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
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 [email protected] 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
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
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 [email protected]
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
Register: Gemma Green 0427 103 747 or email
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 [email protected] 0414 812 195 REGISTRATION& INFO: Gemma Green [email protected] 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
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.
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