I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday break. As usual Term 3 is a very busy

time at Ocean Road Primary School. Some of the fantastic extra curricula activities this

term include this week’s Year 6 Camp and Cross Country Interschool Carnival; the Faction

Athletics Carnival, and our Open Night (pending COVID -19 restrictions).

School Development Days

The first two days of the term were designated School Development Days. During the two

days, staff participated in the following professional learning activities:

Being a Champion of Children

Positive Behaviour Support

Belonging – Aboriginal Cultural Standards Framework

National Quality Standards

Anaphylaxis Training

21st Century Pedagogy – Inquiry Based Learning

Champions of Mathematics

Nature Play

Our Pre-Primary students were excited to return to school last week to discover and

explore their extended nature play area. Features include a climbing trail with wooden

ramps and balance platforms and a river stone riverbed. The project was funded through

the Australian Government’s Local Schools Community Fund.

Ocean Road Primary School Newsletter

Week 2, Term 3 2020

UPCOMING

EVENTS

The Principal’s Pen………..

Week 2 Fri 31 July

Yr 6’s return

from Camp

Week 3 Fri 7 August

Literacy & Numeracy Stars

Week 5 Fri 21 August

Yr 5/6 Basketball

Week 6 Fri 28 August

Literacy & Numeracy Stars

Week 7 Wed 2

September

Cross Country P & C Meeting

Kindness ~ Resilience ~ Responsibility ~ Respect

Every Child Matters, Each Moment Counts, Everyone Belongs

COVID – 19 Update Due to the delay in moving to Phase 5 of the WA Roadmap to recovery the following guidelines remain in place. Parents/Carers on School Grounds

Drop off in the morning via the school gates and Kiss and Drop with gates opening at 8.15am. Parents/carers may choose to leave their child/ren at the undercover area after 8.15am, or drop them off at the classroom door after 8.30 am.

Parents/carers are allowed on school grounds to attend meetings with school staff made by appointment only.

Pick up at the end of the school day, parents/carers have three options 1. Collect their children at Kiss and Drop, 2. Collect their child/ren at the gate, or 3. Collect their child/ren at the classroom

door. N.B The school day finishes at 3.00pm and gates will be opened at 2.55pm.

Physical distancing of one adult per two square metres and good hygiene practices should apply at all times.

School Activities

Canteens can operate ensuring they maintain physical distancing requirements of one person per two square metres.

Library access should be managed to ensure supervisors/staff maintain physical distancing of one person per two square metres and good hygiene practices are in place.

Interschool activities can occur. Encourage good hygiene practices including handwashing before and after activities. Supervisors/staff should maintain physical distancing of one person per two square metres where practicable.

Contact sport and training can occur. Equipment may be shared, however schools should ensure equipment is cleaned regularly, i.e. after use. Encourage good hygiene practices including handwashing before and after sport.

Camps can occur, however venue capacity should not be exceeded. Schools should follow Department excursion policies and AHPPC advice to develop mitigations that lower the risk of transmission and promote good health and hygiene. Supervisors/staff should maintain physical distancing of one person per two square metres. Schools must also ensure camp providers comply with WA COVID-19 Health guidelines.

Incursions and excursions can occur. Supervisors/staff should maintain physical distancing of one person per two square metres.

Students who are Unwell Students who are unwell must remain at home. Students who present as unwell at school will be sent home.

Collecting Students Throughout the School Day If you need to collect your child/ren during the school day, can you please call to let the front office staff know beforehand. When you arrive at school, please wait in the Kiss and Drop area and ring again. Your child/ren will then be sent to your car. The office staff will complete the sign out processes for you. Cleaning and Hygiene Cleaners will continue to work throughout the day to ensure all high-use areas, such as benchtops, desks, doorknobs, taps and hand rails, are regularly cleaned and surfaces disinfected. Annual Report Due COVID – 19 Western Australian government schools have not been required to produce an Annual Report for 2019. However, our report has been completed and it is now available on our website and on Schools Online https://www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/home.do. Please pop into the front office if you would like a printed copy. Staffing Updates Congratulations to Julie Walkden who was successful in winning the permanent Level 5 Manager Corporate Services position. Congratulations also to Apryl Hodgson who is joining our team as an education assistant in the Junior Primary. Welcome back to Jaymee Peters who has returned from Maternity Leave. Jaymee is teaching in The Shack on Thursdays and Fridays. Finally, I would like to welcome all students and their families to our school. I am sure you will gain great benefit from, and enjoy your time here.

Regards,

Dean Finlay

Principal

OCEAN ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL

UNIFORMS

Located next to the canteen in the main undercover area. It is open at the following times ONLY each week:

Tuesday: 8.30am – 10.30am Thursday: 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Our school uniform can be purchased online at schooluniformstore.com.au Search for our school then enter the password: ORPS0016 Once you have added items to your shopping cart proceed to checkout and complete your billing details including your child’s name and class. Your purchase will be delivered to our school uniform shop and given to your child. You can also choose home delivery for an additional cost.

LIBRARY NEWS

SENIOR HONOUR CERTIFICATE

RECIPIENTS

19 June 2020

Room T Macklin Jayda Room 13

13M

Imogen Indy Room 14 Eva Maxx Room 15 Maisie/Kayden Skylar Room 16 Olivia Zuzia Room 17 Izac Jaxon Room 18 Tayne Gemma Room 19 Olivia Room 20 Iyla Harry Room 21 V’delle Riley Room 22 Kalel Jazmyn Room 23 Riley Charlotte Room 24 Emily Tyson

PBS F ACTION REWARD

Last term our Faction Captions were on the pursuit to

find out which faction would be the winner for our end

of term Faction Reward! This new incentive aims for

students to not only earn gold slips for themselves

but also for their faction. Being part of a faction team

and working towards something bigger than

themselves.

Congratulations to BLUE FACTION who were our

first winners!

The students in Blue Faction participated in 5

different rotations including team games, pillow

festivals and Sumo. A big thank you to all the

specialist teachers and faction captains who helped

run our faction reward rotations and a big thank you

to Chubb Sensei who organised the afternoon.

We can’t wait to find out who will be the winner this

term!

The PBS Team

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Book Club provides a fun and convenient way of

bringing the best in children's literature into your

home. It’s packed full of exciting books from best-

selling authors, popular titles and series that kids

love, as well as products and books that make

perfect gifts for younger siblings who may not be at

school yet (some books cost as little as $3).

Ordering from Book Club is easy—simply go

online and place your order.

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you

to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted

directly to school safe and sound and the books will

be delivered to class. You can place your child’s

order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP

app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or

Google Play.

Please note that cash orders cannot be accepted.

If you need help to order online please ring the

library so I can help you.

P & C NEWS

When ordering from Book Club, you are not only

helping your children, but you are also helping your

school—20% of your spend goes back to your school

in valuable Scholastic Rewards, which are used to

buy library resources, however there is never any

obligation to order. I know of no better way to

encourage reading than to allow children to choose

the books they want to read.

For more information about Scholastic and Book

Club, visit www.scholastic.com.au

Issue 5 orders are due online by 3pm Monday 3rd

August

Denise Hobson

Library Officer

Book Club Organiser

FATHERS’ DAY This year the P&C will be running a raffle for Fathers’

Day. Tickets will be sent home with the students in

the coming weeks. We hope you can support us in

this fundraiser. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions

during the past few months we have been unable to

run any of our fundraisers.

This term we will be running a couple of school free

dress days. Please help show your support as these

funds go straight back into the P&C which is used to

support the school.

We have been looking into flavoured milk straws for

a fundraiser, information will be sent home in the

coming weeks.

CANTEEN

Our canteen is in need of volunteers. The canteen

relies on volunteers throughout the year to help out.

If you are able to help out in any way please contact

Jodie @ orpssurfsnackscanteen@gmail.com.

If everyone is able to donate a couple of hours

throughout the year, the canteen would never run

short of volunteers. The work is very rewarding and

your time will be greatly appreciated.

The P&C wish to advise that due to Covid-19 and

volunteer shortage we will not be running the

traditional Fathers’ day stall. We apologize for

this as we know the students love these stalls.

Currently we don't have the numbers on the P&C

committee for anyone to co-ordinate these

fundraisers. We do apologize for this again. If

anyone would like to volunteer/help out for the

rest of the year or into next year we would like to

hear from you. You can email your interest to

orpspc@gmail.com.

Joel Gray P & C President