B.I2 NEWSLETTERNO 10

23d August 2012

Gedville Road, Taperoo 5017 a 8248 1422 Newsletter available www'oceanview'sa'edu'au

From the Principal's OfficeIt has been an extremelY busY term

with many events occurring throughoutthe college. Ocean View College isnow heavily focused on its readiness

for International Baccalaureate verification of The

Middle Years Progralnme occurring over the comirig

weeks. lt has been a long journey and we'all look

forward to the IB teams visiting our college and the

recommendations they offer for further development as

an IB candidate school.Course counselling for subjert selections in 2013 has

been a significant focus recently with a very successful

"senior School ParEnt/Student lnformation Evening"held in our Flexible Learning Centre. I was extremelypleased to see well over 180 families attend thisimportant information evening and then view our new

Senior School Study Area. Congratulations to the

Senior School team on their organisation and to ourSenior School Food and Hospitality students whocatered for this event. Significant focus has been given

to supporting our students and parents/caregivers as

they make important decisions about subjmt selections

in 2073 and career planning for the future- Students

from Year 9 to Year l l have becn given specific

course counselling days and resources including our

2Ol3B-12 Curriculum Handbook to support successful

counsellin g oaltcomes.

I would like to acknowledge the outstanding

achievement of Jessica Dixon a Year 5 student in Ms

Jane Davies's class who recently competed ingymnastics at State Championship level held at Marion

Fitness and Leisure Centre. She competed in beam'

vault, floor and bars and was awarded Level 4 Under

I I State Champion. Congratulations Jessica!

"Peter McLaren Principul

DIARY DATES

zdn August PUPIL FREE DAY

28th August SATAC Counselling Year 12s

Drama Excursion - evening

Year 819 BoYs/Girls lndoorSoccer

4h September Year 8/9 Boys lndoor Soccer

1dh September SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY - {$howDav)

Children's Centre NewsWe are all very excited as our newCubby house is just about ready to be

delivered to the Centre. The cubbY

will be in the Jellyfish yard, and allthe children are 6pger to have a play in

the house. Our new toys have also arrived and

everyone has had fun playing with them' We also

have some now carpet mats which have helped tobrighten the rooms. The children's artwork has been

put on display, which has created more colour in the

rooms.Remember that Friday 24th August is a Pupll Freeday, so there will be no Preschool If you need tomake use of the child care, please remember tomake the necessarT bookings."t'he child care {bes have beet insreffsed from Manday,

1''r September ?012. Please take note of the new mtes

ars printrxl on your ehild care invoice'Even though this is early notice, ws have had

llunlercrus queries regarding our end of year closure''lhe Centre will be closed from l2:00 n(x)n on Friday.

21"' December 2012 ancl re-open on Monday, 7il'

January 201 3.Sue Davies - Director

Junior School News

Last week the Life Education Vanwas at Ocean View College. Each

Junior School slass was involved ina health education lesson in the van-

The Life Education program focuses on teaching

children about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and

looking after their bodies in a range of ways (eg

sleep, diet, cleanliness, etc). On behalf of the

Junibr School staff I would like to thank LifeEducation teachers Roz and Richard for teaching

the program to our students. All Junior School

students attended Life Education as it was a part

of the Junior School health program. Some

students still have not paid. Reminder notes were

sent home with students this week. If yow child

has not paid please pay $2.00 to Jenny in the

office as soon as possible. Thank you!

N zo'tz ntArERAt$ E srRvtcrs cHARGES {ttasCharges) should have been ptd tn full by lhe end ofTerm 2 (30'n June, 2012). As at the end of April' we

have over $100,000 in outstanding M&S Charges' which

is extremely high. We understand that the cunenteconornic climate has placed strains upon familiesfinances, and we offer a number of payment options'

induding instalment plans' We rernind you that Materials

and Services charges are legally recoverable. The DebtCollec'tion process will begin in Term 3, when we

will identifyunpaid debts and rafer them on to DECD

Recovery ilniL Whilst this is not our prefered option'

we cannbt continue to $u$tain this level of debt and

continue to provide the high standard of curriculumresources currently suPPlied'SCHOOL CARD: lf you are eligible to complete aSchoot Card applicatlon for 20{2, please see office$taff for an application form' A netr a@lcatiur isrquired ee,ch year.

