Edrington Issue 18
A cookery lesson and delicious sausage rolls, fun during online learning and a focus on cyber safety are keeping Edrington students busy.
A cookery lesson and delicious sausage rolls, fun during online learning and a focus on cyber safety are keeping Edrington students busy.
This week’s return to school of Year 12 students and of our Year 11s for their Units 3 and 4 subjects is most welcome.
The Year 12s have been outstanding in managing their way through their final two years of school that have obviously been quite different to what they would have anticipated. They have, of course, been assisted by the brilliant teaching staff who have committed to providing every possible support to help Haileybury students achieve.
The focus over the next three weeks is on providing as much classroom time with Units 3 and 4 students in the lead-up to the exams, and doing all we can to provide memorable end-of-school events for the Year 12s. We will be holding a full Graduation after the examinations have been completed in November.
We are looking forward to the rest of our students across all year levels returning from week three to week five. While we are very pleased with student progress due to the strong academic online program delivery, we are well aware that students have missed the social and co-curricular aspects of school. So, within health guidelines, we will be building the widest range of activities that we can provide to all year levels as students return.
During the past few months, we have been investigating a range of additional ways to protect and increase the safety of our school community as we plan for the return to onsite learning and working. The School has sought expert advice and investigated ways to reduce the potential for the indoor air in our buildings to contribute to the development or spread of illness. Key initiatives and changes you will see implemented during Term 4 will be:
We are fully committed to the health and welfare of our students and staff. It is mandatory for all Haileybury staff to be vaccinated and I have been delighted with the staff support for this. Similarly, we have been pleased to see Years 11 and 12 students getting vaccinated in large numbers.
Haileybury is fully supportive of the vaccination program. It is clear that it is the quickest way to open up our society and for us to provide a safe school environment for staff and students. We encourage all families with children eligible for the vaccination to have it done.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
Earlier this year, the ELC and Junior School students participated in a ‘walkathon’ to raise money for the Monash Children’s Hospital School. The event raised over $13,000! These funds will allow the school to purchase STEM resources, books for their library and to accommodate an artist in residence to support the learning of the children at the hospital. A wonderful achievement from the Berwick community!
With new restrictions announced midway through this term, our ELC educators have been actively delivering and implementing our unique and targeted online learning program. Each child learning online has the opportunity to engage with their classroom peers each morning through a live Zoom session with their educator.
The content in these sessions is designed to engage children and to gather their thoughts and ideas while promoting discussions and exploration of different topics. This gives children the opportunity to maintain vital connections and allows educators to create experiences for children as they would in the classroom.
Each day, children are delivered a range of thoughtful material that reflects their learning needs at an individual and classroom level. This material comprises videos and PDFs that children can work through at their own pace.
The team of specialist teachers also create additional material for children to engage with from home. This is uploaded to the Moments platform each day to balance children’s on-screen learning with active play. We have received many photographs, drawings and videos showcasing the learning that is occurring at home and we are proud of the resilience and persistence of each child through this challenging time.
The Edrington Junior School joined Mrs McGill on Thursday, 9 September, to cook sausage rolls for lunch. It was a unanimous decision that these were the yummiest sausage rolls ever!
Thank you to all our families for the support they gave us in Term 3. It has been another challenging lockdown but your children have worked so hard to keep their learning going—we are very proud of them.
We hope that you all enjoyed the different days and events we held last term.
We hope all Middle School families enjoyed some time together during the break. Middle School students will return to online learning for the beginning of Term 4. With a return-to-school date in sight, we know they will complete this period of online learning with the persistence and endeavour that we have seen throughout the year.
On Friday, 22 October, Middle School students will undertake an online session with the Cyber Safety Project. These sessions are designed to educate students about their responsibility as digital citizens. Students will reflect on their digital habits, learn about proactive measures to protect themselves and others online and gain an understanding of respectful relationships and positive reputations online.
Jeanette Rawlings
Head of Edrington (Berwick)
On behalf of all the parents, the HPFE has sent a warm ‘thank you’ poem with a sweet treat to our fantastic teachers and staff. They have worked very hard and deserve all the kudos for imparting excellent online education in Term 3.
As the poem says ‘you’re all SUPERHEROES, we are so grateful, it’s true’. See you on campus in Term 4 as per the staggered timelines!
Kerry Ilic
HPFE President
Hpfe@haileybury.vic.edu.au
Performing Arts and Music students finesse their skills in preparation for VCE examinations and VCD students complete their SAT folios.
Despite the lack of professional theatre happening in and around Melbourne, I have been lucky enough to watch some outstanding live dance and monologue performances as our senior students prepare for their examinations.
Our dancers are at the point where fine tuning and making sure the narrative is clear and matching their statement of intention are the focus. Our actors have responded well to a little bit of rest and have been able to come in to school to work with set pieces and props.
The challenge in Theatre Studies is to establish the world of the play—showing that you understand the context and what has gone before and what is to follow. It is always exciting to see an actor grow into a role as they grasp the language in action.
Stewart Bell
Director of Performing Arts
While our most senior VCE Music students complete their final preparations to take Unit 4 Performance exams next week, Year 5 Brighton students begin their instrumental journey. They are receiving Band instruments in preparation for practical instrumental classes that begin online this week.
At Brighton, Berwick and City, all Year 5 students now participate in a semester of instrumental tuition on Band instruments—trumpet, trombone, euphonium, flute, clarinet, saxophone and percussion.
Delivered as a classroom program, each student learns one of these instruments alongside their peers in a fun and engaging setting that features many smiles, giggles, discoveries and, of course, instrumental success. Following a semester in the classroom program, students are encouraged to enrol in individual tuition and to continue their music journey at school.
At the time of recording the video links below, in the last week of Term 3, most VCE ensembles had only been able to have three rehearsals together in preparation for upcoming October final exams.
For the exams, each assessed student is required to perform a 25-minute recital program. As always, students who take the formal VCE assessments will be brilliantly supported by their peers who are not enrolled in Units 3 and 4. Special thanks must go to these wonderful people!
In the first link below, Aaron Nazaretian (Year 11) is rehearsing the first movement of Vivaldi’s Mandolin Concerto (RV425). While you can clearly hear the complexity in Aaron’s guitar part, a significant challenge for the ensemble rests in keeping the timing together while carefully matching the changing dynamics across the work.
Vivaldi's Mandolin Concerto - Rehearsal Link
Performers: Aaron Nazaretian (Guitar), Nathan Gu (Violin), Sam Koh (Violin), Sarah Tan (Viola), Elliot Guo (Cello) and Dr Christina Chao (Harpsichord).
In the second link below, vocalist/keyboardist Jacinta Bennett (Year 11) works through a Laufey Lin song, Someone New. Performing comfortably on two instruments simultaneously is a sophisticated skill that requires many hours of practice. In addition to focusing on coordinating her own performance, Jacinta must at all times lead the remainder of the ensemble in terms of phrasing, balance and intensity. Similarly, the ensemble must listen carefully to Jacinta to follow the nuances of her interpretation of this lovely song.
Someone's New - Rehearsal Link
Performers: Jacinta Bennett (Vocal/Piano), Harry Marshall (Bass), Fraser Elvins (Drums) and String Section (Alicia Robertson, Rowena Ng, Harry Sun, Nathan Su).
The final rehearsal video below is a work that will be used by two students in separate VCE exams. This complicated tune, Run For Cover, requires considerable individual skill as well as a strong understanding of ensemble cohesion—meaning the musicians’ ability to accurately perform their own part while focusing on the collective rhythmic and stylistic cohesion.
The extended performance techniques also warrant mention. Olivia Van Der Heyden (Year 12) performs much of the work in the upper register of the alto saxophone. In fact, many of the notes you can hear are technically beyond the range of the instrument! Olivia has also developed a contemporary alto saxophone sound/tone that is well beyond what would be expected of someone her age.
On the electric bass, Harry Marshall (Year 11) uses the slap bass guitar technique of hammering and thumping the lower strings while percussively plucking the upper strings. This not only contributes melodic content to the bass line but also captures that funky rhythmic quality at the heart of this contemporary performance style.
Run For Cover - Rehearsal Link
Performers: Olivia Van Der Heyden (Alto Saxophone), Harry Marshall (Electric Bass), Tommy Caspers (Drums), Marcus Beyer (Keyboard) and Mr Kim May (Electric Guitar).
Rod Marshall
Head of Haileybury Music
Visual Communication Design (VCD) students have finally completed the enormous task that is their SAT folio. This creative process has been well underway since Term 1. After creating a hypothetical client and addressing their needs through design, all Units 3 and 4 students have successfully produced a body of work that demonstrates a range of manual and digital skills.
Daniel Vereker (Year 12, City) has produced an architectural design of university standard, with a range of renders that address the needs of his Bayside client.
“I designed a home for my client, Fedagio, an architectural developer who also requested that promotional material be made using renders of the house. Since the home was to be situated among heritage listed properties in the Port Phillip area, it was essential that I incorporated Victorian era stylistic features such as arches into the contemporary design. These images are the result of the architectural design process where they’ll then be used in marketing material to promotes the build.”
Karl Sebire
Head of Creative Industries
An Old Haileyburian plays in the AFL Grand Final and students and families can stay fit and well with the support of the Sport Department.
Cody Weightman (OH ’19) played on the largest AFL stage of the year as he represented the Western Bulldogs against Melbourne in the AFL Grand Final. The former First XVIII Captain has already established a reputation as a dynamic player, although this year, the Premiership flag ended up with the Demons after a hard-fought game.
Students are encouraged to take a break from screens and to strike the balance between rest and activity. To support this, the Sport department is running initiatives to keep families active.
Students have been provided with a variety of wellbeing options including yoga, Pilates, strength training, information on sleep, cardio and mindfulness sessions. We are encouraging families to set goals and participate in these sessions together.
A suggested goal may be to complete at least two sessions per week from the available suite of instructional media. Students can register their attendance or their family’s attendance by scanning a QR code and they will receive a code upon completion.
Data will be collated and the achievements of families celebrated. Stay well!
Sean Allcock
Director of Haileybury Sport
Another Old Haileyburian discusses their professional and personal experiences so far and what they have learned along the way.
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