‘Endeavour to Excel’ ‘Excellence, Opportunity, Success’ 121 PACIFIC HIGHWAY, OURIMBAH 2258 PHONE: 4362 1033 FAX: 4362 2531 Email : ourimbah-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.ourimbah-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

‘Communicating with our Caring Community’

Wednesday, 26th October 2016 Emu

DATES TO REMEMBER

‘Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.’

RELIEVING PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Mini Fete Congratulations to our Year 6 students and staff on your organisation of the Mini Fete. It was an outstanding day and the students are to be commended on their

exemplary behaviour. Year 6, you should be very proud of all your hard work.

Family Photos with Santa in the Rainforest The P&C are organising to have photos taken with Santa in the rainforest on Saturday, 19th November.

DATE EVENT 27 October Book Club Due – Issue 7 28 October Stage 2 Milo Cricket 31 October CANTEEN CLOSED 2 November Yr 2 Swimming – ongoing 2 November CANTEEN CLOSED 3 November Stage 2 League Tag

6 November Central Coast Kids Day Out 10 am – 3 pm at Kariong High School

7 November World of Maths K-6 7 November CANTEEN CLOSED 8 November World of Maths K-6 9 November Yr 2 Swimming – ongoing

10 November Kinder 2017 Transition 1 with Parents Red Group – 9.15 am – 10.45 am Green Group – 11.45 am – 12.45 pm

16 November Yr 2 Swimming – Final Lesson 16 November Kinder Walkabout Park Excursion

Please put the date aside. This is an ideal opportunity to have a photo taken of the family in our beautiful rainforest setting. A highly qualified, professional photographer will be taking the photos. A flyer with additional information will be coming home shortly. Please note, all money raised by the P&C goes towards purchasing resources that support your childrens education. Valley School’s Leadership Forum The Valley School’s Leadership Forum will be on next Wednesday, 2nd November at Niagara Park Public School. Our Student Leadership Team will be delivering a presentation about the programs that they have been involved in this year. The Choir will also be performing on the night. A rehearsal will be held on the same day. The school leaders will be rehearsing at 11am. Students should have received a permission note providing more information about the night. Disco Dancing Our disco was a wonderful success last week. A massive thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to organise this event for our students. Thank you must also go to the teachers who supervised the event and assisted where possible. Planning for 2017 To commence planning for 2017, information regarding enrolments for next year is required. Please indicate and let the office or Principal know if you are leaving the school. If you have any requests for next year, please put this in writing addressed to the Principal. Entry to Government Selective High Schools for Year 7 in 2018 Online applications will be open from 13th October to 14th November. Applications are required for parents/carers of Year 5 students who wish their children to be considered for placement in Year 7 at a selective high school in 2018. Parents must apply online at www.schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement. The Selective High School Placement Test will be held on the morning of Thursday, 9th March 2017. In NSW there are 17 fully selective high schools, 25 partially selective high schools, 4 selective agricultural high schools and a virtual selective class provision, offering selective placement in Year 7. For more information, please visit: https://detwww.det.nsw.edu.au/publicschoolsnsw/school-programs/selective-high-school-placement Have a wonderful week, Mrs Nicki Wakelin Relieving Principal

Values This fortnight we are focusing on the core value of ‘Participation’. CLASSROOM EFFORT & BEHAVIOUR POINTSCORE Week 1 – Winning House – Platypus Platypus – 37.5 Kangaroos – 35.5 Emus – 34.5 Koalas – 33.5 Week 2 – Winning House – Koalas Koalas – 24 Kangaroos – 33 Platypus – 33 Emus - 29 CLASSROOM AWARDS K-2 Week 2 – Preston W, Blake A KM, Rucci F, Bella P KS, Euen K, Sienna R KT, Summer H, Hunter J K/1B, Lani V, Keane T 1A, Ash C, Charli S 1MK, Jasmine D, Kye T 1/2G, Matthew P, Emily B 2M, Jasper D, Ellie W 2F, Lucy V, Declan K Library Week 3 – Sophie D, Georgia M KM, Sophia M, Sebastian S KS, Molly R, Toby D KT, Alacia B, Licoln M K/1B, Gejora L, Tay S 1A, Charlie B, Colo H 1MK, Chloe O, Charlotte P 1/2G, Harper B, Adelaide B 2M, Giarda B, Owen H 2F, Mia K, Henry P Library CLASSROOM AWARDS 3-6 Week 2 – Holly O, Flynn R 3P, Liloumina B, Michael M 3RE, Indyanna P, Henry B 3/4B, Jesse L, Chloe W 4A, Tevita L, Jackson C 4E, Elodie W, Zachary B 5AK, Thomas K, Cirdan P 5D, James G, Nicholas R 5/6W, Hayden C, Erika W 6E, Caitlin M, Cameron H Library Week 3 – Brayden O, Amethyst D 3P, Shayla W, Byron S 3RE, Isla T, Ruby M 3/4B, Joseph T, Chloe M 4A, Connor S, Bryson S 4E, Katie D, Blake T 5AK, Holly P, Maja H 5D, Ava P, Blake W 5/6W, Lucy J, Emalee M 6E, Long N, Chloe W Library SPORTS OFFICIALS & SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR 2017 Along with the School Official selection process for 2017, the students of Year 5 this year will also need to consider other leadership responsibilities for Year 6 including Sports House Captains, Flag Monitor and Sound System Technician. Over the coming weeks interested students from Year 5 will be given the opportunity to express their interest in these roles for 2017. Gary Edwards

OURIMBAH PUBLIC SCHOOL VALUES

PARTICIPATION

Being a proactive and productive individual and group member, having pride in and contributing to the social and economic wealth of the community and nation.

