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Our Lady of Lourdes

Many Minds One Heart

Tel: (08) 97281054 Fax: (08) 97281469

www.ololdard.wa.edu.au

OUR VISION A welcoming community of Many Minds and One Heart in Christ

OUR MISSION With Christ as its inspiration & guided by Gospel values, the school strives to promote the education & development of the whole child. Our Mission is to provide a high quality education that will inspire an

ongoing love of God and embrace our core values:

INTEGRITY RESPECT JUSTICE COMPASSION COURAGE

PO Box 67 2-8 Ferguson Road Dardanup WA 6236

Newsletter No 32 Week 2 Term 4 22nd October 2015

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday 29th October Year 6 Assembly Monday 2nd - Tuesday 3rd November Year 5 Camp Wednesday 4th November Nola Marino Parent Meeting 6.30—8pm Thursday 5th November Kindy Assembly Year 4,5,6 Cybersafety Friday 6th November Interschool Sports—Years 1 –6 Weeks 5 & 6—Swimming Lessons Thursday 12th November Years 4, 5 & 6 Mass—9am Wednesday 25th November Year 6 Orientation at BCC Wednesday 9th December Year 6 Graduation Mass

Integrity What is Integrity? Integrity is standing up for what you believe is right, living by your highest values. It is being honest and sincere with others and yourself. You are integrous when your words and ac-tions match. You don’t fool yourself into doing what you know is wrong. You fill your life and your mind with things that help you to live a good, clean life. How do you Practice integrity? You practice integrity by thinking about the virtues that matter to you and doing your best to live by them. When you make a mistake, you clean it up. You don’t follow the crowd. You think for yourself. You don’t say one thing and do another. You do the right thing even when no one is watching. Even when it is hard to do the right thing, you stand strong.

Lord, you are always there waiting for me.

May I never be too busy to find time to spend in your presence.

Dear Parents, Students and Members of the Community, As I prepare this newsletter, and accompanying Term Planner, I am reminded of the busyness that is ahead of us this term. In this time of busyness it is important to remember, and make time for God in our lives. The reflection of the day is a timely reminder of the importance of daily prayer. On behalf of the Victor Rodwell and the School Board, I would like to inform the community that the principal appointment processes for Our Lady of Lourdes School, Dardanup is now complete. The Executive Director of Catholic Education Western Australia, Dr Tim McDonald, and the Bishop of Bunbury, Bishop Holohan, are pleased to announce that Mrs Angela Hegney has been appointed as Principal of Our Lady of Lourdes School. Angela is an enthusiastic, experienced educator with a commitment to Catholic schools. She is currently the Assistant Principal at St Joseph’s School, Busselton. Angela has had experience as Acting Principal in St Joseph’s School, Busselton and St Mary’s School, Donnybrook. We congratulate Angela and look forward to welcoming her into our school community. Finalising the appointment at this time will mean that Angela will be able to be part of a smooth transition and the planning for 2016 with both Des Wilkie and myself.

I was delighted to read in the Inside Cover of Saturday’s paper that article referring to the wonderful work from our school. At the end of last term we raffled a football signed by the West Coast Eagles leadership team – we raised $750. The money was donated back to the West Coast E0agles ‘Tabitha Foundation’ which supports families and communities in Cambodia in their journey to a better life, providing food, income security, safe water, housing and education. The article is posted on the school noticeboard. Thanks to Mrs Addy Godwin and the Student Leaders for coordinating the raffle; and congratulations to Jack Monkhouse, who won the football. The article is later in the newsletter. Swimming Lessons Thank-you to everyone who has returned their swimming enrolment forms. We ask that all forms are returned ASAP so planning can be finalised. We need all students to fill in and return enrolment forms even if they are beyond stage 12 + and do not wish to do lessons. Cyber safety I invite and encourage all parents to attend the Cyber Safety presentation by Nola Marino on Wednesday November 4th from 6.30 – 8.00pm. Can you please register your interest with the office staff so we are aware of numbers attending. Catholic Schools Interschool Sports – Years 1 - 6 St Michael’s Brunswick will be hosting this year’s carnival at the Hay Park Athletics facility in Bunbury on Friday, 6th November. Students in Blue and Gold Faction will be in Lourdes Blue, whilst students in Red and Green will be in Lourdes White. Students in Lourdes Blue can wear their sports shirts, whilst those in white need to wear a predominantly white shirt. For students who do not have a white T-shirt at home, we do have a stock of white shirts available to borrow for the day. Please drop into the office, or send in a note, if you would like to borrow a shirt. Graduation Mass and Awards Night Our Graduation Mass and Awards Evening will be happening on Wednesday, 9th December. As this is a compulsory event for all students and families, could everyone please prioritise this date on their calendars.

