Charlton News

2015 Term 1 - Issue 4 - Friday 20th March

LOVE | INTEGRITY | FAITH | EMPOWERMENT

From the Principal

Last week your Board Chair and I attended the Future Schools Conference in Sydney There were about 1000 delegates there from every education sector with presenters from Australia and overseas It was another reminder that the face of schooling is changing quickly and will change dramatically over the next ten to twenty years Here are some of the ideas we came away with

There is endemic uncertainty in society We are in an age of oxymorons We are much busier and achieve less Some people refer to this asrdquofrenzied stagnationrdquo

What kind of an organisation will thrive in such a world An open innovative and purposeful organisation A creative community with a cause and a mission

bull So what should schools be like

bull What kind of assessment should be done in this community

bull What should you learn

Changing the face of Schooling

Charles Leadbeater (Global Education Innovator) believes we need a combination of the old and the new

1 Knowing how to search test reassemble and reapply knowledge in new and unfamiliar settings

2 Questioning how to pose good questions and open students up to challenge-debate-respond This brings innovation

3 Communicating how to present show per-suade people with what you know and care about

4 Collaborating how to work with others to make the most of your combined ideas-where you learn with others as well as from others

5 Making how to create tangible products with others and to bring them into the real world

6 Persisting how to stick to it to overcome obstacles to recover from setbacks and learn the pleasure of achievement well done

He says that students need to learn to be self governing

Ian Jukes from the InfoSavvy Group gave a talk on ldquoLearning Without Classrooms Moving Schools from Here to the Futurerdquo He admits that we have no context for the changes that are occurring in education He thinks that rather than being driven by the here and now and preparing students for leaving school or for the next class or the next exam we should think in future tense preparing students for their future What will learning look like to this yearrsquos kindergarten March 12 2027

bull It will not be confined to a single place We donrsquot all have to be in same place at the same time Learning happens wherever the students happen to be

bull It will not be confined to a single time Our current Kindies might have 10-17 careers before they are 40 Therefore they will need very different skills Just-in-time learning vs just-in-case learning

bull Not confined to a single teacher It will be a part of an entire Community Both locally and around the world

PRAYER POINTS bull Praise God for an amazing conference for our stu-

dent leaders Pray for them as they seek to put into practice the things that they learnt in their personal lives and also in their leadership at Charlton

bull Praise God for the safe and healthy arrival of Abel West and Audrey Catherine Morrison Pray for mum and dad in the busy times ahead

bull Praise God for great success at the State swimming carnivals

DO YOU HAVE A PRAYER REQUESTWould you like someone to pray for you your family or a friend

Would you like someone to stand with you in faith to believe for a breakthrough

Email our chaplain Matt Stackhouse mstackhousecharltonnsweduau or phone (02) 4959 9111

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord His divine power has given us every-thing we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the divine nature having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires

For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith goodness and to goodness knowledge and to knowledge self-control and to self-control perseverance and to perseverance godliness 7and to godliness mutual affection and to mutual affection love For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins

Verse for the Week 2 Peter 12-9

FROM THE CHAPLAINNot a great deal needs to be said about a passage like this Ultimately we know that when real growth and maturity hap-pens in us it takes on the shape of goodness knowledge self-control and the like What does it mean to ldquomake every effortrdquo though Itrsquos good to ask ourselves if we are building our faith Perhaps itrsquos not so much that we consciously decide not to do what we know we should (read the Bible pray go to church etc) but we get busy and the things that were once a priority seem less important Whatrsquos at stake This verse tells us wersquore at risk of forgetting that wersquove been cleansed of our sins To forget who we are seems a great tragedy May God help us to stay reminded

bull Not just a human teacher Amazingly intelligent systems are being developed not replacing the teacher but changing their role While this makes us feel uncomfortable children are born into the new digital landscape Theyrsquove internalised the digital economy

bull Not confined to paper based information Digital leaning can be more active engaging and social We need to learn how to do it better

bull Not confined to memorisation Shift away from content because content is so easy to find on all of our e-gadgets

bull Not be confined to linear learning We are paper changed they are light and sound changed

bull Not be confined to the educational elite Digital technology is the great equaliser Emergence of generational shift in what it means to be disabled He says that disabled might come to mean people who are unable to access the digital economy

bull Not be confined to Meat and Potatoes Curriculum The content of learning not in isolation from other areas (English Maths PE Science) Itrsquos about inte-gration A stew That is we are nearing the end of the age of the specialist moving towards general-ist Itrsquos not about what it is (content) but what it means (Critical Thinking and Co-construction)

How do we get there Erik Hoffer said that only true learners are able to make the most of a world that is changing radically Change will happen in spite of you

What do you think Are you ready for a changed educa-tional future httpbitlylearningwithoutclassrooms wwwInfoSavvy21com

Sue

bull Pray that Saturdayrsquos Bush Dance will be a very suc-cessful community building activity

From the Principal

Last week your Board Chair and I attended the Future Schools Conference in Sydney There were about 1000 delegates there from every education sector with presenters from Australia and overseas It was another reminder that the face of schooling is changing quickly and will change dramatically over the next ten to twenty years Here are some of the ideas we came away with

