Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our Year 6 students are overseas this week for the Year 6 study tour to Singapore. The students

are excited and enjoying a wonderful learning experience which includes visiting our sister

school, Avondale Grammar School. Last week I observed a great Skype session between

students from both schools and it was interesting to hear what students want to know about

each other’s school and country.

Larrakeyah Primary, Darwin Middle and Darwin High are Independent Public Schools working

together to develop a more seamless transition for students between the different stages of

schooling. Small groups of students from each school have been working together this term on

programs that flow between the schools – Chinese, ICT (robotics) and Music. It has been great

to see students from the three schools meeting and working collaboratively on activities. It has

enabled a very different experience for the students.

Under the National Education Agreement and the Australian Education Act, schools are

required to report on school community perception survey data. To assist with our school

planning and improvement, we are inviting parents to participate in a Parent Opinion Survey for

Larrakeyah Primary School. Your opinions are important to us and will help us understand what

we are doing well and how we can improve your child’s schooling experience. The survey is

confidential and it is important that you complete your answers as honestly as possible. It is

expected to take about 10 minutes to complete the survey.

Please access the link to complete the survey online

https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/tqtDxKHx. Please contact the school if you prefer to

complete a hard copy. Surveys should be completed online or returned to the school by this Friday 1 September.

Regards,

Fathma Mauger

Principal Larrakeyah Primary School is a member

of the Darwin City Schools and in

partnership with Darwin Middle School,

Darwin High School, Northern Territory

Open Education Centre, Ludmilla

Primary School, Stuart Park Primary

School and Parap Primary School.

Newsletter, Wednesday 30th August 2017, Term 3

Attention!!

Water Mains and Irrigation line works

Work commenced on the water mains and irrigation line replacement project at Larrakeyah Primary School. Noise from

trenching along the boundary fence line started on Saturday 19th August. We would like to apologies for any inconvenience

this may cause to our neighbors. This is a 14 week project managed by Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.

Last term our year 5 and 6 students participated in the Typing Tournament Quarterly ‘Typing Challenge.’

This was a nationwide challenge where students used an online program to compete against other

schools in a touch typing competition. Our students have been developing their typing skills during ICT

lessons and they are achieving fantastic results.

Congratulations:

6 Waller placed 2nd in the ‘Most Words Typed’ and 3rd in the “Fastest Class’ in the Northern Territory.

6 Mattiazzo for achieving 3rd place in the ‘Fastest Class’ in the Northern Territory division.

Mitchell Street Mile

September 17th 2017

Last year we had the most students participate in the Mitchell Street Mile out of any other school.

Let's do it again. Free entry for any LPS students and parents pin code is FreeMemberMSM17

If you require any further information don't hesitate to contact Katie Ambrose-Pearce 0419819444

ABSENCES

To ensure we keep our Attendance

records correct please contact our front

office if your child/children are absent.

You can contact us on 89813211.

Alternatively, You can notify us via our

website or our Skool Bag App.

Larrakeyah Primary School App

The Larrakeyah Primary School app is

available to download.If you prefer using

the school website, please check the

Skool Bag console in the For Parents

section for latest news.

What’s On

For Sale $1.00 each After school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Room 12 – Ms Beynon’s class.

All money raised will be going towards SLT fundraising.

Sunday 27th August—Friday 1st September—Singapore Study Tour

Thursday 31 August—1st September—Father’s Day Stall

Friday 1st September—Whole School Assembly

Friday 15 September—Early Childhood Assembly

Friday 22nd September—Whole School Assembly

Friday 29th September

*Staff Professional Development Day

Dates to Remember

LOST PROPERTY

If your child has lost anything in the school,

please come have a look in the lost property

box located in the front office outside the

Defence/ Education Support room.

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Preschool are collecting the

Woolworths Earn and Learn

stickers.

Collection boxes are located at the Front Office

and in the Preschool.

*Whole Staff Professional Days are

consistent with Darwin Middle School

and most Darwin City Primary Schools.

AMART SPORTS TEAM CARD

Did you know our school can benefit from the AMART Community Kickbacks ?

5% of all purchases made are paid back to the school, each quarter, to buy sporting equipment, to support

Larrakeyah Primary School’s PE programme.

Follow the simple steps below to join.

Already a Team Card Member ?

You can update your profile online and add Larrakeyah Primary School,

to your account profile.

News from the Larrakeyah Primary School DSTA

Last Wednesday I went to a DSTA training day at DCO and the training was hosted by VVCS Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service. The focus of the training was on the challenges that can be experienced with the return of a parent who has been away on Deployment or exercise and how at times the reunion isn’t to expectations. VVCS now has a wider scope of services to the ADF Community so have a look at their website to see if they can be of any assistance to you and your ADF family http://www.vvcs.gov.au/index.htm If your family is having any issues with a child having big feelings or difficulties adjusting to the return of a parent please let me know or consider contacting your Defence Family Helpline 1800 624 608 or VVCS 1800 011046 for advice and support. VVCS gifted me a copy of a short story book “Do You Still Love Me? Because I Really Love You!” which is a book to help children understand PTSD if anyone would like to borrow it. On a brighter note to those families that have recently had a deployment and would like recognition of your child ’s perseverance on the home front during the parent’s deployment you can purchase medallions at www.militarykids.com.au and speak to me if you would like to organize a presentation of the medallion.

Father’s Day Lunch Friday 1 Sept, 12:45pm-1:25pm in the Cooking room. Defence Student Father’s/Grandfathers are invited to join their children for lunch and games. All

Defence students welcome to bring their lunch and join in. Only Dad’s will be supplied a sausage sizzle by their kids.

Please RSVP by Wed 30 August. Look forward to seeing you then.

My office is just beside the LOST & FOUND and am finding lots of kids coming looking for their hats or using it as a hat borrowing box instead. Please write your child’s name on their hat and make sure it gets put in their bag as they are missing out of playtime with their friends & sport without it.

Jodie Murdoch – DSTA 89813211 jodie.murdoch@ntschools.net

Defence Family Helpline 1800 624 608

Garden landscaping in action!

This week we have been reviewing the success of our propagation by cutting.

We have had varied success; some plants we have found to be more resilient

and successful, these included, hibiscus, coleus, ginger and basil. This week we

learned about propagation by separation, focusing on Water Lettuce, Moses in

a Cradle and Banana plants.

Alongside learning about propagation we have also been continuing our

landscaping projects. 5S are redesigning the composting system in the garden,

5M are landscaping the banana grove and 5/6T are landscaping the garden bed

outside the art room. So far we have managed to measure and clear these

areas. Our next step will be for students to draw a scale plan of the area

inserting their ideas for proposal. Sterling work YR5/6!

Warm Regards Emily Tutty

Pre School Learning Intention:

We will practice being competent writers as we play.

Success Criteria:

We can be competent writers as we play.

We enjoy writing as part of our play.

Transition—Mrs Zikos

Learning Intention: We are learning about ordinal numbers.

Success Criteria:

-I can count using ordinal numbers.

-I can place ordinal numbers in the correct order.

In Transition Zikos students can name the relative position of an object in a small ordered collection, using ordinal numbers such as first, second, fifth, eighth, etc. They are also able to recognize and describe in which order the participants finish a game. Students enjoyed engaging in various activities focusing on ordinal numbers and have demonstrated a good understanding on this topic.

Extra-Curricular Activity Program Registration Information

Term 4, 2017

This term there are On-line registrations only for the Extra-Curricular Activity program. If you do not have access to a computer you can email the ECA Coordinator, Steve Lineham at (steve.lineham@ntschools.net). Registration Procedures are:

Online: go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and type in the code cy66r and enter your information. You will only need to put in your No. 1 preference. When the student limit for the activity is reached you will have to select a second preference. Bookings are open now.

Online bookings will close 3.30pm, Thursday the 14th September. Payment is due by Friday the 22nd September.

Please contact the ECA Coordinator, Steve Lineham, on 8981 3211 (School Office) or by email (steve.lineham@ntschools.net) should you require further clarification. Activities The following Activities will be available in Term 4: Circus & Performance Ages 9-12+ Bookings available: 10 Cost: $180 Students will test drive a variety of circus activities including juggling, diablo, acro-balance and hula-hoops. They will develop a short routine and start to work on a character for performance. Students will work both in small groups and independently. Provided by Corrugated Iron Circus artists.

