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Coolum Beach Christian College
2 Arcoona Rd
(PO BOX 480)
COOLUM BEACH QLD
4573
Phone: 07 5446 4780
Fax: 07 5446 4893
E-mail:
admin@cbcc.qld.edu.au
Volume 8
Issue 1
Swimming
Carnival
Photos
in this edition
KNOWLEDGE WISDOM LOVE
In this Edition
Swimming
Carnival
Extreme Weather
Mathletics
Spellodrome
School Council
Piano Lessons
Drum Lessons
Student Council
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Umbrellas
Firstly, allow me to please take a second to welcome all members of the Coolum Beach
Christian College community. If you are a new or seasoned (that sounds much more
positive than ‘old’, doesn’t it?) we welcome you and look forward to a year of combined
effort between your home and your school in helping your child to achieve his or her highest
potential. There can be no nobler goal than this.
In mentioning the College community, I would like to take another moment to go to a very
personal level and thank everyone in this community for their support during the end of last
year as our family went through the crisis of a house fire. We were very touched at all of the
many and various ways in which people reached out to help us, and truly appreciate all that
everyone did during that period. It was certainly not an easy period for us but the loving
kindness and genuine concern of so many in our school community touched us dearly. For
those whom we haven’t caught up with we managed to be back together as a family by
Christmas Eve and are slowly building back to a ‘home’ feeling in our new house. We thank
God firstly that no one in our family was injured or killed.
How devastating it was to then see the seemingly sequential destruction of community after
community from the top of the country to the deep south of Tasmania. Naturally our hearts
go out to all who have been affected. It has been equally refreshing to see the efforts being
made by different members of the school community to raise funds for these victims as they
go through the long process of rebuilding. We strongly pray that cyclone Yaris des not bring
a second wave of flooding.
One very simple principle I have learnt with our long, wet summer has been
that even if it rains all day, if I stay under a roof I don’t get wet. The roof
works like a massive umbrella. It doesn’t stop the rain, but stops the effect of
that rain. This is so much like the umbrella of God’s love and care. By
staying faithfully under His umbrella we can continue to survive in a world
which is not an easy place to live in.
If I had to give any advice on preparing for a major house fire, this is what I would say:
1. Have a copy of all of your important documents in a separate location with a trusted
friend or relative.
2. Secure originals in a fire-proof safe or at least a metal box.
3. Store items in plastic storage containers without cracks in the lids (down low will stop
them from melting, but up high would obviously be better in a flood).
4. Back up your digital photos on an external hard drive and leave that in a separate
location, or, if you prefer, store online somewhere safe.
5. Don’t leave laptop chargers plugged in at night time. The forensic investigators are
convinced this was the cause of our fire.
6. Be equally paranoid with mobile phone chargers. Apparently these little items
frequently start house fires.
7. Get photoelectric smoke detectors. The first indication to our neighbours was not the
incessant howling of our smoke detectors (which both had been tested recently and
were in working order) but the windows exploding as the house erupted in flames.
The ‘ionizing’ smoke detectors bought off the shelf are great if the toast is burning,
but do not detect the smoke generated by burning household items.
I look forward to our year as a community at Your School—Coolum Beach Christian
College.

Calendar of Events
February 3 Swimming starts Yr 1-6
February 8
February 8
February 17
February 26
March 29
April 1
Ecumenical Service
Meet The Teacher
Evening
Primary Dist. Swim
Carnival
Working Bee
Opening of new buildings
CBCC Cross Country
April 8 Last Day of Term 1
April 26
Anzac Day public
holiday
April 27 First day of Term 2
Anzac Service
Meet the Teacher Night
Next Tuesday (February the 8th) we will be holding our annual Meet the
Teacher Night. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to meet with
teachers and other parents and get a picture of the teacher’s proposed
program for the year.
A timetable will be sent out before the day, enabling parents with more
than one child to attend multiple meetings.
These evenings are not intended to be parent-teacher interviews. Should
any parents wish to discuss last semester’s report cards they are invited
to make an interview at a mutually convenient time with the teacher
concerned.
Extreme Weather Procedure
With the recent high rainfalls and tropical cyclone Yasi heading for
Queensland, it is appropriate to review our school extreme weather
procedure. Should there be a need to close the college, the following
procedure will be followed (where it is safe and feasible to do so): a
decision will be made before 7am wherever possible; bus drivers will be
notified; Rhema FM (106.5 FM) and Mix 91.9 will be notified and a
message of the closure placed in the announcements section of the
school website, www.cbcc.qld.edu.au.
If there is a need to close the College during a school day all parents will
be contacted by phone and, again, a message will be placed in the
announcements section of the webpage. If at any time parents are
concerned and wish to withdraw students due to specific individual
circumstances they are encouraged to do so by contacting the office and
signing the student out using the normal sign out procedure.
A handy home reference in the event of a cyclone, please visit http://
www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/checklist.shtml
Swimming Lessons and Interschool Sport Begin
Thursday the 3rd of February marks the beginning of swimming lessons
for all students from Year One to Year Seven. Students will need to have
the following items: togs (one piece for girls), rash shirt, footwear, towel
and sunscreen. Students may also like to bring goggles.
As part of the North District Sport Association, students in Year Nine will
begin their interschool team sport competition this Thursday with our
school contributing to the Basketball draw. Next term Year 8 students will
represent the school in Basketball also.
Mathletics and Spellodrome
Late last year our school began a trial of the Mathletics program. It was
so successful that it has been implemented across the school this year.
This web-based program provides teachers with some amazing ways of
controlling and monitoring student activity and achievement. Students
have a high level of engagement with this program. Last year in one week
our Year Four class was rated number forty in the world and twenty-ninth
in the country.
This year the producers of Mathletics have released a new program
called Spellodrome. We have been offered the chance this year to
register our students for this excellent program for only five dollars - one
tenth of the normal cost. Teachers will be sending details of this out to
parents.
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Photos:
Top: A bunch of keen swimmers ready to go.
Second: Relay team members cheer on their team mates in the fiercely
contested relay events.
Third: Go Team!!! Gold House team members cheer the house on.
Bottom: Time-keeper’s eye view as a swimmer charges towards the line
For more details regarding the 2011 swimming carnival please to to the
next page.

Record Breaking Swim Carnival
Each year the CBCC swimming carnival is held at the start of the year to
enable all new students to have the opportunity to compete and perhaps
go to the District competition.
The weather was perfect (as opposed to the next day which was wet and
drizzly). This year many records were broken whilst others were
absolutely shattered. These were:
Freestyle
9 year old 25m Kaden Thorne
10 year old 25m Mahlia Senaratne
11 year old 50m Kirralee Barnard
12 year old 50m Jiah Lowther
13 year old 50m Micaela Turley
13 year old 50m Cooper Davison
14 year old 50m Callum Davison
15 year old 50m Izrael Naiker
16 year old 50m Matthew Brigg
Breastroke
9 year old 25m Jesse Nichol
10 year old 25m Mahlia Senaratne
11 year old 50m Cirra-Sue Tebbutt-Thompson
12 year old 50m Eden Zerk
12 year old 50m Jiah Lowther
13 year old 50m Micaela Turley
14 year old 50m Samuel Lewis
15 year old 50m Leah Holcroft
15 year old 50m Izrael Naiker
16 year old 50m Matthew Brigg
Backstroke
9 year old 25m Kaden Thorne
10 year old 25m Mahlia Senaratne
10 year old 50m Chloe Gaudry
10 year old 50m Jack Armstrong
11 year old 50m Johannes Noeth
12 year old 50m Eden Zerk
12 year old 50m Jiah Lowther
13 year old 50m Micaela Turley
Butterfly
12 year old 50m Eden Zerk
12 year old 50m Jiah Lowther
13 year old 50m Alexandra Judge
13 year old 50m Cooper Davison
14 year old 50m Callum Davison
15 year old 50m Leah Holcroft
Photos:
Top: Amy and Leah show the true spirit of the
carnival. Both girls volunteered to swim 100m
each just to give their house the opportunity to
get more relay points.
Second: Shakira, Lauren and Mahlia sport
ribbons and smiles.
Third; Serious poses for a serious race.
Fourth: Taking a well-earned break from some
fierce competition
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Medley
13 year old Alicia Gaudry
On the day Peter and Lyn Barnard and Tony Thompson combined forces
to provide a sausage sizzle. $106.50 was raised and all proceeds went
to the flood relief appeal. We would like to thank all of the parents who
came along, the staff who worked tirelessly (assisted by many of our
fantastic parents) and the students who applied themselves so well.
Some hotly contested relays saw many changes on the score sheet.
Each house was neck and neck with their participation points, however,
sheer points for places meant the final competition went to Gold House
School banking day Thursday. Contact Lisa
Pascoe on 54716856

Yandina Netball
The 2011 season of Netball is
starting. This a Mixed Netball
competition (boys and girls) and we
again are searching for interested
netball players to make up some more
teams for Yandina. If you are
interested please call one of the
numbers below. Any questions you
have we would be happy to answer.
