Dear families,

We wish our families moving on from Ngunnawal Primary School all the best with their new schools. We especially acknowledge those of you who have been a part of our school community from preschool and now have children transitioning to high school settings. We hope all of you have a restful break and look forward to reconnecting with everyone returning to NPS next year. 

Thank You Volunteers!

It has been a difficult year for volunteers to be involved in the school and we look forward to opening the doors in the future. A big thank you to Sarah, Bruce, Chantel, Rochelle, Steven C, Gabriella, Stephen T, Rachel, Nadean and Ryan who have represented our community in positions on our P and C and School Board in 2023. You all do an amazing job and are brilliant to work with. 

Families will receive a flyer in their child's bag about how to connect with the school in 2023. 

School Captains and Vice Captains 2023

Congratulations to our elected captains of 2023! We will officially appoint them at an assembly early 2023. An outstanding achievement and recognition from peers, well done to all.

Book Packs 2023

The school is trialling a new method or sourcing book packs which reduces shipping waste and keeps the cost to families low. We are happy to accept payment for book packs after Christmas to ease financial pressure at this time of year. We do require all families to pay for the book pack which will be delivered directly to the school to ensure we can continue this model in future years. 

Classes 2023

On Monday of week 10 every student in K-5 will receive a note with a photo of their new teacher for 2023 and classroom location. We have an amazing team ready for a fantastic year of learning in 2023. 

Return Dates 2023

Beginning of Week Preschool - Monday 30 January

Kindergarten - Monday 30 January

Year 1 to 6 - Tuesday 31 January

End of Week Preschool - Thursday 2 February

Day 1 Preschool and Kindergarten Staggered Starts

Families will receive an email with a time for arrival between 8.45am and 10 am with a small number of other families at the same time. Teachers will meet students and parents outside. Parents will be able to go to classrooms with students to settle them. If your child is having difficulty separating our staff will support you and some parents may need to stay a bit longer to settle their children.

Year 1 to Year 6

Students will gather in the following locations to meet their teachers at 9am. 

Regular Pick Up and Drop Off

Kindergarten

Teachers will meet students in the courtyard at 9am and bring Kindergarten classes out to the courtyard to meet families at 3pm. 

Preschool

Parent and carers can bring students into the outdoor area at 9am to meet teachers. Parents and carers are welcome to wait in the outdoor area for students to exit classes at 3pm. 

New Families to NPS in K-6 2023

We will be offering new families an opportunity to view the school and meet teachers on Friday 27 January at 2pm. Please rsvp to info@ngunnawalps.act.edu.au.

Open Morning

The first day of school can be busy with students feeling many emotions and children settling back into routines. Classrooms will be open on Friday 3 February for families to visit classrooms and see your child's learning area. Classrooms are open 8.30am-9.30am. 

Get to Know You Chats 2023

Families will have the opportunity to book a 15 minute time slot with their child's teacher in the week of 20-24 February. This is an opportunity to find out how your child has settled, share information with the teacher and begin the collaborative journey of ensuring every child has a successful year. 

Rebecca Turner

Principal

Maths- Fractions Unit 

Over the past term year 6 have had a focus on fractions and completed a range of hands on and digital activities to showcase their understanding throughout the unit. Students have learnt to locate nonrelated denominators on a number line and apply their understanding of related fractions when adding and subtracting. Students learnt about the connection between the powers of 10 and the multiplication and division of decimals. Year 6 concluded the unit by demonstrating their understanding of the connection between fractions, decimals, and percentages. 

Electricity 

Year 6 has delved deep into our inquiry unit on electricity and renewable energy production. We have learnt a lot about how we can make considered choices for a sustainable future, which is encapsulated through each student's Google Site they created. We have explored concepts such as: circuits, insulators vs conductors, energy transformations and energy productions. Year 6 students have had some great immersive experiences to aid their understanding, including designing and testing their own wind turbines with The Academy of Future Skills and visiting the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre to learn more about hydroelectricity.

Scientific Methods

Year 6 has been exploring and learning how to conduct experiments and write their own Scientific method reports. The students have been developing their understanding on how to write a successful report using factual language and scientific terminology. Students learnt about wind turbines during inquiry and tested their abilities as well as writing about what happens when molten salt is added to water. The year 6 cohort also crafted their own stomp rockets in inquiry and tested their capacity to fly and documented their findings in their own scientific method report. 

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The P&C would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that supported us this year. It was a very busy year with many fundraisers and events and we could not have done any of them without the help of our volunteers. Your support is invaluable and greatly appreciated.

Special thanks to our cookie dough sorters, our book club team, our colour run gang, our Election Day barbeque-ers and Bunnings barbeque-ers, our paint & sippers, our canteen drive donators, our community day bake sale buyers and to our wonderful uniform shop manager Kat. We appreciate you all so much!

P&C Contribution to School 2022

We are so pleased to announce that the P&C will we be contributing $10,000 to the school this year. We can’t thank you all enough for helping us reach such a fantastic goal.

The school has informed us of a few different school improvements that this contribution might go towards – head to our Facebook page to see what they are and have your say!

P&C 2023 – Important Update

The P&C will have a number of members moving on in 2023 and so will have essential roles to fill.

The P&C runs a number of important services for the school community including the canteen, second hand uniform shop and scholastic book club. In order for these services to continue to run the P&C need to have these roles filled.

Specifically, we will be looking for someone to step into our President role for 2023. This role is vital in ensuring the P&C can continue to run it’s essential school services. Please consider whether you take on this role and reach out to us if you would like further information.

We will also be looking for an assistant treasurer, social media manager, fundraising team members, scholastic book club team members and more!

Please reach out to us for more information and keep an eye on our Facebook page.

If you have ever thought about joining P&C – 2023 is the year!

Year 6 Graduation Disco

The P&C are hosting a disco for our well deserving year 6’s to celebrate them before they head off to high school. We will be looking for volunteers to help supervise on the night: Thursday 15^th December. Pleas let us know if you can help out.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for disco updates!

From the P&C

Email: ngunnawalpandc@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NgunnawalPandC

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ngunnawal_primary_pandc/

RAINBOW AWARDS

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Ahmed G	Samar D	Noah N	Riyon W
Umaima G	Fadi G	Isy R	Saifan S
Kayden S	Garang A	Phoebe D	Akela O
Bonnie D	Klara B	Kai G	Riley McG
Mia G	Santa N	Mysie C	Avelina V
Tia N	Ava T	Arianna P	Abbey B
Charlotte B	Aekeri O	Kaycee K	Ella H
Roy K	Ekam D	Chol C	Ryan K
Chelsea C	Viv G	Ryan T	Parker HB
Husna M	Eliza A	Atam A	Abul A
Oliver S	Addison N	Jaida F	Felix AR
Laurel T	Twisha S	Blake M	Braxton HG
Marco G

Respectful 

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Dear Parents and Carers,

We will be using Maxim Office Group to supply our stationery packs for 2023.  This means we can purchase resources in bulk at a reduced cost and have them delivered directly to your child’s classroom prior to the commencement of the school year. 

The stationery pack has all the necessary consumable items your child will need throughout 2023, such as exercise books, pencils, coloured pencils, scissors, headphones etc.

The cost of the stationery pack is $85 per student.

Payments for book packs are due 16^th December 2022

Contributions to stationery packs can be made via:

I enclose $………..¨ Cash  ¨ EFTPOS  ¨ Quickweb (Visa/Mastercard)   ¨ Direct Payment

Quick Web Payments – www.ngunnawalps.act.edu.au/payment

Fee Code: 23PACK

Direct Payment details:

Account - Ngunnawal Primary School   BSB   032777   A/c Number  001738

Reference on direct deposit required i.e. child’s name M. Bloggs    Class 1CD

The school has made every effort to keep cost to a minimum level. If necessary, parents can confidentially discuss support to meet the cost with the Principal or Business Manager. Please contact the front office if you would like to speak with the Principal or Business Manager on 61421500.

Kind Regards,

Karrina Patterson

Business Manager

All ACT public schools can help families meet the costs of schooling or everyday essentials – such as personal hygiene products including sanitary hygiene items, school uniform items, book packs and stationery, school excursions, camps, transport and enrichment activities.

Part of public education’s important objective is making access to education more equitable for all students, regardless of personal circumstances. If you are experiencing a situation that affects your ability to meet the costs of schooling or everyday essentials for your child, we encourage you to talk to us. Families who are looking for help with the costs of schooling can:

• talk to the school principal or other staff member about their situation
• have a relative, caseworker, friend or advocate make contact on your behalf
• contact the Education Directorate ETDStudentWellbeing@act.gov.au.

The Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has a range of grant programs which provide funding support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Grants rounds open at various times throughout the year. Categories of grants that are currently open include Reconciliation Day, cultural, leadership and scholarship grants. For more information go to Grants - Community Services. Please share this information with students and the school community.​​​​​​​

Contact Christopher Warren on 02 620 77312 or christopher.warren@act.gov.au.