Whole School News
Early Dismissal 2:30pm 28th June
A reminder to families that students will be dismissed early at 2:30pm this Friday 28th June due to the end of Term. School Assembly will commence at 2:00pm. After School Care will commence early to accommodate for the early finish.
Ormond's Got Talent
Over the last 2 weeks we have watched large group of students who auditioned for Ormond’s Got Talent. We saw over 30 acts ranging from Year 2 to 6 students. We really commend the students on their commitment to putting themselves in the spotlight and showing the confidence and organization in the preparation and performing of an act. Students entertained in the arts of singing, acting, dance, comedy, magic and music. We are looking forward to putting this production together to share with the school on Wednesday 7th August.
The Balanced Box - Parent Event
Using the fabulous feedback received from the school lunch order survey late last year, the education sub-committee is working towards aligning Ormond P.S. with the Education Department’s recommended nutrition guidelines.
Our first event, the Balanced Box parent forum saw our OPS parent community receive invaluable insights into building children's lunch boxes to support their growth and performance for the school day. Many thanks to Pediatric Dietitian Nicole Passov for sharing her expertise and great ideas with us. We will also hold an evening session later this year to support continued interest levels. Stay tuned.
Michelle Gilmore
Parent Member - Education Subcommittee
Respectful Relationships
Following on form the Introduction to Respectful Relationships in the last newsletter, below is a summary of what the different year levels have been doing.
Year 1
The Year One’s are currently working on ‘Positive Coping’ strategies to identify ways in which they can make themselves feel better. They have learned strategies such as five finger breathing, balloon breathing, pressing hands together, counting to ten and listening to music.
“When I feel angry I can use five finger breathing to make me feel better”- Ryder
“When I feel sad I can use music to make me feel happy”- Jordan
Year 3
Year 3 recently worked on ‘Problem Solving’ strategies that they can use in situations where a solution is difficult to come by.
We created ‘problem-solving dice’ to apply to a range of scenarios where problem-solving was necessary.
“It was a fun activity because we got to write down problems that we find ourselves in and how to solve them if you were in that position” - Gigi
Year 4
Currently, Year 4 are working on ‘Positive Coping’ strategies to use in a range of different situations.
We have been working on ‘ How to give good apologies’
“I liked it because we got to be in pairs and wrote an apology letter like we were actually apologising” - Sophie A
Year 5
Currently, Year 5 are working on “Personal Coping Profiles”. They have been developing their understanding of the distinction between positive and negative coping strategies. This continues to develop all Year Five student’s social skills through participating in small group activities.
“My group had to act it out that we misheard our teacher and everyone laughed at us. Then we had to act out trying to be positive about it. It was fun and funny” - Alan
Year 6
Currently, Year 6 are working on “Problem Solving”. The students are learning to recognise which strategies to use, in order to help them deal with different scenarios they might be faced with and the effects it places on their resilience. We can strengthen our ability to deal with different situations, with practice the students have enjoyed being involved in a number of different activities to strengthen this skill. One of the activities was looking at problems students may face during their transition into high school and the skills they will use to help them during this time.
Foundation News
Wow! What a fantastic first semester of school our preps have experienced! It has been absolutely wonderful seeing how far they have come in the past six months of their first schooling year. All students have been working extremely hard in all areas of their learning at Ormond Primary.
Over the last two weeks we have had a couple of visits from the Fire Brigade, who taught the students all about how to be safe around fires and what they should do in the event of a house fire. On the last visit all students were lucky enough to have a turn with the fire hose, very exciting for all.
In Mathematics, we have been looking at friends of 10 and place value of two digit numbers. At the beginning of next term we will continue our focus on counting and introducing mass.
For the last week of this term our word of the week is CAR with the focus on the blend ‘AR’. First week back next term we will focus on the letter K and NG followed by the introduction of the blend ‘AY’.
We have had a great first semester and looking forward to an even better second semester. We will be starting our Science unit next term, where we will take a closer look at materials, forces, plants and the weather. Once again we also look forward to seeing all our students extend their knowledge in Mathematics and Literacy.
Next term will see the start of our parent helpers. If you are interested in helping with reading in the mornings please let your classroom teacher know. We will be having an information session for anyone interested early next term and will inform you of the specific date first week back.
