1/2K OLC

Upcoming Events: Friday 9.30 - Mass at OLOSC church Friday afternoon 4.30pm - OLC Family Picnic at Simmos Saturday morning 9.00am - Busy Bee Saturday evening 6pm - Year 5 and Commitment Mass at OLOSC A roster for helpers for the Busy Bee has been placed outside the office, please write down your name if you are able to help - even just for an hour or so! Please see the newsletter, handouts or Des' emails for more information on these events. Mathematics Learning We have loved learning about place value for 3 digit numbers (and beyond!) over the last fortnight.  Students have been learning how to write, draw, make and order numbers and developing their understanding about our number system, how numbers work and their meaning. We have come across some great interactive websites and games that students have loved doing and requests were made from some of our 2K kids if they could do it at home for fun! The students have been guided how to search for set web addresses thr...

Upcoming Events:   Wednesday 21st February - AGM -  Wednesday night is the school's annual AGM starting at 6pm.  Please come along if you are available. Friday 23rd February - Opening Mass  - We will come together as a whole school to celebrate Mass at 9.30am at our church Our Lady of the Southern Cross. It would be wonderful to see as many parents there as possible. Spelling  This week our schedule, routines and specialist timetable are in full swing. This has meant that this week we began our spelling rotations between the Year 1-3 students. The junior primary PLD phonic spelling program at OLC ensures your child is provided with appropriate explicit instruction and spelling phonic concepts and words suited to their individual needs and abilities.  These lessons take place in the morning after morning fitness Monday to Wednesday.  Your child will be given a list on Monday morning which will be glued into their light blue Look, Cover, Writ...

Reading Homework  Tonight your child came home with a R.E.D. reading folder containing a home reader book in addition to their Think Mentals maths book.  Please listen to your child read aloud each night for 10 minutes and complete the pages/chapters read tonight and sign it each night.  Book level/difficulty ratings have been selected from information provided by your child's teacher last year.  Please note that it is common for your child to find their book either too easy or too hard due to the long summer break and depending on how much reading has taken place during this period.  Levels are likely to change over the next week as your child may not have yet individually read to their teacher to assess their current reading skills and needs.  However, please feel free to come and see us or send an email if you have any queries regarding your child's home reading.  Questions regarding the routine and focus areas of nightly reading and other homewo...

Upcoming Events: Thursday 8th Februrary: - Swimming begins tomorrow!  Tuesday 13th February - Parent Information Evening (more information in this week's school newsletter) Wednesday 14th February: Ash Wednesday School Mass Wednesday 14th February: Last day of swimming lessons Week 1 - What a great start! Our first few days of Year 2 were brilliant! We have all settled in so well to Year 2 and ready for a busy year ahead of learning and fun. Swimming Lessons begin Wednesday 8th February for Year 2 We are last group on the day, leaving school at 11:30am for a 12:15pm lesson.  The children will be participating in 2 x 40 minute lessons, with a 10-minute break in the middle. We will bring the children’s Crunch&Sip snack to the pool, along with their drink bottles to help them restore some energy during this break time. We are aiming to return to school just before home time, so depending on time allowance, the children may return home in their bathers....

Welcome to the 2018 school year! We hope you had a lovely summer holiday break and are looking forward to meeting in just a couple of days and beginning the learning journey for the year ahead with you and your child.  Please find the following pertinent  information which may be useful for the first few days: Uniform  – The children in 2K will be required to wear their school (dress) uniform on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We will have Physical Education lessons with Mrs Sinclair on Thursdays and students will need to wear their sports uniform each Thursday (starting week 1). The whole school wears sports uniform on Fridays with their faction coloured shirt. As per our current uniform policy; sport shoes must be predominantly white with no coloured laces.  Booklist Items  – The children in year 2 share all items of stationery it is therefore not necessary to individually name/label items with the exception of t...

Dear Parents, Tomorrow is our beach day and the Year Two children will be leaving after recess to start their day. The schedule will go as follows: 8.50-9.40: School assembly 9.40-10.00: The children will leave for the Boat Ramp 10.00-10.15: Morning tea at the Boat ramp 10.20 - 11.50: Rotations of sand play, rock pool exploration, water play (Supervised by Smith's Beach Surf Life Saving) and playground. 11.50 - 12.05: Children return back to OLC for lunch 12.05-3.05: School activities Your child will need to bring to school: - Their Recess an water bottle in a PLASTIC BAG with their name on it - Their school bag with only their lunch in it when they return from the beach - Thongs to wear on their feet (they can wear these for the entire day) - Change of clean undies to get changed into after. - A wide brimmed hat or their school hat - Come to school with sunscreen on (we will have some available for application duirng the day) - Wear a rashie or collared t-shirt w...

Upcoming Events Friday 1st December - no assembly due to graduation  Friday 1st December - Orientation morning to Year Three - Mrs Delane and Mr McSevich  Friday 1st December - Boardies Day fundraiser for Smiths Beach SLSC - gold coin donation Vinnies Christmas Appeal There is a box in the classroom for donations to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal. Some ideas for donations include: tins, pasta, rice, biscuits, crackers, sauces, jams, condiments, (basically any non-perishable good food, which can be used beyond Christmas). Thank you to those of you who have already contributed some generous donations to those who require our support at this special time of the year, which can be a difficult time for some families. Visit to Our Church Early last week we used our knowledge about the structure and features of a friendly informal letter to write letters to Father Ian that included some wondering thoughts and questions about our religion and the church.  We were invited t...