ELC and Tintern Junior School - Tintern Schools

Junior School: 9845 7826 Fax 9845 7712 Issue No 4 Wednesday 14 March 2012
Reminder:
Commonwealth
Dollarmite/Youth
Saver banking is on
each Monday.
Please remember
your deposit slip and
money!
It can’t be Week 7 already!
I am constantly surprised at how time flies! We are already
up to the third last week of the term. It has been a rather
short term with many exciting events and learning happening
along the way. Aren’t you amazed at when you get to Friday
and wonder how we got there so fast...
All parents instinctively know the importance of keeping
children occupied to stop them getting bored, but they can
now find scientific evidence to back up those instincts. Two
psychology researchers from Canada’s University of Alberta,
Dr. Anthony Chaston and Dr. Alan Kingstone, have proven
that people who are busily engaged in their tasks are less
aware of the passing of time.
Chaston and Kingstone gathered a group of people to
undertake a test that was a kind of "Where's Waldo" activity,
where they were asked to locate specific items in various
images. They were also told that upon completion of the test
they would be asked to estimate how much time had passed
during their test.
The tests had different levels of difficulty; sometimes the
items were easy to find because of easily differentiated
colours, while in other parts of the test it was much more
difficult to locate the items because of more sophisticated
camouflage, and in some cases the items were not even
present in the images.
Chaston described their findings in the following terms:
"The harder and harder the search tasks were, the smaller
and smaller the estimates became. ...The results were super
clean--we have created a new and powerful paradigm to get
at the link between time and attention."
Chaston identified two kinds of time estimations: prospective
time estimation (the estimator knows in advance that he
or she will be asked to make an estimate after a task is
completed), and retrospective time estimation (someone
has been asked to provide a time estimate after the task
has been completed). "There's generally a big difference
between prospective and retrospective time estimations,"
Chaston said. "In our society, we're pretty good with
prospective estimates. Most of us wear watches, and we're
pretty good at keeping track of the time because we have to
for most of our regular, daily lives."
Chaston summed up the results of the tests in the following
terms: "This really shows that even if you know in advance
that you're going to have to estimate the time of a task, the
more attention the task requires, the faster time flies."
ELC and Tintern Junior School
“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” Robert Orben
Photo taken by Tahlia Oldmeadow (2A)
during the Year 1/2 Art excursion
Please remember
to wear your hat
and
drink
lots of
water.
Tintern Schools Facebook
I thought I would alert you to our Tintern Schools Facebook
page. We are pleased to announce that we have just
launched an official Facebook page on the link.
http://www.facebook.com/tinternschools
Parents, staff and students are invited to ‘Like’ our page (we
already have 100 ‘Likes’!) and keep up-to-date on news that
is happening around the school.
Tintern Schools welcomes the community’s contributions
to its Facebook page. We welcome you to share your
memories, celebrations and school experiences via the
comments, photos and links.
Please keep in mind that Tintern Schools’ administration has
access to this information and to the content posted and will
remove anything inappropriate, offensive or anything that is
not beneficial to student learning.
Welcome to Grace!
A warm welcome to Grace Wang and her family to our
Tintern community. She will begin at Tintern this week in
Early Learners AB (3 year old F/T). Grace’s family has just
arrived from Wodonga - we are delighted that she has joined
us!
Division Swimming
Congratulations to all the girls who participated in this recent
competition. We are always so proud of our girls and how
they conduct themselves when representing our school. A
special thank you to Mr Viney who so diligently organises
and supports our girls’ talents. It is wonderful to report that
all girls who competed at this level have qualified for the
Regional level on this Friday. Good luck girls! Further details
about the girls who represented Tintern are later in this
newsletter.
Anna Riddell
Head of Tintern Junior School and
Tintern Schools Early Learning Centre

Junior School: 9845 7826 Fax 9845 7712 Issue No 4 Wednesday 14 March 2012
AIRBORNE TRIANGLES AND SWEEPING ARCHES
Recently the Year 1 and 2 students embarked on an Art excursion to Melbourne’s Federation Square. The purpose of this
adventure was to exercise the student’s photographic knowledge taking interesting photos and making creative use of subject
matter, composition and photographic angles. As a forerunner to this excursion the students spent two lessons observing and
photographing some architectural elements on the grounds of Tintern Schools.
