CCC CONNECT Term 3 2019

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EDITION 3 2019

Growing God’s Kingdom through Excellence in Education

CONTENT Faces of CCC, pg 1 From the Leadership, pg 3 Staff News, pg 5 Alumni News, pg 7 News & Events, pg 8 Nature Play, pg 11 Parenting Unpacked, pg 12 Focus on the Family, pg 13 Date Claimers, pg 16 Term in Review, pg 17 Community News, pg 23 ELC News, pg 24 Service Learning, pg 25 The Arts, pg 27 Sports, pg 29 Associated Churches, pg 30

TEAM Natalie Cocks, Creator Melita Whittle, Co-ordinator Minette Engelbrecht, Editor Staff, Students & Alumni, Content & Photos

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From the Leadership

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

During Term 2, the College Board and Senior Leadership team set new strategic directions and key focus areas for Cooloola Christian College over the next three years. This is included in our Strategic Directions 2019-2021 document.

As part of this strateg y development, the Board also adopted a new set of foundational values that guide our actions and behaviours within the school environment. These C-L-E-A-R values are modelled on the example of Christ and how he lived his life on earth, with love and respect for others.

Our new values encourage us to be Courageous, Learners, Excellent, Accountable and Respectful.

These values are expected to be upheld by all members of our communit y, including our students, staf f members, parents and families. They determine how we interact with one another; how students are expected to treat one another; how teachers are expected to treat students; how staf f members treat each other; and how parents and families are treated.

To further explain our values - Courage is a willingness to continue despite fear or opposition; Learning is having a teachable attitude, being prepared to learn and grow, Excellence is setting a high standard and maintaining it by doing our ver y best. Accountabilit y is a responsibilit y to ourselves and our communit y for all of our actions. Respect is the way we treat others and ourselves.

We will be communicating these new values regularly over the coming months and embedding them throughout the College communit y to reinforce the importance of what we do and how we do it.

Trevor Norman Principal

View our Strategic Directions document

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A message

FROM THE DEPUTY

THE PURPOSE

OF CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION

Our school has been formulating it ’s strategic directions in the past few months and so I have been challenged to consider what it means for us to be a Christian school. Although our core mission has not changed since inception some 27 years ago - Growing God’s Kingdom through Excellence in Education, the way we do school and learning is ver y dynamic. Ensuring we continue to embrace our vision and mission in an ever-changing educational landscape is vital for Christian schools.

Hanscamp, Clarke et al in their publication Formational Learning say this, “ The purpose of Christian education is to seek a particular t ype of student formation. Students are invited to be people who not only understand the world God has made – through the lens of His Big Stor y – but are inspired to be engaged in His world as they live out what it is to be truly human as an image-bearer of the Creator. Formational learning is that which shapes and forms the whole person (character, head, heart and hand) to reflect the image of God”. Smith (2009) suggests that “Education is not primarily…concerned with providing information; rather, education most

fundamentally is a matter of formation, a task of shaping and creating a certain kind of people. These people are distinct because they love and desire – the Kingdom of God”.

All schools are involved in some kind of formation.

This may be overtly stated or it may be quite unconscious. Our vision at CCC (and I would suggest in most Christian schools) is that we provide much more than simple knowledge and skills, or indeed qualit y teaching and learning. We want to provide students with opportunities to reach their full potential as children of God ( John 10:10) and to use their gif ts and talents to ser ve others (Hebrews 6:10). As a leader at CCC, I have seen this formation take shape in each of our graduating classes, and I’m excited to see where this leads them in their future paths.

Ross Waltisbuhl Deputy Principal

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Staff News

Amy Chapman

Landslide victory for Gympie’s favourite teacher Ar ticle from Gympie Times by Donna Jones & Philippe Coquerand GYMPIE, it seems, has the lion’s share of great teachers with 79 nominees in the Gympie Times “Top Teachers” poll on Facebook. The runaway winner, with 16 per cent of the vote, is Cooloola Christian College’s Amy Chapman.

