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RED-HOT HUGHES DOMINATE 2017 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Issue 7 > Friday 24 March 2017

The Globe Newsletter of Gleeson College

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MORE PHOTOSINSIDE!!

Last Friday we held our annual Gleeson Athletics

Carnival and it was a case of Hughes House

domination with the Red team showcasing their

talent across all events to take out the coveted 2017 Shield.

As in previous years, it was a tight contest overall, however as the day progressed,

a distinct battle between reigning champions Fyfe House and bridesmaids Hughes became evident. It was fantastic

to see a range of competitors across all events, where House spirit was on

display as students jumped in to fill gaps and support their team. Not only was

competition fierce in each of the official track and field events, but also in the

novelty events and costume stakes, with ...Continued on page 4

OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO AMAZE!

Our annual Athletics Day was a huge success! With record attendance and terrific participation, it was a magnificent day. Mention must be made of the great effort Year 12 students (staff and parents!) made to dress in their House colours; from the Hulk, Superman and Spiderman, to sauce and mustard bottles, dinosaurs and m&ms!! Very creative! Special thanks of course to Miss Rachel Staffin, the HPE Faculty, and the House Coordinators for their leadership; thank you too to the P&F for giving up their time to run the Sausage Sizzle. Congratulations to the Hughes House who were overall winners, and to Damiani for winning the House Points for House Spirit!

The Parents & Friends Committee are involved in many activities and projects as always, and we welcome several new members to our group: Deb Hobbs, Kim Howard, Melissa Bonney and Anne-Marie Stewart. The committee is planning a number of events this year, including our annual and always popular Quiz Night! Look out for details in upcoming issues of The Globe. The P&F also supports many student-led initiatives, such as new Recycling Bins with a twist! The generosity and support of the P&F are very much appreciated.

Mr Andrew Baker and I met with the Student Leadership Executive (Britney Shorter, Georgia Craggs, Tim Camilleri and Lachlan Agius), and their polished and professional approach is most impressive. Some of the 2017 planning includes the construction of a community garden which will involve the Food and Hospitality and Technology (Construction) learning areas. This is most exciting, especially as plans are underway to apply for a grant through the local council. Thanks to Ms Joanna Bennett for her expertise and support here. Our Student Leaders really are exceptional.

Monsignor Swann celebrated a Staff Mass for us and we acknowledge again his highly valued connection to our Gleeson College family. We are very blessed to be able to have such special celebrations together.

Staff continue to be involved in various professional learning initiatives, one of which is the Languages Network Project run through the Catholic Education Office, the purpose of which is to work together to promote and refine our languages program and align it with Primary School programs. Mrs Kirsty Jeffree (Languages Learning Area Coordinator) and I are delighted that we are working in partnership with St Francis Xavier’s School and Saint David’s Parish School, and thank Mrs Leanne Lawler (Principal, Saint David’s) and Mrs Leonie DeGaris (Principal, SFX) for their schools’ participation.

Finally, a thank you to the ambassadors of Gleeson College who compete in Saturday Morning Sport. I was pleased to be able to visit both the Badminton and Tennis teams, and the skill, camaraderie and great sportsmanship are inspiring. Thanks to Mr Jordan Glover (Badminton Team Coach) and Ms Alesia Sala (Tennis Team Coach) and of course to the other Coaches, Old Scholars and parents who make it all possible.

I continue to be amazed at the depth of this unique community and share a deep pride in everything about it. We look forward to sharing our community with Year 7s as we prepare to welcome them next year. Please be reminded that May 1st is the final date to lodge an ‘Application for Enrolment’ for Year 7 in 2018.

Wishing all of our community a blessed week ahead as we journey towards the Holy season of Easter.

Dr Sue Knight,Acting Deputy Principal

Do you have family and friends that may be interested in

attending our final Year 7 Parent Information Session for 2017? If so, please forward to them a warm

invitation on our behalf and kindly request they RSVP via email to:

rebecca.sinclair@gleeson.catholic.edu.aubefore Tuesday 28 March. Thank You!

Year 11 Food & Hospitality Students Showcase Amazing Food-Plating Skills!The Year 11 Food and Hospitality Class

completed their summative assessment task, based on food presentation and

menu trends, last week.

