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Dear Parents.
Welcome back to Term 3. I trust you had a wonderful, relaxing break and some “down time” together as a family.
One of the features of our school is the fantastic ongoing support from parents, which is enthusiastically given to the students and to the teachers.
We cannot thank the Parents and Friends association and all parent volunteers for all their efforts in bringing family friendly events to our community. With money raised during these events we have had amazing grounds work completed in the junior “forest” area, outside Purple Hub and the front of the school.
Here are some photos.
It is very exciting to create more spaces and opportunities for outside classroom learning and play.
Don’t forget another great opportunity for some family fun and building more positive relationships is the Drive in Movie showing Toy Story 4 on Friday 13 September. If you were unable to access a ticket you can still come prior from 4.30 pm onwards to the fair which has activities for the whole family to enjoy.
The attendance of parents to the student, parent, teacher conversations was also a witness to your ongoing support. Through these conversations students and their teachers discussed with parents the student achievements for Semester One and focussed future learning for Semester Two. It was fantastic to see the students getting ready and being so proud to have the opportunity to share their work, and excited at being able to share in this way. The conversations gave the students an opportunity to discuss the aspects of their learning that they feel confident with, and the aspects of their learning where they feel they may need extra support. World-wide educational research highlights the absolute importance of the home-school partnership and the positive outcomes it can have on a student’s academic, social and emotional growth and well- being. Please continue to support your children in achieving their learning goals.
Principal for the Day: Last term we saw Jackson Riddle as our Principal for the Day. Jackson’s name was drawn out from the Gotcha awards box, which acknowledges students kind ánd positive actions. Jackson was able to also gain some great feedback from the students which included compliments and suggestions. Thank you for your great work Jackson .
CAMP:
The Year 5 and 6 students had very successful Camps in the final week of term at Lady Northcote in Bacchus Marsh. We thank all staff and parents involved. We wish the Year 3 and 4 students a great time at their one night camps this week at Anglesea. We are very proud of the wonderful way our students conduct themselves when offsite and often receive positive feedback about the respect and positive behaviour of the Our Lady Star of the Sea students.
Drop off pick up please note to be respectful and patient for everyone’s safety and in line with our respectful and nurturing vision.
Catholic Education Today Edition 2
This edition includes a fabulous display of the new and refurbished learning spaces in some of our schools, the issue also provides parents with information about the 2019 Australian Catholic Youth Festival, guidance on completing School Improvement surveys and,regular features, Educators in Profile and Around the Archdiocese.
We look forward to another successful term with wonderful learning opportunities, using our terrific flexible spaces inside and outside the classrooms. The hub news in each newsletter gives you more detail as to all the learning and extra curricula opportunities in each year level. Please ensure you read this each fortnight.
Best wishes for the first fortnight of Term 3.
Kerryn
Student Absences Procedures
Teachers need to know where children are every school day and it is an expectation that you notify your child’s teacher to inform of student absences and the reason for absence. The preferred way for doing so is for you to directly email the child’s teacher before 9.30am on the day of absence.
Staff email addresses
Prep:
Michelle Richards: mrichards@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Blair Vredenbregt: bvredenbregt@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Georgia Cowling: gcowling@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Claire Toomey: ctoomey@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Kylene Gray: kgray@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 1:
Alison Healy: ahealy@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Rebecca Notman rnotman@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Natalie Skahill: nskahill@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Nicole Maier: nmaier@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 2:
Jacinta Ryan: jryan@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Bonnie Evers: bevers@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Taliah Plumb: tplumb@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Sue Constable: sconstable@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Sarah DeJong: sdejong@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 3:
Sharon Chirgwin: schirgwin@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Brendan Casey: bcasey@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Lib Macpherson: emacpherson@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Maree Croft: mcroft@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Bree Russell: brussell@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 4:
Carly O'Neill: coneill@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Matt Eales: meales@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Maddy Fenton: mfenton@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Ashlee Giuffrida: agiuffrida@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Manni Caddy: mcaddy@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 5:
Lizzie Conquit: lconquit@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Melissa Garvey: mgarvey@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Rebecca Nancarrow: rnancarrow@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Year 6:
Corey Gallagher: cgallagher@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Trish French: tfrench@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Lisa Grigg: lgrigg@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Michael Coldwell: mcoldwell@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Learning Support Teacher:
Marnie Hallam: mhallam@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au
Drive In Movie Night
Our Lady Star of the Sea presents our Drive In Movie Night at Collendina Caravan Park, Friday 13th September 2019.
Gates Open at 4:30pm for the Fair which includes some great activities, such as the ever popular Dunk Tank.
Movie start at 6:45pm, this year we are presenting "Toy Story 4".
For tickets please click here - https://www.trybooking.com/BDKPW
Congratulations to Zayne Garner for your recent success in Scouting - 1st/2nd Ocean Grove Cub Pack.
To attain the award in each of the five Sections in Scouting reflects initiative in tackling this challenge, sustained effort over many months and years, plus self-discipline, teamwork, and leadership. Well done Zayne.
Just a reminder to update your child’s profile on CareMonkey. Correct information is then available to teachers on excursions and off site activities. Updates to your child’s information can then also be recorded by school administration. New Asthma or Anaphylaxis Management Plans can be uploaded to CareMonkey by a parent/guardian.
This year in October our school is participating in Walktober. We will be promoting travelling to school actively by walking, riding and scooting. Each day we will record how many students have travelled to and from school in an active way. Each class will have their own chart and we compete with other schools in our area for prizes. If it is not practical to travel actively all the way from home, you can still be involved by getting dropped a safe distance from school and walking from there. We hope everyone gets involved!
Thanks, Travelsmart group.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for the Holy Trinity Parish.
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
Kelly Sports - After School Sports Program Prep - Year 4
Kelly Sports - Multi Sport Mania Program. Join up with your friends and develop skills in a fun, safe and exciting sporting environment.
Click here for more information.
Code Camp After School Program - Year 2 - Year 6
Learn to code this term with Code Camp After School
Click here for more information.
Chess For Kids Program - Friday Lunchtimes
Where: TBA
When: Friday lunchtime
Cost: $105 per term ($95 for siblings)
Benefits: Strategic thinking, improved self esteem, attention span in class and analytical skills.
In order to establish the round robin tournament students must be registered by Friday 2nd August.
BOOK ONLINE @ www.chessforkids.com.au
Phil 0421 901 530 admin@chessforkids.com.au