from the principal’s desk spiritual theme for this...
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From the Principal’s Desk
Our whole-school assembly for this term was focused on our theme “Thankfulness” – through songs, presentations and prayer. Each of the 3 Secondary students who spoke had visited an overseas mission area with their families relatively recently - Sam King to Fiji, Cora Edgecombe to Vanuatu and James Pitcher to Nepal.
They described daily life and interesting experiences in countries and cultures very different to our own – where most people are poor and life is simple. Here in Australia, we can so easily take too much for granted without realising it. Take electricity and running water, for example. What would we do without them? Yet, millions upon millions don’t have access to them – including some of our brothers and sisters in these countries. Some people have to walk huge distances to collect and carry fresh water back home. Some live in shacks made from bits of iron and anything else they can find. For some, there is no other transport but by foot. For many there are no refrigerators, no stoves and no food in the house. We were strongly urged by these young people to count our blessings and learn to “be thankful”.
What also impressed our young travellers was just how happy people were in these countries despite having very little compared to us. The point is that it is not “stuff” that makes us happy. If we are thankful and content with what we have, then we will be happy – it is always possible to see the blessings of God no matter what circumstance we are in. The people in our lives – family, friends, ecclesia – are far more important than “things”. Many of the children in these other countries have few their own age in their ecclesias or Sunday schools. Again, the audience was left with the strong message to value and encourage the many friends we have at school and in our ecclesias. Thanks Sam, Cora and James for sharing your experiences and impressions with us.
A totally unexpected part of this assembly was a surprise “thank you” presentation to me from the Year 12 students who had organised their fellow students from Reception to Year 12 to write short thank you notes and then compiled them into a booklet. Very moving indeed! Thankfulness is not a natural characteristic of human nature and it is certainly not a feature of our age. So it is wonderful to see God at work in the lives of our children – as they go against the flow – being different in a positive and Godly way and prepared to show their thankfulness. I thank God daily for the privilege of working amongst His heritage who are growing to be like Him.
Bro Andrew Johns
SPIRITUAL THEME FOR THIS WEEK: “For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile” 1 Peter 3:10
IN THIS EDITION Open Day / Secondary Expo Year 8-12 Exam Timetables
UP & COMING EVENTS until next newsletter God willing:
Week 6
Thu 5 June Primary Concert 7:30 pm
Sports Centre
Fri 6 June Student-free Day Week 7
Tue 10 —Thu 12 Jun Year 8-10 Exams (Note:
Weds 11 Jun is a Swot Day)
Year 11 Exams
Fri 13 Jun Primary Assembly—Year 4
12:30 pm Year 8-10 Elective Day
Year 11-12 Focus Day
Term 2 Number 3• 3 June 2014
STUDENT-FREE DAY A student-free day is planned for this coming Friday 6 June, God willing, just prior to the long weekend. THINKING ABOUT THE READINGS Doing the Daily Readings with our children can sometimes be quite a challenge, and we may struggle to get real depth out of our discussions with them. Over the next few newsletters we will highlight some thinking routines used at Heritage that can easily be integrated into discussion with your children at home.
Thinking routines are just simple structures to help encourage thinking. The routine we will demonstrate this issue is called ‘See, Think, Wonder’. Typically we would use this routine with a picture that is used to elicit responses based on what students see. However, we can also use it with written text. So try it after you have read a chapter.
See – Get your children to state what they ‘saw’ in the chapter. It is important to make sure that they focus just on the facts that they ‘see’, try not to go into the ‘think’ phase until this is done
Think – Ask your children what they ‘think’ is happening in the chapter. Encourage them to back up their interpretation with reasons, eg. “What makes you say that?”
Wonder – What does this chapter make your children ‘wonder’ about? Get them to ask all kinds of questions they would like to know about.
Today’s reading of Joshua 20, for example, may elicit such responses as:
GENERAL NEWS Some of the questions raised will certainly be great prompters for further discussion and lessons. Be sure to tell them that you’re doing a ‘See, Think, Wonder’. They will probably have done something like this in class and may give you a few pointers too! AFTER-SCHOOL STUDENT PICK UP We would like to remind parents that students travelling by car should be picked up in the afternoons from the main car park between 3:20 pm and 3:40 pm, during which time there is teacher supervision of the area. For safety reasons, students whose parents have not arrived by 3:40 pm will be asked to wait inside the main foyer near the Front Desk. Parents arriving after this time will need to come into the Front Desk to collect them. VOICE & STRING LESSONS We have sourced a Voice Teacher who is available to commence lessons at the beginning of Term 3. If you would like your child(ren) or yourself to have voice lessons, please email Anna Kerr: [email protected] expressing your interest. The cost of the private lessons will be $23/lesson for 1/2 hour.
