DIARY DATES

Fri 4/5 Year 12 Formal

Tue 8/5 Operation

to 15/5 Flinders starts

Mon 14/5 School Council

Meeting

Tue 15/5 NAPLAN

to 18/5 Years 3,5,7 & 9

Mon 28/5 Reconciliation

to 1/6 Week

Mon 11/6 PUBLIC

HOLIDAY

Queen’s B/day

Mon 18/6 6.30pm School

Council Mtg

Fri 29/6 STUDENT FREE

DAY

Fri 6/7 End of Term 2

2.15 Dismissal

Look at us all at the Royal Adelaide Show!

19 September 2019 Volume: 36 Folio: 9

Thu 19/9 Reception to Yr 6

Assembly 9am.

Fri 27/9 CANTEEN LOLLY

DAY.

Early Dismissal

2.15pm.

Mon 14/10 Term 4

Commences.

Mon 21/10 Kindy Transition

Visit.

Thur 24/10 Last day of

Yr 12 Lessons.

Fri 25/10 Yr 12 Breakfast.

Mon 28/10 Kindy Transition

Visit.

School Council

Meeting 6.30pm.

Mon 4/11 Kindy Transition

Visit.

Mon 11/11 Remembrance

Day &

Grandparents

Day.

Thur 14/11 Reception to Yr 6

Assembly 9am.

Mon 18/11 Kindy Transition

Visit.

ARTICLE PAGE

Principal’s Report.

Starting School in 2020.

2

Royal Adelaide Show

Agriculture Report

3 & 4

Lightning Carnival 5

9 A Side AFL Comp

Open Boys Basketball

6

Final Notice to Families.

OSHC News.

7

OAS Wellbeing Fair.

Seeking Stall Holders.

8

Saver Plus Program.

Police - Community Forum.

9

Driver Awareness Course.

XITH45 Comp.

Hills Music Jam.

10

Inside this issue:

ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW

Once again Oakbank has excelled in a number of

areas at the Royal Adelaide Show with Outstanding

performances in the sheep judging and handling as

well as significant prizes in the Grand Parade and

Photography.

The skill and effort that students put into their work was

obvious and acknowledged by the judges. Thank you

to the breeders for their donations and help in

preparing the animals, parents for supporting the

students at the competitions and expert volunteers that

spent time preparing the animals and instructing the

students.

There are a number of articles in this newsletter

detailing the accomplishments of the students.

Congratulations to the students and staff, particularly

Kerensa Greenfield, Mellissa Rogers and Brenton Hoskin,

who represented the school so well.

SAVE THE DATE

There are a number of community events that the

school is running in Term 4.

You are invited, along with the broader community to

the Wellbeing Fair on Saturday 16 November.

There will be a variety of stalls promoting community

activities, students running their own enterprises and a

selection of food and drink. Entry is FREE as this is not a

fundraising event.

The second major event is the 2019 Presentation Night.

Please join us to celebrate the graduation of our Year 6

and Year 12 students as well as acknowledging the

students that have achieved across a range of

academic, social, sporting and leadership fields.

SATAC APPLICATIONS

Year 12 students applying to attend University or TAFE in

2020 need to have completed their applications online

by the end of this term.

This is the first but important milestone that minimises the

application fee and still allows for flexibility in choices

after this date.

If you are unsure of the process, or whether to apply at

all, please contact Kirsty Rogers at the school.

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

& TRAINING (VET)

COURSES Applications for 2020 VET courses also need to be

completed by the end of this term so that schools can

finalise the courses that will be running.

If you have an application form, please return it as soon

as possible.

If you don’t have a form but intend enrolling in a VET

course, please contact Kirsty Rogers to access the

appropriate paperwork.

Bruce Oerman

Principal

DOES YOUR CHILD TURN 5 ON OR

BEFORE MAY 1, 2020?

If so, your child is due to begin Reception at the

start of 2020.

Please contact Tracey Ward, Junior School

Leader, as soon as possible to organise

enrolling your child.

ONLINE CANTEEN ORDERING APP

COMING SOON!

Starting in Term 4, the canteen will offer

online pre-ordering for lunches!

Details will be sent to parents shortly to

outline how to access the Flexishools

website and app that will provide this

service.

Stay tuned!

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

ROYAL ADELAIDE SHOW So finishes a very long 8 days at the Royal Show!

Melissa, John, Michelle and I had 49 kids, 3 steers, 6

sheep and 16 goats there over the course of the show,

in Steers, Junior Judging, Merino Wethers and Goat

Wether competitions.

In our Steer competitions, the students worked well

together, showing team work, initiative and problem

solving skills. The students were remarked upon for their

productivity, helpfulness and enthusiasm. A massive

thank you to John Higginson, Melissa Rogers, Michelle

Bull, our breeders and volunteers for all their hard work

with getting the steers and steer team ready for the

show. Nickolas Leech received a ribbon in the

Experienced Handlers Competition and all the students

enjoyed a lecture on the Red Meat Industry.

