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

Phone: 08 89271655 • Fax: 08 8945 2193

Web: www.wanguriprimary.nt.edu.au • DECS: http://www.nt.gov.au/

Emails: wanguri.prim@ntschools.net • jenny.nash@ntschools.net

WANGURI WEEKLY

Term 4 Week 8

Wednesday 27 Nov 2013

Principal (Acting): Jenny Nash Assistant Principal: Pam Adam

Administration Manager: Robyn Nowland Specialist Teacher: Samantha Brannelly

Front Office: Jayne Carter, Olga Dalrymple & Senior Teacher Early Years: Michaela McNair

Justine Cox Senior Teacher Primary Years: Leisa Beynon

Aboriginal and Islander Education Worker: Special Needs Teacher: Annemarie Heraud

(AIEW): Esther Carolin

Dates to Remember

Inside this Issue

From the Principal 1

Student of the Week 2

Child Restraint Laws 2

Christmas Raffle 3

Canteen News 3

Library News 4

End of Year Celebrations 4

1

November

28 School Council Meeting at 6.30 pm. New members welcome.

29 Special Assembly 8.30 am Run by 6 Brannelly, performances by Tr Jones, Tr Laskazeski and 6 Brannelly

December

4 Year 6 Graduation at Tracy Village - 6 pm to 9 pm

6 Awards Assemblies, Class Presentations and afternoon tea

12 Last day of school

Dear Parents/Carers

It is important to celebrate the positive efforts of our students, and the hard work they have put into their learning over the year. This shows how much we value education and learning in our society. All parents and family members are invited to attend our final Presentation and Awards Assembly on Friday 6 December at 12.30 pm for Transition to Year 2, and from 1.30 pm for Primary Years 3 to 6. These special assemblies will acknowledge the hard work and positive efforts of all students in their learning achievements over the year. Students from each class will be awarded the following: Improvement – a student who has demonstrated their best in all learning areas Academic Achievement – a student who has made outstanding progress in their academic learning Citizenship - a student who is an outstanding role model and helping hand to her fellow classmates There will also be awards for the Australia Day Citizen Award, Board of Studies Year 6 Award, Chief Minister’s Literacy Awards (one per class), Principal and Assistant Principal Awards, a Sustainability Class and Individual Awards and Music, PE and Library Awards. We encourage all parents, carers and friends to attend the appropriate one of these special assemblies and join us for afternoon tea afterwards . We look forward to seeing you all there. In the last week of school, classes will be celebrating their positive efforts with a Class Party on Wednesday 11 December. Parents will receive a separate letter from class teachers in regards to what students will be required to bring. Students will be participating in cleaning up activities in the classroom and around the school on Thursday 12 December, being the last day of school for students. Taking responsibility for keeping our school clean and tidy is an important value. Over the next few weeks teachers will be asking for all books to be returned to school. Please help your child find any missing library books or readers. If you have lost a reader or library book, then you may be asked to replace the cost of the book. Thank you for your assistance with our end of year procedures. We are still in the process of sorting out staff for next year and hoping to keep the large majority of teachers currently working at Wanguri. We will be seeking approval this week to greatly increase the focus and our expenditure on ICT and hope to employ an ICT teacher to work across the school and enhance the use of computer technologies in all classes. We will continue with our specialist programs in Sustainability, Music and Physical Education. The next general assembly this week at 8.30 am, Friday 29 November is a goodbye to Jenny Robinson. This will be followed by an informal cuppa and catchup with Jenny for parents, friends and community members. Special guests will be attending and saying a few words. Jenny has made a huge contribution to Wanguri in her nine years here driving academic achievement upwards to excellent levels. We look forward to seeing you there this Friday. Jenny Nash

Acting Principal

T Jones • Maria Papathomas: Be Your Best - for singing the Christmas song with enthusiasm.

T Laskazeski • Aman Kalro: Be Your Best - for always contributing to class discussions.

T Tsikouris • Nathaniel Savage: Be Kind - for being a good friend. • Jayden Leonard: Be Your Best - for trying his best to sound out and write words.

