OUR LADY’S SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

15 September 2016 www.olsunshine.catholic.edu.au

Parish Priest: Fr. Peter-Damien McKinley Principal: Ms. Patrizia Bertani Parish Mass Times: Saturday 6:00pm Sunday 9:00am, 10:30am & 5:30pm School Phone: 9312 2230 School website: www.@olsunshine.catholic.edu.au

DATES FOR THE DIARY Thurs 15 Sept Gr 6 production 6.30pm in the Hall, gold coin donation Fri 16 Sept SHOW DAY End of Term 3 at 3.15pm. Casual Day- Gold coin donation NO ASSEMBLY TODAY Mon 3 Oct Professional Learning Day for Staff - No school for the chil-dren Tues 4 Oct Start of Term 4 at 8.45am Fri Oct 14 Parish Movie Sat 22 Oct Shopping Tour Mon 31 Oct Professional Learning Day for Staff (Report Writing) - No School for the children Tues 1 Nov Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday Fri 4 Nov Parish Movie Fri 2 Dec Parish Movie

Sacraments Wed 31 Aug Parent Confirmation Meeting 7-8pm Thurs 8 Sept 7.00pm First Reconciliation Fri 11 Nov 7.00pm Confirmation

END OF YEAR Wed 14 Dec End of Year Mass 9.00am End of Term 4 for children at 3.00pm

2017 Tues 31 Jan School starts for children for 2017

Our Teachers Jesus, when you lived on earth, people called you ‘Teacher’. Our teachers are like you when they teach us about God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - about

Mary, about heaven, about angels, about saints, about being good, about sin, about suffering, about death, about praying, about adding up, about spelling, about writing, about computers, about sport and lots and lots of other things.

Help our teachers as they work hard to teach us, help them when they are tired or worried, give them lots of fun in being teachers. Please bless our teachers

and their families.

‘So the last will be first, and the first will be last’ Matthew 20:1-16 Dear Parents, Although we are fast approaching the end of Term 3 we are still very fo-cused on learning and there have been so many wonderful opportunities for the children to share their learning across the school. The Year 5 students are a great example of this when they held their ‘Night of the Notables’ and invited students from all year levels as well as their parents to come and learn about some of the key people who helped to shape our nation. I spoke to many of the children and they demonstrated a deep knowledge and understanding of the person they had researched. The St. Mary MacKillop Library was buzzing as each class came to dis-cover all about these important Australian historical figures who contributed so much to how we live today. Below I have some for you to see.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE YEAR 5 STUDENTS FOR SHARING

THEIR LEARNING WITH US ALL!

Our Year 6 students SHINE in the hilarious performance of……..

Baby Bear Is Missing

(Written by Mr Tim Wickham)

Join us tonight for just a gold coin donation

The play will begin at 6:30 pm tonight in the school hall

This play is

so funny!!!

Insight SRC Survey

Thank you to all the parents who took the time to fill in the Insight SRC Surveys. This

year we have had a record response. We sent out 100 and 83 were filled out. The da-

ta from these surveys will inform school planning for 2017. It is an important way for

you to have a voice in school matters.

School Closure Day

As you are aware on the first day of Term 4, Monday 3 of October we are having a Professional Learning Day

for staff and the students will not be required to be at school. The students will begin on Tuesday 4 October.

We did offer whole day care at school via the YMCA for the 3 of October but we did not get enough re-

sponses to be able to offer this service therefore it will not be available on Monday 3 of October.

The staff will be involved in professional learning which is focused on strengthening our understanding of

how to personalise learning using the inquiry approach. We will be working with Kath Murdoch who will sup-

port us to develop a whole school approach to personalising learning using an inquiry approach.

Reminders

Code of Conduct

Please remember to fill in the Code of Conduct and return it to the school. It is important that you do so that

you can attend school events. All people who enter the school will need to sign the code of conduct this is

required by law and is a part of the new Child Safety Standards that all schools are required to comply by.

School Safety

We ask you not to come to pick up your child/children during snack (11.00-11.30am) or lunch (1.15-2.15pm).

Thanking you for your cooperation.

