Newsletter 2017June 23 - Week 10, Term 2

The 2017 Primary Athletics Carnival was a blast! Livingstone, Carey, Wycliffe, and Aylward went head to head on a fantastic sporty day to try and win the carnival. There were some really tough competitors on each team! Everyone had so much fun! First up was the 800m run. That certainly got everyone puffed out. At 11:00, all the houses sat in their house groups on the oval and did their cheers. The Marines were judging the cheers which was very hard but they finally chose Livingstone for the best cheer, then came Aylward, Wycliffe then Carey. For lunch there were frozen poppers and sausages that the kind parent helpers had thoughtfully prepared. After the Primary relays, we had a relay for the Senior students, parents, Marines and teachers. It was so funny to watch! Although the adult relay points didn’t get added to the scores, it was still good to see them getting involved. I’ve never seen Mr Parkin run so fast! All and all it was such a fun experience and we can’t wait till the next one! For more on the Primary Carnival, see page 3...

Luca Woods and Alicia Buchanan - Year 6 students

Primary Athletics

Diary Dates

Saturday 24thHolidays begin!

Monday 24thDay students return to school for Term 3(Boarders travel in)

Tuesday 25thBoarders return to school for Term 3

Friday 28thShow Day Public Holiday

Monday 31stGeneral Council Meeting

Tuesday 1st - Friday 4thYear 7 Camp

Katherine

Tuesday 1st - Friday 4thYear 8 Camp

Litchfield

Tuesday 1st ICAS Competition: English

&Australian National

Chemistry Quiz

Monday 7thPicnic Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 9th - Friday 11thYear 5/6 Camp

Kakadu

Wednesday 9th - Tuesday 15thOutdoor Education Camp

Jatbula

Monday 14thSpecial Council MeetingAll NT Christian School

Members are invited to attend

Tuesday 15thICAS Competition: Maths

As I sit in the cool of the morning waiting for the sun to rise and listening to the chirping birds,

I am grateful and in this gratitude I rejoice.

The awareness of the privilege of serving at Marrara Christian College is heightened.

Working at a Christian School has many benefits. Mostly though, I get to indulge 2 passions:

Firstly, I can talk about Jesus and His love for us without restraint or fear of rejection.

Secondly, I get to be with kids and spend time getting to know them and influencing them

for good.

And I know I am not alone. I am part of the Marrara team who share my unbridled joy in doing

both. I also know this is not by accident. It has been planned and executed by God in His

wisdom and for His glory. This is another reason to be grateful and rejoice.

As we go into the semester break it is my prayer for our Marrara family to contemplate the

love of our Saviour, His perfect plans for us and our response. My hope is you are grateful

also and that from that gratitude you also rejoice. God bless you.

Deuteronomy 12:7

“There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families shall eat and shall

rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the LORD your God has blessed

you.”

Mrs Marian Revermann - Head of Middle School

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”June

July

August

Philippians 4:4

Primary Athletics

The Primary Athletics Carnival certainly was a great day! It was great to have lower Primary enjoy their athletics on the same day. As well as some running and long jump, the lower Primary students enjoyed sack races, egg and spoon races and throwing competitions. Years 3-6 rotated around all track and field events and we were impressed with the effort each student put into supporting their Houses and encouraging their peers.

A big thank you to all our volunteers. We also had personnel from US Marine Corps and the Australian Army join us to help run our Carnival and explain a little about their rotation here in Darwin. Another big thank you to our Year 10 Leadership PE class and some Year 12s who came along to help. We can’t run these days without the support of volunteers, so thank you to all those who assisted.

And the winning team… Livingstone!

Mrs Joanne Rheinberger - Head of Primary

Senior Athletics

Our Middle and Senior School Athletics Carnival was held last Wednesday. It was a great day of sunshine, fellowship and athletic achievement. Wycliffe took out the house championship, followed closely by Aylward. College records for the day were as follows:

Boys

13 100m Zachary Pietzsch 12.4313 200m Zachary Pietzsch 26.3316 200m Kudzai Gova 23.6213 400m Zachary Pietzsch 1:06.2414 High Jump Zachary Scott17+ High Jump Kye Withers13 Long Jump Nathaniel Carolin15 Javelin Cameron Thesilannias

Girls

17+ 100m Tedisha Bush 13.3617+ 200m Tedisha Bush 27.9915 800m Raylene Rankin 2:23.6716 800m Dominique Carbone 3:15.7815 Long Jump Jenna Singh-Lippo15 Javelin Jenna Singh-Lippo15 Shotput Adi Vateitei

The Science and Engineering Challenge was held at Charles Darwin University on Tuesday 6th June. Marrara Christian College and Palmerston Christian School entered a combined team of 28 students on the day. The students were divided into 8 teams and each team had to complete a number of challenges. Some teams had all day to construct a Mars lander buggy, a catapult and a bridge to take a specific weight. Other teams completed two tasks on the day. Our combined team finished second overall. Well done to all participants who worked well in their teams and were creative in the activities they completed.

Mr Robert Tonkin and Mr Heike Wentzel - Year 10 Science and STEM Teachers

Science & Engineering Challenge

On Monday 19th June, the Middle School had a visit from Andrew ‘Fishtail’ Fisher, a car racing legend with a great story. Andrew’s message of making good choices in life sits well with our RiSe CoDe. Andrew was very entertaining and a great speaker for our end of semester Alternate Curriculum activities.

