Our Lady of Mercy
NEWSLETTER | TERM 1 | WEEK 1 | 2 FEBRUARY 2023
It's the first week of school and we're back into learning! We have been setting up some interesting Science experiments with Mrs Johnson.
A Prayer to Start the New School Year
Lord Jesus,
We ask for Your help as we begin this new school year.
Allow us to experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before us.
Open our eyes to the new challenges and exciting opportunities that this new school year brings. Open our hearts and minds to new friends and teachers.
Give us a generous spirit to be enthusiastic with our learning and courage to accept new opportunities. Help us to be attentive to our teachers and leaders and let us experience Your presence in everything we do.
Jesus, inspire us to be faith filled, respectful and resilient learners
and be the best that we can be.
Amen
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to school, it warmed our hearts to see our families and children back again after the long summer break. Ms Zanetti and I visited every classroom, and we were so encouraged to see the children well settled and straight back into their learning and the routines of life at school.
We warmly welcome new students and families as well as new and returning staff to our beautiful community. We are looking forward to a year in which we all grow together.
Tomorrow, we will be attending our first whole school Mass at 9am. All families are welcome to join us.
Please save the date in your calendars for our annual P&F school Sundowner at 5pm and Teacher Meet and Greet from 4.30 - 5.30pm on Friday 17th of February. Details of the food vans and activities that the P&F have arranged will soon be published.
On Monday evening at 6.30pm we will hold our first P&F meeting for 2023 at school. We invite any interested parents/carers to attend. Please come to the front office and we will show you to the room where the meeting is held. Being involved in the P&F is a wonderful way to help support and grow our school community. The meeting usually lasts for one hour and our leadership team is supplying pizzas for the first meeting. We look forward to seeing you there.
We thank our Year 5 and 6 families for picking their children up from either the basketball or the Koman Way gates. This arrangement ensures that the Kiss and Drive has a manageable number of children which supports the safety of all in our community.
If your child has developed any allergies, has been diagnosed with asthma or has any other medical conditions that will impact their wellbeing while at school, please let us know so that we can put a plan in place to ensure that they are safe while in our care.
Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3
We are reminded by this verse that all the children at Our Lady of Mercy Primary school are a blessing to us. You have entrusted us with your precious child and our moral purpose as a Christ-centred community is to nourish, inspire and educate the whole child, so that they may flourish.
God Bless you all.
Ondine Komnick
Principal
Important dates coming up
Mon 6 Feb - P&F Meeting - everyone is welcome
Thu 16 Feb - Confirmation Introductory Meeting (Parish) 5.30pm
Kindy places still available this year
Outside of school hours care (OSH)
Canteen Open!
Please find the Term 1 canteen menu below. New prices will take effect from 6 February onwards. Canteen days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday and opening times are from 8.10am to 1.30pm. If there are any queries, please contact Jeanetta or Di.
School Term Dates
Term 1: Wednesday, 1 February to Thursday, 6 April 2023
Term 2: Thursday, 27 April to Friday, 30 June 2023
Term 3: Tuesday, 18 July to Friday, 22 September 2023
Term 4: Tuesday, 10 October to Friday, 8 December 2023
Pupil Free and Public Holiday Dates
Term 1: Monday, 6 March (Labour Day Holiday), Friday, 7 April (Good Friday Holiday)
Term 2: Monday, 24 April (Pupil Free Day), Tuesday, 25 April (ANZAC Day Holiday), Wednesday, 26 April (Pupil Free Day), Monday, 5 June (WA Day Holiday)
Term 3: Monday, 17 July (Pupil Free Day), Friday, 18 August (Pupil Free Day), Monday, 21 August
Term 4: Monday, 9 October (Pupil Free Day)
Sacrament Dates
Confirmation: Sunday, 28 May at 9.30 am
Penance: Tuesday, 16 August at 6.00 pm
Holy Eucharist: Saturday, 16 September at 6 pm and Sunday, 17 September at 9.30 am
Our Lady of Mercy Primary School
Email: admin@olom.wa.edu.au
Website: http://www.olom.wa.edu.au
Location: 55 Hudson Avenue, Girrawheen WA 6064, Australia
Phone: (08) 9207 7677
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourladyofmercygirrawheen/