Lighthouse News. Principal s Message SHINING LIGHT

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1 Lighthouse News Week 4, Term 2 18 th May 2016 A Ministry of Wyong Baptist Church OUR MISSION To provide a Christian educational community founded on Biblically based beliefs, values and behaviour. We do this to equip young people to be responsible and responsive disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Principal s Message Last week we looked at some verses in Matthew (see Shining Light to the left) and considered the call Jesus makes upon our lives and how it is a lifelong call that requires a total commitment. There is, however, another component to this call. Not only are these brothers called to follow Jesus, but they are also told what following Jesus would involve they would be fishers of men. As a follower of Jesus, we are also called to be fishers of men or, more simply, we are called to not only follow Jesus but also tell others about Him so they too can be followers. One of the things the Samoa mission team did whilst away was to run a program each morning for the children in the village in which we were staying. We sang songs, played games, did craft activities and also shared the gospel; that is, told them about Jesus, who He is and what He has done for them. SHINING LIGHT As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. Come and follow me, Jesus said, and I will make you fishers of men. At once they left their nets and followed him. We do not need to go overseas to do this. We can be fishers of men with the people we mix with on a daily basis. I love that Jesus tells his disciples that He will make them fishers of men. Jesus invested time in these men and coached them into this role. Sharing our faith can often be a difficult thing to do. In our staff devotions last week, Mr Wannan shared some wonderful practical principles that can make sharing our faith easier. They are derived from the apostle Paul and his teaching in 1 Corinthians 9: I thought they would be worth sharing with you: 1. Find common ground with those you come in contact with; 2. Avoid a know-it-all attitude; 3. Make others feel accepted; 4. Be sensitive to their needs and concerns; and 5. Look for opportunities to tell them about Christ. Happy fishing. God bless, Ian Liney Matthew 4:18-20 Page (@wyongccs)

2 OFFICE HOURS 8:00am to 4:00pm P: E: CANTEEN Our Canteen is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteer Roster Thursday, 19 th May Rayanne McLean Lynette Fowler Tuesday, 24 th May Graeme Newman Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Tickets on sale now! Tickets for our Musical Performances of Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat are now on sale! This year, ticket sales are completely online. Please refer to Pages 4-6 for more information on ticket sales, infants teams and costuming. School Photo Day Community News School Photo Day will take place on Thursday 2 nd June (Week 6). Similar to last year, the ordering system for your child(ren) s photos will be online, so please follow the instructions on Page 7 to place an order. Please ensure that your child is neatly wearing their full winter uniform for the photos, with all Years 11 and 12 students wearing their blazers. CHAPEL, ASSEMBLIES & SPORT Junior School Chapel Fridays, 9am in the Church Hall Middle/Senior School Chapel Thursdays, 12:20pm in the Multi Purpose Centre Infants Assembly (K-2) Thursdays, 2:30pm in the Kindergarten Classroom Primary Assembly (3-6) Fridays, 12:20pm in the Church Hall Junior School Sport Fridays, 1:45-3:00pm Exam Help Needed If you are willing and able to volunteer some time next week to assist with Exam supervision, Meg Baker would love to hear from you (mbaker@wyongccs.nsw.edu.au). The dates of Exams are from next Monday, 23 rd May to Thursday, 26 th May (Year 11). Thank you. Winter Uniform Changeover Our Winter Uniform Changeover commenced this week. All students are expected to be wearing their full winter uniform. If you still need to purchase last minute winter items from the Uniform Shop, please see their opening hours listed in the column to the left. Goshin-Ryu Karate Lessons One of our Year 11 students, Christian Vieiro, will be offering karate lessons at school as part of his involvement with Max Potential. Christian is a 2 nd Dan Black Belt. For more information, please see Page 8. Compassion Australia You may recall in our Week 6 last term when we announced the addition of a new WCCS sponsor child, Theo. Theo requires an initial upfront payment for his sponsorship. If you would be willing to contribute to this, please drop in some cash to the school office. Our five Compassion children will continue to be sponsored through school fundraisers and clothing pool proceeds. UNIFORM SHOP Mondays 8am-10am Wednesdays 2:30pm-4pm Thursdays 8am-9:30am Sibling Enrolments - Kindergarten Our Kindergarten enrolment lists for 2017 are growing fast! If you are interested in enrolling your next child into Kindergarten in 2017, please pick up an Enrolment Application Form from the front office and return it as soon as possible. Thank you. Head Office: Onsite Shop: Page 2

