Dear Parents and Guardians

Over the past two weeks our students have engaged in an inter school house team volleyball competi-

tion. This competition has been highly competitive with the culmination of the winning house team to

compete against the teacher’s team (Chalkers) this coming Friday. Congratulations to Tasman who once

again were victorious and have been waiting all year to once again playoff against the mighty teachers.

Tasman are keen for a teacher rematch as they felt last year’s teacher win was only due to the sounding

of the bell which gave the teachers the winning advantage. As the captain of the teacher’s team we can’t

wait to once again be victorious and carry the flag for the teachers. We wish you well on Friday Tasman,

although the teachers confidence is high and we are keen to hang on to the trophy. Make sure you come

along and support your school team.

Teaching children to knit can be a very rewarding experience and over the past ten weeks our students

have engaged in fantastic art/knitting classes as featured at the front of the school. This program has been

a wonderful extension to our art program and I would like to thank Ms. Pozy and Mr. Al Oldfield for

their amazing contribution to this activity. Please take the time to look at the amazing knitting artifacts

around the school and especially the tree in front of the administration area.

As always if you are in the school grounds please feel free to drop in and say hello.

Graham Chadwick

Principal

Term 4 Week 7 Wednesday November 18th 2015

We celebrate life long learning in an innovative, challenging and

collaborative community environment.

Nightcliff

Primary Newsletter

Address: Cunjevoi Crescent

Nightcliff 0810

Email:

nightcliff.ps@ntschools.net Ph: 89 488 488

Fax: 89 488 499 Website: www.nightcliffprimary.nt.edu.au

SRC Halloween Disco The SRC Halloween Disco was a successful and fun event. We can now donate money raised over

the year to our selected charities, the Nepalese Earthquake appeal & Starlight Children Foundation. A

big thank you to all who attended and helped make this event a great night.

Greg Hauser and SRC Students.

The 7 Keys to Resilience

5 More has been participating in the Leader in Me program which promotes resilience based around the

7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey. The habits are:

Habit 1 — Be Proactive

Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3 — Put First Things First

Habit 4 — Think Win-Win

Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood

Habit 6 — Synergize

Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw

Learners use these habits, a health wheel and individualised data from NAPLAN Testing, PAT Testing,

ACER Testing and conferencing to set personal and learning goals that promote resilience while striving

for academic success.

Bridie Burkitt My habit is to: Habit 5 - Seek first to under-

stand, then to be under stood

Strategies: I will listen to the teacher without inter-

rupting or putting up my hand when

she is speaking

When in groups I will let others speak

before me so they can voice their

ideas and I can see things from their

viewpoints Evidence: I will not have interrupted and

listen more

My personal/learning goal is: To be energetic

in the morning.

My strategies are:

Get to bed at 8:00pm.

Get up at 7:00am.

My evidence is:

I will not be tired at school.

My evaluation is:

By the end of the time period I will not be

tired at school or home.

FLETCHER

Katie Howard

My habit is: Habit 7- Sharpen the Saw

My strategies are: -I can keep myself healthy by eating

healthy foods, exercising my body and

getting lots of sleep. - I can also separate my school life

from my personal life by doing all my

work at school so I have nothing to

worry about at home. -I will do my homework each night

but I won’t do any other work.

My evidence is:

I will have time for my family and will

not be stressed out when I get home.

Pal Patel

My habit is:

Habit 6-synergize, together is better

My strategies: Working in groups

Including others ideas and opinions

Learning their strategies

My evidence: I will have lots of ideas in my brain next time

Others will have trust in me

Venashia shields

My habit is: habit 4- Think win-win

My Strategies:

I will listen to people when they talk to me

and I will make them feel better.

When I see people down I will talk to them

and say nice things to them so they don’t feel down.

My Evidence: I will listen to people all the time

and see how I can help them and make them feel better.

Jamal My learning goal is: To get better at my writing Strategies:

Use question marks and apostrophes Whenever I write a story. Use a dictionary to find new words.

Evidence: Write a story for homework. I’ll be better at my writing

Ella Morgan

My personal goal is: I will drink more water.

My strategies are:

I will bring a water bottle in every day.

I will also drink a litre of water per day.

My evidence is: I will be more hydrated and ready to learn.

Dates to Remember Monday 16th November School Council Meeting Tuesday 1st December Year 6 Graduation Dinner Friday 4th December Presentation Assembly 8:30am Thursday 1oth December Last Day of Term Monday 25 January 2016 School resumes Tuesday 26th January Australia Day (Public Holiday )

Dear NPS Community, Pleased be advised of a NEW Safety House in our area:

Erica and Anthony McCallum 9 Gardenia St

Nightcliff

Are you leaving Nightcliff Primary School

or know of any families who plan on enrolling at our school next

year? Please come in and see the

office staff