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YEAR 6 GRADUATION
We are looking forward to celebrating our Year 6 students who will be leaving OLV at the end of the year. They will be moving onto the next stage of their education journey. The celebrations will begin at 9:15am with Mass in the church. The children and their parents will share a special luncheon afterwards. All the children at OLV will be involved on the Graduation Mass and all parents and friends are invited to celebrate with us.
Graduation Day will be WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER (please note the change of date from last newsletter)
LAST DAY SEND OFF
To wind up the celebration of the year for Year 6 and the rest of the school, there will be a special liturgy on Friday, 16 December, at 11:20am. Year 6 will say their final goodbyes and share their stories of their time at OLV.
This will be followed by our usual Class Awards Assembly at around 12:00.
The day and the year will finish for the children with the “year 6” clap out at 2:30pm.
All parents and friends are welcome to attend any of these celebrations.
COLOUR RUN
We had a great day last Friday with the colour run organised by the P&F. Many thanks go to the organisers for making it such a special day. Check out the photos on our Facebook page to see how much it was enjoyed. We thank everyone for their hard work in securing sponsorship and appreciate the new display shelves for the library to which these funds are directed.
KINDER ’23 ORIENTATIONS
Last Tuesday our 2023 Kindergarten children were here for their second orientation day. We had such a lovely morning. We began by listening to the story of The Three Little Pigs then the students and their buddies made pig masks. It was such a beautiful day on Tuesday that we took the opportunity to use our outdoor equipment. The children were creative in the sandpit and mud kitchen. There was also so much fun had on the playgym. We are looking forward to our next orientation on 22nd November.
OUT OF UNIFORM DAYS
We have two Out of Uniform days planned for Friday 18 November and Friday 2 December.
The first day (18 November) is aimed as a fund-raiser for the St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. Children are invited to dress in a Christmas theme for a “gold coin” donation and share a BBQ Sausage Sizzle lunch for $3.50.
The second day (2 December) will be to donate items for the annual Christmas Hamper Raffle. Each class will be given different goods to donate towards the hampers so stay tuned for what your class will need to bring in that day. Your donation will give the children the privilege to wear their Christmas finery again.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
The children are preparing some songs for the Christmas party coming upon Friday December 9. We will be having a night of carols and fun to finish off the year. There will be a BBQ dinner and a visit from a special Christmas character, More details to come soon.
GENERALISATION AND STEROTYPING
Sadly, it has come to the school's attention that some students are using words and language considered racially and culturally offensive.
As a school community within a Multicultural Country; we are absolutely committed to welcoming ALL of our students and their families. This includes honouring the diverse languages, traditions, Religions and customs that our beautiful families bring to our rich school community.
In tackling the issue raised, we have begun a series of lessons in recognising bias and prejudice within our language, opinions and conversations.
Students have participated in discussions around the use of generalisations and how these may lead to stereotyping. For example: such generalisations as "all kids these days are disobedient" can influence opinions and behaviour towards children. Similarly, generalisations based on race and culture lead to negative and untrue stereotypes about individuals' race and culture. It is important that students understand that words have power; and words have consequences.
It is crucial that we have these discussions with our children if we are to assist them in appreciating difference and how we as individuals fit into and function in society.
We will be having discussions around racism and calling out racist behaviours. As a welcoming, Catholic community we encourage you to have similar discussions with your children; and call out comments that you recognise have the potential to marginalise or stereotype a particular group within our society.
The truth is, we are ALL different; and we are all valued.
Let's celebrate the beautiful diversity that we have at Our Lady of Victories.
Yours in Harmony
Maree Adams
EAL/D Teacher
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STOP WORK ACTION
We would like to notify parents that staff at Our Lady of Victories will be taking protected action in pursuit of their claim for wages and conditions. This will take place on:
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER from 8:30am to 9:30am
Children may be dropped off at the normal time, 8:30am, but classes will not commence till 9:30am. There will be limited supervision during this period of the day. Classes will resume at 9.30am.
Remembrance Day Liturgy
This Friday Stage 3 students will lead us in our school Remembrance Day Liturgy. Our liturgy will start at 10:45am. Everyone is welcome to join us.
First Holy Communion
Congratulations to Sienna, Pippa, John & Jesse for becoming full members of our Catholic Church and our Parish.
Term 4 Fundraising
This term we will be fundraising for our local St Vincent de Paul Society. We will have two fundraising activities, the first being Week 6, Friday 18th November, where all children will be able to wear Christmas clothes and make at least a gold coin donation. Our second activity will be Friday Week 7 Thursday 24th November. We will sell Cup Cakes during lunch time. I am looking for some volunteer bakers to help provide the cup cakes to sell.
2022 SCHOOL FEES
- Letters have gone home this week please see the following:
- If paying fees by instalment, please ensure your payment commences before the 31 March 2022 and is paid in full by 30 November 2022.
- If paying fees in full in one payment please finalise prior to 30 June 2022.
- Our preferred method of payment is either BPay or direct debit. Please avoid using COMPASS Pay.
- For Fee Payers wishing to establish a new Direct Debit, or adjust their existing direct debit, please complete the form on the Catholic Development Fund web-site www.CDFmn.com.au and return to Leanne in the Office.
