FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Reconciliation Action Plan
27 October, 2016
Term Four: Week Two
“Here in Australia we are fortunate enough to have one of the richest
and oldest continuing cultures in the world. This is something we should
be proud of and something we should celebrate. The youth of Australia
are our future leaders. They will be the custodians of our stories, our
culture and our history. Reconciliation is something we should be proud
of and work hard to achieve.” Dr Tom Calma, Co-Chair of Reconciliation
Australia
This year, Torrens Valley Christian School has been on an exciting journey as staff, students, parents and members of the
community have developed a Reconciliation Action Plan! And this week, members of our Association met to discuss the Plan
and input their ideas.
How did all this come about?
From the very inception of the school, there has been a passion in the school community to provide opportunities for students
to use their gifts and talents in practical expressions of reconciliation. This commitment to reconciliation between indigenous
and non-indigenous Australians arose largely from our understanding that, as Christians, that we are called to love others, just
as Christ Himself modelled reconciliation through His atoning death and resurrection:
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Cor 5:18
Earlier this year, however, we recognised that, as a community, we wanted to develop a whole school framework – a
Reconciliation Action Plan - to support positive and meaningful action in the area of reconciliation.
Using Reconciliation Australia’s existing reconciliation framework - Relationships, Respect and Opportunities - an action team
was formed to consider specific actions we could implement in the classroom, around the school and within the community. It
was exciting to see three generations of a family with an indigenous heritage represented in the team.
They spent a whole day together…. And it was a fabulous day!
Of particular significance, the groups developed a TVCS RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN VISION:
Torrens Valley Christian School is a Christ-centred community which recognises and honours our First Nation people. We
are actively developing a deeper understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's history, culture and
languages in a spirit of reconciliation. We are committed to listening to Aboriginal voices, building authentic relationships,
improving access opportunities and creating a shared sense of belonging in our community.
Where to from here? Dr Fiona Partridge sums it up when she says, “We are seeing the importance as a school of actively
working towards embedding cultural understandings in our educational programs, not just running one-off events and
activities. I am excited that this generation of students are seeing the importance of understanding and appreciating our
indigenous heritage.”
Yours in Christ’s service. Julie Prattis. Principal.
SPORTS NEWS
October
Congratulations to Ellie and Emily!
Ellie has been selected for the State
Athletics Team to complete at Sydney
Olympic Park on 25 – 29th November
2016. She has been selected for the Multi
Event which is comprised of the 100m,
800m, Shot Put and Long Jump.
Emily
has
been selected in the Adelaide
United Lady Reds as part of the
main squad. She was initially
hoping just to make the training
squad,
which
involves
participating in trainings to
make up the numbers. However,
they were so impressed with her that she has now become a
contracted player for the upcoming W-League season.
Fri
28
Bandana Day
World Teachers Day!
Yr 12 Breakfast & final day for lessons
R-Yr4 Cricket Clinic
Playgroup (9.00am)
Yr 8 Immunisation (3rd visit)
Mon
31
Yr 12 Final Assembly & Parent Morning Tea
(9.30am - 11.30am)
November
Wed
2
Primary Assembly (9.15am - 9.45am)
Fri
4
Playgroup (9.00am)
Sat
5
School Tour (10am)
Mon
7
Year 12 Exams - week 1
What an awesome achievement!
Yr 11 Excursion - Adelaide CBD
Andrew Loechel (Primary Sport Coordinator)
Triple C Craft - Kumangka Kuu (8.30am)
2017 ENROLMENTS & RETURNING TO SCHOOL
We are planning our class structures for 2017. Before we
finalise arrangements may I remind you that the school
requires one term’s notice in writing if your child will not be
returning in 2017. This process is in the conditions of
enrolment form signed by parents on enrolment. A penalty
may apply if there is late notice of withdrawal of a student.
