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Orchard Park Primary School

Locality: Officer, Victoria, Australia

Address: 291 Pink Hill Blvd 3809 Officer, VIC, Australia

Website: go.vic.gov.au/9qBiFu

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25.01.2022 We hope everyone had a great weekend. Staff came together again last Friday to work collaboratively on a number of items, including planning and preparing for our whole school transition day tomorrow!! We can't wait to see you all tomorrow from 8:35am :)

24.01.2022 We would like to welcome Belinda Hannan to the Orchard Park PS team! Hi my name is Belinda Hannan and I am very excited to say that I will be joining the Orchard Park Primary School team as a classroom teacher. I cannot wait to start my teaching journey at this amazing school with an awesome team. I look forward to meeting all my future students and being part of creating something special. I feel very grateful to begin my teaching career at Orchard Park Primary School.

24.01.2022 We would like to welcome Tegan Aoun to the Orchard Park PS team! Hi my name is Tegan Aoun and I am very excited to be joining the Orchard Park Primary School team. I have been teaching at Koo Wee Rup Primary School for the past five years and during this time have taught many wonderful Foundation, Year One and Year Two students. I have spent the last two years as the Team Leader for the Junior School and look forward to bringing my knowledge and skills that I have learnt to Orchard Park. I am eager to get to know our new Orchard Park families and to begin building a safe and positive learning environment for our students together.

23.01.2022 What an unbelievably awesome day we have had at Orchard Park Primary School today!!! It was so wonderful to be able to welcome some of our 2021 Prep students on-site in small groups as they began their transition to primary school. They all did such a brilliant job and we can't wait to have them back on-site very soon :)

21.01.2022 We hope all of our families and wider community had a wonderful weekend. :) It is so exciting to see the progress of the road works connecting Pink Hill Boulevard outside the front of the school. Works are moving ahead incredibly well, with this work projected to be completed in time for the beginning of the school year. To our parents of 2021 Prep students, don't forget to book in for your small group transition sessions that are happening tomorrow and Wednesday. This can be done through the email that was sent out last week. If you are having any difficulties in registering for a session, please don't hesitate to contact us through a message on Facebook.

20.01.2022 Just a reminder to all of our current and prospective families that we are running a live zoom transition session from 4:30pm. See details below.

20.01.2022 Please join us in welcoming our most recently appointed staff member to Orchard Park Primary School. Amy Ferguson joins us as an Integration Aide in 2021. Amy's has written a small message introducing herself to everyone.... Hello! My name is Amy Ferguson and I am extremely proud and excited to be joining Orchard Park Primary School as an Education Support/Integration Aide. I have been supporting many amazing students at Pakenham Springs Primary School over the past six years.... I now look forward to building many new, positive and supportive relationships, and being a part of lots more learning success stories at Orchard Park PS. I am incredibly thrilled for the opportunity to be part of this new school community and the future journey of Orchard Park PS. I cannot wait to welcome and meet all of the students and their families in the new year, 2021!

20.01.2022 We are having the most amazing whole school transition day here at Orchard Park Primary School. Our students are getting to know each other, their teachers and their beautiful buildings and grounds. It is so wonderful to have students here in the school :) If you are interested in enrolling for 2021, there is still plenty of time. Please contact the office to organise a tour and meeting with a member of our leadership team.

19.01.2022 We are excited to invite the families of all enrolled and prospective students of Orchard Park Primary School to a parent information session. Please join us on Monday 19th October from 4:30-5:30pm via Zoom to learn more about transition, staffing, building progress, our teaching and learning approaches, whole school wellbeing approaches and uniform providers. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/7940964572 Meeting ID: 794 096 ...4572 Passcode: K8UXwf See more

19.01.2022 The construction continues..... We are excited to see the final touches come together. Once again, stay tuned for more updates throughout the week.

