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ST COLUMBA ANGLICAN SCHOOL · 3 IONA AVENUE PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444
Monday 7th September
02 6581 4188 · www.scas.nsw.edu.au · www.fb.com/scasinfo
• Year 2-6 Basketball Competition
Tuesday 8th September
• Hastings Primary Touch Gala
From the Principal
Wednesday 9th September
Whole School
Thursday 10th September
• Year 7/8 All Schools Touch
Friday 11th September
Parents taking school matters into their own hands can make pick-up time
fraught. There is a growing culture of bullying, intimidation and violence in
Sydney’s schools. But it is not the students who are behaving badly - it’s the
parents. Principals say conflict and nastiness at the school gate is on the ....
From Monday, 7th September 2015, St Columba Anglican School will
implement new traffic patterns throughout our campus. These changes are
being made to ease traffic problems that currently exist, and to improve
safety for our students during peak periods. The following are the changes...
Primary School
Last week, ten Year 6 students attended the HICES Enrichment Camp in
Sydney. The students enjoyed a range of stimulating activities in areas such
as cryptology, sport science, unusual traditions, drama and aviation. There
were also plenty of outdoor activities. The students thoroughly enjoyed ....
Secondary School
Year 7 PDHPE students were recently challenged to put their learning into
practice by planning, preparing and cooking a nutritional snack, main meal
and drink comprising the five good groups. All students embraced the
activity with some mouth-watering results, as shown in our photos below...
Performing Arts News
• Year 7 Immunisation Clinic
• Year 11 Examinations Begin
• Primary PMQ Drama Eisteddfod
• Primary CIS Athletics Championships
• PASS Golf Excursion
• Legacy Public Speaking Final Sydney
• Australian Business Week opens
• Primary Disco, School Chapel
• Kindy to Year 2 Athletics Carnival
• Secondary PMQ Drama Eisteddfod
• Year 7 to 12 Youth Group
Saturday 12th September
• Primary Tennis Championships
• Dance of Champions, Sydney
Sunday 13th September
• Year 12 Retreat commences
Monday 14th September
• Integrated Unit Week Years 6, 7 and 8
• K-2 Tony Bones Show
• Year 9 Science, Service & DOE Week
• Years 2-6 Basketball Competition
Tuesday 15th September
• HRIS U15 Boys/Girls Basketball Trials
• Primary HRIS Football/Netball Gala
• ABW Year 10 Excursion
Wednesday 16th September
The Spring Soiree held at St Thomas’ Anglican Church earlier this week was
a beautiful evening, with outstanding performances from our Vocal and
String Ensembles, and solos from several of our HSC students.
The audience enjoyed a wide array of musical pieces from Mozart to a......
• NSW CIS Athletics
• Year 12 Valedictory Dinner
Thursday 17th September
• Port Macquarie Dance Eisteddfod
• Year 12 Communion and Graduation
Friday 18th September
Sports News
Well done to all the players in the U10s (Years 3/4) Rugby team who won
their Grand Final. They were undefeated all season and won the decider
comfortably. Thank you to the parents for transporting their sons to training
and games each week. A big thank you to Rob Lund and Rod McLean for ....
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• Last Day of Term 3
• Year 7 to 12 Youth Group
Check the Parent Lounge Calendar for
more details of upcoming events
From the Principal
School Bullies: The Other Kind
Parents taking school matters into their own hands can make pick-up time fraught.
There is a growing culture of bullying, intimidation and violence in Sydney’s schools.
But it is not the students who are behaving badly - it’s the parents.
Principals say conflict and nastiness at the school gate is on the rise, as parents
become more involved in activities and connect on social media. In the most serious
cases, parents have ended up in car-park brawls and dozens of incidents were
referred to police last year, an education department report shows. Parents take
schoolground bullying to the car park. Sydney Morning Herald - January 24, 2015
Parent-Teacher Evenings, Information Evenings, meetings with teachers to discuss
progress and air concerns are all part of a professional educator’s life. Thankfully, at
SCAS these are informative and collaborative sessions with the good of the child
at the centre of what is said, planned and reviewed. Unfortunately, in many other
schools this is not the norm.
“Teachers
are
increasingly
being
bullied, yelled at,
and in rarer cases,
physically assaulted by
some assertive parents
who believe they have
an ‘inalienable right to
scream and demand
things
for
their
children,’’ the NSW
Teachers Federation
says.