Drama Games Ages 9-12+ Bookings available: 10 Cost: $180 A games-based approach to drama and performance using games to explore improvisation techniques and storytelling through performance. Students will work collaboratively and develop skills to create performances. Great for confidence building and communication skills. Provided by Corrugated Iron Drama

Gymnastics

Ages 8-10 Bookings available: 25 Cost: $150 A program that explores the fundamentals of gymnastics focusing on dominant movement patterns of gymnastics. Children will move, spring, swing, balance, land and roll under the guidance of an experienced coach and participate in activities that are fun and varied. Provided by Gymnastics NT

FUN-FIT for young kids Ages 5-8 Bookings available: 20 Cost: $150 Functional Fitness designed for kids to have lots of fun, enhance their balance and coordination and general motor skills, while getting fit at the same time. Recommended for early childhood up to primary school year 2 aged kids. Provided by KidsFit NT

Hobby Ceramics All ages Bookings available: 16 Cost: $180 Hobby Ceramics enables children to use their imagination to paint masterpieces to keep for years to come. Each week children learn about different paints, techniques and brush strokes. An activities for all ages where children create ceramic art that they can be proud of. Provided by Palmerston Hobby Ceramics.

Art Techniques Ages 5-8 Bookings available: 15 Cost: $170 This activity will explore patterns, both natural and man-made. Students will use a range of printing techniques to create their own patterns using a wide range of art materials. Provided by Emily Tutty

Bollywood Dancing All ages Bookings available: 15 Cost: $170 Bollywood dance is about storytelling and the dance style itself is a fusion of a whole lot of different dance types including belly dancing, hip hop and classical Indian dance, it is fun and can be cheesy at the same time and it is a fantastic workout. Children will get to experience a range of dance styles that come under the umbrella of Bollywood, including bhangra, gidda, jhoomar, garba and kathak. Provided by Rachita Jain

Important Notes and Conditions for Parents Enrolment is on a first-in, first-served basis. Confirmation of Enrolment will be sent out from

15th September.

Where possible all students are given their first choice. On-line enrolment: if your first choice option is full then you need to select another option.

If you miss out on your first choice because the activity is full you can select a 2nd choice and then send an email requesting to be waitlisted for the first choice activity.

Weekly sessions will commence Term 4, Week 2, Wednesday, 18/10/17 (3pm – 4pm) and continue for 8 weeks, finishing on Wednesday 06/12/17.

Payment is due upon receipt of Confirmation of Enrolment and before 3.30pm, Friday 22nd September.

To guarantee a place in the activity. If payment is not made by that date the place in the activity will go to someone on the waitlist.

If you are paying through Direct Debit, please include your name and the activity you are paying for.

ECAs will be invoiced in full and cannot be pro-rated. Refunds will only be offered for a change of mind within the first week of the program.

Payment is only required when you have received notification of the offer of a place in an activity.

Parents must indicate upon registration the method of collection for their child (whether they walk home, will be picked up from the venue, go to OSHC, etc.)

It is a parent’s responsibility to organize suitable transport home from school at the completion of the activity. Parents must pick up their child at the end of the ECA session or notify the school of alternative arrangements for your child to be collected from outside the school office. If your child attends OSHC the instructor/teacher will take them to OSHC. If your child is not being collected by yourself, or another adult, a note must be sent to school explaining how your child will be getting home (e.g. walking, catching a bus, riding a bike). In the event your child is consistently late being collected (3 times without notification) then they will be asked to stop attending the ECA Program.

If a session is cancelled, a make-up session will be arranged at a later date and parents will be notified.

Once students have enrolled in an ECA, their attendance each week is compulsory. During the term, if they are absent from the ECA on 3 or more occasions without an explanation they will be deemed as having withdrawn from the activity.

If a student is absent for a session there will be no refunds or make up sessions unless the absence is due to a school activity.

Registering for an activity indicates acceptance of these Conditions.

NT Government Sport Vouchers cannot be used towards payment.