ESSINGTON EDITIONFortnightly updates for The Essington School Community

VOL. 7 | JUNE 2021 V OL. 7

WHAT TOEXPECT:

In Vol. 7 we are exploringThe Arts at Essington.

We also have a numberof updates from thewider school community!

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This year Essington has boldly implemented a number of newinitiatives related to four distinct subject areas within the ARTSCurriculum. We were acutely aware of the growing National trend inAustralia to foster collaboration across Drama, Visual Arts, Music andDance, now known widely as The Creative Arts. To do this weintroduced new elective subjects within Middle School, piloted acollaborative Jungle Book production in Junior School and expandedthe Creative Arts offerings in Senior College. The success of theseinitiatives is evident from the staff and student perspectives. As anexample, our Head of Performing Arts, Marita Smith courageouslyaccepted this challenge by devising a performance piece for Stage 1and Stage 2 Creative Arts students which was recently performed as‘Stories of the Sea’. This was an outstanding success with aperformance of exceptional quality with students excelling in theareas of Music, Dance, Drama, and Visual Arts. This was a studentlearning experience which was accessible, engaging, andchallenging, allowing them to build on their existing skills and tocollaborate and learn from each other.

I congratulate Marita and the students on their production, and Ilook forward to the performance of Jungle Book later this term.

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGEMr Brian Kennelly

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It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Karen Rohrs as the new Deputy Principal ofEssington. Karen will commence her role in Term 3 on 18 August.

Karen holds a M.Ed. (Mathematics) from the University of Western Sydney, a B.Ed. (Mathematics)from the Australian Catholic University and Graduate Certificates in Learning Difficulties andIntegration Studies from the University of New South Wales.

Karen is currently the Middle School Principal of Copenhagen International School (CIS) Denmark,which is an International Baccalaureate World School. Karen has led the NEASC accreditation, theIB School evaluation process, the Strategic Plan for CIS and is responsible for developing teacherleaders. Karen is highly experienced in teacher development and the implementation of teachingstandards and criteria.

Prior to CIS, Karen was the Director of Professional Learning at the Hong Kong InternationalSchool.

Karen has significant experience and expertise both in the classroom and leading teachers byproviding guidance and support. Karen has an inclusive leadership style, being open to the viewsof others and engaging with diverse groups across CIS and in Hong Kong.

Karen is married to Kenneth (a retired teacher) with family in NSW and the USA.

Please join me in congratulating Karen and extending a warm welcome to Essington.

ANNOUNCEMENT

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This term has seen the Senior College hum with the constantpositive buzz of our Creative Arts and Drama students who havebeen hard at work developing their performances, collecting, andcreating beautiful costumes, props and lanterns and rehearsingevery week afterschool and sometimes on the weekends. The Artroom is literally alive with activity and the evidence and creationsof the student’s commitment filling the space. The student’senthusiasm for the subjects has been absolutely infectious.

From Marita Smith Head of Arts

It has been a very busy term for the Arts across the school withmusic, dance, and drama happenings nearly every week. Now thatour performances at Senior College are over and were sosuccessful, I have reflected upon the amazing opportunity I wasgiven to be able to enhance our students’ experiences, as myparents did for me with my own up bringing.

My father was an industrial chemist and my mother, studiedbotany. Both were great believers in science and maths. But ourhouse was also filled with music, dance, and art. Their recordcollection was extensive, and our old record player ran almostnonstop playing everything from Bach and Beethoven to BurtBacharach and Shirley Bassey. My two sisters and I were sent off toballet school at an early age, our loungeroom became our rehearsalstudio, much to the rancour of my six older brothers.

Throughout my childhood and adolescence, my parents took us tothe theatre, to see plays, ballets and concerts whenever they couldafford to do so. Most family holiday road trips included a visit to thelocal art gallery in the towns we visited. In doing so, my parentswere probably not entirely aware of the wonderful gift they gave toall of us. We did not always enjoy these forays into the realm of thearts but looking back now I realise that every experience helped toopen my eyes to the world, to understand my place in the schemeof things, and to make sense of what it means to be human.Indeed, these are some of the concepts we are working to embedin the delivery of our Creative Arts programs at Essington.

