PRINCIPAL’S REPORT · Department for Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider number: 00018A Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022

Department for Education and Child Development T/A South

Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider number: 00018A

Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022Ph (08) 8355 7000 Fax (08) 8355 7070

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NEWSLETTER

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORTDear Parents and Caregivers,

Congratulations to the Henley High School Canteen Manager, Pat Fuss and her staff Megan George and Penny Puopolo on receiving the City of Charles Sturt ‘Deliciously Safe’, Excellence in Food Safety certificate. The ‘Deliciously Safe’ program recognises and rewards food businesses who achieve full compliance at routine inspections.

The past two weeks have provided many opportunities for the Henley High School to put on show the outstanding staff and student talent which we have in our school community. The Performing Arts have been very busy with three nights of Music followed by two nights of Drama the following week. Congratulations go to Tania Madigan, Gavin Cox and the Music team for the Year 10/ VET, Year 9/ Choir and Year 11 and 12 Music nights. For the Year 12’s this opportunity was also a Summative Assessment item and all did well. This was then followed by two nights of Drama performances where the Year 11 Drama class performed a play called Snapshots from Home on Wednesday and Thursday night. The play was about living in Australia during WWII and the production is 40% of the students’ semester grade. Students demonstrated a high level of commitment and support for each other to put on a highly entertaining show. Special Thanks go to Holly Sando and her team: Tania Madigan, Laura Eitel, Jared Pantsios and Jess Thompson for ensuring successful performances. On an individual note, we would like to congratulate Franky Chiarello, who will be performing in the ‘Class of Cabaret’ on Saturday 25th June at the Festival Theatre as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Congratulations also to Chris Mesecke, Tim Lepley and our VET teachers for the VET Careers Expo held on the Tuesday 31st May. Teachers of all of the VET courses offered at Henley High School, along with representatives from The University of Adelaide, UniSA, TAFE, Defence Forces and Industry provided information to students and their parents about prospective Career pathways and courses. You can find further information on the VET courses offered in the Western Adelaide region at the following site http://www.wats.sa.edu.au

Global Education continues to grow at Henley, this Saturday we will welcome our visitors for the New Caledonia Music exchange. Our visitors, buddies and host families will participate in variety of school and community based activities culminating with a combined Music concert in the Drama space on Friday evening 24th June 6 -7pm before they depart on the Sunday. The return visit will see Henley HS students’ travelling to New Caledonia from the 3rd – 11th September this year.

Once again we are pleased to welcome our six visitors from Jay Pritzker Academy in Cambodia who will be with us for the five weeks. During this time they will be attending mainstream classes and participating in excursions at least one day a week in and around Adelaide. This is our fourth year of hosting students form JPA. Our relationship with JPA has developed significantly over this time with teachers and students planning our 2nd outbound tour to Cambodia in September this year. This is a link to a brief video of their school and community for you to view. Please take the time to watch it, it is inspirational http://www.jpa.org.kh/video/video.html

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TERM 2 | WEEK 7

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2 HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 7

STUDENT ABSENCESTo report a Student absence please report online via our Website or phone Student Services on 8355 7014 or 8355 7015.

TERM DATESTERM ONE1st February - 15th April

TERM TWO2nd May - 8th July

TERM THREE25th July - 30th September

TERM FOUR17th October - 16th December

STUDENT FREE DAYSMONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBERTerm 3, Week 7 Whole School closure

TUESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER Term 3, Week 7

MONDAY 17TH OCTOBERTerm 4, Week 1

PUBLIC HOLIDAYSMONDAY 13TH JUNEQueens Birthday

MONDAY 3RD OCTOBERLabour Day

A MESSAGE FROM STUDENT SERVICESChange of DetailsHave you changed address, phone number or have a different work contact? Please contact student services by phone on 8355 7014 or 8355 7015 for a change of student information form or by clicking here to download from our website. This will make it easier for the school to contact you and make sure you receive important information.

Lost PropertyPlease remember to clearly name your student’s school uniform. This makes it easier for us to return the article of clothing to the appropriate student.

