College Connection - Heatherton Christian College

College Connection
“Growing in Christ, Striving for Excellence, Influencing the World”
ISSUE
12
PREP 2015
24 JULY 2015
Principal: Mr Peter Cliffe
http://hcc.vic.edu.au
From the Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents/Guardians
Welcome to another school term and a special
our very tall Year 9 boys and gave him a ‘high
welcome to the ten new students who have started
five’. That moment illustrated to me the special
this term for the first time at HCC. It has been
culture and environment we have here.
most heartening to hear from the parents of these
new students how welcome their children have
Our next Open Day is happening on Monday 3
been made to feel here at HCC.
August, from 9.00 am to midday. This is a great
opportunity to invite friends to have a tour of the
This week I facilitated a rotating sports activities
school. We have some special postcard invites for
session with all of the Prep to Grade 3 students all
our next Open Day; please do not hesitate to
together in the gym. Sixteen Year 9 students
collect some from the College Office.
assisted me with the activities. The Year 9 students
paired off, planned an activity each and then ran
Increased
the activity with each Prep to Grade 3 group.
students, as it will enable us to further develop
enrolment
growth
will
benefit
all
new facilities for the school. This benefits all
I was so impressed with the Year 9 students and
students.
the manner in which they interacted with the
Heatherton
Christian College
young students. Each Year 9 showed great care
Quote of the week……
and patience with helping the younger students.
“Live so that when your children think of fairness,
The Year 9 students encouraged each younger
caring and integrity, they think of you”. (H.
student
Jackson Brown, Jr).
with
regular
‘high
fives’,
words
of
encouragement and the occasional hug! The Prep
to Grade 3’s loved having the older students
Peter Cliffe
helping them and the looks of joy on the faces of
Principal
316-322 Kingston Rd,
Clarinda 3169
Ph: 8551 6650
Fax: 8551 6690
both
the
younger
and
older
students
were
Email: office@hcc.vic.edu.au
with the younger students. Later in the day I
priceless. Here at HCC our younger students are
able to look up to older students who are great role
models and genuinely interested and enjoy being
noticed a little Prep student walked up to one of
PRIMARY PYJAMA PARTY—WIN A PASS TO
FACEBOOK CONTEST
LUNAR DRIVE-IN!
Parents, the College is using the
Once again HCC will be hosting a Pyjama Party
tiqbiz app to send out general
for all primary-aged children on Friday 31
updates, reminders, events and
July. It will be a fun night with great games,
much, much more!
yummy snacks and a funny (G-rated) movie. All
students registering for the Pyjama Party by
Tiqbiz is available on iPhone, iPad,
Wednesday 29 July will go in to the draw to win
Congratulations to our Facebook contest winner
iPod,
Android
Phone,
Android
a family pass to Lunar Drive-In (valued at $30).
Melinda Carstens!
and
Windows
phone
The winning name will be drawn at primary
HCC Facebook page we encourage you to do
a
morning assembly on Thursday 30 July. The
so. We also have a PFA Facebook page where
mobile device, there is also an
Pyjama Party will take place in the gym and
you can get updates about what our PFA are up
app available for computer, both
community room, beginning at 6.30 pm and
to along with details of when they meet.
Mac and PC.
concluding by 10.00 pm.
Tablet
devices.
If
you
don’t
have
PARENTS
If you haven’t checked our
AND
FRIENDS
ASSOCIATION
MEETING
We kindly ask that you download
Parents, why not take this fantastic opportunity
tiqbiz to one of these devices,
to have a night out while your children enjoy a
register a free account then find
great time with their friends? Peter Cliffe, HCC
On the first Thursday of each month the PFA
and tick the school. When you are
teaching staff and senior student leaders will be
meet from 2.30 pm till 3.30 pm.
attending and leading this event.
interested in becoming a part of our PFA, please
ticking the school boxes, please
come along to check it out! New members are
make sure you tick on ‘Whole
School’ and the specific grades/
The cost of attending is $12.50 per child,
years that apply to your family.
payable at the College office by Wednesday 29
To access the inbox for your
July. We request that all children come dressed
child’s
in their pyjamas or ‘onesie’. Children may also
grade,
please
use
the
surname of your child’s teacher.
If you are
always welcome!
PFA CAFÉ
bring a pillow, cushion and a blanket for the
movie. Please note that we are capping this
event at 100 students, so registration will be on
a ‘first in, first served’ basis.
SMALL ROWBOAT NEEDED
Does anyone in the school community own a
very small row boat/dingy? We would like to use
one
in
our
Primary
school
production
in
September.
PF A
If you could lend us one for our production
please
email
Jenny
Fairweather
at
jenny.fairweather@hcc.vic.edu.au
PREP ENROLMENT 2016
Would families with children ready to begin Prep
in 2016 please contact the College office for
enrolment forms? We do not automatically enrol
siblings of current students. You do need to
enrol each child separately. Places are filling fast
for 2016. To avoid disappointment please enrol
ASAP.
C af é
Wednesday
is
open
immediately
ev e r y
after
assembly in the Salt Café.
Please come and enjoy a coffee
and
homemade
chinos,
toys
and
books
will
be
treats.
Bubba
colouring
available
in
to
entertain the kids, whilst everyone
enjoys a hot cuppa and a chat.
It is a great way to meet other
parents, catch up and relax. See
you next Wednesday!
WORKING BEE
DINGLEY BYPASS PROJECT
CHOOK FOOD
Upcoming work on the Dingley by-pass for your information:
Warrigal Rd/South Rd – the widening works at South Rd/Warrigal Rd Intersection has
Parents,
our
third
regular
working bee for the year will
be held on Saturday 1 August
from 9.30 am to midday. The
third
working
families
bee
with
is
surnames
is one regular working bee
scheduled per term. You will
a
credit
of
$75
towards your school fees for
each
working
bee
you
attend.
from the South Rd intersection will have 2 lanes closed for the next three consecutive
weekends.
Fri 24 July 7.30 pm to Sat 25 July 7.00 am
Sat 25 July 7.00 am to 10.00 am (contingency 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm)
Sun 26 July 5.00 pm to Mon 27 July 3.00 am
Fri 30 July 7.30 pm to Sat 1 Aug 7.00 am
Sat 1 Aug 7.00 am to 10.00 am (contingency 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm)
Sun 2 Aug 5.00 pm to Mon 3 Aug 3.00 am
The contingency times are in the event of either very wet weather or traffic congestion which
will force the re-opening of lanes.
The types of jobs undertaken
at
pavement on the S/E corner of the intersection. During the times below Warrigal Rd southbound
for
beginning with A to K. There
receive
commenced from Friday 17 July to facilitate the profiling, excavation and asphalting of the
working
bees
include
gardening, cleaning, painting
and general maintenance. We
usually break the work up
Clarinda Rd/Old Dandenong Rd–closed between Old Dandenong Rd and Bourke Rd until end
Oct – intersection works are well underway and noisewall construction has commenced between
Old Dandenong Rd and Elder St South. Residents of Clarinda Rd please be mindful that to
enable the garbage truck to collect waste it will enter from Bourke Rd roundabout on a Friday
morning
with morning tea, so there is
time to chat and mingle with
Elder St Sth – Elder St bridge construction is ongoing
the other parents. It would be
very helpful to have a trailer
to move mulch.
Kingston Rd – Barriers are in place and widening work continues on the north side Stage 2 in
September will find Kingston Road lane configuration will be reduced westbound when Stage 2
is implemented
If you are an A to K family
and you cannot make it to this
working bee, you may attend
the next working bee instead.
Boundary Rd – Barriers are in place and widening work is nearly finished on the east side, on
completion of asphalt on the east side traffic will be switched to the west side of Boundary Rd
late July
Likewise, if you are an L to Z
family and missed the last
working
bee
please
come
EGG CARTONS
Old Boundary Rd – noisewall posts are installed behind Heatherton Christian College and are
awaiting panels
along.
Tootal Rd – barriers have been placed, service upgrade is nearly complete and excavation is
Our Head of Primary, Amber
Orton will be coordinating this
working
bee.
Please
Amber
just
outside
meet
well underway. Stage 2 in September will see the traffic switch to west side of Tootal Rd
Westall Road –Westall Rd barriers have been placed in the centre median for widening work
until the end of August. Westall Rd northbound traffic is back to 80km/h
the
Staffroom to sign in and be
assigned a job. Thank you.
VicRoads and Thiess thank you for your patience during our works and are committed to
working closely with you to ensure any concerns you may have are taken into consideration.
Should you have any further information regarding the project, please call (free call) on 1300
Peter Cliffe
Principal
137 494 or email at dingleybypass@thiess.com.au
CHOOK FOOD
Psychologist
Services
now
available at school
As part of our support
for students and their
well being, we now have
a child psychologist who
is supporting the HCC
school
community
working
alongside
school’s
the
Chaplaincy
Team.
Do you find that your
child is having emotional
or
behavioural
issues?
OnPsych is a team of
fully
qualified
and
registered psychologists
AUSTRALASIAN CENTRE OF CHINESE STUDIES
NEW BEGINNER CLASS IN TERM 3
who specialise in child
and adolescent services
Our teaching method is popularly known as Accelerated Learning technique. The academic name is
working in Primary and
‘Suggestopedia’, founded by Bulgarian educator and psychotherapist, Dr. Georgie Lozanov.
Secondary
schools
in
and
Accelerated Learning as a methodology for the acquisition of a foreign language uses performance
group settings. Services
based tools such as story telling, music, drama and VAK (visual, auditory & kinesthetic modalities) to
are
access the whole brain of the learner, thus creating an accelerated result. Our students seem to
both
individual
performed
COST
to
student
at
NO
the
school,
or
parent
have enjoyed this approach and we feel very encouraged by their progress.
through Medicare
bulk
As the first Chinese-Australian academic to adapt ‘Suggestopedia’ to the learning and teaching of
billing.
now
Chinese in 1990, our Chinese programs for children are already being used in Merri Creek Primary,
blessed to have OnPsych
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ascot Vale. Next term, Montmorency Primary School has come
at our school. If you
on board as well!
We
are
believe that this might
benefit
your
child,
please
contact
Good news! We are starting a New Beginner class in Term 3 here at HCC:
the
College office on 8551
Term 3 classes commenced on 20 July and will run until 7 September 2015.
6650
All classes are held on Mondays from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
or
the
College
Chaplain, Mr Plotnek at
Fee: $250 per term for each student.
phil.plotnek@hcc.vic.edu
.au,
for
further
Should you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us on below:
Email contact: Dr Moni Storz at moni@accschinese.com
instructions.
Telephone contact: Olga on 0421 709 414
The
can
OnPsych
be
website
found
www.onpsych.com.au
at
Upcoming Events
Monday
27 July
Wednesday 29 July
MORE BOOKS HAVE ARRIVED!
Y7-8 Outdoor Ed - Cross Country Ski Trip
Y7/8 CSSN Sport
G1/2 Cranbourne Botanical Garden Excursion (8.45 am-1.00 pm)
Y12 Studio Art Excursion (11.00 am-1.00 pm)
Thursday
30 July
Y7/8 Basketball Championship
G3-Y11 Australian Maths Competition
Friday
31 July
Y11 Chemistry Excursion (all day)
Primary Pyjama Party (6.30 pm-10.00 pm)
Saturday
1 August
Working Bee A-K (9.30 am-midday)
Monday
3 August
Term 3 College Open Morning (9.00 am-12.00 pm)
2016 Year 7 Information Evening for Parents & Students (HCC Auditorium,
7.30 pm)
Wednesday 5 August
Y9/10 CSSN Sport
Thursday
VCE CSSN Rally Day
6 August
Cross Country Ski Trip - Sport & Rec
Friday
7 August
Cross Country Ski Trip - Sport & Rec
Monday
10 August
Y7/8 Cross Country Ski Trip
If you have not had a chance to
grab
17 August
20% of
Y9/10 CSSN Sport
Wednesday 20 August
Y9 Theatre Trip
Thursday
Y7&9 Immunisations
21 August
the
all sales goes to our
awesome school.
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OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS
Curriculum Day - No School for all students
Wednesday 19 August
of
get a copy in the College office.
Y7/8 CSSN Sport
Mission Day (Please come dressed as something beginning with the letter 'F')
Monday
copy
Entertainment Book, you can
Y9 Outdoor Ed
Wednesday 12 August
your
PROGRAM
Mount Buller Ski Trip
Monday
24 August
Y11 English Excursion (1.00 pm-5.00 pm)
Tuesday
25 August
Primary/Secondary Parent Teacher Inteviews
Wednesday 26 August
Y7/8 CSSN Sport
Y10-12 Mount Hotham Ski Camp
Thursday
27 August
Primary/Secondary Parent Teacher Inteviews
G4-6 District Basketball
Y10-12 Mount Hotham Ski Camp
Friday
28 August
Y10-12 Mount Hotham Ski Camp
Monday
31 August
CSSN Debating Competition (TBC)
Tuesday
1 September CSSN Debating Heat (TBC)
To register for the Outside School
Hours Program, please pick up an
enrolment form from the College
office.
Should
you
have
one of the carers on 8551 6640
or 0416 684 264. Thank you.
Wednesday 2 September Y9/10 CSSN Sport
Y9 Outdoor Ed Hike (3.30 departure)
Pauline Nathaniel
Dads n Daughters Dinner (6.30 pm)*
OSHC Supervisor
*More details to be sent home shortly
TERM DATES 2015
WORKING BEES
PARENTS’ PRAYER GROUP
Term 3: Wednesday 15 July to Friday 18 September
Term 4: Monday 5 October to Tuesday 8 December
Saturday 1 August: A-K Families
Saturday 21 November: L-Z Families
29 Jul
28 Oct
26 Aug
25 Nov
COLLEGE OPEN DAYS
CURRICULUM DAYS
Monday 3 August
Friday 9 October
Monday 17 August
College Connection Issue 12 24 July 2015
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further enquires, please contact