NEWSLETTER – No.5 –12th April 2016

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
TELEPHONE: 9584 9488
9 CENTRE DANDENONG ROAD,
CHELTENHAM VIC 3192
FAX: 9583 2606
Email: principal@olacheltenham.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.olacheltenham.catholic.edu.au
NEWSLETTER – No.5 –12th April 2016
Dear Parents,
What a great start to Term Two: the joy and learnings from level excursions and cross
country over the past fortnight has been a pleasure to witness; we were blessed with such
good weather on all occasions. Staff organisation is to be commended, and sincere
appreciation goes to the many parents whose support enables these rich learning
experiences to occur.
The building progress continues on track, drawing excitement and anticipation within the
community, not least amongst some ‘budding’ builders and architects in the student
population!
As our Vision and Mission reminds us, we do celebrate with faith and gratitude in the Spirit
of Jesus, striving also to be just and inclusive.
This term, our newly commissioned Mini Vinnies will call us to support the broader work of
the St Vincent De Paul Society. Along with the local Winter Appeal for non-perishable
goods, the Mini Vinnies will be hosting OLA’s Mini Vinnies Sleepout on 16th June and
promoting my participation in the 2016 Vinnies CEO Sleepout on 23rd June 2016.
The St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria (Vinnies) officially launched its annual flagship
fundraising event this month and is calling on CEOs, politicians, business leaders, and
community leaders to sign up to spend a night out of their comfort zone, to raise awareness
and funds for the plight of the homeless in our country.
Lack of affordable housing options in Victoria is creating a disparate emerging group of
people at risk of homelessness. In Victoria, almost 23,000 people are currently experiencing
homelessness with half younger than 25 and one in six under 12 years of age.
Further information and facts are available on https://www.ceosleepout.org.au. If you wish to
make a donation, supporting my participation or by making a general donation, you may do
so by visiting this same website; all donations are tax deductible.
This week we welcome Mr Jim Delaney (External Reviewer) and Mrs Maree Holmes
(Principal Consultant CEO Southern Region) to OLA for our Cyclical School Review. Today,
Jim met with staff, student and parent groups. He will return on Friday, accompanied by
Maree Holmes to dialogue with members from the school council and the School
Leadership Team as we begin work on recommendations for the future, and towards the
formulation of our next School Improvement Plan for 2017-2020. Before the end of this term,
Jim will present an External Evaluation Report, which will be presented to staff and school
council, and which will be available for our community.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Leonie Young
Principal
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Term 2
April 2016
27 Wednesday
28 Thursday
29 Friday
30 Saturday
Grade 3 Communion Reflection Day
Grade 3 Eucharist Parent/Child Workshop 7pm
5/6NB Class Mass 9.00am
FETE Meeting 7pm
Grade 6 Interschool Winter Sport
Working Bee 9.00am – 3.00pm
Grade 3 Eucharist Commitment Mass
May 2016
1 Sunday
2 Monday
3 Tuesday
4 Wednesday
6 Friday
8 Sunday
11 Wednesday
13 Friday
18 Wednesday
19 Thursday
20 Friday
Grade 3 Eucharist Commitment Mass
P&F Meeting 7.30pm
P&F Mother’s Day Stall 9.00am – 11.00am
Ola’s Family Birthday Picnic Lunch 11.00am
Grade 6 School Camp (Wednesday – Friday)
Cancer Council Biggest Afternoon Tea - Brigid Hall 1pm – 4pm
Mother’s Day
1/2VDC & 1/2CGL Parish Mass 9.15am
2017 Prep Information Evening 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Grade 6 Interschool Sport
Cheltenham District Cross Country
1/2EL Parish Mass 9.15am
5/6NC Class Mass
FETE Meeting 7pm
Grade 6 Interschool Winter Sport
FETE Casual Day
PLEASE NOTE:
On casual clothes days singlets and basketball tops are NOT to be worn, due to
our SunSmart policy and for general safety during playtimes.
2017 Prep Information Evening is being held on Wednesday 11th May in the
church. Doors will be open from 6.30pm if you would like to make an appointment for
your child’s enrolment interview.
