Community News

2024 PAL Awards Night

The Peninsula Applied Learning Association (PAL) recently hosted the 2024 PAL Awards at the Mornington Racecourse celebrating young people's endeavours in the applied learning space.

Bayside Christian College had three Year 12 students receive awards at the PAL celebration and had several articles added into the annual PAL magazine. A huge congratulations to our VCE VM teachers Shelley, Ulli, James S, Verrell, Sonja and Justin and the following award-winning students:

• Mac Taylor (VCE VM Industry Award)
• Lily Saltmarsh (VCE VM Excellence Award)
• Hamish Mason (VCE VM Achievement Award)

Each student received a cash prize from one of the generous PAL sponsors. PAL is committed to enhancing and facilitating applied learning experiences for students in the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula region.

Matific World Teacher's Day Award

Congratulations to Mrs Danielle Lupi on receiving a World Teacher's Day "Primary School Maths Teacher Award" for "outstanding dedication, innovative teaching methods, and unwavering passion for inspiring young minds in the field of Mathematics." 

Ilana Den from Matific commended Danielle for how she led the Primary Team and reinvigorated the Primary Mathematics Curriculum, helping both staff and students to not fear mathematics but to see it as a path to discovery and learning and for her inspirational approach to bringing love of learning to mathematics. 

Danielle thanked the Primary team for the nomination and their dedication and willingness to work as a team to make an impact on students' perceptions of mathematics and their outstanding improvements in maths outcomes.

Student Exchange Program 2025  Host Families Needed

Every year, we have students join us from Kinjo High School in Japan. Next year we will have three students: two girls, Misa and Yui and one boy, Takamura.

AIIU is looking for one or more families to host one of the students for Term One in 2025.

• Families can host a student for all or part of the term. 
• No need to cook special food.
• The student can share a bedroom (same gender)
• Host families are paid a small stipend of $50 per night to help with costs
• 27 January to 4 March 2025

This is a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy learning about another culture, make new friends and share God's love with these young people. Hosting is open to families from all Year levels.

For queries or further information please contact Kate Bamford, Regional Director for Victoria kateb@aiiu.com.au or 0411 803 885.

Christmas Worship and Carols Assembly

Christmas is coming! Our final whole school worship service for the year will be held on Tuesday 26 November from 9 am. Please join us to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus with items, carols and celebration.

Christmas Community Market

Staffing 2025

We are currently advertising to fill the following teaching roles for 2025. 

• Secondary Teachers
• Primary and Secondary Performing Arts and Music

Positions are advertised at Christian Jobs Australia and on the College website. Please share the links with someone you think could be a great fit for Bayside.

2025 Ventura Bus Routes

Please be advised that the Bus Routes for 2025 will remain the same.  

Click on this link :  https://www.venturabus.com.au/live-tracking/details/7/bayside-christian-college to view the existing Bayside Bus Routes. 

If your child is intending to use the Bus Service for 2025, we require the 2025 Bus Form completed https://forms.gle/jnR5Df3kWbnJtrUQ9  

Refer to the 2025 Schedule of Fees and Charges to view the 2025 Bus Charges. To ensure a bus pass can be issued to your child for 2025, your attention to this is appreciated.

If you have any questions, please contact Carron Stephens, Student Services Officer via email: studentservices@bayside.vic.edu.au  

Notice of Intention to Withdraw from the College

Planning is well underway for the 2025 school year. If you are intending to withdraw a child/ren from the college at the end of this year please ensure you provide the necessary written full term’s notice before the start of Term 4. This should be emailed to both the Registrar registrar@baysidecc.vic.edu.au and Principal, Mr Andrew Manning andrew.manning@baysidecc.vic.edu.au

A full term’s fees will be charged where the required full term’s notice is not provided. We recommend you provide notice even if your plans are not yet confirmed.

2025 Payment Arrangement Form Reminder

This is a friendly reminder to those yet to complete the Payment Arrangement Form for 2025 sent out to all families last week. Thank you if you have already completed the form and submitted your intentions.

Every family who has a child/ren enrolled for 2025 must complete the form, even if you intend to pay your 2025 fees the same way as this year. Please remember the full year in advance 7% discount only applies to payments made via EFT or direct debit.

