N E W S L E T T E R

G l o r y T o G o d

Number 6 - 10th May 2013

ST ANDREWS

CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

EXCELS ACADEMICALLY

Better Education (http://bettereducation.com.au) ranks

schools in Australia and lists St Andrews Christian College

as the 3rd top Melbourne school (for academic

performance based on English and Maths Test results),

for Primary in both Government and Non-Government

schools.

In the rankings for the top High School in academic performance we are listed 8th in Victoria amongst Non-Government Schools and 12th for all schools. The Herald Sun (March 15th) reported that St Andrews Christian College (Year 9) came 3rd in the State for Spelling. We celebrate these results and praise God for our wonderful staff here at St Andrews.

As a Christian School we desire to live for Christ in everything we do. We want every student to know Him, to know their purpose in this world and to go out and make a

difference in the world for Christ. This is our focus at St Andrews. As a Christian School we are not a witness if we don’t do schooling well and we need to excel in Christ in every facet of the College. Our teaching and learning programs must mirror this and not only incorporate rigorous academic programs for our students to do well in VCE, but they also need to guide our students to think, understand, respond and grow. Not just academic growth, but spiritual, emotional, physical, creative and social growth and development. We are training the whole child.

Growth is the important measure that the College and parents should consider when assessing our children’s educational progress and outcomes. Where your child sits on a comparative scale should not be the focus. What we need to study and question as both educators and parents is “Are the results for the individual child improving?” When NAPLAN (National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy) was introduced nationally for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, its purpose was for parents and schools to understand how children across the whole country are progressing in their academic studies in literacy and numeracy. It was never intended to be used as a tool to compare and rate schools – which unfortunately it is. However, we all know there is more to education than just good literacy and numeracy outcomes. It is important for parents not to just look at the mark achieved in NAPLAN or to compare them with other students, but to carefully examine their child’s growth and improvement in their individual results. That is, how much their child has improved from one NAPLAN test (2 years prior) to their current result.

One of our staff members, Mrs Chantel Rodger was given the task to study the NAPLAN results of two very different cohorts of Year 7 and Year 9

students and trace their individual progress over 3 years at St Andrews Christian College. Her study has concluded that our students are improving at a high rate and the longer they study at St Andrews Christian College the more their results improve. Here follows a summary of her report: (continued on page 3)

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NAPLAN EXCELLENCE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dear Friends, What a wonderful year we are having at St Andrews Christian College celebrating God and His goodness. As we are continually growing in our understanding and faith of how to “Rejoice in the Lord, always” (Philippians 4:4) we need to express our thankfulness to God for all He has done in our lives at St Andrews. One way we are doing this is in a whole college event, “Celebrating God, Celebrating 30 years at St Andrews Christian College” on Saturday 31st August. The celebrations will commence at 5:30pm, with a visual and performing arts exhibition in Rembrandts and then lead onto a concert in the Multi-Purpose Hall which will begin at 7:00pm. A full program which will highlight the many exciting activities and barbecue dinner will be forwarded to you later in the year. What is important for you to know, (and we need you all to spread the news), that we are having a community choir perform at the Celebrations. The choir will lead everyone in a few songs but will also perform Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”. Students, staff, parents and anyone in the community who wishes to join are invited. Anyone interested in joining us to praise God and sing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ is welcome, but you must Register with Mrs Tamie Dekker and attend at least 5 rehearsals to be part of the choir. Details of the rehearsals/registration are in this newsletter and on our website. NAPLAN All our students in Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 will be taking part in NAPLAN exams (National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy) on May 14 – 16. I emailed some important information about our excellent academic results to parents last month, but also include it in this week’s newsletter for your interest.

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY Special blessings to all our Mums for Mothers’ Day on Sunday. Know you are loved, cherished and greatly appreciated.

A MOTHERS’ DAY PRAYER

Heavenly Father, to you I pray on this day called, "Mothers’ Day."

Let all mothers on earth give praise, To you...for the children that you gave.

For you have blessed them from above,

with little souls to nourish and love. Let them mould each one with care

and teach them to be kind and share.

Forgiveness is the special key, start early on, to help them see.

Their fragile minds are easily impressed. Please teach them ways, so they'll be blessed.

Sow godly seeds into their minds. With careful pruning, you will find

young adults with such strong roots, all through life, will bear rich fruit.

