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OOPS WEEKLY WRAP
No. 12
Old Orchard Primary School,
Koonung Road, Blackburn North 3130
7 May 2015
PH: 9877 7899 fax: 9877 7345
EMAIL: old.orchard.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Website: www.oldorchardps.vic.edu.au
Principal’s News
Thank-you to Sam Dempster, Robyn Busuttil and the many parents who assisted at the
Mothers’ Day stall on Tuesday. My very best wishes to all the mums in our school community
for a special day on Sunday – you do an amazing job with your children and families.
Our Foundation Discovery Evening on Tuesday evening was well attended and the parents
enjoyed the opportunity to hear from our Foundation teachers about the programs and
opportunities available at Old Orchard. We are busy conducting school tours and it is always
a pleasure to show visitors around our school and to provide them with the chance to observe
students at work and to hear their thoughts about our school.
Our Year 3 and Year 5 students will be undertaking the NAPLAN assessments next week.
Our philosophy at Old Orchard is to prepare and familiarise the students with the test format,
but not to allow this preparation to compromise our regular teaching programs. NAPLAN data
sets are valuable in identifying particular strengths or weaknesses of individuals or cohorts,
but must always be considered as part of a broad assessment program that measures
student achievement in a wide range of contexts. Our students continue to perform very well
in NAPLAN testing and we look forward to receiving the 2015 results later this year.
We have had a positive response to this year’s swimming program. We are aiming for a
100% participation rate in 2015, as per the detailed information that was distributed to school
families last week.
Kind Regards
Duncan
Great Victorian Bike Ride—Meeting Tuesday 12th May 6.30pm in the staffroom.
Any parent interested in finding out information about the Great Victorian Bike Ride,
please join us in the staffroom on Tuesday 12th May at 6.30pm
CALENDAR - TERM 1
Facebook: For those already on Facebook, simply search for Old Orchard Primary
School and ‘like’ the page.
Twitter: For those already on Twitter, search for @oldorchardps and follow.
Instagram: For those already on Instagram, search for OLDORCHARDPS and follow.
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Assistant Principal news
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
The next meeting of the Education Committee will be on Tuesday 12th May at 7.30pm in the
staffroom. At this meeting we will be reviewing the Physical Education Policy and the
Language Education (Mandarin) Policy. Kevin Purvis our Physical Education teacher and
Tracey Ding our Mandarin teacher will both be in attendance at this meeting. They will speak
about their programs and answer any of your questions prior to reviewing the formal policies.
This is an opportunity for you to come and hear first-hand from the teachers as to what is
happening in these areas. There will also be time for you to ask questions specific to these
programs – relating to both the departmental guidelines and the current practice at Old Orchard
Primary School.
If you are not able to Attend but would like to have the opportunity to provide input relating to
these policies, please leave a message at the office and I can get the draft policies to you.
Our meetings always finish by 9.00. We would love you to join us for this evening.
Chris Hodder
Assistant Principal
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Communication Page
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P.E. NEWS & SPORT NEWS
Cross Country Running:
Tomorrow ( May 8th) is the Cross Country selection trials at OOPS. All Grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 children will participate in these trials during
their sport sessions. Children compete in age groups determined by their year of birth: 9 / 10 year old, born in 2006 and 2005; 11
year old, born in 2004; 12 / 13 year old, born in 2003 and 2002. For most children, this falls in the grade groupings. For a few children who are either older or younger in their grade grouping, it means they will compete in their age group and not in their grade
group.
The top ten girls and top ten boys in each age group will be selected to compete in the Blackburn District Cross Country event, on Monday, May 25th. For the grade 3 and 4 children, this will create a clash with the swimming program for that day. These children and
their families will need to make a choice about which event they prefer to attend on this day. Please contact me if you have any
questions about this issue.
Interschool Sport – Winter Round Robin – Wednesday, June 3rd.
