Musical Notes - Tintern Schools

TINTERN SCHOOLS 

Tintern Secondary School Newsletter 

From the Head of Campus 

Mr Geoff Connor 

Dear Parents and Friends of the Tintern Community, 

Issue No 1/Thursday 17 February 2011 

Teamwork is a major part of many of our Tintern Schools events, and the Annual Tintern Schools 

Cathedral Service is one of our very special calendar events where teamwork is crucial to the overall 

success. Our Chaplain, Father Stewart Taplin, is clearly the Team Leader in this event and, as always, 

this year he has guided the student leadership team in developing what will be a most enjoyable 

Service with the theme of ‘Footprints, seeking new horizons of hope, strength and joy’; and, The 

Make a Wish Foundation being the recipient of our collection. Certainly Father Taplin enjoys the 

support and inspiration of our wonderful music staff team, so ably led by Mrs. Alison Bezaire, in 

their direction of musical items we will be certain to enjoy. It is my pleasure to remind all families of 

our expectation that all Tintern Schools secondary students will attend the Annual Cathedral Service 

‐ this year being held on Sunday 27 February at St Paul’s Cathedral from 2.30 ‐ 3.45pm. 

This last Monday we saw a magnificent example of the teamwork that our School Leaders are 

already exhibiting with their organisation of a thoroughly enjoyable celebration of St Valentine’s 

Day at the Anderson Centre. I am sure many families will have heard of the serenading of staff and 

students by some of our senior boys resplendent in bow ties. As well, the leadership team had 

arranged for the Anderson Centre to be stylishly decorated appropriate to St Valentine’s Day, had 

single roses for sale and had also arranged for many senior students and families to bake cakes and 

make sweets for sale. The proceeds of the day will be announced to the School in Assembly this 

week and will be donated to HeartKids, an organisation that helps families who have children with 

heart problems. On behalf of the students and staff I thank: School Captains ‐ Tom Clapham & Cass 

Hoskins; School Vice‐Captains ‐ Scott Knipping & Sarah Lerpiniere; and, School Leaders ‐ Olivia Cuff, 

Nicola Hogan, Ruth Holley, Doug Hoxley & Julia Thorpe for their leadership. 

Teamwork too will be an important feature and theme in our forthcoming Year 9 3‐Day/2‐Night 

Camps which commence on Monday 28 February and for which our Year 9 students and pastoral 

staff have already commenced preparation. These camps enable our Year 9 pastoral groups to bond 

closely together whilst providing some wonderful outdoors experiences for the many students who 

have not previously participated in bushwalking and camping. Next Tuesday 22 February we have 

our Tintern Schools House Athletics Carnival at Doncaster Athletics Track and our House Captains 

this week held their 1 st House meetings of the year to welcome Year 7s into their Houses and to 

focus each House on the importance of teamwork and House spirit. 

Last week I had the pleasure of announcing another team of Leaders in Assembly ‐ our Semester 1 

Ph: 9845 7850 Head of Campus Absentee Line: 9845 7722 

Email: Tinternhoc@tintern.vic.edu.au


Form Leaders for Years 8 – 12. Form Leaders play a significant role in assisting their Form Teacher 

and their Form peers on a daily basis in a variety of ways. I congratulate the following Form Leaders 

for Semester 1: 

8a Alexandra Smead & Isabella Smith 

8b Clare Marshallsea & Anthea Maynard 

8c Maddison Read & Chase Young 

9a Emily Leishman‐Crerar & Emma‐Kate Jones 

9b Kate Pritchard & Emma Purcell 

9c Laura Baxter & Lucy McDonald 

9d Eliza Wilson‐Hall & Moya Zhang 

10a Natasha McDowell & Ellie Young 

10b Alice Greig & Georgina James 

10c Stephanie Campbell & Sanduni Mampitiya 

10d Zoe Binks & Zoe Bolto 

10e Declan George & Matthew Smoorenburg 

10f Joseph Kurban & William Snowdon 

11a Ashleigh Edmond & Edward Lim 

11b Jaclyn Holzer & Daniel Ridley 

11c Brianna Nixon & Dean Vescio 

11d Joshua Bird & Victoria Mason 

11e Spiros Korasidis &Darcy Ryder 

12a Charles Gardiner & Caitlin Murray 

12b Andrew Nairn & Hannah Thornton 

12c Shelby Healey & Sarah Needham 

12d Clare Cipa & Natasha I'Anson 

12e Charlotte Black & James Hill 

Please note: Our Year 7 Form Leaders are elected after their Year Level Camp. 

