Rugby League

Congratulations to our students in years 3/4 and 5/6 who represented our school at the rugby league carnival last week. You can tell by their faces they had a great day!

End of Semester Progress Meetings

All parents and carers are invited to attend a meeting with your child’s teacher to reflect on semester 1 and set goals for semester 2. With the adjustments to reports in 2024, these meetings are key to teachers sharing progress and for you to have the opportunity to ask questions and guide next steps. We encourage all families to book a meeting with their child’s teacher. Students are welcome to attend with their parents to discuss their learning.

WHEN:      24 June – 5 July 2024

WHERE:    Ngunnawal Primary School

ROOM LOCATION:  Your child’s classroom

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS (ILPs) If your child has an existing ILP please book a double session to allow time to review the plan.

MAKING A BOOKING

Click this link: https://ngunnawalps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/23

How to book help video: Interview Booking Help Video

MEETING FORMAT

Meetings are in person by default. If you would prefer a phone call or online meeting, please book the time and contact the teacher to discuss your preferences.

NPS REPORTING AND COMMUNICATION PLAN  2024

Regional Cross Country

Congratulations to all of our students who participated in Regional Cross Country. The weather wasn't the greatest but they all did thier best regardless!

Reconciliation Week

Throughout Reconciliation Week our students participated in a range of learning opportunities to strengthen their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Striaght Islander perspectives and the role we all have to play in reconciliaiton. We had a number of community groups working alongside us, thank you to Yerrabi Yurwang, Gungahlin Child and Family Centre, the AFP, and Enhanced Child Health Services. 

Parking at the Health Clinic

A friendly reminder from our neighbours for families to please follow the signage and ensure you park in designated areas. The reserved parks are for parents to attend the clinic with their new borns.

Rebecca Turner

Principal

Fortnightly Focus 

During weeks 7 and 8 our focus is to listen and follow instructions. This is an expectation for all settings within the school, including in the classroom and during break times.  

We encourage you to talk about our fortnightly focus and STOP WALK TALK approach with your children at home. 

The PBL Team

Responisble Learner

Elando C	Emma H	Elijah C	Elisha R
Ruby D

Safe Awards 

Bonnie	Oliver	Allen

Responsible Learner

Respectful 

Reconciliation Community Connections

Dyindan started our Reconcilliation day celebrations by leading the primary school assembly in the Acknowledgment of Country before performing ‘Ngaya Naba’ with tapping sticks.  

Preschool continued to celebrate Reconciliation week with Yerrabi Yurwang, Gunghalin Child and Family Centre, AFP, and Enhanced Child Health Services who came in to run some activities with us. Students were involved in Australian animal glitter tattoos, learning nursery rhymes that feature Ngunnawal words, and listening to an indigenous story ‘Somebody’s Land’ by Adam Goodes. 

Stem - Seed Inquiry 

In preschool we have been learning about plants and how they grow. We planted some bean, pea and sunflower seeds. Students have enjoyed the experience of watching our seeds grow. We have been learning about the plant life cycle and the 5 things plants need to survive. Students have been making visual observations on their growth.  

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Show 

Earlier this term the preschool classes enjoyed watching the ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Show’ by Magic Craig. We learnt about the importance of recycling and how to look after our planet sustainably. He incorporated lots of magic tricks and kept the children engaged and laughing for the entire show! The children even had the opportunity to pat his pet rabbit called Mr Rainbow. 

Koori- Out on Country 

Our Koori Preschool classes attended an Out on Country outing during week 4. The students had lots of fun exploring on the bus. We visited Mount Ainslie, Parliament house and the Arboretum. We learnt that the name of Canberra comes from the Aboriginal name meaning ‘meeting place’. 

Literacy & Stem 

Bunduluk and Mundawari classes completed The Three Little Pigs house design challenge. We designed and created a house for the three little pigs using a range of materials. We made predications and used trial and error to explore different possibilities. We then tested the stability of our house by trying to blow it down using our breath. 

Student have been enjoying many elements of STEM - especially numeracy. We have liked counting the number of things and sorting objects into like groups. We have also had fun building and creating large structures and measuring the capacity of objects using sand. 

Bush Preschool 

Our Bush Preschool program has started with practice walks to a nearby nature reserve. Bush Preschool allows students’ time to connect with the land and nature. Some of the highlights of Bush Preschool so far have been climbing trees, collecting sticks to make a pretend campfire to roast marshmallows, finding sticks that are taller than us and making fairy gardens. 

Welcome to your P&C update. To get in touch with us on any of the announcements below, please send us a message on Facebook or email us at ngunnawalpandc@gmail.com

School Disco

We will be hosting a school disco on Friday 28 June. 

Separate discos will be held for junior (preschool to year 2) followed senior (year 3 to year 6). This event is in its planning phase, and more details (start/finish times etc) will be available shortly. Tickets are available for purchase via Flexi-Schools- we will be having a bbq, so sausage sanga’s will be available!

Permission slips will be sent home shortly.

In order to make this event a success, we need volunteers! Many of our wonderful parents have put their hands up to help, but we can always use more! 

