Thursday 26 March 2015
Ainslie School
Donaldson St
Braddon
ACT 2612
Tel 6142 3060
Fax 6142 3062
Board Chair
P&C President
The Ainslie School Newsletter
Nerilee Flint
Nova Inkpen
6161 7166
0407 959 077
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Dear families
Contributing to the school
Parents and carers contribute thousands of hours of voluntary hours to the school each year. We know that because
we have to add them up and report the data. Last night at the AGM all positions were filled and you will notice that
many of the names are familiar. One of the reasons people keep coming back to volunteer their time and expertise is
that it is a very satisfying thing to do. Volunteering is one of many elements of leading a good life.
There are some areas of the P&C operation that are needing people to step up to contribute some time. One of
those is the Afters Sub-Committee. Many of our students use this service and most of their parents would agree that
it would be difficult to manage their work lives without the programs. The current Convenor, Lisa Studdert, and the
rest of the sub-committee, have worked for several years to take Afters from a difficult financial position to its
current thriving status.
We want the service to continue and I’m sure many parents want the service to continue, and I strongly suspect it
won’t take as much time as you think.
Please consider getting involved. I am very happy to pass on the names of interested people.
Ainslie School welcomes…
…large donations. Or even just voluntary contributions. These funds go directly towards the educational programs
and are not used to pay utility or other bills. Many thanks to those of you who have already contributed this year.
Others are welcome to do so whenever the family budget allows.
Playground development
People new to the school may not realise that we have a group of people committed to making improvements in the
playground. The building of the vegetable gardens and the chook pen represent some of the work of this group. We
still have a long way to go and some of our ideas are very ambitious.
We plan to meet with the Directorate’s landscape designer in May. Please let me know if you would like to be
included in that conversation.
Preparing a BIG Celebration
There is still an opportunity for community members interested in helping us plan for our 90th birthday celebration in
2017. I anticipate that we will need two or three meetings this year to generate ideas and to book things/apply for
grants/look at potential anniversary projects. I know there are a lot of creative people out there who know how to
throw a party. Get in touch!
School Priorities
Under our second Strategic Priority Establish a mentoring and coaching culture to improve teaching practice we have
identified three Key Improvement Strategies and actions to operationalise them.
Key improvement strategy 1: Develop and expert teaching team within the context of a professional learning
community environment.
 Develop consistent Professional Learning Team practices and processes across the school
 Share understandings and embed research-based instructional practices
 Establish and implement mentoring processes.
Teachers meet for extended periods each week to talk about student learning and to share practice. Our Executive
Teacher Professional Practice, Greg Taylor, spends time with individuals in formal mentoring relationships.
Key improvement strategy 2: Implement a school-wide instructional framework that develops and maintains
effective teaching in every classroom.
 Identify and develop shared understandings of pedagogical practices to be used across the school.
 Build teacher understanding of the quality teaching model.
The school leaders are working on developing a framework to support the pedagogical practice across the school
and are accessing Professional Learning to assist them with research-based decisions. The Quality Teaching model is
being used to provide feedback o teachers and a shared language about practice.
Key improvement strategy 3: Build a culture of supportive, collaborative relationships and collective responsibility.
 Identify strengths of staff through a skills audit
 Further develop the school’s culture of respectful relationships
 Identify time for staff to engage in community building initiatives
Staff have been working together to develop shared agreements of how the school looks and sounds. This includes
how people speak to each other, how we speak to students and how we manage frustrations and concerns. The
skills audit is yet to be completed.
In the next Altiora, I will outline the elements of our third Strategic Priority, which relates to parents and carers and
their contributions to student outcomes.
Warm regards
Kate
From the Deputy
Dear parents and carers,
When children go from home to school they learn to use their oral language for a new range of purposes. They learn
to communicate more clearly with others because the new people they meet do not have the same background
knowledge or shared experiences. At school there is a demand for more sophisticated and literate language skills to
talk about abstract ideas and concepts.
