Orana Heights Public School

Craig Renneberg, Principal 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 1 Week 10 Tuesday 28 March 2017

Principal’s Message Could parents please remember to sign in and out at the front

office when they visit the school? It is a requirement under

WH & S legisla on that this occurs and obviously is based on

the safety factor.

Winter jumpers are available from the school uniform shop. It

is an expecta on that all children wear uniform each day.

Please be aware that “hoody” type tops are not acceptable for

school.

I have had a number of conversa ons re my points on the

future of school libraries and whether we go down the “e”

book line. So far the responses have been strongly in favour of

retaining our focus on actual paper books. The parents I have

spoken to strongly believe that “real” books i.e. the books we

have all grown up with cannot be replaced by electronic

media. They are actually part of the family bonding process

and reading these to their children helps develop the family

unit. Interes ngly I was reading some research on this and it

indicated that those reading electronic media do not engage

with it as deeply as those reading “real” books.

Tomorrow night we will be having parent teacher interviews

for most of our classes. We have trialled an online booking

process which appears to have worked well. If you have had

any concerns with this could you let Mrs Mestrom know as she

has overseen this format? Our schedules are very ght

tomorrow so please be on me and aware that others will be

wai ng for their turn at the allo ed interval.

Lots of sport coming up for the students. Best of luck to all our

par cipants in their differing compe ons.

Craig Renneberg

"We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk, and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up."

— Phyllis Diller

Parent/Teacher Interviews – Wednesday March 29 2017

Don’t forget these are being held tomorrow.

Kindergarten interviews are being held in the Kinder area.

Stage 1 interviews are being held in the Library.

Stage 2 interviews are being held in the Auditorium.

Stage 3 interviews are being held in A Block.

ICAS Digital Technology

Students wishing to par cipate in the Digital Technology

Compe on, note and money need to handed in this Friday 31

March.

Tell Them From Me student feedback survey

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other

public schools in the state, will par cipate in a Department of

Educa on ini a ve: the Tell Them From Me student feedback

survey. The survey measures factors that are known to affect

academic achievement and other student outcomes. The focus

of the NSW‐wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement

and effec ve teaching prac ces.

More informa on about the survey is available at:

h p://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us

with valuable and quick feedback on what they think about

school life, how engaged they are with school and the different

ways that teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and

around the world have used the Tell Them From Me survey to

help improve how they do things at school.

I want to assure you that the survey is confiden al. The survey

is conducted online and will typically take less than 30 minutes

to complete. It will be administered during school hours

between 13 March and 7 April. Par cipa ng in the survey is

en rely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQs for parents/carers about the survey

is being sent home with the youngest child. If you do not want

your child or children to par cipate, please return the form to

school by Friday 31 March 2017. Copies of the form and FAQs

are available from:

h p://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/informa on‐for‐parents.

School Photo - Catch Up Day

Thursday 6 April 2017.

Full School Uniform please. Girls - school colour hair accessories

Term 1 ‐ 2017 Planner

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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27 28 Harmony Day ‐ out of uniform ‐ $2 dona on

29 Parent/Teacher Interviews

30 Rugby 7’s Gala Day Science & Engineering Excursion

31 2.05pm Y3‐6 Assembly Science & Engineering Excursion AFL ‐ Stage 3

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3 4 Peachey/Richardson Rugby League 6pm P&C Mee ng

5 State Swimming Meal Deal Day

6 K‐2 Easter Hat Parade State Swimming Whole School Dance

7 12.30 ‐ 1.30pm K‐2 Assembly AFL ‐ Stage 3 Last day for Term One

Congratulations to the following Award Winners

Honour Awards

Willow Pittock Kiera McNair x2 Bayley Binks Rory Kirkness Lucy Mould Cooper Lane Shanaya Button Jake Jaggard Lucy Gillis Paddy Grose Nate Fuller Ava Forrester x2 Makayla Rivett Bella Newman Ella Sutcliffe Mikaele Perese Tahlia Crowley Caidi Fitzgerald x2 Maya Lake Madalyn Hundy Braydan Green Breanna Verrall Bridgette Bruce Kaiya Johnson Izakk Markcrow Dillan Roberts Kasey Walford Dylan Lane x2 Asha Lake Maggie McTiernan Jayde Mackenzie Chelsea Trudgett Harley Courts Kane Macfarlane Jessica White x2 Hailey Johnson x4 Montanna McNair Chloe Bacon x 5 Chilli McAnally Eloise Mules Tom McTiernan Vincent Kardell x3 Aidan Sutton Bailey Stonestreet Zienna Wathen-Romans Kassey Peterson-Moore Kharnell Ritchie x2

Distinction Awards

Billy Gavin Ziggy Blyton Bridgette Bruce Montanna McNair

Term 1 ‐ 2017 Planner

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 April

24 SDD

25 ANZAC Day

26 Students Start Term 2

27 Life Ed Van

28 Life Ed Van PSSA Sport Starts

2 May

1 Life Ed Van

2 Life Ed Van Moorambilla Catch up

3 Life Ed Van

4 Life Ed Van

5 Life Ed Van

Upcoming Events.

Wednesday 29 March ‐ Parent/Teacher Interviews (except 1F & 1P. These will be held in Week 11)

Thursday 6 April ‐ Whole School Dance

School Dance Thursday April 6 2017

K – 2 4:30 to 6pm 3 – 6 6:15 to 7:45pm

Wear anything related to Easter!

