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YEAR 10 DANCE EVENING > ‘One, Two, Cha-Cha-Cha!’
Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth
Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
[email protected]
SMS Absentee/Late Line: 0438 879 373
The Globe Newsletter of Gleeson College
Issue 23 > Friday 24 August 2018
The Gleeson College annual Year 10 Dance was held in the
Golden
Grove Arts Theatre on Wednesday 15 August. During the previous
week’s
dance practice at school, instructed by GC Old Scholar Nataly
Andruszko, the students were put through their paces
and challenged to learn to dance.
They tasted the Military Two Step, Samba, Waltz, a Progressive
Jive and everybody’s favourite, the Cha Cha.
Many had no idea of these dances and as we engrossed ourselves
into the
lessons, a new lease of life and energy began to evolve within
the group. Students began looking forward to each of the lessons,
and a lot of talk around the school revolved around
the, ‘Dance Evening’. The night started with the usual
procession of glamour
and style as our young ladies and gentlemen made their entrance.
Then came the photos and excitement was building as music started
to play ready
for the first dance. From this point on, the energy on the dance
floor was
electric. A special highlight was the
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impressive dance moves on display within the ‘dance off’
circles! Midway
through the evening students enjoyed a shared supper, which gave
them
the much-needed chance to rest their
dancing feet, before they all returned to the dance floor
re-invigorated. All
good things must come to an end, and 10pm came too soon for
some, but we bid our farewells to close a wonderful
evening. On arrival Thursday morning, there were a few sleepy
faces at school but our Year 10s now have this special
memory to keep forever. On a final note, I would like to offer a
special thank you to the students who embraced the lessons and
night, and
more importantly enjoyed themselves.
Also, a big thank you to all the staff that helped supervise the
students on the night, joined in and danced and
helped serve the supper. Without any of these people, community
events like
these would not be possible.
Mr Steven Hicks,McDonald House Coordinator
http://www.gleeson.sa.edu.au
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A WORD FROM THE DEPUTY
Parents & Friends Quiz NightSaturday night saw a very
successful Quiz Night hosted at St Francis Xavier’s School Hall by
our industrious P&F Committee. The 80s themed night exuded an
atmosphere of fun, frivolity and colour, which were all hallmarks
for this era. As usual, there were dozens and dozens of prizes
ensuring that nearly every family went home with something.
Mr Richard Milne, AKA the “Quiz Meister”, did a stellar job. Our
thanks go to the SFX community for the use of their wonderful hall,
all the families and staff who attended, the generous sponsors who
donated and especially the Parents and Friends group for their
excellent work and organisation in bringing the night together. We
certainly look forward to an even bigger event in 2019.
Farewell to our Japanese Students from Kogakuin Junior High
SchoolLast week saw 11 Middle School students from Kogakuin, our
sister school in Japan, join the Gleeson College community for a
two-week study tour. This tour presents a fabulous opportunity for
the students to be immersed in the English language and learn about
our unique culture.
The tour is also of great benefit to our students and especially
those who are hosting one of the Kogakuin students in their home.
It is a most enjoyable and rewarding experience. Unfortunately this
visit is already over and we farewell our Kogakuin students this
afternoon. We wish our Japanese visitors all the very best and hope
they have had a wonderful stay in Australia.
Northern Territory Immersion TripStudents and staff departed for
Darwin at 7am this morning to begin an 8-day immersion amongst the
Indigenous community of Bathurst Island. Whilst they will be doing
some sightseeing, the work they do with the students at the primary
school is the most rewarding part of the trip. So many previous
attendees have been moved deeply by this immersion, and rate it
amongst the best experiences of their time at Gleeson College. We
wish them a safe and fulfilling trip.
Gleeson Dancers Contest National Dance Star CompetitionWe wish
five of our talented Gleeson dancers and Dance Teacher Mrs Sally
Parsons all the best as they depart for the Gold Coast today to
contest this prestigious nationwide competition. Good luck to
Phoebe Surman (10 MSCOD), Sarah McIver (9 DMCUR), Natarsha Viskic
(9 HMSCH), Taylah Viskic (9 HMSCH) and Camryn Reschke (8
FMWIL).
Staff FarewellThis week we farewell one of our amazing
long-serving teachers, Mrs Lina Russo. Mrs Russo has accepted a
position at St Patrick’s Technical College, which will further
highlight and enhance her considerable skills in Vocational
Education and Career development. We wish Mrs Russo all the very
best for the future and thank her for her excellent service to our
community for nearly 25 years.
