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Annual Report 2017

Annual Report 2017

Seek Truth : Love Mercy

Table of Contents

College background …………………………………………………………………….. Page 1

Principal’s Report …………………………………….……………………………………

Strategic Planning and Development …………………………………. Page 5

School Council Members ……………………………………………………………. Page 6

College Staff ………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 7

Students …………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 11

Progress and Academic Achievements …………………………............ Page 16

Finance Report ……………………………………………………………………………… Page 18

Student Leadership ……………………………………………………………………… Page 19

2017 In Review ……………………………………………………………………………... Page 21

Parent Opinion Survey …………………………………………………....... Page 34

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College Background

Creek Street Christian College was established in 1981 and offers a high-quality education in a caring environment to the families of Bendigo and surrounds.

Throughout its 37-year history Creek Street Christian College has grown from 27 students to 300 students with young people in 3-year old, 4-year old and Prep to Year 10 single stream classes. Staff numbers have grown to 40+ with a range of skilled teachers, administration staff, cleaners and maintenance workers.

Our students are provided with opportunity to learn in structured classrooms where learning is encouraged through respect for the teacher and care for one another.

As a Christian college the school places emphasis on Bible-based values and the outworking, on a daily basis, of genuine faith. Our purpose is to help students discover all God made them to be, regardless of the future pathway that He may lead them on.

With all students on the one centrally located Bendigo campus we offer many unique opportunities which make use of the college facilities at all year levels. Our Early Learning Centre students spend time in the wider college grounds and enjoy the use of many of the college facilities including the library, stadium and music room. Every year level has a buddy class who they spend time with while engaging in learning activities together and of course having fun.

At the Junior School level, Prep to Year 4, a strong emphasis is placed on areas of Literacy and Numeracy and parents are regularly kept informed of their children’s progress via written feedback in our Record Folders and our college Learning Management System, CANVAS. Each of these year levels has a homeroom teacher plus additional support from another trained adult for the most important Literacy block.

Our Prep to Year 6 classes all commence the day with a period of individual reading during which the teachers have time to hear students read and monitor their progress. Communication with parents to support various aspects of student educational development is highly valued.

Individual learning styles and levels of ability and interests are catered for through a variety of teaching methods including the use of various thinking tools, individual and group work, explicit teaching, iPads and computer labs. Handwriting, Phonics, Grammar and times tables remain key foundational life skills and their value is reinforced throughout the school.

As students move into Middle School, Year 5 to Year 7, they are gradually introduced to a wider range of subjects and a larger number of different teachers thus assisting their transition into Senior School. The one-to-one iPad program is introduced at Year 7 thus building on the already varied delivery of the curriculum.

Moving into Senior School leadership opportunities are continued and built upon with the college having Prefect leadership roles at Year 10 and a Student Representative Council represented by students from Year 5 through to Year 10. Students are encouraged to develop their leadership skills and grow and develop personally as well as academically.

A wide range of electives are offered at Year 9 and 10 level which include VET subjects, VCE subjects and additional subjects which cater for a wide range of interests and future career paths.

It is our belief that the opportunities we present to students will form a strong foundation for the remainder of their lives.

Offering a seamless education from Playgroup to Early Learning Centre to School is central to our college goals. Supporting families who want their children educated in a Christian environment is paramount to our thinking.

Creek Street Christian College has proven itself over many years to be a school where young people can be encouraged to develop in all areas of their lives. This includes their academic, physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. A testament

to this history is the number of ex-students who now send their own children to Creek Street Christian College.

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Principal’s Report

2017 was truly a landmark year for Creek Street Christian College. After many years of planning our very own Early Learning Centre commenced operation in term 2. This building was the dream of our founding pastor Mr William Kean and it was his son, Mr Geoff Kean, and great grandson, Cooper Lea, who opened the building this year.

There is no doubt that this facility will provide our 3-year old and 4-year old students with an amazing God-centred commencement to their education where they are encouraged to be all they have been made to be.

