Dear Parents,

The key word for preparing ourselves for Christmas in the second week of Advent is Peace. We are asked to stop to remember, and look forward to the peace, joy and love that is to come when we celebrate the feast of Christmas. 

Click here to read a beautiful letter from Sr Abeba in Bulbula expressing much gratitude for our wonderful donation to the community. We pray for peace for all.

As the school year draws to a conclusion there is much to celebrate, to be grateful for and to rejoice in.

Farewell to the following families who have been a part of Our Lady Star of the Sea learning community and have their youngest child moving on the Year 7: Agad, Anderson, Badrock, Bassett, Boreham, Bryan, Chalmers, Coles, Connell, Cook, Cooper, De Costa, Every, Garner, Halkidis, Hart, Hayes, Hayward, Hinton, Hynson, Jeffrey, kelly, Light, Lourie, Maguire-Smith, McCooke, Merriman, Morgan, Murray, Naus, O'Brien, Roberston, Sadler, Smith, Soppitt, Speight, Spencer, Stanic, Teese, Terhorst, Walsh, Wheeldon, Wilkinson, Wood, Zaicz. 

Thank you for your positive contributions to Our Lady Star of the Sea and all the best for the secondary school years ahead.

Farewell also to the following families who are moving on to other primary schools or travel around Australia in 2020: Dunne, Irie- Hamer, Butters, O'Brien. All the best to the families in transferring to their new primary school for 2020 and your extended travels.

Farewell and all the best to the teachers and Learning support Officers who are leaving us and were acknowledged at assembly last Friday.

As we end the 2019 school year I would also like to thank you all for your year of contributions. We were able to say thank you in a small way with morning tea for the volunteer work you have done alongside us, in caring for the children of Our Lady Star of the Sea school to provide opportunities for them to learn and flourish. Our students are at the centre of our work together, our core business and I have enjoyed the year immensely, enjoying our community and its energy, with great and generous people. 

School Choir:

Congratulations to all the children who did a wonderful job of singing carols in the Park. A special thankyou to you as parents in getting the students there and particularly to Michael Sheridan, Sue Constable and Natalie Skahill who prepared the students and Kevin Mitchell who accompanied on guitar. Such a wonderful community event. If any of the choir wanted to attend Christmas eve Carols at 5.30 pm on Christmas Eve , 24/12/19, in OG we have been asked if the choir could sing 1st verse ‘Away in a Manger’ during the service. Please bring you children dressed as angels and shepherds if you are able.

Seesaw Learning Journal:

In the Holy Season, may the spirit of Christmas bring you peace and joy.

Wishing you a very happy and safe Christmas on behalf of all the staff at Our Lady Star of the Sea.

Wishing you all many Christmas blessings.

Kerryn