Year Level Updates
Whole School News
Sports News
Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
A reminder for all Prep to Year 2 parents that the swimming program is now up on Compass for you to consent and make payment. Students are to wear school uniform and change in/out of bathers at the venue. Any students that are not participating in the swimming program will remain at school during their session time and be supervised by another class.
Second Hand Uniform
There will be a Second Hand Uniform Sale on Friday 17th November.
The stall will be held in the Korean Room between 3:15pm to 3:45pm.
Cash only, please avoid large denominations as limited change will be available. No Efptos is available.
Visual Arts News
Welcome back to a very busy last term of Visual Arts for 2017!
Prep students have started this term by diving straight into the ocean with Mr Pannam, exploring watercolour and mixed-media as they add sea creatures to their underwater landscapes.
Year 1 students have been recreating a wonderful Monet inspired painted garden and have also been busy planting paper flowers they constructed petal by petal. Come and see some of the lovely filled vases we have on display outside the office!
Both Year 1 & 2 have begun the term by using view finders to drawing detailed close-ups of various insects, cross-linking Art with Science. Year 2 have also completed wonderful mixed-media paintings of van Gogh’s Starry Night – keep a look out for a new display coming soon!
Year 3 students have completed a range of artworks inspired by Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, exploring ink painting, chalk drawing, dry needle felting and 3D sculpture using paperclay!
Having completed their Mexican Folk art inspired Roosters (you can find a sample of these on display outside the office).
Year 4 students are now creating lizards out of clay whilst exploring ways to create texture when working with a 3D material.
Students in Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed working outside, to complete observational drawings of our fabulous Oak and Eucalyptus trees, using charcoal. Their sewn Ugly dolls are coming along well and we look forward to beginning our next project where we explore the use of Zentangles as a form of artistic meditation, before decorating 3D animal masks.
In preparation for graduation,Year 6 have been completely immersed in designing and decorating their Carnival of Venice Masks, and are now exploring the influence of Hokusai on contemporary anime artists of Japan, before creating their silk paintings of a Geisha or Kobuki actor.
Zart Art Children's Gallery
Artwork from Ormond Primary has once again been chosen by Zart Art to be displayed as part of their Children’s Gallery for Term 1 2018. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to be part of an exhibition as well as promoting the fantastic work our students create at OPS. Approximately 4 students from each year level (in Year 1,2, 4, 5 & 6) will have their work submitted, highlighting the varying range of artworks that were created in response to the ‘Year of the Rooster’. The students involved will be contacted in the next couple of weeks with further details to come – Watch This Space!
Happy Creative Days,
Helen Kupfer
Foundation News
Prep Concert - Thursday 2nd November
As part of the Performing Arts program at ormond Primary the Prep students are currently working towards their Prep Concert. This is a wonderful celebration towards the end of their first year of schooling where each class will perform a musical number for the entertainment of family and relatives.
The concert will be held in the School Hall from 6:00pm and conclude approximately 6:45pm. (students are required at school by 5:45pm)
Costume requirements for each class will be finalised in the coming week or two and parents will be notified by your class teacher.
Year 1
Welcome back to Term 4. We have another busy term organised including an excursion to Chesterfield Farm in November and our Swimming Program that begins in December. We will also be working towards a STEAM Showcase (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) and we look forward to sharing all our other learning experiences with you along the way. Please regularly check Compass for year level information and parental permission requirements, as a few more items will be added for the year 1s throughout the term.
English
Reading
Students will be exposed to a wide range of Fiction and Non-Fiction texts. Using these texts they will be looking for the Author’s purpose. What is it that the Author is trying to tell us and what ‘clues’ can we find to support our ideas? Students will look deeper into the conventions of Non-Fiction texts and how they help support us as readers.
We will also be working on Summarising the texts we read. Summarising is relating the most important points in a text, or a portion of a text, in our own words. With Fiction text we consider the basic story elements – main characters, setting, plot and sometimes theme in a summary. With Non-Fiction text we pull together the most important information about a topic in a coherent way.
