College News
Principal's Update
End of Term 3 Events
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 107:1
Well, what a term we’ve had. Term 3 has been packed full of exciting activities for students and our school community. To cap it all off, this week we enjoyed the Learning & Creative Showcase. It was wonderful to celebrate the Arts, as well as Year 3 to 6 student learning, in fun and interactive ways. Thank you to our Art teachers, Andrea Greene and Andrew Perry, and our Music teacher, Andrew Philpot, for putting on a great show. Thanks also to our classroom teachers for the extra effort that went into showcasing the student’s learning. Most importantly, thanks to our students who created art, performed music and shared their learning with us. You are amazing!
We also celebrated RUOK? Day on Thursday. Students wore a splash of yellow and participated in RUOK? Day activities throughout the day, both in the classroom and at lunch time. We know that it is RUOK? Day every day. Thursday was such a great reminder of how important it is to check in on your friends and family. See the Wellbeing page in this Newsletter for some photos.
For the last day of term we had another casual dress fundraiser, raising money for new playground equipment for Ararat Chistian School in Uganda. The Senior student leaders picked the theme of Sports Colours for the day and everyone came to School in the colours of their favourite sports teams.
I pray God’s blessing upon you and your family as you enjoy the spring break. I hope it is a wonderful time of fun and memory making. God bless.
Alex Burgess
Head of Junior School
CSA Parent Survey
King’s College is again participating in the Christian Schools Australia (CSA) Community Profile: Parent Survey. This is the only national survey of its kind that is specifically designed for Christian school communities and seeks to gather key information regarding the perceptions, levels of satisfaction and priorities of Christian school families as well as their demographic profiles and the way families engage, support and interact with their local Christian school communities. We would like to encourage all parents from Prep to Year 12 to complete this important survey. King’s College will receive data specific to our school as an outcome of this survey. Please look for the link in your email to respond to this survey by 22 September 2023.
Upcoming Information Nights
Year 7 2024 Information Night
On Tuesday 3 October from 7:00 to 7:30pm, we will be holding an information night for current Year 6 families transitioning to Year 7. During the evening, we will be discussing the Year 7 curriculum program, uniform requirements and the Bring Your Own Device program. There will be time for students and parents to ask questions. Staff present during the evening will be the Year 7 Home Group teacher, the Head of Senior School and the Principal.
VCE Vocational Major Information Night
We are excited to announce that King’s College will be offering the new VCE Vocational Major (VM) from next year. VCE VM will commence at Year 11 and combines hands on learning with VCE studies and VET (TAFE) training. We will be holding an information night on Tuesday 3 October from 7:45pm to 8:15pm for families of students who have already selected this course of study for next year.
Uganda Mission Trip 2024 Information Night
On Wednesday 18 October at 7:00pm, we will be holding an information night for current Year 9 to 11 students who would be interested in joining a trip to Ararat Christian School in Uganda. The proposed date for the trip is the end of Term 2 next year. During the evening, we will be outlining the proposed trip and showing some photos and video from Mr Rouse and Mr Tucker’s recent trip to Uganda. Gideon Kabenge, the Director of Ararat Christian School will be present on the night.
Israel & Jordan Trip 2024
I have a passion to understand how the Bible narrative would have been understood by the first listeners in their culture, and therefore have a better understanding of how God’s word can be worked out in the lives of 21st century listeners, in a vastly different culture, a half a world away.
Having visited Israel three times, Jordan twice and other lands of the Bible including Turkey and Greece, it is my experience that studying the Bible on location adds a depth of understanding to God’s word I never thought was possible. It is like opening a colouring book full of familiar pictures and then being handed a brush and paint to add colour.
From October 27 to November 12 2024, I will be co-leading a tour to Israel and Jordan. There is an open invitation to join us on this trip. The brochure below contains a link to an information session coming up very soon. If you are interested but not able to attend in person, a Zoom link can be made available. Simply register your interest for the session via this link.
Michael Tucker
Teacher
Uniform Reminder
A reminder that Students are to wear their Summer uniform from the beginning of Term 4.
Please note the Uniform Shop will only be open in the first week of the School Holidays (next week) at the following times:
Mon 18 Sep: 8:30 - 12:00 & 2:00 - 4:00
Tue 19 Sep: 8:30 - 12:00 & 2:00 - 4:00
Thu 21 Sep: 8:30 - 11:30
Email uniforms@kings.vic.edu.au for any queries.