27 September 2019

Newsletter Articles

Senior Teacher’s Report

Parents/Carers,

A big hello to all who comprise the Henbury School community. Term three has been a busy one with some great events on the calendar, including Kids Teaching Kids, Camp Bachelor, Rising Stars Basketball and Science Fair. A big thank you to all staff and students who partook in these great events.

RU OK Day

RU OK Day was held on 12th September. This important day reminds us that having meaningful conversations with mates and loved ones could save lives. As a collective, the school raised over $200 towards this worthy cause.

T/TEAP MEETING

T/EAP review meetings will be held in weeks two to five in term four . Teachers will be in contact with parents/carers soon to book a meeting time. These meetings are designed to give feedback on the attainment of T/EAP goals, which are integral to students accessing the curriculum.

HCL

The inaugural Henbury Corporate Luncheon will occur on the 6th of December from 12pm to 4pm. Henbury School proudly celebrates the 10th anniversary of this event. Tickets can be purchased on the sticky tickets website:

DRIVE SAFE

For students interested in obtaining their drivers licence, Drive safe is running a course from 23-24 October in Darwin. For more information, visit the link below:

FOOTY TRAINING

Footy Training will held at Henbury School every Tuesday afternoon from 2:45 -4pm in Term four. Please contact our wonderful school counsellor, Natalie Althouse to register your interest.

GOOD ON YOU AWARDS

Congratulations also to the following students on winning Good On You Value Awards during assembly:

Year 7 – Jack P –for responsibility, teamwork, care and compassion.
Year 8 – Julianne L – for teamwork and resilience.
Year 9 – Aidan H – for teamwork.
Year 10 – Isaiah E – for resilience.
Year 11 – Lorenzo – for responsibility and resilience.
Year 12 – Thomas O – for responsibility and respect.

FAREWELLS

At the end of term assembly we formally said goodbye to Carolyn Edwards and thanked her for her 11 years as Principal of Henbury School. Carolyn said she is settling in well to her new position as Zuccoli Principal but misses us all and enjoyed seeing all the amazing things Henbury students have been up to this term.

Janine Inggs has been at Henbury since 2016. She has worked across high and low support classrooms. Janine has been a valuable asset to our school and her involvement in the 2018 HCL was remarkable. She is heading to Canberra to be closer to family. We hope you have plenty of warm clothes! All the best Janine.

Jessica Westlund has been at Henbury School since 2016. She is an incredible specialist school teacher. Jessica is one of our aspiring leaders and willingly shares her knowledge with her colleagues. She is going on maternity leave and will then take up a position at Forrest Parade. We wish Jessica all the best, they are very lucky to have her.

Dee-Ann Vahlberg has been a long standing member of our School Council since 2013. She continues to keep our school informed of current media stories. We hope to continue to see Deanne around at our Henbury café and Henbury on Aralia. Thank you for your dedication to our school.

Brenda Moore was Assistant Principal of Henbury from 2012 until Term 1, 2019. She started a position in Student Wellbeing and Inclusion in Term 2, 2019 and recently won that position permanently. Brenda is sorely missed by those who respected her. She will be remembered for her passion to gain the best outcomes for students and being there to check in on and support staff wellbeing.

Paul Drewitt
Senior Teacher

BLUE 3

Wow! What a year the boys of Blue 3 have had with lots of laughs and learning. This year has been packed with different activities like physical education lessons in the hall to trips to the military museum. The class has really enjoyed the humanities unit of work in term 2 & 3 looking at the medieval ages and the water cycle. The two highlights of the year were our two excursions, one to the military museum and the other to the Darwin art gallery. It was here that the students got to see and experience a greater depth in their studies.

Bring typical teenagers they have a large amount of energy that we put towards regular dance or sport breaks, time in the hall playing games and time in the engine room. This has been of help to the students with a lot of different staff commenting on how much they have improved over the year, with plenty more positive growth to come. For the HGD class the students created, directed a drug and alcohol awareness movie that was a lot of fun to be in. We hope that everyone has seen the good that the students of blue three have achieved in 2019 and we all look forward to seeing them succeed.

BLUE 4

This year in Blue 4 we have been cooking up a storm!!!! We all love cooking and trying out new recipes every week. Everything we cook is healthy so we have to search for healthy recipes.

Each week we have also been cooking quiches to be sold at Henbury on Aralia. We are extremely proud of this because they sell so well!

All of us take turns cooking and we work together to create beautiful meals.

