It’s a Date

Term 1

Thursday 26 February – WAS Primary

Swimming Carnival Scots Bathurst

Friday 27 February Secondary WAS St

Stanislaus Bathurst

Thursday 5th March – HICES Primary

Swimming Carnival Homebush

Thursday 12 March- AICES Secondary

Swimming Homebush

Saturday 21 March – Open Day

Friday March 27 – Athletics Carnival

Thursday 2 April -Term 1 Ends

ANZAC Day march – April 25 Neweys Dry

Cleaners 10.15am Full Winter Uniform

NEWSLETTER 23rd February 2015

From the Principal

Welcome everyone to Week 5.

Parents and Friends Association

The year’s first P&F meeting will take place this Thursday, 7:00pm in

the Media Centre.

Please come along for this first meeting – and meet our new

President, Sharna Hatton. I hope to see you there.

Open Day, 21 March

The Open Day this year is fast approaching – 21 March, 10:00am-1:00pm. Please make a

note of the date, and come along and see everything that has been happening in our

beautiful school.

Chess Is Back

A note from Mrs Jessica Willis (Primary Chess Co-ordinator) and Mrs Mel Laughton (Secondary

Chess Co-ordinator):

Chess has re-commenced at Orange Grammar in flying fashion!

Primary Chess at lunchtime on Tuesdays has seen sixty new and experienced players

practising their skills. We are playing social chess and getting tips from Mr C. for the rest of

Term 1. Then names will be taken for our Senior and Junior Primary Championships, to be

played during the winter terms. Everybody who loves chess should enter, as you play a

different person each week and the standard of chess just gets better during the year. Also,

our teams for the Interschool Tournaments are chosen from those who do well in our own

school competition.

An exciting development has been the formation of a Secondary Chess Club, which meets

at lunchtime on Thursdays. Eighteen members have signed up and had lots of fun at our first

game this week. Our assurance to these students is that they will have a really good time

while making great friends, receiving first class tuition and developing a skill for life.

Staff Vacancy

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, Mrs Jenny Stewart, of the Secondary School HSIE

staff, will be leaving us for Melbourne this term, where her husband has accepted an

employment position.

Please find below an advertisement that is currently running in the media and our website.

Please see the website for more details, including a role description.

Have a good week everyone.

Len Elliott

Important Primary Term 1 Dates

* WAS Swimming Carnival Scots Bathurst Thursday 26th February

* HICES Swimming Carnival Homebush Thursday 5th March

Easter Hat Parade: Claim the date Thursday 2nd April, Starting at 12.30pm. Please note, all

Easter hats will be made at school.

Athletics Carnival – Friday 27 March

Little Cakes Roster

Week 6 Fri 6/3 5/6 Ms Winters

Week 8 Fri 20/3 4S Mrs Sligar

Week 10 Thurs 2/4 5/6 Ms Symons

Assembly Schedule Term 1

Assembly and Chapel are held on alternate weeks on Tuesdays at 9.05am in the Media

Centre until week 3. Assembly is now on a Thursday. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Week 6: 3C Mr Cheetham

Week 8: 4S Mrs Sligar

Week 10: Mrs Clancy

Sports Days

K-6 Wednesday & Fridays

CWA Public Speaking Topics

Year 3: When we got a new pet

I jumped

The magic hat

Year 4: If I were an animal, I would be…

Close the door!

Anzacs

Year 5: Disasters

If only I hadn’t said that

Peace

Year 6: We will remember them

Animals are more than pets

Conservation is survival

Speeches are to be two minutes long. Once we have finalised dates for speech

presentations, we will let students know their due date.

ANZAC Day march 25 April - Please assemble Sale St near Neweys Dry Cleaners 10.15am full

winter uniform. Please collect children at the conclusion of the march McNamara Lane.

Ms Melanie Winters

Head of Primary

Private Instrumental Lessons 2015

All instrumental lessons should be under way, with Miss Gregory beginning

on Thursday. Timetables have been emailed to all parents…..if you have not

received one for your child, please contact Mrs Dwyer.

Instrumental Hire Agreements

From 2015, a new hire agreement is required annually. If your child is hiring

an instrument through the School, please ensure that one has been

completed and returned to school.