Mr Joe Corbo,Deputy Principal
In striving to seek continuous improvement, the College has
PARENT AND CAREGIVER SURVEY> Gleeson College 2018
engaged a number of surveys constructed by Curtin University to
seek key stakeholder feedback. The Parent and Caregiver Survey will
support the
College Leadership Team to develop strategic priorities and over
time, will inform effectiveness of improvements.
The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and can be
accessed here >
www.esischools.comAt this site click on the ‘Start
Questionnaire’ button and enter the
non-identifying access code when prompted > GPACS18 Further
information has been emailed home.
The survey closes on Friday 31 August.
http://www.esischools.com
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LIVING OUT THE GLEESON 10 > Vinnies Winter Appeal 2018
Throughout Term 3, students and staff of Gleeson College have
gathered
donations for this year's St Vincent de Paul Society Winter
Appeal, to assist
families in need.
Each Care Group had a basket for students and staff to fill with
cans of
food, warm blankets and clothes, which was donated to our local
Vinnies
on Wednesday this week. Gleeson Year 12 student Nathan Williams
(12 HSDAW) represented the College to present the donated goods
to
Denise and her hard-working team at Tea Tree Gully Vinnies. Our
Year 7 students assisted Nathan to load all the items into vehicles
to be taken
back and packed into hampers ready for immediate
distribution.
“It was great to assist families thatare less fortunate than
ourselves.I was very happy to act on behalf of Gleeson College to
present the
donated goods to Vinnies.”- Nathan Williams (12 HSDAW)
Mr Adam Cibich,Assistant Principal - Religious Identity
& Mission
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On Friday of Week 3 amid the wild and windy weather, eleven
students and
one teacher arrived at Gleeson from our sister school Kogakuin
in Tokyo, Japan. The group were thrown in the deep end with English
conversation practice right away with Mr Dawson by practicing
self-introductions ready for when they met their host families
later that afternoon. Our host families came to meet their
students after school and off they went for the weekend!
Monday of Week 4 saw the students meet their English as an
Additional
Language (EAL) teacher from Gleeson College, Ms Preece, and the
group spent the day getting used to daily
school life in Australia, and enjoyed a short excursion to The
Grove Shopping Centre. Tuesday they were thrust into the Home Ec
kitchens to learn how to make ANZAC biscuits in the morning, then
joined in Mrs Pill’s Year 9 HaSS Class in the afternoon to
experience a problem-solving task. Gleeson and
Kogakuin students worked together to track the cholera outbreak
in the UK in the mi-1800s using the same clues John Snow had.
Students mapped the spread of the disease to try and
figure out what the source of the outbreak was, exploring how
people’s understanding of disease transmission was very different
compared to now.
On Wednesday, the students played a ‘Kaiwa Boardgame’ with the
Year
12 Japanese Class to practice tongue twisters and conversation
skills in their respective second languages. A few
lucky students even attended the Year 10 Dance that night and
showed off
their dance moves! Thursday brought an all-day excursion to the
Gorge Wildlife Park and Hahndorf, where
despite some very average weather again, the students had a
fantastic time
seeing all the Australian animals and getting to hold a
koala!
On Friday, the Japanese exchange students joined Mrs McCarthy’s
Year 9 English Class. The students were divided into teams and
started off
with an interview where the Gleeson students found out some
information about their Japanese counterparts,
including details about their hobbies,
SAYONARA TO OUR KOGAKUIN FRIENDS
families and the differences between schools in Japan and
Australia. The
teams then competed in a quiz where knowledge of Australian and
Japanese landmarks and culture allowed them to share answers and
work together. The
students really enjoyed the opportunity to make new friends and
practice their
language skills in both English and Japanese. Later that
afternoon Mr Ackan led them through a series of
STEM experiments and challenges, and taught them how to use the
Dino-Lyte USB microscopes to examine various
objects.
In Week 5, after an activity-filled weekend with their host
families, the
students headed off to Kangaroo Island on Monday and Tuesday for
more
sightseeing, experiencing our Australian wildlife. A key
highlight was getting to
watch the sea lions!
