“Educating students in Christian leadership for tomorrow’s generation”

KING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGEKING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Introducing our Primary School Leaders 2011

Our Primary School Captains for 2011 are Kevin Pieterse and Shenaya Bee. Our student leaders will be involved in a variety of official functions, as well as the ongoing leadership program at school. Throughout the year, they will be participating in chapels and upper primary assemblies, as well as greeting official guests on special occasions. Official functions during the year will include the Staff Dedication Service, the whole school Easter and Anzac services and the Presentation Evening at the end of the year.

As well as representing the school at official functions, Kevin and Shenaya will be looked upon to be positive ex-amples to their fellow students in all areas of school life.

Our Primary Leadership Captains are Jack Ochsner and Elaina Vanderburg. This year Jack and Elaina have the excit-ing role of leading the team of Year 7 student leaders. This year it is anticipated that there will be over one hundred student leaders from our Year 7 student body. As the captains of our leadership team, they will have various duties including motivating their peers and reporting to staff with any problems.

We are looking forward to seeing our Leadership Captains flourish in their new roles throughout an extraordinary year of student leadership in the Primary School.

Our Primary Student Council Leaders are Mai Phillips and Dimitee Coventry. These leaders will be responsible for organising meetings with class representatives from Years 3 to 7. At these meetings, ideas will be put forward to help advance the school in a variety of areas eg: the environment, break activities, competitions, as well as enhancing the Christian walk of the students. Mai and Dimitee will also be involved in many other leadership activities, including running upper primary assemblies and the Year 7 leadership program.

L to R: Dimitee Coventry, Elaina Vanderburg, Jack Ochsner, Mai Phillips, Kevin Pieterse, Shenaya Bee

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Early Learning ProgramsParenting with PowerThe Real Issues are Harder to See

Scripture of the week: “Agentleanswerturnsawaywrath,butaharshwordstirsupanger”.Proverbs15:1

Teaching Children When You Mean BusinessIt is the beginning of a new school year and already we

have spoken to some parents who have responded with, “My children won’t obey me unless I get angry.” Sounds familiar? Well, here are some tips of how you can change this and make a fresh start to the year.

If you have formed the “get angry” first habit, you’ve un-fortunately taught your children to wait until you’re angry before they have to obey. It is important that you change this habit to give your children new cues to know when you mean business. Those cues tell your child that it’s time to respond and “do what they are told”, because your action point is coming next. There is a definite connection be-tween action point and anger. Many parents use the energy from anger to finally take action. When parents learn to tighten up their action point, then they don’t have to use anger as the motivator. In fact, anger can often be a flag that your action point isn’t tight enough.

So, if you find that you’ve been relying on anger to moti-vate your children, then it’s time to make the change. First though, you need to develop a new plan. What signals do you want to use to indicate that it’s time to clean up, or it’s time to go? Maybe you’ll use the child’s name and obtain eye contact and use the word “now” in the instruction.

When you’re ready to make this change, talk with your children. Explain that you have been wrong in teaching them to wait until you get angry before they start obeying. From now on you are going to tell them once, then comes the action. If your child doesn’t respond to the new cues then move right to a consequence.

You may use a warning at first as your children are learn-ing to respond to new cues. This helps them see that you mean business, but don’t add several warnings or you de-feat the purpose. Develop a routine with your children so that they know when discussion or delays are over and obe-dience is required.

Strategy for the week: Wedon’tencourageparentsto always demand obedience. Children also learnfromnegotiation,compromise,andcooperation,butthereisatimeforchildrentorespondwhethertheylikeitornot.Yourchildrenneedtoknowwhenthatis and clarifying your action point will help themlearnit.

~ In His service, Klaus Knobloch and Rosemary Whincop

‘Schools in’ at Noah’s Ark!

Blessed with mostly fine weather since the start of the school term, all children have been busily involved in their play. Through block play and home corner activities the boys are develop-ing their language and mathematical skills. This is real learning taking place.

Primary

As A Man Thinks In His Heart...

There are so many reasons why we should be mindful of the thoughts we have and of the way we think of ourselves. These thoughts can so powerfully influence decisions we make and the way we relate to others. Proverbs 23:7 states “As a man thinks in his heart so is he.” We need to encour-age our young people to guard their thoughts and beliefs about things in the world and also about themselves.

I did not write the article below, but thought you may enjoy reading it.