Intermediate Band Rehearsals

Wednesdays 12.30-1.30pm. Miss Lynar is the new Band Master

Beginner Band Tutorials

Tuesday: Mr Ismail – percussion, clarinet

Wednesday : Miss Lynar– trombone, euphonium, trumpet

Thursday: Ms Gregory – flute

Students will be collected for their tutorial.

New Ensemble Rehearsals

String Ensemble: Wednesday – Miss Werlemann

Flute Choir : Thursday – Ms Gregory

Reed Choir: Tuesday – Mr Ismail

Please contact me if there are any questions, or if I can be of any assistance with the music

program.

Mrs Pauline Dwyer

Music

pauline.dwyer@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au

Family contact details & Medical

Forms Please remember to keep our Administration staff updated with your contact details,

especially if you have moved house or changed your emergency contacts during the

holidays.

All new students should have received and completed a Medical History form. Please ask for

one of these forms if you have not received one. A new Medical History form should also be

completed for any student who has had a change of medical condition – i.e. developed an

allergy, asthma or other condition. Please request a form from any of our Administration staff

as a matter of urgency.

Lunch Orders

Food in a Flash provides lunch orders Monday Wednesday and Fridays. Please find pricelist

on our website under Publications.

Pizza Capers provide Caperzones on Tuesdays only. There are three options – Cheese, Ham

and Cheese, and Ham Cheese and Pineapple. Caperzones are $5

Lunch orders are to be written on a paper bag, with your child’s name and class.

Volunteers are required to count the lunchorders on Monday and/or Wednesday and drop

them to Food in a Flash. This job only take 15 minutes, so if you could spare some time it

would be greatly appreciated. Please call into Administration for details.

Thank you to all the students who have returned their permission note for the upcoming

We have 12

students attending the workshop on Thursday 12th March. Myself and Mrs Elliott will be

accompanying the students on the day. A note will go home this week with further details.

Thursday 12th March MANSW Inquisitive Minds Workshop

Monday 16th – Friday 20th March YEAR 12 HALF YEARLY EXAMS

Saturday 21st March OPEN DAY

Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May NAPLAN

Thursday 30th July AUSTRALIAN MATHEMATICS COMPETITION

Have a great week,

Mr Nick Dawes

Head of Mathematics

Quote of the Week “It is supposed to be hard . . . Hard is what makes it great”

Writers in Profile Our writer in profile is A.B. ‘Banjo’ Patterson. Born near Orange and baptised at HTO the

anniversary of his birth was last week. Patterson went on to become a solicitor, journalist and

war correspondent although he is best known for his bush poetry with famous verses

including “The man from Snowy River” “Clancy of the Overflow” and “Mulga Bill’s Bicycle”

There is a chocolate frog in it for the first person to email Mr Lee (address below) with their

favourite line or poem from Patterson. Mine is probably “Bush Christening”.

HICES Debating 2015 Debating is the classic “brain sport”. It is fantastic that so many of our students are

enthusiastic to be involved in debating often with little experience. As one said this week

during debating club “Does this mean I can call myself an English nerd now?” Round 1 of

HICES Debating will occur tomorrow Tuesday 24 February at The Scots School, Bathurst.

Grammar has entered five teams this year in all divisions Junior to Open.

The Junior topic is “That Year 6 school camps should send city children to the country and

not to Canberra; Middle “That factory farming is financially justified” and the Senior & Open

general subject area for the first round will be Rural Issues.

Banjo Patterson Writing Competition As part of the Banjo Patterson celebrations each

year a writing competition is held. Grammar will be

entering a number of pieces from students in Year

8. The entries when chosen will appear on the

CONNECT blog where you will be able to access

them. All the best to the students whose work is chosen for submission

Mr Adrian Lee

Head of English – adrian.lee@orange grammar.nsw.edu.au

WW1 - 2015

As you are no doubt aware 2015 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign.

To mark this event, the Year Stage 5 Elective History class is compiling an electronic book that

highlights the involvement of Orange Anglican Grammar School families in the Gallipoli

Campaign in 1915.