On Wednesday the students had the opportunity to participate in
the Year 7 Mass held in our newly renovated St James Chapel, and
make bookmarks
to celebrate Book Week with Mrs DeConno in Thomas Library on
Thursday. To finish off their time at Gleeson, students joined
in with Year 8, 9 and 10 Japanese Classes to play various language
games – a fantastic
opportunity for Gleeson students to interact and engage with
Japanese
language and Japanese people, and for Kogakuin students to keep
practicing
their English!
Today we say goodbye to the students and wish them all the best
for their flight back to Japan. We hope their
experience in Australia was engaging, fun and interesting, and
they take back many fond memories to share with their
friends and families.
A huge thank you to our host families for their time and
generosity, to
staff who welcomed them into their classrooms, and to the whole
Gleeson
Community for being so welcoming and hospitable. Last but not
least, thank you
to Ms Hennessy for coordinating the homestay and tour! Arigato
gozaimasu.
> Are you interested in hosting a student from Kogakuin for
three
months at the start of 2019?Please get in touch with eitherMs
Mary Hennessy or Mr Tom
Dawson at the College on8282 6600.
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SAYONARA TO OUR KOGAKUIN FRIENDS
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Wednesday was the Feast of the Queenship of Mary and our Year 7
students celebrated this with a Year Level Mass in the newly
refurbished
and expanded St James Chapel.
The students worked in their Religious Education classes to
write prayers,
select music and decorate the chapel, and Monsignor Swann again
drove over from Kapunda to celebrate the
Mass for us. Over half of the students were involved in either
reading,
commentating or bringing forward candles, the bread and wine,
and the
Book of the Gospels.
It was wonderful to see a large staff presence and the way the
students
responded to the prayers and joined in the singing was most
uplifting. The celebration concluded with a shared lunch in the
Year 7 classrooms. Thank you to those families who contributed
platters of food.
As the first Year Level Mass for our Year 7s, the celebration
was a great success and afforded our students the opportunity to
showcase their
talents as a group and be less daunted about coming forward to
read or
commentate in front of their peers. More such opportunities will
become available as they progress to House Liturgies and whole
College Masses
and Assemblies in future years.
Mr Richard Sellers,Year 7 RE Teacher
YEAR 7 MASS > ST JAMES CHAPEL > Feast of the Queenship of
Mary
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YEAR 12 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION > Buddhist Faith ExcursionOur
Year 12 RE Classes enjoyed an enlightening visit to the
impressive
Buddhist Temple at Ottoway recently. Students were lead through
the basic
principles of Buddhism and the role the Temple plays in its
local community.
Presenters at the Temple graciously welcome our Senior students
every year and are pleased we continue to educate our students on
world
religions.
Students will be reflecting on a key aspect of their visit to
the Temple as part of the Stage 2 Religion Studies
and Stage 2 Integrated Learning courses.
Mrs Dianne Deptula,Stage 2 Religion Studies Teacher
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Mrs Kelty’s Year 9 Japanese Language Studies students have
designed and
created their own packed lunch called “obento” after learning
about the
Japanese food culture and traditions.
The students were required to include five colours (white,
black, red,
green and yellow) in their obento, demonstrating balanced
nutrition.
To make their obento more exciting, the students were also
challenged to design ‘chara-ben’. This is a recent
trend of decorating obento using cute and whimsical characters.
It was great to see so many well-packed obento
with beautiful decorations!
Mrs Satoko Kelty,Japanese Language Studies Teacher
YEAR 9 JAPANESE > Students Create Obento Designs with
‘Chara-Ben’
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DOORWAYS 2 CONSTRUCTION > Community Garden Project in Full
Swing
Throughout Term 3, the Doorways 2 Construction (D2C) Class has
been working very hard on the planning,
designing and construction of a Community Garden within the
College. This Community Garden has been supported by a Tea
Tree Gully Council Community Development Grant, as well as a
contribution from Gleeson’s Parents & Friends Committee.
Along the way, students have learnt a range of skills that
contribute
towards their Certificate I in Construction course. Some of
these skills include excavating, levelling,
paving, concreting, demolition, gardening and irrigation
processes.
The students have also further developed a range of skills
in
the use of hand and power tools. Check out some of the
progress
shots below and stay tuned for its final completion!
Mr Adrian Ranieri,Technologies Learning Area
Coordinator
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YEAR 11 VISUAL ARTS > Observational + Figurative Folio
Drawings
Drawing is a form of Visual Art in which a person uses various
drawing instruments to mark paper or another
two-dimensional medium.