The support for Mrs Chapman was evident almost immediately after nominations started rolling in, with one glowing review coming from Molly Venema: “Definitely Amy Chapman at CCC. Having her as a teacher is the best thing that’s happened for my daughter.

She loves going to school every day, feels respected and supported and always comes home feeling great about herself,” Ms Venema said. “Amy has brought out a whole new side of my daughter, and is a very nurturing and compassionate teacher. We are so thankful to have her teaching my daughter this year.”

Mrs Chapman said teaching was a challenging job, but it had its rewards.

“It’s just about working and connecting with your students and this is one of the reasons I love teaching the younger children,” she said. “The Prep students come into an environment where they just say ‘wow’ and for them it’s about wanting to learn and explore.

I love seeing the huge change from when they first started in the beginning of the year to when they finish the school year.”

“It’s not just me who puts in a lot of work but it’s the whole team. Every teacher does a wonderful job.”

Mrs Chapman has been a teacher at CCC for the past four years, with the past two of those teaching Prep students. She said she was speechless at the nomination and win.

“Yeah definitely a bit of a shock, I wasn’t expecting it,” she said.

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Mrs Chapman spends hours writing up her term plan - ensuring her students’ needs are all met via an inquiry-based learning method.

Inquiry-based learning is a more structured approach to developmental learning, encouraging students to become co-creators of their learning, developing student skills in selfdirection, research, critical thinking and problem solving, and developing discipline, knowledge and skills.

“I’d like to thank everyone who nominated me,” she said.

“I work at a very beautiful school with a very supportive team.”

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The Deagon Family

LIBRARY RENOVATIONS

New learning spaces will be open and ready for use in Term 4!

“Peter and I would like to announce the safe but early arrival of our little blessing, Elise Faith Deagon on the 25th of June. She came 8 weeks earlier than expected and weighed 1.1kg. We have been so thankful for the prayers and support of the College community during our eventful leap into new parenthood. We have seen so many answers to prayer during this time, from Elise not needing oxygen (unlike most premature babies) to her steadily gaining weight (she is now 2.8kg). After 7 weeks in hospital it was exciting but surreal to be able to take Elise home and we are settling into new routines and enjoying life as a family.�

- Lauren Deagon

SOLID GROUNDS COFFEE @ CCC

Solid Grounds will be operating in the new space next to the ELC from Term 4!

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Alumni News

JESSE & FARRAH HARRIS - GRADUATED 2014 Jesse and I went through school together at CCC, from Pre-School all the way through to Year 12. After school we began dating, and 5 years later on the 24th of June 2019 we got married. We had our wedding in Toowoomba at the beautiful Gabbinbar Homestead, surrounded by our family and friends. We are now living in Brisbane with a our little dog, Charlie. Currently, we are both studying at the University of Queensland, with Jesse studying Medicine and I’m studying Veterinary Science. We are both really enjoying our courses, and getting ready to complete part of our study over in Canada in December.

CONGRATULATIONS JESSE & FARRAH from all of us at Cooloola Christian College!

Photo Credit: Hannah McLaren Photography

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News & Events

PREP OPEN MORNING Prep at Cooloola Christian College offers a play-based curriculum, with intentional and responsive teaching.

Programs are inspired by the Walker Learning Approach, a pedagogy designed for Australian schools, with a focus on early literacy and numeracy skills. Our talented teachers use the Walker Learning Approach to deliver the Australian Curriculum in an engaging and differentiated method.

Join us for our first PREP TRANSITION MORNING on Wednesday 30th October 9:30am - 11am If you have a child that is starting Prep in 2020, you are welcome to come & experience the classroom and establish relationships with teachers.

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STEM Building Opening

STATE-OF-THE-ART STEM CENTRE $2.4m complex for Gympie college opens Ar ticle from Gympie Times STUDENTS at Gympie’s Cooloola Christian College now have access to modern laboratories and collaborative technologies as part of their new $2.4 million state-ofthe-art STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Centre.

The building, which was officially opened at the end of last month, includes three science classrooms and two technology laboratories for senior secondary students.

