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“The team is happy, I’m happy, the head coach is happy, I’ve got thousands of messages from back home that are happy and the only people that aren’t happy are you guys,” Watt told a press conference last night.“You need to wake up.”

So said Olympic silver medalist, Mitchell Watt after he was peppered with questions suggesting he should be disappointed (and implying the nation was disappointed) with his stellar performance to achieve excellence at the London games.

Watt’s response to the press, along with his silver medal jump have been Olympics highlights for me. During the swimming program, I was disappointed not by the efforts of our swimmers, but by the cabal of sports journalists and superannuated athletes who chose to pass judgement on the young Australians who had laboured so hard to get to the Games, and who had mixed it with the best in the world - but who did not feed ‘our’ gold lust, the need to count only the gold medals won at the Olympics.

Watt’s words have had a sobering effect on the Olympic commentary. This week’s winners of silver and bronze (and even nineteen year old Steven Solomon, who came last in the men’s 800m final) have been lauded for their achievements. That is how it should be. It is a pity that it took a twenty-four year old athlete in his first Olympics to cauterise what was a very unfair, jaundiced reporting of some outstanding achievements.

We must never teach that coming second is coming ‘first last’. If our students apply themselves diligently to their tasks, be they academic or otherwise, and achieve to the best of their abilities, we should be very satisfied.

If they continue to show the initiative that some have shown and exhibit the determination of our Olympians, they will achieve beyond their expectations and we, as teachers and parents should take great comfort from their efforts.

Congratulations to Izzy (7) and Zoe (7) Lovelock, who both played in the Mid-North Coast Indigenous Football (soccer) team that won the state championships last week, and will now play in the National Indigenous Championships being held in Alice Springs in November.

Congratulations also to Fraser Tankel (11) and Edward Condon (11) who have been selected to participate in the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra in January. The first stage of their selection was through interview at a local Rotary club. They then had to make panel presentations of eight minutes duration and answer some searching scientific questions in Kempsey before being selected as two of 400 participants from a total candidature of 2000 students nationwide. Well done all.

Imagine if we did not laud our children’s efforts because they weren’t gold!

How do you remember your friends?

Have you ever had a friend who has moved far away? Friendships are a wonderful and fulfilling part of life and it’s with a great deal of sadness that at times we have to say goodbye to friends. How do you remember your friends and keep them close? Maybe you have a photo that you treasure of a special time together, or a letter, or maybe a gift that was given with great love. There are people who mean a lot to us, and even if they aren’t with us we love thinking and talking about shared experiences and times together.

Jesus was a person who shared everything. A faithful friend to his disciples and all those he came in contact with during his earthly journey…someone to remember, someone who was kind and caring. Jesus gave us something to remember Him by. He had a meal with his friends, breaking some bread he said, “When you come together to eat, I want this broken bread to remind you of what I have done for you.” When we join together to share in the Holy meal, we eat the broken bread that reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for us and his love for us. Most people enjoy a drink with their meal. Jesus was no different, sharing some wine with his meal he said, “Remember that I loved you so much that I gave up my blood for you all.” In Christian churches all over the world people come together as community to give thanks and remember Jesus in the Holy meal that is called the Eucharist, The Lord’s Supper, Holy Communion or Mass. Joining together we say, “Thank you Jesus for all you have done for us and being a friend.”

Next time you share bread and wine with friends, think about Jesus.

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pastoral Care

Rev David MorganAssistant Chaplain

Alan BallPrincipal

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Tim EganAssistant Principal (Head of Secondary)

Karin LisleDirector of Pastoral Care K-12

From the head oF seCondary

sChool reFusal

Congratulations to all students from Years 7-12 who made the ‘Principal’s List’ for effort across all subjects in Semester One. We have been acknowledging these students at our weekly assembly and will continue over the next four weeks. The Principal’s List is calculated on the 1-5 effort grade that students achieve over the semester. If their average is between 1 and 1.5 across all subjects, they will receive this accolade. I would encourage every student in the Secondary school to have this as a goal for Semester Two. A grade 1 for effort should be achievable by all students, if they put their mind to it.

