Term 2, Week 9

25 june 2024

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 1st July
(9:00 am - 9:15 am)
Whole School (Junior Joeys)
Parents and carers are welcome!

upComing Events

Term 2​​​​​​
  • OLOL Cross Country (Kinder - Grade 2) - Wednesday 26th June
  • SBSC Taster Day (Grade 6) - Friday 28th June
  • Parent Teacher Meetings (Kinder - Grade 6) - Thursday 4th July
  • Assembly (2B sharing) - Friday 5th July
  • Last Day of Term 2 - Friday 5th July
  • Student Free Day - Monday 22nd July
  • Term 3 Commences - Tuesday 23rd July

Mrs Gratton's Reflection

deputy p​rincipal

Dear Families,

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing the best educational experience for all our students, I wish to inform you about a process we participate in each year: the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).

The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports/adjustments provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).
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Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:
  • Year of schooling
  • Category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
  • Level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.
This information assists schools to:
  • Formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools.
  • Consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools.
  • Develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

Students, who require adjustments to access and participate in education, can be counted in the NCCD. For example, students with additional learning requirements, e.g. a specific learning disability, medical conditions, physical disability, vision/hearing loss and social-emotional challenges. 

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with additional needs.


The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy.

​Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school at any point. We are here to support you and your child in every way possible.


Kind regards,
Eve
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Our Lady of Lourdes Leadership Team
Carol Seagar, Eve Gratton and Meg Wootton place enormous importance on feedback from you as parents at Our Lady of Lourdes.  In honouring our partnership with you we encourage you to seek out meetings with Leadership or send in communication if you have any concerns about any aspect of the OLOL.

School news


​Parent Teacher Meetings (Kinder - Grade 6) - Thursday 4th July
Parent Teacher Meetings will be held on Thursday 4th July. Bookings are open and time slots can be booked via the Compass Portal.
Parent Teacher Meetings will be held in your child's classroom. 
We ask you to please honour the 10 minute time slot. 
Entrance will be via the blue sliding doors only, parking will be in the school car park. Stewart Street entrance will be closed.  
We look forward to seeing you.
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Rainbows Program
Rainbows’ programs help children grieving the loss of a parent or loved one due to death, divorce/separation, deployment, deportation, incarceration, or trauma. Helping a child cope through any of these situations is a difficult process that involves empathy and patience
The program helps children to identify, navigate, and discuss difficult feelings that accompany loss. We provide a safe, fun and supportive environment that encourages communication, in the hope it helps to reduce emotional pain and anxiety.
This program will be facilitated by Mrs Jodi Clements and runs for 8-10 weeks in 3rd and 4th term. 
If you think your child might benefit from the program please let your class teacher know by Monday 1st July.

End of Day Pick Up Time
Grade 1 - 6:     2:55pm
Kinder & Prep: 2:45pm (if parents are able to come) Staff will wait with children till 2:55pm.
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SBSC Enrolments
A reminder for Gr 6 parents to enrol at SBSC if they haven't done so yet as enrolments are filling fast.
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Kinder 2025 Enrolment Applications
Kindergarten Enrolment Applications for 2025 close on Friday 5th of July 2024.
Existing families with siblings born in 2020, please ensure that you have submitted an Enrolment Application to the office.
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Tiagarra Annual NAIDOC Week Flag Raising
Kinetic Safety on School Services
Student Pick up on Stewart Street
Any students who are picked up at the Stewart Street side of the school MUST NOT cross Stewart Street to be picked up.
Students must stay on the school side of the street and parents pick up from this side only.
It is not safe for our students to cross Stewart Street during school hours and especially at the end and beginning of the day.
There is no crossing on Stewart Street, and the Council will not provide one, so parents please drive up on the school side of Stewart Street to pick up your child. Alternatively, use the Pick-Up Zone on Steele Street.
We thank you in anticipation of your cooperation with Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School.

