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SAI INSIGHTSTERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

VALUE: Peace Lived as Optimism

QUOTE: “Always look on the bright side of life.”

NEWSFLASH

Sathya Sai CollegeCharacter Development & Academic

Achievement

Well done to all students for your efforts in reaching 100% waste free

Wednesday across the school.

WEEK 6DEPUTY’S MESSAGEIMPORTANT DATES

NEWS

5 Mar Clean Up Australia Day

8 Mar School’s Birthday

9 Mar NCIS Soccer

12 Mar Mufti Day

19 Mar Harmony Day

23 Mar BYOD Day (Yr 5/6)

26 Mar Cross Country

27 Mar Friendship Fest (Saturday)

30 Mar Parent Teacher Interviews

1 Apr Last Day of Term 1

2 Apr Good Friday (no school)

With the adversity we have faced as individuals, communities and as a nation in the last year,  we can sometimes find ourselves trading hope for despair. For some of us, our lives have changed dramatically, whilst for others, very little. Job loss, health issues, restrictions and more can leave us with a feeling of  apprehension and  worry  for what the future will hold.  

“If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.” – The Dalai Lama 

Having an understanding that we are not always in control and that our lives are not always going to be full of joy is an important part of remaining optimistic. Optimism is not being happy and positive  all of  the time, it is the hopefulness and  confidence  and  knowledge that  future success will come.  

Sathya Sai Baba put it quite simply,  “Life is a mosaic of pleasure and pain – grief is an interval between two moments of joy.” No matter what despair and hopelessness may be present in your thoughts or life, be reassured that this is just an interval between two moments of joy.     Michael Forrester

02 DEPUTY'S MESSAGE

03 NCIS SWIMMING

04 YEAR 6 EHV

05 PARENT EHV SESSIONS

06 SUSTAINABILITY

07 SPECIAL SHOUT OUT

08 AWARDS

09 BRIGHT SPARKS

10 LIBRARY MONITORS

11 NOTICES

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

NCIS SWIMMINGOn Wednesday  the  24th  of February,  12 students from the primary school represented Sathya Sai College at the NCIS Swimming Carnival at Alstonville. The first race of the day began with our 8–10 Years  Boys relay team, consisting of Joonatan, Harry, Sunny and Dustin. The boys swam their hearts out to finish 3rd which was a great start to the day!   

The NCIS Swimming Carnival brings out the best in the athletes who compete and this was certainly true  for our swimmers.  Each  and every  one of them shaved some time off their qualifying times from our carnival last year. From Shimmer Cranney who swam 7 seconds faster in her backstroke event to Harry Matisons who swam 37 seconds faster in his breaststroke event, they were all motivated to do their best, which is how champions are made. 

A special thank you to Kym who travelled down to support our squad and help make the day run as smoothly as possible.

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

YEAR 6 EHVThis fortnight, we have been celebrating the value of Optimism. Practising the value of Optimism during difficult times can help us to feel better about the situation and help us to make good choices to help turn the situation around.  

Sometimes, being Optimistic requires bravery and strength—similar qualities to that of a lion. Year 6 students looked at words that demonstrated Optimism and represented these around the lions mane.  

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

PARENT EHV SESSIONS Dear Parents & Carers, 

There will be two parent EHV (Educating Human Values) Sessions held in Week 2 of Term 2. The sessions will be held via Zoom from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM (approximately) on the 27th and 28th of April and will deliver the same content.  

These sessions are a great opportunity for new and existing Parents & Carers to develop a deeper understanding of the Values, as well as share in a meaningful and connected experience with other parents, staff and Board members from our School community.  

Please fill in the following short form indicating your desired session time or if you are unable to make it. 

Parent EHV Session Form  The Zoom link and password to the sessions is below.  

Zoom Link

Password: 0xSAE5    We look forward to seeing you there.  

Warm regards,  

Michael Forrester 

 

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE This year, we are excited at Sathya Sai College, to again have a strong team of students who have volunteered to  be  a part of the Sustainability Committee. This role requires dedication, responsibility and a commitment to caring for our planet.  

There are four main roles that the children rotate through. One group is responsible for collecting and checking the recycling daily, another does the same with the class compost bins. One group is responsible for running the waste free lunch box competition and the other works with Mrs. Cargnoni  to maintain our beautiful school gardens.  I am very proud of the students who have taken on their responsibilities with such enthusiasm and look forward to working with them throughout the year to ensure that Sathya Sai College remains committed to our mission of improving sustainable practices.  

Thank you to the parents who are so positively embracing the waste free lunch box program. I was thrilled when two weeks ago we had 100% waste free lunch boxes across the school. We are now choosing a random day to check lunch boxes and the first week of this still found the school with 95% rubbish free lunch boxes. We should be very proud of this achievement. 

Jane Farrelly 

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

SPECIAL SHOUT OUT A big congratulations and well done to Iluka Walton (Year 3) who has made the  Archies  ‘Wall of Fame’ at the Tweed Regional Art Gallery  with her portrait Bits and pieces of my Mum.

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

AWARDS

Year Name

Kindy Skylar ChurchillKoen JanduraHarmony HoltOscar Smoje

Year 1 Leo Cook

Year 2 Divit Grover

Year 5 Janhavi GroverWillow Hall

Levana BrightChina DudleyFianaid Ives

Year Name

From 2020 Kirtida Roy

Kindy Bronze Awards

Year 1 Bronze Award Year 2 Bronze Award

Year 3 Bronze Award

Year 5 Bronze Award

Gold Award – 2020

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

BRIGHT SPARKS

Year Name

Kindy Oscar Smoje  Milla Emilianowicz 

Harmony Holt Year 1 JJ Barber 

Jake Harper  Roland Bishop 

Year 2 Divit GroverMolly Jones  Sky Carter 

Year 3 Pepper Glover  Dhara Hurry  Riley Parker 

Year 5 Zephyr Brownlow-Scott  Janhavi Grover 

Xavier Clow Year 6 Julian Hoelker

Stella HarrisNavi Tancredi

Principals Award Xavier Diamond

Year 1 Bright Sparks

Kindy Bright Sparks

Year 2 Bright Sparks

Year 3 Bright Sparks

Year 4 Bright Sparks

Year 5 Bright Sparks

Year 6 Bright Sparks

Principals Award

Janhavi Grover - Year 5

Roland Year 1

TERM 1 WEEK 6 2021

LIBRARY MONITORS Congratulations to our Library Monitors Sage Hansell, Jade Hamlet and Maddi Scanlon.

Return & Earn

We have negotiated with Tomra Collection Solutions to be a Major Partner at the

Murwillumbah South Return and Earn collection centre from the 22nd of February

to 22nd August 2021. Now when you Return & Earn at the Murwillumbah South depot,

you are able to donate to Sathya Sai College.

Under the ‘Donate’ selection, click Sathya Sai College, and the proceeds will be

channelled to the School.

ROBOTIC WORKSHOP Robotic Building Workshop using Lego

Mindstorms ROBOT Kits

Build the following ROBOT designs:

TRAK3R – SPIK3R – GRIPP3R – REPTAR

Up to 3 children (or parents) per group

Time: 10 AM – 2:30 PM

Location: School Library

Cost: $25 PP (inc. parents)

**Each group needs at least 1 smartphone to download the ROBOT

app**