Volume 25 – Week 30 – Monday 15 September - 2014
From the Principal
Dear Parents,
We are all aware the community of Noosa has been rocked by the Bali surfing tragedy
of local father, Peter Maynard. Many people have asked how they can help during this
sad time for the family. Unfortunately money won’t find Pete and bring him back, but it
will most definitely assist his wife and 3 young children to meet the family’s financial
commitments. St Thomas More (and other schools) have been asked if our families can
help this family out, so we will collect any donations from our families that come in this
week and deposit them directly into Kylie Maynard’s bank account. We will ask
students if they can bring a voluntary gold coin donation on Thursday (bookweek), but
some families may be in a position to give more. Teachers will collect any money from
students any time this week, or money may be dropped in at the office. We will make
sure this gets to the Maynard family at the end of the week. I thank you for your
generous support of this family in their time of tragedy.
Congratulations to our Tournament of Minds team who competed at the state finals in
Brisbane over the weekend. They performed wonderfully and received Honours and
came second in the State in the Language Literature Challenge. This is a fantastic
achievement and we are proud of our student representatives: Natalya Alexiou, Brenna
Riley, Jade Gower, Rajah Naidoo, Billy Goulding, Luka Burgess and Mikael Pitot. Thank
you to Cathy Maudsley who ran our school’s Tournament of Minds Competition and
who supported these students so well. Our students were bussed down with students
from St Teresa’s, who also did very well at the competition.
The term seems to have flown and we find ourselves in the last week of term 3. I wish
all our families and our staff a lovely term break in the next 2 weeks. School resumes on
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Tuesday 7 Oct (the Monday is Labour Day public holiday). Please make sure that you
mark in your calendars and make arrangements for your children for the Student Free
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Day next term on Monday 20 Oct. This is a Brisbane Catholic Education Day in all
Catholic Schools in the Diocese, where teachers get together to moderate student work.
This year we will have over 100 teachers from 5 schools gather at St Thomas More to
work together and share ideas for student assessment.
This week is Bookweek, with the theme ‘Connect to Reading’. We look forward to the
kids and staff dressing up in character on Thursday for bookweek. We will be holding
the main assembly at 9am Thursday, followed by a parade and bookweek activities for
the students. Use this week to encourage your children to read. Some need no
encouragement, while others need some direction to find things they enjoy reading. If
you can get your child to read each night, their improvement in reading and literacy will
help them in every subject area throughout school. Happy reading!
God Bless and have a great week
Patrick Colley ~ Principal
St. Thomas More Catholic Primary
Ben Lexcen Drive
Sunshine Beach Qld. 4567
Phone
(07) 5449 2022
Fax
(07) 5449 2770
Absentee Line
(07) 5455 3911
Website:
www.stmsunshine.qld.edu.au
E-mail: [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS -8AM TO 4PM
Office is closed during school holidays
SCHOOL HOURS
Classes begin
Lunch
Afternoon Tea
School finishes
8.40am
11.00am
1.40pm
2.50pm
STUDENT ABSENCE – Phone 54553911
OR [email protected]
For absence of more than 2 days a formal
written note must be sent to the office.
District Sport – parents are asked to notify
the office if their child is absent due to a
District or Regional sporting event.
CHANGES TO FAMILY DETAILS
For changes to your residential, postal or
email address or phone contacts,
email [email protected]
MEDICATION -If your child needs to have
Prescription or Over the Counter Medication
administered at school, the item must be
labelled with your child's name by the Chemist.
A Parent or Guardian is required to fill in the
"Student Medication Authority Forms" – one
also MUST be signed by a doctor. These forms
are available from the school office or website.
TUCKSHOP OPEN -TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
CLOSED MONDAYS
Order Online at www.flexischools.com.au
TERM 3 CONCLUDES ON FRIDAY 19 SEPT
TERM 4 COMMENCES TUESDAY 7TH OCT
DATES
FOR
YOUR
DIARY
SCHOOL CLOSES FOR TERM 3 FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER at 2.50pm
SCHOOL COMMENCES TERM 4 ON TUESDAY 7TH OCTOBER.
