God bless,

Stephen Wilson

Principal

March 2017 Newsletter

From the Principal

Last Thursday I was invited to a morning tea for our student leaders with the Mayor and other local leaders. As well

as it being a wonderful opportunity for our students to mix with members of the community, the catering was

excellent. When it was time to leave a few of our students took a few food items for their journey such was their

appreciation of the lovely spread. I must admit that I ate far more than I ordinarily would for morning tea. Self-

control is a very important characteristic to develop in our lives. Those that that learn it early in life set themselves

up for success later in life.

I recall hearing a test that is done on 4 year olds whereby a chocolate is placed before them. The child is then told

that they can eat the chocolate now, or if they wait for 5 minutes they can have 2 pieces of chocolate. This is a test

of self-control which is apparently a strong indicator of emotional intelligence and success in life. Can they exhibit

the self-control to put off the short term pleasure for the longer term gain?

Self-control doesn’t just apply to food; it applies to all areas of our lives. There are things we know we should do, or

shouldn’t do every day, which relies on our self-control. 2 Peter 1 vs 5,6 tells us that one of the things we should

add to our faith in God is self-control. Self-control is something that we are responsible for and if we don’t develop

it, we can struggle in many areas of life. The fact that God tells us to be self-controlled indicates that there are good

choices and poor choices to be made every day and that our natural inclinations and desires aren’t always the best

guide as to what is the right thing to do in the long term. The right thing isn’t defined by what makes us feel good

now, or what is easiest. Often the best choice is the one that requires self-control and discipline. I pray that as a

community we work with our students to develop self-control in them.

I’d like to thank the parents that participated in the survey regarding the back to school processes. I appreciate

your feedback and suggestions which help us to reflect on how we do things in the future.

Unfortunately, our efforts to seek rectification work on the MPC through legal means has failed. We are pursuing

other options now, and hope to be able to raise the floor level, add a sports surface, rebuild

the amenities block with storage space, as well as other fit out improvements such as stage

curtains, wall cladding etc.

Jeromy Wainwright

Character & Culture

Camping Program

All students in year 4 – 12 will have the opportunity to go on camp this year. The College

camping program plays an important role in teaching and challenging students about

their character. The camps are selected to provide students with a wide range of

experiences.

Year 4

The Year 4 students will participate in an overnight camp to the Jondaryan Woolshed on 7th & 8th

September. The students will be involved in a guided history tour of the Jondaryan Woolshed, a shearing

demonstration, damper making, horse and cart rides and train rides. For some students, just having a

night away from home will be an exciting experience.

Year 5 & 6

The Year 5 & 6 students will travel to Camp Drewe on 4th – 6th September, located on the northern

beaches of New South Wales. Students will learn the life skills of independence, self-responsibility and

beach safety while also learning more about our College Values of Truth and Integrity.

Year 7 & 8

The Year 7 & 8 students travel to Burleigh on 4th – 6th September. Students will focus on developing an

awareness of others through exploration and challenge activities. Their focus will be on the College

Values of Diligence and Courage.

Year 9 & 10

The 9 and 10 students will be involved in separate camps run by Emu Gully. The Year 9’s will travel to

Pindari from 20th – 22nd March while the Year 10’s will go to the Helidon campsite from 6th – 8th March.

The focus of these camps will be on personal resilience through camping and challenge activities.

Students will learn more about the College Value of Faith while on these camps.

Year 11 & 12

The Year 11 & 12 students will travel to Burleigh on 3rd – 5th May. The focus of this camp to develop

leadership skills while analysing the College Values of Love and Honour.

While some students view camps as a daunting experience outside of the safety of their regular school

routine, they often return with a sense of achievement and satisfaction that they were able to overcome

their fears. The aspects of character students learn from these experiences can be applied to their

schooling and other general aspects of life. Some of the most important life lessons are learnt when

students are on camp.

