Dear Parents and Friends

Term 1 Reflection Hard to believe we are nearing the end of Term One; it has certainly gone very quickly. Much has happened this term and there have been some wonderful learning opportunities for all of our students here at Our Lady of Lourdes. Next term will be no different and I encourage each and every student in our school to keep striving to be the best person they can be. I also thank our parent community for your support throughout the term. There will be many more opportunities to be involved next term and I encourage you to do so.

Social Media If you are posting photos or videos of your child at a school event on social media can you please make sure that it is only your child. It is not appropriate to post images of other students without asking permission from their parents/guardians. This is a sensitive topic and many families do not want photos of their children on the internet or social media. Please think carefully and be very mindful of this when posting images.

Technological Developments Next term there are some exciting technological developments happening here at OLOL which we believe will make it easier for parents to access important information. 1. We will be launching an Our Lady of Lourdes smartphone application where with the touch of your screen

you will have access to a range of school information 2. The format of the newsletter will change 3. The canteen is going online (see the flyer in today’s newsletter for details on how to register) 4. There will be 80 new IPads for use across the school. Stay tuned as more information will be disseminated early in Term Two on how to access the smartphone application and how this technology will benefit us as a community.

VISION Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School seeks to offer excellence in education, enlivened by the life and teaching of

Jesus Christ in a school community where the dignity of each person is valued.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School 29 Marda Way | Nollamara| 6061 | Ph.: 9349 1233 | Fax: 9345 2656 Email: admin@ololnoll.wa.edu.au | Website: www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au

Parish Priest: Rev Stan Bendkowski SDS | Ph: 9345 5541| Fax: 9345 5581

5th April 2017 Newsletter No 5

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Week 1

Term 2

24th April Staff Catholic

Day. Pupil Free Day.

25th April Public Holiday

ANZAC Day.

26th April PD Day for Staff. Pupil Free Day.

27th April 3YO, PP-Y6

Students start Term 2.

28th April 2.15pm ANZAC

Ceremony.

29th April

30th April

Week 2

1st May

2nd May 6.30pm P & F

Meeting.

3rd May

4th May Yr. 6 Incursion.

11am Yr. 4 reconciliation.

5th May 6th May

7th May 9am First Holy Communion.

Principal’s News Continued…….

Free Dress Day – Gold Coin Donation for Project Compassion

This Friday 7th April we are having a free dress day in return for a gold coin donation. All money raised will

go to Project Compassion.

Pupil Free Days – April 24, 25 and 26

The first day of Term Two for students is Thursday 27th April. Please put this date into your diary as Monday

24th April is our staff Catholic Day Holiday that is given to us in recognition of the Sacramental and Religious

celebrations we attend throughout the year. April 25th is ANZAC Day and April 26th is a Professional

Development Day for staff.

EDU-Dance Concert

The Edu-Dance concert today was absolutely fantastic. It was great to see a showcase of what the students

have been learning every Wednesday with Miss Belladonna. What really pleased me the most was seeing the

smiles on the faces of the students when performing in front of such a big crowd. I would sincerely like to

thank Miss Belladonna for teaching the students here at Our Lady of Lourdes, I think it’s pretty safe to say

they really enjoyed their lessons every Wednesday. Thank you also to all the members of our community

that turned up to support our classes. It is very much appreciated. Finally, well done to all students involved

the showcase today is a real credit to you.

Super 8’s Cricket Carnival

Our Year Five and Year Six students were tremendous ambassadors at the recent Cricket Carnival. They were

able to participate as a team and there were some excellent cricket skills on show. The children can be very

proud of their achievements and positive sportsmanship. I thank Mr Mammoliti for coordinating the event

and Mrs Russo and Miss Burns for their excellent umpiring.

Online Canteen

At the start of Term Two the Our Lady of Lourdes canteen will be going online through Quickcliq formally

known as Our Online Canteen. You will be able to order and pay for your child’s lunch online from the

comfort of your own home, no cash required.

Until everyone is familiar with the new system you will still also be able to order the old way by paying with

cash at the canteen. You will still be able to buy recess items and limited other items such as ice creams at

lunch time. For those of you with the stickybeaks lunch bag you will no longer require them here at school as

the system prints orders off directly onto bags loaded into the printer. Instructions on how to get started are

included later in the newsletter. The upcoming holidays will be a perfect time to sign up and get started.

First Communion Retreat

On Monday the Year Four class and some Parish students attended a retreat at the Schoenstatt Shrine in

Armadale. The retreat was in preparation for their First Holy Communion which is coming up on Sunday May

7th. The students had a great day completing activities and really focussing in on how special it is to receive

the Body and Blood of Christ. It is a big step in the faith journey of each of these students and as a

community we will support and pray for them as they continue their preparations. I would like to thank Mrs

Cruttenden for organising the retreat and a big thank you to the parents that attended, your support is much

appreciated.

