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Newsletter 3 — Thursday 14th March 2013

Term 1

finishes

Thursday 28th March

At 11am

………….

PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY INTO THE

SCHOOL IF DROPPING YOUR

CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL IN

THE MORNINGS— Please

remember it only takes a

second for a child to run out in

front of you chasing a runaway

handball and everyone's lives

are changed forever

From the Principal’s Desk

Andrew Evetts, Principal

Dear Parents and Caregivers

At Burdekin Chris3an College our teachers are called to a

servant-hood teaching ministry which implies

appropriate modelling of service. At Burdekin Chris3an

College we have a dedicated group of staff who only

want the best for your child.

The teaching staff at the college have a collec3ve goal to

teach the students what it is the live a “Chris3an good

life”. It will only be as our students learn day by day to

honour weakness, to serve one another rather than

themselves, that we will play our part under God’s

gracious guidance in nurturing successful servants rather

than those who serve the idol of success.

Our goal as a college is to set high educa3onal goals and

to achieve outstanding outcomes for our students so

that they may go into the world be;er equipped to use

the talents they have been blessed with to enrich God’s

Kingdom.

Yours in Christ

Dates for your CalendarDates for your CalendarDates for your CalendarDates for your Calendar

Queensland state term dates - 2013 (College Term tba)

NB: The first day of each term is usually a Pupil Free Day. The last day of each term

usually finishes at 11am.

March Thursday 14th March—3pm to 4pm—After school sports training—Years 5-7 Thursday 14th March—3pm to 4pm—BCC Craft Club—Years 2-4

Thursday 21st March—3pm to 4pm—After school sports training—Years 5-7

Thursday 21st March—3pm to 4pm—BCC Craft Club—Years 2-4

Friday 22nd March—non-school Eisteddfod entries close 5pm Friday 22nd March—JAM Jesus and Me— Easter Show

Wednesday 27th March—ELC Easter Hat Parade and Egg Hunt Thursday 28th March—end of Term 1—School finishes at 11am

Friday 29th March—Good Friday

April Friday 5th April —non-school art work and written work needs to be in at Eisteddfod office

Monday 22nd April to Thursday 25th April—Year 7 Camp Thursday 25th April—Anzac Day—school will be marching

July Monday 22nd July —ELC Photos

Tuesday 23rd July—School Photos

Queensland term dates - 2013

Term Dates Length

Term 1 Tuesday 29 January - Thursday 28 March 9 weeks

Term 2 Tuesday 16th April - Friday 21 June 10 weeks

Term 3 Monday 8 July - Friday 20 September 11 weeks

Term 4 Tuesday 8 October - Friday 6 December 10 weeks

Cra� Club

Every Thursday a>ernoon students from Year 2 to 4 are able to par3cipate in the College Cra>

Club run by Mrs Watson, our Year 2 teacher. Charlo;e Agius and Shima Tus3n (pictured

below) are two of the many students who are currently learning all about paper mache in the

free Cra> Club sessions.

2013 Burdekin Junior District Eisteddfod

18th May to 28th May

A>er the tremendous success for lots of our students at the 2012 Eisteddfod we are again invi3ng you to enter this

years Eisteddfod. The classes that are par3cipa3ng in the Eisteddfod this year will receive a note home from your

child’s teacher asking you if you would like your child to par3cipate with informa3on on entry fees and due dates.

If you would like your child to submit something they haven’t done at school please go to the Eisteddfod website to

see how to submit an entry. The College office also has spare entry forms and Fiona will be happy to help you in

geDng started. www.burdekinjunioreisteddfod.org.au

Entries are due on the 22.03.13 and the art work and wri;en work needs to be handed in at the eisteddfod office

(142B Young St, Ayr) on or before the middle Saturday of the Easter holidays.

The Eisteddfod starts on the 18th May and concludes on 28th May.

These are the sec3ons that your child may wish to submit an entry in:

SECTIONS

Art Sec3on 140—Collage—Primary—A3

Sec3on 142—Any 3D Art Form—Primary—30cm x 30cm x 30cm

Sec3on 144—Drawing Colour—Primary—A3

Sec3on 146—Drawing—Black and White—Primary—A3

Sec3on 148—Pain3ng—Any Medium—Primary—A3

Sec3on 152—Photography—black and white—Primary—A4 max

Sec3on 154—photography—colour—primary—A4 max

Sec3on 156—photography—computer enhanced—primary—A4 max

Sec3on 158—special needs drawing—all ages—1m x 1m

Sec3on 159—Special needs pain3ng—any medium—all ages—1m x m1

Literary

Short story

Sec3on 130—primary Year 7 and under—500 words maximum

Sec3on 132—special needs—all ages

Poem

Sec3on 134—primary year 7 and under—500 words maximum

Sec3on 135—special needs—all ages

Func(onal Wri(ng

Sec3on 137—primary—years 7 and under—500 words maximum

Sec3on 138—special needs—all ages

Olly the Python

On Thursday 28th February , the year 2 class were treated to a very special

visit by a pet olive python called Olly. The visit was organised by George’s

family as part of the ‘Show and Tell’ project at school.

