Term 3 Week 06 - San Sisto College

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EDITION
18 AUGUST 2016
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From the Leadership Team
Dear Parents, Students, Staff, Past
Students, Past Staff and Community,
On Saturday evening more than 70
people gathered in the Stamford
Plaza to celebrate and recognize the
contributions made by our college in
honouring this as the 800 Jubilee Year
for the Dominican Order of Preachers.
The black and white themed dinner
event included a beautiful meal,
entertainment and a presentation
by Sr Elizabeth Hellwig. Special
guests included Mr Neville McDonald
(Area Supervisor, Brisbane Catholic
Education), Frs Tom and Maurice, Sr
Elizabeth Hellwig, Sr Helen Rankin,
Mr Les Sellwood (College Board,
Chairman), the College Leadership
Team, members of the College Board,
Parents & Friends Committee, past
students, staff and parents.
This wonderful evening was a testament
to our unique San Sisto story. It was a
fun filled event where we were able to
provide an avenue for all our community
to gather together and celebrate what
makes San Sisto special. It provided
us with the opportunity to highlight
and acknowledge the contribution that
our former and current students, staff
and families have made over our 55
years. We were delighted to recognise
the achievements of the school, and
also our parish community that has
supported, grown and developed with
us. Click here to view the photos.
Our community thanks Sr Elizabeth for
her reflections on the night. We were
interested to hear Sr Elizabeth’s fond
memories of San Sisto College when
she attended as a student and feel very
blessed by the continued interest she
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shows our college.
be curiosity.’
Congratulations to those students who
were involved in the QCMF competition
on the weekend. We were very proud
to hear of their achievements and would
like to congratulate Veritas Voices,
Vox Angelicus and our Percussion
Ensemble for receiving a bronze
award and to Siena Strings, Mother
Mary Molloy Concert Band, Finnegan’s
Flutes, The Oranges, and our Clarinet
Ensemble for receiving Silver awards.
Curiosity and asking questions of
yourself and others is a way of creating
a successful future — whilst a Google
search can mostly solve any problem
quite quickly — there is much more
satisfaction and benefit in taking the
time to work through to the solution
yourself.
Thank you to Mrs Jodi-May Hart for her
brilliant organization and care and to
our instrumental music teachers for the
preparation of our girls for this event.
The Habit of Mind this week is
Questioning and Posing problems. This
habit is about asking questions, rather
than answering them. It encourages
us to have a questioning attitude, to
develop strategies to produce data and
to find problems to solve. Successful
people don’t only ask questions, they
search for questions to ask. They are
curious and they deliberately craft
questions designed to gather the sort of
information required.
Eleanor Roosevelt is quoted as saying:
‘I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother
could ask a fairy godmother to endow it
with the most useful gift, that gift would
Que sera sera — the future might
not be ours to see, but we can have
an incredible influence over it. How
can you use your curious mind to ask
questions this week that will lead to you
enjoying a brighter future?
God’s blessing for the week ahead,
Mrs Shelley Hamilton,
Principal
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Influenza A Warning
We have seen an unusual surge in
“type A” flu cases this term and we ask
parents to please keep sick children
at home, until they have completely
recovered.
It is important that everyone, including
high school students, play their part in
reducing flu in the community by getting
a flu vaccination.
Religious Life of the College
Cultural Feast Day
of justice and compassion.
many hardships in his life, particularly
The brainchild of two Year 12 students,
Meditative Time
because of his strong connection to God.
Lucie Yango and Faith Andrew, Cultural
In conjunction with Languages Week last
Feast Day this Friday will see a number
week, Elissa Salame, Liturgy Captain,
fair and inclusive – he was fighting God’s
of students and staff join Lucie and Faith
and some interested friends, have been
in celebrating the multicultural nature of
sourcing meditative clips using music
our college community. They will either
and or language from cultures other than
present foods or entertainment from their
English-speaking ones. Thank you, girls,
countries of origin. Any monies raised
for the lovely variety this has added to
will go towards supporting the work of Sr
our meditative time over these last two
Sheila Flynn in South Africa.
weeks.
Social Justice Action
In conjunction with the Cultural Feast
inviting us to undertake an action in
Assistant Principal Religious Education
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discussion about the current situation
in Australia for many Muslim people, at
their meeting yesterday. The discussion
revealed much thought and insight, as
well as commitment to the gospel values
He turned to God at the
very lowest points of his life and came to
realise that his faith, love and connection
with God grew when he was mindful of
of times and the worst of times.
God of Creation
Amen.