There is endemic uncertainty in society We are in an age of oxymorons We are much busier and achieve less Some people refer to this asrdquofrenzied stagnationrdquo

What kind of an organisation will thrive in such a world An open innovative and purposeful organisation A creative community with a cause and a mission

bull So what should schools be like

bull What kind of assessment should be done in this community

bull What should you learn

Changing the face of Schooling

Charles Leadbeater (Global Education Innovator) believes we need a combination of the old and the new

1 Knowing how to search test reassemble and reapply knowledge in new and unfamiliar settings

2 Questioning how to pose good questions and open students up to challenge-debate-respond This brings innovation

3 Communicating how to present show per-suade people with what you know and care about

4 Collaborating how to work with others to make the most of your combined ideas-where you learn with others as well as from others

5 Making how to create tangible products with others and to bring them into the real world

6 Persisting how to stick to it to overcome obstacles to recover from setbacks and learn the pleasure of achievement well done

He says that students need to learn to be self governing

Ian Jukes from the InfoSavvy Group gave a talk on ldquoLearning Without Classrooms Moving Schools from Here to the Futurerdquo He admits that we have no context for the changes that are occurring in education He thinks that rather than being driven by the here and now and preparing students for leaving school or for the next class or the next exam we should think in future tense preparing students for their future What will learning look like to this yearrsquos kindergarten March 12 2027

bull It will not be confined to a single place We donrsquot all have to be in same place at the same time Learning happens wherever the students happen to be

bull It will not be confined to a single time Our current Kindies might have 10-17 careers before they are 40 Therefore they will need very different skills Just-in-time learning vs just-in-case learning

bull Not confined to a single teacher It will be a part of an entire Community Both locally and around the world

PRAYER POINTS bull Praise God for an amazing conference for our stu-

dent leaders Pray for them as they seek to put into practice the things that they learnt in their personal lives and also in their leadership at Charlton

bull Praise God for the safe and healthy arrival of Abel West and Audrey Catherine Morrison Pray for mum and dad in the busy times ahead

bull Praise God for great success at the State swimming carnivals

DO YOU HAVE A PRAYER REQUESTWould you like someone to pray for you your family or a friend

Would you like someone to stand with you in faith to believe for a breakthrough

Email our chaplain Matt Stackhouse mstackhousecharltonnsweduau or phone (02) 4959 9111

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord His divine power has given us every-thing we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the divine nature having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires

For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith goodness and to goodness knowledge and to knowledge self-control and to self-control perseverance and to perseverance godliness 7and to godliness mutual affection and to mutual affection love For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins

Verse for the Week 2 Peter 12-9

FROM THE CHAPLAINNot a great deal needs to be said about a passage like this Ultimately we know that when real growth and maturity hap-pens in us it takes on the shape of goodness knowledge self-control and the like What does it mean to ldquomake every effortrdquo though Itrsquos good to ask ourselves if we are building our faith Perhaps itrsquos not so much that we consciously decide not to do what we know we should (read the Bible pray go to church etc) but we get busy and the things that were once a priority seem less important Whatrsquos at stake This verse tells us wersquore at risk of forgetting that wersquove been cleansed of our sins To forget who we are seems a great tragedy May God help us to stay reminded

bull Not just a human teacher Amazingly intelligent systems are being developed not replacing the teacher but changing their role While this makes us feel uncomfortable children are born into the new digital landscape Theyrsquove internalised the digital economy

bull Not confined to paper based information Digital leaning can be more active engaging and social We need to learn how to do it better

bull Not confined to memorisation Shift away from content because content is so easy to find on all of our e-gadgets

bull Not be confined to linear learning We are paper changed they are light and sound changed

bull Not be confined to the educational elite Digital technology is the great equaliser Emergence of generational shift in what it means to be disabled He says that disabled might come to mean people who are unable to access the digital economy

bull Not be confined to Meat and Potatoes Curriculum The content of learning not in isolation from other areas (English Maths PE Science) Itrsquos about inte-gration A stew That is we are nearing the end of the age of the specialist moving towards general-ist Itrsquos not about what it is (content) but what it means (Critical Thinking and Co-construction)

How do we get there Erik Hoffer said that only true learners are able to make the most of a world that is changing radically Change will happen in spite of you

What do you think Are you ready for a changed educa-tional future httpbitlylearningwithoutclassrooms wwwInfoSavvy21com

Sue

bull Pray that Saturdayrsquos Bush Dance will be a very suc-cessful community building activity

PRAYER POINTS bull Praise God for an amazing conference for our stu-

dent leaders Pray for them as they seek to put into practice the things that they learnt in their personal lives and also in their leadership at Charlton

bull Praise God for the safe and healthy arrival of Abel West and Audrey Catherine Morrison Pray for mum and dad in the busy times ahead

bull Praise God for great success at the State swimming carnivals

DO YOU HAVE A PRAYER REQUESTWould you like someone to pray for you your family or a friend

Would you like someone to stand with you in faith to believe for a breakthrough

Email our chaplain Matt Stackhouse mstackhousecharltonnsweduau or phone (02) 4959 9111

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord His divine power has given us every-thing we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the divine nature having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires

For this very reason make every effort to add to your faith goodness and to goodness knowledge and to knowledge self-control and to self-control perseverance and to perseverance godliness 7and to godliness mutual affection and to mutual affection love For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins

Verse for the Week 2 Peter 12-9

FROM THE CHAPLAINNot a great deal needs to be said about a passage like this Ultimately we know that when real growth and maturity hap-pens in us it takes on the shape of goodness knowledge self-control and the like What does it mean to ldquomake every effortrdquo though Itrsquos good to ask ourselves if we are building our faith Perhaps itrsquos not so much that we consciously decide not to do what we know we should (read the Bible pray go to church etc) but we get busy and the things that were once a priority seem less important Whatrsquos at stake This verse tells us wersquore at risk of forgetting that wersquove been cleansed of our sins To forget who we are seems a great tragedy May God help us to stay reminded

bull Not just a human teacher Amazingly intelligent systems are being developed not replacing the teacher but changing their role While this makes us feel uncomfortable children are born into the new digital landscape Theyrsquove internalised the digital economy

bull Not confined to paper based information Digital leaning can be more active engaging and social We need to learn how to do it better

bull Not confined to memorisation Shift away from content because content is so easy to find on all of our e-gadgets

bull Not be confined to linear learning We are paper changed they are light and sound changed

bull Not be confined to the educational elite Digital technology is the great equaliser Emergence of generational shift in what it means to be disabled He says that disabled might come to mean people who are unable to access the digital economy

bull Not be confined to Meat and Potatoes Curriculum The content of learning not in isolation from other areas (English Maths PE Science) Itrsquos about inte-gration A stew That is we are nearing the end of the age of the specialist moving towards general-ist Itrsquos not about what it is (content) but what it means (Critical Thinking and Co-construction)

How do we get there Erik Hoffer said that only true learners are able to make the most of a world that is changing radically Change will happen in spite of you

What do you think Are you ready for a changed educa-tional future httpbitlylearningwithoutclassrooms wwwInfoSavvy21com

Sue

bull Pray that Saturdayrsquos Bush Dance will be a very suc-cessful community building activity

Plyschool visit to the LibraryOn Wednesday 11th March Plyschool was invited to visit Charltonrsquos Library Everyone was very excited as they created their own bookmarks at craft time After Morning Tea we all walked down and gathered on the mat for story time

I read the children ldquoThe Book With No Picturesrdquo by BJ Novak and after all the overwhelming laughter and applause subsided it was time for exploring and finding those special books to borrow Many found it hard to limit their choices to only five Adults also borrowed from the parent section too

Everyone left with smiles books and a library bag as a bonus gift It was a great day and many couldnrsquot wait to get home to tell their older siblings that they have library access too now

Thank you to all involved

VIRGINIA WILTSHIRE

PLYSCHOOL COORDINATOR

John Newsome MusicGet your hands on a copy of Mr Newsomersquos new EP lsquoReturning to the Place we Startedrsquo for only $10 Available to purchase through his online store and iTunes

You can also tune in to Rhema and like him on Facebook Support one of our amazing and gifted staff

ldquoMy name is Danyon and I have been growing my hair for a couple of years now I have a special reason for being brave and doing the shave this year My Pop is currently battling blood cancer and I wanted to help raise some money to help research into these diseases Shaving off my ldquoluscious manerdquo is something that I can do to help Sponsor me and yoursquoll help me achieve so muchrdquo

Year 7 student Danyon Blackeby went through wtih shaving off his ldquoluscious manerdquo at school on Friday 13th March in front of his family and a full crowd of Middle School students and staff

If you would like to leave a word of encouragement or make a donation please visit httpmyleukaemiafoundationorgaudanblackeby

ldquoDanyon we are so proud of you for parting with your much loved locks for

this special cause it will help so many people Love Nan and Poprdquo

John Newsome MusicGet your hands on a copy of Mr Newsomersquos new EP lsquoReturning to the Place we Startedrsquo for only $10 Available to purchase through his online store and iTunes

You can also tune in to Rhema and like him on Facebook Support one of our amazing and gifted staff

ldquoMy name is Danyon and I have been growing my hair for a couple of years now I have a special reason for being brave and doing the shave this year My Pop is currently battling blood cancer and I wanted to help raise some money to help research into these diseases Shaving off my ldquoluscious manerdquo is something that I can do to help Sponsor me and yoursquoll help me achieve so muchrdquo

Year 7 student Danyon Blackeby went through wtih shaving off his ldquoluscious manerdquo at school on Friday 13th March in front of his family and a full crowd of Middle School students and staff

