Limelight Art Exhibition

Congratulations to Abel, Jason, Billy and Alex whose artwork was selected by Gene to be dipalyed in the Limelight Art Exhibition this year. The exhibition will showcase artwork from schools across the ACT and students from Preschool to Year 12 will be represented. 

Preschool and Courtyard Works

In week 10 of Term 2 the works to replace the uneven concrete in our Preschool commenced to reduce trip hazards. During the holidays the paving in the courtyard was also fixed. We thank everyone for their patience while this was occuring. 

Learning Showcases

In the past, we have held a whole school Learning Journey event. This year we are adjusting our approach to align with points in the year when students have significant learning to share and to ensure we are COVID safe. In place of Learning Journeys we will now have Learning Showcases. Parents will be invited to visit classrooms during the semester as students are ready to share their knowledge and skills. These events will be ticketed through SZapp to ensure we are compliant with room capacity limits. Stay tuned for more details throughout the semester!

NAIDOC Week

Last week was officially NAIDOC week however our school is celebrating NAIDOC week this week. The NAIDOC 2021 theme – Heal Country! – calls for all of us to continue to seek greater protections for our lands, our waters, our sacred sites and our cultural heritage. It is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the oldest continuing cultures on the planet.

Celebrating Excellence

Our school wishes to congratulate Dev R in Year 1 for his outstanding achievements in world chess. Dev has demonstrated a huge commitment to developing his skills at the highest level, working his way to the top of under 7 and under 8 age category in Australia. In the under the 7 years category, his world ranking is at No.12 & No. 5 in Asia. Well done on all of your hard work Dev!

Rebecca Turner

Principal

Responsible Learners 

Safe 

Respectful Learners

In Semester one this year, all classes from preschool through to year 6 undertook learning in Zones of Regulation. Zones of Regulation help individuals recognise feelings and use tools and strategies to regulate them. The learning comprised of weekly activities used to gain skills in the area of self-regulation and emotional control. Your child should be very familiar with the four zones - Blue, Red, Yellow and Green zones and know strategies to get back to the ‘green zone’ which is the learning zone.

This semester we are launching into our Bounce Back social emotional program in line with our Ngunnawal Primary School Wellbeing Framework (developed last year) from Kindergarten through to year 6. Bounce Back promotes positive mental health, wellbeing and resilience for both students and teachers and aims to build a safe and supportive class and school learning environments. Bounce Back has 10 curriculum units which will be cycled through every three years and focuses on the core competencies of:

• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social awareness
• Relationship skills
• Responsible decision-making

In Preschool, we will be focussing on protective behaviours. This series of lessons will enable children to recognise situations in which their personal space and sense of safety may be compromised and develop safety skills to keep them safe at all times.

This term, Ngunnawal Primary will be able to offer students dance classes at recess on a Monday. These classes will be facilitated by ‘Play-The Dance Agency’. Students will be supervised during recess by a Ngunnawal Primary staff member in addition to the dance teacher. Numbers are capped at 30 students, so please get in fast. Enrolments are open now for Term 3. If you have any questions, please contact Cassie from PLAY. Her contact details are listed on the flyer.

Science Week @ NPS

7-13 August 2021

Are you a scientist, nutritionists, botanist, farmer…ist? If you have expertise you would be willing to share with us as we celebrate Science Week, we would like to hear from you! Please contact Eliza.Potts, Naomi.Smidt or Catherine.Beckett

@ed.act.edu.au