Please speak wfth Paula $andfqd (Flnance Qtrher)or Allscrri Seery (Business Manager) ff yan have anycc,ncerns

This week was Book Week. The theme this yearwas 'Champions Read'. On Monday the childrenviewed a performance called Noises for Kids.The children thoroughly enjoyed the performance.On Tuesday Junior School students and staffparticipated in the annual Book Week Parade.Students won prizes for the most creativecostumes. Thank you to the many families whosupported Book Week by organising costumesand attending the parade. The children get veryexcited when parents attend school events andsupport their children's learning experiences.Special thanks to Leah McGlinchey, the PeerMediators, Resource Centre staff and Mr Lee fororganising the parade and assisting on the day.Thank you also to Mr Mclaren and Mrs Mooneyfor assisting with the judging which is alwaysextremely difficult. Congratulations to Goldmedal winners Amy Pennington and MaureenTouli, Silver medal winners Dyani Montgomerieand Shaun Brown and Bronze medal winnersEmma Saunders and Cody Robinson. This year aspecial class prize was awarded to Mrs McPhee'sclass for their outstanding presentation of theBook Week theme 'Champions Read'. Allstudents wearing costumes in the parade werealso included in the Book Week raffle.Congratulations to Larry and Rasha (Switala),Jett and Joeanna (Townley), Amy and Tanisha(Turner), Stephanie and Emily (Filsell), Trentand Daniel (McPhee), Jessica and Sylvana(Davies), Lance and Cassie (Darwin), Emma andKirsty (Murrie), Taylah and Angela(Bransgrove), Michael and Alex (Kozned) andRyan and Allira (Byrne).Congratulations to Amber and Brendan Jones onthe safe arrival of their daughter Matilda,weighing 8lb 4oz. We wish Amber and Brendanall the best. May Matilda bring them great joy andhappiness.Tomonow is Pupil Free Day. Students do nothave school on this day as staffwill be involved inprofessional learning. Junior School staff will befocusing on reporting to the AustralianCurriculum and Literacy.

Nola Tsoulakis - Head of Junior School

Middle School NewsCourse Counselling is on this week andit is a most important time for our Year8 and Year 9 students. All studentswould have received a 2013 Course

lnformation Booklet and would have made anappointment time to choose their subjects for nextyear. If any family missed out on their appointmentcould they please ring me to organise another time,

I attended the Middle School Music Evening last weekand it was wonderful to see our students singing,playing instruments and participating in differentbands. A great evening and thankyou to all of theparents/caregivers who attended and to Ms Baker andher music stafffor organising it.On Tuesday our Year 7 and 8 girls were invited to atalk from UNI SA about a GAME TALK -Research isbeing conducted about girls activity and movement.All girls received information about it and there will beanother meeting next week for participating students.Girls can you please get the consents signed and returnby Thursday 30m August.Our Clowns are performing at the Port Power gamethis Saturday. If you are going to see Power playBrisbane Lions come and see the clowning troupebefore the game. They will be outside Gate 4. Thegame begins at l2.Npm.Interim Reports were cbnducted by all staff last weekand letters were sent home to families of students whoare not performing to the best of their abilities. If youreceived a letter I hope that you can talk to your childabout it and perhaps ring the school and talk to someof the teachers named in the letter. We also haveParent Interviews in Week 10; Tuesday l8thSeptember.

Fiona Ryan - Head ol'Middle School

Mrs McPhee's class have beenlearning about Ancient Egypt.Tutenkhamun was a famouspharaoh. We made Tutenkhamanmasks with Ms Bonner. We likethem so much. We hung them inour classroom.

Daniel Kellie - student

Senior School NewsCourse counselling has been underway inthe Resource centre over three days thisweek for years 9,10 and ll. Coursecounsellors have appreciated those

students that have done their homework in filling outthe practice subject planners and have discussed theirsubject choices with their parents/caregivers.Several Year 12s took advantage of the visit to ourcollege by the Adelaide University tertiary pathwayscounsellors. Students and their parents were givenadvice and tlpically more options to think about

around futurepathways and courseselection. TonyDuggan also took abreak from the one-on- one sessions todeliver apresentation to our

Year 12s about student life at Adelaide Uni. He

emphasised the increased flexibility in tertiary course

selection and the ability to change course dirationonce accepted in to an initial program.

