November

21-25 SAPSASA Cricket & Tennis 25 Chapel (1/2 - SM) 9:00am Fundraising Day for Lutheran Community Care 26 P & F After Dark Back to Basics 29 NHS Transition Day 8:45am - 3:20pm

December 1 TLS Foundation Transition Visit 9:30am-11:40am 2 Barossa Christmas Parade 5 TLS Foundation Transition Visit 11:40am-1:50pm 6 P&F AGM 6:00pm Resource Centre 9 Chapel (5 - JR) 9:00am 14 Yr 7 Graduation Dinner 5:45pm 15 Last day Term 4 with 2:30 Dismissal Time End of Year Service 6:30pm for 7:00pm at BACC (Faith) 16 Pupil Free Day

Dear TLS Community,

Nonetheless, there was someone just as daring and radical as Jesus on the ship. Peter. Peter asked the Lord to bid him to come onto the water. Again, an impossible task but Jesus said one word, “come.” The scripture records Peter coming off the ship and doing the impossible. As he walked towards Jesus, he walked on water!

So the question becomes, how does one focus on God when confronted with the elements and cares of life? We find the answer in scripture. After Peter stepped off the ship he began to walk on water. He was doing what others feared, but his faith propelled him. For as long as Peter was focused on Jesus, Peter was able to do the illogical and the impossible. How-ever, once he saw the boisterous winds his focus shifted to the elements around him and he began to sink.

Have a prayer life: The first thing Peter does before stepping off the ship is ask God to bid him to come. He realized that before he can do the impossible, he must first communicate his request to God. Peter reaped the benefit of having Jesus in front of him, so he did not have to pray. However, we reap the same benefit

through prayer. Whether you are seeking to eliminate distractions in your life or asking God to provide something which appears humanly impossible, you must develop a prayer life. When you pray, aim to be targeted and specific.

Be willing to defy logic: After Peter asked Jesus to bid him to come, Jesus replied, “come.” Action on your part does not end with a prayer. God requires that you are an active participant in your miracles, blessings, and destiny. After Peter communicates with Jesus, Jesus puts the ball back in Peter’s court. It was up to Peter to activate his faith, defy all logic and walk on water towards Jesus. Keep your eyes on Jesus: To keep focused on Jesus and do the impossible, you must eliminate as many distractions as possible. Back in Jesus’ day, they did not have iPhones, iPads, Twitter, Facebook, television and all the other forms of distractions that we have today. The message here is not to trash our devices or delete our social media accounts, it is simply to recognise we can not focus fully on two things at once. When you are asking God to manifest the impossible in your life, you must also remove some of the ever increasing distractions to remain focused on God. In the scenario with Peter, he did not have control of the wind. However, he did have control over whether or not he would allow doubt to overtake his faith.

Term 4 - Week 6 24th November, 2016

16 Maria Street Tanunda SA 5352 Phone - 8563 2456

Fax - 8563 0457 ELC Phone - 8563 3849

Email - admin@tls.sa.edu.au Web - www.tls.sa.edu.au

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Principal - Darren Stevenson Chairperson - Trent Reimers

From the Management Team... Dates to remember

TLS P&F AGM Tuesday December 6th

6:00pm Resource Centre

All welcome!

Doing the impossible with God and keeping focussed: It is easy to be distracted by fear, doubt and daily life. Stay focussed on God, not your circumstances and believe miraculous things can happen. Also understand that just because God bids you to come, does not mean you will not sink. You will sink sometimes! However, just as Jesus was with Peter, He is also with you. He will extend His hand towards you and lift you up when you fall. Keep moving, keep pressing along and remain focussed. May this encourage you to ‘walk on water’ and may God continue to bless you, Darren.

Doing the Impossible with God: The Story of Jesus and Peter. Matthew 14:22-33 tells the story of Jesus and his disciples finding themselves on a ship in the mist of the sea. Strong waves and heavy winds rocked the ship but something interesting happened. Jesus got off the ship and stepped onto the waves. Stop for a moment and imagine that. You are in the middle of the sea and it is a rough ride. All of a sudden you see someone stepping off the ship. Sounds crazy right? As you can imagine, Jesus’ disciples were in fear and terror. However, Jesus encouraged them to not be afraid.

Devotion adapted from ‘Doing the Impossible with God’, www.2praisegod.com

To do the impossible and keep focused on God, you must:

What waves are you waiting for God to calm? What challenging assignment has God given you? What impossible things are you asking God for?

I can do everything by the power of Christ. He gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

From the Management Team continued...

Keep in your prayers...

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FAMILY PRAYERS: This week please pray for these staff members:

As a community we know God’s power through prayer, so please keep the

school, its staff, students and families in your prayers. If you have prayer requests, please let Darren, Matthew or the office staff know.

Hamish Buckley Debbie Borgas Marie Hage

Finance Please ensure that all school fees are paid up to date or an arrangement is in place with Fiona Evans, Business Manager, email address fevans@tls.sa.edu.au Many thanks, Fiona Evans, The Finance Department.

Su Arnold is walking, with her family team, to raise money for this worthy cause on 27th November at West Beach. If you’d like to support Su in memory of her dearly loved son Nick who lost his brave battle this year, please log on to: https://www.walk4braincancer.com.au Support Su and acknowledge her efforts by sponsoring ‘FOR NICK’.

HELP TO FIND A CURE...