That was not the only excitement for the year. We also opened our renovated classrooms for Year 3 and 4, our new computer lab and our beautiful sensory garden.

Thank you so much to the workmen who worked tirelessly to put these wonderful areas in place for our community. Thank you particularly to GA&PA Pilcher builders, Plans for People and Living Edge Construction. It was a wonderful team effort and we are so proud of the amazing new areas that our young people and community are now able to learn in and enjoy.

We are so thankful for all that God has provided us with and we will enjoy His provision for many years to come. May we all continue to appreciate His goodness as the college grows and develops into all He would have it to be.

Mrs Coral E Maxwell College Principal

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Our Vision

To provide Christian education and training to children so that they are equipped to impact their community, our nation and the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. Our Mission Creek Street Christian College has been established to provide families with a Christian education, within a caring and disciplined environment that will enable children to fully develop their God‐given talents and academic abilities, so that they are able to contribute effectively to the changing society of which they are a part. The College encourages and supports students to develop a positive and wholesome outlook on life, to become self‐disciplined people and to be responsible and caring members of the community.

Our Values

Helping students discover all God made them to be.

Devotion - ‘Till I come, devote yourself to reading, to exhortation and to teaching and instilling

doctrine.’ 1 Timothy 4:13 AMP

Integrity - ‘Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.’ Psalm 119:1 NLT

Service - ‘God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well

to serve one another.’ 1 Peter 4:10 NLT

Compassion - ‘Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with

compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.’ Colossians 3:13 NIV

Optimism - ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ Philippians 4:13 NKJV

Vision - ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’

Proverbs 29:18 KJV

Excellence - ‘And whatever you do, do it heartly, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from

the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritances for you serve the Lord Christ.’

Colossians 3:23‐24 NKJV

Respect - ‘Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honour the

king.’ 1 Peter 2:17 NIV

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Strategic Planning and Development

The College has a strategic planning mechanism which involves 7 key development areas. These are:

• Student Wellbeing

• Staff Wellbeing

• Faith

• Teaching and Learning

• Community

• Environment and Infrastructure

• Governance and Leadership On a four‐year rotational basis the leadership team, in conjunction with the College Council, reviews each of these areas in detail to evaluate the working documents which unpin each one, and to add further strategies to develop and enhance these aspects of the college. All other areas are also present and reviewed as part of an ongoing process. For 2017 our major focus areas were Student Wellbeing and Staff Wellbeing. After reviewing our Student Wellbeing practices, we have put in place a new staff position of Student Wellbeing Coordinator. This member of staff looks after students in areas of their learning by making sure our Individual Education Plans are in place where they are required and that Parent Support Group meetings for these students are conducted regularly. They offer individual support where required and we are very pleased with the progress that has been made because of this initiative. The development of a child and their learning progress is a many facetted thing and our Student Wellbeing Coordinator is able to give support to the whole child.

Two of our major building projects have been completed and so fulfilled the first part of our future planning to provide and maintain excellent facilities for our students. Plans were also put in place in 2017 for the next project - Administration Development - Stage 1. This will include the extension to our auditorium, so we can seat all of our students, the addition of staff toilets, a meeting room, new offices and a new college entrance facade.

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School Council Members Mr Geoff Kean (Chairman)

Mrs Coral Maxwell

Mr Dale Caldwell

Mr Kevin Sourgen

Ms Susan Read

Mr Tim Maxwell Miss Wilma Calvert

Senior Management Team

Ms Susan Read

Business Manager

Mrs Coral Maxwell

Principal Principal

Mr Dale Caldwell Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal Principal

Mr Kevin Sourgen Assistant Principal

Mr Tim Maxwell

Property Manager

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Chaplains Mr D Hickman Miss J McKinnon

Administration staff Ms S Read Mrs J Caldwell Mrs G Kean Mr G Coulson Mrs K Robb Mrs Kristy Sargeant Mrs R McKinnon

