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ST MARTINS LUTHERAN COLLEGE SCHOOL NEWSL ETTER

Website: www.stmart ins.sa.edu.au I Email : off ice@stmart ins.sa.edu.au

Interim Principal: Mrs Robyn Teakle

A message from the Head of Senior School

I’m sure most of you will have already seen, read or heard something about our all new St Martins Spirit since we

started back at school last week. Hopefully you are aware that it is the name we are giving to the six values we

selected as representing what we think embodies St Martins, after consultation with students, staff and parents

throughout 2017.

While I say our “new” St Martins Spirit, I actually don’t think there is anything new about respect, faith, compassion,

growth, encouragement and hope being the values of our school. I am starting my 21st year at St Martins in 2018,

and I have seen these values lived out within the school from my very first day.

From the first minute I walked into St Martins in 1998, I found that there was something a little bit different about

the place. We’ve never been perfect, and certainly made mistakes over the years, but the community and care was

evident to me straight away, and is one of the main reasons I’m still here twenty years later, and am now sending

my children here to school. I was treated with respect, exposed and brought into the deep faith of so many

members of the school, shown compassion on so many occasions, supported in my growth, encouraged through

numerous highs and lows, and provided with hope for what was in store for me. I have been blessed to be able to

try to do the same for others, students, staff and family and community members.

What we are trying to do with the St Martins Spirit, is summarise how we believe our students (and staff and

community for that matter) should live, act, and treat people. While we aim to educate our students with

knowledge and skills, we want to emphasise that we think it is equally important that they leave St Martins with

values that will make them good people, able to achieve what they want and achieve fulfilment throughout their

life; a big goal, I’m sure you’d agree.

One of the great things about the St Martins Spirit is that it will give us something to really emphasise to new people

coming into our school community, making it very obvious who we are, what we believe, and what we want them to

buy into.

While the catchy name is new, it is mainly a tool to try to bring this thinking into the forefront of everyone’s mind,

and my hope is that when I ask students at the end of the year, what is St Martins Spirit, it will be tattooed across

their brains and flow out easily.

STAND FIRM; show your SPIRIT.

Damian Bradley

THURSDAY 8TH

FEBRUARY 2018

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IMPORTANT DATES: 9/2 INSTALLATION OF SRC AND

HOUSE CAPTAINS AT MORNING

WORSHIP, 9AM IN COLLEGE GYM

12/2 SECONDARY

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

14/2 HOUSE DAY

20/2 PARENT INFO

F-11 6-7:30PM

21/2 P AND F MEETING

COMMUNITY ROOM 1:30

ALL PARENTS AND FRIENDS WEL-

COME

6/3

SMLC SECONDARY

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

9/3

PRIMARY ATHLETICS DAY

16/3 AND 17/3

LUCINDALE FIELD DAYS

HOUSE CAPTAINS AND SRC ANNOUNCED

We are very pleased to announce the 2018 House Captains and Student

Representative Council reps. The new members of the student leadership

group will be installed this Friday February 9th during Worship in the school

gymnasium. ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOME.

HOUSE DAY

First HOUSE DAY for 2018 will be Wednesday February 14, all students are

permitted to wear house polo shirt and sports uniform.

Year STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

3 Jolee Lucente Zye Deans Lucy Dening Les Jagger

4 Kianna

Greyvenstein William Vincent Kaysha Dellow

Ephraim

Battersby

5 Tia Lawrie Joshua Tilley Immanuelle

O’Connell

Benjamin

Butler

6 Madison Stafford Bethany Yates Remy Duckworth

7 Cooper Cranage Ainsley Gillings

8 Paige Hillier Flynn Harfull

9 Tyson Willsmore Agnes Doyle

10 Lianne Manibod David

Zwijnenburg

Secondary House Captains Primary House Captains

YEATES

Thomas Miles Chloe Boylan

Nicole Moran Campbell McLean

LIVINGSTON

Livinia Smith Lucy Savage

Seth Lawrie Sebastian Doody

WHITTY

Samara Telford Ashlee Knowles

Callan McLean Aidan Telford

TREMELLING

Jade Delaney Jordan Martin

Jozua Zwijnenburg Rachel Lindsay

Please join the volunteer register for the

Parents and Friends. P and F are looking

for people who are able to give some

time over the year (even half an hour helps)

