From The Principal CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to …

YEAR 3, on being awarded

the online learning Mathletics

Top World Student this

week.

SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE OF COMPUTER FACILITIES We were able to place an order this week for the purchase of new computers for our Transition, Junior School and Middle School specialist classes, to the value of $130,000. This order was thanks to the generosity of a grant from the Northern Territory Government as part of its program of refreshing computers in all schools. The funding is based on the number of students in the school, hence our grant of $130,000.

This purchase of computers will provide the latest computers for:

Our new Junior School classrooms on the top floor of the Canteen (including touchscreen computers).

Our new Junior School Computer Laboratory on the top floor of the Canteen (including touchscreen computers).

Upcoming Events Monday 1st to Friday 5th June Year 10/11 Exams Stage 2 Assessments Wednesday 3rd June ICAS Science Assessment Friday 5th June Transition to Year 3 House Athletics Competition Monday 8th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday Wednesday 10th June Preschool Graduation Wednesday 10th to Friday 12th June Year 8 Outdoor Education Camp Tuesday 16th June ICAS Spelling Assessment Tuesday 16th to Wednesday 18th June Middle School WAR Dance Showcase Tuesday 16th to Thursday 25th June Sarawak Malaysia Tour Friday 19th June End of Term 2 Casual Clothes Charity Fundraiser

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T H O U G H T F O R T H E W E E K

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. – Dr. Seuss

Stage 1 students during the three-day Outdoor Education Journey to Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge).

ICAS ASSESSMENTS

YEAR 4 AND YEAR 6

Spelling: Tuesday 16th June English: Tuesday 28th July Mathematics: Tuesday 11th August

HAVE YOU CHANGED ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS, OR EMAIL

ADDRESSES? It is important that our contact details are

kept up to date in the event of an emergency. If you have changed your

mailing or residential address in the last five months, please email

administration@essington.nt.edu.au and advise us so we can update our

database. Similarly, if you have changed your phone number, mobile number, or

email address, please advise us by emailing these details to the email

address above.

New touch screen computers for our new Library facility.

New large screen, high capacity

computers for our new Television

Studio and editing suite in the

Computer Centre (to extend our

Middle School programs from

radio broadcasting to television

program production, a project with

DARWIN FM and TV Larrakia). A refresh of Transition classroom

computers. A refresh of some computers in

the Junior School and Middle

School.

We are hopeful that these new

computers will be available for

installation during the forthcoming

mid-year holiday break.

Once we have completed this upgrade

we will review our learning technology

resources across the School.

The School is funding, separate to this

grant program, the acquisition of

additional interactive whiteboards for

Transition and Junior School

classrooms. These will be

progressively installed over the next

three months. A program of

professional development will be put in

place from the beginning of Term 3 for

Semester 2, to enhance our teachers’

skills in optimising all our interactive

whiteboards in Transition and Junior

School classrooms.

NEW CANTEEN/CLASSROOMS

BUILDING I inspected the new Canteen and

Classrooms Building this week, and

work is continuing to advance very

quickly. The fit-out of the ground floor

Canteen is underway, as is the

painting of the downstairs area and

side walls. The amount of undercover

area outside the canteen is

impressive, and will provide

considerable shaded area for students

at recess and lunchtime. The space

will also be great for Physical

Education classes.

The fit-out of top floor classrooms is

underway, with wall cladding about to

go into place. The view from the top

floor classrooms overlooking the Oval

is great. The new classrooms will be a

great addition to our Junior School,

and provide large modern classrooms

for our students.

We are now focusing on planning for

landscaping around the Canteen, and

new outdoor seating and furniture has

been ordered for delivery in the

mid-year holiday break. The building is

well on course to be ready for use in

Term 3.

YEAR 8 & 9 BRING YOUR OWN

DEVICE (BYOD) PROGRAM At the beginning of this year we

extended our current Bring Your Own

Device Program, introduced for Senior

College student five years ago, into

our Year 8 & 9 classes. We have been

progressively equipping all Year 8 & 9

classrooms in the Essington Education

Centre building this semester, to allow

students to use their laptops in class to

maximise their learning opportunities.

This technology upgrade started in

Term 1 with the introduction of a WiFi

system throughout all Year 8 & 9

classrooms. Progressively, in Terms 1

and 2, data projectors have been

installed in all classrooms, along with

printers. A new software system for

tracking printer use in classrooms has

been trialled as part of a new system

in Semester 2, to allow individual

students access to printers in class. A

new computer classroom has been set

up on the top floor of the Essington

Education Centre building for use by

Year 8 and 9 students.

This investment in learning technology

systems in classrooms completes a

significant new facilities program for

Year 8 and 9 students over the last

eighteen months. This has seen the

provision of new modern classrooms

for all Year 8 & 9 students, and

specialist teaching facilities for

Science, Art, and Languages on the

ground floor of the Essington

Education Centre.

Five classes have been identified as

laptop ready this term, and teachers

have been progressively integrating

the use of laptops in to daily classes.

The remaining students without

laptops in these classrooms will be

able to hire laptops from the beginning

of Term 3 to ensure all students have

access to this new technology.

Progressively, other classes will move

to 100% laptop use as students

acquire their laptops.

The provision of laptops by students, and the significant upgrade of associated technology facilities in Years 8 & 9, has allowed our teachers to use world class online learning programs in their classrooms this year. OUTSTANDING LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE Our Middle School students have been very busy in the last two weeks on an online Languages learning program called Language Perfect. This competition ended on Thursday and our students performed very well in this online competition. Our students were overall No. 2 in the Northern Territory, and Ist in the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, French and German. Congratulations to all students who participated in this program. Special thanks to Languages Coordinator, Linda White, for her coordination and promotion of this excellent competition. SENIOR COLLEGE EXAM WEEK NEXT WEEK Our Senior College students have been busy preparing for their week of exams next week, the first week in June. This exam experience is important to all our students in terms of preparing them for their final exams in Stage 2/Year 12. The exams next week are an indication that the first semester is almost over, with just three school weeks left to the mid-year four week holiday break. It also indicates that Semester 1 reports are not too far away, so an important period for our Senior College students. DONATION FOR LIBRARY BOOKS We were very pleased to hear that the Nightcliff Lions Club have again confirmed a donation of $1,500 to our Library for new books. We appreciate the ongoing support of the Lions Club and their support for our Library and literacy resources for our students. The Lions Club has been a regular supporter of the School over the years, assisting with the purchase of musical instruments and books. YEAR 7 CAMPS THIS WEEK Our Year 7 students have this week enjoyed perfect weather for their annual Outdoor Education Camp at Lake Bennett. Students have participated in a number of outdoor activities, mainly aquatic, based

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Early Learning Notices around building teams and getting to know each other. Some Year 7 groups are still to have their Camp at the beginning of next week. We look forward to reports on the Camp and photos in next week’s Bulletin.