And then have faith for God to show them all the rest they have to know. Remember they're His children too.

For they were only lent to you. Many blessings on your week. Yours in Christ,

Catriona Wansbrough

Saturday 31st August

“Celebrating God, Celebrating 30 Years at St Andrews”

All students expected to attend.

See the back page for important rehearsal times.

Cyber-Safety - St Andrews Christian College A film made by some of our Middle School students and directed by Brad Huddleston. This film is just about to be released and will be used in schools and churches around the world.

Coming Soon

NAPLAN EXCELLENCE

ST ANDREWS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE EXCELS IN NAPLAN - Summary Report by

Chantel rodger

In analysing our NAPLAN data over a three year period, we have concluded that the longer a student studies at St Andrews Christian College, the more their individual results improve. We have analysed the NAPLAN results of our Year 9 students from 2011 and 2012. NAPLAN allows a student or year level comparison over two NAPLAN tests. These results have been taken from the NAPLAN website: https://naplands.vcaa.vic.edu.au . St Andrews Christian College is required to take part in an annual, National Assessment Program (NAPLAN) that tests the areas of Literacy and Numeracy. This test is administered in all schools across Australia. The assessment program tests students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, in the five key domains of Reading, Writing, Spelling (grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. Results are then recorded in bands indicating whether a student is below, at or above the school, state or national level in each domain tested. Schools are then ranked and this information is made readily available to the public. Bands are from 1 to 10 – indicating at a below national minimum standard, at a national minimum standard or an above national minimum standard for each year level. At each year level, bands are represented as follows: Year 3 – band 1 is below, band 2 is at, bands 3-6 are above.

Year 5 – band 3 is below, band 4 is at, bands 5-8 are above. Year 7 – band 4 is below, band 5 is at, bands 6-9 are above. Year 9 – band 5 is below, band 6 is at, bands 7-10 are above.

Students from St Andrews Christian College, who took the tests in both Year 7 (in 2010) and Year 9 (in 2012), showed they maintained or improved their results over the three years. The same was for the previous group of Year 9 students who took the tests in both Year 7 (in 2009) and Year 9 (in 2011). As a group, the Year 9 students showed a majority of medium or high growth in all domains tested over the two years of testing.

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RELATIVE GROWTH

KEY: High - indicates a growth of 2 bands or more.

Medium - indicates a growth of 1 band. Satisfactory - indicates a growth within the band.

The table below shows the relative growth in bands for the Year 9 students in 2011. The written assess-ment was not included as a comparison could not be made due to the change in genre from a narrative piece of writing in 2009 to a persuasive piece of writing in 2011. RELATIVE GROWTH

KEY: High - indicates a growth of 2 bands or more.

Medium - indicates a growth of 1 band. Satisfactory - indicates a growth within the band.

Both tables indicate a high percentage of growth results over the two years of testing.

From Yr 7 (2010) – Yr 9 (2012)

Numeracy Grammar Reading Spelling Writing

% of Students High

(54%) High

(46%) High

(15%) High

(39%) No

comparison

Medium (46%)

Medium (46%)

Medium (85%)

Medium (46%)

Satisfactory (8%)

Satisfactory (15%)

Growth: (over 2 years)

100% high/medium

92% high/medium

100% high/medium

85% high/medium

From Yr 7 (2009) - Yr

9 (2011)

Numeracy Grammar Reading Spelling Writing

% of Students High

(35%) High

(24%) High

(29%) High

(35%) No

comparison

Medium (59%)

Medium (65%)

Medium (71%)

Medium (59%)

Satisfactory (6%)

Satisfactory (11%)

Satisfactory (6%)

Growth: (over 2 years)

100% high/medium

89% high/medium

100% high/medium

94% high/medium

NAPLAN EXCELLENCE

The table below shows the relative growth (over 2 years) in bands for the Year 9 students in 2012. The written assessment was not included as a comparison could not be made due to the change in genre from a narrative piece of writing in 2009 to a persuasive piece of writing in 2011.

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COMPARISION REPORT FROM YEAR 7 TO YEAR 9 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT

The trend is that 90% of the students studied in this analysis achieved significant high/medium growth over the two years of testing.

NAPLAN EXCELLENCE

The graph below shows the results of an individual student who has been at St Andrews since Year 5. The graph indicates that the student achieved significant growth, above and beyond the national and state standard, in all domains in Years 7 and 9, according to the bands.

