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CONTENTS

Principal’s Message

Calendar

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Howard Springs News …. 2

PM Preschool Out & About 3

Seniors’ Batchelor Camp 4&5

Millner 2 5

Drama Club, Biniam,

and School Banking

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Nemarluk Gold Award

Christmas Cards for Sale

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Community News 8

Nemarluk School Newsletter

Term 4,

24 October, 2014

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Pr incipa l : Lorra ine Hodgson

Principal’s Message

Birthdays: Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated their special day recently ...

Leo J (25 Sept), Nicole C (29 Sept), Fiona R (3 Oct), Charleze R & Kane S (4 Oct),

Ethan H (5 Oct), Fatima C & Tomiko S (6 Oct), Melissa K & Ali G (8 Oct),

John H (10 Oct), Jeremy B (11 Oct), Rosemary T (14 Oct),

Shawn S & Lachlan C (21 Oct), Aaron K-N & Andrew K-N (23 Oct)

I am a learner I am safe, I am respectful

Nemarluk School Council is running a

Parent Workshop on Sharing Technology @

Nemarluk Please see back page of

Newsletter for tear-off RSVP Slip to return to

school.

Useful Telephone Numbers: NEMARLUK SCHOOL Phone: 8985 0400 Fax: 8985 0499 BUSLINK: 8944 2444 (from March 2014)

Office of Disability 1800 139 656 POLICE: 131 444 School Support Services: 8920 5601 SEAT CLINIC (RDH): 8922 8228 Total Recreation: 8981 3686 Variety NT: 8981 2544 CASUARINA COMMUNITY CARE CENTRE 8922 7301 KARAMA CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC 8922 7301 PALMERSTON COMMUNITY CARE CENTRE 8999 3344 EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT AVAILABLE Darwin Dental, Casuarina … 8922 6466 Palmerston Dental Clinic … 8999 3314

It is exciting news that Henbury School has funding confirmed to build a new

school. This is so important for our students as they move towards their

secondary education: they will have first class facilities! As a member of the

project development group for Henbury I visited 8 special schools in

Melbourne and Adelaide recently. I learnt a lot and had confirmed that

Nemarluk School has excellent facilities that are expertly designed for our

students, staff and the Darwin context. Exciting times ahead for Henbury!

We had special visitors last week: Monte, the assistance dog, and Patricia, his

trainer from Smart Pups Assistance Dogs (www.smartpups.org.au). Monte

came to show off what he can do and Patricia came to find out what our school

needs. Yes, we are going to have one of these special dogs at our school

through the generosity of Tony Burns, Amy Brady and the John Maclean

Foundation. We will have to wait a year

for our pup to be trained so it meets

our needs—a very clever dog!

Don’t forget the parent workshop and

Assembly - see included information.

See you there.

Lorraine , Principal. 0477362855

Calendar:

30th October

School Assembly - 8.30am, hall

31st October

World Teachers Day

15th November

Parent Workshop

Invite all families: School Assembly

Thursday 30

October 8.30am

in the School Hall

School News School Newsletter

These are our cinquain poems

Marie’s fish

Kane’s fish

Jake’s great white shark

Cody’s shark

Information reports by Marie and Eru

Rainforest, burrows, Desert,

and polar habitat murals

Ocean habitat mural

Great White Shark

gills, grey

swimming, biting

dangerous, sharp teeth

fish

By Cody

Elephant

big, brown

walking, jumping, squirting

trunk, big ears, tusks

mammal

By Noah

Kangaroo

furry, dangerous

jumping fast, boxing

weird looking

marsupial

By Kane

Snake

skinny long

slithering, sliding, hissing

reptile

By Jake


The afternoon Preschool Group had a wonderful afternoon

visiting Alawa Farm at the end of last term. Our first

excursion outside the school gates went off without a hitch!

We all enjoyed walking across the oval and into the farm. We

saw some scarecrows, vegetables growing and all the animals

in the farm. It was fun feeding the chickens, ducks, calves

and goats.

Some students from Alawa School fetched Tinkerbell (one of

the goats) for us to pat and feed. Dixon and Charlie had a

great time feeding her some

juicy green leaves. Seth

patted a chicken and

Christopher fed it. Julian

enjoyed watching it all from

the outskirts.

We had a fun time out!!


An energetic bunch of seniors took off on their adventure to Batchelor in week 1. They spent 3 days of fun doing the rock wall, the high ropes, low ropes, canoeing, snorkelling, archery, bike riding, trampoline, disco and lots of other activities in between. All students took on the role of looking after themselves and their gear well and behaved very responsibly throughout the camp. Lots of new and scary things were conquered by everyone as they took on the high ropes and flying fox and the challenge of learning how to canoe.


Millner 2 students—Keanu, Hamish,

Anastasious, Mikaylah, Matthias, and

Bernadette were asked what they liked about

school.

School News School Newsletter School News School Newsletter

Room 13’s Senior Students collect, count and tally coins

for Biniam, Nemarluk’s sponsored child, who lives in

Ethiopia.

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We have decided to donate $50 from the sale of our Christmas Cards to Biniam this term. Biniam benefits from all the money we send him and we are happy to be able to give back to someone

less fortunate. This has been a great learning for us about giving back to the community.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< But, please keep sending in any coins you have spare for us to

count and tally and then send to our friend, Biniam. Thank you!!!!


Whole School Positive Behaviour Support - WSPBS

The Nemarluk Gold Award and trophy is given to the student who earns the most number of tokens each newsletter date for following the three school rules:-

The top 10 students who have claimed tokens for showing these behaviours for this fortnight are:-

1. Hamish N

2. Mikaylah C-S

3. Anastasious K

4. Nadia K & Keanu F-A

5. Matthias P & Cody B

6. Kane S

7. Wayne T & Jake P-P

8. Jimmy R & Marie B

9. Noah S & Ethan H (Rm 8)

10. Courtney B-B & Paul C-P

There were 37students nominated this week! Congratulations to all of you

and well done!

I am a Learner, I am safe, I am respectful

Nemarluk Gold Award

Awarded to

Hamish N

Who received award nominations in all three categories:

I am a learner

I am safe,

I am respectful”

Congratulations Hamish...

you are a respected

Nemarluk student.

Hi, my name is

Grant, the green

ant. I am the school

mascot.

Thank you for your support. Hand Made Card Order Form Students Name & Class: ___________________________________ Number of Packs: _____ Money enclosed: _______________

Students in the Senior class are busily

making Christmas Cards. The cards are

available at $7.50 per pack (includes 3 cards

and envelopes). These cards are very popular

so if you would like to order some please send

back the slip below with your money and we

will send them home with your child’s

communication book.

PARENTS, CARERS AND STAFF Did you know you can access free legal advice and advocacy with issues such as:

Tenancy Centrelink Discrimination Workplace conditions Services you are receiving Join Lorraine Gibbs from Darwin Community Legal Service’s Aged and Disability Advocacy Service for a chat about the free services available to you.

Nemarluk School OSHC room 10 am – 11am

Friday 7 November 2014 More information: [email protected] 8985 0400

Presented by MyTime

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Nemarluk School invites you to participate in a Parent Workshop ….

Sharing Technology @ Nemarluk Saturday 15 November - 9.00am-11.00am

This session will give families:- Opportunity to see technology used Share what APPS have been successful Opportunity to try APPS Opportunity to ask questions

Complementary tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Staff available to mind children if required. RSVP required Please return the following or email admin,[email protected]

Names of those attending:- ___________________________________________

Number of children attending:- ________________________________________

(Please tear off and return to school)

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