From Our Principals

Dear families,

What another incredibly busy but fun filled and community minded fortnight.

It is no easy feat to organise one concert let alone two, a week apart. I want to again say a huge thank you to Ms Roszbach for her dedication and enthusiasm in bringing her vision to life. I thank all our staff for assisting, co-ordinating and supporting with rehearsals and on the evening/s. And to our wonderful students, it isn't easy performing in front of an audience, and they all did an exceptional job. What a wonderful way to celebrate an incredible year as a community. Looking ahead we have mango delivery to look forward to, Year 5 camp, Yr 3-day camp and Year 6 graduation. We will also be calling on parent helpers to do an inside clean up as we have a massive skip being delivered in our final week of term.

Although it is a busy time of year, it is special time to stop and reflect on the year and celebrate our many achievements. I can't believe how fast the year has flown and feel very proud to be part of our OPS community.

Please read below for lots of important updates.

2026 Staffing

With only 2 weeks to go we are in the full swing of planning for 2026 and with that comes the time of year where we farewell staff and welcome others. At the end of this year we will say goodbye to Mr Pannam, Ms Fountain, Ms Kelly, Ms Roszbach, Ms Hadi and Mrs Downard. We thank these staff for their commitment and dedication to OPS and we will give them a proper goodbye at our final assembly. We will also be farewelling Ms Kah, but just for the 2026 school year and welcoming back Mrs Kupfer and Miss Dijanesic. We are also welcoming staff that will be brand new to our Ormond Primary School community - Miss Stelling, Mr Keng, Miss Perryman and Mrs Evenden. They are looking forward to meeting our community next Tuesday for our UP day.

Child Safety

Ormond Primary School is committed to providing an environment where students are safe and feel safe. We are also committed to continuous improvement of our child safety framework. We are currently reviewing our child safety policies and practices to ensure they are up-to-date and effective. 

Our child safety framework includes policies, codes and procedures that explain how we support and maintain the safety and wellbeing of our students and protect them from harm. These documents are available on our website and are updated as our policies are. Our School Council, Education Sub Committee and Parent and Friends Association have been integral in helping us review and develop policies. This week our updated Attendance and Student Wellbeing and Engagement policies were ratified by School Council and will be available on our website next week.

Our students and families are important partners in this process. We welcome your feedback or ideas on ways we can improve our approach to child safety and wellbeing

If you have any suggestions or comments, please contact Ormond Primary School on 03 9578 1327 or at ormond.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

Transition

We have our last transition sessions happening next week at OPS. It has be a whirlwind few weeks for all involved, but excitement has been in the air as we get ready to welcome the new students joining our community in 2026. It has been wonderful to see new faces and for them to get their first introduction to OPS. 

New Foundation Students:  Tuesday, 9 December from 10am-1pm

Year 1-4 Students:  Tuesday, 9 December from 10am-1pm

Year 5 and 6 Students:  Friday, 12 December from 10am-11am

Due to the Yr 5 camp and our UP day our week 10 timetable has changes, please see below.

Junior Performing Arts Mini Concert

What a fantastic night we had last Thursday, 27 November. Ms Roszbach did a superb job.

A big thank you to Ding Ding W and Harvey T for going above and beyond to ensure all technical aspects were well taken care of for a successful concert.

We'd also like to thanks Donna Campbell (CRT) for volunteering her time to create and decorate our stage walls. It looked fabulous.

Michelle Roszbach sent OPS staff this lovely little thank you note...

Hello Fabulous People!!!!!!!

Thanks SO much for all your hard work with supporting me with the concert! 

The kids did AMAZING, my cup is full ! 

I appreciate so much every transition/practice/toe tap/question answer/twirl/shhhhhhhh/prop maker/… I could go on …and for your time in a very hectic end of term. It could not have come together without you guys !!!!!!! 

You are the absolute BEST 

X Mish 

Next issue we will have photos from our Yr3-5 concert.

Softball Final

Congratulations to our wonderful Yr 6 Softball team and their amazing coach Ms Vallence. While we didn't win today the team have shown vast improvement over the year and made OPS proud with their encouragement and support of each other but how they handled themselves in defeat. We are proud of you and your efforts. Congratulations team!

Recycling Project

At a community engagement subcommittee, it was discussed how to become more environmentally conscious. Given it is the end of the year and a lot of moving and decluttering is happening, it is a perfect opportunity to participate in the Officeworks Schools Recycling Program. The main aim is to collect as many stationary items as possible to repurpose and recycle. 

If the environment isn't reason enough to get on board, there is also the opportunity for our school to go into a draw to win cash prizes! Once the boxes are returned to Officeworks with the recycling items collected, we will be entered into the draw.

Diana (Milena and Sasha's mum) has kindly collected some Officeworks donation boxes for the collection of the stationery items. We are hoping to place boxes in each class, or in a number of spots around the school for ease of collecting. Diana will return the boxes to Officeworks once they are full. Thanks Diana!

Please have a look at the list below of items that can be recycled and perhaps go through it with your child/ren so they are aware:

Items ACCEPTED

Art Supplies

Calculators

Crayons & Oil Pastels

Erasers, Liquid Paper & Correction Tape

Exercise & Scrap Books

Glue Sticks

Maths Equipment

Paint Brushes

Paper Clips & Bulldog Clips

Pencil Cases

Pencils, Pens & Markers

Rulers

Sharpeners, Staplers & Hole Punches

A4 & Mini Whiteboards

Items NOT ACCEPTED

Beads & Buttons

Coloured Craft Paper

Display Folders

Fabric & Material Scrap

Musical Instruments

Paint

Ribbon & String

Ring Binders

Scissors

Shout Out -Nora Yer 5

A huge congratulations to Nora in Year 5 on her State Schools Victoria presentation in softball. Nora is the youngest person to be selected for the team, and her coaches have noted how she has adapted exceedingly well to the team while working with older and more experienced players. Amazing effort Nora!

Majestic Metro Tunnel 

The Metro Tunnel is now open to the public! And our very own George M got to see it in person. His dad, Gavin, shared some pics from their adventures! It looks fantastic.

Passengers can now catch a train through the twin nine-kilometre tunnels and five new stations – Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac. 

On the first day of the service operating, more than 70,000 people turned out to ride the Metro Tunnel. From December until the end of January, public transport will be free for everyone across the state of Victoria on Saturdays and Sundays.  So, if you're looking for a FREE holiday activity, head down to check it out like George did!

Have a wonderful weekend.

With thanks,

Anna-Marie