Junior School Bulletin Issue 2, 01 March 2013

From the Head of Junior School

Issue 2 / 01 March 2013

Parent Teacher NightsRecently we held our Parent Teacher nights in the Junior School. It was great to see a lot of the parents sitting at their child’s desk listening to the valuable information that was provided to them by their child’s classroom teacher. It was really wonderful to see the positive interactions and the sense of community that exists here at St Andrews.

Swimming CarnivalThe students in Years 4-6 have recently completed swim-ming lessons in preparation for today’s swimming carnival. A full report on the carnival will be in the next bulletin.

FeteThe Parents and Friends Association continue to provide fantastic support to the College. They have raised lots of money in recent years to provide valuable facilities around the College, for which we are very thankful. This year we are having our 20th anniversary Fete and they could really use your support. Please make contact with the P&F via email [email protected] if you are able to volunteer or help out in any way. Please also keep a look out for the ways you can donate items to be sold at the Fete.

Class Coordinators It was great to meet with the class coordinators last week. The coordinators are beginning to make plans for a social event this term. Please watch out for the notes that will be coming home shortly about this.

Before ShoolWe are starting to notice that there are a number of stu-dents arriving at school before 7:50am. Please make sure that you only bring your children after 7:50am, so they can be adequately supervised.

Upcoming CampsJust a reminder about the upcoming camps that will be running from the 13th to the 15th of March. You can help your son or daughter to prepare for the camp by starting to collate the items they require for camp.

Year 6 Family ServiceCongratulations to the Year 6 students who did a fantastic job with the family service recently. It was great to see the band play and watch the students sing, act and reflect on the message. Pictured below is Pastor Terry giving the ad-dress on centring your life on Jesus.

Open Door PolicyIf you have a question or query, it is important to deal with it straight away. At St Andrews we encourage parents to pop in to visit the teacher just before or straight after school to answer short questions. For more lengthy conver-sations we encourage you to make an appointment.

Currumbin Wildlife SanctuaryJasmine, Madyson and Cieana from 3S came to me last week with this request:The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary needs your help. With the rain, floods and terrible weather they have a lot of new patients to care for. Donations of Newspapers, Pine Cones, Blankets, Towels, Scrubbing Brushes or shoeboxes will help care for injured koalas, platypus, birds, lizards, and many other animals that live in our neighborhood. We would love it if you could help the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Hospital save some of our native wildlife. Please bring your donations into Junior School Administration and place it in the box before the 15th March, 2013.

This is a self-initiated action that the girls have undertaken to support an organization in our local area. Please support it where you can.

Darrin SchumacherDeputy Principal/Head of Junior School

The start of a school year is an excellent time to reassess routines and practices. Our students’ use of ICT is intertwined with every-thing they do and it is essential that the practice of online safety, appropri-ate adult presence and open commu-nication occurs not only at school but at home.

“A 2011 survey by social media monitoring service Reppler found 91 per cent of employers use social media networks to screen candidates with “inappropriate photos”, “inappropriate comments” and “drinking” among the reasons they were rejected.” (Kidd, 2013).

The recent Courier Mail article “New university students warned inappropriate use of social media could harm careers” (Kidd, 2013) is a timely reminder that our digital footprint is something that may have an impact on future career directions and job placements.

Obviously, this message is primarily directed at beginning university students, yet the message is relevant to all us-ers of ICT. It is essential that we prepare our children and young adults to be strong digital citizens, who reflect on how they interact online, as this may impact not only their safety but future career choices.

Where to go to get advice?Australian Government resourceswww.cybersmart.gov.au/

Cybersafety advice for parentshttp://www.cybersmart.gov.au/parents.aspx

A Safe Place Moodle courseFocus on cybersafety and bullying preventionhttp://moodle.salc.qld.edu.au/course/view.php?id=18

SourceKidd, R New university students warned inappropriate use of social media could harm careers,The Courier-Mail, February 18, 2013, viewed online <http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/new-university-students-warned-inappropriate-use-of-social-media-could-harm-careers/story-fn5kfsdd-1226579821620>

Julia BoultonTeacher Librarian

Cyber Smart and Cyber Safe

As we approach the half way mark of Term One, it is exciting to observe our students enthusiastically partici-pating in classroom learning engagements.

