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Principal’s Message Do you know our school rules? There are only three and they are really quite easy to remember. Work Hard. Be Kind. Show Respect. This is my eleventh year at WCCS and these rules were established before my time. I wonder if these verses in Colossians (see Shining Light to the left) helped to shape these rules. Kindness is a word I think everyone is familiar with, yet it is also a word that is often not used in our vocabulary. Kindness is listed as one of the fruits of the spirit, yet it seems to encompass so many Christian character traits. As I have reflected on this passage this term, I have also reflected on some of my teachers from school and the impact they had upon me. One teacher I remember well was my Geography teacher. She had a huge impact on my love for Geography and my desire to continue studying it at University. Interestingly, ten years after I had left school, I was working part-time at Koorong Bookstore. I met a young guy straight out of school who was studying to be a Geography teacher. As we chatted, I asked what had inspired this career choice, to which he responded by telling me about the wonderful Geography teacher he had at school. I was surprised to discover that he attended the same High School as I did, but it came as no surprise when I guessed the teacher’s name. As we reflected on our time at school, one thing was obvious; this teacher had impacted both our lives. What was it about her? Kind is certainly a word that I would use to describe her. Patience, going the extra mile, believing in you, clear boundaries and fun are just some of the outworking's of her kindness. God calls us to clothe ourselves with kindness. Is kindness a term people would use to describe you? Sadly, we live in a world where kindness is often lacking and has been replaced by self-centredness and greed. Being part of a community where people value and display kindness is an incredible blessing. I hope when people come into our community they are struck by kindness. God bless, Ian Liney Lighthouse News Week 5, Term 1 27 th February 2017 www.facebook.com/wyongccs www.twitter.com/wyongccs (@wyongccs) A Ministry of Wyong Baptist Church OUR MISSION To provide a Christian educational community founded on Biblically based beliefs, values and behaviour. We do this to equip young people to be responsible and responsive disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. SHINING LIGHT Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity . Colossians 3:12-14 Find our free School App on the App Store or Google Play by searching ‘Wyong Christian Community School’.

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Principal’s Message

Do you know our school rules? There are only three and they are

really quite easy to remember.

Work Hard. Be Kind. Show Respect.

This is my eleventh year at WCCS and these rules were established before my

time. I wonder if these verses in Colossians (see Shining Light to the left) helped

to shape these rules. Kindness is a word I think everyone is familiar with, yet it is

also a word that is often not used in our vocabulary. Kindness is listed as one of

the fruits of the spirit, yet it seems to encompass so many Christian character

traits.

As I have reflected on this passage this term, I have also reflected on some of my

teachers from school and the impact they had upon me. One teacher I remember

well was my Geography teacher. She had a huge impact on my love for Geography

and my desire to continue studying it at University. Interestingly, ten years after I

had left school, I was working part-time at Koorong Bookstore. I met a young guy

straight out of school who was studying to be a Geography teacher. As we

chatted, I asked what had inspired this career choice, to which he responded by

telling me about the wonderful Geography teacher he had at school. I was

surprised to discover that he attended the same High School as I did, but it came

as no surprise when I guessed the teacher’s name.

As we reflected on our time at school, one thing was obvious; this teacher had

impacted both our lives. What was it about her? Kind is certainly a word that I

would use to describe her. Patience, going the extra mile, believing in you, clear

boundaries and fun are just some of the outworking's of her kindness.

God calls us to clothe ourselves with kindness. Is kindness a term people would

use to describe you? Sadly, we live in a world where kindness is often lacking and

has been replaced by self-centredness and greed. Being part of a community

where people value and display kindness is an incredible blessing. I hope when

people come into our community they are struck by kindness.

God bless,

Ian Liney

Lighthouse News

Week 5, Term 1

27th February 2017

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A Ministry of

Wyong Baptist Church

OUR MISSION

To provide a Christian

educational community

founded on Biblically

based beliefs, values and

behaviour.

We do this to equip

young people to be

responsible and

responsive disciples of the

Lord Jesus Christ.

SHINING LIGHT

Therefore, as God’s

chosen people, holy and

dearly loved, clothe

yourselves with

compassion, kindness,

humility, gentleness and

patience. Bear with

each other and forgive

whatever grievances

you may have against

one another. Forgive as

the Lord forgave you.

And over all these

virtues put on love,

which binds them all

together in perfect

unity .

Colossians 3:12-14

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Year 7 Immunisations Our Year 7 Immunisations will take place on Tuesday, 14th March. This will be

for the HPV and Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis vaccinations.

Year 8 students will also have their catch-up HPV vaccination on this day, if they

missed it last year.

Grandparents’ Morning Our Junior School Grandparents’ Morning will be held on Friday, 17th March.

Grandparents are welcome to join us for Junior School Chapel starting at 9am in

the Multi-Purpose Centre. Afterwards, grandparents will be able to spend some

time in the children’s classrooms, which will be followed by a morning tea.

Opal Cards - Important Reminder for Students to Tap On

Please remind your child of the importance of ‘tapping on’ their Opal Cards when

they get on a school bus. Bus companies gather data from Opal Cards such as the

number of students on each bus. If the bus companies can see that there is a

demand for a particular service (i.e. full buses), it aids in our requests for

additional services. If students don’t ‘tap on’, it may appear that a current bus

service is sufficient, when in fact it may not be. Please pass this information on to

your child/ren if they catch a school bus.

WOOSH - Wyong Baptist Out of School Hours Care

WOOSH has commenced onsite at WCCS and is operated by Wyong Baptist

Church. For more information or to complete an application, please visit the

website: www.woosh.wyongbaptist.org

Our Wyong Community Fair

Our Wyong Community Family Fair will be held on Sunday, 2nd April. There will be

plenty of entertainment and stalls so make sure you set this date aside.

OFFICE HOURS

8:00am to 4:00pm

P: 4351 2020

E: [email protected]

CANTEEN

Our Canteen is open on

Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Volunteer Roster

Tuesday, 28th February

Michelle Chudleigh

Thursday, 2nd March

Rayanne McLean

Kellie Heil

Tuesday, 7th March

Michelle Chudleigh

Thursday, 9th March

Rayanne McLean

Kellie Heil

CHAPEL, ASSEMBLIES

& SPORT

Junior School Chapel

Fridays, 9am in the

Church Hall

Middle/Senior School

Chapel

Thursdays, 12:20pm in

the Multi-Purpose Centre

Infants Assembly (K-2)

Thursdays, 2:30pm in the

Church Hall

Primary Assembly (3-6)

Fridays, 2:30pm in the

Church Hall

Junior School Sport

Fridays, 10-11am

UNIFORM SHOP

Mondays 8am-10am

Wednesdays 2:30pm-4pm

Thursdays 8am-9:30am

Head Office: 4321 0433

Onsite Shop: 0413 353 787

Community News

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Pray for our students, staff and parents who are preparing for the upcoming Year 8 Hike. Pray for

favourable weather conditions and that it will be a fruitful time of fellowship and bonding for these

students.

Praise God for our wonderful volunteers who lovingly and willingly offer up their time to help support

our students’ education and learning, and who serve our school community through their service in

other areas of our school.

