Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 8 - Sapphire Coast Anglican College
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Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 8 - Sapphire Coast Anglican College
2 Max Slater Drive Bega 2550 PO Box 994 Bega 2550 Phone: 6494 7777 Email: admin@scac.nsw.edu.au Website: www.scac.nsw.edu.au 14th May 2015 Volume 9 Issue 8 From the Principal Psalm 33:4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. After such a fantastic couple of weeks, what a privilege it is to be able to write and thank everybody at the College who took part in the spectacular Country Fair. God blessed us with fine weather and an opportunity to share the Sapphire culture. The effort put in by parents, teachers, students, and friends and family of Sapphire show what a dedicated and committed school family we have. So much to do, so much to see and all on the grounds of the College; what a joy! I have heard there were people from various schools from Eden to Tilba Tilba. A special thank you to Kirsty Umbers for her entrepreneurial skills and to the P&F for all the work they did to help make the day as fantastic as it was. In the words (…slightly altered) of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Committee Chairman, Juan Antonio Samaranch, 'I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the Bega Valley the best Country Fair ever.'' opportunities you would like to see the College run for more family involvement? Congratulations to our Secondary School touch football teams for representing the college with enthusiasm, dignity and strong team spirit. I would like to especially congratulate the Junior girls who won the competition and the five who where nominated to go to the next level. NAPLAN testing was held this week; we have been informed that the results should get back to us all much quicker this year. If that’s the case it will give us a much better time scale to analyse and work with our students in areas that need assistance. On a sad note I would like to pass on the College’s condolences to the Clark family on the passing of AnnLouise’s father, John King. John was a wonderful godly Christian man who, as a past educator and Principal, was loved by many students and parents. He was an active member of the community and the Candelo Anglican Church, was a much-loved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be sorely missed. Again our thoughts and prayers are extended to the Clark family. At the staff meeting last week we looked again at our Strategic plan to see whether we are tracking in the right direction. Please take a look at this plan on our website and give us your thoughts. We think we are on track, in fact even a little in front. One of the areas we would certainly like your advice on is under Pastoral Care: are there family workshops you would like to see us hold or other Inspiring Excellence Over the past few months we have seen many disasters around the world. Below is an article from Michael Grose which may give you some helpful information about what to do and how to answer those difficult questions from your children. Andrew Duchesne Principal Page 1 Help your children make sense of natural disasters As adults we all want our children to live carefree lives and keep them from the pain and even horror of tragedies such as natural disasters. In reality we can’t do this. Recent natural disasters wreaked incredible havoc on so many people’s lives and will no doubt leave an indelible imprint on our collective psyches. Graphic images have been brought into our living rooms via the media over the last few weeks and this will continue in the immediate future. As adults we all want our children to live carefree lives and keep them from the pain and even horror of tragedies such as natural disasters. In reality we can’t do this. So what is a parent, teacher or other caring adult to do when the natural disasters fill the airwaves and the consciousness of society? Here are some ideas: 1. Reassure children that they are safe. The consistency of the images can be frightening for young children who don’t understand the notion of distance and have difficulty distinguishing between reality and fiction. Let them know that while this event is indeed happening it will not affect them directly. 2. Be available. Let kids know that it is okay to talk about the unpleasant events. Listen to what they think and feel. By listening you can find out if they have misunderstandings and you can learn more about the support that they need. You do not need to explain more than they are ready to hear, but be willing to answer their questions. 