Thursday 2 August 2018

The recent Senior School Expo was an excellent opportunity for students and their families to find out what’s on offer for next year. Dates to Remember August Monday 6 Possums Grandparents Day Thursday 9 Parrots Grandparents Day Bye Bye Birdie, 7.30 pm Friday 10 Kookaburras Grandparents Day Bye Bye Birdie, 7.30 pm Saturday 11 Bye Bye Birdie, 1.00 and 7.30 pm Monday 13 JS Performing Arts Day Year 8 First Aid Training Wednesday 15 Year 3 Museum Excursion Friday 17 Middle School Social Mon 20 – Fri 24 JS Book Week Tuesday 21 JS Book Week Dress Up Parade Saturday 25 Indonesian Cultural and Language Trip Commences Monday 27 Year 10 Work Experience Commences Year 11 Snow Camp Commences Tuesday 28 JS Mark Wilson Author Visit Wednesday 29 Noah Carmody Fundraising Night September Monday 3 K3 Fathers Day Wednesday 5 K4 Fathers Night Thursday 20 JS Jump Rope for Heart Jump Off Friday 21 Last Day of Term 3 (2.15 pm Finish)

Follow Chairo on Facebook facebook.com/chairo.drouin.east facebook.com/chairo.drouin Whole School News If we are seeking to live as a caring, Christian Living as a Caring Christian Community community, we will seek to express that care in ways that In our previous newsletter, I referred to the Gallup acknowledge the physical, emotional and spiritual needs Student Poll that Chairo participated in during Term 1. of each child. This poll is an online 20-question survey that measures What opportunities will your family have this week the hope, engagement and wellbeing of all students to learn more about the physical, spiritual and emotional in Years 5–12. needs of your children? How might we work as supportive Why participate in such a survey? Why seek to partners in caring for and nurturing your child? understand more about this area for our students? Simon Matthews, Executive Principal The first and most basic response to these questions is that we see and care for all students as whole human From the Senior Chaplain beings. God has created them as such, and we desire to The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. know them and relate to them as such. James 5:16 It is easy to know and relate to others in a single- Can I request again that you pray for Chairo? Below dimensioned way. It can be convenient to understand are three invitations: someone as a worker or customer or patient. Yet while we can relate to or understand people by their role or Invitation One behaviour, God has created us as humans to know each A parent has suggested that we help you to pray for Chairo other in a much deeper and more meaningful way. by sending out a short email each week—a wonderful He has created us as breathing, thinking, feeling idea! If you would like to receive a weekly email that people, with physical, emotional and spiritual qualities. gives one thanksgiving point and one prayer point, please All of these qualities are the things that make us email [email protected] to indicate that you human and allow us to relate to each other in such a would like to be on the list to receive the weekly email. meaningful manner. The second reason we choose to learn more about this Invitation Two area of our student community is because we know that You are warmly encouraged to email the above address, as whole-beings, each of our physical, emotional and or to SMS Melissa Rumble (Chairo Prayer Coordinator) spiritual qualities have an impact on us. on 0439 694 444, with any prayer requests and/or items A student can attend school wanting to participate and for thanksgiving that you may have. You can ask that learn but, due to an illness, is less able to do so. Equally, your prayer points be kept private, or that they be shared that same student may have terrific physical health, but (privacy laws permitting) with the members of the prayer due to anxiety may find engaging with and relating to groups who meet each week. others very difficult. We also have all experienced situations where the Invitation Three effects of broken relationships with God or with other As always, you are invited to attend our parent prayer people mean that we cannot find the social harmony meetings that take place at Drouin and Leongatha on required to relate in a harmonious or positive manner. Mondays, Pakenham on Tuesdays and each Finally, the reason we seek to understand the social day. Come when you can and leave when you must. and emotional health of our students is that it is required Pre-school aged children are welcome. so we can fulfil our mission—our reason for existing. Prayer is a joy, responsibility and privilege. Blessed are Chairo’s mission is to provide excellence in Christ- all who take refuge in Him. Psalm 2:12 centred education, in partnership with families, within Medon Loupis, Senior Chaplain a caring Christian community. Knowing, understanding and caring for the whole-child is an expression of fulfilment for each of the parts of that statement. If we are seeking to provide an education that starts with the Lordship of Jesus, we will see and work with students based on how Jesus sees them—as physical, emotional and spiritual beings. If we are seeking to work in partnership with parents and guardians, we will endeavour to find out everything that we can about their children so we are informed and intentional as partners in care and education. Keeping Our Students Safe

