Our Lady of Mercy

Dear Parents and Carers

Today’s Edu-Dance concert was a wonderful celebration of the Arts, with each student showcasing their unique gifts and talents in the dance routine. It is such a delight to watch the joy on our students faces as they performed their routines.

Thank you to the many families who attended our Open Afternoon to see their children’s work on display in classrooms and to celebrate the wonderful growth they made over the course of this academic year. Our standardised testing results in Years 2 to 6 have shown that most students have made excellent progress and opening our classrooms is a great way to showcase student learning and growth. If you were unable to attend the Open Afternoon today, classrooms will be open tomorrow morning from 8:00am to 8.30am for families to visit.

We are happy to announce that Antonio Muto has been appointed to cover Alison Ryan’s position as Assistant Principal while she takes maternity leave. We warmly welcome Antonio to our beautiful school community at OLOM. I know you will all make him feel most welcome at our school.

Next week, I am away attending a Principal’s conference. In my absence, Alison Ryan will be Acting Principal. I would like to take this opportunity as it will be my last newsletter for the term, to thank you for your support and partnership in what has been a busy but productive term for us all. I wish you and your families a restful holiday break.

Please keep our Year 4 students who are celebrating the Sacrament of Eucharist for the very first time this weekend, in your prayers. First Holy Communion is a significant celebration as these students draw closer to Christ through experiencing the true presence of Jesus is the Holy Eucharist.

God bless you all.

Ondine Komnick

Principal

THIS WEEK

Thursday 12 September

• Open classrooms - come and visit in the morning 8 am - 8.30 am

Thursday 12 - Friday 13 September

• Year 5 Camp

Saturday 14 or Sunday 15 September

• Year 4 Sacrament of Eucharist

NEXT WEEK

Wednesday 18 September

• Athletics Carnival, plus P&F sausage sizzle (pre-orders only) - parent volunteers needed!

Thursday 19 September

• Mercy Day: Paraliturgy stalls (bring coins) and talent show. Free dress.

Friday 20 September

• Last day of Term 3

OTHER DATES

Monday 7 October

• First day of Term 4

We're excited about the Athletics Carnival! We would love to see parents at Hudson Park to cheer the children on. Students to bring food, water bottles, hat and wear sunscreen. The P&F will be running a sausage sizzle - please order before the day with your child's teacher.

Our wonderful P&F are running a fundraising sausage sizzle at the Athletics Carnival. Only pre-orders can be accepted - your child can pay $3 to their teachers before the carnival.

Our amazing P&F are holding a fundraiser and require parent volunteers to help with the Athletics Carnival sausage sizzle. Please let the front office know of you can help admin@olom.wa.edu.au

This is a special day and one that the children really look forward to. Students may wear free dress and bring some coins to spend on the Mercy Day Stalls - funds go to Catholic Missions.

Get your Colour on, Our Lady of Mercy is hosting a Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun!

Our Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun will be on Friday 11th October from 1:45pm to 2:50pm. Don't forget to wear a WHITE t-shirt over your uniform on the day. The class that raises the most money will be treated to a pizza lunch.

Not only are we hosting an awesome Colour Explosion Run 4 Fun, Students can order up to a total of 5 prizes based on their donations received. They can even mix and match! Don’t want the prizes, donate your donations to one of the five causes – Carbon Neutral (tree planting), Great Barrier Reef Foundation (coral planting or turtle protection), The Smith Family (reading support) or OzHarvest (providing meals).

Students have received a sponsorship book with instructions on setting up their cybersafe, online fundraising profile at www.australianfundraising.com.au. This is an entirely online fundraiser; all cash donations must be converted to online donations to redeem your prizes.

Extra Incentives to Fundraise!

• Online Golden Coins – complete fun online tasks to redeem an extra $75 towards your prize credit.
• Monty the Monstar’s Bonus Prizes – achieve milestones to unlock Monty’s bonus prizes.
• $10,000 Budget Booster Bonanza Spending Spree for one organisation’s highest fundraising student
• Our school will win an extra $5,000 if we have the highest average fundraised amount per student in 2024.
• A Play Station 5 Gaming Bundle – see your child’s sponsorship booklet for more!

For more information, please contact Kristen at olompfcommitee@gmail.com.

Happy fundraising!

Please mention to your friends that we are now enrolling for Kindy 2025 and other years. You can win a free new school shirt if anyone you know (that is new to the school) applies for enrolment.

Entertainment is the easy-to-use App packed with incredible savings of up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers, so you can save on takeaway, dining, shopping, groceries, gift cards, activities and more! And what’s even better, 20% of every membership purchased goes to support Our Lady of Mercy Primary School!

Kids Academy runs before and after school care here at OLOM. Pop into see them if you are interested in using this service to help look after your child before or after school.

Term 1: Wednesday 31 January - Thursday 28 March 2024

Term 2: Tuesday 16 April - Friday 28 June 2024

Term 3: Monday 15 July - Friday 20 September 2024

Term 4: Monday 7 October - Friday 6 December 2024

Term 1: Monday 4 March (Labour Day Holiday), Friday 29 March (Good Friday Holiday)

Term 2: Monday 15 April (Pupil Free Day), Thursday 25 April (ANZAC Day Holiday), Friday 26 April (Pupil Free Day), Friday 31 May (Pupil Free Day), Monday 3 June (WA Day Holiday)

Term 3: Monday 19 August (Pupil Free Day) Monday 9th September (Pupil Free Day)

Term 4: Friday 8 November (Pupil Free Day)

Please note, pupil free days are subject to change. Parents will be advised well in advance.