Post on 09-May-2018
All Hands on Deck @ PiP Morning
OCS Newsletter
T E R M 3 W E E K 3 2 0 1 7
What a productive morning on
Saturday at our winter Parents in
Partnership
Morning with over 40 people:
students, parents and staff, working together @ OCS.
We...
painted picnic settings,
laid artificial grass,
sorted costumes,
re-strung guitars,
finessed the
cubby house and
...cooked up a storm!
We enjoyed lunch together too!
THANKS TO ALL FOR A FUN AND
PRODUCTIVE MORNING
TOGETHER.
Middle School
Information night
Yrs 5-8
Tuesday, 14th February, 2017
7:00pm-8:30pm Swimming
lessons
for Year 2
next term
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Swimming
lessons
for Year 2
next term
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Swimming
lessons
for Year 2
next term
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After School Learning Hub
Thursday 10th August,
3:15-3:45pm
Thursday Workshop
Scientific Report Writing
PRAYER POINTS Please join us in praying
GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR:
...our new families starting with us this term
…a great start to Term 3 with enthusiastic
students who are ready to learn
...a high level of attendance at our
Parent /Teacher Meetings
...many keen families participating in our
Practical Pip Morning
PRAY FOR:
...continued growth in enrolments at OCS
...Fiji Mission Trip students to continue to strive to
change the world now they’re back home
...our plans to build a Hall to accommodate our
increasing numbers of students
...a great term of reflection and planning for the
future at OCS
Year 11, 2018
Information Night
Thursday, 10th August,
2017
7:30pm
Learning Hub
After School Learning Hub
Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday
3:15-4:40pm
OCS Learning Hub
Stage Band
Every Thursday
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Hall
Parents Connect
Every Friday
9:00am—9:45am
Bembooka
After School Soccer
Training
Every Wednesday
3:15-4:15pm
Primary Assembly
Every Friday Morning
9:30am - 10:00am
Hall
Year 7 2018
Information Night
Year 7, 2018
Information Night
Tuesday, 8th August,
2017
7:30pm
Learning Hub
SAVE THE DATES
SEUSSICAL JR
Thursday, 9th
& Friday, 10th November
@ Christian Ministry Centre
6:00pm
Do you remember that children’s song,
My God is so big
So strong and so mighty
There’s nothing my God can not do….
Now, I wonder how many of you kept going and sang the next line .
The Fiji Mission team came back with a video of their trip and in it is a group of Fijian school children singing this song, loudly and with enthusiasm. They are singing with boldness; proclaiming the truth about who God is and what He can do. It’s inspiring and I am praying that the inspiration becomes contagious. Our vision statement encourages us to be bold in our faith, and brave in our actions, as we seek to be men and women who influence society for the glory of God. So what is our next step?
Step 1. Consultation and reflection
Under God’s guidance, we want to develop big and bold plans, but we know that to do this wisely, review and evaluation of the current plan, is essential. We need to be both honest and thorough in our investigation so that we can build on a strong foundation. Our last Strategic Plan was one of rebuilding identity and community. It was a plan for consolidation. We therefore have been engaged in a number of data collecting exercises to ascertain how well the goals set in Strategic Plan 2013-17, have been achieved.
So thank you to those of you who have already completed the section surveys, Learning Hub survey, been involved in focus groups, attended class parent meetings, participated in interviews, or just called in to share your thoughts and ideas. This is such valuable feedback and crucial for authentic parent partnership. If you would still like to come and chat, please contact the front office to make a time to speak with me, or one of the staff team.
Step 2. Reporting back
Collecting data is great, but it is equally important to do something with it! Over the next few weeks, newsletters will be publishing some of the key findings from our surveys and focus groups. Staff will be holding a special staff meeting in week 5 to review their findings from each of the OCS Key Plans, and the Board will review the findings to determine the priorities and directions for the next
stage. The term 3 Association Meeting will also have a dedicated time to update the Association on key findings and give time for prayer and discussion.
Step 3. Strategic Plan 2018 – 22
Next the leadership team will be heading off for a 2 day Strategic Retreat in the first week of the school holidays. During this time they will also meet with the Board, to pull together the draft Strategic Plan 2018 – 22.
This draft plan will then be presented to staff early in term 4, and then to the Association in the term 4 meeting, together with budget and updated Facility Masterplan, as has been our practice for several years now.
For now….
We would greatly value your prayers and your feedback. We want to have big and brave dreams AND we want to act with wisdom and integrity. Our God is so big and so strong and so mighty, and we His people are called to act with wisdom, humility and graciousness. It will be an exciting journey and a great time to be part of the OCS community.
Blessings to you and your family
Melissa Brown
PRINCIPAL’S PRESS
Many thanks to our parents for the great
attendance at our recent Parent Teacher Meetings. Thanks for braving the cold to partner with us in this way. We hope that you found this
time informative, welcoming and valuable.
We would love to know whether this was your
experience, so please come and chat with one of the Community Development Team.
THANKS PARENTS
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NAPLAN results will be released next week...
Look out for your child's NAPLAN results after the 15 August. NESA will be sending the reports to schools mid August for us to send home to parents soon after.
If you have any questions about the NAPLAN results and the minimum standards for Year 9, NESA has released the following parent's guide on: http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/understanding-the-curriculum/naplan/naplan-parents.
If you have any further questions we are happy to discuss this further on 63627258.
Sharyn Stockton
Curriculum Coordinator
Welcome to all our new families.
We pray that you are all settling in.
