From the Principal’s Desk… 11th November 2016

abseiling, swimming, bush walking, and

canoeing. Our High School students also

enjoyed attending Circque du Soleil,

ANSTO and a night time visit to the zoo.

Thank you to all staff who gave up their

time and energy to make these trips so

enjoyable.

Prep and Kindergarten Orientation

It was lovely to meet with almost all of the

38 families who will have a student in

Kindergarten in 2017. As the School’s

largest ever Kindergarten cohort, we are

very excited they will move into the

School’s newly renovated classrooms in

2017. It was also lovely to meet with most

of the nineteen families with a child

starting Prep in 2017. Welcome to the

SHCS community.

Leadership

Each year, the School is richly blessed with

quality student leaders. This leadership

occurs in various forms: formal roles such

as SRC, Captains, Sports Captains, and the

JS Leadership team. With this legacy of

quality student leadership in mind I am

delighted to announce the election of the

following School Captains for 2016/17:

School Captains

Mr Ryan Anderson Miss Shayla Carl

School Vice Captains

Mr Daniel Ross Miss Amelia Bull

In Christian Education

Andrew Middleton

Principal

October

29 Book Fair

November

9 Yr 7 2013 Orientation

Day

17 Big Screen Movie

Night

December

11 Last Day Term 4

12 Thanksgiving Eve.

(event is compulsory)

Office Hours

8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

Uniform Shop Hours

Tuesdays 10.30 – 1.30

and 2.30 – 4.00pm

Fridays 8.30 – 11.30

May 23 School’s Birthday

June 5 State of Origin Night

Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

During School Terms

Uniform Shop

Hours Tuesdays

8:30am to 10:30am

Wednesdays

2pm to 4pm

Thursdays

8:30am to 10:30am

November 11 Yr 12 Formal

30 Junior School

Presentation Assembly

December 5 Year 6 Dinner

7 Nativity Presentation

13 Thanksgiving Service

Term Dates Term 4: 10.10 – 13.12.16

Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm

Monday – Friday

During School Terms

Uniform Shop Hours Wednesdays

2.00pm - 4.00pm

Thursdays

8.30am-10.30am

and 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Remembrance Day

On this day, our nation, along with various

allied nations, stop to remember the

moment when the guns of the Western

Front fell silent. At 11am on 11th November

1918, after more than four years continuous

warfare, the allied peace terms were

accepted, which amounted to

unconditional surrender. In the post-war

years this moment has attained a special

significance. The moment when hostilities

ceased on the Western Front has become

universally associated with the

remembrance of those who had died in the

war. This first modern world conflict had

brought about the mobilisation of over 70

million people and left between 9 and 13

million dead, perhaps as many as one-third

of them with no known grave. While we

pause for a moment to remember the

sacrifice of these men and women, we are

reminded of the wonderful truth of Psalm

116:15 which says; “precious in the eyes of the

Lord are the death of his Holy ones”. This

Biblical truth also reflects our heartfelt

response to the passing of one of our dads,

Mr Troy Wilhelmi. We grieve with family

and friends as a School community that

Troy has been called home to be with his

Saviour Jesus. We will walk shoulder to

shoulder with the family and support them

as they adjust to life without their dad.

Camps

As you will see in photos throughout this

edition of InTouch, students from Years 3 to

10 enjoyed their annual School camping

experience last week. Our students were

wonderful ambassadors for the School and

enjoyed a wide variety of activities

including: paddle boarding, archery,

Canteen News

Canteen days are Wednesdays and

Fridays with lunch orders to be

submitted prior to the 9am bell on

these days as follows – at the canteen

for High School students and with

their class teacher for Junior School

students. Online Canteen is an

effective way to order lunches – see

https://ouronlinecanteen.com.au/ for

more information.

Term 4 Volunteers Wednesday 16th November

Terrene Cask

Friday 18th November

Help Needed

Wednesday 23rd November

Connie Mallia

Friday 25th November

Jackie Whiting

Uniform Shop News

Orders can be placed at

uniformshop@shcs.nsw.edu.au Don’t

forget you have one year to transition

into new uniforms to allow you to

spread your costs.

Due to circumstances beyond our

control, the production of the new

style Summer Dress in the smaller

sizes has been delayed and won't be

completed till the end of this term.

Dresses will be available for purchase,

or pick up if you have already paid,

during the January holiday Uniform

Shop hours.

Holiday Hours Wed 25/1 - 12-4pm

Fri 27/1 - 9am-1pm

Mon 30/1 - 12-4pm

Tues 31/1 - 9am-12pm

First day back

Wed 1/2 - 8.30-10.30am; 2-4pm

Thur – 2/2 normal hours

Usual Shop Hours Wednesdays 2.00pm- 4.00pm

Thursdays 8.30am-10.30am

and 2.00pm - 4.00pm

Parent assistance required: if you

have a spare few hours in January

and a heart for helping, I will be

needing an extra pair of hands in the

Uniform Shop between January 23 -

February 3, 2017. Please send an

email to

uniformshop@shcs.nsw.edu.au with

your name, contact details and

availability. Even if it's only for a

couple of hours, it all helps.

Please remember that the new

Uniform will be compulsory from

the first day back next term. Items

that will no longer be part of the

uniform are: Junior tartan dress,

Junior green Primary shorts

(formal), long grey socks with green

bands, maroon/green Junior sport

uniform, red woollen jumper, High

School red/white/blue sport

uniform. If you are at all unsure

about the requirements for uniform

in 2017, please refer to the Uniform

Launch Booklet on the school

website http://shcs.nsw.edu.au/Unif

orm_2016_Launch_Booklet.pdf.

