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ccasnewsletterThe official newsletter of Central Coast Adventist School

FoundationsWelcome

In this issue...

As I shared at Speech Night last year, 2014, is a year based around the theme of FOUNDATIONS. As we leave a year where UNCHARTED discoveries were our experience, foundations will now be our phrase that carries us through 2014. Even the greatest adventures into the unknown start from a known position, a foundation. Of knowing where they come from and why they are going.Whether it is

Portuguese explorers leaving Europe for the southern ocean, or the early settlers forging a path over the blue mountains out of Sydney; thru to astronauts leaving the sunny Florida cape or even Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor going a long way round, or a long way down - they knew what their foundations were.This school knows its firm

foundation is in God. It knows it started on the bent knees of a prayerful group of founding families in the mid 1960’s. The school knows what it means to not simply just know what it is, but to believe in it.In 2014 we will remind ourselves

of our foundations, of three

cornerstones that signify our existence.Our faith: a belief in God strong

enough to prompt, guide and lead our choices and our path.Our profession: a knowledge

that education is paramount to finding ones place in the world, to understanding the possible and pursuing the seemingly impossible with confidence. To take seriously

the responsibility of assisting in the building the community of tomorrow: one child at a time.Our relationships: people matter.

Without relationship there is no community, just proximity and proximity is simply not enough.

- Dean Bennetts

Happy New Year to you all, and welcome back to school for 2014.I sincerely pray that 2014 is

a year where you can each see God’s leading in your life and find fulfillment, peace and real happiness.I say this knowing full well

that we all face significant challenges, and many of our school families are facing such challenges even as I write this. I do though pray that as community, we can support each other and when the journey is hard, that we can lighten the load and lend a hand to those who are a part of our broader school community: part of us.

- Dean Bennetts

Central Coast Adventist School

• Principal’s Update• Campus News• Pathfinder News• Library News• Primary News• Secondary News• Sport News• Canteen Menu

2013 HSCCongratulations to the graduating class

of 2014. Already the stories of courses achieved, offers accepted and life adventures commencing are flowing in.Approximately a third of the class are

taking ‘gap’ year experiences including working locally, working in Sydney and Newcastle, travel around Australia and overseas and with a few securing work overseas for 12 months as well. For the other two thirds, full and part time employment, full and part time study, as well as a number of traineeships are the plans for 2014.Whilst we of course again thank and

congratulate all parents, students and staff involved in the HSC program we want to acknowledge, as we do each year, some noteworthy results.The following subjects achieved well in

advance of the state average and in some cases also contained multiple band 6 results (top possible achievement band)• Music (Mr. Raethel and Mr. Miller)• Maths Ext 1 (Mr. Harris)• General Maths (Mrs. Lovell and Mr.

Rappell)• Eng Ext 2 (Ms. Bews, Mr. Robartson

and Mrs. Thapa)• Drama (Mrs. Sleigh)• Visual Art (Mr. Myers and Ms.

Kimberley)• Chemistry (Mrs. Slade)This broad cross section of subjects;

from fine and performing arts, thru to music, maths, science and english is a wonderful validation of the school pursuing as broad a curriculum as it can and not pigeonholing the subject line up into one particular discipline. We look forward to maintaining and developing this further in the years ahead, as we now have the critical mass to support these senior subjects long term.In 2013, the year 12 classes numbered

56; in 2014 the year 12 classes have 73 students with another 70 in year 11. It is exciting to see the impact of the quad stream flowing through to senior school and providing the basis to not only maintain, but grow and strengthen the HSC program further.