If you would like to volunteer to assist at one or both disco’s please reach out and let us know.

Book Club Orders

We would like to remind everyone that our preferred ordering method for Book Club orders is online.  Orders can be made online at http://www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP or via the LOOP app - you will be prompted to select your child's school and class during the ordering process.  

All book club orders are processed on the due date, delivered to the school, sorted by P&C volunteers, and then delivered to your child's classroom teacher.  Online ordering makes this process faster and easier for our volunteers.  

If you do need to order with cash, we remind you that orders must be delivered to the canteen before the due date.  Orders should be enclosed in a sealed zip-lock bag with exact money provided, along with the order form completed correctly with your child's name, class, and contact information.  To avoid any mistakes, please use online ordering wherever possible.

Issue 4 catalogues have been sent home, with orders for that issue being due by 19 June.  You can also view the current issue catalogue online, and submit your order at http://www.scholastic.com.au/LOOP

Year 6 Market Day

The Year 6 Market Day will be on Thursday 20 June. Our awesome year 6 students have created over 20 stalls, but unfortunately due to timetabling not all of our wonderful teachers will be able to support our students for the time needed- so we NEED parent volunteers to help from 11am-1pm- any time you can provide would be invaluable so we can ensure our grade 6 students have the success that they deserve! Please reach out and let us know if you can help.

School Lunch Clubs

Did you know that our school student leaders run a number of clubs throughout the week during lunchtime?! 

If you, or somebody that you know would be interested in lending a hand with any of the clubs (particularly any keen gardeners, artists, writers, coders or legoists) please reach out. Also we would welcome any equipment that can be donated to the clubs.

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

What a huge success the cookie dough fundraiser was!! We sold 481 tubs of dough which means we raised $1924 for the P&C which is awesome!

Delivery of dough to the school is scheduled for Wednesday 19 June- so we’ll reach out to the parents to arrange collection or delivery once the dough is received and sorted.

Congratulations to our highest individual seller Savannah Souter (with 40 tubs) and our highest class seller 2CP (with 53 tubs).

Secondhand School Uniform Shop

The Secondhand Uniform shop is open every Wednesday from 9am - 10am. Pop by the canteen and ask for Kat or Jason. Items are $1 - $5 and card or cash payments are accepted. Follow us on Facebook for regular updates. 

We happily accept donations of secondhand uniforms in good condition. We cannot accept clothing that is marked, discoloured, broken buttons/zips, or items that are not Ngunnawal colours. 

Please contact Kat directly if you have any questions - 0417 393 887

We recently held 2 pop-up stalls on 29 May (morning from 9-11 and afternoon 2.30-4p) with non-logo items available for just $1 which raised a total of $277 for the P&C. This is something that we will look to do more regularly. We are also aware that not all of our parents are available during these hours, so we are more than happy to have a pop up stall for parents with kids in after school care- if this is something that you’d be interested in please let us know.

Lost Property

Has your child lost a uniform item or personal property at school? Please check the lost property to see if it is there. There are 2 lost property tubs located outside the library (these tubs are emptied and the property sorted every Wednesday). Sorted lost property is located on a rack just inside the entrance to the school gym.

It is a timely reminder for parents to label/name your child’s jumpers, jackets, hats, water bottles etc to ensure that it can be returned to your child when the lost property is sorted.

School Canteen

Use the   app to check the menu and order your lunch orders.

Remember: Canteen orders need to be in by 9:30am each day. 

Get involved

Our next P&C meeting will be held at the school staff room from 6pm on Tuesday 11 June. All are welcome to attend. P&C meetings are held on the Tuesday of weeks 2 and 7 every term.

We are always looking for willing volunteers to assist us with our activities throughout the year. If you’d like to express your interest in being involved please reach out and let us know!

Contact Us

You can contact us by email: ngunnawalpandc@gmail.com

And stay up to date by following us on Facebook or Instagram.

The Online Safety (eSafety) Education team is committed to working with school communities to create safer online environments for everyone and have curated resources that can be shared with parents and carers through your existing school networks. These include:

• Upcoming Webinars from the eSafety Commissioner
  • These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences. The include eSafety 101, Wellbeing and digital technologies, consent and online boundaries, and setting your child up for success online.
• Online Safety for every family
  • These short videos and easy-to-read advice sheets will give you the confidence to talk with your children about online safety. They include tips to help them stay safe, and important information about what to do if something bad does happen online.
• The eSafety Guide
  • Find out how to protect your personal information and report harmful content on common social media, games, apps and sites. Entries are for information only and are not reviews or endorsements by eSafety.

ontact Online Safety Education team on EDUeSafety@act.gov.au

The 2024 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award recognises music teachers for their creativity and dedication to their students learning journey. This award was launched in partnership with The Song Room in 2017 and it celebrates the contribution of music teachers throughout Australia and highlights the importance of music to education and student engagement.

Teachers, principals, parents, and members of the community are all encouraged to nominate. Nominations can be submitted online through the 2024 Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award nomination form. Nominations close on Thursday 13 June 2024.

Contact ARIA Awards on 02 8569 1144 or awards@aria.com.au