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from the senior leadership team
The depth and diversity of learning
opportunities for members of an educational
community like Cornerstone College are
immense. One of many areas of focus for us
is the connection we have and can build with
Aboriginal people and communities.
At Cornerstone we acknowledge with respect the
local Aboriginal people, the Peramangk, who in
recent times (historically) walked the land on which
Cornerstone College is now built. Many members of
our community feel a strong bond with the Peramangk
people and Aboriginal people in general. We aim
to be more intentional in marking this connection
through symbolism around the College and in our
programs and actions. The shapes which are being
included in paving outside Atelier, mark a start in the
development of this symbolism.
As part of the Year 10 Experience, students and
staff stay and contribute to Aboriginal communities
in Central Australia. For the last two years we have
visited the communities of Hermannsburg and
Areyonga, working in the local schools to support
students in their learning. Last year there were some
outcomes to celebrate;
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We were able to purchase some artwork from
the artists in the Areyonga community directly
supporting this community. One beautiful piece
(pictured next page) was presented to the
College at the assembly last week.
At Hermannsburg we were asked to consider
the possibility of some Aboriginal students
from that community coming to Cornerstone to
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EDITION 2 · 24 FEBRUARY 2016
Ministry Matters
Careers
Parents, Teachers & Friends
Community Notices
Canteen Roster
Academic Achivements
20 Year Service
Youth Science Forum
Middle School Swimming
SACE Merit Ceremony
Student Environment Council
Karneval
Knockout Cricket 8/9
Flinders University Interns
Lions Youth of the Year
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from the senior leadership team
continue their education. This request was
prompted through the perceived quality
and care shown by our staff and students
as well as the desire of these families to
be in a Lutheran school.
ministry matters
My name is Greg Page and I’m
the Pastor who’s been given the
opportunity to serve at Cornerstone
College throughout Term 1 while
Pastor Albert is on holidays.
I’m married with four children and live in
Mount Barker. I spend two days per week
at Cornerstone and the rest of my week is
dedicated to my congregation in Murray
Bridge, where I’ve been serving full-time for
the past four years.
To take students from a remote community
such as Hermannsburg requires respectful and
diligent planning which is being undertaken.
Students such as these would need
Homestay accommodation and so we invite
any interested families to contact Rob
Rohde or Jacinta Smart (Aboriginal Focus
person) in the next week or so.
In a Christian community we are often
reminded of Jesus’ words to us in John 13
“A new commandment I give to you, that you
love one another: just as I have loved you, you
also are to love one another. By this all people
will know that you are my disciples, if you have
love for one another.”
In developing connections with our Aboriginal
brothers and sisters we can show and
experience this love.
Mr Rob Rohde
Deputy Principal
My involvement at Cornerstone is part of
an innovative new pilot project whereby a
parish pastor who’s interested in experiencing
the school pastor role can spend time in a
Lutheran College to get a feel for what it’s all
about. My goal is to get involved in as many
aspects of Cornerstone’s day to day activities
as possible and appropriate – to spend time
with students and get to know where a pastor
fits in their experience of school, and spend
time with teachers and get to know where a
pastor fits in their experience of work.
I’ve only been in this role at Cornerstone for a
few weeks – and it’s been a hectic start to the
year – but it’s been a blast!
Already I’ve had the opportunity to be involved
in worship services for staff and chapel
services for students, various devotions and
meetings, as well as numerous classroom and
recess/lunchtime discussions. I’m continually
amazed by the caring atmosphere and culture
of this place. There’s a respect that pervades
everything and everywhere – among students,
among staff, and between students and staff.
At the risk of seemingly quoting clichés or
pouring out platitudes I truly think this place
lives by its Mission and Values. It is a caring
and compassionate Christian community that
gives its students an opportunity to explore a
relationship with Jesus but at the same time
also calls on that care and compassion to
encourage and nurture each student to achieve
their very best – not just academically but in
whatever gifts and strengths God has given
them.
I look forward to learning more about, and
being a part of the Cornerstone community for
the next couple of months.
God bless you
Pastor Greg Page
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prayer points
God’s richest blessings for Steve
Sanders in his new role
A refreshing and peaceful holiday for
Pastor Albert
Thanks for the skill and dedication of
our maintenance team and what they
achieved over the Christmas holidays
All students at Cornerstone to make the
most of what they have available here
Senior students at Cornerstone to use
what they experience and learn at this
place as a firm foundation for their future.
the limits of our striving for success. No matter
how hard we might work or how successful we
will become we are all in need of forgiveness and
grace. Just as we can all taste of success, we all
taste of defeat.
Education, therefore, should be about more than
just pushing people to reach their full potential. A
holistic education should embrace the reality of
failure, whether it be academic, moral or spiritual.
We must learn to appreciate our own limitations
and failings so that our successes can be seen
for what they truly are; God’s gracious activity
within us.
Mr Adam Yaeger
College Chaplain
Ash Wednesday Service
We live in a success based culture.
However, this is not entirely a bad thing.
Competition breeds innovation and
growth. People who work hard should
reap the rewards of their efforts. Without
motivation and drive nothing would ever be
accomplished. The tricky part is keeping our
desire for success and productivity in healthy
perspective.
Whole school blessing for Ash Wednesday
New student welcome
In many ways, that’s what Ash Wednesday is
We would like to welcome new Year 11 student
all about. For hundreds of years the Christian
Carley Roesler and her family to the
church has set aside a forty day period (not
Cornerstone College community. We trust that
including the Sundays) to contemplate our
your time
at Cornerstone
will be rewarding and
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Mr
John
Proeve
(Executive
Director,
LSA),
Mrs Julie Sampson,
own mortality and failings. Through reflection
Sandra Guess,enjoyable.
Mr Craig Fielke.
on our fallen nature we come toMrs
appreciate
careers
SACE
Merit Ceremony
Two weeks ago I was
fortunate enough to
be able to attend the
SACE Merit Ceremony
at Government House.
Two of our 2015 Year 12 students, Lija Pfeiller
(Nutrition) and Natasha Harvey (Workplace
Practices) were acknowledged as worthy
winners of Merits for their respective subjects,
both achieving A+ results. This was great
recognition for the hard work and dedication
that these two students showed, and their
willingness to continually improve and strive
for their best.
We congratulate these two “old scholars”
(pictured above) for such a wonderful
achievement.
New Workplace Learning Guidelines
This year marks the introduction of the new
Workplace Learning Guidelines, which were
previously revised in 2004. Ultimately these
guidelines are focussed on ensuring student
safety in the work place, which should always
be of the highest priority. As a result, we are
implementing some procedural changes to the
way that students go about organising their
work placements and how we prepare the
students before they go into the workplace.
important information
These changes are clearly outlined in
information packs being sent out to families of
Year 10, 11 & and relevant Year 12 students,
and will be discussed within Year 10 PLP
classes and at the upcoming Year 11 Parent
Information Night, next Thursday 3 March.
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The main change that students and parents
will need to be aware of is the requirement
for students to submit to the College an
“Application to negotiate workplace learning”
form, after having a discussion with a potential
workplace learning provider. If approved,
students can then complete a “Workplace
Learning Agreement form” to confirm their
placement. This is to ensure that students
and the College are able to properly identify
any risks associated with a particular
work placement and have any necessary
conversations with both the student, their
parents and if need be the employer, to ensure
everyone’s safety. Should you have any queries
regarding this process, please feel free to
contact me on 8398 6019 or via email adoyle@
cornerstone.sa.edu.au
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Year 12 Careers Chats
Already this year appointments have been
made with students wishing to access support
in this area. All students will be invited to meet
with either Mrs Gare, Mrs Mason or Mr Doyle
as well as gain updated information related to
specific interest areas by email over the course
of the year.
Students and parents are also encouraged
to carefully explore relevant websites, attend
Career Expos or other specific industry
advertised events. Please see below for some
key Career events for 2016:
• Career Information Workshop for Parents –
Cornerstone College 6 April
• Tertiary Studies & Career Expo – Adelaide
Convention Centre Sunday 10 & Monday
11 April
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Career & Employment Expo – Wayville
Showgrounds Friday 20 & Saturday 21
May
Career Information Workshop for Parents
(Repeat) – Cornerstone College 16 June
Cornerstone College Career Expo
Tuesday 2 August
Flinders Uni Open Day 12 & 13 August
Uni SA / Adelaide Uni / TAFE SA (city)
Open Days 14 August
Career Information Workshop for Parents
(Repeat) – Cornerstone College 25
October.
Mr Anthony Doyle
Pathways Coordinator
Academic Competitions
Each year students have an opportunity
to participate in Science and Mathematics
competitions. Students from all over Australia
participate. All students gain a participation
certificate while higher levels of achievement
are recognised by certificates and medals.
Generally all Year 7 students are involved,
however Year 8-12 students need to indicate
they would like to participate. The details are
listed below. When registrations open they will
be advertised in the Daily Notices and promoted by the relevant subject teachers.
