“Educating students in Christian leadership for tomorrow’s generation”

KING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGEKING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Youth Alive QueenslandCombined high school chapel was joined by special guest, Aaron Gillespie, this week to promote the mas-

sive youth event ‘Youth Alive Queensland’ at Brisbane Riverstage this Friday night. The American visitor Aaron Gillespie was a former member of the popular Christian metalcore band Underoath and current lead singer of the alternative rock band The Almost. Aaron’s music is not only loved by Christian listeners, but is well known to audiences everywhere as it aims to reach out to those without Christ who think that “church is a country club.” The set that Aaron shared at the high school chapel was inspirational and reflected his walk with God through his amazing voice. High School students wanting to attend the Youth Alive event can go with K’nexion youth, tickets are $28 at the door and $3 for the bus which leaves at 5:30pm from the car park and returns at 11:30pm. Students will need to get in quick as there is limited seating so the first in will be best dressed.

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Early Learning ProgramsParenting with Power

Scripture of the week: Trust in the LORD and do good. Dwell in the land and feed on His faithfulness. Psalm 37:2

Honouring your children by faithA problem arises when a person’s worth or value is not

easily apparent. A father might dishonour his child because he doesn’t appreciate her and even considers her opinions and actions foolish. He may overreact, pull away or make sarcastic remarks. A mother may react with anger when treated poorly by her son and over time will lose any sense of value she once had for him.

It is especially harmful when parents give up or become hostile in response to their children’s rejection. This can be a serious parenting mistake that may contribute to young people searching for different friends and authorities who will listen and accept them, especially when they are teen-agers.

I remember confronting and correcting my teenage daughter once, just to hear her angry and disrespectful response of, “Get out of my room!” When your children’s worth or value is not easily apparent, a parent must learn to honour their child by faith. Honouring our children, even when they behave in a completely unlovable way, is one of the most difficult skills when parenting. It is helpful to look at this issue from God’s perspective. Each person has intrin-sic value to God and is significant and worthwhile to Him. Often when you start with God’s perspective you recognize the value of even the most difficult person. Stories abound of parents who have continued to be faithful even when all seemed hopeless, only to find their child to make major steps of improvement.

Teenagers formulate a worldview and opinions about life. When parents dish it out the same way teens do, their chil-dren often get hurt. As parents, we must continually look for ways to challenge our children to maturity without harming our sometimes fragile relationship with them. Teens have a way of treating you badly one minute and asking for money the next. Sometimes we must just say something like, “I’d like to take you to shopping but I feel uncomfortable about the way you asked me to ‘Get out of your room’ an hour ago. I would like to deal with that problem first before we go on living life as normal.” This way, your child feels they are still honoured and loved by you and usually respond by honouring you as the parent.

Strategy for the week: Challenge your teenagers, but continually do it in honouring ways. In the end, you will preserve relationship and motivate growth at the same time.

~ In His service, Klaus Knobloch and Rosemary Whincop

Self-expression, Noah’s Ark style

Noah’s Ark children have been experiencing varied forms of artistic and cultural expression including that of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community. They are discovering that we can express ourselves with mixed media (paint & clay) and through music and dance (tapping sticks). As we experience differ-ent ways of doing things we start to appreciate and value diversity.

Primary

Life. Success. Happiness.

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Talking with friends on the weekend, we were discussing the importance of having an attitude of gratitude, forget-ting self and seeking to help others - whether it be to let someone in in front of you in a line of traffic, being thankful for each new day, or speaking happily with the checkout chick and letting her know that her job is important.

SUCCESSThe most important single ingredient in the formula for

success is knowing how to get along with people.

In humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3,4

In Bible Power for Successful Living, Norman Vincent Peale tells of a man he calls Jeb. Early in his life, Jeb was so miserable that he attempted to kill himself by drinking poison. He succeeded only in burning his lips. When he re-covered, his first thought was negative, I can’t even kill my-self. Then a different thought took over, Perhaps God has spared me for a purpose. From that time on, Jeb decided it was his purpose in life to make others happy. Everywhere he went for the next thirty years, Jeb left a trail of smiles and sunshine. He handed everyone he met a business card on which he had printed this message:

The Way To HappinessKeep your heart free from hate,

your mind free from worry.Live simply; expect little; give much;

fill your life with love; scatter sunshine.Forget self.

Think of others, and do as you would be done by.Try it for a week - you will be surprised.

Dr Peale said Jeb was one of the happiest men that he had ever met.

In your goals for success, have you included any goals that will help others find happiness?

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent. Smiley Blanton

Happy parenting. And so it is. Maintain good relation-ships. Bring heaven to earth. Fear prevents, faith prevails. God bless. True meaning of Easter. Celebrate the risen Christ. Happy Mother’s Day to all our mums. Find the joy. Defend the Australian way of life. Encourage goal setting. Be thankful. Bloom where you are. Develop resilience. Too blessed to be stressed. Take time. Encourage a positive at-titude. Never quit. Guidance. Help others. ~ Rhonda Bevan, Head of Secondary

Music SuccessAfter passing his grade 5

theory in music, Alex Jack, Year 9, competed at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod receiving a 1st in solo violin and 1st in solo piano in his age group. Alex was also invited to be a guest entertainer at the Aus-tralian Composers Competi-tion back in August.

Congratulations Alex on these excellent results. Your hard work has paid off.

Year 8 Students come 3rd on Coast!!

Year 8 Mathematics advanced classes have taken on some new opportunities throughout the year. These are the Maths Olympiad and QAMT Maths Quiz.

The QAMT Maths Quiz was held on the 10th August at Varsity College. There were 9 schools in the competition, each of 3 participants.

The students in the King’s Christian College team were Isaac James-Hook, Michael Bouchard and Riley Turnham with 3 reserves also chosen, Chad Bowes, Kate Knudsen and Maddy Colley. King’s came in 3rd place on the night only behind Somerset and All Saints.

The Maths Olympiad runs over the course of the year, over 5 separate days, and many students are performing excep-tionally well.

Congratulations students!!It is great to see you excel.

“Educating students in Christian leadership for tomorrow’s generation”

KING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGEKING’S CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

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GeneralAccounts News

• Term 4 fees have been charged and are due first week of Term 4. Year 12 fees are due by 16th Sep-tember unless you are on an organised payment plan for 2011.

• Statements will be sent to your email address. For credit card payments, address changes or queries please email accountsreceivable@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

• A term’s notice is necessary in writing now if you choose to remove your child from the school. If this is not given, it is school policy to charge the subse-quent term’s fees. Please note that all outstanding fees must be paid before ceasing enrolment and all library and textbooks must be returned.

King’s Christian College uses and recommends Toshiba Photocopiers

Try hard!Quote from Power New Testament

You do not have to try hard to get God to love you - he loved you so that you would try hard! How much does God love you? Spread out your hands as wide as you can. That much! God sent His son to the cross so that in the bloody sacrifice of Jesus, you would be forgiven! Respond to that love in gratitude. Try hard! “Christ sacrificed His life’s blood to set us free, which means that our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because God’s gift of undeserved grace to us. God has great wisdom and understanding.” Ephesians 1:7-8

If you wish to contact Guy Ormerod, College Chaplain, you can write to - guy@kings.net.au or pastoral care: Kerrilee Walsingham - kwalsingham@kingscollege.qld.edu.au

Dates for your diarySeptember 9&10 Year 3 CampSeptember 15 Last Day Term 3October 3 Student Free Day Staff Development DayOctober 4 First Day Term 4October 8 Year 12 Formal

For more details and updates visit the website -www.kingscollege.qld.edu.au click on calendar.

Car PoolFamily living in Broadbeach Waters with two children

(years 8 and 10) are seeking another family nearby to car pool to and from school. Please call Tanya on 0421 131 836.

