Oakleigh South Primary School
NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 33
25th October, 2024
“Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.” — Snow White
IMPORTANT DATES
Issue 33 – 25th October 2024
Monday 28th October
– Closing The Loop – Sustainability Incursion (Year 3)
Wednesday 30th October
– Year 5 Leadership Speeches (Gould & Landy)
Thursday 31st October
– Year 5 Leadership Speeches (Cuthbert & Fraser) – BER
Friday 1st November
– Prep Transition – Group A
Monday 4th November
– Curriculum Day (Pupil Free Day)
Tuesday 5th November
– Melbourne Cup Day (No School)
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Last Friday, the first group of 2025 preps visited OSPS and enjoyed the afternoon rotating through activities in the prep rooms. Their parents enjoyed a welcome afternoon tea followed by an information session in the hall. Today, we will have the second group of preps come to school, followed by their second visit in the coming weeks.
Congratulations to our 12 students who competed at the Southern Metropolitan Region Athletics Carnival on Monday. Our students performed exceptionally well in all of their events. We would like to congratulate the following relay teams that trained very hard over many weeks to reach Region:
- 10-year Boys: Koby, Boyd, Kosta & Drewin
- 11-year Boys: Alwyn, Oliver Mo, Oliver Mc & Sasha
- 12-year Boys: Theodore (Teddy), Alex, Masaki & Finn
Our 12-year Boys relay team won gold and will be progressing to the State Championships. We also had a few students compete in individual events:
- Drewin: 100m & 200m
- Alwyn: Long Jump & High Jump
- Alex: 100m (bronze medal)
Drewin won gold in the 100 and 200 metre events (2 PBs) and will also progress to the State Championships, which will be held on Wednesday, 6th November at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park. Congratulations to our students who competed for Oakleigh South PS. We are very proud of all your efforts and wish our 12-year Boys relay team and Drewin all the very best at the upcoming State Championships. We would also like to thank Mr Mooney and Ms Gunning for the hours they have spent training our students so that they could perform at their very best. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by our school community.
Lastly, a reminder that all children are to be picked up from school at 3.30pm. This week, we have had a few occurrences where children are still waiting for parents at 4.30pm on the school oval. This is not acceptable, as after school hours, the grounds become a thoroughfare for walkers on the oval and people on the streets. At the start of the day, please do not drop off your child before 8.35am. Camp Australia runs the before and after school care program for you, or please make alternative arrangements with friends and family. If there is a circumstance where you are running late, please call the office so we can tell your child to wait for you at the office. Please work together to keep our children safe.
Have a great weekend,
Nikki Virtuoso
Acting Principal
SCHOOL MATTERS
SAFER SCHOOL SPEEDS ON CENTRE ROAD
We’re excited to announce that safety improvements are coming to Centre Road in Oakleigh South and Clarinda! To enhance the safety of our students, pedestrians, and cyclists, a new 40km/h school speed zone will be introduced during busy school times. This initiative includes the installation of nine electronic speed limit signs that will replace the current static signs.
The reduced speed limit will be in effect during peak hours—8:00 AM to 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM—to help ensure safer travel near South Oakleigh Secondary College, Oakleigh South Primary School, and Clarinda Primary School.
Installation is set to begin in November 2024, with completion expected in early 2025. During this time, you may notice temporary lane closures and traffic controllers on site to assist with pedestrian safety.
For more details, you can contact Sharon Barnes at the Department of Transport and Planning at 0473 810 786, or visit the Transport Victoria website.
Let’s work together to keep our school community safe!
SCHOOLTV EDITION FOR FAMILIES ON: RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Fostering a nurturing environment of respectful relationships within your family holds the key to not only harmonious living, but also improved academic outcomes for your children. As parents and caregivers, embracing the art of teaching children about respect at a young age sets the stage for a lifetime of healthy interactions and empathetic understanding. It will help cultivate a positive environment where communication flourishes, conflicts are resolved constructively, and bonds are fortified.