Amy Hyndman, who currently teaches violin and viola at Heritage, has some lesson spaces available on Fridays. We are pleased to recommend Amy as a
capable and qualified teacher of cello, violin and viola. Instrument hire can be arranged through the College. Please contact Amy at [email protected] if you are interested.
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See Think Wonder There were cities of refuge that you
could go to if you killed someone accidently
You were safe from the ‘avenger of blood’ if you went there
The cities of refuge were Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth, Golan
I think God did this so that people would look at His mercy
I think that this is talking about keeping people alive until they’ve been judged
I wonder why there were only 6 cities?
I wonder what would happen if you lied about killing someone?
I wonder if this is like our life before the judgment seat?
I wonder why there were three cities on each side of the Jordan but most of the people were on the west?
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GENERAL NEWS THANKFULNESS TREE On Open Day, a number of our visitors took the opportunity to write messages of what they were thankful for on coloured “flowers” and then attached them to the Thankfulness Tree in the main foyer. Some of these beautiful “flowers” are shown below. Ever since then, curious students have been stopping to read the messages during recess and lunch times. Thanks to all those who contributed – it has been encouraging for young and old.
USED COMPUTERS FOR SALE The College has a number of computers for sale that have come to the end of their useful life in the IT labs. The specifications of the computers are: Pentium 4 3.0GHz processor 1GB RAM 40GB Hard Drive Supplied with Windows XP installation CD and
serial number. Keyboard, screen and mouse will be supplied
with the computer. The cost to purchase a computer will be $25. Please contact the College on 8266 5122 or email [email protected] if you are interested in purchasing a computer.
PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS At the Primary assembly each Friday, some students are presented with a Principal’s Award in acknowledgement of their excellent work, effort or good character during the week.
Congratulations to the following students who have received awards:
Reception—HP Aken Aken, Henry Lawrie and Amos Luke
for knowing all their sight words for Level 1 Oakley Badams for concentrating on all
lessons on the mat or at his desk Samuel Beale for being careful to form his
letters correctly Max Cowie for excellent rhyming skills Rachel Evans for being a very reliable
classroom organiser Tuscany Mackay for progressing well with
handwriting Jadie Pearson for progressing well in reading Arianah Ward for working well at her desk Year R/1—JW Jocelyn Gore for being creative when using
the six thinking hats in guided reading Isla Johns for being a careful and thoughtful
reader Shiloh Nolan for a well presented recount
about Sunday School last week Declan Steele for careful listening and for
fantastic concentration in handwriting Paolo Roncal for being a caring and kind
class member Jerusha Watt for concentrating on writing
neatly Year R/1—WN Cooper Badams for showing great
enthusiasm and interest in Art lessons Eve Flint for being a great listener and
coming up with some terrific answers in group discussions
Year 2 Kit Horwood for thoughtfully bringing in a film
on animal migration which fitted in with our Science topic
Ruby Luke for steady, careful work during class tests
Rani McKinlay for good manners, neat work and an excellent effort in Mathematics this term
Joel Pillion for a particular effort to say ‘Thank you’ for a prize won for good writing
Year 3 All students for a fantastic concert on Old
Fashioned Day—very enthusiastic!
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PRIMARY NEWS Ella-Jayne Franco for careful bookwork in
spelling this week Jachin Jolly for diligent, hard work in class
and being willing to learn new things Toby Luke for careful work in spelling this
week Elijah Newall for trying hard in maths this
week and finishing all his work Jesse Samwell for full marks in last weeks
maths test Lachlan Wigzell for good manners in class Remi Wigzell for working hard in maths this
week Year 4 Maddison Barnes, Brianna Gore, Leah
Hallows, Oliver Hill, Poppy Kerr and Arabella Law for excellent maths work
Year 5 Amberlee Beard, Silas Bennett, Ezra
Nicholls, Jacob Robson, Ruby Parcell, Josiah Roper and Bradley Gibson for achieving 10 class merit awards
Liberty Pearson and Danielle Wigzell for achieving their first Bronze certificate in Mathletics
Jebediah Johns for being the first Year 5 student to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge before it had even commenced at school!
