6 December 2024

End of Year

As we approach the end of another exciting school year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all that we have accomplished together and express my gratitude to everyone who has made this year so special. It has been a year filled with growth, learning, wonderful events and activities, and I would like to extend my appreciation to all our amazing school community members for your ongoing efforts in supporting our school throughout 2024.

It is also with a mix of pride and sadness that we say thank you and farewell to our graduating Year 6 students as they embark on the next stage of their learning at high school. We wish them all the very best for the future and look forward to hearing about their achievements in the next exciting phase of their journeys. We would like to acknowledge Ainslie for her wisdom and guidance in supporting our graduates to shine in their final year of primary school.

Staffing

We are excited to announce that Matilda has won the Student Wellbeing Leader position for 2025. This position will involve shaping and leading the strategic direction of student wellbeing and engagement across the school, aligned with the school’s focus on developing effective learners. We also welcome back Kat to the early years next year. Kat is returning from parenting leave, and we are looking forward to her being part of the team again.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible team of teachers and staff members who have worked tirelessly to create a nurturing and enriching environment for our students. Your dedication, creativity, and unwavering support have made a lasting impact on the lives of our children.

Academic Reporting

As mentioned in our last Newsletter, we will now be using the Education Management System’s Academic Reporting Module to distribute student reports by email from Thursday 12 December. If you do not receive your child’s report, please email dl.0124.info@schools.sa.edu.au and the front office staff will send you a copy.

 Family Farewells

We say farewell and thank you to the families who will be leaving us at the end of the year. We wish you all the very best for the next stage of your children’s learning and thank you for the privilege of educating them at Eden Hills Primary School.

Finally, I want to extend my warmest thanks to all of our students for their hard work, enthusiasm, and contributions to our school community. I hope you all enjoy a well-deserved summer break, filled with fun, relaxation, and time with family and friends. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for another wonderful year of learning and growth when school returns Tuesday 28 January.

Warmest regards,
Andrew

Room 7 & 8 Lenswood Apple Orchard Excursion

On Wednesday, Rooms 7 and 8 went on an excursion into the Adelaide Hills to Lenswood Apple Farm. One of the highlights was trying the apple juice, learning about the farm and getting sixteen apples. We also gave ideas to the owners and got hats and water bottles. We got to sit on the tractors, learnt about the apples and got some flyers to take home. The fun moment was getting the juice. The apples that we got to taste at the orchard were nice. Memories that will be kept were meeting the nice people, workers, and eating apples. The most prized memory is the learning and things we saw.

Fun fact: Apples that are kept in the fridge will last longer than when they aren’t in the fridge.

Seb and Grace Room 7

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Year 1's Celebrate a Year of Learning at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens

The Year 1 classes wrapped up a wonderful year of learning with a fun end of year trip to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Students enjoyed an exciting game of "I Spy" featuring the stunning Chihuly glass sculptures, followed by a relaxing picnic lunch. It was a perfect way to celebrate all their hard work and spend a day enjoying the beauty of nature together. A memorable day out and about!

The glass sculptures were really pretty. They were so pretty I want to see them again.

Heidi

We caught the train. We walked to the Botanic Gardens. We saw bats. We looked for glass sculptures. I saw the beautiful blue spikey sculpture, it was so interesting. We had a picnic lunch.

Ella M

We caught the train. We saw lots of bats. My favourite part was seeing baby ducklings.

Caitlin M

My favourite part of the day was seeing the fire sculpture. It was a fun day.

Chelsea B

My favourite part of the day was the I Spy game. I almost found all the sculptures.

Ezra M

Sport

Congratulations to Lachie, who competed in the Adelaide Dirt League (ADL) Program, for Eden Hills Primary School, collecting a total of 38 points to secure twelfth place in the Schools Trophy.

2025 Graduate Uniform Design

The winning entry for the 2025 Graduate Uniform was designed by Jess.

Great Work Jess! 

Resource Centre News

• All books and readers are now due.  Please return all outstanding items.

• Summer reading contracts were sent home at the beginning of this week and must be returned by Monday 9 December at the latest (if you wish to participate). Students will bring their bags of books home on Wednesday 11 or Thursday 12 December.

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

Last chance to donate non-perishable food items for Foodbank, on behalf of Eden Hills Scouts to support families as part of their Christmas Food Drive.

Please consider donating non-perishable staple items (please see attached information).

Donations can be left at the front office until Tuesday, 10 December.

Thank you for supporting our local community this Christmas!

Reports and Classes

The end of year reports and notification of next year’s classes will be emailed home from Thursday 12 December. We will have a transition visit to the new classes during that day where the students will get to know their classmates and teacher.

Lunch Orders

Reminder: NO Lunch Orders next week, the final week of Term 4

Materials & Services Poll

After the Governing Council meeting on the 30 October 2024, all our families were invited to vote in an online poll to make the 2025 Materials Services Charge legally recoverable. Thank you to the many families who voted. The result was overwhelmingly (86%) in favour of making our Materials & Services charge of $390 for 2025 fully legally recoverable. Invoices for 2025 will be issued early next year.

Breakfast Club

Reminder: Last Day of Breakfast Club - Wednesday 4th December, Week 8

Sports Uniforms

Reminder to all students to please return their sport tops to the office. If we do not receive the tops, families will be charged for them. (I know that sometimes the players get attached to their number and want to keep their tops for next year but please discourage this).

If coaches haven’t already done so, please return all black folders with registration forms, attendance records and uniform allocations to the office, so that all the information can be archived.

Rebecca

Playgroup

Reminder: Last Playgroup - Friday 6^th December, Week 8

Lost Property

This is the last call of 2024 for lost property to be claimed!

All attempts have been made to reunite labelled/named clothing and food containers with their owners. However, there is still a large number of unclaimed items so please check the rack outside of the office.

Early Dismissal

Reminder: The last day of Term 4, Friday 13 December is a 2.10pm Dismissal

Vacation Care Program

2025 School Sports Registration

Registrations are now open for ALL sports in 2025

Basketball, Cricket, Netball, Soccer and Volleyball

Come’N’Try Basketball, Come’N’Try Cricket and Come’N’Try Soccer

Age restrictions apply

We will require new coordinators and coaches for a number of sports so our students have continued opportunities to participate. Please indicate on your child’s registration if you are able to volunteer.

To register:

For more details of the sports offered:

SAPOL Bushfire Fact Sheet

High School

Community Notices