On Friday 25 February we will again have the chance to celebrate our position as the Number 1 

achieving academic school in our region of Melbourne. At our Principal’s Assembly we will be 

awarding the Monash Prize to joint recipients – our 2 top performing Year 11 students of 2010. 

Tintern Schools is one of a small number of schools that is honoured to be recognised in an 

academic partnership with Monash University through the annual awarding of a significant 

monetary prize to 1 or 2 highly achieving Year 11 students. We will also have to opportunity to 

honour our top performing Year 12 students of 2010 through acknowledgement of our program 

Duces (IB and VCE) and our subject area Duces in: Commerce; Humanities; Mathematics/Science; 

and, The Arts. We will also take the opportunity to present Speech Night 2010 prizes to a number of 

student recipients who were absent on the Vietnam Trek or through illness. More will be written 

about the recipients of all these prizes after the ceremony has been held, but it will be an opportu‐ 

nity for our students, staff and invited parent guests to honour a number of outstanding academic 

performances. 

In the week commencing Monday 7 March our Senior College Conferences are scheduled: the Year 

10 City Experience run from Tuesday 8 ‐ Friday 11 March; the Year 11 Conference to Phillip Island 

from Wednesday 9 ‐ Friday 11 March; and the Year 12 Conference to Storey Hall at RMIT in the City, 




is scheduled for Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 March. All families should either have already 

received or be about to receive information on these Conferences. I wish all Senior College students 

and staff enjoyable and productive experiences of activities that are designed to provide teamwork 

and personal growth opportunities. I look forward to joining our Year 10 and Year 12 students for 

several sessions at their Conferences. 

In the following week our Year 7 students are due to attend Camp Coonawarra from Tuesday 15 to 

Friday 18 March. The emphasis of the Year 7 Camp is to give our Year 7s the chance to know their 

classmates better and indeed to mix more widely and thereby get to know the whole year level 

better, in a setting that is not as formal as school. Also attending will be a team of our senior 

Outdoor Education Leaders who will assist the Years 7s in their sleep‐out evening – a highlight of 

the Year 7 Camp. 

I would like to draw the attention of all parents and guardians of the need to be aware of Council 

by‐laws when parking, dropping off or picking up your daughter(s)/son(s) close to the School. Please 

be aware of the Council by‐laws as we do not want any of our parents to be fined for parking 

infringements. In addition, I ask parents who are collecting their daughter(s)/son(s) at the end of 

the day from the parking bay at the PE Centre/Bus Bay to be aware of the need to keep the traffic 

flowing by not blocking the entrance of buses into the Bus Bay or by stopping in the car park 

without parking. 

As usual there are many interesting articles contained in the newsletter, but I would like to draw 

particular attention to our Annual Tintern Schools Musical, West Side Story, which is fast 

approaching with performances commencing on Wednesday 23 March. This year we have 

scheduled 2 performances on Saturday 26 March with both a matinee and an evening show. My 

advice is to book early, as Tintern Schools Musicals are events that should not be missed. Please 

remember that we have moved to automated ticketing and payment for such events – instructions 

will be advertised on a regular basis. Tickets will be available from Tuesday 1 March 2010 via our 

website and trybooking.com 

There is also a large amount of information relating to Music awards and to Music rehearsal 

schedules for our various ensemble groups. Further, Maths Assist, a wonderful initiative of the 

Tintern Schools’ Mathematics Faculty, which enables our talented senior mathematics students to 

assist students from Years 7 to 10 is re‐commencing on Wednesday 23 February. Finally, the 

newsletter contains information on the forthcoming Tintern Schools Fair to be held at the Tintern 

Campus on Saturday 2 April from 12 – 8pm, culminating in a fireworks display. 

In closing, I send kind regards to all members of our School community, 

Geoff Connor 

Head of Campus 



Chaplains Corner 

THE CATHEDRAL SERVICE 


‘Footprints, seeking new horizons of hope, strength and joy’ is the theme chosen by our school leaders for 

2011. This year’s St. Pauls Cathedral service to be held on Sunday 27 February at 2.30 pm will encourage and 

challenge us to consider this theme. What footprint will we leave on our world and what are the ways in 

which we step forward into the future, consolidating the past? 

