Issue 5 2012.pdf - St George Christian School
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ST GEORGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL<br />
INFANTS • JUNIOR • MIDDLE • SENIOR NEWS<br />
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus…”<br />
Hebrews 12:1-2a<br />
FROM THE PRINCIPAL<br />
From The Principal<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 5 - 1June <strong>Issue</strong> 2012 3 - 3 April 2011<br />
At <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>School</strong>, we believe that it is important for our students to look beyond<br />
themselves as they live. The word ‘compassion’ has its origins in Latin, meaning to ‘suffer with’, and<br />
is a word that conveys this important human attribute. It implies a capacity to both recognize<br />
the need of another and to respond in a way that brings relief. Consideration, respect, mercy and<br />
generosity are elements of compassion. Compassion was demonstrated in the life of Jesus Christ<br />
recorded in numerous eyewitness accounts.<br />
One of these accounts used a powerful Greek word for compassion – splagchnizomai - in Matthew<br />
9:36. This account records Jesus’ strong emotional response, that He was so upset with seeing people<br />
in such a vulnerable state that it moved Him ‘in his innards or bowels’. (A person's innards represented<br />
the seat of the warm, tender emotions or feelings.)<br />
Another account, in Matthew 15:32, again connected Jesus’ feeling with His action. Jesus called<br />
his disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me<br />
three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse<br />
on the way”.<br />
The fullness of compassion is displayed in the way God absorbed our imperfection and shame<br />
through His Son’s death and His invitation to all to know forgiveness and peace in our relationship with<br />
Him.<br />
It is vital in an era when we are exposed to seeing so much need, which can at times lead to<br />
‘compassion fatigue’, that we don’t disconnect our compassionate feelings from our response to<br />
act. Our emotions can be useful indicators, as are our senses, but of course as we mature, they don’t<br />
need to dictate our action.<br />
SGCS has for a number of years sought to provide a focus for the expression of our compassion as<br />
a community. In so doing we demonstrate to our students that they can indeed respond in ways<br />
that significantly help others. The Beyond Ourselves initiative, with a focus on a school community in<br />
Vanuatu, enables this.<br />
As I currently interview parents wanting to send their children to the school at our two major points<br />
of entry, Kindergarten and Year 7, I am impressed with the vision most parents have of wanting their<br />
child to be one who grows in their capacity to be considerate of others.<br />
This week our students participated in V-Day and next week we will come together at our community<br />
fundraising dinner for Vanuatu. At the dinner we will meet the team of students who are travelling to<br />
Vanuatu in the July break. Check the school website for details. I hope to see you there.<br />
James Honor<br />
Principal<br />
Equipping Your Child For Life
ST GEORGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL<br />
Whole <strong>School</strong> News<br />
2013 SCHOOL TERM & VACATION DATES<br />
TERM 1 Monday 28 January Australia Day Holiday<br />
Tuesday 29 January<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents Yr 1- 5 and 7, 11, 12 commence<br />
Wednesday 30 January <strong>St</strong>udents K, Yr 6, 8, 9, and 10 commence<br />
Friday 12 April<br />
Term concludes<br />
AUTUMN VACATION<br />
Monday 15 April to Friday 26 April<br />
TERM 2 Monday 29 April <strong>St</strong>aff Professional Development<br />
Tuesday 30 April<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents commence<br />
Monday 10 June<br />
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday<br />
Friday 21 June<br />
Term concludes<br />
REMINDER<br />
KINDERGARTEN<br />
ENROLMENTS 2013<br />
If you still need to enrol siblings<br />
for Kindergarten 2013, please<br />
complete and send applications<br />
to the main office as soon as<br />
possible.<br />
Enquiries: registrar@sgcs.com.au<br />
WINTER VACATION<br />
Monday 24 June to Friday 12 July<br />
TERM 3 Monday 15 July <strong>St</strong>aff Professional Development<br />
Tuesday 16 July<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents commence<br />
Friday 20 September<br />
Term concludes<br />
SPRING VACATION<br />
Monday 23 September to Friday 4 October<br />
TERM 4 Monday 7 October Labour Day Public Holiday<br />
Tuesday 8 October<br />
<strong>St</strong>aff and <strong>St</strong>udents commence<br />
Friday 6 December<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents conclude<br />
SUMMER VACATION<br />
Commences Friday 6 December<br />
Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri<br />
8.30 - 10.30am and 2.30 - 4.30pm<br />
SECOND HAND BLAZERS REQUIRED<br />
Boys blazers sizes 10 and 12 are<br />
required for the Uniform Shop.<br />
If you can help please drop<br />
them in to the Main Office or<br />
contact Lyn <strong>St</strong>reet on 8558 4133.<br />
Cafe 12 News<br />
As we approach the colder days of winter, our hot orders have increased! Check out the menu on the school’s website to<br />
see what’s on offer.<br />
We have also found chicken schnitzel to be quite a popular request, so it’s back on the menu.<br />
FULL wraps ($6.00) have now replaced the previously offered half wraps. These are great value for money!<br />
Chicken Schnitzel Sandwich $4.50 (with lettuce and mayo - $5.00)<br />
Chicken Schnitzel Roll $5.00 (with lettuce and mayo - $5.50)<br />
When placing lunch orders, please use either paper bags or the thermal bags we provide. Please DO NOT use the zip lock<br />
bags!<br />
WATCH THIS SPACE!<br />
At the begininng of Term 3 we hope to implement an “online ordering system” for all lunch orders. This will provide an<br />
easy way to place your children's orders. We believe this will benefit families and also assist in running the Cafe. We would<br />
welcome feedback on this proposal, so please email your thoughts to cafe12@sgcs.nsw.edu.au or give us a call on<br />
8558 4120.<br />
Looking forward to serving your children.<br />
Caz and Julie<br />
DISCLAIMER<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>School</strong> does not represent, sponsor or endorse any of the advertisements contained in this newsletter, nor the quality of<br />
any product, information or other materials displayed, purchased or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement in this newsletter.
Whole <strong>School</strong> News<br />
DATES TO REMEMBER<br />
DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK THE<br />
WEBSITE AND DEPARTMENT NOTES FOR UPDATES<br />
1/06/2012 Yr 3 - 6 CSSA <strong>St</strong>ate Cross Country Carnival<br />
Yrs 7 - 12 CSSA <strong>St</strong>ate Cross Country Carnival<br />
4/06/2012 Under 15 and Open Girls Soccer Gala Day<br />
Year 1, 2013 Scholarship Testing<br />
5/06/2012 Yrs 7-12 Athletics Carnival<br />
5-6/06/2012 Year 6 Canberra Excursion<br />
6/06/2012 ICAS Science Exam (optional)<br />
7/06/2012 Under 15 Boys Soccer Gala Day<br />
Vanuatu Fundraising Dinner<br />
7pm, Doltone House<br />
9-11/06/2012 Duke of Ed Silver (Yr 10) Practice Hike<br />
11/06/2012 QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY<br />
12/06/2012 Year 11, 2013 Parent Information Evening<br />
Under 14 & 16 Rugby League Gala Day<br />
12 -14/06/2012 Jump Rope Road Trip<br />
13/06/2012 Infants Parent Teacher Interviews<br />
Yr 9 & 10 Elective Music concert - Hall 7pm<br />
14/06/2012 CIS Cross Country Carnival<br />
Yrs 7-12 CIS <strong>St</strong>ate Cross Country Carnival<br />
18/06/2012 Yrs 7-12 CSSA AFL Gala Day<br />
Yrs 7-12 CSSA Netball Gala Day<br />
19/06/2012 Junior <strong>School</strong> Parent Teacher Interviews<br />
Middle <strong>School</strong> Parent Teacher Interviews<br />
22/06/2012 Bandfest<br />
Last Day Term 2<br />
17/7/2012 <strong>St</strong>udents commence Term 3<br />
VOLUNTEERS<br />
NEEDED FOR<br />
SENIOR SCHOOL<br />
EXAMS<br />
Senior <strong>School</strong> requires assistance from volunteers who<br />
can read and/or write for students receiving special<br />
examination provisions during exams.<br />
If you are able to help please contact the school<br />
