Our Lady of Mercy
NEWSLETTER | TERM 2 | WEEK 10 | 29 JUNE 2022
Year One have had a wonderful time exploring the characteristics of animals. We embraced our Talk 4 Writing story, Tiddalick the Frog, and leapt through our learning as we innovated our story. We celebrated the end of the term with an excursion to the Perth Zoo and discovered animals of all shapes and sizes with many amazing features. We are ready to continue our exciting journey into Term 3.
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers
Mrs Komnick is on leave this week enjoying a very well-deserved break, we are truly blessed to have a leader like her as Principal of our school. I take this opportunity to thank all the staff at Our Lady of Mercy for their flexibility and professionalism throughout what was a busy and challenging first half of the year. As a team, they go above and beyond to educate our students and their care for all in our school community is valued immensely. We warmly welcome Ms Leah Fraser to our staff, who will be teaching 4W on Thursdays and Fridays.
Thank you to all parents and carers who have worked in partnership with the school over the course of the semester. We celebrated our fantastic Parents & Friends (P&F) and their efforts and achievements at last week’s P&F meeting and were thrilled to welcome another new parent to the group. We look forward to enjoying time with all our OLOM families at the many exciting community events happening next semester.
Lastly, thank you to our wonderful students who have shown how resilient and adaptable they are. We congratulate several children featured below, reflecting just some of the excellent work and growth we have seen this term. Congratulations to our Mercy Value role models who win lunch with the Principal on Friday and will receive a certificate at this Friday’s Whole School Mass – all are welcome to attend.
Wishing you all a relaxing and refreshing school holidays spending precious time with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming staff and students back for Term 3 on Monday 18th July 2022.
Meagan Zanetti
Acting Principal
Important dates coming up
Thursday, 30 June - OLOM Cross Country
Friday, 1 July - Year 4 Mass (All Welcome)
Friday, 1 July - End of Term
Monday, 18 July - School resumes
Parent helpers for Cross Country
Wacky Wednesday - Spreading Cheer!
Congratulations to Mercy ticket winners
End of Term Reflection
We thank you Lord, for this term.
For our challenges, our successes, and the mistakes from which we have learnt. Be with us these holidays as we spend our time with family and friends.
Give us strength and courage to do what is right: to be witnesses of our faith. Help us to be a practical Christian these holidays, to appreciate what others do for us, to give time and effort to help others. To be peacemakers in our family.
Keep us safe in our activities; give us good rest and good fun. Bring us back refreshed and ready for a new term. We thank you for our classmates, teachers, parents and a community that cares for us.
May we always be conscious of you in our lives.
Amen
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Enter a $50 gift card prize draw - just by showing your card!
Prize draw: $50 debit card x 2 up for grabs!
JUST SHOW YOUR HEALTH CARE CARD - by 29 July
Our school receives funding for every card shown to the office - and this money goes towards the whole school. If every Health Care or Pensioner Card is shown at the office, we could potentially receive up to $150,000 in extra funding. So please show you card. Everyone who has shown their card this year, up until 29 July, will be entered into a prize draw: $50 debit card x 2 up for grabs!
Time to enrol younger children for Kindy next year
- Email office: admin@olom.wa.edu.au
- Call office: 9207 7677
Is your Year 6 child enrolled for a high school?
Mercy College Quiz Night
Friday 5 August at 5.30 pm
Mercy College Gymnasium
School Holiday Activities
School Term Dates
Term 1: Monday, 31 January to Friday, 8 April 2022
Term 2: Wednesday, April 27 to Friday, 1 July 2022
Term 3: Monday 18 July to Friday, 23 September 2022
Term 4: Tuesday, 11 October to Friday, 9 December 2022
Pupil Free and Public Holiday Dates
Monday, 7 March (Labour Day Holiday)
Tuesday, 8 March (Pupil Free Day)
Term 2:
Monday, 25 April (ANZAC Day Holiday)
Tuesday, 26 April (Pupil Free Day)
Monday, 6 June (WA Day Holiday)
Term 3:
Friday, 19 August (Pupil Free Day)
Monday, 22 August (Pupil Free Day)
Term 4:
Monday, 10 October (Pupil Free Day)
Sacrament Dates
Holy Eucharist: Saturday, 17 September at 6 pm and Sunday, 18 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/