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River City Christian College Term 01, Week 06

rccc.vic.edu.au Monday, March 04, 2019

In this issue

From Debbie Bish 1

Prayer Points 2

School News 2-5

Calendar of Events 6

QUEENSLAND FLOOD RELIEF FUNDRAISER—TOMORROW

Pancake Tuesday, 5th March, at RECESS—Organised by Year 7/8 Snowy class

It’s not too late to order these tomorrow. Spare Order forms are available in the office, just bring

your money in and complete your order.

Tomorrow is Pancake Day

So, why do we have Pancake Day? Well, it is a

symbol that has been used to signify the beginning

of Lent. Traditionally, people would fast during

Lent and so they would use up all the things in

their cupboards before entering this period of

fasting, so they had a feast on this day.

Lent is the 40 days (not counting Sundays) from

Ash Wednesday until Easter and it symbolises the

40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness. People

use Lent to focus on several things, especially

focusing on repentance, refocusing on our

relationship with God, doing things for others and

giving up something. It is a time of subtraction

and addition – many people choose to give up

something during Lent and to add more time in

prayer or studying the word or doing something

for others.

Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness and during

this time he was tempted by Satan; we face many

temptations in our lives, some that are obvious

and some that are very subtle and we have to be

careful that we are alert to temptations that may

seem harmless. How much time do we spend on

social media; how much time do we spend

watching TV; is our footy team more important

than worship or do we get taken in by advertising

and thinking that we just “have” to have that

latest thing? Lent is a time to especially give more

time to our Lord and to spend time thinking and

reflecting on our lives and how we are living

them. This Lent, I challenge each of us to take the

time to take

notice of

what God is

doing in your

life, Let God

speak to you

and seek His

plan and

direction for

your life.

Debbie Bish

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Primary SRC Award winners

Dylan Putt-Atley

Class of the week is Swan

Well done to the young people in Years 3-6

Prayer Points

Thanks to God for His work in bringing life and hope into every circumstance. Please pray for the removal of

despair in our communities so that this life and hope, encouragement and positive language are seen in every

aspect of our school and within our families.

Thankfulness for the protection God has provided as we have been involved in various events this last week. For the blessing of our six wonderful Preps who are entering their first full week at school.

For a suitable emergency teacher to become available for work here.

Parents and friends are welcome to a time of prayer for the school each Monday during the

school term, 9am to 9.30am, in the meeting room off the front office.

Riddle of the Week

Which month has 28 days? (Answer on back page :))

RCCC Fun Run

Sponsorship forms have been handed out to students

for the annual whole school event run around our oval

and into Rotary Park on Friday March 23rd. More

details will be in later Newsletters, with parents and

friends welcome to be here to cheer the young people

on from 9.30am. In the meantime, please be collecting

sponsorships as all money received will be shared

between the Echuca Community Food Bank and

Emmanuel, the Compassion child we have been

sponsoring for some years.

Please check the sponsorship form out for more details.

Merit Award Winners

for Term 1 week 05

Billye Sinapius for her great efforts at Water Games

Day

Isaiah Bassett for his excellent efforts in all areas

Narelle Foley for her great work in Maths, her efforts

with her uniform and for helping the young people

Bailey, Ashlee, Aymon, Simon, Jazmyn, Isaiah and

Evie all participated in Theatre Sports recently

Congratulations everyone!

Work to Share—The Mitchell Class made paper

Dinosaurs made out of geometric shapes.

Well done, they look fantastic!

Labour Day Public Holiday

Next Monday March 11th is a public holiday so please enjoy

the long weekend!

ICE CREAM AND ICY POLES FOR SALE

On Thursday lunchtime this week the SRC will be selling

ice-cream in cones, and icy poles. Cost is 50c each.

Gideons’ 2019 Bibles for the World Dinner

Hear & see stories from countries around the world

and what God is doing through distribution of His

Word.

Feature musical artists

Thursday 14th March, 7pm At Radcliffes, Port of Echuca

(RSVP 8th March) to Graeme Haines 0427 862 355.

Car Parking & Drop Off Arrangements

Please help us and the bus drivers who need the room in the

bus turning circle to negotiate the pick up of students, by

moving to the front of the pickup line to wait for your

student. We do appreciate your moving

forward if the space is available to move into, to

facilitate the smooth collection of students for all.

If others collect your child please communicate this

information to anyone you ask to make the pick up.

Australian Government Collection of

Student Residential Address Information

Attached to last week’s Newsletter was a notice from the

Australian Government advising parents and guardians that

they have requested us to supply your address related

details to assist them in assessing funding arrangements. This

is something that all non-government schools are doing at

this time and the attached notice, with frequently asked

questions, provide some helpful background. You don’t

need to do anything except advise us if you suspect our

records of your family details are not up to date. Please also

contact the school office if you have any other question re-

lated to this.

