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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 21
July 24th 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 3 July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
October 2026
Principal's Column
Great News: Facility Maintenance Underway! We have some exciting news to share regarding our school facilities! As mentioned earlier this year, Oak Park Primary School received $393,000 through the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) Planned Maintenance Program. John Lynn Group has been appointed as our official builder and work is already happening around the school grounds. Here is a quick look at what’s currently underway and what’s coming up:
A huge thank you to our school community for your support, patience, and flexibility as we work to make our school an even better place for our students to learn and play! Curriculum Day Outcomes - Monday 20th July Our recent Curriculum Day on Monday 20th July was a highly productive and collaborative success. Our staff engaged in targeted professional learning and collaborative planning designed to directly enhance teaching and learning across the school. Key areas of focus throughout the day included:
OPPS Annual Movie Night featuring Shrek – Now Thursday 6th August at 5:30pm 
Thursday 6th August at 5:30pm
Location: OPPS Gym Tickets are $10 per school-aged child (payable at the door by cash or card) and include popcorn and a drink. Children under the age of 5 and parents/guardian adult attends free. Bring along your blankets, cushions and favourite movie snacks, then settle in for a fun-filled night with friends and family. Please note: This is not a drop-off event. All children must be supervised by a parent or guardian 18+ We look forward to seeing you there for a swamp-load of laughs! Kind regards, Michael Gill Principal WHAT'S HAPPENING @ OAK PARK
WHOLE SCHOOL
Assembly Timetable
Unexplained Absences
We have an extraordinary number of unexplained absences in Compass. If your child has an unexplained absence, as a matter of urgency, we ask that you login to Compass and update these with a reason for the absence. When your child is absent, please advise the absence via Compass on the day of absence. Free Container Deposit Scheme
Recycling Bags Available To help support participation in the Container Deposit Scheme, we have a supply of free Visy Exchange recycling bags available for our families, picture attached. For those who are already using these bags to collect eligible bottles and cans for donations back to the school, thank you very much for your ongoing support. If you are simply wanting to use a bag to collect and sort your recycling at home, you are more than welcome to come and collect one for free from the office foyer. Thank you for helping us support this positive sustainability initiative. 
PFA News
Australian Mathematics Competition 2026
Oak Park Primary School is excited to provide students with the opportunity to challenge themselves mathematically and be recognised for their achievement through participation in the Australian Mathematics Competition. The competition is open to interested students in Grades 3-6 and will be held on Tuesday 4th August 2026. If your child would like to participate, please complete the Google Form by Monday 22nd June 2026 to register your expression of interest: https://forms.gle/LRhuHPz27baD4pFJ6 Please note that the cost of participation is $9.30 per student. Payment instructions will follow in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Devlin (Leading Teacher) at [email protected] or visit Australian Mathematics Trust website https://amt.edu.au/amc 
EARLY YEARS NEWS
100 Days of School
My knees are aching, my memory is fading, and don’t talk to me about the wrinkles… But what do you expect when you’ve been at school for 100 days! We are nearly 100 days of school old and to celebrate this wonderful milestone, we’ll be having a 100 days of school party on Wednesday 5th August. We love a dress up so we expect to see a sea of grey hair, bow ties and braces, pearls and rollers and perhaps even some knee high stockings. We’d love the Foundation kids to dress up too! The day will be filled with fun activities (but nothing too strenuous to throw out a hip…) including an afternoon snack of hot chips. We require a payment of $2 per student to cover the cost of the chips. Your child will have bought home a permission form requesting consent and payment. Please return the form to your classroom teacher as soon as possible. Save the date, put it in your calendar (I know the memory can start to fade at 100) and start working out your costume now. Please see your classroom teacher if you have any questions. Kate, Jasmyn and Sarah 
Foundation Community Helpers
Are you looking to demolish and revamp your old bathroom? Worried about the old ticker? In need of a freshly baked croissant and strong coffee? Look no further as every Wednesday morning the Foundation area turns into a Medical Centre, Construction Site and Hospitality Hub! To support our Inquiry unit about Community Helpers, students enjoyed discovery learning experiences by role playing some of our essential services including bakers, florists, doctors, vets, builders and construction workers. Holly was handy with a needle, the boys in FS were demolition experts whilst floristry was a hit in FM and Lexi took her job at the ice-cream shop very seriously. Students will rotate between the Community Helper stations each week, we can’t wait to see what they get up to next…. 
SENIOR YEARS NEWS
Grade 5/6 Immigration Journeys Incursion
TeamKids
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: 4th August: Secondary School notify parents/carers of Appeals outcome. A REMINDER: By 11th August: A reminder that Year 7 Placement Acceptance slips have to be returned to Oak Park Primary School. We require these slips from ALL students whether going to a Government school or not. Buckley Park STEAM Program
Buckley Park Secondary College 2027 STEAM Academy Expression of Interest process is open. If any students will be transitioning to Buckley Park College in 2027, once they have been enrolled for 2027, they will be eligible to apply for our STEAM Academy. For more information about the STEAM Academy and for the EOI Form, please head to: https://www.buckleyparkco.vic.edu.au/steam-academy/entry-requirements 
COMMUNITY NEWS
The Learning Game Playground
Brentwood Kindergarden
Softball Victoria
Victoria Police Community Survey
Participation in this survey provides our community an opportunity to have their say on their key safety concerns , how they would like to interact with police and where we can focus our efforts to prevent and deter crime. 
School Contacts
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