Dear Families and Friends of Our Lady's School Community,
A message for our students...
OLPS has closed for a little while so we can stay at home and keep healthy and safe. You may be feeling frustrated, angry, worried or sad that the school is closed but it will be ok because you can do your learning at home using an iPad or a chrome book. You will see your teacher and attend lessons via Google Meets. You can still see your friends using the chrome book or iPad. If you need help with your school work you can still talk with your teacher or one of our amazing learning support staff. We are all here to help and look after one another. We will continue to keep you up to date and as soon as we know when schools can open, you will be the first to know.
Next week, we will be running clubs via google meet, we would love to see you there. Be sure to read your daily overviews so you are aware of google meets for clubs schedule.
You are all amazing and we are so very proud of you.
Thank you parents.....
We sincerely thank you and trust that we will continue to do our very best for our students under these circumstances. As always, we encourage students and families to do their best during this time. We appreciate that there will be times when tasks can not be undertaken, due to family commitments, illness, unreliable access or high demand for the internet. At the end of the day, do what is possible, your wellbeing and family’s wellbeing is more important than any academic skills. Look after each other and we will do all we can to support you.
At this stage, we are anticipating the lifting of the restrictions to be next week. As communicated to families at the beginning of the year, we do have a School Closure Day planned for Friday, June 11th. This date was identified early in the year as it allowed for a long weekend, something I know our families appreciate.
If the restrictions ease, the school closure day will go ahead as planned. Families, therefore will still be able to travel next weekend and honour bookings already made. As a school staff will be working on our School Review documentation with MACS ( Melbourne Archdioces of Catholic Schools) as planned.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
I have accepted the invitation by Carley McGauran to provide our school community with access to her latest webinar - " Lockdown 4.0 - Tips for Managing as a Family." The Webinar will be taking place this Sunday. By registering for this event, you will be able to access the presentation at a later time if Sunday does not suit.
I urge all our parents to take the time to register and participate. These are unprecedented times and we need all the help we can get. It really helps to have our feelings acknowledged and to know that we are not on our own.
Finally, thank you to the teaching, support and administrative staff of OLPs for all the flexibility, professionalism, care and love you bring to our school community. This is not easy for teachers and we are very blessed to have the wonderful staff that we have at OLPS.
I remain grateful for your kind works of support and gratitude.
Bring love wherever you go. Shine light wherever it's dark. Leave blessings wherever you've been. Be kind wherever you are.
( Mary Davis)
Best wishes
Mrs Annie Engellenner
Principal