SCHOOL NOTICES:
EDUCATION IN FAITH
Class Mass
5/6 NB will be celebrating their class Mass on Thursday 28th April.
Parish Mass
The following classes will join the OLA parishioners for Mass at
9.15am, families are warmly invited to attend.
Wednesday 27th April
Grade 3
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Wednesday 11th May
1/2 VDC 1/2CGL
Wednesday 18th May
1/2 EL
Please note 1/2 CGL Parish Mass has been moved to Wednesday 11th May.
Parent and Child Workshops
A reminder that the following Parent and Child Workshops are coming up and will be held in
the OLA Church at 7pm.
Grade 3 Eucharist Parent and Child
Grade 3 Eucharist Focus Masses –
Workshop –
Saturday 30th April 6pm or
Wednesday 27th April 7pm.
Sunday 1st May 11am
First Eucharist
Please keep our Grade 3 students in your prayers as they prepare for the Sacrament of
Eucharist. The First Eucharist celebrations will be held on the 21st, 22nd, 28th and 29th May.
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Mrs Becky Breen
Religious Education Leader
SCHOOL NOTICES:
EDUCATION IN FAITH
Miss Michelle O’Connor
Catholic Identity Leader
SCHOOL NOTICES:
ABSENTEEISM
When a child is absent from school, please email:
attendance@olacheltenham.catholic.edu.au
(Please do not email absences to principal@olacheltenham.catholic.edu.au)
Please include: child’s name, class and reason for absence.
In the instance of contagious or serious illness please call on the day, and provide a
note explaining the absence when your child returns to school.
SCHOOL ACCOUNTS
Term 2 accounts - Thank you to those who have paid this instalment.
Fees were due to be paid by Friday 22nd April unless you have a pay by the
month credit card payment agreement.
If you are having any difficulties please do not hesitate to contact
Mrs Leonie Young on 9584 9488 or Fr Peter Matheson on 9583 6161
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ENROLMENTS FOR PREP 2017
Application forms are now available from the School Office.
Appointments can be made for your child’s enrolment interview at the office.
Interview dates are as follows:Current Families
Monday 6th June – Thursday 9th June
New Families
Tuesday 14th June – Friday 17th June
2017 Prep Information Evening is being held on Wednesday, 11th May 7pm-8:30pm in the Church.
PARISH NOTICES
Are you curious about the Catholic Faith? Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Are you
interested in supporting people on their journey of Faith?
Our Parish team is beginning the journey of Faith again for any people in our community
interested in becoming a Catholic. Normally it is a journey with a small group and the high point
is the celebration of the sacraments next Easter. The journey is called the RCIA ~ The Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults. It is open to those who may have been baptised Catholic in infancy
but never confirmed or made First Communion; or those baptised in other Christian Churches,
or those who have never been baptised in any church. Sometimes Catholics join the group who
wish to simply deeper their knowledge of the faith and faith’s journey. If you are curious or
interested please contact the Parish on 9583 6161. The dates for the Inquiry nights will be
published shortly.
SCHOOL NOTICES:
WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN PROGRAM
A big thank you to all families who collected earn and learn
stickers last year. We were able to purchase some fantastic
literacy resources for students Prep to Six.
Mrs Ester Lazzarotto and Mrs Elizabeth Thompson
Teaching and Learning Leaders
NATIONAL WALK SAFELY TO SCHOOL DAY 2016
National Walk Safely to School Day 2016
On Friday 20th May our school will be participating in The National Walk Safely
to School Day. The focus on this day is both to promote the health benefits of
walking and also to teach students how to walk safely, especially when crossing
the roads. For those of you who can’t walk to school because you live too far
away, we encourage you to park your car a little while away and walk the rest.
Students will learn more about this event in the next couple of weeks. For more
information visit www.walk.com.au
Miss Caitlan Prosser and Miss Barbara Beciric
SRC Leaders
SCHOOL NOTICES:
DONATE A BALL EVENT
Our Lady of the Assumption School
Cheltenham VIC
- Donate a Ball event
OLA Cheltenham continued their fantastic support of the Have a
Ball Foundation by hosting another ‘donate a ball day’. It was
another great morning with the kids who generously donation 533
sports balls to the charity. OLA alone have donated over 2000
sports balls over the past few years which is the most any school has donated.
