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GLEESON’S BIGGEST CUP OF TEA > Raising Our Cups for Charity
Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
SMS Absentee/Late Line: 0438 879 373
The Globe Newsletter of Gleeson College
Issue 14 > Friday 25 May 2018
On Wednesday, McDonald House
hosted Gleeson’s third annual ‘Biggest Cup of Tea’ and ‘World’s
Greatest Hairspray’ to help raise vital funds for cancer research and support services.
Our aim, to put the McDonald Motto of ‘Truth, Courage & Unity’ into
action, and raise $2000 to support the Cancer Council and Leukaemia
Foundation. As a College Community, we were able to smash our goal as more than 150 staff and students
attended the event! Donations are still being collected so there is still time to contribute to our final total, which will be announced next week. This year’s function was a great success
thanks to the many wonderful helpers. The participation and excitement our students brought with them set the tone as we all enjoyed a hot drink,
some delicious food and each other’s company. Many thanks go to the
McDonald Care Group Teachers and a special thanks to Miss Ashlee Curtis
and Miss Lisa Feleppa for their support and organisation, especially for the catering provided by their amazing Food & Hospitality Classes. Thanks
to all students, staff and families who supported the occasion, we hope next year to grow the event and raise even
more much-needed funds.
“As a faith filled community we will keep those that have lost the fight,won the fight and are still fighting
Cancer in our thoughts and prayers.”
Mr Steven Hicks,McDonald House Coordinator
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DON’T KEEP HISTORY A MYSTERY
DEPSLA Meeting at Gleeson CollegeA meeting of the Deputy Principals and Senior Leaders Association (DEPSLA) of Catholic secondary schools was held at Gleeson College on Tuesday this week. This is but one event that we have hosted and will host, in conjunction with the move of Year 7 into Catholic secondary schools in South Australia.
One of the elements of our presentation concerning the transition of Year 7 to secondary school was a Q&A (questions and answer) panel consisting of four Year 7 students (see photo below). They were amazing! They were able to answer questions in front of 30 school leaders with an eloquence not expected of 12 and 13 year olds. They showed an intimate knowledge of the school, their learning and the differences of being in a high school compared to a primary school. All attendees were left gobsmacked! The student panel consisted of Ava Cannard, Lachlan Cannard, Brandon Hendricks and Scarlett Hatchard. We are immensely proud of them.
A multimedia presentation and another Q&A panel of staff followed this. They were also brilliant and certainly much
appreciated by our visitors. Overall, it was an excellent meeting and a fantastic way for us to support the various Catholic schools that are taking Year 7 students into a high school setting in 2019.
National Reconciliation Week> Don’t Keep History a MysteryNational Reconciliation Week is celebrated each year from May 27 to June 3. The week is preceded by National Sorry Day on May 26. The dates commemorate two significant milestones - the anniversary of the successful 1967 referendum (where over 90 per cent of Australians voted to give the Commonwealth the power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognise them in the national census. The second commemorates the High Court Mabo decision that legally recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a special relationship to the land - that existed prior to colonisation and still exists today. This decision paved the way for land rights called Native Title. Amongst other celebrations, this year some staff and students attended the ‘Reconciliation in the North’ Morning Tea, an event hosted in the Golden Grove Recreation and Arts Centre yesterday (see photo top).
I would like to share the following prayer with our community in this very important week:
Aboriginal Our FatherYou are Our Father, you live in heavenWe talk to you, Father you are good
We believe your Word FatherWe your children, give us bread today
We have done wrong, we are sorryHelp us Father not to sin again
Others have done wrong to usAnd we are sorry for them, Father today
Stop us from doing wrong, FatherSave us all from the evil one
You are Our Father, you live in heavenWe talk to you, Father you are good
- The Lord’s Prayer from the “Missa Kimberley”
Catholic Education WeekToday also marks the start of Catholic Education Week for which we have a number of events planned in Week 5. More details in The Globe next week!
Mr Joe Corbo,Deputy Principal
The thoughts, prayers and supportof our Gleeson College community
are with Nicholas and Tahlia Schrapel (Year 12) and their family
on the recent passing of their maternal Grandfather.
