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Dear Parents and Carers,
I watched with interest, and concern, a parenting show about young children using the internet for games. The statistics shared by the Australian Federal Police were alarming!!!
As parents we always strive to protect our children but as I say to students unfortunately when you are on the internet there are many people that do not have your best interests at heart.
I encourage all parents to be vigilant when your children are on the internet, whether they are using a computer or their phone.
Two excellent sites that were mentioned on the show were the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation and Think U Know. I encourage you to visits these sites.
Have a great fortnight,
Craig McNee
Acting Principal
Comprehension Strategy Focus
Over the coming weeks all classes will be working on the “Making Connection” comprehension strategy. When encountering a text students make connections between the text, their own experiences, and understandings. The book might be about a boy going fishing. The child might be able to connect with this story talking about fishing with their father/grandparents, maybe talking about a time they had been on a boat. Please encourage your child to do this with their library books. I have attached a quick YouTube clip that goes through the super six strategies used for comprehending. You might like to watch this with your child.
Reading Comprehension: Super Six Comprehension Strategies - YouTube
Reconciliation
Congratulations to the children that received the sacrament of Reconciliation last Tuesday night. It was a special time for the children and their families.
OLV MISSION STATEMENT
In truth we LOVE, empowering all to flourish and reach their full potential.
In truth we SERVE, acting always for the good of all.
IN truth we LIVE, learning and growing together in Christ.
All students from Kindergarten to Year 6 have been involved in unpacking the new OLV Mission Statement to gain a better understanding of what it means and how this statement will impact what we do at our school. Words like empowering and flourish have true meaning in context to this new statement. Keep an eye out for various classes presenting the mission statement on our Facebook page. WATCH THIS SPACE!
REFLECTION
Keeping in mind the students that received the sacrament of Reconciliation, let us pray this prayer for our families. Forgiveness is a decision to let go of resentment or anger. As families and students in the OLV community, it is important that we forgive others.
Matthew 6:14 ... “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Mark Fren Acting REC
VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION
In order to Volunteer at OLV you are required to complete the Volunteer Induction and be cleared by the Catholic Schools Office to Volunteer.
Please follow this link https://www.mn.catholic.org.au/people/volunteer/ and complete the steps.
EXTERNAL PROVIDERS
If your child will be seeing a provider (e.g. speech therapist or occupational therapist) this year at school, please complete the attached application form and return to school. If you require further information, please don't hesitate to contact the office.
COMPASS
OLV uses the "Compass" App. Log in details for parents/carers have been emailed to all new parents. If you are still unable to login, or your account has been made inactive, please contact Leanne in the office to arrange a reset of your password.
- For all new families please familiarise yourself with the information booklet you received in your information pack or enrolment pack, "Parent Portal Compass User Guide" This is also attached
- Only Parents/Carers have access to Compass Parent Portal. Parents must have separate email addresses in order to both have access to compass
- New Users when logging into Compass are given the opportunity to update their details. It has been noted that some parents have updated their mobile phone number by taking out the gaps within the phone number. This is not required. The system requires phones numbers to be in this format
- REMINDER: PLEASE ONLY EXPLAIN WHOLE DAY ABSENCES - PLEASE DO NOT REPORT PARTIAL ABSENCES through the Compass App. Reporting partial absences will cause inconsistences with your child's attendance
- SMS's are sent to parents of students who are absent from 9.35am each weekday morning. You will receive a text message if your child was not present during the marking the roll process. Please logon onto compass and explain your child's absence. Do not reply to the text as compass does not accept reply texts
- Please notify the office beforehand if your child is going to arrive late; you will however still receive an SMS. The arrival time of the student will be logged as an explained absence when they present to school on their arrival
- On occasion you may be sent a text message even though your child is in attendance at school, this may be because they have arrived late and not come to the Office for sign in. If your child is late, please come into the Office with your child and sign them in via the compass kiosk.
QKR APP
Part of “progress” is moving towards a cashless society. To assist with the banking, ordering and handling of money, we are moving more of our payments to the Qkr system.
You will find attached instructions for the QKR App. This easy to use phone app gives you the flexibility to place orders for Canteen and fundraisers from your phone. It also reduces the need for your child to bring cash to school. Please remember to amend your child's year group on the QKR App to aid the timely collection of their order. We will be moving to a wider usage of this app as the year progresses.
