Devotion - From Worthless to Wonderful

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1 Live as children of the Light Loving God, loving others, loving learning Issue 23 Friday 3 November 2017 Devotion - From Worthless to Wonderful The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is! Mark 12:10b - 11 In the parable before these verses, Jesus announces what is about to become a reality for him in Jerusalem. As God s own dear son (Mark 12:6) he is to be rejected as worthless and killed. Calendar Dates Monday 6 th November PUPIL FREE DAY Report Writing Tuesday 7 th November Melbourne Cup Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY Thursday 9 th November Tennis Friday 10 th November Sharing assembly If Jesus life had ended there, all his teaching and all his miracles would have been worthless. But God was not content to sit back and watch his own dear son be treated as worthless. God raised Jesus from the dead. What appears on the surface to be a hopeless tragedy turns out to be a wonderful sight. God turns what seems most worthless into the most important of all. Because you are God s own dear child, God is not content to have you rejected as worthless. Just as he vindicated his Son Jesus by raising him from the dead, so he is active in you through his life-giving Spirit, turning what appears worthless into the most important of all. Heavenly Father, give me eyes to see that what you have done for me in Jesus is truly wonderful. Amen. By Adam Cooper, in New Strength for each Day (LCA, Openbook, 1998) Tuesday 14 th November Prep Transition afternoon Thursday 16 th November Tennis St Matthew s Lutheran Church Our supporting church worships at 9.30am each Sunday at 362 Barkly St Footscray. All families and friends are welcome to join our worship. Prayers Points We pray for the new Prep students and families, who are having their transition afternoons We give thanks for 500 years of Reformation and that our focus is still on Jesus We pray for the students and parents who are away from school at the moment We pray for the Vanuk, Veraces and Vi families Micah Award To Erica Moncal in Year 4 for being a shining example of putting others before herself. Well done Erica.

2 Last week the students from Sunshine Christian School braved the cold weather to compete in our annual Athletics Day. The students had a wonderful time participating in all the activities, and the smiles and encouragement the students had for each other was evidence of this. It was also fantastic to see every student try his or her hardest in all the events. It was because of each student s endeavour that the final result was so incredibly close. I would like to congratulate all the students for the wonderful manner in which they conducted themselves on the day. I have heard lots of stories of individual students who put others before themselves. Also, a very big thank you to all the staff who ensured that the students not only had an enjoyable day, but were safe and cared for. Congratulations go to the Burgundy team, who pipped the Gold team by a very small margin to win the Athletics Day! Congratulations to all our individual record breakers for the 9, 10 and 11+ year old event categories! Burgundy House Captains, Annie and Solomon accepting the Sports House trophy. Mr Damian Pietsch Acting Principal Notes from the Office Summer Uniform Students should now be wearing their summer uniform to school. If your child requires any item of uniform, please purchase them or place your order with Karen in the Office. School Forms In the next few weeks you will be receiving a number of School Forms for the 2018 school year. Please complete these and return them to the Office ASAP. Congratulations to our Prep to Year 3 students who were top performers for their year level! Fees Term 4 fees should have been paid by now and you will have received your 2018 Term 1 fee statement. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Business Manager as soon as possible. Pupil Free Day & Melbourne Cup Day Don t forget that Monday 6 th November is a Pupil Free Day and Tuesday 7 th November is a public holiday for the Melbourne Cup. Enjoy your long weekend!

3 Calendar of Events: Term 4 5 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday November 6th November 7th November 8th November 9th November 10th PUPIL FREE DAY MELBOURNE CUP Report Writing HOLIDAY 6 November 13th November 14th Prep transition No. 3 November 15th November 16th November 17th 7 November 20th November 21st November 22nd November 23rd November 24th 8 November 27th November 28th Prep transition No. 4 November 29th November 30th December 1st 9 December 4th December 5th December 6th December 7th December 8th 10 December 11th Yr 5/6 Portfolio Afternoon Tea December 12th Whole School Transition Day December 13th December 14th Graduation & Thanksgiving Service 7:00pm December 15th Student Last Day of Term 12:15 finish FREE SCHOOLBAG APP. To make communication between parents and the School easier, we are now able to offer the Schoolbag App for all phones and tablets. Please download and install the free Sunshine Christian School App. from the App Store. This will give you access to online newsletters, a form you can send to let us know when your child is away, reminders of important dates at the school, and it also allows you to complete permission forms quickly. If you need more information or help, please see the Office staff.

4 Issue 23 Friday 3 rd November 2017 Athletics Day Prep Year 2 Thank you to all the staff and student leaders who helped to make the Athletics Day so successful. Congratulations to Burgundy House for winning the trophy! The students in Prep to Year 2 completed in: 100m Long Kick Accuracy Throw Step Jump Javelin Discus Team Games

5 Issue 23 Friday 3 rd November 2017 Athletics Day Year 3-6 On Thursday 26 th October, the students from Sunshine Christian School participated in the annual Athletics Day. The students had a wonderful time and conducted themselves immaculately and represented the school with pride. The students in Years 3 to 6 completed in: 100m 200m Shot Put Discus Long Jump Javelin Team Games Relays

6 Aboriginal Dot Painting Mine is about animals that were in a fire but were saved by the rain. There s also a rainbow and some stars in the sky. - Zoboi We have been studying different parts of Aboriginal culture throughout this term. This week we looked at Aboriginal artwork and in particular dot painting. We looked at different Aboriginal symbols.

7 Prep/1: 500 Years of Reformation This week the school has done some special activities to celebrate 500 years of Reformation and how Martin Luther helped us to know that we are saved by faith in Jesus Christ. We learned about what Luther taught by learning about Luther s Rose! Have you seen the big Luther Rose in the hall? Everyone had a hand in making it!