OUR MISSION

A community that ignites curiosity and prepares children for

the future.

OUR VALUES

Respect, Responsibility and Integrity

IMPORTANT DATES:

3/4 Sleepover

Fri Aug 2 - Sat Aug 3

Picnic Day Holiday Monday Aug 5

Board Meeting

Thursday Aug 8

Science Week Mon 12 Aug - Fri Aug 16

School Photos

Tues Aug 13 - Wed Aug 14

3 Way Conferences Tues Aug 13 - Fri Aug 16

Annual School Perception

Survey Mon Aug 12 - Fri Aug 30

Questacon Incursion Wednesday Aug 21

NOTES HOME

NCCD 3/4 Sleepover movie School Photos Questacon Science

Circus Class notes

3/4 Buhler 1/2 Way 5/6 Edie

SUPERVISION PROVIDED BETWEEN

7:50am TO 2:45pm

Thank you to our whole school community for attending and making our Durack Japanese Matsuri such a success. We received some excellent feedback from parents on our Facebook Survey and look forward to holding a similar event at the same time next year. Just a reminder that this week is the last week we can offer refunds on our Durack dollars. We had a great start to the term with NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) celebrations happening on Thursday 24th July. All students had the opportunity to rotate around a variety of activities which shared different aspects of Indigenous and Torres Strait Island culture and history. I would like to acknowledge the contribution from NORFORCE and NTSGAC (Northern Territory Stolen Generation and Aboriginal Corporation) for their time and assistance in making this day so relevant to our students. Please see pictures of this day in this newsletter. This afternoon we are holding a reporting parent forum, seeking feedback on our reports to ensure they are meeting our parents’ needs and expectations. If you are unable to attend this afternoon, then I encourage you to send feedback to me directly at joanne.jefferson@ntschools.net, so that we can capture as many opinions (both good and bad), to inform our reports in Term 4. Another tool we use at Durack School to work with our parents on their child’s learning is through 3 Way Conferences. This is where our students LEAD the conversation with both their parent/s and teacher. Through the use of goal setting and identifying what support the student will need from school and home to achieve their goal, we believe this is an authentic opportunity for students to become ‘agents of change’ and independent lifelong learners. We are holding 3 Way Conferences from Tuesday 13th August to Friday 16th August and using an online booking system. Details on how to book can be found in this newsletter and will also be sent home in a note later this week. During the same week as 3 Way Conferences (12th August) we also have school photos happening and Science Week activities. School photos information has already gone home and requires online bookings and payments BEFORE the photos are taken, so I encourage you to do this as soon as possible. For Science Week and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, students will be participating in projects related to the moon landing e.g. building rockets, moon rovers and moon base stations. This is then followed by a Questacon show here at school the following week, which notes have already gone home for payment of $5. Our school’s annual Perception Survey will be conducted this year from Monday 12th August to Friday 30th August 2019. This is an essential opportunity for us to collect as much feedback as possible on a range of areas across the school. We survey parents, students and staff, then use this feedback to plan our improvement journey the following year. These surveys are online and a

July 31st 2019 Term 3 Newsletter No. 11

Website address: http://durackschool.nt.edu.au/

Phone: 89977555 Email: durack.school@ntschools.net

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dignity and Determination

ABSENCES Please contact the school

if your child is absent.

This may be done in the following ways:

phoning the office

on 89977555 note to your child's

teacher emailing the school durack.school@ntschools.net

email via school website

http://durackschool.nt.edu.au/

Skoolbag app If your child is absent for

three or more consecutive days, a doctors certificate is required. Please see

Department of Education guidelines for further

information.

Updating Information

If you have changed any of your details such as

address, phone number, medical conditions or any other information please inform us at the office so

we are able to update your child’s records.

Student Banking

Student Dollarmite Banking is done each

Friday. If you are interested in opening an account for your child we can provide you with an information pack at the

office. Some names are intentionally left off this publication due to permissions. If you would

like to update your child's details, please see the ladies in the office.

THE FROGS ARE WATCHING …...

