A�er School Care Contact - Rebecca Duff 0458 933 576 School Bus Contacts - Derek Alcorn 0467 561 042

Student Banking - Wednesday to the school office

School Uniform Orders - Monday mornings at the Tuckshop

170 Rosedale Road, Bundaberg

Ph: 4155 9377 Sponsors of our Senior Shirts

Student Of The Week

Prep - Ethan McDermo0, Liam Hiscock

Year 1 - Tayla McKay, Jessie Smith

Year 2 - Heidi Moore, Leah Richardson

Year 3/4 - Alex O0o, Amity Warwick,

Amity Easton, Ryan Gollschewsky

Year 5/6 - Sophie O0o, Kalani Shield, Lara

Sinnamon, Cyril Tindel, Hugh Taggart,

Marney Blair

Go For Gold

Prep - Nala Blair, Jaida Marshall-Tindel

Year 1 - Kitana Street, Renee Cur<s

Year 2 - Bridie Easton, Emily Turner

Year 3/4 - Darcy Skinner, Cooper Ninness,

Taylah Barre0, Jorja Brown

Year 5/6 - Bronte Taggart, Emily Smith,

Saxon Blair, Clay Verrall

Date: 24th June 2016 No. 10

Semester One Highlights!

During a school year, many highlights avail themselves to us. I like to take the <me at the

end of a term or semester to really appreciate those things that are most important in

educa<on and our community.

My highlights are:

� Reading to the Prep students

� Under 8’s day

� Leaders meet Leaders Luncheon with our School Leaders

� Chaplaincy Breakfast

� Yummy tuckshop food (the amount of mince jaffles Mr Mossman can eat in one

siGng—4)

� Watkin vs Richardson (Shannon’s win over the Blonde Bandit—s<ll being disputed!)

� Working Bee

� Crazy Hair Day

� Our volunteers who sacrifice so much <me to help our students (Thank you)

Term 2

SCHOOL CALENDAR

June

24th End of Term

Celebra<on

Uniform jumper

orders due

July

11th School Resumes

Tuckshop Resumes

15th Life Educa<on Van

18th Life Educa<on Van

August

7th Cane2Coral

� The amazing staff at Oakwood SS

� Daily Rapid Reading

� Witnessing so many Oakwood students out and

about in community sports—soccer, gymnas<cs,

Rhee Tae Kwon Do, Ring Road Run, etc

� Taping Chappy to the Wall (Note for next <me:

we need stronger tape)

� Queensland’s State of Origin win in the first

game (the decora<on of Mrs Gaffy’s car in

Queensland paraphernalia)

� Amity’s B in science (Amazing! It’s great to

witness the educa<onal journey of students.)

� Chase, Diesel and Charlie’s reading results (off

the charts!)

� The respect our students paid to those who have

served our country—School ANZAC Service

� Marni’s smile (absolutely priceless)

� Interschool Sport (the girls netball teams training

without hoops, but s<ll managing to win games)

� Ella’s hair (s<ll not as good as mine)

� Salva<on Army Music Performances (Beau<ful

performances)

� Overall behaviour of our students (Simply the

Best)

� The hard work and dedica<on of our P&C team

working behind the scenes to deliver amazing

services (it’s very hard, <me consuming work)

� Our care and commitment to providing students

with a rounded educa<on

� Students playing under the new shade structure

for the first <me (listening to their laughter and

witnessing their excitement was priceless)

Can I encourage all parents to sit down for 5 minutes

and, to write down your posi<ve highlights from the

semester. You’ll be surprised and amazed of the long

term fond memories you’ll have of things that are

most important to you.

I would like to wish our families all the best for the

holidays. In addi<on, I would like to offer a very sincere

thank you to all of our students, families and staff for

your wonderful efforts and help during semester one.

Have a great break!

Scholas c Book Fair

Our Annual Book Fair will be held in the 2nd week of

Term 3. More informa<on will be sent home in the

first week.

School Opinion Surveys

Parents/Caregivers, school staff and a random sample

of students are encouraged to have their say in this

year’s School Opinion Survey by providing their

opinions about what this school does well and how this

school can improve. Each of the online surveys are

currently open and will remain un<l 31 July 2015.

Access details for the Parent/Caregiver Survey are

a0ached to this newsle0er, and parents/caregivers are

welcome to complete their survey online at the school.

