Oakleigh South Primary School

NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 15

25th November 2020

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Riley St, Oakleigh South, VIC 3167

T: 03 9570 1016

E: oakleigh.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au W: oakleighsouthps.vic.edu.au

‘Dreams don’t work unless you do’. – John C. Maxwell

IMPORTANT DATES

Issue 15 – 25th November 2020

IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday 26th of November
Year 6 Filming Aladdin jr.

Friday 27th November
Year 5 Dress Up Day 1800’s

Monday 14th of December
Year 6 OSPS Camp Day

Tuesday 15th of December
Year 6 Graduation Lunch & Graduation Evening

Tuesday 16th of December
Year 3 Camp Out Day on the Oval

View Full OSPS Calendar

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Dear Parents and Carers,

Finally production week is here for our Year 6 children. Throughout the week all Year 6 classes will be performing their showcase of ‘Aladdin jr.’. These performances will be filmed for the parents to purchase later in the year. I’d like to thank the children, staff and parents who have improvised so well to create a production under difficult circumstances.

It’s great to see the Year 5 and 6 children enjoying sport throughout term 4. The Year 5’s have enjoyed participating in a range of sports they may experience in 2021, while the Year 6’s have been back in their summer sport teams enjoying training and competitive games. Unfortunately due to COVID restrictions across the district, schools are not able to mix, therefore our usual inter-school sport finals were cancelled in 2020. We hope they will be back up and running in 2021.

Please check the calendar on the school website regularly to keep up to date with what’s happening in the last few weeks of the year. The weekly school newsletter is published on the school’s website every Wednesday afternoon. Please take the time to read it and check out the news for the week.

Have a fantastic week.

Ron Cantlon
Principal

TERM DATES

2020 Term Dates

Term 4

Thursday 17th December – Last day for students
Friday 18th December (school teachers finish)

2021 Term Dates

Term 1

Wednesday 27th January – (Teachers start)

Thursday 28th January – (Students start)

Friday 29th January – (Preps start)

Friday 1st April – Last day for students

Last day of each term is a 2.30pm finish

COVID SAFE REMINDERS

REMINDER LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY PICK UPS

Late Arrivals: If your child is a Late Arrival, please bring your child to Gate 1 and call the Office so they can let the teacher know the child is on their way to the classroom.

Early pickups: Parents must fill in the google form and follow the instructions regarding collection –

https://oakleighsouthps.vic.edu.au/ and click on the ‘Early Pick Up Form’ link https://forms.gle/TZvthWXKEkg9eBnc8

Please note parents are NOT to park in the staff car park for early pick up, please park in the parent car park or on Riley Street.

The following pictures show GATE 1 and where the ‘Early Pick Up From School Meeting Point’ sign is.

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SCHOOL MATTERS

MAJOR UPGRADE TO OSPS

The most amazing news for Oakleigh South Primary school being awarded $8.847 million from the government towards new classrooms and an administration wing.

A huge thank you to Meng Heang Tak MP, Steve Dimopoulos MP and Principal Ron Cantlon for their tireless efforts working for a better future for our school and community.

Congratulations to all involved.

To view the announcements please head to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/oakleighsouthps

STUDENT SHOWCASE

YEAR 5 LEADERSHIP SPEECHES

‘You’re off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way.’ – Dr. Seuss

Over the past three weeks the Year 5 students have been eagerly preparing their own personal campaign for leadership positions as Year 6 Students in 2021.

The calibre of speeches have once again exceeded everyone’s expectations, with the added challenge, presenting their speeches via Zoom.

We were particularly impressed with the students’ resilience and confidence. In our eyes they are all leaders, badge or no badge.

THANK YOU CARDS FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS

This COVID pandemic has not been easy for anybody, but the front-line workers have embraced this situation wonderfully. They have been true heroes, showing their commitment and care and to appreciate that, I made huge thank you cards for them. I have given out cards to Fronditha Care, Monash Hospital, Oakleigh Police Station and Blue Cross Aged Care.