Games are Saturdays, with games
played any time from 12.00 & 4PM (1
hour) depending on the team and the
age group as well as the weather.
We train one afternoon a week this will
be decided closer to the game fixtures.
$115 includes uniform and players
insurance (required to be paid before
the fixture games being) Each game
costs $3.50 per person for the courts.
If you are looking for a way to get
fit, meet new people and just have
some fun then, come and play
Phone for info
Margaret 0754467384
Coolum Netball
People wishing to have their children
play netball in Coolum need to contact
the Coolum Netball Association.
AddressCoolum Sporting Complex,
David Low Way, Coolum
Beach, QLD 4573Phone(07) Junior &
Senior Comp Manager - Rae Jenkin
54465399Bookings PhoneClub House
Number 5446
5564Emailcoolumnetball1@optusnet.c
om.au WWWwww.coolum.com.au/
netball
Student Council
The CBCC Student Council devoted a
lot of time and energy last year to
providing a number of fun activities for
the student population, including free
dress days, ice cream days and many
more.
One of the major functions of the
Student Council in 2011 is going to be
finding creative ways to assist the
recent flood victims.
The initial meeting scheduled for
Monday the 31st was postponed at the
last minute, however, the next meeting
will be going ahead on Monday the
7th. Any interested Secondary
students may attend. Year Four to Six
student members will be selected by
their classes and classroom teachers.
We look forward to a great time of fun,
fellowship and service to out College
and wider community.
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Tennis Coaching at CBCC
Each Tuesday morning from the 8th of
February onwards parents may enroll their
children in extra tennis lessons at CBCC.
These lessons are run by Jamie Fletcher
of Fletcher’s School of Tennis.
For more information, Jamie, the Coolum
Tennis Club Professional, can be contacted on 5471 7796 or
0412 667 327.
Drum Lessons
If you would like your child to learn the drums please
contact Mr Winter at mattw@cbcc.qld.edu.au Mr Winter
has many years of experience and is available after
school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lessons.
First Lesson is FREE!
Instrumental Music
This year marks the second year of the Coolum Beach Christian College
Instrumental Music Program. All students in Year Five take part in this
program. Students in higher grades may also opt in should they desire to.
The students are able to select from a range of band instruments.
Our instrumental program is run by Musicorp who have successfully run
school music programs across the state.
Family Support Program Calls for Volunteers
Seeking volunteers. The Maroochy Family Support Program is seeking
new volunteers in the Maroochydore area to support local families who
are going through a difficult time.
If you like to work with people and have some time to spare, please
consider joining this interesting and worthwhile group.
Orientation program starts on Wednesday 9 th March 2011 at the
Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre. For more information please phone
Pam on 5443 6696.
Piano Lessons
Parents wishing for their children to learn how to ‘tickle the ivories’ are
invited to enroll their students in piano lessons with Mrs Hildegard
Christian through the school office. Lessons will be held on a Wednesday
in the new Multi-Purpose Hall.
Soccerbees
Coached by Coolum Soccer Club’s John Hatfield, the Soccerbees are a
group of pre-school age students keen to have fun learning
the skills of soccer in a fun and age-appropriate manner.
Flyers should be going out today. The Soccerbees willl be
playing together with John on a Wednesday afternoon.
For more details, please phone the College Office.
Chapel Band
One of the major features of our weekly Secondary Chapel times is the
College Chapel Band. With our Secondary Chapel due to start this week,
all students interested in playing an instrument or singing are invited to
come to a meeting on Wednesday at lunch time in the Multi-Purpose Hall.
All levels from novice to recording artist are welcome. If there are any
questions regarding Chapel Band, see Mr Andrews or Aiesha Bacalso in
Year 12.
This is going to be a fantastic year in Chapel.

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Phone/Fax: (07) 5450 7006
Mobile: (0414) 241 329
Email: pandlbarnard1@dodo.com.au
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Mon, Wed and Fri - 8.30am to 9.30am
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Fri – 9.30am to 10.30am.
MENS Gym.
Tues and Thur. 5.30p.m to 6.30p.m.
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Community Leisure
Activities
9.00 am – Midday Thursdays
(during school term only)
Your Invitation… We would love you to come
along and learn some exciting new crafts or brings
your own project to work on as you enjoy a fun
morning of sharing. Some of the crafts available
each term are… Scrapbooking, Jewellery/Beading,
Spirella cards, Parchment cards, Embroidery, Quilting,
Dolls/Bears/Bags, Folk Art, etc. Tuition and
Morning Tea are provided, also a kids crèche room
available, just bring them some Morning Tea.
Cost $5.00 Looking forward
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