God of honesty, forgiveness, love, doer of good deeds,

tolerance and justice listen to our prayers.

We pray that we may build our lives on honesty and always be

willing to be truthful people.

We pray that we may build our lives on forgiveness and be

willing to show others the kind of mercy we want to be

shown.

We pray that we build our lives on love and be willing to be

patient, kind and generous people.

We pray that we build our lives on good deeds and be

prepared to listen to the Spirit guiding us to help others.

We pray that we build our lives on tolerance and be ready to

be understanding and patient and accept others for who they

are.

We pray that we build our lives on justice and be willing to

stand up for others and do what is right.

We ask this through Jesus your Son. Amen

Selamat Siang parents,

As we enter Week 5 of the term we see your children very engaged with learning and socially, building on former relationships and forming new ones. Peer support lessons have concluded with the Year 6 students doing a wonderful job of planning and implementing lessons based on the Respectful Relationships curriculum, whilst all students from Year 1-4 also formed new connections with each other.

We had an amazing turnout yesterday for our working bee with a particular request for Green Hub parents to attend. A very big Terima kasih to the many families who attended : Briggs, Monahan, Kemp, Miller, Morgan, Bonacci, Currie, Warland, Due, Ellis, Gauld, Reynolds, Fay, Kirs Diaz, Ward, Clark, Burchell, McCall, Vanderkley. 

Our Sustainability Day on Tuesday was a huge success with engaging guest speakers and the band, The  Formidable Vegetables, performing for the whole school. I ask that we all continue the momentum and focus with our children both at home and school to care for our world and ensure sustainable practices are continued in our daily lives.

As part of our child safety practices, we ask that when coming into the school to volunteer you report to reception to sign in and receive your lanyard and of course sign out when you are leaving. Teachers are welcoming any parent volunteers to support learning in the hubs.

Please note that if you have a concern about an issue for your child which has occurred at school you contact firstly your child's classroom teacher. Any concerns you have for your child which occur at school need to be supported at school level . The steps for any grievance are outlined in our policy. Click on the link to read. Complaints Policy

Best wishes for the week ahead.

Kerryn Sells

Resilience - Everybody’s life has ups and downs

Adults sometimes look back on their childhood as a time when they were always happy, but life’s ups and downs are a part of childhood too. Children need to build resilience skills to be able to both enjoy good times and deal with hard times. Helping children learn how to manage life’s ups and downs and build their coping skills supports their mental health and wellbeing now and into the future. Feeling good protects mental health and wellbeing.

Did you know that experiencing positive emotions such as joy, pleasure and having fun are essential experiences for building and maintaining a healthy mind across our whole lives?

Skills and qualities that help children cope with life’s ups and downs

• Trust - that the world is safe and that there are caring people to help them.
• Belief - in their ability to do things for themselves and achieve their goals.
• Feeling good - about themselves and feeling valued for who they are by their parents and carers.
• Optimism - that things generally turn out well.
• Regulation - Ability to manage their feelings, thoughts and behaviours.

Children develop these skills and qualities and learn to keep a balance over time, initially through their experiences in coping with small stresses with help from supportive adults. When bigger stresses come along, even though at first they might feel quite distressed, children can draw on what they have learned about helping themselves to cope and feel better. Looking to others for support continues to be an effective way of coping.

How are your child’s resilience skills developing?

Resilience is the ability to cope with life’s ups and downs. Children’s resilience is enhanced when they:

• are loved by someone unconditionally
• have an older person outside the home they can talk to about problems and feelings
• are praised for doing things on their own and striving to achieve
• can count on their family being there when needed
• know someone they want to be like
• believe things will turn out all right
• have a sense of a power greater than themselves
• are willing to try new things
• feel that what they do makes a difference in how things turn out
• like themselves
• can focus on a task and stay with it
• have a sense of humour
• make goals and plans, both short and longer term.

Feeling optimistic and hopeful are key parts of mental health and wellbeing.

This information has been sourced from the Kidsmatter Website.

Resilience - Further Resources

The 2019 Student Levy was due on Friday 15 February. Thank you to the families who have made this payment.

The Student Levy is used to purchase student requirements necessary for the learning and teaching program, including the required book list items, the swimming programs and class excursions, Sacramental Programs - Year 3 Reconciliation, Year 4 Eucharist, Year 6 Confirmation; Year 5/6 Interschool Sports.

Blue Hub Week 5

Red Hub Term 1 Week 5

Green Hub News Term 1 Week 5

Purple Hub Week 5

Yellow Hub News Week 5

Traditionally Shrove Tuesday is the last day of feasting before fasting for Lent. Lent begins the following day, Ash Wednesday, and goes through until Easter Sunday.

On Tuesday 5 March students can have a pancake, for a gold coin donation. Proceeds from the donations will go to Caritas, which is a Catholic organisation which assists communities around the world through Project Compassion.

This year the teachers will be linking the history of Shrove Tuesday to why and how pancakes are made on Shrove Tuesday. Parents do not need to be concerned about supplying ingredients for the hub. Teachers in each hub will be sourcing the ingredients.

School registered volunteers are needed to cook the pancakes on the day. Information will be in Hub news in coming weeks. 

