Thursday, 20th December 2018 TERM 4 WEEK 11

KEY DATES:

DECEMBER 20th 11.15am Assembly

END TERM 4 – 1.00pm dismissal

21st Curriculum Day

JANUARY 30th School office open 9.30 – 11am

Uniform shop open 9.30 – 11am

31st First Day Term 1

Year 1 – 6 – 8.50am

FEBRUARY 6th First day Canteen

7th Uniform shop open 9 - 9.30am

8th Foundation students

commence 9am - 12.30pm

11th Foundation students

full time 9am – 3.30pm

2019 TERM DATES Term 1 31st January – 5th April (29th & 30th January - curriculum days)

Term 2 23rd April – 28th June

Term 3 15th July – 20th September

Term 4 7th October – 20th December

CANTEEN DAYS Canteen is not open on the first day

and last day of each Term

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Well here we are again at the end of an amazing year. I would like to

thank all of you for your support again this year. Together we can

achieve marvellous things for our school and I feel privileged to be the

Principal of OGPS. We have a truly fantastic mix of students, staff and

parents all working for a common cause. It is a great place to work

Acknowledgments

As we finish the year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all

a very merry Christmas and prosperous 2019 filled with health and

happiness. For those of you that are leaving us, we wish you all the best

in the next chapters of your lives and thank you for your contribution to

our school.

We would like to wish Miss Gina Mets and Mr Adam Todd all the best for

their upcoming weddings, and we hope you have very special days.

Mrs Jo Fellowes is leaving us as a full-time teacher but, thankfully, will be

returning as a casual relief teacher. Mrs Ali Hillman is also leaving us and

taking up another teaching position at Donvale PS, and we wish her all

the very best.

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School Philosophy Orchard Grove Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that engages curiosity, promotes learning, personal growth and wellbeing for all students. We strive to develop adaptability and resilience so students can

become valued members of the local and global communities and be prepared for future life experiences.

Year Six Graduation

On Tuesday night we had a fabulous graduation celebration with our Year Six students. We are

very proud of this group of students who are well prepared to move on to secondary school.

As a staff, we loved sharing a meal with the children and having an opportunity to enjoy spending

this special time with them. A huge thankyou to the Year Six staff and graduation committee, who

worked tirelessly to make sure the night was so successful.

A hearty congratulations to the graduating class of 2018. We wish you all the best at secondary

school and look forward to hearing of your achievements. We will miss you.

Below are a list of the students who won awards on the night.

Graduation Award – Joel Burton

Academic Award – Jacob Hsiao

Academic Award – Imogen Steele

Maths Award – Joseph Kim

Maths Award – Austin Molenaar

Literacy Award – Talia Vasitch

Literacy Award – Max McFawn

Sports Award - Camiel Bowler

Performing Arts Award – Amelia Ross

Visual Arts Award – Minali Shyam

Spanish Award – Cyanne Fang

Forest Hill Endeavour Award – Sherry Li

Rotary Club of Forest Hill Award – Amy Masters

Citizenship Awards

Each year, one child from each of the levels is chosen to receive the OGPS Citizenship Award. The

following criteria is considered during the selection process:

A child who:

adheres to the school’s values of Respect, Integrity, Valuing Diversity, Working Together

and Fostering Growth

demonstrates respect towards people and property at all times

will voluntarily carry out tasks which are perceived as mundane but nevertheless crucial

thinks of possible consequences before taking action

is proactive rather than reactive

considers other people’s feelings and demonstrates empathy and compassion

demonstrates the ‘You Can Do It’ foundations of Confidence, Organisation, Emotional

Resilience, Getting Along and Persistence

abides by the rules of our school and our society

goes the extra mile by carrying out tasks that benefit our community

The following children are the recipients of the award this year:

Foundation Brian Chen

Year 1 Orlando Antonello

Year 2 Sebastian Tzoulis

Year 3 Minh Trinh

Year 4 Destiny Tran

Year 5 George Kotsandis

Student Leaders for 2019

As you may be aware, the student leaders for 2019 have now been announced.

We go through a rigorous process that is based on merit to select our captains each year. We are

always thrilled at the number for students who stand for election and are proud that we are

helping instil such confidence in our students to be prepared to take a risk and put their ‘hat in the

ring’.

This year each candidate prepared a speech that incorporated our school values, and a leader

that they admired and why. The calibre of speeches was fantastic. They presented these

speeches to the senior school, and all the children voted (as did staff) before a final group of

candidates was short-listed. The students were then required to present their speeches in front of

the principal team and be prepared to answer questions. Discussion was then had amongst the

staff and, finally, the principal class, Year Five teachers and specialists came to the final

decision. The interesting thing is that the original student vote usually gets it right.

