Issue #25 - 21 August - Bishop Druitt College

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From The Principal
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Grandparents Day yesterday was a wonderful celebration that brought the wider BDC community together in the Branson Centre.
We were very pleased to be able to welcome Bishop Sarah Macneil and Rev Marion Tanfield to the assembly at the start of the day.
It was terrific to have so many visitors come to the school to share the day with our Primary students.
Our grandparents (and grandcarers, grand special others, et.al.) are an integral part of the fabric of the BDC family. For many
families, the part that grandparents play is a vital part of being able to have a child come to BDC. Grandparents perform a number
of critical roles in the lives of many of our students: dropping them at school; picking them up; dropping them at soccer; making
afternoon tea; providing dinner; hosting sleepovers; and a myriad of other tasks that help families have children at our school.
As I said at the assembly, a number of our grandparents also make significant financial contributions to their grandchildren’s
schooling, including paying the fees in some cases. We are very grateful for this and all of the other sacrifices of our grandparents,
grandcarers and others, which makes coming to BDC a reality for our students.
Yesterday, we also opened the ‘Sacred Garden of St Francis and
St Clare’, the ‘Assisi Garden’. This has been a dream of Rev Marion
Tanfield’s for some time. We were delighted that Marion was
present to unveil the plaque opening the garden, and that Bishop
Sarah was here to dedicate it. It will be a place of solitude and
reflection for those who choose to use it from this time onwards.
We are especially grateful to the work of Mr Stuart McIntyre and his
team of grounds staff for the great effort they put into having the
garden ready for the opening. Marion hoped for a magnolia to be
planted, and there is one that will take pride of place in the garden
as it matures.
Congratulations this week to:
• Steven Young (2) for his solo cameo singing in the song ‘One
Little Voice’ at yesterday’s Grandparents Day assembly
• The following students who participated in the Australian Science Innovations Competition: Jack Hood, Cem Yumru, Quinn
Forsyth and Rowan Hunt who received High Distinctions and to Yasmine Ruttiman, Tim Wilson-Douglas, Susan Brown, Riley
Francisco, Malakhi Gray, Laura Cross, Isaac Allman, Finn Rothacker and Hayden Ussher who received Distinctions.
Good luck to our Years 5 and 6 students who will participate in Tournament of the Minds on Sunday.
NAPLAN
NAPLAN results were sent home this week. When we have analysed the data, we will provide a summary of results in a future
newsletter. On first glance, our students have continued to perform strongly in most aspects of the NAPLAN tests.
Alan Ball
Principal
Chaplain’s Chat
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The Christian Contemplative Tradition
The idea and understanding of ‘the contemplative tradition’ has acquired different meanings
and connotations in recent centuries, the word contemplation had a specific meaning for the
first 16 centuries of the Christian era. Sixth century mystic, St. Gregory the Great described
contemplation as the knowledge of God that is impregnated with love. For Gregory,
contemplation was both the fruit of reflecting on the Word of God in scripture and a precious
gift of God. He referred to contemplation as “resting in God.” In this “resting,” the mind and
heart are not so much seeking God, as beginning to experience what they have been seeking.
In this traditional understanding, contemplation, or contemplative prayer, is not something
that can be achieved through will, but rather is God’s gift. It is the opening of mind and heart,
one’s whole being to God. Contemplative prayer is a process of interior transformation.
Contemporary theologian Thomas Merton expressed the view that the Western Church had
lost this wisdom tradition for the last five centuries.
Archbishop Rowan Williams, former leader of the Anglican church, said, “contemplation is
very far from being just one kind of thing that Christians do: it is the key to prayer, liturgy, art
and ethics, the key to the essence of a renewed humanity that is capable of seeing the world
and other subjects in the world with freedom; freedom from self-oriented, acquisitive habits
and the distorted understanding that comes from them.”
To learn contemplative practice is to learn what we need so as to live truthfully, honestly and
lovingly. Having a special place to contemplate is a blessing…it is important to have a place
to go to and ponder all that life ‘dishes up’. Bishop Druitt College is blessed to now have a
sacred place where all may stop and ponder, ‘The Sacred Garden of Saint Francis and Saint
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Clare’. I pray that this garden will be a release from the busyness of life for all who would like to stop and contemplate.
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“Gaze upon Christ. Consider Him. Contemplate Him and desire to imitate Him”
Saint Clare of Assisi
Blessings,
Rev David Morgan
Chaplain
pastoral care
THAT SNICKERS ADVERTISMENT
Have you ever snapped angrily at someone when you were hungry? Or has someone snapped angrily at you when they were
hungry? If so, you’ve experienced “hangry” (an amalgam of hungry and angry) – the phenomenon whereby some people get grumpy
and short-tempered when they’re overdue for a feed.
But where does hanger come from? And why is it that only some people seem to get hangry? The answer lies in some of the
processes that happen inside your body when it needs food.
The physiology of hanger:
The carbohydrates, proteins and fats in everything you eat are digested into simple sugars (such as glucose), amino acids and free
fatty acids. These nutrients pass into your bloodstream from where they are distributed to your organs and tissues and used for
energy.
As time passes after your last meal, the amount of these nutrients circulating in your bloodstream starts to drop. If your bloodglucose levels fall far enough, your brain will perceive it as a life-threatening situation. You see, unlike most other organs and tissues
in your body that can use a variety of nutrients to keep functioning, your brain is critically dependent on glucose to do its job.
You’ve probably already noticed this dependence your brain has on glucose; simple things can become difficult when you’re hungry
and your blood glucose levels drop. You may find it hard to concentrate, for instance, or you may make silly mistakes. Or you might
have noticed that your words become muddled or slurred.
Another thing that can become more difficult when you’re hungry is behaving within socially acceptable norms, such as not snapping
at people. So while you may be able to conjure up enough brain power to avoid being grumpy with important colleagues, you may let
your guard down and inadvertently snap at the people you are most relaxed with or care most about, such as partners and friends.
Sound familiar?
The easiest way to handle hanger is to eat something before you get too hungry. While you may hanker for quick-fix foods, such
as chocolate and potato chips, when you’re in the throes of hanger, junk foods generally induce large rises in blood-glucose levels
that come crashing down fast. Ultimately, they may leave you feeling hangrier. So think nutrient-rich, natural foods that help satisfy
hunger for as long as possible, without excess kilojoules.
Sue O’Connor
Acting Director of Pastoral Care
secondary school
from the head of secondary
Student Work on Display
On Thursday in the greenroom our Year 8 students displayed their Science ‘Student Research Projects’ for the school community.
These are projects each Year 8 student completes to learn about the work of scientists. They set a hypothesis and plan and undertake
an experiment to prove or disprove their theory. The students then display their results and talk to people about their experiment and
what they learned through the process. Our current Year 8s were very engaged and animated as they displayed their hard work. This
is one of many examples of life learning that is valuable for our students and supports them to make connections between school
and ‘real life’. The students and staff were impressed by these budding young scientists and their varied experiments, well done to
everyone involved.
The HSC Drama class will complete the performance element of their subject next week. We will host markers from the BOSTES in
the school to assess the performances of our Year 12 students. We wish them well.
On Wednesday 26th August we will host a ‘Secondary Showcase’ in the Branson Centre starting at 5pm. This will be an opportunity
for current and prospective parents to drop in and see some of what goes on in the secondary school. Each faculty will have a
display plus many extra curricular activities. All parents are welcome to visit and talk to staff about the many opportunities available.
I hope to see you there.
Carmel Spry
Assistant Principal (Head of Secondary)
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SCIENCE NEWS
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To join in with thousands of students and teachers around the country we celebrated National Science Week 15-23 August in a variety
of ways. The schools’ theme for National Science Week 2015 is making waves – the science of light, based on the International Year
of Light.
The annual BDC Year 8 Science Fair was the feature event held on Thursday 20 August in the greenroom and surrounding classrooms.
With a significant focus on the students’ communication skills, they were encouraged to be creative and resourceful in the way their
research projects were displayed. These home-based projects are a mandatory assessable task for each student in Year 8.
We were especially grateful to Mrs Karin Lisle for getting so many primary students and grandparents to visit our Science Fair.
