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Willett Avenue Oak Park 3046 Issue 14

t 9306 9182 f 9306 3044 e nolan.william.b@@edumail.vic.gov.au www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au May 19th 2016

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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.

Thought for the Week At OPPS we see the value of ourselves, each

other and the property around us. We aim

to be polite, tolerant and caring.

Draft definition of the school value of ‘respect’: SWPB Team

Uniform Award

This week’s

Uniform Wearer of the Week Award

goes to Grade 3P

Congratulations to the whole Grade 3P for setting

such a terrific example to the rest of the school

Principals Column

This is a ‘friendly reminder’ regarding the

school’s policies on appropriate use of social

media and the appropriate channels should

you wish to make a complaint about the

school.

We are very much aware that cyber safety is a

concern that not only affects students. Staff

members are also at risk of being defamed or

purposely targeted by a disgruntled family

member using social media tools such as

Facebook.

This is not a new concept; social media is

simply providing another forum in which

parents and members of the school

community may engage in disrespectful,

harassing, threatening or bullying behaviour.

We ask that you be mindful of this and

understand that in many cases, when you hear

or read of a particular version of events, you

may not be fully aware of all the

circumstances relevant to those events.

The Department of Education and Training

(DET) shares the concerns of principals and

teachers and acknowledges that this type of

behaviour is unacceptable and will not be

tolerated. This is confirmed in the DET Dignity

and Respect Statement: see:

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/pu

blic/schacc/dignityrespectstatement.pdf.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 20 Walk Safely to School

Day

May 23 School Photos

May 26 District Cross Country

June 2 Term 2 ends

October 8 School Fete

May 17th

May 19th

May 25th

9.00am Finance/Grants 5.00pm Buildings & Grounds 7.00pm School Council Meeting

6.30pm Education/ICT



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In some cases disrespectful, harassing,

threatening or bullying behaviour may be

considered a criminal offence under State

and/or Federal law. Oak Park Primary School

does not tolerate bullying of any kind and this

includes cyberbullying. Where there is a

reasonable belief that illegal activity may have

occurred, the suspected activity may be

reported to the police.

We do encourage parents / guardians to

contact the School to discuss any matters that

relate to your child / children’s education,

safety, health and wellbeing. However, this

should be done by contacting the school and

arranging a meeting with the appropriate staff

at a mutually convenient time and place. We

request that you follow the Department and

our School policies and procedures.

Information on the Department’s complaint

policy is available at:

www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pa

ges/complaininfo.aspx

www.education.vic.gov.au/about/contact/Pa

ges/complainschool.aspx

School Wide Positive

Behaviours

A working party was formed at the start of this

year to investigate an initiative used in some

schools called ‘School Wide Positive

Behaviours’ (SWPB).

School Wide Positive Behaviours is a proactive

approach that relates closely to a school’s

values and identifies the behaviours that we

want to see (rather than those that we don’t

want to see). A matrix is drawn up showing

values, behaviours and the areas associated

with the school where these can be

demonstrated. See below for a sample matrix

used at one school.

It is most effective when implemented as a

whole school approach (including parents and

staff) to creating an environment which

encourages effective learning through the

development of a positive, calm and

welcoming atmosphere. We encourage

positive feedback to students often and

endeavour to teach students how to behave

appropriately. We recognise that learning

social skills and socially acceptable behaviours

is a process, which everybody moves through

at a different pace. Learning appropriate

social skills is seen in the same light as learning

how to read or complete maths. Some people

need more assistance in some areas and less

in others.

The SWPB working party comprises staff

members and a parent representative. We

have been looking at our current school values

(Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Empathy,

Harmony) and believe that these should be

narrowed down to the first three only – ‘The

Three R’s’. We believe the draft definitions of

Resilience, Respect and Responsibility we have

been working on, adequately cover the other

two original values.

Further work is being done to refine these

definitions and when complete, further

community input will be sought.



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SWPB Sample Matrix:

Facilities Plan

Please check out our short term Facilities Plan

on the school’s website. It contains some ideas

for improvements to the school grounds.

Please let us know if you have any other ideas!

Go to www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au and see the

link under ‘Parent Information’.

Compass

A reminder to all families, that at Oak Park

Primary School, our main form of

communication is via Compass. All families

have been given a username and password to

sign in and access Compass.

At Oak Park Primary School we have a

commitment to reduce the amount of paper

wastage, and now have quite a few forms of

communication, with COMPASS our main one.

Compass: Please don’t hesitate to email Sally

or Fran if you are having issues, or are unaware

how to access.

[email protected]

[email protected]

Website: www.oakparkps.vic.edu.au

Facebook: Oak Park Primary School. The

official site is the one with our school logo on.

Slapped Cheek

SLAPPED CHEEK INFECTION

We have been informed that one of our students has contracted what is commonly

known as ‘slapped cheek’ infection.

