Dear Families

I would like to thank families who were able to attend our special awards assembly last Friday. Your participation is noticed and appreciated. Feedback from many of you indicated that the academic and social achievements of our students are certainly outstanding and worthy of the merit our school places on their achievement.

A number of invited guests attended our special awards assembly which added to the importance we place on the ceremony. Honourable Paul Henderson, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory; Ms Linda Dawson, Director School Operations; Ms Lyn Elphinstone, Principal Dripstone Middle School; Mrs Nora Lewis, Principal NT Music School; Ms Vikki Pauli, Kiwanis Club of Darwin; Ms Katrina Fong Lim, Australia Day Council; Ms Helen Foley, Chairperson Wanguri Primary School Council.

This is our last newsletter for the 2008 school year. I hope that you have enjoyed the year as much as I have and I take this opportunity to wish you all a very safe holiday, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I will be around during the holidays if you require school information so please contact me via the front office.

Kind regards Jenny Robinson

DECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBERDECEMBER

• 10 - Reports & Portfolios go home

• 11 - Whole school walk to the movies

• 12 - Last day of school, final assembly at 8.40 am

• 25 - Christmas Day

Dates To Remember

Term 4 Week 10 9/12/08

Phone: 8927 1655 Fax: 8945 2193

Email: Wanguri.prim@ntschools.net

January 2009January 2009January 2009January 2009

• Enrolment enquiries via front office

• 23 - 9 am to 3 pm Office open for uniform sales & enrolments

• 27 - Teachers resume work

• 28 - Students resume school for 2009

Uniform sales School Shirts

Size 4 to 10 - $18.50

Size 12 - XXL - $20

Preschool Shirt Size 4 & 6 - $14.00

Sports Shirt Sizes 4 to XL - $15.00

Shorts Rugby - $14.00

Basketball

Size 6 to 12- $11.00

Size 14 to XL - $13.00

Microfibre - $14.00

Skorts Size 4 to -$18.00

Hat All sizes $9.00

MONDAY TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

15 DECEMBER 2008

16 DECEMBER 2008

Hungry Jacks

17 DECEMBER 2008

Wheels Day

SAFETY GEAR A MUST

18 DECEMBER 2008

Palmerston

C-Max Cinema

19 DECEMBER 2008

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

Christmas lunch & Carols

Parents invited to join the ASC celebra-

tions. BRING A PLATE TO SHARE

22 DECEMBER

2008

Christmas theme

23 DECEMBER 2008

Palmerston C-Max

or

Play shack

24 DECEMBER 2008

CHRISTMAS CELEBRTIONS

close 12 noon Lunch at 11am

Christmas lunch & Carols

Parents invited to join the ASC

celebrations. BRING A PLATE

TO SHARE

25 DECEMBER 2008

Closed

26 DECEMBER 2008

Closed

29 DECEMBER 2009

Closed

30 DECEMBER 2009

Closed

31 DECEMBER 2009

Closed

1 JANUARY 2009

Closed

2 JANUARY 2009

Closed

5 JANUARY 2009

6 JANUARY 2009

Fasta Pasta

7 JANUARY 2009

ELECTRONICS

Bring – cars, boats, trains,

robots, any thing that is

electronic or robotics

8 JANUARY 2009

LAKE LEANYER

No swimming.

Activity area only

Wear suitable clothing. - hat, sun-

screen, packed lunch, change of

clothes

9 JANUARY 2009

Be Weird, Wild and WackyBe Weird, Wild and WackyBe Weird, Wild and WackyBe Weird, Wild and Wacky

Come dress in your favourite

SPOOK SPOOK SPOOK SPOOK outfit

12 JANUARY 2009

13 JANUARY 2009

TENNIS BAGOT ROAD

MIXED GAMES

Wear suitable clothing. Bring - hat,

sunscreen, packed lunch, change

of clothing

14 JANUARY 2009

Palmerston C-Max

movie

15 JANUARY 2009

LAKE LEANYER

No swimming. Activity area only

Wear suitable clothing. Bring - hat,

sunscreen, packed lunch, change

of clothes

16 JANUARY 2009

Wheels day

19 JANUARY 2009

20 JANUARY 2009

Einstein

Lock In Casuarina

21 JANUARY 2009

Water Gardens

BBQ Lunch

22 JANUARY 2009

VC DISCO

Dress Weird & Funky

Dress Funky & Weird

Or be cool and casual

23 JANUARY 2009

Palmerston C-Max

movie

26 JANUARY 2009

Public holiday

27 JANUARY 2009

Palmerston C-Max Or

Play shack

28 JANUARY 2009

School starts

Vacation care timetable for 2008/09 Christmas Holidays

Carols by Candlelight

Sunday 14 December 2008

7pm

On the lawns

Casuarina Uniting Church

47 Vanderlin Drive

Wanguri

Come join our multicultural choir sing some of your favourite carols.