PLANNING FOR OUR SCHOOL FETE, THE NIGHTCLIFF COMMUNITY FAIR Many classes have indicated their

intentions for a class stall for our major

school and community event, our Fete

and Nightcliff Community Fair. We will

be writing to parents seeking their

assistance with their student’s class

stall, and with other assistance for our

Fete. This is our major fundraising

activity for the year, and all funds

raised will go towards purchasing

resources, shelving, and furniture for

our Library for all students across the

School. Such a large event requires all

of us to start preparing for their stalls.

Classes and class parent

representatives are encouraged to

start planning for their stalls. Please

email fete@essington.nt.edu.au if you

can assist us in any way for the Fete.

David Cannon Principal/CEO

From the Assistant Principal Ashley Parsons 3D World Mathletics Champion We congratulate Ashley Parsons, in

Year 3D Decurtins, for being awarded

Mathletics World Champion for the

week May 18 to May 24. Throughout

the week, Ashley earned 16,920

points. She worked through 192

Mathematics activities and multiple

‘Are You Ready’ pre-tests and final

tests. Impressively, Ashley’s average

result across all tasks was 99%. She

received 63 gold bars throughout the

week, one for every task where she

attained a score of 85% or higher.

Ashley will be presented with a trophy

and certificate for her dedication to

developing her Mathematics skills via

Mathletics.

Prime Maths Following high recommendations from

leading schools in Australia and Asia,

Prime Maths has been introduced as

our Junior School, Year 1 to Year 5,

supporting text in Mathematics. The

program is based on a model that

ensures teaching and learning is

effective, measurable, and diagnostic.

Next week, Year 1 to Year 5 teachers

will participate in Professional Learning

with visiting Sydney Prime Maths

consultant, Christine Vale. All teaching

staff will participate in group sessions:

one focusing on the transition from

‘Concrete to Abstract’ learning across

the year levels; and the other

reviewing the BAR model (student

diagrams), a key feature of this

program. Teachers will also meet the

consultant in year level groups to

discuss the on-going implementation

process. We look forward to enhancing

our knowledge and refining our

Mathematics teaching practices under

the guidance of Scholastic staff.

Year 4 WAR Dance Students Week 10 will see much action and

preparation as students rehearse and

perform the WAR Dance Showcase

matinees and evening shows. The

ICAS Spelling Assessment for Year 4

is scheduled for Tuesday 16th June at

8:30am. Year 4 Dance students will

join rehearsals once they have

completed the assessment at 9:30am.

Louise Hand

Assistant Principal Junior School

From the Junior School

Coordinators It was another lovely week in the Early

Years’ Programs. Our Preschool 5

students are busy preparing for their

Preschool Graduation, and will soon

be welcomed into our Transition unit

through a series of induction visits.

Formal invitations to the ceremony will

be sent home very soon.

In the past two weeks, our teachers

have been reflecting upon each child’s

learning, and preparing a thorough end

of semester report. I want to take this

opportunity to thank our teachers for

the tireless effort they put into our

teaching and learning programs every

day. It is truly appreciated.

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From the Assistant Principal

Our Rock Band performed at last week’s Assembly.

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Junior School Report As we near the end of term, please do

not hesitate to come and see me to

seek clarification on your child’s

progression pathway, or to discuss any

queries or concerns that you may

have.

Renee Schultz Junior School Coordinator Early Childhood Programs

Early Learning Notices Preschool Wow - only three weeks to go until the holidays. We have had a fantastic week with very busy pre-schoolers creating a fairy garden. We have been receiving little letters from the fairies to say they are very pleased with their new garden and are very grateful. Over the last week we have been researching animals that have shells, and other sea creatures like fighting fish. We have also been very theatrical and put on many concerts on the new outdoor stage.

The addition of the sandpit has also kept many pre-schoolers busy exploring the sensory elements of play. Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates a child’s senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing. Sensory activities and sensory tables facilitate exploration, and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore. The kinesthetic learning behind sensory play allows children to learn about their world as they develop language skills, motor skills, proprioceptors, cognitive skills, and their imagination. Through allowing children to experiment with materials that stimulate the senses, they are able to develop and make fundamental connections and understandings of their world.

A friendly reminder that each child needs to bring three pieces of fruit per week or a healthy sharing snack, eg biscuits/crackers, cheese sticks, cut up celery or carrot sticks. Our thank you this week goes to: Preschool 1: Rolf and Celia (Josh’s Dad and Mum). Preschool 2: Paul and Emma (Lucas’s Dad and Mum), Sonia (Katinka’s Mum), NuNu (Helen’s Mum).

Preschool 3: Nelumka (Shian’s Mum). Preschool 4: Nikki (John’s Mum).

The Preschool Team

Junior School Notices Pre-Transition A Smith Wow! What a busy week in Pre-Transition. The students changed the classroom from a construction site into a fruit and vegetable store. Ainsley said, “The construction site was building a fruit and vegetable shop the whole time!” The topic of discussion in Mathematics this week has been shapes. The children looked at all different types of fruit and veg ranging from star fruit to onions, comparing shapes, sizes and colours. The foods were cut in half and used as stamps to print on paper. The letter of the week in Pre-Transition is ‘L’ ‘l’. The children made lollipops out of plasticine and pop sticks, and they could not wait to take them home! Lucy Smith Transition C Karaoulias We have had a wonderful week of learning and preparing. Our focused number of the week was the number ‘17’. The children worked diligently, creating addition sums that equate to 17, with a variety of hands-on material in the classroom. As well as looking at the number 17, we have also been looking closely at the concept of subtraction, which we started last week; and in particular, focusing on taking away from ten.

In Science this week we are now moving away from talking about materials and the word 'combination', and focusing more on the word 'mixing'. The children are looking forward to beginning their investigations in mixing a variety of substances together.

