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asApril 2012
Welcome Back to Term 2, 2012!
Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia 2012
International Women'sʼ Day Breakfast Parliament House
@On Wednesday 7th March, Mrs. Robson-Garth, Ms. Salinger and eight year 12 students, Georgia O’Grady, Eden Hand, Rosemary Bliss, Grace Ramsden, Katherine Lo Presti, Kimberly Nguyen, Charlotte McInnes and I, Anna Vassiliadis, attended the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia 2012 International Women’s Day Breakfast at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House.
Our host for the breakfast was The Honorary Andrea Coote MLC and the guest speaker was Miss Vikki Koumis, Managing Director of Aussie Carriers Pty Ltd. Vikki graduated from Melbourne Girls Grammar in 1995 and was School Captain. With an Economics degree from Monash University, she was one of the first students to undertake the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania, Bachelor of Business (Maritime Management) Degree in 1999.
Vikki gained international recognition as a leading shipping entrepreneur breaking the gender barriers in a traditionally male dominated business.
It was a great morning, in the beautifully iconic Parliament House of Victoria, and fantastic opportunity to share some time with other student leaders from a wide range of girl’s schools. We were very impressed by Vickki’s story, full of challenges and successes. On behalf of all student leaders that attended this event, we would like to say a huge thank-you to Mrs Robson-Garth and Mrs Salinger for this wonderful experience.
Oklahoma!For the 2012 Siena/Whitefriars production, we are performing 'Oklahoma', and so far, everything is going wonderfully! Every Monday and Tuesday the cast members and the orchestra gather with the directors, choreographers, musical directors and some of the teachers from both schools to rehearse. We have been rehearsing since Term 4, 2011, and the progress we have made since the first rehearsal is outstanding.
With less than two weeks until the curtain goes up on opening night, everybody who is involved is extremely nervous, but can't wait to show all their family and friends what they have been working so passionately on for the past two terms.
Tickets are already on sale via the Whitehorse Centre theatre website (www.whitehorsecentre.com.au/May-Listing.html) for the four performances on the 3rd, 4th and 5th (evening and matinée shows) of May.
Hope to see you all there!
Maddie Psaila, Year 12
CASSIA GIRLS!Be on the look out for Fiesta details
coming up!! We want as many people involved as possible :) thanks!
Charlotte Borg, Cassia House Captain
reflection on my last swimming carnival everKatherine Lo PrestiFriday March 16th saw the Siena College community rock up to Boroondara Sports Complex for an exciting event – the annual inter-‐house swimming carnival! I can vouch for the year 12s as being some of the most excited people there as we celebrated in style – our last swimming carnival. The weather threatened to ruin our plans but luckily heavy rain held off for most of the day.
The year 12s dressed up in our various animal costumes for our Noah’s Ark theme. There were some amazing costumes on the day and nothing was funnier than watching some of the year 12s attempting swimming in such outfits!
Being my last year – I attempted to swim in the 50m pool. I didn’t come first but I actually made the distance!! This was a fair effort as swimming certainly is not my forte! What made my day even more enjoyable was entering in the Iron Woman event. This was a challenge but I actually was able to run and swim most of the event. I mustered up some house points for Dianella whilst having enormous amounts of fun.
Despite how tired I felt by the end of the day, I can happily conclude the 2012 swimming carnival to be one of the most memorable events of my year 12 so far!
athletics carnival2012
House Aths earlier this term was a huge success with almost every lane and field event filled by a Siena girl from each house.
Whether it was sprin=ng, jumping, hopping or throwing, every girl put their best efforts into their events to earn points for their house. For the first =me there was a novelty category dedicated solely to the year 12’s including egg and spoon races, piggy back races, wheel barrow races and loads more.
Most of the year 12 girls got involved in this fun event and were rewarded with an easter egg for their efforts! Luckily the rain held off for the long awaited year 12 closing ceremony which was an entertaining highlight of the day. This involved every member of each house running fran=cally in a massive circle (or more like a mosh pit) chan=ng our favourite Siena song, S.I.E.N.A!!! The day was filled with excitement and even though we are sad that it’s our last one, we will remember the fun =mes long aPer we finish school at Siena College.
Nat and Laura,
Sport Captains, 2012
common room Q&A
Marchʼs prompt: what is the worst fashion trend of the past?
3%15%
48%
34%
crocs & socks jeans & runners double denim fluoro
Special shout out to Tessa Sernio, who participated in the March prompt for Commonroom Q&A
year 12’s!Stay tuned for Juneʼs prompt, “What was your favourite TV show as a child?”
A) Arthur
B) Bananas in Pyjamas
C) Seasame Street
D) Postman Pat
E) The Rugrats
This time of the year is fast approaching us once again…SRC WEEK!! We know that many, many of you out there have some fantastic talents and
it is time for you to get out there and show them off to the college community!
Sign up your (no longer than 2minutes) act outside Ms. Salinger’s office before FRIDAY 4th MAY to be part of one of the BIGGEST events of the
fun packed week. WEDNESDAY 9TH MAY
LUNCHTIME HALL
GOLD COIN DONATION ENTRY DRINKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE HALL
MONDAY 7TH STUDENT/TEACHER DEBATE
Caleruaga
Gold coin donation entry
MONDAY 7TH MAY –
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
TUESDAY 8TH SIENA’S BIG BREAKFAST
7am – 8.45am Outside year 12 common room area
Egg and bacon roll - $3
Muffin (chocolate or blueberry) - $3
Juicebox or can of drink - $1.50
MONDAY 7TH MAY –
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
WEDNESDAY 9TH 8TH SIENA’S GOT TALENT
Sign up forms outside Ms. Salinger’s office
LUNCHTIME HALL
GOLD COIN DONATION ENTRY
MONDAY 7TH MAY –
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
THURSDAY 10TH ACTIVITY DAY
Raffles Drawn at the end of the day
Sold in undercroft and around the school Lolly Jars
And much more!!
MONDAY 7TH MAY –
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
FRIDAY 11TH CASUAL CLOTHES DAY
$2 donation
MONDAY 7TH MAY –
FRIDAY 11TH MAY
proverb of the month
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”
Its meaning...
Back in the day when houses used to have thatched roofs, piled high with no wood underneath, the only place that the animals could get warm was in the nice thick straw of the roof.
So all the cats, dogs and other smaller animals such as mice and creepy crawlies lived in the roof.
When it rained, the straw would become slippery and the animals would slip and fall off the roof, giving the appearance to those who could afford the luxury of windows to look out of, and see what seemed as though it was raining cats and dogs.
enviroFastFacts
Each year, one person uses wood and paper products
equivalent to a 100 foot tree 18 inches in diameter
Over 5,000 products are made from trees
ONE ACRE of TREES REMOVES up to 2.6 TONNES of carbon dioxide from the
air each year.
An acre of trees produces the same amount of oxygen consumed by 18 people in a
year.
Ever since Australia’s first settlement 92% of the country’s old growth forest has been DESTROYED
or MODIFIED
Much of this is a result of destruction by human activities such as logging, agriculture, and urban
growth
There are over 23,000 different kinds of trees in the world
ADAPTED FROM: h-p://www.ncsu.edu/project/treesofstrength/
enviroSolutionsStop cutting down
trees – remember to plant trees!!
Make sure any paper you buy (toilet rolls, writing paper) comes
from recycled sources
Recycle in a smart way – throw paper and
cardboard in a bag separately from cans,
glass and plastics
Present idea? Give a small tree. Small
trees make beautiful gifts – just wrap the
pot in nice gift paper.
Pay with credit cards or debit cards while shopping, rather than paying with paper
notes
Ask yourself:Do I need to print this?
Try to use both sides of your papers
(adapted from Bethenny Frankel's The Skinnygirl Dish)
-1 1/4 cups all purpose flour-1/2 teaspoon salt-1 cup sugar-1 teaspoon baking soda-1 cup warm water-1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder-1 teaspoon vanilla extract-2 tablespoons vegetable oil-1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar-powder sugar (for dusting)
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix until just combined.
3. Coat a loaf pan or 9" round cake pan well with non-stick cooking spray and pour in the batter.
4. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Chocolate Cake
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By Charly McInnes, Year 12
delish!
giggles and riddles
P e r s o n 1 : H e y l o o k a t t h a t g i r l o v e r t h e r e , s h e j u s t r o l l e d h e r e y e s a t m e !
P e r s o n 2 : W e l l y o u b e t t e r r o l l t h e m b a c k ! !Submitted by Bridget Cowling, Yr 12
What is found once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
giggle
riddle PS: NO CHEATING! :)
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those who submitted content! :)
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facts, artwork, stories, jokes, experiences for
the June 2012 edition! Feel free to submit
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Anna V,
Veritas Captain 2012