1 EWSLETTER N WILLIAM CAREY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL From Your School Principal Website: www.wccs.nsw.edu.au Wednesday, 11th February, 2015 Phone: (02) 9608 2277 It has been wonderful to meet with so many parents during the recent spate of parent informaon evenings and meet the teacher nights. Having opportunies for parents and teachers to connect is vital to the effecveness of a school and the learning process. There is a parent seminar coming up on Wednesday 18th February which I believe is addressing an extremely important issue in our society. I have spoken before about the dangers to our children and young people with the ever increasing sexualisaon of our society. As a father of two young daughters, I am so aware of this issue and how much influence media and society can have on the formaon of their identy. Melinda Tankard Reist has been an acvist in this area for many years. I have heard her speak on a number of occasions and her message is powerful and confronng. As a school community it is important for us to engage acvely in these issues and consequently we have decided to screen Melinda’s compelling DVD tled “Too Sexy Too Soon” on the night of the parent seminar – for parents/guardians only. The depues, counsellors and senior welfare staff will be present on the night as we discuss the impact of hyper sexualised messages on our younger generaon. Please mark this date in your diary and make it a priority to aend. As a Chrisan community it is important for us to take a stand of things that are not acceptable. Our children are so valuable and precious and we need to do all in our power to protect and honour them. Aendance Changes from 2015 Internaonal research demonstrates a strong link between aendance at school, student learning and improved life outcomes. Aendance at school is an important aspect of a student's wellbeing and a key priority for WCCS. Where possible, family holidays should be taken during school vacaons. If this is not possible please speak to the school when planning the holiday. Missing school me can impact on a child's educaonal progress and the school will need to make a judgement about the educaonal benefit of the holiday and the impact of missing learning me at school. As part of the implementaon of the Naonal Standards, holidays taken by students outside of school vacaon periods will now be included as absences. A Cerficate of Exempon can no longer be granted for this purpose. If you need to travel during the school term, it is necessary for you to go to the school’s website and download the Exempon/Leave applicaon form, fill it in and send it to school as soon as possible. Once the leave is approved a leer will be sent home and the leave will be recorded as an approved absence on the school roll. Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into pracce. And the God of peace will be with you. Ian Wake Principal
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EWSLETTERN WILLIAM CAREY C H R I S T I A N S C H O O L
From Your School PrincipalWebsite: www.wccs.nsw.edu.au Wednesday, 11th February, 2015Phone: (02) 9608 2277
It has been wonderful to meet with so many parents during the recent spate of parent information evenings and meet the teacher nights. Having opportunities for parents and teachers to connect is vital to the effectiveness of a school and the learning process.
There is a parent seminar coming up on Wednesday 18th February which I believe is addressing an extremely important issue in our society. I have spoken before about the dangers to our children and young people with the ever increasing sexualisation of our society. As a father of two young daughters, I am so aware of this issue and how much influence media and society can have on the formation of their identity.
Melinda Tankard Reist has been an activist in this area for many years. I have heard her speak on a number of occasions and her message is powerful and confronting. As a school community it is important for us to engage actively in these issues and consequently we have decided to screen Melinda’s compelling DVD titled “Too Sexy Too Soon” on the night of the parent seminar – for parents/guardians only.
The deputies, counsellors and senior welfare staff will be present on the night as we discuss the impact of hyper sexualised messages on our younger generation. Please mark this date in your diary and make it a priority to attend. As a Christian community it is important for us to take a stand of things that are not acceptable. Our children are so valuable and precious and we need to do all in our power to protect and honour them.
Attendance Changes from 2015International research demonstrates a strong link between attendance at school, student learning and improved life outcomes. Attendance at school is an important aspect of a student's wellbeing and a key priority for WCCS.
Where possible, family holidays should be taken during school vacations. If this is not possible please speak to the school when planning the holiday. Missing school time can impact on a child's educational progress and the school will need to make a judgement about the educational benefit of the holiday and the impact of missing learning time at school.
As part of the implementation of the National Standards, holidays taken by students outside of school vacation periods will now be included as absences. A Certificate of Exemption can no longer be granted for this purpose. If you need to travel during the school term, it is necessary for you to go to the school’s website and download the Exemption/Leave application form, fill it in and send it to school as soon as possible.
Once the leave is approved a letter will be sent home and the leave will be recorded as an approved absence on the school roll.