Teaching & Learning

Holiday Packs

Thank you to everyone who returned the Christmas holiday packs.

NAPLAN Dates

NAPLAN tests are scheduled from the 9th – 11th May for all students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Friday

12th May is set aside as a catch-up day for students who missed any of the tests due to illness.

Student Diaries

Diaries are aimed at providing as much information to parents as possible. Not only is it used to

record homework, but students also record assessment tasks. Below I have listed what should information you

should find in the diary.

Parental Involvement or Parental Engagement

While research supports the notion that parental engagement may positively impact student academic attainment, there

is an important distinction between parents being involved in schooling and parents being engaged in learning. It is the

latter that has shown to have the greatest positive impact. It is beneficial for parents to be involved in school activities

for the following reasons:- connection with your child; firsthand experience with curriculum; developing relationship

with the teacher and supporting students and teachers in learning.

At DCC we value and encourage parental involvement and if you are able to spare any time to volunteer in a classroom

please speak directly to your class teacher. The most needed times are up to lunch to support literacy and numeracy. An

example of some of the jobs you may be able to help with are:- listening to children read; hearing spelling; hearing

number facts and support during writing.

However, a further step for parents is to become engaged in the learning of their children. This involves taking an active

interest in such things as homework, curriculum, grades, goals for improvement and motivation.

The Queensland College of Teachers (Research Digest 2014) released an article on the measurable benefits for children

when their parents are actively engaged in their learning. These studies demonstrate that the children are more likely

to:- develop positive self-esteem; be motivated to learn; be positive about school and achieve good grades.

Adolescents are less likely to have discipline issues, get involved in substance abuse or drop out of school early. Young

people are more likely to maintain high aspirations and plan to go on to further education and build a career.

Longitudinal studies suggest that they are likely to achieve their goals (Gemici, Bednarz, Karmel & Lim, 2014).

At DCC our aim is to be transparent about the education that is provided to your child and we value being able to

support parents in helping them engage in their child’s learning. If you need any information regarding the program that

we offer or the progress of your child please let us know. I would also encourage you to consider volunteering in the

classroom. It is together that we can do achieve the best for your child.

Marie Skerman

Primary

Recording of all homework

All marks for weekly spelling and number fact tests

All marks for regular iMaths assessments (Tracker

Book)

Any other assessment that is used for reporting

purposes.

Secondary

Recording of all homework

Dates when assignments are issued

Dates when assignments are due

Teachers signing off when assignments have

been handed in

Grades received on each assignment

Friday 3rd March Interhouse Singing Competition

Monday 6th– Wednesday 8th March Year 10 Camp

Wednesday 8th– Friday 10th March Senior Biology Camp

Thursday 16th March Year 7 Immunisations

Monday 20th– Wednesday 22nd March Year 9 Camp

Tuesday 28th March Grandparents’ Day

Friday 31st March Interhouse Cross Country

Easter Service

Last day of Term One

Tuesday 18th April First day of Term Two

The secret of having joy

‘In Your presence is fullness of joy.’ Psalm 16:11 NAS

The word happiness comes from the old English word happ, which means ‘chance’. It corresponds to the Latin word fortuna,

which means ‘luck’. Both words suggest that when things happen the way we want them to we’re happy, and when they don’t

we’re unhappy. But such happiness is temporary and fickle; true joy is permanent and settled. Some Christians are so serious

and solemn they’d lead you to believe God cringes at laughter and hates anything that smacks of joy and delight. The psalmist

wrote, ‘In Your presence is fullness of joy.’ CS Lewis observed, ‘Joy is the serious business of heaven.’ The truth is, the Bible is

one of the most joy-filled books ever written. The words joy and joyful are found there over 200 times. The word rejoice shows

up around 150 times, and we’re instructed to be joyful and rejoice nearly 400 times! That means joy isn’t an emotion, it’s an

attitude. An emotion can’t be commanded; no one can tell you to feel happy if you’re not. But you can choose to be joyful

regardless of your circumstances. And neither is joy a commodity that ca n be bought. Many people find out too late that

money can’t buy happiness, much less joy. It’s been said that the poor are better off than the rich because, while the poor

keep thinking money will buy happiness, the rich know better. Trying to find happiness and joy in materialism is like drinking

salt water: the more you drink, the thirstier you get. The secret to lasting joy is in realising that you’re unconditionally loved,

valued, and accepted by God. The Word for Today, Friday 10th February 2017, pg 9.

