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THE Term 1: Week 6B

4/03/2016

From the PrincipalUpcoming Events MARCHWEEK 7AMon 7 Henny Penny Hatching -

preschoolClassroom Helpers 9.00am - 10.00amYear 5 Swimming 1.10pm - 3.00pm

Tues 8 NCIS SoccerMahers Lane Assembly 11.50amInternational Women’s Day

Wed 9 Northern Rivers AFL Competition 8.00am - 3.00pm

Thurs 10 Broughton Anglican School Music Visit from 9.40amYear 5 - 8 Art Enrichment 9.00am - 10.00am

Fri 11 Year 11 Wellbeing Webcast Workshop 9.40am - 3.20pmYear 5 - 12 LT Concert 1.00pm - 1.30pmYear 6 Swimming 1.10pm - 3.00pm

Sat 12 Nabari Nishi students arrive

WEEK 8BMon 14 Classroom Helpers

9.00am - 10.00amWalk & Talk Tour Mahers Lane 9.00am - 11.00amYear 5 Swimming 1.10pm - 3.00pm

Tues 15 Year 10 Geography Excursion Barista Course - Mahers Lane

Wed 16 Principal’s Tour Sunshine Avenue 9.00am

Thurs 17 Year 9 - 12 Visual Arts Excursion to SydneyYear 5 - 8 Art EnrichmentBetter Buddies Picnic 12.00pm - 12.30pm

Fri 18 Year 2 Camp Out

Barista Course - Mahers Lane

National Day of BullyingYear 6 Swimming 1.10pm - 3.00pm

Sat 19 Nabari Nishi students leave

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Currently I am a member of a team planning a conference later in the year for educators. As a start to the planning process, the team was given some pre-reading which included material from a book entitled: Educating Hearts: Seven Characteristics of a Good School by A Maher and B Hanley.

The authors’ intention in writing the book was to assist parents to identify a good school which to them is a school that promotes education of the heart. The authors argue that society should take seriously the education of the heart in our current world which to so many young people can be very alienating. Every child needs to feel belonging and identity. In many ways what is suggested is reflected in the old saying: it takes a whole village to raise a child. It takes all of us, parents, teachers, policy makers to create a climate in which our young people can flourish and feel valued. It is indeed important for us here at Lindisfarne to remind us of what is our core responsibility and that is the education of the whole person – spiritually, academically, physically, emotionally, socially. .

Congratulations to the more than 80 students who represented Lindisfarne at the North Coast Independent Schools Swimming Championships. The team also achieved great success: winning the Secondary Shield and the Primary swimmers gaining 3rd place. Thank you to Mrs Maynard and all the staff for their hard work and the parents who came along and also helped out.

The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywoman’s initiative carried out in more than 180 countries and over 1000 languages. Its motto is “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action” and is celebrated annually on the first Friday of March. This year’s theme is “Receive children. Receive me” In 2016 the country who assumed responsibility for the preparation of the World Day of Prayer was Cuba and in 2017 it will be the Philippines.

The Lindisfarne senior sacristans with Rev Chad attended a World Day of Prayer special event at St Cuthbert’s on Friday, 4 March. Here is a prayer prepared by the women of Cuba for the World Day of Prayer.

Lord Jesus, when you took a childand told authorities to become like her if they wanted to enter your kingdom,what did you mean?Are we to be naive or to ask questions?To be innocent or to be trusting?To be shy or to sing?To be docile or to be open-eyed?Show us how to become not the ideal child we imagine but the real child you blessed.Teach us. If we have done too much growing up, how to grow down.

Kitty Guerin, Acting Principal

FEE REMINDER:The date for the FINAL instalment for Term 1 school fees is Monday 7

March 2016.




From the Chaplain

Secondary School News

Reflections for LentIn the 4th century, St Augustine of Hippo wrote his famous work “Confessions.” It was like his diary of philosophical, theological and spiritual growth; wrestling with his life experience and the reality of God.

For anyone who has experienced the sport of wrestling, or any kind of self-defense, you would know it is physically and mentally demanding. It requires a lot of training and conditioning, there is the risk of injury, and sometimes the greatest lessons are learnt when you are defeated in a match, because even in defeat, you take another step toward your next victory.

