Well term one has come to an end and what a term it was! I have been settling

into the first of my two terms as Principal; very busy but rewarding! I would like

to thank all the wonderful staff at Warriappendi who have bent over backwards

supporting me.

This term we welcomed twenty three new students and their families to the

school; we hope your time with us is rewarding. Warriappendi is an amazing

school so make the most of what is on offer! We also welcome teacher Glenn

Clarke to our school; he has offered some pretty amazing Science experiences

to our students, and has been working hard in developing the kitchen garden

behind our Trade Skill Centre.

Teachers have all been busy organising Student Led Conferences (SLCs) over

the last two weeks of term; if you have not been able to make it in please make

it a priority for early next term. Along with reports in terms two and four, SLCs

are where you can find out just how well kids are going with their work at school.

This newsletter has some fantastic articles about the work going on at War-

riappendi– check it out!

Term two starts on Monday May the first, and as it is likely to be

cold Pat has offered to put on a big pancake feed for students

on that first morning . Pat’s big feeds are always special so

don’t miss out!

Warriappendi

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This term the junior girls have been our trial group for the new wellbeing program. Nicole is a social worker from Metro Youth Health who visits us each week sometimes to offer counselling but this term to also help us in addressing an identified need to build knowledge and skills around managing mental health. Over the term we have looked at the brain and how it reacts to things like trauma and anxiety. We trialled a number of strategies like mindful meditation, and guided relaxation, but our favourite way to increase our dopamine levels (a hormone that helps you feel good), has been drumming!

To celebrate the end of term we invited Simon (director and teacher of world percussion from Melbourne Djembe) in to teach us how to play the djembe– a west African drum. Drumming as one was a powerful experience– check out The clip on our Facebook page! By the end of the year we are hoping to involve all students in the program– starting with adding the junior boys next term and seniors in term 3.

In Art this term we learnt about one of the youngest of the Aboriginal

Arts; dot painting. We began the term experimenting with traditional and contemporary technique with a focus on colour. Students then used traditional symbols to design a story telling canvas. The canvases were then entered in a Youth Week art exhibition hosted by Mariona City Council at Warriapparinga Karuna Living Culture Centre. Warriapparinga know how to put on an

exhibition opening! Not only did we experience the joy of seeing our art work on the walls but we also got to eat roo meat pies, mingle with the artists from other schools, play bubble soccer and hop on a bucking bronco. However the highlight for many was an impromptu rap from in-house rapper, Caleb. Congratulations on a great term Warriappendi Artists.

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Warriappendi headed to this year’s carnival with a record 25 stu-dents. We entered two teams in the carnival and once again achieved some good success on the day. All the students participat-ed fully in matches and showed good sports-person ship throughout. All students that partici-pated in the carnival received a polo shirt (as

worn in the picture above). The highlight of next term’s sporting calendar will be the Aboriginal Power Cup which is running from May 30th to June 1st. Senior students participating in this event have spent a lot of class time designing a guernsey. This year’s jumper was designed by Wynona Fielding.

Last week we had the privilege of having Matt Lokan (Glenelg FC Head Coach) give us a tour of the new facilities & run a short training session for us.

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!Junior History

Students have completed an investigation of the Vikings including looking at the superior shipbuilding and weapons skills of the Vikings during the time of the raids on what is now Britain. As part of the process students have examined Viking in-fluence on the English language .Students have also noted similarities between Viking raids on England and the British arrival in Aboriginal Australia, Through the investigation process students have also de-veloped an understanding of the use of sources in history including the Bayeux Tapestry, the Battle of Hastings and the appearance of Halley’s Comet. Viking culture and religion have also been examined and linked to influences on modern popular culture such as As-terix and Thor comics and movies.

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Research Project Outing

On the 22nd Of March this term the Senior Stu-

dents, who are studying Research Project and

Community Studies, went on an excursion to

the city with Leila and Leayshia. We spent a lot

of time, in the lead up to the excursion, planning

the day. We developed surveys and questionairs

to hand out to organisations and worked out ex-

actly where we wanted to visit. We settled on

visiting a number of Aboriginal organisations

including APPOS, Nunkuwarrin Yunti, Wurlti

Yurlu and Tandanya as well as several Hair-

dressing Salons. Before we left for the day we

all gathered in the library to make some last mi-

nute checks of our surveys. We then jumped in

the van and headed out!

Meeting, talking to and approaching people for

help was a little nerve racking but we met

some great people. It was nice to meet so

many people willing to talk to us and

share their experiences in their chosen

field.

I thought the day was extremely benefi-

cial and everyone was really excited to

share their experiences with the rest of

the group when we got back to school. I

really hope we have the opportunity to do

more outings like this again in the future.

By Louisa Wilton

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Robotics Treasure Hunt

In the Robotics/Coding class we’ve been getting our heads around Digital Technolo-

gy, with special focus given to coding language and syntax used in industry. While

we’ve been looking at computing history, usage and future directions within Robotics

and Coding, getting a grasp on the basic language patterns will be good preparation.

With that in mind, on the 29th of March we undertook a treasure hunt using that lan-

guage given in the form of clues.

Working in groups, students had to decipher repeat functions, orientation and navi-

gate using a map given to them. The treasure hunt took place in the West Terrace

parklands, and each team was given minimal support from teaching staff to complete

the challenge.

All were successful, and were able to translate Javascript prompts into moving their

team, thereby gaining their next clue!

This term students have been involved in an aquatics pro-gram at West Lakes where they develop skills in water confi-dence, knowledge and safety. The ac-tivities we participat-ed in were kayaking, sailing, surfing and snorkelling.

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Term 1 has been amazing. We started off the year with a bit of safety and as classes we discussed which topics the students would like to cover during the term. We decided on the human body—digestive system and the rock cycle. For digestion, we created mouths, throats, stomachs and intes-tines out of household items. We followed the path of a biscuit and some orange juice through the body and it was gross/awesome. Students discovered more about why we need to eat a balanced diet for our bodies to get all of the building blocks to help us grow. In the second half of the term we learnt about rocks. That might not sound exciting to you but the students found the entire topic fascinating. We made sedimentary (sandstone), metamorphic (marble) and igneous rock (granite) out of crayon shavings which we tortured

into multi-coloured rocks. We made a river in the garden show-ing how sedimentary rocks eventually form under the sea and in lakes. Students got to apply their rock identification skills during an excursion to Hallet Cove Conservation Park. Within the park there is evi-dence of a glacier that existed millions of years ago in a

landscape that looks like some-thing out of a science fiction movie. Students climbed the 400 million year old rocks down be the sea after drawing the fold-ed rock layers. Based on student hydration levels the decision to get ice-creams was unanimous. Next term will be excellent.

SCIENCE

VET Hospitality is going very well with our Wednesday Certificate I class and Friday’s Certificate III class. We also run a junior preparatory hospitality class for our year 8 and 9 students. We have teamed up with Tauondi College this year and have welcomed Tauondi lecturer Carol to our classes. Students have made some amazing dishes and continue to improve week after week in the kitchen. We look forward to next term when the certificate III students will join with Tauondi students to cater for some exciting events. Our hospitality certificates are available to Aboriginal secondary students attending other schools and this year we welcomed our first re-gional enrolment from Thebarton Senior College.