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Korean News

Korean Cultural Incursion Day

What a wonderfully fun and engaging day yesterday was celebrating our Korean Culture Education. All the students thoroughly enjoyed all the activities that were available, particularly the K-Pop dancing and Tae-gwon-Do! 

Thank you Ms Park and fellow staff for organising, supervising and supporting all the activities, we cant wait until the next one!

PE/Sports News

District Athletics - Monday 5th September

District Athletics will be run at Duncan McKinnon Athletics Track, on Monday 5th September. Events will commence at 9.30 and through until 2.30. A full program will go home to students participating in the carnival. Team will be announced on Monday 29th August, please ensure you complete the Compass Payment & Consent to confirm your child's participation. 

Year 5 & 6 Bike Education Week 8

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Year 5 and 6 bike Education in week 8 (Friday 2nd September) will be cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Foundation - Year 2 Sports Day

The Foundation to Year 2 Sports Day will be held on Wednesday 26th October on the Ormond P.S. oval. Events will begin at 1:50pm and finish around 3:15pm. Students can wear house colours, but no face paint or coloured hair spray please. 

STEAM News

Foundation students have been monitoring the growth of their bean plants over the past few weeks. Unfortunately, some bean seeds have not sprouted as we would have hoped so we spoke about what happens when we add too much water, or our plants receive too much sunlight. We also read a book about how helpful bees are for our gardens and made our own bumblebees. 

Year 2 students are continuing to observe our mealworms and this week noticed several changes. The mealworms have been eating a tremendous amount, growing, and shedding their exoskeletons several times as they grow. Many are entering the pupal stage where they seem to be quite inactive, but they are slowly transforming themselves.

After 2-3 weeks we hope to see some beetles! 

Year 6 students have been discussing the role of robotics in creating prosthetic legs and arms for those who need them. They are currently making robotic hands out of construction paper, straws and string which will be able to be moved by pulling on the strings.

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