The Newsletter of
Oxley Christian College
From The Principal
Welcome to Term 3. We especially welcome new students,
families, and staff. We trust that they will soon feel at home
in the Oxley community.
Last week Oxley introduced a new 1:1 Digital Learning
Program. Year 7 students eagerly received their new
Surface Pro tablets. Our ICT team conducted 14 training
sessions for students and parents to get to know their new
devices. The College provides ongoing technical support
for these devices as part of Oxley’s continued commitment
to teaching and learning excellence. The program is fully
supported by the College ICT Help Desk during 8.00am
and 4.20pm weekdays, located at the Cloud, our recently
refurbished learning space and service centre. The staged
introduction of the program will involve all students from
Years 7 - 12 by 2018.
Staff have engaged in extensive Professional Development
to maximise learning with the rollout of the new technology.
Each faculty has integrated the use of the Surface Pro into
their core curriculum. Specifically, students will use their
tablets to access SEQTA (learning management portal),
textbooks and other teaching aids, to support learning
across a range of subjects. 21st Century skills are core skills
that support students to master the multi-dimensional
abilities required of them in a world different to when
their parents attended school. The key skills required by
students include those strongly developed by the 1:1
Digital Learning Program.
• Critical Thinking - think effectively, examine ideas from
different angles.
Isabella, Cooper and Joshua receiving assistance at the Cloud
Issue No 11
28 July 2016
• Digital Literacy - understand and develop skills to use
technology to research ideas, express their thoughts,
design and create.
• Collaboration - help each other, share responsibility for
their workload and thrive in today’s team-orientated
society.
• Communication - communicate effectively through
digital and non-digital media.
• Creativity - explore multiple scenarios, hypothesise and
imagine possibilities
• Problem Solving - find solutions, complete tasks and
design products with initiative.
• Love of Learning - have an interest and capacity to
continue learning throughout life.
Term 3 is an important time for teachers and students
to engage in academic teaching and learning across all
curriculum areas. Many other programs provide a diversity
of educational experiences to ensure that students have
opportunities to develop a broad range of skills and
interests. The Senior School production of Seussical is
the first of many highlights, which promises to be a great
show.
Sadly, I will miss some key events in the coming weeks,
as I will be recovering from knee surgery. The Deputy
Principal, Geoff Roberts-Thomson, and the Head of Junior
School, Sharee Gaiser, will be available to assist parents in
my absence.
We look forward to an eventful term in which students can
celebrate their unique gifts from God.
Sally Broadley
Jeremy and Chelsea enjoying the use of their Surface Pros in the Cloud
Devotion
Have you ever put together a large
jigsaw puzzle? 500 pieces, 1500
piece, 5000 pieces? Seems like a
good idea at the time doesn’t it?
My 7 year old son loves puzzles,
and he was given a 1500 piece
puzzle in February and, as a family,
slowly but surely we’ve been
working away at it bit by bit ever
since. During the holiday break,
we finished it and the excitement
surrounding its completion was
enthusiastic, to say the least!
As I was growing up, we used
to holiday as a family in the
Grampians. We stayed in this little
house where there was no TV, no
technology, not even a phone! We
had to walk down to the payphone
if we needed to make a call. Mum
loved it that way. It meant we had
to entertain each other, we had to
interact… as a family.
Every year on the first day I was
utterly and completely bored! But
by the second day, we’d found
things to do. We’d play by the
river, play cards or build cubby
houses. And every year we’d pull
out one of the large puzzles the
owners had stored there. We’d set
it up on the floor and throughout
the week we were there, we’d try
and get it finished.
If you’ve ever attempted a puzzle,
you’d know the first part is always
the most fun. It’s the easiest, the
puzzle seems to come together
quickly and easily. Why? Because
if you’re smart, you are working
on the edge pieces first, finding
all the flat edges and assembling
them together - the frame, the
outside of the puzzle. But then it
gets a little trickier - filling in the
middle. We’d look for themes and
group them together: pieces with
flowers in a pile; grass pieces in
another pile; roof tiles in another
pile; sky pieces in another. Then
we would try and work through a
section at a time. Some sections
would be quick to do, like people
or houses, but then you’d come to
grass, water and sky…! 50 pieces
of blue! They all look the same!