The Reverend Dr John Capper, past parent and member of the School Board will be the preacher. A range of 

choirs, the Tintern Cathedral Band, Senior String Orchestra, Colebrook Quartet, Harpist and Soloist will lead us 

in the worship. The Make a Wish Foundation has been chosen by the School Leaders as an appropriate 

organisation to be the recipient of the collection. It is anticipated that students from Years 7‐12, with parents 

and friends, will be in attendance from both campuses. Junior School students and their families are always 

most welcome to attend. We look forward to this service being a wonderful expression of our school 

community as we place our footprints on 2011. Peace 

Fr Stewart Taplin + + + 

Coffee with the Principal 

I hope you can drop in and join me for a tea/coffee and a chat ‐ Jenny Collins, Principal 

Tintern Junior School Thursday 17 February 8.15:9.00am IJ Day Building 

Tintern Secondary Thursday 3 March 8.15:9.00am Principal’s Office, Tintern 

Maths Assist 

This year, the Mathematics faculty will again be running the Maths Assist program. It will involve able 

Mathematics students from Years 10, 11 & 12 (referred to as tutors) supporting students from Years 7 to 10 

(referred to as tutees) to develop their mathematical skills and increase their confidence in this subject. 

Observations have shown that both the student tutors and the student tutees benefit from the cross age 

tutoring experience. Tutors can improve their understanding through teaching and become more responsible 

while doing something worthwhile to help others, as well as further develop their social, communication and 

leadership skills and the time volunteered can contribute towards their Community Service or CAS hours. 

Tutees can improve their levels of self confidence and mathematical aptitude as a result of receiving 

individual assistance from their peers. 

Maths Assist will be conducted in the Cullen Library on Wednesdays from 3:40pm to 4:30pm, beginning on 

23 February. Booking sheets are located at Tintern in either the Head of Campus reception or Senior College 

reception and at Southwood reception. Years 7 – 10 students who wish to become involved are asked to 

write their name in the booking sheet by 3.30pm of the Tuesday prior so that Tutors can be notified. The pro‐ 

gram should not be viewed as a homework club. Mathematics staff will be in attendance to monitor the pro‐ 

gram and provide support where necessary. It should be stressed that, as always, students are encouraged to 

seek assistance from their Mathematics teacher when difficulties arise in class. 

It is hoped that Maths Assist will provide an additional opportunity for support and a positive experience for 

all those involved. For further information, I can be contacted by email at gcollins@tintern.vic.edu.au . 

Gary Collins 

Head of Mathematics, Tintern Schools 



Musical Notes 

Music Ensemble Rehearsals 


All Tintern Schools’ instrumentalists, whether they learn music at school or privately, are 

encouraged to join a school ensemble as part of their musical development, but also as a great way 

to get to know other students across a range of year levels. All aspiring singers are welcome to join 

our choirs too. A list of rehearsal days and times of those groups which have recommenced appears 

below. Further smaller ensembles are still finalising rehearsal times around other extra‐curricular 

commitments. Please note: the Concert Band and Senior Wind Symphony have combined forces 

this term to create the “Tintern Schools Fair Band” in readiness for our School Fair on Saturday 2 

April. 

Ensemble Levels Rehearsal time 

Tintern Intermediate Choir 7 & 8 Thursdays 

1.00 – 1.40pm 

Senior Chamber Choir 9‐12 Tuesdays 

(girls) 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Senior Chamber Choir 10‐12 Tuesdays 

(boys) 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Tintern Schools Concert 9‐12 Wednesdays 

Choir 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Tintern Schools “Fair” Band 7‐12 Fridays 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Tintern Schools Jazz Band 8‐12 Mondays 

7.30 – 8.25am 

Tintern Schools Senior 7‐12 Thursdays 

String Orchestra 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Scrolls String Orchestra 7 – 10 Fridays 

7.30 ‐ 8.25am 

Celtic Fiddle Club 7‐10 Mondays 

1.10 – 2.00pm 

Colebrook String Quartet Year 12 Tuesdays 

1.10 – 2.00pm 

Tintern Clarinet Ensemble 9‐11 Thursdays 

1.10 – 2.00pm 

Please feel free to visit the Music Department to check out the new “Ensembles Noticeboard” or to 

speak with Mrs Feenane in the Music Office about your options. 

The Tintern Schools Symphony Orchestra will not run in Term One, due to the Musical but will be 

resuming rehearsals after school on the second Wednesday of Term Two, i.e. Wednesday 4 May. 




