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Middle School News

Term 4 is well underway with each week bringing a wide range of learning experiences and school milestones. Here is some information on these that have recently occurred and some important up and coming events. Book Week This week we celebrated the skill of reading with a Book Week Assembly on Tuesday. Books are a …

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End of Term 2 in Primary School

The phased return to school has been a smooth and successful process and children are settling back into normal routines. The increased independence of the children going to classrooms unassisted has been a change but I would like to thank all our parents for assisting and for helping with this by limiting their presence on …

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Primary News – Friendship

‘Through Friendship we build a stronger GCC family’ – Primary Captains 2020. Last week we held the Year 6 Leaders Retreat for our competent and capable 2020 Captains. The group included the Primary Captains, Faith Captains, Performing Arts Captains and the six House Captains. After a wonderful afternoon of team building challenges, a meaningful look …

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Knowing, showing and going

This week we inducted our Middle and Senior School leaders on Tuesday. I would like to congratulate these students on their selection for leadership and I would like to thank them for volunteering their energy, time and talents to serve the greater student body through leadership. I am confident that by the end of their …

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Middle School News 14 February 2020

Leadership: This week our Middle School Leaders were inducted into their leadership roles at a special assembly. Glasshouse Christian College has a beautiful tradition where the parents pin the leadership badge to their child’s uniform. This is not only because they are proud to witness their child being inducted as a leader, but also because …

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Looking back and looking forward

Today we commemorated 20 years since Glasshouse Christian College began. Looking around at the marvellous facilities we enjoy today, I thought it was an appropriate time to remember our humble roots. Glasshouse Christian College is a ministry of the Glasshouse Country Baptist Church (GCBC) and we have the church to thank for what we are …

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A significant start

Sea Life Year 3: “Mrs Mitchell, this is the best, best camp that I have ever been on”.  Train Station Year 1: “Mrs Mitchell, this is my first time ever on a train”.Train Station Year 1: At the station – “Mrs Mitchell, aren’t you supposed to be doing some work?” Prep student: Who are you? …

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Parent Power

Welcome to our new parents and students to Middle School. Last week began well with Launchpads and a Parent Information Night along with all the usual ‘start of a new year’ things. If you weren’t able to attend the Parent Information Night you may find it worthwhile to take a look at the PowerPoint here. …

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Welcome to 2020

Welcome back everyone. I hope you all had a relaxing time over the holidays and are feeling refreshed and ready for a new year. It is going to be an exciting, full year and I can’t wait for what lies ahead. Campus construction While we were relaxing at the beach, holidaying at exotic locations or …

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The final week

The final week of the year is always a big one and this was no exception. Senior students left last week and this week Middle School students enjoyed alternate activities which encompassed everything from making billy carts to decorating gingerbread houses. However, all the big action was now concentrated in Primary with Christmas concerts, our …

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Year 6 Graduation – photo gallery

This event seemed extra touching this year with lovely words of encouragement, poems and special memories. Our GCC parents can see all the images and videos (including never before seen photos) on our Pixevety platform by clicking here. Parents can download their special memory in a high-resolution format to mark the special occasion.

Smart Strings Rock and Roll Concert

There was a lot of toe-tapping good fun and great music at last Friday’s Smart Strings Concert. Parents and students were treated to American style snacks of milkshakes and doughnuts before sitting down to listen to some truly entertaining music from our Year 3 students. Afterwards, there was more fun with posing for photos with …

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A deep gratitude

Being a Victorian,  we hear the “G” word quite a lot. Most Victorians can’t wait to go to the G (MCG). I personally miss it. It’s there that people display so many emotions as they watch their team win, lose, win, lose and hopefully win. When your team wins that gratitude makes you forget the …

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A very formal week

It was almost surreal seeing our Year 12 students transform themselves from school children into elegant young men and women for the Formal. Even though Formals are usually all about the cars, gowns and hairstyles, I particularly like the family focus we have at our GCC Formal. Parents and special friends can share in the …

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Year 12 2019 Formal photo gallery

We have moved all of our photos from the beautiful formal to our Pixevety photo-sharing platform which GCC families can access free of charge. GCC families can also download their favourite photos in high-resolution format for printing as a keepsake. Year 12 formal photos by professional photographer Year 12 formal photos by GCC If you …

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A big week!

Week 6 of Term 4 is often a big one with annual events such as the Year 12 Formal on Wednesday and the Graduation and Clap Out on Friday. However, this week was even bigger than normal with Remembrance Day on Monday, Middle School Eagle Awards on Tuesday, the Year 6 Leadership Assembly on Wednesday, …

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Servant leadership in Year 6

You could scroll online right now and find at least half a dozen titles about how to be a great leader, how to get people to follow and listen to you, how to achieve influence and make a difference. You would find titles about how to make your name known, build your popularity or acquire …

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The science of motivation

Sometimes events like last week’s Volunteer High Tea inspire what I write about in my blog but other times something will come across my desk and it seems like the ideal article at the right time.  As Term 4 is now well and truly in motion, many of our students find it difficult to keep …

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Prep classes visit Sea Life

The Prep classes were very excited as they were all going on an excursion to Sea Life in Week 2. First, they got on the bus (so exciting) and set off for Mooloolaba. Then upon arrival, after a quick snack, they were met by their tour guide and then were taken around Sea Life where …

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Is your child’s outlook 20/20?

Myopia (short-sightedness) is on the rise among Australia children but the increase in statistics is almost entirely preventable. The escalation of children needing glasses for short-sightedness has been attributed to two major factors: 1.   Young people are spending more time with ‘near work’ which includes reading traditional text as well as electronic devices. 2. …

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The end of an era

Last week our Year 12 students and those from all over Queensland sat the last ever QCS exams since they were first introduced in 1992 – more than 27 years ago! Some schools celebrated the end of QCS with glitter cannons, some with war cries and still others with a giant countdown and choreographed crowd …

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Prep Father’s Night

On the Tuesday of Week 6, the preps and their dads were invited to come to school for Father’s Night. They went to their Prep classroom first where they made a tie for their dads, had their photo taken and played some games. After that everyone went to the OLA for some supper. We hope …

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Vaping – what you should know

We all know the dangers of smoking but not as much is known about vaping and the emerging information is disturbing. A recent article in School News by Rosie Clarke talked about vaping and what it means for parents of teenagers in particular. Here are my ‘takeaways’ from the article and my research into vaping. …

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Shine on the Arts 2019 photo and video gallery

What a fantastic night of entertainment enjoying our students’ talents. We hope you enjoy these videos from the night. All the photos are now available only to GCC families via our photo-sharing platform, Pixevety. Please click on the album below to see them all and maybe download your favourite as a high-resolution copy. Shine album

Are you a bee or a fly?

We talk a lot about a growth mindset at Glasshouse Christian College so when I came across this article adapted from Denis Waitley, I thought I would share it with you. Sometimes, human beings behave like bees. If you put several bees in an open-ended bottle and lay the bottle on its side with the …

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