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DECEMBERWednesday 11th

Combined Primary & Middle

Awards & Farewell Assembly

Thursday 12th

2019 Final Day

Friday 13th

Pupil Free Day

JANUARY 2020Monday 27th

Australia Day Public Holiday

(In lieu)

Tuesday 28th

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6 T H D E C E M B E R , 2 0 1 9 | T E R M 4 , W E E K 8

Christmas time can be a rich, beautiful part of the

year. A time to celebrate with friends and family

over too much food and gift giving. Our deep

cultural heritage often sees us sitting around

a beautifully decorated pine tree and eating

plum pudding and a variety of roast meats

(because just one option on Christmas

isn’t enough?) on a hot summer/wet

season day. It’s a day of carols and tinsel, of

wrapping paper and laughter.

And yet, Christmas can be one of the hardest times

of the year. The first Christmas without a loved one. Feeling

the physical distance of the separation between families- especially in Darwin. Trying to

live up to an expectation our commercial world ramps Christmas up to be. To some, a

very personal pain of loss, grief and the reality of the broken world we live in.

We know that the whole reason we celebrate Christmas, is Jesus. And as amazing as

Nanna’s plum pudding is, Jesus didn’t come so we could stuff ourselves with rich foods

and sit around decorated pine trees (as pretty as they are!). He came for the lost, for

the broken hearted, for the hurting, for the poor. He came for all people, from the

very saddest to the most happy. He opened his arms to all people, to invite all into

his Kingdom- a kingdom of love, joy and peace. The hope we have in Christmas is not

one based on goodwill amongst men, but of grounded hope in the saving love of our

Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Regardless of whether we eat plum pudding or pavlova, roast turkey or prawns,

whether we are in Darwin or interstate, with our own family or an adopted one, let us

remember to pause and give thanks for the gift of this little baby. This little baby called

Immanuel, the very Son of God who rescued us from darkness and has given us reason

to have joy regardless of where we are, what we eat and who we are with.

Primary School NewsThank you to our amazing Primary students for hosting a wonderful Christmas Assembly on Wednesday!

Middle School NewsLast week was an exciting time for our Year 9’s as they celebrated completing Year 9 with each other and their families over dinner

at Rydges in Palmerston.

Our Year 7’s enjoyed a special Chinese banquet together last Wednesday. A big thanks to the families who cooked most of the

food, and to the staff who arranged the event. It was delicious and a great way to conclude their study of Ancient China.

Senior School News

Congratulations to Emma Roberts (Year 11) for recently receiving the

'VET for Secondary Schools Hairdressing Student of the Year Award'.

The award was sponsored by the Hair, Beauty and Retail Team.

Well done, Emma!

College AchievmentsIt was wonderful to see the large contingent of Marrara and NT Christian College families, friends and staff at the Northern Territory Science Awards Ceremony last week, held at Charles Darwin University. The Royal Australian Chemistry Institute and the Science Teachers Association (STANT) combined to present prizes and awards recognising outstanding achievements in 2019.

A fantastic achievement this year was winning the Rowe Scientific Early Childhood School Award from entries for Transition to Year 3 classes. We tied with another school for being the top achiever in Science in early childhood!

Our talented students received gold and silver awards in the Chemistry Titration Competition and Science Prizes in the Territory Young Scientists Awards. Congratulations to all award winners!

Primary and Early Childhood Awards

Innovations and Inventions - (Years 4-6)2nd Tobias Jenner

Scientific Communication Model (Years 4-6)1st Lydie Harper 2nd Micah Buchanan 3rd Amaya Jeffers

Scientific Communication Poster (Years T-3)1st Noah Allison 2nd Christian Miranda 3rd Blake Yong

Scientific Communication Scientific Writing (Years T-3)1st Peyton Cameron 2nd Ioannis Vavlas 3rd Alexander McIntyre

Scientific Communication Scientific Writing (Years 4-6)2nd Amaya Jeffers 3rd Madison Ramage

Scientific Communication Multimedia (Years 4-6)1st Harrison Alexander

Middle and Senior Years Awards

Scientific Communication Multimedia (Years 10-12)2nd Jodie Wassink

Australian National Titration CompetitionGold Medallists Silver Medallists Jemima Fernandes Jewel Rockey Christian Suelila Keziah Gonzalez Emma Foscaro Jeriel Onofre ....................................................................................................................A fantastic achievement this year was winning the Rowe Scientific Early Childhood School Award from entries for Transition to Year 3 classes. We tied with another school for being the top achiever in Science in early childhood!

Science Achievement Awards were provided for one Indigenous student from year levels 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 by Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Flinders University.

These Indigenous students were either high achieving science students, or those who showed the most commitment throughout the year in their Science subject. Tirzah McKee presented the certificates and prize to Amber Badenhop to give to the following selected students on behalf of Poche Centre Flinders. Congratulations to:

Year 7 – Tyrece CuttaYear 8 - Cecily RankinYear 9 - Dakotah Pettit-Holmes Year 10 - Eileen FarrellYear 11 - Isaac Possingham

Students achieved some outstanding results in academic national and international competitions this year. Congratulations to all award winners. A special mention goes to Andrew van Gelderen, winning his 4th ICAS Medal for English.

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Distinction Micah Buchanan (Yr 5) Science Andrew van Gelderen (Yr 12*) English * Top result in SA/NT for year level, ICAS medal winner

Credit Micah MacDonald (Yr 3) Mathematics Micah Buchanan (Yr 5) English Isaiah MacDonald (Yr 7) Mathematics Ebencia Bennet (Yr 9) Writing Liam Jong (Yr 10) English Emma Bates-Brannan (Yr 10) MathematicsAndrew van Gelderen (Yr 12) Science Merit Emily Melhop (Yr 6) Writing Ebencia Bennet (Yr 9) English Micah Buchanan (Yr 5) Mathematics Juno Tun (Yr 6) Mathematics Liam Jong (Yr 10) Mathematics

Big Science Competition

Distinction Isaiah MacDonald (Yr 7)Credit Emma King (Yr 9) Emma Bates-Brannan (Yr 10) Liam Jong (Yr 10)

Australian National Chemistry Quiz High Distinction Emma King (Yr 9)Distinction Emma Bates-Brannan (Yr 10)

Australian Mathematics Competition

High Distinction Micah Buchanan (Yr 5) DistinctionMicah MacDonald (Yr 3) Emma Bates-Brannan (Yr 10) Credit Alexander McIntyre (Yr 3) Noah MacDonald (Yr 4) Benjamin McIntyre (Yr 5)Jewel Prakash (Yr 5) Amaya Jeffers (Yr 6) Madison Lewis (Yr 6) Elissa Jeffers (Yr 7) Isaiah MacDonald (Yr 7) Simeon Harper (Yr 8) Proficiency Connor Lewis (Yr 4) Emily Melhop (Yr 6) Jessica Marquez (Yr 12) Andrew van Gelderen (Yr 12)

Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition

CreditAmaya Jeffers (Yr 6) Elissa Jeffers (Yr 7) Isaiah MacDonald (Yr 7)

2019 Competitions

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