Mid North Christian College

Chapel TERM 1

Week 4 - Friday 24th February

Junior Host: Mrs Skinner Room: 9/10 at 9.05

Senior Host: Mr Kee Yr 12 Room: 9/10 at 10.25

Week 5 - Friday 3rd March

Junior Host: Mrs Lee Room: 9/10 at 9.05am

Senior Host: Miss Fischer Room: 9/10 at 10.25am

Mid North Christian College (08) 8632 4240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

Diary Dates TERM 1

Week 5

Saturday 25th February -

Working Bee: 9.00am - 12.00pm.

Monday 27th February to Friday

3rd March – Aviation - 2nd Year

Tuesday 28th February - Shrove

Tuesday

Wednesday 1st March - Clean Up

Australia Day

Wednesday 1st March to Friday

3rd March – Year 10 to 12

Snorkelling Camp

Thursday 2nd March – Year 8

Immunisations

Friday 3rd March – Yr 12 Tapas

Lunch

Week 6

Monday March 6th to Friday

March 10th - Carnival Book Fair

Monday March 6th to Friday

March 10th - F to 6 Swimming

Monday March 6th - Triple Jump

and 1500 metres

Friday March 10th - Yr 6/7

SAPSASA

Hope in the living God Memory Verse

“They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshipped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen!” Romans 1:25 NLT

Week 4 Term 1 Thursday 23rd February

2017

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From the Principal

Dear families,

FIRST YEAR AVIATION STUDENTS - Pizza in the Park

The new Year 10 Aviation class commenced at MNCC this week. Together with their teachers and associates, they gathered at Solomontown Beach for pizza, recreation time and some swimming. Thank you to Mrs Pop for organizing this event.

This Saturday morning we are having our first Working Bee of the year. It would be great to see lots of people here

Some of the jobs for Saturday include:

Clean air conditioner filters Small paving jobs Moving soil / crusher dust Garden maintenance General clean and Tidy

John Knibbs is our wonderful Groundsman, and he will have all the tools and equipment here ready to use. It’s always a good time working together, and getting to know people.

Last night I met with our MNCC Board. The Board meet monthly, and provide the wise

governing leadership over the College.

They develop strategic directions, review finances, set policies, and monitor the general

progress and reputation of the College.

PRAYER FOR MID NORTH CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Prayer is held each Monday at 9am in the Library. All Parents and Caregivers are welcome. For more information contact

Mel Jaeger on 0478 616 475.

BREAKFAST CLUB

There will be no Breakfast on Wednesday of Week 5 (1st March) but it will resume again on Wednesday of Week 6.

Breakfast runs from 8.00am to 8.35am in the Home Economics area. Warm toast is available and a variety of cereals as

well as hot milo. Week 6 and 11 will be Pancakes.

SHROVE TUESDAY

In celebration of Shrove Tuesday, we will be cooking pancakes Tuesday lunch time (Week 5). Cost for pancake will be

$1. Toppings of butter, jam and maple syrup available.

MATHS HELP!

Finding it hard keeping up during maths lessons? Having difficulty grappling with some of those topics? The

Mathematics department at Mid North Christian College offers tuition/help for students in years 7-12 in Mathematics.

Where? Room 17 When? Every Tuesday afternoon from 3.15 - 4.15pm How Much? FREE!!!

For more information, contact Mr Brian Kee or Mr Craig Sinclair at the College on 8632 4240

Hope to see you there!

CARNIVAL BOOK FAIR

The annual book fair will be held in Week 6, March 6th - 10th March, in the library and will be a Carnival Book Fair. This

is a great opportunity to encourage students to not only embrace reading, but every book bought will also help the

library to get more books for MNCC.

Mid North Christian College 08) 86324240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

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This year we have lots of new initiatives in progress, and are actively working towards planning and developing the next stages of the College site and strategy. As a governing team, they provide wise leadership for me. We are working closely to ensure strong alignment between Government and Management of the College. The board is currently comprised of Jeremy Kuipers (Chair), Lynton Joyce (Deputy Chair), Ian Miller (Treasurer), Robert Hosking and Andrew Velez. To be eligible for Board membership, you first need to be a member of the MNCC Association – the body that owns the College. If you are interested to know more, please enquire at the front office.

