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Thornlie Christian College is a very special place, special for many reasons, but probably, in my mind, most special because of the genuine desire that we hold to grow our young people in the knowledge of Christ. This goal underpins everything that we do. From our Vision Statement, “…developing people of influence who engage life from a Christian world-view…” to our Core Values, to our annual theme of “Resilience,” the educational, social, sporting and spiritual journeys of our students have a Christian underpinning. Thornlie Church of Christ, our founding church, has always served as our spiritual mentor and guardian. Late this year we celebrated the Thornlie Church of Christ church-plant of Southern River Church of Christ on our campus. It has long been a desire of mine to see the church established on our campus – and now it is a reality! As a College, and within the respective Secondary and Primary Schools, we are blessed with a staff team who are committed to the philosophy of continuous improvement. An attitude of selfreflection is the starting point for a process that asks critical questions about how we have performed to this point in time – and the answers to these questions provide us with our direction for the future. This means that our teaching strategies, our subject matter, our teaching delivery, are constantly developing and evolving. We can be extremely grateful that we have the caliber of staff who embrace this philosophy as part and parcel of their calling as teachers.
Thornlie Christian College holds dear to the philosophy that Relationship underpins the best outcomes in all spheres of life. Where strong, resilient relationships exist, outcomes will always be better! We see this in the relationships that exist between our staff and the majority of our students. We also reap the benefits of the strong relationships that exist between the majority of our parents and the College. Nowhere is this more in evidence than in our Parents In Action Committee. I want to thank these dedicated folk for their unselfish giving of time and effort to build community at TCC. Finally, I wish to acknowledge our Board of Directors under the able Chairmanship of Mr Graham Irvine, for their wisdom and commitment as they oversee the bigger picture of ensuring the stable future of the College. It is of great comfort to me to know that I have the support and fellowship of this group. As we end this year, we move into a season of celebration that is close to all of our hearts. I wish you all a blessed festive season close to family and friends. Bill Innes
One of the highlights in 2012 was celebrating the Olympics Kindy style! We started by making ourselves look the part. We painted our faces, spayed our hair and painted our nails with our Australian Olympic team’s colours- green and gold.
We made a torch each and then lit the cauldron and announced “let the games begin!� The games we could participate in were cycling, long jump, javelin, soccer, hurdles, the trampoline and an obstacle course.
We each received a medal at the end!
2012 was a fun filled year in Pre-Primary! We learnt many new things and made new friends. Some of the years highlights were our Family Fishing Night where we enjoyed a barbeque at Shelly Foreshore and attempted to catch some fish (most of them were blowies). We also enjoyed spending time pampering our mums on Mother’s Day and showing our dads what we do at school on Father’s Night. We visited many special places such as AQWA and Cohuna Koala Park.
In Term 3 we explored the seven days of creation across the two Pre-Primary classrooms. We discovered just how amazing God’s creations are. In Term 4 we presented our assembly on letting your light shine for God. 2012 was a wonderful year that we all thoroughly enjoyed.
2012! Year 1F, what can I say! It has been amazing, my first year teaching in Early Childhood and a big leap down from Year 4. I was nervous more than my students I bet but I got through it with lots of support, a keen desire to do my best for my students entrusted in my care and with my love for what I am called to do by God my Father. I enjoy hugs and giggles, so it was wonderful being with my little Year Ones. Someone always had a hug for me. I was amazed at the talent of the students in my class. I was able to have a pianist and a violinist at our class assembly with live music. Our assembly was the highlight of our year, because it was the first time in our school a 6 year old boy Justin Liem played the National Anthem for the assembly. Natalia Fisher played the violin for Open the Eyes of my Heart Lord while Justin played the Piano. The children spoke, sang and danced beautifully to reach out to many heart with the Theme “Be Still and Know that I am God”. Psalm 46:10. The Children created mental images after practicing to hear God’s voice and receive messages. It was great to see their love for God in their images. Our excursions were fun to the Kalamunda Pioneer village, the museum and Kings Park Naturescape. These excursions were in line with our curriculum. We created a Giant dinosaur on the Basketball court and that was exciting. We did lots of cooking and learned about herbs and spices and the health properties of these gifts of nature from God. Our Reader’s theatre of the story the Gruffalo was a big success. We truly enjoyed working together on a demonstration to Mr Innis and Mr Wise. It was tough for my little ones moving from Preprimary to Year One, because they had to sit still for longer periods, do lots more reading and writing and make a big dive into the New Australian Curriculum but they were very good and managed all the changes with ease. I was so proud of their achievements and my first year as a Year One teacher was a big success thanks to their hard work and love for learning. I am a better teacher because of them and all that they have taught me about enjoying life.
I thank my wonderful assistants for their support and the parents that helped with reading, cooking and setting up our museum for Open Day. May you be blessed for your tireless services. Thank you Ms Melissa Fuller.
The Gruffaloes
Adventures of Year 1 S 2012 The year of 2012 was a journey of adventures and experiences. We have travelled together through many benchmarks together and achieved many things in our learning. I am grateful for all the amazing experiences I have had with the children of Year1 S in 2012. I have been privileged to see the excitement in children`s faces after they have reached that ` ah ha!` moment. That moment may be reading for the first time, counting in 10s or creating a visual arts project that is uniquely theirs. Our focus in Year One is preparing the children for the rest of their primary schooling. As they become more independent to achieve tasks and become responsible for their own learning experiences. Learning happens in many contexts across different subjects. Through play, through discussion, reading , imagining, questioning, writing and creating. Learning is taken very seriously in Year One. It is structured, intentional, busy and fun. Exploring our needs and wants, our gifts and talents we have have discovered ways of belonging in this world of education around them. Learning how to make good choices about our behaviour and the strength it takes to do the right thing. We went on different excursions throughout the year. We visited a Year One favourite - the zoo , and discovered how beautiful our God is in the way He has blessed us with animals great and small. We visited Kalamunda History Village where we stepped back in time for a day. We experienced life from the early days and the domestic history of the first settlers. We imagined what life was like for our grandparents. We played old fashioned games like hopscotch and knucklebones. We stepped aboard a steam train and imagined what hard work it was for the drivers. We washed clothes by hand, made peg dolls and imagined travel by horse and cart. We visited Rio Tinto`s Nature Scape where we had the chance to play ALL day. We saw tadpoles, yabbies and fish while we squelched our toes in the mud, climbed trees, built cubbies and explored endless trails. It felt good to explore and learn so much about what we could do with our bodies. We sang and danced throughout the year to many songs, learnt how to keep a beat and performed a shadow play at our assembly. We have had a wonderful year and we are keen to do it all again in year 2 in 2013
Nyree Summerfield
This year we were all hard working little bees. Buzzing and singing all day long. The bees in the classroom go buzz, buzz, buzz.... Buzz, buzz, buzz. Buzz, buzz, buzz God’s little Thornlie bees go buzz, buzz, buzz All around, Thornlie School. Term One, started off with fun in the sun making friends with each other, as we cooled down, with swimming lessons at Armadale Swimming pool. We sang our class song on the bus till Mrs Burtons ears nearly popped.
We went on a Scitech excursion and learnt all about “push and pull.” The highlight of the excursion was when we learnt how to make goop and slime. We can’t wait to make this at home. Watch out Mums and Dads, your kitchen will never be the same again!
In Term Two Mrs Yardley blessed us with many new reading books. Our Library was an Dr Seuss invaded our classroom in exciting place to relax and dive Term three. into a good book. We loved all Our favourite Dr Seuss quote was… the Mr Men and Little Miss You have BRAINS in your HEAD, books. We delved into all the You have FEET in your SHOES, You can STEER yourself in any many different characters. DIRECTION you CHOOSE!
We all became a “mini Lorax” and wrote very interesting stories about how we would help our Earth. Before we knew it, it was Term 4. We loved the Christmas spirit in class. We created a massive handprint tree in class, and decorated it with glitter and tinsel. We celebrated Christ’s birthday with a special concert. We made yummy pizzas, apple pie and Christmas treats. We became more aware how God created each and every one in a unique way. It has been incredible to watch faithful hearts bloom. What an absolute joy and privilege it has been to teach this gorgeous class!
