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Edinburgh College Character... through Nurture, Learning and Service

T3—Week 9 September 11, 2019

Opening Night Tonight

Edinburgh College 2019 production:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Two shows—tonight and tomorrow night in the

Edinburgh College Secondary Sports Centre.

The students have been rehearsing since Term 1 and

Chitty is polished and ready to drive, float and fly.

Bring your family and friends and enjoy the show.

7:00pm in the Secondary Sports Centre.

Tickets are available at the

door from 6:30pm.

Adults: $10

Children: $5

Family: $25

Share the Message

The Blue Tree Project began in Western

Australia and encourages people to paint a tree

in memory of a loved one who lost their life to

depression or has battled the illness. The

project aims to help start difficult conversations and to

encourage people to speak up when battling mental health

concerns. So far, there are 250 registered BLUE TREES

around Australia.

This Sunday, September 15th, Edinburgh College is

supporting the Kinghorn family in spreading the important

message the Blue Tree Project promotes, by having a tree

painted on campus.

“We want this to be

a visual reminder

for our school

family to check in

on their loved ones

and people in our

communities,

especially the

young people, to

know that we care

about them and

their mental

health.”

– Kelly Kinghorn

You are invited to come and show your support by

placing a blue handprint on the painted tree between 2:30

and 3:00pm. The tree is located on Allenby Road just after

the driveway entry to the Primary carpark. This will be the first

registered Blue Tree in Victoria.

Year 8 Student Baptised A large number of family and friends witnessed Amy’s

decision to publicly choose to follow Jesus at her recent

baptism at Lilydale Adventist Church. It was also her 14th

birthday and a happy celebration followed.

Amy and her family wish to thank

those who attended and helped to

celebrate both her baptism and

her birthday.

www.bluetreeproject.com.au

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Growth Sees Appointment of New Teacher Edinburgh College is pleased to

announce the appointment of Mr

Tim Luszczak who will be joining the

Secondary Outdoor Education and

PE teams in 2020.

Tim completed a double Bachelor

Degree at Monash University in

Education and Sport and Recreation. He holds a Certificate

III Traineeship in Outdoor Recreation, with specialty

qualifications in bushwalking, kayaking, rock climbing,

rafting, mountain biking and skiing. Tim has worked for

various private schools including Tintern, Christian Brothers

College and Geelong Grammar School.

Tim has a passion for experiential learning and outcomes

through adventure journeys. He is looking forward to

assisting Edinburgh College to continue to develop its

mission of

faith,

educational

excellence

and service

through

Outdoor

Education,

Bible and

HPE

programs.

- Mrs Ferry

Rock Climbing Challenge

Year 9 students recently had the opportunity to challenge

themselves and, for many, step right out of their comfort

zone, with rock climbing and abseiling.

Abseiling was my

favourite activity. I was

nervous about having to

lean back but once I got

the rhythm of jumping

down the cliff face it was

so much fun.

I also enjoyed the rock

climbing, starting on the

small climb then slowly

making my way to the

bigger rock climb. It was

a great feeling to reach

the highest point. I

wanted to go back and

do it all again the next

day. - Xavier

Canteen News Please be advised that due to price increases from some

of our suppliers, there will be some canteen items affected.

Some items will increase in price immediately and others

will increase in Term 4.

Online Lunch Ordering Edinburgh College will soon be changing to online lunch

orders. Parents are encouraged to familiarise themselves

with the new Flexischools online ordering system in

readiness for Term 4 lunch orders. Primary parents

received a flyer in the newsletter folder. Secondary

parents may request more information from the office.

Mrs Donny Wareham,

Canteen Co-ordinator,

has been busy setting

up the system ready to

roll out for the new

term. Watch this space

for further news about

this exciting

innovation.

Our greatest weakness lies in

giving up.

The most certain way to succeed is

always to try just one more time.

-Thomas Edison

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Shadow Puppets Year 5 students have been using shadow puppets to learn

about how shadows are formed when light gets blocked by

a translucent or opaque object. Each group has created a

script and puppet show which they will share with the class

later this week.

Last Few Days to Help

Please remember to help

the Year 2 students in their

Operation Christmas Child

service project by dropping

gifts into the Primary office

or to the Year 2 classroom before the end of the week.

