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From the Principal’s desk… 18th September 2015
October
29 Book Fair
November
9 Yr 7 2013 Orientation
Day
17 Big Screen Movie
Night
December
11 Last Day Term 4
12 Thanksgiving Eve.
(event is compulsory)
Office Hours
8.30am – 4.30pm
Monday – Friday
Uniform Shop Hours
Tuesdays 10.30 – 1.30
and 2.30 – 4.00pm
Fridays 8.30 – 11.30
May 23 School’s Birthday
June 5 State of Origin Night
Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm
Monday – Friday
During School Terms
Uniform Shop
Hours Tuesdays
8:30am to 10:30am
Wednesdays
2pm to 4pm
Thursdays
8:30am to 10:30am
September 18 Last day of Term 3
October 6 First day Term 4 12 HSC exams begin
29 Grandparent’s
afternoon
November 9 Yr 12 Graduation
13 Yr 12 Formal
Term Dates Term 4: 6.10.15 – 8.12.15
Term 1 2016: 28.1 – 8.4
Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm
Monday – Friday
During School Terms
Uniform Shop
Hours Holiday Hours
Thursday 1st October
11am- 1pm
Friday 2nd October 2.30 –
4.30pm
Monday Mornings –
8:30am to 10:30am
Friday Mornings –
8:30am to 10:30am
Friday Afternoons
2pm to 4pm
Year 12, 2015
It is with both joy and sadness that
Year 12 complete their final week of
face-to-face learning this week. For
many students it brings to an end
fourteen years of consecutive
education at SHCS. As a community,
we congratulate each student and
family for their hard work in
ensuring that each student achieves
to the best of their ability at this stage
of their development.
I would also like to warmly thank
each Teacher who has faithfully
prepared lessons, given advice,
marked student work, written
reports and been a faithful Christian
mentor. The HSC examinations begin
early next term so please join us in
praying for each student over the
holiday break, that they will prepare
well for these formal examinations.
At the conclusion of these
examinations the school will be
officially farewelling the students at
our formal graduation assembly at
9:30am on Monday, 9th November
2015.
Vanuatu and Outback (Bourke)
Mission
It has been pleasing to hear great
reports from our mission teams. All
students have arrived safely and have
begun learning about new cultures
and sharing the gospel of Jesus in
song, verse and drama. We look
forward to welcoming Year 10 back
today and Year 11 next weekend.
Vanuatu Golf Day
The inaugural SHCS Vanuatu golf day
was a great success with over a
thousand dollars raised and a terrific
occasion enjoyed by everyone. Thanks
to Mr Williams and Mr Stedman for all
their work.
Holiday
I trust your children will have a
refreshing break during the holidays.
I look forward to seeing them all back
in Term 4 with the reminder that it is
summer uniform time!
In Christian Education
Andrew Middleton
Principal
Uniform Shop News
Please note that uniform orders can
be placed directly through the School
Office and they will be processed and
sent home with your child on the next
Uniform Shop day providing
payment is made; or left in the School
Office for payment and collection.
Orders can also be placed by emailing
[email protected] same
payment procedures.
Holiday Hours Thursday 1st October 11am- 1pm
Friday 2nd October 2.30 – 4.30pm
Term Hours Monday Mornings
8:30am to 10:30am
Friday Mornings
8:30am to 10:30am
Friday Afternoons
2pm to 4pm
Canteen News
Canteen days are Wednesdays and
Fridays with lunch orders to be
submitted prior to the 9am bell on
these days as follows – at the canteen
for High School students and with
their class teacher for Junior School
students. Online Canteen is an
effective way to order lunches – see
more information. Volunteers are
always welcome and this is a great
way to meet new people and also
fulfil Parent Service hours. Please
leave your name at the School Office
Around the School...Page 2 of 4
if you would like to be involved (all
training will be given on the job).
Term 4 Volunteers Please call the school office if you
would like to add your name to the
volunteers list for Term 4.
Parent Service
Opportunities
Do you like to sew and are you
available Tuesdays fortnightly from
9.50 – 11.30am commencing Tuesday
8th September to assist our Yr 7 and 8
students with their sewing projects.
This will continue into Term 4.
