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God bless,

Stephen Wilson

Principal

April 2017 Newsletter

From the Principal

I recently watched an inspiring true story about a man called Desmond Doss who served as an American medic in WWII.

Desmond had a strong faith in God and believed it was wrong for him to take life but still wished to serve his country and fight

tyranny. He enlisted with the aim to save lives although his unit didn’t respect his stance and believed him to be a selfish

coward who couldn’t be depended upon in battle. His unit was given the very difficult task of taking Hacksaw Ridge, a very well

defended piece of land on Okinawa, a Japanese Island. A number of units had failed previously and although they made some

ground they were eventually pushed back under heavy loss and retreated down the 400ft cliff from where they came.

Desmond Dos stayed up on top and through the night sought out the injured and rescued them by carrying them to the cliff

and then lowering them by rope. After every rescue he would pray “Lord please give me just one more to save”. By morning

the work of just one man was evident to the whole unit – he had rescued 75 men through running through the kill zone and

machine guns to get to the injured. His courage and selfless sacrifice in caring for his mates and even getting Japanese troops

medical help had a profound effect on his unit who had so misjudged Desmond.

As we prepare for Easter, I see parallels with this story and the Easter message. Jesus sacrificed himself to save us from our sin.

War ultimately leads to death, and whilst one side wins the war, even they are only left to grieve their losses and the cost of

their victory. Jesus conquered death and sin, and whilst he died a cruel death on the cross, he rose from the grave 3 days later

in victory. It is this victory over sin and death that Jesus achieved for us that we celebrate and hope in. I pray that over this

Easter period we have an opportunity to reflect on Jesus’ great love for each of us.

I was inspired by Desmond’s convictions. He lived what he believed to be true before God, even when everyone else couldn’t

understand and misjudged him. He had a great heart and love for people that went before his own safety and wellbeing. He

served with the highest of ideals in the toughest of circumstances. His character shone through. Desmond was awarded the

Medal of honour by the President of the United States without firing a shot, but until his death in 2006 continued to give all the

glory to God. My prayer is that we support our students to live responsive lives to the Lord, even when it makes no sense to

others. God can write amazing stories when He has our hearts.

We will shortly be commencing construction on a new outdoor eating area adjacent to the MPC. This will provide significant

additional shade and once completed we will look to provide further landscaping and trees to compliment this area.

As we move towards the end of the term, I’d like to remind you of a number of events:

Grandparents Day – Tuesday 28th March

Cross Country Carnival – Friday 31st March (9:00 – 12:00)

Easter Service – parents most welcome - Friday 31st March (2:00 – 3:00pm)

I’d also like to wish our Cricket Team all the best as they tour NSW in the holidays. Please pray

for the team as they travel and compete.

Character & Culture

Strength of Character Groups (SCG’s)

SCG’s this term comprise of one 25 minute session / week where students are split into

boys and girls groups and taught specific skills related to their character. While some of

the secondary programs discuss issues that can be confronting and are often avoided,

it is important that these topics are taught to the students from a Christian

perspective. Often when these topics are not addressed, students look for knowledge and understanding

from other sources (e.g. television, magazines, internet, friends etc.).

Below is an outline of the topics each year level will be studying:

If you would like more information about each program, parents are welcome to contact the teachers

above.

Jeromy Wainwright

Group 2017 Teacher 2017 Topic / Program

11/12 Boys Jeff Bouyer Will use the resource “The Men We Need” by Choizez Media to discuss some of the hurdles boys encounter while striving to be Godly men.

11/12 Girls Natahlia McGrath & Melanie Smith

Will use the resource “Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild” to study some of the following topics; Guarding the heart, gaining Godly counsel and instruction, maintaining the right attitude towards others, particularly males, setting appropriate boundaries in friendships and relationships with males, appropriate ways of dressing, talking and acting around others, particularly males.

9/10 Boys Hugh Stroud & Steve Pearson

Will look into the dangers of social media through studying the resource “Will you be my Facebook friend”.