Writing
The Writing genres we will be focusing on this term include:
- Information Reports
- Procedure writing
- Persuasive writing
We are building an awareness of the features of different text by:
- Talking about the purpose
- Identifying the possible intended audience
- Drawing attention to the text organisation
- Highlighting the type of language used
This term’s Writing sessions will be closely linked to our unit of investigation, ‘Animals, Plants and Us.’ Students will work towards creating an Information Report in the form of an individual project which reflects their process of inquiry throughout the unit.
Students will continue to have the opportunity to regularly engage in ‘free choice’ writing to support the development of their writing skills, harnessing their own highly motivating ideas and inspirations.
Students will be exposed to a range of grammar focuses in writing; including past tense, present tense, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions and compound words.
Speaking and Listening
Students will be participating in a range of formal and informal Speaking and Listening tasks. This includes sharing group work, reflecting on their learning in different ways, sharing their writing with their class and giving and receiving peer feedback. Students will have opportunities to act out role-plays at their reading levels, linked to guided reading sessions.
Spelling
Students are working on level-appropriate spelling activities designed to improve their understandings in small groups during English time.
Mathematics
All students will be working in differentiated Maths groups with tasks designed to cater to their individual learning needs. This term our areas of focus include:
Number and Algebra
- Place Value
- Pattern and Order, Counting
- Addition and Subtraction, using effective strategies
- Multiplication and Division, as grouping and sharing
Measurement and Geometry
- 2D & 3D shapes
- Transformation
- Time
- Length, Volume, Mass
Statistics and Probability
- Data
Plants, Animals and Us
Our Unit of Investigation for Term 4 is “Plants, Animals and Us.” This unit has a combined curriculum focus of Science, Health and PE and Design and Technologies. We will be exploring how plants and animals impact our daily lives. Some of the essential questions we will be exploring include;
- How do plants and animals provide food?
- How are plants and animals used to design and create other non-food items?
- How can we categorise food?
- How does eating healthy and regular exercise benefit our health and wellbeing?
- How does meal preparation and healthy eating change according to regions?
- How can we make sustainable food choices?
- What are the external features of plants?
Our excursion to Chesterfield Farm will give students the opportunity to learn about Australian farming and see first-hand how farm animals provide us with food like milk and eggs in a sustainable way.
As always, please feel welcome to come to see your classroom teacher before or after school if you would like to speak briefly about any issue. If you require more time for a meeting please contact us to organise an appointment.
Year 1 Teachers,
JoshHewett, Paul Bratt and Andrea Durward
Year 2
Welcome back to another very exciting term in Year 2. It’s so hard to believe that it’s already term 4. The students have settled in well back into the term. Please continue to read Compass for level information and upcoming events. Below is a brief summary of this term.
In English the writing focus will be on recounts, information texts and expositions. We will continue to work on improving the students’ handwriting as we believe that it’s important to instill the importance of neat writing. The students have been working on the various strategies during reading groups such as finding the main events, identifying detail and sequencing. Level appropriate spelling words and tasks are given to the students weekly and they are tested at the end of the week.
The students should continue with the home reading program and should record their reading in their logbooks.
In Mathematics all students will be working in differentiated Maths groups, with tasks designed to cater to their individual learning needs. This term we will work on the following areas:
- Number and Algebra
- Place Value
- Pattern and Order, Counting
- Addition and Subtraction, using effective strategies
- Multiplication and Division, as grouping and sharing
- Measurement and Geometry
- 2D & 3D shapes
- Transformation
- Time
- Length, Volume, Mass
- Statistics and Probability
- Data
Toys and Forces
For science, students will explore the push and pull forces and work towards drafting and constructing a wooden toy at school. These models will be on display during a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) showcase on Tuesday 21st November 6:00-7:15. Keep in tune for this up and coming event. The two excursions to the Toys and Forces workshop and the Lego Centre this term will help to consolidate our learning of this topic. If parents are able to assist with the excursions please contact the class teacher. Helpers will need to have a working with children check.
Drama
On Monday 20th November the year two students will participate in a one hour drama workshop. They will perform Tidderlick the Frog. The students will retell the Dreamtime story set in outback Australia, focusing on ecological sustainability using movement, musical instruments, puppetry and costumes.
Swimming
Swimming lessons will be held once again this year at Waves. Parents who are able to assist are welcome to meet us at the Waves Leisure Centre. Again, all parent helpers will need a working with children check. The swimming dates are as listed below:
Monday 4th Dec. – Swimming Program
Tuesday 5th Dec. – Swimming Program
Wednesday 6th Dec. – Swimming Program
Thursday 7th Dec. – Swimming Program
Monday11th Dec. – Swimming Program
Friday 15th Dec. – Swimming Program – Wave Pool Session
All items must be labelled. The year two students will have their swimming lesson at 2:00-2:45.
Please feel welcome to come and see us before or after school if you would like to speak briefly. Or, contact us to make an appointment for anything requiring more time.
Year 2 Teachers
Sally Berryman and Effie Liarakos
Year 3 News
As a engaging ‘tuning in’ activity for our new Biological Sciences unit “Am I alive?”, where the Year 3 students are investigating and classifying plants, insects and animals, we visited ‘Bug Lab: Little Bugs, Super Powers’ at Melbourne Museum. Inspired by the secret life of bugs and their ingenius ways, ‘Bug Lab’ art installation and exhibition gave our students a zoomed-in view of the world beneath our feet. Students came face-to-face with large scale bugs and heard the personal stories from six unique insects. They also discovered how cutting-edge science is uncovering the adaptive genius of bugs, and how we humans are using bugs as inspiration for new technologies.
To complement this amazing exhibition, students watched the enthralling IMAX film ‘Bugs! 3D’. There were a few students (and teachers) hiding their eyes behind their hands! ‘This is a live-action nature drama filmed in Borneo. It explores the dramatic lives of a praying mantis, a beautiful butterfly and many species of spider and beetles. Students were fascinated by these tiny bugs with super powers and enthusiastically recorded facts and ‘wonderings’ about what they had seen when we returned to school.
Year 3 Teachers
Josh kamoen, Jade Zajonc & Julie Nield
Year 4 News
Year 4 Camp - Lady Northcote
Lady Northcote Camp is fast approching.
A reminder that there will be an Information evening on November 1st at 6:00pm in 4A's classroom. Please ensure you bring your Parent Information Booklet along to ensure you have the most up to date information.
Year 4 Teachers
Lorriane Bell, Gregg Workman & Margot Hudson
Year 5/6 News
Year 5/6 Interschool Sport Draw Locations for Friday 27th October
Lawn Bowls
OPS v Bentleigh West PS at Bentleigh Bowls Club
Tennis
OPS v Valkstone PS at Kings Park Tennis Club
Cricket - Rounders
OPS v Valkstone PS at Bailey Reserve
T20
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Reminder that all students are required to bring their snack, drink bottles and hats on the day and parents are to supply sunscreen if required for their own child.
Interschool Sport - Basketball Finals
In term two our Ormond Girls Baskbetball team won the girls Interschool Basketball Final. So last Friday they competed in the division final against St Bridget's Primary School. Our team was enthusiastic and embraced the challenge. The Ormond girls were very competitive and showed a high level of skill. Though they did not win the battle on the day they came away from the game knowing they did each other and their school proud!
Congratulations girls on your always team first attitude, the supportive and encouraging words you regularly gave each other, your competitive drive and your joy playing the game. Thank you to Arden (captain) and Sarah (vice) for their excellent leadership over the term, and to all the girls that helped them along the way. Thanks very much to Andy Guss and Dion Rudzki for all their assistance on the day, and for cheering the girls on with Adam and Victoria Gibson.
Go Ormond!