Uniform Review Recently families have been surveyed to ascertain their thoughts regarding the TLS uniform. Early in 2017, the Uniform Review Committee will begin the review process by firstly collating and analysing data collected via the recent survey. We are not expecting wholesale changes to be made to the uniform, but parts of the uniform may be added, subtracted or improved. Any changes that are proposed will have the standard two-year transitional phase applied. We will keep the TLS community well informed of progress throughout the review.

EMERGENCY Services: 000 (If you or someone you know

is in imminent danger)

LIFELINE: (24/7) 131 114

Kids Helpline: 1800 551800 kidshelpline.com.au

Parent Helpline: 1300 364100

Beyond Blue: 1300 224636

TLS Pastoral Care: 0413 453766

(Matthew Halman, Wellbeing Coordinator) or Class Carers.

NEED HELP?

This term in Christian Studies we have designed our own churches. We have learnt about Christian symbols and included these in our church pictures.

Class Contributions...

My church is in the jungle. It is on a branch in a tree. It has a massive yellow waterslide and two miniature golf courses. The Christian symbols in my church are Luther’s Rose, a bible, crosses and a candle. By Anders

My church is in the jungle because there is lots of wildlife that God created there. There are lots of crosses and there are stairs going up to the bell. The bell rings when church is on. The monkeys ring the bell! By Tom

My church is in a jungle in a canopy. You have to climb up a ladder to get in and go down a slide to get out. It has candles, a cross, a Bible, an altar and a lectern. It is a bush church and no intruders are allowed! By Billy

My church is called the Jungle Church because it is in the jungle. There is a banner that says “Go God”. The carpet says God and there are purple pews. There are crosses inside and outside. By Emily K

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We have been learning about different types of poetry this term. One example we enjoyed trying to write were Colour Poems.

Class Contributions...

Green is the colour of the grass Green is the taste of a mint ice-cream Green is the colour of a John Deere tractor Green is the look of green leaves Green is the colour of stems By Oli

Yellow is the colour of a minion Yellow is the colour of a football Yellow is the colour of the sun Yellow is the colour of a banana Yellow is in the rainbow By Kegan

Blue is the rain that pours on your head Blue is the paint that goes on the wall Blue is the colour of our school Blue is my sport team’s colour that won in 2016 Blue is the nice water you swim in By Ella

White is the colour of the fluffy clouds White is the fragrant smell of flowers White is the colour of ice-cream White is the colour of paint White is the prefect pencil case By Isabella

Purple is the colour of a drink bottle Purple is a colour to paint with Purple is a colour in the rainbow Purple is a pretty colour Purple is a colour of ice-cream By Piper F

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Sport...

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Congratulations to the 38 students who represented TLS at the Faith Challenge last Friday. We had some great performances on the track and in the field and the students displayed excellent behaviour throughout the day. TLS will be hosting the Faith Challenge in 2017 & 2018 so we will be looking for plenty of parent helpers in November next year. Watch this space!

2 0 1 6Faith Challenge

Sport...

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2 0 1 6Faith Challenge

Time for

home

For your information...

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Book Club Issue 7 Due this Friday

25th November, 2016.

Term 4, 2016

Nov 25 Jingle Bells Dec 2 Angels singing… Dec 9 The very special Baby & Christmas Party

Friday mornings 9:30am-11:00am

(during school term)

This weekend

TLS News 2 You!

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On the 18th of November, Annabelle MacClelland was awarded first place in the 9-12 age division in the ‘Young Writers Competition’ of 2016, which was organised by the ‘Friends of the Barossa Library’. The short 500 word story was called ‘The Seamstress.’

She was awarded a Kobo E-reader by Margaret Harris from the Barossa Council.

Well done and congratulations

Annabelle!

For your information...

Dear TLS Volunteers, The TLS staff would like to thank you for your help this year and

invite you to join us for morning tea in the

Admin Foyer on Tuesday December 6th at 11:00am.

We hope you can come!

LUNCH ORDERS Please note:

1) Only one sachet of sauce will be provided per item ordered. Please do not ask the bakery for more than one sachet.

2) Refunds are not available and food cannot be kept at school. If your child is unwell or will not be at school to collect their lunch order, please contact Apex Bakery direct to make alternate arrangements.

Thank you!

Do you love books? Have a flair for book covering? Or like to help keep things in order? Have a

little bit of time after dropping the kids off or before picking them up?

We are looking for helpers in the Resource Centre to cover books and help put books away in the morning.

If you would like to help please see Kate or Ondre in the Resource Centre or

email Kate at kcopeland@tls.sa.edu.au

NURIOOTPA HIGH SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

Opening Times Monday 23 January

10.00 – 6.00 pm Tuesday 24 January

10.00 – 3.00 pm Wednesday 25 January

10.00 – 3.00 pm

Do you remember what it feels like to experience something for the first

time?

This week I have had the wonderful pleasure of watching children experience

some things for the first time.

I sat with a child as she experienced the enjoyment of using palette paints

for the first time – learning the process and watching the colours come alive

on her page.

In the Bush Block I observed children discovering how to make their own

paints through crushing rocks and adding water.

Boys leaping and jumping across the ‘river’ - experiencing the thrill of taking

a risk and experiencing success. Pride and joy in abundance!

Watching a spider spin a web on a bush or discovering a ‘new’ flower.

Managing to balance on a wobbly log without falling off!

Playing with a new friend and experiencing other perspectives and ideas.

Children’s eyes glued to the pages of a book as their educator enchants

them with a Bible story they’d never heard before..

As we progress into this busy time of year, it has been a wonderful

reminder this week to pause, observe and celebrate the joy of learning

alongside these amazing children!