Principal's Desk
From Mr Mati Azadzoi
Dear Parent/Guardian/Carer/Staff,
Congratulations to all of our award recipients for Week 9 and Week 10. A big congratulations to the recipients of the 'Believe and Achieve' awards. Awesome work. See below the amazing student achievements.
Believe and Achieve
GRADE | STUDENT | AWARD | |
| Prep AA | Tory N | For absolutely giving her all everyday this term. Tory you have gone above and beyond every single day to show our school values towards your peers, your teacher and your school community. You have developed so much this term and we are all so proud of you! | |
| 1/2 NP | Blake S | For always displaying our GROWTH values. Blake tries his very best in all things, shows care and concern for others and is trustworthy and honest. He treats everyone with respect and is an asset to our school community. We are so proud of you! | |
| 1/2 PB | Darcy V | For showing big growth in your learning and attitude towards learning this term. You have worked really hard to build positive relationships with your peers. It has been great to see the progress you have made and you should be very proud of yourself. Keep making good choices Darcy, great work! | |
| 3/4 LP | Sara A | For demonstrating our school values every day. You approach all areas of your learning with a positive mindset, ready to challenge yourself. You are a terrific role model to your peers and an asset to the OPS community. Well done, Superstar! | |
| 3/4 DA | Jacob S | You consistently produce quality work, showing notable improvement and growth, especially in writing. Your contributions to class discussions are valued, being very insightful and beneficial. Your presence enriches our classroom. Thank you. | |
| 5/6 JD | Isabel C | For demonstrating OPS values and showing an outstanding attitude to your schoolwork. You are always respectful towards others and show gratitude and honesty! You are AMAZING!! | |
| 5/6 JDZ | Ieuan W | For being a responsible and reliable leader who upholds the school values with pride! It is so great to see you take on responsibilities with no fuss whilst also working hard to achieve success in your learning! Keep being a star! | |
| PE | Jaxon G | For all round consistency in every PE session. You are a great mate and always show up as your best self to achieve success in many ways. Thank you for always making good choices and ensuring that you influence others in a positive way. Keep it up! | |
| Signing | Haniala N | From listening carefully to instructions, fantastic focus when following demonstrations and finally always giving things a go with 100% effort - you have been a shining bright star throughout the whole term and should be so proud! | |
Preliminary Parent Opinion Survey Results 2023
A random selection of 30% of our parent population (across all year levels) anonymously engaged in a parent opinion survey this year. Thank you to all those parents who engaged in this task and we really appreciate you giving us your honest feedback to direct further improvement. The survey is prepared by the Department and is conducted every year and asks for responses of parents opinion in relation to;
- Community engagement
- Student ethos and environment
- Student cognitive engagement
- Student Development
- Student Safety
- Connection & Progress
We want to share with our community the preliminary results. Simply put, our parent feedback is outstanding and we are very proud of our achievement. It’s great to know we have our parents appreciating all the work of our leaders, teachers, ES staff and our student leaders.
Summary of results:
Parent / Caregiver / Guardian participation and involvement-89%
School communication-97%
Teacher communication-83%
General satisfaction-93%
Physical environment-93%
School improvement-92%
School pride and confidence-93%
High expectation for success-97%
Student motivation and support-88%
Stimulating learning environment-88%
Effective teaching-90%Student agency and voice-83%
Confidence and resiliency skills-93%Managing bullying-93%
Non-experience of bullying-87%
Promoting positive behaviour-95%
Respect for diversity-98%
School connectedness-91%
Positive transitions-92%
Swimming
We are now accepting payments for our Swimming Program in Term 4. We will require full payment and permission forms to be returned to the office by Friday 20th October. More details regarding swimming lesson times will be distributed early next term. Please contact the school if you have any questions.
Curriculum day
A reminder that Friday 15th September is 'curriculum day'. No classes will be running on this day. Our school staff will be engaging in Numeracy Professional Development.
Upcoming Excursions
Just a reminder that if you have not yet submitted your child's excursion forms for MoPa/ArtVo please do so asap. Contact the office if you need a new consent form.
We wish for our OPS community to have a safe and happy holiday with family and friends.
We return back on Monday 2nd October @ 8.50am.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY-September
September Staff Birthdays:
Jackie
Sami
Amber
September Student Birthdays:
00 Rylan B
00 Archer O
00 Zack B
12 Chloe A
34 Hudson V
34 Rachel P
56 Kayden R
56 Jordan O
56 Sarah P