Our Lady of Mt Carmel School Newsletter Term 3 Week 9 9th September, 2019

Phone: (08) 9961 2200 Fax: (08) 9961 1064 E-Mail: admin@olmc.wa.edu.au

Address: P.O. Box 75, Mullewa. W.A. 6630 Website: www.olmc.wa.edu.au

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Fruit of the Spirit Focus

OLMC Calendar Important Dates

Self-Control

“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks

self-control.”

Proverbs 25:28

Term 3 19th September Open Classrooms

20th September NCVISSA 27th September final day of Term 4

Important Dates for Term 4 14th October Pupil Free Day

15th October First Day of Term 4 13th December Final Day of Term 4 for students

20th December Final day for Staff

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Messages from the Principal’s Desk

Welcome everyone to Week 9 of the term. We have just had some of our busiest weeks of the year with our

School Faction Carnival, the Mullewa Show, and the Year Eleven students from Newman Catholic College

visiting our school, and throughout all of it the students have continued to work steadily in an orderly fashion,

setting goals and achieving them in their learning. This has reflected our Fruit of the Spirit that we are focusing

on over the last few weeks of term – Self Control. We are truly blessed to have the students and staff that we

do, that enable our school community to keep growing and flourishing.

Visit from the Director of Catholic Education WA Last Tuesday, we were fortunate to have a visit from our Director of Catholic Education

in WA, Dr Debra Sayce. Whilst she was only here for a short visit, we were very

appreciative that Dr Sayce took the time to travel out to Mullewa to see how our school

and staff were all going. She especially loved the flowers out in the garden, and our new

welcome sign and faction bunting and felt a sense of welcome.

Newman Catholic College Visit Students and four staff members from Newman College again visited the school in the

week of the Mullewa Agricultural Show and the Wildflower Show to partake in

community work as part of the REMAR program they belong to. As usual, they worked

tirelessly to assist the Mullewa community in their busiest week of the year, providing much needed extra

hands and relief for our town’s hard working volunteers.

So many times during this week the same words can

be heard “We couldn’t do this any more without the

Newman students”. One of the highlights of the

visit for our students is the Mass celebrated together

in our church and the opportunity for the students to

sing the hymns they have been taught over the years

by previous groups of Newman students. Father

Robert blesses an OLMC school badge for each of

the students to wear on their blazer once they are

back at school. Another highlight is the disco held

in the school hall and this is always a lot of fun for

both sets of students. The staff work tirelessly over

the week and the students’ commitment to the work,

and their behaviour, is always brilliant. They are

truly a fine example for both OLMC students and

our Mullewa community, of giving to others.

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

School Faction Carnival Our School Faction Carnival this year was a wonderful success in a number of years. After suggestions from

parents at our P&F meetings we trialled the new format of holding all events on the one day and this seems to

have been very welcomed by those attending the carnival. We began the day with the Jumps and Throws

events held at the school and it was wonderful to see so many parents and grandparents there to watch the

children compete. The move up to the Rec went smoothly and all of the students participated enthusiastically

in their running and team events across the day. Competition between Gold and Blue was fierce throughout

the day but by the end Gold faction was absolutely delighted to have won their first carnival for many years.

It really was wonderful to see Gold so excited about their win and the cheering could be heard loudly and

clearly from both students and parents in the crowd. Well done to Blue Faction on their behaviour and cheering

to take out the Best Behaved Faction shield.

We thank all of those parents who were able to transport their children on the day and to the many helpers

who assisted Mrs Tracey Messina transporting everything up to the Rec, setting up, running the events,

packing up at the end of day and carting the equipment back to school. The day does involve a fair amount of

organisation and again we thank Mrs Messina for all the work she does to ensure the day runs smoothly.

NCVISSA Inter-School Athletics Carnival Those students attending the NCVISSA Inter-School Athletics Carnival have been informed through a parent

information letter that was sent home last week. This carnival will be held on Friday, 20th September.

Tournament of Minds (TOM’s) Tournament of Minds is a problem-solving program for teams of students from both Primary and Secondary

years. It involves a team working collaboratively to solve a series of challenges. Teams in primary years must

be a mix of students. Congratulations to Sofie Weir, Lachlan Rowe, David Chambers, Laney Critch, Sahara

Flannagan, Tarkyn Fulker, and Aidan Weir, who travelled across to Geraldton last week to compete in a

tournament against other Mid-West schools. It was the very first time OLMC had participated in TOM’s and

while the day was challenging for our students in terms of the first time they had competed, all of the team are

determined to grow in confidence and skills to hopefully continue competing next year. A huge thank you to

Mrs Messina for training the students in the intricacies of TOM’s and giving them the chance to compete in

an event that is outside of their comfort zone.

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Skills for Life – Year Five/Six Students The students in Year Five/Six recently participated in a Skills for Life course involving first aid skills and

knowledge. The course is run by Royal Life Saving WA and the students thoroughly enjoyed learning new

skills. The course coordinator was extremely impressed by our students’ level of knowledge and commitment

to learning during the presentation.

