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ISSUE 2 I TERM 1 I 2020
THE ADVOCATE
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF ARNDELL ANGLICAN COLLEGE
IN THIS ISSUE:
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM 7-12
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM MRS KATRINA NEW
CHAPLAINCY CHAT
ARCHBISHOP'S PREFECT As we reflect on 2019 there has been a lot to celebrate. Our College is growing,
COMMISSIONING SERVICE both in number and in academic rigour. The implementation of the Arndell
Learning Framework across the College, with its focus on Individual,
YEAR 7 ORIENTATION CAMP
Interpersonal and Intellectual skills, provides a scaffold to students on how to
JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERS INDUCTION be a better learner. As a result, our 2019 HSC results echo the good things we
ENROLMENTS AND OPEN DAYS have been doing at Arndell. Of the 80 students that sat their HSC in 2019, 19
students achieved a Band 6/E4 result in at least one of their subjects,
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representing 24% of the cohort. In fact, 49 Band 6/E4 results were achieved
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? across 20 different courses. These numbers demonstrate the knowledge and
HANDS OF PRAISE professionalism of our staff across all faculties as well as the mindset of the
students as they move through the rigours of the HSC.
LIBRARY
COLLEGE FEES While we are very proud of all our HSC students, many of whom achieved
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE personal bests, a few achieved accomplishments that are worthy of note.
Muir McLennan was acknowledged as a ‘HSC All Rounder’ for achieving a Band
6/E4 result in 10 or more units of his HSC. Additional to this he was awarded 1st
in State in Society and Culture and an On Stage nomination for his script
submitted as part of his Drama studies.
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Hannah Batchelor was awarded 2nd in State in Industrial Technology Graphics and her practical project was nominated for the InTech exhibition. Additional to this, Hannah, along with Brianna Ayres were each nominated for Art Express, an exhibition of exceptional works submitted for HSC Visual Arts. Tamsyn Smith also achieved significant results in Music with her Viva Voce being selected for the prestigious Encore exhibition. Healthy HSC results such as these, ultimately reflect solid classroom practice and a culture that celebrates learning. Academic skills are built up over time. While a student in Year 7, or even Junior School, cannot be expected to understand the content required to complete their HSC, they can be building up their Individual, Interpersonal and Intellectual skills so that they have the mindset and capacity to thrive in the classroom environment. If you are new to the College, I commend the Arndell Learning Framework to you. It is located in your child’s student diary. CHAPLAINCY CHAT REV JEREMY CLARK GOD’S ABUNDANT BLESSING Psalm 68:9-10 You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land. There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people. Two weeks ago I wrote about how God had sent rain which has quenched our dry land. I had no idea that he would send so much. Year 7 orientation camp this year was a real challenge and I must admit to being encouraged seeing so many students embrace the wet conditions and even enjoy them! It has been an interesting time, so much rain that many of us struggled to get to school or work last fortnight. Yet, we can’t complain if we only remember the drought we had until recently. In fact, there are still parts of the state and country that desperately need rain. May God bless them as he has us. In Psalm 8 David reflects on how God sent rain on the land his people would inherit after being rescued through the desert. The contrast shows God’s mighty power to provide blessings to his people, even in the face of strong enemies. David continues to consider the God who blesses his people with salvation, rescued from death itself. So, as we continue to marvel how refreshing the rain is for our land, surely it only paints a picture of how lush and wonderful eternal life will be when there will be no more drought and plenty of water flowing in a river through the middle of a beautiful city (Revelation 22:1-2). I hope you might have this hope for your future too, it surely is wondrous. If you have any questions about the Christian faith or chaplaincy at the College, please contact the Chaplaincy team.
ARCHBISHOP'S PREFECT COMMISSIONING SERVICE MR ALEX KOCH The Secondary School Leaders joined over 600 fellow students who attended the Archbishop’s Prefect Commissioning Service on Thursday 13 February. This is an annual service for student leaders from all Anglican schools in the Diocese of Sydney. It was the final service conducted by Archbishop Glenn Davies, who is retiring later this year. The Archbishop showed from John 13 how true leadership is fundamentally about serving others rather than serving self, challenging students with the example of Jesus: Even Jesus, the great leader, teacher and saviour of the world, was willing to wash the feet of his disciples, a job normally reserved for slaves. After the service, the Archbishop ran a Q&A session, inviting students to ask him about his life, his leadership or his faith. Arndell students commented that they appreciated the down-to-earth way in which he answered their questions, particularly the insightful question from Deniel Havenga. It was an inspiring day for the students entrusted with significant leadership positions at Arndell. YEAR 7 ORIENTATION CAMP TRYPP MCLACHLAN & BIANCA TREBLE Thursday and Friday 6th-7th of February, Year 7 went on our Orientation Camp. Even though it was pouring rain, overall it was a good time to get to know everyone in the year a little better. The first thing that we did was go kayaking, it was really fun! Though, it would have been more fun if Mr Dennis-Smither didn’t tip our Kayak over. Later in the day, after we went kayaking, we went for a quick hike and luckily, we didn’t have to hike back in the rain – we were picked up. After the hike, we did the best thing on the whole trip, we had delicious nachos for dinner. Also, that night, we had a trivia night – run by our House Captains – where all the Houses competed but unfortunately, Johnson House won. The next day, we braved the wombat hole and crawled through the dark maze for a can of Coke which no one could find… We later found out that it wasn’t even real. It was really wet in the wombat hole, but some people were even crazy enough to go in twice. Because of the rain we weren’t able to do all of the activities on the camp but we still had loads of fun. On the last day of camp most of the kids went home. But some of the students stayed back with their dads for an extra night. We had a trivia night with our dads and had dinner. All of Year 7 had lots of fun on this camp and this is all thanks to the wonderful help of the Heads of House and some other really dedicated teachers. We had a great time and made loads of memories.
JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERS INDUCTION
MR BRETT MILLS
On Friday 7 February, we had the privilege of being able to acknowledge, thank and induct our
Junior School Leaders for 2020. Mrs Jacobs presented the Captains, Prefects and House Captains to
our Headmaster, Dr Leechman. Each took an oath to honour College rules, serve the College
community and be a good example to younger students and each other, then Dr Leechman and
Rev Peterson the Head of Junior School presented each Leader with their gold badge. Proud
parents, grandparents, friends, teachers and students witnessed a wonderful ceremony, listened to
the School Chaplain, Rev Clark, reminding us from the Bible to be servant leaders and change
agents for good. Many huge smiles and happy photos ended a special celebration time together.
Well done to our new Junior School Student Leaders for 2020:
School Captains
Samuel Hopkins
Annabelle Boltwood
House Captains Johnson
Joshua Liston
Natasha Lowe
House Captain Cartwright
Jye Hollis
Chanel Griffiths
House Captains Lock
Ashmore Armstrong
Piper Trickett
House Captains Tebbutt
Cooper Tesoriero Prefects
Shah Wakely Maddison Hall
Angus Ayres
House Captains Greenway Holly Heming
Joshua Bawcombe Nicholas Herman
Lara Bradwell Madeline Leka
Joel O'Rourke
House Captains Macquarie Kiana Sriyananda
Matthew Heather Lachlan Stubbs
Gabrielle Sprod Joshua Webb
Rhiannon Watts
2021 ENROLMENTS AND OPEN DAYS
MRS PENNY FINLAY
Current families are reminded that all
prospective students require their own
enrolment application. If you have children
you wish to enrol at Arndell in 2021, we ask
that you submit your application form now.
Demand for places in 2021 has been
extremely strong and we continue to receive
applications for students to join our College
in 2021.
Year 7 enrolment interviews have
commenced and will continue throughout
February and March.
Our Prep program is extremely popular and
we remind families to submit their
application, as choice of days and placement
offers are based on order of application.
Any enrolment enquiries can be directed to
our Enrolments Manager, Mrs Penny Finlay.
Phone: 4545 2472
Email : penny.finlay@arndell.nsw.edu.au
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Fitting Day
4 March
2020
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? MR DAVID JENKINS One of the questions I often get asked by students as a Biblical Studies Teacher is “Why do we have Biblical Studies lessons?”. Similarly, as a parent of a student at Arndell you may also wonder why Biblical Studies is a compulsory subject for all students at Arndell from Year 7 through to Year 12. As an Anglican College, Arndell believes that the Bible is God’s Word to humanity. Within the Bible we learn that we have rejected our creator God and sought to live life our own way. As a result of our rebellion against God, we stand guilty before him. But in his great love God sent his Son to die in our place so that we can be forgiven and have an eternal relationship with him. In response to the great love God has shown us, we want every student at Arndell to: 1. Understand the Christian faith as found in the Bible which centres on the person and work of Jesus. 2. Raise and discuss questions or objections they may have to the Christian faith. 3. Have the misconceptions about Christianity corrected so they have an accurate understanding of Christianity. 4. Think through their own beliefs in an intentional and critical manner. Therefore, at Arndell students in each grade study the Bible in increasing complexity as they move from understanding the basic message and meaning of the Bible in Year 7, through to examining the Christian teaching on ethical situations and how the Christian Worldview relates to other Worldviews in Year 12. We do this in the hope that at the end of their time at Arndell our students will be able to make an informed decision for themselves on God, the Bible and the offer of life and hope through Jesus’ death and resurrection. HANDS OF PRAISE MR BRETT MILLS 5 Green are thankful for an excellent start to the year! We have been looking at a range of Bible verses featuring praise of and for our creator God. Our favourite: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 We then designed and completed a mixed media artwork that incorporated elements of pattern, vivid colour, creative hands and of course our verses of praise. They are proudly displayed in our classroom and on our digital Portfolios, SeeSaw. We hope you enjoy this small sample. Come and look at the rest!
