Thursday, 19th March 2015 KEY DATES: MARCH 23 26 27 27 APRIL 13 15 22 TERM 1 WEEK 8 Next week is ‘planning week’, which is the time that our staff get together and plan their program for the coming term. This means that the normal specialist program is altered to allow for a different timetable. So for next week your children will have all their specialist lessons in one day. Monday will be Years 1 and 2, Tuesday Years 3 and 4, Wednesday Years 5 and 6 and Thursday Foundation/Prep. Sushi Day School Photos JSC Fundraiser - Dress like a Superhero LAST DAY OF TERM 2.30PM FINISH (No Canteen) FIRST DAY OF TERM 2 (No Canteen) Canteen opens for Term 2 Kew Traffic School - Foundation students School’s ANZAC Day service at Box Hill Gardens Level 4 students *** Save the Date *** Friday 16th October - Fiesta and Fireworks ______________________________________ FROM THE PRINCIPAL Well with only one week to go of term, we are definitely on the count down, but with still lots to do. Our Year 6 campers are having a fabulous time in Canberra, and are finding it an enormously valuable experience and a lot of fun too. We look forward to hearing all about the details when they return. Once again it is wonderful to hear such terrific feedback about how well behaved Orchard Grove students are and what marvellous ambassadors they are for our school. On Thursday and Friday Leeanne, Michelle and I will be off at a Principal conference. This is a terrific opportunity to hear about what is happening in education across the globe. As a collegiate group at Orchard Grove, we are most definitely research driven educators, and we realise how important it is that we acknowledge how fast our world is changing and that the educational opportunities that we offer your children need to be best practice, in order to prepare our students for an exciting, fulfilling future. This last Wednesday we had our AGM for school Council and the first meeting of the new Council for 2015. I would like to acknowledge our School Councillors who give of their time freely and assist the staff in running our wonderful school. We look forward to another really successful year ahead. Just a couple of reminders for next week; Monday is Sushi Day – orders needed to be in last week, and once again we had a very keen response – who doesn’t like sushi!! We have our school photos on Thursday; please make sure that your child comes to school in full school uniform and, for our girls, all hair accessories must be in our school colours. Finally, on the last day of school we have our fundraiser for ‘ Very Special Kids.’ This is a charity that is very close to the heart of the OGPS community having witnessed the great support that they gave Isla and her family during her illness. This is a lovely opportunity for us to remember Isla and support ‘Very Special Kids’ so that they can continue in the great work that they do. It is a dress up day, ‘Super Hero’ theme for a gold coin donation. Please remember that it is a 2.30 finish on the 27th March. If you need child care because of the early finish please book online at oshclub.com.au. You may remember the petition for our school upgrade that our School Council sent out in the newsletter two weeks ago. Margaret is collecting those sheets, so, if you have a filled sheet, please return it to the office and grab another blank one. School council is hoping to collect around 2000 signatures. Remember any Victorian citizen, including children, can sign the petition. School Philosophy Orchard Grove Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that engages curiosity, promotes learning, personal growth and wellbeing for all students. We strive to develop adaptability and resilience so students can become valued members of the local and global communities and be prepared for future life experiences. DEECD and Orchard Grove P.S. do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by DEECD for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. Just before I go this week, it is with great pleasure that I would like to announce Glenda Harry that Andrea Halden gave birth to a beautiful little girl, Zoe (6lb10oz) and Buni Stewart delivered a gorgeous Principal little boy, Miles (3.87kg). All mums and bubs are doing well. PARENTS’ CLUB Have a great weekend with your families. Carols Night Talk soon. Carols night will be held on Thursday, 11th December from Glenda Harry & drinks will be available for purchase, and our 5pm. Sausages Principal Christmas raffle will be drawn on the night. Raffle tickets will come home towards the end of the month. PARENTS’ CLUB2015 Outdoor Movie Save the Date - Saturday 21st February Night Next 2meeting - to beChallenge advised (will be in 2015) Metal Metal School - 11th - 25th March Bronwyn McIlroy You can bring your items during the week as the gates are open Coordinator from 7am - 5.30pm Mon - Fri. A huge thank you to Chris Morcom who drove around to families with his trailer, and to the people who came on SundayNEWSLETTER to drop off andROSTER helped lift items. See ad Wednesday, 19th below for items you can put in the bin.November The school receives Nicole Bray approx. $300 per full bin load. Louise Cooper Easter Raffle If you need more raffle tickets, they are available from the office. BAYFriday, ROSTER Tickets and money are SICK due back 20th March. Raffle items 14th November will be on display in Friday, the cabinet outside the library. Merryin- the 1JS box in the office foyer. Please leave your hamperLinda donation Next meeting - Wednesday 15th April 2015 at 2.45pm in the staffroom. PAYMENTS DUE AT THE OFFICE Bronwyn McIlroy Coordinator Swimming - 3rd instalment - $35.00 - due 21st November Chesterfield Farm - Level 2 - $21.50 - due 21st November NEWSLETTER 2015 Contributions - payment inROSTER full due by 22nd January or Wednesday, 25th March 1st instalment $150.00 due 21st November Newell Richards 2015 Excursion Levy - 1st instalment $47.50 due by 12th December or payment inJo fullLamb by 22nd January 2015 SICK BAY ROSTER 2015 BOOK PACKS Friday, 20th March Book Packs will start being distributed after next week. They will Fiona Breen - FJF be sent home after payment in full received, or the 1st instalment of $150 has been paid. PAYMENTS DUE AT THE OFFICE Kew Traffic School - Foundation - $10 due Friday 27th March Easter Raffle tickets - due Friday 20th March Year 4 Camp - $95 deposit due Friday 27th March Photos - online orders due Tuesday 24th March, other orders by Wednesday 25th March PRINCIPAL AWARDS Christian - FAD Olive - FJF Isabel - FSK Victor - FTR Alice, Hayley - 1DW Antara - 1KC Sarah - 1LC Alyssa - 1/2M Campbell - 2CM Damon - 2KE Huaxing - 2KM Jade - 3KM Isabella - 3KT Will - 3TK Su Su - 5/6B Lachlan - 5/6M Hayden - 5/6W SPANISH CORNER Ventana Fiesta Señora Brady´s off to Spain! This week I fly to Spain for a three week course in Spanish language, culture and pedagogy at the Universidade de Vigo in Galicia in north-western Spain. This is the in-country component of the Language Teaching Scholarship I was awarded by the Department of Education last year. While there, I will visit the San Crespo Colegio in Padrenda, a small village in a beautiful mountainous setting. The Grade 5 students here have been preparing projects for me to take and share with the Spanish students and I will collect projects they have been preparing for our students. I am looking forward to sharing the cultural experiences I will have on this trip, as these opportunities for real life experiences in Spanish are invaluable for all our students. SCHOOL PHOTOS Thursday 26th March School photo envelopes came home last week; one per student. Sibling order forms are available from the office, as are the School Leaders, Tech Team & Junior School Council envelopes. Online orders MUST be finalised by 24th March. All other orders can be returned to the school office by 25th March. If paying by cash, please enclose correct money as no change can be given. LIBRARY NEWS The Premier’s Reading Challenge is now underway and students have received permission forms which need to be returned to your child’s classroom teacher before the end of term. Students who are participating in the Challenge will receive usernames and passwords along with information on how to log the books they read online early next term. For more information on the Challenge, including this year’s booklists visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc ‘The Lemon Exchange’ is a school community service for Orchard Grove families - where those who have an abundance of lemons donate some, and those that may need a lemon or two can go and collect a few. The Junior School Council is organising a dress up day to raise funds to support Very Special Kids. Very Special Kids is a children’s charity that supports sick children and their families. On the 27th of March (the last day of term), we ask that children come to school dressed up as a superhero! They can come as one of many familiar characters, or they can get creative and invent their own fabulous superhero! Please bring a gold coin donation. All funds raised will go to Very Special Kids to help them with supporting sick children and their families through the hardest time of their lives. WOOL DONATION If anyone in the community has ANY wool of ANY sort that they are willing to part with, please contact Erin Ward (5/6W). I will be running a knitting club for Level 5 & 6 as of Term 2, and we would LOVE some wool donations! Thank you. Erin UNIFORM SHOP We are still waiting on the size 14 sports t-shirts, which should be here by the end of the term. Other items that are out of stock have been ordered this week and should be here by the end of term also. The next second hand uniform sale will be on Wednesday, 29th April from 9.15 - 9.45am in the Community Room. FIJIAN VISIT So... we need lots of generous lemon tree owners to again drop off any spare lemons to the box located near the staffroom. You can be sure that your lemons will find a good home and help make something tasty even more delicious. Thank you. Enrichment, Education, Excitement - Become a Volunteer Host Family! World Education Program (WEP) is inviting you to experience another culture in your own home by becoming a volunteer host family to an international student arriving in July 2015. Our students from Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, Italy, Belgium, the USA, and France are looking forward to experiencing life in Australia, making new friends and becoming a member of an Australian family soon. "Wonderful - joyous - heartfelt. An absolutely wonderful idea and so beneficial for all involved, from family to school friends. We truly feel Enrico is another member of our family." - Marie - host mother of Enrico (Italy) Hosting Is Fun! Find Out more! Getting to know your student before he or she arrives brings fun and joy to everyone involved. To help you make this important decision, contact WEP today to receive a full information pack for your family. Sylvia Kelly Manager – Inbound Exchange Programs Phone: 1300 884 733 Email: [email protected] Online: http://www.wep.org.au NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING We are currently in the process of re-printing our newsletter paper. If you are interested in permanent advertising on the back page of the school newsletter please contact Natalie Simpson on the number below. We have been so lucky these past few weeks to have had the Fijian Rugby players from Island Breeze and Box Hill Rugby Club come and teach touch rugby skills to the Year 5 and 6 students and share some of their rich cultural traditions with the younger students. They have made such a positive contribution to our school and we hope to invite them back again to continue our partnership. Proud sponsor of RUBY Orchard Grove’s School dog It is hard to believe that the football season is upon us. Orchard Grove is fortunate enough to have its own Auskick program that runs on a Saturday morning from 9.30 to 10.30 commencing 18 April, registrations are now open. The way to register is on line at http://www.aflauskick.com.au/. If you need any further information please contact Trevor Hookey on 0418 102 434 or Drew Sinclair on 0411 097 096 . During the year we have games for the kids against Mums and Dads, regular sausage sizzles, guest appearances from AFL stars to name a few highlights. We are always on the lookout for Parents to help out on the morning so please think about becoming involved. The following information outlines the benefits of joining the program and we welcome all Orchard Grove Students and friends of Orchard Grove to participate in the fun. Benefits to children · Children learn the fundamental motor skills for future physical activity and sports participation · Children learn the basics of fitness conditioning, including how to train and practice · Through specially arranged physical activities and games, some very important mental and psychological skills are nurtured. These include self-motivation, self-responsibility, self-management, persistence, resilience and a best effort always attitude · Through specially arranged team activities, children learn important social skills, including cooperation and respect for others Benefits to parents · Convenient, local opportunities for safe, quality family time that results in family bonding · The opportunity to engage with children and other families in physical activities and games · Greater social contact and interaction Benefits to the Orchard Grove community · A stronger social fabric and improved community health · Enhanced family and non-family support networks · Decreased antisocial behavior · Community structures often serve as positive models for other community programs that rely on volunteer support See you all on the oval soon. Cheerio Drew and Trevor
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