Tiwi College News Term Two 2012
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Tiwi College News Term Two, 2012 Inside this issue ... Athletics Tiwi College Library officially open Carnival By Cecillena Mungatopi In the Library there are heaps of brand new On Thursday 3rd May we had the opening Football books. It all looked amazing at the opening. More ceremony for the new library which was built last matches shelves and desks have arrived since then and year. The Primary School kids sang the Australian against Xavier more laptops will be coming soon. anthem. We had visitors from Darwin and Canberra, as well as around Tiwi. Mr Smithy Class news What I like about the Library is the brand new spoke about how important books and books, and the computer rooms. The library Family Group computers are to literacy and learning. Polician room is just the right place to hang out, because Home Warren Snowden MP officially opened the it looks amazing and there are lots of books to library. reports read at lunchme or borrow and take home. Interviews Adam (from Taste It, Do It, Live It) and some Tiwi I hope the visitors come back again someday to with Tiwi College students cooked up dishes like fresh visit our school and see the library when it is barramundi rolls and buffalo burgers with nave staff completely finished and students are borrowing herbs and spices. A small group of students lots of books. Student helped to serve food to guests. achievements Special Inspiration from Kyle and Red Dust activities By Aggie Puruntatameri going to Canberra for a leadership camp. Then The Growing the two young Aboriginal boys travelling with One of our most inspiring groups of visitors this Red Dust spoke to us about life at their boarding Young term was Kyle Vander Kuyp and the Red Dust school in NSW, especially the good and also Women’s Role Models. Kyle used to be a champion hurdler difficult sides of leaving home to get a beer Program and he represented Australia in the Olympics and educaon. Commonwealth Games. Now he goes Kyle spoke to us at to schools in the the assembly about community to when he was a lile support Aboriginal Tiwi College boy he was so shy Pickertaramoor children and inspire that he wouldn’t talk Melville Island them to build their to anyone. He had an NORTHERN TERRITORY confidence. He works Aboriginal mum who a lot with a program Ph: (08) 8970 9024 gave him up for a Fax: (08) 8970 9025 called AIME adopon at the age of 5 weeks old. He knew that (Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience). his background was Aboriginal but he didn’t Postal address: LMB 127 know the details. When Kyle was a lile boy, Kyle and his group were at Tiwi College for 2 Winnellie, NT, 0822 Maurice Rioli visited his school and told him days . When they came to our Senior Girls’ class, “don’t feel ashamed about your Aboriginal Principal: Ian Smith Kyle talked about his experiences and also about background.” Aer Maurice spoke to Kyle, Kyle [email protected] public speaking. Two of our girls presented didn’t worry about anything or anyone, he felt so speeches. They talked about their experience of proud of his Aboriginal background. From the Principal Attendance is the key to success Awuna, Our Family Group Homes have been I have been very pleased with the working very well as a team. Currently operaons of Tiwi College this their main aer-school program is the semester. Our family community development of a garden for each should feel confident that their house, with the plan that each children are in good hands during the student will look aer his or her own week. We are the students’ family plot and grow vegetables. They will be away from home. We are the Picka able to take these home at the end of Family. each week to family in the communi- es. Throughout the semester we have undergone a review of our curriculum, We will have a counsellor aending with an aim to improving the way we teach and what we the college as part of our well-being program next teach. Much tesng takes place to check if students are semester. She will provide great guidance to our resident improving. There is a clear paern in every class: the counsellor, Mr Solo. Our aim is to help our students cope beer the aendance, the greater the chance of improv- with any issues they might have and be able to enjoy life ing. and aend school with a posive frame of mind. We ask that you help your children improve by helping Next term we begin our relaonship with AFLNT, with a them get organised. They need to have their bag packed Development Manager located at Pickertaramoor, and be at the shop waing for pick- overseeing the boys’ program and ups every Monday – every week. the girls’ football development. Next term I would love to report AFLNT will provide incenve-based that we have more students who trips for students with excellent have a 100% aendance rate. aendance and behaviour. Let’s see all students here week 1 – and We now have a VET Coordinator on every week aer that! campus: Phil Collier. Phil spent his first weeks on campus planning Should any families wish to enroll next year’s VET courses, as part of a their children at Tiwi College, please three year plan for Tiwi College see any of our board members and students to be in the best possible they can provide names to Brian & posion to succeed in the Tiwi workforce. Jennifer Clancy. Next semester we will have our Senior Boys parcipate in I wish to thank all staff for their hard and conscienous Cerficate II Sport & Recreaon and rotate through work this semester. It has been very challenging in many Carpentry, Horculture and Manufacturing as well. Our ways as our staffing was not complete unl Term Two. In Senior Girls will complete Cert I in Business Management. spite of this, staff have consistently been professional in All senior students will parcipate in short courses such as their approach and have always had the best interests of First Aid to help prepare them for the workforce. the young Tiwi in their hearts. I would like to express my gratude to them on behalf of the whole school communi- Adam Clark from Morris will connue his tuion in ty. Catering, with an emphasis on assessment in Cerficate II in Hospital- I hope all families have a wonderful ity (Kitchen Operaons) next semes- Bush Holiday in country. I and my ter. This will involve students being staff look forward to seeing all invited to aend the Malda-Zircon students again in Term Three (pick-up: mine at Lethbridge Bay & mines in Wednesday 25th July). Western Australia to prepare meals for the workers there as part of their Mana, training. This is an excing program to look forward to! Ian Smith page 2 Tiwi College Newsletter: Term 2, 2012 Strong relationships in our community Half way through the year and so much Museum in Nguiu and Jilamara Art has occurred within the school Gallery in Milikapi; community. field work with CDU, CSIRO and the Tiwi Rangers; We connue to have growing interest in the Senior Young Men’s Auskick the college from many organisaons and Program in Garden Point ; and schools around Australia. We have had two of our Senior Young Women, visitors from Red Dust, CDU, CSIRO, TLC, Caitlyn Moreen and Cassie Black, TITEB, Smith Family, Mission Australia, selected to aend the Naonal Aspiring The HaydenWay Project, Zircon Mines, Leaders’ Summit in Canberra on The Fishing Lodge and many more. Our strong relaonship scholarships from the Smith Family; with Scotch College connues: this term our academic staff A group of boys travelling to Queensland to play worked with Scotch College staff on an educaonal football at Narrangba, a trip which culminated in program for the Middle School Boys. We have also Kenny Puruntatameri and Adam Tipungwu being developed a relaonship with St. Pats in Brisbane, which selected for scholarships to aend St. Patrick’s has developed from football trips into football scholarships College. for two of our boys. It is great to see teachers and students engage in posive We have had a producve term academically. Student interacons both in and out of the classroom. Staff have aendance has been high due to students making a choice modelled a high level of professionalism in their planning, to come to school and learn. Teachers have worked on development and pracce. Semester One has been a busy developing innovave programs in and producve one in which staff have Literacy and Numeracy as well as other worked hard to implement current subjects such as History, Geography, curriculum and programs whilst looking Science and The Arts. The school vision ahead to future changes and aspiring to has also focused on providing career- improve the school even more. centred skills and pathways through VET subjects. Staff connue to promote The students have faced challenges in posive student outcomes through a being away from home, living in a combinaon of rigorous teaching, care structured environment and coping with and respect for their students, and role- the academic content each day. modelling posive behaviour. However, they have made excellent choices in having a go and aending each week. Even Students’ learning does not just take place within the though they are away from home they sll have a strong classroom. This term has seen students parcipate in many sense of their culture, which they share with visitors and different acvies.