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God loves us, even when we mess-up
As I was walking around the campus on Wednesday of this week, I was struck by the most beautiful voice emanating from the MPC. I had to see who was singing with such power and clarity. I walked in and found the student, one of our Year 11 girls, Arielle G, practicing her first solo for the LIFE service. She said that she felt nervous, so I encouraged her and reminded her to sing for God, not for herself. To let His presence, wash over her and give her peace and courage.
Arielle chose to sing 'You Say' by Lauren Daigle because it reminded her that sometimes we all feel like we don’t fit in, that we are not good enough, or worthy of being loved, but God loves us all unconditionally. Thank you for sharing your incredible gift, Arielle, and for stepping out in faith to praise and worship our heavenly Father.
This term the theme at Secondary LIFE is 'Messy People'. In the same service, our guest speaker, Nathaniel Ward, was interviewed by Mrs Gavin and shared his testimony. He spoke about his rebellious years at school and as a young adult, how he chose to turn away from God, despite growing up in a Christian household. He was making many bad decisions and getting into a lot of trouble. Nathaniel turned his life around and turned back to God.
He went onto study and become a nurse and is now working full time at EV Church involved in the Ministry Training Strategy Traineeship in the hope of becoming a pastor. Thank you, Nathaniel, for sharing your story with our students. It was incredibly powerful and courageous of you and demonstrated God’s unfailing and unconditional love for us, even when we make a mess of our lives.
Jane McLarty
Deputy Principal
Prime and Sugar Drinks
It has come to our attention that several students are coming to school with or having consumed high sugar energy or caffeine drinks eg Prime Hydration or Prime Energy, Gatorade, or similar products. These drinks are marketed to be attractive to students and collecting the bottles seem to be the latest craze. There is strong evidence that what students consume has a direct impact on their ability to focus, learn and participate in class as well as priming the brain to seek out more sweet sugary hits on a regular basis. These drinks are aimed at providing hydration for elite athletes or a caffeine hit. Please consider the following information below from Kids Spot.
Prime Hydration contains no caffeine, but it lists BCAA as a key ingredient. With no sugar, the blend can be likened to what is offered in a bottle of No Added Sugar Sports drink. Whilst such a product is not dangerous for children or teens, it is listed as not suitable for children or teens under the age of 15, likely due to the range of additives including amino acids.
Prime Energy drinks are not legally allowed to be sold in Australia thanks to strict energy drink regulations under Food Standards Australia New Zealand, which require energy drinks to contain no more than 32mg of caffeine per 100ml. The 200ml of caffeine found in 350ml Prime Energy cans is roughly double the Australian legal limit at 57mg of caffeine per 100ml.
School arrival 8:15am
At GPCC duty of care is very important. Teachers are on duty from 8:15am each morning and as a result no students should be in the playground before this time. If you need to drop your child at school before 8:15am please register them for Before School Care with CAMP AUSTRALIA.
Wakakirri Parent Working Bee
We are in need of parent helpers to assist in the making of props and costumes for our Wakakirri performance.
Our Wakakirri working bee will be on:
Monday 5 June: 9:00am -12:00pm in the Staff Common Room
Thursday 8 June: 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Staff Common Room
Jobs Include:
- Gluing material onto bamboo – Blossom Fans
- Cutting core flute with Stanley knife – Tree Props
- Cutting material for full skirts – Water Costume
- Making sewing packs up
Come along and wield a hot glue gun or demonstrate your cutting prowess. Any questions please direct to Mrs McKeown via email RMcKeown@gpcc.nsw.edu.au
Primary Girls Winter Uniform
Our new Winter Tunic is now available in the Uniform shop. As the uniform is phased in students are permitted to wear either the old check tunic or the striped tunic.
- Tunics are to be worn with a long or short sleeve white blouse with round collar and either white ankle socks or Black opaque tights. The Red Tab is to be worn with the Tunic ONLY
- Skort is to be worn with either the short or long sleeve blouse, (can be untucked) with either white ankle socks or Black opaque tights. No Red Tab is required.
