Our school is keen to develop a warm and relational community where we try and foster meaningful partnerships between teachers and parents in the best interests of all of our students. The annual parent engagement evenings, held over the last fortnight, are a practical initiative in this regard. I trust that many of our parents were able to take opportunities to get to know teachers and to hear more about what we are doing in the life of the school.
Sadly, this week I have a disappointing announcement. Our offsite canteen provider, Tuckshop2u, has decided to discontinue its school lunch deliveries due to poor profitability. The owner was very apologetic and thanked our school for being one of their best customers. The service will finish at the end of this term. I am committed to finding a new provider, although I anticipate that this will take a considerable amount of time. I hope that our families will not be unduly inconvenienced.
Mr Brett Hartley
Principal
Mr Greg Smith, Head of Secondary, talks to Head of Sport at Shire Christian School, Mr Peter Richardson, about his personal involvement in sport and the different opportunities on offer for students.
The Peer Support program began this week with a lunch time event. The program is led by trained Year 11 students and gives Year 7 students an opportunity to develop skills and processes that enable resilient responses to challenges.
The Year 12 CAFS (Community and Family Studies) class is studying the core topic ‘Groups in Context’. One of the groups that is being studied is ‘people who experience homelessness’. Recently the class had the opportunity to attend ‘The Big Issue- NSW Classroom’ and ‘The Wayside Chapel’ for an excursion.
On Monday 4 March, 28 secondary students competed at the South Met Zone Swimming Carnival at Bexley Aquatic Centre. It was a blistering hot day both in the pool and out. All our swimmers represented our school admirably and amazingly, 22 out the of 28 swimmers have qualified for the CSSA State swimming carnival at Homebush.
Check out the new Junior School Sport site. It includes relevant dates and information for upcoming sport events.
Bailey Macarthur has qualified to represent CIS at the PSSA Basketball Championships in Maitland in May. A fantastic achievement!
Luke Rolland qualified to represent CSSA at the CIS Soccer Trials in Blacktown in April. He has qualified as a goalkeeper.
On Thursday, 7th March, four fantastic teams competed at the CSSA South Met Zone Touch Football Gala Day at Minto. All teams should be congratulated for making it into the semi finals of the competition.
I hope it’s OK for me to use this column to put in a plea for earnest prayer for the continuity of SRE in our public schools. It is easy for us in the Shire Christian community to take for granted the privilege that is ours in seeing our children being educated and prepared for life on a foundation that acknowledges God as the source of all things, including the absolute truth that he reveals in his Word, the Bible, and in his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Some students find Reading fun and they eagerly read a wide range of texts. Others are capable readers who may be disinterested to read daily. Some students may need further repetition and skill focus to achieve competence.
If any of these descriptions apply to your child in Years 1-6, you may like to consider enrolling them in CAL English.
Unnamed items in Lost Property must be collected. If your child is missing an item, please have them check the lost property cupboard in Student Services by the end of Week 9. If these items are unclaimed they will be re-homed.
The Visual Arts Department is in need of 4 old working hairdryers. If you have an old hairdryer that is no longer need, please send it in to Mrs Jackson or Mrs Rader, in the Visual Art classrooms. Thank you!
| Junior School | Secondary School | |
| Week 7 Mon 11 March | CSSA Primary State Swimming NRL Infants Program | |
| Wed 13 March | Yr 11 Geography Excursion Ensemble Rehearsals - Senior Concert Band, Junior and Senior Choir | |
| Thurs 14 March | Debating Round 2 CIS Football Cup Ensemble Rehearsals - Senior Concert Band, Senior String Ensemble | |
| Fri 15 March | Yr11 DT Excursion - SHAPE '18 Yr11 & 12 Textiles - Excursion - HSC Tex Exhibition | |
| Week 8 Mon 18 March | NRL Infants Program | |
| Tues 19 March | Prep 1 Colour Day | Yr 12 Mod History Incursion - Skills & Revision |
| Wed 20 March | CIS Primary Swimming | Yr10 Geography Excursion - Coastal Management |
| Thurs 21 March | Yr12 Bus Studies & Geography Excursion - Hunter Valley CSSA State Touch Training | |
| Fri 22 March | Prayer Meeting - IRC | Yr12 Bus Studies & Geography Excursion - Hunter Valley Prayer Meeting - IRC |
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
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