Philippians 4:8-9 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Ian Wake Principal
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From your
High School Deputy PrincipalsAll high school years are now well and truly in full swing for 2015. It would appear the year has begun in a very settled manner with little to no unforeseen surprises or upsets - something for which we are all very grateful.
Part of the normal practice in assisting our students (and the families they represent) to cope with school life is to provide a number of parent meetings and information brochures at the beginning of each year. I would like to thank the parents who attended the recent Meet the Teacher nights, Year 10 Stepping into Senior School information session and the VET Information night where some very important information was exchanged. An-other important means of communication in the high school is through the assessment booklets that have now been issued to every student. Please check with your son or daughter if you are not familiar with this document. Electronic versions of these books can also be accessed by students through Edumate (Online Classroom/WCCS Assessment Books). These booklets give rules and guidelines pertaining to assessments as well as providing ad-vice on timings of tasks which is important for developing time management skills. The requirement for parents/carers to sign the student planner each week continues and is designed to facilitate two way communication be-tween school and home. Please take the time to read the information found in the front of this book as it gives a clear and succinct overview of many of the policies, procedures and practices in the school.
William Carey Christian School’s first Student Wellbeing Parent Seminar for 2015 will be held next week. Our school psychologists, counsellors and senior welfare team are hosting an information night titled “The effects of the adult world on a developing adolescent mind”. This seminar and discussion time will be held on Wednesday 18th February in R Block (7:00 pm – 8:15 pm). We invite you to join us for the viewing of Melinda Tankard Reist's DVD, 'Too Sexy Too Soon'. In this DVD, Melinda looks at how hyper-sexualised messages harm kids and what you can do about it. She takes us on a visual tour of popular culture and unpacks how the proliferation of sexual imagery and messages contribute to a distorted view of bodies, relationships and sexuality in girls and boys, and affects our ability to raise happy, healthy, resilient kids. The presentation is for parents and guardians only. Children are not invited and should not attend. Parents P – 12 are invited and encouraged to attend.The school’s High School camping program begins in the next two weeks with the Year 11 camp in Week 4 and
Year 7 Science camp in Week 5. Year 11 attend a three day study skills and leadership retreat at the Crusaders Union of Australia campsite at Crusader Road, Galston Gorge while Year 7 spend two days in Canberra where they visit such places as the Australian Institute of Sport, Earth Science Education Centre, the CSIRO Discovery Centre, Questacon and Canberra Space Dome Planetarium. The camping program is an integral part of the school’s curriculum and is simply seen as the school setting being transferred to a different location, enabling a variety of diverse learning activities to be explored and experienced.
In His service,
Brad Milburn.Deputy Principal Welfare.(On behalf of the High School Deputies)
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From your
Primary School Deputy PrincipalIt has been a great start to the school year. All of the procedural things associated with the start of the year have gone well and the children seem to be settling in nicely. They even coped with wet weather car and bus lines on their first day.
Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the Primary Information Evening last week. I trust it was a helpful evening, as we move into the new year. If you were unable to attend, you should have received a copy of the class note, via your child. Formal parent/teacher interviews will be held in Week 8 of this term.
As you have no doubt noticed, the car park has been fairly full as we start the year. That usually settles down, as more students start catching the bus home. Remember – we are happy to arrange a bus buddy to help your child, if required. Please ask at the Primary Office.
Parents are reminded that the Prep car park is only for the use of Prep parents, and only on the days those students attend Prep. As you can appreciate, it is a very small car park. OOSH parents also use this car park, but usually much earlier or later than the drop off/pick up rush.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is something we do at William Carey. However, this is managed on a class by class basis. If your child’s teacher wants children to bring in a device, a letter will go home outlining when it can come in and what it will be used for. Please note that no child will be disadvantaged by not having a device to bring to school.
On occasion, children bring in food in tins, such as tuna, fruit, etc. Unfortunately, these often open poorly, ending up with sharp edges. If you wish your child to eat something from a can, please transfer it to a plastic container to bring to school.
There are a few children still sorting out correct uniform. Some girls are wearing the Mary Jane style of shoe, which is not acceptable. There is also an interesting variety of hair adornments, many not in school colours. All aspects of school uniform are Board mandated and there is an expectation that uniform will be worn correctly. If in doubt about something, come and ask us, or visit the Uniform Shop. It would be good to get these things sorted, before we have to write reminder notes to families.