Supper will follow after. Sponsored by Casuarina Uniting Church

Student of the Week

Mrs Robinson

The whole school for

a safe & responsible

year

Miss Leah

Jaime Collier For outstanding demonstration and im-provement of "Personal Best' this term

Mrs Grant

Tyson Whitefield For being a kind friend shares his toys with others

Mrs Grant

Grace Cross For being a good friend to all her classmates

Ms Cavanaugh

Vianca Acuna

For celebrating her friends’ achievements

Ms Cavanaugh

Maria Ampelas

For noticing the things her friends are good at

Mrs Neve

Kandice Robinson

For enjoying the company of all class members as she accepts their differences

Mrs Perry

Aneesha

Sugita-Kottek

For completing all reports ahead of time

Miss Jan

The whole class

Thank you all for a wonderful year

Miss Giannasca

Xavier Grant

For always including others during play time

Hayden - Best dressed boy, Mario

Rhiannon - Best dressed girl, Snow white

Year 6 Graduation

Student of the Week

Miss Gawa

The whole class

Thank you all for a great year

Mrs Dorman

Ashton Baxter &

Matthew Neagle For settling in so beautifully into class whilst Mrs D was absent

Miss Gilligan

Te Ani Kahu-Leedie For being a willing and keen student in all learning activities

Miss Sadowski

Nathan Neagle For being helpful and productive in making Graduation decorations

Mrs Whitson Dylan Li For always caring & accepting classmates in music

Mrs Humphrey Ms Heraud

All year 6 students Thank you for a great graduation

Mr

Glover

Kieran Schortz

For working at a high standard on all tasks

Mrs

Baldock

The whole class

For a fantastic year, thank you

And the Oscar goes to…..

BIG - 5/6 Gilligan

Little - 5/6 Sadowski

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Wanguri School Uniform Wanguri School Uniform Wanguri School Uniform Wanguri School Uniform Boys School shirt or school sports shirt

Black shorts or pants

Girls School shirt or school sports shirt

Black shorts, pants, skorts or skirt

Shoes Enclosed shoes, joggers or appropriate flat sandals with a back strap. Shoes must be worn. Bare feet/thongs are prohibited for safety reasons.

Hats Bucket hats are a compulsory part of school uniforms. No Peak Caps.

CANTEEN CLOSED

The school canteen will be closed this week at the following times:

♦ All day Thursday 11 Dec - Whole School at the movie & class parties

♦ All day Friday 12 Dec - Clean up

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Whole School Excursion Whole School Excursion Whole School Excursion Whole School Excursion

There will be a whole school excursion this Thursday, 11 December, to Casuarina Cinema at 10 am to see

the “Madagasca 2” movie. Cost is $9 per child. Permission notes went home last week.

Please return forms & money ASAP or your child might miss out. Children will not be permitted to

ring from the front office on the day if

forms/money are forgotten.

Department of Health and Families

Since 2005 a progressive refurbishment program of school based dental clinics has been undertaken across

the Territory. The refurbishments have been undertaken to address existing occupational health and safety

issues and to ensure compliance with updated infection control standards.

The dental clinic at Wanguri Primary School has been refurbished to provide a full assessment and treatment

service. It is anticipated that resumption of routine services from the dental clinic will occur at the beginning

of 2009 school year.

OHS-NT recognises that the requirement to access off-site services may impact on some families. However

a visit to the dentist should seen as the same as visiting a doctor, an activity that children should not be ex-

pected to undertake without appropriate adult support. To help accommodate the needs of parents and stu-

dents, OHS-NT is investigating the capacity to vary operating hours to provide additional ‘after-hours’ ap-

pointments.