The last date of the year for

processing email orders will be Wed

30/11, however the Uniform Shop

will still be open the usual hours

during last week of Term (7/12 &

8/12).

School Student

Transport Scheme

Transport NSW are now accepting

applications for 2017. Please head to

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

/updateDetails prior to 31st December

2016 to update your child’s details or if

you require a new pass for an

incoming sibling or new Kindergarten

student or students entering Year 3 or

Year 7 you need to apply for a new

pass for the new school year. Go to

https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts

/howtoApply.

These applications are completed

online, printed and then returned to

the School Office for verification and

processing. Should you have any

questions, please contact either

Berrima Buslines (route confirmation

particularly) or the School Office.

Scholastic Bookclub

Order

The deadline for Issue 8 is November

25th. Orders will be back before the end

of Term 4.

Page 2 of 4…

Year 12 and staff

disappearing in a cloud of

coloured chalk. What a

beautiful day for a colourful

celebration of our Year 12,

2016 cohort!

Page 3 of 4…

School Awardees Week 4 Back – K B Front – Cameron Riley, Sienna Spagnol,

Alexander Wynn, D M, Keaton Boyan and Brinley

Adams.

Camp!

Robertson/Burrawang Cricket club have had a slight change to their Milo IntoCricket programme - it will now run on Wednesday

afternoons from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, commencing this week at Hampden Park, Robertson. The program is developed by Cricket

Australia and is designed for boys and girls aged 5-8. It runs for about an hour each week and is made up of catching, throwing,

batting and bowling skills followed by a modified game to finish each session. Cost is $99 per child for 6 weeks until the end of the

school year, then resume in January for a further 6 sessions. To register or for more information, please contact Aaron on 0421 452 167

or email aaronazz@hotmail.com.

Free cycle workshop to help you cycle confidently and safely this summer. Join a fun session to improve cycle skills, learn about bike

safety and improve rider confidence. Sessions on as follows – 10th November 11am-12pm, Bowral Library. 24th November 11am –

12pm, Moss Vale Library, and 1st December 11am – 12pm, Mittagong Library. Participants must wear correctly fitting helmet and be

able to ride without a training aid, participants should bring their own bike in good working order and bookings are essential as places

are limited. Workshops are aimed at adult riders, children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings phone 4868

0888 or visit www.wsc.gov.au/events/onyourbike .

Moss Vale Out Of School Hours and Vacation Care - Located at Moss Vale Public School, open 52 weeks of the year (only closed

weekends and public holidays NO close down over Christmas). Before School Care (BSC) 7am – 9am provides a safe, warm home-like

environment with a healthy breakfast followed by quiet play with new friends, games and crafts each morning. After School Care (ASC)

3pm-6pm provides a safe home-like environment with a healthy afternoon tea followed by active outdoor play, games with new

friends and crafts each afternoon. Vacation Care (VAC) 8am – 6pm Provides fun, craft, games and good times with a relaxed holiday

feel. A place for all to have fun. Children starting Kindergarten in the new year can attend our December, January vacation care

program prior to commencing school. Contact 0417 404 063 or mvoosh@bigpond.com.

Breakfree Camps January 2017 – Yrs 7-12 running on the 15th - 20th January $400 to stay or $250 for 9 to 9 each day. The only place for

teenagers to be this summer! Encounter Jesus in an awesome and exciting environment with other young people and be part of a

movement! We are committed to living to the full and welcome everyone to join us. Yrs 3-6 running on the 23rd – 27th January $250 for

9am – 6pm days. We can’t wait for you to join us where we will have heaps of fun while learning about Jesus and how to really break

free. Register at www.capernwrayaustralia.org/events. Contact the office on office@capernwrayaustralia.org or (02) 4868 1516.

School Community Prayer Points

Pray for the following staff members – Please pray for Mrs Judy Straker and Mrs Barbara Cox in their roles as Aides.

Both of these ladies bring a calm and gentle approach to our Junior School classrooms as well as much Godly wisdom

and patience. Praise God for these lovely women we are blessed to have on staff.

Pray for the Wilhelmi family as they grieve the loss of their husband and father. Pray for God’s richest peace to surround

each one of them through this incredibly dark journey in the valley.

Local Community News

Local Church News Kids@Mac, the out-of-this-world club for kids K-4 is on again! Join us for ‘Spaced Out’, an action packed program full of games, craft,

songs, arvo tea, great leaders and bible stories. It costs $3/week or $20/term, and is on Tuesdays during term time from 3:30-5pm at

Mittagong Anglican Church (Main Street Mittagong). For more information visit www.mittang.com.au or ring the church office on

4871 1947.

Bowral Baptist Church hosts a community morning tea each Thursday from 9.30 – 11am during term time. If you or anyone you

know would like some lovely morning tea and the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends, head to Bowral Baptist

Church, 13 Merrigang Street, Bowral on Thursday mornings or contact the Church Office on 4861 5510 or call Pastor Marcus Wright

0421 158 940.

Classifieds

To advertise in the “In Touch Classifieds” simply place ad, together with payment in an envelope clearly marked with “In Touch Classifieds”,

your name and contact details and hand in at the School Office. Cut off is Tuesday for your ad to appear that week.

$5 for 1 issue or $8 for 2 issues. For all enquiries contact Jacqui Unwin in the School Office.