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Good News Lutheran College, Tarneit

Locality: Tarneit, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 8742 9000

Address: 580 Tarneit Rd 3029 Tarneit, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.goodnews.vic.edu.au

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24.01.2022 Having celebrated National Health and Physical Education Day this week, there is no better time to recognise the outstanding dance moves that have come from our Year 6 and 7 cohorts as part of MYP PE! Both cohorts have just finished their aesthetic units with the unit focus at Year 6 being Cultural Dance and at Year 7 Disco Dance.

24.01.2022 At recess this morning, our Principal Mrs Fiona McAuliffe was joined by four excited Year 1 students; Arthur, Ryan, Hansroop and Brodey. The group were outside enjoying the 'Principal's Garden' until the rain started and forced them inside to the Principal's Office. Ryan read a book to Mrs McAuliffe, impressing her with his ability and Arthur recognised a country on the world globe.

24.01.2022 With the easing of restrictions, the Good News Power Basketball Club is starting up again. Both girls and boys of all ages are able to participate. Contact via email: [email protected]

23.01.2022 We are all ready for Cabaret Night at GNLC tonight, Saturday 1 May, starting at 7.00pm. A night of family entertainment. Staff and students will be performing for you. Tickets are $15 at the door - this includes a snack box. Hot and cold drinks are available at reasonable prices. Fresh barista made coffee! Come support your friends and teachers!!

22.01.2022 Where have you seen or sensed God's presence today? Year 4s shared the many ways they experience the presence of God in their daily lives.

21.01.2022 Last week, as a result of the Victorian Government extending school holidays by one week, a small group of students attended the impromptu GNLC holiday program, run by our wonderful learning support staff. There were structured science, sports and arts and crafts activities throughout the week, as well as opportunities for students to engage in self-directed play. It was wonderful to see new friendships blossom and everyone had a fantastic time!

21.01.2022 Everything we're doing is keeping us on top of this virus.....https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/

20.01.2022 Please see the Monday Assembly that your children will watch tomorrow. It features some of the GNLC Remote Learning 2.0 upgrades. You will also hear inspiration from Junior Years Leaders Arielle, Lakshanya and Jeralyn.

20.01.2022 Many congratulations to Kayla in Year 5 for being a finalist in Interrelate Australia's "Say No to Bullying" competition! This year's theme was "Celebrate Differences". We truly believe that the differences in our community add richness and reflect God's amazing work in the creation of each of us as His children. Thanks also to Miss Clark and the Arts Leaders for encouraging the participation of many students at Good News. This is such an important message! To see the full awards ceremony, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqg-vIYtif0&feature=youtu.be.

20.01.2022 The staff at GNLC want to share this with you all today. We want you to know that we miss you, we are praying for you and that we are here for you always. Sorry the old link and video had some issues and had to be removed, here is the new link, but same video :) Video Details:... Song used is Big Gigantic - The Little Things ft. Angela McCluskey The voice actor is https://www.fiverr.com/mattmaker He was great to work with, very professional and kind. See more

20.01.2022 Junior School Library

20.01.2022 To all Parents and Caregivers

19.01.2022 Junior School Library time https://www.youtube.com/watch

19.01.2022 The GLNC SLC are running a fundraiser this Friday 4 December: Tropical and Loud Shirts Day. Remember to bring along your gold coin donation for ALWS. ALWS is the overseas aid and resettling agency of the Lutheran Church of Australia: https://www.alws.org.au/

18.01.2022 This week's Junior Years' assembly features "Best and Fairest" awards from PE activities these past week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88CBTFdUA20

18.01.2022 In this week's assembly, Junior Years students teach other about how growth mindset changes the brain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYEst5z2rfM

18.01.2022 Earth Day - Friday 7 May The GNLC Student Leadership Council has organised Earth Day this week. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness of climate change and raising money to support Greenpeace, an organisation that helps combat climate change. https://www.greenpeace.org.au/ Students are permitted to wear a green accessory on Friday 7 May and in return, make a gold coin donation.

18.01.2022 In this weeks Junior Years Assembly, we hear a story that illustrates how teachers are helping students give and receive feedback on their work. Their are also shout-outs for Science Talent Search projects, original musical compositions, and great effort on daily work.

17.01.2022 Fathers and mothers are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel, so wrote Martin Luther. Today we thank God for the vocation of motherhood, for the care and nurturing we receive through mothers, and also for the grace and forgiveness we each receive when we fall short in our callings. A blessed Mother’s Day to all the mothers and mother role models in the Good News community.