‘Slapped cheek’ infection is a mild, self-limiting

infection that occurs mainly among young children, with the majority of cases occurring in

Winter and Spring. The most obvious feature of

the illness is a bright red flush on the face and a rash on the body, although some persons do

not have any symptoms at all. Adults may experience joint pains and swelling.

People who are infected are most contagious before the outbreak of the rash.

When an outbreak of ‘slapped cheek’ disease

occurs in a school, as well as advising the general school population, Principals are asked to advise the following persons

specifically:

(a) parents, members of staff or children who are immune suppressed or have

chronic haemolytic disorders. These

people should avoid contact with



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potentially infectious persons, and should seek further advice from their doctor.

(b) any female who is pregnant needs to be advised of the potential for

acquiring the infection and of a potential risk to the foetus. These people

should also contact their doctor.

The best control measures for dealing with ‘slapped cheek’ is to emphasise the need for

strict hygiene. Regular washing of hands and the use of disposable tissues are seen to be

very useful measures for helping to control the disease.

Lost Property

We have a lost property rack with many bomber jackets and rugby tops being left

behind, or just thrown on the school grounds at lunchtime and recess, then forgotten.

Unfortunately many items are unnamed, which means you most likely won’t get these

returned.

I also cannot believe how many lunch boxes, plastic containers and drink bottles we have in our lost property. The box is overflowing. These

containers will be thrown out within a week if they are not claimed.

PLEASE NAME YOUR CHILDS BELONGINGS

Walk Safely to School Tomorrow - Friday 20th May is Walk Safely to

School Day! Now in its 17th year, National Walk Safely to School Day is an annual event when

all Primary School children will be encouraged

to walk and commute safely to school. Walk to School Safely Day is an initiative that is

designed to:

• Re-enforce safe pedestrian behaviour amongst children.

• Promote the health benefits of walking and help create regular walking habits

at an early age. • Help children develop the vital road-

crossing skills they will need, as they

become mature pedestrians.

• Reduce car dependency habits that

are being created at an early age. • Reduce the level of air pollution

created by motor vehicles.

We hope you can all join us by safely walking

to school on Friday 20th March!

Reading Challenge

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is

now open and Oak Park Primary School is

excited to be participating.

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children

from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy

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personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 9 September 2016.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their

parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and can choose to

have their name included on the online Honour Roll. If you would like your child‘s name

to appear on the Honour Roll, please sign the attached form and return it to your classroom

teacher. You will then be issued with a

username and password which enables you to login and start the challenge!

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc

Office Info

If you are transferring money into the Oak Park

Primary School bank account can you please

add in the description, the student’s surname

and what the money is to be allocated to e.g

Smith, Netbook

Thank you

Annette

Oak Park Puzzlers

WEEK 5: The correct answer to our last puzzle

was – “They had not put the umbrella up”.

Thank you to everyone who is having a go at

solving our puzzles.

This week’s puzzle is from our Guest Puzzler,

Caroline Jory:



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“You have an empty cardboard box that is

60cm long, 30cm wide and 20cm tall. How

many apples can you fit into the empty

box?

Please forward your answers to

[email protected]

If you would like to be a guest puzzler please

email them to the above address.

Happy Puzzling

Callum, Kane & Natasha 6FL

The Succulent Saga

Thank you to the families who donated cactus and succulent cuttings to the 5/6 area.

Over 150 succulents have been transplanted

into seed trays, and fingers crosses, all will take

hold.

We are now looking for old containers to plant

them in. Items we would love to receive

include unusually shaped glass jars (jam, for

example), used glass containers that once

contained candles, tin condiment containers

(e.g. mustard etc)

**We are also trying to collect 50 old vinyl

records

Thank you for your continued support

The 5/6 team

Netbook Program GRADE 3 AND GRADE 6 NETBOOK PROGRAM

Just a friendly reminder that your Term 1

payment of $80.00 is overdue and your Term 2

payment of $80.00 is now due.

Rock Stars

More photos and information will follow next

week, but for now…..here’s some Rock Stars

from Oak Park Primary School.

I must say, the families we had through this

morning for the 2017 Foundation School Tour

were most impressed with these teachers!

Martin Qian, aka PSY



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Michelle aka Amy Winehouse, with her mate PSY

Steph, Livio, Breanna, Michael aka KISS



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OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM



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SCHOOL UNIFORM SUPPLIER

A PLUS Schoolwear

SCHOOL CONTACTS

Principal Bryan Nolan [email protected]

Business Manager Annette D’Elia [email protected]

Office Manager Fran MacDonough [email protected]

PFA President Caroline Jory [email protected]

School Council President Rory Sercombe [email protected]

OSHC Coordinator Julie Andrews [email protected]

133 Bakers Road

Coburg North VIC 3058

Ph: (61) 3 9354 8345

Fax: (61) 3 9354 5777

E-mail: [email protected]

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