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Mrs Janice Moore / Ms Angela Gilbert / Mrs Sarah Jackman
Mr Garry Birch / Mr Chris Golightly
Dear Parents
This week, all Catholic schools and Dioceses across Queensland are celebrating Catholic Education Week. This year marks the 175th anniversary of Catholic Schooling in Queensland.
So, what does it mean for us to be a Catholic School? If we are faithful to what Catholic Schools are all about these things will be features of our school:
- We will be an inclusive school – we will welcome all who share our values and wish to be part of the community – there won’t be selection on “merit”
- We welcome those at risk
- No one will be turned away because of financial need
- Justice and accountability will be a feature of all we do
- Positive and valued Relationships between all will be vital
- We will be practical and committed to doing all we can to assist the development of young people
- We will be committed to those who are less fortunate than us
- We however set high standards in academic pursuit, respect each other and are strong ambassadors of our school
- We will want to make a difference
This is the heritage we have. Living it out, at times involves a “cost”. There may be financial implications. It will also mean that there will be schools that “look” better than us. Young people at Catholic schools like OLOL will always share classes with a broad cross section of the population, kids from all walks of life, kids who struggle with school work, others who are high achievers and some who make heroic efforts just to come to school.
Our mission demands that our schools be committed to the education and wellbeing of each child and this is what makes our schools great places to be at. What Catholic schools remind all of us is that one person, even in the face of overwhelming odds, can make a difference.
Catholic Education is a big organisation. With 1 in 5 school age children attending a catholic school across Australia and with over 70,000 people employed nationwide, we really do have a lot to be proud of. By nature, we don’t like to overly sprout or make headline news of what we do, which makes Catholic schools like ours a best kept secret!!
One thing I hear often is that we are a private school. Catholic schools are not private schools. Private schools are exclusive by nature. In other words, they choose who they want to be part of their school community. As I mentioned above, each Catholic school in Australia by their individual charism are inclusive, where all who share our values and wish to be part of the community, are welcomed.
Since 1940, OLOL has made a significant contribution to the fabric of life in Toowoomba. Thousands have been educated at our school with many of our students having gone on to make positive, and in many cases, outstanding contributions in all spheres of life within and outside our community.
During this week, Our Lady of Lourdes School community celebrates its unique and distinctive contribution that we make to our children, our community, and our Diocese. Catholic Education Week is a welcome opportunity to celebrate the mission and identity of our school and the amazing achievements of all who belong.
I also take this opportunity to extend a very special welcome to our new student Anneliese and her family. I am sure she will find the Lourdes community a very friendly and supportive place to belong.
Athletics Carnival
After many hours of planning and deliberation, I am pleased to announce that we will go ahead with our annual interhouse athletics carnival with of course some necessary changes to our normal program. The carnival for Grades 3-6 will be held on Monday 24th August (Day 1) at the O’Quinn St Oval. Programmed events for this day include all track events, long jump, and high jump.
On Tuesday 25August (Day 2) shot put and discus events will be conducted for all students born 2008-2011. These events will also be held at O’Quinn St.
Due to complexities surrounding COVID-19 restrictions when utilising TSC public grounds, unfortunately, no spectators will be able to attend either of these days.
Our Preppies to Year 2 students will also get their chance to have a go at a mini-athletics carnival (Day 3) which will be conducted here at the school on Friday 28th August. Any parents or extended family members that would like to spectate are asked to remain within the designated area. This will ensure the students are able to concentrate on their events and it also assists us to meet our COVID-19 obligations.
For further information, please refer to the PE section of the newsletter.
Ballgames Carnival
This year’s ballgames carnival which was scheduled to be held at the end of last term will now be conducted on Tuesday 20th October during Health & Wellbeing Week. The events will be conducted in the hall. Spectators will be limited to the undercover area and covered walkway outside the hall. Further information will be provided closer to the event.
Cross Country Carnival
I am also pleased to announce that we will also be able to conduct our annual cross-country carnival on Friday 30th October at Newtown Park. At this stage, spectators will be required to remain near their cars, however, further updates will be provided closer to the event.
Lollies at School
I am pretty sure we all know that consuming lollies during morning tea and lunch eating periods is not in the best interest of a child’s health and learning. It has however, been brought to my attention that some students are bringing lollies, chocolates etc to school in their lunch boxes. I certainly urge all parents to monitor what kids bring to school for lunch & morning tea and ensure that what they do bring provides their bodies with the necessary nutrition and fuel to maintain maximum concentration and engagement throughout the day. No lollies should be brought to school. A once and a while treat or reward from their teacher or at home is Ok but not for daily consumption during their meal breaks.
