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Respectful Responsible Learners Weekly focus: Being Friendly IMPORTANT NEWS October 17 th Kindergarten 2019 Parent Information Evening - 5pm October 19 th Last Day Armaleka Pre - orders. October 23 rd Music Evening 6pm October 29 th - November 2 nd NAIDOC Week Wednesday 17 th October - Term 4 Week 1 Phone: Primary : 6362 6369 Infants: 6362 1992 Fax: 6361 7923 Website: orange-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: [email protected] Dear Parents How great were the Holidays! I would like to welcome everyone back to what will be a blur in me being term 4 as we speed towards Christmas and the end of the year. This term the school will be running to keep up with the busy schedule leading up to the end of the year starng with the ongoing hard work being put into academic improvement. This will be complimented however with a host of events that make up term 4 ranging from sports, performing arts, presentaon events and events solely based around opportunity and fun. So strap in and hang on. Starng the term we have been delighted with the student’s return and the excitement they have displayed being back at school. This week all classes commenced with very posive feedback by teachers on how well the children recommenced their lessons. Year 6 have commenced a wonderful unit based on social friendships using the novels Hang Alison Ashley and Wonder. Tonight we are looking forward to having parents of the 2019 kindergarten cohort come into the school for an informaon session, commencing at 5pm in the Infants library. The purpose of the session is to again further inform parents of what happens during the transion period leading into school life and also detail the programs and rounes that will be experienced by their child at the start of Kindergarten. The 1 hour session is very quick and highly valued and we strongly recommend aendance. This week our Infants’ students will be limbering up, readying themselves for the Infants Sports Day, being held at Wade Park on Friday. This is always a great day with a range of fun events and races keeping everyone highly engaged and excited. We welcome parents to come along to cheer and enjoy the day with us. Please ensure your child has their sports uniform for running and also their school hat and sunscreen for protecon in the sun. Next week we really start at a pace with the school showcasing our music programs. We will be hosng a concert evening on Tuesday night. We are so excited in what will be a very special night, we are presenng our bands, choirs, ensembles, strings and guitar groups to parents and wider audience. Our students involved in the music programs do not get the recognion they deserve considering the effort they have put into rehearsals so we see this as an outstanding opportunity to say well done to these wonderful students and a big thank you to parents who oſten assist in the reminding of musical pracse. In total we are expecng approximately 220 students to be performing on the night which is close to 1/3 of our student populaon which indicates the value we place into the performing arts at Orange Public School. The evening will commence with the children arriving at 5.30pm to be ready for the opening performance at 6pm.
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Respectful Responsible Learners
Weekly focus:
Being Friendly
IMPORTANT
NEWS
October 17th
Kindergarten 2019
Parent Information
Evening - 5pm
October 19th
Last Day Armaleka
Pre - orders.
October 23rd
Music Evening 6pm
October 29th -
November 2nd
NAIDOC Week
Wednesday 17th October - Term 4 Week 1
Phone: Primary : 6362 6369 Infants: 6362 1992 Fax: 6361 7923 Website: orange-p.schools.nsw.edu.au E-mail: [email protected]
Dear Parents
How great were the Holidays! I would like to welcome everyone back to what will be a
blur in time being term 4 as we speed towards Christmas and the end of the year. This
term the school will be running to keep up with the busy schedule leading up to the end
of the year starting with the ongoing hard work being put into academic improvement.
This will be complimented however with a host of events that make up term 4 ranging
from sports, performing arts, presentation events and events solely based around
opportunity and fun. So strap in and hang on.
Starting the term we have been delighted with the student’s return and the excitement
they have displayed being back at school. This week all classes commenced with very
positive feedback by teachers on how well the children recommenced their lessons. Year
6 have commenced a wonderful unit based on social friendships using the novels
Hating Alison Ashley and Wonder.
Tonight we are looking forward to having parents of the 2019 kindergarten cohort come
into the school for an information session, commencing at 5pm in the Infants library.
The purpose of the session is to again further inform parents of what happens during the
transition period leading into school life and also detail the programs and routines that
will be experienced by their child at the start of Kindergarten. The 1 hour session is very
quick and highly valued and we strongly recommend attendance.
This week our Infants’ students will be limbering up, readying themselves for the Infants
Sports Day, being held at Wade Park on Friday. This is always a great day with a range of
fun events and races keeping everyone highly engaged and excited. We welcome parents
to come along to cheer and enjoy the day with us. Please ensure your child has their
sports uniform for running and also their school hat and sunscreen for protection in the
sun.
Next week we really start at a pace with the school showcasing our music programs.
