Grandparents Day
At OLG the purpose of this annual event is twofold. Firstly, it is a chance for our students to ‘show off’ their work, classrooms and school to their greatly loved grandparents.

It also provides the opportunity/excuse for our students’ grandparents to come into the school and experience, in some small way, where and how their grandchildren spend a significant portion of their waking hours. The children’s guests will also have the chance to visit the new facilities and technology that is part of education today.

The Program:
Friday 7 September 2018

8.50am            Grandparents congregate in the church in readiness for mass at 9.00am.           The mass will feature a number of students doing the Readings etc as well as the school choir.

10.00am          Grandparents move from the church to the school hall for morning tea, provided by the P&F.

                        In the hall will be an exhibition of student art works but you might like to wait until the grandchildren arrive before spending time on this. Simply enjoy the morning tea and the company of fellow grandparents.

10.30am          By this time we hope you are replete. The eldest of your grandchildren will come to collect you. (If your oldest grandchild is in Pre Primary or Kindergarten, you will need to go to their classroom rather than them coming to you.) They will take you to their classroom, show you their work, perhaps introduce their teacher, take you to places where they are involved in clubs or other programs and then on to pick up the next oldest grandie.

                      And so the process continues. Once your flock is gathered and you have spent an appropriate amount of time admiring the work of each of them, you might take guide your group back to the hall to view their art works. Once this is done you are encouraged to let them take you, or you take them on a tour of the new buildings, upstairs above the canteen, the library, the nature playground and anywhere else of interest.

                        Once finished, please send the older children back to their classrooms but physically take any in Year 3 or below back to theirs.

11.15am          At about this time we would expect that most children will have completed showing their grandparents around and you will be able to leave the school, knowing you have made their day by showing your interest.

Tournament of Minds - It’s the Journey that Matters
Six weeks of planning, preparation, practising and perhaps even a little panic went on display at the District Finals of TOM 2018 last Saturday.

Our four teams performed their responses to this year’s challenges to audiences and judges. Participation in TOM is a true learning experience. Children learn the value of time management, team work, resilience, problem solving, outward display of confidence, persistence in the face of difficulty and doing your best.

Many schools in WA are involved in TOM and so to progress from District Finals to State Finals is no mean feat. To get to the International Final is a considerable achievement – to win at that level is rare.

All four of our teams were a credit to OLG in the way they behaved, performed, and bounced back where necessary, on the day. I congratulate each child who was involved for how well they displayed the above attributes.

To the facilitators, Miss Mulcahy, Mrs Meyers and Mrs Elliott, I thank you on behalf of your team members and their families for the time and effort you invested in your respective teams.

To Mrs Meyers’ Social science team and Mrs Elliott’s Arts team, congratulations on making it through to the State Finals. We wish you well and an enjoyable journey.

Building Works
·         The transfer to the new staffroom (upstairs above the canteen) began today and should be complete by Tuesday.

·         The move of the contents of the teaching resources room (off the north side of the library) to the current staff room, is underway and will be completed next week.

·         Work will then commence on converting the current teacher resources room into a Year 3 classroom.

·         Over the next two weeks it is expected that

            o   roofing will be installed over the east end of the hall

            o   the admin building will get a roof, plastered walls, etc

·          The ‘Office’ should move into the renovated building in late September or early October.

·         Demolition of the range of rooms currently housing the PE store, Site Office and Admin will be done on was early as the October holidays.

·         The hall will be complete by 7 December.

NAPLAN
Next week a number of our students will do short, mock NAPLAN assessments that are  aimed at assessing the readiness of our school’s IT infrastructure to handle the 2019 online NAPLAN assessments. No student performance data is gathered and no reports generated. This is purely a test of the school’s, and the broader NAPLAN system’s, readiness for national online testing.

2018 NAPLAN individual student reports will be delivered to schools from 10 September 2018 and will be sent home once we have them.

Did you know?
That OLG has a state of the art wifi network infrastructure – the same set up that MLC has but more modern.

That thoughtful integration of IT into the teaching/learning environment not only provides the opportunity for ‘deeper’ learning but prepare our students for life (not to mention high school) where technology is omnipresent. How much of you work today involved the use of a device?

Tournament of Minds Congratulations on an outstanding performance by all of our teams that competed at ECU on Saturday. Our Arts team, facilitated by Briony Elliott and the Social Science team facilitated by Lisa Meyers. Both teams have progressed through to the WA final on September 9th.  

God bless
Chris Kenworthy, Principal

This weeks assembly is presented by students in 3G. Parents of 3G children are invited to the staff room after assembly for a cuppa with Mrs Sarah Tangifua and Mrs Anne Burke.

Congratulations to the students who received Merit Awards at last week's assembly.

Library Roster

ART NEWS (Mrs Deed)

Grandparent’s Day Art Exhibition
Children love to share their art-work with their families.  Each year, all children at OLG have the opportunity to display their favourite piece at the Grandparent’s Day Art Exhibition.  This year all families are invited to view the show. I hope you will join us.