School Climate Survey An information letter was sent home to all parents last week regarding participation in our School Climate

Survey for this year. This is an opportunity for parents to provide feedback to the school so it can be used as

part of our school planning agenda. The survey can be accessed online or via a paper copy and is completely

anonymous. Please contact the school if you would like a paper copy, or if you have any questions regarding

the survey.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation

Mrs Penny Jones was extremely fortunate last week to have attended a

Professional Development day run by the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen

Garden Foundation, linking kitchen and garden activities to the school

curriculum. The day focused on the essential components of a kitchen

garden program and the four pillars of pleasurable food education - grow,

harvest, prepare and share. Mrs Jones thoroughly enjoyed the day and

has come back to school with creative ways of working in our school

garden and kitchen. On Friday, the students harvested some of this year’s

crop of vegetables and spent time cooking and enjoying the spoils of the

garden. There were a lot of happy faces on Friday afternoon!

The Matriarch of the Murchison

One of our grandparents, Mr Tony Critch, visited

last week to present our Year Three/Four and

Year Five/Six classes with a copy of the book he

has co-written on the history of the Pindar Hotel

entitled “The Matriarch of the Murchison”. We

are fortunate to have these copies to add to our

local history selection in our school library. The

school also owns copies of Kevin Crtich’s

autobiography, Tony’s father.

Year Three and Five NAPLAN Parents of Year Three and Five students, please note that your child’s NAPLAN report for 2019 will be sent

home early this week. An individual Student Report - FAQ’s for parents in brochure form can be

downloaded from https://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/assessment/testing/naplan/parents/results-

reporting. This brochure provides detailed information about how to understand a child’s individual student

report. If you have any questions surrounding your child’s NAPLAN report, please contact your child’s

classroom teacher.

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Parent/Teacher Interviews - Weeks 9 & 10 As we are coming to the end of the third term, we would like to share with you the way your child has been

progressing, therefore, we are offering times for an interview regarding your child’s progress. The purpose

of the interview is to celebrate a term of hard work and to highlight areas of strength as well as areas in

which your child may need to continue working on. Classroom teachers have sent a letter home indicating

times they will be available in Weeks 9 & 10, if you wish to book an interview.

New School Phone Number Please note that the school has recently had a new phone system installed and the new phone number for the

school is 99612200. Until callers become familiar with the new number, for the next 12 months all calls made

to our old number will be redirected.

Pupil Free Day – Start of Term Four A reminder that the first day of Term Four is a Pupil Free Day as staff will be participating in Professional

Development. School will commence for students on Tuesday, 15th October.

Jill Hollands

Principal

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Office Reminders

Birthdays

A very happy birthday to the following staff and students:

25 September Willie Rowe

27th September Flynn Mills

1st October Noah Mills

1st October Hannah Scaria

1st October Tarkyn Fulker

4th October Aaleyah Curtis

4th October Lara Curtis

17th October Vienna McGregor

25th October Lachlan Rowe

27th Asha Tropiano

29th October Dennis Exell

Parent/Emergency Contact and Medical Emergency Information – If your contact details change throughout the year please contact the office as soon as possible and update your information. Please also let the office know if your child has any allergy and/or medical condition. It is imperative that the school has the most up to date and correct information in case of an emergency.

Parish Notices

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish – Mass is celebrated every Sunday commencing at 8:30am. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For further details and information on any Mass services please feel free to contact Fr

Robert O’Bryan PP on 9961 1181 or 0457 980852

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Other News

‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’

Participants to date:

Geraldton and MidWest E-Waste - Mike Barker: 12 Stow St, Webberton, 6530, Ph 0408 967 112,

Web: https://www.facebook.com/mikeswaste/; https://www.facebook.com/groups/282267065844269/

Woorree Wellness - Kate Emily: 21 Tobin Way Woorree, 6530: https://www.facebook.com/groups/woorreewellness/

Walkaway Primary School - Lisa Smith: 10 Evans Road Walkaway, 6528, Ph 08 9926

1008: https://www.facebook.com/Walkaway-Primary-School-An-Independent-Public-School-

755416454571148/; https://www.walkawayps.wa.edu.au/

Kidz Retreat Childcare Centre - Daneale Buckley: 171 George Rd Geraldton, 6530, Ph 08 9965

2177: https://www.facebook.com/kidzretreat/; https://kidzretreat.com.au/

Early Explorers Learning Centre - Candice Slater: 143 Brand Hwy, Mt Tarcoola, 6530, Ph 08 9937

9843:https://www.facebook.com/earlyexplorersgeraldton/; https://www.earlyexplorers.com.au/

Leaning Tree Steiner School - Vivienne Lobo: 74 Macedonia Drive

Glenfield, 6532, Ph 08 9964

6555: https://www.facebook.com/leaningtreesteinerschool/; http://www.wordpress.leaningtree.wa.edu.au/

Strathalbyn Christian College - Caraline Harrold, Kate Wheat: 15 Cedar Crescent, Strathalbyn, 6530, Ph 08 9938