Principal's Message
Lenten Prayer
God of Mercy,
I feel my heart overflowing with your tenderness.
I sense your loving touch deep within my soul.
I ask for your help in my weakness
that I might be faithful to your word
and I am so grateful
that your mercy for my failings
is as strong as your unbounded love for me.
Amen
New Website and App Update
The new OLA website is now live. It is a modern design that offers families easy to use navigation with helpful quick links. Please visit www.ola.wa.edu.au to have a look!
The app is also ready to be downloaded. Visit your relevant app store and download a copy of the Connected App, select Our Lady's Assumption School and enter the unique code which is located at the front desk in the office and will be emailed out on Monday via the Weekly Updates. Due to security reasons, we will not publish the unique code via the newsletter.
Spelling Mastery
With Parent - Teacher Interviews commencing next week, for two weeks, it has been decided that the Spelling Mastery program will not commence until Term 2. Current classroom spelling programs and activities will continue until the end of term. We look forward to starting this new initaitve next term.
MSP Photo Orders
Don't forget to order your child's school photos.
Acting Principalship
Velma Erskine has been appointed as Acting Principal at St Mary's in Northampton (Geraldton), for Term 2. Congratulations Velma, and we look forward to your return to OLA in Term 3.
Grandparents' Morning Tea and Open Morning
Next Friday, 5 April, we invite all grandparents to join us for our annual Grandparents' Morning Tea and Open Morning. Grandparents are invited to tour the school and visit their grandchildren's classrooms from 9.00am. Morning tea will then follow at 10.00am in the Fr. O'Mara Centre. We hope families can join us!
Parent - Teacher Interviews
This term, Parent - Teacher Interviews will be held on the following days:
Week 9
Monday 1 April - KG, 1G and 5M
Tuesday 2 April - KM and PPM
Wednesday 3 April - 3M and 4M
Thursday 4 April - 2M
Week 10
Monday 8 April - 1M, 3G and 4G
Tuesday 9 April - PPG, 5G and 6G
Wednesday 10 April - 6M
Thursday 11 April - 2G
The Online Booking System can be accessed at https://sobs.com.au/pt3/parent.php?schoolid=782
All meetings will be held in the Fr. O'Mara Centre on the days listed above. If you are meeting your child's class teacher on a different day, then your child's teacher will advise you where the meeting will take place.
Uniform 'Fire Sale'
The Uniform 'Fire Sale' will commence this Friday, with all current uniform items to be sold at half price or better. FYI - See below:
Boy’s uniform – tie, grey shirt and jumper - Normally $110.00 - Now $50.00
Girl’s uniform – winter tunic, tie, lemon shirt and socks - Normally $111.50 - Now $50.00
3 lemon shirts - Normally $63.00 - Now $30.00
3 grey shirts - Normally $79.50 - Now $35.00
Grey pants and grey shirt - Normally $60.50 - Now $28.00
Grey shorts and grey shirt - Normally $56.50 - Now $26.00
In reference to the new OLA School uniforms, we're hoping to have them available from the start of 2020 and, most likely, by the beginning of Term 4.
OLA Child Protection
In consultation with the OLA School Board, the OLA Child Protection Policy has now been finalised and attached below for your information.
Have a great weekend!
Mr Greg Martin
Principal