August 5, 2020

Term 3 Week 3

Barramundi and Bush Fruit Time “The skies are clearing and the clouds are high. When there is a cold wind the old people say that the flowers are calling the cold weather. Doedirra (Green Sea Turtle) are hunted throughout the year except when they are mating and laying eggs. Strict laws decide when they can be hunted. We eat seeds from the Dundit (bush peanut). Damiyumba (Billy Goat Plum) is fruiting. Bilirrawarra (Black Cockatoo) eat the fruit now and the seeds later in the year after the Dry Season fires.”

From Gulumoerrgin Seasons - http://www.larrakia.csiro.au

From the Principal… With the circumstances of interstate travel changing as the situation down south changes, I am asking that all families keep us informed of any interstate travel your family is involved in. Knowing where you have been and when you returned will give our community peace of mind that we are all doing the right thing to protect the safety of students and staff at school. We continue to be vigilant and cautious here at school. In our decision making we use the Northern Territory Roadmap which is underpinned by three principles:

personal responsibility,

physical distancing, and

hygiene You can help minimize the risk by following these rules:

- Do not come to school or send your child to school if there is any possibility that you may

have had contact with a person who has COVID-19. Let’s play it safe.

- Let us know if you or anyone in your household has to go into quarantine or has recently

returned from interstate.

- Do not come to school or send your child to school if either of you are unwell.

- Do not enter any of the school buildings except the office.

- Help us to model best hygiene practices by always washing your hands on entering the

school grounds. Have some sanitizer in the car or use ours on entering the office.

- Drop off your child and leave the school grounds quickly. Go directly to where you need

to go.

Parents of Transition children and Preschool children may stay a little while but please

observe distancing.

- If you have to be at the school, remember to keep your distance from others.

- Make sure we have your correct contact details.

Nudl Street STUART PARK NT 0820 PO Box 37421 WINNELLIE NT 0821 Telephone: (08) 89 977333 Email: stuartpark.school@ntschools.net

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Pick Up and Drop Off Please contact us at school if you would like some support to meet your child at the drop off area in the morning or get them to the pick up in the afternoon. We would like parents to spend as little time at the school as possible so using the drop off and pick up area effectively will help ease traffic flow.

Stuart Park Plant Sale

Stuart Park will be having a plant sale in time for Father’s Day. To help assist us, we are looking for donations of empty pots from home that could be donated to the school. The medium sized pots, roughly 170mm and

190mm in height, are preferred. Also, anything smaller can also be used.

If you have any, please drop them off

next to the bike shed at Upper Primary. Any donations of potting mix and clean takeaway containers would be helpful.

Thanks very much!

Under the guidance of Mr Neville (our plant expert), the Year 4 classes have been busily

planting seedlings and cuttings.

Thank you for your support

Don’t forget your insect repellent

The mozzies and midges have been fierce in the playground. Please apply

insect repellent before coming to School.

School Photo Day – Next week!

Stuart Park Primary School SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN ON:

Thursday 13 August 2020 and Friday 14 August 2020

School photography day is coming up very soon. Group and portrait photographs can be purchased by following the link above. If you are not able to pay online, there are envelops available in the school office. Important Information:

School photos purchased online DO NOT require envelopes returned to school* Don’t forget to order your sibling photos now Late fees/additional charges will be applied for purchases after photo day Photos will be returned to your school for distribution approximately six weeks after

photos are taken

*Sibling photographs must be ordered either online or by order envelope prior to the day of photography. The cut-off date for sibling photos is 12/08/2020. A photograph will not be taken without an order. Sibling photographs only apply to children enrolled at the school.

Thursday 13th - All Class and individual photos except Year 4’s. House Captain, School Leader, SRC and Sibling photos will also be taken on this day. Friday 14th – All Year 4 Class and their individual photos, Preschool Photos, Year 6 Graduation photos, sibling with Year 4 and sibling with Preschoolers will be taken on this day.

Semester 2 Urban Sport Vouchers available now!

To receive their child’s voucher, parents or carers need to apply online. Vouchers issued in Semester 2 2020 will expire on 31 May 2021.

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Preschool Enrolments for 2021

We are now taking enrolments for our preschool in 2021. Preschool is for children who turn 4 years of age before 30th June, 2021. It is for 15 hours per week and this can be done as a morning session from 8am to 11am each day or an afternoon session from 11:45am to 2:45pm each day.

Our preschool does fill up some years (such as this year) so, to get into the session of your choice, get your enrolment in early. Call the school to request an enrolment form.

CALENDAR

DATE DAY EVENT

13th and 14th Aug

Thurs /Fri School photos

19-21st Aug Wed – Fri Year 4 camp

24th – 26th Aug Mon – Wed Year 5 camp

25th Sept Fri Last day Term 3

12th Oct Mon First day Term 4

17th Dec Thurs Last day of school year

Wanted – Large Ceramic Pot

We are looking for a large ceramic pot to convert into the base of a frog hotel. Please contact the office if you think you can help us.

School Banking will resume in Term 3!! Commonwealth School Banking program has notified us that we can

resume school banking in Term 3. Please send bank books this Friday!

School Stream App

We seem to have now caught up approving your requests to join our School Steam app. This process is important as the app is not available to those outside the school community. We will soon move to School Stream so please download it if you have not already done so. Notifications have probably started to pop up. Remember that you can limit these so you just get them for your child’s year level and when the information is relevant to all (e.g. newsletter).

Entertainment Book 2019/2020

Stuart Park Primary is again selling The

Entertainment Book as part of school

fundraising. The membership is filled with

some great savings for families in Darwin,

interstate and now also in Bali. This year, the

Darwin Entertainment Book will be available

in digital format only but your subscription

can be shared on multiple devices. Stuart Park

Primary receives 20% from each book sale.

Purchase your Entertainment Book Here!

The following advertisements are not necessarily

endorsed by the school

OTTWAYS TAE KWON DO AND SELF DEFENCE

Classes are held at Stuart Park Primary School on the following nights …

All ages Tuesday 6.30 to 8 pm All ages Thursday 6.30 to 8 pm

Come and enjoy martial arts with a qualified instructor for self-defence, fitness and fun. Contact Peter on 0427991394. Come and Try. First two lessons free.