SENIOR COLLEGEMr Peter Moore - Head of Senior College

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Stage 1 and 2 Creative Arts and Drama Performances 26 May

Stories of the Sea is a group devised performance piece by Stage 1 and 2 Creative Arts studentsincorporating Visual Arts, Music, Dance, and Drama in a cross- artform study.

Students collaborated to produce a ‘Product’; an assessment item worth 50% of their mark in thissubject. The product allows students to create something to display, perform or exhibit, in any artform they wish to explore and develop skill. Students can choose to work across several artformsor specialise in just one. They were encouraged to investigate our theme and to think of ways towork on individual elements that could be brought together as a group piece. Students alsoworked with Tim Newth, Visual Artist, Designer, and Co Artistic Director of Tracks Dance toworkshop ideas, processes, and methods. Elements included are…

Soundscape and music composition- Zakelli Xie. Choreography ‘The Light That Never Fails’- Lauren Tregloan, Music by Andra Day. Design and Creation of Sea Creature lanterns and costumes- Lumbini Bandara, CaitlynKangaharan, Chase Bennett, Rose Skyllas, Valeska Fernandes, Remington Lady, Teishan Wera.Diver’s helmet, large fish- Tim Newth.Boat creation- Harshita Harshita, assisted by Tim Newth.The Shipwrecked Sailor by Aesop- read and performed by Valeska Fernandes.Visual Art- ‘Underwater World’, Oil on Canvas, and Sculptural Masks - Yara Sultan.Dancers- Teishan Wera, Valeska Fernandes, Rhyza Samson, Caitlyn Kangaharan.Vocalists- Remington Lady, Caitlyn Kangaharan, Lumbini Bandara.

SENIOR COLLEGEMr Peter Moore - Head of Senior College

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Stage 1 Drama Students presented Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman, adapted for the stageby Patricia Cornelius

It tells the story of Jamal and his sister Bibi who must flee war torn Afghanistan. They have adream, to lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup! But first they must facelandmines, pirates, storms, and a sinking ship. Jamal and his family will struggle to survive theirincredible journey to Australia.

Cast: Narrator- Kai Angstmann, Jamal- Mathew Norton, Bibi- Valeska Fernandes and RemingtonLady, Yusuf and Omar- Alan Lawlor, Mother/Fatima, and Rashida- Niamh Kennon,Father/Mohammed, Sailor and Pirate- Sonny O’Leary, Soccer players, Refugees- all cast andRhyza Samson.

These two productions were ably assisted by our amazing 2019 and 2020 graduates who helpedto mentor our current crop of young aspiring performers. A huge thank you to Kayley Palmerand Emily Garner who gave up much of their free time to come in and work with us.

My heartfelt congratulations to all our incredible students! What a brilliant evening, what agreat terms work!

~Ms Marita Smith, Head of Arts, Creative Arts and Drama Teacher

SENIOR COLLEGEMr Peter Moore - Head of Senior College

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Senior College Arts Happenings

Stage 2 Visual Arts, Creative Arts students Yara Sultan and Jordan Arthur have worked tirelesslythis term to produce paintings and drawings as part of their Product assessment task. Jordan hasa fascination and keen interest in basketball, and this is reflected in his subject matter. Yara hasinvestigated Surrealist Art to produce an oil on canvas inspired by the work of Salvador Dali andRob Gonsalves.

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Artwork by Yara Sultan Artworks by Jordan Arthur

Stage 2 Drama Student Nathan Wright has really taken to the stand-upcomedy circuit! Nathan is pictured here performing as part of the “DeadlyDarwin” series playing to packed houses at Browns Mart Theatre in May. It waswonderful to see Nathan proudly sporting his Essington Jersey as part of hiscostume!

