Reynella Primary School Grapevine

 It is difficult to believe that the school year is about to end; it doesn’t seem so very long ago that we were navigating online learning at the beginning of the year due to the COVID situation. I think it is fair to say that we are all physically and emotionally feeling the effects of enduring such a challenging year and each and every one of us is ready for a well-deserved break.

Despite the challenges, the Reynella School Community has pulled together to make 2022 a memorable one and there is much to celebrate. As teachers were busily writing end of year reports they were reflecting on the progress our students have made with their learning despite the disruptions. There were many opportunities for our students to transfer their skills and abilities’ and shine beyond the classroom and our Communication Action Team have developed a Student Grapevine, written by them, which shows many of the highlights throughout the year. This will be published through Skoolbag on the last day of term.

The end of the year always signals the time when we need to farewell some staff members. To our year 6 cohort and graduating class, it has been wonderful to watch you grow and develop in to successful learners and people over these last seven years. We wish you all the best as you enter this next stage of your lives; high school. To the other students and families who are moving on, we thank you for choosing our school and hope your next placements are fulfilling and rewarding.

We are very fortunate this year that we will be maintaining a stable staff for 2023, despite dropping to 18 classes. However some there are changes to our staffing for 2023;

o   Miss Amy Sheppard and Mrs Natalie Sarris have been appointed as permanent teachers of Reynella PS.

o   Mr Tom Clayton will be taking on the role of Autism Inclusion Teacher each Tuesday and Ms Georgia Frangoulis will take his class on that day.

o   With the return of Madame Marin, we are sad to say goodbye to Madame Silvi Badgery-Parker as she has shown such a love and passion for the teaching of French over the last two years.

o   Ms Michelle Napier, who has worked in F8 all year, as well as being a regular TRT, is moving on to Marion PS. Ms Napier has been a consistent face across our school these last years and her infectious smile will be missed.

o   Mr Marty Czerwinskis joined out staff at the beginning of the year, working in a different role, one which he has undertaken with great skill and compassion and many of our students have had the opportunity to be supported by him. We will miss his flexibility and kindness but he will be moving on to Flaxmill PS.

o   Ms Tracey McNeil has taken on the Finance Officer role these last 12 months, as well as other duties. She has also supported our diabetes students throughout the year. We are so grateful that she has undertaken this role with such skill and professionalism. Ms Debbie Adamson will take over this position in 2023, she comes to us from Whyalla.

o   Sharon Kasteliz has been appointed to Seaford Secondary School on a permanent basis. Sharon was at Reynella PS for 11 years until the end of 2021 and was an integral member of our Front Office team. She supported a myriad of students when they turned up to first aid, sometimes needing comfort while waiting for ambulances. She managed our school’s Finances and Uniforms amongst the many different things she did to make sure the school ran smoothly. Sharon will be greatly missed by us all but we know she is loving her new role which is much closer to home for her.

o   Karina Romanovskis was a long standing teacher here at Reynella PS and loved by all the children who were lucky enough to be in her class. Always calm and dedicated to her craft, she went out of her way to support everyone with their learning and was never afraid to try new things. She always made her students feel important and cared for. Behind the scenes, Karina drove out literacy improvement agenda working alongside teachers to support them with new initiatives. She was the driving force behind our Social Committee and organised many memorable events for us. Her passion for teaching, sense of fun and high level of commitment will be greatly missed as she has now made the decision to retire; moving on to the next phase of her life’s journey with her husband Valdis. We wish her many great adventures as she continues to travel around Australia and the world, and sincerely thank her for all that she contributed to the Reynella PS community.

o   Mademoiselle Roisin Somers will be on maternity leave for 2023 and we wish her the very best as she tackles motherhood for the first time. In addition to this change in her life, she also married her long-time partner Nathan last week and when she returns will be Roisin Dennis.

o   Joining her in the newly married department will be Georgia Phillips who married her fiancé Josh last Saturday. Her new name will be Mrs Georgia Penney.

 As the year draws to a close we need to thank you for all your support throughout what has been a difficult year. Once again we have shown our resilience and strength as a community to overcome obstacles and maintain our collective focus on supporting our students to be successful students, citizens and people.

Enjoy the break and we will see you again in 2023 for the first day of term Monday January 30, 2023.

With your child starting a new class in 2023, before returning to school you will need to update your child/ren's profile in QKR and update the class and year level in Skoolbag for each of your children. This will ensure that you receive all important information for 2023.

Skoolbag is the main platform for communication at Reynella Primary School so we would love all parents and carer's to be on board.  If you need any assistance with logging on or joining the relevant groups, please come into the front office or email us at DL.0379.INFO@SCHOOLS.SA.EDU.AU.

After School Sport Commitment to Play forms for 2023 students are now available to register your child's interest to participate in 2023. The school will register teams for: socccer, basketball and netball. 

If you would like to register your child for an After School Sport team, please submit the relevant Skoolbag eForm.

One eForm per player, per sport.

We will accept forms early next year, but to avoid your child missing out, we suggest you submit the eForm asap. Once each team is full, a waiting list will be established.

No payment is required at this stage. Parents will be asked for a non-refundable $20 deposit at the start of next year to secure their child's position in a team.

Invoices will be produced prior to each season commencing and payment will be due by the second game.

More information and the eForm can be found on Skoolbag.