Term 4, Week 5 November 8, 2019

Shooting the saints Principal's EditorialFinally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing." - (1 Peter 3:8-9, NIV)

Over the years I’ve often thought of this verse and thought of how people focus on the differences we have and then attack.

Different personality - attack. Different football club supporter - attack. Different race - attack. Different clothing or appearance - attack Different religion - attack. Different family - attack. Different … anything - attack.

Perhaps we need to focus on the things that we have in common. In 2Corinthians 6:18 Paul writes that God calls each of us his sons and daughters and promises to be a father to us all. When we recognise that each one of us is a child of God – then perhaps we can see things differently.

There was a time when the English and French were at war in colonial Canada. The bloke in charge of the British Fleet was Admiral Phipps, and he was ordered to anchor outside Quebec, a city on the St. Lawrence River. He was to wait for the coming of the British infantry and then they would join with the land forces in a combined attack. Because he arrived early, Admiral Phipps, had time on his hands, and he was annoyed by the statues of the saints that adorned the roof and towers of the cathedral. So he spent his time shooting at them with the ships' guns. How many he hit we don't know, but history recorded that when the infantry arrived and the signal was given for attack, the admiral found himself out of ammunition. He had used it for shooting out the saints.

I often wonder how much of our efforts are poured into fighting among ourselves over the minor issues, instead of uniting our efforts to attack the real enemy.

Jesus said that if we love him we would keep his commandments (John 14;15) and secondly that all men would know that we are his disciples if we have love to one another (John 13:35)

It’s worth a thought.

Mark B Vodéll Principal

December

2020 Term Dates

November

Yr 12 FormalYr 8 L4L Intro HikePrimary Awards NightSecondary Awards NightYr 6 Graduation DinnerClean Up DayFun RunFun DayLast Day term 4

Term 1 StartsTerm 1 FinshesTerm 2 StartsTerm 2 FinshesTerm 3 StartsTerm 3 FinshesTerm 4 StartsTerm 4 Finshes

L4L BogongSecondary ExamsFoundation Orientation Day #2Working Bee Yr 12 DeregistrationFoundation Orientation Day #3Pupil Free DayYr 12 Camp L4L Info & Presentation NightYr 3&4 SSV Cricket

Mon 2 -Tue 3 -Tue 3 -

Wed 4 -Thur 5 -Mon 9 -Mon 9 -Tue 10 -Tue 10 -

30 Jan -27 Mar -14 Apr -26 Jun -13 Jul -

18 Sep -5 Oct -8 Dec -

12-20 -13-19 -

Thur 14 -Sun 17 -19-21 -

Thur 21 -Fri 22 -25-28 -

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NEWSLETTER 35

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Our Mission Statement -Our Vision -

Our Motto -

Through excellence in education to develop people of integrity and Christian character.

Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for life.

Nihil Sine Deo - Nothing Without God

Value For Week 6 General News

CooperationCooperation is the action or process of working together to the same end.

"Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up." - Ecclesiastes 4:12

PB4L Focus I use appropriate language, tone, and volume when speaking; I wash my hands.

Working BeeOn Sunday the 17th of November we have our very last Working Bee for the year!

It'll be a great opportunity to come along and knock off some PEP hours all while helping our school look great and meeting some other families in our school community.

If you would like to register to come along, please contact Reception on 9717 7300

Nurturing Young MindsThis Generation’s Maturity

The current generation gap has possibly never been greater, which makes our children even more vulnerable to the wanton material they are subjected to in various forms of media. Teens and tweens are also acutely aware of how ill informed adults are about their world, their challenges and find this endlessly frustrating. That’s why they turn to their peers, the media or the net for answers.

How parents can help?• Work on your child’s resilience.• Create a rich culture in the home

of friends and family of different generations, of interesting and unusual pastimes.

• Encourage interest in nature, different culture, sports and/or the arts.

• Teach your children that their body is theirs and needs to be valued.• Assist them to recognise toxic situations, and how to extract themselves.• Work out with children scripts to say no in language they would use..

Edited by Dr Ramesh Manocha - Pages 296-312

Art Results from the Whittlesea ShowCongratulations to those students who were selected to enter their College Artwork into this years Whittlesea Show. Below are the results from the judges:

Best Decorated Shoe

Angel Nkomo: 4th Prize Angelyn Nkomo: 5th prize Aira Patel: Very Highly commended Zahara Hute: Highy Commended Elly Watson: 6th Prize Nayna Naidu: Highly commended

Collage

Setiya Sabri: 6th Prize Obosa Igbinovia: Very Highly Commended

2D Art

Arjun Parmar: 5th Prize Sania Kapil: Commended Dhyani Bhavsar: 3rd Prize Nuuh Tabati: Commended Aden Morin: 2nd Prize Jacinta Justin-Rajan: 6th Prize Anika Gunoory: 3rd Prize

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Secondary News

{Time Doesn’t change a thing}

As time goes by Things change.