Music Award Badges 2011 


At Assembly on Friday 11 February, a number of music students in Years 11 and 12 received their 

retrospective Music Award Badges for 2010. Students in Years 8, 9 and 10 had already received 

their badges late last year. These badges are awarded in recognition of a student’s contribution to 

our music ensembles at Tintern Schools. Points are awarded for levels of attendance at ensemble 

rehearsals and commitment to performances throughout the year. 

Congratulations to all students who received badges. 

The Kelson Awards 

The Annual Kelson Music Awards will be decided next month. These encouragement awards were 

initiated by the Kelson family to commemorate the contribution of Mrs Ilma Kelson, who was the 

Music Director at Tintern A.G.G.S. from 1958 to 1973. All middle school and senior college students 

will be familiar with the Kelson Room in the Music Department. 

The awards provide the cost of one year’s music tuition for students currently studying a musical 

instrument or voice at Tintern Schools. 

There are 5 awards. The first is for the Tintern Music Captain (girl). There is also an award for most 

outstanding senior musician (boy or girl in Years 7‐12) and the three encouragement awards are for 

the support of students from either campus already learning an instrument that is seen as being 

‘desirable’ by the Music Department to achieve a balance of parts within our orchestras and bands. 

Currently this would include all Brass and Woodwind instruments, Viola, Double Bass, Harp and 

Percussion. 

The Penelope Thwaites Awards 

Ms Penelope Thwaites was a student at Tintern from 1953‐1960, School Pianist from 1958 to 1960 

and a member of the Madrigal Group in 1958 and 1959. She composed the music for a setting of 

Psalm 121: ‘I will lift mine eyes unto the hills’. This was first performed at the Annual Service at St. 

Paul’s Cathedral in October 1964 and remains the Tintern Schools Psalm to this day. 

The Kelson Family initiated these additional music awards in honour of Ms Thwaites in 2010. All of 

these awards are to support the tuition of students in the pursuit of their music education. 

There are five awards. The first will support the tuition of the Tintern School Pianist (as auditioned 

in 2010) and honours the contribution made by Ms Thwaites to the life of music at Tintern Girls’ 

Grammar in her role as School Pianist for three consecutive years. The second scholarship honours 

Ms Thwaites’ commitment to Australian music and requires an instrumentalist or vocalist from 

either campus to perform one work by an Australian composer. The work should be in the ‘art 

music’ genre (i.e. not contemporary/popular). The third scholarship recognises Ms Thwaites’ work 

as a composer and requires a student composer from either campus to present a performance of 





one original work written by that student (performance may or may not include the student as a 

performer). The work must feature piano. The fourth scholarship recognises Ms Thwaites 

contribution to the choral program at Tintern and will be awarded to the Tintern Choral Captain 

(girl, as selected separately each year). The final scholarship will be awarded to an Outstanding 

Performer in the Junior School (from either campus). 

Application forms, with further details of audition requirements, are available from the Music 

Offices at Tintern and Southwood. 

Music Lesson Scheduling 

As music lessons have started up in the past week or two, it has become apparent that some 

families need to be reminded of our policy regarding music lessons out of core curricular school 

time (i.e. before/after school or at lunchtime). Our music staff are instructed to allocate senior 

students music lesson times in the students’ spare periods or, if this is not possible, in the before/ 

after school slots and lunchtimes. Senior students have priority for these times and, as some music 

teachers are at Tintern or Southwood only one or two days per week, these slots are quickly filled 

and it is not always possible to accommodate a request from a Junior or Middle school student for 

such a time. Teachers will rotate Middle School lessons to attempt to avoid students missing the 

same lesson every week and Junior students’ lessons are negotiated with the classroom teacher. 

Please be assured that our teachers do their best and timetabling around the myriad of core and 

extra activities which take place at our school/s can be extremely challenging at times. 

Music Exam Policy 

While external music exams are an optional element of music tuition, many of our teachers 

encourage students to set themselves a goal of sitting an average of one exam per year, as a goal 

and guide to their level of achievement, and also for the added experience of performing for and 

receiving feedback on their skills and abilities from a neutral, unbiased third party. The students feel 

a great sense of achievement when they successfully pass a music exam and it gives them some 

early and relatively painless preparation for the rigours of the general examination system they face 

as they move into the senior years. The exam certificates also make an attractive reward for 

endeavours! 