A reminder also that we have our dress up day on Thursday 27th June. Students are to dress up as a helper in our community.
From the Foundation team, we hope you have a relaxing and safe break and look forward to seeing everyone back after the holidays.
Year 1 News
This Term in Year One we have been very busy learning to write narratives. The students have impressed us with their creative ideas, Sizzling Starts and details they are beginning to include in their writing.
“Whoops! I pressed the wrong button,” said Catarina. “Now the buttons are going crazy!” said George. George tried and tried to unpress the button. –Scarlett 1B
"Argh!" said the pirate who was hurt by lightening. The pirate's boat sunk. - Noah 1C
As Stingshok was shot to the moon he said, “I’m really sad,” as he moped. “I don’t have any friends now.”- Arthur 1B
Bang! A meteor crashed into the pitch-black jungle. Suddenly there were no animals except a snake and a lion. - Liam 1C
“Attention passengers. We are going to land in four hours and we are 41,000 feet high. Have a night flight. This is Captain Bob speaking.”- Louie 1B
Boom! Luna the mermaid was practising her magic. - Holly 1C
Year 6 News
Inter School Debating
On Friday the 14th June 18 very excited Year 6 students went to Brighton Secondary College for an Inter-school debating competition.
The competition was against five other Bayside schools and there were 32 teams all together.
The students spent two weeks preparing for five debates in teams of three. Some of the topics were; ‘That children should not be allowed to drink soft drinks’, ‘That becoming a republic is no longer relevant ‘and ‘That internet gambling should be banned’.
Results:
All five Ormond teams made it through into round two. Three teams made it into round three. Three teams made it into the semi-finals.
Ormond PS managed to get two of our teams into the GRAND FINAL!!
The team of Emma, Ruby, Georgia and Shauna were the eventual winners.
Congratulations to all students who represented Ormond PS for debating!! GO ORMOND
PE & Sport News
House Athletics Carnival
On Monday 5th August the School Athletics Carnival will be held at Duncan Mckinnon Reserve. This is a whole school event with Foundation to Grade Six students participating in a variety of throwing, jumping and running events. Students are to wear their house colour on the day - please NO face paint or hairspray
Parent Assistance will be appreciated for this event, if you are able to lend a hand please email Emma Milliken.
Bike Education Program - Year 4 to 6
Bike Education is next term and now is the time to check bikes to ensure they are safe and ready to ride. For this program to be successful, we ask that student’s bikes are in a good condition and will need to pass a safety check. Safety Checklists should have been sent home with your child - it is also attached below, on Compass or in the Front Office if you didn't receive one.
Yr 5/6 please return checklists to class teacher by Tuesday 16th July
Yr 4 please return checklist by Tuesday 13th August
Parent Assistance is crucial for this program to be able to run. We will need approximately 10-12 parent helpers for the Yr 5/6 practical sessions and about 4-5 for the each of Year 4 practical sessions. If you are available to assist on any of the sessions - even if its not your child's session, can you please email Emma Milliken with the sessions dates/times you are able to assist with.
Year 5 & 6 Dates - session time 9:00am to 10:40am
Friday 19th July - Bike check - bikes/helmet required - Yr 4, 5 & 6
Friday 26th July - Theory Session - bikes/helmet not required
Friday 2nd August - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Friday 16th August - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Friday 23rd August - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Friday 30th August - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Friday 6th September - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Year 4 Dates - session time 11:10am to 12:50pm
Friday August 16th - Theory Session - Bikes not required
Friday August 23rd - Bike check - bikes/helmet required
Friday August 30th - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Friday 6th September - Practical Session - bikes/helmet required
Year 6 Braeside Park Ride
To conclude the Bike Education Program, Year 6 students will be going on their annual Braeside Park ride on Thursday 19th September. Parents are welcome to join in on the ride but will need to make their own way to the venue as the buses are at capacity.
Any parents who are able to assist on this day either with riding or cooking the BBQ lunch, could you please email Emma Milliken
Thank you in advance to all the parents that volunteer there time to make all our events operate effectively and smoothly, I appreciate it very much.
Emma Milliken
PE/Sports Specialist