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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
I hope you all had the opportunity for some down time with your children over the Easter break and enjoyed some of the peace and joy that Easter brings. Across society, I am sure you have felt the energy and positivity of being together again, something, previous to 2020, we may all have taken for granted but are truly grateful for now.
It was wonderful to be a part of the Easter celebrations in the Church with an energised community. It felt very special to be in the moment and feel the presence of Jesus as we journeyed through Holy Week and then Easter Sunday.
We also had beautiful celebrations with your children prior to the holidays celebrating Holy Week and today celebrating Easter Sunday. The Easter story is the biggest on the liturgical calendar and I have fond memories as a child celebrating with the Church family.
Palm Sunday: is a reminder of the welcoming of Jesus into our hearts and of our willingness to follow him. "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
Holy Thursday celebrates the Last Supper and Jesus showing his life is in service to others with the washing of his disciples feet and then the sharing of the bread and wine. This meal, for thousands of years, still brings us together when we celebrate the Eucharist at Mass. Both these actions call on us to follow in Jesus’ footsteps and serve and nourish others while following his commandment to “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Good Friday: is a day not only to recall the sacrificial love that Jesus showed by accepting to go through a humiliating death on the cross in atonement for sins, and for the salvation of men and women but it is also a day to highlight and celebrate the new civilisation of love which Jesus established by means of his passion, death, and resurrection.
Easter Sunday is one of the most festive events among Christians worldwide. It commemorates Jesus Christ's resurrection from death which then gives us the hope of eternal life. We are called to continue on this message of joy, love and hope and live a life where we follow Jesus’ example and the gospel values, ensuring we make a positive difference in the world for the common good.
Project Compassion: We have a very generous community. Thank you. We are delighted to announce that through the Project compassion boxes and the crazy sock day we raised a total of $2260.40. This money will go to Caritas Catholic Missions, with a portion to Ukraine and another portion to Kids Under Cover (https://www.kuc.org.au/) a charity that provides housing solutions for children at risk of homelessness around Australia. It is wonderful to know that you have all contributed to making a difference within our local and global world.
Easter Easter Egg Raffle: A huge thank you to the PFA led by Alison Dove in the 83 prizes that were raffled. We raised an incredible $2410.60. This money will go towards the outdoor benches built to support the outdoor learning of our students.
Farewell to Sarah Fraser: It is with sadness and immense gratitude that we farewell Sarah Fraser. Sarah has been truly amazing in supporting the mental health of many of our students. Sarah has worked in our school for just over 3 years and supported students and families. Her character strengths of love, compassion, empathy, wisdom and genuine care for the children has seen her make a real difference to those she has worked with. We will greatly miss Sarah, Mackenzie and Jeremy in our learning community and wish them all the best in their new home in Queensland.
New School Psychologists: We have many prevention practices in place to support student’s mental health and wellbeing including a pastoral and nurturing culture, Religious Education, Restorative Practices, Circle Time as the vehicle for Social and Emotional Learning, Respectful Relationships, Berry Street strategies, KidsMatter recognition and Positive Behaviours for Learning.
At Our Lady Star of the Sea, we pride ourselves on being a Catholic community with Pastoral Care as a priority. It is important to us to have interventions available onsite to support the wellbeing and mental health of our students. We will continue to provide this room to the different psychologists that will be working with students on different days. Therefore, we welcome a few of the team from Bellarine Psychology led by Marnie Holden and also welcome Kerrie Cook, who will continue working with some of those students and families on Sarah’s caseload. I understand Sarah has spoken to those currently accessing this service and recommended some placements. If you are seeking support for your child please contact Kristen Leonard, Paul Anderson or myself. We also thank you in advance for your patience as we make this transition between services.
Anzac Day March: It was wonderful to see the turnout for the ANZAC Day March. We had almost 70 students march. Thank you all for your involvement and to Kai Russell for laying the wreath. Another important event as a Catholic community to pay our respects and remember the heroic actions of young men and women in the field of battle. We give thanks and remember.