To the right Year 6 students inquiring into the diverse ways in which people express themselves.

At St Andrews, we are striv-ing to continue to develop our unique learning commu-nity. To achieve this, we seek to foster opportunities for students to grow as learners but we also want to engage teachers as learners. There have been significant stud-ies undertaken which all lead to a similar outcome and that is ‘quality teachers have a greater influence on student achievement than any other school-based factor.’ For this reason, we always endeavour to provide high quality professional develop-ment experiences for our staff. During the recent student free days (prior to the commencement of Term One) our teaching staff were fortunate to experience a one day workshop with a leading expert who is known worldwide for her knowledge as an educator, Kath Murdoch. Kath is described as being an experienced teacher, author, university lecturer and popular consultant who has worked for many years in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, America and Europe. She is widely respected for her work in the field of inquiry based learn-ing and integrative curriculum in which she has taught, researched and published for well over 20 years. Kath presented our staff with a number of ‘challenges’ along with practical strategies that teachers can implement in their classrooms to encourage students to develop their curiosity, think deeply about topics explored, help them connect their learning to the real world we live in and a number of other challenges. (Please refer to the mini posters on the next page for the complete overview of what was explored!) The ultimate aim of the workshop was to assist with developing students who become lifelong learners. It was a wonderful day of professional development for the teaching staff and it is fantastic to see the ideas Kath presented evident in our classrooms. Well done to our teaching staff!

Proverbs 22:6 ‘Train up a child in the way he should go and he will not depart from it.’

Jacqueline FaulknerDeputy Head of Junior School (4-6)PYP Coordinator

From the Deputy Head of Junior School & PYP Coordinator

The Relationship Challenge Will I know my students well enough to teach them?

How will I ensure I really KNOW my students – as people and as learners? How will they come to know me?

How will I ensure I build a strong, respectful community in which it is safe to take risks and offer an opinion?

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The “Learning about Learning” Challenge

How will I help my students learn more about themselves as learners? How will I build a culture of mindfulness? How will I help them build a growth mindset? How will we inquire into learning itself?

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Student VOICE and

choice Challenge

How will I involve my students in making

some decisions about their learning?

How will I give them opportunities to

explore those things about which they are

passionate?

How will I offer them more choice in their

learning?

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Curiosity Challenge

How will I encourage and sustain curiosity?

How will I build the “habit” of

‘Wonderment and Awe?’

How will I make room for spontaneous

inquiries arising from students’ curiosity?

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Thinking Challenge

How will I ensure my students are thinking more deeply about what they are inquiring into?

How will I build thinking routines and strategies

more effectively into my program? How will I ensure we are thinking creatively as well

as logically and reflectively Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Physical/Visual

Environment Challenge

How will I use my classroom space to

support inquiry learning?

What arrangements will facilitate choice,

independence and being resourceful?

How will I make inquiry learning more

VISIBLE in my room? Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Understanding Challenge

How will I keep the “big ideas” (the concepts) at the forefront of my inquiry teaching?

How will I help my students use “the facts” to develop understanding?

How will I assess understanding more productively? Kath Murdoch 2013

The Cross-Curricula Challenge

How can I use an inquiry approach

more effectively in all subject areas?

How can I integrate the curriculum

more effectively? How can I build transdisciplinary skills

more effectively into planning and

teaching? Kath Murdoch, 2013

“The future of the world is in my classroom today, a future with the potential for good or bad… only a teacher? Thank God I have a calling to the greatest profession of all! I must be vigilant every day, lest I lose one fragile opportunity to improve tomorrow.” Ivan Welton- Fitzwater

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The Connected Classroom Challenge

How will I ensure that inquiry learning helps connect my students to the world? How will we use technology to enhance the investigation into AND the production and sharing of new learning?

Kath Murdoch, 2013

The “Teacher as Inquirer”

Challenge

How will I continue to learn this year?

How will I strengthen my professional

learning network?

How can I show my students that I am an

inquirer too?