More than 80 per cent of 2500 teachers and school staff say they have been bullied by
parents, according to research in a new book by three academics, Deirdre Duncan,
Dan Riley and John Edwards. They say the bullying of school staff by parents is a
‘’dark side’’ of schools, ignored because schoolyard bullies attract the most publicity.”
Sydney Morning Herald, May 17, 2012
The media has written much about the impact of
“helicopter parents” on today’s schools. In fact.
the media has gone so far as to identify the more
extreme parent “advocates” as “Blackhawk (helicopter
gunships) parents”.
“Rather than supporting teachers like in the past, some parents now question their
authority, and believe they have an ‘’inalienable right to scream at teachers and
demand things’’ for their children.” Fionie Stavert, NSW Teachers Federation
Parents in some schools see themselves as advocates, champions, BFF’s for their
children rather than parents and project their egos into their “conversations” with
teachers..
“Parents are invading the sanctity of the classroom to intimidate teachers into
making special accommodations for their child. They are aggressively bulldozing
right over their child’s teachers….When these children enter school their mothers
attempt to micromanage the child’s classroom. ‘My child told me her hand was raised
and you picked another child.’ The not so hidden message is “my child from now on
must be chosen first.” All proceeding communication with the teacher starts out,
“today this or that happened in school” as if the mother was sitting in the classroom.
Upon questioning by the teacher it becomes clear her only source of information
necessary is her own child’s supposedly accurate perceptions...The teacher gets the
message that this child will be treated as special or the teacher will pay a heavy price.
The teacher’s reputation will be mangled through the whisper campaign with other
parents in the parking lot and by disparaging remarks to other teachers about this
less than accommodating teacher.” Sweet but Overbearing Mothers Bully Teachers,
Domenick J. Maglio, Ph.D.
Mr Terry Muldoon
Principal
[email protected]
Now, I know that teachers in schools where this kind of behaviour is common (there
have been recent examples in Australia where the relationship between teachers
and parents has degenerated to a point where Apprehended Violence Orders have
been sought and granted) can have a terrible impact on school staff. What these
parents often do not realise is that this behaviour is also “crippling” their children
educationally and emotionally.
“The negative impact on the child can be just as debilitating. The offending parent, often
the mother, sends the pathetic message to the child that the child can never show she
is less than perfect... The parent rushes in to maintain the illusion there is no need for
improvement. The mother believes she needs to bail the child out of any of the child’s
mistakes in the attempt to maintain the myth that the child is as infallible as the mother.
The mission of these bullying parents is to create in the minds of others an image of a
superior child to confirm she is a superior parent.”
As I have said, we see very little of this behaviour at SCAS and are determined to
keep it that way. Our teachers deserve respect for the great job they do. If they
ever “get it wrong” they deserve to be spoken to with respect and an acceptable
outcome achieved without bullying.
Our students deserve the right to grow and mature.
Sometimes that means they make mistakes, get it
wrong and learn to accept the consequences for
their actions.
Our parents have the right to be partners in their
child’s education. They do not have the right to
bully teachers, demean their own or other children
or act as negative role models for their children.
“For education to be effective all forms of bullying
need to be eliminated. Bullying parents have to be
exposed like any other bully or they will become a
cancer to the entire school community.”
In case parents feel the “high and mighty
principal” is picking on them, please be aware
that in a number of studies investigating teachers
being bullied, it is the principal who is often the
perpetrator and the one who sets a toxic example
to students, staff and families.
Over the years I have also seen teachers who are bullies - to students, their
colleagues and parents. Their legacy has been to alienate students from education.
They create an atmosphere of discomfort and fear as they yell, standover, backstab and ridicule those they are supposed to be teaching and with whom they are
supposed to be working in a shared mission.
That behaviour needs to be corrected, rebuked and seen as antipathetic to
education in general, and a SCAS education in particular. Simple.
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Whole School
McCabe House Fundraiser
Mr Andrew Harrison (Sec)
Mrs Jaana Gray (Primary)
Heads of McCabe House
McCabe House held their annual fundriaser today, with proceeds from the day going to two worthy causes - Surf Aid, an organisation that
is working to reduce the incidence of malaria and other health problems in the small islands of Indonesia, and Muscular Dystrophy NSW.