When one engages in mental, emotional and spiritual reflection, similar claims could be made. It is demanding, requires discipline, training and conditioning, there is a risk you will be hurt, and more important than anything else is the willingness and determination to get up off the mat when you feel defeated.

The season of Lent provides us with an opportunity to focus on the emotional and spiritual wrestles in life; to improve our skill, our resolve, our determination, and our commitment to respond to the challenges of life in a godly way.

One of the most famous statements in St Augustine’s wrestle was a realisation that was summed up in one statement; “God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.”

God BlessRev Chad

Year 12 Mid Course Examinations - Friday 1 April to Thursday 7 AprilPlease see the examination timetable listed for mid-course examinations. Should you have any questions/concerns please contact Ms Jeffries at [email protected] as soon as possible.

Friday 1 April8.25am English (Advanced and

Standard)1.05pm Legal StudiesMonday 4 April8.25am Biology

Engineering Studies1.05pm Mathematics Extension 1

Hospitality

Tuesday 5 April8.25am Mathematics

Mathematics General

1.05pm EconomicsModern HistoryTextiles and Design

Wednesday 6 April8.25am Ancient History

ChemistrySenior Science

1.05pm Studies of Religion 1English Extension 1

Thursday 7 April8.25am Business Studies1.05pm Geography

PhysicsSoftware Design and Development

Please note: Friday 8 April is a normal school day and attendance is expected.

Reminder: Please complete an application form for exemption from attendance for all planned absences. Forms can be downloaded from the School website http://www.lindisfarne.nsw.edu.au/resources/forms.html

Support A Reader ProgramCongratulations to the following students who recently completed Support A Reader training with Mrs Jodie Duggan, Primary Coordinator. These students will be spending DEAR time with students from Years 5 and 6 assisting them with their reading.

Georgia Bantoft, Caitlin Betts, Natasha Bitancurt, Ella

Communication between Home and SchoolThere are a number of communication avenues used in the secondary school. At present, we have noticed the most efficient is email. Staff are more than open to any form of communication. However, please be aware with teaching commitments staff may take 24 hours to respond.

Formal parent/teacher interviews are scheduled for Term 3 once written reports have been received. If you wish to meet with teachers prior to Term 3 please contact your child’s tutor teacher or the subject teacher directly.



Bordiss, Janae Bramwell-Johnson, Fraser Crane, Neve Lembryk-Walsh, Stephanie Matthewman, Georgia Maynard, Lucy McFie, Maria-Rose Moore-Kovacivic, Lilli Noonan, Mylee O’Kane, Holly Otto, Jesse Reid, Jordin Ritchie, Isabella Rossdeutscher, Sophie Ryder, Elizabeth Rudland, Chloe Saunders-Kenny, Liberty Smith, Ciara Sullivan, Kiera Thomas, Ellie Tunstall, Riley White, Caitlin Woods.

Noelene Wright, Head of Secondary

Changes to Parking and Student Pick-up Area – Mahers Lane Campus

Since the start of the year there has been a significant increase in the volume of parents collecting their children after school from the Mahers Lane Campus. The safety of our students is paramount, as such we are going to trial some changes to the parking and student pick-up areas in an effort to continue to ensure the safety of our students. We need your support to do this.

A trial system similar to the passenger collection area of the Coolangatta Airport will see the introduction of a ‘No Stopping Lane’ combined with an extension to the student collection area. These trial measures combined with barriers to separate students and vehicles, and new road marking and signage, should address the increased flow of traffic in a safe and effective manner.

To assist with these changes we need your support in the following ways;

· Please do not leave your vehicle when collecting your child in this area;· Please only stop to collect your child in the designated area;· Please follow the directions from staff to move along should you be in the designated pick-up area and your child has not arrived promptly;· Please proceed with caution when driving on school grounds;· Please indicate when changing lanes and pulling into and out of parks;· Please consider the time it takes to collect your child and plan accordingly;· Please understand that this system works best when students are waiting for parents to arrive, not when parents are waiting for students to arrive. Consider agreeing to pick up your child slightly later than 3:30pm to avoid ‘peak times’ which include bus arrivals.

This will be trialled effective from Tuesday 29 March, immediately after the Easter break, until the end of term when it will be evaluated.