office with your details and Senior <strong>School</strong> Support will<br />
return your call.<br />
There are already a number of wonderful volunteers<br />
who regularly give their time. However, these<br />
volunteers are not always available for every exam.<br />
A larger register of helpers is required, especially due<br />
to the imminent Higher <strong>School</strong> Certificate exams.<br />
Information about Special Examination Provisions can<br />
be found on the NSW BOARD OF STUDIES WEBSITE and<br />
from Senior Support.<br />
A Working With Children Check will be required.<br />
Your generous assistance will be very much<br />
appreciated.<br />
A NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY<br />
We were delighted to<br />
see so many parents<br />
and friends visit the<br />
new Library facility at<br />
Hurstville Campus on<br />
Open Day.<br />
We are now fully<br />
functional and enjoying<br />
the buzz of students<br />
reading, playing board<br />
games and coming for<br />
research and reading<br />
lessons with their<br />
teachers.<br />
We have a constant flow of new books: Let<br />
me highlight three new series recently added<br />
to the “New Book” shelf:<br />
• In Junior Fiction novels: Jackie French’s<br />
Animal Rescue series. Each book is about<br />
100 pages, in larger print.<br />
• Our Australian Girl, by various authors,<br />
follows the adventures of different girls<br />
at various times in Australia’s history.<br />
• For older readers, a new series by<br />
<strong>Christian</strong> authors Bodie and Brock<br />
Thoene. Zion Diaries, is set against the<br />
background of Nazi Germany.<br />
Some Practical Matters<br />
Lending limits<br />
Infants : Two books<br />
Years 3-10: Six library books (plus<br />
textbooks)<br />
Years 11-12: Negotiable<br />
Opening Hours - Hurstville Campus<br />
Tuesday to Friday<br />
8:15am - 8:45am<br />
3:15pm - 3:45pm (Senior <strong>St</strong>udents)<br />
and the last half hour of each department’s<br />
lunchtime<br />
Mrs Barbara Wilson<br />
Teacher Librarian
Whole <strong>School</strong> News<br />
<strong>St</strong>rong Hearts <strong>St</strong>rong Minds<br />
What’s Happening to our Boys?<br />
During Week 5, we welcomed Maggie Hamilton to our <strong>School</strong> to speak about the<br />
challenging topic of raising boys in the 21st century. Maggie is a well known Australian<br />
social commentator on cultural trends.<br />
During her seminar, Maggie presented a very worrying insight into the immense<br />
pressures facing our boys and young men. Pressures from sophisticated marketing<br />
strategies, from new technologies, from a culture soaked in drugs, alcohol and<br />
pornography. This toxic atmosphere, as she describes it, has huge ramifications for<br />
our future society. Despite the grim picture, Maggie presented several strategies for<br />
countering these insidious influences.<br />
For anyone who missed the seminar and is keen to learn more about raising boys,<br />
Maggie’s book “What’s happening to our boys?” is available for loan through the<br />
Parent/Teacher collection at our Library at the Hurstville Campus.<br />
2012 - 2013<br />
ENTERTAINMENT<br />
BOOKS<br />
Now available for purchase<br />
from Main Office<br />
These new Books are only $65 each and for that you<br />
receive $15,000 worth of valuable offers valid until 1 June<br />
2013.<br />
$13 from each Book purchase will help raise funds for<br />
Shade Sails for the school’s new hall terrace!<br />
Books are now available from the Main Office or you can<br />
order on line at:<br />
www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/2040y21<br />
Infants<br />
Parent/Teacher Interviews<br />
Parent/Teacher interviews will be held on Wednesday 20 June. Notes will be sent out shortly so parents can<br />
indicate a suitable time to meet with the teacher and discuss their child’s progress. Reports will be sent home<br />
on Friday 15 June.<br />
Uniform<br />
It is good to see all the children in their winter uniforms. Long sleeved PE shirts are working out well for the<br />
colder days when the children are wearing their sports uniform. These are available at the school’s uniform<br />
shop.
Infants<br />
THRASS<br />
Infants raised money on our Open Day and now Years 1 and 2 have their own giant THRASS mat in their<br />
classrooms. We have another to aim for now to go in the Kindergarten room.<br />
Vanuatu<br />
Thank you to those parents who have already contributed goods for our Vanuatu Dinner auction. We are still<br />
happy to receive donations of items for prizes or silent auctions to be held on the night. If you are able to help<br />
please contact Mrs Mawer on 9529 8405.<br />
Chickens<br />
Sadly we say goodbye to our chicks!<br />
Each Kindergarten class has had ten healthy chicks chirping away each day in their classroom. By some<br />
statistical quirk, 5 black and 5 yellow chicks have hatched in each room.<br />
The children held them while they had a photo taken.<br />
Clarissa Wan<br />
<strong>George</strong> Yanes<br />
Isla Saxena<br />
Jana Markopoulos<br />
Marcus Sarigiannis<br />
Children in Kindergarten Blue were heard to comment:<br />
“They hatched one by one by one by one by one by one...” Francine Magliveras<br />
“They feel soft and they sing” Sharvi Shetty<br />
“I liked them getting out from the egg” Joey Hardjoprandoto<br />
Our Excursion to Calmsley Hill Farm<br />
Year 1 children visited Calmsley Hill City Farm. Here are some of their recounts of the day<br />
The other week,<br />
Year 1 went to<br />
Calmsley Hill Farm.<br />
When we got there,<br />
we had recess, then<br />
we had a tractor<br />
ride. I liked going<br />
up and down. We<br />
patted the animals<br />
and they were soft. Then we<br />
went to milk a cow. After lunch<br />
we saw whip cracking. It was<br />
loud! Then we saw Marly round<br />
up sheep. Last we saw sheep<br />
shearing. I really enjoyed the<br />
farm. Luke Laurikainen<br />
I went on a bus to the farm.<br />
First we had recess. After, we<br />
saw the farmers and a rabbit<br />
and some sheep. Then we<br />
milked a cow and had lunch.<br />
After lunch we watched the<br />
whip show and the sheep dog<br />
show. Then we saw the sheep<br />
being sheared. I had a good<br />
day! Dimitri Augerinos<br />
Year 1 went<br />
to the farm.<br />
When we got<br />
there we ate<br />
some food<br />
and went on<br />
a tractor ride<br />
and it was fun. The tractor<br />
ride was fast. Then we got<br />
to pat some animals and<br />
some of them were soft. We<br />
also got to milk a cow, which<br />
was fun. After lunch we saw<br />
three shows which were whip<br />
cracking, a sheep dog show<br />
and shearing of a sheep. I<br />
liked the farm. Jeremy Ko<br />
Year 1 went on a bus to go to the farm. First we had recess and then we saw a kitten and some chicks, goats and<br />
sheep. Then we saw a cow and some pigs. I like the tractor ride the best. We had lunch and then we saw the<br />
whip cracking show and Marly the dog rounded up sheep. The lady sheared a sheep for us. That was the best<br />
day ever. Rachel Clayton
Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
Congratulations to<br />
2012 Sports House Leaders<br />
YELLOW HOUSE:<br />
Cameron McQueen<br />
and Gabriella Kosteski<br />
BLUE HOUSE:<br />
Serena Doyle<br />
and Joshua Ko<br />
RED HOUSE:<br />
Daniel Tonkonogy<br />
Joshua Hampson<br />
and Caroline Dzajkovski<br />
GREEN HOUSE:<br />
Daniel Poulos and<br />
Naomi Brown<br />
Serving our Junior <strong>School</strong> at all sporting events<br />
Congratulations<br />
IT Monitors<br />
Peter Tyas<br />
Allan Goodman<br />
Nathaniel Mich<br />
Josephine Ng<br />
Abby Punnett<br />
Emily Tang<br />
Serving our Junior <strong>School</strong> in<br />
providing technical backup in<br />
Assembly and for classrooms.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
BBQing Parents<br />
who are serving the<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> and have<br />
raised over $1,000 for sports equipment<br />
Fantastic Results for the Junior<br />
<strong>School</strong> Jump Rope team at the <strong>St</strong>ate<br />
Championships. Details listed after<br />
Years 3-6 Sport page.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
Year 12 Leaders<br />
for serving and encouraging our<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> Leaders each fortnight<br />
GIVING<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong> students are giving from<br />
their resources to raise money for<br />
science equipment for Ban Ban<br />
school in Vanuatu.<br />
“Each of you should give what you<br />
have decided in your heart to give, not<br />
reluctantly or under compulsion, for God<br />
loves a cheerful giver”<br />
2 Corinthians 9:7<br />
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY has been in the news. Junior <strong>School</strong> students created posters about “Taking Off<br />
Your Earphones While Crossing the Road” in Life Skills classes.<br />
By Aisley and Isobel<br />
By Joy, Tom and Aisley
Junior <strong>School</strong><br />
