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Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235 Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au From the Principal Dear Parents/Caregivers, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you on your outstanding efforts and support to organise your child/children to be ready for their first day and week of our college year. As Principal of Ocean View College I walked throughout the college grounds on the first day for Reception to Year 9 students on the Tuesday and Year 10 to 12 students on the Wednesday morning. I, like many other parents, staff and students felt extremely proud of the way we looked and presented ourselves for the beginning of 2014. In particular, I thank all parents, caregivers and students on their embrace of the “Black Shoe” policy at our college. Statistics given to me indicated 99% of Reception to Year 12 students started this year in their new black shoes and the 1% who hadn’t were getting them by the beginning of Week 2. In this 2014 transition year of old to new uniform I also commend everyone in their endeavours to maintain consistency. Yes, the old existing uniform still looks good, but, the new uniform looks great! With significant change there are always some issues that arise that need to be dealt with. Our new Uniform supplier “Southern School Wear” has had a delay on delivery of: Newly designed girls’ summer dresses, Boys charcoal grey summer shorts, Reception to Year 5 summer hats. I have been assured that new stock will be delivered and become available to our new Uniform Shop ASAP with minimal disruption to the organisation of our college. Certainly the transition period has helped maintain a consistency of uniform presentation so far. I continue to ask all parents/caregivers, students and staff to maintain a consistent focus on uniform at our college. As we continue to develop outstanding academic and extra-curricula achievement throughout our college we must also be mindful of the way we present on a daily basis within our college community and in the wider global community we now operate in. UNIFORM GUIDELINES 2014 As from the beginning of 2014, Ocean View College is working in partnership with our new uniform supplier “Southern School Wear”. This company has won the tender to supply high quality garments at competitive prices, supporting the needs of our students and the families who purchase the product. The expectation is to bring a new line of uniform that further strengthens the image of our students, …….a fresher, more competitive edge to the way we look both within the local community and the broader global community we are now operating in. A brief summary of what to expect: In 2014 ALL students are required to wear black shoes as from the beginning of the year. This includes a range of choices from black leather shoes, black Vans or black sandshoes…….they must be all black, labels of different colours will need to be covered with black permanent texta or the like (example photos of black shoes have been shown in newsletters throughout last year). 2014 is a “transitional year” from the existing style of college uniform to a uniform that will be compulsory in 2015. A guideline of uniform expectations and new lines of uniform available to purchase: 2014 Term Dates: TERM 1 28 th Jan – 11 Apr TERM 2 28 th Apr – 4 th July TERM 3 21 st July – 26 th Sept TERM 4 13 th Oct – 12 th Dec CALENDAR DATES TUES 11 th FEB: YR 6-12 PHOTO DAY - TUES 11 th FEB: YR 12 PARENT INFO NIGHT - WED 5 th MAR: YR 6-12 SPORTS DAY - FRI 7 th MAR: PUPIL FREE DAY - MON 10 th MAR: PUBLIC HOLIDAY - TUE 18 th MAR: Yr 8/9 IMMUNISATION - TUE 8 th APR: Yr 8/9 PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS - WED 9 th APR: YR R-5 SPORTS DAY NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 1 – 7 TH FEBRUARY 2014

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Page 1: From the Principal - Ocean View CollegeOcean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235 Email: dl.0908_info@schools.sa.edu.au From the Principal Dear

Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

From the Principal Dear Parents/Caregivers,

I would like to take this

opportunity to thank you on

your outstanding efforts and

support to organise your

child/children to be ready

for their first day and week

of our college year. As

Principal of Ocean View College I walked

throughout the college grounds on the first

day for Reception to Year 9 students on the

Tuesday and Year 10 to 12 students on the

Wednesday morning. I, like many other

parents, staff and students felt extremely

proud of the way we looked and presented

ourselves for the beginning of 2014.

In particular, I thank all parents, caregivers

and students on their embrace of the “Black

Shoe” policy at our college. Statistics given

to me indicated 99% of Reception to Year

12 students started this year in their new

black shoes and the 1% who hadn’t were

getting them by the beginning of Week 2.

In this 2014 transition year of old to new

uniform I also commend everyone in their

endeavours to maintain consistency. Yes,

the old existing uniform still looks good,

but, the new uniform looks great!

