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Primary BOOK WEEK

2 – 6 Sept

BOOK WEEK Assembly Wed 4 Sept

9am, College Hall

KOORONG

BOOK SALE

ONLINE

‘Carefully follow the terms of this

covenant, so that you may prosper in

everything you do.’ Deuteronomy 29:9

NIV

The Link: Term 3, Week 5

Mr Gavin Hirschhausen

Principal

Principal’s Message

Children will be formed by influences that can be visibly observed not only in their fashion choices and behaviour but also in ways that aren't always clear from the outside. A child’s school will therefore shape them. The values of their teachers, how they explain the world to students and the student’s personal response goes on to shape the community they are a part of. Looking at how children will be taught, and who teaches them about who they ‘are’, will in turn form how they see and treat others.

A Christian Worldview

Strathalbyn Christian College is committed to the process of educating and teaching from an age-old, yet ageless perspective and process, not unlike the pickling process. The distinct flavour taken on during pickling, due to the added ingredients, goes deep into the core of the learner, a change process that takes place over time. Each individual brings uniqueness to the vinegar and cannot resist being influenced to the very core. A worldview is shaped in time through experience and we then act out of our individual worldview. In schooling, a worldview is shaped by the dominant influences in the student’s life, hour by hour, day by day, week upon week, and year by year. For every parent this reality is profoundly important to consider. It is a huge responsibility to understand the vinegar your child is pickling in, and how experiences and influences shape us all.

Under the lordship of Jesus Christ, we are called “not to conform to the patterns of the world but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds” Romans 12:2. It was 40 years ago that the founders of Geraldton Christian Community School, as it was first known, sought to take control of the vinegar of education for their children. They established a school that enabled them to have greater choice over what influenced their children, which is every parent’s right. It was no small decision for the founding families, who considered the dominant cultural forces that were shaping their children at that time. They decided to step out in faith, mortgage their homes and established a school with a mandate of education that is aligned with the Christian values they lived out at home. More on God’s Story here: http://scc.wa.edu.au/our-story/history/

40 years on, we celebrate the great story that is “Learning God’s way”.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Primary

BOOK WEEK Mon 2 – Fri 6 September BOOK WEEK ASSEMBLY

Kindy – Yr 6 Wed 4 Sept @ 9am

Mass Choir Performance SING OUT Students only Thurs 5 Sept – Ticketed

Event (Suncity Christian Centre)

From 6pm

Special Primary Sports Assembly

Wed 11 Sept (9-9.30) College Hall

Year 1 & 2 Games Night

Fri 13 Sept @ 6pm

Secondary

ACC Athletics (Perth) Selected Students

Thurs 5 & Fri 6 Sept

Secondary Assembly Tues 10 Sept @ 2.06pm

Year 10 Outdoor Ed

Students Camp to Kalbarri

Tues 10 – Wed 12 Sept

College Prayer Meeting Every Friday morning at the

lunch tables. Meet at 8.45am.

All welcome.

JUMP JAM Monday & Thursday

College Hall @ 8.20am

Wed WORSHIP 8.20am College Hall

Earn & Learn Woolworth Promotion

Thank you to all the parents and friends of the College

who participated in the Earn & Learn Sticker Promotion

conducted by Woolworths. This year we had three boxes

– two of which were at the two Woolworths Stores and

one at the College. We collected well over 12,000 stickers.

This was an amazing effort!

This was a fantastic number of stickers which allowed the

College to select items that will assist teaching in the Early

Learning Years and the Inclusive Education area.

Thank you for participating and help our school.

Nurture – Sonya Bandy Geraldton – Beverley Hanrahan

Silent Art Auction – Pieces on Display in the Front Office

As part the 40th Anniversary Celebrations we will be holding a Silent Art Auction on

the night of the Gala Dinner (Saturday 21 September). Commissioned artwork has

already started to come in and the pieces are amazing.

I have featured two artists above – Sonya Bandy, Alumni of Strath and Parent has

created a beautiful painting called Nurture. It’s a circular canvas, with large hands

surrounding a little seed.

Beverley Hanrahan, former Teacher at SCC and artist has painted a modern

landscape featuring all the iconic landmarks of Geraldton. This painting has multiple

aspects and a depth to it which can only be appreciated when you take the time to

look closely at the piece.

Come in and see the other works that have been commissioned for the Gala Dinner.

POLICY UPDATES:

The College has recently amended the following Policies:

1. Homework 2. Multi Media Policy

Should parents wish to read either of these Policies, please contact me, and I will

forward a copy via email. As part of our Policy development process, we welcome

feedback on Policy documents from parents.

Fiona Davidson Communications Officer fdavidson@scc.wa.edu.au

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Church Together – Sunday 8 September

Organised by the Minister’s Fellowship, this year’s Church Together event will be held at Strathalbyn Christian College on Sunday 8th September from 6.00pm. If you intend on attending this event, please RSVP through your church minister.

The Keynote Speaker is the esteemed Dr. Michael O’Neil from Vose Seminary in Perth. Vose is Western Australia’s premier Theological College with an excellent reputation for over 50 years of high quality education to equip people for work in the mission field.

Dr Michael O’Neil is the Director of Vose Research and Head of the Christian Thought Department, with over twenty years’ experience in the field as a Pastor and holding various senior ministry roles.

It is expected that this year’s Church Together will draw an even larger crowd than last year; therefore, the event will be held outdoors in the Hangar to accommodate the Geraldton Christian Community.

There will be children activities available on the night, registration will commence from 5.30pm in the College Hall.

Art & Music Showcase

It’s Strath’s 40th Birthday and to kick off

the weekend of celebrations we will be

having an Art & Music Showcase on

Friday 20th September featuring all year

levels.

Held in a relaxed atmosphere out on the

lawn in front of the Hall, please bring a

rug to sit on and a plate of food to

share.

RSVP is essential, log onto Trybooking

website to book tickets.

http://www.trybooking.com/BCQEJ

We look forward to seeing you there.

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BOOK WEEK – 2 – 6 September

This year’s theme for book week is Reading is…

The classrooms in the Primary School are being decorated

to be ready for next’s weeks events.

Book Week Assembly will commence at 9am and feature all

students from Kindy to Year 6. The Canteen will be open in

the morning so you can order your coffee before the

Assembly.

Also this year the Koorong Book Fair will be held online

through an ONLINE ordering site. All sales from the

Koorong Book Fair assists the Library to be able to buy

more resources.

By supporting the book fair, you are supporting our library

as well. The link is;

https://www.koorong.com/a/koorong-at-strathalbyn-

christian-college/16

Enjoy BOOK WEEK!

SAUSAGE SIZZLE FUNDRAISER

Year 12 Ball Committee

At IGA WONTHELLA

Sat 31st August

10am – 2pm

Support SCC this Sat at IGA Wonthella

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Sweet Potato Harvest

This week the Year 2/3 class were

exploring the garden and dug up

sweet potatoes. They found all

sorts of funny shapes and sizes.

Students weighed, cooked and

tasted the sweet potatoes.

They were yummy!

Sindy Boonzaier Year 2/3 Teacher

Special Primary Sports Assembly

On Wed 11th Sept (9-9.30) there will be a special Sports Assembly following Primary worship for medal distribution.

Parents will receive an email if their child is receiving a medal. Many student’s broke records at the Primary Athletics Carnival and their achievements will be recognised at this Assembly.

Kristen Fenby Primary Sports Teacher