May he rest in peace and God comfort his family and friends
at this sad time.
With Sympathy
Rest In Peace
DAMIANI HOUSE > Positive Thinking, Health + Wellbeing SessionOn Wednesday, Damiani House took an opportunity to stop and share in a number of enjoyable experiences. The Personal Development Program (PDP) timeslot saw students from across the Damiani Middle School Care Groups undertake three different activity rotations to promote positive thinking, health and wellbeing, while also finding the joy in their days.
Students in Years 7-9 collaborated in a balloon-building activity, which required strategy and teamwork to create a freestanding tower of balloons with limited resources available. The Middle School also engaged with some mega games, including foot-pool, mega pong, giant jenga, supersized connect four and mega tic-tac-toe, many of which were recently purchased with the support of the College’s P&F Committee.
Finally, the Middle School, after taking some time to learn about schools and schooling resources in other parts of the world, students were asked the question, “what is the best thing about our school?” They then had to decide what this was, and as a small group, capture their “best thing” as a photo to share with their peers.
Similarly, during the Senior School rotations with the Year 10-12s, students were also asked to visually define their best thing about our school, and came up with some varied and thought-provoking responses to this concept. Beyond this, students took part in some board, card and dice games to remind them to find the joy in their days, even when the stresses of their final years of schooling becomes a little overwhelming. The other stop on their cycle was a physical session on the oval, involving some trick shots with footballs, soccer balls, frisbees and vortexes - once again stressing the value of a balanced and healthy outlet when needing that break from school.
Thank you to all of the people who helped make this session run so smoothly and to the students for actively participating in all of the rotations.
Mr Josh Boden,Damiani House Coordinator
YEAR 10 FOOD & HOSPITALITY > ‘Eating for Health’ Unit Showcases Veggies
In the current unit ‘Eating for Health’, the Year 10 Food and Hospitality General
Class are learning about the importance of vegetables to maintain a healthy
lifestyle and diet.
We are encouraged to eat vegetables with most meals to meet the daily
recommended five serves of vegetables, and in some places of the world it is seven serves per day! By the end of the unit students will have created a
magazine spread informing the reader of what a serve of vegetables looks like,
benefits of eating vegetables and ‘swaps’ that can be made to daily food choices.
Part of their assessment also requires them to reflect on their vegetable intake.
To support student learning we made grilled vegetable panini with pesto and capsicum relish in class. While cooking the grilled vegetables students worked in groups to investigate what a serve of vegetables looked like (raw and cooked) and then photographed them to use as
visuals on their magazine spread.
All students enjoyed making and eating the recipe, with many very surprised they actually liked the taste of the vegetables
they previously refused to try!
Miss Lisa Feleppa,Year 10 F&H Teacher
YEAR 12 FOOD & HOSPITALITY > Adelaide Hills Fresh Food-Fest!Year 12 Food and Hospitality students
enjoyed a ‘foodies’ day out at the Adelaide Hills last week.
Local chefs from the Seasonal Garden in Hahndorf (Chef Zana) and The Locavore in Stirling (Chef Connon) engaged our
students, allowing them to walk through and pick vegetables from their café
gardens, and spoke about the benefits of sustainable practices. These included
sourcing and growing ingredients locally, food miles, sharing produce with their local community, recycling bottles for local CFS and Scouts and upcycling
food produce using coffee grind for mulch. The aim of the excursion was to provide valuable primary sources
to support the students in writing two research response papers. The success
of the excursion has created a lot of conversation amongst the students and they are looking forward to putting what
they learnt to paper to show off their newfound knowledge, observations and
experiences!
Miss Lisa Feleppa,Year 12 F&H Teacher
What the students had to say…
“We had a great excursion to The Seasonal Garden, Hahndorf and the
Locavore, Stirling. Visiting both places and talking to chefs was very beneficial for our Free Foods and Sustainability
assignment. We learned a lot about how restaurants and cafés cater for many
dietary requirements, and we were also fortunate enough to taste some of their
delicious food, especially vegetables picked straight from their garden.”
- Maddy D & Anastasia“I enjoyed learning about the way
restaurant staff must know about what to do for people with different dietary requirements, and the food tasting!”
- Anthony T“We thoroughly enjoyed our excursion
to Hahndorf and Stirling. We particularly enjoyed the Seasonal Garden café,
as it was beneficial to our assignment and it was a very relaxed, yet quirky
environment. Their use of fresh produce straight from their garden demonstrated sustainability of the food and hospitality
industry at its best.”- Elise, Maree, Brianna & Emily
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YEAR 12 FOOD & HOSPITALITY > Adelaide Hills Fresh Food-Fest!
“Our visit to the Seasonal Garden and The Locavore café was enjoyable as
we got the opportunity to speak with the chefs and owners. We were able to gain knowledge on how they cater for dietary requirements and how to keep their businesses sustainable. We found that the Seasonal Garden grew most
their ingredients, whereas The Locavore source their ingredients from a 100 mile
radius. Something that stood out to us with both cafés was that they both
emphasis on sustainability and keeping their produce fresh and local.”
- Tiana & Kate
“It was great to spend the day in the Adelaide Hills! We learned about sustainability and how chefs work
around people’s dietary requirements. Particularly, I learned how chefs cater to dairy free customers and how their
kitchen operations differ. Different chopping boards and ovens are used
when catering to gluten free customers. It was interesting to see at the Seasonal Garden how they grew just about all of their produce which meant their menu was very flexible.” - Sam & Anthony D
YEAR 11 CROSS CAMPUS DRAMA > Agatha Christie’s ‘The Hollow’
Congratulations to Year 11 students Emily Unewisse (11 DSAKN) and Maybelline San Juan (11 FSMIL) who shoneon stage in the Pedare Drama Performance of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Hollow’ last week.
The audience enjoyed a fabulous show delivered by a very talented young cast. Well done to Emily, Maybellineand the Year 11 Cross Campus Drama Class!
Mrs Carly Meakin, Gleeson Arts Coordinator
The 2017 Student Leaders sought permission to introduce a formal female pant as an alternative to the College winter skirt.
Students collaborated to identify a preferred smart style from eight different options. Following this, a size run of the style was provided
to students across a range of year levels and body shapes, and in-turn agreed as the desired new alternative. The pant style was
endorsed by the Gleeson College Board.
The Gleeson monogrammed tailored pant can be purchased from Devon Clothing at the Campus shop and at the retail store (Totally Schoolwear) at Clovercrest Shopping Centre, Modbury. The quality
of the garment ensures it is long lasting and includes comfort features of a corporate pant.
Girls have the choice to wear either the College skirt orCollege pant during Terms 2 and 3.
Mr Joe Corbo,Deputy Principal
GLEESON COLLEGE UNIFORM> New Monogrammed Tailored Pant
In challenging weather conditions, five eager Gleeson Year 7 athletes contested
the Tea Tree Gully SAPSASA Cross Country District event held at Bulkana
Oval last Friday.
This was an exciting opportunity for these students to compete in the wind, rain and mud on the day, allowing them a true ‘cross country’ experience on the
3km course. Well done to Mercedes Bates (7 PUT), Seth Carpenter (7 PUT), Jacob Hinttala (7 PUT), Tyson Murphy
(7 BAR) and Alanah Skewes (7 BAR) who all represent the College with pride.
All students are to be congratulated on completing the grueling 3km course,
with special mention to Mercedes Bates who ran exceptionally well to finish 3rd overall in the Girls 13 Year Age Division, with a speedy time of 11mins 44.91secs.
Mercedes outstanding performance will see her contest the SAPSASA State Cross Country Championship to be held at Oakbank Race Course in Week 6 and we wish her all the best for a great race.
Ms Rachel Staffin,Sports Development Coordinator
GC TEAM REPRESENTS @ SAPSASA CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL
GET TO KNOW YOUR 2018 STUDENT LEADERSThis week we feature Gleeson College Senior House Vice Captains Jacob, Michigan, Abigail & Claudia!
Jacob Fergusson (10 DSVAU)Do you have any pets?A dog named Charlie.
Who is the most influential person/s in your life?My Pop.
