Our Lady of Grace Newsletter No Images? Click here Lord, we thank you for the blessings of this day and for this time together as family. Bless us as a family. TERM 1 WEEK 7 MARCH 20, 2019 PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGEDear Parents/Guardians At Monday Prayer Assembly we prayed for those people who are affected by the tragic incident in New Zealand. I spoke with the children about how we can support people who are hurting and how we can give thanks for the people, the first responders, who are helping them. Incidences like this can impact our children and ourselves and on Monday through flexibuzz and today attached to this newsletter is a terrific article about how to manage the impact of trauma in your family. The information provides some handy ideas and strategies for parents to help children process such information and develop coping strategies. We are fortunate to have our faith and prayers to help us through such times. I encourage you to pray as a family for peace, acceptance and compassion in our world. This week we celebrated the Feast of St Joseph who was a great protector of the Holy Family, you may like to share this prayer with your family; We pray that like Joseph we relieve suffering and bring hope to those around us. We pray for our family and all parents, especially those bringing up children alone. We pray for families made refugees by discrimination, wars and natural disasters. We pray for the special intentions in our heart…. Amen. (Act, Love, Walk, Praying in the Josephite Spirit, 2014). One significant issue is children’s exposure to social media and electronic media in general. There are some very good websites that can assist parents in clever strategies to teach their children and monitor their social media use. There are some very good resources online at https://esafety.gov.au that can help you with how to manage technology so it is life giving not life taking. Gabrielle M Doyle Library Roster This week's assembly is presented by the students in 4G. Parents of 4G children are invited to the staff room after assembly for a cup of tea or coffee with Mrs Halley McCormack. Cake Stall: The Year 5 classes will be holding a cake stall in the multi purpose area on Friday 22 March. Please come along and support their fundraiser. A reminder to the Year 5 parents who will be baking for the cake stall that OLG has a Nut Free policy. Kindy Parent/Teacher interviews will be held in Week 4, Term 2. RHYME TIME! We will be having an introduction session on Friday the 29th March after the school assembly. 9;15ish. We will recommence next Term on the Friday of week two then follow on the even numbered weeks/fortnightly. Bring your child, bring your friends. You don't need to be part of Our Lady of Grace School to enjoy connecting to your child through rhyme, story and songs. It's FREE Hope to see you there. Teresa Wandek Help required Library news Scholastic book club order forms were sent home this week and all orders must be returned to the library (not the office or classroom) before 8.30am this Friday 22nd March, whether you’re paying by cash or paying online. Please note, no late orders will be accepted! Please use the book club LOOP (Linked Online Ordering & Payment) system if paying by credit card at www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP it's easy and there's no need to fill in the order forms or send anything to school! Music Scholarships 2019 The three recipients of the scholarships are Savannah Lauri - flute student, Fraser Paton - guitar student and Tamer Christou - piano student. Congratulations Savannah, Fraser and Tamer. We all wish you a wonderful year of musical progress. Mrs Goldie Please find attached the Canteen Menu Alternatively you can place your child's order in the class canteen bucket. If your child's order does not go through and they have no lunch, we will supply them with a sandwich. We will no longer have additional items available due to food wastage costs. We thank you for your continued support of the canteen. Flexibuzz This is a whole school reminder for everyone to please tick the canteen box on FlexiBuzz for all future canteen related information, including updated rosters, roster swaps and reminders. This information will only be posted on FlexiBuzz, not on Facebook, so please tick the box and tell all your friends to do the same, otherwise you'll miss out. Thank you, Jemima and Peta. The P & F Committee is looking forward to sharing our events and meetings with you via FlexiBuzz and the newsletter over the course of Term 1. We’ve included two new Flexibuzz boxes: ‘OLG Fathering Project’ and ‘OLG Business Community’. Please ensure you’ve checked these boxes, along with ‘P & F Events’ and ‘P & F Meetings’ on Flexibuzz to stay in the loop. Thank You to our Event Co-ordinators Linda D’Vaz and Carolyn Halleen for organising and co-ordinating the school walkathon. And also for organising the Easter hampers and raffle Faye Pafumi for again hosting the P & F Sausage Sizzle Kylie Donaldson for setting up and promoting the Entertainment Books Damien Newbold and Chandler Comerford for organising the Fathers Fun Day as part of the OLG Dads Group for The Fathering Project And of course, Amanda Doherty for the Easter Family Fun Night. All of these events are critical in helping the P & F Committee strengthen our OLG Community and raise valuable funds in making OLG a better school for our kids. Next P&F Committee Meeting - Tue 26 March 9.00am Easter Family Fun Night – Friday 5th April 5.00pm OLG Fathering Project FATHERS FUN DAY – Sunday 7th April 3.00 - 5.00pm WALKATHON OLG P & F COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 2019 At this stage, the anticipated meeting schedule is as follows: The P&F Meetings will be held this year in the Discovery Kids Room. OLG Business Community The OLG Business Community is already making a difference, with 11 sponsorship partners now confirmed, and the funds raised this year will be wisely invested into a number of special projects which will enhance our kids OLG learning experiences. We are pleased to announce another new sponsor and loyal supporter of OLG. Stinson Air and Solar as a new sponsor in our business community! Stinson Air and Solar was founded by Brad Stinson in 1995 and is a multiple award-winning company that provides custom designed air conditioning, smart home products and rooftop solar and battery storage systems to WAs most awarded home builders, homeowners and light commercial projects. Contact the friendly Stinson team for a complimentary design and proposal for all your air conditioning or rooftop solar and battery storage needs. We are now extending sponsorship opportunities to the broader OLG community as we are keen to secure trusted providers of the following trades & services: Accountant Handyperson Please contact Tony Papotto or Trish Matusiak if you’re interested in joining other families in contributing to making OLG an even better school! OLG Basketball Club News Club Committee We will be looking for a new President for the new season. Please let me know if you’re interested in nominating. Upcoming events The club held its annual fundraiser at Bunnings Whitfords on Sunday March 17th. Nearly $600 raised towards new equipment for next year. What a fantastic bunch of volunteers. Warren & Jack Williams, Marcia Scoon, Damian Hicks, Eddy Krajcar, Tracey Retamal, Alex Krajcar, Tania Muller, Mark & Imogen Guttridge, Sonia Zappacosta, Amanda Jones, Amber Nelson, Hayley MacDonald, Marcus Humphreys and Chanelle Pappas did a magnificent job on the day. Club AGM End of Season Player Celebration Wednesday 15th May. It was a fantastic event last year. This year is looking to be just as much fun. Players from the Stirling Senators will be coming to OLG to play some games and shoot some hoops with the OLG basketballers. There will be a sausage sizzle and the very popular Mr Whippy will be there. Organise your team and get ready for a great afternoon to celebrate the season. Tony OLG Children's Liturgy every Sunday from 9.15am in the Parish Hall We are also hoping for some more volunteers to help us run these sessions - it is very simple and all materials are provided. For more information or to join our fabulous group of volunteers please contact: Carla Christou on 0413 567 462 or email olgliturgy@gmail.com We hope to see you there! Your Liturgy Team: Carla Christou, Deb Tasker, Karen Calder, Tania Paccanaro Nb: Liturgy is suitable for children 4 years and over. If you’d like to bring younger children you will have to stay and supervise them. SACRAMENTAL DATES FOR 2019 FIRST EUCHARIST - 22nd/23rd June, 29th/30th June Events for each sacrament are listed on the School and Parish Web sites. There are also copies available at the back of the church. Centre for Faith Enrichment: We endeavour to offer parents within OLG an opportunity for Adult Faith Formation. The attached documents outline the courses and events that are taking place throughout the Archdiocese in Term 1. Newman College Parent Information Sessions 9 Ways to a Resilient Child (a FREE event for Early Childhood parents / guardians only) – Monday 25 March, 9.00am in the Marist Auditorium (216 Empire Avenue, Churchlands) Parents will learn the psychological secrets that build their child's sense of identity, strengths and growth mindset in order to perform better, be happier and build resilience. 9 Ways to a Resilient Child is based on Dr Justin Coulson's best-selling book, which shows parents how to help their children cope powerfully and positively with the challenges that life throws at them. This presentation is one of Justin's most popular presentations with powerful stories and illustrations that every parent can relate to. He explains the factors that help and hinder resilience, why common advice such as "toughen up Princess" just doesn't work, and how competition and praise may undermine resilience. Respectful Relationships; Love at Home (a FREE event for all parents / guardians) - Monday 25 March, 7.00pm in the Marist Auditorium (216 Empire Avenue, Churchlands) How to get along with your kids and help them get along with you (and their siblings). We all try to get along at home... but there are those uncomfortable niggles. There's the eye-rolling, the disrespect, the lack of motivation to help out, and the sibling warfare. If we're honest, most adults have been known to shout a bit too, and let's face it, we don't always listen that well to our kids. Conflict and friction at home cause more trouble than we need, and interfere with everyone's wellbeing. Wouldn't it be great if there were some simple, practical things we could do to help everyone get along better - starting right now? In this session, you'll learn the best 'relationship rules' for a happier family so home life really does feel loving... most of the time! The presentation will be followed by a Question and Answer session. Parents are to RSVP to me for both sessions: jo.dunn@cewa.edu.au These sessions are for parents only. We hope that parents will use the information they learn to better educate themselves. We acknowledge the original custodians of this land, the Nyungar people, and show our respect for their ancestors and traditions. Our Lady of Grace School |