Mrs Marian RevermannHead of Middle School

Andrew ‘Fishtail’ Fisher

Have you ever considered what makes some students succeed in their learning, whilst others do not? Is it simply how keen they are to succeed? How well they follow instructions? How much homework they do? In 1985 a group of Middle School teachers in Victoria actively observed students to determine an answer to the question “What are the students who learn well actually doing in the classroom?” This then developed into an unfunded project to stimulate and support effective student learning through specific classroom strategies. The answer to their original question may surprise you.

They identified that ‘Poor learners’ were….

“….all characterised by a passive, dependent, uninformed approach to learning. The learner may well be keen to succeed but sees his or her role as the passive recipient of information and instructions; the teacher (or text) will tell them what to do, how to do it, when to stop, what questions are worth investigating etc…” (Learning from the PEEL experience 1992)

Great learners demonstrate the opposite; they are active, independent, constantly questioning and linking knowledge together.

In Middle School Maths this year we have been noticing great learning and getting excited about it! We have asked students to strive so that the following statements become true of them:

• I use strategies to cope when getting stuck before I ask the teacher• I think ahead and predict possible outcomes• I really try to understand the work, not just ‘do’ it• I do not see assessment tasks as final; I really learn from my mistakes• I explain purposes and results to others so that they can understand• I link back to past lessons and experiences• I think beyond the set work to extend knowledge (what if…? how could…? what happens when…?)

At a recent Middle School assembly we were able to congratulate some students who have consistently demonstrated the characteristics of ‘Great Learners’ this year in Maths.

Aiden Baker, Keziah Dimmick, Hannah Kwon, Amber Tole, Kyana Thorpe and Kirstie Wall all received RiseCode awards for ‘Dedication to their learning in Maths.’

Congratulations to these Great Learners!

Mrs Emma Allison - Middle School Maths Teacher

What Does Great Learning Look Like?

MCC Annual ReportThe 2016 Marrara Christian College Annual Report is now available for your information. You can access this via our website or hard copies are available at our Front Office. Happy reading!

www.mcc.nt.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/06/Annual-School-Report-MCC-2016.pdf

The Year 8 Medieval Feast was a wonderful night celebrating the culmination of a term’s study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods in History. The students learned why education became important and that the life we live today is the product of our learning through these times. We explored the wider world and new cultures, technologies and ideas. There was plenty on display - fantastic models of castles and villages, soap sculptures, and of course the students dressed up in medieval costume. There was plenty of great food with an array of lamb and chicken with potatoes, stew, and bread and butter pudding for dessert - all cooked using traditional recipes. We had the Kaos Horde entertain us with medieval fighting displays in full replica costume. It was a fun night despite one or two students landing themselves in the stocks! Our Queen Marian whom the banquet was held in honour of, was well pleased with her loyal subjects’ fine efforts. We were blessed with a wonderful night of fun festivities.

Blessings - the Year 8 Cohort

Grace Opie, a Year 6 student, performed at the NT Dance Eisteddfod last weekend. There was so much talent there and some amazing competition with over 322 acts performing over the whole weekend from the NT and WA. Grace did very well performing her solo dances, winning 2 first place awards in both Tap and Contemporary (12 and under) and she received highly commended for her Hip Hop and Jazz solo’s. She also won the Special Judges Award for most entertaining dancer. Fantastic effort Grace, congratulations on these impressive achievements!

Dancing Star

The Year 8 Medieval Feast

Instrumental Music Program NewsPiano vacancy: Carolyn would like to advise that she has one 20 minute space available for piano lessons beginning in Term 3. Please contact Mrs Amber Badenhop if you are interested amber.badenhop@ntschools.net

Exam result: Charlene Miranda (Year 8) achieved a C+ for Grade 3 Piano for Leisure in the recent round of examinations. Congratulations Charlene.

Photo below: was taken last Sunday at our IMP Concert!

2017 Woolworths Earn & Learn Program

MCC is going to participate in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program this year. Starting on Wednesday 26th July, anyone from our College community who shops at Woolworths can collect stickers and bring them to school. The rewards are a choice of educational equipment and resources from Modern Teaching Aids. So look out for the promotion at Woolworths and get ready to start collecting!

Marrara Christian College seeks to be a learning community where parents and staff partner together, and where students are nurtured through a loving,

biblically based school curriculum to build their faith, character and desire to serve.

Contact usMCC 08 8920 2000 • NTCC 08 8920 2006 • www.mcc.nt.edu.au

admin.mcc@ntschools.net • PO Box 84 Karama NT 0813 combined campus of NT Christian Schools

Holiday Office HoursOpen: June 26th to 30th 9am-3pm

Open: July 20th to 21st 10am-3pm

Closed: July 3rd - July 19thThis closure includes 3 days of Staff PD

A group of Marrara students and staff will be going on a mission trip to visit churches and

orphanages in central India at the end of Term 3.

They would like to take stationery over for the orphans there. If you would like to donate any stationery, please bring them to Reception. All stationery items welcome but no books of any

kind please.

Why not start collecting over the holidays?!

- Stationery for - India