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Aly
angula
Area S
chool
Inside this issue:
Address:
PMB 3
Alyangula
NT 0885
Australia
Ph: 8987
6366
Fax: 8987
6014
Email: alyangula.admin
@ntschools.net
Wednesday 18th March 2009
The dire effects of absenteeism
A series of winter storms in closed schools for several days. A university researcher started wondering if all those days of lost learning would affect students’ test performance. The results of his investigation might surprise you. He found that, in a year with five lost school days, the number of children who met learning targets was lower than in years with no school closings. In brief, student time on task is important to learning.
Every day your child is out of school, for whatever reason, his or her learning achievement suffers.
Just being in school, however, is only the starting point. Researchers have pointed out a difference between the amount of time that schools allocate for learning, the amount of time during which students are engaged in learning, and actual learning time.
Academic year
The amount of time schools allocate for learning is the academic year, the time designated for students to be in school. This is the typical school calendar amounting to 191 days, give or take a day or two depending on where you live. All schools must meet the regulated number of days.
Academic learning time
The amount of time students are engaged in learning is more variable. Their own attentiveness is a significant factor.
Another variable factor is the teaching style. In some classrooms a lot of time can be spent explaining, demonstrating, or doing — while students watch. In other classrooms, students are more involved for more of the period.
Students also do a great deal of important learning during activities like lab experiments, sports and music practice, supervised study, or homework.
What do missed days mean?
So how can missing three or four days of school be so important to their learning?
When students miss school due to illness or other reasons, some will fill in the missed instruction on their own, some will stumble but recover and, some, unfortunately, will stumble, falter and be confused for the remainder of that unit. Their learning suffers.
Time is important to learning.
The amount of time that schools allocate for learning, the amount of time during which students are engaged in learning, and actual learning time are so important that students, teachers and their parents all need to take it very seriously.
What can we do?
We start by eliminating as many classroom disruptions as possible. Every activity is closely examined for its relevance to good learning. Teachers ensure time in class is spent in active, engaged learning.
You can assist by making sure your child is ready for school every day – rested, well-nourished and equipped –and is absent only when absolutely essential.
That way we can all make best use of the learning time we have at our disposal and every student can make the progress we all are striving for.
School Photos 2
School Council 2
Tupperware 2
Parent/Teacher Interviews 2
For Sale 2
Position Vacant 2
SRC raising money 3
Awards 4
School Calendar 4
Easter Egg Sale 2
We’re on the Web! www.alyangula.com
Principal’s Digest Volume 15 number 12
Page 2 ALYANGULA AREA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
School Council and Student Representative Council (SRC) News
Parent / Teacher Interviews
Parent/Teacher interviews will be held in Week 10, Tuesday 31st March 2009, 2.45pm onwards.
Please contact the front office to make an appointment - 8987 6366.
Next school council meeting:
Thursday 26th March 2009 @ 7.15pm in the Staff room.
Positions vacant: Chairperson, Secretary and 4 Parent Representatives
Everybody is welcome to attend.
School Photos
Mr Mike Cranna will be assisting with school photos once again this year. They will be held in Term 2 Week 3 on Monday 27th April. Photo gifts will also be available and order forms will be sent home early in Term 2. All proceeds from the orders will be used to purchase outdoor seating and student laptops for our classrooms.
The school would like to acknowledge and thank the GEMCO Donations committee for their generous offer to pay for Mike’s flights from Cairns to Groote and return.
Tupperware
Thank you to all who supported the Tupperware Demo in the Preschool. Jo put on a great demonstration as usual and sales soared in support of the Preschool and school. Look out for the proceeds in the Mother’s Day raffle next term.
FULL TIME, CASUAL OR PART TIME POSITION/S AVALIABLE
Umbakumba School
Flexible working conditions
Working with students that have special needs
Please phone 8987 6366
For Sale
As New Electronic Keyboard For Sale
Please ring Jacqui
8987 6551 or 0407676738
School News &
other announcments
New School Mural
Thank you to Les Huddleston for teaching the students how to paint wonderful art.
