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It’s a Date
Term 1
Tuesday 27 Januray – Transition ,
Kindergarten and Year 7
Wednesday 28 January – Year 1-6 and 8 –
12
Tuesday 3rd February – Leader Induction
Assembly 9.05am Media Centre
Wednesday 4th February – Swimming
Carnival
Tuesday 10th February -Primary
Information Evening – 5pm Media Centre
Thursday 26 February – WAS Primary
Swimming Carnival KWS
Friday 27 February Secondary WAS St
Stanislaus Bathurst
Thursday 5th March – HICES Primary
Swimming Carnival Homebush
Thursday 12th March- AICES Secondary
Swimming Homebush
NEWSLETTER 27th January 2015
From the Principal
It has been a wonderful start to the year here. The school is looking
terrific after the rain and lots of work from our grounds staff, the staff
are well prepared, the new classrooms are looking great and the
students have returned full of news and enthusiasm for the new
year.
I wish everyone a successful, happy 2015.
Len Elliott
Student Safety
At Orange Grammar we aim to provide a safe environment for all
who come onto the campus. In order to do so, we need your help
and so I ask that you give careful attention to the directions listed below. Together we share
in this very important responsibility and your help will be greatly appreciated.
I remind all parents that Orange City Council has imposed “no pedestrian or cycle access”
as a condition of the development. Please do not park outside the school and walk in.
Speed Limit – 10km/hour at all times. Main Car Park and Kiss and Drop Zones. Please note
carefully the following arrangements for afternoon pick up of all K-12 students.
• The old Kiss and Drop Zone must not be used for picking up students as it is not supervised. It
can be used for morning drop offs, and as a parking area by parents wishing to meet with
teachers in the classrooms after school.
• The Media Centre car park is for use by staff only during school hours. The only exception to
this is where parents need to use the disabled parking spaces.
• Students being collected by parents will all wait in the Kiss and Drop seated area, where
there is cover from the weather. Teachers will assist students into vehicles. However, parents
have the option of parking and coming to the Kiss and Drop collection point to collect their
children. No student will be permitted to walk to a vehicle unless accompanied by their
parent.
• There is room for up to 14 cars in the two Kiss and Drop lanes. Drivers must fill the top lane
(furthest from the Media Centre) first, and if necessary will be able to drive around the car
park loop and return to Kiss and Drop in the event that both lanes are full on their first attempt
to pick up.
• Queuing for Kiss and Drop is not permitted. It is essential that we get all afternoon
traffic onto our site.
• Parents wishing to park and collect their children do not need to queue through the Kiss
and Drop Lane.
Footpaths and Gates – Please ensure that you use the footpaths at all times rather than
walking through the car park. This especially applies to the car park in front of Administration.
Please close all gates as you walk in or out.
Important Primary Term 1 Dates
* Leader Induction Assembly Tuesday 3rd February 9.05am Media Centre
* Swimming Carnival Wednesday 4th February Orange Aquatic Centre
* Primary Information Afternoon Tuesday 10th February 4-5pm Media Centre
* WAS Swimming Carnival Kinross Thursday 26th February
* HICES Swimming Carnival Homebush Thursday 5th March
Little Cakes Roster
Week 2 Fri 6/2 2/3 Mrs Pearson/Mrs Fairley
Week 4 Fri 20/2 2M Mr Macleay
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
Library Days
Monday: 2/3 Mrs Pearson/Mrs Fairley, 2M Mr Macleay, Kinder Orange Mrs Willis
Tuesday: Transition Mrs Hallinan, 5/6 Mr Wilson, Kinder Blue Mrs Harbison
Wednesday: 4S Mrs Sligar, 1C Mrs Clancy, 3C Mr Cheetham
Thursday: 5/6 Mrs Symons, Transition Mrs Hallinan, 5/6 Ms Winters/Ms Mathieu, 1S Mrs Sutton
Asssembly Schedule Term 1
Assembly and Chapel are held on alternate weeks on Tuesdays at 9.05am in the Media
Centre. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Week 2: Student Leader Induction
Week 4: 5/6 Wilson
Week 6: 3C Mr Cheetham
Week 8: 4S Mrs Sligar
Week 10: Mrs Clancy
Sports Days
K-6 Wednesday & Fridays
Homework Club
Homework Club will start in Week Four on Tuesday 17th February from 3.15-4pm in Ms Winters
room. Please email Ms Winters to secure a position for your child/children. Children are
collected from the old Kiss and Drop area at 4pm. This is only offered for children from Year 1-
Year 6. Please note the change of day for 2015.
