Craigburn Primary School Self-Worth Caring Responsibility 15 Murrays Hill Road

Flagstaff Hill SA 5159

Phone 08 8270 4144

Fax 08 8370 5745

dl.1226.admin@schools.sa.edu.au

www.craigburn.sa.edu.au

Craigburn OSHC Service

7:00am — 8:40am

3:10pm — 6:15pm

Phone 0427 271 768

Principal Kathy Terrell

Deputy Principal Paul Luke

Senior Leader Rob Warncken

Finance Officer Vivienne Menere

Front Office Heather McLean

School Starts: 8:50am

Recess: 10:50am - 11:10am

Lunch: 1:10pm - 1:50pm

School Dismissal: 3:10pm

Important Dates

Fri 7 Nov—Yr 5/6/7 Assembly 2:15pm

Mon 10 Nov—Yr 2/3/4 Assembly 10am

Fri 14 Nov—Gala Day

Mon 17 Tue 18 Fri 21—Sports Expo

Wed 19 Nov—Reception 1st Transition

Fri 21 Nov—School Disco

Mon 24—Wed 26 Nov—Yr 6 Camp

Wed 26 Nov—Reception 2nd Transition

Mon 1 Dec—Governing Council Dinner

Wed 3 Dec—Reception 3rd Transition

Mon 8 Dec—Celebration Night

Wed 10 Dec—Year 7 Graduation

From Your Principal Highly Successful Spring Fair!

We are highly indebted to our amazing Fundraising

Committee for managing such a successful Spring Fair. This

took an enormous amount of work, time and effort and the

results speak for themselves. To have over 130 stalls involved

and to have such an efficient and well planned fair is a great

credit to all. We wish to acknowledge the hard work of our

parents, particularly those on the committee. This group of

people is led by two dedicated parents, Sheena-Margot

Lavelle and Candi Hinks—we congratulate them! The members of the committee include:

Elana Goncalves, Alice Hilberdink, Leah Burton, Sally Edwards, Tamara Armstrong, Michelle

Ivanovic, Elly Charlston, Lyndall Pratt, Tracy Fitzmaurice, Liz Spence and Kristie Pittman.

What an amazing team! Thank you. We raised close to $10,000 to support the development

of the school. Wonderful!

Please respond to our Parent Opinion Survey

We believe that we have had an incredible year of exciting events and many, many

successes and highlights, one example being the Seussical Junior performances and another

being the Spring Fair. As with all schools, we are currently transitioning to the Australian

Curriculum, and the staff operate within a highly professional framework incorporating

planning, implementing, assessing and reporting. Our digital learning focus strongly

supports student learning across the curriculum. It is very important to us that you let us

know your thoughts about our school.

As part of our annual reporting requirements we do need to gather parent, student and

staff satisfaction information. We are keen to hear from parents who can provide us with

vital feedback through the Australian Curriculum and

Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA) official

survey form. We highly value parent

opinions as a means of providing

identifying areas of

improvement as well as

Craigburn Primary School is a learning community sustained by quality relationships

within a culture of respect, optimism and resilience. We are highly regarded for our

passion for learning and our focus on continual improvement.

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acknowledging our strengths.

Please consider completing the short digital survey through the link provided here:

Parent Opinion Survey Access Code - QH4tjyJK

Please complete the survey by Friday, November 28th. A paper version is available from the

front office if required. The results of this survey will be available to the school community

and published in our Annual Report. Thank you.

Digital Learning Focus

We are continuing to move ahead with our focus on Digital Learning and we are continuing

to build the capacity of all staff and students in their utilisation of iPads and other digital

devices. Students can access a whole range of resources to enhance their learning

experiences and engage in creative outcomes. Several new class blogs are also currently

being developed to support the sharing of student learning. One of our class blogs has had

more than 30,000 hits from around the world. Well done!

Music is Fun!

Students participated in a program of music and fun today. It was an outstanding

performing arts moment for our students as they took part in a very professional learning

experience. Thanks to Kerry Rayner for organising this event.

