Our Lady of Good Counsel School

For our challenges, our successes, and the mistakes from which we have learnt.

Be with us as we spend our time with family and friends.

Give us strength and courage to do what is right: to be witnesses of our faith.

Amen

Dear Families,

Staffing

Ms Venus Caruso (EMU Teacher) is taking some much deserved long service leave from the end of this term. Mrs Elisa Rigoli will be taking on the Numeracy Support role, in addition to teaching Art, in Ms Caruso's absence.

Interschool Carnival

A very big congratulations to our fabulous Interschool Athletes. The manner in which our students competed and represented OLGC was phenomenal. As a small school, many of our students stepped into additional events and competed above their age category, in addition to their own events. This is such a wonderful display of school spirit and sportsmanship, and makes me very proud of our students. Mrs Hesse, Mrs Pen, Mrs Cochrane and Miss Murphy all attended the Interschool Carnival and reported consistently positive behaviour across the day, from all OLGC athletes. A big thank you to these staff for their hard work on the day, and for Mrs Hesse for her continuing dedication and efforts to our students.

Record Breaker

Special congratulations are extended to Ilaria (Y4) who broke the Interschool record for the Year 4 Girls 100m sprint (Div A) with a time of 14.91. The previous record was also held by an OLGC student from 13 years ago. What an amazing achievement!!

Interschool Carnival Results

Thank you to the OLGC parents for all their support in the lead up to the interschool event, and for their cheering of our OLGC team on the day. It is wonderful to see our school spirit in action!

Thank you to our amazing P&F for all their efforts in planning and coordinating the student Disco last week. These events would not be possible without the dedication of these volunteers.

Thank you to Mrs Bennett for organising such a joy-filled, fun incursion with Andrew Chinn. The students had a wonderful time and learnt a broad repertoire of new songs.

Wishing all families and students a very restful holiday break. We look forward to seeing you all again in Term 4, when students commence on Tuesday 8 October.

Many thanks,

Lisa McClue

World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) Sunday 29th September and Multicultural Shared Lunch. The Parish are celebrating WDMR on Sunday September 29th. Parishioners are encouraged to come to 9.30am Mass at St Dominic’s in cultural dress. Please check the sheet at the back of church and let the Parish know if your country of origin is not yet listed so they can ensure they have a flag displayed representing your cultural heritage!

You are invited to join with parishioners for a shared Multicultural lunch. This will be on the 29th after the 9.30am Mass in St Dominic’s Parish Hall. Please bring along a dish or drink to share from your country of origin or heritage. Cultural dress encouraged.

Enhancing the wellbeing of the students within our care is extremely important to us at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Recently, our Years 3 to 6 students participated in a survey titled Assessing Wellbeing in Catholic Education. The survey consisted of scientifically informed questions that assess global wellbeing and school related and component factors underpinning wellbeing which are related and relevant to a school context.

Students were surveyed on global wellbeing, happiness, resilience, health, hope, and spirituality. When asked, "What one thing, more than anything else, makes your school a great place?" the overwhelming response highlighted the strong friendships and meaningful connections with teachers.

The collective results from these surveys will be used to strategically plan wellbeing initiatives across the whole school community to support our students to thrive.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible community for the support shown to the visiting Year 6 Wyndham students. They had a fantastic time on their camp, especially enjoying the chance to bond with our Year 6 students at bowling and a lovely ‘Paint and Pizza’ night for the girls. Thanks to our families, their adventures included a visit to Rottnest Island and a trip to RTRFM Radio station!

A special thanks to the families who generously loaned bedding or donated gifts, vouchers, and experiences. Your generosity truly reflects the spirit of our community and is a powerful expression of our Catholic values in action.

A NEW delivery from Perm-A-Pleat has arrived in the office.

If you have placed an Order recently then please come in to collect your parcel.

Thank you.

Uniform update:

Samples are available to try for size at the school office.

All uniforms are now available on line through the schools website. Click on 'Uniforms' and it will take you to the Perm -a -Pleat website where all details will be shown.

All uniform orders need to be collected from the School Office and will not be delivered to the classrooms. The orders are delivered to the school every Tuesday. (Cut-off is Thursdays for a Tuesday delivery.)

Girls summer dresses for sale (original style) reduced price $25

Sizes available are:

10 , 12, 14, 16

Boys school blue shirts $20

Sizes available are

13, 14, 14 ½, 15, 15 ½ , 16 (larger sizes left)

Faction hats large and x-large $8 (limited)

If interested please contact Terri Benedetti 0409 681 931 or nicter1@bigpond.com

And I will deliver to the office to pay and collect

Thank You

Terri Benedetti

Purchase your OLGC cap or OLGC umbrella so that you can display your full support for our school and your child's team when out and about, or at events such as Interschool Carnivals or Netball games.

Please note that the cap is not part of the school uniform and is not design to be worn by students at school or when representing the school in uniform.

Please feel free to join us to cook meals for those most needed in our community.

