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2023-2024 Term & Important Dates 2023 Term Dates, 2024 Term Dates

Principal's Message Official opening of the Cumberland building

Deputy Principal Presentation Night, 2024 Term Dates, Student Wardrobe

Learning End of Semester Reports, iPad Onboarding, Resource Lists, Signing Off

Primary Step Up Day, Primary Staffing, Mrs Natasha Radley (Head of Year Prep), Mr Jevon Scandrett (Head of Year 1 & 2), Mr Nigel Keegan (Head of Year 5 & 6 and Acting Head of Year 3 & 4), Year 6 Celebration Evening, Primary House Celebration Day, Presentation Night and Final Assembly, Final Assemblies, Hume City Council Award, Christmas Wishes

Secondary Time to pause, enjoy and reassess. , Dunhelen Wrapping Up 2023 with Triumph and Celebration!, Final Assembly: Honouring Achievements and Unveiling Leaders, 2024 Year 12 Student Learning Conference, Dunhelen Writing Awards , Congratulations Award Winners!

Admissions Future Sibling Enrolments

Be Well and Prosper How to Practice Gratitude & Improve Your Family’s Mental Health

Chaplain's Corner Christmas Carols – 29 November, Christmas Chapels - 4 December, Aitken Faith Community

Careers Year 12 Results, Christmas and Holiday Good Wishes from B21, 2023 RMIT Future Finder excursion, Career News 14, Careers Newsletter on My Aitken, Contact Details

First Nations News First Nations News, First Nations in the news, First Nations Experiences and Opportunities

Library BIG SUMMER READ

Parents & Friends Association Banner Photo

Parents & Friends Association Thank you!, Fun Run 2023!, Fairview Dance Party, Parents & Friends Annual General Meeting (AGM), Pre-loved Uniform Donations , Facebook

Performing Arts Fairview Concert, HorrorFest 2023

Physical Education Primary Orienteering Competition, Northern Metropolitan Region Cricket Blast Championships, Year 8 Girls Basketball Team

Sustainability and Agriculture Banner Photo

Sustainability and Agriculture Hume City Council – Sustainability Engagement team – Visit

The Parent Room The Art of Parenting, Tech Focus

Visual Arts

Wellbeing Happiness

OSHC

Community Activities Dancexclusive

Business Directory Business Directory , FREIGHT & CUSTOMS, MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL SERVICES, PODIATRY, TUTORING – ONLINE

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Chaplain's Corner

“Mary gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger because there was no room in the Inn.” Luke 2:7

The Christmas story invites us into the story of the birth of Jesus. Not a clean story but a messy story, full of real life drama at every turn. The Messiah (expected king) and Emmanual (God with us), came as a child to humble and poor parents in Mary and Joseph. This inbreaking of the holy one is available to us all in the remembering of the Advent and Christmas season when we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit. May you not be consumed by the commercialisation of Christmas but instead live in simplicity, generosity and the love of family, friends and God.

Many thanks for the generous donations of food and toys that many of you have made to this year's Giving Tree Appeal. Uniting Broadmeadows Emergency Relief are grateful for the generosity of the Aitken College community.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Christmas Carols – 29 November

Students and families gathered on 29 November to enjoy the annual Christmas Carols service. The weather was not kind, so instead of being outside, we gathered in the CPA at 6pm for about 40-45 minutes. A huge thanks to Ms McCarthy for organising the Songsters to perform several carols. It was good to share in a short Christmas lessons and carols service which told the overall story of Christmas. Reminding us that “Jesus is the reason for the season”.

Christmas Chapels - 4 December

Fairview, Cumberland and Dunhelen enjoyed extended Christmas chapels this last Monday. The Nativity Story was presented by a number of student volunteers. Special thanks to Liana K (Narrator), Nissi T (Mary), Lyla B (Gabriel), Millle SB (Innkeeper), Dylan M (Joseph), Karen S (Messenger Angel), Madelin L (Shepherd), Matilda M (Shepherd), Isabella K (Shepherd), Akshaj M (Wise Man), Ryan S (Wise Man) and Thisen H (Wise Man).

Songters (Fairview and Cumberland) and Aitken Voices (Dunhelen) provided musical support in leading a number of Christmas Carols. Thanks to Ms McCarthy and the Performing Arts team for their choir preparations and presentation.

Aitken Faith Community

Our final worship for the year will take place this Sunday 10 December at 4:30pm. ALL WELCOME. Please let me know if you are coming as we will be sharing in dinner afterwards. We will be in the Cumberland building due to the CPA being used by a community group.