School News
Booklists & Essential Education Contributions
Booklists and Essential Education Contributions for 2015 went home last week. If you have not received one for your child please contact the office as soon as possible.
Payment for booklists are due no later than Monday 15th December 2014. If you wish to take advantage of the early bird discount on the Essential Education Contribution, please make payment for these also by Monday 15th December 2014.
Payments can be made by cash or cheque and sent via your child's classroom cash bag in an envelope clearly labelled with your child's Name, Class and name of payment. If paying in cash please send correct amount as limited change is available.
Alternatively, payments of cash, cheque or EFTPOS can be made in person at the office between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday. Phone payments or manual credit card payments will not be accepted. Limited change is available if making cash payments.
Please note that any Building Fund Donations must be separate cash or Cheque made out to 'Ormond Primary School Building Fund'.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jan or Brodie in the office on 9578 1327.
Student Banking
The last day of Student Banking for the year will be Thursday 11th December.
Students with 10 tokens or more, wishing to order rewards need to do so by Thursday 4th December to ensure they receive their rewards by the end of the year. Any orders placed after this date can will still be accepted, however they will not arrive until early 2015.
It is recommended that if you have enough tokens to order rewards that you do so as large amounts of tokens are not carried into the new year.
**Please Note that the Projector Cup is currently on backorder until early 2015. To avoid disappointment and long waiting periods these additional reward items have been made available to order.
- Spen Moneybox
- Pru Moneybox
- Blue Wallet
- Knuckles Jacks Game
- Headphones
- Dollarmites Slapband Ruler
- Dollarmites Beachball
If you wish to confirm your token tally please contact Brodie at the office.
Library News
The Twilight Market Second hand Book stall was a great success. We managed to see $400 worth of books which were kindly donated by students, parents and our school neighbours. I would like to thank Phillipa, Gyneth, Michelle, Lina, Sally, Dimi and Galina for helping me set up the stall, sell books and clean up at the end of the night. A really amazing, successful and enjoyable night.
Last week was the last time for borrowing books for 2014. I will be sending notes or emails home chasing overdue books in the next few weeks .If you receive a notice could you please locate any outstanding books and return them to the library immediately to make my job so much easier.
Thanking everyone for the support during the year.
Debbie Coath
Library Technician
Medications
Any families that had to supply Medications for their child to take on Camp and have not yet collected it, can you please ensure it is collected from the Office by the end of the week.
2015 iPAD Program
Thank you to all the families who have returned their ‘Commitment to Program’ and Acceptable Use Agreement forms back already.
We ask that all 2014 Year 4 & 5 families please return these forms by Friday 5th December. If you are in need of any of these forms, please visit the website below or open the attached files in this newsletter.
All forms can be found on our Global2 website http://ops1to1ipad.global2.vic.edu.au/
If you are wishing to purchase an iPad through our school webstore (provided by JB Education). The website address can be found below.
URL: http://www.jbeducation.com.au/byod/
Code: OPS2015
Thank you again for your support.
Year 4, 5 & 6 Teachers
Movember
The Junior School Council decided to get behind our male staff in supporting Movember this month. In case you hadn’t noticed, Mr Butler, Mr Able, Mr Cheverton, Mr Tucker, Mr Thomson and Mr Workman have all been sporting some extra facial hair! Students all wore blue and donated a gold coin on Thursday. They too added a moustache to their look! All together we raised $400 for the cause; a wonderful effort
History Box
On Wednesday the 26th of November the grade 5s travelled back hundreds of years ago and discovered what happened in Australia. We got to learn about the early Australians and some of us were lucky enough to dress up as our famous ancestors. We were involved in lots of old school activities and games such as, using a pen and nib, and playing the oldest game in the world called, ‘Nacka Nacka’. We learned about our family pasts and we even found some of the staffs families. The Grade 5s had a laugh when we found out Mr Abell’s family name was in the convict’s aisle.
Robert Abell Mary Abell
Alexander ship Lady Penrhyn ship
7 years 7 years
Moses Tucker Mary Johnson
Friendship ship The Golden Grove ship
7 years Captain’s wife
William Butler William Whiting
Scarborough ship Ship unknown
7 years 7 years
William Abell Margaret Stewart
Convict’s child Ship unknown
(Mary’s child) Marine’s wife
2015 Prep Orientation
Last Friday afternoon, the 2015 Preps excitedly ran out ready to start orientation. The Year 6s participated in this event running 8 activities. These groups consisted of sports like: bowling, bounce the ball into the bucket, sack races, running races and many more. A big thank you to this year’s Preps. As they were a big help throughout the afternoon, not only in helping the new Preps learn new sports but also to welcome them warmly to their new school. The Year 6’s did an excellent job running all events and caring for the younger student. The Year 6’s showed a lot of initiative, responsibility, respect and organisation, and were great role models.