1 Bowden • Darius Pastrikos: Be Your Best - for trying really hard with writing and reading.

1 Henschke • Lavinia Mu: Be Your Best - for always being a positive role model.

2 McLean • Max Fletcher: Be Your Best - for trying his hardest during Christmas concert rehearsals.

2 McNair • Ivy Joyce: Being Your Best - for her hard effort in editing her narrative writing.

3 Amidy • Aesh Karekar: Be Safe - for making sure that everyone follows school and class rules at all time.

3 Staines • Joseph Gilmour: Be Your Best - for consistently working hard! Keep up the good work!

4 Reyneke • Campbell Reeves: Be Your Best - for being the best he can by improving his standards of work. • Shanoah Leedie: Be Safe - for being kind and always willing to help in class. • Maria Lelekis: Be Your Best - for being the best she can by concentrating on her work.

4 Stephenson • Lara: Be Kind - for always being a friendly and positive student.

4/5 Glover • Kurt Parriman: Be Your Best - for achieving his very high reading expectations-congratulations. • William Crone: Be Your Best - for making big improvements in his reading

5 Grono • Katriona Wheadon: Be Your Best - for working to her full potential in all subject areas.

6 Brannelly • Laurel Edwards: Be Your Best - for being a helpful member of class.

• Tifaine Haansbergen: Be Your Best - for being her best by being a helpful member of class

6 Woodroffe • Jack Tomlinson: Be Kind - for always being a helpful and cooperative class member.

Did you know that…..

On 1 February 2013 the Northern Territory introduced child car restraint laws.

What are the new laws? All children under 7 years of age must be secured in an approved child restraint or booster seat when travelling in a vehicle. The type of the restraint depends on the age of the child:

If a child is too small for the restraint, keep them in the previous level of restraint for as long as necessary. If a child is too large for the restraint, they may move to the next level of restraint.

Why are the new laws being introduced? The new laws are designed to ensure that children are better protected when travelling in cars. Children need to be properly restrained to reduce the chance of serious injury or death if involved in a car crash. A child restraint protects your child from being ejected from the vehicle and distributes the extreme crash forces over the strongest parts of the child’s body. Research shows that children under 7 years using an adult seatbelt are at least 4 times as likely to sustain a head injury in a crash compared to children using an appropriate child restraint.

What are the penalties and fines? $480 and 3 demerit points per child not appropriately restrained.

Where can I get more information? For further information visit www.roadsafety.nt.gov.au or call 1800 720 144. or contact Kidsafe NT at www.kidsafent.com.au on (08) 8985 1085

How old is your child? Use this restraint

Under 6 months Rear facing restraint (e.g. baby capsule) – must not be in the front seat of a vehicle with two or more rows of seats

6 months to under 4 years Rear facing or forward facing restraint – must not be in the front row of a vehicle with two or more rows of seats

4 years to under 7 years Forward facing restraint or booster seat – can only sit in the front seat of a vehicle with two or more rows when all other seats are occupied by younger children in an approved child restraint

Over 7 years Adult seatbelt or a booster seat

Remember your apples on

Mondays and Fridays.

This week I will be finalising the farewell packages for all of our students who are leaving Wanguri on posting. There are quite a few families leaving this year and it could be quite a stressful time for some children. If you have any concerns about how they will cope with saying goodbye - whether they are leaving or staying on at the school - then let me know so I can provide them with additional support. In last minute news, The Hamilton Club at Robertson Barracks is hosting a Christmas Party on behalf of DCO this weekend on Saturday 30 November, from 11am. There will be a continuous buffet lunch, loads of activities and a ‘special visitor’ at 2 pm. Please call DCO Darwin on 8935 7900 or email them the details of how many adults and children will be attending, the PMKEYS number of the serving member and notification of any allergies or dietary requirements to dco.darwin@defence.gov.au The RSVP date is Wednesday 27 November; however, I have let them know that there may be a couple of late notifications, so please advise them as soon as possible to ensure that you and your family can attend. Nikki Robson

8927 1655

CHRISTMAS RAFFLECHRISTMAS RAFFLECHRISTMAS RAFFLECHRISTMAS RAFFLE

The raffle will be drawn at the End of Year Assembly on 6 December. You still have time to get your tickets in the draw and donate items for the baskets.You still have time to get your tickets in the draw and donate items for the baskets.You still have time to get your tickets in the draw and donate items for the baskets.You still have time to get your tickets in the draw and donate items for the baskets.

