TERM TWO WEEK NINE

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from the principal COVID-19 Update

I’d like to thank everyone for their support of the QLD Health directives to all schools

which includes social distancing, refraining from gathering and for dropping off

students as quickly as possible. These measures will continue until we receive further

advice. We expect a new announcement and revised measures after the next

National Cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. While it is very confusing

regarding ‘the rules’, I would like to reassure you that all Qld schools are following the advice of Premier

Anastacia Palaszczuk. Education is a state responsibility even though we often hear mixed messages

about these measures from our Prime Minister in the all forms of the media. In the interests of all our

students, parents and staff we continue to work hard to ensure the safety for all. I therefore thank you for

supporting the current COVID-19 health guidelines for our college. As always, as advice comes to hand

we will let our parents and the ACC community know immediately.

Reporting

Teachers are hard at work meeting deadlines for reporting and making sure our reports reflect our

mission to provide a ‘quality, Christ-centered education’. Reporting is an important part of feedback

and learning. It takes a great deal of time and effort too. I thank all our staff for the enormous amount of

time taken on these both after school and on the weekends. Parent teacher nights are coming up early

in Term 3 and provide an opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and examine ways to help your

child progress for the remainder of the year. Please continue to pray for our hard working staff as they

complete reports and have them ready to distribute after the holidays.

Worship

Teachers meet together in Pioneer Hall twice a week to pray, fellowship and worship. This morning we

were blessed by the Primary Worship Band led by their teachers Mr and Mrs Frewen-Lord. Mrs Ward led

the woodwind and the saxophone section of the band. It was the best way to start the day and a great

encouragement to all. I would like to thank our parents for getting all our students here so early to ensure

that this event was executed so well. I look forward to seeing these students as seniors who lead worship

in the secondary college or in their own churches.

Four Reasons not to worry from the Bible

With the holidays approaching quickly and with possible vacation plans now becoming a reality, many

of you may be a whole lot less ‘worried’ than you were in the first few weeks of the term. However, we

need to be ever mindful that many folk in our college community are working very hard supporting

others or they may still be in stressful circumstances as they work from home or are awaiting

employment. Jesus tells us not to worry about our needs. Worry may affect your health, cause the

object of your worry to consume your thoughts, disrupt productivity, negatively affect the way you treat

others and reduce your ability to trust in God. Worry is different to concern. ‘Worry’ immobilizes while

‘concern’ moves you to action.

In Matthew 6:25 – 34, we read the words of Jesus as he talks about this topic. He describes the kind of

things that we all tend to worry about and redirects us back to God. He reminds us of our value and that

if we ‘seek first His kingdom, and His righteousness, all of these things (the needs for each day) will be

given to you.’ That’s incredibly comforting. In the Old Testament this ‘restoration’ is also referred to in

Psalm 23 ‘He makes me lie down in green pastures.’ When you look at the green pastures referred to in

scripture here, you might be surprised that the reference is not at all similar to a field of green in the

Atherton Tablelands. ‘Green pastures’ is a reference to the sparse green stalks of grass that the sheep

graze upon between the rocks in an area that looks like desert. It grows well because of the moisture

which forms from the dew each morning. Stems of green grass grow which the sheep then feed upon

sustaining their daily needs. It certainly turned my image of ‘green pasture’ references in the Bible upside

down. Throughout the Bible God provides exactly what we need when it is needed if we are obedient to

Him.

Blessings,

Andrew Jones

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From the Head of Primary Primary Inter-House Athletics Carnival

As was mentioned in last week’s newsletter regarding the Primary carnival, and

in Week Seven’s newsletter regarding the Secondary Carnival, due to COVID-19

complexities and current Red Track restrictions, both Primary and Secondary

carnivals need to be modified for this year. Some time ago now, we managed to change

Primary’s original Red Track booking from the middle of this term to an available booking on

Wednesday, Week One of Term Three, in an optimistic hope that restrictions may have been

adequately removed by then. Unfortunately, current Red Track restrictions still have a limit of

100 people maximum, and further updates from Government and Health authorities are most

likely not available until the end of the holidays. Given our current booking is the second day

of term, the decision was made, in the interests of timely event planning and logistics, for

Primary to hold a modified event at school in Week three of next term – Friday 31st July.