I would like to thank the parents and students who have attended the recent information nights for Years 9 and 11, 2013. Today was the deadline for current Year 8 students to have their preferences in and Wednesday 22 August is the deadline for the current Year 10 students. I would like to remind families that it is essential you get preferences in on time because subjects may not run if there is not enough student interest. Your preferences make a big difference in making these decisions.

I would like to request some assistance starting at home regarding the wearing of our College uniform correctly. Regardless of what students say, there are clear guidelines that indicate what is acceptable. The following is a list of issues that need to be addressed immediately please;

Hair longer than the collar needs to be tied back• Facial piercings, particularly nose piercings are not allowed• Any jumper or jacket that does not have the BDC logo is not permitted• Shoes need to be polishable, black leather lace ups•

Your assistance at home would be most appreciated.

APP OF THE WEEKNot your typical laid back puzzle game! Wordz tests your reaction time as well as your wits in order to succeed against the clock. Just ask 7D!

School refusal is a problem that can be stressful for children, families, and school personnel. Failing to attend school has significant short and long-term effects on children’s social, emotional, and educational development. It is important to identify problems early and provide appropriate interventions to prevent further difficulties.

School refusal may start gradually, sometimes after the school holidays or after a prolonged illness. Some children find it difficult to come back to school after the weekend. A stressful event whether at home or at school may cause children to feel anxiety about returning to school. Some children feel anxious the closer they get to the school, while others simply refuse to make any effort to attend school. It is important to remember that the longer the child stays out of school, the more difficult it is to return.

School refusal may be provoked from within the school, such as at test time, or the child is concerned about aspects of school such as a particular teacher, friendship issues or even going to the toilet. They may also be anxious about leaving you as a parent, or be trying to get attention from you. All the behaviours may worsen over time if your child is allowed to stay home.

So what do you do if your child refuses to come to school? It is really important that you communicate with the school so you get support. You might try walking with your child to the classroom, giving positive reinforcement and praise if they go to school, and decrease the chances of them enjoying time at home by not allowing them to watch TV or play with their electronic games. Instead, set the day out the way it would run at school. Give them work to do for the hours of school, with a break for recess and another for lunch. Teachers can provide work if you give them time to do so. It is important to work on your own anxieties, too, as parents do become very anxious when they are confronted with this situation.

Parents who have to deal with school refusal need a collaborative approach that includes the family doctor, school staff and perhaps also a mental health professional. At Bishop Druitt College our Pastoral Care team is here to support parents in these and other circumstances. Because children often present with physical symptoms, it is important to rule out any underlying medical problems by taking your child to see your family doctor. If it is necessary, the family doctor can help parents access mental health experts in the area.

If you need to contact me to discuss this issue or any others, please do so via: Ph: 66515644 ext 269 | klisle@bdc.nsw.edu.au

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Graeme NaftelAssistant Principal (Head of Primary)

Vicki FisherScience Faculty

From the head oF primary

40 HOUR FAMINEThe Primary School is again supporting the World Vision 40 Hour Famine, which is scheduled for 17-19 August. There is still time to register, and any student wishing to participate should collect a registration booklet from the Primary Office. Children may choose to give up talking, technology, furniture or anything else that represents a genuine sacrifice for 40 hours. If Primary children choose to give up food, it is expected that they will do so for 10 hours. Registration is easy and all the information you need to register is available in the booklets.

PICASSO COWUnder the guidance of Mrs Phillips, a very keen group of children have been working hard on our beloved Madame Moo. Our talented young artists have worked as a team to develop a design incorporating many ideas from the competition held earlier in the year. Picasso would be proud!

HOUSE CAPTAINS’ QUIZCongratulations to the Cottee house captains, Bailey Peadon and Katen Eighan-Moase, who defeated their O’Shane contemporaries in a very close contest at the House Captains’ Quiz at assembly this week. They will earn points for their House in the race for the House Shield.

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eye FestiVal 2012 - “timeWarp”♫♬♩♮♫ “LET’S DO THE TIMEWARP… ” ♫♬♩♮♫

Yes ladies and gentleman it is that wonderful and exciting time of the year again. How TIME flies! Our 11th EYE Festival (Express Yourself Everybody) has come around so quickly.

