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The Oak Leaf |
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Address: Willett Avenue, Oak Park VIC 3046
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Issue 8
May 28th 2020 |
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
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Principal's Column
We’re back! Sort of. Students in Foundation, Grades 1 and 2 returned yesterday and I thought the staggered start worked really well. It was a great way to welcome students and to facilitate a calm, relaxed and very welcoming return to school. I want to thank all of our families for their wonderful support throughout this term; you have been amazing. There have been huge challenges and some anxious moments but we greatly appreciate how you have worked with us and your children as we managed remote learning together. Schools rely greatly on the goodwill of their communities to make things work and we are very fortunate to have the Oak Park Primary School community supporting us. Thank you. I also want to thank all of our teachers for their very creative work during the past few months. They have responded exceptionally well to significant challenges and have learned a lot along the way, including several innovations that will become a regular part of their classrooms going forward. Thank you to Maria Giordano and the Student Wellbeing Leaders who had worked really hard (the kids came in especially for this and arrived at school very early) to make a large poster and put up balloons and flags welcoming the students back to their classrooms. It was great! I do have to admit though, I’d had enough of the song ‘Welcome Back’ by the end of the 35th playing of it. Teachers were very happy to see their students yesterday. There is still some apprehension and care about how we do things during these times, but we are glad to be interacting face to face with the kids again. My advice to staff has been to reconsider expectations for the next few weeks. We will worry about reading levels, assessments and data a little later and our immediate focus will be on rebuilding relationships. We will be closely monitoring how students transition back to school and helping them to build a strong platform for further learning. Parent/Teacher Meetings
Online or over the phone parent/teacher meetings will be offered during the last week of this term. Many parents had a lot of communication with their child’s teacher during Term 2 and will feel that is not necessary to participate in a mid-year meeting so these will be optional for parents. Parents who do choose to have a meeting will have the opportunity to share their perspectives on how their children responded to the remote learning environment that was in place for most of the term. More information will follow in coming weeks. Foundation 2021
Enrolments at Oak Park Primary School are open for 2021. If your child is due to start school next year, please pick up an enrolment from the Office, or request to have one emailed [email protected] We have families on our waitlist and are hopeful that all confirmed enrolments are in place by the end of June Lunch Orders
Lunch Orders will be returning next week, Thursday 4th June. Lunch Orders need to be placed in classroom tubs each Wednesday, for delivery to school each Thursday Online session: Cyber Safety Parent Information Session- A focus on Primary and Secondary age children
Moreland Council will be facilitating an online session for parents, carers and educators to understand the ways young people are using technology to learn, connect, play and socialise. Parents and carers will gain strategies to ensure young people can manage the challenges of the digital world. The session will be presented by Martine Oglethorpe, who is an accredited speaker with the Office of the eSafety Commission, has a background in secondary education, a Masters in Counselling and is a mother to five boys. The session will be held via a Zoom link Thursday 28 May 2020 from 7.00pm-9.00pm. Bookings are essential as places are limited. To find out more please see the attached flyer or to register click here. Cost: $13 per person Year 6-7 Transition
We have moved all Year 6-7 Transition information to our new web page. Home Page > Parent Information > Year 6-7 Transition https://www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au/year-6-7-transition.html |
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School Contacts - Please take note of new email address
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