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07WEEK
OF 10
Term 3
Gilson Gazette - 30 August 2019
Performing Arts Night 2019
2019
Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College
Performing Arts Night 2019
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Contents
general newsCONGRATULATIONS RUBY! ........................................................4GCCC NEWS ...............................................................................4COLLEGE FEES ............................................................................4PB4L HOME MATRIX ..................................................................5
PrIMarY news AWARDS NAMES ........................................................................5E SAFETY .....................................................................................5
seCondarY newsTHE YEAR 9 ISV COGNIZANCE PROJECT .....................................7PERFORMING ARTS POEM .........................................................7
PhotosBOOK WEEK ...............................................................................8GRADE 1 SCIENCE INCURSION ..................................................9YEAR 1 LIGHT AND SOUND INCURSION ..................................10PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT 2019 .............................................11SSV BASKETBALL PHOTOS - YR 7 AND 8 ...................................12
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Fifty-six years ago this week (August 28) one of the great speeches of modern times was given by Martin Luther-King Jr while standing in front of the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC.
When Martin was a boy he was taken to town by his father where they went shopping for a pair of shoes. Martin was excited as he looked
at the array of shoes in anticipation. At that point they were told to move to the back of the store because that’s where blacks were served. Mr King Sr politely pointed out that the seats at the front of the store were just fine, however the shop assistant persisted and stated that they must move to the back of the store. At this point Mr King Sr took his young son Martin by the hand and said, “if we can’t be seen in the front of the store, then we won’t be served at all.”
Martin was bitterly disappointed at missing out on the shoes, but his father explained to him that they were decent folks and should not be treated in this manner simply on the basis of their skin colour. Martin grew up to be a powerful preacher just like his dad, was awarded the Nobel Peace prize and worked hard to gain equality for all.
In 1963 when Martin gave his speech he said that ‘Now is the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children.’ He also said that we should be ‘working together, praying together, struggling together.’ Towards the end of the speech Martin quoted Isaiah 40:4,5 when he said: Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked places will be made straight, and the rough places be made plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together:
In this brilliant example of oratory, you will notice that Martin regularly connects people to God. He calls them His children, who should pray and look forward to the glory of the Lord and yet we in the west appear to have forgotten God.
There are still some people today that disparage others because of the way they look, dress, talk or where they live. God is calling for people to stand up for what is right. Our College, our society, our country … needs young people who have the courage to stand up for what is right. Can you answer the call?
It's worth a thought.
Mark B Vodéll Principal
Editorial - Martin Luther-King
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general news
CONGRATULATIONS RUBY!Champions, they walk among us!
At the age of five, Ruby who is now in Year 11, joined Little Athletics and next year she is off to the IAAF U20 World Athletic Championships being held in Nairobi, Kenya. On her way to this point, she has gained an impressive list of representative awards at a local, state, national and international level
in the triple jump, most recently on the winners' podium at the Oceania Games held in Townsville in June. Ruby credits her family for her success! PB = 12.18m.
GCCC NEWS• 31st August - We welcome
you to join us this Sabbath as Pr Mau Tuaoi shares the word. The worship program will start at 10:00am. We will also be honouring the Fathers among us as a part of our Church service. Life groups will commence straight after a catch up over a hot drink. This will be followed by our Potluck lunch. Please bring along your favourite potluck dish (savoury or sweet) to share for lunch.
• 31st August - There will be a board games and karaoke night starting at 6:30pm, so come along and bring your friends and family for a great night out in the upper eco!
COLLEGE FEESCollege Fees are now well
overdue. Please have this settled as soon as possible.
Year 11 courts excursion
Verse of the Week“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of
mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40
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PrIMarY news AWARDS NAMES
On Monday morning one student from each class was acknowledged for demonstrating the value of ‘Gentleness’.
FH – Ethan TranFM – Graciella FandyFR – Verena Mobarak1H – Dominique Georgiou1L – Mia Barth1W – Mandy Tran2C – Gabriel Mickovski2J – Fizza Shah2Z – Riya Taneja3H – NA3R – Leisha Agnihotri3T – Henry Hoo4B – Justin Tran
4S – Tiffany Sung4W – Gunmay Bhargava5A – Isabelle Iaconpino5H – Anna Zaathang5S – Mahalia Sibanda6G – Hannah Jerez6H – Ashlee Davies6M – Esha GroverFrench – Darlene Pham
E SAFETYDo you know what your child is
doing or viewing online? How much time is your child left unsupervised online?
