From the Principal ’s Desk

GBC NEWS Term 3 Volume 218 August 2017 4 Maguire St, Kalgoorlie

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Uniform Shop Hours:Tuesdays and Thursdays,

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Growing, Building,Caring

Dear Parents and Friends of GBC, We are truly blessed to be part of this community and I am constantly astounded by what God is doing in this place. He is bringing the right people for such a time as this and is revelling himself daily in this ministry we call GBC.I will be travelling to the CSA Leaders retreat next week and look forward to some great teaching and bringing new and fresh ideas back to the College community. While I am away, Mrs Angela Dredge (Lower Primary Team Leader) will be acting Principal – along with the support of the leadership team. I know the College is in good hands.What a fantastic night we had at the GBC Science Fair – which is a celebration of all things Science. This year’s theme was ‘Future Earth’ and the students all did an amazing job. While not everyone could exhibit their projects – the calibre was of a high standard – and it was great to see our students really excelling at something of their own choosing. It was fantastic to hear from the students about how passionate they were about their projects and we have some real budding Scientists in the making. Thank you to the Teachers who supported the students during this project and for the many hours of marking that went into the assessments. We also thank Jayde McKenzie for being a great judge – I know she wanted to give more awards – but she was really impressed at the knowledge of GBC students. A special thank you to Melissa Knox, who put the whole evening together. We really appreciate your passion for Science and for making the night a huge success.Another sad goodbye is to Melissa Knox – who will be leaving us at the end of the term. We have really appreciated your multiple talents and you are a testimony to our community. We hope you are blessed as you join Cameron in NSW and we will miss your whole family. The place won’t be the same without you!Lastly, I want to bring to the light an issue that our teenagers (and even younger) are experiencing. Social Media is something that many of us

have, but it can be such a destructive force if used regularly. As a society we have started to live out our lives on Social media. This causes a twofold problem – how will it be interpreted and what message are we really giving for everyone to see. This is the world that our kids have to grow up in – and it is robbing relationships and causing real life problems – especially in the realm of Mental Health and self-esteem.As a College, our job is not to police social media but to educate and we always look for opportunities to have discussions with our young people and the wider community. GBC is not immune to students living their lives on Social media and bringing it to school for us to deal with. This can really have an effect on learning and the environment in which we do business.As a Principal – I am asking parents to please have a talk with your children and work out a family strategy on social media use. Parents are the number one influence on the use of media as they are generally accountable for the billing and our kids will watch our example. It is also important that if any student feels that social media issues are becoming negative to report it to parents straight away. While the College cannot do much about the content or teenage use of social media at home – if there is proof of bullying or negative behaviours – we may intervene as per our behaviour or enrolment policies. Remember, anything posted is on a public domain and even with the strictest privacy settings – can easily be copied and redistributed. Our digital fingerprint remains forever – both positive and negative – which will have an effect on our kids getting future employment.Blessings, Craig

Dates for Your Diary...

Wednesday 23 August:Athletics Carnival

Thursday 24 August:Little Olympics

Friday 25 August:Book Week Fancy Dress Parade

Monday 28 August - Friday 8 September:

In-Term Swimming

Tuesday 29 August:OLNA Numeracy

Wednesday 30 August:OLNA Reading

Tuesday 5 September:OLNA Writing

Goldfields Baptist College

OLNADates for those Year 10 students who are required to sit OLNA this term are: Tuesday 29 August - NumeracyWednesday 30 August - ReadingTuesday 5 September - Writing

Uniform ShopA reminder to please make sure all uniform is named - particularly hats, jumpers and jackets which might be taken off during the day.

Book WeekDon’t forget you can purchase books from the Book Fair before and after school and during lunchtimes from the P&F room throughout next week. Primary students will have the opportunity to dress up on Friday 25 August for the parade, which will take place during assembly. This year’s theme is ‘Escape to Everywhere’.

CanteenThere will be no Canteen at school on Wednesday 23 August so students in Pre-Primary - Year 2 will need to bring their own lunch from home on that day.The Canteen will also be closed on Thursday 24 August. The P&F will be providing a Sausage sizzle for $2.50 per sausage. Don’t forget that you can open an account so you don’t have to worry about having cash in the morning. After every $50 you spend you will receive a free toasted ham and cheese or toasted chicken and mayo sandwich with a cup of orange juice. EFTPOS facilities are available for students, staff and parents. For more information, please contact Carla on 0416 425 478.

Koorong at SchoolWe now have our own Koorong Webstore. If you shop on the Koorong Website, you can use our webstore and help us to raise money for books for the College without costing yourself any more.

Car ParkPlease remember to drive slowly at all times while on school grounds for the safety of everyone, and please only stop in the marked bays, not on the yellow lines as this blocks the traffic.

AssembliesParents are welcome to join us on Friday mornings at 8:35am for Assembly:Friday 25 August: Primary Assembly led by Year 3 - including Book Week Fancy Dress ParadeFriday 1 September: Secondary Assembly led by Pastoral Care Group 4

Athletics CarnivalsThis year’s Athletics Carnival will be held on Wednesday 23 August for Years 3 - 10 and the Little Olympics will be on Thursday 24 August for P-P - Year 2.If you would like to help on either day, please contact Mrs Wiese on wiesee@gbc.wa.edu.au.The novelty games for Year 3-6 will be held in the afternoon of Wednesday 30 August and parents are welcome to come and watch if they would like to.The Canteen will be relocating to the Oasis on the Wednesday for the Carnival so students will be able to purchase lunch if they wish to.Advacnce warning that the Athletics Assembly will be held on Thursday 14 September at 8:35am.

In-Term SwimmingThis year, our in-term swimming dates for students in Pre-Primary-Year 6 are Monday 28 August – Friday 8 September (Week 6 and 7). More details will be sent home next week.

GBC Production Tables are selling very fast for the College production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October. Limited tickets are available, so please contact reception as soon as possible to avoid missing out.Ticket prices are: $60 for adults and children 12 years and older, $30 for children 11 and under (extremely limited number of tickets due to the terms of the licensing agreement). A non-refundable deposit of $50 per booking can be paid at reception.

COLLEGE NOtiCEs

Sausage SizzleForms for next Thursday’s Sausage Sizzle must be returned by Tuesday 22 August, please. There will also be cakes and drinks available to purchase. Parents coming to watch the Mini-Olympics on the Oval will also be able to buy Coffee and Hot Chocolate for $4 a cup.

Shade SailsWe are proud to announce that the shade sails we have been fundraising for for the last three years are finally up outside the Library - and they look fabulous!

School BankingDon’t forget School Banking every Friday. Last term’s banking competition was won by Year 2 and Year 4 - who kindly donated half their winnings to Year 1. Congratulations to everyone who banked last term.

Library NewsWe are running a free colouring competition in the Library so see one of the volunteers if you would like to take part and make sure your entry is in by Wednesday 30 August.We have a new volunteer, Madeline, who will spend Wednesdays in the Library.

GBC P&F News

Next MeetingThe next P&F Meeting will be held on Thursday 31 August at 6:15pm in the P&F room. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Father’s DayWe will be holding a Father’s Day Breakfast at school on Friday 1 September from 7:30am. We would love to see as many fathers as possible able to join us.The Father’s Day stall be be available before and after school with prices from $1 - $15.

Vegie GardenThe new vegie garden is almost up and running. If you would like to come and get involved, Tammy is in the garden most Friday mornings.

What does the Bible say...OffensesIn Matthew 18:7 the Bible says that “Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that person by whom the offense comes!”As long as we live on earth offenses will always come. Wherever there are two or more people, offences will be present. Every second of our lives here on earth we are probably offending someone or we are being offended by others, whether we like it or not. Even though offense are bound to come into the system, the scriptural verse above says that “woe to the person by whom the offense comes”. This means

that great sorrow or distress or misery will come to the person who allows himself/herself to offend other people.The way we must treat offense is to determine that we will try our best not to offend other people deliberately. We must also determine that no matter what other people do or say we will try not to be offended. The ability not to be offended, though difficult to attain, is the simplest way we can avoid being upset and allowing people to ruin our day, or possibly our lives. Making yourself offense-proof will go a long way to help you live a better life.

GBC SCIENCE FAIR 2017Last night, the Secondary College held their annual Science Fair. Students had been working on their projects at home for the past 6 weeks either on their own or in groups. All students who achieved an A-grade were invited to participate in the evening. We were very lucky to have guest judge, Jayde McKenzie- the co-ordinator of the Kalgoorlie Science Teachers’ Network to help award prizes to our students. The standard of work blew the minds of staff, parents and our judge, who had such a difficult narrowing down the winners to just 5.

Congratulations to all our students for all their hard work, in particular our winners:

Teacher Choice Awards:DJ Walker - Year 8 Georgia Amphlett - Year 10 Dylan De Swardt - Year 8 Loughlin Watson - Year 7

Another thank you to our sponsors, Hobbyworld Kalgoorlie and Batteries N More, for assisting us with the prizes for our students this year.

Judge’s Prizes:5th: Kenji Soho, Nathan Pretorius and Harrison Webb - Year 74th: Katrina Roxas, Albertine Bona and Emma Eguchi- Fergusson - Year 103rd: Ethan Oberlin-Brown - Year 72nd: Marni Richter - Year 91st: Cameron Gray - Year 7

Big thank you to Mr Andrew Fyfe, Mrs Liz Wiese and Mr Gill for all your help in the preparation of the evening. Thank you to the P&F for their help with running the sausage sizzle and a BIG thank you to Seni Gair who provided the coffee machine and ingredients for the yummy hot drinks we had for sale.

The challenge has been set with Matific’s Maths Competition!

Matific, an online Primary Maths resource is running a Maths competition and we are excited to be taking part!

The Matific Games, which concludes on September 13, 2017, awards students as they progress

through the educational activities with stars. The more our students play, the more stars are collected and the higher the chance of winning the major prize of $20,000 cash!

The best part about this great competition is that screen time, really is learning time with Matific

- a recent academic study showed that Matific helped improve students’ Maths test results by 34%

So let's all get into the competitive spirit and show other schools in our area

what we are made of.

For more information visit www.matific.com.au

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