newsletter, wednesday 22nd november, term 4
TRANSCRIPT
Larrakeyah Primary School is a member
of the Darwin City Schools and in
partnership with Darwin Middle School,
Darwin High School, Northern Territory
Open Education Centre, Ludmilla
Primary School, Stuart Park Primary
School and Parap Primary School.
Newsletter, Wednesday 22nd November, Term 4
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This week we are all looking forward to our whole school concert “Under The Big Top”. The
students have been practising very hard and it promises to be an outstanding performance.
“Under The Big Top” will be at the Darwin Entertainment Centre this Friday 24th November at
7pm.
If you have not yet purchased your tickets, you will need to do so asap. Tickets can be
purchased either online www.yourcentre.com.au or from the DEC Box Office. $30 adult and
$12 child or concession holders. There is no charge for Larrakeyah Primary students who will
be performing. As the concert is “out of normal school hours”, Larrakeyah Primary students
can only attend if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. Any Larrakeyah Primary
students attending who are not participating in the Performance must be seated with their
parents and a ticket needs to be purchased for them.
There may currently be a wait list for tickets as the concert has sold out. DEC is looking at
releasing some seats upstairs for ticket sales. You will need to be quick to purchase these
seats as there is limited availability.
Please read the information letter that has been sent home by class teachers recently. This is
important information for parents as the letter outlines times for students to arrive, meeting
areas, footwear, etc.
We look forward to seeing you at the concert.
Regards,
Fathma Mauger
Principal
Enrolment at Larrakeyah Primary School in 2018
Please complete if your children will not be (other than year 6 students) attending Larrakeyah Primary School in
2018. Return to the office by email, [email protected] or hard copy as soon as possible.
My child /children will not be attending Larrakeyah Primary School in 2018.
Names of child / children ____________________________________________________
Year Level/s _____________________
Parent Name
Signature:_______________________________________
Calling on Donation For our CHRISTMAS RAFFLE !!!!
We are seeking donations towards our Christmas raffle. Gift cards or items that could be included in a hamper would be much
appreciated . Please drop off to the school office by Friday 8th of November. Thank you LPS Board Fundraising Committee.
ABSENCES
To ensure we keep our Attendance
records correct please contact our front
office if your child/children are absent.
You can contact us on 89813211.
Alternatively, you can notify us via our
website or our Skool Bag App.
Larrakeyah Primary School App
The Larrakeyah Primary School app is
available to download.If you prefer using
the school website, please check the
Skool Bag console in the For Parents
section for latest news.
What’s On
For Sale $1.00 each After school every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Room 12 – Ms Beynon’s class.
All money raised will be going towards SLT fundraising.
Friday 24th November– School Concert
Tuesday 28th November- 2018 Singapore Study Tour Parent Information Night
Friday 1st December-Early Childhood Assembly
Friday 1st December-School Captain Speeches
Friday 1st December-Christmas Dress Up Day
Wednesday 6th December– ECA Finishes
Tuesday 12th December– Year 6 Graduation
Wednesday 13th December– Class Party/Meet your Teacher
Wednesday 13th December-Awards Assembly
Thursday 14th December– End of Term
Dates to Remember
LOST PROPERTY
If your child has lost anything in the school,
please come have a look in the lost prop-
erty box located in the front office
Please can you save all your old electrical goods for us, as
we enjoy unscrewing them all to see what interesting
things are inside of them. Feel free to
bring them into us.
Thank you.
DRESS UP DAY!
Come to school dressed in your best
Christmas costume!
Friday the 1st
December.
Gold coin donation – all money raised will be going to SLT
Fundraising.
Due to some concerns with how they are
being used, Beyblades and Fidget Spinners
are not to be brought to school.
2018 Year 6 Singapore Study Tour
Parent Information Evening
We will be holding a Parent Information Evening to present information about the 2018 Study Tour in order for parents to make an informed judgement about whether they would like their child to go on the Tour. This Parent Information Evening will be held on Tuesday 28 November at 5pm in Room 20. It is not necessary for students to attend this meeting as the information presented will mainly be for parents, however, we understand if you need to, or would like to, bring your child.
At this meeting Natasha Guse, Bradley King, Danni Mattiazzo and Kiri Marschall will present information about:
The itinerary
Costs
Staff
Accommodation
Transport
Food
Safety
Passports/Immigration
Fundraising
To ensure that we are fully prepared for the evening, can you please go to the website below to indicate if you are able to attend or not able to attend the evening.
Website: https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/
Booking Code: nmzrv
Wednesday, 29th November at 6.00pm.
LPS Assembly Area
This is an opportunity for parents to attend an information session that aims to equip you with knowledge,
information and tips to better understand your child’s transition from preschool to ‘big’ school.
We look forward to seeing you there.
.Visible Learning in 4 Beynon’s Science class!
This term in Science, 4 Beynon are developing their understanding of how the
function of materials is impacted by their properties. Students are also learning
how human innovation has influenced the design of synthetic materials.
In this lesson, students had to conduct an experiment to see which materials
would keep a biscuit safe inside packaging material if a weight was dropped on
it. Students were given a variety of materials and were required to drop a weight
from different heights and observe the impact.
Learning Intention:
I am learning to investigate the strength of different materials.
Success Criteria:
I can plan and conduct an investigation that is a fair test
I can make and record observations
I can interpret observations and draw conclusions to answer the investigation
question.
We are such brilliant writers in T/1 S!
We are continuing to write recount each week, and this week were
excited to write about our first swimming lesson. We have also
started writing our very own narratives J
Narrative Writing
Learning Intention: We are learning to write a narrative
Success Criteria:
Full stops
Capital letters
Writing on the lines
Sounding out
Magic Words
Beginning, middle and end
. WRITING PROCESS in 5S:
REVISING YOUR TEXT
Learning Intention: We are learning about the process of revising
our texts
Success Criteria: I know the steps to take to revise my texts:
Add
Subtract
Move and
Change
And then…we PUBLISH!
Preparing For a Weed Jungle!
This week was the last week year 6 would be in the garden and therefore this is the last week that children would be working
in the garden until January next year! In that rather long interim with burgeoning growth we spent this lesson learning about
how to prepare a fallow garden to help prevent a weed jungle in January! The students were able to successfully identify the
unique characteristics of the wet season and the challenges they bring to a gardener. The students learned the process of
weeding, aerating and fertilizing soil. Finally the students learned how to lay a weed mat securely. They have done a fantastic
job. The garden looks much neater and hopefully we will significantly less weeds to attack in Term 1 2018! Great work year 6!
Don’t forget, our plant and produce sale is coming up in week 9. Posters will be coming out soon! Lots of Christmas treats and
plant bargains to be had!
Warm regards
Emily Tutty
15th
December 2017 to 26th
January 2018
Please note that these are highlights for each day. Additional planned activities will be
offered daily along with spontaneous play based around children interests .
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 15th Dec
Friday 15th
Origami Day
Today we will learn to do some cool
origami.
Program runs 8:00 am to 5:30pm daily. Please bring a hat and lunch. Morning tea and afternoon
Enrolment and Bookings (Last Day to enrol: Friday
1st December 2017)
Please email the day/ days you wish to enrol your child/
children to secure your booking if your child/children are
continuing OSHC student. Alternatively, please fill in a
current Vacation care enrolment form and Ezidebit form
with all the information required. Vacation care forms can
be picked up from our office.
Larrakeyah OSHC Emily Dures- Acting Director Mobile: 0438813211 Email: [email protected]
Late bookings cannot be accepted
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 1 - 18th to 22nd
15th
December
2017 to 26th
January 2018
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd
Various Christmas activities for everyone to
do, from card making, cooking, art, sports and
much more.
Please note that these are highlights for each
day. Additional planned activities will be
offered daily along with spontaneous play
based around children interests .
15th
December 2017 to 26th
January 2018
PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 2 – 8th
to 12th January
Monday 8th
We will be learning how to do
some amazing drawings and
bring out our creative side.
Tuesday 9th
Today we will bring out our
inner scientist and make lots
of cool science experiments.
Wednesday 10th
Hyper the Clown will come
and visit and teach us to do
lots of cool circus tricks.
Thursday 11th
Please bring a bike or scooter and a
helmet (children will not be per-
mitted to ride without a helmet)
Friday 12th
Children are encouraged to
wear their hair crazy and wear
crazy socks.
Please note that these are highlights for each day. Additional planned
activities will be offered daily along with spontaneous play based
around children interests .
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 3 – 15th to 19th January
Monday 15th
Today we will have lots of fun
making some jewellery and
becoming builders.
Tuesday 16th
Children may bring a DVD
from home. Please put your
child’s name on it.
Wednesday 17th
Children are encouraged to
dress up as their favourite
superhero or villain.
Thursday 18th Messy
day
Please bring a spare change of
clothes and wear old clothes
as they may get stained.
Friday 19th
Laser Tag at Kingpin
Today we are off to Kingpin
to play laser tag.
$10 bus fee will apply
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 4 – 22nd to 26th January
Monday 22nd
Please bring a bike or scooter
and a helmet (children will
not be permitted to ride
without a helmet)
Tuesday 23rd
Today we are going to jump,
jump and jump some more.
We have a jumping castle all
day long!
Wednesday 24th
Today we become artists and
do lots of art and craft.
Thursday 25th
Today we head off to have lots of fun ice staking.
Please bring socks. Feel free to bring along any safety gear such as
helmets, knee pads, elbow pads or gloves.
$10 bus fee will apply
Friday 26th
Public Holiday
Centre Closed
Program runs 8:00 am to 5:30pm daily. Please bring a hat and lunch.
Morning tea and afternoon tea are
provided.
Enrolment and Bookings (Last Day to enrol: Friday, 1st
December 2017)
Please email the day/ days you wish to enrol your child/children to se-
cure your booking if your child/children are continuing OSHC student.
Alternatively, please fill in a current Vacation care enrolment form and
Ezidebit form with all the information required. Vacation care forms can
be picked up from our office.
Larrakeyah OSHC Emily Dures- Acting Director Mobile: 0438813211 Email: [email protected] Late bookings cannot be accepted
