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From the Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators What do you first think when you hear the term mental health? Last week, the Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators had the privilege of aending the 2015 Propsych Mental Health In Schools Conference for two days, and this is what they said …. “Mental health is a state of mind that allows you to cope with the challenges of life and this can be eroded by negative factors and promoted through positive factors.” So, why is it important? Good mental health is necessary for adults and children to flourish. Unfortunately the latest statistics show that poor mental health is on the rise amongst our young people and this is a cause for great concern. Here is a snapshot of what is happening with depression in Australia at the moment: Up to 75% of mental health problems begin before the age of 24. 65% of people with mental health issues do not seek help. 21-28% of adolescents will experience an episode of major depressive disorder by 19 years of age. Depression is the most common new psychiatric condition which arises in adolescents. 40-60% of adolescents who have an episode of depression will have a further episode of depression in the next five years. Depression is associated with poor academic performance, poor school aendance, self-harm and adolescent suicide. You can see the need to understand how this illness is changing the way our students engage at school and engage in life as a whole. The conference looked at factors that contribute to mental health and so we were able to hear from experts who presented on depression, diet and eating habits, loneliness, ability to fail well, drug dependency, sexual assault, the impact of pornography on young people and effective school governance. It was incredibly informative and here are just a few insights that we hope will be helpful for our Covenant community: Good practices that promote mental health: A healthy diet consisting of good fats, complex carbohydrates and protein Spending extended time together as a family and encouraging genuine connections with others Actively discussing positive mental health with our children from around Years 5 and 6 Embracing failure and seeing it as an opportunity to grow and develop Accessing online support options in conjunction with face to face help to empower self-care in our young people Not so good practices that erode mental health: Ignoring that there is a long-term relationship between a poor diet (high in sugar) and depression Always linking “success” with happiness Inside this issue: Second Hand Instrument Sale 2 Careers News 2 Secondary Athletics Carnival 3 Showcase of HSC Performing Arts 3 What’s New on the Blogsite? 3 Community Events 4 From the Prayer Group Jesus said …‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ John 20:17 (ESV) For Prayer and Praise • Praise God that Jesus has risen and is preparing a place in heaven for those who believe in Him. Praise God that through Jesus we are heirs to the kingdom of God and God is our Father. • Pray for Years 1 and 2 and their teachers. • Pray for the Evening of Music. • Pray for the Primary Athletics Carnival. • Pray our students will seek to glorify God, and not themselves, in all they do. Please join us in prayer— 9.00-9.30am on Thursdays in T9 (demountable between Preschool & K Block). If you would like the Prayer Group to pray for you, email us at: [email protected] 3 June 2015 Evening of Music Thursday 4 June 7.15pm K Block Performance Space and Hall. Drinks and canapés will be served. All welcome.
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From the Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators What do you first think when you hear the term mental health?
Last week, the Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators had the privilege of
attending the 2015 Propsych Mental Health In Schools Conference for two days,
and this is what they said ….
“Mental health is a state of mind that allows you to cope with the challenges of life and this
can be eroded by negative factors and promoted through positive factors.”
So, why is it important?
Good mental health is necessary for adults and children to flourish. Unfortunately
the latest statistics show that poor mental health is on the rise amongst our young
people and this is a cause for great concern.
Here is a snapshot of what is happening with depression in Australia at the
moment:
Up to 75% of mental health problems begin before the age of 24.
65% of people with mental health issues do not seek help.
21-28% of adolescents will experience an episode of major depressive disorder
by 19 years of age.
Depression is the most common new psychiatric condition which arises in
adolescents.
40-60% of adolescents who have an episode of depression will have a further
episode of depression in the next five years.
Depression is associated with poor academic performance, poor school
attendance, self-harm and adolescent suicide.
You can see the need to understand how this illness is changing the way our
students engage at school and engage in life as a whole.
