Mid North Christian College

Chapel TERM 1

Week 1 - Friday 3rd February

Combined Chapel (F - 11)

Junior and Senior (in Lesson 3)

Room: 9/10 at 10.25am

We would normally try to set these

for Lesson 1, but unfortunately there

are reasons why we cannot do that

tomorrow.

Theme: Creation and Renewal

based on Psalm 8

Week 2 - Friday 10th February

Junior: Week 1 awards Host: Room: 9/10 at 9.05am

Senior Host: Room: 9/10 at 10.25am

Mid North Christian College (08) 8632 4240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

Diary Dates TERM 1

Week 1

Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd

February

Year 12 Retreat at Wallaroo

Tuesday 7th February -

Information Night for parents of

Years 1 to 12. Sessions at 4pm and

again at 5pm.

Teachers will be available after the

session for q & a.

Sunday 12th February -

Mid North Christian College

Dedication Service at the New Life

Centre, Three Chain Road, Port Pirie

at 12pm: A short Service including

prayer for the College Community.

Wednesday 22nd February -

Violin and Cello q & a information

session will be held at 3.15 in Room

9/10 at MNCC with

Dr Owen Lewis for students and

their families who are interested in

having music tuition.

Hope in the living God Memory Verse

God made all. ‘This is what the Lord says - your Redeemer and Creator:

“I am the Lord, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. Who was with me when I made the

earth?” ’ Isaiah 44:24 NLT

Week 1 Term 1 Thursday 2nd February

2017

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Welcome to all new Staff

Dear families,

What a terrific start we have had to the year! We have had strong enrolments, our TV ad has generated a lot of great feedback, and people are still talking about the musical and how good it was. We expect to have the DVD ’s available late February – there is still time to get your orders in if you forgot last year.

We have decided to return to weekly newsletters, and these will usually be issued on Thursdays.

Last week the teachers were busy making preparations for the start of the year. We had a day at the golf club where I shared some vision and plans for the year, and some teaching to give shape to the year ahead.

A key idea was from Titus 2:6-8, which says to encourage the young to live wisely, to be an example to them by doing good works of every kind, and to let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. Teach the truth so that your teaching can’t be criticized.

Our leadership have been extremely busy setting up the details for the smooth start of the year. Mr Roger Moreton’s title is now Deputy Principal Secondary, and Mrs Sylvia Skinner’s title is now Deputy Principal Primary. Together we spent significant time reflecting on the past year, and have begun implementing plans to develop continuous improvement processes with our teaching staff. This involves teachers meeting in teams to review each other’s planning, and consider which best practice approaches they will use to refine and enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

The information nights we are conducting are intended to replace the interviews we normally have later in Term 1, however we also want to emphasise that we will be moving to different ways of reporting and relating to families through our online SEQTA system, and through regular contact.

We have made a surprising number of changes this year.

We relocated many lockers, especially away from the office admin area, and have ordered some new lockers with swipe card access – the Year 12’s will be able to use them soon. We mounted a large colourful work of art on the wall which was painted by a previous art teacher Mr Greg Judd. Mrs Skinner is already enlisting our senior art students to begin adding artistic flair to other parts of the College too.

The year 12’s have a new, much bigger ‘common room’ space in the Language Centre, and to make way for the second Foundation class, the Learning Support staff and services have been relocated to Room 4 – right near the front entry. Room 11 (ICT room) has been completely overhauled to be a brighter, better laid out and more flexible learning space.

We have purchased an 11 seater bus, which will be used to shuttle students from the southern routes between bus stops, and installed monitoring cameras to keep an eye on the grounds after hours. (continued Page 2)

From the Principal

Mid North Christian College is pleased to welcome 4

new teaching staff for 2017.

From Left: Miss Amber Enright is the new Foundation

Teacher who is teaching one of the 2 Foundation

classes, Secondary teacher Mrs Karin Hempenstall

will teach Psychology and English, Mr Nick Schild has

been appointed as Primary Specialist PE teacher and

Maths and Ms Hero Nelson is the new Year 6 teacher

this year.

We pray that all new staff and those who are return-

ing in new positions will be truly blessed in their

respective roles here at the College.

STAFF RETURNING TO NEW POSITIONS

Mrs Carey Wurst and Mrs Allison Clarke have returned to MNCC and will teach Music and Drama. Mrs Annette Burgan is teaching Senior English, Mrs Felicity

Collins returns as Year 2 Teacher and Mrs Tina Moreton is the Year 7 Core Teacher. Welcome back to all staff in new roles and positions. Please uphold all

our staff and students in prayer throughout this new and busy school year.

PRAYER FOR MID NORTH CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Prayer is held each Monday at 9am in the Library. All Parents and Caregivers are welcome. For more information contact Mel Jaeger on 0478 616 475.

ATTENDANCE

We need to emphasise that full attendance is required for best outcomes. Please do everything you can to ensure a high quality of attendance. Our school

is audited every year for 3 terms, and our attendance averages are made publicly available. All students are expected to maintain an average of better

than 9 days per fortnight, including absences for illness and family reasons.

NEWSLETTER

This year we will endeavour to produce a weekly newsletter to have communication more streamlined. Items to be included in the newsletter are required

to be submitted by 4pm each Wednesday to admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Where families have indicated on this year’s forms that they wish to have

newsletters emailed to them, this will be set up in due course.

COMMUNICATION

If you use Facebook, please ‘Like’ the Mid North Christian College - Port Pirie page and receive notifications of College posts to keep informed of happenings

and updates.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club is on Wednesdays at the College. Breakfast runs from 8.00am to 8.35am in the Home Economics area. Warm toast is available and a variety

of cereals as well as hot milo. Week 2, 6 and 11 will be Pancakes.

2016 MAGAZINE

The 2016 Vision Magazine is currently still in production and we are awaiting its completion and delivery. Distribution to families of 2016 will occur when

the magazines arrive, but this could still be a few weeks away.

ENCOUNTER DVDs

The DVDs of the MNCC ‘Encounter’ Musical and Primary performance are also in the process of being produced. Families who have placed orders will be

notified when the DVDs become available.

SUPPLEMENTARY PE RUGBY JUMPER

Parents and caregivers would have received a notice/order form for the non-compulsory supplementary PE jumpers. Please note that we have sample sizes

of these jumpers in the front office. It would be advisable for parents of those ordering jumpers to try them for size as some have concluded that they are

a ‘small make’ and are ordering a size larger. If jumpers are required, please return your order forms to the College by next Friday 10th February. Please

make payments when jumpers are collected from the front office.

MUSIC TUITION 2017

Piano, Guitar and Singing

Mrs Wendy Palmer teaches guitar and piano at the College and can teach singing privately. If anyone is interested in learning music in 2017 they will need

to respond quickly as places are nearly full. Mrs Palmer can be contacted on 0439 164 899 or 8632 2659.

Piano and Singing Lessons

Available at School in 2017. Private, half-hour lessons with Mrs Anne Hansen (Bachelor of Music and Dip. Ed.) Please phone to book: 0429 866 242 or

8636 2231.

Violin and Cello - Dr Owen Lewis is offering lessons for 2017

Students 7 years of age or older who may be interested can contact Dr Owen Lewis to begin discussion and assess aptitude on 0434 085 269 (evenings) or

email: owen_d_lewis@hotmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: A Q@A session with Dr Lewis will be held with interested children and parents on Wednesday afternoon 22nd February straight after

school at 3:15 in Room 9/10.

CARNIVAL BOOK FAIR

Carnival Book Fair this year in Week 6, March 6-10, to be held in the library. More details to come later.

The ICT portable device plan is definitely going ahead, but we will use this year as an evaluation year. Year 3 students will be issued with a class set of iPads, and year 11 and 12 students will be able to use a College supplied laptop for classes at school. Families will not be expected to contribute to the cost of devices. Additional Wi-Fi points are being installed around the College, and we have improved the quality of internet service.

The College Board have received the report summary from the Endeavour consultation surveys conducted late last year, and are extremely encouraged by the survey results. They have also short listed architects to partner with us to prepare our Master site plan, and inform our strategic planning.

We have also implemented tighter expectations for quality of assignments, and in keeping with SACE requirements High School students have been told that they will receive a ‘0’ for late assignments. This may seem harsh, but we do need to draw a line to develop a culture in our students that takes deadlines seriously, and plans responsibly.

Respected academic researcher John Hattie has identified ‘Visible Learning’ as a key element of high performing schools. This approach is all about making sure that students and families are clearly informed as to what is expected for effective learning. You will see we are providing clear information about our learning, routines and expectations now, and throughout the year.

We are having a ‘dedication service’ on Sunday 12th February, 2pm at the New Life Church, 162 Three Chain Road.

The year has started exceptionally well. The new students have transitioned smoothly, there is a positive and productive ‘buzz’ of activity, and the changes have translated into strong improvements. Very exciting!

Mid North Christian College 08) 86324240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

Hope in the Living God

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Your Servant Matt Paterson

Move Youth Colossal Games night this Friday 3rd February, 7pm

until 9.30pm at the Newlife Church, Three Chain Rd, Port

Pirie. For Years 7 to 12. Contact: Corey 0422 653 036 or

Chloe 0452 234 154 for more information.

Hip Hop Bounce - dance Fresh dance that’s all about fun!

Dance, cheer, tumble and sing; Hip

Hop Bounce are now open for 2017

enrolments in Port Pirie, Jamestown and Clare. Dance,

make new friends and have fun while getting fit and

boosting your confidence. No experience necessary.

Huge range of styles including hip hop, cheerleading

(stunt and pom), ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary,

tumbling, adult’s dance fitness, bounce boys and bounce

sing. Little Bouncer Club classes for 2 or 3 year olds. New

SACE and VET dance options for years 9 and above. Ages

2 to adult. Contact Natasha for details and bookings:

0416 239 676 or email: Natasha@hiphopbounce.com.au

World Wetlands Discovery Day

Come and discover the wildlife at the wetlands and

participate in ‘citizen science’ activities for the whole

family! To be held on Friday 24th February from 6.00pm

- 8.30pm at the Phoenix Park Wetlands, Port Pirie (entry

off the Terrace). Wetland bird watching and identifica-

tion, frog spotting, water bug ‘mini beasts’ activity,

information and FREE sausage sizzle. (It is recommended

to download the ‘Frog Spotter’ app on your personal

device over Wi-Fi prior to attending the event.)

Community Notices

Disclaimer: The College is not responsible for

Community events advertised in this Newsletter.

Hope in the Living God

Mid North Christian College 08) 86324240 admin@midnorthcc.sa.edu.au Front Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8.15am to 4.00pm

Uniform Shop Hours: Tuesdays 8.30am to 11.45am and Wednesdays 1.45pm to 4pm

BINS AND THEIR USE - An Important Reminder from the College Groundsmen

A reminder to all students and MNCC community about the use of the bins in and around the College:

The Green bins are for food waste, empty wrappers, fruit waste etc.

Please do not put any of the follow ing in these green bins: damaged items from your classrooms, glass, wood,

no A4 paper or books, no boxes, no printer cartridges. These bins are for lunch and recess times for students.

Blue bins are for used drink containers - NOTHING ELSE.

The White skip bin near containers across from the back of Room 16 are for cardboard boxes,

paper, old books and NOTHING ELSE. Please flatten all boxes as costs are higher when emptied if

they haven't been flattened.

All other hard waste goes in the large blue skip bin in the staff car park.

Keeping to these rules helps ensure the college is clean and hygienic. It also prevents mishaps when

bins are being emptied e.g. broken glass, nails sticking through bag liners, as well as prevents over

filling bins through boxes being placed in wrong bins. Please don’t create extra work and double handling

when bins have to be emptied and contents need to be sorted out.

Teachers, parents and caregivers please pass this information to your students. We can work together for a cleaner

neater, tidier and more efficient school.

End of Year Awards Day 2016

Congratulations to students who received awards at the end of 2016 at the Awards

Assembly. Some of the award recipients are pictured below. From top left: Winner of

the Caltex All-rounder Award Georgia Northcott with Principal Mr Paterson,

Soroptimist Award being presented to Caitlyn Hunt by Deb Tregilgas from the North-

ern Soroptimist's, MNCC Dux of 2016 was also awarded to Caitlyn Hunt.

Above left: Certificates were awarded to the

Year 6’s on completing their Junior Schooling.

They have now moved into their Middle School

Years. Above right: SRC Representatives for

2016. Lower right: Group of Senior girls who

performed a creative dance item at the Awards

Class of 2016 Well done to last year’s Year 12’s on

their achievements. The College had

89 percent of students complete their

SACE. Kaitlyn Hunt received an

outstanding ATAR score of 97.65.

Welcome to our New Foundation Students 2017

This year for the first time at MNCC we have 2 Foundation Classes. Mrs Ingles is

pictured (left) with the F1 class and Miss Enright (right) with the F2 class.

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