The Federation Square location provided inspirational subjects from the sweeping arches and buttresses of the nearby St Pauls
Cathedral and the graceful historic architecture of some of Melbourne’s prized buildings such as Flinders Street station, The
Forum theatre and the Gas Co. building. These buildings ensured a powerful contrast with the contemporary structures of
Federation Square, the Art Spire and the Rialto Tower.
The students’ photos indicate a brilliant observation of line, shape and pattern in the world around them. Be sure to visit and
marvel at their stunning results on the Junior Schools Studywiz portal.
Kate Shearer
Tintern Junior Art Teacher
My favourite part was when we went inside Federation Square and took portraits of patterns. Ciana Rogers
The best place was going into the church. I liked taking a photo of Jesus on the cross. Jade Marshall
It was good at Federation Square. I also liked going into the church and taking photos of the inside. Emmy Horman
I liked taking photos of the patterns in the church. It was a nice day out. Natasha Gilliam
I liked taking photos of the colourful windows inside the church. Maya Hutchinson
It was very nice eating and sitting on the steps in Federation Square. I liked taking photos of the cool shapes and patterns. Ella
Jones
I liked looking in the church and looking at the sculptures. Ava Cassidy
I liked taking photos of the shapes and patterns at Federation Square. Brooke Ritchie

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World Maths Day
We take the subject of Mathematics very seriously here
at Tintern and study it for at least an hour a day. However,
Junior School students in Years 3 to 6 recently celebrated
and ‘let their hair down’ on World Maths Day by taking
part in a Maths themed morning tea and wore their hair in
styles with a Maths related ‘hairdo’. From the smiles and
discussions that were present on the day, it was clear that
the topic of Maths was on everyone’s mind.
Leading up to the event, students in Years 3 to 6 were invited
to strategize and guess the amount of M&Ms in a jar, the
winner being the student with the closest guess and the
prize being – you guessed it - the jar full of M&Ms.
Congratulations to Emily Vandenbroeck in Year 4 who had
this to say after being awarded the prize: “..I looked into the
jar and saw that there must be more than 100, maybe there
would be 902? I was very happy and proud when Ms Green
called out my name…and I have been sharing the M&Ms
with my mum, dad and Keira”.
In this case, Emily imagined how much space or volume 100
M&Ms would take and imagined the amount in the jar. The
answer was 938 M&Ms.
Thank you to all those who participated and I hope you all
enjoyed World Maths Day.
Karen Dang
Year 6 Teacher

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Tintern Junior School Library
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The annual event of the Premier’s Reading Challenge has begun for the year. Our premier, Mr. Ted Baillieu, encourages all
Victorian students to take part, and in fact all Tintern Junior School students are participating. The children are encouraged
to read a wide variety of books and to recommend books they have read to their friends. The enthusiasm amongst the girls is
conspicuous, with many having already finished the challenge and many others well underway. Some students are setting their
own personal goal to read 50 or even 100 books by the final day: September 10.
Completed books can be entered on the website: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/prc/
Click: ‘Student login’ then for Username enter your usual 7 letter school username, and type tintern1 for the password. (A few
students in the school have a 1 at the end of their username; if so, it was written on their letter that went home.) See Studywiz
for more details.
As of 9 March, those who have finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge are:
PREP YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 YEAR 6
Piper Bartkus Kavya Karthik Madeline Jones Nethra Chander
Emily Baulch Zoe Kinivan Holly Fryer
Amelia Kenny Gabriella Tanousis Caitlin Howley
Tahlia Malojer Nicole Whyte Charlotte Menagh
Victoria McKenzie Kaitlyn Woodhill Annabelle McKenzie
Kayla Tomlinson Emma Scealy
Ruby Wensor
Sally Adams
Tintern Junior Librarian
Prep Yoga Incursion
A fabulous hour of Yoga was enjoyed by the Preps on Friday
afternoon last week. They floated like butterflies, created
animal poses such as cat, dog and bird, became a tiny seed
and saluted the sun.
