It’s been wonderful to see our students, staff, and families return to school and smoothly settle in. Thank you once again for your ongoing support to our school community by keeping in touch through the weekly wrap and other posts on Craigburn Connections.
Green and Gold Day
A big thank you to Karen and our Year 6 Be Active Leaders for organising Friday’s Green and Gold Day, celebrating the Paris Olympic Games. The Opening Ceremony was a wonderful success, with the Be Active Leaders passing a Craigburn Olympic torch around the classes, capturing the excitement of the Games. It was fantastic to see students dressed in ‘Green and Gold’ or outfits representing their favourite Olympic sports or athletes. Thank you families for your support.
Over the next two weeks, students will participate in tasks and challenges led by our student ‘Be Active’ Leaders.
Year 3 Campers
We wish all our Year 3 campers an incredible experience at Nunyara Camp, Belair, on Tuesday and Wednesday. The overnight camp promises to be filled with fun, learning and adventure. Best wishes to everyone attending.
Parent Survey
Parents are invited to complete the 2024 annual Public Education Parent Survey. The 2024 parent survey opens mid to late July and closes midnight Sunday 8 September. During the survey window you will receive an email or SMS from the Parent Survey Team with a unique link to participate in the survey. If you have not received an email or SMS with your unique survey link by Friday 9 August 2024, please check your spam or junk folders. Otherwise, please contact education.ParentSurvey@sa.gov.au and include our school’s name in your email. A new survey will be sent to you.
The survey takes less than 10 minutes and will help us understand:
- what we’re doing well
- where we can improve
- what’s important to you.
It has been coordinated centrally so that added administration workload isn’t placed on the school. Your answers won’t identify you or your child. Only collated feedback will be provided to our school. Information collected will inform school improvement planning and activities at the school. The survey closes midnight Sunday 8 September.
International Competitions and Assessments – Schools (ICAS)
There is only one day remaining before the ICAS shop closes at 11.59pm Monday 29th July. If you would like your child to participate please read the information below to register your child/children.
Students in Year 2 to 6 will have the option of participating in the ICAS assessments. There will be 6 assessments:
- Digital Technologies – 5 August – 9 August
- Writing – 5 August – 9 August
- English – 12 August – 16 August
- Science – 19 August – 23 August
- Spelling Bee – 19 August – 23 August
- Maths – 26 August – 30 August
If you would like your child to participate, please register and pay directly with UniNSW using the link below. The Parent Payment System is a simple and secure online payment service specifically for parents to register and pay for ICAS Assessments:
https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps
Our school’s unique access code is: AMU766
The closing date for registration and payment is Monday 29 July 2024.
Reading is Magic – The Reading Olympics – Celebrating Book Week
This term, we are thrilled to celebrate the Magic of Reading at Craigburn with the Reading Olympics! From July 26th to August 11th, students are encouraged to immerse themselves in stories and track their reading minutes in our Readathon. There are wonderful opportunities for students to enjoy diverse reading materials, whether it’s novels, audiobooks, or magazines, and they can even win prizes for their efforts!
In addition, we have some fantastic events lined up, including a special incursion performance for our Reception to Year 3 students on August 8th, a Book Week parade on August 23rd, and an Author Visit for our Year 4 to 6 students on August 22nd.
Book Week, running from August 17th to 23rd, promises to inspire our students’ imaginations under the theme “Reading is Magic.”
Plus, don’t miss the Scholastic Book Fair from August 22nd to 27th. We encourage you to support and motivate your child to participate in these magical reading adventures.
A big thank you to Krysten, our Library Educator, for her incredible effort in organising these enriching events. Let’s make this term a celebration of books and creativity!
Secondary Enrolment Update – Information to Families of Year 6 students
In week 3 of term 3, enrolment offers for secondary school will be sent to the families of our year 6 students.
Most families will receive their offer by email on 7th, 8th or 9th August.
If you think you have not received your enrolment offer from your secondary school, you need to check your junk folder for an email from education.noreply@sa.gov.au
If you did not provide an email address on your registration of interest form, you will receive your enrolment offer in the mail or it will be handed to you by your child.
If your enrolment offer has not arrived by 12th August, please let Bron at the Front Office know and we can follow up with the secondary school on your behalf.
If you need support to accept your enrolment offer visit https://www.education.sa.gov.au/parents-and-families/enrol-school-or-preschool/school-enrolment/starting-secondary-school or contact your allocated secondary school and they can step you through the process.
Weekend Netball
Year 3/4 Craigburn Blue
Mitcham Primary School V Craigburn Blue 1-9 (win)
It was a fantastic first game back for the Craigburn Blue girls down the hill against Mitcham this morning. They were passing and defending the ball with so much confidence this morning. It has been great to see their progress each week and watch them have lots of fun out there as a team, always celebrating and supporting each other.
