Symbio Excursion

Last week of Term 3,  Year 1 enjoyed the Symbio Wildlife Park Excursion. It was a warm and sunny day, but the students had a great time at the zoo.

Please enjoy some photos of the day.

YEAR FIVE VISIT TO NATIONAL CAPITAL - Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd September

Last term, the Year Five students travelled to the National Capital - Canberra for an overnight camp. They were wonderful representatives of OLHC and gained so much from the experience. Thank you to those parents who expressed their gratitude to the staff Mrs Western, Mr Myerscough and myself for accompanying the students. This overnight excursion provided wonderful opportunities for the students to deepen their knowledge in relation to democracy, the preferential voting system and houses of parliament. We express our gratitude to Mr Myerscough, for his thorough planning and preparation and Mrs Western for the support provided in attending the camp. Please see below for some photos of the students' Canberra experience. We also extend our gratitude to the office staff, who assisted in preparing for the camp.

PARLIAMENT AND CIVICS EDUCATION REBATE (PACER)

Year 5 students recently set off for an educational tour of Canberra, our national capital last term. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage, and democracy.

For many years the Australian Government has recognised the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as a part of their Civics and Citizenship education and has contributed towards costs through the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program.

To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government is contributing funding of $30 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs. The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of the excursion.

Program Unit outline

This unit of work will teach students about the development of the Australian system of government. This will prepare students for the Canberra Excursion on the 21st-22nd of September in Term 3. Students will be engaged in learning about the influences on the Australian Government System and the levels of Government: Local, State and Federal. They will also undertake a range of learning experiences including role play and investigations about the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

We are extremely grateful for this support and look forward to sharing student reflections in the weeks ahead.

CONGRATULATIONS TO COHEN LACEY (Year 3M) - MACKILLOP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Last term, Cohen represented the Wollongong Diocese as part of the Mackillop Team.

Cohen competed in the 100m event and came 12 out of 16 runners!

What a wonderful achievement Cohen! We are super proud of his efforts.

KINDERGARTEN 2024 PLAYGROUP - WELCOME TO OLHC!

It has been wonderful to welcome the newest members of the OLHC school community - our Kinder 2024 student, who are having such a great introduction to school life at the playgroup sessions. These sessions are helpful in assisting the Kinder 2024 students to get to know some of their peers that they will be commencing “big” school with next year.

It has also been a great chance for parents to meet and get to know each other in an informal way prior to their child commencing school. Welcome to OLHC Kinder 2024 - we look forward to a positive journey together!

Playgroup will be held on Friday 13th October, Wednesday 18th October and Friday 20th October. We look forward to welcoming you then.

CHRISTMAS STORY ART OPENING AND EXHIBITION - WOLLONGONG ART GALLERY

It is with great excitement that Monique Brticevich - Year 6M has had her Christmas Story Artwork selected to be part of the exhibition at Wollongong Art Gallery.

Monique attended the Opening Night of the exhibition last night. At the event, it was announced that Monique’s artwork has been selected as a Finalist by a panel of judges.

This means that the artwork now goes to Notre Dame University in Sydney and is displayed with other works of art from other Dioceses.

What an amazing achievement for Monique! Congratulations - we are so proud of you!

STAFF NEWS

After much discernment and prayers Mrs Winifred Cameron has made the decision to relinquish her permanent classroom teaching position and leadership role at OLHC from 2023. Mrs Cameron has been at OLHC for many years and is a very much valued member of our school community. I personally have been very grateful for Mrs Cameron’s tireless work and support in my role as Principal.

Mrs Cameron will be remaining on staff in a part time capacity next year and will continue to support students with Diverse Learning Needs.

Further staffing announcements will be made as the term progresses.

NEW BAG HOOKS - YEARS ONE - SIX

With grateful thanks to the Tabone family - (Riley 5W) for the very generous donation to the school of bag hooks for Years One - Six.

These were installed during the recent school holiday period. We are very grateful for this generous donation from the Tabone family.

This will really help us to ensure that school bags are stored in a neat and tidy manner.

Year 6 Graduation - Signature Bear and Soccer Ball

We will be publishing shortly through Compass events, the opportunity for Year 6 parents to buy Graduation Signature Bear, soccer ball and football. This is only optional for parents to purchase and not compulsory.

Reminder - Compulsory Swimming Program

Our Swimming lesson program for 2023 is at Mount Annan Leisure Centre and will commence on Monday 16 October and will continue each Monday for the remainder of the term.

If your child misses a class due to illness, money cannot be refunded as buses and swimming lessons are worked out on a per child basis.

The students will travel to and from the pool in grade groups, accompanied by class teachers.  They are required to wear their sports uniform to school and will change into their swimmers at school before travelling on the bus.  They will change back into sports uniform once they return to school.  Please ensure your child’s name is marked on all articles packed. 

Afternoon Dismissal reminder

Parents are reminded to advise your child/ren how they are going home each day.

If you need to change pick up arrangements, please contact the office before 2pm by phone. This is to ensure we have minimal disruption to class and students are not confused on how they are going home.

Changes to afternoon dismissal should be by exception only and reserved for emergencies or situations that are unavoidable.

We thank you for your understanding and support.

ASSEMBLY

Our next Assembly will be held on Friday 20 October 2023. Merit and Principal Awards will be presented. Congratulations to the following students who will be receiving a Principal's Award.

 

Principals Awards
Class	Student Name
2M	Braxton GOMES
2M	Leo MARTEN
2M	Sebastian BARRETT-VIZCAINO
3M	Annabelle CHAKAR
4M	Resley LIJO
4M	Orlando ARIAS
5M	Isaac DITOTTO
6M	Eva BOLSHAKOVA
6M	Jack HARRISON

                   

POSITIVE BEHAVIOURS FOR LEARNING (PB4L)

When students exhibit positive behaviour, by following our school rules, their name is written on a raffle ticket and is entered into a draw where two winners are selected at flag-raising on a Monday morning.  The students receive a voucher for the Canteen which can be used for treats or put towards a lunch order.  Congratulations to these winners: