The Weekly Wrap – Term 3 Week 8 – 2025

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Posted By: Paul Luke September 7, 2025

We hope everyone had a restful weekend and enjoyed a happy Father’s Day.

A big thank you to everyone who supported our Father’s Day Stall and Breakfast last week. Special thanks to our Friends of Craigburn team and parent volunteers who organised the stall and breakfast. 

One week to go: Cyber Safety Parent Session – Monday 15 September

We’re excited to welcome Miranda Shaw—Craigburn parent and Executive Specialist, Cyber Assurance & Engagement at ASIC—for a practical, parent-friendly session 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

Please RSVP via this Google Form – click link

A Conversation Can Change A Life – R U OK Day – Thursday

R U OK? inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the  people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.

 You don’t need to be an expert to reach out – just a good friend and a great listener. 

Use these four steps and have a conversation that could change a life:

  1. Ask R U OK?
  2. Listen
  3. Encourage action
  4. Check in

Some excellent community resources here.

World’s Biggest Gratitude Lesson

We also have 2 Craigburn students who are heading into the city to host the ‘World’s Biggest Gratitude Lesson’ on Thursday through Growing with Gratitude. This online event will be streamed with thousands of students joining in from around the world.

Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT)

Currently, our Year 2-6 students are undertaking the annual Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) in Reading and Maths. PAT-M (Maths) and PAT-R (Reading) are mandatory tests for students in years 3 – 10 in SA government schools. The tests are online reading comprehension and maths assessments aligned to the Australian Curriculum. The tests are administered each year and provide teachers with information about the learning strengths and needs of their students.

PAT-M (Maths)

PAT-M tests have up to 40 multiple-choice questions. There is no audio component in any PAT-M test.

Each PAT-M test includes Australian Curriculum content across multiple year levels. For example, PAT-M test 4 includes content from years 2 to 5.

The tests assess the strands:

  • algebra (from test 7)
  • geometry
  • measurement
  • number
  • probability (from test 4)
  • statistics.

PAT-R (Reading)

PAT-R tests 2 to 10 have up to 35 questions.Students need to either:

  • drag-and-drop answers
  • select multiple options from a list.

Each PAT-R test includes Australian Curriculum content across multiple year levels. For example, PAT-R test 4 includes content from years 1 to 5.

The tests assess the strands:

  • interpreting explicit information (IE)
  • interpreting implied information (II)
  • reflecting on text (RF)
  • retrieving directly stated information (RI).

Friendly Reminders

Hats back on!

Please ensure your child has a hat before they come to school every day.  School hats are required for recess, lunch and other outdoor learning activities. School hats can be purchased through Qkr!, or at the front office.

Great News for Craigburn – Traffic Safety Improvements on Murrays Hill Road

We are very pleased to share some great news for our school community. After many years of raising concerns about traffic and safety along Murrays Hill Road, the City of Onkaparinga is now planning important improvements right outside Craigburn Primary School.

The proposal is to install a series of traffic calming devices at four locations to help reduce the speed of vehicles travelling along Murrays Hill Road, as shown in the enclosed plan.

The project is currently scheduled for delivery in the 2025–26 financial year, with funding anticipated through the Black Spot Program. While a grant application has been submitted, the timing and delivery of the project will depend on the outcome of that application. If the grant is not successful, the project is expected to proceed in the 2026–27 financial year using the council’s Project and Capital Works budget, subject to budget endorsement.

As a key stakeholder, the council would like to hear about any local knowledge or concerns you may have to inform their design.

Further information is available online via: www.onkaparingacity.com/yoursay

Planning for 2026

Planning is underway for the 2026 school year, which includes organising staffing, class structures and placements. To assist with our planning, we would appreciate it if you could advise us if your child(ren) will not continue their schooling at Craigburn next year. If this is the case, please contact the school via phone 8270 4144 or email dl.1226.admin@schools.sa.edu.au This does not include any current Year 6 students. Thank you.

Start of Year Reception Transition for 2026

Families that have a sibling enrolment for starting Reception at Craigburn at the beginning of 2026 should have received an offer of enrolment letter also outlining information for transition visits, which will occur over three consecutive Wednesdays on 12th, 19th and 26th of November. 

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

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:

☕ 19th September

Remaining Student Free Day 

A reminder that our remaining student free day for 2025 is in Term 4 Week 7 on Monday 24 November. OSHC will be open for bookings.

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.

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 

  • 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
  • Year 3/4 Cleland National Park Excursion – Wednesday 24 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 
  • Year 6 Camp – El Shaddai – Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 November
  • Melbourne Cup Day – Tuesday 4 November
  • Year 5 Camp – Arbury Park  – Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 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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