Term 2 Week 3

Dear Parents,

In this gorgeous chaos that is childhood, I just want to take the time to tell you that on a daily basis your children make my heart gleam; in fact, I would give the first two weeks of Term 2 a perfect ten! We prayed daily, wrote down what we are grateful for, played Times Tables shootout and Bull Cow Sheep, and are immersed in all forms of "Persuasion" including - advertising art on chip packets, debating (vociferously) whether "Children should be paid to come to school," unpacking the structure of persuasive writing, and reading opposing stances on killer sharks. We had a Pep Talk from Kid President, were inspired by 'Austin's Butterfly,' and somehow managed to squeeze in some spelling, geography, capacity and measurement too.

YEAR 5/6 LEADERSHIP DAY

Our Year 5 and 6 students will be very fortunate to attend a special Leadership Day in the hall on Monday the 22nd of May. The wonderful Mrs Meyer has arranged for the students to have an inspirational speaker for the day. This event has been supported by the P&F. This will be a whole day presentation and the students will be required to wear their sports uniform please. This is a wonderful privilege for our students and will hopefully aid in the students becoming the best leaders they can be.

IMPORTANT DATES (more information can be found on the school website)

8th May - Year 5 Rosary. For the month of May, Mrs DeGaris and Ms Rooney (parishioners from OLOTSC) will teach us about praying the rosary).

10th May - Year 5 Parish Mass 9.30am - we will be walking down to church in the morning.

Thursday 11th May - Year 5 Yoga - students can wear sport uniform.

14th May: Mother's Day

16th / 17th May: Scholastic Book Fair 2023. 

Opening times for parents and caregivers to come are:

Tue 8- 8.30 am and 3-4 pm
Wed 8-8.30 am & 3-3.30 pm

19th May: National Walk Safely to School Day

19th May: DPS vs OLC Soccer Community Event

26th May: National Sorry Day

28th May: Pentecost

Monday 29th - Friday 2nd June - National Reconciliation Week 

Friday 2nd June - Pupil Free Day

Friday 5th June - WA Public Holiday

8th June - Winter Sport Carnival

15th June - OLC Cross Country

16th June - OLC Dance Concert

 20th June - World Refugee Day

30th June - End of Term 2 

Drum roll please .......

Congratulations to our Star Citizen for Compassion, Clancy Duffield.

Congratulations to our Week 2 Merit Award winner, Pippa Mader. 

Grumble

I have told the class that NO toys from home are to be brought into school, as these are disrupting our learning. Bouncy balls, plush toys, etc. will be confiscated and returned at the end of term. 

Also, all students are to bring their diary into school with them daily. This is beneficial for their organizational skills, to record and plan events, and set and achieve goals in readiness for high school.

I would appreciate your support in this.

Our OLC character strength for this week is Judgement.

"Teach me good judgement and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. Before I was humbled, I went astray, but now I keep your word." Psalm 119:66 

A Note from Mrs Haines regarding Dance for Term 2:

DANCE CONCERT- FRIDAY, 16TH JUNE WEEK 8 STARTING TIME: 11AM
Hello families, if you are planning to be away at all this Term and/or away for the Dance Concert, can you please email me, ellie.haines@cewa.edu.au so I can plan accordingly. I only get to see your children for 1 hour a week and have had a lot of students telling me that they will be away this term/for the concert etc but need confirmation from parents please. Thank you- Mrs Haines.

Mother's Day - As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, I want to recognize that being a mother is one of the toughest and most rewarding jobs out there, and I have the privilege of seeing your hard work and love in action every day. Your support is invaluable to your child's success.

My warmest wishes to all the mothers in our school community. Happy Mother's Day.

Anne Coltrinari