The Weekly Wrap – Term 3 Week 6 – 2025

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Posted By: Paul Luke August 24, 2025

We hope everyone had a restful weekend after an incredible Book Week! 

Celebrating Book Week at Craigburn

What a wonderful week of storytelling, creativity, and imagination we’ve shared together at Craigburn Primary School as part of Book Week 2025! Throughout the week students, staff, and families embraced the theme ‘Book an Adventure’ with enthusiasm.

Highlights of the Week

The Great Book Swap
Thank you to everyone who generously donated books and contributed gold coins. Students loved choosing a ‘new to them’ book while supporting the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Together, we shared the joy of reading and helped provide books for First Nations communities across Australia. More details here.

Dress Up Day & Parade
Our annual dress up day was a colourful celebration, with students and staff bringing favourite characters to life. Thank you to all families who joined us on the day – we hope you enjoyed the parade. A special shout out to our student hosts, Piper and Caitlin, who did a great job highlighting each class and their adventure-themed costumes. Special thanks to the Daily Grind for keeping everyone warm with coffee and hot chocolate.

Author & Illustrator Visits
Students were inspired by visits from Jared Thomas, proud Nukunu man and award-winning author, and Danny Snell, Adelaide-based illustrator of The Truck Cat. Their workshops gave students a unique window into the creative world of storytelling, culture, and art. Read further on for a summary of their visits.

Thank You

A huge thank you to our Library staff (Krysten and Emily) and Canteen team (Sue and Annika) for bringing Book Week to life with engaging activities in the library and canteen. Thank you too, to students, staff and families for making the week a special one. 

Author Visit with Jared Thomas – by Year 5 student, Addison P

On Wednesday the 20th of August, author Jared Thomas spoke to us about his life and being a writer. He started out by writing plays. His first play was presented in Africa. He has written multiple classics including Uncle Xbox and Game Day with Patty Mills. Jared has a strong love for his culture and loves Dreamtime stories. He is a proud Nukuna person and he’s also part Nadjuri, Swiss, Irish, Guwa (or Koa) and Scottish.

Surprisingly, Jared Thomas struggled in school and only read BMX magazines and national geographic as a child. He is strongly against racism, bullying and sexism. He played a lot of sports in his childhood such as AFL, cricket and basketball. He loved riding his BMX bike at his local BMX track.

He strongly encourages kids to find something they love and persist in it. Jared is about to add another 5 books to his Uncle Xbox series.

Illustrator Visit with Danny Snell

Book Week at Craigburn Primary was made extra special this year with a visit from award-winning South Australian illustrator and author, Danny Snell. Known for illustrating more than 30 children’s books, including The Truck Cat (this year’s National Simultaneous Storytime book). We even got to see the gold medal Danny won for The Truck Cat as Picture Book of the Year 2025! 🏅

Danny ran hands-on workshops with our R–2 students. They loved learning to draw ducks and butterflies 🦆🦋, exploring his creative process, and hearing him read One Little Duck.

Thank you, Danny, for inspiring our students and making Book Week extra special!

Book Week – Canteen Golden Ticket Winners – by Emilie R – Year 6 Media Student Leadership Team

Thank you to everyone for your participation in our canteen’s first golden ticket competition. Each day, 5 lucky winners were chosen at random and given a golden ticket to get something small from the canteen. Congratulations to the following winners :  Max T, Sophie H, Emily A, Y ouyou, Mia, Marie, Norgen, Furdezee, Isabelle P, Jack B, Nathan, Lily O, Evie R, Charlotte B, Evie, Harry W, Archie N, Luis W, Aria, Chloe H, William B, Maverick, Elsie F and Archie P.

We’re looking forward to running this again next year!!

Craigburn Choir at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Our school choir recently visited the Adelaide Entertainment Centre for their rehearsal in preparation for their upcoming performance in the Festival of Music on Tuesday 16 September. Well done to all of our choir students for their hard work and commitment – we can’t wait to see you shine on stage.

Cyber Safety Parent Session – Save the Date!

We’re excited to welcome Miranda Shaw, a Craigburn parent and Executive Specialist – Cyber Assurance and Engagement at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, to present a special information session for parents on keeping children safe online. Miranda will share the latest trends in cyber security threats affecting families, practical strategies to keep children safe, and answer your questions.

📅 Date: Monday, 15th September

🕒 Time: 6:00 – 7:00 pm 

📍 School Library – Craigburn Primary School

More details to come – we hope to see you there!

Footsteps Dance Program

As part of the physical education and performing arts curriculum areas, students in all year levels will be participating in a series of Footsteps Dance lessons. Footsteps is a dynamic dance program designed to cater to all skill levels. Each session is led by energetic instructors who create a supportive and enjoyable environment for every student. Beginning on Monday, sessions will be held weekly for six weeks. We look forward to learning new dance moves and choreographing our items for the end of year Celebration night.

Weekend Netball Results

Year 2 coach – Tammy

Despite a loss to mitcham gold the girls continued to show a positive and fun attitude. Giving it their best and I was particularly proud of the sportsmanship they showed when filling in for the other team as they were 2 players short. Well done girls 😊

Year 2/3 coach – Sara

Our Year 2/3 team showed incredible determination this week. Although we fell behind early, the players fought hard to come back for an exciting draw. The effort at training really paid off. Passing was sharp and accurate, and the goal work was amazing to watch. A fantastic team performance that showed both resilience and skill!

Year 3/4 coach – Kimmy

Our Year 3/4 team played against Eden Hills this week and showed a huge improvement in their game. Although we went down by just 2 goals, the girls demonstrated incredible growth since our last match against this team. We’re both excited and a little sad as we head into our final game next week. Well done team! Your effort and teamwork have been outstanding!

