From the Principal - Our Lady of the Angels Primary School Wavell

From the Principal
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June 23 2015
Dear Parents/Caregivers, Staff, Students and Friends of
OLA
The Situation
In Washington , DC , at
a Metro Station, on a
cold January morning
in 2007, this man with a
violin played six Bach
pieces for about 45
minutes. During that
time,
approximately
2,000 people went
through the station,
most of them on their way to work. After about 3
minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a
musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a
few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his
schedule.
About 4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw
money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to
walk.
At 6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him,
then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
At 10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him
along hurriedly. The child stopped to look at the violinist
again, but the mother pushed hard and the child
continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This
action was repeated by several other children, but every
parent - without exception - forced their children to
move on quickly.
At 45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people
stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave
money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The
man collected a total of $32.
After 1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one
noticed and no one applauded. There was no
recognition at all.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell,
one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played
one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a
violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in
Boston where the seats averaged more than $100 each
to sit and listen to him play the same music.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the
D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington
Post as part of a social experiment about perception,
taste and people's priorities.
This experiment raised several questions:
*In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate
hour, do we perceive beauty?
*If so, do we stop to appreciate it?
*Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment
could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of
the best musicians in the world, playing some of the
finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful
instruments ever made.
How many other things are we missing as we rush
through life?
Acknowledging the above, all the very best for the
upcoming holiday period. Even if you don’t get to have a
break, I hope that it least provides the opportunity to
slow down and to spend some more time together as a
family.
Beaut Behaviour Awards 2015
Week Ending 19/6/2015 – Congratulations
Bundall: P Rutherford 5/6F, M Ajo 5/6F,
Mianjin: S Riveros PO, C Liakos PP, J Philip
3N, A Burke PP,
Warraba: J Anstiss 2P, H O’Brien 1F
Wyampa: N Cardoso 5/6F, M Felsman 5/6F,
Kind regards, God bless and go the Mighty Maroons for
a series victory (now that would be a beautiful thing!)
David Cashman
Principal
Assistant Principal – RE
Sacred Time
This Wednesday 24th June we will be joining with Mrs
Deb Todhunter and the Choir in some Sacred Singing.
Parents and all members of our OLA community are
most welcome to join with us to pray each week in the
church.
Parish Sacramental Program
Children in Year 3 in 2015 (or older children who have
not yet received the Sacraments)
Enrolments have now closed for this year please
contact Dianne Trudgian (Sacramental Program
Coordinator) for further information.
Our Lady of the Angels’ Parish, Chermside
Phone: St Gerard’s 3359 0239
Email: chermsidewest@bne.catholic.net.au
Sister Maria Mooney Visit
Last Wednesday we received a visit from Sr Maria
Mooney.
Sr
Maria was an
original student
here at OLA
when the school
commenced in
1950. Sr Maria
was able to
share her story
with the children
about her time
here as well as
her important missionary work that she is still involved in
for the Presentation Sisters in PNG. Each year our
community shows support for Sr Maria and the other
missionaries by raising funds for Ningil in PNG.
Mission Prayer
Lord, our God, help us to walk with you
On the pathway to the beatitudes and
To live out your mission in today’s world.
Bind us to all men and women of our time
So that together we may bring the
Good News to the ends of the earth.
Open our hearts and our Christian communities
To the needy, the afflicted, the oppressed.
May we radiate the Living Christ
And transform our lives in the hope of the Resurrection.
This prayer we make to you
Who is the living God, now and forever.
AMEN
There is no greater happiness in the world than to
be in Union. Nano Nagle
Shine with life and take care
Paul McGlone
Assistant Principal Religious Education
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Assistant Principal – Admin
Only four more sleeps until the holidays! It is hard to
believe that nearly two terms of learning has passed and
we are at the half way mark of the school year. It has
been a very busy six months watching the children grow
(physically) and progress (in their learning).
Staffing News
In last week’s newsletter it was communicated to our
community that a number of staff will be taking leave
either before or during Term 3. In addition to this
information, Deb Gorman will continue in her current role
as teacher of Prep Paschal as Carol Chalk will be
spending another term in Nauru; Kelly Farquhar will be
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teaching 4Paschal from 13 to 24 July while Janita
Connolly is on Long Service Leave; Libby Goode will be
replacing our School Officers, Shameem Manricks and
Trish Gough who will be taking Long Service Leave from
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22 June and 13 July respectively; and Amanda Packer
will be the Prep Our Lady teacher for the remainder of the
year while Amanda Steer works at the Brisbane Catholic
Education South Service Centre. I know that you will join
with me in wishing Carol, Janita, Shameem and Trish a
safe and restful time away as well as warmly welcome
back Deb Gorman, Kelly Farquhar and Libby Goode, and
for the very first time welcome Amanda Packer to our
wonderful community.