Some of the ways that we develop oral language skills at Ainslie School is through thinking about learning and
thinking. Some examples include: What does the word hefting mean? What is a better word than ‘said’ to use in that
sentence? What is the first sound you hear in the word dolphin? How many syllables does dolphin have? How do you
spell hippopotamus? How did you know that word said ‘knight’ ? Children also sit and attend to ‘chunks’ of talking,
follow instructions given by the teacher often about unfamiliar tasks, learn the ‘rules’ of who is allowed to talk in the
classroom, when and for how long, and understand and talk about events which have not been shared with the
listeners.
Children are often called upon to recount things that happened at a time and in a place where the listeners were not
present. Demands on language are far greater in these situations. The speaker must use words to put the listener ‘in
the picture’. The vocabulary choice therefore has to be more precise and ideas connected in a logical order so that a
sequence of events can be understood.
Well known oral language experts, from the ‘Love and Reilly’ oral language company, have suggested a series of
tips to stimulate literate language:
• Give children opportunities to talk about past events using photos and other memorabilia to
prompt them
• Ask your child to retell a favourite story
• Stimulate discussion about the story using some of the ‘thinking’ verbs e.g. Why did ……. decide
to leave the party? I wonder what you would do?
• Talk about words - what they mean, which words mean something similar, is there another
meaning for the word? For example ‘the gate groaned’ in this context the word might be referring to
creaking or squeaking noises. When people groan they are usually complaining about something.
Do you think that the gate is complaining?
• Provide activities to encourage children to ‘wrap the nouns’ (Sue Galletely – Learning Difficulties
Australia Bulletin) – adding something before and after a noun. E.g. ‘I saw a man. I saw an old
man. I saw an old man near the tree. I saw an old man near the drooping tree. I saw an old man
near the drooping tree in the back garden’
• Prompt or scaffold your children’s efforts with maintaining explanations or descriptions
- Ask questions to lead the discussion on – e.g. Why was he feeling so sad?
- Repeat and/or re-word what has been said and provide a joining word to lead on to the next idea
For example ‘You went to the museum on the school bus but you were late getting there because ……’ . Driving in
the car, walking home from school, having dinner, reading a story – all are excellent
places for ‘Taking time for talking’. Both you and your child will be rewarded for your efforts.
These tips were originally written and published by Sue Reilly and Elizabeth Love in March 2004. It was re-formatted with slight changes by Lucia Smith in
May 2012.
Keep on talking!
Regards, Catherine
2015 Dates to Remember
27 March
27 March
3 April
6 April
8 April
10 April
7 – 10 April
10 April
28 April
School Photos Reid preschool only
Year 1 assembly @ 12 noon
Good Friday public holiday
Easter Monday public holiday
Preschool 2016 information session 6 – 7pm
Assembly whole school (kinder/year 6 host) @ 12 noon
Canteen closed for renovation
Last day term 1
Term 2 begins. NOTE: this is a Tuesday!
KidsMatter provides e-newsletters to families via their website bimonthly. You can have these delivered to your
inbox by subscribing through the following link:
https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/enewsletter
I have included a link to an example of an e-newsletter article about children getting along with others. Please find
this below.
https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/enewsletter/encouraging-children-get-along
If there is something specific you are concerned about with your child’s mental health and wellbeing, chances are
there is a parent-friendly article available for you to have a read of on the KidsMatter website.
Kind regards, Karen Simpson, KidsMatter Team Leader
Preschool News
The term is flying by and both Ainslie Baker Gardens and Reid Preschools have been really busy. The students
attended an excursion to the Australian Museum and Gallery and had the opportunity to explore art visually,
interactively and also had the opportunity to participate in some art themselves. The students will receive their
artwork folders this week and you will be able to discuss with your child what they learnt, discovered and did while
on their first preschool excursion for 2015. The students at both preschools are continually being engaged in rich
literacy experiences, music, discovery and exploration of the preschool environments and creative experiences
throughout their days at Preschool.