Uniform Shop Mrs K Robb Mrs N Wilson

Cleaning and Maintenance Mrs R Rayment Mr J Geri

After School Care Mrs K Robb Miss L Wilson Miss F Ingram Miss M Robb

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Playgroup Mrs K Robb Mrs R McKinnon Mrs E Wilkinson

Special Needs and Assistance Mrs K Mackinder Mrs G Clifton Miss J McKinnon Mrs K Atkinson

Primary classroom assistants - voluntary Mrs J Nicholas Mrs A Smith Mrs N Spruce Mrs B Butler Mrs S Leerson

Early Learning Centre Mrs L Nott Mrs E Malone

Teachers Mrs C Maxwell Mr D Caldwell Mr K Sourgen Mr T Maxwell Ms M Boulanger Mrs G Bruns Mrs J Cherry Mrs S Colquhoun Mrs K Dougalss Mr J Dunstan Mrs L Hall Mrs C Hargreaves Mrs L Jordan Mr M Knight Mrs C Lovell Mr T McInnes Mrs M Muston Miss H Pitts Mrs M Pollock Mrs C Ryan Mr P Somerville Mrs G Stubs Mr M Thorpe Mrs K Vercoe

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Staff News - 2017

• Mr Sourgen was appointed as co- assistant principal to Mrs Maxwell.

• Congratulations were extended to Madame Boulanger on the occasion of her marriage.

• Mrs Katie Atkinson commenced working at our college as assistant to Mrs Hall and Mr Knight.

• Two of our specialist Art teachers returned form maternity leave so we welcomed back Mrs Muston and

Mrs Hargreaves.

• Mrs Pollock took over responsibility for our Prep room and assisted us to make some wonderful changes to

our Junior School Literacy program.

• Mrs Louise Nott became our Lead Educator in our beautiful new ELC and working with her was Mrs

Elizabeth Malone as her Co Educator/Assistant.

• Mr and Mrs Maxwell took term 3 off as Long Service Leave and then in term 4 Mr and Mrs Caldwell took

the term as their Long Service Leave.

• Mr Glenn Coulson took some well-deserved leave.

• Mrs Gail Stubs also took some Long Service Leave in term 4.

• Mrs Christabelle Ryan finished up as one of our French teachers and we wished her all the very best for her

future.

• Mrs Lynley Jordan also concluded her time with us and we thanked her at our End of Year awards night for

her many years of service in various teaching roles.

• Mr Michael Thorpe who was previously our IT coordinator and teacher moved to QLD with his family.

• Mr Tim McInnes sadly moved away to work at the school his children attend.

• Mr Steve Knight had taken some leave and then moved on to a new phase of life at the end of the year.

• Mr Stephen Hickman joined us as our dedicated Woodwork teacher in Mr Knights absence and has

remained with us.

• Mrs Clifton began work in the Prep room supporting Mrs Pollock and Mrs Mackinder fulfilled this same role

supporting Mrs Lovell.

• Miss Jaclyn McKinnon took up a slightly different role within the College by becoming our Junior School

Chaplain. She did a wonderful job of supporting our youngest students while still giving classroom support

to the Year 1 class.

• At the end of the year Mr David Hickman resigned as College Chaplain to step into a full-time role as Senior

Pastor of Creek Street Church. Mr Geoff Kean remains as Chairman of the College Council and is now

Associate Pastor of Creek Street Chruch.

• Mr Jesse Lovell joined our team of MIP teachers and was introduced as our Middle and Senior School

Chaplain moving on into 2018.

• We were deeply saddened by the passing of our colleague, parent and friend Rebecca Sandeman. We lost

a friend but we were able to celebrate her life and we know that she is safe and well now with Jesus so we

will see her again.

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Staff Professional Learning included:

• Level 2 First Aid training and updates including CPR and Asthma management were completed for all staff.

• The new requirement for Anaphylaxis e-training was completed by all staff.

• Christian Schools Australia State Conference was held in Melbourne at the start of Term 3. All staff attended

and were encouraged and inspired by the information they heard but were also able to spend time with

fellow staff from other Victorian Christian schools.