Craigburn’s Got Talent

This in-school event is not far away. Many children are excited and are practising very hard.

Please encourage them to practise at home. They are having fun!

Kathy Terrell—Principal

A Message from your Deputy Principal

Gala Day 2014 - Friday 14th November

Now that our highly successful Spring Fair has passed - it’s the students’ turn to take over

with our annual Gala Day on Friday 14th of November. For those new and old to Craigburn,

Gala Day is an annual event where students showcase their enterprise skills by creating and

running a food, craft or activity stall.

Being a student-led event, students develop important life skills such as creativity,

collaboration, communication and critical thinking.

Only Year 3 - 7 students can run a Gala Day stall. Students who have shown interest in

running a stall, have attended an information session and received a stall holders

nomination form which must be completed and returned to school by Friday morning. The

Gala Day student leaders will then examine and approve the nominations.

On Gala Day, students are encouraged to bring along loose change (coins) to spend at the

stalls. It is up to parents to determine how much money students bring to school. As a

guide, up to $5 for younger students and up to $10 for older students seems to work well.

Session times on Gala Day are as follows:

• Early Years - Reception to Year 2 - 11.30am to 12.15pm

• Primary Years - Years 3 to 7 - 12.15pm to 1.00pm

We look forward to a fun day of student-led enterprise.

Paul Luke—Deputy Principal

School Open Tour The Principal, Kathy Terrell invites all

prospective parents to take time to

visit the school and learn about our

comprehensive facilities and learning

programs.

If you would like to attend, please

contact the school.

Student Absences If a student is absent from school due to

sickness or any other reason, parents/

carers are asked to notify the school on

82704144 by 9am.

Uniform Shop

Opening Hours Tuesday 2:45pm - 3:15pm

Wednesday 8:40am - 9:15am

Friday 8:40am - 9:15am

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Performing Arts Libby D has successfully auditioned for a part in the Adelaide Youth Theatre's production of

Annie, which will be staged in January 2015. Well done Libby!

School Sport Celebrating PE Week

This year over 50,000 students, from more than 210 schools across the state will be

celebrating PE week and the importance of active and healthy living in the lives of South

Australian children. To celebrate PE Week at Craigburn and the theme ‘Connecting Schools

and Communities’, we will be running 3 full days of Sports Expos. Students will have the

chance to participate in a variety of activities and learn new skills, while connecting with

local sporting groups and organizations in the community.

Sports Expo dates:

Monday 17th November - Year 2 – 4 classes

Tuesday 18th November - Year 4/5 – 6/7 classes

Friday 21st November - Reception – Year 1/2 classes

Please ensure consent forms are returned and students have their hats, drink bottles,

sunblock and appropriate shoes on their sports expo day.

Karen Pettman

Nature Play

Nature Play Passport

In Week 5 your child will be bringing home a Nature Play

“Passport to an amazing childhood”. This passport links to a

website which delivers ‘missions’ children can do whenever they

have a bit of free time. The missions are free, age-appropriate

outdoor activities like ‘climb a tree’, ‘build a cubby’ or ‘ride your bike’ - the kind of stuff

most of you did as kids.

While the passport missions are designed to be fun, they are also an important tool for

boosting children’s development and helping them to increase their dose of exercise and

free-range, imaginative play. By helping to bring unstructured outdoor play back into your

children’s lives, you’ll be building their cognitive, emotional and physical development and

boosting their resilience.

The next time your child starts the “I’m bored” routine why not log on to the Nature Play SA

website (www.natureplay.org.au/passport) and help them to register their passport? Each

time your child completes a mission you can place a sticker on the appropriate mission

page. In fact, the idea is to collect as many stickers or stamps per page as you like to make

the passports fun.

For other great ideas for getting outdoors, visit Nature Play SA’s website and sign up for the

newsletters and Facebook page.

The passports will be distributed on Monday 10th November and there will also be a letter

going out to families outlining how to register online so that your child/children can take

full advantage of the Nature Play SA Passport program.

