Grange Primary School in Grange, South Australia, Australia | State school

Grange Primary School

Locality: Grange, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8353 2688

Address: 39c Jetty Street 5022 Grange, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.grangesch.sa.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 Sir Oliphant Science Awards Congratulations to all of our students who have entered this year! Your projects look amazing - here are just a few of our amazing entries - we wish you all the best of luck!

24.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Further to my previous communication regarding the States response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I have been provided with an update from the Department of Education. Schools including Grange Primary School and OSHC Service will be open with a skeleton staff’ to supervise students of essential workers during the normal school/OSHC service hours for Thursday (19/11/20), Friday (20/11/20), Monday (23/11/20) and Tuesday (24/11/20).... Once again, stay safe and I will continue to communicate with you when I receive updated from the Department of Education and the Chief Medical Officer. Regards, Grant Small Principal Grange Primary School

20.01.2022 Parents and Caregivers, As I am sure you are aware, South Australia is moving out of the hard COVID-19 lockdown as recently announced by Premier Marshall. This means Grange Primary School is back with all staff and a full learning program from Monday 23 November. I look forward to seeing our students and families back at school on Monday.... As I am provided with further information and direction I will share this with you later in the day. See you all on Monday. Regards, Grant Small

19.01.2022 Here are some tips to help make the transition into school smoother for parents and kids. You can swipe through these photos to read the information, or you... can also access it on our website: www.education.sa.gov.au//our-news/lets-get-reception-ready Other parenting hints and tips are available at www.parenting.sa.gov.au.

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Tyla and Skye on an amazing effort at the South Australian Ice skating State titles. Tyla coming 2nd and Skye comin in 1st

18.01.2022 We are so pleased to be able to welcome our 2021 Reception students for their Orientation visits next week! As the lock down restrictions were lifted - we have been able to recommence or Orientation processes - We can't wait to see you at school!

15.01.2022 Looking forward to welcoming our new Receptions very soon! Some great advise from the Department for Education below:

14.01.2022 Waving goodbye to your child as they start their schooling journey can be hard for parents and kids alike. Here are some tips to make the transition into schoo...l smoother for everyone. You can swipe through the photos to read the information. Additionally, if your child is worried before the big day, you can ask them what would help, such as who should take them to school, where they want to say goodbye and what they want to do after school. Having some control can help children manage their fears. Last of all, remember to relax! If you are stressed, your child may sense this and worry too.

13.01.2022 ‘Lest we forget...’ A beautiful assembly this morning to commemorate the lives of all those lost...

13.01.2022 Dear Parents/Caregivers Tomorrow, Friday 22nd January, Grange Primary School will be holding a 2nd hand school clothing sale outside of the Front Office Admin building between the hours of 9am - 2pm. Come and grab a bargain (gold coin donation). Kind Regards... Grange Primary School

13.01.2022 Grange Primary School are welcoming enrolments for Reception 2021.

11.01.2022 We loved welcoming all our families into our classrooms this Monday for our Open Morning! We couldn’t wait to share our learning spaces with our families - A huge thank you to all who came to visit - an amazing turn out!

10.01.2022 Amazing 2 days of Sports Day! Congratulations to the blue team coming in 1st Place - just 1 point in front of Red! Over all results: 1661 1660... 1624 1562 A huge thank you to everyone for all of your support! Have a fantastic weekend! See more

09.01.2022 Worried about your child’s class placement in 2021? It’s perfectly natural to have a preference for a particular teacher and normal to feel worried or disappoin...ted if they don’t get them. A child’s emotional adjustment to leaving this year’s teacher and preparing for next year’s teacher is interconnected with your feelings about it. Here are loads of ways you can help make the transition smoother for your child if you or they didn’t get the news you were hoping for. * Hear out your child’s feelings but try and avoid fixing their feelings by adding your own feelings, judgements and solutions. Feelings need to come out, be present and move through. They don’t have to be excited about the teacher they got, to learn from that teacher in the long run. The feelings you see in that initial moment aren’t necessarily reflective of how they will feel long term - especially if you don’t react with them. Humans need time to process change. When news is fresh, we can go through many feelings of resistance and uncertainty. That doesn’t mean that what’s coming is necessarily bad. You can gently say something like, ‘you really wanted X , so of course you’re disappointed. I understand. We can talk more after a cuddle/ play/ hot chocolate. (Basically, you want to avoid talking while their logicAl brain is switched off and emotions are high). Listening calmly and quietly is golden. * Avoid looking upset about the placement in front of your child. If they are upset, they will naturally look to you to help them feel better. This doesn’t mean you have to fake being excited if you’re not (they’ll see through that) but it does mean you do your very best to be calm, confident and if you can’t be hopeful, try and be neutral. Children need us as an emotional compass when they experience uncomfortable feelings. * Before you go in to pick them up on the day they receive their placement, remind yourself to try and trust the process. There are multiple layers to how class placements are allocated that couldn’t possibly be explained completely. School leaders and staff put in huge amounts of thought into student personalities, learning styles, teaching styles, class size, who asked to have who in their class and much more that is happening behind the scenes we’re not aware of. * Schools genuinely do their best with this decision. If you’re upset, it’s possible they are too but when weighing everything up, had no other direction to turn. Supporting your child’s teachers and school is a crucial part of your child’s psychological and academic success there. * Your reaction to next year’s teacher news is hugely important to your child. Your confidence, hopefulness and regulated emotion is crucial. If you’re not happy, try and keep these feelings in the back ground and discuss them privately with another adult. Children are too young to take on their parent’s worries. If there is a genuine problem, take logical action without involving your child in the stress associated with it. * Your child’s emotional connection to and respect for their teacher and school is deeply connected with your connection to and respect for their teacher and school. * Children learn, grow and strengthen in resilience by being with a broad range of personalities and communication styles. When things are unrealistically perfect and easy, they can get stuck in their comfort zone. To build confidence for later on in life, you need to experience a broad range of peers and situations and discover that through talking about feelings, asking for help, establishing boundaries and building your social emotional skills, you can handle a lot of what life has in store. Be there to hear their thoughts and feelings out, but above all show you have confidence in your child to get through. If situations are dangerous, toxic or damaging your child’s learning and psychological health, always talk to school staff and if necessary, other experts to ask for and seek help. Seek out the support of a health professional too if necessary. On the surface, do your best as your child’s most important adult and leader to show your confidence that your child will be safe and cared for, always. * Do something heartwarming and compassionate for yourself. If you’re upset and stressed it’s not because you’re weak or incapable. It’s because our children hold our hearts and when they hurt, we hurt. You need to look after yourself first and foremost. The advice above is general and based on general child development, resilience and confidence research. It is written with the very best intention to help you. Without knowing your individual circumstances it’s not intended to replace your expertise as a parent or the expertise of educators and health professionals. Always seek tailored expert advice if you feel your child’s physical or psychological health is at risk in any way. Wishing you all the very best with class placement news if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. Hang in there beautiful parents. xx Madhavi Nawana Parker Free resources: https://positivemindsaustralia.com.au/free-resources/ Books on children’s resilience, wellbeing, confidence, social - emotional skills and educator wellbeing here: https://positivemindsaustralia.com.au/books/ Catholic Education South Australia Department of Education and Children Development, South Australia Association of Independent Schools of SA