Thank you to Lucy Spain and Aash Pope for posters and Connor Vaughan, Hannah McEvoy, Emma Caldwell and Brad Slater for
photography. The event also featured peer and teacher evaluation of visual presentations and scientific communication. Teachers
nominated Ben Ranford, Abbi Gaddes, Joel Ruttiman, Gracey Hemey and Claudia Benson received a prize for best presentations
and the peoples choice awards were presented to Jasmine Hill Smith, Drew Fletcher, Lucy Spain, Tully Guest and Ziggy Cobraft.
Thank you also to Mrs Ethel Cooper, Head of Drama and mother of nine (some of whom are dynamic global scientists) for making a
short speech and presenting the final awards.
Other ways in which the Science faculty celebrated National Science Week included a school-wide daily quiz question, presentation
of the science quiz certificates to Year 10 students, a science foyer display of entries for the Rock Star photo competition, a Magic
Science Show presented by Year 9 students with Mrs Hollier to Year 7 classes, and some special dynamic lessons on the impact of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in our lives. Mr Ball has recently introduced STEM scholarships for new
students to BDC who are interested in pursuing careers in these fields.
I also congratulate Maya Sharp for securing an amazing work experience placement during this week 17-21 August at Sydney
University’s Physics Department.
Robyn Crisp
Science Teacher
DRAMA NEWS
Year 12 are preparing for their HSC Performance Examination with external markers
next Wednesday. We wish them luck. Family and friends are invited to attend one of
their performance nights (Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th August in the college theatre
- 5.30pm - 8.00pm).
Please note: the performances are recommended for students Year 9 and above only.
Year 9 Commedia d’ell Arte Year 7 Comedy research Task by Wylie Harrison
Ethel Cooper
Head of Drama
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Year 7 Book Project
This term a group of creative Year 7 students are taking part in an exciting group-writing
project over a period of 6 weeks. We are really fortunate to have the author Michael
Davies who volunteers his time to travel to the college to deliver these sessions. As a
group the students brainstorm ideas, develop characters and then the plot of their own
novel, without having to write at all! In between the sessions Michael goes away and
writes a chapter or two and then returns and they discuss it, edit it and move on to the
next chapter. We have been blown away by the creativity and the collaborative approach
by the students so far and each week there is great anticipation of the next installment. At
the end of the project we’re hoping to have a book launch and you’ll be able to buy copies
of the book (you may even be able to have it signed by the authors!).
Michael has done several projects in schools in the past, have a look at the following site:
http://www.mickiedaltonfoundation.com/ We also have copies of his books in the LRC if
you would like to have a read.
Claire Murphy
Secondary LRC
CAMBODIA FUNDRAISING
A BIG SHOUT OUT !!!!
In December, a few teachers and a group of 20+ Year 11 students will be travelling to Cambodia (at their
own expense) to do charity work and they need your help with the fundraising.
The major financial commitment out of the few charities they will be working with is The Tabitha
Foundation. This organisation assists local families with building houses and giving them the support
they need to improve their lives. The families they will be helping have usually been a part of the Tabitha
Program for a number of years before they reach their goal of ‘Graduating from Poverty’ and have
managed to save US$30 toward the cost of their house and land package.
And that’s where the kids come into it. They need to fundraise the remaining AUD$1700 per house. They then work alongside the
Cambodians under their guidance building homes for these families. As part of the fundraising efforts, they are running a major
raffle, and that’s where you, our wonderful BDC Community come in. We are hoping that there are some business owners out there
or those that work for other businesses that would have something suitable to donate as a prize for the raffle that would like to
contribute to this fantastic cause. Please give it some thought, all donations are tax deductible.
MOVIE NIGHT
A screening of the film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is planned for secondary students, families and friends to be held at Birch
Carroll and Coyle Coffs Harbour on Thursday 10th September at 6pm. Proceeds for this event will go to supporting the work of Year
11 students travelling to Cambodia in December.
Please be aware that the film has not yet been officially rated but the previous film in the series as rated M. The cinema has a
capacity for 160 people.
The cost is $18.00 each and payment can be made on TryBooking at: http://www.trybooking.com/ISUZ
FIRST AID COURSE OPPORTUNITIES
7TH SEPTEMBER 2015 from 5.30pm to 9.30pm
Jason Phillips from Royal Life Saving will be running HLTAID003- Provide First Aid. He has kindly
donated his time to run this course at Bishop Druitt College. All Money raised will go towards the
Cambodia Fundraising efforts. We are trying to raise $25,000 for house building, orphanages
and a school. For more information http://tabitha.org.au/cms/bishop-druitt-dec-2015
Pre-learning Online: First Aid Online allows individuals to acquire a first aid qualification by
completing their pre learning through the Royal Life Saving e-Learning platform. Upon
completion of the online learning, candidates attend the practical workshop on Monday 7th
September 2015 5.30pm for further training and assessment. Upon registration and payment
you will receive log in details to commence the online learning component.
COSTS: Adults - $120.00
Students - $80.00
Payment via TryBooking: http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=152721
Assessments: All candidates are required to successfully complete a range of practical and skill assessments. Please note: This
course requires practical application of Resuscitation that will require kneeling on the floor and a range of first aid practical scenarios
with candidates on the floor. Candidates need to successfully complete the practical components under the award conditions in
order to achieve a Statement of Attainment.
Certification: Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a Statement of Attainment with the unit HLTAID003 Provide
First Aid and HLTAID001 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Lynn Percival
Cambodia Fundraiser Coordinator
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VISUAL ARTS
The Bunker Cartoon Gallery in Coffs Harbour is holding three cartoon workshops on September 26 with visiting Brisbane cartoonist
and workshop trainer, Phillip Judd. The workshops cover superheroes, Manga and Pokemon and should be fun, informative and
help any budding young artists to improve their skills. Please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter for more information!
Rebecca Brown
Visual Arts Teacher
CAREERS NEWS
Year 10
Reminder for those students doing work experience that outstanding forms (B and C and E if applicable) are due to the secondary
office by Friday 11th September. Forms can be downloaded from http://bdccareers.com/?page=work-experience
Year 11
Expressions of interest are being called from students interesting in attending either of the two potential, optional events list below. Please see me if you are interested.
Senior Schools Day at Southern Cross University on 20 October. Opportunity to meet students currently studying at SCU and receive information about costs, scholarships and courses offered.
Southern QLD University excursion on 3rd and 4th December.
Year 12 Students
On Wednesday this week many Year 12 parents and students attended our the annual Post Secondary Pathways Information
Evening. The stakeholders to provided great information included: Laura Hooper and Cindi Sotheren from ETC, Deanne Carroll
from Centrelink, Matt O’Garey from Nolan Partners Real Estate, Anthea O’Connor and Megan Hill from North Coast TAFE, Chris
O’Mara from the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers and the university representatives, Zoe James (UNE), Ellen Fleeton (SCU),
Bernadette Gammon (CSU) and Anna Eastoe (UOW). The feedback has been positive and its great to see so many students feeling
more confident with developing future plans.
Students are reminded to book a time with me to discuss any planning or applications such as UAC’s early entry schools
recommendation scheme, academic and accommodation scholarships etc. It is a joy to assist and walk alongside our youth working
on transforming their goals into realistic plans.
Don’t forget to monitor the Careers website: http://bdccareers.com.au and like our facebook page.
You can also monitor the latest news about new and/or cancelled courses at http://www.uac.edu.au/media-hub/newsletters.shtml
CSU have recently announced two new courses on offer at their Port Macquarie campus: Bachelor of Radiation Science and
Bachelor of Applied Science – Ecotourism.
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
• 29th August – ADFA Open Day (Canberra). 9am – 4.00pm More details at http://www.openday/adfa.edu.au
• 11th September – Year 10 Work Experience Outstanding Form (B and C + D and E if applicable) due to the secondary office for
those who have already submitted Form A by 12 June.
Robyn Crisp
Careers Adviser
primary school
from the head of primary
Jump Rope for Heart was a successful afternoon on Wednesday with all children having fun skipping for fitness and raising money
for the Heart Foundation. If you didn’t see the news report on Channel 7, below is the link:
https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n1/video/-/watch/29300715/kids-jump-rope-for-heart/
What a grand day we had yesterday at Grandparents Day. We had over 350 visitors to the school and I saw many interested
grandparents who seemed to enjoy the morning.
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We have been talking about the Rights and Responsibilities we developed in the Primary School several years ago that are still
relevant today. As part of Pastoral Care across the school, we refer to these when we are talking to children about actions that may
arise at school and remind them to look to these rights and responsibilities as a guide for how we be should behave and how we treat
others. I know many people are aware of their rights, but it is the other side of the coin that we sometimes need reminding about, so
I thought I would publish our rights and responsibilities again as a good place to start for parents who can talk about the importance
of these tenets at school and in society in general:
RESPECT FOR ALL
Our key rights and responsibilities aim to assist each child in the Primary School of Bishop Druitt College to come to a better
understanding of what it means to show respect for all.
RIGHTS
RESPONSIBILITIES
Every child has the right to:
Every child has the responsibility to:
be treated fairly and with respect
be respectful and courteous to others
be themselves
accept and respect individual differences
be safe and be heard
act responsibly, sensibly and respect the opinions of others
learn
contribute positively to the learning environment
have fun and enjoy school
always try their best in their work and play
be proud of Bishop Druitt College
respect our school’s environment and values
We will be holding Open House on Tuesday at 10am. If you know of anyone interested in coming to visit our school, please ask them
to contact the Registrar, Lyn Mercer, or just come along.
Karin Lisle
Assistant Principal (Head of Primary)
PRIMARY CHESS COMPETITION
On Thursday 13 August, BDC’s Primary ‘A’ grade Chess Team went down to Port Macquarie to play against
Westport Public School in the North Coast Region Finals. In the first round we won 2.5 to 1.5 points. In the second
round, unfortunately, we lost all our games 4 to 0. The winning school for the day was Wesport, beating BDC by
a total of 3 points. Fletcher Scott was on first board, Jeff Dang on second board, Tyler Widdowson on third board
and Harvey Summersell on fourth board. While we didn’t come away with the win we all had a good time and the
games were played in good spirit.
Fletcher Scott
A special thank you to Fletcher’s dad, Simon Scott, who drove our chess players to and from Port Macquarie.
Linda Morgan
Chess Coordinator
Writers of the Week
This term Kindergarten has been learning about animals that live under the sea. KG and KC were lucky enough to go to Dolphin
Marine Magic at the Jetty this week to meet some of the animals and learn more about them.
I went to Dolphin Marine Magic and I got kissed by a dolphin and I got a big hug by a seal. After that I saw penguins.
By Claudia Bailey (Writer of the Week)
I got a kiss from a dolphin and I got a seal hug.
By Blair Herford
At Dolphin Marine Magic I got kissed from a Dolphin and hugged a seal. It was fun and my mum turned up I loved it. It was so fun I
want to go to it again.
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At Dolphin Marine Magic I got a seal hug and I saw cool fish.
By Marley Marr
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Musical Notes
AMEB Examinations
More results are coming in and it is most pleasing to see the excellent work that all students have put into their exam preparations.
Congratulations to the following students: Shivali Bagga – piano 1st grade – A, Tess Caldicott, piano 1st grade – A+, Charlie Egan
– piano preliminary – B+, Grace Jones – piano 4th grade – A, Rosie Jones – piano 2nd grade – A, Hanah Joseph – piano 4th grade
– B+, Naomi Law – piano 4th grade – B, Nikita Martin – piano preliminary – A, Jonah Summersell – piano 3rd grade – B+, Jonathan
Summersell – piano preliminary – A, Keira Williams – piano 2nd grade – B+, Jessie Woodward – piano 3rd grade – C+, Jack Brown –
clarinet 4th grade – A, Rohin Bagga – clarinet 3rd grade – A, Isaiha Phillips – clarinet 1st grade – A, Ursula Cooper – flute 7th grade
– B+, Jessie Woodward – flute 5th grade – A, Manuli Narangoda – flute 4th grade – A, Jonah Horan – flute 3rd grade – B, Louisa
Jeffery – oboe 2nd grade – A, Jack Dutson – saxophone 5th grade – B, Tai Crismale – saxophone 2nd grade – A, Jonah Summersell
- french horn - B+. Well done to you all!
Coffs City Orchestra workshop day and concert
Thank you to all who participated in this intensive day of workshops today. It was great to see the enthusiasm you displayed, and
the improvement in your playing was noticeable. Special thanks to Mr Tim Egan for organising the event, our resident tutors in Ms
Louise Ray, Mrs Hazel Buchanan and Mr Peter Skelton, and to our visiting musicians for their time and expertise.
Bellingen Music Festival busking opportunity
On Saturday 19th September several of our small ensembles have the opportunity to busk as part of the Bellingen Music Festival.
They will be performing outside No 5 Church Street and at the Bellingen Markets from approximately 9:30am. More details to come
in the form of a note home to those students who are involved.
Grandparents Day
Once again it was great to see so many of our student’s grandparents able to join us for our annual Grandparents Day. I know the
students look forward to this day perhaps more than any other, and our musicians especially look forward to performing for them.
Thank you to all the students who performed, and to all the staff involved who make this event so special.
Orchestra Rehearsals
A reminder to all members of the Orchestra that this coming Tuesday’s rehearsal will be a vocal rehearsal. Please come prepared
for an 8.00am start. PLEASE have a look through your music and make sure you have ALL your parts. If you are missing something,
please sort it out with Mr Hodges at any time that is not 8.00am on a Tuesday morning!
Dates for the diary
– Sunday 13th September – Japan Tour Orchestra rehearsal
– Saturday 19th September – Bellingen Music Festival busking
Dale Condon
Head of Music K-12
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Futsal
5.30 Monday morning saw three bleary-eyed Futsal teams, U13 & U14 Boys and U14 Girls, leave BDC bound for Port Macquarie
to compete at the Northern NSW Championships. The players still had bus legs in their first games but steadily improved over the
day.
The U14 Boys took out the championship in great style, only losing one game over the course of the day and playing some great
futsal. The U14 girls went down to a very skilled Bellingen team to finish runners up on the day. The U13 boys who are new to this
level of competition, did well to finish in the top 4.
Tuesday saw the U16 Boys head off before sunrise to compete in their age group, they played some great futsal heading into the
finals and finished in the top 4 overall.
All four teams have now qualified to compete at the Australasian Champion of Champions Tournament in Brisbane in November.
Thank you to Martin Kelleher, Mick Klipin and Craig Verbruggen for doing the early starts to coach the teams over the two days.
Jump Rope For Heart
What a fantastic afternoon of skipping! It was great to see staff and students getting into this fabulous activity while raising money
for the Heart Foundation. BDC raised almost $300, which will be forwarded onto the Heart Foundation.
Thank you to Adrian Penny, Ty Gillon and Jack Driscoll for making the day run so smoothly. Prime news featured BDC on Wednesday
night, if you missed the news please click on the link.
https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n1/video/-/watch/29300715/kids-jump-rope-for-heart/
Upcoming Events
Primary Touch Football Gala Day – Tuesday 25 August, Woolgoolga
NCIS Netball/Tennis Day – Wednesday 2 September, Grafton
Barney Barselaar Cup – Wednesday 2 September, Woolgoolga
NSWCIS Primary Athletics – Wednesday 9 September, Homebush
Primary Futsal Gala Day – Friday 11 September, BDC
NSWCIS Secondary Athletics – Wednesday 16 September, Homebush
T20 Cricket (Yr 8) – Wednesday 14 October, Coffs Harbour
Year 3 camp
The excitement is building in the Year 3 classrooms as the 2015 camp approaches. Please contact Beth Hilton if you have misplaced
or are unsure of what your child is required to pack for camp.
Beth Hilton
Sport Administrator and Outdoor Education Coordinator K-12
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Primary
Father’s Day
Stall
Thursday 3 September
from 9am - 10.30am
Gifts will need to be pre purchased on TryBooking via
the Activity Payments page on the BDC website at $7 per gift.
Ryans Bus Service are pleased to announce that our
partner, transportme, have now released the transportme
Passenger App on the Apple App store.
The free app is available for download, and will allow
schools, parents, passengers and school children the
ability to track all of our school and passenger buses in real time. The tracking will be within 10 seconds of where the bus is located
- providing GPS info is accurate.
I am hoping you can please place this announcement in your respective school newsletters to get the word out to all parents. Giving
parents the ability to track their child’s school bus in rural NSW is a major advantage in terms of safety and travel times.
The download link is: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/transportme-passenger/id1024907105?mt=8
Or a simple search in the apple app store for: “transportme passenger” will display the app.
Nigel Tooth
Operations Manager - Ryans Bus Service
In honour of Father’s Day,
Bishop Druitt College is hosting a
Parents And Friends
Parents
Join us for quick, informative and friendly Parents
and Friends Association meetings. Don’t worry, you
won’t be given a job - all committee positions are
already filled! Our focus is on building our school
community and fundraising is only a small part of
what we do.
We meet on the third Monday of each month (varies
between daytime and night-time) for a one-hour
meeting with refreshments and socialising after.
Find out what is happening at your child’s school,
as heads of primary, secondary and our principal
Alan Ball, report each month.
Can’t make meetings?
Contact us to join an email list of people we
keep informed about P&F, or find us under “Our
Community” on the school website for links to
information and our Facebook page.
Next Meeting: 2pm, Monday 14 September
in the Roger Oates Centre.
Contact Us
President: Claire Simmonds 0415 495 010
claire@clairity.com.au
P&F email: parentsandfriends@bdc.nsw.edu.au
Father’s Day
Breakfast
Thursday 3 September 7.30-8.30am in the Branson Centre
Guest speaker Simon Rountree, CEO Camp Quality
‘A Father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take
us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.’
Enjoy a delightful breakfast consisting of:
Gourmet Yoghurt
Fresh Fruit
Croissants
Juices
Tea and Coffee
Entry by gold coin donation . All proceeds donated to Camp Quality.
Fundraising raffle and Lucky door prize. For catering purposes, reserve
your seat via Activity Payments on the BDC website.
BDC
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school holidays
cartoon
workshops
with phil judd from comic-express.com
SATURDAY SEPT. 26TH
with 3 TO CHOOSE FROM...
10:00AM-11:30AM
Cute Manga Monsters
(PokEmon Style)
AGES 6-13*
12:00PM-1:30PM
DRAW FUNNY CARTOON
SUPERHEROES
AGES 6-13*
2:30PM-4:00PM
Creating Faces
(Manga Style)
AGES 10-16*
Do you love Pokémon, Manga
and Anime characters? And you
like anything cute? This workshop
combines all these for the
participants to create your own Cute
Manga Monsters. You learn step by
step how to put together your own
Cute Manga style monster from
scratch!
In this workshop we look at creating
funny original super hero characters.
The children create a humorous
character with the instructor using
basic drawing principles.
We then look at creating a character
profile including name, super powers
and all the ideas to create a story.
IIn this Cartoon workshop we look
at the basics of drawing Manga style
cartoon heads. We investigate a
couple of different Manga styles and
how to move the character’s head
around, in perspective, including
different emotions.
Only 20 p.p.
$
all equipment supplied!
bookings essential by sept 23
phone 6651 7343
*Please
check our
Facebook
page for
details of
entry.
*All children must be accompanied by legal Parent or Guardian
JOHN CHAMPION WAY (OFF CITY HILL DR), COFFS HARBOUR (OPEN 7 DAYS 10AM-4PM)
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COFFS HARBOUR
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21 August | 2015
We have hope
College News
A non denominational service
of thanksgiving, reflection and hope
on the eve of the Cancer Council’s
Daffodil Day
6.00pm
Thursday 27th August 2015
You will have the opportunity to
honour lives touched by cancer,
enjoy great musical items,
hear what is happening in our community,
and purchase daffodils
to support the work of the Cancer Council.
St John’s Anglican Church
2 McLean Street, Coffs Harbour
Phone 6651 4700
Everyone is welcome!
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