The holiday period passed by quickly and it’s exciting that another school year at Ormiston is underway. I hope that all families had a very happy Christmas and New Year break and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful weather. It has been wonderful to hear the many different holiday stories from families and students and it has been terrific to see so many happy, relaxed and refreshed students across all year levels.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new students and families that have started this year. I wish each student all the best for a productive year and I look forward to working closely with you for many years to come.

I would also like to recognise our Foundation girls for settling in so well. I know the girls have been a little exhausted towards the end of the week but they have been extrememly motivated and enthusiastic.

Our new Ormiston students are:

Foundation

Iphigenia Bablis, Tiffany Lau, Eden Chia, Maddison O’Meara, Nini Chieng, Eleanor Robertson, Nina Gan, Rudra Santhosh, Genevieve Khaw, Zara The, Celeste Mai, Anja Tjia, Madeline Mason, Felicity Tjia, Constance Ng, Jasmine Xie, Deanna Vanin,
Mo Lin Yu, Jessica Wong, Nicole Zhang, Rita Wong, Audrey Zhu, Amy Yang, Sophie Zielke, Erena Zhu

Year 1

Isla Stronell, Emily Wong, Emma Liu

Year 2

Jiabao Chen, Imogen Tija,

Year 3

Sabrina Bignold, Aliyana Rajakulendran

Year 4

Madeleine Goodman

Year 5

Anthea Gazis, Lily Diaz, Riley Olsen, Iris Yang

Year 6

Charlotte Brown, Genevieve Herbert

NEW STAFF MEMBERS

I would like to officially welcome three new staff members to Ormiston.

Ms Miranda Kerr / Year 1

Ms Adele Zolott / Year 3

Mrs Elizabeth Ruffles / Year 5

Mrs Jessica Huggett / Music

MEET THE TEACHER EVENINGS

I would like to thank each family that took time out of their busy schedule to attend our Meet The Teacher Evenings on Tuesday and Thursday this week. It was an excellent opportunity for families to hear from our Principal, Mrs Debbie Dunwoody in regards to current and future developments. One of the clear messages of the evening was to tell the School community that the Junior School theme for 2016 will be ‘The Year of the Growth Mindset’.

NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

I would like to remind parents and students that a new staff leadership structure has been in action since the beginning of this year. Our new staffing structure was communicated to the School community towards the end of last year.

Our new leadership structure for 2016 is:

Mrs Debbie Dunwoody / Principal

Mr Paul Donohue / Head of Junior School

Ms Kate Giles / Deputy Head of Junior School (Teaching, Learning and Innovation)

Mr Craig Goodwin / Deputy Head of Junior School (Student Wellbeing)

Ms Angela / Follacchio Early Learning Team Leader

Ms Emma Hinchliffe / Digital Learning Leader

JUNIOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES

As mentioned at the Meet The Teacher evenings this week, all Ormiston families are welcome to attend our weekly assemblies on a Wednesday from 8.45am – 9.15am. It is an excellent opportunity to see what is happening at Ormiston.

Wednesday 10 February / Growth Mindset

Wednesday 17 February /  Semester One School Leaders

Wednesday 24 February / Understanding Growth Mindset

Wednesday 2 March / CGGS Values

Wednesday 9 March / CGGS Values

Wednesday 16 March / Spirituality (Easter)

Wednesday 23 March / Spirituality (Easter)

LIFE EDUCATION VAN 

This week students from Foundation to Year 4 were invited to attend a session in the Life Education van. I would like to thank Mrs Heather Scarff for organising this very important Health Education program for Ormiston. Many different modules were covered throughout the week. Below is a list of modules that our girls participated in.

Foundation / Harold Clued Up

Year 1 / Harold’s Mystery Tour

Year 2 / All Systems Go

Year 3 / Mind Your Medication

Year 4 / CyberWise

I hope all families have a restful weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Paul Donohue
Head of Junior School