Pictured below is George with Olly the Python. Year 2 would like to thank

George’s stepdad Mr McHardie (also pictured) for bringing Olly to school.

Pastor’s Pen

Dear Friends

Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy and safe

Easter. For us as a Church this is an important 3me as we remember and

celebrate the death, burial and resurrec3on of Jesus Christ. That he came the

perfect man and died for our sins because of God’s love for each of us. If this is

important to you we’d love to invite you to our Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Services, which start at 9AM. Please know that you’re always welcome. For

those who are new to the College we welcome you and hope that you find BCC

a place where your children can grow and thrive in this season of their lives. We

believe that BCC is a place where your family can not only have a great

educa3on, but also build life long friendships with us, each other and especially

Jesus.

This year we have seen unprecedented growth in the number of enrolled

students for the College and as such we have watched, as the College staff have

had to change and adjust to support that growth. As I’ve walked a journey with

each of these people and got to know them be;er, I have been impressed with

their aDtude, hard work and love for the students and each other.

As the Board we are working with our Principal Andrew Eve;s to accommodate

the growing needs of the College. Andrew has done an incredible job since

taking over the College last year and should be commended for his dedica3on,

drive and resourcefulness. As we finish this Term and celebrate Easter with a

holiday I pray that it is a great and prosperous 3me for you full of love, joy and

peace.

I look forward to seeing you again in Term 2.

God Bless

Pastor Peter Holmes

(Chairman)

Kindy/Pre Prep ELC

We have been having fun learning our sounds. Last week we learnt about the ‘p’ sound. We made pirate hats

and we all said, “Arhhhhh”, because that is what pirates say. We have been doing lots of nice pain3ngs. We

have lots of fun outside in the sandpit too. We have new digging toys to play with and we just love them. We

were able to get these new toys with our Woolies Earn and Learn points so thank you to all those people who

donated s3ckers last year! We also enjoy riding outside on our bikes and we all love to climb.

Jayne Orchard, Director & Kindy/Pre Prep Group Leader

Sarah’s cocoon turned into a bu;erfly. It emerged last week-end at Ms Orchard’s place. our bu;erfly

pain3ngs. We have a really great 3me at Kindy.

Headlice – Unfortunately headlice is a part of life when going to school and Kindergarten. Please check your

child’s hair regularly to help keep them under control.

Sunscreen Please apply sunscreen and insect repellent to your child before a;ending. We have sunscreen and

insect repellent available. The mozzies are really bad a>er the recent rain.

Have a great day!

ELC

Toni Smallman, Group Leader, Toddlers

Toddlers During the past few weeks we have been so busy! We have been staying outside a li;le longer in the

mornings as the days have been a li;le cooler as the children enjoy playing outside. We ride the bikes, play in

the sandpit, and climb the dome. Some of us have been climbing the ladder and sliding really fast down the

slide.

When we go inside, we have been playing in home corner and with the dress ups. The Li;le People farm house

and buses and planes have been out on the blue carpet and have been really popular with all the

children. They all like playing with these. For art and cra> ac3vi3es we have been concentra3ng on our

Easter ac3vi3es. We have made our Easter crown that we will be wearing for our Easter Hat Parade.

We have been singing and doing the ac3ons to some nursery rhymes. We do “Open Shut Them”, “5 Cheeky

Monkeys” and “Once I Caught a Fish Alive”. Five cheeky Monkeys is really popular and the children like doing

the ac3ons of the crocodile going snap. The children keep asking to dance to “Robot” - this dance is really pop-

ular.

The Easter Hat Parade will be held on Wednesday, 27th March commencing at 9.30am. If your child does not

a;end that day they are welcome to a;end but you must stay with them. Please bring along a plate of healthy

food to share with everyone who a;ends. We will also be having an Easter Egg hunt.

We hope to see you all there.

Meet the Staff

Daniel Walsh

Year 4/5 Teacher

Hello my fellow members of the BCC community! My name is

Daniel Walsh and I am the new teacher on the year 4 and 5 class.

I grew up and lived in an area called the Central Coast in NSW which is about

half way between Sydney and Newcastle. I graduated from college just last

year with a Bachelor of Educa3on (primary) from Avondale College. I have re-

cently moved to Ayr 8 weeks ago so there is s3ll a lot of exploring for me to do

around the area.

I thoroughly enjoy playing all sorts of board and card games. Sports is another

thing I really enjoy par3cipa3ng in, and I have joined a touch football team in

the Wednesday night fixtures. I also a;end the Anglican Church here in Ayr.

So far I have found teaching to be very exci3ng and an enjoyable profession

and am so thankful to my family that helped me with the big move I undertook

to take up this posi3on in Ayr. I am also thankful to Mr Eve;s for providing me

with the opportunity to commence my

new profession at BCC, and also to the

staff of BCC for making me feel welcome

and of course God for opening this chapter

in my life.

I look forward to watching and working

with this school as it grows and grows and

to be a part of the great message Burdekin

Chris3an College is sending out into the

community.

