Dear Parents, Carers and Students, March 5th, 2020

Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for all Catholic schools in the

Archdiocese of Melbourne to celebrate their Catholic identity, the pivotal

role they play within their local community as well as the strength of the

sector. Catholic Education Week will run from Sunday 15 March 2020 to

Sunday 22 March 2020. The theme is 'The future is listening'. Each year

at Our Lady’s we acknowledge the week by participating in the Creative

Arts Exhibition. We nominate some exceptional pieces of art produced

by our students and wait to see which pieces will be showcased at the

Exhibition. This year due to the diligence and exceptional talent of our

Visual Arts Teacher- Sarah Mizzi all five pieces entered were selected: a

great feat for our students and teachers. Congratulations to all involved.

The Creative Arts Exhibition is located at the Catholic Leadership Centre:

576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002.The exhibition is open for

viewing by families on Saturday 21st March : 12.00pm-4.00pm.

Veronika & Samrin with their entries

Student Residential Address Information: Each year the current residential address of the child is sent to the

Australian Government by the school. The information sent will be used by the Australian Government to

assess school communities’ capacity to contribute towards the recurrent costs of schooling in order to move

towards a fairer, needs based funding model for non-government schools. Please ensure that your address

and contact details are up to date. They can easily be accessed via the COMPASS app. I have attached further

information regarding this collection later in the newsletter.

Birthday wishes to all these children who celebrate their birthday this

week: Duraid 5E, Queen 5N, Hunter 2S, Eljay 3T, Daniella 6G, Isla 5N,

Samantha 1M, Majd 2L, Jake 1G, Steven 4C, Xavier 3W, Zaara Prep C,

Dhanika 2L, Mariel 3B…………HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL!

Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather, tonight’s Prep/Buddy Picnic has

been cancelled. The students will be gathering together on Friday afternoon after

the 2.40pm assembly. Parents are welcome to attend and maybe learn the special

‘buddy handshake’.

Just a reminder about parking and driving around and near the school - issues raised

today were: parking on the grass verge, backing out into the traffic, trying to crash

through our boom gate !!! and queuing up and parking at the boom gate !!!, leaving

their car while they drop off their kids into the school grounds. Stopping in the middle

of the road and parking in ‘No Parking’ areas. The misdemeanours go on- Council have

been notified and fines will be issued. Student safety is our first priority.

Enjoy the long weekend and see you all on Tuesday,

Paul McEntee

Principal

From the Sports Desk ………………….. Soccer came to Our Lady’s this week and our prep students displayed their foot skills and talents

with the round ball.

Anyone know these people ?

Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday

Tuesday 10th March Parent/Child Reconciliation Workshop 7:00pm in the gym

Tuesday 17th March Kolbe College – Year 5 Discovery Day

Tuesday 17th March Parent/Child Reconciliation Workshop 7:00pm in the church

Wednesday 18th March Year 6 Camp – Don Bosco @ Safety Beach

Tuesday 24th March Parent Helper Meeting 6:00pm - Library

Tuesday 24th March Parent Advisory Meeting 7:00pm – Staff Planning Room

Wednesday 25th March School Photos

Friday 27th March Holy Week – Whole School Mass – All Welcome

Friday 27th March Stations of the Cross – Whole School – Back Oval

Friday 27th March End of Term 1

Monday 13th April Easter Monday

Tuesday 14th April Term 2 Commences

Friday 17th April Easter Whole School Mass – All Welcome

Monday 20th April Dental Visit Week

Tues 6th - Thu 8th May NAPLAN – Year 3 & 5

Monday 8th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 9th June Eucharist Parent Workshop 7:00pm

Monday 22nd June Parent/Teacher Interviews

Friday 26th June End of Term 2

Sat 30th May/Sun 31st May Eucharist Sign up Weekend

Sat 15th Aug/Sun 16th Aug Confirmation Sign-up Weekend

Sunday 23rd August Confirmation Celebration Day

Student Wellbeing @ Our Lady’s …Providing a safe and supportive learning environment

News from the PLAYGROUNDNews from the PLAYGROUNDNews from the PLAYGROUNDNews from the PLAYGROUND

GRINNERS ARE WINNERS

Congratulations to the following classes for consistently being

safe, responsible and respectful in class: 1T 2A 2L 4C

News from the PLAYGROUND

Who was caught being SAFE? ……………..BRIDIE 3T

Who was caught being RESPONSIBLE?.............LUCY 1T Who was caught being RESPECTFUL? ………………..MANUELA 1S

Internet Safety Advice:

This Week’s Top Tip for Parents

Our children are learning about being ‘Smart and Safe Online’

The thoughts of what your child might come across online can be worrying.

