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From the Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians
Last week our library was a buzz of exciting
activities as our school celebrated Book Week.
This year’s theme, “One World, Many Stories”
introduced our students to a diverse range of
stories from all around the world. Our Book
Week festivities culminated with our whole
school assembly on Friday, it was wonderful to
see so many students and staff members dressing
as their favourite book characters!
Congratulations to Mrs Jo Galvin, our teacher
librarian, who did an outstanding job; planning,
organising and generating enthusiasm for our
book week. Next week will be a bumper edition
with some of the happy snaps of the occasion
included in the flyer.
Australian Children’s Author, Mem Fox, is
renowned for her passionate views about the
importance of reading to children. The website
http://www.memfox.net/welcome.html features
some practical tips and ideas. The following is
an excerpt from Mem’s website:
No 24 2.9.2011
Dates to Note
Father’s Day Breakfast Friday September 2
Father’s day stall Friday September 2
Blue light Disco September 8
Assembly 3/2 Oates Friday 9 September
No Instrumental Lessons due to BEAT Thursday 15 September
Assembly 2/1 Dzulkifly Friday 16 September
Council Meeting Wednesday September 21
‘Celebrating the NT’ Concert Wednesday September 28
Swimming Carnival Friday 30 September
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Mem Fox's Ten read-aloud commandments:
1.Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day
reading aloud.
2.Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story
three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before
they can begin to learn to read.
3.Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice and
don't be dull, or flat, or boring. Hang loose and be loud,
have fun and laugh a lot.
4.Read with joy and enjoyment: real enjoyment for yourself
and great joy for the listeners.
5.Read the stories that the kids love, over and over and over
again, and always read in the same 'tune' for each book: i.e.
with the same intonations on each page, each time.
6.Let children hear lots of language by talking to them
constantly about the pictures, or anything else connected to
the book; or sing any old song that you can remember; or
say nursery rhymes in a bouncy way; or be noisy together
doing clapping games.
7.Look for rhyme, rhythm or repetition in books for young
children, and make sure the books are really short.
8.Play games with the things that you and the child can see on
the page, such as letting kids finish rhymes, and finding the
letters that start the child's name and yours, remembering
that it's never work, it's always a fabulous game.
9.Never ever teach reading, or get tense around books.
10. Read aloud every day because you just love being with
your child, not because it's the right thing to do. This is as
important for fathers as it is for mothers!
Take the time to not only read to your child but also to engage them
in a discussion about what they have read. Too often we focus on
the “level” of book a child is reading, or whether or not they are
reading chapter books and/or novels. As educators we always focus
on the degree to which a child is comprehending, engaging with
and reflecting on the text that they have read. Skilled readers
interact with the text and can:
Predict what will happen next in a story using clues presented
in text
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Create questions about the main idea, message, or plot of the
text
Monitor understanding of the sequence, context or characters
Clarify parts of the text which have confused them
Connect the events in the text to prior knowledge of
experience
Some simple activities that parents can do to help develop their
child’s “interaction” with a text include:
Younger readers –
Have them retell the story to you – prompt them with “what
happened next?”
Ask them their favourite part of the story/their favourite character
Older readers (years 3+) –
Have them read a variety of texts – newspapers, magazines, cereal
boxes ask them –
- Who do you think wrote this text?
- What is the purpose of this text? E.g. why do we need
newspapers
- Do you agree/disagree with what has been written? Why?
Most importantly remember that every child has different strengths
and challenges, it is fruitless comparing your child’s development
to anothers, even their siblings. When you have concerns always
remember to talk to your child’s teacher, they are a wealth of
knowledge and can provide you with guidance and reassurance.
Focus on your child’s strengths and celebrate them, success always
builds on success and will ensure that your child develops a healthy
love of learning and school.
Yours in education,
Miss Aderyn Chatterton
Principal
BULLYING:
Know the Risk Factors before Bullying Begins
There is no one single cause of bullying. Rather, individual, family,
peer, school, and community factors can place someone at risk for
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being bullied or for bullying others. Even if a child has one or more
of the risk factors, it does not mean that they will bully or will
become bullied.
Who is At Risk for Being Bullied?
Generally, children, teens and young adults who are bullied:
Do not get along well with others
Are less popular than others
Have few to no friends
Do not conform to gender norms
Have low self esteem
Are depressed or anxious
Who is At Risk for Bullying Others?
Some people who at risk for bullying others are well-connected to
their peers, have social power, and at least one of the following:
Are overly concerned about their popularity
Like to dominate or be in charge of others
Others at risk for bullying others are more isolated from their peers
and may have any of the following:
Are depressed or anxious
Have low self esteem
Are less involved in school
Are easily pressured by peers
Do not identify with the emotions or feelings of others
Other risk factors for bullying others include the following:
Being aggressive
Have less parent involvement
Think badly of others
Are impulsive
Are hot-headed and easily frustrated
Have difficulty following rules
View violence in a positive way
What Does Not Increase Risk?
Location. There are no differences in rates of bullying for
urban, suburban, or rural communities. Bullying happens
everywhere.
School Size. The overall percentage of students being bullied
does not vary based on school size, although bullying does
happen more often in larger schools.
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Gender. Boys and girls are just as likely to be involved in
bullying. Forms of bullying may vary by gender; for
instance, some research has found that girls are more likely
to bully others socially.
http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/risk_factors/index.html
MRS MELISSA BRETHERTON TRANSITION:
Hello to everyone,
I am delighted to be returning to
Parap Primary School. As some of
you would be aware, I was lucky
enough to spend the majority of
last term working in the Preschool.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time there
and was sad when it was time for
me to leave. So when the
opportunity arose to return to
Parap, I could just not say no.
I have already had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know
some of you but for those of you I am yet to meet, here is just a
little bit about me. I am originally from Brisbane and moved to the
Territory at the beginning of 2007. Since moving to the Territory I
have had the opportunity to work in a range of remote, rural and
urban schools and each one has taught me something new. I have a
Bachelor of Education (Primary) and a Bachelor of Teaching and
Learning (Early Childhood).
I believe that all children are unique with distinct learning needs
and because of this belief I endeavour to provide a program which
provides for individual growth and development. I believe it is
important to create an environment where children feel safe,
confident and supported so that they explore, be challenged and
make mistakes without fear. I believe that children should have
some ownership over their own learning and behaviour and I use a
range of strategies in my classroom to help the children to develop
ownership and independence.
I know that the remainder of the year is going to be an exciting and
fun time for all of us. I look forward to getting to know all of you.
Mellissa Bretherton (Ms B)
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PERCEPTUAL MOTOR PROGRAM:
The Early Years at Parap Primary
School are trialing a Perceptual
Motor Program called Gateways to
Literacy. Gateways to Literacy is
an integrated program of oral
language, phonological awareness,
and perceptual /sensory motor skill
development for five to eight year
old learners. It has been developed
by Early Years teachers in
conjunction with speech
pathologists and occupational
therapists. In addition to
developing oral language, it also
aims at developing the following
skills:
-Balance
-Crossing the Midline
-Eye/hand and eye/foot
coordination
-Visual motor control
The Perceptual Motor Program
runs on Monday-Wednesday of
every week at Parap Primary.
Classes from Transition to 2/1
participate in this program
once/twice a week. The students
participate in 5 stations involving
physical activity like crawling,
climbing, bouncing balls, throwing
and catching etc. This is
accompanied by oral language
opportunities. i.e. structured
questions, answers and statements
about what they are doing. The
sessions are conducted for 30
minutes each, with each group
spending 4-5 minutes at each
station. Each station works
effectively when an adult conducts
and supervises the station i.e. gives
instructions, asks questions and
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supervises the activity. Each station
has an activity card to provide the
adult with prompts and activity
descriptions.
You can speak to your child’s
classroom teacher to volunteer your
help with the Perceptual Motor
Program. Here are some fantastic
photos of some of our Early Years
classes having fun!
ASSEMBLY WEEK 7 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9:
Miss Oates 3/2, Ms Chin’s instrumental group and some of Ms
Oksana’s guitar group will be performing at our next school
assembly starting at 9.15am. Please come along and enjoy the
children’s performances.
MERIT CERTIFICATES AWARDED FRIDAY 26 August 2011
CLASS STUDENT T Goveas Holly Mowat & Grace LI-Hunnam
T Rowe Charlotte Cowan & Gabriella Hansch
T/1 Oliver Lakitah White & Harry McDowell
T/1 Knowles Sebastian Dela Pena & Margaret
O’Loughlin
T/1 Paddison Freddie Hoe Connor Miller
2/1 Dzulkifly Declan Harper & Benjamin Kronk
2/1 Grant Kelly Walters & Jack Sweeney
3/2 Berger Jermaine Pearson & Fatima Issah Bandao
3/2 Oates Riley Trott & Lacey Sant
3/2 Mc Kibbon Christian Johnson-Thomas & Jakob Beard
4/3 Brown Ben Jungfer & Ruby Surtees
4/3 Woronuik Ethan Roberts & Grace Henderson
5/4 Baker Brown Cooper Hurst & Michael Freeman
5/4 Reynolds Isabelle Henderson & Heidi Hansch
6/5 Cann Paul Rigas & Grainne Mowat
6/5 Hanssen Josiah Walker &Ruby Chirgwin-Schmidt
6/5 Hyke Tanicqwa Pearson-Parsons & Mark
Espiritu
THANK YOU:
A big thank you to Carolyn Little for
making the teacher's duty bags.
Thank you for spending your time,
money and efforts on making twenty
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six yard duty bags for teachers to use out in the playground. They
are fantastic!
Much appreciated
From all the staff at Parap
Blue Light Disco
Time to Dance!!
Thursday 8 September
Year Transition – Year 2 4.00 – 5.30pm
Year 3 – Year 6 6.00 – 7.30pm
$2 Entry
Pizza, drinks and chips for sale
Glow sticks and bands for sale
FATHER’S DAY:
2011 Father’s Day Stall Don’t forget to bring along some money as there will be plenty of
opportunities to purchase a lovely gift for father’s day at our stall
which will be held in the “Art Room” on September 2, 2011.
Father’s Day Breakfast
To All The Parap Dads
You are invited to the Parap Primary School Father’s Day Breakfast
Friday, 2 September 7.45am-8.15am
ORCHIDS FOR SALE:
I have orchids - strap leaf Vanda Arachnis Maggi Wei for sale
$5/metre. Please contact Ms Cann Parap Primary School
BIKES FOR SALE:
2 children’s bicycles, good condition, black and red, purchased
from K9 Cycles. $75 each. One suits 6 to 8 year old, one suits 10 to
12 year old. Phone Heidi 89 814253