8 April 2022

Newsletter Articles

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Welcome to the end of term 1, 2022. It has been a demanding yet productive term as we juggled increased staff and student absences due to COVID-19 and continued to run our school programs and individual student Education Adjustment Plan (EAP) meetings.

Thank you to parents, carers and key stakeholders who met with their teaching team to collaborate on setting goals for 2022. Our staff have been using data from the Ability Based Learning and Education Support (ABLES) assessment to support their decisions around setting goals.

“ABLES provides teachers and schools with evidence-based curricula, teaching strategies and resources to support the development of targeted learning programs and support schools to help every student with a disability meet their individual learning goals.”

This year we have implemented a whole school goal bank to our EAP’s, which is the culmination of three years of work by our Whole School Data Team. This will help us analyse data and see gaps and trends to support student learning and make decisions on resourcing. For parents this means the way your child’s goals look in the report will be different from previous reports. EAP’s will be sent home early Term 2. If you have any questions, concerns or feedback about your child’s EAP, please contact your teacher or a member of the leadership team.

This term, we said goodbye to Lauren Hofmeyer (Assistant Principal) who has taken a position next door at Carpentaria Disability Services. Although we are sad to see her go, we know Lauren will continue to connect with Henbury School and be an advocate for post school pathways in her new role.

We also said goodbye to Callum Kanaris. Callum was a much respected SESO across the school who always had a smile. We wish Callum all the best in his move to South Australia. Callum who was working in our SMS Outreach class will be replaced by Leanne Chalker.

Our Leadership Team Term 2

Brittany, Jane and Amanda will still remain with their class. They will be given additional time off class to focus on our Annual School Improvement Plan (ASIP) goals around Structured Teaching and RWI Fresh Start. Chelsea Colman will teach these classes during their time away from the classroom.

Riley Elkins will take on the role of Transition to Work and VETiS teacher, formerly the role of Felicity Faull.

School Council

We held our AGM on the 9 March and elected our representatives for 2022.

Congratulations and thank you to the following parents who have committed to these roles.

School Council meetings are held on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30. The following are the remaining dates for 2022 meetings. All parents and carers are welcome to attend these meetings, we just ask that you confirm your attendance by emailing henbury.admin@education.nt.gov.au or call our front office on 89977077. We can also arrange an online link through TEAMS if you can’t make it in person.

• 4th May
• 25th May
• 15th June
• 3rd and 24th August
• 14th September
• 26th October
• 16th November

Harmony Day

Henbury School celebrated Harmony Day on Thursday 7 April. This allowed all our outreach classes to join in, as they attended our campus for our end of term assembly. Staff and students dressed in orange or something that signified their culture. Classes made window displays and participated in placing their handprint on our concrete seats to add to the ‘Circle of Dreaming’ mosaic garden.

Winners

1st   Green 2   38 points

2nd   Purple 3   35 points

3rd   Yellow 5   33 points

Students and staff were called to action about something they could contribute to Henbury School to continue a community where ‘Everyone Belongs.’

SAVE THE DATE: Henbury 40th Birthday Celebrations

Henbury School will be celebrating their 40th birthday on Wednesday 22 June. A team of dedicated staff are organising a family and community afternoon including the official opening of our ‘Circle of Dreaming,’ artists in schools’ mosaic. Look out for an official invitation early next term.

Read write Inc. Fresh Start Professional Development Day

On May 12 and 13, Henbury School staff will be involved in professional development. The Read Write Inc. Fresh Start – Fast Track program is part of the schools ASIP (Annual School Improvement Plan).

There will be no classes at Henbury campus or in the outreach classes on these days. SR@H will be available for those parents who need care for their children. Please contact Sam on 89977077.

Shave for a cure

Congratulations to Hayley Metcalf who raised over 13K for the Leukemia Foundation by shaving her hair. A very brave and selfless act of kindness to support this worthwhile cause.

BLUE 1@2

Blue 1-2 is a class of 6 students. Our students are Abrey, Faye, Maree, Fatima, Josie-Lyn and Robert. The lovely staff in our class are Amanda, Mitch, Nikki and Tara.

We have been enjoying getting to know one another in the class along with making new friends in the school. Our new students have been getting to know the school.

Abrey has enjoyed bucket drumming and PPSO this term. He is enjoying making new friends around the school and exploring the new environment. This is Abrey’s first year here at Henbury school.

Faye has been doing skill set cooking with felicity (her favourite person in the school) along with doing tie dye with Janna. Faye enjoys making friends and exploring the school with others. Faye has also enjoyed dancing on a Thursday afternoon.

Maree enjoys meeting with people and her favourite place in the school is the sensory room where she sees her friends along with her new best friend Kristine. Maree also likes a good book to be read to her.

Fatima has enjoyed learning how to do the washing and her daily tasks. She also enjoys going for her morning walks to see the fish and chickens in the garden.

Robert is having an amazing start to the year with his work tasks along with his interaction during lesson time.

Josie has enjoyed making music in class and likes books to be read to her she has started the year well.