Mr Boyce has been conducting athletics field events for students during HPE lessons and will

continue doing that this term and next. We will hold a series of running events at school next

term, such as sprint races, however, we are still investigating what that will look like, based on

ongoing advice updates from Health and Government authorities. As we get a clearer

understanding of details for next term regarding compliance guidelines for schools, we will

advise the parent community of the event format and what restrictions we will need to

comply with. This includes any mandated restrictions regarding adults on site as spectators.

Regardless of the final details, students will still be awarded placings for all events, along with

acknowledgement of any event records that are broken.

At a Townsville Primary School Sport meeting this week, it was revealed that some larger

Primary schools in Townsville, at this point in time, are not running even a modified athletics

carnival this year. Amongst all of the long-running and wide-spread event restrictions that

have impacted people the world over in 2020, I am pleased that our students can still

participate in a range of athletic events this year even though it will look different to previous

years.

North Qld / Far North Qld Inter-School Chess Competition (online) Round Two

Congratulations to our Secondary and Primary teams from last week’s competition.

Our Secondary Teams were placed first (Jonah Forde, Jaxx Harvey-Sutton, Josefa Bole, and

Andres Perez) and third (Thomas Richmond, Tyreece Lees, Luka Hawksworth, and Harry

Dawson). Josefa was placed third individually in the High School division. Our Primary Team

One (Losalini Bole, David Cronje, Abigail Ly and Isaiah Robertson were placed 4th in the

Primary division. Losalini Bole was placed 2nd individually overall out of all of the girls in Primary

and Secondary combined. Hopefully our Round Three competition will be back to normal in

August and our students can play other students on real boards.

Rod Lane

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What do microstories, millionaire’s club and gold level reading have in common? B2 students

have conquered them all during Semester One! Our Year 5s have been reading up a storm and

using Literacy Pro to complete lexile quizzes based on the books that they have read.

Congratulations to Sophie, Archie and Emelia who have all achieved the gold level by

accurately completed over fifty quizzes based on books that they have read during the first two

terms. Archie, Emelia and Joey have also read over one million words since the start of the year,

an amazing accomplishment! Well done to Mia, Joey, Levi, Harmon and Beatrix who have

reached the silver level by completing over twenty-five quizzes based on their independent

reading so far this year.

B2 have also taken part in Storyathon for the first time. This is an online competition where

students write microstories of exactly one hundred words to address an assigned topic. Based

on the first half of Term Two, this term’s topic was ‘Living in Lockdown’. Students were

challenged to create a brief story with a surprising ending, carefully selecting words to achieve

the exact word count, whilst telling an entertaining tale. Here are a couple of excellent

examples from our class.

The Beast by Archie

Its beady eyes are staring at me. It's so quiet I can hear the clock ticking. Just you and me,

alone at last. I begin to write as fast as I can. Just a couple more minutes. 10 minutes left until

I'm finished with my experiment and then I can release it to the world. 9 minutes, nine measly

minutes. With this new invention of mine I can show it to the world and get glory and fame. 8

minutes. 7 minutes. 6 minutes. 5 minutes. 4 minutes. 3 minutes. 2 minutes. 1 minute. I'm done!

Finally! I step out of the basement and yell, "Mum! I've finished my schoolwork!"

A Different View Of A Pandemic by Edward

They have been home all day! When are they going to go to work? Why are they always

playing with me? That’s not a bad thing, but it’s awfully strange. They used to work full-time until

now. I’m guessing that they got fired. The kids are home too. They have told me that they are

doing school-at-home, whatever that is. Mum is the only one who isn’t at home. I think that she

works at the hospital. I am missing seeing her. She has also started working the weekend. Don't

ask me why. I'm going to gnaw on a bone.

I miss cricket by Sterling

I nervously tapped my bat on the crease. I was in at number 6. The final for the T20 international

season was on. We were fighting for the title and it was the last ball. Six runs to win. I was on

strike. He steamed in and bowled a fast ball. I swung at it with all of my might. I hit the ball hard

into the sky. A fielder closed in on it. It cleared the boundary. “SIX!” I shouted. I then snapped

out of my daydream. The bowler morphed back into my brother Jediah. Lockdown is so

boring.

My happy lockdown by Charlotte

Running around. Getting chased by the kids. Me chasing the kids. And the rushing wind

flopping my triangle ears. What more could a canine want? I'm a dog. Cooper Neil's the name.

For the first time in ages, the whole family's here! I'm loving lockdown. Seriously, instead of me

and the other two having to wait for everyone to come home from work, uni and school to get

dinner, I just jump all over them! During this lockdown, the kids actually ran more. I would say

they were busy doing homework, but then I'd be lying. Don't tell the teachers!

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Name: Antonette Kruger

Role: Grade 3 Teacher C2

When did you start at the College? January 2020

What do you think makes ACC a great place to work? I love working at Annandale Christian

College! It is definitely the best school that I worked at so far! Students are friendly and staff

has a genuine love for Christ which is noticeable throughout every day! I see everybody

shining their light of Jesus with love for one another.

What is God doing in your life right now? God is teaching me to accept my circumstances

and to be content and joyful in every part of my life!

Where were you born? In a small country town called Lichtenburg in South Africa.

What would we find you doing on the weekend to relax? Going for a walk with my two dogs

Homer and Spok. They are my babies and very cute….. Cycling next to the river. I love

baking, reading and watching movies!

What is your secret talent/skill/ability that not too many people know about? I can crochet!

My mum taught me last year when I visited her in South Africa.

What is your ‘Deep Hope’/ goals /dreams for 2020? To be drawn closer to Christ every day

and in every way!

Last week our Year 1 students experimented with water filtering along with great helpers from

Year 11 (Joel Russell & Luka Hawksworth). Filters were constructed using a plastic bottle filled

with coarse sand, fine sand, rocks and a coffee filter.

YEAR ONE WATER FILTERS

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Our Secondary Inter-house Cross Country will be held next Friday the 26th of June from 9:00-

10:45am with a sausage sizzle following the event. Periods 3, 4 and 5 will run as normal classes.

Due to Covid-19 we are conducting the event in close proximity to the school

grounds. Unfortunately parents will be unable to watch the event on school grounds, however

the design of the track enables viewing from multiple locations outside of the school which are

marked on the aerial shots below. The expectation is that every student will participate in the

event, please let us know if your child has been unwell or has medical concerns that might

prevent them from running or walking on the day.

Timetable

9:00 am 16B and Open B Race begins (6km-2 laps of 3km course)

9:15 am 16G and Open G Race Begins (4km- 2 laps of 2km course)

9:30 am 15B and G Race Begins (4km- 2 laps of 2km course)

9:45 am 14B and G Race Begins (4km- 2 laps of 2km course)

10:00 am 13B and G Race Begins (3km)

10:15 am 12B and G Race Begins (3km)

10:45am Presentations and Lunch

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The objective of Freeze it Forward is to provide practical help through the provision of a meal,

to families who may be doing it tough.

In the L block Staffroom there is a Freeze it Forward freezer. Staff and parents can drop off

meals before school to be given out to families in need.

Things to remember:

We rely on families and staff to supply these meals. We ask that all meals are NUT FREE.

If you can provide gluten and dairy free as an option that would also be lovely.

All meals must have a label to attach to the lid of the container. The labels are also

attached to the newsletter.

Baked goods as well as meals are also welcome! Meals will need to be sent in containers

that don't need to be returned. There are takeaway containers available on top of the FIF

freezer for this purpose.

Donations for cooks: If you don’t have time to cook - but would like to donate some

ingredients for someone else to cook, please drop these donations off at the G21 Secondary

Staffroom (Upstairs). Eg. Pasta Sauce, pasta, spare containers etc.

If you need to contact us, just email freezeitforward@acc.qld.edu.au

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

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PRAYER POINTS

TERM DATES FOR 2020

Term Two Tuesday 21 April - Friday 26 June

Term Three Tuesday 14 July - Friday 18 September

Term Four Tuesday 6 October - Friday 4 December

Answered prayers:

A teacher’s mother has been placed in care and can move out of hospital care.

Mrs Cox’s arm is on the mend and working well.

Continue to pray for Rebecca Clun, our fourth year student teacher from James Cook

University.

Weddings of the children of our staff – Mrs Price and Mr Matthews. A great time to

celebrate!

The completion of the reporting phase and the commencement of new learning/ units of

work for Term 3.

A smooth transition into Term 3 and Stage 3 restrictions

Student Free Day Monday 13th July is a productive day for teacher planning