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Our Lady of Fatima Palmyra is a Catholic School that aspires to provide a respectful, secure and caring learning environment where our community is committed to following the teachings of Jesus.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents,

Easter is almost upon us. I continue to be amazed at how quickly time is moving,

it does not seem that long ago that we were welcoming everyone back for the

start of the new year, and next week is the beginning of April. It has been a very

busy term with the busyness of the classroom teaching and learning in the

classroom being complemented by a range of extra-curricula activities to provide

the children with a very full and well-rounded curriculum.

Harmony Day

As a school, we spent some time reflecting on a range of different cultures and

the multi-cultural nature of our society last Friday. The Year 3’s led us through

an interesting and informative assembly to begin our day, followed by our

Harmony Day parade on the grassed area at the front of our school. The children

also enjoyed the Sausage Sizzle as a whole school lunch as a special part of our

celebration for the day. Huge thanks to the ladies on our P&F who facilitated the

Sausage Sizzle for the children and the staff.

Holy Week

The children have been preparing for the Easter season by participating in some

Holy Week reflections this week. Our Year 1’s and 2’s re-enacted Palm Sunday

for us and this morning the Year 3’s and 4’s led the focus by re-enacting the Last

Supper before we move into the Stations of the Cross with our Year 5’s and 6’s

this morning. The Year 5’s and 6’s drew a parallel between the Stations of the

Cross and how that translates to every day life for all of us. This time of the year

it is very important that the children in our community reflect on the Easter Story

and that there is an appropriate balance between the Easter Story and the more

commercial Easter messages portrayed this time of the year.

Easter Egg Raffle

This afternoon, we came together as a school community to draw the Easter

Raffle Prizes. It is always a real highlight for the children and a great way for the

children to celebrate the Easter long weekend. Thanks again to a group of parents

who have coordinated all the prizes which were drawn today and thank you also

to all the families for the small donation made so that these prizes were available

for the children. The gold coin donation from each child will go towards Caritas,

a Catholic Support Agency we like to support this time of the year.

Caritas

Speaking of Caritas, we have had a group of Year 4 girls coordinate a special

fundraiser for Caritas by making Jelly Cups and selling them at lunch time over

the past couple of days. Congratulations to Shaia, Ellie, Kendall and Eve for their

generosity in providing a treat for children from Years 2-6. The Jelly Cups were

sold for 50c each and the girls raised $63. We added this to the money raised at

our recent whole school sausage sizzle, thanks to our P&F, which will also go to

Caritas, a focus that we incorporate in our Lenten season.

Week 9 Wednesday 28th March

SCHOOL DATES FOR 2018

TERM 1

STUDENTS START

WEDNESDAY 31ST JANUARY

STUDENTS FINISH

THURSDAY 12TH APRIL

PUPIL FREE DAYS FRIDAY 13TH APRIL

P: 9333 7900 F: 9339 4951 E : office@olof.wa.edu.au

www.olof.wa.edu.au

From the Principal—(Continued) Parent Teacher Interviews (PP-6)

We will have our annual Parent Teacher interviews at the end of Term 1. The interviews are held at this time

to focus the discussion around how each child has settled into the new routines and structures within the

classroom setting since the start of the year. A number of parents and classroom teachers have already initi-

ated meetings to discuss children’s progress and testing results to address how individual’s are progressing

academically and socially. If you are one of these parents, you may not need to have another meeting on the

scheduled afternoon of Tuesday 10th April.

To facilitate the meetings, the school will close at 12 noon, before the meetings start at 12:30pm and

continue until 5:30pm. If you would like to utilise the Camp Australia Programme, please let them know

before the Easter long weekend. Again, they require a minimum of 18 to run the Programme.

It is crucial that parents and teachers adhere to the 10 minute time frame, to ensure the timetable runs on

time throughout the afternoon. Our support teachers and specialist teachers will also be available for

interviews throughout the afternoon.