How will I keep myself professionally

motivated? Kath Murdoch, 2013

Napoleon Bonaparte the French emperor who was defeated at Waterloo had this to say as he reflected about his life: Alexander (the Great), Charlemagne and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force! Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him. His reflection confronts the fact that there is no figure in human history who has exerted such influence and continues to do so 2000 years after his death. He can’t be ignored. His self-sacrificing love and his commitment to be with us always are the pivotal point in the lives of millions of people who find meaning, purpose and comfort in his death and resurrection. As we move toward Easter and the last part of this term Jesus who he said he was and his claim on our lives is the focus of our worship.We will be celebrating the events of Easter with a whole school worship at 9am on Thursday 28th of March in the Multipurpose Hall. You are warmly invited to attend.

Mosque VisitRecently Year 6 students visited the mosque as part of their Christian Studies program in which they have been look-ing at the monotheistic (that is belief in one God) religions. While learning about others is helpful in defining what you believe, another significant reason is to help break down stereotypes that are portrayed in Australian media. A couple of comments from the Imam (the leader of the mosque) are informative. He said: “Islam means “peace” the extremists that the media presents are no more indica-tive of true Islam than Christian fundamentalist represent main stream Christian opinion. The media is generally only interested in extreme positions.” His second comment was in response to a question of mine relating to the fact that because he is in Australia his mosque is attended by a very diverse group of Muslims from many branches of Islam: “As in the Australian community we value the right to worship but must respect the right of others to worship in their way so it is in this mosque. We do not have the right to impose our practise on others.” The visit to the mosque is an important exercise in understanding Australian society, democracy and the freedom we value.

Pastor Terry Unger

Moodle & EdmodoStudents at St Andrews have access to learning in a variety of formats in order to cater for the wide range of learn-ing styles. One constant for our children, is the ubiquitous nature of technology – it is a part of who they are and how they interact with the world.

In the Junior School, we have two key platforms designed to support this online learning journey. • Moodle (SALC moodle (intranet) http://moodle.salc.qld.

edu.au/ • Edmodo http://salc.edmodo.com/

What is Moodle?Moodle is an e-learning platform (an intranet). Students sign up to a year level course and are able to access suitable resources to support their units of inquiry. Some resources in this space:• Support for the Units of inquiry• Resources (researching skills, typing, cybersafety re-

sources and weblinks)• Task and criteria pages

What is Edmodo?Edmodo is a social networking interface designed specifi-cally for schools. Students join specific groups (eg Yr 5 UOI; Friends of the Library) and participate in educational conversations and learning. The use of Edmodo with our students is designed to engage the students, build skills of responsible digital citizenship and promote the positive use of technology.Some resources in this space:• Assignment tasks, polls, calendars• Small group interaction• Shared resources • Backpack (online storage of resources – in the

cloud)

We aim to provide these resources in order to support student learning both in and outside of the classroom. Both of these online learning portals are protected by secure logins and can accommodate parent access. Both platforms have our school domain and are monitored. Please see your classroom teacher or Mrs Boulton if you wish to learn more or need assistance in this area.

Expression of interestPlease email me at [email protected] if you would like to attend an information session about Moodle and Edmodo at SALC.

NB: Include your preferred time of day and day (proposed length 1 hour) Name, Contact number, Day of the week, Time of the day preferred: eg. morning/afternoon/after school

Julia BoultonTeacher LibrarianInnovation & E-Learning Leader

From the Chaplain Online Learning Environments

Sport News

District Sport Trials Dates are in notices and on College web page and it is best to email Mr Manion at [email protected] to express your interest and then go and see him in the MPH to collect forms and register for the trials.

Regional Swimming TrialsSt Andrews has 6 students competing at the Regionals as I write this. We will have results in the next publication. Best of luck to Max Indriawan, Mia Jenkins, Thomas Atkinson, Amy-Lee Holborn, Dylan Jenkins and Kieran Croker.

Club SwimmingMisha Varley (Year 6) recently competed at the QLD State Swimming Sprint Championships and had a fantastic day of racing. Her best result came in her 50m Freestyle event in which she did a 2 second Personal Best time of 33.5sec. Misha is now placed 70th in the State of QLD which is an excellent result given that she has only just turned 11 Years of age.

