Principal's Message

A Prayer for Forgiveness

Dear Lord,

I thank You for the power of forgiveness, and I choose to forgive everyone who has hurt me. Help me bless those who have hurt me. Help me walk in righteousness, peace, and joy, demonstrating Your life here on earth. I choose to be kind and compassionate, forgiving others, just as You forgave me.

Amen.

School Board – Marketing Sub-Committee

In recent weeks, the School Board’s Marketing Sub-Committee has been working collaboratively with the school’s Leadership Team to refresh the school’s visual brand, in particular, the school crest.

The current school brand has, over the past decade, undergone many changes, resulting in a range of inconsistent crests. For this reason, and to embody the school’s future strategic direction, the OLA Board Marketing Sub-Committee has been charged with creating one new crest to bring consistency to the school brand and to drive us forward as a community. It will of course, also be sympathetic to OLA’s strong history and Dominican roots.

An email introducing the new crest and explaining the evolution of the school brand will be sent to all parents early next week.

Sacrament of Penance

Yesterday, our Year 3 students and Parish candidates participated in a Reconciliation Retreat Day. The retreat was facilitated by Karl and Brigid from Faith Retreat, and saw the children engage in activities and discussions to deepen their understanding of receiving the Sacrament of Penance.

In the evening, Stephen Harris from CEWA led the children and their parents in a reflection of the meaning of the sacrament and how it relates to every day life. We wish our candidates all the best for their First Reconciliation on Thursday evening at 7pm.

ICAS Results

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the 2018 ICAS Assessments. All children who completed assessments have received their certificates and some achieved exceptional results. A full list of the results is attached below.

Maths Olympiad

Well done to the Year 5 and Year 6 students who took part in the 2018 Maths Olympiad. Special mention to Madeleine in Year 5, and Sophia and Elena in Year 6, who received a trophy for achieving in the top 30% of the Australasian competition. Medals and key rings were awarded to Ava, Ashlee, Daniel and Kelsey in Year 5 and Elizabeth, Frankie, Michael and Luke in Year 6 for achieving in the top 40% of the competition.

End of Year Concert

The OLA End of Year Concert is scheduled for Friday 30 November at 6pm. All children will be showcasing their Dance item during this concert and families are invited to bring along a picnic dinner to spend the evening on the green! Details of costumes will be included in next week's newsletter.

End of Year Water Fun Day

On Thursday 6 December, OLA will be holding a Water Fun Day for students to celebrate the end of a wonderful school year. Each class will be allocated a set time throughout the day where they can enjoy the inflatable equipment. Further information about this day will be emailed out to families later in the term.

Sensory Program

The OLA Sensory Program is well underway and is being held every Monday and Wednesday morning for the selected 39 students. Feedback from the students has been extremely positive and we thank all staff who have been involved in getting this program launched at OLA!

Have a great weekend!

Greg Martin

Principal