With significant change there are always

some issues that arise that need to be dealt

with. Our new Uniform supplier “Southern

School Wear” has had a delay on delivery

of:

Newly designed girls’ summer dresses,

Boys charcoal grey summer shorts,

Reception to Year 5 summer hats.

I have been assured that new stock will be

delivered and become available to our new

Uniform Shop ASAP with minimal

disruption to the organisation of our

college. Certainly the transition period has

helped maintain a consistency of uniform

presentation so far.

I continue to ask all parents/caregivers,

students and staff to maintain a consistent

focus on uniform at our college. As we

continue to develop outstanding academic

and extra-curricula achievement throughout

our college we must also be mindful of the

way we present on a daily basis within our

college community and in the wider global

community we now operate in.

UNIFORM GUIDELINES 2014

As from the beginning of 2014, Ocean

View College is working in partnership

with our new uniform supplier “Southern

School Wear”. This company has won the

tender to supply high quality garments at

competitive prices, supporting the needs of

our students and the families who purchase

the product. The expectation is to bring a

new line of uniform that further strengthens

the image of our students, …….a fresher,

more competitive edge to the way we look

both within the local community and the

broader global community we are now

operating in.

A brief summary of what to expect:

In 2014 ALL students are required to

wear black shoes as from the beginning

of the year. This includes a range of

choices from black leather shoes, black

Vans or black sandshoes…….they must

be all black, labels of different colours

will need to be covered with black

permanent texta or the like (example

photos of black shoes have been shown

in newsletters throughout last year).

2014 is a “transitional year” from the

existing style of college uniform to a

uniform that will be compulsory in

2015.

A guideline of uniform expectations and

new lines of uniform available to purchase:

2014 Term Dates:

TERM 1

28th Jan – 11 Apr TERM 2

28th Apr – 4th July TERM 3

21st July – 26th Sept TERM 4

13th Oct – 12th Dec

CALENDAR DATES

TUES 11th FEB: YR 6-12

PHOTO DAY -

TUES 11th FEB: YR 12 PARENT INFO NIGHT

- WED 5th MAR: YR 6-12

SPORTS DAY -

FRI 7th MAR: PUPIL FREE DAY

- MON 10th MAR: PUBLIC HOLIDAY

- TUE 18th MAR: Yr 8/9

IMMUNISATION -

TUE 8th APR: Yr 8/9 PARENT/TEACHER

INTERVIEWS -

WED 9th APR: YR R-5 SPORTS DAY

NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 1 – 7TH FEBRUARY 2014

Page 2: From the Principal - Ocean View CollegeOcean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235 Email: dl.0908_info@schools.sa.edu.au From the Principal Dear

Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

JUNIOR SCHOOL (Reception to Year 5)

A new polo top in “Ink Navy” colour

with Ocean View College collar and

Logo on chest will be available

replacing existing “Teal” colour polo top

- compulsory in 2015 (existing Teal polo

tops can be used for PE lessons).

Navy blue track pants will continue.

Charcoal grey shorts will be available.

Knitted Ink Blue V-Neck jumper with

logo on chest will be available.

Fleecy Ink Blue full front zip jacket with

logo available.

New summer dress design and winter

skirt with specific length available (old

style may continue to be worn) -

compulsory length expectations in 2014.

MIDDLE AND SENIOR SCHOOL (Year 6 to 12)

A new light blue tailored unisex collared

shirt with college name above chest

pocket will replace existing polo tops in

both Middle and Senior School -

compulsory in 2015 (existing polo tops

can be used for PE lessons).

A new range of charcoal grey pants and

shorts (boys) and Ink Blue slacks and

shorts (girls) available replacing navy

blue track pants - compulsory in 2015.

New summer dress design and winter

skirt with specific length available (dress

and skirt will be same colour, old style

may continue to be worn) - compulsory

length expectations in 2014.

Fleecy Ink Blue full front zip jacket with

logo available.

Knitted Ink Blue V-Neck jumper with

logo on chest will be available.

Newly designed PE shorts and Polo

Tops will be available.

Newly designed Ocean View College tie

available – not compulsory.

Newly designed Ocean View College

Blazers - A college set will be purchased

for special events (future opportunity to

offer to individuals to purchase depending

on market for this).