Running Club Running Club will be held on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Week 6 – Mon-day 4th March. Members should meet at the Top Oval at 7am. Sessions will go for approximately one hour.

Coach for 2013 will again be JK Faulkner. JK is a past student of the College who graduated in 2010. Whilst a student of the College, JK represented Queensland for both Cross Country and long distance running as a Track and Field team member, competing in the National Junior Championships. He was the Queensland record holder for the 2000m Steeplechase, 16 year old boys, and was invited to join the Queensland Talent Identification Squad. JK was also a Gold Sport Award winner at the College for 8 con-secutive years. Currently, he’s in his third year of studying a Bachelor of Sports Management at Bond University.

Running Club members will require an information note which will include a registration and permission form. These are now available from JK and Mr Manion.

We hope to see an impressive turn out this year to train for the Cross Country and Track and Field Carnivals and the Kokoda Challenge, as well as generally improving your health and wellbeing.

Running Club is for all families of students in years 4-12 no matter what your needs and abilities are. Parents are most welcome.

Andrew ManionHead of Sport

Counselling Update

Beyond “How was your day?” – Getting Your Kids to Talk After SchoolIt’s a classic parenting dilemma, isn’t it? How do we get our kids to talk to us?– How was your day? – Fine.– Anything interesting happen? – Not really.

To get better answers sometimes we need to be more creative with our questions. Some ideas include a guess-ing game. Start by asking “Tell me two things that really happened today, and one thing that didn’t. Then I’ll guess which two are true.”

The game might lack a certain amount of challenge for you at first—especially when your choices include “Mrs Frost read us a story,” “Me and Ryan spied on the girls,” and “Captain Hook captured me and fed me to the alliga-tor”—but it can quickly become a fun game that kids look forward to. It will not only open up their lives to you, since you get to hear about what they remember from school each day, but it can also help them get used to thinking back and reflecting on the events of their days.

With younger kids, you may have to adjust the game a bit. Make it a true-false game. It might look something like this:–True or false: You played with someone today. –True.–True or false: A new friend. –True.–True or false: The new friend is a girl. – False.–True or false: The boy’s name is Horatio. – False.And so on. For older kids, you can just ask more specific open ques-tions that take more than a yes or no answer. “Who did you eat lunch with today?” “What was the hardest subject today?” or “Quiz me on a fact you learned in school today that you think I won’t be able to get right.” Sometimes you can get them warmed up to talk by starting the conversation by telling something about your day or something you’re thinking about.

For most of us, it’s not that our kids don’t want to talk to us. Sometimes they are just in the moment and can’t really remember the details immediately without some prompt-ing. Other times, they’ve been talking or interacting all day and they’re just tired. Don’t force it.

It’s OK that they have a little piece of life away from you that’s all their own. And it’s good practice for you to start getting used to their independence and not sharing every detail of their life with you since later on, they probably won’t be calling you from work each day to tell you who they ate lunch with or what the boss thought of their big presentation.(adapted from an article from http://tinabryson.com/)

Mardi Frost School Counselling Team

Art News

Seussical the MusicalRehearsals are under way and it is sure to be a vibrant production.

A reminder to parents to check the rehearsal schedule as we start to break into our groups to ensure that your child is required.

Any parents interested in assisting with costumes (no com-plex sewing) or prop painting please email [email protected]

PAT EnrolmentAs we settle into another year of PAT Tuition, a reminder to email any queries re: timetables, enrolments or cancella-tions to [email protected] where our Per-forming Arts Assistant, Kim Reynolds will be able to assist.

