6 - 15th September, 2023 - Term 3, Week 10
Principal's News
Dear Families,
As we come to the end of another busy term, I’d like to take the opportunity to wish you all a restful holiday - hopefully there will be some time over the next two weeks to enjoy the break from school routines! This week there have been a large number of students who have been unwell, so we hope that everyone has a good rest and is ready to return to school fit and healthy, ready for the final term of the year. We welcome back Mrs. Phelan from Long Service Leave next term, and thank Mrs. Lawrence for filling in during Mrs. Phelan's time away.
On Wednesday, the OLSH students spent the afternoon completing activities as part of Sunray Warriors – an Environmental Adventure, an educational showcase presented by local agencies and organisations. All students had a great time and were able to learn and share their knowledge on a broad range of topics, including the river, the environment, water safety and much more. Thanks go to Mrs. Courtney for her organisation of the excursion. Everyone had a great time and learned a lot!
Yesterday we saw a splash of yellow in our school grounds to acknowledge R U OK? Day. This day is an important one to remind us all that asking others if they are ok should be something we do often, and that a simple conversation can make a big difference to how someone feels. At OLSH, we feel really lucky that we have so many caring students and staff who do look out for each other!
Last night at the disco, the students had a great time dressing up in their finest and showing us their dance moves! We have added lots of photos to the newsletter today for you to see, and also some video showcasing the dancing, which was spectacular at times! Thanks go to all of the Grade Three to Six student leaders for their great job decorating the multipurpose room for the night – it looked amazing! A big thanks to the staff for supervising this event after a long day at work.
Term Four brings with it many events, beginning with the Grade Three and Four Camp in Week Two. For those parents who haven’t yet made payment, this will need to be done as soon as possible. In Week Three, Grandparents Day will be held on the 20th of October. A flyer went home about this earlier in the week. This will also be attached to the newsletter today and will go home again at the beginning of term. Grandparents Day is always a great occasion for the students and their grandparents, so we hope to see as many here as possible to celebrate!
Summer uniform can now be worn and by Week Two of next term, all students should be in full summer uniform. Please make sure you have this organised over the holidays if needed.
I hope everyone enjoys a great two weeks away from school and we look forward to seeing you all on October 2nd for the beginning of Term Four!
Narelle Gallagher
Email:
- Narelle Gallagher: principal@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
- Office staff: admin@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
Office hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm - Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 3.45m - Friday
Teachers: 8.45am to 4.00pm - Monday to Friday
Footy Colours Day
Sunray Warriors
R U OK Day
Disco
Religious Education News
Rosary Liturgy: will be celebrated on Friday October 6th 2023 at 9am. All new children and staff to our school will receive a set of Rosary Beads made by the parish ladies in our school colours.
Sacrament of First Eucharist: The Sacrament of First Eucharist will be celebrated on the weekend of October 20th - 22nd 2023. Please keep the following children in your prayers: Zali Breewel, Ava Barnes, Isaac Longeri, Ember Baylin, Davien Maher, Fletcher Pollock, Michele Dichera.
A reminder to parents and caregivers of the children making their First Eucharist next month that the tasks are completed and handed into the parish office each week. Attending mass is an important part of preparing your child for this sacrament, so please make every effort to attend mass each week.
Grandparents Day: Our annual Grandparents Day Mass and celebrations will be held on Friday October 20th 2023. All Grandparents are invited to attend. The day will begin with a Mass in the Church then Grandparents and Special Friends will be invited back to OLSH to participate in some activities before enjoying a morning tea. We look forward to seeing all our wonderful grandparents.
Sports News
Footy Colours Day: Congratulations to all the children for enthusiastically participating in the Footy Colours Day activities. Thank you to our Grade Six class for organising and leading the activities. It was great to see so many teams and colours on the day.
Congratulations: To all the children for participating and representing OLSH at various sports throughout the term. It has been a successful term with Athletics Day, Mini Olympics and Summer Sports all being played throughout the ten weeks. We have some students who have qualified for the next stage and will be going to represent OLSH in October, we wish them every success.
