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College News
NOVEMBERFriday 1st
Year 12 Final Assembly
Monday 18th - Friday 22ndYear 10 Exams
Tuesday 19thThanksgiving Service
Saturday 23rdYear 12 Formal
Monday 25thBoarders End of Year Celebration
Wednesday 27thYear 9 Dinner
DECEMBERWednesday 4th
Christmas Assembly
Wednesday 4thLast day for Boarders
& NTCC Students
Thursday 5thYear 6 Dinner
Thursday 12th2019 Final Day
R E B E C C A D I M M I C K | H E A D O F S E N I O R S C H O O
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“Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take
nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love
each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for
practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed
to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things
God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words,
let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That
way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through
Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in
everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!” - 1 Peter 4:7 –
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Every day I am amazed by the array of gifts, talents, and
abilities that each person brings to this community. The diversity
and breadth continuously reminds me of our need to be a part of
community. As I work with the Senior Students here at NT Christian
College I seek to encourage them to recognise their value as
individuals and as key members of our community. They bring their
unique flavour and insight that adds a richness to who we are as a
school. I want all of our students to see that they have a place
here at the college and within the wider community. Each person has
value and something to give.
Not only do we need to be aware of and understand our
contributions to the community, we need to seek ways to help meet
the needs, to celebrate the joys and to carry the burdens of
others. We need to contribute in positive ways.
Key questions to ask as we educate our students to be effective
members of the community are:
What makes a community?
Who is our neighbour?
Can we live without others?
Why should we serve others with our gifts?
How can we resolve conflict?
Knowledge and learning is deepened and developed as we gain a
better understanding of who we are, our part in the community and
how to relate to others. It is our aim that Graduates of our school
have a deep understanding of the value of relationships and the
courage to step into their future.
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Year 5/6 Cultural LunchThe Year 5/6 students have been exploring
culture and community through their Guardians Unit and Health
lessons. They recently
had a lunchtime opportunity to celebrate different cultures,
celebrating the coming together as a community. It was a lot of
fun!
"The Cultural Lunch was a great experience to learn about other
people’s food and culture. I liked the food and
would like to do it again. " - Josh.
"I really liked the Cultural Lunch because I got to try new
foods like Milfei and Croissants. It was also really fun seeing
people dressed
up as different cultured people." - Hannah.
"The Cultural Lunch was very fun! We got to dress up and bring
cultural food. The food was yummy and there
were some very cultural costumes." - Emily.
"It was amazing! All the cultural clothing! All the students
looked amazing and the food was great. Everything was perfect. I
really
want to thank the kids and all the teachers who made this
cultural lunch possible." - Jaydon.
"The Cultural Lunch was so fun! The food was yum and it was
interesting to see people’s costumes and their cultures from
where
they’ve come from." - Lydie.
"Yummy!" Eljo.
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Transition are learning about the history and technology of toys
in Term 4. This week we had fun making our own kites and were
amazed at how well some of them flew!
College News
A reminder that all book club orders are due back to the library
on Monday 4th November.Please ensure you have correct money
- in an envelope- full name clearly written- class, not just
year level
Or Book club loop for parents https://scholastic.com.au/LOOP
The Imaginarium thought it would be fun to come up with a series
of books to add to
Eric Carle’s masterpiece, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
Come into the Imaginarium at lunchtime and help us design covers
for the new books;
THE VERY HAIRY CATERPILLAR (Lots of hair)
THE VERY LAIRY CATERPILLAR (Crazy & colourful)
THE VERY SCARY CATERPILLAR (Frightening)
THE VERY MERRY CATERPILLAR (Christmas style)
We will be showing these creations soon at our gallery.
Thank you to everyone in the community who
supported the Woolworths Earn & Learn rewards
program this year.
We received lots of fun things for everyone to enjoy
and of course learn with too.
All of the resources will soon be put to good use in and
around our Primary School.
I am sure our students can’t wait to open up all the
boxes!
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Upcoming College Events
We wish to extend an invitation for you to participate in an
exciting opportunity in the life of the College and engage with
other parents by attending one of two coffee and dessert
evenings.
Over the course of these events we aim to:- Rediscover the
awesome purpose of Christian Education
- Begin a discussion about how we might develop a school council
that can serve the school for the next 40 years- Share some of our
deep hopes for our College and for our children and
grandchildren.
Each event will be an enjoyable evening of conversation,
engagement and learning.
Please RSVP for catering purposes via email to
[email protected] or by calling 8920 2000.