Jebediah Johns for the best presented Homework in Week 3
Charlotte Mansfield for achieving her first Silver certificate in Mathletics
Ella Risley for the best presented Homework in Week 4
Alexander Ormerod for being the first Year 5 student to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge
Year 6 Aeisha Arnold for an exceptional stained
glass window Micah Edgecombe for an exceptional piece
of quilling Jake Flint for beautifully presented bookwork Sam Munaro for always being helpful around
the classroom Tom Robson for an improvement in
bookwork presentation Monique Wilton for achieving 100% in every
Friday spelling test this year! PRIMARY CONCERT
The Primary Concert Night will be held this Thursday (5th June) commencing at 7.30pm in the College Sports Centre, God willing. All
YEAR 6—ART NEWS
Our class has been enjoying learning the art of quilling and making stained glass windows:
Primary students are expected to attend in their full school uniform. This is always a very enjoyable evening with a program consisting of items from each of the Primary classes and from the band and choir. All parents, grandparents, family and friends are encouraged to come and share this evening with us. YEAR 5 LITERACY
In our literacy units we have been looking at homonyms - words that sound the same but have different meanings e.g. sun (the earth’s star) & son (a male child) ). During our lessons we had some fun drawing these amusing sentences.
PRIMARY NEWS
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A three-toed toad being towed behind something with a sail that is for sale.—Blythe Joseph
A mussel with muscles up to his waist in waste—Joshua Evans
Patients losing patience while waiting to lose
weight—Sophie Luke
Chloe Robson
Aeisha Arnold
Danny Kim
Micah Edgecombe
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PRIMARY NEWS LUNCHTIME CHESS
After a fierce battle, lasting for almost a term and a half, Connor Flint has inched and clawed his way to the top of the chess ladder, with Jaxon Samwell following closely behind. We are now waiting for Jess Kim, our previous school champion, to come out of the shadows this Thursday to defend his coveted title!
HERITAGE NETBALL TEAM GAMES
23 May: Heritage Sapphires (8) v Shining Stars (5) Heritage Rubies (11) v St Francis Swifts (8) Well done to both teams for excellent teamwork resulting in a win for each team!
30 May: Heritage Sapphires (7) v St Francis Thunderbirds (3) Heritage Rubies (8) v St Paul Dolphins (12) Sapphires continued their winning streak this week with another great game and although Rubies were defeated they put in a great effort. Well done girls!
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OPEN DAY & SECONDARY EXPO
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OPEN DAY & SECONDARY EXPO
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SECONDARY NEWS FOCUS AND ELECTIVE DAYS In Weeks 7 and 8, Secondary students will be involved in some special focus days and Years 8-10 students will also have an elective day. The special focus for each year level will be different, but will provide worthwhile and enjoyable experiences for students in a variety of areas including community service, relationships, personal leadership, career preparation and project management. More details of the Focus Days will be emailed directly to parents.
YEAR 9 SCIENCE Our students are completing their Ecology unit, looking at the impact of humans on their environment including the introduction of foreign species which then become feral. Did you know that Australia gained its first feral animals from the First Fleet? They landed and offloaded their animals which then ran off into the bush because they had no fences. Some plants have incredible adaptations to help them, including oils in their leaves—extracting eucalyptus oil from gum leaves is always a bit of fun: smells interesting too!
YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY In week 7, the year 12 Chemistry class will be going to a CSIRO Science Education laboratory. There they will be able to do experiments with expensive equipment that is commonly used by chemists but not found in schools. One of these instruments, called a spectrometer, uses light to detect tiny amounts of minerals dissolved in water. In preparation for this, the year 12s are shown here measuring and diluting very weak samples of salt water which they will be using as comparison points for testing the amount of sodium found in spring water. This can be quite tricky to measure, because a whole bottle of spring water might only have one hundredth of a grain of salt in it.
UNISA COMPETITION Students can now enter UniSA's 'Day in the Life' of a graduate competition. This initiative is designed for students in Years 10-12 who would like to gain an insight into their careers of interest. Winning students will benefit from career ups, first hand advice and work experience with successful UniSA graduates. Work experiences will take place in July and the four opportunities being offered are:
Make the News – go behind the scenes at channel 9 to see how a news bulletin is created, learn about working in TV and watch the news being filmed live
Design a city – spend the day with an Urban and Regional Planning graduate in Mt Barker
Change lives through exercise – spend a day in UniSA's High Performance and Exercise Physiology Clinic
The art of managing people – students explore the Robern Menz chocolate factory and see how this company manages their HR and Logistics
Students can apply online: www.unisa.edu.au/dayinthelife For more information please see Evan Franco.
