N E W S L E T T E R

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Number 9 - 22nd June 2012

St Andrews Career News

On the 12th of June Jeremy Slight and William Howard from Year 10 attended a half-day Engineering Taster Program at Ringwood Trade Training Facility. The Program gave Jeremy and William an opportunity to find out about the engineering trade and the enrolment in VCE VET Certificate Engineering in Year 11. They also had an “awesome” hands-on practical experience in making their own metal-fab project to take home. There is a possibility that in 2013 we will offer more VET subjects and VCE VET Engineering will be one of them.

Sasha Song, also a Year 10 student, has successfully completed one week of Work Experience with The Herald &Weekly Times. Sasha writes:

“From Tuesday to Friday of Week 9, I had the opportunity to do my second week of Work Experience placement at the Herald and Weekly Times. I had some exciting and interesting experiences there. I worked in the Mail room, Circulation, Pictorial, Features and went to various photo shoots with the photographers. One of these was of a talking cat which was odd to say the least; another was of a previous Hawks player which got me little bit star-stuck (what can I say, it is the best team after all!). My most memorable moment would have to be getting stuck in the elevator because I didn't know the security pass number. Lastly, on the Friday I was able to write a couple of mini pieces for the weekend paper in the 'Love Its' section and put together quite a few sections on different sports of the upcoming London Olympics which made for a good ending to the week. Overall it was a very beneficial

week and I learnt so much. My next Work Experience is in October with Ambulance Victoria. I will be assisting with clerical and administrative tasks within AV Headquarters in Doncaster”.

The second week of Work Experience for Year 10 students is during the third week of Term Two holidays, from 16 to 20 of July and all of our students have found a work placement. The choices of Work Experience places are, as always, broad and exciting: Crossway Baptist Church, Community Pharmacy, Fitness First, Boronia Aquarium, Lexus of Blackburn, Link Educational Supplies, Just Swimming, retail (Target, Kmart, IGA), Beacon Street Children’s Centre and a Chinese Restaurant. Two of our students, Matthew Albertus and Nathan Beovich will be learning to fly airplanes and gain exposure to the careers of pilots and aviation engineers at ACMA (Australian Centre for Mission Aviation) Camp. Andrew Ligris decided to develop his interest in IT further and enrolled in the one week Computer Games Boot Camp run by the Faculty of Information at Monash University.

Once again St Andrews College students demonstrated a sense of responsibility and enthusiasm while looking for a placement. They showed their readiness to tackle challenges and a willingness to learn new skills. Well done, Year 10s. Upcoming Open Days and more career information can be found on the school website at http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/careers-news.pdf . Irena Yevlahova - Careers Coordinator

Holiday Dates

School ends Friday 29th June Yr10 Work Experience 16-20th

July

PD week for staff 16-20th July ALL STUDENTS DUE BACK TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY 23rd JULY

Dear Friends, In the last newsletter and at the last PFA Meeting I announced some changes that are happening at St Andrews Christian College for next year.

We are changing the school from a Primary/Secondary School into a Junior/Middle/Senior School model.

There are many reasons for this change, but the main ones are to further grow the College and grow our students, providing the best Christian education that focuses on Teaching and Learning excellence.

There is a saying “when the wind of change is happening, some build shelters, others erect windmills.”

Our changes open up more opportunities for our students to be the young people God wants them to be. We want our students to be the best they can be educationally, but also strong in their convictions, to be life-long learners with life skills, being open to be daily transformed by God to His will and His way.

Together with you, we are building the leaders of our future, who will inspire others by their daily living and actions in whatever capacity and wherever God plants them.

If you weren’t able to make the last PFA meeting and hear about the exciting changes at St Andrews Christian College for next year, I invite you to come and hear about these changes on

Friday 29th June at 2:30pm in the Staff Room

We, too are never alone. Even when we don’t know it, our

Heavenly Father is watching over us, sitting on a stump

beside us, leading us and guiding us.

Midst our own difficult times, changes and growth, He never leaves us. Likewise at St Andrews Christian College, He is leading us – every step of the way in our exciting changes and growth.

