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From the Principal 1

Assembly Awards 2

DSTA News 3

This Week at Wanguri– Transition Aralar

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2 4 A U G U S T 2 0 1 6 T E R M 3 W E E K 5

WANGURI NEWSLETTER 46 Gsell Street, Wanguri NT 0810• PO Box 40519 Casuarina NT 0811

Phone: 08 89271655 • Fax: 08 8945 2193 Web: http://web.ntschools.net/w/wanguri/ • DECS: http://www.nt.gov.au/

Emails: wanguri.prim@ntschools.net • jen.coad@ntschools.net

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Good Afternoon Parents/Carers,

‘Our role as adults and educators is not getting students to do their best but to get them to exceed what they think their potential is.’ John Hattie

We are almost at the mid - point of Term 3 and as usual the term is going very quickly. The students have had the opportunity to participate in activities, excursions and Year 4/5 students are attending Batchelor camp next week so it has been very busy for them also. We continue to have some issues with students who play and eat in toilets and I ask that you support us by discussing with your children why this is not a good idea. In an effort to minimise this behaviour and continue to ensure there are minimal disruptions to student class time we ask that students bring their water bottles from home to use when needed during this time so they don’t leave the classroom. A big congratulations to Transition students who are already doing this. Also teachers will be in classrooms at the beginning of the day and after breaks to encourage students to have a drink and go to the toilet before the second bell.

We have decided to combine our 40th Birthday cake and celebrations with ‘Wanguri - The Musical’ on 8 September. We will send notifications via Skoolbag closer to the date.

NAPLAN results have arrived and will be sent home with students in Year 3 and 5 tomorrow so please look out for them. Overall the mean average for the school improved on last year’s results which is pleasing. It was impressive to see the effort that students put into the tests and while individuals will get different results we need to be proud of the efforts of our students.

A reminder that it’s time again to get some feedback from parents and carers though our annual survey. I really hope you can take the time to fill in the survey either using this link https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/jcfFJdbR

or a paper copy (available at the front

office.) The information you provide will help direct future planning for the School Council and give us the feedback to continue to improve the educational opportunities for your students.

A reminder about students and road safety – Please reinforce with your students the road safety rules.

I have just had an email from the Assistant Principal at Dripstone Middle School commending the behaviour of our Year 6 students at today’s transitioning to middle school activities and that they are a credit to Wanguri. That should put a smile on all our faces.

Until next time,

Cheers Jen Coad Principal

Principal: Jen Coad Business Manager: Robyn Nowland Assistant Principal: Pam Adam Front Office/SAMS Admin: Jayne Carter Assistant Principal: Michael Calwell Front Office: Nicole Schmitt Senior Teacher: Julie Fraser Special Needs Teacher: Jill Williams Senior Teacher: Mark Mangohig ICT: Justine Cox

August

26 Book Week 22-26 August,

Don’t forget your costume on Friday

31 Year 4/5 Camp to Batchelor

September

1 Father’s Day Stall

2 Batchelor Camp students return 2.40pm

8 Wanguri –The Musical 5pm

16 Beat Rehearsal/ Performance at DEC

26 Questacon Science Circus

Tr Aralar • Rose Rampal - For a great start to a new school. Welcome to Wanguri!

• Cinta Bath - For working hard towards making words that rhyme!

Tr Henschke • Aanya Naidu - For great use of finger spaces while writing.

• Delena Manakgu - For bringing her beautiful attitude to school everyday.

1 Amidy • Alex Barker - Can confidently tell the time on an analogue clock.

• Phoebe - Can confidently draw and write a procedure text for text “How to draw a butterfly”.

1 Burchert • Suwa Adakpoku - For being a reflective learner.

2 Finn • Luke Badger - For writing a fantastic character profile.

3 Pendlebury • Anderson Lauder - For having a great start to Term 3! Well done!

• Khalyn Tran - For reaching a Level 26 and consistently reading fluently!

3 Pickard

• Brian Ramsamy - For reflecting on his learning and understanding where he is going next with his writing.

