AROUND THE COLLEGE

Reminders from the H&PE team

Welcome back Senior students!

A couple of quick reminders from the H&PE team.

1. Senior students are expected to only be in PE during their lesson time. This means you need to change into PE before and after your lesson. If under exceptional circumstances, you cannot change back into your formal uniform a signed note is required from a parent/caregiver (not a text). Please note washing your uniform is not an exceptional reason.

2. Outdoor Ed students will normally complete their lessons in formal uniform. Your teacher will let you know ahead of time if this is not the case.

3. inbarendi at lunch times. 1:05pm to 1:15pm you are not to enter the gym. This is the time to exchange your ID card for sports equipment. 1:15pm you can enter the gym if you have sports shoes, no food or drink (Except water bottles that can be placed to the side).

We look forward to working with you again!

The Health and PE team

Keeping Our Community Safe

To maintain a safe and healthy learning environment for our staff and students, parents/caregivers are required continue to keep students at home if unwell, and advise the College if students obtain a positive COVID test result.

Absences can be notified using the Cornerstone App Students should not return back to the College whilst symptoms are present (usually 5 to 7 days).

Whilst masks are no longer mandated, they are an important physical barrier to prevent the spread and staff and students are supported in the wearing of masks, particularly indoors.’

Shelley Feutrill

Risk and Compliance Coordinator

Driver Awareness Seminars

Cornerstone College recognises the importance of our young people being well prepared before taking on the significant responsibility of being a driver on our roads.

As such, the College is facilitating Driver Awareness seminars for all Year 10 and 11 students. These seminars will be held on Thursday, 16 March at the College during Lessons 3, 4 & 5 for Year 11 students and Lessons 5 & 6 for Year 10 students. Attendance at these seminars is considered compulsory, as the seminars will occur as part of the normal school day. There is no cost to families for student participation in this event.

If you have any questions regarding this program, or if your child is at risk of being traumatised by hearing about the outcomes of motor vehicle crashes, please contact myself at the College by phone or via email: aday@cornerstone.sa.edu.au

Uniform Management Process (per semester)

1st Uniform Reminder = Grace given, HGT discusses with student and records in HG booklet.

2nd Uniform Reminder = HGT issues student a Focus Meeting Request (FMR).

3rd Uniform Reminder = HGT calls home and arranges a FASC. To be undertaken same week as the infringement.

4th Uniform Reminder = FASC paired with parent/HGT meeting (possibly with HL support) to initiate at home consequences.

5th Uniform Reminder = FASC paired with parent/HL meeting with discussions about future consequences and commitment to College.

Please ensure all belongings are ‘clearly’ labelled to prevent lost property

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Sace Art Show

Congratulations to the following students from Year 12 2022 whose works were chosen to be exhibited in the SACE Art Show this year:

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It is always a fantastic exhibition to view Year 12 works from all over the state. The exhibition will be held in the AC Arts building in Light Square, in the Gallery downstairs.

Carol Kennedy

Art Resource Manager/Teacher

Middle School Inter-House Swimming Carnival

The annual Middle School Inter-House Swimming Carnival was held at the Mount Barker Mountain Pool on Friday, 10 February. The weather was superb and there were lots of keen participants. The day started with age group competitive races and then a delicious sausage sizzle was consumed.

In the afternoon, students participated within year levels in a range of activities – volleyball on the lawn, novelty events in the pool and free swimming.

Overall results:

1st Battunga

2nd Moorak

Congratulations to the individual age group winners:

3rd Naturi

4th Aroona

Congratulations to the following students who received the House Spirit Awards:

Aroona David Bredenkamp and Emma Fourie

Battunga Lukas Machell and Enah Chapman

Moorak Olivia Madsen and Nick Heidenreich

Naturi Liam Moore and Jade Kruk

Congratulations to the following students who broke records on the day:

Cooper Newman U12 Boys Breaststroke

Gracie Smith U12 Girls Backstroke, U12 Girls Freestyle and U12 Girls Butterfly

Battunga U13 Girls Freestyle Relay

A team will be selected soon to compete for the Years 7-12 C Grade Interschool Swimming Competition which will be held on Wednesday, 1 March.

Well done to all the students who participated. Thank you to the parents/caregivers who attended the day and to the staff, the College Leaders and the Senior House Leaders for their help and support throughout the day.

Bec Salinas Kirsten Hawthorn Sports Co-ordinator HPE Support Officer

Welcome to Middle School and Candle Ceremony

On Tuesday, 31 January the new Year 7s and their families attended the Welcome to Middle School and Candle Ceremony. This is an important occasion that marks the beginning of the Year 7s journey at Cornerstone. It is a time for our newest students to be introduced to the school community and for families to come together and connect with one another.

This year, after several years of modified events due to the pandemic, it was especially wonderful to be able to invite families back into the College again.

After a brief address from the Shane Schoff (Acting Principal), parents/caregivers were then able to meet their children's teachers, which was an important opportunity to build relationships and support their child's education.

The Candle Ceremony followed, each student was introduced to the Principal and given a commemorative candle of their own. This candle represents the passage Matthew 5:14-16: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven"

The Welcome to Middle School and Candle Ceremony is an important occasion for students, families, and teachers alike. This year's event was particularly meaningful, as it brought families back together and allowed them to connect with one another and with the school community.

It is an occasion that will be remembered for years to come and one that will continue to be a cherished Cornerstone tradition.

Sheri Deboy Middle School Wellbeing Leader

Year 12 First Day

The day before most Cornerstone students came back to school at the end of January, our Year 12 students diligently returned early for a day of reconnection, sharing, eating and getting used to being the elder year level.

Christian Living in Year 12 emphasises connection and service – and this started early in the day in Andy Traeger’s devotion where a ball of string intersected many different people, who each had their own story to tell.

The service aspect of the day was about preparing for class Legacy Projects. Individual classes each serve a particular community in a particular way, ideally leaving some sort of lasting imprint or ‘legacy’ on that community. This ‘Day zero’ was a time for classes to think about how they might go about their service project, while also getting to know the various personalities within their group.

We also heard wisdom from Chloe and Chris Blowes (2006) during the day. Chris, an old scholar of Cornerstone, lost his leg to a shark attack near Port Lincoln in 2015. They have since been rehabilitating and finding their way in the world, with some things changing, while others not. Chris still works as a carpenter and Chloe a school teacher, but they also spend time in schools, speaking to young and old students about life, adversity, determination and growth.

We hope the day gave an opportunity to enjoy good company and think about the road ahead, before the deep dive of Year 12 studies.

We wish our Year 12 students all the best as they embark on their final year of schooling.

Tim Vanderbom Christian Living LA Leader