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FAITH AND MISSION RESPECT FOR OTHERS Jesus our Teacher, Lead us to know right from wrong and to respect the dignity of others. Through your example may we treat others the way we ourselves would like to be treated, for each person is a unique creation. Help us to respect others for who they are, even if they are different to us. For whatever we do to the least of our brothers or sisters, we do unto you. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Mr Wayne Wilden Dean of Faith and Mission DAILY MASS ROSTER Mass will be held at 8.00am each morning in the Chapel. Families are welcome to attend. Friday 17 June Monday 20 June Tuesday 21 June Wednesday 22 June Thursday 23 June Mazenod Albini Cebula Year 5 Gerard <strong>IONA</strong> HEALTH HEALTH WARNING—WHOOPING COUGH ALERT We currently have students afflicted with Whooping Cough (Pertussis) in the college community. This is a highly contagious illness that is associated with persistent coughing that can last for weeks. It is very dangerous to babies and young children. Protection Protection is provided via immunisation—your child should be covered if they have received their full contingent of childhood vaccinations. Some persons can be affected even when immunised but often in a much less severe way. Adults may not be protected if it is 10 years or more since their last vaccine. I would encourage everyone to check their vaccination status with their GP. Symptoms Symptoms include runny nose and general cold like symptoms, with notably a persistent cough. This cough is usually a dry cough that occurs in spasms of several burst close together. These coughing spasms may make you breathless or feel like vomiting. The cough can last for weeks. Exclusion Students must be excluded from school until the end of an appropriate course of antibiotics and when the cough is manageable in class. Follow this link for further information or visit the College Website at Iona Health. Ns Sonya Bray College Nurse COMMUNITY NEWS CONCLUSION OF TERM 2 SPORT Last week saw co-curricular come to an end for most Term 2 sports. After a hectic 10 weeks of fixtures, the last round culminated with the local derby clash against Villanova College and Old Boys’ Day. Congratulations to all chess, football and rugby teams, coaches and managers for a wonderful season. PARENT ASSISTANCE Term 2 is significantly also our busiest time for our sports supporters who stock, prepare and often man the canteens on both sites. I wish to sincerely thank Chris and Julie Dayton who have taken on the organising of Iona Sports Supporters again this year. Their commitment to Saturday sport this term has been outstanding. I also wish to thank Ros and Mark Copson from the Music Supporters for their on-going commitment as well as the many parents who have generously given of their time to assist in the canteens or with cooking. A number of parents from the Sailing Club also deserve recognition. Many hands have helped make lighter work during an extremely busy term. I know many parents will appreciate a sleep in this Saturday. Please keep in mind the canteen in Oblate Hall which will be open during basketball season next term and again the support that is required. It all helps to make Iona a great community. Thank you to the students and visitors who supported Rosies last Saturday. The Year 12 car wash alone raised almost $200. OLD BOYS’ DAY It was a pleasure to welcome back many old boys to the College last Saturday, whether at the ovals during the afternoon or at Mass and dinner which followed. In particular, we celebrated the anniversaries of the classes from 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2011. A highlight of the night was the presentation for a ‘50-year’ badge to six gentlemen who have reached that milestone, since graduating in the early sixties! CONFRATERNITY SHIELD Finally, best wishes to the rugby league team which flies to Rockhampton during the holidays for the Confraternity Shield. Mr Damian Courtney Dean of Community OLD BOYS’ DAY AND REUNION
MUSIC DEPARTMENT MUSIC SUPPORTER GROUP MEETING Everyone is welcome at the final Music Supporters Group meeting of this term on Monday 20 June. We look forward to seeing you in the teaching space under IPAC from 7pm. MUSIC CONCERT 3—TUESDAY 21 JUNE We look forward to Music Concert 3 next Tuesday 21 June. Emails have gone home to families of Year 5 Band, Year 5 Strings and Year 5 Guitars, also Year 6 Band, Year 6 Strings, Year 6 Guitars and Iona Boys Choir. Please advise your son’s participation as soon as possible to assist with planning. Remember to purchase your final tickets in our big draw for the mens watch and ladies bag set as these will be drawn at this event. Jazz Band 1, with Mrs Corkeron, performing at Music Concert 2 Jazz Band 2, with Mr Green, performing at Music Concert 2 MUSIC CAMP 2—23 TO 25 JULY Music Camp 2 is coming up at the end of week one in Term 3. All choir students will participate in this camp, and details and permission slips have been emailed home. Please advise and email your completed forms to our music administration office as soon as possible to allow for planning purposes. All questions can be directed to Mrs Zullo as per the email. Our apologies for any recent confusion in relation to our IT issues with emails home. 2017 INTERNAT<strong>IONA</strong>L BAND TOUR In last week’s newsletter we announced plans for our 2017 International Band Tour. As per Father Michael’s recent email home to families, this week’s information evening has been postponed until Term 3. Due to date clashes for September 2017, the date change of this tour will be announced in the near future. ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS Please note that all ensembles will continue to rehearse until the holiday break with the exception of Iona Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band 1 who have had their final Term 2 rehearsal this week. DOUBLE BASS & BASS GUITAR LESSONS Our Bass teacher Mr John Varney and I will both be overseas for the first two weeks of Term 3. While my brass lessons and rehearsals will continue in my absence, there will be no double bass or bass guitar lessons for Weeks 1 and 2 of next term. These boys will however continue to come to Year 5 and 6 Band each week. Mr Varney will provide his students with an opportunity for extra lessons upon his return to Iona. Mr Peter Francis Director of Music MUSIC ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION Monday to Thursday: 8.00am to 3.30pm Friday: Closed Email: zulloj@iona.qld.edu.au Phone: 3906 8908 ART NEWS GUEST ARTIST SAMUEL TUPOU Our guest artist for this year is Brisbane based screen printing specialist Samuel Tupou. After graduating from a Bachelor of Visual Arts and studying printmaking at Southern Cross University in 1997, Sam has gone on to become a successful commercial artist. He has participated in over 21 group exhibitions and over 23 solo exhibitions since 2002. Alongside his busy exhibition work he also participates in public art projects and runs his own boutique screen printing studio in Fortitude Valley. The business, called “Poly Gone Cowboy”, is a multifaceted creative space with a difference. Located on the ground floor of a grand old Queenslander in the heart of Fortitude Valley’s creative precinct, Poly Gone Cowboy is a boutique screen printing studio providing; custom screen printing, weekly screen printing workshops and expert project based tuition, as well as an artist run exhibition space that presents monthly art shows by local and visiting contemporary artists. During Weeks 8 and 9 of Term 2 our elective students participated in workshops with Sam, learning about his process of screen printing with photo sensitive emulsion to create images on a screen. The practice merges photographic processes with design and printing. All students created their own Tupou print from the designs of the artist himself. We look forward to welcoming Sam next term on opening night of the Iona Art Project, Friday 19 August, 6.30pm in the Fr Daly Art Precinct. Please see the Save the Date flyer attached to this newsletter for further information regarding the Iona Art Project 2016. Mrs Luisita Pelecanos Head of Department - Visual Art
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