Dates to Remember

Thursday 8 June 2017 Dates to Remember June Monday 26 Prep Circus Workshop Excursion Friday 9 Report Writing Day (student free) Year 2 Stringtacular Performance, Monday 12 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Finlay Hall 4.00 pm Wednesday 14 Years 9–10 Weekly Sport Tuesday 27 Years 5–6 Smart Start Workshops VCE GAT, Drouin Campus Wednesday 28 Prep Circus Day Years 3–4 Smart Start Workshops Instrumental Music Soiree, 4.00 pm Production Rehearsal, 3.30 pm Thursday 29 Junior School Multicultural Day Thurs 15 – Fri 16 Year 12 Tertiary Excursions Year 10–12 Meningococcal W Year 6 Band Concert, 4.00 pm Immunisations, 9.00 am Year 5 Band Concert, 5.00 pm Friday 30 Term 2 Concludes (2.15 pm finish) Friday 16 Years 5–6 Girls AFL Day July Monday 19 Years 3–6 Regional Cross Country Friday 7 Administration Office Closes, 4.30 pm Wednesday 21 Mary Poppins Full Dress Reheasal, Thurs 13 – Sun 16 Australian Wool & Sheep Show, Cardinia Cultural Centre Bendigo Years 7–8 Weekly Sport Mon 17 – Wed 19 Staff Professional Development Thursday 22 Year 5 Richmond TigerPaw Program Monday 17 Administration Office Opens Mary Poppins, Cardinia Cultural Orange Group Kinder Commence Centre, 7.00 pm Tuesday 18 Green Group Kinder Commence Friday 23 Mary Poppins, Cardinia Cultural Wednesday 19 Red Group Kinder Commence Centre, 7.00 pm Thursday 20 Prep – Year 12 Commence Saturday 24 Mary Poppins, Cardinia Cultural Friday 21 Year 10 & 12 VCE & Careers Expo Centre, 5.00 pm Excursion Whole School News Sibling Enrolments Splinters and Logs If you have younger children that you would like to It has been wonderful to share over recent newsletters enrol to commence at Chairo in 2018, 2019 or 2020— regarding a set of ‘peace-making’ principles developed whether for K3 or K4 Kinder, Prep or other year levels— and promoted through an Australian organisation called please contact Tina Lewis on 5625 4600 (Drouin East, Peacewise (peacewise.org.au). So far, I have shared about Drouin and Traralgon), Elise Groenewaldt on 5942 5632 the first principle (seeing conflict as an opportunity) and (Pakenham), Wendy Nyhuis on 5662 4355 (Leongatha) or the second principle (glorifying God). email your enquiry to [email protected]. This time, I wish to reflect onPrinciple #3: Getting the It is important that families do this as soon as possible log out of our own eye. so we can reserve a place for you before offering places You may recognise these words, which come from to new families. the teaching of Jesus in Matthew’s account in the New Testament of the Bible. To help make sense of this November Student Free Day principle, let’s look at the teaching as it is explained in Please note that there will be a Report Writing Day The Living Bible: (i.e. no school for students) at all campuses on Don’t criticize, and then you won’t be criticized. For others Monday 27 November. will treat you as you treat them. And why worry about a While that is still a long way off, families may wish splinter in the eye of a brother when you have a board (or log) to note the date now as the Report Writing Day was in your own? Should you say, ‘Friend, let me help you get that originally scheduled to occur a week earlier on Monday speck out of your eye,’ when you can’t even see because of the 20 November. The date shown on the calendar fridge board in your own? Hypocrite! First get rid of the board. Then magnets that many families will have at home is you can see to help your brother. therefore not accurate. Jesus seems to be challenging his listeners regarding being upset about the way someone has treated them instead of being focused on the way they are dealing with the other person. Chairo So, what might be some ‘logs’ we need to consider when we are dealing with matters of conflict? Firstly, parent prayer we can ask whether we have had a critical, negative, or overly sensitive attitude that has led to unnecessary conflict. Is the problem more about our own sense of preciousness or offence, instead about the way someone Tuesdays, 9.00–9.45 am else is responding to us? Reception If we recognise this type of log in us, sometimes the Pakenham Campus best course of action can be to take a deep breath, not react immediately, and seek to find helpful ways of Parents are warmly invited to join gaining a healthy perspective of the situation. the prayer group, whether regularly The second kind of log we must consider is actual or just when available sinful words and actions that we have contributed to the Prayer requests can also