NAPLAN - Years 3 and 5

We wish our Year 3 and 5 students all the best with NAPLAN assessment next week. Here are some tips to make sure they are ready to do their best:

• Good sleeping habits will go a long way towards ensuring that your child is feeling their best on the testing day.
• Have a good breakfast to ensure their bodies are fuelled up!
• Take the pressure off your child by asking them to try their best and the result will take care of itself.

Enrolments 2023

2023 Enrolments will open at 6am on Tuesday 26 April 2022 (Term 2, Week 1).

Who needs to complete an enrolment form?

• Preschool 2023 
• New students in the Ngunnawal Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) K-6

What do I do if my child is in Preschool 2022?

• If you live in the Ngunnawal Priority Enrolment Area (PEA) and attend our preschool your child's enrolment will rollover to 2023.
• If you do not live in the Ngunnawal PEA you will need to apply to your PEA school or submit an out of area application to Ngunnawal

We will contact all preschool families in Term 3 to confirm if your child is continuing on at Ngunnawal. 

What is the PEA for Ngunnawal Primary School?

Proof of Residence Changes

From 26 April 2022, new applicants are required to provide 100 points of identification demonstrating their place of residence within the Priority Enrolment Area.

2023 Preschool Information Tours

If your child turns 4 years old before 30 April 2023 they are eligible for enrolment in an ACT Education Directorate Preschool.

Applications for Enrolment for the 2023 school year are available online from Tuesday 26 April 2022.

Forms are available online at https://www.education.act.gov.au/public-school-life/enrolling-in-a-public-school

We are holding 2023 Preschool Information tours for new families to enable you to see our learning environment and to give you a chance to ask any questions you may have. These sessions will be held mainly outside to ensure we are following current ACT Health guidelines. We will also keep the groups to a minimum where possible and ask you to wear a mask on school site. We can only accept one parent per child to these information sessions.

Tour times:

• 9:30-10:00am                  Tuesday 24^th May 2022
• 10:15-10:45am                Tuesday 24^th May 2022
• 3:30-4:00pm                    Tuesday 24^th May 2022
• 9:30-10:00am                  Tuesday 7^th June 2022
• 10:15-10:45am                Tuesday 7^th June 2022

To register your interest please contact reception on 6142 1500 or email Janna on janna.woollcombe@ed.act.edu.au

Cross Country Years 2-6

Students in Years 2 to 6 will be participating in the Cross Country Carnival taking place at school on Thursday 5th May 2022 (Term 2 week 2). The distance your child will be running is dependent on their age. Students are encouraged to dress in house colours. If there is any reason why your child can not participate please let their teacher know prior to the day. 

Date: Thursday 5^th May 2022

Time: staggered start times throughout the day

Required: Water bottles, hats, shoes suitable for running. Please ensure all items are named.

House colours:      

Jackson – green

Bradman – white

Freeman – red

Coombes – blue

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Trent or Dianna:

trent.gavenlock@ed.act.edu.au                            dianna.resiak@ed.act.edu.au

School Uniform

As the weather is cooling down, we encourage all students to ensure they continue to wear their school uniform. Jumpers and hoodies should be navy blue.  

Rebecca Turner

Principal

Literacy

Writing

Last term, we learnt how to write our personal timelines using sentences. We focused on the different language features such as nouns, verbs and adjectives to make our sentences interesting. Students have learned to sequence the different events of their lives based on their age and abilities they can do. Throughout the term, students have learned to use the bump it up wall, checklists and student rubrics to help them independently improve their work.

Reading

During Term One,  in reader’s workshop, we set up the expectations for each section of the reader’s workshop model. We were working towards building independence and stamina. We focussed on the reading strategies of sounding out, chunking and retelling. Students were learning to be word noticers and find the meaningful parts of words to help them decode and understand unknown words. We were developing a love of reading anywhere and anytime! Students have been enjoying reading just-right books to help them become independent readers.

Don’t forget to read every day and fill in your reading log one book per day!

Numeracy

Number

Last term, Year 1 students were learning about place value and number lines. Students participated in hands on learning activities using materials such as dice, playing cards and dominoes and MAB blocks. These activities enhanced students’ understanding of numbers from 0-100, including identifying the numbers before and after a number. Year 1 students created a range of number lines using paint and chalk and used these to consolidate their understanding and assist them in furthering their knowledge of two-digit and three-digit numbers.

Strand

Last term, Year 1 learnt about two dimensional shapes and three dimensional objects. We focused on recognising and describing a variety of two dimensional shapes such as square, circle and rectangle using edges and vertices. We also learnt to recognise and identify a variety of three dimensional objects such as a cube, rectangular prism and square based pyramid using edges, vertices and faces. We made various 3D objects using matchsticks and playdough. We discussed the vertices, edges and faces of the 3D shapes that we made.

Inquiry - History

During our inquiry unit, Year 1 students were learning to identify and describe changes in their own lives. Students created a personal timeline that demonstrated a sequence of events in order using photos over the course of their lives. They also interviewed relatives including parents, carers and grandparents to compare some aspects of daily life that have changed over recent times while others have remained the same. They also observed objects from the past such as, landline telephones, cassette tapes, portable CD players and polaroid cameras. They enjoyed observing these objects and investigating their use in decades past. 

Responsible Learner 

Enrolment and Transition information sessions for parents/carers of children with developmental delay and disability

The information sessions will support parents and carers of children with developmental delay and disability to understand the enrolment process and to start planning for 2023. All sessions will be held online.  

Enrolling for Preschool 2023

• Monday 9th May 1.00-2.30pm

or

• Thursday 12th May 10.00-11.30am

Register and forward questions to: preschoolpathways@act.gov.au

Enrolling for Kindergarten to year 6

• Tuesday 10 May 1.00-2.30pm

or

• Wednesday 11 May 10-11.30am

 Register and forward questions to: exemptioncertificates@act.gov.au

Enrolling for year 7 to year 11

• Wednesday 11 May 1.00-2.30pm

or

• Friday 13 May 10.00-11.30am

Register and forward questions to: exemptioncertificates@act.gov.au

For further information contact: jean.walker@act.gov.au