KIDS TEACHING KIDS CLUSTER EVENT

Last Friday, 20th September, more than 150 students from Wanguri Primary, Nemarluk and Forrest Parade School participate in this year’s Kids Teaching Kids Cluster Event hosted by our school. Visiting students were highly engaged and enjoyed fun learning activities led by the Student Commissioners, Yellow 3, Yellow 4, Yellow 5, Dripstone Outreach 1 and Purple 4. Our students led and presented environmental workshops about recycling, upcycling, waste management, aquaponics, food security, gardening, animal care, robotics, carbon chemistry, natural disasters and human anatomy. Our student commissioners spoke confidently on ways how to save the environment and encourage their peers to take collective action in making the Earth ready for the future. Thank you Kids Teaching Kids and My Solar Direct for the $ 1,000 cluster event grant we received.

This October, eight of our student commissioners are representing the Northern Territory to the Kids Teaching Kids Melbourne Water Conference. The school delegation will be travelling to Melbourne on October 25 and returning Darwin on October 31. The group will present an environmental workshop about aquaponics at Melbourne University to selected groups of mainstream students across the country. They will also be attending the Environmental Action Day at Collingwood Children’s Farm at Abbotsford, Victoria and will have a science tour around Melbourne CBD. We are grateful being granted free registration to attend this national event and provided free accommodation at YHA Melbourne Metro.

KTK

STAFF PROFILE – ALICIA MCCANN

Hi everybody, my name is Alicia McCann and I've just started at Henbury School as the AIEW. I am a local woman born and raised in Darwin with 3 children of my own and am extremely passionate about helping our mob in believing and achieving their dreams. I like to joke around and have fun with the students and my favourite pastime is playing my guitar.

STAFF PROFILE – DAVID PANJER

Hi my name is David Panjer and I have really enjoyed coming over to Henbury School and taking on the role of Assistant Principal.

I grew up in Queanbeyan in NSW and moved to the Northern Territory 12 years ago. After spending time in Alice Springs and Maningrida I settled with my family in Darwin. For the last 9 years I have worked at Nemarluk School both as a classroom teacher and in leadership positions. It has been fantastic seeing the growth of so many students who I met and taught at Nemarluk School. I have always been passionate about ensuring every individual has the opportunity to reach their full potential and I love that Henbury School is a place that makes this happen.

Outside of school I love getting outdoors and spending time in the bush trail running.

STAFF PROFILE – ANNA JOHNSON

Hi my name is Anna Johnson. I have worked in education for close to 9 years in various positions – as an HLO, front office manager, finance officer in mainstream as well as remote aboriginal communities for over 10 years. It is a pleasure to be working at Henbury School as PA to the Principal and Finance Officer.

SEEKING HENBURY OP SHOP VOLUNTEERS

Our amazing Henbury Op Shop, located at Aralia Street Nightcliff, is seeking volunteers to assist with the running of the shop. There are two ongoing volunteer positions available. Tasks include sorting donations, shop organisation, customer service, cleaning and working alongside students with additional needs. Volunteers must hold a current Working with Children card. If you would like to be part of the Op Shop team please contact the school on 8997 7077 or email Henbury.admin@ntschools.net

CONTAINERS NEEDED FOR HCL GIFTS

Students in Enterprise Ed classes are creating concrete candle pots to be used for our HCL candle gift.

It would be HUGELY, GREATLY, MASSIVELY appreciated if you could save and donate the following plastic containers:

• Danone Yo Pro or Chobani small yogurt tubs
• Extra Chewing Gum bottles, small Isogenix bottles, or plastic bottles of similar size
• 600lm Cream Bottles & 1 litre plastic milk bottles (to make candles for HOA)

These containers will be used as the candle pot mould. Please see attached photos. We need quite a large number of moulds to keep production going!

YEAR 12 GRADUATION

Tickets are now on sale for the Henbury Year 12 Graduation! This year the Graduation is being held at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel on Thursday 28th November (Week Seven). Year 12 families and carers are encouraged to attend with their graduating young adult! This exciting evening includes a three course meal, entertainment, and lots of fun and celebration! Tickets are $60 per guest and are on sale through the front office – please call 8997 7077 to book or email henbury.admin@ntschools.net. Payment plans can be arranged.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students that celebrate their birthdays in September:

Malakai – 3rd
Honor – 3rd
Anastasios – 3rd
Mihali – 6th
Brodie – 14th
Flynn – 21st
Heidi – 21st
Dominic – 24th
Molly – 27th
Nicole C – 29th

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