Pupil Free Day
Just a reminder that this Friday 31 July, is a pupil free day. As part of Catholic Education Week, staff from Catholic Schools in the Toowoomba region will be attending Bishop’s In-service Day activities.
School Board
The next meeting of the School Board will be held next Tuesday 4th August at 6:30 p.m. For those of you who may be new to the school, you may be wondering what the difference is between the P&F Association and the School Board. The P&F’s main roles are fundraising, social functions and financial support of school projects and classroom resources. School Boards in Catholic Schools exist as a support committee for the Principal in the major decision-making processes which occur in relation to master planning, financial management, building projects and maintenance and policy development and review. Liaison and communication between the two committees is the responsibility of the Principal and nominated parent reps. If anyone would like further information about either the P&F or School Board, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks for reading... Chris
School Fees
Will be sent out early next week (Week 4), please check your emails and spam folders. If you do not receive a copy of your fees statement, please contact Hazel or Carla on 4591 1200.
School Photos
Whole school photo’s will be taken next Wednesday 5 August. Students are required to be wearing their full formal uniform on this day. Orders are to be placed via an online portal, so please keep an eye out for an email from Owen Studios with further information on how to place your order.
Admin Art Gallery
We are proud to have some awesome artwork from two of our Year 2 classes on display in the Administration Office for the commencement of Term 3. Please feel free to call in and have a look at these wonderful creations.
Abstract Portraits by Class 2V and Cool Cats by Class 2D
Welcome to Week 3 of Term 3. It has been wonderful to come together as a school lately for a couple of events after a long hiatus of not being able to gather. Pyjama Day was a lovely opportunity to get together to listen to a story. Then our first whole school assembly last week was a great occasion. Year 6M led the school beautifully and presented an introduction to our mantra Lourdes Learners are CALLed to Think as a Learner and as a Global Citizen. The acronym for CALLed to Think is Communicate, Act, Look, Listen and Think. Click here to watch the video of our Year 6s demonstrating each component of our mantra. They cleverly collaborated together in groups to create a skit for each area.
Over the next few newsletters, I will endeavor to give an explanation for each component of our new school mantra. This week will be a focus on Communicate- Lourdes learners communicate as a learner and as a global citizen.
Communicate as a Learner
Research states that it is most advantageous for learners to demonstrate attributes of self-regulation- being able to self-monitor, self-evaluate, self- assess and self- teach. Learners who can share what they are learning and why, talk about the strategies to help their learning, can articulate next learning steps and can ask questions about their learning are successful in school. These are the attributes of a learner who can communicate effectively. They know how to learn and take responsibility for their own learning. Consequently, we encourage our students to communicate as a learner.
Communicate as a Global Citizen
There is no doubt that we are living in a fast-changing technological world where text-based communication is prevalent, for example, text messages, emails, social media posts, etc. Due to the lack of vocal tone and context of these text-based communications, the message is often misconstrued. Readers of this type of communication need to think critically about the message trying to be delivered. It is vital students learn how to convey their thoughts and communicate effectively so others understand them.
Our students need to learn how to communicate in any given situation and to express ideas to diverse audiences. Students need to learn how to present information in multimodal ways with text, voice, symbols, illustrations, in both digital and non-digital formats; in ways that allow students to demonstrate skills in a broad variety of situations and to different audiences. We want our learners to speak confidently, deliver an argument with evidence and use the appropriate mode of communication to convey their ideas. Thus, we encourage our students to communicate as a global citizen.
Thanks for reading,
Miranda
Miranda Murray
Assistant Principal
Faith & Religious Education News
Today we celebrated Catholic Education Week. The theme is “A Spirited Tomorrow” in an assembly lead by Year 5F. This Friday is the Bishop’s In-service Day. Students have a holiday while all staff will gather at school for an In-service on the topic of “Faith – Seeking and Understanding.”
Last week we were lucky to have 2 seminarians – Dominic and Francis- visit our school. They enjoyed talking to the classes about their life story and sharing why they are choosing to become priests. Please enjoy the photos taken during their visit.
The next meeting for children and parents involved in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is on next Wednesday 5 August at 3:30pm in the OLOL Hall. Parents and their children will hear a talk on the History of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Sacrament of First Reconciliation is then on Wednesday 9 September - time to be advised. Please remember to send in your vote for the Reconciliation ceremony by Wednesday 5 August. A big Thank you to those who have taken on Group Coordination roles. Lists and contact numbers have been sent home and emailed to the leaders. Good luck with your sacrament preparation.