In Literacy, over the past few weeks, our focused diagraphs have been consonant ones, eg 'sh', 'ch', 'th' and this weeks' 'wh'. Next week we plan to explore 'ph'. The children have been doing their best at consolidating these sounds.

Congratulations to Indiana, Kimaya, and Victoria on receiving a Merit

Award at Assembly last week, and to Christopher, Elizabeth and Flynn on receiving a Merit Award at Assembly this week. Thank you to Molly's Nanna, and Jo, Molly's Mum, for making up some of our props for our Assembly item this week. Thank you to our buddies in Year 3B for helping us make our animal masks in Week 5. Christine Karaolias Year 1C Mizon We have enjoyed a busy week in 1C as we move into some tricky concepts in Mathematics. The children have been working hard applying what we have been learning about place value this term, to solve column addition problems. In English, we have been consolidating foundation writing skills already covered this semester, and applying these to write a procedural text on road safety. Our phonics focus sounds have been ‘oi’ and the ‘y’ ending making the long ‘ee’ sound. You can find some games and activities on these sounds on EduKite. We have two exciting events to look forward to next week: our excursion to Crocodylus Park on Monday, and the House Athletics Competition on Friday. I have sent out reminders to help you get organised for the excursion. Please remember to bring a broad brimmed hat, a water bottle, and be at school for 8:00am. Thank you to all those parents who have volunteered to help on our excursion. Remember to wear your sports uniform on Friday for the Athletics Carnival, and make sure you have your broad brimmed hat and water bottle.

Victoria Mizon Year 1D Blakey-Scholes The last two weeks in 1D have been very busy. This week we re-tested the children on their home reader levels, and I am pleased to say, we are all doing really well. Thank you to everyone for your dedication to nightly reading, it is paying off. Please keep it up and come and see me if you have any issues.

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Junior School Report We are starting to focus on sight words during our guided reading sessions, and we need your help to get better. During nightly reading, please point out common sight words and encourage the children to recall and remember them. Sight words are those words that you cannot learn by sounding out, they need to just be remembered. Practising with games like ‘Can You Find….’ is a great way to make it fun and improve the children’s recall ability. Thank you so much for all your support, patience, and feedback with the new homework format. We are continuing to do two points for each child who returns their homework folder on a Friday. We are now adding reading logs to this. If the children return their reading logs and it is all filled out for the week, then each child will receive two points for their team. This helps me to keep track of how we are going, and allows each family to give feedback on the levels/readers. Last week we focused on the sounds ‘ir’, ‘er’ and ‘ur’, and we had some great fun creating silly sentences with new words we had learnt. This week we are learnt about ‘oi’ sound and ‘y’ (long e)’ and have made great progress so far. On Monday, we learnt about the coral reef habitats of Australia and pretended to go to the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland. We then wrote a postcard back to our friends and families describing what we saw. These have turned out so well that we have put them up to show them off. Please come and check them out! We continued in Geography to learn about different weather around Australia, and are doing a comparison of the weather in Melbourne and Darwin. In Health this week, we learnt about being safe around water, and we are sharing some smart choices that we can do when we are at the beach. In Mathematics, we are using our knowledge of place value to begin creating column addition and subtraction problems.

Thank you to everyone who has returned their Crocodylus Park

excursion permission slips. We have only a few places left. If you have not returned yours, remember we need to get them back ASAP. We now have enough parent helpers. Thank you so much. I will get in contact with those who have agreed to help, and let you know the schedule for the day. Lizzie Blakey-Scholes Year 2A Howe This week we have been learning about mass in Mathematics, using kilograms and grams. We used scales to help us measure different items around the class, and place them in order from heaviest to lightest, and vice versa. Last week, we were lucky enough to be involved in Musica Viva when we were able to watch a fantastic performance by the group Terranga. In Geography, we have continued to look at different settlements. Next week we get to create our own! In Science, we have learned about lifecycles of sea turtles and sea horses, and have also discussed what an ocean ecosystem is. We discussed a salty egg experiment to try and find out why an egg floats in salty water over regular water – and why we float better when swimming in salty water than fresh water.

On Friday of Week 8 (5th June), we will enjoy an exciting House Athletics

Competition that is held here on the Essington oval. Parents and friends are welcome to come along to watch.

Maddie Howe

Year 2C Hartley This week we have been learning more about settlements and why it is important that places are connected to each other. We have started planning and mapping our own settlements.

In Mathematics, we have focused on measuring skills, and learning how to read a scale properly in grams. We learnt about working out a number when it is not written on our scale.

We are starting to finish our drafts for our ocean animals, and beginning our good copies. It has been a learning process from researching facts about our chosen animal, to creating new and interesting sentences using these facts. We have continued to investigate the ocean ecosystem exploring different food chains.

We have two more weeks of homework, so keep up the great work. Please start looking for any lost Library books that need returning. Also, next week (5

th June) is our Year 2/3 House

Athletics Competition. You are welcome to come along and watch your child engage in some very interesting sport activities!

Cristina Hartley

Constable Linda Farrand spoke at Assembly about Cyber Safety.

Music students performing at Assembly last week.

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Junior School Report Year 2D Scaturchio Who can believe that Week 7 has already come and gone and we are now nearing the end of Term 2? This week has been another enjoyable week in 2D, and the class has been busy presenting their sharing news presentations – an advertisement as to why people should visit Darwin. The students put in a huge effort with their entertaining, enjoyable, and very convincing presentations. These included videos, PowerPoint presentations, posters, and the list goes on! Well done to the class on their excellent effort and creativity. The topic for next week is ‘something fluffy’. In Mathematics this week, we have been focusing on grams, with the students measuring and comparing the measurement of different objects around the classroom. Next week we will be looking at numbers again and will focus on multiplication and groups. We are missing many of the class home reading books, and as we are approaching the end of the term, could you please start having a look for missing books and return them to class as soon as possible. Finally, congratulations to Aiden Cluney and Cael Gallery for being awarded Merit Awards at Assembly this week. Susannah Scaturchio Year 3B McGregor We have been busy in Week 7 as we begin our information reports on our chosen animal. We have been learning about the structure of how an information report is set out and have begun drafting our introductions. During Numeracy, our focus of the week has been consolidating our division facts and then learning about the difference between volume and capacity. We conducted an experiment on Tuesday morning when we measured the capacity of different sized containers. In Geography, we have been comparing city life and country life, and we constructed a venn diagram to

label the similarities and differences. In Science, we continued with our theme of living and non living things when we learnt about the difference between vertebrate and invertebrate groups, and classified animals into each. In Health, we have been learning about being safe at home and at school, and what some of the dangers are.

