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25.01.2022 This term our schools learning focus is Entomology (the study of insects). All classes are undertaking a number of activities in relation to Entomology. This week Mr Dave and Ms Jordon got new office pets... Spiny Leaf Insects (Extatosoma tiaratum). Here is a of one of our students holding one of our Spiny Leaf Insects!

25.01.2022 With the weather warming up, there is a greater risk of fires. See below some helpful information from about staying safe during Fire Danger Season.

25.01.2022 To our community, stay safe and take care during this tough time!

25.01.2022 Dancing into a the school holidays like... Just a reminder school finishes at 2pm today.

24.01.2022 In Term 4, we will be hosting Breakfast to Dinner, a 4 week cooking program for parents & carers. Breakfast to Dinner is an initiative of Uniting Care Wesley Bowden. Breakfast to Dinner focuses on cooking nutritious meals on a budget. You also get to take home all meals cooked during the program. Please register your interest with the school reception on 8255 1307.

23.01.2022 If you, your family or someone you know may benefit from additional supports during this time, see below a list of services currently available. Stay safe and we look forward to welcoming many students back on Monday the 27th of April. From EVS Community Connections

23.01.2022 END OF TERM The last day of term is this Friday (25th of September). School finishes at 2pm. Term 4 begins Tuesday the 13th of October. ... To celebrate the last day of term, students are invited to wear casual clothes or a costume for a small coin donation. Money raised will be donated to Kickstart for Kids.

23.01.2022 Thats a wrap on Dental for Schools for Term 3! The Dental for Schools team will be back in Term 4 to complete any outstanding treatments. And after such an amazing response from our school community, Dental for Schools will also be back in 2021 during Term 2 for 8 weeks! Finally, The One Box is back in Term 4. For families allocated a One Box, collection resumes during Term 4 on Thursday of Week 1. However, collections will now occur near the school kitchen (The communit...y hub is being relocated during the school holidays). Ms Jordon

23.01.2022 Some familiar faces featured on the front of todays Advertiser

22.01.2022 Today some of our year 4/5 students made tote bags for local nurses with artist Ruby Chew as part of their nurse nurture kits project with Playford 10 (City of Playford).

22.01.2022 Reminder for next week Monday the 8th of June is a Public Holiday and Tuesday the 9th of June is a Student Free Day. Students return on Wednesday the 10th of June. Hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

22.01.2022 Last week Rooms 18 and 19 were visited by Georgina (Youth Development Officer from The City of Playford) and Liz from Calvary Hospital. Liz spoke about the role of nurses. The students also asked lots of questions about nursing. During Term 3, Rooms 18 and 19 will take part in Playford 10. Playford 10 seeks to link 10 year olds into community activities. As part of Playford 10, both classes will be creating nurture kits for nurses at Calvary North.

22.01.2022 If you need advice or support during this time, you can contact the Covid-19 Relief Call Centre on 1300 705 336

22.01.2022 School holidays are 2 weeks away! The City of Playford has lots of activities to keep the kids amused these coming school holidays. You can find the full holiday program via: https://www.playford.sa.gov.au//wha/school-holiday-program

22.01.2022 Very happy Tihar/Diwali to our Nepali, Bhutanese- Nepali and Indian families. May this festival of light brings you with good health, joy, happiness, prosperity, compassion and success. - Happy Dipawali

21.01.2022 Excited for Term 2!

20.01.2022 School is reopening! We look forward to welcoming students back on Monday the 23rd of November!

19.01.2022 Just a reminder that tomorrow (Friday 13th of November) is a student free day. Enjoy the extended weekend and we look forward to seeing students back on Monday the 16th of November.

19.01.2022 One Box One Box deliveries are continuing to the end of term. If you are a family allocated a One Box and you didn’t get the opportunity to collect it today, please see Ms Bonnie at The Community Hub at 2:45pm tomorrow (Friday). If you would like to receive a box this week and are not an allocated family, please see Ms Bonnie from 2:55pm as any left over boxes will be given out.

19.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS! In Term 3, The One Box is coming to Elizabeth Vale School! The One Box offers families a weekly box of fruit & veg, a loaf of bread and a 2L milk at no cost! Families will be able to collect their boxes on Thursday mornings and afternoons from school. ... If you are interested in receiving a weekly box of goodies from The One Box, please call the school reception on 8255 1307 or alternatively register your interest in person at reception. Please note we only have 20 boxes on offer for the beginning of Term 3. After 20 registrations, families will be placed on a waiting list.

18.01.2022 Did you know our school has a Breakfast Club?! Breakfast Club runs every Monday and Friday morning outside the kitchen from 8:30am. All students welcome! Special thanks to Foodbank SA and Kick Start for Kids for their ongoing support of our Breakfast Club and food programs! ... We also have some amazing students and staff who support our Breakfast Club! Featured is student Ashley as well as staff members Laura and Bonnie who all help out at Breakfast Club!

16.01.2022 R U OK? A conversation could change a life. Today, September 10th is the national day of action to remind us to ask the important question R U OK? of our friends, families, peers/colleagues and loved ones who may be struggling with lives challenges. ... 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

15.01.2022 Due to the high number of students being seen by Dental for Schools, they are returning week 1 of Term 3 (July 20th-25th). If your child does not see the dentist this week, they will be seen during Week 1 of Term 3.

15.01.2022 Growing for Gold Between September 26th and October 25th, there are a number of free sporting activities within the City of Playford for children and young people to try. Information about Growing for Gold events can be found via: http://www.growingforgold.com.au

15.01.2022 And Ms Julie and the leadership team didnt want to miss out on the end of term fun!

14.01.2022 We are very lucky to have some very talented people within our community. Rhanee is the aunty of some of our students and an author of the childrens book Walking to Corroboree. In this video, Rhanee is reading her book. A worthwhile watch and great to share with your kids during National Reconciliation Week. Enjoy! https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Z1OoJHtUKeY

14.01.2022 Tomorrow (30th October) is World Teachers’ Day! We are lucky to have so many amazing teachers at Elizabeth Vale! Thank you for all you do! Here’s a few of some of our amazing teachers!

14.01.2022 Some of our Bhutanese community took part in creating Torture and Trauma Informed Yoga, A Holistic Approach to Healthy Living (by BHUMMATSS Inc in collaboration with STTARS). This clip features over an hour of yoga you can do from your own home. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJf8hKnSrE

13.01.2022 Two days until school holidays and Mr Liam cant wait

12.01.2022 Did you know you can purchase snack foods for your children Tuesday and Wednesday before school?! Snacks are perfect for recess and are 50c each! See Ms Jordon before school near the kitchen (cash only*)

12.01.2022 Variety Heart Scholarships Applications are now open! (Applications close Nov 30 2020). Variety offers scholarships in sports and the arts to talented children who are sick, disadvantaged (socio-economically or geographically) or have special needs of up to $3k per annum. Apply online via https://variety.smartygrants.com.au/scholarship2020

12.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week

11.01.2022 This year, Room 1 (Yr 6/7) has been collecting cans and bottles to raise funds to create gardening kits for families who lost their homes and gardens during the Kangaroo Island bush fires earlier this year. The gardening packs will be delivered to Kangaroo Island by school staff in the coming weeks. Well done Room 1!

10.01.2022 This week some of our Year 3 and 4 students participated in Playford 10 programs! Playford 10 is a program offered in collaboration with The City of Playford which seeks to link children into ongoing activities. 18 students started choir with Young Adelaide Voices this week on Tuesday afternoons whilst Rooms 18 and 19 continued their work on nurture kits for nurses at Calvary North.

10.01.2022 Announcement As per the announcement from Playgroup SA, please be aware that our Friday morning playgroup will not be run for the remainder of the school term. It’s been a pleasure having little people join us every week and we look forward to welcoming back playgroup families in 2021.

09.01.2022 Wishing our school community a safe and happy holiday break! See you on Tuesday 13th of October!

08.01.2022 A message from our school community about Term 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZRRO3EbF4Q&feature=youtu.be

07.01.2022 Wishing our Elizabeth Vale School community a wonderful and safe holiday break! We look forward to seeing you for the beginning of Term 3 on Monday July 20th

07.01.2022 During Week 6 of Term 2 (Monday 1st of June to Wednesday 3rd of June), Dental for Schools will be visiting Elizabeth Vale School to complete dental check ups and treatments. Consent forms will be sent home this week and the visits are bulk billed under Medicare Consent forms are due back Monday the 18th of May For more information please visit: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NYo4MTXSq_w&feature=youtu.be

06.01.2022 Well done Elizabeth Vale School community! We received an overwhelming response to our upcoming Dental for Schools visit with over 280 consents from primary students returned! As a result we now have Dental for Schools visiting from Monday the 1st of June until Friday the 19th of June (Mon-Wed in Week 6, Wed-Fri in Week 7 and Mon-Fri in Week . Thank you to all families and carers for returning the consent forms.

05.01.2022 Kindness in Action This week our students have been making bunches of flowers for the staff at the Lyell McEwin Hospital to thank them for their efforts. The students did an amazing job!

05.01.2022 Room 11 were treated to quite the performance this morning ....Mr Eagles performed The Three Little Pigs! Here is a snippet of the performance!

04.01.2022 Its been a busy week at Elizabeth Vale School! We had some very special visitors! Bugs and Slugs visited on Tuesday and on Wednesday, Aboriginal artist Jazmine Glancey worked with rooms 18 and 19 on their nurse nurture kit project. ... Have a wonderful weekend!

04.01.2022 This week our students have been celebrating NAIDOC Week. Our pre-school students have made art murals with Mr Luke and Mr Graham whilst Rm 11 have been reflecting on what NAIDOC week means to them.

03.01.2022 Looking for something to do these upcoming school holiday with the kids?! The City of Playford have a number of activities on offer these school holidays. The City of Playfords school holiday program can be found via: https://www.playford.sa.gov.au//wha/school-holiday-program

03.01.2022 Click the link to hear about the end of term and to witness some amazing acting from Mr Dave! School finishes next Friday the 3rd is July at 2pm. Term 3 begins Monday the 20th of July! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8Xgf9lrDI&feature=youtu.be

01.01.2022 Drinks bottles now available at the front office!

01.01.2022 Jelly Bean Count Some of our wonderful teachers are raising funds for Talk Out Loud. Talk Out Loud is a non for profit organisation that provides targeted suicide prevention initiatives, activities and programs for young people under 30. ... How to enter: 1. Visit the front office 2. Provide a coin donation and record your guess. If your guess wins, not only do you get to enjoy the jar of jelly beans but you also get to keep the cute teddy (Thanks to Elizabeth Vale Australia Post for the kind donation)! Good luck!

01.01.2022 FUN FRIDAY To celebrate the end of Term 1, staff wore silly head wear! Wishing students & families/carers a safe holiday break! We are looking forward to Term 2!

01.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder Dental for Schools consent forms are due back on Monday the 18th of May!