Principal's News
Dear Parents & Parishioners,
OHR Art Show
Last Thursday evening proved to be an amazing celebration of the Visual Arts created by our students. The showcase enabled families the opportunity to appreciate the quality of art pieces that were on display across the various installations. The calibre of creative design was evident across every level of the school. As noted on the night, while we may not have a specialist visual arts teacher at OHR, each teacher has domonstrated their capacity of bringing out the 'inner artist' within each student.
The staff and I appreciated the glowing feedback we received on the night and during the ensuing days.
Thank you to those parents who helped with the set up and dismatling of the installations. your assistance was invaluable.
Vision for Instruction
In February 2024, MACS examined the way reading, writing and mathematics are taught in its 300 primary and secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Vision for Instruction promotes explicit instruction, a way of teaching in which complex skills are introduced to students in small steps, supported by clear explanations and demonstrations of what students are expected to learn. Students then practise what they have learned and receive feedback from their teacher until the skill is mastered.
MACS is leading explicit instruction and evidence-based practice education in Victoria to achieve teaching and learning excellence. To find out what becoming a flourishing learner means for your child, and how you can help, read Parents Guide to Vision for Instruction and ask your child’s teacher if you have any questions. MACS also regularly posts about Vision for Instruction in social media.
To follow MACS, please click on the following links for Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Principals' Pilgrimage - Part 2
In last week's Newsletter I spoke about the fact that I will be away in Spain for two weeks with 25 other Catholic Principals on a pilgrimage refererred to as the Camino de Santiago.
There is no singular starting point for the Camino de Santiago. There are many different routes to Santiago and, in turn, many starting points. The reason for the huge variety in starting points is that the original pilgrims would have commenced their Camino journeys from their own homes. So essentially that is why so many different Camino Ways have emerged over the centuries.
Our group will be walking the Camino Frances, which is the most famous Camino de Santiago trail, featured in books and films about the Camino such as ‘The Way’ with Martin Sheen and ‘The Pilgrimage’ by Paulo Coelho. Like many pilgrims we will begin our Camino in the Galician town of Sarria and walk the final stages of the Camino Frances.
The final destination, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, is where the remains of the Apostle St James are believed to rest.
We are due to arrive back in Melbourne on 11 October.
Cyber Safety Tips
I encourage you to conitually refer to the Cyber Safety Tips page which is constantly being updated by Mrs Penny Hansen.
MACSSIS
Thank you to those parents who have already completed MACSSIS,the Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools – School Improvement Surveys.
MACSSIS is a set of surveys that have been built specifically for Catholic schools in Melbourne by the Learning Services team at MACS, in partnership with researchers at Learning First and in wide consultation with principals in our schools.
You have until tomorrow evening to undertake the survey. The average completion time is between 8 - 9 minutes.
Thank you, in anticipation.
PFA Sausage Sizzle is Tomorrow
To conclude the term, the PFA will hold a sausage sizzle for the students tomorrow at 12.30. The cost for a sausage in bread is a gold coin donation.
OHR Spring Carnival School Fete - Only 5 Weeks to Go
The fete committee continue to meet on a fortnightly basis to plan for this year's school fete. This is a HUGE event for our school and to ensure that it is a success the fete committee will require everyone's support.
Make sure that you visit the PFA News page for further information. Also check out our list of invaluable sponsors listed on the first page of this newsletter.
A link to the fete website can be found on the homepage of our school website.
Summer Uniform & Hats
As we are a SunSmart School, all students will be required to wear their hats to school from the first day of Term 4. Students have the option of wearing either their summer or winter uniform for the first two weeks of the term, but not a combination of the two. We also ask that the students wear black leather school shoes on the days they are not wearing their sports uniform.
Term 4 School Closure Days
- Melbourne Cup Weekend - Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 November
- 2025 Planning Day - Monday 2 December
End of Term 3
Don't forget that the students will be dismissed at 1.00 pm tomorrow afternoon.
Wishing everyone a great break over the school holidays. Enjoy soaking up the atmosphere of the footy finals.
See you next term for what promises to be an event-filled final quarter!
Frank