Courage

This year at Tyabb, we have chosen the theme of Courage.

Nelson Mandela said that “courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” He goes on to say “I felt fear myself more times that I can remember, but I hid it behind a mask of boldness. The brave man [woman] is not [s]he who does not feel afraid, but [s]he who conquers that fear”.

Most of us will never have to confront the challenges that Mandela faced in his lifetime. But there will be many times in our lives when we will have to be courageous. We will need courage to speak up for those who have no voice. We will need courage to stand up for the oppressed. We will need courage to overcome our fear of public speaking, or our fear of examinations or our fear of having a difficult conversation. We want to educate and raise young men and women who have the courage to live out our school values – love, faith, humility, perseverance, excellence, grace, and integrity. Our world desperately needs courageous men and women in leadership who dare to do what is right – moral courage.

Let us continue to encourage our young people to be courageous and celebrate the times when they triumph over their fears.

Psalm 31:14 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the LORD!

Mark Hamilton

Acting Head of Campus

The Sheep Show Team had a great start for our first show of the year at Korumburra, with Kiara our ewe winning Champion Corriedale Ewe, Champion Ewe of Show and Reserve Champion Sheep of Show. We would like to congratulate our team members Logan S, Ella J, Ella W, Indigo F, Michael M, Max P and Matthew D for placing in the youth competitions. We would also like to congratulate Mrs Morris and the parents who participated in our adult Junior Judging competition classes, well done to all! A big welcome to all our new Sheep Show Team members that have joined so far this year, we look forward to seeing you all grow and develop friendships. We will also look forward to seeing you all at Berwick show this weekend on the 24th of February! A big thank you to all the Sheep Team members for your hard work and dedication.

Ella Spilling
Sheep Show Team Junior Leader

Last weekend our Farm Manager Tess took myself and our Sheep Show Team Mentor, Tiff to Geelong to pick up some of our school ewes from Liberton Corriedales, one of the oldest Corriedale sheep studs in Australia. Jim & Brenda have a very large property, with a total of 400 acres. It includes a beautiful river that runs along the back of their property, where we saw a huge Wedge-Tailed Eagle flying! Jim & Brenda have 2 work dogs, 3 cats and over 300 sheep on their property and they also do some cropping. Our 6 Flinders ewes have spent the last 6 weeks at Liberton to be bred with some of their amazing stud rams to help improve and expand our genetics. We are very thankful to Jim & Brenda for helping us grow and improve our stud!

Taylor K

Sheep Show Team Vice Captain

The Year 7 girls and boys had lots of fun yesterday after school, taking part in a range of fun activities organised and run by the student leaders. The girls did a big scavenger hunt that took them running all over the school and brought them back exhausted but happy. They then took part in other games and activities before eating pizzas. The boys had fun with water balloons which cooled them down on a very hot afternoon, as well as lots of other activities. They loved all the food and looked as thought they were enjoying themselves all afternoon. We are grateful to the students leaders for the time and effort they put into this special time for the Year 7 students.

Mrs Jane Rijkmans

Year 7 Transition Coordinator

The 2024 Yr 7 Flinders Basketball Academy class were presented with their new uniforms this week and have commenced their first few lessons for the year. These students will train during timetabled lessons and prepare for cross campus selection to compete at the major inter school basketball tournaments later in the year.

It's a very exciting time for the College as we welcome the next generation of Basketball super stars to the program.

Natalie Chatfield

Head of Sport

Congratulations to Maddy and Eva English who competed in the Toorak College girls sail day today. Whilst the competition was called off, the girls went out in extremely

challenging conditions and did really well. Great efforts girls, we are proud of you!

This issue of the Sports Newsletter covers:

SECONDARY HOUSE SWIMMING RESULTS!

SECONDARY HOUSE ATHLETICS REMINDERS

FLINDERS BASKETBALL CLUB - SIGN UP NOW

HOUSE NETBALL COMPETITION

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

St Kilda Football Club players visited our school and spoke to the Grade 6’s about working hard, focusing on your goals and healthy lifestyles.

