VCE CSEN Rally Day: Basketball

HCC won the basketball competition! We played in Division 1 and went undefeated. We conquered Belgrave Heights, a team that was undefeated during the day until they played us in the Grand Final where we won 27-11. There was great leadership and sportsmanship in our team and everyone played very well.

VCE NEWS – HCC Staff appointed as 2018 VCE Examiners

One of the three parts of our vision statement is to ‘Strive for Excellence’. This applies not only to our students, but also to our teachers, as we are continually looking to improve our effectiveness as teachers and help students to achieve their best results.

We are really pleased to be able to acknowledge a number of our VCE teachers who have applied for and have been accepted as VCE examiners for this year. This is both recognition of their standing as teachers of quality, as well as a great opportunity for them to grow in their understanding and knowledge of the course, something that is a great asset to their students and the College.

So, we congratulate the following staff who will be marking VCE exams this year;

Jeremy Richards – History
Fairlie Marsland – Legal Studies
Phong Le – Physics
Marie Therese Youssef – French written exam and French oral exam
Tonia Burgess – Studio Arts
Pam Sanderson has also been an appointed GAT English marker again this year.

Secondary House Athletics

On Tuesday 7 August the Secondary students dressed in their House colours for the school’s annual House Athletics. They participated in different athletic events and took to the track to compete in track and field, all hoping to claim glory for their House. The day was a success with the rain holding off and students giving their best efforts, with many showing some amazing athletic skills. The final scores were indicative of a well fought out day of competition.

We often have one House languishing, but this year there was only around 100 points (a small margin for such a day) between first and last and only 5 points between 2nd and 3rd. Bethel House, however, ended up victors with a great team effort, followed by Carmel, Zion and Tabor. Congratulations Bethel house! The day ended with a staff versus student 8x50m relay race, with the staff showing mercy to our VCE students and letting them win. 😊

A huge thanks to Pete Bunyon, for organising the day and to all the students who participated.

Claire Sim and Darren John

Secondary House Athletics Supervisors

Secondary Snow Sports Day:

Waking up and checking the forecast read 'Mt Baw Baw: Wet and Wild'. Let me say: God is good, because we had beautiful weather and it only started to turn bad (and awful) once we were heading off the slopes and back to the bus. Thank you, Lord!

We had 36 students boarding and skiing with 17 students being 'first-timers' at skiing or boarding. Students had great success in achieving a level where they were getting up and down the slopes and building their skills and enjoyment. Our more experienced skiers also showed the style that could be achieved and challenges you could take on with some more experience on the slopes. It was also a great day of spending time with friends or making new friends through a new found common bond.

Thank you to our staff and parents who were selfless all day (it was a long day!), in making the day run so well and in caring for all our students’ needs. I am already looking forward to 2019 Ski season!

Darren John

Secondary Snow Sports Day Coordinator

Grade 3 and 4 Hooptime

On Tuesday 31 July, some of the Grade 3 and 4 students participated in the Hooptime competition in Dandenong. Both the Future Stars and the Rookies teams played their best, with the Future Stars winning two games and the Rookies drawing their fourth game.

The students who participated are to be congratulated for their team spirit, enthusiasm and excellent behaviour during the day.

Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the LORD".

Primary Athletics Day

On Thursday 2 August, it was Athletics Day. The Year 9s organised a variety of different activities such as discus, shot put, triple jump and sprints.

Overall, the day had awesome weather and everyone had fun and tried their best. Students have a great opportunities on Athletics Day to have a lot of fun and experience new things. Everyone in Primary was thankful to the Year 9 students and teachers for making it a great day.

Kaiya Bunyon (Grade 6C)

Grade 4 Christian Life

The Grade 4 class have been discussing how to develop a Christian lifestyle. On Tuesday this week, we discussed prayer and learnt Pope Francis’ Five Finger Prayer.

Using their fingers as a guide, students wrote a prayer for their family and friends, teachers and leaders, government, the weak and sick and lastly themselves.

We linked the prayers together to make a prayer chain which will hang in our classroom this week, as a reminder of the importance of prayer.

Megan Rose

Grade 4 Teacher

Grade 6 Christian Life

This week in Christian Life, students from 6P spent time talking about the importance of prayer and God’s desire to spend time with each one of us. We discussed how we cannot only come to God with prayer requests for ourselves but also for our friends.

It was lovely to see the students taking the time to talk about their prayer requests and pray for each other.

Ashika Corera

Grade 6 Teacher

Primary Ned's Adventure

Tuesday 7 August was a very exciting day for the whole Primary school at HCC. They got to enjoy a whole period of the Ned Show.

At the Ned show, the presenter talked us through what she and Ned had experienced while travelling around the world, helping those in need by providing them with fresh clean water. The presenter also shared some exciting magic tricks and really entertained us. Kids at the end had the chance to buy bracelets and items to help support those children in need. All the kids had a wonderful time and enjoyed the Ned Show.

