Term 1, Week 10

4 april 2023

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School

​We are Respectful
We are Responsible
We are Safe
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is located on the traditional lands of the Punnilerpanner people of the North Nation. We acknowledge and deeply respect the Palawa people, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community, and all Elders past and present. We are committed to learning alongside our students and community in this place, and support the continued sharing of knowledge and culture.

What's On?

Whole School
​Prayer

Monday 1 May
All School Prayer
(Grades P - 6)
9:00am in the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

​Parents and carers are welcome!

upComing Events

Term 1​​​​​​​
  • Casual Clothes Day - Wednesday 5 April
  • Last Day of Term 1 - Thursday 6 April
  • Term 2 Commences - Wednesday 26 April

MRs seagar'S  Reflection

Principal

Welcome everyone to Week 10.

We wish to thank as well as congratulate all of the members of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Community.

This term has been an excellent term of learning. In all classes explicit instruction is enabling all students to learn to high levels.

The school is now in its second year of InitiaLit from Prep to Grade 2 and the results are very impressive. There is consistency of  high student progress from Kinder to Grade 2 in Literacy. Our targeted Literacy intervention in Grades 3-6 is enabling students to have a stronger literacy toolkit to be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. These groups have occurred this term each morning on a regular basis.  It is a credit to all of our staff that by 9:15, after Daily PE, students are busy learning and engaging productively with their teachers.

Celebrating Harmony day at Our Lady of Lourdes was a visible reminder of how diverse our school is and the value and respect we give to all peoples in our community, so that we are truly inclusive.

We wish to thank all staff for the wrap-around support they provide, organise and give to students and families: 1:1 Support, Counselling, Allied Health Support, Care Team Meetings, Chaplain Support and Advocacy as well as creating emotionally literate students through our classroom teaching programs with a focus on resilience this year. A part of this resilience scaffolding is Our Lady of Lourdes’ clear behaviour expectations which support and teach students how to make safe, respectful and responsible choices. Our desire is for students to leave Our Lady of Lourdes as well educated, confident, well balanced young people.  

Thank you to all parents and carers who continue to work in partnership with us at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, in the education of children.

As we all enter this Easter Break, we wish all families a restful, safe and holy time.

Carol Seagar, Stewart Farr, Eve Gratton

Social & emotional learning 2023

Beyond Blue - Building resilience in children
Resilience is important for children’s mental health. Children with greater resilience are better able to manage stress, which is a common response to difficult events.  Below is a link to useful information on building resilience in children provided by Beyond Blue.
Beyond Blue - Building Resilience in Children
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RE NEWS
Palm Sunday Marks the Beginning of Holy Week.
Last Sunday students from Our Lady of Lourdes participated in the celebration of Palm Sunday at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes and at Whole School Prayer this week the students listened to the Gospel Reading Matthew 21:1-11 (Jesus Enters Jerusalem).  
The students then pondered these questions:
• I wonder how Jesus felt when the crowd wanted Him to be their king and shouted Hosanna to Jesus?
• I wonder who the people were who shouted “ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord?”
• I wonder why Jesus the King rode on a donkey instead of a horse?

The students were reminded that Jesus was a humble person, so entering on a donkey, which was also a sign of peace.  He was fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies (Zechariah 9:9):
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you, triumphant and victorious is he; humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

This Holy Week we remember how the week began and ended for Jesus. A week of welcome, then pain and suffering; and finally his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Jesus’ Life, Death and Resurrection captured in one special week.  I wonder how are we his disciples in the world today?

School news

Student Free Days 2023
Student Free Days for 2023 are:
Term 2: Monday 24 April
Term 3: Monday 24 July
Term 4: Monday 16 October
Seeking Board Nominations
Please email Carol Seagar at [email protected] if you would be interested in becoming a Board Member for Our Lady of Lourdes.  There is an application process that can be forwarded to you.
Role of the School Board:
  1. To promote the Catholic identity and evangelising mission of the school;
  2. to develop the school vision, mission and strategic plan;
  3. to develop school-level policies as appropriate;
  4. to support the development of the school budget and the monitoring of the financial sustainability of the school;
  5. to ensure that the approved processes of review and monitoring of educational outcomes are implemented; and
  6. to assist in collaboration, consultation and building of partnerships with local parish/parishes, the parents and the broader community.
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Kinder Enrolments 2024
Enrolments for Kinder 2024 are now open. Children born 2019 are eligible to being Kindergarten in 2024. Please contact the Office on 6424 1744 for any further information.

Uniform Shop
New stocks of PE shorts, track pants and rugby tops are now available.
Soccer socks $5.00 and $14.00 and small sizes of second hand boots available.
Term 2 - Winter Uniform
Long sleeve shirts - $26.00
Ties - $20.00
Beanies -  $18.00
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Outdoor Play and Learning
Since 2014 Tasmanian Catholic Education has supported schools in offering children creative play and learning within our school outdoor spaces through our Risk and Adventure Policy. 
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In Term 2 we will reinstate Loose Parts Play into the playground at lunch times. 

​Examples of loose parts items students will use:  Logs, sticks, milk crates, ropes, tyres, plastic cable reels, tarps, pipes/tubing/hose and witches hats.

It is timely to restate some purposes of this policy, being: 
  • Support learning and creative play with reasonable levels of risk-taking permitted
  • Offer age appropriate activities and items to encourage development of gross motor, collaboration and risk assessment skills
  • Enable children to extend their physical, intellectual and social capabilities
  • Ensure activities are assessed for suitability, and if so to proceed with appropriate safety adjustments and staff supervision levels in place. 
We will continue to monitor and evaluate Loose Parts Play in the playground.
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TCSPC Newsletter
To access April's Tasmanian Catholic Schools Parents Council's newsletter click the link below.
TCSPC April Newsletter

Student of the week

Sports News & Rosters

Click here to access 'Sports News, Registrations and Rosters​​
  • Devon Netball 
  • Soccer - Season Commences 1st April 2023 
  • Devonport Primary Basketball Roster​

Mersey Leven Catholic parish

Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil
  • 6:00pm St Mary's, Penguin
  • 6:00pm Our Lady of Lourdes Devonport
Sunday
  • 8:00am St Joseph, Port Sorell
  • 9:00am Sacred Heart, Ulverstone
  • 9:30am Our Lady of Lourdes, Devonport
  • 11:30am Holy Cross, Sheffield
  • 5:00pm St Patrick, Latrobe

          Move Well Eat Well                            TECHNOLOGY News

Community News

Click here access 'Community news'​​​
  • City of Devonport Brass Band
  • Hockey
  • Devonport Soccer
  • Studio 81 Dance Company
  • Auskick

Policy in Focus

This week in our 'Policy in Focus' section of the Newsletter we have attached our Uniform Policy.  This policy outlines the expectations that we have for our students in regards to the wearing of their school uniform.  We are currently having a focus on 'doing the small things with pride'.  This means boys keeping their shirts tucked in, girls wearing the appropriate headbands, jewellery and nail polish, students with shoulder length hair keeping it tied back and the wearing of black, polishable school shoes.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Uniform POLICY

OLOL School Calendar

2023 Term Dates

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2023 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Friday 3 February - Thursday 6 April
TERM 2
Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July
TERM 3
Tuesday 25 July - Friday 29 September
TERM 4
Tuesday 17 October - Thursday 14 December