Newsletter, Wednesday 24th July, Term 3

Larrakeyah Primary School is a member of the

Darwin City Schools and in partnership with

Darwin Middle School, Darwin High School,

Northern Territory Open Education Centre,

Ludmilla Primary School, Stuart Park Primary

School and Parap Primary School.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

A warm welcome to the start of Semester Two. It has been great to see students

returning enthusiastically to school after the break. Welcome to Natalie Jankovic who is

teaching Year 4. At the end of last term we said farewell to David Ashton who returned

to Vietnam to be with his family.

On Monday we had a very productive staff development day. The focus for staff was on

Mathematics, Writing (Brightpath trial) and the use of Technology for students and staff.

There has been a lot of activity during the school break with painting of buildings and

classrooms as well as improvements to some classrooms. You also should have noticed

the bright green kerb at the front of the school which highlights our Drop Off Zone. The

Drop Off Zone is not for parked cars – you need to remain in your vehicle and keep

moving up to keep the traffic flowing. The Drop-Off-Zone is designed as a quick drop-off

and pick-up area to keep traffic flowing to avoid congestion. If you have to get out of

the car to escort your children into the school, preschool, come to the front office or

collect your child from school, please find a carpark. This often means parking on the

road.

During the school break I attended national accreditation training in ACER School

Reviews. I was fortunate to be selected along with 9 other Darwin Principals/DoE staff to

be trained as a school reviewer. This important work relates directly to school

improvement using a national framework. All schools in the NT have a school review as

part of a 4 year cycle.

I trust Semester Two will be both happy and successful. The partnership between home

and school is always important. If you have any concerns or issues regarding your child,

we encourage you to contact the class teacher in the first instance. Rick Collister

(Assistant Principal Early Childhood), Tash Guse (Assistant Principal Middle/Upper), Kiri

Marschall (Senior Teacher Early Childhood), Brad King (Senior Teacher Middle Primary),

Carmel Spruhan (Senior Teacher Upper Primary) and myself are also available.

Regards,

Fathma Mauger

Principal

ABSENCES

To ensure we keep our Attendance

Records correct please contact our

Front Office if your child/children

are absent.

You can contact us on 89813211.

Alternatively, you can notify us via

our website or our Skool Bag App.

Larrakeyah

Primary School App

The Larrakeyah Primary School app

is available to download. If you

prefer using the school website,

please check the Skool Bag console

in the For Parents section for latest

news.

Friday 26th July

Darwin Show Day (Public Holiday)

Wednesday 31st July

Tennis Gala Day.

Monday 5th August

Picnic Day (Public Holiday)

Friday 9th August

Whole School Assembly

(Hosted by 3 McManus)

Friday 23rd August

Early Childhood Assembly (Hosted by 2 P)

Monday 26th– Friday 30th August

Fathers Day Stalls.

Wednesday 28th August

Cricket Gala Day.

Friday 30th August

Whole School Assembly (Hosted by 4/5 S)

Dates to Remember

Proud Sponsor of

Larrakeyah Primary School.

We love to showcase the

Visible Learning, Math Focus and

Writing Focus activities our

students engage in every week.

Now, we're featuring these

articles on our website. To read

the latest class updates, and

access previous articles, visit our

News section in the Website.

https://

larrakeyahprimary.com.au/blog

Online applications for urban sport vouchers Physical $100 sport vouchers are no longer being issued through schools.

From the beginning of each school semester, parents or carers must

apply online for each child.

Help Needed

Our Reading Room needs

help changing students

daily readers.

Please call 89813211 and let us know if

you can spare some time to help our

school reading program.

To Parents/Carers

On 8th August 2018, the NT Health Minister announced that a catch up program for

Men ACWY vaccine will now be available for all children aged 2-19 years in urban

Darwin to protect and reduce carriage and transmission of Men ACWY in the

NT. Statistics have shown a poor uptake of the MEN ACWY vaccine for children aged

between 5-15yrs. Please note this is a catch up program for children who have NOT

previously received this vaccine.

This program is implemented due to recent outbreaks of Men W circulating

Australia. For more information/statistics please visit www.health.nt.gov.au

The immunisation Nurses at the Palmerston GP Superclinic are available to

immunise any child who is yet to receive the Men ACWY immunisation. Bulk billed

15 minute consults will be available Monday to Sunday 8-4pm. To make a

booking or to make an enquiry please call Penny or Liz K at the Palmerston GP

Superclinic on 89198919.

Most Children/Adolescents will require a single dose if vaccinated after 12 months of

age.

The vaccines are very safe and incur the common vaccine side effects such as

injection site pain, redness and fever – other side effects can be discussed with

vaccination nurse at time of appointment.

Anyone outside the 1-19 year age bracket who would like to be immunised will need

to see their GP and get a private script for Men ACWY. Meningococcal B is not being

funded by NT government or the National immunisation scheme and people wishing

to be vaccinated for this should also see their local GP for a private script.

Immunisation saves lives. It protects you, your family and your community. And it

also helps protect future generations by eradicating diseases.

Regards

Liz Kennedy | Practice Nurse | FCD Health Ltd

Partnering with Territorians for a Healthier Life

T |+61 8 8919 8919 F |+61 8 8931 3737

ICE BLOCKS

For Sale

After School every Monday,

Wednesday and Friday.

$1.00 each

Room 8– Ms Korfias’s Class

All money raised will be going

towards SLT fundraising.

Recycle With Us Help us recycle plastic bottles, empty popper boxes

(without the straws) and cans. The money raised will

help our SLT (Student Leadership Team) purchase

what is needed for our school.

You can find our recycle station next to the bike racks

and the big industrial bins.

We thank you in advance for your help with recycling.

Thank you to everyone for

supporting our Earn and Learn

sticker collection.

We collected over 37000 stickers

and were able to order lots of

exciting things for the children to

enjoy.

Defence School Mentor

Welcome back everyone! I hope you have all had fun over the

holidays I am sure I will get to hear about many of your holiday

and camping adventures over the next few days. I hope you

have all had an opportunity to relax and recharge the batteries

for a full on term 3 ahead.

Defence Kids Club resumes this term, Wednesday lunchtimes in

room 5. Encourage your kids to come along and hang out with

other Defence Kids we do a little dancing, pogo sticking, cup

stacking, craft and activities.

Many of our families still have a parent away on exercise, please

let me and your teacher know so we can help support your child

and give them that extra TLC if needed. Continue using your

support networks including Larrakeyah Neighbourhood House

and Robbo Barracks Family Group who ran fantastic holiday

activities and programs for those that stayed in town.

Remember to see your DCO website for more information and

assistance dealing with time apart http://www.defence.gov.au/

DCO/ and many other issues and challenges that arise from

being ADF family.

The Defence Family Helpline 1800 624 608 is your first point of call

for support, information and connection with your community,

including your local DCO team. The Helpline is available 24-7

and is staffed by qualified human services professionals including

social workers and psychologists. You can also email the Helpline

on DefenceFamilyHelpline@defence.gov.au and receive a

response within 24 hours.

Jodie Murdoch 89813211 jodie.murdoch@ntschools.net

Defence Family Helpline 1800 624 608