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NEW ENTRANCE
Our new entrance is complete so we will be going back to our full security procedures to enter and leave the school.
Upon arrival after 9am visitors should enter the office via the intercom. Upon identification, the gate will be released, and visitors should PUSH the gate to enter and report immediately to the office to sign in at the kiosk. Please close the gate behind you and the ensure the gate reengages. When leaving after signing out, the gate will be released and you have about 5 seconds to PULL the gate open, otherwise press the intercom button again to have the gate released.
Those using the OOSH service before and after school should follow the same procedures from Tuesday.
STRANGER DANGER
There was much to-ing and fro-ing on social media recently about a strange car identified in our area which was involved in an incident last week. Parents are reminded to discuss with their children the need and ways to keep safe when approached by a stranger. Teachers have been following this up in their classes as well.UNIFORM SHOP
Any uniforms can be tried on in the uniform shop before purchasing. All payments are to be made on the day of purchase.
If you have any outgrown pieces of the uniform, feel free to send it in to school cleaned and pressed so we can add it to the stock.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Public Speaking is a skill that we encourage in all children, and as part of our normal curriculum. To encourage and extend those that show an interest and talent in this area, we encourage them to enter the Regional Public Speaking Competition. To find the two entrants to represent our school, interested children will be putting themselves forward on FRIDAY 16 AUGUST to be for selected. We will be choosing 2 representatives from each Stage. The children have been preparing in their classes for the trials and will be on stage in the hall from 11:20. Parents are welcome to join us.WATER SAFTETY INCURSION
On Thursday, 22 August, we will be visited by the City of Newcastle’s Water Safety Team who will take the children through an educational program aimed at preventative measures and basic fundamentals of open water, beach & pool safety.
Infants will be involved from 12noon and primary from 12:40pm the hall. Parents are welcome to sit in if they wish.
FATHER’S DAY BREAKFAST
Liturgy will commence at 9am followed by a boat building exercise for those that have some time to spare, More details next week.
PLAYGROUND REPAIRS
We have closed the climbing equipment on the playground to undertake some repairs. We are also exploring an upgrade for the long term.
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 |
Bruce C - for his happy and bright personality in Kindergarten. Hannah F - for always listening to class instructions. Mojetoluwa O - for putting in 100% effort into his work. |
| Year 1 |
Evie C - for trying really hard during IntialLit lessons! Elizabeth K - for always being ready to learn! William F - for a fantastic attempt at his 'My pet' writing! Hailey S - for beautiful responses and great ideas during Religion lessons! |
| Year 2 |
Isabelle M - for making a conscious effort to contribute to class discussions. Keep it up! Caleb S - for always trying your best and persevering when tasks are hard! Well Done! Afia S - for starting to share your thoughts and ideas during class discussions! Keep it up! |
| Year 3 |
Jemima K - for her engagement in learning and her demonstration of a positive growth mindset. Ruby B - for her positive contributions to class discussions. Way to go Ruby! Allison A - for her enthusiastic approach to learning and her determination when approaching new challenges. |
| Year 4 |
Levi A – teaching Miss Payton new and wonderful facts! Brian K – confidently articulating his understanding of new concepts. Elsa S – the dedication and appreciation she shows towards new learning. Evan S – his passionate approach to new and challenging activities. |
| Year 5 |
John H - for settling back into life at OLV with ease. Luka S - for showing great pride in his work during Spelling and Writing lessons. Grace D - for contributing her excellent ideas during Mathematics lessons. |
| Year 6 |
William T - for asking great questions during mathematics lessons. Leisha K - for always working hard and producing quality work. Ashton F - for showing great persistence and thinking during mathematics lessons. |
| V & M Awards |
Kindergarten: Remi W for being a considerate and kind friend who always protects others. Year 1: Jesa S for being a caring and helpful member of year 1! Year 2: Alexis G for always seeing a need and doing something about it! Year 3: Henry W for being a kind, supportive friend who looks out for the needs of others. Year 4: Audrey S for learning and growing through her mistakes. Year 5: Hope H for being an outstanding leader and always looking out for her peers. Year 6: Virginia V for being a great role model and helping infants students. |
| Lexia Awards |
Level 2 Oscar M, Ted M Level 3 Oscar M, Benjamin Z Level 4 Mojetoluwa O, Oscar M Level 8 Gianna D Level 9 Gianna D, Isabelle M |
NETBALL GALA
Girls from Year 5 & 6 represented the school this week at the Diocesan Netball Gala. They had a great day and represented the school in wonderful spirit and fair play. After six games during the day, they returned exhausted, but full of joy. Well done, Ladies.
SOCCER GALA
Our school has been invited to participate in a Regional Soccer Gala open for all interested boys and girls from Yr 3-6 on Thursday 19 September. We will be asking children to nominate for a team and then organise details once nominations close.It will be a 5-a-side non-competitive day aimed at providing a fun time for all ability levels. Children should keep an eye out for the nomination sheets being posted tomorrow.
DIO ATHLETICS
Well done to Shammah and Henry who were selected to represent the North Region at the Diocesan Athletics Carnival last week. We are very proud of you.
We would like to wish the following children a Happy Birthday.
| Kindergarten | Peyton S, Samuel I, Hamish T, Remi W |
| Year 1 | Maria T |
| Year 2 | Caleb S |
| Year 3 | |
| Year 4 | |
| Year 5 | |
| Year 6 |
Congratulations and we hope you had a happy day
ST NICHOLAS OOSH Services
How to enrol for our OOSH Services:
You will be able to access the school newsletter here, special dates notifications and other messages from time to time.
Go to this link to download the Schoolzine App: