Week 6

Prayer

Learning Area News

Year Level Highlights- T3 W6

Learning & Teaching - T3 W6

STEM- T3 W6

Wellbeing- T3 W6

Principal News

Monday 19 August

Dear Families,

Last Thursday 15 August, the Church celebrated the Feast Day of the Assumption of Our Lady when according to our faith, the Holy Mother, “having completed her course of her earthly life was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory".

The Assumption signals the end of Mary's earthly life and marks her return to heaven to be reunited with Jesus. While the bodies of both Jesus and Mary are now in heaven, there is a difference between the Assumption and the Resurrection. Where Jesus arose from the tomb and ascended into heaven by his own power, Mary's body was taken up to heaven by the power of her Son.

The Feast of the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation, and as a school community came together in prayer last Thursday to commemorate this special event on our Church’s calendar.

Anaphylaxis - Awareness and Support required by ALL.

At our school, we take the health needs of our students, including those with anaphylaxis, very seriously. We provide twice-yearly staff training, conduct regular briefings on individual students' needs, and maintain up-to-date health management plans. Our emergency response procedures include accessible EpiPens, and we ensure regular communication with parents.

While our school is not officially nut-free, we are committed to being nut vigilant and friendly to ensure the safety and well-being of all students with severe and life threatening allergies. Here are a few ways you and your child can help:

Avoid Nut Products: Please try to avoid sending any products containing nuts in your child’s lunchbox. If your child must have or your child enjoys a nut snack in their lunchbox, please ensure they follow these steps:

At the commencement of break, inform the teacher that they have a nut product.
Consume the nut product away from students with allergies.
Wash hands thoroughly and clean any surfaces they’ve touched after eating.
All nut products should be consumed in the classroom and not be taken outside on the yard.

Awareness and Education: Encourage your child to be mindful of other students' condition and the importance of not sharing food with any other students.

Supportive Environment: Discuss with your child the importance of understanding and supporting classmates with allergies. It’s all about fostering an inclusive and caring community for all.

As we all know, it takes a village to raise and care for a child, and together, we can help ensure all students feel safe and enjoy their time at school.

Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Kind- Child Safety

At St Oliver's, our students embodying the values of kindness, friendship, and inclusion in exemplary ways. Their actions remind us of the power of positive role models in fostering a supportive and caring school environment. As we reflect on the National Day of Action against Bullying, with its theme of belonging, it is heartening to see our students actively working to ensure that everyone feels valued and included. I had the pleasure of addressing all classes from Year 2 to Year 6 to discuss what bullying is—and what it isn’t—the impacts of ongoing bullying and how they can play a crucial role in stamping it out. At our school, we remain committed to creating a safe and welcoming space for all. To address bullying, we encourage students to speak up if they witness or experience any form of bullying. Teachers and staff are always available to listen and support, and we have clear procedures in place to address concerns promptly. We also emphasise the importance of peer support, where students can stand together, showing that bullying has no place in our community.

This week at assembly, we have an important message being shared by our school captains about- "How to be a good friend?" parents are welcome to join us on Friday 23 August at 2:50pm. Check out the below highlights from Friday's National Day of Action against Bullying.

Musical Minds Performances - coming soon

Our Musical Minds group are always looking for an authentic audience to perform to. This year they will be entertaining our Dads at our Father's Day gathering in the hall on Friday 30 August (please note: this will be after the class activity). The musical minds group are also excited to perform at our Week 8 Assembly on Friday 6 September.

Book Week: Reading is Magic!

Book Week is here, and we are excited to celebrate the magic of reading! This year's theme, "Reading is Magic," reminds us of the wonders that books bring to our lives—taking us on incredible journeys, sparking our imaginations, and opening doors to new worlds. We invite you to join us for our Book Week parade on Friday 23 August, at 9:15 am on the north yard. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our students to dress up as their favourite book characters and share in the joy of reading. All are welcome—come and be part of the magic!

