On Monday the 19th of August we celebrated Book Week, and what a celebration it was!
In the morning Kindergarten, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 5 students received a visit from the author Ursula Dubosarsky. She shared her writing process, where she gets her ideas and how she develops these ideas into stories. Our students were able to ask many questions as Ursula discussed her popular children titles, The Terrible Plop, Too Many Elephants in This House, The Blue Cat and Tim and Ed.
It was then time for the much anticipated assembly. Students paraded their extremely creative costumes with students and families cheering them on. The teachers also got into the spirit and came dressed as the hungry caterpillar. Some of the teachers even presented a Readers’ Theatre about a bikie gang who stumble across a library and are immersed in the wonderful literature they find there.
Later in the day, students formed teams of four to participate in a ‘Scavenger Hunt’ across the school. They visited different classrooms to complete activities and earned points for showing respectful and collaborative behaviours.
On Wednesday, Year 3 and Year 5 students were spoilt with a visit from popular author Louise Park. She shared her writing strategies of show, rather than tell, creating memorable characters, techniques for developing quests and adventure stories and much much more!
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11 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Thank you KG for leading us in prayer and reminding us to of Jesus love and mercy as we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart or Jesus (tomorrow!) 🩵💛❤️💚 We love celebrating all the little hearts in our school who keep striving for BIG achievements in their learning, wellbeing, social interactions and mindsets! Congratulations to all our merit and star card award recipients, as well as our athletic superstars 🥳
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11 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Thank you KG for leading us in prayer and reminding us to of Jesus love and mercy as we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart or Jesus (tomorrow!) 🩵💛❤️💚 We love celebrating all the little hearts in our school who keep striving for BIG achievements in their learning, wellbeing, social interactions and mindsets! Congratulations to all our merit and star card award recipients, as well as our athletic superstars 🥳
11 Jun 2026
From Facebook
On the 29th May, OLMC students celebrated the birthday of the church with a Student-Led Liturgy. Students came together in their House Families and took part in a Gospel Reflection, outlining the importance of the Holy Spirit dwelling in those who follow and serve Him. Students enjoyed creating their own Tongue of Fire, explaining different ways of how they could help spread the word of Christ in their daily life. The session concluded with "Find Jesus", where each class searched high and low for a hiding Jesus in their learning space. Finders exchanged Jesus for a gift to share with their class; new religious books to be added to our library Catholic Corner for students to borrow.
05 Jun 2026
From Facebook
The sun is shining, team rivalry is high and the OLMC community is pumped for our Athletics Carnival!!
04 Jun 2026
What Your Child Really Learns in the First 100 Days of School
One moment your child is holding your hand at the school gate and before you know it, they're walking in confidently, greeting friends by name, carrying their own bag, and coming home full of stories about 'assembly' and 'sport'. Here’s what to expect in their first 100 days of Kindergarten.
01 Jun 2026
From Facebook
By age three, a child's brain has built most of the language pathways it will ever use. The raw material for that construction is words. Heard words. Spoken words. Repeated words. And not all words count equally. Research on the "word gap" found that children in language rich homes hear 30 million more words by age three than children in language poor homes. That gap predicts vocabulary size, reading readiness, and even IQ. The difference is not intelligence. It is exposure. Here is what does not count. Television playing in the background. Arguments. Chaotic noise. The brain filters out sounds that are not directed at the child. What counts is face to face interaction. Narration of daily life. And most efficiently, reading aloud. Five minutes of reading a day exposes a child to vocabulary they rarely hear in conversation. "Curious." "Enormous." "Whispered." Words that build the architecture for later reading comprehension. You do not need hours. You need consistency. One board book at bedtime. One silly rhyming book in the morning. That is it. The catch up window is real. Early intervention is more effective than later remediation. But it is never too late to start. Read to your baby tomorrow. Their brain is listening. #theparenting #readingaloud #fblifestyle #languagegap #earlyliteracy
01 Jun 2026
From Facebook
Congratulations to today’s award winners. It is always great to acknowledge the efforts of our children.
25 May 2026
From Facebook
We are looking for a new teacher! Do you know someone who would be great? See comments for link
25 May 2026
From Facebook
Year 2 have had a big week of learning and fun. They enjoyed a games and mufti reward day for achieving their Star Card Target. They have also been learning about the phases of the moon. You can ask our new lunar experts to share their knowledge! 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔
21 May 2026
From Facebook
Kindergarten had a very exciting time visiting Calmsley Farm. Here are a few snaps from the day!