Wednesday 26 November 2014 - Term 4 Week 8

Congratulations to Dr (Mrs) Bertram on her appointment to the position of Campus Principal commencing at the beginning of the 2015 school year. I am excited for the future of our school under Kate’s leadership into the future. Kate and I have been and will be working together to facilitate a smooth handover between now and the end of the school year in preparation for the new school year. God’s provisions are wonderful. Please pray for Kate as she takes over. Congratulations to Daniel Oliver (Year 10-2013) who was a category winner and finalist in the NSW Apprentice/Trainee awards of recent and represented our region in the NSW Group Training Apprentice of the Year Award. I received a letter from Wollongong Council indicating that “Daniel was a model trainee and keen in his studies”. As a consequence he has obtained full time employment though Wollongong Council - well done Daniel. Fiji Service Trip: We farewelled the team for Fiji last Friday morning and reports back have indicated that they are having a good time while working together to serve the people in Fiji. A report is included later in this newsletter. Please continue to pray for the students, staff, parents and ex-students that are participating in the service trip. Welcome Dinner: Monday evening we experienced a lovely time of fellowship as our Prep parents and families were provided with dinner by our Kindergarten parents. Thank you to all concerned it was another of our wonderful community events. Our Prep students were presented with their portfolios and certificates as part of the evening’s activities. Year 8 iPad Roll Out: As part of our IT programme all Year 9 and 10 students are issued an iPad for educational purposes. Year 8 parents (next year’s Year 9 parents) are encouraged to attend the information evening

tonight in the Learning Hub at 7:00pm as it is important that we work together to protect our students from the incorrect use of such resources and to understand e x pe c ta t io ns w i t h th i s programme. Students will be issued their iPads on Thursday morning. 2015 Service trip: An invitation has been sent home with the Year 9 students this week inviting parents and students to attend an information evening next Tuesday evening at 7:00pm in the Learning Hub concerning the Service Trip at the end of next year. The intention is to take a team to the Northern Territory to visit Woolaning Homeland Christian College in Litchfield National Park and to serve the school in whatever way the team can while experiencing and enjoying the wonderful environment of Litchfield and Darwin. I encourage all parents and students to come along and learn about the proposed trip. K-6 reports and Parent/Teacher interviews: I had the pleasure of reading and signing the K-6 reports last week and they have been sent home this week. Many of our students have gained very pleasing reports and the staff have given constructive advice and comments for you to consider. Please make appointments to come to the Parent/Teacher interviews next Tuesday evening as we continue to partner together in the education of your children.

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Continue to uphold the school board in your prayers as the search for a suitable candidate for the

Executive Principal role continues into 2015. Give thanks for all their hard work this year.

Pray for the recent job advertisements. Pray that suitable applicants will be raised up.

Continue to pray for wisdom for those who have decisions to make regarding classes, timetables

and staffing for 2015.

Give thanks for the efforts of our Campus Committee during 2014.

Pray for the Infants/Primary parent/teacher interviews next Tuesday. Pray that this might be a

valuable time for all who attend.

Pray for our staff and students as they prepare for the end of year celebrations. Pray that this

exciting campus event will assist in helping us grow closer together as a school community.

Please remember those within our school community who are struggling with illness.

Give thanks for the great start to the Year 10 service week. Pray for the students, parents and staff

members. Pray that those in Fiji will adjust to the climate and different culture and that the work

being done will be appreciated by the locals. Give thanks that the students are feeling God’s

presence as they serve Him and the people of Nadi.

Pray for the Year 10 students who are completing work experience this week. Give thanks for this

opportunity and pray that this a worthwhile time for them.

Pray for good attendance at the working bee this Saturday, especially as it is the last one for this

year. Give thanks for those of our school families who gave time this year to help at our working

bees. Give thanks for their servant hearts and for the significant contribution this is to our school.

Dec Week 9 (continued)

Thu 4th Yr 3 & 4 Excursion to Royal

National Park Board Meeting, 7.30pm

Fri 5th Yr 6 Graduation

Dec Week 10

Tue 9th End of Year Celebration 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Wed 10th Parent Prayer Meeting, 2.30pm

Thu 11th Secondary End of Year Awards

Assembly, 10am

Fri 12th STUDENTS LAST DAY

Nov Week 8

Friday 21st - Sunday 30th Year 10 Service Trip to Fiji

Wed 26th

Yr 11 Extension History Study Day

Parent Prayer Meeting, 2.30pm Yr 8 iPad Information Night for

parents, 7pm

Sat 29th Working Bee - Prep & Kinder,

8-11am

Dec Week 9

Mon 1st Yr 2 Celebration

Tue 2nd K-6 Parent Teacher Interviews

Wed 3rd Stage 5 Drama Theatre Excursion

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An Update from Fiji! Extracts taken from the ICS Fiji Trip 2014 Blog...

