Our Lady of Lourdes Primary Newsletter

... On the way to Mass

Jesus is asking us to love Him before anything else. What are some ways we can do that every day?

On the way home from Mass ...

Jesus asks us to “take up our cross and follow him”. What are some crosses in our lives? How can we follow Jesus with these crosses?

The Action

Prophecy is by its nature a challenge to the way things are. If we don’t want to change, then prophets will always seem like threatening characters. They don’t come to affirm us, but to invite us to come closer to the will of God. Receive prophets if you dare, but be prepared to do more than rearrange the furniture of your world. Find the corner of your life where the irritability factor is high. Chances are this is the very place where prophecy is trying to speak. Listen to the challenge being offered to you, and reply.

Thank you to all the students and staff for all their hard work this term. We hope the students enjoy a well–earned rest over the next two weeks.

Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the parent teacher interviews and teachers for their hard work and dedication with reports and interviews. 

We have a Staff Development Day on Monday 17th of July.

First day back for students is Tuesday 18th of July.

At the end of each term we hold an assembly to present the Principal and Citizenship Awards. Each class teacher selects one student from their class to receive a Principal’s Certificate and one student to receive a Citizenship Certificate.

The criteria for selection is listed below:

Criteria for Principal’s Award

Students may have shown one or more of the following:

• Achieved high standard results this term

• Continually produced work of a high standard

• Have shown outstanding effort in their school work

• Participated most enthusiastically in all class activities

• Made great improvement/progress in their school work

Criteria for Citizenship Award

Students may have shown one or more of the following:

• Treated others with care and respect

• Helped other students

• Considered the feelings of others

• Demonstrated the values taught in our school

• Cared for the environment

• Displayed skills taught in our Social Skills Program

• Parents of children receiving an award are welcome to attend.

Class teachers will notify parents of children receiving an award via email. .

Our school will be starting the Peer Support Program in Term 3. This program provides students with the opportunity and environment to develop the understanding, attitudes and skills they need to live a safe and healthy lifestyle. This program helps students realise their potential and contribute positively to society. It is an important program for building self-esteem in students, skilling them to cope with the challenges of day to day life.

The Year 6 students will have the opportunity to develop and practice skills such as decision making, assertiveness and leadership. They learn how to support each other to make safe and healthy life decisions. The module for this year is  Relationships- Keeping Friends, this module supports students to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes that will enable them to cope more effectively with difficult and challenging experiences.

Congratulations to Yena from 5P who recently participated in a Korean speech competition. 

Please see the details of Yena's accomplishments below:

Competition: World Korean Speech Competition

Hosting Organisation: Korea Speach and Eloquence Association

Award: Fourth Place Winner

Speech topic: A way to achieve world peace

Competition Date / Place: 10 June 2023, The Latvian Hall, Strathfield

Congratulations Yena.

We still have many School Representative Sport Shirts that have not been returned. If your child has represented our school in any sport and used one of these shirts, we ask that parents please check if they still have them at home and if so return them as soon as possible.

School Fees Instalment 2 payment was due on Wednesday 31st May 2023.

If your school fee account is outstanding and you are not on a flexible payment arrangement, please finalise your account now.

School fee accounts on a flexible payment plan arrangement, please check your scheduled payments are paid accordingly and there are no missed payments. Thank you

As term 3 approaches we have many events coming up. We are in need of volunteers who may wish to organise the Father’s Day raffle. If you are able to assist in any way or would like more information of what is involved, please contact Belinda on 0413913001.

Children’s Rosary participants gather together to pray the Rosary every Monday during the school term. Parents need to accompany children. 

Bring your Rosary beads and spend some time in prayer.

Where: OLOL Church

When: Monday (school term only)

Time: 3:30pm

Contact: anitamolina@hotmail.com