The phase in of the new uniform will happen gradually over this year and next year with the expectation that all students are in the new tunic /skort in winter 2025. This means that the current year 5 and 6 students do not need to purchase the new uniform as they will be in Secondary when the change over period ceases.
Olivia G; KDL, Cooper D; KK, Jack M; KS, Zahli F; 1C, Rachel B; 1G, Eliana V; 2G,Samuel A; 2J, Ellanora M; 2PS, Sam B; 3B, Madeleine T; 3D, Sienna M; 4D, Bohden L; 4M, Zoey N; 4RM, Orlando G; 5L, Zara L; 5P, Lachlan B; 6B, Charlie S; 6SH, Sibella M; 6S.
Mr Steve Lobsey | Head of Secondary
June 1 marks the start of a fundraiser called 'The Push-Up Challenge'. From June 1-23, participants do 3,144 push-ups, with that number representing the number of lives lost to suicide in 2021. We have a team made up of teachers and Years 11 and 12 students doing the challenge to raise awareness of mental health issues. If you would like to sponsor the team, you can do so at: https://www.thepushupchallenge.com.au/fundraisers/gpcc
The website will let you support out team generally, or you can choose one of the team members and sponsor them.
There a lot of great things happening at Green Point. Staff are engaging in learning walks, where they visit other classrooms to see how students are learning and to share ideas. We have many students participating in sporting events and our students have been successful in the Model UN and Ethics Olympiad. Often, it is the smaller, simple things that help make the school a wonderful place. I was pleased to see the efforts of Mrs Fordyce’s Equip class who produced this street artwork with chalk. Each time I walk past it, I am reminded of the great ideas and opportunities available at Green Point and more importantly, I take a moment to see how I and those around me are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Camp Rock School Musical
Camp Rock the Musical, is happening Week 10: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday night 7:00pm 28-30 June, with Matinees on Thursday and Friday at 12pm (TBC). Tickets will be available from Trybooking shortly.
Ethics Olympiad
In a fabulous effort, our team came 7th out of 18 schools in our section of the Olympiad and we received an Honourable Mention from the Judges (one of only six schools to receive a mention).
The students were articulate, polite, and persuasive throughout, and were an incredible example of what 'critical and creative thinking' from our Graduate Attributes means.
I am immensely proud of the whole team.
Well done to Lily M, Tirzah H, Isaiah F, Matilda W and also Luke J, who was unfortunately unwell on the day, but was involved in the team preparation work.
Dr Martin Dowson
Josie Mitchell Debating Competition
On Wednesday 31 May, five year 7 students (Alyssa C, Grace A, Aimee J, Brianna F and Isla W) travelled to St Brigid’s College in Lake Munmorah to compete in the annual stage 4 Josie Mitchell debating competition.
The competition started at 9:00am and we were ready for our first debate. The five of us worked hard and fast on our arguments and rebuttals. The first debate of the day was on the topic 'Social media should be taught as a subject in school'. In this, we were on the negative team and we unfortunately lost, but straight away we began preparing for our second debate of the day: 'Humans should colonise other planets'. This time we were affirmative. We worked hard once again on our rebuttals and arguments and came out with a win!
The last debate of the day was impromptu and the topic was: 'Wheels are a better invention than doors'. For this third and final debate we were negative and got 40 minutes to work on our speeches before we were then called up. We were all so excited when we found out that we had yet again won the debate! At the end of the day, we came away with 2 out of 3 wins and St Joseph’s took home the trophy for the third year in a row. We said our goodbyes and then hit the road. Overall, it was such a great experience, and we can’t wait to compete next year.
Hopefully we can take home the trophy and break Joey’s winning streak of three years in a row.
Alyssa C (Year 7)
Year 11 Biggest Morning Tea Fundraiser
Year 10 | NSW School Vaccination Program - ONLINE CONSENT
Thank you for those who have already given consent. This is just a reminder for others who may not have had a chance to log in yet. You can now provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations.
In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.
Green Point Christian College Vaccination Clinic Dates:
Monday 19 June 2023 - Year 10 (and catch-up appointments for Year 7)
Wednesday 23 August 2023 - Catch-up appointments
Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received. Please use QR code (below) or follow these guidelines to provide consent:
How to provide consent:
- To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit: https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school
- Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one.
- Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required.
- Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:
- a) Enter your child’s personal details
b) Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child
c) Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement
d) Provide consent
If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from College reception.
The benefits of providing consent online:
- easily update your child’s details
- receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given.
- faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.
If you require information in your language, please visit:
www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx
Please feel free to contact the college if you have any questions.
Mr David Russell
Curriculum Co-ordinator (7-12) | Student Advisor (7-12)
This week’s Careers Newsletter has information about the HSC and Careers Expo, HSC multiple choice quizzes, Macquarie University Leaders and Achievers Program, University Open Days, Avondale President’s Scholarship, Future Choices Expo. Construction Festival next week, NIDA Holiday workshops (see General News section).
For more details, please see this week's Careers News or visit the Student Careers section under the "Education & Learning" menu on the GPCC website.
Please download 2023 Tertiary Open Day information below.
Please download Avondale University Scholarship information below.
Mr Stuart McSwan | K - 6 Sport Co-ordinator
CSSA Primary Cross Country Carnival
The weather was quite chilly last Friday for the CSSA Primary Cross Country, held at the Sydney Equestrian Centre.
We had 31 students compete at this event and the results were fantastic! The kids all gave 100% in their event, running hard at the start to get a good position before heading down the hill, getting into a good rhythm for the main part of the race, before trying to finish strong and put in the hard strides at the end.
With such good performances, we even had some students break the Top 10, qualifying for the CIS Cross Country Championships:
- Indy B: 9yrs Girls - 8th place
- Jiya M 12yrs Girls - 9th place
The Team Results were also amazing:
- 9yrs Girls 2nd place
- 10yrs Girls 10th place
- 11yrs Girls 10th place
- 12yrs Girls 2nd place
- 9yrs Boys 3rd place
- 10yrs Boys 5th place
- 11yrs Boys 7th place
Congratulations to all of the runners for their efforts on the day and for representing GPCC so well.
Mr Lambert
Netball Training with Charli Fidler
Last Monday both the Junior and Senior Netball teams had the opportunity to attend an hour-long training session with Charli Fidler. Charli is a NSW Netball Player and Giants training partner.
It was a great opportunity to watch and learn additional tips and tricks for our students as they prepare to play at the THACCCSA Gala Day next week in Tamworth.
Presentation of Age Champions- Primary Cross Country and Athletics
Presentation of Age Champion and place getters (first-fourth for Cross Country and first-third for Athletics) will occur on Wednesday 14 June during our Primary Chapel time. Parents of awardees will receive an email informing you if your child/ren will be receiving an award.
CSSA (Christian Schools Sports Association) Child Protection training
CSSA have recommended that all adults (teachers, volunteers, parents) complete the following module on Child Protection before attending any CSSA event (trials, gala days or carnivals). Thank you.
https://www.cssa.net.au/child_protection/index.html#/
Individual Sport Trials for Primary CSSA and CIS Teams
These trials are not for GPCC school teams that we trial here at school to play at certain gala days throughout the year (as mentioned above). The CSSA or CIS trials are usually held in Sydney and students will be trialling against students from either other Christian Schools (CSSA) or other Independent Schools (CIS) and are usually recommended for those students that compete at a representative level.
Please email Mr McSwan before these dates if your child (Years 5 and 6 only) would like to be considered. They need to be currently playing in the sport and have several years’ experience (preferably at a Representative level): Parents are required to transport students to and from these trials.
CSSA and CIS Sport trial dates TERM 2:
Wednesday 14 June - CIS Boys Rugby Union Trials (Year 5 and 6 only): Nominations close 7 June
Dates for your Calendar
School Carnivals
Wednesday 30 August - GPCC K-2 Athletics Carnival (GPCC grounds)
Friday 20 October - GPCC K-2 Swimming Carnival (Peninsula Leisure Centre)
Years 7 - 12 Sport Co-ordinator
I have really enjoyed organising Sport in the Secondary School this year. It is a big job with the college covering many sports and levels of competition.