Chris Gardner | Manager Student Services

HAMBOURS UNIFORM RETAIL STOREPlease be advised that the Hambour Uniform Retail store will be closing for stocktake. The retail store at 2 Wilson Street, Royal Park and Henley High School will be closed from Tuesday 28th June to Friday 1st July 2016 inclusive, reopening on Monday 4 July at 9am.

Their online shop will operate over this period but orders will not be picked until Monday 4 July 2016.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Leanne Armstrong | Business Manager

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Recently I was pleased to receive a letter from Con, a past parent informing us of the pathways which his children have taken since leaving Henley High School. The oldest two children have chosen to follow career pathways in teaching, but it was the youngest Anthony, who I was so interested to hear about. Anthony is visually impaired and struggled with his transition to high school until his attendance decreased to the point where he was no longer attending school, despite many efforts to support him. But Anthony is a fighter, after three years Anthony decided to sit the University Entrance Exam. He was successful in gaining a place in Software Engineering (Honours) and is now completing his fourth year of the course at UniSA, Mawson Lakes. The message which Con wished to pass on was that “even though you may have obstacles put in front of you with your learning path, you can refocus and achieve whatever you want”. I thank Con for sharing his families’ story with us and wish both Anthony and his sibling’s successful careers in their chosen fields. The importance of resilience, determination and a willingness to explore alternatives when the pathway ahead does not seem clear cannot be underestimated. I encourage all students to keep this in mind, especially over the next two months when researching future career and study pathways.

Sandra Moran | Principal

http://www.henleyhs.sa.edu.au/section/student-services/change-of-student-information

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TERM 2 | WEEK 7

YEAR 10 CHILD STUDIESMs Lewis’s Year 10 Semester 1 Child Studies class have been working on a project about building resilience with children from Birth-8 years old. The purpose of this task was to design and construct a board game that would help build resilience in young people through engaging with the activities in the game.

Three outstanding students from the class were asked their opinion of the task and gave these responses;

George Hatziapostolou - “creating our own board games was a good way of teaching children how to build resilience for better development”.

Nicola Falanga -“The assignment was interactive and a great way to develop hands on skills as creating an original board game is a beneficial task both mentally and physically”.

Shaye White - “it helped me build resilience while making a game about resilience as I found it challenging and had to change some ideas throughout the process to make it work”.

Janna Lewis | Home Economics Manager


MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMIC MORNING TEAOn Wednesday June 1st, the Middle School hosted our Academic Assembly and Morning Tea for the Year 8 and 9 students who received excellent reports in Term 1.

LOWITJA - SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: ALICE GORMAN8LW1Beth Chalmers AA

Alice Guy AA

Vencel Milassin AA

Elisha Rea AA

8LW2Dan Berg AA

Samuel Hayles AA

9LW1Alex Haydon AA

9LW2Sarah Beagley AA

Riley Meldrum AA

OLIPHANT- SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: FILIPE NOGUEIRA8OL2Lara Erlangga AA

Brianna Ireland AA

9OL1Ebony Betro AA

Ruby Hickman AA

9OL2

Toby Evans AA

Trey Iannella AA

Tracy Phan AA

We had 73 recipients this term and over 60 parents in attendance of the assembly. There were three awards distributed on the day: Academic Achievements, for those students who received a Grade Point Average of 12.43 or higher, Outstanding Academic Achievements, for those students who received straight A’s or a Grade Point Average of 14.00 or higher and Top of Sub School, for the students who obtained the highest GPA for their sub school. Congratulations to all of the students on their success in Term 1 and thank you to all of the parents and caregivers who were able to attend. Thank you also to the Sub School Managers for assisting with the distribution of the awards, and to Trevor Cibich: Assistant Principal Middle School for assisting with the OAA awards.