But there are some Things that

Never change at all A family heirloom

A Polaroid photo from The past

I found one Of my mother

And my grandmother Wearing a dress The same dress

It’s now in my wardrobe Hanging

It’s pink and black Beautiful patterns It will soon be my

Turn When I am

Thirteen Click!

Out it comes Into our photo album

Swish! I wipe off the dust

And slot it in The next generation

Is going to come Slowly

The dress will be Passed on

For generations To

Come.

By Aresca Macwan

Family Tree

We have a family album Like a family tree

A surprise to flip the pages The pictures we can see

From greats and grands Down the line we go

Reaching the awesome memories That we don’t even know

Look at my grandma’s dress Like a pretty gown

Me wearing shirt and shorts And on my face a solemn frown

Family homes of the past so small and dark

Their cute little dogs that don’t even bark

All this happened a long time ago Maybe 50 years or more

This valuable treasure will stay in my drawer

By Aresca Macwan

Year 7 PoetryOnce again, we are sharing some of the poems written during the Year 7 Poetry Unit. One of the tasks required of the students was to write a poem for the Whittlesea Show and the theme this year was “Generation to Generation” to commemorate 160 years of the Show. The three poems this week are responses to that theme.

Primary SRC 1,000 Voices Student Leaders MeetingThe members of the Primary Student Representative Council (SRC) attended a 1,000 Voices meeting on Tuesday 29th October.

1,000 Voices was supported by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the City of Whittlesea in order to develop community school based projects aimed at creating a more connected, healthy and caring society in Mernda. The SRC had the opportunity to work with other community members, both young and old, to collaborate their skills and passions in making our school community a better place for everyone.

The event involved meeting with students from schools in our local area to discuss how they can be great leaders in a multicultural setting.

Primary News

Generation to Generation

Sitting in my hand after passing through

the years after being through everything

love, joy and tears. It's so rusty

but loved by its owners.

Passing it down to me my mother cries

a waterfall of tears. An heirloom that has been

used so much.

As I slip it on my wrist I look and know it reminds me it's time to go.

Now I cry a waterfall of tears

as my daughter smiles.

Time flies by so fast and soon it's time

to pass it down again to another generation of love, joy and tears.

by Gemma Best

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THE DATE FOR FUNDRAISING HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!! As you are all aware the School Fun-Run is our major fundraising event this year on 9th December 2019! Thank you to those that have started fundraising we love the effort that you have produced so far! We would love to raise lots of money to raise funds for more outdoor equipment. Our aim is to raise enough money to provide outdoor chairs, tables, benches and

outdoor play equipment for both Primary and Secondary students. About the Program The School Fun-Run promotes healthy and active lifestyles while helping us raise funds! It’s all about participation, with students treated to a great day as a reward for their fundraising efforts. Family support is key to our fundraising success and we encourage everyone to get involved. How Does My Child Fundraise? STEP 1: Create your online profile by logging onto schoolfundraising.com.au.

STEP 2: Personalise your profile page and set a goal of what prize your child would like to choose.

PRIZES start from $10. These prizes will be handed out on the fun run on the 9th December 2019. The more money your child raises the better the reward – don’t forget to check out what they could earn through our sponsorship form.

STEP 3: Share your child’s online fundraising link through social media, text and email.

STEP 4: Pick your prizes.

STEP 5: OUR FUN RUN BEGINS.

STEP 6: Like the fundraising page on Facebook and be in the chance to win $5,000 worth of groceries.

THE DATE FOR RAISING FUNDS HAS BEEN EXTENDED All fundraising is to be finished by 22nd November 2019. So we have two weeks of fundraising to achieve our goals. Getting Involved Not only can you support the school and students with your sponsorship – but you can join in on the fun! We would love to welcome parents and family members to attend the School Fun-Run. If you would also like to volunteer to help on the day, please contact school to let us know. I can’t wait to see you at our event!

Ordering Prizes – ALL PRIZES MUST BE ORDERED ONLINE Prizes MUST be ordered between the 22nd November 2019 and 26th November 2019. Simply visit schoolfundraising.com.au to create / log into your Profile Page between these dates. Then click on the ‘CLAIM YOUR PRIZE’ button and follow the prompts. If you have any questions, please contact the School Fun-Run team on 1800 FUN RUN and they will gladly assist! Thank you for your support.

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