You can be involved in:

cooking bbqs

Filling lolly bags

Setting up for events

Mothers Day stall craft groups

Register by sending your details to

parentsandfriends@stmartins.sa.edu.au

Hello All, I hope your kids have had a good first week back at school. My name is Jasmin Flett, I am the Chairperson of the Parents and Friends for 2018. I have 2 children at St Martins, Tobias in Year 6 and Ava in Year 4, and Ezra at home. Sally Duffett is our Secretary, and Sam Jellesma is our Treasurer. The executive of the P&F is rounded out with a Uniform Rep, unfortunately for personal reasons that person has had to step back from the role, so if anyone is interested in being the parent who gives their opinion on uniform matters to the school, please let me know! P&F support and unite our school community. One of the ways we do this is through fundraising in a variety of ways. We run a BBQ at both the Senior and Junior Schools Sports days. We have run Hot Cross Bun, Honey, Cookie Dough and Meat Pie Drives. We hold Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas stalls where students can come and purchase gifts for their family members. We have held Movie nights at The Oatmill Cinema. This year, St Martins is hosting the SESSSA (South East Interschools Athletics Carnival) and the P&F will be running a BBQ/ Drinks/Lollies stand. The money raised is used in a variety of ways within the school. Last year we purchased a defibrillator which is located in the foyer of the gym. We assisted the HPV (Human Powered Vehicle) team to purchase a new car. The Learning Support department requested funds for OT equipment and the Sports department needed help with school provided sports uniforms. We also purchased sporting equipment for each year level to make use of at recess and lunch times, and we will continue to discuss the remainder of the “wish list” from staff. We also purchased a new BBQ for the school (and us!). Last year, along with the fundraising we started working towards a new role within the school that the P&F will coordinate. The Class Representatives role has three facets: Class Care, focused on being a welcoming force to the families in your class; Strengthen and Maintain Community Engagement, working on creating social opportunities for the families in your class and year level, and; Supporting College Events, by promoting and encouraging others to attend sports days/information nights etc and promoting P&F fundraisers. We are now in the process of appointing Class Reps in Foundation and Year 1 and will continue to roll this out to other year levels over the coming months/years. We are looking forward to seeing this role in action and I am very excited about the benefits this role will bring to our school community. There are many ways that you can support the work of the P&F. 1. Prayer - The first is through prayer, for myself, Sally and Sam in our roles, for those taking on the new role of Class Representatives, for those attending meetings and helping make decisions on our work, and finally for the fundraisers and community events we organise. 2. Community building - Come along to school events & get to know other families you haven’t met. Encourage others to join us in our work for the school community. 3. Meetings - They’re held on the third Wednesday each month at 1.30 in the community room within the library. We’d love to have you along :) This month the date is 21st Feb for the first meeting for 2018. 4. Volunteer - Help with part of a fundraiser - joining with others to put lolly bags together and making/packing gifts for gift stalls, cooking sausages (on the new BBQ) and selling drinks and lollies at BBQ fundraisers. My email address is sjflett5@gmail.com and my mobile number is 0427 590 002. If you need to get in touch with Sally or Sam please use the P&F email address parentsandfriends@stmartins.sa.edu.au There is also a tray in the front office if you have something that you need to get to one of us, just ask the front office staff to put it in the P&F tray. Thank you for supporting the school community. I hope to see you at upcoming events, or simply around the school. If you have any questions about or suggestions for the P&F, please feel free to get in touch. Jasmin Flett

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Year 12 can be a challenging year for students, and particularly at the beginning of the year, it can feel very overwhelming and

a long road to travel.