Jade Ambler | Middle School Coordinator

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

FLOREY - SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: BRETT FITZGERALD8FL1Bia Antonia-Roque AA

Jared Dacumos AA

Nathan Dimou AA

Alicia McCance AA

Tahlia Walton AA

Myles Watkinson AA

8FL2Kayla Degilo AA

Rory Dowdell AA

Lexi Panagiotidis AA

Charli Smyth AA

9FL1Jacob Barrett AA

Eliza Joynes AA

Thomas Ravesteyn AA

Thomas Stevens AA

9LF2Breeanna Cooke AA

Tayla De Beer AA

Sian James AA

Kiana Ponce Castro AA


MAWSON - SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: BONNIE TRELOAR8MA1Kaitlin Chapman AA

Ethan Joseph Stone AA

Gia Van Zyl AA

8MA2Elise Buchanan AA

Erin Hill AA

Lucy Rose AA

Emi Rowden-Tiago AA

Alyssa Toomey AA

9MA1Ella Carlaw AA Top of Mawson

Riley Davis AA

Chelsea Harding AA

Yana Krimizi AA

9MA2Sam Hutton AA

Lucy Klessens-Broekx AA

OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Florey Mackenzy Richardson OAA Top of Florey

Florey Caprice Waldron OAA

Lowitja Amanda Jayawickrama OAA Top of Lowitja

Lowitja Greta Hutchinson OAA

Lowitja Jessica Woolman OAA

Oliphant Lucy Stattmann OAA Top of Oliphant

Oliphant Sarah Formston OAA

MITCHELL - SUB SCHOOL MANAGER: CAT CALLERY8MI1Maddy Anderson AA Top of Mitchell

Lilly Daris AA

Kaila Jones AA

8MI2Mckenzie Allen AA

Jordan Chandler AA

Kiraley Ewens AA

David Milovanovic AA

Ruby Parker AA

Eloise Rice AA

Lili Stevens AA

Chloe Way AA

9MI1Leiane Doyle AA

Sofia Ghezzi AA

Megan Pettit AA

Mikayla Sheffield AA

Olivia Van Kessel AA

9MI2Brittany Chuong AA

Beth Prestwood AA


STUDENT EXECUTIVEThis year’s Student Executive is a group of seven students from years 9-11. We aim to work collaboratively with the students and teachers of Henley High School to get the best outcomes possible. One of our goals is to make sure student’s voices are heard. So far this year we have created awareness of Harmony day and given activities to do in PLP. We have hosted a morning tea for all the new International students who started in 2016. At the moment our focus is on fundraising for International Scholarships through fundraisers such as donut days and sausage sizzles. Next term we plan to host some form of forum or workshop. In week nine donuts will be for sale for $3.50. We aim to have a sausage sizzle in week 3 with sausages selling for $2 each.

MEET CAMERONHello, my name is Cameron Egger, I am in year 10 and in the Lowitja sub school. My favourite subjects are Maths, Art and Design, I chose to become a student executive so that I could make a difference and voice my opinion about the school and change it for the better.

MEET AMYMy name is Amy Edgar Barcelo, I am a year 10 student in Lowitja sub-school. My passion is music, I play guitar piano, sax, clarinet and vocals. The reason I applied for Student Executive is that I believe that our school is amazing, but through this counsel, we can bridge the gap between students and teachers making school a much more enjoyable and beneficial environment. I hope to develop my organisation, communication and leadership skills.

MEET KAIHi I’m Kai. I decided to join Student Executive because I think that it is a good way to represent my fellow students and to get things done. Being in student executive since 2015 and in SVC since 2014, I have represented you all since Year 9 and have enjoyed it every day since. You might have seen me speak at assembly earlier this year and the year before – something I enjoy doing as part of my role in leadership and one of the ways that student executive communicates with the school. The thing I enjoy the most about representing you is that I get to relay your opinions and suggestions to staff and work hard to get it done to make the school a better place to be a part of.

MEET NAOMII come from the Northeast of China about 1000kms from Beijing. My name is Shengxian (Naomi) Wang and I am a Year 10 student from Lowitja sub-school. I like playing badminton, reading novels and also, I am interested in learning languages. I am on the Student Executive for Henley High School and my position is to represent international students for expressing their opinions and suggestions. There are up to 60 international students enrolled at Henley High School this year. As I am one of the international students, I would like to try my best to support the Henley High School governance processes and systems. But my aim is to help international students adapt to the new learning atmosphere better and faster. Moving to a different country is difficult sometimes and I hope my experiences will help other international students. Treating others with kindness and respect is the way I want to be treated and I make sure I demonstrate this idea whenever I interact with people. If you would like to discuss student issues with me I am available so come on over and say” hello”.