EnsemblesAll music ensembles are now up and running. If your child is learning an instrument and not playing in a group, en-courage them to participate, as playing in an ensemble is essential to the development of musicianship. If you are un-sure of which group is most suitable, speak to your child’s PAT Teacher or email [email protected]

Our Bands run on the following schedule:

Wednesday7.45am RBT Mini Musos (Year 5’s only) – Mr Matt Pearson ([email protected])12:40pm J17 MS Rock Group (Audition) – Mr Anthony Simmonds ([email protected])3.15 – 4.30pm RBT Jazz Band (Advanced) – Mr Anthony Simmonds ([email protected])

Thursday7.45am RBT Intermediate Concert Band (Year 6/7) – Mr Anthony Simmonds ([email protected])3 – 3.45pm Utilities Room – String Ensemble (JS/MS) – Mr Paul Robinson ([email protected])

Friday7.45am RBT Concert Band (MS/SS) – Mr Paul Oakley-Grant ([email protected])

Priscilla ScottHead of Arts

BASIL SELLERS ART & SPORT PRIZEStudents from Gold Coast schools are invited to submit works in any medium that encompass Art and Sport com-bining. (Think about the swimming carnival, school sport, plenty of photo opportunities coming up). First prize is

$2000 for the individual and $7000 for the school. Highly Commended works receive $500 each. Entries open 9/2. Delivery of work to Gallery 18/3. Exhibition 23/3- 14/4. Winners announced 22/3. More information see Mrs Har-man or www.theartscentregc.com.au (more info attached)

Ngaire Harman Visual Arts

On 11th February, Year 4 had a visit from our favourite indigenous presenter Mr Johnny Briggs. Johnny explained to the Year 4 students how the aboriginal kinship system worked, in relation to a European understanding of family trees.

This was a part of our inquiry into how systems are used to maintain organisation, in many aspects of the world in which we live. Year 4 have been looking into the system of organisation for the following places; the Tuckshop (where 4J interviewed Trina , the Tuckshop Manager)around the College, different children’s libraries of the world, worship in the Lutheran Church, families and other student known organisations and civil services. We look forward to seeing Johnny again in future investigations this year.

Kate JorgensenYear 4 Teacher

Year 4 News

Japanese News

We recently had our first face-time session with students in Japan.

Eight students from 5L had the opportunity to converse in Japa-nese with students from Ehime Fuzoku Elementary School.

Each student had an iPad to use so that they could connect one on one with a student in Japan. The Japanese students recommended places for us to visit in Japan.

May Kwan from Independent Schools QLD - Languages, was also able to observe this session. We are looking forward to many more facetime sessions this year in all year levels.

Sharon TakiJS Japanese Coordinator

Kiraina Palma - Year 4At the end of 2012 Kiraina won 1st place in the 8 year old section at the Junior National competition in physical culture (a form of dance) Well done Kiraina!

Student Achievements

Welcome back to school and to all new parents we hope you have settled into life at St Andrews. The next General Meeting for Term 1 is Wednesday 13 March at 7.30pm in the CRC. If you have any agenda items for discussion please email the Secretary at [email protected] by Friday 8 March. It is a great opportunity to have input into school projects which the P & F fund. Everyone is welcome so please join us for drinks and nibbles and to meet other parents.

There are a number of vacant positions still on the P & F including fund raising and grants officer. If anyone is interested both these roles are an integral part of the P & F helping to raise funds for improvements around the school. In 2012 the P & F contributed towards new seating in the Senior School, water bubblers and painting in the Junior School and a number of other projects around the College. Further funds have been allocated for goal posts, furniture, upgrading of the sound system in the MPH and a Year 12 common room. If you would like to find out more informa-tion about one of these roles contact Daniel Renneberg (0409729676) or Julieanne Andrews (0421795411).

If anyone has any suggestions or comments and cannot make the next meeting please email the P & F at [email protected]

Picnic in the ParkThe annual picnic in the park is being held on Friday 15 March starting at 5pm, with jumping castles for the kids, music for the adults and a relaxing atmosphere for par-ents to meet Darrin Schumacher and Tom Casey. A flyer is attached, so come along and meet other parents who are part of the St Andrews College community.

FeteThe biannual St Andrews Fete is being held on 25 May. Volunteers are still needed for a number of stalls, so contact the Fete convenor Steve Dignan on 0417733547 or email [email protected] to see how you can help out. This is an important event for St Andrews as it not only raises valuable money for the school but is also a chance for us to show case how our school operates to the community.

We still need sponsors for this event, so if you have a busi-ness and are interested in advertising as a sponsor with a special 2 year offer then please contact Daniel or Steve.