God’s blessing to you all

Luke Godwin

Acting Principal

CANTEEN NEWS Tomorrow – Friday 23rd October Next Week– Friday 30th October

Leaders: Clare & Helen Leaders: Danni & Denise

Helpers: Ellen Barbetti & Geraldine Stowe Helpers: Rachael Addison & Jo Anne Pope

NEXT WEEKS MENU Recess: Fruit Salad & Yoghurt $2.00

Lunch: Ham & Salad Rolls

Chicken & Salad

Beef & Salad $3.50

Extra: Icecream or Smooze $1.00

Altar Servers this Week

Saturday 24th Oct E Heelan & S Congdon Dardanup

Sunday 25th Oct P Fazey & P Goater Boyanup

Merit Certificates

Congratulations to all students who received Merit Certificates

at this mornings assembly.

Pre-Primary Mac Barbetti, Blacke Scott, Cassidy Rose

Year One Keightley Ellis, Riley Vardaro, Asha Hewlett

Year Two Toby King, Stella Commisso

Year Three Sebastian Dillon

Year Four Alexis Dillon, Tyde Birrell

Year Five Mackenzie Barnes, Frazier Giumelli

Year Six Matthew Horsley, Caitlyn Van Djik

SCHOOL FEES

Remind that school fees are due by

the 13th November.

If you are having difficulty in paying

your fees, please contact the office.

OLOL fantastic fund raising efforts were recognised in

Saturdays West Australian Newspaper (date 17/10/2015)

BOOKCLUB

BooK club orders are due by next

MONDAY THE 26TH OCTOBER.

Women Active In Faith meeting WAIFS monthly coffee morning will take place on Tuesday 27th October, 9.30am-12.30pm in the Prayer House. We would love you to join us for a relaxed morning of fun, support and genuine friendship. Please bring along a favourite picture, quote, poem or similar to help create our 'inspiration and reflection' journal. A plate of morning tea to share and gold coin donation are appreciated, a sense of humour is essential! Stay all morning or just call in for a quick cuppa. The kettle is always on, the door is always open and you are always welcome. Please call Gail for more info. 0409 404 666

HEAD LICE!

Once again there has been reported cases of Head Lice in

numerous classes within our school.

Please be vigilant and check your child/ren’s hair. If eggs

or live lice our found, multiple treatments will most prob-

ably be required. Please read more at

http://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Healthy-WA/Articles/F_I/Head-lice

Religious Education News

Our Mission is to provide a high quality education that will inspire an ongoing love of God which embraces the val-

ues of:

Integrity, Respect, Compassion, Justice and Courage.

This week we had a visit from Bishop Holohan, who

came to see us all and spend morning tea with the

staff. Bishop Holohan was able to meet with students

and experience the “Spirit of Jesus” that we exhibit so

well at OLOL.

The year 1 and 2 classes will be visiting the Cathedral

in Bunbury next week and having a tour.