MEET BLAKEMy name is Blake Robertson. I am in year 10 and in Lowitja sub school. I chose to become a member of the student executive because I wanted to help do something for the school and also try to improve the school based on student ideas, complaints and interests. My hobbies include playing video games, watching movies, hanging out with friends and Taekwondo. I am interested in helping people where I can and becoming an engineer.


MEET TRINITYMy name is Trinity Tytler-Kelly and I am a year 10 student in Lowitja. I play soccer and my favourite subjects are maths, science and tech. I applied to be a part of the Student Executive because I want to contribute to the growth of the school. Building the school community and allowing people to have a voice is something I aim to do. This program will allow me to develop leadership skills which will assist me in the future. As a member of this group it has built my confidence and how I see the school and what can be done to help the students.

MEET RUBYHi I’m Ruby Hickman, I am in year 9 in the Oliphant sub-school.

Interests- I am a part of SSP netball, I play for Garville Netball Club, I race triathlons during summer and in summer I enjoy going to the beach and surfing.

I chose to be a student executive as I wanted to be involved in organising events at our school that benefit other students and teachers. By applying for student executive I am hoping to gain some new leadership skills and use these to help to make the school better.


ZOOSNOOZEArmed with sleeping bags, endless enthusiasm and a map, twenty of Henley High School’s most eager International students took part in a Zoosnooze at Adelaide Zoo. An overnight opportunity for the students to see some of Australia and the world’s most interesting and endangered creatures up close, the camp provided all in attendance a chance to learn not only about the animals but each other. Treated to a personalised tour with a local zoo keeper, the students spent their day learning about the zoo’s many occupants through interactive presentations, orienteering, and live feedings. However, it was after the sun had set and the gates had closed to the public that the zoo came to life, with the students using their flashlights to explore what the animals got up to after lights out. Relishing the opportunity to be independent, the students cooked a feast on a BBQ that could have fed a pride of hungry lions and worked together to set up their tents that overlooked the entire zoo. A rare opportunity for anyone, let alone an international to experience, the only aspect of the trip that was lacking was the amount of sleep, with the only ‘snoozing’ coming from the animals.

Jared Pantsios | English and HASS

HOMESTAYS NEEDEDDue to the growth and diversity of our International Program we are constantly looking for families to host students between 8th to 19th August from Koishikawa, Japan. We need families for 10 boys and 10 girls.

As a local family hosting an international student, you will have the chance to:• learn about other cultures, customs and traditions• make lifelong friendships with your student and their family• participate in activities and meet other host families• explore fun things to see and do in South Australia

Homestay families are paid approximately $250 per week to host a student.

Our International Student Program depends on the warm hospitality of the local community. If you are willing to host students or are interested in more information please contact the Global Education Team, via email [email protected] or phone 8355 7007.


TRANSITION IN THE SLCIn the SLC we are fortunate to often have our students in the same group throughout their schooling. This allows teachers to support them to grow as individuals over 5 years. The end result of this process allows students to transition from school to work. During their time at Henley High School they undertake a variety of work experience placements at venues such as Bedford Industries, Coles and IKEA. It is therefore very satisfying when students find meaningful employment after leaving school. Congratulations go to Aston Nevard who has secured a full time placement at Orana Enterprises. We wish him every success in the future. Congratulations and well done Aston!

Barry Rusanoff | SLC Teacher

YEAR 12 SLC STUDENTS REFLECT ON THE FORMALThree students from the SLC attended the Formal at the National Wine Centre. William, Rory and Vincent reflected on what they enjoyed about the evening.

Rory had a great time dancing and sharing the photo booth with his friends. He really enjoyed the atmosphere and thought that the chocolate fondue was delicious.

