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OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016 CELEBRATE IN STYLE!

Issue 37 > Friday 2 December 2016

The Globe Newsletter of Gleeson College

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MORE FROM OUR 2016 YEAR 12 GRADUATION ON PAGE 3!

THE HORIZON OF HOPE! > ‘The Journey is Never Finished’

College Board AGMLast week we held the College Board Annual General Meeting where there was a great level of attendance, an excellent meeting and we were fortunate to have two new members join the College Board for 2017. We warmly welcome Judy Bickmore and Fiona Couzner to their new roles!

Each of our new members spoke briefly about their background and reasons for joining the Board. The continued message from our Board members is that Gleeson College is such a positive experience for their children that they want to serve the school in this capacity. Each new Board member brings a wealth of experience, gifts and talents and we are very excited about their future contribution to the Board and thank them sincerely for agreeing to serve our community in this role. At the AGM we also recognised retiring members Mrs Valerie Altieri and Mrs Vera Ierace. Thank you sincerely to both Valerie and Vera for their service to the Gleeson College community.

I again take this opportunity to thank all parent volunteers that support our community here at Gleeson College, particularly our College Board, and we look excitedly to the future of our school under the guidance and stewardship of this group.

Year 12 GraduationOn Tuesday evening we said a final farewell to the Year 12 Class of 2016 with a wonderful event at the Adelaide

Entertainment Centre. It was truly a memorable conclusion to celebrate these students and families time at the College. I include an excerpt of my address to our Graduates below:

“My hope for each of you is that you cultivate all the skills and dreams that

you have and do all the other things, the ambitious things that life offers but as you do these wondrous things, to the extent that you can, always be guided

in the direction of kindness. Make sure that your impact on the world leads

you to do those things that incline you toward the big questions, and avoid the things that would reduce you and make you trivial. The most valuable things in life cannot be seen with the eye: faith, love, friendship, hope, integrity, trust, compassion. These are the things that bring substance, fulfilment, and lasting

joy to our lives. That luminous part that exists in your heart is, as the Fox in The Little Prince says, not visible to the eye; so it is up to you to shine as

brightly as anything that has ever been. May you shine as bright as Da Vinci, be as disciplined as the Dalai Lama, shine with compassion like Nelson Mandela, be as humble as Saint Teresa, and be

as inspirational and hope filled as Pope Francis.

Clear away everything that keeps you separate from this secret, shining,

luminous place. Believe that this place exists, come to know it better, nurture it and I am certain that the world will

be a better place because you are in it. Many people feel that nothing truly great can happen to them, that they can never

achieve great things. I am here today

to challenge this view and to say this is simply not true. It is my absolute belief that all of you were put on this earth to

achieve great things, you only need let go of your fears and find inspiration in the

things that others take for granted.”

Presentation EveningFinally, a reminder that the College Presentation Evening will be held next Wednesday 7 December at 7pm in the Dame Roma Mitchell Centre. This is a very important event for our community, and is a compulsory event for all Year 8-10 students. The evening will begin with a liturgy followed by the presentation of awards. It will be wonderful to see you all there to celebrate what has been another amazing year at Gleeson College.

Advent – Prepare the Way of the LordLast Sunday the Church began it new liturgical Year with the season of Advent. Like Lent, Advent is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas, and for the time when Christ will come again. Advent also allows us the opportunity to more deeply reflect on our own lives.

As usual Pope Francis inspires us as we continue this journey when he writes:

“For the great human family it is necessary to renew always the common horizon toward which we are journeying. The horizon of hope! This is the horizon that makes a good journey. The journey

is never finished. Just as in each of our own lives, there is always a need to restart, to rise again, to recover a sense

of the goal of one’s own existence.”

As this is my last lead article for The Globe for 2016, can I take this opportunity to wish all our families a most happy and holy Christmas. My hope is that all the members of the Gleeson community can take the opportunity to relax, re-charge batteries and enjoy spending time together with family and friends. Enjoy a fantastic holiday and I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year to continue our exciting journey of faith and learning together and the limitless possibilities that it will bring.