Amended LP Library Hours Please note that last week’s announcement of lower pri-

mary hours has been slightly changed.The Lower Primary library will now be open from 8.30

to 4pm Monday and Friday, and 8.00am to 4pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Therefore, students will be able to visit the library on both breaks, and the after school fam-ily visits to the library will remain the same.

Mrs O’Brien and Mrs Hawkins supervise the LP library, however there will be a strict policy that either parents/guardians/grandparents must accompany children in the li-brary after school. Please note that we would love for eve-ryone to come and make use of the beautiful library, but it is not a child minding facility.

The main library is still open Mon-day 8.30am-5pm; Tuesday to Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8.30am-4.30pm for the older grades.

Any questions please contact us on (07) 5587 7600. Thank you!

Happy reading and learning

School Holiday Sport ProgramThis school holidays, City Pools Miami is running an ac-

tion packed kids holiday program.The interactive program is a great way for the children

to socialise with kids of other ages; whilst taking part in a variety of entertaining activities. Each day the program provides an exciting new activity and challenge, from sporting games such as (cricket, oz-tag, tennis, basketball and soccer) to the use of the pool inflatable. The program is run 9:00am to 3:00pm (we allow for early drop off or late pick up) from Monday the 19th September to Friday the 23rd.

For bookings and enquiry’s go to www.bluefitkids.com.au or contact us at 1300775752.

Bonogin Valley Spring FairSunday Sept 11, 10am-2pmDavenport Park, Bonogin Rd EastSupporting the Bonogin Valley Rural Fire Brigade.Everyone welcome.

Gold Coast Blaze to play King’s

Next Monday afternoon the Gold Coast Blaze basketball team will be coming to King’s to challenge to challenge our Year 7 basketball players.

Students in Years 3,4 6 and 7 have been invited to spec-tate this exciting game. Parents are most welcome to join us at 2.10pm on the basketball courts.

Students are reminded to bring their hats to school for this event.

Primary Summer SportAfter two weeks of trials our summer sports teams are

almost finalised. Competition gets underway week 1 of Term 4. For the last two weeks of term students will be training on Thursday afternoons during sport time.

In Term 4 we will once again begin our Wednesday after-noon training sessions. Students are to bring their training equipment on this day, but unless they have PE on Wednes-days they must wear their college uniform, not sports uni-form.

Summer sport team photos began on Thursday for the girls’ teams and will continue next Thursday for the boys’ teams.

~ Lindsay Genge, Primary Sport Coordinator

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Holiday Tennis Lessons @ King’sWho: Primary school students and a qualified tennis coach (Mr. Trevor)What: Age appropriate tennis lessons, involving lots of fun games and skill building for Years Prep - 3 and Years 4 - 7.When: Second week of the Queensland term 3 school holidays. Monday 26th – Friday 30th September 2011 Year Prep - 3 lesson will be conducted daily between 1pm – 3pm Year 4 - 7 lesson will be conducted daily between 3:00 and 5:00pm.Why: To provide an active lifestyle choice for your child during their school holidays, and maybe provide you with 2 hours peace and quiet Where: Tennis courts at rear of Kings Christian College.Cost: $20 / child / lesson. To enrol your child or for further information please contact Trevor Cassells - 0448 836 647.

2011Modelling and DeportmentGraduation

This year’s modeling and deportment graduates request the pleasure of your company at:

“2011 Modelling and Deportment Graduation”

Come and see your daughter present herself with new-found grace and poise.

When: 12th September at 2pm

Where: High School Drama Room

RSVP: to your graduating daughter by 11th Sept

Dress: Smart Casual clothing befitting the Black and White theme

Secondary

Year 5 Camp ReportThis year Year 5 went to Maroon Dam for our 3 day survi-

vor camp. We stayed at a campsite called Camp Lake Fire, which was named that way because in the morning when the sun is shining on the lake, it looks like it is all on fire.

When we arrived we were given the rules and regulations for the campsite and then we had to put our tents up, which was really fun. This was to show how we all worked together as a team.