We are victorious in our journey, because we belong to God. We are His children and St Andrews Christian College is His school.

“... in all these things we are more than conquerors through

him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death

nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor

the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor

anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us

from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.“

Romans 8:35 – 39

Enjoy the holiday break! All students are to be back to school on Monday 23rd July, 2012. The staff will be attending a full week of Professional Development both in and out of the school.

See you all next term for another exciting term of learning and growing.

Yours for the kingdom,

Catriona Wansbrough

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Cherokee Legend – Author unknown Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage? His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience because each lad must come into manhood on his own. The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm. The wind blew the grass and earth and shook his stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a man! Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold.

It was then that he discovered his father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.

Dear Friends, In the last newsletter and at the last PFA Meeting I announced some changes that are happening at St Andrews Christian College for next year.

We are changing the school from a Primary/Secondary School into a Junior/Middle/Senior School model.

There are many reasons for this change, but the main ones are to further grow the College and grow our students, providing the best Christian education that focuses on Teaching and Learning excellence.

There is a saying “when the wind of change is happening, some build shelters, others erect windmills.”

Our changes open up more opportunities for our students to be the young people God wants them to be. We want our students to be the best they can be educationally, but also strong in their convictions, to be life-long learners with life skills, being open to be daily transformed by God to His will and His way.

Together with you, we are building the leaders of our future, who will inspire others by their daily living and actions in whatever capacity and wherever God plants them.

If you weren’t able to make the last PFA meeting and hear about the exciting changes at St Andrews Christian College for next year, I invite you to come and hear about these changes on

Friday 29th June at 2:30pm in the Staff Room

We, too are never alone. Even when we don’t know it, our

Heavenly Father is watching over us, sitting on a stump

beside us, leading us and guiding us.

Midst our own difficult times, changes and growth, He never leaves us. Likewise at St Andrews Christian College, He is leading us – every step of the way in our exciting changes and growth.

We are victorious in our journey, because we belong to God. We are His children and St Andrews Christian College is His school.

“... in all these things we are more than conquerors through

him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death

nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor

the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor

anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us

from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.“

Romans 8:35 – 39

Enjoy the holiday break! All students are to be back to school on Monday 23rd July, 2012. The staff will be attending a full week of Professional Development both in and out of the school.

See you all next term for another exciting term of learning and growing.

Yours for the kingdom,

Catriona Wansbrough

Chat With The Principal Parents are welcome to come meet our Principal, Mrs Catriona Wansbrough on Friday 29th June at 2:30pm in the Staff Room to hear about changes in the College for next year.

Playground Safety Please be aware that children are not allowed to play football or ball games in the school yard before and after school due to safety reason. Thank you. Yvonne Hughes - Head of Junior School

Important: Sibling Enrolments Our placement lists are filling up for future year levels (especially Prep and Year 7 intakes). This means that all sibling applications will need to be processed as soon as possible. If there are any families that have younger siblings who have not applied for a position at St Andrews, it is strongly recommended that families apply as soon as possible to ensure a place for child/ren in future year levels. If sibling applications are received late e.g. one or two year before commencement, there is no guarantee that a place will be available for your child. Please download an application form http://standrews.vic.edu.au/assets/files/Application%20for%20Enrolment_Aus_Res.pdf and be sure to apply for enrolment of all family members as soon as possible. Melanie Lepileo - Registrar

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) 2012

Semester Two Eligible Parents/Guardians can apply for EMA (Semester 2). Forms are available from the front office or http://www.education.vic.gov.au/management/financial/ema/documents.htm and should be completed, signed and returned to Reception by no later than Friday 3rd August 2012.

Those who have already successfully applied for Semester One payments do not need to reapply.

PLEASE NOTE: LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED

Melanie Lepileo - Registrar

College Annual Report for 2011 The College Annual Report for 2011 is on our website at http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/2011-school-performance-report.html or you can pick up a hard copy from Reception.

