Oakleigh South Primary School
NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 40
13th December, 2023
“Learning never exhausts the mind.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
IMPORTANT DATES
Issue 40 – 14th December 2023
Thursday 14th December
– Year 6 Graduation Ceremony 7pm
Tuesday 19th December
– Term 4 Ends. 3:30pm dismissal.
Wednesday 20th December
– Curriculum Day (no students required at school)
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
As the year comes to a close, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to make it another exceptional year at our school. A big THANK YOU must go out to our hardworking children, our dedicated staff and to our amazing families.
We have several staff that will be leaving us, whether it be retiring, working at a new school or for other adventures. Sue Thompson and John Rice are retiring and heading off to enjoy the next stage in their life. I’d like to thank Sue and John for their wonderful service to our school and wish them all the best for the future.
Meg Corbett, Rhiannon Hill, Manny Le and Liam Whittaker will not be returning next year. Thank you all for your contributions to our school and I’d like to wish you all the best for new adventures.
We will also be welcoming several new staff starting next year.
The Year 6 students are enjoying their final week at primary school and will celebrate their graduation with lunch today and the ceremony tonight. A big thank you to the Year 6 team and their parent helpers who have worked so hard to make this event happen for our Year 6 students.
Please remember to keep reading over the holiday break. Whether it be a book or accessing Reading Eggs, it is so important to keep practising your reading. Don’t forget to log in to Mathletics too to keep your maths skills up to date!
Lastly, I’d like to wish all our OSPS community an enjoyable festive season and a happy and safe New Year. Enjoy this holiday period with family and friends and I look forward to welcoming you all in 2024.
The term will end for all students on Tuesday 19th December at 3.30pm.
See you all on Tuesday, 30th January 2024.
Ron Cantlon
Principal
SCHOOL MATTERS
CODE CAMP After-school is back @ OSPS Term 1 2024 (Prep – 2 students 2024)
Code Camp is back for an after-school program from Term 1 in 2024. To begin with, they will be offering their ‘Little Coders After-school’ for 2024 Prep – Year 2 students on Tuesdays from 3.45pm – 5.00pm in the Prep Building Computer Lab. They hope that programs for older students will be offered in future terms.
Code Camp is an outside service provider approved by OSPS school council to use our facilities. Parents register directly with Code Camp and the group sizes are from 8 – 12 participants per facilitator (Max. 2 facilitators).
Parents will receive a $15 Early-Bird saving if they enrol by 15 December at $284, after this time it will cost $299. To utilise the early bird discount, please use the following code: T124EB
A bit about the Little Coders program: ‘Your child will love the fun and interactive way we teach kids to code at Little Coders. In fact, it’s so much fun, they won’t realise they’re learning! Throughout the term, our students discover the basics of coding and take their first steps to becoming a coding superstar via fun, age-appropriate explanations, real-world scenario demos, games and group activities. Each week they will learn a new coding concept and apply this knowledge to code different games using drag and drop coding blocks within Code Camp World (our purpose-built coding platform).’
Happy coding!
CLASSROOM CUISINE
Dear Parents and Carers,
The last day for Classroom Cuisine will be Friday 15 December.
They will return on Friday 2 February 2024.
The last day for Subway will be Thursday 14 December.
They will return Thursday 1 February 2024.
Thank you
Oakleigh South Primary School
VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
PREP VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
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Harry – Prep NC| |
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Kieran – Prep NC| |
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Alysa – Prep NC |
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Sophie – Prep NC |
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Yunus – Prep AM |
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Christian – Prep AM |
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Aston – Prep AM |
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Addie – Prep LM |
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Xander – Prep LM |
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Sose – Prep LM |
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Ava – Prep BB |
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Sebastian – Prep BB |
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Nyra – Prep BB |
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Felix – Prep BB |
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Dhwani – Prep NM |
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Hayley – Prep NM |
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Zeke – Prep NM| |
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Elise – Prep NM |
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Katerina – Prep HM |
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Frankie – Prep HM |
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Sam – Prep HM |
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Poppy – Prep RO |
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Eric – Prep RO |
YEAR 1 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
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Sara – 1MT |
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Gurliv – 1MT |
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Sarthak – 1MT |
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Alisha – 1CG |
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Tahlia – 1CG |
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Alicia – 1CG |
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Howard – 1CG| |
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James – 1AM |
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Mahadev – 1AM |
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Jayden – 1AM |
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Adrian – 1KS |
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Zayda – 1LD |
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Jashvith – 1LD |
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Harper – 1LD |
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Ellie – 1LD |
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Mithun – 1NM |
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Zachary – 1NM |
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Myra – 1NM |
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Axel – 1JG |
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Issei – 1JG |
YEAR 2, 3 & SPECIALIST VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Reyyansh – 2GL Excellence For working hard to reach Senior Maths Invaders levels. Congratulations on your achievement! |
| Nick – 2GL Excellence For always getting over 1000 Mathletics points every week. You are a superstar! |
| Saisha – 2GL Respect For always being a kind friend and honest classroom helper. You are a superstar! |
| Nina – 2GL Excellence For being a classroom leader and a great role model. Well done on your amazing behaviour! |
| Janis – 2MJ Working Together For being a friendly and cooperative member of the class. Great job, Janis! |
| Rophe – 2MJ Respect For always showing respect and kindness. Your thoughtful actions are appreciated. Keep it up, Rophe! |
| Harley – 2SC Excellence For making a more conscious effort to improve his handwriting. Keep it up, Harley! |
| Edward – 2SC Respect For always showing beautiful manners when asking questions. |
| Ziggy – 2SC Excellence For flying through Maths Invaders levels throughout the year. Awesome job, Ziggy! |
| Ethan – 2CD Excellence For demonstrating a strong dedication to academic excellence all year. |
| Rachel – 2CD Respect For always being a kind and courteous friend to all your classmates. You are a star! |
| Duke – 2AP Excellence For his incredible efforts with the songs and dances during the Year 2 Production. |
| Nikila – 2AP Excellence For his fantastic reading and independence since joining the A.R. program. Keep it up Niki! |
| Joe – 2AP Working Together For his great work as the Robin in the Year 2 Production. Well done Joe! |
| Aaliya – 2AP Working Together For her fantastic performance as Bluebell in the Year 2 Production. Great work Aaliya! |
| Evelyn – 2TM Respect For always treating her classmates and peers with respect. Well done Evelyn! |
| Harvey – 2TM Excellence For making outstanding progress in his writing stamina this week! Fantastic work Harvey! |
| Tristan – 3ML Resilience For displaying resilience and perseverance when practising for the times tables challenges. |
| Avyukth – 3ML Excellence For displaying excellence, optimism and dedication in all academic tasks. |
| Yug – 3ML Resilience For displaying resilience and perseverance when facing challenging numeracy and literacy tasks. |
| Ryan – 3ML Integrity For displaying integrity, strong moral principles and being honest even when it is hard to do so. |
| Eleni – 3MW Resilience For working hard to improve your reading and writing. |
| Saina – 3MW Resilience For tackling tasks and achieving good results. |
| Ananya – 3AN Respect |For always being incredibly kind and supportive towards her classmates. Great work, Ananya! |
| Scarlett – 3AN Excellence For showing great improvement in her writing. Amazing work, Scarlett! |
| Chetana – 1NM Japanese Respect For always being polite and saying “Arigatou” to her teachers at the end of each lesson. Keep it up! |
| Ivy – 2AP Japanese Resilience For always working diligently and trying her best in Japanese. Keep it up! |
| Matthew – 3AN Performing Arts Working Together For working together with Aaron and Forbes on your Music project and producing excellent work. |
| Emma – 3DD Performing Arts Excellence For displaying excellence during Ensemble performances and band. |
RESILIENCE PROJECT
GEM- YEAR 5
The Year 5 students recently completed a lesson with a focus on ‘Sportsmanship’. Discussing their ideas of what sportsmanship means to them and distinguishing between unsportsmanlike and sportsmanlike behaviours.
They were asked to reflect on the importance of displaying the qualities of good ‘sportsmanship’. They had a great time playing ‘heads and tails’ whilst encouraging the other team.
Keon 5HP: Sportsmanship is to congratulate both teams whether you win or lose.
Sage 5HP: Sportsmanship is when you say ‘GG’ to the other team, which means Good Game!
Shiven 5KP: Encouraging others, playing by the rules and celebrating the wins and losses with a positive spirit.
Gratitude – Grateful for Merricks staff members and our amazing Year 5 teachers for taking us on camp.
Empathy – Shown towards the teams that lost in the Trivia Night on camp.
Mindfulness-Being safe during all water activities and all coming home safe and sound.
STUDENT SHOWCASE
YEAR 5 SHOWCASE
Last week, all of the Year 5’s went to camp at Merricks Lodge on the Mornington Peninsula. It was our first time at this coastal camp and we went for 3 days. It was a 1 hour drive from our school. Once all our buses arrived, we were greeted by the staff and briefed on the camp rules.
There were many fun and enjoyable activities that we participated in, such as beach activities, aqua challenge, kite making, radio rogaine, surfing, boogie boarding and canoeing. We had 7 groups that rotated through all the great activities. On Wednesday night, we had a trivia night! There was tough competition amongst the groups. Everyone tried their best but only three groups could win a certificate. In 3rd place was the deluxe gamers. In 2nd place came the Revenge of the Toads and in first place was The Puggy Corns! The famous faces were really challenging for everyone!
After a good night of sleep we woke up to a day of fun activities. The food was fabulous and for dinner we had schnitzel and veggies and pasta with garlic bread. For breakfast we had cereal, waffles with berries and bacon with hash browns. The lunch menu was the best – burgers and chicken wraps YUM! On Thursday night we brought our blankets, pillows and sleeping bags and watched the movie we’d been reading about in class all term: Paper Planes. It had a very heartwarming ending. On Friday we packed up our luggage and vacated the cabins. After breakfast, the activities groups finished off their remaining rotations and then had a farewell lunch. By the time we were all on the bus at 1.30pm we were very worn out and tired and some of us even fell asleep. We arrived back at school at 3pm and were very happy to experience such a fun-filled camp. Thanks to Ms Paroukas for coordinating the camp, and all the teachers who came along – there were 14 teachers. It was a very memorable outdoor camp and the grade 4’s should be excited to experience Merricks camp next year.
By Haimi and Bohan 5MS
LITERACY CORNER
“I really liked the movie night because it was fun. The food was nice, especially the brownies for dessert. My favourite activity was surfing because the coaches dragged us on the boogie boards. We learnt how to stand up on the surfboard.” -Evie 5EW
“My highlight of camp was surfing because I liked standing up on the board and being able to catch the waves. I liked playing ‘ga ga’ ball because it was a new and different game to play and really fun.”
-Theodore 5CC
“There were lots of fun activities to enjoy on camp. I liked how the camp staff treated us and respected us. My favourite activity was canoeing because we got to explore different places on the lake and play games too.” -Gabriella 5LG
“I liked finding out who was in my cabin and seeing my cabin for the first time. There were lots of fun activities to explore. My favourite was boogie boarding because it was a fun experience.” Nadia 5HP
“My favourite activity was surfing because we actually got to surf. It was a great experience. Another highlight was stand up paddle boarding, as we got to ride on the waves. I also liked canoeing as we got to ride the canoes around the lake.” Reyansh 5KP
YEAR 5 in the 1800s
Year 5’s went back in time and spent a day in the classroom set in the 1800’s. This was a fantastic way to end their unit of study in the Australian colonial period.
Students explored games played during that era, role playing in a 1800’s classroom setting and they also made a common toy that children enjoyed playing with.
The Year 5 students were dressed in character and staff played their role as classroom teachers of the time. Many lines such as: sit up straight, requests for shoes to be polished and hair neat and tidy could be heard across the year 5 building. It was truly a very educational and fun day.
OSPS SPORT
OSPS HOUSE SWIMMING
On Thursday 7th of December, OSPS held their annual House Swimming Sports at Oakleigh Recreation Swimming Pool.
Well done to all the children who participated, you swam your best and your behaviour was excellent.
Thank-you to all parents and staff involved as you made this day run smoothly.
Best Performances
Olia – 1st in all events – 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly. ( Swimmer of the Carnival )
Boyd – 1st in Free and Breaststroke
Liam – 1st in Backstroke ( Gr 2 )
Zoe – 1st in Freestyle, Breastroke and Fly and 2nd in Backstroke to her sister, Gaby
Reagan – 1st in Freestyle and Butterfly
Rani -1st in Freestyle and Backstroke
Kathleen – 1st in Breaststroke and Butterfly
Theodore – 1st in Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly and 2nd in Breaststroke
Results are up outside the Year 6 building. Information re training sessions in 2024 for the squad will be sent out before Term’s end.
PARENT GROUP
PARENT GROUP XMAS STALL
Last Thursday & Friday, our Parent Group ran the Christmas stall for the teachers and students. With money in hand, we watched as the students excitedly chose presents for their families, friends, and in some instances, themselves. It seemed the hardest part for some was having to decide which present to choose. It was great seeing children in all year levels put their math skills to use and add up their purchases or work out how much change they should be getting. As always, we would like to thank all parents that helped with the set-up, pack-up and the sale itself. Without our wonderful volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to continue with these events.
For the last month, Parent Group along with the leadership team has given their support to Anglicare by hosting a toy drive for those less fortunate and doing it tough at this time of year. To all our wonderful families that donated, thank you! The office has received an incredible amount of donations which we are sure will bring a smile to families in need in the lead up to Christmas.
On behalf of Parent Group, we’d like to wish the school community a happy and safe holiday season and thank you for supporting our events in 2023. We look forward to a fun-filled 2024.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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ART DAY!
Quiksound Productions and Monash Youth Services presents ‘Art Day’, a lively social opportunity for young people in the City of Monash to connect over their shared interest of art. Supplies from multiple art mediums will be available for use and no experience required!
This event will take place over two days with each day targeting a different age range. Participants are encouraged to either work on their own projects and/or contribute to a collaborative art piece.
Tuesday 16 January 10:00am – 12:00pm for 8–13-year-olds Thursday 18 January 1:00pm – 4:00pm for 14 – 25-years-olds
