Marty Isaksen

Principal

Nightcliff Middle School

Principal’s Report

Important Dates

This has been a whirl wind year, that has gone so fast, but where we have achieved so much. I know that by naming specific activities there is always ones that will be missed but it is worth reflecting on what we have accomplished. There has been a strong focus on technology this year with our students competing in The Robocup Challenge, Darwin Science and Engineering Challenge, Lego League Hydrodynamics Challenge and the Tournament of Minds and this is on top of our Tekkos club. The Arts have also featured prominently, with the school choir and dance group performing at the Beat festival, we had performers at the Seabreeze Festival, the wonderful Year 8 and 9 productions, and the Year 9 music class producing a CD of original songs. Our students participated in our athletics and swimming carnivals, a range of interschool sports, as well as individual students representing the NT in sports such as cricket, squash, swimming and surf lifesaving. We had Fiesta, a talent competition and we won the middle years’ chess competition.

Our School NAPLAN results were very good. When we look at this year’s Year 9 data and compare it to when they were in year 7 we see an increase of students in the top 20% in Reading Writing and Numeracy and a decrease in students at the lower end across the 3 tests. The school mean increased across each of the tests with a significant increase in writing and numeracy. I would particularly like to acknowledge and thank the staff who sit quietly behind many of these achievements.

I would like to acknowledge the support of our local member, Natasha Fyles who is a strong advocate for the school. I would also like to thank the School Council chair Jo Minkiewicz and the other members of the council who also work tirelessly to support the school’s improvement agenda. I would like to thank, Justine Davis and Anita Isma Both have been council members for many years but are retiring at the end of this year.

Although I have only been able to share your journey for the last year, I have seen a group of students grow into fine young adults who are ready to step into the next level of their education. I see a group of students who are able to make strong choices. There are many things that we have no choice over, how tall we are, the colour of our skin or how intelligent we are but we can make choices about kindness, generosity and how we treat others.

I believe that the Nightcliff Middle School values will help you as you navigate life because they enable you to make good choices. If Care, Acceptance, Respect, Responsibility and Success underpin the choices that you make it will help you steer a positive path through life. There are no magic answers to what life will throw at you. You can google the population of Darwin or the Brownlow medallist from 1972 but you can’t google the answers to the choices that you will have to make in the future. However, as I look at you I see a group of students who will google what is in your hearts and what is in your head to make those good choices.

To the Year 9s, enjoy high school and enjoy whatever path you choose to follow in the years to come. Take time to recharge your batteries over the holiday break before the next big challenge begins. I hope everyone has an enjoyable break and look forward to 2018

Have a Merry Christmas and a safe New Year.

School resumes Monday

29th January

2018

Back to School Vouchers and Sports Vouchers will

be available at the Front Office from

mid - January

2017

Yearbook for sale at the Front

Office

$10.00

Year 7 Awards

Personal Achievement: Jasmine Kelly Vansh Dhall Alisha Mauludi Grace Highman Shaqaeq Ruhani Dominic Sloane Cheyenne Page Chelsea Bacolor Cheyleigh Schneider Shaykoda Carne Francois Paran William Chilcott Academic Achievement:

Mia Grose Pal Patel Kaiya Brand Hamish Lovett Mikes Magoulias Lorenzo Gepes Petrina Te Hatu-Lal Bodhi Turner

Year 8 Awards Personal Achievement: Tianke Viljoen Joel Taban Leesa Makrylos Jackie Esperanza Kyriakos Lambrinidis Eloiza Kapangyarihan Aria Stock-Oltay Kerby Lomboy Briannah Scanlon Hailey Angeles Evy Fraser Beard Academic Achievement: Precious Pitogo Isham Dhakal Madeleine Schofield-Flynn Isham Dhakal Fraser Beard Nicole Meana Putu Sullivan Evy Tsopanoglou Billie Frances

Year 9 Awards Personal Achievement: Jasmine Jenkins Ebony Allen Yaheli Mbangusi Zephyr Davis Elias Papworth Maryam Razi Liam Harwood Katelyn Butler Palak Yodha Academic Achievement: Zephyr Davis Liam Harwood Jasmine Jenkins Ananyaa Devanathan Thomas Grose Sevasti Ikonomou Jarlath Santos Amelia Perry Isaac Smalley Chief Minister’s Literacy Achievement Awards

Latoya Luta Natasha Giumelli Mia Grose Mia Grose Jasmine Kelly Tianke Viljoen Prescious Pitogo Cheny Viset Ebony Allen Raquel Samson Tina Mulbah Jasmine Jenkins Natasha Fyles’ Leadership Awards: Yr 7 -Pari Patel Yr 8 -Eugenia Iknonmou Yr 9 - Zephyr Davis Mr Luke Goslings’ Language Award: Liam Harwood Bernie and Phyllis Plew Rotary Club of Darwin North Award: Rebekah Williams Joline Gunderson Memorial Award: Mckayla Bingham Caltex All-Rounder Award: Joshielle Pastor Middle Years Training Centre Award: Freddy Fu and Raquel Samson Charles Darwin University—Aspire Awards: Jasmine Jenkins and May Aye Australia Day Citizenship Award: Joseph Haritos Flinders University Indigenous Science Awards: Yr7 Kaiya Brand Yr 8 Briannah Scanlon Yr 9 John Senge Sports Person of the Year Award: Thomas Grose Dux Award: Zephyr Davis

Principal’s Awards: Yr7 Lucinda Rose, Laine Morgans Yr 8 Kyriakos Lambrinidis , Evy Yr 9 Elias Papworth, Tiger Lily Clements

Congratulations to all Year 9

Drama Production

Front Office Hours for

Christmas Holidays

15th Dec– 9am - 12noon

18th Dec to12th Jan– CLOSED

15th Jan to 19th Jan - 9am– 3pm

22nd Jan to 25th Jan - 7.45am-3.30pm

26th Jan (Public Holiday) - CLOSED