CORE VALUES Over the last fortnight we were learning about our school value of ‘Integrity’. Below are our Core Value award winners.

BOOK CLUB DUE TOMORROW Issue 7 of Book Club is due back at school by tomorrow, 27th October. So far this year due to both Book Club and the Book Fair, we have received well over $2000 worth of reward points to be spent on free resources for our library. Well done and thank you for supporting these programs. NITBUSTERS DAY Thank you to the following volunteers for all their help yesterday at our Nitbusters Day: Jacqui Woods, Katie Robertson, Jane Brooker, Liz Moore, Lynne Dallas, Jane Demellweek, Rachel Lambeck, Melinda Cooper, Denise Long and our coordinator Lorelei Barkley. Your ongoing support of this program is fantastic and it was great to see so many helpers.

Year 1 Parents This term, Year 1 students will be bringing home a Family ACTIVation Pack (one per family) – an awesome pack to get children and parents skilled, active & healthy! The Family ACTIVation Pack is designed to help parents / carers get active with their children by playing quick, easy and fun games at home, in the park or wherever …… games that reinforce the fundamental movement skills already being learnt at school. There are all sorts of tips, ideas and guides for getting active including putting together an ‘Active Home Entertainment Centre’. This resource has been developed by Central Coast Local Health District and supported by the NSW Department of Education. 4000 Family ACTIVation Packs are being distributed to primary schools on the Central Coast during this Term.

For more details check out the website www.healthpromotion.com.au click on Q4:Family Activation Pack. We hope this pack helps families to get skilled, get active and get healthy! SPOTLIGHT ON 1MK! This term, 1MK are studying a new Geography unit based on the Ourimbah Rainforest and its links to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The students are very excited and have already begun exploring the rainforest. Last week, the students read the Aboriginal dreamtime story ‘The Special Platypus’. This dreamtime story is a NSW Central Coast story. We will be investigating a range of dream time stories throughout this term. This story focused on what makes you special. The students drew self-portraits and identified traits that make them special. The students have also started a research project on platypuses and will have them on display later this term.

YEAR 6 MINI FETE The students and teachers of Year 6 would like to thank all OPS students and staff from Kindergarten to Year 5 for their support at the recent Year 6 Mini Fete. The funds raised will go a long way towards covering the costs for the traditional end of year activities for Year 6 as well as a gift to thank the school for the memories over each student's time at OPS. A huge thank you also for the help provided on the day by Mr and Mrs Barkley and Mr and Mrs Dallas. Your time and effort was valued and appreciated by all involved. Finally, a special thank you to Mr Abbott for his ongoing effort with Year 6. The length of time he works on preparing for his role with the fete seems endless and his enthusiasm limitless. We appreciate all that you do. Thanks heaps Mrs Wakelin, Miss Nunn, Mr Edwards and the students of Year 6, 2016.

UNI OF NSW – MATHEMATICS COMPETITION 56 students competed in the Mathematics assessment. The results were as follows: Merits Dominic G, Lucinda M, Jack M, Linkin P, Dusty P, Cruz P, Aidan S, Cameron H, Callum S, Quang V Credits Mitchell H, Michael M, Samara C, Hunter W, Maja H, Caleb L, Corey S, Blake W, Caitlin M Distinctions Minh N, Keith S, Timothy J Once again congratulations to all our participants. Linda Bowd SPORTS NEWS GIRLS CRICKET Annalise B will be participating in the NSWPSSA Girls Cricket next week. Good luck, Annalise. PARENT HELPER MORNING TEA – Save the Date We would like to invite you to join us at Ourimbah Public School for a morning tea to thank you for the hard work you do in our school and for the support you give our students and teachers. If you have helped in the classroom, provided transport for teams and events, made costumes for class assemblies, assisted with book club or school banking, volunteered at discos, excursions, in the canteen or uniform shop or assisted in other ways, you are one of our fantastic helpers and we would love to see you! When: Monday, 5th December 2016 Time: 11.00am – 11.30am Where: In the hall SCHOOL PHOTOS SPECIAL PHOTOS – ORDER NOW We have copies of the School Officials, House Captains, Leadership Team and SRC photos, as well as a Year 6 group photo on display in the school foyer for viewing and ordering and are priced at $16.00 per photo. Discounts are available if purchasing more than one photo. Envelopes are available from the office and orders need to be placed by Monday, 7th November. These photos can also be viewed and ordered online at www.theschoolphotographer.com.au using the School Online Code: S283VT340. For all enquiries regarding photos, please phone the School Photographer on 02 9674 9824. ‘FLYING START’ KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION Our 2017 Kindergarten students will have their first transition visit on Thursday, 10th November. This visit will include a tour of the school and a library visit. Red group – 9.15 am – 10.45 am Green group – 11.45 am – 12.45 pm

SCHOOL BANKING NEWS New School Banking rewards now available! Exciting new Term 4 rewards with an Outback Savers theme are now available, while stocks last! Bush Fly Fan Wriggly Glow Worm

For every deposit made at school students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for exclusive School Banking reward items in recognition of their regular savings habits. There are two new items released each term so be sure to keep an eye out for them! Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at Ourimbah and remember School Banking day is every Thursday.

P&C NEWS P&C DISCO A big thank you to all the students and parents for supporting our disco last week. It was fantastic to see so many children dressed up and having a great time. HOT DOG HELPERS Another thank you must also go out to all of the Hot Dog helpers for all their hard work on the night.

STUDENT ARTWORKS FUNDRAISER Please note that your children’s artworks from the P&C Art Show are still available to purchase from the office at a cost of $5.00 each. MINI FETE PHOTO GALLERY

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