Teaching children to respect themselves and others will open up avenues for both personal growth and academic achievement. Fostering an environment where respect is not just a word, but a practiced behaviour, will empower young people with essential life skills. Effective communication, active listening, and the art of compromise will provide your child with a solid foundation that will transcend family interactions and help them collaborate effectively with peers, teachers and the broader community.
Equipping children with an understanding of healthy versus unhealthy relationships is an important aspect of their development. It will guide them to make informed choices, foster positive connections, and set boundaries that contribute to their emotional wellbeing. Understanding the nuances between healthy and unhealthy relationships provides children with the essential tools to navigate their social world, build self-esteem, and cultivate meaningful relationships.
In this edition of SchoolTV, learn how to empower young people in healthy interactions to embrace differences and make connections that honour their self-worth.
Here is the link to your Edition: https://oakleighsouthps.vic.schooltv.me/newsletter/respectful-relationships
OSPS SCHOOL DISCO
Get your dancing shoes on because, the OSPS disco is back! The disco will be on Friday, 8 November in the school hall. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased via TryBooking or at the door (cash only). Please refer to the Compass sent with the Trybooking link.
There will be two discos on the night:
- Junior Disco (prep to year 2): 5pm – 6pm
- Senior Disco (year 3 to year 6): 6.30pm – 8pm
Glow products will be available for purchase shortly so keep an eye on your Compass notifications. For those purchasing tickets via TryBooking, wristbands will also be distributed on the day of the disco. We ask that students come to the disco wearing their wristbands for quick entry.
As this is a parent/carer free event, we are looking for volunteers to assist on the night. If you have a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) and are available to help, please contact Parent Group on osparentgroup67@gmail.com advising which session you’d like to help with. If you don’t have a WWCC you can apply for free as a volunteer through: https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children.
REMEMBRANCE DAY MERCHANDISE
Each year, on November 11th, we take a moment to remember the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces. It’s a time for us to reflect on their sacrifices and show our gratitude for the freedom we enjoy today.
To help support our armed forces community, our Student Voice will be coming around in the next couple of weeks to sell poppies, wristbands, and badges. You can purchase a poppy for just $2 or $5, a wristband for $3, and a badge for $10. All the money raised will go to the Poppy Appeal, which helps provide vital support to the armed forces.
By buying these items, you’re not just wearing a poppy or a badge—you’re making a difference in the lives of those who have given so much for our country. Let’s come together as a school community to show our support and remember those who have served.
Thank you, and let’s honour Remembrance Day with our hearts and actions!
REMINDER: SUN PROTECTION MEASURES
With the warmer weather approaching, it’s important to remind everyone about our sun protection rules. Starting from Monday 2nd September, all students are required to wear their sun-protective hats during outdoor activities. Please ensure your child brings their hat back to school this week, as the NO HAT, NO PLAY rule will be strictly enforced. Students without a hat will need to stay in shaded areas or be supervised indoors during recess and lunch breaks.
Students are also welcome to bring sunscreen to apply before going outside. It’s a good habit to start using sunscreen, especially as UV levels rise. We encourage families to support these sun safety measures to protect against overexposure to harmful UV rays.
For more details, you can review our SunSmart Policy on the school website, which outlines our approach to keeping students sun safe during school hours and at events.
Let’s all work together to stay sun smart and enjoy the sunshine safely!
VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
YEAR 4 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Lucas – 4LW Excellence For being a conscientious reader and achieving excellent AR results. |
| Cindy – 4LW Resilience For always pushing her limits and setting high goals that she achieves. Well done Cindy. |
| Avyukth – 4AS Excellence For demonstrating remarkable growth in reading this semester through improved comprehension skills. |
| Atticus – 4AS Excellence For demonstrating excellent knowledge in persuasive writing & effectively using persuasive devices. |
| Emma – 4AS Excellence For working diligently to achieve excellent results across all areas of the curriculum. |
| Yug – 4CG Excellence For showing his outstanding number knowledge and always aiming to challenge himself in every task! |
| George – 4CG Excellence For making great progress in his writing and being eager to take on all feedback provided. Nice job! |
| Hassan – 4CG Excellence For creating a terrific presentation, which adopted all the PowerPoint skills taught in Term 3. |
| Thien – 4CG Excellence For creating well-written and engaging pieces of writing that include riveting sizzling starts! |
| Lucas – 4CR Excellence For consistently achieving excellent results in his AR quizzes. Keep up the great reading, Lucas! |
| Korina – 4CR Resilience For always giving everything a ‘red hot go’ and acting on advice positively and promptly. Keep it up! |
| Lucy – 4WW Excellence For your excellent organisation in the classroom. Your workbooks and tub are impeccable. Keep it up! |
| Daniel C – 4WW Respect For showing respect to your classmates and teachers. You are a pleasure to have in the classroom! |
YEAR 5 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Oliver – 5LG Excellence For displaying commitment to Athletics training and achieving an outstanding result. |
| Aarna – 5LG Excellence For blowing us all away with your incredible running ability (kept secret for a long time!) Amazing! |
| Joseph – 5LG Excellence For displaying excellence across all areas, and consistently striving for improvement. |
| Oliver – 5MM Excellence For displaying a strong dedication to his Athletics training, maintaining a positive attitude. |
| Olia – 5MM Excellence For receiving top marks in her ‘Who am I?’ project, confidently presenting in class. |
| Alex – 5MM Excellence For demonstrating high standards in all his work, across all curriculum areas. Outstanding work! |
| Jenson – 5KP Excellence For starting the term off with gusto by meeting learning expectations. Keep it up! |
| Paige – 5KP Resilience For answering questions with confidence and understanding in maths groups about percentages. |
| Mikayla – 5DR Excellence For always putting in 100% effort in her work and trying her best. Well done, Mikayla! 🙂 |
| Laurence – 5DR Working Together For working together well with his peers and showing great teamwork. Well done, Laurence! 🙂 |
| Rohi – 5EW Working Together For always offering his time and assistance with classroom jobs. |
| Erin – 5EW Excellence For always maintaining a high standard of work in all areas of the curriculum. Great effort Erin! |
| Eno – 5EW Excellence For working hard to keep on track with his reading. Excellent work, Eno! |
| Alice – 5EW Integrity For being supportive and loyal in all her social interactions. Well done Alice! |
| Adhrith – 5PG Excellence For consistently contributing thoughtful insights and engaging questions during literacy sessions. |
| Monica – 5PG Excellence For trying her best during reading and spelling sessions and showing improvement with her writing. |
YEAR 6 VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Heidi – 6NM Excellence For giving 100% effort in the classroom and delivering a high standard of work. |
| Viyaan – 6NM Integrity For beginning Term 4 in a strong manner by working hard and doing his best. |
| Lidia – 6LJ Respect For her eagerness to help, her great manners and her fantastic sportsmanship. Awesome work, Lidia! |
| Sage – 6LJ Respect For showing kindness to all her classmates and thoughtful reflections during TRP discussions. |
| Nadia – 6LJ Excellence For her amazing organisational skills, she is reliable and a fantastic whiteboard monitor. |
| Lakshana – 6LJ Respect For her manners and polite communication, she always makes her classmates feel welcome. |
| Arnav – 6LJ Excellence For his focus in class and his ability to have thoughtful discussions about Maths with his peers. |
