God bless
Chris Kenworthy,  Principal

New Canteen Menu - as of Monday 13th August 2019 is attached.  
We have had a few price increases, new items added and some lines are no longer available.  GF Sausage Rolls have been discontinued.  We will now offer GF Pasta with the Bolognaise on Friday's.  We have added Goujons (chicken finger) to our recess menu.  Can also be purchased with salad for lunch.  Fro-yo's have continued to be popular and the current flavours will stay until the end of the term.  Soup is available on Monday's for Year 5,6's and Staff.

We have a few vacancies this term on our roster, we would love to see some new faces join us, even a few hours is appreciated.  Please message Peta Taylor if you can help out on 0419 260 832.

This weeks assembly is presented by students in 5G. Parents of 5G children are invited to the staff room after assembly for a cuppa with Mrs Caress Harmer. Congratulations to the students who received Merit Awards at last week's assembly.

Cake Stall
The Kindy classes will be holding a cake stall in the multi purpose area on Friday 10th August. Please come along and help support their fundraiser. A reminder to the parents who will be baking for the cake stall that OLG has a Nut Free policy.

Library Roster

Free Dress
On Friday 10th August the Spiritual and Sports Ministries will be holding a free dress day to raise money for Shopfront. A gold coin donation is required. There will be 20 cent games and if students wish, they can dress up as their favourite sports hero. God bless!

On the 1st and 2nd of August 2018 in the Discovery Kids' room, West Australian author Sally Murphy visited O.L.G. She mainly talked about her famous book ‘Do Not Forget Australia’ based on a sign in Villers Bretonneux. In a school in the north of France, was a sign saying, ‘Do Not Forget Australia’. She was puzzled at her first sighting of the sign, but it turns out, after some handy research, she found out that in the First World War, the Australian soldiers helped the people of France and Villers Bretonneux by fighting the Germans. If the Germans were to get through Villers Bretonneux, they would have power of the railways to get to nearby capital city Paris. But, that didn’t happen, because the Australian soldiers fought hard and fought well as they beat the Germans and protected Villers Bretonneux and France. After the war, children of Victoria raised money to help them rebuild their school. We really enjoyed listening to her stories.
By Zachary Garcia and Elizabeth Watson, 5B

ART NEWS
I’d like to congratulate the students that were selected to enter The Angelico Exhibition for Catholic Students.  This is a prestigious annual event that is open to all primary and secondary Catholic schools in Western Australia. The exhibition is open to the public and the following students have their work on display from 9.00am – 5.00pm until Friday 10th August at Forrest Centre, 221 St Georges Terrace, Perth

Jackson Rose – Year One
Nicholas Tanner – Year Two
Maisie Brown – Year Three
Nina Kratochvil – Year Four
Eden Puado – Year Five

The following year six children helped younger children in the school to create a woven group submission that is also on display.

Ruby Quigley
Zoe Daebritz
Matilda Hamilton
Jade Connolly
Madeleine Budas
Sophia Joyce
Aimee Berichon
Louise Davies

We have just been informed that Maisie Brown and Jackson Rose have received awards. This is a great honour and an amazing achievement for the individuals and the school.  After the award ceremony I will update you on what they have won. Congratulations Maisie and Jackson!

Donna Deed
Art Teacher

RoboCup News

Robocup was held on Friday 4 August and saw 12 students competing across three different categories. 

Our Line RescueTeam  consisted of Cosimo Trichilo, Luke Smelter, Oliver Stupple and Ethan Boss. This challenge required the boys to program their robot to follow a black line over a variety of pathways on white tiles. The aim was to reach the ‘victim’ in the green tiled ‘danger zone’ and push them to rescue. The boys worked hard and their efforts were dedicated, scoring well on the day. 

Our Onstage Performance Team consisted of Sophia Thirza Joyce, Madeleine Budas, Eliza Caputi and Charlotte Selth. The girls were to program multiple robots to perform to music to either dance to the beat or tell a story. Their robots performed well on the day, were synchronized and well dressed! Stellar performance! 

Our final team was the Soccer Team, consisting of Nicholas DiFalco, Riley Burns, Tai Maxwell and Owen Buck. The boys were required to program their robots to chase a ball into their goals with a second robot as a goalie, protecting their side. Several exciting and stressful matches later, the boys were through to the finals on Saturday morning where they were narrowly heated to place fourth overall. 

These students have been dedicated to working on these challenges both during lunchtimes, after school and together on weekends. They’re to be commended for their efforts and hard work. We are super proud of all of you!!

Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday 29th August - it will be beneficial for as many dads and father figures to attend as possible as we have a special guest coming along to launch The Fathering Project (http://thefatheringproject.org/) which aims to improve child development outcomes by inspiring and equipping fathers and father figures to engage positively with their kids. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about building a supportive network of Dads connected to OLG.

A reminder to please return completed P & F Feedback forms to your Class Rep by Friday 10th August. Alternatively, you can anonymously complete the feedback form(s) which are located in the OLG office.

We appreciate all the parent support and input with our social and fund-raising events and initiatives throughout the year!

Term 3 - Upcoming P & F Dates and Events

·         Wednesday 29th August – The Fathering Project P&F Meeting 7.00pm

·         Thursday 30th August – Father’s Day Breakfast

·         Friday 7th September – Grandparent’s Day

·         Tuesday 18th September - Sausage Sizzle

·         Wednesday 19th September -  P&F Meeting 7.30pm

 Term 4 - Save the Dates….

·         Friday 2nd November – End of year parents’ sundowner

·         Friday 23rd November – Family fun night / talent show

Have a great week everyone!

P&F Executive Committee

OLG Fathers Day Breakfast 2018

Fathers, grandfathers and male caregivers please come along to our OLG Fathers Day Breakfast.

Date:     Thursday 30th August
Time:     7am until 8.15am

Gold coin donation at the door.
You are required to supervise your child until classes open at 8.15am.
Please RSVP via trybooking by Thursday 23rd August for catering purposes.www.trybooking.com/411427

Thank you.
Carla Christou and friends

OLG Fathers Day Breakfast – Volunteers
We require volunteers to help setting up the day before, serving breakfast and help cleaning up. 
Please email Carla on carlachristou@iprimus.com.au or phone 0413 567462
Thank you.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

RECONCILIATION FAITH FORMATION FOR YEAR 3 PARENTS - Tuesday, 21st August

Fr. Greg Donovan will be with us to enlighten us about this wonderful sacrament.  We will meet in the Parish Centre at 7 pm.  This meeting is a must for all parents wishing to support their children as they prepare for their First Reconciliation.

Pristine Events, a local community singing and acting group is currently working hard to deliver their annual musical. This year OLG’s very own, the lovely Mrs Elliot is Director, and as luck would have it a few of the stars of the show also go to OLG (Eloise Hamilton 3G and Angelina Trichilo 2B). Please come along and support this hard working young group, and allow them to entertain you.

Open Afternoon at Mater Dei College

All families are invited to come and view the facilities and the learning activities of Mater Dei College on Monday 10 September at 4.00pm-5.30pm.

Mater Dei College is a co-ed secondary Catholic College located on the corner of Joondalup Drive and Treetop Avenue in Edgewater.

To register your interest in attending, please email: enrolments@mdc.wa.edu.au
If you have any further enrolment questions please phone us on 9405 4777.
To download a flyer, please follow the LINK.

Are you searching for ways to enrich your understanding of the Catholic faith and tradition? Would you like to find out more about a particular sacrament which your child may be receiving? Then the Centre for Faith Enrichment is for you! We offer a wide range of face-to-face and online courses and events on topics ranging from spirituality, Church history, theology, scripture, Christian living and much more. No exams or assignments, just a relaxed and friendly learning atmosphere. To know more visit our website www.cfe.org.au where you will find our courses and events page and explore our new sacraments website.

Name Badge Manufacturing business for sale

Work from home.
Ideal for a stay at home Mum, Dad, Student or just some extra money.
No experience required. (Training provided).

We are selling our Name Badge Manufacturing business which we have owned for over 14 years.

The business comes with all the equipment you require, training and many loyal customers.

$15,000 plus stock or nearest offer.

If you are serious please email badgeman@bigpond.net.au or call Clayton on 0435 223 357

Hillarys Yacht Club will be holding a FREE TACKERS SAILING EXPERIENCE.

Kids from 7 to 12 year olds can have a go at sailing in Tackers Boats in the safe, protected waters of the Hillarys Marina (near the foot bridge).

The qualified instructors and assistant instructors will we in the water with the sailors, guiding and helping them have a fun filled exciting experience on the water.

Kids don't need to have any sailing experience and they don't need to be a member of a sailing/yacht club to participate.

Bring the kids down and for them to have a go.     It's FREE!    It's FUN!

They must register prior to coming down.

VacSwim:  With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is essential.

You can now enrol your children in VacSwim swimming lessons during the October and December/January school holidays.

VacSwim is for all children - from beginners to more advanced swimmers and young people doing their Bronze Medallion. Your children can start as young as five years old.

Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim at pools and open water venues across the State.

Enrol your children in VacSwim now at education.wa.edu.au/swimming

Keeping up with the digital age - Social Media Connects

One thing that social media is good at is connecting us and building relationships. For schools, social media connects students, parents, teachers, and the school itself. It does this by sharing recent activities that the children and teachers have been participating in. Social media can also help spread school news or certain occasions, such as parent events or sports day. This is really helping children connect with their parents more too, creating conversations between them about work that has been posted by the school. We have had a social presence on facebook for over two years and have recently added Twitter and Instagram to reach all demographics.