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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

ANNUAL REPORT Schools report to their communities through their annual report. The Annual Report is provided as an account of the school’s operations and achievements throughout the year. It provides a detailed ac-count of the progress the school has made to provide high quality educational opportunities for all students, as set out in the school plan. It outlines findings from self-assessment that reflect the impact of key school strategies for improved learning and the benefit to all students from the expenditure of resources, including equity funding. Our Annual report is published on the OWPS website. CHECK IN ASSESSMENTS Our Year 4 and 6 children are taking part in the Check-in Assess-ments. Once the results to are made available to us, we will then an-alyse the data which will assist us in targeting our teaching and cater-ing for the specific learning needs of our children. CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS HAAVISTO Karen has completed the Business Leadership in Education course and graduated last week at the Deakin University in Melbourne. Alt-hough not a requirement, Karen completed this course to support her in the role of Business Manager at our school. Well done Karen!

MR NASH’S CORNER

Kindergarten Farm

Excursion 5

MAY

Scholastic Book Club

Orders Due 7

MAY

Yr 2 Excursion to

Homebush Bay 12 MAY

P & C AGM 6:30 pm Library

4 MAY

Mother’s Day Stall 6 MAY

School Values: Fairness/Integrity/Respect/Cooperation/Excellence/Participation/

Care & Responsibility!

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As children progress through their school years, it is very important that checks are made along the way to see how well they are learning the essen-tial skills of reading, writing and mathematics—skills that will set them upon the path to success as adults. NAPLAN is a point in time assessment that allows parents to see how their child is pro-gressing in literacy and numeracy against the na-tional standard and compared with their peers throughout Australia. All students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are expected to participate in NAPLAN tests. At the classroom level, NAPLAN provides addition-al information to support teachers’ professional judgement about student progress. NAPLAN as-sesses literacy and numeracy skills; the sorts of skills that are essential for every child to progress through school and life, such as reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. These are skills that students have already learnt through the school curriculum. Teachers will ensure that students are familiar with the test formats and will provide appropriate support and guidance. Excessive preparation for NAPLAN is not useful and can lead to unnecessary anxiety. If you have any questions about your child’s preparation for NAPLAN, please make a time to speak with your child’s teacher. It is important to remember that NAPLAN is not about passing or failing, but about assessing learning progress. You can support your child by reassuring them that NAPLAN is just one part of their school program, and by reminding them on the day to simply do their best. NAPLAN is just one aspect of a school’s assessment and reporting process—it does not replace ongoing assessments made by teachers about student performance. Literacy & Numeracy Week (NAPLAN) in Primary schools is next week, Tuesday 11th May, ends Fri-day 14th May.

Tuesday 11th Language Conventions and writing Wednesday 12th Reading Thursday 13th Numeracy Friday 14th Final day for individual students to complete catch up tests.

MOTHER’S DAY Mother’s Day is coming up next weekend, Sunday 9th May. We thank the hard working P&C for or-ganising gifts for students and take this opportuni-ty to wish all our wonderful mothers a memorable day full of love and appreciation. Orders close tomorrow 4th May. P&C MEETING Our P&C meeting is tomorrow night, Tuesday 4th May in the School Library @ 6.30pm. CONDOLENCES Our thoughts go out to Anne Laurence and her family who have lost a beloved husband and fa-ther, David last week. Anne taught for many years at OWPS and was a popular teacher and member of staff. VALUE OF THE WEEK— COOPERA-TION Work together to achieve common goals. Help each other to succeed. Work together to peacefully resolve conflict.

