School Captains 2025

Our Year 5 students have had the opportunity to nominate for a student leadership role for 2025. Nominees presented speeches to the students of NPS and then elections were held. We are pleased to let the community know our school captains and school vice captains for 2025 are:

School Captains

Aria                                                    Viv

School Vice Captains

Indi                   Johnathan                       Mia

We look forward to working with student leaders for 2025. 

Naming of Woggabaliri Play Area

Our student leaders welcomed Richie Allen, Ngunnawal elder and grandparent of NPS students to conduct a naming ceremony of our new play space previously known as West Park. The new name is Woggabaliri which translates to play in Ngunnawal language.

Staff Leavers for 2025

We sadly say goodbye to the following staff for next year:

Ahmed Jalloh - interstate

Naomi Smidt - other ACT school

Nichole Edwards - other ACT school

Daniel Host - interstate

Albert Palazzo - other ACT school

Sam Chrzczonowicz - ACT Independent Schools 

Emily Ragusa - maternity leave for 2025

Kristina Vizadis - maternity leave in February 

We thank everyone for their service to the NPS community and wish them well with their next steps.

Year 5/6 Soccer Gala Day

Ngunnawal Primary sent 2 girl teams and 2 boy teams to the 5/6 Soccer Gala Day. All teams had wins throughout the day and played well together. Well done to the girls who won the gala day defeating Rosary 1-0 in the grand final. The boys unfortunately went down 2-0 in their grand final to Burgmann. All students are to be congratulated for participating and representing our school.

Girl Champions – Bianca, Jessica, Avelina, Olivia, Ava, Christal, Milani, Bella, Jaida, Chelsea, Abul, Aria

Year 5 and 6 Band Performances

Our bands performed brilliantly at the Ngunnawal Community day on Saturday! Thank you to those families who helped with setting up and packing away as well as cheering on our bands as they performed between 3-4pm. Many past students and siblings came to give support and there was a great camaraderie amongst them all!

Year 6 Beach Volleyball Gala Day

Ngunnawal Primary had 7 teams participate in the Beach Volleyball Gala Day. All students enjoyed the day as it was something they don’t usually get to do. Our teams did well taking out 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd. Well done to all students who participated.

1^st – Archer, Lucas, Bianca, Bella

2^nd – Avelina, Olivia, Ava, Jayden

3^rd – Christal, Kaycee, Tenzin, Cassie

Home Reading and Library Borrowing

From Monday 27 November all borrowing of books from the library will finish for stocktake. The changing of books for home reading will finish Friday 6 December.

Please send all books back so we can review our stock levels. We encourage all students to keep reading over the summer.

Here are some ideas to keep reading fresh:

Fortnightly Focus

Our fortnightly focus for weeks 7 and 8 is all about using hands and feet safely. Teachers will be reminding students of the bank of strategies they have to use on the playground when they face a challenge with a peer. This includes putting a hand out in front, palm out, and saying, ‘Stop it, I don’t like it.’  If this is not effective, they can walk away and seek additional support from a teacher. Parents can get involved by having a conversation with their child about using STOP, WALK and TALK to defuse a disagreement or misunderstanding on the playground.

Richie ended our celebration by playing the didgeridoo and testing our skills in identifying various native animal sounds made on the instrument.

We would like to thank Richie for taking the time to offer this Welcome. We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people past present and emerging and will ensure we are respectful of this land that we learn, play and grow on.

PBL Reward – How High Can We Go?

With a current whole school yunggi bengal total of 124 799, we have earned a third break time for our final PBL celebration for the year. Can we trade this for a crazy hair day?

The PBL Team

Yunggi Bengal Badges

Rainbow Awards

Aria K	Mysie C	Jana L
Jasmine D	Christal D	William R
Ella H	Jessica T	Bianca A
Bella R	Yuika S	Charlotte W
Chelsea C	Kingston D	Paris H
Amelia L	Isla W	Harriosn M
Cortez P	Hazel P	Oscar V
Patrick J	Maya R	Lily W
Minha A	Rishita P	Reet K
Alex	Arham S	Ayla M
Eric G	Isabella C	Isla M
Ivy RS	Quinn B	Shaivi P
Winji M	Zachary J	Sonam Y
Mia G	Amritash K	Garang A
Dhruv S	Nhiraba O

Responisble Learners

Respectful

Responsible Learners

Bastian T	Mikaere E	Fletcher T
Evelyn M	Amelia C	Summer O
Chris D	Mason D	Blake M
Thomas P	Alec Y	Kaiden O
Alistair A	Rehan A	Zoya A
Jazeylia M	Finn P	Lochlan M
Sebastian F	Joshua T	Logan B

Respectful

Makyla B	Logan B	Evelyn B
Ariana P	Odi B	Abbey B
Claire B	Cooper T	Quinn W
Sibtain A	Evelyn M	Jacoby W
Grace McD	Maddie T	Jacoby D
Adam M	Ella M	Wyatt S
Chris D	Shreya K	Summer O
Ryan T	Luke M	Liam B
Fateh S	Lakshya S	Arya S
Toma B	Nora C	Toa G
Ada-Jane W	Harrison R	Lochlan M
Yara M	Liliana D	Willow G
Bree S	Lola H	Jenna J
Eleanor L	Akshay N	Sophie M
Tobi P	Ellie S	Mia W
Chichi A	Atam A	Finlay M
Ryan K	Felix AR

