Tomorrow Friday June 5 is a Pupil Free Day. This day was booked at the beginning of the year and set aside for staff professional learning. In amongst all the disruptions to regular teaching and learning it is still necessary for staff to access quality professional development and continue to experience new learning to support better student outcomes. As this is the Friday before the June long weekend, it may be a really great opportunity with restrictions lifted on regional travel for a short family getaway somewhere in country SA. I thank you in advance for your support with this.

We will be offering the OSHC program on this day for families who may need child care. 

Preschool will be operating as normal.

We will be starting a new Reception Class at the beginning of Term 3.  This class will be based in the Blue Room, with our ever-successful Growing into Reception program moving into the rooms where the Uniform shop was located.  The Uniform shop has relocated to where STEM was in 2019.  We are also relocating the Music Room (moving next door) to facilitate the proposed need for an extra class in 2021.

If you have a child born between:

1st November 2015 and 30 April 2016 - Term 1 start

1 May 2016 - 31st October 2016 – Term 3 start

Students enrolled to attend OLV begin Growing into Reception (2 full days on their non Preschool days in the 2 terms prior to beginning Reception)

If you would like them to attend Reception at Our Lady of the Visitation School in 2021 please contact Tracy on 8248 2480 as soon as possible to organise a personal Principal tour of the school.

Those due to begin in 2022 – our Preschool enrolments are quickly filling up.  Please get your application in asap to avoid missing a spot.

Below is an update from Catholic Education SA who take advice from SA Health via the Department for Education, which are specific to school and preschool settings.

Playgroup:  Suspended until further notice

Sports Training / Competitions / Carnivals / SAPSASA:  Preparations to return to competitions should commence gradually, rather than a comprehensive and simultaneous recommencement of competition.

The proposal that has been endorsed by the Director, states:

• For Weeks 7, 8 and 9 of Term 2 (ie after June 13) sports training will resume

• From Week 1 of Term 3 (ie from 20 July) a resumption of competition for non and low contact sports (without spectators) will resume

• Local Sports Associations (Netball & Soccer) will also follow this timeline

Even though we are not having Assemblies at the moment, Principal Awards are still being celebrated in class from our School Leaders Ashton and Mark.

Growing into Reception:         Asher Barry, Georgia Cox & Mason Huart

R/1 Purple:                              Zaiden Cleaver & Samantha Giersch

R/1 Red:                                  Leo Clarke & Volka Kravchuk                      

R/1 Yellow:                              Piper Kluzek & Hugo Young

2 Red:                                     Matilda Kirkby-Jones & Luke Mallett                           

3 Blue:                                    Josipa Svilicic & Blake Wadrop                            

4/5 Blue:                                 Ella Gustard & Grace Lewis

6 Red:                                     Anthony Connell-Luce & Calleigh Ruth

Our Uniform Shop has moved to the old Italian/STEM Room, adjacent to the Preschool gate. It will continue to be open on Thursday mornings 8:30am - 9:30am.

We also encourage families to download the order form, so orders can be pre-packed and ready for collection. 

On Sunday, the Church celebrated the Feast of Pentecost. Pentecost occurs 50 days after Easter and symbolises the Holy Spirit coming to the Disciples, giving them courage to go out and spread the Good News about God and Jesus. Pentecost is often referred to as the 'Birthday of the Church', as it was from this day forward that people were baptised in the name of Christ and the Church began.

Children celebrated this feast with a Classroom Liturgy, sharing prayers, a picture book and singing a favourite liturgical song, Hearts on Fire.  

Bianca Bruno - APRIM

From dinosaurs, magnets, zoo animals and the Gingerbread Man!

During Term 2, the R/1 Classes have been focussing on different forms of movement and the purpose behind moving their bodies.