Car Parks at OLOL
We have inquired with the Devonport City Council whether we can have more disabled carparks at Our Lady of Lourdes,  We put forward a case with the number of grandparents and parents with a disability, but have been informed that we have the correct ratio for the area and community we serve.  In light of this, can we ensure that only the correct use of disabled parks is adhered to and maybe staggering pick up times between 2:55 and 3:15 will assist with this congestion.

Personal Sport Equipment
​Our Lady of Lourdes provides lots of balls and sports' equipment for students to play with at lunchtimes.  We ask that students do not bring in their own sports equipment.
Only toys needed for classroom regulation may be brought to school.

Drop Off and Pick Up
In order to avoid congestion at the end of the day, please be reminded, that students are not to wait for collection at the main office.  
We would appreciate families accessing our school by the 2 main external entry/exit points, rather than the main office doors.
  • Main gates from Steele Street Carpark
  • Side gate near Parish Hall 
We thank you and your children for your cooperation.

Pick Up Zone
A reminder to families to drive around the block if Steele Street entrance to the school is full with parked cars from 2:50pm. Staff are on duty to 3:20 enabling pick at any time within 30 mins after school.

Morning Entry to Classes
A reminder to families, when entering the classrooms of a morning Prep - Grade 2 are to use the front blue sliding door and Grades 3 - 6 use the back oval doors.

Nut & Fish Aware School
OLOL is a Nut & Fish Aware School and encourage parents to refrain from using these products in school lunches.
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These foods can contain fish:​
  • Fried rice, spring rolls and paella with fish specifically.
  • ​Dishes that are often prepared with fish-based sauces, like oyster sauce.
  • Sushi.
  • Salad dressings.
  • Sauces, like steak and Worcestershire.
  • Seafood soups and broths.
  • Spreads like taramasalata​​ ​​

Breakfast Club
Breakfast club is held in the school canteen each school day from 8am until 8:40am.  
The first meal of the day is a chance to get the energy we need to learn, play and stay healthy. While most Australian children eat breakfast, skipping breakfast is still common.  Children who eat breakfast have better school attendance, better academic performance and improved wellbeing. Eating breakfast is associated with better dietary and physical activity behaviours.
Everyone is welcome to Breakfast Club.
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Picking up Children Early
Our Lady of Lourdes reminds parents to provide advance notice if you are picking up your child early. An email to [email protected] is the best communication method. Phone call is also an option. It allows for advance preparation if the office staff are given significant advance notice as organising students to leave class or specialist lessons can take some time.
​Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Playing in the Playground After School
It is our school expectation, that if parents choose to allow their children to play in our playground after school. It is their responsibility to supervise and support them to be Respectful, Responsible and Safe through direct behaviour support of their own child and modelling of appropriate adult behaviour.  Effectively, you are responsible for your child after you have collected them at the end of the day. Our school gates will continue to be locked at 3:30pm each day.  We do ask that you please ensure you have left our school grounds by then.
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Head Knocks at School
If your child presents to First Aid with a head knock, we will assess and treat with ice. If they appear fine your child will go back to class where they will be monitored by Staff. The office will send you an SMS so you are aware and able to check in with your child when they get home. If we are at all worried about your child we will phone you so they can be collected.

School Gates
​The school Steele Street gates are now locked from 3:30 pm each day.
If requiring any assistance after this time, please come to the Stewart Street school entrance and knock for assistance.

Technology News

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Sports News & Rosters

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Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil
  • 5:00pm St Mary's, Penguin
  • 5:00pm 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

Policy in Focus

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
sports Policy

RATIONAL
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is committed to the development of the whole person. This includes providing opportunities for students to be involved in and develop healthy lifestyle habits. Students are encouraged to participate in Team Sports for a variety of educational, personal and formative reasons.
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OLOL School Calendar

2024 Term Dates


2024 TERM DATES
TERM 2
Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July 
TERM 3
Tuesday 23 July - Friday 27 September
TERM 4
Tuesday 15 October - Wednesday 18 December

2025 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Friday 7th February - Thursday 10th April
 TERM 2
Monday 28th April - Friday 4th July
TERM 3
Tuesday 22nd July - Friday 26th September
TERM 4
Tuesday 14th October - Thursday 18th December