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Willett Avenue Oak Park 3046 Issue 35

t 9306 9182 e [email protected] www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au 30th November 2017

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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.

PLEASE NOTE

The last day of school is Friday

December 22nd. The final

assembly will start at 1.00pm and

students will be dismissed

following the assembly. Please

ensure arrangements are in place

for the picking up of your children

at the earlier time.

Principal’s Column

There’s a piece of writing that I like and often

share with teachers – especially Foundation

teachers. And here it is:

Most of what I really need to know about how to

live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in

Kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the

graduate school mountain, but there in the

sandbox at nursery school.

These are the things I learned: Share everything.

Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where

you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't

take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry

when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands

before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold

milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn

some and think some and draw and paint and

sing and dance and play and work some every

day.

Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out

into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and

stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember

the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go

down and the plant goes up and nobody really

knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even

the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So

do we.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

4 Dec Book Club Orders due

7 Dec Family Carols Night

8 Dec Grade 1/2 Fun

Night/Sleepover

19 Dec Grade 6 Graduation

22 Dec Last day 2017: 1.30pm

finish

December 13th

7.00pm Final School Council Meeting and dinner



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And then remember the book about Dick and

Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest

word of all: LOOK . Everything you need to know

is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love

and basic sanitation, ecology and politics and

sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all

- the whole world - had cookies and milk about

3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with

our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy

in our nation and other nations to always put

things back where we found them and clean up

our own messes. And it is still true, no matter

how old you are, when you go out into the world,

it is best to hold hands and stick together.

PLEASE NOTE

The last day of school is Friday

December 22nd. The final

assembly will start at 1.00pm and

students will be dismissed

following the assembly. Please

ensure arrangements are in place

for the picking up of your children

at the earlier time.

Lunch Orders

Sustainability

Looking after the chickens is an important job. We

need to make sure they have a good life. This means

we should not hurt them, throw them, chase them or

make loud noises. We should feed them and make

sure they’ve got the right amount of water.

When you are trusted to do a job like looking after

the chickens you should do it correctly, look after any

equipment you use, do the job quickly and follow the

rules and instructions. We

should be kind to all living things, take care of

ourselves, take care of any equipment we use and be

honest.



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By Athulya, Mia and Alessio (1/2G)

Carols Night

Girls T20 Cricket Team And they’re off to the MCG……….

They did it! Congratulations to our girls T20 Cricket

Team who were once again successful at the Regional

Final and have now won through to the State

Championships at the MCG today, Thursday 30th

November. What a fantastic performance! Last year

it was the boys, but this year it’s the girls turn and

good on ‘em!

Thank you to all the parents for all their wonderful

support on Tuesday and with their help getting the

team to the game. A special mention to Chris Clewer

who gave up so much of his time to help get the girls

this far, and offering his coaching expertise and

support to the girls as well. Good luck at the MCG

girl.

We know you will do us proud.

The State Final team are Abbey Taylor, Yifen, Charli,

Audrey Hughes, Grace Jory, Ava, Eve and Ella.

You Go Girls!!

PFA Helpers Just a reminder PFA always welcomes assistance

from families and friends at any time.

PFA works very hard to provide fun events for

students, create memories for children and families

and to raise money for the school to get extra items

our students might otherwise not have.

All the events run by PFA takes volunteers and a lot

of time and effort before, after and during events.

There are purchase orders, trips to shops for

supplies, money counting, form sorting, spread

sheets, preparing food and sorting and delivering

items to students classrooms to name a few.

Many PFA members give up a lot of their time to

work alongside the school to run these events for

students and families, and ongoing support and

assistance is always welcome.

If anyone is interested in assisting PFA or would like

more information on how they can help please



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email [email protected] or chat to any PFA

members you may see helping around the school.

ICYPOLES :

This Tues PFA sold more zooper doopers than it has

ever sold in the past by more than 100 !!!

Unfortunately PFA has some limitations on how

many zooper doopers we can fit in the freezer at

any one time but we do apologize to any students

that missed out and we will do our best to ensure

there are plenty available for all students for the rest

of the term.

