May 12, 2015
Dear Parents/Caregivers, Staff, Students and Friends of
OLA
Have you had the opportunity to read the recently released 2015 Intergenerational Report, “The Challenge of Change” or watch the explanatory presentation by Dr
Karl Kruszelnicki?
Every five years, the Australian Government produces this report that assesses the long ‐ term sustainability of current government policies and how changes to
Australia’s population size and age profile may impact on economic growth, the workforce and public finances over the next forty years.
The Government is required to publish the
Intergenerational Report at this time period. The first three reports were produced in 2002, 2007 and 2010.
One of the key drivers of opportunity and prosperous change and, conversely, one of the most significant areas that will be impacted if government policy and the ability to finance it is not managed effectively, is education. Given this, whilst I recognise that elements of the Report are politically motivated, I thought it was still worthwhile sharing some of the snapshots of the projections and the section from the Summary on education, for your interest and reflection. More detailed information can be found at http://www.challengeofchange.gov.au
Australia’s education system is crucial to improving our productivity and harnessing the opportunities of the future.
Our people, their aspirations and their capacity to innovate, will drive our prosperity into 
 the future.
Over the coming decades, younger people will make up a smaller proportion of our population as life expectancy increases and the population ages. This means there will be a smaller proportion of the population likely to be engaged directly with education, especially in the primary and secondary sectors.
Nevertheless, Commonwealth Government spending and lending is projected to rise from $1,500 per person today to $1,900 in 2054
‐
55.
If we are to improve the standard of education services we receive, we must build a more globally competitive system and spend our dollars in a smarter way.
Beaut Behaviour Awards 2015
Week Ending 8/5/2015 – Congratulations
Bundall : J Parnemann 1F (2)
C Dinneen 5/6F,
, M Ajo 5/6F,
Mianjin : K Padmanabhan 5/6F, I Langestraat 1F,
E Yang 1F,
Warraba: M Simmonds 3N, M Deslandes 4P,
H Currin 2F, L Jendra PO
Wyampa:
Kind regards and God bless,
David Cashman
Principal

Sacred Time
Please note that there will be no Sacred Time this
Wednesday 13 th
May due to NAPLAN. Next week on
Wednesday 20 th
May, Miss Weidner’s 3P will be leading us in prayer. Parents and all members of our OLA community are most welcome to join with us to pray each week in the church.
Parish Sacramental Program
Children in Year 3 in 2015 ( or older children who have not yet received the Sacraments).
If you missed the parent information sessions, you will need to contact the Sacramental Coordinator urgently to make an appointment for an interview. Please contact
Dianne Trudgian (Sacramental Program Coordinator)
Our Lady of the Angels’ Parish, Chermside.
Phone: St Gerard’s 3359 0239
Email: chermsidewest@bne.catholic.net.au
Prayers Please
We ask that you keep Mark Ryall in your prayers. Mark is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. He is the
Uncle of Lucas Vickers in 2O.
The International Day of Families
The International Day of Families is observed on the
15 th
of May every year. The day was proclaimed by the
UN General Assembly in 1993 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting http://www.un.org/en/events/familyday/ families.
A Prayer for Family
Heavenly Father,
Please shine your light upon my family.
Give us strength to overcome all difficulties and protect us against any and all problems we may encounter in the future.
O Lord, please bring us together as we are meant to be.
May the love that binds us only grow stronger.
May we forgive one another Lord, as it is sometimes difficult to do.
Bless us Lord, in your name I pray,
Amen
There is no greater happiness in the world than to be in
Union. Nano Nagle
Shine with life and take care
Paul McGlone
Assistant Principal Religious Education
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I hope that all mothers, grandmothers and those who care for others in mothering ways had a wonderful
Mother’s Day on Sunday and were spoilt with the special presents purchased from our Mother’s Day stall last week. A very BIG thank you to Alison Cowan and
Pam Michalski who co-ordinated the stall and to all the helpers who assisted on the day. Without these dedicated volunteers our children would not have an opportunity to purchase these gifts for their parents or carers. A profit of $152.20 was made and will be transferred to the P&F at a later date.
Welcome
A warm welcome to Michele Jia who is replacing Anne-
Marie Flynn in 1F while she is on sick leave; Pip
Sturgeon who is in PN while Alana is on Long Service
Leave and then next week in 5/6F while Rachel
McGufficke is on Long Service Leave. During this time we are also hosting a number of Practicum students from ACU: Kate Adams (5/6F), Nina Kumari Alahakoon
(1F), Amy Gampe (4O), Sissy Campbell (2N) and Kristy
McIntosh, commencing from 29 th
May (3N). We hope you enjoy your teaching experiences at OLA.
FINS
Don’t forget that our Term 2 FINS information evening on “Building
Children’s Emotional Resilience” will be held this WEDNESDAY, 13 th
MAY from
6pm to 8:30pm in the library. Many thanks to those parents and caregivers who have already indicated that they will be attending this event.
