Notices

Mission Cup - Coins for Change

We are collecting ‘change’ to help support our mission programs (Vanuatu/Cambodia/Pakistan) at St Andrews Christian College. 

Keep the cup in an obvious place in your home or car, drop your loose coins into it and if the cup is full send it to school to be added to the collection. The cup will come back to you, so that you can start filling it up again. 

We hope you enjoy collecting funds this way, and we are looking forward to seeing how these small coins will grow into a mountain of help over the coming years.

Sally Wade

Vanuatu Mission Coordinator

New School App

The school has a  new communication app .

The tiqbiz app works on a range of smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktops.  It isn’t limited to just the iPhone or iPad making it a great tool for everyone.

If you haven’t already downloaded the app, we would like to encourage you to please do so in order that you can receive up-to-date information from the school.

Download the app from tiqbiz.com.au or from the App store or Google Playstore.

Absence Form:

The tizbiz app has an Absence Form on it, so if your child is absent, you just need to go to the app, click on the “Absence” icon, complete the form, sign it and then submit.  That’s it…so easy!

Poet Cameron Semmens is Coming To St Andrews

Cameron is an award-winning poet having won numerous awards and written 15 books. He is going to be working at the College for 2 weeks, providing students with an engaging way to produce poetry and to improve their writing.

Cameron’s poems have been described as a dance of literary circumspection around biblical truth. He is able to creatively develop words and phrases into poetry that enthrals. They are extremely engaging, using wit that really appeals to students of all ages.

Cameron is also coming to provide a sample of his work at the Whole School Assembly, Monday, 8th August. Parents are welcome to attend at 8:45am in Rembrandts.

Parents will also have an opportunity to attend a special event – Poetry Evening, by Cameron Semmens on the 25th of August. More details of this to follow.

Testimonials:

“Cameron has a remarkable talent. The children were fascinated, rapt, amused, excited and promptly set about writing their own poems.”

“The students find Cameron clever, encouraging and engaging. They have really enjoyed working with him. I highly recommend him as an interactive and real part of our exploration of poetry.”

Merrick Brewer

Head of Learning and Teaching

Prayer Day for Schools

Venue: Innovation Centre, St Andrews Christian College

Date: Friday 2 September

Time: 10am - 1pm

All parents are welcome to attend this annual event which St Andrews is hosting this year. It is a gathering of parent prayer groups from various Christian and non-Christian schools  from throughout Victoria.

Suzy Song

Prayer Group Coordinator

National Christian Schools Sports

National Christian Schools Sports – is a high quality multi-sport carnival that honours God and recognises excellence in student sporting endeavour. The NCSS is held every two years and in 2017 will take place in Sydney, with expected competitor numbers to reach eight hundred athletes from five states. The sports on offer in 2017 include Basketball, Netball, Soccer, Tennis and Volleyball. Students that are enrolled in a CSEN member school are eligible to nominate for selection in these sports.

Athlete Nomination form for students:

Steven Mellody

Head of PE and Sport

Prayer Group

Wednesdays at 8:45am

This year the St Andrews Parent Prayer Group will be meeting every Wednesday morning at 8:45am in the meeting room next to the school office.

The St Andrews Prayer Group would like to welcome and invite all parents to come along and join in prayer, with other parents, for the needs of the St Andrews school community. 

It is a great opportunity to join in fellowship with other parents.

For specific prayer requests, there is a prayer request box at the front reception desk for you to put your request in if you are unable to join us.

We are greatly blessed at St Andrews to have the opportunity to gather together for prayer. As Christians we are called to pray, and we encourage parents to join us. Be reassured that you don’t have to pray out loud if you are not comfortable in doing so.

Suzy Song

Prayer Group Coordinator

Lost Senior Jacket

A student has lost a senior school sports jacket. It has a name label on it "Melanie Chin". It may have been taken home accidently by someone else. If so, can you please return it to the school office.

House Community Points

Barton 273

Deakin 307

Parkes 209