Welcome back Term 3
Welcome back to you all and a very special welcome to new friends and families. It was heartening to see the new Reception students and new Growing into Reception students starting. Their enthusiasm is infectious. It is a pleasure to have all new families be a part of our community.
New Building
The Reception and Year 1 students, parents and teachers are loving our new area. The building has a sense of calmness and already great learning experiences are taking place in it. Lynne Sharratt, in Clarity talks about the classroom environment as the Third Teacher, she states, “The learning space becomes a strategic tool in promoting creativity, originality, perseverance, risk taking, learning from mistakes, problem solving, resolving conflict, collaboration and critical thinking’.
Parents welcomed the opportunity to view the new building with many favourable comments. The new Early Years Playground will be completed by next week, it is starting to take shape and the students are eager to begin to use it.
Stage 2 – Middle Years Building – the documentation and plans for this building are nearly completed. We will tender this building (following CESA’s Tender Procedures) by the end of August. Our aim is to begin building at the start of October, with an aim of classes being in the building by the start of Term 3 2024. Funding for this building project has been approved.
This is an exciting time for our school.
Catholic Identity
Prayer
A Dominican Blessing
May God the Father bless us.
May God the Son heal us.
May God the Holy Spirit enlighten us,
and give us
eyes to see with,
ears to hear with,
hands to do the work of God with,
feet to walk with,
a mouth to preach the word of salvation with,
and the angel of peace to watch over us and lead us at last, by our Lord’s gift, to the Kingdom.
Amen.
Student Representative Council (SRC)
Congratulations to our new SRC’s.
At Our Lady of the Visitation School we are committed to fulfilling our promise to our students to see them thrive and have a voice. One of the many ways we do this is through having SRC’s who attend meetings and seek feedback from their class members.
This semester our SRC’s will:
- Lead social Justice initiative
- Lead Masses and Liturgies: Father’s Day Liturgy 30.8.23 (Week 6)
- Continue to support ecological initiatives
As leaders for the world God desires, we will begin to reflect on what is means to be Moral, Compassionate and Ecologically Aware and how to be Spiritually Aware and Inspired by Faith by using the CESA Key Capabilities continua as a reflective tool.
We congratulate the following students:
| RBB | Annalise P | Nate N |
| RBS | Hannah B | Jayden B |
| RCJ | Amelia D | Zac S |
| RJW | Grace R | Milo D |
| RMJ | Flynn H | William H |
| 1JI | Harli H | Matthew H |
| 1TB | Willow M | Ake Y |
| 2CJ | Willow H | Angus M |
| 2EH | Lillie T | Otis M |
| 2/3LB | Edie F | Sergio I |
| 3MK | Arok K | Miller S |
| 4KK | Harper C | Lachlan J |
| 5JN | Hailey A | Titan R |
| 5/6AM | Savannah G | Blake W |
| 6MI | Caitlyn F | Xavier A |
St Dominic Feast Day Mass
We thank our student leaders for leading our St Dominic’s Feast Day Mass on Thursday 3rd August and Father Roderick for being our celebrant. As a Dominican school, at the core of our charism is to seek Truth in all things, through a dialogue of awe and wonder. Thank you Father Roderick for reminding us St Dominic’s love for prayer, study, community and contemplation.
Carpark Safety
For the utmost safety of all our students please adhere to the following carpark rules.
Staff Carpark – Victoria Road
- Between the hours of 8am - 5pm this carpark is for staff only! Do not use it to take/pick up students for OSHC int these times.
- OSHC Parents can only use this carpark between 7am – 8:00am and 5.00pm – 6.00pm. At all other times the rear carpark or Church carparks are to be used.
Church Carpark
- This carpark is not supervised by a teacher before or after school, so please be vigilant in supervising your child/ren.
- The traffic flow is one way at all times please follow the arrows.
- Please don’t allow your child/ren to run around the Church and ‘play’ in this carpark, there have been some close near misses where drivers have not seen children until the last minute.
Back Carpark
- This carpark is supervised by a teacher after school.
- This carpark is a Kiss and Drop Zone only. Do not park and leave your car in to pick up your child/ren.
- Students are to only access cars along the striped pedestrian crossings.
- If you want to park, the only permitted parking is in the diagonal parks along the fence.
For the safety of all our children we ask that you be more vigilant around drop off and pick up times and thank you for your cooperation. We also ask that you kindly pass these reminders on to anybody else who may be picking up or dropping of your child/ren.
First Aid Training in the Senior Unit
The Year 5 and 6’s were fortunate to participate in a St John SA program today which taught our students how to apply first aid.
The First Aid in Schools Program is a community initiative delivered by qualified trainers from St John SA. The aim is to equip children with the first aid skills they need if faced with a medical emergency. The course was fun and informative with hands-on techniques and demonstrations.
Single-Use Squeeze Pouches
As part of OLV’s Nude Food initiative, we encourage families to find alternatives to single-use squeeze yoghurt and custard pouches. It’s environmentally friendly and much cheaper than single-use options. You can buy large tubs of yoghurt or custard and put portions into a reusable pouch (“Little Mashies”) or a small, reusable container.
One of our parents showed us how easy it is to use Little Mashies pouches. Simply rinse and refill!
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