We will be hosting a concert evening on Tuesday night. We are so excited in what will
be a very special night, we are presenting our bands, choirs, ensembles, strings and
guitar groups to parents and wider audience. Our students involved in the music
programs do not get the recognition they deserve considering the effort they have put
into rehearsals so we see this as an outstanding opportunity to say well done to these
wonderful students and a big thank you to parents who often assist in the reminding of
musical practise. In total we are expecting approximately 220 students to be performing
on the night which is close to 1/3 of our student population which indicates the value we
place into the performing arts at Orange Public School. The evening will commence with
the children arriving at 5.30pm to be ready for the opening performance at 6pm.
Also next week on Wednesday evening the P&C will be holding a disco at the Primary Communal Hall. The format
will see the Infants disco commence at 4.30pm to 6pm followed by the Primary disco commencing at 6.30pm and
concluding at 8pm. Admission to the disco will $5 payable on the night. During the evening the children will be
able to purchase some lollies and drinks with all proceeds going to the P&C in support of the school. All children
must be collected from the hall at the conclusion of their disco and it is very important to collect children at the
correct time.
Next week the school will be playing host to up to 50 Principals and an additional 50 Senior Administration
Managers who will be participating in Professional Learning based on the new HR system being implemented by
the NSW Department of Education. Our visitors will be working in the Primary library for the week and we are
delighted to be able to offer our school as the venue for the training.
In sport our girls touch football team will be in action on Monday in the final of the Western Region
championships with the possibility of the girls then being required to play in Sydney the following Monday at the
State Championships if successful. Good Luck girls.
Our boys are also playing next week in the 5th round of the PSSA cricket competition on Tuesday. Mrs Smith is
very excited with the boys being very dominant in their previous games and has high hopes for the day.
One of the most exciting things this term will be the Orange Public School Open Gardens weekend. This initiative
of the OPS P&C will see 8 of Orange’s most exquisite gardens open to the public with Orange Public School
coordinating the day. The Open Gardens will occur on Saturday 10th November and we are certain that the entire
community and visitors to Orange will appreciate this event. More information will be distributed throughout the
month leading towards the event with the excitement bound to grow.
Finally I would like to thank all parents for their outstanding efforts towards our change of uniform as our children
are looking sharp in the summer uniform. As has been mentioned, the school has been working with the P&C over
the course of the year to initiate an additional option for girls during summer, incorporating shorts. We are
pleased to say we have moved forward in our process and are now working with manufacturers in readiness for
the next phase of implementation. The manufacturers have indicated they will be able to offer the option at the
start of Term 4 2019. The process of any uniform change is one that involves considerable consultation and I thank
the members of the P&C, the staff and the wider community for their involvement.
Enjoy the week.
Bradley Tom
Principal
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OPS Sport
K-6 Every Friday
OPS - 2018 School Year Dates
October 17 Kindy 2019 Parent Information Session 5-6pm
October 19 Last Day ARMALEKA Pre - Orders
October 19 Infants Sport Day - Wade Park
October 23 Boys PSSA Cricket
October 23 Music Evening 6 - 7.30pm Communal Hall
October 24 P & C Disco - K - 2 - 4.30pm - 6pm
Years 3 - 6 - 6.30pm - 8pm
October 24 CRTHS Transition Day - Details to follow
October
24-25 OHS Transition Day - Details to follow
October 25 OPS Yarn Up 3.30pm
October 29 -
November 2 NAIDOC Week
November 2 Whole School Assembly - Community Hall
10am - BBQ lunch to follow
October 29 -
November 9 Kinder 2019 Transition
November 15 JSCHS Transition day - Details to follow
November 16 Bike Day all of stage 2 and 3 -
Change of date
December 7 Year 2 Orientation and Disco
December
3-14 School Swimming Scheme - Details to follow
December 12 Christmas Concert
December 14 Year 2 Orientation - Scavenger Hunt
December 17
OPS Presentation -
Community Hall, Primary
K-2 - 10am to 11am
Stage 2 - 11.30am to 12.30pm
Stage 3 - 1pm to 2pm
December 19
2019 SRC Induction &
Year 6 Right of Passage
Community Hall, Primary 2pm to 3.10pm
December 19 Last Day of Term 4 for students
OPS Assemblies
Kindergarten Wednesday 24th October
2.30pm-3pm
Year 1 Thursday 25th October
2.30pm-3pm
Year 2 Monday 22nd October
2.30pm-3pm
Year 3-6
Friday 19th October
2.30pm-3pm
BOOK CLUB
Closes - Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Clothing Pool
The Clothing Pool is located at the Primary Campus and is open 9.00am to 10.00am on
Wednesdays & Fridays and 2.30pm - 3.30 on Tuesdays.
Term 4 2018 dates are:
Tuesday: 16/10/18, 6/11/18, 27/11/18 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Wednesday: 24/10/18, 14/11/18, 5/12/18 9am - 10am
Friday: 2/11/18, 23/11/18, 14/12/18 9am - 10am
If you are able to volunteer in our Clothing Pool
please call
Michelle Blowes - 0434 947 836
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