Safe 

Willow N	Bastian T	Shaan R
Alexander H	Cooper T	Cassie C
Scarlett L	Tenzin D	Milani W
Sein K	Ryan B	Abhi J
Maggie R	Freya K	Amelia C
Pip B	Aiden H	Kyyros Z
Bianca A	Delilah K	Bella R
Jacob D	Jessie L	Grace Mc
Yuika S	Maddie T	Charlotte W
Ella M	Adou O	Adam M
Archer C	Temperance T	Jacoby W
Krish K	Nicholas R	Luke M
Zara M	Margot B	Noah H
Andrew T	Isaac B	Alec Y
Samarveer D	Lucas B	Ashleigh G
Lilith R	Ollie S	Aya P
Georgia W	Shivansh T	Nora C
Toa G	Fateh S	Ayrlia C
Ana SS	Mia G	Joy K
Daniel M	Angadveer S	Korben B
Marlee M	Kayhan R	Archie G
Chichi A	Ellie S	Tobi P
Sophie M	Akshay N	Chloe F
Eleanor L	Jenna J	Lola H
Olivia C	Leon W	Willow G
Lilana D	Han Ni A	Kaylarni R
Makyla B	Evelyn B	James B

Responsible Learner

Nadia E

Respectful

Mikaere E	Fletcher T	Mason D
Braxton HG	Max T	Poppy H
Kaiden O	Wyatt CC	Jazeylia M
Thomas P	Leon W	Eknoor H

Safe

Nadia E	Mikaere E	Amari R
Mason D	Summer O	Chris D
Abigail L	Poppy H	Blake D
Charlotte B	Laksh S	Liam M
William N	Kastle K

This term our Small Group classes participated in a gymnastics program organised by Trent and Dianna through GeckoSports. The program offered benefits that support physical, mental, and social development. It builds strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, laying the groundwork for lifelong fitness and athletic skills. Beyond the physical, gymnastics fosters confidence, discipline, and resilience as kids work to master new skills. The program also encouraged teamwork and social interactions, helping children develop communication and cooperation skills. 

SGMC

Students in SGMC have been reading the book Little Blue Boat by Susea Spray. While reading students have been practising their reading goals

• I can look at all the pictures before reading my book.
• I can point to the words as I read.
• I can use my finger to chunk words I don’t know how to read. 

We were very fortunate to have Susea Spray visit us for story time. Children reflected on a time they were brave and created their own little blue boat.

SGMC students have been working on extending their writing skills through writing about common activities, events and weekend recounts. They are beginning to work on rereading their written pieces and editing their work.

Students have been exploring addition, learning to use the numberline to add two groups. We are practising to count on from the bigger number. 

Students are counting to 100 by 1s and 10s. Exploring number patterns and the 100 number chart.

SGSG

During Reader’s Workshop students continue to work on their individual reading goals. Each student has been encouraged to read a combination of right fit books as well as books to develop a love of reading. Our focus this term has been on developing an understanding of what we are reading. This is supported when students take time to read and notice punctuation and read with fluency. Students have also been looking at identifying the setting and characters in their text.

In Writer’s Workshop SGSG has been working on organising and structuring their writing. We wrote short stories and recounts of events. Students have explored how to add a voice to their writing and use speech marks. We continue to work on strengthening fine motor control and work on handwriting stamina.

In Maths SGSG have been looking at time. Students have focused on how to identify time at o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, using an analogue clock. Students are continuing to work on addition and subtraction number problems, moving on from single digit to double digit sums, with a focus on place value. 

SGEP

During our Writer's Workshop, SGEP focused on writing to inform. Students looked at a range of different information texts and discussed the similarities and differences between them. Students worked towards adding detail, paragraphing, and using punctuation accurately in their writing. Students researched their choice of animal and worked towards creating their own inspired ‘National Geographic” magazine.

During Maths lessons, SGEP have been focusing on ​demonstrating proficiency in single-digit multiplication and division. We have been recalling multiplication facts for twos, fives and tens, and using a range of strategies. Students have been learning about data. They have collected data to create column graphs. From there students created and answered a range of questions. Students continued to work on individual maths goals.

During Reader's Workshop, SGEP has been focusing on individual reading goals to continue to develop a love of reading and improve fluency and accuracy. As a class, students have continued to build their skill set with a range of strategies such as tracking with bookmarks or a ruler. Students have been reading aloud to one another, noticing when a strategy is being used, and providing written or verbal feedback. As a class, we have enjoyed listening to ‘National Geographic’ Texts and learning about different animals which is linked to our writing unit.

SGEP and SGSG have been enjoying our library time together this term. Students have volunteered to read books to both classes for enjoyment.