23 December 2021

Newsletter Articles

PRINCIPALS REPORT

Dear Parents/Carers

Another year has come to an end and what a year it was! Congratulations on surviving 2021 with us all. With all its challenges we still had so much to celebrate this year. A true highlight for me was the Year 12 graduation at the Hilton Hotel. I am so proud of each of our graduates and the pathways they will be following in 2022. We will miss you all dearly and hope you drop in and say hello. We love to share in your continued journey as active citizens of our community.

Reports and Student Classes 2022

Semester reports, T/EAP reviews and 2021 attendance records were sent home with your child in a sealed envelope on Friday 16 December. If you do not receive this please contact the front office on 89977077 or email henbury.admin@ntschools.net .

Included in the envelope was a letter with the names of your child’s teachers and classmates for 2022. Where possible, students who are moving classes and/or have changes in staff for 2022 have been visiting their new classes and staff over the last two weeks. Some students who have been identified as requiring more time to transition have been given this opportunity with an individual transition timetable throughout Term Four. We hope this makes for a smoother transition back to school in 2022.

Presentation Assembly

The presentation Assembly on Tuesday was recognition of the marvellous work our students do. Special recognition must go to the Blue 1&2 and NMS students for a fantastically choreographed dance routine. All performances were very entertaining and I thank all that were involved. Thank you to the Student Commissioners who hosted the Assembly, you should be proud of what you did. Thank you to Amanda for your organisation of the Student Commissioners.

Congratulations to the students below on receiving the following awards:

Australia Day Student Citizenship Award

Carter B

Carter is an exceptional young man who is always courteous and thinking of others. Cater goes out of his way to include students from across the school, making them feel welcome and checking in on their wellbeing.

Carter is a hard worker both on campus and during work experience. As an integral part of our HOA precinct, Carter can always be relied upon showing responsibility and initiative. Cater is a well deserving recipient of the Australia Day Award.

Caltex Best All Rounder Award

Patterson M

The Caltex Best All Rounder Award is a national award recognising selected Year 12 students. Patterson was nominated as Henbury’s Caltex Award recipient for his positive attitude and willingness to have a go at any task. He is consistently friendly and helpful and can work with a range of different people in different contexts. Patterson demonstrates Henbury school values every day being a positive and proactive ambassador for Henbury School. Well done Patterson, well deserved!

Minister of Education STEM Awards

Middle Yrs- Chloe W
Senior Yrs- Michael M-D

Captains 2022

Captains

George M
Kate C

Vice-Captains

Enrique B
Mary W

Overall winners of the 2020 Henbury School Values Awards

Respect- Hannah Z
Resilience- Toby P and Isaiah E
Responsibility- Roanin S
Teamwork- Jayden B
Compassion- Ashley W

Chief Minister’s Awards

Oral Language

Edmond N
Chiara G
Latoya G
Luke D
Tanika R
Deacon R

Communicator at school

Leigh O
Ryan H
Mia P
Paul C-P
Snaha K
Blake S
Carter B

Writing

Shawn M
Flynn B

Reading

Moise M
Aidan H-C
Brodie G

Visual

Kristine C
Cloe R
Michael M-D
Chantelle E

NT DISABILITY AND INCLUSION AWARDS

A huge congratulations for the individual award and three organisation awards Henbury School received at this year’s NT Disability Service and Inclusion Awards;

Amanda Thomas won the Emerging Leader Henbury Learning Precinct

Excellence in improving Learning and Development
People’s Choice Award
Overall Award for Excellence
1 D Awards, 2 D Awards

A special shout out to Raylee Parker and Felicity Faull who are the powerhouses that oversee the Henbury Learning Precinct. Your dedication is commendable! Thank you to all our loyal customers that support our precinct.

Goodbyes

The following teachers and SESO’s are leaving us this year.

Toni Ruskin
Sandra Lancaster
Monique Grubb
Jessica Gibb
Gary Swadiki (on leave)
Julie Howells (on leave)

We wish them the best in their new endeavours and thank them for the dedication they have shown to the Henbury school community during their time with us.

Café on Henbury

Henbury Café had its last day on Saturday 11 December. Despite the challenges of Covid19 it was a successful year for our café. Students learnt invaluable skills while working in this space. The café will open again in Term 1, 2022 with the exact date TBC as we have new students to train!

Henbury Op Shop

The Henbury Op Shop will be closed for 2 weeks over the Christmas break from 23 December to 10 January. Thank you to Seva and Nelia our managers and all our dedicated staff and volunteers who do an amazing job of creating an inclusive space for our student to learn while also providing the Darwin community with the best Op Shop in town! Get down there and get your Christmas bargains before the shop closes next week!

Back to school 2022

The office will be open from Monday 10 January from 8:00am to 4:00pm to collect ‘Back to School Vouchers,’ book packs and uniforms.

I wish all students, families, carers and school community members a joyous Christmas and a safe holiday.

School resumes for students on Monday 31 January 2022.

Remember to stay COVID safe and follow all up to date Government directions if you are travelling.

Sarah Corry
Principal

ENTERPRISE ED

In 2021, the enterprise ed classes and horticulture skillsets groups continued to build and grow the greenhouse area. The students worked hard in sometimes uncomfortable weather conditions. Projects completed recently include, converting an old BBQ into a much-needed washstand, and the building of a deck. Following safe work practices, the students enthusiastically and confidently used power tools to successfully create the projects. We began a beautiful mural which we will complete next year. Our plants are healthy and thriving and have sold well at HOA. We would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the wonderful, Jack Parker.

He was instrumental in creating the space that it is today. We look forward to officially naming the garden after Jack in 2022.

COVID VACCINATION CENTRES

END OF YEAR CLOSING TIMES

Last day of School - Thursday 16th December
Café on Henbury – Our last day Friday 3rd December – Will advise in 2022 our opening day
Henbury on Aralia – Closed from Saturday 11th December – late February
Henbury Op Shop – Closed from Thursday 23rd – 10th January 2022
Henbury School Office - Closed from Friday 24th December 2021 to Friday 10th January 2022.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday to the following students that celebrate their birthdays in December and January:

Happy Birthday

NOVEMBER

Francis B – 5th
Jacinta M – 7th
Shianne-Rose H – 10th
Judy L – 11th
Chiara G – 12th
Paulo d C – 13th
Debbie T – 15th
Mikaylah C – 20th
Mez R – 22nd
Blake S – 22nd
Kyan E - 27th
Edmond N – 28th
Shakira K– 30th

JANUARY

Cindy C – 4th
Willam P – 18th
Jaydon W – 28th
Hamish N – 29th

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