Prayer for Feast of the Assumption
Father in heaven,
all creation rightly gives you praise
for all life and all holiness come from you.
In the plan of Your wisdom,
Mary was raised body and soul in glory
to be with Him in heaven.
May we follow her example
in reflecting your holiness
and join in her hymn of endless life and praise.
Amen
Feast of the Assumption
On Monday we celebrated The Feast of the Assumption of Mary, it was a fantastic day, the school was a sea of blue, and we paused to appreciate the special role that Mary played in God’s plan to bring the living word, Jesus, to us. In my address to the school before Liturgy, I felt it necessary to draw attention to the joy that Mary brought to those around her, as we so often focus on the sadness and sacrifice she made towards the end of Jesus’ life. I hope your children celebrated and experienced joy on our Feast Day.
Sacrament of Eucharist
Please keep our year 4 communicants in your prayers as they receive the sacrament of Eucharist this Saturday. They have been doing a great job during their preparations, as parents, you should all be proud of your children.
Performing Arts
Congratulations to Declan, Joyce, Tasha & Charlotte who recently performed exceptional solos in the Performing Arts Festival. We are so proud of the way that they all represented themselves, their families and OLA. Well done!
Father’s Day
We extend a warm invitation to our awesome dads or significant caregivers to enjoy our annual BBQ breakfast with their OLA children. Wednesday 31 August form 7.30am – 8.30am in the Sr Goretti Hall. If you haven’t done so already, Please RSVP by Friday 19 August via the link below. We hope to see you there!
Lost Property
There is a significant amount of unlabeled clothing accumulating in lost property.
Could you please check that your child’s clothing is labelled so in the event clothing is misplaced it can be returned to the owner. Whenever you purchase a new item of clothing please make sure that you label it before using it.
Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)
OLA have been allocated an additional supply of free RATs for students. Both nasal swabs and lollipop RATs are available. The allocation is 20 RATs per STUDENT. Parents may (students aren’t permitted) collect the RATs from the school office from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm each day, for the next 2 weeks.
Students’ Stationery – Available Via the Canteen
With students not always having the stationery required at school, and parents having to go to the shops to purchase an item, like a pencil, the OLA Canteen will be selling everyday student stationery items to students. These items will be included on OLA Canteen QuickCliq menu and will be sold in the future:
Red and blue pens – 60c each- HB Pencils – 60c each
- Glue Sticks – $2.20 each
- Erasers – 60c each
- Rulers – $1.95 each
- Batteries (for the students’ laptop mouse) – $3.30 each
If purchasing an item, parents are requested to order the item online via QuickClick and the stationery will given to the students during the day. Students may also purchase these items on canteen days, over the counter.
Term 3 Calendar
As mentioned previously, please refer to school’s website calendar for events, which is updated regularly.
Thank you.
Greg Martin and Michael Morris
The OLA Leadership Team
