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ILLAWARRA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TONGARRAnewsletter
Key dates
PRAYER & PRAISE
Thursday, 17 March - Thursday, 24 March Year 12 Half Yearly ExamsMonday, 21 MarchCSSA State Swimming Homebush
Monday, 21 March - Friday 25 MarchYear 10 Work Experience Week
Tuesday, 22 MarchYears 5 - 12 Pastoral Care InterviewsTuesday, 22 March CIS Primary Swimming Homebush
Tuesday, 22 MarchDr Patricia Weerakoon Presentation, The facts and effects of pornography from a Biblical perspective.
Thursday, 24 MarchEaster Assembly, P - 4 Easter Play, 8:50am - 9:30am, in Hall. All Welcome.
Friday, 25 March - Monday, 28 MarchEaster Break
Saturday, 26 MarchParents and Friends , Fundraiser sau-sage sizzle at Masters.
A message from Mrs StruthersPi Day
On Monday, Stages 3 and 4 celebrated Pi Day. Pi is an unusual number as it cannot be represented as a fraction. This is because it is an irrational number going on and on, and never repeating itself.
Pi and other irrational numbers remind us of our limited knowledge. Although our understanding fails, God’s understanding is infinite, knowing everything. Psalm 147:5 tells us, “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit”. Hence, the infinite nature of irrational numbers gives us a glimpse of our infinite God.Pi also points to God’s design through creation. Pi is useful for many calculations including, sound waves, general relativity, movements of the heavens and probability. Why can Pi help us describe so many aspects of creation? Because God created them all! Just as we can see aspects of the same artist in different pictures, we can see aspects of God in all of His creation.
Sometimes people get excited about Pi, but fail to worship and stand in awe of the God who created Pi, along with the creation which gives it meaning. In Romans 1:20-23, the Bible warns us about this. For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For, although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him. Their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and animals.
The challenge for us is to be sure we praise the Creator when we look at His amazing creation, including Pi.
Mrs Ros StruthersHead Teacher Maths
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. - Colossians 3:16
• Pray for Dr Patricia Weerakoon as she prepares to present to parents and members of our community about dealing with pornography, Ask that God will provide Dr Weerakoon with spiritual guidance.
• Give thanks that we are able to host this information session and pray that it will be a helpful night for all who attend.
• Pray for Year 12 students who are currently doing exams. Ask God to give them strength, courage, endurance and the ability to recall all the information they have studied.
• Give praise for improvements in Number Knowledge Test results for Years K - 4.• Pray for those attending excursions and sporting events over the last weeks of term. Pray
for their safety, a good learning experience and a fun time to be had by all.• Pray for the business as we head towards the end of term.• Give thanks for the parents who have generously helped our school community by giving
up their time to attend the working bee.
TERM 1 WEEK 8 18 MARCH 2016
These things went home this week:• Years 9- 11 Learner Guides• Years 9 & 10 Planned 2016 activities.• Years 5 - 8 Parent/Teacher Interviews
letter • Years 5 & 6 Progress Reports• Letter to Years 3 - 11 about the ICAS
& Maths Comp/Exams• P - 4 Easter Play involvement letter
Check your child's bag
t. 02 4230 3700www.ics.nsw.edu.au
Tongarra Campus234 Calderwood Road, Albion [email protected]
Member of
Dealing with Pornography in the Digital AgeReminder this event is on this Tuesday, 22 March, 7pm - 9pm. Information session with Dr Patricia Weerakoon about the facts and effects of pornography from a Biblical perspective.Location: Tongarra Campus, Learning Hub.Designed for parents of Years 9-12, but everyone is welcome! Light refreshments provided. Q&A opportunity. More information, contact the Campus Office.
Results of Our Annual Speaking CompetitionThe Competition was on the evening of Tuesday, 15 March. Parents, teachers and friends who attended were entertained and challenged by all the presentations made from Years 7 to 10.All the participants were winners as they spoke with conviction, having researched their topics widely and delivered them with wit and passion, demonstrating a sound Biblical understanding of God’s word. The winning awards went to: • Lydia Funcik, Stage 5 • Alicia Rowe, Stage 4 The highly commended awards went to:• Anna Imisides (Year 7)• Joshua Robinson (Year 10)The English staff would like to encourage all the students in Years 7 to 10 for their preparation and in challenging themselves to step out of their comfort zones to deliver their speeches. The skills they have developed in this task are invaluable across all curriculum areas.Mrs B.Batten English/HSIE Coordinator
Fundraising Helpers NeededParents and Friends are looking for helpers to run a sausage sizzle at Masters on Saturday, 26 March. If you are available to help for an hour, please contact the Campus Office.
TERM 1 WEEK 8 • 18 MARCH 2016
Out of School Hours SurveyWe are conducting a short survey about potentially offering Out of School Hours care at the Tongarra Campus. We would appreciate if you follow this link and complete the survey. Thank you
Cordeaux Campus FeteTwilight Fete and Open DayCordeaux Campus - 4 Tyalla PlaceSaturday, 2 April, 4pm - 8pm
Community Notices • Australian Gifted Support Centre:
Various events coming up in March & May. More information, contact Lyndal Reid on 0408 436 182 or E: [email protected]
• School Uniform for Sale: Girls size 8 brand new still in packet sports shirt $3. Girls size 12 wool red jumper worn 3 times $60. Girls size 8 blouse worn 3 times $30 - Contact Maria on: 0404 427 672
• Albion Park Flames Hockey Club: Needs players for an Under 13’s team, Enquiries contact Tamara on 42564014 or 0405095228 or www.facebook.com/albionparkrslflames
• NSW Gov - Office of Sport & Rec is running school holiday camps: Further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact: Julie-Anne Hawker Ph: 02 8754 7958 or E: [email protected]
• Learn to Swim Classes: at Oak Flats Heated pool. Starting 26 April. All enquires to Michelle Ph: 4256 0752 E: [email protected]
• Southern Illawarra Church of Christ - Easter Services: Good Friday: 9am & Easter Sunday: 7am, 9.30am & 6.30pm.
• PCYC - Women in Sport Celebration: Saturday 19 March, 11am – 1pm Lake Illawarra PCYC Reddall Parade, Lake Illawarra. For more Info: Lake Illawarra PCYC 4296 4448
• Careers Expo: Cafe Essay & Conference Centre, 11-13 Burelli St, Wollongong, Tue, 5 April, 12pm - 6pm, bring a resume. For more info: Call Illawarra Forum 4256 4333 or visit: illawarraforum.org.au
• Green Flicks Illawarra Short Film Competition: Open to anyone aged 12 -24. Winners share in a prize pool to the value of $8000. For more info and to enter visit www.environment.nsw.gov.au/green-flicks.
ICS Alumni Do you know someone who has graduated or left ICS in the past few years?We are requesting past students aka “Alumni” visit www.ics.nsw.edu.au/alumni - a new page created just for them. They can update their details and also be featured on the page with their success stories since leaving ICS. This is an exciting new venture, that will reconnect past students with ICS.
Working Bee DatesYears 9 & 10, 30 April, 2016, 8am - 11am.
A huge thank you to the small group of very hard workers who attended the working bee on Saturday, 5 March. Greg Cleall, our Property Manager, was delighted with the work completed.Each family is rostered to one working bee per year. The roster places you on your youngest child's class where possible. However, you may attend any working bee throughout the year. Further details will be sent home. All enquiries to Jill De La Torre, in the Campus Office.
Years 9-11 Learner guidesYears 9-11 have received their learner guides. These are essential for their assessments and examinations. Please ask them about these and familiarise yourselves with them so you can best help your children in their education.
Zone Swimming ResultsCongratulations to Rachel Beddoe (U10 Girls) and Caleb Walker (U14 Boys) for their efforts at the Zone Swimming Carnivals, becoming the Age Champion in their respective age groups. Along with Rachel, five other primary students (Matthew Walker, Courtney Smith, Lachlan de Jong, Emily Strecker and Clare Kadwell) represented Tongarra at the Primary CSSA State Swimming Carnival on Monday, 7 March. Caleb and five Secondary students (Alicia Rowe, Thomas Knight, Jeremiah Jabbour, Peter Chayna and Joy Chayna) will represent Tongarra at the secondary CSSA Swimming Carnival on Monday, 21 March.
Illawarra Christian School is a member of Christian Education National, educating students from Prep to Year 12 at two campuses:
Cordeaux Campus at Cordeaux Heights & Tongarra Campus at Albion ParkApplications are invited from committed Christians of reformed persuasion for the following position:
Prep/ Early Childhood Assistant(12 month maternity leave position - Tongarra)• EstablishedPreplocatedonsiteatICSTongarra• Monday,TuesdayandWednesdayduringtermtime(20hrs/wk)• MinimumCert3earlychildhoodqualificationsrequired• Dynamicandsupportedenvironmentinabeautifulruralsetting
Applications close: 4pm Friday 22nd April 2016
ILLAWARRA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Applicationsmaybesubmittedeither:• inhardcopyto: TheOperationsManager Illawarra Christian School Business Centre POBox80,AlbionPark2527NSW
• orelectronicallyto: [email protected]
For further enquiries please contact: Beth Ellerman (Operations Manager)
email: [email protected] Phone: 02 4230 3777
Process for Application:Theapplicationformandpositiondescriptionareavailableonourschoolwebsite. www.ics.nsw.edu.au/employment• Youmustcompletetheschool’sapplicationforminordertoapply.Please do not just
send a resume.• Pleaseincludeallotherdocumentslistedintheapplicationform, certified as true
copies by a J.P. Applications will not be considered if not complete.
It is an offence under the NSW Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 for a person convicted of a serious sex offence to apply for these positions.