Please RSVP to the OLA office
Curriculum News
NAPLAN
"The National Assessment Program – Literacy and
Numerac y” (NAPLAN) is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. It has been a yearly event for schools since
2008.
This week on Tuesday 11 th
(Language
Conventions
Wednesday 12 th and Writing),
(Reading) and
Thursday 13th May (Numeracy), students in Years 3 and 5 will participate in the 2015 NAPLAN tests. Friday,
14 th
May will be a catch-up day for those students who missed a test on any of the previous days.
The purpose of these tests is to asses s each student’s skills in literacy and numeracy at specific phases of learning (ie, Years 3, 5, 7 and 9); that are developed

over time; and through the school curriculum. NAPLAN is not a pass or fail type test, but rather shows how students are progressing in numeracy and literacy skills against National Standards for all Australian children. It also provides valuable information that allows schools and governments to better target effort and support to help all students achieve. An individual student NAPLAN report will be issued later in the year (generally towards the end of Term 3). If you would like to access more information about NAPLAN, please click on this link: http://www.nap.edu.au/
OLA Disco
Last Friday we danced the night away at our Term 2
Disco. The success of these events cannot happen without the support of many people. Thank you to Geni
Verity, Paul Aspin and Tony
McCartney who helped with the set up; to Clare Nugent and all the volunteers who sold refreshments and snacks and supervised the children at both discos or cleaned up at the end of the night; to the OLA staff who were able to attend or who helped with the organisation of the disco; and to Tony McCartney, our resident DJ who always makes the night such an enjoyable evening for all…THANK YOU!!! We raised $1425.40 which will go towards the whole school end of year excursion to
Sandgate Pool.
Best wishes for the week ahead
Donna Jones
Assistant Principal Administration
Tuesday 19 th
ICAS – Digital Technologies
May - The first ICAS Competition – Digital
Technologies, for the Year 3-6 children who have nominated, will be held next Tuesday 19 th
May from
9.00am in the Parish Hall. Children must bring 2B or B pencils, a sharpener and an eraser with them to the competition.
Prep – Change in Sports Uniform Days
Due to small changes in the weekly timetable our Prep classes will revert back to wearing their OLA Sports uniforms on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS.
Please feel free to contact me at:
Mr Mc: tmccartney@bne.catholic.edu.au
should you have any questions or require further information.
Have a great week
Tony McCartney
Admin Assistant
Date Claimer – 2015 OLA Athletics Carnival
Our 2015 OLA Athletics Carnival will be held at Nudgee
College on Wednesday 22 nd
July, with a planned wet weather day booked for Tuesday 4 th
August. Further information will be provided closer to the carnival.
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Zone 6 Cross Country
Good luck to all of our OLA Zone 6 Cross Country Team who will be competing at the City District Cross Country this Friday 15 th May at O’Callaghan Park, Zillmere.
Permission notes need to be returned ASAP to Mr Mc in the office. Children will need to be at school no later than 8.20am as the bus will be leaving OLA at 8.30am.
A limited canteen will be available at the venue on the day. Mrs Verity will be distributing OLA singlets for the team members tomorrow. Please ensure these are washed as per the instruction label before being returned to the uniform shop after the cross country.
OLA Cross Country Training
This Wednesday will be our last cross country training session for the year. Many thanks to Mrs Mackley for all her effort and work with training the team throughout the season. It is greatly appreciated.
Year 5/6 Indoor Rock Climbing Sessions
Our indoor rock c limbing program for our Year 5/6’s continues this Wednesday. Participants are able to come to the hall directly from school once the bell rings, get changed and have afternoon tea. The session runs from 3.10pm - 5.30pm.
Term 2 Winter Sports and Activities
Please note there will be NO Thursday afternoon sports activities this week due to NAPLAN testing.
Sports activities will resume next week Thursday 21 st
May 2015.
QCNA - QC Cup
Queensland Catholic Netball Association (QCNA) - QC
Cup Primary Schools Netball Competition will be held on Monday 18 th
May 2015. Training for the two OLA teams has commenced at various times throughout the week. An information/permission letter will be sent home tomorrow.
City District Cross Country
Thank you to the 25 girls and boys who represented
OLA at the City District Cross Country last Tuesday.
The whole team gave 100% as they competed in their race divisions. Congratulations to Ella Slater and Lucy
Bliss who placed 3 rd
and 4 th
respectively out of a field of
74 runners in the 12yo girls age group and to Macklin
Byrne who placed 4 th
in the 10yo boys age group. Ella,
Lucy and Macklin qualified for the City District team and will compete shortly at the Met North Cross Country on the 26 th
May! Individual results placings are displayed on the school noticeboard. Appreciation to the many parents and relatives who came along and supported the team throughout the day and also to all the runners for their efforts, Well done.
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Not all of our significant sporting achievements occur at school; many of our OLA children are involved in teams, activities or sport outside of school. We always like hearing about what our OLA children achieve beyond our gates. Please send us a note, an email or photos if you have an outstanding achievement that you think our
OLA community would like to recognise.
