Term 4, Week 9

I can’t believe that we are in the last week of the year!!! It’s amazing how quickly this year has gone!

I just wanted to say a big thank you for a wonderful 2019 and good luck to everyone next year.

WEEK 9 REMINDERS:

End of Year Christmas Concert - is on tomorrow night Tuesday beginning at 5.30pm. Year Six students should be arriving at school from 4:45pm - 5:00pm. Seats will be at a premium so factor that in to your plans!

Colour Run - this will take place on Friday 13th December. This a free dress and we ask that you send in an extra white t-shirt for your child to change into. 

Absentee Notes - I will be sending home any outstanding notes with your child today, if you can please sign and return them tomorrow so that I can finalise absences for reports I would be most appreciative

Reports - these will be sent home with your child on Friday. If your child is not at school on Friday it will be posted to you.

Prayer Assembly - there will be a farewell prayer assembly for the Year 6 students on Friday morning beginning at 9am. This will be presented by our class!

You are warmly invited to attend if you are able. Star Citizen and Merits will be presented during this time. 

St Vincent De Paul Hampers - Each year at OLC we take time to be thankful for our blessings and to assist those local people in need by contributing to Christmas Hampers distributed by the St. Vincent De Paul Society. There are boxes in our classroom for your donations. Each year level is to donate particular things. Yrs 5 & 6 Toiletries such as shampoo, tooth-paste, tooth brushes, lip balm, sunscreen, soap etc. These will be assembled Wednesday so please bring any items in by Wednesday morning the latest.

Camp Packing List.

Hello everyone,

Attached below is the packing list for camp next week. In an effort to save paper I have placed it on here as well as the students OneNote.

You will also be able to access it on their OneNote. It will be under the 'Content Library' its title will be "Camp Packing List".

It is a lot clearer on OneNote as you can't add a word document to the blog.


Thank you,
Ben.

Term 4, Week 7

Welcome to week 7 everyone!

I can’t believe how quick this year has gone! Very soon these awesome young people will be heading to Year 6! Amazing!

If you witnessed OLC's Got Talent this morning you would have been lucky enough to see 5 outstanding Year 5 performances! They were all amazing and very professionally done. Congratulations to everyone that was involved.

Camp:

It is getting very exciting here in Year 5 as from next Wednesday we will be heading to Bridgetown for our camp. An email was sent out last week detailing who was coming with us and I would just like to say once again thank you to all those that put their hand up.

Speeches:
This Thursday morning at 10am the students will be presenting their Leadership speech to the Year 4's. This year only the students running for Head and deputy roles will be presenting them in the Hall. Please feel free to come along.

Vinnies Appeal:

 If you can discuss with your child a donation (toiletries - wrapped soap, hair elastics, combs, shampoo/conditioner etc.) for our Vinnies Appeal we would be very grateful. If they can please bring these in by Friday next week. These donations can then be boxed up and delivered to local families in need.

Evacuation Fire Drill:

Please see communication that has been sent from Admin on this. You will need to come to the classroom to collect your child. If you are unable to do so, you will need to contact the office and advise them as to who will be picking up your child.

End of Year Awards Night:

This will be held on Tuesday 10th December. Brush off those Christmas themed t-shirts!

Homework:

1. Reading - Students are to read for 15 minutes each night. Please encourage them to read out loud to you at least twice a week.

2. Mental Maths – We have completed all the units in the mental maths booklet. So I have created a very dodgy 4 page sheet to be completed by Friday. It is all mental questions.

3. Spelling - LSCWC Sheet. As well as the activities we have been completing all year.

Term 4, Week 5

Welcome to week 5,

Can’t believe this year is going so quickly!!

WWWFW:

It is looking to be better weather wise this week! Thank you for your support in sending in waste free lunches.

John Hogan Healing mass:

The whole was present on Friday last week at OLOTSC church for a healing mass for our gardener John Hogan. The Year 5’s were given the role to lead the choir under the guidance of Mr T and Mrs Meyer. I just wanted to say that they did a brilliant job leading the school and they sounded like angels. These photos show them getting ready on the Thursday which was their only practice.

