We acknowledge that we are on the land of the First People of the Murray and Mallee.We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present and honour the laws and customs that cross this traditional country, the ancestors who taught and still teach the knowledge that is embedded forever with the Aboriginal people today.

Welcome Year 6 and 7 students

I would like to extend a warm welcome to year 6 and 7 students and their families.  We are looking forward to having students here for their next, 'Come and Try' transition visits Thursday 19th August. If there is anything we can do to support students and families in transitioning to high school please let us know.

Staff vacancies

We currently have a permanent teaching position advertised to begin in 2022 in Mathematics.  If you are interested in applying (or know someone who may be interested) please go the Department for Education website https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/working-decd/teaching-vacancies.

Our business manager, Karina Lambert, has taken a position at SA Health, so we are also looking for a Business Manager until the end of the year.  Please check out https://jobs.education.sa.gov.au/page.php?pageID=106 or anyone else you know may be interested.

Parent Survey

The annual parent survey is a great opportunity to get valuable insights into parent engagement of students’ learning.  Parents should have been sent an invite directly from the department on Monday 2 August 2021.  We encourage parents and caregivers to complete the opinion survey to help us in identifying our school strengths and where we can focus our improvements. 

COVID-19

As we have watched the progression of COVID in the Eastern states recently, it makes you appreciate that we are in a very fortunate state at the moment.  The COVID-19 pandemic can be unpredictable however, and it is important that we remain well prepared.  Thank you to the families and students who persevered with their learning and a huge thankyou to staff for the commitment and effort that they put into students learning both on or off site.

It is important that the school has the most up-to-date contact details (including phone number) for all parents/carers so they can be quickly contacted in the event of a temporary closure or regional closure. We also require students to stay home if they are unwell and if they have symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how mild – please get tested. 

Please take some time this week to make sure that students can troubleshoot any issues they had, finding their subject information in DAYMAP, uploading assessments, and accessing Microsoft TEAMS and Learnlink emails.  If students are experiencing any issues with this, please have the students contact their teachers or please contact us on their behalf. 

We are really appreciative of our students, families and staff who have been extraordinarily supportive throughout this pandemic to ensure continuity of learning for students, so thank you.

Mat Evans - Principal

At the end of term assembly, Isaac M was presented with a certificate from the Riverland Fitness Centre for his efforts at the Riverland Secondary School Sport Association Sports Day.

It was a big suprise to Isaac, but after the organisers of the event analysed the individual results, he and three other students from the other high schools were awarded the certificate for scoring the highest points for their school.

Isaac finished in the top 3 in all 5 of his events, which enabled him to score a total of 55points. 

• 1^st U14 High Jump
• 2^nd U14 100m
• 2^nd U14 Javelin
• 2^nd U15 High Jump
• 3^rd U14 200m

The certificate awarded from the Riverland Fitness Centre includes a personal training package for the student to continue with their training and gain advice on how they can improve for future events and their current community sport.

Well done Isaac, plus the other three students and a big thank you to the Riverland Fitness Centre for your support for Riverland Secondary School Sports.

Aaron Camplin - Health & Physical Education Coordinator

8 Visual Artists

Last term, our year 8 Visual Arts students explored their identity by listening to Uncle Barney talk about his childhood and the connection Indigenous people have with the land and the environment that surrounds us. Students then reflected on their childhood and their memories of the environment and animals that surround them. Learning about various clay manipulating techniques and use of clay tools, students created an animal out of clay that is connected to their childhood memories.

Darija Atsaves - Visual Arts Teacher

Last semester Mrs Atsaves’ and Miss Long’s year 9 Digital Media designers have completed creating and illustrating their cartoon characters using Adobe Illustrator. Students explored various features of cartoon characters analysing cartoon characters from 1950s - 2000s from various countries around the world. They gained an understanding of how society, different cultures and technological developments impact the progression of cartoon character creation. Students’ own final cartoon characters were inspired by cartoons from popular culture as well as Japanese Anime. Here are some examples.

Darija Atsaves & Jodi Long - Art Teachers