Just a reminder that students must 'sign up' to register to try out for teams and extra curricular activities.
Students can sign themselves up through Student Café – in this case parents will receive an email asking them to approve their registration in parent lounge.
You will find this on Parent Lounge - Extra Curricular – Activity – Sign Up Now.
If are signing your child up on their behalf - Please follow the same prompts by signing into parent lounge. You must ensure you click ‘Submit to School’ or it will not register.
And parents please login ASAP to parent lounge to ACCEPT or DECLINE any Events or Sporting activities so it is easier for the school to organise as soon as possible.
CIS AFL Championships
Congratulations to Scarlett S (Year 9) who competed in the CIS U15 AFL Championships in Albury. They won all their matches but one, losing the final game. It was a great experience for Scarlett to represent CIS and play with and against the best players in the state.
CSSA Secondary Cross Country Carnival
Last Friday, a team of almost 40 students represented Green Point Christian College at the CSSA State Cross Country at the International Equestrian Centre at Horsley Park. It was a very chilly day with the cold wind blowing off the Blue Mountains. Nonetheless, our team of athletes ran with great enthusiasm and drive. All of our students performed commendably and the following students made it through to NSW CIS (Combined Independent Schools) by placing top 10 in their age group:
- Macauley D (5th place – 12 years)
- Alexandra H (3rd place – 12 years)
- Chase C (5th place – 13 years)
- Emily F (8th place – 14 years)
- Jonathon L (2nd place – 15 years)
- Raj S (7th place – 15 years)
- Henry C (10th place – 16 years)
- Wade B (1st place – 17 years)
- Owen P (7th place – 17 years)
- Ondine W (8th place – 17 years)
- Angelique A (4th place – 18+ years)
- Sinaed W (5th place – 18+ years)
- Eloise H (6th place – 18+ years)
The following teams placed 1st in the Teams Event and will also be competing at the NSW CIS carnival on Thursday 8 June:
- 12 Years Boys (Macauley D, Luca W, Xavier B-M, Charles R)
- 13 Years Boys (Chase C, Jason P, Jasper P, Joshua F)
- 15 Years Boys (Jonathon L, Raj S, Tyson S, Zaid AG)
We wish our CIS competitors all the very best as they represent GPCC at the NSWCIS Carnival.
Mountain Bike Competition
Congratulations to our students that took place in the MTB race for 2023 Focus Bikes NSW School Series at GLenrock Mountain Bike park.
The race was firstly an cross country event where they had to do 4 laps, close to one hour of peddling. The second part was called the Funduro where they could ride other trails.
Our school didn’t place but there were probably 500 students riding across approximately 50 schools, lots of stiff competition but a great day overall.
Photo: Year 8 boys - Rhyder S, Joel P, Hunter M, Jai B
Scholastic Book Club- Issue 4
Booklets have gone out for Issue 4. Parents can order online LOGIN (scholastic.com.au) until Wednesday 14 June.
Maker Space- Marble Run
On Wednesday-Friday in Week 6 (31 May- 2 June), Primary students were invited to create a Marble Run game. Here are some of their creations under construction.
Preschool Storytime 2023
Please join us on Mondays for craft, games, and stories in the library at 9am. Parents and carers can register their interest with Nicole van Wyk- nvanwyk@gpcc.nsw.edu.au.
GREEN POINT CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
A ministry of Green Point Baptist Church
Our motto is “Equipped for Life”
Please see below for current employment opportunities at GPCC.
Director of ICT (Full-time) - Green Point Christian College GPCC / Director of ICT
GPCC has launched a fundraising project today that will run until Sunday 4 June to help raise funds towards a truck for Pastor Isaac and the team that conduct the Rivers Convention each Easter.
You can learn more about this project at the special webpage set up for this fundraising effort - http://Qr.survival.net.au/gpcc
The fundraiser is in partnership with Survival First Aid Kits, with Green Point Christian College receiving a 25% cash return towards our project for every purchase made through our unique portal - http://Qr.survival.net.au/gpcc
As the purchaser you will also receive a 10% discount off the recommended retail price by using the code GPCC.
