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It’s a Date Tuesday 5 May – Chapel Thursday 7 May- Primary Disco T-2 5.30- 6.30pm 3-6 6.45pm-8.30pm Thursday 14 May – Assembly 5/6W Thursday 14 May- Secondary Disco Tuesday 19 May – Chapel Thursday 28 May – Assembly 5/6S Tuesday 2 June – Chapel Wednesday 10 June – Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30pm – 6.30pm Thursday 11 June – Assembly – Transition Thursday 11 June - Junior School Parent Teacher Interviews 3.30pm – 6.30pm Tuesday 16 June - Chapel NEWSLETTER 4th May 2015 From the Principal Welcome everyone to Week 3. Staff Achievement Congratulations to a member of our Secondary teaching staff, Mrs Mel Laughton, who has recently had an academic paper published in the history journal, History in the Making. Mrs Laughton is currently completing a Masters in History and has written her paper on the way History is represented in cinema. If you've seen Casablanca, Breaker Morant or Disney's Pocahontas, you may be interested to know that not everything you see on the screen is necessarily true. Here's an excerpt from Mrs Laughton’s article: All three films depict events in history, and whilst by no means are they completely false depictions of real events, there is evidence of a deviation from the facts in a bid to present underlying political ideology. This ideology is shaped by the script, screen techniques, and characterisation in each. Hence, Pocahontas is a film about reconciliation of peoples, Casablanca is a piece of war propaganda, and Breaker Morant represents Australia’s emerging sense of nationalism. Through narrative structure these ideologies are presented to audiences in the form of words, sound and images. (Laughton, 2015) Interested to read on? You can read the whole article by clicking here. Mrs Laughton, by the way is also currently recording a music album. More info to come. Have a great week everyone. Len Elliott Principal Cupcake Roster Term 2 15th May – Kinder Orange 29th May – Kinder Blue 12th June – 5/6W Mathletics Accounts All Primary students now have an active Mathletics account. Children are encouraged to access their accounts at home to practise their numeracy skills. Literacy Session For Parents Thursday 7th May On Thursday during the disco from 5.30-6.30pm we will be running a Literacy Information Session for parents focusing on Spalding and encouraging a love of reading in your children. Drop your children to the disco, and go into Mr Cheetham’s classroom directly next to the Media Centre. There will be light refreshments served.
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It’s a Date
Tuesday 5 May – Chapel
Thursday 7 May- Primary Disco T-2 5.30-
6.30pm 3-6 6.45pm-8.30pm
Thursday 14 May – Assembly 5/6W
Thursday 14 May- Secondary Disco
Tuesday 19 May – Chapel
Thursday 28 May – Assembly 5/6S
Tuesday 2 June – Chapel
Wednesday 10 June – Junior School Parent
Teacher Interviews 3.30pm – 6.30pm
Thursday 11 June – Assembly – Transition
Thursday 11 June - Junior School Parent
Teacher Interviews 3.30pm – 6.30pm
Tuesday 16 June - Chapel
NEWSLETTER 4th May 2015
From the Principal
Welcome everyone to Week 3.
Staff Achievement
Congratulations to a member of our Secondary teaching staff, Mrs
Mel Laughton, who has recently had an academic paper
published in the history journal, History in the Making. Mrs Laughton is currently completing a
Masters in History and has written her paper on the way History is represented in cinema. If
you've seen Casablanca, Breaker Morant or Disney's Pocahontas, you may be interested to
know that not everything you see on the screen is necessarily true.
Here's an excerpt from Mrs Laughton’s article:
All three films depict events in history, and whilst by no means are they
completely false depictions of real events, there is evidence of a deviation
from the facts in a bid to present underlying political ideology. This ideology
is shaped by the script, screen techniques, and characterisation in each.
Hence, Pocahontas is a film about reconciliation of peoples, Casablanca is
a piece of war propaganda, and Breaker Morant represents Australia’s
emerging sense of nationalism. Through narrative structure these ideologies
are presented to audiences in the form of words, sound and
images. (Laughton, 2015)
Interested to read on? You can read the whole article by clicking here.
Mrs Laughton, by the way is also currently recording a music album. More info to come.
Have a great week everyone.
Len Elliott
Principal
Cupcake Roster Term 2
15th May – Kinder Orange
29th May – Kinder Blue
12th June – 5/6W
Mathletics Accounts
All Primary students now have an active Mathletics account. Children are encouraged to
access their accounts at home to practise their numeracy skills.
