Update: Tuesday 8 March

Tuesday 08 March

Latest Update: 3.00pm                  Welfare Survey to complete

We have approval to open for our students on Thursday, 10th March 2011, at 9.00 a.m. 
The staff have met today and will again tomorrow  to ensure that we have everything in place  to ensure we cater for your children's needs in the best way possible.

The staff will be attending the Ash Wednesday Mass at 8.30am at Our Lady of the Assumption, we invite you to join us if you are able.

New: OLA Parent Wiki - we have started a wiki as a communication tool for you – click on the title OLA  Parent Wiki to access the page, join the wiki and reply to the discussion posts - we want to hear from you!
Access:Access to school is restricted to Wyn St and Sparks Rd - there will be no access from Hoon Hay Rd until the brickwork at the end of Room 3 is fixed. This could be some time.

We will still provide a Road Patrol Team on Hoon Hay Rd but children and parents will need to walk around the BP to the gate on Sparks Rd, or down Maryhill Ave and through the Wyn Street gate to access the school.

Water:Please ensure that your child comes to school with boiled water in a clearly named container. The water fountains are out of bounds and have been decommissioned until the Boil Water Notice is lifted.  Teachers will ensure that the water containers are taken home each day.  We will have spare safe drinking water on site.

Collection of Bags:Should you wish to collect your child's schoolbag / lunch box before Thursday - feel free to come in on Wednesday morning after 9.30 - adults are allowed on site but we cannot have children on site until Thursday.

Tea/ Coffee: There will be tea and coffee available for all parents in the hall on Thursday from 9.00 a.m. - please join us. We are looking forward to seeing you all and coming together as a school community once again.


In order for us to get a better understanding of how our school families have been affected by this disaster we have a very short survey for you to complete. It is important that the school has a clear understanding of the issues that are affecting each individual family and students so that we can provide the best care possible. We will use this information to update the Helping Hands Database - which has already been in action over the last few days.

It would be appreciated if all school families could complete this survey by Thursday 10th of March if possible. Please click the link below. If you are unable to complete the survey online and believe there is information we need to know in regard to your family or another family, please talk to me or to your classroom teacher when we return to school on Thursday.

To complete the survey click on this link: Welfare Survey to complete

Thank you all for your support. As always please feel free to contact me if you have any concerns or queries.

Jo Earl