Curriculum News
Portfolios will be sent home this Friday, with each
student. This portfolio is a reflection of your child’s
learning journey for Semester One. It will contain
samples of your child’s learning as well as a copy of
your child’s Written Report in a sealed envelope. If your
child is away on the last day of school, his/her portfolio
can be collected on the first day of Term Three. School
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concludes at 3pm this Friday, 26 June. Please note
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that the first day of Term 3 is MONDAY, 13 July.
Technology News
Don’t forget to check out your child’s class page and
digital portfolio on LIFE. Type the URL below into the
browser’s (Mozilla Firefox) address bar to access the
student
log
on
page.
https://portals.bne.catholic.edu.au/schools/olawavellheig
hts/Pages/default.aspx
Enjoy the week ahead
Donna Jones
Assistant Principal Administration
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weather day booked for Tuesday 4 August. Further
information will be provided closer to the carnival.
Administration Assistant
OLA Chess – Term 3
Chess classes for Term 3 resume on the 1st Monday,
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13 July, 3.10pm-4.10pm back from holidays. Please
contact the office by the end of this week if you wish to
have your child/ren enrol or continue in the OLA Chess
program for Term 3.
A warm OLA welcome to three Year 10 and 11 students
who are participating in their school's Work Experience
programs; Miss Abbey O'Keeffe from Mt St Michael's
college is working with Mrs Mackley and Mr Mc in PE,
Emma Ritchie is working with Mrs McCoy and Mrs
Close in Year 2F and Bianca Lacopetta is working with
Mrs Debbie in Music. We hope you all enjoy your week
at OLA.
Mr Mc
Administration Assistant
Sports Shorts
Term 2 Zone 6 Winter Sports and Activities Gala
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Day – Wet Weather date Thursday 25 June 2015
Again hopefully weather conditions will permit, our Year
4-6 children to take part in the Zone 6 Sports and
Activities Gala Day this Thursday at the various
locations listed below. Children are reminded that the
buses travelling to the venues will be leaving OLA at
8.35am sharp; children are asked to be at school no
later than 8.20am and proceed straight to their
classrooms to have the roll marked before meeting with
their supervising teachers to get on the bus. Buses will
return back to OLA from the various venues at
approximately 2.45pm. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE
OF VENUE FOR THE TOUCH FOOTBALL AND
RUGBY LEAGUE.
The sports/activities offered will be played at various
locations:
Netball Year 4 Gala Day at OLA in the MPH – Mrs
Sanders and Mrs Jones;
Netball Year 5-6 Gala Day at Bradbury Park, Rode Rd,
Chermside – Miss McGufficke, Miss Harris;
Touch Football Year 4-6 Gala Day at Padua College
Sporting Fields, Elliot Road, Banyo – Mr Cashman, Mr
McGlone and Mrs Mackley.
Rugby League/Tag Year 4-6 Gala Day at Aspley JRL
Club, Kirby Road, Aspley – Mr Steele and Mr Ferguson;
AFL Year 4 Gala Day at Eagles AFL Club O’Callaghan
Park, Zillmere – Mrs Connolly;
OLA Year 5/6 Girls Gala Day Climbing – Kangaroo
Point cliffs, River Terrace, Kangaroo Point – Mrs
Chellingworth and Mr Mc.
Good luck to all of our teachers, girls and boys!
Date Claimer – 2015 OLA Athletics Carnival
Our 2015 OLA Athletics Carnival will be held at Nudgee
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College on Wednesday 22 July, with a planned wet
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Volunteers needed
To enable our Athletics Carnival to run successfully we
still require approximately 20 further parent volunteers
on the day from 9.00am to around 2.00pm. Thank you
to the parents who have already volunteered their
services for the day. If you are able to assist for part of
or the whole day could you please print off, complete
and return the volunteer form that can be found at the
back of the newsletter today.
Congratulations to
Bailey Fletcher who played for the City District Hockey
Team at the Regional Championships last week, great
effort.
Isabelle Hurree who has been selected for the Under 11
Brisbane hockey team to play in the southern cross
tournament in August, well done!
Climbing
Last Wednesday saw our 30
Year 5/6 climbers complete the
last session of our Term 2 six
week indoor climbing program.
A huge thank you to David and
Naomi Mitchell for their
assistance over the six weeks,
also to former OLA students Mitchell Dart and Caroline
Falconer for giving of their time and efforts in helping
belay and teach our children the ropes!
Congratulations
to
Nicola
Marini and Sarah Uchytil who
were both awarded our Most
Outstanding Year 6 Volunteers
and to Sophie Mitchell who
was
awarded
the
Most
Enthusiastic participant for our
Year 5’s. It is always fantastic to see the development of
the children’s climbing skills and knowledge along with
their own self-belief and confidence over the length of
the program. Congratulations to you all for taking on
and overcoming the challenges. Thanks also to the
parents who came along at times and had a climb with
the children, they truly appreciate you ‘having a go’ with
them.
Senior Concert Band will perform at 2.40pm
Notes will be coming home regarding all these events
early in Term 3.
Keep a song in your pocket
Debra Todhunter- Music Specialist
Next term we will organise some half day weekend
climbing sessions at the Kangaroo Point cliffs for those
children who have completed the climbing program with
me. Stay tuned for dates early next term.
Please feel free to contact us at:
Mr Mc: tmccartney@bne.catholic.edu.au
Mrs Mackley: hmackley@bne.catholic.edu.au should
you have any questions or require further information.
Mr Mc and Mrs Mackley
PE Specialists/Sports Coordinator
School News
Tuckshop Roster
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Wednesday 24 June Team 3
1st Break - A Dwyer, L Tareha, S Greenidge,
S Czislawski, T O'Connor, J Kingsley
2nd Break - L Sands, R Kelly
Cakes - C Nugent, C Marriner, S Vitelli
Pikelets - L Neasham
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Friday 26 June Team 3
1st Break - B Fletcher, L Tiernan, S Taylor, C Malone,
L Skuce, G Emmett
2nd break - A Rossi, K Lee, S Buchanan
Cakes - J Aspin, L Skuce
Pikelets - D O'Shannessy, Y McCabe
Music Notes
Please make note of the following concerts/events that
are coming up for the choirs.
Senior Sounds Thursday 30th July, Festival of Catholic Education - St
Stephens Cathedral. Students will be involved in
activities, throughout the day and will then perform for a
lunchtime concert at 12.20.
Friday Night 28th August, St Gerard and St Paschal's
inaugural concert with the Brisbane Pops Orchestra.
Students will perform on the night some of their recent
repertoire, hopefully some of it can be backed by the
orchestra.
All Choirs Friday 14th August, Catholic Colleges Music Festival Villanova College Coorparoo.
Gumnuts will be performing at 9.40am.
Middle Melodies at 5.50pm and
Senior Sounds at 7.20pm.
Strings - - Mini Mozarts will perform at 11.50am
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OLA Readers’ Cup 2015
The children from Years 3, 4 5 & 6 have taken part in a
team/house challenge this Term. They had 5 books to
read in 5 weeks, both Fiction and Non-Fiction.
Last week they worked in teams to answer questions
about each book in the Readers’ Cup Competition.
Each class had a winning team, with all team points
going towards an overall tally to find the champion
reading House. The winning House for 2015 was
WARRABA. Congratulations to everyone for taking part.
Bundal
210
Mianjin
222
Wyampa
228
Warraba
232
Entertainment Books
2015 Entertainment books are still available for
purchase from the OLA uniform shop. They are $65.00
each and payment can be made at the uniform shop
Monday's and Wednesday's 8.30 - 9.15am or via the
Qkr App under the uniform shop menu > 'other'
tab. The books will then go home with students via the
classroom box system.
Term 2 School Fees
Term 2 school fees are now over-due. If you have not
received your statement either by email or post, please
contact Juanita on 3359 9198.
Community News
Save the Date
Years 1 and 2
Mums Drinks
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Friday 24 July at 7pm
Friday 24th July from 6pm
The Royal Hotel (The Lounge).
$10 to be paid in advance by 20 July
2016 Prep Confirmations
Due Tomorrow
Wednesday 24th June, 2015
Please make sure all paperwork has been
submitted to the office.
