Weekly Bulletin “Supporting Families - Transforming Lives” Wednesday 15th October 2014 Term 4 Week 2 College Notices & Events Tuckshop Community, Character, Competence Design Competition Open for all Ages Book Fair Where: CCC Library When: Tuesday 21 - Friday 24 October 8.00am to 4.00pm each day Cash, cheque, credit & EFTPOS facilities will be available. To help make the Book Fair a success, volunteers are needed to assist at the beginning and end of each day: 8.30-9.30am and 2.45-3.30pm. If you are available to help please contact the College office on 5482 1222. Thank you. Rennison Taaffe Library Services Coordinator Term Four School Fees Accounts Term Four school fees accounts were emailed or sent in the mail on 25th September. If you do not have a payment plan, and have not yet paid your account, please make payment arrangements by the due date: Tuesday 21st October. If you would like to make regular payments, contact the business office to arrange a direct debit. Thank you. FOR SALE White Toyota Avalon Conquest with Safety Certificate - $3500 ono. Please contact Maurice Carter on 5482 1222 if interested. CCC Weekly Bulletin - 15th October 2014 Design the front cover of our College Yearbook. The following details must be shown:  College logo; and  2014 Needs to show our 3 Core values:  Character  Community  Competence A prize will be awarded for the winning entry. Competition closes: Tuesday 21st October @ noon SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIP CERTIFICATE OPERATIONS College III IN LABORATORY at Cooloola Christian Expressions of interest are sought for the above traineeship from current Year 10 students who intend studying at least two senior science subjects in 2015, and later intend to attend a tertiary institution for science related studies. The course is expected to take two years to complete and the early completion of this course will assist in reducing the workload in the last two terms of Year 12. Applications close at the first bell at the end of First Break, Friday 24th October. Applications submitted after that time will not be accepted. Selection interviews will be conducted during the next week, and enrolment of the successful applicant will occur as soon as possible afterward. Interested students should see either Mrs Dowell or Mr Venz for further information. Stacy Hughes has recently completed this course and is willing to answer queries. 1 Instrumental Music Community Notices Preparations are under way for 2015 and all current students should have received an information pack. Please return the completed purple sheet to Mrs Forward by Friday 7th November. Information shared here is a means of communication with the College community. Publication does not mean College endorsement. Any other students who are interested in joining the Instrumental Programme in 2015 should come and get an information Pack from Mrs Forward as soon as possible. Instruments on offer include Piano, keyboard, violin, viola, cello, percussion (drums), guitar, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, alto sax and tenor sax. Come and celebrate the art from talented youth in our region at the official opening of the annual Hi Artworks exhibition at the Gympie Regional Gallery on Thursday 23rd October 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start. This exhibition showcases excellence in art across the region’s high schools from students in Years 9 - 12. Encore Encore is a concert celebrating the Instrumental Program and will be held on Tuesday 4th November commencing at 6:30pm. The School Ensembles and most Instrumental students will be performing (not Guitar students) as well as the Primary Choir and the Secondary A Capella Group. Tickets are now available from the Office. Adults $6 & School Age Students $3 Uniform Shop As you are aware, from 2015 a new Sports polo shirt will be introduced. The transition to the new sports shirt will take place over the 1st Semester in 2015. During this time, students will be able to wear the current sublimated polo shirts as well as the new shirt. From Semester 2, 2015 only the new shirt will form the College’s sports uniform for both Primary and Secondary students. The new sports shirts will be available for purchase at the beginning of next year. If you have any queries concerning the purchase of the new shirts please don’t hesitate to come and see us. Leanna & Jenny The opening event is free with complimentary refreshments available. Help CCC get either a $5000 or $10,000 Grant Raise hands at school: Getting hands raised is simple! Take part in ‘Raise Your Hand for Anaphylaxis Awareness’: a national campaign aimed at increasing anaphylaxis awareness in the community, particularly in schools and among schoolaged children. We are delighted to be able to offer your school the chance to win: • a $10,000 educational OR • a $5,000 runners up educational grant grant, We are asking everyone in the community to virtually ‘raise their