A big thank you to the families who have already brought in donations for the raffle and returned their ticket stubs with money.

Thank you for your supportThank you for your supportThank you for your supportThank you for your support....

EXPRESSION OF INTERESTEXPRESSION OF INTERESTEXPRESSION OF INTERESTEXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Defence School Transition AideDefence School Transition AideDefence School Transition AideDefence School Transition Aide

We require an enthusiastic and motivated person

to fill this position

12 - 15 hours per week.

For further information and job description please contact

Pam Adam on 8927 1655

A brief application and Resume should be emailed to pam.adam@ntschools.net

or handed to the front office.

Applications close Friday 29 November

You are invited to a

Special Assembly

Friday 29 November at 8.30 am

Please join us for a special assembly to farewell Jenny

Robinson after nine years as a dedicated Principal at Wanguri

Primary School.

Stay for a cuppa and catch up after the assembly.

Canteen News It is Week 8 and the canteen is winding down on supplies in readiness for the school holidays. Please note that some of the menu items may not be available. If your child’s choice of recess or lunch order is not available, a substitute of similar food and/or drinks will be negotiated with your child.

Kind regards

Liz Mu, Canteen Manager

Friday 6 December, Week 9, will be a special day of celebration with assemblies and class performances to acknowledge all the outstanding work that occurs at Wanguri Primary School.

Students will have lunch earlier that day to accommodate the special events.

Lunch break on Friday 6 December Lunch will be from 11.45 am (10 minutes eating) until 12.25 pm.

End of Year Assemblies Early childhood classes (Transition - Year 2) will hold their end of year awards assembly from 12.30 pm - 1.15 pm.

Primary classes (Year 3 - Year 6) will hold their awards assembly from 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm.

Class Presentations and Displays These will be conducted after the awards assemblies in the classrooms.

Afternoon Tea

Provided by School Council Afternoon tea will be served from the canteen area for parents, students and staff. This will commence after the assemblies and class presentations for an informal end-of-year get together .

LIBRARY NEWS

Returning library books

This is the last week for borrowing books from the school library. Then the huge task of stock take will begin.

It would be immensely appreciated if everyone could please check at home and return all library books. There will be prizes for classes who return ALL their books.

Thank you to parents who have already volunteered to help with the stock take.

Book donations

If your children have ‘out grown’ any of their books at home, please consider donating them to our library - THANK YOU! In anticipation.

Mara Dobrini

Teacher Librarian

Lost PropertyLost PropertyLost PropertyLost Property Please make sure you check lost property basket which is located in the corridor near the front office for any missing items before Thursday 12 December.

Any remaining items after this date will be donated to charity.

Northern Suburbs

Hockey Cluster Day

Last Friday, 22 November, two of our Wanguri teams participated in the Northern Suburbs cluster Hockey day. Our teams played 5 games each with Wanguri 1 Team making the finals. Our teams were placed 2nd and 3rd overall on the day.

There was excellent playing and defense work by Campbell, William W, Peter, William G, Finnis, Na-than, Xavier, Ethan, Ronin, Jake, Connor, Liam and Mekim.

William Green, Xavier, Jake, Liam and Ethan scored our goals for the different hockey matches throughout the day.

A special thanks to William G, Liam, Ronin, Ethan Mekim, Peter and Marcus who umpired or scored on the day. We also had Nathan, Connor and Peter who filled in and played for another school.

All students can be congratulated on their excellent playing skills and good sportsmanship on the day. Well Done!

J.Findlay

P.E Teacher

We have been busy making finger knitting items. You can use them for bracelets, necklaces, belts or

anything you want.

The ‘Finger Knitting Shop’ will be open from tomorrow at recess and

lunch in the Assembly Area, all items are 50c each. All money

raised is going towards the Philippine's relief fund.

Thank you

Maria K and Maria LL