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Dear All,
Wow! What a wonderful effort the Oaklands staff and
students put into their concert on Tuesday evening.
With a royal visit to start the evening, through the dou-
ble decker red bus (which was obviously used to Lon-
don driving), the lone piper and the history of the kilts,
the crocodile travelling through many countries, the
dancers from the Moulin Rouge (with hairy legs), the
Jamaican bobsled team (I am not sure that was an offi-
cially sanctioned event in London), to the ‘cream’ of the
evening with Japan, the show was great. Congratula-
tions to our staff and students!
Thank you to the many family and friends who attended
and shared the night with us.
Tomorrow is a momentous day for our Year 12 student.
When she walks out the gates at 3.25pm, she will have
completed her formal secondary schooling. Whilst she
will still be meeting with our teachers in preparation for
the Higher School Certificate next month, she will not
be attending classes.
In the Year 2000, when most ‘Year 12’s’ commenced
school, the world did not know what an iPads or an iPh-
one was. Our classrooms did not have interactive white-
boards and some of the subjects they are studying for
the HSC were not possible. The world has moved on
quickly and it is our hope that our students will leave
our schools prepared to meet the challenges that await.
On behalf of our staff and students I wish Demi, all the
very best for the future!
With the newsletter today, we are sending home student
NAPLAN reports for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. We had some
very good results, with growth of individual students
across some areas being very pleasing. I encourage par-
ents to look at their child’s reports and compliment
them as most tried very hard to do their best!
If you would like to discuss your child/rens reports,
please do not hesitate to contact the school office, to
make a mutually convenient appointment.
Mrs Ragna Reimers will also be leaving our school to-
morrow. Mrs Reimers has been working in our school
for the last two terms as a Rural Relief Teacher. We
thank her for her efforts and wish her the best in her
future career.
Happy holidays! If you are travelling during the holi-
days, please travel safely!
As many of you are aware, it will also be my last day
working directly with both schools. It was not an easy
decision to make. The three terms have confirmed for
me my appreciation and enjoyment of ‘Central Schools’
and an enhanced perception of education in our rural
communities. There will be a new Acting Principal ap-
pointed to Oaklands Central School to commence on
Day 1, Term 4.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to work with your stu-
dents and staff and wish you success in your endeavours
to provide a continuing quality education in each town.
I will be visiting the schools in my new role and look
Wednesday, 19th September 2012
Volume 28 No. 15
Oaklands Urana Central Schools & Oaklands Community Newsletter
Coreen St Oaklands 2646
Ph: 02 6035 4290 Fax: 02 6035 4382 Email: [email protected]
URL: www.oaklands-c.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Vicki Harris
PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE
SCHOOL NEWS COMING EVENTS:
21st September - Last day of Term 3
8th October - First day of Term 4 for students
9th October - “Aladdin” Alpha Performance
(NOW in the School Hall)
12th October - Rand Super 8s Cricket Carnival
21st to 26th October - Primary Narrabeen Excur-
sion
3rd to 6th December - Secondary Snowy Moun-
tains Excursion
forward to seeing the students as they progress through
their schooling. Thank you!
Vicki Harris - Principal
What a busy end of term we have had.
For the last five weeks we have had Miss Jenna Lane
working as a practicum teacher with Years 2 and 3. The
students have loved having Miss Lane and have learnt
so much. I congratulate Jenna on her efforts this five
weeks and wish her the very best in her future teaching
career. You may have seen her wonderful play produc-
tion on Scotland which she produced with the Year 3
students.
Years 2, 3 & 4 had a wonderful time at the Tom Haw-
kins 12 aside football carnival. They played so well and
came home full of excitement and self esteem. I thank
Andrew Richardson for always including us in his area
carnivals. They are such a joy to our students.
Unfortunately Jan Cooke was unable to come to do her
writing technology days as she was like so many of us,
sick. We hope to get her to join us next term.
Well done to the students who competed in the Riverina
Primary Athletics Carnival. They all tried so hard and
achieved great results.
Jesse Moloney 8yr Boys 100m (10th)
Gabrielle Sutcliffe 8-10yrs Girls 200m -
8-10yrs Long Jump (10th)
8-10yrs High Jump (3rd)
8-10yrs Discus (6th)
Logan Kerr 11yr Boys 100m (20th)
George Sandral 11yr Boys 800m (12th)
Crystal Bateman 12-13yrs Discus (4th)
Ellie Arnold 12-13yrs Long Jump (15th)
Sam Owen 12-13yrs Shot Put (13th)
Nigel Bagley Relay 4 x 100m Team of Sam Owen,
Courtney Foster, George Sandral and Logan Kerr (8th)
Our Olympics day at Urana was a wonderful success.
