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Coles Vouchers
Mrs Rologas has accumulated over 70,000 vouchers
from Coles to purchase sporting equipment. This
equates to thousands of dollars’ worth of sporting
equipment. Thanks to everyone involved.
Aboriginal Education
This week students have been learning about our
Aboriginal history and the concept of
reconciliation. Yesterday 3/4W presented an
outstanding assembly with strong messages about
reconciliation. Well done.
Work on Aboriginal history and culture will
continue as we move into NAIDOC. We also have
Trisha Parker and Jennah Browning from Brunswick
Heads Public School presenting at our professional
learning meeting next week to share how they have
embedded Bundjalung language and culture across
their school.
School Safety
Parents/carers are encouraged to continue to
discuss road safety with children. A community
member reported a child running in front of their
car to cross the road. Please reinforce safety
crossing the road and ensure children enter and
exit cars on the footpath side to avoid walking into
traffic.
Farewell Jan Brownlow
After many years supporting students, families and
staff, we will be farewelling Jan Brownlow, our
school counsellor, as she moves into retirement.
Jan’s last day will be next Tuesday. I thank Jan for
her service and support and wish her well in
retirement. We have been blessed to have such an
experienced, capable and compassionate counsellor
working at our school.
Random School Inspection
Each year the NSW Education Standards Authority
(NESA) conducts random inspections of 18 NSW
public schools to ensure compliance with policy
implementation. Last week I was contacted by
NESA and on Tuesday, two inspectors visited our
school to assess our compliance with policy in the
areas of child protection and safety and supervision
of students.
Thanks to the efforts of a team collating evidence,
we were deemed fully compliant in all areas. Special
thanks to Lisa McGivern, Mel Lengyel, Lee Yabsley
and Jenny Furber for work compiling evidence,
along with Jody Pearce, Sonia Woods, Erin Ensor
and all staff for keeping things on track while we
were caught up in the process.
Martin Gill
Principal
Principal’s Report
Ocean Shores Public School
1st June, 2018 Issue 5, Term 2
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OPERATION DOLPHIN
Week 6
I am Respectful. I keep my
hands and feet to myself.
Week 6
Mon 4th June
District Rugby
Tue 5th June
Farmers Market 3/4T
Thur 7th June
School Assembly 4T and 2M
Fri 8th June
Stage 2 Telstra Track/Beach
Netball Gala Day
Week 7
Mon 11th June
QUEENS BIRTHDAY PH
Wed 13th June
Lake Ainsworth Creative Arts
Camp Applications Due
Maths Olympiad
Fri 15th June
Kinder Fleays Wildlife Park
PAYMENTS DUE
Tyalgum Ridge Retreat
DEPOSIT DUE NOW
Yr 3 Cape Byron Walk
11th June
Kinder Fleays Wildlife Park
12th June
Working Through Today’s Ethical Dilemma’s
Ethics classes for term 2 have started again this week and
parents often wonder what topics their children are
currently considering. Here’s a snapshot.
In Stage 2 (Years 3-4 taught by Marnie and Ruth) they are
currently Disagreeing Respectfully. What an important skill
that is! We are not always going to entirely agree with our
friends or partners, our children, our colleagues, on every
issue. It’s an important skill to be able to put forward a
point of view, and the reasons behind it, and to take part in
the give and take of reasoned argument in a respectful and
considered way. Examples of the types of questions asked
of student are: Should you always say if you disagree with
someone's opinion? How can you disagree respectfully?
What happens when you aren't respectful. The Primary
Ethics curriculum is designed to encourage students to
evaluate one another’s views. We encourage students to
engage in the process of reason giving, not just in support of
their own beliefs, but also in voicing arguments that run
counter to the views expressed by others. Students are
encouraged to engage in critical dialogue, to voice
disagreement – but not with the aim of one-upmanship or,
as in a formal debate, to win a contest. Rather, the
disagreement is to be seen as part of a genuinely
collaborative process directed at understanding and
progress towards truth. It goes without saying that
shouting matches and ‘put downs’ are at odds with the
process just described, and that is why one of the ground
rules of ethics class is ‘No put downs’.
Stage 3 (years 5-6 taught by Angela, Des and Isabel) are
tackling two very different topics. Year 5 are starting with
‘Fatalism’, discussing ‘What is fate?’ and looking at what the
Ancient Greeks thought about it and moving into
questioning whether our actions, have a bearing on our
future and if that means we are free to create our own
destiny. It seems a natural human impulse to turn to the
idea of fatalism when faced with what appear to be
overwhelming difficulties. We may say that what is
happening is unavoidable, that there is nothing we can do to
prevent it. If we don’t get the job we really wanted, we may
say “Oh well. It just wasn’t meant to be.”
Year 6 are tackling important notion of human rights – what
they are, where they come from and how they can be
justified, and what obligations they impose on governments
and citizens. And then we raise the question whether there
are human rights that also extend to those animal species
closest to us, namely the other great apes. And we ask, ‘If
there are, should these rights be protected in law and which
animals do we choose to protect and why?
Lesson 1 begins with the story of Nim Chimpsky, a
chimpanzee born in a US research facility and raised by
scientists. He was the subject of an experiment to
determine whether chimps are capable of learning human
(sign) language. When the experiment finished, Nim was
relegated to a solitary existence in captivity. Of course, if a
human were to be treated like this we would condemn the
treatment as a violation of fundamental human rights; rights
that are enshrined in US law. In response to cases such as
Nim’s, in 2008 the Spanish government granted certain
human rights to chimpanzees and the other great apes. This
tale provides the backdrop for the topic’s big questions.
At OSPS Primary Ethics offers classes in years 3-6.
Currently we are unable to offer classes in other years as
there are not enough Ethics Teachers to cover all the
interested students. If you or someone you know is
interested in becoming an Ethics Teacher please go to
www.primaryethics.com.au (click the volunteer tab, then
click Teach Ethics) and submit an application.
Isabel Borrelli
Coordinator, Primary Ethics,
Ocean Shores Public School
MINDFUL REMINDER
Page 2
“It’s an important skill to be able
to put forward a point of view,
and the reasons behind it,”
Meet other parents and family carers of children with
disabilities at our My Time facilitated parent group. It's a
great place to socialise, to discuss, to get information, and
to support and be supported by other carers.
Come along on Fridays 9:15-11:15
8th of June - Meeting at Ocean Shores PS
15th of June - Coffee and chat at Mrs. Birdy Café South
Golden Beach
22nd June - Meeting at Ocean Shores PS
Contact Ela Goulding for more informationph: 0488270973
Ela Goulding
Keyworker/Special Educator
My Time
Don’t tag photos of your children at their school if your
accounts are not set to completely private. This is a child
safety issue as anyone driving past can search the school on
Instagram and see all of the photos that have been tagged at
the school, often by parents who have not set their account
to private on Instagram. If your account is not completely
private, anyone can see your photos of your child, their
name, the name of the cat, where you go on holiday, what
your family does on weekends, when birthdays were and
other information about your family and your life.
Therefore, a complete stranger could make up a story that
could be very convincing to your child by using the
information you have shared in a public forum of more than
500million users.
Consider the fact that children in the background of photos
or videos you take at your child’s school may be on“no
publish” lists. Some children are in protective custody or
witness protection and an innocent photo posted on social
media could be disastrous.
Make sure the young people in your care know that under
no circumstances they should go and meet up with anyone
they meet online. Stranger Danger rules apply because they
are now literally on digital steroids 24x7.
For more information about cyber safety please visit
https://www.safeonsocial.com/
Social Media - Tips For Parents
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION!
We are having a competition for students to design tickets for our concert,
"Under the Big Top."
The winner will have their ticket design printed on the tickets and will receive a
complementary family pass for the big night performance.
Date: Thursday 9th August, 2018
Time: 10am to 6pm
Location: Ocean Shores Public School Hall
Price: Adults $10 Children $5
Dimensions for the design should be 105mm x 148mm and students can view
examples of past tickets.
All entries are due to the office by Friday 8th June, 2018 (week 6)
Page 3
3/4T Sensational Science Experiments Students from 3/4T have recently been engaged in hands-on
science experiments that create change or chemical
reactions.
Gypsy and dad Flynn demonstrated the experiment referred
to as ‘Elephant’s Toothpaste’.
Look at the before and after! THICK, FOAMY, PINK
TOOTHPASTE OOZED OUT OF THE VOLCANO!
They mixed concentrated hydrogen peroxide with liquid
soap. They then added a catalyst to make the hydrogen
peroxide break down really quickly. Hydrogen peroxide
breaks down into oxygen and water. There's a lot of
oxygen trapped in peroxide, so this rapid decomposition
resulted in lots of oxygen that needed to quickly push out
of the container. As the peroxide broke down, the soap
that was mixed in combined with the water (from the break
down process), and turned into foam. The oxygen gushing
out is what makes the soap bubbles move. Pink food
colouring was added before the catalyst, which made the
resulting column of foam that gushes out look even more
like toothpaste.
Clancy showed the class the ‘Lava Lamp’ experiment. A
combination of oil, water and blue food colouring is placed
in a bottle. The lid is removed, an Alka-Seltzer dropped in
and the lid closed again. The Alka-Seltzer reacts with the
water to produce carbon dioxide gas bubbles. These stick
to the water droplets. ... At the top, the gas bubbles pop
and escape into the air, allowing the dense water to sink
back to the bottom again. With the addition of the blue
food colouring, a lava lamp effect is created. Amazing!
Juliette and dad Jo demonstrated ‘Flaming Lemonade’, an
interesting experiment involving lighting a match in a bottle
of tap water and then in a bottle of lemonade. In the fizzy
water the match remained alight for a longer period of
time. Why did this happen? The chemical reaction formed a
smoky cloud in the top of the bottle. Clouds are formed
when water droplets in the air cool and then collect on
dust particles. In this demonstration, the dust particles were
provided by the smoke from the match. The air inside the
bottle was cooled by releasing the pressure after the bottle
was squeezed. The temperature is changed by squeezing the
bottle: the amount of air within the bottle is constant, but
squeezing the plastic bottle changes the volume of the gas.
Expanding the bottle causes a lowering of the air
temperature – in this case, enough to cause the water gas
to form a liquid – the cloud. Magic!
Throughout these experiments students were engaged in
the scientific process of following a procedure, predicting
what would happen, forming explanations for the chemical
reactions and questioning how they could change the
experiment next time based on questions that arose.
Students in 3/4T agreed that Science is ‘So Much Fun!’
Seeds Please!
Stage 3 are going to take part in the construction of a berry
and chilli farm this term. The garden is in need of seeds. We
would like you to donate all sorts of berry and chilli seeds.
All you have to do is dry out the seeds you would like you
to donate from you’re plant, next, can you put them in an
envelope, label them clearly with the date and the plant
name. Then we would like you to place them into a box in
the office labelled “Seed Box”.
By John Ray and Nina Colli Page 4
“hands-on
science
experiments
that create
change or
chemical
reactions.”
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