OLOG eNewsletter Term 2 Week 8

Dear Parents and Caregivers

As we charge full steam ahead towards the end of Semester One, it is timely to look at our reporting processes at OLOG. Throughout each academic year, we have many opportunities to report both formally and informally to you as parents about your child’s progress. Families were invited to participate in Learning Conversations late Term 1, and we provide regular meetings throughout each Term. In Week 10, you will receive your child’s Semester One Report Card. This will be sent home on Tuesday 4 July. Along with these formal opportunities for reporting on progress, we always welcome parents and teachers to be in contact with each other in a spirit of partnership, to ensure that everyone is on the same page regarding your child’s education.

This year the Report Card will look different and have a different format. It will still contain information about your child’s progress and achievement in all areas of learning. Learning Conversations will be held early Term 3 to discuss your child’s Semester One report and learning goals for Semester two.

Learning Potential, a website published by the Australian Government, provides some excellent information for parents about school reports. It details that report cards are a great tool to help you understand how your child is going at school, and importantly they can be used to start a conversation with your child about their learning. Here are some tips to help you analyse and discuss the upcoming reports with your child:

• Stay positive - when reading your child’s report card, try to emphasise the positive. Praise your child for their improvement and achievements - and try to be specific with your praise. For example, “I’m really pleased with your progress in Science. I can see you have been working hard.”
• Focus on effort, not grades - try not to focus too much on the grades your child receives. When children are too focussed on their marks they can develop a ‘grade orientation’ rather than a ‘learning orientation’ - and can become less likely to enjoy learning and to challenge themselves. Recognise your child’s hard work even if it is not reflected in their marks. The teacher’s comments can often tell you more about the effort your child is making at school than the results. For example, “Your teacher says you have really been concentrating in Mathematics this term. I’m proud of you.”
• Every child is different - Try not to compare your child’s report to that of an older sibling or friends. Your child is unique and shines in their own areas. Boost your child’s self-esteem by concentrating on the things they have excelled in, where they have tried the hardest and where they have shown the most improvement. 
• Talk about it - it is a good opportunity to use your child’s report card to talk to your child about how they are feeling about school. Ask your child what they think about school, their subjects and their reportcard. If your child raises any concerns, offer your support to help make a plan to address them. For instance, if your child wants to improve their mathematical skills, you can help them to set realistic weekly goals, like setting aside 10 minutes a day to focus on revision. 
• Valuable learning tool - your child’s report card is a great indicator of academic areas your child is excelling at and where they can improve. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s report or their progress, or if there are any areas where your child needs some support, contact their teacher - they can tell you what they can do at school to support your child’s learning and how you can help at home. 

Term 2 Masses

Next week is our final mass for the term.
Thursday 29th June- Year 2/3 Mass @ 9.15am in OLOG Church (St Peter and St Paul)

Parents are welcome to attend.
 

Feast of Sacred Heart

Last Thursday we celebrated the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with a whole school mass. It is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of “God’s boundless and passionate love for mankind”.
 

Confirmation

On Tuesday 20 June, seven children from Our Lady of Grace School made their Sacrament of Confirmation at Our Lady of Victories Church; Clara F, Maddie S, Mia W, Tommy W, Nicholas W-L, Lucas M and Noah R.

Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers in this special time of their faith journey.
 

Term 3 Reception Welcome Liturgy

Yesterday, the Term 3 New Reception children completed their transition visits to OLOG with a beautiful welcoming Liturgy in the Library/Community Space.
They each received a welcoming certificate.
We finished the liturgy with the song “Come and join the Circle”.

Learning at OLOG

The Year 2/3 children have been learning about patterns in Mathematics. We use Learning Intentions and Success Criteria in our lessons at OLOG, so that the learning is visible for the students and so that they will know when they have been successful.

Learning Intentions for this unit are;

• We are learning to identify missing elements in a pattern
• We are learning to predict what comes next in a pattern
• We are learning to use a table to record a pattern

The Success Criteria for the students in this unit are;

• I can identify missing elements in a pattern
• I can predict what comes next in a pattern
• I can use a table and record a pattern

Joy and blessings

Debbie Scuteri
APRIM/Leader of Learning

As you have recently been informed, the existing parking restrictions on the western side of Agnes Street, Glengowrie (school side) will be extended.

As part of this investigation, an opportunity has been recognised to better align the parking restrictions operational times with school pickup. As a result, the afternoon parking restriction time (currently 3pm-4pm) on both sides of Agnes Street, will be modified to be 2:30pm-3:30pm.

By shifting the parking restrictions to an earlier time, Council aims to facilitate a smoother flow of traffic, create a safer environment for students, and reduce congestion in the area.

West of Agnes Street (School side) 

• The existing “NO PARKING” will be extended to the north and south of Agnes Street, new time restrictions will be implemented: 8AM-9AM / 2:30PM-3:30PM SCHOOL DAYS”
• The existing Disability parking (school side) will be relocated to further south on Agnes Street/close to the central gate of school, new time restrictions will be implemented: “8AM-9AM / 2:30PM-3:30PM SCHOOL DAYS””

East of Agnes Street (non-school side)

• The existing “NO STOPPING 8AM-9AM / 3PM-4PM SCHOOL DAYS” will be modified to “NO STOPPING 8AM-9AM / 2:30PM-3:30PM SCHOOL DAYS”

These treatments have been highlighted on the below plan for your reference.

If you have any queries in regard to the above, please do not hesitate to contact Hamid Hashemi (Traffic Engineer) by email: hamid.hashemi@marion.sa.gov.au or telephone (08) 7420 6420 before Friday 23 June 2023.

Reminder

Tuesday 27 June: Year 5/6 Basketball Team Trails after school until 4:00pm.

SAPSASA Knockout Netball

Friday 16 June saw the OLOG Netball team take part in Round 1 of the Small Schools Knockout Series.  The team travelled to Fulham Gardens Primary School, ready to take on 3 other schools. After a delay due to an umpire hiccup, the sunshine came out and games were underway. OLOG showed they were there for business, with defeating Darlington Primary School 66 to Nil.

Our Second game saw us come up against West Beach Primary School.  West Beach had some height in their defence, but again our girls were victorious winning 42 to Nil.

Our final game against host school, Fulham Gardens, was a fantastic battle.  Even with a half time bribe of oranges, and our girls starting to show weariness, another win was chalked up- 35 to 2.

We now move on to Round 2 in the series which will be played around Week 2 of Term 3.  We are still yet to be advised who we play against, but going by this past performance I’m sure OLOG can go all the way to the finals.

A big thank you to Carmen Palumbo for coaching the girls on the day. 

Sporting Achievements

Molli Marshall competed at the Nunawading Spectres Basketball Tournament in Melbourne. Molli's team won the tournament with 12 other teams competing in her division. Well done Molli!

Liam H and Bruce S represented the South West District at the SAPSASA Football Championships. The team competed in the Metro Boys Div 1 competition and came home with a win!

In week 9 Mini Vinnies will be selling Stress balls for a gold coin donation before school in the under croft area until sold out. 

Pre purchased stress balls will be available Monday 29 June during lunch play in front of the library. 

Qkr! orders close Friday 23 June.