N E W S L E T T E R

G l o r y T o G o d

Number 10 - 3rd August 2012

VCE Premier’s Awards Well Done Jessica!

Congratulations to Jessica Bong (VCE 2011) for being awarded a Subject Category Award in the 2012 Premier’s VCE Awards. Here are some of her VCE and current University artwork.

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Dear Friends, Welcome back to an exciting term ahead, especially with our Primary Olympics, Science Expo, Musical and India Mission Trip. We are already extremely busy with many activities and events and more than likely you are the same with your family, church and work. We constantly need to check our radar, and check that what we are doing is what God intends us to do each day. It is so easy as a school to become distracted from our main tasks as there are so many worthwhile activities and programs we could undertake and pursue. Our main activity at St Andrews is of course ‘education’ and we are committed to delivering the best Christian education we can for your child/ren and are continually embedding a culture of continuous improvement and development in all areas of the College. In all our tasks we keep focused on Jesus, seeking Him and His perfect ways. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 I have kept the following article for several years (from “A Word for Today – Vision Radio”) and pray that we don’t miss out on God’s intentions and desires for each of us and for the school by being too busy. Blessings on your week,

Catriona Wansbrough

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

ARE YOU TOO B-U-S-Y “...That Satan might not outwit us...” 2 Corinthians 2:11 Addressing a worldwide convention of demons, Satan told them: “as long as Christians stay close to God we’ve no power over them, so: 1) Keep them busy with non-essentials 2) Tempt them to overspend and go into debt 3) Make them work long hours to maintain empty lifestyles 4) Discourage them from spending family time, for when

homes disintegrate there’s no refuge from work 5) Overstimulate their minds with television and computers 6) Fill their coffee tables and nightstands with newspapers

and magazines so they’ve no time for Bible reading 7) Flood their letter boxes with sweepstakes, promotions

and get-rich quick schemes; keep them chasing material things

8) Put glamorous models on TV and on magazine covers to keep them focused on outward appearances; that way they’ll be dissatisfied with themselves and their mates

9) Emphasis Santa and the Easter Bunny; that way you’ll divert them from the real meaning of Christmas and Easter

10) Involve them in “good” causes so they won’t have any time for “eternal” ones

11) Make them self-sufficient. Keep them so busy working in

their own strength they’ll never know the joy of God’s

power working through them. Do these 11 things

faithfully. I promise – it’ll work.”

Have you figured out the difference between being busy and

being successful in what God has called you to do? Sometimes

being B-U-S-Y just means Being Under Satan’s Yoke!

Ever told your child,

We’ll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not seen his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call and say “Hi”?

You’d better slow down.

Don’t dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won’t last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry

and hurry through your day,

It is like an unopened gift….

Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.

By Rob Buckingham

Dear Friends, Welcome back to an exciting term ahead, especially with our Primary Olympics, Science Expo, Musical and India Mission Trip. We are already extremely busy with many activities and events and more than likely you are the same with your family, church and work. We constantly need to check our radar, and check that what we are doing is what God intends us to do each day. It is so easy as a school to become distracted from our main tasks as there are so many worthwhile activities and programs we could undertake and pursue. Our main activity at St Andrews is of course ‘education’ and we are committed to delivering the best Christian education we can for your child/ren and are continually embedding a culture of continuous improvement and development in all areas of the College. In all our tasks we keep focused on Jesus, seeking Him and His perfect ways. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 I have kept the following article for several years (from “A Word for Today – Vision Radio”) and pray that we don’t miss out on God’s intentions and desires for each of us and for the school by being too busy. Blessings on your week,

Catriona Wansbrough

Watoto Children’s Choir All parents are invited to the WATOTO CHILDREN’S CHOIR Concert here at St Andrews Christian College on Thursday 9th August at 10:15am in Rembrandts.

