Learning & Teaching
Michela Vella and Josy Reeder
Mixed Netball
On Friday the 26th of July, the OLA mixed netball team played at the Kingston division finals, after winning at the District Lightning Premiership. We won one of our games and lost two. Unfortunately we didn’t make it to the finals, however we stayed and watched the final and left feeling proud and a little tired. All the netball players did such a great job and pushed to their best ability in the games.
Thank you to all the team members that played amazingly, the parents that came along and our fantastic coach Mrs O’Meara, and the help of Mr B.
Book Week 2024
Book Week 2024 will run Monday 19 August - Friday 23 August with the theme 'Reading is Magic'. We are excited about all of the activities and competitions we are running to celebrate and promote a love of reading. Please take note of the upcoming dates and events.
Book Week Activities
To celebrate Book Week there will be a number of fun and engaging activities including an Author Visit from Anna Feinberg, Library Scavenger Hunts, a Genre Picnic, Buddy Reading and much more!
| Monday | 9am - Book Week Parade Come dressed up as your favourite book character and don’t forget to bring the book with you! Remember you don’t have to go spending any money, we love a costume made out of recycled goods! |
Lunchtime - Library and Chess Club Children are invited to explore the books in our new Library or play a game of chess | |
1pm - Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee (Grade 3-6) The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is a free, online competition for students in Years 3-8. Students are asked to spell 30 randomly selected words from their competition level and have 25 seconds to type each answer. The students with the most correct words in the fastest time progress to finals. The national champion in each age group wins a trip to Canberra to meet the Prime Minister, an iPad, HarperCollins book pack and a $1000 voucher for their school! | |
| Wednesday | Lunchtime - Library Scavenger Hunt (Prep-Grade 2) Grade P-2 students are invited to the Library to search for various book titles in a fun Scavenger Hunt |
Author Visit - Anna Feinberg Grade P-2: 10-11am Grade 3-6: 12-1pm Anna Fienberg is a multi-award winning author of books for children and young adults including The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels, Ariel, Zed & the Secret of Life, The Witch in the Lake, and the ever-popular Tashi series. | |
2:30pm - Buddy Reading Each class will pair up and share a book they love with a student from a different year level. | |
| Thursday | Lunchtime - Library Scavenger Hunt (Grade 3-6) Grade 3-6 students are invited to the Library to search for various book titles in a fun Scavenger Hunt |
| Friday | 10:30-11am - Genre Picnic Students are all invited to a ‘Genre Picnic’ outside (weather pending) complete with rugs, baskets and books where they have the opportunity to come together and share a love of reading with their peers. Students will bring their lunch and eat together outside. |
Lunchtime - StoryBox Listening Party Storybox is a digital storytelling platform with diverse stories and storytellers, supporting language and learning in children. Students can access iPads and listen to a variety of different stories during Friday Lunchtime |
Book Week Competitions
We will be running level competitions with prizes to be won! Entries are due to the front office by Friday 23 August and winners will be announced in Week 7.
| Year Level | Competition |
| Preps | Create a new front cover for one of your favourite books |
| Juniors | Write a new blurb for a book you love and draw a matching picture |
| Middles | Write a letter to your favourite book character or author/illustrator |
| Seniors | Write your own creative story (try to include the 2024 Book Week Theme ‘Reading is Magic’) |
2024 Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge
Only four weeks left in the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge. We are very proud of the engagement this year. Well done to this week's Star Readers! The students participating have now read a total of 1806 books!
⭐Star Readers This Week⭐
Prep: Maisie (PCH)
Junior: Parker S (1ET)
Middle: Sophie M (3/4TR)
Senior: Peter K (5/6NC)
Tech Olympics
Congratulations to our amazing Grade 6 Tech Leaders for flying the OLA flag high at the Tech Olympics! From solving 'Captchas' to airdrop relays and cracking coding challenges, they conquered every event. Their communication and innovation led to a silver medal in the bridge building competition. Their teamwork and perseverence all day has made us very proud.