Principal Trevor Norman said the new centre provided students with access to the equipment and technology needed to meet the objectives of the Australian curriculum.

“The technology laboratories provide students with screens where they can share their work with peers which supports collaborative learning,” he said.

opportunity to demonstrate a wide variety of scientific experiments and procedures.”

The project was funded by a $535,000 Commonwealth grant under the Capital Grants Program and a $535,000 Queensland Government grant under the State Capital Assistance Scheme. The additional funds were provided by the College.

The college has also recently renovated its arts precinct, which includes an outdoor amphitheatre with LED lighting and multimedia capabilities, a dark room, and classrooms which support interactive technologies.

If you would like more information about our Secondary subjects or scholarship please contacct the Office on 5481 1000 or email admin@ccc.qld.edu.au.

“Students also have access to resources to replicate the in-class demonstrations and our teachers now have the

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NAPLAN Results

Gympie’s top NAPLAN schools revealed Ar ticle from Gympie Times by Josh Preston and Geof f Egan Across the Gympie region, Year 3 and Year 5 students at Cooloola Christian College got an average NAPLAN score of 4686, making it the region’s top performing primary school.

“These results are also a demonstration of the strong collaborative effort from parents and families who support and partner with us to help every student achieve their best.

The second best performing primary school was Saint Pat’ricks, where the average result was 4550 for Year 3 and Year 5 students.

“Our students have consistently performed well in NAPLAN testing over many years thanks to our dedicated teachers who focus on developing essential literacy and numeracy skills, while developing a genuine love of learning with each student.

The third best performing primary school was Victory College where the school-wide average score was 4418.

The three schools ranked 244th, 396th and 544th respectively out of the 872 participating in the test across the state, with CCC finishing in roughly the top 28 per cent of Queensland schools.

CCC Principal Trevor Norman expressed his thanks to the school’s teachers for preparing students for the test.

“We are committed to achieving great results and outcomes for our students, and this is made possible through the incredible community of students, teachers and families we have here at Cooloola Christian College.”

“We are incredibly proud of our teachers and students for achieving these excellent NAPLAN results,” Mr Norman said.

To find out more about Cooloola Christian College please visit www.ccc.qld.edu.au and make a time to visit us!

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Nature Play

At CCC we believe that unstructured, outdoor play is essential for the healthy development of children. Nature Play QLD is a fantastic government initiative encouraging families and kids to get outdoors! Below is a list of great ideas for these holidays. Go outside and have fun!

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Take photos and or videos of your activities and tag Art’s Sake #SOS and #NaturePlayQLD These types of Eco Seaside activities and more are facilitated by Sandy of The Sea (Art’s Sake), Mackay Content supplied by Art’s Sake - EcoArt Pop-Up Studio, an official Nature Play QLD Activity Provider

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Check out www.natureplayqld.org.au for more outdoor activities, things to do & places to go

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CCC Parenting Unpacked

Winning with Kids

reflections by Priscilla Birt (CCC Parent)

Sean W Smith is one of Australia’s leading Christian children & family communicators. Sean’s parenting ministry ‘Winning with kids’, has encouraged 1000’s of families around the country & seen incredible stories of change in children & parents lives.

My husband and I had the privilege of attending the Sean W Smith, ‘Winning with Kids’ parenting workshop last week.

We are parents of three children ages 11, 9 and 20 months. Like many of you, life in our household is never dull and with the pending ‘teenage years’ just around the corner we were eager to hear Sean’s perspective and advice for the seemingly daunting years ahead. Part of what we took away from the evening were these key points -

Vision. Identity. Consistency. God. Sean began by reminding us that our children are a gift from God and that we need to take our time to invest in them. As parents it is important to have a vision/goal of what kind of children we want to raise so that we can be intentional about our parenting, seek out wisdom from the Scriptures and make appropriate changes to keep us on track and heading towards our goal. Vision...

What really stuck with me from the workshop though was the topic about raising children to know what their identity is. We all know that kids are going to make mistakes as they grow up. Which is why it is important from an early age to separate our children’s bad choices from their identity. A bad choice is just that. It doesn’t define us or who we are.

With daily reminders and prompts of this from when children are young, we can give them the ability to be able to manage their own choices in the future when they are too old for us to make decisions for them.

We can do this by being intentional in our parenting and changing our focus from saying things like “you’re a naughty boy” to saying things like “that’s not who we are/ that’s not what we do”. By using

these phrases, we are building our children up and not bringing them down which leads to them having a clearer understanding as they grow up of what they should and should not do. Identity...

Sean also shared with us the importance of being consistent in your discipline. Yes, he said that we should still discipline our children which was a big disappointment to my nine year old son. From my experience of being a mum, along with my job as a Teacher Aide, I know the importance of children needing clear boundaries and guidelines. Sean reiterated this by saying that consistency leads to giving your child authority over their own actions.

You put the ownership back on them! If they know the rules, and they choose to break them then they know that they will have a consequence for their actions. Consistency...

Through it all though as parents we are useless on our own. We need God’s help, every step of the way. God...

It’s ok to have bad days and we all have them. I would encourage all of you, if you haven’t yet, to check out Sean’s presentation <LINK HERE>.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

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Focus on the Family

TEENS AND DEPRESSION

BY JAN KERN Amy glanced up from folding towels and T-shirts as her daughter shuffled through the kitchen. She sensed the sadness that weighed her daughter down, drooping her shoulders and erasing her usually easy smile. Amy’s heart sank. It seemed only a short time ago her daughter’s laughter and enthusiasm reverberated through the house. Now she was quiet, withdrawn and moody.

are shaken. And this is a common experience.

Hormones cause brain and body changes that affect an adolescent’s sleep, eating habits, emotions and social well-being. They’re constantly adjusting to the fluctuations. They want to be adults, but getting there feels downright awkward. They often push against parental requests or expectations with defiance or tears — and no one knows which to expect.

As a parent going about daily life, you might also be watching and asking: Is my teen OK? We all want our children to meet life’s challenges with strength and vigour, so it’s painful to watch them tumble into hopelessness or depression. How do we stand with our teens through this adolescent season of change and emotional upheaval?

Questions fill their minds and may remain unspoken: Who am I? What am I supposed to do with my life? Am I liked?

And it doesn’t matter if their selfperception is inaccurate. It feels real to them.

Recent studies that show 28 percent of adolescents will experience some kind of depression.

Is this really normal?

Walt Mueller, in his book The Space Between, calls the adolescent years “the earthquake of adolescence.” It definitely feels that way. We are shaken. Our teens 13

This is all normal — a part of the developmental process — and yet it’s so very difficult for them and for us.

What does depression look like?

With all these changes, our teens may feel physically, emotionally or spiritually overwhelmed. In light of

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recent studies that show 28 percent of adolescents will experience some kind of depression, parents can’t help but wonder what depression looks like in the life of a teen.

At one end of the spectrum, depression can become a medical illness that severely limits daily functioning, lasts for months or possibly years and requires professional intervention. At the other end of the spectrum, a teen may temporarily “feel blue” in the midst of certain events and developmental changes.

At first glance, a teen’s depression, including its severity, may not be clear. A few signs to watch for include: • agitation or restlessness • changes in appetite • fatigue or difficulty sleeping • loss of interest in activities • isolating behaviour • acting out or defiance • changes in school performance • feeling sad, worthless, hopeless or helpless How can we show love?

When our actions express support and compassion, our teens are better equipped to handle the emotional challenges of adolescence. Communicating the following messages will help affirm our teens so they know they are not alone.

I want to hear what you think and feel.

Create a pleasant home environment with open and safe communication. Make sure your teen knows you’re available and ready to listen. Take time to hear her out so she can feel confident that she’ll receive your attention and compassion when she’s ready to share the tough stuff.

I am here — standing with you and for you.

Teach and model healthy coping responses, including purposeful time with God. Encourage balance, rest, reasonable downtime and nutritious food. Your example will help your teen believe you’re ready to go through this challenging season with him.