Congratulations to the following students on representing the school so respectfully: Campbell and Estella Sorace, Adelaide Hammond, Annabelle Hipik, Tilly and Harry Dooling, Angus Carter, Isabelle Musetti, Charlie Greenwood, Annabelle and Charlie Dyer, Finn and Hope Leighton, Grace and Oscar Miller, Mia and Tom Rundle, Saoirse McKerracher, Molly Thompson, Kealan Lester, Jack and Tilly Said, Talei Tuicolo, Adelaide, Matilda and Eliza Wood, Kai and Keely Russell, Cooper Levis, Allister and Xavier Hill, Hugh Rolfs, Nash, Cruz and Isla Pascoe, Maggie Wallace, Caitlin and Josh Maud, Winnie and Alfie Ward, Molly and Daisy Warlond, Maggie and Bessie Reynolds, Mackenzie Worland, Jordan Wiltshire, Rory Quinn, Ivy and Billie King, Sibella and Shelby Lehmann, Patrick O'Neill, Winnie Ward, Maggie Wallace, Eden Stanley, Zara Knights, River and Stevie McCoy, Jemma Geerings, Lola Carr, Evie, Astrid and Daisy Mulcaire, Jessica Counihan, Connor McKay, Maeve Pemberton, Molly Thompson.
Bike Shelter: We are excited to announce that we are in the process of getting 2 bike shelters at Our Lady Star of the Sea. Chad Ellis, one of our parents and a valued member of the School Advisory Council, has put forward a proposal for some funding to go towards this project and was successful. We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to Kingston Ocean Grove who have donated $10,000 and Wallington’s WRG for a $2,500 voucher. The generosity of both these groups will help ensure we can have quality bike shelters moving forward.
Federal Election: MACS extends this invitation for you to read the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2022 election statement , Towards a Better Kind of Politics, to help you reflect on the good you can do for the community by using your vote for the common good of all. The statement includes a Prayer for the Election and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. You can download a copy from www.catholic.org.au
We look forward to our whole school Athletics day tomorrow at Landy Field. Please see below for the schedule. We welcome as many of you that can come along to support. It truly is a wonderful whole school community event that our students love.
Wishing you many blessings for the fortnight ahead.
Kerryn
Athletics Day will take place on Wednesday 27 April 2022 at Landy Field, corner of Barwon Terrace and Swanston Street, South Geelong. The students will leave school at 9am and return to school at approximately 3.00pm.
Time Table for the day:
8.30-8.45am - students assemble with belongings in class groups- Juniors on front basketball court & Middles/Seniors on back basketball court.
8.50 am - buses begin to depart school for Landy Field.
Juniors (Prep-2) Timetable
Tabloid sports (10 minute rotations) 9.45 - 11.43
9.45 - 9:53 EVENT 1
9:55 - 10:03 EVENT 2
10:05 - 10:13 EVENT 3
10:15 - 10:23 EVENT 4
10:25 - 10.33 EVENT 5
10:35 - 11:00 Snack
11:00 - 11:08 EVENT 6
11:10 - 11:18 EVENT 7
11:20 - 11:28 EVENT 8
11:30 - 11:38 EVENT 9
11.40 - 11.:48. EVENT 10
11.50 - 11:58. EVENT 11
12.00 - 12.25 pm Lunch
12.25 -1.40 pm Junior Sprints/Junior Relays (Back straight)
1.45 pm House Cheering centred grass area.
1.50 pm Teacher/Parent sprint / Toddler 20 metre dash
2.00 pm Presentation winner/ trophies presented
2.15 pm Buses leave to return to school
Seniors (Year 3-6) Children will take their bags with them to events
Field Events (20 min rotations) 9.45 -12.25 pm
9.45 - 10:05 EVENT 1
10:05 - 10:25 EVENT 2
10:25 - 10:45 EVENT 3
10:45 - 11:05 EVENT 4
11:05 - 11:25 EVENT 5
11:25 - 11:45 EVENT 6
11:45 - 12:05 EVENT 7
12:05 - 12:25 EVENT 8
12.30-12.45 pm Lunch (Years 3-6)
12.45- 1.40 pm Senior Sprints- 9/10 years, 11 years, 12/13 years
1.45 pm House cheering centred grass area.
