Back in the Groove

Term 1 ends: Friday 13.04.18

Term 2 begins: Tuesday 01.05.18

Students have started to settle into the new rountines. It often takes most of term 1 to establish the new classes and form relationships with new teachers and friends, however, I am seeing lots of positive indications that everyone has their groove back.

Our school is looking clean and tidy again after the efforts of teachers and students on Clean Up Australia day. We picked up lots of rubbish around the school. Next month we will be having a visit from the Enviromentors who will come and talk about caring for our environment. We need our

community to lead by example so please make sure you set the right example for your children.

Everything got a bit crazy on ‘Funky Hair Day’ and the hair styles were fantastic. Thanks to the generosity of the community the school raised $225 for Leukaemia research. What a great cause!

Harmony Day is an opportunity for everyone at Arncliffe West to celebrate the wonderful diversity in our community.

The harmonious way students and parents work together in our school delights me every day and makes our school a special place to study and work.

Jellybeans have been learning about farm animals this month and extending their learning by setting up a farmers’ market and county fair in the preschool outdoor environment. Looks like fun in the pics on p10.

After we come back from Easter there will be only 2 weeks left before the school holidays so I have included some information for possible holiday activities in this newsletter.

A reminder that the carpark is an extremely dangerous place for children. All cars MUST reverse in when parking so that they have an unobstructed view when leaving. Please hold your child’s hand at all times in the carpark and DO NOT park in the disabled spot unless you have a sticker. Thank you for your co-operation. The P&C backed by our local member Steve Kamper, convinced the Education Minisiter, Rob Stokes, to retain the old Cairnsfoot site for

educational purposes. We are still unsure of the vision for the site but we can now be confident it will not be sold for apartments. Great outcome for the community.

Finally I hope that everyone enjoys some family time over the Easter break. This beautiful autumn weather is perfect for picnics and beach time.

Vanda Quinn

Principal

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March 2018

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K Blue Betty: Pattern work in Math Enerel: Listening well Bujmaa: Handwriting Neola: Sentence writing Jack: Number work Jada: Being a good friend Badral: Learning new songs in singing Ali F: AFL skills Ingaa: Cutting skills Leah: Logging into computer by herself Khuslen: Improved reading skills Bujmaa: Work with 2D shapes

1 Yellow Amir: Great result in spelling George: Working well in computers Nomin: Recognising verbs and nouns Chingun: Terrific effort during science lessons Hassan: Consistent effort during reading groups Anir: Writing a fabulous narrative recount Rocky: Fantastic artwork that match his recount Sodoo: Trying his best during Mathletics Zack: Being a good classroom leader Nour: Achieving 10 out of 10 in her spelling test Filza: Completing and bringing her homework Jawad: Working hard in Math lessons

1 Purple Sarangoo: Awesome reading and writing Enji: Always being a good friend Margad: Excellent spelling results Yesukhei: Awesome work in writing and spelling Hassan: Always working hard in Maths Enny: Always helping others Billy: For excellent work in Math Ali J: For awesome work in writing Bilguun: For always trying his best Layla: Always being a good friend to everyone Enji: Great improvement in writing Erdenetuya: Settling in nicely on her first day

AWARDS

2 Green Zahraa: Excellent, application to learning Khangai: Fantastic writing about space Mia: Singing beautifully Nour: Pattern and number work Anand: Welcome to AWIS Tom: Great dance participation Khulan: Fantastic Math work Khangai: Application to work Orla: Fabulous writing using quotation marks Youssef: Working hard on mathematic concepts Fatima H: Wonderful science participation Maddison: Imaginative story writing about space

K Red Caitlin: Working on throwing and catching skills Aniruun: Great beat with her percussion Eliyah: Great effort in logging into her computer Ali E: Improved listening skills Bodi: Great attempt at sentence writing James: Great enthusiasm during fitness Ali EN: Listening and following instructions Gegee: Persistence when working on computers Indra: Being a leader in a small group of peers Emujin: Great participation in music Kalia: Great throwing and catching in fitness Hussien F: Recognising all numbers on dice

K Pink Ruby: Good scissor skills Sevji: Engaging in phonics lessons Tulga: Participating in sport Rhiana: Using finger spaces when writing Steve: Good scissor skills Zara: Participating in class discussions Ali: Great participation in sport Sandy: Participating in Drama Joao Vitor: Tying his shoelaces Jayden: Good computer skills Sodo: Writing his name Aanandita: Participating in History lessons

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Arabic Abbas: Always following instructions in Arabic Yusuf: Identifying most transport in Arabic Fatima H: Independent Arabic work Sawson: Identifying colours in Arabic Ayah: Naming some transport in Arabic Youssef: Reading an Arabic sentence Eliyah: Tracing her Arabic name Jawad: Copying an Arabic sentence Fatima F: Singing an Arabic song about transport Natalia: Writing an Arabic word independently Layla: Reading an Arabic sentence Hussein M: Singing an Arabic transport song

Jellybeans Naranbilguun: Respecting preschool toys Egshieglen: Singing enthusiastically Rayan: Welcome to preschool Ujin: Being a positive leader Danny: Participating in singing lessons John: Turn taking and sharing Zeinab B: Following instructions Ebi: Beautiful singing Unu-Ulemj: Taking pride in his art work Unku: Making an effort at preschool Mohammad D: Being an enthusiastic learner Kira: Being very helpful

Rainbows Ali F: Having fun finger painting Tytus: Attentive listening Karim: Experimenting with musical instruments Temuulen: Helping his friends Mohammed A: Contributions to discussions Alisha: Clever number work Aliyah: Clever colour sorting Ayah: Wonderful writing Amari: Imaginative play Zeinab H: Helping others Zeinab M: Clever balancing on the stilts Anujin: Making friends at preschool

Crunch and Sip Awards

Youssef Steve Zeinab H (R) Unu-Ulemj

Yohan Bella Zeinab S (R) Dylan

Hassan E Ami Tselmeg (J) Abbas

Caitlin G Lamis Charlize Khuslen

Mahdi Anand B Zeinab M (R) Lilly P

Hussein J Nour M Lilly S Natalia

Areeba Leah Layla (R) Yusuf

Ethan (2G) Sondor Subeedei (J) Giulianna

SOCIAL SKILL AWARDS

Caitlin Abbas Fatima H

Jada Zaynab Dylan

Nomin Zahraa Zara

Lilly

BOOK AWARDS

Areeba Anir Sarah

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March Birthdays…… Unku (J) Unu-Erden (j) Ninjin (KB) Zara (KP)

Steve (KP) Sandy (KP) Joao vitor (KP)

Hassan (KP) Aniruun (KR) Bon (KR)

Hassan (1P) Sarangoo (1P) Enny (1P)

Zack (1Y) Sodo (1Y) Hussein (2G) Ayah (2G)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

UNIFORM AWARDS

Aanandita Valentina Lenny Ruby E Badral Todo T Joao Vitor Hussien F Joao Abdul Hamid Tselmuun Nomin M Sukhtulga Ayah D Sawson Tselmeg George Bon Margadmaa Moojig Nina Eny R Aaliya Sarah

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Clean up Australia

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Funky Hair Day

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Jellybeans Farmers

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