Primary Years, Tarneit

Hope

At Good News, hope enables us to look forward with expectation and confidence, placing our trust and faith in God’s provision of the things we need to handle, all kinds of situations and events that occur. Hope is open-ended, open to all possibilities and not limited by what we might wish for. Hope allows God to define our lives. During this Reconciliation Week we have seen students learn and put into action the hope we have as a nation to include all as equals while recognising our individual gifts and talents. I especially thank our 1B students for sharing their heartfelt Acknowledgement of Country at this week’s assembly.

Maria Denholm

Deputy Principal - Primary

Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Good News Lutheran College is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:

• access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
• a modern user-friendly interface
• rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
• the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review

The PRC portal does not contain reading material. Students can find PRC books at the college and local libraries as well as online reading libraries such as Borrowbox, Epic and Hoopla.

Each student has been provided with a unique Challenge username and passcode. If you are having trouble accessing the PRC site, please contact the Challenge Coordinator - Mrs Rebecca Moore - moorer@goodnews.vic.edu.au

Adding books to your reading list

Once you are logged into your Premiers' Reading Challenge account, you can search the catalogue for books you would like to add. Please follow the steps below to add books read.

1. Select Search Books in the side menu.

2. Enter the book’s name, author, series name or ISBN number in the search field.

3. Select the Search button.

4. Find the book you want from the search results and select the book title. This will open the book details.

5. Select the +Add book button.

6. The book will appear in your reading list on your dashboard.

If you cannot find the book you would like to add, you can try an advanced search.

1. Select the Advanced Search link. This will bring up more specific search fields.

2. Fill in the details for your advanced search.

3. Once you locate your book of choice, select the +Add book button.

Please note: Finished books will be verified each fortnight until the end of the challenge.

Primary School Division Cross Country

On the 22 May, Good News Lutheran College had four students compete in the Division Cross Country at Werribee Racecourse. Aria Leonor (5B), Marvin Patel (6A), Arjun Mamidi (4D) & Maya Borowik (3B) competed, and while they did not progress to the next stage, it was a massive effort to get to the Division stage, so congratulations to the four of you!

Liam Lambert

Sports Coordinator

Honouring Reconciliation Week

Throughout Reconciliation Week, our primary years students have been engaging in a range of lunchtime activities designed to honour and reflect on the importance of the week. From art to storytelling, these moments offered students the chance to express their thoughts and hopes creatively.

In addition, all classes from Prep to Year 7 took part in buddy sessions focused on the theme: Bridging Now to Next. Students were asked to think about and document where we are now, and what our next steps can be in our Reconciliation journey. These rich, respectful conversations help strengthen cross-campus connections, deepening understanding and building unity as we walk together toward a future of respect, truth, and reconciliation. Each student’s reflective leaf will contribute to a collaborative display, symbolising our shared journey and ongoing commitment to reconciliation.

Rebecca Moore

PYP Coordinator