Term 3, Week 9

Hello everyone and welcome to week 9,

We are nearly at the end of the third term! Wowwee!
I hope everyone had a ripper weekend! The weather was wonderful and I got to hit the course yesterday, so was a beauty.


Merit Award:
Congratulations to Louie Hodge for receiving a merit award last week. Mr Lee was quite upset when giving the award to Louie as The Bombers had just lost to The Cats a couple of days before.




Gratitude Wall:
In Year 4 we have been looking at gratitude and positive psychology. We have discussed that we need to focus on the positive sides of life. We tend to see the negatives in our lives, but shy away from the positive thoughts. We have created a ‘Gratitude Wall’ in which we write three things that went well for us throughout the day. It is all about training our brains to see the good things that happen as little as they may be.


Mission Markets:
These will be on Thursday 24th September. This is always a fantastic day celebrating the feast day of Mary's assumption. We will be celebrating a whole school mass at 10am and then we will move to our market time in which students can participate in a variety of activities.The Year 4's will be hosting a Chocolate Toss stall...the aim of this game is  students can throw their coins to land on a bar of chocolate. It is always hugely popular and a great fundraiser!

Please know that all staff are very mindful of the amount of sugar consumed on this day and the amount of landfill that is produced!

With this in mind, we are asking that all students in Year 4 send in 1 bar of chocolate (nut free - no Snickers) and 1 pack of fun size chocolates to be used as prizes. 

If these can please be in by Monday 21st September.

Students are to bring in a small amount of money, no more than $10 in small coins please. A wallet or purse with their name would be ideal!

Mission Markets Pre-Loved Stall:

On the last day of school (Thursday the 24th of September) the children will be participating in our annual feast day - The assumption of Mary. The Year 2 children are running a pre-loved toy and game store and would love any donations such as:
  • Books
  • Soft & hard toys (clean)
  • Board games & puzzles, with all pieces

There will be boxes outside the 2M classroom for you to place your donations in. We thank you in advance for your donations ðŸ˜Š

Scholastic Book Fair:

When:       Tuesday September 15th and Wednesday September 16th 
Where:      OLC hall (note the change of venue) 
Times:       Before  ( 8 - 8.40 am)  and after school (2.40-4 pm) on both days. 
  • We will be open 20 minutes before school finishes each day for those parents who would like to browse without their children.
  • We will also open from 1.10 pm – 1.30 pm on each of these days for the children to come in , browse and buy. 
  • If you are sending money to school with your child no more than $20 please. 
  • With sustainability a high priority on our school improvement plan we have decide to limit the amount of ‘landfill’ sold, in the  way of novelty items often wrapped in plastic.  
  • Posters, pencils, pens, and some erasers will still be available.  
  • Scholastic give the school a generous commission which can be spent at Scholastic or taken as cash to spend at local book stores. 
Walkie, Wheelie, Waste Free Wednesday:
Is on again this week if you can assist your child with walking or wheeling and bringing a waste free lunch. Thank you for your support!

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