Orana Heights Public School

Annie Munro, Principal

Excellence, Opportunity and Success in a caring school.

Email: oranahts-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Address: https://oranahts-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Telephone: 6884 9188 Fax: 6884 3272

Term 2 Week 2 Tuesday 7 April 2019

Above - ANZAC display outside 4C & 4/5B classroom - well done, looks amazing.

Below - ANZAC Service held at school last Thursday.

From the Principal’s desk

Although it is May we are yet to have felt much seasonal change in the weather. This is about to have a rapid change at

the end of the week. With a forecast in the low teens for Friday- please have winter school uniform ready for your child.

Another reminder- no hoodies are to be worn to school. This includes sporting apparel such as Western or state jumpers.

(Especially on Fridays when they are involved in more sport).

Today the 8+ year olds will attend the school’s cross country at Apex Oval.

We again ask all adults to be mindful of safety in our “back car park”.

If your child is in public wearing their school uniform- please be mindful they are still representing our school even

outside school hours.

Thank you to all the families who remembered to send their child to school last week with the money to participate in

PSSA sport. The rainy weather meant PSSA sport was cancelled during the morning, however money for buses will pay

for sport this week.

I look forward to seeing parents at the P&C meeting in the staffroom at 6.00 pm tonight.

Quote: “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” - Robert

Jordan

Annie Munro

NAPLAN Students in Year 3 & 5 are required to bring their own headphones to use for NAPLAN Online nest week.

Donations of Soap We are looking for donations of soap. Motel soaps would be ideal. If you could donate some please being to the office or 1G classroom. Thank you in advance, Gaylene Barker

Congratulations to the following Award Winners

Honour Awards

Gabriel Goedhart Preston Wallace Emily Lucan Bianca Myhill Destiny Calder Kelsey Whitney Airyah Taleb Lachlan Hupp Oscar Leeson Lachlan Suey Meraj Jesrani x 2 Natasha Grant x 2 Bronte Cunningham

Distinction Awards

Ella Sutcliffe Jesse Bruce

SPORT NEWS Dubbo District Girls Touch Team - Congratulations Tully Pittock and Aaliyah Carroll on your selection in the Dubbo Girls Touch team to compete at the Western carnival on Monday 13th May 2019 Dubbo District Boys Touch Team - Congratulations Jordan Naden, Tristan Culverson and Mitchell French on your selection in the Dubbo Boys Touch team to compete at the Western carnival on Monday 13th May 2019. District Cross Country - Wednesday 5th June 2019 at Geurie Racecourse. Western Cross Country -Wednesday 12th June 2019 at Geurie Racecourse. Netball NSW Schools Cup - Tuesday 28th May 2019. Mrs Caton will be selecting teams to attend this carnival next week. Upcoming Knockout games: Netball Rugby League Boys & Girls Soccer Term Two PSSA Sport - Things to remember are: $3.50 per week for the bus. Head gear & mouth guard for rugby league & AFL. Shin pads for girls and boys soccer. Children are to wear their sports uniform, sunscreen, hat, joggers and bring a drink bottle. Mrs Hall, Sports Co-ordinator

Term 2 - 2019 Planner

Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2

6 7 6pm P&C Meeting Cross Country

8 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop

9 9-11am Mother’s Day Stall

10 ES1 Mother’s Day Morning Tea & Craft 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs 3-6) 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

3

13 Knockout Soccer

14 NAPLAN Online Passport to Success - Yr6

15 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop NAPLAN Online Passport to Success - Yr6

16 NAPLAN Online

17 NAPLAN Online 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 12.30pm K-2 Assembly 2.10pm Yrs 3-6 Assembly 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

4

20 NAPLAN Online

21 NAPLAN Online Passport to Success - Yr6 School Banking

22 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop NAPLAN Online AVID Test - Senior Campus Passport to Success - Yr6

23 NAPLAN Online

24 NAPLAN Online 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

5

27 SRC Camp Brian Palmer Shield - Rugby Union Gala Day

28 SRC Camp Passport to Success - Yr6

29 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop SRC Camp Passport to Success - Yr6 Knockout Rugby League

30 Grandparents Day

31 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

6 June

3 4 Passport to Success - Yr6 Girls Peachey/Richardson gala Day 6pm P&C Meeting School Banking

5 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop Passport to Success - Yr6 District Cross Country

6 7 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 12.30pm K-2 Assembly 2.10pm Yrs 3-6 Assembly 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

7

10

Queen’s Birthday

11 12 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop Western Cross Country

13 14 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

8

17 18 Passport to Success - Yr6 School Banking

19 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop Passport to Success - Yr6

20

21 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

9

24 25 26 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop

27 28 11.20 - 1.20 PSSA Sport (Yrs3-6) 12.30pm K-2 Assembly 2.10pm Yrs 3-6 Assembly 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

10 July

1 2 Semester Reports Home School Banking

3 8.30—9.30am Uniform Shop

4 NAIDOC Day

5 Last Day Term 2 2.30-3.30pm Uniform Shop

Woolworths Earn & Learn

It’s back for 2019 and Orana Heights Public School would appreciate your support in collecting stickers to earn new equipment for our school.

Collect stickers from Wednesday 1 May and Tuesday 25 June 2019.

Bring them into school and give them to your class teachers or place them in the collection box at the front office or at our local Woolworths.

Class of the Week- 6K Teachers- Mrs Wilson and Mrs McKenzie

Favourite Class Game- Pillow Whack

Dream Class Pet- Baby Joey

Dream Excursion- Anywhere overseas

What have you been learning about this term-? We have been reading Auggie and Me and

learning about forces and mindfulness

What are some interesting facts about your teachers-? Mrs Wilson is deaf in one ear Mrs McKenzie loves doing lots of hands on activities.

SRC Tips! Remember to bring $2.50

for the amazing

cobloaf from the canteen

on Fridays at

recess!

What is your favourite subject? - Science If Orana could have one new thing what do you wish it was? – A science room If you were the Principal for a day what would you do first? –Keep the school running What is a cool fact about yourself? – I love architecture! If you could have three wishes what would they be?- 1. End world hunger 2. Make Australian laws apply worldwide 3. No one to do bad things

Mother’s Day Stall When: Thursday 9 May 2019

Please return order forms ASAP