NEWSLETTER ALKIMOS BAPTIST COLLEGE
Dear Parents, Students, Teachers and Friends, In 2017 Alkimos Baptist College is officially opening the Alkimos Baptist College Fashion & Design Academy. The Fashion and Design Academy will be a specialist course designed to immerse young minds into the exciting world of Fashion. Students will design, create and showcase personal portfolios, explore and investigate past, current and future trends in Fashion, learn textile technology and clothing construction and ultimately develop business plans and marketing techniques to sell their fashion items. What a fantastic opportunity for these young people to be able to specialise in this area. With our Robotics Engineering Program already under way, Alkimos Baptist College has begun a series of moves that will see it become a specialist school, starting with Robotics and now Fashion & Design. What a great time to be involved in our school, as we strive towards our motto of Courage, Faith and Service. In Ephesians (Chapter 2 verse 8 - 10), Paul wrote to the Church in Ephesus, stating; “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do
good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” I believe that when we believe in God, receive his free gift of grace, he will prepare us for these good works. Being able to offer the Robotics Engineering Program in 2016 and to offer the Fashion & Design Academy in 2017 we are doing the good works God has prepared for us. I hope you have a fantastic week. Kieran Graham College Principal
Address: 60 Seagrove Boulevard, Merriwa WA 6030 Phone: 9406 8189 Facsimile: 9406 8461
11th March 2016
DATES TO REMEMBER: Monday 14/3/2016 Secondary Interschool Swimming Carnival Clubs 3 - 4pm Tuesday 15/3/2016 Clubs 3 - 4pm Wednesday 16/3/2016 Worship Assembly 8.40am Clubs 3 - 4pm Year 6 Social Event - Intro to the Secondary teachers Thursday 17/3/2016 Clubs 3 - 4pm Monday 21/3/2016 Clubs 3 - 4pm Tuesday 22/3/2016 Year 8 Immunisation Clubs 3 - 4pm Wednesday 23/3/2016 Awards Assembly 8.40am Clubs 3 - 4pm Year 7 - 9 Meet the Teachers 3 - 5pm Year 7 2017 Information Evening Thursday 24/3/2016 Clubs 3 - 4pm Friday 25/3/2016 Public Holiday Monday 28/3/2016 Public Holiday Tuesday 29/3/2016 Clubs 3 - 4pm Year 10 - 12 Parent Teacher Interviews Wednesday 30/3/2016 Times Table Bee Assembly 8.40am Clubs 3 - 4pm
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Primary School News
YEAR 4 SCHOOL SLEEPOVER
The Year 4 class are having a Class Sleepover on Friday 1st of April. A letter and details about this
event will be sent home soon.
TIMES TABLE BEE
The Primary Times Table Bee for Years 3 - 6 is on Wednesday 30th March at 8:40am in the College Hall.
We look forward to showcasing our top mathematicians!
SCHOOL MEETING
Our next School Meetings for the PP to Year 6 students is on Wednesday 16h March for the Worship
Assembly and Wednesday 23rd March for the Awards Assembly. These will be held in the College
Meeting Hall from 8.40am to 9.00am.
ABSENTEES
Please ensure that you contact the College on 9406 8189 no later than 9.30am in the event of any
unexpected absences, sickness or late arrivals that necessitates your child being away from the College
for the day or for any length of time. A written note regarding their absence needs to accompany your
child and handed into the College Office upon their return. A medical certificate may be required to
explain prolonged absences. We would like to thank parents for starting off 2016 so well with phoning
the College Office with absences.
MUSIC TUITION
Music Tuition has started. If you are interested in music tuition please contact the College office.
CHANGE OF DETAILS
It always important that the College has up to date contact details. Please ensure that the College office
is notified if any of the following information has changed.
~ Your child's medical details
~ Emergency contact details
~ Home Address
~ Email Address
~ Telephone/mobile numbers
This is very important for emergencies and important mail outs. Please attend to this regularly as needed.
UPDATE MEDICAL DETAILS
Please ensure that the College has all up to date Medical Action Plans for your child. If for any reason
there is a change in your child’s medical details please inform the College as soon as possible so that we
are aware of all your child’s medical conditions.
PARENTS, CARERS AND VISITORS
Please note that it is important to report to the College Office if you need to pick your child up, drop
anything off or make contact with them. For security reasons we cannot have visitors walking around the
school. Any forgotten lunches or item will be delivered by the staff to your child's classroom. Thank you.