The Retreat aims to assist students to lessen the uncertainty about Year 12, by offering students time away from school to

learn about study techniques, and ways to look after themselves and one another. It is also an opportunity for students to

relax and enjoy the company of their peers, and to hear from recent year 12 graduates about their experiences.

Last Thursday our 40 Year 12 students headed to Robe for retreat. Once again we were blessed with beautiful, sunny weather

and it was a pleasure to spend time with such a polite, helpful and inclusive group of students.

Thank you to Mr John Pocock for his insights and information about study tips, brain function and how to maximise success

with schooling. Thanks also to our Year 12 teachers, Mrs Jayne Fulton, Ms Connie Ferraro and Mr Stephen Owen for their

guidance and support, and to Mr Jason Buckland for his devotional time and insights. A massive thank you to Mrs Liz Beames

who comes along to retreat each year to ensure we are well fed and to offer her genuine care and sense of fun to the

students. We are so fortunate to have such a wonderfully supportive and caring community at St Martins.

I wish all our Year 12 students every blessing for the year ahead.

Jane Savage

YEAR 12 RETREAT

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PEDAL PRIX

Pedal Prix training starts this Sunday at the school car park from 2-4pm, please bring bikes, helmets and a drink bottle. Everyone welcome from Year 5-12. Contact Mrs Wilson to register your interest and if would like to know more information. bwilson@stmartins.sa.edu.au

Dates for 2018 races :

Mount Gambier Saturday 7th April—8 hours (only race for Year 5's)

Adelaide Sunday 17th June—6hour

Adelaide Sunday 29th July—6 hour

Murray Bridge 22-23rd September—24hour

Briodie Wilson

ST MARTINS SPIRIT— SPOTLIGHT ON RESPECT

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Respect

We treat everyone with fairness and offer acceptance to all with genuine concern for the rights and well-being of the

community.

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3

Clarinet Delta Wiese 7TC Caitlin Scicluna 7TC Ella Fraser 7CS Hannah Wah 4BL Jessica Holman 4H Lailah Riley 5S Brody Fox 5S Casey O’Donohue 5S Saxophone Camilla Maina 4BL Taj Norman 5TF William Virgo 6V Kayla Branstone 6Y Jasbir Ramah 5S

Trumpet Blake Telford 4BL Zariah Fulham 6V Nicholas Gengan 4H Elmer Buckland 4H Jarrod Carey 4BL Henry Virgo 4BL Ryan Fraser 5S Ayva Odgers 5TF Austin Holman 5TF Brodie Versteegh 5TF Trombone Sienna Lawson 4BL Finn O’Reilly 5S Josh Tilley 5S Dylan Kain 6V

BEGINNER BAND INFORMATION

Last week we had 39 excited students audition for the 2018 St Martins Beginner Band of which there are 28 places. Based on each students audition we are pleased to announce the following students were successful in receiving a place for 2018:

Stephen Walther Instrumental Music Coordinator

MATHS AND SCIENCE HOMEWORK HELP When: Every Thursday 3.15-4.15pm

Where: Room 105 in the Ark

All students Years 7-12 welcome. Come to complete homework, have tutoring on topics or just use the space as somewhere to concentrate.

Miss Lennon, Mr Owen and Mrs Ware

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CAREER CORNER

Throughout the year you will be able to find a wide

variety of career and study information in CAREER

CORNER. I will include handy links and interesting

articles to assist parents and students.

Linda Polomka—Career / VET Coordinator

ADFA Applications Open Now

Applying for ADFA is a competitive, dual application

process that can take up to 12 months. It's preferable

you apply in Year 11, but you can still apply in Year 12.

