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God of our journey, God of hope, we give you thanks and praise, as we gather to begin a new term together.
May all who are part of this community, find a welcome place to grow and be.
Especially at this Easter time, give us the grace to continue our journey with hope and joy.
This we pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to Term 2. I trust you all had a joyful Easter period and your children are re energised and ready to engage in the great learning opportunities and growth Term 2 will bring.
Final week of Term One: The final week of Term 1 saw our students celebrating their learning via an expo of their learning. It was wonderful to see the students so passionate about their learning, sharing success with their science learning and designs and using wonderful growth mindset language. The photos in Hub News show some of the engagement and excitement.
Further to our expos we continued to build on the connection and relationships across the school and indeed, celebrating our catholicity. Our Year 5/ 6 students worked beautifully on the Stations of the Cross which were displayed and shared throughout the playground. All classes Prep- 6 were able to walk around and reflect on each station at their own leisure. Year 6 led their Prep buddies through this activity. They also shared Buddy Holy Week boxes and books. The effort by students and teachers was inspiring and gave more authentic learning and meaning to our easter story.
Many thanks also to the PFA who organised the Easter Raffle. The total money raised was $1,711. $1000 will go to the school and $711 to Caritas. Thank you also to the families who donated to the Project Compassion Lenten Appeal.
Naming of our Multi Purpose Hall Competition:
As you know, we are nearing the completion of our capital works building. We have 4 new Classrooms (Orange Hub) and a Multi Purpose Hall that has the capacity to hold 700 people.
As we have done in the past with naming our House Colours and creating our School Motto, "Setting the Right Course", we are inviting any members of our Learning Community to suggest a name for our new Multi Purpose Hall. You can discuss as a family and suggest as many possibilities as you like. Please suggest via this Google form
We will then shortlist with the Year 6 students and School Advisory Council and invite a consensual vote via a final Google form.
There will be a mystery prize for the winning family.
We are in exciting times and look forward to enjoying our new facilities sometime this term. We will confirm dates of handover as soon as we know.
No ANZAC Day March 2021: As many of you know, we normally participate in the ANZAC day march as a school and lay a wreath on ANZAC day. With no ceremony this year we will not be participating. We look forward to the reopening of this event next year and taking part again.
Student Free Day:
On Friday 30 April we will be having a Professional Learning Day on Inquiry Learning- “Igniting the Spark.” Our teachers continually look for opportunities to engage and motivate our students, promote student voice and choice and improving their capabilities. We look forward to building our knowledge and capacity on this day to bring further rich, authentic and purposeful learning opportunities to our students which will continue to see them engaged, connected and challenged as per our priority in our Annual Action Plan.
COVID Update:
The Victorian Government relaxed its COVIDSafe settings on Friday 26 March 2021.
Changes to the COVIDSafe settings include allowing more visitors in the home, changes to mask wearing in some settings and updates to density limits in some settings. There are limited changes for schools. Visitors continue to be welcome at our school, however face masks must be carried by individuals 12 years and over at all times and worn when physical distancing of 1.5 metres cannot be maintained. Individuals aged 12 years and over must continue to wear a face mask when on public transport, school buses and when in taxis or ride share vehicles – unless they have a lawful exemption.Thank you for your understanding and support throughout this term as we continue to implement COVIDSafe practices at our school.
MACS Policies:
Please see below two more updated policies that have also been added to the website. We value the partnerships we share with you and would like to make you aware of the clear, respectful processes we have in place to support any concerns you may have.
Complaints Handling Policy and Guidelines Roles and Responsibilities Complaints Handling
We look forward to the wonderful learning opportunities this term and observing the continual growth in our students, along with some exciting school events. Please refer to the calendar for all events.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy start to the term.
Kerryn
BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
At Our Lady Star of the Sea, teachers recognise the importance of a unified and consistent approach to the management of student’s behaviour through Restorative Practices. The Restorative Practices Strategies used at our school include: Circle Time, Affective Questioning, Restorative Circles and Conflict Resolution.
Our Pastoral Care Policy states that … discipline practices at Our Lady Star of the Sea school are based on Restorative Practices.
Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices involve the building of positive relationships and establishing a supportive environment that is fair, consistent and democratic. The underlying principle is that relationships are important, and when a harmful or disruptive incident occurs, the focus is on the harm caused to the relationship and the subsequent repairing of that harm; rather than what rule has been broken and therefore what consequences will be imposed. Restorative Practices gives the school a unified and consistent approach to the management of children's behaviour. The school also aims to develop responsible self-discipline amongst students. The school believes that the school community is responsible for an effective policy, therefore communication and support between staff, students and parents is essential.
Positive Behaviours for Learning
Our Lady Star of the Sea School is committed to creating the values of safety, responsibility and respect throughout our learning community. Teachers are currently working collaboratively with students to begin to explicitly explore expected behaviours throughout a range of learning experience using our drafted Whole School Behaviour Matrix. This matrix identifies the behaviour expectations at Our Lady Star of the Sea, based on our three core values statements:
- We are respectful.
- We are responsible.
- We are safe.
These values are supported by our overarching Positive Behaviours for Learning statement:
“We reach for the Stars!”
In turn this fits nicely with our school motto, “Setting the Right Course”
Whole School Positive Behaviour for Learning Matrix
The purpose of implementing Positive Behaviour for Learning at Our Lady Star of the Sea is to:
- Enhance the sense of community in our school
- Promote being respectful, responsible and safe
- Increase positive behaviours and therefore reduce problem behaviours
- Create consistent language, expectations and consequences
More information regarding Behaviour Management can be found in our Student Wellbeing Handbook which is available on our school website.
Paul Anderson
Student Wellbeing Leader
For the first two weeks of Term 2 children can choose to continue to wear their summer uniform, or, if more appropriate, their winter uniform. By Week 3, students wear their winter uniform.
School hats must be worn in Term 2, until 30 April.
Please ensure that all items of clothing are labelled with your child's name so that if items are lost they can be returned promptly.
If have purchased uniform second hand could you please remove the old name and update it to your family name.
Our annual school photos have been taken and are now ready to order. Arthur Reed Photos uses an online ordering system where you can view your photos prior to ordering.
On photo day all students received a flyer which includes a code unique to them. You will require this 2021 code to register online and view your photos. If you have already registered, you will receive an email or SMS from Arthur Reed Photos with a link to view your photos. If you have not yet registered, please go to order.arphotos.com.au and enter your code to complete your order.
If you have misplaced your registration code, please contact the Arthur Reed Photos customer service team directly on 5243 4390 or customerservice@arphotos.com.au
Please note that you will need to register online with your 2021 photo code to gain access to this year’s images.
All photo packages are being sent directly home in 2021, so please ensure that you enter the correct details and nominated shipping address upon checkout.
If you require any assistance ordering your photos, please contact Arthur Reed Photos directly on 5243 4390 or email customerservice@arphotos.com.au
A case of Chicken Pox was confirmed during the school holidays. The student may have been contagious at the end of Term 1. For further information go to https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/chickenpox-varicella
All canteen orders are now to be ordered through the online platform hosted by School24. Parents must register online before purchasing. Go to OLSOTS_Reg_Guide.pdf to access the Registration Guide.
A few tips:
*All orders will need to be in by 9.00am of the day that you want the lunch order.
*You will only see what items are available to purchase on the day you are ordering for example you will only see pies & sausage rolls on a Wednesday.
*Once you send an item to your cart, options will come up for that item for example if you order a pie the tomato sauce option will pop up.
Payments are made with a credit card. You will not need to send an order with your child. They will receive their lunch to their classroom, as previously.
Kerry Street
Canteen Manager
Flood appeals
Recent floods in northern New South Wales, Timor-Leste and Indonesia have caused widespread destruction and devastation in those areas.
Catholic agencies have rallied to support the people affected through flood appeals.
The Diocese of Lismore is running a flood appeal on its website to support communities on the north coast of New South Wales.
Donations can be made to relief funds for Indonesia and Timor-Leste through Caritas Australia’s Asia Emergency Appeal or the Australian Salesian Mission Overseas Aid Fund.
Click below link for further details:
Pink Day Ocean Grove Football & Netball Club
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