• We held our annual Staff Retreat at Lancefield. Staff engaged with each other in professional discussions

around teaching and administration areas of the college. They also gave specific feedback to the Senior

Management Team as a group and as individuals which helped us to refine our leadership styles and

practices.

• CVTS delivered some IT training to all staff

• Our Junior School Chaplain, Jaclyn McKinnon, attended the CSA Chaplains conference at Lighthouse

Christian College

• Our Finance team attended several Business Administration network meetings

• Staff underwent training on use of our learning management system, CANVAS, particularly for the Junior

School

• Several female staff members attend a Women in Leadership event at Hillcrest Christian College.

• Other learning experiences were specific to the role of each staff member as appropriate or held in staff

meetings to enhance the forward directions of the college in regard to policies, processes and curriculum.

Staff Attendance Rate For permanent and temporary staff and school leaders the staff attendance rate was 97%.

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Classes 2017

Kinder- 3 year old

Kinder- 4 year old

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Junior School

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Middle School

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Senior School

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Principal’s Award Winners 2017 Junior School - Nathan Broad Middle School - Marcus Robinson Senior School ‐ Morgan Higginbottom

Student numbers 262 full time students commenced at our College at the beginning of 2017. Plus 21 were enrolled into our Early Learning Centre in its very first year.

Enrolments at the time of Census included: Boys ‐ 143 Girls ‐ 117 0% indigenous 24% of non-English speaking background

Student Attendance Rate

Average Attendance Rate = 90%

Students who have difficulty with attendance are supported by our College Chaplain, their teachers and the Principal. Thank you to all of our parents who support the college by reinforcing to their children the importance of being at school each day and through this the high value of a good education. Student learning is greatly enhanced in those students who have a high personal attendance rate.

Post School Destinations At the conclusion of 2017 out of 23 Year 10 students 21 enrolled at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, 1 went to TAFE and 1 to another VCE provider.

VCE Results 14/14 students who took VCE Business Management successfully completed the subject. 7/7 students who chose to complete VCE Health and Human Development successfully completed the subject.

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Student Progress and Academic Achievements- Figures in are 2017

2016/2017 NAPLAN Results (National Assessment Program)

Participation Rate

97% of our Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students were enrolled to take part in these tests. 98% of students were present for the tests.

Reading Writing Spelling Numeracy Grammar and Punctuation

CSCC State CSCC State CSCC State CSCC State CSCC State

Year 3 2017

2016

19.6 20.5 20.5 20.2 12.0 12.4 19.8 19.8 14.0 13.9

24.0 24.7 20.1 20.5 11.2 12.1 19.5 20.3 14.1 15.4

Year 5 2017

2016

25.1 24.7 25.3 24.9 13.5 13.3 27.2 26.4 15.9 14.0

26.8 24.7 25.5 24.7 13.7 12.9 27.5 24.4 17.0 15.3

Year 7 2017

2016

31.5 30.8 29.2 28.1 13.5 11.9 27.5 25.8 14.2 13.0

31.0 28.0 28.0 27.7 15.9 13.5 40.8 34.5 18.0 15.7

Year 9 2017

2016

34.2 30.8 34.2 31.3 13.5 11.3 29.3 24.0 16.5 14.0

31.6 29.0 31.0 30.5 15.1 14.1 20.2 16.4 18.0 15.8

(Note: figures recorded are the average class result for each test)

A special note for our 2017 results is that we were recognised in the top 300 schools throughout Australia for highest gains made on our NAPLAN results. This was a wonderful achievement and is a testament to our teaching staff and their dedication to their teaching role and care for the students.

Members of our college community and wider community may also access these results plus a range of more specific information regarding the college by visiting www.myschool.edu.au.

We are pleased with the results that our students achieve on their NAPLAN tests and it should be noted that the students consistently achieve at a higher level as they go up through our college year levels.