Friday 13th June
Yrs 8-10 Elective Day
Yrs 11-12 Focus Day
Monday 16th June
Yrs 8-10 Focus Day
Yr 11 Normal lessons (Semester 2 starts)
Tuesday 17th June
Yrs 8-10 Focus Day
Yrs 11-12 Normal lessons
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SECONDARY NEWS P&F NEWS WANTED: AUCTION COORDINATOR (1 year contract, with possible re-appointment) Founded in 1996, Heritage College is a leading Christadelphian School for boys and girls and is located in the inner north-eastern suburb of delightful Oakden. The school caters for a wide range of student backgrounds and abilities and has an excellent reputation for both academic and extra curricular achievement. We are seeking a highly capable person with strong coordinating experience to undertake the role of Auction and Silent Auction Coordinator. The Auction Coordinator will be able to work independently and also with the Fair Coordinating Team. The Coordinator will be able to select their own Auctioneer. The Coordinator must be able to demonstrate the following skills and personal qualities: personal initiative and good time
management skills strong skills in approaching individuals/
companies/groups and requesting items ability to produce results as required interpersonal and communication skills
essential Please apply ASAP. Applications should be addressed to Emily Mansfield, Leah Badams, Deb Joseph or Liz Hill.
COFFEE & CAKE FUNDRAISER The P&F Committee has organised a delicious fundraiser for Term 2—coffee and cake! What better way to prepare for the holidays than to stock up on fresh coffee beans and delicious lamingtons?! We are grateful once again for the support of “Simply Coffee” which is kindly donating the beans for this fund-raiser so 100% of the proceeds of coffee bean sales goes straight to our school! And of course Kytons makes the best lamingtons—available in 3 flavours - traditional, choc-raspberry and choc-orange. Please see the attached order form or click here. for further details. Orders are due back Friday 13 June and deliveries will be Wednesday 2 July (God willing). Enjoy supporting our school with this tasty treat!
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS Heritage College is once again selling the Entertainment Book for $65. Please see the attached order form or click here for details on the offers included in the book and to order your copy.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to 2013 Year 12 student Alana Pitcher who was recently awarded a full tuition scholarship at UniSA in the Nursing and Midwifery program. YEAR 8-11 EXAM SUPERVISION
Thank you to all those who responded and are able to help with exam supervising. You should have received an email confirming which exam you have been allocated. If you have not received an email and wish to help, please contact Anna Kerr via email: [email protected]. For Yrs 8-10 exams, there are still two time slots which need filling: Tuesday 10th June @ 9:00am – 11:10am, & Thursday 12th June @ 9:00am – 11:10am.
YEAR 8-11 SEMESTER 1 EXAMS
Exams for Years 8-11 will be held next (Tue 10 June – Thu 12 June). Students have all the details. The full exam timetable is now on the website for handy reference – access it from the Quick Links menu on the home page. YEAR 12 MID-YEAR EXAMS
Please note that mid-year exams are scheduled for 4-6 August for students studying at Marden.
OPEN DAY CAKE STALL Many thanks to all the kind mums who baked delicious sweet treats for our cake stall on Open Day - the students loved the novelty of a special recess and together we raised $270 for our school!
Date Time Subject
Mon 21 July 9:00 am NO EXAMS
Tue 22 July 9:00 am Physics, Economics (Heritage)
Wed 23 July 9:00 am Chemistry
Thu 24 July 9:00 am Maths Studies
Fri 25 July 9:00 am Biology
P&F NEWS
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WRITING WORKSHOP
Thursday 26 June at 7:30 pm God willing
REVISED DATE!
Book in to this workshop here
Heritage College · PO Box 371, Oakden SA 5086 · [email protected] · Ph. 8266 5122
HERITAGE CONTACTS PRIMARY CLASS TEACHERS Primary classes, teachers and their contact details for 2014, God willing, are as follows: Reception Heather Pillion: [email protected]
Year R/1 Jesslyn Witton: [email protected]
Year 1/2 Wendy Newton: [email protected]
Year 2 Emma Yuile: [email protected]
Year 3 Sue Lomman: [email protected]
Year 4 Chris Wright: [email protected]
Year 5 Brett Arnold: [email protected]
Year 6 Sarah Kemp: [email protected]
Year 7 Jason Hauser [email protected]
SECONDARY HOME GROUP TEACHERS Home Group classes, teachers and their contact details for 2014, God willing, are as follows:
Year 8 David Knight: [email protected]
Year 9 Chris Ryan: [email protected]
Year 10 Tim Badger: [email protected]
Year 11A Jason Bobis: [email protected]
Year 11B Vit Jurevicius: [email protected]
Year 12A Evan Franco: [email protected]
Year 12B Tom Burney: [email protected]
For issues related to academic progress or general behaviour, please contact: Tim Badger for Years 8-10 ([email protected] ) or Evan Franco for Years 11-12 ([email protected]). For special learning support needs, contact Graeme Shugg ([email protected]).
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING HOURS
Monday afternoons 3:00—3:30 pm
Friday mornings 8:30—9:00 am