Stage 2 Creative Arts Design student Marinelle Juan has also beenworking hard on her Product, a scale model of a ‘Tiny House’.Marinelle has investigated this form of transportable housing thatemploys environmentally friendly designs and concepts that limitthe dwellings footprint on the location in which it is situated. Thisterm, Marinelle has been fortunate to work with renowned DarwinArchitect Katy Moir to refine and sophisticate her blueprint andfloor plan.

Develops the whole student: requires long hours, hard work, and dedication. Studentsmust pay great attention to detail, to perfect and redo – thisrequires resilience and strong organisational skills.

Make self-starters and develop emotional intelligence: students need to set their own agenda from within,requiring independent decision making, and self-reflection.Exposing their creations requires bravery and the ability toaccept criticism.

Reach the parts other subjects cannot reach:developing the broader dimensions of the human being,allowing expression of feelings, fears, and making sense ofthe world.

Are highly sought-after by employers:Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, was fond of saying his successwas due to his hiring artists and musicians fascinated bycreativity and technology.

Middle School offers an array of opportunities for students toaccess the Arts across all our curriculum. From design of posters,drama, role play, and video presentations, for assessments the listis endless. Our Specialist Arts subjects are where our students canhone their skills and talents and showcase their incredibleabilities.

In Middle School, we believe creative subjects and the Arts:

As always, I welcome all feedback and encourage you to contactme with any questions, queries, or suggestions you may have.

MIDDLE SCHOOLMrs Joan Judd - Head of Middle School

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In the Junior School program we are so fortunate to have anexcellent team of teachers who work together to offer a range ofCreative Arts programs. For this edition I have asked Music teacherextraordinaire, Miss Jazmin, to share the amazing learning in thiscelebrated area of our curriculum:

At Essington, we believe that Music is for Everyone! Music providescelebration through singing, creating, improvising and playing - inevery sense. Our classroom music program provides every childthe opportunity to use their strengths and interests. In addition tothis, students take skills that they have learned in Preschool anddevelop them right through to the Year 6 program and beyond.There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a Preschool childdiscovering a love of music and movement in their weekly sessionsfor the first time, and it gives me the same joy seeing our Year 6musicians use their skills from the last 6 years, together with VisualArt, Dance and Drama skills, to prepare for our major production atthe end of the semester.

I invite you to see the progression of the music program by joiningus at the next Junior School Assembly on Friday the 11 June at8:30am as we Celebrate the Arts!

JUNIOR SCHOOLMrs Renee Schultz - Head of Junior School

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Media Arts is one of the five subject areas under the nationalArts curriculum alongside Dance, Drama, Music, and VisualArts. In Media Arts, students use various communicationstechnologies including film, animation, radio, newspaper,computer games, photography, websites, and graphic designto creatively explore, make and interpret stories about people,ideas, and the world around them.

The Essington School boasts a multi-national award-winningMedia program, running as an elective in Years 7-9, an after-school club for Years 6-9, an extension program in the JuniorSchool and in numerous co-curricular projects across the wholeschool.

In order to foster the development of our students’ imagination and enable them to reach theircreative and intellectual potential, the Media program operates as a student-led, project-based,authentic learning experience. Students “choose their own adventure” and much like aninternship, they work collaboratively and rotate through the various communication technologieswith access to green screen VFX, video cameras, DSLR photography cameras, microphones, radiobroadcasting equipment, game development platforms, multiple animation programs, digitaldrawing tablets, and the Adobe Creative software to complete their works. Once they havemastered a skill or project in one area, they can select another skill to work on. Students’ work isshowcased on our dedicated Essington Media website and YouTube channel, at school events andentered into local and national competitions.

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Award-Winning Media Program

Beach - by Amelie Year 8 Rainbow Eye - by Charlie Year 8

Cartoon James - by Charlie Year 8

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Film is considered the most influential modern art form as it merges literature with other componentsof arts including music, visual composition, cinematography, drama, and sometimes even dance.

