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My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky:So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die!The Child is father of the Man;And I could wish my days to beBound each to each by natural piety. (William Wordsworth)

‘The Child is father of the Man’ moments are the treats of teaching. They are the times when we adults defer to our students – to their innate wisdom, sensitivity and compassion. We had one of those moments at the Secondary Assembly this week.

In his Senior Spotlight, Miqdad Mohammad Wakeel articulated common sense, compassion and humanity. We might wonder that this young man has many more reasons to be angry with his world – he is an Afghani refugee. He spent little time there, and grew up in Quetta, Pakistan. I have referred to Miqdad’s sensibility in a previous newsletter.

Here is the text of Miqdad’s speech. I have his permission to use it:

“Good morning.

Although I have studied biology a little and with my very little knowledge, I know what science suggests our origin to be, and I will also be contradicting with those theories in my speech but in order to strengthen my words in my speech, I have to.

It can’t be denied as well because it is not something said easily, it is based on research and the records prove it to be true. Now according to the biological differentiation, the basic characteristic of humans are: the ability to walk on two legs, and the ability of speech. But is the difference limited only to this? I guess not at all.

I strongly feel that we were created for a purpose. The purpose was the establishment of the divine peace and equality, and to represent the extreme of tolerance. We were created on the basis of our deep knowledge and creativity, on the basis of love and feelings and on the basis of great strengths of spreading the message of peace. This is better known as humanity. The actual difference is this humanity.

Now I might sound really boring, BUT think of our current status. Our knowledge has gone high in the skies and relatively deep into the oceans. We have discovered, say, the physiology of our bodies and the others. I actually don’t know if we are learning scientific knowledge to serve others or become superior than others in a vast competition. We are the supreme. We all think that we are free to speak, free of will and “FREE”.

I once heard from someone that we all human beings are a single body, and a pain in any part of the body will cause the whole body to mourn over and feel the sorrow. I think our personal jealousy has hidden or weakened our other senses. Our feelings.

In the world people are hungry, they are really hungry, but not for food and clean water because if survival was the problem, no one could have survived. But they are hungry of love, they are looking for a hand of support, desperate for a strong voice of positivity and motivation for life.

I am not doing any politics here, nor I am targetting people. I am saying what I really feel. I thought of my speech of the Senior Spotlight to be the best opportunity to express my perceptions for the last time here in this assembly. In this world, nothing stays the same. I want it to change as soon as possible. I want those tears of seclusion to diminish. I don’t want the fight of who is wrong or who is right. The moment we start supporting each other, the moment we feel one, it will change. I want to look at everyone with a content smile and pride of calling ourselves HUMAN.

Recently, I was listening to a Persian song with lyrics and words as if stolen from my heart and my mind. It had its lyrics translated into English and I felt that I should use this. It has some of the things which at the moment look really, really impossible but then it should be considered that we are humans, if we can reflect back millions of years, if we can fly, then believe it or not we can do anything. ANYTHING!

Lets have a look at what the lyrics say:

I have a dreamA dream of freedom.A dream of a non-stop dance of happinessI have a dreamA dream made of awarenessA dream of healing this repetitive painThe pain of a world which gets empty of loveThe pain of tree which gets dry from the rootThe pain of the women who are sentenced to be hurtThe interpretation of this dream is the cure for my painThe cure of these pains is my dream interpretationMy dream is thisA world without hatredThis is my dream

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I have a dreamA colourful dreamDream of a green world and without warI have a dream that is not impossibleA world that does not make bomb and rocketA world that does not throw down the bombs on the sleeping childrenIn my dreamy world the jails are closedPeople do not die just because they dare to question

Where does all this come from, in me? It comes from my past experiences and my present day life. My inspiration is this Bishop Druitt Community. Here I felt high levels of acceptance. I learnt how to respect different ideas from here. This very place enriched my understanding of humanity. I don’t want it limited to school level, I really want it to become practical in every other level around the earth.

And Yes! we can do it. Thank you.”

In a week when our twenty-four hour news cycle has been blighted by barbarity, public unrest, corruption and buffoonery, Miqdad’s words bring a refreshing sense of optimism. The child is certainly father of the man.

Congratulations this week to:

Mrs Sue O’Connor, who has been appointed as Acting Director of Pastoral Care for 2015, while Mr Murgatroyd takes an exchange • teaching year in ColoradoJoshua Wilson-Douglas (11) who has been accepted to attend the National Youth Science Forum in January, 2015• Darcy Newell (7) and James Lowe (7) who have both been selected into the NNSW Country U13 Football team to play in the • national football tournament in Coffs Harbour in the coming holidaysThe following students who participated in a gymnastics competition at Woolgoolga last weekend: Tabitha Follett (2) (1st on Bars, • 2nd on Beam, 2nd on Floor, and 1st overall); Maddison Parkes (2) (1st on Vault, 4th on Bars, 1st on Floor, 5th on Beam and 2nd overall); Charli Hodgson (2) (1st on Beam and 6th overall); Olivia O’Reilly (2nd on Vault)

Rev David MorganAssistant Chaplain

Date Savers: Baptism and Confirmation Forms need to be returned by Friday 29th August

Centenary of Bonville Anglican Church 9.30am Sunday 24th AugustGrandparents as Carers meet and greet 10.00am Thursday 28th August. Please RSVP

Alan BallPrincipal

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“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”. - Martin Luther King Jnr

Faith is experienced in different ways during our life journey. Sometimes we need to have faith in our own abilities, and ourselves other times we need to exercise faith in others and the giftedness they have. As well as these two areas of faith expressed. There is a need in life for a faith in one greater than humanity can provide. That faith is in a creator far greater than any human being could imagine. I think there is meaning and purpose in life when we place our faith in the wisdom and compassion that Jesus constantly expressed throughout his earthly journey. The Apostle Paul said, “faith is being sure of the things we hope for and certain of things unseen.” We all need faith in life because than we have hope, not only for our immediate time on earth but also for the mystery that will follow. Faith and beliefs aren’t always populist, nor should they be. Rather they should be tried and tested, anchored in the teachings of Jesus.

The Progressive Episcopal Church embraces progressive Christian principles in developing, experiencing and sharing faith. Listed below are six tenets of Christian faith that are embraced by this church.

A progressive Christian community is inclusive of all and exclusive of none and denounces discrimination. • Participating in the “Great Commission” (Mark 16:15) requires demonstration of the liberating message of the Gospel, not just its • proclamation. We must practice what we preach.Progress on the journey of spiritual development requires that we welcome and encourage the questioning of traditional and • contemporary interpretations of the Christian faith.The Gospel message of Jesus Christ compels all believers to struggle for justice and peace among all people and to become • dedicated advocates of the poor and oppressed.The Christian faith includes reverence and care for the Earth and all created things.• The Christian faith is a journey of spiritual development and requires a commitment to continuous learning, progress, grace and • love.

Faith is a journey of discovery and liberation; we need only to take the first step…

Richest Blessings on your journey of faith,

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camBodia Fundraiser - car BooT sale When: 13th September 2014 Time: 8.00am – 3.00pm (set-up from 7.00am)Where: BDC Ovals

We are attempting to raise $30,000 to build houses in Cambodia at the end of the year! You can help us do that by setting up a Car Boot stall for an entry charge of just $25.

Watch your trash turn into treasure as crowds flock to bag a bargain and you don’t have to do it at YOUR house!!!!

Alternatively, you can make a donation of some goods to the Yr11 Boot Stall.

There will be live music, fabulous food, jumping castle, face painting, and lots more!

Mark it on your diary because if you don’t want to set up a stall, you’ll want to come and have a look.

To book a Car Boot staff go to the college website www.bdc.nsw.edu.au and select Activity Payments under Events and complete the information requested by 31 August 2014.