Please note registration for the Science and
Maths competitions will be this term. If you
have any queries about competition details
please contact the relevant Learning Area
Leader.
UNSW Science Competition
31 May
Contact Mr Andrew Weiss
Australian Mathematics Competition
Thursday 28 July
Contact Mr Eric McDonald
Hopper Ants
Hopper Ants have always been
a visible element of our Purtinga
Wetlands ecosystem throughout
the spring and summer months.
This year, however, College staff
have sighted hopper ants in the main areas
of the College and a number of strategies
have already been implemented to ensure the
safety of all members of our community, most
especially those who suffer allergies to these
insects.
Thus far:
• ALL students and staff have been advised
of the risk, and to be vigilant when
outdoors. If hopper ants are sighted their
location should be reported immediately to
Amy at Senior School Student Reception.
• Students with hopper ant allergies have
been advised to carry their medication
with them while moving around the
College. Generic epipens are located in
Middle School and Senior School admin
areas, as well as at Purtinga.
• The College is currently investigating the
best method of managing the situation
until more permanent eradication can be
determined.
Mr Jamie Cameron
Wellbeing Director
The SAETA Young Writers Award is also open
now. Students can get information on this from
their English teacher. This is run by the SA
English Teachers Association (SAETA). Further
information is also available from the English
Learning Area Leader, Mr Ben Brazzalotto.
Entries close on 20 May.
Mrs Julie Sampson
Learning Director
student achievements
Academic Achievement Awards
Semester 2, 2015
The students in Years 7-11 listed below have
qualified for an Academic Achievement Award
based on their outstanding results over the
course of Semester 2, 2015.
The students listed averaged an A across all
subject areas. Term-length subjects from Term
3 were also considered.
Congratulations to all of these students who
qualified for this award. The certificates were
presented at an assembly on Thursday, 18
February.
Mrs Julie Sampson
Learning Director
Year 7
Matilda Atkinson
Mackenzie Barrett
Hannah Brumpton
Imari Calvert
Jaida Carver
Oliver Cobcroft
Thalia Cresp
Courtney Dowling
Blake Dunow
Taylor Fairhead
Lucy Fielke
Adalyn Freidenfelds
Abigail Hansen
Sarah Hardingham
Alicia Harford
Sophie Heinrich
Isabella Henderson
Dena Herrmann
Bradley Hilton
Georgie Hodgson
Lily Hogben
Alexandra Holloway
Alana Juers
Molly Kell
Julie Kim
Maddison Leckie
Keziah Liersch
Tahlia Massner
Ella McClean
Hannah Melling
Chantelle Miller
Noah Muster
Harry Osterman
Erin Peacock
Eloise Penno
Keifer Potts
Brittany Proeve
Victoria Raidis
Harry Reid
Mitchell Roberts
Ciaran Scales
Reuben Schumacher
Michael Smallridge
Olivia Snell
Zoe Stark
Lauren Strachan
Shai Tarca
Will Turner
Elizabeth van Niekerk
Lila Wheeler
Year 8
Savannah Angus
Madison Anning
Clarissa Baker
Victoria Beare
Ebony Bedford
Emily Bowyer
Madeleine Broadbent
Ashleigh Byrne
Phoebe Cain
Zoe Cass
Grace Crowder
Laura Cummings
Chloe Edmonds
Thomas Glover
Austin Gogel
Dominic Hampel
Annika Hassold
James Heinrich
Lucy Heinrich
Benjamin Holloway
Bethia Holton
Sarah Howe
Madeline Hughes
Holly Jenkin
Emily Jones
Poppy Kentish
Henry Kidman
Jessica Klatt
Mallory Leckey
Casey Lewis
Adam Longmire
Emily Marshall
Ruby Mason
Charlotte May
Shana McCleary
Sophie Miller
Georgia Mitchell
Sabine Montague
Lara Mullins
Chanel Nitschke
Lily Pfitzner
Holli Pietrobon
Aleesha Proeve
Amber Rees
Benjamin Reissenweber
Hannah Rodert
Zachary Sauerwald
Georgia Shorland
Talia Smith
Georgia Squires
Jasmyn Stephenson
Abbey Sweet
Ronan Tulloch
Darcy Watts
Amelia White
Brodie White
Kimberley Wyatt-Read
Alice Yeardley
Vy Zastera
Kate Riches
Clodagh Riley