These have been bagged up and will be distributed to many kids in need in remote communities.
Thank you so much to all the teachers, parents and students at OLA for their ongoing support and
generous contributions.
Rohan Duncan (Father of Charlie Grade 4AD)
OLA SAFARI NIGHT
You’re invited to the OLA Safari Night!
Thursday 2nd June at 6pm
To celebrate our Inquiry units in Term 2, we invite families to
come and explore all that the students have learnt. Each
classroom will be displaying their work from the term and are
eager to share their interesting facts with you. You may like
to dress as your favourite animal for the night as you venture
on your safari through OLA.
Mrs Ester Lazzarotto & Mrs Elizabeth Thompson
Teaching and Learning Leaders
FAMILY MATHS NIGHT
Family Maths Night
Tuesday August 2nd at 6pm
We will be holding a family maths night for parents and students. The night
will promote activities and ideas that parents and students can do at home to
make learning maths enjoyable for all. We hope to see you there!
Mrs Ester Lazzarotto & Mrs Elizabeth Thompson
Teaching and Learning Leaders
SCHOOL NOTICES:
CHESS TOURNAMENT AT OLA
On Thursday 14th April OLA hosted a chess tournament in Brigid Hall. The day was
very exciting, with sixty three competitors from five schools; OLA, Elwood Primary,
Seaford Primary, Woodleigh and Serpell Primary. OLA came second in A division and
first in B Division.
Congratulations to the children who represented OLA:
Rian Broderick
Liam Foster
Nicholas Mahy
Jackson McCahon
Cameron McGoldrick
Zac Vaughan
Sam Poort
Blake Nowlan
William Both
Ben Boxshall
Domenico De Gilio
Nicholas Kounikas
Nicholas Verna
Thomas Murray
Paolo Macasadia
There were two divisions. They were division A and division B. In division B, OLA came
first and in division A we came second. Serpell Primary came first. Five people from
OLA are going to the next round. There were lots of medals that people earned. Serpell
earned the first place trophy. I got into the top 25% in the tournament. It was really fun
and lots of people learned new moves and strategies by versing other people. We all
played seven matches each. Nick Verna
SCHOOL NOTICES:
CHESS TOURNAMENT AT OLA
In the chess competition there were 5 schools and 2 divisions. A and B. There were 9
people from our school that were in the A team, and there were 7 people in the B team.
In the B team we won the competition and 2 people from our school drew for second
place. In the A team our school came second place. Our school was really happy when
we heard that, but to make it better we made it to the state to compete there. To make it
even better, I was the highest competitor for our school with a total of 4 and a half
points out of 7. But all together our whole school did great and had great
sportsmanship. We will do well for state. Nick Mahy
Yesterday we represented OLA in the Zone chess tournament. Altogether OLA did
really well. Playing in the B team was easy for us but I really enjoyed playing chess and
having a win. Altogether it was a great day and we hope to do it again before states.
Zac Vaughan and Sam Poort
Ms Nicole Collins
Chess Coordinator and Classroom Teacher
SCHOOL NOTICES:
JUNIOR MAYOR
On Thursday we (school captains) went to the Chelsea
RSL to participate in the City of Kingston’s function to
run for Junior Mayor. We had practiced and come up
with a speech together for Sam. The topic for the
speech was, ‘What can we do to create a better future
for everyone?’
We arrived by train and we were all really excited. When we walked in we were greeted
by lots of other schools.
We sat down at our table which we shared with another school. We saw the mayor
arrive and she made a speech about the city of Kingston.
Then the speeches began, they did the speeches in a random order and we were going
eleventh. Between about 10 speeches, we had a small break where we got to eat the
food that they provided such as scones, dim sims, spring rolls, party pies, sausage rolls
etc.
