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What’s News MISSION STATEMENT
The aim of Staines Memorial College is to provide Christ-centred schooling in an atmosphere of love, respect, peace and discipline which will encourage students to achieve their potential for God.
Principal’s Message
How we should live God’s instructions in Romans 12, for how we should live, expand upon the first commandment. The first and most important commandment, according to Jesus Christ, is that we love God and love others as we love ourselves. The following words can be found in Romans 12 verses 9-19. “Your love must be real. Hate what is
evil. Do only what is good. Love each other in a way that makes
you feel close like brothers and sisters. And give each other more honour than you give yourself.
As you serve the Lord, work hard and don't be lazy. Be excited about serving him!
Be happy because of the hope you have. Be patient when you have troubles. Pray all the time.
Share with God's people who need help. Look for people who need help and welcome them into your homes.
Wish only good for those who treat you badly. Ask God to bless them, not curse them.
When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.
Live together in peace with each other. Don't be proud, but be willing to be friends with people who are not important to others. Don't think of yourself as smarter than everyone else.
If someone does you wrong, don't try to pay them back by hurting them. Try to do what everyone thinks is right.
Do the best you can to live in peace with everyone.
My friends, don't try to punish anyone who does wrong to you. Wait for God to deal with them in His time.”
With God’s help we can live out these instructions and, when we do, the world around us will be significantly better and we will experience a great peace. This is what we want for each member of our community. I look forward to your continued participation with us in the adventure of learning to love as Jesus Christ demonstrated. Mr. Norton Sands Principal
Some Prayer Points
Please pray for the children in the Hostels in Orissa that we support – for their health and education. Give thanks for their carers.
Pray that we would together, parents and educators, raise young people of strong Christian character.
Pray for the Year 6 students on Camp this week.
Uniform Shop—2016 Regular hours for the Uniform Shop during term time are:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8am to 9am
If you can’t make it during opening hours, please feel free to place a phone order through the College Administration. Payment by Credit card is required at time of order. Please remember to name all items of clothing. If your child accidently brings home something that has a different name, it would be appreciated if the item was returned to Student Services as soon as possible.
Be On Time This is a reminder that classes start at 8:30am each morning. We expect students to arrive on time to the College so they can maximise their learning. Please ensure your child is on time every day.
B e f o r e S c h o o l Supervision Student supervision commences at 8am every day. If you arrive before this time, or after 3pm, you are required to book your child/ren into Outside School Hours Care with Helping Hands Network. Only students booked into the OSHC program should be on the College grounds before 8am. Application forms for OSHC are available from the College Administration. The friendly staff at Helping Hands have their office in C2 which is the white building in front of the Admin building.
227-263 School Rd, Redbank Plains QLD 4301
STAINES MEMORIAL COLLEGE PO Box 561, Redbank Plains Q 4301 Ph: 3814 8600 Fax: 3814 7346 Email: [email protected]
Diary Dates: 19-22 Jul - Year 6 Camp 25 Jul - Secondary Athletics Carnival 28 Jul - IMPACT 29 Jul - Upper Primary Sport starts 29 Jul - Year 12 QPAC Info Session 1 Aug - Cookie Dough Drive Launch 1 Aug - Year 1 Excursion 8 Aug - Yr 11 (2017) Subject Info Night 8 Aug - II Athletics (13yrs to Open) 8-9 Aug - Central Districts (10-12yrs) 9 Aug - Swimming Lessons P-2
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From the Principal Welcome back. It is great to also welcome 7 new families.
This term starts with Athletics Carnivals, Parent Teacher Interviews and our very special celebration of the arts and cultures on Thursday 28th July at Shiloh Church. Your participation in all these events is greatly encouraged.
Another highlight in the next two weeks will be the annual Year 6 camp. All our camps are designed to build “keys to success”—confidence, persistence, resilience, organisational, team and personal skills. The Year 6 camp has a focus for preparing students for high school years. The cost of camps is inclusive in your child’s fees because we believe they are very important to your child’s development.
Building on our purpose designed Prep facility is making progress with the floor being poured last Thursday. Shortly and level 2 will be poured. This week we’ll submit an application for a dedicated Primary undercover area. Pray that our application is approved and funded to the highest possible level.
Finally, please continue to invite others to become a part of our great community. In anticipation, thank you.
Report Cards Semester One Report Cards were emailed during the holidays. If you have not received your child’s Semester 1 Report Card please contact the Administration team.
Term’s Notice A reminder that it is a condition of enrolment that families must provide the College with one term’s notice of departure. If families leave without due notice, a term’s fees will be charged and we take steps to recover the debts, including using debt collectors. Any action is not taken lightly but we need to be financially responsible and keep fees as low as possible for all continuing families.
Mr Sands
Swimming Lessons Prep to Year 2 students will be participating in Swimming Lessons for 6 weeks starting on Tuesday 9th August. Swimming Lessons are part of the PE curriculum. It is not graded but is a necessary skill for students to acquire. Lessons are covered by tuition fees. More details regarding lessons will be sent home soon. In preparation, please note the Dress Code for swimming lessons. Dress Code: Students are permitted to wear their sports uniform on their swimming day and bring thongs to wear to and from the pool. Please ensure all clothing is named (including goggles if being used). One piece togs for girls or a t-shirt to cover a bikini is required. Board shorts are acceptable for boys.
Athletics Carnivals The Athletics Carnivals were postponed at the end of Term 2 due to the weather. The Primary Carnival was held last week, and the Secondary Carnival will be on Monday 25th July. Students are permitted to wear their house colours and there will be food available for purchase.
Secondary Athletics Carnival The Secondary Athletics Carnival (ages 12 years to Open) will be held on Monday 25th July at Evan Marginson Park, Goodna. Students will be transported by College bus to and from the venue. If students are being transported to and from the venue by parents, please inform Student Services otherwise your child is likely to be marked absent. Parent volunteers are still required. If you are willing to help on the day as an official, please contact Mr. Brendan Johns via the office or email [email protected].
IMPACT The first IMPACT event is just under a fortnight away. The students are rehearsing hard at lunch times to ensure they put on an amazing performance. IMPACT will be held on Thursday 28th July from 4:00pm – 7:30pm. Food and live music will be available from 4:00pm. The concert will start from 5:30pm. IMPACT will be held at Shiloh Church, 72 Redbank Plains Road, Goodna. A flyer was sent home with the students. Info was posted on the Staines MC Facebook page at the end of last term. Over the next few weeks we will be uploading some promotional videos to the Facebook page. Keep an eye out for those. This night is designed to highlight the Arts, music and cultural talent our College has to offer. Throughout the night you will be entertained by cultural performances from our African and Islander dance groups as well as the second official performance from the Staines Memorial Alpha Dance group (SMAD). As always we will also be holding our ever popular talent quest finals. We encourage all parents, families and students to come along and experience, what will be, a wonderful and entertaining night. We look forward to seeing you all there.
Future Enrolments We are now taking enrolments and conducting Enrolment Interviews for Prep to Year 12 in 2017. If you are interested in enrolling siblings for future years you can start this process now. Limited places are available with some levels filling fast.
Verse of the Week
“Do everything in love.”
1 Corinthians 16: 14 (NIV)
OSHC Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) has commenced
OSHC has commenced! We encourage all families who have students in Prep to Year 6 to enrol.
Enrolment forms are available now. Hard copies are available at reception or can be emailed on request.
Before school care: 6:00am—8:00am
After School Care: 3pm—6pm
Vacation Care and Staff Development Days: 6am—6pm
Instrumental Music
Lessons are run on-site at SMC on Thursdays (during school hours) and are available for all year levels. Affordable rates - fun, contemporary style. Guitar, drums, piano, keyboard (grades 2 - 12); Ukulele (prep & grade 1).
For further info or to register for Term 3, contact Play Music Now: [email protected] or call 0434 030 084.
Father and Son Nerf Battle
With free BBQ An opportunity for Fathers and
Sons to get together for good food and some fun
When: Saturday 13th August from
4pm for an early dinner Where: ‘River Heart Parklands’ Address: 20 Bremer Street, Ipswich. We will be in the ‘Discovery Forest’ section of the parklands. Car park is where King Edward Parade turns into Blackall Street What to bring: Nerf guns. BBQ food is provided but participants can contribute with salad, drinks or snacks if desired.
For catering purposes please RSVP to Chaplain Peter Jenyns by 2pm on Friday 12
th May on
school number 3814 8611
Faith in Action News “People who practically want to
make a difference”
Cookie Dough Drive The Faith In Action are running a ‘Billy G’s Cookie Dough Drive’ this term. This drive will launch on 1st August, with orders due back by the 5th September and delivery before the end of Term 3.
FIA Meeting—3rd August The next FIA meeting is on Wednesday 3rd August at 2:30pm in the Resources Room. All are welcome. Please contact Christine Hoerlein for further details.
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Chaplain’s Spot
When God wants to restore a whole society to health he “turns the heart of the parents to the children and the heart of the children to the parents” as is made clear in the very last verses of the Old Testament of the Bible. With these words recorded in Malachi 4:6 the prophet summarises what it means to transform a society. The family unit is the engine room of society, the incubator that produces the next generation and so a primary focus of societal transformation must be to “turn the hearts of the parents to the children and hearts of the children to the parents”. At the end of this term there is a great opportunity to do just that at the ‘Father and Son Getaway’ being held at Somerset dam over a long weekend. You are most welcome to join us for a great weekend of camping, fishing, crab potting, free mini golf, movie on the big screen, sports, great food, marshmallows around the campfire and discus-sions relevant to the relationship between fathers and sons. You can find the flyer with further details on page 3 of this newsletter. Have a great fortnight!
- Chaplain Peter
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STAINES MEMORIAL COLLEGE PO Box 561, Redbank Plains Q 4301 Ph: 3814 8600 Fax: 3814 7346 Email: [email protected]
Primary Athletics Carnival
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Wobbly Worms 5 Week Program
Every Monday for 5 weeks from 15/08/2016 at 3.30pm – 4.45pm for Prep to Yr 6.
For more information or to book into this exciting 5 week program please
contact; Staines Helping Hands on 0447 364 03514 or email
Booking forms are also available from the school office and Helping Hands service.
Helping Hands After School Program for Term 3
Volunteer Induction We have a great bunch of parents and guardians who volunteer at our College on a regular basis. If you would like to join our Volunteer team please come along to a Volunteer Induction session. This will be facilitated by our Principal, Mr Norton Sands. The next session will be held on Tuesday 26th July at 2:30pm. Please RSVP to the College administration by Monday 25th July. (Ph 3814 8600)
Year 10 Legal Studies Excursion
On the 20th June, the Year 10 Legal Studies class went to the Supreme Court in Brisbane. Student Feedback / Review: ‘The process of how the jury was picked was very interesting. I also enjoyed how we went to Subway for lunch.’ Ianeta ‘I found it fascinating the amount of respect everyone has for the judge where you have to bow when entering and leaving the court room.’ Anluise ‘Going to the Courts was a really cool experience because we got to see how the courts worked, it was nothing like Judge Judy. It was unusual being so close to criminals and watching them being sentenced.’ Lora ‘This learning experience has taught me that all cases need to be punished equally and that we should always respect the law.’ Chloe S ‘I found it difficult to hide the sympathy I had towards the accused, hearing their problems and the crimes they had committed.’ Precious
STAINES MEMORIAL COLLEGE PO Box 561, Redbank Plains Q 4301 Ph: 3814 8600 Fax: 3814 7346 Email: [email protected]
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