- For those families experiencing financial hardship, or wishing to discuss other payment arrangements, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment with the Principal.
- If you would like a weekly, Fortnighly or Monthly breakdown please contact Leanne in the office, some parents received this already.
- Schools will commence the school fee management process after the 31 March 2022, if there has been no contact with the school office or no initial payment received.
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 (eg; speech or OT ) 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.
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Kinder
This week we have learnt what a noun is. We learnt that a noun is a person, place or thing. We had to identify different nouns using pictures. Over the next week we will be identifying nouns in our own writing.
Year 1
In writing, Year 1 are learning to express their opinion. Opinions are thoughts or feelings about a situation or idea. For example…… Dogs are the best animals to keep as pets. Another expression used to describe the way we think and feel about a situation or idea is ‘point of view’. People can have different points of view about the same topic. Visual prompt cards are used to introduce a topic and to initiate thinking.
The students choose a card, form their opinion and give reasons for their choice. Year 1 have some very interesting reasons to support their opinions. Here are a few examples.
Year 2
Year have been learning how to write procedures. Mrs Adams took the children in small groups and made fruit Nutella pizzas. We then wrote the procedure of how to make our own fruit Nutella pizzas.
You might even be able to follow our procedures to make your own fruit Nutella pizzas! They are delicious!
Stage 2 - Year 3 & 4
In Stage 2 we have been working on informative texts. The students spent time researching an animal and grouping information into sub-headings using a mind-map. We are breaking down the structure of informative writing. This week, we have been exploring introductions. Students have used information from their research to write an interesting introduction about their animal of choice.
Stage 3 - Year 5 & 6
In the Stage 3 we are learning about being accepting of others and developing an inclusive culture. In History we are focusing on the History of Immigration in Australia. We read the text The Littlest Refugee about the biography of Ahn Doh. Students were asked to write personal connections with the text around the themes of emotions, struggles, possessions and racism. This information is written using sub-headings and dot points to summarise our knowledge.
| Kinder |
Matilda B: for touching the bottom of the pool in swimming lessons this week. Sam C: for an enormous improvement with his writing. Lorcan H: for being able to identify pictures that begin with 'm', 'a', 't' and 's'. Taylor P: for being able to identify pictures that begin with 'm', 'a', 't' and 's'. |
| Year 1 |
Henry W: confidently participating in swimming lessons Allison A: demonstrating excellent knowledge of Jesus' Law of Love Jemima K: excellent skills in swimming Christopher H: quietly and consistently completing tasks |
| Year 2 |
Van K: outstanding work in maths learning about fractions. Thea W: great use of structure in her persuasive writing. Billy F: incredible improvement in all areas of Literacy. Natalia W: her excellent portrayal of Little Red Riding Hood in our class play. |
| STAGE 2 |
Daniel Z: for his incredible articulation of his thoughts. Max B: for his amazing, amazing, amazing bookwork. John H: for his amazing work with decimals. Hope H: for her outstanding commitment to learning. Clayton S: for demonstrating leadership during research tasks. Bella C: for an excellent introduction to her informative text. Maddie H: for her wonderful growth in her mathematical skills. Maxwell W: for his in-depth, thoughtful responses to his reading activities. |
| STAGE 3 |
Thomas E: Creative ideas expressed when writing an imaginative text Summer F: Confidently participating in drama and using a clear and expressive voice Anuncia G:Enthusiastic participation and demonstrating outstanding dance and drama skills Alek S:Participating in our school swimming program with confidence and enthusiasm |
| EALD |
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| Captains Awards |
Arlo C: for being a caring friend in the playground. Harrison S: for playing safely during the break. |
| Principal Awards |
Miss Brittny Morris- for an outstanding contribution to the community of Our Lady of Victories over the past 4 weeks Miss Mariah Baker- for an outstanding contribution to the community of Our Lady of Victories over the past 4 weeks |
| Lexia Awards |
Jesuloba A, Jemima K, Henry W, Ruby H, Nikita P, Kaidence G |
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Nomination forms will be coming home next week for children to enter events for the OLV Swimming Carnival which will be held at the Mayfield Pool on Thursday 8 December. There will be events and activities for all children of all abilities. Please encourage your child to participate in some way.
CRICKET SUCCESS
Two of our budding cricketers were successful at the Regional Cricket Trials today. CONGRATULATIONS to Max and Harrison who were successful in being selected to represent the school and the region at the Diocesan trials later this month. Well done lads, we are very proud of you.
We would like to wish the following children a Happy Birthday.
| Kindergarten | |
| Year 1 | |
| Year 2 | |
| Year 3 | Isabella T |
| Year 4 | |
| Year 5/6 |
Congratulations and we hope you had a happy day
The P&F would like to thank our school community for their support this year. Thanks to your fundraising contributions we have recently donated significant funds to go towards new library shelving, decodable readers and sporting equipment.
Thankyou also to the many local businesses who have kindly donated goods and vouchers for raffles and fundraising events this year:
Bunnings Wallsend Not Just Apples and Oranges
Kmart Revolution Sports Park
Nas Obray Tupperware Shorty Hotel
Ozzie Meats Shortland My Community Pharmacy Shortland
Megamania
Wishing you a wonderful festive season
OLV P&F
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