PUPIL FREE DAY – MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER
GLEE CLUB IS FINISHED FOR TERM 3 AND RE-COMMENCES WEEK 1 TERM 4 - FRIDAY
TERM 4
YEAR 8 – 2015 - PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT - 23RD OCTOBER 2014 - 6PM
YEAR 8 - 2015 - ORIENTATION DAY - 24TH OCTOBER 2014 (WHOLE DAY – OWN TRANSPORT)
YEAR 7 – 2015 - PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT - 11TH NOVEMBER 2014 - 6PM
YEAR 7 - 2015 - ORIENTATION DAY - 12TH NOVEMBER 2014 (WHOLE DAY – OWN TRANSPORT)
MONDAY
TUESDAY
YEAR 6 DANCE NIGHT
6.30pm
WEEK 10
Mon 15 Sept
WEDNESDAY
Whole school mass
10am – STM centre
YEAR 7 DANCE NIGHT
6.30pm
TERM 1
WEEK 1
Tuesday 7 Oct
LABOUR DAY
HOLIDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Book Week
Celebration Dress
up Day – 9am
Assembly
2pm Assembly
SCHOOL CLOSES
AT 2.50PM
School commences for
Term 4
Collecting for Peter Maynard's Family
(see Principal's Message)
If you would like to support the Maynard family with a financial donation
in this extremely difficult time for them, please either:
Drop in a donation to the office
Or
Send a gold coin/note donation to the classroom by Friday morning
Please attention all donations to ‘Peter Maynard Family’.
All money will be banked into Kylie Maynard's account on Friday afternoon
ABSENTEES
Dear parents, if your child is away from school, please notify the
school office before 9am, by leaving a brief message on the
absentee line - 54553911
OR send an email message to [email protected]
Please leave child’s name; room number; reason;
and how many days expected to be away.
Assistant Principal Religious Education
Mary - Disciple of Jesus
This week the whole school gathers in prayer with a celebration of the Eucharist, a Mass! It will be an opportunity for the school
community to celebrate the end of Term as well as to gather as a Catholic community in prayer. The theme of the mass is "Mary Disciple of Jesus" and is linked to our Marist Charism. Mary is celebrated as Mother of Jesus and Mother of the Church. As a Marist
community we look at Jesus with the eyes of Mary. Mary shows us a model of discipleship. Pope Francis has brought Mary into the
conversation of Catholic in his recent encyclical. Mary is a companion of us all. Her unwavering presence in the life of Jesus shows us
faith and way that we can be a disciple in our own life.
Confirmation This Thursday.
The Parish welcomes our Archbishop to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation with students who have been preparing for this
sacred moment. Confirmation preparation has been facilitated by the Parish Sacramental team under our Parish worker Mrs Maria
Higginson. Parents and students have worked together to learn about the significance of this sacrament, the coming of the Holy
Spirit. Confirmation is the last of the three sacraments of initiation or belonging to the church. It is where candidates "confirm" their
Baptismal promises and become full members of the Catholic Church. Many teachers have also assisted in the preparation of these
children. It demonstrates the close and important links between Family, Parish and School. It is said that it takes a "Village to raise a
child" and this is an example of this in action. The whole school wishes congratulations to our students at this Holy and sacred time.
The sacrament will be celebrated at two times. At 5pm and 7pm Thursday evening.
Prayer for our Confirmation Candidates
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.
And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
And you will renew the face of the earth.
Lord,
by the light of the Holy Spirit
you have taught the hearts of your faithful.
In the same Spirit
help us to relish what is right
and always rejoice in your consolation.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Early Next Term, I will be taking long service leave and in my place the school welcomes Mrs Michelle O'Connor to the role of APRE.
Michelle will no doubt do an amazing job and I am wishing that she doesn't do too good a job! In the time I will be walking part of
the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain, Lavalla in France home of the Marists and then on to Rome.
I am a little nervous as it's my first "big trip" but I look forward to spending many newsletters writing about all I have learnt and the
many wondrous things I have done and the tapas I have discovered in Spain.
Adios amigos
Paul Rees -Assistant Principal Religious Education
Tournament of Minds Result
Congratulations to the Tournament of Minds Team who competed in the Language Literature Division at the Queensland
State Finals at Griffith University on Sunday. The team received Honours (second place) for their outstanding
performance and solution to the challenge. The team are to be congratulated for not only their performance on the day
but also for all the hard work they put in prior to the competition. They trained
at lunch times and after school and were very dedicated and committed to the
task.
Congratulations to Natalya Alexiou, Brenna Riley, Jade Gower, Rajah Naidoo,
Billy Goulding, Luka Burgess and Mikael Pitot.
Warm Regards
Cathy Maudsley
Assistant Principal
Dear Parents, Staff and Students,
What an excellent term! On behalf of all of our staff we thank you for your ongoing support of our work. In the mission statement,
the school states that: “In our faith community, the individual's potential for learning is nurtured, the Christian story is embraced,
faith is celebrated in prayerful and reflective ways, and the children discover a belief in their own capacity to contribute to the
Church and society.“ I hope that that is your experience of STM. There is no perfection, no journey without hurdles and potholes.
I’ve no doubt that when each of us reflects on our own life that is true of our personal faith and life journeys. It will also be true of
our kids’ journeys- there’s no avoiding that. But it is present to me that everyone here at STM works tirelessly, engaging their hearts,
to support the faith and academic progress of our students. For that we are blessed.
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I wish all the students a restful, recuperative 2 weeks off and look forward to the return for term4 on the 7 of October. Please be
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aware that the 20 of October is a Pupil Free Day where staff will engage in Professional Learning, moderating assessment items
across different schools to ensure the judgments we make here at STM are in line with judgments made elsewhere.
Before and After Supervision Time at School
The school offers supervision for students from 8:15 in the mornings and up until 3:10 in the afternoons. No students should be on
the school grounds outside of these times. We have a system where students come to the front office after 3:10 in the afternoon
should their lift home be held up, but this should only be utilized in an occasional situation. Please ensure that your drop off and
pick up arrangements meet these times.
Mr Rees on LSL
We wish Mr Rees a great trip overseas for his long service leave. He will away until week 6 of term 4 and his positive spirit will be
missed around the school during this time. We welcome Mrs O’Connor and Mrs Pitot into the office as they fill the APRE role in his
absence.
Have a great two weeks holidays and God bless.
Glen Bucklar
Curriculum News
Helping your child reflect on their learning
The end of term is a perfect opportunity to have a conversation with your
child about their learning. It is great for someone to take the time to ask
them some questions about what they have really enjoyed learning about
during the term, what has been easy and interesting for them and what has
been really challenging or made them work really hard. You may already
think you know this information, however by taking the time to have this
specific chat with your child you will probably be amazed at what deeper
insights you gain to help understand them more as a learner. Another really
valuable question to include in the conversation is talk with your child about
where they would like to go with their learning during term 4 – it may be that they want to really keep working on their
spelling, or that they want to be able to understand how to read maths problems more easily or that they want to be more
focused in their listening. Each child’s personal learning reflections will be quite different. Whatever the result, it will be a
wonderful opportunity for even the very youngest of learners to articulate ideas about their learning
and will also provide valuable information for you as a parent so that you may be able to support
them in reaching some of these learning goals during the remainder of the year.
Holidays are a great moment for children (and parents) to take some time to break from the routine
of school and to enjoy doing different or new things. As you approach this holiday break I hope that
you can help your child name and celebrate some of their great learning achievements this term. I
wish you special moments together - sharing books, having great conversations about things that
interest or amaze you and celebrating the gifts your child brings to your family.
Ann-Maree Pitot - Curriculum Support Teacher
YAY! BOOK WEEK CELEBRATION DAY!
This Thursday, 18th September
EVERYONE WELCOME!
WHAT: A celebration of Australian children’s literature where children come to school
dressed as a story book character or related to the theme
CONNECT TO READING
WHEN: This Thursday, 18th September
WHO: Everyone – staff, students and parents. Parents, please let your inner child out
for day and come dressed to play!