- Make sure your child matches the class they are in now. You may need to go to your account settings and change their class. This will have to be completed at the beginning of every school year
- Please do not send in a paper bag as well as ordering online; this will stop any double up of ordering
- If your child is away or sick and you have ordered their lunch, you have until 8.00 am to cancel your order on QKR and receive a credit for next time
- All ordering is now closing at 8.15 am Monday morning. This allows enough time to print out the relevant reports for our volunteer ladies
- As of Term 2 all lunch orders will only be able to be ordered through QKR. Cash on the day will only be for ice blocks, lollies and chips.
We will be looking at providing this service for other quick financial transactions such as sausage sizzles, raffles, pie drives etc,
Thaks to everyone for taking up this service.
Health Care Card
Most families have already completed the attached Health Care Card Forms and returned to the school with a copy of their Health Care Card. If you have a Health Care Card and have not handed it in please contact the Office. Health Care Cards gives up to 50% off your tuition fees.
| Kinder |
Aubrey B - for always being prepared and confident when presenting her news. Florence C - for being able to represent teen numbers using MAB blocks. Diesel D - for being able to place numerals 0-20 in the correct order. Jesa S - for being able to read all ten sight words. Aleki V - for being able to read all ten sight words. Elizabeth K - for being able to read decodable words using the sounds we have learnt. |
| Year 1 |
Caleb S - for being a fantastic group leader during Maths this week! Sam C - for thinking deeply about concepts and sharing your ideas with others and for demonstrating great leadership skills! Alexis G - for participating and sharing your ideas with others especially during Religion! Leo K - for always helping others and encouraging people to do their best! |
| Year 2 |
Josie B – her growing confidence to share her thoughts and ideas in the classroom. Lucy C – taking responsibility and initiative to take care of our classroom. Thomas O – his excellent results in our recent spelling assessment. Tesa S – demonstrating a deep understanding of the Rosary in Religion. |
| Year 3 |
Vinny D - for being a quiet and thoughtful member of our class. Evan S - for enthusiastically embracing new learning experiences and relishing in challenges. Grace B - for demonstrating her ability to grow in confidence in her daily tasks. Billy F - for working hard on growing his mindset and seeing what he can achieve when he applies himself to all areas of learning. |
| Year 4 |
Pippa M - for being a wonderful, supportive member of Stage 2, especially in helping her teacher. Daniel Z – for continuing to produce high quality work across all KLA areas. Well done! Grace G - for her outstanding contribution to OLV, and for looking after the chickens so well!. Thank you Grace. Max B - for implementing the attitude of "NEVER GIVE UP!" Well done, Max. |
| Year 5 |
Ashton F - for sharing his ideas in class discussions. Keep it up! Maddie H - for being an upstander and for always looking out for the needs of those around her. Clayton S - for his desire to assist and care for younger students in the classroom. Thanks Clayton! Blake B - for displaying more than one 'Prove It' strategy in his Maths tasks. What awesome Working Mathematically skills! |
| Year 6 |
Max G - for consistently working to a high standard and problem solving when tasks get tough! Ojo T - for always being an organised and enthusiastic learner in the classroom. Suma M - for taking more pride in your classwork. You should be proud of yourlself. Meti S - for getting in and having a crack in all KLAs. Well done Meti! |
| Principal Awards |
Gemma M - For Her Dedication To Learning Alek S – For Always Showing Excellent Leadership |
| V & M Awards |
Kindergarten: Evie C - for being a caring friend to her peers. Year 1: Cooper G - for always demonstrating respect for others and being inclusive of everyone. Year 2: Fetui T – not being afraid to stand up for what is right and just. Year 3: Erleen S - for being kind, caring and sensitive to the feelings and thoughts of others. Year 4: Luka S - for demonstrating caring qualities to everyone at OLV. Year 5: Leisha K - for never seeing a need without doing something about it – always assisting and nurturing those around her! Year 6: Gemma M - for always making the right choice and leading by example |
| Leaders Awards |
Stage 3 girls for leaving the past behind them and becoming friends and standing up for each other Ben T - for showing great sportsmanship during soccer |
We would like to wish the following children a Happy Birthday.
| Kindergarten | |
| Year 1 | Harry W, Cooper G, Lorcan H |
| Year 2 | Kaidence G |
| Year 3 | |
| Year 4 | Pippa M, Jennifer M, Luka S |
| Year 5 | |
| Year 6 | Suma M |
Congratulations and we hope you had a happy day
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