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College Connection
“Growing in Christ, Striving for Excellence, Influencing the World”
ISSUE
6
17 APRIL 2015
Principal: Mr Peter Cliffe
www.heathertonchristiancollege.com
From the Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents/Guardians
We have a fantastic parent community at HCC. I
It is great seeing so many parents at our daily
know because I observe this every day here at
Primary school assemblies and
HCC. This has been most evident at the excellent
assemblies on Wednesdays. Our PFA are re-
turn out (and wonderful community spirit present)
launching
at
Wednesdays for parents. Please feel free to stay
the
working
bees
for
our
new
outdoor
our
HCC
café
after
whole school
assembly
on
classroom. Three all day working bees happened
back
over the final three Saturdays of Term 1. A few
assemblies on Wednesdays in our new Salt Café.
parents came to all three working bees and even
Also, there will be a special ANZAC day service for
helped out additionally for full days in the school
the whole school on Friday 24 April in the main
holidays! We do not usually have so many working
auditorium at 8.45 am. Parents, you are very
bees, but this is a special circumstance.
welcome to attend this service.
The outdoor classroom is looking great and will be
Quote of the week…………
for
a
coffee
and
chat
straight
after
ready for classes during Week 3 or 4 of this term.
We have gone to great lengths to construct the
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a
classroom
stone across the waters to create many ripples.”
from
recycled
materials
and
made
considerable saving on building materials, products
(Mother Teresa)
and labour due to the generous donations of the
Heatherton
Christian College
316-322 Kingston Rd,
Clarinda 3169
Ph: 8551 6650
Fax: 8551 6690
Email: office@hcc.vic.edu.au
school community. The outdoor classroom will be a
Peter Cliffe
wonderful learning environment for our Primary
Principal
Specialist
Science
program
and
Secondary
Permaculture/Horticulture classes.
I would like to especially thank our Science
Coordinator Adrienne Plotnek for continuing to go
way over and beyond the call of duty to see this
project through. Adrienne has been present at
every working bee and is working tirelessly to see
this project through.
TEARS, HUGS AND PRAYERS
YEAR 9 BAKERY ELECTIVE
On 22 March 2015 HCC said goodbye to our
fourteen visiting students from Japan. Well done
This term in our Year 9 Bakery Elective,
all host families - each of you has impacted one
students are being trained to produce
young life for the good in ways you will never
yeast based bakery products.
imagine...and had some fun along the way.
Good work!
In our first training session on Tuesday
14 April, students were challenge to
Mary Morris
produce
Japanese Student Coordinator
(Brioche). These bread rolls would be
mini
French
bread
rolls
used to make sliders (mini minced lamb
burgers) which will be available for sale
WORKING BEE
to students and our school community
Parents, our second regular working bee for the
in our Salt Café in the near future.
year will be held on Saturday 2 May from 9.30
am to midday. The second working bee is for
families with surnames beginning with L to Z.
There is one regular working bee scheduled per
term. You will receive a credit of $75 towards
your school fees for each working bee you
attend. Working bees are a great way to meet
parents and at the same time put something
back
into
the
school.
The
types
of
jobs
undertaken at working bees include gardening,
cleaning, painting and general maintenance. We
usually break the work up with morning tea, so
there is time to chat and mingle with the other
parents. Please take note of the dates of the
working bees for the year and plan to be there!
If you are an L to Z family and you cannot make
it to this working bee, you may attend the next
working bee instead. Likewise, if you are an A-K
family and missed the last working bee please
come along. Please meet just outside the staff
room to sign in and be assigned a job.
Peter Cliffe
Principal
NAME OUR CAFÉ COMPETITION
The
Academy
of
Creative
Arts
offers
Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry
private 20 and 30 minute lessons in
in to our name the
guitar, drums, violin, piano, cello, flute
cafe competition. We
received over 60 entries. The College Board and
and singing.
HCC staff voted on the names. The winning
name was ‘Salt Café. This name was submitted
For more information, please contact Rose
by
Visual
Parker at the Church office on 8551 6600
Communication students are working on a sign
or at academy@kingstoncitychurch.com.au
Adrienne
Plotnek.
Our
VCE
to display this name in our new café.
Friday
1 May
Parents, the College is using the
tiqbiz app to send out general
updates, reminders, events and
happening
much, much more!
Proud to be part of HCC?
Our Term 2 College Open Morning is
GO HEATHERTON!
on Friday 1 May. This is a great opportunity
to invite
friends who may be interested in finding out more about
Tiqbiz is available on iPhone, iPad,
iPod,
Android
Phone,
Android
and
Windows
phone
Tablet
devices.
If
you
don’t
have
Heatherton Christian College, to come for a tour of the school.
Let’s keep spreading the word about our great school!
a
mobile device, there is also an
HCC OPEN DAY
app available for computer, both
Mac and PC.
Meeting point: Gym entrance
Time: 9.00 am–12.00 pm
We kindly ask that you download
tiqbiz to one of these devices,
register a free account then find
and tick the school. When you are
ticking the school boxes, please
make sure you tick on ‘Whole
School’ and the specific grades/
years that apply to your family.
To access the inbox for your
child’s
grade,
please
use
the
surname of your child’s teacher.
AVAILABLE IN TERM 2, WE HAVE TWO NEW
REWARD ITEMS FROM OUR OUTER SPACE RANGE
FOR STUDENTS TO REDEEM:

INVISIBLE INK MARTIAN PEN

INTERGALACTIC ROCKET
DISCOVERY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Discovery Christian College opened its doors for the
high school for many years and it was great to see
very first time on Monday 2 February 2015. 90
the smiling faces of students and their parents after
students arrived on site that historic day to join the
the first full day of school. The consistent phrase I
10 staff who had been preparing for this day for
heard from parents during that first week was how
many months and for myself a two and a half year
their children now look forward to coming to school
journey was now at an end and a new phase was
every day.
beginning. The school buildings were miraculously
erected in two months and God was clearly at work
It is a privilege to be involved in such an important
during this critical period as we watched serious
project for this remote community and I look forward
storm fronts pass us by on a number of occasions
to seeing lives transformed as the students and their
without a drop of rain falling.
parents discover the Good News about Jesus Christ
for possibly the very first time.
Everything finally came together in the nick of time
and it was wonderful to be a witness on that first day
Damian Higgins
as a brand new Christian School was established. The
Principal of Discovery Christian College
community of Agnes Water has been desperate for a
Agnes Water, Queensland
PFA CORNER
COFFEE & CAKE FOR SALE IN SALT CAFÉ
Every Wednesday PFA will be selling cups of delicious coffee
and cakes straight after morning assembly. All funds raised will
go towards HCC Primary playground.
TEA TOWELS
PFA are looking for donations of new tea towels. Please hand
them into the College office.
Naomi Boss
PFA President
WANTED - Empty fruit
tubs for collection
boxes
Upcoming Events
Monday
20 April
VCE Visual Communication Excursion (8.30 am-1.00 pm, Mornington Peninsula
Regional Gallery)
Wednesday 22 April Y7/8 CSSN Sport
Y11 Permaculture Incursion
Thursday
23 April Studio Arts Exhibition (10.20 am-3.15 pm, National Gallery of Victoria)
Friday
24 April Y10 Drama Excursion (12.30 pm-3.45 pm , Footscray Community Arts Centre)
Tuesday
28 April
CSSN Theatre Sports Workshop Day (9.30 am-3.15 pm, Maranatha Christian
School)
Wednesday 29 April Y9/10 CSSN Sport
Thursday
30 April VCE Parents Information Night
Primary House Athletics Day (12.00 pm-2.30 pm, Mentone Athletics Track)
Friday
1 May
G5-6 District Sport
Term 2 College Open Morning (9.00 am-12.00 pm)
Please leave in the Staffroom
or hand them to Mrs Holtam.
Thank you
VCE Formal Dinner (6.30 pm-11.00 pm, The Southern Golf Club)
Saturday
2 May
Working Bee for Surnames L-Z (9.30 am-midday)
Monday
5 May
CSSN Theatre Sports Final
Tuesday
6 May
Y7-8 CSSN Sport
Thursday
7 May
Secondary House Athletics
Friday
8 May
G5-6 District Sport
PARENTS’ PRAYER GROUP
Sports Development - Extreme Air (11.30 am-12.30 pm)
Y10 & Y12 Careers Expo (12.15 pm-3.15 pm, Caulfield Race Course)
Monday
11 May
Curriculum Day - No School for all students
Tuesday
12 May
NAPLAN
Wednesday 13 May
NAPLAN
The Parents’ Prayer Group meets
once a month on Wednesdays
Y9/10 CSSN Sport
Primary Families Dinner (6.30 pm-8.30 pm)
Thursday
14 May
Friday
15 May
NAPLAN
G5-6 District Sport
Y10-12 Vic Youth Prayer Breakfast (6.15 am-10.00 am)
Wednesday 20 May
G1/2 Farm Excursion
Primary District Cross Country
Secondary Families Dinner (6.30 pm-8.30 pm)
Sports Development - Aust Gym Championship (8.00 am-12.30 pm)
straight after assembly in the
board
room.
Everyone
welcome to come along and pray
for our College! Here are the
dates for this year:
29-Apr
26-Aug
27-May
28-Oct
25-Nov
Friday
22 May
G5-6 District Gala Day
24-Jun
Monday
25 May
CSSN Primary Chess Day
29-Jul
Tuesday
26 May
CSSN Secondary Chess Day
For
more
information
please
contact Trish on 0411 466 314.
TERM DATES 2015
WORKING BEES
Term 2: Monday 13 April to Friday 26 June
Term 3: Wednesday 15 July to Friday 18 September
Term 4: Monday 5 October to Tuesday 8 December
Saturday 2 May: L-Z Families
Saturday 1 August: A-K Families
Saturday 21 November: L-Z Families
COLLEGE OPEN DAYS
CURRICULUM DAYS
Friday 1 May
Monday 3 August
Friday 9 October
Monday 11 May
Monday 17 August
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