Road to BethlehemThank you, thank you and thank you.As RTB enters its second decade 2013 saw the largest numbers ever. Well over 4,000 people attended RTB for the tours and many more for the fun, food and atmosphere. Many are school families and friends and we thank you for that.2013 was a change up, as a new location was found for the market and food stalls, along with refined traffic flows, access points and socializing space. The result was a less crowded experience for all, fewer queues and an overall more relaxed atmosphere – with in excess of 1,000 extra people across the three nights adding to the vibe but not the crush!So many commented on how ‘uncrowded’ the nights felt and that there was room to breath. This is great feedback to help direct us as we develop the program more. It truly is and will continue to be the quintessential year-end celebration for the Central Coast Adventist School and broader coast community. Based on this year’s feedback there is a real focus now on increasing the programs exposure and advertising to the broader coast community.In the weeks and months ahead you will hear more as we prepare for the 2014 program. We thank the countless number of school community and church community members that helped out and we look forward to seeing you again as we work side by side to deliver this wonderful Christmas tradition here on our campus.Also a big and special thank you to Sue Saunders and the Home and School team for their first year involvement in the retail side of the RTB marketplace; well organized, great variety and real fun atmosphere for all involved.To quote one central coast community family with no connection to the school or church community;“It isn’t Christmas time until we have been to Road to Bethlehem.”What a great endorsement of the program.Enough said.

Principal’s Update

EnrolmentAs we are all aware, the last few years have seen fluctuations in enrolments, both

up and down, across different grades and as a whole school. Two factors have been at play and almost equaling each other out. Factor one is of course the expansion program in secondary school from a three to a four-stream model that is now almost fully through to Year 12. The other factor of course has been the increasing financial challenges faced by families in the context of the broader economic experience we all share in.

In saying this, the school is truly blessed to not only be maintaining its size but also seeing growth in particular areas where there are vacancies. To this end we expect this years enrolment to higher than in 2013. Once this is confirmed in the first few weeks of school I will let you know how it all has ended up.

As shared in the past, the enrolment of the school will sit in the vicinity of the high 800’s low 900’s Pre-K to 12 in the future as structurally; the school is no longer a growth school. The school has now achieved its desired structure of a double stream primary and quad stream secondary school. Consolidation, not growth is now our new focus.

Staffing

Basketball Championships

We welcome the following staff in 2014:• Ms Lauren Inwood – Primary teacher• Mr Sandro Bastos – Secondary

Science• Ms Renee Mau - Secondary English• Mr Joshua Stewart - Secondary

English• Mrs Rose Tikoicina – Finance Office

A team of well over 50 competitors, parents and staff traveled to Melbourne for this week long competition. The school once again pitted itself against schools with vastly more students and resources than us. The school though, with its focus on ‘character first, results second’ achieved highly notable results and left many in Melbourne impressed with this small private school from the Central Coast of NSW.2013 Australian Schools Basketball Championships CCAS results:• U20 Boys - 3rd in Division 1 (10

teams)• U17 Girls - 2nd in Division 2 (7

teams)• U15 Boys - 4th in Division 3 (8

teams)• U15 Girls - 6th in Division 2 (7

teams)Congratulations to all involved. The basketball program takes much time and commitment from students, parents, coaches and teaching staff across the year and we wish to both thank and congratulate them all. We are proud of them as individuals, as a team and of course for the results achieved.

Principal’s Update

Year End ChangesFollowing on from the RTB theme we have some developments also that relate to year-end 2014.Over the course of this year there has been discussion and review of our closure and graduation process for Year 12. Listening to parental feedback, researching with peer schools and looking at possible changes has led us to trialing a new process in 2014.Year 12 will for the first time, have a specific Graduation Ceremony created for them. This will take place during the day on Thursday September 18 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Year 12 families and friends will be honored guests on the day and the 7-11 students will witness the graduation program in the company of their roll teachers. Year 12 parents and family friends will no longer face restricted invitations and can therefore invite more family and friends to this special occasion. It will be a far more formal, and specific to Year 12 program, in difference to our historical Year 7-12 Speech Night.The following day will be the traditional ‘last day of school’ or ‘fun day’, ‘muck up day’ for Year 12 and the end of their formal school attendance. The Valedictory Dinner will remain, of course, along with the MAD Trip and other year 12 closure experiences. We are very excited about this trial and the likelihood of evolving a new tradition that focuses on our year 12’s with greater intent and an increase in the sense of transition into young adulthood.Years K-6 will still retain their Speech Night tradition, whilst Years 7-11 will change to a Presentation Night. At this point discussion is taking place as to the final details of this structure but the choices are to either remain with both programs on the one night or to conduct them across two successive days as ‘twilight’ or ‘afternoon’ programs. This will be decided in the coming weeks.To facilitate this change, and to allow the school community to prepare for RTB, these programs are moving from the traditional Thursday night program to Monday for Primary school and Tuesday of that same week for secondary school.Whilst they are listed on the calendar, they will be confirmed, along with a more detailed overview of the closure cycle later in Term 1 UPDATES.In a broad sense families can still plan as they always have for school closure in the second week of December and OOSH care will commence immediately following school closure as per normal. Primary has removed their student free day for report collation, however the secondary one remains due to year-end exams.We are excited about this further refinement to the year-end program allowing the school to formally celebrate and close its academic program and then celebrate RTB as a community.

