Dates to RememberNovemberSaturday 10 Year 10 FormalMonday 12 Week 6 BThursday 15 P&F MeetingFriday 16 Year 7 ImmunisationsMonday 19 Week 7 AMon 19 – Fri 23 Meals on WheelsTue 20 – Thu 22 Music CampThursday 22 Whole Campus Assembly (Year 8) Kindergarten Information EveningFriday 23 Years 9–10 ExamsMonday 26 Week 8 B Student Free DayMon 26 – Fri 30 Year 9 Cathedral Ranges CampTuesday 27 HeadStart Program Begins Orientation DayWednesday 29 Th!nk PresentationDecemberMonday 3 Week 9 AThursday 6 Whole Campus AssemblyFriday 7 Presentation and Thanksgiving ServiceMonday 10 Week 10 BWednesday 12 Term Concludes for Students

Friday 9 November 2018

Our Secondary Cabaret—The Greatest Show @ Chairo—was a truly spectacular event.

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Whole School NewsFaithful and Effective PartnershipIn our newsletters this term, I have been reflecting on what partnership looks like at Chairo. It is a word that you will see in our key documents, and I trust that it is also something you experience in your engagement with the school.

But what does partnership mean in practice? Last week, I suggested that it will mean that families and staff members will enjoy and facilitate respectful relationships. I also proposed that partnership will be built through effective communication.

The third element of effective partnership at Chairo is that we are committed to ‘peacemaking’ principles in all our relationships. Peacemaking is something that I shared about in newsletters earlier this year. In essence, it is a commitment to dealing with conflict in a way that reflects God’s instructions to us in the Bible.

I don’t know about you, but I find that any relationship—no matter how special the people involved in that relationship—can be affected by conflict. In fact, sometimes the relationships with the people we most love and cherish—including our families, close friends and church members—can suffer the greatest amount of conflict.

Without going over the peacemaking principles again, our commitment to these principles as a community means that we choose to:

• resolve conflicts personally and privately;• seek assistance from a close and trusted friend when

we cannot resolve a matter with those involved;• not avoid conflict through denial or running away; and• not escalate conflict by attacking others. Another element of effective partnership means that we choose to fulfil the responsibilities that we each have in that partnership. I told the story earlier this term of the situation at the Athens Olympic Games where an Australian rower stopped rowing part way through the race. The effect of that action had devastating outcomes.

Communities also suffer when people in partnership fail to fulfil the responsibility expected of them. It may be a simple expectation (e.g. turning up on time, responding to a request, following through on an agreed action) or a major failure of trust (e.g. contributing to a false impression or belief about another person), but it always has an effect.

If we are to live out faithful and effective partnership at Chairo, our willingness to live according to peacemaking principles, and to be responsible for fulfilling the agreed expectations in that relationship, will be crucial.

How will these core elements of partnership be lived out by you this week at Chairo and beyond?Simon Matthews, Executive Principal

From the Senior ChaplainLarry Crabb has defined encouragement as ‘the kind of expression that helps someone want to be a better Christian, even when life is rough’.

Next week, Chairo students will begin to look at encouragement as their final devotions topic for the year. Students will be taught two fundamental truths about living as a Christian.

Firstly, we need each other. God did not make us to be ‘lone ranger’ Christians! One of the ways that God, in His sovereignty, sustains His people and enables us to persevere to the end, is through the encouragement of other Christians.

Secondly, encouragement is the privilege, joy and duty of every Christian. To be Christian is to encourage others. God has given us the task of building up our brothers and sisters in Christ.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24–25

Our students will then be given some practical help and tips about how to be everyday encouragers. We will focus on an important subset of encouragement: affirmation.

God-centred affirmation is good for the giver, and a great encouragement and blessing for the receiver, as it highlights God’s work in the believer, and gives God the glory.

God-centred affirmation acknowledges that every good thing comes from God, including His work in people. To say ‘thank you’ is good. To say ‘I thank God for you is even better—it encourages the receiver, while at the same time giving God the glory.

In preparing for this topic, I have been strongly challenged and encouraged by Sam Crabtree’s book Practicing Affirmation. You will find a brief review in Linc News, or email me for a copy of the review (mloupis@chairo.vic.edu.au).

Crabtree defines affirmation as ‘truthfully declaring … the goodness of something [in a person]. Good affirmation attests, certifies or confirms that which honours God…’. He convincingly, and at times amusingly, demonstrates that God-centred affirmation is life-transforming.

As a school community, may we be a community that demonstrates God-glorifying encouragement and affirmation.Medon Loupis

Association General MeetingThere will be a general meeting of the Chairo Association in the Library at the Pakenham Campus next Thursday 15 November, commencing at 7.30 pm and concluding with supper at about 9.20 pm.

All parents/guardians and staff members are invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda and other documents have been distributed via email.

Our guest speaker will be Brian Cox, who has been engaged in education for many years on three different continents, including in Christian education in both Indonesia and Australia.