| William – 6FW Integrity For an excellent third term, and a keen input to the production! |
| Vihaan – 6FW Working Together For being dedicated towards his Banqer duties as Bank Manager throughout the year. |
| Kazuya – 6FW Working Together For his continued diligence and work as Bank Manager in our classroom Banqer program. |
| Alex – 6FW Excellence For always putting in 100% in all activities, including sport and Performing Arts. |
| Kate – 6SC Excellence For her wonderful singing and performance as a part of our Year 6 Production! |
| Zoe – 6SC Working Together For being a wonderful Banqer Auctioneer in 6SC! |
| Haimi – 6SC Excellence For being a wonderful Performing Arts Captain in 2024! |
| Victoria – 6SC Excellence For doing a wonderful job in her responsibilities as 2024 Japanese Captain! |
| Indigo – 6SM Resilience For displaying great resilience during Yr 6 Production, overcoming illness and shining like a star! |
| Angus – 6SM Integrity For displaying integrity and kindness by being a caring friend to others in need. |
| Ayush – 6CM Integrity For being an honest, responsible and reliable member of 6CM. You are an awesome person, Ayush! |
| Reyansh – 6CM Excellence For consistent application to all aspects of class work and homework. You are smashing it Reyansh! |
| Mary – 6CM Excellence For a sensational performance in the Year 6 Production, as Young Elsa. Well done, Mary! |
| Tiyah – 6CM Working Together For noticing when her peers need help and assisting them, without being asked. Thank you, Tiyah! |
SENIOR SPECIALIST VALUED STUDENT AWARDS
| Amaira – 4WW Visual Arts Excellence For exploring different ideas. |
| Fiona – 5DR Visual Arts Excellence For attention to detail. |
| Jordan – 6CM Visual Arts Working Together For supporting peers in group work. |
| Sam C – 4WW Performing Arts Respect For thoughtful and insightful contributions to class conversations, sharing your knowledge with us. |
| Kayra – 5DR Performing Arts Working Together For always contributing in class with a great attitude and consideration of others. |
| Sage – 6LJ Performing Arts Excellence For contributing with enthusiasm in class and always striving to be your best. |
| Hannah – 6NM Performing Arts Working Together For being an amazing contributor to Performing Arts in production and choir this year. |
STUDENT SHOWCASE
YEAR 3 SHOWCASE
This term, in the Year 3 Village, our farmers have been having fun collecting eggs from our chickens and ducks who have been laying fresh eggs every day. Our farmers have also been busy feeding the animals, planting seedlings in our garden beds and raising seeds in our very own hothouse. We have been planting a range of vegetables, including rhubarb, cucumber, snow peas, zucchini, parsnips, carrots, capsicums and tomatoes. We are also learning to be environmental warriors by collecting litter to ensure it doesn’t wash down our drains and into the ocean.
Thank you Mr Wilde and Mr Hooley for helping us!
LITERACY CORNER
In Literacy, the year 3 students have been learning how to write persuasive arguments to convince others of their opinions. Students have been working hard to produce exciting sizzling starts to hook their readers attention and by using the OREO technique to create paragraphs which explain their Opinion, Reason, with an Example backed up by Evidence, and then ending their paragraphs by stating their opinion again. I am certain you will enjoy reading a sample of our wonderful year 3 persuasive writing pieces.
HERO AWARD
I think that there is one person in the whole entire universe who deserves an award! I will definitely persuade you that my Mumma deserves this award because she deals with 2 kids, makes food for me and always helps me if necessary.
There is no doubt that Mumma deserves an award because she deals with two kids with monkey-like personalities. For example, after tucking me in at night, my brother keeps her awake for the whole, entire night! This is why Mumma must receive an appreciation award.
Of course Mumma needs that hero award because after staying awake for the whole entire night, she makes food for the whole family! For example, after getting an hour of rest, Mumma gets up and makes my lunch for school! Why else would Mumma deserve the hero award?
Mumma also needs the award because on top of all that, she always finds time to help me when I need help. For example, when I needed help to understand the Mathletics question, she came to help me. Even if she is busy with a hundred other things! It is obvious that Mumma needs an award.