As part of the Year 11 Visual Arts course, students have created
a
‘Drawing Folio’ packed with creative sketches, detailed drawings
studies, lots of examples of artists’ drawings and a personal diary
of comments. As part of this folio, students had the opportunity to
explore and
experiment in mixed media to develop observational and
figurative drawings
using our in-house torso ‘Selina’.
The development of the student’s skills and confidence have been
wonderful to see, and the results achieved have
been encouraging.
Mrs Evelina Condo,Visual Arts Key Teacher
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YEAR 7 SAPSASA NETBALL CARNIVAL 2018 > SADNA CourtsLast
Friday, Gleeson entered our
first ever SAPSASA Netball Carnival held at the South Australian
District Netball Association (SADNA) courts at Golden Grove. This
was our first
experience competing as a Year 7 Netball cohort, and both
our
GC teams are to be commended on their outstanding efforts
representing our College with pride.
Our GC teams consisted of 18 highly motivated and keen girls,
competing in Divisions 2 and 3. The weather held out nicely for us,
despite some dark clouds
overhead, and both teams performed well on the day. The Division
2 team won all but one
game, placing 2nd overall, whilst our Division 3 team achieved
some mixed results, but were competitive in every game, placing 3rd
overall.
Thank you to Ms Rachel Staffin for her organisation of this
opportunity and to all those Gleeson netballers from older year
levels who offered
their umpiring expertise on the day. Thank you also to Ms Amy
Norris (pre-service teacher) for her valuable contributions (and
umpiring!) and to all the Year 7
students who represented Gleeson so proudly. It was also great
to see so many parents out in support at
the carnival!
Mrs Peggy Busbridge &Ms Candice Mitchell,
Gleeson Netball Program Coaches
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OPEN GIRLS KO NETBALL TEAM GALLANT IN ROUND 2 DEFEATThe final
round of the Open Knockout
Netball Statewide Competition saw our Gleeson girls take on St
Michael’s
College and Golden Grove High School at the Golden Grove Rec
Centre on Monday 13 August.
We went in to the day missing two much valued players in Lucy
Burford
(10 HSFEL) and Paris Sinclair (11 FSCAM) due to injury, so two
extra
shooters had been added to the team with Eliza Dodson (10 MSSPI)
and
Zoe Kreig (10 DSPOS) stepping up to provide shooting
options.
St Michael’s got off to a good start but we were not far off the
pace. We
battled hard all game in a very physical and feisty contest,
eventually going
down by 10 goals. All our players were utilised in this game and
the next, so it was very pleasing to see our depth and the
commitment shown by our GC netballers. In the second game, Golden
Grove HS narrowly defeated St Michael’s by two goals in a very
tightly contested game, so we were very aware that our next game
was going to be tough and necessary to win convincingly to move
through to the next round. However, this was not to be the case,
and although most of
the game we were within reach, GGHS played well to maintain a
five-goal buffer. When Year 12 player Lauren
Wright (12 MSSPI) was forced off the court with injury after an
on-court collision, it meant our two young
Year 10 players became our shooting combination. To both Eliza
and Zoe’s
credit, they did a very capable job and should be proud of their
performance.
However, GGHS proved too strong and Gleeson eventually went
down
by 11 goals. The girls involved did us proud and showed great
talent and
fight throughout the game.
In finishing, I would like to thank Coach Darren Saul for his
time and expertise, Ms Rachel Staffin for her organisation,
and the Open Girls KO Team who represented us so well,
especially the Year 12s who have served us so well
over a number of years. Well done and a massive Thank You!
Mrs Peggy Busbridge,Open Girls KO Netball Team Manager
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YEAR 10 DANCE EVENING > ‘One, Two, Cha-Cha-Cha!’
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P&F 80s THEMED QUIZ NIGHT BRINGS OUT THE TOP GUNS!What a
fabulous night was had by all at our 2018 Parents & Friends
Quiz Night held at St Francis Xavier’s School Hall on Saturday
night! We had
Maverick and Goose, Ferris Bueller, Indiana Jones, Rubix Cube
Lady, Slash, Karate Kid and many 80s hairstyles in
attendance!
Our Auctioneer on the night, GC Old Scholar and current GC
parent Sam Doman from Ray White North East, said he had not ever
seen a bigger
prize stash up for grabs. 22 tables vied for the 2018 title,
which was taken out by Table 3 (Lamb/Anderson/Unewisse/
Roden) - Congratulations Winners!!