If there is a possibility your child might be leaving but the
decision is not confirmed yet, notice of this should also be
given to me and we can hold a place for your child until your
decision is finalised. If you decide to stay, your child will not
lose their place at TVCS. Thank you.
Julie Dow (Registrar)
Tues
8
Yr 10 Geography & Tourism Excursion
Wed
9
Revampt Thanksgiving Assembly
- Yr10/11 Principal Awards (9am)
Hot Shots Tennis - Memorial Drive
Yr 6/7 & Yr 8/9 Boys & Girls Volleyball Carnival
- Kings Baptist (9am - 3.30pm)
Thurs
10
Yr 10 Boys & Girls Volleyball Carnival - Kings
Baptist (9am - 3.30pm)
Yr 10 German Excusion Barossa Valley
Fri
11
Remembrance Day
Playgroup (9.00am)
Reception Orientation Visit & morning tea
Sun
13
Lego League Competition - Prince Alfred
College
Mon
14
Year 12 Exams - Week 2
Yr 9 - 11 Revision Week for Exams
School of Language classes are held at TVCS
Tuesdays in the Middle School Classrooms
Years 4 - 7
Years 8 - 10
3.45pm to 5.15pm
3.40pm to 6.15pm
Italian, Afrikaans, French, Chinese
Wed
16
Middle School Assembly
Thurs
17
Volunteer Morning Tea (10 am- 11.30am)
Fri
18
Primary Fun Day
Playgroup (9.00am)
Mon
21
R - Yr 2 Swimming Week
Yr 9 -11 Exam Week
Triple C Craft - Kumangka Kuu (8.30am)
Yr 4/5 Boys & Girls Primary Basketball Carnival
Tues
22
Yr 6/7 Girls Primary Basketball Carnival
Wed
23
Yr 6 Graduation (HVUC)
Primary Worship Assembly
Yr6/7 Boys Basketball Carnival
Fri
25
Mon
28
Reception Orientation Visit
Playgroup (9.00am)
Yr 10 & 11 - Final day students
Yr 10 Work Experience Week
Email: a dm in @sch oo ls.sa.edu.au Phone: 8301 4800
TUESDAY
PRAYER BREAKFAST - Kumangka Kuu
TUESDAY
COMPASSION CHILDREN DAY (gold coin)
TUESDAY
SCHOOL BANKING DAY
TUESDAY
Vista Sports - Middle School 2.30pm
THURSDAY
R- 12 HOMEWORK/TUTORIAL
(3.30pm - 4.15pm) in the HUB
THURSDAY
SECONDARY MATHS TUTORING
(3.30pm - 4.15pm) in Room 30
YEAR 9 GERMAN EXCURSION TO HAHNDORF:
On Tuesday of week 10, Term 3, 2016 the year 9 German
class had an all day excursion to Hahndorf, accompanied by
Herr Allen and me. We began the day by sketching the
German style Half Timbered houses in a back road about 10
minutes out of Hahndorf. Then it was into Hahndorf itself to
learn about some of the German migration history. We
visited some of the oldest surviving houses from settlement
which was founded in 1839, the local Lutheran church
cemetery with headstones in
German and wandered the
main street taking in its
history.
Students had to fill in a work
booklet as we went and also
had to note down as many
German words, names and
products from various shops
as possible throughout the
day. There was a prize for the
most thoroughly filled in
booklet. We finished the day
with a tour of Sir Hans
Heysen’s (a most famous
South Australian German!) home and gallery at the Cedars.
The weather was not as cold as first predicted and the
students’ behaviour was fantastic – a credit to them and they
represented our school beautifully.
Here are some comments from some of the students about
the day. Frau Belinda Allen (Secondary German Teacher)
The Cedars and having free time wandering down the main
street. Jamie
Wandering around Hahndorf was my favourite. Zac
I enjoyed the Cedars as well as looking inside the different
shops on the main road of Hahndorf. Elise
I enjoyed learning about Hans Heysen and the Cedars. It
was very interesting to know about their life which was so
different to ours. Jasmine
I enjoyed exploring Hahndorf and visiting Hans Heysen’s
home and seeing all of his work. I loved walking through his
home. Kiarora
Free time in the main street, seeing the old German houses,
the Cedars tour, basically I loved everything, It was a great
day. Jemimah
Welcome back students, parents and teachers, to
term four!