Sometimes it may seem easier to have
Captain Grace Young, had an excellent
happened.
going our way, we may be tempted to
the danger of discriminating against all
Social Justice Group, led by Justice
connection to God, but the opposite
is on our side. However, when life isn’t
community who are Muslim, in light of
because of the actions of a few. The
St Dominic to give up this fight and his
As we begin assessment, may we always
be mindful of your presence in our lives.
May we be visionary enough to see
your presence in the people we meet,
the words we use and the environment
around us. May our connection with you
strengthen during good and bad times,
and may we continue to grow in faith.
Habit of Spirit – Seeking
Connectedness to God
support of people in our Australian
fight. It would have been very easy for
God’s presence in his life at both the best
Ms Marlene Warnick-Tomlinson,
Day, the Social Justice Group will be
He was often fighting for what was ‘right,’
a meaningful connection with God when
life is going well, when it seems that God
disconnect, or ‘blame’ God for our bad
luck. As with most relationships, their
strength is often best tested when the
‘chips are down.’ St Dominic endured
Mrs Erica Qureshi,
Academic Leader: Religious Education
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Religion Education News
On Monday, our Year 11 SOR students
had the opportunity to interview Imam
Akram, Director and Imam at Slacks
Creek mosque, as part of their current
SOR assignment. The girls had fabulous
questions which provoked fascinating
conversation.
San Sisto would like
to thank Imam Akram for taking the
time out of his busy schedule so that
these interviews could take place. He
applauded our girls’ knowledge of Islam
is crucial for religious pluralism in
and their willingness to understand the
Australia.
Islamic faith.
This interfaith dialogue
Mrs Erica Qureshi,
Academic Leader: Religious Education
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Parenting Page
Online Flaming
in digital spaces.
So what is online flaming? I encourage
all parents to read this article by
Catherine Gerhardt. Catherine is a
dedicated
advocate
of
developing
resilience and critical thinking skills
in children and young people and
has more than 20 years of expertise
in Community Services, Health and
Welfare and a background in Social
Psychology.
A friend of mine lives with avid teenage
gamers, and she was horrified to
discover recently the language and the
insults that her children were exposed
to while engaging in a popular online
game with their friends. Flame wars
have become a major online annoyance.
When people start a flame war, they are
deliberately trying to stir up trouble, start
a fight and get a reaction. Flaming is
all too common on multi-player gaming
sites, chat rooms, message forums and
social media sites.
Most parents are aware of the trolls
that can exist out there in cyberspace,
and flaming is one of the skill sets
that cyber bullies are familiar with.
Flamers and trolls use insults to make
personal attacks and say offensive
things about a person’s individual
character, their family or sexuality even
though they may know very little about
them. Psychologists have termed the
behaviour behind flaming, the ‘online
disinhibition effect.’ It means that people
behave with less restraint online, and
feel powerful behind the computer
screen. Experts say a number of
factors contribute to online flaming: the
apparent anonymity and invisibility of
the Internet, the lag between sending a
message and getting feedback, and the
minimum authority that seems to exist
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As parents we often complain that we
can’t keep up with the technology our
kids are using, however, many of us
agree that we want to be their first point
of call if things go wrong. Parents can
be their child’s strongest asset in the
line of defence against negative online
experiences.
What parents can do:
Discuss with your children what they
do online and who they communicate
with — try your best to know which
social media/gaming sites they are
using. Know that they may have more
than one account on any social media
platform. One of my daughter’s friends
has four Instagram accounts, each one
carving out a unique social space.
Know passwords. Youth may feel this
is an invasion of their ‘privacy;’ however,
it is a key component of the responsibility
that comes with the privilege of using
the technology. In most cases parents
have either supplied the device or pay
the bills for usage – that means you
have the responsibility and the right to
control it. Mutual respect is required
here, having password control does
not give you permission to spy, and
your child needs to know they are being
monitored. Let me tell you the story of
another friend of mine who had been
‘monitoring’ her daughter online for
several months. However, her daughter
was not aware that every message and
photo went through her mother’s device
as well. When a problem did arise the
parent was unsure how to deal with it
— after all she had been ‘spying’ and
wasn’t sure how to broach the subject
with her daughter without giving herself
away. It is much better to have that
conversation when setting up accounts
and start as you intend to go on.
Start a conversation with your child
about the importance of minimising
the amount of personal information
they give away. Many flamers prey on
Internet users who seem vulnerable.
If the flamer can find out any personal
information about a target, then he
or she will use it to cause that person
additional distress. Some flamers seek
out people who are enthusiastic about
certain subjects, and they intentionally
bash the subject while others will
intentionally start arguments about any
topic.