Day 1 and 2 Hello all our wonderful fans… We are only two days in to our trip and it has already been an amazing experience. The plane trip yesterday was fairly long and tiring, but some were filled with energy from beating random strangers at Scorpion Racers II (a game on the flight). When we stepped off the plane we were hit by a wall of extreme heat, however our spirits were lifted by the warm welcome from a live Fijian quartet band who played wonderfully... Moce from Naomi and Hayden, and vanaka vakalevu for taking the time to read this update.

Day 3 Today we had a wonderful cultural experience during our visit to The American International Christian School Church. It was exciting to bond with the locals who share the same beliefs and worship the same God as us. The joy from the worship team was contagious and the message that was shared provided us with a different, insightful view on sin and repentance and how it influences our happiness and relationship with God and others around us... - Melanie Oudejans (Yr 12 Student Leader) P.s Adam arrived safely and has gone safely to bed :)

Day 4 Hi everyone. Today we all split up into our groups for the first part of the ground maintenance for the Kennedy Training centre. 1.Mrs Golds Group (The Golden Group) & Mr Barkers Group. These groups started building the 2 pathways that the centre need, one that goes from the Rec room to the main building and one that goes from a house to their washing line. 2. Mrs Brennan’s Group Today this group organised and sorted the supplies that will be taken to the orphanage and primary school. These resources included school books, toys, balls, craft supplies, pens, crayons and pencils. Kirsten and Gabby also painted the poles of the bure... - Chris Muscat and Emily Monro

Everyone gets muddy!

The craft activity we will do with the

children at the orphanage tomorrow

Mrs Gold and Laura collecting rocks to

fill some holes in preparation for the

concreting

Before departure

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Science Fair

On Wednesday 5th

November, 23 students from Years 3-6 had the opportunity to represent the school at the University of Wollongong’s Science Fair. The students had worked incredibly hard in the weeks leading up to the day, experimenting with their different scientific projects. On the day, there were over 850 students who competed, from 70 schools, contributing over 500 projects. The students were asked many tough questions from the judges about their projects, and they responded with much enthusiasm. They were rewarded for their efforts with a science show from ANSTO about the fact and fiction in science fiction movies, where we learnt about lightsabers, teleportation and in-visibility. It was a fantastic day! Mrs Bell

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GOLD AWARD Congratulations to:

These students have demonstrated that they strive to comply with the Student Code of Behaviour and have reached the highest stage of the K-6 Student Welfare Levels: Gold.

Benjamin Gregory (Yr 1) Tamonya Herman (Yr 6)

Grace Jabbour (Yr 2) Ellie Schubert (Yr 3)

Leilah Simonit (Yr 3)

On having attained Gold K-6 Student Welfare Level

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord.”

Colossians 3:17

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BYO picnic

food / drinks /

rugs / chairs /

AEROGARD!

Everyone

welcome!

Stir Fry Pancakes, ice cream and maple syrup Fruit salad Candy Canes

Programme

Christmas Markets (5:30pm - 7:00pm) Face painting Buy-a-surprise Vintage games Gingerbread decoration Display of students work Food Stalls - including:

Christmas Concert & Message (7:00pm - 7:30pm)

Infants Singing Community Singing Staff Farewells

Corn Hotdogs BBQ & cans of drink Party Pies

Farewell for Mr Batten This year’s Christmas Celebration will be an opportunity for the school community to farewell Mr Batten after his many years of service.

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On Saturday morning, Melinda Pallas and Alicia Rowe attended the launch of "Shellharbour's Forgotten Cemetery and Selected Pioneers" by local history researchers, Wendy and Terry Nunan at Tongarra Museum. They heard of some interesting stories of several early pioneers of the Shellharbour region who were buried in the original cemetery which no longer exists, but was located on the site of the caravan park which is south of the swimming pool. At the conclusion of the launch, Melinda and Alicia accepted a signed copy of the book on behalf of the school which was presented by the authors. This book, will be an invaluable resource for the Learning Hub, especially in research tasks into local history as it contains copies of numerous primary sources, previously inaccessible to the public and is the culmination of four years of inten-sive research by the Nunans. Thank you, Melinda and Alicia for taking time out of your weekend to represent our school. Thank you also Bianca, Tracy Pallas and Karen Rowe for your support of ICS Tongarra and your encouragement and support of Melinda and Alicia. Your contribution to the school is certainly greatly appreciated. Ian Nicholls Primary Coordinator.

