Oakleigh South Primary School
NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 18
14th June, 2023
“If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.” – Dolly Parton
IMPORTANT DATES
Issue 18 – 14th June 2023
Thursday 15th June
– Year 6 Winter Interschool Sport
(away vs. Coatesville)
Friday 16th June
– Prep Pizza Day
– Year 4 Pizza day
– Year 5 St John First Aid Incursion
Monday 19th June
– Year 6 Winter Interschool Sport Finals
Tuesday 20th June
– Parent and Teacher Interviews
Wednesday 21st June
– Regional Cross-Country
Friday 23rd June
– Final day of Term 2. Dismissal at 2:30pm
2023 TERM DATES
Term 2
24th April – 23rd June. 2:30pm dismissal
Term 3
10th July – 15th September
Term 4
2nd October – 20th December
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 this week and they can’t wait to perform for their family and friends next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Tickets are still available through Trybooking, under the event titled ‘Oakleigh South PS Year 4 Production SPLASH’ The link is: https://www.trybooking.com/CIWQX
Bookings are now active on COMPASS for the Parent/Teacher Meetings (for most classes), for next Tuesday 20th June from 2.00-7.00pm. Please check the COMPASS notification sent yesterday to see which classes will be having their meetings at a different time. Your child’s semester 1 report will be sent to you on Monday 19th June via COMPASS.
In regard to the building works, the demolition is still happening, and the old administration and staffroom area is just a shell. It won’t be long before the building starts taking shape. The decking outside the year 6 rooms is nearing completion. Just a reminder the corridor outside the library is for students to access the library before and after school. This is not to be used by parents taking their children to class. Continued thanks to everyone entering and leaving the school premises through gate 3.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Ron
SCHOOL MATTERS
YEAR 4 PRODUCTION: SLASH – TICKETS ON SALE
Adult $12.00
OSPS HOUSE ATHLETICS
Dear Parents,
The Annual Year 4 – 6 House Athletics will be held this year at School on Thursday 27 July.
It’s a really big day. If you have any experience with Little Athletics and can assist on this day in either Long Jump, Hurdles, Discus or Shot Put, please contact me by email – marcus.mooney@education.vic.gov.au
Kind Regards
Marcus Mooney
SAFETY AT OSPS
A friendly reminder to encourage parents and children to be safe when on and moving off our school grounds. Please read and follow the below safety measures to ensure we have a safe and risk-free environment at OSPS:
- If you are using the parent car park, please meet you child at the fence. This reduces risk as some students have been walking/running through the car park unsupervised.
- Parents are reminded that they should not be using the staff car park to drop off/pick up children at school. For those families who drop off or pick up their child from Camp Australia, you have been directly notified by Camp Australia where to predominantly park (that is the parent car park and Riley Street) and what do in cases of bad weather or emergency.
- The library corridor is only to be accessed if student’s are borrowing books or have Chess Club. Please do not access it to pick up your child. This corridor will be blocked off in the coming weeks as the builders continue works in the admin wing.
- Please note the student hall toilets are for students only, if parents need to use the bathroom, please ask at the office to use the staff toilets.
Together we can support our children to have a safe and enjoyable time at OSPS.
VICTORIAN STATE SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR
OSPS Year 5 students for Mass Dance and Mass Choir have been rehearsing very hard over several months! We can’t wait for them to perform!
The 2023 Victorian State Schools Spectacular will be held on Saturday 9 September. The performance times are 1:00pm and 6:30pm at John Cain Arena, Melbourne Park (show time 2 hours 45 mins)
Tickets are on sale from 11am on Wednesday 7 June. Adult: $40, Concession: $30, Child (U15): $20 (a $6.30 service fee per transaction applies on all purchases)
Tickets are available through Ticketek: www.ticketek.com.au/spectacular or 132 849.
OSPS Mass Dance Seating Recommendations:Quadrant Four (North East) Sections 7, 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 52, 53
OSPS Mass Choir Seating Recommendations:Section 17, 18, 44, 45, 46, 66, 67, 68
ICAS 2023 assessments are now available to purchase.