Grandparent’s Day Art Exhibition
Friday 7th September, 3.00pm – 5.30pm In the MPA

Free Outing for Children
Over the past couple of years the work of Sidney Nolan has been investigated by our year three and four art classes.  The children particularly love his iconic Ned Kelly Series.  This very famous group of masterpieces is currently on loan from the National Gallery of Australia and can be seen at The Art Gallery of Western Australia in Northbridge. The show offers our children a rare opportunity to view this renowned sequence depicting the story of the fabled bush outlaw.

I encourage each of you to take your children to view this free exhibition.  It is very child friendly and the gallery has created labels and discussion questions to engage children. I loved my visit and will be taking my grand-daughter during the holidays.

You can find out more at http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/exhibitions/sidney-nolans-ned-kelly.asp

Dear Parents/carers,
The CEWA School Psychologist, Leigh Thomas, is available on the 6th September, 9-12am, for short parent consultations. If you have a learning/behaviour/parenting issue with your child and would like a brief consultation to provide you with some information or direction please contact Catherine Cutrona (Catherine.cutrona@cewa.edu.au) to register. Sessions will be 20 minutes only.

Leigh Thomas
Senior Psychologist, Psychology Team

OLGNC News
Last Saturday saw the end of our regular netball season for 2018. We thank all the players and parents that have participated in netball this year. We hope you have enjoyed playing netball with your team mates. We will celebrate this wonderful season with our Trophy presentation evening this Friday 31/8/2018 , doors opening 4:45pm for a 5pm start. 

We are very excited this year to have one of our year 6 teams in the finals. Team 2 (Thunderstruck) have played exceptionally well this season and have finished on top of the ladder in their division. Please come along and support Kerry Favazzi and her team this Saturday at WDNA at 1pm. They would appreciate your support. 

Thank you
Carly Thomson, OLGNC President

We hope all the dads and father figures enjoy a special week with their kids, and we look forward to sharing more information about our collaboration with “The Fathering Project” in next weeks newsletter.

Special thanks to Carla Christou for organising our Father’s Day Breakfast event. A lot of hard work and effort goes into the smooth running of all our P & F initiatives and this isn’t possible without the dedication of our event co-ordinators and enthusiastic volunteers.

Grandparents Day - Friday 7th September, 8.45am – 11.00am
Everyone to meet at the Parish.

Parents can you please contribute by bringing in a plate of food in the morning for the Grandparents to share for morning tea.

Surnames A-L please bring savoury (sandwiches, mini quiches, frittatas, sausage rolls, dips etc) and surnames M-Z please bring sweet (cakes, slices, biscuits, scones, fruit etc). All food to be delivered to be delivered to the MPA.

If you are available to help in the morning please contact Di Guttridge on 0415 096 740.
Have a great week everyone!
P&F Executive Committee

OLG Basketball Club 2018 Summer Registration
Registrations close Friday 31 August 2018
Click on the link for more information.

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME
FIRST RECONCILIATION
ENQUIRY WEEKEND - 1ST/2ND SEPTEMBER

This weekend children preparing for their First Reconciliation will attend mass over the weekend with their families.  This begins their journey towards receiving the sacrament in October.  Please remember them in your prayers.

When you arrive at mass, please register your attendance on the table at the back of the church.

ENROLMENT - 8TH/9TH SEPTEMBER

PARENT/CHILD WORKSHOP - 13TH SEPTEMBER

COMMITMENT WEEKEND - 15TH/16TH SEPTEMBER

PREP RETREAT - 13TH OCTOBER

SACRAMENT OF FIRST RECONCILIATION - 17TH OCTOBER

THANKSGIVING MASS - 21ST OCTOBER @ 5.30 PM

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.

Mater Dei College 25th Anniversary Showcase Fair
To celebrate the 25th years since foundation, Mater Dei College is holding a community fair on Saturday 8th September 11am – 3pm. It will be fun for all the family with the following activities:

• Face painting
• Small Animal Farm
• Giant Blow-up slide
• Art exhibition
• Craft stalls
• Music
• Zorb Ball games
• Bouncy Castle
• Food Trucks
• Coupe Car Club display
• Big Kahuna Slide
• Hawks AFL Academy demonstration and more…

Entry is FREE

Mater Dei College is located at the corner of Treetop Avenue and Joondalup Drive, Edgewater.

Please download a flyer HERE.

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.

Iona Presentation College warmly invites you to attend an Open Morning of the Senior School for prospective students in Years 7-12, Monday 10 September 2018.

Presentations will commence at 9.30am in the College Sports Centre followed by a guided tour and morning tea.

Bookings can be made at: www.iona.wa.edu/openmorning

We look forward to meeting you there!

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.

HILLARYS YACHT CLUB
Join us for three days during School Holidays and learn how to rig your rod, casting practice, fishing on Hillarys Yacht Club boats, fish weigh-in competition, heaps of prizes, two sausage sizzles and loads of fun!

25-27 September 2018  (Ages 9-16)

Register online: www.hillarysyachtclub.com.au   (under the Courses tab)

Contact Mel:   9246 2833  |  development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

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