Pray for our five sponsor children whom we have the blessing of partnering with through Compassion

Australia. Pray that God may bless their health, their education and their families. Pray most of all that

they may grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Prayer Points

Recently our Years 11 and 12 Drama students had the opportunity to attend Onstage performances at the Seymour Centre. Onstage is a compilation of the best 2016 HSC performances. The students enjoyed the individual and group performances, and also looked for inspiration in the costume and set design. It was a great night that the students thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs Emma Maher | Drama Teacher | [email protected]

Years 11 & 12 Drama

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Junior School News No surprises that the Years 5 & 6 Camp was totally amazing. The teachers, parent helpers and camp staff were so proud of our blossoming disciples. We had two nights of amazing worship and inspirational messages from Pastor Kirsten Long. Our theme song became The King Of My Heart from Bethel, and the lyrics of the bridge and chorus echoed around the activities as the kids set and met personal achievement goals – You’re never gonna let, never gonna let me down… because You are Good, Good, Oh Oh. One of the absolute blessings of camp is seeing the kids cry out to God for courage and then see them walk through their fears as God hears their cries and gives them strength. Thanks to Coco, Ellie, Eva and Issy for all of their wonderful song leading during our worship time. Thank you also to Mrs Nolan for stepping into our camp nurse role. It was also wonderful to have Mr Creanor with us on camp again. Mr Isaac Creanor that is; he is almost as awesome as his father and much less terrifying. ;-) I promised Michelle that I would include this victorious image in our newsletter because it took her three terrified attempts to achieve her goal to trust God for protection and conquer the high ropes. I am looking forward to the life challenges that Michelle will conquer in the future as she serves our wonderful God. The wonderful Mrs Ormsby is heading up Pulse this year on a Thursday afternoon after lunch. Miss Simes has her hands full with Kindergarten this year so Mrs Ormsby is flying solo in Primary. The focus of Pulse will be singing. Our dancers will not miss out because Mrs Ormsby is putting together some senior student helpers to assist her with a Dance Troop on Mondays at lunchtime. We are already excited about the upcoming musical items prepared for our young performers. Our Zone swimmers head out to Newcastle this week (Tuesday, 28th February) with Mr Knibbs and Mr Watts-Thomas. We will be praying for safety and God honouring competition for our little aquatic legends. The Junior School Leader speeches were conducted this week and they were simply amazing. What an outstanding group of leaders we have in Year 6 this year. It never ceases to amaze me how much the students step up into their leadership roles in Year 6. What a blessing. The leaders of each portfolio will attend the Halogen Young Leaders Day Conference this week on Friday, 3rd March at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. Mrs Brown has the honour of escorting our Junior School Leaders on their first official duty. We will be praying for safety, inspiration and courage for our young leaders as they take up the mantle of leadership in our Junior School. Chat soon, God bless. Mr Paul Marks | Head of Junior School | [email protected]

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Assessment Tasks Due Assessment Booklets Assessment Booklets are a vital planning tool for our Middle School students. They plan out the year indicating when the students will need to be prepared for their Assessment Tasks. The booklets also include important information regarding assessments, and answer many questions families may have. We strongly encourage our families to become familiar with the details of the assessment policy, so that school and homes are working together. Year 9 students received a copy of their Assessment Booklet last week. Year 7 and 8 students will receive their booklets this week. Electronic copies will also be available on the Middle School Canvas page, under the appropriate year group pages. Year 8 Hike – Week 8 (Wednesday, 22nd – Friday, 24th March) Thank you to all the families that came to the Year 8 Hike Information Evening. We also understand that some families had other commitments and could not attend. Please be aware that Permission Notes for this event were due back last Friday. Knowing the number of students attending helps us immensely with our planning. Year 7 Immunisations Year 7 will have their immunisations on the morning of Tuesday, 14th March. Information Packs and Permissions Notes have been sent home with students. Those students receiving immunisations at school need to return their Permission Note prior to Tuesday, 14th March. Any further information should be directed to Central Coast Health. Their phone number can be found on the bottom of the Permission Note. Mr Stephen Moody | Head of Middle School | [email protected]

WEEK 5

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Science PDHPE Spanish

WEEK 6

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

- - Design & Tech.

Free Lower Limb Assessment The University of Newcastle Podiatry Clinic at Wyong Hospital is offering children from ages 0-17 free lower limb assessments. Children will be assessed by final year students, supervised by a Podiatrist. Children and their families can receive advice on footwear, flat feet, and normal development, and receive treatment of foot warts, foot and leg pain, walking problems, and night-time ‘growing pains’. When: Each Monday from 2:45pm to 4:30pm from Monday, 6th March to Monday, 29th May 2017 To make a booking or for more information, please call 4394 7280.

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Senior School News It’s been a busy few weeks for Senior School as the students get into the routine of lessons and confirm their patterns of study. All students in Years 10–12 have now received their Assessment Booklets for 2017. This is a very important document which outlines all the assessments that students will be required to complete for each of their subjects. It also explains the policies and procedures the school implements to ensure that we have a fair and equitable process for everyone and that we are compliant with NESA requirements. Upon distribution of the booklets students were reminded that assessment dates do not change, so it is important that they organise their time and external events in their life to accommodate all their assessments. Year 12 students are busy working hard to stay on top of their subjects, recognising that their Half-Yearly Examinations are only five weeks away. They will receive the timetable for these exams in three weeks’ time, but should already be working on unit summaries, past questions and study notes. The subject choices for Year 11 have now all been finalised with some students choosing to utilise options of studying online or through distance education as part of their course of study. Students often talk about the significant jump in workload and expectation once they arrive in Stage 6. It is really important that they develop the skill of working consistently and not allow themselves to fall behind in their work lest the challenges of getting back up to date become overwhelming. Even though we are still early in the year, it is a good time for Year 10 to be considering what work experience they will engage in. This year, we have made a change and placed work experience during Week 5 of Term 2. This was done to allow the students to have experiences that may inform their choices of subjects for 2018. Now is the time to commence making enquiries about possible employers who would be prepared to take you on for the week. Should you have any enquiries about work experience then Mrs Stein, our wonderful Careers Advisor, would be the person to speak with. In my last newsletter article, I mentioned the story of Mary and Martha and the dangers of always prioritising work over spending time with our God. Following on from that challenge I find is the temptation that I can do all things under my own strength and that I don’t need the help of others. I know in my own life there have been many occasions when God has shown me that this is not the case and that I should always be reliant on him. I found the words of Dr Kenneth Boa helpful in this regard:

In C.S. Lewis’ Prince Caspian, a child named Lucy encounters Aslan, the Christ-figure of the Narnia stories, after not seeing him for a long while. “Aslan, you’re bigger,” she says.

“That is because you’re older, little one,” answered he.

“Not because you are?”

“I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”

The more mature in the faith we are, the bigger God will be for us. As our vision of God becomes clearer and we understand his enormity, we learn to rest in him. We grow in our ability to depend completely on him and know that with a God as competent as the God we find in the pages of Scripture, the universe in which we find ourselves is truly a safe place for us.

You can read the full article here: https://bible.org/seriespage/4-dependence-god I pray that through the challenges our Senior School students will face, their understanding and reliance on God will continue to develop and serve them well throughout their whole life. Mr Darren Milligan | Assistant Principal & Head of Senior School | [email protected]

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SWIMMING CARNIVAL On Monday, 6th February, students, families and staff of WCCS gathered at Wyong Olympic Pool for the Annual Swimming Carnival. It was an extremely hot day with lots of fun and healthy competition for all! Throughout the day there were standout performances in each age group. Well done to all students who got involved, but particularly those who have excelled in the pool this year and who have been awarded Age Champion. A special congratulations to Ariella Zofrea and Holly Zylmans who broke a number of school records on the day! Well done Ariella and Holly! Students can find their results from the Swimming Carnival on the Middle & Senior School Sport CANVAS page. The Top 2 swimmers in each event at the school Swimming Carnival qualify to compete at the THACCCSA Zone Swimming Carnival at Mingara on Thursday, 9th March – see team list on the next page (only the Top 8 swimmers from Zone will compete in the 100m and 200m events. These students will be confirmed closer to the Zone Carnival). Congratulations to these students! The final tallies of house points for the swimming carnival are:

Congratulations Liddell on an outstanding point score!!! Thank you to all students, staff and supporters who came along, got involved and contributed to a great carnival!

Girls Boys

Age Champion Runner Up Age Champion Runner Up

12 Years Morgan Chudleigh Halli Moore

13 Years Holly Zylmans Ariella Zofrea Riley Nolan Jesse Milligan

14 Years Mikaela Stubbs Amelia Bull Billy Joester Lachlan Rainger

15 Years Olivia Cotterill Emily Smithers Lachlan Liney Connor McGregor

16 Years Holly Liney Lucy Campbell Jacob Case Luke Spring

17 Years Tahlia Blanshard Lauren Marsh Alex Buhr Lars Hulin

18 Years Jacqueline Cooper Amy Hounslow Edan Sirone Oscar McGregor

Place House 2017 2016

1st Liddell 1148 1037

2nd Ashe 793 690

3rd Bannister 477 643

4th Cuthbert 473 588

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THACCCSA ZONE SWIMMING The following students came 1st or 2nd in an event at the school Swimming Carnival and have qualified to compete at the THACCCSA Swimming Carnival at Mingara on Thursday, 9th March. Details of the carnival and events that students have qualified for have been handed out to students and can also be found on CANVAS. CRICKET NEWS A huge congratulations to Jack Harris who has been selected to represent NSW Country and City Schools Cricket Association at the NSW Schoolboys Cricket Championships. This is the highest level of NSW Schoolboy Sport and a huge achievement and opportunity for Jack. We wish him all the best as he competes at this competition in March. Congratulations Jack!!! Mrs Shae Crocker | Middle and Senior School Sport Coordinator | [email protected]

Girls Boys

12 Years Morgan Chudleigh

Halli Moore

13 Years Ariella Zofrea Holly Zylmans

Ben Berry

Elijah Forsythe Jesse Milligan

Riley Nolan Erik Schoeman

14 Years

Amelia Bull

Jemimah Clark Grace Kirkland

Mikaela Stubbs

Ethan Dunn

Billy Joester Lachlan Rainger

Waldo Schoeman

15 Years Olivia Cotterill Emily Smithers

Lachlan Liney

Connor McGregor Joshua Morrow

Jye Whalan

16 Years

Josie Campbell

Lucy Campbell Holly Liney

Jacob Case

Ben Gillespie Kody Ryan

Luke Spring

17 Years

Tahlia Blanshard

Lauren Marsh Katherine Taylor

Alex Buhr

Patrick Farrell Jack Harris

Lars Hulin

18 Years

Jacqueline Cooper

Amy Hounslow Rebecca Owen

Lindsay Patch

Taylor Cornwell

Connor Lawson Oscar McGregor

Edan Sirone

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Wyong Baptist Church Women’s Event Wyong Baptist Church is hosting a special fundraiser for women - mums, daughters, grandmothers and aunties are invited. The event is a movie fundraiser being held at Avoca Beach Theatre on Thursday, 2nd March at 7:30pm, to watch Disney’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ (rated PG). Money raised from this event will be going to Destiny Rescue, our local women’s refuge and a women’s group in Uganda. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Lusted on 0428 530 633 or email [email protected]. To book, visit www.avocabeachpicturetheatre.com.au

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Gather the Girls Event

Events4Change love to host amazing and different style events to bring awareness to and raise funds for not-for-profit organisations whose work brings social change across the world. Events4Change, founded by Kelly-Anne Kent, is Central Coast based and completely passionate about working with local based charities and businesses to change the world, one event at a time. You’re invited to the next Gather the Girls event on Saturday, 4th March at 7pm, being held at Mingara. So mums, why not gather the girls for a fun night out with inspiring stories, all for two amazing causes—Days for Girls and Endometriosis Australia. Tickets are $49 (+ booking fee). For more information and tickets, go to www.events4change.com.au or visit Instagram: @events4change