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Theatre Sports Workshop

On Wednesday last, the Year 7 and 8 Theatre Sports students of RCCC had the awesome opportunity to participate

in an annual workshop that was held at Creek Street Christian College in Bendigo and organised under the

management of the CSEN (Christian Schools Events Network). The workshop was led by Allen Dickson, who is a

professional dramatist and expert in the discipline of Theatre Sports; Allen was extraordinarily talented and

entertaining for the students’ learning and engagement. The students learnt over 20 different games and activities

that allowed them to explore and refine their imagination, body coordination and self confidence in front of their

peers and audience.

A special thanks to the CSEN (Christian Schools Events Network), Creek Street Christian College, our Principal Peter

Nelson and finally Jenny Miller; for driving us down there and encouraging the students throughout the course of

the day to be their best and glorify our college under God’s precious name.

Written by Mr Peter Schuller (Grade 3~6 Primary teacher and Art teacher).

Schools Clean Up Day

It was Schools Clean Up Day last

Friday and we were out as a

school, straight after our weekly

Assembly, to clean up the school

ground, part of Rotary Park and

different areas along Campaspe

Ave. It was quite hot out there

but we were able to clean up

quite a lot of rubbish that others

had thoughtlessly discarded.

Thanks for everyone’s assistance

in this work and the picture here

shows the Swan class after their

time in Rotary Park.

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Peter Walsh @ RCCC

Peter Walsh, Member for Murray Plains and Leader of the Nationals, came to RCCC last

Thursday to recognise and encourage Narelle Foley and Sara Thompson as our Beacon Leaders

for 2019. It was a special time together with Narelle and Sara representing the school in a very

good manner.

Our Preps will be at school every day this week, and into the future, after their

Wednesday rest days concluded last week.

Our next Newsletter will be distributed on Tuesday 12th March due to Monday being a

Public Holiday.

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7 Benefits of SLEEP

Getting a good night’s sleep is vital to our physical health and emotional well-being. That’s why

the benefits of a good night’s good sleep should never be underestimated and why getting

proper rest on a regular basis is essential for optimum health and well-being.

1. Sleep helps reduce stress

If your body doesn’t get enough sleep, it can react by producing high levels of stress hormones, which are a natural result of today’s faster paced lifestyles. Deep and regular sleep can help prevent this.

2. Sleep can improve your memory

Ever noticed that when you’re really tired it’s harder to remember things? Basically this is your brain telling you that it’s not getting enough sleep. When you sleep well, your body may be resting but your brain is busy organising and storing memories. So getting more quality sleep will help you remember and process things better.

3. Sleep helps your body to fight back

While you’re sleeping your body is producing extra protein molecules that can strengthen your ability to fight infection. So if you’re feeling a bit run down and you don’t want it to turn into a full-blown cold, go to bed early and get lots of rest.

4. Sleep can help you maintain your weight

Unfortunately, sleep won’t directly make you lose weight, but it can help you keep it under control by regulating the hormones that affect your appetite and reducing your cravings for high calorie foods.

5. Sleep puts you in a better mood

Lack of sleep can make us more agitated, so we’re more likely to snap at the boss or be grumpy with a loved one, neither of which is a good thing. The better you sleep the better your ability to stay, calm, controlled and reasonable.

6. Sleep can be a painkiller

If you’re suffering pain from a recent injury like a sprained ankle, getting plenty of sleep can actually make you hurt less. Many studies have shown a link between sleep loss and a lower pain threshold. Basically the more sleep you get the less pain you might be in.

7. Sleep can make you smarter

Along with a great night’s sleep, grabbing a quick nap in the daytime can contribute towards making your brain more effective and productive. You will feel sharper, more attentive and focused throughout the day.

Resources used for this article

https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/top-10-benefits-good-nights-sleep/

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River City

Christian College

School Calendar of EventsSchool Calendar of Events

Mar

2019

4 Wk 6

5 Pancake Day

fundraiser

6 Playgroup

7

8

9

10

11 Labour Day

public holiday Wk 7

12

13 Playgroup

14

15 Beacon

Business Breakfast

16 Working Bee

17

18 Maths/English

assess Wk 8

19 Maths/English

assess

20 Maths/English

assess

Harmony Day Playgroup

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22 23

24

25 Fun Run

“mission”

fundraiser Wk 9

26 Immunisation

Yr 7.

Chris Varney with

Yr 7-10

27 P/T meetings Playgroup

28 NAPLAN

Online practice test

29 Purple Day

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Apr

2019

1 Yr 7/8 camp @

Campaspe Downs Wk 10

2 Yr 7/8 camp @

Campaspe Downs

3 Yr 7/8 camp @

Campaspe Downs Playgroup

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5 Last day Term1 Casual clothes Easter assembly 2.15pm dismissal

6 Holidays

7 Daylight Savings

ends Holidays

8 Holidays

9 Holidays

10 Holidays

11 Holidays

12 Holidays

13 Holidays

14 Holidays

15 Holidays

16 Holidays

17 Holidays

18 Holidays

19 Good Friday

Holidays

20 Holidays

21 Easter Sunday

Holidays

22 Easter Monday

public holiday Wk 1

23 1st day Term 2

24 Immunisation

Yr 10

Playgroup

25 ANZAC Day

26 BUPA

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Riddle of the Week answer: All of them, of course!