We were split into 5 teams and had to make our own team flags out of fabric and paints. We did many activities over the 3 days including archery, fishing, canoeing, raft building and milk crate climbing. We had to make lots of our own meals and light our campfire. After tribal council we toasted marshmallows and shrunk the wrappers in the fire.

The second night we had a huge storm and blackout. We

all got really soaked, but still had fun. The storm filled up all the rainwater tanks which was lucky as that’s all the water available to drink while you camp there.

Raft building ended with most of us falling into the water. Archery was good for our team as we won. Canoeing taught us to follow an obstacle course and some of us ran into trees.

The A team were good at fishing and caught 12 fish. The Gladiators won the milk crate climb. The Warriors won the canoeing. The Blue Tongues won the activities with the most points and received McDonalds vouchers. The Ulti-mate Survivor was won by Tahlua and Jack.

Devotions were our favourite part of camp. We were all touched by the Lord and have returned much closer to God. Mr Malcolm came to visit us on the first night and we played games and sang songs. We would recommend this camp to future students.

~ Hunter Dare and Caleb Ratcliffe, 5H

General

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Secondary SportDates for Your Diary• Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th September

RegionalAthletics@Griffith• Friday 9th September

APS Rd 2 v Trinity Lutheran College

Regional AthleticsFollowing on from the APS Athletics Carnival Kings have 25

students qualifying for the regional finals. This is an awesome performance and we congratulate all these athletes on a fan-tastic effort. We wish the following all the very best:

Wade PapenfusMichael BogatieMichelle BristowTaylah HouchenKailah KnudsenHayden NagyMilan EgicJaebin LeeJace IseSamantha OwenAlan LehnerJake MyorsKristall WalcottBradleigh StevensPeter EddowesEvangeline Baker-NussGeorgia HowardBernard LierseMikayla SoperDemii Maher-SmithXavier GengeJade BrandtMichael EastwoodNathaniel WilsonJake Myors

National GymnasticsWe congratulate Cory Hitchens who finished 6th at the Na-

tional Gymnastic Championship. Corey won a gold medal on the floor, he came 3rd in the Vault & finished 6th overall. Cory who trains five times per week has achieved a fantastic result. Great work Corey!

State CricketBoth Paige Mallard and Laura Lovett recently trialled for the

Regional Cricket side. Unfortunately Paige has just missed se-lection in the team.

Our congratulations go to Laura Lovett - 8Z on selection in the U15 President’s 11 Cricket side. Laura will compete at the Queensland Scholastic Championships on October 30 - Novem-ber 1 at Northgate. Great work, Laura, we wish you all the best as you prepare for the state titles. Well done,Laura!

~ Peter Gillett, Secondary Sport Coordinator

The Academy Program is endorsed by Michael Rischitelli

FEATURES:

FINALS FEVERMichael Rischitelli in attendance touR of MetRicon stadiuMskill and gaMe play developMent Qualified & expeRienced coachesMatch play - finals seRies

Academy Program is for players aged 10 - 14 years of age

venue:Emmanuel College, Birmingham Road, Carrara

dates:Mon 19 Sept, Tues 20 Sept & Wed 21 Sept

tiMe:9.00am – 12.30pm

cost:$160.00 for the 3 day program (inclusive GST)

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OFFER

Register before 4 September to go into the draw to win a signed Gold Coast SUNS jersey!

All information is located at & bookings are to be made online at www.sportselite.com.au

The Academy Program is endorsed by Michael Rischitelli

FEATURES:

FINALS FEVERMichael Rischitelli in attendance touR of MetRicon stadiuMskill and gaMe play developMent Qualified & expeRienced coachesMatch play - finals seRies

Academy Program is for players aged 10 - 14 years of age

venue:Emmanuel College, Birmingham Road, Carrara

dates:Mon 19 Sept, Tues 20 Sept & Wed 21 Sept

tiMe:9.00am – 12.30pm

cost:$160.00 for the 3 day program (inclusive GST)

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OFFER

Register before 4 September to go into the draw to win a signed Gold Coast SUNS jersey!

All information is located at & bookings are to be made online at www.sportselite.com.au