18.01.2022 We would like to welcome Cassie Kovac to the Orchard Park PS team! Hi everyone, my name is Cassandra (Cassie) Kovac and I am super excited to be joining the Orchard Park Primary School community as a classroom teacher in 2021! Over the past five years, I have been a classroom teacher at Silverton Primary School. During this time I have had the opportunity to work with a range of students across the school in open learning environments, whilst taking on a variety of differen...t roles and responsibilities. I am passionate about including student voice in my lessons, developing tasks which reflect each cohort I teach. I also love working as a team to create learning environments which are safe, positive and colourful spaces. I am really looking forward to getting to know all of the staff, students and families who attend Orchard Park and cannot wait to work with you all to build our amazing school community! See more

18.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that we will be conducting Early Years Evaluations this year, with our incoming cohort of Prep students to gain a really comprehensive snapshot of their developmental progress and needs. Please see the video attached to learn more about the purpose of the Early Years Evaluation, as well as how and when they will run. All 2021 Prep enrolments who have returned their enrolment paperwork will receive an email regarding the booking process. If you hav...e any questions, please send a private message through our Facebook page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyMnw8qk-4 See more

18.01.2022 Orchard Park Primary School construction progress update It is wonderful to see how far the construction of the new Orchard Park Primary School in Officer has... progressed. When complete this school will include state-of-the-art facilities for students to learn in such as: Two learning neighbourhoods Outdoor play courts A performing arts and physical education building An arts, science and food technology building A sports field. This school will undoubtedly become an important part of the Officer community when it opens in 2021.

16.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that as of Wednesday 4th November we will have access to our new school buildings! Myself, Danny and Sophie will be located at Orchard Park Primary School from this date onward and we cannot wait to start showing our families around (as soon as COVID restrictions allow)!!

16.01.2022 For any families who were unable to attend yesterday's Parent Information Session, we have now uploaded the recording. The session can be accessed through the following link. Please don't hesitate to send a message if you have any further questions. https://youtu.be/66dWaG5F94o

16.01.2022 Some more exciting news to round out the week.. After community consultation through our Facebook page in recent weeks, we have finally settled on our House names for 2021 and beyond. It has been decided that our Houses will take on indigenous terms connected to local fauna. This symbolises our strong commitment to uphold the Aboriginal perspective in education and to establish close links with our indigenous history and heritage. Our House names will be: Marram House this... is the Wurrunjeri term for Kangaroo Bunjil House this is the Wurrundjeri term for Wedge-tailed eagle Dulia Wurrung House this is the Wurrunjeri term for Platypus Wallert House this is the Wurrundjeri term for Possum All enrolled students will be assigned to a House before January 28th when we officially open our doors. Students will represent their Houses during whole-school events and have the opportunity to earn points throughout learning time by consistently demonstrating our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience and Safety. Many thanks to those of you who put forth suggestions for house names. We really appreciate the time that you took to contribute to this process. Have a wonderful weekend :)

16.01.2022 NAIDOC Week, held from 8th-15th November, celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. We hope our school community members have opportunities throughout this week to celebrate and recognise the incredible contributions that our Indigenous community bring to us all. We look forward in future years to being able to celebrate NAIDOC Week with our whole school community.

16.01.2022 We would like to share with you all Orchard Park Primary School’s complete Uniform Collection. With our logo now on the uniform, we think it looks amazing! Our uniform will be available for purchase through PSW later this year. Information regarding when exactly the uniform will be available for purchase and price lists, will be posted in the coming weeks.

16.01.2022 Prep Transition! With the easing of restrictions, we are thrilled to be able to offer our 2021 Prep students the opportunity to have their very first transition session on-site here at Orchard Park Primary School! This will provide our students with a chance to explore our wonderful facilities and begin familiarising themselves with their school in preparation for next year. We ask that all parents please book their child in to one of the offered time slots through the links provided in the email. Unfortunately, these sessions are only available to the 2021 Prep students at this point. We hope to be able to have our Year 1 -6 students onsite soon. If you have any questions, please send a direct message through Facebook.

16.01.2022 To all of our families who are looking for some positive ways to break up the day of their children, check out GEM TV!! GEM TV is presented by Martin Heppell, one of the presenters from The Resilience Project. The daily videos are a great way to support our children in developing GEM (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness) practices. Check out the preview below. Have a great week everyone :)

15.01.2022 Next week we will be running our second round of Pre-enrolment Meetings. These meetings are held via Zoom with the Principal and/or Assistant Principal. A Pre-enrolment Meeting is an opportunity for us to learn more about your child, go over some of the information provided in the Orchard Park Parent Handbook (this Handbook is sent out to all who have returned Enrolment Paperwork). In addition, you will have an opportunity to ask questions you may have. If you haven’t alread...y done so, please endeavour to return your Enrolment Paperwork this week so that you can book in for one of these Pre-enrolment Meetings. Additional information regarding the booking process is sent out via email. Please note that each family is only required to attend one Pre-enrolment Meeting. Please send a private message through our Facebook page if you have any questions. Have a great day