Congratulations to our Merit Award winners for Week 6, Avantika and Cloudie. Keep up the great work in class everyone as we near the final weeks of the term.

Amanda McGregor Year 3D Decurtins Year 3D has been very busy over the last few weeks. We all thoroughly enjoyed the Musica Viva performance last Thursday, and grooved along to the cool African rhythms.

During Mathematics, we have been learning about division, area of shapes, and volume. Huge congratulations to Ashley Parsons who was the ‘World Leader’ on the Mathletics website last week. This is an impressive accomplishment, well done Ashley!

The students wrote some terrific creative writing pieces last week. They were given the following topic “You have just found a bottle with a mysterious piece of paper in it. What was written on the paper?” There was a great variety of imaginative responses. These are up on display in our room so please come in and read them.

This week, the students started the drafts for their information reports. They have all been quite excited about producing a project on their own. The students have all made a great start, and we hope to see some completed reports by the end of next week.

FETE NEWS: We are in need of a class coordinator (or two) for the School Fete. The coordinator will need to draw up a roster which will be stuck to the classroom wall. The roster will allow people to choose the time slot of when they would like to assist on the stall. Our stall will be selling pieces of watermelon on the day.

Leonie Decurtins

Year 4B Lea 4B have worked well this week learning about fractions. We have focused on equivalent fractions, and are moving on to mixed numbers. We have enjoyed the hands-on materials from the Library where we can visually see the portion sizes. In English, we are working on explanation reports. We have used information given to us to write up and explain how the wind works.

Well done 4B on finishing and presenting all your Geography projects. They were interesting to read and hear about. In Science, we have continued to investigate erosion. We are in the process of a three week experiment to see how grass helps protect the soil. One more week to go (hopefully it grows).

Adene Lea Year 4D Bannatyne Our class novel is still an important focus for our Literacy work, and we are pleased that things seem to be working out for Arthur! In Mathematics, we have been looking at decimals, and converting tenths and hundredths to a fraction. Last week we loved seeing Musica Viva, and enjoyed singing the songs and dancing along with the band. We are now preparing our presentations on our Geography projects, and have been learning how to make our talks more enjoyable for the audience. EduKite has some new links to websites to help with our decimal work, so please check them out.

Peter Bannatyne

Year 5B Brierley

This week in 5B, students have been

studying etymology, and observing the

origins of words that make up the

English language. They have also

been working hard on their novel

study, ‘The Lion, The Witch and The

Wardrobe’, by ensuring that they quote

from the text to back up their answers.

Students have also completed an

assessment on Literacy Pro to track

their reading progress.

In Mathematics this week, students

have been using and applying their

TERRITORY GYMNASTICS

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Please enquire via email

info@tgadarwin.com

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THE ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

BULK BILLING FOR ESSINGTON STUDENTS AND STAFF

Our Essington Medical Centre has settled into its new home in the downstairs and left corner of our Essington Education Centre off Chrisp Street. You will see the sign on our Chrisp Street fence in front of our Essington Education Centre. Access to the Centre is via the concrete pathway beside the frangipani trees.

A full service by two or three doctors will be provided as follows: 8:00am – 9:00am: Come in without an appointment

9:00am – 12 noon: By appointment, Phone: 8948 4333 1:00pm – 5:00pm: By appointment, Phone: 8948 4333

The Essington Medical Centre provides all our Essington families with a quality, family, general medical practice. We will have three doctors available this year. The Essington Medical Centre now provides bulk billing to all Essington students and staff. (Bulk billing for Essington students and staff only applies at our Essington Medical Centre and NOT at other Territory Medical Centres). Family members who are not Essington students or staff are charged at the normal consultation fee.

We encourage our families, particularly new families to Darwin, to use this convenient service. As the service is associated with the Territory Medical Centre, after school hours medical follow up will be available at the Territory Medical Centre at the Nightcliff Shopping Centre and other Territory Medical Centres at Fannie Bay and the Mitchell Centre, Darwin City. For an appointment, please phone the Centre.

OUR ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE IS ONLY OPEN IN TERM TIME

AND DOES NOT OPEN ON SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Junior School Report knowledge of BODMAS and order of

operations.

During Geography lessons, students have been collating the evidence of their questionnaire research, and in Science, they have been consolidating their knowledge of how to write up science experiments.

Helen Brierley

Year 5D Spring This week in 5D we have been continuing with poetry. We have been reading some of our favourite poems, looking at their structure, and writing our own. We also had fun putting together a whole class poem. In Mathematics, we have been learning order of operations using BODMAS to solve equations. In Geography, we have collated information gathered from our surveys on the Nightcliff Pool Café proposal, and will be using the results to write a report. The students were pleased to see that wildlife and eco- friendly inclusions were amongst people’s top concerns. Thank you for your continued support this semester. Sara Spring

SOCIAL GROUPS

Technology/Minecraft Group,

Exercise Group, Girls Group,

Lego Club

Our Groups are for children to make

friends because they are having

difficulty socialising, are diagnosis or

suspected diagnosis of High

Functioning Autism/Asperger’s.

Groups run from Weeks 2-9 of each

school term. Limited spaces are

offered to keep a low support staff to

child ratio and to be considerate for

any sensory issues. Classes have

staff running the groups who have

experience with their needs.

For venue, times and availability

please contact the Autism NT office

on 8948 4424

email: autismnt@autismnt.org.au

Stage 1 Outdoor Education Journey

GOLF CLINIC

FOR ALL JUNIOR GOLFERS

Tuesdays 3:30pm to 4:30pm

at the Palmerston Golf Club

with PGA professional Tony Albon

$5.00 a child

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Middle School Report Middle School Report Cyber Safety Seminar with Constable Linda Farrand

Constable Linda Farrand spoke to all Year 8 and 9

students last week regarding Cyber Safety. This is an

extremely important topic with the wide use of social media

and technology amongst young people. Linda’s

presentation was very informative; teaching students that

social media can be a very positive tool if used responsibly

and safely. Year 8 and 9 students had the chance to ask

Constable Linda questions they have regarding Cyber

Safety, and benefitted greatly from her expertise and

knowledge. Thank you to Constable Linda for speaking

with us. Thank you also to those parents who attended the

Cyber Safety parent session after school on Thursday. If

you have any questions or concerns regarding Cyber

Safety, please do not hesitate to contact Cassandra

Kawiuk (Acting Middle School Coordinator).

