16 - 31st May, 2024 - Term 2, Week 7

Principal's News

Dear Families,

The Grade Five and Six students have been having a wonderful time on the Rose Gap Camp, taking part in activities such as the high ropes, giant swing, rock climbing, raft building, and bushwalking. I would like to thank Miss Ford for all her hard work in preparing for this camp, Mrs. Lawrence for taking over and efficiently organizing everything in a short time, Mrs. Gallagher, Mr. Breewel, and Mr. Bower for their contributions and for accompanying the students on the camp.

This weekend at the Merbein Church, there will be a Memorial Mass for Sr. Marion. Sr. Marion was a big part of our school and the Merbein Parish for a long time. Anyone who worked with her or was a student here during the time of Sr. Marion will have fond memories and know what an important part of our community she was.

In more exciting and happier news, the basketball court is now finished and being used by the students. It looks fantastic and has already had a lot of use.

Over the coming weeks Mrs. Gallagher will be meeting with families who have applied for enrolment at OLSH for the first time, she is looking forward to showing them our beautiful school. Current OLSH families who have enrolled siblings will soon receive their offers of enrolment, provided that the required forms have been filled out and submitted to the school. These families will be contacted in Term Three to make arrangements for a time to meet. If you are yet to enrol your child, please do this as a matter of urgency.

Adam Lawrence

OLSH Bingo Night - 14th June 2024

2 WEEKS TO GO

TABLES ARE SELLING FAST!!

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Religious Education News

Sr. Marion McDonald Memorial Mass: will now be held on Sunday, June 2nd at the OLSH Church beginning at 10.30am. All families are welcome to attend and celebrate Sr. Marion’s life. 

Book Fair

Thank you to everyone who supported our annual Book Fair. It was lovely to see the children enjoying their purchases on the day. Because of your generosity we have received $1000+ of books to add to our library!! 

SchoolTV

In this edition of SchoolTV - DIET & NUTRITION

We all know that diet and nutrition is vital to your child’s development and growth, but are you aware of the effects it has on your child’s brain development and how it can impact their academic achievement?

In this era of convenience, it is easy to reach for pre-packaged and processed foods to cope with busy schedules. However, these foods are usually packed full of sugar and salt which can have adverse health effects. Making a habit of reading food labels can help reduce the risks. It can also help to stabilise your child’s energy, improve their mood, maintain a healthy weight and improve their general wellbeing.

In this edition of SchoolTV, parents will discover practical advice for teaching your kids about the benefits of incorporating a healthy diet and good nutrition.

We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this edition of SchoolTV and we always welcome your feedback. If you have any concerns about your child, please contact the school counsellor for further information or seek medical or professional help.

Here is the link to the Diet & Nutrition edition of SchoolTV
https://olshmerbein.catholic.schooltv.me/newsletter/diet-nutrition

School Student Broadband Initiative

 the Australian Governments School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) which is available to families through to December 2025. This means for eligible families who sign up now, there is still over 18 months of free internet.

The Australian Government initiative was designed to boost education opportunities and narrow the digital divide, with the Australian Government providing up to 30,000 eligible families with school age children with no internet at home free access to NBN under the SSBI.

Access to the SSBI has become easier, with applications made through the National Referral Centre that parents/carers with school students can contact directly to check their eligibility.

Victorian families with students enrolled in Prep to Year 12, who do not have an active NBN connection (or had one in the previous 14 days) but can access a standard NBN service at their premises can become eligible with an application to the National Referral Centre.

Student of the Week

Happy Birthday

We wish the following students a Happy Birthday in the coming week:

• Alexis Finlayson - 3rd June - 8 yrs

• Archie Milkeraitis - 5th June - 7 yrs

• Shelby Jones - 7th June - 9 yrs

• Esther Smith - 7th June - 9 yrs

• Hemi Leech - 8th June - 8 yrs

• Aiden Davis - 9th June - 8 yrs

• Savannah Williams - 9th June - 9 yrs

Prep News

It's been another great week in Prep with lots getting done!

Next week is week 8 and Breanna will be in Prep Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. A casual relief teacher will be having the Preps on Wednesday. 

Show and Tell - Week 8 Show and Tell is 'Share your favourite book'

Just a friendly reminder to make sure all jumpers and trackies are named. We've had some jumpers floating around the room this week without a name. 

Mrs Breanna Meyer has been added to Seesaw and you can contact her on there or via email bmeyer@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au

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Grade 1 News

Weekly highlights!