07.01.2022 Some great tips here for our new families coming to Grange! Please feel most welcome to visit our playgrounds and nature play spaces during after school hours or in the holidays!

07.01.2022 Dear Parents and Caregivers, As you may be aware the state is going into a hard lockdown from midnight tonight for the next 6 days in order to control the rent COVID-19 outbreak in Adelaide. Grange Primary School and our OSHC will remain open today as usual. However, this means all schools and pre-schools, including Grange Primary School will be closed on Thursday (19/11/20), Friday (20/11/20), Monday (23/11/20) and Tuesday (24/11/20).... The Grange Primary School OSHC service will remain in operation tonight, but closed from 19/11/20-24/11/20. Due to the uncertainty of the situation, I cannot provide a direction. However I will communicate with you via the Skoolbag App with any further updates as they occur. The pro-active action from Premier Marshall and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, in calling things early will give us the best opportunity of managing this challenge. This is a time to be with your families and to support each other. Please take care, I will be in communication with you all again soon. Regards, Grant Small Principal Grange Primary School

03.01.2022 Always Was, Always Will Be. This week we are celebrating NAIDOC week at Grange Primary School. Always Was, Always Will Be recognises the first people of our wonderful country and the way the Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders are spiritually and culturally connected to their land.... For more information on NAIDOC week at Grange, head to our website https://www.grangesch.sa.edu.au/latest-news/ Subscribe to our Daily Digest to keep up to date with latest news!

02.01.2022 Dear families and friends, Welcome to the start of the 2021 school year at Grange Primary School. Teachers and support staff have been working hard over the past few days and weeks in planning and preparing an outstanding learning environment and program for your child when they start school on Wednesday 27 January. Over the past three days teachers have been working together in using the curriculum scope and sequences to plan for learning in alignment with the Department for... Education focus on developing expert teachers. Grange PS is very well placed in supporting our teachers to be the very best expert teachers that they can do, so that your child can excel and be the best that they can be in their learning. Our school focus areas for improvement will continue to be reading, writing and mathematics in 2021. We start the year with 762 children across 29 classes. This is up one additional class from past years as we have 5 reception classes this year, so welcome to our new reception children and their families starting school for the first time this year. Here at Grange we made the decision to reduce the class size slightly at reception for the first year of school to enable our reception children to be set up for the most successful year possible. We also welcome some new teaching staff. We have a fabulous staff that I look forward to strengthening our learning practices even further in bringing about a school that is consistently outstanding. (Left to Right) Jack Opolski - Year 6, Chanel Polese - Year 3, Ayumi Suzuki - Japanese, Mel Leman - Year 2, Ashley Pett - Year 5, Prue Cawley - Year 2 Simone Bakolias - Japanese Ayumi Suzuki - Japanese Can I also affirm that we would love to see families back in the school grounds, but not yet in the school buildings as was the case at the end of 2020. Please continue to practice social distancing while on the school grounds. Thank you for your ongoing support in enabling us as a school and community to manage COVID-19 precautions so well. Stay safe and I look forward to an outstanding year of student learning, engagement, positive well being and fun. Regards, Grant Small Principal Grange Primary School

02.01.2022 Today we celebrated the 140th Birthday of Grange Primary School. Happy Birthday!

01.01.2022 2020 Sport's Day! We had a fantastic 2-day Sport's Day event last week! A huge thank you to our amazing Mr Ball for organising such an awesome event and to Dave our grounds-man for setting the scene! Well done BLUE for taking out the flag - just 1 point in front of the RED team! ... We were so sad not to have our family members there to cheer us on and we thank you all for supporting us from afar this year... We hope this video has captured the days for you! - Enjoy xx

01.01.2022 Merry Christmas from Grange Primary School! We wish you all a happy and safe holiday break Congratulations to our year 4 students for their amazing performance for the City of Charles Sturt ‘12 Days of Christmas countdown’ Ms Diana and Mr Webb have done a fabulous job leading our choirs!