Dear School Family, Volume 14, Issue 11 Friday, August 2, 2019 on Monday, We Held August
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Dear School Family, Volume 14, Issue 11 Friday, August 2, 2019 On Monday, we held August. Many students are involved in Takes a Village: Raising and Equipping our termly awards these events and we are looking forward the Next Generation in Christ. Our first assembly, where to seeing their hard work pay off. If you keynote speaker was Dr John Dickson, students received a are planning to attend the Music Founding Director of the Centre for Public range of awards Showcase, please see the website for Christianity, author, speaker, historian and based on details regarding ticket sales. media presenter. John is also an achievements Honorary Research Associate at the throughout Term 2. Congratulations to all Eliza Buckoke University of Sydney and was part of the of those students who received an Campus Principal, Temple Christian College team that produced the recent award, and particularly to the Character, documentary For the Love of God: How Service and Influence award recipients for the Church is Better and Worse than you this term: Caleb Ebert and Kenneth From Mr Marcel Rijken: imagined. Our second keynote speaker Nguyen achieved the Silver level, and was Dr Robert Loe, the Director of the Jayden Ridge achieved a Gold CSI. It is great to be into Term 3. We welcome Relational Schools Foundation in the UK. Students have the opportunity to nominate home our Papua New Guinea team and Robert researches, writes and speaks on themselves for these awards, reflecting on thank God for a very safe and wonderful the importance of fostering positive their achievements and involvement in the trip. We had 5 students from Paralowie relationships within a school community. It school community. Students wishing to be and 2 from Mile End on the trip this year. was an exceptional conference and I considered for CSI Awards can collect a They worked at the Sunrise Bethel would like to thank Mark Ryan our State nomination form at any time from the Christian School in Port Moresby teaching Executive Officer for CSA, Michelle Koop SSO. the primary aged students in Physical our Project Officer and Chris Ziersch in IT Education, English, Art and Dance. I Support. It was really great to connect with many would like to thank Miss Laurie Rundle parents at our recent Parent/Teacher/ and Mr Daniel Nowak, both from the I often call Term 3 the ‘Turnaround Term’, Student Interview Night. This was followed Paralowie Campus, for leading the team as it is a good opportunity for students to by meetings for all Year 10 and Year 11 so well and our students Hannah improve in the areas of attitude, effort and students and their parents as they begin Alderman, Felicity Fanto, Danielle Garton, application. The grade for Term 3 is only selecting subjects for Year 11 and Year Claudia Latty and Joshua Warnes from for the term and I find many students are 12. I would encourage those parents to Paralowie, and Arianne Dasari and able to lift their marks in many subjects. continue having conversations and Rosanna Graham from Mile End. A write There are no examinations at the end of exploring career pathways over the up and photos will be in the next this term, the days are becoming longer coming week. Senior subject selection newsletter. and the weather becomes warmer. Term 3 forms are due to be returned by next really is a great term. It is also a very Wednesday, 7th August. All the Temple staff attended the Christian important term for our Year 12 students, Schools Australia (CSA) biennial mid-year as they only have 2 weeks of lessons in Among the many events this term, we are conference for the first 2 days of this term. Term 4. Please continue to pray for our looking forward to our Year 11 Fundraiser We had over 1300 staff attend from 19 Year 12 students as they focus on the event next week, as well as our annual schools held at Tyndale Christian School work they need to complete throughout Music Showcase on Thursday evening, 8th Salisbury East. The theme this year was It this term. da Vinci Decathlon Last term, eight of our year 9 students travelled to St Pe- ter’s Girls’ School for an academic competition known as da Vinci Decathlon. Student teams from all over Adelaide competed in a range of disciplines, including Engineering, Science, Art & Poetry, Ideation, Code-breaking and Car- tography. The tasks were extremely challenging, but our students worked together well, and achieved a creditable 4th place in Mathematics. Thank you to Mr Wang who helped our team prepare, especially in the Mathematics, and who helped supervise the students on the day. Well done to all participants! Mrs Narelle Robertson Casual Activity Facilitators (multiple roles) Beyond Limits Outdoor Education is a growing ministry