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OUR LADY OF LEBANON COLLEGE
NEWSLETTER
23-25 Alice St Harris Park, 2150
Tel: 9633 6600 Fax: 9689 1662 www.olol-college.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 – Week 4: Monday 20th May 2013
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL – Sr Marlene Chedid We have had great events happening including the Voice of Charity Concert where out students’ performances were outstanding. Well done to the staff and students involved. We had a Mothers’ day Mass which was well attended. NAPLAN was undertaken and we hope each student has put in a great effort. Yr 8 were on camp learning new skills while Yr 9 had a reflection day. Plenty more is heading our way over the next few weeks. I thank the many staff and parents who contribute to the extra curricula activities at our College. Don’t forget our 40 year Mass this Wednesday. All are invited and I thank every person who has contributed in any way.
DOING THE ROUNDS Events - The Secondary calendar can be found at: http://www.olol-college.nsw.edu.au/events/ The Term 2 Primary calendar http://www.olol-college.nsw.edu.au/events/ Voice of Charity Concert - The Secondary choir and Yr 11 Drama students were involved in the Voice of Charity Concert that was held at Parramatta Riverside Theatre on the 6th and 8th May. It was a wonderful opportunity for our students to experience performing in a professional theatre in front of paid audiences. The concert was all about Jesus and our students and Ms Gebrael blew away the audience with their rendition of ‘I Surrender’ by Celine Dion. The Drama students were spectacular in their performance of ‘God Against Temptation’ play. Thank you to Mr AbouGharrach and Ms Gebrael for their assistance in the concert. - Ms Youssef
Scholastic Book Fair in Primary Hall on 24th & 27th May - Preview books and complete wish lists. On 28th & 29th May – Book selling. Parents welcomed.
Walk Safety to School Day - Join us on 24th May from 8-11am to promote this important safety event. The organisers of Walk safely to school day were so impressed with the organisation of our event that they invited Mr Geoff Lee MP Member for Parramatta to be present, and he has accepted. Spare Clothes - Occasionally accidents occur and students need a change of clothes. Please put a spare pair of shorts/track pants, a T-shirt and clean underwear in a plastic bag in your child’s school bag. Aria Music - Aria Music offers group guitar and keyboard lessons at OLOL. Instruments and activities are provided for the lessons. Classes are small (up to 5 children) for half an hour. The lessons run during breaks, on Tues, Wed and Fri. Fee is $19.50/wk. We are also seeking expressions of interest for a singing class ($19.50/wk), and for a group violin class ($22/wk, max of 3 children in the class). If your child would like to learn any of these instruments, contact [email protected], or call 0402 780 130. Aria Music - www.ariamusic.com.au College Canteen - will only provide heating services and plastic cutlery for items purchased. Woolworths earn and learn – bring in your stamps to the College each time you shop at Woolworths Assessing Student Achievement - Along with increased media interest over NAPLAN and the MySchool website it is becoming obvious that students are under increasing pressure to perform during assessments. The assessment process used by our College is ongoing throughout the year to capture the students’ continuous development. We ask that parents maintain a reassuring approach to their child’s studies, so that the children remain calm and perform to the best of their abilities. Please make an appointment to speak to your child’s teacher if there are any concerns regarding your child’s progress.
Year 8 camp at Wiseman’s Ferry from 15-17th May
Year 9 reflection day held on Friday 17th May with the theme about bullying
CONGRATULATIONS Honour Board Awards - Congratulations to students who received an Honour Board award. Their work is displayed in the Primary Administration office. In K: Monica Dagher, Charlize Sleiman Charlie Massoud, Faith El–Katrib, K Arabic: Suzannah Al-Alam. Yr 6 Alanah Lichaa, Marianne Dagher, Naomi Chehade, Zena Hadchiti. All Rounder Awards – Yr 8: Melissa Zalloua, Danielle El Hawzi, Charbel El–Hachem, Sandy Yacoub, Briana Azar, Joseph Najim, Danielle Abou-Karam Yr 9: Anna Kassis, Danielle Loulach Yr 12: Charbel BouDaher, Joshua Frangi, Jessica Katrib Bronze award – Yr 9: Josephine Shomar, Barbara Elhawzi, James Fares Public speaking - Anthony Nahas Yr 10 and Josephine Stanton Yr 11 represented our College in The Sydney Morning Herald Public Speaking competition on 7th May. They spoke about Drugs in Sport and Slavery, captivating the audience. Unfortunately, the competition was tough and they did not win. Thank you to the students for representing our College and the teachers who mentored them. – Ms Macura Year 9 achievements - Cintia ElKhoury competed at the National Age swimming Championships in Adelaide from 8-12th April. Her 4×50m Freestyle Relay team came 4th narrowly missing out on the Bronze. Cintia was also placed in the top 20 in Australia for the 100m Freestyle. We also congratulate her on the recent NSW CCC Swimming Championships where Cinitia placed in the top 5 for four of her events. Claudia Douiahy recently performed at Stockland Merrylands’ Harmony Day and Holroyd Council’s City Feast events. In her first talent quest she sang ‘listen’ by Beyoncé and achieved first place! In the talent quest performance over the 2 week holidays, Claudia sang ‘hurt’ by Christina Aguilera and achieved third place. Claudia will later this year be starring as Grace in the Seymour Theatre production of Annie.
Representative Sport – Rounds 1&2
Team Opposition Result Player of the week
Jr boys soccer McCarthy St Clare
Lost 0-6 Lost 0-6
Anthony Haykal
Inter boys soccer McCarthy St Clare
Lost 0-4 Drew 1-1
George Nader
Jn boys league St Clare Won 42-0
Inter boys league St Clare St Andrews
Won 26-18 Won 34-4
George Fakhr
Sr boys league Castle Hill Won 18-8 Anthony Katrib
Jr girls soccer McCarthy St Clare
Lost 0-6 Lost 0-6
Angelina Katrib
Inter girls soccer McCarthy St Clare
Won 2-0 Lost 0-1
Stephanie Douaihy, Victoria Bou-Melhem, Sarah Merheb
Jr girls hockey McAuley Trinity
Drew 1-1 Lost 1-2
Girls blue netball St Bishoy Emmaus
Won 16-1 Lost 1-43
Girls gold netball St Clare Lost 8-46
Touch footy - Congratulations to the intermediate boys touch football team for finishing 6th out of 18 schools in the NSW State all schools tournament. The boys played extremely well finishing second in their pool. The students made the quarter finals and lost in a tight encounter. Congratulations once again.
Cross country comp on 10th May - Well done to our Cross Country team on their excellent performance. We have 4 of our athletes selected to the PDSSSC team. Best performers on the day were: Elias Boustani 2nd and Edward Elias 5th out of 59 competitors. Peter Youssef 5th out of 78 competitors. Wadih Boustani 6th out of 93 competitors and Georgiana Bou-Said 11th out of 89 competitors. Well done to all our runners. AFL: Our Open girls won all their games and in the Grand Final. Well done. Open Boys AFL team defeated Cecil Hills 15-0 and defeated Rooty Hill 31-18. However they lost to St Dominics 0-21 missing out on the Grand Final qualifier.
PARENTS’ NEWS Dear Parents/Guardians, every student in Secondary should have received a copy of the Curriculum Policy which was sent to their child’s College email. Please ask your son/daughter to download the policy and read it with them so you are aware of the responsibilities and procedures. The link for Adobe Reader is: http://get.adobe.com/reader/ - Mr J Messiha. Mothers’ Day - Thank you to all who participated in the Mothers’ day stall. It was a huge success, raising close to $2,500. This money will be spent on resources to enrich our children's lives at the College. The best part of the day for me was watching the children choose a gift for their special mums and grandmothers and walking away very proud of themselves. It was such a pleasure to be part of this fantastic fund raiser and social event. I urge all parents who have time to join the PA. It's very rewarding and you get to meet the wonderful teachers and other parents. - Rita Saade: Chairperson.
Annual General meeting including elections on Thursday 23rd May at 2:00pm for the Parent Association. All parents invited to attend. Will be held in the Primary Conference room.
Well-being course - Difficulties with sadness, worry and stress are common within the Arabic-speaking community. A course has been adapted to help Australians of an Arabic Speaking background - the Wellbeing Course. The Course is for people: of Arabic ancestry, aged 18+, experiencing symptoms of sadness, stress or worry. To start an application for the Course, go to www.ecentreclinic.org and click on the Wellbeing Course (Arabic speaking background). You can contact us [email protected] if you have any questions about the Course or application.
OLOL COLLEGE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS! In 2001 Our Lady of Lebanon College welcomed the New South Wales Premier Bob Carr. Our Primary students performed the song ‘Bob the Builder’ to his delight. The Premier addressed the staff, students and parents. Two weeks later the NSW Liberal Parliamentary John Brogden was in attendance and addressed the Secondary students.
Celebratory Mass 22nd May at 10:30am followed by morning tea in the Primary hall - Invitation open to all past and present staff, students, parents and friends.
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