Please note that this fundraiser can also be shared with family and friends who may want to purchase a first kit at this time, but they will also need to use the GPCC portal (http://Qr.survival.net.au/gpcc) rather than purchase direct through the Survival website. You will see the posters up around the College and in our newsletter over the coming month.
Thank you for your support, and we are looking forward to reaching our goal together and supporting Pastor Isaac and the team as they share the good news throughout the Central West.
Exam Volunteers
Volunteers needed for Years 11 and 12 Exams
If you are interested to be a Supervisor, Reader or Writer during Year 11 and Year 12 Exams, please contact:
Glenda Fourie at glenda.fourie@gpcc.nsw.edu.au or 4363 1266
Year 12 HSC Trial Exam: Dates between Mon 31 Jul to Mon 14 Aug 2023
Year 11 Final Exam: Dates between Mon 11 Sep to Wed 20 Sep
Year 12 HSC Exam: Dates between Wed 11 Oct to Fri 3 Nov 2023
Working with Children Check Number needed.
Busways Timetable Changes
Commencing Monday 5 June, there will be scheduling changes to some of the Busways routes. See changes below:
- Morning Route Service 36 will operate 2 minutes earlier
- Morning School Bus 2060 will operate 2 minutes earlier
For a detailed copy of the Busways Timetable, you can view our college’s timetabled services at: https://www.busways.com.au/nsw/school-services/school-timetables
Green Point hosting AECG Meeting
On Wednesday 14 June GPCC are hosting the Tjudibaring Aboriginal Educational Consultancy Group. Principals, teachers, and families from Central Coast Primary and Secondary schools will be attending. Afternoon tea is provided at 4.30pm in the library. The meeting starts at 5:00pm. All Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and other interested parties are invited.
Brewarrina Christian School visit
It was wonderful having Brewarrina Christian School students, Pastor Isaac and the Turner family visit from Friday 26 May to Monday 29 May. The boys enjoyed playing basketball with the seniors. The Year 6 students visited friends made on the Canberra excursion. The BCS students and staff enjoyed sight seeing over the weekend, including visiting Kincumber Mountain and swimming at Caves Beach.
We talked in Secondary Assembly about learning from and about each other, to move our nation forward towards true Reconciliation. The BCS students expressed that there were more students at Green Point than the whole of Bre, it was overwhelming for them at times. The students had a great experience at Green Point and are now back in Brewarrina with Years 9 and 10 Visual Art students visiting.
Rapid Antigen Tests
Please be aware that the RA tests students brought home from the College have now expired. You will now need to dispose of these in a thoughtful way.
RATs can be purchased from your local chemist or other outlet and free RATs are available from Service NSW service centres, mobile service centres and recovery centres. Free rapid antigen tests | NSW Government
Uniform Shop
New 2023 Uniform Shop Trading hours
Monday: 8:00am - 10:30am
Wednesday: 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am - 10:30am
Friday: 8:00am - 10:30am
For the price list and further information on ordering through Alinta, please visit our website – https://www.gpcc.nsw.edu.au/enrolment/uniform
The Munchery Canteen Operations and Menu
Click on link to access: THE MUNCHERY MENU
All students are strongly encouraged to order online. However, over the counter sales will also available.
Please visit the GPCC website for the link to The Munchery portal: https://www.gpcc.nsw.edu.au/community/the-munchery-canteen
GPCC OSHC Provider - Camp Australia
July Holiday Program
Camp Australia is running a July Holiday Program at St Philips Gosford.
Book here: Rocketeers | School Holiday Activities | Camp Australia
View Daily Program here: St_Philips_Holiday_Program_Schedule.pdf
Parent Lounge Details
The College has a legal requirement to keep our records up to date.
Please review your details on Parent Lounge to ensure that all your information is correct. This includes medical information on your child/ren (only complete the immunisation question if your child is not immunised).
Please note: Should you require both parents/carers to receive SMS notifications, please tick the appropriate boxes.
Green Point Community Notices
Firewood for Sale
Contact Brian Shaw at the College on 0404 478 341.