What's on in the next fortnight

Mon 19 Aug: Book Week READING IS MAGIC Opening Ceremony

Mon 19 Aug: Book Week author visit - Maddy Tyers

Wed 21 Aug: Year 6 Excursion - NASA Experience at Strathmore Secondary College (Group 2) - 12 pm

Thur 22 Aug: Class Mass 3L & 3M - 10 am (parents welcome)

Fri 23 Aug: Book Week READING IS MAGIC Parade - 9:15 am (parents welcome)

Fri 23 Aug: School Assembly - 2:50 pm (parents welcome)

Mon 26 Aug: CHESS Tournament - School Hall

Tue 27 Aug: Class Mass 1B - 10 am (parents welcome)

Wed 28 Aug: Book Fair begins

Wed 28 Aug: Year 3 First Reconciliation - 6:30 pm

Thur 29 Aug: Father's Day Stall

Thur 29 Aug: Book Fair

Thur 29 Aug: Prep 2025 Library Session: 2:45 - 3:45 pm

Fri 30 Aug: Father's Day special morning: 8:35am - 10am and Raffle draw

Fri 30 Aug: Book Fair

Dad or Special Person Day - Special Class Time and Hot Pies for Dad!

Friday 30 August from 8:35am we look forward to hosting our Dads/Special Person for a special class activity with their children between 8:35am-9:15am. Following this, Dad/Special Person are then invited to our school hall for a hot pie and cuppa.

The PA's Father's Day Stall will take place on Thursday 29 August

The PA's Father's Day Raffle will take place on Friday 30 August.

As a school staff, we strive to do our best with the time and resources we have available to us. This event has been organised with the best of intentions and we hope the early notice allows working parents to be able to join us for some time on this day.

Thanks for all your support and we look forward to hosting you!

Have a great week.

Delfina Pieri

Principal

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au

Important Dates and Events

Term 3

Tuesday 16 July- Friday 20 September 1pm dismissal for students

Term 4

Tuesday 17 December 1pm dismissal for students

2024 School Closures and Public Holidays

Monday 7 October: Professional Learning Day- Staff- No school for students

Monday 4 November: School Closure- No school for students

*Tuesday 5 November: Melbourne Cup- Public Holiday

Monday 2 December: Professional Learning Day- Staff- No school for students

2024 Parent/Teacher Progress Meetings

Monday 21 October: Yr Prep - Six Parent/Teacher Progress Meeting- 1pm finish for students

Term 3 Important Dates and Events

September

Mon 2 Sept: Prep 2025 Library Session: 9:30 - 10:30 am

Mon 2 Sept: Book Fair

Tue 3 Sept: Book Fair

Tue 3 Sept: Class Mass 3L & 3M - 10 am (parents welcome)

Wed 4 Sept: Book Fair

Wed 4 Sept: Mercy College Explore Day - Year 4 girls

Wed 4 Sept: 3:30pm-5pm Celebration of Learning Expo (parents welcome)

Wed 4 Sept: School Advisory Committee meeting - 7 pm (members only)

Wed 4 Sept: Year 4 Camp: Parent Information Meeting - 5:15pm - 6pm

Wed 4 Sept: Mercy College Explore Day - Year 4 girls

Thur 5 Sept: 8:15am-9am Celebration of Learning Expo (parents welcome)

Thur 5 Sept: Book Fair

Fri 6 Sept: School Assembly - 2:50 pm (parents welcome)- Music Minds Performance

Fri 6 Sept: Book Fair

Tue 10 Sept: STEM MAD State Showcase

Wed 11 Sept: SSV Division Athletics

Thur 12 Sept: R U OK DAY & Footy Day

Thur 12 Sept: Class Mass 1MJ - 10 am (parents welcome)

Thur 12 Sept: Prep 2025 Library Session: 2:45 - 3:45 pm

Fri 13 Sept: Year 5 UPP Incursion - Aspire Higher

Tue 17 Sept: Class Mass 1V - 10 am (parents welcome)

Thur 19 Sept: Yr 5 & 6 Excursion - Kids in Space Showcase

Fri 20 Sept: School Assembly - Special Time 9:15 am (due to early finish)

Fri 20 Sept: End of Term - 1 pm finish for students

Education in Faith

The Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary

The Solemnity of the Assumption reminds us of the unique role that Mary served in the process of our salvation. Although she was without sin, we have the possibility of receiving God's forgiveness for our sins through Christ. Her entry into Heaven prefigures our own hope of experiencing the same eternal life.

