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Our Lady's Primary School - Friday 7th December, 2018

Our Lady's Primary School Surrey Hills

Principal: Mrs Annie Engellenner

principal@olsurreyhills.catholic.edu.au

Office Manager: Mrs Julie Leung

jleung@olsurreyhills.catholic.edu.au

Parish Priest: Fr Mark Reynolds

wattlepark@cam.org.au 

Hours of Supervision of Students: Monday – Friday 8.30am -3.45pm

School Office Hours: Monday to Friday

8.30am – 4.00pm

Reflection

Peace 

Dear Jesus,

You entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace.

This Advent, as we strive to become the-best-version-of-ourselves, fill us with a deep and abiding peace.

Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most.

Amen.

Specialist Classes for Week 10

Please note that all Specialist Classes from Foundation to Year 6, will take place on Thursday 13th next week. The children will be required to wear their sport uniform on this day.

Leadership and Management

Dear Families and Friends of Our Lady’s School,

As our academic year draws to a close we have much to celebrate and many happy memories.  Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the outstanding leadership of Mrs Lynette Brugliera. As you may know Lynette is retiring after many years of service to catholic education. Her professionalism and love of learning will be missed by all. We hope that she will come and visit us many times, she will be most welcome.

As the new Principal of our school it has been a great help working closely with Lynette over the year to ensure a well informed and smooth transition. I would also like to thank the many parents who have come to see me. To have a good understanding of our school community is very important to enable the school to meet the needs and aspirations of our families and students.

Most importantly our students have enjoyed another fabulous year. They have excelled in so many areas it is impossible to list them all. Thank you to all the staff that work so hard to engage and challenge our students to work hard and to be a true reflection of our faith.

Over the term break, I will be working with colleagues to put in place a smooth opening to the new academic year and setting the priorities to build upon the successes of the school. We should always seek to do better; to challenge ourselves and our students to set the highest standards and achieve our goals.

Class Structure 2019

I would like to welcome Mr. Brendan Hawke to Our Lady’s School in 2019. Brendan is currently teaching at Carlton North Primary School and he is very excited about teaching Year 5/6 next year.

FoundationKatie Lynch
Year 1/2Angelique Loadman and Debra Rowlings
Year 1/2Rosa Spanti
Year 1/2Joelle Lake - TBC
Year 3/4Antonella Coloretti
Year 3/4Rose Urquhart
Year 5/6Brendan Hawke
Year 5/6 Lucy Ludescher

Specialist Teachers

We welcome Michele Hayes to Our Lady's in 2019. Michele will be our Performing Arts teacher.

Our specialist teachers are:

Visual Arts - Jacinta Mulholland

Physical Education - Jane James

Languages (Mandarin) - Chao-Ying Li

Performing Arts - Michele Hayes

Learning Enhancement and Reading Recovery Teacher

Bernadette Potter

Position of Leadership

Our Lady’s Positions of Leadership 2019 – 2021

Deputy Principal / Learning Leader / Catholic Identity – Clare Hicks

Curriculum Leader – Antonella Coloretti

Student Wellbeing Leader – Angelique Loadman

Learning Diversity Leader – Jane James

eLearning Leader – Lucy Ludescher

We congratulate these staff members and thank them for taking on the responsibility to lead our learning community for the period 2019-2021. We look forward to the members of leadership, along with all staff, continuing to add to the positive learning community of Our Lady’s.

Education Support Staff/Administration Staff

Office Manager - Julie Leung

Office Administration/ESS - Fee De Maria

ESS Staff - Tania Purser, Ann Skeete, Nicki Francis

Library Technician - Jenny Pye

Christmas Carols

Thank you for joining us for Carols yesterday. The students put a lot of effort into practising and it means so much when parents can become engaged in school events such as these.

A big that you to all our wonderful teachers for supporting students on the evening. 

Student Achievement Reports

Reports will be sent home in a sealed envelope with your son/daughter next Tuesday, December 11th. Also in the envelope will be your child’s class placement for 2019.

Transition 

Our students will be taking part in a transition session next week which will enable them to engage with students who will be in their class in 2019. This is a valuable transition routine whereby students begin to learn what to expect with their new social group. It’s during Term 4 that all children begin to think about the changes that await and the impact of transition into a new class, with new children and most often a new teacher. 

Transitions are a normal part of life. We all go through them at varying stage. Sometimes there is great excitement with transitions, sometimes there are unknown feelings, sometimes there is anxiety. This is a good time for parents and teachers to be aware of our children and some of the things they may be thinking, feeling and what we can do to help.  At times such as these we encourage our parents to talk to their children about Growth Mindsets.  Many classes have been working with their children throughout the year on positive mindsets so as to build resilience and realign negative mindsets. 

