Temple Christian College Marion Middle School

Our prayers for a blessed Easter.

OPEN EVENING – ALL WELCOME – THURSDAY 7 MARCH
Our annual Open Evening will take place on Thursday 7 March between 5pm and 7pm. A key date in the life of Temple Christian College, this event opens the doors to a unique opportunity to experience daily life at our Marion Middle School. A fun family event, packed with lots to enjoy, including tours of the full ELC, Primary and Middle School facilities, classroom activities and interactive displays along with live performances and food stalls. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information or to book tour. https://www.sunrise.sa.edu.au/marion/enrolment/book-a-tour

It's been a fantastic start to the school year at Temple Marion Middle School. Day 1 began with the Middle Schoolers orienteering at Belair National Park and later in the week the Year 9's kicked off their Rite Journey challenges with a trip to Tree Climb Kuitpo Forest. It's been a great week of challenge, learning, and relationship building and we're excited for what's in store for 2024!

A big thank you to Ten Talent Coffee and our Temple Sunrise community who supported the efforts of our Middle School students in our coffee fundraiser. Together we raised over $700 for Sunrise Bethel school in Papua New Guinea! We are very grateful for your support of Christ-centered education both locally and overseas.

SHARING IN FESTIVE CREATIVITY - If you go to Westfield Marion this Christmas season, look out for the reindeer our Year 9 Art students designed and decorated for the Westfield community reindeer initiative. It is located on the ground floor near Myer. Great work team.

Last call for coffee orders! Our fundraiser for Sunrise Bethel Christian School in Papua New Guinea is wrapping up at the end of this week. There's still time to pick up a tin of freshly roasted PNG coffee for a Christmas gift - go to tentalent.coffee to order or pick up a tin at the front office!

In Science our Year 7's have been learning about magnetism and electromagnets.
SteamRanger Heritage Railway kindly lent us some equipment that we used to perform electromagnetic particle crack defect testing in class.
This process uses an industrial electromagnet to draw iron particles into cracks in steel parts so they can be highlighted and then of course repaired. In class we tested a railway carriage bogie pivot, which will then be repaired and used in a train carriage on the Cockle Train service.
Students were able to get 'hands-on' with an engineering process that is often only carried out in specialised situations behind closed doors. This process really highlighted the uses of electromagnets in practical scenarios.

Yesterday was our annual Temple Marion Swimming Carnival. This is the culmination of a 4-week swimming program our students participate in each year at the SA Aquatics & Leisure Centre.
We're firm believers in every student participating and improving their swimming skills each year, and all our middle schoolers improved significantly during the program.
At the Carnival, every student swims in events at their level, and our top swimmers compete in the finals for freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. Next are the team relays, and of course, there's always time for some fun and games in the pool to finish the day.
Congratulations to our overall swimming champs, Levi and Mienke, as well as each of our individual event winners for 2023!

Our middle school students have done a fabulous job packaging up coffee beans for our PNG fundraiser. Order yours today at https://www.tentalent.coffee/

Introducing our Design Challenge winners for our PNG coffee fundraiser running this term - well done Alex, Kiana and Mienke on your fabulous, colourful designs!
Why not grab a couple of tins or a kilo bag to share with family and friends? You'll not only be supporting the hard work of our talented middle school students, but 100% of profits from every sale will support the education and wellbeing of the students at Sunrise Bethel Christian School in PNG! Order at www.tentalent.coffee/ or pick up a tin from Reception at any metro Sunrise campus.

“We must teach our children to smell the earth, to taste the rain, to touch the wind, to see things grow, to hear the sun rise and night fall – to care.” – John Cleal.
Our Term 4 Outdoor Learning Day was at the Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens. Our students engaged in a special poetry writing workshop with local poet Julie Wright, spent time creating botanical drawings and experienced the beauty of springtime flora and fauna as they explored the garden trails.

We're excited to launch our coffee fundraiser for Sunrise Bethel Christian School in PNG. Order online during November at https://www.tentalent.coffee/

At the end of last term our Year 9 students embarked on their Rite Journey camp - a rich learning experience involving independence, resilience, tenacity and teamwork, against the stunning backdrop of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Deep Creek bushlands. We're so proud of the way our young people embraced the challenges and opportunities of the camp experience!

💫✨ FREE QUIZ NIGHT!! 🌟✨⚡️ REGISTER your attendance or a table now at the front office. It promises to be a super fun night ~ an event not to be missed!! Get your competitive game on & let’s do this! 💥💥⚡️✨🌟 >> 6pm this Saturday at Temple Marion!

One of our annual Temple Marion highlights is the Middle School camp, where grades 7-9 embark together on an outdoor adventure full of exploration, challenge, team building and fun! This year's expedition was to the breathtaking Flinders Ranges. The photos speak for themselves - such an awesome opportunity to spend time with these amazing young people and see them thrive in the great outdoors.

Hi everyone! School resumes on Tuesday 2nd May for all students in Reception to year 9 at Sunrise and TCC Marion. We hope you have enjoyed some rest and time with your family and are looking forward to an exciting Term ahead. See you Tuesday! 🥳😃

“Let Nature be your teacher.” ~ William Wordsworth
To end Term 1, our Middle School experienced the first of our Outdoor Learning Days for the year with a trip to Hallett Cove Conservation Park.
Students in Grades 7 - 9 took part in various lessons & activities where they explored and studied geological formations, weathering & erosion, rock identification, photosynthesis and ecosystems. The best learning experiences truly do happen through time spent in God’s amazing creation!

Last week our Middle School participated in our annual Temple Marion Cross Country event. All our students took part, earning house points for their teams, with South house winning the overall event. Individual medals were allocated for fastest runners over various distances. Congratulations to this year's winners! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🏅

Navigating a se*ed-up world: How can we help our children resist harmful messages from media + pop culture and aspire to respectful relationships?

Have you noticed that your young people seem to be growing up too fast? They're worried about their appearance and more aware of se*ual issues at earlier stages? Children and young people are bombarded with hyperse*ualised messages from media and popular culture. Even small children are worried about their looks and physical appearance, shaped and conditioned at the earliest of ages by a dominant message that tells them they have to be ‘hot’ be liked and accepted. The lives of young people are increasingly socialised, conditioned and informed by exposure to p**n related content online. They are exposed to this content not only before they have had s*x, but often before their first kiss, with average age of first exposure 11. Exposed to a po*nified landscape, young people are ‘acting out’ through social media and se*ting, putting their bodies on display for attention and judgement. Drawing from current global literature on the subject, as well as the experiences of young people themselves, Melinda will explore with us how the proliferation of se*ualised images and messages contributes to a distorted view of bodies, relationships and s*xuality in young people, hampering their healthy physical emotional and social development. How can we address this toxic culture and raise happy, healthy, resilient young people who value their dignity and self-worth and aspire to relationships based on respect and authentic connection? Melinda will provide practical tips and resources to help us achieve this. Daniel will also contribute to the parent session on his work, especially with young men.

The first few weeks of 2023 have been a flurry of activity at Temple Marion! Students kicked off the year with an Orienteering Day at Belair National Park. The Year 9 Rite Journey class had the privilege of being the first school group to complete the new Kuitpo Forest Tree Climb Course. Our Middle School DaVinci Extension program incorporated students’ collaborative and engineering skills as they planned and tested their designs in our Bridge-building Challenge. Stay tuned for more exciting updates from Marion Middle School!

THE RITE JOURNEY HOMECOMING CEREMONY – So excited to host the 2022 The Rite Journey Homecoming Ceremony for our Year 9 graduates celebrating all the achievements and personal growth experienced throughout the year. A big thank you to our staff, students, parents and mentors for a great evening.

FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVE FOR COMPASSION CARE - A big thank you to everyone for their donations to our Food and Clothing Drive for Marion LIFE and Worn Again Marion. Your generosity and support will go a long way towards helping others in our community.

WHAT A CATCH - The Middle school students have been busy sewing in home economics to create a cushion in the shape of a fish. Here is a snapshot of their results. Great bright colours.

DRAMA STUDENTS EXPERIENCE FROZEN MUSICAL LIVE PERFORMANCE - As part of their Drama studies, our middle school drama students had the opportunity to attend the Frozen musical live.

FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVE – WEEKS 4 TO 6
As part of our Compassion Challenge, the Grade 9’s are conducting fundraising activities for various charities. A number will be selling baked goods during Monday lunchtimes in Weeks 4 - 6 (nothing over $2). Students may bring money to school on those days. We will also be running a school-wide Food Drive for Marion LIFE, a community organisation that helps those in need, as well as a Clothing Drive for Worn Again Marion, the op shop run by CityReach Marion church, who provide clothing to those enduring financial hardship. Please visit our website to access more details.
https://www.tcc.sa.edu.au/templechristiancollege-marion-middle-school

So excited to be taking part in the Temple Christian College Marion Inaugural Art Display - Local Landscapes of South Australia on Thursday 11th August between 5.30 and 7pm at the Marion Cultural Centre. Discover the Art curriculum in the middle school and explore students’ representation of local landscapes of South Australia through various art mediums.
Art demonstration of the Sturt River by SA illustrator, Claire Richards from 5:45pm-6:45pm.
This is a FREE event. Register today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/temple-christian-college-marion-inaugural-arts-evening-tickets-315104284397

ALL EYES ON SCIENCE - Year 9 Science students have recently learnt how we see light and colour as part of the topic of Light and Sound. They dissected the eye of a cow to gain a deeper understanding of the parts of the eye

MEET THE TEACHER EVENING - Thank you to all our parents that were able to attend the Temple Christian College Marion Middle School, Meet the Teacher evening held on Thursday night. What a blessing it was to have had this opportunity to get to know each other better and to do community together.