I look forward to your support and patience during this trial as we continue to ensure that every student arrives and departs in a safe and efficient manner.

Kitty Guerin, Acting Principal




Tweed Shire Youth CouncilLindisfarne has become a participating school in the recently convened Tweed Shire Youth Council. This is a student leadership and civic program, that involves young people in local government decision making.

Three student nominees Eden Tokatly (Year 11), Meg Whiticker (Year 12) and CJ McCreery (Year 12), were successful in becoming our School Liaison Officers. Eden and Meg attended the first meeting held on 24 February and were pleasantly surprised at the potential of the Council to act as a voice for young people. As a collective group, the local students will propose and pursue community projects that may be considered and enacted by Tweed Shire Council.

Jan Makepeace, History Coordinator

Bleach* Festival 2016As part of the Bleach* festival, School Captain Zed Butel is performing in The Seven Ups Soul Fest at Robina Town Centre on Thursday 10 March. For more information visit bleachfestival.com.au

Horizon with AngelsMembers of the Senior Choir are in final rehearsal sessions this week for the ‘Horizon with Angels’ performance. Performances will take place on Friday 4 March and Saturday 5 March at 6.00pm (QLD time) at Evandale Lake, Arts Centre Gold Coast.

‘Horizon with Angels’ is a new work from internationally renowned company CIRCA that will be the opening production for the Bleach* Festival 2016. Students from a variety of selected Gold Coast choirs have come together to perform choral arrangements of beautiful Leonard Cohen songs around the lake at The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

To secure tickets for this event go to www.bleachfestival.com.au/events and select Horizon with Angels.

Recording Studio Project #2Calling all students as producers, musicians, engineers.

At the start of this year, twelve songs were submittedinto the second studio recording project. Mr Lock and Mrs Lush spent four days workshopping with each of the talented students and ensembles. Each student worked on the lyrics and music for their songs, focusing on developing this work for future studio recording projects.

Out of those 12 students, three have been chosen to record their songs. On Thursday 17 March the

recording sessions commence and run all weekend. Students are invited to register their interest in working behind the scenes on the production side of the recording. This album is set to release mid year 2016. Stay tuned for official release dates!

Broughton Anglican College Combined Schools Workshop and ConcertOn 10 March, Lindisfarne will welcome 70 students from Broughton Anglican College for their bi-annual interstate tour. Students from Years 8 - 12 involved in the String Ensemble, Concert Band (which includes Stage Band) and the Choir (which includes Chamber Singers) will join with Lindisfarne students in a series or workshops and performances. The day will con-clude with an afternoon concert for the Lindisfarne community. Everyone is welcome to attend the final performance at 1.30pm at the Mahers Lane Campus.

Beijing July 2017Expressions of interest letters have been sent home to all Year 6 – 11 parents for the Choir, Concert and Stage Band trip to the “Tutti World Youth Music Festival”, Beijing in July 2017. Please return the form no later than Friday 11 March or email Tania Wilhelm, Creative & Performing Arts Administration Assistant at [email protected]

Charlotte Lush, Director of Creative & Performing Arts

Open ClassroomsLast week’s newsletter outlined the many avenues for communication between school and home.

One key way in which to foster strong relationships,is through our open classrooms. At least once per term, teachers will formally invite parents into the classroom to join their children in classroom activities. This opportunity allows students to share part of their learning journey discussing their goals and achievements. Be sure to check your child’s class BLOG for dates and times.

Primary School News



What is the Parent Library?Continuing our support of gifted education this facility gives parents from our school community the opportunity to borrow books and resources which focus on a range of gifted education and learning issues. We have a range of new titles just in.

How can you access this facility?All parents are welcome to attend our Sunshine Avenue school library Monday-Wednesday. You can browse and borrow from the Parent Library under your child’s name during this time. Alternatively, a note can be sent to the library with students requesting particular titles to either campus. Books will then be sent home with students. Parent Library titles include:

Parents' Guide to IQ Testing and Gifted Education: All You Need to Know to Make the Right Decisions for Your Child by David Palmer

Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kid Reach Their Potential by Dawson and Guarre

I'm Not Just Gifted: Social-Emotional Curriculum for Guiding Gifted Children by Christine Fonseca

Quiet Kids: Help Your Introverted Child Succeed in an Extroverted World by Christine Fonseca

Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings by Christine Fonseca

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and Raise Courageous and Independent Children by Reid Wilson

What to Do When Good Isn't Good Enough: The Real Deal on Perfectionism: a Guide for Kids by Thomas

P & F NewsMothers’ Day High Tea High tea for mothers of Year 7-12 students will be held at the Trade Skills Centre verandah on Friday 6 May from 11.00am. Please put it in your diaries and we’ll keep you posted on the event details as they develop.

