BCC Prayer Warriors

We are privileged to be able to run a monthly prayer morning. It’s a treat to pray for new families, students and staff, share some coffee and cake and enjoy great conversation. Everyone is welcome to join us on the first Monday of each month from 8:45am – 9:30am to pray alongside parents and local churches. Come for a bit, or come for the whole time.

Please sign-in at the College Office. We meet near the Weathershed in the College Garden. Simply follow the signs.

For more information or to ask for personal prayer, please email prayerwarriors@bcc.nsw.edu.au.

Check out the prayer focus areas and upcoming dates in the image below.

Prayer Points:

• College Vision and Mission: Pray that the College remains steadfast in its vision to nurture and train young people to grow up into Christ. Ask God to empower the staff and community to embody Ephesians 4:15, growing in maturity and reflecting Christ’s love in all they do.
• Secondary Parent-Teacher Interviews: Pray for ongoing parent-teacher interviews. Ask that these meetings be productive and encouraging for both parents and teachers, and that they foster a collaborative environment for the students’ growth.
• HSC Students Preparing for Trials: Pray for the HSC students as they prepare for their trial exams from Monday, 19 August to Wednesday, 28 August. Ask God to help them use the time leading up to the exams productively, fully engaging in their learning and preparation. Pray that they have the confidence to ask questions when needed and that each student has someone in their life to provide the emotional support necessary in these final months of school.

Prayer for HSC Students

It’s that time of year again when we ask people to volunteer to pray for the 2024 HSC students. Our goal is for each HSC student to have at least one person from the College community committing to pray for them each day from the beginning of Term 3 until when the HSC exams finish on 8 November. We are asking people to commit to praying for two specific HSC students, the names of whom we will provide to you.

Why start specific prayer in Term 3? Well, in Term 3 the HSC gets more real for the students as they have their HSC Trials in August, Major Works (Art and D&T) are due towards the end of August, and Drama and Music performances, along with Language Oral Exams in September. The HSC Exams start on 14 October.

As part of our wider community focus, we also ask that you please pray for the HSC students at Belmont High School. It can be a challenging time for so many young people.

If you are interested in committing to praying for two of our HSC students, please contact us via prayerwarriors@bcc.nsw.edu.au

Primary

14.08.24 | Rugby League Independant Schools Cup
23.08.24 | CSSA Athletics Carnival
23.08.24 | Primary School Disco

Secondary

12.08.24-16.08.24 | Yr 11 Construction Placement
14.08.24 | Rugby Gala Day
14.08.24 | Yr 9 & 10 Music & Drama Excursion
19.08.24-28.08.24 | Yr 12 Trial HSC Exams
29.08.24-30.08.24 | Dan Principe Youth Sessions

Whole College

16.08.24 | Ronald McDonald House Charity Dinner
29.08.24 | HSC Showcase
12.09.24 | Primary Show

Save the date

03.12.24 | End of Year Festival

Our College Calendar is available on our website where you can be kept up-to-date with events throughout the year. Closer to the event parents and carers will receive communication via the Sentral Parent App and/or email.

We are excited to invite families to our upcoming Primary Show, “Light,” on Thursday, 12 September, during Week 7 of Term 3! This year, instead of a traditional musical, our students from Years 3 to 6 will be performing various acts that explore the theme of ‘Light,’ such as “Light of the World” and “My burden is light.”

The event will be held in The Hall, where each year group will present their item, and many students have also prepared individual and small group performances. The enthusiasm and talent displayed by our students have been remarkable, and their hard work has truly embodied the spirit of our theme.

We are incredibly proud of their dedication and creativity and look forward to celebrating their achievements with you. Thank you for your ongoing support and encouragement.

We are seeking sponsors

This is one of many wonderful sponsorship opportunities where we encourage our families to support the school and build our community through event sponsorship. What a great way to support our young ones while getting your brand in front of our whole community. Thanks to our Major Sponsor for the night Knight Frank Newcastle for already jumping on board to help put on an amazing show. Minor sponsor place are still available – Sponsor through the link below!

In preparation for the upcoming Ronald McDonald House Charity Dinner (5.30pm – Friday, 16 August 2024), Primary students from our Learning Enrichment Program are actively engaged in a range of purposeful activities this term. Under the guidance of Mrs Walters and her team, the students are meticulously gathering donations, organising a series of fundraising initiatives, and curating unique items for the charity auction.

Some tickets are still currently available.

We’d like to thank those who have already supported this year’s dinner by donating items for our silent auction or funds for Ronald McDonald House:

The Little Garden (Jessica Lumley)
Maureen Bullock
LR Hair Dressing (Lea-anne Ribeiro)
Baker Love Lawyer
Estetiko Skin and Laser (Amy Lennox)
Steve Walters
Petstock
Caves Beach Butchery
The Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Jets

Thank you to these donors, your generosity will undoubtedly contribute to surpassing last year’s success, allowing us to make an even more substantial impact on the lives of those in need.

Together, let us continue to provide vital assistance to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

To donate items for the silent auction please contact our student representatives charitydinner@bcc.nsw.edu.au

Sponsorship of the event or donations to Ronald McDonald House can be made directly through our site here:

The HSC Showcase is an annual event celebrating the exceptional talents of students in various creative and technical disciplines. This year’s showcase features major works from students in Industrial Technology, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music, and Drama.