Careers at ChairoCurrent Vacancies:Library and Hub Coordinator (Traralgon)Middle School Classroom Teacher (Drouin)chairo.vic.edu.au/careers

Keeping Our Students SafeCyber Safety Chairo is committed to working in partnership with families to ensure that all students are safe. One important area that we know needs constant vigilance is that of cyber safety.

It can be easy to have alarmist and emotional responses to online dangers. Thankfully, informative and constructive information is available to help schools and families better understand and respond to such concerns. One such source is Family Zone, an organisation that seeks to highlight potential dangers and offer some common-sense solutions.

This week, we recommend two helpful articles: one looking at how free apps can be unhelpfully used to build data profiles about users (you, me and our children) at familyzone.com/blog/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-free-app, and another about five apps that every parent of a teenager should know about at familyzone.com/blog/if-youre-the-parent-of-a-teen-here-are-five-apps-to-know.

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Leongatha NewsSecondary CabaretWhy dedicate time to a performance? Why give up the normal timetable and engage our students in ‘organised chaos’? At lunch time the day before our cabaret event, I was asking myself these questions!

However, by the close of Thursday evening, the answers had been provided in bucket loads.

Our Secondary Cabaret—The Greatest Show @ Chairo—was a truly spectacular event. Every student was involved in some way, whether it was through music or singing, operating lights and sound, art work, photography, food preparation, waiting on tables, doing dishes or working as stage hands.

God has gifted each of our students in different ways and it was encouraging to see them working together to showcase each other’s talents.

There were numerous times during the event when I had a tear in my eye because of the beauty of the items, the selfless acts of service and the courage on display.

Why perform? Because God has gifted us with the beauty of the arts, and he delights in the enjoyment provided by sharing our gifts and talents.Christine Hibma, Deputy Principal

I enjoyed the Cabaret immensely. I honestly thought it would be quite boring, but once I got involved, I realised how much work everyone had put in. I helped with waiting and washing up the glasses. I thought that overall it was a great experience, and I wouldn’t change anything about it. Cody, Year 8

I enjoyed the night all together. I loved watching the different performances. I personally couldn’t fault the performance. Elyssa, Year 8

UniformJust a reminder that all students should now be wearing summer uniform.

Year 7 ImmunisationStudents in Year 7 will be having their second round of immunisations on Friday 16 November, starting at approximately 9.00 am.

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From the Archives: Year 12 at LeongathaYear 12 classes were held at the Leongatha Campus from 1999 to 2013, with more than 150 students involved over the years. There were five students in the first class, and six in the last, with class sizes during the other years ranging from a low of two to a high of fifteen.

Student numbers in Year 12 were as follows: 1999 – five students, 2000 – six students, 2001 – eight students, 2002 – 11 students, 2003 – 15 students, 2004 – 14 students, 2005 – 15 students, 2006 – 11 students, 2007 – 14 students, 2008 – nine students, 2009 – eight students, 2010 – 14 students, 2011 – five students, 2012 – two students, 2013 – six students.

The first class in 1999 consisted of Rebecca Lyons (commenced ’94), Michelle Schroder (’87), Brett Truscott (’93), Alisha Zuidema (’87) and Jacqui Watsford (’87).

The last class in 2013 consisted of Chelsea Moscript, Elora Noble, Amelia Piening, Mikaela Thorpe, Brendan Tomada and Tate Wheatley. All six students were at the school from Prep onwards.

The two largest classes occurred in 2003 and 2005. Year 12 students in 2003 were Katrina Bongers (’91) Kylie Butera (’95), Cameron Chisholm (’92), Nathaniel Daw (’99), Jonathon Hofman (’90), Melinda Jolly (’03), Erica Linton (’96), Nicole McLaren (’99), Neil Prue (’94), Jessica Rock (’94), Matthew Schroder (’91), Steven Spark (’94), Samuel Vagg (’91), Kayla Van Lieshout (’91) and Brenden Wardle (’94).

Year 12 students in 2005 were Jonathan Bowman (’93), Nicholas Daw (’99), Cortney Evans (’02), Tim Fitzpatrick (’94), Emily Fox (’00), Terina Gale (’92), Jason Gibson (’00), Leigh Henry (’03), Ezra Newman (’93), Meaghan Rock (’94), Ali Smith (’00), Beau Stegman (’00), Yasmine Watsford (’93), Ashley Zuidema (’93) and Kenneth Zuidema (’93).

Community NoticeboardDebutante BallThe Leongatha and District Netball Association is currently taking names for Debutante Balls in March 2019. To register, contact Renee between 6.00 and 9.00 pm on 0490 131 187. Provide name, age, email address and home address for both yourself and your partner. A parent email address is also required. The cut-off date for registration is Sunday 25 November. Registration will be on a first-in basis.

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Chairoparent prayer

Mondays, 9.00–10.00 amStaff Room

Leongatha Campus

Parents are warmly invited to attend, whether regularly or just when available

Prayer requests can also be emailed to prayer@chairo.vic.edu.au or text Melissa Rumble on 0439 694 444 or

Medon Loupis on 0448 560 643

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