‘Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching’. – C.S Lewis

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

As we near the end of day 6 in lockdown, I hope that everyone in our school community is safe and well.

We will continue to update you on the lockdown as we receive official news from the Department.

If you have any queries about remote learning, please email your classroom teacher. Also don’t forget to log on to the Online Learning Hub

https://sites.google.com/education.vic.gov.au/ospsonlinelearninghub/parents-students?authuser=0 where you’ll find well-being support and information about the snap lockdown.

In the meantime, please continue to support your children in their remote learning and we hope that the children will be back at school very soon.

Thank you.
Ron
Principal

TERM DATES / QR CODE

SCHOOL MATTERS

ENROLMENTS FOR 2022

Enrolments for Prep 2022 are now open and places are filling fast.

We encourage parents of students starting in 2022 to complete forms as soon as possible and email to enrolments@oakleighsouthps.vic.edu.au

Forms can found here – 2022 enrolments.

SMILE SQUAD

Smile Squad is on the way to our school!

All children deserve a healthy smile and the Smile Squad are coming to Oakleigh South Primary School to help make sure this happens.

Smile Squad is a $321.9 million Victorian Government program that provides free dental care to all Victorian public primary and secondary school students.

The friendly Smile Squad dental team will visit Oakleigh South Primary School soon to conduct a free annual dental health examination for every student and provide free follow up treatment as needed.

What do parents need to do?

We just need you to provide consent. Please read and sign the consent forms that came home with your child and return them to the classroom teacher.

The Smile Squad team will then check your child’s teeth and mouth and show them how to keep their teeth healthy and strong. They will also provide any preventive services you have consented for. If your child needs more treatment, the Smile Squad will contact you.

Who is Smile Squad?

The bright orange Smile Squad vans are staffed by experienced oral health therapists, dental therapists, dental assistants and dentists. They all have lots of experience treating children and a passion for improving their oral health – for life.

Learn more about the Smile Squad by visiting www.smilesquad.vic.gov.au or contact the team at smilesquad@dhsv.org.au

PARENT PAYMENTS

YEAR 6 CAMP
– Year 6 Camp Instalment – closes 23.06.21 at 4.30pm

PREP ZOO EXCURSION
– Payments close today at 4.30pm

YEAR 1 PLANETARIUM INCURSION
– Payments close 09.06.21 at 4.30pm

YEAR 4 CAMP
– Year 4 Camp Instalment – closes 23.06.21 at 4:30pm

Girl’s Footy
– Payments close today at 4.30pm

SCHOOL FEES – PLEASE PAY ASAP

LIBRARY & STEM TRUST

CSEF REMINDER

The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund is available for families who have received a Health Care Card from the Australian Government. Please bring the paperwork to the office or email the form and your Health Care card by the 25th of June to carlyn.backers@education.vic.edu.au

All forms need to be in by the end of Term 2 to be eligible to claim.

Please access the link below to access the Camps, Sports and Excursions form (CSEF).
CSEF Link
Thank you.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Parent Teacher Interviews will return to face to face interviews in 2021. An Operoo will be sent this week outlining the booking process. Please make sure you read and respond to this Operoo so you don’t miss booking a time to see your child’s teacher.

If lockdown continues or restriction do not allow for face to face, we will move to online parent teacher interviews. 

Dates and times are as follows:

Year 4 Interviews Wednesday 16th June 2pm – 7pm

Prep – 3 Interviews Monday 21st June 2pm – 7pm

Year 5 – 6 Interviews Tuesday 22nd June 2pm – 7pm.

LOST PROPERTY

There is currently a large amount of lost property and unnamed items being stored just outside the library. If your child has recently lost something at school please check the lost property area and ensure you name your child’s clothing. Thank you.

DRESS CODE

With Winter approaching it’s strongly recommended that parents send their children to school with spare clothing, especially during wet weather days. Please ensure any extra clothing adheres to the schools recently updated Dress Code policy which can be found at the top of this newsletter. Thank you.

YEAR 4 PRODUCTION UPDATE

The Year 4’s have been busy preparing for their show, ‘Pirates Past Noon Kids.’ During rehearsals, the students have been learning dialogue, songs, stage movement and choreography. We have been so impressed with how quickly they are learning the routines and their ability to remember lots of new information each practice. The students approach each rehearsal with a positive attitude and massive smiles on their faces. They are so excited to perform and we can’t wait to see the finished product. It has been so rewarding watching our students grow in confidence and learn many new skills along the way.

‘Pirates Past Noon Kids,’ is part of the magic treehouse series. It features Jack and Annie and their quest to discover the mysterious ‘M Person.’ On their adventure they meet island creatures, pirates and the rottenest rat on the sea – Captain Bones. Upon searching Jack and Annie’s treehouse, the pirates find the ‘M Persons’ gold medallion. Bones believes Jack and Annie knows where the buried treasure is on his map and demands they take him there. When Bones leaves, Jack and Annie become friends with one of the pirates – Jonah. They teach Jonah how to read and in doing so, discover there is a riddle on the map. Jack and Annie tell Bones that the treasure must be buried under a rock on the island – but is it? To find out what happens to Jack and Annie and who exactly this ‘M Person’ is, come along to our show on June 23rd and 24th. Don’t miss out!

Alexander – 5LG

YEAR 4 SHOWCASE

YEAR 3 SHOWCASE

CURRICULUM PROGRAM

Year 3’s have had a fantastic but very busy Term 2.  Students have been engaged in a well-rounded academic program as well as participating in cooking and farming. This term, farming saw a change up in the program which allows the students more time in the garden. Students have commented how much they enjoy being able to spend time with the chickens and our newly arrived ducklings. They love getting their hands dirty and making their own sustainable pots out of newspaper and planting seeds to take home.

COOKING TERM 2

It was great to return in Term 2 and complete our round of cooking from last term. Our pizzas were back on the menu and the children were quick to learn how to follow the recipe. Mrs A and Miss Smith observed many children who were competent in using a knife, demonstrating how to slice, chop and finally produce some very yummy looking pizzas.

We were then onto our next cooking adventure pumpkin Soup and pumpkin scones. The teachers prepared the pumpkin (lovingly grown in the Village garden) by peeling off the tough skin, then the children peeled potatoes and chopped up celery, onion and some zucchini also from the garden.

Once all the vegetables were ready we added them to some vegetable stock and let it boil until tender. Miss Smith then blitzed it up with the stick blender and it was ready. Meanwhile the smell of pumpkin scones baking wafted through the hall.

PARENT CORNER

They include:

Literacy
Reading Eggspress
myON
Sunshine Books

Numeracy
Essential Assessments
Mathletics

Wellbeing
Student Wellbeing Hub
Life Skills GO

Tips for Home – Link.

LITERACY CORNER

Title: Robin Hood – Hacking, Heists and Flaming Arrows

Author: Robert Muchamore’s
AR 6.7  (8.0 points)

Now, when you hear of Robin Hood you probably think about a young man in a green suit, with a bow & quiver.

But in this book, it’s a little different. Robin is only 13 years old at the time, but can shoot a ping-pong ball out of the air with an arrow. When stolen property is found in his locker, Robin goes on the run from the most villainous person in the world: Guy Gisborne.

When Robin enters Sherwood Castle, he finds a family there, hidden from Gisborne, because of an incident that happened a few years ago. When Robin’s brother is found out to be Sheriff Marjorie’s son, he doesn’t know what to do…….Read The Book For The Rest Of The Mystery.

Review by Arshpreet  6FW

CAMP AUSTRALIA

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