Ocean Road Primary School Newsletter

Week 8, Term 3 2019

What a magnificent day we had for the Faction

Athletics Carnival. It was great to see so many

parents, carers, grandparents and friends

supporting our amazing athletes during

Tuesday’s Faction Carnival. Congratulations

to Blue faction on winning the carnival and to

all of the individual champions. Special thanks

to Miss Wheki for doing such an ORPSome

job organising a fantastic event given it was

her first time. Another thanks to everyone who

helped out on the day.

Open Evening – Wednesday 18 September At this year’s Open Evening, as well as having the opportunity to visit your child’s class you will also be able to tour different areas of the school as though you are a student. Using your Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) passport, you will get the opportunity to demonstrate our school values and collect passport stamps for a chance to win a prize! Pick up your passport from the classroom of your eldest child. Inside you will find a QR code for each of the four school values; Kindness, Resilience, Responsibility and Respect. Scan the QR code next to the value and follow the directions to the location listed to complete an activity and receive your stamp. Drop your completed passport with all 4 stamps into the box at the Sausage Sizzle provided by our ORPSome P&C. Prizes will be drawn after Open Night and winners notified. Prizes include:

School fees family voucher for 2020 $100 gift card from Bunnings Peel Zoo Family pass Two off peak passes for the Scavenger Hunt Flip Out

Please make sure your phone is enabled to scan QR codes using either the camera or a QR scanning app.

UPCOMING

EVENTS

The Principal’s Pen………..

Every Child Matters, Each Moment Counts, Everyone Belongs

WEEK 8 Fri 13 Sep Senior Assembly (Rm 21 & 24)

WEEK 9

Wed 18 Sep Open Night Fri 20 Sep Literacy & Numeracy Stars

WEEK 10

Thu 26 Sep Footy Day Fri 27 Sep Last Day Term

TERM 4 WEEK 1

Tue 15 Oct Students Commence Term 4

WEEK 2

Fri 25 Oct Yr 3 Musical Assembly

KINDNESS, RESILIENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, RESPECT

Of course, if your child/ren are genuinely sick

please keep them home. If your child is away,

please provide notification to the school within 3

days for our records. A phone call to the office on

(08) 9582 2311 is always welcome.

2020 Class Planning We have already commenced planning classes and

teacher placements for 2020. To assist us please let

the school know ASAP if your child/ren will not be

returning to Ocean Road next year.

Regards, Dean Finlay Principal

IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

It doesn’t matter if your kids miss a day of school here or there, right?

Unfortunately, it does. Absence from school, even as early on as Pre-Primary and Kindergarten, can have a significant effect on the educational outcomes and life choices of the students. Absenteeism is an early indicator of ‘academic risk’ and can have a major effect on performance. They miss out on important writing, reading and mathematics skills.

Going to school is your child’s ‘job’, and regular attendance builds good work habits which will help them to achieve in the workforce. They know they need to go to school, so you as parents need to let them know that this is a priority for both you and them. After all, while it might be hard to get them going in the morning, when they get to school they are engaged actively in learning important life skills, such as team work, problem solving, and conflict resolution, in addition to their school subjects.

2020 KINDY ENROLMENTS

Applications for children born between 1 July 2015 -

30 June 2016 are being taken for our 2020 intake of

Kindergarten. Please complete an 'Application for

Enrolment' form along with providing the child's Birth

Certificate, Immunisation Summary Statement and

documentation with your current address. Enrolment

forms are available from the front desk or online at

https://oceanroadps.wa.edu.au. If you know of any

prospective families in our area who have a child

ready for Kindergarten next year, please advise them

to call into the office.