Parents will be provided with access to a link to book a time for their interview/s immediately after the

Easter long weekend. The families with more than one child at our school will be sent the information on

Wednesday 4th April, to enable them to schedule meetings with different teachers and 24 hours later, the

same information will be provided to the families with one child in the school. Our hope is that all the

interviews will be booked by the end of next week in preparation for the Parent Teacher Interviews on

Tuesday 10th April.

Open Afternoon (PP-6)

The following day, Wednesday 11th April, we have an Open Afternoon where parents are invited to come

into the classrooms where their children can take them on a “tour” of the room and show the parents some

work that they are very proud of. This afternoon is not designed for parents to have any in depth conversa-

tions with teachers, that was the focus the previous afternoon, this is more about the children explaining

some of their learning to their parents and/or grandparents.

Our Swimming Programme

Our School Swimming Carnival held a week and a half ago was an event where our children in Years 4-6

were able to challenge themselves in a competitive environment which had an emphasis on participation.

The rate of participation was fantastic and the standard of swimming throughout the school was very strong

which is a credit to the parents in the community for fostering the value of children being able to swim

strongly and vigilantly supporting their children to develop this important life skill. Our Interschool

Swimming Team has been announced and they completed their last training session last Tuesday morning

before the Interschool Swimming Carnival next Friday 6th April. Come and join us at the carnival at

Fremantle Pool if you are able to, it should be a great event. My thanks again to Oz Celenza for coordinating

the programme and all the parents who assisted us at training, providing breakfast and at our school carnival,

particularly Rebecca Dreverman for her valuable assistance and expertise.

Problem Solving/Creative Thinking

As you may remember from my Parent Information Night Presentation a couple of months ago, the

development of the children’s problem solving and creative thinking skills is a defined curriculum focus for

us. I am enjoying facilitating some maths extension classes for a group of very capable children in Years 3

and 4 and at the same time, we have been adding another teacher to Years 5 and 6 and allowing those 2 clas-

ses to be split between 3 teachers to reduce the number of children in each group to enable problem solving

strategies to be explicitly taught.

From the Principal—(Continued)

We also have the director of Opti-Minds WA here at our school on Thursday 5th April working with a group

of 25 children in Years 5 and 6 between 9am and 12noon. Opti-Minds WA is an organisation that teaches

children how to think “outside the square” in a very creative and lateral thinking manner. These are the types

of skills that will hold children in good stead, as they grow up in an ever-changing world. Also related to this

focus is the development of our Robotics Programme where all the children from Years 4-6 will spend time

immersed in the Programme. Our Year 6 class is currently working through a Robotics Programme which

will conclude at the end of Term 2, before the Year 5’s spend Term 3 in the programme and the Year 4’s

will get their turn in Term 4.

School Banking

Due to Easter Tuesday holiday, there will be NO school banking next week.

Dates to Remember:

Friday 30th March – Good Friday

Monday 2nd April - Easter Monday

Tuesday 3rd April – Easter Tuesday

Wednesday 4th April – Children resume after the Easter Long Weekend

Wednesday 4th April – Year 6 Excursion to the Maritime Museum

Thursday 5th April – Opti-Minds Workshop in Year 5 and 6

Friday 6th April – Interschool Swimming Carnival

Tuesday 10th April – Early finish for children at 12 noon

Tuesday 10th April – Parent Teacher interviews between 12:30pm and 5:30pm

Wednesday 11th April – Open Afternoon from 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Wednesday 11th April – P&F Meeting

Thursday 12th April – Last day of Term 1 for the children

Friday 13th April – Regional religious Education Professional Development Day for Staff.

Best wishes for the coming fortnight.