All students will attend this exciting concert and testimony time of these children (all orphans) from Uganda, Africa. Students are asked to bring a $2 coin to help support WATOTO CHILDREN’S VILLAGES in Uganda. The choir will also sell goods to help raise further funds for their villages. The items range from $5 for necklaces and rings up to $40 for a book, dvd, bag and bracelet pack. Catriona Wansbrough - Principal

Christianity Explained Course Dates: Tuesday 21st August & Tuesday 28th August 2012

Time: 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: St Andrews Christian College Staff Room

Tea and coffee provided

Parents are invited to attend a Christianity Explained Course that will be run by Mr Daniel Ferguson (Year 6 Teacher). This course is for parents who would like to know more about the Christian faith within a safe, friendly environment. The sessions will run over two evenings in August and have been designed to engage with participants as they explore topics such as Learning about Jesus and Where do I fit in? To register, please contact the office on 9800 2922 or email enrolments@standrews.vic.edu.au by Tuesday 14th August 2012. We would love to see you there!

Melanie Lepileo - Registrar

Prayer Breakfast Students from St Andrews Christian College will be performing African music at the Eastern Region Prayer Breakfast. All parents are welcome to come along. If you would like to join together and make up a table from St Andrews Christian College, please inform Tamie Dekker of your desire along with $35 by the 17th August.

Prayer Group Come join the St Andrews Christian College Prayer Group which meets in the very comfortable and warm Library after school drop off every Friday morning.

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NOTICES

Diary Dates

August Mon 6 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Mon 6 India Training Session 3:30-6pm

Tue 7 Seussical Rehearsal - all day

Wed 8 Prep 2013 Screening

Wed 8 Yr5/6 Interschool Basketball

Thu 9 Prep Screening 2013

Thu 9 Watoto Children’s Choir *

Thu 9 Seussical Rehearsal 3:30-5:30pm

Fri 10 Prep Werribee Zoo Excursion

Fri 10 Yr1 Toy Incursion

Fri 10 Yr9/10 AFL/Netball

Mon 13 “Spend-a-Day” at St Andrews Day

Mon 13 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Mon 13 Seussical Rehearsal 3:30-5:30pm

Mon 13 India Mission Trip Training 4-6pm

Wed 15 Prep 2013 Screening

Wed 15 Yr7/8 AFL/Netball

Thu 16 Prep Screening 2013

Thu 16 Science Expo 2-6pm*

Thu 16 Seussical Rehearsal 3:30-5:30pm

Fri 17 Seussical Rehearsal 9am-3:30pm

Mon 20 No Assembly

Mon 20 Prep-Yr2 Swimming

Tue 21 Christianity Explained 7-8pm*

* parents welcome to attend

Hou se Community Points Parenting Library Books are on display in the school office and are available for 2 week loans (limit of 2 books at a time).

Please return the books promptly and if you feel inclined, email to pfa@standrews.vic.edu.au a short book review.

Books donated to the Parenting Library need to be approved and catalogued by the School Library before being available. Seonaid Chio— Parenting Subcommittee

Woolworths Earn & Learn This promotion ends 12th August so keep collecting your stickers as you shop at

Woolworths, place them on the card given (extra cards available at the school office) and then drop them into the collection box in the school office. The points raised this year will be spent on resources for the Tata school in Vanuatu.

Coles Sports for Schools Double vouchers are available until 14th August. Keep collecting your vouchers at Coles (ends 24th August) and place them in the collection box in the office. This year the PE department will primarily be the recipients.

Next PFA Meeting The next PFA meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday 4th September 7:30pm.

Term 3 Events Fri 24th & Sat 25th August - School musical

catering

Fri 31st August - Fathers’ Day Stall

Tue 4th September 7:30pm – PFA Meeting

Sat 22nd Sept - Bunnings BBQ

The Athlete’s Foot School Rewards Remember when you purchase a pair of shoes in one of their 6 stores (Knox City, Forest Hill, Eastland, The Glen, Chadstone or

Southland), the Athlete’s Foot will donate $5 of sporting equipment back to the school. So far we’ve bought 51 pairs of shoes which equates to $255 the PFA can spend on sporting equipment/clothing.

Pauls Collect-a-Cap One Pauls milk cap equates to 10c, so keep collecting those caps and depositing them in the collection box at the office. This fundraiser continues throughout the year.

IMPORTANT NEWS......PLEASE READ! Multipurpose Hall Change Room Facilities We have now commenced the construction of the MPH change room facilities – at last! The construction area is out of bounds for all staff, students and parents while building is taking place. If all goes to plan the construction should be completed by the end of October. Approximately 50% of the cost of the project is being funded by a Federal Government grant.

