Learning Centre News...

Learning Centre One

How have we come to the end of term already! What a fun filled term this has been for the preps, with all the learning that has taken place. It has been great seeing all of their achievements across Term 3.

In literacy, the students have been working on the concepts of becoming their own author for the writing they have published. The students have drafted copies of their writing and have then worked with their teacher to complete a good copy and presentation to the class of their achievements during writing. For their writing pieces the preps have worked in 3 separate groups that are of interest to them being a book, iMovie and diorama to produce, create and use a multimodal means to present and create their work.

It was great seeing the preps ideas come to life and watching them become their own author to the writing they have produced. This was such a fun learning activity, be sure to ask your child/ren the story they created.

Community Helpers Day

Congratulations to the preps on what a fun day they had celebrating their learning for the term in inquiry. The preps learned about Community Helpers and the people and places that are in their local community. The preps came dressed up as their favourite community helper and enjoyed a day of rotations where they got to experience through play what it is like to be a:

Shopkeeper - Students were able to be be shopkeepers and customers
Builder - Students were asked to build a chair that would be able to hold a toy
Doctor - Students were able to become doctors/nurses
Chef - Students decorated their own biscuit)
Police officer - Students had their mug shot taken, finger prints recorded and designed their own police car
Postie - Students wrote a letter to a chosen teacher
Gardener - Students created their own grass heads
Firefighter - Students were able to build their own Fire Station using lego

Swimming Term 4

A friendly reminder about swimming. The preps will be participating in the King Swim swimming program in weeks 3 and 4 of Term 4. Please remember to sign and return the King Swim note and the permission form on ICON Portal. Unfortunately, if both of these are not filled in your child/ren will be unable to attend the swimming program.

Also, please begin practicing with your child drying themselves and getting dressed as this is something they will need to be doing at swimming after they get out of the pool, and prepare to come back to school.

List of things to pack:

Towel
Clean dry clothes
Plastic bag for wet clothes
(bathers to be worn under school clothes each morning)
Hats
Goggles/cap if needed

Any questions, please see a learning group teacher or Amanda for clarification.

Historical Excursion to Werribee Mansion

On the 16th of October the preps will be going to the Werribee Mansion as part of their inquiry unit. Please make sure to fill in the permission form on the parent portal for your child to be able to attend. Please make sure to pack in a plastic bag labelled with your child’s name, snack, lunch, hats and a water bottle. We look forward to this immersive experience for the preps as they begin their new inquiry unit on ‘ History’.

Stay safe over the holidays and we look forward to seeing you all on Monday the 7th October to begin Term 4.

Some friendly reminders:

Monday 7th October - Term 4 Commences
Wednesday 16th October - Prep excursion to Werribee Mansion
Monday 21st October - Swimming program begins
Friday 25th October - Whole School Mass 12 - 1pm
Monday 28th October - Assembly 9am Hall
Monday 4th & 5th November - Melbourne Cup Holidays - No School
Friday 8th November - School Disco Night 5 - 8pm
Friday 15th November - Whole School Mass 12 - 1pm
Friday 22nd November - Multicultural Day

Prep Team - Amanda, Dasanthi, Donna, Kelsey,

Kiah, Natasha, Rachael, Sarena, Teagan and Tina

Learning Centre Two

INQUIRY

This term, the 5/6 students have been working extremely hard on their Australian History Inquiry presentations. After we visited Sovereign Hill for camp, the students could choose either a significant event or person in Australia's history between the years 1800 and 1910.

The students then had to research their chosen topic and write a historical recount or a biography. To go along with these written pieces, they could also present a timeline, an art piece, a map or a digital component. This week, they presented thier work to their classmates. All were very impressive - well done to all of our seniors!!

Kaelynn - Biography - Edmund Barton.pdf

Aubriana - Peter Lalor.pdf

WELLBEING

To finish the term in Wellbeing, the children have been sharing about the people in their lives who they can turn to for help and support. They created helping-hands on which they wrote about a helpful person in their lives and identified how they help.

RELIGION

In the last half of this term, the students have been focussing on Mary, our Mother. They reflected on a variety of artworks depicting Mary and they were asked to choose one that connected to them the most and represent it in their own way.

LITERACY

In the last newsletter, we mentioned that the seniors had read the book 'Every Night at Midnight' during Book Week. They each created a brick for our wall that depicted a place where they each feel safest.

DIVISIONAL ATHLETICS

A small group of the 5/6 students were successful in making it through to the Divisional Athletics Day on September 10th. They travelled by bus with Scott and Danielle to the athletics track in Williamstown. We congratulate them on their efforts representing our school with pride.

SENIOR HOOPTIME

On Monday, 22 of our students attended Senior Hooptime at Eagle Stadium with Chelsea and Josh. The two teams played very well. It was a very busy day and the staff and children returned to school tired but happy.

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday 7th October - First day of Term 4
Sunday 20th October - Community Mass 10 am OLSC Hall - ALL WELCOME
Friday 25th October - Whole School Mass 12 pm OLSC Hall - ALL WELCOME

Year 5/6 Team: Ann, Anna, Ben, Chelsea, Cheryl, Danielle, Kristina, Krystin, Selena, Scott and Zach.

Learning Centre Three

We have come to end of Term 3 and what a great term it was. We had so many fun and exciting days throughout this Term. Congratulations to all students with all of the amazing work in which they have accomplished.In Literacy, students have continued to read the “Mr Chicken” stories. Students have been writing their own adventure story as if they were Mr Chicken.

In Maths, we have been looking at Multiplication and Division. We have focused on arrays and grouping. Students have really enjoyed working in different groups and with different teachers this month in Maths.

In Inquiry, students have continued to construct and finish building their local community. Students worked in groups to create the Werribee RSL, Werribee Train Station, Supermarket, Hospital, Police Station, Fire Station, Post Office and a Church.

COMMUNITY HELPER DAY

On Monday the 9th of February, prep-2 students participated in a Community Helper Day. We explored many Community Helpers and participated in some of the activities they do.

POLICE – Students had to design their own Police car! They were also luckily (or unlucky)enough to get their own mugshot taken…

SHOPKEEPER – Students played “shops” where they turned into shopkeepers and customers. They bought items, scanned items and exchanged money.

CHEF – Students decorated their own biscuit!

DOCTOR / NURSE – Students turned into doctors/nurses. They had to look after people (teddy bears), check their temperature, use bandages etc.

GARDENER – Students turned into gardeners and had to create their own grass heads using soil and seeds!

BUILDER – Students had to design and build their own chairs that would hold up!

POSTMAN/WOMAN – Students had the opportunity to write their own letter to one of their favourite teachers.

FIRE FIGHTER - Students used Lego to design their own fire station

FAITH NIGHT

On Tuesday the 10th of September, families and students were invited to attend a Faith Night. We all engaged in prayer, story time and a craft activity at the end which focused onthe Sacraments and the Sacramental Journey that students will go on.

POLICE VISIT

On Wednesday the 11th of September we were very lucky to have two police officers from the Westgate Proactive Policing Unit visit us and talk about their role in the community. We were even lucky enough that they showed us their police car.

FEAST DAY

On Friday the 13th of September, OLSC had our annual Feast Day. Students started their day by contributing to a Mary Project. Students were assigned a sheet of paper with a coinciding colour; they had to write their name and decorate their sheet in this colour. We then attended a whole school Mass which was held by Fr. Albert in our hall. The most exciting part of the day was the OLSC Trivia. The whole school participated in fun and engaging questions where groups were mixed between prep-grade 6 students.

HOT DOG & FOOTY COLOURS DAY

On Wednesday the 18th of September, we celebrated Footy Colours Day with a side of HOT DOGS! Check out some of the different sports and sporting teams that students represented in year 1/2.

DR. MICHAEL OLADRIAN VISIT

On Wednesday the 18th of September, we were lucky enough to get a visit from Dr. Michael Oladrian who is a local doctor at West View Medical centre. Dr Oladrian discussed his role as a doctor and the importance of his role in the local community.

SWIMMING

With swimming commencing for the Grade 1/2s at the beginning of Term 4 we would like to remind parents that students will be asked to change out of their wet bathers, dry and dress themselves, independently. Please be mindful that there will be adults supervising the students while dressing but will not be able to help students with changing.

In preparation for this, we are asking students to practice changing themselves independently in preparation for the swimming weeks. You may also like to practice wearing bathers in the shower, changing out of their wet bathers and drying themselves.This would make the transition easier for everyone!

Please remember that bathers/swimming clothes need to be worn under your school uniform to school that morning. They will need to bring a small bag with their towel and underwear in it, which they will be responsible for carrying to and from the pool.

Updated Swimming Program 2024.pdf

Enjoy a well-earned break, looking forward to seeing you all in Term 4!

Year 1/2 Team - Bianca, Gabby, Gillian, Imogen, Janeen, Jamie, Jordan, Marion, Mary, Shalome, Tina and Sue.

Important dates:TERM 4

Monday 7th October - First day Term 4 - Year 1/2 Swimming begins
Sunday 20th October - Community Mass 10 am OLSC Hall - ALL WELCOME
Friday 25th October - Whole School Mass 12 pm OLSC Hall - ALL WELCOME
Monday 4th November - School closure day
Tuesday 5th November - Melbourne Cup day (School closure day)
Friday 8th November - School Disco

Learning Centre Four

Feast Day

On Friday the 15th of September, the whole school participated in Feast Day activities. We began the morning colouring in an A5 piece of paper to create a piece of Art that will be displayed in the hall over the coming weeks. It will be so wonderful to see an artwork of Mary to be on display in our school that every child at OLSC has contributed to. Students also participated in a whole school trivia, with questions about OLSC and The Bible.

Athletics

On Tuesday the 10th of September, many students from 3/4 represented OLSC at the Divisional Athletics, competing in a variety of events. Congratulations to Gok for doing an amazing job in the Hurdles and Evan in the triple jump events. They have both qualified for the Regional Athletics.

Swimming at King Swim

Week 9 and Week 10, students in 3/4 have been completing the King Swim program. We have seen a large increase in water confidence, as well as students to continue and extend their skills in the pool. We have been walking to and from King Swim and enjoying the opportunity to improve our swimming and water safety skills with friends!

Inquiry

Over the past several weeks, students have been learning about Geography. Specifically Australian states and territories and then the neighbouring countries. LC4 has produced travel brochures for their chosen state/ territory and neighbouring country to visit. They have researched facts about population, language, currency, landmarks, flags, flora and fauna.

Religion - Mary

Over the term, students in LC4 have been learning about Mary. A lot of research has been done and students were able to create their own artwork inspired by the many different representations of Mary they researched.

Reading- Indigenous Stories

As part of our Literacy and Inquiry units over the past two weeks we have , students have been exploring different Creation stories from other cultures. In LC4, students read a traditional Maori story and the Papua New Guinea story of The Turtle and the Island. Students responded to these stories with a variety of questions to assist them with their comprehension, but also by creating their own artworks inspired by the stories.