17.01.2022 Here is a short video from our Principal, Mrs Fiona McAuliffe to our College families.

17.01.2022 Would you, or someone you know be interested in working at GNLC? Check out our current vacancies: https://www.goodnews.vic.edu.au/our-sc/employment-vacancies

17.01.2022 Remote library time.

14.01.2022 RU OK message to our College Community and link for parents to Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families video: https://www.facebook.com/happyfamilies.au/videos/

13.01.2022 The community have been contacted via SEQTA Direqt Messages, with an important message from the Principal.

13.01.2022 A random selection of Year 5 students songs and poems.

12.01.2022 In the lead up to National Health and PE day and on the day itself, all GNLC students are invited to take part in the School Sport Victoria Virtual Track and Field event! The athletic events on offer include a range of sprints, runs, walks, jumps and throws. The best part is they can all be completed at home or even your local oval! In getting involved, School Sports Victoria is not looking for best performance but rather self-improvement and personal bests. To get involv...ed, please visit : https://ssv.vic.edu.au/Pages/SSVVirtualTrackandField.aspx. Here you will also find the links required to upload student results. Students can take part in one or all events, with prizes on offer. Ready, set, go!

12.01.2022 This week, we celebrate the Junior Years German Oscars! See who won the Regional German Art-Poetry competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb1dKMLxTqQ

12.01.2022 Today the Year 1 students presented their inquiry learning - Humans have a responsibility in looking after the natural environment - in a mini exhibition to the College community. Congratulations to you all, you did an amazing job!

12.01.2022 In this weeks Junior Year Assembly, we hear about gratitude, we are introduced to an intriguing mystery, and we see some of the great Rube Goldberg machines from last weeks challenge.

11.01.2022 Good News Power Basketball Club are hosting the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle tomorrow at the Hoppers Crossing store from 8am to 6pm. They invite you to go down and support the club and enjoy a snag! Have a great weekend.

11.01.2022 Yesterday a number of 'spoonies' were added to the Principal's Spoonville garden, thanks to the efforts of some of our students on campus. Seems there were some turf wars overnight with a number of casualties

10.01.2022 Kelly Sports Wyndham is offering an exciting holiday sports programme for Prep - Year 6 students in the January (11th - 15th) 2021 school holiday period at Good News Lutheran College. Students have the opportunity to enjoy a daily schedule of modified game play which will help them develop fundamental skills such as kicking, throwing, catching and having fun! Sports are delivered by friendly and experienced coaches and include a range of different codes. ... For further information, please see the published Signmee or visit www.kellysports.com.au. All bookings and payments are to be made directly to Kelly Sports. To book, please visit the Kelly Sports website as above.

08.01.2022 The College would love to hear from anyone, including older students, who are available to volunteer their services on 'Book Collection Day', Thursday 28 January 2021 from 8.30am-4pm. Book Collection is for Middle and Senior Years only as Junior Years will have shared supplies in class. Help a little, help a lot - any contribution will be gratefully received. Please contact the college on 8742 9000 or email [email protected] to register to volunteer. Social distancing will apply.

07.01.2022 AT GNLC we encourage our community to support one another and provide acts of service. Baden, one of our Year 5 students has been growing his hair for three years and is hoping to raise $500 for Brain Cancer. If this goal is achieved, Baden's act of service will be to shave his hair. Please support Baden with his incredible act of service. https://www.facebook.com/bec.mcfarlane.56/posts/10158223008258190 Fundraising link: http://www.curebraincancer.org.au//badens-giant-shave-for-

06.01.2022 The attributes of the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile describe what we desire for our students when they leave GNLC. This week some of the Junior Years students who were on campus, were given the challenge of explaining some of these attributes. Please click the link below to see what they had to share: https://www.goodnews.vic.edu.au//international-baccalaurea

06.01.2022 GNLC has commenced planning for 2021 and has a number of vacancies for teaching staff. Please refer our website for further details: https://www.goodnews.vic.edu.au/our-school/careers

06.01.2022 In this weeks Junior Years Assembly, we celebrate critical and creative thinking skills.

06.01.2022 For our older students, this may be of interest to you, as well as borrowing digitally from our local Wyndham Library Service. https://www.timeout.com//you-can-download-the-state-librar

06.01.2022 A very big thank you to all who came to the Cabaret night, it was a really great evening. All of the performers were fantastic and enjoyed the experience. We had: singers, dancers, guitarists, groups, poetry reading, monologues and the caste of this years musical - Wondaland. Wonderful entertainment and good conversations. Community in action!

