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News from our Assistant Principal Swimming Carnival, Student Leadership 2026, BYOD Year 3 2026, The Changing Face of Cyberbullying - Help Protect Your Child Online

Dates to remember Parent Calendar

Religious Education Kinder Orientation , The Sacrament of Confirmation, Remembrance Day , SAVE THE DATES ....., The OLF Christmas Concert!, Year 6 Graduation Mass: , End of Year Mass and Awards Ceremony: , Grade Masses

Grandparents Day & OLF Learning Symposium

Diverse Learning What Can You Do If Your Child Has Difficulty Pronouncing Sounds

Wellbeing

Family & Faith Annual Men's Footy Faith & Friends Event , November is the Month of Holy Souls., We Celebrate Our Grandparents!, Prayer For Grandparents and the Elderly , The Sacrament of Confirmation , Church SPaR (Stop, Pray and Reflect), Fatima Friends Invitation, OLF Parish Event!, Talking to Kids about Death

Sport News Swimming Carnival Details, Swimming Carnival Registration, Intensive Swim Week, Sydney Cricket Trials, Sydney Basketball Trial , CSNSW Aquathon

From the Office School Fees , School crossing positions for Sutherland Council, Second Hand Uniform Shop, Enrolments, Child Safe Schools - Parent Induction

SPBL Awards Be safe, Be respectful, Be a learner, CONGRATULATIONS TO:, SPBL - What does it mean?

OSHClub Click to Book OSHClub:

OLF Preschool

Secondary Pathway Schools News from our Secondary Pathway schools, Years 7 - 12 Girls: Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer , Years 7-12 Boys: De La Salle College, Caringbah , Year 7-12 Co-Educational: St Aloysius College, Cronulla, Sydney Catholic Schools Website

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Sport News

Mrs Taylar Stewart | Year 5 Teacher & Representative Sport Coordinator
Miss Belle Reid | Sports Teacher

Swimming Carnival Details

Date: Friday, 28th November, 2025

Venue: Caringbah Leisure Centre

Who attends: Years 2, 3, 4 & 5

Swimming Carnival Registration

This registration form is for students aged 8 -13 (age turning in 2026) wishing to compete in TIMED EVENTS to be considered for selection to compete at the next level of competition.

If your child would like to race for fun and house points, GRADE EVENTS will be available on the day. These events DO NOT require registration.

REGISTRATION CLOSES FRIDAY, 14th NOVEMBER 2025 (no late entries will be accepted). Click on these links to register your child for timed events...........

Years 2 - 5 - TIMED EVENTS REGISTRATION LINK

Year 1 - TIMED EVENT REGISTRATION

Intensive Swim Week

Students will also be undergoing an Intensive Swim Week in Term 4. During the program, students will focus on developing essential swimming skills in a safe and supportive environment. They will participate in lessons that include stroke techniques, water safety, and fun aquatic activities, ensuring they gain confidence and competence in the water.

Swimming Timetable

Sydney Cricket Trials

Well done to Cruz D and Matthew T for proudly representing our school at the Sydney Cricket Trials as part of the representative sport pathways. Both students performed extremely well and will progress to the McKillop Cricket Trials. Well done boys!!

Sydney Basketball Trial

Well done to Noah H, Luke S and Jasper T for proudly representing our school at the Sydney Basketball Trials. Their commitment and sportsmanship were outstanding on the day!

CSNSW Aquathon

Entries are now open for the Catholic Schools NSW Invitational Aquathon to be held on Wednesday 26 November 2025 at the NEW VENUE of Des Renford Aquatic Centre, Maroubra.

Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Time: First race commences at 8:30am. Last race concludes at approximately 2:30pm
Venue: Des Renford Aquatic Centre, Maroubra
Address: Jersey Rd & Robey Street, Maroubra NSW 2035
Entry: $50.00 per athlete

This event is for 8 to 19 year olds, with students competing in combined age groups i.e. 8/9 yrs, 10/11 yrs, 12/13 yrs, 14/15 yrs, 16 - 19 yrs, as well as combined Multi Class age groups, including 8 - 12 years and 13 - 19 years.

See here for proposed order of events: 2025 CSNSW Aquathon - Order of Events

Students may compete in two events on the day - one in the morning for qualifying and one in the afternoon in seeded finals.

To register:

Go to https://csnsw.sport/
Click on "Create an account"
Add your child's profile
Add your child's school
Non affiliated Catholic Schools, Independent Schools and Government Schools should enter "CSNSW Sport" as their school
Click on the "Register For A Sport" button
Select "CSNSW Sport Aquathon" under Available Sport Registration

Follow the prompts to complete registration

Entries close Wednesday 19 November 2025.

For further information, see https://csnsw.sport/sports/csnsw-sport-programmes/aquathon or contact sportresponses@csnsw.catholic.edu.au