Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School 23 Yardley Avenue Waitara 2077 Tel 9489 7000 Fax 9487 4027 Private Bag 3000 Hornsby NSW 2077 Email: [email protected] Website: www.olorwdbb.catholic.edu.au

Week 11, Term 1

7 April 2016

Dear Parents, Thank you to those who attended our Resurrection Liturgy and P&F BBQ on Friday, April 1. Year 1 and Year 6 led in a very meaningful liturgy and a great crowd joined us on the oval as the sun went down. Thanks to Mr Ledlin and the Year 1 and Year 6 teachers for their planning and to Mr and Mrs Crasto (our P&F Social Co-ordinators) and their helpers for a wonderful evening. Mothers’ Day and Women Who Are Important To Us - Term 2 Mothers’ Day celebrations on Wednesday 4 May. Open classrooms from 8.00am to 8.40am(for those who are unable to stay after Mass); Mother’s Day Mass at 9.30am followed by open classrooms again and then morning tea in TLOCC. The Mother’s Day stall will take place on Thursday, 5 May. Thanks in anticipation for dads who will serve the morning tea. Anzac Day We will be commemorating Anzac Day with a short ceremony on Wednesday 27 April at 11.30am in the lower playground near the Anzac Memorial. All welcome. Student & Parent Health and Wellbeing We have organised CSO presenters to facilitate parent sessions on SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) to be held in Term 2. We will have a morning and an evening session to accommodate all parents. The hour and a half session will be repeated so you only need to attend one of these, either Tuesday 17 May @ 7.00pm (during the P&F Meeting) or Friday June 17 at 9.00am in the school library (childminding available at this session). This workshop aligns closely with our Pastoral Care SIP goal to promote and foster Wellbeing. I encourage parents/grandparents/carers to attend. A flyer with booking details will be emailed home to all families tomorrow. Playground Work We have the downstairs softfall being replaced during the holidays. Workmen will be here tomorrow beginning the process. Our Infants area will be levelled and prepared for the next stage of work in Week 2 of next term. Communication We are very pleased with how the Satchel App is working. From next week the process of signing up will be simplified with a password entry to the app. We apologise to some parents who have experienced problems reading the invitation email. This new process will fix these issues and make it easier to access the app. Please remember to link in your child’s class so you receive notifications for your grade.

Many in our community knew the young 17 year old, Louis, killed in a road accident several weeks ago and tomorrow I will be attending the funeral of a young 21 year old, Patrick, a previous student of mine, who battled cancer as a young child and then a young man. We have so much in our lives to be grateful for, our children, families, extended families, friends, neighbours. During these holidays life is at a slower pace, even if you are still at work. Try to find a little time to connect with the family, to have some fun doing the simple things, a picnic in the park, a walk along the beach, play a game of Scrabble, read a book together or have a cup of tea or conversation with someone you haven’t seen for a while. Again my thanks for your understanding with me being away so much of this term. We have a wonderful team of professionals at OLOR who work so hard for your children. I am much improved and look forward to returning in Term 2 feeling fully well. Best wishes for a lovely holiday break. Jacinta Crowe - Principal.

Enrolments for Kindergarten 2017 Our next round of interviews for Kindergarten 2017 will take place on Saturday 30 April. If you have a little one starting next year or know neighbours or friends looking for placement in 2017, please have them contact the office for enrolment forms.

Diary Dates - Term 1 & 2 Friday 8 April

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Monday 25 April Tuesday 26 April Wednesday 27 April Friday 29 April Wednesday 4 May Friday 1 July

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Men in the Morning @ 8.00am Second-hand Uniform Shop Open @ 8.30am LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Anzac Day FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 Anzac Day Commemorations (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) Men in the Morning @ 8.00am Mothers’ Day Celebrations STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY - PUPIL FREE DAY

Religious Education News ANZAC Ceremony at OLOR School – Wednesday 27 April 11.30am Parents are warmly invited to our ANZAC Ceremony at OLOR School on the second day of Term Two (Wednesday 27 April 2016 – 11.30am). This liturgy will be hosted by Year 6 students. Mothers’ Day Mass – Wednesday 4 May 9.20am in our Cathedral All Mothers and all parents and friends, are warmly invited to our Mothers’ Day Mass on Wednesday 4 May in our Cathedral. This really is one of the biggest events on the OLOR school calendar – and it shouldn’t be any other way. This Mass will be primarily led by students of Year 1 and Year 4. We are now asking for families to send in ONE photo (JPG file/format) to the school office of ‘Mum’. All JPG images will be uploaded to a PowerPoint presentation that will be played at the Mass. All photos must be sent to the school office by Friday 27 April, 3pm, at the very latest – thank you. [email protected] Phil Ledlin Acting Religious Education Coordinator

