School Council President: Mrs Frost 0412 117 399
SCHOOL CALENDAR
2015
MAY
Fri 15
Mon 18
Tues 19
Wed 20
Thurs 21
Fri 22
Tues 26
Wed 27
Storytime - Toys
Education Week Begins
Y2 Melbourne Museum Excursion
Cybersafety Workshop 3-6
Y3 Currawong Bush Park Excursion
Cybersafety Workshop 3-6
School Council meeting - 7.30pm
Cybersafety Workshop 3-6
OPEN DAY & EVENING
LOTE Incursion
District Cross Country
Foundation Como House Excursion
JUNE
Mon 8
Tues 23
Thurs 25
Fri 26
Queens Birthday Public Holiday
3 Way Conferences
3 Way Conferences
Last Day Term 2 - 2.30pm Dismissal
School Tours are held on Tuesdays at
9.30am
PRINCIPAL’S LETTER
STUDENT LEARNING
NAPLAN testing was conducted this week with year three
and five students. The Victorian Curriculum and
Assessment Authority (VCAA) send out observers to schools
in a random selection to oversee the process and we had
one of those visits this week. As would be expected for our
school, everything was perfectly in order and the observer
was very impressed with the process. Students were
encouraged to do their best and focus on demonstrating
what they know. Parents will receive an individual report
on their child’s performance in term three.
Education Week is next week and we invite both current
and prospective parents to come and be part of our school
through attending a tour or the Open Morning or Evening.
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I will conduct tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.30am
and 2pm and present an information session for
prospective Foundation (Prep) parents at 6.45pm.
Classrooms will be open from 6.15pm and parents are
invited to visit their child’s classroom first to collect their
POPS Passport, they will then use this passport to tour the
school and take part in learning activities. When the
passport is completed students will receive a small prize.
The evening will conclude with a performance of both
junior and senior choir at 7.15pm in the Arts Centre. I look
forward to showcasing our wonderful school.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Congratulations to Mrs Carbone for the excellent school
Cross Country last Wednesday; the weather was
magnificent, all children were engaged and the organisation
was outstanding. Thank you to the teachers and the many,
many parents who helped out and attended; all these
factors enabled the event to be the success it was.
Thank you to the parents who have already volunteered to
host students from China in July. We have 15 students
attending and at our last meeting we decided that the
students will be grouped in six groups of two and one group
of three. The students will be hosted by POPS families for
three of the seven nights; Wednesday-Friday, July 22-24.
The students will be involved in activities at the school
during the day and then return home with their host family
at the end of the school days. Please contact me if you
would like to host our exchange students, this is exciting
and very valuable for our school.
COMMUNITY
Parents may be aware that public hearings started last
week as part of the Independent Broad-based
Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) investigation into the
Education Department. The IBAC is investigating the
circumstances in which the Department, its employees
and/or former employees designated certain government
schools as “banker schools”, and the alleged misuse of
funds going through these schools. This inquiry only affects
a small number of schools and our school is not one of
these schools. The financial operations and governance of
Park Orchards Primary School are adhered to meticulously
and parents have no need to be concerned. Information
about IBAC inquiry can be found on the Department
website at www.education.vic.gov.au
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The school Annual Report for 2014 will be presented at
the School Council meeting next week from 7.30- 7.45pm.
Parents are invited to attend this presentation and the
Annual Report will be uploaded to the website on
Wednesday on May 20.
TERM DATES 2015
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Parents and staff are reminded that the newsletter is
uploaded to the school website each week on Thursday
afternoon. A tiqbiz alert will be sent out when the newsletter is uploaded and parents and staff can log straight
into the newsletter. Tiqbiz is free and can be accessed on a
phone, tablet or computer. We have included an
information leaflet in the newsletter this week.
Mrs Daniel
Principal
13/04/15 - 26/06/15
13/07/15 - 18/09/15
05/10/15 - 18/12/15
CURRICULUM DAYS &
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Queen’s Birthday - Monday, 8th June
Curriculum Day - Monday, 13th July
AUSSIE OF THE MONTH
Our Aussie of the Month for
May is Ellie G from 4D.
Ellie is an outstanding student
who exhibits the POPS values in
her daily conduct. She is
positive, uses her initiative and
shows great enthusiasm for
learning, putting in 100% effort
at all times. Ellie is kind, friendly
and helpful, she encourages
others and is a supportive
friend. Congratulations Ellie, you are a most worthy
recipient of the Aussie of the Month Award.
CURRENT NOTICES
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Junior and Senior Choir Permission
Entertainment Book
Foundation Como House Excursion Due
SNACK SHACK
SNACK SHACK ROSTER
MAY
MERIT AWARDS
Foundation D
Charlie W
Foundation O
Matthew B, Phoebe B
1P
Logan H
2G
Tessa R, Joseph Z
2M
Amber G
2W
Gabe Y
3Q
James S
3/4D
Lachlan B
4D
Lily C
5O
Ebony P
5W
James W
6AB
Erin L
6CB
Hayley L
Fri 15
Mrs DiConza
Wed 20
Mrs Huang
Thurs 21
Mrs Brodie
Fri 22
Mrs Nitz
Wed 27
Mrs Dove
Thurs 28
Mrs Ross
Fri 29
Mrs Ting
JUNE
Wed 3
Mrs Wakefield
Thurs 4
Mrs Moore
Fri 5
Mrs Woollands
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INTERSCHOOL SPORT
Winter Interschool Sport Round 4
POPS v Wonga Park PS
Friday 15th May, 2015 (Melways Map 24 H9)
HOME:
Volleyball, Netball
Girls
DOMENEY RESERVE:
Football
AWAY:
Bat Tennis,
Netball Open
Your
SCHOOL
Park
Orchards PS
Opposition
Round 3 Results
SCHOOL
SCORE
24
versus
BAT TENNIS
HEPS
SCORE
40
17
SOFTBALL
OPEN
19
14
SOFTBALL
GIRLS
8
6
8
2 sets
WONGA PARK
RESERVE:
50
Soccer, Softball Open, Softball Girls
3
NETBALL OPEN
NETBALL GIRLS
VOLLEYBALL
FOOTBALL
SOCCER
16
15
1 set
8
3
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