Please contact the School Office for
more details on either of these
opportunities.
Mums in Prayer
Our faithful praying mums, aunts,
nans will resume for Term 4 on
Tuesday 13th October. If you would
like to join them, you would be
warmly welcomed as these prayer
warriors uphold our School families,
wider community and our world in
prayer. They meet from 9am in the
Coffee and Chat each Tuesday during
term time.
Science Fair
A big congratulations to our year 5/6
student ‘scientists’, Mr Jenkinson and
Mrs Bollom for all the hard work
and effort put into the science fair
last week. It was wonderful to walk
around the Coffee and Chat room
and see all the amazing
presentations. Such a variety of
different experiments. Thank you to
Miss Butt for arranging a beautiful
afternoon tea and thank you to the
Junior School students and teachers
who came and asked some great
questions. Thank you to Mr Lee for
assisting Mrs Bollom in the
assessing of the experiments and for
engaging in very scientific
conversations.
Thank you also to our parents for
coming and encouraging our
budding Einsteins. What a
wonderful opportunity for our Stage
3 students to participate in.
Partnership Program
Please plan to join us on Wednesday
4th November at 7pm for our final
Partnership event for 2015. With
special guest James and Simone
Boswell presenting timeless
parenting principles to help mums
and dads manage technology in the
home, and to stand firm when the
physical and digital worlds
combine.
This fun and interactive seminar and
workshop includes:
•Does the Bible help us with
understanding technology?
•What three dimensions should we
consider when assessing
technology?
•Why the smartphone changes
everything.
•A model for managing technology
in the home.
•Why is Facebook & otherSocial
Media so addictive?
•Cyberbullying
•Gaming
•Pornography
•Parental Controls: how and when
to use them.
This will be a really worthwhile
evening full of relevant information
for today’s parents. We hope you
are able to attend.
Vanuatu colouring-
in competition
winners In first place was
Shriram Somnath,
second place was Olivia
Murchie and in third
place was Chloe Page.
Around the School...Page 3 of 4 Golf Round-up
On Sunday, 13th September almost
50 people enjoyed glorious sunny
weather and plenty of laughs at the
inaugural Vanuatu Charity golf day
at the Bowral Golf Club. 44 players
lined up to compete in the Ambrose
event with the balance joining the
team for a late lunch.
The day commenced with event
organiser Mr Joel Williams, sharing
a message in Vanuatu dialect
(bislama) explaining how the funds
would be used to rebuild the Tanna
community. We exceeded our
$1,000 fundraising goal by $150 and
these funds would be delivered to
the Vanuatu villagers within the
week. Mr Geoff Stedman gave
thanks to God for the blessing of
great weather and health to play and
prayed for the participants. There
was quite a buzz and many
remarked that it was a fabulous
event and that we should do another
one next year. Players enjoyed lunch
afterwards on the sunny clubhouse
verandah.
Our local newspaper photographer
was in attendance and took photos
of the team prior to the game.
Our thanks to The Bowral Golf Club
who were fantastic, particularly the
Pro shop staff who really helped our
day go smoothly. Thanks to the
people who donated prizes for the
golf day to add some zest: HLB
Mann Judd - first and second team
prizes, Robertson Butchery – meat
tray, The Eyewear Company – 2
sunglass packs, Husky Holiday
Rentals – 1 nights accommodation, Glitz & Glamour Photography Studio – 2
vouchers. We would invite feedback from the school community as we consider
another similar event for 2016. Placings and Prizes are shown below.
Winning Team 57.7 "Maher Magic", Andrew, Ray, Chuck
Runner Up 59.4 " UOWRAC" Gregg, Alan,Paul
3rd Place 60.0 "Brosecks" Tim, Grant, Ben,Greg
Bushranger Award Greg Seckold
Nearest to the Pin - Super Pin Glenn Anstey - $205 Prize Pot
Nearest to the Pin - 14th Grant Brooks
Longest Drive 8th Gordon Cole
Longest Drive 18th B Hollands
NTP Best 2nd approach Shot 18th Matthew Coady
Premiers Reading Challenge
This year our students participated in the Premiers Reading
Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to encourage students to
read widely and experience quality literature. It is pleasing to be
able to announce that 94 of our junior school students completed the
2015 challenge!
