Principal’s Message

Hello everyone and welcome to the last week of term 2. I apologise for the late publishing of this edition of the Messenger but with the athletics carnival and our open day we wanted to be able to highlight the great things that have happened here this week. I hope you enjoy the feature later in the newsletter with photos of our NAIDOC week award winners and assembly.

It is with great sadness that we say farewell and thank you to the magnificent Miss Dawson. She is leaving us this week and moving out of the area. We wish her the very best of luck and look forward to hearing from her in the near future. We are thrilled to welcome back Miss Leigh Anson who will be taking KD for the rest of this year.

As we have mentioned a few times recently we are forming a new class. This will be a 4/5 composite class and will be taught by Mr Mitch Holt. Mitch has been a long-time casual teacher with us and has done a wonderful job for the students that he has taught so far this year. We will be informing parents of the changes to class structures on Friday this week. We understand that change can be difficult but it is necessary and we appreciate your understanding in this.

I would like to conclude the term by saying how grateful I am to the staff, students and parents of our school community who have allowed me to be the principal of such a magnificent school. On our busiest days we often forget to enjoy the great things that happen here and the wonderful people who work and learn here every day. It is truly a privilege to be part of such a wonderful school. I wish you all the very best in the school holidays and look forward to seeing you all next term.

Luke Norman OVPS P&C UNIFORM SHOP The uniform shop will be open for your convenience on several days at the start of next term. Thank you to our wonderful P&C volunteers who provide this service to our school community each week. Please see the list below for opening times:

Monday 13 July 9:00 — 10:30am Tuesday 14th July 8:45 — 9:30am Wednesday 15th July 3:30 — 4:00pm Friday 17th July 8:45 — 9:30am

Term 2 Week 10 25th June 2015

UPCOMING EVENTS

FEES DUE Term 2 Band Fees outstanding Dubbo 3rd Payment overdue School Photo Envelopes School Contribution Fees

JUNE 22-26 NAIDOC WEEK 26 PBL ASSEMBLY 12pm 26 Last day TERM 2

JULY 13 STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY 14 1ST Day Tm 3 Students 17 State Cross Country 21 School Photos Taken 28 3-6 Netball Clinics 28 ICAS English 27-31 EDUCATION WEEK 30 Concert 6—7:30pm

AUGUST 11 ICAS Maths 14 Zone Athletics 28 Regional Athletics

SEPTEMBER 4 Fathers Day Stall 7-9 Stage 2 Dubbo Excursion

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School Photo Day is Tuesday

21st July (Week 2).

Please return with the correct money in the envelope provided for your child to your classroom teacher. If you wish to purchase a family photo please collect an envelope from the front office. Please note that the money collected is handed straight to the photographer on photo day. The school does not receipt these funds therefore the ‘Parent Online Payment’ system CANNOT be used this time.

A special thank you to Benita

Grobler who kindly donated

$50 to the OVPS Breakfast

Club. Benita is so pleased that

our school provides this

service. The money will be

spent on purchasing bread when Bakers Delight

are unable to provide loaves.

Helen Rowsell, Breakfast Club Co-ordinator

Thursday

Cultural Day—Kindergarten to Year 6—art & craft

Friday

12:00pm PBL Assembly

GOLD COAST RAFFLE

June 26, 2015 We have had an awesome response so far

with the Gold Coast Raffle!

Remember this is to help pay for the much needed security system. So keep selling those tickets! Please return ticket stubs and money to the school before the last day of term being THIS FRIDAY please. Any unsold tickets MUST be returned to the school. If you do not return the tickets you will need to sign a form stating that they have not been sold. This is a legal requirement and will be followed up. Thank you for your support. The winner will be announced at the PBL Assembly. Kim Smart

NEWSFLASH ……………………………... A report from our wonderful students and photos to follow in next term’s newsletter regarding our recent Stage 3 Canberra Excursion PACER Parliament and Civics Education Rebate Students from Years 5 & 6 attended an education tour of the national capital. Students were given the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The Australian Government recognises the importance of all young Australians being able to visit the national capital as part of their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government contributed funding of $40 per student under the Parliament and Civics Education Rebate (PACER) program towards those costs. The rebate will be paid directly to the school now that this excursion has been completed.

