Gala Day is an annual event where students set up and manage a range of stalls for other students to visit and engage with. Being a student-led event, students get to learn, practise and use a range of important life skills such as creativity, collaboration, enterprise, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
All proceeds from Gala Day support the sponsorship of our World Vision child, John S. This year’s Gala Day is scheduled for Friday 11th November. Only students in Years 3 - 7 are able to manage a stall. Students must work in groups of no less than three. Session times on Gala Day are as follows:
- Early Years (Reception – Year 2)    11.30am to 12.15pm
- Primary Years (Years 3 – 7)        12.15pm to 1.00pm
Staff assist with supervision on the day however the management of each stall is the responsibility of each group of students who have been approved to run a stall on the day. Stalls are divided into three categories - food / activity-based / craft. All students are encouraged to bring along loose change (coins) on the day to spend at the stalls. It is up to parents to determine how much money students bring to school. As a guide - up to $5 for younger students and up to $10 for older students.
We look forward to a great day of student-led enterprise.

Stall Nomination Forms can be downloaded here.

The Education Committee has organised a parent workshop - ‘Raising a Digital Child’ to be held in the Craigburn School Hall from 7.00 to 9.00pm on Wednesday 7th September.

‘The world in which our children are growing up in is vastly different from the one we grew up in. Access to technology and information has grown rapidly, this workshop  will explore some of the issues, challenges, opportunities and potential for our students and for us as parents and school community members. We will explore the web and associated online tools and discuss the issues we face and what the future might hold.’

The workshop will be run by Tony Richards, an education consultant based in Melbourne (from www.itmadesimple.com) who works across Australian schools with students, teachers and parents - teaching and delivering important messages about using digital tools effectively and safely. The 2 hour workshop is targeted at all parents of school-aged children wanting to know more about ‘raising a digital child’.

The entry cost will be a gold coin donation. A creche in the library will also be provided.  You must book in if you want to make use of the crèche.

Please indicate your attendance and your desire to take advantage of the crèche by informing the front office either in person or by email -admin@craigburn.sa.edu.au