Christian Vilar (Grade 6)

Book Week 2018 (20-24 August)

On Tuesday 21 August, we will have a guest speaker, Chris Elkington (an author and puppeteer. Chris is also a former HCC Primary school teacher - welcome back, Chris!) visiting Primary Chapel at 8:45am. Parents are invited as always.

On Friday 24 August, Primary students can come to school dressed as a book character of their choice. They need to bring the book with them, and a gold coin donation will be taken. This will be donated to KCC ‘Emergency Resources’ (ER), an organisation which supports many refugee families and others in need in our local area. These donations will help buy books and gifts for their annual ER Christmas party. A dress-up parade will be held at a special Primary assembly in the morning. Parents are welcome to attend. Please note that students who do not dress up must wear school uniform.

Did you know that...

So keep up that reading! 😊

Pauline Nathaniel and Mary Morris

Library Technician

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

Readers and Parents/Guardians, please remember to get online to the PRC website and record all your reading before the deadline at the end of August. We can then verify all reading and help your children complete this reading challenge.

Quick ‘Challenge’ reads still available in the Primary Library

Mary Morris and Pauline Nathaniel

Library Technicians

HCC Flea Market

Our annual Flea Market is happening soon - on Friday 31 August from 3:00pm–5:30pm in the College gymnasium. The market is run by our Sustainability and Stewardship prefects, Thomas Stamp and Caitlyn Childs.

This is a great way to show good stewardship of God’s resources and promote sustainable living practices. The idea is that you rent a display table and sell recycled items of good quality that others could make use of, or other things such as those on the list below.

What items can you sell?

You can sell;

‘New to You’ good quality hand-me-down clothes and shoes, books and other similar items
Products you have made, such as artwork, candles, cards, accessories, etc
On-the-spot services such as face painting
Your time by providing other services such as babysitting, house cleaning, car cleaning, etc
Food items (however you will be required to follow the guidelines on the website link below).

Costs

To rent a display table:

$10 per table (1.8m x 0.9m)
Plus 10% of the profit made goes to HCC Sustainability projects (10% after you make your first $10).

To rent a display area the same size of a table, it is the same price as above (suitable for 2 large clothes racks, or large items, such as a book shelf or recycled baby furniture).

To book a display table please follow this link http://caitlynchilds.wixsite.com/fleamarket.

For further information or larger spaces, please email Caitlyn or Thomas to discuss your needs at cchilds@hcc.vic.edu.au or tstamp@hcc.vic.edu.au.

The Sound of Music

HCC is presenting the Secondary Musical Production of 'The Sound of Music' on 12 and 13 September. Lock these dates in now! Tickets on sale mid-August.

PFA Father's Day Stall

Dads and Daughters Dinner

The HCC biennial Dads and Daughters Dinner will be on Wednesday 29 August, 6:45pm-9:00pm in the Salt Cafe. The dinner is for dads and daughters from Grade 6 to Year 12. Ticket ($25 per person) can be purchased via Qkr or at the College office.

National Christian Schools Sports

Secondary school students have the opportunity to represent Victoria in a variety of sports at the National Championships. Students can trial for one of the following sports for the 2019 NCSS – Basketball, Netball, Soccer or Tennis.

Any student that is enrolled at a CSEN Member School is eligible to nominate for trials. All teams will be U/16 age groups (born 2003 or later).

Registrations close Monday 20 August 2018. Please see the attached details. For further Information, please contact our sports coordinator (Pete Bunyon) or Karen Davidson at csen@csa.edu.au.

Do you know an excellent educator?

Nominations are now open for the 2018 National Excellence in Teaching Awards

For 24 years, the National Excellence in Teaching Awards have provided communities with the opportunity to formally recognise and thank outstanding teachers and leaders working within:

• Early Learning Centres;

• Primary Schools;

• Secondary Schools; and

• Special Schools.

The NEiTA awards recognise the importance of the profession, its professional standards and the critical role and impact teachers have on young people’s lives.

NEiTA is Australia and New Zealand’s only community centred teaching awards program. Teacher nominations must meet eligibility guidelines and criteria and are submitted by school parents, school councils, parent associations, committees of management, secondary student councils, and community organisations. They are then assessed by an expert panel of educationalists in a two-staged process. Please nominate at https://www.asg.com.au/about-asg/neita

Prizes

National recipients receive a framed certificate, the Crystal Apple award and a $5,000 grant. Winners will be flown in to attend a special awards luncheon and be presented with their prizes.

One national award recipient will be selected to receive the NEiTA Teacher Ambassador of the Year Award and will attend the International Space Camp - an international gathering of outstanding teachers, at the US Space & Rocket Center, Alabama, USA.

State, Territory and Regional award winners will receive a framed certificate signed by the CEO and NEiTA Chairman.

Community

HCC Parents Prayer Group

Prayer Groups for Schools Thanksgiving Day 2018

Kingston Youth Services: Music Box

Cabrini Emergency: 50% Discount