This week, I wish to share some information as part of our commitment to work with families to help protect the safety of the children entrusted to our care. The information below has been sourced from information provided by Family Zone Team (familyzone.com/blog/author/family-zone-team).

Monkey See, Monkey Don’t! A new video chat app invites young people to send 15-second videos to strangers. What could possibly go wrong? ‘Meet new friends face to face!’ is the tagline for social media app Monkey, the brainchild of teen Ben Pasternak and USA business partner and fellow teen Isiah Turner. The pair—who claimed their only aim was ‘to fill the loneliness void in teenagers’—have since sold their interests in the app. It currently has more than 300,000 active users and has racked up more than three million downloads worldwide. The app brazenly encourages kids to connect with strangers when they feel bored or lonely via video or text chat. Each interaction lasts only 15 seconds, but extra time can be added if both parties agree. After the initial hook- up, users typically go on to connect on Snapchat. Family Zone cyber expert and ySafe clinical psychologist, Jordan Foster, calls Monkey ‘genuinely terrifying’. ‘Even testing it out was nerve-racking for me’, she said. Foster signed up using her real age of 28 and was instantly connected by a person named CJ, who claimed to be the same age and from the USA. ‘As soon as I accepted the call’, explained Foster, ‘I could see a boy who looked about twelve. Because you’re given almost no information upfront, it really is a huge gamble accepting a conversation. You don’t know who they are and what they are going to say. You can also choose to speak with people who are located near you.’ Of course, Monkey is just one app that families need to be aware of. However, it provides a good example of the cyber dangers that our young people face today. By providing this information through our newsletter, we hope parents and guardians are prompted and informed to hold important conversations with their children about how, when, why and with whom they are engaging beyond their face-to-face relationships. Simon Matthews, Executive Principal

Parent Satisfaction Survey Fundraiser for Drouin East Student All Chairo families with children in Prep to Year 12 A fundraiser dinner and auction event has been should have received an email earlier this week organised to help raise funds for the Carmody family. regarding an ISV Parent Satisfaction Survey. It would Noah, who is in Year 3 at Chairo Drouin East, was born be greatly appreciated if all families could complete this with complex disabilities that affect him in various ways. online survey by Friday 24 August. See the attached flyer for more information about Findings from the survey will enable leaders across Noah and this special event, and about how people are the school to better understand the perceptions of Chairo able to donate money to assist the family. families about the quality of the educational experience Alternatively, members of the wider Chairo provided by the school, and to therefore determine community who wish to donate a new item to be specific improvements that can be made. auctioned are able to do so by providing this to Molly Rogosin at the Drouin Campus. Molly can be contacted at [email protected]. Drouin Campus News

SOAR Encouraging Students to Rise to Their God-Given Potential Performing arts provides many opportunities for students to SOAR. With our presentation of Bye Bye Birdie commencing on Thursday 9 August, we will soon be privileged to witness an excellent example of what it looks like when students SOAR. On stage, we will see students sing, dance and act, presenting a story for the audience to engage with and learn from. However, using gifts and talents isn’t just limited to what the audience can see. There are students who are using their organisational gifts to help others be prepared and know when their cues are, and students who are using their knowledge of technology to ensure that actors can be seen and heard. Other students are developing the ability to source materials and creatively adapt props and set, supporting the story on a visual level. There are those who are sewing and creating characters through hair and make-up, and others who are ensuring that everyone is well-fed throughout the rehearsal process. The list of all of the different ways in which students can SOAR during production goes on and on. Amongst all of these many aspects of Bye Bye Birdie is the very special opportunity to have experts work one-on-one with students – coaching, guiding and drawing out the gifts and talents that they identify in our young people. To SOAR is to be cared about and to have someone who sees the things that God has put in you, and who is willing to get alongside you in order to help you be all that God has created you to be. Come along to see all of this come together as our students present Bye Bye Birdie. There will be four shows from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 August. Tickets are available from TryBooking. Shelly Beamish, Head of Teaching and Learning (Drouin)

