In Term 2, we are excited to deliver the full breadth of Haileybury's academic and co-curricular programs as the School operates in the new COVID-19 normal environment. This is important for the development of students’ broader social and developmental skills—although the evidence shows that Haileybury students have continued their academic development at the same pace throughout the disruptions of the past two years.
In 2020, Victoria imposed around 21 weeks of school lockdowns on students and in 2021 there were a further 15 weeks of lockdowns. The 2021 NAPLAN testing reflects the outstanding work of Haileybury teachers and students and the support from families. Haileybury student results have consistently placed the School among the very top performers in the state and this is once again the case with 2021 results.
The reading, writing and numeracy results at Years 3, 5 and 7 were particularly impressive and I was delighted with the exceptional growth in student performance from Years 7 to 9, resulting in the best Year 9 performance in the 13-year history of NAPLAN. Haileybury students’ reading average is 646—this is 69 points, or multiple years, above the Australian average of 577. The outcome was similarly strong for writing (Haileybury 623, Australia 551) and numeracy (Haileybury 682, Australia 587).
These strong results across Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 also carried through into brilliant VCE results. For 2020 and 2021, 51% of all students achieved in the top 10% in Australia with an ATAR over 90, and 94% achieved in the top 40% in Australia.
A number of studies have shown the impact of recurring and extended lockdowns. The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data showed a medium size negative correlation between students’ reported mental health and their achievements in learning during school closures.
There is no doubt that Haileybury students have similarly felt the stress and pressures of lockdown and they have suffered from the isolation, lack of companionship and increased challenges of life through periods of school closure. The fact that this didn’t impact their academic learning is a great tribute to the brilliant teaching and wonderful support from families.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
More Than a Campus
Having all of our students and staff back on campus was a wonderful way to start Term 1, 2022. Walking around each campus, you can hear the laughter, the connections, the learning; all the things that make up being back on campus in a face-to-face environment. We trust you enjoy this new segment as we share all the wonderful things about campus life.
Wellbeing
Being You is Enough
According to government figures and Beyond Blue, one in seven children between the ages of four and 17 experience a mental health condition in an average year – that’s around 560,000 young Australians.
Anxiety and depression are common mental health issues among young people and schools and families play an important role in helping them develop protective mechanisms so they are better prepared to face life’s challenges.
One protective mechanism is having a strong sense of self, which means young people knowing that it is OK to be themselves and to respect who they are.
“Young people need to be encouraged to feel positive about themselves and to accept themselves. Being kind to yourself and moving away from unhelpful self-criticism brings so many benefits,” says Maria Bailey, Haileybury Director of Counselling Services.
Haileybury’s new Student Code of Conduct places respecting yourself top of the list, followed by respecting the people around you and the school. The Code emphasises looking after physical and mental health, and encourages young people to be proud of who they are and to strive to be the best version of themselves.
“If you respect yourself, you can be your natural you. When you are comfortable in your skin, the best will come forward,” says Diane Furusho, Haileybury’s Deputy Principal (Student Wellbeing, Respectful Relationships & Consent).
So how can parents encourage their children to be their true self and to have strong self-respect?
Encourage young people to celebrate themselves and minimise negative unhelpful self-criticism or comparing themselves to others. Let children know that we all have things we are good at or find easy, but there are some things we find challenging. This is normal. No one can be great at everything and that is OK.
We need to have conversations about the fact that we are all different—and that different is OK because it makes the world a better place.
Talk to your child about the things that are great about their personality – teach them to be their own personal cheerleader. Acknowledge positive things about your child’s personality, for example, the kindness they show to others, their resilience and the empathy they show to their friends. Teach them to be their own personal cheerleader.
Remind children what you like about them, and ask them what they love about themselves and see as their strengths. Talk about the things they highlight in greater depth.
Reiterate that, when they do their best, young people should be proud of that and celebrate it.
Ask children open questions to cultivate more questions and explore issues more deeply. Questions like ‘what do you mean by that?’, ‘what do you think about that?’ ‘That must be challenging for you…’ ‘can you see how that would work for you?’ Let them find their own answers.
Parents need to have time for themself and to build their own self-compassion. You need to love yourself for who you are as a parent and to role model positivity and being your own cheerleader.
Think about the conversation you’d like to have around respect – don’t do it on the spur of the moment. Think about how you approach a topic in line with your child’s age and developmental stage. You might say you were listening to a podcast and heard this, or you watched a movie a few days ago and saw this and it made you think. Provide opportunities for your child to share their thoughts and feelings.
Provide a space of no judgements and a place for calm conversations.
No matter how challenging a particular day is, encourage your child to think about three positive things that went well, or three things they are grateful for and encourage them to pay themselves a compliment.
Castlefield
Campus News
Welcome Back
We look forward to welcoming back our students to Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break and the chance to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.
A reminder that students may wear summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of term. From Monday, 9 May, all students are required to wear their winter uniform, including a blazer.
Parent–Teacher Interviews
Communication between home and school is important and working as a team to support students as they move through their educational journey is powerful.
Parent–Teacher Interviews will be held via Zoom during the third week of Term 2. Keep an eye on myHaileybury for further details.
NAPLAN
Our Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students are busily preparing for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, or NAPLAN. NAPLAN is a national program for students in these levels who sit common assessments in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
These assessments will be completed online this year and tests will take place from May 10–13. We know that our students will complete the tests to the best of their ability. Further information is on the NAPLAN website.
Early Learning Centre
Celebrating a Fabulous Term 1
There was much excitement as the ELC came together to celebrate the end of Term 1 with a bilby hunt. Each class followed clues that took them around the school grounds to find pieces of a puzzle which, when put together, created a bilby. We then gathered with parents on the North Oval for a picnic morning tea, chat and play.
Castlefield Coin Trail
On the last day of term, the annual Castlefield Coin Trail encouraged children to think about giving as they collected coins to lay along the trail. All money raised goes to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Looking ahead to Term 2
This term we are looking forward to inviting families in to our ELC as children are collected at the end of each day. At this stage, our morning routine will stay but parents will be signing in their own children.
Staggered times will continue and we expect all children to be picked up on time, please.
Reception: 8.30 am – 3.00 pm
Pre-Prep: 8.45 am – 3.15 pm
Please look out for the upcoming events for Term 2 and also for the parent security code on the Haileybury ELC app.
Junior School
House Spirit
The annual Castlefield Coin Trail is always a great event with Junior School students decked out in their house colours. With care, they placed their saved coins on the lines marked out around the School to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
On the same day, we held our annual House Music Competition. Mrs Jacob has worked so hard with our choirs this term in preparation for this event and they did not disappoint! Students sang loud and proud and really impressed the judges, including Head of Music (Junior and Middle School), Campbell Reither.
Getting Involved
It was great to see so many Junior School students out and about early for our Active April mornings last term. From running or walking around the oval to ball sports and Zumba, students started their days in so many active ways.
Specialist departments and our HPFC are always thinking of ways to connect our families and our school and we love when there is lots of involvement. Special thanks to our Prep parents who recently came along to share their expertise with the classes as community helpers. Please come and join in and put your hand up when you can!
Middle School
A Term of Connectedness
As our first term concludes, we acknowledge that the past 11 weeks have seen our students experience the whole gamut of school life. From assemblies, camps and assessments to Creative Arts nights and special events such as International Women’s Day and our Coin Trail, the school spirit is most definitely alive and well.
Having our students on site for a full term and immersed in our culture of learning and connectedness has been wonderful for our young learners and it has been a reminder of why school matters and why every student matters every day.
We wish all our families a well-deserved and restful Easter break.
Katrina Manson
Head of Castlefield (Brighton)
Haileybury Parents & Friends Castlefield (HPFC)
Mothers Day Lunch
Our popular Haileybury Mothers Day Lunch will be held at Encore at St Kilda Beach on Friday, 6 May, from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Tickets cost $150 each plus a TryBooking fee and are on sale now via the link below:
Haileybury Parents and Friends presents...our annual Mothers Day Stall.
Located in the Sholto Black Room, adjacent to the canteen, children will visit in their class groups to purchase gifts for their mums, grandmothers or special friend. There will be a fabulous range of gifts priced from $0.50 – $15.00.
Reception students only
Wednesday, 4 May, 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Prep – Year 8
Wednesday, 5 May, 8.20 am – 2.30 pm
Can you help?
Parent helpers are needed on the stall. If you can spare an hour, please sign up for a shift via the below link. Thank you for your support.
Haileybury continues to work closely with government officials and the education bureaus within Wuqing and Tianjin and the School has completed a month of online learning. The school leaders are now planning for the opening of the school.
Even though the government and education bureaus have not officially set an opening date, they require Haileybury to prepare an in-depth document of how we will operate when the School brings all students and staff back.
I would like to thank our Chinese principal, Brian Gao, Head of Principals Unit, Joy An, Head of Junior School, Vivian Jia, Head of Senior School, Cathy Qi, Head of Logistics, Onasis Liu, and Head of HR, Adam Liu, for their tireless work.
It is also pleasing once again to inform the wider Haileybury community that we have been in contact with our staff, parents and students and they are all safe and healthy.
Online Science Experiments
To stimulate students’ interest and enthusiasm in science and online learning during the pandemic, the government has provided opportunities for students to participate in online science competitions. So, Haileybury Middle School students and their science teachers have been busy testing their skills while in lockdown.
The competition requires students to design and perform an experiment that shows their basic understanding of simple science concepts and to submit a short video. Students have used simple materials found in their homes to complete experiments in mechanics, chemistry, biology, electromagnetism and astronomy.
HIST Senior School and the Outbreak
Haileybury Senior School has continued to effectively run the School remotely. Using Teams, every academic department is holding their normal weekly meetings and school leaders are connecting via video twice a week to plan the upcoming weeks.
Homeroom teachers are also conducting their morning tutor periods and reading the daily student bulletin. The bulletin contains important daily online learning teaching tips from our Head of Senior School, Cathy Qi, important welfare notices from our Head of Welfare, Linda Liu, and interesting facts and quizzes from all the Heads of Department.
The focus has now turned to making sure that our Year 12 students are fully prepared for their return and upcoming examinations that start in late May.