Principal’s Update

Choir and BandCentral Coast Adventist School is

fortunate to have choirs and bands for both the primary and secondary students. If your child has an interest or talent in music, singing and performance please make contact with the school and keep aware of newsletters for latest info on auditions, practices and opportunities.• Primary Music (K-4): Mrs. Jillene

Donnelly• Primary Music (Year 5-6): Mr. Trent

Miller• Primary Choir: Mrs. Samantha Ibbott• Secondary Music (Year 7-12): Mr.

Bart Raethel• Secondary Choir: Ms. Renee Mau• Secondary Bands: Mr. Bart Raethel• Worship Music Program: Mr. Craig

Allum

MAD TripAs we approach nearly a decade

of MAD (Make a Difference) trips it is worth reflecting upon the place they fill in our school experience. We only need to read the paper or watch TV to see the impact of alcohol fueled violence and the unsupervised party experience being promoted by the ‘schoolies week’ experiences around Australia.The school is proud to have

now offered the opportunity for students to experience something completely different as away of celebrating the end of their formal schooling. An overseas trip to the South Pacific, sunny days and balmy nights, turquoise blue water and loads of fun, but at the same time helping those less fortunate. Painting buildings, running kids programs, mixing with locals and supporting island schools has proved a wonderful experience for all involved.So to Mrs. Bazley and her team,

thank you. I encourage all parents to talk over this opportunity with their children right from early high school so that it can be seriously considered as an alternative to ‘schoolies week’. If the trip is not to your child’s liking, please seriously engage with your children then in the planning of their celebration time. There are too many stories of negative life changing events taking place during this ‘schoolies week’ time due to too much freedom, too quickly!

European Experience Tours 20152015 will see the bi-annual European Experience Tours on again but planning

starts now!

Two tours have approximately 3 weeks in Europe during the mid year holiday time (which is three weeks for us here). One tour group goes to France, whilst the other tours through Germany, Austria and Italy. Approximately 20-25 students participate on each trip.

Information nights will be happening soon so please keep this in mind as you scan the newsletter and information coming home from your children.

Campus ChurchThe school is truly blessed to be more than a five-day a week experience. Come Friday afternoon a new vibe takes over as our ‘Sabbath’, our church day arrives.From Friday night programs, through to Saturday morning church and then Saturday evening and weekend family events, Campus Church keeps the options open for families right thru the weekend: community 7 days a week.Check the newsletter and app UPDATEs each week to see what is on and where. Everyone is invited to attend the weekly weekend services. Dress is casual, the worship style is contemporary and the emphasis is on making news friends, meeting old friends and meeting Jesus.

SEQTA2014 sees the school take the next steps

into the future. Over the course of the year the school will be changing over from its current database management system that was once, cutting edge, but is now in need of a refresh.Our new web hosted system will

eventually (towards the end of 2014) give parents immediate online access to a vast myriad of school details and information regarding their children. From accessing schedules and timetables

and curriculum expectations thru to homework, assignments and even, the ability to eventually access reports on line if they so desire rather than a paper copy.This ‘next step’ was a major desire that

was evident in the recent parent surveys and we are pleased to share that we are on the way.We will keep you posted as this

develops and more elements come on line.