STUDENT ART WORX /AVER and LINE:

All students should have received their calendars/

diaries or cards if ordered this week, and any

portraits ordered are now available from office.

Both these events were organised by PFA as a

service to our families rather than as "fundraisers".

PFA made the decision to reduce the cost of the Art

Worx products dramatically to reduce funds raised

and make the products more available to families to

simply provide keepsakes rather than raise funds.

Aver and Line is offered as an option for those

families that may not have had family portraits since

their children were in kinder or childcare, and the

funds raised are minimal, but the hope is families

will have the opportunity to get at least one portrait

for $15. PFA thank the families that supported

these events and hope families now have many

memories to look back on.

Grade 6 Graduation We are thrilled to invite you to join us in celebrating

the graduating class of 2017 . We are excited to

share this occasion with you and your families.

Please read below for details about the event.

2017 Graduation…………Tuesday, December 19th

Students are invited to join their teachers for dinner

at 5.45pm.

Graduation ceremony to begin promptly at 7pm.

Doors will open at 6.45pm.

Due to limitations with seating please be aware that

each family will have only 4 seats available for the

ceremony.

There will be a graduation disco for students after

the ceremony between 8.30 pm and 9.30pm.

Parents are invited to share a light supper and

drinks in the gym during this time. Families are

asked to please bring a plate of food to share.

Drinks will be provided.

Please remind your children to dress to impress, but

please be aware that students will be performing

during the ceremony.

If you have any questions or concerns about

graduation please see your child's classroom

teacher.

Kind regards

5/6 Team

Team Holiday The Summer Holiday Program will be kicking off

again at Oak Park Primary School in January 2018.

The program caters for those aged between 5-12

years.



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Extra Days! Team Holiday will also be operating at Oak

Park on Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th this January 2018.

Penola Orientation Day On Friday 8th December, Orientation Day is taking

place for all students enrolled at Penola for 2018.

Orientation Day provides the opportunity for

students to become familiar with the College

environment, meet their homeroom teacher and

other students, explore some of the new learning

areas, and have the chance to ask questions too.

Students will also be participating in a reading

comprehension test and will receive their

combination locks for their locker.

Students are required at the Junior Campus Glenroy

by 8.45am and to meet in the Mary Aikenhead

Gymnasium. Entry to the college is via the gate

located on Menana Rd.

Students are required to wear school uniform and

bring their fully charged laptop, pencil case and a

packed lunch.

At the conclusion of Orientation Day, students will be

dismissed from the Junior Campus at 3.00pm

Community News Scottish Highland Dancing lessons are held at the

Meincke School of Highland Dancing in Oak Park.

All ages welcome. Contact is via their Facebook page

Meincke School of Highland Dancing or you may

contact Leonie Meincke on 0400319259 or Gillian

Miencke on 0457250157



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BOOK CLUB

The last Book Club catalogue for the year has been distributed to students.

The catalogue is filled with awesome books for all ages and with Christmas just around the

corner it is the perfect opportunity to purchase a gift or two.

If you are purchasing books for under the tree and would like them held for collection, this

can be arranged.

Come and see me in the Library or email me to let me know –

[email protected]

I will contact you via email when your order is ready for collection from the Library.

Orders need to be submitted by Monday 4th December.

Thank you for your continued support.



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WOW AWARDS for RESPECT Class Name Awarded for

FH Maeve Donovan For always being so kind and helpful towards everyone in our class.

Thank you for setting such a great example

FA Santiago Acosta-Clark For always listening to feedback and thinking about how to improve

your work. Well Done

FP Zayden Corso For taking on feedback about your work and always trying to improve it

1C Beatrice Galang For her excellent work with her mathematics and being a responsible student

1M Ava Kalimeras For always being respectful of her classmates and teachers. Well done

Ava

2D Barnaby Trimble For persisting and working hard in numeracy

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School Contacts Principal Bryan Nolan [email protected]

Business Manager Annette D’Elia [email protected]

Office Manger Fran MacDonough [email protected]

PFA President Bron Barwick [email protected]

School Council President Joanne Roolker [email protected]

OSHC Coordinator Julie Andrews [email protected]

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