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- Fr Brendan Hayes Retirement Celebration
- Inquiry Expo - Wednesday 26th June
- School Closure Day & End of Term 2
- PSG Meeting Reminder
- Student of the Week Award
- Calendar of Events for Term 2
- Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
- AELC Open Day
- Carnival Fitness Circus Skills Holiday Program
- Social Skills Holiday Program
- Melbourne Uni School Holiday Progam
- Moscow Circus
Dear Parents,
This week, our Year 6 leaders visited Renown Kindergarten as part of our Year 5 and 6 Leaders in the Community program. The students joined the kindergarten children in their morning learning session, read stories, and shared their experiences as students at OLOL. The children enjoyed having the older students participate in their morning activities, with some asking them to come back again soon. We will continue to visit a number of kindergartens in our area over the coming months.
Yesterday, a small selection of students who are demonstrating their skills and knowledge in STEM participated in the Scienceworks Design Sprint. The students had to identify what is needed for humans to live on the moon. They developed their ideas, chose two to think deeply about, and then selected one final idea to build as a team. Both teams did an amazing job and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. One team built a space lab to develop plants and food, while the other developed a greenhouse used to grow food on the moon.
Thank you to all the families who came to our Term 2 Whole School Mass. It was a wonderful celebration for our children participating in their first Eucharist and a final send-off for our amazing parish priest, Fr Brendan Hayes. Prior to mass, our Year 5/6 students led school tours for prospective parents on the first weekend Open Day, during which we welcomed 16 families to our school. This is a great example of what a wonderful community OLOL has. Thank you all for your ongoing support.
As we approach the end of the term, there are several events still to come. We have our Annual Inquiry Expo on Wednesday, June 26th, and the reports will be available for you to view on Friday, June 21st. Term Two will conclude at 3:30 pm on Thursday, June 27th, as the staff will be joining Father Hayes for an RE professional learning day on Friday, June 28th.
Speaking of Fr Hayes, the P&F committee has organized a farewell party for him on Thursday, June 20th, at The Toorak Hotel. Please see the details below. We would love to have as many parents as possible attend this event to celebrate Fr Hayes' 20 years at OLOL.
Together, we can achieve great things. Thank you for your continued support and dedication.
Adrian McAlister
Creator God,
We acknowledge that as your handiwork,
We stand alongside all that you have made.
Trees and rivers, mountains and valleys,
soaring birds and scuttling creatures,
all are held within your care.
May we grow in our love and appreciation
for the fabulous variety around us;
and may our awe and wonder draw us closer
to the natural world, and through it to you,
the God of all things.
We pray in Jesus name,
Amen
Congratulations to those students who made their First Eucharist on Sunday. The occasion marked a significant milestone in their spiritual journey as they received the sacrament of the body and blood of Christ for the first time.
New families to the school should have received an email titled "Welcome to the Our Lady Of Lourdes School Parent Portal for Semester 1 2024." If you have not received this email yet, please reach out to Irene, and she will resend the invitation. Families who were enrolled with us last year will retain access to the Parent Portal from the previous year and can utilise their existing passwords.
We kindly request all families to thoroughly review the reports before the Parent-Teacher Interviews scheduled for Wednesday 17th July.
School Building Fund Bank Details
As June 30 approaches, I would like to draw your attention to the opportunity to make a Tax Deductible Donation to the OLOL School Building Fund.
The OLOL School Building Fund bank account details are as follows :
Account Name: OLOL MACS Southern
BSB: 083-347
Account No: 776959067
Reference: Our Lady of Lourdes + full name of contributor.
School Closure Day & End of Term 2
A reminder to all of our families who received a letter regarding PSG Meetings last week. Please use the link in the letter to go online and book your meeting time as soon as possible. As always, the quicker you are to book your appointment the more time slots available to you.
Congratulations to all the Student of the Week Award winners from Week 6 and 7. These students exemplified the value of Accepting Myself and Growth Mindset.
Term 2 Week 6 - Accepting Myself |
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Anastasia Bousdoukas | P/1P | Being a kind, compassionate and caring friend and accepting herself and others for who they are! |
Harper Beggs | P/1A | Being a caring friend towards everyone in our class and accepting yourself and others for who they are. Well done! |
Kit Le Marshall | 2A | Being an enthusiastic student who is accepting and happy of who you are! |
Annabelle Kibby | 2F | Loving herself and everyone else just the way they are. Your kindness and joy make the classroom a better place. Keep being amazing Annabelle |
Georgia Connelly | 3/4M | Being an enthusaiatic student and always striving for greatness. Keep up the great work. |
Miriam Hakim | 3/4P | Always being herself and letting her many wonderful qualities shine! |
Cartia Tulloch | 5/6V | Always being true to herself and consistently being an example of how to be the best version of yourself. |
Dougal Posset | 5/6G | Knowing who he is and being proud of it. |
Term 2 Week 7 - Growth Mindset. |
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Mack Bowen | P/1P | Understanding that mistakes are a part of learning, listening to feedback and applying this to his work, particularly in his writing! |
Maddie Morgan | P/1A | Trying your best and never giving up, even when faced with a challenge. Well done on trying to improve every day! |
Issy Krezel | 2A | Understanding that mistakes are a part of learning and having a growth mindset. |
Ivy Harper | 2F | Congratulations, Ivy! Your perseverance and positive attitude towards challenges are inspiring. Keep up the great work and continue to embrace learning and growth! We're proud of you! |
Greta Lloyd | 3/4M | Having a growth mindset and giving everything a go. Keep it up Greta. |
Orlando Whittle | 3/4P | Showing a growth mindset while working through challenging fractions questions! STAR effort |
Alfie Dickinson | 5/6V | His growth mindset and improvement in literacy throughout the term. |
Zoe Park | 5/6G | Persisting with her work, Zoe will always give things a go. |
IMPORTANT DATES FOR TERM 2 | |
Date | Event |
Friday 7 June | Interschool Sport - Year 5 and 6 |
Monday 10 June | Kings Birthday Holiday |
Thursday 13 June | Holt Netball Lightning Premiership |
Friday 14 June | Holt Football Lightning Premiership |
Monday 16 June - Wednesday 19 June |
PSG Meetings (for applicable families) |
Thursday 20 June | Father Hayes Retirement/Farewell Toorak Hotel - 7pm |
Friday 21 June | Semester 1 Reports Available Online |
Wednesday 26 June | Whole School Expo - All Welcome! |
Thursday 27 June | End of Term 2 for Students - 3.30pm |
Friday 28 June | School Closure Day - End of Term 2 for Staff |
Monday 15 July | Term 3 Commences |
Wednesday 17 July | Parent Teacher Interviews Students to be collected at 1.00pm |
*please note that all dates are correct at the time of publishing this newsletter however dates are subject to change and therefore it is important to check the SZapp and subsequent newsletters for any changes that may occur.
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)
Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).
Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
- year of schooling
- category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
- level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
- formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools
- consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools
- develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.
The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.
The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).
See below the link to the fact sheet for parents, guardians and carers - Nationally Consistent Collection of Data
https://www.nccd.edu.au/tools/
If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school.