If you would like to leave a word of encouragement or make a donation please visit httpmyleukaemiafoundationorgaudanblackeby

ldquoDanyon we are so proud of you for parting with your much loved locks for

this special cause it will help so many people Love Nan and Poprdquo

The Senior Girls were undefeated throughout the whole day and

ended up winning overall The Senior Girls team consisted of Chelsea

Townsend Emily Turier Paige Flannery Emily Kernick Sara Welch Anna

Hayes Josie Izzard and Cara Maxwell

The Open Girls also had a sensational day Their defence was like a ma-

chine and they played with great sportsmanship and really did us proud

Secondary TOUCH FOOTBALL GALA DAY

The U15 Boys went into the day with a close win but the next game

they were narrowly beaten by Green point Green Point were exceptional

throughout the day and beat most other opponents by a large margin

but to our credit the boys kept them to within 2 points

They had yet another win and then beat Medowie convincingly in the

consolation game All boys played with great spirit

to Chelsea Townsend Emily Turier Paige Flannery and Joshua

Low who were all picked to represent zone at the CSSA State

Touch Football Gala Day

Congratulations

Year 4 student Terangi Moanaroa travelled to Blacktown on Monday

9th March to compete in the Primary CSSA State Swimming

Championships along with her brother Temana and Year 3 student

Avalon Woodward

All 3 students swam really well Avalon came 3rd in her only race

50m breaststroke

Terangi came 1st in 50 free 50 breast 50 back and 50 butterfly

Crowned9 yrs age

champion

Terangi was crowned AGE CHAMPION for 9 years girls and will now compete at the Olympic Pool at Homebush for State CIS on Thursday

19th March

GO GIRL

Some outstanding results include

bull Daneeka Croker placed 2nd and 3rd in most of her events

bull Axell Gross and Thomas Roberts were crowned Zone Age Champions for their respective age groups

bull Thomas Roberts broke the Zone Record for the 50m Butterfly

The last event for the day was the Super Relay (one student from each age group swims 50m freestyle) Not only did the boys come 1st by about 3 body lengths but they smashed the Zone Record by about 14 seconds Well done Axell Gross Myles Geddes Lucas Geddes Wilson Tweed Mitchell Roberts and Thomas Roberts

These students then went on to compete at CSSA State Swimming on Tuesday 10th March They represented Charlton extremely well and were unfortunate not to place in the top two However the stand out results were

bull Daneeka Croker 3rd in 50m butterfly 50m breastroke and 100m Freestyle

bull Thomas Roberts 3rd in 50m butterfly and 100m Freestyle

bull Boys super relay (Axell Myles Lucas Wilson Mitchell Thomas - pictured right) 3rd in the Super Relay

On Thursday 5th March 27 students travelled to Mingara Leisure Centre for the Secondary Zone Swimming Carnival All students swam fantastically Charlton finished 3rd out of 9 schools

Seczoneand

stateswimming

2014 HSC graduate and College Vice Capatain Emily Charlton has been representing Charlton Christrian College in the Lions Youth

of the Year Competition (LYOTY) Emily competed at the Local Zone and Regional levels She represented our College at the Regional

Level of the Lions Youth of the Year Competition on Tuesday 10th March and spoke very well in the Public Speaking Competition

However she was not chosen as the overall Regional winner and will not go through to the next District level

Ellen Richards from Warners Bay High was chosen as the winner of the Public Speaking Competition and also awarded Region 2

Winner of YOTY Congratulations Ellen

Emily has done extremely well to get through to the Regional Level and we should be very proud of her She represented her family

our College and the Lord with excellence It has been a tremendous experience for Emily and good Public Relations for our College

Members of Toronto Lions Club will come to Charlton to present Emily and our College with two trophies

Emily is attending a Lions YOTY Camp this weekend where she will meet some other wonderful young adults from around the

region

Mrs Kim Farnham (School Coordinator for Lions Youth of The Year)

To read the full story in the Lakes Mail click here

LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

On Tuesday 9th March 2015 I attended a Youth Political Forum in which youth and youth representatives from the Lake Macquarie area could ask very important questions directly to State

Politicians For the first half of the Forum we (the youth and youth representatives) constructed elaborate questions to ask the politicians to ensure we would receive informative answers

My question was in relation to public transport ldquoTaking into consideration that public transport enables transport access to everyone regardless of financial situation and can be the difference

between having access to a job and not having access to a job why has public transport fallen as a priority to our current political leaders and why has our only direct public transport into

Newcastle been withdrawn from the peoplerdquo

When the politicians arrived the responses to my question varied greatly between the liberal greens and labor representatives However all answers were informative and a number of

solutions were expressed such as adding more funds to public transportation and renewing a light rail train line

The evening was an exceptional experience and I hope to attend more such functions in the future Many other questions were asked that pertained to HSC TAFE and care for the

disadvantaged in schools as well as career opportunities for young people

Holly Watts Year 12 Student

To read the article from the Newcastle Herald click here

CANDIDATES FRONT UP TO YOUTH AT FORUM

Pictured Emily receiving the

Perpetual Trophy with Lions

President Lyle Constable

Year 4 student Terangi Moanaroa travelled to Blacktown on Monday

9th March to compete in the Primary CSSA State Swimming

Championships along with her brother Temana and Year 3 student

Avalon Woodward

All 3 students swam really well Avalon came 3rd in her only race

50m breaststroke

Terangi came 1st in 50 free 50 breast 50 back and 50 butterfly

Crowned9 yrs age

champion

Terangi was crowned AGE CHAMPION for 9 years girls and will now compete at the Olympic Pool at Homebush for State CIS on Thursday

19th March

GO GIRL

Some outstanding results include

bull Daneeka Croker placed 2nd and 3rd in most of her events

bull Axell Gross and Thomas Roberts were crowned Zone Age Champions for their respective age groups

bull Thomas Roberts broke the Zone Record for the 50m Butterfly

The last event for the day was the Super Relay (one student from each age group swims 50m freestyle) Not only did the boys come 1st by about 3 body lengths but they smashed the Zone Record by about 14 seconds Well done Axell Gross Myles Geddes Lucas Geddes Wilson Tweed Mitchell Roberts and Thomas Roberts

