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Newsletter 30th March, 2017

Our Daily Bread

Important Notices

Principal’s Report

Classroom Hap-

penings

School updates

Community

events

The view from my airplane window was striking: a narrow ribbon of ripening

wheat fields and orchards wending between two barren mountains. Running

through the valley was a river—life-giving water, without which there would

be no fruit.

Just as a bountiful harvest depends on a source of clean water, the quality of the

“fruit” in my life—my words, actions, and attitude—depends on my spiritual

nourishment. The psalmist describes this in Psalm 1: The person “whose delight

is in the law of the Lord . . . is like a tree planted by streams of water, which

yields its fruit in season” (vv. 1–3). And Paul writes in Galatians 5 that those

who walk in step with the Spirit are marked by “love, joy, peace, forbearance,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (vv. 22–23).

Sometimes my perspective on my circumstances turns sour, or my

actions and words become persistently unkind. There is no good fruit,

and I realize I haven’t spent time being quiet before the words of my

God. But when the rhythm of my days is rooted in reliance on Him,

I bear good fruit. Patience and gentleness characterize my interactions

with others; it’s easier to choose gratitude over complaint. The God who

has revealed Himself to us is our source of strength, wisdom, joy, under-

standing, and peace (Ps. 119:28, 98, 111, 144, 165). As we steep our souls

in the words that point us to Him, the work of God’s Spirit will be evi-

God’s Spirit lives in His people, in order to work through them.

INSIGHT: - This pictorial psalm with its word imagery is a suitable intro-

duction for the entire library of prayer, praise, and reflection we know

as the book of Psalms. In contrast to “the world” is the believer’s joy and

pursuit of gleaning gems of spiritual truth in the Word of God. The law

of the Lord is his object of meditation. The Hebrew word

for meditate means to “digest over and over again like a cow who chews

its cud.” This is a spiritual preoccupation that draws the believer to the

Word both day and night (v. 2). The analogy of a “tree planted by

streams of water” (v. 3) pictures for us the life-giving water and nutri-

ents of the soil that cause plant life to flourish. The result of a life so root-

ed in the Word is the overflow of fruitfulness.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in sea-

son. Psalm 1:3

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Important Dates to Remember

Friday 31st march—Fun Club

Zero Bully Workshop Thursday 30th March

End of Term Assembly—Tuesday 4th April— 8.20am

Year 6 Breakfast fundraiser—Tuesday 4th April—pickup 8am

Lapathon Fundraiser Friday 28th April

Last day of Term 1—Friday 7th April / First day Term 2—Monday 24th April

Carnarvon Christian School Board

Chairperson - Louise Ellis-Smith John Tompkins - Treasurer

Dr Tochi Eze - Member Ken Curtis - Member Rosemary Hunt - Member

AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety

The AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety course provides candidates

with essential competencies to teach swimming and water safety to persons from four

years of age in swimming pools and confined natural shallow water

venues. Accreditation is valid for three years.

The AUSTSWIM course is a nationally recognised training program and will enable

you to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to teach swimming and water safety

classes across Australia.

Do you wish to be Austswim accredited for any future swimming events held at

the School or in the community—PLEASE—register your interest now with the

front office.

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The Australian Government Department of Education and Training is currently undertaking the 2017 Student Residential Address Collection.

As a parent/guardian you do not need to provide any information directly to the department.

The only thing you need to do is ensure your address details are up-to-date with our school.

If you need to update your child’s/children’s residential address details, please contact Nadine in the school office..

We will provide the department with de-identified address information for all of our students’ families. This means we will provide addresses but no student names. The Statement of Addresses notice which we recently sent to you provides more information.

Frequently Asked Questions from parents:

Why is the collection being done?

The department is collecting student residential addresses for all non-government schools. This is part of a routine process that occurs approximately every four years, with the last collection undertaken in 2012. The collection is done in line with the Australian Bureau of Statistics Population and Housing Census. With the Census data being released later this year, it is timely for the department to update its data.

What do I need to do?

Nothing! You don’t need to provide any information to the department – our school will do this on behalf of all of our students’ families. However, please make sure your address details are up-to-date with our school.

Is my personal information secure?

Yes. The school provides the department with de-identified student residential addresses. The department will not see personal information that identifies individual families.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

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Week 8 was a busy week down in Kindergarten! We were lucky enough to have visits from two special guests. On Wednesday we had Mick Green, a visiting artist, come down and do some art with the school. The Pre-Primary and Kindergarten children did some wonderful and very creative artwork together as they explored using ink and paints. On Thursday Michelle from Coral Coast Vets came to our class to talk about pet care, the vets and introduce us to her furry friend, Abby. We discussed what to do if our pets get hurt, what animals need to stay alive and safety around an-imals. We were all very excited to pat Abby and look at a real stethoscope.

Natasha

Year 1

Learning to use different math

manipulatives to problem-solve. (learning

Children ordering, comparing and making

numbers to the hundreds. (getting familiar

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Reminder Year 1 is looking for some parent helpers

who can come in for 10-15mins in the morn-

ing to help with the reading. Please put your

name on the roster outside year 1 classroom

in the time slot where you can help.

Term 1 break is around the corner, please

ensure that your child keeps up with their

reading during the break.

Blessings

Miss Alice Yang

What are we doing? We are finding and catching

some ants in our school yard!

Measuring time using Clocks .

We found two ant dunes (colonies) near the

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FUN STUFF

Which month has 28 days? All of them of course!

What’s the easiest way to double your money? Put it in front of a mirror.

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? A clock

What 4 days of the week start with the letter ‘t’? Tuesday, Thursday, today and tomorrow.

What goes up and doesn’t come back down? Your age.

If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? 9

What has a thumb and four fingers but is not alive? A glove.

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment and yet never in a thousand years? The letter m.

What occurs twice in a week, once in a year but never in a day? The letter e.

If there are 4 apples and you take away 3, how many do you have? You took 3 apples so obviously you have 3.

Where do fish keep their money? In the river bank.

How did the soccer fan know before the game that the score would be 0-0? The score is always 0-0 before the game.

FUN Brain Teasers

I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?

Answer: Seven (take away the ‘s’ and it becomes ‘even’).

Sally is 54 years old and her mother is 80, how many years ago was Sally’s mother three times her age?

Answer: 41 years ago, when Sally was 13 and her mother was 39.

There is a basket containing 5 apples, how do you divide the apples among 5 children so that each child

has 1 apple while 1 apple remains in the basket?

Answer: 4 children get 1 apple each while the fifth child gets the basket with the remaining apple still in it.

A ship anchored in a port has a ladder which hangs over the side. The length of the ladder is 200cm, the distance between each rung in 20cm and the bottom rung touches the water. The tide rises at a rate of

10cm an hour. When will the water reach the fifth rung?

Answer: The tide raises both the water and the boat so the water will never reach the fifth rung.

FROM: http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/funstuff/brainteasers.html

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So far this term The Student Councillors have met on two occasions. Their first meeting

was on the 5th of February and their second meeting on the 29th of March.

At the Meeting on the 29th of March the Student Councillors elected their President

and assigned positions to some of the members.

President: Kevin Rodiano

Vice President: Claire Schmidt

Secretary: Luca Jones

Assistant Secretary: Chayse Jackson

Treasurer: Ella Sinclair

Assistant Treasurer: Khan Gane

They have put together a few well thought through proposals and will be giving them

to Mr Shaw for perusal.

Stay tuned for more information from the CCS Student Council.

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Canteen Term 1

Lunch & drink = $7

Recess varied choice $1 each

Recess Items

Week 2 Monday 6th

Hamburgers or Salad Sandwich– choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 3 Monday 13th

Pies or Sausage Rolls or Salad Sandwich– choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 4 Monday 20th

Spag Bog Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 5 Monday 27th

Salad Box – with chicken or ham Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 6 Monday 6th

Public Holiday

Week 7 Monday 13th

Pie or Sausage rolls Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 8 Monday 20th

Hamburger Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 9 Monday 27th

Chicken Fried Rice Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Week 10 Monday 3rd

Hot Dogs Or Salad Sandwich – choice of ham, chicken or egg Includes juice box or flavoured milk

Cheesies Quiches

Zucchini Slice Fruit Salad

Muffins Popcorn

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Carnarvon Christian School Year 6

Camp Fundraiser

Car Boot Sale

And

CAR Wash

SATURDAY 29TH April

Stall set up 7am – gates open 8am

$10 / stall

Gold coin donation entry for non-stall holders

Sausage sizzle

Market Stalls

CAR WASH

$10 for a small car

$15 for a large car / 4WD

Not interested in running your own stall – then donate your treasures to the

School. All proceeds will assist the Year 6 camp to Canberra

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KID’S CLUB

Pre-Primary to Year 7

Combines with Friday Fun Club

When: Friday 31st March

Time: 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Carnarvon Christian School

Undercover area, Babbage Is. Rd.

For enquiries ring:

John Tomkins: 0428 527 032

Or Brian Fyffe: 9941 1571

Run by the Churches of Carnarvon

FREE

Parents / carers welcome to attend.

Water games if hot (please bring towel/bathers)