♫♬♩♮♫ “IT’S JUST A JUMP TO THE LEFT…” ♫♬♩♮♫This creative arts festival will be held at BDC Primary School in Week 10 of Term 3. It is timely that we should mention ‘how quickly time passes’ because that is the theme for this year’s spectacular festival. Our “Time Warp” theme will take the students and teachers backwards and forwards in time to explore the past, present and future.

♫♬♩♮♫ “THEN A STEP TO THE RIGHT…” ♫♬♩♮♫The EYE Festival will begin in typical style with a fantastic opening assembly that introduces students to the theme of the festival and features a range of talented staff and students.

Thanks to our Coffs community tutors and BDC’s own creative teachers, each day will feature a range of creative arts activities for all students from dance to drama, painting to puppeteering, crafts to cooking, and music to movie making! Plus, who could forget the amazing EYE week mosaics?

One of the highlights at the end of the week is the EYE Movie. This incredible movie showcases the students’ work and fun throughout the week and allows them to reflect upon all they have experienced.

A relatively new addition to the festivities is the Year 6 musical. It has proved to be such a success over the last couple of years that it looks like becoming an annual event. This year’s musical, ‘Hoodwinked’, will be a swash-buckling musical adventure that will have our audiences “booing” and “cheering” with gusto.

Will Robin Hood succeed in his plight to free the nation from the tyranny of the wicked Sheriff? Will King Richard return from the Crusades in time? And will Maid Marian marry Robin?

sCienCe

In Week 5, the Science faculty will be celebrating National Science Week 2012. Themed “Energy Evolution”, science students will be involved in many class activities to coincide with the Year of Sustainable Energy for All. There will also be an exhibit set up with demonstrations of many different renewable energy types, including solar, wind, water and fuel cells.

On Wednesday 15 August the annual “Science Fair” will be held with all Year 8 science students presenting their “Student Research Projects”. Year 8 students have been working hard at home on their individual science projects and are excited to show them off. Primary students, Year 7 science students and other staff and students from Bishop Druitt College will take part. Family and friends of Year 8 students are also invited to attend. The Science Fair will be held in the Greenroom from 11.35 to 1.35pm.

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Sammy Linjawi (KM) My Exciting Weekend

Sidney Benson (KS) Crazy, Cool Cows

Archer Flowers (KS)

Zachary Stevenson (KS)

Will Hunt (KS)

Jock Sage (KM) “A duck in a pond” (Pastels and water colours)

The winning 2012 EYE Festival design. Congratulations to Peter Halling,

Soloman Fergusen and Claudia Benson

♫♬♩♮♫ “HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US?” ♫♬♩♮♫We want to make this EYE Festival remembered for all TIME, so we are calling on volunteers to aid in a range of ways. Perhaps you could tutor a small or large group of students, assist during the sessions, or help with the musical’s costuming and set.

If you are interested in becoming involved in any part of this exciting week, please contact Mrs Rebecca Ireland rireland@bdc.nsw.edu.au, Mrs Rachel Crismale rcrismale@bdc.nsw.edu.au or Mrs Sally Sullivan ssullivan@bdc.nsw.edu.au.

So hang on to your hair and polish your dancing shoes. We are looking forward to taking mysterious and miraculous journeys in our Time Machine.

grade oF the Week - kindergarten

primary and seCondary assembly perFormanCesDid you know that student musicians are featured at our school assemblies each week? There is performance sign-up sheet in the music.

Thanks to Concordia String Quartet and London Hawke who performed at last week’s assembly and this week the Year 10 Music group of boys – Noah Bedford, Mac Nebo, Ben Jones and Jono Chan.

As assembly for the diary: Secondary assembly – Thursday 23 August (11:10 to 11:35am) The debut performance of the newly formed Bishop Druitt College Symphony Orchestra

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Jim WebberSports Administrator K-12

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CyCling

Coles and WoolWorths promotions

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Football

Bishop Druitt College U14 Rugby side participated in the MNC Coast to Country Cup on Thursday against teams from Coffs Harbour, Macksville, Kempsey and Taree. The boys competed strongly in their first game and drew with Kempsey, but lost the next couple of rounds to miss out on the finals.