The Sport Blog is back! We will be updating the blog, as in previous years, with all information regarding upcoming events, results, etc. This is the first place to check, if you have a sport query - http://blogs.willcarey.nsw.edu.au/prisport/
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 10th February Super 8s CricketWednesday 11th February First IPSSO MatchMonday 16th February Zone Swimming CarnivalWed 18th to Fri 20th February Year 6 Teen Ranch CampWednesday 18th February Prep CCS Welcome Morning Tea 1 – 8:30am to 10am Prep to Year 2 Reading Information EveningFriday 20th February Prep CCS Welcome Morning Tea 2 – 8:30am to 10amMonday 23rd February CIS Boys and Girls Tennis TrialsTuesday 24th February HICES Debating
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
In His service,Robert Burgess
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StudentLeadershipCouncil
Welcome back to the start of another action packed year at William Carey.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all the new families and students joining us this year, it is won-derful and a real privilege to have you as a part of the William Carey community. In saying this, students have begun settling down into their new year as the third week of school is under way.
This year students will continue to familiarise to the new changes introduced in 2014, including wellbeing period, the new uniform and a slight difference in the bell times. A request was received last year by the SLC from girls in the high school for paper hand towels for G and E girls’ toilets. The SLC has liaised with the school administration to source these. They have just been installed and we are sure the girls will use them appropriately and respectfully.
Term 1 is bursting with exciting events including this week’s upcoming high school Swimming Carnival event where our students can demonstrate their talented ability and joy to swim. The novelty events, unlike pre-vious years, will be held out of the pool and feature fun-filled sporting events run by the year group’s SLC reps.
Another exciting event that has already commenced are the auditions for William Carey’s Seussical the Musical which will hit our stage in Term 3. Rehearsals are soon to be held and our production teachers are busy allocating roles, costumes, days for rehearsals and more!
Last week in our SLC meeting, Mr. White spoke on Philippians 2:3-4 and reminded us to consider our mo-tives in all that we do. Living in a world that pressures us to conform to our values and ourselves, God chal-lenges us to live life differently. As each day passes, we must continually learn the joy of giving and humbly serve one another, just as Jesus, being in very nature God made himself nothing so that we may have salvation. So we encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ to be godly role models, mirroring Christ’s love and to give rather than receive.
A few of our students also went on a CRU Recharge Day in the holidays where they spent the afternoon re-flecting on the question, ‘Where does God fit into my plans for this year?’ A key encouragement was exer-cising discipline and acknowledging the privilege of reading the Bible. To have a regular time set aside each day and have that one-on-one time with God, praying and reading his Word. Christians are challenged to do this, whether it be to just start or to juggle it between school work and other things. However, reading a short passage each day and having a notebook dedicated to these devotions is greatly beneficial, and by committing to Jesus He will give you what He knows is best and what only He can give.
In His service,
Fynn McMullen and Mary Zheng
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News from the L ibrary The Premier’s Reading Challenge Congratulations to all students who completed the Challenge in 2014, especially Noah V, Jack M, Caitlin R and Lincoln Y who received the PRC Medallion for completing PRC for all nine years. It starts again in March. For more information view the website : https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
Textbooks: Many High School students still need to return or pay for lost textbooks from 2014. Please check that your children have returned all of their textbooks.
Online access to the Oliver Library
Catalogue is available through the WCCS Portal using Student ID and password.
Search for “etextbook” and choose textbook/s to download.
BYOD Helpdesk is available every
Wednesday lunch in the library for students wishing to download textbooks on their devices and other ICT help.
Borrowing: Primary students need a library bag. Parents may borrow an additional six
books per child. High School students need to have their ID card with them in order to borrow.
Senior Study Centre: runs after school in the library Mon – Thurs 3:00 - 5:00 pm for
students in Years 10, 11 and 12. We have tutors, who excelled in the HSC, who can assist with assignments, essays and homework needs. See Mrs Smith for more details.
Every Thursday 9:00 am in the Library
Starts back 5th February
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H.S. SPORT 2015
Welcome to another year of sport at WCCS! From students participating on a Tuesday afternoon to competing in National swimming, at WCCS we love to see students involved in sport at all levels. Below is an outline of the main tiers of sport and some important dates for your calendars.