Your Servant Matt Paterson

Primary students, together with PE teachers Mr Middleton and Mr Schild

took part in a visit from the Adelaide Crows Football Club as they

presented Growing with Gratitude. Students participated in activities and

were amused by the antics of Claude the Crow as the team presented the

‘Well being Warrior Challenge’.

Visit from the Adelaide Crows

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Mid North Christian College 08) 86324240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

Melrose Easter Camp

This year Easter Camp is on once again from the

14th-17th of April for Year 8-12. Don't miss out on

what's going to be a great camp! $170 standard

and late fee $185. For more information

contact: Nathanael Nieass 0451106949 or

Natarnia Nieass 0406722990 or see Mrs Lines at

school To register go to www.wired-youth.com/

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LIGHTHOUSE UNITING CHURCH - ALL WELCOME

10AM - 4PM Come whenever you can

ww.nationaldayofprayer.org.au

All denominations - Pray for revival and transformation,

youth, celebrate the Day in Sunday Services, take part in

a live prayer webcast, join Bible reading marathon,

continue praying over 40 days.

State Softball Championships

Year 11 student Shianne Short

took part in the Port Pirie Under

17 side at the Softball State

Championships last weekend.

The Under 17 division presented some tough

competition for Shianne’s team as they faced

many state players. The team came 4th out

of 10 in the division. Well done Shianne.

ENCOUNTER MUSICAL/HOPE

PRIMARY PERFORMANCE DVDs

The DVDs of last term’s Mid North

Christian College musical have arrived.

Those who have ordered DVDs can now

pay for and collect them from the Front

Office. After ordered DVDs have been

distributed there may be extra copies

available for

purchase, how-

ever, we will

advise families

of this in coming

newsletters.

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY

MNCC will participate in the Clean Up

Australia Day on Wednesday 1st March.

There will be a barbeque to be held here at

the College at lunch time. A notice will be

sent home with more information.

2017 Nyrstar Shield - Primary

Swimming

Congratulations to Mitchell

Knight, Keira and Logan

Crouwkamp and Kellise Diggens.

They swam for the Nyrstar Shield

this week and came second

overall after winning their first

heat. Amazing effort!!!

MNCC WORKING BEE

The first Working Bee for this

year will be held this Saturday 25th March

at the College from 9am until 12pm.

Morning tea provided. Each family is

invoiced a $200 Working Bee Levy at the

beginning of each school year.

If 2 or more Working Bees are attended in

a calendar year, this Levy is credited back

on your College account at the end of the

year. It’s a great way to build community

and help develop the College in very

practical ways.

Splash ‘n’ Bounce

Splash 'n' Bounce is coming to Port Pirie!!! Catering for ages 2-16,

Splash 'n' Bounce is South Australia's first fully-mobile inflatable

water park and will be visiting

Memorial Park in Port Pirie from

23rd-26th February 2017. Head

to: www.splashnbounce.com.au for session times, ticket

prices and FAQs. Be sure to let your friends know about this

fantastic event.

Flying through the Air

Lachlan Tucker-Powditch in Year 10 is having an exciting fortnight. He has commenced his first year in the

aviation course, which includes a 1 hour plane flight. On Saturday he is off to pursue his other passion, motorcycle

speed trials run by Dry Lake Races Australia. This is an annual event held on Lake Gairdner, which is in the north

of South Australia.

Lachlan has been attending the races since he was 2, as it has been a family

passion. His grandfather Grant Schlein, and parents Paul and Rebeka all race

so it is in the blood. He started racing when he was 12 and has been breaking

records ever since.

Last year he broke the record in the production motorbikes for his class and

went 151km/h. This year he will be going for the record in the fuel-injected

class. He is currently racing a Cagiva Mito 125 and is looking to move up to a

Suzuki GSXR600 next year. He featured in some motorbike magazines last

year because of his extraordinary achievements. Mr Moreton

Move Youth This Friday 24th February, 7pm until 9.30pm at the

Baptist Church, Hannan Street, Port Pirie. For Years 7 to

12. Contact: Janae 0451 106 949 or Nathanael 0451 106

949 for more information.

World Wetlands Discovery Day

Come and discover the wildlife at the wetlands and

participate in ‘citizen science’ activities for the whole

family! To be held on Friday 24th February from 6.00pm

- 8.30pm at the Phoenix Park Wetlands, Port Pirie (entry

off the Terrace). Wetland bird watching and

identification, frog spotting, water bug ‘mini beasts’

activity, information and FREE sausage sizzle. (It is

recommended to download the ‘Frog Spotter’ app on

your personal device over Wi-Fi prior to attending the

event.)

