Nuriootpa Primary School

Hi all,

Well we made it to the end and what a fantastic year it has been !

It has been action packed with fantastic camps and excursions, visitors teaching us new things, special events such as Reconciliation Week, Book week, Walk A Mile, SAPSASA, colour run and so much more ! Staff have been coming and going and of course there has been heaps of high-quality teaching and learning.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the staff of Nuriootpa Primary School for their tireless hard work, enthusiasm and passion for the school and your children. Some days I am just in awe of how far these people are willing to go to do the right thing by the students here.

I’d also like to thank you guys - our school community for your continued support and trust, it really makes a difference knowing that we are all in this together for the betterment of our children.

Finally, I’d like to thank all of our students. I’d be lying if I didn’t say we had a few wobbly days, and a few wobbly incidents (!!), but in the main we have a fantastic bunch of little humans here who are eager to learn, eager to have fun and eager to live into their values every day. All of that makes coming into work for me a pleasure.

Having said that I’m super happy that it’s the summer holidays !!! :-) I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and all the best for New Years - enjoy your time with your family and friends and we will see you in 2025!!!

Vicky

Hello Everyone,

I look at the things we've accomplished this year and smile. The incredible work, the continuing improvement to school culture and climate, the foundation of our school gardens, the painting of a new school mural, the way our students work with each other so positively and the amazing growth in our school wellbeing. All of these elements funnel into an exciting story about Nuriootpa Primary School.

It's not a story I'm unfamiliar with having worked here for nearly a decade but it's one I'm pleased to report is continuing to improve. When I started at Nuriootpa Primary last decade (that makes it seem even longer ago), I was still quite a new teacher, having been transferred from Whyalla Town Primary School after four years in my position there. I was immediately struck by how close the teaching staff were and how much I could learn from them all.

Through the years I've had many roles; Middle Primary, Upper Primary Technologies, The Arts, Deputy Principal and Wellbeing Leader... sometimes it seems like I've taught everything but P.E. Throughout all those roles I've found myself working with every student in the school and closely with many of their families (that's all of you). 

I greatly appreciate how kind and supportive our school community is, from the great showings at our school events (and not just the fun ones, working bees too) to the way people will volunteer at the drop of a hat. 

My time at Nuriootpa has been incredibly rewarding and I will greatly miss every single student of the school, every family and every staff member.

Thanks for everything,

Mr. Michael Rostig

Wtih Christmas fast approaching, we wanted to reach out and give plenty of notice on Happy Havens OSHC's Christmas closure dates to help you plan arround them as needed. 

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE PERIOD

No child care or suppoprt services will be available between 23 December, 2024 and 3 January, 2025.

Summer vacation care dates are as follows: 

16 December, 2024 - 20 December, 2024

6 January, 2025 - 24 January, 2025