Unfortunately, due to Covid 19 restrictions, we won’t be able to celebrate our annual Fathers’ Day Mass on Wednesday 2 September instead we have an assembly at 2:15pm on Thursday 3 September – led by 3M.
Don’t forget to support our Fathers’ Day Stall on Thursday 3 September 2020
If you have any queries or questions please contact me on Janice.Moore@twb.catholic.edu.au
Have a great week!
Janice
Janice Moore
Assistant Principal Religious Education
Prep
Things are progressing well in Prep with all children moving forward to become a Lourdes Learner. Behaviour is very important at our school and Living the Lourdes Way is something we very much encourage in Prep - please talk about this at home with your child. All children received their Semester One report last week - please see us if you need anything explained and remember to celebrate your child’s education. Our writing bugs are enjoying being out of their box - all writers know the 5 things a sentence needs!
This term we investigate what a story needs - characters, setting, problem and resolution. Fingers crossed we have a few exciting things happening this term - book week, swimming, athletics, early years celebration, gymnastics ......
Class notes will go home regarding these.
Take care,
Liz and Melita
Year 1
In English, the students have been busy learning about the inside and outside traits character traits of different characters. They are using these character traits to write character descriptions.
In Geography, we are discussing environments and the features within that place. They will describe them as being natural, managed or constructed. In the next couple of weeks, both classes will walk to Newtown Park to make observations about the features they can see. Students will use directional language to describe the position of the features they notice.
Last week in Science, the students enjoyed our ‘mystery object’ and using their 5 senses to work out what it was. This week, students will study spaghetti and how it can be changed through cooking and will participate in a spaghetti tower building challenge.
Enjoy the pupil free this Friday!
Jen and Ange
Year 2
This week we celebrate Catholic Education Week where we reflect upon what it means to attend a catholic school and what makes is such a special place.
Our zoo trip today was very enjoyable and we would like to extend a big thank you to the wonderful parents who were able to join us. Thanks also to our families for your support and for getting notes back promptly.
Over the last two weeks in English we have been enjoying learning about different styles of poetry. We have explored poetic devices such as rhyming patterns and repetition and have discovered some poems that do not rhyme, using short phrases and beautiful words to tell a story or to describe something.
In HASS we are learning about Then and Now. We have been busy discovering how our everyday items have changed over time.
In Maths we are becoming experts at representing multiplication in different ways and relating it to repeated addition.
In Religion we have been discussing people from the Old Testament such as Abraham and Noah, who said yes to God, and the meaning of the word Covenant.
This Friday is a pupil free day as the teachers attend The Bishop’s Inservice Day. Have a lovely weekend!
Aleisha, Megan, Allyson, Dennielle and Sarah
Year 3
This week we celebrate Catholic Education Week and reflect on the things that make our Catholic school so special. This Friday is a pupil-free day, as the staff will be attending the Bishop’s Inservice Day. Over the last two weeks we have been looking at data collection and graphing in Maths, continuing to investigate the classification of animals and plants in Science, discussing how we have the special job of being caretakers of our world in Religion and applying our mapping skills to locate and learn about various places and landmarks in Australia, as well as discovering some interesting facts about our country in HASS. We have also been enjoying our line dancing lessons with Mrs Fisher.
A reminder that the next parent meeting for Reconciliation will be held next Wednesday 5th August at 3:30 pm in the school hall. Please remember our social distancing requirements – 1 child and 1 adult to attend the meeting. If you have more than one child participating – it would be I adult per family.
3G will be presenting the Assembly prayer in Week 6 (20 August), 3MR in Week 7 (27th August) and 3M in Week 8 (3rd September).
Gifts for the Fathers’ Day stall can be brought into class teachers before the 2nd of September. We thank you for your support with this.
Tuckshop orders: please ensure you have checked your child’s class name on Flexischools, as they have been updated this semester. Mrs Moore/Roberts are now 3MR, 3M is now Mr Mollison and 3G is still Ms Gilbert.
Have a great week!
Kind regards
Angela, Annie, Damian and Janice
Year 4
Welcome to Catholic Education Week! We hope that you are looking after yourselves with this ever-changing weather – check that all uniform pieces are named, please.
Year 4 students are immersed in their Term 3 units at the moment and we are really enjoying our learning about forces in Science and we are looking forward to constructing our Roller Coasters in the next coming weeks.
Homework began last week, and students are reminded to manage their available time at home, to ensure that it is completed by the due date, in their classroom. Sunshine Readers is a new online reading program that students can access at home – Logon: Lourdes2 and Password: Lourdes2. We are focusing on Doubles (2 x tables) and Double-Doubles (4 x tables) this week – so lots of practice of these facts and the division facts at home would be helpful.
Mrs Rosier has started to prepare students for the Speaking Festival which will be held in the last week of Term. Year 4 students will be presenting a Duologue and students should already know their partner and what poem they are doing. We look forward to seeing some wonderful performances at the end of the Term.
Finally, please be sure that any outstanding Discus notes have been returned and that students are fully prepared for their Semester 2 learning with all necessary equipment and stationery that may have run out.
Have a lovely week and enjoy not having to come to school on Friday!
Garry, Suzanne and Toni
Year 5
Welcome to Week 3!
Short week this week due to Catholic Education Week. On Friday teachers will have our yearly religion Inservice at school. Wednesday, 5F will be leading our Catholic Education week assembly at 2.15pm. In
Reminder that homework is due every Tuesday morning and Library is every Friday. We have gone back over the expectations for Semester 2 raising the bar a little as we move into the second half of the year. Each week students have Reading Eggs (some have a different program called Sunshine Online), Math Online, Spelling City and Reading Logs. We also encourage revision of number facts (there is a practice section within Math Online at the bottom of the page). Students have been tested at school and know there focus area. Many students are very good at rote recall in order, however, need to work on random recall.
Students are testing out their listening and observation skills as we watch cooks online and then create a written recipe. It has proven challenging but worthwhile. Our HASS unit continues to be a buzz with all students highly engaged, we are moving onto exploration and comparison of European, North American countries with Australia.
This Semester Year 5 will be operating the Fathers’ Day Stall. If possible, we ask each year 5 student to bring in two donations for the stall. We will require parent assistance on the day to run the stall. If you would be available, please send us a Dojo or come and see us. Further information will be forwarded home soon.
As always have a wonderful week, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Steve, Emily and Tim
Year 6
Week 3 already – where does the time go? We will begin preparations for graduation assemblies and Mass shortly believe it or not and as part of these celebrations we use photos of students in their first year of school for power point displays. Please send a picture of your son or daughter, from their first day or year of school, to us before the end of this term – preferably via email. Kylie.McKenzie@twb.catholic.edu.au Larry.Lee@twb.catholic.edu.au
Resources for Science Unit
Thanks to students who brought in battery operated devices for our Science lesson this week. There was an amazing variety of devices! A reminder, we will gratefully accept any donations of batteries – any types and sizes, for use in our Science unit for this term.
Library Borrowing
6M – Tuesday, 6L – Thursday.
Tuckshop
As it is Pupil Free Day this Friday, there will be no Tuckshop, but it will continue next Friday.
Assembly
Whole school assemblies continue this week – it is Catholic Education Week so a special assembly will be held this Wednesday 29th July at 2.15pm in the school hall. 5F will lead assembly prayer on this day. Leaders for assembly week 3 and 4 (Thursday 6th August) are:
Leader: Abbi, Coby
Acknowledgement of Country: Year 5F Taylor
Awards: Amelie and Gretta, Isla/Abbi
Gotchas: Luther and Grace, Harriett/Blake
Flag: Beau and Ben, Jonte/Lil
Organ: Taylor, Amelie
Congratulations to 6M on their assembly item last week – a wonderful effort put together by a committed, clever, efficient group of students!!!
Pupil Free Day
This Friday, 31st July is a pupil free day, held annually, as part of Catholic Education Week. Teachers will still attend school and will join together for an update in Religious Education.
Homework
We will continue with online homework this Semester. Students are asked to complete Spelling City, Maths Online and Reading Eggs activities. Activities need to be completed by each Friday morning. Spelling and weekly concepts from Mathematics, as well as punctuation and grammar, will be tested each Friday morning.
Report Cards
Semester 1 report cards were forwarded home last Thursday.
SWQ Touch
Congratulations to Taylor who recently gained selection in the South West Queensland Touch Football Team. Fantastic effort!
Public Speaking Competition
The finals for our annual public speaking competition will be held on Monday of Week 10, 14 September. Copies of monologues students are using for this competition have been placed on Teams.
