Blue Hills College Dear Parents/Guardians & Students Our Year 11 and 12 students have the opportunity to complete an university subject while sll at school via the Southern Cross University Headstart Program. The Head-Start Program provides an opportunity for students to gain direct entry and advanced standing into a variety of cours- es offered at Southern Cross University. Free from university fees, the pro- gram offers students the chance to gain a taste of university life, smulate their interest in academic pursuits and enhance their educaonal perfor- mance and long term aspiraons. The program has been designed for stu- dents who have the academic capability to succeed at university. Students have a choice of five different subjects to choose from and they complete this subject at the same me as their normal school subjects. This is very demanding because the subjects are not modified for the school students. Once students graduate, they are automacally guaran- teed entry into Southern Cross University. We had four of our Year 11 stu- dents who parcipated in the program this year and we are very proud of their excellent results. Well done! From leſt to right: Connor Nish (Biology), Chloe Smith (Biology—Disncon), Rebecca Darko (Biology) and Leah Smith (Communicaons—High Disncon). Where Chrisan Values Maer 27 September 2019 Calendar Year 9 & 10 Work Ex- perience 23-27 Sept Maths Fun Day 26 & 27 Sept End of Term 3 27 Sept Pupil Free Day 14 Oct Term 4 Begins 15 Oct Lismore Show Day 18 Oct HSC Exams 21-31 Oct NCIS Tennis 22 Oct Infants’ Grandparents’ Day 23 Oct Year 10 Step-up Pro- gram 25 Oct Kindy Orientaon Day 29 Oct
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Blue Hills College
Dear Parents/Guardians & Students
Our Year 11 and 12 students have the opportunity to complete an
university subject while still at school via the Southern Cross University
Headstart Program. The Head-Start Program provides an opportunity for
students to gain direct entry and advanced standing into a variety of cours-
es offered at Southern Cross University. Free from university fees, the pro-
gram offers students the chance to gain a taste of university life, stimulate
their interest in academic pursuits and enhance their educational perfor-
mance and long term aspirations. The program has been designed for stu-
dents who have the academic capability to succeed at university.
Students have a choice of five different subjects to choose from and they
complete this subject at the same time as their normal school subjects.
This is very demanding because the subjects are not modified for the
school students. Once students graduate, they are automatically guaran-
teed entry into Southern Cross University. We had four of our Year 11 stu-
dents who participated in the program this year and we are very proud of
their excellent results. Well done! From left to right: Connor Nish
(Biology), Chloe Smith (Biology—Distinction), Rebecca Darko (Biology) and
Leah Smith (Communications—High Distinction).
Where Christian Values Matter 27 September 2019
Calendar Year 9 & 10 Work Ex-
perience
23-27 Sept
Maths Fun Day
26 & 27 Sept
End of Term 3
27 Sept
Pupil Free Day
14 Oct
Term 4 Begins
15 Oct
Lismore Show Day
18 Oct
HSC Exams
21-31 Oct
NCIS Tennis
22 Oct
Infants’ Grandparents’ Day
23 Oct
Year 10 Step-up Pro-gram
25 Oct
Kindy Orientation Day
29 Oct
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Primary School News
Byron Bay Lighthouse Excursion—Kindy, Years 1 & 2
We had so much fun at the Byron Bay Lighthouse yesterday learning about what a special place it is. From Ben in Kindy
Our Excursion
On Wednesday we went to Byron Bay Lighthouse. When we got there we had our recess. Then we saw lots of whales in the water. We saw a bush turkey in the bush and I touched it. We got into groups and my group went to watch whales at the lookout, My group then went to the lighthouse and we went up the steps and there were 72 steps. We went outside and we saw people from the top of the lighthouse. We went down the 72 steps and went to draw the lighthouse. Every-one in my group made a good drawing of the lighthouse. Next we went to Ranger Lee who taught us about history when the Aboriginal people were here. Then my group had free time and we had lunch. We got onto the bus and went back to school. It was a great day.
