Week 6 Term 4

Nightcliff Primary Newsletter

It’s Balnba (Rainy) Season for Gulumoerrgin (Larrakia) country. Damugula (Mud Mussels) and Danijarra (Long Bums) are collected on the mud flats as they become exposed by rain.

Dear Parents and carers

Welcome to Week 6.

Industrial Action - Thursday 17/11/22, 9 am-1 pm (please see letter below)

Camps

We sent off some happy campers this week in year 5 (Monday) and Year 6 (Wednesday) to Batchelor Outdoor Education Centre. A huge thank you to the teachers who have volunteered their time to do these camps overnight and those remaining behind to teach other classes and remaining students.

NT Learning Commissioners

Our NT learning Commissioners will be presenting their final pitch to the Minister today at the Convention Centre. We will place their amazing video explaining the work they have done this year to enhance reading, mathematics and well-being for students at the school as part of analysing data, working alongside the leadership team and collecting and analysing student's voice. Make sure to check out their video!

Have a great week.

NPS wins all 3 Darwin region school basketball divisions

Last Wednesday, November 9, NPS participated in the annual Darwin Region Schools 3x3 Basketball Gala Day for the very first time, entering 15 boys and girls teams in total.

Our students performed outstandingly, winning both Boys divisions 1 & 2 and the Girls Division undefeated and taking out all 3 pennant flags. A big congratulations to all of our students and coaches:

Mathew Ryan (Head Coach), Leon Gray (Parent - Assistant Coach), Jade Nelson (Parent - Assistant Coach), Henry, Isla, Mabel B, Delight, Max, Daly, Zara, Lachlan, Jenaya, Namara, Mason, Sebastian,

Anna, Khaidira, Mitchel, Kahtika, Mikhaela, Monte, Star, Taj, Will, Lincoln, Holly, Diamy, Kiran, Finley, Maddison, Louie, Jordi, Zac M, Shayne, Mia, Dustin, Elliot, Ned, Regina, Avika, Siriotis, Ahmad, Archer, Leilani, George, Charlie, Aadya and Olivia.

This concludes our NPS 2022 basketball program for the year, which consisted of weekly lunchtime training, DBA programs, SEDA programs, Darwin Salties vs NPS match and 3x3 Male and Female Staff vs Student matches on ACHPER’s (Australian Council Health Physical Education Recreation) National Health and PE Day.  It was a lot of fun for our boys and girls, and I’m really proud of all their efforts, hard work, discipline and dedication.  We’re all looking forward to season 2023, Go Tigers!!!

Mathew Ryan
HPE Teacher & Sporting Schools Coordinator
Nightcliff Primary School

Colour Fun Run

Date: 25th November Time:  Early Lunch @ 12:30 pm Fun Run Starts @  1:00 pm 

On Friday, 25^th November 2022, we are holding our Crazy Colour Day as a major fundraising event. Funds raised will go towards much-needed money for reading books and library resources.

Congratulation Total fundraising of $25,756! 

Students should wear white or light sun-safe clothing to get the most colourful experience. It’s best to also run in old running shoes. Students are welcome to come to school in their white shirts and bring a change of clothes to change into at the end of the day (optional).

Making our road environment safer: a visit from the Lord Mayor and three local Alderman.

On Monday, 14 November, the Lord Mayor of Darwin (Kon Vatskalis), the three local Alderman for Chan Ward (Councillors Ed Smelt, Morgan Rickard and Peter Pangquee) and representatives from the City of Darwin (CEO Simone Saunders; Engineer Drosso Lelekis) visited Nightcliff Primary School to discuss practical solutions for improving the safety of the road environment around our school.

The Road Safety/Active Travel Project Team from the NPS School Council advocated for three raised zebra crossings (i.e. Wombat Crossings, e.g. out the front of Nightcliff Pool) on Cunjevoi Crescent, Pandanus Street and Bauhinia Street in the vicinity of the childcare centre. Wombat Crossings are being increasingly rolled out around schools by City Councils across Australia because they (a) actively slow traffic, (b) increase the visibility of our kids, and (c) place the priority on pedestrians over cars.

The group walked the perimeter of the school and pointed out current issues with congestion, unsafe sections of roads and footpaths and the shortcomings of current crossings.

We thank the Lord Mayor and City of Darwin representatives for visiting on-site and Councillor Ed Smelt for facilitating the meeting.