The Film Studies elective offered in Years 8-9 is a co-curricular subject that develops visual literacy andanalytical skills under the English curriculum blended with making and responding to the technicaland symbolic elements of films under the Media Arts curriculum. Film Studies students discover new places, new characters, new thoughts, and new perspectives, whilelearning to understand and appreciate movies on a deeper level by learning about mise-en-scene,sound, editing, camera techniques, narrative, and genre conventions. They then take this knowledgeand apply it to their own creative multimedia projects, learning to aesthetically express their ideas,thoughts, questions, understanding, and opinions.

Film Studies

Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI) Awards High Resolves Videos for Change AwardsAustralian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards MyState Student Film Festival AwardFocus on Ability Film AwardsStuff It Film Festival AwardsPortrait of a Teenage Territorian

Essington Media students have won acclaim and prizes in local and national competitions for film,animation, computer game design and photography including:

Here is a sample of some of our students’ incredible media artworks this year. To view the audio-visual works please visit our website: https://essingtonmedia.wixsite.com/essmedia

Wizard - by Jack Year 8 Mandalorian - by Luca Year 8 Dragon - by Liam Year 8

Congratulations to all of our Arts teachers for all the effort you put into the preparation,performances, and exhibition of students work. Essington was well and truly represented fromone end of the event- the Dance Stage at Sunset Park, to the other, The Banyan Tree Music Stage,the Jetty Art Space and Word Stage in between!! All students involved had a wonderful timebeing part of this iconic Community Event. These are the experiences they remember and cherish.

It was a very busy day and lead up week, but the rewards in terms of student engagement, their excitement, smiles, laughter, and pride in their work and their school is worth it!

Visit by The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Artsrepresentatives, 11 June

ACARA guests, Helen Champion and Robyn Carmody, will be joining us at the Junior SchoolAssembly at 8:30am where The Creative Arts will be showcased, followed by a tour of the schooland the opportunity for Junior and Middle School Arts and Media teachers to discuss theproposed changes in Arts curriculum across all year levels. Thank you to Mrs Hartmann forhelping to facilitate this very important visit, tour, and discussions.

ARTAROUND THE SCHOOL

Thank you again, David Ambrose, Mandy Boots, Jazmin Hartman, and LisaSvara for all that you do!

~Ms Marita Smith, Head of Arts, Creative Arts and Drama Teacher

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Ms Marita Smith

Head of Arts, Creative Arts and Drama Teacher

Seabreeze Festival

ACARA visit

Teachers will also be involved in a workshop on Wednesday 9 Juneto further their knowledge of the Australian Curriculum- Artsstructure and the significant changes that are upcoming.

Year 7 Core Art have just completed their uniton Papier Mache 3D Sculpture and have createda variety of interesting and creative designs.

Year 8 and 9 Visual Art Elective students havecompleted a series of clay pots using 4different construction methods to developtheir skills in working with clay and are nowembarking on individually designed sculpturalpieces.

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Middle School Visual Arts

20 student works from Years 7-9 Visual Art students and one group work in the Seabreeze JettyArtspace were entered as part of the Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival.Shruti - Year 9 won The People’s Choice First Prize for U18,Katie - Year 7 won Second Prize for U18.

Students were invited to participate in a Community Art piece. Each student added their owncontribution to our Athletics Carnival Artwork.

Years 7-12 Athletics Carnival Day

Creative learning approaches help build confidence, improve academic engagement and prepareyoung people for future disruption and change” (Australia Council for the Arts).

In term 1, students investigated dance and drama through improvisation, voice and movement,physicality, and masks. They also prepared dance pieces for performances including Chinese NewYear, Mother’s Day assembly, and the Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival. This term students are workingon their assessment tasks where they have the creative freedom to explore the different artgenres and present these in a performance piece. In Year 7, students are extending their ShoeDesign task from English in which they bravely analysed their personal strengths and weaknessesand reflected these in symbols to decorate a shoe. Their task was to translate this symbolism intomovement, drama or and any other art discipline to present as a performance piece. The creativityand innovative use of process and techniques on behalf of the students has been exciting andinspiring to witness.

Similarly, Year 8 students are also utilising several art disciplines in their exploration of emotionalexpression. Selected themes are being explored thoughtfully demonstrating innovation andexperimentation.