Applications for 2018 Year 12 Students (for 2019 entry)

close at the end of February 2018.

https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/students-and-

education/australian-defence-force-academy/how-to-

apply

Job Jumpstart

Tips and ideas about jobs and careers in the one spot. A

Government website that includes articles and various

search tools for finding out more about a possible job or

career. It is divided into 3 themes, looking for a job,

building a career, at work.

https://jobjumpstart.employment.gov.au/

Career Development Centre

What does Limestone Coast Career Services do?

We work with school leavers, unemployed, under

employed and people who are looking to change jobs.

Our aim is to help individuals make informed choices

about the next step they will take, whether it be for

further education, training or work.

http://www.cdc.org.au/

GAMBIER EARTH MOVERS ROAD WORKS

Traffic delays may be experienced between 9am and 3pm on days below—

Friday 9th February—between the Tolmie Road and St Martins Drive/Crouch Street Roundabout

Monday 12th February—between Canavan Road and the St Martins Drive/Crouch Street Roundabout

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YEAR OF THE DOG 2018 is the year of the dog. The new year is on Friday 16th Feb. The Yr 8s are practising calligraphy of writing

新年快乐，狗年大吉 which means Happy New Year and have good luck in the Year of the Dog.

The Yr 3 & 4s are making lanterns this week to celebrate the up coming Chinese New Year. Joanna Tao

PRIMARY SPORTS NEWS Year 3,4,5 Term 1 T-Ball School T-Ball for Year 3/4/5 students will run this term and kick off on Friday 9th February (week 2). If you are interested please find relevant information on School Stream. Primary Athletics Carnival Date – Friday 9th March The Primary Athletics Carnival is being held on Friday 9th March (week 6). As a result, there will be quite a focus on athletics in the first six weeks of term.

SAPSASA Dates 2018

DATE TERM WEEK EVENT

Thursday Feb 22 1 4 District Swimming Day (Mt Gambier)

Monday March 19 1 8 Netball Tryout Day (East Gambier)

Tuesday March 20 1 8 Football Tryout Day (Reidy Park)

Friday March 23 1 8 State Swimming Championships (Adelaide)

Tues March 27* 1 9 District Athletics Day (Mt Gambier High School)

April 9-13 1 11 Softball State Carnival (Adelaide)

Thursday May 3 2 1 Soccer Tryout Day (West Gambier)

Friday May 4 2 1 Hockey Tryout Day (Blue Lake Sports Park)

Friday May 18 2 3 Regional Cross Country (Naracoorte)

May 28- June 1 2 5 Netball/Football State Carnivals (Adelaide)

Thursday June 7 2 6 State Cross Country Championships (Adelaide)

June 25-29 2 9 Soccer/Hockey State Carnivals (Adelaide)

Mon July 2 2 10 District Golf Day (Mt Gambier)

Friday August 10 3 3 District Basketball Day (Mt Gambier)

Friday August 17 3 4 Regional Golf Day (Naracoorte)

Friday August 24 3 5 Regional Basketball Day (Mt Gambier)

Aug 30 & 31 3 6 State Golf Finals (Adelaide)

Thursday Sept 20 3 9 State Basketball Finals (Adelaide)

Monday Sept 24 3 10 State Athletics Championships (Adelaide)

Nov 19-23 4 6 Tennis/Cricket State Carnivals (Adelaide)

Shauni Cunningham (Primary Sports Coordinator)

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CORRECT AT TIME OF PUBLISHING—SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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St Martins Lutheran College Parents and Friends have registered for the

2018 Coles Sports for Schools program

Please collect vouchers from Coles to earn sports gear . Deliver your

vouchers to the school front office .

THANK YOU!

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COMMUNITY NEWS

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FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS REQUIRED

Inter CFC (formerly County Football Club) are seeking girls for their U12 and U15 soccer teams for the

2018 season. All players welcome new and current players.

Training Thursday nights U12 5.30- 6.15pm and U15 6.30-8pm

Registration Day is Sunday 18th February at Casadio Park Bay Rd Mount Gambier from 9.30am.

For further information please contact Anna Cella on 0409286276 or email annacella@live.com.au

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