I got this idea from a class assignment of writing letters to front line workers during term three online learning on the Year 5 Google Classroom. I am so grateful to all the teachers, year 5’s students and especially Mr. Cantlon who supported me and signed the cards to make this idea shine.

I have no words to describe the smiles, surprises and joy brought to the faces of people when I gave the card to them. They never thought such appreciation would come to them. They expressed their gratitude and thanked our school for making this card for them. This truly brings our community together.

Sanika 5KP

DIWALI LIGHT FESTIVAL

The Year 5 students and whole school were privileged to watch a beautiful traditional Indian dance performed by Manniya, Sara and Baani from 5HP to celebrate Diwali, one of the biggest Indian festivals.

The girls performed during our weekly assembly over Zoom.

The Light Festival, ‘Diwali’, signifies good over evil, and light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance.

Congratulations to the girls and all involved celebrating our communities diversity and culture!

VALUED STUDENT AWARDS

VALUED STUDENTS AWARDS WEEK 8

Congratulations to all our ‘Valued Student Award’ recipients for Week 8.

PREP – YEAR 2

Javin Prep AM
Working Together
Being such a wonderfully kind class member. Javin is considerate and helpful!!

Grace Prep AM
Excellence
For working so hard on her reading and sight words recently. Keep it up Grace!!!!

Luka Prep AM
Excellence
For displaying such confidence with his writing in Term 4! Luka, you are a STAR!!!

Jacob Prep JF
Excellence
For approaching all tasks with a positive attitude and producing excellent work. Well done Jacob!

Nadia Prep JF
Excellence
For completing all of her work to an excellent standard and being a helpful classmate. Well done!

Ary Prep JF
Working Together
For working well with his peers and always showing kindness to others. You’re a star Ary!

Yilia Prep MR
Excellence
For working hard to achieve her best especially with her reading. Well done Yilia!

Lucas Prep MR
Working Together
For working well with others and being an excellent helper for his teachers. Well done Lucas!

Kristoff Prep NC
Working Together
For working so nicely with his classmates when building bridges.

Bella Prep NC
Excellence
For continually working so hard to produce amazing writing.

Ajith Prep NM
Working Together
For always thinking of others and helping Prep NM to be well organised. You’re a star!

Ellie Prep NM
Resilience
For using resilience and determination to learn her sight words. Keep up the great work!

Johan Prep TF
Excellence
For working hard to produce wonderful work. Keep up the fantastic work Johan!

Elly Prep TF
Excellence
For her commitment to producing a wonderful narrative using WOW words. Well done Elly!

Ruhaan 1AM
Excellence
For showing great persistence in his reading, moving up to black dot! I’m so impressed superstar!

Alexia 1AM
Excellence
For writing an AMAZING big write that kept me on the edge of my seat! You rock Alexia!

Myra 1AM
Excellence
For writing an INCREDIBLE big write with so much detail! I was blown away! You’re a star Myra!

Advay 1AM
Respect
For showing great listening skills and making good choices about where he should sit! You’re a star!

Aaryan 1CF
Resilience
For always working hard and trying your very best to complete all tasks. Well done, Aaryan!

Oliver 1CF
Excellence
For working incredibly hard during our narrative writing unit and for producing a wonderful story!

Eric 1CF
Excellence
For such excellent creativity skills when writing your stories. Well done, Eric!

Alwyn 1JG
Working Together
For being such a wonderful team player who helps out his classmates and treats everyone fairly!

Mickey 1JG
Excellence
For the superstar effort he puts into his reading + writing with Miss Gray + Miss Morgan! Go Mickey!

Thanishka 1JG
Excellence
For settling into OSPS so confidently and bringing so much positivity and enthusiasm each day!

Krishiv 1LD
Resilience
For not letting his broken elbow stop him from continuing to work hard and produce fantastic work!

Sushant 1LD
Working Together
For working collaboratively with his group for Caine’s Arcade and being a fantastic helper.

Tigy 1LD
Resilience
For persisting and showing great improvement in her reading and handwriting. Well done Tigy!

Mikaiya 1SR
Integrity
For being a kind and respectful friend to others and always offering her help. You are amazing!

Shai 1SR
Excellence
For constantly working well in class and presenting beautiful work that I adore. Well done!

Julian 1SR
Working Together
For his amazing contributions during our persuasive writing lessons using interesting words!

Nithika 2AP
Excellence
For always completing her work to the best of her ability. Nithika, you’re a star!

Arielle 2AP
Excellence
For being a kind, thoughtful and caring class member who always strives for excellence in her work.

Zoe 2CS
Working Together
For always offering her assistance to her class mates and working so well in groups. You’re a star!

Yuna 2CS
Excellence
For trying super hard in her writing tasks and completing work that is always neatly presented!

Ita 2GL
Excellence
For always being a fantastic classroom helper! Congratulations!

Lidia 2GL
Excellence
For always trying her best and completing her work on time! Congratulations!

Prayag 2GL
Excellence
For completing all the levels on Year 2 Maths Invaders! Congratulations!

Libby 2JD
Excellence
For always trying her best and presenting beautiful work. Keep it up!

Tristan 2JD
Respect
For always being respectful and having great manners. You’re a star!

Georgie 2SL
Respect
For showing compassion towards her peers both in and outside the classroom. Keep it up, Georgie!

Victoria 2SL
Excellence
For striving for excellence and listening to feedback to improve her skills. Well done, Victoria!

Bohan 2SL
Excellence
For his enthusiasm to learn new skills in Maths Groups. Keep up the wonderful work, Bohan!

YEAR 3-6

Paris 3DD
Excellence
For creating a fabulous picture story book called Butterfly Magic. Terrific work Paris.

Dhruv 3DD
Respect
For always being respectful to teachers and his friends. A polite student always!

Jackson 3DD
Excellence
For his brilliant effort at completing work to a very good level. Love the Butterfly Magic Book!

Indeevar 3DD
Excellence
For great results in all areas of work.

Kai 3DD
Working Together
For working together with other children and helping when needed.

Robbie 3JR
Respect
For being a courteous and considerate student, who works well with others.

Yen Zin 3JR
Excellence
For her incredibly positive attitude towards all tasks. Well done Yen Zin!

Finn 3JS
Working Together
For demonstrating that he is a hardworking, responsible and cooperative Village farmer. Great work!

Nikola 3JS
Excellence
For striving to do her best by achieving her AR goal with outstanding comprehension. Well done!

Jason 3MT
Respect
For always being a helpful and friendly member of 3MT. Thank you Jason.

Lilly 3MT
Excellence
For being highly dedicated with your reading this term.

Hannah 3MW
Excellence
For a fantastic reading effort in term 4.

Aanya 3MW
Excellence
For being a hard working and responsible class member.

Vansh 3MW
Excellence
For excellent reading and maths results.

Jackson 3MW
Resilience
For working hard with your reading and reaching your goals.

Kevin 3MW
Working Together
For being a wonderful, happy and hard working class member.

Jayla 4CW
Excellence
For always putting 100% effort into all her classwork! Jayla, you’re awesome!!

Alicia 4CW
Respect
For always being so kind and so friendly towards everyone. You are a super star Alicia!

Alexander 4DK
Excellence
For having a tremendous attitude to his learning and always doing his best. What an inspiration!

Mia 4DK
Excellence
For striving to achieve her best and doing an awesome job at it and her amazing persuasive writing.

Harper 4DK
Integrity
For always being honest and calmly talking through situations. Excellent maturity shown! Well done!

Deeva 4DK
Respect
For always being a patient, respectful and kind member or the class while trying her best. Well done.

Stephanie 4DK
Excellence
For her amazing effort in both class and homework. What a superstar – well done!

