Newsletter November 20, 2024

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Staff, Students and Friends of the Our Lady of the Way Community,

As you are more than likely aware I will be on leave from Friday 22nd November until the end of the year and even though we still have a month left of the school year I would take this opportunity to wish each member of our community a happy and Holy Christmas. As Christians, this a time of joy at the birth of Our Lord and the gathering of families and parishes to celebrate together. In all your celebrations, at this time, may you be safe and know the presence and love of God both within and watching over you.
I thank you all for the wonderful support and faith you have shown in us as a staff, as we are given the amazing honour of moulding the young minds and fostering the amazing talents of your daughters and sons. It truly is a privilege and one we look forward to continuing. May we all return in 2025 refreshed and ready for the excitement, challenges, and joy of continuing to build our wonderful School Community.

Stay safe and well.
Best wishes,
Terry

STAFF CHANGES FOR 2025
We farewell another staff member at the end of this year. Mrs Elle Pace has taken up a teaching position at St Carlos Borromeo in Greenvale. I thank Elle for all her work over the past 2 years with us at Our lady of the Way and wish her all the best for the future.

IMPORTANT DATES

Please see the image below which shows where to locate the links to the calendar in this new format. The underlined section also indicates where the language can be changed. 

The last day for students is Wednesday, December 18 at 3.15pm.

2025 Beginning of the year dates:

Tuesday, January 28- School Office opens

Wednesday, January 29-Staff Planning Day (No students on site)

Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31-Year 1 to 6 Testing Day (Students required to book in for either day for testing)

Bookings will be open soon!

Friday, January 31-Foundation First Day of School 8.45am-12.00pm

In the light of Christ

St. Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal

This November as we begin the Season of Advent we are once again supporting the St. Vincent De Paul Society Christmas Appeal. This is an opportunity to donate an item to the Christmas hampers to make a local family’s Christmas a little easier.

While you are shopping and if you are able to, here are some of the items which can be donated to our hampers:

Cordial                 Tinned Fruit                 Christmas Cake           Carrots                  Powered Custard     Corn

Potatoes              Tinned Tomatoes         Christmas Pudding     Tinned Beans         Shortbread              Sweet Biscuits

Mince Pies           Peas                              Sugar                          Longlife Milk          Pasta                        Gravy 

Dry Biscuits          Serviettes                     Lollies                           Coffee                   Bon bons                 Jelly

Milo                     Tea                               Chips                            Gift Vouchers

Donation Baskets are in the classrooms.  Donations will be handed to the Vinnies Wednesday 11^th Dec at the Parish Mass.   

Please donate if you can

Wellbeing- Positive Behaviour and Learning

Finance

Art Show

Sports Carnival!

Our Lady of the Way's 2024 Athletics Day is not far away! On the 28th of November from 11:00am until 3:15pm, students will be battling it out in Shot Put, Long-Jump, Javelin (soft ones), and in running races to see which house will come out on top. 2023 was Marian's year but will they be able to go back to back? Students are to wear their coloured tops to represent their house! Parents are welcome to join us on the oval but will need to bring their own shade as our house marquees will be for the students to gather under.

Celebrating Interschool Sports - Year 6

As we near the end of the year, please see the below reports from our Year 6's at Interschool sports this year!

French words

Music Soiree

Our Talented Performers

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Music Lessons

Book Covering help needed!

We have bags of books to be covered in contact. If you are able to assist with this task, please come to the office and collect a bag. 

SIMON everywhere app

The SIMON everywhere app can be downloaded and used to access the PAM (Parent Access Module). This is where absences can be logged, medical details updated, access reports and view attendance records.  Please see the video below to assist in navigating your way around the app. 

Parents and Friends

Icy Pole Thursday! Help required

Help is required for icy pole Thursdays. If we don't get any extra helpers, the icy pole days will not run. If you are able to assist for a couple of hours on a Thursday, please let us know via the link: https://forms.gle/CisydzZcbQQWb5LT6

For those who may not be aware the money raised from P&F through sausage sizzles, icy pole days and the colour run go towards  supporting various school events such as:

• Purchasing gifts for Mothers  Day/ Fathers Day
• Donations of food for Community Breakfasts
• Donations of sausages for sausage sizzles.
• Purchasing of icy poles

And any other major school fundraising projects : such as shade sails

Our P & F work in collaboration with the school on :

• Graduation gifts, year books and ceremony.
• Sports Carnivals
• Discos
• Partnering with Mini Vinnies on social justice fundraisers.

 As it is Term 4, P&F are currently running icy pole day on Thursdays. Icy poles are sold for $1 They will be working with our students leaders on additional icy pole days (weather dependant) to raise further money to subsidise the Year 6 Yearbook.

 If you are able to donate your time to help on icy pole Thursdays and have a Working With Children’s Check please email P&F on:  olwparentsandfriends@gmail.com

Specialist Days-Semester 2

Wallan Police Open Day

To Register your attendance: Scan the QR Code or Click the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wallan-police-station-open-day-tickets-1054601323949?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1

Before and After School Care

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