Green Point Christian College
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382 Avoca Drive
Green Point NSW 2251
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Email: office@gpcc.nsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 4363 1266

Head of Secondary

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Mr Peter McLellan | Head of Secondary

The Parent Portal is a very important method for parents to stay on top of what is happening for their students in terms of homework and assessment tasks due, and what subjects are occurring each day. 

I would like to encourage you to keep regularly checking the Parent Lounge

Years 11 - 12

Senior students need to be in all classes until the end of the year. Students need to be on time otherwise they will miss vital learning.

Let us all continue to finish strong ...

HSC Excellence in Visual Arts

Congratulations to Alex Martin, whose Body of Work for Visual Arts has been selected for ArtExpress - an annual exhibition of exemplary HSC artworks shown in various galleries around the state. 

Alex's father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's several years ago, and his artwork  "Family Ties" explores the way his family have supported each other through this time, made even more difficult this year due to social distancing restrictions. His artwork is a sensitive exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's and the courage and respect born out of adversity.

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Year 10 Activities 

Monday, 23 November 2020

Coastal Walk Excursion

Tuesday, 24 November 2020

 "Big Day In" Motiv8Sports Incursion

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Avoca Theatre and Activities Excursion

Thursday, 26 November 2020

Peer Support Training

Friday, 27 November 2020

Peer Support Training

Monday, 30 November 2020

Study Skills Seminar Incursion

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Relationships Seminar

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

Dinner Dance

Year 9 Girls Mission Trip

On Friday this week, a group of Year 9 girls will travel to the remote town of Brewarrina to participate in a mission trip with Mrs Gavin and Mr McGillivray.  They will be supporting the work of Pastors Isaac and Doug Gordon in ministering to and serving the local community. 

We are requesting your prayer support as the girls ready themselves for the trip and as they travel to various remote communities.  The girls on the trip are Madison B, Brydie C, Lauren G, Ruby J, Eloise S, Ellia T, Eden W and Sinaed W.

Year 12 English Ext 1 & 2 Excursion to NSW State Library 19 November 2020

Our Year 12 2021 Extension English students had the opportunity to visit the NSW State Library last week. The visit allowed them to develop their research skills, access a range of helpful resources and learn how to best utilise the Library’s extensive collection, which includes more than six million books! It was also interesting to give students a glimpse of the support offered to university students and to spend some time in the beautiful Mitchell Reading Room. Whilst we only had to time to explore a small part of the beautiful building, it was a valuable day out and has enriched the students’ learning experience.

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Purchasing Textbooks for Year 11, 2021 

Parents of current Year 10 students are now able to purchase textbooks for next year through Box of Books.

Box of Books is a proudly Australian owned company that works hard to keep leading schools at the forefront of digital learning.

Please see the video below on how Box of Books works and how we will work together to support your student’s ongoing educational needs.

Box of Books - Service Overview

Parents will also have the option to supplement existing textbooks with a discounted digital license. Some families may already have the school prescribed texts in hard copy either through siblings who have completed the subject in an earlier year or through the purchase of the text separately to Box of Books. Where this is the case, you can opt for the provision of the digital version of the text on Box of Books and this can be purchased for a discounted cost.

Box of Books looks forward to supporting students' learning through their world leading digital platform and 100% COVID safe delivery service for texts and physical resources for school families.

Steps to order: 

  1. Visit https://shop.boxofbooks.com.au to create your parent/guardian account 
  2. Add each student, nominating their school and Year group 
  3. Select the items you wish to purchase from the booklist shown 
  4. Use the checkout to organise postage direct to your nominated address and payment

For further assistance, please see this short informative video guide on How to Purchase Books or contact the Box of Books team through the in-app support function (located at the bottom right corner of the shop).

“It’s in the Bag”

During November, the College will be participating in “It’s in the Bag”, an initiative from Share the Dignity organisation. This initiative aims to provide hygiene and toiletry essentials for women in need in our community. 

Throughout the month we will be collecting toiletry essentials for teens, mums and bubs, and women in need (see flyer for suggestions). If you would like to participate, you may choose to provide individual items from the list, or place items in a new or pre-loved handbag or backpack. You may want to donate as an individual, as a family, as a church, as a class or Year group. Collection boxes are located in the Administration Office.

For more information: www.sharethedignity.org.au

Bless you for blessing others in this practical way.

Jane McLarty and Michelle Molkentin

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Student Opal Cards

From January 2021 onwards, there will be a number of School Opal cards expiring, as the physical card has reached its lifespan.

These are cards for students who will be in Years 8 to 12 in 2021, and only those Opal cards which have not been replaced in the last five years.

Impacted students and/or their parent/carer will be contacted directly by Transport for NSW via email or post. They will be asked to confirm their details online in order for a new School Opal card to be sent to the correct postal address in time for the new school year.

If contacted by Transport for NSW, details should be submitted online by 1 December 2020 at the latest. Affected students who do not confirm their details in time will have a new School Opal card posted to the address Transport NSW has on file.