9/10 Girls Marcia McCullough Will look at the dangers of social media. The class will also learn about “true beauty” from a Christian perspective.

7/8 Boys Jason Perriotte & David Ballinger

Will study the topic of puberty and the importance of looking after your body. The class will also look into some of the characteristics of being a Godly man.

7/8 Girls Liz Chapman Will use the resource “Girl Wise – A guide to taking care of your body” to study the topic of puberty and how to look after your body.

5/6 Boys Barry Seebaran & Chris Schenk

Will use the resource “Overcoming Bullying” by Nick Vujicic to teach students about the effects of bullying and how to interact with each other appropriately.

5/6 Girls Talitha Follent & Naomi Shakespeare

Will use the resource “Girl Wise – A girls guide to life” to discuss a variety of issues such as integrity, friendships, bullying, stress etc.

3/4 Boys Jeff Gibbs Will use the resource “The One Year Devotions for Active Boys” to work through a program on “Getting to Know Jesus”.

3/4 Girls Tanya Brookes Will use the resource “Devotion for Girls God and Me” to look at some problems like selfishness, complaining, teasing and jealousy while also discussing the importance of developing good habits, listening and being a good friend.

1/2 Boys Darrel Irvine Will use the “Auto-be-Good” resource to help develop the following character traits: Friendliness, Self-Control, Courtesy, Self-Reliance, Fairness, Consideration, Uniqueness and Self-Acceptance.

1/2 Girls Shelene Black Will use the resource “Sunday Chutney” and “Bug-time Adventures” to help develop the following character traits: Being authentic, not giving up, teamwork, courage and obedience.

Teaching & Learning

Bible Treasure Cash Term 2 will see the commencement of a scripture memorisation program called ‘Bible

Treasure Cash’. All students will have the opportunity to learn and recite Bible verses

and/or passages to earn Dalby Christian College Cash. This cash can then be used to

purchase house points or goods at the Bible Treasure Shop.

Through the program we are encouraging students to not only learn verses and passages but also to

commit them to long term memory. They will receive additional dollars for repeating verses in the weeks

after they were initially learnt.

Full details of the program will be emailed home at the beginning of Term 2. Once you have read the

information please feel free to contact me if you still have questions .

Parent Teacher Interviews Parent Teacher interviews are coming up at the beginning of Term 2 on Thursday 27th April. I would like to

encourage you to make an appointment to discuss your child’s progress. Parent-teacher interviews are a

great way to find out how your child is going and show your interest in your child’s learning and school

life. Interview times are short so in order to receive the most benefit from the time it is advisable to go

with some questions already prepared.

Below I have listed some suggestions of questions that may be useful. These questions are relevant for all

grade levels.

Tutoring Term 2 tutoring for English, Reading and Mathematics will commence on Wednesday 26th April and

conclude for the term on Wednesday 7th June.

The workshop activities will commence on Thursday 20th April, but the workshop will be closed on

Thursday 27th April due to Parent Teacher Interviews.

Marie Skerman

Is my child performing at grade level? Is my child doing their best?

What information do you have to support your marks?

Does my child ask for help when it is needed?

What are my child’s strengths? What are they learning?

What are my child’s weaknesses? What are they struggling with?

How can my child do better? Does my child get along with others?

Has my child been doing their homework? Does my child participate well in groups?

Is my child organised?

Tuesday 18th April First day of Term Two

Friday 21st April Dalby Show Holiday

Tuesday 25th April Anzac Day

Thursday 27th April Opening of New Buildings

Parent Teacher Interviews

Friday 28th April Interhouse Paper Planes Competition

Monday 1st May Labour Day Holiday

Wednesday 3rd-Friday 5th May Year 11 & 12 Camp

Tuesday 9th-Thursday 11th May NAPLAN

Beware of Pride!

