Bigger & BETTER Welcome to 2018 It has been wonderful to hear all the holiday stories from our returning students and fun getting to know our new ones. We have increased to 6 classes this year and added a new building plus we will soon be advertising the new position of Assistant Principal.

Kindergarten had a great first week with nearly all children making a smooth transition from Preschool. Tegan from the Drama Toolbox

team came to present an interactive puppet show called ‘First Day Jitters”. This helped the children to better understand some of the

anxiety they might be feeling in these first weeks and how to cope with it. The children were very engaged and loved all the puppet play.

It was lovely to see so many parents at our parent information evening. Education is a partnership between parents and teachers and produces successful students when we work together. Getting to

know each other is a great first step. If you were unable to attend this session and you have questions about curriculum or school procedures please enquire at the Office.

Over the summer holidays our Australian flag succumbed to the ravages of the weather and we desperately needed a new one on our return. Local Federal member for Barton, Linda Burney, came

to the rescue presenting a brand new flag to school leaders. Mr Ford promptly raised it up our flagpole and now it again proudly flies over our school. Thank you to everyone for making it happen.

This month two lovely players from the Swans AFL team came to participate in our fitness session. Angus Styles and Isaac Heeney who were supported by Jessica Atoui, spoke to the children and joined in the activities. It was fantastic that such local celebrities took

the time to come to our school. We acknowledged National Red Balloon Day on 28.02.18 by dressing up as our favourite community helper. The local Fire Brigade arrived on the day and the children were enthralled by the truck and the equipment. Stage 1 even had a turn using the fire hose and of course there those who managed to get wet. Lucky it was such a beautiful

sunny day. Through the generous donations from the community we raised $125 for the Bush Fire Brigade. Thank you for your generosity.

There is a new menu for lunch orders available from the Office. Please make sure that you know what you would like to order before you get to the window. Mrs Ford would also appreciate the correct money. Please do not send glass bottles to school with students as many have broken and this is a safety issue. Thanks.

Vanda Quinn

Principal

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K Blue Ali F: Good Listening skills Jada: Helping others Areeba: Being a good friend Sondor: Fantastic listening Aaliya: Knowing your letters Kenyon: Settling in school Leah: Fantastic counting to 20 Abbas: Settling in school Neola: Great artwork Valentina: Scissor skills Ninjin: Being a good leader Todo: Helping others

1 Yellow Nina: Working hard on Mathletics Lilly: Writing a good recount Sodoo: Participating in class discussions Rocky: Always sitting beautifully on mat Lamis: Great answers in Social Skills Anir: Doing her best at all times Ruby: Welcome to AWIS Tselmuun: Welcome to AWIS Dylan: Great throwing and catching skills Yusuf: Recreation of ‘Saturn 5’ in Science Nour E: Accuracy in Area Math lessons Filza: Fantastic result in her spelling test

1 Purple Margadmaa: Writing an awesome recount Zaynab: Consistent effort in all areas Ethan: Great work in nouns & verbs in grammar Leah: Settling in well Ali J: Great work in literacy Bilguun: Settling in well Joao: Writing a fantastic holiday recount Layla F: Awesome work in her first spelling test Anand: Transitioning well Jacobi: Excellent work in writing Johan: Always thinking scientifically Ayah: for a perfect score in her spelling test

AWARDS

2 Green Laila: Leadership in Yr2 Sukhtulga: Enthusiasm in Reading Zoara: Participation in all classroom activities Orla: Goal setting for Yr2 Daniel: Excellent learning behaviour Ayah: Attention to work Ethan: Engagement in Yr2 classroom Itgel: Transition to Yr2 Fatima: Leadership roles in the classroom Hussien M: Rocket building Khulan: Demonstrating great friendship Eny R: Writing recounts and creative story

K Red James: Following teachers instructions Bella: Always trying her best Hussein: Improved listening skills Giulianna: Settling well Ali Elzein: Improved listening skills Natalia: Trying her best during activities Eliyah: Being a great friend Gegee: Settling into Kindergarten Bodi: Great listening Sara: Always trying her best to complete work Ami: Contributing to class discussions Anusha: Great co-operation in small groups

K Pink Ethan: Hard work in Science Jayden: Participating in class discussions Dodo: Taking pride in her work Sodo B:Engagement in Drama Toolbox Joao Vitor: Participating in phonics lessons Caitlin: Being a friendly class member Hassan: Settling into Kindergarten Hussein J: Being a great class helper Aanandita: Following instructions Sawson: Participating in Math lessons Charlize KC: Engaging in reading groups Moojig: Making a rabbit

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Arabic Hassan K: Tracing his name in Arabic Nour E: Learning the Arabic word for ‘transport’ Orla: Learning transport words in Arabic Hussein J: Tracing his name in Arabic Ali J: Spelling 2 Arabic words independently Laila E: Spelling Arabic words correctly Abbas: Copying his name in Arabic Amir: Spelling in Arabic Mia: Writing a simple Arabic sentence

Jellybeans Khalangoo: Adjusting well into preschool Bilguun: Being helpful Nasanbayar: Being creative Ashid-Munkh: Sharing with his friends Subeedei: Beautiful Chinese New Year Craft Tselmeg: Following 5L’s on mat Mohammad D: Wearing his hat outdoors Kira O: Sitting beautifully on the mat Lilly P: Being keen during music lesson

Rainbows Layla K:Being a good friend Munk-Oyun: Creative dancing Nour K: Great drawing and colouring Adam: Helping at pack away time Tonia: Beautiful painting Nandin: Wonderful listening Zeinab S: Playing nicely with friends Ali J: Fantastic artwork of his family Abbas F: Adjusting well to Preschool

Crunch and Sip Awards

Badral Jack Khuslen Unku

Kalia Bon Sodo Sandy

Zara Billy B Enny O Eny R

Zac Chingun S Hassan B

Zahraa F Maddison Yesukhei

Amari Alisha Naranbilguun

Ebi Nasanbayer Ali El-Najjar

Giuliana Tulga Tselmeg Ingaa

Tytus Jawad Abdul

SOCIAL SKILL

AWARDS

Bon Leah Rocky

Zahraa F Dylan M Zaynab E

Phillip H Ali J Daniel L

BOOK AWARDS

Gegee Dylan Ali J Abbas E Nour E Kalia

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January & February Birthdays……

John T(J) Tselmeg E(J) Unu(J) Ashid-Munkh (J)

Nasanbayer(J) Enkh-Ujin(J) Bilguun (J)

Layla(R)

Lenny(KR) Caitlin (KR) Indra(KR)

Bujmaa(KB) Sondor(KB) Ali F (KB)

KenyonKB) Khuslen(KB) Aaliya(KB)

Leah(1P) Ethan H(1P) Bilguun(1P)

Dylan(1Y) George(1Y) Nour E(1Y)

Member for Barton presenting our new flag

During the school holidays our Australian flag fell apart so our local federal member of parliament, Linda Burney came to school to present us with a new one. Thank you

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Stage 1 Return for 2018

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Kindy First Day Jitters

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Kindy First Day Jitters

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Red Balloon Day

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Red Balloon Day

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SWANS VISIT

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“As we have a piano at Arncliffe West,

Barbara has indicated that it maybe

possible to have lessons at school in the

mornings. I would love to see our piano

being played again.” Vanda Quinn

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