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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 37
November 30th 2023 |
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
Principal's Column
Carols – Thursday 7th December - 5pm to 7pm We’re looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming carols night. The event will run from 5pm-7pm on Thursday the 7th of December. The actual singing will start from 5:30pm. At this stage we’re planning to host the event on the grassed oval area, toward the gym. This allows further space to spread out and enjoy the experience as a picnic. The long-term weather forecast is for 24 degrees and no rain, let’s hope it’s correct! |
Meet the Teacher – Wednesday December 13th
Just a reminder to families that on the morning of Wednesday December 13th, students will meet their teacher for 2024 and complete some welcome activities with the 2024 classroom. As Christmas approaches, we know calendars get busy, but this is a vital transition opportunity and a really important date to ensure students enter 2024 with confidence. Kind regards, Michael Gill Principal Assembly Timetable - Term 4
Student Wellbeing
Term 4 Clubs Timetable This term, we are excited for the return of Oak Park’s Got Talent!!! Every Thursday lunch time, year levels will be provided with the opportunity to share their talent and compete for a chance to perform at Friday’s assembly. We look forward to seeing what the students present! 
O.S.H.C
To the families of Oak Park Primary School, It is with extreme sadness that we are saying goodbye to our awesome children and wonderful parents. As of Term 1 2024 Team Kids will become the provider of our Before and After School Care program. For over two decades, Dawn and I have cared for so many amazing children, we have watched children grow and develop and have helped nurture them along the way. We learnt of their interests and passions and embraced their many, many talents to always create a nurturing and engaging environment. We smiled every day as we watched them learn and play - a privilege that will never be lost on us. We also made many lasting relationships with countless families who, in turn, became an extension of our OHSC family. You will all be missed dearly but your kindness will never be forgotten. We have also worked with some incredible staff members at Oak Park Primary School during our time of service. Thank you to the many teachers and education support staff both past and present, who always supported and appreciated us and our work in the program. While it has been a recent challenge to secure qualified staff, we would like to extend a very big thank you to Alison German and Christine Tripp, for their incredible service over many years and to Karin Bryan and Beenish Malik without whom we would never have gotten through 2023. We would also like to thank Sheryl Hamilton, who is an Education Support staff member at the school, for always offering her support when needed. They all played such pivotal roles in providing so many enriching experiences to our children and always offering the highest quality of care. We have always strived to make our OHSC program more than just a service. We have tried to make it an extension of home for all children - one where they are safe, cared for, listened to, and feel part of a very big family. It has been an absolute pleasure to be a small part of your lives for so many years. Sincerely yours, Julie Andrews and Dawn Cadee Students Leaving
If your child will be leaving Oak Park Primary School at the end of 2023 and not returning next year, we ask that you advise your teacher, as well as Fran in the office. [email protected] This is so we can take that into account when planning for 2024. We thank you for your assistance 2024 CSEF Application
2024 Application forms for 2024 are now available. All families who hold a current Centrelink Concession card i.e. health care Card, Pension card, Veterans gold card etc are eligible to apply. These funds can be used for payment for school Camps, Sport & Excursions. Your concession card must be validated by Centrelink as at 29th Jan 2024, or 15th April 2024. Application forms may be collected from the school office, or are located on the table in the Administration foyer. Should you wish a copy to be emailed, please email [email protected] Library Books
It is that time of year, time for all library resources to be returned to the library. We would ask families and students to check at home to ensure all library books are returned to school As you can appreciate this is a big job and Michelle would appreciate this be done at your earliest convenience. Thank you Family Carols Night
A week to go until Family Carols Night! We have many excited students looking forward to the event! The songs for each year level have been posted on Seesaw or Google Classroom so students can practise the lyrics in their own time at home. The songs are Christmas themed and focus on celebration and the joy around this time of year. We are mindful not to include religious based songs in our selection as we would like our whole community involved in this event. Students look forward to the tradition of knowing that the songs stay the same for each year level. For new parents, please expect a fun and casual night for both you and your children. We encourage families to bring a picnic, enjoy chatting with other parents in the community and of course enjoy the singing through the night. The teachers look after the students while the singing takes place so you can enjoy an hour on your picnic rug child-free. We encourage students to wear something festive such a Christmas t-shirt or red or green coloured clothes. We hope to see you all there on Thursday 7th December at 5pm! 