For further information please contact either Sue O’Connor at BDC (Ph: 66515644 ext 259 or email: [email protected]) or Lyndel Bosman (Ph: 0428 950 949 or email [email protected])

Carmel SpryActing Assistant Principal (Head of Secondary)

From The acTing head oF secondaryPASTorAl CAre

This week I have had the opportunity to be involved in a number of conversations about the Pastoral Care Program we run through the school and how important Pastoral Care is for our students, staff and families. It has been very enlightening to listen to a number of our staff talk about what they believe are the strengths of the social and emotional support we offer our young people as they develop.

Many of the teachers spoke about how important it is to educate the whole person and not just consider the academic progress of students. The teachers, many who have been a part of the Bishop Druitt community for many years, expressed their belief that this is an aspect of education that we at Bishop Druitt College do well. Our formal programs are valued but also the informal programs were discussed at length. These conversations focused on the very positive relationships developed between staff, students and families at BDC.

Another key aspect that was discussed by many teachers was the way the different groups within the school work together to support students. They talked about the very supportive role of our counseling and chaplaincy staff who work with teachers to support students and reach beyond the school gate to work with families.

The area of Pastoral Care is indeed a key aspect of the school and one we will continue to improve. Our aim is to work with families to help students build positive relationships and have connections in their lives that allow them to be well developed and involved young adults in the communities they live in. As always, we rely on feedback from students and parents to let us know how we are going. We aim to work together for the benefit of students and if you have ideas about how we might improve this, or about the things we do well already, please feel free to contact me.

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inTer-house PuBlic sPeaKing comPleTiTionWe have the finalists for the Inter-House Public Speaking Competition. The junior finalists are Alice Jeffery for Murray and Daniel Oroszvari for Hollows. The whole school will have the very good fortune to hear them during the assembly next Thursday 28th August. We welcome any interested parents to attend as well.

The senior finalists are Mitchell Dixon from Hollows and Jesse Hopper from Cottee and these champions squared off at assembly this week. In the evenly matched contest between Jesse and Mitchell, we had a display of different styles, different materials, and different deliveries. Mitchell was comfortable in front of the crowd, had a measured voice, and delivered material that was both general, idealistic and also partisan and targeted at his own house of Hollows. At times he read from his notes, which showed less familiarity with his material than Jesse, and which allowed the audience less eye contact.

By contrast, Jesse Hopper presented, with growing confidence, a well-constructed homily on the perils of absolute truth. He built his case with a sound number of both engaging and amusing anecdotes. His arguments had a pleasing circularity, as he ended where he had begun, while building his case with humour and substance. His manner relaxed after a little experiment at pitching his material to the audience.

The crowd enjoyed the offering of both contestants, each having greater strength in different areas. On balance, based on an assessment of manner, matter and method, the judges awarded the event to Jesse Hopper. Congratulations on winning the 2014 Bishop Druitt College Inter-House Public Speaking Competition!

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Teaching someone to drive can be a happy experience. You can learn all the simple steps on how to teach a learner driver at a FREE two hour workshop. The next workshop in your area will be held:

Helping learner drivers become safe drivers

Monday 8 September

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helPing learner drivers Become saFer drivers A free 2 hour workshop provided by NSW Roads and Maritime Services for parents and supervising drivers will be held at BDC in the Library on Monday 8th September from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

The workshops provide practical advice about: The new changes to the Learner Driver Permit.• The new Safer Drivers Course.• How to use the Learner Driver Log Book. • How to plan driving sessions.• How to deal with difficulties that may arise during driving practice.• The importance of giving the learner constructive feedback. •

The workshops are designed to help learner driver supervisors plan the best on-road experience for learner drivers and include information about the current licence conditions for learner and provisional drivers, young driver safety issues and low risk driving.

Who should attend: Parents, friends or relatives who are/will be supervising drivers. • Learner drivers are welcome to attend if accompanied by their supervisor. •

The workshop will be presented by the Enterprise and Training Company (ETC) in partnership with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS).

Jamie MurgatroydDirector of Pastoral Care

science newsCongratulations to Joshua Wilson-Douglas (Year 11) who has been accepted to attend the National Youth Science Forum in January 2015. He was endorsed by the Rotary Club of Bellingen. There were four times as many applications as places available so the acceptance is a considerable achievement for Joshua.

On Tuesday of next week, all of Year 9 and Year 7 Science students will be able to attend the touring science education program by a visiting CSIRO presenter. They will experience the ‘States of Matter’ show, which demonstrates changes in the solid, liquid, gas and plasma states, displays of liquid nitrogen and dry ice plus a demonstration of heat capacity of different solids. The fee of $7.00 each student will be automatically billed to all student accounts.

Photos from the Year 8 Science Fair on Thursday:

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visual arTs Year 7 has completed their Keith Haring inspired ceramic vessels! They have been on exhibition for a week now in the Visual Arts space. We are excited to celebrate the work of Isobel Martyn, Tully Guest and Charlotte Scragg.

Rebecca BrownVisual Arts Teacher

careers newsTo view the many opportunities on offer for BDC students, please like the careers Facebook page on the careers website at http://bdccareers.com

Work exPerienCeThank you to Year 10 parents for guiding and supporting your son/daughter to develop and refine their work ready skills. The Work Experience Program relies upon family support to find, apply and secure their work placement.

Students participating in the 2014 Work Experience Program (24-28 November) must return their completed Form B Student Placement Record and Form C Employer Acknowledgement by 6 September. Parents of students who have a placement outside our region must also complete Form D Out of Region Consent.

BDC will write to host employers confirming the placement details for participating students early in Term 4. For further information and access to the forms please see handbook: http://bdccareers.com/domains/bdccareers.com/files/handbook.pdf

YeAr 12 Last night many Year 12 parents and students attended our annual Post Secondary Pathways evening that provides students • with important information about transitioning from school to tertiary study or work. Thank you to the providers who attended to talk to students and parents; Centrelink, ETC, the Australian Institute of Personal Trainers, Nolan Partners Estate Agents, CSU, UNE, SCU and UOW.Year 12 students are encouraged to meet with me asap to discuss their plans and various applications, such as, early direct • entry schemes to UNE and SCU, equity and other scholarships, college accommodation, education access schemes (EAS) and the new UAC managed schools recommendation schemes (SRS) - http://www.uac.edu.au/documents/srs/SRSbooklet.pdf. Copies of the UAC Equity Scholarships 2014-15 booklet are available in the careers lounge.There is substantial research that emphasises how important family involvement is with goal setting and action planning in the • transition from school to adult life; it is a major life cycle change! Families are encouraged to gather information and be informed and develop a (new) network of support for the student and the family. Also be clear of the expectations for the student –too low or too high? A few lucky people know from an early age what they • want to spend their life doing. The rest of us fit somewhere in between having some ideas and no idea. A great tool to use to gain a good sense of who you are and to help develop your direction in life is the ‘career planner’ located • at http://bdccareers.com. In student secure area.

From The head oF PrimaryLast night I was treated to some talented musicians at the Primary guitar soiree. Children from Junior Primary to Senior Primary entertained us with pieces they had been learning and practising, and we were also entertained by Jonathan Chan, a Year 12 student who played a baroque piece he had prepared for his HSC.

Plato once said that music “is a more potent instrument than any other for education”. Many teachers who would agree with him. Recent research has found that music uses both sides of the brain, a fact that makes it valuable in all areas of development. Music affects the growth of a child’s brain academically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. It is wonderful to see so many of our students developing their musical abilities and having to confidence to play in front of an audience.

We are continuing to work towards a more healthy environment for our students by developing different food options served in the canteen. At the beginning of term the Year 5 students and teachers were making pumpkin soup for the canteen to sell, and now that the weather is warming up, they are making fried rice. I must say it is a delicious option for lunch. We would love some parents to

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Primary Father’s Day

StallThursday 4 Septemberfrom 9am - 10.30am

Gifts will need to be pre-purchased by 1 September via the Activity Payments page on the BDC website at $7 per gift.

