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August 9, 2019

Devotion ThoughtForgiveness is difficult, yet it is one of the most important things for us to practise. It is at the core of restoring relationships. The good news is that through our relationship with Jesus Christ we can live as free and forgiven people. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Middle and Senior School ExpoA reminder that our Middle and Senior School Expo is this Wednesday between 5pm and 7pm. FOLS will hold a sausage sizzle and a coffee van will also be available on the night.

The Expo is an excellent opportunity for parents and students in Years 7 to 10 to see what senior subjects are on offer at LORDS so that they can make informed decisions about which subjects to choose as they move into their senior studies.

Please note: this is compulsory event for our secondary students. Students may wish to remain at school to help complete set up or leave early to prepare and parents should check Parent Lounge to provide appropriate permissions.

Is your child missing some of their property?A large assortment of unnamed Lost Property items are currently in Student Services. All Lost Property will be placed on tables outside Student Services for the week starting Monday, August 12.

Please call in during this week and check. Items include formal and sports hats, various uniform items, sports equipment, lunch containers and drink bottles. Items will be disposed of if not claimed during this week.

Student Arrivals before 8.10am Parents are reminded that there is no supervision of students prior to 8.10am here at LORDS. A reminder that Outside School Hours Care (see page 6 for details) is available both before and after school onsite.

Middle and Senior School students who arrive shortly before 8.10am should go directly to the breezeway between G and I Block, with their bags, until 8.10am. Students may use the toilets downstairs in I Block during this time. No student should go to their locker or be in the J, I or L Block areas, before 8.10am.

Year 10 ImmunisationsImmunisations for Year 10 students will be held this Friday, August 16. Please contact Student Services for any queries.

The LORDS Middle and Senior School Expo and Subject Information Evening is an exciting opportunity to explore our Middle and Senior Schools with interactive workshops, displays, performances, presentations and discussions.

Discover the wide range of dynamic elective choices available at LORDS including visual and performing arts, cultural programs, Japanese, HPE, Math, Sciences, Humanities, STEM, Design Technology, Hospitality, ICT, Coding and Business Studies.

Discover the engagement of Project Based Learning, sample fine fare from our hospitality students, take part in a science experiment, test your brain with some math, rock along with robotics, try out some art, become immersed in dramatic and musical performances, step into STEM and so much more!

Middle and Senior School Expo Wednesday, August 14, 5pm to 7pm

Families and students of all ages are welcome to attend. Please invite family and friends who may be interested in a

LORDS education to the Expo. This event is compulsory for all Year 7-12 students.

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Apply now for 2020 Scholarships

Academic Scholarships are on offer for students entering Years 7 to 12 in 2020

Scholarship Exams will be held on

Saturday, September 7

at LORDS

Go to lords.qld.edu.au to apply

Walk Among EgyptiansThis week, Year 7 students visited the Antiquities Museum at UQ as part of their study of Ancient Egypt. They loved participating in a range of interactive activities including mummification, hieroglyphics and pyramid construction.

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Categories• Scientific Investigation Design and perform a scientific investigation and report on the results obtained and the

conclusions reached.• Engineering and Technology Create a device or product to demonstrate a scientific principle, solve a problem or offer a

different approach to a problem• Classified Collections To compile and present a scientific classified collection to show relationships between the items in

the collection, or to assist in their recognition. Classified collection examples include a collection of specimens of plants,rocks, insects, shells etc.

• Communicating Science To explain and communicate information about a scientific concept to a specified audience forexample create a poster, a movie or a presentation.

• Environmental Action Projects To identify, research, investigate and present recommendations about a localenvironmental issue.

DivisionsPrepYears 1-2Years 3-4Years 5-6Years 7-8Years 9-10Years 11-12

Wednesday 21 August• Students may work individually or in pairs (maximum).• Pick one of the categories and work on the project from now until 21 August.• It can be a project completed in class.• Prizes for the best projects.• Winning project will be entered into the Gold Coast Science Competition on August 26.• For more information contact Ms Andersson micha.andersson@lords.qld.edu.au

STEM fairScience technology engineering MATH

University Open Days 2019Griffith University (GRIFFITH) August 11th 2019 (Sunday)

Open Day All Campuses 9am-2pmSouthern Cross University (SCU) August 18th 2019 (Sunday)

Gold Coast Open DayUniversity of Queensland (UQ) August 18th 2019 (Sunday)

Gatton Campus 9:30am-3pmUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ) August 18th 2019 (Sunday)

USQ Toowoomba Open Day

August 24th 2019 (Saturday)

USQ Ipswich Open Day

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Year 9 Body, Mind & Soul DayThe Year 9s Body, Mind & Soul Day was held last Friday with many engaging activities for all students.

The first session, run by the YOUTH team, included team building activities with each activity designed to build our relationships within our class and show how, in many different situations, communication is key within a group. The exercises consisted of trying to make the tallest marshmallow tower, our arms being tangled up and having to untangle ourselves, making an enjoyable war cry for our class and lastly walking on an obstacle course blindfolded. Every activity made our class stronger and gave us the opportunity to become closer as a group with characteristics such as trust and honesty being strengthened.

In the second session, girls and boys were separated for a serious conversation about social media and the creation of Photoshop. Both topics were very relevant as teenage girls especially need to stop trusting everything they see on the internet, and that showing your true and authentic self is way better then posting something only for the 'likes'. We were exposed to the importance of confidence and the impact it can have on our lives if we stick to building up others and not bringing them down for our own self esteem. In this session girls had the ability to say what they felt as we made it a 'no judgement zone'. As a result, Year 9 girls became closer as a group.

For the last part of the day the YOUTH girls’ team set up a picnic for the girls, where we sat with our friends and enjoyed some food, while listening to personal stories from three of the YOUTH girls. They spoke about three key elements that girls will go through in their lives and how having a good outlook on life can influence those times. They were; relationships and friendships, nutrition, and mental illnesses arising from being in a negative space. The stories shared made everyone connect on a deeper level. Positivity had been the main word within the session and around it we had made our own personalised affirmations (quotes) that we shared such as Old Ways Don’t Open New Doors.

Body, Mind & Soul Day brought the Year 9 cohort together and showcased how important it is to be close to our peers and develop respectful relationships with our classmates as the people we’re with now are our family for the next couple years.

Shae O, Year 9

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NET SET GO at LORDS

Prep-Year 2 students

Friday afternoons 2nd Aug to 6th September

Cost: Free

Please book your place via email

Fiona.smith@lords.qld.edu.au

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Outside School Hours & Vacation CareBefore and After School Care is available on site at LORDS Monday to Friday 6:30am to 6:00pm (excluding Public Holidays). Please email lords.oshc@qlecs.org.au for details or phone 0437 519 754. For change of bookings, please email lords.oshc@qlecs.org.au

GCCC Mobile Library is at LORDS on Friday, August 2

Uniform Purchases at The School LockerLORDS uniforms are available at The School Locker, 3892 Pacific Highway, Loganholme Phone 3440 9701.

Opening Hours are:Monday -Wednesday 8.30am to 5pmThursday 8.30am to 6pmFriday 8.30am to 5pmSaturday 9am to 5pmSunday & Public Holidays CLOSEDOn Campus Uniform ShopThe Uniform Shop at LORDS is open on Mondays between 7.45am and 10.15am and on Wednesdays and Fridays between 1pm and 3.45pm.

Second Hand LORDS Uniforms Sustainable School Shop enables parents to buy and sell second-hand LORDS uniform items online. To search for items in the Sustainable School Shop go to:http://www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au/stocktake/lutheran-ormeau-rivers-district-school

What's OnArts Co-Curricular ProgramEnrolment forms are available at www.lords.qld.edu.au or at the office. Program includes singing, guitar, strings, woodwind, percussion, keyboard / piano, dance and visual arts.

Choir RehearsalsString Ensemble – Mondays 7:45 Senior Vocal Ensemble (auditioned) – Tuesdays 7:45am 10 – 12 Choir – Wednesdays 8am I122- 6 Choir, Wednesday 8 – 8:45am7 – 9 Choir – Fridays 8am I12

Nut Free Food PolicyA reminder to our families that LORDS is a nut-free school. Please do not send in any food which contains nuts. This includes peanut butter and Nutella.

Calling All ScribesHave you ever dreamed of becoming a writer? Do you have a creative mind? You'll have the opportunity to help write a children's book for LORDS Little Wonders as well as express your creativity over a variety of other platforms. Join us at the Writing Club (year 7-12) every Wednesday in L4. Writers of all genres and skill levels are welcome.

