It’s a Date

Term 1

Thursday 5th March – HICES Primary

Swimming Carnival Homebush

Thursday 12 March- AICES Secondary

Swimming Homebush

Saturday 21 March – Open Day 10-1pm

Friday March 27 – Athletics Carnival

Thursday 2 April -Term 1 Ends

Monday 20 April T – Yr 12 Return Term 2

ANZAC Day march – April 25 Neweys Dry

Cleaners 10.15am Full Winter Uniform

NEWSLETTER 2nd March 2015

From the Principal

Welcome everyone to Week 6.

Secondary School Camp

As I write, all seems to be going well on camp in Sydney. I met the

group yesterday at the Art Gallery NSW and all was well. The mood

was high among students and staff, though I can’t be sure the staff

still feel that way after the first night in the tents.

A few photos have come through, thanks to Mrs Gibson. More to come.

Lockdown and Evacuation Drills

We expect to run a lock down drill during the week of 9-13 March and an evacuation drill

during the week of 16-20 March.

This is a good opportunity to mention our parents’ role during lock downs. In the event of a

genuine lock down, parents do sometimes attempt to contact their child. This is

understandable, of course. The objective of a lock down, however, is to keep children silent

and out of sight. A telephone call or text message at such a time would indicate the child’s

location (and the location of other children and the teacher) to anyone who might hear it.

Arriving at the school can also complicate the situation and, again, jeopardise the safety of

staff and students.

For this reason we ask that no parent attempt to contact their child during a lock down

procedure. Thanks for your co-operation in this.

NSW Parents’ Council Event

The NSW Parents’ Council will run the ‘Parents Congress’ on Sunday 8 March, a free event. As

explained in their flyer:

The Parents Congress is your opportunity for as little as 90 minutes on a Sunday afternoon

to hear about some of the most advanced ideas about better parenting, engaging with

teachers and schools, and the pathways to quality learning outcomes.

Meet our renowned speakers and have your questions answered regarding parent

engagement and educational policy and options.

Register and attend local venues (and receive a free parent kit!) in your region. If you

can’t attend a face-to-face session you can register to watch the live webcast and have

your questions submitted online.

Date: Sunday, 8th March 2015

Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm AEDT

Presenters: Click here to view our panel of 13 expert presenters!

Location: Orange Anglican Grammar School

Please see the email from Mrs Kylie Bright for details on how to register, or click here.

Congratulations Laura

In October 2014 the Orange City Touch Association held trials for the Rep Touch Teams from

8 years to 18 years. Laura Sharp (Year 9) was chosen in the 16 years girls’ side to compete in

carnivals in Orange and Mudgee, as a lead-up to the State Junior Touch Carnival in Port

Macquarie.

Last week Laura made the trip to Port Macquarie. The competition is the largest junior

sporting competition in the southern hemisphere, with over 330 teams and over 1,000 players,

coaches and referees.

Laura’s team played two games on Friday afternoon for two wins. On Saturday they played

four games for two wins and two losses; this put them third in their pool with one game to

play Sunday.

The girls were in a good position to make the finals, but unfortunately the weather was not

kind and the carnival had to be abandoned, with three feet of water covering the fields.

The Orange rep sides were all very competitive, with some teams undefeated. The carnival

presents an opportunity to be selected for the NSW State teams, and Orange had at least

two players chosen in each age group.

Congratulations to Laura for being chosen and putting in the months of training required at

this level. A reminder that trials are held around October each year and are open to anyone

who is interested in representing Orange.

Julie Sharp

NAPLAN

NAPLAN will be conducted this year 12-14 May. Please see this newsletter for a ‘Letter to

Parents’ from BOSTES (Board of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards, NSW) re these

tests.

Open Day, 21 March

The Open Day this year is fast approaching – 21 March, 10:00am-1:00pm. Please make a

note of the date, and come along and see everything that has been happening in our

beautiful school.

Have a great week everyone.

Len Elliott

Important Primary Term 1 Dates

* HICES Swimming Carnival Homebush Thursday 5th March

Easter Hat Parade: Claim the date Thursday 2nd April, Starting at 12.30pm. Please note, all

Easter hats will be made at school.

Athletics Carnival – Friday 27 March

Little Cakes Roster

Week 6 Fri 6/3 5/6 Ms Winters

Week 8 Fri 20/3 4S Mrs Sligar

Week 10 Thurs 2/4 5/6 Ms Symons

Assembly Schedule Term 1

Assembly and Chapel are held on alternate weeks on Tuesdays at 9.05am in the Media

Centre until week 3. Assembly is now on a Thursday. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Week 6: 3C Mr Cheetham

Week 8: 4S Mrs Sligar

Week 10: Mrs Clancy

Sports Days

K-6 Wednesday & Fridays

CWA Public Speaking Topics

Year 3: When we got a new pet

I jumped

The magic hat

Year 4: If I were an animal, I would be…

Close the door!

Anzacs

Year 5: Disasters

If only I hadn’t said that

Peace

Year 6: We will remember them

Animals are more than pets

Conservation is survival

Speeches are to be two minutes long. Once we have finalised dates for speech

presentations, we will let students know their due date.

ANZAC Day march 25 April - Please assemble Sale St near Neweys Dry Cleaners 10.15am full

winter uniform. Please collect children at the conclusion of the march McNamara Lane.

Ms Melanie Winters

Head of Primary

LIBRARY@OAGS

PRC - By now all students should have a Premiers Reading Challenge sheet with cover letter.

Parents do not need to register their children. Ms Taylor does this. All that needs to be written

on the sheet is the title and the author. Please take note of the cover letters instructions as to

how many texts a student needs to read to complete the challenge.

World Read Aloud Day -

Wednesday the 4th of March is World Read Aloud Day. This is a timely opportunity to remind

all parents and families of the importance of reading aloud to young children. One

interesting statistic is below;

"Reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not

receive daily read aloud regardless of parental income, education level or cultural

background.”(Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research)

Some 'World Read Aloud Day' activities will be occurring in the library on Wednesday 4th

March.

Ms Taylor

Librarian

Intermediate Band Rehearsals

Wednesdays 12.30-1.30pm

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

Flute Choir : Thursday – Ms Gregory

Reed Choir: Tuesday – Mr Ismail

Musicianship

1st Grade – Friday 8.30-9.00am

2nd Grade – Monday 1.30-2.00pm

3rd Grade – waiting on exam results

4th Grade - TBA

Please contact me if there are any questions, or if I can be of any assistance with the music

program.

Mrs Pauline Dwyer

Music

pauline.dwyer@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au

Secondary WAS Swimming

The following students represented Orange Anglican Grammar School at the WAS Swimming

Carnival at St Stanislaus College, Bathurst on Friday the 27th of February: Charlie Watson,

Gemma Gailey, Hamish Bracey, Cooper Tarleton, Peter Driver, Lochie Hamilton, Jackson

Willis, Angus Johnston, Kate Elliot, Alicia Robinson, Amelia Abbott and Tom Cole. All students

swam incredibly well and I would like to congratulate them all for their fantastic

sportsmanship, enthusiasm in the pool and school pride.

Secondary Girls WAS Touch Football

On Saturday the 28th of February at The Scots

School, Bathurst a number of our school touch

football players trialled for selection in the WAS

Touch Football Teams. Georgia Lewis-Minogue,

Pip Mannix, Gemma Gailey, Tamara Mulligan,

Laura Sharp, Emily Saran, Tessa Barrett and

Georgina Gillett all played together in an

opens teams against Kinross Senior Girls, Scots

Senior Girls and All Saints Senior Girls teams. Our

team was incredibly strong and this is a credit

to the girls, as the other 3 schools compete

against each other every weekend.

Well done to all girls who played on the day in

the extreme heat and tough competition!

A massive congratulations to Tamara Mulligan, Pip Mannix and Laura Sharp for making the

Under 15’s WAS Touch Football Team and to Georgia-Lewis Minogue and Tessa Barrett for

making the Under 15’s and Opens Possibles & Probables.

Tamara, Pip and Laura will compete in the AICES Carnival at Penrith on Thursday 23rd of May,

2015.

Ms Lauren Della Ca

Head of PDHPE/Sport

Secondary Schools TFN Program

The Secondary Schools Tax File Number (TFN) program was terminated at the end of the 2014

year. From 1 January 2015, students can apply for a TFN through Australia Post or online.

More information on applying online can be found at http://auspost.com.au/travel-id/tax-

file-numberapplications.html.

CHESS ON THE MOVE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Students from beginners to experienced players are honing their skills at Thursday's Secondary

Chess Club. Chess Master, Joe Cummins is excited by the response to the new secondary

club.

Lunch Orders

Food in a Flash provides lunch orders Monday Wednesday and Fridays. Please find pricelist

on our website under Publications.

Pizza Capers provide Caperzones on Tuesdays only. There are three options – Cheese, Ham

and Cheese, and Ham Cheese and Pineapple. Caperzones are $5

Lunch orders are to be written on a paper bag, with your child’s name and class.

Volunteers are required to count the lunchorders on Monday and/or Wednesday and drop

them to Food in a Flash. This job only take 15 minutes, so if you could spare some time it

would be greatly appreciated. Please call into Administration for details.

Pink Stumps Day Grammar went pink on Friday Feb 20 in a fantastic show of support

for the McGrath Foundation. The Foundation places breast care

nurses in hospital around Australia. Students from Transition to Year

12 excelled themselves in dressing in pink, contributing to donation

for the casual clothes day, getting into the swing with pink

cupcakes, a pink bbq at lunch time and games of cricket to support

the cause.

Mr Elliott has some great photos. To have a look please go to

https://picasaweb.google.com/109375023565291736963/PinkStumpsDay#

We have raised the fantastic figure of over $1800 for the McGrath Foundation. A huge

thankyou to students & families of Gugaa house for organising the day, cooking the bbq etc.

to Mr McLeay’s class for the primary cupcakes and to everyone who helped out to make the

day a success.

THANKS

Due to the secondary camp being held this week the note for the Inquisitive minds workshop

will be sent home next week with further details.

Thursday 12th March MANSW Inquisitive Minds Workshop, Wellington

Saturday 21st March OPEN DAY

Monday 30th March – Thursday 2nd April YEAR 12 HALF YEARLY EXAMS

Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May NAPLAN

Thursday 30th July AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION

The first student to correctly complete all 3 challenges will win an Easter treat!

1st Challenge – The Magic Crystal

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2nd Challenge – The bus Stop!

My watch is 10 minutes slow but I think that it is 5 minutes fast. My friend’s watch is 5 minutes

fast but he thinks it is 10 minutes slow. We decided to meet at the bus stop at precisely 4pm.

Who arrives first and at what time!

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3rd Challenge – The Circus

A circus performance was attended by 120 people who paid a total of $120. The men paid

$5, the women paid $2 and the children paid 10c. How many men, women and children

went to the circus?

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Good luck & have a great week,

Mr Nick Dawes

Head of Mathematics

Quote of the Week “The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel

Proust

Writers in Profile The chocolate frog goes to Mrs Meredie Wright (mum of Naomi & Travis) who nominated

“Bush Christening” as her favourite Paterson poem after ‘Writers in Profile’ last week.

HICES Debating 2015 HICES Debating Round 1 was held at Scots in Bathurst last week. It was a pleasant occasion

of argument and ideas in an atmosphere of respect. There were solid results for each of our

teams and although all but the Middle B team (Year 8) went down in each case they were

close results. Each team received positive comments from the adjudicators.

Particularly pleasing given that again all of our teams are quite inexperienced. Our new

primary team of Jess, Henry, Imogen and Elouisa did well in their first HICES debate. Well

done.

Dudley Cup Debating is on Mar 10 at Kinross and Round 2 of HICES at Blue Mountains on Mar

19. More information will be coming out to teams soon.

Mr Adrian Lee

Head of English – adrian.lee@orange grammar.nsw.edu.au

WW1 - 2015

As you are no doubt aware 2015 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

To mark this event, the Year Stage 5 Elective History class is compiling an electronic book that

highlights the involvement of Orange Anglican Grammar School families in the Gallipoli

Campaign in 1915.

If you have a relative who served at Gallipoli or in any other theatre in World War I, we would

appreciate you sharing their stories, letters, diaries, photographs etc. with us so they can be

included in the book and your relatives service can be recognised by the Orange Anglican

Grammar School community and beyond. Wherever possible, we would appreciate it if you

could send copies (either hardcopy or electronic) of valuable documents and photographs

but if this is not possible, the school will take great care of originals and will return them to you

as soon as possible.

