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22 June 201622 June 2016

Message from the PrincipalSemester 1 has been a series of learning highlights for ourstudents as they continue with their education, aiming towardsExcellence in Learning.

Our students have been focused on their work anddemonstrating the behaviours of our school values, Respect,Compassion, Fair Go and Integrity, consistently well every day.As I walk through the school I observe students completingset work and assignments and taking on board the feedbackoffered by teachers and peers to improve. Students have beenpractising writing in journals and in some classes writing abouthow well they have achieved their learning goals for the lessonor identifying what their improvement strategies are. Some Year9 classes have been using the software package ‘Evernote’ towrite assignments and journal entries.

Two weeks ago, a team of eight Year 9 students participated inthe Darwin City Council’s climate challenge. Our students toldthe story of the effects of climate change in a RAP presentationand achieved the award of ‘The Most Popular Presentation’.

Last week 32 Year 9 students attended the Outdoor EducationCamp at Litchfield. Students returned telling stories of anexcellent 3 days of outdoor learning and achievement.

Our school band has been busy performing at the MindilMarkets and wowing the sunset crowds. Our Japanesestudents have been selling Japanese themed cards at themarkets to raise money for the upcoming Japan culture andlanguage trip in September. They have also been learning aboutbusiness enterprise.

On Friday, the school enjoyed a fabulous sports day. Our ovalwas highlighted with students in school house colours andacross the oval all day it was easy to hear the supportive cheersand house chants of students encouraging each other. StudentHouse leaders showed excellent skills in their leadership.Congratulations to the yellow house, ‘Martin’, which won overallhouse team winner on the day.

Liz VeelPrincipal

Calendar of Events

Tuesday 26July

First Day Term 3

Monday 1August

Picnic Day PublicHoliday

Monday 8August

Whole SchoolAssembly

GPA9.15-10.00am

Personal Details UpdatesUpdating of personal details is imperative to improving ourcommunication with families. Please update the school withany changes to personal details. This includes changes toworkplace details, addresses, phone contacts and emailcontacts. This ensures that the school can contact families incase of emergencies, attendance queries or any general schoolissues.

Don’t forget to notify the school when your child is absent.This can be done by ringing the school on 8927 8899 oremailing sanderson.middle@ntschools.net .

Anna TrikilisSchool Liaison Officer

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Good StandingCONGRATULATIONS to the following students who receivedGood Standing Certificates for 2016 at our Week 11 Term 2Assembly. These students have earned credit from teachersfor positive student achievement, improvement in work andexcellent effort in demonstrating the behaviours of our values.

Gold

Gia Meredith Danoy Flynn Highthorn

Jacinta Knight Felix Lee

Silver

Shiena Balina Gia Meredith Danoy

Dherrian Doctolero Harry Gialamas

Flynn Highthorn Pang Khwanthong

Jacinta Knight Merveille Makwala

Jairah Mayos Espoir Mushegero

Grace O'Brien Fred Papantonakis

Ashley Sales Emily Tsang

Ricky Vidigal Angus Williams

Bronze

Non Ariyathus Dayna Bara

Ashanti Berry Saul Beck

Celeste Biagini Thu Bui

Shih-Yow Chen Mitchell Crosthwaite-Sariago

Jerecho Allan Troy Cruz Florence David

Ford Luiz Dela Torre Kalina Franklin

Juvenio Freitas Desiree Fronda

Francis Benidict Gabumpa Ain Gadapi

Taleesha Harris Elizabeth Hunt

Juyeong Jang Aphichai Jongklang

Tamara Kelly Jordan Kelly-Mullins

Jonathan Li Naw Hta So Gay

Izabelle Luders Ralp Malapitan

Mahan Mohebollahi Zaninga Mushegero

Tyrone Nona Grace O'Brien

Angelina Ocampo Xyrie Cailyn Pasuquin

Alyssa Perkins Brooke Ponter

Sandra Razafindradona Latifah Rogers

Tu San Andre Sityar

Andrew Sityar Reckquell Sorrell

Jacob Stanislaus Dakodda Stephens

Daniel Thomson Calecia Thorneycroft

Rasta Tims Harry Webley

Kelly Crowson

Karama Electorate Literacy AwardsCongratulations to the following students who were presentedwith their Karama Electorate Literacy Award on behalf of MsDelia Lawrie.

Taleesha Harris Lilly Hall

Amy Rose-Schwab Mahan Mohebollahi

Dherrian Doctolero Gia Danoy

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Sanderson Electorate Numeracy AwardsCongratulations to the following students who were presentedwith their Sanderson Electorate Numeracy Award on behalf ofMinister Peter Styles.

Minh Nguyen Shirley Guok

Franz Mir Antenor David Jang

Espoir Mushegero Apichai Jongklang

Arts/Health and Physical EducationLearning Area News

Road Safety Bus Shelter Art Competition

Congratulations to Chloe Sae-Ngow and Jennifer Zafiriou forwinning the Road Safety Bus Shelter Competition. Chloe andJennifer’s design will be painted on bus shelter 038 at PattersonStreet. This is a great achievement by our talented youngartists. Competition Coordinators were highly impressed withtheir artwork which was one of the few designs that will not bealtered or improved upon.

Fred’s Pass Art Competition

Several of our very talented Visual Arts students entered theFred’s Pass Rural Show Art Competition. Congratulations toEmily Shackleton on her first prize painting and Truong Nguyenon his first prize for his drawing. Also, a big congratulationsto Ritikiat Fanuer for winning second prize on his drawing andMichael Gurruwiwi on winning second prize for his drawing.

Emily Shackleton paintingEmily Shackleton painting Michael Gurruwiwi drawingMichael Gurruwiwi drawing

Ritikiat Fanuer drawingRitikiat Fanuer drawing Truong Nguyen drawingTruong Nguyen drawing

Ms Sonia Martignon & Ms Linda JoyArts Faculty

Technical Studies 9DTM1

This term students collaborated, in pairs, to design a pair ofchopping boards. Using two boards they sectioned these up,swapping components and glued them back together to createunique patterns. Each student then finished a board to theirown outside shape.

Danny, Ryan and Fulton at work on their chopping boardsDanny, Ryan and Fulton at work on their chopping boards

SRC

SRC Leadership Development Day

Friday 10 June was a very exciting day for our SRC members.As part of the Transition Program to Sanderson Middle Schoolfor Year 6 students, Sanderson Middle School hosted StudentRepresentative Council members from Malak, Wulagi andKarama Primary Schools to participate in our annual StudentRepresentative Council Leadership Development Day.

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The SRC Leadership Development Day aims to enhancestudent leadership knowledge through a carefully programmedday of activities designed to develop leadership skills suchas problem solving, team building, decision making and goalsetting, important for future leadership roles.

Teamwork skills were developed when students took on theCup Tower Challenge, using only one elastic band and a pieceof string for each team member to build 10 plastic cups into atower. All teams achieved success on the day and learned towork in teams as members and as leaders.

SRC at the Community Village

SRC members Ford Dela Torres, Harry Gialamas, Gia Danoyand Mcjohn Orprecio have been fundraising at the SandersonNAC Community Village each month.

Gia and Mcjohn were joined by Ngoc Ho and Xyrie Pasuqin asthey performed as dance team "Super A" to entertain guests atthe event.

SRC have been very active with this community work as theyraise funds to buy a locked noticeboard for the exterior librarywall, to display SRC and school messages.

Great work SRC members.

Ford, Harry and GiaFord, Harry and Gia

Xyrie and GiaXyrie and Gia Xyrie, McJohn, Ngoc & GiaXyrie, McJohn, Ngoc & Gia

Ms Jan LeoAssistant Principal

LibrarySMS library would like to congratulate the following students forwinning prizes as part of their participation in our SMS SilentReading Club. Well done to Eibennie Walker, Sulaiman UmarSarif, Isaiah Bunn and Mahan Mohebollahi, for having silentlyread five books at home or in the library this term. Well doneand keep up the good work.

Mr Scott SherrahLibrary Technician

News from our Health Promoting SchoolNurse

Hearing Safety

Sounds below 75 decibels are unlikely to cause hearingdamage, regardless of the duration of exposure. As theloudness of the sound increases, the duration of “safe”exposure decreases. For example, exposure to sounds above85 decibels for more than 8 hours a day significantly increasesthe risk of subsequent hearing loss.

The damage is caused by too much noise reaching your ears.This noise exposure is a function of loudness and time asif you wish to reduce your exposure you must firstly reducethe volume of loudness and then the time. Noise exposureis cumulative over your life-time, meaning that every overexposure adds up – just like too much UV-radiation or exposureto the sun. In the short term there seem to be no serious effectsbut it is the long term that counts.

Hearing slowly gets damaged in an almost imperceptible wayand it can take many years of exposure for the effectiveindividual to actually take notice. Noise injury is painless andbloodless and does not rate high on a scale of physical injurysuch as a broken arm or leg but have no doubt it is a real injurynevertheless.

Thus it is important to take a long term perspective and reduceyou noise exposure. You can improve your hearing health bymaking sure you,

Remember “if you lose it, it won’t come back”.

• Avoid loud noise;

• Remove the source of noise;

• Remove yourself from the noise; or

• Reduce the volume.

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Oral Health Services

Ms Avenal LockettHealth Promoting School Nurse

CyberzineCyberzine is the Office of the Children’s eSafetyCommissioner’s online newsletter featuring up to dateresources, information and current advice about online safety.For more information and other great Cybersafety tips visit theOffice of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner website

https://www.esafety.gov.au/

National Consistent Collection of Data(NCCD) 2016

In 2015, all government and non-government schools inAustralia participated in the Nationally Consistent Collectionof Data (NCCD) on School Students with Disability. Thisinformation provides all Australian schools a clear picture ofthe number of students in schools with disability and additionalsupport needs, as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act(DDA) definition.

For more information on NCCD, visit the Australian GovernmentEducation and Training website below or download theattached Parent Fact Sheet.

https://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-students-disability-guidelines

Clontarf FoundationThis term our Year 7 students camped out in the stunningoutback Kakadu Camp and are now well and truly engagedand accustomed to the Clontarf way. The boys were mentoredwell by the Kormilda College students who were also beingassessed on their leadership performances during the camp.We drove to Cooinda and set up the tents at the campsite.Many of our students were experienced and had no troublegetting the tents pitched. We all then went for a swim in thecaravan park pool to cool down. The Kormilda College crewwhipped up a great stir fry for dinner while the Sanderson boyswere on the dishes duty.

An early start saw us heading out to Yellow Water for thesunrise cruise, where the abundant wildlife on display was trulybreathtaking on the flood plains. This was a highlight of the tripfor many. Mandy from Kormilda College ran a few leadershipgames which got all the boys interacting well. We then droveto the Bowali Centre and listened to some of the Park Rangersspeak about employment options. After our chat the lads got topat a small joey.

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We drove to Jabiru and had another swim at the town poolbefore meeting with the Clontarf Academy at Jabiru AreaSchool. Sanderson boys prepared all the food for a massivemeal of Spaghetti Bolognaise with the Kormilda College ladsputting on the finishing touches and serving it up as wewatched NRL State of Origin game.

Another early start and we had an employment visit, this timeto Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel otherwise known as thefamous Crocodile Hotel in Jabiru. Dave Friebel spoke to usabout the different types of jobs available when working in thehospitality sector. We then drove out to Ubirr Rock and walkedup the hill while looking at the beautiful Aboriginal rock artalong the way. The view was stunning. We travelled back onthe highway and headed across the East Alligator River Bridgeinto Gunbalanya, where we visited the Gunbalanya Station andMeatworks and explored the abattoir. It was an incredibleinsight into the whole cattle industry and very interesting, all theboys learnt a few things. Once we arrived at the GunbalanyaSchool, we set up camp and got ready for an awesome gameof footy with the Gunbalanya Academy lads. A big BBQ feed fordinner and a DVD before lights out made for a great day.

Up early as always, we had a big breakfast then went on aguided walk up to the top of Injalak Hill with two traditionalowners. It was unbelievable to see some of the oldest knownrock art in the world as well as learn about the traditional waysof life, death and the afterlife. The views at the peak spanning180 degrees were a very enjoyable and moving end to a greatcamp.

Biggest Morning Tea

Many thanks to all the staff who attended and or donatedmoney to the Sanderson Clontarf Academy’s ‘Biggest MorningTea’ last Wednesday. The total amount raised was $155 as wellas raising more awareness for this great cause!

Cameron Ilett, Scott Appleton & Lawrence WategoClontarf Academy Coordinators

V8 Supercar Competition

Congratulations to Daniel Thomson who designed and drewthe ‘barramundi fish’ design which was sublimated on CraigLowndes’ Caltex Australia Darwin V8 Supercar and driving suit.Well done Daniel!

Stars Foundation

Stars Time

This terms community involvement with the Year 9’s has cometo an end. The girls were volunteering at the Rainbow EarlyLearning Centre at Holy Family Primary School, engaging inoutdoor activities and preparing their lunches. With the successof this term, this will be a continued partnership for the rest ofthe year.