Julieanne [email protected]

P & F News

Tuckshop News

Welcome back to Term 1We will be continuing this term with last year’s Term 4 menu. For those who do not have a copy, you can obtain one by downloading a copy through the College’s web-site or by picking up one from us at Tuckshop. This year Wednesday, Thursday & Friday will be Flexi School only ordering days. You can join flexi schools by visiting www.flexischools.com.au

Also Flexi Schools have a new option now by allowing you to inform us at Tuckshop that your child has an allergy. When an order is placed, an “Allergy Alert” warning will be printed next to your child’s name. If you would like more information, you can contact Flexi School’s on 1300 361 769 or www.flexischools.com.au. We are looking for volunteers this term. If you are interested in helping out for a couple of hours a week, drop by Tuckshop or alternately send me an email at [email protected] We look forward to meeting you.

This year we will be offering a large range of freshly made dishes also smoothies, freshly made juices and Gluten Free products. Be sure to check the specials board daily.

Trina van der KampTuckshop Manager [email protected]

Second Hand ClothingMost of the 2nd hand clothing submitted in January has now been processed and is available for sale. (Sorry, we are still working through February items. If you submitted uniforms for 2nd hand in January please check with the Uniform Shop that all your items were accepted or if you have some to collect. If you have been waiting for the 2nd hand racks to fill up, now is the time to come in and grab a bargain. Beat the RainSt Andrews Umbrellas (for parent and senior student use). Small $15. Golf $25. Navy Rain Jackets in sizes 4 -16. $24. In Stock NowTracksuit Jackets size 2-22 $60Tracksuit Pants size 2 - 14 $35 (sizes 16&18 due in next month) Girls Navy Tights 70 Denier $7-7.50, Boys Formal Shorts size 10, MS/SS Sports Socks size 11-14 Out of StockBoys formal shorts - size 12 & 14 (supplier out of stock)

Jacqui DesfossesUniform Shop [email protected]

Uniform Shop News

Dates to remember March

Monday 4thYear 3 visiting Author, Nette HiltonTuesday 5th Volunteers Induction CRC 1pmYear 5 visiting Author, Martin ChattertonSaturday 9th Scholarship Day, CRC 8:30am to 12pmTuesday 12th SLAPS Years 4-7 Swim CarnivalWednesday 13th Years 4-6 Camps - Friday 16thThursday 14th Fete Meeting JS Staff Room 1:30 to 3pmFriday 15th Picnic in the Park MPH, 5-8pm

Volunteers Induction

Our next Volunteers Induction will be held at 1.00pm Tues-day 5th March 2013 in the Cecile Ryan Centre. Everyone who volunteers in the College is requested to have attend-ed this workshop which covers such issues as Valuing Safe Communities, Child Protection, Privacy and Fire Evacuation. Please register with Karen Deacon either by emailing [email protected] or by phone 5568 5901.

A reminder to all existing volunteers we request that you sign in and wear your name badge at all times while volun-teering in the College. If you do not have a current name badge then once again, please contact Karen Deacon.

We value highly the wonderful support all Volunteers offer the College in their various roles either in the classroom, on excursions, in the Library, Tuckshop, Uniform Shop or as Traffic Controllers. These are just a few of the places where we find you helping out and we thank you for all you do. Afternoon tea will be provided at the Induction.

Learn to Create Draw and Paint..... Use your imagination it is fun for everyone!

Monday 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Meet at B Block Under Croft.

Most art materials are supplied, Expert tuition artist/teacher and free snacks supplied.

Don’t miss out, Book Now!Text/Call - 0402328987 or 55773293 after 7pm

Wild after School Art Classes

Please come and join the College community for our Term 1 social event. Bring everything you need to have a BBQ or picnic—all food, drinks, chairs, plates, cups…..

What’s happening:

Jumping Castle

Entertainment

Coffee Van

BBQ’s provided

Undercover Area

Playground

Location: Multi Purpose Hall undercroft Junior School playground—plenty of room for the children to play and have fun while the parents enjoy a chat and socialise. Rain, hail or shine—It will be

on—plenty of undercover area.