We started this year with a brand new Interactive White Board in our room! During the year, Mrs. Flipse and we learned how to use the whiteboard and we really enjoyed that. This year, we also started to use the new Australian Curriculum for many subjects. In many of the pictures, you will see us working hard in our room. Often, we did fun activities for Math. We often used equipment when we learned something new. You can see us experimenting with measurement tools: tools for measuring length, tools for measuring mass and tools for measuring capacity. We also learned to make patterns. We enjoyed making patterns with our pattern blocks as well as drawing patterns or making number patterns. We often tried to make actions for our patterns (see pictures).
Some of the highlights this year were our Learning Journeys. In our Learning Journey on books, we wrote our own Mr. Men or Little Miss stories. Everyone was very creative; we could actually start to publish our own books! Something else we learned was: telling the time (we made our own clocks).
With love from Year 2F, 2012, Kaylee Arnold, Saskia Booysen, Serena Clarke, Kierenson Doss, Mathew Freeman, Sierra Fritchley-Hall, Nikiel Govender, Zander Greyling, Ethan Hart, Lauryn Heath, Keaton Hitchoc, Hannah Kingsford, Samantha Kingsford, Leeviy Elisara, Jericho Lucio, Jayden Mackenzie, Joshua Meyer, Samuel Meyer, Luke MolRoberts, Abby O’Connor, Anna Peace, Domenic Rossi, Matthew Ross, Luyanda Sibanda, Nathan Shenton, Christo Swart, Ariel Tandiono, Josephine Taylor, Lauren Vardy, and Mrs. Flipse
Year 3C has had a very exciting year filled with lots and lots of fun activities! Here is a recap of some of the most exciting things we have done this year. Term 1 In Term 1 our theme was “The Body of Christ.” We learnt about how we need to work together as brothers and sisters in Christ to build God’s kingdom. We also learnt about how each one of us is “God’s workmanship” created to do good works for Him. We had some new students join us from different schools this term and it was really fun getting to know them. We worked hard this term to prepare for our NAPLAN tests which took place at the beginning of Term 2.
Term 2 In Term 2 we had the Year 3 NAPLAN tests. As a special reward for our hard work, Mrs Chiew and Miss Harris took the Year 3’s on an excursion to Jungle Gym and Heathcote to celebrate all our hard work and achievements. We had a lot of fun exploring the massive playground at Heathcote and learning different gymnastic tricks at Jungle Gym. We learnt about “Australian Animal Environments” this term and even took part in a Maths Learning Journey where we created our own Australian Zoo dioramas and Zoo timetables. Term 3 Term 3 was a very exciting term because it was the term of the London Olympics! The Year 3’s completed an Olympic Sport assignment that required them to do some in depth research about an Olympic Sport. Some of the assignments were absolutely fabulous! We also wrote letters in support of our Australian Olympians. We were extremely excited to get replies back! Mrs Chiew and Miss Harris also took us on an excursion to Challenge stadium so we could see where some of the WA Olympians train. Term 4 The last term of the year! We’ve had a busy year and have enjoyed every moment! At the moment we are busily preparing for the end of year Christmas Concert. We will be performing a traditional Christmas carol “ Hark the Herald Angels Sing”.” We are looking forward to our end of year excursion to SciTech and most importantly a much deserved summer break. We’ve had a hardworking and wonderful year and are looking forward to heading into the new year as Year 4’s!
Year 3H had an excellent year full of joy and excitement. Term 1 Our theme for the term was “We are the Body of Christ.” We focused on how we have been uniquely and wonderfully made by our God. Throughout the term we worked hard to prepare ourselves for our NAPLAN tests focusing on our Reading, Writing and Mathematic skills. Term 2 Our theme for the term was “Australian Animal Environments”. We went on an excursion to Jungle Gym to celebrate all our hard work for NAPLAN. We created Animal Environment Diorama’s for the end of term Learning Journey. It was a fun term! Term 3 Our theme for the term was “The Olympics”. We went to Challenge Stadium for an excursion to see different athletic training grounds and athletes at work. Throughout the term we completed many fun activities such as Letter Writing to Olympians, Olympic Sport Reports, creating our own Olympic Mascots and much more! We also performed our class Assembly where we dedicated all our acts to Roald Dahl. Term 4 Our theme for the term was “Christmas”. We performed a traditional Christmas carol “ Hark the Herald Angels Sing” at the Primary Christmas Concert.” Through out the term we have completed many fun activities such as Christmas Tradition Reports, 3D Christmas Tree Models, Christmas Procedure Writing and much more! We have loved Year 3 during 2012 and have lots to be proud of!
It was an exciting beginning to our learning in Term One as the 30 students began their learning with swimming lessons at Armadale Leisure Centre. The year 4s enjoyed two weeks of bus rides and busy days while building new friendships to develop and lay a strong foundation for a productive and exciting year in 4C. Our learning journey for Term One focussed on developing the students’ historical understandings. We created antique maps that showed the journeys of Christopher Columbus, wrote biographies on his accomplishments, and made very creative 3D compasses. In Term Two we had an excursion to the Maritime Museum in Fremantle. Our class was privileged to view the exhibit on Antarctic Explorers and to extend our learning in the topics of ‘exploration and trade’. We had a fantastic picnic in Esplanade Park and loved our class excursion. Our class assembly was held in Term Two and we decided to showcase a mix of song and drama. The students worked together in small groups to present Bible stories and as a class we sang two gospel songs that we enjoy singing in class devotions. We were very proud to entertain the Primary School, friends and family. The Third Term was equally exciting with the build-up to Open Day. Our class enjoyed participating in cultural cooking as part of a Technology and Enterprise program. All of the students learnt about measurements, chemical or physical reactions and the genre of procedure writing. The term was hectic and challenging, but full of memories and pride of the amazing accomplishments of all students. In Term Four we had a field trip to ‘Western Australian Museum’ and ‘Art Gallery’ to explore and learn about Indigenous Culture. Armed with clipboards, we enjoyed several hours of researching and exploring the incredible displays at both the Museum and Gallery. The term flew by quickly and after many hours of sharing literature, developing our writing skills and learning together we said our goodbyes for the year and looked ahead to many more awesome times in Year 5.
Year 4H made a great start for the year and learning with eleven different cultures represented in the classroom. We were a very multi-cultural class which helped bring different perspectives into our learning. The term began with swimming lessons at the Armadale Leisure Centre. This was a time to get to know each other in a different setting as we learnt life-saving skills for our future. Back in the classroom, we focussed on learning about early explorers and why they became explorers. We learnt about Christopher Columbus and Marco Polo. To back up our knowledge, we had an excursion to the ‘Shipwreck Museum' and visited the Duyfkin. We were amazed out how small this ship was and how sailors could live and work in conditions that to us were barbaric. Term Two saw us practising for our assembly with learning new songs from Toby Mac and Kirk Franklin. We love learning different songs from different Christian Artists. In the classroom we were working hard on core curriculum areas and learning new skills to keep us in good stead for the future. Our excursion to the Maritime Museum and The Roundhouse was entertaining and educational. Term Three saw us gearing up for Open Day. Activities were based on display work so that our families could seed what we were learning. Book Week was fun and we were giving the opportunity to dress up in our favourite character. We then went back to the classroom to extend our knowledge on writing tasks like book reviews, character studies, designing book covers and vocabulary activities. In History, we learnt about the ‘First Fleet’ and how they came to come to Australia. We all decided that we are very blessed to live at this time and not back then because life was very cheap. In Science, we learnt about Friction which lead us to make kites and parachutes. We enjoyed learning to fly the kites On came Term Four, which saw us going to the ‘Western Australian Museum’ and ‘Art Gallery’ for our excursion. We were learning about the Indigenous Culture and the interaction of the ‘First Fleet’ with the Indigenous People. It was interesting researching and working through the displays. We became more understanding of the Indigenous People and what they must have thought of when the ‘First Fleet’ arrived. All in all, 2012 was a great year. We were challenged and extended in our learning and finished the year knowing more about ourselves and Australian history. As a class, we were definitely ready to move to Year 5 to learn more about ourselves and Australia.