Thanks, Kylie and Larry
German
This week we will be looking at the Brothers Grimm and Red Riding Hood –Rotkäppchen. Next week we will be having a short open book test.
Christine Fisher, LOTE
Hello from the Hub. Heading into week 3, things in the Hub are busy. There is a lot of reading, writing, speaking and playing happening. Borrowing from the Book Exchange has picked up pace over the last few weeks. Many students are very excited that they can actually keep the book! The following article was published in LD Online. It discusses Auditory Processing Disorder.
Auditory processing disorder
What is it?
An auditory processing disorder interferes with an individual's ability to analyse or make sense of information taken in through the ears. This is different from problems involving hearing per se, such as deafness or being hard of hearing. Difficulties with auditory processing do not affect what is heard by the ear, but do affect how this information is interpreted, or processed by the brain.
An auditory processing deficit can interfere directly with speech and language, but can affect all areas of learning, especially reading and spelling. When instruction in school relies primarily on spoken language, the individual with an auditory processing disorder may have serious difficulty understanding the lesson or the directions.
Common areas of difficulty and some educational implications:
Phonological awareness
Phonological awareness is the understanding that language is made up of individual sounds (phonemes) which are put together to form the words we write and speak. This is a fundamental precursor to reading. Children who have difficulty with phonological awareness will often be unable to recognize or isolate the individual sounds in a word, recognize similarities between words (as in rhyming words), or be able to identify the number of sounds in a word. These deficits can affect all areas of language including reading, writing, and understanding of spoken language.
Though phonological awareness develops naturally in most children, the necessary knowledge and skills can be taught through direct instruction for those who have difficulty in this area.
Auditory discrimination
Auditory discrimination is the ability to recognize differences in phonemes (sounds). This includes the ability to identify words and sounds that are similar and those which are different.
Auditory memory
Auditory memory is the ability to store and recall information which was given verbally. An individual with difficulties in this area may not be able to follow instructions given verbally or may have trouble recalling information from a story read aloud.
Auditory sequencing
Auditory sequencing is the ability to remember or reconstruct the order of items in a list or the order of sounds in a word or syllable. One example is saying or writing "ephelant" for "elephant."
Auditory blending
Auditory blending is the process of putting together phonemes to form words. For example, the individual phonemes "c", "a", and "t" are blended to from the word, "cat".
Interventions:
First, a few words about interventions in general. Interventions need to be aimed at the specific needs of the child. No two children share the same set of strengths or areas of weaknesses. An effective intervention is one that utilizes a child's strengths in order to build on the specific areas in need of development. As such, interventions need to be viewed as a dynamic and everchanging process. Although this may sound overwhelming initially, it is important to remember that the process of finding successful interventions becomes easier with time and as the child's learning approach, style, and abilities become clearer. The following examples provide some ideas regarding a specific disability. It is only a beginning, which is meant to encourage further thinking and development of specific interventions and intervention strategies.
The following represent a number of common interventions and accommodations used with children in their regular classroom:
Do not rely solely on an area of weakness.
If instructions are given orally, try to supplement this with written or other visual cues. While it is important to address the area of need directly and try to build up areas of weakness, it is also necessary that the student be able to function successfully in the classroom. A simple accommodation like backing up verbal directions with visual or written cues is one way to facilitate this.
Keep the area of difficulty in mind.
Simplifying verbal directions, slowing the rate of speech, and minimalizing distractions can make a big difference to a person with auditory processing difficulties.
Plan specific activities for the areas of difficulty.
There are many activities that can help build auditory processing skills, whether it be in the area of phonological awareness, auditory discrimination, or any of the other areas in this realm. Rhyming games, for example, can help build phonological awareness as well as discriminating between similar and different sounds. Sorting games can help build auditory memory, as the number of variables and steps involved in the sorting can be easily controlled to adjust the level of difficulty.
What to do if you suspect a problem?
This sequence should help avoid setting off any premature alarms, which may not be in the child's best interests.
Write down the reasons you suspect a problem might be present or developing, carefully documenting examples in which the concerning behaviour is taking place.
This will help in two ways. First, it will help confirm or alleviate your concerns. If there is cause for concern, it will help you get a more focused idea of where the difficulty lies. This list will also be helpful if further action or meetings with other professionals are necessary.
Contact the school.
Speak to the child's teacher and other professionals who interact with your child to see if they see similar behaviours or have similar concerns. If the child is already working with specialists or receiving special education services, a consultation with these people can be helpful in identifying the problem and working out solutions. It is important to try to establish and maintain a useful rapport with the people to whom you entrust your child's education.