By Cooper Dendle (Year 2)
Here is a recount Satvik (Year 1) wrote about the excursion. Yesterday we went on an excursion to Byron Bay light-house. Firstly we went on the bus. We saw five whales when we arrived. Secondly we got out of the bus and we sat underneath a house. Next we did a survey. Some kids got chosen to go and get some people that visited the lighthouse. Then we got split into groups. We got to do some fun activi-ties. Next we went whale watching. We saw big whales, a few killer whales and we saw lots of dolphins. Then we had a tour in the lighthouse. We went all the way up to the top and it was very windy up there. Next we drew the light-house. It was fun drawing the lighthouse. We looked at lots of pictures. Finally we went back on the bus. It was a very fun day. By Satvik (Year 1)
Drawing by Eva Todd (Year 1)
Our Excursion
On Wednesday we went to the Byron Bay Lighthouse. There were animals like bush turkeys, spiders, wedge tail eagles and other animals. When we got there we first had recess. After recess we surveyed people and for one of them it was his first time. Next we broke up into teams and my group went to free time first. There was hopscotch and quoits. Next we did history about the lighthouse. After that we went in the lighthouse with Ranger Delta and she said to count how many stairs. There were four staircases and 72 stairs. When we got to the top our hats almost got blown away. It was a beautiful view. After that we had lunch and more free time before we went back to Blue Hills College. My favourite part was going up on the deck of the lighthouse.
By Liam Sekulic (Year 2)
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General School News
During Week 6, Year 3 and 4 went on an excursion to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. We arrived at 9am and the children got up close with a koala for a professional photograph. We then visited Blinky Bill’s Treehouse and got to check out the reptiles and nocturnal native animals and enjoyed the tree-
house slide. We hand fed the kanga-roos and emus before visiting Lost Valley and walking through the aviary. We loved the red pandas and especially the lemurs. After visiting the crocodile and making our way past the wom-bats, Tasma-nian devils and dingoes we were en-tertained at
the Bird Show. It was great to see the different birds and especially the wedge-tailed eagle. After lunch we had an educational Discovery Talk with the Ranger and we learnt about classifying differ-ent creatures. We walked down the Gruffalo Trail and watched the show. We even got to meet the Gruffalo and had a group photo with him. The chil-dren visited the Animal Hospital and saw the Vet-erinarians examining some injured animals. Finally, we made our way through the souvenir shop and back to the bus. All the children had a great day and got to see and learn about our amazing Aus-tralian wildlife. Thanks for a great day out!
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Year
3/4 Excursion
Year 12 Last Chapel
Ben Hawkins recently had his last Chapel with all
the students present. Mr Neuhoff gave a special
message to Ben, and Ben made a presentation to
the students and staff as well. We then had a can-
dle lighting ceremony where Ben handed over the
mantle of being the senior, to the Year 11 stu-
dents. At the end of Chapel, all the students
formed an arch to celebrate the seniors. We wish
Ben all the best as he gets ready for his HSC exams
At Blue Hills College, we believe in the pow-er of prayer. Please contact us if you would like to share specific prayer re-quests with our staff. We ask you to join us in praying for specific individuals, both stu-dents and staff.
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what hap-pens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.” (Phil 4:6-7, MSG)
23 Sept Sholeeka Cowan
Tyzarne Cowan
24 Sept Bella Cunningham
Mary-Jane Geaghan
25 Sept Samuel Haig
Lochlyn Hartley
26 Sept Declan Hicks
John Jacobs
27 Sept Dominic Lawton
Tobias Lollback (Green)
Staff Wendy Skinner
Ros Hopkins
15 Oct Samuel Lovegrove
Toby Lynch
16 Oct Noah Rapmund
Kate Samson
17 Oct Ridhima Vij
Shaniqua Ward
18 Oct Ash Aczel
Huda Aziz
Staff Daniel Sekulic
Kaitlyn Waite
Prayer List
Kids Cancer Ride Challenge
NSW Health Free Wellbeing Program
Lost Property
We have a large amount of lost property in the office
from both Primary and High School. Please can you check
your child’s uniform for any missing items and come into
the office at the start of Term 4 to claim these items. We
have a size 8 High School blazer with no name on it.