The conference looked at factors that contribute to mental health and so we were
able to hear from experts who presented on depression, diet and eating habits,
loneliness, ability to fail well, drug dependency, sexual assault, the impact of
pornography on young people and effective school governance. It was incredibly
informative and here are just a few insights that we hope will be helpful for our
Covenant community:
Good practices that promote mental health:
A healthy diet consisting of good fats, complex carbohydrates and protein
Spending extended time together as a family and encouraging genuine
connections with others
Actively discussing positive mental health with our children from around
Years 5 and 6
Embracing failure and seeing it as an opportunity to grow and develop
Accessing online support options in conjunction with face to face help to
empower self-care in our young people
Not so good practices that erode mental health:
Ignoring that there is a long-term relationship between a poor diet (high in
sugar) and depression
Always linking “success” with happiness
Inside this issue:
Second Hand Instrument Sale 2
Careers News 2
Secondary Athletics Carnival 3
Showcase of HSC Performing Arts 3
What’s New on the Blogsite? 3
Community Events 4
From the Prayer Group Jesus said …‘I am ascending to my
Father and your Father, to my God and
your God.’ John 20:17 (ESV)
For Prayer and Praise
• Praise God that Jesus has risen and is
preparing a place in heaven for those
who believe in Him. Praise God that
through Jesus we are heirs to the
kingdom of God and God is our
Father.
• Pray for Years 1 and 2 and their
teachers.
• Pray for the Evening of Music.
• Pray for the Primary Athletics
Carnival.
• Pray our students will seek to glorify
God, and not themselves, in all they
do.
Please join us in prayer—
9.00-9.30am on Thursdays in T9 (demountable between Preschool & K Block).
If you would like the Prayer Group to
pray for you, email us at: [email protected]
3 June 2015
Evening of Music
Thursday 4 June
7.15pm
K Block Performance Space and Hall.
Drinks and canapés will be served.
All welcome.
Covenant Christian School Newsletter—3 June 2015
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Being constantly connected to the internet with no down time to investigate other
facets of life
Allowing internet relationships to replace face-to-face relationships
Allowing unsupervised access to the internet and not educating our young people
on the dangers and effects of pornography.
Another area of focus was the many free resources that are available to grow and build
mental health and resilience among our young people. Some examples which can all be
found online include the recently released National Nutrition Guide Food Pyramid,
Project Dinnertime, Online Mental Health Portals such as Beacon 2.0 and
MindHealthConnect, MindMatters, Bite Back program from the Black Dog Institute,
along with a range of smart phone apps including Check-in, Pillboxie, DeepSleep, Body
Beautiful, i-Cope and WhatsMyM3.
Covenant is committed to the positive mental health of our students and our desire is to continually partner with parents in
this all important endeavour. The knowledge and insight gained at the conference will be integrated into the school’s Pastoral
Care program.
As an additional note, to further grow strength in this area, Covenant is sending ten student representatives from Years 10
and 11 to a mental health forum in June. The externally run program will focus on providing these students with the skills
and insights to support their close friends who may be suffering from a mental health issue.
It is a privilege to be in the position of caring for our students, so feel free to contact any of the Pastoral Care Coordinators or
the Deputy Principal Pastoral Care if you would like to discuss the above in further detail.
Max Monin, Tim Smithies, Cath Rose & David Gray (Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators)
Second Hand Musical Instrument Sale Do you have an instrument that is sitting at home and is not being used? Why not put it up for sale for another Covenant
family? We will be running a Second Hand Instrument Sale in the school newsletter early next term. Please email information,
including the brand, model (if known) and the price that you would like for it, to [email protected].
Careers News (Remember to check the website: www.coviecareers.com) The University of Sydney: Project Management Winter Camp
Thursday 9 July – Friday 10 July, 9.00am – 4.00pm, Darlington Campus, The University of Sydney. A two-day intensive
workshop for Year 10, 11 and 12 students which aims to provide a head start in project management and demonstrate the
opportunities available in this field. Contact: 02 9036 7517 or [email protected].
http://sydney.edu.au/project-management/winter-camp/
Macleay College: Career Taster Workshops
Monday 29 June – Tuesday 30 June, 28 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills. Obtain hands-on experience through interactive activities,
engage with industry professionals and enjoy a taste of a career in event management, marketing, advertising, journalism,
public relations or travel and tourism. https://macleay.edu.au/campaign/need-help-deciding-on-your-career
Ella Baché College of Skin and Beauty Therapy Open Day
Saturday 8 August, 11.00am – 1.00pm, Level 2/77 Berry Street, North Sydney.
http://www.ellabachecollege.edu.au/study-on-campus/attend-a-college-open-day
BDO Australia Sydney Cadetship
Applications Close Sunday 14 June. The BDO Cadetship program provides paid full-time work as a trainee accountant while
cadets complete their undergraduate degree. Cadets are given advice and support from their colleagues as well as a text book
allowance, time off to attend classes, paid study leave and payment of university administration fees. Once graduated,
students will have years of on-the-job work experience. http://www.bdo.com.au/careers/students/sydney
My Future Scholarships
The My Future website currently lists over 4,000 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships. The type of support ranges
from course fees, accommodation, grants and travel within or outside Australia and covers fields of study across all
Australian universities. http://www.myfuture.edu.au/tools-and-resources/study-or-training-options/scholarshipsearch
Combined Christian Schools Musical Festival 2015
Thursday 6 to Saturday 8 August
Hosted by Orange Christian
School. Concert bands, worship
bands, string ensemble, choirs.
