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Week 9...The Final countdown!

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  K A Y A and Good Evening Year 6 Parents Well, this it is...This is the last Primary School Blog for this year, and the perhaps the last for some of you.  What a great year we have had...lots of laughter and learning!  We are so proud of the students and leaders they have become.  We have had a fabulous day out today with all the Year 6 students.  We are sure there are a fair few tuckered out, hopefully getting rest before their big final day of Priamry School tomorrow. A sincere thank you for all of your support, patience and kindness you have all shown us over the past year.  Thank you for your support and willingness to help in anyway.  We have certainly felt and appreciated this support throughout the year.  GRADUATION The mass will commence tomorrow we ask that you are seated and settled at least 10 minutes prior to this.  The students are to wear their full formal summer uniform to this event. They can pack their sport uniform with their leavers shirt in their bag for the assemb

Week 7&8 Term 4

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  K AY A, Can you believe that there is only 15 days left in Primary School for your child? WOW! Not only that but most of these days will include end of year excursion, practice at the Church and in the hall for Graduation and lots of end of year preparations!  Year 6 End of Year Gift  A massive thank you to the three wonderful parents who came along on Wednesday in week 6 to complete the end of year 6 gift artwork. The students did a really wonderful job on their own individual paver, which together will make up the OLC Reconciliation Pathway to the Aboriginal area at the back of the school. What an amazing legacy to leave behind - so watch this space! Well done team! Graduation Practice and Year 6 Busy Bee  Graduation Practice will start down at the Church in week 7 and 8. The students are allowed to wear their sport uniform on these days. This will be a strong focus for the next few weeks. Thank you to Mrs Meyer as always for joining the Year 6 team and making this very special occ

Junior Archie Portrait Project

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  Kaya Well, we are getting close to the end of the year so there are some projects that are coming to fruition.  One of those is the Junior Archie project that the Year 6's have been working on after learning a little about the Archibald Prize portrait competition.   The students have worked on a number of techniques to assist with drawing facial features and have had a number of lessons in class to plan, draft and commence their final portrait.  On Onenote, students have access to the videos we watched to practice these techniques and the rubric that will be used to assess the final piece.  Students have been advised that they will have this weekend and next to complete this final portrait.  Can you please support your child to have this portrait completed and submitted by Wednesday 15 November. Thanks for your ongoing support Mr Mc

Week 5 & 6 Term 4

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  K AY A, Wow, what an incredible occasion Confirmation was! Most importantly it was a special team effort!  A massive shout out to the Confirmation candidates who made themselves and their families very proud on the night and of course to our AMAZING buddies who celebrated with us with reverence and respect every step of the way! Well done to the entire Year 6 group for their preparation and hard work in preparing for this sacrament; which included their Saint biography, Saint box and Oral presentation. The student's Saint boxes were wonderfully prepared and presented with a wealth of information. You will be able to view the marks of your child and pictures to support on Seesaw very soon.  Year 6 Cultural Incursion The Year 6 students were very lucky to have a cultural incursion with the amazing Josh Whiteland from Koomal Dreaming.  The students had the wonderful experience of creating a journey stick for graduation. Josh, worked with the students all morning and taught them all

Week 3 & 4

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   K AY A, Wow - what a busy start to the term! With Confirmation retreat day, Interschool, Confirmation Commitment mass, Parent and Child Workshop, Peace Poster Announcement and testing! Wow-wee!  A very big OLC warm welcome to our wonderful new principal Mrs Angela Hegney! We are so delighted to have you join us at our school!    CONFIRMATION PREPARATION Our Confirmation Mass is set to take place on   Saturday the 28th of October at 6pm at Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish . As part of our Confirmation Program at the school, it is expected that  all students participate , whether it be in a prayer buddy (Non-Catholic) or Confirmation Candidate (Catholic) capacity. This means that all students have been exposed to the learning behind this sacrament, as well as having a part within the mass. Obviously those who aren't Catholic will not officially receive the Sacrament of Confirmation but will be included in things such as the liturgical movement, a blessing and receive a certif

Important Information Update

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  K AY A, I hope you have all had a tremendous break with this cracker sunshine. 🌞 I cannot wait to see the 6M family back in the classroom for an AWESOME term 4! We are going to end their time at OLC with smiles, busy times, Confirmation, Graduation, Excursions, Incursions and lots of learning! So, without further ado, let's get into it!  How awesome were the costumes for book week? Peace Poster: The results of the peace poster competition will be announced at a small assembly on Friday the 13th. (Just the Year 6 students will be in attendance). If your child is a winner, we will contact you early week 1, so that you can arrange someone to attend.  CONFIRMATION PREPARATION Our Confirmation Mass is set to take place on   Saturday the 28th of October at 6pm at Our Lady of the Southern Cross Parish . As part of our Confirmation Program at the school, it is expected that  all students participate , whether it be in a prayer buddy (Non-Catholic) or Confirmation Candidate (Catholic) ca

End of Term 3

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  K AY A, Wow-wee! Term 3 has really been a whirlwind, and we are not even close to finishing yet.  Firstly, well done to the superb talent at OLC's Got Talent on Friday! Well done to the Arts team who assisted with running the event! Next week, we will hope to welcome you all to the classroom for Learning Journey on Wednesday and then we have the massive OLC Sports Carnival on Friday! We will be praying for blue skies! 💙💚💛💓  Peace Poster: We have been blown away by the student's efforts on their Peace Poster this year. The posters will be available for viewing in the hall during Learning Journey, so don't forget to pay a stop to the hall. The students and staff from OLC will start voting for the peace poster winner this week. The winner will be announced on the first week back to school in Term 4.   Little Archie: In Art, students are practicing drawing techniques to assist with their upcoming Junior Archie (Archibald) portrait challenge.  In class, students have been