Commencing in 2011, our music teachers will call to discuss their intention of encouraging your 

child to sit a music examination. While many have done this in the past, we have agreed that it is a 

goal which parents must also be happy to support their child in working towards. 

Always remember that Mrs Elizabeth Feenane, our Music Administrator, is only a phone call away 

so, if you have any concerns or queries about music lessons, concerts or ensembles, she is easily 

reached on 9845 7837. 

Alison Bezaire 

Director of Music

Co‐Curricular Activities 

Tintern Schools Glee Club 

Boys and girls in Years 7‐12 are invited to join the 

new Tintern Schools Glee Club. A Glee Club is a 

singing troupe which performs rock, pop and show 

tunes with soloists, harmony and instrumental 

backing, using basic choreography and sometimes 

incorporating costumes and props. 

If you are interested to know more, please contact 

Mrs Sally Eastaugh, on 9845‐7854 or at 

seastaugh@tintern.vic.edu.au. 


Tintern World Challenge Trip 2011 

Parents and students in Years 10‐12 who are interested in the Tintern World Challenge Trip for 

2011 are invited to attend an information session in the Tintern Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 23 

February at 7:30pm. Please let Mrs Sally Eastaugh know if you will be attending on 9845‐7854 or 

at seastaugh@tintern.vic.edu.au. 

Tintern Schools 2011 Calendar 

The Tintern Schools 2011 Calendar has been produced for the benefit of 

families as an informative and enjoyable way of finding out what is happening 

at Tintern and Southwood. If you would like to see more about the calendar 

and download the order form ($7.50), please go to the My Tintern page on the 

wesbsite, or contact Mrs Sally Eastaugh on 9845‐7854 or at 

seastaugh@tintern.vic.edu.au. Orders need to be received by Friday 25 

February. 

Tintern Schools Indigenous Trek 

The Indigenous Trek to the Pitjantjatjara Lands of Central Australia will 

depart on Wednesday 20 April and return on Friday 29 April, 2011. Sixteen 

students from Years 9‐12 have already paid their deposits to join this very 

special trek, however there is still time to join. If you are interested to know 

more, please contact Mrs Sally Eastaugh soon, on 9845‐7854 or at 

seastaugh@tintern.vic.edu.au 

Complimentary Family Passes to VCE Success Seminar 

For Years 9 10 & 11 students. 

Get set for 2011 by attending an upcoming 90 minute VCE Success Seminar. 

Learn the secrets top performers used to excel in VCE. 

Limited seats. www.VCEsuccess.com.au/free Or call (03) 9531 0531 




WATCH OUT FOR 

OUR 2011 MUSICAL !!!!!!! 

MARCH 23‐MARCH 26, 2011 

West Side Story transposes Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the gang‐ridden 

streets of Manhattan in the 1950s. Instead of the Capulets and Montagues, we 

have the Puerto Rican Sharks versus the Anglo Jets. In place of Romeo and 

Juliet are Tony and Maria, two teenagers torn between ethnic loyalty and their 

intense, abrupt love for one another. The Leonard Bernstein‐Stephen 

Sondheim score includes "Tonight," "Somewhere," "Maria," "I Have a Love" 

and "Something's Coming". 

West Side Story is an examination of the naked vulnerability of being young 

and trapped in an urban jungle. The startlingly vibrant “West Side Story” 

places youth as the engine of this epochal musical. 

Tickets go on sale - 1 March 2011 

on trybooking.com 

trybooking.com 

Details will be in our next newsletter and on the Tintern Intranet. 

