Dear Parents,

Term 3 started with a big bang with Harvey in Year 5 and Sophie in Year 6 being offered an opportunity by the Melbourne Football Club to be the Junior MC's at the AFL game between Melbourne and Richmond on the 12th July. This was a great opportunity for these students as well as for our school. It was also wonderful to see so many families at the game in support of Harvey and Sophie.

So far this term, we have had a number of other wonderful opportunities for our students including Hooptime for our Year 3/4s where one of the teams made it to the grand final, a Mathematics competition for our Year 5s, a Confirmation Reflection day for our Year 6s and 100 Days of Learning for our Preps.

Also, this term we are expanding our Chess program with the introduction of a Sunday Chess Club for those chess enthusiasts. This is to complement our lunchtime Chess Club and Chess Tournaments. Please see the below flyer to register.

In terms of enrolments across the school not including Prep, we have had 13 new students and 4 short term international students start so far this year. For Prep 2027, we have 17 confirmed and we also now have enrolments up until 2031. For those families with siblings starting in 2027, please note the dates for the Information Night and Transition Days.

Prep Information Night

Thursday 8th of October 7pm

Prep Transition Days

1. Thursday 15th October 9:00am - 10:30am

2. Thursday 22nd October 9:00am - 10:30am

3. Thursday 29th October 9:00am - 10:30am

4. Thursday 5th November 9:00am - 10:30am

5. Thursday 12th November 9:00am - 10:30am

This Saturday night the 8th August, we have our big fundraiser in the form of a Trivia Night. It's not too late to book your tickets if you haven't already done so. Refer the below link. I look forward to seeing you there to support our school and to raise important funds for our new Kitchen Garden for our children to enjoy.

https://events.humanitix.com/olgc-prom-night

Please see the heart felt message from the Kate McGrath, Co President of our Parent's Association under the heading of Trivia Night.

Kind regards

Robyn

Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Deepdene

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