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9WEEK

OF 10

Term 4

Gilson Gazette - 6 December 2019

Fun Day

2019

Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of Gilson College

Fun Day

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Contents

general newsGCCC NEWS ...............................................................................4

general newsAWARDS NAMES ........................................................................4PRIMARY AWARDS NIGHT ..........................................................4COLD MILO DAY .........................................................................6CHRISTMAS CLOTHES DAY .........................................................6CLASS LISTS FOR 2020...............................................................6DRESS CODE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS ......................................7LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.................................................................7

seCondary newsYEAR 10 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS ................................................7

Photos1W CHRISTMAS DRESS UP ........................................................8FUN DAY .....................................................................................9YEAR 6 DINNER ........................................................................10

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Is anything wrong anymore?

We live in interesting times where it appears that nothing is wrong and we are all free to do as we choose. For thousands of years as Christians we have understood that there is a common good for the people that is generated from a biblical worldview. When people were given their citizenship in this country they received a Bible obviously because it was considered to contain valuable ideas and wisdom for

living. Similarly when Queen Elizabeth was crowned, she was given a Bible by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the job title of Defender of the Faith, a designation that goes back to 1521 during the reign of King Henry VIII.

A lot has changed since those days.

Wisdom, oracles and the good news of God that has pervaded our education, industry, charity, law and finance has explained why these systems were copied around the world and deemed useful in so many countries. Then in the 1960s and 1970s we had a sexual revolution that began to dismantle many of society’s standard way of operating. We passed laws to make the most vulnerable people even more vulnerable with somewhere between 75,000 and 100,000 potential Australians never getting to see the light of day. We’ve seen a rise in diseases – diseases of the body and diseases of the mind.

People thought they were chasing freedom and instead found themselves enslaved. The once beautiful picture of marriage where children are raised within a construct that involves one man and one woman is now ridiculed and our young people are the innocent victims. The idea that life is beautiful and should be protected and that a child deserves to have two types of parents – a man and a woman is now regarded as something that can result in job loss, marginalisation and ridicule. As a society we are on a slippery slope because in Isaiah 5:20 it forewarns us of this when it states: ‘Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.’

We know that slippery slope begins with ignorance and ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to intolerance, intolerance leads to ridicule, ridicule leads to hate, hate leads to violence, and violence leads to murder. The Thought Police in George Orwell’s dystopian novel ‘1984’ were tasked with the job of covertly listening to people’s conversation so as to know what they think and then they could charge them with thoughtcrimes if their views differed from the state.

Today we need people with courage, because as one commentator has stated: ‘The greatest want of the world is the want of men and women – men and women who will not be bought or sold, men and women who in their inmost souls are true and honest, men and women who do not fear to call sin by its right name, men and women whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole, men and women who will stand for the right though the heavens fall’ (E. White).

It’s worth a thought (without the police!).

Mark B Vodéll Principal

Editorial: Is anything wrong anymore?

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general news

GCCC NEWS• December 7th - We

welcome you to join us this Sabbath as Pr Jonathon Gillard shares the word. The worship program will start at 10:00am. Life groups will commence straight after. We will farewell the Boyland family this week at church with a snack and chat / brunch. Please bring a plate of food to share and put on the table.

general news

AWARDS NAMESOn Monday morning

one student from each class was acknowledged for demonstrating the value of ‘Thankfulness’.

FH – Makemen FofanaFM – Madison Sleiman

FR – Scott Phan1H – Sienna Philllips1L – Fatejhit Singh1W – Keleb Amada2C – Nadarjot Singh2J – Adam Michalek2Z – Mia Tran3H – Joshua Sleiman3R – Joshua Zelaya3T – Giselle Frimpong4B – Aiden Shannon4S – Garv Narula4W – Deeana Kelly5A – Jaya Uppal5H – Dinh Nguyen5S – Simba Rugube6G – Evita Fonoia Tavita6H – Zoe Tran6M – Justin LasslettFrench – Angela Vu

PRIMARY AWARDS NIGHTOur Primary Awards Night

will take place next Monday, 9th December at 6:30pm. Students will need to arrive at school

Primary awards

Verse of the Week“I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

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Mariam Guirges winner of the French Drawing competition in Victoria for Year

Three category receives her prize at Alliance Française de Melbourne on Tuesday, 18th November. Congratulations to Mariam for

her exemplary performance!

between 6.00pm and 6:15pm to ensure they are seated in their class groups so that the program can begin on time. Seating for family members of the graduating Year 6 students is reserved. Please contact the office to let them know how many seats you will require. Awards are presented to one student from each class for the following categories: Citizenship - Awarded to the student who has consistently demonstrated the values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience throughout the year. This student has also demonstrated integrity, compassion and service to others.

Consistent Effort - Awarded to the student who has consistently demonstrated persistence, determination and resilience in their learning throughout the year.

Sportsmanship - Awarded to the student who has consistently demonstrated a positive attitude to all areas of the Physical Education program. Displaying positive sportsmanship in Sporting events, such as House Sports, the ASV Combined School Sports Day, CSPSSA competitions as well as during play time.

Academic - Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest standard of work across ALL learning areas, including specialist classes.

DUX - Awarded to one Year 6 student who has achieved the highest standard of work of the three Year 6 Academic awardees, across ALL learning areas in Year 6. (Achieving academic awards in previous

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years has no influence on the recognition of their performance in Year 6).

COLD MILO DAYThank you for all those who

purchased a cold milo during Week 8. We raised around $180 which has been sent to the Cotton On Foundation. This money will be used to help children in Africa get clean water and medical care.

