Issue 4 - 4 March 2016

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Upcoming Events
MARCH
WEEK 7A
Mon
Tues
7
8
Henny Penny Hatching preschool
Classroom Helpers
9.00am - 10.00am
Year 5 Swimming
1.10pm - 3.00pm
NCIS Soccer
Mahers Lane Assembly
11.50am
International Women’s Day
Wed
9
Northern Rivers AFL
Competition 8.00am - 3.00pm
Thurs 10 Broughton Anglican School
Music Visit from 9.40am
Year 5 - 8 Art Enrichment
9.00am - 10.00am
Fri
11 Year 11 Wellbeing Webcast
Workshop 9.40am - 3.20pm
Year 5 - 12 LT Concert
1.00pm - 1.30pm
Year 6 Swimming
1.10pm - 3.00pm
Sat
12 Nabari Nishi students arrive
WEEK 8B
Mon
Tues
14 Classroom Helpers
9.00am - 10.00am
Walk & Talk Tour
Mahers Lane 9.00am - 11.00am
Year 5 Swimming
1.10pm - 3.00pm
15 Year 10 Geography Excursion
Barista Course - Mahers Lane
Wed
16 Principal’s Tour
Sunshine Avenue 9.00am
Thurs 17 Year 9 - 12 Visual Arts
Excursion to Sydney
Year 5 - 8 Art Enrichment
Better Buddies Picnic
12.00pm - 12.30pm
Fri
18 Year 2 Camp Out
Barista Course - Mahers Lane
National Day of Bullying
Sat
Year 6 Swimming
1.10pm - 3.00pm
19 Nabari Nishi students leave
FEE REMINDER:
The date for the FINAL instalment
for Term 1 school fees is Monday 7
March 2016.
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Term 1: Week 6B
4/03/2016
From the Principal
Currently I am a member of a team planning a conference later in the year for
educators. As a start to the planning process, the team was given some pre-reading
which included material from a book entitled: Educating Hearts: Seven
Characteristics of a Good School by A Maher and B Hanley.
The authors’ intention in writing the book was to assist parents to identify a good
school which to them is a school that promotes education of the heart. The authors
argue that society should take seriously the education of the heart in our current
world which to so many young people can be very alienating. Every child needs to
feel belonging and identity. In many ways what is suggested is reflected in the old
saying: it takes a whole village to raise a child. It takes all of us, parents, teachers,
policy makers to create a climate in which our young people can flourish and feel
valued. It is indeed important for us here at Lindisfarne to remind us of what is
our core responsibility and that is the education of the whole person – spiritually,
academically, physically, emotionally, socially. .
Congratulations to the more than 80 students who represented Lindisfarne at
the North Coast Independent Schools Swimming Championships. The team
also achieved great success: winning the Secondary Shield and the Primary
swimmers gaining 3rd place. Thank you to Mrs Maynard and all the staff for
their hard work and the parents who came along and also helped out.
The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywoman’s
initiative carried out in more than 180 countries and over 1000 languages. Its
motto is “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action” and is celebrated annually on
the first Friday of March. This year’s theme is “Receive children. Receive me”
In 2016 the country who assumed responsibility for the preparation of the World
Day of Prayer was Cuba and in 2017 it will be the Philippines.
The Lindisfarne senior sacristans with Rev Chad attended a World Day of
Prayer special event at St Cuthbert’s on Friday, 4 March. Here is a prayer
prepared by the women of Cuba for the World Day of Prayer.
Lord Jesus, when you took a child
and told authorities to become like her if they wanted to enter your kingdom,
what did you mean?
Are we to be naive or to ask questions?
To be innocent or to be trusting?
To be shy or to sing?
To be docile or to be open-eyed?
Show us how to become not the ideal child we imagine but the real child you
blessed.
Teach us. If we have done too much growing up, how to grow down.
Kitty Guerin,
Acting Principal
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From the Chaplain
Reflections for Lent
In the 4th century, St Augustine of Hippo wrote his
famous work “Confessions.” It was like his diary of
philosophical, theological and spiritual growth;
wrestling with his life experience and the reality of
God.
For anyone who has experienced the sport of
wrestling, or any kind of self-defense, you would
know it is physically and mentally demanding. It
requires a lot of training and conditioning, there is the
risk of injury, and sometimes the greatest lessons are
learnt when you are defeated in a match, because
even in defeat, you take another step toward your
next victory.