For the provision of Head of Boarding and for a science teacher.

Calendar

Devotion

Prayer Points

RUN4BIBLES 2017

RUN4BIBLES is a fundraising program for kids organised by the Bible League to place Bibles into the

hands of those who need them. This year the focus is on placing Bibles into the hands of every

student in South African Public Schools. We plan to run the program in conjunction with our cross

country carnival to be held on Friday March 31st.

Each student will receive a sponsorship form to gather sponsors for the RUN4BIBLES event. All sponsorship forms

must be returned (whether filled in or not) by Monday April 24th 2017. (Money can be collected ahead of time and

handed in on or before cross country). Each $7 raised will purchase a Bible for students in South Africa.

The benefits for the school community through RUN4BIBLES:-

* Opportunity to participate in an event which will have eternal impact;

* Opportunity to touch the lives of those outside school community;

* Great motivator for kids who may normally not want to participate in cross country.

From our Chaplain

Lynda Wanka

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD 2017

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that provides a way for Australian’s

to share God’s love with children living in countries that have been ravaged by war, famine,

extreme poverty or natural disaster simply by packing a shoe box with personal gifts for a

suffering child. This may be the only gift some children ever receive.

DCC students again have the opportunity to be involved with this fantastic project by bringing items to pack into

shoeboxes, as well as contributing to the cost of freight ($9.50 per box). Items must be NEW and need to be able to

fit into a shoebox. Items can be bought to form class or to Lynda.

Please DO NOT include second hand items, playing cards, guns, breakable items, anything police or army related,

liquid of any kind, tissues, play money, Christian literature or anything mentioning the name of Jesus.

Category Suggestions When to bring

Something to Love Teddy bear, doll, stuffed toy Term 1

Something for school Exercise book, colour pencils, lead pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, small plastic ruler, pencil case

Something to wear (boys and girls, sizes 2 – 14)

Shirt, shorts, underwear, thongs, hat, socks Term 2

Something to play with Balls, marbles, cars, slinky, finger puppets,

Something for hygiene Soap, washer, combs, toothbrushes, hair Term 3

Something special Stickers, sunglasses, bags, postcards, photo

Money towards freight $9.50 per box

College News

Student Leaders of 2017

College students, staff, family and friends gathered together on Wednesday 8th February for the 2017 Senior Leaders Induction Service.

Held in the College MPC, the Senior Leaders Induction Service honoured the Class of 2017, House Captains, Prefects and College Captains who each took their oath of office and received their leadership badge from College Principal Mr Stephen Wilson.

House Captains for 2017 are Natalie Tamakehu and Alex Taylor for Taylor House, Ellie Dales and Ben Conway for Carey House and Sophia Walton and Luke Sullivan for Judson House.

College Prefects for 2017 are Jessica Baumann, Mickayla Laherty, Bethany-Rose Morris, Abbey Sullivan, Madelaine Sullivan, Loren Boyer, Campbell Evans and David Newman.

College Captains for 2017 are Lacey O’Brien and Samuel Laffy.

Sports News

CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING

Cross Country training takes place on a Tuesday and

Thursday afternoon from 3:20 until 4:25pm. Students

meet at the blue shade area and run to Bungebba as a

group. Please remember comfortable running clothes,

drink bottle and a hat.

SWIMMING CARNIVAL RESULTS

Congratulations to the following students who were age champions in

their respective years at the 2017 Interhouse Swimming Carnival.

FEMALE MALE

9 years Julia Wainwright Cooper Collins

10 years Emma Toomey Matthew Jamieson

11 years Ella Wilson Noah Smith & Cormack Wainwright

12 years Abby Marshall Macauley Nolan

13 years Charlotte Dales Joshua Toomey

14 years Hannah Hassan Bennett Turner

15 years Zimmorlei Farquharson Zac Marshall

16 years Sophia Walton Caleb Wallis

17 years & older Abbey Sullivan Alex Taylor

OPEN Abbey Sullivan Zac Marshall

High School Cricket

Our high school cricket team

played their first match of the

season on Wednesday 15th

February against an

experienced Dalby State High

School team. Our team had a

positive start to the season,

and although not victorious

on the day showed great skills

and determination, capturing

some critical early wickets

and batting well.

They played their second

match on Wednesday 22nd

February against Oakey State

High School and won the

match by just one run. Well

done team!

SPORTS TRIAL RESULTS

Congratulations to the following students who were

selected to try out for the Darling Downs teams in the

following sports:

Sophia Walton (Touch & Netball) Sam Laffy (Touch & League)

Blake Seebaran (Cricket) Brandon Seebaran (Cricket)

Jospeh Slater (League) Campbell Evans (Soccer)

Aiden Magaina (Soccer) Caitlyn Bouyer (Soccer)

Japeth Nascuna (Basketball)

Congratulations also to Abby Marshall and Liliana Walton on their selection

for the Bunya District Zone Swimming Team.

College News– Primary

Year One

Our Year One students are having fun settling into routine in the

“big school”. They enjoy reading the bible (left), having baby

chicks visit with Mrs Back (centre) and fun with maths (right).

Prep G– Mrs Gaul

Prep G is settling in really well. The

students have found a lizard lives in

the hedge near our classroom. He

often comes out to the eating area

while we are working. One day we laid

on our tummies and crawled around

like the lizard.

Prep A– Mrs Attwood

Prep A is learning about Jacob and

Esau in Biblical Studies. Mrs Attwood

asked the class “What were the

brothers names?” to which a student

replied, “One was a donkey”.

This baffled Mrs Attwood until she

realised a little later that Esau had

been mistaken for Eeyore!

Hola! Hello from the Spanish Program.

It has been an encouraging start teaching Spanish at the college this year. Years 5 -8 students have responded

enthusiastically to learning Spanish. So far we have covered: common greetings, farewells, family, how to ask

questions and other basics like days, months, numbers, stating your age and where you live. This month we’ll be

learning how to express likes and dislikes and drafting letters of introduction in Spanish. A big encouragement has

been students speaking Spanish outside the Spanish classroom!

In the April holidays I will be heading to Chile in South America where I’ll be honing my own Spanish skills, hiking

Patagonia in Southern Chile and I will be spending some days in the town of Petorca where I led a Youth Mission to

Chile over the 2012/2013 summer. While in Petorca I am hoping to connect with the local school there to explore

the possibility of a pen-pal link between their English students and our Spanish

students – so please pray that my excursion to Chile is fruitful.

Saludos (regards) & Dios te bendiga (God bless you),

Jason Perriotte

College News– Secondary

2017 Junior Chamber Members– Mrs Brookes

Dalby Chamber of Commerce and Industry in conjunction with the 3 local high schools invites students to make up

a “Junior Chamber of Commerce”. The purpose of the Junior Chamber is to develop their potential for community

leadership by acquainting them with the opportunities, realities and challenges of the business community. Many

of the past members have gone on to leadership roles with their schools. Students take part in monthly meetings

and learn the many roles needed to run a volunteer organization that operates to benefit its members. The 15

members vote for positions on the Junior Chamber Board, which is made up of Chairperson, Vice-chairperson,

Secretary and Treasurer. Those who do not receive a position become general committee members.

Congratulation to DCC students who were voted to the Junior Chamber Board for 2017: Campbell Evans

(Vice-Chairperson); Grant Vickery (Treasurer); Loren Bouyer (Secretary); and to members Max Davidson and

Brandon Seebaran.

Junior Chamber

Board Members:

Loren (DCC), Mya

(OLSCC),

Campbell (DCC)

and Grant (DCC).

Junior Chamber

Members

Master Chef's in the making in Special Needs– Mrs Davidson

Jimmy and Harriett cook each week and have made damper, hummus dip, raspberry muffins and cheese and bacon muffins. These looked as if they had come from a cafe and tasted amazing!

Next weeks challenge: create a gourmet sandwich.

POLAR FLEECE JACKET ORDER

Our Navy Polar Fleece Jacket is an optional addition to the College winter uniform that

is available only by pre-order. Forms have been emailed home to families, or can be

found at this link and need to be returned by Friday 10th March with payment. Jackets

cost $36 each and are the same sizing as the LW Reid House shirts.

College Notices

From our Crossing Supervisors: Pedestrian Responsibilities

Do you wait behind the line for the supervisor to open the

crossing?

Do you wait for the supervisor to blow the whistle twice

before crossing?

Do you know that one blast of the whistle requires you to

take immediate direction from the supervisor?

If you answered “Yes” to the above questions you are

doing the right thing.

MEYSEN HOMESTAY 2017

There is an opportunity for College

families to host a student from Japan for

4 weeks in July. Please contact Shelley

Wieden at the College office or by email

shelley.wieden@dalbycc.qld.edu.au if

your family would be interested.

2017 International Competitions and

Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

Enrolment forms and entry fees for

the 2017 ICAS tests are due to the

College office by Monday 27th March

2017. Details and forms are available

from reception.

Semester One Touch Football

Touch Fees of $85 per player/ per

team are overdue and payable to

the College office.

Touch shirts will not be issued until

this fee has been paid.

STUDENT ABSENCES

When your child is absent or is going to be absent from school

parents must inform the office.

Email : office@dalbycc.qld.edu.au

Phone: 0746 724222 Text: 0437 883 509

Parent portal: https://dalbycc.edumate.net.au

Wendy Bouyer

Tuckshop News

Tuckshop runs every Friday of the school term and is coordinated by

Wendy Bouyer.

TRIPLE P PARENTING COURSE

When: Tuesday 21st March 2017

5.30-7.00pm

Where: Dalby Christian College Prep Rooms

The Triple P Parenting Course is for parents of children in Kindy (2.5years) to

Prep age. The seminar will focus on why kids behave the way they do. It is a

FREE course being hosted by our ELC. Childcare will be available with the ELC

educators for a gold coin donation. Children will be given a sausage sizzle

dinner. Register online at

http://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/qld-uken/find-help/check-our-

calendar/2017-03-21/seminar/the-power-of-positive-parenting/101290/

College Notices

Please consider if you are able to give just 5 hours a term to help out at the tuckshop. It is a great time of fellowship and chance to meet other parents and get to know the students. No experience needed – we all help each other and learn as we go. Another way to help out is by providing Home Bake. Home bake items are to be individually wrapped before dropping to the Tuckshop. Please contact Wendy at wendy.bouyer@dalbycc.qld.edu.au if you would like to help.

$3.50 every Monday

Winter Uniforms Term 2 & 3

Wearing of the winter uniform begins on

the first day of Term 2, Tuesday 18th April

and is worn for Term 2 and Term 3.

BOYS- need to wear a tie and have the option

of wearing trousers.

GIRLS- Tartan winter skirt and white blouse

with blue socks and the option of wearing

tights.

All uniform items are available at the

College Uniform Room. The Uniform Room

will be closed over the Easter holiday.

2a Mary Street

Dalby QLD 4405

Phone: 0746724222

Email: office@dalbycc.qld.edu.au

Web www.dalbycc.qld.edu.au

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