How time flies when you are having fun! On behalf of the
team at Camp Australia, we hope you have had wonderful
holidays and are re-charged and ready for the last term of the
year. Here at OSHC we are eager and excited to kick-start
this term with our Camp Australia kids. As always, it was a
pleasure to catch up with our regular attendees, as well as
welcome some new smiling faces in the Before and After
School Care sessions this week.
One of the service’s great successes was achieving ‘Meeting’
in our recent assessment and rating against the National
Quality Standards. We are also very happy to report that our
service was rated ‘exceeding’ in two areas, ‘Physical
Environment’ and ‘Collaborative partnerships with families
and communities’. On behalf of the OSHC team, we want to
say a huge thank you to all the children, parents, school
community and Camp Australia team members who have
helped to make this service such a wonderful and enriching
environment for all the children. We hope to celebrate many
more success like this over the years to come.
At OSHC we are so excited about term four. The focus we
have chosen this term is ‘celebrations’. After nearly a whole
year of working with the children we believe it is important to
celebrate the many achievements that have been
accomplished here at OSHC throughout the year. The
children attending OSHC this term will be involved in many
opportunities to explore and engage in activities in relation to
our theme. The aim is to adopt an attitude where we all
acknowledge, encourage and celebrate the individual
achievements of the students, staff and school.
Last term the children were part of the process of planting
and growing some succulent plants in our little OSHC green
house. With this being such a hit, as a group we have decided
to extend this activity and create our very own OSHC garden!
The children are so excited about this and cannot wait to get
started.
Well for now that is the full update from the Camp Australia
OSHC team. Please do not hesitate to stop by the room and
join in on all the fun we’re having. We hope to see many more
new faces in before and after school care, because there are
so many great things to come and we would love to share
them with everyone. Don’t forget to stop by in the morning
time for a delicious breakfast and a bit of a play before school
starts. Keep an eye out for what is to come next and enjoy the
rest of the week.
Program Details
We have spaces available for both before and after school.
To find out more about our program, view fees and to register
visit: www.campaustralia.com.au
Where:
Hope Valley Uniting Church
1263 Grand Junction Road, Hope Valley
When:
What:
Who:
How Much:
Questions:
5.30pm ‘till 7.30pm (arrive 5.15pm to sign in)
Lots of fun, food, and laughter,
DINNER and a DEVOTION
6 to 12 year olds
$4 per kid, per night
($10 for family group of 3)
Ask Rachel on: 0405 442 175
SCHOOL UNIFORMS FOR SALE:
1 Blue TVCS Jumper Sz 6 $15
Blue TVCS Jumpers Sizes 12, 14, 16 $20ea
Senior Red Jumpers Sizes 14, 16, 18 $20ea
1 Primary Sports Jumper Sz 10 $10
1 Red Rugby Top Sz 20 $20
Sports Shorts Sizes 14, med adult $10ea
Long Sleeve Blue Polo Shirts Sizes 16, 18 $10ea
Boys Short Sleeve Blue Polo Shirts Sz 16, 18, 20 $10ea
Boys Navy Shorts Sizes 18, 20 $25ea
Boys Navy Trousers Sz 16 $15
Girls Summer Dress Sz 10, 14 $20ea
Girls Summer Dress Sz 16 $40
Girls Winter Tartan Skirt Sz 14 $20
Girls Winter Tartan Skirt Sz 16 $30
2 White Shirts Sz 12 $5ea
1 Tie $10; 1 Large School Bag $15;
1 School Bucket Hat $5
Mobile: 0412 649 600