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Chairo Café will be closed tomorrow Chairo (Friday 3 August) CLOSEDChairo CLOSED• café• • café• Chairo Café will be Chairo Café will be closed tomorrow closed tomorrow (Friday 3 August) (Friday 3 August) Junior School News Assembly Roster A Note From Janet The Junior School assembly roster for Term 3 is shown This week, staff members at Drouin East have had the below. Assemblies are held on Mondays from 2.25 to privilege of conducting parent/teacher interviews. This 3.10 pm in Heritage Hall. have given us the opportunity to celebrate student learning, share assessment results, review the mid-year Wk Date Year Teacher report, listen to any concerns and set agreed goals for 4 6 Aug PHWE Heather Wallace future learning. 5 13 Aug 1KWN Kate Watson We would like to thank all our parents/guardians for 6 20 Aug 1SFL Sheridan Fairfull attending these interviews. The information provided 7 27 Aug 3LST Lynne Schmidt greatly assists us to better understand and teach the 8 3 Sept PRMN Rachel McPherson students in our care. We highly value these meetings 9 10 Sept 2JJN Jacqui Johnson because working together with parents/guardians to 10 17 Sept 3/4FB Fritha Blackwood meet the needs of students is important to us.

On Monday 13 August, we are holding a Performing D R O U I N E A S T C A M P U S Arts Day. Throughout this day, we will set aside our regular programs and focus on a selection of activities from the curriculum for The Arts. Dance, drama, PERFORMING puppetry, singing and movement, percussion and music are some of the things that we have chosen to do on this ARTS DAY day. The Prep to Year 2 students will rotate through four of these activities, while the Years 3–4 students will rotate MONDAY 13 through five of them. The day will finish with our regular AUGUST 2018 assembly, led by Mrs Watson and her class. Parents are very welcome to attend this assembly in Heritage Hall STUDENTS ARE TO BE IN from 2.25 to 3.10 pm. FULL SPORT UNIFORM We look forward to praising God through these ON THIS DAY activities, and we trust that all students will enjoy this special day that we have planned. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained

praise, O Lord. Psalm 8:2 S T U D E N T S W I L L Janet King, Head of Junior School P A R T I C I P A T E I N A R A N G E O F A C T I V I T I E S Lost Property I N C L U D I N G : A R T S , We are beginning to acquire a large number of lost C R A F T S , D A N C E , M U S I C , S I N G I N G A N D property items in the office already. Parents are asked to A C T I N G ! check that uniform is clearly labelled, as we are finding it hard to read some names. This will help ensure that the right uniform items are being returned to the right students. If your child is missing any uniform items, please Middle School News see Amy in the office to check the lost property basket. Uniform Change We wish to remind families that from the start of the 2019 Year 3 Melbourne Museum Excursion school year, Years 5–6 students will be required to wear Our Year 3 students will be going to the Melbourne the Perm-a-Pleat button-up shirts rather than the current Museum on Wednesday 15 August as part of their theme polo shirts. This will complete the transition of Middle studies. Students will be departing Drouin East at 9.00 am School students into the button-up shirts. and will return to school by 3.00 pm. Please note that students must to be in full sports uniform for this day and all consent forms are to be returned by Monday 6 August. Senior School News Getting Closer: Bye Bye Birdie Another Queens Scout! Fun Fact: The story of Bye Bye Birdie was inspired by the We recently announced that phenomenon of Elvis Presley and his draft notice into Ethan Hamilton had received the the Army in 1957. Queen’s Scout Award, one of the Our colourful and exciting production of Bye Bye Birdie most prestigious Scouting awards. is now just days away! Do you have your tickets? The Now another Year 12 student at capacity for each show is just 128 seated in four sections. the Drouin Campus, Jarrod Grigg The final show on Saturday night is sold out but (a member of the Warragul Rover there are still seats available in the side sections for Crew), has also been recognised the Saturday matinee. Thursday and Friday nights are with the same award! selling out fast, with seats only available in the side This achievement reflects initiative in tackling the sections. Book at trybooking.com/381663. challenge and putting in a sustained effort over a We greatly appreciate the financial assistance provided lengthy period of time, plus self-discipline, teamwork by a number of businesses. Our major Bye Bye Birdie and leadership. sponsors are Exinus Events and Stockwood Building After beginning in Joeys at of six so that he could Group, while other sponsors include Australian Pacific make new friends outside of school, Jarrod realised that Training Solutions, RMI Print, Warragul Bus Lines, Select Scouting was also a great way to gain valuable experiences Office Supplies, Vin Rowe Farm Machinery, Choices to help shape the person that he has become today. Flooring and Paint Place Warragul. Jarrod said that learning that he had successfully completed all of the criteria and would be receiving the Community Noticeboard award was a strange feeling. ‘Not many people knew I was working on it apart from those in the Scouting movement’, explained Jarrod, ‘so to have peers and teachers come up to me and congratulate me, made me feel very proud of myself and honoured to be a part of the Scouting movement.’ Jarrod has been working towards the award for quite a while now, and the satisfaction and personal growth throughout has been something that he is grateful to have experienced. Jarrod said, ‘Growing up in Scouts, it was well-known that the Queen’s Scout Award was one of the highest awards that you could achieve in Scouts. ‘I suppose the Queen’s Scout Award means a lot to me, not only because of the amount of hours I put in or the personal satisfaction, but because of how it shows my appreciation towards the Scouting movement and all that it has done for me.’ Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, Jarrod!

Chairo provides advertisements within the parameters of our Advertising Policy as a community service. The inclusion of any advertisement is not necessarily an endorsement by the School. Supporting Noah Dinner and Auction

Noah Carmody is a Year 3 student at our Drouin East Adults are invited to attend a Campus. The Carmody family, with support from two-course dinner and auction Chairo and their local community, are committed to assist Noah Carmody to improving the quality of life for ten-year-old Noah, a special young man with a delightful nature and keen sense of humour … and a passion for robotics, electronics and technology. Wednesday 29 August, 7.00 pm

Born with complex disabilities that affect him Warragul Reception & in various ways, including mobility and eating, Conference Centre Noah has had many operations at the Royal $60 Children’s Hospital, his ‘home away from home’. Book at trybooking.com/WUFN New, life-saving surgery—never performed before in —has recently increased Noah’s life or call Chairo on 5625 4600 expectancy, although his mobility is now reduced.

Noah requires specialist medical care and other Alternatively, you can donate by calling the support (e.g. motorised wheel chair, family car Finance team at Chairo or direct debit to: modifications), both now and into the future. Chairo Christian School Any assistance that community members are BSB: 033–152 Account No: 422254 able to provide, including via this event, will be Ref: Noah Fundraiser greatly appreciated by Chris, Shauna and family. Chairo Christian School Drouin Campus

Chairo presents

A Musical

Comedy EMBER M OUD PR of the

7.30 pm Thursday 9 August Tyson Hall

B 7.30 pm Friday 10 August Drouin Campus FAN CLU 1.00 pm Saturday 11 August Tickets: 5625 0117 or 7.30 pm Saturday 11 August trybooking.com/381663

Book by MICHAEL STEWART • Music by CHARLES STROUSE • Lyrics by LEE ADAMS Originally produced by EDWARD PADULA By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd