Please see below the upcoming important dates and school events for the remainder of the year.

On Tuesday night, we enjoyed a fantastic end-of-year Family Night concert. Despite an unexpected downpour just before our start time, we were lucky to get a break in the weather just in time for the event. The skies cleared, and we were able to go ahead with our celebrations as planned.

A huge thank you goes to Tara and Josh for organising and leading this event. Their dedication and hard work made sure everything went smoothly. We also want to thank all the teachers who helped our students learn and practise their performances. Your commitment to our students' success is truly appreciated.

The performances by our students were absolutely wonderful. Each dance showcased their talents and hard work, and it was heartwarming to see their enthusiasm and joy on stage. The concert was a testament to the vibrant and supportive community we have here at Mitcham Primary School.

Lastly, we want to thank all the families who came along to celebrate with us. Your presence and support made the evening even more special. It was lovely to see everyone come together to enjoy the performances and celebrate the achievements of our students.

Thank you once again for making the Family Night concert a memorable event. We look forward to many more celebrations in the future. 

CONGRATULATIONS - DEVONSHIRE & MELLOR!

Thank you to all who attended our Sports Day this year. The rain cleared up early in the morning and it was a beautiful day to be outside.

Mellor emerged victorious, earning the highest number of points and proudly taking home the Sports Day Shield. Their dedication and hard work truly paid off.

In addition to the competitive spirit, we also celebrated the embodiment of our school values. This year, the Values Cup was awarded to Devonshire for their outstanding demonstration of school values and excellent fair play throughout the day.

We would like thank all the teachers, SSO’s, parents and students who played a crucial role in making the day a success. A special mention goes to our House Captains, who dedicated countless hours to practising the health hustle, setting up early in the morning, assisting teachers during events, and organising their houses for sprints, relays, and chants.

We look forward to going again next year with our new house names! 

Exciting News: New Sports House Names for 2024

We are thrilled to announce that starting from 2025, our school will have new names for our sports houses. As a school community, we felt it was important that our house names are relevant to our students and acknowledge the Kaurna land on which we learn and many of our students and families live.

Throughout this year, our Year 3-6 Student Representative Council (SRC) worked with Miss Scriven to decide on the type of house names our school wanted moving forward. These names were then submitted to Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi for appropriate approval. We extend our gratitude to Kaurna Warra Karrpanthi for the work their volunteers do to revive, research, and promote the Kaurna language.

We are pleased to share that our request to use Kaurna animal names from 2025 has been granted approval. We were also provided with audio samples to ensure we respect the language with appropriate pronunciation.

We are excited to share with our community that from 2025, our sports house names will be:

Tarnta (red kangaroo) – Red

Ngakala (rainbow lorikeet) – Green

Ilya (snake) – Yellow

Kuri Kuri (young emu) – Blue

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we embrace these meaningful changes.

Youth Environmental Leadership (YELP) Team Update

In week 6 the YELP Team attended the final event for 2024, held at Scotch College Junior School and Mitcham Reserve, run by Green Adelaide. We joined together with student leaders from 8 other YELP schools from our region. This event involved environmental and sustainability learning and leadership activities and collaboration with a wide range of peers.

We began the day with each school sharing a reflection on their YELP Projects undertaken this year, which was really interesting. Our presentation showcased our Nest Box Survey with cameras borrowed from Green Adelaide, and establishing our new Native Butterfly Garden.

After the presentations, we were given a tour of Scotch College Junior School, to learn about their environmental activities, and we even got to pat one of the Bearded Dragons in their Science room. We then went to Mitcham Reserve and played a game called "The Web of Life", where we were all given a role in an ecosystem - herbivores had to gather food and water from buckets around the park, carnivores were trying to catch (tag) them for food, and the teachers were top level predators with a key attack advantage - water pistols! 

After a celebratory pizza lunch, Liesl (an Educator from "Walking Together with Kaurna") talked to us about the history of Mitcham Reserve and introduced us to a range of indigenous games, and Drew (a Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri man) taught us about different traditional Cultural practices and showed us a range of tools that he had made, as well as a range of skins.

Despite the heat, it was a really interesting to learn about local Country and Cultural practices, and play some traditional indigenous games. It was also exciting to see all of the different things that the primary schools in our YELP cluster achieved this year and share our achievements.

Well done to Chloe, Ellie, Django, Fox, Oliver, Lachlan, Mariyam, Matilda, Katharine, Sophie, Ashley and Esme for a great first year of the Youth Environmental Leadership Program (YELP) at Mitcham Primary School!

Miriam Doull, Science Teacher  

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State Cricket Carnival

Well done to Aakash N, Amay N, Max S, Jonah S and Tyler H who competed in the City South District cricket side in Week 4.

State Tennis Carnival

Congratulations to Abigail T and Imogen P who won came runners up for City South in the State Tennis Carnival.

Cricket

Congratulations to our boys Sapsasa cricket team for making it into the Grand Final against Grange PS this week after winning against East Adelaide School with overs to bowl spare.

Clint Rowland, PE Teacher

The MPS Year 2 Blue soccer team had a great first season, demonstrating their teamwork and soccer skills. ⚽️ They had lots of fun and won all games except their first game. Thanks to David for coaching the boys and parents helping when needed. Thanks to team managers Melissa and Alice.

Registration is now open for Term 1 2025 after hours sports - Cricket (Year 2-6), Chess (Year 2-6), and Touch Football (Year 4-6).

For the first time, registration will now be completed online via our website.

Visit the link below for specific sport information and registration forms.

https://www.mitchamps.sa.edu.au/info-for-parents/after-hours-sports 

Registration is now open for new and continuing students for the 2025 Instrumental Music Program. The Instrumental Music Program is available to all students in Years 4-6 in 2025. 

To register, please visit the Instrumental Music Program page on our website and complete the online registration form by December 13, 2024. Spaces are limited, so we encourage families to secure their spot early.

Please note that in 2025, we are introducing a small administration levy to help us maintain the quality and efficiency of the program which is payable via the QKR app.

Further information about the program is available on our website but for queries not covered, please contact Assistant Principal Lachlan Norman at lachlan.norman451@schools.sa.edu.au. 

Please see below the upcoming important dates and school events for the remainder of the year.