FRIDAY 15 MARCH—5.00pm to 8.00pm

St Andrews Lutheran College - P&F Association rsvp—[email protected] by 8 March 2013

Picnic in

the

Playground

Prep to

Year 12

Come and welcome Darrin Schumacher our new Deputy Principal / Head of Junior School and Tom Casey our new Head of Middle

School

1st March 2013 Dear Parents INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS & ASSESSMENTS (ICAS) FOR SCHOOLS 2013 Years 4 - 12 Your student is invited to take part in the 2013 Australasian Schools Competitions: COMPUTER SKILLS (Years 4-10) Tuesday 21May $9.60 per student SCIENCE (Years 4-12) Wednesday 5 June $9.60 per student WRITING (Years 4-12) Monday 17 June $19.50 per student SPELLING (Years 4-6) Tuesday 18 June $12.90 per student ENGLISH (Years 4-12) Wednesday 31 July $9.60 per student Note that all Year 12 students will be entered for English with entry fees paid for by the College. All other years this competition is optional but highly recommended. MATHEMATICS (AMC) (Years 7-12) Thursday 1 August $6.60 per student MATHEMATICS (ICAS) (Years 4-12) Tuesday 13 August $9.60 per student Note that all Year 8, 10 & 11 students will be entered for Maths with entry fees paid for by the College. All other years this competition is optional but highly recommended. The competitions take place each year in schools throughout Australia and the South Pacific Region. They provide opportunities for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation. All students receive a Certificate and an individual Results Letter indicating which questions they answered correctly, as well as the average mark for their state. The documents are suitable for inclusion in a portfolio. The Results Letter is also useful for highlighting students’ strengths and weaknesses in Mathematics. Certificates are awarded to each year level as follows: High Distinction to the top 1% of entrants in the state Distinction to the next 10% of entrants in the state Credit to the next 20% of entrants in the state Achievement to the students who are placed in the top 20% of their Year Level at their school, but do not qualify for one of the above state Certificates Participation to all students who do not qualify for one of the above Certificates. Medals are awarded to the top student(s) in each Year Level in each state. Schools receive valuable statistics which enable them to compare their achievements with the rest of the state. You can access the UNSW Educational website: http;//eaa.unsw.au/etc/prepare to help prepare your child for competition papers. There is a section that provides practice questions . Yours faithfully

Christina Wrigley Jacqueline Faulkner CDA & DIRECTOR LEARNING & TEACHING DEPUTY HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

If you would like your student to participate, please book and pay on line via the College website. You will find the information under “News” on the left hand side of the Home page.

The closing date is THURSDAY 28 MARCH

To Whom It May Concern, We are currently seeking expressions of interest to sponsor the St Andrews Lutheran College P&F Association. We are looking to partner with a limited number of sponsors to assist us to develop events and facilities for the students of the college. One of our major events is the bi annual Fete that is set to be held on the 25th May 2013. This is a major event in the area and attracts many thousands of people on the day and is a great opportunity for our sponsors to promote their businesses. We appreciate that the allocation of funds towards advertising is limited and we are looking to offer a long term partnership that is beneficial for all parties. With this in mind we are offering the following sponsorship package over a 2 year term

Major Sponsorship Package (3 only) - $1,500

Advertising on the St Andrews P & F Newsletter which is distributed to over 750 families of the College every term for a 2 year period.

Advertising on the front page of every Fete newsletter. These newsletters are distributed to every College family monthly increasing to weekly as the big day approaches.

Your business name will be featured on any raffle tickets which are sold by College families.

Your business will appear on the Fete programme which will be distributed to all College families and on the day of the Fete.

Your business will appear on flyers which will be distributed to local businesses leading up to the Fete.

Availability of a stall to use in conjunction with a promotional activity on the day of the Fete (requires approval from Fete Committee).

First right of refusal as major sponsor for the next 2 year period. We will only have one of any single type of business on a first in first served basis. We feel that the extended term of the arrangement and the exposure to a captive market is great value and we would appreciate your support. If you would like to apply for one of these sponsorship packages please email [email protected] with your package preference. If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact me on 0417 733 547 or on the above email. Yours faithfully, Steve Dignan Fete Convenor

Parents & Friends Association Fete 2013

Celebrating 20 years 2013Semper FidelisFete NewsletterIssue 6, 01 March 2013

It’s getting closer!!!