On behalf of all the Year 6’s, we would like to thank Mr Pannam for organising this fantastic afternoon and we thank you for giving us the opportunity to help run this excellent event. We all learnt new things and we are very grateful to lead younger students. At the end of the day everyone had a big smile on their face!!!!!
Written by Olivia and Natalie, 5/6D
PE & Sports News
Year 5/6 Friday Inter-school Sport
Well done to the lawn bowls team on their runners up trophy for the 2014 season. They lost in a hard fought game to Tucker Road.
District Swimming Trials
Ormond Swimming trials will be held at Carnegie Swim Centre on Monday 8th December between 4:00-5:00pm. Entry is to be paid on the day and a form will be filled out for all aspiring swimmers to be handed back to Mr. P with venue hire payment, before the trials.
Michael Pannam
Sports Coordinator
Lawn Bowls Grand Final
On a beautiful Friday morning the Ormond Rollers set off for the… GRAND FINAL! We rode on our tiny minibus to Bentleigh Bowling Club where we were going to play Tucker Road Primary for the trophy. Mrs Shulman gave us a small pep talk to get our spirits high. We were pumped and ready to go and when Tucker Road FINALLY arrived we started. It began with some intense bowling from both sides and the scores starting level and we thought that nothing could stop us. Three girls from Ormond PS tried to intimidate Tucker Road by wearing glasses to scare them off bowling but it didn’t turn out as planned.
By the end of the 5th end we got a little too cocky and things rapidly went downhill. The scores for the Rollers were dropping fast and our bowling skills weren’t improving as the games moved along. In the end Tucker Road finished out as the champions but we still left the bowling club with our heads held high because… WINNERS ARE GRINNERS!!! GO THE ORMOND ROLLERS!!!!!!!!!!
Nina.L and Milly
These are the sport’s scores from Friday the 21st of November. Our games were against Bentleigh West Primary School.
Softball mixed
Ormond 9 – Bentleigh West 13
Softball girls
Ormond 1 – Bentleigh West 18
Cricket
Ormond 85 – Bentleigh West 115
Kanga
Ormond 149 – Bentleigh West 166
Rounders
Ormond 3 – Bentleigh West 34
Out Of School Hours
Enrolments for 2015
Enrolment forms for 2015will be available on the school website and also attached below. Families requiring Before & After School Care or vacation care for 2015
must submit an enrolment form by Wednesday 10th December.
An immunisation certificate must be attached to the enrolment form for children attending the service for the first time. Incomplete enrolment forms, without a booking commencement date or forms stating (To be announced or confirmed) will not be accepted and will be returned. Families will be informed of their Before & After School Care placements for 2015 by Tuesday 23rd December. Families requiring care during the January Holiday Program please submit your enrolment form with your holiday booking form.
January School Holiday Program Dates: Monday 12th January to Wednesday 28th January
The Program for January will be available on the school website and is also attached below.
After School Care Activities
Thursday 4th Xmas Activities
Friday 5th Cooking
Monday 8th Xmas Activities
Tuesday 9th Xmas Activities
Wednesday 10th Xmas Activities
Thursday 11th Xmas Activities
Friday 12th Xmas Activities
Monday 15th Cooking
Tuesday 16th Xmas Activities
Wednesday 17th Xmas Activities
Thursday 18th Xmas Activities
Friday 19th End of Year Xmas Party
We have not given a description of the Xmas Activities, so the children can surprise you!!
April Kopitz
Out of School Hours Coordinator
Year 4 Camp
Last week, on a rainy Monday morning, 73 excited Year 4 students set off from Ormond Primary School to the Lady Northcote Recreation Camp, set in the picturesque hills not far from Bacchus Marsh.
No spirits could be dampened by a bit of rain, and the students were quickly into their first activity of the camp. Over the three days, the students rotated through different activities designed to promote social development, team building, increase confidence and self-esteem, build resilience and encourage a bit of safe risk taking. The activities were, archery, canoeing, yabbying, giant swing, orienteering and more.
The students have written of some of their camp experiences below.
"Last week, on Wednesday the 25th of November, my activity group, The Fantastic Fires, walked to the giant swing. It made me dizzy just to look at it!
First, Andrea, the YMCA leader explained all the safety rules, and then we got into action! Philbert was the first one to go on. We hauled the rope along and by the end, my hands were numb! Philbert went all the way to the top. It looked very frightening!