There is no way, I can write about a journey that has taken an entire year in a single paragraph. But, I will say this, that you have been the best batch of students I have ever taught in my 25 year long career. I love you guys and I will surely miss you. I hope and pray that you continue in the same vein and bring joy and happiness to all who teach you in the future.
Here is what Tiger Ross had to say, It was great being in Mr Holloway’s class in year 5 and these are some of the highlights and memorable events that made it special. One of the main events was our year 5 camp. Some of the things we did included games, beach walks, and prossicking. The food was great and the best bit of the whole camp (that everyone talked about for weeks later) was “Spotlight.” We had to make it to the circle of light in the darkness, without being spotted by the teachers. It was awesome! The year 5 footy matches had everyone fired up and drew crowds of supporters from all years of the primary school. We were allowed to have class parties at the end of the term, where we had a selection of yummy food and games. The only problem was trying to keep Mr Splatt away. The Money Game was everybody’s favourite. It was a game of chance and skill, and each of us had an equal chance of winning. ‘Kick It’, was a game we played for fitness and was great fun, because our main aim was to get Mr Holloway out. Mr Holloway taught us the art of Calligraphy, so we all had the best Christmas cards to hand out this year. We all had a good time visiting Tranby House and Scitech. Hatchet was a book Mr Holloway read to us during class, which was exciting and filled with adventure. Mr Holloway is a funny guy, and one of the things he liked to do was give everyone nicknames. Some examples of these were “Dancer” for Christen, “Dreamer” for Franki, ‘Rambo” for Tyler and “Random” for Josiah. His plan backfired when he gave Stephen the nickname “Quicksilver” because Stephen quickly gave him the new nickname “Hologram.” Stephen was also nicknamed “Decibel” and “Gas Giant”. Mr Holloway’s 1000 page biography. It is like he has lived a thousand lives and he told us about all of them.
This is a big year for the year 5s, as they learn about early convict and settler life in Australia. They also have the Point Peron camp on, which is very exciting. Term 1 We learned about early convict and settler life in Australia. Our first excursion is always to Peninsula Farm (Tranby), to learn more about the daily hardships of settler life. Here we learned all about their daily activities on the farm; like how they make butter, cream and other dairy products, woodcutting, digging wells, making fences, and rations. The class soon learned that they didn’t have much to eat each day, and that they worked from sun-up to sun-down. We also visited the East Perth Cemeteries to see where the settlers were buried. Here we learned about disease, illness, and accidents in the colony. Many settlers drowned in the river. Disease killed many babies and children. It was very sad. Term 2 The most exciting thing about this term was the camp at Point Peron. It is such a picturesque place to visit and stay. We did many activities including, archery, team games, prussiking (climbing up a rope to the rooftop), rock climbing on the climbing wall, and night games. The highlights at night are Gold Rush and spotlight. Mr Kennedy got Mr Splatt caught! Heh, heh. Term 3 and 4 We went to Scitech and then finished the year with a picnic at Kings Park. Kings Park is a great time of relaxing at the end of the year and enjoying each other’s company. All in all, we had a terrific year and took away many good memories.
The highlight of the Year 6 year was the trip to Sydney/Canberra. For 8 days, 60 Year 6 students descended on Sydney and Canberra to learn about our governmental systems and to explore Australia’s rich historical foundations and culture. We visited Parliament House, the Electoral Commission, The National Art Gallery, Sydney Opera House, The Australian Institute of Sport and many other places of national importance. Students had the opportunity to bond with their peers and deepen their relationship with the Lord. Each night, one of the teachers took a devotional with the group. We had the opportunity to pray together and students would complete their journals with thoughts about the day and about how they could work on their walk with God. Many students grew in their faith as a result of this. Students also had the opportunity to write posts on the blog - to be read by parents. This way, parents could keep in touch with their children and keep up to date with all the adventures that their kids were having. We had a record amount of hits on the blog! Parents were obviously very keen to see what their children were doing and if the teachers still had them! Overall, the Sydney/Canberra 2012 trip was a wonderful time and a memorable experience was had by all.
Term 1: Both the Yr6 classes visited the annual ‘Sculptures by the Sea’ exhibit in Cottesloe beach. We had great fun admiring works we believed to be ‘art’ and professing our opinions on what we liked or didn’t. Term 1 also had us showcasing our drama skills as we lead the Primary School in assembly. Our theme was taken from the Peacemakers course dealing with conflict. Term 2: We visited the Fremantle Literacy Centre, and had an in depth incursion on the ins and outs of picture-books as well as exploring Gary Crew’s spooky book- The Viewer. We also ventured to Scitech as part of our science program. Term 3: Term 3 saw us heading to Sydney for 2 days and then Canberra for 5 days, as part of our annual year 6 camp. It was an exciting time for all of us. Many students had never travelled without parents before, so it was a unique and fun (and educational) experience. We visited both houses of Parliament. We didn’t see Prime Minister Gillard at the new Parliament House, but were privileged enough so look into the private offices of PM Bob Hawke and Opposition John Howard as it was left when they vacated the old Parliament. Term 4: They only thing that kept us going through this term was knowing that as graduates of Primary School, Adventure World and Kelly’s Café for our graduation lunch were to be our final Primary excursions.
Education Support in 2012 was available in numeracy and literacy. Literacy Literacy support was provided from Pre-Primary to Year Six. Sessions varied from once to several times a week and were up to thirty minutes in length, depending on student need. Sessions held were a combination of one to one and small group. In Pre-primary, a “Question and Answer, Narrative Retell� programme, based on age appropriate picture books, was conducted to support the development of comprehension and narrative retelling abilities.
In Year One, the programme was used to support learning at year level. Sessions focussed on learning the alphabet letter sounds and improving student phonemic awareness as a precursor to word recognition and spelling. Children who were experiencing difficulties were assisted. Programmes from Year Two to Year Six concentrated on developing phonemic awareness, learning and consolidating alphabet and letter pattern knowledge and using that knowledge to advance accurate spelling and word recognition. Fitzroy Readers were used to encourage reading practice and improvement in fluency. These sessions were mainly one to one, targeting individual needs. A number of students from Year Six were given extra support to develop comprehension skills, through the reading and discussion of a variety of short passages of text, appropriate to their ability levels. Others were given targeted support in a more specific area of need. The teachers contributing to the literacy support programme were Mrs. Katrina Ozsdolay and Mrs. Lindley Thompson. Our educational assistants were Mrs. Sue Palmer, Mrs. Rima Proctor and Mrs. Barbara Baverstock. We were further blessed to have parents assist through the year. I would like to acknowledge Mrs. P. Davis, Mrs. C Hirst, Mrs. A. Potts and Mrs. A Swart. We have had a blessed year with all students making gains, whether small or large, in their learning. I am pleased that a number of children have achieved letter pattern knowledge, spelling and word recognition that are more aligned to that of their current year level. Mrs. Lindley Thompson
Where has another year gone? This year has been another exciting year . I am impressed with many students enthusiasm in learning a new language, especially the year 2’s. Here are some quotes from the year two’s. What I like about Indonesian….. We play lots of Indonesian games We get to learn ‘interesting’ sing songs Even though it is challenging, it is fun because I get to learn a new language If people don’t know Indonesian I can trick them in the language that they don’t know. Learning another language. Ibu Pitts makes funny comments Games Day is the best part ever. When I learn another language I become more smart. In term three we studied about the London Olympics , in Indonesian of course ! We looked at different events, participating countries and the all important medal tally. I am also impressed with the year 6’s . A majority of them started learning Indonesian form year 2 and go to Middle school with a good grasp of the language. Travelling to Bali is now a whole lot easier !! By the way if you do plan to travel to Bali, I have a phrase sheet that might come in handy………with important phrases like ‘no thank you’ or ‘too expensive’ ! Until next year, Ibu Pitts
PAV Christian Character: Asher Lim Outstanding Effort: Bree Rhodes Most Improved: Isaac Seubelan PWL Christian Character: Juliet Hudson Outstanding Effort: Aaron Johnson Most Improved: Ysabelle Harwood 1S Christian Character: Lara Fowler Academic Excellence: Sarah Ng Most Improved: Declan Shaw Outstanding Effort: Casey Morell 1F Christian Character: Elizabeth Lockwood Academic Excellence: Hayden Ferguson Most Improved: Dylan McGillvray Outstanding Effort: Natalia Fisher 2B Christian Character: Joshua Hair Academic Excellence: Jin Lee Most Improved: Allysia Waddy Outstanding Effort: Skye Meiselbach 2F Christian Character: Sierra Fritchley-Hall Academic Excellence: Anna Peace Most Improved: Ethan Hart Outstanding Effort: Mathew Freeman 3C Christian Character: Zoe Trapski Academic Excellence: Flynn Madsen Most Improved: Tamara Flood Outstanding Effort: Rhiannon Heath 3H Christian Character: Kaliyah Storey Academic Excellence: Joel Baverstock Most Improved: Nathaniel Norman Outstanding Effort: Isabel Yap 4C Christian Character: Sanjani Marri Academic Excellence: Kaytlin Charushenko Most Improved: Micheal Glisenti Outstanding Effort: Misty Ross
4H Christian Character: Mikael Ward Academic Excellence: Ben Seow Most Improved: Shani Wilburs Outstanding Effort: Amy Warren 5H Christian Character: Juline Terblanché Academic Excellence: Kayde Smith Most Improved: Matthew Gleeson Outstanding Effort: Tiger Ross 5K Christian Character: Tamika Tembo Academic Excellence: Nathan Hart Most Improved: Kaylan Govender Outstanding Effort: Jordan-Ashleigh Prosser 6CW Christian Character: Megan Morrell Academic Excellence: Haritha Ranaweera Most Improved: Michelle Ivantry Outstanding Effort: Ciara Kinsella Scitech Science Award: Elliott Theunissen 6W Christian Character: Paige Golding Academic Excellence: Sophie Wilson Most Improved: Travis Garrett Outstanding Effort: Hannah Baverstock Scitech Science Award: Benjamin Jones Learning Support – Literacy Encouragement: Amber-Rose Baker Encouragement: Benjamin Letizia
Learning Support – Literacy Encouragement: Taytum Barnes Most Improved: Serena Clarke LOTE Most Improved: Janette Roy Consistent Effort: Timothy Higgins Language Perfect Recipients: Benjamin Jones, Cameron Bailey, Xanthia Lee, Justina Crowder, Sarah Pillinger 2012 – Diary Cover Winners Lower Primary: Daniel Doss Upper Primary: Amber-Rose Baker
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For about 70 new Year 7 students, 2012 could have been a very daunting year. Entry into Middle School, a new phase of life where they are no longer the “big kids” in the school but the youngest and smallest of a scary lot! For 22 of them, they had the even bigger task of having me to guide them through. As if Year 7 was not going to be hard enough! And yet despite everything that could have made the year tough, this group of students was able to push through and complete the year, and do it in a way that showed maturity and growth. Form time consisted of devotion time, instructions and a lot of announcements. Monday morning was always devoted to the plan for the week, going through and writing down important information in the diary. At the beginning of the year, a lot of time was spent going through the expectations for the students; why they must wear black leather laceup shoes and why it was important to tuck in their shirts. Most of them were able to understand, although some often needed a reminder. During devotions, we looked through a lot of God’s Word throughout the year. For example, a lot of the first term we focussed on love; how God loves us and how we are to reflect that to the others around us. Chapel services also provided the opportunity to have an extended chat about the topic of the service. This was always a great time of asking questions and trying our best to answer them. Overall, Form 7E developed some strong relationships, which I’m sure will continue to grow throughout High School. I pray that each student will continue to think about their relationship with God, especially those who are leaving us next year. Please remember the love God has for you; so much that he sacrificed his Son for you. Christopher ‘Mystery’ Eikelboom.
The first day of Middle School for the Year 7’s seemed a pretty daunting and overwhelming experience. With new friends, lockers, diaries, teachers, timetables and having to travel around the school to “find” their classes were all new and exciting experiences for them all. They certainly needed to develop their organisational skills from the word go! The students rose to the challenges they encountered and soon settled into the busy life of being a Middle School student. Each morning we started the day with a devotion. The devotions this year were based upon what they would be studying in Bible class. This expanded their knowledge in particular areas and allowed them to be prepared for the book and chapter they would be studying . During Term 1 we covered the broad themes of creation, sin and God’s promises. In Term 2 we discussed Jesus’ life, death and resurrection, term 3 we covered the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Early Church, Jesus’ Second Coming and Heaven and Hell. These were big topics that resulted in heaps of questions from the students! During the final term we discussed ‘Answers to questions about Christianity’. The mornings spent together gave us time to build our relationships with one another and with God. The students were given opportunity to reflect on the verses we read and prayed to God for help in applying it to their lives. The students often volunteered to pray for the day ahead and give thanks to God for everything that we are provided with. During Term 4 the students got to hear all about my mission trip to Zimbabwe during the Term 3 holidays. There were certainly many stories to be told and heaps of questions asked! One of the stories involved the students sitting on the floor with their eyes closed and imagining they were the children I was talking about. No bed to sleep in last night, no breakfast to wake up to, no tap to turn on to get a drink. Their weekend activities involved searching for water, often finding none. Hours spent walking to school to try and get an education, when they get to school they sit on the floor, in the sand, no technology and no pencils to write with. Through these discussions I was trying not to make them feel guilty, but instead to really appreciate the blessings they have. The opportunities the students at Thornlie Christian College are given on a daily basis are endless. I encourage all the students in 7F to continue to daily thank God for all the blessings they have, and ensure that they never take things we are given so easily, for granted, such as clean clothes to wear, a car to be driven to school in and people who love them to come home to. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
Year 7 is an exciting and at times challenging time in one’s schooling life. There are many new experiences waiting around each corner, especially in the first couple of days in the Secondary School. New lockers, uniform, teachers, timetables and diary are just some of the changes the Year 7’s had to make in 2012. I am pleased to say that most of the students adapted very well, and quickly, to life in the Secondary School. One of the things we tried to achieve in 7W was to have a devotion most days of the week. This was certainly the case later on the year when we covered a vast array of topics. We also looked at Bible verses and learned much about what is contained in the word of God. Another focus of 7W was to get ourselves organised for the day. Very early in the Year we started using the acronym COP, to stand for Calm Organised and Positive. I believe that the best chance a student has for success is if they are Calm, organised and positive. We later changed added ‘proactive’ to our list of things we wished to model out student learning on. Overall the students on 7W were given an excellent start to their Secondary experience, which they obviously welcomed and rose to the many new challenges.