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NAPLAN EXCELLENCE NOTICES

COMPARISON REPORT FROM YEAR 7 TO YEAR 9 FOR A STUDENT NOT AT ST ANDREWS IN YEAR 7, BUT NEW TO ST ANDREWS IN YEAR 9:

By studying two different cohorts of Year 9 students from St Andrews Christian College, (both different academically) we are able to conclude that every student significantly improved academically over their time at St Andrews Christian College. Results also lead us to the conclusion that the longer our students study at St Andrews Christian College, the more likely their academic growth is to be more profound and of a high standard.

Analysing the results of a student who had only been here since the beginning of Year 9, the graph indi-cates that they achieved the national standard in Reading and Writing and below the national standard in Spelling, Grammar and Numeracy in Year 7 (while not at St Andrews) and then achieved the national standard in Writing, Grammar and Numeracy, and above in Reading and Spelling in Year 9 (as a student from St Andrews).

NOTICES Diary Dates

May

Sat 11 Vanuatu Mission Trip Meeting

Mon 13 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Mon 13 Praise Band Rehearsal 3:40pm

Tue 14 Yr10 Soccer*

Tue 14 NAPLAN

Wed 15 NAPLAN

Wed 15 School Band Rehearsal 1-2pm

Wed 15 String Ensemble Rehearsal 1-2pm

Thu 16 NAPLAN

Thu 16 Percussion Band Rehearsal 1-2pm

Fri 17 Parent Prayer Meeting 8:45am*

Fri 17 Yr4-6 Interschool Cross Country*

Fri 17 Yr9/10 Geography Incursion

Mon 20 Whole School Assembly 8:55am*

Mon 20 Praise Band Rehearsal 3:40pm

Tue 21 PFA Staff Appreciation Morning Tea

Wed 22 Yr9 Soccer*

Wed 22 School Band Rehearsal 1-2pm

Wed 22 String Ensemble Rehearsal 1-2pm

Wed 22 School Magazine Meeting 1pm

Thu 23 Percussion Band Rehearsal 1-2pm

Thu 23 Vanuatu Mission Trip Meeting

Thu 23 St Andrews AGM 7:30pm*

Fri 24 Parent Prayer Meeting 8:45am*

*parents welcome to attend

Christianity Explained

Are you new to the Christian faith and would like to explore what it is all about? Please come along to our ‘Christianity Explained’ information session. Where: St Andrews Staff Room (adjacent to the school office) When: 7:00pm -8:00pm Monday 20th May (followed by tea/coffee) RSVP by Friday 17th May to dferguson@standrews.vic.edu.au or register at the school office. We would love to see you there! Daniel Ferguson Yr6 Teacher

St Andrews Mission Trip - Vanuatu 2013 A team of students, staff and parents are going to Tata School in Santo, Vanuatu from June 24th – July 4th.

The theme of our trip is “Being Transformed” – Romans 12:2. We are wanting Jesus to mould us and transform us more into His likeness each day and this will be our encouragement to our sisters and brothers at Tata School.

HELP NEEDED:

We need your PRAYER cover for this trip. Contact Suzy Song in Reception to join our Prayer Team.

We need to take over 1000 stickers of butterflies (all shapes and sizes). Please bring all stickers to Mrs Dekker. (Mrs Wansbrough’s PA)

Catriona Wansbrough - Principal

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Mum, can

you tell me

about Jesus?

Being Transformed

Romans 12:2

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will.

St Andrews Christian College Mission Trip 2013

June 22 - July 4 Tata School, Santo, Vanuatu

NOTICES PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

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Position Available We are wanting to appoint an Instrumental Music Lessons Coordinator, whose prime responsibility is to schedule the times for students to have their weekly instrumental music lessons. This is a casual paid position, working approximately five hours per week. Please see the College website or speak with Darren Waterworth, Business Manager for more information. Darren Waterworth - Business Manager

Annual General Meeting Notice for the Annual General Meeting, to be held on Thursday 23rd May 2013, at 7.30pm in the Rembrandts Hall.

One of the agenda items at the meeting is the consideration of

nominations for two vacant director positions.

A summary of the appointment process can be found on the College’s website -http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/procedure-for-board-appointments.html - refer to the ‘Company Nominees’ section.

