UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER

19 State Athletics (Sydney)

20 State Athletics (Sydney)

Kinder Ready Program

21 Kinder Ready Program

Infants Assembly 12:00pm

Primary Assembly 1:00pm

26 P&C Meeting 6:30pm

Food Fibre Day (Years 3&4)

27 Kinder Ready Program

28 Kinder Ready Program

Catholic Mass 9:45am (St. Nic’s)

31 Intensive Swimming starts

NOVEMBER

11 Kinder Orientation Day

Intensive Swimming ends

23 P&C Meeting 6:30pm

24 Year 2 Presentation

DECEMBER

02 Year 1 Presentation

06 Presentation Evening 7pm

08 Year 6 Farewell

09 Kinder Presentation

TERM 4 WEEK 02 18 OCTOBER 2016

SCHOOL MESSAGE

This is the home stretch for 2016! There are 63 more days until the end of

term - 63 more days of teaching, learning, cooperation, respect, fun,

excursions and all the things that being part of a school community means.

For some students, like our 43 Year 6 students, these last 63 days will be

their last at Oxley Vale Public School. We hope they will make the most of

the remaining time they have with us.

For other (future-)students, like the

more than 40 young people enrolled in

our ‘Kinder Ready’ program, these 63

days are a countdown bringing them

closer to the day that they can start ’big

school’ themselves. Term 4 is an

exciting time!

One highlight of this term will be Presentation Evening, to be held on

Tuesday 6 December. This night celebrates the achievements of our

students in academic, sporting, social and cultural areas and is always well

attended and enjoyed. To facilitate preparations for this event, can those

families who are in possession of one of our perpetual trophies or shields

(celebrating student achievement in 2015) please return them to the office

so they can be awarded to this year’s recipients. Thank you.

If you have the opportunity to do so, please take the time to wish Taj

Bone, Atem Atuich, Colby Edgar and Kaiden Lahrs well as these students

travel to the State Athletics meet to represent our school in discus, high

jump and relay events. We have no doubt they will represent our school

well and congratulate them on making it this far.

Let’s work together to make these next 63 days great ones at our school!

OVPS Staff

[Special Award Recipients, Week 1]

HUNGRY KIDS NEED HELPING HAND

The P&C are currently looking for volunteers who are able

to assist in the school canteen, particularly on Thursdays.

This regular commitment involves approximately 3 hours.

If you are interested, please speak directly to Caterina in the

canteen or contact the P&C (you can Facebook message

‘Oxley Vale Public School P&C’).

MASS AT ST. NICHOLAS

Every year, St. Nicholas Parish offers students enrolled in

Catholic Religious Education (‘Catholic Scripture’) the

opportunity to participate in the celebration of Holy Mass.

It is a time of thanksgiving; a time to acknowledge the role

of God in the children’s spiritual journey and to celebrate

and to pray.

Students from Catholic Scripture who intend to attend the

Mass on Friday 28 October will travel by bus to the

church and be returned to school afterwards. Permission

notes should be returned to school by Friday 21 October.

STAFF CAR PARK

Parents are asked not to drive into the staff car park to use it

as a drop off point for their children at the beginning of

school. This car park is for staff parking only.

TIME TO RETURN PERPETUAL TROPHIES

At our school’s annual presentation evening a number of

perpetual awards are given. These awards include a shield or

trophy which is taken home by the awardee for one year and

then returned. If your child received such an award in 2015

can you please arrange for the return of the shield or trophy

in the next fortnight so the award can be given at this year’s

presentation night. Thank you.

TRAFFIC DELAYS ON MANILLA ROAD

You have undoubtedly seen the beginning of road works on

Peel Street / Manilla Road at the Tribe Street intersection.

Roads and Maritime have informed the school that these

works will extend from September 2016 to March 2017 and

will cause possible traffic delays from 8am - 6pm, Mondays to

Saturdays.

While the school will not be directly affected and bus

companies have been asked to plan school routes around the

traffic works, parents are advised that there may be traffics

delays travelling from the direction of Tamworth CBD to the

school and are asked to allow extra time for school drop-offs

and pick-ups if travelling from that direction.

