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Staff Farewells

Jo Whiffin – Junior School Librarian

Jo Whiffin has been a staff member at Camberwell Girls Grammar School since 2008 and has been a Class Teacher, Physical Education Teacher, Art Teacher and our Junior School Librarian during these twelve years. The highlight of her time at Ormiston has been her time in the Junior School Library. Throughout her time as Librarian, Jo has always demonstrated a passion for literature and through this passion, our Ormiston students have quickly generated a love of literature.

A major part of Mrs Whiffin’s role as Librarian was to organise our annual Book Week activities for all the classes in Junior School from Early Learning to Year 6. Each year, Mrs Whiffin promoted this event and students were actively involved in recognising shortlisted books and award winners. Mrs Whiffin would put on special activities in the Junior School Library at lunchtime and students would have the opportunity to explore Book Week and its new theme each year. We say ‘Thank You’ to Mrs Whiffin for opening up the Library during lunchtimes and for promoting a love of books and literature at Ormiston over many years.

Kathryn Brandt – Year 4 Class Teacher

I would like to thank Ms Kathryn Brandt for her contributions to Ormiston over the last four years. During this time, Kathryn was a Year 4 Class Teacher for two years and a Year 2 Class Teacher for two years and one term. Some of our school community may know that Ms Brandt was a student of CGGS and spent six years from 2001 to 2006 at Senior School. In 2017, Ms Brandt became our Digital Learning Leader and her expertise was invaluable in establishing our 1:1 iPad Program and recommending numerous apps for students to experience. Her expertise extended to establish a CyberSafety program and specific units for teachers to utilise. Additionally, an important part of her role as Digital Learning Leader was to coordinate co-curricular activities and school relationships such as the Australian App Challenge, Code for the Future and Code Club with Bob Norton-Baker from Telstra. As a school community, we all wish Kathryn all the best as she moves to live full-time in the Mornington Peninsula region.

 

Foundation – Year 6 Ormiston Spirit Awards

It was wonderful to see so many parents attend our Ormiston Spirit Award assembly last Wednesday 27 March. At this assembly, we were able to recognise the efforts of our students from the start of the year. The Ormiston Spirit Award reflects students that have shown a Growth Mindset in all of their class learning and co-curricular activities, and who are willing to take risks, learn from their mistakes and demonstrate the school values of Respect, Commitment, Integrity, Hope and Courage in all that they do.

Each Foundation- Year 6 student that receives this award was given a certificate as well as a distinctive Ormiston Spirit Award badge. This badge is proudly worn by the student throughout the year. Only one student from each class and one student from a specialist subject are selected by staff for this prestigious school award.

Congratulations to the following students:                                              

Foundation S
> Chelsea Wang

Foundation R
> Lucy Wang

Year 1G
> Ivy Xie

Year 1J
> Elfie Fan

Year 2S
> Aaratrika Kadam

Year 2B
> Georgia Papadopoulos

Year 3C
> Eden Chia

Year 3L
> Minaaz Kaur

Year 4H
> Emily Wong

Year 4G
> Elsa Cao

Year 5D/K
> Christina Weickhardt

Year 6R
> Sarah May

Year 6C
> Cate Mead

Art
> Aurelia Poon (Foundation)

Physical Education
> Rachel Duong (Foundation)

Music
> Mia Chapman (Year 6)

Library
> Maya Waide-Hee (Year 4)

Chinese (Mainstream)
> Ashanti Rajakulendran (Year 4)

Chinese (Enhanced)
> Jade Wang (Year 2)

French
> Madeleine Huynh (Year 5)

 

Foundation – Year 6 Mountfield Maestros

Last week, many students from Foundation – Year 6 participated in our Term 1 Mountfield Maestros event. This event encourages students to play a musical instrument in front of a small and supportive audience of family and friends. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nichole Adams and Penny Byrne, our Junior School Music Teachers for all their planning and hard work in organising such a successful event. I would also like to say Thank You to our two Student Music Leaders Jessica Wu and Suwedha Ranjith for their introduction and conclusion at both events. Congratulations to the following students who did their personal best during this important school event:

Foundation

Gina Yu – Piano

Year 1

Lucinda Reedman – Piano

Estella Ouyang – Piano

Angela Lin – Piano

Claudia Huang – Piano

Elfie Fan – Piano

Annabelle Teh – Piano

Madeleine Law – Cello

Elaine Li – Piano

Zoe Raspin – Piano

Cynthia Li  – Piano

Irene Li  – Piano

Year 2

Ellie Zhang  – Violin

Joyce Zhang – Violin

Aaratrika Kadam – Piano

Amelia Adel – Piano

Iris Lu – Piano


Year 3

Asha Bhattacharjee – Piano

Rudra Santhosh – Violin

Maddison O’Meara – Violin

Sophie Wong – Violin

Zara Teh – Piano

Audrey Zhu – Piano

Jasmine Xie – Piano

Year 4

Preesha Navaneetharaja – Piano

Maya Waide-Hee – Cello

Chloe Lau – Cello

Cosette Tsjin – Violin

Sophie Peake – Violin

Year 5

Selina Guan – Piano

Anneka Sinnappu – Piano

Madeleine Huynh – Violin

Zara Cheung – Piano

Raina Gopal – Voice

Emily Lioe  – Piano

Year 6

Suwedha Ranjith – Voice

Jessica Wu – Piano

 

Foundation – Year 2 Swim Carnival

On Monday 1 April, the Foundation – Year 2 Swimming Carnival was held at the CGGS Swimming Pool. Instead of competing against each other for a place, the students competed against themselves to achieve their personal best. This encouraged them to perform strokes with correct technique and allowed them to have that warm inner glow of knowing they worked to the best of their ability, when presented with their certificate of congratulations. Events included Freestyle, Backstroke, Novelty and a relay to conclude the carnival. Well done to all of those who participated and congratulations on achieving your personal best.

Liana Kitsou
Junior School Physical Education Teacher

Year 6 Virtual Debating Team

This week four Year 6 students commenced their journey representing CGGS in the NGS Super National Virtual Debating Competition. The competition consists of 32 teams and provides the students with a unique opportunity to utilise the green room studio at Senior School using video conferencing to connect with schools from around the country.

Sarah Zhou, Cate Mead, Suwedha Ranjith and Aliyana Rajakulendran debated the affirmative arguments for the topic ‘That violent video games should be banned’. The students diligently prepared for their debate for a week, collaborating effectively to research the topic and seek evidence to support their viewpoints.

The Ormiston team faced Macarthur Anglican School in NSW in the first round. Both sides of the argument were hotly contested with the adjudicator awarding the win to the negative side.  The students were complimented on the strength of their public speaking and received useful feedback from the adjudicator on how to further develop their debating skills. The students are keen to put this advice into action in their next debate. We wish them all the best in round two.

Nancy Robottom
Year 6 Class Teacher & Numeracy Leader

The Virtual Debate is an experience of a lifetime and we are excited to be representing our school. The preparation was just as intense as the actual debate. Even though we were very nervous, there was also a spark of excitement. We learnt lots of valuable information and felt more confident afterwards. Although we had lost, we received some very helpful advice that we will use into future debates.

Sarah Zhou and Aliyana Rajakulendran
Year 6

 

Special Activity – Wednesday Wacky Walkers

This term a number of Ormiston students took part in an informal walking club called the Wednesday Wacky Walkers. Students from Foundation – Year 6 walked, ran, skipped and danced to complete laps of the netball court, energising themselves for the start of the day. The students tallied up their laps and a cumulative total was kept. Over the course of Term 1,1106 laps of the netball court were completed, and many future long-distance runners were identified! It was wonderful to see so many students getting fit and active and we hope this fun activity will continue to grow in Term 2.

Angela Columbine
Year 3 Class Teacher

 

Year 5 and 6 Netball

The CGGS Netball season has begun for the Year 5 and 6 teams. All teams have already embraced rain during their matches. The Year 5 Opals had a wonderful start to the season, the team jelled nicely together and drew to MA Bolt 4-4. The Year 5 Jets played a fantastic first game, the scores were even throughout the whole game, but CB Llamas scored a goal on the siren, defeating the CGGS team by 1 goal. The Year 6 Topaz welcomed new players to the team, the students have played well but were defeated by MLC Kestrals.

Congratulations to all CGGS Netball teams.

Lexie Joyce
CGGS Netball Coach

 

It is hard to believe that Term 1 is over for another year. What a wonderful term of learning it has been at Ormiston. I would like to wish all our students, staff and families a restful Easter holiday break. Thank you to everyone for all their support over the term and we look forward to starting Term 2 on Friday 26 April 2019.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School

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Family Maths Evening

On Wednesday evening, the Junior School was a hive of activity as families explored the wonders of interactive learning at our inaugural Family Maths Night. Families engaged in a range of number and measurement activities that encouraged the use of concrete materials, collaboration and a growth mindset. It was thrilling to witness the persistence and depth of thinking from both students and adults as they challenged themselves to solve problems, play games and master robotics.

A particular highlight was hearing feedback from several women who were visiting their family from India. They were teachers and were thrilled by what they saw. They said the opportunity to see how children engage in learning at an Australian school was a highlight of their holiday!