Coach – Emma
Year 5/6
The Y5/6 Netball girls faced a chilly early morning game against Edwardstown for the second time in a row this season after a long break. We didn’t walk away with a win this time, but we definitely improved with an amazing start in the first quarter, having gone down 23 – 7. We have a lot of unwell team members at the moment, and we are looking forward to them hopefully returning next week (rest up girls!). Special shout out to Lily M (Year 3) who has been coming out to support her big sister Sophie and the Y5/6 team this season. Today she made some special signs to help cheer the girls on! They looked AMAZING and definitely helped with morale!
Coaches – Karen & Annika
Cybersafety – Parent Easy Guide
Being online is part of everyday life for children and young people. The best way to keep children safe is by staying actively involved in their digital world. Parents and carers play an important role in the online safety of children. Helping them develop social and emotional skills and positive relationships can contribute to a healthy, rewarding experience.
This parent easy guide gives parents and carers practical tips for keeping their children and young people safe online. It includes information on developing a family technology plan, setting up safe use at home and helping children learn online safety skills. It also includes information on cyber bullying, social media use, online grooming as well as gaming.
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Whole School Photo Day
Our annual whole school photo day is scheduled for Tuesday 13th August – Week 4 of Term 3. Details here.
Student Free Day / School Closure
A reminder that we have a student free day scheduled on Friday 9th August (Term 3 Week 3), where teaching and learning support staff will be undertaking a reading workshop led by reading expert, Dr Sarah McDonagh, from NSW. OSHC will be open for bookings.
Our School Closure Day for the year is on Monday 2nd September (Term 3 Week 7) and aligns with the week of the Royal Adelaide Show. OSHC will be closed on this day.
School iPads
We are pleased to announce that our school will now provide a school-owned iPad for all students in Years 2 to 6. This means that if your child has been participating in our BYO iPad program, they will no longer need to bring their own device to school.
Please note that the school-owned iPads will stay at school and will not be taken home at this stage.
This change is designed to create a safer and more controlled digital learning environment, ensuring that all students have reliable access to the resources they need while enhancing their overall learning experience.
Thank you for your support as we continue to improve our educational programs.
Term Planner – Key Dates
Please read further on for updates to the special activities and events for terms 3 and 4. We are especially looking forward to many whole school events including our Olympic Games celebration, Book Week and Celebration Night.
The Friends of Craigburn parent group are looking forward to sharing more information about the following events
Term 3
- Father’s Day Stall – Wednesday 28 August 2024
- Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 30 September 2024
Term 4
- Quiz Night/Silent Auction – Saturday 9 November 2024
- Spooky Disco – 1 November 2024
- Celebration Night (Christmas Raffle Drawn) – 9 December 2024
Important Reminder: Dogs on School Grounds
We would like to remind everyone that, in accordance with the Department for Education policy, dogs are not permitted on school grounds unless specifically approved by the principal for curriculum purposes or as assistance animals. This policy is in effect at all times, including during Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) and outside of regular school hours.
If you have an assistance dog or a dog in training to become an assistance animal, please contact the front office to arrange for the necessary exemption.
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Yearly Planner 2024
Term 3
- Year 3 Camp Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 August
- Year 2 Sciworld Incursion – Wednesday 31 August
- Sapsasa Basketball – Tuesday 6 August
- Student Free Day – Friday 9 August
- Governing Council Meeting – Monday 12 August
- School Photo Day – Tuesday 13 August
- National Science Week – Monday 12 August
- Book Week Parade – Friday 23 August
- Father’s Day Stall – Thursday 29 August
- Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 30 August
- School Closure Day – Monday 2 September
- Premier’s Challenges End – Friday 6 September
- RUOK Day – Thursday 12 September
- Governing Council Meeting – Monday 16 September
- End of Term – Friday 27 September – Early Dismissal
Term 4
- Term 4 Starts – Monday 14 October
- World Teachers Day – Friday 25 October
- Governing Council Meeting – Monday 28 October
- Year 4/5 Camp – Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 October
- Year 6 Camp – Monday 4 – Wednesday 6 November
- Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday 5 November
- Remembrance Day – School – Monday 11 November
- Reception Transition 1 – Wednesday 13 November
- Governing Council Meeting – Monday 18 November
- Reception Transition 2 – Wednesday 20 November
- Student Free Day – Monday 25 November
- Reception Transition 3 – Wednesday 27 November
- Celebration Night – Monday 9 December
- Year 7 Graduation – Wednesday 11 December
- End of Term / School Year – Friday 13 December