What is your favourite subject/s?Physical Education (PE).
What are your hobbies?Catching up with friends and going to the cricket nets.
Do you play any sports?I play cricket and basketball.
What do you like most about school?Catching up with mates and playing music with friends in the music room at lunch.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Hopefully playing cricket at a professional level.
What is your definition of happiness?Being around my friends and family.
What do you love at Gleeson College?That fact that it is a good learning space and that you can feel good about being yourself.
Do you have any pets?No pets.
Who is the most influential person/s in your life?My Sister.
What is your favourite subject/s?Music.
What are your hobbies?I enjoy music producing.
Do you play any sports?I do World Taekwondo and play badminton.
What do you like most about school?School is the place that we socialise with other humans like ourselves.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Either in a career as a teacher or a music producer.
What is your definition of happiness?Being able to live life.
What do you love at Gleeson College?I like the wide range of subjects available to students.
Michigan San Juan (10 FSMIL)
Abigail Cottrell (10 HSDAW)Do you have any pets? A West Highland White Terrier called McGregor.
Who is the most influential person/s in your life?My Sister.
What is your favourite subject/s?Physical Education (PE).
What are your hobbies?I like catching up with friends and family.
Do you play any sports?I am a National Cheerleader for Dance Inc on level 3.
What do you like most about school?I like seeing all my friends and talking to other students.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?Probably still at University studying teaching.
What is your definition of happiness?Just being yourself.
What do you love at Gleeson College?I love the students and how everybody is so happy. Gleeson College has a lot to offer students.
Do you have any pets? No pets.
Who is the most influential person/s in your life? My Family.
What is your favourite subject/s? Psychology and Japanese.
What are your hobbies?Photography and playing the trumpet.
Do you play any sports?I play netball.
What do you like most about school?Learning something new everyday and being provided with many new opportunities.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?I see myself starting out in my preferred career, travelling and continuing to learn.
What is your definition of happiness?Spending time and sharing moments with the people you love and also following your passions in life.
What do you love at Gleeson College?I love the many opportunities we are provided with at the College, and that Gleeson caters to each individual students goals and aspirations.
Claudia Agius (11 MSCOD)
GLEESON TEAM ON POINT @ DANCE STAR COMPETITION 2018
After the success of previous years, Gleeson College Dancers entered a record number of 15 entries into the Regional Section of the National School Aerobics Dance Star Competition held at the Golden Grove Arts Theatre on Friday 11 May.
Students worked hard during lunchtimes and a few lesson times to prepare items in a range of genres and groupings from solos to small team routines. I would like to celebrate the efforts and talents of the students involved:
Year 10 > Starzya Hope, Brea Hurst, Emily Papalia, Arieta Rokosawa, Chelsea Rulla, Chelsea Schwarz Phoebe Surman.Year 9 > Taliyah Lee Archer, Sarah McIver, Alysia Redel, Katherine Stavropoulos, Imogen Verrall, Tarsha Viskic, Taylah Viskic, Ellen Welden with special thanks to Lucy Kessner.Year 8 > Hayley Edwards, Rachael Ovenden, Camryn Reschke.More than half of our entries scored high enough points in the creative and technical judging to qualify for the State Finals, to be held on June 23. The dancers and I would like to offer special thanks to Mrs Carly Meakin and Mrs Tanya Welden for their support at the event, and thank you to all the parents and staff who have supported us in our journey.
Mrs Sally Parsons,GC Dance Teacher
GLEESON’S BIGGEST CUP OF TEA > Raising Our Cups for Charity
THANK YOU TO PHOTO CONTRIBUTOR BAILEY ARNOLD (9 DMDAS) FOR THESE GREAT PICS!!