of Uniting Venues SA which provides outdoor education programs for groups who stay at Adare, Nunyara and Tarooki campsites. Beyond Limits is seeking to appoint motivated and enthu- siastic activity facilitators (casual – multiple roles) from September 2019 and beyond. We’re looking for facilitators who have a professional attitude, excellent presentation skills, the ability to lead groups of up to 15 school students, a keen eye for safety and a friendly manner. Facilitators must be actively focused on the self- development of individuals and team outcomes including effective communication, cooperation and initiative. We foster this through the use of unique environments and diverse activities, ensuring we’re creating lasting opportunities for all our participants. It is expected that you will have a heart for Christian camping and have a strong commitment to the ethos of the Uniting Church in Australia. Your demonstrated commitment to the Christian Church along with your energy, hard work and sense of fun are essential to be part of our caring and supportive working environment. A Position Description is available upon request. Please address your application including a copy of your resume to: Brendan Noolan Program Manager Beyond Limits Outdoor Education email: [email protected] Applications close Monday 12 August 2019. PLEASE REMEMBER—TO AVOID PAYING AN EXTRA TERMS FEES, ONE FULL TERM’S WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL IS REQUIRED WHEN A STUDENT INTENDS TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL. PARENTS AND FRIENDS As parents, a vibrant school community is important to us. Being involved in the Parents and Friends group not only gives us the opportunity to be actively engaged in supporting events and initiatives, but provides a wonderful avenue through which to get to know and work alongside other parents. Together we make a difference in the life of the school. If you would like to join us, an invitation is extended to all interested parents and friends to join us at any of the Parents and Friends meetings held through the year. For more information, email: [email protected] Our next meeting is 7th August - 7pm in the Staff Room PARENTS AND FRIENDS REGIFT BOX As a Parents and Friends committee, we fundraise, and use the money we raise to improve areas in the school for the students. Previous projects we have funded are: the heaters under the verandas, a refrigerated drink fountain, a cover over the bike rack and the digital clock for the courtyard. We would like to ask for your help in providing items for our next gift baskets for raffle, and give you an opportunity to clear our some items from your home. If you have any unopened but unwanted gifts or items at home that you would like to donate, could you bring them in to the school front office and place them in the Re-gift Box. The box will be in the front office until the end of this term. PRAYER CHAIN If you are in need of prayer, please email Linda Hunter at [email protected] and she will add your prayer need to the prayer list. Infor- mation will be kept confidential and no names are sent out on the Prayer Chain unless specifically requested. If you would like to pray for the specific needs of the school at home, please also email Linda at the email address above. Emails from Temple Christian College Most of the communication from the school is now coming via email and we understand that it can be easy to miss one if you receive a lot of emails each week, so we encourage you to set your email settings to send you a notification when you receive an email from Temple Christian College. Below is a link to an article that will give you instructions on how to setup your email to receive a notification on your phone when you receive an email from Temple, whether you have an iPhone, Samsung or other Android device. https://www.techlicious.com/how-to/never-miss-an-important-email-on-your-smartphone/ ENTERTAINMENT Breakfast STUDY HUB MEMBERSHIP Club Help is available for is now AVAILABLE homework and assignments Support Temple Christian College’s 8am in N16 fundraising and put $$$’s in your pocket Available everyday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderb The Breakfast Club Program is ooks/166w828 funded by our 3.10—4pm Parents and Friends Association. Online payments You can now pay your tuition fees and other school related payments securely on our school’s website. Go to http://www.tcc.sa.edu.au/, select your campus, then select the Online Payment Icon and follow the prompts. Please note that you will need your family code (located on your fee statement) to use this service. Wednesday, August 7 Year 10 Spanish Excursion NZ 8/9 Boys Basketball Thursday, August 8 Music Showcase 6.30pm Wednesday, August 14 NZ Open Boys & Girls 5-a side Soccer Friday, August 16 Staff Student Communion