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COFFS HARBOURFAITHFULNESS IN SERVICE23 May | 2014

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I visited Bond University last weekend. As the Pro Vice Chancellor (Pathways and Partnerships) gave me a brief tour of the campus I commented that I had no idea that the university was as well established and resourced as it appeared. I had never visited the university. On the brief walk from the School of Architecture to the playing fields, she told me that a degree in Medicine at Bond costs $300,000. Bond offers accelerated programs with three semesters per year.

As a recipient of a free undergraduate degree (as it was in the 80’s), I was astounded.

In the context of the proposed deregulation of university fees and increase in HECS interest payments, our future graduates will need to look actively for any assistance that might be on offer to help them through university.

As our Year 12 students look forward to their HSC examinations and beyond, I encourage them and their parents to research widely the possible scholarships that are available at different institutions. Some of these cover tuition, and other concessions are offered by residential colleges. There are numerous scholarships available at most universities. We hear about some of those here at BDC. When we do, we make sure our Year 12 students are informed.

If the measures announced in the Budget last week are enacted, higher university fees await for many of our students. There is great value in trawling both the university and residential college websites to see just what concessions are on offer. Bond is a good example, with a variety of valuable awards offered. It is not until one surfs the internet that the variety of these scholarships is seen. Searching for these is a part of the preparation for university life. We are happy to assist with any supplementary information that might be required.

Congratulations this week to the following students who have qualified for the CIS Cross Country carnival: Imogen Daymond (4), Keira Williams (4), Madison Parkes (2), Ptolemy Horan (3), Max Iggulden (3), Harrison Colyer (4), Zeb Misios (4), Harry Ward (4), Ellyse Walker (4), Natalie Giri (5), Brianna Malouf (6), Chelsea Williams (6), Max Haynes-Cooke (5), Finlay Galvin (6), Bradey Megarry (6), Lucy Spain (7), Heather Orme (7), Zara Baldwin (8), Georgia Ensbey (8), Danielle McMahon (9), Claire Spain (10), Zoe Burgess (11), Anneliese Schoeffel-Weber (11), Emily Malouf (12), Monique Orme (12), James Lowe (7), Kaman Malou (9), Toby McCann (11), and Nicholas Murray (12).

Special congratulations goes to our BDC Primary Cross Country team that won the NCIS Primary shield for the first time at the recent NCIS carnival at Fingal Head.

We are proud of the fundraising efforts of Mallory Cratchley, Rylee Caruana, Jessica Kerr and Tashi Goodrich from 4H. These girls and their families organised a cupcake and muffin drive for staff members and a raffle for students last week, raising over $220 for the Australian Melanoma Research Foundation.

Our Year 9 Food Technology students have been working on cake decorating during the term. We entered them into the Cooking section at the Coffs Show. Congratulations to the following students who received recognition for their designs: Georgia O’Connor (9) – 1st Place and Genevieve Clerke (9) – 2nd Place. Well done!

Also at the Coffs Harbour Show Tom McEntyre (9) won reserve champion bull with his young bull Beau Blueberry. He also came second in the junior judging competition and third in the junior parader competition.

In other non-sporting events, our Drama students did particularly well in the Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod. Their results follow:

Year 12:1st in Group Devised1st in Individual Project (Clarice Berry) 2nd in Individual Project (Liam O’Mara) 1st in Improvisation

Liam O’Mara (12) was awarded a $100 cash Prize from Rotary Coffs Harbour South for an outstanding performance

Year 11:1st in Group Devised1st in Individual Project (Mitchell Dixon)2nd in Individual Project (Harry Phillips)3rd in Individual Project (Alysha Walker)1st in Improvisation2nd in Improvisation

Mitchell Dixon and Harry Phillips were awarded a $500 scholarship each to NIDA for outstanding performances (sponsored by Rotary Coffs Harbour South)

Year 10:2nd in Individual Performance (Brooke Simpson)Highly Commended in Individual Project (Zayah Segavcic)2nd in Individual Performance (Stephanie Grey)

From The PrinciPal

STaFF SPoTlighT

Teacher in profile:Joel Blythe

I currently teach: Design & Technology

I came to BDC from: BDC is my first teaching appointment

I studied at: Southern Cross University

I grew up in: Sydney

I went to school at: All Saints College, Bathurst

Subjects I have also taught:

