IMPORTANT DATES

Issue 39 – 6th December 2024

Thursday 12th December
– Christmas Stall

Friday 13th December
– Christmas Stall
– Year 4 Healesville Sanctuary Excursion: Group 1

Monday 16th December
– Year 4 Healesville Sanctuary Excursion: Group 2
– Year 2 St John First Aid in Schools Incursion

Tuesday 17th December
– Year 6 Graduation Lunch
– Year 6 Graduation

Wednesday 18th December
– Year 4 Mission to Mars Expo

Thursday 19th December
– Whole School Assembly – Year 6 Farewell
– Last Day Term 4 (Dismissal 3:30pm)

PARENT AND CARER SCHOOL SAVING BONUS CODE DISTRIBUTION 

The Victorian Government is delivering the School Saving Bonus – a one-off $400 support for government school students from Prep to Year 12 in 2025.

From Tuesday 26 November 2024, you will receive an email from the Department of Education with your unique $400 School Saving Bonus code.

The School Saving Bonus will help families cover the cost of uniforms, textbooks, excursions, activities and more.

If you have multiple children enrolled in Victorian government schools for 2025, you will receive one School Saving Bonus code email per child. These emails might arrive on different days. Please make sure to check your spam/junk email folder.

Parents and carers can use the School Saving Bonus code in store at school-nominated suppliers. Parents and carers can also choose to access the School Saving Bonus online system, where they can allocate part or all the $400 bonus to use at school nominated-online suppliers or for school activities.

To learn more about the School Saving Bonus, visit the DET School Saving Bonus page. A step-by-step user guide will be available on the webpage on 26 November.

If you have not received your School Saving Bonus code via email by Friday 29 November, please contact the Department of Education by emailing school.saving.bonus@education.vic.gov.au

THANK YOU – KEEP THE DONATIONS COMING

A wonderful community member has ventured to the Oakleigh Depot and retuned 119 cans/bottles and requested the $11.90 funds go to OSPS! We often receive notifications about deposits made towards our school so keep them coming.

There are 3 ways you can recycle your cans, bottles and containers to help us fundraise! OSPS receive 10c per item and all fund go towards sustainability projects within the school!

@ Oakleigh South Primary School Purple Bins at the Year 3 Village
@ Oakleigh Depot (37-41 Oxford St, Oakleigh) in the OSPS bin onsite
@ Any Return-It Depot or Kiosk and Donate to OSPS by using the Bar Code below

GEM AWARDS 

Vivaan S. 0AL – Mindfulness: For trying his best to be mindful of other people and their feelings, and for being diligent in tidying up after himself. Keep it up, Vivaan!

Marina A. 1JG – Empathy: For being a gorgeous friend who treats others with kindness, patience and thoughtfulness! Keep shining like the star that you are! 

Sofia M. 2TM – Empathy: For consistently demonstrating empathy by always looking out for her peers, offering support and kindness in the classroom. Her thoughtful actions and caring nature make her a true role model for others.

Lennox E. 3MW – Empathy: Since starting at your new school you have been a kind and considerate class member and have made many new friends.

Ava G.   4CR – Empathy: For always putting others before herself and treating everyone, including her teachers, with kindness and a great level of respect. You are a GEM, Ava!

Boyd L. 4LD – Empathy: Supporting an upset child with understanding and empathy, offering them kindness and patience to help them feel heard and comforted.

Jake S. 5LG – Empathy: For always noticing when someone needs help, and for always jumping in to support.

Chloe C. 6FW – Empathy: For displaying a ‘can do’ attitude on camp and for encouraging and supporting others.

TERM 4 ART SHOWCASE

Term 4 has been an exciting and creative time in the art room, with students exploring a variety of artistic techniques and projects across all year levels. Here’s a snapshot of their incredible work:

Year 6

The Year 6 students began by sketching 2–3 houses side by side, adding fine lines to define their designs, and then colouring them using watercolours. After completing the colour stages, they moved on to sketching 3 or more core memories from their primary school years, capturing significant moments in their artistic journey.

Year 5

Year 5 students started with a focus on Indigenous patterns, using pastels to create textured landscapes. Next, they created horizon scenes with lightly smudged green landscapes, adding intricate details like trees, grass, and the sun. Texture was incorporated through the use of paper scraps and felt.

Year 4

The Year 4s began with Indigenous dot art on black paper before moving on to a personal project where they drew a picture of someone they love. They crafted colourful yarn-wrapped frames to display their artwork, giving their creations a heartfelt and decorative finish.

Year 3

Year 3 students delved into underwater worlds, creating deep-sea scenes with oil pastels and bubble-textured backgrounds. These were filled with vibrant details like fish, coral, and divers. They then shifted their focus to outer space, drawing and colouring planets, cutting them out, and placing them on black paper. They added galaxy effects with smudged chalk and finished with silver and gold stars for a cosmic touch.

Year 2

The Year 2s started by painting clay pots with red and white stripes. They then wove red paper strips to design shopfronts out of cardboard, finishing by adding their school photos to personalise their creations.

Year 1

Year 1 students wrapped up their fish-themed artwork and transitioned to a “donut” project. They dipped foam circles into paint, pressed them firmly to create 12 donuts, and added watercolours for backgrounds. To complete the look, they painted “icing” in pink, yellow, or brown and used Posca markers for sprinkles.

Preps

The Preps explored geometric designs by cutting small squares, triangles, and rectangles to create 1–3 castles, enhanced with watercolours. They also crafted watercolour circles and designed geometric crystals with added glitter for a magical touch.

This term’s artwork showcases the incredible creativity and effort of our students, who have learned a variety of artistic techniques while expressing their unique ideas. Well done to everyone for their hard work and imagination!

LOST PROPERTY

We currently have a significant number of uniforms in our lost property. Between now and the end of term, we will be processing all items. Our goal is to clear the lost property by the end of the year. Any unclaimed items without names will be donated to charity or added to the second-hand uniform shop.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of lost clothing, we are unable to return named items directly to students.

We encourage both students and parents to check the lost property for any missing named items. All named items will be displayed on the racks for easy identification.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Parent Group