If you haven’t time to go shopping, you are more than

welcome to donate some money and we will purchase

items on your behalf. We are very excited to see the gifts

coming in and look forward to packing and sending many

boxes again this year. - Miss Courtney

Just a reminder: we need to bring some gifts like toys, soap,

toothbrush/holder, toy cars, balls, books and maybe a wig

or two. We can’t pack things that might melt, damage other

things or break. Bring your gifts by this Friday so that we

can pack the boxes next week. Wouldn’t it be crazy if we

saw the kids that we gave boxes to in heaven?

- Joel, Year 2

This week the Primary students are focusing on the

value of Acceptance.

Prep B will lead the Chapel program on Friday.

PB4L Values Awards (Primary)

The following students were awarded last week for

showing Resourcefulness.

Eliana A., Naomi, Kaylen, Josie, Lachlan and Harry

Jonathan A., Lili, Tanya, Sharan, Sean, Lily H.

Cody and Hamden

Operation Christmas Child

Some of the donated gifts for Operation Christmas Child

Prep 2020 Prep Orientation Dates:

1. Friday, September 20 9:00-12noon

2. Friday, October 18 9:00-12noon

3. Friday, November 1 9:00-12noon

Teachers, Miss Brown and Mrs Conway, are preparing for

the first of three orientation days for students currently

enrolled in the 2020 Prep classes.

There are a very limited number of vacancies for 2020 and

parents who might still be searching for the right school for

their five year old, are invited to contact the College for

further enrolment information.

Last week, next year’s Prep parents were invited to attend

an information night. Many families took this opportunity to

hear from the Prep teachers about what they and their little

ones might

expect during

their first year at

Edinburgh

College.

Spring Festival Amazing food stalls, children’s book stall, auction of home

baked treats, bric-a-brac, handmade goods and garden

produce.

Lilydale Adventist Church invites Edinburgh College

families to join them this Saturday night as they celebrate

the spring season and the gifts God provides.

Doors open at 6:00pm. 608 Hull Road, Lilydale.

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PRIMARY CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

11-12 Production—Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

12 Year 6 Excursion—Immigration Museum

13 Operation Christmas Child Gift Deadline

13 Treat Day and PB4L Dress Up Day

20 Prep 2020 Orientation Day #1

20 Footy Colours Day

20 Final Day of Term 3 - 2:30pm Finish

OCTOBER

7 Term 4 Commences

Futsal Finals The futsal competition had plenty of twists and turns to

work out as the finals began. Team Josh knocked out

Team Riley to proceed to the grand final. Teams Brodie

and Tom were locked in a tie at the end of their semi, and

it took some goalie heroics from Ju Huang to save a

couple of penalties and help Brodie’s team through. Once

in the final his team dominated to win 2 - 0. Brodie ended

up a goal in front of Tom as the leading goal scorer for the

competition as well.

Well done to all players involved and particularly to Joey

Chamberlin for running the competition so ably. It is

terrific that we can play many intense games in a spirit of

excellent sportsmanship. - Mr Brooks

Chaplain/Student Wellbeing Team Pastor Ryan Vidot—College Chaplain

ryan.vidot@ec.vic.edu.au M: 0433 173 187

Jamie Stanley (Secondary Student Wellbeing)

jamie.stanley@ec.vic.edu.au

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Liz Borgas (Primary Student Wellbeing)

liz.borgas@ec.vic.edu.au

Monday 9:00am—3:30pm, Tuesday 11:30am—3:30pm

Wednesday 8:30am—4:30pm

SECONDARY CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

11-12 Production—Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

17 Year 7-9 Girls AFL

17-26 Edinburgh College Band Tour

18 Year 9 The Challenge

20 End of Term 3 - 2:30pm Finish

OCTOBER

7 Term 4 Commences

8-11 Year 9 Challenge Timbertop Hike

10 Year 7 Immunisations

18 Year 4-12 Athletics Day

18 Final Day for Year 12

21 Year 12 Final Chapel

Uniform Shop Opening Hours Monday 8:15—9:15am and 3:00—4:00pm Tuesday 8:30—9:00am

For 3 year olds to Year 6 $5 each per day 9:30am-12:30pm Lilydale Adventist Church Hall - 608 Hull Road Lilydale

Kids Club—September 30th—October 5th

An exciting program for school children during

the holidays—September 23 to October 4.

Please contact the ELC or Primary office for

your information pack.

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