MAKE SURE YOU’RE DOING THE RIGHT THING AT

ASSSEMBLY!

special note will go home to all families, as well as on Facebook and Skoolbag when the survey is open. Last year we only had 57 parent responses out of a possible 1000 parents in our school. I am hoping this will increase in 2019. This term I will be focusing on school attendance and contacting families where student’s attendance is below 80% and inviting parents to a meeting to work out a plan of support to increase their child’s attendance. If there are any parents who are struggling to get their child to school every day, then I encourage you to make contact with me, so that we can work out a support plan to assist you. As part of our efforts to support students and ensure consistency for our students across the school, our Wellbeing Committee has been working on the current process for our On Track at Durack Awards. As a result, this term we are changing the expectation for our Early Childhood students and asking that they collect 10 keys to success ‘mini awards’ BEFORE they get an On Track at Durack Award at assembly. They will still need one of each colour, but now must have 10 altogether. This has always been the case for our students from Year 3 and above. Teachers will be working with students in class to ensure they understand the change. One of our current student Vice-Captains has unfortunately moved interstate, therefore we are holding elections for a new male Vice-Captain. This week at assembly we will be hearing our 3 nominee’s election speeches and then classes will vote using the voting cards provided. Good luck Rhys, Jackson and Deacon! Also at assembly this week we have Year 1/2 Way entertaining us. See you at assembly or at our Durack School Board meeting, Thursday 8th August at 5.30pm in the staffroom. Jo Jefferson Principal

On Track AT DURACK

Kelsea-Rose Wright

Alicja Uzulin

Hannah

Audrey McKerrell

Arriane Dela Cruz

Kevin Li

Kenan Carr

Oscar

Eli Birchall

Daniel Berry

Sebastian Collard

Dezmond Brennan

Khaleesi Fluri

Individual and Sibling order envelopes can be collected from the office if you do not want to order online.

Sibling photographs will ONLY be taken if a PAID order has been made.

Durack School Photographs will be taken on

Tuesday August 13th and Wednesday August 14th

TUESDAY 13TH - FRIDAY 16TH AUGUST

8trex

PR M/T Pollock 80.00%

PR M/T Lynch 91.67%

PR W/Th Pollock 89.29%

PR W/Th Lynch 100.00%

T/1 Henderson 86.27%

Transition Fox 92.45%

Transition Hawkett 100.00%

Transition Fullarton 85.71%

Year 1/2 Robbins 92.36%

Year 1/2 Short 89.68%

Year 1/2 Reeves 84.55%

Year 1/2 McNeil 98.15%

Year 1/2 Camigla 92.98%

Year 1/2 Way 84.85%

Year 3/4 Bykowski 95.65%

Year 3/4 Buhler 90.35%

Year 3/4 Sibenaler 90.91%

Year 3/4 Fluri 84.13%

Year 3/4 Smith 90.00%

Year 5/6 Kaur 86.67%

Year 5/6 Timms 92.75%

Year 5/6 Kellam 96.67%

Year 5/6 Ireland 82.26%

Year 5/6 Edie 96.83%

WHO WILL IT

BE?

HAVE YOU BEEN

AT SCHOOL

EVERY DAY THIS

TERM?

Durack School’s

Japanese MATSURI

Wow,Wow,Wow! What more can we say?

What a fantastic evening. Thank you to everyone

who came along and supported our Matsuri.

We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

Durack School’s

Japanese MATSURI

Thank you to everyone that participated and

supported Durack School with our NAIDOC

Week activities. It was wonderful seeing

everyone celebrate the Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander culture. Students enjoyed rock

painting, bark painting, tasting damper with

rosella jam and bush honey and were very

intrigued listening to a Stolen Generation

survivor, retelling her story. We were very

lucky to watch a Torres Strait Islander family

showcase their songs and dances with us and

students got to have a turn at some of their

own moves. Everyone is looking forward to

more NAIDOC week celebrations next year!

DURACK SCHOOL SPORTING MEMORABILIA RAFFLE

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!

Golden Girl - Sally Pearson autographed shirt winner: JAN MILLS

Taylah Brewster and Alyssa & Taylor Finestone (Jan is their Grandma)

Lightning Bolt—Usain Bolt autographed shoe winner: FRANCISCO GODINHO

Durack Preschool

Expressions of

Interest

OPEN NOW

for Semester 2 2019 Semester 1 2020

Children who reside in Durack, Yarrawonga and Pinelands

or have a sibling already attending Durack School are eligible to enrol.

If your child is turning 4 after June 30th this year, they

are eligible to enrol after their birthday if places are available and with the understanding that the child will access more than 12 months of preschool.

If your child is turning 4 on or before June 30th 2020,

they are eligible to commence preschool at the beginning of next year.

Expression of interest forms are available from our office, or contact one of our staff members on 89977555 or email us at durack.school@ntschools.net