Private Instrumental Lessons 2015
Instrumental Tuition Agreements have been sent home via email, but hard
copies will be available on Friday 30th January from the office. Please
complete both sides of the form and return to school as soon as possible.
Lessons will begin in Week 2 of the term, with the exception of Ms Gregory’s
(flute) which will begin in Week 3.
Students wishing to continue the hire of a school instrument are asked to complete a
Instrument Hire Agreement for 2015 and return with tuition agreements.
Beginner Violin Classes
Any K-2 students interested in learning violin in either Semester 1 (Terms 1 and 2) or Semester 2
(Terms 3 and 4) are asked to contact Mrs Dwyer to have secured a place. There is no cost
associated with the classes and violins are provided. Lessons are in small groups of
approximately 5 children, are 30 minutes in length, and are designed to give students the
experience of the instrument.
Band 2015
Details as to rehearsal times will be available soon.
Beginner Band Tutorials
These will begin in Week 2, with students being given their instruments, timetable and band
book at their first tutorial.
Tuesday – percussion, clarinet
Wednesday – trombone, euphonium, trumpet
Thursday – flute
Students will be collected for their tutorial.
New Instrumental Ensembles
This year will see the introduction of String Ensemble, Flute Choir and Reed Choir to join the
continuing Brass Choir. Enquiries to the writer, please.
Please contact me if there are any questions, or if I can be of any assistance with the music
program.
Mrs Pauline Dwyer
Music
Students at Orange Grammar can choose to participate in Duke of Edinburgh Award
Scheme. The Award is an enriching program that challenges young people between the
ages of 14 and 25 to participate in a number of activities over a set length of time.
Participation is entirely voluntary and is structured so Participants can design their own unique
program centered around their interests and passions.
Further information can be found at http://www.dukeofed.com.au/ on intouchor speak with
Mrs Kerridge.
The 2015 Orange Colour City Running Festival is fast approaching and OAGS would like to
enter a team or two! Early Bird entries close this weekend so now is a great time to take
advantage of reduced entry fees.
The Orange Colour City Running Festival is an annual event coordinated to promote health
and fitness and raise money to donate to local charities.
The Cadia Valley Operations School Challenge requires a minimum of five team members.
Each team member must register and participate in the 5 km run/walk held on Sunday 1st
March 2015 at 10:30am.
General Information about the team event:
Prizes for school teams include:
o Primary: An Electrolux Fridge and a $50 Mitre 10 voucher.
o Secondary: Two return flights to Sydney with REX and a $50 Mitre 10 voucher.
There is a lucky draw prize of a bike voucher for Ron Boulton Cycles. One each will be
awarded to a randomly selected primary and secondary school entrant.
The start and finish is located at the Bloomfield Leisure Centre, Forest Road, Orange.
Bib collection is preferred on Saturday the 28th of February from 11:00am – 3:00pm
from Bloomfield Leisure Centre or from 6:30am on race day.
Entry Fees:
o Under 13 Years Old:
Early Bird (before 31/1/2015) - $5.00
Standard - $10
o 13 Years and over:
Early Bird (before 31/1/2015) - $10.00
Standard - $15:00
More information about the Orange Colour City Running Festival can be found at
http://www.orangecolourcityrunningfestival.com.au/
Anyone interested in participating are asked to contact or email Mrs Gibson
Students will need to enter the 5km event individually online. If they wish to register as part of
the OAGS School team, they will be given instructions and a team password when they
contact Mrs Gibson.
December January 2014
Orange Anglican Grammar SchoolOrange Anglican Grammar School Building a garden: creating learning opportunitiesBuilding a garden: creating learning opportunities
In April 2014, Orange Anglican Grammar School launched Will’s Garden under the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. It is great to know funds received from their Live Life Well at School Support Grant contributed to the building of this wonderful garden! A terrific example of community engagement. Working bees, local business sponsorship, support from parents, volunteers & staff, have provided students with a valuable learning environment. Regularly timetabled classes enable students the opportunity to grow healthy produce in the garden and use it to prepare healthy delicious food in the Food Tech Rooms.
School Principal, Len Eliot sites numerous benefits to students such as
“Our students have learned to build & maintain a garden according to organic principles, and to grow and harvest a wide variety of vegetables & herbs.
