Dear School Family, Volume 13, Issue 16 Friday, October 26, 2018 Welcome to Term 4 and Especially to Our New Families Who Will Be Joining Us for Next Year!
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Dear School Family, Volume 13, Issue 16 Friday, October 26, 2018 Welcome to Term 4 and especially to our new families who will be joining us for next year! Welcome to Term 4 and their families. This is provided by our Parents exciting to have the Year 11’s lead us in especially to our new families and Friends and we are greatly appreciative of Assemblies for the remainder of the year. who will be joining us for next their wonderful support. The breakfast is followed Presentation Night year and will now be by the final Year 12 Assembly which is a A reminder that our final night for the year is receiving the fortnightly wonderful time of celebration. We laugh together Presentation Night on Thursday, 13 December. newsletter. and there are also some tears as we realise their This is the highlight in the life of the school and it Term 3 ended really well with the Year 9 time with us is coming to an end. I find it very is an expectation that all students attend. It is students all returning safely on the last Friday moving to see photos of the Year 12 students as held in the week after the middle school from their adventure camp. It was a great little kids and then the contrast to how they look examinations. This enables the staff and experience and a highlight of the challenge and now. The Year 12 students will have a week of students involved in the many musical and dance resilience building focus we have for our Year 9 study leave before their externally set written performances time to finalise their items without students. The camp involved bushwalking, SACE Examinations begin. The examinations the pressure of examinations and reports. camping and kayaking. are spread over 3 weeks. Not all Year 12 Awards Assembly It was also really great to be able to return safely subjects have external examinations and as such I was also greatly encouraged by the to Adelaide on the first Monday of the holidays some of our students who have completed all achievements of our students in the last term with the team that were on the Missions Trip in their work will now be finished. Please pray for and this was recognised at our Awards Cambodia. I have a great sense of relief when all our Year 12 students throughout this time that Assembly. Students were presented with Awards our students are safely back. they would remain focused, be able to complete for Future Problem Solving, achievements in I trust the holiday break was relaxing and their work and study well in preparation for their National Competitions for English, and refreshing and for our Year 12 students that it examinations. The two final events for the Year Geography, Excellence in Attitude and was a very productive time. 12 students will be the Year 12 Formal and our Excellence in Academic Achievement Awards. Year 12 Presentation Night. We had a really good number of students receive Our Year 12 students finish their formal lessons As the Year 12’s finish it also gives the Year 11’s their Character, Service and Influence Award this week. The last Friday is a special day as we the opportunity to step up and be the senior (CSI) at the Bronze, Silver and Gold Level. have a breakfast for all the Year 12 students and students in the life of the school. It will also be Continued Next Page ……. UNIFORM SHOP OPEN TIMES PRINCIPAL TOUR Tuesday 8am—3.30pm, Thursday 8am—3.30pm Tuesday, 30 October, 10.30am Tuesday, November 6, 6pm During School Holidays Please register your interest at Tuesday, Jan 22 8.00am—3.30pm www.tcc.sa.edu.au Thursday, Jan 24 8.00– 3.30pm Continued from Page 1 An Invitation from It is really wonderful to be able to celebrate the achievements of our students as a community. The Principal and Staff School Family News A key scripture for this year has been Romans 12:15. “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn”. Sadly this scripture A warm invitation is extended has been very true for the Temple Community this week as one of our to attend our parents Marco Dosljak was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident. He has 3 great sons Lewis Yr 11, Oliver Yr 9 and Thomas Yr 7 and a wonderful wife Brandi. Our love, thoughts and prayers continue to be with the family. Another key scripture for this year has been from Revelation 21:4. It reminds us of the hope we have in God and that Presentation Night one day “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever”. For now very sadly we have to live with the reality of what has happened. Please continue to pray for the family and as a to be held at community we will continue to support and journey through life with them. Thebarton Theatre, Marcel Rijken Henley Beach Road, Torrensville Principal, Temple Christian College on Robson Academic Scholarships via ACER TEST Thursday, December 13, 2018 The Robson Academic Scholarships are designed to enable a Student to be involved in Christian Education at Temple Christian College from Year 8. at Students who will be entering Year 8 in 2020 will sit for the Scholarship at the beginning of their Year 7 year, in 2019. 7:15p.m. for a 7:30p.m. start Registration for the ACER test can be made via a link on our Web Site at www.tcc.sa.edu.au from September 4, 2018. Registrations close Thursday January 24, 2019. The equivalent of two full Scholarships will be offered, providing a sufficiently high standard is reached by the top candidates. Application Fee payable to ACER is $95.00. Please join us as we celebrate the Graduation of our Year 12’s and 7’s, farewells to Staff and as we present Awards to our students. There will also be various musical, drama and dance items presented. All are Welcome Cambodia Mission Trip village of Takeo and finally up to Siem Reap. mindset that “God is their provider” and it all In the process we spend time with many became very real to hear their stories. While we have been sending teams to different organisations: Cambodia Care Briana Grosvenor Cambodia for many years now, it is an Centre, Andong Village, Sunshine Cambodia, absolute delight to return each year to visit People’s Improvement Organisation, Destiny The people in Cambodia are so happy with projects that we have developed a significant Rescue, AusCam Freedom Project, A Heart the little that they have and they are so loving. on-going relationship with. The schools and for Wisdom School, Harvest House, People The best part was how much love they have organisations we connect with are working for Care and Learning and Reaksa Himm. We to spare. The kids were so happy to see us with children who are growing up in extremely were able to donate financially to each of and so affectionate which made the poor communities, or have been victims of these organisations due to the fundraising experience so much more rewarding. Seeing exploitation. In visiting each year we get to efforts of our team and the wider Temple the smiles that we could put on people and see the exciting development that is taking community. It was also wonderful to be able to the ones that were already there was place, and are continually inspired by the deliver much needed medical supplies, definitely a highlight. people who are working incredibly hard to technology and teaching resources to a Gabe Oakey-Barry support individuals, families and communities number of the schools. We certainly hope to Travelling to Cambodia was an extremely affected by poverty and injustice. We also continue to deepen the relationships that we enjoyable but eye opening experience, for me have the privilege of spending time with have into the future, and we look forward to and many others. Going overseas for the first Cambodian young people who experience joy taking many more students to these very time, it was equal parts exciting and in spite of their circumstance, who have a special places for many years to come. thirst for education and who end up being a nerve wracking travelling into a completely Our 2018 team have come home with many real blessing to us. different and much more under privileged stories, some of which are difficult to articulate place, but grew on me immediately and more This year’s team was the biggest we have for family and friends who haven’t so as we explored the countries beautiful ever sent to Cambodia, consisting of 24 experienced it first-hand. Here’s a small culture and community. I saw things that students and 6 adults. From the moment we sample of their reflections on the trip: moved and upset me, but also countless arrived in Phnom Penh the team fully My experiences in Cambodia were amazing, times that seeing Gods work in the places we embraced the experience – running activities, and they taught me a lot. I was able to interact visited brought us all joy. Every person we connecting with kids, experimenting with food with different people from different met and place we visited was a blessing to and engaging with Cambodia’s history and backgrounds and learn more about their lives. experience, and am awfully grateful that I culture.