Please plan to attend and participate in this important part of the College’s governance. Feel free to contact me if you require any clarification or further information regarding the AGM. Darren Waterworth - Company Secretary

Prayer Group The St Andrews Prayer Group invites all parents to come along and join in prayer, with other parents, for the needs of the St Andrews school community. Meetings are held once a week on:

Fridays 8:45am (after school drop off)

Prayer will be held in the Meeting room next to the Reception area. It is a great opportunity to join in fellowship with other parents. Suzy Song - Purchasing Officer

Congratulations Ms Maria Ngo Congratulations to one of our parents, Ms Maria Ngo, who has just had a book published called,

Jim AN AUSTRALIAN HERO

THE STORY OF JAMES PERCY COLLETT

The book can be purchased at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Xlibris.com.au and major book sellers. Quick link to Xlibris.com.au site: http://www.xlibris.com.au/bookstore/bookdisplay.aspx?bookid=501388

Barton ‘Crazy Hat Day’ On the 28th of March 2013, Barton Community held a `Crazy Hat Day’ at school to raise funds for the Tata School in Vanuatu. Students were encouraged to bring an interesting and creative hat, and donate a gold coin. The enthusiasm of the students was evident in the many fascinating, even whacky designed hats observed during the day. Other special lunchtime activities included a cake stall, X-Box dancing competition, two jumping castles, and a guessing competition to calculate the correct number of pieces of Lego in a jar. Students had a fun time. Some staff and students even demonstrated some cool dance moves. In total, approximately $900 was raised. This was a fantastic result and the Barton Community Captains, SSC Committee and various volunteers involved are to be congratulated for all their hard work in making `Crazy Hat Day’ such a great success. Thanks everyone!

Dr Philip Strack

Barton House Coordinator

Chairs Wanted We desperately need old wooden chairs to do a video for a St Andrews Christian College 30th Birthday video. Please contact Ms

Berry: wberry@standrews.vic.edu.au Wendy Berry Yr3 Teacher

No parking at Foodstar Parents are not to park across the road at FOODSTAR. The parking area is only there for patrons of the FOODSTAR restaurant. Darren Waterworth Business Manager

St Andrews Run 4 Your Gym The Run 4 Your Gym 2013 went really well with fantastic results and lots of fun. Just over $10,200 was raised for the MPH audio-visual equipment and staging. The Lord blessed us with perfect weather

conditions, cloudy, with a gentle breeze. A sea of approximately 500 St Andrews students, teachers and parents walked, jogged and ran around the lake. A total distance of 1,734km was covered by the school! The highlight of the day, I believe for most of the students, was the Slime/Sponge-A-Teacher, with Mrs Wansbrough leading the way exercising her 2 slimes on Mr Wade! Well done to all the students and thank

you to all the parents who assisted on the day. You helped make the day run so well. Annie Yew - Run 4 Your Gym Coordinator

Cyber-Safety Presentation Thanks to Mr Paul Weldon, who gave a short presentation on Cyber– Safety at the PFA meeting last week. Paul presented a student survey he had done through Independent Schools Victoria and discussed some of the issues facing parents in this ever changing world of technology. The consensus at the meeting was that clear boundaries and rules need to be set by parents and if we can ground our children in good Christian/moral values then they will be able to deal with potential cyber threats better and develop good habits in using online technology.

‘Dark Side’ DVD The parenting library is missing a DVD by Brad Huddleston entitled ‘The Dark Side of Technology’. This was borrowed last year but not written on the borrowing sheet. Could parents please check if they have this copy at home and return it to the office asap. The parenting library is located in the school office. Parents can borrow up to 2 books at a time for a period of 2 weeks. We appreciate your prompt return of the books.

Special General Meeting - Wed 29th May A Special General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 29th May at 9am to appoint Jayni Manners as Treasurer. We need at least 20 parents to be present at the meeting. A PFA General Meeting will directly follow the Special Meeting.

Icy Pole Coordinator Required The PFA require a parent to take up the role of coordinating Icy Pole Fridays. After a number of years, May Anderson is stepping aside at the end of this Term. The role involves organising a roster of helpers and the ordering/stock management of the icy poles. If you are interested please contact the PFA pfa@standrews.vic.edu.au for a full job description or talk to May.

Year Level Parent Reps A number of events run by Year Level Parent Reps have already been organised this year including a VCE get together at Jells Park, a Senior School event, a Middle School Dessert/Coffee evening at Knox and a Yr2 Coffee Catch Up. A night at ‘Bounce’ for VCE students/parents is being organised and other Year Level events are being planned this term. Please keep an eye

out for these and come along to meet other parents and enjoy their company.

Entertainment Books Selling Fast! Entertainment Books are now available for purchase. Only $65. Please contact Robyn Ireson in the school office. Books are selling fast, so get in quick. Sonia Sires Entertainment Book Coordinator

Woolworths Earn and Learn Don’t forget to collect your stickers each time you shop at Woolworths. These can be placed in the collection box located in the school office. Last year the stickers transpired into 9 boxes of teaching resources which will be going to the Tata school in Vanuatu.

Notices of Interest

Notices of Interest can be found at: http://www.standrews.vic.edu.au/newsletter-notices-of-interest.html This week’s notices include information on the Thursday Fitness Classes at school by Clarity Personal Training.

* This section of our newsletter is to give our families information about programs being run by organizations outside of the school which we consider may be of benefit/interest to our school families.

House Community Points

Cumulative Totals

Barton 293

Deakin 225

Parkes

213

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PARENTS AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

St Andrews Run 4 Your Gym The Run 4 Your Gym 2013 went really well with fantastic results and lots of fun. Just over $10,200 was raised for the MPH audio-visual equipment and staging. The Lord blessed us with perfect weather

conditions, cloudy, with a gentle breeze. A sea of approximately 500 St Andrews students, teachers and parents walked, jogged and ran around the lake. A total distance of 1,734km was covered by the school! The highlight of the day, I believe for most of the students, was the Slime/Sponge-A-Teacher, with Mrs Wansbrough leading the way exercising her 2 slimes on Mr Wade! Well done to all the students and thank

you to all the parents who assisted on the day. You helped make the day run so well. Annie Yew - Run 4 Your Gym Coordinator

Cyber-Safety Presentation Thanks to Mr Paul Weldon, who gave a short presentation on Cyber– Safety at the PFA meeting last week. Paul presented a student survey he had done through Independent Schools Victoria and discussed some of the issues facing parents in this ever changing world of technology. The consensus at the meeting was that clear boundaries and rules need to be set by parents and if we can ground our children in good Christian/moral values then they will be able to deal with potential cyber threats better and develop good habits in using online technology.

‘Dark Side’ DVD The parenting library is missing a DVD by Brad Huddleston entitled ‘The Dark Side of Technology’. This was borrowed last year but not written on the borrowing sheet. Could parents please check if they have this copy at home and return it to the office asap. The parenting library is located in the school office. Parents can borrow up to 2 books at a time for a period of 2 weeks. We appreciate your prompt return of the books.

Special General Meeting - Wed 29th May A Special General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 29th May at 9am to appoint Jayni Manners as Treasurer. We need at least 20 parents to be present at the meeting. A PFA General Meeting will directly follow the Special Meeting.

Icy Pole Coordinator Required The PFA require a parent to take up the role of coordinating Icy Pole Fridays. After a number of years, May Anderson is stepping aside at the end of this Term. The role involves organising a roster of helpers and the ordering/stock management of the icy poles. If you are interested please contact the PFA pfa@standrews.vic.edu.au for a full job description or talk to May.

Year Level Parent Reps A number of events run by Year Level Parent Reps have already been organised this year including a VCE get together at Jells Park, a Senior School event, a Middle School Dessert/Coffee evening at Knox and a Yr2 Coffee Catch Up. A night at ‘Bounce’ for VCE students/parents is being organised and other Year Level events are being planned this term. Please keep an eye

out for these and come along to meet other parents and enjoy their company.

Entertainment Books Selling Fast! Entertainment Books are now available for purchase. Only $65. Please contact Robyn Ireson in the school office. Books are selling fast, so get in quick. Sonia Sires Entertainment Book Coordinator

Woolworths Earn and Learn Don’t forget to collect your stickers each time you shop at Woolworths. These can be placed in the collection box located in the school office. Last year the stickers transpired into 9 boxes of teaching resources which will be going to the Tata school in Vanuatu.