‘Pride goes before destruction.’ Proverbs 16:18 NKJV

Think about the things we become proud over: the home we live in, the car we drive, the diploma hanging on our wall, the

people we mingle with, and the position we hold. When you’ve worked hard to get to where you are, look out for pride! Paul

asks, ‘Who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it,

why do you boast as if you had not received it?’ (1 Corinthians 4:7 NKJV) So what should you do? (1) Examine your belief

system about who you are, what you have, and what you can do. Jesus said, ‘Without Me you can do nothing.’ (John 15:5 NKJV)

Remind yourself: ‘I’m just the glove; God’s the hand that fills it.’ That’ll help you to keep your perspective right! (2) Focus more

on others than yourself. The saying- ‘When a person is all wrapped up in themselves, they make a pretty small package’- is

true. ‘Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.’ (Philippians 2:4 NKJV) (3)

Respect and value everyone you meet regardless of their social status, race, gender, or other distinguishing factors. When you

walk in humility, people respect you and receive your input, and they don’t suspect you of having selfish motives. The Bible

says: ‘These… things the Lord hates… a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked

plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among

brethren.’ (Proverbs 6:16-19 NKJV) Today, beware of pride.

The Word for Today, Wednesday 15th March 2017, pg 32.

for the College Easter Service– as we reflect on the death, burial and

resurrection of our Lord Jesus

for the College Cricket Tour over the holidays

Calendar

Devotion

Prayer Points

RUN4BIBLES 2017

RUN4BIBLES is a fundraising program for kids organised by the Bible League to place Bibles into the

hands of those who need them. This year the focus is on placing Bibles into the hands of every

student in South African Public Schools. We plan to run the program in conjunction with our cross

country carnival to be held on Friday March 31st.

Each student will receive a sponsorship form to gather sponsors for the RUN4BIBLES event. All sponsorship forms

must be returned (whether filled in or not) by Monday April 24th 2017. (Money can be collected ahead of time and

handed in on or before cross country). Each $7 raised will purchase a Bible for students in South Africa.

The benefits for the school community through RUN4BIBLES:-

* Opportunity to participate in an event which will have eternal impact;

* Opportunity to touch the lives of those outside school community;

* Great motivator for kids who may normally not want to participate in cross country.

From our Chaplain

Lynda Wanka

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2017

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that provides a way for Australian’s

to share God’s love with children living in countries that have been ravaged by war, famine,

extreme poverty or natural disaster simply by packing a shoe box with personal gifts for a

suffering child. This may be the only gift some children ever receive.

DCC students again have the opportunity to be involved with this fantastic project by bringing items to pack into

shoeboxes, as well as contributing to the cost of freight ($9.50 per box). Items must be NEW and need to be able to

fit into a shoebox. Items can be bought to form class or to Lynda.

Please DO NOT include second hand items, playing cards, guns, breakable items, anything police or army related, liquid of any

kind, tissues, play money, Christian literature or anything mentioning the name of Jesus.

Category Suggestions When to bring

Something to Love Teddy bear, doll, stuffed toy Term 1

Something for school Exercise book, colour pencils, lead pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, small plastic ruler, pencil case

Something to wear (boys and girls, sizes 2 – 14)

Shirt, shorts, underwear, thongs, hat, socks Term 2

Something to play with Balls, marbles, cars, slinky, finger puppets,

Something for hygiene Soap, washer, combs, toothbrushes, hair Term 3

Something special Stickers, sunglasses, bags, postcards, photo

Money towards freight $9.50 per box

Sports News

Term Two Tuckshop Roster

High School Cricket

Congratulations to our High School Cricket Team who competed

well in the inaugural Inter School Cricket Competition this term.

Despite only winning one out of their three matches, the team

showed great improvement in their skills and worked well as a

team.

The team heads away to the Southern Highlands NSW during

these school holidays for the High School Cricket Tour.

Sport Trial Results

Congratulations to the following students on their success at the recent Bunya District and Inner Downs Trials.

NETBALL: Abby Marshall, Tamika Fleming and Lainee Nolan.

CRICKET: Cormack Wainwright and Angus Town.