Ph: 9845 7850 Head of Campus Absentee Line: 9845 7722

Wed 16 Feb 

• Senior Sport Round 2, 1:00 ‐ 3:30pm 

• Fair Stall Holders Meeting CM Wood Common 

Room 7:30pm 

Thur 17 Feb 

• West Side Story Rehearsals 4:00—9:00pm 

Drama/Dance Studio & CM Wood 

• Year 9 Sport Round 2, 1:00—3:30pm 

• Year 9 Preparation for Wilson’s Prom Bushwalk 

8:40 – 11:35am incursion at Tintern Farm 

• Year 10 girls Commerce excursion to Queen 

Victoria Market depart 8:40am return 12:45pm 

Fri 18 Feb 

• Year 11 VCE & IB Art & Studio Arts excursion to 

Heide Gallery 1:00 – 4:30pm 

Sat 19 Feb 

• Testing Day for Year 7 Scholarships 2012 – 

Tintern Campus C10 & C11 – Anderson Centre 

8.30am & CM Wood 

• Information Morning & Tours 

Sun 20 Feb 

• West Side Story Rehearsals 4:00 – 9:00pm 

Drama/Dance Studio & CM Wood 

Mon 21 Feb 

• Year 9‐12 Sport Training, 4:00—5.00pm 

Tue 22 Feb 

• House Athletics, Doncaster Years 7 – 12 Tintern 

& Years 7 – 9 Southwood, 8:30am – 3:30pm 

• Blood Bank Ambassadors conference 

10:00am—3:00pm Victoria University 

• Year 11 Legal Studies excursion to Barwon 

Prison 7:00am – 3:00pm 

Wed 23 Feb 

• Senior Sport Round 3, 1:00—3:30pm 

• Challenge Parents' Information Evening Theatre 

at 7:30pm 

Thur 24 Feb 

• Cathedral Service Practice, 8.30am – 1.00pm at 

St Paul’s Cathedral ‐ selected students 

• Compass Award Presentation to Years 7 & 8 in 

CM Wood 1:40 – 2:10pm 

• West Side Story rehearsals 4:00—9:00pm 

Drama/ Dance Studios & CM Wood 

• Year 9 Sport Round 3, 1:00—3:30pm 

Fri 25 Feb 

• New Parent Welcome – CM Wood Area B from 

7.00pm – supper & drinks hosted by parent 

groups 

• Year 12 VCE & IB Art excursion to Heide Gallery 

1:00 – 4:30pm 

Calendar Dates 


Sat 26 Feb 

Sun 27 Feb 

• Cathedral Service, 2.30 – 3.45pm St Paul’s Cathedral 

• Unit 3 Geography Excursion to Port Campbell National 

Park, depart after Cathedral Service 

Mon 28 Feb 

• Year 9‐12 Sport Training – 4.00‐5.00pm 

• Year 9 Bushwalk Wilson’s Prom Camp 1 

• DAV Debating Round 1 Anderson Centre 6:00— 

9:30pm 

• Years 11&12 Geography Excursion Port Campbell 

• West Side Story Rehearsals 4:00 – 9:00pm Drama/ 

Dance Studio & CM Wood 

Tue 1 Mar 


• Years 11&12 Geography Excursion Port Campbell 

• Year 12 Physics excursion to Luna Park depart 

9:00am – 2:00pm 

• Tickets on Sale for West Side Story 

Wed 2 Mar 

• Senior Sport Round 4 1.00‐3.30pm 


Thur 3 Mar 

• Year 9 Sport Round 4 – 1.00‐3.30pm 

• Year 10 Outdoor Ed Riversledding Camp depart 

7:00am 

Fri 4 Mar 

• Year 11 & 12 IB Art excursion to Glen Eira Gallery 

depart 10:00am – 1:00pm 

• Year 10 Geography excursion Mornington Peninsula 

• Principals Assembly invited guests the “Hairspray 

Team” to perform 

• Year 9 Cross Campus Science incursion Forensic 

Frency 

• Year 10 Outdoor Ed Riversled Camp return 6:00pm 

Sat 5 Mar Sun 6 Mar 

Mon 7 Mar 

• Year 9 Bush Walk Wilson’s Prom Camp 2 

Tue 8 Mar 

• West Side Story Preview performances to TN Junior 

School 

• Year 9 Bush Walk Wilson’s Prom Camp 2 

• Year 9 –12 Sport Training 4:00—5:00pm 

• Year 10 City Experience until Friday 11 March 

• The Key to Happy Children Andrew Fuller 7:30pm 

Southwood 

Wed 9 Mar 


• Year 12 Conference (RMIT – Storey Hall) to 10 Mar 

• Year 11 Conference Phillip Island to 11 Mar 



PARENT INVOLVEMENT 

BECOMING A PARENT REPRESENTATIVE 

AND/OR A SCHOOL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER 

Parent Representatives and Volunteers play a very important role in the life of the school. 

Each year we invite parents to become involved in activities which interest them and provide an 

opportunity to meet and work with other members of the school community. 

What is a Parent Rep? 

Parent Representatives are a vital link between the 

school and parents, the Community Groups and parents, 

as well as between parents at your year level. 

Each year level or class at both Tintern Schools 

campuses should have at least one representative who 

will make themselves known to the parents of their year 

level. 