Teacher Spotlight – Mr Boyle

Mr Daniel Boyle is in his

second year at the Essington

School and currently teaches

Year 8 and 9 Mathematics. He

is the proud Homeroom teacher

of Class 8B, and runs a popular

Mathematics extension

program in his homeroom

during lunchtimes.

Mr Boyle is one of the many international teachers on staff at Essington, coming from the great white north – Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Boyle completed his high school and university in Canada, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Queen’s University, as well as Bachelor of Education from University of Windsor. While Daniel studied, he was also an avid sportsman; having competed in swimming, rowing and basketball. Mr Boyle spent many summers competing at the Royal Canadian Henley, a premier North American rowing event. Daniel spent two years teaching in England before he made the move to Australia. He soaked up the sun in Bondi for a few months before moving up to Darwin to join the Essington School. Mr Boyle loves to travel, and has taken advantage of living in Darwin by visiting Bali, as well as travelling back home and to England over the past year. You may not know that Mr Boyle also plays guitar, and used to perform with his band at school assemblies. He is also passionate about sport, following Montreal’s hockey team (Les Canadiens du Montreal or ‘The Habs’) as well as the Toronto Raptors NBA team. Next time you see him, be sure to say ‘GO HABS GO’! Cassandra Kawiuk Middle School Coordinator

Middle School Notices Year 6B Materazzo We cannot believe we are heading towards the end of term so fast. This week in 6B, there has been a serious focus on our assessments for the semester. The students have knuckled down, and we have been revising and reviewing our semester topics ready for the variety of assessments we need to sit. The students have been busy researching their chosen Ancient Chinese Dynasties for their research projects, and mastering the skills of source analysis. I am looking forward to seeing these spectacular and creative projects when presented in class at the end of next week. In Science, we ventured back into the Lab this week, and created Solar Powered Cars. The students loved the independent, problem solving task, and observing their creation at the end. Several groups made alterations to their experiment and found solutions to various problems. It was rewarding to see the teamwork evident in the groups, and students taking on roles of leadership to complete the task.

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In Mathematics, it was all about angles, triangles and quadrilaterals. There are so many rules to measuring and classifying these shapes that we have been working through many examples to ensure we have mastered all the different criteria. We are heading towards to end of Bridge to Terabithia, and the cliff hanger that has been hovering over the past two chapters is becoming very obvious. The students have really enjoyed the novel and the lovely friendship that has developed between Jesse and Leslie. I have been really impressed how adept the students are becoming at identifying the language techniques the author has used, and to see the students applying these to their own personal writing. The chicken incubator is being watched with baited breath as we are in the countdown, with our fingers crossed, to see baby silky chickens hatch. We are hopeful and cannot wait to meet these cute little creatures. Our vegetable garden is thriving, and all the tomatoes now have fruit on them. We will be looking forward to tasting some our own, organically grown produce very soon! Please remember a hat and water bottle. As term comes to an end, these items are often forgotten. Also, the Homework Centre is still offered all weekday afternoons until 3:30pm, excluding Wednesdays. A final note: as we are working very hard on assessment tasks, please do not hesitate to contact me if there are any queries with content, due dates, or if your child is feeling overwhelmed at all. Sara Materazzo Year 6E Spring Welcome to Week 7 in 6E. This week the class have been working extremely hard. In English novel study, we have been looking at foreshadowing. With our focus on looking at the deeper inferred meaning of the text, students have been able to highlight such intricate phrases and comments, and recognise the author’s use of foreshadowing. Students will be able to use this technique and develop their own writing skills to suit both audience and text type. In Mathematics, students have been extremely focused and I am impressed with how they have understood the intricacies of angles that Year 6 students cover. In Science, students have been revising for their end of semester exam. I wish them all the success they deserve as once again, they have not only enjoyed this term’s topic, but have again worked extremely well. In History, students are now concluding their research on their chosen Ancient China dynasty, and will be commencing their report poster. On looking at their research, I am looking forward to seeing their completed project. Overcoming this week’s terrible sporting news regarding the State of Origin match, I can truly say that I am

extremely proud of how much effort all my students have put in to their work so far - well done 6E.

Mark Spring

Senior College Report Important Upcoming Senior College Dates: Monday 1

st to Friday 5

th June: Examination Week

Thursday 11th June: Melbourne University

Accommodation Visit to Senior College Monday 15

th to Friday 19

th June: Certificate 11 In Retail

Block 2 all week at Palmerston CDU Tuesday 11

th August: Careers Expo 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Darwin Convention Centre Friday 4

th September 7:30pm: Stage 2 Drama External

Production Performance at Main School Auditorium Tuesday 15

th September: Stage 2 Dance External

Dance Assessment at Browns Mart at 7:00pm Monday 21

st September to Friday 25

th September: Year

10 Work Experience

Examination Week for Stage 1 and IGCSE Subjects Our first semester examination week will be held from Monday 1

st June until Friday 5

th June. The examination

timetable will be issued next week to all students (a preview is supplied below). The examination week is a valuable part of our academic program as it allows students to experience examination conditions that they will encounter with their Stage 2 Subjects. Please note: The examination week will run from Monday 1st June

until Friday 5th June.

All students must be in their full sports uniform. Morning exams start at 9:00am. You are required to be

at at the College examination rooms at 8:45am, 15 minutes before the start of your exam.

Afternoon exams start at 12:00pm. You are required to be at the College examination rooms at 11:45am, 15 minutes before the start of your exam.

NO electronic devices including MOBILE PHONES are allowed into the examination rooms. Please leave these in your lockers or with Ms Ciara at the office.

No one will be allowed to leave the examination rooms until the examination is complete.

You may take a clear water bottle into the exam room. You are only required to be at the College for your

designated exams. You may however come to the College during other times as private supervised study rooms will be in operation.

When you arrive at the College you must sign in at the office with Ms Ciara and sign out when leaving the College. You will only be allowed to sign out if you have written parental permission. Make sure you give this note to Ms Ciara before the examination period.