Our recent excursion to view a rehearsal of the Stage 1 Creative Arts performance at Brown’s Martprovided inspiration for all. A year 8 student noted “the first opening dance with the girl in thewhite dress really matched my aims for dance and I got a lot of brainstorming ideas from that”.Stage 1 students shared their positive experiences with the middle schoolers in a question-and-answer session after their performance. The performers explained that they have really developedtheir confidence and the production experience of all working together as a group, this alsohelped to create a great sense of camaraderie and enjoyment.

We look forward to presenting our pieces at our Assessment Performance on Tuesday 22 June6pm in the auditorium. Friends and family are invited to come and support the students’creations.

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Middle School Creative Arts

Years 7 & 8 Creative Arts Assessment Performance Tuesday 22 June 6-7pm @ AuditoriumYear 6 Jungle Book Production Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 June @ AuditoriumDarwin Festival excursion: The Pulse Thursday 19 August @ DECEssington Twilight Fair 21 AugustBell Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nights Dream excursion Thursday 2 September Royal Darwin Show Visual Arts entries now open

Dancing Across Country – dance residency, Hosting NT Dance Company

We are excited and honoured to host Gary Lang and NT Dance Company into our dance studio fortheir upcoming Dancing Across Country project. This is a unique collaborative project between NTDance Company, NAISDA Dance College, West Australian Ballet Company, and Miku PerformingArts who have come together in an innovative cross border dance and employment developmentproject with NT Dance Company and Territory Artists taking the lead. The project is workingtowards a new dance work, 'Forbidden' which will premiere at the Darwin Entertainment Centreon 3 and 4 September this year.

The residency offers a wonderful opportunity for our Dance teachers to observe and learn. NTDance Company will also be involved in a Welcome to Country and present a short performancepiece at our Essington Twilight Fair on 21 August. The NAISDA Dance College students will then beinvolved in a cultural dance workshop and information session with our Middle School studentsearly in term 3.

Upcoming Arts dates to save:

~Ms Lisa Svara, Dance and PE Teacher

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Middle School Creative Arts

Year 7 Classroom Music

Year 7 music students are currently working towards a piano/keyboardperformance. This means they are practising hard to develop dexterity andhand eye coordination, the reading of formal music notations, and developingtheir understanding of all the performance standards.

~Mr David Ambrose, Music Coordinator

Athletics Carnival Week

Week 6 was athletics carnival week and wasn’t it amazing!

HPE staff really enjoyed watching all the students practice what they have learned in classes butwhat stood out the most was the sportsmanship and encouragement of others!

Congratulations to the Gunn Frillies for taking out the carnivals!

Baseball Team

We have now had two weeks of baseball practice, and formany students it is their first real exposure to playing thegame. Already there are clear signs of improvement, not justwith skills, but also with their confidence levels. They lookforward to playing their first game at Tracy Village. Thankyou to Gemma Scales for her excellent coaching.

~Mr Adam Roth, MS Humanities Teacher

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Mrs Allison Harvey

Head of Faculty - Health, Physical Education and Outdoor Education

Golf

Years 4, 5, 6 and 9 students are undertaking a four week golfing unit coached by Golf NT. Golf is asport that can be participated in at any age and is one of the oldest sports in the world. Studentsare enjoying perfecting their swing!

Cricket Coaching

Students in Years 1, 2, 3 and 7 are embarkingupon specialised cricket coaching sessions forthe remainder of Term. Brad Murphy who is aLevel 3 cricket coach will be conducting thesessions during normal PE lessons. It’s a greatopportunity for students to increase their strikingand ball control skills.

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PE and Outdoor Education Elective

Students have been experiencing canoeing anddeveloping their skills at Lake Alexander with MrMasters. The skills that students learn at this levelare vital for students who head into Stage 1Outdoor Education where longer trips areundertaken in Katherine Gorge or the Ord River.