Kate Tague, Learning Support Teacher
Pyjama Day News
A huge thank-you and congratulations to all the students and staff who supported Pyjama Day on July 17th. We had a fabulous time reading “Bin Chicken” together and we were all cosy and comfortable in our PJ’s. The Lourdes community raised $579.20 in total for children in care.
Enjoy some pictures from the day ...
Borrowing Days
Day/Classes
Monday 2TJ / 2D / 2V / 3MR / 3G
Tuesday IM / 1B / 6M / 4L
Wednesday PREP W / PREP H / 4W
Thursday 3M / 6L
Friday 5F / 5M / 5S / 2V / 4B
Please ensure your child has their books and library bag for borrowing each week.
What’s New?
We have new titles arriving all the time. Check-out what is new this week. If you have a suggestion for a book or series please send it through to LourdesLib@twb.catholic.edu.au
School Subscriptions
Looking for something ‘extra’ for your child/ren? Try adding our school subscriptions to your family screen-time options.
AccessIt - https://au.accessit.online/ORL13/ (Access to Library Catalogue, links to class activities on the Class Pages plus Enhance TV and much, much more! Students will need their OLO logon details to access some features)
Typing Tournament - https://central.edalive.com/auth/login
Reading Eggs - https://sso.readingeggs.com/login
Sunshine Online - https://www.sunshineonline.com.au/
Passwords and usernames are available from class teachers or email Mrs Leathart at LourdesLib@twb.catholic.edu.au
Chess News
We are back to face-to-face lessons! If you would like your child to participate we have a few spots left this term. Email: Danielle.Leathart@twb.catholic.edu.au or drop by the Library to collect a form.
Book Club
Orders are due this THURSDAY JULY 30th. All orders must be placed via the LOOP ordering APP. We cannot accept ANY CASH payments. If you have any issues or questions about Book Club please email: LourdesLib@twb.catholic.edu.au
Thanks for reading!
Danielle & Gael
Choir
After a long break, our Choir has started back! To keep a safe distance when singing and to keep within our required numbers for current COVID19 regulations, we have split choir into two groups as follows:
- Weeks 3, 4, 5 & 6 Students in choir from Grades 3 & 4
- Weeks 7, 8, 9 & 10 Students in choir from Grades 5 & 6
Please bring your lunch to the music room at second break so that we can start singing after we have eaten.
Looking forward to hearing you sing again!
Mrs. Rosier.
Speaking Festival 2020
This term all classes are participating in the Speaking Festival for 2020. Each class will have the opportunity to learn a poem/monologue from their Drama Specialist teachers, Mrs McVeigh or Mrs Rosier.
Each class will receive a hard copy of the poem to be left at home to rehearse with, along with an email from the classroom teacher with a copy of the poems attached in case your child misplaces theirs. The support you can give at home in encouraging them to say their poem daily as part of their homework is important. If the child is confident with their words, then they can give more to the energy of the presentation as well as concentrate more on the creative delivery rather than concentrating on the words.
Each performance will be judged on certain aspects of their performance including facial expressions, projection, pace, diction, appropriate actions, use of their space particularly in the monologues and connection for the Year 4 partner work with their Poem in pairs.
JUDGING (Wk 8-9)
The children will have the opportunity to learn the poem in class time, however we would appreciate your support in encouraging your child to learn their words and with choosing the poem they would like to take on to compete with (if their grade has been given this option). This is a compulsory event and will be judged by a specialist teacher with the class as an audience. This will be done in Week 8 – 9 so please make sure your child is ready to compete.
# No costumes are necessary at this stage except for Year 6 who are performing their Monologues in costume.
After the whole class has competed, we will choose five children from each class to go on to the finals.
FINALS (Wk 10)
The Finals will be held in the last week of the term with the Year 4 – 6 classes competing in the first session followed by the Year 1 – 3 classes competing after morning tea on Monday the 14th September.