Some tips for parents during times of transition are listed below.

·         Keep talking and develop a supportive family environment ~ Talk about changes with your children and share experiences you’ve had. Normalise the feelings of anxiety that your child might be having. Discuss some strategies for things they may be worrying about or read books to discuss the ideas further.

·         Prepare for the new routine and environment ~ Be prepared for the beginning of the transition - have materials, uniforms ready in advance. Practise new routines for getting to the classroom / school. Lots of sleep and a good diet during transitions is also helpful.

·         Be available when things get tough ~ Transitions can sometimes take a while to settle into. As parents if you are there to hear about how children are transitioning, sharing some of the things that are happening, positive or negative, this can support the process. Plan some strategies with you child around ways they can move forward with things they are worrying about.

Graduation and End of Year Mass

We look forward to welcoming you to our End of Year Mass and Year Six Graduation next Wednesday, December 12th. Mass will begin at 6.00pm. We ask that students from Foundation to Year 5 wear their school uniform and students in Year Six are of course able to wear clothes suitable for their graduation celebrations.

Graduation dinner will follow Mass and take place in the Multi – Purpose Centre.

Looking forward to a wonderful celebration.

Last Day of Term

School will conclude on Tuesday, December 18th at 3.25pm.  There will be a final assembly at 2.45pm to farewell our graduating students.

Have a great weekend. 

Annie Engellenner

Police Visit Our Lady's

Thank you to David Mendes (Eden 5/6L), Rebecca and Marg  for coming along and giving our students an insight into police operations. The children had a great time dressing up in police clothes, sitting in and exploring the divvy van and having their fingerprints taken. 

Alfie's Exploits

Hi Annie,

I wanted to share with you a little project that Alfie has been consumed with over this weekend and last weekend.We're always super proud of our boy and my reasons for sharing this with you are purely because I believe this little project is the result of what he's learning at school. That is to give back, to contribute to our community and to have respect for himself and for others.

He's fascinated with all things nature but has developed a real interest in gems, rocks and minerals this year. He goes up to Surrey Park and "mines" for quartz.

Last weekend he asked us whether he could set up a stall at the end of our street and sell some for charity. To our great surprise he sold $15 worth to passers by and neighbours and took the money to school to put in the Caritas money box in his class. Rosa has been extremely supportive!! Today, he's been out there for over 3 hrs patiently sitting and waiting and so far has made over $20!! Hearing him chat away to grown ups about where he found his rocks and what they are is incredible. He even said to me "Mum, I'm really proud of myself. I never thought that I'd be able to do this.

"We've seen such a beautiful change in this boy from the start of the year to now. He's grown in maturity and resilience and his self-esteem has soared. To see our boy happy is the greatest gift. We believe that is the result of our amazing little school and the staff that nurture our children. How thrilling it is to know that on top of learning maths and literacy he's learning what is to be a good person and an enterprising one at that!

Thanks to you and your wonderful staff Annie.

Warm regards,

Hannah

Lost Property

These are some items that are unfortunately not named in our lost property. If you could put this in the newsletter that would be great.  If unclaimed by 14 Dec they will be donated to Vincent de Paul.There are 6 jumpers and 1 vest, that were purchased through second hand which are not correctly named. These will be put back into second hand if unclaimed. 

Parish Education Board Guidelines and Nomination

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School Fees

Thank you to all families who have settled their outstanding School Fee Account. There are still quite a significant number of accounts yet to be settled. All accounts must be finalised immediately. We would appreciate a prompt response because this income is integral to meeting our budget and maintaining our cash flow. If you need to speak to Fr Mark or myself regarding your situation, please be assured that all discussions are conducted in confidence.

For fees left outstanding, a meeting with Fr Mark and myself will be arranged.

School Uniform

Uniform Purchases - Electronic Banking is now available for the purchase of school uniforms and from the beginning of December, school uniform can only be ordered and paid for in this way. The email address for ordering uniforms is olsurreyhills.cdfpay.org.au (follow the links).

Please note that today, will be the final day to purchase any uniform for 2018. This is to enable a final stock-take, and to organise additional uniform orders for the first day back in 2019.

Our Lady's Primary - School Uniform Policy

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Term 4 Dates for Your Diary

2018

Week 10Wednesday 12th Graduation/End of Year Mass followed by Graduates' dinner @ 6:00pm

Friday 14th

Fitting for Year 6, 2019 Bomber Jackets

Graduate Big Day Out

Week 11Tuesday 18thLast day of term 3:25pm

2019

JanuaryTuesday 29thStaff Professional Learning Day - First Aid Training
Week 1

Wednesday 30th 


Thursday 31st

First day of school for Years 1 to 6

Foundation Testing

Foundation Testing

February

Friday 1st

Sunday 3rd

First Day for Foundation Students 8:45am - 1:00pm

Welcome for Foundation families @ 3pm

Week 2Tuesday 5th PFA meeting @ 7:30pm
Week 3Tuesday 12thCombined OHR and OLPS Mass @ 4:00pm

Friday 15thSchool Welcome BBQ @ 5:30pm
Week 4Tuesday 19thYear 3, Reconciliation Family Faith Night @ 7:30pm

Wednesday 20th PEB Meeting @ 7:30pm

Sunday 24th Opening School Commissioning Mass @ 9:00am

March


Week 5   

Sunday 2nd Working Bee
Week 6

Tuesday 5th 

Friday 8th

Confirmation Parent Faith Evening @ 7:30pm

Professional Learning Day

Week 7Thursday 14th Reconciliation Reflection Day
Week 8Thursday 21stSacrament of Reconciliation 
Week 9Thusday 28th

Parent Cyber Safety Night @ 7:00pm

Confirmation Commitment Mass 


Week 10 

April


Friday 5th


Term Ends 1:45pm

Term 2Tuesday 23rd 2nd Term Begins



Awards

Student Awards

Student Awards are a way of acknowledging students for the effort they are applying to their learning and for examples of behaviours that are indicative of our School Vision and expectations. Congratulations to the following students on their effort and achievement.

Foundation: Florence - for her positive approach to all learning tasks.

Isabel C - for her excellent contributions to our classroom discussions about maintaining positive friendships.

Year 1/2H: Harry - for being a great self manager by working hard to listen carefully and stay on task.

Year 5/6L - Max - for working so hard with Ann and always being up for a challenge.

Sports Awards

Charlie Q - for being an inspiring class member in the way you listen carefully, help others and do your best.

Dates for Religious Education 2019


FebruaryTuesday 19th Reconciliation Family Faith Night

February 27thAndrew Chin Workshop - Evening Concert
March

Tuesday 5th 

Thursday 14th

Thursday 21st

Confirmation Parent Faith Evening 7:30pm

Reconciliation Reflection Day

Sacrament of Reconciliation

April

 Tuesday 2nd 

Wednesday 10th 

Monday 22nd

Confirmation Reflection Day

Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady's with OHR

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

June

Thursday 20th

Thursday 27th

Eucharist Faith Night 7:30pm

Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Mass and Celebration

JulyFriday 26thFirst Eucharist Reflection Day
August

Sunday 11th

Sunday 25th 

First Eucharist Mass OLWP

Fist Eucharist Mass OLWP

NovemberThursday 14th Prep/Prayers in Pyjamas


News from the Office

Platters

There are a number of platters and dishes belonging to parents that have been left at school from recent functions. They may be collected from the boardroom.

Uniform Purchases - Electronic Banking Available

From today, school uniform can only be ordered and paid for online.

The email address for ordering uniforms is olsurreyhills.cdfpay.org.au (follow the links).

Please note that Friday 7 December, will be the final day to purchase any uniform for 2018. This is so we can do a final stocktake, and purchase any uniform that is required for the first day back in 2019.

Tuckshop News

Please note that tuckshop for this term is finished.

At this stage we still have not had anyone express interest in coordinating tuckshop next year. Please consider getting involved in this way as the children love it and it would be unfortunate if it were no longer available.

Thank you

Rachel Voshege

Parents and Friends Association

2019 Class Reps

Class reps play a really important role in ensuring effective communication between parents and teachers and being a welcoming and positive presence in our school community.

If you are interested in being a class rep next year would you please let Michelle Feltscheer (mkandmf@hotmail.com) or Annie Engellenner know. Although class lists have not been finalised for 2019 we are seeking expressions of interest in preparation for our start to the new year.

Children's Liturgy Roster

DATELITURGY LEADERTOPIC

9th December


23rd December

24th December


Somee Park


Emily Burke

Rachel/Gab/Emily/Chelle

Second week of Advent - Peace

Third week of Advent - Joy (Children's Liturgy Morning Tea & Nativity Play Audition/Rehearsal)

Fourth Week of Advent - Love

Nativity Play


Parenting Ideas - Insight - It Starts With Respect

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