Please let us know if there are still
questions that we can help you with.
We are thanking God for the growth
we are seeing in our community.
Enrolment Growth
NAPLAN 2017
After School Learning Hub is held:
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
3:15-4:40pm
Supervised academic support and
enrichment
Next Workshop:
Scientific Report Writing
Thursday 10th August, 3:15-3:45pm
OCS After School Learning Hub
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Dear Parents,
This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn &
Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get
new educational resources for our school/early learning
centre – and all we need you to do is shop for your
groceries at Woolworths. From Wednesday 26th July to
Tuesday 19th September, we are collecting Woolworths
Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn &
Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards).
Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn
Sticker Sheet and when it’s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into
the Front Office here at the school or at your local Woolworths. At the end of
the promotion, we’ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is
extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students – including resources
for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft,
Sport and for our library. If you’d like to know more visit
woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn.
Thank You!
Adrian Lee
Middle School Coordinator
Please remember to return your section surveys to the
Front Office ASAP.
Thank you
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REMEMBER YOUR SURVEYS
… products that you might buy every week can change the world?
OCS staff had the privilege of hearing the ‘thankyou’ story at the CEN National
Conference a couple of weeks ago. The co-founder of Thankyou, Daniel Flynn, was
a student at Donvale Christian College in Victoria, and at 19 he was confronted
with the realities of life for 1 billion people around the world living in devastating
poverty. Thankyou Water was the result of the determination of a handful of
teenagers who agreed that ‘impossible’ was just an opinion, not a fact!
Thankyou now distributes a range of products where 100% of profits go to fund
sustainable solutions for the most marginalised and vulnerable people living in
extreme poverty (less than $1.90 a day). To date, they have given over $5.5 million
to helping hundreds and thousands in need.
They do this through the combined efforts of the people in local communities they
serve, Impact Partners, the thankyou team, and YOU!
Their full product range includes:
-Water and body care to help get water and sanitation programs to people in need
-Food to help feed people in need
-Baby care and nappies to help get child and maternal health to families in need
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Thankyou...
With each product purchased, you can see where your contribution has helped towards the cause. Using their ‘Track Your Impact’ platform, you enter the code that's on the product and it'll tell you the project that the money is going to!
Have you heard
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Changing the world!!
…Every 103 seconds a mother dies in childbirth … 99% of deaths happen in developing nations … Globally, 2.7 million babies don’t make it through their first month of life every year because they don’t have access to basic health care
Check out the story of thankyou… their amazing results so far, how they work
with mission partners, their product range and how you can subscribe to their
emails and receive an e-copy of ‘Chapter One’ – the first instalment of this
inspiring journey
To date, they have given over $5.5 million to helping hundreds and thousands in
need.
With each product purchased, you can see where your contribution has helped
towards the cause. Using their ‘Track Your Impact’ platform, you enter the code
that's on the product and it'll tell you the project that the money is going to! To
date, they have given over $5.5 million to helping hundreds and thousands in
need.
Tell your friends about Thankyou - and how a simple choice at the supermarket
can help save lives through the items you buy each week
https://thankyou.co/
You will find Thankyou products in Orange at IGA, Woolworths and
Coles supermarkets.
We’ve had the awesome (and humbling!) privilege in partnering with these groups of people to fund access to water, sanitation, food and maternal and child health solutions for over 700,000 people in need in 20 countries.
Congratulations to all students for great auditions! I am very pleased to announce... The Cat in the Hat: Ryan Bravenboer (Yr 5) Jo Jo: Elliot Bangert (Yr 6) Horton The Elephant: Malachi Krkac (Yr 5) Gertrude McFuzz: Lucinda Grant (Yr 5) Mayzie La Bird: Isabelle Castvan (Yr 3) The Sour Kangaroo: Olivia Buckerfield (Yr 6) Young Kangaroo: Jaimee Tandang (Yr 4) The Wickersham Brothers: 1.Michael Bragg (Yr 6) 2.Robbie Fairall / Jonte Handebo (Yr 6) 3.Daniel Johns (Yr 6) Mr Mayor: Charlie Hodges (Yr 5) Mrs Mayor: Rachel Cairns (Yr 6) Vlad Vladikoff: Jackson Woods (Yr 6) Yertle the Turtle: Daniel Skrinnikoff (Yr 6) Bird Girls: 1.Melissa Skrinnikoff (Yr 5) 2.Charlotte Coleman (Yr 5) 3.Lucy Chimenti (Yr 6) + Yr 5/6 Girls Circus Animals: Yr 5/6 Boys Citizens of Whoville: KG & KH Fish: Yr 3/4 Girls Jungle Citizens: Yr 1/2 Hunters: Yr 3/4 Boys We have started learning our songs in Music classes, and will commence rehearsals for some leads during lunchtimes this week. We are greatly looking forward to preparing this great show, ready to perform for you in Term 4. Mr Cooper A
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Over 70 students travelled to Dubbo last Friday to participate in the CSSA Western
Zone Athletics Carnival. Competitors ranged in ages from 8 to 18. The day was a
huge success for Orange Christian School with 35 competitors qualifying to
progress to the next level to represent the zone at CSSA State Athletics.
Special congratulations to Ben French, Dylan McHatton, John
Chapman-Mortimer, Rikky Bangert, Mackenzie Wright, Olivia Buckerfield,
Julia Taberner, Lily Bangert and Talia Michell who all qualified for four or more
events. What a fantastic day of competition. Well done all!
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