ART DAY FOR YEAR 4 who sketched and painted in the Australian Impressionistic style<br />
Years 3-6 Sport<br />
TENNIS<br />
The first four weeks of Term 2 saw Year 3 and 4 students participate in tennis lessons provided<br />
by the Tennis Blast Academy. These lessons were very popular with all students and a<br />
a high level of enthusiasm was displayed by both the coaches and the students.<br />
Overall the tennis lessons were very successful.<br />
CIS Representatives<br />
Congratulations to the following students who were successful in being selected to represent Combined<br />
Independent <strong>School</strong>s. This is an outstanding achievement as the selection trials are very competitive. The CIS<br />
teams compete at NSW PSSA <strong>St</strong>ate Championships and have been very successful in past years.<br />
Softball<br />
Football (soccer)<br />
Jennifer Hampson<br />
Donovan Papoulias and Anthony Nedelkovski<br />
Gala Day<br />
The annual CSSA Southern Metropolitan Zone Gala Day will be held on Thursday 9 August at Barden Ridge. As<br />
usual we will be entering teams in the netball, soccer and newcombe ball competitions. Team selection trials<br />
for all students wishing to participate will take place during sport time in Weeks 7 to 9.<br />
We look forward to a fun Gala Day together!<br />
Rob Archer<br />
K-5 Sports Coordinator
NSW/ACT STATE SKIPPING CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
26-27 May - Ryde YMCA -<br />
This year’s competition was bigger and tougher than last<br />
year. SGCS was the largest team there with twenty students<br />
from Middle <strong>School</strong>, two from Senior <strong>School</strong> and twenty from<br />
Junior <strong>School</strong>. It was a great experience to see all the skippers<br />
from NSW and the ACT meet and share their skipping skills.<br />
We also got to see the top Australian skippers and a World<br />
Champion showed us their skipping routines which were just<br />
amazing. Our team received a lot of positive comments<br />
regarding our smiles and passion for skipping.<br />
I would like to say a big thank you to:<br />
• Mrs Kosteski, Mrs Norman, Mrs Clark, Mrs Douglas,<br />
• Mrs Madden and Mr Payne for their time and effort<br />
organising our new team shirts, fundraising and providing<br />
lights to practice in the dark.<br />
• To parents for their support and encouragement.<br />
• To Miss Henderson and Mrs Allum and the other teachers<br />
for their help with supervision and encouragement.<br />
This wouldn't have been possible without Mrs Binns who<br />
facilitated practices every time we asked and organised<br />
absolutely everything from costumes to rope malfunctions.<br />
We certainly looked better this year in our sparkly outfits.<br />
By Josephine Anugerah<br />
The results from the competition were:<br />
JN Crew: Nathan Chang, Lucy Benn, Jacob Madden,<br />
Joshua Madden - 4th in 15+ teams 4 person<br />
freestyle<br />
Chloe Tan & Julia Kasses: 3rd in 2x2 double<br />
Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
under relay<br />
Revelation Ashley Kasper, Alexandra Clark, Jessica<br />
Anderson & Laura Douglas: 2nd in 12-14<br />
teams 4 person freestyle<br />
JPCopycats Jessica Payne, Josephine Anugerah,<br />
Phoebe Au and Katrina Wong: 2nd in<br />
Double Dutch pairs freestyle<br />
Lydia Chang 3rd in the 9 years female 30sec speed,<br />
Thomas Norman 3rd in the 9-10 yrs old<br />
individual male freestyle and 3rd overall<br />
Nathan Chang 3rd in the 14+ individual male 30sec speed,<br />
and the 3 min speed and the individual<br />
freestyle and 3rd overall<br />
Most valued team player awards went to: Nathan Chang,<br />
Jessica Payne and Josephine Anugerah.<br />
In the middle of what is a particularly busy time of year, we celebrated with Mrs Kidd the imminent arrival of her baby and<br />
welcomed Mrs Harrington to 6K. A transition period allowed students in Year 6 to ease into this change of staff with confidence<br />
and renewed expectations for their learning for the remainder of Year 6. We are thankful that Mrs Harrington has joined our<br />
team. She brings with her a wealth of expertise and extensive experience in working with students and mentoring staff. The<br />
overnight excursion to Canberra planned for Week 7, has meant that students and staff are actively focused on ensuring they<br />
are well prepared to take advantage of the hands-on learning opportunities that await them. The students will participate<br />
in a variety of educational programmes focused on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. To assist parents<br />
in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding under the Parliament and Civics<br />
Education Rebate (PACER) programme toward the travel expenses incurred. This contribution of $20.00 per student will be<br />
paid directly to the school. We would like to acknowledge the Australian Government for their support of this program, and<br />
feel that the excursion will be a rewarding experience for all students.<br />
I want to commend all of our students for their diligence, focus and persistence during this demanding time of examinations<br />
and assessments. The staff have noted with delight, good time management being practised, students revising with one<br />
another during breaks and others taking ownership of their learning by seeking additional assistance at lunch or before or after<br />
school. As usual, the amazing Mrs Allum has conducted 'blitz' type Mathematics sessions for students who were keen for more<br />
opportunities to hone their skills before school. These were indeed well attended and this added ammunition to<br />
Mrs Allum's bold declaration that Mathematics is more important than English! Mrs Allum was well challenged by the rest of the<br />
staff at a recent Middle <strong>School</strong> Assembly! She remains unconvinced.<br />
It has also been encouraging to see our students take full advantage of the new library facilities which can be so easily<br />
accessed from the Middle <strong>School</strong> bridge, at our doorstep. At lunch, with a MS Home Room Teacher and a Leader, students<br />
are visiting the Bay Room to read, to play Scrabble, Chess or Cathedral and to work at the computers. The inviting furniture,<br />
the bright colours and the tree tops view have ensured a lovely ambience and a much sought after space.<br />
Year 8 students have relished the recent introduction of one-to-one iPads in their Home Rooms. This mobile technology allows<br />
them and teachers to invest more class time analysing, synthesising and evaluating issues and less time gathering information.<br />
Classroom discourse is now much more focused on higher order thinking which is substantially more effective for our students.<br />
The iPads will also be an invaluable tool as Year 8 undertake their major work before graduating from Middle <strong>School</strong>, their<br />
independent research task on an issue of their choice.<br />
Thank you for your continued expressions of support. We look forward to speaking with you at Parent Teacher Night in the last<br />
week of the term. Details will be sent home shortly regarding these arrangements.<br />
Mrs Donsworth<br />
Head of Middle <strong>School</strong>
Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
The Biggest Morning Tea<br />
On 11 May, Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
participated in the Biggest Morning<br />
Tea. They raised $460 for the Cancer<br />
Council.<br />
A big thank you to all students<br />
and parents for their yummy<br />
contributions.<br />
<strong>St</strong>itches Girl’s Fellowship Group<br />
If you were to walk past Middle <strong>School</strong><br />
on a Friday during lunch, you would<br />
spy a group of creative young girls<br />
(and a few grandmothers!) keeping<br />
an old art form alive. Knitting is back<br />
in vogue! “<strong>St</strong>itches” is the Middle<br />
<strong>School</strong> Girl’s Fellowship Group and<br />
we meet every Friday to learn how<br />
to knit and share in God’s fellowship<br />
with each other. Our current knitting<br />
goal is to make squares which we<br />
will stitch together for baby blankets.<br />
The blankets will go with the Vanuatu<br />
Mission team in July and be given to<br />
the women who live in the mountains.<br />
Although Vanuatu is a warm climate,<br />
children born in the mountains have<br />
very high mortality rates, as the<br />
unpredictable cold weather can bring<br />
on fatal pneumonia.<br />
The Girl’s group is open to all mothers,<br />
aunts and grandmothers who would<br />
like to chat and knit!<br />
We meet from 1 – 1:30pm every Friday,<br />
so dust off your old needles and wool<br />
and come along for ‘<strong>St</strong>itches’.<br />
Mrs Claire Deck
Year 7 - 12 Sport<br />
WEEKLY SPORTS RESULTS<br />
WEDNESDAY 9 MAY 2012<br />
BOYS<br />
GIRLS<br />
Soccer 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 2 def Blakehurst 1<br />
Rugby League Under 15 <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 4 def by Canterbury 38<br />
Tennis 1st Grade BYE<br />
2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 10 def Blakehurst 2<br />
Soccer 15A <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 4 def Penshurst 0<br />
Netball 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 14 def Kingsgrove 3<br />
15B <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 23 def Peakhurst 3<br />
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY 2012<br />
BOYS<br />
GIRLS<br />
Soccer 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 5 def Blakehurst 1<br />
Rugby League Under 15 <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 22 def by Sydney Tech 44<br />
Tennis 1st Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 7 def Sydney Tech 5<br />
