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Do you like to read? Have you read a book that you think other people would also enjoy? Would you like to be part ofa community of readers? If you have said yes to the above questions, join ‘The Book Nook”Send your reviews or suggestions for good reads to jane.slater@riverside.qld.edu.au‘The Bar Code Tattoo’ by Suzanne Weyn looks a very interesting read, especially if youlike science fiction. Here is what two readers have said about ‘The Barcode Tattoo’Intellectually stimulatingThe Barcode Tattoo tells the story of Kayla, who on her birthday is waiting for her barcode tattoo- the tattoothat will make her life oh-so convenient. At least that's what the government wants everyone to believe. Asmall group of kids at her school are openly protesting the barcode tattoos. Making them outcasts. Kaylajoins them after seeing what the barcode tattoo did to her family- and uncovers a vicious government plan inthe process, and finding the true meaning of friendship and trust. An amazing book that makes you think andworry a little about the future of our world. Is this what we can look forward to in the future? The ups anddowns of Kayla's predicament will have your eyes glued to the page and your mind spinning so you have noidea what is true and what is hidden. Reader reviewed by LanaConfusing ViewsI think this book is pretty good, but it touches some opinions that I don't think the world is ready to accept. Ifeel like we all are on Kayla's side in this book because of the hardships she faces, but at the same time it’shard to know exactly what side Kayla's on until the end. I feel like she is not really opinionated because sheseems to be swayed so easily by different groups, and I think she genuinely cares about what other peoplethink. All of the issues that the author arises in this book seem like legitimate issues; which I'm interested tofind out if they will really happen. But the one thing that puzzles me is, is the author a Christian, or atheist, ornon-religious. Because there is a quote in the book from Revelation 13 and the authors note is ratherconfusing if you're trying to figure out whether she is a Christian or not. And that may not be the real issue, but as a Christian, I feel this is a definiteissue that needs to be addressed. I really like how the author tied action, romance, and rebellion all together in one book.I can't wait to read the sequel! Reader reviewed by LolaAustralian Christian Curriculum UpdateAre your children working through the new curriculum? The team would love to hear about some of the things that you arespecifically enjoying, and we would love to see some photos of your children doing the activities we prepare for you.We can be reached via email:Brigit.Naude@riverside.qld.edu.auJoanna.Bunt@riverside.qld.edu.auDeborah.Blane@riverside.qld.edu.auWe have a winner to our Quiz Question – How many years have Brigit, Jo and Deb been teachingaltogether?Dori‐Anne Livingstone sent in the correct answer of 39.Well done Dori‐Anne, hope you enjoy reading the book that Mrs Blane popped into the post for you!Receiving great feedback from those familieswith students in Prep to Year 2 who are usingour new curriculum.The Programme booklet for the parent isaccompanied with a Worksheet booklet forthe student. This allows for an easyto follow programme full of greatactivities.Mrs Deborah Blane shows some of the new curriculum samplesPage 4

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Field Workshop DaysToowoomba 10 May, 2013Gladstone 31 May, 2013Gold Coast 19 July, 2013SunS Coast 23 Aug, 2013Toowoomba 12 Oct, 2013Physical ActivitiesBiking Day Out 11 Oct, 2013Family EventsMail Dates post in logs & work samplesTerm 2 Week 3 - April 25Term 2 Week 8 - May 30Term 3 Week 3 - July 18Term 3 Week 8 - August 22Term 4 Week 3 - October 17Term 4 Week 7 - November 14Whale Watching 11 Oct, 2013Term DatesTerm 1 Jan 29 to March 28Term 2 April 15 to June 21Term 3 July 8 to Sept 20Term 4 Oct 8 to Dec 6Page 6