Parents & Friends News "The P&F team wish to thank all of you who attended last Friday's Liturgy and All-School BBQ. We had over 300 people rsvp, hence, lots of sausages were cooked, served and enjoyed by all. Special thanks to our wonderful helpers who made it all possible. Please continue to support our children, teachers and school by attending & volunteering at the remainder 2016 Social Events as we see our children grow and flourish in OLOR’s amazing learning and great social environment. Enjoy the Term 1 school holidays. Curtis & Christina Crasto - P&F Social Coordinators

NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests will be conducted for all Years 3, 5, 7 & 9 students in Broken Bay Diocesan Catholic Schools from Tuesday 10 May to Thursday 12 May. We ask that there be no interruptions to these classes on these days. If your child has an appointment scheduled for these days, can you please reschedule.

School Fees Thank you to those families that are up to date with their payment of school fees. There are a number of people who have not yet made a payment this year or have accounts overdue. It would be very much appreciated if you could arrange payment over the holidays. Sue Hanrahan (Finance Secretary) Principal’s Morning Tea Once a term we acknowledge the good efforts of some of those children who consistently try to be responsible, to do the right thing and be the best they can be. One child from each class is invited to a special morning tea with the Principal. The theme for our Principal’s Morning Tea this term was “Being Inclusive, Welcoming and Hospitable.” Congratulations to the following children who attended the Principal’s Morning Tea this morning. KB - Kaden K KG - Luke McC 1B - Harry D V 1G - Alana C 2B - Nicholas G 2G - Sienna D 3B - Sophie F 3G - Erika C 4B - Matthew C 4G - Anna M 5B - William C 5G - Jodie D 6B - Tenisia P 6G - Michella K EAL - Jien Y Art - Hannah C Music - Marissa S & Amelia E Library - Caitlin M Sport - Bailey Y

Envelopes for the Mothers’ Day stall need to be into the office by tomorrow, Friday 8 April for purchasing of gifts during the holidays.

What’s Happening @ School

Congratulations to the following students who are celebrating birthdays over the holidays. 9 April 10 April 11 April 14 April 15 April 17 April 19 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24 April 25 April 27 April

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Dominic B (KG) & Samuel L (3G) Chace L (1B) & Daniel S (4G) Jayden K (4B) Grace E (1B) & John R (5B) Isabella M (1B) Ethan L (5B) Sophia K-F (KG) Olivia McD (5B) & Audrey M (2B) Oliver S (KG) Eleanor I (3G) Holly McG (1G) Nick K (2B) Madison E (5G)

We change into WINTER uniform in Term 2. We will have a two week changeover time. All children are to be in winter uniform by Monday 9 May 2016 SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP The second-hand uniform shop is located in the OOSH room down in the undercroft. If you wish to drop off any old uniforms, please drop them into the school office. Open days for the uniform shop are listed on the school calendar.

Next Open Day Friday 8 April @ 2.30pm

Congratulations Three of our OLOR boys who play rugby for the Hornsby Lions got to run on with the Waratahs in their recent game against the Highlanders! What a buzz! (Pictured - Sam M, Nathan C, Ben E).

Congratulations to Lisa T who participated in the Junior Girls Breaststroke in the Polding Swimming. She did well, improving on her time. Well done Lisa!!

Community News Kinder Mums night out. Come along and get to know the other Kinder mums. When: Friday April 8th. Where: Hornsby RSL, Level 1 Lounge. Time: 7pm. Food and Drink available for purchase. Please RSVP to Maxine [email protected] .

Save the date, Kindergarten play in the park. When: Friday 15th April. Where: Ruddock Park Coral Heath Avenue, Westleigh. Time: 10am. For more information, contact Maxine 0425557078.

YEAR 2 SOCIAL DATES Friday 8 April - "Year 2 Mum's Night Out", 7:30 pm, Level One, Hornsby RSL Tuesday 19 April - "Play in the Park", 10:30 am, Ginger Meggs Park, 24 Valley Road, Hornsby, subject to weather!

Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood: Enrolment - Year 7, 2018 Applications for enrolment in Year 7, 2018 are open and should be received by the College office no later than Tuesday 26 April 2016. Whilst preference is given to Catholic students who attend Diocesan Catholic primary schools an application MUST be received by the due date in order for placement to be considered. For more information, or to download an enrolment application form please follow the links under the ‘Enrolment Contacts’ tab on the College website www.mercychatswood.nsw.edu.au. or by calling the office on 9419 2890.

Commonwealth Bank School Banking starts again in Week 2, Term 2.

New South Wales Touch Association will be conducting carnivals for all Primary Schools in various areas of the State. These carnivals are FREE to participate in and are conducted in Terms 2-4. Nominations are now open through the Touch Football Online process. Nominations close 1 week prior to the event. Online Registration