Principal’s Message Welcome everyone to Week 8 of the term. At this time of year we are getting ready for presentation days, farewells, finalising reports and forming classes for next year. This certainly doesn’t mean that we aren’t focussed on our core business of learning for all students. Early this week I was able to spend time in a few of our classrooms and was again impressed by how hard the students were working. This tells me that their teachers are very organised and delivering lessons that are engaging AND educational. Last week, I was in Sydney at the final Primary Principal’s state meeting for the year. Unfortunately I missed the presentation morning for Year 2. It is sad for me to miss these special days however I have been told that the morning was a wonderful celebration of the work and achievements of our students throughout the year. Congratulations to all of our magnificent students. This was followed up by the annual Year 2 sleepover, my favourite overnight stay. Thanks so much to Mrs Trasler, Mrs Morris, Mrs Ryan, Miss Elliot and Mr Holt who supervised the students and kept them entertained throughout the sleep over. I heard that they had a great time too. I am very much looking forward to this week’s Year 1 Presentation Day and the upcoming Kindergarten Presentation Day next Friday. Also, we have our final PBL assembly in 2 weeks time where we will be celebrating the efforts of all our most recent award winners. I have also been made aware that there are several Platinum winners waiting for their highly prized certificates and reward. A huge thank you to Neville Sampson and his helpers for creating this wonderful bush tucker garden. Neville is doing a fantastic job in selecting plants and the designs are amazing. If you are available to pop in and take a look or lend a hand you’re more than welcome. I would like to wish you all a wonderful week and hope that we are able to see you at these upcoming events. Have a magnificent week everyone.

Luke Norman

Term 4 Week 8 24 November 2015

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER 27 Year 1 Presentation 12:00 28 P&C Meeting 6:30pm 30 School Captain Speeches DECEMBER 4 Kinder Presentation 12:00

8 Year 3-6 Presentation Evening

9 Combined Scripture Service 10 Year 6 Farewell 11 PBL Assembly 11 Colour Run / Fun Fair 14 Christmas Concert 1:30 15 Class Parties 16 Clean Up / Movie Day 16 LAST DAY for students 17&18 Staff Development

YEAR 1 PRESENTATION & Infants Assembly

Friday, 26th November at 12pm

Books in Homes The teachers of Oxley Vale Public School encourage the reading of quality literature in their classrooms and expose their students to many such texts every year. In an effort to extend our love of reading and quality texts we have applied for sponsorship and inclusion in the ‘Books in Homes’ program. We have been very fortunate in being selected for sponsorship by ‘With Heart’, a Gloria Jean’s Foundation. They have offered to sponsor 100 Oxley Vale Public School students at $90 per student. The students of Year 1 and Year 3 have already seen the texts they will be able to choose from and have selected 4 texts each. They will receive 3 books each from the 4 they have selected and these will be presented at a book giving assembly on Wednesday 9 December starting at 2pm in the school hall. All parents are very welcome so come along and join in the fun. The books that the students select from are sent to the school for them to view prior to making their choices and are then donated to the school library for everyone to enjoy. We are most appreciative of these additions to our library and look forward to sharing them with all the students. A number of beautiful books have also been supplied as book awards and will be awarded to students at our weekly assemblies. Our school librarian Mrs Burke is on the lookout for students deserving of a book award and our first book award winners are: Imogen Deswon - KM Will Lulham - 1J Lucy Griffiths - 3R Latesha Butler - 4E

Josiah Kranenburg - 6L

Chloe Dimer - 5/6S

K/1C wrote about what hap-

pened when Goldilocks came to their house: One day Goldilocks came into my house when I took my Dad to work. She ate everything. She sat on everything. She broke my Tv. She even slept on my bed. When I got home she was still sleeping. Yr 1 ~ Ryan I went to pick Dad up and Goldilocks went into my house. She ate my porridge. Kinder ~ Hayden . Goldilocks should not go into other people’s houses to steal people’s food and sleep in other people’s bed. Yr 1 ~ Leon Goldilocks came into my house and ate my weetbix in my bowl when me and my family went to Canada. She broke my trophy and it shattered all over the ground. She went in my bed. I came in and there was no more weetbix in my bowl and I hurt my foot because the trophy shattered. Aaaaaaah! Goldilocks is in my bed. Yr 1 ~ Levi

Year 2 Presentation

MERIT AWARDS BOOK WORK RIBBON

Infants

KA: Lauren Robbins, Jhazmyne Watts Emily Wing

KM: Sam Pittman, Halle Swan Macey Lahrs

K/1C: Jayden Bundy, Jessica Pallot Hayden Cruickshank

1J: Jake Bayldon, Mia Campbell Tamica Kelly 1/2T: Harry Gill, Risha Pierce Jenna Hartley 2K: Harry Pinchen, Olivia Holz Dannica Brown 2M: Shakita Croaker, Paige Washington Bella Dobson

Primary

K-6P: 3R: Riley Newton, Christopher Kinnane Chloe-Ann Kranenburg 3/4E: Jorja Morris, Chanelle Squires Kaiden Lahrs 4E: Laila Browning, Kye Sharp Charlotte Hahn 5L: Chloe Donoghue, Seenan Khattak James Malise 4/5H: Melany Smart, Nickolas Buckovac Luke Gurney 5/6S: Chloe Dimer, Dustin Williams, Hunter Mann-Barber Bridey O’Neil 6L: Bailey Hartigan, Connor O’Neil, Cooper Newton, Fletcher Morris, Hugh Morris

Tessa Turtle Maths Award: Blair Collins Romeo Amazing Author Award: Caitlin Grobler Winston Super Reader: Beau Barker

Assembly Award Winners

Year 1 Presentation & Infants at 12pm ~ Primary at 1pm

All parents and families are welcome to join us !!!

Community Noticeboard The school has received many community notices in regards to sport and local activities with in our area. Please come in and view the Parent Notice Board in the front office to see for more information in regards to the particular activity you may be interested in.

PCYC After School Care Program - 67 665 009. Play Group - In school hall on each Tuesday from 10am –12pm. MiniRoos Kick-Off for Girls program Junior Oz Tag - Sign up Art and cooking classes at the Loft Art Studio Little Athletics—coaching clinic 02 9633 4511 Cultural Tour of Tamworth with Len Waters 21 November Northern Inland Football Aboriginal Foster Carers needed please call TAACS 67 613 436