Assisted by the Community Relations Office, the primary 

responsibility of the Parent Representative is to coordinate 

the annual parent year level function. 

Additional social activities such as coffee mornings or 

movie nights can be arranged at any time throughout 

the year. 

The Parent Representatives should make every effort to 

meet all the parents at their year level and endeavour to 

stay in touch. Should a new family arrive during the 

year, the Parent Representative is asked to make 

contact with the family, invite them to have coffee after 

drop-off time and to meet the President of either 

Tintern Association or Southwood Parents’ Club. 

The committee Presidents may call upon the Parent 

Representatives to assist with sourcing volunteers for 

events or activities. 

The Community Relations Office might, on occasion, call 

upon Parent Representatives to assist in the promotion 

of an event or activity through the distribution of flyers, 

posters in the classrooms or word of mouth. 

If a Parent Representative is approached by a parent 

with a concern or complaint, the Parent Representative 

should direct them to the relevant Head of Campus. It is 

not the responsibility of the Parent Representative to 

act as a conduit for parent complaints and issues. 

Parent Representatives will be supported and guided by 

the Community Relations Office and Presidents of either 

the Southwood Parents Club or the Tintern Association. 

School Community Volunteers 

We know that most parents lead busy lives but 

occasionally some have time to spare and are happy to 

assist with activities such as; labelling and filling 

envelopes; counting money; preparing banking; data 

entering; wrapping gifts for the Mother’s and Father’s 

Day stalls; meeting and greeting visitors on Open Day; 

helping set-up for parent organised events; delivering 

leaflets advertising school activities; help in the library 

etc. etc 

If you would like to have your name and contact details 

placed on the School Community Volunteer Register 

please complete the form below and we will contact you 

to give you the opportunity of participating. 

Appreciation 

The work that Parent Representatives and Volunteers do 

for the school is very highly valued by the School Board, 

Principal, staff and students. Parent interest and 

involvement in the life of the school has a very positive 

effect on the students. We thank all the parent 

representatives and volunteers who give so generously 

of their time and talents. 

Being a Parent Representative and/or a School Community Volunteer is a great way to meet other 

parents and make a positive contribution to your child’s School experience. 

Di Lacey 

Community Relations and Development Manager 

Return To: Community Relations and Development Office, P O Box 26, Ringwood East Vic 3135 

Phone: 9845 7877 Fax: 9845 7715 Email: development@tinternschools.vic.edu.au 

TINTERN SCHOOLS PARENT REPRESENTATIVE AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2011 

I/We would like to volunteer for Year Level/Form ___________ as � a Parent Representative for 2011 and/or 

� a School Community Volunteer 

Name1: Name2: 

Phone or Mobile Phone or Mobile: 

Email: Students Name(s): 

I am happy to help with:

Stall and Activity Sponsors Needed!!!! 

A great way to promote your business 

How do I take up a 

sponsorship? 

All sponsors will be included in our sponsor list, which will be published regularly in all Fair publications. 

Select an activity in whole or part, fill out the sponsorship form and return it with a cheque (made out to The Tintern Association) or cash 

along with a copy of your business card to the Fair Coordinator C/- Community Relations, P O Box 26, Ringwood East Vic 3135 or by 

fax 9845 7715 and we will do the rest. 

OR 

Let us know what auctionable item(s) you can donate and the approximate value of the item(s). Send in a copy of your 

business card and we will do the rest. (Call 9845 7877 for details on how you can get a 1/4 page advertisement in our newsletter!) 

*If you wish to remain anonymous, please let us know and we will withhold your details* 

Return to the Fair Coordinator, C/- Community Relations, P O Box 26, Ringwood East Vic 3135 or fax 9845 7715 

Business Name: Name: 

Phone: � I/We wish to remain anonymous 

� Sponsorships I /We will sponsor ______________________________ activity, to the value of $ 

$100 x 4 Soft Drinks & Snow Cones $50 x 6 Crafts, Activities and Badges 

$100 x 4 Hot Dogs & Corn on the Cob $50 x 6 Preserves and Jams, Fudge and Cakes 

$100 x 4 Fresh Fruit & Chocolate fountain $50 x 4 Tennis Serving Competition 

$200 x 4 Show bags & Lucky Dip $50 x 4 Hot Chips 

$50 x 6 Gourmet Baskets $50 x 3 Big M Van 

$50 x 3 Baked Potatoes $200 Hot Roast Rolls 

$50 x 4 Devonshire Tea $50 x 2 Face Painting / Hair Spraying 

$50 Fairy Floss $50 x 3 Manicure / Massage Tent 

$50 x 6 Hot Cross Buns & Easter Eggs $100 x 2 Sausage & Hamburger Sizzle 

� Auction Items 

I/We can donate the following item(s) for auction. 