When one engages in mental, emotional and spiritual
reflection, similar claims could be made. It is
demanding, requires discipline, training and
conditioning, there is a risk you will be hurt, and more
important than anything else is the willingness and
determination to get up off the mat when you feel
defeated.
The season of Lent provides us with an opportunity to
focus on the emotional and spiritual wrestles in life; to
improve our skill, our resolve, our determination, and
our commitment to respond to the challenges of life
in a godly way.
One of the most famous statements in St Augustine’s
wrestle was a realisation that was summed up in one
statement; “God, you have made us for yourself, and
our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.”
God Bless
Rev Chad
Secondary School News
Communication between Home and School
There are a number of communication avenues used
in the secondary school. At present, we have noticed
the most efficient is email. Staff are more than open
to any form of communication. However, please be
aware with teaching commitments staff may take 24
hours to respond.
Formal parent/teacher interviews are scheduled for
Term 3 once written reports have been received. If
you wish to meet with teachers prior to Term 3 please
contact your child’s tutor teacher or the subject
teacher directly.
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Year 12 Mid Course Examinations - Friday 1
April to Thursday 7 April
Please see the examination timetable listed for
mid-course examinations. Should you have any
questions/concerns please contact Ms Jeffries
at [email protected] as soon as
possible.
Friday 1 April
8.25am
1.05pm
Monday 4 April
8.25am
1.05pm
Tuesday 5 April
8.25am
1.05pm
Wednesday 6 April
8.25am
1.05pm
Thursday 7 April
8.25am
1.05pm
English (Advanced and
Standard)
Legal Studies
Biology
Engineering Studies
Mathematics Extension 1
Hospitality
Mathematics
Mathematics General
Economics
Modern History
Textiles and Design
Ancient History
Chemistry
Senior Science
English Extension 1
Business Studies
Geography
Physics
Please note: Friday 8 April is a normal school day and
attendance is expected.
Reminder: Please complete an application form for
exemption from attendance for all planned absences.
Forms can be downloaded from the School website
http://www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au/resources/forms.
html
Support A Reader Program
Congratulations to the following students who
recently completed Support A Reader training with
Mrs Jodie Duggan, Primary Coordinator. These
students will be spending DEAR time with students
from Years 5 and 6 assisting them with their reading.
Georgia Bantoft, Caitlin Betts, Natasha Bitancurt, Ella
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Bordiss, Janae Bramwell-Johnson, Fraser Crane, Neve Lembryk-Walsh, Stephanie Matthewman, Georgia
Maynard, Lucy McFie, Maria-Rose Moore-Kovacivic, Lilli Noonan, Mylee O’Kane, Holly Otto, Jesse Reid,
Jordin Ritchie, Isabella Rossdeutscher, Sophie Ryder, Elizabeth Rudland, Chloe Saunders-Kenny, Liberty
Smith, Ciara Sullivan, Kiera Thomas, Ellie Tunstall, Riley White, Caitlin Woods.
Noelene Wright, Head of Secondary
Changes to Parking and Student Pick-up Area – Mahers Lane Campus
Since the start of the year there has been a significant increase in the volume of parents collecting their
children after school from the Mahers Lane Campus. The safety of our students is paramount, as such we
are going to trial some changes to the parking and student pick-up areas in an effort to continue to ensure
the safety of our students. We need your support to do this.
A trial system similar to the passenger collection area of the Coolangatta Airport will see the introduction
of a ‘No Stopping Lane’ combined with an extension to the student collection area. These trial measures
combined with barriers to separate students and vehicles, and new road marking and signage, should
address the increased flow of traffic in a safe and effective manner.
To assist with these changes we need your support in the following ways;
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Please do not leave your vehicle when collecting your child in this area;
Please only stop to collect your child in the designated area;
Please follow the directions from staff to move along should you be in the designated
pick-up area and your child has not arrived promptly;
Please proceed with caution when driving on school grounds;
Please indicate when changing lanes and pulling into and out of parks;
Please consider the time it takes to collect your child and plan accordingly;
Please understand that this system works best when students are waiting for parents to arrive, not
when parents are waiting for students to arrive. Consider agreeing to pick up your child slightly later
than 3:30pm to avoid ‘peak times’ which include bus arrivals.
This will be trialled effective from Tuesday 29 March, immediately after the Easter break, until the end of
term when it will be evaluated.
I look forward to your support and patience during this trial as we continue to ensure that every student
arrives and departs in a safe and efficient manner.
Kitty Guerin, Acting Principal
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Tweed Shire Youth Council
recording sessions commence and run all weekend.
Students are invited to register their interest in
working behind the scenes on the production side of
the recording. This album is set to release mid year
2016. Stay tuned for official release dates!
Three student nominees Eden Tokatly (Year 11),
Meg Whiticker (Year 12) and CJ McCreery (Year
12), were successful in becoming our School Liaison
Officers. Eden and Meg attended the first meeting
held on 24 February and were pleasantly surprised at
the potential of the Council to act as a voice for young
people. As a collective group, the local students will
propose and pursue community projects that may be
considered and enacted by Tweed Shire Council.
Broughton Anglican College Combined Schools
Workshop and Concert
On 10 March, Lindisfarne will welcome 70 students
from Broughton Anglican College for their bi-annual
interstate tour. Students from Years 8 - 12 involved in
the String Ensemble, Concert Band (which includes
Stage Band) and the Choir (which includes Chamber
Singers) will join with Lindisfarne students in a series
or workshops and performances. The day will conclude with an afternoon concert for the Lindisfarne
community. Everyone is welcome to attend the final
performance at 1.30pm at the Mahers Lane Campus.
Lindisfarne has become a participating school in the
recently convened Tweed Shire Youth Council. This is
a student leadership and civic program, that involves
young people in local government decision making.
Jan Makepeace, History Coordinator
Bleach* Festival 2016
As part of the Bleach* festival, School Captain Zed
Butel is performing in The Seven Ups Soul Fest at
Robina Town Centre on Thursday 10 March. For
more information visit bleachfestival.com.au
Horizon with Angels
Members of the Senior Choir are in final rehearsal
sessions this week for the ‘Horizon with Angels’
performance. Performances will take place on Friday
4 March and Saturday 5 March at 6.00pm (QLD time)
at Evandale Lake, Arts Centre Gold Coast.
‘Horizon with Angels’ is a new work from
internationally renowned company CIRCA that will
be the opening production for the Bleach* Festival
2016. Students from a variety of selected Gold
Coast choirs have come together to perform choral
arrangements of beautiful Leonard Cohen songs
around the lake at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.
To secure tickets for this event
www.bleachfestival.com.au/events
and
Horizon with Angels.
go to
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Recording Studio Project #2
Calling all students as producers, musicians,
engineers.
At the start of this year, twelve songs were submitted
into the second studio recording project. Mr Lock
and Mrs Lush spent four days workshopping with
each of the talented students and ensembles. Each
student worked on the lyrics and music for their songs,
focusing on developing this work for future studio
recording projects.
Out of those 12 students, three have been chosen to
record their songs. On Thursday 17 March the
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Beijing July 2017
Expressions of interest letters have been sent home
to all Year 6 – 11 parents for the Choir, Concert and
Stage Band trip to the “Tutti World Youth Music
Festival”, Beijing in July 2017. Please return the form
no later than Friday 11 March or email Tania Wilhelm,
Creative & Performing Arts Administration Assistant
at [email protected]
Charlotte Lush, Director of Creative & Performing
Arts
Primary School News
Open Classrooms
Last week’s newsletter outlined the many avenues
for communication between school and home.
One key way in which to foster strong relationships,
is through our open classrooms. At least once
per term, teachers will formally invite parents into
the classroom to join their children in classroom
activities. This opportunity allows students to share
part of their learning journey discussing their goals
and achievements. Be sure to check your child’s
class BLOG for dates and times.
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Daily News Kindergarten Photos
Each year the Tweed Daily News, features
Kindergarten children from within the local area in a
segment called My First Kindy Year.
On Tuesday, Lindisfarne Kindergarten children had
their photos taken and these will appear in the Easter
Saturday issue, Saturday 26 March.
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Nancy Wines, Gifted and Talented Coordinator
P & F News
Mothers’ Day High Tea
High tea for mothers of Year 7-12 students will be
held at the Trade Skills Centre verandah on Friday 6
May from 11.00am. Please put it in your diaries and
we’ll keep you posted on the event details as they
develop.
What is the Parent Library?
Continuing our support of gifted education this
facility gives parents from our school community the
opportunity to borrow books and resources which
focus on a range of gifted education and learning
issues. We have a range of new titles just in.
How can you access this facility?
All parents are welcome to attend our Sunshine
Avenue school library Monday-Wednesday. You can
browse and borrow from the Parent Library under
your child’s name during this time. Alternatively, a note
can be sent to the library with students requesting
particular titles to either campus. Books will then be
sent home with students.
Parent Library titles include:
Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education:
All You Need to Know to Make the Right Decisions
for Your Child by David Palmer
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive
Skills" Approach to Helping Kid Reach Their Potential
by Dawson and Guarre
I'm Not Just Gifted: Social-Emotional Curriculum for
Guiding Gifted Children by Christine Fonseca
Quiet Kids: Help Your Introverted Child Succeed in
an Extroverted World by Christine Fonseca
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids
Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca
Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the
Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent
Children by Reid Wilson
What to Do When Good Isn't Good Enough: The Real
Deal on Perfectionism: a Guide for Kids by Thomas
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Also, any businesses that would like to donate items
or a gift certificate for a raffle basket, please contact
Kylie Potter on [email protected] or 0427 295 558 or
drop at either School Administration.
Secretary
and
- Positions Vacant
Assistant
Treasurer
We are currently looking for a Secretary and
Assistant Treasurer for the P&F from 5 April 2016.
A big thanks go to Kiri Henry and Matt Kane who
have helped out for the past 12 months in these
positions, we really appreciate your service.
The P&F Annual General Meeting will be held in the
last week of this term. If you like to be part of a team,
are great at typing quickly and possess some basic
word processing skills, or like having a vote on
important matters/projects within the school,
please call Kate Rogers on 0424 779 452 or email
[email protected].
For more information, visit the P&F section on the
School website and view the P&F Operating Plan
where position descriptions are outlined.
Kate Rogers, P&F Association
Sports News
Surf Lifesaving
Year 11 student Elizabeth Rudland, won silver in
the Under 17 Female Champion Lifesaver event at
the SLS Queensland Surf Rescue Championships.
This event is made up of a board race, a surf race, a
sprint, a tube race, a forty question theory paper and
a CPR assessment. Elizabeth has qualified for the
Australian Titles in April.
Brother Samuel (Year 9), was fourth in the Under 15
Male Champion Lifesaver.
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Swimming
Nearly 90 Lindisfarne athletes competed on the NCIS
Swimming Championships on Tuesday 1 March.
As always, we were very proud of the manner the
students represented our School, particularly in the
miserable weather! Thank you to all if the parents
who drove through torrential rain to cheer on our
team and time keep.
Age
Champions
were:
Flynn
Southam
(11),
Georgia
Wilson
(12 secondary) Oliver Paley
-Mason
(12
secondary),
Matthew McPhee (14), Lilli
Dowker (15) and Maggie
Dowker (17) with Ruby Meehan
(12), Lucy Tandler (12
secondary), Jake Frazer (12
secondary), Beau Meehan
(13), Madeleine McCloskey
(14), Dominique Lonsdale
(15) and Samuel Rudland (15)
receiving runners-up trophies.
Records were broken by Maggie
Dowker in the 50m Free, 50m
Fly and 100m Free; Flynn
Southam in the 50m free and
the 15/16 Girls relay team of Lilli
Dowker, Dominique Lonsdale,
Jordin Ritchie and Piper
Harrison.
The Primary competitors were
third in the Overall Points
Score trophy, and the Secondary School retained their
title with an amazing 1,370
points to Bishop Druitt College’s (Coffs Harbour) 920. Primary students who have now qualified to swim
in the CIS Championships in the Olympic Pool,
Sydney on March 22 are: Jamie Mifsud (8), Ella
McCluskey (8), Anneliese Sparke (11), Ruby
Meehan (12), Blaise Telford (8), Makaio Jackson (9)
and Flynn Southam (11).
Soccer
The teams have been selected and training
started for the four teams traveling to the NCIS
Soccer Championships at The Armidale School
on Tuesday, 8 March and Wednesday, 9 March.
We wish all competing teams the best of luck. The
championships act as a trial for all senior students
and the primary boys to represent NCIS at the CIS
Championships in Term 2 in Sydney. Good Luck to
Olivia Kane who is trialing for the CIS Girls soccer
team at the end of March.
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AFL
Mr Bedford has been coaching the Secondary AFL
teams in preparation for the Northern Rivers AFL
Competition held at Ewingsdale, Byron Bay. If the
teams fulfil their potential, they will qualify for the next
round of the knockout league.
