Welcome to Week 3 Term 3

Welcome to Week 3

What a wonderful day Year 4 had at the Blue Mountains last Thursday. The children were extremely  well behaved and the teachers were very proud of them. No doubt they were very tired when they got home. We hope they have shared some stories with you about the day as well as interesting things that they learnt from the National Park guides. We will be following up on the excursion this week in class and the children will be required to create a project on the information they learnt on the day.

Religious Literacy Assessment
During the next few weeks all Year 4 students will be involved in the Religious Literacy Assessment task (RLA). This requires the children to create a creative project based on either the parable of The Prodigal Son or the story of Zaccheaus the Tax Collector. The project will be done at school, however some children may need to bring in items from home to use on their task. The children will bring home a list next week of the items they may need.

Towards the end of the term the students will also do an online assessment to assess their religious knowledge. We are working with the children to help prepare them for this assessment task. On Thursday this week they will do a practise test to ensure that their usernames and passwords are working accurately. 

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK:

Monday: 4G library borrowing

Tuesday: 

Wednesday:  Sport & Soccer Gala Day

Thursday: 4B and 4W Library borrowing

Friday: 

Have a wonderful week

Donna, Kylie, George and Angela

                     

                     Welcome to Week 2
     
Year 4 have a very busy and exciting week ahead!

Excursion Reminders:
A school excursion is always everyones  favourite part of the year!
Thank you for returning the permission notes so promptly. 
We need all children to be at school on Thursday morning by 7:20am so that the buses can leave at 7:30am sharp. 

A note of clarification is that the classroom teachers will be bringing some i-pads for the children so that they can take some photos during the day. Please DO NOT allow the children to bring any devices of their own. 

The Blue Mountains are cold at this time of the year! The bus will be nice and warm and we will warm up during our walking activities. It is best that the children wear layers of clothing that they can "peel off" or put back on  throughout the day as needed. Please label all clothing and bags. 

                      The Bureau of Meteorology Katoomba Forecast for our excursion is:  

(Please check the day before the excursion as well as keep up the prayers for this continued beautiful Winter weather!)

Thursday 27 July

Summary

Min 5

Max 13

Mostly sunny.

Possible rainfall: 0 to 0.2 mm

Chance of any rain: 10% 

Mostly sunny. Winds westerly 20 to 25 km/h.

Please wear:

·      Full school Winter sports uniform (tracksuit pants please- however navy tracksuit pants are acceptable if you do not have school tracksuit ) 

·      Enclosed walking shoes/ sports joggers

·      School hat & sun screen 

.      Gloves (optional)

In your backpack you need to carry: 

·      A minimum of 600ml water (not soft drink or juice) 

·      Recess and lunch 

·      A raincoat 

·      Any personal medications e.g. asthma puffer, epipen; 

**please label all items

Grandparent Day News:

    Wednesday, 26th July is the feast day of Saints  Joachim and Anne who were the grandparents of Jesus. All Grandparents are invited to OLOR to celebrate the important role that they play in the lives of their grandchildren. 

LITURGY: 9-9:45am in the school hall

MORNING TEA: 9:45-10:15am 

OPEN CLASSROOMS: 10:15-10:45am

Netball Gala Day :

    Please refer to all previous notes for the details of Wednesday's Netball Gala Day. Good luck to all the children participating in this day. We know that these children will represent OLOR with great 'sportspersonship.'

Term 3 HOMEWORK

     The speaking and listening task for Term 3 was sent home with the children last week to glue into their Homework Books. The children do not need to hand in this book weekly. They can use their Homework books for the draft copies of each section for their presentations and the teachers are more than happy to view these for children who would like to show their weekly progress. 

      We have added the task to a new tab on this blog - just incase the Homework sheet didn't make it home!

Year 4 Daily Homework:

** Daily reading - 20 minutes per night (or more!!) It would be great if the children could read out loud to an adult at least once a week as this is a very different skill than reading to yourself.