This year, for the first time, we have appointed a small group of School Ambassadors, who will

support our student leadership group. These children will have specific responsibilities around the

school and will be an important part of the student leadership group. I am very pleased to

announce the new captains and ambassadors for 2019. A terrific group of young people who I

believe will do a fabulous job.

School Captains:

Georgia G Isaac Ly

JSC Captains:

Grace S Brendan T

Vice JSC Captains:

Clio V Jamie M

Library Captains:

Izzy R Kevin C

Performing Arts Captains:

Izzi J Indie B

Tech Team Captains:

Claire H Navin B

Spanish Captains:

Amiya C Cam W

Peer Mediator Captains:

Stevie I Scarlett C

Sam C Nicholas S

Ambassadors:

Linka W Maya D

Juli T Jason O

Campbell B Cameron D

Kiran P Henry L

Blue House (Mirrabooka):

Hannah L Finn C

Yellow House (Wurundjerri):

Setia J Roy B

Red House (Warrawong):

Olivia O Marcus G

Green House (Killara):

Madeleine C George K

Congratulations to all.

Over the Christmas break, if you are around the school grounds and see anything suspicious,

please do not hesitate to ring 000. We need to be vigilant in protecting our school from vandals

and we would appreciate your help in this area.

Well that’s all from me for this year. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas with your family and a

Happy New Year. See you next year.

Glenda Harry

Principal

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

16th November

Amitiel FED Dib 4DW

Stephanie,

Dimitra FSK Sahar 4KG

Isaac 2EF

Grace, Aaron,

Evie 4KM

2GJ Whole

Class 2GJ James, Yiyi, Lily 4MA

Spencer 2TC

Deadly

Designers team 4MA

Scarlett 2TR

Mrs Bird, Jasper,

Setia 5BB

3AH Whole

Class 3AH Amiya, Sam 5GS

3AT Whole

Class 3AT

Eesha , William,

Darcy 6SG

Mackenzie 3GT 6HJ Superstars! 6HJ

Mackenzie 3SR Bailey 6KH

PAYMENTS/FORMS DUE AT THE OFFICE

2019 Parent Payments –

- Payment in full due by 14th December or 30th January

- 1st instalment due 30th November 2018

- 2nd instalment due 14th December 2018

- Balance due 8th February 2019

CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2018 Christmas Raffle.

Alex 6KC

Ricky FAC

Milla FAC

Lyla 4KM

Drew 5GS

Gabriel 3SR

James 4MA

Declan 1BS

Emma 4MA

McKenzie 5BB

CANTEEN NEWS

As 2018 draws to an end, it’s fair to suggest that it has been a fantastic year for many. I am sure

the students have had a great academic journey and a fun filled year of activities, camps,

excursions and learning.

Our canteen has been consistently busy and has provided the students with healthy, nutritious

lunches, along with the favourites of hot chocolate and slushies, which are extremely popular

treats.

The volunteer parents and I are looking forward to another successful canteen service in 2019. On

this note, I would wholeheartedly like to thank all of you who come along to assist me with this

service. I appreciate that you give up your time, whether it only be for an hour or a whole day. I

could not process and deliver the lunches without you. So, thank you for your support and I

certainly hope to see many of you next year. Hopefully we will have more new parents joining the

volunteer team next year. If anyone is interested in helping, please contact me or the office and I

will add you to the roster. The roster will be available the first day back in Term One.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and a happy, healthy, positive and peaceful new

year. Best wishes always.

Happy Holidays to all parents, students and staff. Take time to relax, enjoy and recharge!

Merry Christmas!

Sophie Polites

Canteen Manager

TEACHING STAFF

FAC Abbey Cox

FCM Cherry Montgomery

FED Emily Dean

FGS Georgia Syme

FSK Samantha Kwong

1CP Charlee Patrick

1KG Kate Gorfine

1LC Suzanne Lichtenauer/ Kathy Costaras

1ND Natalie Derrick

1TK Toby Keen

2CB Melissa Crozier/ Amanda Buivids

2EF Emily Fox

2EW Erin Ward

2TC Tegan Cant

2TR Tahnee Ramsay

3AT Adam Todd

3BS Bianca Seymour

3GJ Gemma Jamieson

3/4SW Suzi Warton

4AQ Aidan Quinn

4HJ Buni Hasvong/Kate Jackson

4JM Jen Males

5BB Bec Bird

5KH Karen Horvat

5MA Matt Anthony

5SW Steph Wild

6AJ Amanda Jeeves

6GT Glenn Tooth

6KM Kym Morgan

EAL Andrea Halden

LOTE Natalia Thomas

A big thank you to Woolworths in Blackburn South,

who very generously donate 2 boxes of fruit

each week to OGPS.