When it was finally our turn we all walked up to the stage. Sam was nervous but very
excited. We stood next to Sam for support. Sam did a great job! After he had done his
speech we were all more relaxed and listened to all the others. When everyone had
finished we got given a card to vote for our three favourites to be Junior Mayor. The
result finally came and all of us did a drum roll. Unfortunately we did not place but we
still had a great time and it was an awesome experience! By Alice and Hope
ANZAC DAY
On Friday afternoon the school captains, Mrs Bane and Mrs Terrell visited to the
Cheltenham/Moorabbin RSL to lay the wreath at the memorial garden. The students
reflected on the many names inscribed on the monuments. They chose to place the
wreath on the new memorial.
Sam, Josh, Alice and Hope
School Captains
SCHOOL NOTICES:
The 2016 House Cross Country Competition has been run and won and whilst we were
concerned about the weather forecast prior to the day, we had no reason for concern.
The weather conditions were perfect for the children to run in, not to warm and
overcast. When the children arrived at the park, their excitement and enthusiasm was
palpable. The children had been working on their fitness in preparation for the day. The
competition amongst the children was a great spectacle to watch throughout the
morning. There were some amazing performances on the day, with some children
running themselves into the ground. As children crossed the finish line, the sense of
elation, exhaustion, relief and satisfaction were present.
A big thank you to all the parents that volunteered to help walk the children to and from
the park, being a course marshal, helping with driving equipment to the park and
assisting in the setting up and packing up at the park. It really is appreciated, not only
by me, but by the children, staff and school community, as it helps our school run a
smooth, fun and enjoyable day for our students.
The results from each race are as follows:
Grade 6 Boys
1st Szymon Troc
2nd Jett Handicott
3rd Daniel Juggins
4th Nicholas Mahy
5th Joshua Pitara
6th Alessio D'Angelo
7th Lachlan Power
8th Kyden Vella
9th Matthew Dhillon
10th Zac Vaughan
Grade 6 Girls
1st Madison Young
2nd Hope Maillard
3rd Evie Waterman_Witchell
4th Brianna Natilli
5th Alice Merchant
6th Hayley Cleur
7th Asha Ganesan
8th Gemma Price
9th Maddison Selacki
10th Nikola Kousides
Grade 4 Boys
1st Tyler Young
2nd Rhett Fernando
3rd Dean Bourandanis
4th Lucas Grostal
5th Oscar Mark
6th Julian Fraser
7th Harry Shepherdson
Ignatius Waterman8th Witchell
9th Oliver Etienne
10th Liam Kouchakdjian
Mr Mark Buccilli
P.E/Sport Coordinator
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Grade 5 Boys
1st Cameron Saultry
2nd Dylan Marani
3rd Maxwell Oldham
4th Max Hoult
5th Ryan Murray
6th James Georgiou
7th Luke Simurina
8th Jordan Kousides
9th Michael Baptist
10th Thomas Marani
Grade 4 Girls
Georgia Doensen
Sienna Hoult
Ruby Douce
Charlie Duncan
Abigail Price
Claire Carter
Sophie Campbell
8th Lucy Hilmer
9th Emma Stevens
10th Indiana Grubb
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
5th
6th
7th
Grade 5 Girls
1st Georgie Grubb
2nd Sophie O'Hara
3rd Michaela Meyer
4th Emma Ryder
5th Charli McNeill
6th Caitlin Kitto
7th Sophie Curry
8th Katia Martin
9th Madeliene Traiforos
10th Sandra De Mel
Grade 3 Boys
Maciek Troc
1st
Archer Oldham
2nd
Sebastian Grostal-Cooke3rd
Oliver Leskie
4th
Hamish Derricott
5th
Liam Smith
6th
Joshua Roberts
7th
8th Braxon Vella
9th Zachary Kovac
10th Nathan De Mel
9/10 Girls
Amelia Natilli
Imogen Bunnett
Mizuki Roche
Amelie Kovac
Isabelle Gleeson
Erin Kenny
Olivia Simurina
8th Sienna Glenane
9th Helena Kozdra
10th Daniella Prout
SCHOOL NOTICES:
CANTEEN NOTICES:
ADDITIONAL NOTICES: