Year 7 Meet the Faculty and Teacher Night - Tuesday 3 March 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Tomorrow Tuesday 3 March is our Year 7 evening in the MPC, where you will have the opportunity to meet Faculty Co-ordinators and teachers of your students. The aim is to help you understand the expectations of different subject areas and get to meet your child’s teachers.

It is an opportunity to also get an overview of the different subject areas your child will study from the Faculty Co-ordinators.

7:00pm Welcome – Mr Peter McLellan

7:05pm Introduction/Devotions - Mr Phillip Nash

7:10pm TASSWeb Parent Portal and Communication – Mrs Kerrie Rochford

7:20pm English – Mrs Jillian McKay

7:25pm Maths – Mr Troy Kastelan

7:30pm Science – Mr Stuart Drennan  

7:35pm HSIE – Mr Michael Street

7:40pm PDHPE – Mr Andrew McGillivray

7:45pm Technologies – Mr Jeff Ogden

7:50pm CAPA – Mrs Angela Scott

7:55pm Languages – Mr Charles Wheeler

8:00pm Biblical Studies – Mr Greg Masters

8:05pm Discussion with parents  

Year 7

Our students conducted themselves admirably with the vaccinations last week. The nurses in attendance commented on how settled and well-mannered they all were.

Musical Rehearsals

Rehearsals are now in progress for our Term 2 production.

Dancers will have rehearsals on Thursday lunchtimes from this week onwards with Miss Holly and Miss Ricki.

Band rehearsal is Wednesday and Thursday afternoons after school.

Ensemble rehearse Friday lunchtimes with Mr Muir and Mr Leonard, and scene rehearsals happen each lunchtime with Mrs Rochford.

This Wednesday 4 March we would like for Ensemble students who are able, to stay behind after school from 3:30pm – 5:00pm, as we want to set the first big number.

There will be a small afternoon tea for everyone before starting into the blocking.

Invitation for Student Contributions to The Messenger

Now that the College has moved to Schoolzine for the weekly newsletter, this platform gives us much more flexibility in what we can include and allows for contributions of articles and stories from students alongside the regular sections. We would love to invite students to be the reporter of the week (or month/term).

Students are invited to write a story or article of approximately 350 words and can include images or video.

Topics could include :

- an area of interest from within the school, such as a subject or project you are working on and what you are learning;

- an area of interest from beyond the school, like something you have done through Church or sport or on a holiday;

- a story or poem;

- or another suggestion that we can approve once requested.

The categories could focus on the 5 areas of the Graduate Profile.

Student contributions can be sent to Mrs McLarty at jmclarty@gpcc.nsw.edu.au for inclusion in The Messenger.

CASE Senior Space School Information Evening - Tuesday 3 March 2020

Green Point Christian College is partnering with the California Association for STEAM Education (CASE) and Actura to offer our students a world-class STEAM enrichment program designed to light the fire of inspiration in your child.

Students will experience:

• Innovation: Discover NASA technologies and visit leading commercial space flight organisations;
• Management: Manage a $600 million mission to Mars Project at Space University, Houston;
• Entrepreneurship: Learn how to introduce and fund innovation either as a start-up or within an enterprise; students will learn from the best in Silicon Valley;
• Leadership: Engage with inspirational leaders from the space industry;
• Putting it all together: Students will collaborate to solve real space industry problems in the ChallengeX project;
• Cultural enrichment: Through big atmosphere NBA and MLB sports games, visit amazing San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Houston.

CASE’s bespoke personal and leadership development program will equip your child with the critical skills they can apply now, empowering them to become the leaders of tomorrow.

Key Details

• For Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 in 2020
• Dates: 5 – 18 December 2020
• Duration: 14 Days
• Location: Houston, Texas; San Francisco, Silicon Valley, California, USA
• Accommodation: 4 star hotels
• Price: $6,950 incl GST

Price includes tuition fees, admission to program events, accommodation and meals. Price excludes airfares and comprehensive travel insurance, cost to be advised.

Please visit the website for more information and to RSVP to the Information Evening: www.actura.com.au/centralcoast