BCC Fortnightly Newsletter 2015 - Issue 18

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. Have a fantastic break.
Issue 18
10 December 2015
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Grade 6s Graduate
From the Principal
We are at the end of the 2015 school year. Firstly, I would like to thank all
parents and grandparents for their support of Bayside Christian College
this year. BCC was started by Christian parents whose earnest desire was
for their children to have an education consistent with their Christian
faith. Without the partnership between home and school we would not be
able to function the way we do! I would also like to thank the student
body. Walking around the playground and visiting classes is a very pleasant
experience. The warmth and enthusiasm of students is testament to the
student culture. Well done!
This year we made a preliminary start to our building project on the land
directly across the road from the College. We have a planning permit and
once the final touches on a few issues are complete, the building of the
Trade Skills Centre and new Secondary classroom block can progress.
Earlier this week the 2015 Year Books were delivered to the College. In them you will find many
stories and highlights of the school year. However, as mentioned previously, we need to ensure that
our focus is on enjoying and seeing the blessings in the everyday aspects of life. There are so many
wonderful things that happen every day and we can miss them if we concentrate too much on the
extra-curricular aspects, such as camps and excursions.
I would also like to thank the staff of Bayside Christian College for their passion for Christian
schooling. We have a very committed team who are great to work with. We will certainly miss Mrs.
Hooper, Mr. Woodbridge, Ms. Rietveld, and Miss. See as they leave us this year. May the Lord bless
each of them as they pursue a new direction in 2016.
I would like to wish you a wonderful Christmas break. I hope that you are able to share some precious
moments with family and reflect on the message of Jesus.
Shalom
Christopher Prior
Principal
Sebastian Ruic
Earlier in the month a number of Bayside Christian College staff and families
joined with family and friends of the Ruics to farewell Grade 4 student
Sebastian, who passed away in late November after a long illness. It was a
beautiful service that celebrated and gave thanks for his life.
As a community we continue to pray that the peace of Christ would be with
the Ruic family.
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Primary Sport news
Grades 5/6 – Our girls and boys
Cricket 8 teams recently played
in the regional finals. Both teams
won a game and lost a game still a terrific effort to play at that
level, and a big thanks to Mr.
Klan and Mr. Svigos for coaching
the teams.
End of year fun with
Grades 5/6
As part of their end of year
activities the Grades 5/6 students
went tree surfing and surf life
saving. What a great time they
had swinging through the trees
and swimming in the sea.
Primary House swimming
What a
wonderful day
we had last
Friday. Well
done to all the
students who swam, and to those
who helped as marshals. It was
also great to have the help of
parents and older siblings, as well
as our Secondary teachers who
filled some spots for those
Primary staff who couldn’t be
there. Well done to Believers who
were the winning house.
Primary Athletics
Congratulations
to Jasmyn Shaw
who competed in
Canberra recently
at the National
Athletics in shot
put, and finished
with in 10th
place.
Well done Jasmine, we are very
proud of you!
Simone Cathie
Primary PE teacher
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Primary Celebration Evening
Our Primary School put on a great night on Wednesday, 9
December for their Celebration Evening.
We saw our students perform musical items and receive
awards for great effort and achievement throughout 2015.
Our Primary choir and boys band had everyone clapping,
and the Grade 6 Hip Hop dance was amazing!
Great job Primary school!
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From the Head of Secondary
College Leadership 2016
I would like to say a
sincere and heartfelt thank
you to the Bayside
community for their
involvement in the
Secondary Presentation
Night on Tuesday.
We are proud to announce our 2016 College
leadership.
Captains
Joshua Lambert
Lachlan Taylor
Prefects
Jake Saville
Listening to the students’ stories about the Cristi Treacy
growth in their confidence, friendships,
Emma Kozak
knowledge and faith was inspiring. This
Franco Aucamp
was made even more special as these
stories were words from their own hearts,
expressing their own appreciation for their VCAL happenings…
teachers, friends, family and God.