Watch for signs of change in your
child’s behaviour. If you notice that
your child is spending more time online
that usual, changes his or her group of
good friends, stops spending time with
them altogether, or seems withdrawn or
depressed and uninterested in activities
that he or she used to love, then there
may be cause for concern. Keep an
eye out for those quiet, introspective
kids who have always enjoyed their
own company, but no longer want to be
alone and do once again not want to
leave your side as they seek comfort in
your presence.
Evaluate internal feelings this is the
best way to tell if one is being flamed.
Feelings of anger, aggression, revenge
or low mood after reading the text will
probably indicate a flaming message.
When we feel the strong need to defend
ourselves, we are likely to react and
respond to the text, thereby playing
right into the flamer’s intent.
Encourage the message ‘Do Not
Respond’ The best defence against a
flaming comment is to ignore. Do not
respond or engage in baiting messages.
Once they respond, they have started
a conversation. A capable flamer can
be cool and composed at first, using
kind words and connection to lure
the unsuspecting person in. You and
your child may not recognise flaming
immediately, with many flamers waiting
until they get the person to engage
in conversation before they attack.
Instead, they need to walk away from
the comment.
At its mildest, flaming is a one-time,
Know the strategies.
There are many options for getting out
The best way to deal with a flamer
is to ignore. From the moment the
flaming becomes apparent do not
respond. Many websites and forums
will have options which empower
the user in flaming situations. Use
the blocking feature which should
be integrated into their practices,
and report the behaviour to an online
moderator or webmaster. It is also
critical that the target exit the site so
they are not exposing themselves to
more online flaming, and of course,
let a trusted adult know about their
experience.
name-calling incident. At its worst, it
San Sisto Directory
is a persistent and tenacious taunting
Principal
that can lead a child to suicide. Not all
Mrs Shelley Hamilton
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cases of flaming lead to youth suicide,
regardless of what the media portrays.
Anyone can become the target or the
aggressor, and anyone can stop it.
of negative online experiences.
The Federal Government has recently
launched the Office of the Children’s
Deputy Principal
Mr Brad Barker
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Assistant Principal RE
Ms Marlene Warnick-Tomlinson
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eSafety Commissioner. The Office
Assistant Principal
provides Australians with a range of
Mrs Anna Doré
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up-to-date information and resources,
coupled
with
a
comprehensive
complaints system to assist children
who experience serious cyberbullying
online https://esafety.gov.au
Mrs Megan Vardanega,
Student Wellbeing
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Business Manager
Mrs Susan Boban
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SCHOOL COORDINATORS
Caleruega (Years 7 and 8)
Ms Lyne Tilt MacSporran
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Fanjeaux (Years 9 and 10)
Upcoming Events
Mrs Louisa Makepeace
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Term 3
19 Aug Yr 11PE UQ Excursion
16 Sept Last Day Term 3
23 Aug St Rose of Lima’s Feast Day
3 Oct
Queen’s Birthday Holiday
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4 Oct
Term 4 Commences
Visit of Bishop Oudeman
COLLEGE CONTACT INFORMATION
29 Aug P&F Meeting
Administration Building
7.00 pm — 8.00 pm
5 Oct Year 11 Drama
‘Tequila Mockingbird’
5.00 pm — 9.00 pm
30 Aug College Assembly
Siena Centre
9.00 am — 9.45 am
5 — 7 Oct Year 12 Retreat
Cuppa Catch-up Yrs 9 & 10
3.15 pm — 4.15 pm
Italian Trip
6 Sept Year 10 session - “Choices & Consequences”
11 Oct College Assembly
Siena Centre
9.00 am — 9.40 am
8 Sept CollegeTour
9.00 am — 10.00 am
12 Oct CollegeTour
9.00 am — 10.00 am
14 —15 Sept Yr 7 Retreats
14 Oct Yr 12 2016 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Graduation Liturgy
14 — 2 Oct
Bologna (Years 11 and 12)
Mrs Julianne O’Leary
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www. sansisto.qld.edu.au
STUDENT ABSENCE LINE
t 3900 9888
ROSE RETAIL CENTRE
The Uniform Shop Hours:
Wednesday
9.00 am — 2.00 pm
Thursday
9.00 am — 2.00 pm
or by appointment.
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Finance
any outstanding Cert III course work
14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28.
Term 3 School Fees
(most of which needs to be completed
by the end of Term 3). Please ensure
QCS Packs on Sale
Reminder — School Fees for Term 3
are due this Thursday 18 August 2016.
