Term 3, Week 1

Dear Parents

• Welcome back to Term 3!
• We start our Literacy Collaboration this term. This will operate the same as the Math Collaboration with the children rotating around all rooms depending on their needs. 
• Children are to wear full school uniform on Wednesday please. (And Thursday if having a sibling photo.)
• School Photos are on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 July (sibling photos). At this stage it looks like our photos are after lunch on Wednesday.  
• Library day Friday.
• The school field is closed. If you enter school through the Wynn Street gate, you must use the path.
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• Upcoming Events
• Feast Day Mass Tuesday 15 August, 9.15a.m.
• Confirmed date and times for our School Production 'Quest' , Wednesday 20 September at 1pm and 6pm.

Have a great week,

Sheppard Team Teachers

Week 6 Update - Parents

Dear Parents

• Mrs Imogen McDonald is teaching in Room 8 on Friday this week.
• Mrs Julie Chitty is teaching in Room 9 on Friday this week. 
• Library day on Friday. 
• Mid-year reports for Years 4-8 will be coming home at the end of June and followed up with parent interviews on Monday 3rd July and Tuesday 4th July. Booking information to come.
• If anyone has any spare ice cream containers, newspaper or egg cartons, we would happily accept them.
• Pastoral Care Survey
• Every three years the Board of Trustees surveys the community on how well we are caring for our students. This year we have decided to survey our community electronically and we would be grateful if you could take 10 minutes out of your day to take part in this survey using the link provided. This is a really good opportunity for you as a community to share your voice and for us to gather feedback on what the school is doing well and also the pastoral areas that we may need to address. The survey is anonymous so the data will tell us which class (but not whom) the survey responses come from. This is so that we easily identify if there are differing pastoral experiences across the various school teams. Please assist us by clicking on the link below and completing the survey. If you have any difficulties completing the survey please let the office know.
• https://www.esurveycreator.com/s/51b4cf2


Have a great week


Sheppard Team Teachers

Week 5 update

Dear Parents

• What a beautiful First Holy Communion Mass.  It was such a special celebration of what makes us all so unique.
• Thank you for all your fantastic support for Pink Shirt Day.  It was great seeing the children get behind this very important issue.
• Joseph is teaching in Room 8 on Friday this week.
• Mrs Julie Chitty is teaching in Room 9 on Tuesday this week.
• Library day on Friday. 
• Last week of hockey lessons.
• Reminder that next week is Queen's Birthday so no school on Monday 5 June.

Enjoy your week.

Sheppard Team Teachers

Week 4 Update

Dear Parents

• We have been having some issues with respect in the classroom.  A number of children are forgetting to use their manners and listen when others are speaking.  I would appreciate you having a chat with your child about this and reminding them that this is not how we treat others at Our Lady of the Assumption School.
• Mrs Imogen McDonald will be teaching in Room 8 on Thursday and Friday this week.
• Mrs Julie Chitty is teaching in Room 9 on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
• Library day on Friday. 
• Pink Shirt Day on Friday.  Gold coin donation please. Please see notice below.
• First Holy Communion on Sunday 28 May at St Peter's and Paul Church Halswell.

Dear Parents On Friday 26 May the Special Character and Student Council Teams will be holding a Pink Shirt Anti Bullying Day.  All your child requires is a pink shirt and black track pants.  Please do not rush out and buy something especially for this day.  You could borrow one if you don’t have one or just wear the white school polo shirt.  (We may have a sticker to hand out to these students.) There will be a gold coin donation please.  The money goes to the Mental Health Foundation. Thank you for your supportThe Special Character and Student Council Teams

Kind regards,
Sheppard Team Teachers 

Week 3 Update (Parents)

Dear Parents

• If you have a Cybersafety Form, please return to the office asap.
• Values Assembly 11am Monday.  All welcome.
• Many thanks to those who offered to help out with our class trip on Wednesday. We will be in touch with you.
• Full school uniform on Wednesday.  Please bring sports shoes to school.
• Full school uniform on Friday. Sheppard Team will be having a prayer service in the church as there is no priest available.
• Library day on Friday. 
• Room 9 is running assembly on Friday.
• If you are collecting your child early or dropping them off late, please sign them in or out at the school office.

Kind regards,

Sheppard Team Teachers

Meet the Teacher Notes

Here are the notes that we have covered during Meet the Teacher night on February 18th.

2016 Theme

2016 is The Year of Mercy