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From the Principal’s Desk
BUILD ONE ANOTHER UP I hope everyone now knows that our special school focus theme for the year is taken from 1 Thessalonians 5:11, which reads in part “encourage one another and build one another up” (ESV). What is interesting here is that twice in this short sentence, the focus in on “one another”. By nature we are all self-centred and will stay that way unless we learn to look outside ourselves. While this learning should go on for all our lives, there is no better time to start than when children are young, impressionable and mouldable. So this year, there are really two things in our focus – one is being constructive, learning to build; the other is focusing that building on “one another”. Christ is our ultimate model in this. He was the most selfless person that ever lived. He was always thinking, caring and serving others – and he learned this focus from this Father. If we are to follow the steps of Christ and encourage our children to follow too, it is essential that we move our focus from always pleasing ourselves, entertaining ourselves and indulging ourselves to thinking and building others. It is not surprising then, that the apostles frequently encourage us to look outside ourselves. Having spent a few years in the company of the Lord, they had been deeply impressed by his focus on others. So much so that throughout the letters of the New Testament, there are no less than 50 passages that mention our responsibilities to “one another”. Here are just some of these “one another” phrases: love one another (the most frequent of all); honour one another above yourselves; live in harmony with one another; build up one another; admonish one another; care for one another; forgive one another; pray for one another; encourage one another. And there are many more! The full list is definitely worth considering. It highlights the importance of our relationships to each other and the positive focus we must have. It would make a great little family project to find all the “one another” verses – and then put up one a week on the fridge (or noticeboard, or cupboard) just to keep reminding ourselves.
Bro Andrew Johns
SPIRITUAL THEME Follow his steps: Love thy neighbour
“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”
Luke 10:27
IN THIS EDITION Senior Leadership Camp Secondary Swimming
Carnival UP & COMING EVENTS until next newsletter God willing:
Week 6
Fri 8 March Student-free day Week 7 Fri 15-Mon 18 March Year 9 Boys & Girls Camps Sat 16 March Parent Working Bee 9.00 am
– 12.00 pm
Term 1 Number 3• 5 March 2013
FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST All fathers with a child in Primary have been invited to a breakfast and a classroom visit on Friday 22 March 2013, God willing. Breakfast will be served on the lawns outside the Sports Centre from 8:30 - 9:15am and then there will be the opportunity for you to visit your children’s classrooms in the Primary School. The morning will conclude no later than 10:00am, but you are free to leave as soon as you need to. We would love to see you at breakfast and it will give you the opportunity to see your children at school and listen to their readers or join in a class activity. Please reply via email to: [email protected] or phone 8266 5122 by Friday 8 March 2013 for catering purposes. STUDENT-FREE DAY This coming Friday (8th March) is the first Staff Development Day for this year, so there will be no school on that day. Year 11 and 12 students who are enrolled in VET courses or have Marden Senior College lessons on that day are still expected to attend those lessons.
During this term, teachers have participated in a couple of workshops on “thinking skills” and this professional learning will continue on this coming Staff Development Day. There are some excellent simple processes and routines for helping students to think critically, creatively and reflectively – and we will be trying to embed some of these into classroom practice. SPORTS DAY This year’s Sports Day is about a month away – scheduled for Friday 5th April (God willing) at St Albans Reserve at Enfield. Make a note of the date so that you don’t miss this exciting event! BUILD UP POSTER CHALLENGE As mentioned in the last Heritage News, we are holding a Build Up Family Poster Challenge this term. The idea is to get as many families as possible to design / colour / paint / assemble a poster depicting any aspect of our theme “Build One Another Up”. Once the posters are completed and brought back to school, we will frame them and station them around the College to remind everyone of the theme.
GENERAL NEWS Getting our children to think and talk about ways to build and encourage others is such a positive and energising thing – for them and others.
Only a few families have taken up the challenge so far. At our assemblies this week, many children indicated that they really would like to work on a poster with their family. All you have to do is collect a large blank poster from the Front Desk and start! If you would like one sent home, please let us know by phone or email. Posters need to be returned no later than the last week of this term. SCHOOL FEES FOR 2013 College fee accounts for Term 1, 2013 and for the year have been sent home. Term 1 fees are due by 22nd March 2013 and yearly fee payments are due by 11th March 2013, God willing. We would like to remind parents that fees may be paid by cheque, cash, BPay or direct debit. If you are unable to pay the College fees by the above dates please contact Sis Priscilla at the College to make alternative arrangements.
PRIVATE CELLO LESSONS Heritage College has one private cello lesson time slot available. Stefan Richter, our long time cello teacher at Heritage, teaches on Monday mornings. If you are interested and require more information, please contact Sis Anna Kerr: telephone 8266 5122 or email [email protected]. LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR 2013 NATIONAL COMPETITIONS If any students have not registered for 2013 competitions it’s not too late! The ICAS have opened up the English and Mathematics competition to Year 2 students. You should have received their registration form in their reader bag. All other registration forms are available at the front desk, and they were emailed with the first newsletter this year. Registration forms with money MUST be received by Thursday 7th March. Forms will not be accepted after this date. All participants receive a certificate. TERM 1 WORKING BEE Heritage College is holding the first working bee
for 2013 on Saturday 16 March God willing. The roster for working bees was included in the first newsletter and is also accessible on the website. If you
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GENERAL NEWS have been allocated for the Term 1 working bee you will receive an email shortly with further details. Please RSVP to the working bee email by 13 March.
LOST CANOE A two-tone dark and light blue canoe with a yellow and red pinstripe is missing from the College. It was last seen adjacent the maintenance shed on the canoe trailer. If you have seen it or know of its whereabouts please contact Sis Gwennyth at the Front Desk via email [email protected] or tel 8266 5122.
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS We remind all parents that for Terms 2 and 3 all students are to be in full winter uniform so please check your uniform requirements and ensure you visit the uniform shop well before the end of this term. Uniform shop opening hours are: Monday afternoons between 3:00—3:45 pm and Friday mornings from 8:30—9:00 am. Parents with children travelling on the bus are able to phone orders to Sis Kate Wigzell and we will arrange for your child to be fitted. Please contact Sis Kate: email [email protected] or telephone 8266 5122.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS (PRIMARY) At the Primary assembly each Friday, some students are presented with a Principal’s Award in acknowledgement of their excellent work, effort or good character during the week.
Congratulations to the following students who have received awards:
Reception
Solomon Bell for showing forgiveness with a hug this week
Laura Evans for being a very cheerful class member
Silas Gibbs for letting others go first when lining up and going outside
Jemima Horwood for being happy to be at school this week
Ethan Jeffress for good work in Literacy Phillipa Law for completing work very neatly Matilda Lunn for concentrating and putting lots of
effort into her letter writing
R/1 N
Heidi Beacham and Tyler Jeffress for really good manners, always saying please and thank you in the classroom
Year 2
April Johns for spending her free time making nice things for other people
Toby Luke for showing honesty in returning money he found
Year 4
Joshua Evans for an excellent recount of 20,000 Leagues under the Sea
Sophie Luke for excellent language contract work
Ezra Nicholls for showing excellent manners Ella Risley for excellent language contract work
Year 5
Wilby Bell for keeping well organised and for great work in class
Miriam Cwiek for joining in well in class group work and discussions
Ethan Hall for being ‘on fire’ this week and showing motivation to finish all work set
Danny Kim for showing initiative and motivation to get on with his work
Tina Yu for being a smiley, chirpy and dedicated class member
Year 6
Matthew Bouwmeester, Eden Kitto and Judah Martin for a delicious description of ‘My Favourite Food’
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PRIMARY NEWS Year 7
Deborah Evans for a beautifully written recount both in choice of language and presentation quality
Darcy Joseph for full marks in his maths test Stephen Pitcher for being kind to a fellow student Charlotte Stedman for carefully presented and
accurate spelling work R/1 D CLASS NEWS
This term we have been investigating the different types of insects and bugs that we can find in our environment. Over the last two weeks we have been looking at bees. Here are some questions that the children decided to explore about bees and the answers that they found and a photo of our bee and flower collage—please come and see it next time you visit our school!