Suddenly, we’ve gone from 50
pieces done in an hour, to maybe
two an hour.
This point was
“
where quitters
quit and would-be
winners dug deep
to find something
extra.
My youth pastor once shared
with me a saying he used to say
to himself every time he faced a
challenge or a time when things
got rough or just plain hard. “Ahh,
this is where the quitters must give
up.” It was a challenge to himself
to recognise that whilst things were
tough right then - if his goal was
worth it - this was where he had to
push through. This point was where
quitters quit and would-be winners
dug deep to find something extra.
He was right. When you get to that
stage in putting a puzzle together,
where you just want to walk away
and not return, who really cares?
It’s only a puzzle! The initial fun
has gone, the easy bits are finished
and what’s left is hard work. What
remains is the question: Are you
going to be satisfied with being
beaten by some oddly shaped
pieces of cardboard?! Or are you
going to have the self control,
the determination, and the grit to
refocus and finish it off?
Every year I was sure at some
point that this would be the year
we wouldn’t finish the puzzle in
time, the year we wouldn’t get
all pieces into place before we
needed to leave. Yet every year,
somehow, by just plugging away,
bit by bit, not allowing ourselves
to be overwhelmed by the task
ahead, not being unwilling or too
proud to ask other family members
to come and help, we did it. We
accomplished what we set out to
achieve!
What are some of your goals
in life? I’m sure they are larger
than putting a 1000 piece puzzle
together. Look ahead and see the
goal, commit to running the race
to its full completion, don’t give up
and have what if’s in your life. Dig
deep when things get hard and
don’t be a quitter. Don’t be too
proud or unwilling to ask for help
along the way and then celebrate
your success, and be ready to take
on the future.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers
and sisters, whenever you face
trials of many kinds, because
you know that the testing of your
faith produces perseverance. Let
perseverance finish its work so that
you may be mature and complete,
not lacking anything.
Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who
began a good work in you will
bring it to completion at the day of
Jesus Christ.
Pastor Matt
Chaplain
Senior School
Junior School
Term 3 has well and truly started. In the Year 7 area there
is a buzz of excitement as they are the first year level to
utilise their Surface devices as a daily tool. While there
are occasional teething problems, already it seems that
the program is a great success.
Welcome to Term 3! How wonderful to witness such an
enthusiastic return to school last week, with students
eager to reconnect with teachers and classmates. This
term promises to be full of opportunities for students to
further consolidate learning and accept challenges to
go above and beyond their achievements in Semester
1. We also warmly welcome back Mrs Libby Ledwidge
following her long service leave.
One of our feature events of the Calendar – our Senior
School musical – is on next week. Seussical will be
performed in four shows, from Wednesday to Saturday
night. The teamwork for this show has been wonderful.
Creative and colourful work on props, costumes and
staging has supported a fabulous and hard-working
cast. We look forward to watching the fruit of their
labour. I wish we were still able to advertise this show,
but it has been sold out for some weeks already!
In the week after Seussical, we will enjoy our annual
International Week. During this week we celebrate our
international students, as well as the languages we
study within the College. There are many highlights
during the week. In Junior School, the International
Costume Parade is a picture of colour and life. The
international lunch is another highlight for many, and
the week concludes with the Year 11 Dinner, which
continues the International theme.
Amidst all of these calendar events, our eyes are
already beginning to turn toward 2017. The first steps
in include our Year 10 into 11 Information sessions,
which were held last week. Year 10 subject selections
are due in a fortnight. For parents of our current Year 12
students we will shortly be hosting a Parent Information
Evening (Wednesday 10 August) regarding VTAC and
the process by which Year 12 students choose tertiary
pathways.
One of the hallmarks of Oxley is our sense of
community. I am conscious that, so far, I have described
events and plans. These events and plans bring joy
only because of the opportunity to share in the growth
and development of our students. As staff within this
community, we delight in investing, with God, in this
growth.