05.01.2022 Further to yesterday's RU OK Day, we are very proud to share the creative work of Archna S in Year 9. Archna designed and developed the well being website, full of resources and inspiration. Please visit her website: https://archnastudy.weebly.com/motivate.html

05.01.2022 Junior School children wishing to read may enjoy going through these! Keep Reading! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuBWnn94muA

04.01.2022 A lovely story for Junior School from our Library collection. https://m.youtube.com/watch

04.01.2022 2020 College Photos will be taken by Arthur Reed Photos on Monday 16th November. Sibling photos will also be taken by request. IMPORTANT - To ensure a sibling photo is taken on photo day, please complete your request online before midday this Sunday. 1. Grab your phone and go to arphotos.typeform.com/to/rM64GwmT 2. Enter the name and class of the eldest child to be in the photo 3. Enter the names of all other children to be included in the photo... There is no need to return any forms or payment to GNLC as orders are purchased through Arthur Reed Photos. Your child will be issued with the relevant order information flyer on Monday. See more

04.01.2022 As a way to encourage physical activity during this time, Wyndham City and WynActive have collaborated to present the Find Your 30, Do It Your Way Challenge. Running from the 3rd - 30th August, the aim is to inspire the Wyndham community to complete 30 minutes of activity for any 5 days in the week, in a way that suits individuals and families. WynActive have worked with their fitness coaches to create three avenue of fitness to help individualise the physical activity ex...perience, with access to fitness tips and a combination of live and prerecorded classes. If you would like to register to participate, please go to https://wynactive.com.au/find-yo/find-your-30-register-now/. Here you will also find resources, as well as the activity chart to register your physical activity.

04.01.2022 Happy National Health and Physical Education Day! To celebrate this years theme of 'Good for Children, Good for Schools and Good for Communities', students will have now received an activity Choice Board which has been put together by the Colleges Health and Physical Education Teachers. Students have a range of activities to choose from with photo or video submissions of each activity earning House points!... For further information, Junior Years please visit the SeeSaw Announcements and Middle and Senior Years please visit SEQTA Direqt Message. #HPEday

04.01.2022 The Association of German Teachers Victoria Inc. hosted the 2020 State Final of the Years 5 to 9 German Poetry Competition on 5 September via Zoom. There were over 112 students who participated in the Finals. We are pleased to announce that Shreshta from Year 7 achieved 3rd prize in the State Finals and she won the Regional Finals. Both events (regional and state) were held remotely. Congratulations Shreshta

03.01.2022 Mrs McAuliffe was given a lesson on Mars and our solar system including the Kuiper Belt from Arnav in Prep. Arnav had a busy afternoon cutting and gluing to create his own replica. Well done Arnav T.

02.01.2022 A reminder for all - Libraries are closed, but services are still available. eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, learning programs and movies are all available for streaming. They also have a home delivery service. If not already a member, you can sign up here www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/libraries There are also a number of Wyndham council online community-focused programs from cooking tutorials, drawing workshops, online workouts, storytime, gardening advice, self-care and professional development sessions that can be found on [https://www.wyndhamtogether.com.au/](?

02.01.2022 National Health and PE Day is about advocating for a greater focus of Health and PE in our schools, and this year is on Wednesday 2 September! This years initiative theme is 'Good for Children, Good for Schools and Good for Communities'. The theme will be celebrated in an online capacity with the College's Health and Physical Education team putting together a choice board of activity suggestions which will be released on the day.... For further information please see the published Signmee or visit https://hpeday.com.au/. When it comes to getting involved this year, the only limit is imagination!

02.01.2022 Years 8 - 12 Parent Teacher Interviews Parents are encouraged to go to the GNLC website to book Parent Teacher Interviews for students in Years 8 to 12 as they are filling fast: https://www.goodnews.vic.edu.au/n/parent-teacher-interviews

02.01.2022 The Year 3 students are at the Taking Action stage of their Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry - Choices shape the environment. Naysa met with Mr Mir and Mr McNaughton to discuss her plans for a native garden on the College grounds. She had researched her proposal with details of the plants required and the costs involved. You will see some of the other action proposed by Year 3 students in upcoming Monday Assemblies.

02.01.2022 Our students are scholars! See the Junior Years Assembly to see how. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eokBst9jSI

01.01.2022 Students on campus in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 were able to assist Principal Fiona McAuliffe assemble some treasures in the Principal's garden. There was quite a bit of debate between the children along with movement of treasures before they were all in agreement of where they would be positioned.............for today.

01.01.2022 In this week's message, we meet the new Head of Junior Years, Mrs Denholm. We are also reminded of the importance of hats and sunscreen.