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SPORTS NEWS

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REMINDERS: Our School Athletics Carnival has been scheduled for Monday 7 June 2021 (Term 2, Week 7) at Barden Ridge Athletics Track. PSSA RESULTS: ROUND 7 Basketball – Junior Girls – Won 22 - 16 Student Award – Keela M Basketball - Senior Girls – Won 30 – 8 Student Award – Whole Team Australian Football – Girls – Lost 84 - 1 Student Award – Ruby L Australian Football – Boys – Won 111 - 26 Student Award – Adam S Touch - Junior Boys – Won 6 - 4 Student Award – Connor M Touch - Senior Boys – Won 6 - 2 Student Award – Nate R Cricket - Junior Girls – Lost 118 - 123 Student Award – Grace M Cricket - Senior Girls – Lost 95 - 128 Student Award – Clare B Tee-Ball/Softball - Junior Boys – Lost 6 - 7 Student Award – Fletcher B Tee-Ball/Softball - Senior Boys – Lost 0 - 11 Student Award – Ian J Bushwalking Student Awards – Travis G, Alex L, Cameron B, Wendy W, Zen S Tennis Student Awards – Ellyn L, Liam L, Cameron K School Sport Student Awards – Mark W, Kevin , Ben P CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS: 8/9 Boys 1st Brendon L – 4G 2nd Fletcher B – 3P 3rd Max N – 4P 4th Josh L – 3P 5th Julian D – 4P 6th Ben S – 4P

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PRIMARY SPORT: Another perfect day for Friday sport saw Round 7 of PSSA and our school sports being completed. There were some great results to top off a fantas-tic sporting week.

CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to all students from Years 2 to 6 that undertook the Cross Country. The warm weather made for challenging conditions for all students. Students attending the Georges River Zone Carnival will represent Oatley West on Thursday the 20th of May at Gannons Park. Zone permission notes will be handed out in the com-ing days. A big thank you to Miss Stamatelopou-lous and Mrs Blyth for organising this great event and all teachers who lent a helping hand on the day, great achievement by all.

DANCESPORT: The 15 week Dancesport program began this week for our Stage 3 students. Student nerves settled quickly when they found their Cha Cha rhythm. It was fantastic to see all students who participated becoming involved from the begin-ning. fourteen more weeks will lead to some amazing dancing.

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8/9 Girls 1st Summer W – 2P 2nd Paige M – 4R 3rd Emma S – 3P 4th Heidi L– 3P 5th Mia C– 2G 6th Harriet G – 3O

10 Boys 1st Harry B – 4G 2nd Matt P– 4R 3rd Nate W – 4P 4th Jake L – 5/6P 5th Samuel W – 4G 6th Cameron K – 4Y

10 Girls 1st Emma M – 5/6B 2nd Keela M – 4G 3rd Evie M – 5/6P 4th Piper M – 4Y 5th Eva J – 4P 6th Emma L – 5/6B

11 Boys 1st Ashton M – 5/6O 2nd Dylan C – 5/6P 3rd Nate R – 5/6P 4th Oliver M – 5/6P 5th Ben B – 5/6P 6th Oscar K – 5/6G

11 Girls 1st Madena M – 5/6P 2nd Holly G – 5/6P 3rd Emily C – 5/6P 4th Estelle S – 5/6G 5th Sofia P – 5/6G 6th Miranda G – 5/6P

12/13 Boys 1st Nathan B – 5/6O 2nd Koby W – 5/6P 3rd Nicola K – 5/6G 4th Oliver D – 5/6O 5th Oscar L – 5/6G 6th Evan M – 5/6P

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12/13 Girls 1st Lily J – 5/6G 2nd Eva M – 5/6B 3rd Sarah Li 4th Annabelle B – 5/6O 5th Phoebe B – 5/6P 6th Jasmine G – 5/6O 2021 Cross Country Pointscore: 1st PHILLIP – 77 points 2nd FLINDERS – 39 points 3rd COOK – 32 points 4th BASS – 18 points Kurtis Smith School Sport Coordinator STAFF MEMBER OF THE WEEK— Mrs Haavisto

How long have you been with DET? I have been with the Department of Education for 19 years and have been at OWPS for 6 years. What do you like about OWPS? The beautiful staff, community and amazing stu-dents. Also the lovely environment, the grounds, gardens and outdoor learning spaces. Favourite thing to do? Spending time with family and friends. I enjoy swimming, eating out and bush walking. Favourite sports team? Wests Tigers Favourite food? I love all food, love preparing and cooking for other people. I like trying all international foods. Food brings people together and is an important part of celebrating.

OWPS has registered for the Wonder rewards program to earn sports equipment for our school. Simply collect bread bags or wraps bags (any kind, does not have to be "Wonder") and bread bag tags and place in the collection box at school. The program runs 12th May until 25th June. See attached poster.

WONDER REWARDS CHESS CLUB

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Our Chess Club has resumed for the term, meeting each Monday at lunch time. If you would like your child to participate in Chess please see the attached note at the end of the newsletter.

Thank you.

Mrs McIntosh

Our annual Mother's Day Stall will be held this year on Thursday 6th May 2021. Please visit www.flexischools.com.au and click on the Mother's Day stall link to make payment for the gifts. Gifts must be pre-ordered and paid via Flexis-chools and all orders will close on Tuesday 4th May at 5pm. Thank you - School Club

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

3D PRINTING

Last Thursday, Darren Avery (STEM.T4L Leader), conducted a masterclass in 3D printing with 5/6 Blue. Stu-

dents were very excited to explore this technology. 5/6 Blue are now our expert group, and they will be

leading other classes through this process. As exciting as the outcome is (and we were very excited), the

main focus is on problem solving and the design process.

It is wonderful to see so many excited students when discussing the PRC in our Library lessons.

Well done to the following students for completing the Challenge:

Benjamin L Brendon L Moree L Benjamin P Connor M Ruby P Jake W Keela M Zen S Ted W Thomas R Elsie G Ellyn L Harrison T James H Maya B Samuel W Ruby L Leo D Angus W Nate R Chloe L Lydia Z Jake S Joanne L Clare B Mark W Lucas T Aisling B Hannah Y Rita Fitzpatrick and Holly Elms Anthony C John H

LIBRARY NEWS

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UNFORM SHOP

Many thanks to our wonderful Tina Y, Angel D, Wendy Y and Bettina M for helping with school banking last

week.

Completing your deposit slip for School Banking day. Please ensure your child’s deposit slip is correctly filled out before banking with School Banking. The below example indicates the fields that are required to be completed.

Any questions with school banking? owpsschoolbanking@gmail.com Don’t forget, school banking day is Thursday at OWPS.

BANKING NEWS

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Manager – Sia Coelho

All Enquiries: owpsuniform@gmail.com The Uniform Shop is open for your convenience every Thursday from 9-10am, at the end of G Block.

If you are unable to come into the shop when it’s open, please complete an order form (dated February 2020) and place

it in the Uniform Shop letterbox (No. 8), located in the courtyard at the front of the school. All orders are processed on

Thursday, provided the order has been placed in the letterbox prior to 9.30am (email forms are not accepted).

Winter Uniform: Winter uniform is worn after Mother’s Day. There is usually a transition period of two weeks leading

up to this time for either summer or winter uniform to be worn (as opposed to a combination of the two).

Stock Update: Size 16 Zip Jackets are currently out of stock however should be available within the next two weeks. Any orders for Size 16 jackets will be placed on backorder and delivered to your child’s classroom when they arrive.

Library Bags: Library Bags, which double up as lightweight excursion bags, are available to purchase from the uniform

shop for $15

Chair Tidies: Chair tidies, which are hung on the back of your child’s chair and used to store books and stationery

(keeping desks clear to work), are available to purchase from the uniform shop for $15

Exchanges will be accommodated on Thursday when we are open. If you are unable to come in on Thursday, please

leave any exchanges at the school office, in a bag together with details of the exchange required, your child’s name and

class. All items being returned must be in their original condition and packaging, with tags on. Receipts should be in-

cluded where possible.

Plastic Bag Fee – This fee ($0.25) will automatically be charged, where a plastic bag is required. When ordering uni-

form, please ensure the fee is included with your cash or cheque payment. Credit card payments will automatically

have the fee debited, where it hasn’t been included.

NB: Order forms sent by email, will not be actioned.

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