• Jessica Raine - For being a reflective effective learner.

• Marcius Maralngura - For a wonderful start at Wanguri.

3/4 Dobrini • James Mason - For being a kind and considerate friend to everyone.

• Sara Bertschi - For a positive attitude when learning new math concepts.

4 Jones • Ben Flevelle - For consistently focusing and working towards being an effective

learner by seeking feedback.

• Mike Reisis - For making efforts to actively participate in class discussions.

5 Reyneke • Remy Tom – for his positive and enthusiastic outlook to everything.

After School Cycling Skills Program Years 2-4 We have the opportunity to run a cycling skills program after school for Year 2 to 4 students. This is a free program for students from Year 2 to 4, from 3pm to 4pm, probably on Thursday afternoons, for 5 weeks. Students must provide their own bike. Parents will pick up their child at 4pm after the program. The program will be delivered by a facilitator from Pedals NT. We will not be able to run the program unless there is a significant amount of students participating so we are asking parents to fill in the form below to express interest in their child participating in this course. Please return by 26 August. Michael Calwell, Assistant Principal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I would like my child to participate in the Cycling Skills Program at Wanguri School. Child’s name ………………………………………………………………. Class ………………………………… Parent’s signature ………………………………………………..

Mvodiujnf!Dpef!Dmvc!Want to join a club? Want to learn to code? Join our WPS ‘Code Club’ (18 people only at a time – first in, first served) When: Wednesday Lunchtime(T-3)

Friday Lunchtime(4-6)

Where: Miss Webb’s room

Who: The Techsperts

Cost: Gold coin - $ going towards ICT at the school

Naplan results will be given to students in Year 3 and 5 to bring home on Thursday 25

August.

Canteen Volunteers Wanted

If you would like to volunteer in the Wanguri School Canteen please contact Natasha in

the canteen or email canteen.wanguri@ntschools.net

Current Ochre Card is necessary . This may lead to occasional paid

employment when staff are absent.

Wanguri: The Musical All students have been working hard rehearsing for a whole school show called ‘Wanguri: The Musical’, and you’re invited. It’s a show about a school and what happens on a typical day. The students have all been involved in writing the script and the songs. Wanguri: The Musical, Thursday 8 September, 5pm in the assembly area. The show should run about 45 minutes so we can all be home for dinner.

Student Water Bottles It is an expectation that all students bring a water bottle to school each day to minimise any disruption to students learning time. Please ensure your child brings a labelled water bottle every day.

Canteen News THURSDAY CANTEEN SPECIAL

Pasta Bolognaise & Popper Deal $6.00

Flexischools orders are encouraged and

appreciated.

Please note the canteen is no longer open

for counter sales at lunch time.

All food must be pre-ordered.

Please like our verified Wanguri Primary Facebook page. @wanguriprimary

We post updates of events happening in the school to keep parents informed

Father’s Day Stall 1 September

There will be a Father’s Day Stall On Thursday 1 September. Your child will be

able to purchase a gift during their class time. In order to purchase a gift they will need to

bring between $2 - $5 with them on Thursday 1 September.

Students attending Batchelor camp on this date will be able to

purchase a gift on Tuesday 30 August

If you are able to help with the stall during the day, please see staff at

front office. Thank you.

Transition have been busy learning through our ‘Investigations’ time. We have been

focusing on using our sounds to write words and then being able to read our writing! We

have been learning to write our own lunch orders for our mini Wanguri Canteen we have in

the classroom.

We have also been travelling around the world with our International Airport in the

classroom. We have been looking at maps to find out where we are going to next and using

our number knowledge to find out what time our plane leaves.

We have been using our number knowledge to weigh our bags and ourselves at the airport

to find out who or what is heavier or lighter!

Our Family Centre connects with our history unit this term as we explore our personal

world and identify who is in our family and what special events we celebrate with them. We

love our families! This week we also started learning about our shapes and sorting them

into different ways. It has been a busy year!’