Our Lady of Mercy
NEWSLETTER | TERM 4 | WEEK 3 | 26 OCTOBER 2022
Year 3 AQWA Excursion
The Year 3 Students thoroughly enjoyed their excursion to AQWA. They were all Sea Detectives, touched a shark and swum with the Clown Fish. We look forward to reading about their chosen Marine Animal in their Information Reports. Thank you again to all the parent/carer helpers who made this wonderful excursion possible.
Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Carers
Fogarty Edvance
It was wonderful to be invited to attend the Fogarty Edvance 10 Year celebrations on Friday evening last week at a hotel in Perth. Our school was featured in a video, as we are leading change in our teaching and learning practices to ensure our students are growing and flourishing. I would like to thank Ms Pirozzi and Ms Pullella for agreeing to be filmed for this promotional video on school improvement. The film crew could have visited any classroom as all educators are passionately striving to ensure the delivery of high impact instructional practice in their classrooms.
QCESR
I would like to thank staff, students and families/carers from our community who participated in our Quality Catholic Education School Review process last week. The panel were extremely complimentary of the progress we are making in school improvement. They used words like ‘remarkable’ and said that our story should be shared widely. The success of this audit is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone on staff and the support we receive from our families in the education of their children. Congratulations to all of you, we can be very proud of our beautiful school.
AGM
Our Annual General Meeting for our Advisory Council and P&F will be held on the 28th of November 2022. We urge you all to save the date and to attend this meeting to hear a report on our school year.
Our Advisory Council members are elected for three years. There are no vacant positions for 2023:
Chair – Melissa Stojanovski (2021)
Vice Chair – Rachel Sunderland (2022)
Treasurer – Ketty Labonne (2022)
Secretary - Tamara Lester (2022)
Parents & Friends Committee Representative – Andrea Ludvik (2022)
Ex Officio Members - Ondine Komnick & Father Sam
Our P&F will have new terms of reference governing their association from 2023. P&F Committee members serve for a period of two years. There is one vacant Committee membership position for 2023. If you wish to nominate for our P&F Committee please submit your interest to me at ondine.komnick@cewa.edu.au
Our P&F Committee members are:
Chair – Andrea Ludvik (2014)
Vice Chair – Rachel Sunderland (2021)
Treasurer – Sharon Muir (2015)
Secretary – Tamara Lester (2021)
Reflection
God’s hand is on the work we do at school. We are blessed to have our faith which guides our school improvement journey every step of the way.
God Bless you all.
Ondine Komnick
Principal
Important dates coming up
Wednesday 26 October - Kindy Blue Landsdale Farm Excursion
Thursday 27 October - Kindy White Landsdale Farm Excursion
Friday 28 October - World Teacher's Day
Friday 28 October - P&F FREE Movie Night: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Wednesday 2 November - Kindy Blue 2023: Meet My Teacher
Thursday 3 November - Kindy White 2023: Meet My Teacher
Friday 4 November - Year 4 Assembly
Child's P&F project pack for World Teachers Day - this Friday
P&F Movie Night - next Friday
The P&F Committee are very excited to be hosting our annual Movie Night this Friday, 28th October. The Movie we are screening is the 2022 release, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
The gates open at 5:30 pm and the movie will start at 7 pm. Please bring a picnic to share, a rug or small lawn chairs to sit on and some warm clothes as it's still quite cold at night!
The P&F will be selling a small assortment of treats and drinks before the movie only. We please ask for parents to stay for the evening as this is a family event and the highest standards of behaviour are expected from all attendees on the night. We look forward to seeing you there!
OLOM Combined Choir performing Wanneroo Festival - Saturday 29 October
The City of Wanneroo has invited our OLOM Combined Choir, together with various School Choirs and the One Big Voice Studio Choir, to perform as part of the Drone Show Finale at this year's Wanneroo Festival.
The Community Show will be held at the Wanneroo Showgrounds, Ariti Avenue on Saturday 29th October from 4.00 pm.
Our performance is at the end of the day, closer to 8.30 pm on the main stage. All performers will need to meet with me at the stage by 8.00 pm.
Please be aware that both admission and rides are free! All Welcome!
Kindy 2023 - Meet My Teacher Morning
Invite friends to apply for our Kindy 2023 - positions still available
- Email office: admin@olom.wa.edu.au
- Call office: 9207 7677
Notify the school if your child is leaving OLOM
Dear Parents and Carers with students in Pre-Kindy to Year 5 - to assist us with planning for next year, could you please advise the office if your child is not returning to Our Lady of Mercy next year (if you haven’t already done so). Families are obliged to provide at least one term’s notice in writing of their intention to remove a child from the school. For children leaving the school, please indicate which school they will be attending next year.
Outside of school hours care (OSH)
Child and Parent Workshop at Roseworth Centre
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)
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/