Vincent really enjoyed winning his “Social Butterfly Award” and sharing his success with the staff and his fellow year 12’s. He had a great time mixing with the other students and spending time with the mainstream teachers that he has got to know on his weekly visits.

William really appreciated having the chance to catch up and dance with some of the year 12’s that he went to Primary School with. He really liked seeing all the fashions and loved wearing his new suit.

SLC staff reflected on the evening and really appreciated the fact that our students had a wonderful time and were warmly embraced by the wider school community.

Martin Aartsen | Special Educa-tion Teacher


STATE RUGBY UNIONOne of students in Year 10, Jameus Arahanga has represented South Australia Under 15’s earlier this year in the Junior Gold Cup for Rugby Union. They travelled between Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne over 6 weekends to compete.

South Australia played 5 games in total and finished 4 on the Ladder with 1 win and 4 losses.

KIRALEY EWENSKiraley Ewens is one of our Year 8 students who competes in Areobics. Last Sunday she won State Champion for her level and is now going to FISAF Aerobics Nationals at the end of July to compete, held in Brisbane, QLD, with her club Aeroforce.

She trains extremely hard and after 8 years of gymnastics she started with Aeroforce only 7 months ago.

We wish Kiraley all the best at the Nationals.

BADMINTONOn the weekend of 21st and 22nd May, Tristan Edison participated in the Under 19s Badminton SA and was the winner for both the Boys Singles and Mixed Double

One week later his brother Keith Edison participated in the City of Melbourne Badminton Open and emerged as the winner for the Mens Singles Open. He played against the number 1 Australian ranked player, aged 25, and managed to beat him convincingly making Badminton SA proud.

Both Tristan and Keith have also been selected to play in the upcoming Under 19s National Badminton Tournament in Sydney sometime in July 2016.

CYCLING TOUR 2016The Secondary School Sport SA Cycling Tour Championship was held at McLaren Vale and Sellicks Beach on Thursday 19th and 20th May. This invitation only event consists of four stages: 10 km Time Trial, Road Race, Criterium and a second Road Race.

Henley High School had 4 competitors involved and they achieved some amazing results meaning Henley finished second overall in the Champion School Trophy (behind St John’s Grammar who had over 20 riders!).

Well done and congratulations to the students who took part!

Jack Sykes – 1st A Grade Boys

Ruby Hickman – 2nd A Grade Girls

Kiana Baynes – 5th A Grade Girls

Tamika Baynes – 3rd B Grade Girls

James Treagus | Manager – Sport and Major Events


SSP GOLF: PRIMARY SCHOOL COACHING

SPECIALIST SPORT PROGRAM 2017Applications are now open for current HHS Students for the 2017 Year 9 - 12 SSP Program. Click here for more details -

http://www.henleyhs.sa.edu.au/section/programs/specialist-sports-program/program-entry

As part of our SSP Golf program our students having been running coaching sessions at Henley Beach Primary School. Our golfers have been asked to prepare a series of 4 sessions with the primary school students focussing on skills such as swing development, chipping and putting. With the support of Allan Telford from Golf SA, our students designed engaging activities including a mini putt-putt course using basic equipment such as rope, cones and flags.

Our students have found the experience very valuable in working with schools in our local community and helping to promote junior golf. The last two sessions will run later in term, finishing with a round of golf on the school oval on a course designed by our students.

Adam Spencer | Promotions & Events Coordinator and Specialist Golf Manager


MEET THE STAFFEach Newsletter we will introduce you to a few of the Henley High School Staff Members

ALYCIA SPENCERPosition: Wellbeing & Mentoring Coordinator How long have you worked at HHS: This is my 6th year

Number of years teaching: 6 years

Previous experience/ schools: My Uni placements at Seaton High School and Gladstone High School

Describe what you do: My role is to create a positive and safe working environment for staff and students. I have been working on implementing the Mind Matters framework with a whole school approach and supporting senior school staff to build stronger relationships with their mentor students. Celebrating various health and wellbeing related events is also important in raising awareness of current societal issues, e.g. gender diversity, resilience and mindfulness.