Students enjoyed a barbeque, spiders and ice creams, and were able to wear mufti and make a gold coin donation to go to the chosen
charities. Many of our secondary students wore surf themed outfits in support of Surf Aid.
Thank you to Ball’s Butchery South West Rocks for their assistance with the donation of sausages for the BBQ.
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Whole School
Changes to Traffic Management on Campus
From Monday, 7th September 2015,
St Columba Anglican School will
implement new traffic patterns
throughout our campus. These changes
are being made to ease traffic problems
that currently exist, and to improve
safety for our students during peak
periods.
The following are the immediate
changes being made to traffic flow at
SCAS:
1. All vehicles entering the school
campus will use the entry road on
the north-western boundary of
the site off Major Innes Drive (the
old bus road). This will be a dual
(one-way) carriageway, with one
lane for buses only, and one lane
for all other vehicles entering the
school campus.
2. The former vehicle entry further
along Major Innes Drive will now
be for vehicles accessing Columba
Cottage Early Learning Centre
(CCELC) and to access parking
spaces on the southern side of the CCELC.
3. Please note that parents parking in the car parking spaces in Iona Avenue must walk up to the Kiss and Drop area to pick up their
student(s) and walk them back to their car. Students are not permitted to walk across to the Iona Avenue parking area and must
remain at the Kiss and Drop until collected. Vehicles parking in Iona Avenue should expect delays when re-entering the traffic flow
at peak times.
4. What was the former bus pick up and drop off zone (the undercover area) will now become the Kiss and Drop area, and the current
Kiss and Drop zone will become the bus zone for buses to drop off and pick up.
For parents needing to park on campus, there will be three distinct carparking areas:
• The gravel area along the access road on the School’s southern boundary, accessible via Kyla Crescent. This area will be
asphalted and line-marked during Term 4.
• The car parking spaces on the southern side of the Early Learning Centre.
• The CCELC carpark (accessible through the CCELC boom gate) and available for CCELC families only.
Parking is also available in Kyla Cresce nt, but we ask that you be mindful of our neighbours when parking in this area.
A few things to remember when driving on the school campus:
• The speed limit within the school grounds is 5 km/h. Expect children to be around, and drive with caution at all times.
• Buses have priority at all times. Please give way to any buses leaving or joining the flow of traffic where possible.
• The area through the SCAS boom gate to the rear of the campus is for staff and senior student parking only. Parents are
not to access this area of the school.
During the initial implementation period, senior staff members will be present during peak morning and afternoon times to ensure a smooth
transition to the new traffic system. Please follow all instructions given by staff.
The School will be monitoring the effectiveness of these changes, and your feedback is most welcome.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this new traffic management system, please contact our Business Manager, Mr Garry Clifton,
either by phone, or via email to [email protected].
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Whole School
First Aid at School
All teaching and support staff at St Columba Anglican School have a current first aid certificate, and observe their duty of care to students
by providing first aid treatment within the limits of their skill, expertise, training and responsibilities.
Minor injuries such as bumps, bruises and cuts are treated in the first aid room, and students are returned to class.
When a student is feeling unwell, our first aid officers will assess the student, and if the student is not well enough to return to class after 10
or 15 minutes of rest, the student’s parent/caregiver will be contacted to collect the student. If the parent/caregiver is unable to collect the
student, they should make arrangements with a family member or friend to do so. Unfortunately the school does not have the facilities to
keep students in the first aid room indefinitely, and if collection cannot be arranged, the student will be returned to class.
In the case of a medical emergency or if the first aid officer is in any doubt regarding the student’s condition, or feels that the student’s
condition is deteriorating, an ambulance will be called and the parent/caregiver contacted and informed.
Operation Christmas Child
Please continue to bring in your filled Christmas Child Boxes and leave at the School Office.
Woolworths Earn and Learn
The Woolworth Earn and Learn program finishes on 8th September 2015. When you shop at Woolworths you
can collect Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers from the checkout operator and place them on a Woolworths
Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet. There’ll be one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding
liquor, tobacco, and gift cards).
Once completed, simply place the Sticker Sheet in the Collection Box at school, which are located in the Front
Office and in the Primary Office foyer.