Here are some of the student’s reflections:

“It was a great night, you could hear the buzz of excitement in the air. I had a great time!” – Mia, Year 6

“My mum spent ages trying to solve the Maze 100 challenge. Finally, she did it, I was impressed with how long she persisted with it.” – Coco, Year 6

“I like the robotics because it was fun to put the code into the iPad.” – Zara, Year 3

“I think that the activities were really fun.”  – Nina, Year 3

“The maths night was an absolute success. It was very fun for all ages, I liked the robots the most.” – Sophie, Year 4

“I thought that it was good that robotics and maths were linked together.” – Natalie, Year 4

“It was good that there was a competition, we liked the bean bag toss but we accidently, nearly hit Miss Hinchcliffe on the head!” – Charlotte & Chloe, Year 4

Participants completed over one hundred Maths Activity Passports for the prize draw. The winners will be drawn next week.

Thank you to all the families who supported this event, the Year 6 Mathbassadors for their leadership in welcoming and supporting families and the Ormiston teachers for organising such engaging activities for our school community.

Eastern Regional Swimming Championships – Jasmine Li (Yr 4)

Last week Jasmine Li (Year 4) competed against the best swimmers in her age group in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. The event was the 50 metre backstroke race and Jasmine came second, with an excellent time of 36.12 seconds. Our CGGS swimmers have been very competitive within the local district, division and regional levels and once again, our swimming team competed with confidence and poise during the three championships.

I look forward to working closely with our CGGS Aquatic Coach, Peter Kitney in the coming years to ensure our Ormiston swimmers continue to be very competitive against other schools in the Easter region.

Year 3 – 6 Annual Athletics Day

Yesterday, students from Years 3 – 6 competed in their House at the annual Athletics Day. Students across all years participated in a wide range of track and field events that included the 100 metre, 200 metre, 1,500 metre, hurdles, shot put, discus, long jump, triple jump and relay races.

Throughout the day there were plenty of personal best performances from students and a highlight of the day was to watch so many students participate in at least six different events on the day. This was the greatest number of events a student has competed in at our Athletics Day and it was exciting to see students complete the relay events at the end of the day with so much enthusiasm. I would like to congratulate our Junior School Physical Education teachers, Liana Kitsou and Dot Georgiou and other staff members of the Physical Education Department from Senior School.

The winning House was Lawrence, with results as follows:

  1. Lawrence House
  2. Taylor House
  3. Schofield House
  4. Singleton House

Foundation – Year 6 Junior School Assembly

Last week, our weekly Junior School assembly had the theme International Women’s Day. Our Deputy Head of Junior School (Teaching and Learning) Emma Hinchliffe organised an Ormiston parent to share their job with our Foundation – Year 6 students. The parent was Janelle Kilner, the mother of Natalie Knowles in Year 4. During the assembly, Janelle presented a delightful video in regards to her job as an animator. Our students had the opportunity to learn more about some of her animation projects she  and the types of skills Janelle uses throughout the projects. Many students asked Janelle questions about being an animator and our students learnt very quickly that Janelle is a wonderful role model for our school community.

 

Foundation – Year 2 Grandparents and Special Friend’s Day

It was a pleasure to see so many grandparents and special friends visiting Ormiston this week to work with students from Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2. This special event takes place each year and is a wonderful opportunity for us as a school community to say ‘Thank You’ to extended family members and friends for the contribution they make to their grandchild or special friend’s education here at CGGS. All visitors spent considerable time in classrooms and in the playground and everyone had morning tea and listened to some student responses in regards to the activities they completed throughout the morning. Once again, it was an incredible morning and I look forward to seeing many grandparents and special friends around Ormiston throughout the year.

 

Foundation – Year 6 Learning Conversations

Recently, Ormiston parents had the opportunity to discuss their child’s start to the year and progress with their child’s class teacher. These conversations are always very valuable for parents and teachers as they continue to provide a strong home link with the school. They also encourage parents to seek out feedback in terms of their child’s academic, emotional, social and physical development, as well as discussing their overall strengths, weaknesses and learning goals at this time of the year. I would like to remind parents that they are able to arrange a meeting time with their child’s class teacher and/or specialist teachers at any stage throughout the year to gain a better understanding of their child’s learning.

 

Year 3 STEAM 

This term, the Year 3 students have been learning about living and non-living things in STEAM. This week they had a special guest visitor, ‘MRS GREN’, who explained the characteristics and processes of living things. MRS GREN answered many wonderful and insightful questions from the students and the girls were enthralled by her passion for science and were amazed at some of her incredible answers.

Some examples of the Year 3 questions, which MRS GREN answered were:

> Do fish get thirsty?

> Can a fish drown?

> Are extinct creatures considered living things?

> Is fungi a living thing?

> How do Venus Fly traps digest flies?

> Do snails have teeth?

> Are sloths slower than turtles?

> What does skin look like under a microscope?

> How do birds fly?

> What is the smallest living creature?

 

Angela Columbine & Rebecca Leondidis
Year 3 Class Teachers

 

I wish all Ormiston families a restful weekend and look forward to seeing everyone back at school on Monday morning.

 

With best wishes,


Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School

 

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Foundation – Year 6 Junior School Assembly

Over the last two weeks, the theme for our weekly Junior School Assembly has been ‘gratitude’ and the key question was ‘What do you feel grateful for?’ Numerous students have been involved in our assembly conversations and all students had the opportunity to reflect on their own life and their experiences at Ormiston. Here are some of answers to the question:

‘A safe land to live in.’ – Chloe Hall in Year 5R

‘A roof over my head.’ – Aayzah Khan Year 5R

‘My family.’ – Audrey Rees Year 4G

‘Hot and cold water.’ – Chanel Ghostine Year 4G

‘My school.’ – Ria Wong Year 2B

‘My teachers.’ – Lily Thomas Year 6R

At the end of the assembly, many students understood that our School Motto, ‘Utlis In Ministerium’ is all about helping others in need and being thankful for what they have today. Some students also said that if people appreciate things around them, then they will live a happier life. This was a wonderful way to finish off the assembly.

 

Year 4 – 6 District and Division Swimming Competitions

On Monday 25 February, seventeen CGGS students spent the day at the Boroondara Sports Complex to compete at the District Swimming Carnival. Overall, our school came third out of the 16 local schools. Of the 17 students who competed, 11 qualified for the Division Swimming Carnival, where they competed on Tuesday 5 March at Monash Aquatic Recreation Centre. All students gave their all and were also very encouraging of others’ achievements. Congratulations to all of the participating students on being such fine ambassadors of the school. A special congratulations to Jasmine Li, Year 4 who will be representing CGGS at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Competition on Friday 15 March.

Liana Kitsou
Junior School Physical Education Teacher & Sport Coordinator

Year 5 – Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC)

This term Year 5 have been exploring the question “What is our place in space?” as part of our Inquiry unit. On Monday 4 March we visited the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) to further explore our understandings of the Solar System and the possibility of humans living on Mars in the future.

Students participated in two sessions during the excursion. The first gave them an opportunity to demonstrate their understandings regarding the size of our solar system. Students participated in hands on activities that required them to use mathematical skills, such as estimating, measuring, reading data, and calculating ratios and averages.

For the second session students (and teachers and parent helpers!) became astronauts working in the Mars Australian Research Station (M.A.R.S). This scenario-based activity engaged the students in a wide range of science activities. They used computer and communications technology and needed to work collaboratively within their teams. All students had an opportunity to work in both Mission Control and at the M.A.R.S. Base.

This excursion gave student an opportunity to use their prior knowledge gained during our Mars Mission project and to explore how to transfer these understandings to problem solve in new and challenging scenarios. They were given an opportunity to reflect on their experience when they returned to school:

‘We used a Growth Mindset, trial and error and persistence to problem-solve during activities.’ – Penelope 5DK & Amber 5R

‘We learnt that to get the same amount of air you get by taking one breath on Earth, you would need to take 1000 breaths on Mars.’ –  Alyce & Sophie 5DK

‘The excursion was very informative, engaging and fun – we learnt a lot.’ –  Azyzah & Sharvi 5R

‘The mission control activity was good because it felt like we were really communicating with people on Mars.’ –  Sophia Z & Anika 5R

‘We enjoyed comparing the Earth and Mars dirt samples in the laboratory.’ –  Millie & Maddie H 5DK

‘We learnt how to operate a robotic arm and how to identify Mars rocks.’ –  Anneke & Trinity 5DK

‘Even after we filtered and purified the Mars water it remained acidic.’ –  Victoria & Vivien 5R

‘We used pH sticks during the science experiments to help us problem-solve.’ –  Madison & Lynn 5DK

Anjali de Quadros & Liz Ruffles
Year 5 Class Teachers

 

Year 1 Excursion – Werribee Mansion

On Tuesday 5 March, the Year 1 students visited Werribee Mansion. With the support of two generous parents, the students were able to explore the gorgeous gardens and exquisite rooms that accommodated the Chirnside family approximately 140 years ago.

The excursion was an opportunity for the students to step back in time and compare their own lives with the lives of the Chirnside family and the servants of the mansion. The students were particularly impressed by the bells in each room that would require a servant to care for the occupants of the mansion!

Another feature of the excursion was the Nursery room, where students explored the lives of the children. From the bedding to the chamber pot, the school table for learning ‘God Save the Queen’ to the tiles used for writing in class, this room had it all. Artefacts, such as the cane, within the building were to be used to illustrate the changes society had experienced over time. Later this term, students will make comparisons between the technology of the past and today’s modern appliances.

Students also visited the original bluestone laundry building, where they hand washed clothing and used equipment pertinent to the period. It was a thoroughly educational day which has enabled the students to better understand the past and the changes from then until now.

Miranda Jackson & Craig Goodwin
Year 1 Class Teachers

 

Year 6 School Event – Fizzics Education

On Thursday 28 February, the Year 6 students went to the Maker Space in Senior School to participate in a video conference with Fizzics Education. The group saw many different ways to create energy. The Year 6 students were really engaged during this experience. Responses from two students are below:

‘Seeing how an expert can relate to energy sources really expanded my knowledge. The experiments Stephanie, the expert, showed us were really cool. One of them in particular was the solar panel experiment. It was when a solar panel powered a working fan.” – Amy Cao 6C

‘Stephanie, our educator explained to us all the different parts and showed us how the energy is turned into electricity to power up something. After seeing it, I had a better understanding of how a magnetic field works because she showed us clearly all the parts of it. For example; copper wire and magnets. We also compared and got to see the way different light bulbs can give you different types of light. The ones we compared were a swirly kind of light bulb and an old fashioned light bulb.’ – Aliyana Rajukalendran 6R

After the incursion, the Year 6 students had a much better understanding about energy sources.

Elysia Wang & Raynee Wong
Ormiston School Captains

Year 2 visit Pinwheel & Co at Senior School

In Year 2, the students have been learning about ‘What Contributes to a Healthy Life’. One aspect we have been investigating is how eating a balanced diet helps our bodies to learn and grow. We decided to visit Nathan at Pinwheel & Co in the Fig Tree Café at Senior School to find out some information about the different foods they use in our lunches.

We asked him questions such as:

What types of vegetables do you use in sandwiches?

Where do you get your ingredients from?

What types of bread do you use?

What foods are the healthier ones for us to eat?

What is the process for thinking about what to buy?

How do you stay safe in the kitchen when you are cooking?

Do you ever run out of ingredients for foods?

The students thoroughly enjoyed visiting the café and learning about the different ways our fantastic chefs order, prepare and store our food.

Kathryn Brandt & Fiorella Soci
Year 2 Class Teachers

 

Foundation – Year 6 Nude Food Day

This week Ormiston participated in Nude Food Day. Nude Food Day allows students to make conscious choices about what they eat and encourages them to think about their impact on the environment. Students were asked to bring their morning tea and lunch in reusable containers and not in their original plastic packaging. It was fantastic to see all the reusable packaging that the students packed their food in and so many colourful vegetables and fruit in their lunchboxes.

Most classes had over half of their class bring Nude Food which was fantastic and a really positive start to our Nude Food campaign. Year 6R were the winners and will receive some plants to go in their classroom which they will care for throughout the year.

Rebecca Leondidis
Year 3 Class Teacher & Sustainability Squad Coordinator

 

I would like to thank our Ormiston families who attended our two important events over the last two weeks. Our Meet the Teacher Evening and our Parent/Teacher Learning Conversations. I hope all parents received plenty of information about their child’s class program and how they have settled into a new academic year.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue

Head of Junior School

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Year 6C Semester One Student Leadership Positions

Congratulations to the following Year 6C students for being awarded the following leadership positions for Semester One. I look forward to working with each of these students this semester in their leadership prole. The positions are as follows:

Art Leaders
Lucy Lu and Emily Wang

Assembly and Events Leaders
Isabel Chen and Anneke Cook

Digital Leaders
Amy Cao and Lily Thomas

House Leaders

Lawrence House
Jessie Chen

Schofield House
Mia Chapman

Taylor House
Lucy Ciro

Singleton House
Simrah Ahsan

Library Leaders
Mut Yi and Candy Wu

Music Leaders
Suwedha Ranjith and Jessica Wu

School Captains
Elysia Wang and Raynee Wong

Sustainability Leaders
Laura Eigenraam and Jenny Wang

Wellbeing Leaders
Antonia Kokkinos and Cate Mead

Year 1 –  6 Ormiston Student Council
Students from Years 1 – 6 were awarded their Semester One Student Council badge this week. Congratulations to the following students:

Year 1G
Lucinda Reedman

Year 1J
Claudia Huang

Year 2B
Georgia Papadopoulos

Year 2S
Kathleen Lin

Year 3C
Audrey Zhu

Year 3L
Christine Moi

Year 4H
Charlotte Chong

Year 4G
Ashanti Rajakulendran

Year 5D/K
Charlotte Hayes

Year 5R
Vrinda Dhir

School Captains
Raynee Wong and Elysia Wang

 

Early Learning 3 and 4 – Relationships and Wellbeing

In Early Learning, we are aware of the importance of relationships for children’s mental health, wellbeing and learning. In our learning community, we value relationships and provide a supportive environment in which children can develop and build positive relationships with their teachers, other members of the class and the wider Early Learning and School community. Teachers encourage, support and foster positive relationships between the children. The environment and experiences, both within the classroom and outdoor garden. Promote and encourage the children to interact and work alongside each other and together in small groups. During these interactions, the children are encouraged to share, take turns and respond positively to others.

Teachers also model explicit communication strategies to support children to initiate interactions and participate in play and social experiences in ways that sustain productive relationships. Teachers spend time interacting with the children individually and in small groups to build a warm relationship and develop a sense of trust with each child; and to gain an understanding about each child’s strengths, interests and skills. It is also interesting to share that the quality of a child’s early relationships and their learning environment, impacts the way the connections between brain cells develop in the first few years of life.

(National Scientific Council, 2007)

Angela Follacchio

Early Learning Team Leader

 

Year 6 Escher x nendo Exhibition Excursion

The Year 6 students ventured into the city on Friday 15 February by train to see the Escher x nendo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Over the past few weeks, we have been learning about different types of transformations – reflection, rotation and translation – and the effect of each on different shapes. Tessellations, patterns and shapes surround us every day. They can be seen on floors, structures, logos and in nature and only when we draw our attention to them do we realise just how intertwined mathematics is within our world.

The way M. C. Escher used shape was fascinating to witness. We were captivated by the use of form and tessellation to create such beautiful and intricate pieces. His optical illusions generated a lot of conversation and we were left feeling inspired by the way Escher’s mind worked to create such unique artwork with very simple materials. Below are some responses from students about the exhibition.

“Escher’s artwork was so incredible and amazing. I couldn’t hold myself from saying wow at every artwork he made. How could he do something so amazing with a pencil?” – Suwedha Ranjith

“I learnt that Escher is a creative person. He created lots of impossible pictures. At first, I thought tessellations are very easy to do. You just draw the shape and draw another one, connecting to the first shape. After we went to the National Gallery of Victoria and looked at Escher’s drawings, I look differently at tessellations and the fact that they could be any shape and you can be creative with it.” – Jessie Chen

“I learnt that Escher has to do many drafts before making the final copy. I learnt that some of his artworks are based off of something and that Escher wants to leave people with a question or two.” – Raynee Wong

“What fascinated me is how Escher used maths elements in his artwork. He used them in a way that made me wonder how it managed to fit. I wonder how he made all the illusions happen making it so mindboggling for me. I also wonder how he made all his drawings look so real and if he liked lizards.” – Elysia Wang

“I see tessellations with pictures. With abstract art. With… shapes. I now mainly look at tessellations and realise how clever they are – how the original is rotated into another one of the shapes, fitting perfectly into one another. I wonder how Escher discovered a world of tessellation and how he made infinity signs with easy shapes (eg. triangles, circles, etc.)” – Amy Cao

This exhibition will challenge you to view shape and tessellation in completely new ways and we hope everyone is able to visit and witness the artistic genius of M. C. Escher for themselves.

Katrina Cheong and Nancy Robottom
Year 6 Class Teachers

 

Foundation to Year 6 Ormiston Assemblies – Term 1

All families are invited to our weekly Ormiston assemblies. They run from 8.40am – 9.15am on a Wednesday morning and our Principal, Debbie Dunwoody and Deputy Principal, Cathy Poyser will regularly attend our assemblies. I look forward to seeing many families attending an assembly this year.

Week 4
February 27 – Gratitude Panning for Gold

Week 5
March 6 – Gratitude Panning for Gold

Week 6
March 13 – Positive Identity I am…

Week 7
March 20 – Positive Identity I am…

Week 8
March  27 – Ormiston Spirit Awards

Week 9
4 April (Thursday) – Easter Service at St Marks Church at 10.30am – 11.00am

 

I look forward to seeing as many parents as possible at our Summer Spectacular event tomorrow Saturday 23 February. Please look out for our Junior School Stall which has lots of wonderful gifts to buy for family and friends.

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School

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Welcome back

Welcome to the 2019 school year! I would like to extend a warm welcome to our families with whom we have had a long term association with and to those families who have joined our Ormiston school community for the very first time. A special welcome to all of our new students from Early Learning to Year 6 who have attended school this week and I would like to congratulate our Foundation students who started their official first year of Primary School. Many students have shared with me their exciting stories over the Christmas and New Year period and I was delighted to see so many families and students with smiles on their faces on their first day of school.