Geoff Roberts-Thomson
Deputy Principal - Head of Senior School
The ICT Department wish to thank the Year 7 students
and parents for their patience with the roll-out of the
SP4s and the students for their positive attitudes as
they become familiar with their new devices and the
program.
Charmaine Nell
ICT Manager
Students from Prep to Year 6 are now focused on
rehearsing their items for our upcoming Junior Musical,
Daniel: A Hard Act to Swallow. Under the guidance
of our Performing Arts teacher, Mrs Narelle Walker,
and Director, Mr Andrew Levey, our main cast are
learning lines and participating in rehearsals during
their Performing Arts lessons and after school. Please
add these dates to your diaries – Wednesday 7 and
Thursday 8 September. Ticketing information will be
available in due course.
Congratulations to our Prep students who celebrated
100 days of school on Friday 22 July. It was a pleasure
to visit the classrooms and hear the students share
learning reflections for the past 100 days. The Prep
year is a foundational one and a time of great learning
across many domains. Thank you to our Prep teachers
and their assistants for organising such a memorable
day for our students.
It is such a privilege to work in partnership with parents
to educate a child. Staff valued the opportunity to meet
with families at our Parent Teacher Interviews this week.
Thank you to all parents who attended and engaged
in robust conversations around student progress and
goal setting for the coming semester.
On Thursday 4 August, we will formally acknowledge
the students who will serve in the role of Home Group
Captain or Enviro Team Captain for Semester 2. Parents
are invited to attend this special Chapel service at LMC
from 1.30pm, where students will receive their badges
on stage.
Year 3 – 6 Choir members will participate in the biannual IPSHA Choral Festival on Tuesday 16 August.
Tickets are available from Trybooking https://www.
trybooking.com/LOUP at the price of $25 per seat. All
tickets are general admission with no reserved. Choir
members do not require tickets. Please book early to
avoid disappointment.
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which
cannot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains
surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people
both now and forevermore. Psalm 125:1-2
Sharee Gaiser
Head of Junior School
What Did You Do at School Today?
Prep
On Friday 22 July, Prep celebrated 100 days at school!
This was a very exciting and special day full of fun
activities. We talked about what we had learnt in the past
100 days, made special hats, counted to 100 and made
a necklace with 100 Cheerios. We can’t wait for the next
100 days!
Year 1
Elizabeth creating her Prep 100 Day necklace.
Back to school! This term we have been reading traditional
tales and learning about good and bad characters. We
created a Wanted Poster about the Big Bad Wolf, and
used amazing adjectives to describe his appearance,
personality and the crime he committed! We constructed
a 3D map of a forest and explained the route Little Red
Riding Hood took to get to Grandma’s house. We used
positional language that we are learning about in Maths.
She went around the flowers, behind her house, over the
log, and between the trees. In ICU we are thinking about
the changes that occur to a landscape over a long period
of time. We enjoyed the book Window by Jeannie Baker
and imagined how the view from our classroom might
have looked before our school had ever been built. In
Bible we are learning about the incredible plan God had
for David.
Year 2
Elvin and Matthew wear their special Prep 100 Day hats
We have made a wonderful start to the term. We are
practising asking quick and deep questions to help us
become better readers. We also made up a question to
use for our maths survey and after gathering information,
created our graphs. In P.E. Mr Gaschk has shown us how
to handball as part of our football unit. We are looking
forward to improving our kicking skills and getting out on
the oval. In ICU, we went for a hunt around the school to
find evidence of water use and we found signs of water
everywhere. Science is a blast!
Year 3
Prep celebrating 100 Days of Prep together
We look forward to an exciting term ahead. Learning
our production songs and actions, participating in a
class shop, running the Father’s Day Stall, and a rich
unit of work in Science! We are discovering how heat
changes the shape of objects. We have experimented
with heating chocolate, oil, cordial and metal spoons on
a heat source and making predictions. We have begun
to learn about the terms solid and liquid. In English, we
have been using our Writer’s Notebook and learning that
we make connections when we read. In Maths, we have
been writing our learning goals for Semester 2.