We look forward to a great Festival for 2020. If you have any queries please email,
Anita.Mcveigh@twb.catholic.edu.au or Ebony.rosier@twb.catholic.edu.au
Thanks for your support,
Anita McVeigh and Ebony Rosier
Upcoming Dates
Week |
Date |
Event |
Venue |
Who |
Term 3 |
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7 |
24/08/20 |
Athletics Carnival Day 1 |
O’Quinn Street |
Grades 3-6 |
7 |
25/08/20 |
Athletics Carnival Day 2 |
O’Quinn Street |
Students born 2008-2011 |
7 |
28/08/20 |
Athletics Carnival Day 3 |
OLOL |
Prep to grade 2 |
9 |
7-11/09/20 |
Swimming Lessons |
Glennie |
Prep – Grade 6 |
10 |
15/09/20 |
Catholic Gala Day |
Kearney’s Spring |
Grade 4 |
Term 4 |
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3 |
20/10/20 |
Ball Games Carnival |
OLOL Hall |
Prep – Grade 6 |
4 |
30/10/20 |
OLOL Cross Country |
Newtown Park |
Prep – Grade 6 |
9 |
02/12/20 |
OLOL Swimming Carnival |
Glennie |
Grade 3-6 |
Athletics Carnival Parent Information
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Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
When: |
Monday 24th August 2020 |
Tuesday 25th August 2020 |
Friday 28th August 2020 |
Time: |
8:30am – 2:30pm |
8:30am – 11:30am |
9:00 – 11:00am |
Where: |
O’Quinn Street Oval |
O’Quinn Street Oval |
OLOL Oval |
Who: |
Grade 3 – Grade 6 Students |
Students born 2008-2011 |
Prep – Grade 2 |
Events: |
800m |
Shot Put |
Sprints |
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200m – Heats and Finals. |
Discus |
Relays |
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80m, 100m - Heats and Finals |
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High Jump |
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Long Jump |
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* See schedule of events below.
Procedure for Day 1
Grade 3-6 Students
- Students are to arrive at the O’Quinn Street Oval between 8:00am-8:30am. Students are to be dropped off NO earlier than 8:00am.
- NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE CARNIVAL.
- House captains will be required to arrive at the oval at 7:00am to assist with the setup.
- All students are to move directly to their house tent.
- All grade 3-6 students are required to participate in the 80/100m and 200m event, as well as all the field events on the day.
- All students are to be collected from O’Quinn Street Oval between 2:45 and 3:00pm. Please advise your class teachers if you are unable to make arrangements to collect your children from the park.
Procedure for Day 2 – DISCUS & SHOT PUT
Students born 2008-2011
- Students are to arrive at school at the normal time.
- Students born in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 will catch a bus to O’QUINN STREET at 8:30am.
- Students in grade 3 that are born in 2012, will remain at school
- The bus will return at approximately 11:30pm.
- NO SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE CARNIVAL.
* Please note – we are in the process of negotiating a stop drop and go procedure for O’Quinn Street. Please keep your eye out for further information.
Other Information
Age-group divisions
All students will be issued with a colour-coded name sticker that states their name and year of birth. House marshals will provide students with their sticker when they check in on day 1 at O’Quinn Street. This will greatly assist staff in ensuring all students are where they should be at all times and competing in the right age group. Students compete in their age group not their class year. Please see below if you are unsure what age group your child falls into:
Age-Group |
Born Between |
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9 years |
01/01/2011 |
31/12/2011 |
10 years |
01/01/2010 |
31/12/2010 |
11 years |
01/01/2009 |
31/12/2009 |
12 years |
01/01/2008 |
31/12/2008 |
All students in grade 3, who are born in 2012, will participate in the 2011, or 9 year’s, category for field events – High Jump and Long Jump ONLY. They will not participate in Discus and Shot Put. However, as they are not of appropriate age, they will not be eligible for age championship points. They will simply be participating in these events to provide them with a valuable experience and to gain participation house points.
Nominating for Events – Grade 3-6 Students
All students will be required to participate in their respective sprint (80 or 100m), 200m, Long Jump, High jump, Shot Put and Discus (Except 8 year olds). They will automatically be entered into the program for these events.
The 800m is the only event that students will need to nominate for. This information will be collected from the students during their PE classes.
Points Allocation - Individual Age-Championship & House Points
The following points will be awarded to individual athletes and their respective houses according to the overall places that they obtain in each event. Heats will be run for all track events (in the 9-12 year’s category), except for the 800m. One participation point will go towards each students’ individual and house tally following these heats. Subsequently, finals will then take place to award the major individual age championship points and house points, as below:
1st Place – 10 points, 2nd Place – 6 points, 3rd Place – 4 Points, 4th Place – 2 Points and 1 Point - 5th place onwards.
- These points have been changed for 2020.
These points will also be awarded to all 9-12 year old’s for field events.
Blue Ribbon (1st), Red Ribbon (2nd), Green Ribbon (3rd), Yellow Ribbon (4th) & Navy Ribbon (Participation).