These students then went on to compete at CSSA State Swimming on Tuesday 10th March They represented Charlton extremely well and were unfortunate not to place in the top two However the stand out results were

bull Daneeka Croker 3rd in 50m butterfly 50m breastroke and 100m Freestyle

bull Thomas Roberts 3rd in 50m butterfly and 100m Freestyle

bull Boys super relay (Axell Myles Lucas Wilson Mitchell Thomas - pictured right) 3rd in the Super Relay

On Thursday 5th March 27 students travelled to Mingara Leisure Centre for the Secondary Zone Swimming Carnival All students swam fantastically Charlton finished 3rd out of 9 schools

Seczoneand

stateswimming

2014 HSC graduate and College Vice Capatain Emily Charlton has been representing Charlton Christrian College in the Lions Youth

of the Year Competition (LYOTY) Emily competed at the Local Zone and Regional levels She represented our College at the Regional

Level of the Lions Youth of the Year Competition on Tuesday 10th March and spoke very well in the Public Speaking Competition

However she was not chosen as the overall Regional winner and will not go through to the next District level

Ellen Richards from Warners Bay High was chosen as the winner of the Public Speaking Competition and also awarded Region 2

Winner of YOTY Congratulations Ellen

Emily has done extremely well to get through to the Regional Level and we should be very proud of her She represented her family

our College and the Lord with excellence It has been a tremendous experience for Emily and good Public Relations for our College

Members of Toronto Lions Club will come to Charlton to present Emily and our College with two trophies

Emily is attending a Lions YOTY Camp this weekend where she will meet some other wonderful young adults from around the

region

Mrs Kim Farnham (School Coordinator for Lions Youth of The Year)

To read the full story in the Lakes Mail click here

LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

On Tuesday 9th March 2015 I attended a Youth Political Forum in which youth and youth representatives from the Lake Macquarie area could ask very important questions directly to State

Politicians For the first half of the Forum we (the youth and youth representatives) constructed elaborate questions to ask the politicians to ensure we would receive informative answers

My question was in relation to public transport ldquoTaking into consideration that public transport enables transport access to everyone regardless of financial situation and can be the difference

between having access to a job and not having access to a job why has public transport fallen as a priority to our current political leaders and why has our only direct public transport into

Newcastle been withdrawn from the peoplerdquo

When the politicians arrived the responses to my question varied greatly between the liberal greens and labor representatives However all answers were informative and a number of

solutions were expressed such as adding more funds to public transportation and renewing a light rail train line

The evening was an exceptional experience and I hope to attend more such functions in the future Many other questions were asked that pertained to HSC TAFE and care for the

disadvantaged in schools as well as career opportunities for young people

Holly Watts Year 12 Student

To read the article from the Newcastle Herald click here

CANDIDATES FRONT UP TO YOUTH AT FORUM

Pictured Emily receiving the

Perpetual Trophy with Lions

President Lyle Constable

2014 HSC graduate and College Vice Capatain Emily Charlton has been representing Charlton Christrian College in the Lions Youth

of the Year Competition (LYOTY) Emily competed at the Local Zone and Regional levels She represented our College at the Regional

Level of the Lions Youth of the Year Competition on Tuesday 10th March and spoke very well in the Public Speaking Competition

However she was not chosen as the overall Regional winner and will not go through to the next District level

Ellen Richards from Warners Bay High was chosen as the winner of the Public Speaking Competition and also awarded Region 2

Winner of YOTY Congratulations Ellen

Emily has done extremely well to get through to the Regional Level and we should be very proud of her She represented her family

our College and the Lord with excellence It has been a tremendous experience for Emily and good Public Relations for our College

Members of Toronto Lions Club will come to Charlton to present Emily and our College with two trophies

Emily is attending a Lions YOTY Camp this weekend where she will meet some other wonderful young adults from around the

region

Mrs Kim Farnham (School Coordinator for Lions Youth of The Year)

To read the full story in the Lakes Mail click here

LIONS YOUTH OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

On Tuesday 9th March 2015 I attended a Youth Political Forum in which youth and youth representatives from the Lake Macquarie area could ask very important questions directly to State

Politicians For the first half of the Forum we (the youth and youth representatives) constructed elaborate questions to ask the politicians to ensure we would receive informative answers

My question was in relation to public transport ldquoTaking into consideration that public transport enables transport access to everyone regardless of financial situation and can be the difference

between having access to a job and not having access to a job why has public transport fallen as a priority to our current political leaders and why has our only direct public transport into

Newcastle been withdrawn from the peoplerdquo

When the politicians arrived the responses to my question varied greatly between the liberal greens and labor representatives However all answers were informative and a number of

solutions were expressed such as adding more funds to public transportation and renewing a light rail train line

The evening was an exceptional experience and I hope to attend more such functions in the future Many other questions were asked that pertained to HSC TAFE and care for the

disadvantaged in schools as well as career opportunities for young people

Holly Watts Year 12 Student

To read the article from the Newcastle Herald click here

CANDIDATES FRONT UP TO YOUTH AT FORUM

Pictured Emily receiving the

Perpetual Trophy with Lions

President Lyle Constable

Sundays Charlton930am to 11amOpportunities for prayer morning tea and coffee from 11am

