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Dear Parents,
It has been very difficult to take in and process recent events as a Catholic Community. First and foremost, we pray for the victims and their families. We look towards the future with hope and one where compassion and wisdom can grow.
For us, as a catholic community, it is important we are faithful to our vision. It is in our actions that the trust of the education of your children is built.
Compliance with the Child Safety Standards is something we continue to rigorously monitor and review, giving it constant attention. Archbishop Peter A Comensoli at his homily last Sunday spoke of Catholic schools providing a place where students and families have a sense of hope based on the experience of God’s love and care. The wellbeing programs in our schools live out the gospel values of faith and a shared belief that we should all aspire to a common good.
We also endeavour to ensure a culture of empathy at Our Lady Star of The Sea where positive relationships with God, self and others are paramount.
During the Lenten period, Cathy Jenkins reminds us that Lent is a time in which we are able to think more deeply about God and how we are responding to God’s call in our daily lives. We are working with your children to identify positive actions they can take during this time of Lent, to make the world a better place, for themselves and others. Within society, many catholic communities undertake wonderful work, including social justice actions, where we show care and love for others based on the Gospel Values.
In our Holy Trinity Parish and Our Lady Star of the Sea School, led by our Parish Priest, Fr Darien Sticklen, we value bringing our students the opportunity for an education that sees all students flourishing. In order to do this we are forever creating rich experiences to develop the whole child spiritually, physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially.
As the Horizons of Hope vision document states, ‘we support students to grow in virtue and to embrace a view of themselves and the world that leads to peace, justice and the prospering of the whole of creation.’
Over the last week we again saw examples of our Vision in action, not only in the many experiences during classroom learning time but also on our Sports day Wednesday and our National Day of Action against Bullying on Friday.
God help us to change.
To change ourselves and to change our world.
To know the need for it. To deal with the pain of it.
To feel the joy of it.
To undertake the journey without understanding the destination.
The art of gentle revolution.
Amen. ( Michael Leunig)
Best wishes for a week ahead where we look for opportunities to bring light and warmth to others' lives, in our kind actions and words.
Kerryn Sells
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Be Kind and Lend A Hand
At Our Lady Star of the Sea School, we teach social and emotional learning skills, and promote healthy and positive relationships across the whole school community to help prevent bullying or violent behaviour.
With our focus on positive relationships between peers and positive student relationships with teachers, we aim to ensure the following circumstances are in place across our whole school community:
- most students feel connected to their school
- students have sound levels of social and emotional skills
- there are strong school norms against bullying aggression
- students perceive the school has clear support and disciplinary structures in place
- students perceive that staff in the school actively care about and promote student wellbeing and student welfare
- that the environment of their school is positive, welcoming, cooperative and fair
- the classroom teachers uses effective behaviour management
- educators promote cooperation
- the culture of the school is positive, caring, respectful and supportive.
For more information about preventing or responding to Bullying please visit the Bullying - NO Way! Website.
Thanks for your support to make Our Lady Star of the Sea a great school for everyone.
Paul Anderson
Student Wellbeing Leader
Thursday 21 March 5pm - 6.30pm on the school grounds. Bring your own picnic, rug, chairs and drinks. This is an alcohol free event. You will have an opportunity to visit your childs classroom. Let’s make this a zero waste event- please Carry In and Carry Out all waste.
Please return your child's envelope, with payment included ON THE DAY of photos.
Prep and Year 6: Tuesday 19 March
Students are to wear their summer uniform. Please ensure your child's uniform is in good order, with buttons on and correct shoes and socks. If your child needs their sports uniform on this day they are to bring it to school to change in to.
National Ride2School Day is coming up on this Friday 22 March. We are registered as a school and we will be providing stickers and prizes for everyone who participates. It would be great if we can have many riders and walkers on this day. If you cannot ride or walk it would be great to walk a short, safe distance from school so that you are still making an effort to travel actively and be part of the day.
Thanks, Travelsmart leaders
Bellarine Community Health Dental Service
Oral health therapists will be visiting Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School on Monday 27 May. The visiting dental health service provides a screening check to children at Our Lady Star of the Sea, upon request from parents/guardians via the consent form attached. BCH Parent Consent Form
The service is free to students and may incur referral to Bellarine Community Health Dental Service.
If you would like your child to have a FREE dental screening, please return completed consent form to the school office by Friday 26 April.
If you do not wish to participate in the school screening program, you are welcome to contact the Bellarine Community Health Dental Clinic to arrange an appointment for your child. All primary school aged children, are treated free of charge.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Bellarine Community Health dental team on 5258 0828.
Term 4 2020
Friday 16 October: Respectful Relationships "Gratitude Day"
Monday 19 October: Book Week Dress Up Day
Thursday 22 October: Footy colours casual clothes day and Gold Coin donation for Cherished Pets Ocean Grove.
Friday 23 October: AFL Grand Final Public Holiday, school closed
Sunday 25 October: School working bee 10am - 12pm - Purple Hub TBC
Tuesday 3 November: Melbourne Cup Public Holiday, school Closed
Friday 6 November: Mission Fete Day
Monday 9 November: School Photo Day Individual and Class Photos
Tuesday 10 November: School Photo Day Family Portraits
Monday 23 November - Tuesday 24 November: Year 6 Camp Wyuna
Tuesday 24 November: Prep 2021 Parent Information Session 6 - 7pm TBC
Thursday 26 November: Prep 2021 Parent Information Session 6 - 7pm TBC
Friday 27 November: Staff 2021 Planning Day, student free day
Monday 30 November: Year 3 Camp Wyuna
Tuesday 1 December: Year 4 Camp Wyuna
Wednesday 2 December: Year 5 Camp Wyuna
Wednesday 2 December: Prep 2021 Orientation Day 9.30am - 11am TBC
Tuesday 8 December: Prep 2021 Orientation Day 9.30am - 11am TBC
Thursday 17 December: End of Term 4
Please note: Please refer to the Parent Calendar for all dates