Oakleigh South Primary School
NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 18
14th June, 2024
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Sun Tzu
IMPORTANT DATES
Issue 18 – 14th June 2024
Tuesday 18th June
– Year 4 Production Dress Rehearsal Cast 1
Wednesday 19th June
– Year 4 Production Dress Rehearsal Cast 2
– Year 5 First Aid Training
Wednesday 26th June
– Year 3 Jump Rope for Heart
– Year 1 Planetarium Incursion
– Year 4 Production – Gladis Baker Gladiator – Cast 1
Thursday 27th June
– Year 3 Chesterville Farm Excursion
– Year 4 Production – Gladis Baker Gladiator – Cast 2
Friday 28th June
– Last Day of Term 2 (2.30pm finish)
Monday 15th July
– First Day of Term 3
Tuesday 16th July
– Parent-Teacher Meetings
Thursday 18th July
– State Cross Country Championships
Monday 22nd July
– Year 3 & 4 Swimming Program Begins
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
I hope you all enjoyed the King’s Birthday long weekend and hopefully got some quality family time.
The Year 4 students are having their full-dress rehearsals for ‘Gladis Baker Gladiator’ next week and they can’t wait to perform for their family and friends on Wednesday, 26th and Thursday, 27th June. Tickets for both shows are still available through Trybooking HERE.
Unfortunately, the oval car park is still having parking issues. This is a friendly reminder to please be mindful of where you park so you don’t block anyone in. We are moving closer and closer to a resolution to our parking problem, and we ask you to be patient and understanding until it is rectified. Thank you.
Yesterday our Prep students went on their very first school excursion to the Melbourne Zoo. With warm jackets and beanies on, they boarded the buses for their trip to the zoo. Although the weather was not the best, it didn’t dampen the spirits of the children as they enjoyed seeing lots of animals. Thank you to the Prep staff for organising this wonderful experience for the children and thank you to the parent helpers and other staff who made this day work so well. The children loved it!
Have a great weekend.
Nikki Virtuoso
Acting Principal
SCHOOL MATTERS
CAMPS SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUNDS
APPLICATIONS CLOSE JUNE 28th
The Victorian Government offer a Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund for families who hold a valid means-tested concession card are eligible to apply. A special consideration category also exists. A payment of $150 for eligible primary school students will be paid directly to the school to be used toward camps, sports and excursion costs for the student’s benefit.
If your circumstances have changed recently and you now hold a Health Care Card please apply for Camp, Sports and Excursion funding, or if you have not yet submitted a form this year, please do so before the 28th June 2024.
Those families that were eligible in 2023 will be rolled over, you do not need to reapply.
Please click HERE to download the form.
Once you have completed the application form, please send it to carlyn.backers@education.vic.gov.au along with a photo of your Health Care Card.
YEAR 4 PRODUCTION – GLADIS BAKER GLADIATOR – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
RETURN-IT PARTNERS WITH OSPS
We were delighted to have Return-it at our recent Fete, promoting all things recycling with regards to cans, bottles and containers that bare the 10c mark (usually near the bar code).
OVERFLOWING LOST PROPERTY BOX
Due to the increasing amount of lost property, it is no longer sustainable to sort the items and hand them back to their owners. Going forward, lost property will be cleared up to twice a term with clearly named items being on display at a time and location that will be advised to the school community via Compass. We strongly encourage parents/carers or students to look for any items they have lost during the school term. At the conclusion of these ‘display sessions’ any items not collected will either be donated to charity, placed in the uniform shop or disposed of.
We would like to thank our parent volunteers that have worked on lost property up until this point. Hundreds of items were handed back due to their efforts.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
UPDATED SUN PROTECTION POLICY
We are pleased to inform you that our Sun Protection Policy has been updated and approved by the School Council on June 4, 2024. This policy encourages behaviors to minimize the risk of UV radiation exposure, ensuring the safety of our students and staff. Key updates include guidelines on sun-protective clothing, the use of sunscreen, provision of shade, and the integration of sun safety into our curriculum.
For detailed information, please click here to view the updated policy, or see our school policy page.
Stay SunSmart!
VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
YEAR 4 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Milla – 4AS Resilience For diligently completing all learning tasks to a high standard, despite having a fractured wrist. |
| Ivy – 4LW Working Together For always being understanding, kind and considerate towards others. Well done Ivy! |
| Nicholas – 4LW Resilience For being persistent with completing his SRA cards to the best of his ability. |
| Tejas – 4LD Resilience For working diligently to reach 150 points on AR in his 2nd term at this school! |
| Adithi – 4WW Excellence For reading a wide variety of books and smashing her AR goal this term. You are a reading superstar! |
| Kenit – 4WW Working Together For being a great team player and making sure everyone feels included in the class. 4WW is so lucky to have you! |
| Ella – 4CG Excellence For creating an outstanding narrative story for her prep buddy, highlighting a terrific use of VCOP! |
| Jacob – 4CG Excellence For demonstrating a fantastic knowledge of money, solving complex worded problems. Great job Jacob! |
| Tiana – 4CR Excellence For her commitment in learning her lines for our upcoming Year 4 production. Can’t wait to see you shine, Tiana! |
| Ryan – 4CR Working Together For being polite and respectful towards his friends and always being a great team player! Keep it up, Ryan! |
YEAR 5 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Rishaan – 5LG Respect For always showing respect to teachers and peers. Rishaan, you are simply awesome! |
| Ivy – 5LG Working Together For always being willing to help support both teachers and classmates. Great work, Ivy! |
| Aaryan – 5DR Respect For always showing kindness and respect to everyone around him. You’re a shining star, Aaryan! |
| Claire – 5DR Excellence For shooting for the stars and putting in 110% effort into all she does. Keep it up, Claire! 🙂 |
| Ayelet – 5MM Respect For treating all classmates and teachers with respect and kindness, at all times. A great role model! |
| George – 5MM Excellence For demonstrating a positive ‘Can Do’ attitude and working hard to reach his academic learning goals. |
| Eva – 5PG Excellence For a well-written, humorously presented, and engaging letter to Mr. Oreo. |
| Advay – 5PG Integrity For consistently showing an excellent, responsible attitude and being very helpful in class. |
| Jiajun – 5KP Excellence For displaying such a diligent attitude towards his learning and SMASHING his AR goal this term. |
| Radha – 5KP Resilience For settling into OSPS with a smile and taking no time at all to make new friends. Welcome! |
| Jack – 5KP Resilience For showing more confidence this term and sharing his sense of humour with the class. |
| Jenson – 5KP Excellence For displaying consistent reading habits this term and smashing his AR points goal. Keep it up! |
YEAR 6 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Micko – 6NM Working Together For working well in small groups in our Maths and Integrated Studies tasks. |
| Ryan – 6NM Excellence For asking diligent questions and striving to do his best work. |
| Millie – 6NM Excellence For always delivering 100% in the classroom and for completely smashing her AR goal! |
| Eleni – 6FW Excellence For striving to do her best at all times in all subject areas. Well done! |
| Ishin – 6FW Working Together For demonstrating great teamwork in class and specialist activities. |
| Divyam – 6FW Integrity For being a diligent ICT Officer and Phone Officer in Banqer. Great work! |
| David – 6FW Excellence For trying his best in all subject areas, and for reaching his AR goal nice and early. |
| Zara – 6FW Working Together For working to her potential in class, and helping her classmates in group work as well. |
| Vaika – 6FW Excellence For working hard in VHAP in both Term 1 and Term 2, and achieving great results in class and groups. |
SPECIALIST VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
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Aaron – 4LD |
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Danielle – 5EW |
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Marlie – 6LJ |
STUDENT SHOWCASE
ART SHOWCASE
The Art Room has been busy completing work for the end of semester. Continuing on with our Frozen Junior theme has been our focus, with many gorgeous works now hidden away for the grand unveiling at the end of Term 3.
YEAR 6
After a successful visit from renowned painter, Daniel Butterworth, in recent weeks, the Year Sixes are continuing working independently on a ‘Frozen’ ice cream. For this they are revisiting their understandings of tone and blending using acrylic paint and dry brush blending techniques to complete the work. The Year 6s are also welcome to come into the art room on a Monday at lunchtime if they wish to continue with this drawing activities. Just a friendly reminder that all Year Sixes require their own smock please.
YEAR 5
The Year Five children have carefully rendered a colour wheel snowflake, cross hatching and blending techniques have been applied and the work is sensational. They have also completed an acrylic painting of Olaf and a Sven Zentangle Reindeeer. The year fives are invited to come draw at lunchtimes on a Tuesday. They are now working on a Vincent Van Gogh activity…. Yep…. LET IT GOGH!
YEAR 4
Year Four children have done some paper weaving and made an oil pastel cake display for their production… The art room looked more like cake wars than ‘Gladys Bake Off’ but the mess was well worth it. They should be extremely proud of their efforts!
YEAR 3
Weaving a semi-circle to make a blue rainbow forms the basis of the Year Three textile unit this semester as well as looking at Vincent Van Goghs Stary Night. The Year 3 and 4 children have made good use of the Art Room during our Friday lunch time ‘Wool Club’ sessions starting up again this term. It is usually a full house on many occasions with many busy hands creating pom-poms and weaving from our donated wool supply.
YEAR 2
‘Love is an Open Door’, has been the focus for Year Twos this term. They have drawn someone special with watercolour pencils inside a hidden doorway and have now moved onto collaging the outsides with vines, flowers, and a touch of silver sparkle. These drawings will be on display in the foyer later this year.
YEAR 1
The Year One children have looked at the paintings of Claude Monet and are a wealth of information about him. They have drawn and coloured, painted, and glued. We have titled this work, ‘Let it Grow’, and the children really enjoyed creating a miniature Monet Garden. Finger Painting the little flower buds begins this week.
PREP
The Prep children have drawn a Wassily Kandinsky Concentric Circle Snowman. These are super cute with real twigs glued on for arms. They have learned about warm and colours and can discuss Vincent Van Goghs Sunflowers as they are currently honing their skills with scissors in order to create a special ‘Cool’ version with special snowflake papers.
Special thanks, once again, to our Art Captains this year, Mia, Morgan, Sage, Gayun, Rani and Olive for the proactive way they have assisted in the art room thus far.
We are sourcing wool donations, particularly blues and white, buttons, ribbons for our artworks. If you are able to donate, please bring any supplies to the Art Room.
THANK YOU!
From Miss Hunt and The Art Team
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