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29 Marda Way, Nollamara WA 6061
Tel: (08) 9413 5300
Web: www.ololnoll.wa.edu.au
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.
Week 9 Term 1 - 2023
27th March
- PP – Yr6 World of Maths Day Incursion.
29th March
- 10.30am Yr 4 Servite Stem Challenge.
- 2.15pm PP – Yr 2 Liturgy.
30th March
- Running Club.
31st March
- 2.30pm Yr 4 Prayer Assembly.
Week 8 Term 1
3rd April
- Stations of the Cross.
4th April
- Stations of the Cross.
5th April
- Stations of the Cross.
6th April
- Running Club.
- Stations of the Cross.
- Last Day of Term 1.
7th April
- Good Friday.
- Enjoy the Holidays!
Dear Parents, Friends and Students of Our Lady of Lourdes
Reason for Absence: Just in case you were wondering why you haven’t seen me around this week, the reason is I have been on jury duty. It remains ongoing, and I hope to be back at school before the end of the week. I feel blessed to have such a fabulous staff that keep the school humming in my absence.
Harmony Day: OLOL is currently celebrating Harmony Week. The week is celebrated across the entire nation as we recognise our country’s rich cultural diversity. The event is very close to our hearts at OLOL with our culturally diverse population. Today we celebrated with a Harmony Day parade. Students were invited to come to school dressed in their national dress, or dressed in the colour orange, which relates to freedom of thoughts and encourages people to develop mutually respectful conversations. Happy Harmony Week everyone!
Spirit of Jesus (SOJ) Shout Outs by Parents: It has been so nice to hear of Spirit of Jesus Shout Outs being communicated to teachers by the parent community. As we know, MJR is 24/7 and teachers are not always on hand to see all SOJ moments that occur in our community. I strongly urge parents to get onboard with spotting and acknowledging SOJ moments and remember that it is not only students who spread the MJR message but adults as well.
NAPLAN: Congratulations to our Year 3 and Year 5 students who have been completing the NAPLAN tests this last week. Each student has approached the assessment with a positive attitude, which is all we can ask for. The testing window concludes on Monday 27 March.
Stations of the Cross: We have decided to continue our Stations of the Cross pilgrimage that was put in place last year when dealing with COVID restrictions. Classes have been allocated stations that they will depict through artwork. These will then be placed around the school during Week 10. The students will participate in a pilgrimage around the stations following a guided prayer as they reflect and walk with Jesus in the moments before his death. Members of the parish will be joining us on the pilgrimage on Tuesday 4 April at 9:45am and parents are also invited to attend.
MJR – Spirit of Jesus ‘Shout Outs’: Here are a few ‘SOJ Shouts Outs’ from around the community this past fortnight:
- Samuel (Year 3) collecting his friends lunch boxes from the undercover area
- Nevan, Henry & Jayden (all in Year 5) picking up rubbish not belonging to them before going to play
- Kapuki (Year 4) spotted by a couple of OLOL parents, making sure a younger child crossed the road safely while walking back to school after Running Club
- Esther (Year 1) looking after a friend who had fallen over and needed attention
- Kaitlyn and You (Year 5) playing beautiful reflection music during communion at last Friday’s St Patrick’s Day Mass
- Miss Welch for jumping in to facilitate NAPLAN tests while Mr Blake is away
God Bless and stay classy OLOL
Steve Blake
Principal
2023 School Fees
School fee statements were emailed to all families last month. Thanks to those families who have already returned their Payment Option Forms and/or paid.
If you have not received your fee statement, please email margy.reeler@cewa.edu.au for a copy statement.
If you have not returned your Payment Option Form, please urgently return it to margy.reeler@cewa.edu.au this week, no matter how you are paying.
First payments are due on or before this Friday, 24 March 2023.
Term 2 Swimming Lessons
This year, swimming lessons for our students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 start on Wednesday 26th April (Term 2, Week 1) and conclude on Friday 5th May. These lessons will take place at Terry Tyzack Aquatic Centre, Inglewood.
Please make sure your child/children are equipped with bathers, towels, rash vests/t-shirt, goggles, thongs/slippers, and a warm jumper/hoodie so they can participate effectively in the lessons.
All items should be clearly labelled with students’ names. Students may come to school dressed in their sports uniforms for the duration of the lessons with their bathers and rash vests under their uniform.
The swimming forms were sent home on Monday, please complete the form and return it to your child’s class teacher by Monday 3rd April.
Thank you.
Harmony Day
Thank you to all the students and staff, for celebrating Harmony Day!
Italian Carnevale
As part of the Italian program the students have been learning about the Italian Carnevale. Carnevale and Easter are two of the happiest times for Italian children and adults. February is Carnevale time.
Adults and children dress up in colourful costumes and they wear masks. There are delicious Carnevale biscuits to eat too. Children play tricks on each other and they throw confetti on each other in the streets. It is a fun time of the year.