Next Tuesday we have asked all of our yez.r 12

students to book into a brief session to discuss their

future pathways and to help gather any needed

information in readiness for the SATAC online tertiary

course application process.Larah Stieg * Head $'Senior School

Curriculum News2012 has been a year of change for Curriculumdelivery at Ocean View College. Our aim is always toprovide engaging and relevant learning for our

students.In the Junior School, students have been learning

Science and Maths content and skills as outlinedwithin the New Australian Curriculum.The Middle School is also making changes tocurriculum content in line with the Australian

Curriculum. The delivery of this content is very much

ernbedded within the ideals of the IB, focusing on

holistic learning, intercultural awareness and

communication and criterion based assessment.As a result of these

changes a team ofdedicated staff fromjunior, middle and

senior schoolinghave been meetingregularly to decideon changes to ourreport structures and

World VisionCongratulations to all the students who participated inthe 40 hour famine on the weekend - there were some

very interesting stories about what students had gone

without! Remember, you can still do the 40 HourFamine even though 18"' August is the timerecommended by World Vision. [t's never too late.

Thanks to the many classes who have organised

special events to raise money - lots of people are

feeling very guilty after eating so many delicious cup-

cakes.Middle Schoolos Got Talent.Remember the date: Friday 3l'' August at l2:00noonin the gym. Come along and see some great talent -

even some staffare performing!TransitionIt's great to see Junior Primary classes and the

Preschool exchanging visits as part of our 'seamless

transition' push. The school children love visitingtheir 'old kindy' and it's really important fbr our

Preschoolers to get an early sense of'school life'.World Vision Ambassador "

They've excelled again! Congratulations and thankyou to Jake Zisimopoulos, Tyla Hanison, KaitlynUnderdown, Taylor Bayly and Nikki Lehmann fbrtheir excellent presentation to the Largs Bay RotaryClub on Tuesday evening. As a thank you and a

celEbration we had a great dinner together beforehand.

Rotary members were very impressed with the

sfudents' knowledge, enthusiasm and confi dence!

ThankYouThanks to Dobbie Colletl for generously donating

hairdressing vouchers to our Aerobic Teams' Debbie

works from home: 17 Woonda Crescent, North llaven.(Phone 8248 5660).Have You Heard about the OVC Roadshow?We will be showcasing the wonderful programs that

we havE on offer to 4 local Primary Schools next term.

Around 30 students (Years 8-12) will travel to NorthHaven, Our Lady of the Visitation, Largs Bay and I-e

Fewe to present an interactive display of many of our

progru*r. This will occur on 15ih and 16tr' October.

Stay tuned fbr updates.Leah McGtinchey - Health & Well Being Coordinator

It is with much excitement we have the Youth Alive

team and special guest Young Chozen to visit our

school. He is a positive hiphop artist from America'

and will be here on 28th August. lesson 5 from 1:35pm-

2:l5pm.

formats. ParenUTeacher interviews will be held

during the last Tuesday evening of term, the 18th

September. This will be a great opportunity for staff

to discuss with you the new changes to our re'port

formats planned for the end of the year'Donna Mason - Director o/'Studics

Health rnd Well BeingBook Week/Peer MediationA huge thank you to the Peer Mediatorswho gave up their time to host this

W year's Book Week Parade. TheY

actually didn't have to attend school on that day

because of Course Counselling, but they arrived bright

and early to help organise and host the Parade' Well

done Danni Stewart, Iesha Flanagan, Mahtab Loodin,

Ashlee Jones, Jaline Hurrell and Sara Hughes' Thanks

also to some of the SWAT Special days Team

members who also assisted.

Speaking about life into the next generation, with a

focus on the development of positive well-being, self-

esteem, social skills, decision making, values and

attitudes in young people through the universal

language of music.Jessie - Christian SuPPort Worker

ffitffilffiilff'Art-ThinkThe students discussed country and how they belong

and feel connected to their area, their school, wider

Nunga Girls GroupDuring the group the girls

talked about well-being and the

different kinds of bullYing that

can happen in and out ofschool. They also designed

maae cuilGns wtrictr they sewed themselves'

ARTS NewsDramaDue to an unforeseen circumstance the Year 12 Group

Production which was scheduled to take place last

week (Term 3 Week 5) had to be postponed until this

week (Term 3 Week 6). So if you haven't yet seen this

show then you need to clear your diary and have a look

at some talented thespians.The Year 12 Group Production "Blithe Spfrir" is an

improbable farce by Nodl Coward and concerns

socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites

the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati.to his house to conduct a s6ance, hoping to gather

material for his next book. The scheme backfires

when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and

temperamental frst wife, Elvira, following the seance.

Elvira makes continual atternpts to disrupt Charles's

marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see orhear the ghost. This"show will be performed on

Wednesda*y 22d, Thursday 23"d and Friday 24th

August in the OVC Drama Room at 7:30pm each

evening. Tickets are $6.00(GST free) per person and

can be purchased at the door! Please come along and

enjoy some ghostly fun as walls ratlle. doors fly open,

paintings fall off walls, curtains crash, ornaments

smash, and tables rise in the air on their own -

ooooohhhhhh spooky!We look fbrward to seeing you in our audience soon!

Kyla Booth - I)rama Teacher/Arts Coordinatttr

Resource Centre SPotBook Week 2012 is here! For several weeks many ofour students have been hearing stories in their classes

and library sessions" [,ast week the Children's Book* Council of Australia announced the names of' the

winning books for 2012 and theY are:

o The Deud I Know by Scot Gardner - Older Readers

Book of the Yezr 2012;c Crow Country by Kate Constable - Younger

Readers Book of the Yeeir 2012:o The Runaway Hug by Nick Bland, illustrated by

Freya Blackwood - Early Childhood Book of the

Year 2012;o A Bus Called Heuven by Bob Graharn - Best

Picture Book of the Yeat 2012t One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island

by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch won The Eve

Pownell Award for Information Books for 2012'

Our brand new Book Week books wilt be availablefor student borrowing from Mondty 27th August!Be the first to borrow one of these beautiful books'

We hope you enjoyed this year's Book Week Parade'

Thank you to all who attended and made the day even

more special with Your Presence.We wlsh to congratulate all of our Ocean View

College 2012 Book Week ChamPions!This

-year's Book Week theme is Champions Read'

Each year our R-5's look forward to the Book Week

Parade. Thank you to our judges, Ms' Nola' Head ofJunior School, Mr Peter Mclaren, our Principal' and

Western Futures PathwaY WorkshoPAt Le Fevre lligh SchoolOur Ocean View College students will be going to

LeFewe High school for a career workshop next

Tuesday. This workshop is being run by Western

Futures. Wstern Futures is working with Maxima and

other organisations such as Qantas, Westpac,

Commonwealth Bank, SA Health, Department ofTransport, SAPOL and Defence that are committed to

employing ATSI young people. The workshop goes

beyond tiaditional 'best fit' caresrs approaches to

uriist wery young person design their own inspiring

Life and iui.o Fathway that matches their vision'

values and preferred lifestyle from the Inside-Out'

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Chelsea Potter, Kym Mitchell, Dean Sumner

Ms Rhonda Mooney from the Resource Centre whoselected some students fiom R-5 for their efforts inwearing an innovative or interesting costume.All of our "champions" won book prizes for theireffsrts. Congrarulations and thank yorr for making ourOcean View College Book Week 2012 celebrations sospecial!

Saruh Bennett - Teacher/Librurian

S'I'OP PRE$$: the Ocean View Rowing ClubParent lnformation booklet is out now. Stuelentsmay collect one from Ms Surplice in the frontoffice.

COMMUNITY NOTICESDon't fqil for wqnt of trying - give it a go.. W,G,P.

Community NewsTaperoo Community Centre invites you to a

celebration of Adult Leamers Week for a 'CulturalAwareness Fun Day' on Wednesday 5d' Septemberfrom 10:00am til 2:30pm at Taperoo CommunityCentre, 14-20 Yongala Street, Taperoo. Cuisine fiom a

variety of cultures will be served for lunch. C'omealong and enjoy the day!You are invited to the opening of Exhibition One atTaperoo Community Centre on Sunday 26'r' Augustfrom 2:00pm til 4:00pm for a photographic exhibitionby members of the Digital Photography group. Theofficial opening by Karen Harvey of the JackalopeStudio Gallery at l9 Carlton Street, Port Adelaide willalso take place. Gallery opening hours are Thursday toSaturday 1l:00am til 5:00pm, Sunday l0:00am til5:00pm.

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PORT ADELAIDE TENNIS CLUBGome and Try Day

Sunday 26rh August2012At Largs Reserve, Woolnough Road, Largs Bay1:00 - 3:30pm Come and enjoy an afternoon of

tennis.Coaches will be available to introduce those

interested to the game of tennis.Ball machine available - Hot Shots tennis for

BeginnersSEPTEMBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. JUNIOR

COACHING CLINIC24th September - 28h September, gam and 1Oam

sessions.Five t hour leesons for $30.00Club coach - Kevin Swanson

SUMMER COMPETITIVE TENNISVacancies exist in all Junior & Senior grades

commencing in October.Nominations to be forwarded to the $ecretary by

5th September.Night Mixed Doubles Tennis Competition

* commencing Wednesday 1Oth October

All enquiries to the Secretary on 82485024 - iul iemadilr i@bicpond. cofi

PHOTO.$ FROM BOOK WEEK PARADE