Points earned are able to be used to choose resources from Modern Teaching Aids, Australia’s biggest supplier
of resources for schools.
Flexischools
We have now successfully introduced our new online ordering system in the School Canteen, “FlexiSchools”. FlexiSchools is well established and tested,
and operates in hundreds of schools across Australia.
The FlexiSchools system allows parents, students and staff to place food orders from home or work at any time. Payment is also completed online, so
there is no need for a paper bag and cash to be sent via your student to school. As well as being convenient for parents, the online orders are much faster
and easier for the Canteen co-ordinator to process - so it makes everyone’s life a little easier.
The online menu is the same price as the normal Canteen menu, however there is a small fee of 25 cents per online order to help pay for the labels and
the website system. Parents and students can, of course, continue to order and pay cash for their canteen orders as they do now, and can continue to
purchase over the counter at break times.
Getting online is easy and it only takes a few minutes to register. Simply go to www.flexischools.com.au and click “Register Now”. You will be sent an
email with further instructions on how to complete the registration. Once registered, you can start ordering immediately. If you have any questions,
FlexiSchools have a great help desk on 1300 361 769.
For more information go to the FlexiSchools website, where there is a very good Question and Answer section.
P&F News
The P&F executive team had the opportunity to have a positive and informative
discussion with the Chair of School Council, Rev. Canon Dr John Barrett, at their
meeting this week. Discussions centred around the Council’s expectations of the
P&F, and how the P&F might contribute to the Council’s objectives for the school.
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Primary School
Book Week 2015
Mrs Julia Jenkins
Book Week Co-ordinator
[email protected]
On Wednesday 26th August over 500 Primary School students and staff had fun dressing up as their favourite book character or
author. This year we embraced the theme “Books light up our world” and each child was introduced in the spotlight before strutting their character down the
twinkling catwalk. Some of our littlest friends from the CCLEC dressed up and joined us and many parents, grandparents and friends once again supported
us and watched.
Thank you to the wonderful parents who helped create some great dress-ups for our students to wear.
Book Fair
After this year’s Book Parade, many parents and students took the opportunity to purchase books at the Library Book Fair. Many generously donated a
book or two for our Library shelves. Students’ names will be placed on a plaque on the inside cover of these books, and they will be the first to be able to
borrow the books they have donated. Many thanks to our school community for their generosity in supporting this fundraiser.
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Primary School
Primary Fathers’ Day Stall
The School’s P&F Association ran yet another fantastic Fathers’ Day Stall today in the Library today.
Excited “shoppers” had fun looking through all the beautiful gifts on display and choosing something for their dads for Fathers’ Day this Sunday.
A big thank you to our lovely P&F parent volunteers
who looked after our happy shoppers today.
Enrichment Camp
Mr Bruce Little
Head of Primary
[email protected]
Last week, ten Year 6 students attended the HICES Enrichment Camp in Sydney. The students enjoyed a range of stimulating activities in areas such as
cryptology, sport science, unusual traditions, drama and aviation. There were also plenty of outdoor activities. The students thoroughly enjoyed the
challenging and exciting topics and had a great time connecting with other students from schools around the state.
Year 5 Desert Survivors
Year 5 have been studying how animals and plants survive in the desert as a
part of their Desert Survivors Science unit.
Each student was given a desert plant or animal to investigate. The students
researched the animal’s features, habitat and adaptations that they use to
allow them to survive in a desert environment.
After this research the students selected an adaptation and designed an
experiment to display how this allowed the species to survive in a desert.
The creativity of the students was impressive as even if students selected
the same adaptation, the experiments that they designed were significantly
different.
Well done to all of the Year 5 students and teachers in completing a fantastic
investigative unit with excellence.
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Mr Marten Hilberts
Director of Primary Pastoral Care
[email protected]
Primary School
Year 5 Gold Rush Day
Mr Marten Hilberts
Director of Primary Pastoral Care
[email protected]
Year 5 students have been studying the Gold Rush, and enjoyed a “Gold Rush Day” earlier this week. Students had fun dressing up in the costumes
of the gold rush era, and also had the opportunity to pan for gold.
Stage 1 Enviro Week
Ms Ann-Kathrin Kiehn
Enviro Co-ordinator
[email protected]
This week Stage 1 have been looking at ways
at how they can make a difference in looking
after their environment.
