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24.01.2022 Dear Parents and Families of Kindy aged children, Here is the updated information for Kindy Transition starting tomorrow (Wednesday 25th) to Friday. We will have signage to direct you to the correct location when you arrive, look forward to seeing you all Wednesday at 8.30am.

24.01.2022 Mrs Knights and Mr Paredes Yr 7 class missed out on their camp in term 1 due to covid 19 restrictions. So this week they have been off on a range of local excursions and last night slept over in our school hall. Thank you Arid Recovery, Roxby Cinema and Roxby Youth Centre for a great day. How lucky are we to have so much to see and do in our own community.

24.01.2022 TOMORROW! Friday, 18th September. It's our FREE Pyjama and Crazy Hair Day!... Please remember to wear appropriate pyjamas, no spaghetti straps, short shorts, thongs.

23.01.2022 Join Annette Williams, RDAS Principal for a Facebook Live, this Thursday 24th September, at 7pm. Items that Annette will be discussing include; - The new building works - Our new playground... - The uniform consultation We have re-opened our Facebook inbox, so please send through any questions you have about any of the above topics ahead of time so that Annette can answer them for you on the night!

23.01.2022 REPORTS: Sincere apologies for the delay! Daymap is not playing ball with saving our corrections. We do not want to send the secondary reports out with errors! We are uploading daily without success. We know you are all keen. Thanks for understanding. We will try again tomorrow. Annette.

22.01.2022 Due to the current power outage we will be unable to run Learning Conversations tonight after 3:30pm. We are endeavouring to call parents who this effects to let them know this afternoon, please feel free to share. Thanks for your understanding. ... Josh McCracken Deputy Principal

21.01.2022 Day 2 Another successful and fun filled day of Year 6 to Year 7 transition.

21.01.2022 Next Friday we are celebrating Christmas and the end of the school year with a Christmas Casual Clothes day on Fri 4th Dec. Come dressed in your crazy Christmas outfits, hats and accessories. Let's end the year in style.

20.01.2022 SURVEY CLOSES THIS FRIDAY, 25th Sept. Parents, we want your honest feedback! To help us give your child the very best education, we’re asking parents and guardians to complete a survey on a few key topics.... Your feedback will help us understand the things we’re doing well, where we can improve, and what’s really important to you as a parent. The survey closes Friday 25 September and will take no more than 10 minutes. It’s confidential and you can complete it here: https://educationsa.syd1.qualtrics.com//SV_eJ3AXNw9lsJQcdL

19.01.2022 Covid Update Award night for year 7 to 12

18.01.2022 You’re not too late! See our Front Office Team to purchase a 2020 School Magazine now

17.01.2022 ‘Getting ahead for next year’. If your children are looking for something to do on the super-hot days over the holiday period, a solution may be here. All year 6 to 11 students have been ‘upgraded’ on the online-learning platform ‘Mathletics’ in preparation for 2021, and courses are available using the students 2020 login to all. It is encouraged that students do just a few minutes once or twice a week (one or two 10 question tasks) from the ‘prior’ (revision) sections of the course. Those aiming for highly mathematical further training after school are encouraged to explore the topics a bit further. Mr Roe-Simons is able to supply ‘lost’ login details all holidays using the following email address: [email protected]

17.01.2022 Last week Ross Vickers, BHP Apprentice Manager, spoke to our students about Apprentice opportunities and recruitment processes for this year. Students were exposed to a range of skills that are required to be successful in a workplace as well as ensuring safety is a number 1 priority at all times.

17.01.2022 UPDATE: Year 6 to 7 Transition will be proceeding as planned.

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15.01.2022 Secondary reports for year 7-11 students are now available for parents/caregivers to view on daymap. Thankyou for your patience while we were rectifying the daymap technical glitch. Enjoy the Festive season with your families and we look forward to seeing you all in 2021.

14.01.2022 Parents, we want your honest feedback! To help us give your child the very best education, we’re asking parents and guardians to complete a survey on a few key topics. Your feedback will help us understand the things we’re doing well, where we can improve, and what’s really important to you as a parent.... The survey closes Friday 25 September and will take no more than 10 minutes. It’s confidential and you can complete it here: https://educationsa.syd1.qualtrics.com//SV_eJ3AXNw9lsJQcdL

13.01.2022 Daymap is now up and running! Secondary Reports can now be accessed through Daymap. Apologies again for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.... To access Daymap please click on link below: Link: http://daymap.rdas.sa.edu.au/daymap

12.01.2022 Are you in Adelaide this summer, you can visit our Adelaide store for trying and purchasing. You can do online booking - https://onlineshop.devonclothing.com.au/roxbydas/

11.01.2022 Our middle school students all pyjamed up and ready for the day We raised just over $400 and our sleek new toaster has already been ordered. Thank you everyone for your donations

11.01.2022 KINDY to FOUNDATION TRANSITION UPDATE: Transition will not be happening on Monday 23/11 as we take time to make plans. Information will follow about the remainder of the week.... We apologise for the inconvenience however it is vital that your child's beginning of School journey is a positive one.

10.01.2022 What a great day our future 2021 Year 7’s have had! The primary to secondary transition is a significant part of a child’s education progression and can be a big change for some students. Transition days are important and help to promote student engagement, provide opportunities for students to meet their future teachers and the chance to explore their new learning and practical spaces. Today at RDAS Students have had the opportunity to explore a range of practical subjects and take part in fun, hands on learning tasks throughout the day.

09.01.2022 Part 2 of the Year 7's local camp. We headed out to Woomera, explored the town and made some new friends at Woomera Area School. Thanks Woomera students for organising a great orienteering activity for us!

08.01.2022 We don't know about you, but we're a bit excited for Kindy Transition today!

08.01.2022 Last week our year 10 Independent Living class were lucky enough to have Jo Dillion from Smartline come in to share her wealth of knowledge. Jo talked to the classes about the dangers of credit cards, the importance of reading the fine print and gave some great tips in regards to repayments and understanding interest rates.

06.01.2022 Going live at 7:00pm. Please come along.

06.01.2022 We have loved seeing all these smiling faces from our Kindy Transition this week!

03.01.2022 POWER OUTAGE - power is out for whole town, the school is business as usual. We will update if any changes. Josh Mcracken Deputy Principal

02.01.2022 One of the final stages of our uniform consultation is under way! To have your say, please follow this link; https://bit.ly/35YBeKs If you have any questions regarding the uniform, or the consultation, please send us a private Facebook message and Annette Williams will answer in her Facebook Live, Thursday 24th Sept.... If you would like to take a look at the uniforms in person, they are on display in our front office.

01.01.2022 What an amazing morning we have had at RDAS with our Kindy to Foundation transition.... Photos are coming soon. Thank you to everyone. Something to shout about.... Annette

01.01.2022 DAYMAP: Once again we are experiencing problems. We are in communication with the software company and working through this. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience. This situation is beyond our control. Annette