If you have a relative who served at Gallipoli or in any other theatre in World War I, we would

appreciate you sharing their stories, letters, diaries, photographs etc. with us so they can be

included in the book and your relatives service can be recognised by the Orange Anglican

Grammar School community and beyond. Wherever possible, we would appreciate it if you

could send copies (either hardcopy or electronic) of valuable documents and photographs

but if this is not possible, the school will take great care of originals and will return them to you

as soon as possible.

If you have stories, letters, diaries or photographs relating to a relatives service at Gallipoli or

any other theatre of World War I and you would like to take part in this project, it would be

appreciated if you could send any documents to the school no later than Monday, 2nd

March 2015 to anzac@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au as the students will need time to collate

information and compile their book.

To assist in gathering information you can speak to other relatives, access Orange City Library

or your local Library and the following website; http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/

This will be a valuable learning experience for students and families as they will gain deeper

insight into the nature of the Gallipoli campaign and World War I.

Mrs Erica Kerridge

H.S.I.E Teacher

anzac@orangegrammar.nsw.edu.au

OAGS Sports Club

OAGS Soccer – Registration Forms available from Administration.

Please find below registration fees for OAGS soccer for 2015.

U6 – U9 $100

U10 – U11 $120

U12 and up $130

Will be looking for as many parents as possible to help with coaching/managing

teams.

For more information please contact Ian Cole 0428 304 525 or cathianc@netspace.net.au

Kinesiology for

Kids! A “Do-It-Yourself” Stress Management

Guide for Parents, Teachers and Children This 4 hour hands-on workshop is designed to give parents and

teachers an understanding of Kinesiology and the amazing,

positive changes it can bring about in children.

Kinesiology encompasses holistic health disciplines which use the

gentle art of muscle monitoring to access information about a

person’s well-being.

The techniques taught are easy for children to understand and

apply each day to live a well-adjusted, active and co-ordinated

life. Each participant will receive a resource manual to support

them in learning & using these techniques.

You will be able to teach your children/students how to recognise

when they are feeling ‘out of balance’ and then notice the

changes after the exercises. These exercises assist in:

Reducing stress

Increase energy and vitality

Being better co-ordinated and focused

Finding which foods deplete energy & enhance energy

Improve and maintain emotional wellbeing

Allowing kids to be confident, healthy and happy members of

society!

This 4 hour workshop will give you tools for life, to benefit your

family, students, friends….and yourself. Invest in this workshop for

$95 – and as a gift bring a friend or colleague for FREE! (Tax

Invoice available upon request)

Date: Friday 1st May 2015 5pm – 9pm

Venue: Orange Anglican Grammar School, Media Centre

Trainer: Kali Spooner – Kinesiologist & Lecturer TFH, BKP

RSVP: Monday 27th April (with payment)

Enquiries: Kali Spooner 0414 812 195 or email

kali@spooner.com.au

Register: Gemma Green 0427 103 747 or email

gemmgreen@gmail.com

Touch for Health –

Kinesiology Ever wondered about Kinesiology and never knew how to say it let alone what it is all about?? To sum up in one sentence….. “Kinesiology encompasses holistic health disciplines which use the gentle art of muscle monitoring to access information about a person’s well being” (http://www.kinesiology.org.au/about-kinesiology).

Touch for Health –Kinesiology (TFH) is coming to Orange this coming May. Excitingly, Kali Spooner (TFH, BKP) from Canberra will be teaching Touch for Health Module 1. What can you expect from this weekend?? “Experience the magic and power of Kinesiology for yourself and learn tools for life in this transformational weekend. Learn how to muscle monitor to gauge imbalances and blocks in the mind and body to achieve your goals by reducing stress, increasing energy, elevate moods and attitudes through physical, emotional, energetic and nutritional techniques.”…….Kali Spooner Participants will also receive TFH Module 1 Workbook as a take home resource. DATE: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015 TIME: 9am-6pm both days VENUE: Orange Anglican Grammar School, Library INVESTMENT: Fantastic Early Bird Price until April 3rd $195 (Usually $440!! Metro areas) Register between April 4 – April 27 $235 Limited places available so book your spot early! RSVP: Is Essential by Monday 27 April 2015 (with payment) CATERING: The Agrestic Grocer (hooray!!) – Attendees will be able to