Is this space for your photo?

2015 Oxley Vale Public School Yearbook

Order forms will be coming out soon and there are lots of great pictures of all the great things that happen at our school!

Yearbook budgeting tip: Save $2.00 a week between now and the

end of Term 3 and you are set to order your 2015 yearbook!

MERIT AWARDS BOOK WORK RIBBON

Infants

KD: Nash Browning, Jhazmyne Watts Madeline Wesble

KM: Shakira Hahn, Jayden Bundy Halle Swan

1C: Tyron Hughes, Madison Boyd Emma Griffiths

1J: Levi Brown, Cooper King Laila Ye 2K: Lily Adams, Olivia Holz Marwa Khattak 2T: Rhys Hanson Bailey Harpur 2M: Blair Collins, Ellie Webster Lachlan Klease

Primary

3R: Colby Edgar, Mikayla Butler Laura Woods 4E: Caleb Griffiths, Jayden Rogers Kayden Gitt 3/4E: Chelsey Carroll, Bella Tulley Kazimir Walker Glover 3/4E: Jack Ellis, Bryce Rampling Jahmaul Leslie 5L: Leah Smith Liam McKillop 5/6S: Kelcee Beattie 6L: Layla Klein

Infants Item: 2M Primary Item: 5/6S

All parents and families welcome to join us !!!

Assembly award winners

TERM 2 WIN BIN WINNERS

Bianca Woods 2T, Lane Pittman 4E, Abbey Reeve-Britz 2M &

Miley Browning 2M.

OVERALL WINNER Lucas Sharp 1C

Community Noticeboard The school has received many community notices in regards to sport and local activities with in our area. Please come in and view the Parent Notice Board in the front office to see for more information in regards to the particular activity you may be interested in.

NORTHWEST TENNIS ACADEMY HOLIDAY TENNIS CAMPS— 2 camps being run during the holidays—Please contact Jarrod Campbell 0421 287 004. Tamworth Sports Dome Festival of Abilities Fun Day—4th July—9—3pm. HOCKEY NSW—6th July—Contact Blair Chalmers. Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council—FREE School Holiday Program commences from 6th to the 10th July. Spring Ridge Bushfire Brigade—Fireworks—11th July—5pm @ the Spring Ridge Country Club. NSW Sport & Recreation Winter Camp 7-12yrs—6-10 July—67 697 603. NIAS Primary Games Dates—11th & 12th July. “Making the Links” Information Night (Wellbeing & Mental Health of young people for Parents, Friends and Community Members) 13th July—6:30—8pm—Tamworth Community Centre. PCYC After School Care Program -67 665 009. Play Group - In school hall on each Tuesday from 10am –12pm.

Come-N-Play

Oxley Vale Playgroup

Contact: Kim Smart

Mobile: 0408104918

Greg O’Leary Literacy/Numeracy “Give it a go” Award Recipients

K-6P: Evan Kelly, Lardarean Geale KD: Gregory Hales, Logan Childs KM: Phoenix Morrow, Annabelle Jamieson 1C: Madison Sands-Green, Ryan Blanch 1J: Elli Adams, Blaire Carroll 2K: Savanna Brennan, Mathew Lee 2M: Miley Browning, Tymaine Coffey 2T: Amelia Webb, Sean Robins 3R: Lucy Griffiths, Riley Newton 3/4E: Nina Huang, Reggie Sutton 4E: Roarke Christian, Charlotte Hahn 5L: Levi Bourne, Jameela Leslie 5/6S: Makayla Nicholls-Daley, Batu Huang 6L: Sherri Sands-Green, Josiah Kranenburg