It’s a Date
Thursday 28 May – Assembly 5/6W
Friday 29 May- HICES Primary Cross
Country
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
Thursday 11 June _ P and F Meeting 6.30
Media Centre
Tuesday 16 June – Chapel
Thursday 18 June – Band Concert
Last day Term 2 – 19 June Wednesday 2 September – HICES Athletics
NEWSLETTER 23rd May 2015
From the Principal
Welcome everyone to Week 6.
Big Crunch
The Big Crunch was held a couple of weeks ago – lots of fun.
Many thanks to Mr Watts for taking these photos, and to Mrs Sutton
for organising the event.
Please click on the photo below to see more.
Pijin English Lessons
Rev Mal Dunnett was in this week, teaching some students from Years 10-11 some basic Pijin
English, in preparation for the trip to the Solomon Islands that will take place 21 Sept – 7 Oct.
Several Year 12 students also dropped in for the fun of it.
These lessons will continue as the trip approaches.
It’s always great to see Mal at the school. We’re very grateful to you Mal for your time and
commitment this exciting opportunity for our students.
Trees near Basketball Court
I have some news regarding the poplars along the ‘new classroom’ end of the Basketball
Court, in the Primary playground. Unfortunately the trees are damaging the surface of the
court – you may have noticed a sizeable raised area at that end.
Unfortunately this is becoming a WHS issue. The bill to fix the court has come in at, dare I say
it, $9,000. Unfortunately, now the trees are mature, this expense will continue to occur on a
regular basis.
Consequently we have been forced to have the trees along that end of the court removed.
This will happen in the coming holidays.
I expect to replace them with shrubs that are kinder to the court. We will also plant double
that number of larger trees around the school.
I do believe trees are very important in a school. For one thing, they ‘soften’ the place – and
a harmonious environment is good for all of us. Thanks everyone for your understanding on
this.
Have a great week everyone.
Len Elliott
Principal
Cupcake Roster Term 2
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.
Ms Melanie Winters
Head of Primary
Save the Date – Grandparents’and Special Friends’ Day
6 November 2015
Library@OAGS
NSS – Wednesday the 27th of May, is National Simultanious Storytime. Year
2 Macleay will help Ms Taylor present the story “The Brothers Quible” by
Aaron Blabey, to the students from Transition to Year 4.
PRC – Please remember to keep writing the titles and authors of PRC books
on the list you have at home. If your child has misplaced their list, there are
copies available in the library. Please contact Ms Taylor. 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.
School Facebook Pages: Did you know that the school has two Facebook pages? Their aim is
to share important news and events with the school and broader community. Please feel
free to visit and like the pages and share with friends and family.
School page: https://www.facebook.com/orangegrammar
Library page: https://www.facebook.com/OAGSlibrary
Network Passwords: Just before the end of Term one, all students were issued with a new
network password. For K-6 students this was along the lines of an animal, a dot then a series
of 4 numbers. I strongly encourage you to help your child memorise this password as it is used
whenever they access the laptops and InTouch, the internal course presentation platform.
Having a class of students who know their password, certainly in Year 3 and above, is
certainly an expectation.
Ms Karelle Taylor
Teacher-Librarian
Intermediate Band Rehearsals Beginner Band Rehearsal
Mondays 3.30-4.30pm Media Centre Wednesday 2.45-3.15pm
(Please note this change of day and time)
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
4th Grade – Wednesday 10.30am
Weeks 7 and 8 Stage 3 Music
As part of out unit on Instruments this term, Stage 3 students are being asked to bring in the
makings for an instrument to their class music lesson on Week 7. Everything needed is to be
brought to class, made and then performed for the class, as part of a group, in week 8.
Anything can be made, and can be as simple or as complex as desired. The point of the
exercise is to examine how instruments are made and perform as part of a group.
Band Concert Week 9
There will be a concert on Thursday 18th June in the Media Centre from 6.15-7.15pm.
Intermediate Band, Beginner Band, Reed Ensemble, Brass Choir, Brass Ensemble and Flute
Ensemble will perform, along with some soloists from these groups.
Class Concerts Week 9
During class room music in Week 9 ( last week of term ), any student interested in performing
for the class will have the opportunity to do so. Please bring you instrument, dancing shoes or
magic hat and present an item for your class.
Please contact me if there are any questions, or if I can be of any assistance with the music
program.
Mrs Pauline Dwyer
Co-ordinator of Music
Secondary WAS Cross Country
On Monday 18th May Pip Mannix, Georgia Lewis-Minogue, Georgia Beattie, Kate Elliott, Emily
Saran, Jackson Willis, Will Cox, Harry Isaacs, Jack Dixon, Jakob Foley-Gallagher and Peter
Dixon represented Orange Grammar at the WAS Cross Country Carnival at the Scots School,
Bathurst. All students competed incredibly well and with fantastic sportsmanship. Also a
special thanks to parents who transported students to and from the carnival, it was greatly
appreciated.
A special congratulations to the following students who placed in the top 10 of their age
group, and will be representing the WAS Cross Country team at the AICES Cross Country
Carnival on June 4th.
Pip Mannix - 1st place 13 years girls
Emily Saran - 10th place 16 years girls
Jackson Willis - 3rd place 13 years boys
Harry Isaacs - 7th place 13 years boys
Jack Dixon - 8th place 15 years boys
Peter Dixon - 2nd place SNR boys
Ms Lauren Della Ca
Head of PDHPE/Sport
Congratulation to Gemma, Kate and Alicia
on obtaining their Bronze Medallions at
Bush Nippers recently.
Gemma also received the Narelle
Oldroyd Achievement Award which is
given out annually to one nipper who
showed continuous commitment and effort
over the season.
Country Secondary Chess Competition
Recently the secondary chess team of Harry Franks, Luke
Robinson, Jack Dixon and myself, hosted Orange High in
the second round of the country secondary
Chess competition. The standard of games was high and
the end of over an hour's play, the scores were drawn at
2-2. We were able to score the win due to the count back rule, with our wins on boards 1and
3 outweighing Orange High on 2 and 4. It was a hard fought victory and will allow us to
progress to the next round. Special credit goes to Leith Craig and Thomas Cole who
responded enthusiastically when called into the extended team.
As usual, thank you to Mr Cummins and Mrs Laughton. Their hard work is
invaluable to both lunchtime and competition chess at Orange Grammar. –
Peter Dixon, Team Captain
Please have our secondary students in your thougts this week as they complete their Half
Yearly Examinations. I am confident they have been preparing well and will be able to
perform at their very best.
Some of our senior Mathematics Staff will be attending professional development activities
this week. Mrs Elliott will be attending one day of the “Making Mathematics Meaningful and
Memorable” workshop, covering Real Functions, Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, Probability,
Series. I will also be attending day 2 of the workshop which covers Calculus, Curve Sketching,
Logarithmic and Exponential Functions. We are both looking forward to this opportunity to
continue learning about Mathemtics and continually improve our teaching of our students.
Have a great week!
Mr Dawes
Head of Mathematics
We're now taking bookings for our science bootcamps in July!
Spend two days exploring molecular and cellular biology with CSIRO. See CSIRO labs and testing facilities, meet and chat with research scientists, explore the world of DNA and extract your own!
Science bootcamp 13-18 years (must be in Year 8 or above in 2015)
Dates: Tuesday 30 June - Wednesday 1 July (Sydney) OR Wednesday 1 July - Thursday 2 July
(Melbourne) Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Venue: CSIRO North Ryde (Sydney) OR CSIRO Clayton (Melbourne)
Cost: $250 for 2 day course
A unique chance to go behind the scenes of Australia's premier research agency, CSIRO. In
this program, you will:
Visit CSIRO research laboratories - see the latest research in action.
Participate in discrete lab experiences - explore the world of molecular biology.
Attend researcher presentations - meet the scientists behind the news headlines.
Challenge yourself with open-ended investigations - extract your own DNA and build your own gel electrophoresis tank to take home.
Places are limited.
For more information, go to the CSIRO website, phone 1300 136 376 (cost of a local call) or email [email protected]
Collision arts/science competition
The Collision competition invites artists, scientists and students to respond to the theme of particle physics. The high school / primary school student winner will receive a $500 cash prize and $1000 for their school’s science program. Open category winner will receive a $1500 cash prize.
When: Friday, May 1 2015 till Sunday, August 23 2015. 7:00
AM to 10:30 PM
Topic: Space and astronomy, Innovation and technology
Cost: Free
Collision is a competition that invites artists, scientists and students to respond to the theme of particle physics. Run as an outreach initiative by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Particle Physics at the Terascale (CoEPP) in partnership with CSIRO Double Helix magazine and RiAus – Australia’s national science channel.
CoEPP brings together particle physics experimentalists and theorists to focus on the expected era of discovery that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will provide. The main collaboration the Centre is involved in is the ATLAS collaboration.
Submissions are now invited for work that deals with particle physics concepts and/or responds to the competition theme: “The Large Hadron Collider has restarted… what will we find this time?”
Categories and Prizes
High school and primary school student category
Open category (no age restrictions)
The winner of the high school and primary school student category will receive a $500 cash prize and $1000 for their school’s science program. Winner of the Open category will receive a $1500 cash prize. International entries are welcome in the Open category.
A selection of multimedia/ short film and print entries will be exhibited at RiAus Future Space Gallery; and selected entries will be published in CSIRO’s Double Helix magazine.
Closing Date
Entries will close midnight Sunday 23 August AEST.
Competition site: http://collision.org.au/ CoEPP site: http://www.coepp.org.au/
Contact details:
Caroline Hamilton CoEPP Email: [email protected] Phone: 0478 402 765
Office of Children’s Guardian and Sport and Recreation are running FREE 2hr information sessions about the NEW Working with Children Check system and the implications for sporting clubs in the Central West. Information sessions details: TIME DATE WHERE Orange 2pm – 4pm Mon 1st June Sport and Recreation Office, 76 McNamara St Orange 6.30pm – 8.30pm Mon 1st June Sport and Recreation Office, 76 McNamara St Go online for more information or register online at: www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/news--training-and-events/child-safe-sports/events
Do you need care for the holidays?
Waratah Vacation Care is offering school holiday care between 29th June - 13th July.
They are also taking an expression of interest to open the week prior to this, 22nd - 26th June.
Please call if you are interested in your child attending this program. Both child care benefit and
child care rebate is available for families. NB: This care only applies to school aged children (it is not
licenced for prep aged students)
Ph: 63611854
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A big congratulations to Callie Jeffress (and her Mum Heidi) who were the first two OAGS
representatives to give blood supporting the ‘Red 25’ campaign.
‘Red 25’ focuses on organisations uniting on a mission to achieve 25% of Australia’s blood
donations.
As OAGS Red Cross Youth Ambassadors we would like to encourage students, staff and parents to
support our school drive to donate blood to the Red Cross. Over the month of June we would like to
see as many eligible volunteers as possible give blood at the Orange Donor Centre. When you
donate blood you can register your donation as part of our school tally. This can be done at the
Orange Donor Centre. Our group name is Orange Anglican Grammar School.
Where to donate:
Orange Donor Centre, 84 Kite Street, Orange
Track your group’s donations
You’ll be able to track your school’s donation tally and compare your progress at:
http://www.donateblood.com.au/who-can-give/red25/view-group-tally
You can donate blood if you are:
feeling healthy and well
aged between 16 and 70
weigh over 45kg
able to meet other eligibility guidelines
Booking an appointment:
Individuals can make an appointment by calling 13 14 95.
Think of all the lives we can save with just 1 hour of our time.
Written by Corey McArdle and Samuel Lewis-Minogue
OAGS Red Cross Youth Ambassadors
BreastScreen has appointments every week at their fixed site in Orange. We are located at the entrance of the Orange Health Service. It’s time to look after yourself –
1 in 8 women in NSW will develop breast cancer in their lifetime
But, less than one in two women attend regular breast screenings
The two key risk factors for breast cancer are being female and growing older
FREE breast screens are available for all women aged from 40 years
30 minutes every two years can offer peace of mind
A breast screen might just save your life!