Due to a recent fire that totally destroyed their church home and equipment Thrive Church will be temporarily located at Charlton each Sunday until Easter Thriversquos Easter services are quite special The real life drama that was Christrsquos death on the cross is re-told on Good Friday with great dignity and respect And on Easter Sunday that same joy felt by the disciples when they realised Jesus had overcome the grave results in a joyful and glorious praise befit for the King We have ministries for kids of all ages and disabled access for anyone needing assistance

We hope you can come Wersquore on at Charlton this Sunday

Each year the College offer students the opportunity to participate in the University of New South Wales Australasian Schools

Competitions Participation in these competitions is voluntary However the College strongly supports the involvement of

students particularly in subject areas in which they show an above average achievement Students who elect to compete in

these competitions should have a high level of numeracy and literacy Please note that the Computer Skills competition is a

written test not a practical test

For more information or to enrol your child click here

All competition enrolments must be returned to the College by Friday 27th March 2015 in a marked envelope There will

be no entries taken after this time If you are currently encountering financial difficulties and would like your child to partici-

pate in onesome of the competitions please contact Mrs Duquemin

AUSTRALIASIAN SCHOOLS COMPETITIONS

More than a dozen students from Charlton have earnt selection in the Westlakes Representative Teams

Congratulations to all of the girls from Charlton and the Westlakes region on being selected and on completing the lsquoRaw Challengersquo You can read all the

details from the article in the Lakes Mail here

NETBALL

ldquoThe sculptures were my favourite The Tee

Pee Warrior sculpture was really cool Another

sculpture I liked was the skeleton covered in

roses and little gems My other favourtie was

a sculpture called ldquoThe Gatewayrdquo It was a big

stone with fish carved into it and it had some

metal pieces coming out of it to complete the

gateway It looked really coolrdquo

Eloise Connelly Year 5A

On Wednesday 11th March Year Five travelled to Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery at Booragul to

participate in an art tour The students viewed the First Class exhibit which included art work

from two Charlton students from Year 12 2014 (Kendal Knight and Rebekah Morgan-Jones)

Some of the activities included exploring the sculptures in the grounds listening to a guest

speaker and completing worksheets about the exhibits

The students were very enthusiastic and well-behaved

Tracey Hartgers Stage 3 Art Teacher

Year 5 Art Excursion

Congratulations to Year 6 student Bailey Snowden (pictured right) who was recently selected into the CSSA State Foot-

ball Team Bailey will now compete at CIS Well done Bailey

Special mention also goes to Jack Drayton Tenzin Pickles and Cooper Chomicki who were selected to trial for the

team but missed out

FOOTBALL

Tropical Cyclone Pam has torn through the Pacific causing widespread destruction in Vanuatu As many as 60000 children are in need of humanitarian assistance

264000 people were in the disaster zone when the category 5 cyclone hit on

13th March and continued over the islands throughout Saturday

It is estimated that half the population of Vanuatu have been affected

(132000) and at least 60000 of these are children

ldquoIt is clear that the full force of Super Cyclone Pam is dramatically

worse than had been initially predicted This will most certainly be a

catastrophe for the people of Vanuaturdquo - Alice Clements UNICEF staff

member

The people of Vanuatu need our help and they need it now

Please donate to UNICEFrsquos rapid response

DONATE TO THE CYCLONE PAM APPEAL

MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS ANNOUNCEDCongratulations to the following students who were

selected as the Middle School Leaders for 2015

Levi Field

Josiah Perrim

Lilly Jane Babic

Naomi StackhouseKahlia Jeffery and Alyssa Bousles

Save Time Order Online

How Does It WorkGo to wwwflexischoolscomau and click ldquoRegister Nowrdquo in the Login Box Then enter your studentrsquos name school and class and add funds (minimum $20) into a pre-paid account

You can log into the website at any time to place orders before 930am on the day you would like the order As purchases are made the funds are taken from your pre-paid account The account can be topped up again in the same way or set to automatically top-up via credit card when the balance falls below a pre-set minimum Each order is sent automatically to the can-teen where an easy-to-read label is produced with the studentrsquos name class and order details At lunch time students will have their lunch order delivered to their classroom

Click here to read more about the flexischools card sys-tem httpwwwflexischoolscomauPortals33Cash-less20Cardpdf

We now have a great new online system to make the ordering of lunches easier and more convenientbull Order at a time convenient to you (cut off is strictly 930am on the day)

(in the morning night before or weeks in advance)

bull No searching for cash required

(itrsquos already paid online)

bull Teach students healthy eating in a fun way

bull Order from home or work

Itrsquos so easy1 Go to wwwflexischoolscomau

2 Click ldquoRegister Nowrdquo to create account

3 Top-up your balance

4 Start ordering immediately

To view a demonstrationgo to the wwwflexischoolscomau website and in the ldquoFind Your Schoolrdquo box enter a few letters from our school name and click the name when it appears below

What Does it CostThe online menu is the same price as the usual menu However there is a small fee for the online orders to help pay for the labels and the website system So why not order your next lunch online

