Week 5 Term 2 and Camp Information

KAYA,

It has been a busy week, the students have been working very hard and are really embracing their leadership roles. We are starting our preparations for Camp in Term 3 and for the Human Development workshop in week 8. 

A massive thank you to Lauren Heitman who baked the marvelous cupcakes for the students when they received their Confirmation certificates. 🧁🕊💕

6H Merit Award

Well done to Elliott Birch for receiving the merit award for week 4 for 6H. Elliott received this award for his outstanding leadership skills and work ethic that he displays every day at school. We are very lucky to have a student like Elliott in 6H. He continues to not only show the OLC school values to all those around him including his peers, teachers and environment. We will be very sad to see him leave at the end of this term but know that he will succeed in everything he does. Well done Elliott.  

Year 6 Camp 

Thankfully, the Year 6 camp is back on (Yipee)! It will be held in week 2 Term 3, in Waroona! We will depart the school on Wednesday the 27th of July and will return on Friday the 29th of July. The cost for camp will be approx $350 per student including food, travel and activities. We will be in touch when we have the exact cost and will advise when we will be collecting this. During the week the students will also take a letter home that will request information on diet and health, please list any medications, dietary adjustments and important information to be noted. A massive thank you to all those parents who have offered help and support on camp however, we have all the parent support that we need. 

Benefits of Camp:
All children learn from the unique experience of community living; sharing, working and living as a team. Being inter-dependant with peers affords the child an opportunity to make new friends, to view each other out of the context of school, and to witness and appreciate the different talents of others. School camps expose children to different environments that they would not normally experience in daily living. Out of this they build personal competencies such as self-identity, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership and self-respect.

Camps also help develop self esteem as children learn to try different activities in a supportive and friendly environment. Trained, Outdoor Instructors help children feel secure, capable and included in a professional manner. This will help children grow by providing a supervised, positive environment that has safety as a primary commitment.

Students participate in activities they have never experienced before and are rewarded with a sense of accomplishment and self worth. Camp is therefore a wonderful experience especially for the timid or overly dependent child. Children learn new skills, and develop a sense of autonomy and trust in their decision.

Camp Homework:
As part of the preparations for camp, the students will have to complete 'camp homework' on seesaw each week. This will start in week 6 and involve camp tasks such as setting the table, clearing the table and washing the dishes, making their bed in the morning, being able to pack and repack their camp bag and sleeping bag. These tasks will be set on Seesaw and will need to be videoed and uploaded before the Friday of that week. These tasks will be a lot of fun but also help your child successfully prepare for time on camp. 

Aboriginal Garden Maintenance

Well done to the students for their participation in Laudato Si week and their hard work and effort in the Aboriginal Garden Maintenance. We got to see some real resilience, teamwork and hard work. Well done 6H and 6M. 

Human Development

On Thursday, week 8 the students will participate in Human Development talks that will be presented by The Centre for Life, Marriage and Family. They will cover an introductory program on growth and development with the Year 6 students via zoom.

A permission slip was sent home last week that must be completed and returned by the end of week 5 for your child to participate. Otherwise we will assume your child is not participating and will be sent to another classroom. 

This week in health we started discussing as a class hygiene products and ways to increase their hygiene as they get closer to puberty. One area we discussed in length was deodorant, the students may have come home and asked more about this. This week we will be discussing safe places to look for information on puberty including talking to family, talking to teachers, talking to health professionals, etc. If this is something you would also like to start discussing at home over the upcoming weeks, that would be supportive. 

Vinnie's Winter Appeal

Hi everyone, you have probably heard about the St Vincent de Paul Winter Appeal. This is a program that helps people that are less fortunate than us going into winter to stay warm. We are collecting any warm clothes and blankets that you are not using. There will be a box at the front office you can put your items by the end of tomorrow. Any questions please direct to Xavier Armstrong in 6H. 

Dance for Sick Children

On Monday morning from 8.50am-9.40am, Ellie Haines our wonderful dance teacher will be holding a full School K-6 Dance Class in the Hall for the Dance for Sick Kids Fundraiser. Students will need to bring a gold coin donation tomorrow. All money raised goes to the Ronald McDonald House Charity. If you would like to donate online please follow the below link: 

https://www.danceforsickkids.com/fundraiser/olc 

I hope you have a wonderful week, please do not hesitate to reach out to me should you have any questions. 

Thank you, 

Miss Hurst