Week 4B, 11.08.2020

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www.waggachristian.nsw.edu.au

401 Kooringal Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2650

From the Principal I have an interesting idea for you to think about – most people learn first aid because it can help someone else…

The reason I’m thinking about this is because later this week some of our Year 11 students will complete a first aid course as part of their studies, and some of our staff learnt new skills (and revisited existing skills) recently when they updated their first aid credentials a few weeks ago. In all of the times I’ve participated in first aid courses I don’t think anyone has ever told me how to do CPR on myself! Please don’t get me wrong – I know you learn things about cuts, burns, bandages, and

slings that you can use on yourself, but the ‘big’ stuff in first aid is learnt so you can help someone you love or even a stranger.

Learning first aid reminds me of one part of this pandemic that some people are struggling with, which is “I’m not sick so I don’t need to keep away from people/stop working/wear a mask/etc.” We are constantly being told to do all of these things to try and protect the health of other people, and we hope others are doing this to help protect us as well.

In one way it also reminds me of a basic part of the Christian belief, which is that we can’t save ourselves but rely on Jesus having done the work for us. I know I don’t share with you very much about some of the foundations of Christianity, and I encourage you to explore more about this if you’ve wondered about the bigger parts of life. I know many churches now are even easier to ‘visit’ as they provide online services and support systems. This world and all that we are dealing with is difficult enough at the moment, and I want to strongly encourage you to reach out for support wherever you can.

Sincerely,

Mr Phillip Wilson Principal

Give thanks for:

New life - the blessing of new siblings for many students in the College

Passionate teachers, students thirsty to learn

Ongoing protection from COVID-19

Great teamwork across interschool sports competitions in the last two weeks

Jesus’ sacrifice enabling new life for us

Pray for:

Wisdom as we all adjust to a new way of living with the COVID-19 restrictions

Victorian schools as they continue to school at home: for wisdom, strength and patience for staff, students and families affected.

Continued protection as a community from COVID-19

College Calendar & Communication Aug 14 Senior First Aid Course, Yr 11 PDHPE Aug 14 Sydney FC Cup, Boys Soccer Aug 17-25 HSC Trials Aug 18 ICAS Science Aug 25 ICAS Digital Technology Aug 27 ICAS English Aug 31 - Sep 4 College Book Week Sep 1 ICAS Maths Sep 3 ICAS Spelling Sep 4 Book Week Parade - virtual Sep 4 Grandparents Day - virtual Sep 4 Father’s Day Stall Sep 11 30th Anniversary Student Celebration Sep 14-15 Parent Teacher Interviews Sep 17-24 Yr 11 Examinations Sep 18 Junior School Healthy Habits Day Sep 25 Yr 12 Final Day Sep 25 Term 3 Ends Oct 12 Term 4 Begins Dec 10 Term 4 Ends

2021 Term Dates

Term 1 Kindergarten to Year 12 return Wednesday 27 January (Kindergarten students have a rest day at home EACH Wednesday during February) Preschool return Thursday 28 January Term 1 ends Thursday 1 April

Term 2 Monday 19 April – Friday 25 June

Term 3 Monday 19 July – Friday 17 September

Term 4 Tuesday 5 October - Thursday 9 December

JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS

For what we thought was going to be a slow-paced term, Term 3 is certainly gaining momentum. It appears that

nothing can stop the wonderful experiences occurring in our classes as teachers and students embark on some

terrific learning journeys together. It has been lovely to introduce and rehome some class pets. KA welcomed a

chick and duckling into their classroom while 1J were excited to meet and name their new budgie ‘Fudge’. Bluey

the turtle has found a new home in 1B and has been keeping Mrs Baldwin and students on their toes. We have

seen many benefits to class pets for children including building a sense of responsibility, developing empathy,

creative approaches to the curriculum and developing respect for the living creatures God has created.

This term has also seen the addition of some other creatures into Junior School however these require batteries

and coding. To build upon our STEM program, we have recently purchased a 3D printer, Ozobots, Edison

robots and a set of rechargeable Beebots. All year groups will have access to these new resources during their

weekly Technology lesson with Mrs Chapman. The students will enjoy the challenge of operating new software

systems and coding platforms to make these ‘bots’ move according to their directions. We look forward to seeing

what the students can achieve throughout this term.

Despite the closure of some offsite gymnasiums, our MPC and extensive gymnastic equipment have ensured the

continuation of our gymnastics program in Term 3. Keeping in line with current COVID precautions, each year

group have been allocated a specific time with cleaning occurring between each session. Mr Skewes and Mr Cox

have been guiding students in the development of specific skills, improving their fitness and flexibility.

JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWS

Finally, the Step Up Challenge is well under way in Junior School with all classes participating enthusiastically. As parents are unable to join us on a Monday morning when class results are announced, we will be including them in the Chronicle each week. See tables below. Please continue to encourage your child to start thinking about how much they move as we use this opportunity to demonstrate the importance of physical activity. Keep moving everyone! Do you love the snow? KS does. They have turned their classroom into a Winter Wonderland this term with an igloo, ski field and snow man. Here are some of the student’s insights so far:

‘If you hold a snowflake it turns into water’ – Cody ‘Snowflakes are not the same sizes’ – Lyndsey ‘You can slide in snow’ – Max ‘It’s so cool making a snow man’ – Matthew Just a reminder that our virtual Book Week parade will go ahead as planned on Friday 4th September. Students can still come to school dressed in their favorite book character however the parade will be recorded for parents to watch online. Further information will be made available closer to the date.

We are continuing to pray for God’s blessing and safety during this time.

Jane Greenlees, Head of Junior School

STEP UP Week 3 Totals

3/4F 86,406

KP 80,639

3/4C 77,200

3/4T 76,154

1J 62,491

2J 62,488

2S 56,231

KS 40,262

1B 28,414

STEP UP Cumulative Total

3/4F 172,613

1J 113,521

3/4T 112,834

3/4C 109,841

KP 98,521

2J 92,396

2S 86,878

1B 49,097

KS 40,262

WAGGA JUNIOR SATURDAY TENNIS COMPETITION The Wagga Junior Tennis Competition will begin again in October! This is a great way for aspiring young tennis players to get a start in a competition.

Starts: Saturday 17th October 2020 Time: 8.15 for an 8.30am start. Finishes approximately 10.30am Ages: Boys & Girls (10-15 years) Cost: $150. There will be NO REGO day due to Social Distancing 16 Weeks of Competition (Limited to 12 players per grade) Divisions: 1 to 4 to be played at Jim Elphick Tennis Centre Bolton Park every week Division: 5 to be played at South Wagga Tennis Club every week All players receive 50% discount on court hire during the period of the Competition – 2020/2021 Further information can be found on the Southern Sports Academy website (https://ssa-nsw.org.au/wagga-tennis/

WAGGA COMMUNITY NEWS

The Riverina Conservatorium of Music held the 2020

Gold Scholarship Winners Concert last Friday

evening and Amy Carmichael, Year 6 student at the

College, received an award for Best Junior Cello.

Congratulations Amy!

In 2009 Tony Woodward finished Year 12 after completing his secondary schooling at the College. Tony has gone on to pursue his dreams capitalising on his strengths and passions. School Days

As a College student Tony was a keen go-cart driver and Design and Technology (D&T) and Maths were his favourite subjects. Some stand out moments were:

Physics lessons with Mr Lee Weissel which included go-carting on the basketball court - the perfect way to learn about motors and engines! BYO go-cart! “I think we caused a bit of a ruckus!”

The Year 9 Tassie trip: “what a great group travel experience”

Maths with Ms Catherine Clarke: “She was a great teacher.”

The community aspect of the College: “the year group activities allowed for the development of friendships outside of general friendship groups.”

“Learning about how to relate to others was one of the most important things I learnt about at the College, I think it is almost more important than subjects

and in the years since leaving school I have come to appreciate just how important relational skills are. They aren’t as easy to develop once you have left school but they are so important in life.”

The Beginning of a Dream

For almost as long as Tony can

remember he has been interested in

racing. In primary school days it was

motorbikes and in his secondary

schooling this progressed to go-carting

which encouraged Tony’s interest in

the technical side of racing. At school

he was enjoying D&T, seeing his

visions progress to a finished product.

By Year 9 or 10 Tony had set his

sights on studying engineering

knowing that one day he wanted to be

part of the motor sport industry.

What is a school without it’s students? The College seeks to ‘Educate for Life’ and in the coming weeks we will be treated to hearing from a number of past students, their memories from school, their dreams for the future and the journeys they have experienced since leaving the College.

