As you may be aware, I have a new role in the library this year. This Literacy role consists of targeted focus groups around comprehension and reading skills. The Inquiry part of the role enables year levels to participate in… Continue Reading →
Thanks to the wonderful turn out of parents this morning who joined us for our first coffee and chat session. Click here to download some slides from this morning’s session that families may find useful when supporting their child/ren’s wellbeing…. Continue Reading →
Congratulations to those students that entered the Oliphant Science Awards this year. We have a number of students that worked very hard, either in a team or individually, to create their entries this year. We had some great projects across… Continue Reading →
To celebrate Book Week and the theme ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’, Uncle Tamaru is visiting Unley Primary School. Uncle Tamaru is a Kaurna elder, who is skilled in teaching students and adults traditional Kaurna symbols used in Kaurna artwork and Indigenous… Continue Reading →
On Thursday August 25th, Students are invited to come dressed as their favourite book character or be inspired by this year’s Book Week theme ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open.” All Parents are invited to watch the students parade in their costumes! WHEN:… Continue Reading →
Mark Le Messurier, is an Adelaide educator, child mentor and parent coach that has devoted his life to improving the wellbeing and mental health of young people. Mark has extensive experience working with parents and providing them with practical strategies to… Continue Reading →
The world today is so different from how many of us grew up. Our children are constantly being bombarded with social media, online pressures and trying to make connections with their peers in an online world. The constant access to… Continue Reading →
At this week’s assembly we had some special visitors from Foodbank. Greg Pattinson and Eleisha Golding came to thank the school for our efforts in the Foodbank drive last year. We did such a good job of collecting food for… Continue Reading →
The SRC have been busy filming their end of term wrap-up for term 2. We were Lucky enough to use the media centre at Concordia College to complete the final cut. Have a look at the latest edition below.
In 2021, the Education & Wellbeing Committee invited UPS parents to participate in a survey to provide us with feedback in relation to key topics of interest, in the area of wellbeing. We will be using the data gleaned from… Continue Reading →
Below is a short video from David regarding school reports at Unley Primary School.
Thanks to everyone that supported our SRC pyjama day fundraiser today. It was great to see all the colourful pyjamas, dressing gowns and oodies out in the yard. It was certainly a good day to be all rugged up in… Continue Reading →
The year 4 students in room 19 and year 3 students in room 24 have recently been fine tuning their coding skills using the Sphero RVR robots. Using a visual coding language on iPads, the students are able to send… Continue Reading →
The sun was shining on Saturday morning, and we had lots of willing helpers at our playground working bee. With lots of wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes, (not to mention a small excavator) the team removed 2 large skips of soil… Continue Reading →
At Unley Primary School we know that a student’s wellbeing is the foundation to their social & academic success. We value wellbeing and teach this through a range of avenues. Here is a framework that displays the numerous wellbeing support… Continue Reading →
Hi! My name is Denby and I’m excited to be your new Pastoral Care Worker. I will be working with the wellbeing team at Unley Primary and I’m really looking forward to getting to know the students, staff and families… Continue Reading →
Last Friday, we farewelled Jordan Fraus from Room 23. Jordan, one of our year 3 teachers, is soon expecting her first child. We wish her all the best for this exciting new stage of her life and look forward to… Continue Reading →
On Friday our staff gathered in one space together, for the first time in a long time, due to COVID-19. It was a great day of learning and sharing with a focus on building the capacity of our staff to have… Continue Reading →
Last week, on Thursday the 9th of June the year 6s went to West Lakes to participate in an aquatics program. The year 6s were split up into 9 groups with three groups doing each activity at a time and… Continue Reading →
Today the year 5 students had a visit from Senior Constable Dave Garner to deliver a road crossing training session. The students found out about the responsibilities of the job and the equipment they need to use if they volunteer… Continue Reading →
On Friday 3rd of June 40 children from Unley represented the school, participating in the SAPSASA cross country day. All the children pushed themselves to do their best. Some children had never participated in a SAPSASA event before and were… Continue Reading →
Thanks once again to the Community and Fundraising Committee and our volunteers for their stellar organisation of last week’s sausage sizzle lunch. It was the perfect fare for a cool winter day. All up we sold 474 sausages and 368… Continue Reading →
As always, our industrious facilities committee is looking for ways to improve our school. We currently have our sights set on the Wattle street playground and need your help. On Saturday, June 18th we are holding a working bee to… Continue Reading →
Reconciliation Week is a very important event on Australia’s calendar. While we have a strong focus here at school, it is also great to create links with the local community around reconciliation. This year the SRC executives were invited to… Continue Reading →
Last term the students from Miss Marcucci’s and Miss Bullen’s class recently went on an excursion to Unley Library. We had to fill in our membership forms to give our teachers so that we could join the library. Upon arrival,… Continue Reading →
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