NEW LEARNING SPACES

As mentioned at the end of last year, Ocean

View College has invested greatly in

developing new learning spaces ready for

the start of this year. Some include:

New Senior Centre

This new facility will provide greater

learning spaces for our senior students

including:

Outdoor, undercover Senior Study

facilities

Seminar/video-conferencing room

Dedicated Research Project/PLP

classrooms operating in the Senior Study

Centre

Improved ICT infra-structure to support

individualised study

A staffed learning facility opened from

8:00am to 4:00pm 5 days per week.

New Library

Now located in the ‘old’ Japanese

classrooms presents a streamlined approach

to providing a “literacy enriched” learning

space closer to our Junior School and

Children’s Centre.

New Arts Precinct

A more unified location for “The Arts”,

predominantly situated in the southern wing

of our site.

New Japanese Classrooms

Now relocated to the ‘old’ Senior Study

Centre, centralizing our Language B

delivery in the main building and

overlooking “The Japanese Courtyard”.

New Uniform Shop

Larger in size, accommodating new

uniform designs and strategically situated

centrally next to the Front Foyer and Main

Entrance way.

New “Smith Family” Office Space

Working from office space next to our

‘new’ Library Centre.

New Aboriginal Education Centre

Formally “NUNGA Room” support out

Aboriginal students.

STAFFING IN 2014

We have been very successful in retaining

and recruiting new staff for 2014. I have

Our Values

Respect

Honesty

Trust

Responsibility

Friendship

Page 3: From the Principal - Ocean View CollegeOcean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235 Email: dl.0908_info@schools.sa.edu.au From the Principal Dear

Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

great pleasure in announcing the following

staff to our team in 2014:

Once again, I thank you for your continued

support in the further development of our

college.

Peter McLaren

PRINCIPAL

NAME LEARNING AREA / ROLE

Renee Kingston-Mayne Science/Maths/Rowing Coordinator

Narelle Ek PE/Science/Food

Ellen Fisher PE/ Art/Sailing Coordinator

Rachael Bath ICT

Lyndon Parham Mathematics/Humanities

Samantha Ganac Mathematics/Science

Caroline Victor Mathematics/Science

Jody Macri Junior School Counsellor

Jaye Gordon Drama

Linda Dally Literacy Coach

Troy Dangerfield ICT Systems Manager

Matthew Ludwig ICT Technician

Elyse Edwards Junior School Teacher

Shelley Hamilton Senior Centre Reception

Bob Holmes Tech Studies

Luke Jenkins Junior School Teacher

Jameel Jezierski Mathematics/Japanese

Kristine Katzer Library

Erren Mansford English/Humanities

Tamara Marquez Science

Lynn Robertson Middle School Year 6/7 Teacher

Tim Taylor Middle School Year 6/7 Teacher

Ellie Ventrice Junior School/Year 6/7 Teacher

Learner Profiles

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open Minded

Carers

Risk takers

Balanced

Reflective

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Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

REMINDER: MATERIALS & SERVICES CHARGES 2014

MATERIALS & SERVICES CHARGES

for 2014 are due to be paid in full before the

end of Term 1, 11th

April, 2014. If you

need to negotiate payments by instalment,

please come in to the school office and

speak with Paula Sandford to set up a

schedule of payments that fits your

individual situation.

SUBJECT FEES need to be paid by the

end of Term 1, as you will be invoiced for

Semester 2 subjects at the end of Term 2.

SCHOOL CARD If you wish to lodge a

school card application for 2014, please see

office staff for a school card application

form.

A new School Card application is required

each year. If you are unsure whether you qualify for

school card assistance, please come in and

we will assist you with your application.

Fees for 2014 are:

Reception – Year 7 $275.00

Year 8 – 12 $370.00

Bridges Campus $420.00

BREAKFAST CLUB

A good start to the day!

With the continual support from our

charity supporters, KICK START

FOR KIDS, Ocean View College will

resume The Breakfast Club every

school morning from 7:50AM to

8:30AM held outside the Flexible

Learning Centre. All students and

families are welcomed. This program is

driven by students and volunteers, if

you have a spare 20 minutes a week,

please come join our fun team.

