School Improvement Priorites

Priority 1: Data Literacy     Priority 2: Collaborative Practices,

Priority 3: Catholic Identity    Priority 4: Pedagogical Excellence

Principal's News

School Closure Day: Friday 8th March 2024 - No school for students

Labour Day Public Holiday: Monday 11th March- School is closed

Dear Families and Friends of OLPS,

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. 

I begin by expressing our deepest condolences to Clare Hicks - Deputy Principal, Religious Education Leader, and Learning DIversity Leader, on the passing of her deeply-loved dad, Laurie. Laurie passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. I know how grateful Clare is for the kindness that has been expressed to her over the past few days and we ask that you continue to keep her and the Hicks family in your prayers. Laurie will be buried at a private funeral next Thursday at Our Lady of Victory in Camberwell.

We look forward to seeing all our families at our Welcome BBQ this evening. It will be an opportunity to come together and celebrate being part of the OLPS community. The school will be open from 5.30 pm for you to wander around our classrooms and learning spaces such as our Arts room, and our STEM Centre, and take a look at the great learning that is happening in our school. The teachers will be there to answer any questions you may have and the children can explain to you how their learning spaces are set up and how their classrooms work. All parents are welcome in all our classrooms. I encourage our new families to take a sneak peek at all rooms across the school.

Thank you to the PFA Executive Team; Joanna Kelly (Lorcan and Sorcha), Alison Brown (Olivia and Sophie), Krista Conroy (Isabelle and Lily), and Leah Mariani (Emile) for coordinating the Welcome BBQ for us. Thanks also to the staff who will be in attendance this evening. I am very grateful to them for continuing to place relationships at the heart of all they do. 

To ensure the evening is successful for everyone I do bring to your attention the following information:

• Please remember that there will be a BBQ for the children and icy poles too. Parents are asked to bring along picnic food/ something to sit on (a chair or a rug). No alcohol is permitted to be brought into the school.

• The event begins at 5.30 pm and will end at 8.00 pm. Jane James will be responsible for locking up the school after the event.

• Parents are responsible for the behavior and safety of the children throughout the evening. Please know where your children are at all times. It is not the role of the OLPS Staff to supervise children at this event.

• Entry to the school will be via the small gate at the front of the school - Erasmus Street and via the church car park.

• All adults are asked to use the visitor bathroom located just inside the doors to the MPC.

• At 6.00 pm the classroom doors will be locked and no students will be permitted to access the school internally

• Please do not photograph or video children other than your own or without the consent of parents.

• All parents are expected to behave in a manner that is reflective of the Parent Code of Conduct at all times.

• This year you have the chance to win a Hamper so make sure you get your raffle ticket when you arrive to be in the draw. The teachers will be coordinating this.

• To help us manage our waste next week it would be very helpful if you could take your rubbish home with you. We will have some bins available but we need to be able to manage next week at school too. Thank you for your consideration on this matter.

Thank you for all your support, keeping our kids safe is our number one priority, so I hope that these reminders as taken in the spirit in which they intended.

Working Bee

A big thank you to Jason Brosolo (Zander and Evie) for coordinating the Working Bee tomorrow morning. Thank you to the people who have volunteered some time to help with the sand, mulch, pruning, and hopefully the chook house. We will start at 8.30 am and hopefully be finished by 10.30 am. If you can bring along a wheelbarrow, shovels, and pruning tools that would be great. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Jason at 0418 660 796 Sign Up Schedule: http://signupschedule.com.au/olpspfa

Change to the Parent/ Teacher Chats

Due to the postponement of our Athletics Carnival from 28th February to Wednesday 6th March, we have also needed to reschedule our Parent / Teacher Chats. These interviews are an opportunity for you to share important information about your child with their teacher. The interviews are 10 minutes in length and will be held in the Multi-Purpose Centre. Interviews will now take place on; Thursday 7th March and Wednesday 13th March ( moved from Wednesday 6th March). To make a booking go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code b8as6. If you have any issues booking please contact the office.

School Athletics Carnival

We look forward to our Athletics Carnival which is set to take place next Wednesday 6th March at the Box Hill Athletics Track: Hagenauer Reserves 530 Elgar Rd Box Hill North. If you  Jane had you down to volunteer on the original date ( 28th February ) could you please confirm your availability on the 6th March? Please email Jane: jjames@olsurreyhills.catholic.edu.au

School Closure Day: Friday  8th March

All the staff will be participating in a whole day of Professional Learning on Friday 8th March. Our focus will include Child Safety Standards, Cognitive Load Theory and the Science of Learning, and our whole school implementation of Soundwaves - A Prep to Year 6 Spelling Program.

Thank you for your continued support of our wonderful school. Enjoy your long weekend.

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Catholic schooling seeks to provide the young with the best kind of education possible, one that fosters a formation of the whole person that is deeply and enduringly humanising. 

Pope Francis, Christus Vivit, 2019, n. 223 

Annie 

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