If you have stories, letters, diaries or photographs relating to a relatives service at Gallipoli or

any other theatre of World War I and you would like to take part in this project, it would be

appreciated if you could send any documents to the school no later than Monday, 2nd

March 2015 to anzac@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au as the students will need time to collate

information and compile their book.

To assist in gathering information you can speak to other relatives, access Orange City Library

or your local Library and the following website; http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/

This will be a valuable learning experience for students and families as they will gain deeper

insight into the nature of the Gallipoli campaign and World War I.

Mrs Erica Kerridge

H.S.I.E Teacher

anzac@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au

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

erin.gibson@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au

OAGS Sports Club

OAGS Soccer – Registration Forms available from Administration.

Please find below registration fees for OAGS soccer for 2015.

U6 – U9 $100

U10 – U11 $120

U12 and up $130

Will be looking for as many parents as possible to help with coaching/managing

teams.

For more information please contact Ian Cole 0428 304 525 or cathianc@netspace.net.au

Alinta Uniform Shop – Opening hours Monday

1.30pm – 4.00pm and Thursday 8.30am –

10.00am. Please see the OAGS website for

online ordering details.

Kinesiology for

Kids! A “Do-It-Yourself” Stress Management

Guide for Parents, Teachers and Children This 4 hour hands-on workshop is designed to give parents and

teachers an understanding of Kinesiology and the amazing,

positive changes it can bring about in children.

Kinesiology encompasses holistic health disciplines which use the

gentle art of muscle monitoring to access information about a

person’s well-being.

The techniques taught are easy for children to understand and

apply each day to live a well-adjusted, active and co-ordinated

life. Each participant will receive a resource manual to support

them in learning & using these techniques.

You will be able to teach your children/students how to recognise

when they are feeling ‘out of balance’ and then notice the

changes after the exercises. These exercises assist in:

Reducing stress

Increase energy and vitality

Being better co-ordinated and focused

Finding which foods deplete energy & enhance energy

Improve and maintain emotional wellbeing

Allowing kids to be confident, healthy and happy members of

society!

This 4 hour workshop will give you tools for life, to benefit your

family, students, friends….and yourself. Invest in this workshop for

$95 – and as a gift bring a friend or colleague for FREE! (Tax

Invoice available upon request)

Date: Friday 1st May 2015 5pm – 9pm

Venue: Orange Anglican Grammar School, Media Centre

Trainer: Kali Spooner – Kinesiologist & Lecturer TFH, BKP

RSVP: Monday 27th April (with payment)

Enquiries: Kali Spooner 0414 812 195 or email

kali@spooner.com.au

Register: Gemma Green 0427 103 747 or email

gemmgreen@gmail.com

Touch for Health –

Kinesiology Ever wondered about Kinesiology and never knew how to say it let alone what it is all about?? To sum up in one sentence….. “Kinesiology encompasses holistic health disciplines which use the gentle art of muscle monitoring to access information about a person’s well being” (http://www.kinesiology.org.au/about-kinesiology).

Touch for Health –Kinesiology (TFH) is coming to Orange this coming May. Excitingly, Kali Spooner (TFH, BKP) from Canberra will be teaching Touch for Health Module 1. What can you expect from this weekend?? “Experience the magic and power of Kinesiology for yourself and learn tools for life in this transformational weekend. Learn how to muscle monitor to gauge imbalances and blocks in the mind and body to achieve your goals by reducing stress, increasing energy, elevate moods and attitudes through physical, emotional, energetic and nutritional techniques.”…….Kali Spooner Participants will also receive TFH Module 1 Workbook as a take home resource. DATE: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015 TIME: 9am-6pm both days VENUE: Orange Anglican Grammar School, Library INVESTMENT: Fantastic Early Bird Price until April 3rd $195 (Usually $440!! Metro areas) Register between April 4 – April 27 $235 Limited places available so book your spot early! RSVP: Is Essential by Monday 27 April 2015 (with payment) CATERING: The Agrestic Grocer (hooray!!) – Attendees will be able to

order morning tea and lunches through the Agrestic Grocer; these can be ordered and paid for on the day. ENQUIRIES: Kali Spooner kali@spooner.com.au 0414 812 195 REGISTRATION& INFO: Gemma Green gemmgreen@gmail.com 0427 103 747 “As an experienced mentor and teacher in Kinesiology, I am honoured to support you in your journey on all of these levels as we unlock your greater potential, elevate your consciousness, confidence and love for life as you connect more fully to your purpose.” -- Kali Spooner