I enjoy who you are now and who you are becoming.

Help your teen identify personal strengths and character qualities, then offer verbal encouragement. Let her take increasing leadership in designing her schedule, and express your interest in what interests her.

Invite dialogue, then listen as she expresses her ideas. Your attentiveness will help your teen appreciate who God created her to be.

As you help your teen walk through the ups and downs of adolescence, remember that depression is not an indictment of bad parenting. Much of the turmoil of the teen years is beyond a parent’s control, and even teens of loving, attentive parents fall into depression. If you are dealing with a depressed teen, you don’t need to struggle on your own.

Seek help from your GP, local counsellor/pastor or beyondblue.org.au.

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2020 TERM & HOLIDAY DATES TERM 1 - 10 weeks Monday 20 – Friday 24 January Monday 27 January: Tuesday 28 January: Friday 3 April:

Student Free Days/Staff PD Australia Day Holiday Term 1 Commences for Years P – 12 Term 1 Concludes

TERM 2 - 10 weeks Tuesday 21 April: Monday 4 May: Friday 15 May: Friday 26 June:

Term 2 Commences Labour Day Holiday Gympie Show Holiday Term 2 Concludes

TERM 3 - 9 weeks Monday 13 – Friday 17 July: Monday 20 July: Friday 18 September:

Student Free Days/Staff PD Term 3 Commences Term 3 Concludes

TERM 4 - 9 weeks Monday 5 October: Tuesday 6 October: Monday 19 October: Friday 20 November: Friday 27 November: Thursday 3 December: Friday 4 December:

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Queen’s Birthday Holiday Term 4 Commences Student Free Day/Staff PD Final Day Year 12 Final Day Year 10 & 11 Final Day P-9 Final Day Staff

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Date Claimers

What’s on in Term 4?

MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER

Queen’s Birthday Holiday Term 4 Prayer Meeting

TUESDAY 8TH OCTOBER

Term 4 Commences

FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER

P&F Meeting @ Solid Grounds Make A Stand

THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

Music Count Us In

TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER

Year 12 Graduation

13TH - 15TH NOVEMBER

Year 4 Camp @ Mapleton

THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER

Secondary Presentation Evening

FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER

Final Day Year 12

18TH - 22ND NOVEMBER

Year 9 Work Experience

FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER

P&F Meeting @ Solid Grounds

TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER

ELC Kindy Graduation Evening

27TH - 29TH NOVEMBER

Year 9 Camp Final Day Yr 10&11

FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

Primary Siwmming Carnival

3RD - 5TH DECEMBER TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER

EOY Program Prep Year 9 Primary Presentation Evening

THURSDAY 5TH

Christmas Concert

DECEMBER

Last Day of School

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Term in Review

AROUND CCC

Year 7 Science studing forces

Year 7 have recently been studying forces, and the recent topic is electrostatic forces. The photos show what happens when they hold a hand on a Van de Graaf generator. A Van de Graaf generator produces a very large electrostatic charge, and can produce harmless sparks several centimetres long.

The electrostatic charge transfers onto the surface of any object, including humans. Consequently, all hair strands are repelled from its neighbours, often with humorous results.

Secondary Science Highlights S en io r S ci en ce Ve geb od s

Experiment introducin g genetics in Biology.

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ABOVE: Previous students doing Vegebods experiment in Biology.

AROUND CCC

Book Week Highlights Japanese Exchange Students

What an amazing term it has been in Prep with so many exciting and fun things happening. Starting with Prep’s celebration of their 100th day - a special time that was celebrated with activities, games and CAKE! Over the term they have been a part of the Premier’s Reading Challenge and joined in the excitement with dressing up for Book Week. Finishing off the term, Prep shared a special evening with their dads for Father’s Day. The ‘Donuts with Dad’ event was such a precious time where wonderful memories were made.