Well done to each of these students! Certificates will be handed out
towards the end of the year, when they are received by the School.
Bronze Card winners for Week 8
Kimberley Baxter and Elliot Lee
Merit Cards for
Week 8
Back: Jonathan Wynn,
Judah Wright, Gabriel
Granada, Angus
Schey-Smith
Front: Risandi De
Zoysa, Olivia Souter,
Ava Sheather and
Tristan Neilsen
Australian Mathematics
Competition winners
Natalie Budiarto, Lucy
Noble, Elliot Wilson,
Cody Boyd and Liam
Ryde
Around the School...Page 4 of 4
Pray for the following staff members – Mr Stephen Hilaire in his role as English and Drama teacher, praise God for his
sense of humour and his amazing way of bringing his subjects to life as he works with our High School students. Pray
also for Miss Vivienne Russell in her role as English and History teacher, praise God for her enthusiasm and knowledge
that she enjoys sharing with her students.
Both our Bourke and Vanuatu mission teams have left and are having a fabulous time at their various points of contact.
The Bourke students will be back this coming weekend, with the Vanuatu team back on Saturday 26th September. Praise
God for safety and the opportunity to be stretched outside comfort zones as the students serve other communities.
School Community Prayer Points
Getaway: Lake Conjola Holiday Cottage, newly renovated, sleeps 4-6 people. Close to Lake and Beaches, beautiful bush
walking and boardwalk, great for fishing /boating. 10 minutes to Milton/Ulladulla shopping and restaurants. Phone
Carol 0429 451 367 for more information and rates. To advertise in the “In Touch Classifieds” simply place ad, together with payment in an envelope clearly marked with “In Touch Classifieds”,
your name and contact details and hand in at the School Office. Cut off is Tuesday for your ad to appear that week.
$5 for 1 issue or $8 for 2 issues. For all enquiries contact Jacqui Unwin in the School Office.
Classifieds
Bowral Tennis Club Term 4 tennis programmes at Bowral Tennis Club are now taking registrations. We have a full range of
programmes for kids and adults of all ages and standards so anyone can start at their own level and have lots of fun on the tennis
court. For all Club information and online registrations just go to www.bowraltennis.com.au or phone Tristan on 0409 150 057.
Beginner Martial Art classes, get fit, build confidence and have fun! Your first lesson is FREE. Southern Highlands Christian
School on Mondays at 6.30pm.
Interested in playing cricket? We cater for players aged from 6 year olds to 12, male or female. IN2CRICKET for 6 to 8 year olds.
T20 BLAST FOR 8 TO 11YEAR OLDS. Aged junior cricket u/12, u/14 and u/16’s. If you are interested in playing you may register
online by going to east Bowral blues cricket club/play cricket website or contact Brian Martin 0419989905 [email protected].
All playing equipment, playing shirts and caps are included in the fees.
Summer Basketball Competition 2015 – 2016, the new junior competition starts in Term 4. AUSSIE HOOPS (Wednesday
afternoons 4pm – 5pm) is 8 weeks of fun basketball skills for 5 – 10 years of age. (Register for this online at
www.aussiehoops.com.au) Junior Competition boys and girls teams - played Wednesday and Friday afternoons (that’s right…No
Saturday’s!) Under 10’s – for children born 2007/2008, Under 12’s – for children born 2005/2006, Under 14’s – for children born
2003/2004, Under 16’s – for children born 2001/2002, Under 18’s – for children born 1999/2000. Come along and bring your friends
and yourself and we will place you in a team. Nomination forms available from the office. For more details go to our website
www.mvbasketball.sportingpulse.net 48681569 or [email protected].
Kangaroo March - Please join us in re-enacting this part of Australia’s history and come to the Bowral Reception and pay tribute
to the “Kangaroos” of the Kangaroo March. We also want to remember The Home Front and those who were left behind to carry
on – mums, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, boyfriends, girlfriends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
WHERE: Bowral Public School, Bendooley Street WHEN: Monday 5th October from 4.30 to 6.30/7.00pm COST: Free (donations
gratefully accepted).
School Holiday fun @ your library. Lots of activities planned with bookings open from Monday 7th September. All activities are
free, bookings for children only. All enquiries to 4861 1167.
Local Community News
Local Church News
Awakening Australia & Belong Kids Conference. 1st Oct - 4th Oct at SHCS. FREE registrations. Register at
www.awakeningaustralia.com
Southern Highlands Youth Merge - Friday 23rd October 6:45pm at St Judes Anglican Bowral. BBQ dinner, speaker Benita
Clark + ZERO live in concert. $5 per person more info at youthmerge.com.au or facebook.com/youthmerge
Ladies Gingerbread Decorating Night - Friday 27th November 6:30pm. Gingerbread kits including everything needed
$30pp More info: facebook.com/thefieldschurchaustralia.
What do 9 girls, a packet of starbursts and a set of overused nail clippers have in common? Netball!
For four months, the SHCS Pearls competed against 5 other teams in the Junior Division 1 netball competition in order
to make it to the finals. If donning a skirt in the middle of a Southern Highlands winter wasn’t enough of an indicator
of their courage and perseverance, then their weekly performance was. They walked away from each game successful,
irrespective of the final score.
It has been a true privilege to watch these girls in action. Their talent, strength, and humility both on and off the court
are a testament to their character, and their joyful approach to the game has demonstrated a maturity well beyond their
years. They have done our School (and their coach) proud, and I cannot wait for another great season.
Special thanks to Jane Bollom for all the hardwork she has put in to coordinating the SHCS teams. Her diligent attitude
and faithful service have facilitated much joy, growth and evangelism, and her effort hasn't gone unnoticed.
Vivienne Russell - Coach
SHCS Pearls
Back: Briethanti Wilms,
Kimberley Baxter, Maisy
Wilhelmi, (coach) Miss
Vivienne Russell.
Front: Chloe Page,
Kathryn Worner, Abigail
Mkolo, Verlie Mauger.
SHCS Chocolate Chips
Back: Allanna Riley, Charlotte
Hooper, Paris Archer
Front: April Foster, Nikita
Flood, Charlotte Gallagher,
Jessica Foster. (coach) Mrs
Belinda Foster
South
Coast Zone
Age
Champions
Braden
Egan and
Talia
Austin Sport Achievement Winners
Nathan Robertson, Glenn Thorn, Zara Steffensen, Eloise
Austin, Adiel Mkolo, Flynn Hessenberger, Jack Gambrill
(seated)
Netball and other Sport Champions!
SHCS Cadets
Back: Madeline Reid,
Eloise Austin, Adiel
Mkolo, Courtney Wray,
(coach) Mrs Karen Austin
Front: Jessica Foster, Lilly
Krejci, Lily Mauger
SHCS Lightening
Back: (coach) Lily Mauger,
Sienna Spagnol, Hayley
Armstrong, Aliza Riley, Jessica
Hayes (coach) Adiel Mkolo
Front: Grace Gilbert, April
Foster, Lily Sloan and Esther
Riley
As the season finishes, I would like to thank our wonderful coaches for this year, Lily Mauger and Adiel Mkolo,
Belinda Foster, Caz Glasson, Vivienne Russell and Karen Austin. I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful
support that Belinda has been this year to me in my netball coordinator’s role. Jessica Foster and Lilly Krejci have
done a magnificent job representing our school as umpires in the competition and we thank them for their
contribution each Saturday throughout the Winter netball season. Finally, I would like to congratulate all of our
players on a great season of netball in 2015.
Jane Bollom
Coordinator
Congratulations to our Cadets netball team who made it through to the Grand Final in the Southern Highlands
Netball Association Winter netball competition this year. The girls had a great season, and we are very grateful to
Karen Austin for her dedication to coaching the team this year. They were undefeated throughout the entire season,
won their semi-final and went straight through to the Grand Final which was played last weekend. The game was a
'nail-biter', with our girls battling it out to the final quarter. Sadly, their opposition were the stronger team on the day
and our girls went down 22 to 36. They can be very proud of all that they have achieved this year. Congratulations
also to Lily Mauger who was awarded Best and Fairest player for the Grand Final game.
