2018_No34 | Newsletter |

Children and Social Media

Most social media sites have restrictions limiting the age of people who can hold accounts. There are good reasons for these restrictions, even though it is relatively easy to bypass them to set up accounts. While the children are in school we have strict filtering systems that prohibit access to any content and social media aimed at older users. Even so we regularly have to respond to issues arising from children’s inappropriate use of social media sites outside school hours. We are required to report all alleged misuse of such sites to the police even when it happens outside school time. This can be very confronting for parents and distressing for school staff. Please can I ask that parents actively monitor their child’s use of a computer or iPAD or phone. We regularly provide cyber-safety information and can direct parents to on-line information as necessary.

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Year 2 Sleepover

On Thursday November 1^st the Year 2 students and teachers made their way to the gym for the annual sleepover! After setting up our beds we went outside to eat some delicious pizza, play games and go on a dusk walk around the oval. The disco showed the amazing dance skills of the teachers and students with ‘DJ Stephens’ in the house! After we brushed our teeth, we snuggled in for the night and watched a movie. The sun came up and so did we and after brekky all of us were ready for a day of being ‘awake’, writing comic strips about our night and enjoying hot chips for lunch! All students were so well behaved and the teachers could not have been prouder! Thanks to all of the families for their support and to the extra teachers who supported us, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Year 4 Camp

Last week the year 4’s went to camp Kangaroobie. It was a 3 hour drive on the bus and we stopped at Colac for lunch. I enjoyed the Minties challenge on the bus. In the afternoon we went to Flagstaff Hill, we did a scavenger hunt and a tour. I learnt what schools looked like back then and I saw all of the old buildings. My favourite activities at camp were canoeing and farm activities because I liked the bumpy ride in the cage and seeing all the animals. I liked canoeing because I got to do it with different people and I kept running into the grass! On behalf of all of the grade 4’s I would like to thank Miss Wright, Mr Field, Mrs Miller, Mr Sinnott, Miss Stark, Mrs Denbesten, Mr Martino, Miss Clayton, Jenna King, the bus drivers and Matt and the staff from Camp Kangaroobie. We all had a great time and we enjoyed camp Kangaroobie!

By Karissa Year 4

High Voltage Rock School Concert

The High Voltage Rock School students will be putting on a concert on Monday the 3rd of December at lunchtime (1pm) in the hall. We welcome families to come and join us to watch this great performance!

The band “Six & OUT!” will play the headline set (4 songs) and individual students will sing or play a song they’ve been working on to open the show.

We thank Tim Hulsman who has been working hard with our students as they develop their skills. This will be a great opportunity to share their work with parents, teachers and their peers so come along and enjoy some tunes!

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Professional Development

Over the last 4 months we have had a team of staff complete 8 modules of Professional Development focused on building Professional Learning Communities. Rachel Bright, Tash Daffy, Laura Howard, Kethly Hemsworth and Blanche Denmead completed their work on Friday with a presentation about their learning. Throughout the modules the team developed protocols for meetings, methods for analysing data and trialled the use of an inquiry cycle focused on academic and professional improvement.

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Notices

The following notes have recently gone home;

Final Camp Payments are over due for all Year 3 and 6 students attending camp

Spring Fair Raffle Tickets – due Monday 5th November

Tennis – due today

Egg Hatching Program (Year 1) – due back this Friday

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Camp Australia

It is hard to believe that we are already into week 5 of the last term of the school year. Where has the time gone? Last week at OSHC the most popular activities included Spooky Halloween craft, making tracks with the dominos, visiting the art show, soccer, cricket, Perler bead craft, and constructing things using the gears. This week we have planned activities including an environmental and nature scavenger hunt, uno tournaments, basketball challenges, and we are collaborating with the children on the creation of a new CD with their favourite songs on it (as our current CDs have been very well loved and are showing it).