The Final One!!!!!

KAYA

It is with great sadness I say that this will be my final blog post for the year. I can not describe how incredibly proud of the students and leaders this group has become. What a great year of laughter and learning! They have worked hard and played hard.  The have been great leaders...what more could I have asked for!


A sincere thank you for all of your support, patience and kindness you have all shown me over the past year- especially when my little bump came along and I was sick. Thank you for your quick responses to my endless requests and willingness to help in anyway has been noted and appreciated throughout the year. 
GRADUATION
The mass will commence tomorrow we ask that you are seated and settled 10 minutes prior to this. The students are to wear their formal summer uniform to this event. They can pack their sport uniform with their leavers shirt in their bag with their clothes for the colour run.  

Please see a reminder of the timeline below for the day as per Amie's email earlier in the week:

  • 8.40am - Graduates, parents, and guests (including grandparents and siblings), arrive at the church via own transport. Students are to wear formal summer uniform please. Please be prompt.
  • 9.00am - Year 6 Graduation Mass commences at the church.
  • 10.00am - Year 6 Awards Ceremony at the church. Information pertaining to the awards is included below.
  • 11.00am - Please provide your child with a small crunch and sip snack in between transporting them from the church and school. Please return your children to their classes, before making your way with the other adult guests to the undercover area to begin morning tea. The Year 6 students will change into their Leavers shirts and shorts before joining you and other guests for morning tea. Please note that siblings have not been factored into catering for the Graduation morning tea and should stay with their classes to have their crunch and sip and/or morning tea as per normal.
  • 11.45am - Morning Tea concludes
  • 12.00pm - Whole school farewell assembly in the hall. This will involve:
    • Performance of the Graduation song.
    • Presentation of the Graduation certificates.
    • The Principal's address.
    • The Year 6 Cohort Address.
    • The "Passing of the Light" ceremony.
    • Farewell to the graduates. I believe the formalities will conclude around 1.00pm, when students will be released for lunch, and they will conclude the day with the P&F colour run. Students can bring another change of clothes for the run if they wish.
At the church each student has a pew or is sharing a pew with another student chairs (labelled with name tags): there is not a lot of room however there is then additional seating for additional family and friends at the back of the church or upstairs in the church.

Please note that throughout the ceremony at the church there will be a celebration of those families departing the OLC community in 2023, this is where the parents of the families who no longer have any children attending OLC after 2023 will be asked to stand in place. We just wanted to make you aware of this, so you aren't confused when this happens tomorrow.

I am looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow and sharing in such a momentous occasion with the 'Class of 2023'. It is going to be something special...have those tissues ready!


EXCURSION EXTRAVAGANZA
The excursion was wonderful and it was such a fabulous way to spend the second last day with the students. I am sure they are all exhausted as it was a busy day, they bounced their little hearts out. ðŸ˜‚ I would like to extend my thank you and appreciation to the students for their exceptional behavior.  A special thanks to the Year 6 parents who attended to assist in monitoring some of the groups. 




COLOUR RUN
Tomorrow the Colour Run will also take place at 2pm. As we have Graduation earlier that morning the students will need to bring in a change of clothes for the colour run, as they will be wearing their formal summer uniform in the morning. It may be a good idea to also have your child pack a towel and a reusable bag for any wet or coloured items at the end.

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat
Irish Blessing
Go n-éirí an bóthar leat.
Go raibh an chóir ghaoithe i gcónaí leat.
Go dtaitní an ghrian go bog bláth ar d'éadan,
Go dtite an bháisteach go bog mín ar do ghoirt.
Agus go gcasfar le chéile sinn arís,
Go gcoinní Dia i mbosa A láimhe thú.

May You Succeed on the Road
Irish Blessing
May you succeed on the road
May the favour of the wind always be with you
May the sun shine softly and nicely on your face
May the rain fall softly and finely on your fields
And until we meet together again
May God keep you in the palm of His hand.

Many thanks for the final one, thank you all for an exceptional year! 
Mrs Hurst 💚

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