Children and young people may not deliberately seek out inappropriate content.
They may inadvertently access content while undertaking online searches; they may seek it out or be referred to it by others.
Primary Awardees
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What can parents do?• Encourage your child to tell you
about inappropriate content they have come across and make a complaint about specific content.
• Limit their exposure to inappropriate content by supervising their online time where possible.
• Install filters, labels and safe zones that enable you to reduce their risk of exposure to unsuitable or illegal sites.
• Keep them connected to trusted friends and family online and offline.
• Help your child use search engines to locate websites. Consider developing a list of favourites for younger children.
• Reassure your child that access to the Internet will not be denied if they tell you about seeing inappropriate content.
• If you are worried, or your child is vulnerable, please seek professional support.
• Report inappropriate content to the site administrator.
The VALUE for Week 8 of Term 3 will be:
Charity is the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing.Random acts of kindness are examples of charity and service to others.
“Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.” Sarah Bernhardt“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop
“The best portion of a man’s life, are"His little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.” William Wordsworth
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40
secondarY news
THE YEAR 9 ISV COGNIZANCE PROJECT
Over the course of the last term, the Year 9s were privileged to take part in the Independent Schools Victoria’s Cognizance Project, an initiative conducted in association with Harvard University.
The workshops were facilitated by Dr Jared Cooney Horvath who has a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Melbourne and an MEd in Mind, Brain and Education from Harvard University. Previously a teacher, Dr Horvath is currently an educational researcher at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
As part of the project, the students were treated to four intensive workshops which examined the way the brain works and how to best harness this understanding of the brain for optimal learning. The topics for the workshops were:
service
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• Get your mind right (stories and errors)
• Master the Hardware (neuroplasticity)
• Gaming the system (memory)
• Owning your learning (metacognition)
A large number of schools applied to be a part of this programme, and Gilson was one of ten schools that was accepted to participate. We hope that the Cognizance Project will become an ongoing feature in our Year 9 programme.
PERFORMING ARTS POEMWhen word of this production spreadI knew I would join in;The thought of being in this showInspired me from within.
The days turned into weeks; the evening
Of the concert neared…The night itself – it went so fast,And how the people cheered!
It’s been a blast, these past few monthsI’ve no doubt you’ll agree;The friends we’ve made, the laughs we’ve sharedWill all remain with me.
And so I proudly don this badgeForever I will knowThat on that quiet August nightI helped put on that show.
by Emmanuel Taafuli
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BOOK WEEK
Photos
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YEAR 1 SCIENCE INCURSION
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YEAR 1 LIGHT AND SOUND INCURSION
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PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT 2019
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SSV BASKETBALL PHOTOS - YEAR 7 AND 8
REMINDER: Pizza orders must be returned by Monday 2nd September in the classroom.
NO ORDERS TAKEN AFTER THIS DATE
PIZZA DAY MONDAY 16th SEPTEMBER
1 GIANT SLICE OF PIZZA ( MARGARITA OR VEGETARIAN )
1 PACKET CHIPS
1 JUICE BOX
COST: $5.00
PLEASE WRITE ORDER ON BROWN PAPER BAG AND PLACE MONEY INSIDE.
ORDERS MUST BE IN BY 9.00AM MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER IN THE CLASSROOM. NO ORDERS AFTER 9.00AM ON THIS DATE WILL BE FILLED.
• PLEASE DO NOT HAND ORDERS INTO OFFICE.
PIZZA DAY ORDER
SNOW WHITE YR 6T
1 X MARG OR VEG
$5 enclosed
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Happy Father’s Day To all of our Dads, Grandads and Significant Men who help in raising children
As a father and father-in-law to three young dads, it’s great to see each of them embracing the life-changing nature of fatherhood and becoming fully involved in their children’s lives.
