Oaklands Central School & Oaklands Community Newsletter

Events Calender School Events

Friday 4th March

Secondary Riverina Swimming Carnival, Leeton

Monday 7th March

Primary Riverina Swimming Carnival, Albury

Friday 11th March

Primary Assembly (2pm)

Tuesday 15th March

Quiz Works Puppet Show (Primary)

Community Events

Oaklands Truck Show

Saturday 19 - Sunday 20 March

Congratulations to our

students for their

excellent sporting

achievements

Swimming Good luck to our primary’s Wade Bateman, Zak Sartore,

Halle Robb and Chelcee Doyle who will be competing on

Monday March 7 in Albury and our secondary’s Jacob

Glanvill, Crystal Bateman and Bryce Kenny competing on

Friday March 4 in Leeton.

Cricket and Tennis Jesse Moloney has been very busy representing Finley PSSA

in tennis as well as securing a place in the Riverina Cricket

Squad.

providing quality educational opportunities for

all our students. Thank you to John Clayton,

Robyn Bishop and Melinda Elith for their

excellent work standing in as Principal while I

was at these meetings.

Theresea Hughes, our School Librarian has been

able to purchase three lovely books signed by

both the author and illustrator. The books

‘Kensington Kitten How Greedy’, ‘Kensington

Kitten What Nonsence’ and ‘Kensington Kitten

Rockstar’ are a wonderful addition to our

library. Later this year the School will be

celebrating Book Week. This week recognises

the importance of books and reading for our

students. As part of our celebration of Book

Week, the author of our new books, Pat Duff,

will visit Oaklands Central School and spend

time with our students, talking to them about

her books and writing. We are very excited by

this opportunity for our students to be inspired

by Pat. Thank you to Theresea for her efforts

in organising such a great opportunity for our

students.

Unfortunately we have had to postpone the

Transition Camp that was planned for later this

week. We were all looking forward to a great

time away with our Year 7 & 8 students.

However, as many people would be aware, a blue

green algae bloom has resulted in a Red Alert

being issued, meaning that all recreational water

activities should be avoided. As our first

priority is the wellbeing of our students, we

reluctantly had to postpone this event. We will

notify parents of a new date for the camp in the

near future.

Thank you for the huge effort that has been

made with school uniforms. The school looks

great with the majority of students wearing

their school uniform with pride. If, for some

SCHOOL NEWS

Coreen St Oaklands 2646

Ph: 02 6035 4290 Fax: 02 6035 4382

Email: oaklands-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

URL: www.oaklands-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

Principal: Peter Craft

Oaklands Central School & Oaklands Community Newsletter

Volume 32 No. 3

Wednesday, 2nd March 2016

PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE

Dear Parent’s and Caregivers,

Firstly let me congratulate all our students who

received awards at this morning’s Whole School

Assembly. It is wonderful to see so many

students being recognised for their effort.

Each award recognises the effort students are

making in their classes, working hard to learn

and grow. Research clearly shows us that effort

and perseverance are the essential ingredients

that lead to learning. With enough effort and

determination, students are able to learn the

most complex skills and gain deep knowledge.

The school motto, “let your light shine”,

reinforces that idea. Every student in our

School is expected to apply themselves to their

learning and work hard to shine. And we can be

proud that this year every student is showing

the effort and persistence in each class to

succeed in their learning.

During the last week, I have been very busy at

meetings, being updated on current issues

affecting education in NSW. These meetings

included presentations by people such as the

Minister for Education, Hon Adrian Piccoli,

Executive Director Performance and

Leadership, Dail McGilchrist, Executive

Director, Asset Management Anthony Perrau

and Executive Director, Learning & Wellbeing

Brian Smyth-King. The central message from

these meetings is that every school is part of a

strategic plan to improve student learning.

Students and learning are at the very centre of

every aspect of our work in schools. At

Oaklands Central School we are committed to

good reason, school uniform cannot be worn,

please send in a note giving the reason for your

student being out of uniform. Please note that

students should only wear the sports shirt on

the designated sport day. The new OCS

Uniform Policy is now available on the school

webpage as a guide for parents. I really

appreciate the big improvement in student dress

across the school.

A few weeks ago I wrote about the upgrades to

the front office area. We are currently creating

a display of school memorabilia as a way of

celebrating the part the school has playing in

our community over more than 130 years. The

school is central part of our community and we

are very proud of our students, staff and our

contribution to our community. To help in this

celebration of your school, if you have old

photographs, reports or other items from the

school, and would be willing to loan them to the

school so that they can be put on secure display

in the foyer, please contact the school. We

would love to hear from you.

Peter Craft

Principal

Welcome to the second half of term 1! The

students in junior secondary have been working

well on developing narrative writing skills. I’d

encourage parents and carers to look at the

development of editing skills, paragraphing and

presentation of dialogue in their student’s work.

I’d like to congratulate students whose effort

has been recognised with merit awards at the

first Whole School Assembly. Several other

students were close to receiving awards and I’d

encourage all students to continue to strive for

their own personal best effort in all classes, as

I’ve seen improvement in all students work sam-

ples.

We have been well represented by students at

the Zone Swimming Carnival at The Rock, with

Jacob Glanvill, Crystal Bateman and Bryce Kenny

HEAD TEACHER NEWS

progressing to Regional representation honours.

A big congratulations to these students.

Susan Kane from the Hume Shire Council Youth

Services has attended the School and we have

seen many students join the working party for

the bubble soccer for Youth Week and the

“Blow up cinema” project. These will provide

entertainment later in the year. It’s great to

see how creative and positive students have

been in assisting with this initiative.

Riverina Access Partnership (RAP) Induction

Camp was a great learning experience for our

Year 11 students. Students were guided through

the Board of Studies HSC monitoring processes

and expectations. Students were able to work in

classes with their HSC cohort from across the

seven RAP schools. The Oaklands students were

able to interact socially with their peers as well

as develop a partnership with their core

teacher. One of the advantages of the RAP

program is the access students have to expert

teachers many of whom are Board of Studies

Senior Markers in the subject they teach.

Breakfast Club has started and the secondary

students have taken the lead in assisting

Tereasa with the setting up and cooking of

toast each Friday morning. Secondary students

are also assisting with the lunch program the

SRC are providing.

I’d like to thank the parents and carers that

attended the ‘Meet and Greet’ afternoon. I am

sure it was worthwhile developing the

partnership with teachers in the education of

your students.

Senior secondary students attended the Rotary

Youth Driver Awareness initiative in Leeton last

week. Students worked with police and driving

instructors to develop an awareness of their

role as a driver and passenger in road safety.

School Counsellor contact for students is

available twice a term. Please talk to your child

in secondary if you think this service would be

beneficial. Feel welcome to contact me if you

are concerned for your students’ wellbeing.

PRIMARY NEWS

Secondary students can self-refer to see the

counsellor.

Transition planning for Year 6 to Year 7

students for 2017 is underway. Parents and

carers are encouraged to contact me if they

have any questions.

John Clayton

Head Teacher Secondary Studies

Primary Assemblies

The first Primary assembly will be run by Year 2

and will be on Friday 11th March at 2pm. Because

of Good Friday, our second primary assembly for

the term will be held on Friday 1st April. Feel

free to join us for some singing, dancing (yes you

will be encouraged to join in) and in celebrating

our students’ successes.

Parent Meet and Greet

Thank you to those of you who took some time

out of your very busy schedules to attend our

Meet and Greet evening and to those of you who

couldn’t make it on the night but caught up with

us either before or after the event. It was a

lovely relaxed atmosphere. We hope you enjoyed

the night off cooking and catching up with staff

in a less structured format. If you were not able

to attend and still need to have a chat with your

child’s classroom teacher, please feel free to

contact the office to make an appointment.

Kinder – Year 1 – Year 2

We are still collecting egg cartons for a special

creative arts project we will be working on later

in the term. We have a particular interest in the

‘pretty coloured’ egg cartons, if you have some

spares can you please send them in.

Our Third Class

We have advertised our third classroom teacher

position. The process takes more than a few

weeks so please bear with us as we go through

the motions. In the meantime we have been

fortunate enough to secure Mr Gavin Knight who

has worked with us in the past. He will begin

with the Year 5 and 6 students when we split

into three classes on Monday 14th March.

K/1/2 Students: Logan

M c S w e e n e y a n d

Kingston Bennett (Top),

Chelsea Kerr and Riley

Kenny (above) and Dylan

Williams (right) all

having a pat of the

S e c o n d a r y ’ s

competition meat birds

for the Sydney Royal

Easter Show.

The Kinders working together to complete an

A-Z puzzle (from left, Kiera Fenton, Matthew

Sandral, Declyn Williams and Logan McSweeney.

Robyn Bishop

Assistant Principal

OAKLANDS CENTRAL SCHOOL

ABSENCE NOTE

Name: _________________________________________

Class: _____ Teacher: ____________________________

This student was absent from ___/___/___ to ___/___/___

Due to the following:

Illness

Injury

Medical/Dental Appointment

Family Commitments

Other _______________________________

_______________________________________________

Additional comments _____________________________

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Signed: ________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

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School Contributions for 2016:

Primary Student: $30.00

Secondary Student: $30.00

Maximum per Family:

$50.00

Now payable to the School Office

OAKLANDS CENTRAL SCHOOL

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Agenda submissions MUST be received 7 days prior to the

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missions will held until the following P&C Meeting.

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Whole Year: $49.50 (inc GST)

Single Ad: Half Column $3.30 (inc GST)

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Sporting Bodies and Committees:

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COMMUNITY NEWS

The next P & C Meeting is

Monday 21st March @ 8.00pm

*Please note the change of time

for daylight savings

P and C meet on the 3rd Monday of each

month in the Staff Room

P & C NOTICE

OAKLANDS FIRE BRIGADE

Fire Brigade Membership for 2016 is $2.00 and can be paid to Jimmy Beale or Peter Dalitz. This then covers the cost of the half day training course.