Stage 1 Physical Education

Students have started an exciting fitness unit this week.Students have conducted specific fitness test for theirparticular components of fitness they wish to improve, setS.M.A.R.T goals based on their results and developed 8-weektraining programs. Our class is making good use of thenewly established fitness centre at the middle school, andwhile many are motivated to achieve their goals, manystudents are also happy to be able to visit the middle schoolagain and see some familiar faces.

If this last year has taught us anything, it’s that isolation and loneliness can have a really negativeimpact on an individual’s mental health. While we escaped the extended lockdowns of ‘downsouth’, we were still limited in our capacity to see friends and family from interstate and thosewho live overseas. In counselling, we often try and assist people to identify ‘protective factors’ intheir lives, those elements that will assist them when the going gets tough.

A really strong protective factor, particularly for children and young people, is the presence ofpositive relationships. An exercise I’ve been doing with some of the students this week, is gettingthem to map out the positive relationships in their life from ‘someone I’d go to for assistance withsome things’, to ‘most things’, and ‘all things’. Whether their list includes friends, family,neighbours, teachers, Headspace or other supports, this exercise allows students to identify allthe different people that they could call on if they needed to and helps to remind them that theyare surrounded by people who care.

SCHOOL COUNSELLORAROUND THE SCHOOL

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Ms Emma Puddy

School Counsellor

Promoting Positive Relationships

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Fund raising was extremely successful with over $7000 raisedand the purchase of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen GardenProgram with additional money available for the developmentand maintenance of the program going forward.

Thank you to all those who donated vouchers and participatedin the silent and not so silent auction. We look forward topictures of the catch on the ‘Menzies Priceless Fishing Trip’.

The P&F executive would like to thank all those who came,especially the Essington staff and encourage everyone to attendthe P&F meetings. The next one will be held on Monday the 7 June at 5pm in room D adjacent to the library. Preparationsfor Father’s Day breakfast and the Twilight Fair are underway.

~Mrs Emma Spencer, President Parents & Friends

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Cocktails on the lawn at Pee Wee’s at the Point this month was alovely celebration of the Essington community and a chance togather together after the restrictions of 2020. The student artworkframed against the sunset over Darwin city brought a lovely focusto the event. Special thanks to Mandy Boots, Karlie Weinert andValerie Dykes for contributing their student’s work to the display.

Fundraiser Event

The Essington School student Marinelle Juan’swork Persona 2020, has been chosen as this year’sExit Art People’s Choice Award Winner.

The vibrant and iridescent self-portrait conveysthe theme of identity and connects to her culturethrough traditional Filipino illustrations. Thewinning work, which also hints at inspiration fromartist Gustav Klimt, depicts the opposing yetsymbiotic relationship between the groundedreality of who the artist is and the transient natureof an ever changing identity.

“I feel ecstatic! And pleasantly in disbelief. I alsofeel humble, proud, honoured and a whole lot ofother synonyms,” said Marinelle Juan.

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Exit Art: 2020 People's Choice Award Winner

Spanning across almost three decades, Exit Art continues to nurture the contemporary art anddesign practice from Northern Territory Year 12 students. This 29 year legacy gives students anopportunity to express their thoughts, feelings and issues that are important to them.

“I only joined (Exit Art) because I was encouraged by my art teacher to enter. But being in theexhibition I learnt that how important it is for young people like me. It gives us a platform to voiceour thoughts, beliefs and values, enabling us to connect to a wider community. It further showcasesall the hard work, effort and time we put into our works throughout the year – makes me feel like it’sworth it.” said Ms Juan.

The artist produced another painting entitled Saturday 2020, that was also selected in this year’s ExitArt exhibition. It portrays her family relationships and the environment.

44 talented finalists were selected from across the Territory in the annual Exit Art Student Exhibition.51 artworks produced in a variety of mediums were chosen from students in Darwin, Alice Springs,Yirrkala and Wadeye. Visitors could cast their vote on their favourite artwork by scanning a QR codein the gallery.