Sis Jesslyn deVries
Do bees eat bugs? No bees don’t eat bugs. They eat nectar and pollen.—Ari Hauser & Cameron Lines Why do bees sting? Because they can protect themselves from animals. Maybe even lions and cheetahs! —Matilda Lunn & Charlotte Samwell What do bees eat? They eat pollen and nectar. The baby bees eat watered down honey.—Liam Wilson & Jett Cowie Why did God make bees? Because they are really small. They can collect pollen and then they make honey. People can eat honey! -—Silas Gibbs & Azalea Sawell
Do bees have feelers? Yes. They use them for smelling.—Jachin Steele, Annie Kempster & Kezziah Broadwood How do bees sting people? With the
stinger on their back. It will hurt your skin.—Lily Badams, Matthew Pullman & Joel Clifton Do the bees collect honey from flowers? They collect nectar and make the honey later.—Emma Hall & Christine Lofombo How do bees fly? By using their wings. They need wings to get to flowers. They can walk on flowers.—Maddy McAllister & Taj Franco
Daisy Mansfield
Sam Munaro
Zoe Badams
Tina Yu
YEAR 5 ART
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SECONDARY SWIMMING CARNIVAL The Junior Secondary students enjoyed busy preparations in sport lessons at Payneham pool practicing for the swimming carnival held at Norwood this year. Senior students co-operated well at time trial practice day at UniSA so that they too had some preparation for the day. Year 10 boys helped prepare the pool for the day. However, we didn’t prepare for rain! 82 races, relays and novelty events proceeded through with water-soaked programs and a mystery bug which ‘infected’ the PA system. Uncle Tim Badger almost lost his voice! Lots of enthusiastic cheering added to a happy and energetic afternoon.
Congratulations to those who contributed to this fun carnival and many thanks to the parents who supported the day. Team Dan won a closely fought battle all afternoon. New records were set in open freestyle races, however both the Open 16/17 Boys and Girls times remain unbeaten — I think a few are eyeing them off for a challenge next year! Open (to any in the age group) freestyle 50 metre winners:
12/13 Girls Sarah Horwood 41.22
12/13 Boys Luke Nicholls 42.24
14/15 Girls Beks Clark 38.00
14/15 Boys Ben Eitel 30.61
16/17 Girls Laura Kempster 43.18
16/17 Boys Seth Hall 35.08
Bro Chris Ryan
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SENIOR CAMP February 23rd was not just an ordinary day for the Year 11s and 12s of Heritage College—it marked the much anticipated start of the superb Senior School camp! Focused on strengthening leadership skills as well as bonding the two classes, the camp featured a number of great discussions including Bro Jason Bobis drawing comparisons between what Heritage College can offer students compared to his teaching experiences in the US and Ari Mansfield’s thought-provoking session on sharing with others. Water fights were a welcome relief from the scorching 36 degree weather. Regular readings groups, a Memorial Meeting and a Song and
Praise night all helped promote a spiritual focus to the camp. One of the main highlights to this motivating weekend was the singing around the old Hebron piano. Fifty young people raised their voices in praise to God, which was an amazing contribution to a fantastic camp. The camp was not only an enjoyable and spiritually uplifting weekend however. Each senior came away markedly motivated and with enthusiastic ideas for their final year/s at Heritage. We would like to thank the hosts for making this weekend possible and also the cooks for the outstanding meals!
Bro Evan Franco
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SECONDARY NEWS YEAR 9 SCIENCE Year 9 Science students are learning about the nervous system and are using chicken necks in these photos to excise the spinal cord. We have some competent budding surgeons and it took them
very little time to have the spinal cords out and exposed from the vertebrate. Through the use of an electrical muscle stimulator, we can make the arm and hand muscles contract. The stimulator uses a 3V battery and the
pulses are sent along the nerve fibres to the attached muscles and students are able to control the strength of the pulses.
Bro David Knight
BOOK OF EXCELLENCE Students in my classes have been challenged to go above and beyond in their everyday classwork. When they do, they are given the opportunity to sign “The Book of Excellence” to commemorate their achievement. So far in Geography Year 10 students Beks Clark, Amber Dodson, Emily Hughes, Chloe Hyndman and Andrea Lygizos have all done outstanding work designing and Illustrating key concepts from the “Putting Australia on the Map” chapter. In English Year 9 students Alice Robson and Caitlin Clark have already signed the Book of Excellence twice—once because of their newspaper articles comparing general stores of the 1800s with stores of today and the second time for memorising the “Magic 23 Helping Verbs” in ten minutes. Gaby Pearce, Georgia Bailye, Nat Hall, Alex Pappas, Jae McGeorge and Chris Sanderson also memorised all 23 verbs in less than 10 minutes and so too signed the Book of Excellence! William Mansfield and Jonathan Pitt are to be commended for designing the front and back covers (see front cover photo). William also signed the book a second time for writing a creative short story from the first person perspective of a lost Brent/Brant goose. In IT Year 8 students Kirra McColl, Bethany McGeorge, Liberty Parcell and Lizzy-Rose McGeorge also went above and beyond expectations with their “Internet Safety Poster Cartoons” and have entered the Book of Excellence. All students are encouraged to go above and beyond not just in their coursework,
but in building up one another and Heritage College. Keep up the great work students!
Bro Jason Bobis
YEAR 11/12 B&E EXCURSION Wednesday 27th February saw an exciting opportunity for many Year 11s and 12s to apply their text book knowledge to a real situation. The Economics and Business & Enterprise classes of both years enjoyed hands on, practical experience at the Samwell’s brussels sprouts farm in Mt Barker. Together with myself, Bro Jason Bobis and Sis Keturah Clark, a noisy and energetic bunch of teenagers braved the unseasonably wintry day to learn the specifics behind our classroom theories.
Bro Leigh Samwell gave us a lot of time out of his busy schedule to explain, over the noise of vacuum coolers and similarly large appliances,
just how their business operates. He even allowed us two opportunities to freeze ourselves just a little bit more (the weather was already a chilly 14˚C with rain) by joining the cabbages and brussels sprouts in a couple of giant freezers! He patiently went through our sheets with us, answering questions and explaining concepts as we relaxed on the elaborate seating available (cardboard boxes on crates!). We spent time watching the ingenious size and weight sorting devices, as well as the many ways of packaging.
Without a doubt however, the highlight of the day for all of us was being presented with our own package of brussels sprouts with explicit instructions on how best to cook and serve them. It remains to be seen if he has managed to convert us all to these humble vegetables!
We express our appreciation to Bro Leigh Samwell and all the workers on the farm for their information, advice, help and patience, but most of all for his positive spiritual advice at the end of his talk: “what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36), reminding us to keep all we achieve in perspective, and “do all to the glory of God”.
Bro Evan Franco
The PFA has organised a delicious fundraiser for Term 1 - pies! Why not take the night (or week!) off cooking and order your family some delicious fresh bakery pies? McCues Bakery in Murray Bridge is sure to get your mouth watering and stomach rumbling – and the locals assure us their pies are scrumptious! Pies are $8 each or 2 for $15. Order forms have been sent home and are due back on Wednesday 20 March and deliveries are planned for Wednesday 3 April God willing. Extra order forms are available from Sis Gwennyth at the Front Desk. We hope you will enjoy supporting our school by purchasing some of these delicious pies!
SECONDARY NEWS ART NEWS
Kirra McColl—Vase of Flowers Deborah Evans—Alphabet House
Hannah Dowling—Wild Fridge Laura Clark—Wild Fridge
James Pitcher—Grandma what big teeth
Jack Johns—Wild Shoe
P&F NEWS