Geography

I engage my students by:

Incorporating ICT into the classroom

I am currently reading:

The Book Thief

My proudest career moment:

Becoming a teacher

An area of expertise or my passion in education is:

The use of technology in the classroom

A leader/s I respect: John Eales

I am grateful for: The freedoms in life we often take for granted

Something students might find interesting about me is:

I love motocross

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Carmel SpryActing Assistant Principal (Head of Secondary)

From The acTing head oF SecondarySENIOR SPOTLIGHTAt our weekly assemblies our Year 12 students who have positions as leaders in the school deliver a ‘Senior Spotlight’. In this speech to the secondary school they talk about an issue or event of interest or passion for them. Last week Joel Rutter, Murray House Captain delivered an excellent speech which he has given me permission to share with you.

Year 9Mime - 2 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x Highly commended1st in Group Devised2nd in Group Devised3rd in Group Devised2nd in Group Devised1st in Improvisation

Fantastic results, indeed!

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Alan BallPrincipal

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As we come to the halfway mark of Term 2 much has been accomplished in our college. Primary students have been reaping the rewards of the harvest as the Bumblebees Gardening Club have tended to the gardens with loving care under the guidance of Rebecca Ireland, Sharon Habgood and myself. It’s always an adventure and it’s a joy to be present conversing as we garden with our students and they share their experiences of gardening at home and/or with their grandparents.

With costs rising in our economy to purchase fruit and vegetables, the students are learning valuable lessons of sustainability. Our gardens are organic in the sense that we use natural remedies to ward off the cabbage moths, some work and some don’t, but we do have fun together as we check the vegies for grubs and bugs.

This term alone we have harvested pumpkins, cabbages and red frilly leafed lettuce, our herbs, basil and parsley are growing prolifically and weekly pickings ensure new growth. We are excited because we have entered the 2014 Junior Landcare gardening competition and have planted the seeds of a variety of baby spinach, so we hope to bring you more news about the outcomes of the competition as time goes by.

Gardening brings a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment as you look back and see how good the garden is growing because of the nurturing of the group. It is also a lovely environment to be in with the tranquillity of the bush in the background and the call of the birds. One could almost hear me say that it’s a time to stop and smell the roses (except that we don’t have any) but it is a time to bask in the stillness of creation. Mother Theresa said “that we hear God’s voice in the stillness.” I guess that’s why I love it so much and the words of Isaiah ring true.

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Isaiah 28:11

The weather has been ideal for getting out into the garden and I hope that you have the opportunity to take some time to enjoy the stillness of creation in your garden.

Please join us From Monday 26th May to Wednesday 28th May. Bishop Druitt College is hosting a Photographic Exhibition from the Anglican Board of Mission - ‘Who is My Neighbour’ in the Secondary Resource Centre. Visitors are welcome to view this exhibition either before school or after school or between 1.35pm and 2.15pm each day. Please meet at Reception and you will be directed to the exhibition.

Throughout our journey may we grow and reap the good harvest as we too discover Jesus together.

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Today we are gathered here, each of us, at this assembly only because of the most wonderful and amazing set of events. “Consider the fact that for 3.8 billion years every one of your forebears on both sides has been attractive enough to reproduce and sufficiently blessed by fate and circumstance to live long enough to do so. Not one of your pertinent ancestors was squashed, devoured, drowned, starved, stuck-fast, untimely wounded or otherwise deflected from it’s life quest of delivering a tiny charge of genetic material to the right partner at the right time to perpetuate the only possible sequence of hereditary combinations that could result - eventually, astoundingly, and all too briefly - in you.” (Bill Bryson) Science tells us that it is our sole purpose to continue this genetic line to the best of our ability, and that is the entire reason we are here. Yet, as much as it is said that boys only want one thing, there must be more to it than that.

