OOPS WEEKLY WRAP No. 12 Old Orchard Primary School, Koonung Road, Blackburn North 3130 7 May 2015 PH: 9877 7899 fax: 9877 7345 EMAIL: [email protected] Website: www.oldorchardps.vic.edu.au Principal’s News Thank-you to Sam Dempster, Robyn Busuttil and the many parents who assisted at the Mothers’ Day stall on Tuesday. My very best wishes to all the mums in our school community for a special day on Sunday – you do an amazing job with your children and families. Our Foundation Discovery Evening on Tuesday evening was well attended and the parents enjoyed the opportunity to hear from our Foundation teachers about the programs and opportunities available at Old Orchard. We are busy conducting school tours and it is always a pleasure to show visitors around our school and to provide them with the chance to observe students at work and to hear their thoughts about our school. Our Year 3 and Year 5 students will be undertaking the NAPLAN assessments next week. Our philosophy at Old Orchard is to prepare and familiarise the students with the test format, but not to allow this preparation to compromise our regular teaching programs. NAPLAN data sets are valuable in identifying particular strengths or weaknesses of individuals or cohorts, but must always be considered as part of a broad assessment program that measures student achievement in a wide range of contexts. Our students continue to perform very well in NAPLAN testing and we look forward to receiving the 2015 results later this year. We have had a positive response to this year’s swimming program. We are aiming for a 100% participation rate in 2015, as per the detailed information that was distributed to school families last week. Kind Regards Duncan Great Victorian Bike Ride—Meeting Tuesday 12th May 6.30pm in the staffroom. Any parent interested in finding out information about the Great Victorian Bike Ride, please join us in the staffroom on Tuesday 12th May at 6.30pm CALENDAR - TERM 1 Facebook: For those already on Facebook, simply search for Old Orchard Primary School and ‘like’ the page. Twitter: For those already on Twitter, search for @oldorchardps and follow. Instagram: For those already on Instagram, search for OLDORCHARDPS and follow. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Assistant Principal news EDUCATION COMMITTEE The next meeting of the Education Committee will be on Tuesday 12th May at 7.30pm in the staffroom. At this meeting we will be reviewing the Physical Education Policy and the Language Education (Mandarin) Policy. Kevin Purvis our Physical Education teacher and Tracey Ding our Mandarin teacher will both be in attendance at this meeting. They will speak about their programs and answer any of your questions prior to reviewing the formal policies. This is an opportunity for you to come and hear first-hand from the teachers as to what is happening in these areas. There will also be time for you to ask questions specific to these programs – relating to both the departmental guidelines and the current practice at Old Orchard Primary School. If you are not able to Attend but would like to have the opportunity to provide input relating to these policies, please leave a message at the office and I can get the draft policies to you. Our meetings always finish by 9.00. We would love you to join us for this evening. Chris Hodder Assistant Principal OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Communication Page PERMISSION/PAYMENT ENVELOPES PERMISSION / PAYMENT ENVELOPE. If you require more envelopes your child may collect a bundle from the office at any time. 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Children compete in age groups determined by their year of birth: 9 / 10 year old, born in 2006 and 2005; 11 year old, born in 2004; 12 / 13 year old, born in 2003 and 2002. For most children, this falls in the grade groupings. For a few children who are either older or younger in their grade grouping, it means they will compete in their age group and not in their grade group. The top ten girls and top ten boys in each age group will be selected to compete in the Blackburn District Cross Country event, on Monday, May 25th. For the grade 3 and 4 children, this will create a clash with the swimming program for that day. These children and their families will need to make a choice about which event they prefer to attend on this day. Please contact me if you have any questions about this issue. Interschool Sport – Winter Round Robin – Wednesday, June 3rd. Grade 5 & 6 children will be competing against teams from Blackburn Lake, Blackburn and St Thomas’ Primary Schools. The sports are: AFL, Soccer, Netball and Tball. Children have been placed in their teams and are training for the round robin in their Friday sports sessions. Athletics Day – July 31st Preparations are now beginning for our Athletics Day, in week 3 of 3rd term. Place the date in your diary and come along if you are able to support the children! Hooptime – September 3rd The date is now booked in for Hooptime. Teams are currently being finalised, with training beginning in third term. Swimming Program For all children swimming programs begin shortly. The swimming program is part of the PE program and becomes the PE lessons for the 2 weeks each grade is involved in swimming. HAWKS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM 2015 As part of the Hawks in Schools Program, Old Orchard has received limited tickets to the Round 7 Match at the MCG commencing at 2:10 pm on Saturday May 16th between Hawthorn and Melbourne. These are General Admission tickets. If you would like to take advantage of these tickets, please contact the office via phone or email. OOPS NETBALL CLUB The OOPS Netball Club has teams playing in the Whitehorse Netball Association Saturday Competition. There are two seasons in a year. The Winter Season commences in February and the Spring Season commences on the 18th July 2015. Registrations for the Spring netball season are now open! For more information and for registration forms please see Jenny McCann or Ellen Hurley (c wing) Hawks in school By Isabelle Saunders 4ws On Monday at school Cyril Rioli and Shem Tatupu, 2 players from Hawthorn came, and the SEDA people came too! They came to talk about fitness. First they talked about what they did every day and what they ate to get fit. Then all of the grade 4s went outside on the oval and played all different football related OOPS WEEKLY WRAP LUNCHTIME CLUBS AT OLD ORCHARD At Old Orchard we have recognised that we often have students who ‘struggle’ with the 50 minute lunch break for a whole range of problems – lack of friends, weather conditions, activities of interest to them, the sheer volume of students in the yard. In response to this, Enza Orsini as our Lunchtime Club Co-ordinator and a large band of enthusiastic staff have donated some of their lunchtime to offer lunchtime club activities is Term 2 & 3. These clubs will cover a range of activities – Board &Card Games Club; Quiet Club; Art Club; Chess Club; Creative Club; Library Club; Mandarin Club; Mine Craft Club; Table Tennis Club; Cooking Club. Clubs will be offered to different age groups and will operate on different days. Students will be provided with the information by classroom teachers and then will be encouraged to ‘sign up’. Depending on numbers, some clubs may need to be limited. If as a parent, if you are interested in offering a club OR supporting our teachers to offer these clubs, please contact Enza Orsini or Chris Hodder. To be part of these programs you would require a Working with Children card. We are very excited to introduce these clubs and are very fortunate to have such dedicated staff who are ready to respond to the needs of our students. Chris Hodder & Enza Orsini OOPS WEEKLY WRAP EDUCATION WEEK NEWS OOPS WEEKLY WRAP SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 20—26 May Hello! Book Fair will be running from WED 20 May – TUES 26 May in the OOPS Library. Scholastic Book Fair is the major fundraiser for Library and there will be a range of books and other goodies from Scholastic available for purchase, such as stationary and posters. There are also lots of exciting raffle prize packs to be won! The theme this year is ‘Kings, Queens and Castles’: Janet and the Library Volunteers are busily putting together a right royal display… The quizzes and word searches will also be back...watch this space for updates! Book Fair will be open: Wed 20 May: 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Thurs 21 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm (OOPS Open Night) Fri 22 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Mon 25 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm Tues 26 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm We are looking for parent volunteers to help man the sales table, especially on Open Night! If you would like to help please fill out the form below and return it – either directly to the Library or to the Office. Actually, we are also looking for parent volunteers to join our lovely team of helpers with returns from 9-10am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are very friendly and more than happy to teach you how to shelve books, and if you like, cover books, mend books and more… It is still an ongoing project, but do have a look at the OOPS Library Blog http://oopslibrary.weebly.com/whats-new.html . We plan to update and improve it after Book Fair! Thank you! Janet Russell, Library Technician SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 20—26 May Yes, I would like to help at Book Fair Name: Phone: Time/s (please tick): Wed 20 May Thurs 21 May: 12 – 3.30pm (set up) ........ 8.30am – 9.00am......... 3.30pm – 4.00pm........... 3.30pm – 4.00pm......... 6.00pm - 7.00pm........ 7.00pm - 8.00pm.......... 8.00am – 9.00pm......... Fri 22 May: 8.30am – 9.00am.......... 3.30pm - 4.00pm ......... Mon 25 May: 8.30am – 9.00am.......... 3.30pm - 4.00pm.......... Tues 26 May: 8.30am – 9.00am…….. 3.30pm - 4.00pm…….. ____________________________________________________________________________ LIBRARY Yes, I would like to try shelving in the library (9am-10am) Name: Day/s please circle your preference: Phone: Mon Tues Wed Thurs OOPS WEEKLY WRAP FROM THE OFFICE……... SECOND HAND CLOTHING We have a large amount of second hand clothing for sale. It is only $5.00 an item. Call into the office and check out the range of second hand clothing WHAT’S ON AT OOPS Term 2 11th May 18 - 22 May 20 - 26 May 25 May– 4 June 28th May 20th June PFA Meeting Education Week Book Week 1-4 Swimming Program Biggest Morning Tea Movie Night SCHOOL BANKING School Banking takes place on a Friday each week. Remember to send your bank books via the classroom. Payment / Permission Envelopes—remember to complete BOTH SIDES of the envelope as this is your permission for your child to attend an incursion/excursion. IMPORTANT NOTICE RE PAYMENTS ON LINE. It is wonderful that so many people are paying accounts and excursions online but please remember to include your reference details. Eg Name and the activity— Camp, Excursion etc. This enables us to accurately credit your accounts. UNIFORM INFORMATION Our uniform shop will be open during the school terms Thursdays—8.30am—10.30am Please note the Uniform Shop is no longer able to accept cheques. Payment may be made by credit card or cash only. TOYWORLD FOREST HILL Supporting Old Orchard Primary Remember to mention Old Orchard Primary School when you make purchases from Toyworld Forest Hill Advertising in our newsletter If you would like to advertise in our newsletter please contact the office. Rates are: $16.50 casual ads / $220.00 half yearly Advertisements need to be emailed to the school by Tuesday for publication in the Newsletter. Our newsletter is online Thursday afternoon. ASTHMA MANAGEMENT FORMS Asthma Management Forms 2014 are available from the school office. If your child suffers from Asthma and requires medication to be administered at school please contact the office for a management form. DIRECT DEPOSIT—ON THE NET Parents may wish to pay school fees, excursions swimming charges with Direct Deposit on the Net. Bank details: Commonwealth BSB: 063 485 Acc No 10021781 Remember to include your name and reference. HEAD LICE We have had a couple of reports of headlice. Please remember to check your child’s hair reg- OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. Registration Forms for the Box Hill Hawks School Holiday Clinic can be collected from Old Orchard’s office. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. OOPS WEEKLY WRAP Community Notices Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by Old Orchard Primary School. Welcome to the 2015 Aussie Farmers Direct Community Fundraising Program! Old Orchard Primary School Fundraiser Code is 191. Share this code with your community as any new families or members that join and order from Aussie Farmers Direct using this code will be added towards your rewards tally. Your local Milko contact details Name: Kon & Vince Phone: 0424 754 882 Email: [email protected] OOPS WEEKLY WRAP
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