Miss. Natalie Dillon

APRE

Father will be away for October, so class

liturgies will resume in November. Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 10:46-52 Jesus restores sight to the blind man, Bartimaeus

Today's Gospel offers us a powerful example of faith

and persistence in prayer. Those around him rebuked Bartimaeus for his efforts to attract Jesus' attention. When silenced by the crowd, however, Bartimaeus

called out all the more. He is persistent and bold in his confidence that Jesus will show mercy on him and do

what he asks. His persistence and great confidence that Jesus would help him reminds us of the confidence

with which our children bring to us their needs. In their faith and trust we can find an example of the attitude

with which we might approach God in prayer. As a family, recall a request that has been made repeat-edly by one family member to another. Talk about why the request continues to be made if the answer contin-ues to be no. Then read together today's Gospel, Mark

10:46-52. After reading the Gospel, pose questions such as these to your family: Why must Bartimaeus be persistent in calling out to Jesus? (Some people in the crowd are telling him to be quiet.) What does Barti-

maeus do when some try to stop him? (He calls out to Jesus all the more.) When Jesus stops and calls for him, what does Jesus do and say? (He restores Bartimaeus's

sight; Jesus tells Bartimaeus his faith has saved him.) When we pray, God wants us to be so confident he will help us that we don't permit anyone to keep us from

bringing our needs to God in prayer.

Did you know...

Until about the 15th century hundreds of myster-

ies were part of the Rosary devotion then the 15

mysteries that we know today were definitively

fixed as "the Mysteries of the Rosary."

Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical, Rosarium Vir-

ginis Mariae, in 2002 added the five Luminous

Mysteries.

Pope Francis

@Pontifex

Dear young

friends, do not be

afraid to give your all. Christ

will never disappoint you.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES – CLASS NEWS

KINDY We know our parts

for our assembly and practice

is in full swing. We have lines

to learn, actions to do and a

song to remember. The words

of one Kindy student reflects

that we are all "excited, but a

little bit nervous".

PRE PRIMARY Last Friday we had three volunteer fire-

fighters from Dardanup Central come to school to teach us about fire safety and to show us the special equipment they have on their truck. We were lucky enough to use the big hose on the truck as well as the little hose to try and knock over a cone. We all got to sit in the truck and the fire fighters put the siren on for us as they left. It was a fantastic afternoon. Look for the photos on our next class webpage!

YEAR 1 In year 1 this week we welcomed Mia

to our class. We continue to work hard learning

lots of new things. Next week we will be going to

St Patrick's Cathedral in Bunbury for a tour and

then we will have lunch in Bunbury. We have

been busy practising for the Interschool Sports

Carnival.

YEAR 2 Last term at the MJR assembly, the Year

2's won the class block tower. As a reward, we

spent last Friday afternoon having a 'free art

time'. We were allowed to use anything from Ms

Scott's storeroom, to create whatever we

pleased! We had an awesome afternoon and can't

wait until we win the next tower challenge!

YEAR 3 We are looking forward to the school

sports carnival. We have been making paper

mosaic pictures and learning about different

communities to which we belong. We have

learned that human beings need to form

communities because we are created in the

image of God who is a Trinity – a Community of

Persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

YEAR 4 This week in Year 4, we have

been practising writing great introductions for persuasive essays. Did you know that you can start with a statistic, a story or even an outrageous statement? They make the start of the persuasive so much more interesting. We have been learning about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, which will help us to complete our books all about Caritas - stay tuned!

YEAR 5 Exciting times in year 5 as we prepare our leadership

speeches for next week. The speeches have really got us thinking

about the reasons why we want to be a leader of our school and

the qualities that a good leader has. We look forward to reading

them out next week! In maths we are finishing up our unit on

perimeter and we are really enjoying the Mathletics program,

which is helping to further our knowledge of the skills we are doing

this term.

YEAR 6 Last Friday we went to the

Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre to watch Manea College's drama performance. We were very impressed with their acting skills! This week we have been preparing for our own dramatic performances. Next week we will be presenting two plays for your enjoyment!

CYBER-SAFETY

An Invitation to all parents to attend an evening with Nola Marino

Do you know where your children are, who they are with and what they are doing?

It should be no different when they are online!

Working with local and Federal Police and being on the Joint Select Committee for Cyber-Safety we have been able to identify what

concerns young people when using the internet.

Topics covered: The risks associated with social media like Fa-

cebook and Twitter,

Cyber bullying,

Your child’s digital footprint,

What it means to be groomed online,

Your mobile phone and its security weaknesses such as location

services

And of course scams.