Students were required to select and prepare a gluten free recipe (menu

trend) that showed either a rustic, sleek or a very contemporary, deconstructed plating trend. The recipe also needed

to showcase 2-3 key cooking skills considered challenging enough for a Year 11 standard dish. The class went above and beyond expectation, plating

up an array of amazing sweet and savoury dishes that truly looked like they

had come straight from the kitchen of an exclusive Adelaide restaurant! The flavour combinations presented were also divine and the use of texture was

excellent!

Congratulations Year 11 Food and Hospitality on an outstanding cooking

practical!

Mrs Sarah McLoughlin,Year 11 Food & Hospitality Teacher

Notifying the College of Student Absence > If your child is absent on any given day it is highly important that parents and caregivers notify Student Services or College Administration so these details can be entered accordingly to maintain attendance records.

The various ways in which you can notify the College of any absence, including family holidays or students arriving late or needing to leave school early etc, is as follows:• Via SMS message to our SMS Absentee Line > 0438 879 373• Through Skoolbag App Notification > Details on how you can download this app can be found on the Home Page of the

College website www.gleeson.sa.edu.au• Phone Call to Student Services on 8282 6634 or College Administration on 8282 6600

Anytime a student is required to leave school early, it is important a note is written into their diary so that this can beshown to the relevant subject teacher, and Student Services, at the required time of departure.

We thank you for your continued support and if you have any questions, please contact the College on 8282 6600or via the College email gleeson@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

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Senior students modelling their own unique House-inspired outfits! Well done to all Houses and their student members for having the highest attendance ever at an Athletics Carnival, and for driving such fantastic House spirit and support for all

students who participated.

The success of the day relies on students and staff and I would like to thank everyone for their participation and help in the lead up to, and on the

day. Congratulations to all House Captains for their tireless work in

organising and encouraging their team. Our House Captains were the first to nominate themselves to fill spots in

events, ensuring every point possible for their team’s tally, and must be

commended for their enthusiasm, spirit and leadership displayed. To Damiani House, congratulations on having the

least number of absentees on the day and for winning the House Points - a great

achievement!

Thank you to all staff for their support in facilitating the carnival, with special mention to our Property Management

Team, Mr Rob Searle and Mr Allan Glover, who prepared the oval superbly, assisted with set up and pack down and ensured the day ran smoothly. Thank you also to Mr Gerald Carey for his expertise

managing the event recording system and to House Coordinators and PE Staff for

their assistance – many hands make light work!

Last but not least, I would like to thank all our GC Old Scholars who gave of

their time to come back and assist us marshalling events. To Jordan Glover,

Kimberley Elliott, Dion Kirk, Sarah Pope, Stephanie Curnow, Madison Glover,

Adrian Caruso, Amy Uglesic and Zach Schwarz – your valued contribution is

so greatly appreciated!

A big congratulations to Hughes House Coordinator, Mr Adrian Ranieri, and all students and staff of Hughes on their

commanding victory in 2017! With six out of eight Age Group Champions wearing

red, it truly was a powerful display of athletic prowess by Hughes House!

Miss Rachel Staffin,Sports Development Coordinator

2017 Final ResultsHughes 1277 Fyfe 1176McDonald 995 Damiani 832

2017 Champion of Champions*Fastest eight sprinters over 100m through

to Champions Final, irrespective of age.

Male Winner: Jordan Shirley (12 HSUGL)Female Winner: Rachel Gill (11 FSMAR)

2017 Age Group ChampionsU/14 Winners:

Caitlyn Papalia (9 DMCUR)David Mapstone (8 HMCRE)

U/15 Winners:Lucy Burford (9 HMCAS)

Harrison Kostrzewa (9 HMCAS)

U/16 Winners:Brianna Gibbs (11 HSUGL)Daniel Trepka (11 DSHUT)

Open Winners:Carley Reynolds (11 HSFEL)

Isaac Atuer (11 HSPLL)

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GET TO KNOW YOUR STUDENT LEADERS > College PresidentsIn 2017 we will again be publishing biographies in The Globe to allow our College community to get to know this

year’s Student Leaders a little better! This week we feature College Presidents Lachlan and Britney!

Lachlan Agius (12 MSCOD)Do you have any pets? No

Who is the most influential person/s in your life?: My parents and family.

What is your favourite subject/s?: Japanese

What are your hobbies?: Running, reading and playing guitar.

Do you play any sports?: No

What do you like most about school: Learning new things, working on ideas and initiatives to help improve the school community and spending time with friends.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: Graduated from university, travelled overseas to America and Europe and have an interesting and fun job that I love doing.

