Term 2, Week 8 19 June 2019

School Mission Statement To walk students through all fields of human thought and endeavour, discerning and cele-brating Truth at every turn, for the purpose of challenging and equipping them to use their

unique gifts to forge lifestyles marked by exemplary dedication to God and neighbour.

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Hastings Christian School

NEWSLETTER Te Kura Karaitiana o Heretaunga

Copeland Rd, Hastings Ph: 06 878 6696 Email: office@hcs.school.nz Website: www.hcs.school.nz

Page 2 From the Principal: Learning Lessons from Success and Disappointment

Notices Welcome This term we welcomed Alana Bodeker who will be teaching in B4 on Friday’s and also Annien van Wyk who started as a teacher aide in the primary school. Mr Clark Next term Mr Clark will be having a sabbatical which will mean he will be away from school for the term. This time has been granted by the Ministry of Education for refreshment and pro-fessional development. Mr Feyter will be stepping into the role of principal for the term and Mrs Pratt into the role of deputy principal.

Primary & Intermediate Parent Teacher interviews Thank you to all those parents who have booked interviews for next week. There are still spaces available if you haven’t booked yet. Go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the code 64krn Board of Trustees The board will meet on Monday 1st of July. We will be wel-coming Dean Scott & Johnny van Wyk (along with returning

members Greg Millard and James Mist) who will represent you as parents on the board. Please find below a little more about Dean & Johnny. The rest of the board is comprised of Gavin Clark, Angie Pratt (staff rep), Bernard Donk, Alwin de Vries & Eric Menisma (BOP reps) and Anita Nieuwland (secretary). My name is Dean Scott. I am married to Wendy and have three daughters who attend the Christian School. We live in Taradale and attend the Onekawa Bible Church. I have a deep admira-tion for God, for He is my Treasure. For work I am a computer systems engineer with Glenn Cook Technologies; as part of this job I attend HCS each week to support the schools network infrastructure and staff IT needs. Wendy & I have a great ap-preciation for HCS, for their hard work and devotion to God and in teaching our children to such a high standard both academi-cally and morally. I look forward to serving on the BOT for this term and investing my time and energy into this great cause. Johnny van Wyk: My beautiful wife Annie and I have two little girls, aged 7 and aged 5 and we feel very blessed to be part of the HCS family. We moved to New Zealand from South Africa almost 5 years ago, where we were born and raised. I com-pleted my studies in Forensic Accounting and ran my own Fo-rensic Investigations practice for 9 years before moving our family here, where I'm currently Financial Controller for Lowe Corporation. I look forward to contributing to the Board of Trus-tees and helping ensure all our kids get the best possible edu-cation at this great school.

How do we help our children stay humble when they succeed and get perspective when they fail? That’s the question that has occupied my thoughts of late. Each week, at both the respective junior and senior assemblies, we recognise student achievement, whether in the classroom or on the sports field. It’s right and proper to give credit where it is due and to celebrate hard work, effort and success – but what lessons can we learn from both success and failure? As you will see in this newsletter and the term 2 edition of the sec-ondary newsletter, my nephew William Clark has been chosen to represent New Zealand in an under 19 cricket tournament in Aus-tralia during the term 2 holidays. Understandably we are all very proud of him and none more so than his parents (don’t worry though I make it my mission to help keep Brad humble!). Many other student success stories will be shared at our upcoming open day and evening and at the primary and intermediate parent/teacher interviews. The reality is though, that for all the successes we enjoy in life we often experience as many, if not more, failures and disappoint-ments. Helping our children to humbly celebrate their successes by recognising that for all the time and effort we put into our achieve-ments, it is the Lord that we ultimately need to acknowledge as the source of these achievements. The apostle Paul put this well when in 1 Corinthians 4:7b he stated: What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Recently I read a helpful article by David Murray called Failure and Disappointment in Scripture. A few of his valuable insights include:

• The Bible’s uniform message is that failure and disappoint-ment are an inevitable part of the human experience. The book of Job recognises that ‘… man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.’

• When we turn to the Bible, we’re given a deep dose of reali-

ty. Failure and disappointment are on just about every page. Whether we like it or not, that’s much truer to life than the success narratives that we aspire to and are trying to write for ourselves. By all means, aim high, but recognize that no one escapes failure and disappointment. So, we might as well plan on it and prepare for it with a view to profiting from it.

• How much better it would prepare our children for life, espe-cially in the area of managing their expectations.