AND SO IT IS“I can’t do anything right!” the young man said. I hesitated to say anything. It was really none of my busi-

ness. I hear people undermining their lives all the time. “I’m so stupid!” he shouted. “And so it is!” I said quietly to myself. At least I thought I did. “What did you say?” he asked of me. I was embarrassed for having been heard. “I guess...I was really talking to myself,” I said. “Yeah, I do that, too,” he replied. “Why would anyone

else want to?” “But you are saying all the wrong things,” I said. He stopped what he was doing and approached me. “What are you talking about? And what business is it of

yours?” he asked. Okay, now I’ve gone too far into this. He’s a bit angry at

himself and now me for getting involved. “Well, I was talking about you and it’s really none of my

business, you are right.” He stood looking at me, waiting. “I hear people putting themselves down all the time. “I

can’t!” “I’m so stupid!” “Dummy!” “I can’t do anything right!”

“So?” “And so it is!” “And so what is?” “When you keep feeding yourself things like that it be-

comes a reality. Say you’re stupid enough times and you begin to believe it. Say that you can’t and you can’t.”

“Oh, don’t waste that positive stuff on me!” he shouted. “There you go again. Why is it a waste?” “Because it just doesn’t work on me.” “And so it is!” I said. Then standing right in front of him

I said, “It works, you don’t.” “Hey, do you think I’m stupid?” “No, but you do. And having just met you for the first

time and hearing you say all those things to yourself, I’d have to guess you were right.”

“Well, I’m not!” he said as he walked away. “Now keep saying that to yourself and see what a differ-

ence it makes in your life!” I yelled to him as he left the room.

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SecondaryI was frustrated. I spend my life trying to get people to

see beauty in the world and love in their life. I write stories to inspire, plant a seed, adjust an attitude, or simply fill a void.

I wish I could say that moments later the young man came rushing back to tell me that he needed to hear what I had to say.

It didn’t happen. You see, the business I’m in is based on faith. I believe in something bigger than I, but I can’t see it. I believe in hope, but I can’t measure it. I move ahead through life following my dreams, but I

can’t touch them. So, I write stories and send them to friends I’ve never

met. I speak to rooms full of people I will never see again. I write and speak about those things that touch us all. Like wanting to believe in something bigger. Finally knowing that when all appears lost, there’s always

hope. Dreams make today worth living and tomorrow worth

waiting for. “And so it is.” “I believe in you!”

~ Bob Perks ~

Happy parenting. As a man thinks… ~ Rhonda Bevan, Head of Secondary

PrimaryPrimary District Sports TrialsNominations 2011

Gold Coast South District School Sport provides opportu-nities for young athletes to trial and gain selection onto a district team to compete at regional competition.

King’s Christian College, as a member of GCSDSS, is able to nominate students to trial for a place on the district team:

• two or three young athletes of suitable ability• who have demonstrated a very high level of skill

and a very high level of sportsmanshipAges: 10, 11 and 12Sports: netball, basketball, rugby league, hockey, foot-

ball (soccer), touch football, AFL, tennis, softball, cricket and golf (regional level).

Nomination forms are available from upper primary re-ception or the college website. Forms to be submitted to Mr Genge by Friday, February 18, 2011.

“Educating students in Christian leadership for tomorrow’s generation”

KING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGEKING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

2011 Junior Rugby Sign OnWhere : Bond Pirates Rugby Union Club Pizzey Park Sporting Complex, Sonia Street, Miami

(entrylanebetweenMiamiPoolandBurleighBearsJuniors,behindtransferstation)

When : Friday 4th Feb 3pm – 6pm Saturday 5th Feb 10am – 2pmFollowedbytheRUGBYFESTattheclubgroundsfrom4pm Sunday 6th Feb 10am – 2pmCost - $200.00 Family (2 x children) $360 Under 6’s, 7’s and 8’s $100(Note:Newsignonspleasebringcopyofbirthcertificate) Includes player pack with club shorts, socks and training shirtContact : Cameron Zacka - 0429 790 396Web Site : www.bondpirates.com.au

“Come Get Hooked On Rugby”

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GeneralSchool Fees Accounts News

• Term 1 school fees were charged on Tuesday 1st Feb. High school levies, co-curricular/clubtastics, music and dance fees where applicable will be charged mid-February. Fees are due by Friday 4th February unless you are on a payment plan.

• Payment plans can be paid via Direct Debit or Bpay on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis.

• Credit card plans can be set up automatically on the 15th, 26th of each month or the first week of term.

