GREAT ATTITUDESAs we launch into the new school year there is clear evidence right across the School of positive, constructive attitudes. Such attitudes will provide everyone within the School with the opportunity of being their best.

At the Prize Giving Assembly held to honour the high achievers of the Class of 2018, there was a large number of students presented with certificates who were people who brought positive, constructive mindsets to their work and, as a result, achieved some amazing outcomes.

There was one student who was presented with an award who, based on all of our testing was a Stanine 5 student (students can be Stanine 1 up to Stanine 9 – the highest level). This student achieved an ATAR of over 97 which is an amazing result in anyone’s language. That student made a conscious decision that they were going to achieve as highly as they possibly could and, wow, did they ever do that! This is an inspiring story but it is only one of many that are evident in the School in so many different areas of our operation.

In sport, in music, drama and dance, in art, in our Café Program, in chess, in Learning Journeys – in all the areas of our School operation we see so many examples of students achieving more highly than they expected and one of the key reasons for this is their positive, constructive attitude.

It is worth reflecting on this topic because it is so easy to blame someone else for lower than expected performance. When we step up and accept that, at the end of the day, only we can change things, only we can make a difference, only we can be the person we want to be, only we can achieve what we want to achieve, we actually start to realise our potential.

And so, as we head into the school year let us all commit to having the right attitude, for accepting responsibility for our performance and for being the best self we want to be.

So many of our students do this on a daily basis – imagine if all of our students do this every single day!

PARENT WELCOME FUNCTION / PARENT VISITS TO SHOREHAM/

SUPPORTING SPORT / ATTENDING INFORMATION EVENINGS

Thanks to the large number of parents who attended last Friday’s Parent Welcome Function. It was great to see so many people gathering together and enjoying each other’s company.

Thanks also to parents who have been able to attend their child’s Year 7 Shoreham camp on the visitors’ night.

Thanks to those parents who have supported their children at sport. It really does make a huge difference if you can attend sport and encourage your child and their teammates.

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Well done also to those parents who have attended Parent Information Evenings this last week. As staff, we really appreciate you coming along and being more informed about the year ahead.

Already the School is a busy, highly constructive place. Thanks to our wonderful staff and students for all they are bringing to the School each and every day. Let’s all work to maintain and further improve our attitudes each and every day.

Best wishes to all.

Mal CaterPrincipal

2018 HIGH ACHIEVING AWARD RECIPIENTS We congratulate:

Alexandra Siedle - Tonkin Prize for English

Wencong Wu - Ekanayake Prize for Mathematics & Beruldsen Prize for Physics

Luqi Huang - Beruldsen Prize for Physics

Jayde Maluga - Dunk Family Prize for LOTE

Alison Ahern -Toovey Family Award for Resilience

Mia McCulloch - Toovey Family Award for Resilience

ATAR RESULTS Alexandra Siedle (DUX), Wencong Wu (DUX), Luqi Huang, Weiyu Li, Trenton Johnson, Hanbin Zhou, Jes-sica Ewart-McTigue, Georgia Rowan, Charlotte Fryer, Callum Matthew, Peter Cotsopoulos, Lachlan Howe, Megan Siedle, Tyler Milburn, Alexander Aridas, Sasha Widelski, James Bouwmeester, Luke Shi, Reisha Thaker, Jiyeon Lee, Zhousihan Yuan, Conor Murray, Isabella Svojtka, Jiaxin Wei, Nina Alston, Hanlin Wang, Zhiyuan Li, Anna Lofthouse, Holly Adams, Xuhong Yan, Jingqi Zhou, Matthew Doyle, Stephanie Kelly, Ziyin Pu, Sophie Boyle, Jamie-Lee Munn, Max Bull, Brandon Demura, Imogen Schwarz, Wenjie Qiu, Zixin Chen, Cayla Le Gear, Mia McCulloch, Cara Scott, Jack McGindle, Marcus Etheridge, Daisy Causer, Katherine Tsihlakis, Harry Kingston, Haoran Wang, Peter Varsamis Bridie Rann, Isabella Parker, Sarah Green, Nicholas Archibald, Jeremy Davie, Chloe Stone, Quayd Duffin, Ruby Athanas, Braden Watts, Sean Enright, Olivia Pukallus, Peronel Taylor.

