Junior Jottings T E R M 1 W E E K 1 0 2 0 1 7 CLASS GET-TOGETHERS Recently two class get-togethers were held. Fun times and good conversation allowed both children and parents opportunity to get-to-know one another a little bit more. Year 2 went to the Adventure Playground while Year 4 went to Lake Canobolas.
UPCOMING EVENTS THURSDAY 6 APRIL Prep Easter Hat Parade @ 10am Stage 1 Easter celebration THURSDAY 6 APRIL Association Meeting with Kathy Pereira 7:00pm FRIDAY 7 APRIL Junior K-2 Sports Carnival @ OCS 9:30am 8/4/17 23/4/17 School Holidays MONDAY 24 APRIL Term 2 begins TUESDAY 25 APRIL ANZAC Day March in Orange THURSDAY 27 APRIL OCS Athletic Carnival Years 3 12 @ James Sheehan FRIDAY 12 MAY Mother s Day Breakfast OCS Cross Country Apple Crunch Day TUESDAY 16 MAY CWA Public Speaking Competition @ Kinross Wolaroi School FRIDAY 26 MAY Formal Fundraising Dinner (For Creative Arts) WEDNESDAY 16 PRAYER POINTS Please join us in praying: NOVEMBER Twilight Arts GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR: His Son, Jesus, as we remember MONDAY 12 DECEMBER again what He has done for us this Easter. P-2 Praise Thanksgiving God that Jesus is risen and Service is in heaven, @ 6 8pm waiting for those OCS who Learning trust Him. Hub The school holidays ahead; for a time of refreshment with family and friends. PETITIONING GOD FOR: Helping us to be bold in sharing WEDNESDAY 14 the Good News with others. DECEMBER Learning, enjoyment and safety at 3-12 Thanksgiving the Stage 1 Easter celebration and Service @ 7pm excursion to Elephant Park, the K-2 Orange Civic Theatre sports carnival, and Prep Easter hat parade. Safety during the school holidays. BIBLE VERSE OF THE WEEK: And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Colossians 3:23
EASTER CELEBRATIONS STAGE ONE The Stage One classes will be celebrating Easter at Elephant Park. You are very welcome to participate in the morning activities as well. The classes will depart school at 9:30am, walking in their class groups. Please bring along celebration food to share. P R E P The Prep Easter Hat Parade will begin at 10am in the Prep classroom. Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and friends are invited to come along. Afterwards we invite you to join us for a special morning tea @ Bembooka Easter means... The real meaning of Easter is a three word answer the new covenant. I pray that you understand just what Jesus did for us. Cathy McPhee Junior School Coordinator J U N I O R J O T T I N G S
Primary Assembly Term 2 TERM 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Comperes S3S S3C S3S S3C S3S S3C S3S S3C Class items S3C S2F S1F SCS S2M S1S S1B Music Assembly Primary Boys Winter Uniform to be worn in Terms 2 and 3. Long sleeve blue chambray shirt with OCS embroidered logo Grey gabardine flat front elastic back long trousers embroidered with OCS embroidered in grey Grey crew socks (must cover ankles) Navy bucket cap with OCS logo OR OCS Navy Beanie Black leather lace up school shoes Red jumper embroidered with OCS logo Navy and red jacket embroidered with OCS logo (optional) Primary Girls Winter Uniform to be worn in Terms 2 and 3. Red and navy tartan pinafore (modest knee length) White long or short sleeve shirt with Peter Pan collar with navy tab tie Navy tailored long pants embroidered with OCS logo in red Navy long or short socks OR Navy Tights Navy Bucket hat with OCS logo OR Navy Beanie embroidered with OCS logo Black leather lace up school shoes Red jumper embroidered with OCS logo Navy and red jacket embroidered with Shoes Black leather lace-up school shoes are to be worn: however school students are permitted to wear Velcro fastened buckled black leather shoes. Please note that the soft black canvas type shoe is NOT school uniform. These shoes do not provide sturdy enough protection for a day s activities at school. UNIFORM HATS All primary students are required to wear the OCS bucket hats this term. During Terms 2 & 3 students are required to wear the OCS bucket hat OR the OCS Navy Beanie. Please restrict the colour of scarves All primary students are required to wear hats and winter jackets to NAVY when in the playground this term For more information check the OCS website: enrolments / uniform Guide
Music skills are thriving at OCS. Stage 1 musicians enthralled the audience, during the primary assembly last week, with their skills on the violins and cellos. Mrs Jen Cooke is teaching these instruments this year. Next term, another group of students from stage one will venture into the string family as well. Individual tuition on various instruments is also available at OCS. If you would like your child to access these private tuition lessons, please contact the front office for more information.
Prep News Making Easter hats for the Easter Concert and Parade The children have had a wonderful time making their Easter Hats. They learnt that in order to make an Easter Hat, they needed to follow a step by step procedure. Step One: Tear paper which is used to paper-mâché the base. Step Two: Paint the base. Step Three: Decorate the hat. By using a variety of craft materials, the children sorted, matched, cut and joined, poked, glued and rolled items as they worked together sharing ideas and offering suggestions to each other. Making the hats required perseverance and time. They discovered that paper can be used as a malleable modelling material as well as for drawing and painting.
Now for the big decision...what dance style should we use when we parade the hats? Should we Raise The Roof Or do The Snake? Maybe The Piano? But The Cabbage Patch is fun. The Prep Easter Hat Parade and Concert is on Thursday 6 th April at 10 am. Come and see what dance style the Prep children decide to use.
Sports Coaching Session Sports Coaching Session with Jeremy Wallace Last Tuesday Jeremy Wallace came and ran our after school sports coaching session. More than 20 students came and received instruction from Jeremy on all aspects of sprinting. Jeremy kindly gave us his time and skills to run the session but coaching athletics is his full time passion and he has several local athletes competing at a national level. If you would like to find out about the possibility of further developing your sprinting skills. Jeremy runs sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 4 to 5 pm at the Emu's grounds near school. Bookings and more info available through RPT Orange 63604442.
K-2 JUNIOR SPORTS CARNIVAL This Friday 7 April at OCS on the back oval behind K block From 9:30am BBQ afterwards @ 11am Running races in year groups Novelty races 6 Rotational Novelty events including: High Jump Long jump Parachute Turbo Javelin Rob the Nest Balance Beam The PASS class will be assisting the teachers to run the events.
Stage 2 & S3C We are very excited about growing but are also aware that with growth we need to be thinking about further growth, and as such we are expecting to move to a third stage 2 class in 2018, if not before. To enable S2M to stretch out we have decided to move the classrooms asap. WHEN: On the last day of term WHERE: Year 6 (S3C) will move into H2 in the Middle School area S2F will move into D1 (Year 6 s room) S2M will move into C2 (S2F s room) Leaving C1 as the third classroom for Stage 2
What to do in the holidays... Enjoy these couple of weeks to simply recoup as a family. Start the day slowly, if possible. Spend time together just enjoying one another s company. Help your child to feel loved and special. RELAX & SLEEP-IN But have you thought about continuing the important Literacy and Numeracy skills that your child has been learning this term? Holiday Contract I d like to suggest that you use a Daily Contract System. Start the day with: Make your bed Have breakfast Clean teeth, etc Read for 20 minutes Practice counting to 100 (or further) Use a Journal to record what you do Take photos of what you do this morning OR this afternoon Put these photos into a Journal about your holiday Write a description or report about your day Bible Reading Plan Spend some time each day reading the Bible with your child. There are some great Bible Reading Plans easily available, if you would like to investigate further.
Enjoy the holidays! Term 2 begins on Monday 24 April, 2017