Alawa Primary School Newsletter

Well what a week!

Our annual Sports Day was again a huge success made possible by so many helping out. The excitement, the energy, the physical efforts and the team spirit all shone through. Our House Captains did a terrific job of encouraging their teams.

Congratulations to Manton for taking the Shield [by 4 points ONLY], the Parents team for scooping the Alawa Cup from the teachers and the Age Champions - see below in the newsletter for all the details.

Huge thanks to the planning team led by Mr Steve Trezise and Mrs Amanda Lane along with Ms Flor, Mr Henderson, Ms Bernardino, Ms Tammy and Ms Tamra. Mr Michael did a very good job painting our track - his first time!

Extra huge thanks to the parents who came long from 7am to help set up, to all those who helped at events  through the day or with the cafe and helped with pack up. Another example of the Alawa Community all pulling together to ensure we can have such fantastic events.

Staff Recognition and Appreciations

Have you appreciated the efforts of any of our staff this year and would like to acknowledge them?

Please see below for details on how you can go about this.

It is that time of year again for the Teaching in the NT Awards.

It does mean a lot to the team when they are appreciated for all that they do for your families.

Last 2 weeks of Term

So as we roll on through we still have lots planned and learning is still fully in place in classrooms. Next week the whole school will be investigating all things about paddle pop stick for Maths while the Year 5/6's head off on Camp to Batchelor Outdoor Education Centre.

Attendance is still expected right through unless unwell.

We also require students to be in full school uniform, hair neatly tied, pinned back and no jewellery other than simple studs or sleepers in pierced ears.

Trivia Night

Due to the business of the dry season and just how crazy all our lives must be we had very little uptake for this new event. It is cancelled for Friday 18th June.

Huge thanks though to Steph Cockfield and the team who put so much into the planning. We hope to offer this again at a later date which will be discussed at School Council Monday night.

 Sandy Cartwright [Principal of the Best School in the Multiverse]

Welcome to Week 9!

Last week we had our final Bootcamp session before our Sports day. We wanted to make sure we were all ready for the big day, so we finished with a practice of our sprints. But not far away, we could hear that there were complaints coming from the Farm from someone who thought they were missing out on the fun.….so what did we do?????? Well the only thing we could do…..we went out to go and get our dear friend Barbra and include her in the fun… Barbra got to race the house captains in the Sprint. I was a bit worried she would have to be dragged to the finish line as she loves the nice green grass. But she took off like a shot. This sheep is no follower. Ms Nellie hung on tight for the first 10 metres and it was neck and neck….but Barbra just knew what she had to do. She modelled absolutely superb form. She stayed in her lane, ran right through the finish line without stopping and no one held her back. What a star student we have at Alawa….I can’t wait for the Dance Night…

Attendance award

On Thursday in Week 10 we will be organising a reward for those students whose attendance has been 90% and above and with no more than 5 lates. These students will be able to watch a PG or G rated movie on cushions and beanbags while munching on popcorn. Thankyou to all parents and carers for supporting your children to arrive at school ready for learning.

Genevieve Donohue, [Assistant Principal]

Our five big beautiful chickens have left the building! After five weeks of watching them grow and change they have moved to the Farm where the children will visit them every week when their preschool group explores the farm. If you visit the farm look out for the littlest chooks wandering around and getting used to their new home. We will miss the chickens at Preschool but what an amazing experience it has been to follow their growth and development and get to care for them as a preschool community.

Preschool children had a great time on sports day. They took part in running races, the egg and spoon race and the very funny three legged race (which left lots of children giggling). The Pre-schoolers were very excited to be part of this fun event, proudly wearing their house colours and getting into the sports day spirit.

Have a lovely week,

Alice, Emma, Kelly and Flor  [Preschool Team]

Overall house points:

Manton— 1015

Finnis— 1011

Goyder— 754

Age champions

• 9 years boy - Hamish Rush
• 9 years girl- Shannon Gleeson
• 10 years boy - Eli Trigar
• 10 years girl - Gisele Roe
• 11 years boy- Jesse Davey
• 11 years girl - Kleo Sailor 
• 12 years boy- Chevayo Roe
• 12 years girl- Ahnouk Roseth 

Some families may already be aware that DCO is undergoing a name change. As of the 1st July 2021 Defence Community Organization will now be known as Defence Member and Family Support or DMFS as we all know the Defence loves a good acronym.

There will not be any changes to the services or programs that are currently provided however DMFA will continue to seek opportunities to improve support and enhance programs outcomes where possible. You can still contact the Family Support Helpline on 1800 624 608 24 hours a day. 

Katie Wedel [Defence School Mentor]

Our Mission— is to provide the Alawa School community with delicious healthy meals and snacks and to create meaningful links to our kitchen garden program.

LUNCHTIME SPECIALS: Weeks 7-10

Wednesday – Spaghetti Bolognaise *V option available or Chicken wings and fried rice

Thursday– Spaghetti Bolognaise *V option available or Homemade Beef Burgers

Friday –Home made pizza, Hawaiian or Roasted Vegetables 

[Serve $3.00 or large serve $5.50 Spaghetti, Gluten Free Spaghetti $6.50]

A reminder that our school Cafe is open Wednesday to Friday ONLY. Closed on Monday and Tuesdays. 

Order online at www.quickcliq.com.au  

The Teaching in the Territory Excellence Awards are an opportunity to recognise the outstanding contributions of school teachers, principals, leaders and support staff who are making a difference in the lives of NT students. 

We have the most inspiring educators working in our schools across the Northern Territory. Our educators do an incredible job every day engaging our students in dynamic and high-quality learning. 

These awards highlight the commitment and dedication of our educators who continue to support our students, schools and families each and every day.

This year there are nine categories in the 2021 awards:

·         Northern Territory Principal of the Year

·         Northern Territory Leader in Education

·         Northern Territory Primary Teacher of the Year

·         Northern Territory Early Childhood Educator of the Year

·         Northern Territory Secondary Teacher of the Year

·         Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Educator of the Year

·         Northern Territory Inclusion Educator of the Year

·         Northern Territory Vocational Education Trainer of the Year

·         Northern Territory Support Person of the Year

Nominations can be submitted here.

If you have any trouble accessing the website or questions about your nomination, please email TeacherAwards@education.nt.gov.au. 

I encourage you all to nominate the exceptional educators you know, so that collectively we can celebrate their achievements and their commitment to education in the NT.

Nominations close on Friday 25 June 2021.