If you are sick for any of your exams your parents must ring Ms Ciara on 8946 6821 before 8:45am and hand in a Medical Certificate ASAP. This is a requirement from the SACE Board.

If you have a clash of exams please see Mr Moore to arrange an alternative time.

Make sure you have spent lots of time revising and studying before your exams. Get lots of sleep, exercise and eat healthy food.

All the best for your exams.

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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Congratulations to the Senior College students who recently gained 10 to 20 points towards their final 200 points for the Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCET), by completing either their Bronze and /or Silver Dukes Awards. Students gain extra credits towards their NTCET by completing Community Learning Programs. What is Community Learning? Students are able to earn NTCET credits for community learning in two ways – Community-developed Programs and Self-directed Community Learning:

Community-developed Programs include, for example, the Australian Music Examinations Board, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Senior First Aid and Bronze Medalion Certificate. Program details are updated as new course information becomes available. Self-directed Community Learning is gained through informal community activities such as coaching a sports team, being the primary carer of a family member, or leading an environmental project in the community.

Students will need to provide evidence of their learning for assessment so that the SACE Board can recognise these other kinds of community learning. For more information on community learning, visit: www.sace.sa.edu.au/learning/community-learning/community-developed-programs. Students should bring copies of their completed certificates to Mr Moore who will assist students to fill out the relevant forms.

Peter Moore

Dean of Studies

Stage 1 (Year 11) Outdoor Education Journey to Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) During Week 6 of Term 2, twenty-four Stage 1 (Year 11) students and three staff experienced a three-day expedition to Nitmiluk National Park (near Katherine). During the expedition, students developed their general camping and cooking skills, and were challenged with extensive walks into remote areas within the national park. We were blessed with typical dry season weather. The students completed three separate hikes which totalled approximately 20km. Each hike included enjoyable swimming holes, picturesque waterfalls, and magnificent views (photos at the back of this Bulletin). After a 9km hike to and from the Southern Rockhole, we spent our first night at the main campground where some students showcased their skills for cooking on an open-fire, playing a game of ‘hot-potato’, and roasting marshmallows. The evening concluded with a wildlife walk with the goal of seeing some nocturnal animals within the park. We were delighted to see nailtail wallabies, flying foxes, curlews, and a special highlight was seeing a rare olive python. Stephen Van Den Broek was able to demonstrate his delicate wildlife skills during the python observation. On the second day, our planned 12km walk to Lily Ponds had to be changed because park rangers were conducting

seasonal burning-off in the area. We decided to move camp over to Edith Falls, approximately 1 hour drive to the north, and do an alternative 10km walk to Sweetwater Pool at Leliyn (Edith Falls). The students could not wait to get started on the hike, especially Joske and Jess, who were excited about getting to the final destination of Sweetwater (and drinking some of the clean natural spring water). We stopped for rests, drinks, tying shoe laces and food, and everyone was constantly amazed at the changing landscape and vegetation. Kaelan was especially excited to see a small python which he was able to gently pick up. Sweetwater Pool was everything we expected, beautiful clear water, an excellent and safe water-jump, and a marvellous series of cascades.

After a quick pack-up of the camp on the final morning, we unquestionably left the best until last, and did a short 2.5km loop via the ‘upper pool’ above Edith Falls. We climbed a steep hill, which climaxed with a view that pulled our eyes toward the impressive waterfall that could also be heard from afar. We descended down to the waterhole, and some students, especially Jax, displayed some impressive acrobatic skills with their ‘safety jumps’ into the what seemed like a bottomless pool below. We could see why tourists travel from all over the world to enjoy this wilderness area and reconnect with nature. After the swim and a short walk back to the bus, we hit the road and headed for home.

Overall, as a new teacher to Essington, as well as being new to the Top End, I was thoroughly impressed with both the wilderness aspect and the extraordinary group of students. I believe many students developed a greater appreciation of the natural environment. I certainly saw leadership, initiative, and self-confidence develop amongst all the students during the trip.

I would like to especially thank the accompanying staff members, Kate Allen and Shaun Theiber, for giving up their time to help with the trip to Nitmiluk. Their effort, support, and expertise was highly valued and appreciated throughout the excursion.

Rob McLachlan Outdoor Education Teacher

University of Melbourne Visit On Wednesday, John Paul, a representative from The University of Melbourne, visited the Essington Senior College. John Paul highlighted the many benefits of attending this university, and the pathways that need to be taken in order to gain acceptance.

He also talked about the Residential Colleges, and the criteria they use to select students. He made a special mention of how completing service in your local community is something the selection panel look for when assessing each individual student. As the majority of our students have completed one or more of The Duke of Edinburgh Awards where service is one of the components, they will have satisfied this criteria. Last year, four students from the Senior College were accepted into various programs at The University of Melbourne. Based on the feedback from students, we are likely to see the number grow next year.

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Nicole Fitzsimmons Foundation Visit Last week Kate Fitzsimons, founder of the Nicole Fitzsimons Foundation, visited the Essington Senior College to speak to our students about the importance of travel safety overseas (photo above). In 2012, Kate, who at the time was not much older than our current students, lost her sister in a sudden tragedy, whilst travelling in Thailand. During her presentation Kate focused on breaking down the sense of 'invincibility' many youth naively feel as they gain their independence upon finishing school. This is a very timely wake-up call for them in the lead up to Schoolies and overseas holidays that many take after the completion of Year 12. It was clear to see that Kate's story really left a lasting impact on the minds of our students, and about how suddenly the unthinkable can happen when pushing boundaries too far. To date, Kate has presented to over ten thousand students from all over Australia. The Foundation has raised much needed money which has been used to promote this very heartfelt message. Shaun Theiber Dean of Students

Sports Notices Calisthenics Championships Recently Demi Tcha competed at the Northern Territory Calisthenics Association 2015 Graceful Solo and Duo Championships. Demi was partnered by Lucy Edwards (who currently attends Darwin High School) in the Intermediate Duo Section. Demi and Lucy completed a faultless performance resulting in them winning the section. On behalf of everyone at the Senior College, I would like to congratulate Demi on this wonderful achievement, and wish her the best of luck at the upcoming Nationals. If your child has any great sporting achievements throughout the year please email shaun.theiber@essington.nt.edu.au and this will be acknowledged in the Bulletin, and on occasions, at Assembly. Shaun Theiber

Dean of Students

Duke of Edinburgh Notices If you are yet to start the Award and would like more information, please see Mr Theiber at the Senior College. I encourage all our participants to continue to log their hours on the Online Record Book. If you are having any issues with this, please see Mr Theiber for assistance.

