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On Friday the 9th of December the boys and girls had a wonderful treat, courtesy of the parent group- a Movie Day and Meal Deal. The students enjoyed seeing "Ferdinand" on the big screen in the Hall and a yummy sausage sizzle for lunch. Thank you to our wonderful OLOL Parent Group for this lovely experience for the students! 😄

This morning was a lovely celebration of the Eucharist at the Mission Mass for Catholic Mission Week. Thank you to the Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 teachers for organising the beautiful mass.

On Wednesday night we had a large group of the 2023 Kindergarten Parents come to OLOL for an information night about their child starting school next year. It was so wonderful having this event in person again. Thank you for all who attended and we are looking forward to seeing your children at their orientation days over the next 2 Wednesdays!

Thank you to the amazing Parent Group for the incredible feast you provided for the Staff for our World Teacher’s Day morning tea. Everyone cannot stop commenting what an incredible gesture it was and the amount of delicious food was phenomenal and special gift was so wonderful too! Thank you Parents. 🙏🏻 It is an honour for us to teach and guide your children each day at OLOL 🥰

On Thursday the 11th of August the students of Our Lady of Lourdes were able to put their faith in action in this week of service for the Feast of St Mary MacKillop, by taking part in our annual concert for our Over 50s Parishoners. Thank you to the classes who shared a song and actions and the choir for their beautiful performance, as well as our Year 5 and 6 students who came to teach and play some maths card games with the Parishoners. It was a lovely morning and so special to be able to do this again after 3 years!

For Refugee Week on Thursday 23rd June we welcomed a special guest from Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia, with lived experience, to share their journey with our students from Years 3 to 6. This was a great insight for our students to understand how millions of ordinary people live through extraordinary times.

This term the Faith In Action Team created an initiative called ‘Rainbow Day’. Students dressed as different colours of the rainbow, each colour corresponded with a faithful action they had to complete. Students did a great job at living their faith and acting like Jesus. This day also raised funds for the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. This is important to support people living in homelessness, particularly now that the weather is getting chilly. Thanks to your donations, Our Lady of Lourdes was able to raise a massive $670.00! Thank you parents, carers, teachers and students for getting involved and making a real difference!

On Friday 6th May, the staff and students at OLOL will be celebrating Mother’s Day and all mother’s, grandmothers, aunts and special women are invited to attend. 9:15 am - Mass in the Church 10:30 am - Open classrooms 11:00 am - Morning tea provided for adults by the parent group. Kindy and Year 1 students and teachers will be leading the Mass. We look forward to celebrating with you all.

Thank you to the wonderful OLOL Parent Group for organising the Mother's Day Stall and raffle on Wednesday 4th May. The children were very excited to buy gifts to give to their lovely Mum's and loved ones this Sunday!

Last Thursday Our Lady of Lourdes hosted a barbeque to welcome the newest additions to our OLOL Community - our Kindergarten and Year One students and their families. It was wonderful to see so many happy faces. Parents had a chance to meet one another and our Kindergarten and Year 1 students played with new found friends, teachers, and Year 6 student leaders. The outdoor games, dress ups and colouring corner proved popular with all students and a delicious sausage sizzle was catered for by our Parent Group. A big thank you to our Parent Group for organising the barbeque and to our Student Leaders for helping to make the night such a fun and memorable one. Thank you to the parents of the student leaders who enabled their children to attend. Finally, a big thank you to Ms Byrnes, Mrs Ferguson, Mrs Messina, Mrs Demeterio, Miss Douglas, Miss Lee, Miss Mortimer, Mrs Willemse and Miss Schrader for their hard work in preparing the games and activities. It was a wonderful night!