When my turn came, I was excited, nervous, apprehensive and scared all rolled up into one huge mixed ball of emotions. I went to the top (21 metres)! I was absolutely terrified when I had to tug on the cord though! When I did pull it, the ground came rushing up to meet me and I felt like I was about to fall, but at the last moment I swung back and I felt nausea rise up inside me. Back and forth, back and forth until I slowed down and stopped.
I will never forget what that amazing moment felt like. I would definitely do it again!
What an experience!" - Laura G
"Last week, at the Lady Northcote camp, the awesome Crazy Campers walked slowly down to the left side of the wet, clear dam. We all listened carefully to James our funny YMCA instructor. James told us what to do if we got stranded in our canoes, or when our boat tipped over sideways. Luckily ours didn’t.
The second instruction was to get into our PFD (Personal Floating Device) and to slip on our hard, yellow and big helmets, before we chose our canoes. I was in a group called Jaws and in my group were Ms G and James. Jaws always won because James liked canoeing, and I had paddled before on my recent holiday in Greece.
In the final game we did Canoe Tiggy with a pyramid ball. I had a great time canoeing at Lady Northcote camp." - Kosta K
"Last Tuesday, at Lady Northcote Camp, my group, The Super Swingers, walked excitedly down to the dam to try our luck at catching big, black yabbies.
As soon as we got on the jetty, Mrs.Bell showed us how to put the slimy, meat bait onto the line. Luckily for me I got the line Mrs.Bell did, so I didn’t have to touch the slimy bait. I couldn’t wait to get started.
“Ahhh!” Miss Valance screamed because she felt a big tug on her line.
“I got one! I got one!” - Jonah yelled.
"Jonah caught the biggest yabby I’d ever seen, but to be honest, it was also the first yabby I’d ever seen. It was still really big.
Soon, after lots of waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting, I finally felt a tug.
“Net! Net! Wait, it doesn’t matter, he’s gone now,” I yelled. I did lots more waiting till finally I felt another small tug. I pulled it up slowly and yelled again, “Net! I caught one! Yes! I will call him Frank.”
In the end, all together we caught 4 yabbies; Joe, Frank, Pete and Bob. When we did the race back to the water, Pete came first then Joe, not far behind. Next was Bob, and then my Frank." - Sabrina P
"On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, at the amazing Lady Northcote camp, my group the Super Swingers walked down the rocky road to the dam to try to catch some big, fat, black, hard shelled yabbies.
“Oh no, DUCKS; they’re going to be a nuisance!” I exclaimed. And, so they were, as they kept nibbling at our bait. Some of us held out our bait and the ducks went crazy ripping the bait to pieces. I called them the “Killer Ducks!”
“Pass me a net!” I shouted. I put the net under the yabby, I lifted it out, but it fell back in.
At the end of the activity we ended up only catching 4 yabbies but I think the weather kept them in their homes.
Jonah caught 1, Miss Valance caught the second one called Pete, Sabrina caught Frank and Miss Valance caught Bob.
At the end, the yabbies had a race to the water. Two yabbies got stuck so I helped them out of the crack in the Jetty.
I felt frustrated when I didn’t catch the yabby but I would do it again.
Next we went canoeing" - Jett R
Parents & Friends
Twilight Market
Friday the 21st was a fantastic evening for our Twilight Market and the people came in droves!
Thank you to everyone who volunteered your time to make this event a success. It would not have been possible without the contributions of everyone who helped in some way.
Plus we are grateful to everyone who came along, added to the great vibe and spent money on our stalls and competitions.
As our major fundraiser, everyone is keen to know how much we have made. We are very pleased to announce that the 2014 Twilight Market made over $24,000. That is an amazing result.
Not only the financial result, but also the wonderful community atmosphere and great offerings at the market, are testament to the many hours of planning and hard work put in by the Twilight Market Committee. Thank you and well done.
Here are the Committee Members who put in many months of work:
Debbie Hammon (Twilight Market Coordinator)
Emily Armstrong (TM Secretary & Social Media Coordinator)
Michelle Nichols (Sponsorship Coordinator)
Cathy Bushrod (Food Coordinator)
Christa Meek (Kidzone Coordinator)
Michael Blair (Facilities Coordinator)
Darrell Mason (Facilities Co-Coordinator)
Joanne Lazarou (Hall Stalls Coordinator)
Rachel Marsden (Hamper Coordinator)
Anouk Sherman (Marketing Coordinator)
Kitty Vati (Entertainment Coordinator)
Amber Curry (P&F Treasurer)
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