These projects represent the culmination of twelve months of dedicated work, reflecting the students’ commitment to excellence in independently creating these impressive works and application of their skills across a variety of mediums. We would like to celebrate their accomplishments with our wider BCC community and invite you all to this free event that is sure to inspire and entertain.

Our Parent’s Business Directory is available on the College website via the Community Hub. It is so great to see many BCC parents get on board with this initiative and share their business details with the wider BCC community.

If you are keen to join this Business Directory, which is exclusive to current BCC parents, please enter your business.

The College continues to partner with Restore Parent Coaching, and we encourage BCC parents and carers to investigate further by attending a free online information session with Shelby and Lil. There is a Zoom session coming up next on Tuesday, 13 August from 7:30pm. If next week does not suit, there are other dates available in the RSVP link below. Both Shelby and Lil would love to meet you and offer their support as you do the journey with raising your child.

For all major announcements regarding College Life, student reports & absences, calendar access, newsletters, excursion permissions, fee payments and much more, the College uses the Sentral Parent App. If you have not already, please download the Sentral Parent App by searching ‘Sentral for Parents’ in the App Store on your smartphone and ensure that notifications are enabled within the App. Set up instructions can be found here. If you have any trouble registering, please email the College on sentral@bcc.nsw.edu.au and our friendly IT department will support you through the process.

This week, we celebrated the involvement of over 130 students who participated in the BCC’s Got Talent auditions. These Primary students presented an array of acts, from magic tricks and aerobic routines to singing and telling jokes. We acknowledged their creative talent, effort and bravery. Thank you to all those who supported our students in this significant achievement.

We ended Term 2 on a high with 2 sensational games capping off the Primary sport season – both games going down to the wire!

The Girls game was an all Liddell affair with the Liddell Bobcats taking on the Liddell Bulls. Although the Bulls had more opportunities, it was the Bobcats, led by AFL representative player and player of the match, Molly Mawson, who kicked an important goal and led her side to a 2.1.13 – 1.3.9 victory.

The Boys game was one for the ages, with the Barbarians side leading all game only to have the game taken away in the dying seconds by the 2023 defending champion Booth Ravens. Ravens captain and player of the match, Noah Barry, was instrumental in getting his side back into the match, but it was Year 4 student Barlen Arendts who would steal the show. The crowd erupted as Barlen gathered the ball from a ball up skirmish and kicked the match winning goal under pressure, with just 30 seconds left on the clock.

Booth Ravens 3.2.20 defeated The Barbarians 2.2.14 to be the first team to go back to back since the Cuthbert Cubs of 2017/18

The best of the best in NSW lined up for the NSW All Schools Cross Country carnival, held during our school holidays.

Skye Porter finished in a brilliant 21st position from 75 competitors in the 10yr Girls event, in a Personal Best time of 8.34 over the 2km. Skye finished with a silver medal with NSW CIS coming 2nd in the Teams competition.

Jade Reeves finished 7th in the Primary Multiclass. Jade demonstrated her growth and tenacity by competing in the event after being informed on the morning that she wouldn’t have an aide with her on the challenging and hilly course. In the end, she was able to take on the challenge solo and conquered more than just the course itself.

Well done girls!

Congratulations to Hamilton Dobson for his recent representation of NSW CIS in the Under 16s NSW Hockey Team.

Last Thursday saw the annual staging of the Hunter Christian Zone Sports Secondary Athletics Carnival at Hunter Sports Centre Glendale. A team of 55 students represented the College with distinction and we fought it out with Carinya Christian School, Tamworth all day toing and froing for first place. Unfortunately in the end we came second by 38 points.

Congratulations to the following students for outstanding results:

Age Champions

Alexander Campbell – 15 Years Boys – Age Champion

Michellie Robins – 18 Year Girls – 2nd Place

Mitchell Davies – 14 Years Boys – 2nd Place

Joshua Wolfenden – 18 Years Boys – 2nd Place

Kari Croxford – 13 Years Girls – 3rd Place

Stephanie Allen 18 Years Girls – 3rd Place

Record Breakers

Violet Burgum – 14 Years Girls – 1500m – 5:17.45

Ice Hockey Nationals

Congratulations to William and Jacob Cunningham who recently represented NSW at the Ice Hockey Australia National Titles, the boys came away with silver medals.

About the awards
Now in its fourth year, the program allows students to further pursue a project, initiative or training related to their area of interest with an award and a $1,500 grant.

Students can enter in a range of categories, including technology, entrepreneurship, sustainability, sport and arts, with winners selected by a judging panel of education leaders. Finalists also receive a $250 grant

Nominations are open now and close Friday, 30 August. Students can find out more and nominate themselves at https://edstart.com.au/award

Central Coast Apprenticeship/Traineeship & Jobs Expo
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 – 3pm to 7pm
Mingara Recreation Club, 12/14 Mingara Dr, Tumbi Umbi NSW

Newcastle & Hunter Apprenticeship/Traineeship & Jobs Expo
Tuesday 20, August 2024 – 3pm to 7pm
NEX – Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre, 309 King St, Newcastle West NSW

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