I see myself in these young fathers, and in doing so I’d like to guide them away from making the same fathering mistakes I did. However, knowing that young dads are loathe to take fathering advice from a member of the previous generation, I’ll give the following advice to my younger self instead:
1. Play to your strengths Men generally parent differently to women, based on their biology. Fathers often parent in a more active or action-oriented way than mothers so games, play and physical activity become important parts of a man’s parenting repertoire. Your partner may not always appreciate your more active approach, particularly if you play with kids just before bedtime then leave it to her to calm them down.
Practical advice: Be yourself, but be smart about it!
2. Lighten up – don’t take yourself too seriously It’s easy to get caught up in your own importance, taking yourself and your work too seriously. For many men a bad day at work translates into poor or, at best, distracted experiences when they’re with their families. Consider putting a strategy in place, such as exercise, that will help you leave work and the moods it engenders behind.
Practical advice: Be present in mind as well as in body when you’re with your kids.
3. Have something in common with each child It would be wonderful to say that you can always connect with your kids, but family life is not that straightforward. There’ll always be a child who we struggle to connect with or a developmental stage during which a child seems alien to us. In these cases and times it helps if you share a common interest (such as a love of sport or music) with a child so that you always have something that will bring you together, even though you may not always see eye to eye.
Practical advice: Be prepared to take an interest in your child’s interests.
4. Take it easy on your son Many dads are tough on their boys and have expectations way above their son’s interest and ability levels. It helps to remember that it takes a little longer for a boy to mature. Resist the
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temptation to turn every game and every joint activity into a lesson and avoid giving advice when all your son wants is some understanding.
Practical advice: See the boy as he is now, not the future man, when you spend time with him.
5. Enjoy the outdoors with your daughter The biological nature of fathering causes most men to be very protective of their daughters. But that doesn’t mean you should put your daughter on a pedestal and treat her like a little princess. Expect a lot from her. Play with her, and get her outside into nature as it will do wonders for her confidence levels.
Practical advice: Enjoy spending time with your daughters on a daily basis.
6. Be ready for kids to knock you off your pedestal Most children in the pre-school and middle- to late-primary school years look up to their dads. “My dad is better/bigger than your dad” is a type of mantra that’s familiar to many parents. Make the most of it as this Superman Syndrome doesn’t last. Young children soon become adolescents and will go to great lengths to prove that you’re Clarke Kent after all. Expect that they will stop laughing at your jokes, raise an eyebrow at your well-intentioned advice and even stop being friendly to you in public. Ouch! It can be hurtful to a man who just wants to be the best dad he can be.
Practical advice: See number 2 above: don’t take yourself too seriously.
7. Give your kids a compass and a map One day your children will become independent of you. Don’t worry! You won’t be irrelevant, just redundant in a practical and managerial sense. There are two things you can do to help your kids safely navigate the world when you’re not around. First, help them develop a set of positive values including integrity, honesty and respect that will act as their moral compass when they have difficult decisions to make. Second, reveal your personal story over time as this narrative will become a personal map that will reassure them when life gets tough. It’s good to know that they are not in uncharted territory when they finally strike out on their own.
Practical advice: Tell kids your story – don’t make them guess it or learn it from someone else.
Father’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the contribution that men make to the lives of their children. It’s a very personal reflection as each man’s experience of fathering is as unique as the children they are raising. I invite you to reflect on your own fathering as well as the contribution that fathers – whether your own dad or someone else’s – have made to your own life.
Michael Grose
Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. He’s the author of 12 books for parents including Spoonfed Generation and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change It. His latest release Anxious Kids, was co-authored with Dr Jodi Richardson.
Andrea Farquharson, Wellbeing Coordinator
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SECONDARY CALENDARTERM 3 2019
Week 8
m 2nd - 8th sep Year 11 trip
m 2nd - 19th sep Year 9 Warrnambool trip
CALENDAR 2019
Performing Arts Night 2019
PRIMARY CALENDARTERM 3 2019
WEEK 8
m 2nd sepYear 5 Aquarium Excursion
m 5th sepPrimary Combined Day of Worship
Week 9
m 9th to 13th sepYear 6 Canberra Trip
Week 10
m 18th sepFoundation Animal Land Excursion
m 20th sepLast Day of Term 3