Car Parking

Due to the construction work we have lost one of the staff car parking areas. It is now necessary to limit the car park through the round-a-bout to staff only. The only exception would be for those who display a disabled car parking permit who can use the designated car parking space. Parking areas are available at Rembrandts, but please do not park on curbs and the grassed areas. As well as parking in Tyner Road, there is also street parking available in Tyner Road East. Please note we do not have permission to park in the Foodstar car park.

In an effort to stop the ‘gridlock’ which occurs during the peak morning and afternoon times, we request that you turn left out of the car park which will help traffic flow. We are installing a ‘No Right Turn’ sign which will operate during peak times. If you are wanting to access Burwood Highway, you can turn left out of the school and then turn left into High Street Road which will take you to Burwood Highway. Alternatively you can turn left out of the school and then turn right into Tyner Road East, if you follow the road around it will take you to Burwood Highway. I would be happy to receive any suggestions on how we might improve the car parking or drop off process.

Uniform Supplier

We will be changing our uniform supplier from the beginning of 2013 to Lowes. There is a Lowes store at Knox Ozone less than 500m from the College which will allow families to purchase uniforms during business trading times. With the store being so close we will not be selling new uniforms on campus from 2013. The Victoria Schoolwear campus shop will cease selling uniform items at the end of Term 4, but items will still be available for purchase at their store at Shop 8, 205 Middleborough Road, Box Hill South until 30 June 2013.

School Notices To Be Emailed This term the school office will be doing all notices (except those requiring a return slip) by email. Families who have not returned their email/sms correspondence forms are to make sure that the school office have their correct/current details. Darren Waterworth - Business Manager

Cumulative Totals

Barton 451

Deakin 417

Parkes

493

NOTICES

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Water Tanks at Tata School

CONGRATULATIONS Barton for raising $1,360 last term at the end-of-term fundraiser for Water tanks for TATA School in Vanuatu. We have reached our target! Well done students! Catriona Wansbrough - Principal

Unclaimed Glasses Two pairs of unclaimed glasses are available from the school office. Zoe Watson - Office

Labels

Parents are encouraged to make sure all uniform and school items are labelled with their child’s full name. The PFA recommend That’s Mine labels, as part of the proceeds are returned to the PFA.

Prep - Yr2 Parents

Please note as per letter on page 6 which was emailed last Friday, your child is required on both nights of the musical. There is an option on one of the nights that your child can go home early at the interval.

Thanks for your support, Karen Elbourne Drama Teacher kelbourne@standrews.vic.edu.au

Seussical Corner

August 24th &

25th

Parenting Library Books are on display in the school office and are available for 2 week loans (limit of 2 books at a time).

Please return the books promptly and if you feel inclined, email to pfa@standrews.vic.edu.au a short book review.

Books donated to the Parenting Library need to be approved and catalogued by the School Library before being available. Seonaid Chio— Parenting Subcommittee

Woolworths Earn & Learn This promotion ends 12th August so keep collecting your stickers as you shop at

Woolworths, place them on the card given (extra cards available at the school office) and then drop them into the collection box in the school office. The points raised this year will be spent on resources for the Tata school in Vanuatu.

Coles Sports for Schools Double vouchers are available until 14th August. Keep collecting your vouchers at Coles (ends 24th August) and place them in the collection box in the office. This year the PE department will primarily be the recipients.

Next PFA Meeting The next PFA meeting is a General Meeting on Tuesday 4th September 7:30pm.

Term 3 Events Fri 24th & Sat 25th August - School musical

catering

Fri 31st August - Fathers’ Day Stall

Tue 4th September 7:30pm – PFA Meeting

Sat 22nd Sept - Bunnings BBQ

The Athlete’s Foot School Rewards Remember when you purchase a pair of shoes in one of their 6 stores (Knox City, Forest Hill, Eastland, The Glen, Chadstone or

Southland), the Athlete’s Foot will donate $5 of sporting equipment back to the school. So far we’ve bought 51 pairs of shoes which equates to $255 the PFA can spend on sporting equipment/clothing.

Pauls Collect-a-Cap One Pauls milk cap equates to 10c, so keep collecting those caps and depositing them in the collection box at the office. This fundraiser continues throughout the year.