INDIVIDUAL SCORESZachary Angus, Mekhala Bera,Luqi Huang, Trenton Johnson,Harry Kingston, Holly Adams, Alison Ahern, Nina Alston, Nicholas Archibald, Alexander Aridas, Ruby Athanas, Elly Blasse, Matthew Borys, Tiadora Botakis, James Bouwmeester, Sophie Boyle, Madelyn Brooks, Max Bull, Lucy Burgess, James Campbell, Zixin Chen, Lai Shun Cheong, Peter Cotsopoulos, Jeremy Davie, Brandon Demura, Kate Derham, Matthew Doyle, Quayd Duffin, Timothy Edwards, Sean Enright, Marcus Etheridge, Jessica Ewart-McTigue, Charlotte Fryer, Grace Goodman,Jasper Gordon, Ethan Gough, Sarah Green, Owen Griffiths, Geordie Hore, Lily Horne, Harrison Houlahan, Isabella Houlahan, Lachlan Howe, Stephanie Kelly, Cayla Le Gear, Jiyeon Lee, Belle Leonard, Weiyu Li, Zhiyuan Li, Anna Lofthouse, Callum Matthew, Mia McCulloch,-

Jack McGindle, Tyler Milburn, Nicole Moore, Gemma Mottram, Jamie-Lee Munn, Conor Murray, Lachlan Newman, Isabella Parker, Ziyin Pu, Olivia Pukallus, Wenjie Qiu, Bridie Rann,Georgia Rowan, Arabella Scanlon, Imogen Schwarz, Cara Scott, Luke Shi, Alexandra Siedle, Megan Siedle, Benjamin Stone, Kiaan Storti, Isabella Svojtka, Emile Tait, Peronel Taylor, Reisha Thaker, Katherine Tsihlakis, Peter Var-samis, Briana Vassiliadis, Isabelle Verrills, Hanlin Wang, Jiaxin Wei, Sasha Widelski, Wencong Wu, Shihuan Xu, Zhousihan Yuan, Shihan Zeng, Hanbin Zhou, Jingqi Zhou, Lucas Armstrong, Jefferson Bauer, Torey Bernamoff, Charlotte Bratuskins, Grace Bunting, Michael Byrne, Daniel Carruthers, Steven Chandler, Oscar Clarke, Joshua Cooley, Matthew Corcoran, Cian Curley, Isabella Daddo, Hugo Gill, Lachlan Hiscock, Jonah Howell, Ellinor Humphreys, Alana Jones, Declan Latchford, Benjamin Leembruggen, Jiaqi Liu, Jayde Maluga, Dekota Mark, Jeremy Miao, Lachlan Milburn, Amelia Morris, Charlie Officer, Elyssa Osianlis, Helena Papasimeon, Erin Porter, Alexandra Richards, Eleanor Roberts, Jessie Rosaia, Emma Scherger, Julius Schulze, Matthew Scott, Al-exandra Sheppard, Carl Simondson, Jakob Sloan, Tarn Smith, Tessa Styles, Nicholas Thiele, Ruby Timms, Jacob Tinker, Max Tulloch, Jesse Turner, Mia Watkins, Jack Williams, Bridie Wilson, Edward Yang.

IT’S TIME TO RETURN YOUR CADET KIT - NOWOur Cadet Unit is currently running very low on uniforms and webbing. If you have recently left the Unit, please return your kit to QM Deborah Heath in the Creativity Centre or to Main Re-ception on Monday or Tuesday. All gear remains the property of the School. Enquiries to: deborahh@mentonegrammar.netThank you in advance for your prompt attention.MGACU