Thank you to those families who have
already arranged payment.
Mrs Sue Humphrey,
Finance Secretary
QCS Days for Non-QCS
Students in Year 12
Students in Year 12 who are not sitting
the QCS test are required to attend
school on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday
During these two days,
students will have the opportunity to
catch-up on any outstanding school
work, especially work for the Cert II Skills
for Work and Vocational Pathways, and
Retail
their tests. Parents should be adviced
normal.
that students expected to supply their
Mrs Kim Blake,
own calculator for the QCS Test. The
Academic Leader – VET and Careers
TI-Inspire
calculator
calculators are available in the Rose
Retail Centre should students no
longer have their calculator from junior
Mathematics.
Payment for QCS packs can be made
If you are needing some extra volunteer
via Flexischools or directly in the
hours and can help in the Rose Retail
Rose Retail Centre.
centre in November, please email
Janine directly to book a time via email:
Mrs Janine Hancock,
[email protected]
Rose Retail Centre
Dates available are November 12, 13,
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Tuesday 23 August
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Leonara Buchanan
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Emilita Robels
Wednesday 24 Aug
this seems to be a very popular menu
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Phil Jackson
item. It is available on Flexischools for
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Leisa Anderson
you to pre-order at $2.90.
Thursday 25 August
Flexischools Pick-Up
At the busier times we now have the
service will resume. We are just trying
to make sure that our online customers
receive a faster service!
Pizza Phil
Will be helping out at the Café next
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Wednesday
and
cooking
up
his
amazing pizzas. So don’t forget to get
an order in or you may miss out!
Roster: 22 — 26 August
Monday 22 August
•
Maree Barron
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Kerri-Anne Jardine
in
use in the QCS Test. Standard scientific
Volunteers for Uniform
Fittings
and Friday for the rest of the term as
orders are all collected then normal
used
Mathematics B and C is not permitted for
Rose Retail Centre
We will be ordering Sushi Wednesday
ups only! This will continue until the
now
calculator) in an A4 case to complete
Wednesday, they are to attend these as
Sushi
two lines open for Flexischools Pick
is
a student will need (except for a
apprenticeship/TAFE on a Tuesday or
Café Caterina
Centre
each. These packs include everything
you daughter attends her traineeship/
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QCS
Rose
selling QCS stationery packs for $10
for these important catch-up days. If
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31 August.
The
your daughter is present at school
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Tina Miskell
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Rachel Zanetta
Friday 26 August
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Melinda McIntyre
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Rebecca Griffin
Mrs Margaret Kupper,
Café Caterina Convenor
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Sport and Health
CaSSSA Interschool
Athletics Carnival
The Athletics team departed San Sisto
College early Tuesday morning to
compete against St John Fisher College,
Our Lady’s College and Mary Mackillop
College in the CaSSSA Interschool
Athletics Carnival. As always, San Sisto
provided strong performances in the
middle distance events and reclaimed
the Track Events Shield. Leading into the
relays, we were holding second place,
15 points behind St John Fisher College.
Although we did well in the relays, we
narrowly missed out on repeating last
year’s result of winning the overall
Penberthy and Ms Hurst. I would also
competition, finishing second. It was an
Mr Ryan Gould,
like to acknowledge the continued effort
Academic Leader Health and Sport
and support of Donna Miller who offers
(Acting)
her time and experience to coach our
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impressive effort by the team and the
coaches. I would like to thank all of the
athletes, as well as the coaching staff,
Mr Helsdon, Mr Rhodes, Mr Barber, Ms
shotput, discus and javelin athletes.
Physical Enrichment Program
Bridge to Brisbane
A reminder to all staff, students, family
and friends of San Sisto College about
the 2016 Bridge to Brisbane event. This
iconic event will be held on Sunday 28
then run over the Story Bridge, looping
wish to participate in by either selecting
back through Kangaroo Point and then
the ‘enter’ button on ‘10 km event’ or ‘5
descending down to South Bank where
km event.’ You will then be directed to a
the finish line will be stationed. The 5 km
event will be starting at 9:15 am.
page where you can search for a team to
join. Here search for ‘San Sisto College’
select our team and then complete your
August and is set to be a great day of
Race entry costs:
fun, fitness, laughter and enjoyment.
10km - $50.00
The Bridge to Brisbane offers both
5km - $37.00
options of either a 5km or 10km run/
This is set to be a great day for all girls,
College for this event.
parents, teachers, family and friends
All girls involved also need to collect a
walk. The 10km course will kick off
near the top of Roma Street Parklands
in Spring Hill. The 10km route will take
the girls over three iconic Brisbane
bridges (Go Between Bridge, Victoria
Bridge and the Story Bridge), through
two tunnels and will be finishing at South
registration. Please also ensure that you
put in your own postal address as race
packs will be sent home instead of to the
within the San Sisto College community
so don’t miss out!
note and permission form from student
reception prior to race day. If you have
onto
any questions regarding registration
http://bridgetobrisbaneday.com.au/ and
or the event, please do not hesitate to
select ‘enter now’ on the home screen.
contact me.
To
register,
go
Bank. The 10 km event will be starting at
Then select ‘join a team’. From there
Mrs Amy Penberthy,
approximately 6:45 am. The 5 km course
fill out your personal details and click
Physical Enrichment Coordinator
will begin at Captain Burke Park, girls will
‘next.’ Then choose which event you
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Music Notes
QCMF
QCMF has come and gone, and it was
an amazing experience. For many of
our ensembles, it is the only time that
they perform for the public beyond the
school community, and they did us
proud bringing in 5 silver and 3 bronze
certificates.
conductors for their preparation leading
Performing in an ensemble or band
up to QCMF and for their professionalism
is the ‘team sport’ of music. The art
on the day. Thank you to David Mibus
of pulling everyone together to bear
for his ever beautiful accompanying
witness to the music on the page
for three of our performances. Thank
is a great thing, teaching the skills
you to all the parents for bringing
Mrs Jodi-May Hart,
of
your daughters to QCMF on time and
Co-curricular Music Program
perseverance,
commitment
and
knowing that your part contributes to
the whole.
A special congratulation goes to Elissa
Cotroneo, Chloe Connolly and Gemma
Hart who performed with 5 ensembles
each over the weekend. We thank these
musicians for their continued dedication
to the Co-curricular Music Program.
Some thank yous — Thank you to all our
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impeccably dressed. And last, but not
least, thank you to all our musicians
for the practising and playing that they
have done!
Coordinator and Wellbeing Officer
Science
to us how important it is to have the
Science Week 2016
correct understanding of hand hygiene.
Science Week is a national event
On Thursday, students heard from three
that is celebrated each year in many
‘Women in Science’ on their unique
schools around Australia. At San Sisto,
career journeys in the field of science
Science Week is a special event in which
— Nadia Cummins, Jess Hazelwood
students from all year levels are
(San Sister), and Dr Belinda Todd.
encouraged to participate in activities
and embrace their love of Science.
demonstration using electrical circuits
This week, various events were held
during the lunchtime break.
On
Monday,
students
participated
in a Microbiology demonstration —
looking for microbial growth on agar
plates from swabs taken from their
hands.
On Tuesday, students participated in a
to determine how steady of hand they
were.
On Friday, students will carry out
dissections on a rat and sheep’s heart.
Overall, Science Week was a busy
Wednesday
lunchtime
featured
students seeing the results of their
microbiology
experiments
Monday.
girls
The
found
from
some
interesting results from the agar plates
but fun week. We would like to thank
all the students who decided to do
something
special
during
their
lunchtime. We would also like to thank
the Science teachers who made this
demonstrating how prevalent microbes
week so enjoyable. All of your efforts
are in our environment. It has proven
are greatly appreciated.
Habits of Mind and Spirit
Ask your daughters how they have used these habits during the week.
Habits of Mind
Habits of Spirit
Questioning and Posing Problems
Seeking Connectedness.
Our Community
dental treatment to all school students
Augustine’s Parish
Primary School
Celebrates 90th
Anniversary
up to Year 10.
The Principal, Staff and Students of
As well as to those 0 — 4 year olds,
St Augustine’s Parish Primary School
Free Dental Treatment
Metro South Oral Health provides free
and Year 11 —12 students who hold a
cordially invites St Augustine’s Past
Anniversary of the School and Blessing
850
to
book
an
of our Chapel Stations of the Cross on:
appointment at a clinic near you.
•
Friday 2 September 2016
Further details are also available on our
•
Mass commences at 11.30am
website
•
Mackillop
gov.au
https://metrosouth.health.qld.
Hall,
Currumbin Waters.
Galleon
RSVP: Thursday 25 August.
edu.au
Dental Benefits Scheme.
300
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8730 or via email [email protected].
Staff and Students to celebrate the 90th
1300
Followed by light lunch.
Mrs Clare Zuber on phone: 07 5598
Health Care Card or receive the Child
Call
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Way,
Contact Us:
San Sisto College
97 Mayfield Road
Carina QLD 4152
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