1.50 pm Teacher/Parent sprint / Toddler 20 metre dash
2.00 pm Presentation winner/ trophies presented
2.15 pm Buses leave to return to school
Children are to wear their school sports uniform, which must include school hat. Each child will also require to pack their snack, lunch & water bottles. Depending on the weather, it may be advisable for students to bring a coat. Please attach a small safety pin to their sports top for ribbons.
Athletics day requires large volunteer numbers in order to run the events smoothly and within the time constraints of the day. Volunteers who are registered with the school are asked to nominate which area they would prefer to assist in - Junior or Middle/Seniors, along with a time estimate for when you are available on the day. Volunteers wishing to help with the Juniors will assist directly with modified athletic events their child is involved with on the day. They can meet their child's teacher in the infield. Parent volunteers of middle/senior students will be given a specific job on the day and emailed directly by Lisa Grigg.
Any parents wishing to take children home from Landy Field, will need to inform the class teacher and sign them out with their teacher at Landy Field.
Any queries can be directed to Lisa Grigg lgrigg@staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au or to your classroom teacher.
Lisa Grigg
Sport Coordinator
All will also be welcome at assembly (Friday 10 May) with a special Mother's Day prayer and reflection.
Please note: Confirmation workshop for Yr 6 students and parents is from 6pm - 7pm on this night. Please ensure you make your way to orange hub for this session.
All students will require:
- the ipad that they use at school - fully charged
- headphones / earphones
Below is a timetable of Naplan testing
Year 3
| Wednesday 13 March | Thursday 14 March | Tuesday 19 March |
|
9.15am - 10:15am Year 3 Writing (Pen/paper) |
10am - 11am Year 3 Reading |
9.15am - 10.15am Year 3 Convention of language 12pm - 1pm Yr 3 Numeracy |
| Wednesday 13 March | Thursday 14 March | Tuesday 19 March |
|
9.15am - 10:15am Year 5 Writing (Online) |
9.15am - 10:15am Year 5 Reading 12pm - 1pm Yr 5 Convention of language |
10am - 11am Year 5 Numeracy |
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.
Recycled Uniforms will be for sale at assembly Friday 30 August.
Open: 8.50am
Where: Staffroom
Cash sales only.
At our recent Earth fest event, we had a display showing the Hands Up data for our school for the last ten years. In analysing the data we have made a steady improvement at school over a long period of time. The data showed that we averaged around 50% of students when we first began the program in 2010. Our work with promoting safe travelling to school has resulted in around 70% of our students now making an effort to travel actively to school. It is great to see and it is particularly pleasing to see some of the kids who need to be driven to school being dropped off near the school so they can still travel actively for some of their commute. Thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way! Travelsmart Group
Limited spots available, please contact Jacob Grills (from Ocean Grove Tennis Club).
Phone: 0439471439
Email: Jgrillstennis@hotmail.com “
There has been a significant amount of interest in trading cards at school. This has been allowed in the past under teacher supervision only. Students are invited to bring cards to trade at school only at lunch time on a Thursday. There will be rules around this as it can be a very serious (and expensive) business for many! Please chat to your child about whether you are happy for them to have a go at bringing trade cards on a Thursday to Yellow Hub. Depending on numbers, Year P-2 will be grouped separately to Year 3-6.
Annual school photos have been taken by Arthur Reed Photos.
To view the images of your child and order photos, you will need to first register online.
- Go to https://order.arphotos.com.au and enter the 2022 image code for your child (from their personalized flyer)
- Tap on ‘Add another child’ to enter the image codes of any siblings
- Fill in your email and mobile details and then review all details before confirming your registration
That’s it! When 2022 photos are ready, you will be notified by email and SMS.
Even if you registered last year, it’s important that you do it again each year using your child’s new image code to link their photos for the current year with your contact details.
To ensure you are ordering school photos for the current year, please wait for notifications that 2022 images are online before placing orders.
In the web shop you can view photos and customize your photo package; Choose ANY layout, ANY image and purchase multiple digital image downloads.
All photo orders will be sent directly to the address you provide when ordering.
REGISTER ONLINE NOW to be notified when 2022 school photos can be viewed and ordered.