• I learnt my spelling words - tuna, music, menu and tulip. By Ilario
• We did Study Ladder and practiced our numbers. By Harrison
• In Maths we learnt about take away and o’clock. By Zali
• We learnt about adding -es to make words plural. By Julius
• In Science we learnt about the weather. By Rubee
• I learnt what a storm chaser is in Science. By Oliver
• We learnt that a suffix goes on the end of a word and changes the meaning. By Ledger
• We did a colouring competition for the Big Balloon Bash. By Henry
• I practiced counting backwards from 100. By Parker
• We have been finding nouns and verbs when we are reading. By Laney
• I did take aways in Maths and they were pretty hard. By Jordan
• I learnt about the idiom ‘sour grapes’. By Isabel
• I enjoyed learning how to take away in Maths. By Addison
• I know that nouns are a thing, person or place. By Reuben
• I loved doing the Balloon Bash colouring activity. By Rylee
• I thought the word problems in Maths were tricky. By Indi B
• I learnt all about pronouns. Some pronouns like he go at the start of a sentence. By Romeo

Grade 2 News

 The week has flown by and I can't believe it is Week 8 next week! 

The student's did a great job performing at Assembly today, especially as we have had so many students away for different days leading up to it. Fantastic effort everyone!

In History this week, we talked about siginificant natural and built places in the world. Next week, we will focus on significant buildings in Merbein. We will also be going on an excursion to the Merbein Historial Society on Wednesday the 19th of June, more information will be sent home about this next week. 

Have a great weekend!

Lisa

Grade 3 & 4 News

It has been a great week of learning in the Middle Unit! 

We have completed our Pat Tests, which is great to get out of the way and both Adam and I are now using this data to help us write student reports.

In Grade 3/4P we are continuing our learning about the First Fleet and we are using this information that we now know to write some great expanded sentences in Structured Literacy. We have read quite a few chapters in our class novel "The Wild Robot" and have completed some fun activities that coincide with the book. This week in ART we have started making 'friendship bracelets' on a loom. These have created much enthusiasm and a sense of calmness in our classroom!

This week in 3/4L we have finished off our topic on the Age of Exploration by researching an Early Explorer. Students enjoyed choosing their own research question to answer about their chosen explorer. We've also been rewriting traditional fairytales, focusing on story structure and plot. 

On Thursday students enjoyed playing on the newly resurfaced basketball court. It looks great and by all accounts 'is sooo much better than the old one'!

It is Grade 3/4L's assembly next week.

Below are some links to some games the Grade Three students have been using in Mathematics to help them solve questions quickly.

Julie and Adam

Grade 5 & 6 Information - St Joseph's College

Grade Five News

It's been very quiet at school with the Grade 5 and 6 students away on camp. I'm looking forward to hearing all their camp stories next week. 

Next Friday 7th June all Grade 5 students will participate in the Winter Sports program from 9am to 2pm at the Kenny Park Sports Complex.  Students should wear their winter PE uniform and bring a packed recess and lunch. Students will not have access to lunch orders. 

Enjoy your weekend!

Cheryl-Anne 

General News

                                               MILDURA BALLOON BASH

Event Dates: Saturday 29th June – Sunday 7th July, 2024

Meeting Times: Sunrise flights - approx. 5.45 – 6.15am; Afternoon flights - approx. 2.30pm – 3.00pm

Meeting place: Powerhouse Precinct – 122 Hugh King Dr, Mildura

Duration: Approx. 45-60min flight; total experience 3-3.5hrs

Click here to find out more!

 Global Ballooning will have limited spaces available, accommodating up to 32 passengers per day across sunrise and afternoon flights, ensuring attendees of the Big Balloon Bash will have ample opportunity to partake in the magic of hot air ballooning against the stunning backdrop of Mildura's landscape throughout the 9-day event. Additionally, there will be a Night Glow event featuring an array of balloons illuminating to music.

 Children from 6 years old can join our balloon flights.

School Advisory Council Members:

Thel O’Shea, Hannah Mills, Grant Finlayson, Courtney Portaro, Amy Cupper, Sandra Hammet, Lana Borchard, Adam Lawrence (Staff Rep) & Narelle Gallagher (Principal). Our first meeting for the year is on March 5th.

SIMON Everywhere App

This can be downloaded from either the Google Play Store or the Apple Store.  The app has been updated earlier this year and an email was sent out to parents.  If you are having issues with logging in, can you please contact Mia in the office. 

Student Medical Profile

Medical Profile: Please make sure that the school has been notified of any changes that have been made to your child’s Medical Profile on PAM and to also include this on the pink Parental Authority and Consent Form each year. 

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT TO MAKE OLSH AWARE OF ANY CHANGES.

Parent Notified Absence

If your child is unwell and will be absent from school, you are able to complete a Parent Notified Absence (PNA) on the SIMON Everywhere App or Parent Access Module (PAM) which will automatically notify the teacher and a text message will not be sent.

Newsletters

These are distributed every Friday on SIMON Everywhere and the OLSH Website. Please contact us if at any time you have any queries or require any further explanation about events, dates etc. Any items for the newsletter are asked to be handed in at the office by 9.00am on Friday.

Attendance & Sign in

A reminder to parents that the school needs to be notified of a student absence by 10 am on the day.  This can be done by calling the school office or by using SIMON Everywhere or sending an email to admin@olsmerbein.catholic.edu.au.

Second Hand Uniform

Please contact the school if you require any second hand uniform.