EasterHigh on a hill called Golgotha,Three lonely crosses stand.On a Sad and lonely Friday,Christ died along with fellow man.His life was so perfectEven Pilate found no fault.But the as crowds yelled to crucify himOur Savior's life came to an end.Then on Easter Sunday,He rose from the lonely tomb,The stone was no more than a pebble ,The grave just an empty room.He gave his life so freely,Not a question did he raise ,For this was his purpose,Our lowly souls to save.Now it is our purpose,This wonderful gift to receive,Our final life is in Heaven,If in Jesus, You believe.By Theresa Grace Year 10Biblical Fiction Story,the Good SamaritanFather and I passed on away from Jerusalem.The white hot sun beat down in rays from the sky,burning my exposed skin. I nestled on close tofather, keeping my head down whenever wepassed on by someone I didn’t know—which was,unsurprisingly, almost everyone.My father is a poor priest, and I tended to avoidanyone as much as I could, unlike father, whospent days in church helping people, suchcontact had me terrified. I wasn’t like my father atall; he was brave, strong and holy. I tried to be allthree, but failed in the department. Father keptteaching me, boasting me with praisingencouragement to engulf myself with the smilesof friendly folk. But I was only young, I was onlylearning. And after witnessing people walk intochurch with missing limbs, or blind sight, Iswerved myself away as much as possible.Ahead of us the rough dirt road smothered byYou can’t stop time,It just keeps going.It’s always ticking,Never slowing.Page 7timeHours turn to days,And days to weeks.It’s running down like an hourglass,With a dozen leaks.There goes another minute,You can’t get it back.You’ll probably regret not using it,Halfway down the track.Use your time wisely,As it’s ticking by fast.Think about, already,How many minutes have passed.Time is always ticking away,From minutes to hoursTo every day.By Hannah Thurlow Year 9Hannah also submitted this poemto an online magazine calledOzKidsInPrinthttp://www.ozkids.com.au/Check it out sometime ... Perhaps youmight like to find time to submit yourartwork or poetry.sight, the sun reflecting a momentary cause ofblindness. I tipped my head to the sky, clutchingfather’s long robe. A mass of black birds crossedthe pale blue sky, fluttering like black flagsagainst an ocean. I smiled at them, and turnedmy small face back to the floor, where the glarehurt the least.“Is the trip long father?” I wondered.He turned to look at me, his cheeks raising asmile under his beard.“As long as it will take,” he promised.Father never gave me an exact time, an exactplan. All I knew was that we were moving fromJerusalem on a request.Alysse SchweizerRecently represented RiversideChristian College DE students atthe State School SwimmingChampionships.Alysse came 2nd in the 200mbutterfly. The winner beatAlysse by only 0.05 sec, so it wasvery close.Fantastic effort Alysse, and youmake all of us very proud.Violet PhillipsPlease join us in congratulatingall the DE students who attendedthe Annual Riverside CrossCountry Carnival on the 20March.A special mention goes to VioletPhillips who received a 2nd placeribbon for 14 year old girls.Congratulations Violet.He didn’t say anything more.He never did.I watched the stones until the sun shiftedgently in the sky, marking that a fewdozen minutes had passed. I hadnothing to entertain me, but that did notmatter, I was used to these trips. Therewere no clouds in the sky; so instead, Itried to spot faces, animals and shapesin the rocks I stumbled over. I had oncemanaged piling them high atop eachother, like a castling mount on a tripbefore.Continued on page 12

It is impressive to say the least that theDE Camp is accessible to students so faraway. This year 24 students ranging fromGrade 5 through to Grade 12 attended atTunnel Ridge Ranch, a Christian campsite inthe hinterland of the Sunshine Coastbordered by Ewen Maddock Dam.Interesting Camp Facts24 = The number of students who attended camp.164 = The approximate total travelling time to and from camp for all who attended.13606 = The approximate total kilometres travelled to and from camp for all.Furthest North who attended =Armstrong Beach (Near Mackay)Furthest South = Tyalgum NSW (Near Murwillumbah)Furthest West = BlackwaterPage 8

The setting for the camp meant that allcampers and teachers got plenty ofexercise. This was balanced out with greatfood, camp fellowship, activities and plentyof laughs.Activities included Archery, HorseRiding, Raft making, Swimming,Canoeing, Team Building Games, anda day trip to Australia Zoo. Withineach of these activities, challengeswere had by all.Planning is already underway for 2014with the aim of heading back to EmuGully – for the ‘Character Experience’.Information will follow in comingRattlers this year for you to startplanning. Hope to see you there.Page 9