Amber 4NM
Excellence
For consistently striving to be the best person you can be. Keep up the great work Amber!

Chris 4NM
Excellence
For the dedication shown to achieving your AR goal. Outstanding effort Chris!

Oscar 4NM
Excellence
For the hard work that you have been putting in during our writing lessons. Well done Oscar!

Nayuta 4TM
Working Together
For his willingness to assist his peers with tasks upon completion of his own work.

Anglea 4TM
Respect
For being a kind and considerate class member and always following teachers instructions.

Oliver 4TM
Excellence
For always completing his tasks to the best of his ability and with pride.

Eugene 5HP
Excellence
Always works to the best of his ability in everything he does at school. Well done Eugene!

Vivian 5HP
Respect
For displaying respect towards his friends and teachers every day. Well done!

Vandana 5KP
Working Together
For asking questions and checking in with the teacher to make sure her learning is on track.

Elliot 5KP
Excellence
For showing an increased effort with learning activities and efficiency working towards his AR goal.

Hanon 5LG
Excellence
For the effort he puts into his learning and his beautiful manners. You are super impressive Hanon!

Noy 5LG
Working Together
For building terrific friendships and demonstrating loyalty and support to her peers. Well done Noy!

Leo 5NC
Excellence
For his brilliant biography about Burke where he included lots of detailed information. Well done!

Arabella 5NC
Excellence
For smashing her Term 4 AR Goal out of the park. Well done Arabella!

Brandon 5NC
Excellence
For flying through his Term 4 AR goal. Well done Brandon on such a fantastic effort!

Jun 5NK
Excellence
For your exceptional attitude towards your learning and super dedication to your goals – Amazing!

Curbie 5NK
Respect
For being a kind and considerate member of 5NK – you are such a friendly student.

Cooper 6CR
Working Together
For the way in which he supported his side in our recent Debating unit. Well argued, Cooper!

Kiara 6CR
Integrity
For always acting on advice positively and promptly in an effort to improve her learning. Well done!

Oliver 6CS
Excellence
For working intelligently during all lessons and completing all his homework for the week. Well done.

Saffiya 6CS
Respect
For being respectful to all members of our class. You are a pleasure to be around.

Lewis 6FW
Integrity
For his honesty and ownership of all work tasks; and a dedication to overall improvement.

Ryan 6FW
Integrity
For his excellent reading habits by smashing his AR goal multiple times this term. Great comeback!

Sienna 6GZ
Excellence
For having a wonderful attitude to her learning and producing fantastic results.

James 6GZ
Respect
For always being courteous towards his teachers and fellow students.

Jason 6GZ
Excellence
For displaying brilliant computer skills and being the go to student for all things computers.

KHALEESI – PREP MR

KENIT – PREP JF

LEWIS – 6FW

VALUED CLASS AWARDS WEEK 8

Congratulations to all our ‘Valued Class Awards’ recipients for Week 8.

CLASS – 4FF

CLASS – 5HP

PREP – YEAR 2

Prep TF
Excellence
For working hard to present beautiful work and approaching tasks with a positive attitude. Great work Prep TF!

1NM
Resilience
For putting lots of effort into their narrative and recount writing and demonstrating amazing concentration and resilience during assessment week.

2AS
Working Together
For encouraging and supporting one another through all aspects of school life and always celebrating each other’s achievements. You’re an amazing group of students, Mr. Savva is so proud of you all!

YEAR 3 – YEAR 6

3MT
Excellence
For being dedicated learners and producing fantastic, informative Butterfly Facts!

4FF
Excellence
For working so well this year and applying themselves to their learning – especially during Remote Learning.

5NK
Excellence
For exhibiting a positive outlook and attitude in and out of the classroom – keep being who you are!

6GZ
Excellence
For getting back on track and producing some fantastic Mathletics results over the last 4 weeks, with many Gold certificates achieved!

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