LIBRARY MS KRISTY HORTON Welcome to 2020. My name is Kristy Horton and I am the new Teacher Librarian here at Arndell Anglican College. My role currently sees me in the Secondary library on Mondays and in the Primary library Tuesday-Friday. I will be working alongside Mrs Sharvell and Mrs Paton. There are lots of exciting things happening this year in the library and I am looking forward to getting to know students and parents. This year we will be having library lessons for Prep-Year 6. In Term 1 Prep-Year 2 will have library lessons, Year 3-6 will come and borrow with their class teacher. In Term 2 Year 3-6 will have library lessons and K-2 will come and borrow with their class teacher. A reminder that students require a library bag to borrow. This term: Prep – Belonging Kindy – Belonging Year 1 – About me Year 2 – Belonging/Change The Primary library is also open during lunch until 1.15pm for students to enjoy various activities.
COLLEGE FEES MRS JODIE WOODS College Fees are Now Overdue As per the Conditions of Enrolment, Fees and Charges are due and payable by the end of the first week of the term to which they relate. Your commitment to on time payment is appreciated. There are several options for paying fees: · Cheque, Cash, Eftpos, Visa or Mastercard – accepted at the main administration office every day between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm; · Cheques can be posted to the school – PO Box 4063, Pitt Town NSW 2756; · BPAY® - refer to your fee statement for reference details; · Online via the Edumate Parent Portal. This facility provides payment by Visa, MasterCard or American Express (1% surcharge applied) or via the SASC Direct Debit Payment Plan – refer to your fee statement for details. DIRECT DEBIT PAYMENT PLAN: Did you know that you can set up weekly, fortnightly, monthly or termly arrangements on the Direct Debit Payment Plan including selecting the actual day in the cycle you wish the funds to come out of your bank account. You can set this up via the parent portal or by contacting our office. Where circumstances arise that may prevent timely settlement, contact should be made with the Director of Business Services at the College, Mrs Jodie Woods, on 4545 2485 for a private discussion about your circumstances. Fees and Charges not paid by the end of term, and where an approved arrangement is not place and being met, could lead to the exclusion of your student/s from the College next term. CORONAVIRUS UPDATE A reminder to the College Community that in the event that a student or immediate family member who has been in, or transited through, mainland China (not just Hubei province) on or after 1 February is excluded from school or child care services for 14 days from the date they left mainland China (as the novel coronavirus' incubation period can be as long as two weeks). · Any confirmed case of novel coronavirus will be excluded until they are medically cleared to return. · Close contact of a confirmed case of novel coronavirus will be excluded for 14 days since last contact with the confirmed case. · For visitors to China prior to 1 February, the previous advice remains that any student or staff member who has visited Hubei province is excluded from school or child care services for 14 days from the date of their departure, and anyone who was in the rest of China is requested not to attend school or child care services for a period of 14 days after the date of their departure. More information can be found at NSW HealthExternal link. Students who returned to Australia from mainland China more than 14 days ago and have shown no symptoms are able to return to school. Consistent with current guidelines, staff and students who are unwell with respiratory illness should remain at home until symptoms resolve. In accordance with our current practice if any child becomes unwell we will implement our infection control guidelines and follow the advice provided by the NSW Ministry of Health as appropriate.
COLLEGE CONTACTS
Headmaster: Dr Gareth Leechman
Deputy Headmaster - Operations P-12: Mr Austin Robinson
Deputy Headmaster - Secondary School 7-12: Mr Alex Koch
Assistant Head of Secondary School: Mr David Hall
Deputy Headmaster - Junior School P - 6: Rev. Keith Peterson
Assistant Head of Junior School - Curriculum: Mrs Tamasin Lowe
Assistant Head Junior School – Pastoral Care & Organisation: Mrs Larne Jacobs
Director of Curriculum 7-12: Mrs Katrina New
Director of Professional Learning: Mr Ian Finn
Director of Strategy and Planning: Mrs Karen Merrick
Chaplain P-12: Rev Jeremy Clark
Director of Business Serivces: Mrs Jodie Woods
Enrolments Manager: Mrs Penny Finlay
Careers and Tertiary Education Advisor: Mr Tom Lavelle
Equestrian Co-ordinator: Mr Leon Carroll
equestrian@arndell.nsw.edu.au
Uniform Shop: Mrs Elizabeth Moore – 4572 3254
Shop Opening Hours – Term Time
Monday – 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm
Tuesday – 8.15 am to 4.00 pm
Thursday – 8.15 am to 6.00 pm
Before and After School Care: Camp Australia - 1300 105 343
www.campaustralia.com.au
Before School Care: 6:45 am – 8:45 am
After School Care: 2:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Coordinator – 0401 904 531
Canteen: Monday – Friday – 4545 2486
Website: www.arndell.nsw.edu.au
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