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June 23rd 2016 Term 2 Newsletter No. 11 OUR VISION: QUALITY TEACHING, LEARNING, INNOVATION & EQUITY OUR VALUES: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY & INTEGRITY IMPORTANT DATES: Tree House Excursion Friday 24th June End of Term Friday 24th June Start of Term 3 Tuesday 26th July Fundraising Committee Meeting Wednesday 27th July 2:45pm Durack on Wheels Thursday 4th August SUPERVISION PROVIDED BETWEEN 7:50am TO 2:45pm Phone: 8935 9259 Email: [email protected]. Dignity and Determination Website address: http://durackschool.nt.edu.au/ Dear Dads, Mums, Students and Friends The beautiful dry season weather has arrived just in time for the semester break! We give our best wishes to those students and their families who are leaving the school at the end of this term. There will be some staffing changes for next semester. Mrs Stedman will be returning from leave to resume her Assistant Principal role, Mrs Donohue will be returning to Girraween. I would like to thank Mrs Donohue for her hard work and commitment to Durack during the time that she has been with us. Mrs Christine Dinning, our Special Education teacher, is taking long service leave until the end of the year and will be replaced by Kat Gronholt. We are currently advertising for a Year 3 teacher to take Mrs Gronholt’s class for Semester 2. Mrs Natalie Copley is leaving us to take a break from full time employment. Natalie has been a real asset to our administration team. We wish all our departing staff all the best for the future. Reports went home with students on Tuesday. If you have a query or concern about your child’s report please contact the class teacher in the first instance. Parent teacher interviews will be held early in term 3 and this will be an opportunity for parents and teachers to discuss the report and set goals for students for the semester. Details for booking parent teacher conferences will be sent to parents in week 1 of Term 3. The Year 5/6 students who attended the V8 Supercars had a wonderful time and returned with exciting stories to tell. On Friday students from Transition to Year 6 will be going to Darwin Entertainment Centre to see ‘The 52 Storey Treehouse’ performance. There will be a short assembly at 8:30 prior to the students departing. I hope that you are able to have some quality time with your children during the mid-year break and we look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday 26 July. Congratulations to Mrs Edie and Mrs Gronholt who received awards at the Autism NT Teacher Appreciation Awards, along with 44 other deserving educators Kind regards Sheila Delahay FROM THE PRINCIPAL

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June 23rd 2016 Term 2 Newsletter No. 11

OUR VISION:

QUALITY TEACHING, LEARNING,

INNOVATION & EQUITY

OUR VALUES:

RESPECT,

RESPONSIBILITY & INTEGRITY

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tree House Excursion Friday 24th June

End of Term

Friday 24th June

Start of Term 3 Tuesday 26th July

Fundraising Committee

Meeting Wednesday 27th July

2:45pm

Durack on Wheels Thursday 4th August

SUPERVISION PROVIDED BETWEEN

7:50am TO 2:45pm

Phone: 8935 9259 Email: [email protected].

Dignity and Determination

Website address: http://durackschool.nt.edu.au/

Dear Dads, Mums, Students and Friends The beautiful dry season weather has arrived just in time for the semester break! We give our best wishes to those students and their families who are leaving the school at the end of this term. There will be some staffing changes for next semester. Mrs Stedman will be returning from leave to resume her Assistant Principal role, Mrs Donohue will be returning to Girraween. I would like to thank Mrs Donohue for her hard work and commitment to Durack during the time that she has been with us. Mrs Christine Dinning, our Special Education teacher, is taking long service leave until the end of the year and will be replaced by Kat Gronholt. We are currently advertising for a Year 3 teacher to take Mrs Gronholt’s class for Semester 2. Mrs Natalie Copley is leaving us to take a break from full time employment. Natalie has been a real asset to our administration team. We wish all our departing staff all the best for the future. Reports went home with students on Tuesday. If you have a query or concern about your child’s report please contact the class teacher in the first instance. Parent teacher interviews will be held early in term 3 and this will be an opportunity for parents and teachers to discuss the report and set goals for students for the semester. Details for booking parent teacher conferences will be sent to parents in week 1 of Term 3. The Year 5/6 students who attended the V8 Supercars had a wonderful time and returned with exciting stories to tell. On Friday students from Transition to Year 6 will be going to Darwin Entertainment Centre to see ‘The 52 Storey Treehouse’ performance. There will be a short assembly at 8:30 prior to the students departing. I hope that you are able to have some quality time with your children during the mid-year break and we look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday 26 July. Congratulations to Mrs Edie and Mrs Gronholt who received awards at the Autism NT Teacher Appreciation Awards, along with 44 other

deserving educators �

Kind regards Sheila Delahay

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Notes Home:

All 5/6 Class party note

Lost Property

Our Lost Property basket is once again overflowing.