APRIL MAY JUNE

28/04/2017

Jo Bulow & Roslyn Hidayia

Baking: Trina Sands

05/05/2017

Liesel Walton & Claire Edwards

Baking: Rebecca Lapthorne

02/06/2017

Tenika Wilson & Camille Town

Baking: Tenika Wilson

12/05/2017

Kelly Moore & Annette Peterson

Baking: Nicole Horchner

09/06/2017

Selina Fleming & Delma Neuendorf

Baking: Delma Neuendorf

Volunteers Wanted! Please consider if you are able to give just 5 hours a term to help out at the tuckshop. It is a great time of fellowship and chance to meet other parents and get to know the students. No experience needed – we all help each other and learn as we go. Let me know ASAP if I have rostered you on for a day that doesn’t suit you. Email: [email protected] Please wrap baking individually before delivering to the tuckshop. Thank you.

19/05/2017

Francine Gosden & Cherie Riches

Baking: Sue Kruger

16/06/2017

Anna Mickelborough & Francine Gosden

Baking: Joy Keyte

26/05/2017

Beryl Turner & Michelle Nolan

Baking: Beryl Turner

23/06/2017

Roslyn Hidayia & Kelly Moore

NO BAKING

Wendy Bouyer

Tuckshop News

College News

STUDENT ABSENCES

When your child is absent or is going to be

absent from school parents must inform

the office.

Email : [email protected]

Phone: 0746 724222 Text: 0437 883 509

Parent portal: https://

dalbycc.edumate.net.au

Interhouse Singing Competition

Congratulations to Taylor House on winning the 2017 Singing Competition.

The MPC was alive and buzzing on Friday for the 2017 Interhouse

Singing Competition. Jusdon House started the afternoon singing 'My

God is so Big' followed by Taylor House singing 'This Little Light of Mine'

and lastly with Carey House singing 'Give me Oil in my Lamp'.

Congratulations to Taylor House who were first place with 203 points,

and to Carey and Judson House who tied on 188 points. Thanks to the

House captains for their leadership and to Mr Schenk, Mr Gibbs and

Mrs McCullough for their adjudication of the event.

Introducing

Mrs Rachel Daff

Rachel has joined the Administration

Staff at the College, working Monday,

Wednesday and Friday as College

receptionist.

DALBY CHRISTIAN

COLLEGE

Cordially invites you to the opening of

The Creative Arts Building and

The Science and Home Economics Building

These building will be officially opened by

Mr David Littleproud

Federal Member for Maranoa

at

Dalby Christian College MPC

2A Mary Street

Dalby QLD 4405

On

Thursday 27th April 2017

at 10.00am

followed by light refreshments.

The College wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of

the Federal and State Governments, for the construction of these

facilities.

RSVP: 20th April 2017

College Office (07) 4672 4222

Email: [email protected]

College News– Primary

Year One Spaghetti Towers

Year 1 is learning about the properties of materials and the ways they change in science. Here, they are

making spaghetti and marshmallow towers to compare the properties of spaghetti with cooked spaghetti.

The highest tower was 73cm tall! Mrs McAuliffe

Year Six Water Wheels

This term Year 6 students are learning about energy and

electricity. They designed, made and tested waterwheels. The

children learnt to appreciate that we all think differently and this

is a good thing. We can work together to create useful tools; if a

design does not work the way you expected, try again (unless it

worked out better than expected). Different skills, materials and

ideas can produce designs that achieve the end goal.

Mrs McCullough

From Prep A

Student: “This whiteboard pen doesn’t work.” Teacher: “Just put the lid on and give it a rest for a while and it might work.” Student: Brings another pen and asks, “Does this one need a sleep?” A little while later, while the students are doing a worksheet, the same student approaches teacher, holds up his/her pencil and says very seriously with a frown, “My pencil needs a sleep!” … It was worth a try.

Mrs Attwood

Special Needs Garden Excursion

On Wednesday the 1st of March James, Jake and Harriett went on a excursion to Dalby Landscapes to purchase herbs and

vegetable seedlings to plant in our vegetable garden. The students have been working hard over the last few weeks to

prepare the garden beds to plant. After all of their preparation we were ready to plant and spent the morning putting the

seedlings into the garden beds. Over the next few weeks it will be the students job to nurture the garden until they can

harvest.

College News– Secondary

2017 Biology Field Study Trip

It was a very early start on Wednesday morning, the 8th of March, for 25 of our senior students and 5 students from Chinchilla

Christian College as we set off on our field study trip. In the hands of Sarge, our very capable bus driver, and with God ’s

protection, we had a smooth trip to Hastings Point, just across the border into NSW.

We went to study the Rocky Shore, Mangrove and Sand Dune Ecosystems. Spending time in the field studying different

ecosystems is a very important part of the Biology syllabus. After an early lunch, we headed off to the Rocky Shore for our first

introduction to the rock pool eco search. The students were fascinated by the diversity of inhabitants in the pools.

Thursday at daybreak, we got into our kayaks and headed off down the river towards the mangroves. Two hours later,

everyone was ready for breakfast. Food never tasted that good! The rest of Thursday was spent on the rock pools, counting

species and measuring different factors. We were looking forward to snorkelling but unfortunately it was a king tide and the

sea was too rough to risk going in the water that

close to the rocks. After the rock pool study, we had

two hours of free time. Most chose to enjoy a swim

in the ocean while the rest went to the waterpark,

and for most, that was a highlight.

We had to pack up and be out of our rooms before

9:00am on Friday morning. After breakfast we went

to the Sand Dune ecosystem. Bronnie, our leader

did a great job explaining and helping to identify

the trees. After two hours and a packed lunch

everyone was ready to come home.

Mrs Smith

College Notices

MEYSEN HOMESTAY 2017

There is an opportunity for College

families to host a student from Japan for

4 weeks in July. Please contact Shelley

Wieden at the College office or by email

[email protected] if

your family would be interested.

Semester One Touch Football

Touch Fees of $85 per player/ per

team are overdue and payable to

the College office.

Touch shirts will not be issued until

this fee has been paid.

Winter Uniforms Term 2 & 3

Wearing of the winter uniform begins on

the first day of Term 2, Tuesday 18th

April and is worn for Term 2 and Term 3.

BOYS– Uniform with the addition of a tie

and the option of wearing trousers.

GIRLS- Tartan winter skirt and white

blouse with blue socks and the option of

wearing tights.

All uniform items are available at the

College Uniform Room. The Uniform

Room will be closed over the Easter

holiday.

Congratulations to past student and College Captain Tess Stroud

(2012) and Kelvin MaClay who were married at

the Jondaryan Woolshed on 11 March 2017.

Before and After School Care

The ELC offers before and after school care for children Prep

to 12 years of age. Families are able to drop their children off

after 7.00am and an Educator will walk them to the College in

time for school. After school care is available until 6.00pm.

Please contact the ELC on 46724229 to enroll or for details.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD FUNDRAISER: MILKSHAKE MONDAY

Chocolate, strawberry and a surprise flavour $3.50 each Monday.

College Notices

If there have been changes to your residential address

details please contact the College office or log on to the

parent portal to update your details.

2a Mary Street

Dalby QLD 4405

Phone: 0746724222

Email: [email protected]

Web www.dalbycc.qld.edu.au

College Notices

Bell Art Exhibition Prize

Congratulations to Year 8 student Kaitlyn Bowie-Dickson on her 1st Prize

in the Bell Art Exhibition with her painting “Eco Systems”. She is pictured

below receiving her prize from Western Downs Regional Council Mayor

Mr Paul McVeigh.

Please follow the link and follow these instructions.

http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/book

Enter THIS school event code —-——>

Then follow the 3 simple steps: e6dgq

Parent Teacher Interviews

Parent/Teacher interviews will take place in the second week of Term 2 on Thursday 27th April from 3:30 to 7.00pm.

We will be using an online booking system for these interviews. Parents will be able to log on to a website using an event code supplied by the College to book interviews with the various teachers.

Parent Prayer Group

Parents are invited to the Parent Prayer Group each

Tuesday morning from school drop off time. The

group meets at the playground area and spends time

in prayer and fellowship.