Outdoor Learning:

Last Thursday 7^th November was Outdoor Classroom Day Australia. So we decided (thanks to a little bit of help from Jack) to have our Maths lesson outside in the nature playground. Below are a few pictures of the students working on their division in the beautiful day outside.

Homework:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: The children are expected to complete only one unit of their Maths homework weekly. Each unit will be due on a Friday and time will be provided on Friday gathering time to review any tricky parts or unfinished sections before handing in. This week is Unit 34
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words:  An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels: Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.	Spelling: LCWC Synonyms: Choose 5 spelling words and next to each one write 2 synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a thesaurus for help, if needed. Example: large big

Term 4, Week 4

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to week 4.

I can’t believe that it is week 4 already!! Time truly does fly when you are having fun.

Water bottles:

As the weather gets warmer it is even more important to stay hydrated. Could you please make sure that your child has a water bottle and that it is bought into school. This is to help curve the disruption caused by people constantly wanting to leave the classroom during explicit learning time.

Mr John Hogan Healing Mass:

You may have read in the newsletter that John Hogan has recently been diagnosed with cancer. We will be holding a whole school mass on Friday morning at Our Lady of the Southern Cross beginning at 9.30am. All parents are warmly invited to attend if you are able. Award cards and MJR awards will be given at Mass as well.

WWWFW:

It is looking to be better weather wise this week! Thank you for your support in sending in waste free lunches and coordinating bike rides and buddies!

Homework:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: The children are expected to complete only one unit of their Maths homework weekly. Each unit will be due on a Friday and time will be provided on Friday gathering time to review any tricky parts or unfinished sections before handing in. This week is Unit 33
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words:  An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels: Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.	Spelling: LCWC Synonyms: Choose 5 spelling words and next to each one write 2 synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a thesaurus for help, if needed. Example: large big

Term 4, Week 3

Welcome to week 3 everyone,

Thank you to those students that came to Confirmation on Saturday to sing in the choir and support the Year 6’s. It was a beautiful night.

Grandparents Day:

Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that came to the school and into the classroom this morning. It was such a good opportunity for the students to show their grandparents what they have been learning throughout the year as well as show them their ukulele skills.

Assembly Week 3:

Assembly will begin at 2.10pm this week, as we have merit certificates, 2M presenting an item and the presentation of confirmation certificates. All are welcome!

Wheelie, Walkie, Waste Free Wednesday's:

Thank you so much for the strong support of this initiative last week. It was amazing to see that so many students in our class were able to gain two points each to go towards our fight to win the free excursion at the end of term! It is back on again this week. Please don't worry if you can't walk or ride to school, you can help out with your nude lunch (no packaging).

Socktober:

This Friday we will be holding a ‘Rock your socks off’ dance party during the lunch break for Socktober to mark World Mission Month with the theme "Do not Fear I am with You". Children and staff are invited to wear crazy socks and make a gold coin contribution on the day to raise money for Catholic Mission Australia.

OLC's Got Talent Auditions:

These will be held during the students music time with Mrs Nimmo on Monday. All students are invited to audition but DO NOT have to do so.

Homework:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes	Reading: 15 minutes
Maths: The children are expected to complete only one unit of their Maths homework weekly. Each unit will be due on a Friday and time will be provided on Friday gathering time to review any tricky parts or unfinished sections before handing in. This week is Unit 32
Spelling: LCWC ABC Order: An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Adding my words:  An example of this is on the “Welcome” section in  Onenote:	Spelling: LCWC Consonants and Vowels: Write your spelling words; use a blue coloured pencil for consonants and a red coloured pencil for vowels.	Spelling: LCWC Synonyms: Choose 5 spelling words and next to each one write 2 synonyms. A synonym is a word that means the same. Use a thesaurus for help, if needed. Example: large big