Language Background other than English Students taking part in the 2017 NAPLAN assessment who have a Language Background Other than

English are as follows: Year 3 ‐ 7 students Year 5 ‐ 7 students Year 7 ‐ 5 students Year 9 ‐ 2 students

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The data shown above indicates the percentage of students at each year level who have performed above the

national benchmark, at the benchmark and below the benchmark on NAPLAN tests.

0%

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60%

80%

100%

120%

YEAR 3 - ABOVE YEAR 3- AT YEAR 3 - BELOW YEAR 5 - ABOVE YEAR 5 - AT YEAR 5 - BELOW

READING PERSUASIVE WRITING SPELLING NUMERACY GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

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YEAR 7 - ABOVE YEAR 7- AT YEAR 7 - BELOW YEAR 9 - ABOVE YEAR 9 - AT YEAR 9 - BELOW

READING PERSUASIVE WRITING SPELLING NUMERACY GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION

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Financial Report- Federal and State Governments are the major contributors to our funding with more emphasis for the State Government on our socio economic rating. Wages and Staff related expenditure continues to account for the major expenses. At all times we endeavour to keep our fees to a minimum, however, we do not at any time want to compromise the delivery of a quality educational program taught by quality teachers.

Government Grants - Commonwealth$2,518,659

Government Grants - State$586,447

Tuition Fees$832,014

Other Income$281,473

Salaries$3,199,906

Depreciation$229,369

Building and Grounds$295,539

Tuition Related Expenses$193,539

Finance Costs$52,385

Equipment$206,404

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Student Leadership - 2017

College Prefects In 2017 we introduced a new level of leadership within the college by the implementation of a Prefect system. Students from Year 10 and Year 7 were selected to lead the college and Middle School respectively. Head Prefects were: Audrey Vendy and Jack Hall Year 10 Prefects: Morgan Higginbottom, Nicholas Malone, Andrew Waters-Hughes, Karina Cherry and Alen Shaju. Year 7 Prefects: Jasmine Dawe and Tommy Leung

House Captains Thank you to those who fulfilled leadership roles, such as House Captains and Class Captains, during the year. At the commencement of the year, students in Year 5 ‐ 7 and students in Year 8 ‐ 10 elected the following students to these leadership positions at the Middle School and Senior School levels.

Senior School

Eureka: Londonderry: Shamrock: Deborah:

Audrey Vendy (captain) Andrew Waters-Hughes (captain) Jack Hall (captain) Morgan Higginbottom (captain)

Alen Shaju (vice‐captain) Karina Cherry (vice‐captain) Thomas Hawke (vice‐captain) Caleb Green (vice‐captain)

Middle School Eureka: Londonderry: Shamrock: Deborah:

Ann James (captain) Tommy Leung (captain) Mikayla Sandeman (captain) Emma Comer (captain)

Ryan Stubbs (vice‐captain) Emily Swain (vice‐captain) Mackenna Veldstra (vice‐captain) Lily Smith (vice‐captain)

Junior School At the Junior School level House Captains and House Vice‐Captains are chosen by staff to represent their Houses throughout the year. These students also join with all Year 4 students to take their turn in leading our Junior School assemblies. At this year level we start the learning leadership journey which develops into further formal opportunities as the students move up through the school.

Eureka: Londonderry: Shamrock: Deborah:

Klaudijah Gook (captain) Henry Waters-Hughes (captain) Finley Atkinson (captain) Maili Salama (captain)

Samantha Crute (vice‐captain) Nathan Broad (vice‐captain) Annabella Taylor (vice‐captain) Zachary Ooi (vice‐captain)

Student Representative Council A Student Representative Council was introduced in 2017 and the following students were voted into the position by their class.

Year 5- Logan Phillips Year 6- Ellie Bydeveldt Year 7- Makayla Sandeman Year 8- Jackson Eadon Year 9- April Austin - Secretary Year 10- McCrae Parkinson - President

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2017 in Review

January

• New student positions of Year 10 prefects were put in place and they completed some training prior to the commencement of the school year. Year 7 also had a male and female prefect as heads of Middle School.

• Staff took part in 4 days of preparation including the routine Level 2 First Aid training and updates.