Year 4
Johannah and Mykah eating their Prep 100 Day cupcake
We have had a fantastic start to Term 3. We have two
lovely new students – Zara (4G) and Chloe (4K) – who are
both delightful to teach. We have been learning about
fractions this week and have been counting by quarters,
halves and thirds. During ICU, we have been looking
at the different purposes of different materials. More
specifically, we are beginning the process of designing
packaging to mail a fragile item. Down at The Barn, our
classes are preparing to take our Prep buddy classes to
show them how to plant veggie seedlings. We are also
exploring writing Procedures this term. Writing booklets
for our Prep buddies on how to plant veggies is also on
the agenda. Rehearsals for the production, Daniel: A
Hard Act to Swallow, has begun and we are loving the
choreography moves that Miss Burt has taught us. Ask us
to show you our moves!
Year 5
Welcome back! We have hit the ground running (at
a solid pace) this week, quickly settling back into the
school routine. In Maths we are focusing on fractions.
We enjoyed making large number walls, full of colours to
represent equivalent fractions. In ICU, our topic is What’s
the Matter? We will be learning about chemical science
throughout this term. This week we have looked at the
different states of matter. We used objects and substances
to lead our inquiry as we explored the observable
properties and the different behavior of solids, liquids
and gases. In English, we set up our reading journal
as we begin reading our class novel for this term, The
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. We
also enjoyed writing about our holiday using descriptive
language, sensory detail and a Show Not Tell approach
(leaving the reader to visualise and be surprised!). Over
the next few weeks our focus for Bible will be the Armour
of God. We will be learning about the power of God’s
Word; how God equips us for the challenges we face;
and His promises for us as we take up our cross and trust
in His divine purpose and perfect plan for our lives, each
and every day.
Year 6
Argue, debate, reason, persuade. In English we have been
writing argumentative texts, using logical arguments and
evidence to persuade our readers to believe our points of
view. We have also launched into the What on Earth? ICU
unit. We are discovering how the earth is structured and
how this has caused many natural disasters. Rehearsals
have begun for the Junior Production, Daniel: A Hard
Act to Swallow, and we are busily learning lyrics, lines and
movement. Excitement abounds!
Enrolments
2017
Parents who are intending to enrol children at Oxley
Christian College for 2017 are strongly encouraged to
do so now. Please obtain a Business Statement and
Enrolment Application Form from the Office and return
the completed form with required attachments to our
Registrar, Mrs Caroline Lewis, as soon as possible, as we
have limited vacancies in some year levels.
Additional Prep Class for 2017
Due to a high level of interest, we are pleased to announce
that we are opening a third class for Prep in 2017. If you
are interested in applying for a Prep place at the College
in 2017, please do so as soon as possible.
2018 and Beyond
We are also accepting enrolment applications for 2018
and beyond (particularly Prep and Year 7) and again, we
encourage you to submit your completed Enrolment
Application Form as soon as possible.
Notice to Withdraw
Parents are reminded of their obligation to give the school
one full term’s notice, in writing to the Principal, if their
children are not continuing at Oxley Christian College.
The lack of one term’s notice will result in the payment
of one Term’s Tuition Fees. It is also a legal requirement
for you to inform us of the school to which your child’s
enrolment is transferring.
Caroline Lewis
Registrar & Enrolments Policy Manager
Canteen
Just a reminder that all lunch orders and recess orders
(Primary and Secondary) need to be handed in at the
canteen before 9.30am. Please clearly indicate on the
paper bag if your food is required at recess time. Thank
you for your assistance with this.
Sue Dickson
Canteen Manager
Lost Property
There is so much lost property that we will continue to
display it outside the Resource Centre until Friday 5
August. All uncollected items will be donated to charity.
Mel Brydon
Office Manager
Only limited spaces in sessional 3 year old and 4 year old
kindergarten for next year at Oxley Kids. Enrol now to
ensure a place for your child.
Enrolment forms are available from our website:
www.oxleykids.vic.edu.au or call us on 9727 9200 to
arrange a tour.