Instrumental Lessons Term 3

Instrumental lessons will commence in Week 2 of Term 3. Any students wishing to commence lessons can obtain an application form from the office. Leonie Van Der Spek - Music Teacher

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NOTICES

Diary Dates

June

Sat 23 PFA Dessert/Cuppa Night secondary parents*

Mon 25 Buddy Group Time 8:55am

Mon 25 India Mission Training 4-6pm

Tue 26 Seussical All Day Rehearsal

Thu 28 Drummers Showcase*

Thu 28 Seussical Rehearsal 11:30-5:30pm

Fri 29 Chat with the Principal 2:30pm*

Fri 29 Barton Carnival

Fri 29 PFA Food Day

Fri 29 Last Day Term 2

July Mon 16-20 Yr10 Work Experience

Mon 16-20 Staff PD

Mon 23 Term 3 Commences

Mon 23 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Mon 30 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Tue 31 Parent/Teacher Interviews (by request)

August Wed 1 PFA Meeting 9am*

Thu 2 Yr7 2013 Information Night*

* parents welcome to attend

House Community Points Dessert and Cuppa Evening Secondary school parents are invited to a casual evening without the kids this Saturday night 23rd June, at Rembrandts. Come enjoy a relaxing time with other parents and enjoy yummy desserts and a hot drink on a cold winter’s night. The evening starts at 7:45pm.

VPC News On Wednesday 6th June I was able to attend the VPC (Victorian Parents Council) AGM and one day conference held at Wesley College in Glen Waverley. It was a well organised event with talks from a clinical child psychologist, a presenter who outlined the new responsible serving of alcohol laws and how to safe proof our children, two presenters from eHeadspace and Headspace (young people mental issues) and the President of the Australian Parents Council who has an interest in ‘Parents Understanding Asia Literacy’ in schools. The VPC have a website loaded with valuable parent resources http://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/ Shaun Beovich—PFA Chairman

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 Collect 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

Start collecting your vouchers at Coles from Wednesday 13th June and place them in the collection box in the office. The last 2 years the sports gear from Coles has gone towards OSHC and PMP.

This year the PE department will primarily be the recipients.

Next PFA Meeting The next PFA meeting is a General Meeting on Wed 1st August 9:00am.

Term 2 Events Sat 23rd June —Dessert & Cuppa Night (secondary

parents only)

Fri 29th June— Food Day (part of the Barton fundraiser)

Term 3 Events Wed 1st August 9:00am – PFA Meeting

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.

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.

A Note on College Finances The media has recently been reporting on the terrible situation facing parents and students at Mowbray College. In light of this Catriona and I thought it would be wise to make some clear statements about the financial situation here at St Andrews to allay any concerns this raises in our own community.

I have no special knowledge of the circumstances at Mowbray but the two key pieces of information that have been reported are a high level of unpaid fees combined with a high debt to student ratio. On both of these metrics St Andrews is doing well. Our level of unpaid fees has been trending down for the last two years as Darren, our Business Manager, has been improving invoicing mechanisms and our debt to student ratio is currently on par with the industry standard threshold. In addition, the College recently underwent a very thorough, independent, twenty day audit as part of the process of changing auditors. This uncovered no significant problems in the financial management of the College. Finally, we are forecasting a modest cash profit for the 2012 calendar year.

From a financial perspective the biggest risk to the College (or any school of our size) is attempting to grow too quickly. The temptation to take on debt to build impressive buildings is strong but the College Board is resisting this path, opting instead for a program of sustainable capital development. Reports like those about Mowbray are an effective demonstration as to why we believe this is the wiser course.

The summary financial position of the College is an open book to anyone in the community who is interested. Our most recent financial statements are on the College web site and presentations have been given at both the AGM and a meeting of the PFA. If anyone has any concerns on this front and would like to talk them through please feel free to contact me - my details are available at reception. James Bligh (College Board Chairman)

Cumulative Totals

Barton 396

Deakin 376

Parkes

453

Rehearsals

Tuesday 26th June Full cast all day

Thursday 28th June 11:30am - 5:30pm

Thanks for your support, Karen Elbourne Drama Teacher

kelbourne@standrews.vic.edu.au

Seussical Corner

NOTICES

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August 24th &

25th

School Notices To Be Emailed Next 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

Library Shelvers for Term 3 The Library requires book shelvers to assist in Term 3 for one afternoon each week at 2.30pm – 3.15pm. These can add towards your parent hours if you still have any left to do! Please email us on library@standrews.vic.edu.au for more details or drop in and visit us if you can assist. Wednesday & Thursday shelvers are especially needed.