GLEESON’S BIGGEST CUP OF TEA > Raising Our Cups for Charity
Kogakuin Junior High School are once again visiting
Gleeson College for their English Study Program
12 students
(boys & girls aged 14-15yrs) will be arriving from Japan on
Friday 10 August then departing Monday 27 August 2018
Students Are
In Need Of A
Host Family
If you are able to home-stay a student for this
short time, please contact:
Ms Mary Hennessy at the College [email protected]
Week 4 > Hello / GoodbyeJapanese > Konnichiwa / SayounaraItalian > Ciao / Ciao
LANGUAGES @ GLEESON> Words of the Week
GC Vinnies Winter Sleepout7pm Friday 8 June > 7am Saturday 9 JuneMake a difference and be an agent for change!The Stage 2 Society and Culture Class want to take you on a journey, playing games and taking part in fun activities to learn more about the world we live in.Prizes will be up for grabs!! Supporting the Vinnies School Sleepout Appeal.See Mrs Pill or email your interest to [email protected]
2018 Creative Arts EveningTuesday 12 June, 7pm
Golden Grove Rec & Arts Theatre
TICKETS > All tickets will be available at the door$10 Adults | $5 Student/Concession | Children under 5 free
Showcasing our incredible Music and Vocal Ensembles, and featuring original artwork, photography, make-up,
compositions, choreography, animations and acting by our talented Creative Arts students in Years 10-12!
http://bit.ly/2rR2QeR
Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
Student Services T: 8282 6634
Term 2 201825 May - 1 Jun Catholic Education Week 2018 30 TTG Regional Combined College Boards Meeting1 Jun Year 12 Formal > Sfera’s Function Centre8 2018 College Photographs (MSP Photography)8 - 9 Gleeson Winter Sleepout > Gleeson College (7pm - 8am)11 PUBLIC HOLIDAY > Queen’s Birthday13 Principal’s Tour > Gleeson College (9.15-10.15am) One+ Careers Expo, DRMC18 - 22 Year 10 Exams + Year 11 Exams20 P&F Committee Meeting22 EARLY FINISH @ 1.05PM FOR YEAR 7-11 STUDENTS25 SEMESTER 2 COMMENCES26 College Board Meeting27 - 29 Year 12 Retreat > Victor Harbor29 Principal’s Tour > Gleeson College (9.15-10.15am)6 Jul FINAL DAY OF TERM 2 > Students dismissed 3.20pm
Term 3 201823 Jul FIRST DAY OF TERM 3 > All students return26 - 27 GC Eurovision Experience > Matinee + Evening Performances27 Year 11 + Year 12 Meningococcal B Dose 21 Aug Year 12 Parent Teacher Interviews College Board Meeting3 Balaklava Eisteddfod8 Subject Selection Evening15 Year 10 Dance > GG Rec + Arts Centre (7pm) P&F Committee Meeting20 - 24 BOOK WEEK 201824 College Sports + Special Interest Photographs (MSP)
2018 GLEESON DIARY DATES >
GLEESON COLLEGE 30 YEAR CELEBRATION > Saturday 20 October
The 2018/2019 Entertainment Book is now available > $70Grab your copy today via the
GC Front Office or click on the following link to buy online >
https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/160189x*20% ($14) from each book sale
comes directly back to the College to support programs and extra learning opportunities for our GC students.
GG CAMPUS UNIFORM SHOP TERM TRADINGMonday: 1.00pm - 2.30pmTuesday: 8.15am - 9.15amWednesday: 2.45pm - 4.15pmFirst Saturday of Month: 9.00am - 12.00pm
MODBURY DEVON CLOTHING UNIFORM SHOPOPEN 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday
+ 9.00am - 12.00pm Saturday | P: 8396 6465Shop 24 Clovercrest Plaza > 429 Montague Rd, Modbury North
The Gleeson College 2nd Hand Uniform Shop is openevery Tuesday afternoon from 3.30-4.30pm.
GOLDEN GROVECAMPUS UNIFORM SHOP
Devon Clothing | P: 8289 5564
Adelaide Careers &Employment ExpoAdelaide Showgrounds
> 25-26 May 2018 *FREE*Students are encouraged to attend
this event to collect as much information as possible about
possible career pathways, university, VET and other training opportunities.
Flinders UniversityMid Year Study
Information EveningTuesday 5 June > 5-7.30pmFind out about your study options, learn about pathway options and
hear from course advisers and current students. For more details
head to: http://events.flinders.edu.au/show/event/midyear-study-
information-evening