Karin LisleAssistant Principal (Head of Primary)

donate their time to making the fried rice on a Tuesday, perhaps just an hour or so to cut up vegetables would be such a help. If you can assist, please let either Ben Pike in the canteen or Wendy Phillips, Year 5 teacher, know your availability.

We are gearing up for the Father’s Day stall that will be held on 4 September. Gifts must be pre purchased via Trybooking or directly through the Accounts Department. At only $7 per gift this is an easy way to help your child choose something for one (or some) of the important men in their lives.

Father’s/Carer’s Day breakfast will also be held on this day, and tickets are limited. Detective Inspector Darren Jameson has kindly agreed to be our guest speaker, and our canteen manager has organized a delicious ‘blokey’ breakfast. Please purchase tickets through TryBooking.

On 3 September the College has organised for Melinda Tankard-Reist to present several talks to the community and I would encourage you to attend. Melinda is a dynamic speaker who will talk about the sexualisation of our young people through the media and her talk is quite compelling. This is part of our series of visiting speakers that we encourage parents and other community members to attend. The cost for BDC parents is $10 while other community members pay $15. It is well worth attending this talk starting at 6.30pm. In the daytime Melinda will be talking to Year 10 and Year 11 students and in the afternoon she will be sharing her expertise with staff. For more information on her talks, please refer to her website: http://melindatankardreist.com/about

slT news On Thursday at the Primary Assembly, the winners of the EYE Week logo competition were announced. There were ten finalists and from these two runners-up and two winners were chosen. The finalists were Grace Hill and Arabella Flowers, Lucy Alkamade, Noah Oxley, Matisse Hibbard, Michael Martin, Rylee Caruana, Alex Hill, Kaleb Ryan, Yasmin Linjawi and Nikita Martin. Congratulations to all these wonderful artists. Their designs will be displayed around the school as posters for EYE Week.

The runners-up were Alex Hill and Matisse Hibbard and the winners were Michael Martin and Lucy Alkemade. Michael and Lucy’s designs were amalgamated into this year’s logo, which brings to life the theme ‘Out of the Box’.

If any students are yet to bring in a t-shirt for printing, Monday is your last chance, as we need to process orders ready for printing later in the week. Please give these to your class teacher so that a record of orders can be compiled.

Maretta Wood On behalf of the Primary SLT

scholasTic BooK cluBThe Book Club Issue No. 6 booklets have been distributed and orders will close on Friday 5 September. Orders may be sent to school and handed to your child’s teacher at any time before that date. For parents who are new to Book Club as well as a reminder to those who have placed orders in the past, the following things need to be noted when filling out a Book Club order:

Fill out your child’s • full name and class on the order form, clearly mark all items to be ordered.Credit card payments are made by telephone or • online BEFORE you send the order to school. The information slip on the bottom of the order form is sent to school with the Book Club order.

Please note that all payments for Book Club are now to be done by telephone or online with your credit or debit card. You will receive a receipt number after you have paid and this is to be written in the space provided at the bottom of the order form. Orders are then sent to school as usual.

Online payment: www.scholastic.com.au/paymentPhone Payment: 24 hours free call 1800 557 908

Thank you for your support of Book Club. Your orders enable us to receive extra books for our classrooms, library and teacher resources by way of a rewards system. Most importantly, it is a great way to keep our children reading.

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As people stepped through the 5W entrance, they were whizzed back through time towards the mid 1800’s. We met very famous and interesting people from the time of the Australian Gold Rush.

5W spent four weeks researching their person and producing their posters. Ms Wittman was very proud of our efforts. We’d like to thank our parents and Year 5 friends for coming to “meet” us.

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Lost in the Snow

It was a freezing but exciting day in North Greenland in a town called Sarabie. Thousands of people were coming to watch and participate in the National Husky Racing Competition. One hundred people were participating in the race but there is one person in particular that I want to talk about.

I want to talk about a girl who was only 9 but who survived two weeks with her husky and two chocolate bars in the harsh Winter of North Greenland. Her name is Sallyana. She was lost in the dark, cold Sarabie Woods. She got lost because her husky, who is called Glisten, crashed into a tree during the race and slid down the mountain, far into the woods.

The first thing Sallyana did was check if Glisten was okay. Glisten had cut her paw and it was bleeding but she would be fine. The second thing Sallyana did was look for a place to shelter and light a fire because she knew that she wasn’t going to be found anytime soon. Sallyana had been taught what to do in a case like this. She found a large hollow log to sleep in and she found some kindling and some things to light a fire.

It was about midday when she had finally settled into her cosy spot. She would light the fire at night because that was when it was coldest. Sallyana knew how to treat wounds so she had already wrapped up Glisten’s paw.

************Sallyana had been lost for ten days and she was really hungry, scared and worried. She wasn’t thirsty because she ate the snow when she was thirsty. Sallyana had already eaten one of her chocolate bars and was starting to starve. She thought she was never going to be found and was going to die.

TO BE CONTINUED …..By Mia Follett 4M

musical noTesThanks to the Friends of Music and all students and staff that supported • last Friday’s Sausage sizzles. The event was a very successful start to our Japanese Orchestral Tour campaign, rising over $1,100 -. Here is a photo of the team in action.

A gala concert presented by the Coffs Harbour City Orchestra ‘Remember • the Days’ will be held on Sunday 31st August at 2pm in the BDC Branson Centre. Our own jazz ensemble Monsoon will be guest performer at this wonderful concert. The concert will also feature one of our students, Stephanie Egan, playing a cello solo and her father, BDC teacher Tim Egan, will conduct the orchestra. The concert is ideal for BDC families as school aged children enter free of charge (adults $10 and pensioner concession $7 – pay at the door). The concert will feature music played recently for the Red Cross Centenary Concert including the fabulous 1812 overture. Young violinist Michaela Murphy will also play a solo so come along and hear what the young musicians of Coffs Harbour can do.



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gala concerT 2014 marks the 20th year of Bishop Druitt College.

The Gala Concert will be a major fundraiser for the Japan Tour. Friends of Music will be running a raffle on the night with some great prizes. There will also be refreshments available for purchase. The Raffle prizes are:

1st prize - A rosewood hand crafted children’s table and one chair (engraved with name of your choice and on display at Reception) from Mountain Top Timbers (value $850)

2nd prize - One night accommodation at Pacific Bay Resort for two people plus breakfast (value $350)

3rd prize - Electric guitar from Park Beach Plaza & Hifi (value $370)

Tickets are available at the Accounts Desk and available at the door on the night. Orchestra students are also selling tickets.

Rehearsal for Gala Concert - Thursday 4 September 2014 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the BDC Music block (for BDC Symphony Orchestra only)

Music Soiree - Brass students of Mr Gergely Malyusz and Mrs Lisa Malyusz • will showcase their works progress on Tuesday 26th August from 5pm. This will also be a send off for the Malyusz’s who will leave BDC and Coffs Harbour at the end of the month. All are welcome. Please bring a small plate of food to share. Tea and coffee will be available.

Have you ever considered drums for your child? Mr Phill Stitt, a renowned • local percussionist, teaches as BDC on Mondays and Wednesdays and has a few spots available. It is not necessary to own a drum-kit to start! If you are interested please contact the music office on 6651 5644 ext. 218.

ncis aThleTics120 BDC students competed at the NCIS Athletics carnival on Tuesday in Coffs Harbour. BDC won the Primary School overall point score by 80 points and was the champion school on the day and BDC Secondary won the overall point score by 100 points and are also the champion school for 2014.