We are delighted to inform you that Oakleigh South Primary School will once again be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competitions this year. If you would like more information about ICAS please take a look at this promotional video:
If you wish for your child to participate in the optional ICAS this year please follow all steps in each of the two stages below.
Stage 1:
- Firstly, go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps)
- enter our school’s access code – SZN913
- enter your child’s details making sure you check spelling carefully as this will appear on your childs certificates.
- Select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.
Stage 2:
- Open compass in browser.
- After payment, please go to your Compass Event notifications and accept the assessments you have paid for and decline all others.
- If your child is not participating in assessments this year please decline all options.
Please note if you do not complete stage 1 your child will not receive an entry into the ICAS assessments as this stage of the process is external to Oakleigh South Primary School
CAMPS, SPORTS & EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
The Victorian Government offer a Sports, Camps 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 $125 for eligible primary school students and $225 for eligible secondary school students will be paid directly to the school to be used toward camps, sports and excursion costs for the student’s benefit.
CSEF payments to schools will commence from 1 March onwards. Schools are able to continue processing applications until the end of Term 2.
Please click here to apply – CSEF Application Form.
Those families that were eligible in 2022 will be rolled over, you do not need to reapply.
If you have any issues please contact Carlyn carlyn.backers@education.vic.gov.au
STUDENT SHOWCASE
PREP MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION
On Friday 12th of May, the Preps welcomed in some very special visitors for an afternoon delight.
Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties or any special friends came to visit us in our classrooms.
The Preps were so excited to sing a special song, give gifts and take the wonderful women in our lives around the room to make and create memories with.
Our visitors walked out relaxed from the massage station, with beautiful make up and nails and full from the delicious biscuits they decorated. Thank you to our special mums for coming to visit!
PREP REPTILE INCURSION
On Wednesday the 17th of May, Bryce from Reptile Encounters brought in a range of visitors, some big and some small.
They were soft, bumpy, scaly, soft or hard and gave some of us the heeby jeebies!
Preps learnt a range of things about the reptiles that came in to visit.
We learnt their life expectancy, habitats, diets and other little fun facts. Did you know that turtles breath through their bottoms and a crocodile has 3 eyelids!
JUNIOR PERFORMING ARTS
During this semester, the Grade Preps and Grade Ones have been continuing to learn about the music concepts of Pitch, Tempo, and Dynamics. The students have demonstrated their awareness of higher or lower in music using the voice, Curwin hand signs (Solfa), instruments and movement. The Grade Preps and Ones have been dancing and moving at different speeds (Tempo). The Grade Ones have been introduced to Drama through acting out fairy-tales and other stories in class.
The Grade twos have been learning about the music concepts of pitch, tempo, and dynamics in Term 2. The students have demonstrated their understanding of tempo and dynamics through their singing, movement, and playing percussion instruments. We have had fun singing funny insect songs.
The Grade three students have been learning about the music concepts of beat & rhythm, pitch, tempo and dynamics. They have been learning how to do bucket drumming and percussion pieces with drumsticks. ‘Stars of the week’ have chosen their favourite songs for the Grade three classes to listen to.
SENIOR PERFORMING ARTS NEWS TERM 2
Grade 4 students have started dress rehearsals for their production of Splash! The show as really come together in the last week with the hard work starting to pay off.
Show time is next Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7pm. Come along and enjoy the amazing songs and performances.
Grade 5 have been learning different types of percussion to play along with songs that they know. We have used our bodies, cups, and drumsticks to perform and create, and written and performed their own patterns to music.
Grade 6 have begun main cast rehearsals for their production of The Wizard Of Oz. Competition was fierce for roles and it brought out the best in performances. Term 3 will be a big one with many days of development coming up to produce the end of term show.
VSSS CHOIR & DANCE – 46 Grade 5 students have been rehearsing their singing and dancing for this years’ amazing Victorian State School Spectacular. Choir will be visiting the Melbourne Town Hall twice next term, while the dancers have a big rehearsal in August in Heathmont.
SENIOR CHOIR – The choir has been putting on some amazing performances at assemblies and also the school fete. They have sung with enthusiasm and skill, with their harmony singing a standout.