2019 Kindy & 3YO Enrolments

School Website

Interviews for Kindy 2019 and our 2019 3YO programme will be conducted this year. If you have a child born between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015, or 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 for the 3YO’s please ensure that you have completed an enrolment form. You can download the enrolment documents by visiting www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au or see Mrs Harris in the front office. Thank you.

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Easter Paraliturgy On Friday at 2.15pm we have our Easter Paraliturgy in the church. Each class from Pre Primary to Year Six will be involved in some way and it is a great opportunity to reflect at this very important time for us as a Catholic community. At the conclusion of the Paraliturgy we will be drawing our Easter Raffle. All parents and friends are welcome to attend; it would be great to see you there.

I wish everyone a safe, happy and enjoyable holiday. I look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday 27th April for the start of Term 2.

Best Wishes, Mark Ryan Principal

For further details regarding the following, please refer to the School Website www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au

• School Banking • Canteen • Uniform Shop • Term Dates • Parish Mass Times • Lodging of Absentee notes • SEQTA Engage

If you would like information on the following please refer to our Website. http://www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au/correspondence.html • KidSport • Jazz Event for Juniors • Positive Parenting– Free

Parenting Seminars

Principal’s News Continued…..

Well done to Marion Vales

Year 4 who is our winner

of the Mathlete of the Week trophy for

Week 8

Well done to Anthony Dinh

Year 2 who is our winner

of the Mathlete of the Week trophy for

Week 9

During the first 2 weeks of Term 2 the children

can wear either their summer or winter

uniform with full transition by Monday 8th

May. All children from Yrs. 1 -6 must be in their

full winter uniform.

BOYS - Blue shirt with school crest, long navy

trousers, school tie, school jumper, school black

lace-up shoes and navy socks.

GIRLS - School pinafore tunic, white blouse,

school tie, short white socks or navy blue tights,

school jumper, school black lace-up shoes.

Kindy/Pre Primary

School royal blue tracksuit with school emblem

and gold/orange polo shirt with school emblem.

For any further winter uniform purchases the

Uniform Shop will be open on Friday 7th April,

8.30am - 10.30am and 1.30 - 3.15pm and

Wednesday 26th April, 9.00am –1.00pm.

Those children from Kindy, Pre Primary and

Year One that don’t have the winter uniform,

must make time on one of theses days to come

in for a fitting.

Thank you.

School Banking will commence Monday 1st May. Kindy Parents please bring your banking books in on Friday 28th April. Thank you.

Free Dress Day Friday 7th April

The Munch Box

Lunches can be ordered for students every Wednesday and Friday. All lunch orders are to be written on a paper bag with the name and grade of the child clearly labeled. Please secure money in the bag and NO FOREIGN COINS are to be included. (Online ordering will commence from Term 2.)

Term 2 and 3 Winter Uniform

23rd March to 5th April 2017 Emilio Caceres-Croce, Dylan Lynch, Akanksha Sarkar, Lily Tran, Nicholas Willis-Jones, Mishma Kemboi, Mia Carter, Arianna Brazzale and Father Stan.

Term 2 School Banking

Happy Birthday

Parents please note that OLOL is an ALLERGY AWARE SCHOOL!

This means no nuts, peanut butter, Nutella or bars/cakes containing

nuts.

Parent helpers are required on Wednesday and Friday. If you are able to help even for just an hour, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Mrs Samuels or leave your name at the front office, as soon as possible.

Canteen Menu is now on the website.

This Friday will be a free dress day for a gold coin donation. The money raised will go towards

Project Compassion.

P & F News

Could you be a Class Rep? The role of class representative may include but is not limited to:

Welcoming new parents to the school. Introducing parents to the roles and activities of the P&F association. Inviting parents to support and attend school functions and activities. This may include the

arrangement of class tables / rosters for any particular event or function. Arranging the distribution of raffle / entry tickets. Attend P&F meetings whenever possible. Communicate regularly with the P&F executive. Organise class communication list e.g. email addresses and telephone numbers.

If you would like to volunteer for the role please register your interest by completing the form below and returning it to the front office. You can also contact me via email: j_wood@iinet.net.au or by phone on 0413 189 801 to discuss the role.

Thank you Joanna Wood P & F President ———————————————————————————————————————————

Name:

Class Rep for:

Email: Phone:

Our Lady of Lourdes is now selling the 2017/2018 Entertainment Book for $70.00. Choose from the traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership that comes with the Gold Card and vouchers, or the new Entertainment™ Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone! All funds raised will go towards our school.

Discover hundreds of valuable offers including 50% off and 2-for-1 offers for many of the best restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, hotels, travel, shopping and much more, with an Entertainment Membership!

If you would like to order a new book please see Mrs Cruttenden (Yr. 4) or the office staff.

Entertainment Books

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRIMARY SCHOOL

TO PRE-ORDER ONLINE GO TO: www.entbook.com.au/844l41

Running Club

Project Compassion

Don’t forget Running Club tomorrow morning. We will leave from the library at 8:00 a.m. sharp and walk to Woodchester Oval.

Last year we raised $399.00 through our Clothing drive.

The money has been donated to Oxfam Australia.

As part of our activities in our tenth year as a Water

Wise school we wanted to recognise how important

water is to communities, not just our own, but globally.

This contribution to Oxfam will help bring hope for the

future for people whose need is so great.

Thank you to all those families and staff who helped to

fill our bin with all their unwanted clothing, shoes etc.,

the response was very much appreciated.

ECO Fundraiser/Oxfam

Absentee Notes

Our Community

Please make sure that all your child/children’s Term 1 Absentee Notes have been handed to the Teacher.

Thank you.

Please continue to keep in your prayers all members of our community who are sick or who have relatives and friends who are ill at this time. We especially ask that you keep them in your closest thoughts.

Congratulations to Isabella Tran (Yr3), Lily Tran (PP) and family on the safe arrival of their beautiful baby sister, Emma.

Thankyou to all the students who donated to Project Compassion over the past 2 weeks. The class that raised the most money in Week 8 was Year 5. Well done to Miss Burns and the Year 5 class. They raised an amazing $273.40 which includes proceeds from their cake stall. Special mention also goes to Year 2 who raised $41.05. In Week 8 we raised $345.10. The class that raised the most money in Week 9 was Year 2. Well done to Mrs Callaghan and the Year 2 class. They raised an $34.75. Special mention also goes to Year 4 who raised $29.55. In Week 9 we raised $103.80 So far we have raised $754.55 altogether. Keep up the great work!

Our deepest sympathy to Blessings Kalonga (Yr. 5) on the loss of his Grandfather. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this very sad time.

Easter Raffle

Tickets are 3 for $2, one bundle of 3 tickets have been sent home with each child. Please return your stubs and money ASAP. Extra tickets will be available from the P&F or front office. Prizes will be drawn after the Easter Liturgy on Friday 7th April.

Our Year One to Six students’ were able to add to their growing bag of sports skills and tricks this term as they took part in a series of tennis clinics, coached by David, Shane and Ashleigh, from ProEdge Tennis Academy. The clinics were conducted at school, during P.E classes, with each of the coaches doing a great job of imparting their skills and knowledge of the game on to our students. Age proved no barrier, with even our Year One and Two classes showing how they could impersonate the likes of Federer, Djokovic and Williams with their forehand, volley and backhand shots. In addition to this, the upper years were taught how to combine all their skills, including serving, within mini games against their classmates, coaches and teachers - It was a lot of fun for everyone!

Tennis Lessons– Mr Mammoliti

Visit www.proedgetennis.com for more information on Junior enrolments and participation in your local area. Tennis Holiday Clinic’s will be held at the Nollamara Tennis Club from Tuesday 18th April to Friday 21st April, from 3pm—5pm, Fee $100. Enrolments can be emailed to MT.PL@proedgetennis.com

Year 6 Excursion—Government and Parliament House

Merit Assembly 31st March

Canteen Online Instructions

When selecting Our Lady of Lourdes, please make sure you choose Nollamara not Dardanup.

Community News

Piano Tuition is available at OLOL during school hours by a qualified musician, inspiring and

encouraging instruction with 20 years’ experience and a Master of Music Degree. AMEB exam preparation if desired. For further information please call Lara Mechteriakova on 9440 5951.

Guitar Lessons - A fun introduction to guitar playing, rhythm awareness, dexterity and musical

creativity. $16.50 per half hour lesson during school hours with 3-6 students per group. Learn with your friends! To enrol (places are limited), please send a quick email with your child's name, year level in 2017 and whether they already own a guitar or not, to groupguitar.au@gmail.com

Princess Margaret Hospital Volunteers Since 1929, the volunteer presence at Princess Margaret Hospital has been extremely important to the experience that our patients and families have during their time here. Their concern for people and their ability to create an atmosphere of friendliness and goodwill is invaluable. With the exciting move to the world class Perth Children’s Hospital we are expanding the volunteer team and we are recruiting now for a variety of roles. If you are aged 18+, and want to make a positive difference to the lives of children and their families who visit the hospital then we would like to hear from you. You can download an application form from our website: http://www.cahs.health.wa.gov.au/help_us/volunteers_pmh.htm . Once an application has been received you will be asked for an interview and if successful you will undertake an induction and training. We are looking for people who can commit to a minimum of 4 hours per week (1 shift). If you need further information contact Andy Wahid, Coordinator Volunteer Services 08 9340 8716 or email andy.wahid@health.wa.gov.au

This year, Our Lady’s Assumption School, Dianella is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, the school invites past students, families and staff to join in the celebrations with the OLA community. To find out how you can be involved, head to the dedicated Facebook page at: Facebook/OLA50th or email ola50th@ola.wa.edu.au