Home & School

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A big thank you to the new Home and School team from 2013. Sue Saunders and her team have contributed significantly to the broader school community over the past year and this is noted and appreciated.This is just a brief advertisement that if you are interested in helping out, being part of the team or even lead out in any particular event – please just make contact.

Following our successful 2013 Board of Studies review and audit, and as you know we received the maximum five year reaccreditation, we have now commenced the next strategic plan journey.As is the case in many industries, new leaders bring new language. Education is much the same.For the past 15 years strategic planning has been the phrase used to explain intentional and focused planning for school growth and development. This is now being phased out, and no doubt you have heard the ‘quality schools’ phrases coming from Canberra.To this end, as of 2014, Quality Adventist Schools Framework is now the national approach across all Adventist schools when it comes to school development, management and planning. I am proud to say that the Adventist schools nationally are one of the first to adopt the new approach from Canberra and the model developed here, in Australia inside our national body, is being used as an example of how to go about this pursuit of quality across other sectors.In a nutshell the model involves 20 distinct elements of school life that are reviewed over a 5-year cycle (4 per year). These then feed back into quality improvements on an annual and rotating basis. The premise being that it is the annual, regular and ongoing pursuit of quality that delivers best results.We will keep you aware and involved in this process over the months ahead.

Uniform Shop and DevelopmentsA reminder from last year that, as of the end

of 2013, Alinta Apparel, are now the external operators of the Central Coast Adventist School Uniform Shop.A big thank you to Mrs. Terese Melville

for her many, many years of managing the uniform shop and overseeing some big developments and changes since the mid 90’s! She remains part of our team and is now the Sport Centre facility supervisor, assisting in managing the numerous external bookings and use of our facilities by local sports clubs. We thank her for her past efforts and look forward to her impact in this new role.Alinta Apparel is not only one of the major

school uniform shop service providers in the state but even better, are based right here, on the Central Coast.You will notice that they have completely

gutted and refurbished the current store and it looks great! They have placed a new manger and have published new hours of operation. The school of course retains oversight with the development and direction of the uniform but ALINTA now are the providers of both the uniform and point of sale services.We welcome them to the school community

and look forward to the years ahead. ALINTA once established, over the coming months, will help us further review and modernize our uniform appearance with an eye to simplify and make it an even more cost effective experience for families.There is a new Uniform Committee, that

includes parent representation, to aid in that process. We will keep you updated as things develop. Suffice to say we have experienced some significant changes with

our emblem change over the past two years and are therefore mindful of a gradual approach if there are any future changes and developments of note.Two ongoing changes for this year we are

still working on, is further refinement of the 7-12 boys shirts and girls blouses and subsequently ties for both boys and girls 7-12 in winter, to allow for identifying years 7-10 and 11 and 12 students more easily.Year 11 and 12 students will have their own

unique tie for winter (navy with school crest) and girls will be, after many years of asking, moving to a longer tie, similar to the boys, as a result of a new blouse being phased in for them.Years 7-10 boys tie remains the same (tartan)

but also, in response to numerous requests from girls over the years, 7-10 girls will also have a tartan longer tie like the boys becoming available.Years 11 and 12 girl’s blouses have slightly

different piping to junior girls and Years 11 and 12 boys have a piping line on their pocket so as to distinguish them from the junior school. These simple changes will aid in school management of students around campus whilst reducing the need for multiple different pieces of uniform as in the past.Gone are the days of changing jumpers,

sports clothes, shirts and jackets.As with all our changes, these still remain

firmly in the guise of a two-year change over window. So, senior students can wear new emblem but non-piped shirts into their senior years if so desired.Uniform News will be out during each term

so stay tuned for the latest as it happens.

iPads2014 sees a trial of iPads in Year 5 as part of a move into a more integrated approach to technology in upper primary and junior high school education. The iPads are class based and there is no need for families to purchase their own. Students will use them in class along similar approaches, but with higher use, than our senior primary laptops.