Literacy Session For Parents Thursday 7th May
On Thursday during the disco from 5.30-6.30pm we will be running a Literacy Information
Session for parents focusing on Spalding and encouraging a love of reading in your children.
Drop your children to the disco, and go into Mr Cheetham’s classroom directly next to the
Media Centre. There will be light refreshments served.
Ms Melanie Winters
Head of Primary
Library@OAGS
PRC – Please remember to keep writing the titles and authors of book on
the PRC list you have at home. I have pulled out the red and green sticker
books into tubs to make location of these books easier for students.
Deadline is end of August.
Author Visit – DC Green, an exciting author of children’s books, will visit our
school on Wednesday the 17th of June. He will present workshops for two groups; K-2 and Yrs
3-6. He is very entertaining as well as being an excellent source of writing inspiration for
children.
Ms Karelle Taylor
Teacher-Librarian
Intermediate Band Rehearsals
Mondays 3.30-4.30pm Media Centre
(Please note this change of day and time)
Beginner Band Rehearsal
Wednesday 2.45-3.15pm
Beginner Band Tutorials
Tuesday: Mr Ismail – percussion, clarinet
Wednesday: Miss Lynar– trombone, euphonium, trumpet
Thursday: Ms Gregory – flute
Ensembles
String Ensemble: Wednesday – Miss Werlemann Media Centre
Flute Choir: Thursday – Ms Gregory Media Centre
Reed Choir: Tuesday – Mr Ismail Media Centre
Musicianship
1st Grade – Friday 8.30-9.00am
2nd Grade – Monday 1.30-2.00pm
3rd Grade – waiting on exam results
4th Grade – Wednesday 10.30am
Please contact me if there are any questions, or if I can be of any assistance with the music
program.
Mrs Pauline Dwyer
Music [email protected]
Book club due back this Friday 8th
May
Yesterday, Mr Watts, Miss Sackey and I are attending the 2015 AISNSW STEM Leadership
Conference in Sydney. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,
and through the Independent Schools Centre for Excellence (ISCE) the AIS is developing
specific activities to support independent schools to develop innovative projects within or
beyond the curriculum.
It is envisaged that we come away from today with valuable information and resources
to enable students to develop a deeper understanding of STEM disciplines.
Secondary students will be competing in this year’s Australian Mathematics Competition
run by the Australian Mathematics Trust and sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank.
Student in Years 7-10 will all compete, as well as those student studying Mathematics
and Extension Mathematics in Years 11 and 12. The date for the competition is Thursday
30 July. More information regarding the completion will be sent home to parents in the
coming weeks.
Congratulations to Vanessa Drabsch (year 9) for the first correct answer to the logic problem.
Well done to Mrs Jane Christie, who had the second correct answer.
To put your minds at rest, the solution is: Chris played waterpolo, Daniel played table tennis,
Jessica did skateboarding and Kimbra played handball.
Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May NAPLAN
Thursday 30th July AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION
Mr Dawes
Head of Mathematics
Last week Year 12 met to discuss careers and pathways to tertiary studies in 2016 and
beyond. The meeting focussed on the ATAR, the University application process, early entry
applications, School Recommendation Schemes and Educational Access Schemes. I will be
working closely with our Year 12 students and assisting them in gaining access to their chosen
career or tertiary pathway.
This week our Year 11 students will be attending the CSU Facts day at Charles Sturt University
Bathurst. Students will attend a 45 minute presentation by guest speaker, Mr Bruce Buchanan,
followed by a 45 minute market in the gymnasium. Mr Buchanan will highlight issues facing
school leavers, both those beginning tertiary studies and those seeking employment.
Mr Dawes
Head of Mathematics
STANSW Young Scientist Awards
Open to primary and secondary students for both experiments and
inventions!
For more information and details on how to enter visit:
http://www.stansw.asn.au/ys/
If you have any questions please contact Mrs Gibson
Sport and Recreation Sports Taping courses in Orange
Sports taping is an important skill for coaches, trainers, teachers, parents and players involved
in sport. Correct sports taping can help prevent injury and also help with injury rehabilitation.
Introduction to Sports Taping - beginner technical and practical advice of taping including
ankles, fingers and thumbs. 6pm-9pm 6 May
Advanced Sports Taping - advanced techniques for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, Achilles
tendon and knee. 6pm-9pm 13 May
Call Sport & Recreation on 6362 6623 for more info or visit
www.dsr.nsw.gov.au $60/ person per level
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