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD 2013Are you a student who has a passion for writing and alove of theatre? Do you have a script that you want readby a professional theatre company?Queensland Theatre Company is now calling for entriesfrom high school students for the 2013 Young PlaywrightsAwards. They are looking for samples of the student’swriting, whether it is a short play written for school or afull length script. All entrants will receive a certificateand feedback on their writing.Three finalists will be selected and will receive:* $100 gift voucher to Queensland Theatre Company.* An online publication of your writing via QTC’s website.* A feedback meeting about your writing with aDramaturg.* A certificate detailing your achievement.* A public announcement of your achievement on QTC’swebsite and Facebook pages.For more information:http://www.queenslandtheatre.com.au/other‐programs/youth/young‐playwrights‐program/Maryborough EisteddfodLiterary CompetitionLiterary schedule and rules can be found onpage 11.Entries can be sent to Mrs Jane Slater by Friday 7 June.jane.slater@riverside.qld.edu.auEQUESTRIAN OPTIONS ARE OPENRIVERSIDEEQUESTRIANTEAMTRAININGTIMESIf you are interested in joining our Riding Team here aresome details for you. (The annual Fraser CoastInterschool Equestrian Competition is hosted byRiverside Christian College.)Each Thursday training times are from 3:00pm to4:30pm at the Maryborough Showgrounds.If you need a stable, it must be booked online ‐ $6.50 +$20 depositFor more information please emailtina.kennedy@riverside.qld.edu.au“Our lives begin to endthe day we become silentabout things that matter.”-Martin Luther King“The important thing is not to stop questioning.Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Onecannot help but be in awe when he contemplatesthe mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvellousstructure of reality. It is enough if one tries merelyto comprehend a little of this mystery every day.Never lose a holy curiosity.” - Albert EinsteinPage 10

LIBRARY NOTICETo borrow books or resources please email our Librarian ...Karen Kersnovske Karen.Kersnovske@riverside.qld.edu.auIf you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact Karen.Happy Reading!!HOW TO ORDER CURRICULUMACE curriculum (Paces) are ordered on the SCEE Order Form which youreceive with your last order from SCEE (Southern Cross EducationalEnterprises). It needs to be completed and posted or emailed toRiverside, with the payment made out to Riverside. At the end of theday we post these orders to SCEE in Brisbane to be despatched to you.It will take approximately 7 – 10 days to receive your Paces. Do notsend orders straight to SCEE as they will post them back to us for ourprocessing. Remember you don’t add GST, just postage.Other curriculums (i.e. Abeka, Maths U See, and LLATL) are ordereddirect from the distributor. You should receive this information in yourfirst mail from Riverside.Please only use the Riverside envelopes for tests and samples of work,but if you have an order to go with tests it certainly can be included inenvelope. Just not an order by itself. It is a waste of the big testenvelope and it will also cost you more.For Sale:LLATL Purple Student & Teacher BooksNever used. Ring Janine: 0478 603 156Page 11Swimming Hole @ Tunnel Ridge Camp

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Creator, Jesus Christ. The 2013 competitions conductedby the Creation Science Education Assn of Australia are listed below and you are invited toparticipate.This year’s National Science Theme is “A Century of Australian Science” and therefore theCreation Science Assn has a topic: “Show how God’s creation has inspired Australianinventiveness” All entries must address this topic, acknowledge God’s design, and give Him theglory. You are welcome to access more details from their website:http://www.creationscience.org.au/competitions.htmLet others know who might be interested in joining in. Entries must be submitted before Friday 14 June, 2013Creation Science Education Assn of AustraliaThere are six categories for children to participate in:Song WritingWritingPosterScience ProjectMathematicsInformation & Communication Technologies (ICT)There are 13 separate sections in eachof the 6 categories:PrepYear 1 to Year 12Show how God’s creation has inspiredAustralian inventivenessContinued from page 7 ...This was a few weeks ago when we entered Jerusalem, father allowed a break ofwalking, and I built the castle, but the castle tipped effortlessly, the rocks sprawling amessy order across the dirt. I didn’t let myself sob at the mess, at my creation fallingapart; instead I smiled, allowing the rocks to tumble over as it was their choice to fall.“Can we take a break, father?” I asked.He didn’t feed me a reply, which in most cases meant a no to my request. I sighedwithout a sound, my shoulders heaving me forwards into a slouch.My little feet were crusted in dirt, fresh wounds rubbing at my ankles. It hurt, but Iurged myself not to complain. Father’s hand clutched at my back, and he pulled meinto him, my face buried into his robe. I tried to squirm away, but he did not let me.“Father, let me go?” I wished. He did not answer.Gently, as if not for him to notice, I twisted by head aside, my left eye peeking undera fold of his robe. Along the side of the road lay a naked man, he appeared strainedand tired, his hands vibrating as they traced his dirtied skin. I inhaled my gasp, as Iwatched bright red crimson blood peter from several wounds and scrapes. The bloodpooled around the stones and dirt like red ribbons. He was very frail, and I wouldguess he was about to die. I tried to point him out to father, but he gripped medesperately, pushing my head further into his robe as if he didn’t want me to see.But I did see. I saw everything.And then we walked away, continuing our journey, as if the dying man did not evenexist.Remember those who gave to protect ourAustralian way of life.Anzac Day 25 April 2013Story by Arabella RosierPage 12