Dear Parents, Carers and Students, December 5, 2019

Advent: a time of anticipation; excitement and waiting as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. I think we have a

brighter outlook regarding Advent here in Australia. For half the world, Christmas also falls in the middle of

winter - shorter days, longer hours and darkness can be challenging. Our theme for Advent this year at Our

Lady’s this year is Let Your Light Shine. In the middle of this festive season, we’re called to be God’s light in

the dark places; and that can mean spending time and energy to support others who find this season hard.

Where does your light shine this Christmas?

Thank you to all families who contributed to our Christmas Hamper appeal and we now have Christmas

hampers ready to distribute to families in the Craigieburn area.

Class Organization 2020: On Monday, when you receive your child’s report there will also be a letter informing

you of your child’s grade and teacher for next year. The school spends a great deal of time organising the class

structures and each child’s needs are discussed and considered when selecting classes and teachers. At the

end of the day we ask our parent community to support our decisions regarding school organization. On

Wednesday 11th December the children have an opportunity to meet with their 2020 teacher and classmates

at the meet the teacher session from 10.30am -11.30am.

Birthday wishes to all these children who celebrate their birthday: Noel 3A, Armanita

Prep D, Ava 1C, Sophia 2A, Zuri 4M.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!

Learning Celebration Expo: Tuesday 10th December 4:00pm - 7:00pm: This will be a great opportunity for you

to come and celebrate your child’s learning with them, as they and their teacher lead you through some

interactive activities that showcase how they have worked together to achieve learning goals this year. Our

specialist teachers will also have their rooms available for you to experience some of the great learning that

happens during these programs. Appointment bookings can be made via Compass.

Levies for 2020 - Stationery collection day will occur on Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th December

between 8.00am - 4.30pm. Stationery to be collected from the gymnasium and paid for at the office prior to

collection. Thank you to the parents who have already paid for their 2020 levy. The Student Levy for 2020 is

$300.00 per student. The receipt is required to be produced when you collect your stationery. Prep & Year 1

stationery packs are to be stored at school - no need to collect….only pay for.

Parent Engagement in Learning survey: There is ample research and evidence highlighting the fact that greater

parent engagement in children’s schooling leads to improved student outcomes. Please take 5 minutes to fill

out the survey around parent engagement in student learning sent to you via COMPASS. We are wanting to

listen to parent input in our school community around how parents are engaging with their child's learning

outside of school hours. This data will help us plan actions in the future that improve our parent/school

relationships around student learning. Your input is extremely valuable.

Carols Night: Don’t forget tonight is the night. 7.00pm start for carols. Families are

welcome to come earlier (6:30) and have their dinner on the lawn. Our choir is also

performing at Craigieburn Carols at Anzac park on Saturday 7th December.

Enjoy a sunny weekend

Paul McEntee

Principal

From the Science desk this week - goodbye Mr McArdle

Friday 6th December Year 4 Excursion to SPLASH

Tuesday 10th December Our Lady’s Celebration of Learning

Wednesday 11th December Book Selling Day 8:00am – 4:30pm

Wednesday 11th December School Uniform Sales 10:30am–12:00pm (Time change)

Wednesday 11th December 2020 Meet the Teacher Day

Thursday 12th December Book Selling Day 8:00am – 4:30pm

Thursday 12th December Year 6 Graduation Evening – 6:30pm (for 7pm start)

Friday 13th December Year 6 MSAC Excursion – See Compass for more details

Tuesday 17th December End of Year School Mass 9:15am – All Welcome

Tuesday 17th December Final Day of Term 4 – 3:30pm Finish

Wednesday 29th January Term 1 Commences 8:45am

Wednesday 29th January School Uniform Sales 9:00am-10:00am (Time change from 2:30pm) ***********************************************************************************

Student Wellbeing @ Our Lady’s

…Providing a safe and supportive learning environment

GRINNERS ARE WINNERS

Congratulations to the following class for consistently being

safe, responsible and respectful in class.

Lots of classes with excellent scores this week.

The winning classes are:

Prep C Prep D 1P 1S 2E 2M 6S PLAYGROUND AWARDS

Children who were caught being SAFE, RESPONSIBLE or RESPECTFUL will receive a

token.

Well done and continue to ‘do the little things right’.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Safe: Joseph 3A

Responsible: Imogen Prep C

Respectful: Eden Prep C

Time for Change……

Each year children are moved from one class to another with a different class teacher,

different group of children in their class and a different room.

It is normal to feel different emotions when things are

different.

Change can be easy at times and at other times it can be challenging.

It is important that when we find things change challenging, we try different strategies

to cope. Over the past couple of weeks your children will be talking in their class about the

changes and various strategies they can use to make the transition from one year to another a

smooth one.

It is important to look at the positives of this change such as: meet year teachers, learn

from different people.

It is also important to think about and create a positive sense of hope for the year

ahead.

This may be a question you talk about with your child(ren)......‘What are you

looking forward to in 2020 at school?

YEAR 2 SWIMMING FUN @ SPLASH

School Community School, families and community working together to improve students learning outcomes

THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU

To all the families who have already contributed to our classroom hampers. We have two days to go so

let’s put in a big effort tomorrow and Monday to make Christmas memorable for families in our local

community.

OUR LADY’S CHRISTMAS OUTREACH TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Classroom Christmas Hampers

Our Christmas Gift to Families in our local community

Dear Parents and Carers,

As part of our preparation for the coming of Jesus on Christmas Day, our school community is putting

together Christmas Hampers for those in our community who find Christmas a difficult time.

This is our Christmas gift to the local community.

Could you please donate something from the list below to your child/children’s classroom hamper.

Tins of vegetables, mince pies, Christmas cake, biscuits, chocolates, Christmas bon bons,

cordial, soft drink, teabags, coffee, long life milk, custard powder, tins/jars of fruit,

packets of jelly, Christmas serviettes.

St Vincent De Paul will be collecting these hampers from the school on Monday 9th December

2019.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support for Our Lady’s School Community

OUR LADY’S CHRISTMAS CAROLSOUR LADY’S CHRISTMAS CAROLSOUR LADY’S CHRISTMAS CAROLSOUR LADY’S CHRISTMAS CAROLS TONIGHTTONIGHTTONIGHTTONIGHT

Students assemble at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start

Students are to assemble with their class and remain with their teacher

until they are dismissed at the end of the concert.

There will be an allocated area for the parents to assemble.

Families are welcome to bring a picnic dinner to share before the performance which starts at 7:00pm

BOOK SALESBOOK SALESBOOK SALESBOOK SALES

Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th December

8:00am – 4:30pm

In the School Gym

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Our Lady’s School Choir is performing at 6:00pm

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Bookings open today on COMPASS

This is a fabulous opportunity for families to celebrate their child’s learning for the year.

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DECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBER 7:00pm in the Church

Please arrive by 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. All graduating students are to wear their

full school uniform. At the conclusion of the ceremony there will be a light supper

available in the school gym.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NEXT WEEKWHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NEXT WEEKWHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NEXT WEEKWHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE NEXT WEEK

Thursday 5th December – Our Lady’s Christmes Carols – 7:00pm

Friday 6th December – 9:15am 2nd Week of Advent Mass – Whole School – Everyone welcome

Friday 6th December – Year 4 End of year Swimming Celebration 12:10pm – 3:30pm

Saturday 7th December – Hume City Council Carols by Candlelight – 5:00pm

Monday 9th December – St Vincent De Paul collecting the Classroom Hampers

Tuesday 10th December – Our Lady’s Celebration of Learning

Wednesday 11th December – Our Lady’s Choir singing at Stocklands Retirement Village

Thursday 12th December – House Spirit Team meeting with Year 5 student

Fiday 13th December – 9:15am 3rd Sunday of Adven t Mass – Whole School – Everyone welcome

Friday 13th December – Year 6 End of Year Excursion – Melbourne Sports and Aquatics Centre

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Masses in Term 4: All Welcome Sacrament dates for 2020

Week 9 Whole School Second Advent Mass Friday 6th December

Week 10 Whole School Third Advent Mass Friday 13th december

Week 11 Whole School End of Year Mass Tuesday- 17th December

Reconciliation

Tuesday 17th March 2020

Eucharist

Sunday 21st June 2020

Confirmation

Date NOW TBA

Gospel Reflection and Challenge MATTHEW 3- 1-12

Living the Gospel – Prepare Ye! John the Baptist’s call to ‘Prepare the way of the Lord’ is a summary of the purpose of the season of Advent. Every year,

as we celebrate the Nativity, we celebrate once again the presence of God in our world. God became incarnate in the world through Jesus but also always was and continues to be incarnate in the world through each person. If we are to

accept this reality and live it out, we need to remind ourselves this Advent to prepare the way for the Lord to be present in and through us every day of our lives.

Gospel challenge for

the week: Be present in the

moment!

OUR LADY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

USED UNIFORM FOR SALE

Used uniform sizes 6-14. Summer, Winter sports and girls uniform

Prices range $5-$30

Please call or message 0448 982 726

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