The Year 3 students and the Year 5 students paraded around the school in their Carnevale costumes and masks. They enjoyed themselves as did the students who saw the parade.
Term Dates
Term 1 break: Friday 7th April – Tuesday 25th April
Term 2
Students: Wednesday 26th April – Friday 30th June
Mid-Year break: Monday 3rd July – Sunday 16th July
Term 3
Students: Tuesday 18th July – Thursday 21st September
Term 3 break: Friday 22nd September – Sunday 8th October
Term 4
Students: Tuesday 10th October – Friday 8th December
Student Free Days and Public Holidays 2023
Friday 7th April – Good Friday
Term 2
Monday 24th April – Pupil Free Day
Tuesday 25th April – Anzac Day
Monday 5th June – WA Day
Tuesday 6th June – Pupil Free Day
Term 3
Monday 17th July – Pupil Free Day
Friday 22nd September – Pupil Free Day
Term 4
Monday 9th October – Pupil Free Day
Happy Birthday
22nd March to 4th April 2023
A very Happy Birthday to all our Students and Staff. Hope you have a wonderful day!
Nina Constant-Slattery, Emma Tran, Havana Bennett, Kiara Hahlani, Villana Bayer, Bryce Schulz, Mia Carter,Teagan Luu, Jemima Pham, Lily Tran and Father Stan.
Mrs Quesnel is celebrating a very special birthday on Friday, 24th March, we hope she has a wonderful celebration.
OLOL Parish
WEEKEND MASSES:
Saturday Vigil – 6:00 pm
Sunday Mass – 9:00 am
WEEKDAY MASS:
Tuesday – 9:00 am
Wednesday – 9:00 am
Thursday – 9:00 am
Friday – 9:00 am
RECONCILIATION:
Saturdays – 5:30 pm
OLOL Parish- Holy Week Celebrations
Palm Sunday – 1st and 2nd April
Saturday Vigil – 6.00pm
Sunday – 9.00am
Holy Thursday – 6th April
Mass of the Last Supper at 7.30pm
Good Friday – 7th April
Stations of the Cross – 10.00am
Liturgy of Good Friday – 3.00pm
Easter – 8th and 9th April
Easter Vigil, Saturday 8th April – 7.00pm
Easter Sunday – 9th April – 9.00am
Easter Raffle and Guessing Game
To help celebrate Easter and to raise much needed funds for our school, the P&F will once again be running an Easter
Raffle:
$4 for 5 tickets (or $1 for one ticket)
Raffle tickets will be sent home on Friday, 24th March.
Please write your child’s name and year group clearly on each ticket and return them with your $4 to the front office.
Guessing Game– 50c a guess.
Guesses can be purchased outside the IT Room
Running Club
Don’t forget Running Club tomorrow morning. We will leave from the undercover area at 8:00 am sharp and walk to Woodchester Oval.
The Munch Box
Parents, please note that OLOL is an ALLERGY AWARE SCHOOL. This means no nuts, peanut butter, nutella or bars/cakes containing nuts.
Please click on the following link for the revised Term 1 Menu:
Martial Arts
Dau Pham (Parent to Asher Yr 6 and Jemima Yr 4) runs a small martial arts business called Ninjukai Taijutsu .
The format for classes include:
- Short meditation / Warm up / Short discussions on training
- Break up into their levels and train in their syllabus / group training exercises
- General group activities related to development of physical and mental awareness.
Class times: Tuesday and Thursday evenings 5pm – 6pm
Monthly cost: $75 – works out to be less than $10 per lesson if coming to all classes.
Address: Unit 1 / 6-8 Sheen Place, Bayswater.
Age: From 6 Years of age
Please contact Dau on 0413 238 795 if you would like to enrol your child.
New members get first 2 weeks free.
Thank You
A big Thank You to Aaron Bowles (Matthew Yr 4 & Joshua Yr 3) and Harvey Norman, Osborne Park, for their very generous donations of items for our Father’s Day Raffle and School. We are very appreciative of the donations.
Our Community
Our deepest sympathy to Honor De Vos (Ex Staff Member) on the passing of her Husband, George. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this very sad time. RIP George.
Please keep Mrs Gaudoin (Ex Staff Member) in your thoughts and prayers, as she is unwell.
Absentee Notes
If your child is away from school, please notify the school by 9.00am by lodging an online note via our WEBSITE or by leaving a message on our Absentee Line on 9413 5300. All phone absences must be followed up with a signed note on the first day back to school.
Parents who have failed to contact the school will be notified of their child’s absence via SMS. Please contact the school once SMS received. This is a government requirement.
Parents, if you are planning a holiday, please advise the class teacher and office before you leave.
Thank you.
Servite College Open Day
Servite College Open Day
Thursday 23rd March
9.30am – 11am
Registrations are required via the following link:
Enrolments now open for 2024/2025.
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