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Dear School Family, Volume 13, Issue 5 Friday, April 13, 2018 I really appreciate being able to connect with many parents at our recent Parent/Teacher/Student interview night. I really appreciate being able Worship, Daughters of Grace, Gents, Dare to connect with many parents to be Daniel, Easter in the Mall and Prayer at our recent Parent/Teacher/ Groups. We also have the largest number Student interview night. It of students this year going on our was an excellent night and Cambodia Missions Trip and a significant very encouraging to see so many parents attend number of students involved in fundraising and meet with their child’s various subject to help those most in need. It is really teachers. It is really great to be working closely exciting to see the work God is doing in the with parents as their children navigate the life of Temple. secondary years. On the first Monday of Term 2 we will have Our students have been involved in a wide range an official opening of our Student Learning Hub adventures we have had as a family especially of activities beyond the classroom and it is and Tech Hub. This will be at 11.30 am in The when my children were all school age going wonderful to see their gifts and talents shine in Shed and will be followed by a tour of the new through Temple. I encourage you to spend some so many different areas. What has really stood facilities and a lunch in the staff room for our special time together as a family. At times it can out to me from the students is a real desire and guests. Parents are very welcome to join us for seem more trouble than it is worth going away. commitment to what Jesus stated were the two the morning and stay for the lunch. It will be We would always camp with our tents and trailer most important commandments. In Matthew exciting to have the new spaces finished and and as such it was not very expensive. There 22:37-40 Jesus replies: “Love the Lord your God being used by the students. were always arguments setting up, or it would with all your heart and with all your soul and with For the holiday break my wife Kathryn and I will start to rain and it would have been easy just to all your mind. This is the first and greatest be going across to Kangaroo Island (KI). We are stay home. What Kathryn and I found was when commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love guilty of living in Adelaide for a very long time we went away the family dynamic changed and your neighbour as yourself’. All the Law and the and we have never gone across to KI. Travelling we would do so many things together that you Prophets hang on these two commandments.” is a bit different now that we have all adult would not do if you stayed home. This has been demonstrated by the student’s children. I have spoken about this many times in involvement in Assemblies, Friday Morning newsletters and written about the different Continued next page…. UNIFORM SHOP PRINCIPAL TOURS ENROLMENT INTERVIEWS OPEN TIMES 15 May 9.30am Enrolment interviews have commenced for the Tuesday 8am—3.30pm 5 June 1.00pm 2019 intake of students. Thursday 8am—3.30pm Siblings of current students are also required to 26 June 6.30pm enrol. Thurs, 26 April 10am—3pm To obtain an enrolment pack, please contact the Winter Uniform for Term 2 Registrar, Mrs Sandra de Rosa on 8405 0900 Continued from previous page awarded the first prize, in the Junior Category, to Monique Winter and A big event would be going on a walk into the local town to get an ice Highly Commended awards were given to Rebekah Munro and cream, playing cards, scrabble and sitting around a camp fire. As a Benjamin Veitch. In the Senior Category, the winner was Annie family we have a wonderful set of memories of these times. The years Zhang’s five-page poem that explored the many ways Jesus touched that your children are at school may seem long at the moment but people’s lives, as recorded in the New Testament. Jamie Mosman before you know it they will have finished. was Highly Commended for her moving poem, simply entitled, I trust the holiday break will be refreshing and relaxing and I pray for “Easter.” Mrs. Sandra De Rosa was a worthy winner of the Staff God’s continued covering over all our Temple families. Category with her poem, “Let Me Love and Forgive Like You.” Some of you may have had the pleasure of reading the poems displayed in Marcel Rijken Principal, Temple Christian College the assembly area at our Parent/Teacher Interviews. We were greatly inspired by our poets and intend to hold the competition annually. We would like to congratulate all the entrants on contributing to our celebration of Easter, a very important season in the Christian Year 8’s Visit to Baptist Care calendar. It was wonderful to see that Christ’s life, death and resurrection still has a central place in the lives of our students. All of our Year 8s have recently had the opportunity to visit Baptist Care’s inner city site (WestCare Centre), to participate in service Julie Wright, English learning as a practical extension of our Christian Living program. Baptist Care are involved in supporting and serving those in need with food and relief, accommodation and health and well-being programs. Their facility is within walking distance of the school, just off Whitmore Square in the City. Baptist Care also have the opportunity to work with the Aboriginal community in a number of their services. They provide mentoring and engagement programs for Indigenous youth, support for those battling homelessness, and specific help for Aboriginal Elders. Our three Year 8 classes each spent a day engaged in a program designed to deepen their Aboriginal cultural awareness. They learnt about different aspects of Indigenous history and culture, as well as participating in an Aboriginal art experience. Each of the groups produced some magnificently decorated boomerangs! Some of our students also generously donated food items for the emergency relief kitchen. It is wonderful to see our students growing in their knowledge of God’s mission in the world, and how this finds expression in our local community. EFTPOS AVAILABLE IN Mark Ryan, Assistant Principal – Christian Life and Mission THE CANTEEN EFTPOS is available to staff Easter Poetry Competition and students for Canteen purchases. For Easter 2018, we established the inaugural Easter Poetry Competition here at Temple Christian College. It was both thrilling to It will also be available at school events that Parents and read the poems as they came in, but increasingly daunting to think of Friends host for parents to also purchase food and drinks. A having to choose one winner in each category! As it turned out, we convenient option for everyone. 2018 SACSA Carnival 2018 SSSSA Carnival On Wednesday 11th April, a team of athletic students, from both Mile As a very busy and sport dominated Term 1 comes to an end. Temple End and Paralowie campuses, represented Temple Christian College Christian College students competed in the South Australian Christian at Secondary School Sport South Australia (SSSSA) at SANTOS Schools Athletics (SACSA) carnival. On Tuesday 3rd April this Stadium. This year we competed in the B1 division. competing team of Temple students, from both Mile End and The weather was above 30 degrees and added extra challenge to the Paralowie campuses, met at SANTOS stadium. We were blessed with already fierce competition. Furthermore, the students competed good weather for a busy day of good competition against schools; against many talented athletes from schools around the state. Kings Baptist Grammar School, Tyndale Christian School, Sunrise However, this strong competition was met by our students and many Christin School, Torrens Valley Christian School and Investigator excellent results were achieved. College. The Temple Christian College Boys placed 4th and the Girl’s placed Our team finished in 5th Place in Division 1. 5th. Congratulations to these Mile End students who received placings at Overall, this team is to be commended for their achievement of the carnival: placing an overall 4th place, on 621 points. Only 69 points separated our team from first place, awarded to Faith Christian School. Luke BOGLE: Congratulations to the whole team for their willingness to share their 2nd in Open 400m God given talents to represent Temple Christian College at 2018’s Adam CHAPMAN: SSSSA Carnival. 2nd in Open 200m 2nd in Open Triple Jump Julia DE ROSA: 2nd in U14 400m 2nd in U5 1500m Naomi DI GIUSEPPE: 3rd in Open Shot Put Oliver DOSLJAK: 3rd in U15 High Jump Ethan GERSCH: 2nd in Open 1500m Brooklyn HODGSON: 3rd in U16 400m Kody HOLMAN: 3rd in Open 800m Angel KUKU: 3rd in U16 100m Katie LAWRENCE: 3rd in U15 High Jump Maddison PAYNE: 3rd in Open High Jump Faith PICKARD: 3rd in Open 100m TERM 2 CALENDAR Monday, April 30 First day of Term 2 WINTER UIFORM TO BE WORN Monday, April 30 Student Learning Hub Official Opening Friday, May 4—5 Generations in Jazz, Mount Gambier Tuesday, May 8 Interhouse Cross Country Friday, May 11 Staff and Student Communion Tuesday, May 15—17 Naplan Friday, May 18 Year 11 & 12 Men B Swab Friday, May 18 GENTS sleepover Tuesday, May 15 Parents and Friends Meeting, 7.30pm Friday, May 25 Year 7 Breakfast Saturday, June 2 Quiz Night Thursday, June 7-8 Year 10 & 11 Drama Night Friday, June 8 Casual Day—Cambodia Monday, June 11 Public Holiday Tuesday, June 12 Parent and Friends Meeting, 7.30pm Thursday, June 14 Year 8 & 9 Drama Night Tuesday, June 19 Semester 1 concludes for Year 11 & 12 students Wednesday, June 20 Year 11 & 12 Study Day Thursday,