What payment methods can I useFlexiSchools accepts payment via Visa Mastercard Paypal and Bank Transfer To perform a bank transfer to your FlexiSchools account click lsquoTopup Accountrsquo when logged into the FlexiSchools website and select lsquoBank Transferrsquo you will be given your unique EFT code You can then make a transfer via your bankrsquos internet facility or at your branch

ITrsquoS SO EASY

WK 9 SPECIALS

WEEK BEGINNING 2332015CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD

$400

WK 10 SPECIALS

WEEK BEGINNING 3042015ZUCCHINI SLICE

$300

Canteen RemindersOnline OrderingPlease remember to place online orders before 930am on the day you would like your order Tip Why not order the night before

Cash OrdersCompleted lunch order bags (childrsquos name class order) must be in with payment by 11am (end of recess) Note IOUrsquos will not be accepted

PA

BUSH

5-9PM SATU RDAY21ST MARCHall welcome

you are invited to join us for the

$10PP or$35family

includes bandsausage sizzle and can of drink

lots of funamp laughterSupport our College Community

please complete 1 per familyreturn to your childrsquos Nurture Teacher Office with payment

office use only ______________________________________

$10PP or$35familytickets will be sent home when payment is received

family name phone

Noof adults Noof children

eldest childrsquos name class

Amount Enclosed $

_______________ ______________

______ ______

___________ ______________

______

Amount Received $ ______

Receipt ______ Date ________

PA

BUSH

No boot scootinrsquo experience necessary

Term 2 is fast approaching SO HOP TO IT

Payment can be made with cash or credit card (not EFTPOS card)

Payment can be made over the phone with Annette 4950 5760

or online if you already know your sizes

Garments can then be sent to your childrsquos class if you are a

working parent and canrsquot make it to the Uniform Shop when itrsquos

opened

Please note The Uniform Shop will NOT be open during the

holidays

Look forward to seeing you soon

There are only 2 weeks left of term so itrsquos time to start finalising your winter orders All the requirements are outlinedbelow

WINTER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

JUNIOR - Woolen jumpers or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers Girls Long trousers (optional)

MIDDLE - Woolen jumper or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers tartan tie Girls tartan tab tie

SENIOR - Woolen jumper vest and blazers Boys Long trousers navy tie Girls skirt navy tab tie long trousers (optional)

WHOLE SCHOOL - Long sleeve shirts are not compulsory but are availa-ble to purchase Sport track pants jackets and rugby jumpers are also available to purchase from the Uniform Shop

NOTE No mixing of sport and formal uniform allowed

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

MONDAY - 830am to 9am

230pm to 4pm

THURSDAY - 830am to 10am

230pm to 4pm

A full price list is available from the College Office or online at

wwwalintaapparelcomau

PA

BUSH

5-9PM SATU RDAY21ST MARCHall welcome

you are invited to join us for the

$10PP or$35family

includes bandsausage sizzle and can of drink

lots of funamp laughterSupport our College Community

please complete 1 per familyreturn to your childrsquos Nurture Teacher Office with payment

office use only ______________________________________

$10PP or$35familytickets will be sent home when payment is received

family name phone

Noof adults Noof children

eldest childrsquos name class

Amount Enclosed $

_______________ ______________

______ ______

___________ ______________

______

Amount Received $ ______

Receipt ______ Date ________

PA

BUSH

No boot scootinrsquo experience necessary

Term 2 is fast approaching SO HOP TO IT

Payment can be made with cash or credit card (not EFTPOS card)

Payment can be made over the phone with Annette 4950 5760

or online if you already know your sizes

Garments can then be sent to your childrsquos class if you are a

working parent and canrsquot make it to the Uniform Shop when itrsquos

opened

Please note The Uniform Shop will NOT be open during the

holidays

Look forward to seeing you soon

There are only 2 weeks left of term so itrsquos time to start finalising your winter orders All the requirements are outlinedbelow

WINTER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

JUNIOR - Woolen jumpers or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers Girls Long trousers (optional)

MIDDLE - Woolen jumper or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers tartan tie Girls tartan tab tie

SENIOR - Woolen jumper vest and blazers Boys Long trousers navy tie Girls skirt navy tab tie long trousers (optional)

WHOLE SCHOOL - Long sleeve shirts are not compulsory but are availa-ble to purchase Sport track pants jackets and rugby jumpers are also available to purchase from the Uniform Shop

NOTE No mixing of sport and formal uniform allowed

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

MONDAY - 830am to 9am

230pm to 4pm

THURSDAY - 830am to 10am

230pm to 4pm

A full price list is available from the College Office or online at

wwwalintaapparelcomau

Term 2 is fast approaching SO HOP TO IT

Payment can be made with cash or credit card (not EFTPOS card)

Payment can be made over the phone with Annette 4950 5760

or online if you already know your sizes

Garments can then be sent to your childrsquos class if you are a

working parent and canrsquot make it to the Uniform Shop when itrsquos

opened

Please note The Uniform Shop will NOT be open during the

holidays

Look forward to seeing you soon

There are only 2 weeks left of term so itrsquos time to start finalising your winter orders All the requirements are outlinedbelow