Kim Sopar
Oxley Kids Director
Parking Reminder for
Parents / Carers
Welcome to Oxley
Phoebe Shen
Get to know Miss Shen
My name is Phoebe Shen and I will
be looking after the international
students as part of the Integrated
English program.
A reminder that ALL students should enter and depart
the School via the Yellow Square, as per the map below.
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Hi everyone, my name is Chenxi
Wang, I am a new Learning Support
Assistant at Oxley Christian College.
I am very blessed to be appointed
to serve in this College. You can find
me in the Links department.
MAIN ENTRANCE
Parents and others dropping-off or picking-up students
are requested to only use the car parks around the LMC
Church building. Please be mindful that parents of Junior
School students are given priority to park in Car Parks
A-C.
As our students are not always mindful of the many
cars using our roads, wherever possible, (but especially
required for students in Prep to Year 4), parents and other
responsible adults are encouraged to walk their children
to the Yellow Square before school, and to walk their
children from the Yellow Square after school.
All road users are requested to maintain speeds at no
faster than walking pace, and to only park in lined parking
areas. Please do not park on the sides of the main road,
which hinders the vision of drivers turning into and out of
parking bays.
I am a graduate of Monash University
and studied science and teaching. I enjoy working
alongside people providing assistance and support. I will
be working with students who benefit from additional
assistance, mainly in the Year 7 to 9 classes.
I live with very supportive parents at home with an
adorable pet rabbit. I enjoy nature and physical exercises.
Matt Wynne
Get to know Mr Wynne
After graduating from the University
of Melbourne with a Bachelor of
Science, I decided to pursue my
interests in teaching, by entering
into Melbourne University’s Master
of Teaching (Secondary) program.
My school placement experiences
re-inforced my belief that I wanted
Please remember that parking in the Teardrop car park
area between 8.15am-8.45am and 3.15pm-3.45pm is
reserved for:
1. Parents who have business in the Administration
building, e.g. to pick up a student from the First Aid
Office, or to meet with a teacher, or to pay an account;
and
2. Parents to drop off, or pick up, an instrument at the
BPAC.
Your cooperation is necessary for the safety of our
students. Thank you.
Andrew Holland
Business Manager
to be a teacher.
Other than teaching, I love the outdoors. Whether it’s
fishing, playing golf, going to the beach, or just going for
a walk; I’m always happier afterwards.
I’m excited to see the fruits that this semester bears,
knowing that God has His hand over Oxley Christian
College.
Year 5 and 6 Classroom
Refurbishment
Students and parents will soon notice the construction
fencing surrounding the Year 5 and 6 classrooms being
removed. This latest stage in the refurbishment of
the Junior and Middle School classrooms is nearing
completion, expected by Friday 29 July. We wish the
students and teachers well as they return to their fresh
new classrooms.
The NED Show
The Students of Oxley Junior School had a wonderful
time in Chapel on Thursday 21 July, being entertained by
Sarah from The NED Show. Sarah talked to the students
about the things that they need to do in order to become
champions in whatever goal they choose, whilst amazing
them with her yo-yo tricks.
Children learned that NED stands for:
Never Give Up
Encourage Others
Do Your Best
Year 5 Classroom
The NED Show has been performed around the world to
thousands of children. The performance was free for the
students to enjoy. Students have been able to purchase
yo-yos this week from the Resource Centre. Sale ends
tomorrow! Proceeds of these yo-yos go toward helping
other schools to also enjoy The NED Show.
Student Forum Market
Day
Thanks to our Property Maintenance team for their
tireless work. The next stage of the refurbishment will be
announced in the coming weeks.
On Friday 5 August, the Oxley Junior School will be
running a Market Day. This is an initiative of the Junior
School Student Forum. Various students in Years 3-6 will
sell goods (food items, craft, secondhand items etc) to
raise money for a chosen charity or cause.
Sharee Gaiser
Head of Junior School
Market stalls will be set up at recess, lunchtime and, for
those who still have goods to sell, straight after school.