Cyber-Safety Meeting Monday 13th May 9:30am

Parents interested in discussing ways the PFA can convey the issues regarding Cyber-Safety to fellow parents are invited to attend a short meeting at 9:30am in Rembrandts on Monday 13th May (after assembly). We will be looking specifically at a presentation Celica Rowley has developed with ‘Focus on the Family’. If you have any ideas regarding Cyber-Safety please email pfa@standrews.vic.edu.au

Dr Sam and Rebecca Lim

Tinkers Repair Centre www.tinkers.com.au

Run 4 Your Gym was proudly sponsored by:

2nd Hand Uniform Shop Open Wednesdays

8:30am - 9:30am

Rembrandts 2013 Target

$15,000

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JUNIOR MIDDLE

Junior School My Mum keeps everything I ever made at school. She has the cookie cutter I made in Metal Work in Year 8, the model of a farm from year 6, the poems project from Year 11 English, even the plaster cast of my sneaker from Year 9 Art! As the students begin to talk about their mums and create little cards and gifts this week in anticipation of Sunday, it is a joy to hear their expressions of love. The students, just like my Mum, keep everything you do. They talk about your food, your cuddles, your holidays, your happy days and your sad days. They store them up and keep them faithfully so they can remember your love. As you celebrate Mothers’ Day with your families this Sunday remember that all that you do is stored and kept by your children. In the same way God keeps us and watches us; what a blessing to know His constant, unchanging love.

“May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God” 2 Thessalonians 3:5. Happy Mothers Day to all the Mums! Yvonne Hughes Head of Junior School

Year 3 Exposition Writing The Year 3s have been learning about exposition text type this term. Here is a couple of exposition writings they have done.

It is cruel to keep animals in cages. Do you agree? I believe that it is cruel to keep animals in captivity.

Firstly, keeping animals in cages is cruel because it is taking animals away from their parents. Imagine if a baby elephant was taken away from their parents! How would you feel if you were separated from your parents?

Secondly, if animals are born in captivity, they will have to stay in captivity because they will not have any hunting skills which help them survive.

Finally, keeping animals in captivity is like a prison. However, animals are innocent and it is unfair to keep them in captivity.

In conclusion, I believe it is cruel to keep animals in cages because they don’t deserve it! By Sam Chandraraj Yr3

Eating too much junk food is bad for you. Do you agree? I believe that eating too much junk food is bad for you.

Firstly, I believe that eating too much junk food is bad for you because it contains lots of fat, oil, sugar and salt. If you eat too much of those, you will get fat.

Secondly, you can get sick by eating too much junk food. For example, our teeth can get tooth decay and cavities.

Finally, the Bible says that our body is God’s temple and we should look after our body by eating healthy food. Also, we can get better from sickness faster if we eat healthily.

To sum up, I believe eating too much junk food is bad for your health. By Roselyn Kho Yr3

Middle School In any School, it is important to ensure that the needs of young adolescents are being met through the programs and activities that are offered. Middle School students are curious about the world around them and will continue to seek an understanding of their place in this world. These young adolescents need to be encouraged to develop their creativity and to discover the responsibilities that are linked to decision making. I have been excited about the response of two Middle School students, Rachael Song and Emilie Hughes (5H). After attending the National Young Leaders Day earlier in the year, these girls wanted to make a difference in the College. They have been behind the current Colouring Competition and Room Design Fundraiser. They have thought through how to organise and run this activity and have worked at overcoming challenges that they have encountered along the way. The funds raised will go towards enhancing the toilet facilities for all the students in the College. Thank you to all those who have submitted entries so far; they display a high level of creativity and effort. It is not too late to get your entry form from the School Office as this competition runs until the 23rd of May. Even if you don’t want to submit an entry, any donation will be graciously accepted. Thank you again for your support. Merrick Brewer Head of Middle School

Chess Success On Tuesday this week, our Primary Girls Chess Team participated in the Lauriston Cup Competition. All our girls performed extremely well with most completing the day with 6 or 7 wins out of 7 games played. It was an excellent effort which saw them come out on top at the end of the day and claim first place. Well done girls, on a great effort. Tim Farmilo Deputy Principal

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“ Senior School On Friday the 3rd of May, the Years 10-12 students, went to The Age VCE and Careers Expo at Caulfield Racecourse. It was a very enlightening and informative day which gave information about VCE, exams, university and life after school. There was something for everyone, and it was all very beneficial. There were practice exams, seminars that explained about the coming years and exams, study tips and how to get through Year 12 without stressing out too much. There were study guides and booklets for sale, and most universities in Victoria had a stall there as well as many other universities from all over Australia. Altogether the day was very helpful and well worth it! Cat Anderson and Rach Gvalda (Year 11 students)

“If you go to ‘The BBQ Shack’ you will always come back!”

