From the Principal’s desk… 23rd October 2015

October

29 Book Fair

November

9 Yr 7 2013 Orientation

Day

17 Big Screen Movie

Night

December

11 Last Day Term 4

12 Thanksgiving Eve.

(event is compulsory)

Office Hours

8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

Uniform Shop Hours

Tuesdays 10.30 – 1.30

and 2.30 – 4.00pm

Fridays 8.30 – 11.30

May 23 School’s Birthday

June 5 State of Origin Night

Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

During School Terms

Uniform Shop

Hours Tuesdays

8:30am to 10:30am

Wednesdays

2pm to 4pm

Thursdays

8:30am to 10:30am

October

29 Grandparents

Afternoon

November

4 Partnership Event

9 Yr 12 Graduation

13 Yr 12 Formal

25 Junior School

Presentation Assembly

30 Yr 6 Dinner

December

2 Prep – Yr 1 Nativity

7 Break Up Day

8 Thanksgiving Service

Term Dates Term 4: 6.10.15 – 8.12.15

Term 1 2016: 28.1 – 8.4

Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

During School Terms

NEW Uniform

Shop Hours Mondays 8:30am to

10:00am

Thursdays & Fridays

2pm to 4pm

Camping Season at SHCS!

Term 4 is Camping Season at Southern

Highlands Christian School! Last week

saw Year 5 and 6 enjoy a fabulous

Canberra excursion. The students took

part in an action-packed trip with visits

to many of Canberra’s leading

attractions. This week, Year 3 will enjoy

a camp-out at School with teachers and

parents. We look forward to a great first

school camping experience! The Year 4

camp is being held at Wedderburn

Christian Campsite with a great range of

activities and learning experiences. High

School students will be visiting the Royal

National Park in Sydney, with each year

visiting a different region on the way

including; Minnamurra Rainforest,

Kiama Historic society, Australian

Nuclear, Science & Technology

Organisation (ANSTO), Wattamolla and

Manly. I pray all students enjoy a great

time away, experiencing God’s creation

while learning with their teachers and

peers in the classroom that is the world.

New Play Equipment

This term, the School will be officially

opening the new playground equipment

located in the Junior School playground.

This equipment has been paid for by the

hard work of volunteers and families

across both the Country Fair and the

Winter Ball this year. However, we are

also very grateful to the Southern

Highlands Christian School Trust Fund.

The Fund was established by Company

Members over two decades ago and

many, many families have contributed

funds to pay for equipment and resources,

for the use of students. The trustees have

decided to finalise the fund and directed

the accumulated money to enable us to

purchase this new equipment. I praise

God for the foresight of many of our

founding families and intend to honour

this group at the official opening on the 6th

November at 11am. All families are

welcome to attend.

Uniform

The Uniform Committee continues to

make progress in confirming the School’s

updated uniform. I am grateful to

committee members, Carmen Williams,

Caroline Cuerden, Jacqui Unwin and Cass

Sabben. It is with special thanks to Cass

Sabben, that I announce she will be

leaving the role of Uniform Shop

Coordinator this Monday. We are grateful

for her faithful work and diligence over

the time she has managed the Uniform

Shop. Vanessa Condon will be taking on

this role and we welcome her to the

position. New Uniform Shop hours are

advertised in this edition of In Touch.

In Christian Education

Andrew Middleton

Principal

Uniform Shop News

Please note that uniform orders can be

placed directly through the School Office

and they will be processed and sent

home with your child on the next

Uniform Shop day providing payment is

made; or left in the School Office for

payment and collection. Orders can also

be placed by emailing

uniformshop@shcs.nsw.edu.au same

payment procedures.

Please note NEW Term Hours Mondays 8:30am to 10:00am

Thursdays & Fridays 2pm to 4pm

Canteen News

Canteen days are Wednesdays and

Fridays with lunch orders to be

submitted prior to the 9am bell on these

days as follows – at the canteen for High

School students and with their class

teacher for Junior School students.

Online Canteen is an effective way to

order lunches – see

info@ouronlinecanteen.com.au for more

information. Volunteers are always

welcome and this is a great way to meet

new people and also fulfil Parent Service

hours. Please leave your name at the

School Office if you would like to be

involved (all training will be given on

the job).

Term 4 Volunteers Wednesday 28th October

Renee Skelly

Friday 30th October

Lily Liu

Wednesday 4th November

Terrene Cask

Friday 6th November

Natalie Kirk

Parent Service Opportunity

Do you like to sew and are you available

Tuesdays fortnightly from 9.50 –

11.30am commencing immediately to

assist our Yr 7 and 8 students with their

sewing projects? Please contact the

School Office for more details.

