3 June 2019

Newsletter Articles

Assistant Principal’s Report

Parents/Guardians

The dry season has been a lovely welcome. A reminder that the classrooms are air conditioned and for those students who feel the cold please remind them to pack a jumper.

HALT VISIT

Last week, five Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers (HALT’s) from interstate plus two Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Board Directors visited Henbury School. The purpose of this visit was to establish a network of HALT’s across Australia and share their collective knowledge. It was a fantastic opportunity for Henbury School to showcase best practice and the uniqueness of our school to educational leaders from across Australia. Our visitors had a chance to attend both of our work training sites in Nightcliff and enjoy morning tea at Henbury On Aralia while there.

AITSL SUMMIT

Joan Ocampo presented at the AITSL Summit for HALT’s which was held at the Darwin Convention Centre on Friday and Saturday. Joan shared her HALT Journey and the success story of Henbury Learning Commission. Year 11 student, Nadia Knight was the final speaker of the summit. She shared her educational journey. Nadia was overwhelmed by the standing ovation and commented, “People even cried.” Congratulations to both Joan and Nadia you make us very proud.

HENBURY TWILIGHT SPORT

SAVE THE DATE! Families are invited to attend the Henbury School Twilight Sports event to be held Wednesday, 26th June. Activities will begin at 5pm on the Dripstone School oval. We will finish up the evening with a family BBQ. All proceedings will conclude at 7pm. Classroom teachers will communicate which Sports House Team your child is in so they can choose to dress in their sports colours. Our Learning Commissioners will be running the fun filled evening. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Henbury School House Teams:

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos have been sent home. If you have placed an order with Infocus and did not receive your child’s photos contact the Front Office on 89977077.

BATCHELOR CAMP

Batchelor School Camp forms will be sent home on Monday the 3rd of June. All forms are due back by the end of the term. For any queries regarding camp, please contact Paul Drewitt, paul.drewitt@ntschools.net

ID CARDS

Photo ID cards were sent home this week. Replacement cards cost $10.

Sarah Corry
Assistant Principal

GET YOUR NEW ENTERTAINMENT MEMBERSHIP TODAY AND SUPPORT HENBURY SCHOOL!

Henbury School is happy to announce that we will once again be fundraising. Thank you to our 2018 supporters. We raised $300 which went towards classroom resource. If you would like to support us this year click on the link below.

The 2019 | 2020 Entertainment Memberships are here, with exclusive offers for everything you love to do. It’s our best Membership yet, packed with amazing offers for activities, attractions, shopping, travel and all kinds of tasty treats - from cool cafes to fabulous fine dining.

With Entertainment there are thousands of experiences you can enjoy, while raising funds for the things you care about.

NDIS SESSIONS HOSTED BY CARERS NT

Please find attached schedules for Connect me coffee sessions in June, for anyone seeking assistance with anything related to NDIS living with disability, hosted by Carers NT.

For more information call Carers NT on 1800 242 636.

YELLOW 4

We have had a great start to 2019 in Yellow 4!

We meal plan, grocery shop, prepare and cook all of our meals in Yellow 4. The focus is on healthy eating with the occasional treat. Most meals we prepare have a healthy serving of protein, vegetables and carbohydrates. Snacks are usually fruit, yoghurt, crackers, hommus and popcorn.

Sometimes we buy our lunch at Casuarina!

Students have been participating in team sports and fitness sessions to support our healthy lifestyle focus!

Yellow 4 students have been busy with work training this year. We have been to WIMS, HPA and Cash for Cans.

A big success this year is our class business ‘The Cupcake Masters.’ We stock our ‘Henbury on Aralia’ café with yummy cupcakes baked and decorated by Yellow 4 students.

GREETINGS FROM THE YELLOW 5 CREW!

The students of Y5 have had a busy start to the year. This year we welcomed back Amanda, Caine, Mez, Banjo and Aidan along with Soroana who started her first year at Henbury.

Yellow 5 have been working on an Integrated Unit of Work entitled ‘Healthy Living’. The students have been participating in several physical activities and games including Rock and Water, Total Rec, Rising Stars Basketball, Fitness/Games with Yellow 4, dance and bike riding. Y5 students cook a hearty, healthy meal from scratch every week and make sure to add plenty of vegetables.

We have also been discussing emotions and the importance of mental health and personal wellbeing in our day to day lives. Group discussions have helped the students and staff to get to know each other more - creating a lovely bond between the class.

Important NDIS Information Session at SR@H

Next Wednesday Afternoon June 5th

There will be an information session here at SRA@H. To assist your attendance it will run from 4.30 – 5.00pm and/or 5.00 – 5.30pm so your child can still be cared for whilst you attend.

If your child is not currently attending After School Care or Vacation Care and you would like more information (vacancies allowing) you’re welcome to bring your childs’ NDIS plan and discuss options. Please let me know in advance if you will be bringing a child/ren with you.

This will be the perfect opportunity for questions and answers regarding your child’s plan, pricing, service agreements and how the SRA@H programs can assist your young person in obtaining their Social, Recreational and Community Participation goals.

SRA@H – Social and Recreational Activities at Henbury provides group activities between 2.40 -5.30 Monday to Friday during school terms.

During School Holidays provision is made for teenagers aged 12 -18 with a disability living in Darwin NT.

SRA@H offers an inclusive program for all abilities. Teenagers enjoy a wide variety of activities including bike riding, swimming/water play, basketball, woodwork, sewing, cooking/baking, art, yoga and much more.

Our community access activities include but not limited to: going to the movies, visiting museums and exhibits, shopping centres, skate parks, water parks and bowling.

Located in a purpose built area our service enjoys the benefits of Henbury School facilities including: swimming pool, playground, sensory room, school farm and buses for community access.

The SRA@H program provides teenagers important social opportunities with their peers and the wider community in a safe and happy scope.

We offer support ratios 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5

Operating hours:

Monday – Friday 2.40 - 5.30 During School Terms.
Monday – Friday 7.30 – 5.30 During School Holidays except for two weeks closure over Christmas / New Year.

Ange Newton
SRA@H Coordinator

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday in June!

Paul 2nd
Patterson 12th
Jye NS 14th
Cleavon 15th
Caine 18th
Loth 19th
Thomas 20th

UPCOMING EVENTS

COMMUNITY NOTICES