3. Help children process what they see and hear, particularly through television. Children are good observers but can be poor interpreters of events that are out of their level of understanding. 4. Support children’s concerns for others. They may have genuine concerns for the suffering that will occur and they may need an outlet for those concerns. It is heart-warming to see this empathy in children for the concerns of others. 5. Let them explore feelings beyond fear. Many children may feel sad or even angry at these events so let them express the full range of emotions. They may feel sadder for the loss of wildlife than for loss of human life, which is impersonal for them. 6. Help children and young people find a legitimate course of action if they wish. Action is a great antidote to stress and anxiety so finding simple ways to help, including donating some pocket money, can assist kids to cope and teaches them to contribute. 7. Avoid keeping the television on all the time. The visual nature of the media means that images are repeated over and over, which can be both distressing to some and desensitising to others. 8. Be aware of your own actions. Children will take their cues from you and if they see you focusing on it in an unhealthy way then they will focus on it too. Let them know that it is happening but it should not dominate their lives. 9. Take action yourself. Children who know their parents, teachers or other significant caregivers are working to make a difference feel hope; they feel safer and more positive about the future. So do something. It will make you feel more hopeful too. And hope is one of the most valuable gifts we can give children and ourselves. Inspiring Excellence Children’s worlds can be affected in ways that we can’t even conceive of so adults need to be both sensitive to children’s needs as well as mindful of what they say and how they act in front of children. In difficult times it is worth remembering what adults and children need most are each other. Michael Grose 2015 Parenting Ideas VET Construction Year 11 Construction. The class, consisting of Mollie Kampman, Max Logue, John Canning-Casey and Jaidyn Rugendyke, have been very busy this semester. The jobs completed so far are: cement float, bench hooks, raised garden beds for the Lighthouse Garden in Junior School and assisting other classes in the renovation around the Moo & 2 café area. The latest competency test will be the production of some mini picnic tables as shown. These picnic tables are made with high quality products and workmanship and are fantastic for little children and will be on sale in Term 3 at a cost of $185 each. Year 12 Construction. Jake Whyman has also been very busy this semester. The jobs he has completed so far are: raised garden beds for the Lighthouse Garden in Junior School, revamping old garden beds and assisting other classes in painting the external walls and the renovation around the Moo & 2 café area. The last major competency test will be the production of a cubby house. The picture shows the cubby house with the framing section complete. Well done, Jake. Regards Gary Rowlands TAS Department Tarni Evans – National Champion We are very proud to have a National Champion in our midst! Tarni Evans, Year 7, recently won the Under 13 High Jump at the Little Athletics National Competition in Perth. Tarni, who is new to our College in 2015, has been involved with Little Athletics since she was eight years old. Page 2 This year she was given the opportunity to go for selection into the ACT Little Athletics team. To achieve this she first had to compete at the Southside Carnival in Weston Creek in February. She qualified in high jump, hurdles, long jump, javelin, 100 and 200m sprints. Next was the ACT State Championships held in the AIS Stadium at Bruce. Here she set a new high jump record of 1.67m! She also came 1st in long jump, 2nd in javelin and hurdles and 5th in the 100 and 200 metre sprints. Her selection was secured! Then it was off to Perth for the Nationals. Tarni outclassed the competition, comfortably winning the high jump at 1.59m on a very windy day. She went on to jump 1.65 and narrowly missed setting a new national record and personal best at 171m. She also competed in the long jump, hurdles and 4x100m relay, achieving a number of personal bests in these disciplines. Congratulations Tarni, on a fabulous achievement! We look forward to your future successes! you're in year 9 or 10, why not think about undertaking Hospitality in Years 11 and 12? Moo & 2 was open on the Country Fair and what a day that was!!!! Real life café experience was awesome for our students - albeit a little busy!!! Why not come on down and have a look after you drop the kids