Value of the item is approx. $ 

Other ways you can help! 

Please complete this form and return to Community Relations as soon as possible by Fax 9845 7715, via your child to the Form Teacher, 

mail to PO Box 26, Ringwood East Vic 3135, or email fair@tinternschools.vic.edu.au. 

Name: ____________________________________ Contact Details: ___________________________________________ 

________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

I/We can assist by (please tick) 

� Delivering Fair flyers—Do you walk the dog? Go for a walk , jog or a run? This is your chance to promote the Fair by 

distributing the Fair flyer to letter boxes in your area! We will prepare a bundle of approx 200 flyers and all you need do is 

indicate if you want to (please circle) pick them up or send them home with Child's name: __________________________ 

� Working on the ___________________________________ stall from ____________ to __________ 

� Assist with (please circle) Set Up Pack Up Fri Sat Sun from to 

� Advertise the Fair in my shop/business 

� Raffle Book Recording (Mark off returned raffle books etc) 

� Monday Working Bees 

� Other ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Monday Fair Working Bees 

This year we will be holding a working bee on every Monday leading up to the Fair. 

There will be a range of things to be done, so if you have time to spare on a Monday 

– from 8.45am come to Community Relations at Kennedy Cottage. 

If this day does not suit please contact us and we will arrange something for you at other times. 

You will meet other parents and enjoy the fun of working together for a common goal. 

An hour or two of your time will make a big difference. Refreshments provided!

The Tintern Schools fair is only 6 weeks away. There are many 

ways you can be involved. For all the latest news please refer to 

the fair newsletter on our School website under the community 

tab. We are still looking for a stall coordinator for the year 7 hot 

food stall. Please rest assured you will have lots of helpers on the 

day but we do need a coordinator to roster the help, collect the 

float and be a general contact person for the stall. All donations 

for second hand clothes, books and preloved toys and sporting 

equipment are to be dropped at Kennedy Cottage for sorting. All 

raffle books have now been distributed to the youngest family 

member in each family. Please direct all enquiries to Amanda 

McKenzie, Di Lacey in the Community Relation Office at Kennedy 

cottage or the relevant stall coordinator. Your contributions will 

help to make this a memorable day for all.

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EMA - Newsletter 

Information 2011 / 

English 

Education Maintenance Allowance information for the school newsletter 

Information for 2011 

The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is provided to assist eligible families with the costs associated with the education 

of their children. 

To be eligible for receipt of the EMA you must: 

� be either a parent or guardian of a primary or secondary school student up to the age of sixteen; and 

� be an eligible beneficiary of a Centrelink pension, allowance or benefit within the meaning of the State Concessions Act 

2004 or be a Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a foster parent. 

Consequently parents/guardians are able to access the EMA if they have a valid Health Care Card or valid Pension Card. 

The eligibility criteria must be met as at the first day of Term 1 (1 February 2011 which is the first day for teaching staff) and 

Term 3 (18 July 2011). 

The EMA application must be submitted to the school by 28 February 2011 for the first instalment and 5 August 2011 for the 

second instalment. 

The EMA provides an annual amount of $230 for primary students and $460 for secondary students and is paid in two 

instalments. This amount is split evenly between the parents/guardians and the school. Students turning 16 years in 2011 

will be paid on a pro rata basis. 

Payment Amounts 

Instalment Portion Primary school* Secondary school* 

One Parent $ 80.50 $ 161.00 

School $ 80.50 $ 161.00 

Two Parent $ 34.50 $ 69.00 

School $ 34.50 $ 69.00 

Total $ 230 $ 460 

*Student year level (or age for ungraded and special school students) will form the basis for calculating the amount payable to 

parents and schools. 

Parents with continuing eligibility, who are paid the first instalment of 2011 through this school will not be required to 

complete a new application for the second instalment. Parents who transfer children to another school after 28 February 

2011 and prior to or on 5 August 2011, must reapply at the new school for the second instalment. 

Contact: School Office for application form and further information.

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