We look forward to getting to know each other better throughout the year.

Back to School Voucher, Sports Voucher and Voluntary Contributions

The Northern Territory Government Back to School Voucher is $150. This money has to be acquitted by the end of Term 1. Parents/Carers need to come into the Front Office and see Thalia or Jo. Vouchers can be used towards uniforms, book packs, bus levy, camp, year book and grooming.

The Sports Voucher is $100, available twice a year.

Physical $100 sport vouchers are no longer being issued through schools.

From the beginning of each school semester, parents or carers must apply online for each child. To apply for a sports voucher please go to the link below

• Applications for Urban Sport Vouchers for children enrolled in Transition to Year 12 are closing 24 May 2022, please register and apply for eligible children’s vouchers before this date. Registration and application can be made at grantsnt.nt.gov.au
• Issued sport vouchers for Round One, July – December 2021 and Round Two, January – May 2022, are due to expire 31 May 2022. Please have vouchers distributed to approved, registered clubs and organisations before this date.

Voluntary student contributions are $100.00/year. The school has EFTPOS facilities and these voluntary contributions can be paid at the Front Office.

Smiling Mind

This term we have had 12 teachers plus their SESOs volunteer to take part in the Henbury Pilot program for Smiling Mind. Each teaching team involved (we call them Smiling Mind Champions) will start to implement Mindfulness practice into their learning program in Term 2. Students will take part in lessons to understand their brain functions and develop an awareness of social and emotional capabilities, directly linked to the Australian Curriculum.

The Smiling Mind Curriculum for schools is a national initiative that has been created to support young people build the skills needed for good mental health throughout their lifetime. Smiling Mind want the best for young people and their mental health, today, and into the future.

Scientific research shows that mindfulness leads to better attention, memory, increased cognitive flexibility, ability to regulate emotions and self-awareness.

End of Term Assembly

Values Awards

Year 7 – Declan C – Teamwork
Year 8 – Marcus G – Responsibility
Year 9 – Reecee P – All Values
Year 10 – Jerome C – Respect
Year 11 – Toby P – Teamwork, Responsibility, Respect
Year 12 – George M – Respect, Compassion

Class Awards

Schoolzine Phone App

Henbury School currently uses Schoolzine to publish newsletters throughout the year. The school newsletter is an important communication tool to inform our school community of student learning, important notices and upcoming events.

In an attempt to increase accessibility to this service we would like to introduce the Schoolzine app.

This is a free app that can be easily downloaded onto any iPhone or android device which allows school newsletters to be viewed conveniently on any smartphone or tablet device.

To download this app please see information attached. Please ask at the front office for assistance if required.

NTLC News

On Thursday the 10th of March, Henbury School ran its yearly Northern Territory Learning Commission (NTLC) Election. This year had a lot of interest from students with almost 50 students nominating to be this year’s Learning Commissioners.

BBQ’s are very important on election day.

The following students were successful in becoming this year’s Learning Commissioners. Kinisha M, Kasey D, Lily Rose G, Morgan P, Ryan H, Reece P, Jovanni H, Cloe R, Hannah Z, Jake W, Shawn M, Roanin S, Kate C and Enrique B. Well done guys. The students have taken on their new responsibility with enthusiasm and are already working hard to support their peers and to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard at Henbury School. The Learning Commissioners are meeting up weekly, have attended a conference at the Turf Club, participated in a PIVOT survey and are getting ready to lead this Terms assembly. Students are also working on two big projects - watch this space.

Amanda Thomas and Henburys Learning Commissioners

Circle of Dreamtime art project

Ingrid Gersmanis has been our Artist in Residence over the last few months.

The central idea of the project was to create a meeting place representing the 51% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students at the school.

This mosaic was made possible by Arts NT by way of a successful ‘Artists in Schools’ grant by Sandra Lancaster. The project has 3 elements to it. The first is the 6.7 metre panel which depicts NT flora and fauna (including bush tucker).

The second panel is 9 metres long and represents the Rainbow Serpent. After consultation with Larrakia Elder Tony Lee it was decided to use the most local image of the rainbow serpent which has the head of a crocodile and the tail of a fish with water lilies (as shown in images ranging from the Daly River region thru to Arnhem land.) Inside the rainbow serpent are all his creations from the plants, animals, billabongs and landscapes.

The third part of the project is the 7 round pavers. 6 of these depict Dreamtime animals or insects which relate to particular tribes: - crocodile, dingo, emu, caterpillar, cod fish (or barramundi), and bush native bee.

The 7th paver is a memorial to Jack Parker where individual tiles were made by his friends, teachers and classmates.

It has been a pleasure to work with all the wonderful students and their teachers to achieve these images in clay and a challenge to fit them all in. Thankyou everyone involved.

Artist in Residence,
Ingrid

Senior Skill Set Cookbook Group

Thank you to Parents and Carers for sending in your family recipes to add to the Senior Skill Set Cookbook Group. We will be able to produce a lovely cookbook for the whole school to use and to sell at our Henbury Op Shop, Henbury on Aralia Café and at our school gift stalls.