Hockey
Both Kendra Fitzpatrick (Year 10), and Jade Reid
(Year 8), have been selected in the Queensland team
to compete at the Australian Under 15 Championships
which will take place in Wollongong, NSW from 9 - 17
April, 2016. Michaela Bryant, Year 10, was extremely
unfortunate not to be selected this year.
On Tuesday 29 March, Kendra, Michaela, Jesse and
Jade Reid, Shania Myers, Jessica Courtney and
Tori Jones will represent NCIS at the CIS Hockey
Championships and trials in Sydney.
All Stage 3 students
were privileged to have
a hockey lesson taught
by past Vice-School
Captain and current
Hockeyroos
player
Madison
Fitzpatrick
and her mother, Ms
Margie Coleman last
Thursday.
Madison,
who was wearing her
gold Hockeyroos #10
uniform, also signed
posters and posed for
photographs with the
students.
Margie is going to help train the Year 5 and 6 students
in preparation for the Fitzpatrick Cup on Wednesday
23 March.
Netball
The Tweed Saturday competition starts at Arkinstall
Park, Tweed Heads on Saturday 2 April. The senior
team will commence training in Ngahriyah on a
Thursday lunchtime from 10 March.
The representative season has already started with
two matches on consecutive Friday evenings. The
training matches are against other Southern Gold
Coast teams and gives all coaches an opportunity
to look at combinations on the court. Our Lindisfarne
girls have been instrumental in these preparation
matches and look set to be influential players in the
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Six of our Lindisfarne young ladies spent Saturday
morning learning how to become a netball umpire.
It takes a lot of hard work and confidence to be a
successful umpire, so congratulations to Olivia
Moloney, Ebony Richards, Georgia Edgar, Ashleigh
Budge, Gia Milroy and Ellie Engel who will hopefully
be umpiring ten year olds at the beginning of the
season. Elli Engel, Mia Henry and Georgia Maynard
enjoyed a coaching session on Saturday afternoon
with Queensland Firebirds and Australian Diamonds
stars of the game, Kim Ravaillion and Gretel Tippett.
Amongst other skills, ex-basketball player ‘Tippett’
taught the girls how to do a lay-up and ‘Rav’ showed
the girls how to defend and dodge.
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Community News
Bilambil Terranora Junior Soccer Club
Soccer registrations are currently open at Bilambil
Terranora Junior Soccer Club with the club seeking
around five under 11 soccer players (born 2005) to
fill their under 11 team.
Please phone 0490 200 611 or
[email protected]
for
information.
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Become Surf Life Saving Today
Coolangatta SLSC is recruiting now!
We will be starting our next Bronze/Surf Rescue
Certificate (SRC) courses on Sunday 6 March at
8.00am (Qld time) training every Sunday morning
for approximately eight weeks with an expected
assessment on Sunday 24 April 2016.
Kim Ravaillian explained to the group that she was
actually not selected into her NSW State team for
three consecutive years although never gave up. Her
determination paid off after playing one season in the
ANZ Championships League when she was selected
in the National squad. Hope for us all!
To complete the Bronze Medallion, you need to
be 15 years of age at the date of the assessment
and complete a 400m pool swim in 9 minutes or
less. All members completing a Bronze Medallion
will also complete a nationally recognised First Aid
Certificate. To complete the Surf Rescue Certificate
(SRC) you need to be 13 years of age at the date
of assessment and complete a 200m pool swim in 5
minutes of less.
Not a swimmer? That’s OK there’s plenty of other
ways to get involved.
Congratulations to Georgia who was presented with
a training shirt for her efforts on the day.
Rugby Union
Lillian Dick has been selected to play in an Open
Gold Coast Reds team against the Chinese National
team at Bond University on Saturday 12 March.
Rugby League
The Group 18 Tournament for Primary Boys and
Girls will be held at Tweed Juniors Club on Tuesday
22 March. CIS Swimmers will miss out on this
opportunity as it clashes with their event in Sydney.
Year 3 and 4 students will start training with Mrs Topper
shortly. Years 5 and 6 students will be coached by Mr
Dwyer however will have to decide on whether to opt
for the Rugby League on the Tuesday or the Hockey
on the Wednesday.
Gay Maynard, Director of PDHPE and Sport
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Contact us at [email protected] or
phone (07) 5536 8474 for more information.
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Pottsville Beach Football Club
We are looking for players turning 14, 15 or 16 this
year to join a team at our club - Pottsville Beach
Football (Soccer) Club.
Visit http://www.pottsvillebeachfootballclub.com.au/
or email [email protected] for further
information.