Orana Heights Public School

Annie Munro, Principal (R)

Excellence, Opportunity and Success in a caring school.

Email: oranahts-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Address: www.oranahts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Telephone: 6884 9188 Fax: 6884 3272

Term 4 Week 2 Tuesday 18 October 2016

Dear Parents/Carers and Friends,

“Man never made any material as resilient as the

human spirit” – Bern William.

Hats

At Orana Heights, there has always been an excellent

support of students wearing the school uniform hats.

In all outdoor activities this certainly makes us stand

out and show pride in belonging to our school. Please

encourage your child to wear their school bucket hat

and save other various coloured hats for their out of

school activities.

New hats are available at The Canteen daily for $10.

Kindergarten 2017

It is only two weeks until our KindyStart program

begins at Orana Heights. If you know of any families

who have not handed in their child’s enrolment forms

for 2017, please encourage them to do so.

Communication for this program is being sent to

families as an important part of children transitioning

to school. All paperwork is accepted by the front

office ladies and they can help you with any

questions you may have.

Planning for 2017

It seems almost odd that already Executive staff are

starting to plan classes for 2017. The year seems to

have flown by and the time to start planning is upon

us. If you or your family are making changes for

2017 please advise the school so we can take this into

consideration.

Annie Munro

Principal (R)

Principal’s Message SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to those parents who have paid

their Library Service, Mathletics/Reading

Eggs and Workbook fees. To those parents

who have not yet paid, accounts have been

sent so that these fees can be finalised. If you

are having trouble paying please contact the

school.

All funds are used to fully support the learning

needs of each and every one of our students.

Many thanks for your

support.

Congratulations to the following Award Winners Honour Awards

Shakira Forrest Chase Cubby Samuel Hutchinson Keely Howard

Tazmine Campbell Bayley Readford Nicholas Adkins Briannah Hundy

Montanna McNair Leaum Walford Madison Danis Ross Campbell

Emily Day Eliza Tailby Dylan Peterson Lara Helal

Charlie Malone Shakira Forrest Amali-Nay Coles Leah Wallace

Toby Pay Ja’Koeby Baker Beau Barrett Emily Wilson

Term 4 - 2016 Planner

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 17 18 19 Uniform shop

2.30—3.30pm

20 21 Uniform shop

8.30—9.30am

3

24

25

26 Uniform shop 2.30—3.30pm

27

28 Uniform shop 8.30—9.30am K-2 Athletics Carnival Yrs K-2 Assembly—12.25—1.25pm

4

31 1 6pm P&C Meeting Yr 2 Swimming Assessment Kindystart 2—3pm

2 Uniform shop 2.30—3.30pm

3 4 Uniform shop 8.30—9.30am Yrs 3-6 Assembly 2.05—3.05pm

P&C News Uniform Shop New Hours: Wednesday 2.30 - 3.30pm

Friday 8.30 - 9.30am

Claim The Date

Christmas Book Fair 30th Nov - 2nd Dec

KINDERGARTEN 2017

Kindergarten enrolment packages are available from the

school front office.

If you have a package please return the

enrolment form and other relevant papers to the school

office as soon as possible.

Year 2 Swimming – Save the Date:

The dates for Year 2 Swimming for 2016 are:

Tuesday 1st November – assessment day

Two Weeks Swimming Program

Monday 28th November – Friday 9th December

Further information and notes to come home soon.

K‐2 Sports Day Friday 28 October 2016

9.20am to 12 noon

Come and join us for our annual K‐2 Sports Day. Please bring something to sit on. Your child must wear joggers, a hat,

and apply sun screen.

A Sporting House has been allocated to each child and they can wear their house colours on the day. We may call upon

some willing helpers to assist at the “finish line”.

We are also holding a cake stall which will run from approximately 10.30am Donations of cakes, slices or biscuits for the

stall would be greatly appreciated. Please drop all donations to the Kindergarten wet area.

Thank you for your support, K‐2 Staff.

Selective High School – 2018

Intention to Apply

Information has been distributed to Year 5

students this week. Please read the letter

carefully and adhere to submission dates.

Applications MUST be submitted by parents

online. Please contact your child’s teacher for

assistance if you do not have internet access.

What Kids Say!

Name: Emmie

Age: 6

Class: 1P

Favourite song: Twinkle twinkle little star

Favourite Animal: Horse

Favourite food: Cake

Favourite Colour: Rainbow

Favourite Movie: The Jungle Book What are you best at: Rolly Polly’s

What do you want to be when you grow up:

A Doctor

FAMILY PORTRAIT FUNDRAISER - $20

This Sunday 23rd October

There must be a minimum of two generations in each portrait

Three different poses will be taken of each family

Free 10 x 13 portrait and keyring per booking

100% of the booking fee of $20 goes directly to the school for

fundraising purposes

Purchase one pose for $99

Purchase two poses for $149 (receive a bonus A3 black and

white print and eight greeting cards)

Purchase three poses for $199 (receive a bonus A3 B&W digi-

tal print plus a 10 x 13 print of a different pose)

Purchase four poses for $249 (receive lots of bonuses!)

Contact Mandy to book a time – 0438 327 448 or

lbourke62@optusnet.com.au

Start your Christmas shopping early and help the school at

the same time!&C 9.30am

MOORAMBILLA

Hi my name is Lucinda Holmes but most people just call me Lucy. I took part in the

‘Skills Development Workshop’ in 2016, hoping that I might not just learn something

but be part of something too. And it turns out that dreams really can come true …….

When I found out that I made it into the ‘Moorambilla Girls Ensemble’ I couldn’t believe it.

After overcoming my excitement, I finally got down to business with all the songs and dance

moves I had to learn. It was absolute chaos in my house.

Finally the day came to drive 2 1/2 hours to Baradine which is where the camp is. As we walked along the very long

hallway it gave us a chance to meet up with friends. We did get breaks of course to talk, eat and have fun but the

walking was by far the best, we learnt so much about each other and the friendships that you could make were truly

fascinating.

The skills that I learnt at Moorambilla were not only performing and music skills but also lifelong skills. Like learning

to be out of your comfort zone and being able to talk to new people is a great skill no matter where you are.

Some of the things I learnt at the camp were how to read music, how to control my voice tones when singing, how to

understand the conductor and a better understanding of how to sing in a choir. Learning how to make a lantern for the

lantern show was an awesome experience too. Some of the songs we learnt to sing were: Silver Linings, Biame

Ngnhhu, Reverie for Lost Girls, To Decide, To Bring the Rain In, and Wide Open Sky. We also learnt many voice

warm up songs which was so much fun because the artistic director Michelle Leonard always likes to put a humour-

ous twist to things.

All of the songs had a particular meaning and connection to the outback, which is where all the songs were chosen

from. For example ‘Silver Linings’ has the Aboriginal word of ‘Garaguru’ which means ‘cloud’ in the indigenous

language of the Sydney area. The song ‘Reverie for Lost Girls’ has a significant meaning to the outback. ‘To Bring

the Rain In’ was a nice song about dancing on the red dirt of our dusty outback to stir the dust up and make clouds,

therefore it would hopefully rain. ‘You Me and the Wide Open Sky’ was my favourite song because it talks about our

outback country just as itself and doesn’t exaggerate or lie about how we live.

All of the dance moves were just amazing to watch as they were inspired by the natural landscape of untouched, in-

digenous areas.

Finally the performing day came. Nerves were uncontrollable, adrenalin levels high and excitement beyond words.

We were all having mixed emotions right up until we performed the matinee. But once the first performance was over

we were all pretty settled in and happy with ourselves. The night concert was great. After it finished we collected our

bags, said our final goodbyes to our friends although most of us decided to go to the amazing lantern show but others

headed home.

My experience at Moorambilla was unforgettable and I’m hoping that maybe next year in High School I can make it

into Maxed Out.

By Lucy

Canteen News

Canteen News - $5 Meal Deal - Term 4 Monday – Chicken, Lettuce and Mayo Sandwich Tuesday – Stand and Stuff Taco

Wednesday – Salad Roll Thursday – Mini Cob Loaf Friday – Salad Box All served with popper & a choice of either: Fruit, Cookie or Water Icy Pole.

Please do not order recess foods for lunch.

Breakfast Deals - Toast and Hot Chocolate $1 or Toast and Cereal $2.

Last updated: 30 March 2015

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A second whooping cough booster is given in high school through the NSW School –based Vaccination Pro‐gram.

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Other adult household members, grandparents and carers of infants under 12 months of age.

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campaign http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/PublicHealth/Infectious/whoopingcough/index.asp

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