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You are invited to attend and support our students as they end 7-8 years of primary

schooling.

When: Friday 5th December 2014 Time: Commencing at 11:45am Where: Tongarra Hall RSVP: Please return the acceptance slip to the office

Please r.s.v.p.

Name:

______________________ (please print)

We will have ______ people

attending the year 6

graduation

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Secondary Awards Assembly

The Secondary Awards Assembly for 2014 will be held on

Thursday 11th December at 10.00am

This assembly will take place in the Tongarra hall.

Parents are welcome to attend

In August 49 students from years 3 to 12 participated in the Australian Mathematical Competition run by the Australian Mathematics Trust. It was pleasing to see students using their gifts to glorify God and their willing hearts to partake in this exciting opportunity. Within our high school entrants many students received outstanding results and awards.

These include: Junior Division Year 7 Proficiency Ethan De Jong and Jeremiah Jabbour Year 8 Distinction David Cuthbertson scoring in the 89th percentile band Proficiency Lachlan Clarke, Emily Harris and Benjamin Markoulis

Intermediate Division Year 9 Credit Liam Brown Proficiency Emily de la Torre, Katherine Barker, Aydan Fitzgerald and Alexandra White Year 10 Distinction Emily Monro scoring in the 90th percentile band Credit Jonathan Bartley, Naomi Boulton, Sandy Lowcock Proficiency Eden Williams

Senior Division Year 11 Credit Samuel Cuthbertson and Proficiency Ashleigh Gates Year 12 Distinction James Miller-Zweers Credit Melissa Hansen Proficiency Jessica Cignarella

On Thursday 11th December an invitation is extended to parents to attend the Secondary End of Year Assembly where the above students will receive individual certificates. Participation certificates will be given in class for all other students. All students are to be congratulated on their effort and achievements. Christine Bartley Maths Teacher

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Can you help??

Our school community includes many amazing volunteers that keep

various activities running. Your involvement will enrich you child’s time at

ICS and support the teachers and staff.

In 2015, we need a couple of volunteers to help coordinate certain

activities. These are:

Book club Coordinator

The book club coordinator arranges for the Scholastic Book club brochures to go out to all of

the classes collects the returned orders and places the orders. On receipt of the books, the co-

ordinator arranges for the orders to get back to the families.

Banking Coordinator

A role description will be available shortly.

Food Day Helpers

Second Hand Uniform Shop Manager

A role description will be available shortly.

Please think and pray carefully if you might be able to help out in this way. For questions, or

to offer your assistance please contact the school office.

Thank you.

Tongarra Office.

It's Number 3 Year 6 continue to raise money for the Fred Hollows Foundation and the restoration of eyesight through cataract operations in outback aboriginal communities. We are proud to announce that we have just paid for a third eye operation. Jesus spoke of bringing sight to those that were blind and because of that wonderful truth, we too can play our part and help bring sight to someone who was blind. Your Friendly Year 6 Students

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News from ‘The Hub’. . . . .

We wish to thank the following students for their dedication as a

Library Hub monitor for 2014. Your contribution to the life of the

school and the Learning Hub has been greatly appreciated.

Aimee Curran

Lily Barkeit

Lizzie Waples

Danielle Beswarick

Sarah Fitzgerald

Tamonya Herman

Melinda Pallas

Caleb Walker

THANK YOU to the Strecker family for your kind donation of

books for the Learning Hub.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge certificates have arrived and will

be handed out this week. Don’t forget you can already start

reading for the 2015 Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Happy Reading

Learning Hub Staff

Parents Guide to the NSW Primary Syllabuses The Parents Guide to the NSW Primary Syllabuses is designed to help parents follow their child’s early learning and reflects the new K-10 syllabuses for English, Mathematics, Science and History, incorporating the Australian curriculum. For more information, visit http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au. Copies of this Parents Guide can be purchased from the BOSTES Shop Online at https://bosho.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/links/shoponline.html. Also available on Shop Online is an array of resources that have been developed by the BOSTES to assist primary teachers, parents and students.