“Heavenly mother, filled with God's grace, pray for us today and all days, that we may strive to be trusting, patient and faithful, as you were, so that we may one day join you and all saints in heaven. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen.” “Immaculate Mary, assumed into heaven, teach us to trust in God's plan the way you did.

FIRST RECONCILIATION

We look forward to celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation with our Year Three children, Wednesday 28 August.

Through reconciliation God forgives our sins and also gives us grace to avoid sin in the future. Grace is the help God gives us to do what is right and good.

Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation God fills us with his grace so that we can be the best versions of ourselves, to grow in love and live good and holy lives.

We ask that you keep our Year Three children in your prayers as they prepare for their first reconcilliation.

ST OLIVER'S FAMILY MASS

The St Oliver Family masses are a great opportunity for families to celebrate mass and for children to participate in the mass. If you would like your child to take part in reading at mass or with the offertory, please contact Leanne Pereire 0418395147.

Saturday 31 August 5pm

Sunday 1 September 10:30am

Children's Liturgy of the Word is held during the 10.30am Mass 1st September. All are welcome to a cuppa after each of these two Masses.

Liliana Cesarin

Deputy Principal/Education in Faith Lead

lcesarin@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au

Student Administration News

Extended Leave of Absence Form.pdf

Extended Leave of Absence Form

If you are planning an extended leave from school for your child, please complete the Extended Leave of Absence form - see PDF attached or a hard copy can be found at the school office.

Thank you and have a wonderful week.

Second Hand Uniform Store Open Fortnightly

We are happy to announce that our Second Hand Uniform store will open fortnightly this term (every even week - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10).

Please note a change of day - Tuesday afternoons will now be open on Wednesday.

The store will open this week (21 & 22 August) at the following times:

Wednesday afternoon: 3:20pm – 3.45pm
Thursday morning: 8.35am – 9.00am

All items cost $10 each. Cash payments only at this stage.

DONATIONS:

If you have any good quality school uniform items that your child/children have outgrown and you would like to donate to our Second Hand Uniform Store, please drop them off at our school office.

Carol Leone/Katherine Darmanin

Office Administration

School Acknowledgement- Special announcements

Our School Community Notice Board acknowledges special Staff or School Family News. It allows us to be connected through prayer while we are apart and it is something I would really like to continue when we are back together again. If you have a particular event happening in your life e.g. birth or death and would like us to acknowledge this event please email me. We as a school community would love to offer prayers and thoughts to you during times of great joy or sadness.

principal@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au

PA News

Term Three Events:

Please click on the following web link (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:

volunteersignup.org/TR8HR

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

Thank you for volunteering!

Father’s Day Raffle Donations

Father’s Day is almost here, and we're excited to celebrate the amazing dads and father figures in our school community with a special event! We’re hosting a Father’s Day Raffle with prizes for each year level, and we need your help to make it a success.

We’re looking for donations of gifts, vouchers, or monetary contributions to create fantastic hampers for our deserving dads. Please drop off your donations at the school office by Friday, August 23rd. Your support will make this raffle a hit!

Thanks so much to those who have already donated—we truly appreciate your generosity!

Term Three Events:

Father’s Day Stall on Thursday 29th August - Volunteers still needed to help set up the stall on Wednesday 28th August from 3pm.

Father’s Day Raffle to be drawn during the Father’s Day special event on Friday 30th August

Want to volunteer but not sure what's involved?

You'll receive detailed instructions and direct support from Steph and Clare
You can grab a friend and make it fun together!

Tap here to register: https://volunteersignup.org/TR8HR

If you would like to contact the PA please feel free to email parentauxiliary@sopascoevale.catholic.edu.au or feel free to reach out to Steph (0403 308 061) and Clare (0449 035 123) on WhatsApp.

Canteen News

Hello Everyone

Classroom Cuisine is our online lunch order system. It is a convenient and user friendly service and provides high quality healthy school lunches at an affordable price.

Classroom Cuisine delivers lunches on THURSDAY and FRIDAY at 1pm.

The menu is available online. Please visit the website below and register your child and order lunches beginning this week.

Classroom Cuisine- Ordering Site

Canteen Volunteers

We Need Your Help this term on Thursdays!

Thank you to all our wonderful canteen volunteers. We couldn't do it without your generous help.

At this stage, our Canteen Roster is missing some help on Thursdays. If you are available to volunteer, please take a moment to click the link below (or copy it into your web browser if clicking doesn't work) to go to the signup sheet:

https://volunteersignup.org/TQXRR

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

We appreciate your time and help. Thank you for volunteering!

Order from our ENTIRE MENU until 8.30am on the day!

Update for Term 3, 2024

New Menu Items – Reduction to Entry Point Pricing!
Loyalty Reward Vouchers

Hi Everyone!

We've got exciting news to share about the ways that Classroom Cuisine is continuing to evolve to meet the needs of families and children that already use our service and those who might like to.

We’ve always strived to be a premium supplier, wanting to lead the way with our menu, sourcing top quality produce and trying to encourage children to experiment with their food choices. We’ve also been focussed on increasing options for those with dietary concerns as well as cultural preferences and using the absolute best packaging available in terms of sustainability.

With the current economic conditions, and through talking with our schools, we know that right now that’s all a ‘good to have’, but some families are really in need of a budget option.

In response to the current challenges, but without having to compromise on quality or service, we’ve collaborated with our suppliers, to introduce some new initiatives with our menu, pricing structure and loyalty reward vouchers. We want to continue to keep the ability to outsource a lunch accessible to everyone.

New Menu Items & Reduced Entry Point Pricing

In order to provide a lunch at a lower price point, we’ve created new, simpler menu choices. Our entry point price of $6.45 will be available for a 2 course lunch offering either a;

• Cheese & Vegemite Scroll (white hi fibre, it's wholemeal on our premium menu)
• Fresh Tomato bakery roll
• Savoury Bite (1 Frankfurt in a roll with sauce & cheese)
• Plain Cheese Roll
• Ham Sandwich on sourdough (1 round)

Along with a choice of 20 items from our snack/drink menu to make up the 2-course lunch.

Loyalty Vouchers

With a cut off time of 8.30am on the day for ordering we have strong time pressure to get it right, so any ability to plan is an enormous help. Having a greater understanding of demand by encouraging advance ordering will allow us to manage our business better in terms of planning…if we can save, so can our customers! We’ll provide a 10% voucher rebate on orders placed in the first week of each school term where the spend is more than $120 in one transaction. We’ll send a reminder email each term to make sure parents who might be keen to take up the offer will be aware of it.

Further info about us and discussion points we’d love to hear back from your School Community about

• SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. We are considering initiatives around the provision of free lunches for disadvantaged students. We would love to talk to anyone who has ideas in this area!

• FUNDRAISING! Please don’t forget that we are here to assist with fundraising. Many schools have taken up the opportunity to fund raise with us so far this year! Please be in touch if you would like to partner with us to create fundraising opportunities for your school.

• OUR MENU /DIETARY NEEDS & CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS We’ve continued to develop our menu in the last 12 months with the introduction of more options that are halal, gluten free, dairy free and vegan. We are committed to continuing to develop our choices beyond our new entry point offering. We currently have 45 Main Course selections available. We have some exciting new additions that we're hoping will also compliment our Menu in T3. Roast Chicken is a hint! All will be revealed on this soon! When it comes to Menu Planning we are always pleased to hear of suggestions anyone might have!

• SUSHI! We’re able to provide our full menu up until 8.30am on the day of the order at such a reasonable price because we have our own restaurant quality, in house dedicated team making our sushi. We’re interested to know if there are any other flavours of sushi that your school would like to see on our Menu?

• INSTAGRAM! Yes, finally! We’re excited to announce that we’ll be on it very soon. Not just our food but our passionate people too! We’ll let you know when we’re live!

Thanks so much for your time and support, we are very excited to bring this new offering to your school community, we hope it meets with your approval and would love to hear from you!

Kind regards
Geraldine, Alison and the Team at
Classroom Cuisine

To respond to this request please email Geraldine at:

contact@classroomcuisine.com.au

For more information, including descriptions of our Menu Items, Allergen Information, Dietary Considerations, and Price please visit the Our Menu page on our bespoke website at:

www.classroomcuisine.com.au

Student Awards

Awards will be printed in Monday's newsletter. Please be on the look out for your child's name.

Two children from each class will receive awards for displaying the below dispositions in their learning. They will receive their certificates at our fortnightly assembly on Fridays that take place on even weeks Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 at 2:50pm.

Parents are welcome to attend our fortnightly assemblies.

Risk Taking Russ Resilient Ruth Self Motivated Sally Reflective Rita Persistent Pete Curious Carter Collaborative Cody

Year Prep

YEAR PREP A

Luca G for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by his willingness to learn new things and give everything a go.

Ollie J for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by his eagerness to respond to feedback in a positive way to improve his work.

YEAR PREP W

Leonardo A for being a curious learner as demonstrated by his ability to think of creative and interesting sentences to write.

Joseph T for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by his ability to keep trying even when faced with a challenge.

Year One

YEAR 1B

Mila F for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by the way she willingly gives all learning tasks a go.

Tom M for being a curious learner as demonstrated by the way he investigated the properties of plasticine to make a floating boat.

YEAR 1MJ

Charlie S for being a curious learner as demonstrated by her consistently being attentive during class discussions and making contributions.

Bonnie K for being a curious learner as demonstrated by displaying a sense of wonder when conducting experiments during our Science Incursion.

YEAR 1V

Kristen T for being a curious learner as demonstrated by her ability to challenge herself in Maths, particularly in subtraction.

Memphis H for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his participation in the Bend, Stretch & Twist Incursion and his willingness to share his knowledge of molecules in cold and hot water.

Year Two

YEAR 2L

Harvey D for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his ability to have all belongings ready for learning and approach challenging tasks with positivity.

Noah F for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by the way he interacts with his team during group activities.

YEAR 2R

Carlo G for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his eagerness to complete his maths tasks, always with a smile on his face.

Jedaiah M being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his enthusiasm to complete tasks to a high standard.

Year Three

YEAR 3L

Isabel S for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by the way she tries her best and gives things a go even when she is challenged in her learning.

Imogen T for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by the effort she puts into achieving her learning goals.

YEAR 3M

Aria R for being a reflective learner as demonstrated by the way she analysed her work in maths and made improvements.

Norgyal T for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by the way he interacts positively with others.

Year Four

YEAR 4D

Alexa D for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by her ability to find opportunities to seek feedback and make necessary changes to improve her work.

Jack T for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by the way he accepted challenges and stepped outside his comfort zone by participating in District Athletics Tournament.

YEAR 4G

Elizabeth L for being a persistent learner as demonstrated by the effort and practice that she puts into her work, even when it is challenging, she never gives up.

Sienna P for being a resilient learner as demonstrated by the way she shows kindness and empathy to others.

Year Five

YEAR 5G

Alyssa S for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by her willingness to always support others in the classroom.

Nicholas G for being a curious learner as demonstrated by his engagement with Makers Empire in Inquiry this term.

YEAR 5L

Rosemary S for being a risk taking learner as demonstrated by stepping out of her comfort zone to respond to a question and explain her thinking about decimals during a whole class discussion.

Nathan V for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by choosing challenging questions in Mathematics to further extend his knowledge and understanding.

Year Six

YEAR 6F

Aidan B for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by his active participation in all areas of learning. His engagement in the Daily Reviews is to be commended.

Chloe P for being a collaborative learner as demonstrated by her ability to work efficiently in her Inquiry group and ensure that the other members are remaining on task. Keep up this leadership Chloe.

YEAR 6P

Lily M for being a curious learner as demonstrated by displaying a sense of wonder about a new topic and her eagerness to ask questions.

Leon P for being a self motivated learner as demonstrated by his ability to independently initiate and complete new tasks, especially during writing.