School News

A note from Cheryl

This year we are again going to be taking part in the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal. There are many families in our community who might struggle financially this Christmas due to the high cost of living.

Food on the table, or a gift under the tree? No one should have to choose!

This term we will be collecting non-perishable food items for hampers, and gifts for children aged 10-15. Please bring your non-perishable food items and/or gift in before the 8th December and leave them on the collection table near the office. They need to be new gifts, and left unwrapped. Examples of food items include: jar of jam, jar of coffee, bags of chips, chocolates, Christmas bonbons, box of tea bags, cereals, tinned spaghetti/soup etc.

Some examples of gifts for 10-15yr olds might be: art supplies, sports equipment, games, books, accessories, beauty kits, movie or shopping gift cards etc!

Warm regards,

Cheryl Pollard Pastoral Care Worker

End of Year Performance

We are almost at that time of the year again for our much-loved 'End of Year Performance'. This year we will have two performances on Tuesday 10th December, a matinee at 11am and an evening performance at 6pm.

Due to our growing numbers, this year we need to restrict the attendance at the evening performance for everyone's comfort and safety. Each family will be given the opportunity to select 2 tickets to the evening performance only, with the exception of famililes of Year 6 students who will be allocated 4 tickets per family. Following the performance the Uraidla Football Club will be catering a BBQ- details to follow.

In the coming weeks a link will be sent out via Seesaw and in the newsletter for families to book their night tickets.

We encourage all those that would still like to see the performance but are unable to be one of the two ticket holders per family to attend the matinee performance. No tickets will be required for the matinee; all are welcome.

It's shaping up to be another fantastic performance!

Ideas for 2025

The Parents and Friends Committee would like your ideas for projects the funds they raise could be spent on in 2025. Ideas can be big or small, physical things or activities and should benefit students, teachers or the school community as a whole.

Please share your ideas via this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KGWMRSH by end of Wednesday, 13 November

Thank you for your ongoing support.

The Parents and Friends Committee

Parents and Friends

The Parents and Friends would like to welcome any new members to join our ranks! We meet Tuesday evenings at 7pm twice a term. Our next meeting is at the Primary School on 27 October at 7pm. Come along and have fun while supporting your kids! 🙂

Here is some general information about Parents and Friends:

We are a group of parents and friends of the school, who share the vision of an inclusive and welcoming school community. We focus on activities that raise funds for the school for equipment and experiences and provide opportunities to bring everyone together and feel part of our community. Best of all we have a lot of fun and laughs while doing it.

We meet twice a term, and everyone volunteers to run or support different activities throughout the year. You can join the committee, or we welcome volunteers for events and activities.

P&F activities you can volunteer to help out with include:

Willow Café (run after assemblies, hot drinks and snacks)
Sausage sizzles for Acquaintance night/ end of year concert
Second hand uniform sales
Kytons Bakery sale
School Disco
Large events like the Colour Run/Art Show

To join, come along to a meeting (dates in the yearly planner) or email uraidlapandf@gmail.com to express your interest in helping out with events.

Uniform Ordering

Did you know our school uniforms can now be ordered through Flexi Schools? We have the whole range available for you to order through the Flexi schools app. Place your order online and we will get the order packaged and delivered to your child.

Alternatively, please come into the front office on a Monday or Friday for a viewing/fitting or to purchase.

Beanies

We have added a plain blue beanie to our school uniform range. Beanies will be $12 each and available through flexi schools over the next few weeks. We are currently taking pre orders through the front office so no one misses out!

Enrolment in Reception

If you have a child turning 5 in the next 12 months, they should have already enrolled to start school. Children either start school at the start of the year or in July, depending on their age.

Our school has now reached capacity, which means that we give priority enrolment to children in our catchment area. Please note that younger siblings of existing students are guaranteed enrolment.

If you are speaking to other families about enrolling in school, they can find their local school through the Find My School website: Find a school zone or preschool catchment area (education.sa.gov.au)

Enrolments for the start of 2025 should already be finalised, whether for the start of the year or mid 2025, for our staff planning.

Please contact the front office for a registration of interest form today!