Grand concert—Turners
Function Centre, 4929 Mitchell
Hway, Lucknow, Saturday 8
August at 2.00pm.
See the blog on page 3 for more.
From the Secondary School Pastoral Care Coordinators (cont’d)
Covenant Christian School Newsletter—3 June 2015
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What’s New on the Blog Site? Keep up to date via www.facebook.com/covenantchristianschoolsydney
State Cross Country – Primary
On Friday 29 May, 31 students from Years 3-6 competed in the Christian
Schools State Cross Country Championships. Many came in the top half of the
large races of around 150 people, with several in the first 40.
Our best results were:
Andrew Blevins – 16th in 10 year boys; Leighton Shaw – 13th in 12 year boys;
Tristan Turnbull – 9th in the 11 year boys; Bella Gosling – 9th in the 12 year
girls. Grace Dale ran exceptionally well to come 5th in the 12 year girls.
Well done to all our runners and especially Tristan, Bella and Grace who have qualified for the CIS
next month. Thank you to the parents who helped with transport and cheered on our runners.
Miss Tanya Hammond
See http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/state-cross-country-2015.
See more at New Blog Posts to Visit
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/combined-christian-schools-music-festival-2015
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/nsw-health-whooping-cough-alert
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/bizarre-beanies-day-for-a-good-cause
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/fire-brigade-visit-year-1-to-answer-questions
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/junior-school-concert-band-performs-for-morning-lines
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/northern-beaches-eisteddfod-speech-and-drama-2015
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/year-7-german-students-enjoy-cartoon-story-maker
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/brain-stretching-questions-at-da-vinci-decathlon-2015
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/ccs-national-park-explored-by-famous-broadcaster
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/hatching-chickens-delight-infant-classes
http://www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/christian-school/passing-of-local-identity-and-educator-mary-
Andrew’s Angle Bursary and Building Funds—please consider giving generously
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, it is a great time to consider
partnering with the community at Covenant. We have a long history of generosity.
The school pioneers gave financially for many years to the vision of Christian
education, even knowing their own children would not benefit.
You are invited to be part of the continuing culture. Donations to the Building and
Bursary funds are 100% tax deductible, and help reduce your tax and help the school
at the same time. They help to keep the school operating costs at a reasonable level so
that our school is affordable to as many Christian families as possible.
Donations to the Building Fund will be used for future building plans and donations
to the Bursary Fund are used to provide fee relief to families less financially able.
Click the following link or copy it into your web browser: Bursary Fund http://
www.trybooking.com/52364 or Building Fund http://www.trybooking.com/52340.
All donations will receive a tax deductible receipt. There is no fee for using this
service. If you would prefer to donate via cheque or EFT please contact me at
[email protected]. Your generosity is much appreciated.
Can You Help? We are seeking Christian parents with a heart for mums with young children to be
part of a new initiative starting later this year or early in 2016. We are planning a fun music program for mums together with
their young children aged between 0-3 years old. You will work as part of a team to run this program. Ideally you will need
to be available each Friday during school terms from 9.30am until 11.00am (i.e just after the Infants Assembly). No music
background is required. If you are interested or would like to find out more, please contact Wendy Boase via email:
Mr Andrew Lowry, Business Manager
Three Showcases of HSC
Performing Arts
Enjoy the work of our HSC and other
students at these three evenings.
Evening of Music
Thursday 4 June
7.15pm
K Block Performance Space and Hall.
Drinks and canapés will be served.
HSC Dance Night
Wednesday 17 June
6.00—7.00pm
K Block Performance Space
Year 12 Drama Night
Monday 22 June
7.00—9.00pm
J23 (Drama Room)
Year 10 Coffee Morning You are welcome to join us for a Year
10 coffee and a catch up at Café Covie
from 9.00-10.00am on Friday 12 June.
