Oakleigh South Primary School

NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 33

26th October 2022

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“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn …and change.”
Carl Rogers

IMPORTANT DATES

Issue 33 – 26th October 2022

Thursday 27th October
– Year 6 Camp Information Night

Friday 28th October
– Prep Transition (Group B)

Wednesday 2nd November
– SSV State Athletics @ Lakeside Stadium – Albert Park

Thursday 3rd November
– Year 1 Scienceworks Excursion

Friday 4th November
– Prep transition (Group B)

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Last Friday we welcomed some very excited little children as they started their first big step towards primary school. The first group in our prep transition program went very well with the children enjoying a variety of 3 rotational activities and lots of parents gathered in the hall for afternoon tea and an information session about starting school.

The students who represented our school at the Southern Metro Regional Athletics last week all performed extremely well, with 16 of them moving on to the State Athletic Championships. Congratulations to everyone who performed at their very best and we wish the students who are competing at state level the very best of luck.

Finally, next Monday 31st October, is school as usual, with the following day being the Melbourne Cup public holiday. No students are required at school on this day, Tuesday 1st November.

Have a great week and enjoy the extra day off next week.

Ron

Principal

TERM DATES / QR CODE

2022 TERM DATES

Term 4
3rd October – 19th December (3:30pm finish)
Curriculum Day 20th December

SCHOOL MATTERS

SCHOOL DISCO

We will be hosting the Disco on Friday 18th November with times for students as follows:

Prep – Year 2: 5.00 – 6.00pm
Year 3 – Year 6: 6.30 – 8.00pm

Wristbands will be delivered to your child before the event together with any glow products that have been pre-purchased. We ask that parents ensure your child wears the wrist band to gain entry to the hall and brings their glow products.

Tickets for entry to the Disco, can be purchased on the night, however all the glow products must be pre-purchased via Trybooking.

Prep to Year 2 Parents may attend and wait in the school foyer, however only students will be allowed in the hall.

Year 3 – 6 will be dismissed from the foyer.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Parent Group at osparentgroup67@gmail.com.

Thank you,
OSPS Parent Group

LINK – https://www.trybooking.com/CDUPC

CYBER SAFETY AWARENESS

Next month, OSPS will be coordinating our own Cyber Safety Awareness month to promote the importance of keeping students safe in a Digital World. The month will be centred around the introduction of our school’s new ‘PASS’ program. The program is aimed at teaching students to be Positive, Alert, Secure and Smart whilst online.

Also during November, the Cyber Safety Project are running a free webinar series for parents & children aged 10 – 15 years. Below are the different themes and dates.

November 9 – My First Mobile Phone

Is your child about to get their first mobile phone or personal tablet? Learn helpful tips to level up your mobile phone security and create a safe digital environment for the whole family.

November 22 – Online Gaming Safety

Uncover how gaming platforms are hooking us in and learn how to take control by managing screen time and creating healthy gaming habits.

November 28 – Digital Balance & Wellbeing

Tune in, wake up and take control. Practical strategies to find a balance and learn to thrive in a digitally-connected world.

Go to cybersafetyproject.com.au/events for more information and to register.

We look forward to sharing some more OSPS activities and events as part of our Cyber Safety Awareness month in the coming newsletters.

SPARE CLOTHES

With a lot of rain forecast to fall over the next month it’s important to supply your child/ren with spare clothes just in case they get wet.

Please ensure you pack: socks, pants and shirt.

This will enable us to support your child in staying safe and warm at school.

ARE YOU LEAVING OSPS?

It’s that time of the year where we are looking ahead to 2023 in terms of student numbers and staffing.

If you know you will NOT be returning to Oakleigh South in 2023 can you please advise me ASAP on the following email.

ron.cantlon@education.vic.gov.au

This does not include the Year 6 students who will be leaving for secondary schooling next year.

MONASH MAKER FAIRE

A FREE event for makers, families, and curious minds. Come and be amazed by the talents of the exhibitors and get involved in activities.

Title: Monash Maker Faire

Start Date: 5th of October

Expiry: 3rd of December

Come along to the Monash Maker Faire this December for a family-friendly showcase of passion, invention and creativity.

Bring your family, explore exhibits, attend hands-on workshops and learn all about the amazing things people in our community can make!

As part of our STEM – Science Program this term, our year 4 students will have the opportunity to be involved in an innovated project ‘Mission to Mars’ which involves the students to learn the skills of Critical and Design Thinking process that includes Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test with hands-on activities. It’s a brilliant opportunity to share their creations, learn from each other’s, and meet like-minded innovators.

Register here for a free ticket to attend one of the largest shows and tells Melbourne has ever seen!

When – Sunday, December 4, 10 am – 4 pm.

Where – College Walk, Monash University, Clayton.

Cost – No cost, tickets are FREE!

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/monash-maker-faire-tickets-418329584047?aff=Schools

EYE TESTS

Nearly 700 students were signed up for the eye tests through Student Eyecare.

Elissa Blackman has been busy testing since the beginning of Term 3.

All grades except Grade 3 and Grade 4 have now been seen. Students in Year 3 will be seen in the coming weeks and Year 4 students will be seen later in November/December.

If you have a child in these grades that you signed up but you no longer require an eye test, please let Elissa know (elissa.studenteyecare@gmail.com).

STUDENT SHOWCASE

PREP TEDDY BEAR SLEEPOVER

Great excitement could be felt in the prep area last week as each student tucked their Teddy into bed, ready for a quiet sleep.

Imagine our horror the next day when we discovered that the teddies had been extremely naughty and completely messed up each of the classrooms. Some tricky teddies also got into Mr Cantlon’s and Mrs Jackson’s office!!!

However our amazing Preps all worked together to clean up the dreadful mess that their teddies had made. We then enjoyed a Teddy Bear Picnic with our Grade 4 Buddies at lunch time. What a fabulous day!!!

LITERACY CORNER

LITERACY CORNER

Using the Smart Spelling Sentences, the Preps have been producing some terrific Art work. Each week a new sentence is focused on. The sentence is mixed up, and children paste the sentence in order.

Last week was “Who will be the first to fly their kite?” We studied the split digraph i-e and brainstormed other words that have the same spelling. We also revisited the sound ‘i’ makes in words such as zip, fit etc.

RESILIENCE PROJECT

PREP GEM

G: The Preps are grateful that our teddies had the chance to sleepover at school. AND the teachers are grateful at how well the children helped to clean up the DREADFUL mess they made!!!

E: In Prep we always help our friends when they are sad.

M: We are mindful that we need to keep the playground clean. To help we love to pick up papers and earn House Points!!!

VALUED STUDENT AWARDS

VALUED STUDENT AWARDS PREP

Sia – Prep BB
Excellence
For always trying her hardest in every task! Well done Sia!

Sam – Prep SG
Resilience
For showing resilience when reading and writing new or challenging words! Well done, Sam!

Tahlia – Prep SG
Excellence
For bringing loads of enthusiasm and confidence to every lesson. Keep shining, Tahlia!

Issei – Prep SG
Respect
For being respectful of others and always being an excellent listener. You’re a star!

Latisha – Prep SG
Excellence
For demonstrating excellence and always striving to produce neat handwriting. Keep it up, Latisha!

Jasmine – Prep AM
Excellence
For being a Super Star. Jazzy always tries her best and is improving in everything!! Awesome Jazzy!!

Eileen – Prep NC
Integrity
For the amazing attitude you’ve come back to school this term with. You have come so far already!

Nainika – Prep NC
Excellence
For all the hard work you have put in to improving your reading and writing.

Olivia – Prep NC
Excellence
For the confidence you now show in everything you do. I’m so proud of how far you have come Olivia!

Ashan – Prep NC
Excellence
For your AMAZING drawings and writing. You always use impressive creativity and detail.

Haasvi – Prep MR
Respect
For always coming to school ready to learn and with a positive attitude. Well done Haasvi!

Leia – Prep MR
Excellence
For always completing work to a high standard. Leia, your work is so neat, it’s simply beautiful!

Sia – Prep MR
Resilience
For showing amazing resilience and a positive attitude. We love having you in PMR. Keep it up Sia!

Jayden – Prep MR
Excellence
For demonstrating fabulous comprehension skills and giving everything a go! We adore you, Jayden!

Dora – Prep NM
Excellence
For always working hard to make her work look beautiful! Well done Dora!

Bony – Prep NM
Excellence
For being an enthusiastic reader; always reading his with books with joy and expression. Great job!

Isaac – Prep NM
Resilience
For using resilience and persistence to learn his sight words and make improvements in his reading.

Samarth – Prep LM
Excellence
For being a caring and compassionate student, who demonstrates a positive attitude to his learning.

Phoebe – Prep LM
Excellence
For always trying her best and taking great pride in the presentation of her work.

