Term 3, Week 9 |
20 september, 2022 |
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
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Mr Farr's Reflection
Deputy Principal
Which one of these three people was a real neighbour to the man who was beaten up by robbers?
Luke 10:36
Luke 10:36
Welcome to Week 9 of Term 3.
At assembly last week we spoke of our school’s Charism. Our Charism is the gift from God that was given to our school’s founders for them to live out the Gospel. We carry that same Charism with us today and strive to live it in all we do, thus, living out Jesus’ message.
The key aspect of our Charism that we explored was compassion and we discussed it as being when you are moved to put other’s needs before your own.
It is not by coincidence that we have also been exploring the Parable of the Good Samaritan during School Prayer recently. I’m sure many of you would have heard this parable before, or a version of it. Jesus used this parable to explain to those listening, particularly teachers of the Jewish law who were attempting to trick and confuse him, about how they can live out God’s commandment of ‘Love God and love your neighbour’. As the parable unfolds it is not whom we would expect to show compassion, the priest and levite (helper in the temple), that actually stop and help the man who was left beaten and on the side of the road. In fact it is a Samaritan that shows compassion and helps. In Jesus’ time Samaritan’s were hated by the Jewish people as they belonged to a different sect, or perhaps branch of the Jewish religion which had rather different views than that of the mainstream religion. The hatred of Samaritan’s was an engrained world view that was passed on throughout generations. So to have this man, a Samaritan, be the one who not only showed compassion, but went above and beyond what we might consider helping someone, to the extent that he paid for the beaten man to be cared for when he came to the next village, shows us clearly that it is through our compassion, our love, our willingness to serve others that we truly show love for God.
We see compassion being lived each day in our school. Many of our children go out of their way to help their friends, or simply support another student that is hurt or upset, particularly in the playground. This week our Junior Joeys used the money from their fundraising efforts earlier in the term to purchase items for Gran’s Van. But at the same time, we often see our students struggle to put the needs of others before their own. This is not a reflection of these children being naughty or bad, but simply being children. There are plenty of us as adults that often struggle to put the needs of others before our own, whether that be within our own family or beyond, I’m sure you’ll agree that sometimes it is ‘easier’ to pretend we didn’t see / hear something and move on! Other times it’s easier to watch the footy than help cook tea (sorry Jane)!
To show compassion doesn’t really require anything, nor is it about thinking less of ourselves, but it is about thinking of ourselves less.
Enjoy your short week!
At assembly last week we spoke of our school’s Charism. Our Charism is the gift from God that was given to our school’s founders for them to live out the Gospel. We carry that same Charism with us today and strive to live it in all we do, thus, living out Jesus’ message.
The key aspect of our Charism that we explored was compassion and we discussed it as being when you are moved to put other’s needs before your own.
It is not by coincidence that we have also been exploring the Parable of the Good Samaritan during School Prayer recently. I’m sure many of you would have heard this parable before, or a version of it. Jesus used this parable to explain to those listening, particularly teachers of the Jewish law who were attempting to trick and confuse him, about how they can live out God’s commandment of ‘Love God and love your neighbour’. As the parable unfolds it is not whom we would expect to show compassion, the priest and levite (helper in the temple), that actually stop and help the man who was left beaten and on the side of the road. In fact it is a Samaritan that shows compassion and helps. In Jesus’ time Samaritan’s were hated by the Jewish people as they belonged to a different sect, or perhaps branch of the Jewish religion which had rather different views than that of the mainstream religion. The hatred of Samaritan’s was an engrained world view that was passed on throughout generations. So to have this man, a Samaritan, be the one who not only showed compassion, but went above and beyond what we might consider helping someone, to the extent that he paid for the beaten man to be cared for when he came to the next village, shows us clearly that it is through our compassion, our love, our willingness to serve others that we truly show love for God.
We see compassion being lived each day in our school. Many of our children go out of their way to help their friends, or simply support another student that is hurt or upset, particularly in the playground. This week our Junior Joeys used the money from their fundraising efforts earlier in the term to purchase items for Gran’s Van. But at the same time, we often see our students struggle to put the needs of others before their own. This is not a reflection of these children being naughty or bad, but simply being children. There are plenty of us as adults that often struggle to put the needs of others before our own, whether that be within our own family or beyond, I’m sure you’ll agree that sometimes it is ‘easier’ to pretend we didn’t see / hear something and move on! Other times it’s easier to watch the footy than help cook tea (sorry Jane)!