$5 entry includes a drink & snack

Canteen News $5 Meal Deal ‐ Term 1

Monday – Chicken Caesar Wrap Tuesday – Fish Burger Wednesday – Egg & Lettuce Sandwich Thursday – 4 Chicken Nuggets & Garden Salad Cup Friday – Fresh Fruit Salad & a Tub of Yoghurt (optional) All meal deals come with a bottle of water and a choice of one of the following treats: Fruit, Popcorn, Cookie or Water Icy Pole.

Please do not order recess foods for lunch.

Breakfast Deals ‐ Toast or Hot Chocolate 50c or Toast and Cereal $2.

CSU Dental & Oral Health Clinic Dubbo. Oral Health Therapy students are currently on placement at the Dubbo clinic, now offering a FREE service to all children under the age of 16, offering all treatments including:

· Rou ne check ups · X‐Rays · Dental educa on · Oral Health planning · Preven ve den stry · Restora ve · Mouthguards

Charles Sturt University Dental and Oral Health clinic Dubbo provides appointments to the public with our professional and student clinics, offering a full range of treatments including:

· Restora ve · Preven ve den stry · Crowns & bridges · Veneers · Dentures · Bleaching · Mouthguards

As an educa on facility there is a small fee for dental students to cover the cost of consumables. Call the clinic today for an appointment on 1300 278 642 op on 4 ‐ Dubbo For any further informa on, please contact Natasha Pe y, Senior Dental Assistant | Dental and Oral Health Clinic Dubbo, Charles Sturt University

Easter Hat Parade

K‐2 will be celebra ng Easter with a Hat Parade on

Thursday 6th April from 9.15am. Our Easter Egg raffle will

be drawn on the day.

Thank you to those families who have donated Easter

Eggs so far. Further dona ons can be le at the

Kindergarten rooms.

Q: What do you call a rabbit with the sniffles? A: A runny bunny.

Q: How do you catch a rabbit? A: Make a noise like a carrot.

Q: What kind of bunny can't hop? A: A chocolate one!

Q: How does the Easter Bunny stay fit? A: Egg-xercise!

Q: What is the Easter Bunny’s favourite dance? A: The bunny hop!

SPORT NEWS Dubbo District Opens Rugby League Team ‐ Congratula ons Braith Carroll on your selec on in this team. Braith will play in the Western carnival on Monday 3rd April in Dubbo. Good luck Braith.

Dubbo District 11’s Rugby League Team ‐ Congratula ons Mitchell French & Jordan Naden on your selec on in this team. These boys will play in the Western carnival on Monday 3rd April in Dubbo. Good luck boys.

Peachey/Richardson Carnival ‐ Ms Barnes & Mr Long are in the process of selec ng the teams that represent Orana at the Peachey/Richardson carnival on Tuesday 4th April. Notes will go home soon.

Western AFL Trials ‐ Congratula ons Tyne Amers and Caiden Ah‐See on selec on to trial at the Western AFL Day on Friday 31st March in Parkes. Good luck boys.

Rugby Union ‐ Congratula ons Braith Carroll on being selected to trial for a spot in the Western Rugby Union Team on Wednesday 29th March in Wellington. Good luck Braith.

Knockout So ball On Friday, 17th March 2017 the Girls Knockout So ball team travelled to Mudgee to play in a So ball Gala Day. The girls played three games against Narromine, Mudgee and Gulgong. Orana did not win any of their games, however displayed improved skills as the day progressed and had lots of fun.

Ms Winters would like to extend a huge thanks to the girls for their outstanding sportsmanship and a tude and also to Mrs Peisley, Mr White and Ms Roberts for transpor ng the girls and Ms Winters.

The team consisted of Kaymelea Barker, Lara Ireland, Mackenzie Roworth, Hailey Johnson, Natalie Bruce, Olivia Hall, Zoe Peisley, Emily White, Emily Day, Jayde Mackenzie and Rachael Nixon.

Knockout Girls Cricket Last Monday the girls cricket team represented Orana Heights in the first round of the

PSSA Knockout Cricket against Dubbo South Public School. The girls were defeated by

South 99‐71. A special men on to our top run scorer Hailey and Jane for a great catch. We

managed to finish just in me before the rain started. Overall the day was a success. All

girls showed great sportsmanship and had fun.

Rugby 7’s Gala Day ‐ Mrs Barker will be taking two teams to this gala day on Thursday 30 March. Term Two PSSA Sport Term two PSSA Sport begins on Friday 28th April and con nues through to Friday 23rd June. Buses depart school at 11.20am and return at approximately 1pm. The fare is $3.50 per week. Children are to wear their sports uniform (navy & green long socks), hat, joggers and bring a drink bo le. Parents are most welcome to come along as spectators on Fridays. Students have been allocated into teams and will have their first training session this `Friday 31st March. Permission notes will also go home on Friday 31st March. These need to be returned to the teacher in charge of each sport.

Knockout Teams Teams with upcoming games are: Mixed tennis ‐ Monday 3 April 2017 Mrs Hall, Sports Co‐ordinator

Sport Venue Cost Compulsory Equipment

Junior Girls Soccer Jubilee No cost Shin pads

Senior Girls Soccer Jubilee No cost Shin pads

Junior Boys Soccer Lady Cutler $3.50 Shin pads

Senior Boys Soccer Lady Cutler $3.50 Shin pads

Junior Boys Rugby League Katrina Gibbs $3.50 Mouth guard

Senior Boys Rugby League Apex Oval No cost Mouth guard

Junior Netball Nita McGrath $3.50

Senior Netball Nita McGrath $3.50

Junior & Senior Girls League Tag Riverbank $3.50