ASDAN Teacher Training
Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) is a world education charity and organisation that provides qualifications and accredited programmes for students and staff.
The first ASDAN China Teachers’ Forum on Quality Education in Schools was held online last week. The forum was an opportunity for several of our staff to discuss how to cultivate the learning ability and curiosity of students through an international education focus.
All Haileybury teachers received a quality education teacher training certificate from ASDAN.
Yanni Galanis
International Principal, Haileybury International School, Tianjin
City
Campus News
Mothers and Significant Women Celebrate
We love celebrating the important role that mums and significant women play in the lives of our children and young people. The myHaileybury app has all the dates of events we are hosting in early May. Bookings are essential, so please jump on the app and sign up.
Outdoor Education
This term, students in Years 4, 5, 7 and 8 have headed out to various parts of Victoria for a variety of outdoor education experiences. We have been delighted to see so many students attend camps in Term 1, despite the COVID challenges that we continue to navigate.
Encouraging our young people to step outside their comfort zone is challenging and rewarding. I am sure our families have enjoyed the camp stories that are told and retold—the Giant Swing becomes higher, the waves get bigger, the hikes become longer and the lights out chats grow later!
I would also like to express my gratitude to all the Haileybury City staff who are the students’ cheerleaders through the good times and their champions through the tough times.
Happy Holidays!
I hope our families are having a very happy, restful and refreshing holiday break. So much has been achieved in Term 1. We focused on the academic, social, emotional and physical growth of every student and are delighted to have finished so well and to have remained outward looking and future focused.
I thank our community of staff, students and parents for your support of our social justice initiatives for the Good Friday Appeal. Our Easter Egg hampers raised over $4,000, which is a wonderful result for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Early Learning Centre
ELC Philosophy Review
Our Philosophy Statement is an important document in the ELC, as it contains information on the ELC’s program and practice, our values and what we see as important aspects of our Early Years Program.
A review of the Philosophy Statement is undertaken to ensure it remains current and reflects our ELC environment and all Educators have been invited to contribute. We have also spoken with children to ensure that their voice, and what is important to them, is captured within the document and subsequently reflected in our ELC.
The combined voice of Educators, children and families ensures a strong collaborative partnership in the education and care of each child. We invite our families to be part of this important review process via the suggestions section in the ELC foyer.
Respectful Relationships Begin in the ELC
Following discussions about our Philosophy Statement, ELC children have explored and thought deeply about the value of ‘respect’—a concept that is explicitly taught and intentionally modelled within the ELC.
Our Social Thinking Curriculum teaches respect for self and others, and our inclusion of Indigenous perspectives promotes respect for our lands, oceans and waterways. The foundations for respectful relationships begin in the ELC as we teach children to verbalise their feelings, to engage thoughtfully with peers, and to understand the concept of ‘personal bubbles’.
The Reception children have articulated beautifully what ‘respect’ means to them and this is displayed through their interactions in the Reception room. Some of their thoughts are shared here:
Aurora: “Sharing toys, being kind and we talk nicely...and ask if they would like a cuddle.” Mia: “Sharing toys and caring for friends.” Daniel: “Reading books together.” Sebastian: “Use gentle hands when we play outside.” Amber: “Play with our friends together gently.” Ariana: “Be gentle, when they are in the blue zone, help them to get to the green zone.” Alice: “Be kind.” Ishka: “We take turns when we are playing together.”
Junior School
Lights, Camera, Action
For the last few weeks of Term 1, our Junior School students have lived out our 2022 goal of being outward looking and future focused. At assembly, we lit up our students’ thinking by sharing information about the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Not only did our students learn about how the Royal Children’s Hospital uses the Appeal money, they learned about who might benefit from fundraising. This helped our students open up their lenses to others and show empathy. Lastly, many of our students took action by asking their parents to buy raffle tickets for a giant easter egg collection.
In addition to this, the tantalising ‘How many eggs in the jar?’ competition was very popular. Many students used their mathematical estimation skills to inform their guess. This is just one of many ways in which our Junior School students are learning how to be outward looking and future focused this year.
Respectful Relationships
We also continue to focus on our Respectful Relationships pillars in the Junior School. At our end of term assembly, two of our Year 4 Leaders, Will Roberts and Leela Rane, spoke about how our students have displayed each pillar this term.
From Prep students sharing how they have shown kindness, to our Year 4 children displaying how they have shown honesty in the classroom and on camp, these activities were a fantastic summary of our Junior School efforts. We are proud of our students and all they have achieved in Term 1.
Middle School
End of Term Congratulations
Congratulations to all our Middle School students for the way they ended the term. There were many memorable moments over the past 11 weeks, including Years 7 and 8 Outdoor Education Camp, Arts Week excursions, school tours and International Women’s Day celebrations to name a few.
We would like to congratulate the Middle School students for their positive attitudes and willingness to try new things this term. We have seen the Haileybury values of respect, honesty, trust, empathy and kindness lived each day in the Girls and Boys Middle Schools.
Mothers Day Celebration
We invite mothers and significant women to join their child or children in an afternoon of ‘crafting’ and a delicious high tea on Thursday, 6 May, from 4.00 – 5.00 pm. This will be a fun afternoon for all our Middle and Senior School students and their families. Junior School siblings are also welcome.
Bookings are essential and can be made via the myHaileybury app.
Caroline Merrick
Head of City
Haileybury Parents & Friends City (HPF City)
Upcoming Events
As we turn our focus to Term 2, the HPF City Cocktail Party is fast approaching. If you haven’t already booked, block out your diary for Friday, 27 May, from 6.30 – 9.30 pm. With a resident DJ, a magenta cocktail and balloon pop, plus silent and live auctions, it promises to be a jam-packed evening of entertainment.
The HPF City are seeking donations for the Cocktail Party, no matter how big or small. Further information is available via the myHaileybury app.
An open invitation is extended to all our parents and carers to join the upcoming HP&F Community Meeting via Zoom on Monday, 2 May, at 7.30 pm. These meetings are an opportunity to contribute to our school community, to get involved in events and to hear directly from the Head of Campus and Head of Senior School.
We’d love to see you there. Please feel free to reach us at hpfcity@haileybury.edu.vic.au
if you have any questions.
Nina Brooks & Nadine Bissland
Co-Presidents, HPF City
Darwin
Campus News
A Term to Remember in Darwin
It is safe to say that Term 1 at Haileybury Rendall School has been unique. To begin the year, we were not even sure that schools in the Northern Territory would open on time—or at all—as the COVID-19 pandemic took a foothold in Darwin and the surrounding area. Once we committed to opening, we began to learn a new language and to live our lives with new restrictions.
We discovered that a Rapid Antigen Test was a RAT and then we learned how to use them. We learned about saliva and nasal swabs, we looked for light pink positive lines and we still relied on PCRs just to be sure. We had to find how to order hundreds of RATs at once.
Then we learned to live with masks at school and in the street. We learned about CO2 monitors, air purification and hepa-filters. We got vaccinated and then boosted. We separated desks and socially distanced from our friends and colleagues.
Along the way, many members of our community have caught the COVID virus or ‘tested positive’. Then we learned about isolation, close contacts, mutually agreed return to work and QR codes. We discovered that half our family could test positive and the other half could stay negative and go to school. But never go to school with symptoms!
Thankfully, not too many members of our community have reported being very sick for too long. To those who have been unwell, we have wished them all the best and supported them back to HRS.
While all this was happening, our School has forged ahead. Our enrolments have grown to around 880 students, including around 90 boarders. We have welcomed some great new teachers and non-teaching staff. We have opened Building 8 and our new Boarding House will be open at the start of Term 2. We have introduced Learning Behaviours and Continuous Reporting over SEQTA. We held all our Parent–Teacher Interviews over Zoom.
Importantly, for our students, we still managed a great range of events and extra-curricular activities while following the COVID-safe guidelines. Many rehearsals for our school production of Beauty and the Beast have occurred and we can’t wait to see this show in mid-June at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.
Sport has returned, where possible, with some inter-school events and several teams representing HRS in the Darwin Basketball Association. Earlier this week, it was great to see our Clontarf boys take on Melbourne’s Scotch College in a game of AFL. Junior School after-school swimming, dance, art and basketball clubs have also been able to occur. The Year 7 Connection Day was another highlight in a complicated term.
What we all miss is coming together in person as a community. Parents have not been allowed to attend events on site and we postponed our Annual Parent and Staff Cocktail Party, but it will happen…sometime this year!
Finally, thank you to everyone for working with us across this most unusual term. Again, our community has proven itself to be agile, flexible and resilient. Let’s hope things open up again soon.
Andrew McGregor
Principal, Haileybury Rendall School
Edrington
Campus News
The Edrington Family Picnic was a wonderful event for students and families in the ELC, Junior School and Middle School. Hundreds of people attended and enjoyed the live band, rides, rock climbing, giant slide, food truck, face painting and animal farm.
Even with all of these fantastic activities, what was most enjoyable was being able to come together as a community and spend time with each other again. Many thanks to HPFE for their assistance with this event. It’s very much appreciated.
Recently, our Reception parents were invited for Morning Tea in the Junior School Quad. Many parents attended and enjoyed having the opportunity to catch up in a social setting.
On the last Wednesday of term, each class opened their doors to our ELC parents who were invited into the classroom to spend the last part of the school day together. This is the first time this year that our parents have been able to come into the classroom, see their child’s class in action and look at their children’s work displayed in their rooms.
Junior School
Easter Bonnet Parade
The Easter Bonnet Parade is an absolute favourite event at Edrington! Our children create and wear the most fabulous hats. A huge thank you to all the parents who assist in these beautiful creations.
It has been wonderful to be on site for the whole term and to see our students across ELC and the Junior School blossom in the classroom and with their friendships. We wish you all a wonderful Easter and holiday break!
At the end
of Term 1, the Year 7 and 8 boys and girls ventured on their respective camps.
The mild weather makes this a great time of year for camps and it is also an
opportunity to develop new friendships through shared experiences and
challenges. The camping program is a valuable experience for all students who challenge
themselves to step outside their comfort zones and try something new with the
support of teachers and peers.
