Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Newsletter

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit through the wilderness, being tempted there by the devil for forty days. During that time he ate nothing and at the end he was hungry. Then the devil said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to turn into a loaf.’ But Jesus replied, ‘Scripture says: Man does not live on bread alone.’

Then leading him to a height, the devil showed him in a moment of time all the kingdoms of the world and said to him, ‘I will give you all this power and the glory of these kingdoms, for it has been committed to me and I give it to anyone I choose. Worship me, then, and it shall all be yours.’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Scripture says:

You must worship the Lord your God,

and serve him alone.’

Then he led him to Jerusalem and made him stand on the parapet of the Temple. ‘If you are the Son of God’, he said to him ‘throw yourself down from here, for scripture says:

He will put his angels in charge of you

to guard you,

and again:

They will hold you up on their hands

in case you hurt your foot against a stone.’

But Jesus answered him, ‘It has been said:

You must not put the Lord your God to the test.’

Having exhausted all these ways of tempting him, the devil left him, to return at the appointed time.

Ref:Liturgyhelp.com

Why did Jesus go into the wilderness?

What did the devil try to tempt Jesus to do?

What did Jesus say to the devil?

In Lent we also have to make some choices. We prepare for Easter by praying and doing good works.

What are some of the things you would like to do in these next weeks of Lent?

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The final supply of Rapid Antigen Test Kits were sent home yesterday to the families with two or more children at school . All families should now have their full supply. If you have not received your full supply, please contact the office.

The Parramatta Diocese has scheduled next week as Catholic Schools Week. This is an opportunity to celebrate all of the great work that happens in Catholic Schools. We usually invite parents to attend Open Classrooms during this event. We are planning for this to occur in the coming weeks when it is safer to do so, as we still have a number of COVID cases in the school community.

We hope to have volunteers back in the school in the coming weeks.

Volunteers make a significant contribution to students and our community. All Volunteers must complete the Building Child Safe Communities Undertaking Form and online training module prior to being engaged by a school. 

This can be accessed by visiting the following link , scroll down to "Start Training Now"

An email went home last week regardingt Reading Eggs and Mathletics subscriptions for 2022.

If you would like to purchase one or both of these resources please make your payment through the QKR app under "School Payments" (the same app used to purchase school uniforms).

Mathletics - $35

Reading Eggs - $25

The final date that a payment can be made is Monday 14th March, after this date the QKR app won't be able to process payments.

Shortly after the 14th March, students who have purchased subscriptions will be given their login details to take home. Any questions, please contact Mrs Neylan.

Families should have received their 2022 School Fee Statement- Instalment 1. Please contact the school office (via phone or email)  if you have not received your school fee statement as soon as possible.

Flexible Payment Plans (BPAY and BPoint) are offered with Instalment 1. Please set up your Flexible payment Plan immediately, if you prefer this payment option . Those families that do not accept a Flexible payment plan offer, instalment 1 is due by 16 March, 2022.

The canteen is open 5 days a week and lunch orders may be made through lunch order bags or online, please visit  https://www.flexischools.com.au/ you will need to register your details. As this is a third party to Mel’s Tasty Bites, they do not have access to your account.. 

All lunch orders need to be placed by 9.15am the latest. Any lunch orders that come in after this time cannot be guaranteed to have the lunch they specifically ordered.

Please remember the canteen do not offer "IOU's", therefore we encourage all parents to open an account at the canteen this can be used for over counter purchase only.  A credit account needs to be opened via Mels Tasty Bites NOT Flexishools. 

Mels Tasty Bites also offer items for Birthday Celebrations, see website for details. 

Please see website for latest menu and pricing.

• Note there will be a price increase as of the 7th March, 2022

We have many unclaimed items in the lost property. Please contact us if you are missing any items that may belong to you.

We ask parents to please ensure names are clearly marked on all clothing.

Unclaimed items include;

School Jackets - Sizes  6 x 3 

Sports Jackets - Sizes 6 & 8 x2

Respect and Integrity showing good manners and communication skills

• Good listening
• Going on a message, excursion or greeting visitors to the school.