The year was 2012. Other than the fresh smell of upheaved dirt and the violent sounds of building machinery, the year would be like every other. Wet and cold winters followed by hot, dry summers that could melt a chocolate bar in your pockets. All appeared to be well. Enter the protagonists. A motley crew consisting of vibrant year 8 students, from our own backyards to the far reaches of the world. The two leaders of the bunch go by the names of James ‘walk the plank’ Olsen and Nyssa ‘The Bone Fisher’ McCarrol. Some have been said to call these two ‘councillors’ but never lived to tell the tale. There are many infamous pirates among the crew although none whose names I am brave enough to mention aloud. Although one would expect such a group to spend all of their time in rowdy folly, such is not the case. Instead, it is not uncommon to find the troop engaged in deep, philosophical discussions of a theological nature. It would appear that such a meeting is almost a ritual on the forth day of each fortnight. On the less common occasion, it could also be observed that the groups engage in what they have termed, ‘study’, a foreign concept, I know. In later months, there has also been some strange exchange of gifts in secret under the false name of a fictitious character known only as ‘the claus’. Although to the outside world it would seem that I, Captain Chan, am their leader, do not be deceived. I am merely a prisoner, held captive by force. But the day is near when I will lead a mutiny and take back my rightful leadership. Until then, I leave you with this: “Fear the man with the wooden leg and grizzly beard but do not look in his eyes, lest you sleep with the fishes”. “I will lead this crew to victory or to the depths of the sea” Captain N. D. Chan
I have been privileged to be the Form teacher for the class of Year 8G this year. What could I say about them? They have been great to be with and one of the most fun times of all form classes I have had; but then again each form is different and each year, managing a form class has brought many new experiences to learn from. The students of Year 8G form are a gregarious bunch, always happy, co-operative and hardworking. Form times together have also been hectic at times but we also managed to organise a couple of get together with the other form classes to have pancakes for breakfast and pizzas for lunch. We also organised a Secret Santa before the end of the year holidays. Mrs Eliza Ghani (Ibu Ghani)
Some form comments from the students: Thomas Koh: Throughout my years at school, this is my favourite form class because we get to eat pizza, cake and listening to music. Another reason for this form class to be so great is because we get a nice teacher that is kind and reliable. Thomas Delalande: I think form is a good chance to read the bible and pray for the day. Form is great because the teacher sometimes gives us more freedom. I think it is great that we have a chance to participate in activities such as praying and reading, but my favourite are the people I work with. Caitlyn Smith: Form time is fun. We get to eat yummy food on peoples birthdays. Its interesting. We get to spend time with friends in the morning before class. We get the laptops. Harrison Swaby: i like for because i an talk to my friends, form can be good but sometimes it gets boring waiting for everyone to be quiet, i like the parties and when we get food but there needs to be more parties :) Brennan Steven: I liked the form because of the parties I liked the set up in the morning it was good Thanks for being an awesome teacher
Samadhi: I love this form because it is awesome and we can do random things and have fun. Maybe next time we have double form we should play more games or just have free time on the laptops more. I like free time and talking after devotions in form, and we should just do that more :) Lachlan: I think we have a good form. You're a friendly teacher and it's good how we have to pray and read the bible every morning. I think we could do some more fun stuff in form time like sports days and stuff. Daisy: I really enjoyed form this year. We had lots of fun times. We ate a lot and I loved our devotion time. I can't wait to for form again next year. Toshan: form was a fun time of the day, especially when we had double form. We had a good group of people and it was a fun environment to be in. It would have been more fun if we went outside to play games or got to bring electronics like the other classes did. Overall, this has been a good year of form. You are a great form teacher. Jason: Form has been fun with the various ranges of activities and free time Ibu Ghani has to offer. This includes making pancakes and eating cakes. The fun is also accompanied with spiritual devotion that has been helpful so far in my school life. Overall I think that this form is perfectly fun while keeping our interest in check with fun activities
This year we participating in several Form activities. We had a pancake breakfast. We all enjoyed my special pancake mix, better than McDonald’s some would say, with toppings of chocolate sauce, maple syrup, bananas and strawberries with chocolate milk and fruit juice to wash it down with. This was a time to get to know each other and for a few people to showcase their pancake flipping skills. We also had an Easter Egg hunt in the bushes around the college. This was great fun looking for all the eggs and trying to get there before others did. Even those who were a bit slow and failed to find any didn’t miss out as the ‘eager beaver’s’ generously shared their bounty. We also had a physical challenge day where we played an indoor basketball game using a ball of paper and people had to stand on chairs with their arms out as goals. This was very funny watching people squint, move and almost fall off the chair as their team mates so eagerly advanced the ball. We also played a sack race and a toothpaste challenge. This involved one person per group who had to try to squeeze as much toothpaste out of the tube but only using their mouth. Jared ended up working out that if he sucked on it he could get the toothpaste out the quickest and therefore, his team won the challenge. We also played the chocolate game, fruit salad, captains orders and duck duck goose. We also had a pizza lunch with Ms Ghani’s Form where we ordered Domino’s pizza, meatlovers being a favourite choice, and soft drink to wash it down with. We all had a great time getting to know each other and doing fun activities together. Mrs Stryder
This year was the first time for me as a Form Teacher for the year 9’s and I really enjoyed the experience. Witnessing how the Year 9 students have grown in all facets of school life has been amazing. This growth has extended to academic studies, sporting abilities, creative skills and social skills. The year was packed with many events for the Year 9’s with swimming, cross-country and athletic carnivals taking place. Cameron Flood, Steve Mathews and Zac Casperz represented the school in Tennis and they reached the Finals. Another highlight for the year was the Year 9 Professional Development day at Woodman Point. There were many fun activities and it was a great opportunity to build positive relationships with the kids. Personally, it was great fun participating with the students in the tug-of-war and the skeetas. As the year drew to a close the Year 9’s went to Sizzlers for lunch where everyone had a huge feed. There were some interesting and weird food combinations formed and more amazingly eaten. Students also had a wonderful time at the combined Yr 9 Form breakfast which brought an exciting year to a close. I hope all the year 9D form enjoyed the year and I pray that each student will continue to seek the kingdom of God. Mr Simon Dutt
As I consider all the events of the past year I am amazed at the changes that have happened in the lives of the students in this class. As they settled in to the challenges of year 9, they have become more mature, growing in knowledge of themselves, God’s plan for their life and of course their academic subjects. Devotions had been planned to focus the students thoughts on just how deeply God loves them and how to develop a trust in Him for their future plans knowing God will always be with them. Jeremiah 29 : 11 has been a favourite passage of scripture that we have explored regularly. The students have enjoyed the Form activities that were designed to encourage team work and build strong relationships within their peer group. The personal development days, included a day at the beach playing some very “serious” team games. Supporting each other and cheering on their House mates made for a very noisy but exciting day. It’s amazing how competitive the students can be when they are determined to tug that rope across the marker, or slide the skeeters across the grass to beat another team. This day was followed up by a visit from Adam Przytula, the chaplain from Winthrop Baptist College. He shared an excellent motivational presentation which included Thornlie Christian College’s core values of resilience, building relationships and perseverance. The four terms have been filled with many academic challenges, Swimming competitions and Athletic carnivals, Open Day, Musical and Dramatic productions and, of course their favourite being ….Examinations! Throughout all, the students have participated diligently and are finishing the year with many excellent commendations for their contributions to the College Community. I wish them all the best for the future, praying that they will continue to look to God’s Word for guidance now they have completed this stage of their journey through Middle School and are preparing to move into the Senior School in 2013. Mrs Munyard
Year 2012 has been a dramatic year with mixed social groups from different facets in the previous year. A lot of students have gone through a transition of establishing peer relationships across gender. There are students who easily interacted with those of the opposite sex while others struggled and even behaved inappropriately to either impress or fit in the respective norm groups. This result in a lot of peer pressure which some students failing to adhere to the college rules and regulations hence demerits and steps. Some new students came with negative influence on the overall behaviour of the group. On a brighter note, some students have continued to be shining examples of good behaviour, excellent work ethics and sportsmanship. Some of these students are councillors who have represented their form classes very well. Some students have demonstrated leadership in both curricular and extra-curricular activities. A number of boys and girls are in the music band and drama productions which is another sign of proactiveness and initiative/willingness to perform tasks.
Although most of these students have sound Christian background and morals, they need a lot of encouragement and inspiration to take their spiritual walk seriously. This is reflected by their reluctance to pray voluntarily or seeking deeper meaning to scriptures than just doing as one of the obligations. Overall, it has been a blessing to work with adolescents in a heterogeneous set up in both gender and cultural background. Mr Wabo Majinda.