off on our two mornings. P&F News - Term 2 Firstly we would like to thank everyone involved in our very successful Country Fair, especially those who cooked, donated goods or manned stalls. This term the P&F have proudly funded new First Aid Kits, Blinds for D block, and Partitions for the College Cafe. We are now looking to purchase an outdoor PA system for College events. Thank you once again for supporting your P&F and the College. Kirsty Mitchell Vice President SCAC P&F Association Food Tech Food Tech is looking at a food preservation unit this term and need produce. We've bottled apples picked from the side of the road; we've made apple jelly and are in the process of making apple cider vinegar! From our tomato plants we made a roast tomato sauce and served it with homemade pasta linguine. We've also made Green Tomato relish! If you have any excess produce from your garden, we'd love to take them off your hands and make some fabulous creations. This week we're making passionfruit butter, with passionfruits kindly given to us by Mrs Weber. The Colours of Chemistry! Year 11 Chemistry recently investigated the colours of metal salt compounds and voila!!!! Thanks to the P&F who provided the blackout blinds for the science labs to make this possible. Careers Interviews Over the next four weeks Year 10 students will undertake a careers interview to discuss their ideas on post school study, employment and careers. This interview will help students identify what jobs they might like to test out through work experience at the end of the year and assist them in selecting senior school subjects. Parents are welcome to join their child at the careers interview to participate in the discussions; an interview schedule has been given to each student. Moo & 2 In case you haven't noticed, a LOT has been happening down at the Hospitality/ Food Tech room!!! We now have our very own café!!! Year 11 Hospitality students and a handful of willing teachers are running the café on Monday and Tuesday mornings before school and at recess. We're also selling goodies on Tuesdays at recess and hope to sell more days as the year progresses. We're selling hot chocolate, chai lattes and coffee (for Years 11 and 12 only). It's an exciting adventure for our Hospitality course, with students learning barista skills and running a café and serving customers in their two year course - as well as making delicious food!!! If Inspiring Excellence You don't need to be in Year 10 to start thinking ahead or discussing your ideas with the Careers Advisor. Parents and students can contact Mrs Meers to make a time to chat through career ideas at any time or visit the SCAC Careers Website at http://www.scaccareers.com for lots of information and resources. New Caledonia Information Meeting Mrs Jean Winterflood will be hosting a New Caledonia trip st information meeting on Thursday, 21 May at 5.30pm in the staff lunch rom. There will be a presentation on New Caledonia, photos of past school trips and important forms to fill in. Page 3 SCAC Junior Jottings Head of Junior School Psalm 8:5 For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor. There is only one person in the word like you…and that is YOU! God has made us all uniquely special, with our own talents, strengths and weaknesses. God does not make mistakes. You are exactly the person He would have you be. The bible says that God made you in ‘an amazing and wonderful way’ so the next time you feel that you don’t measure up, remember that out of all the people on Earth, there is only one you. That makes you extremely valuable to God. Yours faithfully Mrs Laura Austin Head of Junior School Junior School Values - In Junior School our school rule is simple - to follow the school values. These are: Be a good friend Be honest Be cooperative Be respectful and responsible Be caring and compassionate By simply embodying these values we keep each other safe, secure and happy so that we can get on with the task of learning and growing together. NAPLAN - This year’s NAPLAN tests th th were held at school from 12 - 14 May. These only involved Year 3 and 5 students in Junior School. English and Mathematical basic skills are assessed during this time. The results are not used to generate our school reports and will not have any bearing on the overall academic success of your child. The information collected will, however, help inform our staff about their teaching and learning programs, and the school executive about the performance of the school as a whole. Year 5 and 6 Camp - The Year 5 and 6 Camp is fast approaching. The final th payment is due to Reception by 15 May. Permission note, dietary requirements, packing lists and an itinerary have been sent home for all students attending the camp. Please return the permission form th by 15 May. Fundraisers for Junior School - Just a little clarification about fundraising here at Sapphire: As you well know, our students are the most socially aware, compassionate students I have ever had the pleasure of teaching. As such, there are always fundraisers on the go. For Junior School, if there is a fundraiser in which we have been asked to participate, a note will be sent home. For Senior School, verbal reminders will continue to be in place, as will notification via the homeroom teachers and diaries. Breakfast Club - Our breakfast club is up and running here at Sapphire. The purpose of the club is to allow students who have not had breakfast, access to healthy, nutritious food Inspiring Excellence before school starts. A healthy breakfast, as I’m sure you’re aware, is vital for children to be able to concentrate effectively on lessons. Breakfast is available before school from Tuesday to Thursday in the Home Economic Rooms. Nuts At School - A reminder that some of our Junior School students cannot be exposed to nuts due to severe allergies. Please don’t pack nuts, nut bars, nut based products (like Nutella) or peanut butter in your child’s lunchbox. This will go a long way to keeping all of our students safe at school. Infants Eating Times - Although it has been lovely to have the infants students eating inside at lunchtimes, unfortunately it means that a staff member has to miss out on their lunch break to supervise. To help support our wonderful Junior School Staff, starting from this term, children will be given 15 minutes to eat their lunch inside. Those still eating after this time will be asked to sit on the benches outside under the supervision of the playground duty teacher. Thank you for your understanding! . Sapphire Facebook Page - Our Sapphire Coast Anglican College Facebook page is proving to be a positive and joyous space to share all the good news generated from our school. We have 127 members! There are quite a few photos and videos from school events, which I will endeavour to add to as the year progresses. If you have a Facebook account and would like to join, simply search for ‘Sapphire Coast Anglican College’ and ask to join. Assembly and Chapel Roster for Term 2 - Every Friday at 2.45pm, Junior School meets in the College Theatre for an assembly or Chapel service. All parents and friends are most welcome to attend to share our student achievements and the Word of the Lord together as a school. The assembly and Chapel roster is as follows: Week 4 - 1/2W hosting assembly Week 5 - Chapel Week 6 - KC hosting assembly Week 7 - Chapel Week 8 - Presentation Assembly Week 9 - Chapel Yours faithfully Mrs Laura Austin Head of Junior School News From Your Classrooms Pre-Kindergarten – Mrs Schwarze What a busy week we’ve had this week. Pre-Kindergarten were all at the Country Fair and loved it! And didn’t they do a great job performing! On Monday they went to Visit Healthy Harold and learned about how to keep their bodies healthy. On Tuesday they celebrated Chad’s birthday with pirate cupcakes and some pirate activities. Then on Wednesday they saw Ditto who told them about keeping safe. They have also been busy making Mother’s Day presents and cards and bought gifts at the Mother’s Day stall on Friday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day. The photo below shows Pre-Kinder outside the Life Education van with Sienna. Page 4 at the end of Week 6 and students should also be working on their bushranger speech. If you need any assistance or need to ask a question, please let me know sooner rather then later. Thank you. Until next time… Year 3/4F – Miss Fisher Healthy Harold and the Life Education van came to teach us about healthy things. We had Mother's Day last week and the Mother's Day breakfast for mums. We made cards for our mothers using cardboard, glue, sequins, material, foam shapes and glitter. They looked very attractive. Recently, the Country Fair was on here and a lot of people came. Also, we have been learning about gold this term; it's been interesting. In Library, we have been learning about planets. NAPLAN is on this week for Years 3 and 5. Good luck, kids! By Matthew Spiteri, Year 4. Year 1/2W and Year 1/2B – Mrs Whyman and Mrs Brown Stage 1 has been practising a song for Sanananda Park. We visited them today and sang them two songs. We had lots of visitors last week. We saw Ditto - a bear cub, and he talked about keeping our private parts private and that when we are feeling not sure about things that we can run and tell someone. He also said that we can say NO and that we don't have to keep secrets if we have a 'no' feeling. Healthy Harold showed us how to eat and drink healthy. He talked about staying healthy by not breathing in smoke, not eating junk too much and not touching medicines or sharp objects. Exercise keeps us healthy. We patted Harold and he felt a bit hard and fluffy. He was cuddly. On Friday we visited Quiz Works down in the theatre. Myles, the puppet, and Matt talked about the Bible. They told us a story about Zac the tax collector and how greedy he was. Zac felt bad after talking to Jesus and gave the money back to the people. They reminded us that God will always trust us, love us and be with us. We have been drawing and writing what we know about the Earth and our natural and built environment. Built environments are man made and natural environments are what God made. Thank you to Jai F - you were on fire helping with this Newsletter, and thank you to Ava S, Gypsy, Jai L, Nate and everyone who contributed to this. Year 3/4R – Mrs Russell Wowsers! What a busy week last week was with Healthy Harold, Bravehearts, QuizWorks, Mother’s Day breakfast and the Mother’s Day stall! And then this week we had NAPLAN! (Year 3 have done an amazing job taking it all in their stride.) And guess what? We managed some quality learning in and around all these fun activities. We are also training each day for our athletics carnival which is in Week 8. It’s action stations at the moment! In literacy, we are looking at expositions and are preparing a speech to pitch to a 3/4R panel; the students are really getting into this task and it’s great. Along with Mathematical skills, we have been learning how to have a proper discussion and to be inclusive and fair in our inquiry maths unit. We call it Handball Maths; J it’s a lot of fun, thanks to Mrs Weber who comes and helps in this unit each week. We are also working on addition, subtraction, division and multiplication this term too. We have started our interpretive dance unit with 3/4F, which everyone is really enjoying. We have some very creative interpretive dancers in Stage 2. J 3/4R are really getting into our unit about the Australian Gold Rush also. We played a game this week to list the facts that we have learnt so far; 3/4R were overflowing with facts!! They are also finding out some great information about our Solar System in Library. Oh and have I told you about the touch-typing skills we are doing too?! Wowee, so much going on but lots of fun times in 3/4R. A reminder that the Solar System project is due Inspiring Excellence Year 5/6L – Mr Lambie It’s been a busy few weeks in 5/6L. We have completed a number of assessment items to gauge student’s progress. Students thoroughly enjoyed a creative writing task; you should ask them about it. We are making fantastic progress in our Library time researching Australian gold rush history. We also enjoyed a visit from Healthy Harold and Quizworks. 5/6L recently started working with their buddies - Year 6 students are working with a Kindergarten student and Year 5 students are working with Pre-Kindergarten students. We are in full swing in fitness preparing for the athletics carnival later in the term and are enjoying learning new skills in AFL as part of our Physical Education program. Year 6A – Mrs Austin My beautiful 6A has been immersed in information about the Australian Gold Rushes and will now be looking at the direction their independent inquiry research project will go. There have been some impressive thoughts and questions raised about how the gold rushes impacted on Australia as a society. We have been exploring art techniques in Visual Art, both modern and the techniques employed in the 1800s. We are studying ‘Courage’ in our Health topic, with students looking at the characteristics of courageous people. On Friday afternoons, children will be working with their Kindergarten buddies in the Lighthouse garden. This will be a great time to form a friendship that will hopefully stay with the children as they progress through our College. It was lovely to see the children totally engaged in discussions around drugs and alcohol, cyber safety and general wellbeing in the Life Education Van this week. This was their last visit with Healthy Harold and I think it hit home to them that they are nearly in high school! Wow, how time flies! Have a great week! Birthdays These people have celebrated a birthday since the last newsletter: Evita Gately Georgia Spiropoulos Chad Leslie Joshua Gordon Page 5 May 2015 LOST PROPERTY: Parents and Students, This is a list of the clothing left at school in April-May 2015. If you are missing items from last year they may be here! POSITION AVAILABLE JUNIOR PHARMACY ASSISTANT REQUIRED IN BEGA STORE FOR REGULAR SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND AFTER SCHOOL SHIFTS. UNIFORM ITEMS: Ø 4 x polar fleeces – ½ zip, “LWR” 18/L, 16/Y, 16/M and 12. NON-UNIFORM ITEMS: Ø silver, starry pencil case Ø “Smiggle”, blue, multi-zip pencil case Ø black, “FILA”, adult fleece, full zip, M Ø Green woollen beanie Ø Dark blue hoodie, L, “Fleece Collection” Candidates must have the following attributes: 1) PERFECT spoken communication skills 2) Able to handle FAST PACE health care environment. 3) Able to multi-task & fast learner. 4) MUST possess a "CAN-DO" attitude. 5) Happy to do a range of duties ranging from customer service, stock management, all the way to cleaning. Candidates seeking a cruisy / casual job SHOULD NOT apply. Please apply within. Please collect these items from Mrs Stewart (English Dept, Senior School). Any unclaimed items will be donated to a worthy cause. Uniform items will go to the Uniform Shop. Thank you. th th 12 – 14 May PLEASE CAREFULLY LABEL ALL SCHOOL UNIFORM ITEMS. THANK YOU. th 14 May th Year 1/2 to Sanananda Park nd 18 May – 22 May Community Notices Senior Boys and Girls AFL in Pambula st AICES Touch Football 21 May 5.30pm - New Caledonia Information Meeting th th 25 May – 27 May th 28 May Year 5/6 Camp to Nowra Year 5/6 at daVinci Decathlon AICES Cross Country st School Photos rd P&F Meeting th UoW Road to Success th Long Weekend th Kindergarten to Sanananda Park 1 June 3 June 4 June 8 June Free Playgroup for 0-5 Year olds, Morning Tea provided Year 11 Half Yearly Exams th 20 May Wild La ndca re A dvent ure for Y rs. 8 -9 Two nights from 5pm Friday 29 May to 1pm Sunday 31 May Bu sh, b ik e a nd ca noe j ou rney fr om Qu aa ma t o Ber ma gui with 1 night ca mpin g & 1 night in a tr ain ca rria ge b unkh ouse & land car e a lon g t he wa y. Half subsidies available courtesy of the Far South Coast Landcare Association in partnership with The Crossing Land Education Trust. Book at The Crossing Land Education Trust Website NAPLAN Tests 9 June th 10 June Junior School Athletics Carnival Year 10 Unique Experience Day th Senior School Athletics Carnival th Year 3/4 NRL Gala Day at Bega Rec Grounds th End of Term 2 th Start of Term 3 12 June 17 June 19 June 14 July Inspiring Excellence Page 6 QUOTA INTERNATIONAL OF NAROOMA INC STUDENT OF THE YEAR QUEST ! ! ! ! ! ! Building your resume? Want some experience in interviewing? Good at public speaking? Why not enter the Quota International of Narooma Student of the Year Quest? The Residents a nd Staff of .H ug h Cunningham Gardens. Invite you to join us for our fun filled FAMILY DAY Sunday 14t h of June 2 015 From 10 :30a m What is it? This quest gives students experience in both interviews and public speaking. It targets aspects of grooming and presentation; citizenship; cultural and/or social participation; leadership potential and most importantly, knowledge of current affairs as well as public speaking. Who is eligible? The Quest is open to all students in Years 9, 10 and 11 living from Tuross in the north down to the Bega Schools area in the south. What can you win? The major prize is $250 plus a certificate and individual trophy. The winner goes on to compete at District level. The Runner-up receives $100 plus a certificate and individual trophy. ! When is it? th The Quest will be held on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 at Club Narooma, Princes Highway Narooma ! How can you enter? Nomination forms are available from the Administration Office, the Careers Advisor or the English Head Teacher. FESTIVIT IES IN Y OUR CAST LE • More information may be obtained by contacting Rosemary Towers on 4476 2614 (fawltyrose@gmail.com) • .Jumping castle Live Entertainment • Face Painting • Balloons and treats Sausage Sizzle outdoors served at • 12:00 midday • RSVP – For C are Home Festivities 4 th June 2015 to Reception ................... Or return e-mail address ...kaye.pope@rsllifecar e.org.au................ ............................ NOMINATIONS CLOSE: Friday, 29 May 2015 Make sure you get yours in! ALL BEGA CLUB MEMBERS ARE ADVISED OUR ANNUAL CLUB CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, 31st May 2015 ENTRY FEE OF $2 PER PLAYER IS PAYABLE UPON NOMINATION. ENTER AS A TEAM (INCLUDING UMPIRE) OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL PLEASE NOTE: INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES WILL BE PLACED IN TEAMS SUBJECT TO NUMBERS AND AVAILABLITY OF UMPIRES. ENTRIES NEED TO BE IN NO LATER THAN Monday, 25th MAY 2015. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OUR CARNIVAL, CONTACT Bev Tarlinton: PH 6492 0997 AH, OR EMAIL: bevtarlo@bigpond.net.au Inspiring Excellence Page 7