Hamburger Night

A Wandearah Memorial Institute

Hamburger Night will be held on

Friday 24th February at 6.30pm.

Hamburger and can of soft drink $10,

Kid’s burger and fruitbox $5.

Icecream and desserts. Come along for a cheap social

night and easy tea. Funds to Wandearah Memorial

Institute upgrade of facilities.

Blue Light Disco Pool Party

Friday 24th February from 7.00pm to 9.00pm for 8yrs to

16 yrs. To be held at the Port Pirie Swimming Pool,

Mary Elie Street. $5 entry, food and drink available for

purchase and no passouts. Prizes on the night.

Hope for Hannah

Pop up Market Sunday Funday - Sunday March 5th 2017

from 10am to 3pm at the Crystal Brook Football Oval. $5

entry per person or $15 per family. A visit from Peppa

Pig, stalls, food and drink, live music, photo booth,

jumping castle, face painter - to support a local 2 year

old girl battling Leukaemia. Platinum sponsors: LH Perry

& Sons. For more information call Rachael on

0439 708 192.

Community Notices

Disclaimer: The College is not responsible for

Community events advertised in this Newsletter.

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Mid North Christian College 08) 86324240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

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FREDS KITCHEN

We would be happy to receive donations for the needy such as

toiletries or food such as cupcakes or slices or a salad for Sunday

nights to help provide a lovely three-course meal. We would be thrilled

to accept fruit from anyone this year who may have excess fruit from

their own tree in season. This can be an amazing help for the soup

kitchen. Any enquiries please feel free to contact me at

kim.harrison@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au.

We look forward to your help in making a difference in our community.

Port Netball Club

If you would like to play netball for the 2017

season, Port Netball Club is seeking expressions of

interest for players between the ages of 8 - 13

years old.

Where: Port Pirie Netball Courts

When: Wednesday 1st March

Time: 5pm – 6pm

Enquiries: Sally 04274005611 or

Sandra 0428331586

Are you interested in

becoming a CFS

Cadet Napperby CFS will hold a

‘Cadet Tryout Day’ for 11 to 16 year olds,

on Sunday 26th February at the Napperby

CFS from 9am - 11am

Free sausage sizzle to follow. For more

information contact Cath 0429 900 899 or

Rob 0488 031 627

There is also a ‘Come and Try Day’ for 16

year olds and over at this same event and

time. Please contact

the above for more

information.

FREE FLIGHT offer for LADIES

Sunday 12th March 2017

At Port Pirie Airport

from 9am - 2pm

12-1pm Free lunch—women aviator

speakers.

Offer is for a free short flight for females

over 10 years of age. A chance to view the

Flinders, Port Pirie and Spencer Gulf from

the air.

A Women of Aviation World Wide event.

Sponsored by Port Pirie Flying Group.

To book your seat (by Friday 10th March

2017) Google:

Eventbrite WOAW17PtPirie

Or Ph. 0428 810 321

LIONS FOOTBALL CLUB JUNIOR

REGISTRATION

(Under 9s, Under 11s, Under 13s

& Under 15s)

SUNDAY 5th MARCH 2017

11 am to 1 pm

JOHN PIRIE SECONDARY SCHOOL OVAL

NO REGISTRATION FEES

SHORTS AND SOCKS SUPPLIED

FOOTY ACTIVITIES WITH SENIOR PLAYERS AND

INFLATABLE SPECKY PLATFORM

Sausage sizzle and drinks available

Come along and meet your coaches and team

mates

Club merchandise available for purchase

“Become a part of the family friendly club”

Enquiries: Plugger 0438868239

The Port Pirie volunteer branch of

Make-A-Wish® Australia presents

BINGO NIGHT FUNDRAISER

Tuesday 28th February 2017

Time: Eyes down at 8pm (Doors open 7pm)

Where: Port Pirie Sporting & Community Club,

102 Broadway Road, Port Pirie

Raffle & lucky draws, supper & drinks

available for purchase

Contact: Marilyn Sheldrick, Fundraising

Co-ordinator, Port Pirie volunteer

Phone 0409 094 145

Registered Event Number 2837

Proceeds will help Make-A-Wish® grant wishes for

children with life threatening medical conditions

in Australia.

www.makeawish.org.au