Half the Year 11 Business Management Class students ran their micro business “The BBQ Shack” over the last two weeks. Calculating the demand for “Sausage and Bread”, getting 100s of meat patties ready for cooking, making sure all the pre-orders were delivered on time to the Preps, Year 1s and Year 2s, offering the best “Customer Service” as quick as possible or just doing some good old Quality Control Management on the “Deluxe Burgers” (Yum!) – have been just some of the challenges that have been faced.

This business activity was successful in raising a profit of over a thousand dollars! The funds raised will be used to buy much needed resources for our sister school ‘Tata School’ in Vanuatu. However, this would not have been possible without the generous support of Fane Fricker, Cara Beovich, a small army of student volunteers and the St Andrews Christian College Community. Homar Pardo - Yr11 Business Management Teacher

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SENIOR CYBER-SAFETY

Senior School On Friday the 3rd of May, the Years 10-12 students, went to The Age VCE and Careers Expo at Caulfield Racecourse. It was a very enlightening and informative day which gave information about VCE, exams, university and life after school. There was something for everyone, and it was all very beneficial. There were practice exams, seminars that explained about the coming years and exams, study tips and how to get through Year 12 without stressing out too much. There were study guides and booklets for sale, and most universities in Victoria had a stall there as well as many other universities from all over Australia. Altogether the day was very helpful and well worth it! Cat Anderson and Rach Gvalda (Year 11 students)

“If you go to ‘The BBQ Shack’ you will always come back!”

Half the Year 11 Business Management Class students ran their micro business “The BBQ Shack” over the last two weeks. Calculating the demand for “Sausage and Bread”, getting 100s of meat patties ready for cooking, making sure all the pre-orders were delivered on time to the Preps, Year 1s and Year 2s, offering the best “Customer Service” as quick as possible or just doing some good old Quality Control Management on the “Deluxe Burgers” (Yum!) – have been just some of the challenges that have been faced.

This business activity was successful in raising a profit of over a thousand dollars! The funds raised will be used to buy much needed resources for our sister school ‘Tata School’ in Vanuatu. However, this would not have been possible without the generous support of Fane Fricker, Cara Beovich, a small army of student volunteers and the St Andrews Christian College Community. Homar Pardo - Yr11 Business Management Teacher

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ST ANDREWS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CELEBRATION COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS (Parents, Staff, Outside Community)

All are welcome to join us in praising God. To join the choir for the Celebration Concert you need to register with Mrs Tamie Dekker and attend at least 5 rehearsals.

Singing: Hallelujah Chorus Joyful, Joyful

Praise My Soul/Ancient of Days

Rehearsal Dates: In Rembrandts – Cnr Burwood Highway & Tyner Road, Wantirna South

Tuesday 4th June – 7:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday 18th June – 7:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday 23rd July – 7:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday 30th July – 7:30pm – 9:00pm In Multi Purpose Hall – St Andrews Christian College – 130 Tyner Rd, (next to Rembrandts), Wantirna South Tuesday 13th August – 7:30pm – 9:00pm Tuesday 20th August – 7:30pm – 9:00pm

At Salvation Army Waverley Temple – 958 High Street, Glen Waverley - Rehearse with Band Tuesday 27th August – 7:30pm – 8:30pm

CELEBRATION - SATURDAY 31ST AUGUST

In Multi Purpose Hall – St Andrews Christian College – 130 Tyner Rd, (next to Rembrandts) Wantirna South DRESS REHEARSAL – 4:30pm – 5:20pm

All students to attend in Full School Uniform All Community Choir – White tops/dark trousers or skirts

PERFORMANCE – Multi Purpose Hall Concert commences at 7:00pm SHARP All to be seated by 6:50pm

All Community Choir must register through Mrs Tamie Dekker (9800 2922 or tdekker@standrews.vic.edu.au ). Music/score is available from College Office or on rehearsal nights. Music parts for Hallelujah chorus available on CD from College Office or from the college website. (www.standrews.vic.edu.au ).

CELEBRATION CONCERT 31st August

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