Caboolture Gem Club Inc
GEM FEST
Demonstrations, Gemstones, Lapidary
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Saturday 11 July 2015 9am – 4pm
Caboolture Historical Village
Beerburrum Road, Caboolture
Adults $5, Under 16 Free
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Prep Parent Afternoon 3.30pm
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Year 3 Open Night 5.30pm – 8pm
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Last Day Term 2
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Can Can performance and French National
Anthem at Assembly
OLA Athletics Carnival – Nudgee College
ICAS English
Sacred Time
Maths Olympiad
OLA Athletics Carnival Wet Day
Sacred Time
ICAS Mathematics
Ekka Show Holiday
Daniel Morcombe Foundation visit 9am
Maths Olympiad
Zone 6 Athletics Day Bowden Park
Tournament of Minds
Met North Track and Field
Sacred Time
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Carnival Wrap-Up
Well all I can say is Wow!
Even early morning drizzle couldn’t keep our committed OLA
community away from our biennial school calendar event. And I
don’t know if it was the prayers, or the arrival of Father Joe, but
some little carnival miracle occurred at about 10.45am last
Sunday morning and the sun even managed to sneak through
those clouds. Once people realized the weather was holding out,
we had great numbers supporting the event. My hope is that the
children had a great day. And if some of the photos are anything
to go by – they did.
As with any event of this magnitude, it was a case of many
hands making light(er) work.
Firstly, a thank you to the OLA P and F for their support of this
event, particularly to our President, Sean Currin – not only for
his attendance at the meetings, his physical hard work at the
pull-down phase and the day that followed, but also for never
saying ‘no’ to any suggestion I had (brave man). I’m sure there
were times when he thought he was with the smiling assassin!
And thank you to Annette Currin, who gave Geni and I some
of the funniest moments of carnival day. Nadia Comaneci has
nothing on those cartwheels!
Megan Millman and Scott Christie ran the treasury before the
carnival, during the carnival, and after the carnival like a well
oiled machine. Knowing all of our accounting needs were in
their safe hands was so reassuring, and they continue to be wonderful members of our school
community to work with.
Anne Rentoul – Facilities and Equipment Convenor
Extraordinaire. One of the most time-consuming and
absolutely necessary functions for the entire Carnival.
Anne completed this job so effectively in 2013 her being
involved in 2015 made my commitment easier to make.
This is Anne’s last Carnival year at the school, and I can
never thank her enough for her hard work and efforts
managing this complicated task. She is just a wonderful,
positive and supportive member of our community.
Thank you Anne.
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Naomi Lock – and her band of merry helpers of Nicole Franklin, Shari Burke, Mandy Jordan and
Carmen De Amicis. Even though the English language dictionary now contains over one million
words, their aren’t enough superlatives to describe the stellar job Naomi and her team did with
sponsorships this year. Naomi follows up people in such a
charming way, I can’t believe that anyone could say no to
her! And with a heart that matches her smile, such a positive
influence in our working team. And boy is it a family affair.
Her husband Marty, and father Graham get on board too –
and we couldn’t have achieved it without their help.
Tanya O’Connor – Entertainment. The only thing Tanya
didn’t do towards making the entertainment program even
better this year was sing and dance herself! Talk about
organized. Not even a 6 weeks teaching prac could stop this
dynamo from creating a wonderful run sheet, and then ensuring it all ran smoothly on the day as
stage manager, assisted by Cathy Walsh. If the teaching thing doesn’t pan out Tanya, perhaps
QPAC might be an option……..
Paul McGlone – you think he’s a relaxed man around town until he puts that Workplace Health
and Safety Hat on! A big thank you to our own Mr McGlone for his guidance and expertise in
running a safe site, both leading into the big day and on the day itself. And he even recognized
when people just needed to chill and have a cuppa. He’s another one who missed his calling – give
the man a microphone and he’s off! Assisted by Mr Tony Mac (although at one stage I thought
Tony might be lucky to hold on to his late afternoon gig). Two jobs we couldn’t do without. Many
thanks Mr McG.
Peter Johnson – our on-call electrician, who could only be glad that this was his last carnival…….
Talk about the patience of a saint. Peter gives of his time leading into the carnival making sure we
are all up-to-date, replacing lights, testing and tagging. And he even taxi’s around people after a
few drinks…… what a guy!
Suzanne Colette thought I could talk a lot – until she got my newsletter notes and realized I really
have a lot to say all the time! Suzanne was my publishing master, and was able to format things
(and condense things) in a way I don’t even know how. A huge success in our carnival
communication process.