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PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

Target: $10,000

Tickets are now on sale for Seussical The Musical. Click on the ban-ner above or go to http://www.trybooking.com/BQJQ . FRIDAY 24th AUGUST & SATURDAY 25th AUGUST Commencing: 7:00pm (please be seated by 6:45pm)

Venue: Rembrandts 130 Tyner Road, Wantirna South

Costs: Adults: $20.00 Children: $12.00 (18 years and under) Please note: If your child is participating in the musical, they will not require a seat/ticket.

As the aisles and walkways in the seating area of the auditorium will be used for the musical, NO strollers/pushers will be allowed in the seating area. Due to copyright restrictions, NO filming or taking of photos will be allowed during the production.

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SEUSSICAL - JUNIOR CLASSES

SEUSSICAL – JUNIOR CLASSES

Arrangements for the Musical for Grade Prep, One and Two

27/7/12

Dear Parents

Our college musical “Seussical the Musical” will be held on Friday 24th August and Saturday 25th

August, at Rembrandts. This is a very exciting event for our school, and the students have been working

very hard on their songs. Having two performances gives them a better experience of relating to an

audience and allows them to see the results of their efforts in practice.

We recognise that having two late nights in a row could be difficult for our younger students, and in light

of this we are giving the Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 children the option to leave at interval on ONE of the

performance nights.

The arrangements are as follows:

Please note that leaving early is OPTIONAL. Students are permitted to stay and perform for the full show

on both nights if they wish. We expect all junior students to perform Act 1 for both scheduled

performances.

Further details will be given in the coming weeks. Please keep these arrangements in mind when booking

tickets to the musical.

Kind Regards,

Karen Elbourne Yvonne Hughes

Mrs Karen Elbourne Mrs Yvonne Hughes

FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST

Prep J Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

Full performance

Prep H Full performance

Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

1A Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

Full performance

1V Full performance Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

2H Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

Full performance

2C Full performance Perform Act 1

Option to leave at interval

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Year 1 RSPCA Excursion On Thursday the Year 1 classes visited the RSPCA. We took donations of food and towels for the animals. We met Jenny the cow, Gus the pony and Hamish the education dog. During our visit we fed the goat, rabbit, guinea pigs and the cow. We also learnt some interesting facts about the animals. Some comments were: Rescuing animals

Super fun

Peaceful

Cute bunnies and guinea pigs

Awesome!

Sam P, Allyson, Samantha, Egan and Renata (1V& A)

Art News - Mrs Darlison Returns!

What a privilege it was to be able to see so many places in the world. One of the best things about the trip I had was to see many works of art that I have studied and used in my teaching. I will be using this first hand knowledge for many years to come.

I thought that I would share some of my experiences with you throughout the year. To start this off I have created a display on the noticeboard outside the Art room ( on display Mon- Wed). To begin with I have used the photos I took of Monet's garden along side some of his paintings.

Claude Monet was a French painter who was part of the Impressionist school of art. He lived in Giverny, Normandy, France, in the late 19th century through to 1926. He was a keen gardener and this garden with its waterlily pond is open to the public today. Many of his paintings are on display in 2 galleries in Paris, Musee d'Orsay and L'Orangerie. I visited both of these galleries and was able to see his magnificent paintings. Sally Darlison - Primary Art Teacher

Thursday Basketball Basketball is up and running again this term at Nunawading Basketball Centre. Thurs 9th August Division 1: St Andrews Knights vs Burwood Heights 4:10pm St Andrews Fireboltz vs Mt Pleasant Cats 4pm Division 2: St Andrews Ravens vs NCC 4:35pm Division 2b: Bye Division 3: St Andrews Saints vs NCC 4:10pm

Primary Olympics Full coverage including photos of all the action by the competing countries/classes will be in the next newsletter.

PRIMARY

Career News As students start to decide on subjects for next year and future careers there is a wealth of Career information available for students and parents at this time of the year.

Visit our careers page on the school website http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/careers-news.pdf Irena Yevlahova - Careers Officer

Indoor Soccer The excitement of the St Andrews Indoor Soccer Tournament continues in the secondary school this term. Last week, the Parkes Hippies defeated the Barton Rebels 3-0. Kennedy Le and Eli Png were fantastic for the Hippies. The win sees the Hippies qualify for the finals series. Also last week, the Deakin Dolls Bomb Squad defeated the Barton Angels 7-1. Sophie Wade dominated with three goals in the first half for the Dolls. The intensity is about to go up a notch with the finals series rapidly approaching! Mr Daniel Broadbridge - Secondary Teacher

Science Expo An Event Not To Be Missed!