Our current
VCALs, welcomed
At school and at home, we celebrate and
our new students
encourage each other throughout the
for next year.
entire year, in many different ways and
Students spent
opportunities, but it is also lovely to come
time getting to
together as a community to share with
know each other,
each other. While this community includes
and working
many different people, with diverse
together as teams. On Monday, 30 November
abilities, interests, ages and experiences,
students were all involved in a walk from Mt
it is a blessing that we can work together
Martha to the Briars, with various challenges
for the same purpose; to share God’s truth
along the way, and an afternoon at the Eco
and grow both the purposes and abilities
Living Display learning about new and
He has uniquely placed in each child, so
innovative ways to build sustainably. Our new
they can confidently honour who they have
Years 11 and 12 students delivered a range of
been created to be and serve Him and
personal projects, allowing us all to get a
each other. I trust you enjoyed the
glimpse of the things they love. We are looking
evening, and I thank you for a wonderful
forward to an exciting year with all these
2015.
wonderful students next year!
Nicole Rietveld - Head of Secondary
Mrs. Lara Curtis-Morris - VCAL Co-ordinator.
Amazing Art
Congratulations to Cassie Francis-Read for receiving the
Highly Commended Award for her artwork at Langwarrin
Rotary Art Show. Her work was selected by a group of local
artists for the age group of 13-17.
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Christian Character Awards
Year 7
Kwong Lee Dow and Long Tan
Year 8
IVET Scholarship
Year 9
Excellence and Endeavour Awards
Year 10
Year 7
Year 11
Year 8
Music awards
Year 9
Presentation Night/overall
Year 10
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Year 11
Secondary band and singers
Noticeboard
Year Books
Uniform feedback
Hip Pocket Mornington is pleased to receive
feedback from parents/carers on the
Bayside Christian College uniform. Should
you have any queries or concerns with
anything uniform-related, please direct
them to us on 5976 3257 Our opening hours
are:
8:00am - 5:30pm Monday - Friday
9:00am - 1:00pm Saturdays
SALE
Week starting 22 November until 23
December, we will be offering 5% discount
on all orders paid in full (excludes laybys).
Christmas Closure
Hip Pocket Mornington will close at 4:00pm
on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 and reopen on Wednesday, 6 January 2016 at
8:00am.
We look forward to hearing from you,
The staff at Hip Pocket
Working Bee dates 2016
Saturday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
Saturday,
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February
April
June
August
October
This week each of your children should have
received a copy of the Bayside Christian College
Year Book.
If they didn’t receive a copy or you require
extra copies for other family members, please
call in to the College office to pick one up.
The College office will close on 18 December an
re-open on 11 January.
Rollover New Uniform
Day one of Term 1 2016, all students must be
wearing the complete new uniform. To ensure
that you are prepared please make note of our
uniform supplier Hip Pocket’s Christmas closure
dates.
The Dress Code Handbook can be found on the
College Website or click here.
Second hand uniform
New uniform items
With the full implementation of the new uniform in
2016, the College second hand uniform shop will now
only be accepting new uniform items for sale.
Uniform items for sale may be left at the College
office. Parents are asked to dryclean blazers they wish
to have sold at the second hand uniform shop.
Old uniform items
New Peninsula Community Caring Op Shop - associated
with New Peninsula Church - is grateful for the
donation of any superseded uniforms items. They will
sell the uniform to another organisation, which will
then sell them at markets overseas. Funds
raised support the local community through mentoring,
food parcels, youth programs, camps, social work and
emergency support. These items may also be left at
the College office.
Music and Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Sammy Fain, Michelle Tumes, Xavier Atencio, George Bruns, Jack
Lawrence, Frank Churchill, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears, Oliver Wallace and Ray Kelley
Music Adapted & Arranged and Additional Lyrics by Eric Svejcar
Book adapted and Additional Lyrics by David Zellnik
Based on the screenplay by Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Joe Rinaldi, Milt Banta,
Ralph Wright and William Cottrell
Based on the play by J.M. Barrie
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia)
All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
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