be emailed situation. Because we are often blind to our own sins, we to [email protected] or text may need an honest friend or advisor to help us take Melissa Rumble on 0439 694 444 an objective look at ourselves and face up to our own contribution to a conflict. For more information, When we identify that we may have wronged another speak to Melissa Rumble or Medon Loupis on [email protected] person, it is important to admit our wrongs honestly and thoroughly. In the first instance, this may involve Toy corner for little people offering a sincere apology. I am the first to admit that giving a sincere apology can be one of the hardest things to do—particularly to those we are closest to and love the most. But often, restoration and peace can only come once acknowledgement of our own wrong has taken place. Simon Matthews, Executive Principal From the Senior Chaplain Campus News Chairo students are currently exploring sincerity in their Report Writing Day Tomorrow homerooms. Many students are looking at Jesus’ words Tomorrow, Friday 9 June, is Report Writing Day. from Matthew 7:21–23: This is a student free day. Please note that Kinder Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter will run as usual. the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in There will be no school next Monday 12 June due to the your name drive out demons and in your name perform many Queen’s Birthday public holiday. miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Missing Visitor Badges Scary stuff. There are many who, in their insincerity, A number of visitor badges have not been returned to convince not only others that they are Christian, but they Administration in recent weeks. As such, our supply is even convince themselves! And yet on the last day, Jesus dwindling. Any parents who have accidently taken a will cast them away. visitor badge home with them are kindly asked to return The good news—the great news—is that God did not it as soon as possible. send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 Mary Poppins Musical Both before and after Jesus’ scary words in Matthew 7, Ticket Sales Jesus gives the antidote. How can we ensure that our Tickets are selling fast for the Middle School and Senior relationship with God is sincere and therefore that our School production of Mary Poppins. We encourage salvation is real and not imagined? families to get in quickly to avoid disappointment. The First, we bear good fruit for God. A good tree cannot bear performances will be held at Cardinia Cultural Centre, bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Matthew 7:18 Lakeside Boulevard Pakenham, on the following dates: Paul may well have had these words of Jesus in mind • Thursday 22 June – 7.00 pm when he wrote, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, • Friday 23 June – 7.00 pm forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self- • Saturday 24 June – 5.00 pm control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Tickets are available online by visiting: Second, we take God’s words seriously in our trybooking.com/285820. thoughts and practice. Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man Programs for Purchase who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 As usual, programs for Mary Poppins will be available Hundreds of years previously, God had summed up, for purchase at each performance for $5.00. These are a through the prophet Isaiah, what true sincerity looks like: wonderful keepsake of the whole musical experience for These are the ones I look on with favour: those who are humble students and their families. and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word. Isaiah 66:2 May God give us the grace to be truly sincere in our Work Experience Forms Due lives and worship as we look to Jesus for our salvation. Paperwork for Year 10 work experience is due next Medon Loupis, Senior Chaplain Friday 16 June. Please return forms to the Administration Centre or Tracey Boxshall. Any questions about work experience can be directed Careers at Chairo to the Careers Room by phone on 5942 5632 (ext. 348) or Current Vacancies: via email at [email protected]. VCE Maths Teacher (Drouin) Senior School Physical Education Teacher (Drouin) Parent Teacher Interviews Learning Support Assistant (Drouin) Please be aware that parent teacher interviews will take chairo.vic.edu.au/careers place for the whole campus on Thursday 27 July and Tuesday 1 August between 3.30 and 8.30 pm.

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