The Christway Wyndham Connection

Wyndham Happenings

Superstar Musical & Presentation Night 

Final rehearsals for our Production & Presentation Evening are well underway. The evening  will consist of two distinct parts, the first being our Superstar Production, followed by a short interval. The second part of the evening will be our Presentation Night, this will enable us to celebrate our achievements in our inaugural, pioneering year and recognize students who have excelled in various disciplines.

THINGS TO KNOW:

On Thursday 5th December, students need to arrive and be signed in between 6.15pm-6.30pm at the designated classrooms.

  • Students must come to the production wearing the items that they have been asked to wear.
  • They should have their full Summer uniform (including the jumper/shoes/socks etc.) to change into for the presentation ceremony following the production.
  • Students must have a back pack, snacks and a water bottle.
  • *PLEASE ENSURE ALL ITEMS ARE NAMED
  • During intermission, there will some refreshments for sale by our Parents & Friends.
  • Students must also be signed out of classroom at the end of the evening.
  • No photos or videos will be permitted on the night due to our child safe policy. This is particularly important during the production due to copyright laws. (A photo gallery for the production and presentation evening will be available to download photos in the new year).
  • No smoking is permitted on College premises.

Bird Life - Serendip Sanctuary Excursion

Birdlife Serendip Sanctuary Excursion

On Thursday the 28th of November all members of the Explorer Club in years 1 to 4 experienced a sensational trip to the Serendip Sanctuary in Lara. This was an excursion organised and funded completely by the government organisation Birdlife. Birdlife has been operating in our school this year to teach our students how to identify Australian birds, survey their existence on our school property and build bird habitats to increase their population growth.

Set in the wilderness foothills of the You Yangs, Serendip Sancturay is a wildlife sanctuary for Australian birds and marsupials. The students enjoyed two activities including a wildlife tour with one of the Park Rangers and a mini-beast ponding exercise.

The tour led by the Ranger gave the students up close experiences with animals and learnt about their God given special roles in various Australian habitats. Theses included animals such as wallabies, bearded dragons, bustards, a brolga, masked owl, tawny frog-mouths, whistling kites and much more.

The second activity was a ponding activity run by the Birdlife staff where students completed a bug survey of one of the insect rich Sanctuary’s wetland areas. Here they collected bugs with baskets and nets, poured their findings into collection trays then catalogued the bugs into an ice tray for identification. This activity engrossed our students as they searched their bug identification sheets for an accurate match.

Both activities satisfied a range of learning areas in the Victorian curriculum in very unique ways but most importantly the day provided students with a deeper understanding and connection with the Australian environment. Here they learnt the important lesson of how God has created an ecosystem relationship between his animals and landscapes with the purpose of to sustaining each other. All students left the day with a great desire to return and learn more about God’s great creation.We are all so thankful to Alex from Birdlife for organising this excursion and the Birdlife donors who funded this great opportunity.

 

By Mr Mathews

School Banking

Wyndham Christian College is excited to now offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. The school holidays is a great opportunity to arrange an account for your student to start saving in this way in 2020.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. 

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account.

You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: 

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

 

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

 

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.

 

 

School Banking day will be Friday. Each week you need to hand your Dollarmite book with Deposit slip and stub completed to the classroom Teacher.

Direct any questions to candida.nadar@wyndhamcc.vic.edu.au

Second Hand School Uniform Sales

We have set up a facility to Buy, Swap or Sell preloved uniforms through the Sustainable school shop (www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au)

The Sustainable school shop is a smart, reliable and affordable way to BUY and SELL your pre-loved second hand education items.  It's a simple process in which families can  look for a second-hand item first before buying new.

 

Here's how it works: 

REGISTER FOR FREE

To gain full access to The Uniform Swap Shop website you must register first.

 REGISTER CONFIRMATION

A confirmation of your registration will be emailed to you along with details to edit your VIP Account Number and Password.

 SELLING AN ITEM

Simply photograph your pre-loved uniform, books, instruments etc using an Andriod or iPhone. 

BUY AN ITEM

Simply click on BUY AN ITEM to see the products listed.  If you decide to purchase or enquire about an item, simply click the MORE INFO tab, which will display everything you need to know about the selected product.

CONTACT THE SELLER

Contact the seller and arrange a time to transfer the goods and arrange payment.  It's that simple.

 

Families are provided 4 levels of access:

1. Searching for Free 

Registering and manually searching all the for sale ads from the main search page, gaining the sellers contact details, is free.

2. Advertising Single Items 

Single items can be advertised for $1.50 (Wanted or For Sale). For Sale Ads last 365 days, Wanted Ads last 3 months.

3. Annual Subscription (Includes Premium Searching)

An annual subscription costs $ 21.95. An unlimited number of items can be advertised and provides access to Premium Searching and the Advanced Search Summary.

 

Annual subscriptions last 365 days from your payment date, or if you already have a subscription your current subscription expiry date will be extended by 365 days. 

 

When an annual subscription is renewed any currently listed For Sale Ads expiry dates are automatically extended 365 days.

 

4. Premium Searching Cost $3.95 (Lasts 365 days)

Premium Searching has been created for those families wishing to only search from the main search page.

Bottle Top Collection - Envision

Well done and THANKS to all who have brought in bottle tops to contribute to Envision and their project that helps make 3D printed bionic hands and lots of other useful recycled products.

With our help and the contributions of hundreds of other organisations, they have achieved Phase 1; which was to collect 3 million bottle tops!!

Their collection warehouse is now completely full to the brim and they cannot take anymore bottle tops.

Envision is now able to move to Phase 2 – sorting bottle top colours, and manufacturing 100 hands.

So thank you again, and we look forward to our next exciting venture in 2020 that will contribute to our local community and beyond.

Mr Heckathorn

Before & After School Care

School finishes on 10th December and after seeking feedback there has not been enough interest registered at WCC to warrant a program running between the 11-20 December.

Bookings are now open for January School Holiday Program - service will be provided from 13th January. You can find out program information online or collect a brochure from College Reception.

Bookings can be made directly with Theircare via their website http://theircare.com.au/

or you can call us on 0447 000 482.

Kind regards

Jackie - Service Coordinator

 

Farewell from Miss Jackie:

It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with such wonderful families and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to get to know you all.

2020 has brought some exciting changes for my son and I, we will be relocating to a service closer to my family . I hope 2020 is exciting and a blessing for you and your families and I look forward to coming to visit . 

Code Camp - school holiday opportunity