We will be placing all items along the back wall

of the office on Friday morning. If you have any missing items could you please come and take a

look.

School Canteen

Open Tuesday - Friday

Dental Clinic

For any dental enquiries, to arrange an

appointment or for dental

emergencies, please call 8922 6466

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations

On receiving 10 mini merits

Kaeden Cody Russell

Rasi Swindale Zander Bateman Ralph Costelloe Max Helman

Dylan Gardiner Kaushal Naidu Mia Murphy Adele Barling Sophie Kerr

Bruna Moizao Tyrel Corey

Charli Brady Joaquim Andreason

Sophie Jaci

Nate Ledo Caydence Maxwell Cameron Gardiner

Olivia Farr Mahala Mullett Hazel Costelloe Jaxon Boulton

Rhys

On Track AT DURACK

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations Elodie SisleyElodie SisleyElodie SisleyElodie Sisley

Cameron BroganCameron BroganCameron BroganCameron Brogan

Year 5/6 students started the year enriching their descriptive writing through character development for their Fantasy stories. We entered ABC Splash, a nation wide competition, in which we were asked to create a character. Shivam Choudhary, won for his creative Japanese style Character. He has been presented with a signed copy of 'Mr Badger and the Big Surprise.' Leigh Hobbs, the Author, left a message to Shivam in the book.

Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Dance Eisteddfod last weekend

ABSENCES

To enable us to keep accurate records please contact the school if your

child is absent. This may be done in the

following ways:

⇒ phoning the office on 8935 9259

⇒ Emailing the school -

[email protected] ⇒ email via school

website

Updating Information

If you have changed any of

your details such as address, phone number, medical conditions or any other information we may need to know. Could you please inform us at the Office so we are able to

update your child’s records.

Student Banking Student Dollarmite Banking is done each Friday. If you are interested in opening an account for your child

we can provide you with an information pack at the

office.

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE YOUR HOLIDAYS OUTDOORS?

Parks and Wildlife NT are throwing down the challenge for kids across the Territory to take their holidays outdoors during the upcoming June/July break. Parks and Wildlife have put together a fun, outdoor, daily challenge for kids to use over the break. Check it out at https://parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/events/my-outdoor-school-holiday. You can also sign up to an email newsletter for other activities and challenges in your area. See if your friends are up to the challenge too!!! This is an easy way to have free and active fun these school holidays - and kids can earn a limited edition reward in the process. What a fantastic time to get out and about and enjoy the wonderful natural environment we live in!

Preschool Way Japanese Dress-up Day

Konnichi—wa! In Preschool, we are learning about Japanese

language and culture through a series of apps on the iPad as part

of the Early Learning Languages Australia trial. In Preschool

Way, to celebrate our learning this term we had a Japanese dress

up day. For morning tea, we made sushi, ongiri and tried to eat

noodles with chopsticks.

On Friday a group of 5/6 students were selected to attend the V8 supercars. They had a fantastic day with Mrs Donohue and Mrs Edie. Thank you to the parents who assisted in the transportation of the students.

Our Results from the PARRS carnival: 10years Boys 100m– Taj Roberts 2nd 10years Girls 100m– Alicia Godhino 2nd 11years Girls 100m—Lily Harden 1st 11years Girls 200m—Lily Harden 1st 11years Girls Long Jump—Lily Harden 1st These students will represent the Palmerston region later in the year. Congratulations to all who attended the carnival and represented our school.

Congratulations to Tamlyn Griffiths and Thomas Allen whose artwork has been combined and will be painted on Bus Shelter 463, Driver Avenue (Driver Shops).

WINNERS

Congratulations Lily Harden on being selected for the NT School Sport Netball Team. The team will compete in the national competition in Melbourne in August.