Mr Andrew Baker,Principal

TERM 4 20166 Dec Year 9 Graduation > DRMC7 2016 Gleeson College Presentation Evening > 7pm8 Final day of Term 4 > Reports distributed9 Front Office Early Closure @ 1.30PM (ESO Meeting)14 Front Office CLOSED*The Gleeson Front Office will close from Friday 16 December 2016 - Monday 16 January 2017.

TERM 1 201730 Jan First day of Term 1 for Year 8 & Year 12 Students31 First day of Term 1 for Year 9, 10 & 11 Students

2016/17 Gleeson Diary Dates

OUR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016 CELEBRATE IN STYLE!Tuesday 29 November saw the final celebration for the Gleeson College Class of 2016 hosted by the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. A delicious three-course meal, glamour and style summed up the aesthetics of the evening... but more importantly, the reflections by the College Executive, Parents Leanne and Darren Edmonds and Principal Andrew Baker reverberated strong connections between the Gleeson Community, students and families.

Thank you once again to the Graduating Class of 2016’s parents and families for your partnership and for entrusting us with your child’s education. I would also like to recognise the work of some key staff whom without their efforts, our Graduation event couldn’t have run as smoothly as it has; Kerri-Anne Freeth, Carol Hamilton, Rebecca Sinclair and Scott Hutton, the House Leadership Team and the College Leadership Team.

Thank you also to the staff who attended the Graduation to celebrate with our Year 12’s and their families. The formalities of the evening concluded with a wish for the Graduating Class of 2016, ‘May your journey through life always be ‘With One Heart’.

Mrs Amanda Price,Leader of Community, Engagement & Innovation

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GLEESON SPORT > Year 8&9 Girls Knockout Basketball 2016

FLIPCON CONFERENCE 2016 > Strengthening Student-Teacher Relationships

Last week we had the great opportunity to attend the annual FlipCon Conference

held at Brighton Secondary School. The Keynote Speaker, Jon Bergmann, who pioneered the Flipped Classroom movement, outlined the many benefits

associated with adopting such an approach to teaching including better

student-teacher relationships, a deeper level of understanding, maximising

teacher time with students and overall improved learning outcomes.

The conference highlighted a contemporary way of approaching

learning, both inside and outside, of the classroom. In essence the theory

behind Flipped Learning is to promote higher order thinking skills within the classroom and a more collaborative

approach to work both amongst students themselves and individual student

time spent with the Class Teacher. The conference provided us with one-on-one time with Jon, where he supported us to create our first ‘flipped’ video during a

Boot Camp with him!

After such an inspiring conferencewe hope to implement such strategies

here at Gleeson, beginning with a small focus group of teachers keen to

‘Flip’, leading the way!

Miss Candice Mitchell, Miss Denise Spiroulias & Miss Lisa Feleppa,

Gleeson Teaching Staff

Para Hills Modbury Catholic Parish

St John XXIII Church 50 Reservoir Rd Hope Valley

Advent Masses: November 27th - December 18th

Saturday 6pm at St John XXIII Sunday 8am at St John XXIII Sunday 10am at Holy Trinity

INDIVIDUAL RECONCILIATION

Fri. 16th Dec. - Before (from 8.30am) and (after) 9.15am Mass at Holy Trinity Sat. 17th Dec. - 5.00pm at St John XXIII

CHRISTMAS MASSES

Christmas Eve - Saturday 24th December

6.30pm - Family Mass at Holy Trinity 8.30pm - Mass at St John XXIII

MIDNIGHT MASS at St John XXIII

Christmas Day - Sunday 25th December

9am Mass at Holy Trinity 9am Mass at St John XXIII

Holy Trinity Church 3 James St Para Hills

BRADEN TO WEAR NATIONAL COLOURS ON THE ROAD FOR AUSTRALIA!

 

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Congratulations to Year 12 Braden O’Shea (12 FSIMB) on his recent

selection to represent Australia at the Oceania Road Cycling Championships to

be held in Melbourne next week.