This will be the last week for Friday night rugby for U8’s, U10’s and U12’s. The U14’s will continue until 31 August.

Congratulations to Emily Parkes who rode extremely well and took out first place in the 60km Coffs Community Ride on the weekend. Also well done to all the other riders from the BDC community who participated.

‘Coles for Sport’ vouchers and ‘Woolworths Earn and Learn’ sticker collecting has come to an end, so please make sure you send all your vouchers and stickers in so they can be counted, and allow us to receive more valuable sports equipment for the College. An example of these valuable contributions can be seen in the senior area, with the arrival this week of a new basketball ring, worth $600!

10 August - Friday Night Rugby Finals for U12’s.13 August - Northern NSW Futsal Champion of Champions at Port Macquarie for U14’s Girls team14 August - Northern NSW Futsal Champion of Champions at Port Macquarie for U16’s Boys team - NCIS Regional Athletics Carnival at BCU Stadium17 August - Friday Night Rugby Finals.

Our Open boys Football team travelled to Sydney last week to play the quarterfinals of the CIS Cup against Newington College. After spending eight hours travelling on the bus the boys were a little weary to begin with and went down to an early couple of goals. The boys put some really nice phases of play together, but playing great football was almost impossible on a pitch that was rock hard. The Newington side had a number of extremely talented players and took control of the midfield, which made our boys work very hard.

We gave them a little too much respect at times, which enabled Newington to control the game, but when we relaxed and played the ball on the ground, we really played well. We had a number of senior players out for this game, but Newington were certainly the better side on the day and won convincingly. To our boys credit they did not stop fighting and kept creating chances the entire match. Some great performances from Jack Malouf in the midfield and young Josh Jarrett who made some incredible saves in goals.

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Dale CondonHead of Music K-12

ameb praCtiCal examinationsWoodwind - Saturday 11 August - in Music Room 1 at BDCBrass - Coffs Conservatorium

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College Community

14 Aug NCIS Athletics Primary ICAS Mathematics Test15 Aug Year 8 Science Fair22 Aug Year 10 (Year 11, 2013) Subject Selections Due Post-Secondary Pathways Information Evening29 Aug Year 10 Parent/Teacher/Student Night

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BDC UmbrellasNow Available

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Safety Runner•

Windproof Vented Top•

Protective carry sleeve•

78cm diameter full size •

sports umbrella

Extra Strong Fibreglass •

construction Available for purchase from the BDC Shop (uniform shop)

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TIMbERTOWN PIE DRIvE FUNDRAISER (COllECTION MONDAy 20 AUg)Thanks to everyone who supported the P&F through this fundraiser! Don’t forget to collect your pies from the Senior Common room, on Monday 20 August.

P&F COOKbOOKFor just $25 you can share hundreds of yummy homemade recipes contributed by the BDC community. They are available either through the Accounts office or send in the following order form to the Front Office. P&F Cookbook order form.

UPCOMINg EvENTSBDC Golf Day – 14th October - Mark it in your diary now!

CANTEEN vOlUNTEERS NEEDEDIf you have a spare hour or more, especially between 10.30am and 12pm (recess service) or 1pm and 2pm (lunch service) the Canteen Manager, Ben Pike would be greatly appreciative. If you can offer a hand please fill in the form located on the BDC website and return to the College or for further enquiries please email Ben on bpike@bdc.nsw.edu.au

POSITIONS AvAIlAblE - vICE PRESIDENT SOCIAl AND vICE PRESIDENT FUNDRAISINgDetails available from President Allan Williams.

CONTACT USFor more information, to view our Constitution or read our latest meeting minutes, click on “Our Community” then “Parents and Friends” on the College Website. We look forward to your support.President: Allan Williams 0408 332 082 akwillo@live.comP & F email: parentsandfriends@bdc.nsw.edu.au

Next Meeting: Monday 20 August, 6.30 to 7.30pm, Senior Common Room, refreshments provided

The Bishop Druitt College Parents and Friends Association is an organisation that supports the aims and objectives of the College. It does so through the promotion of fundraising, fellowship, friendship and fun.