Jake Roberts
Jade Rudiger
Lauren Schwarz
Cate Severin
Jacqueline Smith
Adelia Stephenson
Zoe Steven
Fraser Stiles
Jarrah Taylor
Jonathan Venner
Finley Walsh
Tulani White
Jemma Zastera
Year 9
Ruby Allen
Abi Berry
Sebastian Brook
Baden Bryant
Georgina Calderwood
Mitchell Dollard
Annabel Fedcesin
Hannah Giles
Amy Hein
Emma Hodgson
Lauren Hoopmann
Jacinta Jefferies
Mitchell Jenkin
Thomas Johnson
Paige Kleinig
Justin Lewis
Sarah Longo
Danica Male
Chelsea Mardle
Caleb Miels
Josh Montagu
Olivia Paim Bruges
Karina Pfeiler
Elisha Rayner
Jasmine Reid
Year 10
Sophie Ball
Harrison Barrett
Alicia Barron
Isabel Berzins
Lachlan Bowden
Matilda Butler
Riley Caruana
Sintra Cowlam
Jameson Davis
Sarah Dickinson
Katie Dridan
Emily Fenwick
Hannah Gast
Fae Gehren
Maayan Goldstein
Elly Gregory
Taylor Grivell
Jemma Hadley
Brooklyn Hassold
Rosemary Higginson
Mackenzie Hyder
Emma Klatt
Lauren Knappstein
Benjamin Krieg
Nicholas Lamey
Piers Lewis
James May
Caitlin Melville
Niamh Montague
Kate Moularadellis
Kate Owen
Bryce Penno
Sophie Rhodes
Mikayla Robson
Chloe Schaefer
Samuel Schultz
Lucy Schumacher
Julia Severin
Adele Spowart
Emily Stanford
Jack Staples
Chloe Stichel
Payton Sweet
Dylan Thompson
Ruby Washington
Charlie Weeks
Jayden White
Year 11
Tessa Bagshaw
Eliza Beare
Thomas Bowden
Bessie Burfield
Josephine Calderwood
Ming Chong
Joshua Dunbar
Abbi Dunn
Charlotte Fielke
Hamish Fielke
Eliza Green
Demi Harford
Renee Hein
Tameika Irvine-Creaser
Courtney Jaensch
Maddison Leckey
Nicholas McMurtrie
Carly Mitchell
Elise Moult-Smith
Erika Mullins
Bethany Newell
Tahlia Nitschke
Rachel Oertel
Bradley Pool
Rebecca Rice
Isabel Richards
Joel Schroeder
Ebony Seidel
Renae Shapter
Ashleigh Shearer
Leigh Stark
Sam Staska
Seth Staska
Maxwell Van Doodewaard
Luke Van Leeuwen
Bianca Venner
William Wesley
Luke Yeardley
recent news
Lions’ Youth of the Year Quest
Our 2016 Cornerstone College entrant for
this international competition was Year 12
student, Chelsea Roberts, who entered the
Hahndorf Lions’ Club heat.
for leadership qualities, citizenship,
sportsmanship, community involvement,
general knowledge and personality. A prize
is given for the best public speaker and then
an overall winner is decided, with the same
person on occasions winning both.
Chelsea was the only entrant in the
Hahndorf Lions’ Club heat this year and so
automatically advances to the next stage of
this competition, the Zone Final, to be held
in Strathalbyn on 5 March. This is open to
the public and support for Chelsea would be
welcomed.
Chelsea met for 40 minutes on Sunday
21 February with three judges who spoke
with her about her own interests and also
about her knowledge of current affairs.
The Chairman of Judges commented on
Chelsea’s vibrant personality and how she
had impressed all three judges during her
interview.
Chelsea then had to address an audience of
Lions’ members by delivering two impromptu
speeches – no preparation time other than
hearing the topic read aloud to her twice! –
and then a prepared five minute speech on a
topic of her own choice. Chelsea presented
a compelling and extremely well researched
speech on Veganism.
Public speaking is only a small part of
this competition (30 points out of the total
110) with the remainder of points allocated
Following this stage there will be a Regional
Final, a District Final and a State Final.
The State winner will then compete in the
Australian Final, with the overall winner
representing Australia overseas when
the International Youth of the Year Quest
will culminate, and a world winner will be
identified.
If Chelsea advances to and wins the State
Final, she will compete in the National Final.
State winners receive an all-expenses paid
trip around Australia!
Mr Rob Rohde also attended the afternoon
to hear Chelsea and we thank him for his
support.
We thank Chelsea for being an excellent
ambassador for Cornerstone College, and
we wish her all the best as she competes
on behalf of the Hahndorf Lions’ Club in the
Zone Final at Strathalbyn on March 5th.
Mrs Robyn Beames
YOTY Coordinator
important information
Flinders Uni Intern partnership
Following a successful
partnership involving
five Flinders University
pre-service teachers last
year we have agreed
to take a further three
this year. Aaron Toome,
Nick Schild and Jackson
Webb all have Health
and Physical Education
as their main teaching
area but will be engaged
in a range of other
classes. These students
will become an integral
part of our staff for the
year. They will;
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Observe for 20 days
this term
Teach for 9 weeks in
Term 2
Attend our
Professional
Learning week midyear
Be involved in
programs for 10
hours per week in
Semester 2
Reciprocal professional
learning for staff and
opportunities for
teachers to complete
masters programs
at Flinders are other
potential benefits of this
partnership.
Mr Rob Rohde
Deputy Principal
Mr Aaron Toome
Driver Awareness
At Cornerstone College we recognise the
importance of young people being prepared for
the significant responsibility of being a driver on
our roads.
As such the College will be offering seminars to
all Year 10 and Year 11 students. Seminars will
be held on Tuesday, 1 March at the College.
[click here] for Year 10 seminar information
[click here] for Year 11 seminars information
Mr Nick Schild
Attendance at these seminars is considered
compulsory and will occur as part of the normal
school day. There is no cost associated with this
event.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding
this program, or if your child is at risk of being
traumatised by hearing about the outcomes of
motor vehicle crashes, please don’t hesitate to
contact us at the College.
Mr Daniel Wood
Battunga House Leader
Mr Jackson Webb
recent news
Mrs Sandra Guess
Recognition of 20 Year Service
We acknowledged Mrs Sandra Guess for
twenty years of service at our Opening
Worship. The following citation of her
significant contribution was read at that
service;
Sandra began her teaching career within
Lutheran Education when she came to
Cornerstone College in 1995. This was the
first year of Adaptive Education being offered
at Cornerstone College, and with her previous
experience in integrating students with special
needs into mainstream classes, the inaugural
Principal, Mr Mal Wegener, appointed Sandra
at 0.4 as the sole person in this faculty.
Sandra was instrumental in the foundations
that were laid and the direction this critical
area for learning has taken at Cornerstone
College. Some snippets of the evolution and
highlights of this journey for Sandra include:
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The many meetings with parents and
professional agency staff to determine
the support needs that would best
suit students with a variety of learning
challenges.
Assisting teachers to develop strategies
and providing practical assistance that
Mrs Sandra Guess
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would enable the students to access the
curriculum in the most effective manner.
Working with other nearby schools, and
implementing a life skills programme.
Helping to establish a comprehensive
transition process to make the transfer
from primary school to Cornerstone
College efficient and informative.
After 14 years in this role, whilst still maintaining
a connection with Adaptive Education through
teaching in Year 9 Study, Sandra changed
focus to being a Middle School Core Group
Teacher, where she has taught in the areas
of Maths, English and Humanities. Within this
role, Sandra’s kindness, and understanding of
students has been complimented with her love
of learning and ability to engage and stretch
students in their learning.
Sandra has an acute interest in other cultures.
For several years, Sandra organised a
homestay program, where students from Japan
visited our school and stayed with our families.
In 2000, Chinese language was introduced to
Cornerstone College and Sandra attended Year
11 classes alongside the students to begin to
learn Modern Standard Chinese. Later, she
continued to study after hours through Adelaide
University, and now teaches Year 7 Chinese.
Sandra also participated in the inaugural study
tour in 2001, to our sister school (Hai Dian)
in Beijing, with 18 students and three staff.
Sandra was the first teacher to take part in a
teacher exchange with Hai Dian, where she
stayed for a month to share ideas and build
friendship between the two schools. She
has maintained a coordinating role, helping
organise biennial study tours to Beijing and
annual visits to Cornerstone College by our
Beijing sister school.
Sandra’s strong sense of social justice has
seen her demonstrate this in her actions
as a teacher at Cornerstone College and
is exemplified by the following examples.
Through her work at the College, she
volunteered for a year to teach Numeracy
to inmates at Mobilong prison. This was an
intense, eye opening and very worthwhile
service. More recently, Sandra has been
part of a group of staff and students knitting
squares and turning them into blankets for
overseas orphanages and local homeless.
Palaeontology I nominated this and was put into
one of the two Earth and Environment groups.