3 Prayer Points Pray for our Years 10 and 11 students as they sit their Half Yearly Examinations this week and next week. Pray for clarity and focus as they prepare for and sit each exam, so that they may perform to the best of their abilities. Pray for the students and staff involved in our school musical, either on stage or behind the scenes. Pray that they will be able to shine Jesus light into our school and wider community through their involvement. Pray also that audience members will be challenged by the message within Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Pray for our teachers as they prepare student reports. Pray that they will be able to manage their time effectively and efficiently, so that they can give one hundred percent to each task they are working on each day. Pray also that our staff may find a balance between work and home life at this very busy time of the year. Pray for our students who are suffering from sickness. Pray for God s protection and healing so that they can return to school in full health National Excellence in Teaching Awards ASG NEiTA is proud to be associated with creating opportunities to recognise and reward inspirational teachers, directors and principals who are responsible for teaching our young people and ensuring they are equipped with the necessary skill-sets to meet their future goals. This program gives individuals the opportunity to publically recognise, say thank you and encourage inspirational teachers and educators who contribute excellence to education. Nominating is easy. Head to to nominate an inspirational teacher or educator. Nominations close on 31 st July For more information, please visit or phone Page 3

4 Tickets are now on sale! Tickets to our Musical Performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat are now on sale. There will be three evening performances and one matinee performance, all taking place in our Multi Purpose Centre. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite, using a debit or credit card. Performance Date Narrator Infants Team Price Tuesday, 28 th June at 6:30pm Caitlin Barlow Noah $15 Wednesday, 29 th June at 11:30am (matinee) Christiana Russell Moses $10 Wednesday, 29 th June at 6:30pm Caitlin Barlow Esther $15 Thursday, 30 th June at 6:30pm Christiana Russell Ruth $15 How to book: 1. Go to 2. Search for the event Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat, using Wyong as the event location 3. Click on the performance date you want to attend 4. Book your seats and pay online. Your tickets will be ed to you. There will be a 20 minute intermission during each performance. To find out what performance your infants child(ren) are performing in, please see Page 5. For information on costumes, please see Page 6. Page 4

5 Infants teams Noah Tuesday, 28th at 6:30pm Moses Wednesday, 29th at 11:30am Esther Wednesday, 29th at 6:30pm RUTH Thursday, 30th at 6:30pm ALLEN, Caylon ANDERSEN, Jesse ATHERTON, Joel BIRIAPOUR, Ashton BROWN, Alexandra BEACHAM, Abbigayle BARNES, Evie BOSS, Charli CHIVAURAH, Brandon BYRNE, Brayden CASE, Elijah CARR, Keisha COWIE, Jacob CARVER, Joshua CASE, Samuel EYRES, Spencer CRAWSHAW, Matthew CHO, Ajin DERBYSHIRE, Riley FORSYTHE, Ebony DIVALL, Andre CHUDLEIGH, Cooper DOUGAN, Fionnlagh FORSYTHE, Layla DYBLE, Harper CONLAN, Keilee EDWARDS, Micah HUGHES, Amelia FINN, Jaxten COOTE, Connor GROVES, Caleb HUMPHRIS, Macy FITZPATRICK, Levi DIPPEL, Clayton GROVES, Sebastian HUMPHRIS, Sierra GOODGER, Benjamin EDWORTHY, Joel IVORY, Vienna JONES, Cy HOCKING, Isaac HANDEL, Lucas KEEHAN, Bailey KENT, Avalina KITE, Malachi HILL, Cooper KEEHAN, Jordan LAING, Elli KOLOFALE, Juliarna KERR, Elizah KORDIC, Joshua MCCAIG, Eva LOGAN, Mackenzie KNOX, Samara LARNACH, Lilly MCCAIG, Lily MACMULLEN, Sephanie KOBLER, Kingsley LEMANSKI, Evangelina MCCAIG, Poppy MANINS, Emily MCGRATH, Jake LUND, Horatio MILLIGAN, Miriam MCILWHAN, Abbie MCGREGOR, Hannah MAGNUS, Katana MUSCAT, Aston MCKAY, Sophie MCKAY, Sophie MAGNUS, Olympia PANCRAZI, Eden MCLOUGHRY, Sean MERCHANT, Banjo MCKINNA, Hayden PANCRAZI, Nathanael MILANI, Samuel MORRISON, Deston NOLAN, Courtney SPINKS, Josephine NICOLE, Isabella MURDOCH, Sienna NOLAN, Holly STEPHENSON, Hazel NORBURY, Sienna NAVEAU, Mia SIMMONS, Ryan THORNTON, Caleb PETHER, Madeline NOBLE, Hunter SPENCE, Joshua TURNER, Cooper ROSS, Grace ONG, Nylroi SPENCE, Lachlan WATT, Luke SHAW, Samuel POPE, Alexandra TAYLOR, Laurence WATT, Samuel SHAW, William ROWE, Mercedez THURLOW, Hayden WAY, Jasmine STUBBS, Judah ROWSON, Flynn THURLOW, Oliver WHYTE, Elizabeth THOMSON, Zac TALBOT, Elijah WHALAN, Charlotte WORBOYS, Amelia WATTS-THOMAS, Rachel VERHOEF, Zeke WINTER, Aiden ZOFREA, James WEBB, Halle WILSON, Harry WINTER, Nadia ZOFREA, Rocco WORKMAN, Claire WOLSTENHOLME, Grace WOTTON, Lachlan Page 5