MEET TONY WOODWARD, WWCC GRADUATE 2009 CURRENT OCCUPATION: RACE ENGINEER BRAD JONES RACING, V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM

Life after School Finishing school Tony was straight into Engineering at University of Wollongong, “An excellent uni to do engineering”. For Tony this was especially true as he had the opportunity to take part in ‘Formula Student’ - a university competition in which teams of students built a working race car from scratch and raced it at the final competition - a similar competition model to the 4x4 Interschool Technology Challenge that current WWCC students are part of and which Tony is now acting as a mentor to as part of their car design and development team. The hands on experience he received through this competition was complemented with work experience at Autobarn Wagga, and volunteering on weekends with a Formula 3 race team. Tony was part of the team who won the championship securing his place as engineer to the team for the German Formula 3 Championship. 2014 was the beginning of Tony’s acceptance into the Brad Jones Race Team, starting out as a Data Engineer, the right hand man to the Race Engineer. After a year in that position he was thrust into Race Engineering, managing pit crews and mechanics and taking charge of training drivers - he is the brains behind how the driver should approach the corner, when to brake etc, making sure drivers have optimum opportunity to do their best on the course. What’s Maths Got to Do with it?

Tony ended his school life enjoying maths, but it hadn’t always been that way. “I was one of those students who would say, ‘Miss, we’re never going to use this’ but I use maths more than anything else I do as a Race Engineer.”

Maths, data crunching and simulations, are used to analyse both driver and car performance. Maths is used to identify how smooth the steering is or how aggressive the braking. Maths allows the establishment of key performance indicators which the drivers rely on to improve their performance.

Tony, as Race Engineer, is in the ear of the driver throughout the race, interpreting the 500 channels of data that are being live streamed from the car and using that to advise the driver how quickly they can go round the next corner or if they are breaking too early.

PAST STUDENT SPOTLIGHT cont . . .

Tony is currently Todd Hazelwood’s Race Engineer and this weekend you can catch the action on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports and Network Ten which will all carry live coverage across both days of the August 15-16 Darwin Triple Crown. We look forward to hearing more news of Tony and other past students in coming weeks and months. Keep an eye on the Past Students’ Network Facebook page for more information and if you are a past student we would love to hear your news - contact Community at community@wwcc.nsw.edu.au

Todd Hazelwood’s car

Tony Woodward at work

CHURCH COMMUNITIES - COVID-19

Unlimited CRC 48 Vestey St www.unlimitedcrc.com.au

Generocity Church Wagga 194 Lake Albert Rd (the old Prime News building) www.generocitychurch.com.au CHURCH IS ONLINE. Check website for further details. 10am service; + 5pm last Sunday of each month.

Wagga Wagga Evangelical Church (WWEC) 401 Kooringal Road www.wwec.org.au Check out our new YouTube channel: WWEC. Online. On Point. Visit our website and click the link to subscribe and check out our new space for doing church online!

Inspire Church Wagga 555 Kooringal Rd www.inspirewagga.com.au Each Sunday, we will be meeting either online at 9.30am, 11am and 5pm, or join us in person for our services at 9.30am and 11am, however you MUST register to attend via www.inspirewagga.com.au as numbers are limited due to current restrictions.

UniChurch/Christian Fellowship CSU Wagga, In the Rec Hall cfwagga.org.au

St Aidan's Presbyterian Church 62-64 Coleman St staidanswagga.org.au Dear church family, our Sunday gatherings is online for the time being. We encourage you to find our online service with readings, prayer suggestions and the weekly sermon from the gospel of Matthew at the church website: http://staidanswagga.org.au/online-service/

Wagga Baptist Church 156 Tarcutta St www.wwbc.org.au Livestream is ready! Join us for the next service on line! https://livestream.com/waggabaptist/events/9048805 Living Water Fellowship

Kooringal Guide Hall 565 Kooringal Rd We are now online! Info can be found on the church website or contact the church office number ph: 6931 5673 for details. https://livingwaterwagga.org.au/

The Salvation Army 188 Edward Street salvos.org.au/wagga/contact-us/

St Paul’s Turvey Park 31 Fernleigh Rd www.swac.church South Wagga Anglican Church (SWAC) is now ‘online’ and we are scattered throughout the city. Ra-ther than coming to church, we are now exploring new and creative ways of being the church. Check the website above for further details.

Gospel Power Ministries Cnr Bourke and Mckell Ave (Mt Austin Public School) www.gospelpowerministries.org.au

Wagga Church of Christ 49 Fernleigh Road We meet as a church online and via a group phone call on Sunday's at 10:00 AM. You can join the meeting by clicking the following link on either a computer, mobile phone, or tablet. Link to Online Video Conference! (Meeting Live at 10:00 AM Sundays) If it is easier for you, you may also join the meeting using your landline or mobile phone by calling 02 8320 4510 and when prompted providing the pin 931 759 814 8738#.

Wagga Wagga Uniting Churches https://waggaunitingchurch.org/

Thank you to the following businesses for supporting

Wagga Wagga Christian College in 2020.

We trust that our College community will also support them.