From the School Leadership Team

Colour Run

We are pleased to be conducting our School Colour Run on the afternoon of Friday 23 May, 2025. This will be a fun community event and will also give the students an opportunity to enjoy exercise. It has the added benefit of also acting as a fundraiser for the next planned stages of some  improvements around the school.

Direct donations to the Building Fund can be made via the Qkr! app, or via cash, card or direct debit through the School Office.

All measures have been taken to ensure that this event is safe for all students. Students will run (or walk, or skip!) around a circuit on the school oval. There will be various colour powder stations throughout the circuit with two designated lanes – one for colour powder, the other with no powder. Your child can still participate in the event should you not wish for them to be sprayed with colour powder. It is not a race or a timed event, but all about fun!

Staff and volunteers at the colour stations will do their best to throw the powder at the torsos of participants (between shoulder and hip level), however wind and other factors can occasionally result in students getting some powder in the face from time to time. As such, each child will be provided with a free pair of sunglasses on the day, or alternately you may wish for your child to bring their own eye protection such as sunglasses or goggles and/or a face mask if you wish.

The day will be a casual clothes day for our students. To heighten the effectiveness of the colour powder, we encourage students to wear a white t-shirt, and students are asked to purchase an inexpensive one for the day, or to reuse last year's if this is an option. If you would like to preserve the colour in your child's white t-shirt, you can try spraying it with vinegar, letting it dry and then ironing it. But if you wash it.... the colour eventually will come out!

The colour powder used in the event is non-toxic, biodegradable and environmentally friendly consisting of 98% corn starch and 2% food colouring. It will likely wash out of your child’s clothing, and that the loose particles can be brushed off, however we recommend that you consider the possibility of minor staining when selecting your child’s clothing for the day and perhaps consider sending them in some older clothing and shoes. You may also send a change of clothes if you would like your child to change after the event prior to the end of the school day. We would ask that all students catching the school minibus at the end of the day bring a change of clothes. if you are picking your child up by car, you may also wish to bring a towel to cover your car seats.

We welcome parent volunteers to assist withthe Colour Run on checkpoints on the course and in other roles. If you are interested in volunteering for the afternoon, please indicate this when completing the online permission note

Please complete the online permission note located via TASS Parent Lounge by Friday 16 May.  An email has been sent to all families with instructions on how to complete the online permission If you have questions about this activity, please contact the school.

Parent Code of Conduct 

Our parent code of conduct serves as a critical framework for nurturing a harmonious educational environment rooted in Christian values of love, respect, and mutual understanding. By establishing clear expectations for communication, and engagement, it ensures that parents model positive interactions, resolve conflicts with grace, and actively participate in their children's educational journey in a manner that reflects biblical principles of kindness, patience, and mutual support. This also enables us to mutually enhance our school's Christian ethos as well as to provide students with a living example of how Christian values can be practically applied in daily interactions. Please find a copy of the code of conduct attached as a reminder of our general principles and expectations in this area. 

Eisugakkan 

Year 5 students from Eisugakkan School, our sister school in Japan, will be visiting Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th July. During their stay, the students will have the opportunity to experience Australian culture and connect with our students. On Saturday 26th July, the school is seeking  homestay families to host the visiting students, providing them with a unique and memorable experience. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to engage in cultural exchange and offer a warm welcome to these young visitors. If you're interested in hosting, please contact Mrs Melissa Bishop, our Teacher of Japanese via email - bishop.melissa@goldengrove.sa.edu.au

Volunteering in the School 

We appreciate many families giving of their time and expertise to volunteer in the school, whether it be with our school canteen, P & F Events, school camps, GLOW Week or classroom assistance. A reminder to please ensure that your WWCC details are up to date, along with RAHN and VSC training. Further information on our volunteering requirements is available from our website. 

A few reminders

Please be reminded of some of our key events coming up: 

Friday 23 May - Colour Run

Tuesday 27 May – Middle Of Term (MOT) Breakfast

Friday 30 May – Date Night 

Our full school calendar can also be viewed on the school website. 

Will Wallace 

Principal 

EVALUATION:

As you know, GGLPS will be evaluated as a PYP school. In Week 1 of this term, the staff worked on completing a self-study related to how we work against a variety of PYP standards and practices that guide our program. This self-study was uploaded and is now being considered by the team who will visit us next term. Thank you to all those parents who responded to the surveys that helped us to fully understand how our community sees us in relation to these standards and practices. Through these surveys, a number of parents kindly responded that they would be happy to discuss their thoughts further. These parents will be contacted later in the term to invite them to meet our evaluators and discuss their perspectives. This will be during a visit from August 6th – 8th next term. We will have one person visiting the school and one person visiting via a virtual meeting. We are looking forward to the evaluation providing us with a thorough understanding of our strengths and areas for improvement as a PYP School. Thank you for your continuing support in this process. 

Jayne Zadow

Director of PYP, Teaching and Learning