WHERE: At STM school and The Champagnat Centre from 9am.
IDEAS: http://www.17brightideas.com.au/quick-and-easy-book-week-connect-to-readingcostume-ideas/
SEE YOU THURSDAY!!!
STUDENT AWARDS – TERM 3 – WEEK 9
MARIST SPIRIT
AWARD
Rm 1
Rm2
Rm3
Rm4
Rm5
Rm6
Rm7
Rm8
Rm9
Rm10
Rm11
Rm 12
Rm13
Rm14
YOU CAN DO IT
AWARD
MARIST SPIRIT
AWARD
Charlie
Michael R
Will D
George W
Maya C
Sebastian F
Luke B
Olivia S
Katie F.
Maya C
Jahri P
Zane S
Talia
Giselle H
Jesse F
Attalica V
Alyssa T
Madison H
Jed O
Kyan A
James A.
Alyssa T
Olivia R
Indigo W
Rm15
Fynn O
Kieran
Rio G
Olivia
Rm27
YOU CAN DO IT
AWARD
Griffyn K
Sophie R
Elliot W
Jonathan
Jack B
Kiara Z
Deakin N
Emily B
Charlie P
Josh C
Ned R
Ivy S
Kymberleigh
Sienna A
Tori B
Aidan M
Lily S
Brenna R
Samuel O'C
Ava M
Aedan F
Lauren G
Jack V
Sam F
Rm16
Rm17
Rm18
Rm19
Rm20
Rm21
Rm22
Rm23
Rm24
Rm25
Rm 26
Rm28
Uniform Shop News
UNIFORM SHOP – OPEN TUESDAYS – 8.30AM TO 9.00AM
If you are unable to attend the shop on the Tuesday morning, please send in your order form to the office
with payment, and your order will be filled the next Uniform Shop Morning. Orders are sent home via the
classroom of your eldest child.
REMINDER OLD STYLE SPORTS POLO $ 10.00 LIMITED NUMBERS STILL AVAILABLE. PLEASE SEND IN ORDERS.
NEW STYLE SPORTS POLO PLEASE REMEMBER TO ORDER BEFORE THE END OF THIS TERM AS ORDERS TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO
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MANUFACTURE. WE ARE PLACING OUR ORDER ON FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER FOR DELIVERY BY THE END OF TERM 4. LATE ORDERS
MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS IN 2015.
Sports News
SWIMMING FOR TERM 4 will commence in Week 2.
 Year 1 & 2 Swimming Lessons - 13th Oct; 27 Oct; 3rd Nov; 10th Nov; 17th Nov; 24th Nov.
 Year 3 to Year 7 – Carnival Prep Sessions – 10th and 17th November
 Year 3 to Year 7 – Swimming Carnival – Thursday 27th November – 9.30am to 2pm.
 Year 6 & 7 Surf Skills – 13th Oct; 27th Oct; 3rd Nov.
ALL PERMISSION FORMS HAVE BEEN SENT HOME – PLEASE RETURN BY THIS FRIDAY 19TH
SEPT – IF YOU REQUIRE ANOTHER FORM PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
ALL SWIMMING OR SURF SKILLS FEES WILL BE BILLED TO YOUR TERM 4 FEES STATEMENT.
Regional athletics results: Congratulations to the 8 STM athletes who competed in the Sunshine Coast Carnival last
week. All 8 finished in the top 14 on the coast. This is a mighty effort as the region consists of over 100 schools. Special
mention to Charlie Scott who finished 3rd in the 200m final and now represent the Sunshine Coast regional team in Brisbane.
NETBALL NEWS
Congratulations to all our STM Netball Teams on a fantastic season of netball! You impressed us all with your enthusiasm, teamwork and endless energy as you passed, shot, ran and laughed your way through the season! Our Under 9’s non-competitive
division teams played their hearts out! Great work girls, we hope to see you again next season! Four STM Competitive teams made
it through to the semi-final and 3 of our STM teams played in the Grand Final on Saturday. STM Bubblegums played zealously in the
Grand Final and barely missed out on a win by only 2 points! STM Crikeys were keen to take out the Division one trophy and
unfortunately were narrowly defeated in the last quarter. Our STM Flames showed great sportsmanship and team-work, winning
their game and taking out the Grand Final Trophy! Well Done, Girls. None of this could have been possible without the support and
encouragement of our parents, coaches and managers. Thank you for sharing your skills and contributing to the wonderful
community that is St Thomas More Netball! Stay tuned for information on the 2015 netball season at STM!
