Dear Parents, Guardians and Students

Foundation (Preps) ‘100’ Days of School Celebrations: today our Foundation students celebrated their 100 days of school. They came

dressed up; some as old people, some wearing creative t-shirts. All their

teachers dressed up, too; there was even Mr Joyce as ‘101 Dalmatians’. Their

rooms were highly decorated full of balloons. They made 100 and 1000s

sandwiches and undertook a range of mathematics, craft and literacy activities

to celebrate ‘100’. Mrs Madder and I enjoyed visiting and celebrating with

them.

New Netball Court and Cricket Pitches for OPS: I am delighted to

announce that Buildings and Grounds and School Council have approved a

quote to for a proposal for a new Netball Court: Council has been eager to see

this happen for some time now. Mr Bill Mallinson and a number of B&G

members met with Ben Turner to look at possible placement and options

available to us using an artificial turf specifically designed for this purpose.

This will be much kinder on trips an d falls during games than asphalt and

significantly cheaper. While some of our community’s fundraising directly

support ICT leases and other curriculum resources, School Council has

supported the use of funds raised through this year’s fair and some parent club

fund raising to be used to offset the cost along with school funds. The plans

include a slight repositioning of our Australian Rules football goals. As well

as this, B&G in conjunction with Evan Lukas, our PE teacher, have

recommended the installation of two cricket pitches to be placed in that area.

The plans for these ensure that they do not interfere with other play on the

oval and will provide for our growing cliental. We expect the work on cricket

pitches to begin this week and the larger works over the next school holidays.

The Overport Times

Term 3 Edition 22 28th July, 2016

Overport Primary School T 97838777 F 9783 8702 E overport.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au W www.overport-ps.vic.edu.au

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Friday 29th July

Meal Deal

Wednesday 3rd August

Yr3/4 Incursion

Thursday 4th August

Parent Forum-Healthy Foods

Monday 8th August

Preps Responsible Pet

Ownership

Monday 15th August

CBA visit for Yr2s

B&G subcommittee meeting 5.30pm

Tuesday 16th August

Production Tickets on sale

Thursday 18th August

Milk & Cookie Day

Ed Subcommittee

Meeting 3.45pm

Friday 19th August

2nd Instalment for Yr4 & 6 camps due

Monday 22nd August

School Council meeting

7.00pm

Monday 29th August

Whole School

Production.

From the Principal’s Desk

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Attendance Letters: Thank you to those parents

who have returned my letters requesting reasons

for unexplained absence. While we do appreciate

that you may have notified the school office or

teacher previously in relation to these absences;

however, it is possible that we may have

inadvertently missed this. Unexplained absences

need to be investigated. Attendance at school is a

parent responsibility. Department guideless state:

“Parents are required to ensure their child attends

school and to provide an explanation for their

child's absence from school, and the principal must

record in writing the reason (if any) given by the

parent”. If you have already received a letter

from me and have not returned it as yet, could you

please attend to this as soon as possible? I still

have more letters to complete and hope to have

these to you by the end of this week. Thank you

for your support and understanding in this matter.

Allergies at School: A number of our students

have allergies to a variety of foods or environment;

some mild but some students are diagnosed with

severe allergies that may cause anaphylaxis. We

respond to their needs in a variety of ways to

minimise risks. Our students eat inside or are

limited to the eating area just behind the TLC each

day; staff are trained in anaphylaxis every three

years by a specific trainer and annually undertake

an online update; while we are not a “nut free” or

similar school, we strongly discourage students

sharing food with each other and teachers are fully

aware of any student at risk in their class and

accommodate their needs accordingly. Medical

plans are displayed in the sick bay and are housed

in each office. Should you have any concerns

regarding your child, please do not hesitate to

contact your child’s teacher or the school office for

assistance.

Kind Regards,

Julie Gleeson,

Principal.

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‘OVERPORT CARES’ AWARDS

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These certificates are awarded at

assembly each week for children who

have excelled in an academic or social

endeavour throughout the previous week.

Taylor OPA, Lacy OPB,

Luke OPC, Daniel PD,

Owen 1A, Oliver 1B, Angus 1C, Mia 1D,

Cameron 2A, Dakota 2B,

Audrey 2C, Paiton 2D,

Degan 3A, Leila & John 3B, Abby 3C,

Jackson 4A, Jasmine 4B, Baran 4C,

Piriyanka 5A, Taylah 5B,

Tianna 5C, Amiru 5D,

Karel 6A, Jontee 6B & Josh 6C.

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Birthday this week.

Steven 5C, Luke 00C, Janet Steven 5C, Luke 00C, Janet Steven 5C, Luke 00C, Janet Steven 5C, Luke 00C, Janet Mary 6A, Max 6B, Cooper 1D, Mary 6A, Max 6B, Cooper 1D, Mary 6A, Max 6B, Cooper 1D, Mary 6A, Max 6B, Cooper 1D, Marshall 2B, Yusuf 2D, Marshall 2B, Yusuf 2D, Marshall 2B, Yusuf 2D, Marshall 2B, Yusuf 2D,

Chris 3A, Kai 3B, Taniesha 6C, Chris 3A, Kai 3B, Taniesha 6C, Chris 3A, Kai 3B, Taniesha 6C, Chris 3A, Kai 3B, Taniesha 6C, Coco 00A, Eliza 1A, Coco 00A, Eliza 1A, Coco 00A, Eliza 1A, Coco 00A, Eliza 1A,

Samuel 3B, Mia 2D Samuel 3B, Mia 2D Samuel 3B, Mia 2D Samuel 3B, Mia 2D

& Jordan 4C& Jordan 4C& Jordan 4C& Jordan 4C

Our Healthy Foods Parent Forum is coming up next week.

Please come along and join us for this presentation and

discussion on what a healthy diet means for your child and

their education. We will begin at 6.30pm. At this stage,

we are planning to hold the session in the Year 6 area.

At Education subcommittee last week, a new policy was

presented and reviewed. The development of a Child Safe

Environments policy is mandatory for all early childhood

services, and is designed to ensure that we create a culture

of child safety and that we protect children from all forms

of abuse. This policy has now been ratified by School

Council, and is on our website for your information.

Parent Opinion surveys are due back at school by

tomorrow. Thank you to all those who have already

completed and returned this survey. A chocolate frog still

waits for those who bring theirs back by tomorrow!

Mrs Champion is busy getting organised for our Sausage

Sizzle Day tomorrow. I hope the children all enjoy their

sausages, and that they say a big ‘Thank You’ to Mrs

Champion, in recognition of all the work she has put into

the day.

Our term 3 head lice checks will be undertaken beginning

next Thursday. The nurses will return again for a

follow-up visit on Friday 12th August. If you would like

any advice on how to check or treat this condition, please

don’t hesitate to contact me and I can make a time for you

to meet with Tracey, who will happily pass on information

and useful tips.

Important reminders for AUGUST have been sent home

today. This blue notice has been given to the youngest

member of each family. Please refer to this for all of our

upcoming events. A copy will also be posted on tiqbiz.

As mentioned last week, there are a group of 10 students

currently at Mount Buller with Miss Higgins, enjoying

lots of snow and skiing. They return late tomorrow

evening.

2nd instalment for Yr 5 camp is due tomorrow.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Deborah Madder

Assistant Principal

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Year Level Reminders for this week:Year Level Reminders for this week:Year Level Reminders for this week:Year Level Reminders for this week:

Foundation:Foundation:Foundation:Foundation:

100 days of School celebration this Thursday. Don’t

forget to return Father’s Day Breakfast money.

Year 1:Year 1:Year 1:Year 1:

Please remember to discuss this week’s Big Write topic at home with your child. What animal do you think

would make a great class pet?

Year 2:Year 2:Year 2:Year 2:

Donate used clothing, shoes and linen that is in good condition to the school. Every bag donated will raise

Year 3:Year 3:Year 3:Year 3:

Please remember to do your homework including your talk homework for Big Write.

Year 4:Year 4:Year 4:Year 4:

Please remember to discuss this week’s Big Write topic with your child.

Year 5:Year 5:Year 5:Year 5:

Please return the year five camp permission forms as soon as possible. Thanks to those who have done

Year 6:Year 6:Year 6:Year 6:

Production is just over 4 weeks away. Main cast need to continue rehearsing their lines. Everyone else-be on

the watch for costume information.

Recycling collection.

This is it! Last chance! This is it! Last chance! This is it! Last chance! This is it! Last chance!

This week we are collecting all your bags of clothing, toys, shoes, belts, handbags as well as sheets, towels and tablecloths to be recycled as well as raise money for the school. All bags need to be at the school

before 9.30am tomorrow.

Thank you for all the

donations so far.

Sharron Hearn for the Sustainability Team.