The final activity was a delightful relaxation exercise where
the Preps floated around the room on their imaginary magic
carpets amongst the fluffy clouds.
Here are some of the comments from the Preps
I liked when we did poses. Cilla Hirst
I liked when we got out the scarves
and were birds. Eve Ferrie
It was fun being a butterfly. Melody
Ch’ng
Doing the gate pose was fun. Ava
Cantor
When we were being butterflies I
liked it. Emily Menagh
Mary Whitcher
Tintern Junior Prep Teacher
Aussie of the Month
Congratulations to Keira Vandenbroeck who was chosen as
our “Aussie of the Month”.
Some of the attributes that an “Aussie of the Month” could
display are as follows:
• Taking part and being
involved
• Being friendly
• Sharing
• Being honest
• Taking turns and listening
to others
• Caring for our school
• Is prepared to lend a hand
• Demonstrating
involvement
in the community outside
school
• Being responsible and
showing initiative
• Being a good role model

Junior School: 9845 7826 Fax 9845 7712 Issue No 4 Wednesday 14 March 2012
Year 4 Botanical Gardens Excursion
On Friday 9 March, a beautiful autumn day, Year 4 went on
their first excursion of the year to the Royal Botanic Gardens
in Melbourne.
Our challenge was to listen to the many interesting facts
presented by our tour guide, Jan, observe what we saw and
make brief notes. We all knew that this was going to be an
exciting day.
First we went into the Ian Potter Children’s Garden to look
at plants under microscopes. We couldn’t believe how many
spores were on the underside of a fern!
Next we went on a walk around the gardens. To our
amazement we actually saw a working bee hive that had
been growing for 5 years. The different species of plants in
the garden were very interesting; especially the Snowy Wave
succulent that grows in hot places and actually makes its own
sunscreen. We saw native plants, pre historic plants, and
many varieties of trees, grasses and flowers.
Our favourite area was the rainforest walk. The trees grew so
tall and straight. They made a beautiful shady canopy above
our heads. An old oak tree had been struck by lightning on
November 5 (Melbourne Cup Day) 1972. The tree split in half
but was saved by a tree doctor who wired it back together.
Many people believe that fairies live under the tree and
that’s why it survived. We all gave the tree a hug.
Finally we went back into the children’s garden to explore.
There we saw a Murray River Gum tree stump. Long ago, the
tree had fallen into the river and had been covered with mud.
The chemicals in the mud had turned the tree black and had
preserved it for over 9600 years.
We all agreed that this had been a fascinating excursion filled
with learning, fun and adventure.
Year 4 would like to thank Mrs Young and Mrs Edwards for
looking after us so well.
Tara Carson (4A) and Cecilia Hubbard
(4A)
Divisional Swimming Finals
Paige Anderson (3A)
Congratulations to Paige for doing
so well in a recent competition.
Paige competed in her very first
calisthenics solo competition and
danced as Dorothy to a Wizard of
Oz Medley in the 9 years novice
section.
It is very exciting for her to win the
very first time she went on stage on
her own. She is competing every
weekend until the end of term. It is
wonderful to see her working so hard and being so dedicated!
Congratulations to the following girls who were successful at the recent Divisional Swimming Finals on Thursday 1 March.
12 YO Medley relay Ella Donoghue, Ashleigh Harrison, Daniella Cosentino, Phoebe Berryman
12 YO Freestyle relay Ella Donoghue, Ashleigh Harrison, Daniella Cosentino, Phoebe Berryman
12 YO 50 mtr Breaststroke Ella Donoghue
12 YO 50 mtr Freestyle Ella Donoghue
11YO Freestyle relay Lizzie Whitbourn, Zarah Brumley, Rachel Nolan, Emma Whitla
11YO 50 mtr Freestyle Emma Whitla
11YO 50 mtr Breaststroke Emma Whitla
10YO 50 mtr Breaststroke Kimberley Gilling
10YO 50 mtr Freestyle Kimberley Gilling
Emergency Reserve Phoebe Bridgford

Junior School: 9845 7826 Fax 9845 7712 Issue No 4 Wednesday 14 March 2012
Term 1 Lunchtime Concert
Tuesday 27 March, 12.45 – 1.25 Colebrook Hall
Family and friends are warmly invited to attend the first
Lunchtime concert for the year.
The Year 2 strings will give their first performance as well as
the Paganini Strings and Junior Strings.
There will also be some soloists and the newly formed Celtic
strings will make their debut.
Jan Wagner
Head of Junior School Music
Footy tipping!
Are you interested in joining the AFL Schools Footy Tipping
competition? You can register your daughter on the AFL
website, and link her registration to Tintern Girls Grammar
School. It's a free competition and a bit of fun for the footy
lovers.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Tuesday 10 April - Friday 13 April
There will be Holiday Program Sessions offered at Tintern
for Tintern and Southwood Junior School students. Due to
regulations all students must have a completed Children’s
Services form to attend the program. Details are as follows:
Dates: Tuesday 10 April - Friday 13 April
Times: 8.00am until 5.30pm
Venue: I J Day building (Normal ASC location)
Staff: Mrs Robyn Stapley, Mrs Yovi Dubberlin and assistants if
required
Cost: $40per day per child
Payment: Cheque (payable to Tintern Schools) or cash and a
completed form. Students can be booked in for one or more
days if required.
Tuesday 10 April - AROUND AUSTRALIA IN 8 HOURS - FOOT
POWER/PEDAL POWER. Be a part of Team Tintern and travel
around Australia. Games, challenges and lots of fun! Who will wear
the yellow shirt? BYO FEET/BIKE/SCOOTER etc. (and helmet)
Lunch: Sausage Sizzle $2.00 or BYO
Wednesday 11 April - TEEPEES & INDIANS – Join an Indian Tribe,
find out ancient Indian secrets, totem poles, and be a part of the
giant pow wow. Lunch: BYO
Thursday 12 April - UNDER THE SEA – Explore the hidden treasures
of the ocean – Sea Hunt, Beach combing, Sand Sculpture, Craft and
Games. Lunch: BYO or Fish & Chips $3.00
Friday 13 April - BALLOON BONANZA – Balloon fun, Balloon Games,
Balloon Catapult, Balloon Craft – it’s all BALLOONS. Lunch: BYO
Parking reminders!
Parents are asked to be mindful of the limited amount of
parking available within the school grounds and to be very
careful when parking and collecting or dropping off students.
Please note that the Bush Car park (Alexandra Road)
is not available for use by parents, unless it is after
school hours.
The ELC car park is exclusively for parents of ELC students.
All ELC parents have already been provided with a special
ELC car permit. The ELC car park is only available to Junior
School parents from 3.30pm (unless parents are using
Before School Care).
Community Spirit (ELC-Year 6)
A large Easter Hamper is being prepared for the residents
at Olivet Nursing and Special Accommodation Homes in
Ringwood.
Students are encouraged to commit themselves to
completing one task at home in order to earn the money to
purchase a contribution. The students feel proud when they
have earned the money for themselves and enjoy telling
us about all the ironing, the dog
grooming, and all the other chores
they have been doing!
Please encourage students
to contribute and to give of
themselves.
Donations will be gratefully
accepted. The hamper will be
delivered to Olivet on Friday 30 March (the last day of term).
Movie Under the Stars - 21 April
The Tintern Association and Southwood Parents Club are
excited to let you know that we are again running a “Movie
Under the Stars” event on Saturday 21st April on the Tintern
Oval. This year we are showing “Up” as our feature movie.
Saturday 21 April 2012
Gates open 5.30pm
Movie starts 6.30pm
Holiday Programs 2012
End of Term 1
• 10-13 April (not including Easter Monday 9 April)
End of Term 2
• 2-6 July (Week 2)
End of Term 3
• 1-5 October (Week 3)
End of Term 4/Summer Holidays 2012/2013
• 10-14 December (Week 1)
• 21-24 January 2013 (Week 7) (not including Friday 25
January for Australia Day)
After school activities for Years 3-6
Pick-up time!
At the end of school (3.30pm), many Junior School girls (from
Years 3-6) make arrangements with their parents to be picked
up at various locations within the Junior School. However, at
the end of each after school activity, when there are a lot less
people around, all children are required to confirm with the
teacher on duty that their parent has arrived before leaving
the site.
As per our school policy – no child (at an after school
activity) should be picked up from the school site without
first notifying the teacher that the parent has arrived. It is
recommended that all parents use the ELC car park for easy
pick-ups when their child is attending an after school activity.
The safety of our girls is always the highest priority for us at
Tintern.
Anna Riddell
Head of Tintern Junior School and
Tintern Schools Early Learning Centre

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EARLY LEARNING CENTRE CORNER
Early Learners lead the way!
Life in the ELC has continued to gain pace over the last few weeks. With the children now settled into their new environment it
has been amazing to watch them grow in confidence as they become more familiar in their new surroundings.
The Early Learner A class have had their first Library sessions where they have read “The Great Big Enormous Turnip” by Alexei
Tolstoy. The children have planted beetroot seeds and are watching them grow. Hopefully they will grow up sweet and strong
like the turnip in the story. Perhaps the children will need to help each other to pull up The Great Big Enormous Beetroot?
Our investigations in the Early Learners A class have led to many experiences throughout the ELC, with gardening featuring in
many conversations with the children. A visit from The Very Hungry Caterpillar from Mrs Oates’s vegetable garden resulted in
some children retelling another much loved story.
Literacy development flows through all aspects of the ELC curriculum, reading a much loved story with the children has led to
science, drama, math, and language experiences. Learning is occurring in many ways with Tintern Schools youngest students.
Wendy Oates
Early Learners A Teacher
Welcome to Maria!
Mrs Bigg-Wither has just joined the ELC
as an additional assistant in the Pre-Prep
A classroom. She has had training as an
additional assistant and has experience
working in early childhood settings.
Maria will also be doing some work in the
Prep classroom.
We are delighted that Maria has joined
us!
A Visit to the Farm!
Children in the ELC are beginning to have their first farm visit for the year. For
children in the Early Learners, this will be their first ever farm visit at Tintern
Schools and they will take the minivan to the farm.
For the Pre-Prep children some are going to the farm for the first time and all are
walking there for the first time. It’s a long walk for these little legs and Pre-Prep A
who were the first to go recently did a great job all the way there and all the way
back!
While at the farm we met with Farmer Wall who took us to see the sheep, feed
the cows and take a run in one of the paddocks. We had several wonderful parent
helpers who supported the children in having a safe and happy farm experience
and asking interesting questions of Farmer Wall. The children all remembered
their Pre-Prep
behaviour and
manners and
made choices that
ensured we all
had a great time.
Amanda Cooke
Pre-Prep A
Teacher
Seeking ELC Class Representatives!
Do you like having coffee and getting to know others? We are still looking for parent
representatives in the ELC. Parent Reps are parents who volunteer to organise social activities
for your class. This is an easy but important role that is truly valued and appreciated by the
other parents and the school.
Please contact Di Lacey in the Community Relations Office on 9845 7877 for more
information or to volunteer.

Junior School: 9845 7826 Fax 9845 7712 Issue No 4 Wednesday 14 March 2012
Uniform Reminders
Thought for the Week
Blazers - please remember that blazers are essentially a
garment to wear to and from school or for special occasions. In the vast expanses of Snowdonia in
It is important that all girls bring their jumper to school. We North Wales there are deep valleys and
do not normally encourage girls to wear their blazers during lakes that flow to the sea, overshadowed
normal school hours.
by rocky mountain tops that stretch to the
sky.
Hats – it is essential that all students bring a hat to school.
Students will be asked to play in the shade if they do not
have a hat at school.
Roll on sunscreen - all students (ELC to Year 6) are asked
to provide sunscreen which they should be able to selfadminister.
It is particularly important that sunscreen
is brought to school on the very hot summer days. For
Health and Safety reasons the school does not provide any
sunscreen so it is an essential item to remember now that it
is quite warm.
Anna Riddell
Head of Tintern Junior School and
Tintern Schools Early Learning Centre
Reminder from the Tuckshop
Could all orders please be in a zip lock/paper
bag or envelope with sticky tape.
For health and safety reasons the tuckshop is
unable to process any items received that are
sealed with staples.
Uniform Shop
• Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm
during school terms.
• First Monday of each term (which is usually a staff day)
8.00am - 4.30pm
• Telephone 9845 7824
• Email uniformshop@tintern.vic.edu.au
• Payment: cash, cheque, visa, mastercard and eftpos
• Existing students can purchase items and put them on
their school account.
• Parents are also able to phone or email purchases (which
can be placed on the school account). Uniform items
can then be delivered directly to your daughter’s/son’s
classroom.
Second Hand Uniforms
• Second hand goods are sold on consignment; 80% of the
proceeds are given to parents and a 20% handling fee is
charged by the school.
• A form (available from the Uniform Shop) must be
completed by the parents listing all the goods.
• The items must be freshly laundered, in very good
condition and on wire hangers tied together with the list
attached.
• Proceeds of second hand goods are credited to school
accounts (or if from a past student a cheque will be
issued) at the end of each Term.
To walk in these valleys and climb the
high peaks is both a challenging and
exhilarating experience. In this wild and
remote encounter the adventurer is pushed headlong into
the reality of life but also invited into a new place or even
spiritual encounter.
In the experience of the desert and mountain places Jesus
was challenged to face the reality of his own possible
limitations. He was also to experience a different dimension
of his own spiritual life.
In this Lent God invites us in our deep valley and mountaintop
experiences to accept the realities and frailties of our life
and those with whom we share life’s journey.
As we travel this road may we know the love of those with
whom we share this journey. May we experience the everpresent
grace of God, Father Son and Holy Spirit.
Peace in this Lent
Fr Stewart Taplin + + +
Tintern Schools Chaplin
IMPORTANT DATES 2012
Monday 19 March Parent Teacher Interviews - Colebrook
Hall, 4pm-8pm
Tuesday 20 March Parent Teacher Interviews, Colebrook
Hall, 4pm-6pm
Tuesday 27 March Lunchtime Concert, Colebrook Hall
12.45pm
Thursday 29 March Farm Visit Pre-Prep B 11.30-12.30pm
Friday 30 March Pre-Prep-Year 2 Easter Bonnet Parade
8.45am
Friday 30 March Term 1 Finishes
Tuesday 10-Friday 13
April
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Tuesday 17 April Term 2 Commences
Wednesday 18 April ANZAC Assembly, Colebrook Hall
8.40am
Wednesday 18 April Year 6 Camp Information Evening
7pm Colbrook Hall
Monday 23 April Class Rep Morning Tea 8.40-9.30am
Watson Library
Friday 27 April Years 3-6 House Cross Country,
9-10.30am
Contacting the School
Tintern Schools: 9845 7777 Facsimile: 9845 7712
Junior School Office: 9845 7826 Absentee Hotline: 9845 7722 (between 8am and 9am)
Office Hours: 8am – 4.00pm
Anna Riddell:
Head of Tintern Junior School & Tintern Schools ELC Email: ariddell@tintern.vic.edu.au
Liz Merrett: PA to Head of Junior School & Office Manager Email: emerrett@tintern.vic.edu.au
Thora Schurmann: Secretary & Junior School First Aid Officer Email: tschurmann@tintern.vic.edu.au