All the students enjoyed it thoroughly and came home
elated despite fierce winds, dust and strange weather.
Well done to Miss Elith for the success. It took a huge
amount of organization to make it run so smoothly and
we Oaklands people really appreciate your efforts.
Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 went to Wagga on Tuesday 11th of
October to compete in the Wagga Speech Eisteddfod.
They recited 2 choral items as a speaking choir and
blew the judges away. We competed in the section for
one and two teacher schools. There were only 2 schools
in our section and we won by a nail biting 1 point. Ms
Outram and I were so proud of the way in which they
presented themselves. They looked spectacular in their
uniform. They stood and watched Mrs Stein to perfec-
tion and like little pros even covered a mistake with no
facial give-aways. Mrs Stein has done a remarkable job
with speech in our school and this effort is a great suc-
cess to her. Well done Mrs Stein and the wonderful 3, 4,
5 and 6s.
The concert has dominated our lives for the last few
weeks and all students have been giving it their best
shot. If you were at the concert you would have been
wowed by the efforts of all the students and the amazing
younger students who were line perfect on the night.
Concerts take dedication from both students and staff
and we saw plenty of this over the past few weeks. Well
done everyone and thank you for going beyond the line
to make our concert such a success.
The results of the Maths and English competition have
now arrived and we will present these at an assembly
early next term.
The holidays are looming and we are finishing with
healthy food days and celebrations.
One big celebration is for Demi. I have had the joy of
being involved with Demi’s education and personal de-
velopment for many years and I am so proud of the
lovely young lady we see heading off to do her exams
next term and then out into the big wide world to make
her mark. Thank you, Demi, for always being there for
us. Good luck in your exams from all staff and students
of OCS.
The end of term brings another change to our school. Ms
Harris is moving on to another job, organizing the fi-
nances across schools. This is a very big job for her and
I congratulate her on being selected and wish her very
well in the future. She will be back to help us with our
finances and we feel pleased to know if we need help
that we will know someone at the top. We thank you Ms
Harris for the positive input you have had on our school
as we strive to be innovative and maintain a sustainable
future for our central schools. Your knowledge of the
running of schools has been very beneficial to our learn-
ing executive.
Happy holidays everyone and remember that school
starts on MONDAY, 8th October. The Alpha Show is
on the first Tuesday and Rand Super 8s is on the Friday.
PRIMARY CLASSROOM NEWS
Nothing like getting a busy start to the term!
Margot Gorman
(NB: Narrabeen Excursion money should be completed
by end of Week 1 Term 4.)
Cheese Day at Henty
Secondary Food Technology and Agriculture students
from Oaklands and Urana schools finished their dairy
production unit with a visit to the Big Cheese Day Out.
The students began the unit with an excursion that in-
cluded a visit to Boosey Creek Cheese Dairy and facto-
ry. They then made their own camembert cheese at Oak-
lands under the supervision of Mrs Marshall, Mr Robey
Cara Bott and Nicole Rendle-Smith.
The day was a great success with our cheeses coming in
the top third. Agriculture students Marnie Walker and
Dominic Buntin put their class work to use and won the
competition relating to the nutritional value composition
of milk products. The students had to produce an adver-
tisement and it was great to see the imagination and ar-
tistic skills that resulted.
Bonnie Bateman was interviewed by the ABC and the
interview was broadcast on the rural section a few days
later.
COWS CREATE CAREERS
PRESENTATION DAY - FACT SHEET 10/09/2012
A CHEESY GRIN FOR
SOME LUCKY STUDENTS’
Dairy Australia hosted the Cows Create Careers – Cam-
embert in the Classroom ‘Big Day Out’ presentation
day on Monday 10th September 2012 at the Henty
Bowls Club.
The project involved 14 teachers from seven schools
across the Wodonga, Wagga Wagga and broader re-
gions. The schools involved in the project are; Billa-
bong High School, Finley High School, Junee High
School, Mount Carmel Christian College, Oakland Cen-
tral School, Kooringal High School & Wagga Wagga
Christian College.
The project was designed to encourage secondary
school teachers and students to examine the Australian
Dairy Industry and its products. The project framework
involved training teachers to make Camembert Cheese
and transferring this knowledge to their students.
The Dairy Australia - Camembert in the Classroom pre-
senter and taste judge was Russell Smith, Deputy Chief
Judge of the Australian Grand Dairy Awards.
The project involved student teams’ making Camembert
Cheese in the Classroom and designing a multimedia
advertisement as to ‘Why Dairy is an Important Part of
Our Diet’.
The cheeses and advertisements were judged at the ‘Big
Day Out’ Presentation Day. Russell Smith along with
accredited judges awarded the winning cheese of the
region.
A judging panel representing Dairy Australia judged
and awarded the winning multimedia advertisement.
There were 25 advertisements judged on the day.
The aims of the project were to:
Train teachers to make Camembert cheese and
transfer this knowledge to a class of students.
Introduce students to dairy industry manufactur-
ing career pathways.
Provide a platform to introduce students to the
Australian dairy industry and its products.
Involve dairy farmers and manufacturing advo-
cates who have vision and dairy industry
knowledge to encourage and support students
with the project.
Reward successful students and schools at the
‘Big Day Out’ Presentation Day.
The Presentation & Awards Ceremony were held on
Monday 10th September 2012 at the Henty Bowls Club,
Henty.
A school prize of $500
for the winning cheese
and $250 for the winning
multimedia advertise-
ment were judged and
awarded on this day. For
additional information
please contact Dairy Aus-
tralia Project Managers,
Jaydee Events on 03
56594219 or email
SECONDARY CLASSROOM NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
Ph: 02 6035 4270 Fax: 02 6035 4284
Andrew Day Ph: 0427354270
14 Webster St, Oaklands 2646
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Also in Stock 20kg General Purpose Cement
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BALLROOM DANCING CLASSES
Get your feet tap-tapping for the Oaklands Harvest Ball
Commencing Thursday, 16th August 2012
For 8 weeks
At the Oaklands Memorial Hall - 7:30pm
Gold coin donation. Supper provided.
Not guarantees that you will be Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers at the end of the classes,
but a great opportunity to improve your dancing style…
Contact Sarah-Jane Sheridan for more details.
Phone 02 6035 4421
Organised by Oaklands Community Health and Fitness Centre Inc, and subsidised by NSW Department of Sport and Recreation Participation
Grant
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 - give reason _____________________
_______________________________________________
Additional comments _____________________________
_______________________________________________
Signed: _____________________________________
Date: _________
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 - give reason _______________________
_______________________________________________
Additional comments _____________________________
_______________________________________________
Signed: _____________________________________
Date: _________
OAKLANDS CENTRAL SCHOOL
SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION
Remember these contributions benefit YOUR children and
YOUR community.
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$13.00 (inc GST)
P & C SUBSCRIPTION:
$5.00 (This covers parents when working for the
P & C, ie working bees, catering).
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING FEES:
Whole Year: $49.50 (inc GST)
Single Ad: Half Column $ 3.30 (inc GST)
Full Column $ 6.60 (inc GST)
Sporting Bodies and Committees:
$33.00 (inc GST)
School Contributions for 2012 are as follows:
Primary Student:- $30.00
Secondary Student:- $30.00
Maximum per Family
$50.00
and are now payable to the
School Office
GOLF COACHING CLINICS
Two clinics – one for beginners and
one for experienced golfers wanting to
improve their game.
On Sunday the 23rd September at the Oaklands Golf Club
the Pro from the Yarrawonga
Mulwala Golf Club will be
conducting two clinics:
Intermediates at 10am fol-lowed by an 11:30am tee off
for an 18 hole stapleford comp.
Beginners at 11.30am with a possible tee off at 1pm for a 9
hole ambrose if sufficient numbers.
Cost: a gold coin donation for the clinic and
$5 green fees if playing either comp.
Contact: Andrea Palmer on
03 5886 1623 or
to register your interest
Bookings would be appreciated
Organised by the Oaklands Community Health and Fitness
Centre and funded by the Department of Sport and Recreation
Participation Grant
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THURSDAY NIGHT DRAW
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20th September 2012
$16,100.00
SUNDAY NIGHT DRAW
23rd September 2012
$150.00
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8am—12pm Sunday
Friday night cooking only every second week
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Post Office Hours
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CLOSED Mailsort
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