In the Merino competitions, Melissa and the sheep

students worked feverishly to ensure the sheep were

presented well for the judges. Our sheep stood up well

to the other schools, with our scores being well within

the range expected.

Tom and Jackie Megson worked well in the Junior

Judging Competitions, with a few curve ball questions

being thrown Tom’s way (according to him).

The goat team did well this year. We got a 4th place for

Best Presented School in the Grand Parade, 4th/5th/6th

in the classes and a 4th for Handlers by Alexia Miller. The kids were very very impressed and stoked with their

efforts. Our new breeder was really happy with all our

hard work and the kids’ enthusiasm for their goats and

working together as a team.

A massive thank you to Michelle Bull for her hard work

throughout the year as well as Melissa and John for

their support of the teams at the Show, it means

everything to our kids.

Overall, the Ag Club has been a hardworking team this

year, made up of kids, staff, breeders and volunteers.

We couldn’t have had as much success as we

achieved without the support of these people.

Thank you to those who have helped feed on week-

ends (Michelle and Graham Bull and Bruce), and for

teachers who gave me children when the animals and

students needed more work.

Kerensa Greenfield Agriculture Teacher

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Tom Megson who won 2nd prize in

both the:

Meat Sheep Breeds Young Judges Championships'

and

State Merino Fleece Young Judges Championship' at

the 2019 Royal Adelaide Show.

Well done Tom!

Congratulations also go to Jackie Megson for her 3rd prize

in the Cake Decorating Competition

Kerensa Greenfield Ag Teacher

VET & PATHWAYS DAY Kirsty Rogers Deputy Principal

Netball Team 2 Coach: Chermia Elston Players: Liticia Wilks, Ashlee Tucker, Willow Van

Gameren, Savannah Baayens, Bridie Causer, Ava

Smith, Tiahni Mahlo and Patricia Gollan.

Basketball Coaches: Jett Sinnott, Nash Tonkin Players : Ryan Taskas, Hugo Bruce, Jakeob

McConnell, Joseph Giorgi and Brodie McKenner.

Boys Soccer Coach: Oliver Askew Players : Gryffyn Walker, Wyatt Hennig, Baden

Christopher, Jack Hughes, Matthew Leech and

Callum Reid.

Mary Feijen SAPSASA Coordinator

LIGHTNING CARNIVAL On Monday 2 September the Year 5/6/7 students

participated in a Sports Carnival at St Francis De Sales

College in Mt Barker. The sports played were football,

netball, soccer and basketball.

We were lucky to have the assistance of 8 High School

students who coached and umpired our various teams on

the day. For two weeks prior to the carnival the High School

students ran training sessions to impart skills and to

encourage the students to participate.

On the day everything went very well and the students had

a terrific time. We would like to thank Mr Wissell, the High

School students and parents for their help on the day.

Football Coaches: Darcy Lucas, Tyson Harris Players: Tyson Fox, Danilo Bettio, Callum Van de Velde,

Jayden Barratt, Zac Pfeiffer, Tyson McKenner, John

Hughes, Ari Van de Velde and Joseph Giorgi.

Girls Soccer Coach: Dylan Polley Players: Olivia Gould, Jasmin Knott, Lucy Golding,

Matisse Mack, Summer Peters, Zoe Osborne, Anna

Burford and Alia Windebank.

Netball Team 1 Coach: Maddy Erickson Players : Alexia Miller, Jessie Orbell, Jamie Gordan,

Angel Chiarieri, Charlotte Casement, Maritoni

Monsalud, Bianca Schneider and Hope Bellchambers.

On Monday we played

three games of football. We

won the first game which

made us very happy. Every

one played their best. Our

coaches, Darcy and Tyson,

encouraged us and placed

us in the various positions.

All in all we had a good

day.

At the carnival the Year

5 / 6 / 7 s o c c e r t e a m

participated in three

games. Every one played a

fair game and used good

team work. Dylan was our

coach and he encouraged

us from the side lines.

Netball on Monday was a

good experience. We won

our first game and came

really close in the others.

Thank you to Maddy

Erickson for coaching us

and encouraging us from

the sidelines.

On Monday we had Netball.

We all had so much fun. The

team was very supportive and

encouraged each other.

Although we lost every game

we still tried our best and had

a good time. Thank you to our

coach Chermia Elston for all

the hard work she put in to

teach us the skills to play

better.

The boys basketball team

had more fun at the

training sessions prior to

the carnival, as their were

more boys actually playing.

On the day, the team was

one player short but we were

ably helped by players from

football, soccer and netball.

Thank you to Jett and Nash

for coaching and umpiring

on the day. The boys tried

their hardest and enjoyed

themselves.

Our team played four games

at the Sport Carnival. We

were one short, so our fill in

came from the football team.

All the players tried really

hard to win. Unfortunately

we lost each game by 2

goals. Everyone had a good

day and were tired at the

end of the day. THANK YOU

TO Oliver for coaching us

and umpiring some of our

games.