I once heard a self-proclaimed non-philosopher say, “It’s not what we do in this life but the people we do it with.” (John Green) Let’s consider an example of something we all do. Attend assembly. We don’t attend assemblies week after week because we want to listen to the important people. We don’t come because it’s the highlight of our week. So why is it? You may say that we have to, that we have no choice, that the machine of society funnels us here. We come because we want to, on some level, stay here at school. And for the most part that isn’t because of the end result; it can’t be for the end result. Because what is that end result? A good university? A job that brings us large amounts of money? And to what end? So our children can do the same, so that their children can do the same? Is it to continue our genetic line, with each generation hoping to make the next a bit better off so they have a better chance of doing the same? Like our parents before us, and their parents before them, we are told what to do, told to set our own goals and try to reach them, aim high, aim at the good education, the plenitudes of money, heads down and work hard, as if at the end of it we get some grand reward for working hard all our lives. Yet we have to wait, wait until we are old and frail, trapped by our physical limitations, before we are told to grasp at the reward. At some point we realise that our lives, our hard work, all our efforts, will fade into insignificance, that time will ‘unwrite’ us. We realise, with despair, that we are all just stories in the end, and that the story we are told to write is awfully boring.

So if we are just insignificant, imperfect people wandering around to try and make more of ourselves, many begin to wonder why we bother. That is a very good question. We don’t bother because of the act, because of what we might do, what we can do. We bother because of people, because of each other. We go along trying to ignore the fact that there is no grand plan, or that we aren’t one of the big cogs in the grand plan and sometimes, somewhere, we forget all about it. We forget that there is no point to any of it. It is wonderful, amazing, brilliant and all too real to forget about people around you that are the reason we all get up every day. You are all these people. You are all a reason for someone to get up in the morning. Be proud of that. Each day aim to be so full of life, of enthusiasm for just being alive, with wonder at all this spectacular universe has to offer, and use it. Be bursting with emotion, with passion, “The universe wrote fiction in us: It’s called fear.” (Christopher Poindexter) Let love shine through that. Make the people around you forget a little. Because, “In the end we were all just humans, drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.” (Christopher Poindexter) DFTBA (Nerdfighteria).

Joel RutterYear 12 Student

Amy PlaceK-12 Administrator

Teena GoodmanHead of Visual Arts

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Envelopes have been sent home this week for Secondary photos with individual and tutor photos being taken on Tuesday 10th June. The Year 12 group photo and catch-ups will be taken on Wednesday 11th June. Sibling photo envelopes are available at the secondary office. Families with three or more children receive their family package free.

The process has changed from previous years. Envelopes are not returned to the school but are handed by students to the photographer on the day. We encourage parents to order online, instead of sending money into school with their child.

This week’s showcase artwork is by Year 8 art student Raffaella Butler. In this fantastic portrait of a rooster, Raffaella demonstrates her confident use of watercolour paints. She successfully captures the essence of this cheeky rooster!

Tuesday night saw a celebration of the Year 9 annual painting exhibition. Students were thrilled to show their works to their friends and family. It was a great opportunity for students to not only experience exhibiting their works to a wider audience but also for some lucky ones the opportunity to sell their works. Many thanks to the art staff for all their hard work with mounting this exhibition and to Geoff McSkimming for his opening thoughts. The show runs for another two weeks - we would love everyone to visit the gallery.



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Joel BlytheFood Technology Teacher

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Food Technology

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During Term 2 Year 9 Food Technology have been undertaking cake decorating within the Food Trends unit of work. They designed and created themed cupcakes that were subsequently entered into the Coffs Harbour Show. All students worked particularly well and came up with some great designs. Photos are available on the college website under events/galleries. Georgia O’Connor & Genevieve Clerke took out first and second place respectively. Well done to all Year 9 Food Technology students for a fantastic effort.

Foundation Day is almost here for another year. This is a wonderful day for staff and students to celebrate the founding of our college. A big part of this day is the house lunch where students and staff enjoy a meal together. A note will go home in the next few weeks with more information regarding the meal the house is having and costings.

All students will be billed for the lunch unless you complete the note and return it to school. If your child is not going to be here on the day or they do not wish to have the lunch then you must return the note.

If you have any questions regarding this please contact your child’s relevant head of house All students who do not return notes will be billed as we will have catered to certain numbers. Students and staff alike are looking forward to what always promises to be a great fun filled celebration day.

At the annual Careers Expo last week, I was very proud to hear so many providers and guest speakers say how courteous and attentive our students were. Thank you to Mr Van Dartel and Ms Evans for also accompanying our students.

Some feedback from Year 10 students:I learnt many things about civil engineering, banking, pilot • career pathways and the Australian Defence Force Academy pathways. It was a great experience. • Very informative and a great atmosphere of people will much • knowledge.At times the whole thing was a little overbearing and • intimidating but other than that it was fantastic. Best thing I have ever seen.• The people were so helpful and lovely and gave us free pens • and the pens were really good. It was really good with lots of information • I learnt about law and medicine • Soooo much info!• I thought that the stall holders were so nice and keen to help • you and were there to genuinely help you.The way they communicated to you in an open and inviting • way was really nice, making you feel so welcome to come and learn about different ideas and areas


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Sue SiwinskiHead of Science

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Science

I have just come up to my office after our latest assembly and just want to tell you how amazing our students are. We had some very high quality performances from about a dozen students who played individually and together in the Guitar Ensemble.

Lachlan Reiss-Weirs and Grace Jones played individual pieces on the piano. What fabulous musicians! And then Rose Light played a beautiful violin piece, accompanied by her mum and Ms Ray. What an assortment of talent!

We also had a dance performance from Year 4 girls (Rose Light, Imogen Daymond, Tashi Goodrich and and Bella Roomans) who had choreographed and practiced their dance performance until it was just right!

The assembly ended with the whole school accompanying Mr Penny with songs and actions they have been learning in Christian Studies. I am so proud of all our children, the ones who got up on stage in front of almost 500 people, and also the audience, who clapped enthusiastically after every performance. It really warms my heart that our students have the confidence to do these things as well as the opportunities.

Off This Planet - Planetarium inflatable dome to visit BDCIn week 6 of this term BDC will host a visit for two days of this marvellous resource for students to become more familiar with our solar system. All Year 6 and Year 7 students will spend one lesson in the dome with their class. The cost of $8.00 (Year 7 for 60 min) and $6.00 (Year 6 for 45 min) will be automatically billed to school accounts as an approved activity for each year group.

Ausbiota - Year 11 Biology and Earth & Environmental Science classes:Year 11 Biology and Earth and Environmental Science students will all attend an activity day on Wednesday 4th June at the local Botanic Gardens to work with visiting presenters from Taronga Zoo, the Australian Museum and Botanic experts on syllabus related topics. The cost is $27 for the whole day and this will be billed to their school accounts as part of the subject levy. In addition, students must return their permission note to their Science teacher.

Primary School

Year 12 students are asked to arrange appointments with me to clarify their career goals and develop and refine applications during term 2 and 3. Resources now available in the Careers lounge include:

2015 Job Guide• 2015 TVET course guide• UNSW Scholarship guide• UNSW Co-op scholarship program guide• Cultural Care Au Pair – Gap Year Nanny in USA – invitation to meetings across Australia during ‘Au Pair Week’ (• http://culturalcare.com.au/)

Upcoming events and important dates:Due Now - Year 10 Work Experience Expression of Interest (Form A) • 2-3 June – University of New England (UNE) Science and Math HSC study booster days • http://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-environmental-and-rural-science/community-engagement/hsc-booster-days 6th June – UMAP registration closes: • http://umat.acer.edu.au/ Please note: UMAT scores can be used for admission to any of the UMAT Consortium universities ONLY in the year following the test. For example, results from UMAT2014 can be used for undergraduate medicine or health science courses beginning in 2015 but NOT 2016. Do not register for UMAT2014 unless you are planning to apply for a course commencing in 2015 AND you meet the eligibility criteria specified in the UMAT2014 Information Booklet.11th June – Workplace Health and Safety ‘White Card’ course at BDC. For Year 10 students wishing to undertake Work Experience • in construction or manufacturing. Forms available from the Careers Lounge.16-20 June – Northcoast TAFE pre-trade automotive course for Year 10 and Year 11 students. See me for expression of interest • form.16 July – University of Newcastle trip – see me for ‘expression of interest’• 23 July – CHEC Post Secondary Information Day. Note coming home soon.• 7 – 12 December - The Honeywell Engineering Summer School (HESS) 2014. More information is available at: • https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/hess2014.pdf

Robyn CrispCareers Adviser


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Karin LisleAssistant Principal (Head of Primary)

COmmUNITY SERVICEI am also very proud of the way our students think of others. Mrs Woods has written separately about how some of our students have raised money for various causes, it is so positive that young people are developing empathy and want to do things for other people.

WRITINGI am also impressed of the way our students are developing their writing skills. At the beginning of the year staff looked at assessments we had been doing and decided that this would be the main focus for this year, at least. Students have taken on the challenge and are writing the most interesting pieces of writing, I hope you will take the time to read some of them that are published each week in the newsletter.

COCKTAIL PARTYIt was lovely to see so many people at the Year 4 cocktail party and to catch up with our lovely parents. I know it can be difficult to get away at this time but the chance to catch up with other parents is important when you have a long journey to travel together with your children. I encourage any Year 2 parents who have not booked a Ticket for next week’s cocktail party to please get onto Trybooking now. It is such a good night, and not too late.

HOmE REAdING PROGRAmOf course our talk about the Home Reading program will be held from 4.30pm – 5.30pm so you are encouraged to come to this first if you are a Year 2 parent and then wander down to the Roger Oates Centre afterwards.

Any parent is welcome to come to our talk, targeted especially at Kindergarten to Year 3. We have been running a Home Reading program almost since the school started (now 20 years ago!) and have been doing a lot of research into the most effective way of teaching reading to our students. Support from home is very important and we want to help parents to understand the philosophy behind our program and how we want to improve it so that all children develop the love of reading that will continue through to adulthood. We will be in the Primary Performance Space if you are intending on attending.

FOUNdATION dAY LUNCHESFoundation Day is almost here for another year. This is a wonderful day for staff and students to celebrate the founding of our College. A big part of this day is the House lunch where students and staff enjoy a meal together. A note will go home in the next few weeks with more information regarding the meal the House is having and costings.

All students will be billed for the lunch unless you complete the note and return it to school. If your child is not going to be here on the day or they do not wish to have the lunch then you must return the note.

If you have any questions regarding this please contact your child’s relevant Heads of House. All students who do not return notes will be billed as we will have catered to certain numbers. Students and staff alike are looking forward to what always promises to be a great fun filled celebration day.

QUESTIONS OR COmmENTSYour opinions are important and if we can help you in any way please do not hesitate to ring, email or come in for a chat.



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wriTerS oF The weekThe students of ELC Kindergarten watched a movie stimulus and wrote these sentences about the movie.

In the spooky woods a boy was sitting around the crackling fire. By Siri Popuri

In the strange night there was a creepy crawly monster.By Alex Ye

In the gloomy night a monster was burning a soft pillow.By Isabelle Bosshard

In the spooky forest a marshmallow monster came out of the dark, wavy water to scare the little boy.By Ashlyn Colwell-Brown

Marshmallows

A scared little boy was camping in a dark scary forest, toasting his white and fluffy marshmallows. Suddenly ripples began in the marsh. A large, slimy green marsh monster came out of nowhere. The marsh monster stood up on his large hind legs, his teeth were glaring at the frightened little boy. Energetically the happy green monster ate the fluffy, white small marshmallow. The monster had transformed into a cute puppy-like monster. The boy turned around and excitedly walked toward his marshmallow packet. On the way he tripped over a big brown log. The boy came back over the log and pulled out one more fluffy marshmallow. The monster gulped up the squishy white marshmallow in one big gulp. The boy pulled out one more fluffy marshmallow. Again the monster gulped it up in one big gulp. Happily and excitedly the boy shoved his hand in the marshmallow packet. In his hand he held nothing but clear air.

The monster closed his eyes for a moment, only a moment, then he opened his eyes. The monster was glaring at the boy with frightening eyes. The boy sprinted to his tent, but he tripped over a brown root on the way. The monster chased him with great speed, the boy picked up a big fluffy, rectangular white pillow. The monster thought it was a big marshmallow. Frightened and scared, the boy threw his pillow with all his might. Then he ran into the forest thinking,” I want my mummy!”

The monster went and got the fluffy pillow and stuck it above the crackling fire. The pillow burnt to a crisp. The monster glared at the bright white moon with sad big eyes.

By Jonathon Year 2 ELC

At midnight a little boy was sitting near a crackling fire. Suddenly a green monster appeared. The boy was scared. The boy was also toasting marshmallows.

The boy stood up and put a marshmallow on a stick in front of him. Suddenly the monster turned nice. The monster would do anything for a marshmallow. He started to do tricks. The boy was not scared until he had no more marshmallows. Suddenly the monster was very very very angry. He chased the little boy. The boy tripped oved and grabbed a pillow. The monster thought that the pillow was a marshmallow. The boy ran for his life.

