25 October 2022

Newsletter Articles

Important dates

Thursday 27 October – Alice Can Dance – Araluen Arts Centre
Friday 28 October – World Teachers Day
Friday 28 October – Swimming Carnival – Town swimming pool
Wednesday 02 November to Thursday 03 November – Clontarf Camp for Year 7 & 8
Thursday 03 November @ 5.30pm – Principals Tour
Monday 7 November to Friday 11 November – VET Week for Year 9
Wednesday 9 November – Clontarf Awards Night
Wednesday 16 November – CSC Year 9 Transition Day
Thursday 17 November – Stars End of Year Celebration
Tuesday 22 November to Friday 25 November – Clontarf End of Year Camp for Year 9 - Watarrka National Park & Glenn Helen
Tuesday 06 December 5.30 to 7.30 – CMS Presentation Night – CMS Gym

From the Assistant Principal

Schoolwide Positive Behaviour Support and Wellbeing

Our School Values

Welcome to the fourth term, our last one for the year. As we edge closer to the finish line, I am proud of how the CMS staff, students, families, and other stakeholders have worked as a team. We have faced challenges as a team. We have succeeded as a team.

It is important that we all cross the finish line and not leave anyone behind. To do this, reflecting on and consistently upholding our school values will help us. A common goal and shared values allow everyone to pass the line. Let me indulge you in the CMS values this term, unpacking them, so we have a common understanding of what they are.

Our classroom and class routines

In our classrooms, our teachers will be working on classroom entry and exit routines. We will also continue encouraging our students to maintain a high quality of tidiness for school. The school will continue implementing the no phone /device policy with students and the out-of-class pass system. All these policies are to create a safe learning environment and promote the well-being of our students. I have no doubt we will have the support of the CMS community.

Signing students out early

The school kindly requests that parents sign students out when they pick them up early (before 3.00 pm). We encourage parents not to call students to meet them in the car park. As we have a duty of care, the students must be appropriately handed over to an adult who will be responsible for care.

School Nutrition and Healthy Eating

This is a kind reminder to the CMS community that we follow the NT Government School Nutrition and Healthy Eating Policy. In this regard, we ask families not to bring unhealthy takeaway food and drinks into the school. We encourage families to bring healthier options if they are to bring food for their young person. Students will be asked to put away their food if it is not in line with the healthy nutrition policy, and it receive it back after school hours. For more information, please click on the link below.

Thank you, as always, for your support and please feel to contact me a member of the school leadership team if you have any questions or concerns on 8955 2333.

Best wishes,
Wellington Pasi
Assistant Principal

Mr Wellington Pasi

Assessment Schedules

Each term we provide you with Assessment Schedules so that you know the key assessment tasks your young person has to complete in each subject area and the timeframe for when items are due. The Term 4 Assessment Schedules for Year 7, 8 & 9 are below.

If you have any questions, please contact your young person’s teacher.

School news and updates

Principal Tours

Come along and join our principal, Mr Simon Rowlands, for an overview and tour of Centralian Middle School.

Alice Can Dance 10th Anniversary Logo Competition

Congratulations to Zoey Magnay for winning 1st prize at this year’s Alice Can Dance logo design competition, well done Zoey!!

Also to Ashman Curtis and Uliyah Forrester for winning “runner up” positions! We are so proud of you all!

Zoey's design will be on the poster for Alice Can Dance, as well as on the special edition t-shirts. Zoey will also receive the full $200 cash prize!

ShowTime is this Thursday! Click HERE to book your ticket

Athletics Championships

Another massive congratulation to Year 7 student Skye Pentland. Skye won 5 medals at the Alice Springs Championship. What an incredible achievement! Here are the 5 medals:

Long Jump - Gold medal
400 metres - Gold medal
800 metres - Gold medal
100 meters - Silver medal
200 meters - Silver medal

Year 9

Sciences

We've started our unit on light and sound energy, building onto the energy work they did last year.

Students have spent time investigating common sound and light phenomena, added to their existing knowledge this last week with the scientific language around reflection, the bouncing of light (and sound).

Coming up next - refraction, the bending of light.

Home Economics

Year 9 students made Beef Sliders with Slaw on a soft Potato Bun and looked at how to present their food so that it is visually appealing, and it certainly looks delicious!

VET Conservation & Land Management

We've started our last term with a focus on the unit "Recognise and Report Plants or Animals" Students should be proud of their efforts in already completing a Job Safety Analysis, Planning documents for two surveys (at Alice Springs Desert Park and Jessie Gap) and two surveys this term alone. Next week we're heading to Simpsons Gap for their first plant survey.