**Mathletics - tasks are regularly set by the teachers, but playing "LIVE" is very important too.

News from TEXAS !

     We have heard that Nikolas and his family have safely arrived in their new home state of Texas. They are looking for a house to live in and awaiting the ship to arrive with their belongings. Currently Nikolas in on Summer holidays and will start at his new school in August. Here is a photo Nik sent us... (Go the Giants!)

Monday: 4G library borrowing

Tuesday:

Wednesday:   Netball Gala Day

                        Grandparents Day

                        Sport

Thursday: Year 4 Excursion to the Blue Mountains

Friday: 4B and 4W Library borrowing

Thanks for all your support and positive comments,

Donna, Kylie, George and Angela

Welcome to Term 3, we hope you had a relaxing holiday. Please remember that Monday is a Staff day and that the children return to school on Tuesday. 

We will be discussing the Year 4 excursion and the homework  task with the children and then sending home information for you in the coming days. 

Week One:

MONDAY- STAFF RETURN

TUESDAY -     CHILDREN RETURN

WEDNESDAY - SPORT

THURSDAY - 4B and 4W Library

FRIDAY- Sausage sizzle - Year 6 fundraiser

TERM 3 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

▪   Monday 17th July – Staff ONLY

▪   Tuesday 18th July – Students return to school

▪   Friday 21st July- Year 6 Sausage Sizzle

▪   Wednesday 26th July – Grandparent’s Liturgy- details to come 

▪   Thursday 27^th July – Year 4 excursion – notes will go home with more details this week

▪   Friday 18th August – Author Visit, Guest Speaker Andrew Daddo

▪   Monday 21st – Thursday 24th August – OLOR Book Fair (School Library)

▪   Tuesday 22nd August – Book Week Parade (School Hall)

▪   Friday 1st September – Father’s Day Liturgy -more details to come

Have a good week,

Donna, Kylie, George and Angela

Welcome to Week 10 Term 2

Greetings Year 4 families. 

We have finally reached the last week of an extremely busy term. We are very proud of all the children for their hard work and efforts during Term 2 and we wish them all a relaxing and enjoyable holiday.

Despite being the last week of term there are a lot of things happening this week. 
Parent / Teacher interviews will take place on mornings and afternoons during most of this week. If you have an interview on Monday afternoon / evening these will take place in the school hall. Interviews on all other days will be in your child's classroom. 

Congratulations to the children who have already presented their speeches on their family. We have been impressed with the improvement in the children's public speaking skills. All speeches will be presented by the end of this week. We appreciate the encouragement and assistance you are giving to the children to assist them in preparing their presentations.

On Thursday 29th June we have OLOR Primary Athletics Carnival at Henry Whaling Reserve Baulkham Hills (Roxborough Park) If your child is travelling by bus to the carnival it is important they are at school by the bell. If your child is travelling to or from the carnival by car they MUST see their class teacher when they arrive at the ground and before they leave to have their name marked off. If you need to change your child's travelling arrangements for the day please advise your child's teacher ASAP. Students are welcome to come dressed in clothes for their house colour on the day. 

We are looking forward to a fun day with no rain!

There will be no library this week. The children were encouraged to borrow for the holidays when they visited the library last week. Please encourage your child to continue to read regularly over the holiday break.

Reminder - students return to school on Tuesday 18th July. There is a Staff Development Day on Monday of  Week 1 .

 Friday is a Mufti Day for the children. There will be a Disco at lunchtime for the Primary Grades. Please see the flyer below.

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK

MONDAY: Year 4 Family Presentations (all week)

WEDNESDAY: Year 4 Sport

                             4B bring your bike and helmet to school for Bike Education in Health 

                            (4W & 4G will be doing this during Terms 3 or 4)

THURSDAY: Primary Athletics Carnival

FRIDAY: Last day of Term 2

                 Mufti Day

                 School Disco at lunchtime

Happy holidays everyone…..enjoy!!!

Kind regards,

George, Angela, Kylie, Donna

Check out this great school holiday activity. The children may find this interesting as we have been learning about NAIDOC celebrations in HSIE this term. 

Welcome to Week 9 Term 2

Hi Year 4 families,

We hope you have all enjoyed the weekend with your beautiful children.

The children will be continuing to work hard at school during these last two weeks before the holidays. This week and next they will be presenting their family speech to their class. We are looking forward to seeing how they have progressed with their public speaking skills. If your child has any questions regarding this task please ask them to speak to their teacher.

Last week the students were given a new sports carnival note to be completed and signed.  Please return these to school ASAP. The new date for the Athletics Carnival is Thursday 29th June (week 10). We are all praying for fine weather!


This Friday the students will be bringing home their Semester 1 report. 
Just a reminder if you would like a parent teacher interview with you child's teacher and have not yet organised one we recommend you book ASAP as time slots are almost all filled. We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress.

Don't forget to check out the photos on the photo page of all the Year 4 award recipients from the last couple of weeks…Congratulations to all our talented students!!!!

Reminder for 4B - Bring bike / helmet to school for Bike Education with Mrs Prince Wednesday Week 10. Thank you

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK


MONDAY: 4G Library

WEDNESDAY : Year 4 Sport
                               

THURSDAY: 4B & 4W Library

FRIDAY: 9:15 am Whole School Mass - Feast of the Sacred Heart

Have a great week,

Ange, Kylie, George & Donna

Welcome to Week 8 Term 2

Greetings! We hope the Long Weekend was restful and relaxing for all our Year 4 students and families.

Parent Teacher interviews

Just a reminder that Parent Teacher Interviews are being held towards the end of this term. If you would like to see your child's teacher remember to book a time. The booking details were emailed to parents last Friday.

A request from Mrs Prince for students in 4B 

In Health and bike safety 4B are currently completing a research project on cycling paths in the local area. 

It would be useful if they could bring in some research materials to assist them.  

Maybe a map of the local paths, photos of the cycling paths or information about them.  

Some info can be found on 'tracks and trails - the Hills'. 

They will be completing this task on Wednesday 14th June.

Also in Week 10- Wednesday 28 th June 4B will be completing their practical session on bike safety. This is the day the children who have indicated they are able to bring their bike/ helmet to school need to do so. Any questions please contact Mrs Prince. 
(Please note 4G & 4W will be completing the Bike safety rotation in Term 3 or 4)

Happy & safe cycling  

 Mrs Prince. 

Family Presentations / Speeches

The Year 4 children should be continuing to work on preparing for their oral presentation / speech on their family. The children are expected to present these during Weeks 9 & 10 of this term. Please ask your child to speak to their teacher if they require any assistance with their presentation. We will be sending home a marking criteria guide during this week.

What's on this Week

Monday : Public Holiday

Wednesday: Year 4 sport

Thursday : Parish mass

                   Library - 4B & 4W

NB - 4G Library time -  TBA

Enjoy a wonderful week with your family.

Angela, Kylie, George & Donna

Welcome to Week 7 Term 2

OLOR Primary Athletics Carnival will take place this Thursday 8th June at Henry Whaling Reserve Baulkham Hills (Roxborough Park) If your child is travelling by bus to the carnival it is important they are at school by the bell. If your child is travelling to or from the carnival by car they MUST see their class teacher when they arrive at the ground and before they leave to have their name marked off. If you need to change your child's travelling arrangements for the day please advise your child's teacher ASAP. Students are welcome to come dressed in clothes for their house colour on the day. 

We are looking forward to a fun day!

The Year 4 children should be well on their way in preparing for their oral presentation / speech on their family, which is due to be presented at the end of this term. This outline has been in the children's homework book since the beginning of the term. If your child requires help or direction with this task please ask them to speak to their teacher.


What's on this Week

MONDAY: 4G Library

WEDNESDAY: Year 4 Sport

THURSDAY: Athletics Carnival - Years 3 - 6

**4B & 4W Library day for this week to be advised

Have a great week, Angela, Kylie, George & Donna