ACT Regional Language Championship – AMAROO SCHOOL WINS!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆
Secondary language students have blitzed the Championship coming 1ST against 36 schools in the ACT!!!!!!!
Students answered an incredible 924,075 questions.
A huge congratulations to Eugene K. in Year 8 for being the top student scorer in the Championship with a massive 18, 810 points!!!!
It was close race for the top class for the pizza party but Ms Middleton’s Year 9 Japanese class have won it!!🍕🍕🍕
Well done to everyone who competed! You are Amaroo Awesome!!!!! Your language teachers are so proud!!!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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LEARNING SPOTLIGHT - YEAR 1
Welcome to our Week 4 ‘Learning spotlight’! Each newsletter we will feature a ‘learning spotlight’ from one of our grades across primary. We will share with you their words and reflections of why the learning we do at school is important and why it matters. Join me in celebrating our students thinking about their learning.
Student interview - Shree and Ben 1LST
Learning area - Integrated Inquiry - HASS, Science, Technology
Driving question - How can we use materials to design a solution to a problem?
What have you been learning about?
We have been learning about different types of materials and how they can bend, twist and stretch. We learnt that rubber is made from trees and that plasticine needs to be warmed up before we can bend it and make cool things.
Why is this learning important?
So that we know more about the materials in our world and we can help the environment by using the right materials. We also need to learn so many different things about the world before we grow up.
How did you take this learning further? (application of learning)
We made boats out of plasticine and tested them to make sure that they would float. Some of our boats sank and some floated! If they sank we tried and tried again until we got them just right. Guess what though? Ours floated the 1st time!
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LEARNING SPOTLIGHT - SECONDARY
We’ve had a wonderful start to the term, we’ve seen students displaying our school values and experience success inside and outside of the classroom. Here are just some of the highlights.
CHESS CLUB
On Monday our wonderful chess team attended the North Canberra Secondary Chess Championship. We are very excited to announce that they have qualified for the finals. We wish them all the best in the finals!
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Age Champions
12 years - Layna P & Griffin W
13 years - Amelia B & Nicholas M
14 Years - Ravyn T & Faiyaz M
15 Years - Charlotte M & Mathiang Y
16 Years - Rihanna B & Zac B
Record Breakers
Mathiang Y 15 years
Long Jump
Beat a 9 year old record set in 2014 of 5.30m
NEW RECORD- 5.82m
Overall house results
Lightning 1126
Earth 1083
Water 1072
Fire 940
Please check Google Classroom for students who have qualified for the Northside Athletics Carnival
SCIENCE COMPETITIONS
Congratulations to all the students who participated in the Big Science Competition and the Junior Science Olympiad.
Big Science Competition
Distinction
Year 8
Sahir R
Year 7
Keya C
Credit
Year 10
Belle S
Year 8
Muhammad S
Janushan A
Ewan K
Year 7
Nicholas M
Muhammad N
Kabir T
Anish G
Junior Science Olympiad
Credit
Year 10
Nirmit P
Year 9
Nairwng T
Year 8
Sahir R
Muhammad Sahir M
Ewan K
GOOD LUCK!
And last but not least we would like wish Tahi and Ryley all the best on the under 16 Boys futsal Tour where they'll be representing Australia! And Angus T who is representing Australia in the IDBF World Dragon Boat Championships.
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YOUNG CARER BURSARY APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
The application process for Young Carer Bursary for the 2024 academic year is open from 18 July to 12 September 2023. The Young Carer Bursary Program supports young carers to continue with their education and reduce their need to undertake paid work at the same time as their study and caring duties. The program offers 1,592 bursaries of $3,768 each year to assist with education needs and resources. Applications are independently assessed and bursary is awarded based on need.
Young carers may be eligible for the Young Carer Bursary Program if they are:
aged between 12 – 25 years old,
an Australian citizen or permanent resident living in Australia
studying at school (including homeschooling), or studying other approved courses which include TAFE and university
not receiving another scholarship or bursary within the 2024 calendar year.
More information about the Young Carer Bursary program, eligibility, and application process is available to read on the Young Carers Network website.
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FUTURE OF EDUCATION EQUITY FUND P-12 STILL OPEN
It’s not too late to apply for the Future of Education Equity Fund for the 2023 school year. Eligible low-income ACT families can receive one-off payments for financial assistance to help cover the costs of their children’s educational expenses such as sport equipment and activities, music lessons, school uniforms and excursions.
The fund is open to eligible students enrolled in preschools (attached to a school) through to Year 12 level in the ACT. Read more information and apply online for the Future of Education Student Equity Fund.
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AMAROO SCHOOL PARENTS AND CITIZENS ASSOCIATION UPDATE
P&C Update
Harry Potter Book Week meal deal
Don't forget to order the Harry Potter meal deal for Thursday 24 August to celebrate Book Week. It's $6 and available for all pre-school and primary students. Bural and Winyu will receive their orders on Tuesday 22 August. Order via Flexischools by 9am on Friday 18 August. If you would like to volunteer in the canteen to help prepare the meal deal, sign up here.
Fathers Day Gift Stall
Students can buy small gifts at the P&C Fathers Day Stall 8:15-9:00am on Tuesday 29 August. Gifts will be $1 to $3. See you there.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Thank you for your support for the cookie dough fundraiser so far. With more than 600 tubs sold we are well on the way to our goal of selling 1,000 tubs to raise funds for the canteen refurbishment. Orders close on Wednesday 6 September. Register to start fundraising or order a tub.
New Volunteer Sign-up Page
The P&C wants to make it easier for you to volunteer for fundraising and other P&C activities. You can now sign-up online to give some time for events and activities which really benefit your students and the school.
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