Year 2J created some stunning posters to
encourage thinking in the areas of being a
‘Waste Warrior’, a ‘Trader, a ‘Foodie’, a ‘Green
Thumb’, a ‘Sparky’, and a ‘Wild Child.’
Stage 1 children continue to compost their
fruit scraps, actively work in the Vegie Patch
and are great at being wild children outdoors.
Year 2 and 6 Father’s Day Breakfast
Mr Marten Hilberts
Director of Primary Pastoral Care
[email protected]
Students and dads from Years 2 and 6 enjoyed a father’s day barbeque breakfast this week on the lawns at the front of the school. The Primary School
Band played some great music while dads and students enjoyed each other’s company.
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Secondary School
Year 7 PDHPE Nutrition
Mr Dane Dickson
Head of PDHPE
[email protected]
Year 7 PDHPE students were recently challenged to put their learning into practice by planning, preparing and cooking a nutritional snack,
main meal and drink comprising the five good groups. All students embraced the activity with some mouth-watering results, as shown in our
photos below.
Australian Business Week
“In Pursuit of Excellence”
Founder, CEO and Principal of Passmore’s Business College in Sydney, Mr Duncan Passmore (pictured), will launch
Australian Business Week at the school this coming Friday, September 11th.
Mr Passmore is a chartered accountant by profession with over 40 years’ experience in business and education.
He is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Marketing Institute and a Fellow of the Commercial Education Society
of Australia. Mr Passmore aims to motivate and educate today’s young people and has a firm belief that everyone
has the potential for success. At Passmores College he oversees the nurturing of that potential by encouraging
all to honour ‘In Pursuit of Excellence’. It is this message he plans to share with Year 10 students as they begin the
six day enterprise education program, Australian Business Week.
A national program, now in its eighth year at the school, ABW engages students in a virtual world of business for
a week and allows them to learn vital business, workplace and life skills along the way. Students form teams of 10
and assume management roles to run a virtual company, making important business decisions as they compete
against their peers. The program replaces regular curriculum for the week, and includes a full day excursion to
local businesses to maximise the students’ learning experience. Most of all, Australian Business Week is great fun!
ABW culminates with a Trade Display on Friday, September 18th from 1.00pm to 2.00pm in the Phillips Building
where students will showcase their business concept. Education institutions will also be in attendance to provide
relevant careers information to students and parents who visit the Trade Display. Interested members of the
school community are most welcome to attend.
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Mrs Gayle Houlahan
ABW Co-ordinator
[email protected]
Secondary School
SLC Social
Miss Watters
Student Leadership
Coordinator
Over 100 Secondary School students danced the night away to DJ music and live music provided by Jack Rabbit at the Social event on Tuesday night. The
Year 12 Student Leadership Committee organised the event with the assistance of the Interact team to raise funds for the SLC Leadership Retreat Bursary
Fund, Rotary Sunrise and the Year 12 SCAS gift. The theme “Hippies versus Hipsters” saw Best Dressed Hippie awarded to Nicola Reardon and Liam Wallace
for Best Hipster.
I would like to publicly thank those very generous staff who gave up their valuable evening to assist with the social. Particular thanks goes to Gayle
Houlahan, Jan Crombie (Rotary Sunrise) and the Interact team for cooking the BBQ. Dr. Stewart’s daughter won the best dancer again three years in a row
with Lachlan Philpott in second place with the running man and worm grooves shown on the dancefloor. Thank you to everyone who came, danced and
supported the event. It was a highly successful evening due to the dedicated efforts of the SLC team - I am so proud of you all.
Fathers’ Day Breakfast
Is there a better way to celebrate Fatherhood than with a BBQ bacon and
egg burger? On Friday morning fathers and sons of Year 7, 8 and 9 gathered
with some of the male teaching staff to celebrate Fatherhood as a prelude to
Fathers’ Day this coming Sunday. Plenty of BBQ’d burgers helped kick start
the day and there was some time to reflect on the special relationship a father
has with his son. A reflection on God as our Heavenly Father wrapped up the
morning’s proceedings as the dads headed off to work and the boys back into
the fray of school life.