Thank you to all our generous sponsors in 2018, our ‘Quiz
Meister’ Richard
Milne, Auctioneer Sam, and St Francis Xavier’s for the use of
their great hall. A massive thank you and well done to all our
amazing P&F Committee
members, and their families, for their hard work planning,
preparing and
hosting this fun night for our Gleeson Community. Well
done!!
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Blair Boyer MP Member for Wright
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Greenwith Australia Post> 8288 0211
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Phone Vassilios Vassiliou> 0431 391 225
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Jordan Elsey> Adelaide United FC
& GC Old Scholar
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
The Grange Hotel
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Support the Businesses that Support
Our Students!
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Tony Zappia MP Member for Makin
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following businesses for their
generous support of our 2018 Quiz Night!
Sam Doman
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2018 P&F QUIZ NIGHT > Thank You GC Families, Old Scholars
+ Staff!!
Aistrope Family > GC FamilyCandice Mitchell > GC Staff
Carly Meakin > GC StaffConant Family > GC FamilyDaphne
Vassiliou > GC Staff
Josh Boden > GC StaffLibrino Family > GC FamilyMitchell
Family > GC Family
Monga Family > GC FamilyPetts Family > GC Family
Rebecca Sinclair > GC StaffRoach Family > GC FamilyTom
Dawson > GC Staff
Topolnjak Family > GC FamilyTuckwell Family > GC
FamilyUnewisse Family > GC Family
Gleeson College P&F Quiz Night 2018We sincerely thank the
following Gleeson Families, GC Old
Scholars + Staff for their generous donations in 2018!
THANK YOU!Kristianne Foreman > GC Old Scholar Family
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GLEESON COLLEGE CELEBRATES 30 YEARSAMID THE HILLS AND
VALLEYS...
Saturday 20 October 2018 > 6.30-10.30pmGleeson College
Courtyard
Our Gleeson College Community is invited to celebrate with us at
a special Twilight Cocktail (18+) event at the College. There will
be delicious cocktail food and
refreshments, along with live music showcasing our Gleeson Old
Scholars and their bands > The 6ft Pelicans (Jake Dawson, Jayden
Dawson & James Nisbet),
+ The Honey Bees (Serena Martino-Williams & Cherie Surman) +
All About Her (Bernadette Crook & Angela Tripodi). *Please note
this event is not open to current students
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Gleeson College40-60 Surrey Farm Dve, Golden GroveSouth
Australia 5125 T: 8282 6600
[email protected]
Student Services T: 8282 6634
Term 3 201820 - 24 2018 Book Week24 College Sports + Special
Interest Photos > MSP Photography31 STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff
Retreat Day3 Sep STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff Professional Learning
Day10 - 14 Year 12 Trial Exams + Workshops12 Catholic Schools Music
Festival 201814 Stage 1 Semi Formal > Sfera’s19 P&F
Committee Meeting26 College Board Meeting28 GLEESON DAY > EARLY
FINISH FOR ALL STUDENTS @ 1.05pm FINAL DAY OF TERM 3 FOR ALL
STUDENTS
Term 4 201815 Oct FIRST DAY OF TERM 4 FOR ALL STUDENTS17 Year
7-11 Parent Teacher Interviews20 GLEESON 30 YEAR CELEBRATION >
Twilight Cocktail Event > Gleeson College Courtyard,
6.30-10.30pm24 College Board Meeting25 Year 12 Farewell Mass, 7pm31
P&F Committee Meeting7 Nov STUDENT FREE DAY > Staff
Professional Learning Day9 Year 8 HPV #2 Immunisations12 - 16 2018
PE Week
2018 GLEESON DIARY DATES >
GLEESON COLLEGE 30 YEAR CELEBRATION > Saturday 20 OctoberBUY
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Our Lady of Hope School Principal’s Tour
Tuesday 11th September, 2018 at 9.30am
A journey in faith and learning To book your place on the tour
please phone 82898344 or send an email to the address below. *Tour
concludes at 11am. Golden Grove Road (cnr The Golden Way) Greenwith
SA 5125 (Enter via the front entrance off Golden Grove Road and
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*Catholic Primary School Reception to Yr 7 *Quality learning
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*Fee options & discounts may apply *Excellent Out of School
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*Contemporary facilities *Positive learning environment
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