To show compassion doesn’t really require anything, nor is it about thinking less of ourselves, but it is about thinking of ourselves less.
Enjoy your short week!
Student Free Day
OLOL will be having a Student Free Day on Monday October 17th. This is to enable all staff at OLOL to participate in a Spirituality Day, as required for all employees in Catholic Schools.
Students will return to school to begin Term 4 on Tuesday October 18th.
*The School Office will be closed on Monday October 17th.
OLOL will be having a Student Free Day on Monday October 17th. This is to enable all staff at OLOL to participate in a Spirituality Day, as required for all employees in Catholic Schools.
Students will return to school to begin Term 4 on Tuesday October 18th.
*The School Office will be closed on Monday October 17th.
School uniform survey
The Our Lady of Lourdes School Board is seeking parent opinion/feedback on the possibility for Grade 1 and 2 students to wear sports uniform on a full-time basis. The Board have researched the pros and cons of such a move and now seek feedback from the wider community. The guiding principle for the School Board is the evidence that a sports uniform allows for and encourages much more physical activity, as well as being more comfortable for learning in the classroom.
The Board have attached some easy reading articles for your benefit as well as a pros/cons list below the survey.
If the community support this initiative, there would be a transition of Prep to Grade 1 for next year, 2023 and then into Gr 2 for 2024. There may be the opportunity for the Grade 2s to move into a mixture of sports uniform and formal uniform next year, on nominated days. The Board are aware that some parents may have purchased newer items of the formal uniform already.
Other Catholic Schools in Tasmania have made this transition over the last few years with some moving to Gr 4 as well.
The community will be consulted again if there is a desire, over time, to extend the full PE uniform to all grades.
This survey is anonymous.
The Board have attached some easy reading articles for your benefit as well as a pros/cons list below the survey.
If the community support this initiative, there would be a transition of Prep to Grade 1 for next year, 2023 and then into Gr 2 for 2024. There may be the opportunity for the Grade 2s to move into a mixture of sports uniform and formal uniform next year, on nominated days. The Board are aware that some parents may have purchased newer items of the formal uniform already.
Other Catholic Schools in Tasmania have made this transition over the last few years with some moving to Gr 4 as well.
The community will be consulted again if there is a desire, over time, to extend the full PE uniform to all grades.
This survey is anonymous.
Pros of pe uniform for kinder - 2
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COVID-19 Update
Please be advised that as of 9 September 2022 a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 can now leave isolation 5 days after their first testing positive provided:
If a person continues to have fever or acute respiratory symptoms on or after day 5 they must remain in isolation until they meet the criteria in points 1 and 2 above.
Public Health will continue to send registered positive cases an email during their isolation period.
*Pending another outbreak of COVID we will no longer be reporting Covid cases.
Thank you for your support and co-operation.
- All acute COVID-related symptoms have gone or have significantly resolved (e.g., cough, runny nose, sore throat, or shortness of breath).
- They have not had a fever (or signs of fever such as chills or night sweats) for at least 24 hours.
- They (everyone aged over 12 years old) wear a facemask in all settings (including schools) away from the home until 7 days after first testing positive.
- They do not attend any listed high-risk settings (hospitals, residential aged care etc) until 7 days after they test positive.
If a person continues to have fever or acute respiratory symptoms on or after day 5 they must remain in isolation until they meet the criteria in points 1 and 2 above.
Public Health will continue to send registered positive cases an email during their isolation period.
*Pending another outbreak of COVID we will no longer be reporting Covid cases.
Thank you for your support and co-operation.
RE NEWs
Over the weekend, 38 students from the Mersey Leven Parish and our school celebrated their First Holy Communion.
The reception of the Eucharist brings us into a closer association with God. Each time we receive the Eucharist we become continually formed in the likeness of Christ. Nourished with Christ we become Christ for others. We become Eucharistic people whose lives are centred on and flow from Christ, “We are the Body of Christ”.
The First Communicants have now completed their initiation into the full life of the Church and have commenced a life-long adventure of being Christ’s hands, feet, heart and mind.
The reception of the Eucharist brings us into a closer association with God. Each time we receive the Eucharist we become continually formed in the likeness of Christ. Nourished with Christ we become Christ for others. We become Eucharistic people whose lives are centred on and flow from Christ, “We are the Body of Christ”.