80m, 100m & 200m Final Qualifications
All 80m, 100m and 200m events will be timed and the fastest 8-9 runners will proceed to the final. All students will be required to remain at the finish line until all heats in their age group have been run. Finalists will then be named, and they will proceed directly to the track marshals to run their respective final.
High Jump – Fosbury Flop
As per risk assessment guidelines, only students that have obtained a certificate of competence are allowed to perform the Fosbury Flop. If your child would like to be considered, please contact me on the details below prior to the carnival day.
Medal Presentations
No presentations will be held at the oval. A special assembly will be conducted to present all age champions from 2011-2008 and winning houses on Thursday 27th August at 2:00pm. As with Swimming and cross country, medallions will be presented to age champions in the 9-12 years age category.
Catholic Carnival and West Zone Carnival Team Selection
There will not be a Catholic Carnival or West Zone Carnival this year due to COVID-19.
House Colour Dress
Students required to wear their house colours on the day. Please be mindful when choosing your clothing for the day. It is important that what you wear does not restrict your movement and is appropriate for competing in.
Canteen
There WILL NOT be a canteen this year.
Helpers/Volunteers
Unfortunately, we are unable to use parents and family members as helpers in 2020.
OLOL Athletics Carnival Medallions – Sponsorship
In previous years various families and businesses have donated the Age-champion medallions to be given to the children. All donations given will be acknowledged in the school newsletter and carnival program. If you would like to contribute to the purchase cost of the medallions or know someone that might like to, please email me ASAP on the details below.
Athletics Carnival - Schedule of Events – Day 1
O’Quinn Street
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BOYS |
GIRLS |
8:30 – 9:30 |
800m – 8-12 Years (2012-2008) |
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9:30 – 10:30 |
BLOCK 1 |
200m Heats 8-12 Years 2012-2008
200m Finals 9-12 Years 2011-2008 (8-year old’s HEATS only) |
High Jump 8/9 Years & 10 Years 2012, 2011 & 2010
Long Jump 11 Years & 12 Years 2009 & 2008 |
10:30 – 11:30 |
BLOCK 2 |
High Jump 8/9 Years & 10 Years 2012, 2011 & 2010
Long Jump 11 Years & 12 Years 2009 & 2008 |
200m Heats 8-12 Years 2012-2008
200m Finals 9-12 Years 2011-2008 (8-year old’s HEATS only) |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Break – If time allows |
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12:00-1:00 |
BLOCK 3 |
80/100m Heats 8-12 Years 2011-2008
80/100m Finals 9-12 Years 2011-2008 (8-year old’s HEATS only) |
Long Jump 8/9 Years & 10 Years 2012, 2011 & 2010
High Jump 11 Years & 12 Years 2009 & 2008 |
1:00-2:00 |
BLOCK 4 |
Long Jump 8/9 Years & 10 Years 2012, 2011 & 2010
High Jump 11 Years & 12 Years 2009 & 2008 |
80/100m Heats 8-12 Years 2011-2008
80/100m Finals 9-12 Years 2011-2008 (8-year old’s HEATS only) |
2:00 – 3:00 |
CLEAN-UP |
Athletics Carnival - Schedule of Events – Day 2
O’Quinn Street Oval
|
DISCUS 1 |
DISCUS 2 |
DISCUS 3 |
SHOT PUT 1 |
SHOT PUT 2 |
SHOT PUT 3 |
REST |
REST |
9:00 - 9:45 |
10 Boys |
10 Girls |
9 Boys |
11 Boys |
11 Girls |
9 Girls |
12 Boys |
12 Girls |
9:45 – 10:30 |
12 Boys |
12 Girls |
9 Girls |
10 Boys |
10 Girls |
9 Boys |
11 Boys |
11 Girls |
10:30-11:15 |
11 Boys |
11 Girls |
|
12 Boys |
12 Girls |
|
9 Boys 10 Boys |
9 Girls 10 Girls |
Prep – Grade 2 Athletics Carnival – Day 3
This year’s Prep, Grade 1 and 2 athletics carnival will look a little different than in previous years. We have decided to host the carnival at school on the oval across the road. The students will participate in a sprint and a relay race.
When: |
Friday 28th August 2020 |
Time: |
9:00 – 11:00am |
Where: |
OLOL Oval |
Who: |
Prep – Grade 2 Students |
Events: |
Sprints & Relay Races |
Any parents and family members that would like to spectate are asked to remain within the designated area.