Sheidow Park School

Year 6 Parliament House Excursion

Our Year 6 students travelled to Adelaide to visit Parliament House and learn more about government, citizenship and democracy.

Students toured the House of Assembly and Legislative Council chambers, gaining a closer look at how South Australia’s Parliament operates.

They also took part in a re-enactment of the passing of a bill, taking on parliamentary roles, debating issues and voting on proposed legislation.

The group met Alex Dighton, Member for Black, who spoke about his work as a State parliamentarian and answered students’ questions about the role of elected representatives.

Students also learned more about the history of Parliament House from the resident librarian.

Travelling by Adelaide Metro was another part of the experience, giving students the chance to practise independence and responsibility.

Thank you to Ms Gilbert, Ms Annette and Deb Black for supporting the excursion.

📚✨ Book Week Dress-Up Day ✨📚

Both students and staff are invited to join in the Book Week celebrations! 🎉 We encourage everyone to dress as their favourite book character using a costume they have made, already own, or can borrow from family or friends. 🧙‍♀️👸🦸📖

We understand that not everyone will have a costume available, and that's absolutely fine. 💛 Book Week is all about celebrating the joy of reading, and we look forward to seeing the creativity and imagination on display through the many homemade costumes. 🌟📚

📚🎉 The Scholastic Book Fair STARTS tomorrow 🎉📚

Come along and explore a fantastic range of books for all ages! Every purchase helps support our school library. ❤️📖

🗓️ When: 20–25 August
📍 Where: School Library

Opening Times:
📚 8:30am – 9:00am (Daily)
📚 3:15pm – 3:45pm (Daily)
📚 Tuesday: 2:30pm – 3:00pm

📄 Scholastic Book Fair flyers have been sent home with more information.

We can't wait to see you there! 📚✨

Happy SSO Week!

This week we celebrate and say a HUGE thank you to all of our amazing SSO staff! 🌟

Our school simply would not thrive without them. Their care, patience, dedication, flexibility and the countless things they do each and every day make such a difference to our students, staff and wider school community.

We are incredibly grateful for everything they do — often quietly behind the scenes, but always making a BIG impact. 💐

If you see any of our SSO staff this week, please make sure you say a BIG thank you to them! 🙏💙

We appreciate them more than they know! 🥰

📚🎶 Book Week Special Lunch – A Symphony of Stories! 🎶📚

To help celebrate Book Week, we're serving up a magical Symphony of Stories Special Lunch on Wednesday, 26 August! 🌟

For one week only, our special lunch will be delivered on Wednesday instead of Thursday, replacing the usual Week 6 special lunch. Regular Thursday special lunches will return in Week 8.

🍽️ All this for just $6.00!
🧁 Mini Mushroom Cupcake
🧪 Magical Potion Jelly
⭐ Star Sandwich (Ham or Cheese)
🌭 Rhythm Roll (Mini Hot Dog)
🥕 Harmony Veggie Dip

🥪 A reduced canteen menu will still be available on Wednesday, and our normal canteen menu will be available on Thursday.

📅 Orders close Friday, 21 August.
Please note that late orders cannot be accepted, so don't miss out!

Let's celebrate the magic of books with a lunch that's as imaginative as the stories we love! 📖✨

Year 6 Hiragana Competition & A Trip to Japan!

Year 6 Hiragana Competition 🎌

Congratulations to Ava, Grace, Lilly, Charlotte, Kelsey, Aria, Zara, Zach and Mitchell, who represented Sheidow Park Primary School at the Year 6 Hiragana Competition.

Our students participated with enthusiasm, demonstrated wonderful sportsmanship and represented our school exceptionally well. We are so proud of their commitment and achievements. Well done! 👏

✈️ A Trip to Japan!

This term, Class 1/2 and our Mainstream Reception class enjoyed an exciting ‘trip to Japan’ without even leaving school!

Students created their own passports before boarding a pretend plane bound for Tokyo. Along the way, they explored Japanese culture by visiting a school, seeing the iconic Torii gates, exploring the busy streets of Tokyo and experiencing a ride on the famous Shinkansen bullet train! 🚅

It was a wonderful, hands-on opportunity for students to learn about Japan, its culture and traditions while having lots of fun along the way.

Arigatō, Garner Sensei! 🌸