Cricket Carnival

In week 8, the Stars Foundation organised a one day cricketcarnival at the Pints Cricket Oval, involving Stars Programs fromKatherine, Dripstone, Casuarina and Sanderson. It was a greatday for all Stars girls to engage in a friendly game of cricket withIeasha Friel taking out best player for Sanderson Middle School.

Term 2 Stars Camp

Week 10 involved a one night camp at Lake Bennett. Girlschosen to attend Stars Camps are selected by attendingschool, feedback from teachers, engagement with Stars anddemonstrating our program values: Respect, Honesty,Commitment and Pride. The girls were able to canoe on thelake and finish the day off around the fire.

Jaylene BonsonProgram Officer, Stars Foundation

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Sanderson Shines

Sanderson Neighbourhood ActivityCentre (NAC)

THE PARRAMATTA EELS event was held on Wednesday8 June and was a huge success with over 350 locals andyouth attending. It was exciting to meet the Eels players andmany students took the opportunity of getting their signatures.A raffle was drawn and the winners were: 1st Prize winningtwo tickets to the Eels Game was Trinity Teague-Suradi fromSanderson Middle School, 2nd prize winning two tickets to theV8 Supercars was Allie Geier from Manunda Primary Schooland 3rd Prize for two cinema tickets was Dayna Bara fromSanderson Middle School. A big thanks to all our wonderfulvolunteers and stakeholders who helped make the day happenwith zest and a special thanks to our fantastic SandersonMiddle School youth helpers. The SRC and several others fromSMS are showing great initiative and enthusiasm to be part ofthe NAC.

THE NAC COMMUNITY VILLAGE is a great chance for localpeople to come and sell their 2nd hand goods. Along with notfor profit community groups coming to share their message,there is a BBQ and fantastic entertainment. Now in its thirdmonth of operation the village is held on the first Saturdayof every month, the next Community Village will be held onSaturday 2 July, everyone is welcome. Once again theSanderson Middle School students have taken a prominent rolein the event helping with the BBQ, selling drinks and assistingon various stalls. The NAC and school is so proud of these kidswho want to be involved.

ST JOHN FIRST AID @ THE NAC – Over the next coupleof months St John Ambulance is holding an Introduction toFirst Aid on Wednesday 6 July and Wednesday 3 August from5.30pm – 7pm. Everyone is welcome and should contact Kazat the NAC on 8920 1040 or emailsanderson.nac@ntschools.net to book.

ZUMBA FITNESS is gaining popularity with many local ladies.It needs to be mentioned that men are most welcome to attendand encouraged to move to the beat. Held every Friday from5.30pm in the Sanderson Middle School GPA, it’s an excellentopportunity to get fit while having fun dancing.

THE NAC FOOD GARDEN is a work in progress with theConservation Volunteers attending two days a week to work inthe garden. We look forward to seeing the space weed free,

many seedlings sown and the garden more maintainable. TheNAC are keen to invite the community to utilise this wonderfulspace, so watch this space.

BUBBLE SOCCER commences again as from Wednesday 15June from 2.30pm. It will be held outside with games on theoval. All middle school youth are invited to join in and at 3.30pmattend the NAC Room A1 for afternoon tea till 4.30pm.

The NAC BMX TRACK has been renamed to the NAC BIKESKILLS PARK. Tim Ellison from Triathlon NT has put in a lotof time to make the track more useable and competitive. EveryThursday afternoon a large group of BMX riders come downwith their parents to improve their bike skills. The track is usedregular by youth every afternoon and on weekends. Open 24/7it’s vital all users be respectful to each other and use the trackin a safe and fair way allowing newcomers to enjoy the humpsand curves to the best of their biking knowledge. Don’t forgethelmets and closed shoes are essential to use the track.

VOLUNTEERS are always needed at the NAC to help with thediverse array of activities held after school and on Saturdays.If you can spare an hour or so and would like to be involveddon’t hesitate to contact Kaz Selbie on 8920 1040 or emailsanderson.nac@ntschools.net

STAY UPDATED WITH THE NAC HAPPENINGS by goingalong to the webpage at www.sandersonnac.wordpress.comand subscribe to receive the monthly newsletter.

Karen SelbieNAC Volunteer Coordinator

Alawa Harvest Kitchen Holiday CookingClasses

Alawa Primary School’s Harvest Kitchen is holding cookingclasses during the June/July school holiday. These classes willgive your child/ren the opportunity to learn how to take foodfrom the paddock to the plate, a culinary experience not tobe missed. If your child/ren would like to attend these classesplease contact Alawa School on 8927 9122.

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