2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 6 drew Sydney Tech 6<br />
Soccer 15A <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 0 def by Beverly Hill 1<br />
Netball 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 22 def Beverly Hills 3<br />
15B <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 33 def Blakehurst 12<br />
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY 2012<br />
BOYS<br />
GIRLS<br />
Soccer 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 0 def by Sydney Tech 3<br />
Rugby League Under 15 White BYE<br />
Tennis 1st Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 5 draw Blakehurst 5<br />
2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 3 def by Blakehurst 9<br />
Soccer 15A <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 5 def Kingsgrove North 0<br />
Netball 2nd Grade <strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> 21 def Penshurst 6<br />
15B<br />
BYE<br />
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Congratulations to the following students who competed or trialed and made <strong>St</strong>ate and National teams. It is<br />
great to see students succeeding in a range of sports.<br />
NSW CIS Swimming<br />
Ashleigh <strong>St</strong>eed Peter Binns Joseph Lewis Joanna Axiotis<br />
Joanna <strong>St</strong>avrou Sophey Tsolakki<br />
National <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Swimming<br />
Ashleigh <strong>St</strong>eed Peter Binns<br />
NSW All <strong>School</strong>s Swimming<br />
Ashleigh <strong>St</strong>eed<br />
NSW CSSA Rugby Union<br />
Mark Ataya Daniel Robinson Chris Satukunlasan
Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
Parents for a Weekend<br />
<strong>St</strong> <strong>George</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>School</strong> recently purchased three state of the<br />
art “RealCare Baby” infant simulators which will be used by students<br />
participating in the Year 12 Community and Family <strong>St</strong>udies course.<br />
During a simulation the “RealCare Baby” cries for care at all hours,<br />
day and night. The caregiver has to figure out what the baby needs:<br />
feeding, burping, rocking or diapering. The caregiver wears a unique<br />
tamper proof wireless ID to ensure accountability and the “RealCare<br />
Baby's” computer tracks its care and safe handling over the weekend.<br />
The detailed data is downloaded after the simulation, including exact<br />
times of missed care and specific mishandling - shaken baby, head<br />
support failure, wrong positioning and rough handling.<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents in the Year 12 CAFS course take the simulator home for the<br />
weekend to complement their learning in the Parenting and Caring unit.<br />
Throughout the weekend, they need to maintain a diary detailing their experiences, including when the baby cries,<br />
how it is soothed and their thoughts and feelings at the time.<br />
On completion of the weekend, the baby is returned and the care data downloaded to give an overview of their<br />
caring performance. When the baby is returned, the students are given reflection questions related to their experience<br />
and areas covered in the course.<br />
So far two students have experienced a weekend as a parent. Their initial thoughts about the experience included:<br />
“It was a good learning experience but I wouldn’t want to do it again, I won’t be having a baby any time soon.”<br />
When they were asked to sum up the weekend in a few words they said:<br />
“<strong>St</strong>ressful! I had no time for myself, the baby impacts everything, every choice revolves around the child.”<br />
Their final thoughts were:<br />
“I have a new respect for parents, especially sole parents.”<br />
Over the next four weekends, other Year 12 CAFS students will be given the chance to experience what it is really like to<br />
care for a child. Look out for future newsletters to see how other students found the experience.<br />
I would like to thank the school for purchasing these “RealCare Babys”,<br />
they will provide invaluable learning opportunities for our students.<br />
Mr Jason Munro<br />
An Intimate Evening of Fine Music<br />
On Wednesday evening 13 June 2012, students in Year 9 and 10<br />
Elective Music classes will be performing pieces they have been<br />
working on throughout this term.<br />
When: Wednesday 13 June 2012<br />
Time: 7pm<br />
Where: The Hall<br />
Please come and support them, and enjoy some beautiful Music.<br />
WANTED FOR<br />
SCIENCE<br />
EXPERIMENTS<br />
The Science Department is in need of<br />
empty, 110gm baby food jars to be<br />
used in Science Experiments.<br />
If you can help, please drop the empty<br />
bottles off at the Senior <strong>School</strong> or Main<br />
Office.<br />
Thank you for your help.
Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
On 28 May, Year 9 and 11 Drama students were given<br />
the opportunity to attend an in-school afternoon<br />
workshop in Commedia dell’Arte.<br />
“Commedia” originated in Italy during the 16th and<br />
17th Centuries and used masks, archetype, acrobatics,<br />
song and dance to tell farcical stories that poked fun at<br />
and relayed gossip about the various strata of society;<br />
kind of like a renaissance “Women’s Weekly”!<br />
Both Year groups have had the chance to explore the<br />
form in class this term and so a professional Commedia<br />
troupe was invited to show the students how this<br />
traditional style can still entertain us today.<br />
The afternoon’s activities were organised by theatre<br />
company, Matriark Art Theatre and gave students<br />
the opportunity to watch a short play performed by a<br />
professional Commedia troupe, ask questions in a Q&A<br />
panel discussion and then learn the skills for themselves<br />
on the floor in small group workshops run by the<br />
performers.<br />
Commedia 2 – Lachlan McWhirter (Year 9) learning to play the<br />
character 'Il Capitano' with tutor Bobby Den Engelsman<br />
from Matriark Art Theatre.<br />
As an intensely physical art form, Commedia dell’Arte<br />
can often be quite a difficult theatre style to master.<br />
However, our talented students jumped right into the<br />
workshops with great energy and could be seen in<br />
spaces across the school jumping, waddling, squawking<br />
and squealing as they tackled the ancient theatre<br />
form.<br />
At the end of the session, students were given the<br />
chance to perform some of the characters and<br />
situations that they’d been exploring, and some really<br />
original and inventive performances were given by<br />
both Year 9 and Year 11.<br />
The workshop and performance were a really<br />
enjoyable and unique experience for all involved.<br />
Thank you Matriark Art Theatre and well done to our<br />
wonderful students!<br />
Commedia 3 – Mr Parker and Matriark Art Theatre answer<br />
questions asked by Year 9 and Year 11 students.<br />
Commedia 1 – Abbey Nicoll, Phoebe Honor and Kelly Chan (Year 9) perform the character of 'The Servant'<br />
with tutor Nicholas O'Regan from Matriark Art Theatre.
Senior <strong>School</strong><br />
As part of the Beyond Ourselves initiative we will be<br />
partnering and sharing this mission experience with a<br />
medical team led by Dr Shan Ong.<br />
This year, as in previous years, SGCS will work with<br />
the Camp Shining Light (CSL) Mission Base located<br />
near Luganville, participate in ministry programs and<br />
provide practical help to local primary and high<br />
schools.<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents will also be given the opportunity to assist<br />
the medical team led by Dr Ong (a school parent)<br />
and provide basic treatment, first aid and hygiene<br />
education for families in the Luganville area.<br />
Vanuatu Mission Trip<br />
2012… Not long now!<br />
It’s hard to believe but in less than two months the SGCS<br />
Vanuatu team will jet off to the island of Espiritu Santo on the<br />
school’s annual ‘Beyond Ourselves’ mission trip.<br />
Preparations are well under way with students and<br />
staff meeting on Monday afternoons to co-ordinate<br />
the drama, music, craft and sport activities, as well as<br />
preparing servant hearts for the mission trip.<br />
This will be the fourth team we have sent over on a short<br />
term mission. This year the team consists of twenty four Year<br />
10 and Year 11 students, seven staff members and various<br />
other members of the SGCS community who are all incredibly<br />
excited about sharing the gospel and lending a helping hand<br />
to the people of Vanuatu.<br />
BEYOND THE TEMPER<br />
TANTRUM:<br />
Effective and Engaging<br />
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between all family members. It<br />
also covers basic principles and<br />
techniques for managing your<br />
children’s behaviour.<br />
Dates: 4, 11, 18 Sep 2012<br />
Time: 6:45pm - 8pm<br />
Cost: $99 per person or<br />
$150 per couple*<br />
(for three sessions)<br />
Venue: 245 Rocky Point Rd<br />
Ramsgate 2217<br />
Phone: 9529 6359<br />
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