Congratulations to the following students for being the 2014 regional age champions and runners up:

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PRIMARYSnr Girls – Brianna MaloufSnr Boys - Oliver Sharp11Yr Girls – Layla Grant11Yr Boys – Michael Spinoglio11Yr Boys runner up – Zac HartJnr Girls – Ellyse WalkerJnr Girls runner up – Kaleah DohertyJnr boys – Harry WardJnr Boys runner up – Ptolemy Horan

SeConDArY12 Yr Girls R/U Lucy Spain 13 Yr Boys Champion Tyler Davenport-Rassouli14 Yr girls R/U Georgia Ensby16 Yr Girls Champion Clair Spain17 Yr Boys Champion Toby McCann18 Yr Girls Champion Monique Orme18 Yr Girls R/U Emily Malouf 18 Yr Boys R/U John Kambere

BDC reCorDS BreAkerSKaleah Doherty – 9yr 100m, Jnr 200mOliver Sharp – 12yr 100m, Snr 200mHarrison Colyer – Jnr 800mHarry Ward – Jnr shot putZac Hart – Open Primary Turbo javelinJnr and Snr Primary Boys relayBridgette Ward – 15yr javelin



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In honour of Father’s Day, Bishop Druitt College is hosting a

Fathers/Carers/Students

BreakfastIf you have ever been a father or a carer, this event is for you! Bring your father, your son or daughter, a friend or all of them.

Enjoy a delightful breakfast and make some special memories with your loved ones.

Buy your tickets via Activity Payments on the BDC website at $15 each.

Limited seating so get in quick!

Thursday 4 September 7.30-8.30amin the Roger Oates Centre

Beth HiltonSport Administrator and Outdoor Education Coordinator K-12

uPcoming evenTsThursday 28th August – U14 Coast to Country Cup, Port Macquarie (rugby)Wednesday 3 September – NCIS netball & tennis day, GraftonFriday 5th September – Barney Baarselaar Cup, Coffs Harbour (football)Wednesday 10th September – NSWCIS Primary Athletics, HomebushWednesday 17th September – NSWCIS Secondary Athletics, Homebush

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More on the College Calendar

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Brass SoireeYear 3 CampPiano and String SoireeYear 12 SocialMelinda Tankard Reist Visit, 6:30pmFather’s Day Breakfast & Primary Gift Stall

PrivaTe vehicle conveyance suBsidy (Pvc)Transport for NSW would like to inform Parents that they can now apply for the Private Vehicle Conveyance (PVC) Subsidy online.It’s not too late to apply for the PVC subsidy for the 2014 school year.

Please visit this link: https://appln.transport.nsw.gov.au/stms-parent/application/download, to download the application form or call 1800 010 123.

Please come to the Front Office to collect a brochure.

FaTher’s day sTall - Thursday 4 sePTemBer 2014Father’s Day is on Sunday, 7th September and we shall be holding our very popular Father’s Day stall on Thursday, 4th September. An email will shortly be sent to you giving instructions on how to purchase gifts. If you would like your child/children to be able to choose a gift for their father, step-dad, guardian or grandpa could you please either jump on line to Trybooking or you may pay for your gifts at the Accounts Department at the school.

Please note that it is important to have payment as soon as possible so that the correct number of gifts can be purchased. This will help us to avoid running out of gifts on the day and disappointing children.

Deborah MaugerMother/Father’s Day Coordinator

ParenTs and FriendsCAllinG for exPreSSionS of inTereST!Want to be involved in your child’s schooling? The P&F currently have an email group that is often used to inform parents of upcoming P&F/College events, news, volunteer requests etc. You do not have to be a P&F member to be included, so if you want to help out every once in a while or just want to hear about upcoming events or information please email [email protected].

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 [email protected] & F email: [email protected]

Next Meeting: 15 September, 6.30pm, Roger Oates Centre, 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


http://www.bdc.nsw.edu.au/college-calendar

https://appln.transport.nsw.gov.au/stms-parent/application/download

https://appln.transport.nsw.gov.au/stms-parent/application/download

#25 term 3, 2014

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