Kinder News
Kindergarten children are busy learning all about each other and themselves as they prepare for the upcoming
opening of our ‘Me Museum’ on the Wednesday 8 April 2015. Presentations of each child’s family poster have
begun and the classes are enjoying hearing and seeing who lives at home in different families. In English children are
practising writing their letters and sight words with a focus on the names and sounds of each letter of the alphabet.
We have also begun to experiment with what happens when you put different letters together to make words. Try
playing ‘I Spy’ at home with your child to encourage them to hear the sounds at the beginning of the words spoken.
Daily counting forwards and backwards is helping all of the children in Kindy recognise the patterns produced by
numbers. Counting groups of objects at home and modelling how to write and read different numbers for your child
is a great way to make real life connections to mathematics. We look forward to seeing you all at our ‘Me Museum’.
Invitations will come home tomorrow.
Year 1 News
Thank you to all for helping your children with their interview questions. It has been very interesting to hear about
what school was like for you all and has reminded us just how culturally diverse our year 1 cohort really is. In
mathematics over the next couple of weeks we will continue focusing on number and will also be learning about
capacity and addition with money. We have been really impressed during reading groups with just how much your
children are improving so keep up the home reading and Ainslie Sight Word practice at home, your hard work is
certainly paying off. During Investigations until the end of term we will be having a ‘Tinkering Table’ set up so if you
have any broken electrical items such as cameras, telephones etc. please send them in for the children to explore.
Isobel Short, Jayde Condon and Joanne Lawson
Year 2 News
This week year 2 have continued to focus on counting forwards and backwards from 500. Students also have been
creating number patterns such as counting by 2s and 5s. In writing students have constructed narratives about
Australia’s history. Please share with your child any information you know from the past 200 years including how
Australia has changed and any new buildings that have been built. Our focus this week for sport is jumping. Jumping
over lines on the footpath is a great way to learn two feet jumps. Earth Hour is this Friday 27 March 2015.
Remember to “SWITCH OFF’ your electricity and watch your power bill go down.
Mrs Rawlings
Year 3 News
Students in 3S and 3DA will continue to work on narratives and expositions in writing. Parents can support in class
learning about expositions (persuasive texts) at home by encouraging conversations which support opinions and
points of view for or against a statement on familiar topics. For example: “Summer is better than winter”;
“Chocolate is better than cheese”; “Dogs are better than cats”; “Watching a movie at home is better than going to
the cinema”; “You learn more from reading books than you do from watching TV”; “Children in primary school
should not have homework”. To assist with narrative writing over the holidays, a helpful resource for children to
have at home would be some coloured pencils and textas and a drawing pad for students to use to draw and create
characters and settings for imaginative stories. Once they have completed their drawings they can have
conversations with you to describe the characters and settings.
Year 4 News
Year 4 are busy completing investigations in science regarding what lies beneath our feet. Both classes have
discovered soil is made up of different sized particles from clay to rock. We are about to focus on rocks and their
properties. If you have any rocks we could borrow for a couple of weeks that would be appreciated. In maths we are
continuing to work on unpacking the times table. Mr. Greg Taylor is starting up a Year 4 maths club during Thursday
lunch for students feeling they need some extra help. Interested students need to meet him in the multi-purpose
room at the top of the staircase at 12:45.
Greg and Angela
Year 5 News
We have been busy looking at perimeter and area, and completing our first maths work contract. As we are now
delving into chance and probability, we can safely assure you that the chance of an increase in maths understanding
is very likely! About half of us went to a Buroinjin Sports Gala Day where we performed very well and had lots of
fun. Can we persuade you to question our debating skills? Year 5 are now writing expositions, or persuasive text and
learning ways to increase our word crafting through rhetorical questions, similes, alliterations and STRONG words.
We are also learning spelling strategies to help with our writing. Our home learning this week is preparing our
Rostrum speeches. Students may need an audience to hear their speech, but they need to write it independently.
Please remember we need to wear hats outside at school.
Alison Heald and Jo Francis
Year 6 News
Last Monday 16 March, the year 6s departed Ainslie School for Camp Longbeach. They were very lucky to have ideal
weather for the majority of their stay, especially for the full day at the beach on the second day. The students and
teachers spent the 3 days taking part in activities such as Canoeing, Team Initiatives, Raft Building, Coastal Walk and
the much anticipated Battlefield. These activities gave all students the opportunity to build on their team work and
communication skills with other members of the year 6 cohort. Cabin allocations and activity groups also encouraged
socialisation among different friendship groups; new friendships were made and others strengthened. All students
made many great memories which they will no doubt remember and have a giggle at with their peers in the future.
After returning from their trip, the year 6 students completed a camp reflection. All students were asked to write
down something they learnt from a camp activity and how they could use this new found knowledge to help them in
the classroom in the future. Their responses greatly varied as each student took something different from camp but
the theme of team work, working with other students they are not familiar with, effective communication, being a
good leader, trusting leaders and members of their group as well as having fun were common responses across the
cohort.
This week in our inquiry, students have been investigating the positives and negatives of using either a series or
parallel circuit. To demonstrate their understanding of all the content taught in the inquiry, the students were given
a design task - to create an electrical device that makes an aspect of everyday life at home or school easier. The
cohort has discussed their design criteria and are currently in the design stages of their prototypes.
Teacher Biography - Laurence Mandapat
Laurence was born in the Philippines in the city of San
Fernando, Pampanga. He grew up in the nearby city
of San Antonio, Bacolor in a two-storey house made
of timber and bamboo. He lived with his mother,
grandmother and grandfather, as well as his uncle
and aunty and their four children. Being the youngest
in the household, all of his family members helped
raise him, especially throughout the week when his
mother had to travel and stay in Manila to work and
provide financial stability for the family. It was at this
time when Laurence developed his love for
interacting with others and socialising, often hanging
out of the front window of his house saying hello and
asking questions to pedestrians passing by. Laurence
spent most of his days playing with his older cousins
and childhood friends in the creek behind his house
catching fish and in the many rice paddies, catching
frogs and dragonflies for entertainment. He also
helped his aunty and uncle harvest chicken and duck
eggs, and wash produce on a daily basis to sell at the
markets. His favourite time of the day was the
afternoon when his grandfather would finish work.
He owned a horse and cart (calesa) and used this to
transport people around town. He would give a little
bit of his earning s to each grandchild to spend on a
treat at the corner store, Laurence was the luckiest
and some could argue the favourite as he always
received double. Having the luxury of spending so
much time with his grandparents and aunty and
uncle, they soon developed a special relationship, which made his departure for Australia in 1991, so much harder.
In 1991, Laurence arrived in Brisbane, Australia where the majority of his stepfather’s family resided. It was at this
time, Laurence was exposed to touch football and rugby league. This is the reason why he supports the Brisbane
Broncos in the NRL and most importantly Queensland in the State of Origin.
After spending a month getting to know his aunties, uncles and cousins, his family travelled home to his stepfather’s
home town of Yanco, New South Wales, where he lived next door to his grandparents and the family nursery. He
enrolled in kindergarten at Parkview Public School and in year 6, was elected school captain. In his initial years at
Parkview, Laurence knew very little English and was part of an ESL intervention group who, with the support of his
teachers, taught him English. It did not him take too long to master the English language and on almost every report
from year two onwards you will find the comment, ‘Laurence will not stop talking in class’.
In High School, Laurence developed a love for sport, especially soccer and tae kwon do. He enjoyed playing all kinds
of sports and represented his school, region and state in soccer, volleyball and athletics. Between all of the sporting
commitments that he had to juggle throughout his week, Laurence found very little time focus on his education. His
mother decided that a maximum of two sports could be played in each season. This led Laurence to choose soccer
in the winter and cricket throughout the summer, whilst doing tae kwon do throughout the year. At the age of 15,
Laurence achieved his black belt in tae kwon do and helped with the running of classes with his instructor. He
achieved his second dan black belt two years later and competed in several tournaments. He beat his own instructor
in his first senior black belt tournament, a feat that he remembers quite fondly.
In year eleven, Laurence began thinking about his future and possible professions that he could and wanted to be.
He enjoyed mathematics, design and technology, physics, visual arts and engineering studies. These subjects, along
with his effort and his marks assisted in his entry into the University of Canberra, studying architecture.
In his final year of high school, Laurence was elected school captain. It was a very proud achievement for him and
family. Unfortunately, after the completion of his HSC, he succumbed to peer pressure and took a minor part (driving
his car) in an egging incident, which led him standing down from his captaincy. This was a very hard but valuable
lesson and an event in his life which greatly shaped and formed some of his values and moral that he lives by today.
At University, Laurence enjoyed studying architecture and the many social opportunities that university offered. This
was the first time he lived away from home and soon had to learn how to cook and clean for himself. His love for
sports was still prominent, winning the sports coordinator role for his residence and in later years, all the residences.
With six months remaining in his first degree, Laurence decided that although he thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of
being an architect, it just was not for him. This led him to change degrees and pursue a career in primary teaching.
During his time at university, Laurence began playing soccer for Belconnen United. Known for his pace, goal scoring
ability and bulldog approach, Laurence played the majority of his time playing for the Blue Devils as a striker. In
recent years, Laurence has spent most of his time in defence, a position that he prefers not to play. Growing in
maturity and understanding that that is the best position for him and the success of his team, Laurence has enjoyed
the challenge of learning a new position, whilst scoring goals at the same time. It is a shame that all two of the goals
he scored last season were against his own goal keeper, but wow… they were spectacular goals.
In 2009, Laurence graduated with a Bachelor of Primary Teacher and in 2010 began his teaching career at Ainslie
School, teaching year four. Over the past five years, Laurence has enjoyed teaching the senior school and organising
sporting carnivals and events. He has developed a great rapport with many students and parents over the years and
even though he is considered an adult, Laurence still finds time to be a big kid. You will often find him in the
playground playing soccer, handball and footy with students and joking around in the classroom and the staffroom.
Throughout his whole life, Laurence has always been a happy and positive individual. He has lived in two very
differing cultures and has faced his fair share of ups and downs. From all of the experiences he has been through, he
lives by one quote which helps him maintain his positive and bubbly nature- ‘Things turn out best for the people who
make the best of the way things turn out’ John Wooden
Ainslie and North Gungahlin
Swimming Carnival ribbons
will be presented at the
whole school assembly in
Week 10!
Board election results
Staff member: Catherine Dillon
Parents and Citizens Member: Corinna Connell
Parents and Citizens Member: Melynda McDonald
P&C AGM election results
President: Nova Inkpen
Vice President: Rochelle von Berger
Treasurer: Sharon Hourigan
Secretary: Melynda McDonald
Public Officer: Graham Carter
Afters: Lisa Studdert
Fund raising: Libby Bailey
Canteen Manager/Uniforms: Gillian Nimmo
Canteen Convenor: vacant
Science and Arts: Jemima Walsh
Outdoor Projects: Nova Inkpen
Cookbook: Justin Kavanagh
Administrative Committee:
Graham Carter
Rochelle Morrison
Robyn Janes
Claire Bobbin
Sarah Safransky
P&C News
Hello Everyone,
How is Term 1 going for you? For me it seems to be flying by and when I stop and think about April my head starts
spinning (two public holidays and school holidays)!
But speaking of holidays - don’t forget to check out the After’s April Vacation Care program. It is a great school
holiday experience with lots of great incursions and excursions on the timetable. You can pick up enrolment forms
at Afters – located in the Yerra Building or e-mail afters@webone.com.au for more information.
MINISTER BURCH TO ATTEND OUR 24 JUNE P&C MEETING
A date for your diary - Minister Joy Burch will be attending Ainslie School on Wednesday 24 June at 7:30pm to talk to
us about our school, our strong community, our challenges and successes.
KIDZBAR REFURBISHMENT CLOSURE
Our awesome canteen is having a complete refurbishment starting the 7th of April and will be finished in time for
the start of Term 2. Unfortunately this will mean that Kidzbar will be completely closed in the last week of Term 1.
So please remember to pack fruit break, recess and lunch for your children for the last week of school - 7 - 10 April.
We apologise for this, however we anticipate reopening in Term 2 with a beautiful new canteen along with some
menu changes in preparation for the colder weather and some yummy opening specials.
It has been a long wait and through the patience and hard work of Libby Bailey and Kate Chapman the day has
arrived and we will all be able to benefit from a new canteen. Special thanks also goes to Afters for providing much
needed funds towards this refurbishment.
UNIFORM SHOP
The uniform shop will be closed for the last week of Term 1 as Gillian will be away. However, orders can be filled up
to Thursday 2nd April.
COOKBOOK - HELP WITH THE LAUNCH
As many of you know, there has been a hard working team developing a beautiful Cookbook with the working title of
“Ainslie Food”. We have now finished collecting recipes and on Sunday we held our last photo session. We have
over 130 recipes and pictures to put in this stunning Donna Hay style book. It really will be about bringing beautiful
family food from our table to yours.
But the next thing we need to do is start planning a launch. We will make the cookbook available at our November
2015 fete but before that we want to launch the Cookbook. So we are putting the call out to those of you in our
Ainslie School Community who may be able to help us put together a great media event complete with a
Communication Strategy. If you think you can help please email or call me (nova@homemail.com.au 0407 959 077).
AINSLIE SCHOOL GARDEN HARVEST EVENT
Don’t forget to come along to our Harvest evening & autumn gardening talk from 5:30-7:30pm tonight.
Best wishes
Nova nova@homemail.com.au 0407 959 077
Fun with friends- flexibility for families
Vacation Care
Just a quick reminder that the school holidays are fast approaching and places are being snapped up pretty quick, so
if you do require a spot please let us know as soon as possible.
Lost Property
We are trying our best to keep on top of the lost property, if your child’s name is highlighted on the sign out sheet
can you please check the lost property bucket.
Feedback
Feedback is a valuable asset and at Afters we crave it, so please let us know what you think, how we can improve.
This can be done using the feedback forms on the sign out table, verbally or via email.
Donations
Again donations always help:
 We are looking for recycled items for box construction.
 Plastic water bottles (600ml) used for science experiments
 Nuts and bolts (see information below)
In the last issue we were asking for scrap metal donations, I have been informed that the metal wouldn’t stick
together using a hot glue gun as planned. We will still be doing the activity but using thin wire to build creations, so
any nuts, bolts or anything that could be used would be really helpful.
Do not pick or eat any wild mushrooms!
ACT Chief Health Officer is reminding the community not to touch, pick or eat any wild mushrooms found growing in
and around the ACT. The Death Cap mushroom can easily be confused with edible wild mushrooms.
In Canberra, Death Cap mushrooms grow mainly near established oak trees in mild, moist weather typically
observed in late summer and autumn.
All parts of the mushroom are poisonous and consuming even a small amount of the mushroom can be fatal.
Cooking the mushroom does not make it safe to eat. Anyone who suspects that they may have eaten Death Cap
mushrooms should seek urgent medical attention at a hospital emergency department.
It is advised that people remain vigilant and remind friends and family who are visiting or new to Canberra not to
touch, pick or eat any wild mushrooms. For safety, all mushrooms should be purchased from a reputable supplier.
If you see wild mushrooms in public areas, call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
A fact sheet providing information about the Death Cap mushroom is available online at
http://www.health.act.gov.au/datapublications/fact-sheets/environmental-health.