Major Raffle Prizes

Its Getting Closer - Put 25th May in your calen-dar now and cancel all other engagements !!!All of your favorite rides, stalls and events will be there, as well as some new surprises. The raffle prizes are looking exciting, and the Art Exhibition has the theme ‘Celebration” to rec-ognize the 20th Anniversary of St Andrews.

We still need your help to make this event suc-cessful, so if you want to join the Fete team, have a look over the page for details on the stalls that still require help, either by running or volunteering on a stall.

Once again we will be holding a major raf-fle. Last Fete we were fortunate enough to obtain some amazing prizes from school fam-ily businesses with our lucky winners head-ing off on holidays to Bali and Turtle Beach Resort. If you have a business (or know of one) and you would be interested in donat-ing a prize for our major raffle, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Liz Hanlon on 0498 945 021.

Volunteers

Volunteer request forms have been distrib-uted. If you are interested in volunteering for a particular stall or helping out in any way, please contact our Volunteer Cooordi-nator, Jolien Hornsey by email at [email protected]

Fete Donations

The Art Exhibition

Can you run a stall? Sure you can....We are still in need of people to take on some stalls. Stalls available are below:> Cake Stall > SouvlakiDon’t forget if you have an idea for a stall please contact us. New ideas are always welcome!

Donations will be accepted on Wednesday’s between 8am and 9am at the P & F Office, which is located next to the Uniform Shop.

Please consider donating any of the follow-ing items:• Books - Novels for adults and teenagers

and kids – and children’s books – all great. Please note that magazines, encyclopedi-as, reference books, maps or recipe books are not required

• 2nd Hand Toys• Good quality pre-loved clothing• Cent Auction prizes• Raffle Prizes• Hair ties, ribbons, clips, cultured hair spray

etc.• Face paint, glitter• Art Products – paints, brushes, pencils,

books, frames• Lucky Dip – stickers, tattoos, small toys,

wrapped lollies, erasers, and balloons. All items must be new (not used).

While you are at your favorite coffee shop, restaurant or butcher, having your car ser-viced or at your local vet, if you could ask the provider if they would be willing to donate a voucher that could be used as a prize to be offered at the Fete.

The theme of this year’s exhibition is “Celebration” and the categories in-clude

• Painting and drawing

• Photography• Mixed media• Ceramic and

sculpture• For the Middle and Senior Schools – Wear-

able Art

So get the left side of your brain active, and start creating your own piece of art.More information will be distributed in the coming weeks.

The Middle/Senior Creative Writing Group is again running the Plant Stall. We would love it if anyone has any spare pots (any size will do) or potting mix, or even plants would be a great help to our stall. We can store plants here at school. Or you can save them till the week before then drop them in.

Please organize a time for drop off at school (outside the room next to the Uniform Shop please) with Debby Burnell or if you have any enquiries please call 5568 5900 ext. 285 or my email address is [email protected]

Contact Us Stall Convenors Names & Contact Details

We need to fill this page with stall holders!

Please contact us if you can help!

If you would like further information regard-ing the Fete please give us a call and have achat on the numbers below -

Fete ConvenorSteve Dignan – 0417 733 547StallsSandy Gooley – 0417 911 105Food StallsJulie Catherwood – 0405 533 725EntertainmentMelissa Sharp – 0408 700 058LogisticsIan Garlick – 0438 765 616Cent AuctionTracey Wright – 0448 885 195Rides/RafflesLiz Hanlon – 0487 259 883Sponsorship and AdvertisingSteve Dignan – 0417 733 547Volunteer CoordinatorJolien Hornsey – 0466 343 933

Natalie Palmer BooksJane Chant & Jolien Hornsey Chocolate BedCathy Osborne Art ExhibitionTania Stewart House of HorrorsLynda Galway Giftware/CraftJudy Schooley SushiMaria and Greg PerkinsBarMagda MaraisFace PaintingDebby BurnellPlantsMelissa Sharp Rachele Castle Crazy Hair Vicki ButterworthDevonshire Tea