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Book Fair

From Monday 26th – Friday 30th

October we will be holding our final

Book Fair for the 2015. For every book

purchased at the Book Fair the School

Library will receive a percentage of

the sale to purchase some of our own

books for the School.

These books are from Scholastic and

are a great reading tool. Books are an

average of $10 - $12. There are also

some inexpensive non-book items.

Book Fair will be open before school

Tuesday - Thursday, every

lunchtime, and after school Monday

– Thursday, as well as Grandparents

Afternoon. You will find us in a new

location! We will be operating from

F4: the classroom attached to the

Senior Library. Looking forward to

seeing you there.

Stage 3 visit

our Capital

On the 14th October, Stage 3 went on

an excursion to our great capital,

Canberra. It was such an experience

for us to grow personally and to learn

a lot. We went to many different

places, each very unique and we saw

things we wouldn’t see in the

highlands. We started our

adventure in the War Memorial and

realised how blessed we are and

how many people fought for our

country to be what it is today. We

also went to Parliament House and

had an insight into the life of

politicians and politics. We visted

the Senate and the House of

Representatives and split into

groups and toured around the

building. We even got to see our

own Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm

Turnball. We chatted to Mr Stephen

Jones, the Labor Federal Member for

Throsby. Next we visited the AIS

Sports Centre and had some good

insights on sport. We got to

experience what it might be like to

play all kinds of sports from ice

skating to basketball and all in

between! Southern Highlands

Christian School would like to

acknowledge the financial

contribution made by the PACER

rebate - an Australian Government

Initiative. We had an amazing time

in our capital territory.

By Abigail Mkolo

Around the School...Page 3 of 4 Operation

Christmas Child

Once again, SHCS has the privilege

of being involved in Operation

Christmas Child. Suggestions for

gifts – Toys such as toy cars, yo-yos,

jump ropes, balls. School Supplies

like pens, pencils and sharpeners,

crayons, markers, notebooks, paper,

solar calculators, coloring and

picture books. Non-liquid Hygiene

Items eg toothbrushes, bar soap,

combs, washcloths. Accessories: T-

shirts, socks, hats, sunglasses, hair

clips, jewellery, watches. Crafts like

making your own items such as hair

bows, finger puppets, and

friendship bracelets. Age brackets

are 2-4, 5-9, 10-14. You may enclose a

note to the child and a photo of

yourself or your family. If you

include your name and address, the

child may be able to write back.

Do Not Include - used or damaged

items; war-related items such as toy

guns, knives, or military figures;

chocolate or food; out-of-date candy;

liquids or lotions; medications or

vitamins; breakable items such as

snow globes or glass containers;

aerosol cans. We hope you can see

something in the list above that will

inspire you to encourage a child for

whom this may be the only gift they

receive. Please send items to the

School Office before Friday 13th

November.

Partnership Program

Please plan to join us on Wednesday

4th November at 7pm for our final

Partnership event for 2015. With

special guest James and Simone

Boswell presenting timeless

parenting principles to help mums

Bronze Card winners for Week 4

Jacinda Dolezal, Lara Prugovecki, Laila El-Sayed and

Lachlan Souter

Merit Cards for Week 4

Back: Hayley Steward, Ashleigh Williams

Front: Swae Sabben, Eshter Riley and Lachlan Blanch

Bronze Card and other

winners

Amanda Leigh – Illawarra

TVET Student of the Year,

Flynn Hessenberger and

William Flood

Merit Cards for Week 3

L – R: Joseph Chadwick,

Sophie Chalker, Finlay

MacNamara and Lachlan

Riley

and dads manage technology in the

home, and to stand firm when the

physical and digital worlds combine.

This fun and interactive seminar and

workshop includes:

•Does the Bible help us with

understanding technology?

•What three dimensions should we

consider when assessing

technology?

•Why the smartphone changes

everything.

•A model for managing technology in

the home.

•Why is Facebook & other Social

Media so addictive?

•Cyberbullying

•Gaming

•Pornography

•Parental Controls: how and when to

use them.

This will be a really worthwhile

evening full of relevant information

for today’s parents. We hope you are

able to attend.

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Pray for the following staff members – Mrs Karyn Rusin in her role as Development Officer, praise God for her creativity

and love for our School as she works behind the scenes in so many ways. Pray also for Mr Tim Jenkinson in his role of

5/6 teacher, praise God for his love of math and science and his fun way of engaging students in these subjects and others.