School computers will be available 24 July 2015 for

parents wishing to complete theirs online using the

school facili<es.

If you haven’t received any survey access details by the

end of this week, please contact Administra<on by

calling 07 4130 9333 or emailing

admin@oakwoodss.eq.edu.au.

Keep a watch on our school these holidays

Parents and students can help take care of our school

by repor<ng any suspicious aRer-hours ac<vity to

School Watch on 13 17 88. By keeping an eye out we

can work together to create a safer school community

and help to reduce vandalism, theR and arson in our

school.

If you see something suspicious, please don’t

intervene. Call the School Watch number and let the

local police or State Government Protec<ve Security

Service deal with the ma0er.

Life Educa on Van

Harold the Giraffe is coming with the Life Educa<on

Van on the 15th and 18th of July. Life Educa<on

presents and provides health and drug educa<on

modules with different learning outcomes relevant to

early, middle and upper primary years. These modules

focus on promo<ng physical, social and mental health.

The cost will be $5 per child which is to be returned in

the envelope which will be provided.

OOSHC

Hi Everyone. The Vaca<on Care program has been sent

out! It is going to be a very fun 2 weeks, with lots of

ac<vi<es for the children to do. If you haven't booked

your children in, now is the <me to do it. We are

looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces here

at Vaca<on Care.

Cheers, Rebecca

Tuckshop

Tuckshop for Term 3 will start on Monday July 11th.

Tuckshop will only be open for First Break for Term 3.

We are always looking for more people to help out in

Tuckshop from 9:00-11:00am. If you are interested

there is a calendar in the Tuckshop to put your name

down. We also have an exci<ng opportunity for you to

become the Co-ordinator of our School Tuckshop. Kids

love seeing their parents helping out around the

school. If you would like to become part of the

fabulous team of parents and volunteers in the

Oakwood Tuckshop, please speak to one of the P&C

Execu<ve members or to Mr Wolski and we can explain

more about what the posi<on involves.

Uniforms

We are adding a school jacket to the uniform!! If you

would like one you need to order by

tomorrow, Friday 24th June. The cost

is $32 and they will be ready to be

picked up when school returns from

holidays. There is a sample one in the

office if you wish to look at it.

Chappy Chat

Hello. We have all made it to the end of another term!

Well done everyone!

Tape a Principal to the Wall

Unfortunately we did not win the 'Tape a Chappy to

the wall' fundraiser challenge for us to be able to tape

our principal to the wall. The winners were Central

State School, where Principal Mrs Marie Hillyard will be

taped this Wednesday. Thank you once again to

everyone who par<cipated.

Addi<onally Scripture union will be Taping a Councillor

to the Wall. Councillor David Ba0 has announced

that on July 16th he too will be puGng his body of the

line for Chaplaincy and will be taped to one of the

window fronts at Hinkler Shopping Centre. So join us

on the 16th July and support chaplaincy by taping our

local councillor to the wall.

Please keep safe these holidays in what ever your

family is doing. Also please don't forget to enjoy each

others company and make the most of the <me you all

have together.

Thought of the week:

'Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having

more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you

will never, ever have enough.' - Oprah Winfrey

Chappy

Cane2Coral

Don’t forget to register to par<cipate in the Cane2Coral

on Sunday 7th August. We have

registered an Oakwood School

Team. Go to the Cane2Coral

website and type in Oakwood State

School with the password being

oakwoodss1. You can choose

which distance you would like to

run or walk. Let’s get as many parents, carers,

students, family and friends together as possible!!

Mrs Zunker has her training program in full swing….…….

Playgroup Happenings

What a fantas<c <me the children (and adults) have

had at Playgroup this term. Lots of pain<ng and fun.

We even got to hang out in the Prep room one

morning. A big thanks to Jess Travers for all her help

this term…..it is very much appreciated. We are going

to the Flourish Family Fun Day on Monday 27th June

where we will have a stall set up with a stamp pain<ng

craR for the children to do. Last year was a great day,

so coming along to Boreham Park

from 9:00amfor some fun. Dr Seuss

will be our theme next term.

Have fun, Kym

Play, laugh learn and grow together.

Love the mural

on the Prep

building Mrs

Napier!!!