Over the last couple of years, the Enterprise and Innovation portfolio, with Mary Barclay as the Team Leader, includes a number of initiatives introduced which encourage student involvement and participation. Our aim has been to keep children active with interests put...

As we celebrate National Science Week at OLA this week, our Science Specialist, Mrs Meyerkort, has been focusing her lessons on the National Science Week theme, which is Deep Blue: Innovation for the future of our oceans. Pre-Primary: The students have been making...

On Tuesday 18 August, a team of Year 5 and 6 students participated in the Write a Book in a Day Competition. Ms Mitchell helped us throughout the day. The OLA team name was The Ten Musketeers. They had to plan, write, illustrate and publish a book between 8am to 8pm...

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated each year on 15 August. This date commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin’s passing into eternal life, it is the most important...

Congratulations to all the students, who took part in the OLA Cross Country last week, and to those who won individual medals for their age group. As I mentioned to all the students who took part, it’s not about who comes 1st or 25th, it was about all students...

Congratulations to all the students who took part in the ‘Walk for Water’ event last week. It was a very successful event with $5133.50 raised for those less fortunate than us. Thank you to Mrs Barclay and Ms Knight for coordinating the event and to all the students...

To our all our wonderful mothers and mother figures in our community, I hope you all had a great day last Sunday and that you were all spoilt.

What a fantastic afternoon we had last Tuesday at the Junior Water Fun Day. Students in Pre-Primary to Year 2 were cheered on by their family members as they participated in many water activities. Congratulations especially to our Pre-Primary students who attended the...

Today we celebrated Harmony Week at OLA. Students wore their traditional family dress or orange to represent the significance of Harmony Week in our community. This week is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity in our community and embrace the differences that...

So wonderful to see so many students participating in chess in the Veritas Hub (Library). Thank you to Mrs Barclay and Mrs Dale for their ongoing support in supporting the children who would like to play chess.

Congratulations to all the students who took part in the Intraschool Swimming Carnival last week. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend, due to having to attend the CEWA Forum, but was told it was a very successful day in very trying conditions. Congratulations to our...

Last Tuesday, our Year Six Leaders attended the Caritas official launch at Sacred Heart, Sorrento. Project Compassion boxes will be distributed to all families in the coming weeks so children can place their loose change in the boxes. The monies collected will be...

Congratulations to our Year 6 Students, Board Members and P&F Executive Members who attended our Induction Mass last Wednesday and made a pledge to lead our community in 2020. The Year 6 students also received their Leaders and Ministry Badges and are all wearing...

What a great night and turn out. Thank you to all the families who attended the event and socialised through the evening and a huge thank you to the staff for staying behind and helping out with selling sausage sizzles and assisting in the canteen.

Don’t the students look fantastic in their new uniforms.