Now that I have convinced you that my mum is the greatest hero of all time, go and make a dazzling certificate for her, or else…
MY BIG IDEA
I strongly believe that everyone in the world should get Wednesdays off from school or work, and I know that I will definitely persuade you with my three incredible reasons.
Firstly, I strongly believe that everyone should get Wednesdays off because then people can spend more time with their friends and family. As an example, if you haven’t seen some of your family members in a long time, then you can visit them on Wednesdays. Wouldn’t you agree?
Secondly, I think everyone should get a Wednesday off because then kids and parents can have more time to do the things they love. As an example, if a kid had a big basketball game coming up, then the kid could have a lot more time to practise on Wednesday and have a higher chance to win the game. Experts would say that this is a very good idea, right?
Finally, I think everyone should get Wednesdays off because then kids would have more free time to do homework and always finish it on time. For example, if a class was doing Dojo points for homework, so many kids would definitely like this idea, right?
In conclusion, that’s why I strongly believe that everyone should get Wednesdays off and I know that I have convinced you with my three outstanding reasons! So, if you’re ever late for school on Wednesday, just remember you don’t have school on Wednesdays anymore… so you’ll be okay!
HERO AWARD
“Rise and shine my sunshine!”, my mum called from downstairs.
I believe that my mum should get a hero award because she takes me to school, makes my dinner and works hard to get money for the family. With my three reasons, I am certain that I will convince you that my mum should get a hero award.
Firstly, I am sure that my mum should get an hero award, because she takes me to school. For instance, I would have to walk to school, but instead mum takes me to school. For that reason I have decided that my mum should get a hero award.
Secondly, my mum certainly should get a hero award because she makes me dinner every night, for example I would starve if I didn’t have my wonderful mum cooking dinner for me. For this reason my mum should definitely get a hero award.
Lastly, I believe that my mum should get a hero award because she works hard to earn money for our family. For instance if my mum didn’t work hard she wouldn’t have money for food. This is why my mum should get a hero award.
In conclusion I demand that my mum should get a hero award because she takes me to school, makes me dinner and works hard to earn money. For all these reasons I believe I have convinced you that my mum should get a hero award. Now, let’s get her one today!
YEAR 3 GEM
GRATITUDE
I’m grateful that I have family and friends. My parents take care of me, feed me and buy things for me. They also love me very much. I am also grateful for my friends because they support me and play with me.
– by Zacc 3DP
EMPATHY
If I see someone sad and alone, I help them and ask if they are okay. If they are alone I include them and play with them. I believe everyone deserves to play with someone no matter what.
– by Kai 3DP
MINDFULNESS
You can be mindful by listening to calm music and meditating. You can also take deep breaths while concentrating on one thing.
– by Kaiah 3DP
PARENT GROUP
LUNCH ORDER PROVIDERS
After a term trialling a new lunch order provider, based on feedback received from some of our families we have decided going forward we will offer TK tuckshop and Classroom Cuisine on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday while Subway will be available on Tuesday and Thursday.
Classroom Cuisine deliver Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Register and order at www.classroomcuisine.com.au
All orders must be placed by 8:30am the morning of delivery.
TK Tuckshop deliver Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Register at https://app.spriggyschools.com.au/login
Download the Spriggy Schools app from your app store.
All orders need to be placed by 7pm for the full menu or 8:00am the morning of delivery for a restricted menu.
Subway deliver Tuesday and Thursday
Register and place your order at https://app.canteenhub.com.au
All orders need to be placed by 8.00am the day of delivery.
Thank you to everyone that took the time to provide feedback.
Kind regards,
Oakleigh South Parent Group
OSPS SCARVES AND BEANIES
The remaining OSPS branded scarves and beanies are again available for purchase online.
Please note these will no longer be available for purchase in the uniform shop. The scarves are $24, and the beanies are $18.50. We ask if you do order, that you please clearly label your items.
Please see Compass for the link to order.
If you have any questions, please contact Parent Group on osparentgroup67@gmail.com
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