A beautiful picture of our Year 3 students on the night they received

their First Reconciliation

A special thank-you to all the parents who have helped the school throughout Term 3.

A special thank-you to the Parents and Friends Committee for organising the show bags, pizza and the

lucky dip for Our Lady’s Show Day tomorrow.

Yours sincerely,

Patrizia Bertani Ms Patrizia Bertani Principal principal@olsunshine.catholic.edu.au

PLEASE NOTE:

Tomorrow is Our Lady’s Show Day and the children can

come dressed out of uniform for a gold coin donation which

will be donated to the Catholic Alliance for Refugees and

Asylum Seekers (CAPSA).

School finishes at 3.15pm tomorrow (there is no Assembly).

We wish everyone safe, relaxing and fun filled holidays!

LEARNING ASSETS SUPPORTING ALL CHILDREN TO BECOME

BETTER LEARNERS

As you know we have been working collaboratively with Kath Murdoch an internationally recognised expert

on Inquiry Learning. Throughout the year the children in all classes have been introduced to the Learning As-

sets which are illustrated below. The Learning Assets outline the most important qualities and skills that

good learners need in order to enhance their learning. The teachers across the school have been introducing

the ‘Learning Assets’ to the students at Our Lady’s School.

A variety of seasonal fruit and vegetables are always offered to children for afternoon snack! A variety of arts, crafts, board games, construction, recreational activities, sensory and imaginary play opportunities are availa-ble every day for children to choose. Homework & Home Readers Time – Our YMCA staff are there to encourage home readers and homework and most days we set aside a time to encourage this! If you or someone else is picking up your child (children) early from school and they are not attending the after school care, please let OSHC Team know. Bookings and Cancellations: It is important to book your child’s place so we can plan and expect their arrival at Before and After School Care. To ensure the safety of your child please notify us of any absences or additional days of care via the My Family Lounge Portal http://www.childrensservices.ymca.org.au/enrol/my-family-lounge-sign-in.html

DAY ACTIVITY AFTERNOON TEA

DAY After School Care Activities Afternoon Tea

Monday Staff: Carolina & Myrna

Inside: Sports Figure color-in Outside: Free Play Seasonal Fruit & Veggies Corn Thins Crackers

Tuesday Staff: Carolina, Lucette & Myrna

Inside: Cooking for tomorrow’s afternoon tea- ANZAC Biscuits Outside: Ball Games Homework & Readers.

Seasonal Fruit & Veggies Sandwiches

Wednesday Staff: Carolina, Phoebe & Myrna

Inside: Para Olympic Banner- ‘Yes I Can’ Outside: Rock, paper & scissor tiggy

Seasonal Fruit & Veggies ANZAC Biscuits

Thursday Staff: Carolina, Chelsea & Georgia

Inside: Paper Weaving Outside: Down Ball & Soccer Game Homework + Readers

Seasonal Fruit & Veggies Pasta & Tomato Sauce

Friday Staff: Carolina, Marlene & Phoebe

Children’s Choice: Games, Activities Inside & Out. Cooking with Marlene

Seasonal Fruit & Veggies Party Pies

For all Bookings and Cancellations please call us directly on 0401 700 401 Email us: ourladysoshc@ymca.org.au

For any Account Information please call our office on: 8371 0500 www.childrensservices.ymca.org.au

P&F Shopping Tour

Thank you to all who have responded to our Annual Shopping Tour!

We have had great interest. Please pay balance of $40 to the school office by 12th October 2016.

For further information or if anyone would still like to attend, please contact Gina Ristevski on 0414535729

3 shows only!

FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER IN THE AUDITORIUM

Show 1: @ 11.30am

Show 2: @ 12.10pm

Show 3: @ 12.45pm

Families welcome to attend!

To help us determine attendance numbers, please return the slip below

by Friday 7th October.

You can also visit the GLEE SITE, any time - through our school website.

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Glee Club Presents Mary Poppins

Family name:

Eldest Child’s Name: Grade:

I/We will be attending (please tick which show and write how many people):

Show 1 at 11.30am Number of people

Show 2 at 12.10pm Number of people

Show 3 at 12.45pm Number of people