NAMES
YEAR 7 AWARDS 2012 HIGHEST ACHIEVER
Nicholas Altmann
Personal Development
Callum Barr Isobel Baverstcok
Music Physical Education Girls
Harrison Cockburn-Campbell Lachlan Connan Elijah Crowe Giana D'Arrigo Beane` De Wet Danielle Gleeson Natalie Grasso Zane` Greyvenstein Eli Gunn Divan Hills Alexandra Hoskyns Lauren Kennington Brianna Lampard Emilio Masarani Jessica Meyer Nathan Nee Keira Oxby Elizabeth Pipes Joshua Smith James Summerton Jamie Sutton Camille Tadawan
Art Biblical Studies LOTE (Indonesian) Class 1
Mathematics Class 2 Mathematics Class 1 ScienceClass 1 Health Education Boys Physical Education Girls Design & Technology LOTE Class 1 LOTE Class 3 Society and Environment Class 1 Biblical Studies Mathematics Class 1 Physical Education Girls Home Economics Physical Education Boys
Health Education Girls
Society and Environment Class 3 Physical Education Boys LOTE Class 2 Science Class 2 Society and Environment Class 2 English Class 3 English Class 2 Society and Environment Class 2 Design and Technology
Society and Environment Class 1 Information Technology Information Technology
Honour Award Highly Commended
Beane` De Wet Natalie Grasso
Academic Excellence Award
Eli Gunn
Leadership Award
Beane` De Wet and Eli Gunn Isobel Baverstock and Zane` Greyvenstein
Attitude & Effort
Art Health Education Girls Science Class 3 Home Economics Science Class 1 Mathematics Class 3 Society and Environment Class 3 Health Education Girls Science Class 1 Personal Development Class 1 English Class 1
English Class 1
Devante Tavao Caleb Watson Staffan Wilbers Zoe Wilson Abigail Wong Jazmine Young
COMMENDATION Health Education Boys Mathematics Class 1
NAME
YEAR 8 AWARDS 2012 HIGHEST ACHIEVER
Hilton Bratschi Samuel Broughton Brayden Davis Thomas Delalande Georgia Franco Tiaan Greyvenstein
Jevon Hewson Janine Jacobsz CJ Jordaan Jeevitha Kandaswamy
Daryl Kim Thomas Wei Zhi Koh Lennox Lalwet Brendan McCamley Adam Marciano Toshan Mohabeer Samuel Nee Daisy Nyabwonda James Olsen Brittany Prosser Aimee Reid Jason Reyes Alyssa Seow Abby Shenton Noel Siau
Home Economics Home Economics
COMMENDATION Physical Education Boys Drama Science Class 3 Society and Environment Class 3 Science Class 1 Physical Education Girls Information Technology Class 3 LOTE Class 3 Mathematics Class 3 Society and Environment Class 3 Home Economics
Physical Education Girls Design and Technology Health Education Girls Information Technology Class 1
Information Technology Class 3 Art Society and Environment Class 1 Design and Technology LOTE Class 2 Art
Physical Education Boys LOTE Indonesian Music Drama
English Class 1
English Class 3 Health Education Boys Biblical Studies Society and Environment Class 2 Information Technology Class 1 English Class 1 Music Information Technology Class 2 Science Class 2 Mathematics Class 1
Art Mathematics Class 2 Biblical Studies Health Education Boys Science Class 1 Society and Environment Class 1
Sarah Smith
Health Education Girls Science Class 1
Jessica Winn
English Class 2 Information Technology Class 2 LOTE Class 1
Samuel Wong
Mathematics Class 1
Honour Award
Samuel En Qian Wong
Academic Excellence Award
Noel Shin Yee Siau
Leadership Award
James Olsen and Chante` van den Berg Jeevitha Kandaswamy and Noel Shin Lee Siau
Attitude & Effort Award
NAME Joshua Bandi Braydon Beckley Zachary Caspersz Cameron Flood Courtney Foster Chelsea Francis
YEAR 9 AWARDS 2012 HIGHEST ACHIEVER Health Education Boys Physical Education Boys
Health Education Girls Biblical Studies Information Technology Class 3 Design and Technology Information Technology Class 3 Physical Education Girls Society and Evironment Class 2 English Class 3 Society and Evironment Class 2
Julian Harmawan
Abigail Kee Liam Kennington Aiden Kwan
Drama English Class 1 Society and Environment Class 1 Information Technology Class 2
Art Information Technology Class 1 LOTE Class 1 Mathematics Class 1 Science Class 1
Kieren Littlefair Meighan Matras Jai McCamley Starr Melville Ashwini Rajesh Brayden Spencer Amelia Stephens
Information Technology Class 3
Chante` van den Berg
Art Physical Education Girls
Home Economics Design and Technology
Brooke van der Westhuizen
Health Education Boys Mathematics Class 1 Drama Information Technology Class 2 Mathematics Class 3 Biblical Studies English Class 1 Society and Environment Class 1
LOTE Class 1 Science Class 3 Biblical Studies Physical Education Boys Science Class 2 Information Technology Class 1 Art Physical Education Girls Information Technology Class 1 Health Education Girls Information Technology Class 2 Mathematics Class 2
Aicha Wardine
Honour Award
Kirah Jones
Academic Excellence Award
Elisa Lian
Leadership Award
Kieren Littlefair and Kirah Jones Chelsea Francis and Aiden Kwan and Brooke van der Westhuizen
Attitude & Effort Award
Biblical Studies Health Education Girls Science Class 1 Information Technology Class 3
Music
Rebecca Letizia
Elisa Lian
LOTE Class 3 Music Society and Evironment Class 3 English Class 2 LOTE Class 2
Trindale Fuller Suzannah Grover
Anabelle Harwood Kirah Jones
COMMENDATION
After a few years apart, 2012 reunited me with a number of students I had in my year 8 Form class as older, wiser and quieter year 10's. We started out the year organising our academic goals for the Terms ahead, and welcomed some new faces into the fold. Each morning we shared prayer points and devotions, focussing on reading through different books from the Bible, like Psalms, Proverbs and James. 10F was a very small, quiet group, and occasionally we would join Mr Soo and the rest of the year 10's for some lively devotional discussions or end of Term parties, which were fun and memorable. I will remember 10F as a very special group of people, and wish them all the best for their coming final years of schooling. Mrs Florisson
I love watching the annual Telethon where the generosity of West Australians never fails to astound me. While it is true that the big corporate donors often give staggering amounts, it is the countless thousands who contribute their money in varying denominations… the cents, five dollars, the ten, the fifty, etc… that have me glued to the television. Each year, the individual donors do not shy away from giving to this wonderful cause. They do not compare the amount they could and want to give against that of the big corporate donations. They do not leave it all to the big donors just because their own donations seem insignificant by comparison. They simply give from their heart. This individual spirit of generosity can permeate and lift up the spirit and soul of the community and state. I count myself extremely blessed to have been the Form Teacher of a class that has exhibited these same traits of generosity, selflessness and service. A big thank you… …to you who picked up litter along Furley Road to help keep the environment clean …to you who bought presents and contributed money for the Christmas in a Shoebox Project …to you who went the extra mile to bring food for the various class parties …to you who contributed to the various fund raising initiatives …to you who helped out in various College-related events, ranging from the Open Day to the 100 days of Song and Dance It is also especially encouraging to see you using your God-given talents by being a part of the worship band and stepping forward to share devotions to your peers. Some may think that these contributions throughout the year seem small and insignificant, but just like the various individual donors in Telethon, it all adds up. Most of all, your service will never go unnoticed by God! Allow me to wish you the very best as you close one chapter of your lives and begin another. Mr Allan Soo
The year 2012, many thought it would all end, yet it was just the beginning. A very different Form class for 2012 as it was gender split, meaning the 11B form was a male only affair. Many of the year 11 gentlemen appreciated to benefits of this and wished it would continue for 2013. The topics discussed and the friendships developed and thrived in an arena where all felt removed from having to impress or be judged by the fairer gender. Although, within the ranks, there were a few gentlemen who hankered for more time to devote to female friendships. The mornings were generally started with a devotion lead by the teacher, with the odd occasion when a student would take the baton and lead the class Through the year we enjoyed a Easter Egg Hunt, chocolate for all those smiling faces. Interesting observations where made regarding individual students trying to gather and protect their ‘loot’ of chocolate from maundering maniacs. Smiles all round when we got back the Form room to divide the brown ‘gold’ and indulge in some calories. Young men need food! As a result we relished to opportunity to indulge in a gastronomical delight, really?, of pancakes and Bacon and eggs sandwiches. All cooked to ‘perfection’ by budding chefs on the school BBQ’s. Latter, we were delighted by some hamburgers, freshly cooked for lunch. The gentlemen from the 11B Form Class of 2012, gathered together to see the year out with a last supper (lunch). There was much merriment, strange concoctions of drinks, unfortunate mixtures of strange foods and great conversation held. A wonderful way to see out the year. “get a hair cut”, “yes, you”. Mr J. W. Berkelaar
This was the year where we had Year 11 all-girls and a Year all-boys form only. With 29 girls in the Form, one can expect the usual challenges. Despite the challenges, the girls have managed to come together as a cohesive form where we learn patience and acceptance. It was fun to have frank ‘girlie’ talks without the presence of boys and class parties where we had more than enough to eat without having to compete with the boys. Form devotions, of course, were special where many girls felt they could share any concerns and issues more freely than if there were boys around! We had particularly enjoyed the opportunity of putting together ‘shoeboxes’ for Samaritan Purses, where children from less privilege backgrounds could enjoy the experience of receiving gifts at Christmas. The Form had also donated to charity organisations such as Compassion. All in all, the girls agreed it was a great year for them.
This was the last year we had our Form in room D6. Little did we know that at the end of 2012 our beloved Common Room would be turned into a sewing room on the one side and that the area where our “kitchen” used to be would become part of the ever growing Canteen. Since D6 was a long way from all the other classes, the year 12’s usually came running through the door when it was raining, because there was no undercover walkway. When it wasn’t raining all the students’ shoes were dusty, because they had to walk through the sandy car-park to get to Form. As the year progressed more and more students started driving to school and now the advantage of our Form room was that the year 12 parking area was right next to our Form class. One morning when we were having our joint Form breakfast in Mr Peek’s Design and technology lab, Jake, our head-boy came driving in through the gates with a huge smile on his face as he had just gotten his P-plates. Everyone was so happy for him and all had a look at his car while having our home-made “brekkie muffins”. Our two student councillors Jennifer and Daniel would usually arrive to Form first in the morning, as they were both very responsibly and took their rolls very seriously. They would usually be followed by Courtney, whose little blue car was always the first to be parked in the parking area close to our room. Next would be the IT guys, Josh, Samuel and Marc, appearing from around the corner with a bounce in their step, chatting about some or other computer application that was released. Amy, with her shy smile and books ready for the next class, would arrive next. Then, coming around the corner with their usual bustle, chatting away, would be Joanna, Rebecca, Maddy and Chontelle. They would all be talking at the same time. Steph Broedelet would be next, with a big smile, asking me how I’m doing, with Denika close behind her, giggling unstoppable about something that was just said at the lockers. Next Jason and Andrea, both walking very fast would take their place and Andrea would probably offer to do devotions as she usually had a very special message for the class. Then a whirlwind of dust in the drive way would make us speculate whether it was Lauren or Jake’s white cars driving up. The year 12J class of 2012 would be remembered as the cheerful group who didn’t break anything in the Common room and who usually cleaned up behind them, except maybe for the odd tomato sauce container, which was their favourite. There were a few excellent cooks in the class and unfortunately we only found out about this at our Leaver’s retreat in Busselton when we ate like kings and queens. We didn’t get much sleep at the retreat, but I am sure the jokes that were told and the fun-filled games we played would be remembered for a long time. Well, with the sleepless nights forgotten by now, the things that I will remember about the year 12J Form class of 2012 were their caring nature towards each other as well as their positive attitudes.
For a number of you the journey through High School here commenced in grade 7 in 2007, which coincided with the start of my journey here at TCC. We were all new and a little unsure of what was ahead. During that year some of you even formed some clear opinions about me after encountering me in DnT class (right Amberlie). As the years passed others joined use on the journey and we were slowly moulded into the class of 12P 2012. I have had the pleasure of being 12P’s form teacher for the last 2 years and have become very attached to this wonderful group of young people. Being the teacher it is considered my responsibility to guide and help my student through the year. What has been so different is the ways in which they have impacted me and helped me through the last 2 years. At my last school I was known as ‘Shrek’ a big ogre on the outside but all soft on the inside. As the story goes an ogre is like an onion made up of layers and this wonderful group of students have been able to peel back a few more layers permanently revealing a softer inside. Today is quite difficult for me as I have grown to look on each of the fine young people before me as my own child, and it will be difficult to see them go. In our morning devotions I have tried to impress the need to take time out every day to focus on God and spend some time before him. Each of you, remember that GOD loves you and I love you like one of my own children. In closing I would like to do what I have tried to do each day, and send you off with a blessing.
Deuteronomy 28:1-12 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you. The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
Run for the Money
Bombs and Blackberries
This is So Unfair & Waiting for Hope
Indonesian Second Language – Lunch Seminar for Years 11&12 8 March 2012 at Tasik Indah Indonesian Restaurant Northbridge TCC Students studying Indonesian Second Language Stages 2AB and 3AB in Years 11 and 12 attended a lunch seminar at Tasik Indah Indonesian restaurant in Northbridge. The seminar was conducted by Professor David Hill from Murdoch University who spoke about “Media censorship in Indonesia” – a prescribed topic in the syllabus and also a key area in his research. The talk was interesting for our students; Parvan Gill, Kylie Choong, Jaimee Hoskins, Richard Ivantry, Kenny Rorimpandey, Jordan Pryor and Nico Kelder who were attentive participants and had a sumptuous Indonesian buffet lunch afterwards. Students from other colleges including Corpus Christi, Quinns Baptist, Guildford Grammar, Rehoboth and Winthrop Baptist also attended the seminar. Indonesian Language Seminar for Year 11/12 students: On the 8th of March, the 2A/B and 3A/B Indonesian students attended an informative seminar on censorship laws in Indonesia. The seminar was held in a nice restaurant “Bali Indah” located in Perth City together with other 2A/B and 3A/B Indonesian students from six different schools. The conference was led by Professor David Hill from Murdoch University who informed all the students about the origin, background, history and characteristics of the current censorship laws in Indonesia. He also provided us with an alternative view towards the Indonesian censorship laws; that the Indonesian media actually possess a lot of freedom of speech. We all were really interested in what he had to say and we learnt a lot as a result. We also had the privilege to meet and speak to other Indonesian students from the other schools and exchange knowledge. After the seminar, we had a scrumptious buffet lunch in which we all enjoyed. Kylie Choong Year 11 student of Indonesian
Students of Indonesian relaxing after the seminar L to R – Jordan Pryor, Nico Kelder, Kenny Rorimpandey(hidden), Parvan Gill, Jaimee Hoskins, Kylie Choong, Richard Ivantry.