What is your definition of happiness?: Being satisfied with your current lifestyle and enjoying various life experiences.

What do you love at Gleeson College?: The great sense of community within each year level and throughout the student cohort, as well as the support offered from the amazing staff.

Britney Shorter (12 FSIMB)Do you have any pets? Yes, a bunny rabbit called Tubbies.

Who is the most influential person/s in your life?: Principal Baker

What is your favourite subject/s?:Legal StudiesWhat are your hobbies?:Air Force Cadets

Do you play any sports?:Volleyball

What do you like most about school:The support we receive from staff and seeing my friends.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?:Working in the Royal Australian Air Force.

What is your definition of happiness?:To smile and laugh.

What do you love at Gleeson College?:The support and care students receive from all the dedicated teachers and staff.

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Congratulations to Declan Key (10 MSSEL) for winning a Bronze medal for South Australia

in the U17 Men’s Team Sprint at the National Junior Track Cycling Championships held at

Dunc Gray Velodrome in NSW recently. Declan and his two SA team mates rode a time of 49.556

seconds to edge out Victoria by over half a second to take third place overall in the final.

Well done also to Year 10 Emerson Nugent (10 FSRUT), who admirably represented SA in the U17 Junior Men’s division at the National

Championships. Emerson and the SA boys claimed 4th place in the Teams Pursuit Final

- a fantastic effort in a highly competitive field!

Photo: 2017 SA Junior State Track Cycling Team

MORE CYCLING NEWS... Congratulations State Reps Declan & Emerson!

Congratulations to Year 12 Braden O’Shea (12 FSIMB) on his exceptional performances winning Gold in both the U19 Scratch Race (40 laps) and 1km Time Trial (Kilo) events at the

recent 2017 Cycling Australia Track National Championships held at Anna

Meares Velodrome in Brisbane.

In the Kilo, Braden broke the National Championship Record and ‘All Comers’

Record (fastest time in Australia by any rider from any nationality), and

in the gruelling Scratch Race he overpowered the field in the final two laps to take line honours. To cap off a brilliant championship, Braden also

won Silver medals in the Madison and Elite Team Pursuit events for SA. Check out the following link to watch Braden in the Scratch Race Final (go

to 2 hour 14 min. mark to view the exciting final six laps!): http://www.

cycling.org.au/News/All-News/tracknats-day-4-live-stream

Braden and SA team mate Cooper Sayers then joined together to contest the Bendigo International Madison in

DOUBLE GOLD FOR BRADEN AT CYCLING AUSTRALIA TRACK NATIONALS!

Victoria the following weekend (March 12). The talented duo finished in a

credible 7th position in this fast-paced spectacular! Well done Braden!

Has someone in our community blessed you witha ‘Random Act of Kindness’?

Please send us the details via the ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ emailaddress and we will acknowledge and reward that act!

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GLEESON PRIVATE BUS SERVICES > Important Info for GC FamiliesDear Parents/Caregivers and Students,

After review of our current Bus Services shared with Pedare, we have made some updates to our three current services and have also added a 4th new service.

We now are able to conveniently service students via the following four Private Bus routes:• Departing Newton and formally

known as the ‘Holden Hill Service’, the REVISED Newton/Tea Tree Gully Service - servicing Newton, Campbelltown, Paradise, Holden Hill, Dernancourt, Highbury, Vista, St Agnes, Tea Tree Gully, Houghton, Banksia Park, Redwood Park, Surrey Downs, Fairview Park, Yatala Vale, Golden Grove.

• Departing Collinswood and formally referred to as the ‘Collinswood Service’, the REVISED North East/Lightsview Service - servicing Collinswood, Walkerville, Vale Park, Broadview, Klemzig, Hampstead Gardens, Greenacres, Northgate, Hillcrest, Oakden, Walkley Heights, Ingle Farm, Para Vista, Modbury North, Modbury Heights, Wynn Vale, Golden Grove.

• Departing Salisbury the NEW Salisbury/Greenwith Service - Salisbury, Salisbury Plain, Salisbury Park, Salisbury East, Salisbury Heights, Greenwith, Golden Grove.

• Departing from Mawson Lakes, the Mawson Lakes Service (no change to this service) - servicing Mawson Lakes, Para Hills, Para Hills West, Salisbury East, Gulfview Heights, Wynn Vale, Golden Grove.