Lauren Kane – Bring Day Co-ordinator, and because clearly
that wasn’t enough of a challenge, our Hot Dog Convenor
(along with husband, Matthew) as well. Whilst it might seem
simple to ask people to drop in a few things from time to time
towards the carnival, the truth is it can be a logistical nightmare.
Not that you’d know it with Lauren working on it. Fantastic
success over three giant days/weeks. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
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Thank you to the OLA Admin team - David Cashman, Donna Jones, Paul McGlone and Tony
McCartney for their assistance and support. Bronwyn McEwan, Juanita Quetcher and AnneMaree Rossi offered a level of support and assistance in the school office that was paramount to
the success of the day. A big shout out to those lovely ladies.
Jeni O’Brien really was the lady who set us on the right path
from the very beginning with her amazing offer to create a
logo for us. And she and husband, Trent, just kept giving.
All of our beautiful stall and directional signs were made by
them, and Trent worked so hard (sore back and all) on the
day before Carnival on our set-up crew. What a team!
That brings me to another amazing person – Mr Paul Aspin.
Not only are we so blessed to have him as our school
groundsman, making sure that our school is always
presentable and safe for our children, but Paul continually
amazes me as he goes far and beyond in his role. Paul works
tirelessly in the month leading up to the carnival. He carries
BBQ’s up for sausage sizzle every month like he’s He-man.
He is our site co-ordinator from the Wednesday prior when pick up of equipment commences, right
through until the day after when all of the marquees, trestles, tables etc need to be maintained and
returned. And you would have to see to believe what he accomplishes on set-up Saturday and all
during the Carnival Day. Nothing is ever too much trouble. A quiet achiever if ever there was
one. Thanks Paul.
Set-up Saturday and post-carnival pack down was helped along by Chad Vincenzi, Paul Rodda,
Bill McMullen, David Anstiss, Simon Hambrecht, Graham Williams, Bill Manners, Trent
O’Brien, Paul Aloisi, Michael Martin, Robert Sutherland, Steve Neesham, Trudy Porter,
Tarake Kakala, Gareth Gower, Yuka McCabe, Robert Rossi, Simmone and Trevor Irvine,
Cameron McMillan, Geoff Smith, Jeff Quetcher, Lou Neesham, Rebecca Jendra, Daniel
Litzow as well as some other people who stayed behind to lend a hand in the rain. I’m sorry I
don’t know you all by name…… To Fran Templeton, Carolin Crouch and Tracey Glyde who
made sure that the tuckshop (which had been traffic central with supplies over the weekend) was
ready for normal operation by Monday morning. Please accept our thanks.
Once Paul and his helpers had finished set-up on what I
now affectionately refer to as ‘silly Saturday’, a whole new
team arrived and for 12 hours, from 6pm until 6am
ensured that everything that had been put in place
remained safe. I’m speaking about our ‘sleep-over site
security’. And this year they were really the boys in blue.
Five off-duty police officers who for the cheap price of a
couple of drinks and some hot pizza on a cold, wet night
kept the grounds safe and visitor-free. Led by Damon
Mulcahy, they included Dan O’Connor, Dave Sheedy,
Matt Bauer and Tas Watkins.
