Charlton News

2015, Term 2 - Issue 10 - Friday 26th June

LOVE | INTEGRITY | FAITH | EMPOWERMENT

From the PrincipalSome Facts

Parents or caregivers of children from Kindergarten through to Year 12 are responsible for ensuring their child attends school every day. This means all children between the ages of six years and below the minimum school leaving age are legally required to attend school.

All students must complete Year 10. After Year 10 and until they turn 17, students must be:

• in school, or registered for home schooling, or

• in approved education or training (eg TAFE, traineeship, apprenticeship) or

• in full-time, paid employment (average 25 hours/week) or

• in a combination of work, education and/or training.

Fight for your Child’s Future: Send Them to School Every Day

Absentee information

When children miss out on school they miss out on vital information, their learning routine is broken, they can lose confidence and they miss out on building up friendships.

If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, including arriving late or leaving early, please either tell your child’s teacher or the admin-istrative staff at the school, or explain the reason by phone, email, SMS or written note as soon as possible, or within seven days. If they arrive late or leave early they must check in at the Admin Office.

Once children are enrolled parents are legally required to send them to school every day that the school is open for instruction or participation in school activities, such as sports days. A small num-ber of absences may be justified if your child:

• has an unavoidable medical or dental appoint-ment (preferably these should be made after

school or during holidays)

• has to go to special religious ceremony

• is required to attend a serious and/or urgent family situation (e.g. a funeral)

• is too sick to go to school, or has an infectious illness.

Failure to explain an absence within this time will be recorded as an unjustified absence on a student’s record. Schools will inform parents if a student is absent from school without explanation.

The reason I am writing about this important subject is that as I have read each child’s report (that is 620 or so reports and however many pages per report), I have noticed that there are some children who are not attending school regularly or who are staying away from school for extended periods of time.

The building blocks of a great education begin with all students coming to school each and every day.

Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days can have a big impact on a child’s future – missing one day a fortnight will miss four full weeks by the end of the year. By Year 10 they’ll have missed more than a year of school.

PRAYER POINTS • Pray for Nathan, Kerrie and the Manila mission team

for the next 2 weeks.

• Pray for students and staff to finish the term well, and to have a safe and refreshing holiday.

• Continue to pray for new enrolments.

DO YOU HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST?Would you like someone to pray for you, your family or a friend?

Would you like someone to stand with you in faith to believe for a breakthrough?

Email our chaplain, Matt Stackhouse: m.stackhouse@charlton.nsw.edu.au or phone (02) 4959 9111.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.

Verse for the Week: Psalm 51:1-3

FROM THE CHAPLAINAs we finish the theme of integrity this term it’s so important that we realise that because God sees all of our lives; the good and the bad, we can be honest with him. Admitting when we’ve messed up is an essential part of integrity because we’re not trying to hide from God when we sin. Here, the Psalmist David is repenting. It may sound depressing but it’s a critical part of the Christian faith. As we come clean with God, He is faithful to wash us clean and bring forgiveness and reconciliation.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, and can affect their educational outcomes.

If for any reason your child must miss school, there are things we can do together to ensure they don’t fall behind:

• Speak with your classroom/subject teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.

• Develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Remember, every day counts (SEE PAGE 3). If your child must miss school, speak with your child’s teacher/s as early as possible.

The Bible says a lot about the importance of learning for gaining wisdom. Wise people can be trusted. They are people of integrity, faith, love and hope.

Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance. Proverbs 1:5

An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Proverbs 18:15

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. Proverbs 9:9

Fight for your child’s future. Send them to school every day!! Please see me or a counsellor if you are struggling to achieve that goal.

Have a great break. See you in three weeks.

Love you, Sue

He/She is only missing just....

10 minutes per day

20 minutes per day

Half an hour per day

1 hour per day

50 minutes per week

1 hour 40 minutes per weekHalf a day per week

1 day per week

Nearly 1.5 weeks

per year

Nearly 2.5 weeks per year

4 weeks per year

8 weeks per year

Nearly HALF

A YEAR

Nearly 1 YEAR

Nearly 1 AND

A HALF YEARS

Nearly 2 AND

A HALF YEARS

That equals....

Which is.....over 13 years

of schooling.that’s....

Did you know your child’s best learning time is the start of the school day?

That’s when every minute counts the most!?

?

In primary school, students

Just a little bit late doesn’t seem much but.....

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS

In Australia we have the greatest privilege and that is the right to an education of our choosing which is well planned and pur-

posed. May children around the world are unable access a decent education and many will have classes of up to 100, sitting on dirt

floors with a worn blackboard and limited chalk, paper or pens.

We are so spoilt and blessed.

Talk to your children about this. Make sure they appreciate what it is you are doing for them by giving them an excellent foundation

for their lives. AND MAKE SURE THEY COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY THEY CAN.

We are so spoilt and blessed.

Did you know?IF STUDENTS MISS AS LITTLE AS EIGHT DAYS IN A SCHOOL TERM, BY THE END OF PRIMARY SCHOOL THEY WILL HAVE

MISSED A YEAR OF EDUCATION.

To get all the facts, or some helfpful advice, please check out this brochure from the Department of Education and Training.

Why must I send my child to school?

Education in New South Wales is compulsory. This means all children from six years of age and under the minimum school leaving age are legally required to attend school.

From 2010, all New South Wales students must complete Year 10. After Year 10 and until they turn 17 years of age students must be:

1. in school or registered for home schooling, or

2. in approved education or training (e.g. TAFE, traineeship, apprenticeship) or

3. in full-time, paid employment (average 25 hours per week) or in a combination of work, education and/or training.

Principals are legally responsible for keeping accurate records of student attendance.

Principals are also responsible for deciding if the reason given for an absence is justified.

For this reason, Principals may request medical certificates or other documentation for long or frequent absences explained by parents as being due to illness.

If Principals don’t consider an explanation to be satisfactory, they will record the absence as unjustified.

It is important to understand that the New South Wales Department of Education and Training may prosecute parents (including carers) if children of compulsory school age have recurring numbers of unjustified absences from school.

Must I send my child every day?

YES. It is a condition of enrolment that you send your child to school every day.

A small number of absences may be justified if your child:

� has to go to a special religious ceremony

� is required to attend to a serious and/or urgent family situation (eg a funeral)

� is too sick to go to school or has an infectious illness.

Head lice infestations can be a common occurrence, particularly in primary schools. Parents should check their child’s hair

regularly for head lice and undertake treatment where eggs or lice are identified.

Translated information about head lice and how to treat them can be found at

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/languagesupport/documents/headlice/infosheet.htm

Advice from NSW Health indicates that there is no need for students to be sent home or excluded from school because of head lice. Head lice, is not a valid reason for prolonged absences from school.

Why is regular attendance at school important?

Regular school attendance will help your

child to succeed in later life.

Attending school every day makes learning easier for your child and helps children to build and maintain friendships with other children.

If your child doesn’t learn the basic skills in the early years of school, they may develop learning problems in later years.

Did you know? If students miss as little as eight days in a school term, by the end of primary school they will have missed a year of education.

Regular School AttendanceInformation for parents and carers

English 1

Why must I send my child to school?

Education in New South Wales is compulsory. This means all children from six years of age and under the minimum school leaving age are legally required to attend school.

From 2010, all New South Wales students must complete Year 10. After Year 10 and until they turn 17 years of age students must be:

1. in school or registered for home schooling, or

2. in approved education or training (e.g. TAFE, traineeship, apprenticeship) or

3. in full-time, paid employment (average 25 hours per week) or in a combination of work, education and/or training.

Principals are legally responsible for keeping accurate records of student attendance.

Principals are also responsible for deciding if the reason given for an absence is justified.

For this reason, Principals may request medical certificates or other documentation for long or frequent absences explained by parents as being due to illness.

If Principals don’t consider an explanation to be satisfactory, they will record the absence as unjustified.

It is important to understand that the New South Wales Department of Education and Training may prosecute parents (including carers) if children of compulsory school age have recurring numbers of unjustified absences from school.

Must I send my child every day?

YES. It is a condition of enrolment that you send your child to school every day.

A small number of absences may be justified if your child:

� has to go to a special religious ceremony

� is required to attend to a serious and/or urgent family situation (eg a funeral)

� is too sick to go to school or has an infectious illness.

Head lice infestations can be a common occurrence, particularly in primary schools. Parents should check their child’s hair

regularly for head lice and undertake treatment where eggs or lice are identified.

Translated information about head lice and how to treat them can be found at

https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/languagesupport/documents/headlice/infosheet.htm

Advice from NSW Health indicates that there is no need for students to be sent home or excluded from school because of head lice. Head lice, is not a valid reason for prolonged absences from school.

Why is regular attendance at school important?

Regular school attendance will help your

child to succeed in later life.

Attending school every day makes learning easier for your child and helps children to build and maintain friendships with other children.

If your child doesn’t learn the basic skills in the early years of school, they may develop learning problems in later years.

Did you know? If students miss as little as eight days in a school term, by the end of primary school they will have missed a year of education.

Regular School AttendanceInformation for parents and carers

English 1

LOST PROPERTYThere is a considerable amount of named and unnamed Lost Property in baskets outside the Student Office. This includes expensive drink

bottles and lunch boxes. Please check if you are missing any items and claim lost property during the first week of Term 3.

The RSPCA School Holiday Program is an opportunity for children and teens to spend either a half or full day at an RSPCA Shelter.

Sessions are held at our Sydney Shelter, Hunter Shelter and Tuggerah Care Centre. Participants will have a chance to get up close and personal with dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, budgies, ducks, chickens, sheep, goats, horses and maybe even the odd donkey or three.

If you or someone you know would like to spend their school holidays making some new furry friends, book a course below and get started on your adventure today!

COST: Sydney and Hunter Shelter: Full day sessions are $80, half day sessions are $40. Tuggerah Care Centre: Half day sessions are $25.

CourseInfo

Book

NOW!

Pictured Right:Emily Kernick, Tom Roberts, Mitchell

Roberts, Mitchell Parker, Darcy Stackman, Mr Wiggs, Cara Maxwell, Brianna Standen,

Olivia Goodwin, Eliza Munro, Ms Rees, Grace Munro, Emmaleigh Royce, Sophie Shafeeva,

Bronte Foley, Ebony Weaver and Emma Webster.

Destination Manila15 students from Senior School departed for Manila on Saturday 20th June for their

Annual Mission Trip to the Philippines.

For 13 days they will they spend time serving the poor and will participate in the feeding program, cleaning, food deliveries, visiting the Payatas Dump Site, King Solomon

Christian School International and will live with a family for a day.

Please pray for the team while they are away and keep an eye out on our Charlton Facebook page for updates and photos.

Pictured Front Page:Students from King Solomon Christian

School International, Manila.

Alumni

Corner

Presenting Ebony Jobse2013 graduate

“I’m currently half way through my nursing degree through Avondale and am now living at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in the nurses residence. I have been gaining so much practical knowledge through the degree and have been able to have

the opportunity to experience many things in my placements such as; observing cosmetic and general surgeries as well as understanding the various roles of registered nurses throughout the health care industry. Im currently on placement in

Newcastle West at Hunter New England Health Community Nursing.“

What have you been doing since you left Charlton?

Pink MORNING TEAFUNDRAISERTHURSDAY 18TH JUNE

Charlton staff are held a PINK Morning Tea Fundraiser to support Miss Searle and the McGrath Foundation (Breast Cancer Awareness) on Thursday 18th June.If you would like to make a donation you can download a credit card slip here and post it to:Charlton Christian CollegePO Box 605TORONTO NSW 2283

A huge thank you to our PA Members, Anita Babic and Year 3 and 4 parents who provided so many beautiful treats for our morning tea.

To view all of the photos from the morning tea, please check out our album at https://www.facebook.com/charltonchristiancollege

+ $991 from socks

$654 raised from themorning tea!

On Thursday 18th June the Middle School Mission Team held a Sausage Sizzle to help fund the Darwin Mission Trip.

The team and leaders set up two barbecues to cook sausages and a few tables to sell chocolates and cans of drink. It was a bigger success than we thought. We raised over $300! Axell, Amy and Josiah were cooking the sausages on the barbie. Alyssa and Mikayla

handed out the bread while Claudia and Genya handed out the sausages. Jess and Rose squeezed the sauce. Clare and Luke monitored the money. Beau and Bert sold the drinks. Lauren sold the chocolates, while Danyon directed the queue and was checking how things

were going. Tom Roberts, the school leader, helped Axell with the barbeque. Mrs Snowden supplied the utensils.

There was also a Mufti Day alongside the sausage sizzle for the school sponsor child which also raised over $300.

Thanks to Mrs Perrim, Mr Adamthwaite and Mr Stackhouse for running the day and purchasing the sausages while guiding us through the process.

By Luke, Danyon and Beau.

Middle

School

Fundraiser

The year 11/12 HSC Biology classes visited one of the largest children’s hospitals in the State on Thursday 11th June.

We, and several other schools who attended, heard lectures from professionals in medical practices. These were specialised to the syllabus for the topics ‘Maintaining a Balance’, ‘Search for Better Health’ and ‘Communication’. The lectures were tactile and interactive, allowing us to view, hold and use medical equipment, blood samples and protective clothing.

By Nikki Pierson

Year 11/12 HSC Biology Excursion

We celebrated the end of our Antarctic unit with lots of activities. We learned about how difficult it is to survive there and how you can start a fire using the sun by making a lense out of ice. We learned how to

navigate using the sun and the stars. We made snow and had a snowball fight and we made ice-cream in just 5 minutes. Finally we ended the day with a movie called ‘Snow Dogs’ which connected in to our English

novel about Wilfred Grenfell, the Arctic Adventurer.

ice dayit was cool

using the sun& stars to

find our way

We lovedthe

ice cream!

AND the snowball

fight!

Year 5/6 visit from R.A SprattThursday 11th June, 2015

Author R.A Spratt came in to talk to Year 5 and 6 studentsl last Thursday 11th June. She shared her ideas about writ-ing and we enjoyed it when she read from her books. A highlight was when she shot a rocket featured in her novel

Nanny Piggins at the teachers!

“the author visit was great

because she was entertaining and her stories were

very funny”.

“Builds up as you read, it’s really humorous”.Lauren Potter (Friday Barnes Girl Detective)

“It grips you like a python, when you start reading you can’t stop”. Zoe Braithwaite (Friday

Barnes Girl Detective)

“It gets better as you read. I think the author was quite funny”.Daniel Lachapelle (Nanny Piggins)

Year 3 Excursion to...Stage 2 have been learning about National Parks and went on an excursion to Awabakal Environmental Education Centre on Wednesday 17th June in the drizzling rain. Students were well prepared with a rainbow of ponchos, raincoats and umbrellas. A very friendly, informative and helpful guide, Joanne, made our day a lot of fun. The parents who came enjoyed the time as

well. Highlights were the abundant wildflowers, views from Dudley Bluff, the magical Dudley lagoon, plant identification and handling the aboriginal tools and weapons. From the comments below you will see the students learnt a lot too.

Mrs Jenny Mason

I learnt that an angophora

tree is dangerous to camp

under as its branches

can fall on you.” Harrison

Rowan

“I learnt that paper

bark trees don’t mind

the wet but other trees

do.” Mali Denne

I learnt that in winter

the bees keep their hives warm

with all of them inside. In

summer they keep it cool by sit-

ting on the outside of the hive.”

Isabella Robbins

I learnt that Blackbutt was named after a tree.” Lilly

Titow

“I learnt that the

lomandra plant was

poisonous and that you could

put it in the river to wash all the

poison off so you could eat it.”

Archer Whitehead

Environmental Education Centre

The Uniform Shop

Dear Parents

Over the past 12 months we have experienced a significant increase in the costs to manufacture your uniforms. During the same time we have maintained pricing to ensure that you have not been impacted at the register. We have also introduced a range of internal measures to cushion the impact without impacting on the quality or consistency of your uniforms. Whilst we have absorbed some of the impact, we have no choice but to introduce a revised pricelist effective 15 August 2015. We encourage you to purchase or Lay by uniforms before this date to beat the price rise. We thank you for understanding and hope you continue to enjoy your experience with Alinta Apparel.

Warm regards Alinta Apparel Pty Ltd

Positions Vacant!

OFFICE CLOSUREWe would like to remind parents that the Collge Office will be closed dur-ing the term break and will re-open on Wednesday 15th July, 2015.Hope you all have a wonderful and restful break with your family!

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For more information please call Sue: 0406 449 752 or go to http://www.hunterhomelessconnect.org.au/

Please DonateTooth paste

Tooth brush

Shampoo & Conditioner

Deodorant

Nappies

Baby Wipes

Feminine Hygiene Products

Drop in to the office before

Friday 24thJuly

At the Hunter Homeless Connect Day, people who are homeless, struggling, doing it tough, or at risk of homelessness, will find a one-stop-shop of free services, activities, entertainment and stuff to take away including:

• Legal and Financial services

• Housing and Accommodation services

• A Comprehensive Health Centre

• Family Services

• An ‘Opportunities’ Centre

• FREE hot food, hair cuts, pampering, workshops, crafts, family photos, soccer, warm clothing, bedding, and more

• Connection with old friends and new

• A dignity bag (please help us stock these)

CIS State Cross Country

1. Year 7 student Daneeka Croker competed in the 12 years girls race and came 33rd.

2. Year 8 student Maddi Hart competed in the14 years girls race and came 34th.

3. Year 12 student Tom Roberts competed in the 18 years boys race and finished 47th.

Congratulations to all three students on an excellent result and for representing our College so well.

NOTHING BUT... SPORT1 2

3It is such an

achievement to make it to CIS, we are so

proud of Maddi and the other athletes who

represented Charlton so beautifully. They are to

be congratulated!

SPORTJunior Boys Futsal

Div 1On Tuesday 16th June, Charlton boys travelled to Maitland Basketball Stadium for the annual THACCCSSA Futsal Gala Day.

The Junior Boys Division 1 team consisting of: Jasper Offen, Mitchell Snowden, Eden Garbett, Luke Gibbons, Mitchell Scott, Cale Flannery and Isaac Quinn played extremely well throughout the day but were unfortunate to go down in the final two games to finish 4th.

Mitchell Snowden was named players player for his outstanding defence throughout each game.

Div 2The Junior Boys Division 2 team consisting of: Danyon Blackeby, Ben Kellahan, Jesse Perrim, Blake Hector, Gregor Aitken, Jasper Connelly, Ayden Murray and Connor Murray also played very well throughout their pool games. The team won the final play-off game 4-1 against Taree to finish their division in 5th place.

Blake Hector scored some cracking goals throughout the day, Jesse Perrim was a rock in defence as goal keeper and Ben Kellahan was named player’s player for his excellent team play.

It was a fun day had by all and the boys from both teams were all fantastic representatives of the College.

Huge congratulations to all players for their effort and performance, with a special mention going to the captain and ‘players player’ Kyall Allan.

PLAYER’S PLAYER

Senior Boys THACCCSA Futsal Gala DayTHE CHAMPION TEAM CONSISTED OF:Kyall Allan (c), Dylan Stipack, Matthew Randall, Zac Casey, Joshua Corrigan, Joshua low, Wilson Tweed and Bushiri Husein.

Once again the Senior School boys have been crowned victorious at the annual THACCSA Futsal Gala Day. It began nice and early on Tuesday 16th June, with all boys pumped and ready to go. The first game was against Belmont 1. We walked away with a win boosting the teams confidence. Then came a draw against Greenpoint followed by two further wins against Wyong and Belmont 2. Semi finals came around and with a strong performance, we were through to the Grand final against Greenpoint who were also undefeated. Seemingly the two best teams were in the big one. After a marvellous game of skill, quality, and nerves, the siren went signalling a 3-2 victory for Charlton!!

Zac Casey

CSSA StateNetball

I had the pleasure of managing the U/15s netball team at CSSA state yesterday. Unfortunately a couple of girls missed the start of the first game and we had to start with one player short. The opposing team was very strong and took advantage taking a large lead that Charlton was unable to catch in the 2nd half.

Charlton then had 3 convincing wins beforefacing the strong Sutherland team and went down against a very talented group of athletes.

Charlton then narrowly missed out in the minor final for 3rd place in a nail-biter. The girls came back from 5 goals down after the first half to lead late in 2nd half, but unfortunately lost in the last 30 secs with the Sutherland team scoring 2 quick goals.

All of the girls played well, displayed great sportsmanship and did a great job in representing Charlton.

Mr Geach

On Monday 15th June students travelled to Penrith for the CSSA State Netball Gala Day.

The open girls were placed in Pool B against Dubbo CS, Mount Annan CC, Oxford Falls GS, Southern Highlands CS and William Carey CS. The girls were fantastic in all their pool games. Their solid defence by Emma Gifford, Leanne Grevenitz and Emily Kernick, meant they won each pool game by 30+ points and cruised easily to the quarter finals.

In the quarter finals the girls were up against a solid ICS Cordeaux side, but again our defence proved too good and the girls won with a convincing margin. The semi-final saw us face off against a tough Northern Beaches who also had a strong defence. We were up by 4 goals coming into the second half until a clever tactical decision to move Leanne Grevenitz into Goal Shooter proved to be the winner, with Leanne extending our lead to a comfortable 22-11 win.

This put Charlton into the grand final against Inaburra. At this stage the girls, although tired, were keen to be going home winners and immediately went onto the front foot thanks to some accurate shooting by Georgia Dodson and Chelsea Townsend. Inaburra pushed hard to equalise but thanks to some key intercepts by Emma Vogt, and clever attacking play by Josie Izzard and Philippa Amos they could not get close. Charlton were the grand final winners with a final result of 20-13.

CHAMPIONS!

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW CHARLTON HAS WON STATE NETBALL AND WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF EACH OF THE GIRLS.

WELL DONE!

Congratulations to: Georgia Dodson, Leanne Grevenitz, Emma Vogt and Emma Gifford who were also selected to trial for the CSSA representative team in July.

CSSA State NetballChampions!

EquestrianV A U L T I N G

NSW INTERSCHOOL CHAMPIONSIPS!

Year 3 student Isabella Robbins and Year 6 student Indianah Robbins competed

in the NSW Interschool Championships on Saturday 20th June.

Both girls had a great day and Indianah placed 2nd in the State for the Novice

division.

Isabella nearly missed competing due to the club horse not being able to

compete. However, at the last minute they were able to borrow a horse.

Vaulting on a new horse is no mean feat after practising on one particular horse

for a few months, but Isabella performed brilliantly and made the most of it! She placed 13th in her pre novice division.

Both girls were quite excited and had a fun day cheering for Charlton.

Congratulations to both Indianah and Isabella on a great result.

Indianahplaced 2nd in the

State for theNovice Division!

43 Fassifern Road Fassifern, NSW 2283

Tel:(02) 4959 9111 Fax: (02 4959 9188

www.charlton.nsw.edu.au

2 Praise our God! His deeds are wonderful, too marvellous to describe. 6 Let every living creature praise the Lord. Shout praises to the Lord!

Psalm 150:2 and 6 (CEV)