Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School 23 Yardley Avenue, Waitara 2077

Private Bag 3000 Hornsby NSW 2077 Tel 9489 7000

Email: olorw@dbb.catholic.edu.au Website: www.olorwdbb.catholic.edu.au

Week 2 , Term 4, 2018 25 October 2018 LINK TO: CLASS PAGES

Diary Dates - Term 4 Thursday 25 October - Kindergarten 2019 Parent Information Night @ 7.00pm Friday 26 October - Kindergarten 2018 Excursion to The Farm Monday 29 October - Assembly in the Cathedral at 2.00pm - Mary Rajca from Candela Mission Peru Wednesday 31 October - Principal’s Morning Tea @ 10.30am Friday 2 November - Kindergarten 2019 Orientation Tuesday 6 November - Parents & Friends Meeting @ 7.00pm in the library Thursday 8 November - Band Demonstration in the library (Years 2,3 & 4) @ 2.00pm. Parents welcome.

Dear Parents, We have had two orientation sessions with our Kinder 2019 families and our little ones have settled in very quickly to the school routine. We look forward to our Parent Information Session this evening at 7.00pm as we outline procedures for entry into school in 2019. At our final orientation session next week we will have a special welcoming liturgy for parents and information from Lowes regarding the uniforms, information about ordering from the canteen and a short Maths presentation from Mrs Sinclair.

International Teachers Day Lunch We were very fortunate to enjoy a lovely lunch provided by the Year 4 parents for International Teachers Day yesterday. A special thank you to everyone who provided a plate for us to enjoy and to the parents who set up our staffroom for this lunch.

Mission Mass Last week our Year 6 students joined with other students from our Diocesan schools to celebrate the annual Mission Mass in the cathedral. Representatives from Catholic Mission addressed the students and encouraged them to pray for those in need, to spread the word about those living in hardship and to fundraise. It was wonderful to be part of this special Mass and to present a cheque for $280.00 to Catholic Mission.

Year 2 Parish/School Mass Thank you to the many Year 2 families who came to our Parish/School Mass last weekend. It was a wonderful turnout with a beautiful Mass as the thunderstorm raged around us. Many thanks to choir members who also assisted and to Sr Katherine, Miss Bainy, Mrs Sinclair, Mrs le Patourel and of course Fr Peter.

End of Year Concert 2018 Plans are underway for our 2018 End of Year Concert as we pick up on the 120 Year theme and highlight some of the hits through these years. All children will be involved in grade items with performances also from the Band and Choir. The concert will be in TLOCC on St Leo’s side on the big stage and will commence at 7.00pm on Wednesday 21 November. To ensure we have enough seating we will ask you to complete a link indicating how many people will be coming. Toddlers need a seat. A link for booking will be emailed home to families tomorrow.

Classes for 2019 At the end of each year we organise new class groupings for the next year. This process will take place during November. These groupings and lists are organised by the present class teachers, in consultation with the support staff, who know the children well. The aim, though challenging, is to collate balanced classes of peers who will have a positive and enriching influence on your child’s learning for the 2019 school year. When forming classes, we take a lot of time to ensure we have the best possible combinations of children, providing a balance of educational needs and a balance of friendship groups. If, however, your child has any needs different from others in the class that we may not be aware of, or if you have significant information about your child that would assist us, now is the time to let us know in writing no later than Friday 9 November. Please note a new letter needs to be written each year as children’s relationships etc. continually change. Of course, this is not an exercise in the selection of teachers whose grades are yet to be determined.

St Leo’s College Orientation Day - Year 7, 2019/ Friday 9 November All new students for Year 7, 2019 are invited to the Orientation Day. Students are to wear their current school uniforms and provide their own lunch and morning tea. Students will need to bring pens, lead pencils and an eraser. OLOR staff will walk students offered a place at St Leo’s to TLOCC at 9.20am and collect them at 2.00pm for a return to OLOR.

CLASS MERIT AWARD PBL AWARD

Including Others

Kindergarten Blue Louie E Candice H

Kindergarten Gold Zoe T Alyce L

1Blue Evelyn H Jemima W

1Gold Daniel S Niamh D

2Blue Sophia K-F Owen A

2Gold Trinity H-S Karl Z

3Blue Christopher S Luca D N

3Gold Will D Finn L

4Blue Audrey M Wol A

4Gold Keira B Nicholas G

5/6Blue Liam P Erica H

5/6Gold Ethan L Logan D

5/6White Peter B Jake C

Congratulations to the following student who is celebrating a birthday next week

29 October - Noel M (KGold) 30 October - Verity Z (4Blue) 31 October - Ethan L (5/6Gold) 1 November - Peter B (5/6White) 2 November - Wol A (4Blue) Damien H (3Gold)

Merit & birthday certificates will be presented at the assembly on Monday 29 October @ 2.00pm in the Cathedral

Congratulations Congratulations to Oliver Tysoe, a past OLOR student who has been announced as School Captain of St Pius College for 2019 Thank you to those who have spoken to me or sent cards on the recent death of my mother during the holidays. Your kindness is most appreciated during this very difficult time for me and my family. Special thanks to the school community for the lovely flower arrangement sent on your behalf. Mum attended our 120 year celebrations on Friday 21st and loved hearing the students sing at mass and listening to the Band and Choir performances. She chatted to a number of the teachers that day and mentioned to me how impressed she was with the students who engaged in conversation with her outside the cathedral. Mum had been a healthy, independent 87 year old who still drove, played bridge and mahjong, was part of Probus and Bookclub, was a lector and a communion minister at her parish. Her funeral was a wonderful celebration of her deep spirituality. She was a big part of our family and had wonderful relationships with each of her seven grandchildren. We will miss her enormously. God bless you and your family. Jacinta Crowe - Principal

WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 2019? As we prepare the staffing and classes for next year, can you please let the school office know if you are planning on leaving OLOR at the end of the year.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Children’s Christmas Vigil Mass Attention budding actors and directors. Calling on OLOR families to be involved in the enactment of the gospel in the Parish Children’s Christmas 5pm Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve at the Cathedral, As this is a parish based event, a parent or group of volunteer parents will be needed to organise both perfor-mance and costumes. Resources are available through the parish and school. If you would like to register your interest please contact Michelle Le Patourel through the school email.

Candela Mission Peru

Mrs Mary Rajca will visit on Monday October 29thh to speak to the students at assembly about the work of the

Sisters of Mercy in the shanty town of Candela in Lima Peru.

The mission supports women through a programme that teaches them to make beautiful handicrafts. The pro-

ceeds from the sale of these crafts give the women an income so they can provide for their families.

There will be a sale of the beautiful handicrafts that the women have made during Week 3 from Tuesday October

30 to and inclusive of Friday November 2 . A perfect time to start the Christmas shopping!

All funds raised go back to the women who have made the goods. This money is used by the women to buy basic

necessities for their families. Much has been done over the past few years to improve the lives of these women

and their families.

Your support of the mission is greatly appreciated.

WHAT’S HAPPENING @ SCHOOL

CONGRATULATIONS

CANTEEN NEWS ROSTER: Monday 29th October - Audrey McCarry Tuesday 30th October - Volunteer Needed Please Wednesday 31 October - Volunteer Needed Please Thursday 1st November - Tracey Clark Friday 2nd November - Volunteer Needed Please Monday 5th November - Emese Turchanyi Tuesday 6th November - Madeleine Schappi & Alex Sturrock Wednesday 7th November - Danielle Jones & Megan Davidson Thursday 8th November - Volunteer Needed Please Friday 9th November - Cara Moretti & Sandra Bangayan Mrs Daniel’s homemade beef burgers are back on the menu. Thank you Carmel Daniels 0407919660

Second-hand Uniform Shop Opening Hours Term 4

Wednesday 31 October @ 8.30am Tuesday 13 November @ 2.30pm

Wednesday 28 November @ 8.30am

SCHOOL OPAL CARD INFORMATION School student applications for 2019 open from Monday, 15 October 2018. Students progressing to Year 3 and Year 7 do not need to re-apply if they: are continuing at the same school

are residing at the same address have not been sent an expiry notification from Transport for NSW.

Where a student meets the new distance eligibility, the system will automatically update their entitlement. If they do not meet the new eligibility, they will receive an expiry notification. Students who have an entitlement approved under a medical condition which is due to expire will receive a notification advising them to re-apply. Term Bus Pass holders will receive a notification to re-apply. If students need to update their information or re-apply, they should go online to https://apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails Applications need to be submitted before 31 December 2018 to ensure student entitlements are updated and their current entitlement/card is not cancelled. If their application is submitted after 31 December 2018, the system will automatically cancel a card and a new one will need to be issued. Students in the Opal network applying for a SSTS or Term Bus Pass entitlement for the first time will receive their card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out during December 2018 and January 2019.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKCLUB

ORDERS DUE

THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER

Congratulations to Zoey R (5/6Blue) part of the U13 Hornsby Kuring-Gai Hills District Rep Cricket team competing in the Mollie Dive competition. This is Zoey heading out as an opening batter in her first rep game we had up in Newcastle where she also covered as the wicket keeper. Well done. Congratulations also to Jackson M (5/6Blue) who was awarded a Junior Sporting Championship Grant from the Australian Government – Australian Sporting Commission and the AIS. This was for his commitment, dedication and efforts in making the State and National Championships for baseball. He was presented with a certificate and the grant by the Local Member of Parliament but unfortunately was unable to attend to have afternoon tea as he was representing Polding at Softball.

Five OLOR students have been commended in their successful participation and presentation of Philippine oral tradition at the Philippine Consulate General Sydney on 9 October. The students were as follows: Brendan C-E , Sabrina C-E, Miranda Z, Verity Z, Cameron M.

Parent Retreat Day

Catholic Schools Office Broken Bay is offering a Parent Retreat Day in the beautiful, restful grounds of St Joseph’s Spirituality Centre, Kincumber South. Friday 2 November, 9am–4pm. Cost: $20 donation (pay on the day). Theme: ‘Ancient Wisdom, Contemporary Lives’. See attached brochure for detailed information or go to the Walking the Way website. RSVP: Sallyanne.butel@dbb.catholic.edu.au

COMMUNITY NEWS

RELAY FOR LIFE Hornsby Relay for Life will be held at Rofe Park on 3

rd- 4th November,

commencing at 10am on the Saturday and concluding at 10am Sunday morning. If you would like to be involved, St Leo’s is putting together a team or you can register your own team via the details below. Oliver Woolrych Hornsby Relay for Life l 2018 Committee member Oliver.woolrych@nswcc.org.au

Relayforlife.org.au/Hornsby