2019 FACTION CARNIVAL

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

Junior Champions

Champions Roxy Owen

Runner ups Abbie Zeathan

2nd Runner ups Esther Macklin

Intermediate Champions

Champions Taylor Cael

Runner ups Shelby Reef

2nd Runner ups Tayte Angus

Senior Champions

Champions Cylah Tom

Runner ups Georgia Th6 omas

2nd Runner ups Sakura Marshall

JUNIOR HONOUR CERTIFICATE

RECIPIENTS 30 August 2019

Room M Zeathan Jakob Shack Matilda Charlton Room 6 Blake Room 7 Liam Taya Room 8 Leah Nevaeh Room 9 Sophia Killarney Room 10 Mia Dakota Room 11 Dylan Kayden Room 12 Wyatt Zahlee

LITERACY & NUMERACY STAR RECIPIENTS 30 August 2019

Room T Azriel Room 3 Alexis Room 4 Ariah Shack Mya Room 6 Keira Room 7 Braxton Room 9 Alice Room 10 Narlah Room 11 William Room 12 Roxelana Room 13 Olivia Room 15 Jasmyne Room 16 Savannah Room 17 Cooper/Cael Room 19 Sienna Room 20 Lily Room 22 Lachlan Room 24 Riley

PBS

There are a number of commonly asked questions

from our school community about PBS.

Through newsletters and facebook, one of these

frequently asked questions will be posted along with

the answer from our PBS Team.

Why is it important?

Students can not engage in learning the curriculum if they do not know how to behave. The values and social skills taught can be applied toward all areas of their lives and helps them become effective members of society.

P & C NEWS

OPEN NIGHT SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Wednesday 18th September

The P&C will be running a Sausage sizzle on the

Open Night from 4.30pm. We have a $5 Combo Deal

which includes: Sausage sizzle, drink (fizzy/juice

box) and an icy pole. Please come along and support

us.

If you have a spare 10 minutes it would be

appreciated if you could volunteer some of your time

to help. Cash and eftpos facilities will be available on

the day.

FATHERS’ DAY STALL

A huge thank you to Hazel and those that

volunteered on the stall days. Your help was

extremely welcomed. The Father’s day stall

generated $2000. All funds will benefit the students.

VOLUNTEERS

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

27th October 2019

As you are aware we run Bunnings Sausage sizzles

to help raise much needed funds throughout the

year. We require volunteers to help us out on

Sunday 27th October at Halls Head Bunnings. All

profits from our last two sausage sizzles will be going

towards School camp 2020. It doesn’t matter if your

children aren’t going to camp next year, the more

hands to help out will eventually make its way back

to you. The P&C is here to help and benefit every

child in the school. So please if you are able to help

out please let me know.

If we don’t get helpers the reality is we will have to

hand back these fundraisers and won’t be able to

donate as much money back into the school. If you

are available to help out please contact me on

0414647096. Thank you.

We would love to hear from as many families as possible regarding how you would like to be part of our amazing P & C.

Joel Gray, P&C President

We all go through life’s ups and downs – we can have a relationship breakdown, lose a job, face

financial difficulty or simply find life overwhelming, and when these things happen, it’s the people

around us that can be the ones to help us navigate those challenges.

That’s why for the last ten years national suicide prevention charity R U OK? has been helping

Australians recognise the signs that someone in their world might be doing it tough and giving them

the skills to start a conversation that might change or save a life.

By giving people the skills and confidence to see the signs a loved one is struggling and reach out to

them, we hope to strengthen the scaffolding around those who are going through tough times and

help them access appropriate support long before they’re in crisis.

It’s a big mission and one we can’t achieve without your support.

Here is one way you can help us get there in 2019:

1. Learn how to ask R U OK? and encourage others to do the same

It can be confronting to start a conversation with a loved one we’re worried about and part of this

apprehension revolves around what to do if someone answers “No”. To help people overcome this fear

and respond safely and sensitively, R U OK? has developed a four-step framework to guide people

through a conversation.

1. Ask R U OK?

2. Listen

3. Encourage action

4. Check in

R U OK? is an open source campaign which means our conversation tips, guides and resources –

including more information on these four steps - are free and can be downloaded from the

website www.ruok.org.au The resources are designed to build your confidence in using these four

steps and help you encourage the people in your school, workplace, sports club and community to do

the same. Make this the year you download, read and share them.