Around The College

First Nations Yaitya Tita (Youth Connection)

On Monday, 14 November a happy posse of students and staff drove to Prince Alfred College to attend our first interschool First Nations Yaitya Tita (Youth Connection) group celebration. We were supposed to be at Kingston Park beach visiting a sacred spring but the weather had other ideas! We started by making playdough shapes and drawing on rocks and cards, chatting while we created. Local Kaurna elder Uncle John Lochowiak led us in a smoking ceremony, a Welcome to Country and shared the Tjilbruke story which had good life lessons for all of us to consider. Next we ate food and played basketball and other games with students from other schools. After enjoying the sausage sizzle we made paper aeroplanes and Jordie Tongerie (Year 8) helped Cornerstone win the competition by sending his orange jet soaring past all the others. We finished with a chocolate game and some raffle prizes before heading home on the bus. We all enjoyed the night and look forward to attending other gatherings in the future, and perhaps even hosting our own on Peramangk country. Thank you to the staff who gave up their time to organise and supervise the event.

Leanne Filmer

Teacher

Arts Alive

It was great to see an audience back for our Arts Alive, Middle School Showcase evening on Tuesday, 22 November. The art exhibition was well attended and included the annual Year 12 student exhibition. There was also a large display of Middle School artworks both completed and in progress. The performances included our Music students with some spectacular solo’s. We have an amazing Music staff who worked hard to arrange a varied program with our dedicated students. Drama performances were across all Middle School years with the introduction of the Drama Club students. This group meets weekly at lunch and it was great to see the excitement and talent of our junior students. A big thank you to everyone who joined our audience, it is such a critical learning experience to perform and exhibit in a public setting. Thank you also to our staff and students who spent extra time preparing for this evening.

Jacinta Smart

Arts Learning Area Leader/Teacher

EDITION 2022 Launch

The English Learning Area celebrated the launch of EDITION 2022 on Friday, 25 November. As always, all students who were published in this year’s magazine were invited to attend the launch. We were so pleased by how many were able to attend to celebrate the hard work of students in the English Learning Area. The launch featured a reading from Year 7 student Olive Catalano who shared her poem Free. Year 9 student Ava Harten read Bullying, a persuasive piece, and Heidi Fopp (Year 11) read her narrative Polishing Off a New Case. It was wonderful to showcase a range of work from different year levels. Launching EDITION 2022 would not have been possible without the work of many. I would like to thank Anjali Joseph, Ben Brazzalotto and Tonya Brooks for selecting and editing pieces for EDITION 2022. I would also like to thank Jo Powell for her assistance in collating and formatting the publication. Finally, I’d like to thank all the students who were willing to put their work forward for consideration. The publication is not possible without you. Congratulations to those whose work was selected for publication. We are so proud of all you have achieved this year.

Karin Hempenstall

English Learning Area Leader

Bus Applications for Services in 2023 on Department for Education (DfE) buses

Mt Barker High School (MBHS) manages a number of buses that our students catch. If your child requires bus transport to or from Cornerstone via the routes below in 2023, then you should have submitted an application form by Wednesday, 7 December (end of this College term). Route and timetable information can be found on the MBHS website www.mtbhs. sa.edu.au/students/bus_service

The bus route includes the following towns: • Echunga • Hahndorf • Harrogate • Kanmantoo • Macclesfield • Nairne • Wistow

Application Process • An application form is required each year per family.

This form is also available to download from our website: http://www.cornerstone.sa.edu.au/enrolments/bus-services/ • Submit your application form to Cornerstone College at: busapplications@cornerstone.sa.edu.au • Our receipt of your application form does not guarantee approval to travel on DfE buses. • Cornerstone College will forward your application to

MBHS on your behalf for processing. • MBHS will assess the application, make the final decision regarding eligibility to travel, and advise Cornerstone

College of the outcome. • We will communicate MBHS’s decision to families as soon as we are advised. Important information • Each student on this family form will incur a non-refundable processing fee of $20.00 payable to Cornerstone College (charged to your College account). • It is recommended that families only complete an application form if their child meets the eligibility guidelines and are in an area that is serviced by the DfE buses, to avoid unnecessary charges. • Generally, families will be advised by the end of this term if their child has been approved for travel. However, families who submit their application form late may have to wait until the first couple of weeks of Term 1 for MBHS to accurately determine and allocate final bus seating. • If your child/ren are unable to access a DfE bus due to ineligibility or location, please refer to the ‘Enrolments/Bus

Services’ section of our website for alternative non-DfE bus travel options. DfE Eligibility Requirements ― bus seats are allocated according to a student’s eligibility status:

Should you require any further information or clarification regarding bus information, please do not hesitate to contact me at the College on 8398 6000. Jo Powell Administration Assistant

Years 7-12 Eligibility – priority 1* Eligibility – priority 2*

Your home is >5km from nearest government secondary school Your home is < 5km from nearest government secondary school

First Lego League

FIRST LEGO League is a world wide event that inspires students through hands on STEM learning. Our team at Cornerstone have spent the past 10 weeks building and programming a robot to perform tasks as well as a community project – all based around the theme Superpowered. This year the students researched about Hydroelectricity and how we can harness this to power some lights around the Purtinga creek area. The team attended the Banksia Park regional event in Week 5 and presented their idea to a panel of judges and ran their robot in the robot game against 7 other teams. They finished the day receiving the Core Values Award – the judges said showed amazing teamwork over the tournament and throughout the 10 weeks of work. Well done Team Cornerstone!

Alyssa Leach

Teacher