Our group has been using the afternoon to begin their Chemical Safety unit. So far they've learnt how to use chemical labels to find safety information and investigated different nozzle sprays.

Stars Foundation

It has been a warm welcome back and we are excited for a jam packed Term 4!

Our Year 7s picked up where they left in Term 3 with their last HIIT session with Steve from G Training. It was awesome to see the girls really pushing through each station during the 45 minute session and encouraging each other every step of the way.

Year 8 and 9 Stars students have begun this term with Katie Thompson and the Girls on Country group, creating a beautiful mural for the new Purple House facility opposite Milner Meats (Northside). The aim of this mural is to create a calm and comfortable atmosphere for their clients, and to remind them to “Stay Strong on Country!” We would really like to thank Katie Thompson for involving us in such an awesome initiative, and we are very excited for you all to see the finished product.

With more exciting news, in the week to come we are taking a group of students to Tennant Creek to participate in a Stars Oz Tag Carnival! This will be our first out-of-town camp since COVID has restricted us, and a great opportunity to connect with our fellow Stars academies in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. This will be followed by the CMS Swimming Carnival on Friday (Oct 28th) and our much-loved World Teachers Day High Tea on Friday, Nov 4th to show appreciation to our teaching staff, and the great work they do for all CMS students.

Lastly, Stars staff have been spending time with Sadadeen Primary School, Gillen Primary School and Bradshaw Primary School! During these visits we hope to strengthen the relationship and transition

Between primary and middle school, whether students attend CMS or not, and to also inform students on what the Stars program is and about the inclusive atmosphere that we aim to create.

Clontarf Corner

First week back and the boys are straight into our activities. During morning training the boys brushed up on their footy skills, they also did so well at getting ready for an early start. Also during the week we held AFL handball in the gym. The game was played with great sportsmanship and team spirit. Awesome start of the term fellas!

Polly Farmer Foundation

Maths comedian visits Follow The Dream

Simon Pampena, a stand-up comedian, TV presenter, mathematician, and world-renowned science communicator visited follow the dream students at CMS on Thursday. Students were inspired by Simon's love of maths and impressed with Simon's ability to recite Pi to 100 decimal places! Students were able to share their own love of numbers, solve the world great chocolate debate using math, and created and learnt about trihexaflexagrams.

Community Announcements

Alice Can Dance

When: 27 October 2022, 5pm & 7pm @ Araluen Art Centre

Bringing together over 270 young people from public schools in Mparntwe/Alice Springs and surrounding areas, Alice Can Dance 2022 marks 10 years of this locally created, nationally recognised program. For the celebration of a decade, we bring to the stage an ode to dance itself, in all its complexity, wonder and beauty, represented through the brave and curious bodies and minds of our community’s young people.

Tickets available here: Alice Can Dance

Alice Beat Festival “Time”

When: Nov 3rd 2022, 7:00pm - 8:30pm @ Araluen Art Centre

The Alice BEAT Festival, ‘Time’, showcases the creativity, passion, teamwork and talent of our young people from local and remote schools in the Gwoja, Namatjira and Barkly electorates. It features the combined BEAT Choir, instrumental ensembles, soloists, and rock band.

Tickets available here: Alice beat Festival - Time

NT Youth Round Table and NT Youth Week Ambassador Program

Stand up, speak Out, Be Heard!

The NT Youth Round Table (Round Table) and NT Youth Week (NTYW) Ambassadors will work closely with the Northern Territory Government to involve young Territorians in government decision-making.

2023 NT Music School Enrolment

Is your child interested in learning a musical instrument or singing?

Enrolment applications are now open for new and continuing students in the NT Music School’s 2023 Instrumental and Choir Program. Instrumental lessons are offered during school hours for students in Year 4,5,6,7, 8 and 9 on flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, trumpet, trombone and percussion. Lessons are free with a $50 contribution requested on placement in the program. Instrument hire from $100 is available through NT Music School. Sports Vouchers are accepted to assist with costs of hiring instruments. Choir is by audition only and rehearsals are held after school.

Apply online now to secure your interest from the link below.

Applications close Friday 2 December 2023

Should you require further assistance call the NT music School on 8955 2345

Employment Opportunities at the Y this summer!

Working on our holiday programs is a great opportunity for young people to become leaders, we will also be running a number of work ready workshops prior to school holidays which will give the successful applicants a real opportunity to develop some workplace skills and give them some confidence!

For more info about both students and staff roles go to our website: School Holidays | Kilgariff Recreation Centre (ymca.org.au)

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