Some highlights for me during the forum included
a fossil dig site in Canowindra, the swing dance
evening, Questacon, a visit to Geoscience Australia,
the national library and the NASA Communications
Centre.
Sandra is a caring, thoughtful and humble
person who shares the Gospel in a gentle and
respectful manner.
We thank Sandra for her service to our
community.
National Youth Science Forum
In late January I attended the National
Youth Science Forum (NYSF), a two-week
program sponsored by the Rotary Club and
held at the Australian National University in
Canberra. The Program is for avid science
students going into Year 12 from all around
Australia. Two sessions are held, each with
200 students in it solely for the purpose of
exposing students to the different areas of
science as well as enabling them to interact
with students around Australia who have a
keen interest in science whilst living on a
university campus.
The two weeks from 16 to 31 January this
year was definitely an incredible experience
for me. The program was filled with amazing
people, places and experiences. During
the day students were placed in an area of
science that they were interested in, whilst at
night there was the opportunity to interact with
all participants in a variety of activities. For the
day time activities participants were divided
into interest groups which we nominated for
beforehand and due to my avid interest in
The entire experience exposed me so much more
to the world of Science. I had the opportunity to
talk to universities, successful scientists, people
who were still studying, past NYSF participants and
PhD students in so many different fields. I made
ice-cream using liquid nitrogen, cut open a rock to
reveal a fossil no human had ever laid eyes on and
had a video conference with an expert at the CERN
Hadron collider. It was a truly fantastic experience
(which the Strathalbyn Rotary Club supported) and
I will cherish it as I continue to explore my future in
the field of Science.
Rachel Oertel
Year 12 Student
recent events
Middle School Swimming Carnival
The annual Middle School Inter-House
Swimming Carnival was held at the Mount
Barker Mountain Pool on Friday 12th February.
The weather was brilliant – a warm day, so
there were many keen participants and lots
of positive and encouraging support. The
day started with competitive races and then a
scrumptious sausage sizzle was consumed.
In the afternoon, students participated within
year levels in a range of activities – volleyball
on the lawn, novelty events in the pool and
free swimming. The results were close
throughout the day both in the swimming
events and the volleyball.
Overall results
1st – Aroona
2nd – Naturi
3rd – Battunga
Congratulations to the following students
who broke records on the day:
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Jack Cafarella – U/12 Boys Breaststroke, U/12 Boys Freestyle, U/12 Boys
Butterfly
Alex Jones – U/13 Boys Breaststroke,
U/13 Boys Freestyle, U/13 Boys Butterfly
Liam Hinze – U/12 Boys Backstroke
Sophie Seppelt – U/12 Girls Freestyle,
U/12 Girls Butterfly
Alyssa Whait – U/13 Girls Freestyle,
U/13 Girls Butterfly
This week a team for the upcoming Year 7
Barker District Swimming Carnival, ‘Courier
Cup’ (which will be held on 3 March) and a
team for the Years 8-12 B Grade Interschool
Swimming Competition (which will be held
on 8 March) has been selected.
Well done to all the students who
participated. Thank you to the parents who
attended the day and to the staff, the College
Leaders and the Senior House Leaders for
their help and support throughout the day.
4th – Moorak
Congratulations to the individual age group
winners:
Miss Rebecca Weiss
Sports Co-ordinator
U12
U13
U14
U15
Girls
Champion
Morgan Main
Alyssa Whait
Emily Marshall
Laura Cummings
Girls
Runner Up
Sophie Seppelt
Abbey Cummings
Emily Hinze
Sarah Howe
Boys
Champion
Liam Hinze
Alex Jones
Joshua Healey
Kaelum Barlow
Boys
Runner Up
Jack Cafarella
Duncan Rogers
James Whitelaw
Cameron Weir
Knockout Cricket
The school knockout season kicked
off with the Year 8/9 cricket being held
recently at Hahndorf Oval. The team took
on St Francis de Sales and we were lucky
enough to win the toss and head into bat
first.
After a slow start the batsmen got used
to the pace of the ball and began to build
a solid foundation. However, some good
bowling saw us lose three quick wickets.
This brought Lachlan Bates to the crease
joining Ryan King who had been making
steady progress. These boys combined
well to establish a solid partnership before
Ryan was forced to retire on fifty. This
brought Liam Fitzgerald to the crease
and he continued where Ryan had left off,
combining for another solid partnership
and pushed the total passed 150. The
team finished with 183 from their 35 overs.