CHRISTMAS CLOTHES DAYThank you for all those

who participated in Christmas Clothes Day during Week 9. We raised over $300 which will be sent to ADRA Foundation. This money will go towards supporting local families who may be suffering or have little this Christmas time.

The VALUE for Week 10 of Term 4 will be:

Respect, responsibility and resilience are Gilson’s core values. Respect is an attitude of treating others how we would like to be treated. It is always followed by action. It is more than knowing what

is right. It involves doing what is right. Responsibility means that people can rely on you to keep your word. It means that you are prepared to admit mistakes and take steps to make things right.

Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilient people have a positive mindset and can solve problems.

“I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

Respect, Responsibility and

Resilience

CLASS LISTS FOR 2020At the end of each year

teachers consider class lists for the following year. Many factors are taken into consideration as students are grouped in different classes. Some of the criteria include: gender, student needs and ensuring students have friends who are a good match in terms of behaviour. To assist teachers with this process, students are asked to write down five names of friends they would like to be in the same class as. Teachers do their best to make sure each student has at least one friend from their preference list in their class. Once classes have been set changes cannot be made. We ask parents to please not make requests as refusal may offend. Parents will be notified of their child’s class teacher early in 2020 via SEQTA.

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DRESS CODE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday 11th December –Sports Uniform to school during the day

Monday 11th December Awards Night program – Full Summer Uniform

Tuesday 12th DecemberClean Up Day – Casual

Work Clothes

LAST DAY OF SCHOOLTuesday 10th December

is the last day of school for students. It will be a clean-up day. Students are to wear casual clothes suitable for working in. The gates will be opened at 9:30am and students will begin the day with worship in their classrooms at 10:00am. Students will need to bring their own lunch to school, as the canteen will also be closed for cleaning.

secondary news

YEAR 10 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS

This term the Year 10 students, as an act of service, decided to band together to create hampers for others this Christmas. Each week students were encouraged to bring in various items. Through the generosity of the students and their families, the whole year level collected numerous grocery items and gifts. Then during Week 9, they had the pleasure of packaging and wrapping the hampers. It was wonderful to see the students work together to paint the hamper boxes, put the items together, wrap them and even write little notes. Well done Year 10 for going above and beyond for others in our community.

1W CHRISTMAS DRESS UP

Photos

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Gilson College Vacation Care Program 11th December — 13th December 2019 Week 1

Wednesday 11th Dec Thursday 12th Dec Friday 13th Dec

Cooking

Pizza Scrolls

DIY Christmas Decorations

Cooking

Dirty Vegan Rice

Electronic Games

Cooking

Gingerbread

Water Balloon Piniatas **SPARE CLOTHES MUST

BE PACKED FOR

CHILDREN** Hours: 6.45am — 6.15pm Breakfast Club: Finishes at 8.45pm Morning tea: 10.30am Lunch: 12.30 — 1.30pm Afternoon tea: 4pm

Our activities will be offered during the day and the children will have the opportunity to work with any or all of them. Our everyday games and play spaces will be available throughout each day. Activities may alter depending on children’s interests.

Gilson College Vacation Care Program 16th December — 20th December 2019 Week 2

Monday 16th Dec Tuesday 17th Dec Wednesday 18th Dec Thursday 19th Dec Friday 20th Dec

Cooking Gingerbread Cookies

Cubby House making

Cooking Giant Veg Sausage Rolls

Decorating Cookies

Excursion

Bacchus Marsh Strawberry and Cherry

Farm

Cooking Christmas Shortbread

Costume Making

Party day & Dress Up

Parade

* Lunch Provided*

Our daily morning tea may include: Fresh fruit such as apples, pears, oranges, pineapple, bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe,

kiwifruit, strawberries, mandarins and grapes. A nutritious afternoon tea is made during the day by the children

Please ensure that children have their lunches with them each day, there is a fee charged if lunch is forgotten.

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Gilson College Vacation Care Program 20th January — 24th January 2020 Week 1

Monday 20th January Tuesday 21st January Wednesday 22nd January Thursday 23rd January Friday 24th January

Cooking

Cheesy Pumpkin and Blackbean Soft Taco

Bake

Flag Making with sand

Cooking

Mini Pavlova and lemon curd making

EXCURSION

BBQ Day

Brimbank Park

Cooking

Ice –cube Tray Vegan Cheesecake Bites

Gilson Domino Topple

Cooking

Rainbow Sushi Rolls

Make Your Own Icy Poles

Hours: 6.45am — 6.15pm Breakfast Club: Finishes at 8.45pm Morning tea: 10.30am Lunch: 12.30 — 1.30pm Afternoon tea: 4pm

Our activities will be offered during the day and the children will have the opportunity to work with any or all of them. Our everyday games and play spaces will be available throughout each day. Activities may alter depending on children’s interests.

Gilson College Vacation Care Program 27th January — 29th January 2020 Week 2

Monday 27th Jan. Tuesday 28th Jan Wednesday 29th Jan

Australia Day Public Holiday

Cooking Sticky Caramel and Apple Vegan Slice

Beach Awareness and

Jelly Fish Art

Party day

*Lunch Provided*

Our daily morning tea may include: Fresh fruit such as apples, pears, oranges, pineapple, bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe,

kiwifruit, strawberries, mandarins and grapes. A nutritious afternoon tea is made during the day by the children

Please ensure that children have their lunches with them each day, there is a fee charged if lunch is forgotten.

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SECONDARY CALENDARTERM 4 2019

Week 10

m 10th DecemberSecondary Awards Night

m 10th DecemberLast day of school

CALENDAR 2019

Fun Day

PRIMARY CALENDARTERM 4 2019

Week 10

m 9th DecemberPrimary Awards Night

m 10th DecemberLast day of school