Habemus Papam 

Introducing Pope Leo XIV - Last month, the world saw a significant moment in the Catholic Church with the election of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost. He’s the first American-born pope, and is also the first from the Order of Saint Augustine. He is a Pope who leads through connection with all.  

Pope Leo XIV is known for his down-to-earth nature, dedication to social justice, and focus on inclusivity. He will continue the legacy of Pope Francis, promoting unity and compassion within the global Church. He has pledged that his papcy will be about empathy and community highlighting the importance of connection and relationships. His choice of the name "Leo" is a tribute to earlier popes who stood up for workers' rights and social issues. 

First Communion

Next Saturday night, we are excited to gather in support of Rayner, Laura, and Harry as they celebrate their First Holy Communion. We warmly invite everyone to join us in prayer and attendance as these young individuals take this significant step in their faith journey. Please keep them in your prayers as they embrace this important milestone. 

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OLOR Mass Times - St. Mary's Church, Berri

Sunday June 15th – 9:00 am  First Eucharist – Rite of Election Weekend 

Saturday June 21st – 6:30 pm  First Eucharist – Celebration of the Sacrament 

Sunday June 29th – 9:00  am 

Sunday July 6th - 9:00am First Eucharist – Commissioning Mass 

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Rosemary Perre

APRIM

This term has been flying by very quickly with lots of things to celebrate. Students have been busy learning and completing their work and teachers are wrapping up the units of work as we head into report time. Our Wakakirri and Choir students have been working on their acts for these exciting events coming up early in Term 3, and many students have been taking part in SAPSASA events. We are proud of all of the different experiences we offer to students at OLOR and know that by providing a well-rounded experience we are helping all students be more engaged, enjoy their opportunities and catering to their individual differences. 

Last week we welcomed Todd Murfitt from Cybersafe Families, who ran workshops with our Year 3 to Year 6 students, as well as a parent workshop for our families. Students heard about how to keep themselves safe online, the dangers of sharing too much on the internet, and the challenges that our students face growing up in the online world of today. Our parent workshop heard about the importance of keeping an open, honest and trusting level of communication with their children, which can help support our kids if they run into trouble. Sadly, the online world is not always a safe one for our kids to be part of. Increasingly, we are seeing students coming to school tired, stressed and with a decreasing ability to concentrate, much of which stems from their online life and habits. As Todd suggested, we encourage all parents to talk about this with their children, set boundaries around use and appropriate app and website access, and model to their children about how to enjoy the real world as much as they enjoy the online one. The Cybersafe Families website https://cybersafefamilies.com.au/ is a great source of information, as is their Facebook page.

Teachers have been busy preparing end of semester reports for all students, which will go out at the end of Week 9. While these reports use an A-E reporting structure, it is important to remember that all students have a different starting point and finishing point, and what is most important is the individual progress that each child has made. We also need to remember that these grades are different to when we attended school, and a ‘C’ grade means that the student is achieving what is expected at their year level. This is a cause for celebration.   

I also remind parents to look at their child’s Attitude & Effort for each subject, and the comment, as these give a better indication of how each child is going and what more they can do to reach their individual potential. I know reports time can be stressful for some students and families, but it is just a snapshot of what a child has achieved and who they are. We should celebrate every aspect of their lives and be proud of who they are becoming as they grow up in many different ways.  

I thank the teachers for their effort with reports this year, as they take considerable effort and extra time for the teachers to complete on top of their normal workload. I thank them for their professionalism and their efforts in presenting a comprehensive snapshot of what each student has achieved.  

Do you know anyone who is due to start school next year that might be interested in coming to OLOR? If so, get them to get in contact with us as we would love them come to Bright Start from next term to get to know the school. Bright Start is a great way for students to get used to the school environment and learn some of the routines and structures that are a bit different to what they may have encountered at kindy or childcare. It is also a great way for the school to get to know the students before they start in Foundation, so we can manage the supports they might need and put things in place to make sure that their school experience is a positive one. We love welcoming new students to the OLOR family! 

With three weeks left of the term, we look forward to finishing strong and all the events still to come. These include visiting performances, more SAPSASA events, a SAPOL road safety visit, class Masses, and our Junior Primary excursion. There is never a dull moment at OLOR! 

Mr Michael Slagter

Principal

We have had such a busy term 2 in Foundation! We have loved welcoming Miss Katie, our pre-service teacher, into our class. She has been teaching in our class since week 3 and we love how fun and exciting her lessons are! 

In Math lessons with Miss Katie, we have been learning about shapes and their attributes. Please click on the link below to enjoy the video about what we know! 

https://youtube.com/shorts/jbFC2xW8w1A?feature=share

In InitiaLit, we have been learning many new letter names and sounds. We are all beginning to read short decodable texts using our knowledge of sounds. Our favourite part of learning new sounds is meeting the new characters.  

Maggie Mouse says ‘m’. 

Sammy Seal says ‘s’. 

Tommy Tiger says ‘t’. 

We are so excited for our excursion in week 8 to the Berri Gymnastics Club. 

- Miss Martin and the Foundation class

Assembly Awards

Congratulations to Darcy T, Max, Mackennah, Gurbaz, Angus C, Shagun, Oliver, Ollie, Mitchell, Catie, Kahra and Elsie who all received Certificate of Achievement Awards at our last assembly in recognition of their efforts during the past few weeks.

 PBIS Awards

We were also proud to announce our PBIS award winners for earning the highest number of points in each category. Congratulations to -

 Elise - RESPECT

Irmaan - KINDNESS

 Mia - RESILIENCE 

 Hope - BEING YOUR BEST 

SAPSASA Cross-Country

SAPSASA Cross-country was held on Friday of Week 4 at Martin’s Bend. All participants from OLOR put in a great effort and represented the school well. Well done to Jack Moroney for being selected and competing in the State Carnival. 

SAPSASA Soccer

We also had a group of year 5/6 students go to Barmera on Friday of Week 7 for the Riverland SAPSASA Soccer Carnival. All competitors demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and determination. We would like to thank the girls from Barmera Primary School for helping us enter a team. Both of our teams had mixed results throughout the day with the boys winning their final game 2 – 0.  

Well done to Armaan Aulakh and Ada Dalamagas for both receiving a Good Sport Award. This award was voted for by the referees on the day and highlights the great sportsmanship shown by both players.

Choir Cluster Rehearsal

On Monday 2nd of June, our choir students attended a cluster rehearsal at the Berri Town Hall. We sang through and worked on all of our pieces in preparation for our performance. Catie did a great job singing in her small group on stage in front of all of the other schools. We look forward to our final cluster rehearsal next term before our performance in August. 

Wakakirri Bake Sale

On Wednesday 4^th of June, our Wakakirri students brought in a variety of tasty treats to be sold to raise money for our Wakakirri trip. Thank you so much to all of the families that donated food to be sold and to everyone who sent some money in to purchase some of the baked goods. In total, we raised over $280 to go towards our Wakakirri expenses.