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Stall Convenors – we had a wonderful blend of ‘old hand’ experience and some ‘newbies’ who I
know will ensure that 2017 holds a lot of promise. These next ‘one liners’ don’t reflect the level of
help or success that their involvement attributed to our Around the World Carnival. People who
put up their hand to take on these tasks are incredible, and I offer my most sincere gratitude to
them:
Art Union
Bar
Barrow of Grog
BBQ Breakfast
BBQ
Books
Cakes
Children’s Clothes
Clowns
Craft
Crazy Hair
Drinks
Face Painting
Fairy Floss
Fishing Game
Gelati
Hot Chips
Hot Dogs
Information
Italian Sweets
Jumble
Lucky Pops
Milkshakes
Mystery Boxes
Pies
Pizza
Popcorn
Preserves
Raffles
Sample Bags
Sand Art
Sno-Cones
Sweets
Sushi
Tea House
Tea Towels
Ticket sales
Toffee Apples
Win a Choc
Catherine Fyfe and Kristina Jones
Kylie West
Donna Jones and staff
Wayne Chapman
Fran Templeton
Lisa Callaghan
Libby Best and Renee Hill
Naomi Lock and Katrina Riveros
Diana Weedon & Amanda Vincenzi
Susan Miranda
Leanne Wiseman & Naomi Mitchell
The Heffernan and Bliss Families
Justine Bowman
Kate Kluck
Megan Parnemann and Leesa Paull
Carolin Crouch and Jo Evans
Brendan Long and Nicole Corbett
Lauren and Matthew Kane
Lisa Sands & Mary-Ellen Rodda
Catherine Malone & Majella Cooper
Marty Lock, Greg Ringwood, Roy Sands and Andrew
Stewart
Megan Parnemann and Leesa Paull
Stephanie Felsman and Sarah Roati
Tina Johnson
Lisa Callaghan & Nicole Franklin
Michael Chambers and Erin Wedge
Laura Bell and Monique Harley
Romily Goggin and Anne McLean
Angie Irvine
Mel Graham and Kym White
OSHC Team
Donna Long and Larissa Skuce
Libby Best, Rose Dallimore & Kelly Seery
Sally Smith and Tanya Wong
Linda Edwards and Genevieve Cutuli
Heidi Hogan
Liesa McGrorey
Vicki Petridis and Fiona Weir
Tamara Sloan
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All Volunteers – just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole school community to
create a carnival to remember. From bring-day contributions, cooks and bakers, craft makers, flyer
distributors, and of course those who helped out on stalls on the day, a HUGE thank you. It
doesn’t work without you getting on board, and we really appreciate it. If I have missed anyone, it
is totally unintentional. Please accept this as my personal thanks for your contribution to the
carnival.
And finally – to the wonderful Genevieve Verity. OLA would not operate without her. She goes
about her work, both in the tuckshop and uniform shop every week, and then backs up in a
volunteer capacity making sure that the carnival, and her crazy side-kick (me!) are all kept in check!
In both 2013, and this year in 2015 my job wouldn’t have worked without her. She is truly the
person who deserves the greatest congratulations on the success that we enjoyed. And although it’s
a huge task, we certainly have a few laughs (and maybe even a few tears) along the way. But the
ride wouldn’t be the same without her……..
Just a final reminder that our final Carnival meeting and ‘wrap party’ is on July 14th in the OLA
Library from 7.30pm.
Profit figures will be released then. In the meantime, enjoy your well-earned June holidays.
Regards
Clare Nugent
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With thanks to our Carnival Sponsors!!
Platinum Sponsors:
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Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
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Bronze Sponsors:
Leanne Linard, MP Member for
Nudgee
Leanne Wiseman Mobile Hair &
Make-up Artist
LouenHide
Luxe Room Beauty, Virginia
Mint Skin & Beauty
Mitre 10, Chermside
Mr Labels
MyChart
Narangba Timber
Nova Entertainment
Officeworks Virginia
Off Road Rush
Optus Business Centre
Ovenu
Park Lane Jewellery
Peninsula Paint Supplies
Peppers Salt Resort & Spa
Pure Food Cooking, Putia – Kitchen
/ Pantry / School (by Dominique
Rizzo)
Reibel Fishing
Rocklilly Restaurant, Brisbane
International Hotel, Virginia
Sirromet
SuperCheap Auto Virginia
The 4 Blades
The Good Guys Lutwyche
The Hon Wayne Swan MP
The Royal Hotel, Nundah
Tiddlywinks Dance & Play Café
Tupperware
Urban Market Place, Wavell Heights
Virginia Golf Club
Woolworths Nundah
Alba Roses
Amart Allsports Virginia
Anytime Fitness, Nundah
Aspley Hotel
Aussie World
Australia Zoo
Baskin Robbins – Aspley
BCF Virginia
Bellissima Hair Salon
Best Friends Pet SuperCentre
Bobs Hire, Milton
Botanical Café, Mt Cootha
Bratz Crafts
Brisbane Airport Corporation
Brumby’s Nundah
Café Lacuna
Cameo Rose
CBA, Chermside Branch
Chemist Warehouse, Virginia
Chermside Building Centre
Coles, Chermside
Cross & Hamilton Printers
Delta Gymnastics & Cold Rock Clayfield
DTH Group
Ella Bache Chermside
Endless Summer Resort, Coolum
Essential Beauty
Event Cinemas
Feet for Life Podiatry
Frank & Stella
Jackbuilt Constructions
Janelle Christie - Norwex
Kabels Café on Corrie Street
Kedron Car Centre
Kim Flesser, Councillor for Northgate
Ward
King of Cakes, Nundah
All of our school families and friends
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