Thought of the

week:

Happiness does not have a

price tag

So Smile!

- Jade Lebea

Volume 4, Issue 5 December 6th, 2018

Overport Primary School Towerhill Road, Frankston 3199.

Telephone; 9783 8777

Fax: 9783 8702

Email: over-

port.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website:

www.overport-ps.vic.edu.au

Dates to remember:

December Mon 3rd - Yr 6 Camp Fri 7th Wed 5th Japanese class visit with Prep C Thur 13/12 Christmas Concert and Family Picnic Wed 19th Yr 6 Beach Day Prep-Yr 3 Movie Day Thur 20th Yr 4 Beach Day Yr Graduation

From the Principal’s Desk.

OVERPORT NEWS

Christmas Concert/Family Picnic.

Don’t forget next Thursday. 13th December, at 5.30 pm we are holding our Christmas Con-

cert at the rebound wall. Families are invited to bring a picnic rug to enjoy dinner while

watching the concert. The students will remain with their families until called up to per-

form. To avoid damage to the chairs on the soccer need to be on grass areas at the side. A

sausage sizzle will be available for purchase along with soft drinks. We look forward to you

joining us.

Whacky Walkathon.

The children had fun dressing up and striding out at the Whacky Walkathon recently. The

money received so far is almost $1600.00. If your child has not yet brought in their

sponsorship please have them do so as soon as possible. A huge thank you to Di Black and

the parents that assisted on they day. We are truly indebted to their wonderful support.

Teaching Staff for 2019.

Our school structure and teachers for 2019 of 31 classes will be as follows:

Foundation/Prep x 4: Mrs Kate Chandler (nee O’Halloran), Miss Wendy Kilpatrick and

Mrs Emma Sanders, Miss Melissa Gleeson, Miss Alicia Brooke-Ward;

Year 1 x 5: Miss Melissa Sexton, Mrs Thane Francis, Mrs Lyndal Robinson, Miss

Katie Forbes and Miss Sophie Brennan;

Year 2 x 6: Mrs Amber Ellery, Mr Norm Williamson, Miss Hannah Williams, Miss

Alicia Howard, Miss Alison Cumberlidge and Miss Christie Holman;

Year 3 x 3: Miss Laura Andreadis, Mr Ben Bryant, Miss Amy Coffey; and Year 3/4:

Miss Miranda Tring.

Year 4 x 4: Mrs Lauren Wilman, Miss Mar ie Yanni and Mrs Keryn Vasta, Ms Kirstin

Watson and Mr Matt Leyden.

Year 5 x 4: Miss Steph Corvi, Mr David Pryor , Mrs Nikki Gilham, Miss Selin Hull.

Year 6 x 3: Mr Guy Marsden, Mrs Jane Lacey, and Miss Jordyn Bower and Year 5/6:

Mrs Cathy Houston.

Physical Education: Mr Evan Lukas and Mrs Brooke Kennedy.

Visual Art: Mrs Lynne White and Mrs Brooke Kennedy.

Japanese: Sensei Tomoko Yamashita.

Technology: Mr Sam Rodwell.

Performing Arts: Mr David Freeman and Mr Steven Davidson.

We are excited to be looking forward to another wonderful year with your children, our

students. The children will meet their new teachers and classmates for 2019 next Tuesday.

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FRIDAY 21ST

DECEMBER 2018

LAST DAY OF TERM

SCHOOL FINISHES AT

1.30 PM

RACV Challenge.

The students who attended last week's RAVCV challenge had an amazing time and the opportunity

for them to compete at this was highly valuable. The parents and staff exclaimed how well the chil-

dren participated and that their enthusiasm was contagious.

Parent Helpers Morning Tea.

Next Monday at 10.30 am our wonderful parent helpers are invited to join the staff for a morning tea

in the staffroom. While invitations have been sent out, should yours happen to go astray we still

welcome you to join us. So, if you helped at working bees, in classrooms, on excursions, commit-

tees or school events, please join us so we can thank you for your commitment to your child's educa-

tion. Without your support our students will miss out on the wonderful benefits of having their fami-

lies involved in their education.

See you there!

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4D, Flynn 6C, 4D, Flynn 6C, 4D, Flynn 6C, 4D, Flynn 6C, Natalia 5A, Taylor Natalia 5A, Taylor Natalia 5A, Taylor Natalia 5A, Taylor 2B, Jasmine 6B2B, Jasmine 6B2B, Jasmine 6B2B, Jasmine 6B

SCHOOL BANKING

Our final banking day will be 12th

December 2018.

LAST DAY OF TERM

A REMINDER THAT THE LAST DAY OF

THE SCHOOL YEAR IS

21ST DECEMBER 2018

THE STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED

AT

1.30 PM

Overport P.S are proud to be official partners with The Resili-

ence Project. We began our journey at the beginning of this

year and have already seen improvement in the resilience of

our students. We are really excited that we will be continuing

this valuable program in 2019.

Hugh van Cuylenburg, the founder of the project, discovered

what it takes to be truly happy whilst volunteering in a school

in India. This is his story:

“In 2008, I was fortunate enough to spend a few months liv-

ing and volunteering in the far north of India. In this desert

community, there was no running water, no electricity and no

beds; everyone slept on the floor of their desert hut. Despite the fact these people had very little to call their own, I was continu-

ally blown away by how happy they were.

It was this experience, and subsequent post graduate studies, that have led me to some pretty simple conclusions about the

things that we need to be doing here in Australia if we want to be happier. In a nutshell, I learnt in this desert village that prac-

ticing gratitude, empathy (compassion) and mindfulness leads us to a happier more fulfilling experience. Once I discovered

these three principles were also evidence based, I thought it might be a good idea to turn this into a program for schools. Turns

out it wasn’t just schools that wanted to hear this message!”

Our teachers have done incredible work facilitating lessons based around the resilience principles; gratitude, empathy and mind-

fulness. Our students are thoroughly enjoying writing and drawing in their journals and the discussion around the school has

been positive. These valuable lessons and student journals will continue next year.

In 2019, Martin Heppell, will be presenting information about the project during a parent information session on Wednesday 6th

February. He will be giving tips on how to help your children become resilient and happy through gratitude, empathy, kindness

and mindfulness. This year’s presentation was a great success and we know you will find it extremely valuable.

There is usually a cost involved but we feel strongly about making this presentation available to all families, therefore, free tick-

ets are available to collect from the front office.

The Resilience Project is fast becoming renowned worldwide and you can find more information here:

https://theresilienceproject.com.au/

Have a happy weekend!

Jill Wathen and Ricky Joyce

Assistant Principals

Assistant Principals Report

GRADE 6 WILSONS PROM CAMP

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Monday December 17th – Friday December 21st

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CANTEEN NEWS Important Dates

End Term 4

Wednesday December 12th Last day for lunch orders

Thursday December 13th CLOSED

Friday December 14th CLOSED

Monday December 17th – Friday December 21st

Closed

The canteen will be closed earlier than usual this term as Mrs

Champion takes holiday leave. Children need to bring their lunch, snacks and drinks each day dur-

ing this last week of term.

DON’T FORGET

YOUR HAT

2019 Club Soccer

Langwarrin Soccer Club is currently looking for players for the 2019 season. If you are interested in playing soccer then please visit their website at http://www.langwarrinsoccerclub.org.au/ . Langwarrin Soc-cer club has boys and girls teams available for the 2109 season that will start in March/April.