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01WEEK

OF 10

Term 3

Gilson Gazette - 19 July 2019

VET Year 11 Skiing Trip

2019

Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College

Primary Division Netball

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Contents

general newsDRIVING SPEED ON CAMPUS ....................................................4CHANGE IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS .............................................4GCCC NEWS ...............................................................................4PB4L STUDENT MATRIX ..............................................................5

PrIMarY news AWARDS NAMES ........................................................................5GRANDPARENTS OR PARENTS LUNCH TIME CLUB – HELP NEEDED 5YEAR 1 GSD ................................................................................6YEAR 5 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHT .....................................6NUDIE FOOD DAY ......................................................................7CANBERRA INFROMATION NIGHT ..............................................7JUMP ROPE FOR THE HEART ......................................................7PRIMARY DIVISION NETBALL .....................................................8

seCondarY news 2019 MELBOURNE CAREER EXPO .............................................8

PhotosYEAR 4 CLASS IN FOCUS ............................................................9

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Early next week the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin’s famous walk on the moon will be celebrated. An estimated 500 million people crowded around TV sets or radios and listened and / or watched the event. I was one of them. As a young lad I watched the event on TV at school and little did I think of how our world would change in the space of what is relatively a very

short time.

NASA is still planning a trip to Mars and perhaps it is time to reflect on this venture. It’s true that mankind has been all the way to the moon and back, but most of us still have trouble meeting the new neighbour. Yes, we claim that we’ve conquered outer space, but at that same time we’ve lost inner peace.

About 500 people have seen first-hand the entire globe suspended in space – just hanging there. Only 12 men have had the opportunity to walk on the moon and for each one of them it has been a powerful, spiritual experience. Buzz Aldrin performed a Christian communion service on the moon and then read from the gospel of John. You can read about how it was covered up here:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/13/buzz-aldrin-communion-moon

James Irwin was the eighth man on the moon and he was the first to drive the moon buggy and he has regularly shared how the visit to the moon impacted him. He describes how standing on the moon he looked back at the earth and while closing one eye he held up his thumb and covered the planet. Every continent, every ocean, every mountain range, every city, town and village, every person, every dispute, every annoyance, every friend, every foe – was all under his thumb. Irwin stated that he felt incredibly small. It reminds me of what the Bible says in Job 26:7 “He stretches out the north over the empty place, and hangs the earth upon nothing.”

It seems to me that when we leave the devices alone and go outside and marvel at the incredible things in nature we find ourselves looking for a connection with the Creator God. Whether we use the telescope or the microscope there is unbelievable complexity that points to a designer. Regrettably life is too busy for us all in the twenty-first century and we are distracted from deep thinking on the big questions in life.

Perhaps it’s time to put down the device, turn off the TV and to spend some time thinking and wondering. Socrates said, ὁ ... ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ - ‘the unexamined life is not worth living’, and maybe that is a little harsh. But a life that has meaning and purpose, and where we reflect on the big questions - is indeed a far richer and fulfilling

It’s worth a thought.

Mark B Vodéll Principal

Editorial - Man on the Moon - 50

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general news

DRIVING SPEED ON CAMPUSA reminder to all parents please note that while you are driving on campus the speed limit is 15km. For the safety of everyone concerned please adhere to this at all times.

CHANGE IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONSAs you may have noticed we introduced a traffic management process during the afternoon pick up times at the end of Term 2. This meant that traffic could flow in and off campus without being held up by cars parked in the free flow

traffic lane. Thank you to our Parent Community for being supportive of this process.

GCCC NEWS• 20th July - We welcome

you to join us this Sabbath at GCCC as Dr Peter Roennfeldt shares the Word. The worship program will start at 10.00am. Life groups will commence straight after snack and chat. Please bring some healthy snacks to share.

• 20th July - Pathfinder Club Night from 3.00pm - 6.00pm

• 23rd July - GCCC Management Committee Meeting - This will start at 6.00pm in the college staff room with a light tea.

SSV Intermediate Girls Basketball Team

Verse of the Week“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.”

Proverbs 12:19

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PB4L STUDENT MATRIXAs we continue to focus on our 3Rs – Respect, Responsibility and Resilience, we will be making these values and how they can be demonstrated more visible around the college campus. Another resource we provide is through SEQTA. If you would like to find out more about how we are encouraging our students to demonstrate our 3Rs you can look at our Active Matrix and click on hyperlinks to view videos produced by our students and posters that we display in the relevant spaces on campus. You can access the PB4L Active Matrix via SEQTA Engage and clicking on the Portals tab and selecting PB4L Active Matrix.

PrIMarY news AWARDS NAMESOn Tuesday morning one student from each class was acknowledged for demonstrating the value of ‘Acceptance’.

FH – Ira GroverFR – Sanchi Mahajan1H – Thomas Leong1L – Kiara Raj

1W – Anika Minhas2J – Hans Loli-Piono2Z – Ethan Lam3R – Kayden Draganovic3T – Paij Sandhu4S – Ryan Veras5A – Mitchell Spiteri5S – Mia Dutt6G – Missie Maniboth6H – Claudia Rojulic6M – Melissa MendezFrench – Tinevimbo Rusike

GRANDPARENTS OR PARENTS LUNCH TIME CLUB – HELP NEEDEDIf you have a skill you can share for 40 minutes per week for between 3-6 weeks in any term, then we need you. Our students have expressed interest in some additional lunch time clubs and we would love particularly grandparents or dads (and mums too) who have the following skills to teach a group of students how to:

• Knit• Crochet• Any type of craft.• Build or create something

with wood that could be done together with 10 – 12 year olds.

• Create models (e.g. cars, planes etc)

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• Gardening If you have a such a skill or

any ability that you feel could be shared with students in the Year 5 and 6 cohort please contact raelene.delvin@gilson.vic.edu.au. This may only take place in Term 3 and 4 but would like expressions of interest during the next few weeks of Term 2 for planning purposes, we can work around your availability. Please let Mrs Delvin know your interest, area you can share and availability. You will need a current:

• WWCC• Signed Code of Conduct• Be able to commit to a

few regular sessions teaching kids the new skill.

You will receive PEP hours for your time and some for your resources as required.

YEAR 1 GSDOur Year One GSD will be on Saturday July 27 beginning at 10.00am in the Ecoscience building. This is a wonderful day where parents and students come along to praise and worship God.

The VALUE for Week 2 of Term 3 will be:

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Albert Einstein

“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.” Proverbs 12:19“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest” Mahatma Gandhi

YEAR 5 PUBERTY INFORMATION NIGHTOn Tuesday 30th July we will be having a Year Five Puberty information night. This will commence at 6:30pm in the Year 3/4 building. On this night we will cover topics such as physical and emotional changes, hygiene and how to support your child as they go through these changes. It is a requirement that all Year Five students and parents attend. We will be giving out 1 PEP hour on the night.

NUDIE FOOD DAY On behalf of the SRC, we would like to introduce our new ‘Nudie Foodie Tuesdie’ initiative which promotes healthy eating and supports the combat against rubbish. The amount of rubbish produced and found around the school is overwhelming, so we came up with the idea

honesty

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of a Nudie Foodie day. On Tuesdays, starting Term 3, we encourage students to bring unpackaged and fresh foods to school for recess and lunch. Students can bring items such as yoghurt, fruit, nuts, vegetable sticks, dips, sandwich, rice or pasta. We aim to minimise the amount of rubbish produced in our school environment by bringing

package free lunches. With your help, we can make our school a cleaner and environment-friendly place.

CANBERRA INFORMATION NIGHTYear 6 Canberra information night is on Wednesday 26th July. We look forward to seeing all Year 6 parents at our information session.

JUMP ROPE FOR THE HEARTOn Wednesday Jason from Jump Rope for Heart came to the Primary school to launch this amazing event at school. He demonstrated some skipping tricks and some of our students and staff were invited to show off their skills too! The Primary students have brought home an information

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pack with instructions on how to set up an online sponsorship form. Stay tuned for updates.

PRIMARY DIVISION NETBALLYear 5/6 students competed in the Division netball competition on the last day of Term. The girls won 1 of their 3 games, and the boys won their matches and will compete in the Regional competition in Week 4 of this term. Both teams played with respect, fairness and determination to then decorate their coaches faces. Good luck to the boys team in the next round.

secondarY news

2019 MELBOURNE CAREER EXPOThe Melbourne Career Expo will occur next weekend (July 27 and 28) at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (near Crown). This event is one of the largest career and employment expos in Australia with over 150 exhibitors in attendance. The expo will offer a vast array of career advice, employment opportunities, university and training placements as well as industry and Government initiatives. To get your free ticket, visit www.careerexpo.com.au.

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YEAR 4 CLASS IN FOCUS

Photos

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TERM 3 BOOK WEEK COMING UP

Our yearly Book Week will be celebrated this term during

Week 6, August 19-23

Theme – The Bible “My Secret Power”

For this year we have altered the Book Week theme to align more closely with our Christian values and emphasis.

Each class has chosen a Bible character or story to portray during

our Book Character Parade. The class teacher will decide whether to let students come as any character in that particular story or may

assign different roles to students that relate to the story. Students may also decide to come as a different Bible character to

that studied in class for that week. For further details on how you can assist please consult your child’s

teacher or a note may be sent home outlining what is needed.

Students will parade in their costumes in the gym on Friday, August 23.

Parents are also welcome to participate in the parade as your

favourite Bible character.

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GILSON PRIMARY WRITING COMPETITION

Calling all our aspiring authors

Gilson College is once again holding a competition to encourage those who enjoy writing. The winners will be announced during our Book Week parade

The theme is The Bible - “My Secret Power” which is a similar to the theme chosen

for National Book Week this year

Students may write a recount, description, explanation or poem that shows thought, relevance and creativity.

See extra information for further details

Word limit: 300 words Closing date: Wednesday, 7th August

Book Prizes will be awarded in the following year level categories (up to 2 prizes per category)

Foundation 1-2 3-4 5-6

Stories may be neatly handwritten or typed

EXTRA INFORMATION about the WRITING COMPETITION

Ideas to help with writing your recount, poem or description/explanation

• What help does reading the Bible give you?

• Who is your favourite Bible character? Why do you like them?

• What Bible story appeals to you most? What can you learn from this story?

• What encouragement or special words have you discovered in the Bible? How has it helped you?

• Did you have an experience that was sad, scary or frightening and the stories

or words from the Bible helped you during this time?

Please write out your draft on your own paper and collect supplied paper for your final, edited copy.

Stories may be neatly handwritten or typed. Collect a registration form from your teacher to attach to your entry.

For any further information see Mrs Tuaoi or Mrs Salter

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Be quick to secure your place at this fabulous evening. Tickets are selling fast. Steve is a world-renowned speaker and author. As this is a community event; 330 tickets are already sold leaving just 170 tickets with just a month to go.

DON’T MISS OUT- BOOK NOW

Gilson College Taylors Hill

Thursday 22nd August 2019

7.30pm Tickets to the

Raising Boys event at Gilson College

can be purchased at

https://www.trybooking.com/BAODR

Be quick to secure your place at this fabulous evening. Tickets are selling fast. Steve is a world-renowned speaker and author. As this is a community event; 330 tickets are already sold leaving just 170 tickets with just a month to go.

DON’T MISS OUT- BOOK NOW

Gilson College Taylors Hill

Thursday 22nd August 2019

7.30pm Tickets to the

Raising Boys event at Gilson College

can be purchased at

https://www.trybooking.com/BAODR

Everyone who has boys today is concerned for them. We all want our boys to grow up happy, positive, caring and motivated. Come and hear about how this can be done - in simple, practical ways that will make immediate sense...

Topics include

The three stages of boyhoodKeeping the special qualities of boysThe importance of dadsTestosteroneWhy boys love rough and tumble gamesBoys and housework

Steve Biddulph is a retired psychologist whose talks became world famous for their humour, honesty and powerful stories. Steve and his partner Shaaron are authors of five books including The Secret of Happy Children, Manhood, and Raising Boys - which have sold four million copies in 27 languages.

"A cross between Billy Connoly and Dr Spock" - The Times"Spellbinding" - UK Telegraph

Steve's books will be available for sale on the night.

NB We regret babies and children cannot be accomodated in the theatre.

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Shibuya JHS School Are planning to visit

Gilson College once again in March 2020. Japanese students, girls and boys aged

14-15 yrs and their teacher will be arrivingon Tuesday 10th March 2020 for

a 12 day visit.

Students will be in need of a

Host Family

If you are able to home-stay a student for this short time, please contact: Ms Ana Gagic on: ana.gagic@gilson.vic.edu.au

*A payment will be offered for hosting*

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Launching Monday 22 July!:

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off this term! Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and fundraising program that has been run by the Heart Foundation for over 35 years. It’s a great way for your child to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also helps raise funds for vital heart research and education programs. Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983, schools like ours have raised more than $75 million for the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work.

It’s important you register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents Students will be skipping throughout the term in PE lessons/during lunch break, during this time you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause. You will be notified of our school Jump Off Day, this will mark the end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills. Thank you for supporting the Jump Rope for Heart program!

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SECONDARY CALENDARTERM 3 2019

Week 2

m 25th JulyYear 11 Psychology Excursion

Week 3

m 28th JulyWorking Bee

m 29th July - 2nd AugSpiritual Emphasis Week

CALENDAR 2019

Primary Division Netball

PRIMARY CALENDARTERM 3 2019

Week 2

m 27th JulyYear One GSD

Week 3

m 30th JulyYear 5 Puberty Information Night

m 31st JulyASV Basketball Competition