OSPS BAND – School band had their debut performance at the school fete which was a huge success in front of a huge crowd. The band members are developing their playing skills every week and we look forward to introducing new members in the near future.
RESILIENCE PROJECT
GEM AWARDS
| Hayley | 6NM | Gratitude | Hayley cares for others like nobody else and brought in hearts for her friends which was super awesome! |
| Alisha | 2GL | Empathy | For showing empathy by understanding how other students in the class are feeling. For always being kind and helpful towards others in need. |
| Ellie | 1KS | Empathy | For always being empathetic and kind towards others! Go Ellie! |
| Wren | 4OL | Mindfulness | For being a considerate and patient when working with others. Thank you for being such a wonderfully kind class member. |
| Haimi | 5MS | Gratitude | Displaying gratitude towards her peers and teachers. Congratulations Haimi on always looking on the positive side of life and sharing your love of learning with the class. You are a great role model demonstrating GEM qualities for all around you. |
| Leo | Prep HM | Empathy | For consistently displaying empathy and compassion towards others while engaging in our yarning circle during integrated studies. |
| Nicholas | 3MW | Empathy | For being a wonderful caring member of 3MW. |
PREP GEM
G – We are grateful for our Mother’s and special women in our lives.
E – We empathetic for those who couldn’t be with their loved ones on Mother’s Day.
M – We are being mindful to treat our special people with kindness. Give someone a call and tell them you love them!
LITERACY CORNER
PREP LITERACY CORNER
Throughout this term Preps have been focusing on recount writing, particularly about our weekends in journal.
Students have been focusing on punctuation (full stops, capitals and exclamation marks) whilst also introducing our own thoughts and feelings about events.
Just this week Preps have been introduced to a new text type…procedures! The children have learnt the key parts of a procedure and the different kinds that we use in day to day life.
A recipe of how to make j…j…jelly (also our letter of the week, coincidence!) was the perfect real-life connection for the children.
Classes made jelly together, wrote the procedure and of course experienced the final step of enjoying the delicious outcome!
PARENT GROUP
UNIFORM SHOP SALE
Until the end of term, all standard uniforms in the 2nd hand shop will be $2 (excludes scarves, beanies, hats & sport shirts).
Secondhand school bags are also on sale for $3. Please note, the uniform shop accepts cash only.
The uniform shop is open Wednesday and Friday, from 8.45am – 9.15am.
YEAR 5 & 6 PIZZA DAY
Parent Group will be hosting a pizza lunch for grades 5 & 6 on Friday, 23 June. Each slice will be $3 and the options available are pepperoni, Hawaiian and margarita. We will also have a variety of juice boxes available for $2.
Please note orders close Friday, 16 June and no late orders will be accepted. We are also looking for volunteers to assist on the day.
Please check your compass for the order link.
If you have any questions are availability to help, please contact Parent Group on osparentgroup67@gmail.com
HOT CHOCOLATE DAY
Last week, Parent Group hosted their annual hot chocolate day for the grade 6 classes.
For the first time, potato cakes were also available, and these were a very popular alternative to the usual snacks packed in their lunchboxes.
We are grateful for all families that purchased a hot chocolate or potato cake as all money raised will be put towards the grade 6 graduation.
On Friday, there was also a pizza lunch day held for the grade 1 and grade 2 students. Volunteers worked hard to serve over 400 pizza slices to the waiting students.
We would like to thank our volunteers who helped with both events to ensure their success.
PARENT CORNER
THE RESILIENCE PROJECT CONTINUES IN 2023
We are so excited to be working with The Resilience Project (TRP) this year again to support and foster the Mental Health and Wellbeing of our students and whole school community.
The Resilience Project is committed to teaching positive mental health strategies to prevent mental ill-health and build young people’s capacity to deal with adversity and challenges in everyday life.
Check out the link below ‘Introducing TRP to Parents and School Community’
The 2nd Edition of PROJECT+ 2023
To best support our families and build the connection between school and home, we are thrilled to share the second edition of PROJECT+.
In this Parent & Carer edition of Project+ we talk about the importance of practising gratitude and provide some fun ways to do this as a family.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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