W ANGURI PRIMARY NEWS & CHAT

Term 3 Week 7

Wednesday Sept 7 2011

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

Phone: 08 8927 1655 Fax: 08 8945 2193

Web: www.wanguriprimary.nt.edu.au DET: http://www.nt.gov.au/

Email: wanguri.prim@ntschools.net

Acting Principal: Susan Kilgour Acting Assistant Principal: Pam Adam

Administration Manager: Robyn Nowland Acting Senior Teacher: Briseis More

Front Office: Jayne Carter, Olga Dalrymple & Justine Cox

Special Needs Teacher: Annemarie Heraud

Aboriginal and Islander Education Worker (AIEW): Esther Carolin

Dates to Remember

September

15 - ALEA Denise Ryan on Reading

Comprehension-3.30 pm to 5.30

pm

15 - BEAT Performance - 7 pm to 9 pm at DEC

16 - 8.40 am - Assembly run by 4/5 Russell. Performance by 5/6 Morgan.

19 - 23 Three Way Interviews

21 - School Council Meeting - 6.30pm

23 - School Fun Run

28 - 30 Year 6 Katherine Camp

October

21 - Celebration for Leah

Crockford. Farewell Assembly

8.40 am

28 - World Teachers Day Morning

Tea

Inside this Issue

From the Principal 1

Father’s Day Breakfast 2

Parent notices 3

The Importance of Reading

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Assembly Merit Awards 4

DSTA News 4

Rugby News 4

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From the Acting Principal Dear Families, On Wednesday August 31, Pam Adam, Assistant Principal, Leechelle Jones, Kara Laskazeski, Deidre Edward and Guy Glover, Transition teachers, and I, presented information to families interested in transitioning their children from Preschool to Wanguri Primary School in 2012. We know that parents want their children to be safe and happy at school and to learn to their full potential. I spoke about some of the school’s proactive wellbeing strategies like the School Wide Positive Behaviour Support strategy, KidsMatter, a social and emotional learning program; and a program CARES- Children Almost Ready to Enter School. This involves a buddy system where Preschool students are paired with a buddy from the Primary School and participate in activities on a weekly basis. The aim of this project is to prepare the Preschool students for their transition into Primary School and develop leadership and responsibility skills for students in Years 4 & 5. Pam presented ‘A day in the life of Transition students at Wanguri.’ Here is a snapshot of that presentation. All T/1 classes have a set time for Guided Reading. This is a major focus at Wanguri

Kind regards Susan Kilgour and Pam Adam

Time for Guided Reading. We are listening

carefully to instructions before we move into

our small groups.

We read as the teacher guides us through

our book observing whether or not we are

using the reading strategies taught during

modelled and shared reading.

Here we are learning about the strategy of

creating images.

We work hard and do our best.

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Wanguri families were invited to a Father’s Day Breakfast last Friday morning followed by our assembly. It was great to see so

many families come along and enjoy a fantastic breakfast. Thank you to all the volunteers who gave their time preparing the food

and arriving at school from 6.00 am onwards to set up, cook and serve. We hope our dad’s enjoyed their gifts which were

purchased from the Father’s Day Stall during the day on Friday.

BIKE SECURITY

The bike shed is locked during school hours however students must also ensure they have their own bike chain/lock to secure their bike within the bike shed.

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Thank you for bringing in your dockets. We have approx 2100 points so far which is a fantastic effort from our community. Please keep collecting as the Earn & Learn reward program is open until 18 Sep-tember.

Once again this week our Coles Voucher box is overflowing. Thank you very much to every one who has sent in their vouchers. The Coles Sports for Schools program closes on 18 October so keep bringing in your vouchers.

Please remember that the staff car park is NOT a student drop off zone.

There are two student drop off zones available for parents. The council car park, near the lay-by on Gsell Street and our new purpose built’ covered drop off zone on Wanguri Terrace. In the interest of student safety and in line with the school’s duty of care, please use the designated drop off zones only.

Thank you

for your cooperation

The Importance of Reading Widely Sharing lots of different kinds, or genre, of books with your child exposes them to different words, different pictures, and whole new worlds. Below are some genres to try with your reader that complement ‘traditional’ fiction. Some are suggestions that can be used as read alouds, other may be ones your child can read. Fantasy/Science Fiction From talking dogs to imaginary underground worlds, fantasy books contain elements that are not possible in real life. J. K. Rowling and Lemony Snicket are both authors to consider within the fantasy genre. Historical Fiction Well written historical fiction helps past events come alive for children. With topics as wide ranging as pioneer life and ancient civilizations, books within this genre awaken the historian in any child. Biography Biographies have a way of inspiring kids. The best ones introduce famous inventors, educators and scientists in a way that helps kids identify with the person. Informational Books What makes a volcano erupt? How tall is the tallest man? Where does the word pumpkin come from? Kids ask many questions, and reference books help them find the answers. When choosing reference books for your child, make sure they were recently written and seem to contain accurate information. Poetry Poetry just isn’t as widely read as it should be. Several children’s poets have collections that will make your child howl with laughter. Poetry is often shorter too, which makes the task of reading less overwhelming for new or reluctant readers. Whatever you choose to read with your child, make it an enjoyable experience. Have fun visiting that magical place, getting to know that famous person, finding the answers to questions, and reading with the rhythm of poetry.

For specific titles, visit; www.ReadingRockets.org/books/booksbytheme Recommended Books are arranged by theme.