A thought for you this Fathers’ Day. We don’t always get it right as dads, in fact,
sadly, there are as many stories it seems of fathers getting it wrong as there
are of them getting it right. Our culture seems at times fixated on belittling
the role of dads or doing away with it all together. In the Bible, it is striking that
Jesus often uses the title of ‘Father’ to describe God in terms of his relationship
with his people. in 1 John 3:1 we are told that not only is God our Father, he
is a Father who cannot help pouring out his blessings. John says ‘’See what
great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called Children of
God, and that is what we are.” God’s blessings to all the dads this Sunday. What
a privilege it is to be a father and to know our Heavenly Father.
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Mr Scott Hazelton
Assistant Chaplain
[email protected]
Secondary School
Year 9 Marine Studies Excursion
Mrs Clare Chapman
Secondary Science
[email protected]
This week our Year 9 Marine Studies students visited the Port Stephens Shark and Ray Centre. Students had the opportunity of swimming
with the sharks and rays as well as feeding them.
CAFS Visit to St Thomas’ Soup Kitchen
Mrs Natalie Littler &
Mrs Marissa Orley
Secondary PDHPE/CAFS
Year 11 Community and Family Studies (CAFS) students recently volunteered their time at St Thomas’ Soup Kitchen in Port Macquarie. The purpose of the
excursion was to gain an understanding of how the formal support service helps individuals and families manage change in their lives. Students were also
able to gain an understanding of the diversity of people using the service and how the service satisfies needs of the individual and the community. We would
like to thank the volunteers at the Soup Kitchen for their assistance on the day.
Tournament of Minds
Dr Stephen Mansfield
TOMs Coordinator
[email protected]
On Sunday 23rd August two high school teams travelled to Coffs Harbour to participate in the regional finals of Tournament of Minds. They were young teams
with little experience, consisting of students from Years 7-9, but they pulled together well at late notice. Both teams chose to compete in the Social Science
challenge, where they had to present their decision to and the effect of erasing a famous figure from history. Team One chose to erase Beethoven, whilst Team
Two opted for Leonardo Da Vinci.
Our two teams represented SCAS with aplomb, with some of the feedback from judges “A solid performance - well done” and “A great performance! Answered
the question well and brilliant reasoning for the removal of a historical figure”. Though we didn’t move through to the state finals, the students involved are
keen to participate again next year.
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Secondary School
High Tea for I.T.
Mr Scott Hazelton
Assistant Chaplain
[email protected]
Yesterday saw the second “HiTea” event at SCAS, with approximately 25 senior citizens enjoying delicious treats and technology assistance.
The HiTea was catered and served by Mrs Amanda Cooper and Year 9 Hospitality students Cassandra Cains, Abby jenkins, Mekayla Newell and Annabelle
Smead, while the technology support was offered by some of our Year 9 IST students.
Mrs Meridith Ebbs presented a session on how to use Facebook and then the a high tea was served while the technology gurus circulated amongst the
attendees and helped them with their many questions.
This event is quickly becoming one of high popularity in our local community and is an initiative of the Citizenship pillar of excellence at SCAS. If you know anyone
in the local community who would benefit from the next event, please feel free to have them send an email to Mr Scott Hazelton at the email address above.
Science & Engineering Super Challenge
Last Wednesday 32 of the finest minds in Year 10 travelled with
Mrs Duncan and Mr Harrison to the University of Newcastle
for the State final of the Science and Engineering Challenge.
With good deal of weight on their shoulders (courtesy of an
Australian final win and 4th place in recent years) our team
worked hard on every task set.
Mr Andrew Harrison &
Mrs Joanne Duncan
Secondary Science
As you would expect in a state final the competition was
intense. Hovercraft were floated, bridges built and model
houses tested in cyclonic winds. After all the results were tallied
St Columba placed third out of the eight schools on the second
day of competition.
We did not get to move on to the Australian final but the name
of St Columba Anglican School was again held high - not just
by the performance in challenge activities, but also by how our
students behaved and participated with grateful enthusiasm.
Congratulations on a huge team effort.
Student Leadership 2016
Miss Watters
Student Leadership
Coordinator
Fifty Two years ago Dr Martin Luther King made his famous I have a Dream speech on the 28th August, 1963 in Washington DC which helped to punctuate the
modern civil rights movement in America. Recently we heard some thought provoking speeches where the Secondary School was called upon to cast their vote
for our world famous leaders. Each student gave a five minute speech where they enlightened the Secondary School about their pledge to be a leader in 2016.
Martin Luther King Jnr stated that the most persistent and urgent question of humanity is what are you doing for others? It is fitting to apply this to our wonderful
candidates who are nominating themselves to serve others in our dynamic school community. This year’s Student Leadership Committee (SLC) have certainly put
service back into their individual titles raising the bar for other young leaders to fulfill in 2016.
Real leaders do not need badges to contribute and make a positive difference in the lives of other people. This year, fourteen courageous young leaders nominated
for School Captains, Vice Captains and Prefects. The rigorous selection process meant that seven of these candidates were invited through to the final stage of the
leadership process. Irrespective of the outcome, all Year 11 nominees have shown themselves to be leaders with or without the badges. I wish them all the very
best and thank them for being brave SCAS warriors.
I would also like to wish our House Captain nominees the very best of luck for their upcoming speeches. They will also be seeking support from the Secondary
School in gaining the leadership positions of House Leaders.
The 2015 SLC members will be announced at the Year.12 Farewell Assembly in Week 10.
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Performing Arts
Spring Soiree
Mr Mark Brown
Director of Performing Arts
[email protected]
The Spring Soiree held at St Thomas’ Anglican Church
earlier this week was a beautiful evening, with outstanding
performances from our Vocal and String Ensembles, and
solos from several of our HSC students.
The audience enjoyed a wide array of musical pieces from
Mozart to a Native American Chant.
Theatre Bites
On Saturday 31st August the Year 10 and 11 Drama students
attended the 9th annual Theatre Bites HSC Drama Showcase at
the Glasshouse. Theatre Bites is a collection of some of the best
group and individual HSC Drama performance works from the
region, from both private and public schools. It was a wonderful
opportunity for the year 10 and 11 Drama students to see what HSC
Drama students can create.
Our very own Year 12 Drama students, Rebecca Gray and Amber
Jenkins, performed their Individual Performances to a sold out
audience. We look forward to attending and including SCAS
students at next years 10th anniversary of Theatre Bites.
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Mrs Catherine Grootenboer
Secondary Drama
[email protected]
Sport
SCAS U10s Win Rugby Grand Final
Mr Luke Richards
Head of Rugby
[email protected]
Well done to all the players in the U10s (Years 3/4) Rugby team
who won their Grand Final. They were undefeated all season
and won the decider comfortably.
Thank you to the parents for transporting their sons to training
and games each week. A big thank you to Rob Lund and Rod
McLean for coaching the team, and also to Oxley Insurance
Brokers (OIB) for sponsoring the SCAS Rugby Club and providing
each player with a training shirt.
Community News
KEY DATES
Sunday 13th September
Registration Day
Port Macquarie Swimming Pool
10am – 2pm
Register for Nippers
at Flynns Beach
Sunday 4th October
Registration Day
Online at : www.pmslsc.com.au/nippers
Port Macquarie Swimming Pool
10am – 2pm
Registration and proficiency swims:
Saturday 12th and Saturday 19th September
Noon-3pm
Port Macquarie Pool
HIT THE BEACH FOR SURF LIFESAVING THIS
Questions? email [email protected]
SUMMER!
Sunday 11th October
Season starts
Lighthouse Beach
8.30am
The surf lifesaving season at Tacking Point Surf Lifesaving club is just
around the corner! Surf skills and associated activities are conducted
each Sunday at 8.30 am at the beautiful Lighthouse Beach for ages
ranging 5-14 years.
Why join ?
Saturday 17th October
Open Day
Lighthouse Beach
2 – 4pm
There are so many reasons why to be part of surf lifesaving
You make new friends
You learn about beach safety, including different surf conditions
You enjoy the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle
You learn how to care for fragile coastal environments
It’s fun!
How do I register?
Online – visit www.tackingpointslsc.com.au OR
In person – come to one of our Registration Days (details above right)
TACKING POINT SLSC
40 Matthews Flinders Drive
Lighthouse Beach
Port Macquarie 2444
www.tackingpointslsc.com.au
Facebook: Tacking Point Surf
Lifesaving Club Inc
For more information contact:
Jacquie : 0447 172 688
St Columba
Port Macquarie Surf LLifesavings
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