It is the most spectacular event you have ever attended.

You will want to bring your parents, your grandparents, your aunts, uncles cousins, neighbours – EVERYONE!

It will be interactive, informative, innovative and inspiring!

What is it??? The St Andrews Science Expo 2012

Where??? The science rooms of St Andrews Christian College

When??? Thursday 16th August, from 3:15pm till 6:00pm (there may be an opportunity for children in younger classes to come during class time after lunch – how special is that!!!!!!!)

Please book it in your diary now. This is your chance to see what we do in the science department at St Andrews. All the science staff will be there if you have any questions about secondary science curriculum or even further studies in the sciences. The Science Department

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SECONDARY & VCE

The Barton CarnivaL The Barton fundraiser event for this year, was held on the on the 27th of July,

on the last day of Term 2. The aim of the event was to raise funds to help buy new water tanks for the school children at the Tata School in Vanuatu.

The Carnival, which was a movie/book-themed dress-up day, was well received by the school community. Teachers and students rose to the occasion and the school grounds came alive with a smorgasbord of truly amazing, colourful and interesting characters - Peter Pan, Princess Leia, Mary Poppins, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland, The Hulk, adorable fairies and many, many more.

At lunch time, the multipurpose hall was abuzz with an array of activities - the jumping castle, face painting, balloon sculpting and novelty games. Students participated enthusiastically in the various activities as they enjoyed their delicious pre-ordered muffins and flavoured milk drinks.

The Barton community would like to thank all parents, teachers and students for their support of and participation in this event. Our special thanks to the PFA for the sale of muffins and drinks, Mr & Mrs Stehr for the Jumping Castle, Mrs. Seonaid Chio for the face painting stall and Mrs Annie Yew for the balloon sculpting stall.

All of your generous donations enabled us to raise a grand total of $1300. This is a great effort and our heartfelt thanks goes to everyone who helped make the Barton Carnival so special and meaningful.

“Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth” 1 John 3:18

Submitted by: The Barton Captains ~Tyler Stehr & Sarah Longden

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Notices of Interest Notices of Interest can be found on:

Mother’s Relief Sewing Service

Techno Tennis Term 3 at St Andrews

Asthma Foundation Information

St Andrews Cricket Club

Girl Guides Open Day (aged 5 - Yr2)

via this link on the school website: http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/newsletter-notices-of-interest.html .

* This section of our newsletter is to give our families information about programs being run by organizations outside of the school which we consider may be of benefit/interest to our school families.

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

There is an increasing need in today’s world for our students to be Asia literate. According to the NATIONAL STATEMENT ON ASIA LITERACY IN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS 2011–2012: “ Global integration and international mobility have increased rapidly in the past decade. As a consequence, new and exciting opportunities for Australians are emerging… India, China and other Asian nations are growing and their influence on the world is increasing. Australians need to become ‘Asia literate’, engaging and building strong relationships with Asia.” Asia Literacy in St Andrews embraces a whole–school approach to equipping our students, with broad knowledge, skills and understandings in the following areas:

ASIA AND ITS DIVERSITY

ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PEOPLES OF ASIA

ASIA-AUSTRALIA ENGAGEMENT It is hoped that the various school programs and activities on Asia Literacy, will enable our students to:

understand and appreciate the diversity of Asia’s peoples, environments, cultures, belief systems and societies

appreciate the contributions cultures of Asia make to world heritage, traditions and human endeavour, in the fields of art, science, technology, philosophy.

value the plurality, interdependence and commonality of humanity This is our inaugural article on Spotlight on Asia which will from now on be a regular feature in the Newsletter, and with each issue, we hope to provide a little snapshot of the rich kaleidoscope of Asian heritage and culture. Subsequent articles will also feature an “Asia Challenge” quiz section, and first all-correct e-mail entries will win community points.

Submitted by: The Asia Literacy Committee (Rajes Krishnan, Sally Darlison, Josephine Das & Christina Natsis)