Country To Coast Sapphire Coast Anglican College | Newsletter

Year 6 Graduation

Congratulations to our Year 6 students. You’re ready for your next big role in life - Secondary School. Exciting times ahead!

Year 10 Formal

Year 10 celebrated the end of their Junior schooling on 27th November by having a formal at the Tathra Surf Club.

News In Year 1

Year 1 decorated shopping bags, which are being turned into Christmas bags. The students will use the bags to take home their amazing Christmas decorations and lovely creations. Mrs Yvonne Brown

Little Lights

The Little Lights program completed its first term with some delightful moments shared between our Year 9 and 10 students and their very little guests and their families. Many thanks to Stef Brown and Millie Proudlove for this initiative, and for some high-quality bus driving support from Richard Arbon and Dave Smith. We are also very grateful for the warmth of the welcome to St John's Anglican Church from Reverends Mandy Wheatley, David Luck and a host of parishioners.

Celebration Of Art

What Talent We Have In Our School!

A big shout out to Mr Cook for sharing his printmaking expertise with us and for joining our excursion to SECCA Bega. We were inspired by Mr Cook and Alick Tipoti's work, and used these techniques in our Christmas artworks.

Mr Cook also shared his knowledge of local landmarks and Indigenous connections to Country, as Year 5 and 6 created watercolours of local granite boulders. Years 3 and 4 enjoyed creating and performing puppet plays that incorporated links to their Geography unit about places. Mrs Whyman

Breakfast Club

Our Friday Breakfast Club has been busy as usual, with some amazing youngens leading the kitchen. We are seeking voluntary parents, carers and teachers for next year to supervise.

Term 4 Piano

Our piano pod has been full of excitement this term, with delighted students reaching their goals of learning 20 or 40 pieces in a year.

Ben and Aslan have recorded new exam pieces, Asha and Benji are eagerly awaiting their exam feedback, while Felicity and Victoria are pictured above with their certificates of achievement. Benji and Asha have also both received a Pass with High Distinction! Mrs Rebecca Stewart

Stage 2 Camp

Stage 2, Year 3 and 4 went on their overnight camp to Camp Kianinny on the 11th and 12th of November with Mrs Louie, Mr Lambie, Mrs Milliss, Mrs Whyman, Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Trevaskis.  

A Recount on Camp Kianinny by Artemis Poole

  It all started when we got on the bus. It was a rough ride, but we got over it. When we arrived at Camp Kianinny, Cody kindly welcomed us. Then Mrs Milliss told us to make our beds. I chose the top bunk. Soon, we got into our groups. I was in group one with Lola, Heidi and Florence. We went canoeing. It was really fun, with lots of excitement, and it was funny when Daniel, Jackson and Finn flipped their canoe. Then we went to the small pool. After that, we had muffins for morning tea. Next, we did mini golf. I wish it were real golf, but anyway, we had fun. Soon it was lunch, and we had yummy stuff out of our lunchboxes. Then we played on the oval with our besties. Then we did the scenery course. I ran into trees, though I got over it. Next was dinner, and we had nachos. They were good. Then it was nighttime. For dessert, we had ice cream and chocolate mousse. Before bed, we went out for a night walk and a campfire. We needed our torches. It was fun. In the middle of the night, I saw Heidi crawling on the floor. In the morning, I woke up to hear Ruby and Sophia talking very loudly. After breakfast, we did the zipline. The zipline was the best part. Then we got to play for a while, and then it was lunch, we had yummy wraps. In the afternoon, we came back to school on the bus. 

Focus 40

This term, Lilly Whiter in Year 4 has been learning to use a device called a Focus 40. This device has been a “game changer” according to Lilly as she learns to navigate her laptop as well as braille. She can use the Focus 40 to input braille, and it will display on her laptop screen in print where the screen reader (JAWS) can read it back to her, or she can read it in braille on the Focus 40.

In one of her Nextsense lessons, her teacher, Ms Chavez, asked Lilly to complete a comprehension worksheet, “How to Make a Cupcake Christmas tree”. Lilly had to read the instructions and then answer the questions using JAWS (screen reader) and the Focus 40. After she completed the worksheet, we thought it would be a fun activity to actually make a cupcake Christmas tree for her class. So with help from her friend Julia and Mrs Moulton, Lilly was able to make the creation which her classmates enjoyed. Mrs Lucy Trevaskis

Year 6 - Last Days Of Primary School

Year 6 have been making the most of their last days of primary school. This week, they went down to the Ag Plot to work with Dan. They learnt about why soil, oxygen and water are good for the environment. Dan showed the students various watering systems and challenged them to think about what the most resourceful way to water a garden would be.

Students then got their hands dirty in the garden and learnt how the 'lasagne method' was done. They layered wet newspaper, mulch, and compost. Miss Emily Hocking

Visit From Faith Behrens Of Bega Group

Thank you again to Faith Behrens of Bega Group for visiting our new HSC Agriculture, Business Studies and Hospitality students to give another excellent annual talk on the production and marketing of the Bega Group project.  SO INFORMATIVE! As always, she ended her excellent talk with some fantastic Bega Group merch!  

Just over $5 billion to our Australian economy is being contributed by Bega Group... So proud to be a Bega Valleyian! Mrs Heidi Marksel

Noticias En Español

Here are some photos of Year 8 work relating to our Spanish food unit. Most of them are ‘la gente de comida’ (food people). Students had to interview each other in Spanish about foods they like, and then they created a person out of that food.

There were also a couple of other tasks where they could combine their creativity with their language skills. Miss Lara Strelnikow

Year 9 And 10 Art Excursion

On Tuesday, the 25th November, Year 9 and 10 Elective Art students visited SECCA- South East Centre for Contemporary Art in Bega.

