Principal's Message

Wawa, Wominjika. 

Here at Old Orchard Primary School, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we visit each day, the Wurrunguri and Woiwurrung people of the Kulin nation. We acknowledge and respect the elders and leaders past and present and the elders and leaders of all of the cultures and nationalities that are part of the Old Orchard Primary School community. We express our gratitude towards the orchards that were kept in place by the peoples on this land before us. We thank the traditional owners for sharing this beautiful land that we all love, and for keeping the land, sky, waterways and animals all in great condition for thousands of years, not only for themselves but for all the generations to come. 

SRC (Student Representative Council) Elections

Congratulations to the students who have been selected as Old Orchard SRC representatives for 2025. The students work closely with staff (Rhiannon Trimby & Ruth Reading) with a focus on making our school a better place for students, staff and the broader school community. SRC badges will be presented at upcoming assemblies.

NAPLAN

Our Year 3 and Year 5 students have been working hard in preparation for the NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy)testing. NAPLAN takes place eacher year in March for Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students across Australia and data is used in conjunction with school based assessments to inform individual progress as well as cohort and school performance. Our students are very well prepared for the testing which commences next Wednesday.

Congratulations

We are delighted to welcome the newest member of our Old Orchard community, Lily Roche. Lily is the second daughter of our P.E. teacher, James Roche and his wife Jacqui and a sister for Emily. Congratulations to James and Jacqui - we look forward to meeting Lily in due course.

School photo's

Wednesday was a busy day with class, individual, sibling and group photos. Thank-you to our students for engaging so well in what is always a slightly disrupted day and thanks to families for your support in ensuring that students were looking their best. We look forward to the photo packs arriving soon.

2025 Senior Musical Production - Shrek the Musical (auditions)

We are looking forward to our biennial Senior School Musical Production of Shrek the Musical in Term 3. Year 5 and 6 students will commence auditions next week for main roles and there is enormous excitementin anticipation of what lies ahead.

Year 3 & 4 Playground

Our School Council has approved the installation of a new Year 3 & 4 playground later this year. We are very appreciative of the school community for supporting our various fundraising endeavours in recent years to enable this addition to our school facilities. Next time you are at the school, you can check out the display board in the foyer with details of the playground project.