Health and Wellbeing – T3 W6 2024
Understanding Body Image: One Size Doesn’t Fit All We continue our focus this term moving through the health series for families as published in SchoolTV. In the last Junior School newsletter article, the focus was on sleep and it was encouraging to see that so many of our families accessed the link to seek further […]
Health and Wellbeing – T3 W4 2024
How Independent Should Your Teenager Be? Adolescence is a significant developmental stage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood. It is characterised by an emerging sense of self-identity, exploration of personal interests, beliefs, values and goals, increased independence, and autonomy beyond the family. Growing responsibility, increased engagement in risk behaviours, amplified significance of peers, and […]
Teaching and Learning – T3 W4 2024
Empowering Parents to Support Numeracy Learning at Home Craftsmanship in the Classroom This term, we are excited to focus on the value of Craftsmanship with our junior school students. Craftsmanship involves taking pride in one’s work and striving for excellence. Our students are learning about the importance of revising, activating prior knowledge, imagining and precision […]
Duke of Ed Spotlight – T3 W4 2024
Harnessing New Skills: A Duke of Ed Campsite Adventure Last newsletter we were extremely lucky to hear about two of our Gold Award participants who completed their Residential projects in the Term 2 holidays. We heard from Year 11 student Tali about her experience at Teen Ranch, and this week we will be hearing about […]
Senior School – T3 W4 2024
Who Else Might Be Shaping Your Children’s Values? Influencers As our children grow, they’re constantly making choices that shape who they are and who they’ll become. We want those choices to be guided by a strong moral compass, rooted in the teachings of Christ. By encouraging our kids to engage with biblical values, we can […]
Junior School – T3 W4 2024
Bullying No Way Week: Essential Online Safety Tips for Your Family This week in Junior School, as part of the Bullying No Way: National week of action we have been talking to our students in years 3 – 6 about cyberbullying. This can be a complex area to navigate with students – both at College and […]
Principal – T3 W4 2024
Meet the New Staff Joining Us to Strengthen Our Ministry Purpose At Oran Park Anglican College, we are committed to providing students with an authentic experience of the Christian faith, which is the foundation of all we do. We have recently developed a Ministry Plan and I am excited to share with you the key […]
100 Days of Kindergarten
Recently, our Kindergarten students marked a special milestone—100 days of Kindy! To celebrate, the children dressed up as delightful 100-year-olds, complete with walking sticks, grey hair, and all the charm of centenarians. Their enthusiasm and creativity were truly heart-warming. In addition to their fun costumes, the students engaged in various themed activities, all centred around […]
Joshua Awarded Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship!
Congratulations to Joshua on Winning the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship! We are thrilled to announce that Joshua D., a Year 11 student, has been awarded the prestigious Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship for 2024. This remarkable achievement provides Joshua with the opportunity to travel to Japan on an enlightening study tour, aimed at deepening their understanding […]
Health and Wellbeing – T3 W2 2024
Bounce Back and Sleep Well On behalf of the wellbeing team, we want to welcome everyone back to Term 3. We have another busy term throughout the Junior School and are looking forward to running our Peer Support program for students in Kindergarten to Year 5. This program will be run by our Year 5 […]