Meanwhile the big green marsh monster toasted the pillow on a stick. The pillow burnt. The monster was very sad.

By Meredith Clowes Year 1 ELC

Maretta Wood On behalf of the Primary SLT

Primary SlT newSOn Thursday 8 May nineteen Year 6 student leaders attended the GRIP Leadership Conference at the Racecourse in Coffs Harbour. Students from primary schools in the area participated in a range of activities to learn more about being an inspiring and effective leader as well as how to work as part of a team. It was a wonderful opportunity for these students to meet and interact with other students in similar leadership roles. The BDC students came away inspired and enthused about how they can best use their skills and talents to be someone who leads by example. Here are some of their thoughts about the conference.

“It was really cool learning how to be a good leader.”“Loud Noises was crazy and lots of fun.”“It was a wonderful way to learn about being a leader.”“Crazy Carl was definitely the funniest. He reminded me of myself!”“It was great! It involved other schools in our community with everyone working together.”“I learnt the difference between being a watermelon leader and a strawberry leader.”The conference was inspiring. We learnt about the qualities that distinguish a good leader from a great one.”

Today the Primary SLT organised a Mufti Day to raise money to aid the drought relief operation for farmers in central and western parts of NSW. Students were able to dress as farmers as part of our ‘Down on the Farm’ theme and there were some wonderful outfits evident. The total amount raised is still to be finalised and will be published in next week’s newsletter but thank you to families for supporting this fundraising event.



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aThleTicS Athletics trials will continue for secondary students In PE classes next week for those students who missed out during NAPLAN last week. Primary trials will begin during sport time next week.

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All Children Must Play Sport

Children all over the world are getting unhealthier and unhealthier by the minute. This means that the best answer to stop this is to play sport. Imagine every child in the world played sport. How amazing would that be!!!

All children must play sport for so many reasons, so here are some examples: Sport is incredibly important for your mental health. It is unacceptable that children sit around watching their unreasonable TVs while they could be playing an exciting game of soccer, basketball or netball. If you are one of those children that don’t want to play games that are that rough, you can play a quiet and gentle game.

We must act now before children all get too unhealthy and overweight. Disease will stop and children that aren’t keen on sport, definitely will be. All parents will be proud of their children for their effort in sport. That’s why I strongly believe that all children must play sport.

By Sienna Biggs 4M

Atem Dut in 5W wrote an imaginative story about what would be his ultimate weekend.

On a Sunny Friday afternoon I went to Hungry Jacks with my two favourite cousins, we enjoyed our delicious food and decided to leave. We were skating home when we decided to have a sleepover, we also discussed what our plane ride to America was going to be like.

When we got to my house we started to watch scary intense movies. At 11:00pm we went to bed enjoying our bedtime snacks while my parents where snoozing without a clue as to what we were doing.

When we woke up we packed for our trip. The plane food was horrible and some snotty kid kept kicking my seat when I was trying to sleep. I told his father but he just said “walk it off’ which was a weird response. When I got off the plane the kid poked his tongue at me. We checked in to our five star hotel. We were exploring the neighborhood when we met the skaters Steven Fernandez and Keelan Dadd. They asked us to come skate with them. We went to DGK, which stands for Dirty Ghetto Kids and ended up getting sponsored by them.

We came back to Australia with heaps of new gear and said “what a weekend!”

Dale CondonHead of music K-12

The Ironwood Trio is coming to Coffs Harbour to perform on the evening of Friday 30th May. They are a group that consists of • Violin, Viola and ‘Cello and have a guest artist Bassoonist. In addition to this, our String Consort has been invited to be part of a special Masterclass with the Ironwood Trio at the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium on Thursday 29 May from 4:30-6:30pm. This should be a valuable musical event for our students. If you have any enquiries, please contact Ms Louise Ray at school.

Sydney Youth Orchestra & Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium are seeking expressions of interest from String, Wind, Brass • and Percussion players. SYO is coming to Coffs for a series of workshops and a combined concert.

Saturday 7 June 2014 Coffs3:00pm – 5:00pm workshop – wind and brass players with Symphonic Wind Orchestra, conductor James Pensini at Sportz Central and strings players with John Ockwell at the Conservatorium. 6:30pm – combined concert at Sportz Central, Bray St, Coffs Harbour.

(Dinner will be available nearby at approx. $15pp, payable on the day and parts will be emailed to you in advance).

If you are interested please collect an ‘expression of interest’ form from Mrs Egan in the Music office. Completed forms need to be returned to Sydney Youth Orchestra, 182 Cumberland St, The Rocks, NSW 2000 by Friday 23rd May 2014.

If there are any music students who would like to perform on Star FM’s FridYay Live program this term, please see Mrs. Day in the • Music Office. The requirement is for instrument plus vocals.

Coffs Harbour and District Eisteddfod 2014 - For a number of reasons, BDC has had to withdraw from all the Secondary Schools’ • Instrumental sections. Additionally, we have withdrawn the two choirs from the Primary Choirs sections.

We are still competing in the Secondary Vocal Section on Monday 26th May. There has not been an easy lead-up to the Eisteddfods this year. There are a number of students participating in the solo sections over the next few weeks. Please remember to bow and acknowledge your piano accompanist. Good luck everyone and enjoy yourselves.

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Friday night rugby continues – players must return their registration forms and pay the fees on TryBooking by Friday 30th May.

Last week we had 77 BDC students attend the NCIS Cross Country at Kingscliff on the North Coast. We had 43 primary students and 34 secondary students competing this year, which is one of our largest teams to attend NCIS. Our primary students all performed with distinction and won the NCIS Primary Shield for the first time! Secondary also performed exceptionally well, and finished runners up to Lindisfarne. BDC finished with 31 students qualifying for NSWCIS Cross Country. The list of Age Champions and Runner’s-Up are as follows:

Primary8/9 Girls Imogen Daymond R/U8/9 Boys Ptolemy Horan Champion10 Girls Ellyse Walker Champion 10 Boys Harrison Colyer Champion12 Girls Brianna Malouf Champion 12 Boys Finn Galvin R/U

Secondary12 Girls Lucy Spain Champion13 Girls Zara Baldwin R/U13 Boys James Lowe R/U15 Girls Danielle McMahon Champion 15 Boys Kaman Malou Champion16 Girls Claire Spain R/U17 Girls Zoe Burgess R/U17 Boys Toby McCann18 Girls Emily Malouf Champion and Monique Orme R/U

The boys Coffs Coast Futsal Championships were played on Thursday at Sportz Central with BDC having two 14yr teams and a 15’s, 16’s and 19’s team. It was a great day of intense competition with all our teams playing some tough matches and showing some incredible skill. Our 14 A team played controlled, beautiful futsal all day to take out the champions shield. Our 15s started slowly, but continued to improve all day and ended up making the final. It was an exciting match that had to go to extra time to try to find a winner. In the end, neither team could find the back of the net and the game had to be decided by penalties. We missed our first two and although Max Kornhauser saved one of their shots, Kimberley College won 4-3 in the end.

Both the 16’s and 19’s were in very tough groups and played hard all day. There were some fairly physical challenges throughout the day, but some of the creative play, with great passing and goals was a joy to watch. Both teams made it through to the final, but ran out of steam in the end and lost to two very good Bellingen teams. The 14 A’s, 15’s, 16’s and 19’s have now progressed to the Regional finals in Port Macquarie in Term 3.

We have had a very exciting week with our senior girls team qualifying for the Semi Finals of the CIS Football Cup and getting a home game against Ravenswood. In addition, our Bill Turner U15 Boys team also playing at home against Coffs Harbour High.

The girl’s played first and the first half was an enthralling encounter, which ended up with our girls being down 2-1 at half time. Unfortunately the well drilled structure and cohesion of Ravenswood told in the second half and they ran away with the game in the end. Our girls put up a fantastic effort and players ranging from Years 7 - 12, it was a courageous performance. Thanks to staff and students who provided fantastic support to the girls and created a great atmosphere.

The Bill Turner team were up against a bigger and faster Jetty side but the boys played very well in the first half and scored two great goals. We created four more chances and really should have scored two of them, but it wasn’t to be! Jetty came back hard in the second half and scored 2 goals to even up the match. With a few key players out due to injury the pressure started to tell and our boys lost their structure and the ability to maintain possession. The game went into extra time and although they continued to fight hard, Jetty were able to find another goal, to win 3-2. I was disappointed for the boys because of all the hard work training and for the effort they all put in on the day. I would like to mention a couple of players in particular for their performances, Kaman Malou who played a key role in both attack and defence, and Ben Payne and Max Kornhauser who gave outstanding performances.



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Tuesday 27 May 7.30am - 8.30am

In the Roger Oates CentreCost is $5 per person

A light breakfast will be held for the Students Who Learn Differently Interest Group with any other interested teachers

and parents also welcome to attend.

Confirm your attendance by booking via Activity Payments on the BDC website.

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ParenTS and FriendSWE NEEd YOU!Are you able to help out as the P&F secretary while our current secretary is overseas? If you think you can offer some help (whether big or small), please come chat with us at the next meeting on 16 June or email our President at [email protected] for more information.

LEARNING dIFFERENCE CONVENTIONAustralia’s largest Event for Dyslexia & Learning Difficulties is being held at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney from 6th to the 7th of August. There will be an AMAZING array of professionals speaking from ALL OVER THE WORLD. More expert knowledge, more workshops, more accessibility technology and more resources.

Interested in attending? All Seminars are individually priced with tickets ranging from $30 to $50 each. AND, BDC and the BDC P&F Learning Differently Together Support Group are organising a bus and group accommodation for those interested in attending (bus & accommodation charges will apply). If you are interested in coming on board the bus and need accommodation, please express your interest by sending a message to [email protected] of your interest.

For more information on the convention, check out http://www.learningdifferenceconvention.com

CALLING FOR ExPRESSIONS OF INTEREST!Want to be involved in your child’s schooling? The P&F currently have an email group that is often used to inform parents of upcoming P&F/College events, news, volunteer requests etc. You do not have to be a P&F member to be included, so if you want to help out every once in a while or just want to hear about upcoming events or information please email [email protected].

CONTACT USFor more information, to view our Constitution or read our latest meeting minutes, click on “Our Community” then “Parents and Friends” on the College Website. We look forward to your support.President: Allan Williams 0408 332 082 [email protected] & F email: [email protected]

Next meeting: monday 16 June, 2pm in the new Roger Oates Centre, refreshments provided

The Bishop Druitt College Parents and Friends Association is an organisation that supports the aims and objectives of the College. It does so through the promotion of fundraising, fellowship, friendship and fun.

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More on the College Calendar

26-28 may27 may28 may3 June4-5 June5 June10 June

Photographic Exhibition - Who is my neighbour?Children Who Learn Differently BreakfastYear 2 Parents Cocktail EveningWinter Uniform (Secondary)Year 10 Half-Yearly ExaminationsPrimary PhotosBDC Open DaySecondary Photos

Jim WebberSports Administrator K-12

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Trinity Grammar will again be coming north to play against our primary boys in football and rugby. They will be here for two nights in week 8, arriving Tuesday 17th June and leaving on th morning of Thursday 19th June. We are going to need parents to take billets. If possible we would like team members from the 5/6 Rugby and Football teams to take billets. As in previous years, we are requesting that families take two billets each to make it a little easier on the Trinity Grammar boys. I realise that circumstances do not always allow families to billet, so please let us know if billeting is not possible. Please email Jim Webber or Beth Hilton in Sports Administration if you can help out.

May 27 - CIS Open Boys and Girls Football Trials, SydneyMay 28 - CIS Primary Touch Football Trials, SydneyJune 3 – CIS U15 and U18 Girls and Boys Touch Football Trials, SydneyJune 3 – CIS Primary Rugby Trials, SydneyJune 4 – U14 AFL Swans Cup, Coffs Harbour.


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Congratulations!Bishop Druitt College has turned 20 and we are celebrating on Foundation Day with an assembly in the Branson Centre and a luncheon for all former students and staff. On Saturday night we continue the reunion with a cocktail dinner in the newly opened Roger Oates Centre with partners invited. We conclude on Sunday midday with a BBQ for families to get together. There will be some memorabilia on display and later in the year a brochure, The Collegian - 20 Years, will be available for purchase. I look forward to meeting you again. Scott Rodham, College Archivist and Alumni Officer.

Go to www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/events for more details , to register and make payment.

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