Wyndham Happenings
Superstar Musical - save the date!
Our end of year whole school musical production "Superstar" will be performed on Thursday 5th December., students will need to be onsite by 6.30pm for a 7.00pm Performance.
Students have been working on their performance skills and a bunch of parents helpers have already been busy behind the scenes starting the process for prop's, costumes etc.
Tickets will be available soon.
Assistance Required (PV Hours opportunity)
We are seeking parent volunteers with a current Working With Children Check to assist with labelling and bagging of costumes for children during the 6th period (2:30pm) each Friday for the next 6 weeks.
We are also seeking help to make/borrow the following props/costumes.
- a map type scroll
- Donkey costume
- Barn Animal Costumes X 4
Please email office@wyndhamcc.vic.edu.au if you are able to assist with any of these requests.
We are incredibly grateful to those who have already stepped up to assist with various aspects of our Performance evening, thank you.
Term 4 Uniform - Hats
School Hats are compulsory in Term 4 - NO hat, NO play (students are required to stay undercover outside if they do not have a hat). Our students enjoy utilising the outdoor classroom as well as other classes outside when the weather is fine for Up & Go, Physical Education and Sport.
We have a small number of school hats for sale at College Reception for your convenience.
Bucket Hats $16.50
Slouch Hats $15.50
Please ensure your child's hat is named (and their name is still visible!) - thank you.
Spotlight on...Mr Fourie, Physical Education.
Mr. Fourie was born in South Africa. From an early age he had a passion for sports and represented his school and clubs in a variety of sports. Rugby, cricket and athletics was amongst his favourites. He represented regional and state teams in both rugby and cricket. Injuries prevented him to continue as a player and he decided to study to become a PE teacher where he can channel his passion for sport towards student development.
Mr. Fourie is a competent, committed and experienced physical education teacher who has over 7 years of experience. He has an absolute passion for teaching and child development with the ability to easily connect with young children. He helped organised various sporting events, including rugby 7’s, gala tournaments and district athletics carnivals. Has taught various subjects to students of varied academic levels (year P-12) and diverse cultural backgrounds. Has been coaching rugby, cricket and athletics for more than 6 years with the ability to motivate, encourage and inspire children to develop physical activity and stimulate learning amongst students.
In his journey he coached rugby state teams in South Africa and represented the Melbourne Rebels where he was part of the talent development team for young players. As an athletics coach, his students represented both state and nationals in shot put.
Mr. Fourie obtained the role as the PE teacher in term 2 at Wyndham Christian College. Since the start of the year WCC have received over $10 000 in government grants from Sporting School Australia which Mr. Fourie applied for. These funds were used for programs like AFL, Gymnastics and Basketball which is still to come at the end of the year. Some of the funds were also used to buy new sport equipment like nets for volleyball and tennis, tennis racquets and some gymnastic apparatus.
Words from Mr. Fourie, “The future for WCC is bright and the possibilities endless. I am excited to be part of this growing community and can’t wait to awaken the sport spirit in every child.”
Mid-Term Break
Wyndham Christian College will close for a mid-term break in the lead up to Melbourne Cup Day. This will give families a four-day long weekend to enjoy from Saturday 2 November through to Tuesday 5 November (Melbourne Cup Day).
TheirCare services will be available on Monday 4 November for those who may require this service, please contact them directly to book your child in and arrange for care. http://theircare.com.au/ Phone: 1300 072 410
School will resume as normal on Wednesday 6 November.
Parent Volunteer Hours
We are so blessed with the families and parent engagement at Wyndham Christian College. Parent involvement is encouraged as it provides some great benefits, 10 Parent Volunteer Hours are required per family / per annum.
These hours must be completed by Friday the 15th November.
Please submit your signed PV Hours form to College reception, alternatively $350 will be invoiced to your FACTS account at the end of November. If you still have hours to complete there are opportunities with the upcoming Production (various), new resources to log and books to cover (Tuesday 22nd October 8.45-11am) as well as helpers to assist students at Prep Orientation sessions for 2020 (Saturday morning opportunities on 26 Oct, 16 Nov & 30 Nov 8:30am-12:30pm).
Please email: mandi.hutton@wyndhamcc.vic.edu.au if you have further questions in regard to this.
Thanks again for your continuing support.
Australian Dental Health Van Visit
The Dental Health Van will be visiting our College from Monday 25 November 2019 to provide dental check ups and treatment for students. This service is provided with no out of pocket expense being bulk billed with Medicare for eligible students under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Free Check ups will be provided for students who are not eligible for Medicare, with a report to come home should further treatment be recommended.
For your child to be seen, you will need to complete a Dental Consent Form (these were sent home with students, additional forms are available at College Reception.)
Please return to the classroom teacher by 21 October to facilitate appointment times.
Australian Dental Health will also conduct an ‘Oral Health Information Session’ for students at assembly on 25 November, parents are welcome to attend.
Operation Christmas Child
Gift Boxes to fill and Information was sent home last term in regard to Operation Christmas Child.
Boxes are due back to the College by Friday 25th October.
This is a great opportunity to bless someone less fortunate and could be made into a fun family activity.
We have already had several boxes dropped back at the College. As at 16th October in Victoria Operation Christmas Child has already collected 8831 boxes and packed into containers for distribution!!
Casual Dress Day - Friday 1st November
Students are invited to dress in casual clothes on Friday 1st November. A gold coin donation will be collected and put towards the SRC project - raising funds for cricket nets.
Before & After School Care
TheirCare are seeking to understand the out of school hours care requirements for our College in the period leading up to Christmas, between 11 and 20 December 2019. The last day for students for 2019 is Tuesday 10 December.
Please complete the Questionnaire sent home via Compass email (even if you do not require care) by Friday 25 October 2019.
Before and After School care bookings can be made directly with Theircare via their website http://theircare.com.au/
or you can call us on 0447 000 482.
Kind regards
Jackie - Service Coordinator and Betsy - Assistant