Dear Chronicle Readers, Last week was another wonderful time for our community. I had the utmost pleasure of sitting with some of our students as they learned in their classes. During one visit I silently cheered on a Kindergarten child as she worked out dates and numbers. I also sat with one of our Senior School classes and listened to the way authors weave narratives around a formula to result in an interesting read for their audiences. I’ve seen tennis classes, running classes, science, and maths. Throughout it all I ’ve seen lots of joy, laughing, encouraging, and questioning. We have great teachers here, and great students. If you are ever interested in hearing more I ’d love to welcome you to a Friday morning drop in time. (9:00 - 9:30am) Congratulations to the College Mountain Bike Team who competed at the NSW All schools MTB Competition in the lower Blue Mountains. The Senior College Mixed team came second in their division, while the Junior Boys, most of them participating in the competition for the first time, showed great stamina and an encouraging spirit. Well done on their remarkable achievements, and thank you to the people who supported them. Turn to page 3 for a full report of their weekend. This week continues the opportunity to be involved in your child's education with several assemblies including our Formal Assembly on Thursday 20 June at 10am. The Year 11 2020 Information Night is on tonight at 7pm in the TLA. Parents and students will have the opportunity to ask questions of staff at the conclusion of the evening. There will be tables and subject areas labelled at the base area of the TLA where families can connect with teachers after the formal part of the evening is over. During the formal section, KLA Coordinators will give a very brief rundown of each subject they supervise and afterwards specialist staff will be available to answer questions that are more specific. Another exciting event this week is our K-6 Athletics Carnival this Friday 21 June. It will be a time to celebrate with those who have gifts in this area as well as a time to encourage those who struggle. Please come and join us on the day. I was asked a question recently about why our carnivals are K-6 and 7-12 versus Junior, Middle, and Senior schools. I realised it was a great question and the answer may be useful to others in the community. While we successfully split the College into three sub- schools our carnivals stay as the traditional Primary and High School to fit into the carnivals that follow on (Zone, State, etc). It is wonderful to see our students try their hardest, and we wish them well. The Riverina Christian Convention is coming up on June 28 and 29. There is an excellent set of speakers and presenters who will open up the scriptures and lead a selection of workshops. Register online for this event. Our school community stands firmly on the Word of God as revealed in the Bible. Biblical literacy is too often a forgotten discipline – even amongst Christians. The convention is a great way to sharpen your skills in this area and then apply your knowledge into action. I sincerely hope you have the best of weeks, Mr Phillip Wilson, Principal Week 8A 18.6.2019 02 6923 8888 www.waggachristian.nsw.edu.au 401 Kooringal Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650
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Dear Chronicle Readers,
Last week was another wonderful time for our community. I had the utmost
pleasure of sitting with some of our students as they learned in their
classes. During one visit I silently cheered on a Kindergarten child as she
worked out dates and numbers. I also sat with one of our Senior School
classes and listened to the way authors weave narratives around a formula
to result in an interesting read for their audiences. I’ve seen tennis classes,
running classes, science, and maths. Throughout it all I’ve seen lots of joy,
laughing, encouraging, and questioning. We have great teachers here, and
great students. If you are ever interested in hearing more I’d love to
welcome you to a Friday morning drop in time. (9:00 - 9:30am)
Congratulations to the College Mountain Bike Team who competed at the
NSW All schools MTB Competition in the lower Blue Mountains. The Senior College Mixed team came second in
their division, while the Junior Boys, most of them participating in the competition for the first time,
showed great stamina and an encouraging spirit. Well done on their remarkable achievements, and thank you to
the people who supported them. Turn to page 3 for a full report of their
weekend.
This week continues the opportunity to be involved in your child's
education with several assemblies including our Formal Assembly on
Thursday 20 June at 10am.
The Year 11 2020 Information Night is on tonight at 7pm in the TLA.
Parents and students will have the opportunity to ask questions of staff at
the conclusion of the evening. There will be tables and subject areas
labelled at the base area of the TLA where families can connect with
teachers after the formal part of the evening is over. During the formal
section, KLA Coordinators will give a very brief rundown of each subject
they supervise and afterwards specialist staff will be available to answer questions
that are more specific.
Another exciting event this week is our K-6 Athletics Carnival this Friday 21 June.
It will be a time to celebrate with those who have gifts in this area as well as a time
to encourage those who struggle. Please come and join us on the day. I was asked
a question recently about why our carnivals are K-6 and 7-12 versus Junior, Middle,
and Senior schools. I realised it was a great question and the answer may be useful
to others in the community. While we successfully split the College into three sub-
schools our carnivals stay as the traditional Primary and High School to fit into the
carnivals that follow on (Zone, State, etc). It is wonderful to see our students try their
hardest, and we wish them well.
The Riverina Christian Convention is coming up on June 28 and 29. There is an
excellent set of speakers and presenters who will open up the scriptures and lead a
selection of workshops. Register online for this event. Our school community stands
firmly on the Word of God as revealed in the Bible. Biblical literacy
is too often a forgotten discipline – even amongst Christians. The convention is a great way to
sharpen your skills in this area and then apply your knowledge into action.
Jun 18 Yr 11 2020 Info Night Jun 19 Careers Expo, Yrs 10-12 Jun 19 Caloola Centre Visit, 2S, 10am Jun 19 RCM Orchestra Visit, 2:15pm, Yrs 3-6 Jun 20 Formal Assembly, 10am Jun 20 RCM Lunchtime Concert Series, 12:50pm Jun 21 College Athletics Carnival, KI - Yr 6 Jun 21 NO LUNCH ORDERS for KI - Yr 6 Jun 27 RCM Lunchtime Concert Series, 11:40am Jun 27 MS Astronomy & Ping Pong-a-thon Jun 27 Jump for Jesus, KI - Yr 4 Jun 27 CSSA Boys Football Gala Day Jun 28 JS Assembly, 2:30pm, MPC, 1M Jun 28 Term 2 Ends Jul 1-19 July Vacation Care Jul 8-14 NAIDOC Week Jul 15-19 Staff Development Week (non-student week) Jul 22 Term 3 Begins Jul 23 Year 9 Tasmania Excursion Meeting Jul 30 CSSA Zone Athletics, Primary & Secondary Aug 2 Battle of the Bands Aug 5-9 College Book Week Aug 6 Stage 3 Assembly, 2:30pm, MPC Aug 8 Yr 4 Dubbo Excursion Deposit Due Date Aug 9 Book Week Parade Aug 9 Grandparents Day Aug 9 The Supernova Concert rehearsals Aug 10 The Supernova Concert, 2pm & 7:30pm Aug 13-20 Year 9 Tasmania Excursion Aug 15-23 HSC Trial Examinations Aug 16 CSSA State Primary Athletics Aug 20 Stage 3 Assembly, 2:30pm, MPC Aug 23 CSSA State Secondary Athletics Aug 24 College Fete, 2-7pm Aug 29 Year 7 Immunisations Sep 3 ICAS Digital Technology Sep 5 ICAS Science Sep 6 Junior School Assembly, 2:30pm, MPC Sep 9-10 Parent Teacher Interview Evening Sep 10 ICAS Writing Sep 12 ICAS Spelling Sep 17 ICAS English
Our Junior School classes are competing against one another to collect the most stickers. Please send in all
sticker sheets (they don’t have to be complete) and any loose stickers by Tuesday 25 June to be counted
in the Class competition.
Stickers will be accepted until Friday 28 June, but if handed in after Tuesday 25 June they will not be counted in
the class competition, but still attributed to the total College collection. All stickers will be collated and sent away
during the holidays. We are very excited about placing our order and will let you know of our purchase when it
arrives! Return them in class, at the College Office or at your local Woolworths. Thank you.
A weekend adventure in the lower Blue Mountains was enjoyed last weekend by two College Mountain Bike Teams. The rain didn’t put them off as they competed in a four hour relay cross country race against schools from across the state. The teams were comprised of a mix of students, some who have participated for the last five years, and to whom the tracks are like a homecoming, to students in Stage 3 who had never previously participated in a mountain biking race. These beginner students were ‘riding up’ meaning that they were riding against competitors who were at least one, maybe two years their senior. Quite a challenge! The Junior team of riders put in an enormous effort with each rider completing three laps of the 4km course, and Liam Meddens pulling in an extra 4th lap, the last rider to make it home in time. For the Senior Mixed team, two riders were also ‘riding up’ instead of riding in the Intermediate section. This also meant they were riding a harder course than they otherwise would have been - a great effort Jacob Riley and Amy Combs! The Senior Mixed team came second in their division and another great spurt of effort from Jacob Mills allowed Calvin Combs to complete an additional lap with only seconds to spare! There was some great cheering from the team. Congratulations to the team as a whole. The organisers of the event gave a shout out to Wagga Wagga Christian College over the PA, congratulating our team on contributing significantly to a fantastic, encouraging atmosphere. We did have an excellent team of supporters. Angus Tait, Greta Tait and Abigail Combs deserve a special mention for their shouts of encouragement as the team members rode by. Massive thanks to the team of parents, grandparents and teachers involved in the event. You are an essential part of the maintenance, care, food provision, transition and general support team. The riders could not do it without you! Thank you to Hamish Tait, Chris Meddens, Russell Avery and John and Jenny Avery. If you are interested in finding out more about Mountain Biking, riding socially on a Saturday afternoon in Wagga or participating in the next MTB Allschools in August in Canberra contact, Cycling Student Leader, Jacob Mills or Mrs Heidi Combs in Community. See you on the track!
This Friday the Stage 3 students will be participating in the K-6 Athletics Carnival here at the College. The
program for the day was sent home on Friday and is also available here. If you would like to help, please see Mr
Cunningham on the day.
Notes were sent home last week to Stage 3 students about the Ballarat Excursion next term, find the note here.
This will be an amazing trip and we strongly encourage all students to attend. The permission slip and deposit for
this trip is required by Thursday 27 June. If you have any questions or concerns, please talk to your child’s
teacher.
Next Thursday 27 June, the students of Middle School and their families are invited to attend an evening of
Astronomy and Ping Pong. The night will be held at the MPC and College oval, from 6:30pm – 8pm. The
Stage 3 students have been studying Space in Science and this is a great opportunity for the students to make
use of the College telescopes and have a closer look at the stars, moon and planets.
