Year 4R OLC

Good morning parents, Welcome to another wonderful week here in 4R...I hope that you enjoyed the beautiful warm weather. We took a bike ride around the bay over the weekend and once I blocked out the whinging from my boys...I came to the realisation that we are so lucky to live in such a gorgeous place with such beautiful sights at our doorstep. From Mrs Martin...Thank you to all our parent and grandparent helpers who helped us with the Uthando Doll Project. It was such a lovely afternoon shared by all, the children were so proud to show what they had completed. Thanks to those who could make it, it was nice to be able to reward you with your efforts.  Last Wednesday we enjoyed time spent with Mrs Campbell and her friends, along with our parent and grandparent helpers, sharing our gorgeous dolls and afternoon tea. Everyone was very impressed with the children’s love and effort displayed during the project. Mrs Campbell told us that our dolls with be part of a shipment of 3000

Good afternoon parents, Welcome to another amazing week here in 4R. I hope that you stayed cool in the heat of Saturday...I was lucky enough to enjoy a delicious high tea for an important charity and then spend time chilling by the pool. It was a little devastating when I soon realised it was time to start reports! We had a fantastic excursion to Eagle Heritage last Thursday and another huge thank you to Fiona, Michelle, Mike and John for coming along to keep us safe and make sure that no birds of prey carried anyone off! The students will be using this information that they gathered to begin planning for the bird of prey information report that we will be starting next week! Our day was then finished off superbly with an artist workshop conducted by Alan Meyburgh...after a slight change to plan he came up to school and we had a great time working in the hall on creating a sculpture of a bird using a variety of recycled materials. I was blown away by the

Good morning parents, Welcome back to what is shaping up to be a much nicer weekend weather wise! I hope the rain filled up your tanks and gave your car a good wash! REMINDERS - WEEK 4 Mr John Hogan Healing Mass  - You may have read in the newsletter that John Hogan has recently been diagnosed with cancer. We will be holding a whole school mass on Friday morning at Our Lady of the Southern Cross beginning at 9.30am. All parents are warmly invited to attend if you are able. Award cards and MJR awards will be given at Mass as well. Excursion to Eagle Heritage  - We will be putting on our research hats on Thursday and heading off to visit Eagle Heritage to observe the features of the birds of prey. We will then be heading off to visit Mr Alan Meyburgh at his studio to experiment with making our own birds of prey using recycled materials...it is looking to be a beautiful day and I am sure the kids will have a lot of fun! Please make sure your child's permission slip has been return