The Three Rs - reading, running and revegetation - Part 1

August 29, 2024

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St Joseph's Catholic School

Dubbo Primary Diocesan Athletics

Congratulations to our team of athletes who competed on Friday in Dubbo. We are proud to share the exciting news that Myah and Kataya will now compete in the Polding competition in Newcastle in the 100m race. Many thanks to the parents who supported our team on the day and particularly Mrs Beale and Miss Booth who were the Bathurst Diocese team managers.

The team. Photo supplied

Community Services Expo 2024

St Joseph's Catholic School were proud to showcase our wonderful school at the recent 2024 Community Services Expo along with many community organisations. Our School Captains and Vice Captains were in attendance and were grateful to accept a generous cheque from the Oberon Council.

Telling the world about the school. Photo supplied

Oberon Public School

Reading is Magic

We celebrated our annual book-week parade with our families. Our school was overflowing with amazing characters and costumes. Students enjoyed participating in our parade and showcasing their creations. Thank you to our families for coming along and arranging such creative outfits. Thank you to Mrs Ruhan for organising a wonderful parade.

Danni-Lee Thompson l Relieving Principal

The fun on the day. Photos supplied

Bathurst Eisteddfod

Our school choir and 2-5W competed at the Bathurst Eisteddfod. All students performed beautifully, with 2-5W bringing back a medal. Congratulations to each and every student who all worked so hard leading up to the performance. Well done!

Lisa Nevalainen and Brooke Wright l Coordinators

Winning singers. Photo supplied

Australian Authors

Book Week is happening this term and we have been looking at the short-listed books during our lessons. All of these books are written by and illustrated by Australians. We have been completing activities associated with each book.

Belynda Ruhan l Teacher Libarian

Book learning. Photos suppplied

Creative Caterpillars

Kindergarten have been investigating the text, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". They have been learning to order and sequence events whilst learning the days of the week. They have created their own reconstruction of the story using LEGO and made caterpillars.

Kindergarten Teachers

Caterpillars!! Photos supplied

Awesome Athletes

A team of 16 students attended the 1500m and High Jump district event in Bathurst. The students all displayed amazing sportsmanship and determination. Congratulations to Aiden Odobasic who finished 3rd in the junior boys 1500m, Maisy Christie-Johnston who finished 1st in the 11yrs girls 1500m, Lexi Booth who finished 3rd in the junior girls high jump, Brax Booth who finished 1st in the junior boys high jump and Patience Kerr who finished 3rd in senior girls high jump. Congratulations to Maisy, Lexi, Brax and Patience who qualified for the Western team for their events.

Taya Austen| Athletics Coordinator

Runners and jumpers. Photos supplied

Thank You School Support Staff

This week we celebrate School Support Recognition Week, which is a celebration of school administrative and support staff (SASS) and other non-teaching staff, and the invaluable role they play in keeping our schools running smoothly. SAS staff are the backbone of the schools, they make everything work and they often go about it in a quiet way without massive recognition. Without them, our school would not function as well as it does. I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of them for their commitment to our school and the important role they play. Thank you!

Danni-Lee Thompson l Relieving Principal

Spectacular Sportspeople

On Friday August 23 over 40 students from Oberon Public School attended the Bathurst District Athletics Carnival. All the students displayed great sportsmanship, determination, and perseverance. Our athletes had a very successful day, with many making it to the finals or achieving personal bests in their events.

Congratulations to the following students for being selected to represent the Bathurst District team and will compete in the Western Region carnival later this term in Dubbo:

• Ella Costa: 3rd in Junior Girls Discus
• Aiden Odobasic: 2nd in 9 Years Boys 100m
• Lexi Booth: 1st in Junior Girls 200m and 2nd in 10 Years Girls 100m
• Tye Newstead: 3rd in 11 Years Boys Shot Put and 2nd in 11 Years Boys Discus
• Georgiana Mavros: 1st in 11 Years Girls 800m
• Maisy Christie-Johnston: 2nd in 11 Years Girls 800m and 2nd in 11 Years Girls Long Jump
• Samuel Shaw: 2nd in 11 Years Boys Long Jump
• Tira Beatton: 3rd in 12 Years Girls 100m
• Marshall Taylor: 3rd in 12 Years Boys 100m and 3rd in Senior Boys 200m

Thank you to all of the parents, grandparents and supporters for cheering everyone on. A special thanks to Mr Turnbull and Mrs Campbell for running the long jump at the district carnival.

Taya Austen| Athletics Coordinator

Winners and grinners. Photos supplied

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