YEAR 10 BOYS BASKETBALL

On Wednesday September 11, Oakbank Area School

sent a team of boys to Birdwood High School to

compete against them in Year 10 Boys Basketball.

The team was a combination of boys across Year's 8 to

10 and they were pumped to perform well after a few

training sessions together, back in the Oakbank Gym

at lunchtimes.

Unfortunately, this outlook was squashed in the first two

minutes of the game when Birdwood shot two 3

pointers and two 2 pointers to race to a 10 point lead

in the blink of an eye before our boys knew what was

going on.

To Oakbank's credit, the boys regrouped and

consolidated, getting this lead down to 7 points late in

the 3rd quarter before finally losing by 15pts. Those first

two minutes turned out to be pretty important in the

context of the final score.

Those players who particularly stood out in the game

were Brodie, Liam and Oscar. As a Year 8, Jesse should

also be commended on the way he competed

against older opposition.

Shane Wissell Sports Coordinator

VET & PATHWAYS DAY Kirsty Rogers Deputy Principal

9 A SIDE AFL COMPETITION On Tuesday 3 September, Oakbank Area School ventured

to Callington Oval to participate in a 9-a-side AFL

competition for Year 8/9 Boys and Girls.

Other schools in attendance were Heathfield H/S, Murray

Bridge H/S, Birdwood H/S and St Francis College.

Unfortunately our boys didn't win a game, but were very

close to Birdwood, only going down by a goal. Our girls

were more successful, wining 2 of their games.

Our participants were limited in their knowledge and skill

level in AFL, but were massive in terms of commitment,

displaying a positive attitude and demonstrating

outstanding sportsmanship and fair play. They were all

great Ambassadors for Oakbank Area School.

A big thank you to the parents who travelled to Callington

to support the teams and also to SSO Mikayla Nicholson

for her management of the girls team.

Shane Wissell Sports Coordinator

FINAL NOTICE

Payment of 2019 Materials & Services Fees

Thank you to all the families who

have paid their 2019 Materials and

Services Fees.

The Materials and Services Fees are

used to provide a range of

classroom consumables and

services to all Reception to Year 12

children who attend this school.

The non-payment of these fees puts

the school’s finances under very

real strain and adds to the pressure

for charges to be increased in

future years.

As the 2019 Materials and Services

fees are now OVERDUE, FINAL

NOTICES have been posted home

to families who have not yet paid

their school fees.

Parents are advised that unless you

have a payment instalment plan in

place, all outstanding 2019 debts

will be transferred to DfE Central

Debt Collection Services at the end

of Term 3.

Bron Hall

Business Manager

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OSHC - NEWS

Well! Here we are almost at the end of another term. That

means OAS OSHC has been operating for 2 terms now.

We’ve had a lot of fun times inside and outside.

We are lucky to have welcomed Andrew Eckert to our

OSHC staff.

Andrew has joined us as a Responsible Person and you will

be seeing him at OSHC regularly. Andrew has worked in

OSHC for several years and he also teaches piano at

OAS.

So if you see Andrew around say hello.

For an OSHC information package please drop into

OSHC, or see Gail at the school’s Front Office.

Our opening hours are:

BSC 6.45am-8.45am

ASC 3.15pm-6.30pm M,T,Th,F & 2.30pm-6.30pm W

Phone OSHC: 8388 4783 or 0436 313 948

or School Office: 8398 7200

Email: dl.0762.oshc@schools.sa.edu.au

I’m looking forward to meeting and working with you and

your child/children.

Rhee Driver OSHC Director

OAS WELLBEING FAIR

If you have goods or services to sell why

not secure a stall at our wellbeing fair to be

held on Saturday 16 November.

This year, the wellbeing team and school committee are

organising a Wellbeing Fair to promote positive mental,

emotional, physical and spiritual health within our school

and wider community.

A variety of student run stalls, local food and produce,

handmade crafts, together with a variety of activities and

wellness workshops and demonstrations will be available

for people to experience throughout the day.

This Wellbeing Fair is for the whole family, so please bring

along a picnic rug and/or chairs, and enjoy a day full of

fun, wellness activities, games, food and socialising.

The Wellbeing Fair will be open to the public from 10 am

until 3 pm.

Stall holders will be asked to arrive between 8am and

9am to leave enough time to set up before the general

public arrives.

If you would like further information, or you would like to

register an interest in securing a FREE STALL, please email

either :

Wayne.Mardell357@schools.sa.edu.au

or

Keysha.Errington405@schools.sa.edu.au

or

Telephone the school on 8398 7200 to leave a message.

We hope to see you there!

Keysha Errington & Wayne Mardell Wellbeing Fair Coordinators

COMMUNITY NOTICES

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COMMUNITY NOTICES

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS

154 Onkaparinga Valley Road

OAKBANK SA 5243

Phone: 8398 7200

Fax: 8388 4718

E: dl.0762.info@schools.sa.edu.au

W: www.oakbankas.sa.edu.au

www.facebook.com/oakbankas