Also, any businesses that would like to donate items or a gift certificate for a raffle basket, please contact Kylie Potter on [email protected] or 0427 295 558 or drop at either School Administration.

Secretary and Assistant Treasurer - Positions Vacant We are currently looking for a Secretary and Assistant Treasurer for the P&F from 5 April 2016.

A big thanks go to Kiri Henry and Matt Kane who have helped out for the past 12 months in these positions, we really appreciate your service.

The P&F Annual General Meeting will be held in the last week of this term. If you like to be part of a team, are great at typing quickly and possess some basic word processing skills, or like having a vote on important matters/projects within the school, please call Kate Rogers on 0424 779 452 or email [email protected].

For more information, visit the P&F section on the School website and view the P&F Operating Plan where position descriptions are outlined.

Kate Rogers, P&F Association

Surf LifesavingYear 11 student Elizabeth Rudland, won silver in the Under 17 Female Champion Lifesaver event at the SLS Queensland Surf Rescue Championships. This event is made up of a board race, a surf race, a sprint, a tube race, a forty question theory paper and a CPR assessment. Elizabeth has qualified for the Australian Titles in April.

Brother Samuel (Year 9), was fourth in the Under 15 Male Champion Lifesaver.

Sports News

Daily News Kindergarten PhotosEach year the Tweed Daily News, features Kindergarten children from within the local area in a segment called My First Kindy Year.

On Tuesday, Lindisfarne Kindergarten children had their photos taken and these will appear in the Easter Saturday issue, Saturday 26 March.

Greenspon.

Nancy Wines, Gifted and Talented Coordinator




SwimmingNearly 90 Lindisfarne athletes competed on the NCIS Swimming Championships on Tuesday 1 March.

As always, we were very proud of the manner the students represented our School, particularly in the miserable weather! Thank you to all if the parents who drove through torrential rain to cheer on our team and time keep. Age Champions were: Flynn Southam

(11), Georgia Wilson (12 secondary) Oliver Paley -Mason (12 secondary), Matthew McPhee (14), Lilli Dowker (15) and Maggie Dowker (17) with Ruby Meehan (12), Lucy Tandler (12 secondary), Jake Frazer (12 secondary), Beau Meehan (13), Madeleine McCloskey (14), Dominique Lonsdale (15) and Samuel Rudland (15) receiving runners-up trophies.

Records were broken by MaggieDowker in the 50m Free, 50m Fly and 100m Free; Flynn Southam in the 50m free and the 15/16 Girls relay team of Lilli Dowker, Dominique Lonsdale, Jordin Ritchie and Piper Harrison.

The Primary competitors were third in the Overall Points Score trophy, and the Sec-ondary School retained their title with an amazing 1,370 points to Bishop Druitt Col-lege’s (Coffs Harbour) 920. Pri-mary students who have now qualified to swim in the CIS Championships in the Olympic Pool, Sydney on March 22 are: Jamie Mifsud (8), Ella McCluskey (8), Anneliese Sparke (11), Ruby Meehan (12), Blaise Telford (8), Makaio Jackson (9) and Flynn Southam (11).

SoccerThe teams have been selected and training started for the four teams traveling to the NCIS Soccer Championships at The Armidale School on Tuesday, 8 March and Wednesday, 9 March. We wish all competing teams the best of luck. The championships act as a trial for all senior students and the primary boys to represent NCIS at the CIS Championships in Term 2 in Sydney. Good Luck to Olivia Kane who is trialing for the CIS Girls soccer team at the end of March.

AFLMr Bedford has been coaching the Secondary AFL teams in preparation for the Northern Rivers AFL Competition held at Ewingsdale, Byron Bay. If the teams fulfil their potential, they will qualify for the next round of the knockout league.

