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Important Notice: Operation Christmas Child

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  Kaya, We hope your week has started well and you are making the most of the glimpses of sunshine that we are getting.  This is not a regular post, however it was important to get out this information straight away... OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD It's that time of year that we participate in the 'Operation Christmas Child' shoe box initiative that has been a wonderful OLC tradition for many years and reflects our school value of Compassion so well. These shoe boxes are sent to underprivileged children throughout the world as a gift for Christmas. The children will be placed into in groups of four and between them, they will fill a shoebox with a variety of items. The items do not need to be expensive. Each child in the group will be asked to cover the cost of sending the shoebox to its final destination. We ask them to bring in $2.50 each. The children will be given time in the classroom to pack the shoebox and explore some of the places that their shoe boxes may be travellin

Hello from Jasper Edwards and Charlie McClenaughan - Week 5 Learning Term 3

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  Kaya, This blog has been expertly created by Jasper Edwards and Charlie McClenaughan, and I am sure you will agree that they have done a wonderful job.  Did you know that in the season of Djilba (the noongar season we are currently in) is a great time to grow potatoes and radishes and camp in sheltered bays and waterways? Quick Riddles:  Q: What has to be broken before you can use it? A: An egg! Q: What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? A: A piano! Q: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? A: An echo! August & September Birthdays:  Rhavi Howard - 26th of August Dior Blackburn - 18th of September Noah Brice - 21st of September Happy birthday to you, have an AMAZING birthday! ⭐⭐ Star Citizen Award ⭐⭐ Well done to Jeremy Collis for receiving our 6H Star Citizen for Respect for Term 3.  Jeremy is an outstanding Year 6 role model. He consistently displays due regard for everyone around him and continually showca

Hello from Holly Kerr and Holly Greening - Week 4 Learning Term 3

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Kaya, This blog has been expertly created by Holly Kerr and Holly Greening, and I am sure you will agree that they have done a wonderful job.  Kaya, this month we are in the season of Djilba which combines hot, cold and windy days which include lots of wild flowers and trees blossoming into flower! This Friday the whole school participated in our annual Mission Markets, which involved fundraising events to raise money for Socktober and for people in need. It was a really fun day for the school, and it was our schools 25th anniversary and that’s pretty old!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLC!!!! 🎂🎂🎂 August & September Birthdays:  Rhavi Howard - 26th of August Dior Blackburn - 18th of September Noah Brice - 21st of September Happy birthday to you, have an AMAZING birthday! Learning from week 3 of Term 3: Writing: In writing we have been learning what persuade means, and how you change their mind on a particular topic. Some ways you persuade someone is in and advertisement, articles or in a spee

Hello from Tieg, Orlando, Cielo and Georgia - Week 2 and 3 learning Term 3

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Kaya, This blog has been expertly created by Tieg, Orlando, Cielo and Georgia, and I am sure you will agree that they have done a wonderful job.  Week 2 Learning - Tieg and Orlando  Yo what’s up Orlando and Tieg in da house!!!  We are in the season Djilba know as the season of very cold and clear days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days. Did you know Djilba is the start of the yellow flowering plant such as the acacias?  What a week it has been, good job to the year 6 candidates and prayer buddies that took part in the confirmation and received the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. This week year six has been making artwork to stick up at the church and around the class. Orlando is showing you one of these artworks below, it is a Holy Spirit Dove with the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit included.  On Friday, all the year sixes will participate in retreat day .For those who don’t know what retreat day is it’s a day where we get together and do really fun activities and fill up on delicious