WINTER UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

JUNIOR - Woolen jumpers or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers Girls Long trousers (optional)

MIDDLE - Woolen jumper or fleece jacket Boys Long trousers tartan tie Girls tartan tab tie

SENIOR - Woolen jumper vest and blazers Boys Long trousers navy tie Girls skirt navy tab tie long trousers (optional)

WHOLE SCHOOL - Long sleeve shirts are not compulsory but are availa-ble to purchase Sport track pants jackets and rugby jumpers are also available to purchase from the Uniform Shop

NOTE No mixing of sport and formal uniform allowed

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

MONDAY - 830am to 9am

230pm to 4pm

THURSDAY - 830am to 10am

230pm to 4pm

A full price list is available from the College Office or online at

wwwalintaapparelcomau

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THE BEST HOLIDAYS HAPPEN AT CAMP

Entertain the kids these school holidays with a Sport and Recreation camp Our popular Kidsrsquo and Family Camps offer a range of exciting activities to keep even the biggest kid entertained Try your hand at over 40 different activities including fishing sliprsquonrsquoslide abseiling crafts kayaking cooking and more Led by qualified instructors you can rest easy knowing your kids are in safe hands

Kidsrsquo Day Camps start from $47 Family Camp weekends start from $63 per day for kids and $96 per day for adults (kids under 5 attend free cost includes accommodation meals and activities)

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Bonus Residential Kidsrsquo Camps include supervised transport from

Relaxing Fun Great value Safe

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Charlton is an eco friendly school

Please consider the

environmentbefore

you print

The trolls inside your childrsquos head plusWhat type of parent are you

httpwwwparentingideascomauBlog

The PA AGM was held on Tuesday 17th March At this meeting the PA executives stood down for re-election (President Vice-president Treasurer Secretary and Fundraising Co-ordinator) The PA would like to thank Michelle Minter for her involvement and contribution to the College over the past year and welcome to the team their new Secretary Sharon Bretherton All other members remain the same

The PA are also pleased to announce that they have donated $12000 towards new equipment for the College This will be used for the following

bull New microphone equipment for the MPC

bull New video camera for Drama classes

bull New sporting equipment for Junior School

PA NEWS AND UPDATES

WHICH TYPE OF PARENT ARE YOUThere are three types of parents

There are those who walk in front of their kids there are those who walk behind

their kids and those who walk beside their children

Once you have worked that out there is an even better question to ask than

ldquoWhat style do you default tordquo That is ldquoWhat style does my child need right

nowrdquo Ask that question often enough and respond appropriately and yoursquoll find

your effectiveness as a mum or a dad will increase astronomically as yoursquoll be

meeting the needs of your child READ MORE

TROLLSTrolls are part of ancient Nordic culture They inhabit the world of folk and fairy tales Trolls

lived under bridges and in dark places Short hairy and ugly trolls were rarely seen however

just the thought of them was enough to send shivers down the spine As a kid you had to

be wary of trolls

Now the worst trolls live inside childrens heads The voice of insecurity self doubt and fear

is the worst troll of all This is the troll that kids have to be most vigilant about

Its the job of parents to help kids defeat trolls Kids need to face them to defeat them

Thats not easy READ MORE

Charlton is an eco friendly school

Please consider the

environmentbefore

you print

The trolls inside your childrsquos head plusWhat type of parent are you

httpwwwparentingideascomauBlog

The PA AGM was held on Tuesday 17th March At this meeting the PA executives stood down for re-election (President Vice-president Treasurer Secretary and Fundraising Co-ordinator) The PA would like to thank Michelle Minter for her involvement and contribution to the College over the past year and welcome to the team their new Secretary Sharon Bretherton All other members remain the same

The PA are also pleased to announce that they have donated $12000 towards new equipment for the College This will be used for the following

bull New microphone equipment for the MPC

bull New video camera for Drama classes

bull New sporting equipment for Junior School

PA NEWS AND UPDATES

WHICH TYPE OF PARENT ARE YOUThere are three types of parents

There are those who walk in front of their kids there are those who walk behind

their kids and those who walk beside their children

Once you have worked that out there is an even better question to ask than

ldquoWhat style do you default tordquo That is ldquoWhat style does my child need right

nowrdquo Ask that question often enough and respond appropriately and yoursquoll find

your effectiveness as a mum or a dad will increase astronomically as yoursquoll be

meeting the needs of your child READ MORE

TROLLSTrolls are part of ancient Nordic culture They inhabit the world of folk and fairy tales Trolls

lived under bridges and in dark places Short hairy and ugly trolls were rarely seen however

just the thought of them was enough to send shivers down the spine As a kid you had to

be wary of trolls

Now the worst trolls live inside childrens heads The voice of insecurity self doubt and fear

is the worst troll of all This is the troll that kids have to be most vigilant about

Its the job of parents to help kids defeat trolls Kids need to face them to defeat them

Thats not easy READ MORE

43 Fassifern Road Fassifern NSW 2283

Tel(02) 4959 9111 Fax (02 4959 9188

wwwcharltonnsweduau

2 Praise our God His deeds are wonderful too marvellous to describe 6 Let every living creature praise the Lord Shout praises to the Lord

Psalm 1502 and 6 (CEV)