Foundation Breakfast
To celebrate the end of a fabulous year in Foundation, we will be having a ‘Pyjama Breakfast’ at school! Students are invited to come to school early at 8am in their pyjamas and have breakfast amongst the company of their peers. They will be allowed to stay in their pyjamas for the whole day and will not need to bring their uniform to change into. We ask that students please bring a $2 donation towards the breakfast by Friday 1st December. We are calling upon any parents who are interested in helping on the morning of our breakfast with food preparation and serving. Breakfast foods/drinks we will be serving and need help preparing/cooking include:
Students will need to bring their lunch and snacks as per usual. Venue: Foundation Classrooms Date: Tuesday 5th December Time: 8.00am – 9.00am Cost: $2.00 Payment due: Friday 1st December` Thank you and we look forward to celebrating in our pyjamas! ☺ 
Venue: Foundation Classrooms
Date: Tuesday 5th December Time: 8.00am – 9.00am Cost: $2.00 Payment due: Friday 1st December` Thank you and we look forward to celebrating in our pyjamas! ☺ Unexplained Absences
Unfortunately, there are still many unexplained absences on Compass. We would like to remind families to note their childs unexplained absence/s on Compass. Once you sign into Compass, you will see the following on the right-hand side. 
When you click on the blue link, you will be taken to a screen that will show all unexplained absences. Click on the square on the left-hand side of each absence and complete the notification.
We appreciate your prompt action Lost Property
A small black card holder was handed in by a student today, with money inside including foreign coins. One of the cards inside relates to Smiggle, the other is a KIDS gift card. Please see Fran or Naomi in the Office if these are yours. Grade 1/2 News
Open Classrooms Afternoon: The Year 1 & Year 2 Teams are very excited to invite you to our Inquiry Expo! The students can’t wait to have their families visit our classrooms to share all our hard work from our inquiry unit 'Let's Celebrate'. When: Wednesday 6th of December at 3:00pm. Where: In your child's classroom 
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Specialist
Visual Arts Grade 3 and 4 students have been learning about renowned Russian artist Wassily Kandinksy. Kandinsky was born in Moscow, Russia on December 16, 1866. He grew up in the Russian city of Odessa where he enjoyed music and learned to play the piano and the cello. Kandinsky would remark later that, even as a child, the colours of nature dazzled him. Both music and colours would have a huge impact on his art later in life. Kandinsky went to college and then became a law teacher. However, when he was thirty he decided to change careers and become an artist. He attended art school at Munich, Germany. Early on his art was influenced by painters like Claude Monet as well as music composers and philosophers. About 1909 Kandinsky began to think that painting didn't need a particular subject, but that shapes and colours alone could be art. Over the next several years he would start to paint what would become known as Abstract Art. Kandinsky was one of the founding fathers of Abstract Art. Kandinsky felt that he could express feelings and music through colours and shapes in his paintings. For example, he thought that yellow had the crisp sound of a brass trumpet and that certain colours placed together could harmonize like chords on a piano. The shapes he was most interested in were the circle, triangle, and the square. He thought the triangle would cause aggressive feelings, the square calm feelings, and the circle spiritual feelings. Below are some examples of the abstract artworks created by the students in Grade 3 and 4, using Wassily Kandinsky’s style as an inspiration. 
Red Cross Toy Drive
Gifts may be dropped off with Liam (or the Office ‘Attn Liam’) and he will be happy to take them in. 
2023 Chess Results
What a great year the students have had who attended Chess at lunchtime on a Wednesday. 
Team Kids
Information regarding the Team Kids School Holiday Program or how to register for team Kids before & After School Care at Oak Park Primary School for 2024, is available on the table in the Administration foyer. Information is also attached here 
Reading at Home Translated Resource
Please find information regarding reading resource fact sheet for our new Foundation families, as well as F-2 families. Should you require this resource in a language other than English, please contact Fran who will be happy to supply the document. [email protected] 
Oak Park Football Club
Glenroy Secondary College Transition
Please find below, Glenroy Secondary College Grade 6-7 Transition Information Evening 
School Contacts
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