Mike Hanna and Emma Harry

Assembly Awards Reception / Year 1

Miss Harry D20

Ava W, Thomas B, Samuel C, Joshua I,

Alice L, Reed N, Zoe S, Seb B

Mrs Grimmer D21

Jett P, Tahlia F, Nancy G, Tiago G,

Christian H, Harry R, Nicholas T, Gideon

V, Amelia W, Heidi D

Mrs Hook D22

Louise B, Oliver B, Ashley B, Grace C,

Dylan C, Olivia L, Tyce L, Kweku M

Mrs O’Keefe E23

Charlie P, Jordan L, Bailey J, Riley P,

Jayden L

Miss Tammy O’Donoghue E24

Nicholas E, Zander S, Isabella W, Galen

Mrs Booth E25

Tali MA, Jessica M, Abigail S, Zak W,

Shawn Y, Keira T

Mitcham

Rhythmic

Gymnastics Club Come and Try on Fridays commencing

at 6:00pm. An assessment can be

arranged by phoning the club’s mobile

on 0420 814 744.

Classes are held at Urrbrae Agricultural

High School Gymnasium.

www.mitchamrhythmicgymclub.com

Email: Mitcham@gymnastics.org.au

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Craigburn Café A big thank you to everyone who supported the Canteen at the Spring Fair last week.

Despite the weather, it was great to see so many people enjoying themselves and it was

nice to see some old scholar’s who were happy to see our popular Crusher Machine again!

It brought back many happy memories!

Well done to everyone who gave up their time to support us and the school.

We have introduced Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets. There are no artificial colours & flavours,

100% free of any added hormones and steroids and Made in Australia. Still only 50c each.

Try our new Chicken Breast Goujon – 50c each OR 5 Goujons and Salad Tub for $5.00. A very

healthy and tasty lunch!

Frozen Strawberry Yoghurt (Fat Free) only $1.50

Mini Callipo ice block - a variety of flavours only $1.00.

Many more ice creams to choose from ranging from 50c to $1.50. Come and see us for a

great treat!

Sue and Sue – Canteen Managers

Celebration Night Our annual Celebration Night will be held Monday 8th December on the school oval. The

evening starts at 6:30pm and students need to be in classrooms, arriving between 6:00pm

and 6:15pm. Students need to eat prior to 6:00pm or after the concert which usually

finishes by 7:45pm.

Families are encouraged to arrive earlier than this to get a spot on the oval banks. Many

families have an early picnic style tea. All students are involved in this fun community

event.

Please note that a sausage sizzle and drinks are available from 5:30-6:30pm outside the

canteen. There will be a flier sent home in Week 6 with more details and class teachers will

give specific information about what students need to wear.

Canteen Roster 7/11 Belinda Angus and Natalie

Rickers

10/11 Nicole Mychajliw

11/11 Sandy Hathaway

12/11 Mary Marsh and Tony Benson

13/11 Leonie Kruse

14/11 Liz Chamberlain and Jayne

Brien

17/11 Sally Asencion

18/11 Katharine Cook

19/11 Lisa Ambler

20/11 Peta Beck

21/11 Amanda Watchman and Elly

Charleston

Blackwood

Primary School

Open Day 2014 sees Blackwood Primary School

marking 50 years. To celebrate

achievements and welcome past

students, families and teachers back to

our school, we are holding an Open

Day. We invite all current and former

students, staff and parents to join in

our celebrations.

Visit:-

www.blackwoodps.sa.edu.au/50years

Anzac Day 2015 A once in a lifetime opportunity to be

at Gallipoli next Anzac Day.

You can win a trip for two to Istanbul

and Gallipoli in April 2015 by visiting

the Australia in the Great War

Facebook and just clicking to enter.

Competition closes 11 November 2014

so hurry to enter.

Anzac day 2015 will be a special time as

we commemorate 100 years since the

Gallipoli landing and being there will be

an amazing experience.

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AustraliaGreatWar

Competition Closes 11 November 2014