Children in Germany and in parts of Poland, Austria, and in the German-speaking parts of Switzerland and Belgium set off for their first day of school upon entering first grade with a ‘Schultüte’. Their parents and/or grandparents present them with a large cone, beautifully decorated, filled with toys, chocolate, candies/sweets, school supplies, and various other special treats. The cone is given to children to make this anxiously awaited first day of school a little more special.

At Flinders we like to follow this tradition and mark the first day of "real school" in a fun and extra special way. A big Thank-you to our Grade 6 Students working together in German to incorporate this tradition into the Flinders Christian Community College, to bless the Preps as they start their journey in the Junior School.

Heidi Trewin

Primary and Secondary German Teacher

For families who have a Health Care Card, Veterans Affairs Card, Pensioner Concession Card or who are foster parents, you may be eligible for the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) provides payments for eligible students to attend activities like school camps or trips, swimming and school-organised sport programs, outdoor education programs, excursions, and incursions.

If applying, application forms must be returned to the Finance Office before the 26th of June to be submitted for 2024. For more information about the CSEF fund and the current application, please visit our website via this link.

If you have any queries on this fund, phone Cindy van Straaten in the Finance Office on 5973 2020.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the fund, on the first day of term one, the first day of term two or the first day of term three, a parent or legal guardian of a student must:
a) be an eligible beneficiary of one of these cards: Veterans Affairs Gold Card, Centrelink Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, OR
b) they must be a temporary foster parent, AND
c) the parent or legal guardian must apply by the due date.

Parents who receive a carer allowance on behalf of a child, or any other benefit or allowance not income tested by Centrelink, are not eligible for the CSEF unless they also comply with the above.

Eligibility Date
For concession card holders CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully validated with Centrelink on the first day of either term one, term two or term three.

Finance Office
Our Finance Office is for all financial matters regarding the College and students. You can contact us via email or phone the Finance Office directly on (03) 5973 2020.

Have you missed a notification in the Flinders Connect App and don’t know where it went?

Notifications can be attached to a Form, Notice, Newsletter or an event in the calendar. Although we don’t normally put a notification on a calendar item sometimes we will if the event is after hours and we want families to be aware of this.

If the notification appears on your phone and you dismiss it because you are busy at the time appears then you can find this again. Follow the instructions below:

• Click on the Settings icon at the bottom of your app.
  
  
• Click on ‘Notifications: View and configure what notifications you receive.’
  
  
• Check that your notifications are enabled on your phone.
  
  
• Underneath this, there will be a list of your latest notifications
  
  
• Beside each notification will be the area it came from ie. ‘Notice’ if from the Notice Tab, ‘Event’ if from the Calendar event etc. There is also a date of when it was posted.
  
  
• If you click on a notification, it will take you to the notice or newsletter or form for you to read and action if applicable.

Please join us this Saturday 24th Feb on the Primary Oval, to watch LEO! at our all-school Movie Night!

Tickets can be purchased via Flinders Connect.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear Flinders Christian Community College

We thought we would reach out to inform your school of our Celebrate our Community Round match this Sunday 25 February, where kids go free

Melbourne Victory is the Club for all Victorians.

We would love for your school to join us in recognising the diverse and inclusive community that Melbourne Victory has fostered, through its multiple community and kids programs.

This match, we focus on celebrating the Club’s dedication to creating a passionate, connected community where football is accessible to everyone.

In celebration all kids are FREE and can experience our FREE Victory Village and the game by using code ‘VICTORYKID’.
Victory Village features inflatable football activities, mini golf, Climb n' Slide, free face painting, a DJ plus plenty more!

Each adult ticket is valid to two kids tickets.

If you have friends and family that are interested in enrolling, open days are a great opportunity to visit our Campus. Meet staff, view our facilities and see classes in action.

Tyabb Campus (Including Joshua Centre)

• Saturday 16 March 2024, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
• Wednesday 29 May 2024, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Please click the link to register for an Open Day

Applications are open for 2025 and beyond! Don’t forget to apply for any siblings. Remember to apply extra early for Year 7 if you have children who aren’t yet at Flinders as start first round of interviews begins two years prior.

Applying is easy, to start your application click on this link Enrol at Flinders.

If you have any questions, please contact enrolments@flinders.vic.edu.au