Term 3 Issue 13 24th August 2016 OLR Newsletter Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, The Entrance SHELLY BEACH ROAD, SHELLY BEACH NSW 2261 – P.O. BOX 210, THE ENTRANCE 2261 Ph: 4332 5594 Fax: 4334 5599 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dbb.org.au/schools/olortheentrance © Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School, The Entrance “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7) Reflections on WYD 2016 Amidst the overwhelmingly massive crowds of close to three million young people who were gathered together to celebrate their Catholic faith were Miss Rafter and myself along with 35 other teachers from our Diocese. During the Vigil and Final Mass and throughout our pilgrimage we experienced the exuberance and excitement of young people practicing their faith and were called upon to reflect on the theme of “Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). Lasting 14 days, our pilgrimage not only allowed us to experience the magnificent beauty of Poland, but also the atrocities of the Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi concentration camps. We were moved to tears as we were told and saw for our own eyes the stark contrast of light and darkness, hatred and mercy. We gathered with all the pilgrims from Broken Bay to reflect, pray and celebrate Mass together in Auschwitz which was a deeply moving experience. The pilgrimage also included a visit to the monastery founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, where we participated in the celebration of Mass at the Basilica of the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy. We visited and prayed at the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa and witnessed the Polish people’s deep spiritual connection to the icon of the Black Madonna. During WYD week we participated in daily Catechesis with Bishops from all over the world. This was a deeply enriching experience. Timothy Dolan, the Arch Bishop of New York spoke to us about Mercy and our mission to “ooze” the qualities of faith filled disciples by being compassionate, understanding and showing mercy in our daily lives. Another memorable Catechesis experience was with Archbishop Christopher Prowse of Canberra. He spoke about the importance of silence, contemplation and courageousness in your faith as shown by Mary the mother of Jesus. He likened Mary to the moon reflecting the light of Jesus as the sun. It is our mission as Catholics to be like the moon just as Mary is and reflect the light of Jesus through a life of mercy and compassion. Our pilgrimage walk of 20km to the site of the Vigil and Final Mass, gave us the opportunity to witness and experience Mercy first hand. All of the pilgrims walked together in solidarity and supported each other in the heat and what felt like the never ending line up for food! We knew that we were experiencing something that we will never forget and we learnt a lot about ourselves throughout the pilgrimage walk – a song and laughter goes a long way!! Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. We were privileged to listen to Pope Francis’ message of Mercy and his hope for young people and the Church at the Papal Welcome and then again at the Final Mass where the Holy Father proclaimed, “Let us remember this encounter, let us preserve the memory of the presence of God and his word, and let us listen once more to the voice of Jesus as he calls us by name.” We have been inspired and renewed in our faith throughout this experience and we are excited to share it with the OLR community now and in the future! Finally, here are few quotes from Pope Francis throughout WYD celebrations that really stood out to us and we hope they inspire you too! “Happiness sprouts and blossoms in mercy” “It is very sad to go through life without leaving a mark” “Our time, does not need any more people who are couch potatoes –go and do something with your faith” “It is easier to rebuild burnt bridges than to put up walls” “If you do not give the best of yourself, the world won’t change” “Mercy is the actions we undertake to touch and heal the wounds of others” “If Jesus loves you (and you have faith in him)…notify your face about it!” Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. From the Principal My Behaviour Impacts the Learning of others Mercy does not just mean being a “good person” nor is it mere sentimentality. It is the measure of our authenticity as disciples of Jesus. (Pope Francis) Week 7 Week 8 Monday DBB Athletics Carnival Monday 29/08 Fathers’ Day Wrapping 5/09 Tuesday School Assembly @ 2:15 Band 30/08 Wednesday 31/08 Thursday 2/09 Play Group Wednes- Reconciliation 3B & 3G day Debating @ MacKillop College 7/09 Fathers’ Day Stall Thursday 8/09 Fathers’ Day Breakfast 7.30am Fathers’ Day Liturgy 9.15am Saturday 10/09 4/09 Central Coast OZtag Yrs 5 & 6 Feast of The Birth of Mary (Liturgy) Confirmation Enrichment Day 9/09 3/09 Fathers’ Day Maths Olympiad Friday Saturday Sunday Band 6/09 1/09 Friday Tuesday Parish Mass Sunday 11/09 Parish Mass On Saturday 10th September at 6.00pm we will be celebrating Mass with the parish at Our Lady of the Rosary Church at The Entrance. Celebrating Mass together with the parish at the church is a wonderful experience for our school community. If you are able to attend this Mass on the 10th September we would love you to be involved in the Choir, or perhaps reading a Prayer of the Faithful or even taking the gifts of bread and wine up at the Offertory Hoping to see you there! MMG Survey As part of Our Lady of the Rosary’s planning and strategic review process we will be conducting surveys with our parents, staff and students (years 5 and 6) to obtain research based feedback and views on a wide range of areas relating to the School’s performance. This feedback will be of great assistance to us as we maintain our efforts to continue to improve every aspect of the quality of service we provide to our parents and students. Thank you to those parents who have already completed the survey, and encourage others to take the time to reflect on our school and share your valuable insights. We look forward very much to the valuable contribution you will be making to this most important project by completing your questionnaire. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Fundraising Survey Earlier this week, you would have received a two question survey in regards to future fundraising at OLR. I would encourage everyone to respond and have your voice heard in this important decision making process as the results will affect all families into the future. NAPLAN results Our NAPLAN results were made available last week, with individual reports sent home with students. Take some time to sit with them and celebrate their achievements. Please remember these are only a snapshot of student performance and should be read in conjunction with their Semester 1 report and teacher interview. At tonight’s Parent Forum, I will be presenting an overview of NAPLAN and I would courage you to join us for this opportunity to understand NAPLAN better. en- If you have any concerns, please make an appointment to speak to your child’s teacher about their results. Our initial observations of our NAPLAN results are quite pleasing and show many areas to celebrate, especially in Literacy. It also gives us a clear direction for school wide improvement that teachers will be exploring over the coming weeks. Staffing Changes—Long Service Leave Margaret Comito is on leave for the remainder of the term, and we welcome John McCosker to 3 Red during her absence. Luisa Lawicki is on leave for the next two weeks and Tanya Hannan will step up into 6 Gold during this time. Amber Trench also on leave for the next week and a half and Michelle Bell has agreed to take on the running of the canteen during this time. Tracy Hawkings will be on leave for 2 weeks and Michelle Bell will work in the office during this time. Chris Boler will be on leave from 30th August till the end of term and Leah Hannan & Katie Allport will work in 4G Michael Dennis will be on leave from the 1st September till the 21st October. Jill Fisher will be on leave from 2nd September till the end of term. ICAS Certificates ICAS Certificates for Spelling and Writing will be given out at Monday’s Assembly at 2pm Sporting News Congratulations for Seth S who has been selected for the Central Coast Cricket Association Representative DCA cup, Under 12s for 2016/2017 season. God Bless Gerard McGilvray Principal Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. MEDICATION POLICY : Earlier this year we put the following policy in the Newsletter for your information. This policy is for both in school and on school excursions. Under no circumstances can a staff member administer medication of any type unless we have the Request to Administer Medication at School form completed and signed by a doctor. This form can be collected from the school office or found on our website in the Newsletter section at the top of the list. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Father’s Day BBQ Breakfast All welcome Please join us on Friday, 2nd September for a free BBQ breakfast from 7.30am followed by a Liturgy at 9.15 in the Chapel. All dads, grandads and children will be catered for, and we will even feed the mum’s and grandma’s if they come! Looking forward to seeing you all there. Choral Day Our beautiful OLR choir took part in the 4th Central Coast Catholic Schools’ Choral Day on Friday 19th August. They did a fantastic job with the 2 pieces they prepared led by Mrs Boler and Ms McDonald. The day started with 10 of the 11 schools performing 2 pieces together, then each school presented 2 songs they had been working on for the last few months. At the end of the day, all schools joined together again for a fantastic finale. Our choir did a great job at representing our school with enthusiasm and commendable behaviour. Many thanks to all the children who have given up many lunch times for their love of singing! Well done! Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Public Speaking Finals Today two of our senior students; Alexandra F and Corey H; represented our school at the Central Coast Diocesan Public Speaking Competition – Northern Cluster. This final took place in the hall of St Brendan’s Catholic School, Lake Munmorah. Our students did a fantastic job presenting their speeches and calming their nerves. The students were asked to present a 3 minute speech on a pre-prepared topic followed by 10 minutes to plan a 1 minute impromptu speech on a different topic. It was pleasing to see all participants remembering many aspects of public speaking which made it difficult for the adjudicators to judge. It was a great experience for both Corey and Alex and it was amazing to see such a high standard of public speaking across the Central Coast- Northern Cluster schools. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Chaplaincy News Debbie Simmonds says ‘THANK YOU’ Last Term we held a ‘GOLD MUFTI’ to support Debbie Simmonds’ fundraising for Cancer Research and raised $513.15. Debbie has written to express her gratitude: ‘I would like to express my appreciation and immense gratitude to the OLR staff and Community for holding a mufti day gold coin donation to help me in my fundraising drive for Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA). The day was a huge success. The funds raised will go a long way towards me reaching my target. Once again many thanks. Best regards and God bless.’ ‘GARDENING OLR’ I am no Costa Georgiadas from ‘Gardening Australia’ so I am requesting the assistance of a parent or two (or grandparents) to help plant and maintain a vegetable garden we have set up behind the school. I am hoping that a group of children will be keen to learn how to care for these garden beds and enjoy nurturing the plants. The produce will be given to the Canteen. We will negotiate one day of the week for children to work with the volunteer adult during lunch break. If you are interested please contact me at school Monday-Wednesday; phone 43325594 or email [email protected] ‘OLR PARENT OUTREACH’ FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE We are always happy to have new volunteers join the Parent Outreach team that goes to COASTSHELTER for the Homeless every third Monday of the month to cook meals and for general kitchen duties. Currently, we have Jennifer, Brenda, Yasmin, Katie and Tracey on the team. It would be helpful if we had a few more volunteers to help with those occasions when some have other commitments so cannot make it. Please contact myself phone 43325594 or Jennifer Vaughan mobile 0450381751 if you are interested. The next Monday is 19th September, the week before the holidays, and the time is approx. 9am1pm. You are required to apply for a ‘Working with Children Check’ available from Services NSW (old RTA) or go online https://wwccheck.ccyp.nsw.gov.au/Applicants/Application# A sincere thank you to all the current volunteers for your generosity and outreach to the community. ‘Never See a Need Without PRE-LOVED UNIFORM ITEMS Doing Something About It.’ (Mary MacKillop) We have a pile of winter jackets and bits and pieces of other pre-loved uniform items available here at school. Please contact Janelle Moran Mobile 0438343750 or FACEBOOK: OLR Second Hand Uniforms For Sale. Janelle will generously make herself available to assist you. Please see attached flyer re the PCN Catholic Discipleship Blessings, Kay Taylor (Chaplain) Enjoy the movement into Spring and the warmer weather and let us celebrate the God of Life! Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. ‘Parent Community Network: Catholic Discipleship’ This Reflection was shared at the team meeting and has valuable ideas for nurturing faith in families. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Canteen News Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 29th August 30th August 31st August 1st Sept 2nd Sept Jo M Gillian R Brenda N Sue S Desley G-B* Lisa B Jade J Cathy T Kylie B^ Claire K* Leanne C Diane B Stefania M* Siobahn M 5th Sept 6th Sept 7th Sept 8th Sept 9th Sept Travis R Ella B Justine R Kylie H Joan C* Kathryn C Renee T Amanda B Pupil Free Day Hi All Hope your all being kind to Mrs Bell in the canteen whilst I am away and enjoying the special treat of Cola TNT’s at lunch time, I am thinking of you all from sunny Bali…..promise!!! Our fab new Thermomix has arrived and upon my return we will be enjoying some new recess and lunch items and trying to have a greater majority of homemade items rather than store bought, such as our own pizza dough to make scrolls and freshly baked finger buns, fruit whip ice cream and Individual Cottage Pie for lunch. Also stand tuned for an exciting and delicious Gelato Day on Sept 14 th, donated by Lakeland Ice Cream!!! See you all soon Healthy Eating Amber Trench Canteen Co-Ordinator Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Library News Book Parade Thank you to all the students, staff, parents and friends who supported our Book Character Parade. The outfits were very creative and we had lots of fun celebrating our love of books. The children really enjoyed the day. Thanks for being such an attentive and enthusiastic audience! Book Fair The Scholastic Book Fair will close on Thursday, the 25th August. Thank you to all the parents who have helped sell books and everyone who has purchased a book. All purchases allow us to buy new titles for the Library. PRC The PRC is closed for this year. Certificates will be handed out in Term Four. Congratulations to the following students who have finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge: Kindergarten: Fraser B, Amber B, Reese B, Ruby E, Giselle D, Zeva K, Matilda K, Tyler L, Mason L, Makenna M, Lachlan M, Isla M, Oliver M, Sara M, Austin T and Owen Z. Year 1: Matilda B, Ailah B, Mason C, Max D, Mylee F, Hayley F, Mischa G, Chelsey G, Max K, Will M, Joshua S, Finlay J, Amelie R, Liam S, Max T, Hanna V and Matilda W. Year 2: Micaela A, Riley B, George B,Sienna B, Olivia C, Ashley C, Darcy C, Charlie C, Lauryn D, Phillip F, Charlie F, Maverick F, Anvin G, Taj G, Ava H, Owen H, Lily H, Kai H, Ulani H, Lola H, Curtis K, Molly L, Daniel L, Addisyn M, Georgia M, Faith M, Imogen M, Fynn M, Louisa M, Joseph M, Josiah N, Oliver O, Aleesha O, Maureen O, Alyssa O, Isaac P, Asher P, Ashley P, Ava R, Iszac R, Harper R, Addison S Jacinta S, Hollie S, Maddison T, Jai T, Ashleigh W, Ethan W, Rhys W, Isabella W, Isabella Y and Max Y. Year 3: Madelyn M, Emilia M, Ashley R, Noah R and Charlotte S. Year 4: Mikayla B, Amalie H, Zane H, Hunter K, Sayer L, Jacob M, Elijah M, Alex N, Izak O, Riley R, Thomas S and Sam T. Year 5: Anthony I. Year 6: Jaden M. The Library window is now full of PRC Bookworms! Well done to all students who completed the PRC . Excellent reading 2 Blue and 4 Gold! Every child in your class finished the challenge! J Happy Reading, Cherelle Mylan and Leah Hannan Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. Material in the newsletter is not to be reproduced without the permission of the School Principal. OLR Parish News Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, The Entrance STUDENT ABSENTEE NOTE We are required by law to record all absences for children enrolled in our school with an accompanying note. 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