College School News
TERM 1 EXTRA- CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Monday Morning Training
Club
Mr Stravens
7.30 - 8.15am
Swimming Training
Mr Zanetti
7 - 8am
Swimming Training
Mr Zanetti
7 - 8am
After School Clubs 3 - 4pm
Junior Craft Club Mrs
Schokman Year 1/2 Room
Games Club Miss Johnson
Year 4 Room
After school Clubs 3 - 4pm
Aussie Sport Club
Mr Stravens Oval
Lego Club
Mrs Davis Year 5 Room
After school Clubs 3 - 4pm
Rock Solid
Laura Crisp Year 3 Room
Art & Craft Club
Mrs Mitchell Art Room
After school Clubs 3 - 4pm
Aussie Sport Club
Mr Stravens Oval
Interhouse Competition 3
- 4pm
English Tutoring
Mrs Sharp Room 7
3 - 3.45pm
Interhouse Competition
3 - 4pm
English Tutoring
Mrs Middleton Room 7
3 - 3.45pm
Maths Tutoring
Mrs Vorster Room 8
3 - 3.45pm
Maths & Science Tutoring
Mrs Belcher Room 8
3 - 3.45pm
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Term 1 Monday 1st February - Thursday 7th April
Term 2 Tuesday 26th April - Thursday 30th June
Term 3 Monday 18th July - Thursday 22nd September
Term 4 Tuesday 11th October - Wednesday 7th December
Uniform Shop
FRIDAY
8.00AM - 4.00PM
For Uniform fittings or pick
up’s, please contact the
College office on 9406 8189 to
arrange an appointment.
SCHOOL BASED IMMUNISATION
PROGRAM
YEAR 8 IMMUNISATION FORMS ARE
DUE PLEASE RETURN THEM TO THE
COLLEGE OFFICE.
If your child requires a
SmartRider Card, please see
the College office.
This scheme is to assist eligible
families with their Secondary
schooling costs.
Eligibility criteria is for a Parent/
Guardian to hold one of the
following cards;
~ Centrelink Health Card
~ Centrelink pensioners
Concession Card
~ Veterans’ Affairs Pensioner
Concession Card
Forms are now available from
the College Office. Please bring
along your concession Cards
and your account details to
complete the form.
Courage Faith Service Award Pre-Primary Year 1/2 Year 3 Austin Jones Jackson Barrett Daniel Fletcher-Davey
Thomas Terzotis Jake Batten Akoul Manyang
Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Jack Clayton Ellie Manning Nathan Archer
Stephanie Morgan Sam Gould
GOLD COMMENDATION AWARDS
Pre Primary
Cole Arrigoni
Jaxon Blake
Carlin Emery
Tyler Ford
Levi Groetzinger
Austin Jones
Archie O’Brien
Mitchell Phillips
Berno Resch
Thomas Terzotis
Hamish Williamson
Evelyn Brookmire
Year 1/2
Aaden Arneill
Lucus Arrigoni
Dodge Baker
Jackson Barrett
Jake Batten
Nathanael Mumba
Violet Ashton
Lily Rose Clayton
Pascaline Kabwit
Alexandra Osorio
Saskia Resch
Abigayle Sellers
Year 3
Dylan Ashton
Ryan Broughton
Keanu Carmichael
Daniel Fletcher-Davey
Oliver O’Brien
Jackson Taylor
Taylor Clarke
Elyssa Dooley
Abbie Loraine
Akoul Manyang
Kiyara-Lee May
Year 4
Jack Ledger
Kaylia Arrigoni
Stephanie Morgan
Year 5
Tyler Ashton
Zac Clarke
Ayesha Bartlett
Kylie Broughton
Ellie Manning
Year 6
Reuben Ayling
Zachary Batten
Brody Vanderbroeck
Georgia Holland
Olivia Noble
Year 8
Deng Manyang
Shakira Motha
Year 8
Jorjia Bond
Isabella Taylor-Standish
Year 11
Arno Van Tonder
KINDY
In Kindy we have been really enjoying our new reading loft, a brand new addition in Kindy for our reading in 2016! We love settling in for a read with a friend. We have been planting our
garden and our beans have sprouted! We have also been looking at floating and sinking in Science.
Junior Primary News
Year 12 Ball
If the anticipation of the evening Friday March 4th was bubbling early in the term for the
Year 12s the actual day spun those incredible feelings that only emerge on the most special
of occasions. After weeks of the guys taking selfies and screen shots of their suits and
bickering over the colour of their ties, and the girls making impressive dress purchases and
accessorizing to a stunning standard, the night was finally here.
Words like exciting, surreal and overwhelming filled the air around the 12s as they ticked
off the minutes to leave for hair and makeup appointments…or a game of pool. The day
truly began at noon.
The students did not disappoint that evening. They were jaw-droppingly gorgeous!
The fellas suave and suited up and the ladies resplendent in glittering gowns, vibrant
colour and perfect bling.
Mocktails on entry, photos, great music selection and a delicious 3 course meal kept
us in good company through the night. Belle and Beau went to the ‘bedazzling in red’
Sophie and Casanova Kawana; hottest clutch and tie went to Naomi and Kurt with
honourable mention to old boy Matt. Best shoes went to Jordan and Shayna. It was a
narrow and fun competition as every student was a standout, particularly Taylah and
Mel in their striking colours and riveting back detail. If we were giving awards for
James Bond Glam then definitely Joey in his classic dinner suit cut and Phoebie in her
slinky black gown would have claimed the prize hands down.
The dance-floor was owned by Zack, and stalked by the guy in the pink mask. Naomi and
Hannah tore it up all night long keeping up with the moves of Mrs Graham. All in all there
were great vibes the entire evening and as the students laughter and chatting faded into
the warm, starlit night sky it was agreed, it was definitely a night to remember.