The backdrop for our school assembly area has come alive and all the students will be able to look at their ‘footprints’ coming into and going out of our Eylandt Home!
Thank you Les.
Easter Eggs
There are Easter Eggs for sale at the front office. Only a limited amount are available so get in quick and support the school and Preschool.
Cadbury Caramello Easter Eggs & Cadbury Plain Chocolate Easter Eggs - $4.00 each.
Easter Raffle - tickets on sale at the office and in the arcade this Saturday.
1st Big Yummy Easter Chocolate Basket
2nd Easter Holiday Activity Pack
3rd Framed Set of 6 Groote Photo Memories
Page 3
SRC raising money for the Leukemia Foundation
Students had a great day at school last Friday. They donated a gold coin to wear their own choice of clothing and to have their hair decorated by the creative SRC.
We would like to thank the students and staff at Alyangula Area School for participating, the Alyangula Chemist for the donation of colour hair sprays and the XPress Supermarket for donating the prizes for best dressed students.
Your kind donations and participation helped us raise $500 for kids with cancer during our Crazy Hair and Free Dress Day .
Many thanks, the Alyangula Student Representative Council (SRC).
School Calendar Term 1
Wk 8 School Assembly
Hosted by: MSU Mr Bruyn
Friday 20th March 8:10am
Wk 9 Early Childhood Assembly Hosted by: Preschool
Thursday 26th March 2:15pm
Wk 10 Parent/Teacher Interviews
Tuesday 27th March From 2:45pm
Wk 10 School Assembly
Hosted by: Year 3/4
Friday 3rd April 8:10am
Wk 10 Last day of Term 1 Friday 3rd April 2:30pm
Wk 1 Public Holiday Monday 13th April
Wk 1 Students return to school
Tuesday 14th April 8:00am
Term 2
Wk 8 Disco Hosted by: MSU Mrs O’Neill in the Music Room
Friday
20th March PS—Y5
6:00 –7:30pm Y6—MSU
7:40—9:15pm
Preschool
Shanae Whittaker
Year 1
Aliyah Assan
Kiara Sutton
Year 2/3
Michaela Spaeth
Kobie Hastings
Year 1
Louise Mountford
Lachlan Washington
Year 1/2 Keagan Du Plessis
Year 2/3
Lilli Kolo
Jack Watson
Year 1/2
Hayley Attwood
Lachlan Evans
Sean Cochran
Jarred Petith
Year 3/4
Phoebe O'Brien
Year 4/5
Jazz Pedder
Ellie Randazzo
Bowen Slater
Jack O'Neill
Year 6
Trevor Stanway
Bryella Farrell
MSU Maddie Williamson
Jacob Enever
Student of the Week award
Merit award
Year 3/4
Travis Kennell
Year 6
Chris Botha
Jack Slater
MSU Syahman Hatta
Beth Hope
Chris Botha
Dakota Lousich
Connor Curtis
Ellisha Munns
Josh Randazzo
Principal’s awards
Brillian Wunga
C-Bear Awards
Preschool to Yr 5
6.00pm to 7.30pm
Yr 6 & MSU
7.40pm to 9.15pm
Gold Coin Donation
At the Door
Friday 20th March School Assembly Area
Hot chips, Pies
Sausage Sizzle
Cold drinks
Glow Sticks
Easter Eggs
Easter Disco
Easter Hat Parade
Great Prizes For
Most Edible Most Prettiest
Most Colourful
I’m doing the Bunny limbo till I
MSU Pottery Elective
MSU students have enjoyed creating objects in pottery this term. Some students are making teapots while others have created vases.
The students would like to thank Marina Uys for donating her time each week and sharing her talents.
We hope to offer pottery again next term. We already have students who would like to join our group and others that don’t want to leave.
Thank you Marina.