1. School Based Sport This is run on Tuesday afternoons after lunch. Students can choose to trial for a MISA team, which is an interschool competition amongst local schools, or school sport activities which include a wide variety of sports e.g. aerobics, boxercise, fitness, cycling and physical theater as well as many others. 2. Southern Metropolitan Zone The pathway through to the major CSSA carnivals (swimming and athletics) and various gala days is through competition at a zone level. Students are selected for zone teams based on trials at school or performance at school carnivals. 3. CSSA Christian Schools Sports Association (CSSA) is a state wide Christian schools competition and the next level up from zone. Students are selected for competition at this level either as a school or zone based team. There are also opportunities throughout the year to trial for CSSA teams to represent CSSA at Combined Independent Schools Carnivals. 4. CIS Combined Independent Schools (CIS) is a highly competitive state wide competition for Independent schools. Some sports require students to be individually nominated to trial for CIS teams, whereas others require qualification through CSSA. Selection trials for CIS are only open to high level players.
CSSA and CIS Trials - Individual Nominations On the following page is a list of CIS and CSSA event dates and nomination and trial dates. If you are interested in being nominated to attend the trials for any of these sports please see Mrs James in J1 before the closing date. Please note that late entries will not be accepted. The cost of nomination for CIS trials is $21.60. NB: WCCS covers the cost of all school based and CSSA activities, but not CIS. If your son/daughter would like to trial for CIS the entrance fee needs to be paid to the Uniform Shop before their nomination will be submitted. Further information about trials and CIS events and the full calendar can be found on the CIS website: http://www.aisnsw.edu.au/Services/CIS/Pages/default.aspx CSSA information and the full calendar can be found on the CSSA website: www.cssa.net.au
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SWIMMING Thurs 12th Feb ....…………………….……HS Swimming
Fri 26th Feb ………...………. Sth Met Zone Swimming
Tues 10th Mar……………………CSSA State Swimming
Wed 29th Apr…………..………………..CIS Swimming
Thurs 30th Apr…..……….….……………CIS Swimming
Mon 18th May………..…..NSW All Schools Swimming
CROSS COUNTRY
TBC…………..…………….…. HS X Country
Fri 29th May……..…..….……. CSSA State X Country
Thurs 11th Jun…….………..………CIS Cross Country
ATHLETICS
Mon 1st Jun ……………………..………… HS Athletics
Thurs 18th Jul………….…….….Sth Met Zone Athletics
Wed 26th Aug …….……………. CSSA State Athletics
Wed 16th Sept ……………..……..……….CIS Athletics
Thurs 8th – Sun 11th Sep ….. NSW All Schools Athletics
MAJOR CARNIVAL DATES 2015
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Date Event Pathway
Thurs 12th Feb WCCS Swimming Carnival School event
Wed 11th Feb NSW CIS Sec Baseball Trials Individual nomination through school - close 3rd Feb
Fri 13th Feb NSW CIS Open Girls Cricket Trials Individual nomination through school – Close 5th Feb
Mon 16th Feb CSSA boys soccer trials for National CS Games
Zone based team – progression from zone
Thurs 19th Feb CIS Softball Championships CSSA based team – selected through CSSA carnival and trials
Mon 23rd Feb CSSA girls soccer trials for National CS Games
Individual nomination through school
Tues 24th Feb CSSA Hockey Gala Day School based mixed team
Wed 25th Feb NSW CIS Secondary Tennis Trials – Open girls and boys
Nominated for trials based on performance at CSSA tennis GD 2014
Thurs 26th Feb & Fri 27th Feb
NSW All Schools Triathlon Individual nomination through school – close 18th Feb
TBC Sth Met Zone Swimming Carnival Qualify through school carnival
2nd Mar – date TBC
Zone Touch Football Gala Day School based teams
Wed 4th Mar CSSA State Cricket Finals School based teams
Tues 10th Mar CSSA Swimming Carnival Qualify through Zone swimming carnival
Wed 18th Mar CSSA State Volleyball GD School based team
Fri 20th Mar CSSA Rugby Union Trials – 16 &U Individual nomination through school – close TBC
Fri 27th Mar CSSA Touch Football Gala day & CIS trials
Zone based team – progression from zone
Tues 31st Mar CIS U16 Girls Hockey Trials Selected at CSSA Hockey GD
Sth Met Zone U15 Girls and Boys Basketball Gala Day
School based team
Wed 19th Aug CSSA Softball Gala Day School based team
TBC NSW CIS Rugby League Sevens Tournament –U13, U15, & Open
School based team
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Please be aware that CIS and CSSA trials are for experienced, high level athletes only. For more information on any of the trials please visit the CSSA and CIS websites previously
mentioned.