It was then our time to head into the field and
it was a solid team effort with the ball. The
opening bowling partnership of Angus Wilson
and Charlie McDonough bowled tight line and
lengths restricting the scoring early. That’s
when the wickets began to fall and St Francis
de Sales batsmen struggled to get a start.
Emily Hinze was the pick of the bowlers in the
end with some superb line and length bowling
that saw her rewarded with three wickets. The
last few batsmen offered little resistance and
St Francis were dismissed for 69.
It was a pleasure to look after the team and
I was very proud of the sportsmanship and
attitude of all players on the day. A special
mention must also go to Year 12s Austin
Abraham and Alex Durbidge for their support
on the day.
Mr Ben Mader, Knockout Cricket Coach
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student environment council
Karneval
On Shrove Tuesday the senior German students delivered a short presentation to Year 8
students to explain the festival of Karneval. During Karneval people in many countries celebrate
by dressing up in costumes and masks, having parties and participating in a range of regional
customs before the solemn period of lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Year 8 students of German
have been looking at this festival in class.
Mrs Ingrid Synwoldt
German Teacher
Are you looking for something a little different?
Could it be the chance to get out and about, to meet
other people and make a positive contribution?
The Student Environment Council can keep you informed and support your involvement
in a range of opportunities.
Examples include:
• Young Environment Leaders
• River Murray Youth Council
• Water-watch
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Waste-busters Program
Monitoring programs – bird, bats and frogs
Tree planting / propagation
Environmental events and workshop
Students, please check your emails this week to find out about the programs on offer or email us
and we can send you the details: Mrs Mary Butler (mbutler@cornerstone.sa.edu.au) and
Mr Tony Egan (tegan@cornerstone.sa.edu.au). Also supported by Mrs Margie Barnett.
Diabetes Information Session
German Exchange Students Arrive
We warmly welcome and Valentin Unterreitmeier
(staying with Piers Lewis) and Maya Kaufholz
(staying with Katie Moularadellis) to the
Cornerstone community.
After school on Tuesday 16 February,
a diabetes information session was
delivered to staff by Kathy Savage,
Clinical Nurse and Diabetes Educator
from the Adelaide Hills Community Health
Service. Kathy provided staff with useful
information on the cause, symptoms and
care of diabetes, relevant for the care of
students within our College. Thank you
to our Year 7 parent who also attended
and answered questions regarding
the upcoming Year 7 Camp. It was a
rewarding session.
Mrs Karen White
Middle School Student Receptionist
Inter-house Athletics Day
Friday 11 March 2016
The annual carnival will be held in Week 6. Students will receive information in the upcoming
weeks. For this special day on the College calendar to run efficiently we require help from
parents/carers. If you have some time available to do time-keeping, measuring, assist with field
events etc, your help would be greatly appreciated.
Please contact Miss Rebecca Weiss at the College on 8398 6000 to advise of your availability.
information
Online Canteen Ordering
FlexiSchools is a quick, easy and efficient
way to order your recess or lunch online. All
you do is register, transfer money into your
FlexiSchool account and order online. Never
be stuck without lunch again. Order up to
9.30am the same day, or order the day before
or even weeks ahead! It’s simple and efficient,
so establish your account today and make
your recess and lunch ordering easier than
ever.
Click here for more information or type the
following into your website browser:
http://www.cornerstone.sa.edu.au/files/
flexischools-parent-instructions.pdf
The Parenting Ideas Magazine
Cornerstone College subscribes to The
Parentingideas Magazine. It contains great tips
and advice from experts to help raise happy
children. Articles on Fathering Teenagers and
Teasing v Bullying can be viewed by clicking
on the images right.
Mr Matt Schirmer
College Counsellor
Free Parenting SA seminars
Presented by Dr Justin Coulson, nationally recognised parenting researcher, author and speaker.
The first seminar, ‘Toddlers and touch screens: What should I do?’ will be held at the Adelaide
Convention Centre on Tuesday April 5 from 7.00 – 9.00 pm.
The second seminar, ‘Children, teens and pornography: What every parent should know’ will be
held at the Adelaide Convention Centre on Wednesday April 6, from 7.00 – 9.00 pm.
Both seminars will also be webcast live for parents who are unable to attend in person or would
prefer to view from home. Bookings for the Convention Centre can be made online at http://parentingsa.eventbrite.com.au.
parentsteachers&friends
We are a group of volunteers who build
community, fundraise, organise social
functions and support College events.
Second Hand Uniform Shop
If you’d like to get involved (as a committee
member or volunteer helper) please contact
Sharon Heyne on 0438 692 622,
email pt&f@cornerstone.sa.edu.au or
come along to the next meeting.