Little Accidents

Occasionally some of our younger students come to the front office after having had a 'little accident' and we do our best to provide them with alternative clothing. We have a limited supply of sizing. To reduce student embarrassment and inconvenience to parents when requested to bring clothes, we suggest parents keep a complete set of spare clothes in their student's bag, inside a plastic bag, at all times.

The wet season is near and a set of spare clothes, inside a waterproof bag, would be a great idea for all students and avoid parent inconvenience in the event students get caught in the rain.

If you have borrowed clothes from the school , please return them as soon as possible. Thank you.

Clean up Australia Day - 11 September

The Casuarina Coastal Reserve Landcare Group will be helping to clean the Sandy Creek area from 8.00 am - 1-.30 pm near the hospital grounds as part of the Great Northern Clean-up. Volunteers are encouraged to take part. More information can be found at http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/Sandy+Creek

FUNDRAISING NEWS A ‘BIG’ thank you to the Fundraising team (Rusty Dyson-Holland, Steve Schortz, Jo Veness and Maria Richter) including all our

wonderful parent and staff helpers who pitched in to make the annual Fathers Day breakfast & stall another success. Profit from

the breakfast was $610.00 and $347.00 from the stall. The total 2011 fundraising profit to date is $10,393.00. Any suggestions for

projects within the school, utilizing our fundraising profits are most welcome. Please contact a committee member or email to

wanguri.prim@ntschools.net.

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T/1 Edward

• James Green - for excellent improvement in his reading.

• Rory Sargent - for a big improvement in classroom behaviour.

• Hailie Bergman - for taking great care and working hard on his drawings.

• Samuel McCallum - for consistently doing his personal best and inspiring his friends to do their personal best.

T/1 Laskazeski • Anthony Paolucci - for writing a fantastic first narrative.

• Beau Tomlinson - for engaging in discussions around fairy tales.

T/1 Glover • Liedson Ingles - for his great work in maths.

• Logan Prendergast-Webb - for engaging in his literacy activity.

2/3 Amidy

• Jayna McCallum - for completing all tasks on time. Well done, Jayna!

• Grace Mitchell-Barry - for working well with others and providing encouragement.

• Paige Maly - for reading silently during silent reading time every day.

• Timothy Cox - for trying so hard at completing his written work.

• Royce Ramsamy - for showing a positive attitude towards all tasks.

• Maria Lelekis - for putting in 100% effort into everything she did.

2/3 Henschke • Ethan Lockley - for an excellent poster on the four seasons.

• Liam Breen - for always completing his work on time.

• Campbell Reeves - for always offering to help peers and teachers.

3/4 Dobrini • Tifaine Haansbergen - for having a go and succeeding with fractions.

• Kurt Parriman - for settling in well in his new class.

• Laurel Edwards - for consistently producing a high standard of work.

4/5 More • Cass Elliott - for always contributing in class during discussions

• Chloe Rodricks - for always producing a high standard of work

5/6 Morgan

• Megan Airey - for excellent cooperation and coordination of the school assembly.

• Riley Male - for an outstanding poem.

• Ande McCracken - for excellent cooperation and coordination of the school assembly.

• Zachary Krueger - for outstanding use of the thesaurus

5/6 Murdoch • Kieran Schortz - for great results in his maths test.

• Jacinta Dux - for being helpful to her classmates during maths.

• Damien Cox - for trying hard to stay on task in class.

T/1 Jones • Dylan Catayong – working really hard in maths rotations

• Archie Reed – showing an improvement in reading

This week’s players were Jacob O’Brien, Jack Brooks, Scott McCurry Parriman, Troy McNeill, Grant Rogers, Bob Al-Tai, Matt Monaghan, Kenny Peckham, Brittany Kassman, Shahleena Martin, Tyra Peckham, Tristan Orchard, Drew Carroll, Liam Singleton, Osmond Green-King, Kurt Parriman and Xavier Grant.

Wanguri Vs Leanyer

A fantastic game on Monday with Wanguri proving to have a fantastic defence. Wanguri defeated Leanyer 9 to 0. Congratulations to the following try scorers:

Jacob x 1 Jack x 1 Bob x 1 Kenny x 1

Brittany x 2 Tristan x 1 Kurt x 2

A special thanks to Quinlan Tran, Cyrus Cohen, Anthony Goldner and Dennis Coolwell for playing on Leanyer’s team as they didn’t have enough players.

It is outstanding to see so many parents at these games.

Next week’s game is at 3.15 pm at Wanguri.

Are you looking for part time work?

Sometimes it can be difficult for partners of Defence staff to find suitable family friendly work after they have moved town. The Darwin Toy Library are currently seeking a Director for their service. The Darwin Toy Library is a community resource centre catering for the developmental needs of children through lending an extensive range of toys, books and equipment.

They are seeking a visionary and dedicated person to lead and administer the operation of the Darwin Toy Library.

Responsibilities include promoting the Darwin Toy Library, service administration, looking after awesome staff, resource acquisition and service planning and evaluation.

This is a permanent part time position for 25 hours per week. Please email amanda.lanagan@nt.gov.au for a detailed position description.

Applications close on Friday 23 September 2011.

Canteen News Parent volunteers are urgently required to assist in the Canteen between the hours of 10.30 am and 1 pm every

day. If you can spare any time within these hours, please call the Front Office on 89271655. Thank you.