Our updated College Private Bus Service booklet has been sent to all Gleeson families via CELT. Current services are as they appear on our website (January 2017) and will run until the end of Term 1, 2017: http://www.gleeson.sa.edu.au/getting-to-gleeson.html

If you have any queries and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the College ASAP on 8282 6600 or email us at: info@gleeson.catholic.edu.au

Kind Regards,

Amanda Price,Leader of Community Engagement and Innovation

Newton/Tea Tree GullyBus Service Route Map

North East/LightsviewBus Service Route Map

Salisbury/GreenwithBus Service Route Map

Mawson LakesBus Service Route Map

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Young people’s digital technology needs to be managed and monitored by parents. That means we need to have some rules and guidelines in place.

Only a few short years ago the biggest question making the rounds of parents about tweens and teens was if their young person should have a mobile device. Now it’s a matter of when, not if they get a mobile phone. Increasingly, young people are beginning secondary school as experienced digital users with many coming to secondary school on the first day with a tablet in their schoolbag and a mobile phone in their pocket.

One thing is certain, technology is an issue you’ll struggle with for the rest of your parenting life. We’ve created the technology and unleashed it on our kids and now we seem to be scrambling like mad to keep up.

Adding to this complexity is that fact that technology keeps changing rapidly. We just come to grips with one device or app when a new one comes along that we have to learn about.

Technology is here to stay. It’s no point being doom and gloom as digital technology has so many advantages. For instance, most parents report that they feel safer when teenagers have their own mobile phones because of the GPS features, that allow them to know the whereabouts of their young people. Teenagers also report that their mobile provides an important communication safety net for them as the driver for greater independence takes them further from home.

You’d have to be living under a rock not to realise that digital technology also presents new challenges such as cyber-bullying, gaming, worries about

parentingideas.com.au now we know.

What rules should you have around digital devices? By Michael Grose

TECHNOLOGY AND PARENTING

social media, and young people’s exposure to inappropriate images. On top of this digital technology gives young people access to a virtual world that is totally seductive particularly for those with poor impulse control. Also the nature of technology means that young people can spend a lot of their time heads bent and staring into a screen, which is not healthy in the long term.

Young people’s digital technology use needs to be managed and monitored by parents. That means having some rules and guidelines in place. Every family makes up their own rules to suit their circumstances but here are some suggestions that will help you put some order into the digital devices that come into your home.

1. Know what the rules and expectations are at school This a great starting point for families. Every school is different – some allow mobile phones to be kept in student lockers or backpacks, while others allow limited mobile phone usage in-between classes or even during class time to aid with assignments. Make sure that you and your child know what the rules are at school. Importantly, support the school and align your expectations with those of the school.

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GLEESON COLLEGE NOTICEBOARD

TERM 1 201728 Mar CLOSURE > 2nd Hand Uniform Shop (Staff PD Training)29 Year 7 Parent Information Night, 7-8.30 **FINAL SESSION**31 Year 8 HPV Immunisations 14 + 12 Apr Parent Teacher Interviews13 Final day of Term 1

TERM 2 20171 May First day of Term 2 for all students College Mass > Archbishop Gleeson Day3 - 5 Year 11 Retreat10 P&F Committee Meeting, 7pm12 Year 10 Meningococcal B Immunisation #117 College Board Meeting12 Year 11 & Year 12 Meningococcal B Immunisation #124 STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff Professional Learning Day2 Jun Year 12 Formal > Sfera’s12 PUBLIC HOLIDAY > Queen’s Birthday14 P&F Committee Meeting, 7pm16 Year 8 HPB Immunisations 219 - 23 Year 10 Exams (in class) + Year 11 Exams26 STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff Professional Learning Day28 College Board Meeting

2017 Gleeson Diary DatesEpiPen 300 Recall Alert!ALL 300 mcg EpiPens (NOT EpiPen Jr) with an April 2017 expiry date

are being recalled due to a possible defect that may result in difficulty

activating the device in an emergency.

Affected batches are:Batch Number Expiry5FA665 April 20175FA6651 April 20175FA6652 April 20175FA6653 April 2017

Please return any EpiPen with the above batch number to the pharmacy

for a replacement.

This recall is being conducted by Alphapharm in consultation with the Australian Therapeutic Goods

Administration.

For further information go to: https://www.allergy.org.au/about-

ascia/info-updates/687-urgent-tga-medicine-recall-epipen-300-batches