27 HAPPY CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS

This year our school took part in the

Operation Christmas Child program run by

Samaritan’s Purse and filled 27 shoeboxes

with small gifts to be sent as Christmas

presents to underprivileged children in third world countries.

Thank you to all who made donations.

PLEASE CHECK LOST PROPERTY

With winter over there is a substantial collection of lost

jumpers, hats and trackpants in the lost property area near the

canteen. Please check it for items that may belong to your

family before items are discarded or donated to charity.

[Merit Award Winners in Term 4, Week 1]

THE VIEW FROM THE SIDELINE STATE ATHLETICS

All the best to Taj Bone, Atem Atuich, Colby

Edgar and Kaiden Lahrs who are competing

in Sydney this week at the State Athletics

Carnival. The whole school is very proud of you and can't

wait to hear about your experiences and results.

The OVPS boys cricket team started another season

last Saturday. Although the boys had a narrow defeat, they

continued where they left off last season with excellent

sportpersonship and participation.

JUMP ROPE RESULTS

Well done to the whole OVPS

community - we raised $3958.18

which will be used by The Heart

Foundation to fund research into

heart disease. The prizes have arrived

and our excited students will receive

them this week. Thank you to

everyone who helped contribute to

this worthwhile cause. Primary

students sure enjoyed watching Mr

Norman, Ms Hancock, Mr Steele and Mrs Ellis jump rope in

their colourful tutus on the last day of term!

SPORTSPERSON OF THE WEEK

Colby Edgar received the Sportsperson of the Week award in

Week 1. Since joining our relay team, Colby has been training

hard and shows determination to do his best! Well done.

CELEBRATING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

At Oxley Vale Public School, students are recognised

each week for achieving success in a wide range of areas:

from exceptional effort in their learning, to careful

bookwork and presentation, to showing consideration to

their peers, and being proudly dressed in their uniforms.

In Week 1 the following students received a merit award

or a book work ribbon.

Merit Awards Alex Hannah Rommy Mitchell Sam Timbury Eliza Buckley Grace Hoad Callen Higgisson Emily Wing Deion Luke Joseph Lulham Nash Browning Paige Black Bailey Woods Madison Boyd Bailey Harpur Bella Dobson Tayla Beattie Sam Mitchell Jesse Sylvester Alex Bennett-Wilkinson Jessica Walsh Reggie Sutton Bailee Puls Troy MacCarthy Cody Sheridan Kody Childs Special Awards Romeo Amazing Author Hayden Cruikshank Tessa Turtle Maths Lucas Sharp Winston Super Reader Mia Pepper Book Work Ribbons Alanah Holz Zarllia Landsborough Emma George Jaime Grobler Lillian Baldock Levi Mannion Katherine Huang Maggie Kemp Jack Gallaher Jarrah Oliphant Luke Gurney Samantha Martin

[Sportsperson Award]

WHAT IS ON IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY FOR OXLEY VALE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES -

Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music is holding an open day on Saturday 22 October, 10:30am - 1:00pm, at

the Conservatorium on Marius Street. Information on tuition will be available, with instruments to try, live

performances by students, early childhood music demonstration (11:30am), a sausage sizzle, and more. Ph. 6766 6911

Student Exchange Australian and New Zealand are looking for a host family for a high-school aged Japanese

exchange student who has been in Australia since July and who is interested in local club and volunteer activities. She is

keen to share her Japanese culture with her host family and to gain a greater understanding of Australian culture. Could

she spend some time with your family? Contact reply@studentexchange.org.nz

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is scheduling its 2017 Selective Schools Test and is inviting boys in Year

5 who would like to attend Farrer in 2018 to apply. If you have a son in Year 5 who would like to attend Farrer in 2018

you must register with the Selective Schools Unit mid-October through to mid-November. Log onto the Farrer website -

www.farrer.nsw.edu.au and follow the Selective Schools link. Enrolments Officer: Kerry Hussey 6764-8607 or email:

kerry.hussey@det.nsw.edu.au