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Year 5/6 Prayer Service
On Wednesday, the Year 5/6 students and Miss Stewart celebrated their class prayer service themed on Rest and Recuperation (R &R), quite timely as we are about to embark on that time after a very busy term of learning. R &R are wonderful gifts from God. They invite us to tune into our hearts and listen to God’s call. God accompanies us personally and helps us to relax into this time of grace. R & R are essential components of a healthy lifestyle because they allow our bodies, minds and souls time to repair, rebuild, and strengthen. It is important to prioritise ourselves and enjoy time with those around us that make us happy or spend time doing activities that bring us joy and help us discover a sense of peace. We ‘switch off” and take a break from the usual things we do, providing us with opportunities to learn from and reflect on our experiences. Rest and recuperation is a time to replenish our energy, discover a renewed sense of gratitude and be refreshed and ready to commit to and continue our learning in exciting ways.
Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to you.
Bless us in our time of rest, help us to stop and connect, to You, to our friends and families, and to our inner needs.
Touch our soul with Your compassion for others;
touch our hearts with Your courage and infinite Love for all;
touch my minds with Your Wisdom.
Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring us health in body and spirit so that we are refreshed and ready for the next chapter in our lives.
Amen.
I wish you a peaceful break with your loved ones. May it be a time to renew your strength and enthusiasm, and may you discover opportunities to reflect on the blessings and richness that you have been gifted.
APRIM
Rosemary Perre

What a great Term 3 we have had at OLOR this year! The school has been a hive of activity and there have been so many opportunities and celebrations for students throughout the term. From camps and excursions, to our Sports Day and SAPSASA events, as well as Wakakirri, the Riverland Music Festival choir and Andrew Chinn concert, the school has been a constant place of opportunities for students to broaden their experiences and take on a challenge. I want to thank all of the staff who have made all of these events possible and gone above and beyond with their care, planning and support of all students.
Our Sports Day yesterday was a great event to finish off the term. The students all enjoyed the competitive nature and I want to congratulate them on the way they show good sportsmanship, encouraged each other and gave it their all. Being our first Sports Day at St Francis of Assisi College, we were very pleased with how the day ran, and thank those families who were able to join us there. Well done to the Sport Shield winning team St Patrick's and the Spirit Cup Shield winning team St Mary's but also to the other teams who put in great efforts and tried their best. A big thankyou to Mr Canavan for his organisation, as well as all of the teachers and ESOs for their efforts in preparing the students and running the events on the day. Also, a big thank you to St Francis of Assisi College for hosting the day. Days like Sports Days are great learning experiences for all students and a fun way to celebrate athletic achievement.
This morning we held a Kindness Day. Mrs Schilling organised the Year 5/6 students to lead different activities and students got to take part in things like making Kindness Rocks, Chatterboxes, a combined Art activity and Yoga. This was a culmination of the last few weeks where we have had a Kindness Challenge, where students were asked to do something different each day that was kind (they did things like compliment others, offer to clean up for someone else, help someone out, use manners etc). At OLOR we are all about teaching students that kindness and positive relationships are the best way of not only caring for others, but also ourselves. If we treat others how we would like to be treated, we are much more likely to develop positive relationships and be able to cope better when issues arise. I thank Mrs Schilling for this great initiative.
Next term we have many events planned, from the Year 6 camp, to Foundation excursion, swimming lessons, a Movie night, Graduation and our end of year performance The Lorax. It promises to be another fun-filled term and no doubt will go very quickly.
On the last day of the holidays, Sunday 15th October, we would love families to come and support us at our Working Bee. This will involve simple jobs like trimming bushes and trees, moving new soft-fall for the playgrounds, sweeping paths and helping with a general tidy up. We hope to see lots of helpers to help make the day a quick one as many hands make light work. If we all help to keep the school in the best condition, it means that we can all help all of our students be proud of the school they come to every day.
I hope all families get time to spend extra time with their children and have a safe and fun-filled holiday. We start Term 4 on Monday 16th October, and look forward to seeing you all again then.
Take care.
Mr Michael Slagter
Principal
It was evident that our students were here to compete and support and encourage others to do their best! We witnessed many personal bests and moments of joy for the students. We had fabulous weather and enjoyed the sunshine and great day of competition! It was very impressive to see the House Team Captains and Vice-Captains encourage and lead their Houses in singing their chants and their team to do their best.
Here are the results of our Sports Day shields.
Team Spirit – 1st St Mary’s Blue
Sports Day Shield - 1st St Patrick Green
Mr Canavan
Sports Teacher
It has been a SUPER busy term in year 1! We have participated in so many events such as Book Week, Science Week, Book Fair, The Adelaide Strikers visit, hosting our class Liturgy and a spectacular visit from Andrew Chinn. In amongst these fantastic events, we have also been working hard in the classroom!
Science Week Activities










Religion
In Religion we focussed on the choices we can make and how we have special people in our lives that can help us to make positive choices. This fit in well with the Kindness challenge we have been participating in with Mrs. Schilling. We are loving showing acts of kindness each day in our class and in the school yard! Our Liturgy was a special morning spent with families and friends, taking a moment to reflect and focus on kindness and how we can live like Jesus.
English
In English, we focussed on two book week books, Lionel and Me, and SNAP! We loved presenting these at our Book Week assembly. We also LOVED dressing up as our favourite book characters.
We look forward to term 4 and all the exciting events to come!
Enjoy your holidays!
From Miss Martin and the Year 1 class
Congratulations to all students who auditioned and were successful in being chosen for a speaking part in The Lorax. I look forward to working with all students next term to work on their class items.
Ted |
Eliza |
Young Once-ler |
Ishmeet |
The Lorax |
Grace H |
Once-ler |
Charlize |
Narrator 1 |
Anna |
Narrator 2 |
Lucia |
Narrator 3 |
Laura |
Narrator 4 |
Siri |
Audrey |
Mia |
O’Hare |
Armaan |
Mum |
Lilly G |
Gran |
Ally |
The Last Truffula Tree |
Harley |
Chap |
Ada |
Mother |
Harleen |
Citizen 1 |
Lily M |
Citizen 2 |
Ocea |
Miss De-Gregorio
Arts Coordinator