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The Oak Leaf |
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Address: Willett Avenue, Oak Park VIC 3046
T:(03) 9306 9182 E: [email protected] |
Issue 14
May 22th 2026 |
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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 2 May 2026
June 2026
Principal's Column
Working Bee – Thanks for the support!
I want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who braved the dreary weather last Sunday to support our school working bee.
Thanks to the incredible hard work of our volunteers, we successfully demolished the old, weathered planter boxes and constructed newer, taller boxes to improve our school grounds. We would like to extend our special thanks to Burke-Cappelli, Morris, Tripp, Smith and Griffin families for giving up their time and effort. We also greatly appreciate the support of Chris Burke for his fantastic organisation behind the scenes. Upcoming Evacuation Drill - Thursday May 28th Please be aware that we will be conducting a routine school evacuation drill next Thursday, 28th May. These drills are a standard part of our ongoing safety procedures to ensure all students and staff are familiar with our emergency protocols. To help prepare our younger students, junior school classrooms will be sharing a social story next week to walk them through what to expect in a calm and structured way. While we practice these exercises regularly, we know the sound of an alarm can sometimes cause minor anxiety. It would be greatly appreciated if you could have a brief, reassuring chat with your child prior to Thursday to let them know it is just a practice drill to keep everyone safe. School Review Parent Focus Group As part of our ongoing school review cycle, we value the input and perspectives of our school community. We would like to invite parents to participate in this process by joining a focus group discussion with our school review team. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your insights and help shape the future direction of our school.
If you are interested and available to attend, you are most welcome to join us. Kind regards, Michael Gill Principal WHAT'S HAPPENING @ OAK PARK
WHOLE SCHOOL
Assembly Timetable
Biggest Morning Tea
School Tours 2027 Enrolments
We would like to remind families that we are now taking enrolments for 2027. If you have a child who will be attending Oak Park Primary School in 2027, please collect an enrolment form from the office, or email Fran at [email protected] It would assist us with planning to receive enrolments by 1st June Dates as follows:
Book Club
ISSUE 3 Please be advised that there has been a delay with the delivery of orders from Issue 3 of Book Club. The circumstances were beyond my control and I have been in constant communication with Scholastic to rectify the delay. I have just received notice that the order has shipped and I anticipate that it should arrive by the end of the week. Thank you for your patience in waiting for orders to arrive. Any concerns please contact me via email. Kind regards Michelle PFA News
Hi OPPS community, and welcome to the May edition of our Parents and Friends Association newsletter! Read the attachment below for this year's fundraising results so far (spoiler alert - it's incredible!), plus what's coming up as we continue our quest to raise funds to install a Big Ass Fan in the school gym. Thank you once again for all your support! 
Interschool Chess
TeamKids
The TK Big Skip is now in full swing at TeamKids! Delivered in partnership with Dairy Farmers, this term’s challenge has seen children getting active, building confidence, and enjoying screen-free play through fun skipping activities with their peers. It’s been fantastic to see so many children embracing the message of less screen time, more Oomph! Giving things a go, learning new skills, and celebrating their progress along the way. Please share the attached poster and below description with your school community to help encourage more families to take the leap, reduce the screen time and get involved. Thank you for your continued support, it’s been great to see the energy and enthusiasm at your school this term. If you require any additional information, please reach out! 
EARLY YEARS NEWS
School Nursing Program
It’s now time to commence the Foundation School Nursing program entrant Health questionnaire. Forms have been sent out this week to all Foundation families so they may access the School Nursing Program. This is an online format and each Foundation students family has received a postcard with information and a QR code to scan to access the questionnaire online. A limited number of paper questionnaires are available from the office. All questionnaires need to be completed by June 1st, and all families are encouraged to participate in the program. 
Grades 1 & 2
Grade 1/2 Recycled Materials for Toy Construction As part of our upcoming Inquiry unit showcase, students will soon begin designing and constructing their own toys. We are asking families to please start saving clean recycled materials at home that could be used for our toy creations. Some helpful items may include:
For safety reasons, we kindly ask that no sharp objects are included. Students may begin bringing materials to school from: Week beginning Monday 25th May. Thank you for your support. we are excited to see the students’ creativity come to life! The Grade 1 & 2 Teams 
SPECIALIST
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Shrek Jr The Musical: F - 2 Colouring Competition Students in Foundation, Grade 1 and Grade 2 are invited to participate in a colouring competition based on the upcoming Shrek Junior school concert. This is not a compulsory activity. Students that wish to enter the competition are going to be bringing home an A3 sized colouring page (pictured below), to complete over the coming weeks. Students can collect a colouring sheet when attending their art classes, or they can pop by the art room at lunchtime, recess, before or after school to collect one if they were absent for their weekly art lesson. Artwork entries for the competition are due back to David (OPPS Art teacher) or the Art Room no later than Thursday the 23rd of July. Guidelines for students to keep in mind when colouring You may add colour using:
Competition PRIZE The 3 winners will receive a pencil case containing art supplies. Please forward any questions to David Flint (OPPS Art Teacher) via email. Good luck to all students that enter the competition! 
Shrek Jr. The Musical: School Concert Poster Competition (Grades 3-6)
Our school concert spectacular Shrek Jr The Musical is fast approaching. It’s time for students from Grades 3-6 to get their creative wizardry fired up, to create a poster that represents all things Shrek Jr. to be used to advertise the concert on the Clocktower Centre website and for posters. Students will be given the opportunity to begin their designs during an art lesson in Week 4 of Term 2. After this, students will take home what they started to continue finishing it off. Artwork entries for the competition are due back to David Flint (OPPS Art teacher) no later than Thursday the 23rd of July. .Guidelines for students to keep in mind when creating their posters
Competition PRIZE The winner receives 2 free concert tickets, a poster sized copy of their artwork (laminated) and a pencil case of art supplies. Please forward any questions to David Flint (OPPS Art Teacher) via email. Good luck to all students that enter the competition. Science
Science News Week 5 Term 2 2026 There have been some exciting lessons happening in the Science room this term. Over the last few weeks our junior scientists have been exploring gravity, forces and motion through a range of fun and engaging experiments. Students investigated how gravity affects objects by dropping balls of different sizes and weights to observe whether some objects fall faster or slower than others. They enjoyed making predictions, observing carefully and discussing their results with their classmates. Students have also been learning about Newton’s Laws of Motion through three exciting hands-on experiments. These included the “coin drop” experiment, a cotton ball catapult investigation and an energy transfer experiment using a basketball and tennis ball. Through these activities, students explored how pushes and pulls affect movement, how forces can change the motion of objects and how energy can transfer between objects. As part of their investigations, students completed simple lab reports where they recorded predictions, observations and conclusions like real scientists. It has been wonderful to see students developing their scientific thinking, curiosity and investigation skills throughout the unit. 
Secondary College Tours
Year 6-7 Secondary College Transition
Should you require further information regarding the Application process, please see Fran in the office (Monday – Wednesday) or email Fran on [email protected] Should your child be attending a Private, Catholic or Independent College in Year 7, this is to be noted on the Application and form to be retuned to Oak Park Primary. All forms are to be retuned Year 6-7 TIMELINE: 24th June: Parents advised of successful/unsuccessful outcomes 17th July: Appeals to Secondary Colleges to be submitted by this date COMMUNITY NEWS
Oak Park Saints Basketball
Become A Foster Carer
School Contacts
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