Shaun Theiber

Dean of Students

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Lucy Edwards and Demi Tcha

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General Notices Music Notices Academy of Youth Arts Northern Territory We welcome the following students who have commenced instrumental lessons with the Academy of Youth Arts NT Music Program in Term 2: Guitar- Samson Bament, Matthew

Brownscombe, Brendan Hall, Steele Martin, Sofia-Rose Hampson, Bella Lee, Panagiotis Papadakis, Lachlan McAllister, Lincoln Pratt, Harrison Schultz, Yves Dornier, Basil Tom, Michael Dimasi, Samhitha Heraganahally, Masakazu Kaganoi, Joseph Borg, and Dirk Lawrie

Piano - Mia Phillipps-Lewis, Brooklyn Engels, Marlon Cryer, Maria Borras -McCrorey, Eleanor Justin, Mikiah Lawrence, Lucy Meehan Lee, Suzanne Moore, Nikeeta Vrodos, Athanasios Kourkoulis, Kiran Samjowan, Gabrielle Hawkins, Izabella Demasi-Chapman, Isabella Caputi, Emily Russell, Joshua Majoni, and Nyasha Majoni

Violin - Koorosh Taheri, Ava Cameron, and Chelsea Whitehead

Saxophone – Mia Hardcastle Drums – Brett Bandias, Paras

Agarwal, Dylan Lucas, Charles Harrison, Josh Cameron, Shainthra Birabaharan, Lucas Cova, and Leila Higgins.

Joining our instrumental teaching team are Aiyrin Oliver and Julius Crawford. Aiyrin, alumni, will be teaching piano lessons to students on a Wednesday, and Julius will be teaching guitar on a Monday and Friday. Both music tutors and students have settled in well and are enjoying their lessons. A reminder to all students involved in the instrumental and vocal music program through the Academy of Youth Arts Northern Territory music program, to return their completed enrolment forms to the Music Centre. Please place the enrolment form in the purple folder on the table next to the pink tray, or alternatively, they can be e-mailed to music@essington.nt.edu.au.

Thank you to all parents who have already returned their enrolment forms. Students currently receiving vocal and instrumental lessons have been enrolled automatically from Term 1, and are encouraged to continue with

their lessons for a minimum of one term. Occasionally we have students who cannot continue with their instrumental and vocal lessons due to other commitments. If tuition is to cease at the end of Term 2, the Music Tutor and Music Administration Coordinator must be informed in writing before the end of the term. This will enable teachers to plan for the following term and place students who are currently on our waiting list. Music Recital Our Music Recital will be taking place on Friday 5

th June in our School

Auditorium. Could guests please be seated at 6:20pm as we will be commencing the evening at 6:30pm sharp. A reminder to students who need to tune their instruments to be there no later than 6:00pm. Admission is by gold coin donation. We look forward to the Music students showcasing their talents. Junior School Lunch Time Concert Calling all our Junior School Musicians… our Music Captains will be hosting a Lunch Time Concert in the Library on Tuesday 2

nd June. If you

are interested in volunteering to perform at this music concert, please sign up at the Music Office. Music Jam Session and BBQ on the Oval A huge thank you to our teachers, Gemma Keirl and Sara Materazzo, and our Student Representative Council members for running the BBQ at the Middle School Jam Session on Tuesday during lunch. The audience were very encouraging and a great support for our musicians. Thank you to Mr Ambrose and Duke Gordon for their assistance. We thank Caitlyn Woodcock, Fraser McMahan-Judd, Sjaida Sayers, and the Year 9 trio for their performances at the Jam Session. For Sale - Preloved Good Quality Violin Franz Josef ¼ size with a bow buddie - $100. Please enquire at the Music Office if you are interested in purchasing this violin. Dates to Diarise Junior School Lunch Time Concert -

Tuesday 2nd

June Music Recital - Friday 5

th June

Middle School Jam Session on the Oval - Tuesday 9

th June

Preschool Graduation- Wednesday 10

th June - solo performances

Holiday Excellence in Music Workshops - Wednesday 15

th July,

Thursday 16th July, Friday 17

th July

Leanne Bakker Music Administration Coordinator

Dance Notices Youth on Health (YOH) Fest The Youth on Health (YOH) Fest is Friday 5

th June. We have one hundred

and fifteen students competing against other Darwin schools. Our dance items include: ‘Spirit of the Anzacs’ - Wednesday

Dance fitness Year 3-5 ‘On the Battlefield’ – Commando

Boys (Yearr 6 & 9) ‘On the Home Front’ – Year 6/7

Contemporary & Year 8 Elective classes

‘Surviving Post War’ – Year 9 elective classes

Rehearsals will be conducted throughout the day in the Auditorium on Friday 5

th June. The students will

also be transported by bus to the Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC) for a stage rehearsal during the day (departing school at 1:00pm and returning at 4:15pm). The performance commences at 6:30pm at DEC, with general seating tickets available for purchase for $14 through DEC. Performer subsidised tickets at $7 each can also be purchased for the students to watch the other dance items during the night. WAR Dance Showcase Our WAR Dance Showcase is now less than 3 weeks away! Our recent dress rehearsal demonstrated that the show is shaping up to be an excellent production. Please review the schedule for the upcoming rehearsals on Saturday 13

th and Sunday 14

th

June. If you have any concerns regarding these, please contact Ms Lisa.

MISSING VIOLA

Strasser 1/2 size viola Serial No. S5104

If you have seen a lonely viola around the School, please notify the

Music Office.

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General Notices

Please note our outdoor performance venue has changed to The Darwin Waterfront precinct on the peninsular lawns. All details regarding rehearsal times and dates have not changed. Tickets for the Auditorium performances are on sale now and are selling fast with Tuesday evening almost sold out! They can be booked through Phone: 8985 0100 or foed@essington.nt.edu.au. Donations will be accepted for the outdoor performance.

Date Claimers:

16-18th June

Junior & Middle School Dance

Showcase “WAR”

22-26th June

Singapore Dance Trip

11-15th July

Swingtastic Swing Dance Festival

www.swingdancent.com

15th July

Sydney Dance Company at DEC

Mid-September

Stage 2 Dance students’ Moderation

Performance.

