Craigburn Primary School has the opportunity to host a small group of six South Korean students (specifically from Cheongju) in early Term 3 for a period of 3 weeks, from 31 July – 18 August 2018. The Korean Schools Study program is centrally coordinated by International Education Services, within the …
Last Monday evening 5th March, we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the school library. It was rewarding to see a supportive group of parents and school staff in attendance. The meeting commenced with our garden specialist Kate Washington giving an excellent presentation of the work happening in the …
At our AGM last Monday evening (5th March), we presented the 2017 Minister’s Volunteering Award for Outstanding Service to Kim and Simon Nash. Late last year, Governing Council members were asked to nominate up to three community members who they felt were worthy of being nominated for this year’s volunteer …
A big ‘shout out’ and well done to our cricketers and swimmers who competed in Sapsasa events last week, with Cricket on Thursday morning and Swimming at the Marion Aquatics Centre. A great opportunity for students to showcase their sporting talents and represent their school. A big thank you to …
Mark Le Messurier – PARENT EDUCATION SEMINARS TOPIC: Teaching ‘Social and Emotional Literacy (SEL); What is it? Why teach it and how might it look and feel? An evening to showcase ‘What’s the Buzz?’ as a way to teach soft-skills Wednesday 28th March, 7pm to 8.30pm, Craigburn Primary School – …
Student Free Day Reminder – Friday 9th March A reminder that our first Student Free Day is scheduled for Friday 9th March. We will be joining with other schools and preschools within our local ‘South Valley Partnership’ in a professional learning event facilitated by the DECD Learner Improvement team as …
We invite all families to come along to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 5th March in the Library, commencing at 6:30pm and concluding at 8.00pm. Prior to the meeting there will some nibbles and drinks available from 6:00pm. Crèche facilities will be available. The AGM is a great …
We invite all students and families to join us for Acquaintance Evening on Tuesday 13th February. We value the relationships formed between school and home and the community culture we have at Craigburn. Acquaintance Evening serves as an opportunity for students, teachers and families to build these relationships at the …
Dear Families Welcome back to the new school year, with the first day back for students set for Monday 29th January. I trust everyone enjoyed a safe and happy summer break. I’m sure your child / children are looking forward to reconnecting with school friends, old and new – and …
Today, students attended their new class for 2018 and met with their new teacher/s and classmates. It was good to see students and teachers engaging in some fun introductory activities and joining in positive conversation when meeting together for the first time. New Staff We welcome five new teaching staff …
As mentioned in the last Principal News Post – we are nearing the end of the class placement process for 2018, having spent a considerable amount of time configuring balanced class groupings based on a range of factors (as previously outlined) and to ensure students’ needs are met. In placing students into …
Thanks for taking the time to read through this update as well as other recent news posts. The 2017 school year is quickly drawing to a close, though there is still much happening over the final two weeks. Staffing Update Deputy Principal Position It gives me great pleasure to announce that …
Dear Families Catherine Chambers has been working as the Pastoral Care Worker (PCW) at Craigburn Primary School for 1 year. We will shortly be conducting a review of this role. Gaining feedback from parents/caregivers is part of the Review. The information gained from this survey will be: Read by the …
We are well and truly nearing the end of the school year with many activities and programs still to go over the remaining four weeks. Thanks for taking time to read through this latest post. Breakfast with the Minister On Monday morning (20/11), I have been invited (along with 30 …
Over the weekend parents and friends from our Environment team were onsite planting out the surrounds to the new deck space overlooking the oval. A huge thank you to Craigburn parent, Brett Lawson (& team) from Climate Change Landscapes who has designed, selected and planted a beautiful ‘fire retardant’ garden …