• Kinder families met together for a picnic to help them get to know each other and develop community.

• Day 1 for students was the 30th of January.

• Junior School swimming program commenced.

• Year 8 Induction program commenced. This was a new initiative to prepare students to be part of Senior School and to be equipped for learning and life success.

February

• Term 1 Value- Devotion- ‘Till I come, devote yourself to reading, to exhortation and to teaching and instilling doctrine.’ 1 Timothy 4:13 AMP

• We held another very successful Family picnic. During the night the Junior School parents were given an information session regarding changes to our Junior School Literacy Program. There was also much fun with an animal farm present for the evening and a silent auction!

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• 3-year old and 4-year old students enjoyed some play mornings together to get to know one another and get to know our centre.

• Elevate visited to help our Year 7 to Year 10 students learn vital study skills.

• Captiv8- Day 1- Language for Year 8 students. This new program allowed year 8 students to fill the day, out of the immediate school environment, with practical project-based learning.

• 3rd year of our one-to-one student iPad program. Year 7, 8 and 9 students now having their own devices.

• Our Performing Arts students took part in the CSA Theatre Sports competition.

• Our MIP program commenced with Jesse Lovell teaching guitar and song writing, Tim Chan teaching piano, Ethan Hunter teaching drums and John Matthews teaching saxophone.

• Our Year 3 to Year 10 students all enjoyed the Swimming Program at the Bendigo East Pool.

• The CSCC Swimming Sports were held on the 22nd of February. The weather was perfect and a great day was had by everyone. Londonderry were victorious on the day followed by Shamrock, Eureka and Deborah.

Records broken!! Junior Boys 50m Free Henry 42.00 10G 50m Free Reyna 63.78 11G 50m Free Jasmine 39.52 11B 50m Free Dakota 44.91 16B 50m Free Thomas 28.34 Open B 100m Free Thomas 1:02.34 Junior Boys 50m back Henry 57.15 10G 50m Back Emily V 1:02.24

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10B 50m Back Phillip 1:04.51 11B 50m Back Hamish 55.69 16B 50m Back Thomas 32.35 10B 50m Breast Jeremy 1:17.32 16B 50m Breast Thomas 38.71 Senior boys Butterfly Thomas 31.34

• Junior, Middle and Senior Worship teams got underway again. Thank you to Miss McKinnon, Mrs Vercoe and Mrs Caldwell for coordinating these groups.

• Planning began for our College Production- ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’.

• Each newsletter had a standard ‘We are Learning ….article so that parents could enjoy finding out about the wonderful learning activities that are taking place within the college.

March

• Mrs Maxwell had the first meeting of the year with other Christian Schools Australia principals and continued as a member of the Christian Schools Australia State Council representing rural schools.

• Year 9 and 10 students took part in our annual Amazing Race which includes finding their way around Melbourne to complete various tasks.

• Our Outdoor Recreation students completed their canoe trip down the Goulbourn river from the Trawool bridge to Seymour.

• Captiv8- Day 2- Arts. Students participated in Arts and Dance related activities at the Fire Station.

• Year 8 to 10 students visited the Courage to Care exhibition

• Parent/teacher interviews gave us an opportunity to communicate with parents regarding student progress. It is always valuable to have good communication so we can encourage the best possible learning outcomes for our young people.

• Prep and Year 1 students went on an excursion to the Melbourne Aquarium.

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• Year 7 & 8 students attended their camp at Portsea. They had an amazing adventure discovering and learning much about that part of the world.

• Planning for the annual Fiji Missions trip commenced.

• Year 6 students took part in the Schools Clean Up Australia Day activities.

• A team of students represented CSCC at the CSEN Swimming Sports in Ballarat. We came 2nd overall in the Primary A Division and 1st overall in the Secondary B Division.

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• Our HPV team competed in the Casey Event and had a great day coming first in the 6 hours event, winning by 19 laps ahead of many other senior and community class teams. Congratulations to our riders and thank you to Mr Dunstan and parents for leading and supporting the team.