Whilst the HSC remains a hand written exam our focus remains on mental arithmetic, spelling and handwriting, but this move into integrated technology use in class is a sensible step in enhancing the educational experience. It is foreseeable in the not too distant future that entry level tablet devices for school use will appear on book lists and be cheaper than a pair of school shoes!

In the meantime we will carefully consider and implement cost effective and contextually relevant IT support via annual review. We will of course keep you aware of these developments and how the trial progresses throughout the year.

For more information please contact Mr. Chris Riley, Year 5 teacher and program coordinator.

Principal’s Update

Bus Buddy NeededA high school Bus Buddy is required for a primary student travelling from Kariong to school via Gosford station in the morning and via Gosford swimming pool in the afternoon.Please phone Katherine if your child is able to help.

Teenagers and alcohol: How much influence do parents really have?Tuesday, 18 February - 7:00pm in the Naomi Frew HallPaul Dillon is an engaging speaker and what he shares is informative, challenging, encouraging and, sometimes, surprising. If you are the parent of a teenager we encourage you to attend.The parent information session will cover a range of issues, including resilience and the importance of connectedness. It accentuates positive norms and aims to empower parents in this controversial area. This presentation is not suitable for children.Paul has been speaking to Year 10-12 students at CCAS for a number of years now. He has also presented to CCAS parents on multiple occasions.More information online at www.darta.net.auFor further details please contact Brenton Luchow on 4367 1800 or bluchow@ccas.nsw.edu.au

Parent Fitness ClassesWe are proud to be offering parents the opportunity to participate in group fitness classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8:00-8:50am, in the new fitness studio on the ground floor of our Sport Centre.The classes will be run in conjunction with Fired Up Fitness at a cost of $10 per session.If you are interested, please contact Kylie at kylie@firedupfitness.com.au or on 0412 590 285 as places are limited, all fitness levels are welcome.Your first lesson is FREE!

Reminder to Primary StudentsPrimary students are reminded to bring their lunch order bag to the canteen to collect frozen items.

Canteen MenuParents are reminded the latest version of the canteen can be downloaded from the school website or viewed via our school app. Please ensure that you are using the latest version as products and prices may vary.

Our first official Pathfinder event for this year will be our Information / Registration / Club Night this coming Saturday night, 8th February commencing at 6.00pm in the CCAS hall.This night will include a preliminaries segment (commencing at 6.00pm) where an outline of our program for the year will be shared, followed by individual Unit time.Please note: Registration forms and fees will be collected from 8.00pm on the night in the hall foyer.For returning members, our Registration process can now be completed online via the following link: https://ccpathfinders.wufoo.eu/forms/central-coast-pathfinders-registration-form/Alternatively, our Registration information including our 2014 Calendar are available online via our web page on the CCAS school website (see Current Students tab) or alternatively via http://www.ccas.nsw.edu.au/CurrentStudents/pathfinders.html Our Club Information Manual will be available shortly.Fees for 2014$100.00 -- Registration fee$30.00 -- Club Polo shirt$50.00 -- Refundable Dress Uniform bond (new members only)In the meantime if you would like further information please contact Leanne West, Club Secretary via email on centralcoastpathfinders@gmail.comDates to remember8 February Information/Registration/Club Night – 6.00- 9.00pm21-23 February Unit Camps

Reading is the foundation of learning…whether it is e-books, magazines, newspapers, how-to manuals, recipes, graphic novels, train timetables or on a whiteboard, e-reader, bulletin board, computer, greeting card or good ol’ fashioned BOOK – we all need to read. The better you are at it, the better you are for it. Let’s Connect to Reading - the Book Week theme for 2014. Welcome everyone!The library is open Monday – Friday from 8:30am - 4:00pmPrimary students are only allowed in after school if supervised by a parent/carer. There is a Parent Library with helpful resources that can be loaned out. Any member of the school community can borrow from the library.

