Year 6 OLC

27 th April 2016 Dear Parents of Silver Room, Re: Health and next Religious Education Unit to be explored in Year Six The basic purpose for which God created the human body is so that human beings can express the love and the goodness within them. Sexuality is the distinctive ways males and females express love and goodness through their thoughts, feelings, bodies and relationships. The next Religious Education unit begins by exploring the Catholic understanding of sexuality. It focuses in particular upon the special way husband and wives express their sexuality in the Sacrament of Marriage. The unit introduces to the children ways in which Jesus always expresses love and goodness through his body. It then presents how he makes his followers ‘new creatures’ through Baptism so that they can do the same. The Rite of Baptism and symbols used during the Baptismal ceremony will also be explored. Finally, the unit explores ways in which the two Great Commandments he

Essential Items for Camp 2016 What you will need: (Please remember to keep it simple and make sure that all items are labelled) Packed ·          Packed Recess and Lunch – Monday 16 th May. (Don’t bring a lunchbox – wrap your lunch in disposable wrap that we can dispose of once you have finished eating.) ·          Water Bottle – please label ·          Small Back Pack - for travelling to and from camp ·          Fitted Sheet & Sleeping Bag ·          Pillow with a Pillow Case ·          Casual Clothes - the weather will be cool at night. (There will be a fair bit of mud and dust involved in our activities, so please make sure that your child does not bring their best clothes) Include: Shorts T-Shirts – short and long sleeve Track Pants Jeans Jumper x 2 at least ·          Rain jacket

Camp Medical & Emergency Information - Confidential The following information is required so that your child can be given the best possible care while on camp. All information is completely confidential. Child’s Surname: Christian Name: Address: Home Phone Number: Work Phone Number: Mobile Number: Medicare Number: Number Position on Medicare Card: Nominated Emergency Contact Person: Relationship to the Child: Contact Phone Number: Contact Mobile Number: 1.     Is your child presently taking tablets and / medication? (Please circle.)                Yes    /    No         If yes, please state name of medication, dosage and doctor.

Wednesday, 27 th April 2016 Year 6 Camp – Dwellingup 2016  Dear Parents, Please complete the “Permission Slip” (below), and the separate “Camp Medical & Emergency Information” slip. Please return the completed forms by Tuesday 10 th May. The cost for camp this year will be $346 for students and $282 for the adults attending. This amount is payable by Friday 13 th May . If there are any difficulties with making this payment, please come and speak to myself or Mr Wilkie as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support, I am looking forward to an enjoyable week on Camp! Yours sincerely, Caitlin Delane                                                                                                                                                             Permission Slip, Year 6 Camp 2016, DARE Adventures, Dwellingup I give my child                                                                       permission to attend the Year 6