Specialists News
PE, Steam, Art & Korean
Korean News
Korean Cultural Incursion Day
On Thursday August 25th, all students will be participating in a range of educational and interactive activities as celebration of the Korean Culture. Activities range from Tae-gwon-do, K-POP dancing and Korean Calligraphy writing. We look forward to a fabulous day.
PE/Sports News
Year 6 Bike Education
Sessions will be held on the following Friday's at 9:00am to 10:30am
- Friday 12th August
- Friday 26th August
- Friday 2nd September
- Friday 9th September (Braeside Park Ride)
We will require parent assistance for all of our Bike Education sessions. Volunteers must provide a current Working with Children Card and complete the Child Safe Code of Conduct with the Front Office. Parents are welcome to offer their assistance with any or all of these sessions as well as the Braeside Ride either as a rider or a BBQ assistant! Please email Mr. Pannam as soon as possible if you are able to assist. Further information can be found on the compass event.
If you have yet to have your child’s bike checked out by a professional, we recommend Ormond Giant on North Road. Bikes need to be in a roadworthy condition for the program. A bike safety check list was be sent home with your child last term.
Year 5 Bike Education
Sessions will be held on the following Friday's from 11:10 am to 12:30pm
- Friday 12th August
- Friday 26th August
- Friday 2nd September.
Further information can be found on the compass event.
If you are able to assist with any of these days, please email Mr. Pannam as soon as possible. Volunteers must provide a current Working with Children Card and complete the Child Safe Code of Conduct with the Front Office.
If you have yet to have your child’s bike checked out by a professional, we recommend Ormond Giant on North Road. Bikes need to be in a roadworthy condition for the program. A bike safety check list was be sent home with your child last term.
House Athletics – Year 3-6
House Athletics will be run at Moorabbin Athletics Track (Bricker Reserve) Rowans Road, on Thursday 4th August. Events will commence at 9.45 and through until 2.00.
Payment & Consent is now open on Compass with further event information.
Parent assistance on the day will be greatly appreciated. Volunteers must provide a current Working with Children Card and complete the Child Safe Code of Conduct with the Front Office. Please contact your child's classroom teacher or Mr Pannam if you are able to assist on the day.
District Athletics Carnival will be held on Monday 5th September at Duncan McKinnon Athletics Track. All winners from our Ormond House Athletics Carnival will be eligible for the District Carnival.
Hooptime Basketball - August – Friday 19th
Ormond P.S. have entered 2 teams into the annual Hooptime Basketball Competition. Teams have been announced and are awaiting consent and payment on Compass.
If your child is participating in the competition and you are able to assist please email Mr. Pannam as soon as possible please. Volunteers must provide a current Working with Children Card and complete the Child Safe Code of Conduct with the Front Office.
STEAM News
Welcome to another term in the STEAM room.
Foundation students have been busy planting bean seeds in our plastic bottle greenhouses. We have been discussing what plants need to grow and we are keeping a bean diary to monitor their growth over the term. Thank you to all the parents who sent in bottles, and to Oscar H (6B), Nikki b (6C) and Austin W (6C) for helping the Foundation students plant their bean seeds.
Year 1 students began the semester by exploring how dinosaurs are named and the meaning of their scientific names. They are currently designing their own dinosaur based on a mixture of scientific names.
Year 2 students have observed our live mealworms using magnifying glasses and bug catchers. There was much excitement when they could see these living creatures up close. Students have learnt about the mealworms’ life cycle and will be monitoring their growth each week by keeping observational notes and annotated drawings.
Year 3 & 4 students were introduced to Lightbot, an app which teaches them the basics of coding. Students must use blocks (icons) to program Lightbot (a robot) to light up all the blue squares. For Lightbot to make it through the various puzzles students are learning some common coding constructs and are becoming familiar with the following terms, sequences, procedures, loops and debugging.
Year 5 students are now in the final stages of putting together their interactive planet posters. They have coded their posters using Scratch and are currently connecting them to a Makey Makey circuit board. We look forward to showcasing all the fine work that has gone into these projects to the whole school in the next few weeks.
Year 6 students are finishing off their earthquake research reports, and they will also be presenting them to their peers in the next few weeks.
Ms Markou
STEAM Specialist
Visual Arts News
Glen Eira Youth Art Exhibition 2022 - Self Expression
The Youth Art Exhibition has returned and submissions are being accepted until Friday August 17th.
This year’s theme is ‘Self Expression’ with the aim to encourage young people’s creativity and passion for art. To participate you must be between 5 – 25 years old and either live, work or study within the city of Glen Eira.
There are prizes for the following junior categories:
5-9 years – prize to the value of $100
10-13 years – with a prize to the value of $150
The exhibition will be held at the Glen Eira Town Hall Gallery from Thursday 1st September to Sunday 2nd October. Winners will be announced at the presentation night, 6-8pm on Thursday 15th September.
If you would like to participate please make sure your artwork is labelled with your NAME, AGE & TITLE And that you have completed the online registration form at www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/yae
I will be collecting entries and will arrange a bulk pick up for The Glen Eira Youth Services Team to come to Ormond to collect our artworks. Therefore you must make sure your entry is handed in to me at school by TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST.
Only students’ work will be submitted if they have registered online with parental permission.
Please visit the website for more information and to access the registration form: https://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/services/youth/youth-programs/your-event/youth-art-exhibition