Year 7 Camp
The Year 7 Camp
saw students spend four nights between Camp Jungai and the Cathedral Ranges. In
Camp Jungai, students slept in cabin accommodation for two nights and undertook
activities that fostered the kind of teamwork and problem-solving skills that
students will use for the rest of the year.
Year 8 Camp
Year
8 students took part in bush walking, cycling and problem-solving activities at
Eildon Lake and in the surrounding bushland. They spent each night in tents and
moved campsites daily.
Jeanette Rawlings
Head of Edrington (Berwick)
Haileybury Parents & Friends Edrington (HPFE)
What an amazing few weeks! The Family Picnic was so much fun and thankfully the weather held out for us all. Tom from Mobile Ice-Creams very generously donated $180 back to the HPFE from the event. We also had Bimali with us from Mali’s Magical face painting—her son, Dhee, graduated from Haileybury Edrington in 2020. She loved being back on campus to have fun with us all. I’m desperate for a pet Goose after feeding the one in the Myuna Animal Farm—he was so sweet!
The Pre-Senior boys received their table tennis table last week. Dale Goodman will wave his magic wand and have it ready to go when we return from our Easter break.
Tracy has put her gift shopping expertise into action and has some wonderful gifts ready for our Mothers Day stalls! There is something for every mum and special friend!
The ELC stall will be held on Tuesday, 3 May, in the ELC foyer
The JS and MS stall will be held on Thursday, 5 May, in the JT Hall.
If you are available to help with stall sales on those days, please let us know.
Our next HPFE meeting is on Tuesday, 10 May, in the Pavilion at 9.00 am.
We are eagerly looking forward to the start of Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April. Students may wear their summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of term. From Monday, 9 May, full winter uniform must be worn, including the blazer for Junior School.
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Parent-Teacher Interviews are an excellent opportunity to discuss the progress of students academically, socially and emotionally.
Newlands Parent–Teacher interviews for ELC to Year 8 students will be held on Monday, 9 May, and Wednesday, 11 May, from 5.00 – 8.30 pm. All interviews will take place over Zoom.
Bookings will open on Monday, 2 May, and can be accessed via myPortal on the myHaileybury app. After booking your interviews, you will be provided with a separate Zoom link for each of the teachers you are meeting.
Early Learning Centre
Mothers Day Celebrations
Mothers Day celebrations are a tradition within the ELC and are a highlight of the ELC calendar each year. This year the children would like to extend an invitation to their mums and special visitors to attend a classroom pampering session with their child in the week prior to Mothers Day.
On Wednesday, 4 May, Reception N and S, and Pre-Prep K mums and special visitors, are invited to come to the ELC between 2.15 – 3.15 pm for a session of fun and relaxation with your child.
On Thursday, 5 May, Reception W mums and special visitors are invited to visit the ELC between 2.15 – 3.15 pm.
ELC Choir
The Pre-Prep children come together once a week with Julia Goodall, specialist music teacher, for a session of choir singing. The session is truly uplifting as the children enthusiastically harmonise their voices while singing traditional and well-known children’s songs.
The children have performed at a Pop-Up Choir for ELC parents during Arts Week, they have sung to Vice Principal Scott Doran and Head of Newlands, Jane Gibbs, and they will join the Junior School Choir for a shared singing experience under the musical direction of Julia Goodall and Rowena McDowell.
Junior School
End of Term Assembly Prep Performance
For the first time, the Prep cohort were part of an assembly at Aikman Hall which included a performance of some of the choir songs they have been avidly practicing this term. It was so lovely to see all the families join us for this special assembly to celebrate another successful term.
Walk This Way
During the last week of term, Junior School and Middle School students embraced our Annual Walkathon, walking and running laps around Fisher Oval to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal. It was wonderful to see students enjoying the event and family members joining in. Everyone certainly enjoyed their Zooper Doopers at the end of the event, thanks to the HPFK.
Years 1, 2 and 4 are looking forward to swimming sessions early next term. Lessons will begin in Week 2 on Monday, 2 May, and run for two weeks.
Swimming lessons are extremely beneficial for children over the age of five as it enhances their knowledge of safety around water and furthers their stroke development and aquatic skills. Lessons also offer children the opportunity to gain confidence, provide another avenue of exercise, and promote health, wellbeing and social and personal skills.
Children develop at different rates and the swimming lessons will provide all Years 1, 2 and 4 students with the opportunity to learn to swim at their own level and with students of similar ability.
Preps and Year 3 students will take part in swimming lessons in Term 4.
Mothers Day Afternoon
Join us for an afternoon of fun activities with light refreshments. More details below:
The Biggest Playdate is a fundraising carnival that raises money for the Children’s Cancer Centre at Monash Children’s Hospital. Haileybury was proudly represented at the event by Year 8 Captains and Haileybury Pipes & Drums. The Year 8 Captains ran a lolly jar guessing game and demonstrated great leadership, organisation and collaboration. The activity raised $200.
Thanks and well done to Raena Umezu
and Brody Lamb (School Captains), Deanna Maglaras (Sustainability Captain), Riley Zhao (Drama Captain), James Yab (Art Captain), Chelsea Armstrong (Kemp Captain), Chad Bryant (Kemp Vice Captain) and Adhithyan Rajiv (Shum Captain) for their effort and enthusiasm.
Middle School Mothers Day Celebration
Tickets to this wonderful celebration are on sale now, get your tickets below:
A huge thank you to the Newlands community for generously supporting the Easter Egg Raffle and for raising a little over $3,700. Congratulations to all the Easter basket winners and thank you to all the amazing volunteers who helped make this event possible.
Save the Luncheon Date
The HPFK Luncheon will be held on Friday, 27 May, and will support Feel the Magic, an Australian charity that provides early intervention grief education programs for kids experiencing pain and isolation due to the death of a parent, guardian or sibling. Please put this date in your diary.
HPFK Uniform Shop
We have plenty of stock of winter uniform to help you prepare for Term 2. The HPFK Uniform Shop opening hours during the school holidays and in Week 1 of Term 2 are:
Friday, 22 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
Friday, 29 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
Saturday, 30 April, from 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Haileybury HPFK Facebook Page
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
On Friday, 8 April, the Year 12 Haileybury College Formal took place at Sofitel on Collins. The night saw in excess of 500 students gathered for one of the key celebrations of their final year and a great time was had by all. We could not be prouder of the way in which our students conducted themselves and of the positive and inclusive way in which they embraced spending social time together. It truly was a night of nights!
Student Representative Council
A range of students in Years 9, 10 and 11 were recently announced as members of the 2022 Student Representative Council (SRC). While there are too many names to mention within this short newsletter, I would like to heartily congratulate those who put themselves forward for leadership positions and were elected by their peers.
Haileybury offers many opportunities for leadership and supports students in leadership positions to work together to make the School a wonderful place to be.
Youth Leadership Conference
On Tuesday, 1 March, the Year 11 and 10 House SRCs and other leaders from schools across the state had the amazing opportunity to attend the Australia-wide State Youth Leadership Conference. The event is designed to inspire, strengthen and empower us—the young leaders of today and tomorrow.
In this action-packed, one-day event we learned about the empowered, positive approaches to leadership, creative ways to develop teamwork, communication and coaching skills and how to overcome challenges throughout our leadership journeys. We were able to hear from many inspirational speakers who shared their experiences surrounding leadership and their own journeys to success.
One particularly intriguing story came from strategist and CEO, Holly Ransom, as she shared her impressive experiences such as when she interviewed the Obamas and had some interesting meetings with Australian senators. While her presentation was humorous and engaging, she led with an overarching message—step outside your comfort zone and into your courage zone.
Holly’s mission was to show that good leaders must step outside the box to successfully lead their team and achieve their goals. Everyone who attended the conference took away a lot from the day, whether it be Holly’s life lessons or meeting like-minded leaders from schools around the state.
The event placed a great emphasis on the immense importance for young people to take a stand and initiate change in this world. On behalf of Haileybury, we would like to greatly thank Youth Leadership Academy Australia for equipping us with the skills and confidence to become the young change-makers in our school communities and the broader society.
Subject Selection Time
In Term 2, the subject selection process will begin for students in Years 9, 10 and 11.
Our upcoming Year 10 (2023) Information Evening for all Pre-Senior parents and students will be held on Tuesday, 3 May, and will be livestreamed. This session will also be recorded and available via myHaileybury.
The Subject Expo will be held on Tuesday, 17 May, and details for the event will follow. Parents and students will have access to material to help them make good subject choices and it may also be helpful to visit VTAC (the centralised admissions centre for most undergraduate university and TAFE courses), and the VCAA that sets guidelines for what students from Prep to Year 12 learn in Victorian schools.
Please remember that you can always make an appointment with one of our Careers Advisors to discuss these matters. Your child’s Head of House or relevant Head of Pre-Senior can help you make these appointments.
Edrington Easter Sale
Armed with bags of Easter eggs and many delicious treats, Edrington held their annual Easter Egg Stall on Monday, 28 and Tuesday, 29 March. The baked goods and chocolate proved to be a hit with Edrington raising over $1,000 for their charity, One Girl.
Bond University Mooting Competition
During May, Haileybury will be competing in the Bond University Mooting Competition. This high school competition is the oldest in Australia, with over 100 schools across the country participating. This year, Dhimanya Dissanayake (Year 11), Rahul Deepak Kumar (Year 11) and Chiara Sgroi (Year 11) will represent Haileybury.
Mooting is a simulated court proceeding where student teams are presented with a fictional legal problem and they must formulate legal arguments and apply the law to their client’s case. They then present their submissions before real judges, barristers and members of the legal profession. This year, Haileybury will be making submissions on behalf of the defendant in a civil proceeding.
The preliminary rounds will be conducted via video-conference and this emulates the current landscape in which courts have had to advocate virtually. The Grand Final will be held at Bond University in Queensland. Haileybury has a proud mooting history and were finalists during the last competition. We wish the students the best of luck with the preliminary rounds.
Touring the Yakult Factory
Business Management Units 3 and 4 students visited the Yakult factory to practically apply their classroom theory to a real business. Students saw how an automated production line works in real time, how computer aided manufacturing makes 33,000 bottles per hour and why quality control is so important to a product. They also learned how a business applies Corporate Social Responsibility to many aspects of manufacturing.
Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Congratulations to Braya Jade Hanssen (Year 9) on receiving her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.
Term 2 Uniform Reminder
Please remember that students wear winter uniform in Term 2, however, we will have two weeks at the beginning of the term when students may continue to wear summer uniform.
Pam Chamberlain
Senior Vice Principal and Head of Haileybury Senior Schools
Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough (HPFK)
Haileybury HPFK Facebook Page
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical opens on Wednesday, 4 May, with more than 70 students taking to the stage to bring this award-winning production to life. There will be four performances, including a Saturday matinee, each bursting with colour, fun and magic.
Haileybury has so many dedicated, passionate and skilled creative artists that we have even been able to cast the show twice! The show is performed by a core ensemble supported by two alternating leading casts. The production boasts an impressive professional band and beautiful design, too.
During the final two weeks of term, Middle School instrumental students travelled to picturesque Mount Evelyn to take part in two large ensemble music camps.
They met at Oasis Camp early on Saturday afternoon and stayed overnight, attending rehearsals, having plenty of fun and enjoying the amazing food.
The two weekends were divided into a String Camp for the orchestra and a Band Camp for our concert band students. Almost 200 students attended with 30 Music Department staff.
Special thanks must go to Jo Heaton (Head of Bands), Myfanwy Bramble (Head of Strings) and Roslyn Rodgers (Senior Music Administrator) for the many hours of planning they put into these two events.
Aria Night Masterclass
In the last week of term, 15 of our finest Senior School vocal students attended the Aria Night masterclass in preparation for the Aria Night competition that will be held in the David Bradshaw Chapel at Keysborough next term.
During the day, students worked individually with guest professional vocalist, Sophie Viskich. Ms Viskich performs regularly with Opera Australia and the Victorian Opera and she will adjudicate the competition on Wednesday, 25 May.
After working with the competition entrants, Ms Viskich and our Head of Choral Music, Robert Latham, will select nine finalists to perform at the prestigious event. Each finalist will perform two items—an aria from an opera, oratorio or operetta and an art song from the Western European tradition, such as a lied, chanson or English art song.
Rod Marshall
Director of Performing Arts & Head of Haileybury Music
Visual Arts
Under Construction Exhibition Opens
After weeks of collaboration, curation, installation and a term’s worth of incredible VCE creative output, the end-of-term exhibition, Under Construction, opened. Record numbers of students flocked to see the art, design, media and folio work-in-progress.
Visual Arts Captains, Kayla Salter and Kendrick Goy, welcomed the enthusiastic crowd to the Keysborough gallery and explained the theme of the exhibition. Celebrating the Visual Arts students’ achievements was a wonderful way to usher in the Easter break.
Maton Guitars Factory Visit
On Thursday, 31 March, our Unit 3 VCE Product Design and Technology class had a fascinating tour of one of Australia’s truly great manufacturing success stories, the Maton Guitars factory in Box Hill.
Seeing and hearing how Maton precisely craft their beautiful musical instruments from Australian and exotic timbers gave our students a real appreciation of the entrepreneurial and guitar-making skills that Maton have relied on since Bill May began the business in his backyard in 1946. Maton remains a family-owned business and now employs over 75 people who create more than 8,000 of the world’s finest guitars each year.
Rachelle Rae
Head of Visual Arts Senior School
Pipes & Drums
Supporting Monash
Pipers and drummers from our competition bands performed at the The Biggest Playdate fundraiser at Aspendale Community Centre on Sunday, 3 April. Senior band members P/M Brodie Nash, Ruby Nuttall, Jennifer Short, Braya Jade Hanssen and Sofia Carollo put on an amazing display.
In typical Scottish fashion, Haileybury Pipes & Drums summoned the rain clouds and it looked like there was going to be a downpour. However, we were lucky and managed to squeeze in the performance before the rain came down.
The Biggest Playdate is an initiative of the Miranda Foundation and it creates awareness and raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Centre at the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Lincoln Hilton
Director, Pipes & Drums
Foundation
Stewart Bell Scholarship
Stewart Bell’s contribution to Haileybury over 40 years has been simply outstanding!
Since 1981, Stewart has directed more than 70 musicals, plays and tattoos and has had an enormous impact on thousands of students.
To celebrate Stewart’s profound contribution to our School, Haileybury Foundation will provide a scholarship to be known as the Stewart Bell Scholarship.
An annual contribution to this Scholarship will change a young person’s life forever and will give them the opportunity of a lifetime.
The scholarship will be provided to a student who would otherwise never have had the chance to attend Haileybury. They will have a special interest in Drama and be a strong contributor to the community in which they live.
The scholarship will commence in 2023 and will be open to applicants entering Year 7, 9 or 10 in 2023.
Social Media
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Congratulations to Chris Pfeiffer OAM (OH 1967) who has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Old Haileyburians Association (OHA) Medal.
The medal was awarded for the 14th time at the Founders Day Assembly in Aikman Hall, Keysborough and was presented by OHA President, Brad Hyde (OH 1982).
The Old Haileyburians Association Medal is awarded to an Old Haileyburian in recognition and appreciation of their exceptional achievement and their contribution to the community. The Association now has more than 18,000 members and being awarded this medal is a major achievement.
After 10 years working for Lindemans Wines, Chris and his wife Robyn purchased the Seppelt’s Distillery in Rutherglen and began Pfeiffer Wines. Over time, they have developed Pfeiffer Wines to become a winery with significant national and international distribution. The company has been a James Halliday Five Star Winery for more than a decade.
Chris represents the wine industry to government through industry groups and the wider business community. He was Chair of the Winemakers of Rutherglen for 21 years, was a Board Member of the Victorian Wine Industry Association, and was a Foundation Board Member of the Victorian Winery Tourism Council.
Chris has been recognised for his services to the wine industry on several occasions. In 2007, he received the President’s Medal for services to the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and the Victorian Wine Industry Association Distinguished Service Award. The icing on the cake was being awarded an OAM for services to the wine industry in 2012.
Congratulations again, Chris.
Class of 1982 Enter the ’40 Years On’ Club
The Class of 1982 was formally inducted into the ’40 Years On’ Club at the Founders Day Assembly where they were honoured on stage in front of current Senior School students.
Celebrations for this milestone began a few weeks earlier with the Old Haileyburians Association hosting a terrific evening at The Deck Restaurant in Brighton. The drinks and stories were plentiful and a wonderful night was had by all.
Russell Davidson
Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Sport Report
Heads of the River
The Heads of the River Regatta was recently conducted in Nagambie. The event is the culmination of hours of training over the course of the year by our rowers and, under the guidance of Alasdair Aikman (Head of Rowing), they performed outstandingly well. Many crews achieved season Personal Bests but, most of all, they simply enjoyed the sport of rowing.
We thank the Magenta Club Parents Group for all their support this season and the Haileybury Rowing Team:
Alasdair Aikman, Head of Rowing (B&G)
David Alexander, Boatman
Madeleine Matheson, Girls Coordinator
Clare Gilheany, Boys Coordinator
Lisa Fraumano-Braddy, Student Welfare Coordinator
Charlotte Brady, Teacher in Charge
Belinda Malone, Rowing Administrator
State Touch Rugby Champions
On Tuesday, 29 March, Haileybury teams took part in the State Touch Rugby Championships. The boys’ and girls’ teams performed very well against some strong competition and all teams qualified for the finals, before succumbing to stronger opposition. All students represented Haileybury with pride and had lots of fun.
Winter Sport
Winter Sport training has commenced and will return in earnest during the first week back in Term 2. Please be prepared for the sport change over and allow enough time to purchase winter uniforms.
Swimming and Diving
Well done to all APS Swimming and Diving competitors whose determination and hard work throughout the season saw them finish 4th overall—a wonderful effort.
All girls swam amazingly well. Some exceptional performances included Alana McDuff (Year 8) who finished first in the Under 14 50 Metre Butterfly, Freestyle and Backstroke events. Anya Dong (Year 7) came first in her Under 13 Backstroke event. Injury saw Octavia Mahoney (Year 6) wearing a moon boot until a few weeks ago but she won her Under 13 50 Metre Freestyle event.
The girls in the Under 13 Relay also came out with a first place and congratulations to Yolande Wu, Imogen Murphy, Octavia Mahoney
and Zara Evans who are all in Year 6.
The divers once again proved to be a developing squad with outstanding performances across the board. These included:
Makenzie Edwards (Year 7) Second place in the Under 14A division
Olivia Dunbar (Year 7) Winner of the Under 14B division
Ashlee Arendse (Year 11) Winner of Open A division
Luis Garnaut (Year 9) Second place in the Under 15A division
Anthony Simonelli (Year 10) Second place in the Under 16B division
Liam Davies (Year 10) Second place in the Under 17A division
Brodie Lawrence (Year 10) Third place in the Under 17B division
Blake Connors (Year 11) Third place in Open A division
Congratulations to all swimmers and divers who demonstrated a wonderful inclusive and supportive culture with everyone being supportive and caring towards each other.
APS Representative Matches
The APS Representative matches will be played this week with teams comprised of the best players in their chosen sports. Teams will play against a representative team from the AGSV. Congratulations to the following students who were selected for their chosen sports:
Ryan Nguyen (Year 11), Daniel Noura (Year 9), Izac Ooi (Year 11), Lisha Dhulipalla (Year 11), Olivia Moir (Year 11), Amelia Zylberman (Year 10), Alana Brook (Year 11), Chanel Bryant (Year 11), Indi Marostica (Year 11), Bianca Anderson (Year 11), Gemma Constable (Year 10), Edie Piastri (Year 11), Ella Kirkwood-Scott (Year 12), Poppy Murdoch
(Year 11), Ruby Murdoch (Year 11), and Christina Roberts (Year 11).
Australian Hockey Squad Selection
Haileybury Girls Sport Captain, Josie Lawton (Year 12) has been selected in the U21 Women’s Australian Hockey Squad—the Jillaroos. Josie will represent Australia at the Junior Hockey World Cup later in the year. We wish her all the very best.
How parents can encourage their children to be their true self
CEO | Principal's Report - Issue 07
In Term 2, we are excited to deliver the full breadth of Haileybury's academic and co-curricular programs as the School operates in the new COVID-19 normal environment. This is important for the development of students’ broader social and developmental skills—although the evidence shows that Haileybury students have continued their academic development at the same pace throughout the disruptions of the past two years.