INDONESIAN FILM FESTIVAL – Friday 7 September 2012 The Indonesian students in Years 10, 11 & 12 including nine students from Year 7.3 were invited to a screening of the Indonesian movie ‘Serdadu Kumbang’ – The Beetle soldiers - at Hoytts Cinema, Booragoon during an Indonesian Film Festival one weekend in September. They also get to meet several Indonesian cast and film crew who were flown in for the Opening Day of the festival on Friday 7 September. This annual event was organised by Balai Bahasa Indonesia in conjunction with the Indonesian Consulate , one of its aims is to promote Indonesian culture amongst the local community. All students had a great time watching the film, meeting with the celebrities, taking photos and then having lunch at Garden City. Giana D’Arrigo Year 7.3 On the 7th of September we got on the bus to go to the Indonesian Movie Festival. On the bus it was one of the year 11s birthday so we sang happy birthday and he brought in some cake to eat on the bus. When we got to the Movies we went in and took seats after a bit of waiting to get in. We came along with the year 11, 12 and 10. The movie was about a boy named Amek and he had a harelip. His sister died in the movie because she wanted to get her wish off the tree and she fell and died. Amek went to a very strict school. Close to the end of the movie he went to the hospital and got his lips fixed. I like the movie because it was kinda like a journey. After the movie we had lunch Sophie, Jessikah and me had subway to eat. we also had ice-cream and bought lollies. Then we walked around for a bit then waited for the bus to come and went back to school. Jessikah Moffat Year 7.3 On the way to the excursion on the bus we got to eat a birthday cake from Richard in Year 11. When we got there we saw the movie. It was great but it was a little hard to concentrate because it was in Indonesian .After that we went to the Garden City shops and we got lunch. Iit was loads of fun. On the way home we’re sort of tired and we got back at nearly the end of the day.The movie was about a boy named Amek and he had a hare lip and was always in trouble in class . Language Perfect – Update for Term 4 Most Middle school students continue to use the online language program subscribed and paid for by the College from this term till February next year - Language Perfect – not only to learn their Indonesian vocabulary but also for some students, it is interesting to note that they are discovering their Heritage Languages or giving other languages a go. As the program can be accessed at home, parents please encourage your child/children to keep on with Language Perfect even during the long school holidays. The program is not only challenging but also a lot of fun. Below is the updated statistics for the College. Ibu Eliza Ghani School-wide Statistics for Thornlie Christian College: Total questions answered: 138,534 questions Total points scored: 29,759 points Total hours spent online learning: 524 hours School star rating: 3 star welterweight (What does this mean?) Percentage of students logged in: 96% Percentage of students answered >500 questions: 50% Questions Answered per Language Indonesian: 126137, Chinese: 6228, French: 5846, Italian: 4455, Maori: 1858, Japanese: 1224, Spanish: 891, Samoan: 575, Latin: 514, Greek: 61, Russian: 56, German: 50, Tongan: 22 Student Feedback - Thornlie Christian College “I am really happy to get 100% a lot!” - Abigail Wong, 2012 Year 7 Indonesian
The Year 12 Creative Industries Media class explore the world of digital story telling, through the student produced TV show, SWITCH. All members of the class are involved in every stage of the production process, utilising the latest in editing, lighting and green screen effects, with the TV show being treated like a ‘real world’ experience. The students plan, produce, edit and broadcast the stories, latest news and upcoming events held at Thornlie Christian College
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News & Views is a magazine produced by the student Publications Committee. It provides a students-eye-view of life within the College. One magazine is normally produced per school term.
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The Journey of Radical Minds The Publications Committee developed this magazine in order to establish a strong bond between the students and the teachers at our College. We have included the things which, we believe, are a central part of TCC and will also develop relationships amongst students of different year groups and their teachers. All Secondary students will be given a copy of the magazine during Form time.
YEAR 10 HIGHEST ACHIEVERS 2012 Katie Bilich Drama Claude Bratschi Hospitality Class 1 Society & Environment Intermediate Harry Byrne English Intermediate Hayley Cammiade Biblical Studies Class 2 Creative Sewing & Fashion English Advanced Sport and Recreation Girl Emily Crawford Indonesian 1AB Kiante` Felix Design & Technology Anandi Labuschagne Science Intermediate David McLeod Health Education Boy Jaycob Moylan Sport and Recreation Boy Joshua Nieves Art Class 1 Mathematics Advanced Erana Steven Biblical Studies Class 1 Creative Sewing & Fashion Hospitality Class 2 Benjamin Wallis Mathematics Intermediate Georgia Wallis Career Education Class 1 Digital Media Health Education Girl Hospitality Class 1 Science Advanced John Weckman Information Technology Adela Widjanarko Art Class 2 Career Education Class 2 Health Education Girl Society & Environment Advanced Honour Certificate Dux
Georgia Wallis Adela Widjanarko
YEAR 11 HIGHEST ACHIEVERS FOR 2012 Melissa Broughton Mathematics 2AB Kylie Choong English 2AB Human Biological Science 2AB Indonesian 2AB Modern History 2AB Katrina-Jayne Culling Food Science & Technology 1CD Mathematics 1BC Scarlett D'Agnone Workplace Learning 1CD Joanna Delalande Creative Industries (Media) Visual Arts 2AB Rochelle Haynes Food Science & Technology 2AB Mathematics 2CD Courtnie-Paige Herring Modern History 1AB Kirsty Isaacs Sport and Recreation Girl Visual Arts 1CD Richard Ivantry Music William Jacobsz Politics and Law 1AB Bailey Kirkby Career and Enterprise 1CD Jolene Kruger Children, Family and Community 1CD Anita-Marie Marbeck Biblical Studies Class 1 Chemistry 2AB Information, Digital Media & Technology Mathematics 3AB Mathematics Specialist 3AB Connor Marshall Physical Education Studies 1CD Sport and Recreation Boy Dharshini Menon Sugumaran Health Studies 1CD Politics and Law 2AB Emily Olsen Biblical Studies Class 2 Drama 2AB Seprotina Peniata English 1AB Cody Ryce Physics 2AB Matthew Wilson Economics 2AB Vocational Honour Certificate Vocational Dux Tertiary Honour Certificate TertiaryDux
Melissa Broughton Timothy Tate Cody Ryce/Joshua Nestor Anita-Marie Marbeck
YEAR 12 AWARDS 2012 NAME Stephanie Broedelet Maddison Davidson Bradley Dusting Jason Earle Amberlie Evans Daniel Fleay
Marc Fritzsch Parvan Gill
HIGHEST ACHIEVER Sport & Recreation Girl
Politics & Law 1AB Creative Industries (Media) Drama 1AB English 3AB Food Science & Technology 1CD Mathematics 2CD
Bryan Kwok Joanna-Lee Ladyman Jacobus Lemmer
Rebecca Moore Lauren Quinn Zachary Seow Joel Smith Talitha Stephens
English 2CD
Materials, Design & Technology: Textiles 1CD Politics & Law 1AB Biblical Studies Class 2 Health Studies 2AB
Biblical Studies Class 2 English 1CD Biblical Studies Class 1 Drama 3AB English 3AB Human Biological Science 3AB Mathematics 3CD Physical Education Studies 2AB Sport & Recreation Boy Physical Education Studies 2AB Materials, Design & Technology: Textiles 1CD Children, Family & Community 1CD Workplace Learning 1CD Career & Enterprise 1CD Food Science & Technology 2AB English 1CD Mathematics 1DE Visual Arts 1CD Visual Arts 3AB Information, Digital Media & Technology
Stephanie Strong Jennifer Waddell Courtney Wallis
Visual Arts 1CD Career & Enterprise 1CD
Workplace Learning 1CD Mathematics 3CD Sport & Recreation Boy Sport & Recreation Girl
Drama 3AB Biblical Studies Class 1 Human Biological Science 3AB Physical Education Studies 2AB Creative Industries (Media)
Chontelle Wharton Vocational Honour Vocational Dux Tertiary Honour Tertiary Dux
Visual Arts 3AB
Mathematics 2CD
Michael Long Denika Marciano Reece McLaren
Drama 1AB English 2CD Mathematics 1DE
Health Studies 2AB
Amy Grasso Matthew Halliday
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Rebecca Moore Talitha Stephens Daniel Fleay Jacobus Lemmer
OTHER AWARDS 2012
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City of Gosnells Education Scholarship (Year 10) Katie Bilich
Australian Defence Force Leadership Awards Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Rotary Scholarship "The Ron Sloan Endeavour Scholarship" (Year 10)
Erana Steven Dharshini Menon Sugumaran Jacobus Lemmer
Erana Steven Hayley Cammiade
Christian Citizenship Awards Year 10 Year 11
Sonia Kazich Matthew Wilson
Founders Award
Rebecca Moore
CSA Christian Citizenship Award
Michael Long
Peter Abetz Attitude and Effort Award Year 10 Year 11 Year 12
Oliver Swarbrick Joanna Delalande Jaimee Hoskins Jennifer Waddell Jacobus Lemmer
ECU Year 11 Citizenship Award ECU Year 12 Personal Excellence Award
Bailey Kirkby Parvan Gill
Caltex Best All Rounder
Jacobus Lemmer
Westscheme Super Award for Excellence in Vocational Education and Training
Chontelle Wharton
Service to the College Community Award
Zachary Seow
Best Actor Award
Stephanie Strong
Art Award
Talitha Stephens
College Music Opportunity Awards Senior School
Richard Ivantry
Former Students' Association Award
Daniel Fleay Chontelle Wharton
Sports Award
Jacobus Lemmer
Principal's Award
Jacobus Lemmer