hands’ for anaphylaxis awareness by voting online for their local school at: anaphylaxis101.com.au PnF CCCCPP – Cooloola Christian College Cricket Pitch Party Come along and play the first game on the new cricket pitch at CCC on Thursday 16th October from 3pm, first ball bowled at 3.30pm. Afternoon tea will be provided and some yummies will be for sale. It’s not too late, get your name down now – see Chappie at school or email [email protected] arvotea@ccc The next arvotea@ccc will be held on Tuesday 21st October in the primary area. All are welcome! The two schools with the most hands raised by 18th December 2014 will be the winners of the grants. Go to the website (www.anaphylaxis101.com.au/ raiseyourhand), click ‘raise my hand’ and select their school from a drop-down list. Participants can raise their hand once every day during the course of the competition. Get your families raising their hands. Please share this with friends and family and get them to raise their hands - the more votes, the better chance we have of receiving the grant. Please vote every day - Raise your hand daily!!! Janet Lee (P n F President) CCC Weekly Bulletin - 15th October 2014 2 Community Notices Calendar Information shared here is a means of communication with the College community. Publication does not mean College endorsement. 16 Oct CCC Cricket Pitch Party 20 Oct Student Free Day 21-24 Oct Book Fair (CCC Library) 24 Oct Cooloola Triathlon 28 Oct Yr 9/10 Global Citizenship Excursion - Research Opportunity Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessment is conducting a research project across Australia and New Zealand on skills related to intelligence, learning and achievement. Who can participate? Participants between 4 years and 19 years 11 months who are fluent in English.  Participants will receive a book pack for their participation;  Participation takes between 30-150 minutes (not including breaks);  Participation involves testing participant skills and ability. All information collected will remain confidential and only used for research purposes by the team at Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessment. To nominate your child for the research please visit: www.pearsonclinical.com.au/nomination or contact Dr Nicki Knott on +61 39811 2528 (NZ) or [email protected] for more information. Tennis Gympie Family Open Day Parliament House Brisbane 4 Nov Encore 6 Nov Prep 2015 Orientation Morning College Bushdance 11 Nov Student Immunisations 12-14 Nov Yr 9/10 Outdoor Ed Moreton Island Snorkeling & Scuba Camp 12-14 Nov Yr 11 & 12 Block Exams 18 Nov Yr 12 Graduation Dinner 20 Nov Secondary Thanksgiving Evening 21 Nov Final Day - Year 12 28 Nov Final Day - Yr 10 & 11 2 Dec Primary Thanksgiving Evening 4 Dec Final Day - Prep to Yr 9 5 Dec Student Free - Staff Final Day When: Saturday 18th October (this Saturday) 3.00– 7.00pm Where: Reg English Memorial Courts Cartwright Road (Beside Gympie West State School) What’s on: Speed Serve machine (Have you got Gympie`s Fastest Serve?? : Hot shots demos for the kids : Accuracy Challenge : Free sausage sizzle : Senior junior doubles challenge : Social tennis Bring the whole family for some fun and games. Contact Brett Cottrill for more information 0417746795. 2015 - TERM 1 19-23 Jan Student Free - Staff PD 26 Jan Australia Day Holiday 27 Jan Term 1 commences (Prep - Yr 12) 2 Apr Term 1 concludes The current edition of the CCC Community Connect is available for viewing on our website at: www.cccgympie.qld.edu.au/community-connect.pdf Girl Guides Movie Fundraiser The Box Trolls (PG) Friday 17th October 2014 - 6.00pm at the Gympie Sovereign Cinema. Tickets are $10 each with all proceeds going to support the Gympie Girl Guides. For tickets please contact Melanie Cordell 0434 269 616 or Shelley Grambower 0447 032 345. CCC Weekly Bulletin - 15th October 2014 Cooloola Christian College Address Postal Phone Fax Website Email 1 College Road, Gympie, Qld, 4570 PO Box 1355, Gympie, Qld, 4570 07 5482 1222 07 5483 6299 www.cccgympie.qld.edu.au [email protected] 3 VEHICLE SAFETY A FEW REMINDERS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY PLEASE REMEMBER TO:  ONLY PARK IN MARKED BAYS;  OBEY THE DESIGNATED SPEED LIMITS WITHIN THE COLLEGE;  USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING WITHIN THE COLLEGE  IN SHARED ZONES;  DURING PEAK PERIODS;  KEEP BUS BAYS FREE OF CARS;  ONLY USE THE ADMINISTRATION PARKING AREAS FOR VISITS TO THE OFFICE;  DRIVE SLOWLY ON THE APPROACH TO THE COLLEGE – THE ROAD IS A DESIGNATED “SCHOOL ZONE”.  NOTE: ACCESS TO THE REAR OF THE COLLEGE IS NOT PERMITTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO WORK BEING COMPLETED ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PRIMARY BUILDING. YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN DISABLED PARKING BAYS UNLESS YOU HAVE A VALID PERMIT Figure 1: SHARED ZONES AND DESIGNATED AREAS CCC Weekly Bulletin - 15th October 2014 Figure 2: MAXIMUM SPEED WITHIN THE COLLEGE 4