Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Newsletter

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them. ‘If any man comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple. Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

‘And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it? Otherwise, if he laid the foundation and then found himself unable to finish the work, the onlookers would all start making fun of him and saying, “Here is a man who started to build and was unable to finish.” Or again, what king marching to war against another king would not first sit down and consider whether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who advanced against him with twenty thousand? If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to sue for peace. So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions.’

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Session 6- In this week the children explored how to join groups and how to accept others into their friendship groups. The children were engaged in activities which gave them practise to invite people to join their group, to say no in a respectful manner as well as accepting being told no. We encourage you to speak to your children about saying no in a respectful way so they do not lose friends.

Thank you to the P&F and volunteers for organising an amazing Fathers Day breakfast and stall. Thank you to Miss Williams and the band for the beautiful performance. It was great to see so many people attend this event and we wish all Fathers and Grandfathers a great day on Sunday.

Your wonderful support is very much appreciated

We have received a complaint from a local resident regarding parking yesterday. Some parents parked on a private driveway on Linton street. The driveway that runs up to the alley way from Linton street is a private driveway, please do not park on the driveway. The local resident has taken photos of the illegal parking and reported it to council.  

On Sunday 28th August, Ruby Skinner (6B) competed in the NSW State Championships in gymnastics. She placed 2nd in the State on Vault with a score of 9.300 and placed 7th in the State overall. Well done and Congratulations Ruby. 

We ask that parents support the P&F Fun Run Fundraiser. The money raised from this fundraiser is passed onto the school and assists us in buying valuable resources such as computers, readers and sports equipment,which benefit all students. 

For the fun run the children will be doing a variety of physical activities.

If we are able to hold the event at Yattenden Oval on Friday 16th September.

Parents are  invited to come along and watch. 

Sponsorship money total amount is to be paid via the QKR app (no cash accepted). Please ensure payment is made under each student’s individual name to be eligible for a prize. Please return completed form to your class teacher by Monday 19th September. 

The student who raises the highest amount of money per grade will receive a $30 Rebel Voucher. 

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