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Address: Willett Avenue, Oak Park VIC 3046
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Issue 29
September 19th 2025 |
Oak Park Primary School will work collaboratively to provide a stimulating, safe and challenging learning environment that promotes resilient, innovative thinkers.
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Calendar of Events
Term 3 September 2025
Term 4 October 2025
November 2025
December 2025
WHAT'S HAPPENING @ OAK PARK
WHOLE SCHOOL
Principal's Column
Have a Great Term 3 Break! Term 3 has been a vibrant and exciting time, filled with memorable events including excursions, 100 Days of School, Book Week, Berry Street professional learning for staff, the Athletics Carnival, Open Streets and Footy Colours Day. Thank you for your continued support in making these moments special for our students. Wishing everyone a restful and rejuvenating break. We look forward to welcoming all students back on Monday, 6th October, for an engaging Term 4. Term 4 Working Bee – Sunday October 12th – 8AM till Midday, Volunteers wanted! Join us for a working bee to help spruce up our Sustainability orchard (behind the gym) to re-open for student use. Save the date for Sunday October 12th. Tasks include:
Sausage sizzle provided for all volunteers, students can attend but need to be supervised by parents. Please contact Chris at [email protected] to confirm your attendance and let us know which project suits your skillset. Term 4 Reminder: Swimming Program Returns to BlueFit at Windy Hill Just a reminder that our swimming program is back at BlueFit at Windy Hill, offering a fun-filled week for all students from Year 1 to Year 6. Ensuring every child can develop a safe and confident swimming ability, a vital skill in Australia. The event is now live on Compass. To make the experience even better please complete the survey this term. This supports students starting their program in group that matches their skillset. Term 4 Swimming Program: Week 2: Year 1/2 – Starting October 13th Week 3: Year 3/4 – Starting October 20th Week 4: Year 5/6 – Starting October 27th Kind regards, Michael Gill Principal Assembly Timetable
Last Day of Term 3
SCHOOL ASSEMBLY: Final whole school Assembly at 1.45pm School dismissal time today, Friday 19th September is 2.30pm. Please ensure you pick up your child/ren on time. Team Kids is available if you child requires care after this time. We thank you for your attention to this World Teachers Day We'd love parents and carers to help us celebrate our amazing teachers on World Teachers Day on Tuesday October 7th. If you would like to contribute a plate of food for our special afternoon tea, please email Fran at [email protected] Thank you to those families who have already very generously offered, your donation is greatly appreciated. 
Oak Park Primary School Art Show
Our whole school Art Show is fast approaching, and the excitement is building across the school. Students from all year levels have been working hard in Art lessons, preparing creative masterpieces depicting this beautiful country we live in.
This will be our first Art Show for many years, and we are thrilled to make it a true celebration of creativity, community, and connection. The Art Show is a fundraising event, so it will be a ticketed evening for adults that attend. We are hoping to raise funds to assist with upgrading the school’s playgrounds. Families are warmly invited to join us on: When: Thursday October 23rd – 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: Oak Park Primary School Gymnasium The evening will showcase student artwork, but also be plenty of fun for the whole family, including:
Silent Auction Highlight We are honoured to announce that world-famous Australian artist Ken Done has generously donated two signed artworks to help fundraise for our school. These incredible pieces will be on display during the Art Show, and the highest bidders in the Silent Auction will take them home. 
Sheryl Hamilton has also designed and created a beautiful Aboriginal themed quilt, seen below.
Tickets
Tickets will go on sale on the first day of next term – Monday 6th October.
All friends and extended family are welcome – the more, the merrier to help raise funds for upgrading the school playgrounds! Full details will also be available in our weekly newsletter and on the school billboard QR codes. We can’t wait to see you there! Family Portrait Fundraiser 18 Oct - book your spot now!
The PFA has organised a family portrait fundraiser day with Aver & Line on Saturday 18 October. Book a 20min portrait session for $35 which is donated to the school. Receive one free print and the option to purchase more. Further details are in the flyer below. Spots are limited so get in quick! 
EARLY YEARS NEWS
Foundation Police Visit
It was a dramatic start to the week. The Foundation students were handcuffed, fingerprinted and all sat in a Police car. Good news, they were all released without charge! We now, however, have an overwhelming number of students who want to be our next generation Police Officers thanks to the fun and entertaining visit from our resident Police representatives, Detective Seargent David, Acting Seargent Sarah (parents of Lucas) and Senior Constable Kevin from the Public Order Response Team. Thank you for coming out and explaining how the police help us in our community and for giving the students an amazing hands on experience. 
Save the Date: Grade 1/2
Grade 1 Fun Night and Grade 2 Fun Night/Sleepover We are excited to announce the upcoming Grade 1 Fun Night and Grade 2 Fun Night/ Sleepover, taking place on Friday, November 28th, 2025! We are looking for one parent helper per class to assist with the Fun Night. Grade 1 parents will finish at 7:30pm, and Grade 2 parents will finish at 9:30pm. Additionally for the Grade 2 sleepover, we need two Grade 2 parent helpers to stay overnight, with a preference for dads to help with student ratios. Grade 2 parents that help with the fun night can also volunteer to stay overnight. We also need at least 10 Grade 2 parent helpers to assist with setting up for breakfast on the Saturday morning. These parent helpers will need to arrive at school at around 6am. All parents helpers that volunteer need to have a current Working With Children's Check (WWCC). Parents that have completed the parent helper course will be given first preference. If you are interested in volunteering, please email your child’s classroom teacher. More detailed information will be sent out early Term 4, but for now, please mark your calendars for this exciting event! The Grade 1/2 Team. MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Grade 2HM & 3/4M News
Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) On Monday 15th September, 2HM visited 34M. The topic for 34s in RRRR was help seeking behaviours and students in threes had come up with an 8-page picture story book that covered themes of coping with a challenge that produces a strong emotion like anger, fear, sadness or loneliness. Following this change or challenge, students then created a picture story book with the following guideline steps that they all followed: a. an introduction to the character b. a description of the challenge or upsetting situation c. the main character’s emotional reaction d. the main character’s physical or bodily reaction to the upset e. an action the main character used to cope which did not work f. a help-seeking action that did work g. how they carried out the advice h. the happier ending or resolution at the end. Students published their work, illustrated it and in 7 groups of 3 students each, they shared their work with 2HM students. Many of the 2HM students had questions or comments on the stories – especially the illustrations.
SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS
Grade 5/6 Inquiry Expo
This week 5/6 students hosted their Inquiry Expo, showcasing what they learnt about Australia’s History: From Colonisation to Federation. Throughout Term 3, 5/6 students developed their understanding of this era through a range of learning experiences, including an excursion to Sovereign Hill. Students researched historic figures who played an important role in Australia’s development and shared their newfound knowledge in their published biographies. It was wonderful to display all that we have learnt at the Inquiry expo and thank you to all that attended.
SPECIALIST
Expression of interest for School Swimming Representatives for 2026
We are looking for those current grade 4s and grade 5s who would be interested in representing Oak Park Primary School at District School Swimming for 2026. We will be hosting a time trial session at Oak Park Swimming School, early November, one morning before school for those interested in trying out. Date / Time to be confirmed. Please email Liam Sutawan [email protected] if you are:
We are hoping to put together some relay teams so please get in touch to register your interest. Looking forward to getting a swim team up and going for OPPS! COMMUNITY NEWS
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