Please continue to submit your favorite recipes so we can include them in the cookbook.

We are looking for all types of recipes, including:

• Sweets and desserts
• Savoury and dinner meals
• Snacks and appetizers
• Breakfasts recipes and lunches
• Dishes from different countries and cultures
• And any other recipes you think would go well in our cookbook

Don’t forget to put your student’s name on the recipe.

You can either email your recipe(s) to henbury.admin@education.nt.gov.au or send in a paper copy to the front office.

Thank you for helping us to create our Henbury School Cookbook.

SRA Social and recreational activities

DHS Outreach class

Moise, Tiler and Ashley welcomed Mez, Antonia and Snaha to DHS Outreach this year. It is so good to have both young ladies and young gentlemen in our class this year and our discussions sometimes reflect this.

Ashley and Moise are learning auto skills and Mez does manufacturing. All students are studying a Retail Certificate – either at level 1 or level 11. Ashley has two mainstream subjects to keep him very busy. All students are also studying Business and Innovation based on the work they are doing or have done at Henbury on Aralia.

Mez in enjoying working with Matumba in Garden Crew. Moise chose Sports and Recreation and hopes to get back to it in full when his shoulder injury heals. Antonia and Snaha are excited to be doing Cooking, Communication and Design. Tiler is working on special projects with Ms Kate and Ms Emma to gain points for his Northern Territory Certificate in Education Modified. Antonia joins the Choir for Performing Arts while Snaha enjoys Bucket Drumming.

One of our favourite times of the week are the sessions we are studying “If Only They Could Talk” a novel by James Herriot. We are doing lots of predicting what we think will happen and we are astounding Ms Kate and Rod with our ability to read and the quality of our questioning and discussions. As a group we like learning from the past and gaining more knowledge of history.

We enjoy working at Henbury on Aralia on Thursdays and coming back to Henbury to see our friends on Fridays.

P5 class

Welcome to P5. This year we have Kinisha and Martika who have joined Morgan, Jordan, Angela, Sierra and Marcius to make up a great class. It has been a busy term so far with students participating in NT Learning Commission, Henbury on Aralia work experience, Rising Stars basketball & sweet treat baking (P5 enterprise). Some of the sweet treats we have made so far are rocky road, lemon and coconut slice, caramel slice and peppermint slice. For community access we have been enjoying our time out and about. Our learning commissioners Kinisha and Morgan joined other schools at the pavilion this term to discuss their role as a learning commissioner and review data collected from previous years. Sierra and Angela have been busy serving customers at our HOA café whilst Jordan, Marcius and Kinisha have been busy joining the Rising Stars teams each Friday where they practice their basketball skills against other teams. Martika has been busy helping grow plants in the Horticulture skillset. We look forward to continuing these programs next term.

Enjoying milkshakes on community access

Martika making sweet treats

Angela serving at HOA

Students enjoying community access

Sierra working at HOA

Morgan and Kinisha at their first NT Learning Commission conference

CSC 1,2,and 3

Casuarina Senior College Outreach have kicked the year off with a fun filled educational program. Some of the wonderful activities that we have been doing are Art, Cooking, Sports, Textiles, Math games and Woodwork.

One of the many highlights over the Term was the collaboration with Casuarina Senior College’s Japanese Language class to run a combined cross curricular lesson on Japanese cooking. This involved us preparing and sharing cultural dishes from Japan and Australia.

Another highlight was our weekly trips to Casuarina Square. These trips were filled with shopping, socialising and yummy treats.

We all look forward to an exciting Term 2, filled with many more great highlights.

Community Events

NEXT SKATE COMP: STREET HEAT

Saturday 9 April at Jingili Skatepark as a part of 2022 NT youth Week.

Registration opens from 3pm. Competition kicks off at 4pm.

Scooter + bmx + roller/in-line skate + skateboards welcome

Come chill, shred and cheer on ya mates!

Print your own t-shirt + snacks 4 sale + free to watch & compete

Parent/ guardian supervision recommended for shredders aged 13 and younger. This City of Darwin event is drug free; this includes alcohol and tobacco.

FOOTBALL FUN

Looking for something exciting for your kids to do over the April School Holidays?

Join us for 4 days of football fun– spots are strictly limited, so make sure you get in quick!

A safe environment, inclusive and well organised activity for girls and boys to participate in during the April school holidays.

Holiday programs are a great way for kids to make new friends, while having fun playing the world game.

Registration is compulsory.

Daily rate available

Link to register:

For more information email paula.dacosta@footballnt.com.au

UPCOMING EVENTS – Term 2 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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

Snaha K – 1 st
Andrew P – 2nd
Amelia C – 5th
Julian C – 5th
Max G – 5th
Tom D – 8th
Karly C – 9th
Robert A – 10th
Callum J – 10th
Isiah K – 19th
Jaiken A – 22nd
Zack A – 22nd
Jekamiah M – 25th
Lilly-Rose G – 28th
Toby P – 29th

COMMUNITY NOTICES