We went to view the exhibition by Torres Strait Islander artist Alick Tipoti, who creates large-scale bronze works and lino prints that tell the story of his culture and family. The class had studied Alick Tipoti and explored his lino carvings in preparation for their own narrative prints earlier in the year. It was fantastic to see the artworks in person! Miss Clair Hopkins

SCAC Concert Band

At the beginning of November, the SCAC Concert Band performed at 'Solo/Trio', a concert presented by the Sapphire Coast Concert Band at the Twyford Theatre. They were joined on stage by Veronica Abbot and Jason Dempsey (members of the SCCB) for performances of Great Movie Adventures and Aladdin. 

To say that they performed really well would be an understatement. They have come such a long way this year - and I know they can't wait to get on stage at Presentation Evening in December and share some more music with the community! Mr Steve Fitzgerald

Agriculture News

Year 8

Our Year 8 Aggies have had a very productive semester, ending on some serious prep for the holidays in packing up garlic, moving compost, moving sheep, preparing polyhoop irrigation and building a fox-proof run for our chickens. WELL DONE, YEAR 8!

Year 9/10 Operation Sheep and Calf Swap

In the final weeks of term, with sheep and calves having completed their vaccinations and drenches, Year 9/10 Aggies successfully moved our sheep to the bottom paddock (to the nice short feed thankfully slashed by Glenn Umbers). We walked our baby calves - now 5 months - to the long feed in our front paddock (thankfully prepared by Andrew Ireland of SFS, Rick Beveridge and many others). For some of our Year 10 students, this was our final big prac in Ag. Thank you also to the Year 8s who stepped in to assist!

Dairy Queen

An outstanding Year 10 student set to be a star in our essential Bega Dairy Industry! Amber has been an absolute blessing to Agriculture from Year 8 through to Year 10 while completing a School-Based Apprenticeship/Traineeship in Dairy this year. Every year, Amber has shown such dedication to our three sets of poddy calves, coming in on mornings, afternoons, weekends and holidays to tend caringly to our four-legged friends. Where the rest of us might struggle to get close to these animals, Amber can walk on up and feed, measure and halter our calves like she is their mum.

At the same time, Amber has been a mentor to our upcoming Aggies, especially Charlie and Nate, on a calf milk feeding morning! We wish her all the very best, along with our other amazing Year 10s who have also left the College to embark on careers essential to our valley and beyond! Mrs Heidi Marksel

SASSA Touch Football

What a wonderful day of school sport!  43 Secondary School students represented SCAC at the SASSA Touch Football Day in Moruya on 25 November.  These students made up four teams: U15 Girls, U15 Boys, Open Girls and Open Boys. The students competed strongly, and their attitude and behaviours were excellent. They represented themselves and SCAC exceptionally well and were complimented on their conduct and abilities by other schools and referees.

Thanks to Mr Crowley for organising and coordinating this opportunity for the students, including conducting trials, selecting teams and running lunchtime training sessions leading up to the event.  

Thanks to Mr Cerveny and Mrs Duffy for attending and coaching teams on the day, and to Mr Crowley, who coached two teams on the day. The results indicate that SCAC is definitely improving in terms of representation and talent, with the Open Girls convincingly winning their age group. The Under 15 Boys and U15 Girls came 2nd, and the Open Boys came 3rd.

In addition, 12 students were successful in SASSA team selection and will represent SASSA at the AICES selection day in Sydney early next year.  Leah Kelly, Ella Inskip, Sophie Williams, Piper Duffy, Zoe Duffy, Nate Bobbin, Sam Baggett, Marcus Peres, Hunter, Lawson Umbers, Jessop Laidlaw and Kaleb Inskip. Mrs Heidi Duffy

Fling Physical Theatre

SCAC Students Explore Physical Theatre and Parkour with Fling Theatre Company

Students from Sapphire Coast Anglican College recently participated in dynamic and energising workshops with Fling Theatre Company, a Bega-based professional theatre company known for its innovative work with young people. The workshops focused on physical theatre and parkour, challenging students to explore movement, space and storytelling through the body. 

Through a series of high-energy activities, students experimented with jumping, rolling, and spatial responses, building trust and ensemble awareness while developing strength, agility and confidence. The parkour elements encouraged creative problem-solving and risk-taking, as students learned to move efficiently and experiment with movement.  SCAC sincerely thanks Fling Theatre Company for providing such an engaging and professionally enriching experience, and for inspiring our students through innovative physical theatre practice.

Fantastic Fizzics

What a wonderful presentation by FIZZICS education on STEM and the Defence Force that visited our Year 8 and 9 students on Tuesday. Some fantastic demos and great learning! Thank you, Mrs Weber, for organising! Mrs Heidi Marksel

Elephant Toothpaste

Mrs Amey and Mrs Flowers' Science classes made "elephant toothpaste" to look at chemical reactions. Check it out below!

Year 10 Work Experience

Our Year 10 and 11 students have been busy this term learning in the workplace. Year 11 Tourism and Hospitality students had the opportunity to tour the Disney Wonder cruise ship in the Port of Eden, and they even saw Minnie Mouse and Belle. Tourism students have been working at the Eden Wharf, welcoming domestic and international cruise ship passengers and providing visitor information on arrival.

Year 10 students have undertaken an exciting variety of work experience last week. Four students observed nursing, midwifery and physiotherapy at the South East Regional Hospital. Cooper tested out being a journalist with ABC South East radio, and Evie became a primary school teacher for a week at Candelo Public School.   Workplace learning is invaluable in gaining employability skills, testing out a career pathway and learning from industry professionals.

Year 12 Retreat

Our Leadership team spent Thursday, 6th November, in Tathra, discussing how to enhance the culture of the school. The remainder of Year 12 joined at Wambiri campgrounds the following day.