Dog for Sale
2.5 year old, desexed male French bulldog. Need to be rehomed due to moving.
Calm nature, great with children. Contact Nicole 0434926256
Gosford Tennis Club Open Day - 24 June
Offering free hotshot classes for kids.
PCYC Umina Beach - Sping Holiday Program
Baptist Association - State Kids Camp
CPSARA Connect - Multisport Social Day for People with a Disability
FREE EVENT
With the Central Coast Connect Day fast approaching, we are looking to start locking in numbers for catering and showbags. (If you would like to donate or advertise anything for the showbags for people with disabilities, please contact me! We would love to have you involved!)
When: Sunday 23rd July 2023 - 12.00pm to 4.00pm
Where: Niagara Park Stadium, Niagara Park
Who: All ages, all abilities, all disabilities, all sporting and recreational levels of experience
On the Day: Try adaptive sports on offer and meet and greet with local Paralympians, Pararoos and Para Matildas.
CPSARA will provide a light lunch to all attendees and carers on the day.
Want to help?
You can participate as an athlete and join in, although if you would like to help, we would love to have you as an on the day volunteer!
For more information, please email Rae Anderson PLY at secretary@cpsara.org.au
This event is proudly facilitated by CPSARA with the support of our valued community, Disability Sports Australia and Central Coast Council.
Bouddi Foundation for the Arts Grants Program
Do you have a passion and talent for an Arts Career - but lack resources?
- Grants of up to $5,000 available.
- Applicants aged 15 to 30.
- Applications close 11 June.
For details, visit: bouddiarts.org.au/awards
Go4Fun
Go4Fun is a FREE 10-week healthy wellbeing program for children aged 7 to 13 to enjoy along with their families. Please contact 1800 780 900.
Run by top trained health professionals, it’s a fun way for kids to build self-esteem and learn about eating well, staying active and living a healthy life.
Term 3 programs will take place at:
? Lake Haven Recreation Centre, Tuesdays 4pm–6pm (Aboriginal program for everyone run by Bungree)
? Gosford Olympic Swimming Pool, Wednesdays 4pm–6pm
? Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre, Thursdays 4pm–6pm
To register, visit go4fun.com.au or call 1800 780 900.
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat is coming to Gosford
Wednesday 12 July - Laycock St Theatre, Gosford
Looking for something fun to do in the July School Holidays with the family? Get down to Laycock St Theatre for a fun-filled production of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat.
If you would like to place an advertisement in the Green Point Community Notices, please email details to our Messenger Editor, Justine Collins at
Green Point Baptist Church
Services: 9:30am Worship Service, 6:00pm Service
Services continue to be available online each week.
We are updating our Facebook page regularly with what's happening, so check it out: https://www.facebook.com/greenpointbaps/
Coming Up this Week
Monday 5 June
Secondary CSSA State Netball Gala Day
Year 2 Swimming
Tuesday 6 June
Primary Zone Metrip Cup - Tamworth
Wednesday 7 June
Year 11 Construction Festival Excursion
Thursday 8 June
Year 9 Stand Tall Excursion
CIS Primary Cross Country
Year 5 Bathurst Excursion (2 days)
Friday 9 June
Year 5 Bathurst Excursion
Dates for your Calendar
Monday 12 June
King's Birthday Public Holiday
Tuesday 13 June
NNSW Primary Futsal Finals- Maitland (Years 3 - 6)
Wednesday 14 June
THACCCSA Zone Secondary Girls Basketball - Broadmeadow
THACCCSA Zone Secondary Boys Futsal- Maitland
THACCCSA Zone Secondary Boys Futsal - Years 5-6
Friday 16 June
Secondary Boys Open Football Finals
Wednesday 28 June - Friday 30 June
Secondary School Musical - Camp Rock
TERM DATES 2023
Term 2, 2023
Wednesday, 26 April to Friday, 30 June
Monday, 12 June - Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
Term 3, 2023
Monday, 24 July to Friday, 22 September
Monday, 2 October - Labour Day Public Holiday
Monday, 9 October - Friday, 8 December
Click on: TERM DATES 2024