Upcoming Events & Principal's Report
Dates to Remember
OCTOBER
Wednesday 21st School Council Meeting
Thursday 22nd T20 Cricket Blast
Monday 26th District Basketball Finals Yr 5/6
Wednesday 28th Prep Soiree
Thursday 29th T20 Cricket Blast
Yr 4 Camp Information Evening
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 3rd PUBLIC HOLIDAY Melb Cup
Monday 9th Yr 4 Camp Departs
Wednesday 11th Yr 4 Camp Returns
Friday 13th 2016 Prep Transition 2 -3:15pm
Monday 16th Yr 3 Excursion TBC
Tuesday 17th Yr 5 Camp Departs
Wednesday 18th School Council Meeting
Friday 20th Yr 5 Camp Returns
2016 Prep Transition 2-3:15pm
Friday 27th 2016 Prep Transition 2-3:15pm
Saturday 28th P&F Mexican Fiesta TBC
Monday 30th Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
DECEMBER
Tuesday 1st Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
Thursday 3rd Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
Friday 4th Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
Monday 7th Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
Tuesday 8th Whole School Transition
2016 Prep Transition 11:15am-1pm
Wednesday 9th Prep - Yr 2 Swimming
Wednesday 16th Year 6 Graduation Evening
2015 Term Dates
Term 1 - 29th January to 27th March
Term 2 - 13th April to 26th June
Term 3 - 13th July to 18th September
Term 4 - 5th October to 19th December
2016 Term Dates
Term 1 - 28th January to 24th March
Term 2 - 11th April to 24th June
Term 3 - 11th July to 16th September
Term 4 - 3rd October to 20th December
* 2016 Curriculum Days are not yet confirmed.
Levels
Level 1 - Prep
Level 2 - Year 1 & 2
Level 3 - Year 3 & 4
Level 4 - Year 5 & 6
2016 Prep School Tours
All tours begin at the Office at 9:30am.
- Monday November 9
Enrolment Packs will be available on tour days or can be collected from the Office any time during school hours.
Principals Report
Staffing Announcements
Congratulations to Elani Gibney who has commenced her role as teacher of the Year 2C class. She replaces Hadyn Thompson who has taken up a position at Wattle Park Primary School.
The appointment process for two Classroom Teacher positions has been completed and I am pleased to announce the reappointment of both Jacqui Sampson and Jacinda Milczakowsky for a further twelve months.
The appointment process for two Leading Teacher positions is currently underway with shortlisting and interviews taking place this week. The new positions supersede the current Leading Teacher positions. These two new positions are identified as:
- Leading Teacher – Curriculum and Pedagogy (Student Data Analysis/Improved Student Learning)
- Leading Teacher – Curriculum and Pedagogy (Council of International Schools Accreditation Co-ordinator)
A number of additional Classroom Teacher positions have also been advertised in anticipation of school needs for 2016.
Elise Cooper - Congratulations
Elise Cooper will be leaving Ormond at the end of 2015 to take a teaching position in the Northern Territory Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic School (OLSHTCS) is located at Wadeye (Port Keats) about 400kms south-west of Darwin. Wadeye is an Indigenous community of 2500 people drawn from twenty clan groups and make up three broad ceremonial groups across an extensive geographical area known as the Thamarrurr region. OLSHTCS is a bi-lingual school where instruction in the first three years of schooling is in the student's first language, Murrinhpatha.
We wish Elise every success in this venture. The experiences that she will gain will enable her to develop her teaching skills and build community connections.
Technical Support
Henry Vu has been appointed as the new TSSP replacing Lasith Fernando. Henry is working three days each week at Brighton Secondary College and he will now also be working at Ormond each Thursday.
Policy
Revised drafts of the Mobile Phone Policy and the eSmart Policy have been developed in line with DET requirements. These will both be tabled at the School Council Meeting.
Facilities
The work on the Comms Room has been completed. The room has been finished in acoustic plasterboard and chipboard flooring has been installed over the current Technician’s Office. Additional works included carpetremoval, hydronic radiatordecommissioning, split system air-conditioning installation, electrical works, painting, vinyl laying and shelving. The relocation of all servers and computer infrastructure will be completed over the summer holidays.
Student Achievements
Congratulations to Joshua L of Year 5 who won the High Jump at the recent Zone Athletics Sports. Joshua will now go represent the Zone at the next level.
Certificates were handed out at assembly last week for those students who achieved highly in the UNSW Maths and English Competitions.
Congratulations to all involved.
Prep Enrolments & Student Transfers
There are currently fifty-four students enrolled for Prep at Ormond for 2016. Please encourage families who have not already enrolled their child to contact the immediately in order to assist with transition to school and planning.
If your child is currently enrolled in Prep to Year 5 and you are planning on not returning to Ormond Primary School in 2016 you are asked to please inform the office in writing or email at your earliest convenience so appropriate planning and transfer procedures can begin. If you have any questions regarding this please contact the office on 9578 1327.
Glenn Butler
Principal