What subjects do you teach: Year 10-12 Health and Home Ec

Why did you choose to teach in this area: I’ve always loved food and learning new ways to cook healthier options, so eating out at new places to try new foods is enjoyable. I also enjoy keeping fit and healthy so I’m always looking for new ways to help others do the same.

Career aspirations: I would like to get into a counselling role later in my career.

Tell us 3 non work facts about you: My dog Gus is a Labradoodle, but looks more like a sheep.

I ran my first ever (and last) half marathon in April.

I recently travelled to Bali for my honeymoon.

RACHEL KRYWANIOPosition: School Services Officer in the SLCHow long have you worked at HHS: 3 1/2 Years

Number of years with DECD: 18 Years

Previous experience/ schools: I began my DECD career supporting students with severe multiple disabilities in a fantastic program called Conductive Education at Kidman Park Primary School. It was an incredible learning experience for me over a 15 year period. I came to Henley High School, to the SLC, in 2013 as a one to one support SSO.

Describe what you do: I provide one to one support for a student to assist them to communicate, interact socially with peers and adults and to achieve independence. I assist in the development of visuals, communication systems and schedules for students who need them. I assist all students as part of the SLC team to achieve their goals by supporting them in the classroom, adapting the curriculum and providing support on excursions and local walks. I have an admin role one day per week.

Career aspirations: I love to learn and further study is always a part of my plan. Since being at Henley High I have gained my Certificate 4 in Disability. I enjoy attending any training on offer, particularly within the area of autism spectrum disorder. I plan on staying at Henley High for the near future……it’s too rewarding in the SLC to leave!!

Tell us 3 non work facts about you: I’m a long distance runner from way back.

I have a Farmer’s Union Iced Coffee addiction.

I love my footy – Go Crows and Go Glenelg!! I was the best footy statistician wannabe the Bays could have asked for as a youngster!


57a Queen Street, Norwood SA 5067

HENLEY HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS,

CHOREOGRAPHIC EVENING 2016

Thursday the 16th of June, 2016

7.00pm

Odeon Theatre 57a Queen Street, Norwood

Tickets:

Adults $10 Student and Concession $5

Tickets available to purchase from Student Services Limited tickets available at the door

Featuring performances by year 8-12 Dance and SSP Dance students, as well as choreographies by Year 11 and 12 Dance students


Henley High School STEM Tour of Cambodia

September 11th - 24th, 2016 14 day educational and cultural tour of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, visiting many cultural sites and the world heritage site of Angkor Wat

4 star, shared hotel accommodation

Visit the Jay Priztker Academy and take part in many STEM activities .

Attention ALL students Come and join the team on this great adventure!

Expressions of interest please contact: Tom Mayfield [email protected]

Or visit the website: http://www.henleyhs.sa.edu.au/section/curriculum/interstate-and-international-excursions


Most of us have no idea

what’s really in the food we eat and the foods we feed our fami-lies everyday. Marianne Organ, a parent and community educator, shares the experiences that led her to investigate the impact of food additives on children’s wellbeing for

learning.

Wednesday 15 June —

7:00 to 8:30 pm

Guide to Healthy Living:

Additive Alert!

West Lakes Shore R-7 School Edwin Street, West Lakes Shore

Shore Start Community

Join the lifelong learning journey!

What?

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

http://shorestart-communitylearning.eventbrite.com.au

For more information email: [email protected]

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Facilitator Lisa-Jane O’Connor Primary Mathematics Association

Thursday 26 May —

7:00 to 9:00 pm Friday 17 June — 9:15 to 11:00 am

Supporting children to be Powerful

Learners of Numeracy– Early

Years

Grange Primary School

39C Jetty St, Grange

Shore Start Community Learning


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Term 2 2016


Facilitator Donna Broadhurst, Counselling Therapist & DECD Family Services Coordinator

Wednesday 22 June

7:00 to 9:00 pm

Listen so kids will talk, talk so kids will

listen

West Lakes Shore Kindergarten

Edwin Street, West Lakes Shore

Shore Start Community Learning


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Term 2 2016

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT · Department for Education and Child Development T/A South Australian Government Schools CRICOS Provider number: 00018A Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022