This week all College staff will attend the 5^th Australian Conference on Lutheran Education, to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 5-7 July. This conference, held once every four years, is the pinnacle event for all Lutheran educators from across Australia. Keynote speakers include Sir John Jones, Mr Greg Whitby and Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber, all of whom feed into the conference theme of People. Planet. Purpose.

The theme resonates deeply within our own community. Obviously, we are all about people. We cannot do what we do as teachers and support staff without people – children, young adults and parents. Our community is alive and active with the learning and enriching of people’s lives through out community from Reception to Year 12.

Planet has always been a central element of our College. Being blessed with almost 25 hectares of land, our EcoClassroom signifies our deep relationship with our Creator through the natural environment. It is our significant and continual focus on environmental education, that will see our Eco Staff present one of the key workshops on Thursday. We thank them for their tireless efforts in preparing for the conference but also their ongoing commitment to caring for Mother Earth.

Finally, we are called into recognising, understanding and growing in our purpose on the final day of the conference. Lutheran schools provide a ministry to allow a space and place for students, staff and parents to grow in their spiritual selves through education. We are committed to the mission of our College which is our purpose, ‘Teaching the love of Christ for a fulfilling life which values self-worth, pursues excellence and serves others’.

As we come together as a national education system for the three days I thank you for your support of our staff and ask for your prayers for a successful and enriching conference.

With Thanks

Throughout the course of year there are always milestones, peaks and troughs. The end of the second term always marks a change of subjects, completion of assessments and distribution of reports. Reports are currently being distributed and provide a valuable insight into your child’s learning.

Thank you for the approach of each student throughout the first half of this year. I encourage parents/caregivers to use the break time to reflect with your child on their report and progress to date. Goal setting is pivotal to continued success and gives a clear point for learning, reflection and celebration.

We extend our appreciation to Mr Mike Leske and Mrs Sarah Lush who have provided pastoral and ministry support this term while Pastor Jon has been on leave. They have guided and shaped our worship and spiritual understandings for which we are extremely grateful.

We also wish Mrs Kay Digby every blessing as she commences Long Service Leave at the end of the term for the coming 6 months.

We thank each of these staff and wish them God’s blessings for the comings months.

May the peace and rest of the holiday period be with you all!
 

Mr Cain McDonald
PRINCIPAL