6 Joseph Costuming Year Group Bottoms Tops Solid colour t-shirt in any colour Years K-2 Blue long school pants OR blue jeans Black shoes (bright is good). No prints, logos, patterns, multi-colours. Kmart and Big W should have these if you need to purchase one, or try an op shop. Years 3-12 Go Go Dancers Leggings - can be coloured OR black (could also be multi-coloured) Contrasting bright top. If wearing multi-coloured bottoms, wear solid colour top and vice versa. Solid colour t-shirt in any colour Years 3-6 Close Every Door Singers Blue long school pants OR blue jeans Black Shoes (bright is good). No prints, logos, patterns, multi-colours. Kmart and Big W should have these if you need to purchase one, or try an op TBA We are borrowing shop. Years 7-12 Ensemble Cast costumes so we will inform you of any costume requirements once we see what we can borrow. Page 6

7 SCHOOL PHOTOS WYONG CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL School Photographs will be taken on: Thursday, 2 nd June 2016 Dear Parents, School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife Photography on Thursday, 2 nd June All orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at using our school s unique 9 digit Online Order Code (below). Portrait and sibling/group package orders are due the day before photography day (Wednesday, 1 st June 2016). Please note: sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed. WCCS Unique 9 Digit Online Order Code: Q1E JTB B5F If you do not have internet access or credit/debit card facilities, please see our office for a paper order form. Correct cash or cheque will be required for this process. Once all photo packages have been delivered to school, all K-12 orders will be distributed to the individual child to take home. If you do not wish for your child to take their photos home, please inform our school office; you will then be required to pick the photos up from our office. Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them via to advancedlife Photography (enquiries@advancedlife.com.au). Middle School News Assessment Tasks Due WEEK 4 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Food Technology (Alpha & Bravo) Biblical Studies English Science Biblical Studies English IPT Science Spanish WEEK 5 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Drama Metals Tech (Alpha) History Elective Page 7

8 Christian will start by offering lessons to students in Years 5 and 6. Lessons will take place on Mondays from 3:45-5pm in C4 and C5 (start date to be confirmed). Please contact Christian to register your interest. If your child is not in Years 5 or 6 but they are interested in lessons, please let Christian know. Sensei Christian has recently moved up from Sydney to the local area in the last 7 months, and is currently in Year 11 at Wyong Christian Community School. He is also recognised as the House Captain for Bannister and is part of the Student Representative Council for Year 11 Boys. Christian has been training with Goshin- Ryu Karate for the last 12 years and is a 2 nd Dan Black Belt with the club. He is a qualified instructor who has been instructing students, from age 4 to seniors aged 65, since Starting Karate from age 5, Christian has had many years of training and experience including club and National competitions. He has had opportunities to train with the Chinese National Karate Team at age 14 in Australia and also in China. He trained with many International Karate coaches from China and Spain. Christian still trains and teaches classes at Goshin-Ryu in Sydney each weekend. Christian is looking forward to sharing his love of Karate with people in our local area and being able to give back to his school and local community. Karate has been his passion for so long that when his family decided to move from Sydney, the club invited him to start a Goshin-Ryu Karate club on the Central Coast. Christian s mother, Mrs Bianca Vieiro, is the Science Learning Leader at Wyong Christian Community School and will be assisting with supervision of the students during the Karate Class. Page 8

9 Christian Ministry and Theology Last weekend saw three students and Mrs Drennan attend the second of our Christian Ministry and Theology weekend retreats. The theme of this retreat was The Mission of God. We loved reconnecting with students from the other schools whom we met at our first retreat. We stayed in the city in Sydney and had presentations from various people who are working in Christian Ministry. From mission in Africa, to the co-ordinator of Diamond Pregnancy who offer support and options to girls/women who are pregnant and considering abortion, to someone who works with people who live on the streets, followed by a Chaplain to the Fashion Industry; we heard many great stories about God at work through these people. Another highlight was having the opportunity to contribute $5 each and, in our small groups, choose how we might bless someone. The groups we were in chose to combine our money and buy things to go and give to some homeless people. Scary as it was, we went out and met some homeless people, offering them our gifts and chatting with them. We took the opportunity to tell them about God and His love for them and to pray with them which was such a privilege! We also managed to squeeze in a visit to the Lindt Café at Darling Harbour on Saturday night, which coincided with a fireworks display. It was a weekend full of reflection, opportunities and allowing God to use us and grow us. We are looking forward to our third and final retreat, later in Term 3. Amy, Jody and Ulani Year 11 CMT Students Page 9

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