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AROUND CCC

Year 6 Solar Boat Challenge On the 14th of September two teams went to Maryborough and competed in a solar boat competition. The names of the boats were TAL Time and Silver Swans. On our first race (TAL Time) our boat broke down TWICE before it was running, after we fixed it we got our fastest time throughout the whole day. Eventually we were only a second away from going into the finals but in the end we came 5th out of 25 boats. Our fastest time was nineteen seconds across ten metres. We had an amazing experience and lots of fun. We also learnt how we can improve our boat for next time. Lucy Sadler-Bridge

The Year 6s held a Market Day Stall on 11th September.

You could buy snow cones, playdough, cookies, get your photo taken with friends and family and win prizes. The Year 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only had twenty dollars to buy items for the stalls and we raised over a hundred dollars.

Money raised will go towards buying sports equipment for lunchtimes. Sophia Duhs

Year 6 Electrical Safety Week

Year 6 Market Day 19

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Business Studies Market Day This term the senior Business Studies class have been learning about how to become an entrepreneur and the importance of a business plan to guide a new venture. As part of their assessment the students ran a Market Day which was a great success with many students and staff attending.

Year 4/5 Science In the Year 4/5 classroom, students have been learning about different types of forces in Science lessons and recently made catapults from paddle sticks, rubber bands and spoons. Students were able to modify their designs to improve distance. Our winners were Charley Taylor (6.7m), Tessa Duhs and Emily Monk (6.5m). Also last week, our class started exploring the possibilities with Spheros. They have been learning about the steps required to get these ball-shaped objects to go through maze patterns, using speed and duration commands and also change colours on their spheros. It is wonderful to see each student master their maze and even some were able to give commands to reverse. Well done to the amazing Year 4/5 students!

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AROUND CCC

RUOK? DAY HOME ECONOMICS The Year 9/10 Fibre Technology class has been designing and making toys and garments for the Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.

Our staff were decked out in their Hawaiian shirts for R U OK? Day! R U OK? Day (Thursday 12 September, 2019) is our national day of action dedicated to reminding everyone that every day is the day to ask, “Are you ok?” and support those struggling with life’s ups and downs. This year we want everyone to ‘Trust the Signs, Trust your Gut & Ask R U OK?’

Year 9/10 Food Technology students have been investigating meat, seafood and eggs.

The kitchen has been smelling fantastic with everything from beef stroganoff and pasta marinara to stir fries and quiches.

Year 8 students have made cushion covers, oven mitts, cubes and balls.

The Year 7 Fruit Creations task encouraged students to present this important food group in creative ways to encourage more fruit consumption.

Sean W Smith Performance

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OUTSIDE CCC

Rec Studies highlights

Headstart Awards Our Year 11 students scaled walls, crawled through tunnels, hiked, carried a stretcher keeping their team mate safe while making their way through mud. They heard inspiring stories about our Aussie Diggers and the many wars that have been fought for our freedom.

Lest we forget. Students took on scenarios that were shared by Daveo and Sarah our instructors. Mateship and Leadership are the core values students took away from Emy Gully!

CCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest mathematical minds were pushed to their limits to understand frictional forces, damped oscillatory motion, gradients, velocity, acceleration and vectors in the three dimensional realm recently on our Maths excursion to Warner Bros. Movie World at the Gold Coast. Oh, and we had a great time too!

Year 11 Camp Emu Gully

Maths trip to Movieworld

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Community News

COMMUNITY

Grandparents Day

Primary students were taken on a trip down memory lane by some lovely CCC grandparents who shared some special artefacts from their childhood or school years. Alan and Sylvia Harris showed how to use a separator for milk and cream; Helen Grogan read a book with the children; Jenny Cocks played her piano accordion; Coral Ernst set up a little school work station and shared stories from her days as a distance education student; Phil Downing shared about what life was like before flushing toilets; Heather Trammachi shared some old school games; Kevin and Christine Fraser shared many artefacts; Gail Eriksen told tales from her school days; Ruth Andrews shared stories from her childhood; and Debbie Trease shared about old phones. Grandparents Day was a lovely opportunity for our CCC community to celebrate our past, present and future.