Thank you Joanne Edwards—Librarian

St Andrews Christian College Umbrella’s For Sale You can now have your very own St Andrews Christian College Umbrella. Available from the front office at a cost of $40 each. Melanie Lepileo—Registrar

Dessert and Cuppa Evening Secondary school parents are invited to a casual evening without the kids this Saturday night 23rd June, at Rembrandts. Come enjoy a relaxing time with other parents and enjoy yummy desserts and a hot drink on a cold winter’s night. The evening starts at 7:45pm.

VPC News On Wednesday 6th June I was able to attend the VPC (Victorian Parents Council) AGM and one day conference held at Wesley College in Glen Waverley. It was a well organised event with talks from a clinical child psychologist, a presenter who outlined the new responsible serving of alcohol laws and how to safe proof our children, two presenters from eHeadspace and Headspace (young people mental issues) and the President of the Australian Parents Council who has an interest in ‘Parents Understanding Asia Literacy’ in schools. The VPC have a website loaded with valuable parent resources http://www.vicparentscouncil.vic.edu.au/ Shaun Beovich—PFA Chairman

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 Collect 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

Start collecting your vouchers at Coles from Wednesday 13th June and place them in the collection box in the office. The last 2 years the sports gear from Coles has gone towards OSHC and PMP.

This year the PE department will primarily be the recipients.

Next PFA Meeting The next PFA meeting is a General Meeting on Wed 1st August 9:00am.

Term 2 Events Sat 23rd June —Dessert & Cuppa Night (secondary

parents only)

Fri 29th June— Food Day (part of the Barton fundraiser)

Term 3 Events Wed 1st August 9:00am – PFA Meeting

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.

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

Yr 7 Ancient Rome Exhibition

Student Leadership and Prayer Two of the most important priorities to us at St Andrews are student leadership and prayer. One of the regular opportunities to do this throughout the year is the student led ‘See You At The Pole’ prayer morning. Students around Australia gather in the early morning on the same date to pray at their school flagpole. This year the event will be held on August 23rd and any students who want to help in running SYATP at St Andrews can talk to Sam Tucker or Sarah Longden.

Another regular way we recognise our student leaders is through the ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards. These are presented annually at the College’s Celebration and Thanksgiving Night to one student from each of Years 10, 11 and 12. The students who receive them have shown initiative, teamwork, leadership, resourcefulness, values, cooperation, or communication skills through their involvement within the school or in the wider community. We would love to recognise and encourage any students who are demonstrating some of these attributes in community activities that we aren’t aware of at school. So please let us know of anyone you think deserves to be nominated for one of these awards. Greg Crotty-VCE Coordinator

Indoor Soccer Tournament Update Last Thursday, the Barton Gypsies defeated the Deakin Wolverines 5-0. Adrian Cini starred with three goals, and Joshua Hooimeyer (Rebels) played a superb fill-in role for the Gypsies. Then, last Friday, the Deakin Jellyfish defeated the Parkes Poisonous Potatoes 2-0. Jenny Min scored both goals. The win means the Jellyfish qualify for the finals. Yesterday, the Parkes Thunder defeated the Gypsies 4-1, with Tim Minett and Nathan Beovich sharing the goals for the Thunder. Daniel Broadbridge - Yr8 Teacher

Career News Upcoming Open Days and more career information can be found on the school website at http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/careers-news.pdf .

Currently listed is information on:

Victoria University Open Day - Sunday 24th June

Healesville Sanctuary and Werribbe Open Range Zoo ‘Keeper for the Day’ program

Dance video opportunity from Rawcus. Irena Yevlahova - Careers Coordinator

Science Trivia

1. Name the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

2. Which branch of Science deals with the study of matter and energy?

3. True or False? There are 206 bones in an adult human body and 30 bones in an infant’s body.

4. Where does sound travel faster – air or water?

5. If all of the blood vessels from an adult human were laid out end to end they would be able to circle twice around A) the Moon, B) the Earth , C) the Sun.

6. Which is lighter: A) Cold air? B) Hot air?

7. Would a strong acid have a pH closer to 1, 7 or 14?

8. During which stage of sleep are you likely to experience dreaming? A) NREM or B) REM

9. Sigmund Freud said that personality could be divided into three components: the Id, the Ego a and ... A) the Smurf, B) the Blurk or C) the Superego.

10. True or False? A bucket full of water would contain more atoms than there are buckets full of water in the Atlantic Ocean.

If you think you know the answers to all ten questions, write them down and bring them to a Science Teacher to earn points for your community.

Enjoyed our little Trivia Quiz???

Come along and learn more amazing science facts in August when we run the St Andrews Science Expo.

Year 1 Paramedic Incursion Year 1's had a paramedic come to school to teach them what to do in an emergency which was how to stop, think and stay safe in situations. The children role played calling an ambulance by dialling '000' and how to respond whilst remembering to "NOT HANG UP". They all had the opportunity to get into the ambulance and ask questions. They saw a video on an ambulance attending an accident and listened to a live recording of an actual emergency. There was a lot of learning and thinking and doing taking place.

Some of the comments about the incursion from the children included:

Senam (1A): "I enjoyed the movie about Stretch (the Paramedic Dog) and the flashing lights."

Jessica (1A): "I loved sitting inside the Ambulance."

Max (1V): "I loved listening to the siren and the role playing activity."

Tamar (1V): "I liked the movie with Stretch helping the injured child and making him feel better."

Mrs Van Heerden & Mrs Albertus - Yr1 Teachers

Thursday Basketball Finals have started this week with a number of St Andrews teams in the mix. All games are held at Nunawading Basketball Stadium from 3:50pm onwards. Grand Finals will be held next Thursday.

Semi Finals Division 1: St Andrews Knights vs St Andrews Fireboltz Division 2: St Andrews Ravens vs St Andrews Spurs Division 2b: St Andrews Canonballs vs Mt Waverley Raiders Division 3: St Johns vs St Andrews Saints

Yr 5/6 SSV Interschool Sport Last Thursday Year 5 and 6 students headed to various locations and competed against other local schools in their chosen sport. Mr Wade and Mrs Heckathorn coached the girls and mixed netball teams. Both teams played well and special congratulations go to the mixed team for becoming runners up on the day. Mr Ferguson coached the boys and

girls soccer teams. Both the teams competed really hard and the girls team managed to come runners up on the day. Mr Lee took on the challenge to coach the boys and girls volleystars team. Students had fun playing volleystars and

managed to pull in a few wins. I was with the boys football team and we had a fun day. The boys fought hard and persevered when things got tough. Lots of boys in our team were competing in their first ever football game and I am well pleased with the effort they showed on the day. Overall it was a great day of physical activity for all the Year 5 and 6 students. Thank you to all the coaches and parent helpers for making it a successful day. Mr Daniel Idrees PE Teacher

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PRIMARY

Yr 7 Ancient Rome Exhibition

Student Leadership and Prayer Two of the most important priorities to us at St Andrews are student leadership and prayer. One of the regular opportunities to do this throughout the year is the student led ‘See You At The Pole’ prayer morning. Students around Australia gather in the early morning on the same date to pray at their school flagpole. This year the event will be held on August 23rd and any students who want to help in running SYATP at St Andrews can talk to Sam Tucker or Sarah Longden.

Another regular way we recognise our student leaders is through the ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards. These are presented annually at the College’s Celebration and Thanksgiving Night to one student from each of Years 10, 11 and 12. The students who receive them have shown initiative, teamwork, leadership, resourcefulness, values, cooperation, or communication skills through their involvement within the school or in the wider community. We would love to recognise and encourage any students who are demonstrating some of these attributes in community activities that we aren’t aware of at school. So please let us know of anyone you think deserves to be nominated for one of these awards. Greg Crotty-VCE Coordinator

Indoor Soccer Tournament Update Last Thursday, the Barton Gypsies defeated the Deakin Wolverines 5-0. Adrian Cini starred with three goals, and Joshua Hooimeyer (Rebels) played a superb fill-in role for the Gypsies. Then, last Friday, the Deakin Jellyfish defeated the Parkes Poisonous Potatoes 2-0. Jenny Min scored both goals. The win means the Jellyfish qualify for the finals. Yesterday, the Parkes Thunder defeated the Gypsies 4-1, with Tim Minett and Nathan Beovich sharing the goals for the Thunder. Daniel Broadbridge - Yr8 Teacher

Career News Upcoming Open Days and more career information can be found on the school website at http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/careers-news.pdf .