Homework ClubIs back for Term 3. Monday afternoons.

Prep – 6 Lunchtime Club Staff Member DayDodgeball 4-6 (COLA) Year 6 students MondayUno Cr Kerry / Chappy Andrew & Mitchell P MondayCreative Writing 3-6 Mrs Cutter TuesdayStructured games (P-2) Mrs Hardke & Year 6 students TuesdayChess Club 2-6 Ms Humphrey WednesdayCheer Club (1-3) Miss Barclay & Year 6 students WednesdayArt Club (3-6) Miss Schutt WednesdayAnimation Club (1-6) Mrs Kammoora WednesdayStructured games (P-2 Mrs Hardke & Year 6 students WednesdayLego (P-2) Mrs Ward ThursdayCoding (4-6) Miss Barclay & Year 6 students Thursday

Junior School Just for Fun Lunchtime Clubs

Please check here each week for updates on clubs and activities at LORDS.

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Claim the DateGrandparents & Special Friends Day (Prep to Year 6)

Friday, August 16

8.30am - 10.30am RSVP to info@lords.qld.edu.au or 5540 8888 by TODAY, 12noon

As morning tea will be supplied please ensure you RSVP by the due date. Thank you for your support with this.

Please meet in the Covered Open Learning Area (COLA) adjacent to the Outdoor Courts

Practical Look At The Web Of LifeLast Monday, Year 12 biology students and I went on an ecology excursion for two full days to visit several ecosystems in the Gold Coast region.

These ecosystems included: mangroves, sand dunes, headlands and rocky shores which we all visited and physically explored. This allowed us to observe the ecosystems closely and helped us to understand how they all create a habitat for plants and organisms to thrive in. The field trip was very practical, in that we didn’t shy away from getting a little muddy, sandy and wet to get the most out of the camp. After a day out at the mangroves and sand dunes, we headed out for a night walk up the Burleigh Headlands and saw some amazing views of the Gold Coast and the night sky.

The next day we spent in the rocky shores, venturing through each tidal zone and observed and held most of the organisms that call the rocky shores home. There was plenty of food to keep us fuelled throughout the two days and was overall a great opportunity and experience to educate us for our ecology exam.

Elliot S Year 12

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SUNDAY PARISH WORSHIPS Alberton Lutheran ParishPhone: (07) 3287 2084 St Peters (Alberton, Alberton Rd): 9.30am Bethlehem (Stapylton-Jacobs Well Rd, Woongoolba): 8amBethesda Lutheran Church Divine Service Phone: (07) 3807 6600(81 City Rd, Beenleigh) 8:30am HC every Sunday Pastor David Haak

Bethania Lutheran Church Phone: (07) 3200 5357 (5-17 Church Rd, Bethania): 9am

Jodie Hoff (Principal)

“We are the Lord’s.” Romans 14:8

WORD OF THE WEEK Ask your children about....

Prep A Days Of The Week Prep B 6 Star Writing 1A Kind Actions And Words 1B Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 2A Earth's Resources 2B Three Little Pigs 3A Zaccheus 3B Conduction, Convection And Radiation 4A Soil Solutions 4B Australian Guide To Healthy Eating 5A Robotics 5B Judaism 6A Electricity 6B Australian Prime Ministers

Prayer CornerThis year we will be praying for families in our community and their needs: Timile, Timoti, Treleaven, Turton, Twitchin, Uebergang, Upton, Uzelac, van de Hoef, Van Der Vlugt, Van Engelen, Vanham, Vartiainen, Vaughan, Veivers, Venter and Vezos families.• That our Japanese friends travel safely

back to their homes• For the gift of hope and that it will guide

us throughout our lives • Give thanks for the small things in life • For families experiencing the loss of loved ones

Upcoming Events• Tuesday, August 13: Year 9 Museum Excursion

• Wednesday, August 14: Year 7-12 Expo (5-7pm)

• Thursday, August 15: Year 7-11 AGCC Sport

• Friday, August 16: Grandparents and Special Friends Day (P-6, 8.30-10.30am)

• Friday, August 16: Year 10 Immunisation

• Friday, August 16: Year 7 Body, Mind and Soul Day

• Friday, August 16: Year 11/12 Hospitality Workshop

• Friday, August 16: Year 4-6 Sports Training

• Sunday, August 18: Japanese Speech Contest, Griffith University (Year 4-12)

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