New Foundation to Year 6 Ormiston Students

I would like to congratulate and recognise our new students who have settled in so quickly this week, as well as our Foundation students. At our Junior School Assembly this week, these students received their Ormiston badge in front of our school community. Our new students from Foundation to Year 6 are:

Foundation
Aanya Chopra
Emma Zhang
Kayla Yao
Allison Edge
Cathy Gu
Faye Liu
Aarna Sharma
Lucy Wang
Gina Yu

Year 1
Khusshnaaz Kaur

Year 2
Sophie-May Ronzani

Year 3
Minaaz Kaur
Cathy Wang
Sophie Wong

Year 4
Sarah Lu
Ashley Wang
Emily Foo
Charlotte Russo

Year 5
Sharvi Bansal
Vrinda Dhir
Raina Gopal
Chloe Hall
Grace Wan
Madison Hall
Charlotte Hayes
Abbey Marcou
Tiarni Siaw
Madeleine Wood

Year 6
Coco Tao
Candy Zhu


Ormiston Staffing for 2018

Please refer below for the Ormiston Staff Team:

Early Learning 3  
Angela Follacchio & Joanna Lee

Early Learning 4 (Full Time)  
Anne-Maree Willcox-Morna & Effie Kitsiris/Neroli Bowyer-Smyth

Early Learning 4 (Part Time)   
Lilian Bishop

Early Learning Assistant   
Neroli Bowyer-Smyth                              

Foundation
Selena Reedman & Mikaela Stanaway

Year 1   
Craig Goodwin & Miranda Jackson

Year 2  
Kathryn Brandt & Fiorella Soci

Year 3
Angela Columbine & Rebecca Leondidis

Year 4
Emma Hinchliffe & Jasvindar Gill

Year 5  
Anjali De Quadros/Michelle Kalus & Liz Ruffles

Year 6 
Nancy Robottom & Katrina Cheong

Art  
Fiona Gibson

Chinese   
Scarlett Zhang, Sabrina Zhu & Lin Zhang

French 
Melissa Drentin

Library
Jo Whiffin

Music  
Nichole Adams & Penny Byrne

Choir  
Marianne Rigby-Black

Physical Education
Liana Kitsou & Dot Georgiou

STEAM
Annabelle Vivarini

Chapel    
Rev Helen Creed

Learning Enrichment    
Lisa White (Coordinator of Learning Enrichment), Dr Charlotte Forwood, Meagan Wilson, Michelle Kalus & Paul Donohue


New Staff at Ormiston

This year we have recruited a number of new staff members for Ormiston. They are:
> Anne-Maree Willcox-Morna in Early Learning 4 (Full-Time)
> Joanna Lee in Early Learning 3
> Mikaela Stanaway in Foundation
> Fiorella Soci in Year 2
> Jasvindar Gill in Year 4
> Liana Kitsou in Physical Education
> Melissa Drentin in French
> Marianne Rigby-Black in Choir

More information on each of these staff members will be presented in future newsletters.

 

Year 6C School Leaders Assembly and Ormiston Student Council

Every year our Year 6 students get the opportunity to experience a leadership position either in Semester One or Semester Two. For Semester One, Miss Cheong’s class will be taking on the Year 6 leadership positions and the Assembly is organised for Wednesday 20 February at 9.00am – 9.30am in Barbara Sutton Hall. All Year 6C parents are welcome to attend this special assembly.

Additionally, if your child is selected for our Ormiston Student Council, they will also be presented with their badge. Parents of these students will be contacted shortly and will be cordially invited to this Assembly.


CGGS School Uniform

I would like to remind parents that all students are required to wear their full summer school uniform to Ormiston each day. If students are undertaking Physical Education as a specialist subject on the day, these students are permitted to wear the official CGGS Sport uniform for the duration of the day. They do not need to get changed into their summer uniform at the end of their physical education session. If any parents are unsure of their child’s uniform, please read Page 10 and 11 of the Junior School Diary for further information in regards to uniform expectations and requirements. 


Foundation – Year 6 Meet The Teacher Evening

I would like to remind parents that our start of the year Meet The Teacher Evening is coming up in Week 3 on Tuesday 19 February. Both events are outlined as follows:

Foundation – Year 3 
Starts at 5.00pm and finishes at 6.30pm

Year 4 – Year 6
Starts at 7.00pm and finishes at 8.30pm.

I look forward to seeing as many parents as possible at these two important events.

It has been a wonderful start to the 2019 school year and I look forward to seeing everyone at our Twilight Picnic this evening in the Junior School Grounds and Gardens.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
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Year 6 Graduation Ceremony and Supper

It was a marvellous evening on Friday 7 December for all our Year 6 students and families. Our end of Junior School celebration for these students was an opportunity for staff, students and the school community to say ‘Thank You’ for their contributions to Ormiston over many years. A special mention must go to seven students who have been at the Junior School since Early Learning. These students have spent 8 – 9 years of their life at Ormiston which is a very significant amount of time. These students are:

> Genna Sim

> Hayley Price

> Katherine Mason

> Kiki Page

> Emily Price

> Matilda Chan

> Anneke Bray

I would like to sincerely thank our Guest Speaker, Claire Poyser for her inspirational and motivating speech on the evening. Our Year 6 students were very fortunate to have such a positive role model at CGGS to respect and admire. Claire gave the Year 6 students some wonderful tips for Senior School and I look forward to their contributions next year.

Additionally, I would like to thank our Year 6 Class Teachers, Craig Goodwin and Nancy Robottom for all their work in preparing the official Ceremony and supper activities. There was so much work that went into this evening and I appreciate all of their efforts to ensure the evening went very smoothly, after a venue change on Friday to Robinson Hall.

After the Ceremony, the Year 6 students and families were invited to the Lower Woodstock Building at Senior School to have supper with the school community. Once again this part of the evening went very smoothly and I would like to thank Pinwheel & Co for their delicious food and Susannah Jepson for organising a group of Year 5 parents to assist throughout the evening. The Year 5 parents were a tremendous help in making the evening very successful and I thank them for their assistance with food, drink and cleaning up at the end of the night. Thank you to the following Year 5 parents:

> Vicky Wang

> Jennifer Bignold

> Jodie Van Damme

> Teresa Mead

> Cecilia Zhang

> Ling Wang

> Jodie Chapman

> Andy Wang

> Rainbow Huang

> Jenny Wu

> Eva Yu

 

Year 6 Graduation Luncheon

On Monday, I had the pleasure of being a part of the annual Year 6 Graduation Luncheon in the Junior School Hall. A large group of Year 6 parents decorated the Hall in a style inspired by The Greatest Showman using lots of vibrant colours, covering windows, doors and tables. The luncheon each year is an opportunity for the Year 6 students to get their graduation bears signed by their friends, family and teachers and celebrate their last year at Ormiston. This year, the Year 6 Class Teachers organised for CGGS alumni Millie Leaver to speak about her experiences as an Ormiston and Senior School student. Millie arrived at CGGS in Year 1 and one of her main passions was performing arts. Mille told the Year 6 group of her school highlights in terms of her singing, music playing and stage performances. Millie also strongly encouraged the Year 6 students to set their own personal goals and to challenge themselves in everything they do in Year 7-12 at Senior School.

Very Special Ormiston Farewell – Foundation Class Teacher Heather Scarff

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Foundation Class Teacher, Heather Scarff for 23.5 outstanding years of educational service at CGGS. At a surprise Junior School Assembly last Friday, the assembly was organised to say ‘Thank You’ to Mrs Scarff for all the wonderful experiences at Ormiston. Numerous students across all year levels from Foundation to Year 6 participated in the assembly and made a paper chain scarf for Mrs Scarff, and then both Foundation classes were able to sing their favourite song from Ormiston Creates ‘Bunjil the Eagle’.

Books, poems and rhymes were shared with Mrs Scarff and these pieces of writing brought back many memories for her. Mrs Scarff had some of her family members present at the assembly and they all enjoyed the various student presentations. I would like to personally thank Mrs Scarff for her efforts over the past 23.5 years and the significant contribution she has made to educating students that have gone through Ormiston House, the Junior School Campus of CGGS. We wish her all the best in the future and hope to see back at Ormiston sometime soon.

 

Early Learning 3 – Year 6 Five Cent Frenzy

Over the past three weeks, Student Council has been running a fundraising initiative called Five Cent Frenzy. We asked Ormiston students to donate their loose change, especially 5 cent pieces, to our sponsor child, Nyasha, and World Vision. We had an amazing result, managing to raise over $170! We’d like to thank everybody who participated in this fundraiser and congratulate them on their efforts. This activity was a new challenge, which everybody embraced, and we’re really appreciative of everyone who tried hard to raise more than a dollar. We have loved the enthusiasm every student has brought to this great challenge and look forward to seeing their efforts in the future.

 

Early Learning 3 – Year 6 Gift Giving Assembly

This semester we also ran our annual Christmas Gift Giving appeal for Anglicare. We were all encouraged to buy a present for someone in need this Christmas and put it under our Ormiston Christmas tree. There was an outstanding amount of gifts placed under the tree, from books, to board games, to bike helmets! Our Gift Giving Service was a very special, with Reverend Creed coming to Ormiston to run our assembly, with the help of Student Council. Neil from Anglicare was extremely pleased to receive the many gifts, and thanks the school community for their generosity. Overall, we all enjoyed spreading Christmas spirit by giving back to the wider community.

Emily Price and Sienna Catalogna
Year 6 School Captains

Early Learning Nativity Story

This year, the Early Learning Nativity Story was told through dialogue and photographs in the form of a story on a slide show. The children also sang throughout the performance.

In Early Learning we value the child’s voice and their sense of agency, that is, their ability to make their own choices and decisions. To develop this ability the children need to have the opportunities and in Early Learning opportunities for children to make their own decisions and to have choices are provided every day. In the Nativity Story, the children chose the character they wanted to be and this meant there were a number of different children that portrayed Mary and Joseph throughout the story. There was also a working party of children that created the story of the Nativity and the words shared with parents and families were all expressed by the children as they retold the story in their own words. Some children also helped to construct the set, for example, the stable was created by the children with large blocks.

This meant that parents and family members saw the story of the Nativity through the perspective of the children. This was a collaborative effort between children and teachers from Early Learning 3 and 4.

“ I feel happy about the performance because I saw my mum and she was taking a photo of me. I was singing some songs about Christmas.” – Chelsea

“I was a donkey and I had to plod from Nazareth to Bethlehem.” – Sophia

I wish all of our Ormiston families a safe and restful Christmas and New Year, and may this festive season be filled with love, joy, peace and happiness for all.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
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Foundation – Year 6 Choral and Instrumental Concert

Our annual Term 4 Choral and Instrumental Concert took place last week and all Ormiston students are to be congratulated for their enthusiastic participation. The concert was a huge success and every student performance from Foundation – Year 6 was a real highlight. During the evening, 215 students performed and 20 music staff and many Ormiston staff had involvement in organising and preparing the students.

A highlight in music this year has been participation in the private Music and Speech and Drama tuition programs. These programs have continued to grow with 115 students from Early Learning – Year 6 participating in private Music tuition and/or private Speech & Drama tuition. This is a wonderful achievement for our Junior School.

Furthermore, our music co-curricular program includes 72 students from Year 1 – 6. They have been involved in a music ensemble that is in addition to their core music classes. Many of these students are involved in more than one ensemble as we continue to make participation a key focus at Junior School. We look forward to increased student participation in our co-curricular programs in the future, particularly next year.

I would like to thank the Music Department for organising the concert, particularly our Music Directors, Kate Savige and Rohan Mack, our Music Administrator, Jane Scott and our Junior School Music and Choir teachers Nichole Adams, Jessica Huggett and Penny Byrne.

 

Year 3 & 4 Camp

It was a pleasure spending the day with our Years 3 and 4 students at camp ADANAC at Yarra Junction this week. The behaviour of both year groups was exemplary when participating in either outdoor activities or during meal times. Some of the exciting activities included:

Year 3
> Flying fox
> Low ropes course
> Archery
> Canoeing
> Trampolines
> Cage soccer

Year 4
> Aqua ponding
> Disco golf
> Raft building
> Water trampoline
> Archery
> Hut building

Year 1 Curriculum Update

The Year 1 students have had a wonderful term learning about farming practices around Australia. Two weeks ago, the students were delighted to receive a surprise package from Karl Hooke, a farmer from Willera Merinos Farm in NSW. Inside, we found merino wool cuttings and caps, wheat and crop samples, measuring tools and our very own ‘Camberwell Girls Year 1’ printed hay bale bag! The students wrote a collective email to Karl asking details on how long it takes him and his team to shear their 27,000 sheep and whether or not he has the support of one of more sheep dogs.

Following on from this, we had the opportunity to see a sheep dog, Beau, in action at Chesterfield Farm on Friday 1 November. We learnt that studies comparing the most physically taxing careers, show the energy expended in 2 hours of shearing sheep, are equal to a full game of AFL football! The students had a wonderful day exploring the farm, feeding the animals, petting the babies in the nursery and even had a go at milking a cow! We are currently learning the difficulties farmers face in the harsh Australian environments and will soon unpack how we as a Year 1 community can best support the farming industry in Australia.

Miranda Jackson – Year 1 Class Teacher

 

Foundation – Year 6 Orientation Morning

It was wonderful to see our current students showing leadership skills while helping new students and families that visited Ormiston last week at the 2019 Foundation-Year 6 Orientation Morning. Orientation morning is an excellent opportunity for the 2019 Foundation – Year 6 students to meet as a group and spend time with their new classroom friends and class teacher. During the morning, new families had the opportunity to learn more about the daily operations of the Junior School and to meet and ask questions to Junior School staff. In the afternoon, a communication was sent out to all families listing the 2019 Ormiston teaching staff for Early Learning 3 – Year 6.

 

Foundation – Year 6 Student Reports

At Ormiston we take a comprehensive approach to student learning and feedback. We strive to provide a well-rounded view of student learning through combining learning conversations with ongoing feedback on SEQTA Engage and end of semester reports. Detailed feedback about specific student achievement against curriculum expectations and work samples in all subjects is provided by teachers on SEQTA Engage throughout the term.

End of semester reports are designed to complement the SEQTA feedback and provide you with an overview of your child’s achievement compared to the Victorian Curriculum outcomes. The reports also provide parents with a reference point for how their child is developing in key independent and collaborative learning skills. The Semester Two Report should be read in conjunction with the SEQTA Engage Continuous Feedback entries from your child’s class and specialist teachers throughout this year in Terms 3 and 4.

The Ormiston Curriculum has been set out using The Victorian Curriculum. The student report provides information about discipline based learning for example, English and Mathematics, and general capabilities and personal skills that are transferrable across different learning areas and subjects. It is hoped that parents and students will discuss the report together in a way that is helpful to improve all future academic, social and emotional learning in the year ahead.

 

Foundation – Year 6 English and Mathematics Learning Goals

To provide families with more specific feedback on areas of growth for each child, this semester we have added a very specific learning goal for literacy and numeracy to the English and Mathematics reports. The learning goals will be found below the results and progressions tables. These key personal literacy and numeracy learning goals will be passed on to your child’s teacher in 2019 to help support continued learning growth between year levels.

Semester Two student reports will be available for parents to access and download from Friday 7 December 2018.

 

Accessing SEQTA Engage 

To ensure that you are kept up to date with your child’s learning, teachers are regularly updating SEQTA with examples of student learning achievements and goals across the Junior School Curriculum. Each term teachers of all Foundation to Year 6 classes and subject areas add feedback to SEQTA that highlight student achievements and goals for improvement.

The simplest way to access this information is through the SEQTA Engage App for Apple and Android as you can then be automatically notified when assessments have been released for your child. The app can be download from Apple or Google Play stores, see page 13 of the Engage Parent Handbook or watch the following videos for further instructions.

> How to download and install the Engage App click here

To view feedback samples, once logged in, simply select the Assessments page on the left-hand tool bar and then the subject you are interested in viewing the feedback from. The completed assessment tasks should appear on the right-hand side. (See pg. 5 of the Engage Parent Handbook).

If parents have any questions about how to access or interpret their child’s continuous feedback on SEQTA, please don’t hesitate to contact me hinchliffee@cggs.vic.edu.au

Emma Hinchliffe  – Deputy Head of Junior School (Teaching and Learning)

 

Junior School Netball

The 2018 Netball Season has come to an end. The Years 5 and 6 teams played their final game last Saturday for the Spring Fling competition and the Years 3 and 4 teams will play a final round robin on this afternoon to end a terrific season.

The Year 3 Rubies have learnt so many skills in a short period of time, and have had many highs throughout the season.

The Year 4 Jets and Opals bring enthusiasm to every game and training session, both teams have improved out of sight and have continued to play a more consistent game.

The Year 5 Topaz team ended the season on a high last Saturday, defeating Genazzano by only 1 goal. This team has had players come and go but always gives 100%.

The Year 6 Quartz had a fantastic Winter Season and had some tough competition in Spring Fling, Quartz went down to Strathcona Storm but played well as a team.

Congratulations to all Year 3 – 6 students who were involved in the Netball Program this year.

Lexie Joyce – CGGS Netball Coach

 

I wish all our Ormiston families a wonderful weekend.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
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Year 6 First Lego League Team

Visitors to the area outside the Year 6 classrooms might have noticed a large table with some unusual Lego constructions on it. This is the practice table for the Year 6 Lego League Team – known as Ormiston’s X. Thanks to the generosity of British Aerospace Engineering (for donating EV3 robots and providing advice) and the Parents and Friends Association (for providing EV3 Lego extension kits and additional general Lego). A team of 10 Year 6 students have been able to design, build and code a robot for this year’s First Lego League event.

First Lego League is an international competition. In its inaugural year, 200 teams competed. This year, more than 320,000 students are competing from 100 different countries. A set of core values underpins the competition and focus on teamwork, discovery, innovation, fun, impact and inclusion. While the students have a series of challenges to complete, including a project on a human issue in space, the key focus is on learning. Information about the competition as well as the students’ learning journey can be viewed here: https://cggsfll.weebly.com

The Year 6 team were wonderful ambassadors for CGGS. They were a tight-knit team who encouraged, persevered and celebrated as they tackled different elements of the competition. They had a fabulous day competing, listening to the judges’ advice and learning from other more experienced teams.

Thank you to Mr Kim Perkins for organising a video conference with NASA Space Centre in Houston and helping with the robot coding. Thank you to Mrs Nicole Rogers for supporting the students’ coding and researching, and Ms Eleanor Wood, Head of Science, for facilitating the involvement of both the Year 6 and Year 9 teams.

The students are certainly looking forward to future opportunities to compete in the event and encourage others to take up the challenge. At the conclusion of the day, Ormiston’s X were ecstatic to receive the Research Award for their regional final and be selected for the State Finals.

Dr Charlotte Forwood
Director of Learning Design & Development

Year 6R Excursion to South Melbourne Market

On Wednesday, the 6R students ventured off to South Melbourne Market for their prize as this year’s ‘Lettuce Celerybrate’ winners. ‘Lettuce Celerybrate’ was our Foundation to Year 6 vegetable eating competition in Terms 2, 3 and 4. The aim of this competition was to raise awareness about the importance of nutrition and to improve food choices, in the hope of leading students towards better health outcomes.

During the excursion, the Year 6R students learnt about the history and significance of this market, as well as the importance of sustainability as we head into the future. One thing that was palpable was the sense of community at the market and the shopkeepers’ knowledge and passion. Our tour guide, Erin took us through a number of important messages which she intertwined with tastings of raw asparagus, mangoes, chocolate, oysters, cheese, milk and bread. Below are some student reflections from the day.

“What I found interesting was the fact that the South Melbourne Market has been around for 151 years! I also learnt that they reuse oyster shells to regrow coral reefs. My take away is the importance of keeping the Earth a clean, healthy place. It is important to reuse when you can and not to send things straight to landfill when they can be reused.” – Laura Tong

“I found the ways they get rid of their waste to be really interesting, because usually it goes to landfill but instead they take things like milk bottles and recycle them to make furniture and other things.” – Nathasha Haputhantrige

“The South Melbourne Market is important because it gives local farmers and shop owners a chance to sell their products to locals and at the market you can buy things you know are fresh and good quality. What I’ve taken away from this experience is that it takes a lot of work to have a successful business.” – Mia Paulse

“The best thing about the excursion was being able to see the impact that the market had on the customers, the staff and on Melbourne. I also enjoyed tasting foods I had never tried before, like the asparagus.” – Emily Price

“What I found interesting was all you need to do to make butter is simply whip some cream until all the fat molecules break down and all the liquid is gone.” – Eva Papadopoulos

“The South Melbourne Market is important because it allows people in our community to engage with each other and get to know new people in our local community.” – Georgia Langley

“The best thing about the excursion was tasting the food! It was really interesting, not just to taste the local produce, but to understand how it was made by our local farmers and animals. My takeaway from this experience was to really think about better ways to help your community instead of doing what’s most convenient for you. From now on, I would much rather eat the delicious and fresh local produce and support our local farmers.” – Sienna Catalogna

“When the market first opened in 1867, people had to come there very often because in the past, their food wasn’t preserved and had to be consumed in a day. Next time I buy something, I will check that the food is good and that the workers are paid equally.” – Kiki Page

“The South Melbourne Market is important because it helps a lot of people who don’t have food to eat (through SecondBite).” – Lisa Li

“What I found interesting was that they banned caged eggs in the market. They only allow free-range eggs.” – Clarissa Wong

“I learnt that most farmers in 1867 had to ride a horse to the market with all their produce. It would have taken a long time to get there. I also found it interesting when Erin told us how the roof was made.” – Genna Sim

“What I found interesting was learning about how much the South Melbourne Market has changed since it was first built. We got to learn a lot about the environment and the adaptions that the market has made to become more eco friendly.” – Amelia Graham

“The South Melbourne Market gives back to the world and the environment.” – Isabel Betts

Grandparents and Special Friends Day in Early Learning

In Early Learning we value a sense of community and aim to build connections between our EL classroom and the significant people in the lives of the children.

Recently, the children in Early Learning had an opportunity to invite a grandparent or special friend to visit them and spend time with them in the classroom. It was wonderful to see the children engage with these very significant people and for grandparents, parents, aunties, uncles and friends to be part of the community in which the children belong to and learn.

The children engaged in different experiences with their significant adult – they shared stories and rhymes, celebrated learning through the sharing of portfolios, participated in music and movement, got active in PMP and engaged in the learning opportunities provided to the children each day.

In our EL community, we also want the children to develop an understanding about the importance of being grateful and expressing this to people. The children thanked the special person that spent time with them in various ways –  through the gift of time, cards, portraits and informing their significant adult of their importance in their lives through drawings and words.

Angela Follacchio
Early Learning 4 (Full Time) Teacher

Year 3 Unit of Inquiry

This term, the Year 3 students are exploring the question, “What makes Australia the lucky country?” They are also considering whether everyone in Australia is lucky. The students have discovered that there are a number of disadvantaged people living in Australia and many are school age children, who often go to school without lunch.

Three weeks ago, the Year 3 students were visited by Elise Cook from ‘Eat Up’, which is an organisation who make and deliver thousands of sandwiches each month to various schools around Victoria. During her visit, she explained the role of ‘Eat Up’ in our community and discussed some of the different circumstances some Australian children experience. She explained how the generous donation of cheese slices can have a significant impact on the lives of others.

As a result of Elise’s visit, the “Get Cheesy” campaign in Ormiston was initiated as part of our Serviced Learning program. The Year 3 students set a goal of collecting 3000 cheese slices. It was wonderful to see so many Ormiston students wearing a touch of yellow last Friday and to see the number of students dropping off packs of cheese to the Year 3 classrooms was very humbling.

To date, the Ormiston community has donated over 3000 cheese slices. Eat Up will be collecting the cheese in Week 9, so it is not too late to bring in your packs of cheese.

With grateful thanks for your support,

Angela Columbine
Year 3 Class Teacher

 

CGGS Netball

Last Friday afternoon, the Year 3 Rubies played the Kew Diamonds. CGGS Rubies had their chance in the first half but Kew Diamonds were up by 3 goals at half time. The  Rubies came out strong in the third quarter and played terrific together with the  Rubies defeating Kew Diamonds 5-4.

The Year 4 Jets had a close game against KD Starlights. The Jets were more consistent and ended up winning by 2 goals.

The Year 4 Opals got off to a great start against MA Butterflies, although MA Butterflies played well in the second half and defeated the Opals by 5 goals.

Last Saturday, Year 5 Topaz went down to KS Silverstars 13-3. Our CGGS team played well, the girls intercepted the ball on several occasions, but KD Silverstars barely missed a goal.

The Year 6 Quartz played the MA Unicorns last Saturday. MA Unicorns are undefeated and are sitting in 1st place on the ladder. CGGS gave it their all but MA Unicorns were unstoppable.

Congratulations goes to all CGGS netball teams on their efforts last weekend.

Lexie Joyce
CGGS Netball Coach

 

I wish all our Ormiston families a restful weekend.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Donohue
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Foundation – Year 6 Celebration of Sport Assembly
Our Physical Education teachers Claire Macbeth, Dot Georgiou and Nareen Robinson organised an entertaining and interactive assembly to celebrate sport at Ormiston. Students that participated in District, Division and Regional events in swimming, cross country and athletics throughout the year were recognised for their efforts. Students who participated in our own swimming squads, swim school, tennis, netball and basketball were also presented with participation awards. Participation continues to be a key element of our sporting program and it has been pleasing to see so many Year 3 and 4 students get involved in more sporting activities. Sport is definitely on the move at Ormiston and students in Junior School have many opportunities to participate in both sport and physical education.

 

Junior School Sports Woman Award of the Year 2018
Each year the Junior School Sports Women of the Year awards is handed out to a Year 6 student who has contributed extensively to the sporting program at Ormiston during the year and reached a high level of sporting participation either at an individual or team level. This year, Emily Price in Year 6R was presented with the award. We thank Emily for all her efforts in participating in so many different sports this year and for her individual efforts in achieving Victorian state qualifying times in swimming.

 

Tabloid Sports
On the same day as the Celebration of Sport Assembly, Claire Macbeth organised fourteen sporting activities that encouraged the use of basic physical education skills. All Foundation – Year 6 students completed each Tabloid sport activity to score points for their House. I would like to congratulate Claire Macbeth in organising the Tabloid sports afternoon and the four student House leaders, Genna Sim, Isabella Wood, Eva Papadopoulos and Ella Traiforos. Here are the final results:

1st – Lawrence

2nd – Schofield

3rd – Singleton

4th – Taylor

 

Mountfield Maestros – Music
Last week, a very large group of students from Early Learning 4 – Year 6 participated in our second Mountfield Maestros event for the year, where they were able to perform a musical piece in front of a small and supportive audience. This musical event was divided into two sections as follows:

First Section
Early Learning 4 – Year 2: 39 performances in this section

Second Section
Year 3 – Year 6: 28 performances in this section

This Ormiston event encouraged a record of 67 performances to take place. I would like to thank our two Junior School Music teachers, Nichole Adams and Penny Byrne for all their hard work in planning and organising such a wonderful school event for so many students and families. I look forward to seeing many of these performers next year in Semester One.

 

Mountfield Maestros – Speech and Drama
It was a pleasure to watch so many outstanding speech and drama performances this week as part of our annual Semester Two Mountfield Maestros event. Fifty-two students from Early Learning 4 – Year 6 performed in front of a small Junior School audience and performed individual and small group presentations. A definite highlight of the event was the writing skills of many Year 5 and 6 students who were able to work in small teams to write their own script for their performance. I would like to thank all students that performed and both our Speech and Drama teachers Lucy Mason and Kath Buckingham for organising a very entertaining afternoon of performances.

 

 Year 4 Video Conference
This week, Year 4 became Citizen Scientists! As part of Earth Science Week and as an adjunct to our STEAM and Inquiry investigations, Year 4 students participated in the Why Frogs Count video conference with The Australian Museum.

During the hour, students learnt more about the key role which frogs play in many food chains, the diversity of frog species (including imitating a variety of frog calls!), the impact of urbanisation on frog populations and, most importantly, how frog populations can provide us with indications of environmental change.

They were also invited to participate in a Citizen Science project – FrogID. Citizen Science projects involve non-professionals taking part in data analysis and data collection (The Coversation, 2013). The idea is to break down big tasks into understandable components that anyone can perform. The Year 4 students were first introduced to this concept during STEAM, when they used Zooniverse to identify zebra and wildebeest in the Serengeti Project.

The FrogID program relies on Citizen Scientists to go out to their local parks, creeks and rivers, and record the frog calls that they hear using the FrogID iPad application. The recordings are then listened to and classified by a herpetologist at The Australian Museum. The program has already found over 150 new frog species located around Australia. Data collected by Citizen Scientists provide important information which supports conservation efforts in Autsralia.

To see more about what Year 4 is curious about, you can visit their reflections using Padlet here:

https://padlet.com/ejhinchliffe/zxy0st555azh

Michelle Kalus
Year 4 Class Teacher

 

Year 5 Hands-One Science
On Tuesday 30 October, the Year 5 students had a thrilling incursion about natural disasters from Hands On Science. We learnt lots about how natural disasters form and how they affect the world around us through exciting and fun experiments. We made tornadoes in a bottle, learnt about friction, how earthquakes start and how warm and cold air can mix dangerously and cause huge catastrophes in the air. Year 5 really enjoyed this interactive session and found it lots of fun.

“I thought the incursion was really fun because you could actually see models of natural disasters.” – Amy

“I think this incursion was very informative and taught me a lot.” – Jenny

 “It was good. It was very interesting and educational how Charlie taught and explained natural disasters.” – Sabrina

Thank you Charlie for coming in to teach us through this wonderful incursion!

Monique Desai & Isabel Sootoh
Year 5 students

 

Year 2 School Event – Yarra Valley Water
Our Year 2s have been learning about weather and the water cycle this term. We were lucky enough to have a visit from Yarra Valley Water to explain to the students how the water cycle works and how our water gets treated so it’s fresh and clean for us to drink. Did you know that Melbourne water is some of the cleanest water to drink in the world?

We also learnt lots of fun and interesting facts about water. Here are some snippets from the girls about what they enjoyed and found interesting about the incursion:

“I thought that it was interesting that Melbourne used to be called Smelbourne because the water was so dirty. They didn’t filter it or use chlorine to clean the water like they do now.” – Maddison

“When we’re dehydrated we can become angry, mad or annoyed so we need to drink water to feel better!” – Jasmine

“If you have a dripping tap and let it drip for a whole week, it can fill up 30 x 10L buckets! That’s 300L of water!” – Audrey

Kathryn Brandt & Selena Reedman
Year 2 Class Teachers

 

Year 6 – Virtual Debate National Semi-Final
This week, the Year 6 students on the ISDCN 2018 Virtual Debating Team participated in the semi-final of this national competition. This annual event provides students from around Australia a competition whereby school debating teams face one another via video conferencing. Students are able to experience a variety of national competitors from 32 teams and receive excellent adjudication that is enabled by virtual technology. At CGGS, we are fortunate enough to have a TV studio with green screen, that the Year 6 students utilised for each debate.

The topic for the semi-final debate against Ruyton Girl’s School was ‘contact sports should be banned at school’. At this late stage in the competition, the quality of the arguments was outstanding from both teams. The adjudicator praised the students on how polished and professional their speeches were, and made a particular mention on how impressed he was that the CGGS team referred to real world examples to support their viewpoints. The adjudicator admitted that this hotly contested debate was challenging to separate and awarded the win to Ruyton.

Throughout the year the students have been fantastic ambassadors for the CGGS. They have not only demonstrated their excellent debating and team work skills, but the competition has required them to develop their persuasive writing, research, organisation, leadership, critical thinking and evaluative skills. It has been a privilege to witness the collaborative effort of the students and their growth in confidence in their ability to construct their viewpoints. We are extremely proud of Isabel Betts, Sienna Catalogna, Sienna Lonetti and Sofia Sanfilippo and congratulate them on their outstanding achievement in this competition.

Nancy Robottom
Year 6 Class Teacher

 

CGGS Netball
The Year 3 Rubies were up against tough opposition last Friday afternoon, the Blazing Hearts got off to a great start scoring several goals in the first quarter. The CGGS team scored a goal in the second quarter and kept the opposition to zero goals, but the Blazing Hearts were too strong in the end.

The Year 4 Opals got off to a great start against KD Starlights, the scores were level at half time but the KD Starlights were too strong in the second half. The Year 4 Jets had a very close game against KD Starburst, it was goal for goal but the Jets ended up going down by 1 goal.

The Year 5 Topaz played against Genazzano Ravillion last Saturday morning, the high scoring game made the ball move up and down the court quickly. The CGGS students played well but Genazzano were more consistent throughout the four quarters.

The Year 6 Quartz were defeated by Genazzano Watson 16-6, Quartz got off to a slow start but worked well as a team and managed to win the third quarter.

Congratulations to all teams on their efforts last weekend.

Lexie Joyce
CGGS Netball Coach / Year 4 Student Teacher

 

Melbourne Cup Public Holiday
As mentioned in the Junior School Weekly, all Early Learning 3 – Year 6 students are required to be back at school next Wednesday 7 November. Both Monday 5 November and Tuesday 6 November are student free days. Monday is a Mid-Term Break and Tuesday is Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday. I look forward to seeing all staff and students next Wednesday.

I wish all our Ormiston families a restful long weekend.

Yours sincerely,

 

Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School

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Welcome back, I hope that all Ormiston families had a lovely break and are ready for another exciting Term at CGGS!


OGA (Old Grammarians Association) Public Speaking Competition
I would like to once again congratulate the Year 3 – 6 students who participated in the OGA Public Speaking Competition this year. We recognised the efforts of all students at our assembly this week and I would like to especially congratulate the students that came first and second in each division. The winners were as follows:

Year 3 & 4
Winner – Natasha Cameron (Year 3)
Runner Up – Mara Vais (Year 4)

Year 5 & 6
Winner –  Anneke Bray (Year 6)
Runner Up – Sienna Lonetti (Year 6)

I look forward to this new competition taking place again next year.


Year 3 and 4 Camp Briefing
There was a large turn-out of families at our Year 3 and 4 camp briefing last week. This session was an excellent opportunity for parents to understand our new model for Education Outdoors at the Junior School. Shane Maycock went through the camp program for both year levels. Many parents asked questions and our Year 3 and 4 students are looking forward to the experience towards the end of Term 4.

 

Year 4 – 6 Adolescent Health Parent Information Evening
On Tuesday, we had a Parent Information Evening to support parents in having productive conversations with their child after their classroom health and development workshops. Michele Yeo, a Paediatrician in the Department of Adolescent Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital, conducted the evening about what changes to expect in children as they move through adolescence and how to help children through this challenging period in their lives. The session explored the key components of adolescence and how elements of it have both changed and remained the same over time including:

> Puberty
> Brain development
> Social and emotional changes
> Common parental concerns
> Common adolescent concerns

For more information about what topics were explored and the best ways to support your child during adolesce, click the link below.

If you would like further advice and support for yourself or your children as they move through adolescence you are encouraged to talk with your child’s teachers, the School Counsellors or your G.P.

Emma Hinchliffe
Deputy Head of Junior School (Teaching and Learning)

 

Book Launch with Author, Davina Bell 
There was a very happy vibe in the Senior School Library on Tuesday morning as Early Learning and Junior School students, staff and parents, shared in the joyous launch of Davina’s two most recent books, Lemonade Jones and All The Ways To Be Smart. 

Lemonade Jones is a feisty and creative girl, who quite enjoys being the centre of attention. She is also a bit naughty sometimes! When Davina asked what the naughtiest thing we had ever done, the responses were gleefully shared and could well provide inspiration for another story!

Davina spoke of the need to include rising tension in story writing, as well as adding some real life and imagination and squishing them together to create a great story.

All the Ways To Be Smart, as the name suggests, celebrates the myriad of ways we can be smart. Building, painting, showing kindness, asking questions, taking chances and storytelling. Being smart is not all about getting the best NAPLAN score or spelling test result, but includes the small everyday things we achieve, like playing an instrument, doing a puzzle and creating a new game.

After launching these beautiful books into the world, Davina ended the session by reminding us that we are all smart in our own special way. Her favourite words from the book are, ‘nobody will ever do the very same smart things as you.’

As always, Davina has left us with a spark in our bellies. Our imagination and sense of wonder were fed and the joy we experienced through the sharing of these stories was a true gift.

Jo Whiffin
Junior School Teacher Librarian

 

Year 5 and 6 Science Talent Search 2018
This year, 18 students in Years 5 and 6 entered the Science Talent Search, a national competition which promotes engagement in Science. This is an optional activity where students can choose to explore Science through experimental research, working models, Science photography, creative writing and other formats. Congratulations to all the students for their hard work and perseverance. Seven students were awarded minor bursaries, with the other eleven students earning certificates of distinction, merit or participation. All students will be awarded their certificates at assembly in Week 4 (31 October) and those students with minor bursaries will attend an award ceremony at La Trobe University on Monday 29 October. All the students should be very proud of their efforts. It is hoped that they will continue to develop their interest in Science as well as their participation in the Science Talent Search in future years.

Minor Bursaries:

> Amelia Graham and Clarissa Wong: Working Model – Nuclear Power Plant

> Isabella Wood and Sofia Sanfilippo: Experimental Research – Does bathing suit material affect speed?

> Aliyana Rajakulendran: Creative Writing – After many trials…

> Kiki Page and Ava Lillehagen: Science Photography – Science of Small Scale Water Bore

Dr Charlotte Forwood
Junior School Science Talent Search Coordinator

 

Year 6 Virtual Debating Team
This week, the Year 6 students represented CGGS in the 2018 ISDCN National Virtual Debating quarter final. The topic for debate was ‘Do Disney movies send the wrong message?’ In this stage of the competition, the quality of the speeches on both sides is extremely high and the teams were praised by the adjudicator for the huge range of issues and perspectives the debaters considered in their arguments. These included: gender stereotypes, what classifies entertainment, moral dilemmas, relationships, prejudice, positive role models, body image, self-esteem and conflict resolution. The Ormiston team won this debate for the negative side and they were commended for their mature justification of their viewpoints and their exceptional public speaking skills.

We congratulate Isabel Betts, Sienna Catalogna, Sienna Lonetti and Sofia Sanfilippo on their tremendous achievement in this competition. This Ormiston Team is now one of four remaining teams in the whole of Australia! We wish them all the best for their semi-final debate against Ruyton Girl’s Grammar School in the coming weeks.

Nancy Robottom
Year 6 Class Teacher

 

Year 3 Excursion – Eureka Tower and Melbourne Landmarks
This term, the Year 3 students are developing their knowledge of Australian geography and exploring the question, “What makes Australia the lucky country?” To enhance the students’ understanding of local landmarks in the city of Melbourne, they took part in excursion to the Eureka Skydeck and CBD area. The students were educated about the features of the Eureka Tower and then walked along the Yarra River to Federation Square where they identified and sketched common manmade and natural city landmarks.

During the excursion the students learned some fascinating facts about the Eureka Tower:

> It has 24 carat gold on some of its windows and it has 92 levels

> It took over 4 years to build and cost $500 million dollars

> There are 1500 residents who live in the Tower

> It is 297.3m tall

> On a windy day the Eureka Tower can sway up to 600mm, so the glass does not shatter

> It was named after the Eureka Stockade

> Once a year the Eureka staircase is opened for a race up to the top to raise money for charities

The students were keen to share their thoughts on the day:

Elise – “It was fun to go on the balcony area because I was really scared of heights, but it was so fun and I wanted to do it fifty times!”

Aekam – “I liked the activity where we looked through the viewfinders because it fun to find them using the viewfinder and was really interesting finding landmarks.”

Preesha – “I liked driving to the city as we got to see some landmarks, and when we were walking back we got to recap what we had seen.”

Sophie – “I like going in the lift because it went so quickly and wasn’t like a lift in a shopping centre. I turned my back for a moment and then we were at Level 56!”

Jasmine – “I like the walk to Federation Square and I liked looking at the buildings. I also liked working with my buddy discovering distances from one place to another.”

The overcast day didn’t dampen the students’ spirits and they thoroughly enjoyed learning about features of Victoria’s capital city.

Angela Columbine & Rebecca Leondidis
Year 3 Class Teachers

 

Year 4 Excursion – IMAX and Melbourne Museum
On Monday, the Year 4 students ventured to the Melbourne Museum and IMAX to learn more about their Inquiry Investigation, ‘Who is responsible for the future of planet Earth?’ Students enjoyed exploring a diverse range of exhibitions, discovering more about Victoria’s mountain forests, Indigenous culture and connection to the land, how the Earth was formed and continues to change and the properties of rocks and minerals.

A highlight of the day, was visiting IMAX to watch ‘A Beautiful Planet’. During this film, Year 4 travelled to a NASA Space Station and learnt more about how the astronauts aboard live and monitor the changes occurring on Earth. Seeing footage of the Earth from outer space taken over a period of time, allowed students to see the impact of human activity on our planet. One of the astronauts made the point that humans must view themselves as ‘crew members of Earth’, rather than as passengers – “nobody gets a free ride” she said. This has provided a compelling prompt to discuss sustainability further over the course of the term.

Students left the day with not only new knowledge, but also, many more topics and ideas that they are now curious about. Here are some of their wonderings:

“I am still curious about how the zero-gravity cup works. This cup was used by one of the astronauts working in the space station during the IMAX film Beautiful Planet.” – Mara

“I am curious about understanding why and how the glaciers are melting in Greenland due to Global Warming. We don’t want it to melt because the sea level will rise.” – Anneka

“I am still wondering about what more changes might take place in the world when we’re adults. Will the world turn into a horrible place? Maybe we should stop buying things that cannot be reused because it makes a big impact on the pollution?” – Yasmin

“I am still curious about how the astronauts grew lettuce in space with no soil.” – Rida

“I am still wondering about how the astronauts exercise and how heavy the weights would feel in space.” – Larissa

“I am curious to see if people will be able to travel to the “Goldilocks” part of another solar system in our galaxy.” – Amber

Michelle Kalus
Year 4 Class Teacher

 

Year 5 Excursion – IMAX and Melbourne Museum
Boom, crackle! We started off watching a thrilling and educational IMAX movie about natural disasters. It was both tear-jerking and an exceptional story of what has happened to people and how they have suffered through tornadoes and other horrible natural disasters. It was spine tingling the way you heard the ferocious winds and the bursting of the screaming volcanoes. The film was such a good movie to teach us on how scientists have discovered the way tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters happen.

After we had a break, we then ventured through the museum. The exhibitions we looked at were Earth, Bugs and we were all in awe of the amazing jewels and diamonds which are also natural. We were all fascinated by how Earth has developed and evolved over billions of years! Even the fact that Earth was once fully lava was so cool! We were also very thankful to Jennifer Ciro and Jennifer Bignold for coming on the excursion with us and of course the teachers. Overall the whole entire excursion was an absolutely amazing experience and all of Year 5 would love to do it a million times again!

Sabrina Bignold and Raynee Wong
Year 5 Students

 

Year 6 Fizzics Education
On the first day of Term 4, the students in Year 6 gathered in the Senior School Makerspace for an incursion with Fizzics Education.

The purpose of the incursion was to engage students in science. They were able to experiment with a range of objects, materials, equipment and ingredients to explore concepts around the key features of our Solar System.

One experiment looked at the impact of meteorites. Students were given a baking tray filled with plain flour, some International Roast instant coffee and rocks of different sizes.

Students then posed questions and predicted what the findings of the experiment would be. They documented their ideas to develop their explanation of events and phenomena around meteorites. Upon returning to class the students demonstrated their curiosity by asking additional questions. You may want to visit:

https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Free+experiments/space+science/model+meteorite+strikes.html to see what a meteorite strike looks like as it enters Earth’s atmosphere!

Another experiment that the students found interesting was a simulation of what happens to the human body in the vacuum of space. Some of the students went home and followed up this concept with their own research, leading to much discussion in class.

In addition to conducting and presenting science experiments from home, the Year 6 students will utilise the resources in the Makerspace in Weeks 3 and 4 to explore reversible and irreversible changes. In class, the Year 6 students will continue posing questions, planning and conducting research and experiments, recording and evaluating their findings and presenting their understanding in the form of explanation text types.

Craig Goodwin
Year 6 Class Teacher / Deputy Head of Junior School (Student Wellbeing)

 

Year 3 – 6 Netball
The Spring Fling competition kicked off last weekend and the Year 3 students played their first netball game last Friday afternoon.

> The Year 3 Rubies played a fantastic game against KD Stargazers, the students had majority of the ball and defeated them 2-1.

> The Year 4 Jets got off to great start scoring 5 goals in the first half, Jets continued to play great netball and defeated Ruyton Robots 9-2.

> The Year 4 Opals played the Ruyton Reindeers, but CGGS were outplayed this time.

> Year 5 Topaz went down to MGGS Heat in a close game. CGGS played well but were unlucky and were defeated by 4 goals.

> Year 6 Quartz welcomed new CGGS players to their team. The students jelled well together and played a terrific fourth quarter, although Strathy Strikers were too strong defeating CGGS 15-10.

Congratulations to all teams especially the Year 3 team and all new players.

Lexie Joyce
CGGS Netball Coach / Year 4 Student Teacher

 

I wish all our Ormiston families a restful weekend.

 

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School

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