Year 6 Classroom
Junior School
International Costume
and Food Day
Thursday 11 August
Come dressed in an International Costume,
join in the parade
and enjoy the International food you ordered!
Recess time is set aside for Junior School students to
purchase items from the market stalls. Please send along
some money and a plastic bag for your child to place
items in.
Senior School students are encouraged to join with Junior
School students at lunchtime and support this wonderful
event (12.40-1.25pm).
Please look out for a notice which includes more detail.
Andrew Levey
Assistant Head - Junior School
Food Studies
Careers
Below is the Banana Bread recipe we developed for
Open Day 2016. Enjoy!
Year 10-12 Careers
In response to the requests of both students and parents,
we would like to offer your child another opportunity to
take advantage of the Morrisby Online careers guidance
service.
Hattie, Ropa, Angel and Bianca baking Banana Bread
Healthy Banana Bread
Ingredients
Equipment:
1 Litre loaf tin
1/3 cup melted
Baking paper
coconut oil
Mixer (we like the
1/2 cup honey
Kitchen Aid)
2 omega-3 free
range eggs
3 ripe bananas
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon high mineral salt (we use pink Himalayan)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, fresh is best
1 3/4 cups wholemeal flour
Optional: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup pecans, 1/4
cup 70% cocoa chocolate, 1/2 cup chopped dried fruit,
1/2 cup chia seeds, 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds.
Method
1. Preheat oven to 165 degrees Celsius.
2. Grease a 1 litre loaf pan and line the base with baking
paper.
3. In a large bowl, beat the oil and honey together with
a whisk (you may need to warm the coconut oil first –
try 10 second blasts in the microwave).
4. Add the eggs, mashed bananas and milk. Beat well.
5. Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and
whisk to blend.
6. Finally, stir in the flour until combined. Some lumps
are ok.
7. Any optional ingredients can be mixed in now.
8. Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and
sprinkle cinnamon on top.
9. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a cake tester
(inserted to the centre) comes out clean.
10. Allow the bread to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes,
then transfer it to a wire rack for a further 20 minutes
before slicing.
Angeline Richardson and Hattie Tomlin
Health Captains
Morrisby Online is a career guidance tool that helps
students to identify potential career paths and
make informed decisions about their study options.
Participating students will take a 105 minute online
assessment and questionnaire which measure a variety
of elements including aptitude, career interest, work
attitude, talents and motivations. Once the assessment
is complete, students will have access to personally
tailored career and education suggestions, plus a wealth
of careers-related resources, all presented on a dynamic
and interactive website.
We believe this will be an invaluable tool in your son’s/
daughter’s future decisions about VCE subject selection
for Year 10 students and as well as future research into
careers and higher education for Year 10-12 students.
We plan to run this session for students on Wednesday
17 August in the afternoon. This is the week of EISM
finals. If the student would like to take part in Morrisby
Online, but is involved in finals or unable to do the test at
this time, they should still register and we can organise an
alternative time slot.
The cost of the service is $50 per student. If you would like
your child to take part, please visit the following website:
https://app.morrisby.com/p2TK56
The system is fully secure and all major debit and credit
cards are accepted.
All payments must be received by 11.59pm on 15 August.
Please note, if you are registering for more than one child
you will need to make individual payments.
Further information about Morrisby Online can be found
on their website: www.morrisby.com/parents
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact
Mrs Oswald on 9727 9948
Carol Oswald
Careers Coordinator
Music
It’s lovely to see the students back for a busy Term 3. We
have a lot happening in the Performing Arts in Term 3
with our Seussical performances next week, our Junior
School choirs attending the IPSHA Choir Festival on 16
August, a Music Assembly on 22 August, and our Junior
School musical being held on 7 and 8 September.
Our Junior Ensemble Evening was held on Wednesday 22
June. Over 80 students participated in the evening in our
Cherub and Seraphim Choirs, Andante and Allegretto
String Ensembles, our Guitar Ensemble, Vivace and our
new Percussion Ensemble. Guests enjoyed the wonderful
variety of musical entertainment.