Watoto Children’s Choir

We had the privilege of hosting Watoto Children’s Choir. There was one evening and two in-school worship experiences.

They brought an exciting and passionate worship experience where they engaged with the audience, got people to their feet singing, dancing and clapping along. Even some of our students were able to show-case their dance moves with the Watoto children.

Watoto have travelled extensively since 1994 and we had the honour to have their Centenary Choir with us. The choir serves many purposes, it raises awareness about the work of Watoto globally and shares a message of hope for Africa’s most vulnerable children and women. It is also leadership training for their children, providing a strong sense of responsibility while experiencing different cultures. More importantly it is a way they share their faith with people around the world. They see thousands of people connect with the love of Jesus and what He’s done in their children’s lives.

If you weren’t able to attend, there are still ways you can support and learn more about their ministry. Jump on to their website www.watoto.com and see the many ways you can partner with them – sponsoring a child; missions trips; partner financially; buy merchandise; grab their latest album “We Will Go” and Prayer.

“We will remember their beautiful faces and the warmth of their big hugs.”

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ELC News

Connecting with the Community Term 3 has seen the Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten children strengthening their relationships with the wider school and Gympie community as they learnt through play. From going to concerts in the hall to the Year 8 Clown assessment, the children have loved getting out of the Centre gates and seeing what is happening within the College grounds. The children were also privileged to have the Japanese students visit the ELC and show them how to make Origami as they in turn showed the students their playground.

The Prep Open Morning was a fantastic opportunity for our Kindergarten children to experience their future learning environment in the Primary school. The learning fun continued as the children shared the message of The Parable of The Lost Sheep with the Gympie community with their contribution to The Little Kids Day Out Art Installation and hosting a Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Night for their families.

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Service Learning

LITTLE KIDS DAY OUT Over 700 families from our Gympie community came and shared in the fun of Little Kids Day Out on Saturday, 17th August. The day was themed around the story “Duck Away” by Mem Fox. Our Prep classes made a spectacular door art display about counting farm animals. Our Cooloola Christian College stand was themed around “The Parable of the Lost Sheep”. In Creative Arts lessons with Mrs Dean, our lower primary students made and decorated sheep to place in the art installation. It looked amazing! Students made a sheep each in their class groups which we used to hang around our activity stand. The 99 sheep hanging under our stand were eye-catching and stimulated great discussions. At our activity stand there were areas for children to engage in imaginative play, a farmyard stamping craft, a reading corner and sensory boxes with farm play, reptiles and ducks. We blessed our community by handing out over 200 bags of free popcorn. Little Kids Day Out was a fantastic event and such a wonderful celebration of the precious season of early childhood.

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DUCKPOND DASH We are thankful for students who love to serve in our local community!

Solid Grounds attended the Duckpond Dash, as part of Seniors Week, to serve coffee and help with the relay.

Our students were part of the team of officials, awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each event. They participated in the Intergenerational Relay with Josh Darbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team taking out 1st place and Tommie Pienaarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Team came in 3rd place.

It was a great day, the older generation loved having them there and everyone loved the SG coffee!

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The Arts

PRIMARY

Congratulations to our Primary Sacred Choir for their win at the 2019 Gympie Eisteddfod for the Under 13 Sacred Choir section. The students sang ‘Gethsemane’ by R and M Hoffman. The 2019 choir are a young group of enthusiastic singers who attend choir practice each Monday lunchtime. The students represented the College beautifully and were commended on their facial expressions which reflected the meaning of the song.

Congratulations to all the other students who performed throughout the week. Special mention to Brock Morgan who took home the trophy for ‘Most promising Male Speech & Drama Performer 14 yrs & under’ (third year in a row).

Visual Arts

Project

GOLD RUSH

CONNECT One of our Year 10 students has been part of Project Connect, a Gympie Regional Council initiative which pairs art students with a local artist for a 12 hour block of work experience. Molly Hodgson had the privilege of working with Frankie Barloc in her studio, producing a rose, wrought from copper and titled ‘Beauty and the Beast’. It is on display as part of the Hi-Arts Exhibition at the Gympie Regional Gallery during September.

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Upper Primary were privileged to participate in the Gold Rush Project for Primary – Parts of the Machine.

Students will parade their machinery props as part of the Gold Rush Street Parade, on Friday 18 October, and the Gold Rush Carnival at Lake Alford during the Closing Ceremony in a community theatre performance, on Saturday 19 October. Secondary Visual Arts students from CCC also participated in the Gold Rush Project.

Be sure to check out the amazing works of Art!

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A Collision of the Arts

COLLIDE-O-SCOPE

Primary Arts students created artwork for display at Collide-O-Scope 2019. The artworks were created to communicate meaning. The stimulus for their artwork was Job 37:4, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When His voice resounds, He holds nothing backâ&#x20AC;?. The students organised the layout of the artwork.

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Gympie District

Sports

ATHLECTICS

The Gympie District Athletics Carnival 13yrs-19yrs, was help at Albert Park on the 8th & 9th of August, of August, in which 34 of our students attended. Congratulations to the students who participated on the day, with special mention to Jenna Williams & Molly Hodgson who made Age Champions.

CCC did well with 22 students having the opportunity to be apart of the Gympie District team in the Wide Bay Athletics Carnival in Bundaberg.

Well done

EQUESTRIAN TEAM This term we had students compete in both the St Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showjumping Day and the Fraser Coast Interschool Equestrian Competition. We had six CCC competitors amongst 63 schools and 257 riders. Well done to our entire CCC team on your fantastic effort!

If you would like more information about joining the CCC EQ Team, please contact Lucy Choveaux on 0404 470 677 or lucychovo@gmail.com. All enquiries are welcome.

CCC Netball STARS

CCC Stars GRAND FINAL winners!! A huge congratulations to our Netball girls on playing a fabulous season and demonstrating impressive teamwork.

A highlight of the season was being awarded their Grand Final trophies by Maddie McAuliffe & Karla Pretorius from Sunshine Coast Lightning team.

A big thank you to our fabulous coach Gina Moore for supporting, teaching and encouraging the netball girls every week.

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CHURCHES

SERVICES & MINISTRIES Gympie Baptist (133 Corella Road, Gympie)

Gympie Wesleyan Methodist (70 Exhibition Road, Gympie)

Pastor: Tony Roberts Assoc. Pastor: Ben Cumerford Church Office: 5482 8525 Mobile: 0402 562 006 Web: www.gympie-baptist-church.com

Pastor: Gary McClintock Church office: 5482 3618 Mobile: 0412 688 353 Web: www.gympie.wesleyan.org.au

Sunday Worship: Sunday school: Playgroup: Youth Group:

9.30am 10am Friday 9:30am Friday 7pm

Sunday Worship: 9.00am Sunday School: 9.00am Mainly Music: Friday 10am Atomic (Kids Club): Friday 4pm JaM Youth: Friday 7pm

Presbyterian Church (11 Crown Road, Gympie)

Mary Valley Wesleyan Methodist (198 Amamoor-Dagun Road, Amamoor)

Pastor: Church office: Mobile:

Pastor: Church office: Mobile:

Daniel Saunders 5482 7629 0409 574 398

Sunday Worship service: 9.30am Sunday School: 9.45am Youth & Young Adults: Friday 6.30pm

Church of Christ (57 Horseshoe Bend, Gympie) Pastor: Church office: Mobile:

Kevin Dunn 5482 6331 0452 282 931

Worship & Communion: 9.30am KIDZ CHURCH ‘J’ TEAM: 10.10am

Brendan Edwards 5484 3687 0417 757 397

Sunday Prayer: 8.30am Sunday Worship: 9.30am Sunday School: 10.00am

CCC CHAPEL Every Wednesday (SBH) Primary 8:45am Secondary 10:15am

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COOLOOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE 1 College Rd, Southside QLD 4570 (07) 5481 1000 ccc.qld.edu.au