Parish News
This coming Thursday evening Archbishop Coleridge will confirm 80 young people in the parish who will
receive their final Sacrament of Initiation into the Catholic Community.
Please pray for the following young people in the Parish:
Jacob Abbott, Thomas Akeroyd, Natalya Alexiou, Heidi Barry, Dylan Bice, Chloe Bignall,
Jackson
Birmingham, Beau Broomfield, Ryan Buckley, Joshua Carson, Lachlan Challis,
Tayler Challis, Maddison
Clarke, Samantha Coglan, Paterson Corrie, Charlotte Crow,
Dakota Dau Paull, Callum Deering, Gabriel Doe,
Samuel Dwyer, Jaeg Estreich, Hamish Farquharson-Selby, Keeley Fischer, Rhys Flynn, Jack Ford, Juliette
Fowler, Lachlan Franklin, Aedan Frazer, Matthew Garma, Eli Garrahy, Isabelle Gibbs, Montana Giove,
Michellie Gourlay, Olivia Gregg, Hannah Grehan, Majayha Hamblin, Jed Hamblin, Lilli Hannah, Maggie
Harmer, Mieke Healy, Emily Higham, Thea Holmes, Hannah Kalanj, Tamia King, Alexandra Kinimaka, Leo
Langbridge, William Leonard, Willem Lindsay, Flynn Maclachlan, Riley Maclachlan, Liam Macmillan, Ella McDonald, Aden McGrath,
Reece McGrath, Sammi McInerney, Jed Mikkelsen, Emily Morrish, Sophie Morrish, Coco Muir-Smith, Sienna-Rose Neely, Samuel
O'Connor, Harry O'Connor, Cale Page, Ruby Pate-Macdonald, Mikael Pitot, Lisette Robilliard, Thomas Robinson, Angus Rowland,
Ned Ryan, Eliza Safe, Elise Sawatzki, Elijah Smith, Sarah Stacey, Liana Strohhecker, Lachlan Tickner, Logan Tydd, Carl Vaughan, Lucy
White, Kai Yeomans, Riki Yeomans
RCIA FOR 2014-15 IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
The Parish offers people interested in exploring the Catholic Faith a process of looking at what the Church
teaches and the rich history of the Tradition and Scripture of the Church. The process is conducted in an
adult learning group environment. The Parish is holding an Information Night for
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RCIA on Wednesday 17 September. For more information click on this website
http://www.rcia.org.uk/Enquirers/index.html - Contact Fr Mark Franklin 5447 1188 during office hours.
SPRING INTO ACTION
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Thursday 2 October, 2014 9:00am – 3:00pm St Thomas More Church – Sunshine Beach
Holiday activity day for all primary school aged children - $10 per child
Contact the Noosa Parish Office for a registration form on 5447 1188 or email [email protected]
- Numbers are limited .
NOOSA DISTRICT CATHOLIC PARISH
PARISH OFFICE: Hours: 8am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4 pm Monday to Friday; (excluding public holidays).