Photo provided by Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory

Two of our Year 7 students have taken the top spot in the Australia ASXschools sharemarket game. We ran the game as an extension in our Year 7math classes. We had six teams and were fortunate to have two of ourteams place first and second in the NT.

Over 30,000 students participate Australia wide so this is a really greataccomplishment, especially being in Year 7, as they were competing withYear 12 economic and business students as well.

We congratulate William and Yves (Year 7) who will now receive a $400cash prize for being the NT State winner. They worked so hard tounderstand the market and successfully made over $2000 virtual profitduring the course of the game.

~Mrs Roisin Ferguson, Middle School Teacher

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ASX Schools Sharemarket Game

COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

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certifying copies of documents such as birth certificates andpassports (to confirm your identity),witness affidavits,administer an oath.

Congratulations to Mrs. Jayne Lomas on her recent appointmentas a Justice of the Peace for the Northern Territory.

A Justice of the Peace “JP” is a volunteer that help the public withadministrative legal matters, and do not charge for their service.

A JP can:

If you need to call upon this service, please contact Jayne on E: jayne.lomas@essington.nt.edu.au or PH: 0417 616 477

CONGRATULATIONS

On Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Awareness week we are providedwith a timely reminder to ask all families to ensure that their child’scurrent medical information, as held by the school, is up to date. Essington is a nut free school! The safety of our students is para-mount and as a community we ask that we work together to ensurelunchboxes are safe and that our students who are anaphylactic arenever at risk. If your child does have anaphylaxis and requires an Epi-pen, please ensure that the school and care services have beenprovided with an up to date prescription.

Safety is everyone’s business!

NUT FREE SCHOOL

Please send Absentee notifications to the following email addresses:Main Campus: absentees@essington.nt.edu.au Senior College: seniorcollege@essington.nt.edu.au

ABSENTEE NOTIFICATIONS

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Bronte Kelso-Marsh (Researcher) bronte.kelsomarsh@murdoch.edu.au Dr Anabela Malpique (Chief Investigator) a.malpique@murdoch.edu.auDr Brody Heritage (Co-investigator) b.heritage@murdoch.edu.au

Role of Parental involvement in the Development of Primary-School Children’s Writing

Murdoch University is currently investigating the key role of parental involvement inprimary-school aged children’s writing. This investigation aims to expand overallknowledge on writing development within early education, to also explore parentalpractices that may help empower children’s written communication skills.

The hope for this research is to provide Parents, Carers and Teachers knowledge andstrategies to implement to strengthen a child’s writing skills. Parents and Carers areencouraged to participate in this research. Parent can complete the online survey HERE– which will be completely anonymous and should take 20 minutes to complete.Participants will have early access to details that come out from this research.

You can visit the Reading and Writing for All Facebook page to receive research outputsfor this study.

You can also contact the following names below if you have any questions:

MURDOCH UNIVERSITY RESEARCH

MEDIA PERMISSIONS FORM

REMINDERPlease complete your Student Media Permissions form HERE.

We ask for any outstanding forms to be completed online andreturned ASAP. Please submit a separate form for each child.

Years 1, 2 & 3 – 30-minute class on Mondays @ 3pm – 3.30pmYears 4, 5 & 6 – 60-minute class on Tuesdays @ 3pm – 4pm Years 7, 8 & 9 – 60-minute class on Wednesdays @ 3pm – 4pm

We are seeking expressions of interest from students to study theMandarin Language & Culture in Term 3 (the week beginningMonday 26 July).

These classes will be run by the CDU Confucius Institute. Thefollowing 3 options are available:

If you wish to register your child, please complete the expression ofinterest HERE by Friday 18 June.

COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD

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MANDARIN LANGUAGE & CULTURECLASSES

PARENTS & FRIENDS The Essington School's website now includes a dedicated P&F page,where all Meeting Agenda's and Minutes will be accessible for anyinterested parties.www.essington.nt.edu.au/parents-and-friends

NEXT MEETING: Monday 7 June - 5pm – 6pm

SUNSMART REMINDER

A reminder for all students and staff to be SunSmartwhen playing outside.

For more information please click HERE.