April

• Staff enjoyed two dedicated days of teacher PD on our staff retreat in Lancefield.

• Term 2 value: Integrity- ‘Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord.’ Psalm 119:1 NLT

• We launched our new college website. Thank you to Tim and Lindsey from Switched.

• Our Early Learning centre opened and our youngest students were very pleased to be at Kinder! So were their parents. Thank you to Mrs Louise Nott for all the hard work she put in before and after the centre was opened.

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• Our College Anzac ceremony was held on the 21st of April.

• Our brand new project based learning program CBD (Career Bound Discovery) week was launched offering students from Year 5 to Year 9 the opportunity to learn in the Bendigo Library instead of their usual classrooms. What amazing opportunities they were given to learn about Bendigo and various career options. Thank you to all of the community leaders and career representatives who came and spoke to the students.

• Automotive Technology students went to the Formula One event at Albert Park.

• The Year 9 Science class made boomerangs and tried to get them to come back!

• The Year 10 Science class made mouse trap cars and tested them. Toby, Thomas and Nic created the winning car.

• Year 6 took part in the GRIP Leadership training day with many other Year 6 students from across Bendigo and wider area.

• Fijian classes commenced so that travellers could learn some Fijian to use while they were at our sister school.

• We launched the use of an app to make the ordering of lunch orders simpler for parents. This app is called QKR and means that parents can order for one day or a whole week and not have to think about envelopes of money.

May

• Year 3 to 6 students took part in the regional cross country event at the racecourse.

• We hosting some visiting teachers from River City Christian College and enjoyed the professional conversations that were had as we shared experiences.

• Our 3-D tours were created and placed on our website.

• Open Day was held and part of the day was the Official Opening of our 3 new classrooms, sensory garden and ELC.

• VCE Health and Human Development students completed their first exam.

• On May 5 we held our College Athletic Sports. Congratulations to Londonderry for their win. Congratulations also to our individual age champions for the day.

• We were able to celebrate our wonderful mums with our Afternoon Tea of scones, jam and cream.

• Students from Prep to Year 10 went shopping with their buddy classes so the Junior students could buy their mums a gift.

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June

• Outdoor Recreation students completed their mountain bike ride from Mt Franklin to Bendigo.

• College Photos were taken on June 8. How wonderful our students looked in their formal winter uniform.

• Mid-year reports were replaced by our CANVAS learning management system. Parents and students now receive continuous feedback via this platform.

• Our SRC group conducted a House Colours Day which was very successful. They also ran some House Competitions at lunch time with points going to our ongoing totals for the year.

• We held a Fish and Chip lunch fundraiser for our sister school.

• The Year 8 Captiv8 program was Science and students spent the day at Latrobe Uni learning about cell structure and Forensic Science.

• Some of our Year 9 & 10 students and staff headed to Fiji to serve our Sister School.

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July

• Term 3 value: Service- ‘ God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.’ 1 Peter 4:10 NLT

• Parent/teacher interviews were held.

• Shamrock won the House Volleyball competition and this year the staff team won the staff vs student event.

• Production rehearsal got into full swing. What an amazing event it was going to be.

• Lunch time walking club held their Spotto event.

• Year 7 Music students put on a concert for our ELC students.

• Staff enjoyed a Professional Learning Day with other staff from CSA Schools from across Victoria. It is always a valuable day of learning and networking.

August

• Our students took part in their gym program. This included all students from Prep to Year 10.

• A team of students took part in the CSEN Cross Country event at Bundoora. Nathan, Lulu, Giselle, Jackson and Adam all won medals in their age groups.

• Auto Tech students visited the Holden Museum in Echuca.

• Year 10 students took part in their Work Experience week.

• Our HPV team took part in the Bendigo HPV/EEV Grand Prix event. We won our category by 27 laps and finished 17th outright.

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• Captiv8 program took the Year 8s to Kryal Castle.

• Darcy from Wild Action Zoo visited the preps.