Please pop the date into your diary.
No RSVP required. Hope to see you
there.
Year 7 & 8 Tests and Assignments Following are tests & assignments due
this term. This will assist students and
parents in planning their work load.
Subject and Title Date Due
YEAR 7
Biblical Studies Semester Review 11/6 D&T – Mosaic Trays Wk 9
YEAR 8
German Project 2 5/6
Biblical Studies TB, WoftSW Quiz 5/6
D&T Herb assignment Wk 9
D&T – Bags and Folios Wk 9
German Project 3 19/6
Passion Project (Aylward/Lewis)
Major Work, Reflection Statement
& Journal due 25/6 NB: Mathematics unit tests are held regularly at
the end of units in Years 7 and 8. Students are
notified in class at least two days prior.
Letters to Parents
Some may not have been distributed yet.
Date of
Letter Class Topic
19/5 7-12 Secondary Soccer Gala Day
25/5 12 General Maths Task Change
26/5 12 Standard English/ESL Exc.
28/5 K-6 Sickness in Junior School
1/6 9 Geography Field Study
11 PVDM Excursion
11 T&D Excursion
12 German Picnic Excursion
12 PDHPE Excursion
Please note that all notes and letters can
be downloaded from the school website:
http://tinyurl.com/CCSNotes.
Covenant Christian School Newsletter—3 June 2015
What’s Coming Up! Important Dates can also be found on the
Calendar page of the school website.
Thursday 4 June
Evening of Music
Friday 5 June
Primary Athletics Carnival
Secondary ICAS Science Competition
Monday 8 June
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 9 June
Year 6 Picture Book Launch (9.00-9.30am)
Thursday 11 June
CIS Cross Country
Friday 12 June
Primary Speech Giving Assembly
Year 10 Morning Tea at Cafe Covie
Monday 15 to Friday 19 June
ICAS Writing & Spelling Competitions
Tuesday 16 June
Year 8 Passion Project Showcase
Wednesday 17 June
Year 12 Dance Night
Friday 19 June
Secondary Zone Athletics
Monday 22 June
School Tour (9.15am)
Year 12 Drama Night
Tuesday 23 to Wednesday 24 June
Primary Cartooning Workshop
Friday 26 June
Year 11 Yarrabah Trippers Depart
Last day of Term 2
Monday 20 July
First day of Term 3
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This Week’s Quizzle
Answer to the last Quizzle HAND IN HAND
Year 6 Picture Book Launch Next Tuesday 9 June, 9.00am- 9.30am
in the Junior Library. All welcome.
Community Notices (The school cannot necessarily make careful assessments of the
quality or integrity of all of the services or events advertised in
the newsletter. The Board welcomes feedback from members of
the school community about the organisations which receive
promotion. Comments should be in writing, addressed to the
Board, and will be treated confidentially.)
House Sitters
A lovely retired couple from South
Africa are wanting to house sit for 6
weeks to 3 months. Flexible with
dates. Please call Jackie Voges on 0438
417 480. Learning Difference Convention
“Australia’s largest literacy and
learning difficulties event”. Parent
seminars. Rose Hill Gardens
Exhibition Hall, 27-28/8. Free parking,
free workshops, free stress balls. See
www.learningdifferenceconvention.com
Junior Australian Girls Choir
For girls aged 5-8 years. Sing, dance
and play in fun and inclusive classes.
Open class—Sat 20/6—come along
and try a free class at your local
rehearsal venue. Beecroft, Dee Why,
Mosman, Nth Parramatta, Nth Ryde,
St Ives, Strathfield. Ph 9922 6733 or go
to www.aspagroup.com.au.
Manly Warringah Gymnastic Club
June/July school holiday program for
school aged children with or without
gymnastic experience. Professional
coaches. 9am-3pm or 8.30am-4pm.
Bookings essential. Ph: 9972 9222.
This Friday’s Canteen Special:
Friday 29 May: Butter Chicken with Rice ............................. Sm $3.00/Lg $4.50
Order via Munch Monitor or www.covenant.nsw.edu.au/canteen.
Term Dates for 2016
Term 1 – Mon 1 Feb – Fri 8 Apr
Term 2 – Wed 27 Apr – Fri 1 Jul
Term 3 – Mon 25 Jul – Fri 23 Sep
Term 4 – Mon 10 Oct – Thu 8 Dec
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