Student of the Week
Congratulations to the following students:
| Prep: Isla McClelland | For her fantastic ideas, building and problem solving during our STEM activity. |
| Grade: 1/2 L: Savannah Borchard | Making great choices and representing the school well when on excursion. |
| Grade: 1/2 R: Pippa Page | Working hard to improve her writing and letter formation. Well Done! |
| Grade: 3/4 L: Zali Breewel | For her excellent work in writing and her great teamwork in STEM. |
| Grade: 3/4 P: Max Pulham | For his calm, thoughtful approach to tasks and for completing a fantastic well set out persuasive piece of writing. |
| Grade 5: Cody Pollard | Making valuable contributions to class discussions and making great progress in Maths this term. |
| Grade 6: Will Finlayson | Displaying bravery and making good choices. Keep it up! |
Happy Birthday
We wish the following students a Happy Birthday:
Chloe McCarthy - 19th September - 12 yrs
Oscar Hensgen - 22nd September - 8 yrs
Holly Cumming - 23rd September - 10 yrs
Ledger Bell - 24th September - 6 yrs
Chelsea Arnold - 28th September - 7 yrs
Matilda Pritchard - 29th September - 11 yrs
Junior News
Prep News
Thank you to all parents and families for your support, hard work and effort during Term 3. Make sure you enjoy a break these holidays, ready for another busy term.
Reading- Please remember to keep reading. Extra books will be sent home today to read over the holidays. Please encourage your child to read during the next two weeks. Reading could be a magazine or a book from home.
Show and Tell - A new list for Term 4 was sent home on yesterday.
Words - Please continue to practice word lists in word books.
Week 10 in Prep
Grade One/Two News
What a busy end of Term Three we have had!
On Monday our students had a great STEM Day, designing and making bird feeders. They came up with some great ideas to create a bird feeder that needed to hang in a tree, hold seed, have a perch and an opening for a variety of birds to reach the seeds. Check out their creations in the photos below.
On Wednesday we took a bus down the road to Chaffey Park for the Sunray Warriors excursion. The students had a wonderful time learning about our local environment and how we can look after it.
Thursday was RUOK? Day and as well as wearing a splash of yellow, our students took part in some valuable activities focusing on learning how to identify our own emotions and ways we can support our friends when they need it.
Art folders have gone home this week. Please keep the art work inside and return the folders to school.
We wish everyone a happy and safe break from school and look forward to seeing all our families refreshed and ready for Term Four!
STEM Day- Bird Feeders
If you have any questions you can email us at:
Prep: Rebecca Appledore - rappledore@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
1/2 L: Grace Laity- glaity@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
1/2 R: Lisa Ryan- lryan@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
Friday - 1/2 R contact: Emma Garraway - ewood@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
Middle News
Grade Three / Four:
Well done to both classes! It has been a busy week and term. The students need the holidays to recover before we hit another busy term in a couple of weeks. Coming up in Term Four are the camp and concert, among many other things. This week, both grades took part in another successful STEM Day, making videos to prove to the Preps that the Earth is round!
We would like to thank Mrs. Lawrence for her fantastic efforts in teaching Gr 3/4P while Mrs. Phealan was on Long Service Leave.
If you have any questions you can email us at:
- 3/4 L: Adam Lawrence – alawrenc@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
- 3/4 P: Julie Phelan – jphelan@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
Senior News
Grade Five News
Congratulations students and parents on all the hard work and effort involved in Term 3's learning. There is much to be proud of! Next term we will be immersing ourselves in all kinds of Scientific learning. It's going to be great fun! Until then, enjoy your holidays and have a safe and relaxing break.
Grade Six News
We have had a busy last week of Term, with some very exhausted kids (and teachers)! Between Disco, Sunray Warriors, STEM Day, R U OK? Day and now Footy Colours Day, we can't wait for a break! Wishing everyone a safe and happy holidays. See you all in Term Four!
If you have any questions you can email us at:
- 5: Cheryl-Anne Courtney - ccourtney@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
- 6: Danielle Ford- dford@olshmerbein.catholic.edu.au
General News
School Advisory Council Members:
Thel O’Shea, Hannah Mills, Grant Finlayson, Amy Cupper, Sandra Hammet, Lana Borchard, Adam Lawrence (Staff Rep) & Narelle Gallagher (Principal)
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.