Student Voice

Year 3-4 Camp

This term, Years 3-4 went to Phillip Island. While we were there, we did lots of activities and had lots of fun. Some of the activities are, giant swing, flying fox and trampolines.(There are many more activities, too.) Then, we had lots of delicious food. On the first day, we brought our own lunch and snack but the rest of the food was provided by the camp.

On the second day, we went to the beach. At the beach, we played sport, built sand castles and played fun games. (Luckily, we didn’t swim because it was absolutely freezing!) On the way back to school, most of us slept, so the ones that were awake tried our best to stay quiet, not to wake the others! We all had an amazing experience at camp and we can’t wait to go again next year!

By Felicity Wong 3B

Moana performance

On Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th of October students in Years 5 and 6 performed the Production of Moana Jr. This was a sell-out show where we sold over 700 tickets.

I am so proud of each student for getting up on stage and having fun. This show was a huge success thanks to the commitment from the staff and students. The main cast had learnt all their lines and never needed to be prompted, the ensemble had multiple songs, dances and costume changes throughout the show which is a huge achievement that no one was late onto the stage or didn’t know what they were doing.

I cannot thank the students enough for being so professional and gracious while doing rehearsals and the performances. Thank you to the staff you are truly incredible and without you backstage the show could not have gone on.

This year we had judges from the Lyrebird Awards come and watch and we are looking forward to the feedback that they will provide to the students as to where to go next.

Looking forward to another musical next year.

Trivia Night

Friday the 13th of September came alive at Kaiju Brewery with OPS Trivia Night – our first in a very, very, very long time! Hosted by Funky Bunch Trivia, eleven tables of eager Parents and Teachers competed for the top spot consisting of 5 rounds, testing their knowledge of TV + Movies, Sport, General Knowledge, Pop Culture and Music. The night was lively and full of fun with games in-between the rounds such as ‘Closest to the Pin’ – a game where the closest thrown $2 coin to the ‘pin’ won either a bottle of Verve or a Dolce and Gabbana decorative tin. Followed by a game of ‘Heads or Tails’ which was enjoyed by all.

The night produced some creative team names, and deserving Trivia winners:

First Place - “Fleabane Jokers St”
Second Place - “No Seafood Pizza”
Third Place – “Victoria’s Secrets”

We trust all the winners enjoyed their hampers of mixed prizes. A special mention to “Three Greeks and an Aussie” in last place who walked away with….doughnuts (yes, real doughnuts from TODCO -The Oakleigh Doughnut Co.)

A big thank you to all our OPS community who purchased raffle tickets for the chance to win the Trivia Hamper (worth $1200). Acting Principle Anthony Rowe had the honour of drawing the winner - Congratulations to Victoria Sullivan of Foundation!

The prize winning didn’t stop there, with more than 10 other individual raffle prizes (from vouchers to electronic goods) won by Trivia contestants – an extra perk of being in-attendance and purchasing raffle tickets.

The Events Committee was overwhelmed by the generosity of many local businesses and sponsors who made donations towards the raffle: the total prize pool amounting to $2,900 RRP.

We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to:

Body Fit Training Oakleigh, Bakers Delight Oakleigh, Buxton Oakleigh, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Clare O'Neil MP, Core Plus East Malvern, Crystal Poultry Oakleigh, Grill'd Chadstone Village, Harcourts Oakleigh, Hoyts Chadstone, Hunky Dory Oakleigh, Inflatable World Oakleigh, Kaiju Brewery, KX Pilates Oakleigh, Marchetti Fine Foods, Mathew Flinders Hotel, Melinas Kitchen Oakleigh, Officeworks Chadstone Village, Olympia Wine Bar Oakleigh, Steve Dimopoulos MP, Stuart James CR, Swordfish Huntingdale, The Corner Store Network Oakleigh, The Oakleigh Doughnut Co (TODC) & Williams Florist Oakleigh.

The event wouldn’t have come to life without the fabulous Sally Grainger leading and Melissa Salemme helping co-ordinate. Along with the following superstar Parent Helpers: Allisha Parker, Carolyn Joubran, David Woodbridge, Georgia Hootsen, Kate O’Callahan, Laura Marcello, Neekhil & Reshma Shah, Renee Renoux & Torie Sullivan.

Overall, the evening was a great success raising $2111.55 towards OPS fundraising efforts! We couldn’t have done it without our wonderful School Community! Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you in attendance next year.

Father's Day Breakfast

On Friday, 6th September, the annual Father’s Day Breakfast was held at school. This event is much-loved by our students and families bringing together families to connect and enjoy a delicious breakfast! Our families enjoyed egg & bacon rolls, pancakes and cereal at one of the best Father’s Day Breakfast’s ever!

This event would be impossible to run without our amazing volunteers. Huge thank you to Anne Sturrock for leading this event; Eliza Nikolaou, Selvia Lee, Christine Georgas and Terence O’Brien for co-ordinating the event and Aleks Tsitsikas for designing the fabulous posters and order forms. And let’s not forget the all-important volunteers on the day who got up early to serve breakfast. Big thanks to Emily Micallef, Melissa Maquire, Kristi Lambert, Kate Kennedy, Louisa Wong, Claire Murray, Helen Argyriou, Kate Greenhill, Georgia Hootsen, Celine Brown, Kate Jobson, Sally Sze, Helen Stooke, Louisa de Kievit, Melissa Isgro, Ayona Roy, Sadjab Mehdizadeh, Lu Jalane, Timothy Chau, Hoa Nguyen and Shirley Dong.