In 2020, Victoria imposed around 21 weeks of school lockdowns on students and in 2021 there were a further 15 weeks of lockdowns. The 2021 NAPLAN testing reflects the outstanding work of Haileybury teachers and students and the support from families. Haileybury student results have consistently placed the School among the very top performers in the state and this is once again the case with 2021 results.
The reading, writing and numeracy results at Years 3, 5 and 7 were particularly impressive and I was delighted with the exceptional growth in student performance from Years 7 to 9, resulting in the best Year 9 performance in the 13-year history of NAPLAN. Haileybury students’ reading average is 646—this is 69 points, or multiple years, above the Australian average of 577. The outcome was similarly strong for writing (Haileybury 623, Australia 551) and numeracy (Haileybury 682, Australia 587).
These strong results across Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 also carried through into brilliant VCE results. For 2020 and 2021, 51% of all students achieved in the top 10% in Australia with an ATAR over 90, and 94% achieved in the top 40% in Australia.
A number of studies have shown the impact of recurring and extended lockdowns. The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data showed a medium size negative correlation between students’ reported mental health and their achievements in learning during school closures.
There is no doubt that Haileybury students have similarly felt the stress and pressures of lockdown and they have suffered from the isolation, lack of companionship and increased challenges of life through periods of school closure. The fact that this didn’t impact their academic learning is a great tribute to the brilliant teaching and wonderful support from families.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
More than a campus - Issue 07
Having all of our students and staff back on campus was a wonderful way to start Term 1, 2022. Walking around each campus, you can hear the laughter, the connections, the learning; all the things that make up being back on campus in a face-to-face environment. We trust you enjoy this new segment as we share all the wonderful things about campus life.
Wellbeing - Issue 07
Being You is Enough
According to government figures and Beyond Blue, one in seven children between the ages of four and 17 experience a mental health condition in an average year – that’s around 560,000 young Australians.
Anxiety and depression are common mental health issues among young people and schools and families play an important role in helping them develop protective mechanisms so they are better prepared to face life’s challenges.
One protective mechanism is having a strong sense of self, which means young people knowing that it is OK to be themselves and to respect who they are.
“Young people need to be encouraged to feel positive about themselves and to accept themselves. Being kind to yourself and moving away from unhelpful self-criticism brings so many benefits,” says Maria Bailey, Haileybury Director of Counselling Services.
Haileybury’s new Student Code of Conduct places respecting yourself top of the list, followed by respecting the people around you and the school. The Code emphasises looking after physical and mental health, and encourages young people to be proud of who they are and to strive to be the best version of themselves.
“If you respect yourself, you can be your natural you. When you are comfortable in your skin, the best will come forward,” says Diane Furusho, Haileybury’s Deputy Principal (Student Wellbeing, Respectful Relationships & Consent).
So how can parents encourage their children to be their true self and to have strong self-respect?
Encourage young people to celebrate themselves and minimise negative unhelpful self-criticism or comparing themselves to others. Let children know that we all have things we are good at or find easy, but there are some things we find challenging. This is normal. No one can be great at everything and that is OK.
We need to have conversations about the fact that we are all different—and that different is OK because it makes the world a better place.
Talk to your child about the things that are great about their personality – teach them to be their own personal cheerleader. Acknowledge positive things about your child’s personality, for example, the kindness they show to others, their resilience and the empathy they show to their friends. Teach them to be their own personal cheerleader.
Remind children what you like about them, and ask them what they love about themselves and see as their strengths. Talk about the things they highlight in greater depth.
Reiterate that, when they do their best, young people should be proud of that and celebrate it.
Ask children open questions to cultivate more questions and explore issues more deeply. Questions like ‘what do you mean by that?’, ‘what do you think about that?’ ‘That must be challenging for you…’ ‘can you see how that would work for you?’ Let them find their own answers.
Parents need to have time for themself and to build their own self-compassion. You need to love yourself for who you are as a parent and to role model positivity and being your own cheerleader.
Think about the conversation you’d like to have around respect – don’t do it on the spur of the moment. Think about how you approach a topic in line with your child’s age and developmental stage. You might say you were listening to a podcast and heard this, or you watched a movie a few days ago and saw this and it made you think. Provide opportunities for your child to share their thoughts and feelings.
Provide a space of no judgements and a place for calm conversations.
No matter how challenging a particular day is, encourage your child to think about three positive things that went well, or three things they are grateful for and encourage them to pay themselves a compliment.
Castlefield Issue 07
Campus News
Welcome Back
We look forward to welcoming back our students to Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter break and the chance to relax and enjoy time with family and friends.
A reminder that students may wear summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of term. From Monday, 9 May, all students are required to wear their winter uniform, including a blazer.
Parent–Teacher Interviews
Communication between home and school is important and working as a team to support students as they move through their educational journey is powerful.
Parent–Teacher Interviews will be held via Zoom during the third week of Term 2. Keep an eye on myHaileybury for further details.
NAPLAN
Our Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students are busily preparing for the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy, or NAPLAN. NAPLAN is a national program for students in these levels who sit common assessments in reading, writing, language conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
These assessments will be completed online this year and tests will take place from May 10–13. We know that our students will complete the tests to the best of their ability. Further information is on the NAPLAN website.
Early Learning Centre
Celebrating a Fabulous Term 1
There was much excitement as the ELC came together to celebrate the end of Term 1 with a bilby hunt. Each class followed clues that took them around the school grounds to find pieces of a puzzle which, when put together, created a bilby. We then gathered with parents on the North Oval for a picnic morning tea, chat and play.
Castlefield Coin Trail
On the last day of term, the annual Castlefield Coin Trail encouraged children to think about giving as they collected coins to lay along the trail. All money raised goes to the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Looking ahead to Term 2
This term we are looking forward to inviting families in to our ELC as children are collected at the end of each day. At this stage, our morning routine will stay but parents will be signing in their own children.
Staggered times will continue and we expect all children to be picked up on time, please.
Reception: 8.30 am – 3.00 pm
Pre-Prep: 8.45 am – 3.15 pm
Please look out for the upcoming events for Term 2 and also for the parent security code on the Haileybury ELC app.
Junior School
House Spirit
The annual Castlefield Coin Trail is always a great event with Junior School students decked out in their house colours. With care, they placed their saved coins on the lines marked out around the School to raise money for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
On the same day, we held our annual House Music Competition. Mrs Jacob has worked so hard with our choirs this term in preparation for this event and they did not disappoint! Students sang loud and proud and really impressed the judges, including Head of Music (Junior and Middle School), Campbell Reither.
Getting Involved
It was great to see so many Junior School students out and about early for our Active April mornings last term. From running or walking around the oval to ball sports and Zumba, students started their days in so many active ways.
Specialist departments and our HPFC are always thinking of ways to connect our families and our school and we love when there is lots of involvement. Special thanks to our Prep parents who recently came along to share their expertise with the classes as community helpers. Please come and join in and put your hand up when you can!
Middle School
A Term of Connectedness
As our first term concludes, we acknowledge that the past 11 weeks have seen our students experience the whole gamut of school life. From assemblies, camps and assessments to Creative Arts nights and special events such as International Women’s Day and our Coin Trail, the school spirit is most definitely alive and well.
Having our students on site for a full term and immersed in our culture of learning and connectedness has been wonderful for our young learners and it has been a reminder of why school matters and why every student matters every day.
We wish all our families a well-deserved and restful Easter break.
Katrina Manson
Head of Castlefield (Brighton)
Haileybury Parents & Friends Castlefield (HPFC)
Mothers Day Lunch
Our popular Haileybury Mothers Day Lunch will be held at Encore at St Kilda Beach on Friday, 6 May, from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Tickets cost $150 each plus a TryBooking fee and are on sale now via the link below:
Haileybury Parents and Friends presents...our annual Mothers Day Stall.
Located in the Sholto Black Room, adjacent to the canteen, children will visit in their class groups to purchase gifts for their mums, grandmothers or special friend. There will be a fabulous range of gifts priced from $0.50 – $15.00.
Reception students only
Wednesday, 4 May, 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Prep – Year 8
Wednesday, 5 May, 8.20 am – 2.30 pm
Can you help?
Parent helpers are needed on the stall. If you can spare an hour, please sign up for a shift via the below link. Thank you for your support.
Haileybury continues to work closely with government officials and the education bureaus within Wuqing and Tianjin and the School has completed a month of online learning. The school leaders are now planning for the opening of the school.
Even though the government and education bureaus have not officially set an opening date, they require Haileybury to prepare an in-depth document of how we will operate when the School brings all students and staff back.
I would like to thank our Chinese principal, Brian Gao, Head of Principals Unit, Joy An, Head of Junior School, Vivian Jia, Head of Senior School, Cathy Qi, Head of Logistics, Onasis Liu, and Head of HR, Adam Liu, for their tireless work.
It is also pleasing once again to inform the wider Haileybury community that we have been in contact with our staff, parents and students and they are all safe and healthy.
Online Science Experiments
To stimulate students’ interest and enthusiasm in science and online learning during the pandemic, the government has provided opportunities for students to participate in online science competitions. So, Haileybury Middle School students and their science teachers have been busy testing their skills while in lockdown.
The competition requires students to design and perform an experiment that shows their basic understanding of simple science concepts and to submit a short video. Students have used simple materials found in their homes to complete experiments in mechanics, chemistry, biology, electromagnetism and astronomy.
HIST Senior School and the Outbreak
Haileybury Senior School has continued to effectively run the School remotely. Using Teams, every academic department is holding their normal weekly meetings and school leaders are connecting via video twice a week to plan the upcoming weeks.
Homeroom teachers are also conducting their morning tutor periods and reading the daily student bulletin. The bulletin contains important daily online learning teaching tips from our Head of Senior School, Cathy Qi, important welfare notices from our Head of Welfare, Linda Liu, and interesting facts and quizzes from all the Heads of Department.
The focus has now turned to making sure that our Year 12 students are fully prepared for their return and upcoming examinations that start in late May.
ASDAN Teacher Training
Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) is a world education charity and organisation that provides qualifications and accredited programmes for students and staff.
The first ASDAN China Teachers’ Forum on Quality Education in Schools was held online last week. The forum was an opportunity for several of our staff to discuss how to cultivate the learning ability and curiosity of students through an international education focus.
All Haileybury teachers received a quality education teacher training certificate from ASDAN.
Yanni Galanis
International Principal, Haileybury International School, Tianjin
City - Issue 07
Campus News
Mothers and Significant Women Celebrate
We love celebrating the important role that mums and significant women play in the lives of our children and young people. The myHaileybury app has all the dates of events we are hosting in early May. Bookings are essential, so please jump on the app and sign up.
Outdoor Education
This term, students in Years 4, 5, 7 and 8 have headed out to various parts of Victoria for a variety of outdoor education experiences. We have been delighted to see so many students attend camps in Term 1, despite the COVID challenges that we continue to navigate.
Encouraging our young people to step outside their comfort zone is challenging and rewarding. I am sure our families have enjoyed the camp stories that are told and retold—the Giant Swing becomes higher, the waves get bigger, the hikes become longer and the lights out chats grow later!
I would also like to express my gratitude to all the Haileybury City staff who are the students’ cheerleaders through the good times and their champions through the tough times.
Happy Holidays!
I hope our families are having a very happy, restful and refreshing holiday break. So much has been achieved in Term 1. We focused on the academic, social, emotional and physical growth of every student and are delighted to have finished so well and to have remained outward looking and future focused.
I thank our community of staff, students and parents for your support of our social justice initiatives for the Good Friday Appeal. Our Easter Egg hampers raised over $4,000, which is a wonderful result for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Early Learning Centre
ELC Philosophy Review
Our Philosophy Statement is an important document in the ELC, as it contains information on the ELC’s program and practice, our values and what we see as important aspects of our Early Years Program.
A review of the Philosophy Statement is undertaken to ensure it remains current and reflects our ELC environment and all Educators have been invited to contribute. We have also spoken with children to ensure that their voice, and what is important to them, is captured within the document and subsequently reflected in our ELC.
The combined voice of Educators, children and families ensures a strong collaborative partnership in the education and care of each child. We invite our families to be part of this important review process via the suggestions section in the ELC foyer.
Respectful Relationships Begin in the ELC
Following discussions about our Philosophy Statement, ELC children have explored and thought deeply about the value of ‘respect’—a concept that is explicitly taught and intentionally modelled within the ELC.
Our Social Thinking Curriculum teaches respect for self and others, and our inclusion of Indigenous perspectives promotes respect for our lands, oceans and waterways. The foundations for respectful relationships begin in the ELC as we teach children to verbalise their feelings, to engage thoughtfully with peers, and to understand the concept of ‘personal bubbles’.
The Reception children have articulated beautifully what ‘respect’ means to them and this is displayed through their interactions in the Reception room. Some of their thoughts are shared here:
Aurora: “Sharing toys, being kind and we talk nicely...and ask if they would like a cuddle.” Mia: “Sharing toys and caring for friends.” Daniel: “Reading books together.” Sebastian: “Use gentle hands when we play outside.” Amber: “Play with our friends together gently.” Ariana: “Be gentle, when they are in the blue zone, help them to get to the green zone.” Alice: “Be kind.” Ishka: “We take turns when we are playing together.”
Junior School
Lights, Camera, Action
For the last few weeks of Term 1, our Junior School students have lived out our 2022 goal of being outward looking and future focused. At assembly, we lit up our students’ thinking by sharing information about the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Not only did our students learn about how the Royal Children’s Hospital uses the Appeal money, they learned about who might benefit from fundraising. This helped our students open up their lenses to others and show empathy. Lastly, many of our students took action by asking their parents to buy raffle tickets for a giant easter egg collection.
In addition to this, the tantalising ‘How many eggs in the jar?’ competition was very popular. Many students used their mathematical estimation skills to inform their guess. This is just one of many ways in which our Junior School students are learning how to be outward looking and future focused this year.
Respectful Relationships
We also continue to focus on our Respectful Relationships pillars in the Junior School. At our end of term assembly, two of our Year 4 Leaders, Will Roberts and Leela Rane, spoke about how our students have displayed each pillar this term.
From Prep students sharing how they have shown kindness, to our Year 4 children displaying how they have shown honesty in the classroom and on camp, these activities were a fantastic summary of our Junior School efforts. We are proud of our students and all they have achieved in Term 1.
Middle School
End of Term Congratulations
Congratulations to all our Middle School students for the way they ended the term. There were many memorable moments over the past 11 weeks, including Years 7 and 8 Outdoor Education Camp, Arts Week excursions, school tours and International Women’s Day celebrations to name a few.
We would like to congratulate the Middle School students for their positive attitudes and willingness to try new things this term. We have seen the Haileybury values of respect, honesty, trust, empathy and kindness lived each day in the Girls and Boys Middle Schools.
Mothers Day Celebration
We invite mothers and significant women to join their child or children in an afternoon of ‘crafting’ and a delicious high tea on Thursday, 6 May, from 4.00 – 5.00 pm. This will be a fun afternoon for all our Middle and Senior School students and their families. Junior School siblings are also welcome.
Bookings are essential and can be made via the myHaileybury app.
Caroline Merrick
Head of City
Haileybury Parents & Friends City (HPF City)
Upcoming Events
As we turn our focus to Term 2, the HPF City Cocktail Party is fast approaching. If you haven’t already booked, block out your diary for Friday, 27 May, from 6.30 – 9.30 pm. With a resident DJ, a magenta cocktail and balloon pop, plus silent and live auctions, it promises to be a jam-packed evening of entertainment.
The HPF City are seeking donations for the Cocktail Party, no matter how big or small. Further information is available via the myHaileybury app.
An open invitation is extended to all our parents and carers to join the upcoming HP&F Community Meeting via Zoom on Monday, 2 May, at 7.30 pm. These meetings are an opportunity to contribute to our school community, to get involved in events and to hear directly from the Head of Campus and Head of Senior School.
We’d love to see you there. Please feel free to reach us at hpfcity@haileybury.edu.vic.au
if you have any questions.
Nina Brooks & Nadine Bissland
Co-Presidents, HPF City
Darwin - Issue 07
Campus News
A Term to Remember in Darwin
It is safe to say that Term 1 at Haileybury Rendall School has been unique. To begin the year, we were not even sure that schools in the Northern Territory would open on time—or at all—as the COVID-19 pandemic took a foothold in Darwin and the surrounding area. Once we committed to opening, we began to learn a new language and to live our lives with new restrictions.
We discovered that a Rapid Antigen Test was a RAT and then we learned how to use them. We learned about saliva and nasal swabs, we looked for light pink positive lines and we still relied on PCRs just to be sure. We had to find how to order hundreds of RATs at once.
Then we learned to live with masks at school and in the street. We learned about CO2 monitors, air purification and hepa-filters. We got vaccinated and then boosted. We separated desks and socially distanced from our friends and colleagues.
Along the way, many members of our community have caught the COVID virus or ‘tested positive’. Then we learned about isolation, close contacts, mutually agreed return to work and QR codes. We discovered that half our family could test positive and the other half could stay negative and go to school. But never go to school with symptoms!
Thankfully, not too many members of our community have reported being very sick for too long. To those who have been unwell, we have wished them all the best and supported them back to HRS.
While all this was happening, our School has forged ahead. Our enrolments have grown to around 880 students, including around 90 boarders. We have welcomed some great new teachers and non-teaching staff. We have opened Building 8 and our new Boarding House will be open at the start of Term 2. We have introduced Learning Behaviours and Continuous Reporting over SEQTA. We held all our Parent–Teacher Interviews over Zoom.
Importantly, for our students, we still managed a great range of events and extra-curricular activities while following the COVID-safe guidelines. Many rehearsals for our school production of Beauty and the Beast have occurred and we can’t wait to see this show in mid-June at the Darwin Entertainment Centre.
Sport has returned, where possible, with some inter-school events and several teams representing HRS in the Darwin Basketball Association. Earlier this week, it was great to see our Clontarf boys take on Melbourne’s Scotch College in a game of AFL. Junior School after-school swimming, dance, art and basketball clubs have also been able to occur. The Year 7 Connection Day was another highlight in a complicated term.
What we all miss is coming together in person as a community. Parents have not been allowed to attend events on site and we postponed our Annual Parent and Staff Cocktail Party, but it will happen…sometime this year!
Finally, thank you to everyone for working with us across this most unusual term. Again, our community has proven itself to be agile, flexible and resilient. Let’s hope things open up again soon.
Andrew McGregor
Principal, Haileybury Rendall School
Edrington Issue 07
Campus News
The Edrington Family Picnic was a wonderful event for students and families in the ELC, Junior School and Middle School. Hundreds of people attended and enjoyed the live band, rides, rock climbing, giant slide, food truck, face painting and animal farm.
Even with all of these fantastic activities, what was most enjoyable was being able to come together as a community and spend time with each other again. Many thanks to HPFE for their assistance with this event. It’s very much appreciated.
Recently, our Reception parents were invited for Morning Tea in the Junior School Quad. Many parents attended and enjoyed having the opportunity to catch up in a social setting.
On the last Wednesday of term, each class opened their doors to our ELC parents who were invited into the classroom to spend the last part of the school day together. This is the first time this year that our parents have been able to come into the classroom, see their child’s class in action and look at their children’s work displayed in their rooms.
Junior School
Easter Bonnet Parade
The Easter Bonnet Parade is an absolute favourite event at Edrington! Our children create and wear the most fabulous hats. A huge thank you to all the parents who assist in these beautiful creations.
It has been wonderful to be on site for the whole term and to see our students across ELC and the Junior School blossom in the classroom and with their friendships. We wish you all a wonderful Easter and holiday break!
At the end
of Term 1, the Year 7 and 8 boys and girls ventured on their respective camps.
The mild weather makes this a great time of year for camps and it is also an
opportunity to develop new friendships through shared experiences and
challenges. The camping program is a valuable experience for all students who challenge
themselves to step outside their comfort zones and try something new with the
support of teachers and peers.
Year 7 Camp
The Year 7 Camp
saw students spend four nights between Camp Jungai and the Cathedral Ranges. In
Camp Jungai, students slept in cabin accommodation for two nights and undertook
activities that fostered the kind of teamwork and problem-solving skills that
students will use for the rest of the year.
Year 8 Camp
Year
8 students took part in bush walking, cycling and problem-solving activities at
Eildon Lake and in the surrounding bushland. They spent each night in tents and
moved campsites daily.
Jeanette Rawlings
Head of Edrington (Berwick)
Haileybury Parents & Friends Edrington (HPFE)
What an amazing few weeks! The Family Picnic was so much fun and thankfully the weather held out for us all. Tom from Mobile Ice-Creams very generously donated $180 back to the HPFE from the event. We also had Bimali with us from Mali’s Magical face painting—her son, Dhee, graduated from Haileybury Edrington in 2020. She loved being back on campus to have fun with us all. I’m desperate for a pet Goose after feeding the one in the Myuna Animal Farm—he was so sweet!
The Pre-Senior boys received their table tennis table last week. Dale Goodman will wave his magic wand and have it ready to go when we return from our Easter break.
Tracy has put her gift shopping expertise into action and has some wonderful gifts ready for our Mothers Day stalls! There is something for every mum and special friend!
The ELC stall will be held on Tuesday, 3 May, in the ELC foyer
The JS and MS stall will be held on Thursday, 5 May, in the JT Hall.
If you are available to help with stall sales on those days, please let us know.
Our next HPFE meeting is on Tuesday, 10 May, in the Pavilion at 9.00 am.
We are eagerly looking forward to the start of Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April. Students may wear their summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of term. From Monday, 9 May, full winter uniform must be worn, including the blazer for Junior School.
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Parent-Teacher Interviews are an excellent opportunity to discuss the progress of students academically, socially and emotionally.
Newlands Parent–Teacher interviews for ELC to Year 8 students will be held on Monday, 9 May, and Wednesday, 11 May, from 5.00 – 8.30 pm. All interviews will take place over Zoom.
Bookings will open on Monday, 2 May, and can be accessed via myPortal on the myHaileybury app. After booking your interviews, you will be provided with a separate Zoom link for each of the teachers you are meeting.
Early Learning Centre
Mothers Day Celebrations
Mothers Day celebrations are a tradition within the ELC and are a highlight of the ELC calendar each year. This year the children would like to extend an invitation to their mums and special visitors to attend a classroom pampering session with their child in the week prior to Mothers Day.
On Wednesday, 4 May, Reception N and S, and Pre-Prep K mums and special visitors, are invited to come to the ELC between 2.15 – 3.15 pm for a session of fun and relaxation with your child.
On Thursday, 5 May, Reception W mums and special visitors are invited to visit the ELC between 2.15 – 3.15 pm.
ELC Choir
The Pre-Prep children come together once a week with Julia Goodall, specialist music teacher, for a session of choir singing. The session is truly uplifting as the children enthusiastically harmonise their voices while singing traditional and well-known children’s songs.
The children have performed at a Pop-Up Choir for ELC parents during Arts Week, they have sung to Vice Principal Scott Doran and Head of Newlands, Jane Gibbs, and they will join the Junior School Choir for a shared singing experience under the musical direction of Julia Goodall and Rowena McDowell.
Junior School
End of Term Assembly Prep Performance
For the first time, the Prep cohort were part of an assembly at Aikman Hall which included a performance of some of the choir songs they have been avidly practicing this term. It was so lovely to see all the families join us for this special assembly to celebrate another successful term.
Walk This Way
During the last week of term, Junior School and Middle School students embraced our Annual Walkathon, walking and running laps around Fisher Oval to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal. It was wonderful to see students enjoying the event and family members joining in. Everyone certainly enjoyed their Zooper Doopers at the end of the event, thanks to the HPFK.
Years 1, 2 and 4 are looking forward to swimming sessions early next term. Lessons will begin in Week 2 on Monday, 2 May, and run for two weeks.
Swimming lessons are extremely beneficial for children over the age of five as it enhances their knowledge of safety around water and furthers their stroke development and aquatic skills. Lessons also offer children the opportunity to gain confidence, provide another avenue of exercise, and promote health, wellbeing and social and personal skills.
Children develop at different rates and the swimming lessons will provide all Years 1, 2 and 4 students with the opportunity to learn to swim at their own level and with students of similar ability.
Preps and Year 3 students will take part in swimming lessons in Term 4.
Mothers Day Afternoon
Join us for an afternoon of fun activities with light refreshments. More details below:
The Biggest Playdate is a fundraising carnival that raises money for the Children’s Cancer Centre at Monash Children’s Hospital. Haileybury was proudly represented at the event by Year 8 Captains and Haileybury Pipes & Drums. The Year 8 Captains ran a lolly jar guessing game and demonstrated great leadership, organisation and collaboration. The activity raised $200.
Thanks and well done to Raena Umezu
and Brody Lamb (School Captains), Deanna Maglaras (Sustainability Captain), Riley Zhao (Drama Captain), James Yab (Art Captain), Chelsea Armstrong (Kemp Captain), Chad Bryant (Kemp Vice Captain) and Adhithyan Rajiv (Shum Captain) for their effort and enthusiasm.
Middle School Mothers Day Celebration
Tickets to this wonderful celebration are on sale now, get your tickets below:
A huge thank you to the Newlands community for generously supporting the Easter Egg Raffle and for raising a little over $3,700. Congratulations to all the Easter basket winners and thank you to all the amazing volunteers who helped make this event possible.
Save the Luncheon Date
The HPFK Luncheon will be held on Friday, 27 May, and will support Feel the Magic, an Australian charity that provides early intervention grief education programs for kids experiencing pain and isolation due to the death of a parent, guardian or sibling. Please put this date in your diary.
HPFK Uniform Shop
We have plenty of stock of winter uniform to help you prepare for Term 2. The HPFK Uniform Shop opening hours during the school holidays and in Week 1 of Term 2 are:
Friday, 22 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
Friday, 29 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
Saturday, 30 April, from 9.00 am – 12.00 noon
Haileybury HPFK Facebook Page
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
On Friday, 8 April, the Year 12 Haileybury College Formal took place at Sofitel on Collins. The night saw in excess of 500 students gathered for one of the key celebrations of their final year and a great time was had by all. We could not be prouder of the way in which our students conducted themselves and of the positive and inclusive way in which they embraced spending social time together. It truly was a night of nights!
Student Representative Council
A range of students in Years 9, 10 and 11 were recently announced as members of the 2022 Student Representative Council (SRC). While there are too many names to mention within this short newsletter, I would like to heartily congratulate those who put themselves forward for leadership positions and were elected by their peers.
Haileybury offers many opportunities for leadership and supports students in leadership positions to work together to make the School a wonderful place to be.
Youth Leadership Conference
On Tuesday, 1 March, the Year 11 and 10 House SRCs and other leaders from schools across the state had the amazing opportunity to attend the Australia-wide State Youth Leadership Conference. The event is designed to inspire, strengthen and empower us—the young leaders of today and tomorrow.
In this action-packed, one-day event we learned about the empowered, positive approaches to leadership, creative ways to develop teamwork, communication and coaching skills and how to overcome challenges throughout our leadership journeys. We were able to hear from many inspirational speakers who shared their experiences surrounding leadership and their own journeys to success.
One particularly intriguing story came from strategist and CEO, Holly Ransom, as she shared her impressive experiences such as when she interviewed the Obamas and had some interesting meetings with Australian senators. While her presentation was humorous and engaging, she led with an overarching message—step outside your comfort zone and into your courage zone.
Holly’s mission was to show that good leaders must step outside the box to successfully lead their team and achieve their goals. Everyone who attended the conference took away a lot from the day, whether it be Holly’s life lessons or meeting like-minded leaders from schools around the state.
The event placed a great emphasis on the immense importance for young people to take a stand and initiate change in this world. On behalf of Haileybury, we would like to greatly thank Youth Leadership Academy Australia for equipping us with the skills and confidence to become the young change-makers in our school communities and the broader society.
Subject Selection Time
In Term 2, the subject selection process will begin for students in Years 9, 10 and 11.
Our upcoming Year 10 (2023) Information Evening for all Pre-Senior parents and students will be held on Tuesday, 3 May, and will be livestreamed. This session will also be recorded and available via myHaileybury.
The Subject Expo will be held on Tuesday, 17 May, and details for the event will follow. Parents and students will have access to material to help them make good subject choices and it may also be helpful to visit VTAC (the centralised admissions centre for most undergraduate university and TAFE courses), and the VCAA that sets guidelines for what students from Prep to Year 12 learn in Victorian schools.
Please remember that you can always make an appointment with one of our Careers Advisors to discuss these matters. Your child’s Head of House or relevant Head of Pre-Senior can help you make these appointments.
Edrington Easter Sale
Armed with bags of Easter eggs and many delicious treats, Edrington held their annual Easter Egg Stall on Monday, 28 and Tuesday, 29 March. The baked goods and chocolate proved to be a hit with Edrington raising over $1,000 for their charity, One Girl.
Bond University Mooting Competition
During May, Haileybury will be competing in the Bond University Mooting Competition. This high school competition is the oldest in Australia, with over 100 schools across the country participating. This year, Dhimanya Dissanayake (Year 11), Rahul Deepak Kumar (Year 11) and Chiara Sgroi (Year 11) will represent Haileybury.
Mooting is a simulated court proceeding where student teams are presented with a fictional legal problem and they must formulate legal arguments and apply the law to their client’s case. They then present their submissions before real judges, barristers and members of the legal profession. This year, Haileybury will be making submissions on behalf of the defendant in a civil proceeding.
The preliminary rounds will be conducted via video-conference and this emulates the current landscape in which courts have had to advocate virtually. The Grand Final will be held at Bond University in Queensland. Haileybury has a proud mooting history and were finalists during the last competition. We wish the students the best of luck with the preliminary rounds.
Touring the Yakult Factory
Business Management Units 3 and 4 students visited the Yakult factory to practically apply their classroom theory to a real business. Students saw how an automated production line works in real time, how computer aided manufacturing makes 33,000 bottles per hour and why quality control is so important to a product. They also learned how a business applies Corporate Social Responsibility to many aspects of manufacturing.
Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Congratulations to Braya Jade Hanssen (Year 9) on receiving her Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.
Term 2 Uniform Reminder
Please remember that students wear winter uniform in Term 2, however, we will have two weeks at the beginning of the term when students may continue to wear summer uniform.
Pam Chamberlain
Senior Vice Principal and Head of Haileybury Senior Schools
Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough (HPFK)
Haileybury HPFK Facebook Page
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical opens on Wednesday, 4 May, with more than 70 students taking to the stage to bring this award-winning production to life. There will be four performances, including a Saturday matinee, each bursting with colour, fun and magic.
Haileybury has so many dedicated, passionate and skilled creative artists that we have even been able to cast the show twice! The show is performed by a core ensemble supported by two alternating leading casts. The production boasts an impressive professional band and beautiful design, too.
During the final two weeks of term, Middle School instrumental students travelled to picturesque Mount Evelyn to take part in two large ensemble music camps.
They met at Oasis Camp early on Saturday afternoon and stayed overnight, attending rehearsals, having plenty of fun and enjoying the amazing food.
The two weekends were divided into a String Camp for the orchestra and a Band Camp for our concert band students. Almost 200 students attended with 30 Music Department staff.
Special thanks must go to Jo Heaton (Head of Bands), Myfanwy Bramble (Head of Strings) and Roslyn Rodgers (Senior Music Administrator) for the many hours of planning they put into these two events.
Aria Night Masterclass
In the last week of term, 15 of our finest Senior School vocal students attended the Aria Night masterclass in preparation for the Aria Night competition that will be held in the David Bradshaw Chapel at Keysborough next term.
During the day, students worked individually with guest professional vocalist, Sophie Viskich. Ms Viskich performs regularly with Opera Australia and the Victorian Opera and she will adjudicate the competition on Wednesday, 25 May.
After working with the competition entrants, Ms Viskich and our Head of Choral Music, Robert Latham, will select nine finalists to perform at the prestigious event. Each finalist will perform two items—an aria from an opera, oratorio or operetta and an art song from the Western European tradition, such as a lied, chanson or English art song.
Rod Marshall
Director of Performing Arts & Head of Haileybury Music
Visual Arts
Under Construction Exhibition Opens
After weeks of collaboration, curation, installation and a term’s worth of incredible VCE creative output, the end-of-term exhibition, Under Construction, opened. Record numbers of students flocked to see the art, design, media and folio work-in-progress.
Visual Arts Captains, Kayla Salter and Kendrick Goy, welcomed the enthusiastic crowd to the Keysborough gallery and explained the theme of the exhibition. Celebrating the Visual Arts students’ achievements was a wonderful way to usher in the Easter break.
Maton Guitars Factory Visit
On Thursday, 31 March, our Unit 3 VCE Product Design and Technology class had a fascinating tour of one of Australia’s truly great manufacturing success stories, the Maton Guitars factory in Box Hill.
Seeing and hearing how Maton precisely craft their beautiful musical instruments from Australian and exotic timbers gave our students a real appreciation of the entrepreneurial and guitar-making skills that Maton have relied on since Bill May began the business in his backyard in 1946. Maton remains a family-owned business and now employs over 75 people who create more than 8,000 of the world’s finest guitars each year.
Rachelle Rae
Head of Visual Arts Senior School
Pipes & Drums
Supporting Monash
Pipers and drummers from our competition bands performed at the The Biggest Playdate fundraiser at Aspendale Community Centre on Sunday, 3 April. Senior band members P/M Brodie Nash, Ruby Nuttall, Jennifer Short, Braya Jade Hanssen and Sofia Carollo put on an amazing display.
In typical Scottish fashion, Haileybury Pipes & Drums summoned the rain clouds and it looked like there was going to be a downpour. However, we were lucky and managed to squeeze in the performance before the rain came down.
The Biggest Playdate is an initiative of the Miranda Foundation and it creates awareness and raises funds for the Children’s Cancer Centre at the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Lincoln Hilton
Director, Pipes & Drums
Foundation - Issue 07
Stewart Bell Scholarship
Stewart Bell’s contribution to Haileybury over 40 years has been simply outstanding!
Since 1981, Stewart has directed more than 70 musicals, plays and tattoos and has had an enormous impact on thousands of students.
To celebrate Stewart’s profound contribution to our School, Haileybury Foundation will provide a scholarship to be known as the Stewart Bell Scholarship.
An annual contribution to this Scholarship will change a young person’s life forever and will give them the opportunity of a lifetime.
The scholarship will be provided to a student who would otherwise never have had the chance to attend Haileybury. They will have a special interest in Drama and be a strong contributor to the community in which they live.
The scholarship will commence in 2023 and will be open to applicants entering Year 7, 9 or 10 in 2023.
Social Media
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Congratulations to Chris Pfeiffer OAM (OH 1967) who has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Old Haileyburians Association (OHA) Medal.
The medal was awarded for the 14th time at the Founders Day Assembly in Aikman Hall, Keysborough and was presented by OHA President, Brad Hyde (OH 1982).
The Old Haileyburians Association Medal is awarded to an Old Haileyburian in recognition and appreciation of their exceptional achievement and their contribution to the community. The Association now has more than 18,000 members and being awarded this medal is a major achievement.
After 10 years working for Lindemans Wines, Chris and his wife Robyn purchased the Seppelt’s Distillery in Rutherglen and began Pfeiffer Wines. Over time, they have developed Pfeiffer Wines to become a winery with significant national and international distribution. The company has been a James Halliday Five Star Winery for more than a decade.
Chris represents the wine industry to government through industry groups and the wider business community. He was Chair of the Winemakers of Rutherglen for 21 years, was a Board Member of the Victorian Wine Industry Association, and was a Foundation Board Member of the Victorian Winery Tourism Council.
Chris has been recognised for his services to the wine industry on several occasions. In 2007, he received the President’s Medal for services to the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and the Victorian Wine Industry Association Distinguished Service Award. The icing on the cake was being awarded an OAM for services to the wine industry in 2012.
Congratulations again, Chris.
Class of 1982 Enter the ’40 Years On’ Club
The Class of 1982 was formally inducted into the ’40 Years On’ Club at the Founders Day Assembly where they were honoured on stage in front of current Senior School students.
Celebrations for this milestone began a few weeks earlier with the Old Haileyburians Association hosting a terrific evening at The Deck Restaurant in Brighton. The drinks and stories were plentiful and a wonderful night was had by all.
Russell Davidson
Director of Development & Alumni Relations
Sport Report - Issue 07
Heads of the River
The Heads of the River Regatta was recently conducted in Nagambie. The event is the culmination of hours of training over the course of the year by our rowers and, under the guidance of Alasdair Aikman (Head of Rowing), they performed outstandingly well. Many crews achieved season Personal Bests but, most of all, they simply enjoyed the sport of rowing.
We thank the Magenta Club Parents Group for all their support this season and the Haileybury Rowing Team:
Alasdair Aikman, Head of Rowing (B&G)
David Alexander, Boatman
Madeleine Matheson, Girls Coordinator
Clare Gilheany, Boys Coordinator
Lisa Fraumano-Braddy, Student Welfare Coordinator
Charlotte Brady, Teacher in Charge
Belinda Malone, Rowing Administrator
State Touch Rugby Champions
On Tuesday, 29 March, Haileybury teams took part in the State Touch Rugby Championships. The boys’ and girls’ teams performed very well against some strong competition and all teams qualified for the finals, before succumbing to stronger opposition. All students represented Haileybury with pride and had lots of fun.
Winter Sport
Winter Sport training has commenced and will return in earnest during the first week back in Term 2. Please be prepared for the sport change over and allow enough time to purchase winter uniforms.
Swimming and Diving
Well done to all APS Swimming and Diving competitors whose determination and hard work throughout the season saw them finish 4th overall—a wonderful effort.
All girls swam amazingly well. Some exceptional performances included Alana McDuff (Year 8) who finished first in the Under 14 50 Metre Butterfly, Freestyle and Backstroke events. Anya Dong (Year 7) came first in her Under 13 Backstroke event. Injury saw Octavia Mahoney (Year 6) wearing a moon boot until a few weeks ago but she won her Under 13 50 Metre Freestyle event.
The girls in the Under 13 Relay also came out with a first place and congratulations to Yolande Wu, Imogen Murphy, Octavia Mahoney
and Zara Evans who are all in Year 6.
The divers once again proved to be a developing squad with outstanding performances across the board. These included:
Makenzie Edwards (Year 7) Second place in the Under 14A division
Olivia Dunbar (Year 7) Winner of the Under 14B division
Ashlee Arendse (Year 11) Winner of Open A division
Luis Garnaut (Year 9) Second place in the Under 15A division
Anthony Simonelli (Year 10) Second place in the Under 16B division
Liam Davies (Year 10) Second place in the Under 17A division
Brodie Lawrence (Year 10) Third place in the Under 17B division
Blake Connors (Year 11) Third place in Open A division
Congratulations to all swimmers and divers who demonstrated a wonderful inclusive and supportive culture with everyone being supportive and caring towards each other.
APS Representative Matches
The APS Representative matches will be played this week with teams comprised of the best players in their chosen sports. Teams will play against a representative team from the AGSV. Congratulations to the following students who were selected for their chosen sports:
Ryan Nguyen (Year 11), Daniel Noura (Year 9), Izac Ooi (Year 11), Lisha Dhulipalla (Year 11), Olivia Moir (Year 11), Amelia Zylberman (Year 10), Alana Brook (Year 11), Chanel Bryant (Year 11), Indi Marostica (Year 11), Bianca Anderson (Year 11), Gemma Constable (Year 10), Edie Piastri (Year 11), Ella Kirkwood-Scott (Year 12), Poppy Murdoch
(Year 11), Ruby Murdoch (Year 11), and Christina Roberts (Year 11).
Australian Hockey Squad Selection
Haileybury Girls Sport Captain, Josie Lawton (Year 12) has been selected in the U21 Women’s Australian Hockey Squad—the Jillaroos. Josie will represent Australia at the Junior Hockey World Cup later in the year. We wish her all the very best.
Sean Allcock
Director of Haileybury Sport
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