order morning tea and lunches through the Agrestic Grocer; these can be ordered and paid for on the day. ENQUIRIES: Kali Spooner kali@spooner.com.au 0414 812 195 REGISTRATION& INFO: Gemma Green gemmgreen@gmail.com 0427 103 747 “As an experienced mentor and teacher in Kinesiology, I am honoured to support you in your journey on all of these levels as we unlock your greater potential, elevate your consciousness, confidence and love for life as you connect more fully to your purpose.” -- Kali Spooner

The AwArd – whAT is iT?

THE DUKE OF ED

The Award is an enriching program that invites young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to participate in a number of activities over a set length of time. Participation is entirely voluntary and is structured so Participants can design their own unique program centered around their interests and passions. The Award is available to all young people aged between 14 and 25. There are three levels to The Award: Bronze/Silver/Gold. Each level of The Award has four mandatory Sections:

SEcTiOn WHaT iT’S aBOUT FOr ParTiciPanTS

Fitness/Physical recreation Break a sweat and improve your physical fitness. This could be through a team sport, individual pursuit or simply getting out there and working up a sweat.

Skill Unleash your talents and broaden your abilities.Anything from refereeing, to DJing to learning a musical instrument, to jewellery making. Do your thing.

Volunteering Connect with your community and realise your passions. Any area of interest in the community, such as youth work, the environment or charity work.

adventurous Journey Discover your sense of adventure and bond with your mates. A journey into an unfamiliar environment with a group – bushwalking, canoeing, cycling, an urban adventure – staying overnight and testing your resilience.

ThErE iS An ADDiTionAl SECTion for GolD only

residential Project Broaden your horizons and open your eyes to the world. in Australia or anywhere around the globe, limited only by your imagination.

for each Section, the Participant must select and undertake an activity that fits in with the purpose of that Section, for the minimum amount of time specified for their chosen level. for example, a Participant may choose swimming for fitness/Physical recreation, drumming for Skill, assisting at a child care centre for Volunteering and a hiking expedition for Adventurous Journey. At every level, each Participant must be the required age, and must undertake the minimum required commitment for each Section, in order to achieve their chosen Award. A Participant does not have to achieve the Bronze and/or Silver Award in order to undertake the Gold Award, however they must meet the minimum age requirements. for every level of The Award, a Major Section must be chosen. This means that a Participant must choose to undertake their activity for either fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering for an additional length of time. The additional length of time differs depending on the level. Please see following chart for details. The framework for The Award is:

BrOnzE SilVEr GOlDfitness/Physical recreation 3 months 6months 12 months

Skill 3 months 6 months 12 months

Volunteering 3 months 6 months 12 months

Plus for the Major Section All Participants must complete an additional

3 months in either fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering.

Participants who have not achieved a Bronze Award must complete an

additional 6 months in either fitness/Physical recreation,

Skill or Volunteering

Participants who have not achieved a Silver Award must complete an additional 6 months in either

fitness/Physical recreation, Skill or Volunteering. Please note that Participants who have completed Bronze but not

Silver must undertake the additional 6 months for one Section.

Adventurous Journey 2 days + 1 night 3 days + 2 nights 4 days + 3 nights

residential Project n/A n/A 5 days + 4 nights

Minimum age to start 14 years 15 years 16 years

Minimum age to finish (without exception)

14 years 6 months Bronze Award holders: 15 years 6 months Direct entrants: 16 years

Silver Award holders:17 years Direct entrants:17 years 6 months

Maximum age to finish (without exception)

Before 25th birthday Before 25th birthday Before 25th birthday

THE aWarD – WHaT iS iT?

How do I get Involved?Contact Sport and Recreation for more information on 13 13 02 or email sportrec@communities.nsw.gov.au or visit www.theaward.com.au

Friday 20 February @ 4pm In the Media Centre

Netball 2015 Winter Season

Join all the fun of being part of our school netball team.

registration day

Orange Anglican Grammar

New players encouraged and welcome.

Competition starts Saturday 18 April.