THE VOICE OF THE FLATS - Tuesday 20th July, 2021
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THE VOICE OF THE
FLATS Osbornes Flat Primary School
Phone: (02) 6027 1415
Email: osbornes.flat.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Tuesday 20th July, 2021 Website: www.osbornesflatps@vic.edu.au
Principal: Sarah Kohne
COMING UP
SEE THE CALENDAR ON LAST PAGE FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
August 20 & 27—Skiing Back-up days (both Fridays)
August 23—School Photos
September 6th—Cluster Schools Athletics Day
September 7th—10th—Swimming Lessons @ Wodonga Sports &Leisure Centre
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Austin Kirley
For showing independence when completing your learning tasks.
It is great to see you are taking pride in your work and completing all tasks to a high
standard.
Ava Kirley
For showing bravery when completing your public speaking competition speech in front of the whole school.
Your speech about the RSPCA was well researched and well delivered.
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGES Welcome Tameeka This term we welcome back Tameeka Godde as she returns from Family Leave. While it has not been the smoothest of starts for her, I know everyone is happy to have Tameeka back on board as the 4/5/6 class teacher for the remainder of the year. Public Speaking Competition: Last Thursday all students from Year 3-6 participated in the school level public speaking competition. The 3/4 students spoke about a variety of volunteer organisa- tions in our local community. The 5/6 students spoke about the environment and how it is currently being impacted. I was amazed at the quality and variety of the content within the speeches and I can see how much time and effort went in to preparing them over the holiday break. Thankyou for assisting the students, so they felt confident and ready on the day. Unfortunately the Lions Club lev- el will not proceed in person this year. Instead, teachers will record the speeches when the students return to school and submit these to be judged virtually by the panel of judges. Division Cross Country: Last week 13 of our students travelled into Willow Park in Wodonga to participate in the Division Cross Country Carnival. It was very wet and the students had to run in freezing conditions. Despite the challenges that the weather presented, all students showed grit and determination to finish their races in great times. When students returned to school they were given hot chocolates to defrost! Well done to all the students who progressed to this level, it is a great achievement. Winter Sports: I am currently unsure about if and when the Winter Sports Carnival will be held. It is currently on the school calendar for Monday 26th July, but I will keep you informed if this changes due to current restrictions. Art Update: Every second Friday the OFPS students receive a visit from the MACC van for a 1.5 hour art lesson. Heather Earles has just commenced family leave and Lucy Turner will replace her as the art teacher for the remainder of the school year. The students briefly met Lucy when she popped in to introduce herself and we look forward to seeing her when the students return.
Victorian High Ability Program:
Last term Maydee was selected to participate in the Victorian High
Ability English Program through Virtual School Victoria. Each week
Maydee logged onto a virtual class with students from other schools
in North East Victoria to develop her narrative writing skills. We hope
to be able to further this learning by running a whole day
‘Masterclass’ this term at OFPS. Well done Maydee!
St Johns First Aid: On Thursday our students received a
visit from St John’s Ambulance Victoria. The junior class
learned how to check for danger and a response in an
emergency situation and how to correctly place a 000 call.
The senior students learned all the steps in DRSABC and
spent time learning how to correctly do CPR. Let’s hope
they never need to use these skills, but if they do, the OFPS
students will be ready!
If you are wanting
an activity to try at
home during re-
mote learning, you
could try to follow
Maggie’s proce-
dure ‘How to
make fairy bread!’
Have a say in the strategic direction for our school by attending the upcoming parent focus
group session. During this session you will have an opportunity to discuss the schools
strengths/areas for improvement as the school looks to develop a new strategic plan
2021-2025.
GET ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHER PROGRAM
Does your child love sport and being active? Does your family have a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card? You may be
eligible for up to $200 to put towards the cost of your child’s participation in physical activities.
The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and active recreation activi-
ties.
Under the program, children may be eligible to receive up to $200 to help with the cost of membership and registration fees, uni-
forms, and equipment.
Special consideration also applies for children named on their own Australian Government Health Care Card or residing in care
services as well as temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants or international students.
Applications for vouchers in round two of the program close at 5pm Friday 30 July.
For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit the Get Active Victoria website.
WE WANT OUR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS/GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY
THINK!
Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school. The Parent/Caregiver/
Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted with parents/
caregivers/guardians (previously known as the Parent Opinion Survey). It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding
of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, student engagement and experiences of remote and flexible learn-
ing. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.
All responses to the survey are anonymous. This year, the Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey will be conducted from
Monday 19th July to Sunday 22nd August.
The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the
fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.
PARENT/CAREGIVER/GUARDIAN OPINION SURVEY LINK https://www.orima.com.au/parent
The School Pin was sent via email to all families.
If you do get a chance in the next few weeks we would love to hear your
thoughts.
Step up to school program
We hope to continue this program when things return to
normal. Please encourage families to make contact with
the school if they are interested in receiving updates
about this program for 3-5 year olds.
CALENDAR
July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23
Step Up to School
July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30
Wood Raffle
Winter Sports drawn
Carnival
Book Club Orders
Due
August 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6
Fruit fly
Performance— Yr 5/6 Skiing
Yack Hall
Step Up to School
Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13
School Council Yr 5/6 Skiing
5pm
Don’t forget breakfast club operates every Tuesday and Thursday
morning from 8:15-8:35 in the library!
ARTISTS OF THE WEEK— WEEK 10 TERM 2
Clancy Weeks for his brilliant pinch pot he created out of air-dry clay.
Charlie Henry for the time and care he put into making and painting his air-dry clay pinch pot.
Well done boys!! Mrs Earles
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