We have had a number of children go home sick or are at home sick with gastro symptoms. Please follow the ACT health advice and keep children home for 48 hours after symptoms have stopped to help keep our community healthy.

Save the date! Our school photos will be taken on the first day of term 2, Monday 24 April. Thursday/Friday preschool children will have their photo taken on Friday 28 April. Please see the below information on how to order your school photo packs.

Apply now for the Future of Education Equity Fund for the 2023 school year. Eligible low-income ACT families can receive one-off payments for financial aid to help cover the costs of their children’s educational costs, such as sport equipment and activities, music lessons, school uniforms and excursions. The Fund is open to eligible students enrolled in preschools that are attached to an ACT government school, through to Year 12 in the ACT. Further information and the online application form is available at https://www.education.act.gov.au/support-for-our-students/financial-and-resource-assistance-for-families

Let’s Talk About It - What’s In a Name?

At Neville Bonner Primary School the choosing of a Learning Group name is an opportunity to do some deep learning and we take the task very seriously.  We know that the children value the Learning Group name, it identifies them, it connects them and it is a memory that will stay with them.

To guide the creation of our Learning Group names we use one of the designated topics as observed by the United Nations. Each year The United Nations identifies focus issues to promote awareness and action.  This year we will adopt the United Nations - 

Dialogue has a multi-layered nature. It is much more than a guarantee of peace. It is about security and sustainable development, and building more resilient and inclusive societies. Terhi Hakala Central Asian Ambassador

This is a theme which fits perfectly with our work on Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL),  supporting our core values of Safe, Respectful, Learner.   We are looking forward to a year where our talking will lead to actions of peace.  

We encourage you to have a discussion with your student on the learning they did to create their Learning Group name. We think they are clever, creative learners.

NAPLAN testing (Year 3 and Year 5) will occur in our school between 15 and 27 March 2023.

Education ministers agreed that NAPLAN would move to Term One from 2023. This will mean results will be available to education authorities earlier in the year to inform school and system teaching and learning programs and will assist teachers to better determine support students need for the coming year.

NAPLAN Online is a more engaging assessment that adjusts questions to each student’s achievement level. 

NAPLAN provides valuable information to schools and parents about literacy and numeracy achievement. It supports school improvement processes by enabling teachers to monitor student progress over time and to identify areas of strength and development. 

Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in an orientation to the NAPLAN platform during week 5 and 6 in the lead up to NAPLAN.

All eligible students are encouraged and supported to participate in NAPLAN testing. Visit www.nap.edu.au to see interactive versions of the test and for more information.

Neville Bonner Primary School NAPLAN Timetable 2023

Can you believe we’re half way through the term? And already we’ve learnt 7 words/phrases in Auslan. This week’s signs are ‘Thank you’ and ‘Play’. 

The students continued to learn about the expectations around the school this week. Next week the focus will be on the expectations of Waggabiliri, Guruban, East Coast and the front office. Some of the expectations of the front office are that we use inside voices, we move at walking pace, we wait patiently, we keep left in the hallway, we choose one buddy to help us and we have permission. 

Our acknowledgments have continued to build up. We have now reached a total of 2900 acknowledgments. Our student PBL team will be approached in the next week or so to see what our next whole school celebration will be. 

Stay tuned for next week's newsletter beacause we will have some exciting news for PBL! 

Entertainment Book

Purchase this great online book full of entertainment vouchers and discount offers!! Single city books available for $69.99 or Multi city for $119.99. Did you know you can buy discounted vouchers, gift cards and presents with an Entertainment book? There are some really great offers. Make sure you subscribe to access the amazing deals. You can find the Entertainment book Official Site by clicking this link. Proceeds from each book purchased are donated to the P&C.

Second Hand Uniform Shop

Neville Bonner Primary School P&C Second Hand Uniform Stall is hosted under the school hall covered area for the following, upcoming, opening hours.

** Week 6 - Wednesday, 8th March, from 8.45am to 9.45am.

** Week 7 - Wednesday, 15th March, from 2.45pm to 3.45pm.

**Week 8 -Wednesday, 22nd March, from 8.45am to 9.45am.

We have loads of pre-loved uniforms for sale. Preferred payment is via EFTPOS, however cash will be accepted. If you have good quality school uniform items you no longer need, the P&C will gratefully accept your donation to our second hand uniform stall through the canteen (or please place them in the tub near the front office).

Canteen and Over the Counter Sales.

We've move the latest news, menu items and other information to the Neville Bonner P&C page on the school website for the Canteen and over-the-counter sales.  Sales are through Flexischools, either online or through the app.