15.01.2022 I’m excited to start this new school and create a fantastic learning experience for students in the community. Introducing Nathan Jagoe, the establishing prin...cipal of Orchard Park Primary School. Nathan is looking forward to working alongside the community as he continues getting your new school ready to open for Term 1 next year. Find out more about this new school on our website https://go.vic.gov.au/wGoJ7x See more

15.01.2022 Timbertop (interim name) Primary School, would like to invite all prospective families to come along and find out more about what is happening in the lead up to the schools opening in 2021. If you would like to come along to one of the info sessions which are running via Zoom next week, please fill out an expression of interest form via the link: https://forms.gle/7UrSvVEn5YnzCXQs7

15.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that our school uniform is going to be available for purchase from PSW’s Officer store from Monday December 14th. Uniform bookings can now be made through PSW. All students joining Orchard Park Primary School in 2021 will receive their bookbag free of charge! These will be distributed to students at the beginning of the school year and do not need to be ordered through PSW. We thank George, Steph and the team at PSW for this generous donation as a ...way of celebrating our first year. A number of families have been asking about footwear. The Uniform Policy and expectation for all students is that they will wear black shoes as part of their uniform. These can be either leather shoes or runners. They must however be predominantly black. If families have any further questions around the uniform, please do not hesitate to contact us directly through our Facebook Messenger.

14.01.2022 Another day, another exciting announcement to share.... We are thrilled to let everyone know that in 2021 we will be attending Woorabinda Camp as a whole school!!! Set in beautiful bushland on the shores of Lake Narracan in the Latrobe Valley, Woorabinda School Camp offers a unique camping experience for all students who attend. The finer details will be shared with all families early next year but our initial plans involve our Prep-2 students attending for a day excursion, our 3-4 students will come up for an overnight camp experience and our 5-6 students will stay for 2 nights!! We have a confirmed booking for Term 3 and after many of our students missed out on camp experiences in 2020, this is an event that everyone can look forward to. :)

14.01.2022 We would like to welcome Sarah Carpendale also to our growing staff here at Orchard Park Primary School. (Sorry about the blurry photo. We will have fresh photos of our staff next week! :)) Hi! My name is Sarah Carpendale, and I am very excited to be appointed as the STEM Teacher at Orchard Park Primary School. I am feeling very grateful that I can share my passion for STEM with the students of Orchard Park this year. I started my career with a Bachelor of Science degree and... worked in multiple laboratory environments before making the decision to become a classroom teacher. I now have 5 years of teaching experience across schools in New Zealand and Victoria where I have been able to successfully integrate STEM subjects into student learning. I believe that STEM is important for all students as it helps to develop their capacity to be critical thinkers, creators, innovators, and problem-solvers in an ever-changing world. I am looking forward to being part of this journey with your child. See more

12.01.2022 Term 4 has started and we have so much to share with you! Over the next few days we will be introducing the staff that will be joining the Orchard Park Primary School team. We are delighted to have so many wonderful teachers on board! In addition, here is a clip of our Principal Nathan Jagoe talking about our new school. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3306368772792167

12.01.2022 A question we are being asked by many prospective families is, Will the school be ready to open at the beginning of the 2021 school year? The answer to this question is a resounding YES!! As you can see from these recent pics, the school is progressing extremely well and is well and truly on track for the keys to be handed over on November 30th. This will provide us with plenty of time to be ready for the beginning of the 2021 school year. Don’t forget if you have any questions about anything, you can message through the Facebook page.

11.01.2022 We hope everyone has enjoyed some quality time with their families over the Xmas/New Year period. We are so excited that the school year is just over 2 weeks away (first official day for students is Thursday 28th January) from beginning! More information about the beginning of the school year will be distributed to families later this week. In the meantime, check out these beautiful photos showcasing our amazing facilities. :)

11.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that we will be welcoming two Learning Specialists to the Timbertop team. Both Alana & Kayla bring a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm and we cannot wait for them to start at the beginning of the 2021 school year. Welcome to the team! Please see below a little message from Kayla. Hi my name is Kayla Campbell and I am very excited to be joining the Timbertop (interim name) team. I have been at Koo Wee Rup Primary school over the past three years and have spent the last year as a Learning Specialist. I am extremely grateful and excited to have the opportunity to work with my colleagues at Timbertop to build a positive and safe environment where students are at the centre of everything we do. I am looking forward to getting to know the community and working alongside them in the future.