The creation and care of the garden has taught students about the natural world, its wonders and beauty and how to cultivate & care for it.
In the kitchen, students have prepared a range of dishes from the seasonal produce they’ve grown. They shared meals with teachers and volunteers, enjoying each other’s company.
Experiences in the kitchen & garden classes support and extend learning across subjects such as English, Mathematics and Science. Students learn to calculate, measure, analyse and articulate their experiences in a real-life context as they engage with new cultures, leading to intercultural understanding.”
Parents are kept in touch with garden & kitchen activities via newsletters & an online blog. Partnership with a local café has further promoted healthy eating with a weekly canteen arrangement. It’s exciting to hear in 2015 this initiative will see the lunch orders include food harvested from Will’s Garden.
CONGRATULATIONS Orange Anglican Grammar School on bringing healthy eating to life for students!
Did you know you can access FREE RESOURCES from
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/free-resources
Kitchen Garden Resources for students & ideas/syllabus links for teachers at
http://www.kitchengardens.det.nsw.edu.au/kg/01_teachers/index.htm
Thanks to Len Eliot for photos
The AwArd – whAT is iT?
THE DUKE OF ED
The Award is an enriching program that invites young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to participate in a number of activities over a set length of time. Participation is entirely voluntary and is structured so Participants can design their own unique program centered around their interests and passions. The Award is available to all young people aged between 14 and 25. There are three levels to The Award: Bronze/Silver/Gold. Each level of The Award has four mandatory Sections:
SEcTiOn WHaT iT’S aBOUT FOr ParTiciPanTS
Fitness/Physical recreation Break a sweat and improve your physical fitness. This could be through a team sport, individual pursuit or simply getting out there and working up a sweat.
Skill Unleash your talents and broaden your abilities.Anything from refereeing, to DJing to learning a musical instrument, to jewellery making. Do your thing.
Volunteering Connect with your community and realise your passions. Any area of interest in the community, such as youth work, the environment or charity work.
adventurous Journey Discover your sense of adventure and bond with your mates. A journey into an unfamiliar environment with a group – bushwalking, canoeing, cycling, an urban adventure – staying overnight and testing your resilience.
ThErE iS An ADDiTionAl SECTion for GolD only
residential Project Broaden your horizons and open your eyes to the world. in Australia or anywhere around the globe, limited only by your imagination.
for each Section, the Participant must select and undertake an activity that fits in with the purpose of that Section, for the minimum amount of time specified for their chosen level. for example, a Participant may choose swimming for fitness/Physical recreation, drumming for Skill, assisting at a child care centre for Volunteering and a hiking expedition for Adventurous Journey. At every level, each Participant must be the required age, and must undertake the minimum required commitment for each Section, in order to achieve their chosen Award. A Participant does not have to achieve the Bronze and/or Silver Award in order to undertake the Gold Award, however they must meet the minimum age requirements. for every level of The Award, a Major Section must be chosen. This means that a Participant must choose to undertake their activity for either fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering for an additional length of time. The additional length of time differs depending on the level. Please see following chart for details. The framework for The Award is:
BrOnzE SilVEr GOlDfitness/Physical recreation 3 months 6months 12 months
Skill 3 months 6 months 12 months
Volunteering 3 months 6 months 12 months
Plus for the Major Section All Participants must complete an additional
3 months in either fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering.
Participants who have not achieved a Bronze Award must complete an
additional 6 months in either fitness/Physical recreation,
Skill or Volunteering
Participants who have not achieved a Silver Award must complete an additional 6 months in either
fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering. Please note that Participants who have completed Bronze but not
Silver must undertake the additional 6 months for one Section.
Adventurous Journey 2 days + 1 night 3 days + 2 nights 4 days + 3 nights
residential Project n/A n/A 5 days + 4 nights
Minimum age to start 14 years 15 years 16 years
Minimum age to finish (without exception)
14 years 6 months Bronze Award holders: 15 years 6 months Direct entrants: 16 years
Silver Award holders:17 years Direct entrants:17 years 6 months
Maximum age to finish (without exception)
Before 25th birthday Before 25th birthday Before 25th birthday
THE aWarD – WHaT iS iT?
How do I get Involved?Contact Sport and Recreation for more information on 13 13 02 or email [email protected] or visit www.theaward.com.au
