Dear Parents/Friends

Online Canteen At the start of Term Two the Our Lady of Lourdes canteen will be going online through Our Online Canteen. You will be able to order and pay for your child’s lunch online from the comfort of your own home, no cash required. Until everyone is familiar with the new system you will also be able to order the old way by paying with cash at the canteen. You will still be able to buy recess items and limited other items such as ice creams at lunch time. For those of you with the stickybeaks lunch bag, you will no longer require them here at school as the system prints orders off directly onto bags loaded into the printer. More information about how to get started is coming shortly. Stay tuned!

Year Three Assembly Thank you to Mrs Giorgio, Mrs Gaudoin and our Year Three class for the wonderful assembly last Friday afternoon. It was great to see how confident the students were speaking in front of an audience. I really enjoyed hearing about all the great celebrations they had been learning about and seeing the fantastic work that had been done in class this year. Their rendition of the song ‘ Australia’ was a great way to finish the assembly. Thank you very much to the parents, grandparents and friends that turned up to support our Year Three class.

VISION Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School seeks to offer excellence in education, enlivened by the life and teaching of

Jesus Christ in a school community where the dignity of each person is valued.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 29 Marda Way | Nollamara| 6061 | Ph: 9349 1233 | Fax: 9345 2656 Email: admin@ololnoll.wa.edu.au | Website: www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au

Parish Priest: Rev Stan Bendkowski SDS | Ph: 9345 5541| Fax: 9345 5581

22nd March 2017 Newsletter No 4

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Week 9 27th March

28th March Confirmation

Workshop 6.30-8.00pm.

29th March

30th March Yrs. 4—6

Reconciliation.

31st March Merit Assembly.

1st April

2nd April

Week 10

3rd April

4th April

5th April EDU Dance Concert.

6th April

7th April Easter Paraliturgy.

Last day of Term 1 for staff & Students.

8th April

9th April

Principals News Continued…….

St Patrick’s Day Mass

Last Friday morning we celebrated St Patrick’s Day by having a whole school Mass. Our Year Five

students did a wonderful job with their readings and I thank Fr. Stan for the spiritual guidance he

offers to our community. It was a great way to start off the day. I would like to thank those

parents and community members that joined us at the Mass.

Pupil Free Days – April 24, 25 and 26

The first day of Term Two for students is Thursday 27th April. Please put this date into your diary

as Monday 24th April is our staff Catholic Day Holiday that is given to us in recognition of the

Sacramental and Religious celebrations we attend throughout the year. April 25th is ANZAC Day

and April 26th is a Professional Development Day for staff.

EDU-Dance

Don’t forget about the EDU-Dance Concert on Wednesday 5th April in the hall. Our Kindy class

will be at 9.05am with the Pre-Primary to Year 6 classes starting at 2.15pm. All family members

are welcome. It promises to be a great day.

Collaborative Conferences

This week all classes from Pre-Primary to Year Six held their Collaborative Conferences. This

conference is a great opportunity to hear about the progress of the students and what they need

to do to achieve even better results. If you haven’t made a time to see your classroom teacher

please do so as soon as possible.

School Photos

Last Tuesday was our school photo day. I would like to thank our parents and guardians for

making sure the students were in the correct uniform and looking good on the day. I’m sure the

photos will look fantastic.

Year 5 Cake Stall for Project Compassion

Yesterday our Year 5 class sold cakes at recess and lunch to raise money for Project Compassion.

I would like to thank Miss Burns and the Year 5’s for this wonderful initiative. See later in the

newsletter for more information.

Harmony Day

Yesterday was Harmony Day. Harmony Day celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity and is about

promoting inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Our Year Sixes had a

presentation from the Red Cross and the students in each of our classes were involved in

activities that communicated the importance of living in a cultural diverse society.

Year 1 & 2 Liturgy

Thank you to Fr Stan, Mrs Callaghan, Mrs Jenaway, Miss Murgia and the Year One and Two

classes for their wonderful Liturgy this afternoon. The reverence shown by the students was

excellent to see and the theme of ‘Loving Others’ was very appropriate. The students who read

did an amazing job and the singing was excellent. Well done to all!

Best Wishes,

Mark Ryan

Principal

2019 Kindy & 3YO Enrolments

School Website

Interviews for Kindy 2019 and our 2019 3YO programme will be conducted this year. If you have a child born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, or 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 for the 3YO’s please ensure that you have completed an enrolment form. You can download the enrolment documents by visiting www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au or see Mrs Harris in the front office. Thank you.

We currently have vacancies at Our Lady of Lourdes OSHClub for both Before and After School Care.

Opening Hours (Monday-Friday):

7:00am-9:00am 3:00pm-6:00pm

High quality care and great fun every day for your children!

Please contact our Coordinator to learn more about OSHClub.

E: oshclub.ourladyoflourdes@gmail.com P: 0428 036 323

We have had a reported case of head lice. Please check your child/children’s hair and treat accordingly. Thank you.

Mathlete of the Week

For further details regarding the following, please refer to the School Website www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au

School Banking Canteen Uniform Shop Term Dates Parish Mass Times Lodging of Absentee notes SEQTA Engage

If you would like information on applying for KidSport, please refer to our Website. http://www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au/correspondence.html

Head Lice

Well done to Tenika Binu Pre Primary

who is our winner of the

Mathlete of the Week trophy for

Week 6

Well done to Ryan Binu

Year 2 who is our winner

of the Mathlete of the Week trophy for

Week 7

The Munch Box

Lunches can be ordered for students every Wednesday and Friday. All lunch orders are to be written on a paper bag with the name and grade of the child clearly labeled. Please secure money in the bag and NO FOREIGN COINS are to be included.

Year 2 Kite Flying

9th March to 22nd March 2017 Amelia Menchetti, Mathew Prakkadan, Jonah Rebete Zahi, Cadence Li, Ya’el Dowling Giudici, Aanya Hegde, Rohan Louis ,Mrs Bayer and Mrs Erceg who celebrated a very special birthday last Friday.

Happy Birthday

Parents please note that OLOL is an ALLERGY AWARE SCHOOL!

This means no nuts, peanut butter, Nutella or bars/cakes containing

nuts.

Parent helpers are required on Wednesday and Friday. If you are able to help even for just an hour, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Mrs Samuels or leave your name at the front office, as soon as possible.

Canteen Menu is now on the website.

Our Year 4/5’s at Matilda

P & F News Continued

Could you be a Class Rep? The role of class representative may include but is not limited to:

Welcoming new parents to the school. Introducing parents to the roles and activities of the P&F association. Inviting parents to support and attend school functions and activities. This may include the

arrangement of class tables / rosters for any particular event or function. Arranging the distribution of raffle / entry tickets. Attend P&F meetings whenever possible. Communicate regularly with the P&F executive. Organise class communication list e.g. email addresses and telephone numbers.

If you would like to volunteer for the role please register your interest by completing the form below and return to the front office. You can also contact me via email: j_wood@iinet.net.au or by phone on 0413 189 801 to discuss the role.

Thank you Joanna Wood P & F President ———————————————————————————————————————————

Name:

Class Rep for:

Email: Phone:

Running Club

School Banking

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

2. In branch Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate. If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.

School Banking is every Wednesday from 8.20-8.45 am in the Computer Room.

If your child is in Kindy or Pre Primary a box will be left in the classroom for you to place your child's banking in. The banking will be collected for processing and returned at the end of the day. For further information regarding School Banking please see the front office staff.

Don’t forget Running Club tomorrow morning. We will leave from the library at 8:00 a.m. sharp and walk to Woodchester Oval.

Thank you to all the students who have

donated to Project Compassion.

The class that raised the most money for week 2 was Year 6. Well done to Mrs. Russo, Mr. Gray and the Year 6 class. They raised $26.00. Special mention also goes to Year 4 who raised $17.30 and Year 2 who raised $14.95.

In Week 2 we raised $76.55.

The class that raised the most money in Week

3 was Year 5. Well done to Miss Burns and the

Year 5 class. They raised an amazing $104.95.

Special mention also goes to Year 2 who raised

$11.70.

In Week 3 we raised $138.60

So far we have raised $305.65 altogether.

Project Compassion Uniform Shop Hours PLEASE READ

Our Community

Please continue to keep in your prayers all members of our community who are sick or who have relatives and friends who are ill at this time. We especially ask that you keep them in your closest thoughts and prayers.

The Uniform Shop is now open on a Friday, instead of Wednesday’s. The new hours will be in the morning 8.30 –10.30am and in the afternoon from 1.15 until 3.15pm.

Entertainment Books

2017/2018 Entertainment Books can now be pre-ordered. Please see Mrs C or Mrs Harris in the front office. They are $70.00 each.

Aboriginal Incursion 8th March

Year 3 Assembly Photos

Year 5 Cake Stall for Project Compassion

Yesterday, the Year 5 Class held a cupcake stall to raise funds for Project Compassion. The total raised was $269, a feat only made possible by the generosity and time that the year 5’s and their parents put into baking a variety of tasty looking treats. A big thank you to all those involved including the year 6 students who helped us on the day. The year 5’s are also to be commended for displaying such genuine big-heartedness in their endeavour to raise more money for those less fortunate. It is fantastic to see them putting into action Jesus’ commandment to ‘love one another as I have loved you’ with very little prompting except for the question, ‘what more can we do?’

On Friday 3rd March, the Year 5’s went on an excursion to Elizabeth Quay for Geography. Our aim was to answer the inquiry question ‘Why is Elizabeth Quay where it is?’ by doing fieldwork. Whilst there, students took photographs of the different natural and man-made features, and even had the opportunity to test some of them out! The playground and water park were favourites amongst all students, especially on a hot day! The discussions that were generated as a result of the excursion were very exciting and as a result I look forward to reading more about their findings in their information reports! We would like to send a huge thank you to Mrs. Gow and Mr. Millington for helping make the day a success!

Year 5 Excursion to Elizabeth Quay

EDU - DANCE CONCERT

Our EDU-Dance concert will be Wednesday, 5th April in the School Hall. Kindy's concert will be at 9.05-9.30am and PP to Yr 6 will be from 2.15 to 2.50pm. Please view the list below for the costume requirements for the concert. All families are welcome to attend, please come and see what your children have been learning this term!

EDU-DANCE COSTUME SUGGESTIONS 2017

PRE PRIMARY - 80’s Disco Dudes

Black t-shirt with black track pants or leggings. Plain bright/fluro coloured tank top over t-shirt. Leg warmers or thick socks scrunched down. Head/sweat band, netted gloves etc. (80’s theme)

Year 1 - Crazy Dancing Frogs

Green T-shirt with school shorts. Swimming goggles sitting on forehead like a headband.

Year 2 - Cotton Eye Joe

White T-shirt, Blue denim Bottoms. Either a bandana around neck or flannel/checkered shirt.

Year 3 - Summer Jam

Bright colours - Summer clothes (shorts & tops). Cap & sunglasses.

Year 4 - Pirates of Dance

Plain White T-shirt with long black pants, leggings or cargo pants. Red Bandana on head. OPTIONAL: Beard painted or drawn on.

Year 5 - Good Feeling

Plain White T-shirt, school sport shorts and cap.

Year 6 - Hands Up

Plain White T-shirt with long black pants, leggings or cargo pants. Checkered Long sleeved shirt tied around waist and cap.

Community News

Piano Tuition is available at OLOL

during school hours by a qualified musician, inspiring and encouraging instruction with 20 years’ experience and a Master of Music Degree. AMEB exam preparation if desired.

For further information please call Lara Mechteriakova on 9440 5951.

Guitar Lessons - A fun introduction to guitar

playing, rhythm awareness, dexterity and musical creativity. $16.50 per half hour lesson during school hours with 3-6 students per group. Learn with your friends! To enrol (places are limited), please send a quick email with your child's name, year level in 2017 and whether they already own a guitar or not, to groupguitar.au@gmail.com

St Lawrence Netball Club are urgently seeking players from Year 5 for our Under 11’s team (Born Jan 1st 2006 to June 30th 2007). Young Year 6 students are also eligible.

We are based at St Lawrence Primary School in Balcatta, and our girls train once a week on school grounds usually from 3.30pm – 4.30pm.

Season: Sat 29th April – Sat 26th August Game Location: Kingsway Netball Centre, Landsdale. Game time: 9.45 am Registration Cost: $200.00 (KidSport vouchers available) Uniform: $45.00 – Netball shirt and red skort

Anyone interested in joining our little netball community should contact Paula on 0403 317 850 or email pbulich@bigpond.com

No past netball experience required.

St Lawrence Netball Club

Servite College Open Day Friday 24 March

For further information please contact Servite on 9444 6333, email admin@servite.wa.edu.au or via the website servite.wa.edu.au

Calling past students, families and staff of Our Lady’s Assumption School in Dianella.

This year, Our Lady’s Assumption School, Dianella is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the school invites past students, families and staff to join in the celebrations with the OLA community. To find out how you can be involved, head to the dedicated Facebook page at: Facebook/OLA50th or email ola50th@ola.wa.edu.au