STRAVENS’ SPORTS SPOT
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament On Thursday the 3rd March students from Year 5 and 6 travelled to Kingsway Sports complex to compete in an Interschool Frisbee competition. Students had worked hard in sport leading up to this event, honing their skills and developing a great understanding of gameplay and strategy. On the day Alkimos fielded two teams in a competition featuring 5 different schools. 9 teams in total played on the day and it was great to see students playing with great enthusiasm, skill and fairness. Both the Alkimos teams had great success on the day with our Alkimos 1 side only losing one match. A big thank you to our High School assistants who gave up their day to help coach and umpire the matches and teams. We look forward to now preparing for our Winter Carnival sports, netball and soccer.
Monday Morning Training Club: Monday morning training club has begun and we would love to see as many students as possible attending to work on their fitness. With so many big events happening this year, having a strong fitness base will be vital for all our teams. Training begins at 7:30 and wraps up at 8:15. All students in Year 2 - 6 are welcome to attend. If Monday is not your child’s sport uniform day they must bring their change of clothes to change into after training. Alternatively they can wear their formal uniform with joggers and simply switch the shoes after the training concludes.
Interschool Swimming: Thank you to all students who have put their name forward to participate in the Interschool Swimming competition held on March 31st. We are currently confirming training locations and times and will distribute this information when confirmed. If your child would like to still be involved, please do not hesitate to see Mr Stravens.
Lunchtime Sport: The Capture the Flag tournament is now well underway with all teams poised to snare a spot in the finals. It has been wonderful to see so many students from every year group working together so well in their team. Currently The Space Invaders sit atop of the ladder with two outright wins. We look forward to seeing which teams continue to step up and challenge these front-runners.
COME AND JOIN
US FOR SOME
FUN & FITNESS
Meet the House Leaders Interview
With the changes in the Inter house Competition this newsletter
we decided to do something different and interview two of our
newly appointed house captains.
Grace Millar is the new Hamersley house captain who is excited
to bring Hamersley to victory this year.
Deng Manyang is the new Gibson house captain. He is an energetic Year 8 student who is aiming to improve
Gibson’s house ranking from last year.
Why did you decide to become a house captain?
GRACE: The reason I chose to apply for house captain is because I wanted the opportunity to lead my house
to victory this year.
DENG: I like being a leader and having the opportunity to play sport with the other people in Gibson.
What is your aim for this year?
Grace: TO WIN!!!
DENG: To come a close second to Hamersley.
Do you have any hobbies?
GRACE: My favourite hobbies are playing touch rugby, anime and doing flips.
Deng: I really enjoy playing most sports and especially football.
What would you like to be when you grow up?
GRACE: I would like to become a Neuroscientist by day and a ninja by night.
Deng: When I grow up I would like to engineer.
Do you have any heroes or role models?
GRACE: Bruce Wayne.
DENG: Luke Hodge and Alister Clarkson.
What is your favourite TV show?
GRACE: The Simpsons, the amazing race (season 28) and Guilty crown.
DENG: I really enjoy watching anime especially Guilty Crown.
If you could add something new to the inter house competition what would it be?
GRACE: I would like to see that maybe they could have a sporting competition again but this time on Friday
period 1 when we don’t have assemblies.
DENG: I would like to see a variety of different competitions including a dance competition.
Dads Raising Teenage Boys Raising teenage boys can be challenging but there can also be exceptional times of fun and closeness. This workshop is designed to assist fathers and father figures navigate their way through the teen years to help build positive relationships and strong, positive young men for the future Wednesday 30th March 1 Ord Street, Fremantle 6.30 - 9.00pm / $25 per person
Mums Raising Boys - up to the age of 12
As the primary female role model in a boy’s life, mothers play an important role in the development of their son’s identity including their ability to be nurturing in turn affecting how they relate to others. This workshop will discuss the importance of the mother-son relationship, what boys need from their mum and practical ways to improve and maintain a positive and rewarding relationship. Tuesday 15th March Suite 12, 2232C Albany Highway, Gosnells 6.30 - 9.00pm / $25 per person
Understanding Stepfamily Relationships Stepfamilies can be a huge juggling act. This course held over a weekend addresses the complex needs and priorities of a blended family, including parenting. Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd April
22 Southport Street, West Leederville Friday 6.30 - 9.00pm, Saturday 1.00 - 5.30pm, Sunday 10.00am - 1.00pm $75 per person, $120 per couple
Fathering After Separation It’s important for fathers to distinguish between their parenting role and their relationship break-up. This seminar suggests helpful ways to keep in touch with your child to build skills and to recognise strengths and challenges. Tuesday 5th April 22 Southport Street, West Leederville 6.30 - 9.00pm / $25 per person
Successful Single Parenting People become single parents through a range of life choices and circumstances. Single parenting alone is different in many ways compared to a two parent household and can have its difficulties and challenges. Whatever the challenges it is important to live in ways that shows your children you are happy. This will help them accept and value their lifestyle. If you are a single parent and through the initial break-up stage this course will provide strategies that will help you develop a close and special relationship with your child. Wednesday 30th March 22 Southport Street, West Leederville 6.30 - 9.00 / $25 per person