Continue to pray for our Year 12 students as they work through the remainder of their HSC exams. Pray for guidance

and wisdom as they consider their path after school and where that may lead. Pray for God’s strength and peace as they

make decisions and step outside the familiar boundaries of school.

School Community Prayer Points

Getaway: Lake Conjola Holiday Cottage, newly renovated, sleeps 4-6 people. Close to Lake and Beaches, beautiful bush

walking and boardwalk, great for fishing /boating. 10 minutes to Milton/Ulladulla shopping and restaurants. Phone

Carol 0429 451 367 for more information and rates. To advertise in the “In Touch Classifieds” simply place ad, together with payment in an envelope clearly marked with “In Touch Classifieds”,

your name and contact details and hand in at the School Office. Cut off is Tuesday for your ad to appear that week.

$5 for 1 issue or $8 for 2 issues. For all enquiries contact Jacqui Unwin in the School Office.

Classifieds

Beginner Martial Art classes, get fit, build confidence and have fun! Your first lesson is FREE. Southern Highlands Christian

School on Mondays at 6.30pm.

Teaching someone to drive can be a happy experience. Come to a free Log Book Run and gain ‘real’ driving log book time: Local

drive for learners accompanied by their supervisors, clock up some hours, graduated licencing scheme’s learner log book topics

are covered, experience a NSW Police RBT set up. Next Log Book run at 10am 8th November. Bookings are essential so please call

4868 0809 or email melanie.lausz@wsc.nsw.gov.au.

Local Community News

Local Church News Light Party at St Stephens Mittagong. On Friday 30th October from 5-7pm everyone (mums, dads, kids, grandparents

– everyone!) is welcome to join the fun as we see Jesus as the Light of the World. Includes games, craft, puppet show,

light meal, songs and party bags. $5 per family or $2 individual, tickets available from Mittagong Anglican Church

Office 4871 1947, please book in early for catering purposes. Come dressed as a sailor or something to do with the

sea.

Southern Highlands Youth Merge – TONIGHT at 6:45pm at St Judes Anglican Bowral. BBQ dinner, speaker Benita

Clark + ZERO live in concert. $5 per person more info at youthmerge.com.au or facebook.com/youthmerge. St Jude’s Fair will be held on the 14th November and as part of this we are having a Children’s Photo Competition. Entry: 50c

Prizes: yes! Judged by: a respected photographer. Age groups: 5-8, 9-12, 13- 16. All you have to do is take a great ‘local’ photo,

print it on A4 paper and mount it yourself (or with help from home), make sure you put your name, age and phone number on

the back. Delivery to the Church on Friday 13th November with all enquiries to Elizabeth on 0430 227 553.

Ladies Gingerbread Decorating Night - Friday 27th November 6:30pm. Gingerbread kits including everything

needed $30pp More info: facebook.com/thefieldschurchaustralia. Ten years ago the Mkolo Family migrated from Zimbabwe to Australia and settled here. It wasn’t long before their new Australian

friends realised that with a little support we could make a great difference in the lives of the Orphans and Widows back in

Zimbabwe. The Empowerment Programs were initiated. Connect Church are hosting a Zimbabwe Fundraiser for our Orphans

and Widows program. There will be Zimbabwean and African musicians for singing and dancing. The concert is on Saturday

evening at 6pm for a 6.30 start and all proceeds go directly to the families in the villages’ for real practical help and support. Tickets

are $5 per person. The event will be held at the Old Bowling Club, corner of Spring St and Railway St, Moss Vale. More information

can be given by emailing Debbie at info@christiancentre.com.au or 0407 907 699.

Kids interested in acting, singing and dancing are invited to be part of the Children’s Christmas Eve Musical held at St Jude’s

Anglican Church Bowral. This is a great community event and a very memorable way to celebrate Christmas. Rehearsals are on

Sundays 2-4pm beginning Sunday 25th October. Contact Carmen Williams on 4857 4021 or carmen@bowralanglican.org.au or

turn up on the 25th.

Cubbyhouse Playgroup is the perfect opportunity to get out of the house and spend some time enjoying adult conversation

whilst your little one develops social confidence and prerequisite skills for school. Cubbyhouse is held at the new, purpose built

facilities at St Jude’s Anglican Church on Mondays 10am-12noon during school terms. Contact carmen@bowralanglican.org.au.