Jane Cotter (BA Hons; Post Grad Cert Integration Studies

(Spec Ed); Teachers Cert; Fine Art Cert)

Jane Cotter has been working at Aspect for 26 years & she

is currently Senior Education Consultant with Aspect’s

Educational Outreach. She provides a diverse range of

collaborative social & learning support services for

mainstream school students (K-12), their families & school

personnel. Jane is passionate about developing &

implementing social programs for children & teens with

ASD & about the varied consultancy work that she feels

privileged to provide in collaboration with parents & carers

& with fellow educators in Government, Catholic &

Independent schools. Jane has presented over many years

on a diverse range of topics at both national & international

conferences & at schools & agencies

This engaging & interactive full day course offers an overview of Autism

Spectrum, with particular focus on social differences & implications of

these for social & learning inclusion. Interventions are explained within a

Positive Behaviour Support framework.

Course topics include:

» Practical, proactive social support strategies for the

classroom & playground

» Structured playground / break-time programming

» Diagnosis disclosure

» Peer education

» Implementing group social skills programs

» Social stories, social scripts & comic strip conversations

When: 24th June 2015

Where: Heritage House 58 Summer Street Orange NSW 2800

Time: 9:00am to 3:30pm

Cost: $300.00* Professionals $150.00* Family Member (price subsidised by Aspect) *Early Bird Prices apply until 22 March 2015.

Register Online Contact:

www.autismspectrum.org.au Kerry Ritzrow P: 02 8868 8504

E: kritzrow@autismspectrum.org.au

Who should attend:

This course is also suitable for teachers of mainstream-based support

classes & for other professionals working with children with autism.

Parents & Carers are also most welcome to attend.

ASD & Practical Social Support Strategies

A Professional Development course for teachers,

special support personnel & other professionals

supporting Kindergarten – Year 6 students with autism

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National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy 2015

LETTER TO PARENTS

In May 2015 the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be completed by students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. NAPLAN has the support of all State and Territory Education Ministers and will assess the literacy and numeracy skills of students across Australian schools.

The results of the tests will provide important information to schools about what each student can do, and will be used to support teaching and learning programs. Parents will receive a report indicating their child’s level of achievement. Each student’s level of achievement will be reported against the national minimum standard.

Student background information (student name, gender, date of birth, language background and Aboriginality) will be collected as part of the National Assessment Program. This information is treated confidentially and held securely to ensure that every student’s right to privacy is maintained.

The NAPLAN tests will be conducted from 12-14 May 2015.

TUESDAY 12 MAY WEDNESDAY 13 MAY THURSDAY 14 MAY Language Conventions (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) Writing

Reading Numeracy

In the Numeracy tests students do not require any measuring tools such as rulers or protractors. In Years 7 and 9 there will be two Numeracy tests: one where a calculator is allowed and one where calculators are not to be used. For the calculator test, the student should use the calculator that they currently use at school.

Friday 15 May – A ‘catch-up’ day is scheduled for students who missed a test or were absent on a test day. Students may be considered for exemption from the tests if they:

• are newly arrived in Australia (less than one year before the test) and with a language background other than English, or

• have significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions which severely limit their capacity to

participate in the tests.

All other students are expected to participate in the tests. Disability adjustments which reflect the student’s normal level of support in the classroom may be provided. Large print, Braille, coloured paper versions and electronic tests are available to meet the needs of individual students.

Access to disability adjustments or exemption from the tests must be discussed with the school principal and a parent or carer consent form must be signed. Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer. This is a matter for consideration by parents in consultation with the Principal. If you wish to withdraw your child from the tests, a parent or carer consent form must be signed.

Please make an appointment with the principal of the school your child attends if you would like to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN.

Additional information about NAPLAN can be found at www.nap.edu.au/NAPLAN/Parent_Carer_support/index.html.