Grade 5 & 6 children will be competing against teams from Blackburn Lake, Blackburn and St Thomas’ Primary Schools. The sports are:
AFL, Soccer, Netball and Tball. Children have been placed in their teams and are training for the round robin in their Friday sports
sessions.
Athletics Day – July 31st
Preparations are now beginning for our Athletics Day, in week 3 of 3rd term. Place the date in your diary and come along if you are able
to support the children!
Hooptime – September 3rd
The date is now booked in for Hooptime. Teams are currently being finalised, with training beginning in third term.
Swimming Program
For all children swimming programs begin shortly. The swimming program is part of the PE program and becomes the PE lessons for the
2 weeks each grade is involved in swimming.
HAWKS IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM 2015
As part of the Hawks in Schools Program, Old Orchard has received limited
tickets to the Round 7 Match at the MCG commencing at 2:10 pm on Saturday May 16th between Hawthorn and Melbourne.
These are General Admission tickets. If you would like to take advantage of these tickets, please contact the office via phone or
email.
OOPS NETBALL CLUB
The OOPS Netball Club has teams playing in the Whitehorse Netball
Association Saturday Competition. There are two seasons in a year. The
Winter Season commences in February and the Spring Season commences
on the 18th July 2015. Registrations for the Spring netball season are now
open!
For more information and for registration forms please see Jenny McCann or
Ellen Hurley (c wing)
Hawks in school
By Isabelle Saunders 4ws
On Monday at school Cyril Rioli and Shem Tatupu, 2 players from
Hawthorn came, and the SEDA people came too!
They came to talk about fitness. First they talked about what they
did every day and what they ate to get fit. Then all of the grade 4s
went outside on the oval and played all different football related
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LUNCHTIME CLUBS AT OLD ORCHARD
At Old Orchard we have recognised that we often have students who ‘struggle’ with the 50
minute lunch break for a whole range of problems – lack of friends, weather conditions, activities
of interest to them, the sheer volume of students in the yard.
In response to this, Enza Orsini as our Lunchtime Club Co-ordinator and a large band of
enthusiastic staff have donated some of their lunchtime to offer lunchtime club activities is Term
2 & 3.
These clubs will cover a range of activities – Board &Card Games Club; Quiet Club; Art Club;
Chess Club; Creative Club; Library Club; Mandarin Club; Mine Craft Club; Table Tennis Club;
Cooking Club. Clubs will be offered to different age groups and will operate on different days.
Students will be provided with the information by classroom teachers and then will be
encouraged to ‘sign up’. Depending on numbers, some clubs may need to be limited.
If as a parent, if you are interested in offering a club OR supporting our teachers to offer these
clubs, please contact Enza Orsini or Chris Hodder. To be part of these programs you would
require a Working with Children card.
We are very excited to introduce these clubs and are very fortunate to have such dedicated staff
who are ready to respond to the needs of our students.
Chris Hodder & Enza Orsini
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EDUCATION WEEK NEWS
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 20—26 May
Hello! Book Fair will be running from WED 20 May – TUES 26 May in the OOPS
Library. Scholastic Book Fair is the major fundraiser for Library and there will be a
range of books and other goodies from Scholastic available for purchase, such as
stationary and posters. There are also lots of exciting raffle prize packs to be won!
The theme this year is ‘Kings, Queens and Castles’: Janet and the Library Volunteers are busily
putting together a right royal display… The quizzes and word searches will also be back...watch
this space for updates!
Book Fair will be open:
Wed 20 May: 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Thurs 21 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm (OOPS Open Night)
Fri 22 May:
8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Mon 25 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Tues 26 May: 8.30 am – 9.00 am 3.30 pm – 4.00 pm
We are looking for parent volunteers to help man the sales table, especially on Open
Night! If you would like to help please fill out the form below and return it – either
directly to the Library or to the Office. Actually, we are also looking for parent
volunteers to join our lovely team of helpers with returns from 9-10am on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We are very friendly and more than happy to
teach you how to shelve books, and if you like, cover books, mend books and more…
It is still an ongoing project, but do have a look at the OOPS Library Blog
http://oopslibrary.weebly.com/whats-new.html . We plan to update and improve it after Book Fair!
Thank you!
Janet Russell, Library Technician
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 20—26 May
Yes, I would like to help at Book Fair
Name:
Phone:
Time/s (please tick): Wed 20 May
Thurs 21 May:
12 – 3.30pm (set up) ........
8.30am – 9.00am.........
3.30pm – 4.00pm...........
3.30pm – 4.00pm......... 6.00pm - 7.00pm........
7.00pm - 8.00pm..........
8.00am – 9.00pm.........
Fri 22 May:
8.30am – 9.00am..........
3.30pm - 4.00pm .........
Mon 25 May:
8.30am – 9.00am..........
3.30pm - 4.00pm..........
Tues 26 May:
8.30am – 9.00am……..
3.30pm - 4.00pm……..
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LIBRARY
Yes, I would like to try shelving in the library (9am-10am)
Name:
Day/s please circle your preference:
Phone:
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
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FROM THE OFFICE……...
SECOND HAND CLOTHING
We have a large amount of second hand
clothing for sale.
It is only $5.00 an item.
Call into the office and check out the
range of second hand clothing
WHAT’S ON AT OOPS
Term 2
11th May
18 - 22 May
20 - 26 May
25 May– 4 June
28th May
20th June
PFA Meeting
Education Week
Book Week
1-4 Swimming Program
Biggest Morning Tea
Movie Night
SCHOOL BANKING
School Banking takes place on a Friday each
week. Remember to send your bank books via
the classroom.
Payment / Permission Envelopes—remember
to complete BOTH SIDES of the envelope as
this is your permission for your child to attend an
incursion/excursion.
IMPORTANT NOTICE RE
PAYMENTS ON LINE.
It is wonderful that so many people are paying
accounts and excursions online but please
remember to include your reference details.
Eg Name and the activity— Camp, Excursion
etc. This enables us to accurately credit your
accounts.
UNIFORM INFORMATION
Our uniform shop will be open during the school
terms
Thursdays—8.30am—10.30am
Please note the Uniform Shop is no longer able
to accept cheques. Payment may be made by
credit card or cash only.
TOYWORLD FOREST HILL
Supporting Old Orchard Primary
Remember to mention Old Orchard Primary
School when you make purchases from
Toyworld Forest Hill
Advertising in our newsletter
If you would like to advertise in our newsletter
please contact the office.
Rates are:
$16.50 casual ads / $220.00 half yearly
Advertisements need to be emailed to the
school by Tuesday for publication in the
Newsletter. Our newsletter is online Thursday
afternoon.
ASTHMA MANAGEMENT FORMS
Asthma Management Forms 2014 are available
from the school office. If your child suffers from
Asthma and requires medication to be administered
at school please contact the office for a
management form.
DIRECT DEPOSIT—ON THE NET
Parents may wish to pay school fees, excursions
swimming charges with Direct Deposit on the Net.
Bank details:
Commonwealth BSB: 063 485
Acc No 10021781
Remember to include your name
and reference.
HEAD LICE
We have had a couple of
reports of headlice. Please
remember to check your child’s hair reg-
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
OOPS WEEKLY WRAP
Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
Registration Forms for the Box Hill Hawks School
Holiday Clinic can be collected from Old Orchard’s
office.
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Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
OOPS WEEKLY WRAP
Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
OOPS WEEKLY WRAP
Community Notices
Advertising material is included in this newsletter as requested but is not necessarily endorsed by
Old Orchard Primary School.
Welcome to the 2015 Aussie Farmers Direct Community Fundraising Program!
Old Orchard Primary School Fundraiser Code is 191.
Share this code with your community as any new families or members that join and order from
Aussie Farmers Direct using this code will be added towards your rewards tally.
Your local Milko contact details
Name: Kon & Vince
Phone: 0424 754 882
Email: KonandVince@afdfranchisee.com.au
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