Contents
Headmaster
Year 12 Examinations OCGA 60 Year Lunch Reunion Twilight Concerto Concert University of Melbourne Kwong Lee Dow Scholars Year 8 Kangaroobie Camp CGS Pre-Loved Book Sale 2018 Lyrebird Youth Awards Nominations 2018 Music Theatre Guild of Victoria - Nominations
Middle School
Farewell to Year 8 and Church Service House Competition End of Year Arrangements
Junior School
Junior School End Of Year Music Performances Lower Primary School Athletics Final Day Dismissal Dates Ahead
Sport
Dates Ahead
Music Careers Calendar Support Groups Links to Flyers
Camberwell Grammar School 55 Mont Albert Road Canterbury Victoria 3126 T +61 3 9835 1777 registrar@cgs.vic.edu.au www.cgs.vic.edu.au
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Edition 35, 23 November 2018
From the Headmaster Year 12 Examinations Our Year 12 students have all now completed their examinations, and we wish them all the very best as we eagerly await their results on Friday 14 December 2018. We have heard that there were no major surprises on any of the examinations, and the teachers were most impressed by the work ethic the boys displayed in the weeks leading up to the examinations, so we remain cautiously optimistic!. Our Careers Counsellor, Mrs Lynette Reiger and other Senior Staff will be at School on Monday 17 December and Tuesday 18 December to offer assistance and counselling to students, should they wish, and to assist with any changes of preferences for University or other courses. Appointments can be made with Ms Jan Sangster on 9835 1777.
OCGA 60 Year Lunch Reunion On Wednesday 21 November we hosted a lunch in the Camberwell Room for Old Camberwell Grammarians who graduated at least 60 years ago. Over 50 people were in attendance, and it was tremendous to meet so many of our most senior community members once more. It was a lovely day for our Old Boys as they caught up with old friends and reminisced about their days at school. I am grateful for the initiative of the OCGA and for the work of Mr Ryan Whitehead and his Development Office team for their work in preparing this event.
Twilight Concerto Concert A very appreciative audience were delighted by a wonderful concert of Jazz and French classical music at our Twilight Concert last night in the Performing Arts Centre. Organised and led by Mr Chris Day, our Head of Brass, and Mr Robert Wakely, our Head of Strings, staff and students performed a wonderful concert, featuring some of our Year 12 students for the last time and climaxing with excerpts from Bizet’s second L’Arésienne suite. Thank you to all the staff for their inspiration and teaching; they are clearly promoting a love of music in our students.
University of Melbourne Kwong Lee Dow Scholars We were delighted to learn that two of our Year 10 students, Rhys Campbell and Matthew Wu were successful in being awarded a Kwong Lee Dow Scholarship from the University of Melbourne which is an academic enrichment program designed to support high-achieving Victorian secondary school students. While still at School, the program offers opportunities for participation in workshops and seminars, and students will be able to interact with the University and with other Kwong Lee Dow Scholars.
Year 8 Kangaroobie Camp All Year 8 students will be spending next week at Kangaroobie near Port Campbell. The focus of the camp will be on the students’ transition from the Middle School to the Senior School, and current Form Room teachers and Senior Heads of House will be at the camp in order to assist with this transition. A number of next Year’s Senior Student Leaders will also be at the camp to help with the activities. All of these experiences enable each boy to discover more about himself and his fellow classmates. I look forward to seeing the boys in action when Mr Rob French and I visit the camp on Wednesday. I am grateful to the teachers who give up time with their families to be with the students, and particularly to Ms Kirsty McDougall who has coordinated the program.
CGS Pre-Loved Book Sale We now have a process available to significantly streamline the process for sellers offering books for the Book Exchange. Please log onto the Parent Portal, and under the To Do List on the right-hand side of the screen choose List Books for Sale. Select your books, and you will be presented with a confirmation slip. Please bring your books and the confirmation slip to the Friends of Library Volunteers at any of the times listed below: Wednesday 28 November from 8.00am to 12.00 noon
M35 (inside the Library)
Tuesday 4 December from 8.00am to 4.00pm
M30 – 33