Premiers Reading Challenge (PRC)NB: ONLINE LOGON IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH, 2014Students can begin reading but need to keep a record of the book title or ID number.Registration forms are available from the library from next week.

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If your child has participated in previous years please let us know that they are participating again this year. The same username and passwords are used as in previous years.This year our “Book Club” involves completing the PRC and then once this has been completed we will set new challenges with more prizes and competitions.PRC Hints and Tips:• Set a challenge with your classmates/brother or sister/

Mum and Dad!• Each time you read a PRC book enter it online straight

away OR write down the details in your school diary or homework book.

• Borrow and read 2 books each week and you will complete the PRC in 15 weeks for the K-2 challenge or 10 weeks for the 3-4, 5-6 challenges.

• If books are on the list and are read to you in class or as a family, you are able to add them.

PARENTSInformation on the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge is online - https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html Forward questions to Mrs Robertson drobertson@ccas.nsw.edu.au

Library WebpageFollow the ‘Library’ link under ‘Current Students - http://www.ccas.nsw.edu.au

BOOK CLUBSThe first Scholastic Book Clubs have been sent out to the students. Please return orders and payment to the library by Friday, 21 February.

Christmas Tree gifts 2013In 2013, many families generously donated Christmas gifts to help make someone else’s Christmas happier. Captain Adam from the Salvation Army in Gosford came with an empty car, and left with it so chock full of presents he just fit in the car himself! Thank you so much for your giving spirits.

t Primary NewsTerm 1 DatesFebruary4 Kindy & new student photos Primary Information Evening: 5.00pm Yr5, Yr6; 5:30pm Kindy, Yr3, Yr4; 6.00pm Yr1, Yr 25-7 Yr 6 Leader’s Camp10 HRIS Basketball Trials10-12 Year 5 Vision Valley Camp 13 Swimming Carnival26 HRIS Swimming Div 227 HRIS Swimming Div 1March3 Yr 5 Author Talk, Mingara4-5 Pre-Kindy Vision Screening12 World Maths Day13 HRIS Football trials14 Yr 4 Rocks Excursion17 HRIS Netball Trials17-21 WOSE Yrs K-418 HRIS Football Trials21 Cross Country Carnival24-28 WOSE Yrs 5-1228 Yr 1 Reptile Park Excursion28-3 Book FairApril1 Yr 6 IMAX Excursion3 Primary School Photos11 Last day of term – Mufti with gold coin donation29 School resumes Term 2

Primary ChoirYour son or daughter has a fantastic opportunity to be part of the CCAS Primary School Choir. It is predominantly a Year 3-6 choir, but this year we will also include limited places from Year 2.When you sing in a choir, you learn about more than just how to sing a song, you will learn how to...1. Be more confident with yourself...the shyest person is

supported when performing2. Bring joy to others...the wider community gains a blessing

from performances3. Control your breathing...important for sport and chest

complaints4. Control your voice...this will help when giving talks in class5. Listen carefully...a necessary skill when following

instructions

6. Sing...by listening to others around you, you will sing in tune

7. Solve problems...singing different parts in a complicated song is so rewarding

8. Speak clearly...precise pronunciation of words and clear diction will result

9. Stand with good posture...this gives you confidence and poise

10. Work together as a team...great for team sports or working in class groups

This year we will be performing at a variety of places...1. Community events, such as Relay for Life Cancer rally2. Chapels3. Assemblies4. Church services (x3)5. Sydney Eisteddfod6. Retirement village7. Another school for their chapel service8. Avondale College combined choir9. Erina Fair10. Speech night11. And possibly Road to BethlehemAuditions• 1.10 - 3.30pm on Monday 10th February 2014. • 11.00-11.50am for Year 5 students on Friday 14th February

2014.• Those who have been in the choir do not need to audition

again.Parents please complete the online form by Friday 7th FebruaryStudents please write your name on the audition sheet outside the K-4 music roomRehearsals - every Monday afternoon from 2.30 - 3.30pm in the school hall, beginning on Monday, 17th February. It is such a prestigious honour to represent the school in a choir!Samantha Ibbott – Choir DirectorJillene Donnelly – Accompanist