To add to the fun, we also plan to get in some practise for the Ping Pong-a-thon which will occur later in the year.
There will be a variety of games and competitions in the MPC for the students and their families to participate in.
Come and enjoy the end of term with some fun and a mug of hot chocolate!
This term Stage 3 students have been investigating Australia’s
global connections. Students were fortunate to listen to Wagga
identity and missionary to the world, Mrs Isabel Baker, share her
adventures and stories. Isabel showed us numerous pictures of her
overseas trips to summer camps in Russia. She has been there 12
times as well as to the Philippines and Laos.
We learned about the ‘ring of fire’ locations,
Isabel’s grasshopper eating experience,
jeeps being used from WW2 as public
transport and what life is like for children in
third world countries.
Isabel, thank you for dedicating so much of
your life to sharing the love of God with
children around the world. What a wonderful
ambassador you are for Wagga!
Mrs Kim Heath, Stage 3 Teacher
Students from Middle and Senior School recently attended one of
the Riverina Conservatorium of Music’s Lunchtime Concert
Series ‘Unsung Heroes’ featuring violinist Lauren Davis and
pianist Hamish Tait. The concert was held in St. Johns Anglican
Church.
Two violin and piano sonatas were on the program, one by
Ludwig van Beethoven and Dora Pejacevic. The performers
played with virtuosity and sensitivity.
It is wonderful to see our Music Program being supported by
excursions like this, and to see students being inspired in their own
music practice.
Mr Geoffrey Xeros, Director of Music
On Saturday 15th June six College staff took part in training conducted by the Australian Literacy Educators Association (ALEA). International speaker, David Hornsby, delivered a day of in-sightful training titled, 'Understanding English Orthography'. Teachers travelled to Charles Sturt University in Thurgoona to discuss the implications for teaching phonics and spelling through reading and writing. It is wonderful to see teachers having regular opportunities to learn together!
The Promise Centre 48 Vestey St www.thepromisecentre.com.au Sunday Service at 10am.
Generocity Church Wagga 194 Lake Albert Rd (the old Prime News building) www.generocitychurch.com.au Sunday Service at 10am
Wagga Wagga Evangelical Church (WWEC) 401 Kooringal Road www.wwec.org.au Sunday Service at 10am and 5:30pm
Inspire Church Wagga 555 Kooringal Rd www.inspirewagga.com.au Sunday Service Times: 10am Service 5pm Service Inspire Youth Wagga Every Friday from 6:30-8:30pm Check Facebook for updates
UniChurch/Christian Fellowship CSU Wagga, In the Rec Hall cfwagga.org.au
Sunday Service at 7pm
St Aidan's Presbyterian Church 62-64 Coleman St staidanswagga.org.au Sunday Service Times: 9am Service 10:30am Service 5pm Service Kid’s Club meets at St Andrew ’s, Cross Street, every Friday during term time, 5.30-7.30pm. SAYGE is the Youth Group of St Aidan ’s and St Andrew’s Presbyterian churches. We meet at St Andrew’s on Cross St every Friday night of school term from 7.30-9.30pm.
Wagga Baptist Church 156 Tarcutta St www.wwbc.org.au Sunday Service Times: 8:15am Worship Service 10am Worship Service 6pm Worship Service Crossover Youth on Fridays: 5.30pm for Bible Study 7pm – 9pm for Youth Group
Living Water Fellowship Kooringal Guide Hall 565 Kooringal Rd www.livingwaterwagga.org.au Sunday Service at 10am
The Salvation Army 188 Edward Street salvos.org.au/wagga/contact-us/
Sunday Service 10am Mainly Music Mondays 10.30am Salvos Woman Wednesdays 10.30am Connect & Grow all ages, 2nd Wednesday each month AA Meeting Thursdays 7.30pm, Fridays 7pm
For other activities and info about joining a small group call the church office on 6921 7895.
St Paul’s Turvey Park 31 Fernleigh Rd Sunday Service Times: 8am Holy Communion 9:30am Family Church SWAC Youth 6pm Evening Church Fridays 5:30 - 7:30pm St Alban’s Kooringal Playgroups 270 Lake Albert Rd Tuesdays & Fridays Sunday 8am Holy Communion www.swac.church
Gospel Power Ministries Cnr Bourke and Mckell Ave (Mt Austin Public School) www.gospelpowerministries.org.au Sunday Service at 9:30am Connect Group fortnightly on Wednesdays Prayer meeting on Fridays at 7pm
Wagga Church of Christ 49 Fernleigh Road Kids Church 9:15am Sunday Service at 10am Youth Group Fridays from 7:30 -
9:30pm
Wagga Wagga Uniting Churches www.wwuca.org.au
Pilgrim Uniting Church Sunday Worship Services – 10 Tanda Pl Glenfield Park 10am Family and cross-cultural service 6:00pm Modern expressions Wesley Uniting Church Sunday Worship Services – Cnr Johnston & Tarcutta Streets 10:30am Traditional service 2pm Korean language service