We have the following date left for this year that we will be cooking:

• 22/11/2024, 10am-12pm

There is a register link in the flyer which came home via your class SeeSaw page which will take you straight to our form. Otherwise link is here if needed.

We would love support from our school community on this.

OLGC P&F Committee

A great time was had by all - thank you to everyone who helped out and enjoyed themselves.

ADHOC CALENDAR FOR 2024.

Welcome to Parish Priest: Rev Fr Bernard Lanarolle

bernard.lanarolle@perthcatholic.org.au

Deacon: Gregory Lowe

greg.lowe@perthcatholic.org.au

Parish Office 19 Phillips Grove, Innaloo

Parish Office phone: 9446 1666

innaloo.karrinyup@perthcatholic.org.au

www.innalookarrinyup.perthcatholic.org.au

MASS THIS WEEKEND

The Rosary will be prayed 20 minutes before weekend Masses.

MASS DURING THE WEEK

Tues, 3 Sept - 7pm @ St Dom

Wed, 4 Sept - 9am @ St Dom

Thurs, 5 Sept -9am @ OLGC

Fri, 6 Sept - 9am @ St Dom

Fri, 6 Sept - 10.30am @ Moline House

Sat, 7 Sept - 9am Healing Mass @St Dom

MASS NEXT WEEKEND

Sat, 7 Sept - 6pm @ St Dom

Sun, 8 Sept - 8am @ OLGC

Sun, 8 Sept - 9.30am @ St Dom

Reconciliation will be celebrated before & after every weekend Mass or by appointment.

Contact Fr Bernard 9245 3899 or parish office 9446 1666 to receive Communion at home if you can’t attend Mass.

We are a Discover Sailing Centre that provides a variety of on water courses.

We are holding a FREE TACKERS SAILING EXPERIENCE on Saturday, 7th September 2024 between 9am and 2pm and would love to be able to get the word out there to get more kid’s out on the water!

Free Tackers Sailing Experience is an opportunity for kids aged from 7 to 12 years old to have a go at sailing a Tackers boat in the safe, protected waters of Hillarys Boat Harbour (near the foot bridge).

Qualified instructors and assistants will be in the water with the sailors, guiding and helping them to have a fun-filled exciting experience on the water.

No previous sailing experience is required, and they don't need to be a member of a sailing or yacht club to participate, to have a go. It's FUN! It's FREE!

This Spring School Holidays we are running Workshops with LEGO® and Coding with Robotics.

Our holiday programs are designed for kids ages 5 -12. We have many themes to inspire creativity and fun.

https://www.bricks4kidz.com.au/perth-karrinyup/program-events/school-holiday-workshops-activities-lego-bricks/

Our Spring Holiday Workshops are located at the following locations:

• Davallia Primary School @ Duncraig
• Our Lady of Good Counsel School @ Karrinyup
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Thank-you. If you have questions, please contact us.

Starting School or Year 7 Transition Info Packs

The Saver Plus flyer is also great for emailing out to parents or popping into info packs.

Recent feedback from schools has been that directly emailing to families has been the best method of giving families this valuable information.

What is Saver Plus?

Saver Plus is a program for people on lower incomes. It’s about enhancing financial skills, to develop (and keep) good savings habits. Since 2003, Saver Plus has supported more than 60,000 people to start saving.

Saver Plus has helped overcome the barriers around education expenses. And sets families up for a brighter future.

To be eligible You must have all of the following:

• A Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card
• an eligible Centrelink payment*
• Be studying yourself OR have a child in school (can be starting school next year)
• Have regular income from work (either yourself or your partner)* including Carers Payment / Child Support / Cash in hand
• Be 18+ years old
• Agree to join in free online financial education workshops called MoneyMinded
• Not completed Saver Plus previously

* Many types of income and Centrelink payments are eligible, see the Saver Plus terms and conditions for more information.

What are the eligible savings goals?

Eligible savings goals are education related products or services eg:​

We also offer Saver Plus in 6 languages: Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Karen, Burmese, and Dari.

If families would like to check their eligibility and receive a call back please include our enquiry link - Our Saver Plus financial literacy program (thesmithfamily.com.au) or they’re welcome to call our national number 1300 610 355 and a local coordinator will contact them directly.

Community Liaison, Saver Plus

Work days: Monday - Thursday

M 0435 266 319

Our new season of VacSwim

We have recently opened enrolments for the October school holidays and want as many of your families to benefit from the programs as possible.

As we head towards summer, a lot of families are starting to get back into the water or planning holidays by the beach, rivers, or swimming pools. It is important we help them support their child to stay safe and confident in the water.

VacSwim provides children aged five to 17 years with the opportunity to develop and progress their swimming and water safety skills during the October and summer school holidays. We offer programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmers at over 175 locations across Western Australia.

I invite you to download the promotional materials on our website to promote VacSwim to your school community.

Enrolments are now open, and families can enrol online. For postal enrolments, an enrolment form can be downloaded on our website. We also have translated fact sheets available in multiple languages.

For further information, details of locations and how to enrol, please visit our website.