Lib Macpherson,

Social Justice Leader

Students in Year 3 have begun preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Year 4 students will soon begin preparation for the Sacrament of First Eucharist. If your child is baptised in the Catholic Church, or has been received into the Catholic Church and is not in these year levels, and is above Year 3, and you would like them to celebrate these sacraments please email Maddy Fenton mfenton@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au and your child can be included in the preparation.

CROSS COUNTRY

Our school Cross Country will be run on next Monday 4 March 2019, with all students involved in the event. Middle and Senior students will start at 9am running the course around the Shell Road Sports Precinct. The Junior Students will begin at 10am and will run laps inside the Shell Rd Oval.

Middle and Senior students run in age groups and have been allowed to choose to run the competition distance of 2km (9/10 age group) or 3km (11 and 12/13 age group) or choose the shorter distance of 1km.

Approximate times for each event is as follows:

Every runner gains points for their House Team with the House Shield awarded to the winning team at the following Friday Assembly.

Thank you to the parents that have emailed Lisa Grigg to assist with marshalling on the day. You should have received a reply email. To any other parents wishing to help please feel free to arrive on the day and we will give you a marshalling position around the course.  If you have any queries, please contact your class teacher or Lisa Grigg lgrigg@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au

SCHOOL ATHLETICS DAY

Our whole school Athletics Day has been organised for Wednesday 13 March 2019 at Landy Field Geelong. Middle and Senior students will participate in all track and field athletic events whilst the Junior students will participate in sprints, relays and modified athletic events.

The program for the day is as follows:

A Caremonkey form will be distributed to all students. Please read through all the information and keep in mind that we do ask for parent help on the day and information regarding students returning to school at the conclusion of the day.

Athletics day requires large volunteer numbers in order to run the events smoothly and within the time constraints of the day. Volunteers are asked to nominate which area they would prefer to assist in - Juniors Years or Middle/Seniors years, along with a time estimate for when you are available on the day. Ms Lisa will email all parents wishing to volunteer of the job and the teacher you will be working with.

Information relating to return travel is required to assist us with ordering buses from Landy Field back to school.

DIVISION SWIMMING

Thank you to all the students who took part in our school swimming trials last week.  We are very fortunate to have so many wonderful swimmers. Our school can only submit 2 students per event per age group. Unfortunately, this means some students who trialled have not been selected in the Swim team for this year. These students have been notified by Ms Lisa and encouraged to have a go again next year and to be proud of their achievements.

Students who have been selected have also been notified and have a hard copy of the events they will be participating in. A Caremonkey eform will be distributed next week. The Division Swimming Championship will be held at Kardinia Aquatic Centre, Wednesday 20 March 2019.  

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

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

Thank You to Parent Volunteers

Earth Fest 2019

On behalf of the entire school community I would like to thank the many dedicated volunteers who have given up many precious hours to contribute to the amazing success that was,  Earth Fest 2019!

Heartfelt gratitude to the passionate and dedicated team behind the scenes!

The relentless efforts, experience and massive contributions of Ty and Rachael Simmons, unwavering support, from the first day until the very end of the evening and beyond. To Matt Connell for agreeing to take on the role of stage manager and skilfully co-ordinating the stage and our amazing performers.  

To our generous and hugely talented parent musicians and their fellow contributing performers... thank you for thoroughly entertaining us all evening.

To Sharon Ashton and Tania Cipriani for continuously asking what they could do next and working from day one of this idea until the very last  moments of pack up! Christine Paraska, Jen Birmingham and Alison Dove for your past experience, suggestions and for taking control when  required.

TIna Mobbs and Rachael Thomas for their many dedicated hours of sewing, design and creating such beautiful artwork for Earth Fest, working with students, and into the wee hours at home. To Hayley Bennett for her amazing energy, dedication and tenacity when seeking and taking care of our sponsors and donors, with such outstanding results.

To Chris and Shannon Bryan for helping us develop our logo and including the children in the design; for following through to print and getting us out in public- including hanging the signs in the park- THANK YOU!

Shereen Wolfe and Emily King, and the team for generously offering their creative talent and skill throughout the evening with the children's activities, Jorja McKinnon for her wealth of knowledge, passion and connection to all things sustainable. Matt Geerings and Leah Cole for organizing an assortment of deliveries and packup. To Warren Jankowski and Paul Prout who generously worked from morning till night, on the day, ensuring everything ran smoothly and safely .

To the parents who turned up, knew we needed help and offered. To the ones along the way who stayed longer than planned and a special thanks to those who helped clean up at then end of the night and were determined to stay till the last trailer rolled out!

Finally,  Alison Healy, Kellie and Keith Clark  - we could not have pulled this off without you, all the way through - to the very last minute!

Sue Constable

Earth Fest Coordinator

Easter Raffle

Easter raffle tickets will be sent home this week to the eldest child in the family. Spare books will be held at the front office.

Donations of one Easter Egg per family will be appreciated. If you have been asked to donate packaging for the raffle items please remember Earth Fest - no plastic. Some great options would be paper bags or ribbons, boxes or baskets. 

All Easter Raffle donations and tickets are to be returned to the school office by Monday 1 April.

2020 Enrolment Information Iona College

Oral health therapists will be visiting Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School on Tuesday 8 June 2021. 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

Click here for information about the service. 

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 February.

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.

Saint Ignatius International Women's Day Celebration

CSPV Invitation to Plenary Dialogue Session

St Joseph's College Open Day 2019