Opening times:
Tuesday afternoons, 3.00-4.00pm
Next open: 8 March, 22 March, 4 April 2016
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 2 March 2016
7.00pm AGM followed by normal meeting at
7.30pm in the College staff room.
We’d love to meet some new parents
and you’d be very welcome.
The second-hand uniform shop is
located next to EFM gym
Saturday mornings, 9.30-11.00am
Next open: 16 April & 30 April 2016
AGM
Wednesday, 2 March
7.00pm all welcome
community notices
EFM Fitness Coaching Special: At EFM, you’ll have a Fitness Coach that works through your
program with you each and every session. It’s like having a personal trainer, but at a fraction of the cost.
Enquire now - Join now and get your first 5 weeks of membership for $25*
Call Rob on 0419 810 410 or register online at: efm.net.au/mount-barker *conditions apply.
Attention parents, extended morning sessions at EFM 6:00am to 10:00am Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Convenient club location, more sessions, more
equipment, more fun. Come and see what we can offer or click here to see it for yourself!
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Football Skills Program - All welcome from 7-17yrs, skills practice, 3:45-5pm on Thursdays
at varied locations; 18 Feb (Cornerstone College), 25 Feb (Mt Barker Primary School), 10 Mar
(Cornerstone College), 17 Mar (Mt Barker Primary School), 7 Apr (Cornerstone College). Just
turn up on the day or for more information contact Vaughan 0457 537 794 or Troy 0438 151 921
Elevate Festival - Saturday, 27 February. Federation Park, Gumeracha 4.00-8.00pm. Neighbour
Day is just around the corner. Join us for a celebration of community. Live entertainment,
workshops, music, food and fun for all ages. www.rasa.org.au/elevate
Adelaide Hills Hockey Club invites your family to our Club Come ‘n’ Try Day and registration,
Sunday February 28, 4-5pm at Cornerstone College. We have Under 9s, 11s, 14s, 18s, Mens,
Womens and Seniors teams. Hockey sticks will be available to loan on the day. No experience
necessary. Info call Sally 0428 849 753 or email secretary@adelaidehillshockey.org.au
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Southern Cross Cultural Exchange invite you to become a volunteer hosting French high
school exchange students. Talk to Southern Cross Cultural Exchange to select your French
student for your family and spend an amazing three months together from mid-May. Phone
Jenny at 8323 0973 or email jeh1313@bigpond.net.au or visit www.scce.come.au
Lobethal Lutheran Lions Netball Club Pre-season skill development - seniors, u17 & u15
invited 25 Feb and 3 Mar. 2016 Winter team trials 10 Mar and 17 Mar, for more information
please call Naomi 0422 895 545 or email lobethallins@hotmail.com
Meadows Football Club is looking for a new volunteer canteen manager for nine home games
for the 2016 season. Out of pocket expenses are covered, please call Karen 0403 575 963
Onkaparinga Valley Football Club Registration and Family Fun Day, Balhannah Oval Sunday
21 Feb 11-3pm. BBQ, bar, waterslide, junior player skill games, player registrations and more.
More information please call Andrew 0418 816 874, Brian 0405 683 917, Paul 0419 144 966
canteen roster
Term 1
Attention Parents
Don’t forget to like our ‘Parent
Connect’ page on facebook
to connect with other parents
and the College. Click the
FaceBook icon above to visit the
Cornerstone College Parent
Connect.
Week 5
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
29 February
1 March
2 March
3 March
4 March
Week 6
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
7 March
8 March
9 March
10 March
11 March
Sonia Tarca & Jane Cafarella
Amanda Barrett & Ring Evie to help
Cathy Smallridge & Toni Parker-Boers
Alison Tideman & Ring Evie to help
Ali/Barry Brook & Dave Hemmings
Vicki Jaensch & Penny Geue
Tracey Kleeman & Michelle Williams
Jane Thorpe & Sheree Hampel
Donna Fitzgerald & Mariska Threadgold
Rachel Stone & Liz Schofield & Sam
Vincent
WEEKLY WINNERS
Week 2:
Josh Montague
Week 3:
Georgie Doddridge
Get registered
online and order for
a chance to win
A reminder to be in the canteen by 9.00am please.
If you are unable to come in on your rostered day please remember to swap with
someone and then let me know of any changes on 0403 321 893. Thanks, Evie.
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Cornerstone College Inc
68 Adelaide Road
Mt Barker SA 5251
Phone: 08 8398 6000
Fax: 08 8398 6098
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