Student Safety:
As a rural school with many of our children travelling on school buses, we need to know that our students are where they should be. If your child is absent from school it is important that you notify us. It is just as important that you respond to the SMS message if you have forgotten to let us know. Please assist us to know that your child is safe and where they should be.
Using the Compass App an Attendance Note can be placed by a parent just by clicking on the child's photo, click on the attendance note icon, and enter a start and finish date for the child's absence.
If you require a new login for Compass, feel free to contact the office on 63622323 or olom@catholic.tas.edu.au and they will organise one for you.
Fear The Roo!!:
4 of our students were in the winning NTJFA U/12 Division 2 Grand Final Team. Congratulations to Lenny, James, Ned and Darcy. What a great achievement!
Best of Luck:
Congratulations to Miss Montanna Eastley, who will be playing with the Meander Valley Suns Football Team in the NTFA Grand Final this Saturday. Best of luck!!
Fiesta on Goderich:
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunrise Bakery Fundraiser:
Drama Festival Tonight:
Don't forget the Grade 3-6 students are performing tonight at The Little Theatre in Deloraine. There will be door ticket sales as well as online available. Student's need to be at the Theatre by 6:00pm if they require make-up, otherwise please arrive by 6:15pm. Students should be finished performing by 7:30pm.
https://www.trybooking.com/
Upcoming Dates:
Week 7:
Friday 6th September: Friday Sport at Mole Creek
Week 8:
Wednesday 11th September: Children’s University Catch Up, 1pm
Friday 13th September: Country Gold Trial Match
Friday 13th September: Wild Woods Grade 1/2, 11:30-12:30pm
Week 9:
Monday 16th September: School Assembly 2:10pm
Thursday 19th September: Country Gold Carnival
Week 10:
Tuesday 24th September: Our Lady of Mercy Feast Day.
Wednesday 25th September: Mercy Day Mass, Whole School, 10:15am.
All welcome.
Friday 27th September: Show Your Colours Day/Casual Clothes Day. Gold coin donation.
Friday 27th September: Term 3 Concludes.
Term 4:
Monday 14th October: Student Free Day.
Tuesday 15th October: Students resume school.
Meander Valley Netball Association:
Registrations are now open
https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/9088be
Please use this PlayHQ link to register for the JUNIOR Fast 5 Spring roster held on Wednesday afternoons.
If you don’t already have a PlayHQ account just follow the prompts to create one, its easy!
If the Netball Tas membership fee requires you to choose an option **please select the 3 month - $26.65 option from drop down menu
Ticket2Play government vouchers - if you have a voucher you can enter the code at the payment and summary step of the registration process.This competition is held on Wednesday afternoons, games times are proposed to be:4.00 - 4.45 pm for Grades 3/4.4.50 - 5.35 pm for Grades 5/6.5.40- 6.25 pm for High SchoolIf you have any queries please contact us at meandervalleynetballass@gmail.com
Rainbows Program:
Speech Pathology
A friendly reminder to that we have Speech Pathology Primary Placement students from the University of Tasmania on site for 3 weeks in September. A permission form was sent home last week, could these please be returned to school. A copy is attached below if you have misplaced yours.
ADHD Mythbusters:
Upcoming Dates:
Monday 2nd September: Assembly 2:10pm
Tuesday 3rd September: Drama rehearsals.
Wednesday 4th September: Grade 3/4 Class Mass 10:10am
Thursday 5th September: Drama Festival Performance 6:30 pm.
Friday 6th September: Wild Woods Walk, Kinder-Prep (weather permitting)
Friday 6th September: Friday Sport at Mole Creek 12:15pm
Wednesday 11th September: Grade 1/2 Mass 10:10am
Friday 13th September: Wild Woods Walk, Grade 1/2.
Friday 13th September: Country Gold Trial match.
Drama Festival
Our Grade 3-6 students have been working hard rehearsing for their performance on Thursday 5th September at the Deloraine Youth Drama Festival. Tickets need to be booked online through the link listed below, scan the QR code and it will take you to the booking site.
Dress rehearsal will be on Tuesday 3rd September from 9:00am, Kinder-Grade 2 will go and watch the performance at 12:00pm.
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Premier's Reading challenge:
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Wow! What a huge 10 weeks of reading at Our Lady of Mercy this year. It has been amazing to witness and hear about all the fantastic in-class and at-home reading. A huge congratulations to all students completing the 10-week challenge either at school or at home. Thank you to all the families for encouraging and supporting their child throughout our Reading Challenge and promoting a love of reading for life.
A special mention to our Kindergarten class, in their first year of participating, who have read a whopping 68 books in 10 weeks! We have some super readers on our hands. Amazing work Kinders!
As part of our Premier’s Reading Challenge this year, each class will be selecting a ‘Reading Champion’. This is a student who has demonstrated great reading habits, showed great engagement in reading/the challenge, achieved or smashed their personal reading goal, or just someone who shared their reading experiences with others. These will be announced next week.
Congratulations Our Lady of Mercy!
Alisha Mitchell
Literacy Practice Leader
From the Principal:
Dear Parents and Carers,
On Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day.
All dads, stepdads, uncles, and grandfathers have vital roles to play in the lives of their children. The fathers (and all men) involved in our children's lives are 24/7 role models. Every word, every action, every smile, every frown, everything a dad does is an example for children. From a very young age, children ‘pick up’ on what their dads do. They like to copy them, they like to do what their Dad does, they want to be like their Dad. Something that’s important to a Dad is often important to their child. Dads have an incredible influence on their children.
We wish all dads a wonderful Father’s Day on Sunday. We trust that you have a moment on Sunday when the love of your children will be so beautifully clear for you to see. It might be the smile on their face, the look in their eye, the hug they give ………. it may even be that they actually laugh and genuinely enjoy your jokes.
Kind regards,
Mary Bennett
Premier's Reading Challenge.
Just a reminder could students please return their Reading Challenge Log Books next week.
ADHD Mythbusters:
If you have any questions regarding this article, please feel free to contact our Student Support Coordinator
Mrs Clare Weare.
Positive Psychology Parent Evening:
Book Week Gallery:
Thank you to all the Parents, Grandparents and friends that came to have a look at our Annual Book Week Parade.
It was wonderful to see so many costumes using items that students already had and a little imagination.
Father's Day Stall
There will be a Father's Day Stall held next Friday 30th August. Students will be able to purchase a gift for that special person in their life.
