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 • gail.quigley@ntschools.net

THE WANGURI WORD

Term 1 Issue 4

Wednesday 26 Feb 2014

Principal: Gail Quigley Assistant Principal: Pam Adam

Administration Manager: Robyn Nowland Assistant Principal: Michael Calwell

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

& Justine Cox Senior Teacher Primary Years: Julie Fraser

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

(AIEW): Esther Carolin

Dates to Remember

Inside this Issue

From the Principal 1

Assembly Awards 2

Payments to the School 2

News from the Sports Desk

3

DSTA News 4

School Council AGM 4

1

February

26 School Council AGM

6.30 pm.

March

7 Assembly 8.40 am. Run by 3 Amidy, performance by 4 Robinson

20 Harmony Day Breakfast

24 Swimming lessons for Transition, Year 1 and Year 2 until 3 April

Good afternoon to the Wanguri Primary community

We are nearly half way through Term 1 and the students and teachers have settled into their daily routines. Life is so lovely here at Wanguri.

Staffing

We welcome back our lovely Year 3 teacher, Michaela McNair who has returned to us this week. Mrs Pat Grono, Transition teacher, is currently on extended leave. Rachita Jain is replacing Mrs Grono for the next three weeks at this stage. I would like to thank all the parents for their patience and support during this time of change. Mrs Jill Williams has officially been appointed to Wanguri Primary. For the last four weeks, Mrs Williams has been teaching Year 3 McNair but she will now take up a support teacher role within the school. This will be very exciting as it means we will be able to offer extra support to many of our students.

Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)

SWPBS is a process for managing behaviour within the school. It is based on a positive rather than punitive approach with a focus on explicitly teaching the desired behaviour. For the last four weeks the students have been focusing on being safe by wearing hats, walking on concrete and wearing school uniform. This week we are focusing on being kind and using please and thankyou. Please ask your children about the lessons and what they have learnt.

Indigenous Parent reference group

Last Friday we held our first indigenous parent reference group meeting. There were some wonderful conversations around how we can support not only our indigenous families but families from other parts of the world including the reintroduction of the breakfast and homework clubs. I would like to thank the parents that attended and to Esther for organising this event. We will be meeting on a regular basis so it would be great to see more parents come along.

Harmony Day

On Thursday 20 March we will be holding a Harmony Day breakfast. With the diverse range of cultures in our school it will certainly be an exciting day. Watch this space for more details.

Assemblies

A reminder our whole school assembly is held every alternate Friday morning commencing at 8.30

am. It was great to see many families in attendance last week and give our presenters and

performers a ‘real’ audience. Our next assembly will be Friday 7 March. Look forward to seeing you

there.

24/7 online learning

I am excited to announce that we have purchased whole school licence agreements for the highly

accredited online learning environments of Reading Eggs and Mathletics. This will mean that ALL

our students will have access to these programs both at school and at home. I am very excited

about this concept because it will mean that students do not have to be at school to continue their

learning. I will provide more information about these programs and how to access at home in the

next newsletter. We are planning to hold some information forums for parents to assist in the home

implementation.

Gail Quigley, Principal

T Jones • Jenara Grant - for working well in Maths groups.

• Chaelaah McDowall - for using phonics sounds to sound out words when writing

T Laskazeski • Mayan - for always being a happy and cheerful class member! • Martika - for getting involved into her role during investigations

1 Finn • Jonah Guillet-Blake - for using capital letters at the beginning of sentences.

• Jack Moon - for working hard to learn 10’s and 1’s in numbers.

1 Stephenson • Cameron Richards - for his fantastic effort in every lesson.

• Lexie Cavanagh - for always being a helpful member of the class.

1 Tsikouris • Holly Joyce - for being an excellent Focus Child.

2 Henschke • Ashtyon Kay – For a fantastic innovation of a poem.

• Zane Edge - For a fantastic innovation of a poem.

2 McLean • Nomikos Reisis - for a great attitude towards reading groups. • Alexandra Calderon - for making an excellent book about the human body.

3 Amidy • Riley Dolan - for completing all tasks independently.

• Miranda Booth - Welcome to Wanguri Primary School.

3 McNair • Kelvin Mu - for being a very responsible class member and a high achiever in maths.

• Kellie Dearman - for taking pride in all her work and being a highly responsible class member.

4 Robinson • Beau Tomlinson - for excellent work in learning fractions.

• Jocelyn Higgins - for being a Mental Maths Champion!

4 Reyneke • Reuben Wallace - for always completing his work on time and to a high standard.

• Abi Robinson - for her great work on fractions.

5 Glover • Shanoah Leedie - for brilliance in decimals.

• Isaac Mu - for leadership using computers.

5 Webb • Quigley Seals - for working hard in maths and on his organisational skills.

• Michael Morluk Dixon - working hard on his organisational skills.

6 Dobrini • Liam Breen - for using interesting vocabulary in his writing. • Stylianos Vrontos - for being a times tables whiz.

6 Fraser • Kurt Parriman - for showing persistence and willingness to do his best in all learning areas.

• Paige Maly - for being a focused learner who does her best every day.

Mr King • Sammy-Joe Nyalungwe: 1 Finn - for great participation in music class.

• Abby Dolan: 6 Dobrini - for great musicianship in all activities.

We are currently updating the method of receiving payments from parents and students for excursions and activities.