Seasons for Growth‘Sadly, grief is something that most children will experience to some degree during their childhood. In school, we see children at various developmental stages experience it. Their reactions and questions can make parents feel puzzled and uncomfortable, leaving adults unsure of how to help them.Grief is experienced when a loss occurs. This may be the death of a pet, the end of a parent’s marriage, a big move of house or the death of a relative close to the child’s heart.’Seasons for Growth is an 8 session program run in school hours to support children in working through their feelings. It is aimed at recognising emotions, highlighting that we all feel like this at some time and learning that feelings come and go. Please remember that the Primary school will be running the Season’s for Growth program again in 2014 terms 2 and 3.

We will be holding an information session later in term 1 and handing out application forms for students to be enrolled. Any queries about this program should be directed to Jane Hughes jhughes@ccas.nsw.edu.au or Rebecca Stratford rstratford@ccas.nsw.edu.au

Email Contact DetailsAll students from year K-6, in the last week, have been sent emails for sport permission notes, swim carnival information and carnival permission notes. If you did not receive an email, your details maybe absent or incorrect on the school database. To receive emails please send a message to cdavis@ccas.nsw.edu.au.

Swimming CarnivalThe Primary Swimming Carnival is on Thursday 13th at the Peninsula Leisure Centre, Woy Woy. Please complete all notes ASAP for bus transport and parent helpers. This carnival is for students in years 2-6. The infants carnival will be held later in the year.

Infants Cross CountryWe are looking at running a modified cross country for Kindy & Year 1 in week 8 of this term. More details will come closer to the event.

Cross Country TrainingWe are beginning our cross country training in the mornings before school next Monday, weather permitting.

Free Basketball CoachingOur FREE basketball coaching will again begin next week. Valuable for both beginners and advanced player alike, Terry Johnson - ex NBL player and children’s coach extraordinaire is back to help introduce and improve all levels of basketball skills. All sessions will be from 8:00 – 8:40 in the sports centre. These will begin in a few weeks time.

HRIS Soccer & Netball TrialsNominations for HRIS Soccer and Netball are coming up in the next few weeks. Year 5 & 6 trials are in early March at Newcastle. If you are interested in attending these selections please see Mr Davis.

CIS NominationsCIS Nomination information for term 1 has been placed on the windows of the PE Dept office as well as a copy on the school website. CIS nominations are usually for student in year 5 & 6. Please check to see if there are any events that interest you.

After School SportsAfter school sports will be running again in 2014. A note will be coming home in the next few weeks and the program begins in week 4.

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Girls Fitness ClassesWe are proud to be offering group fitness classes for girls in years 8-10 here at CCAS commencing at 3.10pm on Thursdays in February and changing to 3.10pm on Tuesdays from March onwards. Cost is $90 for Term 1. The classes will be run in conjunction with Fired Up Fitness. If you are interested please contact Kylie at kylie@firedupfitness.com.au or on 0412 590 285. Bring your girlfriends and get ready to have a whole lot of fun!

News Flash: France and HSIE Trips 2015France and HSIE trip flyers are out next week. If you are currently in Year 9 or 10, make sure you get one at the combined roll call on Friday, 14 February.

CCAS Swimming CarnivalThis annual event will be held at Mingara on Wed 12th February. 200m IM will begin at 8:30am (for serious swimmers), buses leave CCAS at 8:30am for a 9am start to the Carnival.

CCAS 2014 On-Line Sports Permission FormIn 2014, the Sports Permission Form has been sent home via email with a link to the on-line form. The form itself is full of important and useful information regarding the Sports Program for the year and includes details concerning the Swimming,

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t Secondary NewsCross Country and Athletics Carnivals. All students need to complete the on-line permission form by Friday 7th February as CCAS does need permission to transport students off campus. If you did not receive the email, it may be that the school does not have your email address. Easy solution is to please contact the Main Administration Office or the Secondary Office and it can be emailed to you promptly.