Spiders in Prep This term we have been looking at nursery rhymes in Prep. Last week we read Incy

Wincy Spider and Li;le Miss Muffet. We made lots of spider cra>s and we even

made some yummy spider biscuits at the end of the week.

Staffing—Term 2

As you would all know by now, Fiona will taking a break in Term 2

and part of Term 3 as she’s going to have a baby. Sandra Saunders

will be taking on Fiona’s role in the office during the 3me Fiona is

away. Mrs Saunders is currently a teacher aide at the College so she

knows the College very well. With her experience in home schooling

her own children throughout primary school and then working in a

school office prior to joining the College, the office will be in very

capable hands.

Some of our students are extremely talented ar3sts.

The artwork below is by Braithan Heron in Year 6.

Notes/handouts to be returned to office:

• FastForward (only some students)

• A>erschool Sports training sessions permission slip—Years 5 to 7

• Newsle;er distribu3on—all of school & ELC

• Musical Instruments—home use permission slip —Years 5 to 7

• Cra> lessons—Years 2 to 4

• Interschool Sports—Years 5 to 7

• Camp permission slip—Year 7

The College and ELC received the Woolies Earn and Learn

order this week. The ELC chose some toys, trucks, traffic

signs, CD’s and a big colourful parachute. The College

received musical instruments, science equipment, reading

books and various learning games.

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, aunts and

uncles and family and friends who donated their Woolies

Earn and Learn s3ckers to the College in 2012!

Easter Hat Parade & Egg Hunt

Wednesday 27th MarchWednesday 27th MarchWednesday 27th MarchWednesday 27th March 9.30am 9.30am 9.30am 9.30am

(until about 10.30am)

If your child does not attend that day they are

welcome to come along, but please stay with them.

Please bring along a healthy plate of food to share.

We will be making the hats at the Centre.

We will also be having an Easter Egg

Hunt!

All family are welcome to come join

the fun!

RemindersRemindersRemindersReminders Healthy Food Shack

Tuckshop has commenced for 2013 and is available each Wednesday.

The band of volunteers always welcomes new faces in the tuckshop so

if you can lend a hand from 9am to 11am on a Wednesday please let

Fiona in the office know. You don’t have to be cook and you don’t have

to be there every Wednesday, just whenever you have 3me.

Pick up zone

Please remember that parking in the College grounds is not permi;ed

at pick up 3me (3pm). Students will be wai3ng for collec3on under the

mango tree in Chippendale Street. If you must park and walk into the

College please park OUTSIDE the school grounds and walk in.

If you are dropping off your children in the morning DO NOT park in

the school grounds if you are geDng out of your car. Once again park

OUTSIDE the school grounds and walk in.

If you are driving into the school grounds to drop off your child PLEASE

DRIVE SLOWLY!!!!!

Please remember it is a school environment and therefore there will be

3mes that children WILL run out in front of cars. The rules are there to

protect YOUR child.

If parents con(nue to ignore these simple safety rules the gate will

con(nue to be shut and no one will be allowed vehicle access into

the school grounds.

School Uniform

Part of the school uniform is black shoes and white socks. Not

mul3-coloured shoes or white shoes. A bo;le green, wide brimmed

hat is also part of the school uniform. Your child will know that they

are not allowed to play on the oval unless they have a wide brimmed

hat.

Music Lessons

Mr Ford and the Year 6 and 7’s have been busy with their music lessons on

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students are learning guitar, drums, keyboard and

vocals. They sound great—so great in fact that we are considering entering

them into the Burdekin District Junior Eisteddfod this year. Students who

par3cipate in the Eisteddfod will be those students who prac3se at home and

show a willingness to learn during the music lessons.

Meet the Team Andrew Evetts—Principal

Brooke Vucetic—Prep Teacher

Heather Mackay—Year 3 Teacher

Fleur Vigerzi—Year 1 Teacher

Sarah Watson—Year 2 Teacher

Daniel Walsh —Year 4/5 Teacher

Chris Knight —Year 7 Teacher

Judy Kedar—Year 6 & Year 1 Teacher

Sandra Fowler—Year 6 Teacher

Ray Caine— IT & H&PE Teacher

Wally Ford—Music Teacher

Kim Smith—Teachers Aide & Library Assistant

Leeza Goon-Chew—Teachers Aide

Sandra Saunders—Teachers Aide

Ronda Downs—Prep Teachers Aide

Audrey Heppell—Teachers Aide

Joanna Ford—Teachers Aide

Paul Haller—Year 4/5 Teachers Aide

Jayne Orchard—Director and Team Leader—ELC

Toni Smallman—Team Leader—ELC

Gessie Wilson—ELC

Natasha Patterson—ELC

Raywin Mayor—ELC

Jill Sutcliffe—ELC

Cheryl Taylor—ELC

Rob Harper—Groundskeeper

Bronson Hutchen—Groundskeeper

Jackie Gudge—Cleaner

Zilya Bunakova—Cleaner

Rose Giardina—Financials (Church and School)

Fiona Christie—Reception/Principals Assistant