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TONGARRA TIMES ITEMS: Deadline: Monday 3.00pm Email: please send items to tongarra@ics.nsw.edu.au

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The Second Hand Uniform Shop will be only open in Term 4 on:

Thursday Mornings 9.00 - 11.30am

Please contact Sue for all enquiries.

Her number is: 0403 376 514

Pie / Ice Block - Thursdays

Pie & Sausage Roll Day will on again this

Thursday at first break (11.10am). K-3 parents

need to see their teacher with regard to the

pre-order process.

Pies : $2.50

Sausage Rolls : $2.00

Ice blocks : 30c to $3.00

Slinky Apples: 50c or 10c (BYO)

Cans of Nexba Ice Tea: $2.00

Please note that the following ice

creams are no longer available:

Smartie Push-Ups

Billabongs

(these have been replaced with

Fandangles)

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Thank you so much to the many families who

have already sold their chocolates and sent their money into the school.

Our Campus Committee are very keen to

finalise all the money for our fundraiser. If you have any outstanding money for

chocolate sales please return it as soon as possible. If you are able to sell another box,

it would also be very appreciated.

Thank you Tongarra Campus Committee, Fundraising Team.

ICS BUSINESS CENTRE

Contact Details: (for Enrolment, School Fees

Enquiries, Association Membership)

Phone: 4230 3777 Fax: 4257 2071

Address: PO Box 80 Albion Park 2527

Attention Parents of Year 2 & Year 6

Students:

Bus Pass Applications

P l e a s e c o m p l e t e y o u r

details on the bus form and

return to your class teacher

ASAP.

Deadline is

Friday 28

November 2014.

Orders due to the

office by Friday

28/11/14

Active After School Sport Wednesday Afternoons

Learn to Surf For After School Sport Please note that all positions have now been filled.

The After School Sports Program is on this week, and will continue until Week 9 on Wednesday 3 December 2014. For more information contact the school office on 4230 3700.

LOST PROPERTY

A navy PUMA sports bag has been handed into the office. The bag contains shorts that have KIAMA RUGBY embroidered on them. If you think this bag may belong to you, please contact the school office on 4230 3700.

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This working bee will be in the afternoon 8am to 11am, with a BBQ breakfast

ready on arrival. We appreciate your help and look forward to working with you.

A note will be sent home to the particular families involved, next week with details of the tasks

allocated and equipment needed for the working bee. Please contact the school office to

organise another date if you are unable to attend your allocated roster day.

Please remember this commitment that you made when you signed the Conditions of

Enrolment for our school.

Last Working Bee for the year If you have not completed your working bee commitment for this year,

this is your last chance!!

Jason & Peita Cook

Shane & Taliah Gooch Allan Hang & Qi Ling

Wang Andrew & Renae Hayman

John & Julie Hawke Jai & Kate Hudson

Mark & Rochelle Jeffery Andrew & Tricia Koster

Shayne & Ann Monie Tim & Jennifer Gray

Bruce & Alison Dwyer Greg & Samantha

O’Regan

Michael Roberts &

Marie MacDonald Geoff & Christine Rochester

Patrick & Tamara Steele Mark & Rebecca Wagemans

Michael & Sophia Warton Tom & Kylie Williams

Neville & Sharon Allsopp Timothy & Laura Farrington

Benny Joseph & Sajitha Alex

Marjanco & Tammy Jovanov Wayne & Kira Groznik

Ronald & Karen Haasjes

Evan & Josephine Loats Glen & Rebekah Meadows

Craig & Shandell Renshaw Oska & Gordana Sipka

Kunthearo & Chhean Touch David & Tanya Dodds

Jefferson & Katharine Stubbs Craig & Tanya Rogers

Lauren Ahearn

and any other families who haven’t yet completed their

working bee for 2014.

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SATURDAY SCHOOL OF

COMMUNITY LANGUAGES

2015 ENROLMENT PROCEDURES

Information about languages courses offered at the

Saturday School of Community Languages, including

application forms and centre locations, is provided in

the 2015 Enrolment Information, which is available at

www.sscl.schools.nsw.edu.au.

Closing date for enrolment of new students

Applications for all years formally close on 20

February 2015. Late applications will only be

accepted and approved under those conditions set out

in the enrolment booklet.

For further information, please contact Adelia Fuller,

Principal, Saturday School of Community Languages,

on telephone (02) 9244 5694.

27 CRU CAMPS THIS SUMMER

Activities include: wakeboarding, tubing,

sailing, dirt bikes, horse riding, Wet ‘n’ Wild, paint

wars, beach days, surfing, Bible talks, craft, laser zone

+ more!

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