11.01.2022 Hello to our Orchard Park Primary School Community, At Orchard Park, in 2021 and beyond, we are planning to have a house system in which all students belong to a house. Students will represent their houses in whole-school events such as cross-country or athletics days and earn points towards their houses through their learning actions daily. We are seeking suggestions from our community regarding possible house names. We are wondering whether there have been some historical f...igures of note in the area, responsible for developing Officer as a township or farming the land in the Timbertop estate. We are also open to different suggestions too, outside of historical figures if people would like to put forth any ideas they may have. Please follow the link below to a google document in which community members can share their thoughts. https://forms.gle/UWPrASsKK7xYuBxs6

09.01.2022 Interactive Transition Sessions! We hope that our families enjoyed yesterday’s Transition Session, where all of our 2021 staff were introduced to our students and families. It was so exciting for all of our new staff to meet the families & students that attended! Next week we will be running a number of smaller interactive transition sessions. Those who have returned their enrolment paperwork will have received an email today with the details of these sessions. We look forw...ard to having the students join us for these sessions. If you have any questions or if you did not receive an email regarding these sessions please send a direct message through our Facebook Page.

09.01.2022 We hope all of our families had a restful holiday break. It is so exciting that all children will be returning to kinder and primary school on Monday 12th October throughout Metro Melbourne. Our school construction is moving into its final phase and we are getting closer and closer to having the school handed over, which is also very exciting news. For all families who have returned their enrolment packs, you will have received an email this afternoon inviting you to sign u...p for an individual Zoom meeting with myself and/or our Assistant Principal Danny Forster to finalise your enrolment and talk through any questions you may have. If you have sent in your enrolment pack but have not yet received an email, please send a private message through our Facebook page and we will follow it up immediately. Have a great day See more

08.01.2022 More amazing news..... The most recent Operations Guidelines from the department has given the green light for our whole school transition day to go ahead on December 8th!! This will mean that EVERY student beginning at Orchard Park Primary School in 2021 will be able to attend the day to meet their classroom teacher and their classmates as well as familiarise themselves with all of our school facilities. The other great news we have received is that we can begin taking scho...ol tours for our parents!!! Woo hoo!!! We will still need to adhere to COVID safe plans and we are currently finalising all of these plans. More information about school tours and the specific details of our transition day will be distributed to all families in the next couple of days. We are so thrilled that we can start to share our beautiful school with all members of our whole school community. What a great week it has been :)

08.01.2022 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Watt, the newest member of the Orchard Park Primary School Team. Jessica will be working in Administration and brings with her a wealth of experience. Below is a brief message from Jess introducing herself. Hi, my name is Jessica Watt and I am thrilled to be joining the team at Orchard Park Primary School as an Administrative Assistant. You will find me in the front office, so please do come and say hello! I feel very privileged to be able to assist with the growth of this school over the coming years. I look forward to learning about the local community and I am so excited to meet all of our new students and their families. I can’t wait to see all of your smiling faces in 2021!

06.01.2022 Yesterday saw all of our staff come together to further their understanding around the Professional Learning Community (PLC) framework. PLC is a evidence based approach used to support teachers to collaborate effectively in teams to improve their practice in order to achieve high levels of learning for all students. It was a day of very positive and productive professional learning. We are so grateful for the commitment our staff have made to come back early from their holidays in preparation for the school year. It is also incredibly exciting to see the construction of new footpaths along Barnsley Road and Grant Parade, which will allow safe passage for our students and families. Have a great weekend everyone :)

06.01.2022 We would like to welcome Hannah Roche to the Orchard Park PS team! Hi everyone! My name is Hannah Roche and I am thrilled to be joining the Orchard Park Primary School team as a classroom teacher. I have taught at Oatlands Primary School for six years, where I have been a Grade One teacher for the past four years and a Team Leader for two of these. Prior to this, I spent two years as a Grade Three teacher. I am passionate about holistic education and working together to create engaging learning opportunities for students. I am very excited to start working with the amazing Orchard Park team to develop confident and passionate learners, as well as a community hub that is positive and inclusive. I look forward to meeting all of our wonderful students and their families in the near future.

05.01.2022 We would like to welcome Bridget Stein to the Orchard Park PS team! My name is Bridget Stein and I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the Orchard Park Primary School team as a classroom teacher in the junior school. I have been teaching at Berwick Fields Primary School for the past ten years in various year levels, as well as supporting students with English as an Additional Language. Prior to this, I worked as a Foundation and Year Five teacher at Auburn South Primary Sch...ool and was also fortunate to spend two years at Beijing City International School. I will also be joining Orchard Park Primary School as a parent, with two of my children continuing their learning journey at our amazing school. My goal is to always make school a positive and welcoming environment where children are engaged and want to learn. I cannot wait to work with all of the Orchard Park students and their families and look forward to helping build our new school community. See more

05.01.2022 Orchard Park Primary School is on the recruitment drive once more! We currently have an Integration Aide position advertised through Recruitment Online. For interested applicants, we will be running a Zoom Information Session. This will be an opportunity to gain an insight into what the Education Support position will be and learn a little more about Orchard Park Primary School. The online and interactive presentation will take place on Wednesday 11th November at 7:30pm. The session can be accessed through the following link/details: https://zoom.us/j/7940964572 Meeting ID: 794 096 4572 Passcode: K8UXwf

05.01.2022 It's official....we have a school name!!! We are thrilled to inform our community that Harriet Shing, Victorian ALP MP for Eastern Victoria Region has announced that our school name will be Orchard Park Primary School. The announcement of our school name will allow for a whole range of tasks such as the logo design, finalising our school uniform and a heap of technical tasks to now progress. Exciting times ahead :)

04.01.2022 We are excited to announce that before and after school care will be available from DAY ONE of Term 1 at Orchard Park Primary School. TheirCare provides adventurous and stimulating Before & After School Care Programs in a safe environment for all children. During sessions children develop life skills, friendships, confidence and creativity through play. Orchard Park Primary School has partnered with TheirCare to provide this service to your school which includes quality care..., booking flexibility, amazing programming for your children and commitment to deliver on our promise to your school community. How to Enrol: Visit TheirCare website: www.theircare.com.au and click on ‘Book Now’ in the top right hand corner to register your child’s details.

04.01.2022 We would like to welcome Nicola Downie to the Orchard Park PS team! My name is Nicola Downie and I am thrilled to be joining the Orchard Park Primary School community as a teacher of The Arts. Prior to 2020, I was a classroom teacher at Koo Wee Rup Primary School in the Junior school and have been on maternity leave this year with my first child. The Arts is a personal passion of mine and I feel privileged to not only be teaching it next year, but to see all of our students express themselves creatively and really flourish in this vital area of their development. I cannot wait to meet all of our students and families and kick off our very first school year in 2021!

03.01.2022 We would like to welcome all of our current enrolments & prospective enrolments to join us for our first Transition Session, Wednesday 4th November 2020 at 4:30pm. Session #1 will focus on introducing our 2021 Staff, in addition to some further information about our Transition Program. This session will take place virtually via Zoom, please see details below. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/7940964572... Meeting ID: 794 096 4572 Passcode: K8UXwf Those you have returned a Pre-enrolment Form & are currently on our mailing list will also receive an invitation to this session via email. See more

03.01.2022 Timbertop (interim name) Primary School is on the recruitment drive once more! We currently have 5 classroom teacher positions (3 X Generalist and 2 X Graduate) advertised through Recruitment Online. We also have a PE/STEM Full Time Specialist teaching position advertised. For interested applicants, we will be running Zoom Information Sessions this Thursday afternoon. You can register for these sessions through the link in the advertised positions on Recruitment Online.

01.01.2022 We would like to welcome Nicole Williams to the Orchard Park PS team! Hi, my name is Nicole Williams, and I am very excited to be joining the team at Orchard Park Primary School as a classroom teacher. For the last 2 years, I have been at Berwick Fields Primary School teaching a vibrant bunch of grade 2s. I am grateful to be given this opportunity to join our school from its beginning and be a part of creating a wonderful school for our growing community! I cannot wait to meet all the students and families joining us next year!