Check out our top internet safety advice to make sure going online is a positive experience for you and your

child.

Tip Number 4:

Talk about the risks associated with meeting online “friends” in person

For safety and to avoid unpleasant experiences, it is important that children do not meet strangers they have

met online without being accompanied by an adult you trust. In any case, the child should always have their

parents’ approval first. Be aware that some gaming sites allow communication with strangers. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Thank you to all the Parents and CarersThank you to all the Parents and CarersThank you to all the Parents and CarersThank you to all the Parents and Carers

for taking the time to attend our Parent Helper Meeting in preparation for a positive partnership with us this year.

Parents who attended had an opportunity to understand the Child Safety Policy and Code of

Conduct as these are important components in the operation of our school. They also had an opportunity to learn some basic reading strategies and gain some ideas about how to best support our children. Please be aware that you must attend a Parent Helper Meeting to support all aspects of our school: classroom, excursion, special events, canteen, gardening, laminating, crafts and/or general cleaning.

An evening Parent Helper Meeting will be held on Tuesday 24th March from 6-7pm in the school library.

Register through COMPASS.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

During the season of Lent in our classrooms we will be collecting money for Caritas Australia Aid Projects.

Project compassion helps people around the world in many different ways. Please continue to send some

spare coins/notes with your child to place in the Project Compassion donation box. Last year we raised

$4,600- Our goal this year is to raise $6000. If everyone at the school donates $10 the whole Lenten season

that would make us meet our goal! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2020

Masses

All families

welcome!

Sacrament of

Reconciliation

Sacrament of

First Eucharist

Sacrament of

Confirmation

Tuesday

17/03/2020

At 9:15am

WHOLE

SCHOOL

MASS

St. Patrick’s

Feast Day

Reconciliation Sign Up Weekend

ANYONE WHO DID NOT ATTEND, PLEASE

JOIN THE NEXT MASS YOU CAN ATTEND

AND HAND YOUR CHILD’S PURPLE CARD

Eucharist Sign Up

Weekend

30th and 31st of

May

Confirmation Sign

Up Weekend

15th and 16th of

August

Friday

27/3/2020

At 9:15

STATIONS OF

THE CROSS

ON THE BACK

OVAL

Reconciliation Parent and Child Evening

10th of March at 7pm

IN THE SCHOOL GYM

Eucharist Parent

and Child Evening

9th of June at 7pm

at

IN THE SCHOOL

GYM

Confirmation

Parent Workshop

on

11th of August at

7pm

IN THE SCHOOL

GYM

Reconciliation Night

At Our Lady’s Church

17th of March at 7:00pm

Eucharist

Celebration at Our

Lady’s Church

21st of June

at 1pm and 3pm

Confirmation

Celebration

at Kolbe Catholic

College Hall

23rd of August at

12:30pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

GOSPEL CHALLENGE

Sunday - 8 March 2020

Gospel: Mt 17:1-9----Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John

Gospel focus – A new vision

Peter sees the appearance of Elijah and Moses as a confirmation that Jesus has come to continue the work of

the great prophets of the past. Rather than placing Jesus in the old tradition of the prophets, the appearance

of Elijah and Moses, together with the voice of God, is to endorse the new direction that Jesus’ ministry is

taking. Jesus’ new vision for the world is informed by the relationships forged between God and the prophets

of the past, but it is a vision of a completely different way of relating to God: a much more personal

relationship that calls us to respond from the heart to those around us.

Thanks to everyone who came along to share the Ash Wednesday

Mass with our whole school. We wish you a blessed Lenten journey!

Sustainability Corner Did you know you can plant trees while never

getting off your couch?

Last Friday’s whole school focus on Clean Up Australia day was a great success, with sparkling clean school grounds and fence line after a short amount of time. This is a

great example of how little actions or changes, taken on by many, can have an enormous impact.

Another little change everyone can make is as simple as changing your search engine on your phone or home computer. Search engines such as Google produce a lot of money through advertising. Ecosia is one search engine that uses its advertising money for good. The company plants trees in various countries around the world,

you can actually see how many searches you have completed and how many trees you have planted.

Just search for Ecosia, https://www.ecosia.org/, and add it as an extension in your browser. Every time you search for something, you could be planting a tree

somewhere!