No doctor’s referral needed
EARLY DETECTION IS YOUR BEST PROTECTION
Call 13 20 50 today and book your appointment.
Attention Years 10, 11 and 12 Students! Are you interested in a career in auto-electrics, electrical engineering, electronics, sound systems, broadcast technology or anything to do with cables? Are you looking for ways to contribute to your community? Holy Trinity is looking for volunteers to complete a short introduction into its brand new sound system and then complete 10 hours of volunteer work by helping run the sound desk on Sunday mornings. This is a great opportunity to get involved in your community and is something special to place on your curriculum vitae. Upon completion of 10 hours you will be presented with a certificate and a reference from the Rector to help your future employment prospects. For further information, please call Ashleigh at Holy Trinity Orange on 6362 1623.
PIANO CONCERT Friday 12
th June, 2015
4pm MEDIA CENTRE
Orange Anglican Grammar School
The students of Mrs Meredie Wright are showcasing their talent and skills in a Concert. This is a fantastic performance opportunity for these students, whether they are in the very early stages of learning, preparing for AMEB exams and /or the Orange Eisteddfod, or playing piano and building up a large repertoire of various styles and pieces. Any members of the school community are welcome to attend and have an opportunity to gain an insight into the vast array of music that is available to pianists of all levels.
Clothing Pool – We still have a supply of second hand uniforms for sale. If you need a spare
uniform or would like to purchase a second hand uniform please come to Administration on
Tuesday and Thursday after 9.30am.
Second-hand Uniform Trading
The school is conscious of the need to provide an efficient process for families to be able to
recycle their uniforms and other student resources.
The school’s new initiative to provide parents with the ability to trade second-hand items via
the “Sustainable School Shop”. The process is as follows:
Families are assisted to list ‘For Sale’ and ‘Wanted’ advertisements online;
The system then matches buyers with sellers;
Buyers contact the seller directly to arrange a convenient time and place to
trade.
The service provides access to second-hand uniforms, calculators, stationery, musical
equipment, etc., all year round. Parents can trade with other parents from different schools
and sell items no longer in use at OAGS or other previously attended schools. For the best results:
List items for sale.
List Wanted Ads for those items you are looking to buy.
The School’s uniform lists are loaded into the system to make listing ads easy.
The system matches the ads of buyers with sellers and notifies the buyer (Wanted Ad) via
email.
Buyers contact sellers and arrange where and when to trade.
Parents are well supported via Sustainable School Shop’s telephone (1300 683 337)
and email help lines.
The system is simple and easy to use - if parents don’t have a computer, internet
access or an email address; they are able to call the Sustainable School Shop for
assistance.
Once an annual subscription expires it will cost $1.00 to list an advertisement on the service.
All enquiries should be directed to the Sustainable School Shop on 1300 683 337, or help is
also available through ‘Contact Us’ on the website at www.sustainableschoolshop.com.au
We are excited to offer this new initiative. We hope you will make the most of this opportunity
and benefit from recycling your child’s school items.
Are you involved in local sports?
People working or volunteering in sport and recreation need to prepare for the phase-in of the new Working with Children Check
Find out more by registering for a free Child Safe Seminar!
Where and When:Orange Sport and Recreation Office, 76 McNamara St 6.30pm - 8.30pm Mon 1st JuneDubbo Sport and Recreation Office, 167 Brisbane St 6.30pm - 8.30pm Thu 4th JuneMudgee The Stables meeting room, 82 Market St 6.30pm - 8.30pm Fri 5th June
Register here: www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/childsafesports
The NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian is an independent government agency which administers the Working With Children Check and encourages organisations to be safe for children. To find out more go to: www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au
The Office of the Children’s Guardian is running free seminars across NSW to help you and your sports club to understand:
Your Working with Children Check obligations, the application and verification process
Who needs and who does NOT need a new WWCC (including parent
volunteers)
Risk management and strategies to help make your organisation child safe*
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