Your answers will be used to generate individual Family Fee Statements, including applicable tuition fees and with nominated payment discounts applied. These will subsequently be emailed to families.

Should you have any questions, please direct them to finance@baysidecc.vic.edu.au

Music Showcase Night

The community is warmly invited to watch the Music Showcase Concert coming up next Wednesday 27 November at 6:30pm in the G Block Gym. Performers are to arrive at 6:25pm to ensure that you can get your seat and your child can feel comfortable and not rushed. 

If your child is performing, please dress them in something that looks 'nice' but is comfortable. Dressing up can be a fun part of performing as long as your child is comfortable and can move easily in their clothes. If in doubt, school uniform is perfectly acceptable! 

All students have chosen a song to perform and have been polishing them for a few weeks now. Many are excited to show their piece to the audience and to their peers!

Canteen News 

We are excited to announce that icy poles are now available to purchase at lunchtime from Wednesdays to Fridays. All Primary students are welcome to buy an icy pole for $1.00.

The North Canteen will close for the year on Thursday 14 November and the South Canteen will close on Friday 22 November.

Dobsons Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is open on Mondays 8:30 am - 11:30 am and Thursdays 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm. You can book a 20-minute personalized fitting appointment by contacting Doris Achterberg via bcc@dobsons.com.au

Happy Families

Our school is subscribed to the Happy Families School Membership. Owned and run by Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s leading parenting experts, the membership offers a wealth of parenting education and resources.

We will regularly share resources available through our membership with you, including Insight Articles and Webinars. 

You can also access your resources at any time using the below URL (unique to our school) and the password is: happybcc

Here is your latest weekly Insights Article for the term titled 'Soft Eyes'. 

I have a challenge for you. Try to feel angry...but make your eyes soft and kind. It’s the psychological equivalent of patting your head, rubbing your belly, hopping on one leg, and sticking your tongue in and out—all at once. Perhaps it’s harder. They’re fundamentally incompatible. I don’t think you can do both... 

Read the full article by downloading the PDF :

Community Prayer Plan

In the pursuit of activating the power of prayer over the College, the Bayside Prayer Group developed a Community Prayer Plan which provides 10 ways you can pray for our school.

The hope of this plan is to empower and enable us, as a community, to be praying with a pattern and persistence across Term 4. 

Please join us as we pray for the College, students and staff over the coming month. 

Weekly Jogging Club 

Get ready to hit the track, folks—the sun is shining, the weather’s warm, and it's the perfect time to get those legs moving! Join us on the oval for Jogging Club every Monday lunchtime from 12:50 PM to 1:12 PM and every Friday morning from 8:15 AM to 8:45 AM. Who knows? You might even break a sweat! (No promises, though—just some friendly encouragement.)

Parents, you’re welcome to join us on Friday mornings. Lace up, bring your best jogging jokes, and let’s start the day with 4000 steps before 9 am! - Mr Zacc Klan, Primary Teacher

Bayside Community Playgroup

The Bayside Community Playgroup runs every Thursday from 9:00 am to 10:30 am for children aged 0-5 years for indoor play, craft, painting, creative play, story time and sing-a-long while parents and carers supervise playtime and enjoy a cuppa and light morning tea. Cost is $2 per child to attend each week. Please pack a nut-free snack and water bottle for your child. No booking required.

Bayside Prayer Group

The Bayside Prayer Group meet every Monday morning from 9:00 am in the Community Room (M2) to pray for the College. Parents, carers and staff are welcome to join at any time. The group also occasionally meet at 7.30 pm on Monday evenings during daylight savings to walk around the College grounds. For more information, please contact Bek Shelling on 0403 804 972.

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Christian Youth Camp

Christian Youth Camps (CYC) Holiday Camps provide an incredible opportunity for your child to build confidence through new experiences, make friends and create life-long memories, all while having a heap of fun in a safe, positive environment.

So give your child a chance to BELONG to something greater these summer school holidays with Christian Youth Camps and apply today! 

Sam Hooper, Bayside Christian College Alumni (Class of 2019) and Impact Camp Director

Baysiders Netball Club