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The Oak Leaf |
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Address: Willett Avenue, Oak Park VIC 3046
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Issue 15
May 29th 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 June 2026
Principal's Column
School Review - Day 1 Update
We had a successful and collaborative Day 1 for our School Review, a process that occurs every four years in government schools. A sincere thank you to our staff and community for your openness and professionalism during the classroom observations and focus groups held this week. The review panel were impressed by our calm classroom environments and the strong instructional practice evident across the school. It was a really positive and collaborative experience; the panel specifically commented on how much they enjoyed being in our learning spaces and seeing our students at work. We are looking forward to the final day next week to build on this great momentum. Day 2 will take place next Thursday, 4th July. Thank you again to our staff, students, and families for your hard work and for making the panel feel so welcome in our school. Open Streets Active Travel 2026 – Join Us June 11th!
Our Open Streets active travel initiative is continues and we are looking forward to keeping the momentum going. This program encourages students, families, and staff to walk, cycle, and scoot to school. All healthy, sustainable alternatives to driving, made possible with Merri-Bek Council’s support.
Please come to Summit Ave from 8:20 am in the morning and 3:30 pm after school. Skipping, games, chalk and bike riding are all welcome in the street. We have a new coffee cart coming to the event on the 11th. They’ll be serving from just inside the school gates on Summit Avenue. Please make the Capuchin Monk Pop-Up Coffee Cart welcome and well patronised, we’d like to keep future events well caffeinated! Kind regards, Michael Gill Principal WHAT'S HAPPENING @ OAK PARK
WHOLE SCHOOL
Assembly Timetable
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:
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
EARLY YEARS NEWS
Milo Monkey’s Birthday
Today your child is bringing home an invitation to the biggest event this term. Forget the Met Gala, this is Milo Monkey’s Birthday party! Leave the daggy teal and navy at home, it’s Little Learners Love Literacy character costumes all the way! We have provided a list of characters on the back of the invitation (just in case you’re not up to date with the latest who’s who). Details will follow shortly outlining the activities for the day. A copy of the invitation is attached. Please contact your classroom 
Foundation - Bread Baking
We have a bunch of budding bakers in the making! As part of our Inquiry topic, ‘From Paddock to Plate’, the Foundation students baked bread yesterday and it was a huge success! The dough was made in the morning, and we watched it rise till lunchtime. The bread was baked and enjoyed warm with a lathering of butter after recess. We used our senses to describe the bread with ‘delicious, golden and crunchy’ some of the great adjectives used to describe the bread. Naya also exclaimed that we should do this every day! The students have asked that I share the recipe we followed so they can bake it again at home. We used the ‘Worlds Easiest Yeast Bread Recipe – Artisan No Knead’ by Recipe Tin Eats, which is readily available online. We’d love to hear about it if you have a go at home! 
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. 
Grade 1
Fairy Bread Making As part of our learning in Writing, the Grade 1 students will be exploring procedural writing by following instructions to make fairy bread on Monday next week. During this activity, students will use the following ingredients:
If your child has any dietary requirements, allergies, or sensitivities that we may not already be aware of, please let us know as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the activity, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for your support. Grade 1 Team. MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Grade 3/4 Excursion to IMAX
Grade 3/4
Our camp to Lake Dewar is booked for July 29th-31st, which is the third week of Term 3. We will be sending more information shortly about the camp. Lake Dewar has kindly contacted us with the following message: Do you have parents or students who are feeling a little unsure about camp? They are not alone – and that’s exactly why we’re hosting a Camp Open Day Walkthrough! 📅 Date: Friday 10th July, 2026 🕒 Time: 5:00pm – 6:30pm 📍 Location: Lake Dewar Discovery Camp – 339 Garrards Lane, Myrniong Vic 3341 This relaxed, no-pressure event is the perfect chance for both students and parents to explore the campsite, meet our friendly team, and get a real feel for what camp is all about – before the adventure begins. Whether you're feeling excited or a bit nervous, visiting the site, seeing where everything happens and asking any questions can make all the difference in building comfort and confidence ahead of camp. Come along for a guided tour, a few laughs, and a sneak peek at all the fun and learning that awaits. If you could please share the below link on your compass platforms for parents to register how many people will be attending that would be greatly appreciated. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejolpe1E1VhcSUqnmKNJ8kCkiQ3xqTfOXMy5bU_xh3P8hHIQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS
SPECIALIST
Performing Arts
Shrek Jnr- First Read Through
What a fantastic start to our school production of Shrek Jnr! On a wet weather day this week, the cast gathered together in the library for the very first read through of the show. Sitting together in a large circle, students read the script scene by scene and began bringing the characters to life with expression, accents, and plenty of enthusiasm. There were lots of laughs as students heard the storyline unfold for the first time and experimented with the different voices and personalities of the characters. It was wonderful to have the whole cast together and see students growing in confidence as they explored their roles. Next week, the cast will meet again as a whole group before rehearsals begin in smaller scene groups with different teachers. Well done to all students involved on such a successful first rehearsal, and thank you to Steph (our Assistant Director) for giving time to make this rehearsal happen! Melanie Schirmer Performing Arts Teacher 
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 above), 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. Japanese
This term, the Grade 5/6 students have been learning how to describe objects, animals and characters in Japanese using simple sentence structures and adjectives. Students explored vocabulary to describe colours, size, appearance and personality traits. To demonstrate their learning in a fun and creative way, students have designed their own original characters inspired by aspects of popular Japanese culture, including anime and mascot characters. The students are using Japanese sentences to describe their characters’ appearance, personality, likes and dislikes. It has been wonderful to see the imaginative characters students have been designing and we are happy to share some of their fantastic character designs below! 
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
Gymnastics Holiday Program
School Contacts
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