The First Communicants have now completed their initiation into the full life of the Church and have commenced a life-long adventure of being Christ’s hands, feet, heart and mind.
School news
Public Holiday - Thursday 22nd September 2022
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced there will be a one-off public holiday to mourn the Queen’s death on Thursday 22 September 2022. The public holiday will be a single observance for 2022 to allow Australians to pay their respects.
As a result, the TCEO and all CET schools and colleges will be closed.
Class allocation for 2023
Class allocation for 2023, involves a variety of factors including balancing academic, social and emotional needs of all of our students. Our staff are in the best position to objectively do this. They spend 800 hours with your child over the school year.
From the OLOL Class Formation Policy it states that we:
I have monitored the effectiveness over the last 5 years of student and parent input into the selection of friends for their child in classes. Most students may choose 1 or 2 students who enable them to continue learning to their best, however many choose ‘friends’ who do not enable this. Parent input likewise can be skewed by friendships that again do not assist the student in learning. I acknowledge that each student needs to feel secure and safe to facilitate strong learning and I have observed that teacher judgement of student class grouping is more often than provides the best model.
We do appreciate working with you the first educators of your child and you are welcome to meet and share any valid concerns with the Principal as part of this process. These concerns are not friendship requests, but born of a genuine need that would affect the future learning of your child.
We do state that this process does take us considerable time and discernment, therefore any parent requests received after 28th October will not be considered.
As in previous years if any parents have valid concerns for class allocation in 2023, please contact the school office for an interview with Carol between Monday 26th September and Friday 28th October: [email protected]
If parents know that they will not be continuing enrolment of their child/children at OLOL in 2023 please let the School Office know as soon as possible. The realities around budgets in schools rely heavily on maintaining the right numbers of students. It helps our school out immensely with maintaining staffing, allocating resources and balancing classes whether any students will be moving schools.
Canteen
AFL Special Day - Friday 23rd September
Due to the large amount of orders received for AFL Day on Friday, lunches will be split.
Prep - Grade 2: will receive their lunch orders at 1st Lunch
Grades 3 - 6: will receive their lunch orders at 2nd Lunch
*Parents/Carers: Please ensure students in Grades 3-6 pack something extra to eat at 1st Lunch.
Kinders - Thursday 29th September: Kinders will receive all orders at 1st Lunch.
SunSmart Policy - Hats required from September - April
From the 1st September - 30th April staff and students are required to wear Sun Hats. Sunscreen is also provided for staff and students to use.
Emergency Practice
This term we will hold an unannounced emergency practice with staff & students, to test our response to a potential scenario that staff identify a threat warranting the school go into lockdown (opposite to evacuation). This will occur during lunch time.
Like for fire evacuation drills, we recognised the worth to test this process.
We have plans in place to make this practice as least disruptive as possible.
If you have queries you are welcome to call our Safety Officer Simon Natoli on 0400 105 476
Assemblies
Parents are invited to attend all assemblies held on a fortnightly basis in the school gym, The McCarthy Centre. Below are the classes presenting for the rest of the term. OLOL also live streams these assemblies via our facebook page.
Assemblies Term 3 at 2:00pm
● Week 8 - Friday 16th September 3M
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced there will be a one-off public holiday to mourn the Queen’s death on Thursday 22 September 2022. The public holiday will be a single observance for 2022 to allow Australians to pay their respects.
As a result, the TCEO and all CET schools and colleges will be closed.
Class allocation for 2023
Class allocation for 2023, involves a variety of factors including balancing academic, social and emotional needs of all of our students. Our staff are in the best position to objectively do this. They spend 800 hours with your child over the school year.
From the OLOL Class Formation Policy it states that we:
- Provide each child with the opportunity to be part of a class of children where they will have the best opportunity to learn.
- Provide evenly balanced classes in which the social, emotional, academic, spiritual and physical needs of each child are taken into account.
- Ensure that optimum use is made of prior knowledge that teachers, parents and other key stakeholders have of each child before class placement.
I have monitored the effectiveness over the last 5 years of student and parent input into the selection of friends for their child in classes. Most students may choose 1 or 2 students who enable them to continue learning to their best, however many choose ‘friends’ who do not enable this. Parent input likewise can be skewed by friendships that again do not assist the student in learning. I acknowledge that each student needs to feel secure and safe to facilitate strong learning and I have observed that teacher judgement of student class grouping is more often than provides the best model.
We do appreciate working with you the first educators of your child and you are welcome to meet and share any valid concerns with the Principal as part of this process. These concerns are not friendship requests, but born of a genuine need that would affect the future learning of your child.
We do state that this process does take us considerable time and discernment, therefore any parent requests received after 28th October will not be considered.
As in previous years if any parents have valid concerns for class allocation in 2023, please contact the school office for an interview with Carol between Monday 26th September and Friday 28th October: [email protected]
If parents know that they will not be continuing enrolment of their child/children at OLOL in 2023 please let the School Office know as soon as possible. The realities around budgets in schools rely heavily on maintaining the right numbers of students. It helps our school out immensely with maintaining staffing, allocating resources and balancing classes whether any students will be moving schools.
Canteen
AFL Special Day - Friday 23rd September
Due to the large amount of orders received for AFL Day on Friday, lunches will be split.
Prep - Grade 2: will receive their lunch orders at 1st Lunch
Grades 3 - 6: will receive their lunch orders at 2nd Lunch
*Parents/Carers: Please ensure students in Grades 3-6 pack something extra to eat at 1st Lunch.
Kinders - Thursday 29th September: Kinders will receive all orders at 1st Lunch.
SunSmart Policy - Hats required from September - April
From the 1st September - 30th April staff and students are required to wear Sun Hats. Sunscreen is also provided for staff and students to use.
Emergency Practice
This term we will hold an unannounced emergency practice with staff & students, to test our response to a potential scenario that staff identify a threat warranting the school go into lockdown (opposite to evacuation). This will occur during lunch time.
Like for fire evacuation drills, we recognised the worth to test this process.
We have plans in place to make this practice as least disruptive as possible.
If you have queries you are welcome to call our Safety Officer Simon Natoli on 0400 105 476
Assemblies
Parents are invited to attend all assemblies held on a fortnightly basis in the school gym, The McCarthy Centre. Below are the classes presenting for the rest of the term. OLOL also live streams these assemblies via our facebook page.
Assemblies Term 3 at 2:00pm
● Week 8 - Friday 16th September 3M
Uniform Shop
Hats $12.00
Caps $10.00
*Donations of second hand items for sale would be appreciated to continue this much needed service to our school.
*Term 4 is change over to summer uniform.
Shop hours:
Monday & Tuesday 8:00am - 10:00am
Wednesday 8:00am - 10:00am & 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday 8:00am - 10:00am
Order forms are available on the website or at the school office. Orders will be attended to in the afternoons and placed in class trays.
Hats $12.00
Caps $10.00
*Donations of second hand items for sale would be appreciated to continue this much needed service to our school.
*Term 4 is change over to summer uniform.
Shop hours:
Monday & Tuesday 8:00am - 10:00am
Wednesday 8:00am - 10:00am & 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Thursday 8:00am - 10:00am
Order forms are available on the website or at the school office. Orders will be attended to in the afternoons and placed in class trays.
Devonport Eisteddfod
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
MOVE WELL EAT WELL
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Policy in Focus
In our Policy in Focus section we are sharing a new Catholic Education Commission Tasmania policy - Adult Behaviour Policy. This policy was approved by the Catholic Education Commission Tasmania on 12 April 2022, and came into effect 1 July 2022.
The purpose of this policy are two fold:
1. To set out clear standards of the behaviour of adults when in a CET workplace.
2. To support CET workers to establish and maintain strong and healthy relationships with other members of the CET community.
We encourage you to read through and explore the policy.
The purpose of this policy are two fold:
1. To set out clear standards of the behaviour of adults when in a CET workplace.
2. To support CET workers to establish and maintain strong and healthy relationships with other members of the CET community.
We encourage you to read through and explore the policy.
CECT Adult Behaviour Policy
OLOL School Calendar
Term Dates
2022 TERM DATES
TERM 3
Monday 25 July - Friday 30 September
TERM 4
Tuesday 18 October - Thursday 15 December
2023 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Friday 3 February - Thursday 6 April
(Easter Break - Friday 7 April - Tuesday 11 April)
TERM 2
Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July
TERM 3
Monday 25 July - Friday 30 September
TERM 4
Tuesday 18 October - Thursday 15 December
2023 TERM DATES
TERM 1
Friday 3 February - Thursday 6 April
(Easter Break - Friday 7 April - Tuesday 11 April)
TERM 2
Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July