HRIS Sports Representative TrialsTrials for many sports happen during Term 1. The following sports will be holding trials for HRIS Selection and if a student is interested they must see Miss Page for a permission/information letter ASAP. No late nominations can be accepted.• 10th Feb Basketball (Open’s Boys & Open’s Girls)

Nominations close 7th Feb• 27th Feb Netball (U16’s Girls) Nominations close 14th Feb• 3rd Mar Hockey (Open’s Boys & Girls; U16’s Girls)

Nominations close 19th Feb• 18th Mar Touch Football (Open’s Boys & Girls; U16’s Boys

& Girls) Nominations close 7th Mar• 27th Mar Soccer (Open’s Boys & Girls) Nominations close

7th Mar• 3rd Apr Rugby Union (U16’s Boys) Nominations close 7th

Mar

AICES Sports Representative TrialsThe following sports will be holding trials for AICES Selection and if a student is interested they must see Miss Page for a permission/information letter ASAP. No late nominations will be accepted.• 14th Feb Tennis (Open’s) Nominations close 7th Feb

(please email details to ppage@ccas.nsw.edu.au)

NSW CIS Sports Representative TrialsThe following sports will be holding trials for NSWCIS Selection and if a student is interested they must see Miss Page for a permission/information letter ASAP. No late nominations will be accepted.• 12th Feb Baseball (Open’s Boys) Nominations close 5th

Feb• 14th Feb Cricket (Open’s Girls) Nominations close 7th Feb• 6th & 7th Mar All School’s Triathlon Nominations close 14th

Feb• 10th or 17th Mar Golf (Open’s & Jnrs 7, 8, 9) Nominations

close 28th Feb• All School’s Sailing (Open’s) Nominations close 10th Mar• 2nd Jun Hockey (U16’s Boys) Nominations close 20th Mar

STAY COOL AT SCHOOL THIS SUMMER

Things To Know Before You Can: Competition opens 28/1/14 and closes 11/4/14. Competition is open to all NSW School Banking Schools. The Promoter is Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. Full terms and conditions available in branch.

Stay Connected:commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

The school with the highest percentage of active students at the end of Term 1 will win a marquee. Every student who completes a minimum of three school banking deposits in Term 1 will be in the running to win one of two $50 credits into their School Banking account.

For more information, simply contact your School Banking Specialist or the School Banking Helpdesk on 1800 674 496.

Win a CommBank Marquee for your school and $50 for a student just by depositing to your CommBank School Banking account in Term 1.

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Central Coast Adventist School

1. NEW BUS SERVICE starting 10/02/2014: Students who usually catch Bus 28 & 54 in the mornings will now be required to catch Bus 83. This service has been provided in the interest of student

comfort and safety.

Departs; CC Hwy Outside Bateau Bay Square (7:19), CC HWY (R) Pacific St, (L) Bay Rd, (L) Dening St, accepts transfers from School Bus 28 North Entrance (Shift 30) Lakeside Plaza (7:30) CC Hwy, TLSC- The Entrance Campus (7:36), U Turn Yakalla St Rbt, (R) Shelly Beach Rd, (R) Grandview St, (L) Bateau Bay Rd, (L) CC Hwy (7:48), (L) Ocean View Dr, (R) Old Gosford Rd, (L) CC Hwy continues to School Bus Bay.

NB: North Entrance students from School Bus 28 will need to transfer to School Bus 83 at Lakeside Plaza.

2. NEW BUS SERVICE starting 10/02/2014: Students travelling past Chittaway Bay (e.g to Wyong) As of Monday 10th February 2014 School Bus 60 will terminate at Chittaway Rd & Wyong Rd, Chittaway Bay.

Students traveling beyond Chittaway Bay will need to Transfer to Route 19 @ 16:24 opp Chittaway Bay Shops covering Westfield, Mardi & Wyong Station.

SDA students traveling to Wyong can board Route 19 service departing Erina Fair @15:28 or Cnr CC Hwy & Arundel Rd @ 15:30.

Thank You