Paul Hansen

PRINCIPAL

SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

YEARS 4—6

HARMONY DAY

MARCH 1st Joel O’Dea

2nd Finn Turner

2nd Sebastian Curr

4th Thomas Backhouse

7th Mila Franks

8th Rachel Gendron

8th Noah McNally

8th Benjamin Van Rensburg

8th Max Haigh

9th Rupert Young

10th Bentley Turner

12th Georgia Kenny

MARCH 13th Ruby Matthews

14th Jake Oliver

14th Cael Olivari-Brown

17th Zach Felsch

19th Milani Chapman

23rd Isaac Duce

25th Max Oliver

25th Hudson Buswell

25th Albie Cowan

26th Madison Woods

30th Orlando Dillon

31st Hamish Buswell

MERIT AWARDS

WEEK 6, TERM 1, 2018

PRE-PRIMARY - AMITY GABRIELS, EMILIO COLREAVY,

BENJAMIN VAN RENSBURG, RACHEL GENDRON

YEAR ONE - OTIS ROBERTS, LEWIS JONDAHL, AMY GREGORY,

MAX GRUBB

YEAR TWO - SAMUEL PIGGOTT, ELEANOR DAVISON

YEAR THREE - ARCHIE ROBERTS, MIAH GILLAUSSEYN,

VINCENT SMITH, LAWSON DEWAR

YEAR FOUR - ELI GOODWIN, KENDAL WILLIAMS,

FRANKIE LUCAS, XAVIER ZILKO

YEAR FIVE - ALEXANDER CURR, JESSICA SHEPHERD,

QUENTIN BACICH, LUCIA BRADSHAW-PINI

YEAR SIX - NORA CASEY, THOMAS DREVERMAN,

SIENNA BUSWELL

HERO AWARD - MAX DI LELLO

P & F News

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

Entertainment Books will be available again this year from Our Lady of Fatima and will be delivered on 15th May. The Digital version will be available also!!!

ANNUAL EASTER EGG RAFFLE

Thank you to everyone for your

Easter donations. Money raised

from this super fun event is

going to Caritas.

P & F News

P & F News

FATIMA FOOTY TIPPING IS BACK FOR 2018!

How to Join: Go to www.footytips.com.au to register.

Click on the link http://www.footytips.com.au/comps/OLOF_P-F_2018

or search OLOF PF 2018 to join.

Password: OLOF

Previous tippers have been emailed an invitation to register.

Entry Fee: $30 per entry, everyone can join!

$15 for individual students

Prizes: $10 weekly prize for round winner. (Winner will be the member

with the most correct tips and closest to the margin. If there is more

than 1 winner the prize money will jackpot to the following round).

There will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th for the overall home and away

season. Winning amounts will be announced once we have

confirmed numbers. Last year was 1st- $220, 2nd- $160 and 3rd- $100.

If you forget to put your tips in you will receive the lowest average

score.

Payments: Cash payment can be made to Tracy Fic at the OLOF

Office and you will receive a receipt of payment. Please use your

name and alias when paying so you can be cross-referenced.

Entry fee must be paid by ROUND 8. Weekly reminders will be sent out

to those who have not paid. Participants who have not payed by

ROUND 8 will be removed from the competition.

Please ensure all email contacts are correct.

If you need any help please feel free to email cpjones082@gmail.com

or call 0401 056 625.

Good luck and let the games begin!

Chris Jones - P&F Committee

A Note from the Community Health Nurse

Welcome to the new school year. My name is Judy Sullivan and I am the Community Health Nurse who visits your school. Community Health Nurses work in schools to promote healthy development and wellbeing so students may reach their full potential. A major part of my work is focused on early intervention and the School Entry Health Assessment program. Community Health Nurses serve as a health contact point for children and their families, providing infor-mation, assessment, health counselling and referral. The services provided are free and confidential. If you have a concern about your child’s health or development, please contact me via your school office or at my Community Health Base on 9314 0100. Communicable Diseases and Immunisations We have been notified of current cases of chicken pox in WA Primary Schools. This is a timely reminder to ensure your child’s immunisations are up to date. Maintaining a high level of immunisation within our community is very important to control the spread of communicable diseases and to keep everyone well, especially those who are most at risk such as; babies, pregnant mothers, the elderly and those who are unwell or immunocompromised. Your child can have their 4 year old / Kindy age immunisations from 3 ½ years of age. If your child has missed any of their vaccinations or is old enough to receive their next booster vaccines please visit your Doctor or Immunisation clinic to enhance their protection from communicable diseases such as chicken pox. If your child becomes unwell please consult your Doctor. Parents/Guardians Year 6 Students A Health Information letter, Scoliosis and Colour Blindness Pamphlet has been distributed to Year 6 students. Please see below information and look out for the brochures as now is the time to follow up on this important information. Scoliosis Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine. It can be detected by a simple examination of the back.

The normal spine has three curves – one in the neck, one in the upper back and one in the lower back. These curves can be seen from the side, but when you look from behind the spine should appear straight. If the spine has a sideways curve, this is scoliosis.

An information leaflet about Scoliosis has been distributed to all Year 6 students. Please read through the information provided and check your child for scoliosis as described in the leaflet.

If you have any concerns, please contact your General Practitioner.

Colour Blindness

Colour blindness means that a person cannot distinguish some colours or see the colours differently to other people. Very few people who are colour blind are ‘blind’ to all colours. Commonly, the colours seen differently are greens, yellows, oranges and reds.

An information leaflet on colour blindness has been distributed to all Year 6 students.

For more information and see the Colour Blind Awareness and Support Group on

http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~doverton/

If you have any concerns, colour vision testing can be performed by some General Practitioners, Eye specialists or Optometrists.

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TERM 1 - 2018

Our Lady of Fatima, Palmyra

WEEK MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT /SUN

Week 4

Feb

19

20 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo

21

P & F Meeting at

7.30pm

22 23 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo Year 6 Assembly

24/25

Week 5

Feb/

March

26 27 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo

28

Year 4 Day at

Seton

1 2 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo

3/4

Week 6

March

5

Labour Day

6 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo OT Screening in

Pre-Primary

7 8

ASCS Cricket

Tompkins

Park Yr 6

9 OLOF Swimming

Trials, Melville

Leisure: 12.15-

3.00pm Commonwealth Bank

Talk at Assembly

P & F Welcome Back

Function

Year 1 Assembly

10/11

Commitment

Masses for

Sacraments

Week 7

March

12 13 Swimming Training 7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo

Pre-Primary OT

Screening

14 15 16 OLOF Swimming

Carnival, Melville

Leisure: 9.00-12.00

17

St Patrick’s

Day

18

Week 8

March

19

Year 2 to

AQWA

20 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo Year 4 Class attending

MJR Session

21 Harmony Day

Kindy – Harmony

day dress up and

shared lunch

22

Confirmation

Parent-Child

Meeting at

6.30pm in

Hall

23 Swimming Training 7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo TBC

Dress Up Day and Sausage Sizzle for

PP—Year 6 for

Harmony Day

Year 3 Assembly

24/25

Palm Sunday

Week 9

March/

April

26

Holy Week

begins

27 Swimming Training

7.30-8.10 Melville

Water Polo

28 29

Holy

Thursday

30

Good Friday

31

Easter

Saturday

1 Easter

Sunday

Week 10

April

2

Easter

Monday

3

Easter

Tuesday

4 Year 6 Class to

WA Maritime

Museum

5 Opti-Minds

Programme Yrs 5 & 6 9am – 12pm

6 ASCS Interschool

Swimming Carnival Fremantle Leisure 9.20-12.00

7/8

Week 11

April

9 10 Parent/Teacher

Interviews

School finishes at

12noon

11 Open Afternoon

2.30pm—3.30pm

12 13 Regional PD Day

14/15

PARISH NEWS

PARISH WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil - 6.30 pm

Sunday - 7.30am, 9.45am, 6.30pm

KEYED UP MUSIC

Keyed Up Music will be teaching Keyboard lessons Tuesdays, Wednesdays and

Fridays during school times and Guitar on Wednesday during school times. Lessons

start from $22.55 for a group lesson of 2 and $33.00 for an individual lesson. If you

are interested please ring Therese on 1300 366 243 or enrol at

www.keyedupmusic.com.au/enrolment-form

SCHOOL BANKING

Tuesday mornings. Students or parents can drop their bank books into

the office on/or by Monday for banking Tuesday morning and they will

be sent back to class after Tuesday morning banking. Thank you

Maria and Emma

NO BANKING NEXT WEEK DUE TO EASTER TUESDAY!