Happy Valley Primary School

Our school had two student selected to represent the SAPSASA Southern Valley District team - Samuel and Lenny.
They had an amazing week, learning a lot competing at the next level and making lots of new friends.
Lenny was hard at the ball all week, always popping up in the right places in his second year of selection and Samuel earned a reputation for having great hands after taking lots of great pack marks as one of only a few year 5s selected.
Southern Valley won more games than they lost and had some great feedback about their hard efforts at the ball and the teamwork they displayed!

Good luck to our 9 Year 5/6 students who are currently representing our school in today's 6 hour Pedal Prix race at Tailem Bend!

The students are showing fantastic teamwork, determination and resilience, and are being wonderful ambassadors for our school.
A huge thank you to our amazing parents and supporters for all of your help, encouragement and commitment.

🏆What an incredible Sports Day 🏆

A huge congratulations to Nicolle for taking out the win this year! 🥇After and exciting and very closely contested day, Nicolle claimed victory for the first time in 10 years!

We are so proud of all our students for the enthusiasm, teamwork, sportsmanship and resilience they showed, especially with the challenging weather conditions at times.

Thank you to our staff, families and high school helpers for all their support in making the day such a success.
A huge thank you and congratulations to Mr Phillips, your time and effort into the day is what made it such a success.

School Sport SA Knockout Cricket – Round 2 Match Report

On Wednesday 29/4, Happy Valley competed in the second round of the School Sport SA Knockout Cricket competition against Encounter Lutheran.
Hamish won the bat flip and elected to bowl first. Happy Valley bowled extremely well, restricting Encounter Lutheran to just 27 runs all out. Kye led the bowling attack with an excellent performance, taking 3 wickets. Declan, Ethan, Hamish, Isaac and Harvey each contributed with 1 wicket, along with a couple of well-executed run outs by the team.
In our batting innings, Hamish and Kye got the team off to a strong start, with Hamish scoring 11 and Kye 14. The team continued to bat confidently even after passing the target score, finishing on an impressive 99 runs. Other top scorers included Samuel (17 not out) and Max W (9).

Congratulations to all players on a fantastic team effort. The boys now move on to face McLaren Flat Primary in the third round of the competition. We wish them the best of luck! 🏏👏

As the term gets underway, here are some important dates to pop in your calendar.
Please look to our Newsletter for our whole term dates.
For any changes or additional events throughout the term keep an eye on our Newsletter or Facebook.

Aberfoyle Park High School is hosting an Information Evening for students transitioning into Year 7 in 2027.
This is a fantastic chance to ask questions, explore opportunities, and get a feel for the school community.
We encourage all interested families to attend and take advantage of this valuable event.

Last term, our school participated in the SANFL Gather Round Schools footy competition for the second time. This year, our school was able to enter two teams into the competition - a year 3/4 team combined with Reynella Primary, and a year 5/6 team - which was fantastic.

Over 5 weeks, we played footy against other schools and finished with a Carnival (year 3/4s) and a game on Norwood Oval before the AFL match between Geelong and West Coast (year 5/6s). Well done to Declan S, Kye F, Kane G, Koa F, Ashton M, Spencer H, Harvey C, Mace B, Samuel C, Max W, Elijah G, Ethan G, Isaiah J, Henry S, Jamie H, Dylan G, Barry K, Hamish M and Zeke H for playing with great sportsmanship and effort, and thank you to our parent helpers Brett G and Keiran S for coaching.

The last couple of weeks our Reception classes have been learning how to create art work based on their understanding of primary and second colours.
The wonderful pieces are on display on their classroom windows brightening up the space.