Please send all payments and permission forms for excursions and activities to the front office in a sealed envelope or a clip seal bag with the following information clearly written on the outside

• Student name

• Teacher’s name

• Name of excursion or activity

• Amount enclosed

Thank you

News from the Sports DeskNews from the Sports DeskNews from the Sports DeskNews from the Sports Desk Cluster Day Sport

Students in Year 4-6 were asked to select 2 sports they would like to represent the school in this year and participate at a local, regional level. Our first event was cricket, but less than half of the team returned notices and we were forced to cancel our involvement. This was very disappointing for the students who made the commitment and followed through with returning the permission form and money. I am keen to deter this situation by asking parents to be diligent in asking for notes and returning forms and money for excursions by the due date. Thanking you in advance.

Cost of Cluster Day

The cost to attend an event will be a flat rate of $10: $5 for hire of venue and $5 for transport.

Hats and Shoes

Hats and appropriate runners or trainers is imperative for your child’s safety. Our sun-smart school policy requires hats every day and they are an important part of the physical education program. Please ensure hats are in bags Monday mornings, after being washed on the weekend. I have suggested to students they leave their hats at school all week.

House Captains

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as House Captains and Vice Captains for the year:

Dundas

House Captains - Tayla Chisholm and Liam Breen

Vice Captains - Kyra Hawkey and Campbell Reeves

Palmerston

House Captains - Izzy Dunn and Luca Tutty

Vice Captains - Lisa Martinson and Elian Tran

Wellington

House Captains - Jayna McCallum and Sebastian Edge

Vice Captains - Maria Lelekis and David Kennon.

Victoria

House Captains - Paige Maly and Weslyn Stanton-Ambyrum

Vice Captains - Mia Salkeld and Isaac Mu

HPE Australian Curriculum

The Health and Physical Education (HPE) Australian Curriculum has been made available this week for teachers throughout Australia to begin understanding the format and content. Having worked at a national level on this curriculum over the past 12 months, we are lucky enough to have programs in place that already reflect the new curriculum. The new curriculum has a large focus on mental health and is aimed at students developing life-long habits of physical exercise and making positive nutritional choices. Our Wanguri program will offer some exciting and innovative programs in meeting the curriculum expectations.

Healthy Lunch Boxes

One of the Australian Curriculum: HPE focus areas is food and nutrition. Its aim is for our students to develop the habit of choosing fresh fruit and vegetables over processed food, home cooked food over takeaway and water over soft drink. This is aiming to set our future generations up for success in the realm of personal health. In each newsletter there will be a recipe suggestion, a website link or a new app you can use to help make the switch to less processed and more fresh food.

Lunch box Variation:

� Chicken Platter (source - www.taste.com.au)

A piece of chicken left over from last night’s dinner, cut long lengths of carrot and celery and any other vegetable your child may prefer. Arrange like a platter in the lunch box.

FoodSwitch App (My favourite app ever)

A free app that allows you to scan barcodes and you receive green, orange and red lights as to the nutritional value of the item. It also breaks down each component of the food such as sugars, fats and sodium levels. It also suggests a variety of other brands for the same type of product. For example if I was scanning porridge, it would give me a list of other porridges that are healthier or as good as the brand I had scanned. It even includes no-name brands as options. My daughter and I spent nearly 2 hours in the supermarket the first time we used it, we were so fascinated! We certainly ate well that week!

Yours in Sport

Anne Goodman

We had the DCO Welcome to Darwin Expo last fortnight. It was a wonderful afternoon and we saw many faces from Wanguri Primary School attend. There were many stalls with loads of information of what Darwin has to offer as well as jumping castles, face painting, dancing and army vehicles to explore for the children. Thank you to all that supported such a great event and we hope to see you there next year.

If you have just been posted in and are concerned about your child/children’s academic progress, you may want to investigate the Education Assistance Scheme (EAS). The EAS is aimed at minimising the disruption to a child’s schooling caused as a result of a Defence posting. You can access tutoring for your child/children and have Defence reimburse you within the first 18 months of enrolment at their new school. There is an application process and all of the guidelines can be found at PACMAN Vol 2 Chap 8 Part 4, by following this link: http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ .If you wish to access the scheme, please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or if you simply want to have your forms filled in and certified by the teacher or school principal.

We are starting the Defence Kids Club next week (week 6). We will be having the club each term with many exciting programs for

the Defence Students to participate in. A note will be coming home shortly on what is instore for this term’s club.

Rachel Dolan 8927 1655 rachel.dolan@ntschools.net

Swimming Lessons

Term 1 Mon 24 March - Thurs 3 April, Transition - Year 2

(Permission notes have been sent home to these classes)

Whole School Swimming Carnival

Last day of Term 1, Friday 4 April

Term 3 Mon 18 August - Thurs 29 August, Years 3 & 4 Mon 1 Sept - Thurs 11 Sept - Years 5 & 6

Term 4 Monday 20 Oct - Friday 31 Oct - Preschool

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NOMINATION FORM

I ……………………………………………………………… agree to be nominated for the position of Parent Member on the Wanguri Primary School Council

NAME OF NOMINATOR: ………………………………………………………………….

SIGNATURE OF NOMINATOR: ………………………………………………………….

NAME OF SECONDER: …………………………………………………………………….

SIGNATURE OF NOMINEE: .......................................................................................

Parent Nominations for School Council We will be holding our AGM this evening Wednesday 26 February and are seeking nominations from parents who are interested in becoming a Parent Member of the Wanguri School Council. Please complete the nomination form below and return to the Front Office. More forms are available from the Front Office. Thank you.

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The Front Office ladies are busy organizing the 2014 Easter raffle and are requesting donations from families. To help make this Easter raffle a big success, please bring Easter goodies to the Front Office.

Raffle ticket books will be sent home in coming weeks with the oldest student in each family and more books will be available from the Front Office upon request.

Thank you for your support.

Apple slinkies are back on Tuesday’s at recess