Principal's Message

School Philosophy

Orchard Grove Primary School is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that engages curiosity, promotes learning, personal growth, and well-being for all students. We strive to develop adaptability and resilience so students can become valued members of the local and global communities and be prepared for future life experiences.

From the Principal

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to Term 4!

We are busy working towards our Production here at school - with rehearsals most days across year levels. Costumes and props are starting to appear and the excitement is building! Please refer to Compass communications - sent by Mr Moore primarily - around all aspects of the production and ask your class teachers or Miss J if you have any questions. Also, bookings are now open and we will lift limits on amount of seats at all shows next week. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Interwoven with rehearsals have been a range of District level events - primarily athletics and basketball, alongside softball. We have also had Hoop Time finals. Thank you to all parents who have supported these events, from coaching to scoring and carpooling to ensure all students can attend. I know the students have all enjoyed the experiences.

I would like to welcome all our new families to the OGPS community as we begin to embark on our 2027 transition sessions, with our first Foundation 2027 transition session this Friday. We are also beginning to think about our 2027 classes, which might sound early but we take time and effort to make sure these are as balanced as can be in many different ways. Our first whole school transition date is the 27th of November, so we need to start early to have classes hopefully in place for this session. We do accept parent requests - as long as they are on educational grounds. These requests are overseen by the principal team rather than classroom teachers, as this allows us to ensure all requests are received and treated fairly and equitably. Please forward all requests to the principal team - either directly or via the school email on orchard.grove.ps@education.vic.gov.au. Email or written requests are accepted with a cut off date for requests being the 6th of November 2027.

Additionally, as we begin to prepare 2027 classes, if your child/ren will not be attending OGPS next year can you please let the office know at orchard.grove.ps@education.vic.gov.au as soon as possible.

Michelle Ogilvie

Principal