Year 5 coach – Mathilda

The Year 5s hit the court ready for action in Saturday’s sunshine, and what a game it was, nail-biting right until the end!

Everyone rose to the challenge with moments of magic all over the court. Clever passes, great team work, and tight defence with plenty for us to celebrate. One more game to go, and we’re ready to finish the season with a bang!

Year 5/6 coach – Merissa

The Yr 5/6 Craigburn Navy netball team put in an impressive performance over the weekend, narrowly going down 9–12 in a hard-fought contest against Edwardstown. The girls led strongly for the first three quarters, matching it with a side that is known for winning by large margins. Over the past few weeks, the team has shown terrific improvement, moving the ball with confidence and putting their training drills into action. Their growth, along with the fun they’re having, is shining through in the way they play each week.

Year 6 coach – Annika

The Year 6 Netball girls had a great game against Eden Hills. Unfortunately, it didn’t go out way, with an annihilating 32 – 6 loss. It didn’t dampen their spirits, and despite the score, the girls still worked hard as a team and played well, working on their communication and teamwork. Well done girls!

Premier’s Reading Challenge 

Congratulations to students who have already completed the 2025 Premier’s Reading Challenge. 

The Reading Challenge remains open to the end of week 7, Friday 5 September, and requires students to read 12 books – 8 books from the Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist and 4 personal choice books. Eligible books include e-books, audio books, class/shared reading, prescribed books for school, non-fiction books, books read as research for assignments or books in another language. Every student needs a Student Reading Record, available from the library or one can be downloaded here.

Friendly Reminders

2025 Parent survey

The annual parent survey is underway and closes midnight Sunday 7 September. For more information please visit the department’s website.

This survey aims to get your views on:

  • what we’re doing well
  • where we can improve
  • what’s important to you as a parent/carer.

Your answers won’t identify you or your child and only collated feedback is provided to our school.

You should have already received a link to the survey via email or SMS. Reminder emails are currently being sent to you unless you have completed a survey or have unsubscribed. Please take the time to complete the survey, this is valuable information for our school

Father’s Day – Gift Stall and Breakfast

Craigburn Primary School will again be celebrating Father’s Day with a special stall and breakfast. The Father’s Day Stall will be held on Wednesday 3 September, where students can purchase gifts priced between $1.00 and $5.00. Parents are advised to send their children with no more than $10.00. Volunteers are needed to assist with the stall, and interested individuals should contact the front office. 

Additionally, our Friends of Craigburn team  will host a Father’s Day Breakfast on Friday 5 September, starting at 8:00 am. Yummy ham/cheese and spinach/feta danishes are available for purchase via Qkr!

School Closure Day – Monday 1 September
Our School Closure Day will be held on Monday 1 September (Week 7, Term 3) to align with the week of the Royal Adelaide Show.  Please note: OSHC will be closed on this day.

Coffee, Cover & Connect – Term 3 Invitation for Library Volunteers

Coffee, Cover & Connect mornings! These sessions are a great way to catch up over a warm cuppa, help us prepare new books for the shelves, and enjoy being part of our reading community. Next sessions will be held in the Library from 9:00 to 10:30am on the following Fridays:

☕ 29th August

📚 5th September

☕ 19th September

Whether you’re a regular volunteer or new to the team, we’d love to see you there! No experience needed – just a willingness to lend a hand and a love of books.

Interested in joining us? Please email us at: dl.1226.library@schools.sa.edu.au

With thanks, Krysten & Emily – Library Team

Reporting Absences

Please inform us if your child will be absent. You can report absences via:

If your child is absent from school with no explanation, you will receive a text message from the school on the day of absence.  Please respond promptly to this message so that we can update our student absence records for your child.

For absences that require an Exemption (Family Holiday, Ongoing Medical or other reasons that will extend beyond 3 days), please come in to the Front Office and pick up a “Principal Approved Application For Exemption From School” form.

Moving School in 2026?

To support our staff and class planning for 2026, should your child/ren be leaving Craigburn Primary School (aside from current Year 6s) to attend another school next year, please notify us via the front office. Thank you.

Change of Contact Details

To help us keep up to date with family and emergency contact details please contact the front office with any change of contact details.

Recent Posts 

Yearly Planner

Term 3 

  • Governing Council Meeting – Monday 25 August
  • School Closure Day – Monday 1 September
  • Father’s Day Stall – Wednesday 3 September
  • Father’s Day Breakfast – Friday 5 September
  • Premier’s Challenges End – Friday 5 September
  • RUOK Day – Thursday 11 September
  • Governing Council Meeting – Monday 15 September
  • Choir at Festival of Music Concert – Tuesday 16 September
  • Jam Band – Tuesday 23 September
  • End of Term – Friday 27 September – Early Dismissal

Term 4

  • Term 4 Starts – Monday 13 October
  • World Teachers Day – Friday 24 October
  • Governing Council Meeting – Monday 27 October 
  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday 4 November
  • Remembrance Day – School – Tuesday 11 November
  • Reception Transition 1 – Wednesday 12 November
  • Governing Council Meeting – Monday 18 November 
  • Reception Transition 2 – Wednesday 19 November
  • Student Free Day – Monday 24 November
  • Reception Transition 3 – Wednesday 26 November
  • Celebration Night – Monday 8 December
  • Year 6 Graduation – Wednesday 10 December
  • Last Day School – Friday 12 December – Early Dismissal

More dates to follow as they are confirmed.

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