Currently listed is information on:

Victoria University Open Day - Sunday 24th June

Healesville Sanctuary and Werribbe Open Range Zoo ‘Keeper for the Day’ program

Dance video opportunity from Rawcus. Irena Yevlahova - Careers Coordinator

Science Trivia

1. Name the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

2. Which branch of Science deals with the study of matter and energy?

3. True or False? There are 206 bones in an adult human body and 30 bones in an infant’s body.

4. Where does sound travel faster – air or water?

5. If all of the blood vessels from an adult human were laid out end to end they would be able to circle twice around A) the Moon, B) the Earth , C) the Sun.

6. Which is lighter: A) Cold air? B) Hot air?

7. Would a strong acid have a pH closer to 1, 7 or 14?

8. During which stage of sleep are you likely to experience dreaming? A) NREM or B) REM

9. Sigmund Freud said that personality could be divided into three components: the Id, the Ego a and ... A) the Smurf, B) the Blurk or C) the Superego.

10. True or False? A bucket full of water would contain more atoms than there are buckets full of water in the Atlantic Ocean.

If you think you know the answers to all ten questions, write them down and bring them to a Science Teacher to earn points for your community.

Enjoyed our little Trivia Quiz???

Come along and learn more amazing science facts in August when we run the St Andrews Science Expo.

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SECONDARY & VCE

This eNewsletter is proudly produced by St Andrews Christian College 130 Tyner Road Wantirna South Vic 3152

P: 03 9800 2922 | F: 03 9800 4564 | W: www.standrews.vic.edu.au

Notices of Interest Notices of Interest can be found on:

St Alfred’s ‘Knights of the King’ School Holiday Program

School Holiday Accommodation

Voltage Soccer Clinics at Eastside Church and Bayswater Indoor Soccer Centre

‘King & Queen of the Mountain’ Chess Tournament - Ferntree Gully

Get Active Sports- Basketball for Juniors - Wantirna South

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Drummers Lunch Term 2, 2012

‘Eat the Beat’

We have an exciting new initiative for the students involved in percussion ensemble and also private drum tuition this year called The Drummers Lunch!

This ongoing event will be held each end of term at lunchtime to provide opportunity for performance and to showcase the drumming talent to the wider school community. A gold coin donation for all upon entry to be given to a charity of the drummers choosing and an edible treat at the end to top off a half hour concert! This event is open to all parents and staff. The first concert I will be performing some tracks on Kit with a special guest to be announced. A number of

students plus the percussion ensemble will also showcase their skills. I look forward to seeing as many students, staff and parents there as possible for the launch of this ongoing event!

Date: Thursday 28th June Time: 1pm

Andrew Horneman ( Drum/Percussion Tutor)

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

BARTON invites the school community to participate enthusiastically in the various activities at the BARTON CARNIVAL

and help raise funds for a worthy cause.

WHEN: Friday 29th June, 2012

WHY: To raise funds to help buy new water tanks for the school children at the Tata School in Vanuatu.

FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES:

MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER: Come dressed as your favourite character from

a Book, Film or TV show. (remember your gold-coin donation) * Students are to be modestly dressed with sensible and safe footwear.

No short shorts or skirts, revealing tops or singlets.

FOOD SALE : Delicious muffins and hot & cold drinks - place your orders early!!!

FACE PAINTING… BALLOON SCULPTING… SUPER-FUN CARNIVAL GAMES… & more !!!

Look out for the BARTON CARNIVAL

Bring along about $5 and enjoy a fun-filled day to support a worthy cause…