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God of Love, Thank you for every teacher who notices a child’s special gift.
Thank you for teachers who are listeners and gentle guides. Thank you for teachers who expect much and love enough to demand more. Thank you for the special teacher each one of us remembers.
God of Mercy, Sustain teachers who give everything they have.
Help exhausted teachers rest.
God of Strength, Encourage teachers to care and inspire them to nourish. Motivate teachers to keep on learning for the fun of it and to make learning enjoyable for children.
God of Justice, help and support teachers in their special calling, wherever they teach and whatever obstacles they must face. We pray these things in the name of our great teacher, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Term 4 week 5
Dear Parents and Carers
Last week we celebrated World Teacher’s Day. On this day, we acknowledge and celebrate the outstanding work of our teachers and in line with the MACS vision, the work they do in forming lives of faith, hope and love whilst inspiring and enabling our students to flourish and enrich the world.
I personally would like to thank our teachers for the respect, nurture and engagement they provide each day in their dedication, passion and commitment to our students and families of Our Lady Star of the Sea. I am incredibly proud of the exceptional contributions that each teacher makes.
As a community and, in a joyful way, we acknowledged our wonderful teachers at assembly with character strength awards which the students wrote and presented. All our students really enjoyed this opportunity to celebrate their amazing teachers, as did the teachers.
Mission Fete: Our Mission Fete is fast approaching. At Our Lady Star of the Sea, we believe that faith is not just a personal journey, but a call to mission. As parents, you play a vital role in nurturing your child's spirituality, and we are here to support. Nurturing Hearts and Minds In the spirit of our Catholic faith, we strive to instill in our children the values of compassion, love, and service to others. We aim to nurture their hearts and minds, helping them grow into faithful and compassionate individuals who are ready to take on the world with a spirit of mission.
Mission Fete is one such way we provide this in action each year. Many thanks for your support in this significant call to action. Please read your hub news for further details for the day.
ARTS Trail: A very busy week next week also sees our wonderful ARTS trail coming to life.The students, with wonderful facilitation from their teachers, have been enhancing their creativity and bringing their talents to the fore over the past weeks. Rachael Thomas has led this so magnificently and we look forward to the ARTS being in the spotlight for the night. You are welcome to come along anytime between 4-7 pm and stay for your own picnic dinner or buy from the food van if you wish. Please note, your children are under your supervision and care for the time you are at the Arts Trail. They cannot independently come along without an adult We are very proud of the students' efforts in this space as they showcase their creative art pieces.
Master plan: Recently, we have applied for a State government grant. Each year we apply for both Federal and State Government grants. Through the recent process of updating our masterplan the priority works identified for Stage 1 are as follows:
- Refurbishment of existing staffroom into new classroom space to allow 4 stream structure
- New ground floor administration, entrance, amenities and STEM/Visual Arts space
- New second floor 4 classroom learning hub, library, staff room, staff planning space and amenities
Please Click here Master Plan 2023 to view the current plans.
Junior Rotary Community Award: Congratulations to the following Year 6 students that took part in and presented their projects for the 2023 Junior Rotary Community Award. This is a huge achievement for students and their supporting families and their efforts were acknowledged with a framed certificate. A small number have also been invited to attend the Annual Rotary Meeting Dinner tonight at the Ocean Grove Surf Lifesaving Club. Thank you to Judy and Tony and their team from Rotary who facilitate this initiative each year with regular visits and commitment to helping our students succeed and enable opportunity to develop their good citizen skills which we want as part of all our student's future. A huge congratulations to;
Ellie Rundle, Isabella Montgomery, Angus Montgomery, Lilian Spolding
Sapphire Renkauskas, Miller Pasque, Mackenzie Wurfel, Amelie Flynn
Finn Briggs, Arthur Hardwick, Audrey Morgan, Ruby Ritchie, Minnie Peace-Teague
Matilda Kerr, Lillia Casamento, Lila Butcher, Matilda Dalton
We wish all our Year 6 students all the best tomorrow night for their Graduation Music Night. This is an incredible night of celebration of their final year and their time at Our Lady Star of the Sea. Each year, the Year 6 students really embrace this opportunity of student voice and agency and appreciate the special focus and celebration of them, this night brings.
Wishing you all a joyful fortnight ahead.
Kerryn
We are getting very excited about our Mission Fete next Friday 10th November.
This is our major fundraiser for the year and we personally assist the community of Bulbula in Ethiopia. It is a day of reflection, gratitude and fun.
Outline for Mission Fete Day
| 9.15am | Liturgy in the church, you are invited to attend |
| 10.30am | Recess |
| 12pm | Sausages begin to be delivered to classrooms |
| 1pm | Lunch |
| 1.30pm - 3pm | Mission Fete, you are invited to attend |
Please return:
- Any raffle tickets you wish to buy, clearly labeled with your name and contact number by Wednesday 8 November
- Donations to your child’s stall
- Email Rebecca if you are able to assist with the cooking of sausages from about 10:45am, or money counting throughout the afternoon. rnancarrow@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Raffle Prizes
Thank you to all those that helped package these on Monday and Lib Macpherson for her very generous donations. The prizes are looking great! Come past the office and check them out.
We encourage students to use their own money, or complete tasks around the home, to earn money for Mission Fete activities. We hope this will help students appreciate the value of money. Most students usually spend around $10. Coins are great, in a bag or purse with the child’s name on it. Children can order sausages for $1 each. They can pay their money on the day.
Mission Fete Stalls
Below are the Mission Fete stalls. Please check your class for the required donations to the stalls.
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JUNIOR CLASS |
ACTIVITY |
DONATIONS (no nuts please) |
|
PREP CG PREP MR PREP BM
PREP NM |
Sideshow Alley Lucky Bags Hoopla |
Funsize wrapped lollies Good quality second hand materials and novelty items such as: hair ties, bouncy balls, Lego, stationery, pencils, erasers, textas, ribbons, art/craft items, small toys such as dinosaurs or cars, marbles, bubbles, footy cards, nail polish, lip gloss, stickers, sweet treats (individually wrapped, no lollipops) We will create the bags at school from all your donations Stuffed toys in very good condition |
|
1 AM |
Hairspray |
Coloured Hairspray |
|
1 AH |
Ninja course with a tug of war head start activity |
Fun Size Lollies |
|
1 MG |
Temporary Tattoos |
Temporary Tattoos |
|
2 PK |
Icypole sale |
Icypoles |
|
2 CM |
Disco |
Glowsticks Wrapped fun sized chocolates or lollies for prizes |
|
2 CL |
Bean Bag Toss |
Small individually wrapped chocolates or lollies |
|
2 JR |
Treasure in the sand/ Hook a duck/ mini pottery shop |
Prize box/novelty gifts eg. pencils, stickers, notebooks, fun sized chocs etc |
|
SENIOR CLASS |
ACTIVITY |
DONATIONS (no nuts please) |
|
3 CT and 3 NS |
Icecream/sundaes/spiders stall |
Different flavored ice creams (not nuts) Different topping (sprinkles, chocolate/caramel toppings - not nuts) Waffle cones/cones Ice cream cups Paper Cups Bamboo spoons Lemonade Sprinkles Choc buds Oreos M and M’s Pods Musk sticks Sour straps/sour patches |
|
3 ZS |
Longest Skipping Competition (winner for each year level). |
Refer to teacher email |
|
3 AG |
Haunted House |
Halloween decorations, Black sheets/tablecloths, Kids tunnels and teepees/tents |
|
4 BS |
Toys and games stall |
Unwanted toys and games |
|
4 MC |
Jaffy smash |
Fun sized chocolates Jaffas |
|
4 LC |
Op Shop/ Choc lotto |
180gm block of Cadbury/ or the like chocolate- all varieties - no coconut or nuts please. Good quality second hand children’s clothing, shoes. |
|
4 AK |
Kick footy into the circle |
Chocolate shared packs |
|
5 SC |
Choc toss/Water pistol relay |
Flat blocks of chocolate different sizes |
|
5 ME |
Frisbee Golf |
Small individually wrapped chocolates or lollies |
|
5 MM |
Lucky number spinning wheel |
Wrapped treats as prizes |
|
5 LG |
Lucky popsticks |
|
|
6 LG |
Minute to win it arcade |
Prize box/novelty gifts eg. pencils, stickers, notebooks, etc. |
|
6 SS |
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6 BC |
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6 EB |
When: Tuesday 5 December
Arrive: 5.30pm for 5.45pm start
Finish: approximately 7.30pm
Where: Ocean Grove Park Pavillion, 70 Presidents Ave
2023 has been our Beacons of Hope year. We have celebrated the shining lights our students bring to our community. Our ‘Beacons’ burn bright, sharing Hope, Love and Understanding in an increasingly complex world.
In recognition of these beautiful, bright beacons, our concert celebration theme is SHINE. Now, it's time for our students to become the stars, shining on the stage. Our students, our Beacons of Hope, are having their moment to truly shine!
Our concert will take place in Week 10. More details will be posted closer to the event. Costume notes will be provided by your class teacher, and will be available in the Week 7 newsletter. Please email your class teacher if you have any questions.
Please BYO folding chair, or picnic rug.
Term 4 2024
Thursday 21 November: Yr 5 Parish Mass/Year 1 MOPA Excursion
Friday 22 November: Yr 5BC assembly
Thursday 28 November: Yr 3 Parish Mass
Friday 29 November: Staff Professional Learning Day - Student Free Day
Staff Planning Day for 2025
Tuesday 3 December: School Concert 5:30pm-7:30pm
Wednesday 4 December: Prep orientation
Thursday 5 December: Prep orientation
Tuesday 10 December: Whole school orientation/Prep orientation
Wednesday 11 December: Future leaders days 2025
Friday 6 December: Diversity Day 2pm assembly
Tuesday 10 December: Whole school orientation day 9.15am - 11am
Wednesday 12 December: Yr 6 end of year excursion
Friday 13 December: Yr 6EB assembly/End of year Mass
Monday 16 December: Whole school Beach Day (students are welcome to bring plastic shovels and buckets. Ensure they remember to bring sunscreen and hats).
Wednesday 18 December: Yr 6 Graduation Assembly/Last day of school Students finish at 1pm
Term1 2025
Tuesday 28 January: Staff return
Wednesday 29 January: Staff professional Learning day
Thursday 30 January: Students return
Please note: Please refer to the Parent Calendar for all dates