JUNIOR SCHOOL REPORT Welcome back everyone! What a wonderful

start to the year we have had! Welcome to

our new staff: Luke Jenkins is teaching all

of our R-5 classes for PE, Visual Arts and

Social Learning. He is a great addition to

the Junior School team and the students are

really enjoying his lessons. Ellie Ventrice is

teaching in J13 on Fridays when Ms

Darwin has her day off. She is also teaching

a Year 6/7 class on Monday and Tuesday so

we are fortunate to have such a versatile

teacher on our staff. We also welcome two

students teachers this term: Emma Nelson,

who is working with Miss Townley and

Milena Samardzya who is working with

Miss Kozned. The students are very settled

and happy, creating a relaxed, positive

feeling in the College. I’d like to especially

welcome our new 2014 students to the

Junior School: Christopher, Tristan, Gavin,

Justin, Kailan, Taylah, Kevin, Jamie,

Anastasia, Jye, Darcy, Jaime, Brodie,

Matthew, Lucas, Andrew and Damon. They

all appear to be enjoying life at O.V.C.

As a reward for the excellent behaviour of

students in week 1, we all celebrated with

ice-blocks on the oval last Friday.

As most of you would now be aware, Nola

Tsoulakis has taken on the role of Principal

at Pennington Junior Primary School. The

position is for at least 6 months, but may

extend to twelve months. It was a difficult

decision for Nola as she has such strong ties

to our College, but we congratulate her on

the appointment and look forward to her

return.

REPORTING ABSENCE CHILD

Please contact the

school BEFORE 9am to report if your child

is away.

Ph: 8248 1422

UNIFORM SHOP

NEW LOCATION:

downstairs in the Admin Building, near main reception area.

Opening hours are:

Ph: 0423 513 245

Page 5: From the Principal - Ocean View CollegeOcean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235 Email: dl.0908_info@schools.sa.edu.au From the Principal Dear

Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

Thank you and congratulations on the

support you have given us in regard to

uniforms, our students look so smart in

their black shoes and new uniforms. We

have had a delay in the delivery of our hats,

so students have been able to wear any hat

until the official ones arrive. Once they do,

all Junior School students will need to wear

the correct hat. Can you also please make

sure that students are wearing plain white

socks?

Music before school has become very

popular…it is a much more settled and

calming way for students, staff and parents

to begin the day. We now begin the music

at 8:30am and when the green light sign

goes up (and the musical bells are played)

at 8:40am students can move into classes.

We also plan to have music playing at

lunchtimes.

Adelaide West volunteers – we had a

meeting this week and it was wonderful to

see the large number of students who are

volunteering to help at Adelaide West

Special Education Centre during their

lunchtimes. They will receive special

training about their role next week and we

hope to begin ASAP.

Free Bread – Thanks to Paula and Donna

who have again organised free bread from

Baker’s Delight. This will take place on

Mondays and Fridays in the Flexible

Learning Centre, but please be mindful that

there may sometimes be classes in there.

You can enter from the door facing the

Hub.

Parent Group – Yes! It’s continuing and

we’d like to see some new faces. Tuesday

at 9.00am in the Hub. Everyone is

welcome!

Assemblies Staff and students love seeing

people in the audience for our assemblies,

so please try to come along. This term our

assemblies will be held on Tuesdays at

1.30pm in weeks 3, 6 and 9, again in the

Flexible Learning Centre. Mrs. Filsell’s

class will be presenting the first one.

Swimming – advanced notice that

swimming for Reception, Year 1 and Year

2 students will be in WEEK 8 THIS TERM.

Notes will be distributed shortly so you

have plenty of time to prepare. Years 3 /4/5

swimming will take place later this year.

Road Crossing – Our new monitors are

being trained on the 19th February so staff

members are supervising the crossing by

themselves at the moment. Many have

reported that both students and parents are

not using the crossing, choosing to cross the

road at the roundabout instead. This is

extremely dangerous and there have

recently been some ‘near misses’. Please

use the crossing and encourage your

children to do the same.

Bucket Filling – have your children

mentioned this great program to you? If not,

ask them about it. Last week I went into

every class and talked about bucket filling.

Everyone carries an invisible bucket in

which we keep our feelings about

ourselves. When our buckets are full we are

happy, when they are empty we are sad.

Students discuss ways they can fill their

own buckets and those of others. We also

discuss “bucket dipping”, which occurs

when we do or say mean things to others.

During this year we are encouraging,

reminding and recognising everyone’s

efforts to be bucket fillers at home, school

and everywhere they go.

Here is a brief outline of how some of our

Junior School classes have started the year:

J12 (Mrs Kozned) – Our class has started

2014 in a very positive way. The children

come in eagerly and settle quickly and

quietly on the floor in a circle, ready to start

the day. The older children are helping the

younger ones by being their ‘Big Buddies’.

Their help has been invaluable. Our theme

this term is ‘Me, My Family, My

Community, My Country’. If you know any

community workers (eg. Nurses, Fire-

fighters, Police etc.) who could come to talk

about their careers, please let me know.

Our Values

Respect

Honesty

Trust

Responsibility

Friendship

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Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

J13 (Ms Darwin) - Our class has had an

amazing start to 2014. We are getting to

know each other’s strengths and goals for

the year. The children are excited about

having their own pencil cases and feel very

grownup.

J15 (Miss Turner)-Has settled beautifully.

Students are receiving lots of rewards and

happy steps as they learn the rules and

routines of the class. This is helping them

prepare for some hard work ahead!!

J1 (Mrs Filsell) - The children have settled

quickly into class routines. We are taking

on responsibility for the flags, recycling

(both paper and cans) and looking after the

topiary pine tree. We have started with the

topics, Chinese New Year and the Winter

Olympics.

J11 ( Miss Edwards) - J11 has kicked off

the year with a flying start!! We have been

busy making new friends and learning

about why it is important to come to school.

The children have been working very hard

and have settled in well.

Great work J11.

ASSESSMENT PLANS & CURRICULUM

OVERVIEWS

Today you will be receiving an outline of

what your child will be learning in every

subject area and how it will be assessed for

this semester (Terms 1 & 2 ).

Please read this so that you have a good

understanding of what is happening in all

areas of the curriculum.

ACQUAINTANCE EVENING

Staff are really looking forward to

reconnecting with “old” parents/caregivers

and meeting new ones on Wednesday 19th

February when we conduct the evening.

More details will be sent home soon, but

please mark this date on your calendar, as

we’d love to see you.

Leah McGlinchey

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNSELLOR Welcome back everyone to another busy

and exciting year.

Yes, it is the year of The HORSE, and

legend states people born during this year

have ingenious communicating techniques.

Well, I am definitely the right person for

this job! Ocean View College would like to

acknowledge our new families and students

who have just started their first school year

or have come from other schools and

places.

I am thrilled to return in the position of

Acting Junior School Counsellor

(temporarily replacing Leah McGlinchey).

This role, as many of you are aware, is to

provide guidance in the safety, health, well-

being, social and emotional needs of all

students to foster positive outcomes

towards their learning and personal

development.

Working together with teachers is one of

my many services I provide to assist in

developing programs which are meaningful

and purposeful to support students with

individual or behavioural needs, to improve

and increase student achievement.

Understanding and supporting the concerns

of parents and carers is one of my many

hats. Confidentially, I am able to consult

with you or guide you toward a suitable

service. I invite you to come and have a

chat, as many of you know I’m always up

for a chat.

Jody Macri

JUNIOR SCHOOL COUNSELLOR

MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT

Welcome back to 2014. The Chinese

Year of the Horse!

This year we again aim for all of our Year

6-9 students to strive for high achievements

in all subjects using the Australian

Learner Profiles

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Open Minded

Carers

Risk takers

Balanced

Reflective

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Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

Curriculum and the International

Baccalaureate. My challenge to our students

for 2014 is to leave no stone unturned in

their quest for excellence. To have a go at

all tasks and not to be afraid of failing or

getting things wrong but to try their best at

all times.

This year we welcome several new staff.

Our Year 6/7 team is: Ms Lyn Robertson

who has joined us as an exchange teacher

from Canada and is enjoying the heat after

coming from being very cold. Mr Tim

Taylor who has a long history of classroom

teaching and Ms Ellie Ventrice who is

team teaching with Ms Paterson.

YEAR 8 CARE GROUP TEACHERS

8HG_1 Mr Jamin Lee & Mr Jameel Jierseki

8HG_2 Ms Erren Mansford & Ms Jaye Gordon

8HG_3 Ms Caroline Victor & Ms Sam Ganac

YEAR 9 CARE GROUP TEACHERS

9HG_1 Mr Jesse Atkinson

9HG_2 Ms Ellen Fisher

9HG_3 Ms Glenys Taylor

9HG_4 Ms Jacky Smith

We hope that you will all be able to join us

for our Acquaintance Evening on

Wednesday 19th

February to meet your

child’s care group/class teacher and their

subject teachers. More information about

this evening will be coming home soon.

Some other important dates are:

Tues 11th Feb Photo day

Mon 17th Feb Awards Assembly

Thurs 20th Feb Year 6/7 students

Aquatics at West lakes

and Year 8 students

Aquatics at Aquatic

Centre in North Adelaide

Please watch out for the consent notes that

are coming home.

Our newsletter is printed every fortnight

and is also available on our website. The

newsletter is one way of letting you know

what is happening in our school. Your

child’s diary is also a very important way

teachers can communicate with you. If you

have any concerns you are most welcome to

contact me. I look forward to seeing you all

on the 19th February.

Fiona Ryan

HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

[email protected]

The Women’s and

Children’s Hospital

Foundation were thrilled

that some students at

our College have

continued to design and

make soft toys for sick

children. I collected the

toys made by Year 9 Textiles students

throughout 2013 and delivered them to the

Foundation, who will distribute them to

children and families who experience

distressing or prolonged stay in the

Women’s Children’s Hospital.

The WCH Foundation has sent a letter of

thanks and a certificate acknowledging the

donation of handmade soft toys. We are

very proud of the efforts of our students

who have used their skills to create the toys

for children at the hospital. This is one of

many Community and Service activities

available for students at OVC as an integral

part of the International Baccalaureate

Curriculum.

Mrs Taylor

BREAKFAST CLUB

Join The Breakfast Club every school

morning from 7:50AM to 8:30AM

for a healthy start to the day.

You can find us outside the Flexible Learning Centre. All

students and families are welcomed.

This program is driven by students

and volunteers, if you have a spare 20 minutes a week,

please come join our fun team.

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Ocean View College B - 12 Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017

8248 1422 l Fax: 8341 8235

Email: [email protected] www.oceanview.sa.edu.au

SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT We were thrilled to receive the results of

our 2013 graduates. Congratulations to all

of our SACE completers and especially to

Reham Mounzer who is our DUX. Reham

was accepted into the Bachelor of Medical

Science at Flinders University. We’ll see

her again soon at our awards assembly on

Monday 17th at 9:50 in the gym. We were

also really pleased with our SACE

completion rate being above the state

average again this year.

We’ve had exciting recent changes in the

Senior School with a change of location for

our Senior Centre. We now occupy what

was the Resource Centre and have a large

open space area which accommodates

senior school study lines and 4 new

teaching spaces. Please come in to see us

during our Open Day on 16th March.

Congratulations to John Phillips who has

been awarded the Australia Day Medal for

10 years of his service to the Training in

Civil Construction. John teaches the

Doorways to Construction VET course at

Ocean View on Mondays. Vocation

Education and Training courses have

commenced this week for all of our 38

VET students in senior school.

Congratulations to Jessica Cobb and Alexia

Lynch who under the care of Bradlee

Wilkinson achieved perfect scores for

Integrated Learning. Congratulations to

Shane Burville and his Year 12 chemistry

student, Christopher Chen who also

received a merit for his efforts.

Larah Stieg

HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

NUNGA NEWS

Ninna Marni

Welcome back to another deadly year at

Ocean View College. Hope you all enjoyed

your holidays like we have. We would like

to welcome back our Nunga students and

their families, also to our new Nunga

students and families.

A lot of changes have happened at school as

you may have noticed. One change that is

very significant to us is the name of the

Nunga room it will now be called the

ABORIGINAL EDUCATION CENTRE.

This is a deadly change because we want to

have a site where parents, students and

families can feel inspired and welcomed

when they visit us.

At the end of last year we celebrated our

Nunga student’s success for the year.

Congratulations to all our students who

received awards. Thank you for the

Parents/Caregivers and families who came

and help celebrate this deadly occasion.

NUNGA PARENT READING CLUB

We hope to get the Nunga Parents Reading

club running again so watch this space for

more information.

SAASTA

The senior students will be attending

SAASTA every Wednesday at Lefevre

High school from 8.45am to 3.00pm.

Dean and Kym are happy to chat with

parents/caregivers with any concerns that

they may have please call into the

Aboriginal Education Centre and talk to us

or drop in to have a coffee.

NUKKOTA

Dean Sumner and Kym Mitchell

ACEO

MUSIC REPORT Welcome back to all our talented music

students and their families. Several

meetings have been held for students to add

their names to the ever growing list of

APPRENTICESHIP

BROKER

Interesting in starting an Apprenticeship? Book a meeting to

see Vicki the Apprenticeship

broker to further investigate your

options.

See Shelley Hamilton at the Senior School front desk to make an appointment.

Vicki is available on

Wednesdays between 9.00am –

11.00am

Vicki Bryant Mobile: 0458 564 603 [email protected]

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students learning an instrument, having

vocal lessons or joining a choir here at

Ocean View College. It is not too late for

your child to join the program, please

send them to see Mrs Baker in the Music

Room. Currently there are a few places

available for the following instruments –

these will go very quickly …

Violin – available for students in Years 3 – 8 (auditions will be held for new students)

Clarinet/Flute/Saxophone – available for students in Years 5 -8

Trumpet/trombone – available for students in Years 5-8

Please note: instrumental tuition is

offered to specific Year levels in line with

DECD policy

REMEMBER ONCE YOU HAVE

SIGNED THE CONTRACT, YOUR

CHILD HAS MADE A YEAR LONG

COMMITMENT, MUST ATTEND

LESSONS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR

AND WE WILL EXPECT FULL

PAYMENT. THE LESSONS ARE FREE

BUT THERE ARE HIRING FEES/

SERVICE FEES.

The FESTIVAL CHOIR for students in

years 5/6/7 will start soon. There are still a

few places available.

Thank you to many of our young Year 3

and 4 students who have already signed up

for the Junior Choir which will begin in

term 3.

We are serviced by a Private

Piano/Keyboard teacher who is available

to teach students from Reception –Year 12

for a weekly fee which parents/caregivers

will enter an agreement with the

teacher…details are on the attached flyer.

ALL CONTRACTS FOR BOTH OUR

CONTINUING STUDENTS AND

BEGINNERS NEED TO BE SIGNED

AND RETURNED TO THE FRONT

OFFICE WITH EITHER A PART OR

FULL PAYMENT BY THE END OF

WEEK 4 THIS TERM.

Remember you can pay in installments –

please negotiate a payment plan with

Paula Sandford in the main front office.

We hope to hold an evening introductory

meeting for parents new to the program

very soon. In the meantime please contact

me for more information. I live in the

Music Room!

Kathy Baker

MUSIC COORDINATOR

PE & SPORT UPDATE

UPCOMING SPORT FOR TERM 1

6th/7

th/10

th

Feb

Aquatics practical for Year

12 Integrated Sport and PE

Students

Thur 6th Feb Year 9/10 Boys 20/20

Cricket Vs Seaton at Seaton

Tue 18th Feb Open Boys Cricket Vs

Woodville at home

Fri 28th Feb Year 9/10 Mixed Beach

Volleyball at Glenelg

Wed 5th Mar Year 6-12 Athletics Day

Fri 14th Mar Year 10-12 Mixed Lawn

Bowls

Thur 27th

Mar Port SAPSASA Athletics

carnival at Port Adelaide

Athletics Club

Fri 4th Apr SASSA Athletics Carnival at

Santos Stadium

Tues 8th Apr Junior & Senior Handball

Wed 9th Apr Junior School Sports Day

Information on the 6-12 Athletics Day will

be published in the week 4 Newsletter. If

you are new to the college and have any

questions in regards to sport or Physical

Education then please me.

Bradlee Wilkinson

PHYSICAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR

OVC SAILING

Year 8 Program: Begins Monday week 3

(10th February) at West Lakes Aquatic

Centre. At present we have approx. 12

interested students. We do have some room

for any interested students who wish to

learn how to sail. Please contact Miss

Fisher for more information.

Our Values

Respect

Honesty

Trust

Responsibility

Friendship

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Sailing Team: In a lead up to the states in

the April school Holidays we will begin

training from week 4 onwards on Tuesday

and Thursday nights. If you wish to join the

sailing team please contact Mr Higgins or

Miss Fisher asap. There will be a meeting

in senior study at 9am 10th Feb (week 3) for

all those interested in joining our team.

Important sailing dates:

10th

Feb–Year 8 Sailing 3:15pm Meet Gym

2nd

March - Metro Trial 1

23rd

March - Metro Trial 2

6th

April - Metro Championship

24th

-27th

April - State Teams racing

championship in Port River.

Dave Higgins & Ellen Fisher

SAILING PROGRAM COORDINATORS

COMMUNITY NOTICES