There is a drop box at the office door for your use if needed whilst the office is closed. Address: 5 Moorindal St, Tewantin;
Postal Address: PO Box 111, Tewantin 4565 Phone: 54471188; Fax: 54424517; Mass Times Line: 54424518;
EMERGENCY NUMBER 0438 705 447; Email: [email protected]
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/noosacatholic
PARISH PASTORAL & ADMINISTRATION STAFF:
Parish Priest - Rev Fr Mark Franklin Email: [email protected]
Assistant Priest – Rev Fr Jojimon Thomas: [email protected]
Manager, Parish Services - Mr Michael Finch Email: [email protected]
Parish Pastoral Worker - Mrs Maria Higginson Email: [email protected]
Parish Secretary/Receptionist: Mrs Elaine Stephenson Email: [email protected]
Parish Finance/Wedding Secretary – Mrs Pam Walsh – [email protected]
CURRENT WEEKEND MASS TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS;
Sat Vigil Mass -5.30pm Vigil Mass Sacred Heart Cooroy (63 Maple St) - 6pm Vigil Mass Our lady of Perpetual Succour Tewantin (5 Moorindil St)
Sunday Mass -7.00am Mass Our lady of Perpetual Succour Tewantin (5 Moorindil St) -8.00am Mass Pomona -8.30am Mass St Thomas More Sunshine
Beach - (Ben Lexcen Dve) - 10.00am Mass Our lady of Perpetual Succour Tewantin (5 Moorindil St) -5.30pm Mass St Thomas More Sunshine Beach (Ben
Lexcen Dve)
FOR MORE PARISH INFORMATION SEE ATTACHED PARISH NEWSLETTER
News in Brief
Year 2 Ceramic Mosaic - NOTICE FOR YEAR 2 PARENTS
A reminder to Year 2 parents that YOU ARE INVITED to spend 20 minutes with their child and perhaps one other child (if
required, because their parent is unavailable) in the creation of this mosaic. We want this to be the children’s creation, so
it is important that children only, place tiles, not parents. The parents’ role is one of support and enjoyment of being with
your child as they create, and being a part of this visual arts project, that the whole school can enjoy for years to come. It
is estimated that it will take about one month to complete. Children, of those parents who are unable to come, will be
paired up with other parents or teachers. If you would like to be a part of your child’s project, all you need to do is to book
an on-line time slot.
To sign into Parent Teacher Online bookings:
Go onto the school website.
Click on Parent Teacher Online and it will take you to the link.
Clink on the link under the PTO logo and you will then have access.
Enter your Surname and PIN number as shown below.
You are now able to select the day and time slot you are available to assist your child. If you
require assistance, please contact Ellie at the school office.
We still require some extra parent help for some specialised jobs. Please see our parent coordinator, Kate Powell,
0457040399 if you are able to assist with the following 2 activities. Smashing tiles into smaller pieces
Grouting of mosaic once it is mounted on the external wall.
Time slots are still available on the following dates:
16th & 17th September, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th and 16th October.
Thank you to those parents who have already assisted – your support for this project Year 2 project is greatly
appreciated. Maria Kriz - Project Coordinator
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PETE’S TENNIS CAMP .... TENNIS
School holidays again, and time for another tennis camp. It will be at The Saint Thomas More tennis court on
the Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of each week of the holidays being, Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd &
Wednesday 24th September, then Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th September & Wednesday 1st October from 8 10 am each morning. Each day will include a two hour session, concentrating on technique, tactics and FUN.
The camp is for the complete beginners to experienced players. (I have spare rackets if needed). If you or
the kids want a hit or a lesson during the holidays just give me a call to organise a time, no worries. For any
children keen on playing tennis in term 4, I have some fun places available for before & after school
lessons on the Saint Thomas More tennis court. I have only small groups, mostly 2 children per lesson for half
an hour, to really concentrate on the technique and tactics of the children's game. Feel free to ask me any
questions. Peter Williams 0400 173 663 or email [email protected]
Sport aerobics is returning to STM.
Term 4, we will be holding
auditions for the school team for girls and boys of all abilities from grade 3+. Our
auditions will be held early in term 4 and information pack for those interested will be
available after the sports aerobics demonstration on this Friday afternoon assembly @
2pm. Sport aerobics is a dynamic performance based sport and includes dance &
gymnastics moves such as leaps and jumps, strength moves such as pushups in either a
group/team or as an individual. All of that packed into a 2 minute routine to very
exciting music. Coach: Casey is a former STM student and current mum of a prep
student, who has her own sports aerobics studio and wants to pass on her love of this
fantastic sport, which she was introduced to whilst a student at
STM.Contact:[email protected] if you have any questions.
Casey Douglas Champs Sports Aerobics Club - m. 0411200445