September

• Term 4 value: Compassion- ‘Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.’ Colossians 3:12

• Karina Cherry represented the college in the Australian Orienteering Championships.

• Year 4 students took part in ReadFest.

• We held our annual Father’s Day stall to help celebrate our dads.

• Our year 3-6 students had a visit by Teres Germano, who was representing Start Smart financial education programs.

• We celebrated Book Week with our annual Book Fair.

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• Senior Management Team took part in their annual retreat to review the College Strategic Planning areas for 2017 and plan those for 2018.

• September was all about our college production! Thank you to Mr Sourgen, Mrs Vercoe, Miss Pitts and Mrs Stubs for being part of the staff team that led this amazing event. What a wonderful two nights everyone enjoyed and the camels were fun too!

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October

• We had a wonderful night at school for our very first family Sports Night! What fun it was to have parents and children playing together and having fun as a community.

• Mrs Maxwell took part in the Principal for the Day program by hosting Mrs Kaye Pascoe from MSD Animal Health. It was a pleasure to share our school with Mrs Pascoe.

• Our HPV team took part in the Casey 6 hour event.

• Year 2-4 students visited the Werribee Zoo

• Year 3-6 students enjoyed their Scooter Ed and Bike ed programs.

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November

• The Year 3 and 4 camp was held at Log Cabin Lodge in Creswick.

• Year 5 & 6 students took part in their Resiliency Camp at Lake Eppalock.

• We celebrated the graduation of our Year 7s at the conclusion of their time in Middle School.

• Our MIP end of year concert was held.

• We took part in National Nude Food Day

• Captiv8 Day was Mathematics and was held at the La Trobe University.

• Creek Street hosted the Kindergarten/Prep transition meeting for Bendigo which brings together all Kinder teachers and Prep teachers.

• Our very first Kinder photos were taken.

• We celebrated the graduation of our Year 10 students at the Shamrock. Thank you to those Year 10 students who spoke during the evening and said thank you to staff and their parents.

• Year 10 transitioned to Bendigo Senior Secondary College

December

• Our 4-year old Kinder students had their breakup. A highlight was listening to the class sing ‘You make me Brave’

• A Whole School Orientation Day was enjoyed by current and new students for 2018 alike.

• Year 2-4 went to the Bendigo cinemas to watch ‘The Star’ for their end of year activity.

• Middle School students spend their activity day at The Zone.

• Senior School students went to Luna Park to enjoy their last day together for the year.

• Our Junior School Celebration was held and our Middle and Senior School joined together for their Awards Night.

• We held our 2nd annual Garry’s Big Bash to celebrate and honour the life of our staff member and parent Mr Garry Eadon.

• Our HPV team won their class at the RACV Energy Breakthrough event at Maryborough.

• Merry Christmas to everyone from our ELC students!

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• Our 2018 building projects were announced.

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Parent Opinion Survey - Kindergarten

During the year we conducted our first Parent Opinion Survey for the Kindergarten. The survey was designed by the Department of Education and Training and was a welcome survey in our first year of operation.

Thank you very much to everyone who participated.

A summary of results:

83% of parents indicated they were satisfied or very satisfied

83% of parents indicated they felt the quality of education offered was good or very good

100% of parents felt that Kindergarten attendance was very important

The factors most important (choosing the top 3) to our parents in choosing a Kindergarten were:

50% service reputation

17% session days/times

67% children may go to the same school

17% National Quality Standards rating

17% other children attending

50% cultural links

17% program offered

Involving Parents and Children

83% agree - The kindergarten provides help with child’s learning at home

83% agree -The kindergarten helped prepare child for transition to school next year

100%- Teachers and educators consider child’s views, interests and feelings

100%- The kindergarten is friendly to children, families and visitors

100%- Teachers and educators have good relationship with child

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Discussion of Child’s Progress

100% of respondents said that they were communicated with regarding child’s progress several times a year

Recommend this service

83% likelihood of recommending this service

Thank you for a great year!

For further information regarding our college visit www.creekstreet.vic.edu.au

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