No other fees apply.

The children very much look forward to

Breakfast Club every Friday.

Supplies to assist with running costs are

being accepted and are greatly appreciated.

We are looking for donations of:

Strawberry Jam

Honey

Vegemite

Breakfast Juice (only)

Low sugar cereal

Raisin Loaf

White toast bread

Monetary donations are also appreciated.

Thank you for your kind donations in the past.

Any donations can be left at the School

Office.

Bulb Express—OCS Library

Fundraiser 2016 The OCS Library is having a bulb

drive to raise money for the purchase

of a new ‘story chair’ in the Library.

The bulbs will be delivered early in

term 2. All orders need to be re-

turned to the School Office by

Friday 18th March. Please see

attached brochure or contact the

School office to find out more.

Oaklands CWA News

Branch members were delighted to hear our nomination of the Women’s Dinner as

“Community Event of the Year” was successful at the Australia Day celebrations.

Fundraising for Odede came to $177. Malaria medication 30 doses $45.

Nursing kit $55. Fistula operation $70. Pregnancy test $7. Thank you to all who contribut-

ed through the Women’s Dinner.

Eighteen women enjoyed learning about Ovarian Cancer at the February “Afternoon

Teal” event. $125 was raised.

Launch of new book, by Dr Jennifer Jones, (previously of Corowa she is the wife of Rev

Bryn Jones, Anglican minister), “Country Women and the colour bar.” An examination of

the relationship between the CWA of NSW, and aboriginal women who were welcomed

into branches from 1961. Heather Kerr has a copy for sharing. Ph: 0260 33 1300

Next Meeting: Thurs 17th March, 2.00pm.

Corowa-Wahgunyah Com-munity

Garage Sale Saturday 19th March 2016

Maps for sale ($2.00) from 7:45am

@ Corowa Public School carpark,

then @ Creations and Revelations

Op-shop

(Sangar Street, opp. Royal Hotel) after

10:30am. Event sponsored by Corowa Baptist

Church. All funds raised going to local and

overseas missions. House registration $15.00 taken @

Creations and Revelations Op-shop until March 16th, 2016

PR & LE WILLIS Earthmoving & Excavation

Dozer, Excavator x2, 6x6 articulated Dump Truck

Dams constructed Gravel

Dams desilted or filled in Pipes Layed

Channels & Drains cleaned Trees cleared

Levi banks constructed or built up Deep ripping

All General & Agricultural Earthworks

Jamey Willis Mobile: 0429047904 Home: 0260354144

Email: shaewillis@bigpond.com

Peter Willis Mobile: 0427527860 Home: 0260354347

Email: shaewillis@bigpond.com

Ph: 02 6035 4270 Fax: 02 6035 4284

Andrew Day Ph: 0427354270

FREIGHT LINES P/L

14 Webster St, Oaklands 2646

GENERAL & BULK—LOCAL & INTERSTATE

You Sell it or Buy it and we can Cart it *Grain

*Lime/Fertilizer

*Produce

*Livestock

*Gravel

*General Freight

Also in Stock 20kg General Purpose Cement

20kg Rapid Set Mix

Your “Local Independent” Store

Now open at two convenient locations

URANA Osborne Street OAKLANDS Milthorpe Street

STOCKING:

and much more...

ALSO AGENTS FOR:

Case International

Urana Office: 02 6920 8267 Oakland Office: 02 6035 4351 Pat: 0429 208 267 David: 0447 208 768 Email: billabongag@hotmail.com

Animal Health Ag Chemicals

Pet Food Plumbing

Washing Powders Pool Salt

NLIS Identification Fencing

OAKY MOBILE DIESEL MECHANIC

In need of a good diesel

mechanic who will come to you?

Call

Josh Dalitz 0427 653 958

OAKLANDS RSL BOWLING CLUB LTD

for the Information of Members and Guests

THURSDAY NIGHT DRAW

(7:00pm to 9:00pm)

‘UNCLAIMED’

$31,200

SUNDAY NIGHT MEMBERS DRAW

$900

OAKLANDS GENERAL STORE AND LICENCED ELECTRONIC

POST OFFICE

All your electronic billpay. CBA, NAB, RaboBank Business Banking and

Phone Recharge

Shop Hours 7.30am - 6pm Monday to Friday 8am - 12pm Saturday and Sunday

Post Office Hours 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday CLOSED Mail sort CLOSED Saturday and Sunday

Country Link Rail Agency

Fax & Photocopying Services Available

J & A.

Transport 42 Buller Street, OAKLANDS

For all your

Local and Interstate Transport

Specialising in -

General Freight

Grain Contracts

All Bulk Grains

Gypsum Fertilizers

Lime

Wool

Hay

Livestock

Competitive Freight Rates

45’ Dropdeck Available

Contact Jim or Amie

Mobile: 0428 570325

A/H: 02 60354315 Fax: 02 60354146

email : jimbob_7@bigpond.net.au