Please feel free to contact us at:
Mr Mc: tmccartney@bne.catholic.edu.au
Mrs Mackley: hmackley@bne.catholic.edu.au
should you have any questions or require further information.
Mr Mc and Mrs Mackley
PE Specialists/Sports Coordinator

Wednesday 13 th
Tuckshop Roster
May
1st Break - L Garbett, L Neasham, K Power, R Wedge
2nd Break - R Hill, L Sands
Friday 15 th May
1st Break - L Wiseman, K Uchytil, D Long,
J Rutherford, F Gibson
2nd Break - C Roberts, M Knight, A Kewley
Monday 18 th May
1st break - L Callaghan, D O'Shannessy, C Jackson,
P Heap
2nd Break - T Heffernan
Qkr
With the OLA Carnival fast approaching, if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to download our latest method of payment - Qkr (pronounced ‘quicker’) to your mobile device.
Using safe and secure Mastercard technology, Qkr is a mobile payments platform that enables parent/caregivers to order and pay for tuckshop, uniform and very soon, Carnival orders directly from their smart device.
Qkr is available 24/7, convenient for parents, removes paper orders and cash, is free to join and only takes a few minutes. After downloading the app and registering, simply tap the magnifying glass in the top right of the home screen and type OURLADYSWH. The app will then continue to recognise you as part of OLA to make payments even easier. Qkr accepts all major credit and debit cards accepted by the school and you can register more than one card within the app. The Qkr app is available from the Apple App Store and Google
Play. If using an iPad, download the iPhone version.
So, download and register for Qkr now and start making payments right away!
Choir Notes
Gumnuts choir (Year 3) will be performing at assembly on Monday 18 th
May (Week 5). As this will be their first performance, we would love to see as many parents as possible.
Another save the date for all the choirs is the OLA carnival, on June 14 th
. The choirs will be performing in the Multipurpose Hall at approximately
11.30am. Please try to plan your day around this, as all choir members are expected to attend.
Keep a song in your pocket
Debra Todhunter- Music Specialist
Entertainment Books
2015 Entertainment books are now available for purchase from the OLA uniform shop. They are $65.00 each and payment can be made at the uniform shop
Monday's and Wednesday's 8.30 - 9.15am or via the
Qkr App under the uniform shop menu > 'other' tab. The books can then go home with students via the classroom box system.
Kedron State High School
2015 Expo st
Thursday 21 May
3.30pm – 7.30pm
Indoor Sports Centre
Park Road, Wooloowin
Ph: 3630 3333
Website: www.kedronshs.eq.edu.au
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Term 2
May 12 P & F Meeting 7pm Library
May 13 Naplan
May 13 Year 5-6 Indoor Climbing 3.10pm – 5.30pm
May 13 Auskick – AFL 3.20pm – 4.20pm
May 13 FINS – Building Children’s Emotional
Resilience 6pm Library
May 14 Naplan
May 14 Support-a-Reader Training
May 15 Zone 6 Cross Country
May 15 Naplan catch up day
May 18 Netball QCNA – QC Cup
May 18 Chess
May 19 Met North Soccer
May 19 ICAS Digital Technologies
May 19 Ngutana Lui visit P2’s under 8’s week
May 19 Carnival Meeting 7.30pm Library
May 20 Sacred Time 3P
May 20 Maths Olympiads Years 5/6
May 20 Year 5/6 Indoor Climbing 3.10pm – 5.30pm
May 20 Auskick – AFL 3.20pm – 4.20pm
May 20 African Beat OLA visit
May 20 School Board Meeting 7pm Library
May 21 Zone 6 Netball/Touch/AFL/Rugby League
May 22 Zone 6 Cross Country (wet day)
May 24 Carnival Working Bee 7am – 12 noon.
May 26 Year 2 Excursion - Caboolture
May 27 Sacred Time 3F
May 27 Years 5/6 Indoor Climbing
May 27 Auskick – AFL 3.20pm – 4.20pm
May 28 Zone 6 Netball/Touch/AFL/Rugby League
May 28 City District Rugby Union Trials
May 28 Carnival Sausage Sizzle
Jun 1 Chess
Jun 1 Prep Excursion – Qld Museum
Jun 1 Prep Open Night (TBC)
Jun 3 Sacred Time Year 2
Jun 3 Year 2 Grandparents morning
Jun 3 ICAS Science
Jun 3 Coral Concert MPH 4pm
Jun 4 Zone 6 Netball/Touch/AFL/Rugby League
Jun 4 Met North Tennis Trial
Jun 4 Carnival Meeting 7.30pm Library
Jun 8 Queen’s Birthday
Jun 9 Carnival Meeting 7.30pm Location TBC
Jun 9 P &F Meeting
Jun 10 Sacred Time 4O
Jun 10 Year 6 Readers Cup
Jun 10 Years 5/6 Indoor Climbing
Jun 11 Zone 6 Netball/Touch/AFL/Rugby League
Jun 13 Carnival Set-up 7am
Jun 14 OLA Carnival
Jun 15 ICAS Writing
Jun 15 Chess
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