• One of the problems with the constant success narratives that we are fed today is the message that success is for everyone and everyone will be a success. The result is that no one is prepared when success never visits and when failure knocks at their door repeatedly. Conscious of this imbalance, Johannes Haushofer of Princeton University published a résumé listing his career failures on Twitter. He did this “in an attempt to balance the record and encourage others to keep trying in the face of disappointment.” “Most of what I try fails,” he said, “but these failures are often in-visible, while the successes are visible. I have noticed that this sometimes gives others the impression that most things work out for me.”

The apostle Paul experienced many challenges and disappoint-ments in his life. He recognised the purpose for these when he said; ‘Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.’ 2 Corinthians 1:9 May you know God’s grace as you seek to help your children learn the many lessons that come from both success and disappoint-ment.

Gavin Clark NB: A copy of the Failure and Disappointment article is available at the office.

E1 Bake Sale! Thursday 20th June

All items $1-$2 All proceeds going to Christians who are being

persecuted for their faith.

Teacher Only Days Please remember that we will have two teacher only days at the end of this term (Thursday 4th and Friday 5th of July.) Teachers will be travelling to Tauranga to attend the New Zealand Association for Christian Schools Conference. So the last day of school for this term will be Wednesday 3rd of July.

Grandparents Day We were privileged to have so many grandparents and significant people visiting the students at school on grandparents day. It was truly a blessing and great delight to see the students faces light up with pride and joy when speaking to the grandparents and sharing their learning experiences. Our afternoon started with the Junior choir welcoming the grandparents with a delightful singing performance, while they were having some afternoon tea. We had so many people attending, that we had to welcome them in two groups and the choir had to sing twice! After the welcome, the grandparents had the opportunity to visit their grandchildren’s classes and share some stories with them. We all enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to express our appreciation of what our grandparents and significant people in our student’s lives, mean to us. Mufti Day and Head Shave Thank you once again for your generosity at our recent mufti day and head shave. The revised total raised was $550.00. From the Wilkinson Family Hi HCS students and staff and parents, We wanted to express out heart-felt gratitude for all the amazing ways in which you have supported us as a family. Your ongoing care, encouragement, kindness, practical help, generosity and fundraising have been a real blessing. The head shaving was so courageous and your prayers effective. You have helped preserve our sense of humour through it all. We deeply appreciate it all. Canterbury Jackets Mrs Clark will be doing another order for the optional HCS Canterbury jackets for year 9-13 students. Last day to order is Wednesday 3rd of July (last week of term.) Orders can be placed at the office and the cost is $124 each. Congratulations William Clark As many of you have already heard, William Clark was recently named in the New Zealand under 19 cricket squad to tour Australia. As a school we are super proud of Williams efforts and look forward to following his journey.

Sustainable Fishing Mr Petherick, a fisheries officer, came to B2 to teach the students about the sea, fish and shellfish. He taught us about sustainable fishing. Sustainable fishing means to fish in a way there will be fish for the future. He taught us how paua and fish have to be taken. He gave them a measurement tool and told the

class about all the types of fish. The children learnt that they shouldn’t take crayfish that are too small or females which have eggs on. People can take 10 paua per person and the length has to be 125mm in length. If the paua are too small, then they ought to be put carefully back on the rock on their foot so they don’t die. If they are cut, they can bleed to death so a special knife with a flat and blunt blade needs to be used. It is very important to look after our fish and shellfish otherwise there will be no fish left for the future. RJ

Jammies for June If you could spare $10 to help keep a child warm this winter it would be greatly appreciated! You can give anything from pyjamas to beanies, slippers, socks, blankets etc. They must be new and can be for any aged child from 0-18 years old. All you have to do is buy them, take them into the office and put them in the basket labelled Jammies for June. Thank you so much for your support :) Anna van den Hout Y13

Teacher Profile: Alana Bodeker My name is Alana Bodeker. I have previ-ously taught HCS and I am thrilled to be back teaching on Friday’s in B4. I am married to Will and we have two children. Together we attend Grace Napier.

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES Y9 Cole - Being focused, diligent and engaged in class. Always willing to contrib-ute positively with intelligent contributions Y9 Daniel - Good work habits and making the most of his time in class. Respect-ful, listening well and asking good questions to improve his understanding. Y10 Cheyann g - Being careful and thorough in homework completion. Excellent attitude in class, especially in following instructions, listening to advice and demonstrating craftsmanship. Y10 Shalece - Compleing homework to a high standard. Having a positive atti-tude in her classes, asking good questions and excellence in art. Y11 Hannah - Always being engaged in class, showing initiative and love or learning. Working independently and achieving at a high level. Always respectful and attentive.

Mr McGee (Capital E trip) On Thursday the 13th of June B6, B4 and B3 went to a theatre in Napier. We all went on a bus together. In the bus I sat next to Emi-ly. When we reached there we hopped out of the bus and we lined up with our teachers. We followed the teachers into the theatre and we sat on a seat. Suddenly the show started and there were ladders and shelves and suitcases. There were three people on the stage and then we started laughing. The show was incredible, funny and amazing. My favourite was Mr McGee and the Biting Flea because he took his pants off. “That was funny,” I said on the way back. That was the funniest play ever! - Wow! That was cool. On Thursday the 13th of June B3, B4 and B6 went to the Mr McGee show in the Napier theatre. We watched an incredible play about Mr McGee. The people on the stage were really good at acting. They did it for fun. I loved it so much that I almost wet my pants. In the background there was this shelf that held suit-cases and a ladder going all the way to the top of the shelf. Behind all of that it was all black. -

Open Afternoon/Evening On Monday 1st of July from 1:30pm the primary school will have an open afternoon for new families. Then in the evening from 5.30-7.00pm the secondary school will be open for fami-lies of year 8 students to come and take a look around and for any new families. If you know of anyone considering HCS for their children, please feel free to invite them along to either of these events.

House Event - Next Friday 28th June Next Friday morning, 28th of June there will be a house event at the Reformed Church (1234 Howard St) for students from B3 up to Year 13. This will be a combination of HCS has Tal-ent and ‘Disney inspired’ items by the secondary school house students. The sound check for everyone involved in the talent show will be at 8am and all high school students need to be there at 8:30 for their sound check. Parents are asked to drop all other students directly at the church at 8.45am. At the com-pletion of the event (between 11-11:30am), we will transport students back to school. We would love to have some parent volunteers to help with transport - particularly parents whose children need car seats. Parents are welcome to come along and watch for the morning.

Uniform Shop The uniform shop is open every

Tuesday from 2:30pm-3:30pm

20-24 May Charlie , Darcy , Leslie , Dolce , Giselle , Theo , Joshua , Azriel

3-7 June Meagan , James , Eliakim , Dihan-dre , Pearl , Rose , Ruben , Emily , Samuel , Bella , Bono , Seth , Char-lotte

Term Dates 2019 Term 1 30 January-12 April Term 2 29 April-5 July Term 3 22 July-27 September Term 4 14 October-11 December

Pupil of the Week

What’s Happening this Term June 20th E1 Bake Sale 25-26 Primary & Intermediate parent teacher interviews 28th House event (morning at RCH) July 1st Primary Open Afternoon & Secondary Open Evening 3rd Last day of term 4-5th Teacher Only Days (school is closed)

27-31 May George , Noah , Lily , Teal , Finn , Annie , Brielle 13-17 May

Micah , Beula , Micayla , Daniel , Lin-da , Eden Matthew , Mia

10-14 June Tyson , Hayden , Yoav , Oliver , Alisa , Riley , Jay , Caleb , Ellamae , Laiden , Pippi

Save the date... July 23rd. Movie 'Tortured for Christ' Free entry.

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand ( 24/03/1909 -17/02/2001 ) was a Romanian Christian minister of Jewish descent. During World War 2 he public-ly said Communism and Christianity were not compatible. As a result, he was imprisoned and tortured by the then Communist Romanian re-gime. He was in prison for 14 years and tortured, yet he showed love and encouragement and ministered grace to fellow prisoners, then was released for a ransom of $10,000. His colleagues in Romania urged him to leave the country and work for religious freedom from a location less personally dangerous. After spending time in Norway and England, he and his wife Sabina, who also had been imprisoned, immigrated to America and dedicated the rest of their lives to publicising and helping Christians who are perse-cuted for their faith. He wrote more than 18 books, the most widely known being 'Tortured for Christ'. Variations of his works have been trans-lated into more than 65 languages. He founded the international organisation 'Voice for the Mar-tyrs', which continues to aid Christians around the world who are persecuted for their faith. Light supper will be provided.

7pm, Tuesday evening, 23rd July. Hastings Reformed Church, 1234 Howard Street

Offering will be taken for persecuted Christians.