Authorised by Paul Kelly Chief Health Officer, Population Health, Health Directorate
Public Consultation - draft Reporting Student Achievement (Preschool to Year 12) Policy and draft common report
templates
Opening Date: Monday 23 March 2015. Closing Date: Friday 15 May 2015
The ACT Government is seeking public comment on the draft Reporting Student Achievement (Preschool to Year 12)
Policy and draft common report templates for ACT public primary and high schools. The draft Policy and draft
common templates are designed to ensure parents receive consistent information about their child's achievement
regardless of which ACT public school their child attends.
Parents/carers can provide feedback through the ACT Education and Training Directorate website at
www.det.act.gov.au and the ACT Government’s Community Engagement 'Time to Talk' website at
http://timetotalk.act.gov.au/.
Seminar and Discussion - Raising Children in More than One Language
For Parents and Grandparents, Carers, Educators, Teachers and Others Interested In Bilingual Education
Sunday 22 March 2015
1.30pm-4.30pm
Molongolo Theatre, JG Crawford Building,
Australian National University (ANU),
Lennox Crossing, Acton ACT
see MAP at http://www.anu.edu.au/maps#
FREE ENTRY REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED
Children welcome but must be under parental supervision
Bookings and more details: 0408 089 235 (Mandy)
or email: Canberrabilingual@gmail.com
Organised by the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance (ACTBEA) (http://actbilingual.weebly.com/)
with the support of the ANU and the ACT Government’s
2014/15 Participation (Multicultural) Grants Program
ACTBEA is affiliated with Canberra Multicultural Community Forum
DIABETES TYPE 2 in children aged 10-17 years
Does your child have Type 2 diabetes?
Your child may be eligible for the Type 2 Diabetes Study
Helping your child manage their type 2 diabetes can be difficult. It requires a lot of attention. If diet, exercise and
medication are not working well enough for your child, you may be wondering what to do next. It may be time to consider
a different approach.
Please contact the Paediatric Research and Clinical Trials Unit at The Canberra Hospital on 61747600 for more
information.
This study has been approved by the ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee
DIABETES TYPE 1 STUDY
 Do you have a relative with Diabetes Type 1?
 Are you 1-45 years of age?
 Are you generally healthy?
You may be eligible for the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Prevention Trial
If you have a relative with Type 1 Diabetes, you could be at risk for this disease. Paediatric Research at Canberra
Hospital is participating in studies monitoring the risk of Diabetes in relatives of T1D individuals and is offering an
opportunity for you or your child to participate.
Please contact the Paediatric Research and Clinical Trials Unit at The Canberra Hospital on 61747600 for more
information.
This study has been approved by the ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee
Tennis Australia News
Meet & Greet Canberra's Nick Kyrgios @ Westside Acton Park
When: Saturday 28 March @ 3:30pm - 5pm
Where: Westside Acton Park
This event is targeted at kids however parents are welcome to meet Nick when he isn't swarmed by the youngsters.
I advise to bring something Nick can sign (we all know how good he will be so get in now). Note: our Jr Club Teams
Challenge will be on court before this event so you may have to cheer your team for 5-10 minutes before you can
access our street tennis courts.
http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/events/9th-junior-club-challenge-westside-acton-park-have-a-hit-with-nickkyrgios/
School Holiday Camps @ The Old Parliament House Rose Gardens
When: April 13th - 17th (week 1) & 20th - 24th (week 2)
Come for a couple of days or a whole week. 1/4, 1/2 & Full Day Options.
Bookings & Program Information Visit:
http://www.tenniscanberra.com.au/holiday-camps/
play@tenniscanberra.com.au or call 0423 366 014
A message from the Education and Training Directorate.
Term 2 commences – Tuesday 28 April 2015
On Monday 27 April 2015, there will be a day in lieu for ACT public servants, including teachers and other employees
working in ACT public schools. This is due to ANZAC Day falling on a Saturday this year.
Term 2 for all ACT public schools will begin on Tuesday 28 April 2015. It is advised that families make necessary
alternative arrangements for Monday 27 April 2015 as soon as possible, as all public schools will be closed.
Some outside school hours care providers may be open on the day, check with AFTERS afters@webone.com.au or
6249 1740.