Mon 24th Aug – Date TBC
Sth Met Zone Open Boys and Girls Basketball Gala Day
School based team
Wed 26th Aug CSSA Athletics Carnival Qualify through zone athletics carnival
Wed 2nd Sept CSSA Oztag Gala Day School based team
Fri 4th Sept CSSA Basketball Gala Day School based team – qualify through zone gala day
Mon 7th Sept CSSA Golf Championships Individual entry through school
Thurs 8th Sept – Sun 11th Sept
NSW All Schools Track and Field Qualify through CSSA athletics
Wed 16th Sept CIS Athletics Carnival Qualify through CSSA athletics
TBC CSSA softball trials for CIS Individual nomination through school
Fri 16th Oct CSSA Triathlon Individual and team nomination through school
Mon 26th Oct & Tues 27th Oct
NSW CIS Sec Boys Cricket 15 Years trials Individual nomination through school
Tues 27th Oct CSSA Tennis Gala Day Individual entry through school
Various CSSA Junior Boys Super 8’s Cricket School based team
TBC 15’s Rugby League CIS State Knockout Competition
School based team
TBC Opens Rugby League CIS State Knockout Competition
School based team
Various U15’s CSSA State Cricket Knockout School based team
Various Opens CSSA State Cricket Knockout School based team
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…play on Turner Field. Adam
…see all my friends. Sarah
…learn new things.
Caitlin
…meet new friends.
Jenny
…get more education.
Ria
…learn new kinds of subjects. Alen
…do sports at school. Arend
…get stuck back into work. James
Adam
….see my buddies. Mason
….find out what teacher I have. Samuel
Mason
…do sport. Daniel
…play soccer on Turner Field.
Jack
…meet my new set of lovelies! Mrs L
…be with my friends.
Anthony
…play soccer.
Brandon
…play with old friends and make new ones.
Lachlan
…play with my friends.
Tara
….…make new friends. Shaurav
….…be in a new class. Nicole
…learn new things.
Krish
…meet my new teacher.
Erin
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Interline Bus Timetables
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On our first day, during a ‘getting to know you activity’ we shared with each other the things we liked to do.
I like to ride my motorbike. - Ethan
I like to go on a bike ride with my Dad.
Byron
I like to play with my toy.
- Joaquin
I like to swim in the pool. - Jack
I like to play with my dogs Buster and Katie. - Oliver
I like to go to Queenstown and go on the luge.
- Declan
I like to play with my sister at the park. - Leah
I like to play with my Playstation. - Aidan
I like to go to Wet and Wild. - Dean
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I like to play with my dog - Ella
I like to swim with my brother and my
Mum. - Charley
I like to go to Canberra and stay in a motel. - Emily
I like to play with my friend on the oval. - Sophie
I like to watch TV and play video games.
- Syon
I like to play soccer with my friends. - Hunter
I like to play with my cat.
- Olivia B.
I like to play with my brother. -Panayioti
I like going for a bike ride with my family. - Olivia G.
I like to go to the beach and swim in the ocean. - Kabeer
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The Science and Creative Arts Departments
proudly present the
William Carey Christian School Natural Photography Competition
Aiming to display parts of God’s creation using the gifts He has given us.
Open to students in Years 5 through to 12
Photos can be of animals (wild beasties right through to your favourite pet), amazing plants, breathtaking landscapes or more creative visions of nature.
Submit your photos taken during the last 12 months by Friday Week 4, Term 1, 2015.
Entry forms (with comp. details) can be picked up from the Primary and Secondary student offices or the Uniform Shop. Ensure you note the entry conditions on the back of the entry form. Entries to be submitted at the Science staffroom
Images on this page have been sourced from http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/wpy/index.html
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday 12/2: High School Swimming Carnival
Saturday 14/2: Musical rehearsal
Monday 16/2: Primary Zone Swimming Carnival High School CSSA boys soccer trials
Wednesday 18/2: Year 11 Camp Year 6 Camp P-2 Reading Information Night
Friday 20/2: Year 9 Geography excursion
Monday 23/2: Year 12 Hospitality excursion
Wednesday 25/2: Year 7 Science Camp
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