• To organise a plan please contact Elaine in admin via email: elaine@kingscollege.qld.edu.au State-ments will be sent to your email address. For email address changes please email accountsreceivable@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

King’s Christian College uses and recommends Toshiba Photocopiers

Ladies meetings every Thursday morning from 8.30am at King’s Christian Centre. Come along and bring a friend or meet a new one.

For more information please phone the church office 5593 4233 or Noreen O’Brien 0407 740793.

“KeyWomen”…AMinistryofKing’sChristianCentre

King’s NewsletterDue to the overwhelming requests from par-

ents, from next week we will only give print-ed newsletters to Noah’s Ark children to take home. For primary and high school families, we will email a link where the newsletter can be read on screen or downloaded. If you require a printed newsletter, copies will be available for pick up from reception areas. To subscribe to the e-newsletter, sign up at http://www.king-scollege.qld.edu.au/kings-college-newsletter.shtml

P&F Association AGMThe annual general meeting for the Parents and Friends

Association will be held at 2.00pm on Tuesday February 15 at the Barista Lounge outside the church auditorium.

At the AGM a new P&F Committee will be elected and we encourage all parents to come along. If you wish to nominate for one of the elected positions - President, Secre-tary or Treasurer - please indicate by emailing parentsand-friends@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

King’s Friday MarketsFrom Friday afternoon, we will be introducing the King’s

Friday Markets from 2.30pm at the undercover area on the Playing Fields.

This week we will have a vegetable stall and a coffee van, so while you are waiting to pick up your children, why not pick up some fresh vegetables and a coffee.

If you have any ideas for other stalls in the future, please let us know by writing to admin@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

Join Hockeywww.hockeyburleigh.com will be holding free ‘Come and

Play’ sessions from 7th - 11th February for all ages. Time: 3.30pm to 4.30pm. All equipment provided, experienced blue card instructors. Bring along a hat, drink bottle, sun-block and enthusiasm. At Mallawa Sports complex - look for the Hockey Burleigh marquee. Free BBQ for all participants on the Friday afternoon.

The Dental VanThe Dental Van staff are back this year and will be offer-

ing treatment to ALL years who were NOT seen last year.We will be starting with students in Years 2 and 3. Please

be patient as it does take time to get to everyone.For any enquiries, please contact 0432 462 458.The dental van opening hours are as follows -Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri - 8.30am to 3.00pmTuesday 8.30am to 4.30pmThanks,Jodie and Jeannene

Fur AllergyWe have a student in upper primary who is severely al-

lergic to animal fur. Please be reminded that it is our policy not to allow animals onto school grounds without the ex-press permission of the college nurse.

Dates for your diaryFebruary 7 Noah’s Ark/Prep Information Evening

February 8 New Families Morning Tea

February 9 HS Prefect Induction

February 10 Primary Swimming Carnival

February 11 HS APS Swimming Time TrialsFor more details and updates visit the website -www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au click on calendar.

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General

Rachel Solyom, Librarian

A big hello to all the fami-lies, students and staff I have not yet met! I am absolutely thrilled to be starting 2011 as the new college librarian, after hearing for years about King’s Christian College.

I have lived on the Gold Coast my whole life, spending my school years in Nerang, and since I was old enough to start borrowing books at the local library I knew this was what I wanted to do. I graduated from the Masters of Infor-mation Management at QUT in 2008 and during my studies up until now I have worked in every type of library - aca-demic, public, special - including GC Council library, Griffith Uni and the State Library of Qld.

I love being with children of all ages and have found the staff here amazing to work with. I promise you there are MANY exciting changes and events taking place in the main library.... so stay tuned and do pop in and say hi!!!

Deborah de Beurs, Year 5

Hi, I'm Deborah de Beurs. I'm very excited to be here at King's Christian College this year teaching year 5. I at-tended a Christian school in rural New Zealand as a child and will never forget the bibli-cal values instilled in me then that will last a lifetime, plus the hundreds of memory verses I can still recall today. I have taught in Brisbane, London and New Zealand and I'm finally here to settle on the Gold Coast. I believe I have the greatest class in the world and am excited about helping them achieve their full potential this year.

New Teachers at King's...

Cyberspace CornerDo you know what your child is playing on the computer?Do you routinely check the content of their Play Station/Xbox games?Be alarmed!Having looked into some video games being played, the dangerous level of violence and behaviour is very shocking.

Currently in Australia we have a loophole in our classification system, which prevents games from having an appropriate rating.