For more information regarding Junior and Middle School Dance, please contact Ms Lisa: lisa.svara@essington.nt.edu.au, and for Senior School Dance please

contact Ms Noonan: Joanna.noonan@essington.nt.edu.au Lisa Svara Dance Teacher

Language Corner Language Perfect Weekly Update It has been another big week with Language Perfect this week, with a number of students participating in the Language Perfect World Championships. This has seen their overall Language Perfect scores increase. Congratulations to the following students: Year 5 Blue Certificate (500 points)

Harvey White (Indonesian) Year 6 Blue Certificate (500 points)

Mahek Shah (Indonesian) Emily Russell (Indonesian) Lily Blackman (Indonesian)

Year 7 Gold (4000 points)

Aditya Budhavaram (Japanese) Abby Scott (Japanese)

Silver (2000 points) Freya Sklenars (Japanese) Jasmine Lay (Japanese) April Rummery-Lamb (Japanese) Georgia Brohier (Japanese)

Bronze (1000 points) Otto Blum (Japanese) Harrison Yap (Japanese) April Rummery-Lamb (Japanese) Max Anderson (Japanese) Isaac Barnes (Japanese) Chiara Randazzo (Italian) Nikolaos Agapitos (Japanese) Jalaena Santos (Japanese) Mia Hardcastle (Japanese)

Blue (500 points) Sophie Hatton (Japanese) Georgia McAllister (Japanese) Haylee Inkster (Japanese) Ruby Michaels (Japanese) Shaniece Nair (Japanese) Chiara Randazzo (Italian)

Year 8 Gold (4000 points)

Joe Christie (Japanese) Joe Christie (Chinese) Aari Oliphant-Hand (Japanese) Leila Heinrich (Japanese)

Silver (2000 points) Joe Christie (Japanese) Joe Christie (Chinese) Aari Oliphant-Hand (Japanese) Leila Heinrich (Japanese)

ABSENTEE PHONE LINES

The Essington School Darwin:

8985 0150

Senior College: 8946 6388

WIN TICKETS

Protect Yourself Movie Night

Keep watch on the Neighbourhood Watch NT Facebook page for your

chance to WIN A DOUBLE PASS to see ‘Jurassic World’ on Thursday

25 June at BCC Darwin.

Open for people aged 13-18 years.

T & C’s Apply

NEIL MURRAY

One Man And A Guitar Tour

Friday 5th June The Darwin Railway Club

Neil is one of Australia’s most influential song men, and has

contributed extensively to our musical heritage, through his solo career and

as a pioneering member of the legendary Warumpi Band.

Tickets and enquiries: Phone: 8981 4171, or

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/neil-mu

UNIFORM SHOP HOURS

Our Uniform Shop is open:

Mon, Wed 8:00am - 9:00am

Tues 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Fri 8:00am - 9:30am

YOGA CLASSES

Children 4-12 years

Adolescents

Pre-natal

Mums and Bubs

Please contact the office for days and times (includes Saturdays!)

Casual Rate: $10 Attend 10 classes, get one free

with 10 session pass $85

Yoga Instructor - Brayley Campbell

11 Marsh Street, Millner

Phone: 8985 6067 Email:

admin@steppingstonestherapy.com.au

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General Notices Ashley Setterfield (Japanese) Evan Jape (Chinese)

Bronze (1000 points) Joe Christie (Japanese) Joe Christie (Chinese) Joe Christie (Indonesian) Aari Oliphant-Hand (Japanese) Alexandra Falhammar (Japanese) Jaz Dalton (Japanese) Eden Lawson (Japanese) Royce Ocampo (Japanese) Evan Jape (Japanese) Evan Jape (Chinese)

Blue (500 points) Joe Christie (Japanese) Joe Christie (Chinese) Joe Christie (Indonesian) Alexandra Falhammar (Japanese) Jaz Dalton (Japanese) Royce Ocampo (Japanese) Kengo Hamaguchi (Japanese) Joshua Adigun (Japanese) Amy Chisholm (Japanese) Rosalie Frichot (Japanese) Miah Wallace (Japanese) Reagan Wilkins (Japanese) Evan Jape (Chinese) Evan Jape (Japanese)

Year 9 Silver (2000 points)

Jermain Daet (Japanese) Bronze (1000 points)

Dakota Pope (Japanese) Chris Silva (Japanese) Chris Silva (Spanish)

Language Perfect World Championship Students have continued to work tirelessly in the Language Perfect World Championships as we approach the end of the competition. As the Bulletin goes to print, we have forty-six students who have reached certificate level this year. We have doubled this from last year. Well done to all the students that have participated and earned points. We will have a formal announcement of scores in the Bulletin next week. Indonesian with Ibu Putu Ibu Putu would like to congratulate the following students this week:

Bayley Pennuto (6D) for his ability to recall vocabulary.

Lauren O’Brien (5B) for always listening attentively.

Justin Lay (5A) for listening attentively.

Japan in a Word

一言日本語

ひとこと にほんご Each week the Japanese students would like to introduce our school community to some cultural and linguistic information about Japan in our new section “Japan in a Word”. This week’s word comes straight from the Japan Foundation website (www.jpf.org.au) and has been selected by Skye Lavelle (Year 9 Japanese).

涙活 (るいかつruikatsu) Tear Seeking

Most people know what it feels like when you cry and get the feeling of having a huge weight lifted off your shoulders. Now in Japan, this has created a new social phenomenon called “rui-katsu” which is translated in English as “tear-seeking”. Rui-katsu

(涙活) comes from the word なみだ

(涙), meaning tears and いかす(活), meaning to leverage. Instead of crying by yourself, Tokyo is suggesting to Japanese citizens that the best thing to do is to sit in a room with other people and cry while watching tear-jerking films together. They believe that this is a way to release stress. This happens a few times a month, and apart from watching sad movies, they will also listen to depressing music or read out sad poetry. Linda White Middle School Languages Coordinator

Community Sports Notices Notice Board In the Auditorium we have a notice board for all sports notices and community events. If you have any notices you would like attached to this board, please drop them off at the Sports Office or email a copy through.

Student Achievements in

Sport Please remember to email through any

sporting achievements to

sport@essington.nt.edu.au

TEXT BOOKS

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