Junior School parents are reminded that there are
rehearsals on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
for students in our Cherub and Seraphim Choirs up
until 16 August, the day of our IPSHA Choir Festival.
Vivace has been cancelled for Term 3 allowing students
to work hard on all the other Performing Arts activities
that are occurring during the term. The ensemble will
recommence rehearsals in Term 4.
Important dates for our Seussical cast:
Friday 29 July
Monday 1 August
Tuesday 2 August
Wednesday 3 August
Thursday 4 August
Friday 5 August
Saturday 6 August
Rehearsal (all cast)
Technical Rehearsal
Dress Rehearsal
First Performance
Performance
Performance
Final Performance
For private music lessons please remember that it is the
student’s responsibility to know their music lesson time
and arrive at their lesson in a timely manner. The staff
in the Music Department will do their best to find late
students and get them to their lessons, but it is not always
possible to locate every student in time for their lesson.
Lessons missed without prior notice will be charged as a
paid lesson.
If you have any questions about the Music Program at
Oxley, please call 9727 9675.
Angela Peacock
Performing Arts & Events Administrator
Sport
Creative Writing
Junior Sport Report
Competition Opportunity
Interchool Sports
During Term 2, Year 5-6 students competed in the Winter
Interschool Sports. Congratulations to our Volleyball
team for winning their district title! Students in each team
voted for Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Best Team
Player (BTP) and were awarded medals during Assembly.
The Mental Health Foundation of Australia’s annual
Schools’ Creative Writing Competition is now accepting
entries. Students are encouraged to write about feelings
and capacities which contribute to wellbeing and assist
people to cope with challenges in life. You can write a
play, poem or story.
The prizes include:
1.
Upper Primary (Years 5-6) - $100
2.
Lower Secondary (Years 7-9) - $125.00
3.
Upper Secondary (Years 10-12) - $150.00
For more information, see Mrs Sandison (in Links) or
visit: http://mentalhealthvic.org.au/fileadmin/site_files/
Creative_Writing_Competition/Creative_Writing_
Flyer_2016.pdf
The closing date is Friday 5 August (which is an extended
date, not the one on the website).
Creative Writing Achievements
Congratulations to the following students:
Sport
MVP
BTP
Volleyball
Tayla Stocker
Ben Turner
Mixed Netball Grace Napoleone Natasha Varelas
Girls Netball
Hannah Vos
Lucinda Armstrong
Softball
Corey
Nieuwenhuizen
Elijah Barlow
Football
Ethan Thomas
Jack Driessen
Soccer
Samuel Steer
Mattias Talpan
On 19 July the Year 5-6 T-Ball team had their division
playoff against Bimbadeen Heights Primary School.
After getting out to a quick 4-0 lead with runs to Audrey
Oastler, Ben Turner, Brayden Sambrooks and Sophie
Broadley-Thomson it looked like the match was well in
Oxley’s favour. The second innings resulted in a 7-7 tie to
make the overall scores 11-7 in Oxley’s favour. Bimbadeen
finished strongly to score 5 runs in the last innings to win
the match by one run!
In Senior School assembly this week, we celebrated
student writing achievements.
The Free Xpression magazine recently featured a double
page spread of Oxley students writing in their Young
Xpressions section. Two of Simone Engele’s awardwinning poems from previous years (Hope and Yggdrasil)
were showcased, as well as some award-winning Junior
School students writing (Ava Simpson’s The Storm and
Clouds and Lachlan Walsh’s Cat). The editor of Young
Xpressions was impressed by Ava and Lachlan’s work in
another magazine and requested permission to republish
their writing in Free Xpression. Well done, Simone, Ava
and Lachlan!
Additionally, Simone Engele’s poem, Valkyries, and Kierah
Kelly’s poem, The Box, were recently published in Oz Kids
in Print and shortlisted for the Young Australian Writer’s
Awards. Simone entertained Senior School assembly
with a reading of both of these poems. Congratulations,
Simone and Kierah!