William – Prep LM
Excellence
For being a kind and responsible class member, who always tries his best. Well done William!

Myra – Prep LM
Excellence
For being a kind and generous class member, who does everything with a smile on her face!

VALUED STUDENT AWARDS YEAR 1

Freya – 1LD
Excellence
For starting Term 4 off with a bang by enthusiastically participating in class discussion. Go Freya!

Celine – 1LD
Resilience
For becoming confident to contribute to class discussions and producing magnificent work. Go Celine!

Troy – 1LD
Excellence
For contributing great ideas and having an excellent attitude to all learning tasks.

Stacey – 1LD
Resilience
For never giving up and working hard to improve her reading and Maths Invaders skills. Go Stacey!

Liam – 1NM
Excellence
For having an excellent start to Term 4 by completing his work to his very best! Well done!

Hugo – 1NM
Excellence
For always doing his work to the best of his ability especially during Reading Groups and Maths!

Erina – 1NM
Excellence
For striving to complete her work in a timely manner and presenting it at a high standard!

Nikolaos – 1NM
Respect
For being respectful to his teacher and peers and always showing his 5Ls. Well done!

Ethan – 1MT
Excellence
For completing year 1 Math Invaders. Way to go!

Aria – 1MT
Respect
For showing great appreciation and care for 1MT. Thank you Aria!

Jiyana – 1MT
Resilience
For having a great attitude coming back to term 4.

Jayden – 1MT
Working Together
For being a great friend to all students in 1MT

Bometh – 1CG
Excellence
For demonstrating an outstanding understanding of multiplication and division strategies. You rock!

Sehaj – 1CG
Excellence
For showing amazing progress in her reading skills. Keep up the great work Sehaj, you’re a star!

Ran – 1CG
Excellence
For producing a terrific description piece of writing outlining his dream donut. Amazing work Ran!

Thomas – 1CL
Excellence
For his excellent descriptive writing of the farm using great adjectives! I’m so proud of you!

Zoe – 1CL
Resilience
For settling so well back into the school routine and being such a positive and caring classmate!

Esmeralda – 1CL
Excellence
For always actively contributing to class discussions by sharing your ideas, thoughts and opinions!

Krysha – 1CL
Excellence
For her excellent magical chalk narrative. Well done with editing, up-levelling and typing! Super!

Reyan – 1JG
Working Together
For jumping at any opportunity to give his classmates a helping hand. You are irreplaceable Reyan!

Isabel – 1JG
Respect
For making 1JG’s classroom such a fun place to learn with your kindness, fairness, humour + empathy!

Amelia – 1JG
Excellence
For using great number skills when explaining vertical addition to classmates. What a clever cookie!

Ryan – 1JG
Excellence
For his positive start at OSPS; confidently adding to class discussions and using beautiful manners!

Jash – 1AM
Excellence
For working hard and improving your comprehension skills! You’re retelling like a star now!

Marcus – 1AM
Excellence
For having a wonderful attitude towards learning, always contributing to class discussions!

Alexa – 1AM
Excellence
For working hard to improve your writing! Your descriptive writing about donuts was mouth watering!

VALUED STUDENT AWARDS YEAR 2

Leo – 2MG
Excellence
For his outstanding improvement in writing! Congratulations!

Giuliana – 2MG
Resilience
For always including her classmates at lunchtime! You’re a star!

Risshan – 2MG
Resilience
For settling into Oakleigh South Primary School so wonderfully! Well done!

Eleni – 2GL
Excellence
For moving up multiple reading levels in Semester 2. You are a superstar Eleni!

Milla – 2GL
Excellence
For trying her best and always being a kind and helpful friend! Well done Milla!

Iniyan – 2GL
Excellence
For always trying his best and achieving amazing results in Maths! Well done Iniyan!

Forbes – 2JR
Excellence
For making incredible improvements in his writing. Well done Forbes!

Matthew – 2JR
Excellence
For completing tasks at a high standard. Well done Matthew!

Rhiyaa – 2JR
Excellence
For making a brilliant start to Term 4. Keep it up Rhiyaa!

Emma – 2JR
Excellence
For reading everyday during the holidays. Fantastic effort Emma!

Ellie – 2SC
Resilience
For displaying a positive attitude when faced with challenging tasks and asking lots of questions.

Maggie – 2SC
Excellence
For demonstrating excellence by moving up reading levels. Keep it up, Maggie!

Nicholas – 2SC
Excellence
For working hard to improve his handwriting. Awesome job, Nicholas!

William – 2SC
Excellence
For writing creative persuasive openers, using emotive language and rhetorical questions.

Aarisha – 2AP
Excellence
For working hard to make her writing sizzle. Keep up the fantastic work Aarisha!

Fifi – 2AP
Resilience
For showing incredible resilience and bravery after breaking her arm. You’re super Fifi!

Willow – 2AP
Excellence
For always going above and beyond to make her writing more interesting and exciting. You are super!

Lakshya – 2AP
Excellence
For always completing his work to the best of his ability. Keep it up Lakshya!

Eiji – 2TM
Excellence
For making exceptional progress in his Reading and Writing. Well done Eiji!

Penelope – 2TM
Excellence
For experimenting with more ambitious vocabulary in her writing. Well done Penelope!

Natalie – 2LW
Resilience
For your continued hard work and improvement in Writing.

Lucas – 2LW
Excellence
For your continued efforts to finish all of your work on time and to an excellent standard.

Ajith – 2LW
Resilience
For the awesome effort and hard work you’ve shown to improve your reading and writing.

Trisha – 2LW
Respect
For the continued respect and kindness you show to everyone at school! You’re amazing!

YEAR 3 & SPECIALIST VALUED STUDENT AWARDS

Anav – 3CF Excellence For working diligently to reach his new AR target. A great effort Anav!
Mikaiya – 3CF Respect For always displaying our school values everyday. Well done Mikaiya!
Ayrton – 3JS Excellence For demonstrating excellence in all aspects of his school work and striving to achieve his best.
Joanna – 3JS Working Together For always trying her best and being a great role model for other students. Well done, Joanna!
Nathan – 3JS Integrity For always being trustworthy and honest with the teacher and your classmates. Well done Nathan!
Kundhana – 3DD Resilience For working hard and listening well to new learnings.
Ally – 3DD Excellence For being a hard working individual and achieving her personal best always.
Kosta – 3DD Resilience For being consistent and trying hard in all his work. Some great ideas in narrative writing!
Naksh – 3DD Respect For being respectful and polite to his friends and teachers.
Harry – 3AG Excellence For being helpful and caring towards all of his friends and classmates.
Prayaan – 3AG Respect For always listening to instructions carefully in class.
Ada – 2TM STEM – Science Excellence For always showing pride within her work in Science.
George – 2MG Performing Arts Working Together For working together enthusiastically with your production cast during production rehearsal.
Tilda – 3AG Performing Arts Excellence For demonstrating excellent behavior and effort during your Performing Arts Lessons.
Renee – 2SC Performing Arts Excellence For your enthusiastic singing when working together with your production cast during rehearsal.
Bella – 1CG Performing Arts Excellence For always giving her best efforts and showing good manners during Performing Arts Lessons.
Samuel – 1CL Performing Arts Respect For showing respectful behaviour and concentrating well in Performing Arts lessons.

OSPS SPORT

SENIOR SCHOOL SPORT

During Term 1, Year 5 students have finalised their sport for 2023 and are now training with their team and coach in preparation for inter-school sport next year. They are currently being coached by the Year 5 and P.E teachers and will soon spend two lunchtimes being coached by their 2023 Year 6 coach.

The Year 4 students have been enjoying sports sessions each Thursday with our Year 6 students who have organised the coaching sessions, teaching skills and games. They are supported by all Year 4 & 6 teachers and the P.E staff. This is a great opportunity for our Year 4 students and supports their skill development, game awareness and relationships with our older students.

PARENT GROUP

PARENT GROUP CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Get all these dates into your calendars or diaries so you don’t miss out on the amazing events and special days. Parent Group are delivering to our parents and students for the rest of Term 4.

Important Dates

Movie Night – 28th October **Cancelled**

Parent Trivia Night – 12th November **Cancelled**

Disco – 18th November

Colour/Slime Run – 2nd December

Christmas Stall – 8th & 9th of December

We have a wonderful Parent Group, they are always looking for more helpers. If you can spare any time please e-mail osparentgroup67@gmail.com

*** Note the next Parent Group meeting will be on Wednesday, November 2nd. Anyone wanting to attend can email osparentgroup67@gmail.com for further information.

Thank you Parent Group

PIZZA DAY

Last week, Parent Group hosted a Pizza day for the Preps on the eve of their teddy bear sleepover.

With lots of smiling faces, it was clear the day was a hit!

We would like to once again, express our gratitude to all that volunteered on the day to help ensure it was a success.

PARENT CORNER

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