This will be Braden’s debut in National colours and we would like to wish him

all the very best on the track - our entire Gleeson College community is behind

you, cheering you on!

Following this event, Braden’s busy racing schedule continues as he

prepares to compete at the National Omnium Championships, also in

Melbourne, and the Austral Wheelrace and National Madison Championships

(Hisense Arena). At the Madison Championships he will race in the Open

Category for the first time, which will see him come up against Australia’s

top professional riders, which will be a great experience. Then his focus will be the 2017 National Track Championships

to be held at the new ‘Anna Meares Velodrome’ in Brisbane in March.

We highly commend Braden on his selection to represent Australia and

wish him every success as he continues his pursuit of a career at the elite level.

Well done Braden!

ANTIOCH > Young Catholics Making a Difference!

Christmas Mass Times St David’s TTG & Our Lady of Hope Greenwith

CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL > Saturday 24 December 2016 Our Lady of Hope, Greenwith > Children’s Mass @ 6.30pm

St David’s Parish Church, Tea Tree Gully

Children’s Mass @ 6.30pm + Mass @ 8.30pm

Carols at 11.30pm + Midnight Mass *Please note there is no Morning Mass on Saturday 24 December

CHRISTMAS DAY > Sunday 25 December 2016 Our Lady of Hope, Greenwith @ 9.00am

St David’s Tea Tree Gully @ 10.30am **No Evening Mass**

How can you connect with your local

Church?One way, could be to join Antioch

at St David’s, Tea Tree Gully!

ANTIOCH IS A CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP FOR THE YOUTH, BY THE YOUTHThis group of young people meet following the 5.30pm Mass on Sundays. It offers

youth an ongoing opportunity to listen, discuss and better understand what it means to be a Catholic today. Come along and you will be made most welcome!

Congratulations to talented Year 8 Performing Arts student Emily Papalia (8 DMMCC) who will be

dancing the lead role of ‘Dorothy’ in the Australian Classical Youth

Ballet’s upcoming musical production of ‘Oz’!

We commend Emily on this amazing artistic achievement

and wish her all the best for her upcoming shows! Break a Leg!

Year 8 Emily Papalia Wins Lead Role in ‘Oz’ ACYB Musical

Production!

Shout Out To AllSaint David’s Parish School Old Scholars!

In 2017, Saint David’s Parish School at Tea Tree Gully will be commemorating our 40th Anniversary and to celebrate

we are organising some events.

If you are interested in being invited and/or informed on the upcoming plans, please email us with your name, years you attended Saint David’s, an email and mailing address, along with a contact

phone number at:saintdavids40@outlook.com

Liesa Lombard (nee LeRay),Saint David’s 40-Year Reunion

Committee Member

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429 Montague Rd, Modbury North

The Gleeson College 2nd Hand Uniform Shop is openevery Tuesday afternoon from 3.30-4.30pm.

The Talkin Road Safety Safer Journeys Issue 4 November Newsletter is out now for all road users! Inside Issue 4…• New heavy vehicle inspection scheme from January 2017• 110 Reasons to use your school crossing• Does Mad March matter on our South Australian Roads• Safety features to consider when buying cars• 10 things to check before you set off on holiday

Click on the following link to view the newsletter: https://www.police.sa.gov.au/services-and-events/community-programs/road-safety-education

For further information, please contact Senior Sergeant Paul Warrenof the SAPOL Road Safety Section on 8207 6587.Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you all!

HOMEWORK CLUBIS FINISHED FOR 2016!

*No Homework Club in Week 8

Chewing Gum at Gleeson College

A reminder to parents to please have a conversation with your child/ren regarding Gleeson College being a chewing gum free zone. There are WH&S concerns with chewing gum

at school and it also contributes to a significant litter concern when it is

not disposed of appropriately.

I thank you for your supportwith the matter.

Mr Shannon Bertram,Assistant Principal -

Student Development

Stationary Lists 2017All Stationary Resource Lists are

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