Team members were:
Brittany Ayres, Sophie Broadley-Thomson, Hilary
Mihalcsek, Jessica Nassar, Corey Nieuwenhuizen,
Audrey Oastler, Max Peacock, Tayla Piccioli, Brayden
Sambrooks, Zara Schulz, Kayla Thorpe, Ben Turner and
Ruby Winter. Congratulations to all T-Ball players who
won their District Title narrowly falling short of claiming
the Division Title by the smallest of margins.
Joshua Gaschk
Junior Sport Coordinator
Sharon Sandison
Head of Inclusive Education
Resource Centre
What better way to spend these wintery days than
reading a book or two. We can see that many Junior
School students have been doing exactly that because
57 children have now finished the Premiers’ Reading
Challenge and a total of 3,465 books have been read by
all those registered! The Challenge will finish in early
September. Students who have finished the required
reading recently include:
Oxley Christian College
Resource Centre
Book Fair
Come to our book fair to find something new
and exciting to read.
Prep R
Ryan Ning
Toby Steer
Weylen Truong
Featuring
books, DVDs, CDs and gifts
from Scholastic and
Lamont Books.
Prep W
Thomas Weighell
1EP
Charlotte Filleul
Where:
The Resource Centre
When:
3 August – 5 August 2016
Parent viewing: 8.10am-4.30pm
Payment: Payment at purchase
Cash, cheque or credit card accepted
1KP
Nathanael Burow
Emily Duckworth
Blake Roberts
Scarlett Webber
2L
William Duckworth
Kayla Foo
MAROONDAH
CAREERS GROUP
EXPO
2M
Isabella Collins
Paige Gillam
3B
Jett Schaeche
4G
Lani McGregor
Box Hill Institute,
Lilydale Lakeside Campus
4K
Sai Aryan Chekka
Hovan Truong
Aileen Zhang
Tuesday 2nd August
4pm-8pm
5J
Benjamin Rippingale
6A
Adib Ahmad
6S
Claire Noonan
Well done to all these students!
Ruth Hogg
Resource Centre Manager
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Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews (4.00-6.00pm)
Seussical Rehearsal (Tech)
Junior School ICAS English
Seussical Dress Rehearsal
Book Fair
Seussical Shows
International Week
Year 9 Adventure Camp Info Evening (7.30pm BPAC)
Junior School International Chapel & Costume Parade
School at Work (9.30am BPAC)
VTAC Parent Information Evening
Year 11 Dinner (7.00pm York on Lilydale)
Junior School ICAS Maths
Years 3-6 Choir IPSHA Festival (6.15pm Melb Town
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EISM Y10-12 Grand Final
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EISM Y8-9 Grand Final
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Music Assembly (8.50am LMC)
22-26 Book Week
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Years 4-6 District Athletics
29-2 Year 9 Camp
School at Work (9.30am BPAC)
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Step into Prep (1.00-2.15pm Prep rooms)
7-8 Junior School Production
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EISM Y7-12 Cross Country
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Senior School Parent/Teacher interviews (4.00pm)
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Senior School Parent/Teacher interviews (4.00pm)
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Last Day Term 3
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Public Holiday
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First Day Term 4
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VCE Concert
School at Work (9.30am BPAC)
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Twilight Art Festival
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Soiree Evening (BPAC 6.30pm & 8.30pm)
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Soiree Evening (BPAC 6.30pm & 8.30pm)
Step into Prep (1.00-2.15pm Prep rooms)
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Soiree Evening (BPAC 6.30pm & 8.30pm)
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Year 12 Final Day
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Year 7 Immunisation
Year 12 Dinner
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Year 2 Sleepover
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Year 12 Exams start
(29)-1 Melbourne Cup Weekend
Step into Prep (1.00-2.15pm Prep rooms)
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Year 7 Instrumental Concert
Year 10 Formal
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Junior School Prep to Year 3 Athletics
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OXLEY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
A Coeducational School | Pre-School to Year 12
15-49 Old Melbourne Rd, Chirnside Park, Victoria, 3116, Australia
Principal: Mrs Sally Broadley
Ph: 03 9727 9900
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