HockeyBoth Kendra Fitzpatrick (Year 10), and Jade Reid (Year 8), have been selected in the Queensland team to compete at the Australian Under 15 Championships which will take place in Wollongong, NSW from 9 - 17 April, 2016. Michaela Bryant, Year 10, was extremely unfortunate not to be selected this year.

On Tuesday 29 March, Kendra, Michaela, Jesse and Jade Reid, Shania Myers, Jessica Courtney and Tori Jones will represent NCIS at the CIS Hockey Championships and trials in Sydney.

All Stage 3 students were privileged to have a hockey lesson taught by past Vice-School Captain and current Hockeyroos player Madison Fitzpatrick and her mother, Ms Margie Coleman last Thursday. Madison, who was wearing her gold Hockeyroos #10 uniform, also signed posters and posed for photographs with the students.

Margie is going to help train the Year 5 and 6 students in preparation for the Fitzpatrick Cup on Wednesday 23 March.

NetballThe Tweed Saturday competition starts at Arkinstall Park, Tweed Heads on Saturday 2 April. The senior team will commence training in Ngahriyah on a Thursday lunchtime from 10 March.

The representative season has already started with two matches on consecutive Friday evenings. The training matches are against other Southern Gold Coast teams and gives all coaches an opportunity to look at combinations on the court. Our Lindisfarne girls have been instrumental in these preparation matches and look set to be influential players in the starting sevens.



Bilambil Terranora Junior Soccer ClubSoccer registrations are currently open at Bilambil Terranora Junior Soccer Club with the club seeking around five under 11 soccer players (born 2005) to fill their under 11 team.

Please phone 0490 200 611 or email [email protected] for more information._____________________Become Surf Life Saving TodayCoolangatta SLSC is recruiting now!

We will be starting our next Bronze/Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) courses on Sunday 6 March at 8.00am (Qld time) training every Sunday morning for approximately eight weeks with an expected assessment on Sunday 24 April 2016.

To complete the Bronze Medallion, you need to be 15 years of age at the date of the assessment and complete a 400m pool swim in 9 minutes or less. All members completing a Bronze Medallion will also complete a nationally recognised First Aid Certificate. To complete the Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) you need to be 13 years of age at the date of assessment and complete a 200m pool swim in 5 minutes of less.

Not a swimmer? That’s OK there’s plenty of otherways to get involved.

Contact us at [email protected] or phone (07) 5536 8474 for more information.________________________________________

Pottsville Beach Football Club

We are looking for players turning 14, 15 or 16 this year to join a team at our club - Pottsville Beach Football (Soccer) Club.

Visit http://www.pottsvillebeachfootballclub.com.au/ or email [email protected] for further information.

Six of our Lindisfarne young ladies spent Saturday morning learning how to become a netball umpire. It takes a lot of hard work and confidence to be a successful umpire, so congratulations to Olivia Moloney, Ebony Richards, Georgia Edgar, Ashleigh Budge, Gia Milroy and Ellie Engel who will hopefully be umpiring ten year olds at the beginning of the season. Elli Engel, Mia Henry and Georgia Maynard enjoyed a coaching session on Saturday afternoon with Queensland Firebirds and Australian Diamonds stars of the game, Kim Ravaillion and Gretel Tippett. Amongst other skills, ex-basketball player ‘Tippett’ taught the girls how to do a lay-up and ‘Rav’ showed the girls how to defend and dodge.

Kim Ravaillian explained to the group that she was actually not selected into her NSW State team for three consecutive years although never gave up. Her determination paid off after playing one season in the ANZ Championships League when she was selected in the National squad. Hope for us all!

Congratulations to Georgia who was presented with a training shirt for her efforts on the day.

Rugby UnionLillian Dick has been selected to play in an Open Gold Coast Reds team against the Chinese National team at Bond University on Saturday 12 March.

Rugby LeagueThe Group 18 Tournament for Primary Boys and Girls will be held at Tweed Juniors Club on Tuesday 22 March. CIS Swimmers will miss out on this opportunity as it clashes with their event in Sydney. Year 3 and 4 students will start training with Mrs Topper shortly. Years 5 and 6 students will be coached by Mr Dwyer however will have to decide on whether to opt for the Rugby League on the Tuesday or the Hockey on the Wednesday. Gay Maynard, Director of PDHPE and Sport

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