A great number of games overseas carry an R18+ rating, however in Australia they only carry an MA rating. “The world of the video gamer is characteristically filled with violence without empathy and behaviours without con-

sequences. Little wonder these qualities become learned and transferred to the real world”. Dr Tim Hawkes, Teacher Magazine, Dec. 2009.

Please check the material your child has access to in all forms.For further insight into the dangers of these games, to view imagery from a game please load these into your browser

or just google this worrying issue:

www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2010/11/09/3060870.htm

Year 4-7 Swimming Carnival

Date: Thursday, February 10Venue: Miami Swimming Pool, Pizzey ParkTime: 9:30am - 2:30pm

All parents and friends are invited to attend. Please bring along a hat/umbrella, sunscreen, a comfortable chair and your cheering voice for support.

APS Winter Sport Selections

In the midst of the very warm weather we are currently having students in Years 4-7 nominate their first three pref-erences for an APS winter sport over the next week.

Following the swimming carnival the students will begin selection trials for their nominated sport on Thursdays dur-ing sport time. As all King’s APS teams must be fielded in the competition, students who are unsuccessful in gaining selection into their first sport preference will be directed toward teams with vacancies in other sports.

Winter sport include:Girls and boys – hockey, football (soccer), tennis, volleyball/newcombeballGirls only – netballBoys only – rugby (walla, mini A, mini B, midi)

~ Lindsay Genge, Primary Sport Coordinator

Primary

Mr. Tennis 2011Tennis Lessons are conducted at King’s by Trevor Cassells

a Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach.Lessons will begin again in Term 1, Week 3 and continue

all year.For more information or to book your child in for lessons

please call 0448 836 647.

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Primary King’s Chess News

Thursday, February 3, 2011

K i n g ’ s J u n i o r C h e s s C l u b To: all Gold Coast primary/high school students and their parents!

$5 Entry Fee - payable on night FAMILY DISCOUNT : 3RD &

FOLLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY ARE FREE OF CHARGE

KING’S BARISTA CAFÉ 68 GEMVALE ROAD, REEDY CREEK

FRIDAY 25TH FEBRUARY 6:15pm - 8.30pm

*RATED TOURNAMENT *CASH PRIZES *MUNCHIES for more info contact: Mrs Raelene Barton King’s Chess Coordinator - 0412 885 602

rbarton@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

Queensland Junior Chess Rating List January 2011

Most Improved Chess Players in Qld

7th Daniel Lapitan 16th Daniel Nowshadi 30th Jaxzyn Follett

Top U14 in Qld

3rd Matthew Pyper 4th Martin Jack 6th Kees Huband-Lint

Top U12 in Qld

1st Daniel Lapitan

Overall Most Improved Chess Player 2010

3rd Joshua Russell

TERM 1 SCHOOL TOURNAMENT EVENTS : Thursday 10th March - Gold Coast Primary Schools being held at Elanora State School

Thursday 24th March - Gold Coast High Schools being held at Somerset College

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to our top primary school chess team who won

the 2010 Queensland Chess Championships and placed 3rd at Nationals!

2010 Australian Schools Teams Chess Championships, 4-5 December, Perth

Last year the King’s top primary school chess team won the state champi-onships and represented Queensland at the nationals in Perth last Decem-ber. The team competed against the best primary school teams from each state and proudly placed 3rd. Congratulations to our team; Daniel Lapitan, Martin Jack, Matthew Pyper and Daniel Nowshadi. It was great to see you all support and encourage each other not only during this event but throughout the whole year. Thank you to Mrs Lapitan and Mrs Nowshadi for your invaluable support during the event.

2011 Australian Junior Chess Championships, 15-23 January, Melbourne Five of our chess students headed down to Melbourne during the school holidays to partici-pate at this year’s Australian Junior Chess Championships. Daniel Lapitan, Yr 7, played one of his best tournaments, winning the U/12 Australian Jun-ior title. Martin Jack, Yr 8, placed 3rd in the U/14 division while Matthew Pyper, Yr 8, won the U/14 Problem Solving event. Congratulations boys and awesome results. Special thanks go to the King’s Parents and Friends Committee for their generous support.

Keep on chessing! Raelene Barton - Chess Coordinator

Back Row : Matthew Pyper Front Row L-R : Daniel Lapitan, Martin Jack, Daniel Nowshadi

Daniel Lapitan - 2011 U/12 Australian Junior

Chess Champion

L-R : Daniel Nowshadi, Matthew Pyper, Daniel Lapitan, Kees Huband-Lint, Martin Jack