Nyngan Public School provides quality education, dedicated and enthusiastic teachers, excellent facilities, tailored teaching programs and a range of extra- curricular activities to name just a few.
At Nyngan Public School (NPS) students are fortunate to be the recipients of additional funding from a range of sources including National Partnerships, Priority Schools Program (PSP) and Country Areas Program (CAP).
This funding allows us to provide programs which are unique and, above all else, of the highest excellence.
Throughout 2010 as part of PSP funding NPS will again offer a specialised speech and language program.
Speech and language pathologist Belinda Hill has a degree in speech pathology and a masters degree in applied linguistics. Ms Hill has been conducting assessments of children then providing individualised programs to suit the needs of each child accessing the program.
She will continue as a mentor for the program’s co-ordinator Mrs Elizabeth Cobcroft, and provide invaluable advice and assistance.
The program is entering its third year and results from the previous two years have indicated a 100 per cent success rate for each child. Additional staffing provided through PSP and National Partnership (low socioeconomic status) has enabled the speech and language program to run for five half-days per week.
The Reading Recovery Program which will also run for five half-days per week will supplement the language program. Funding is provided through National Partnerships and Reading Recovery allocation.
In addition, PSP funds will employ a paraprofessional to support transition to Kindergarten and develop inter-agency partnerships, provide Kinderstart packs, update resources as part of the Premier’s Reading Challenge and provide training and release for teachers to participate in ‘Maths Matters’.
Country Areas Program (CAP) will once again assist in helping reduce costs for excursions, which are an integral part of a child’s education through consolidating the curriculum.
CAP will also supply funding to help with the organisation and implementation of an aquaponics project.
What is aquaponics? It is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics.
Aquaponics uses no chemicals so will be non-harmful to the environment. The waste from fish tanks is treated with natural bacteria that converts the waste, largely ammonia, first to nitrite and then to nitrate.
The fish waste absorbed by plants is pumped to a bio-filter system as a nutrient solution for the growing plants (Grow Bed).
The only external input to the system is food for the fish. Once the system is initialised the water stays Ph-balanced and remains crystal clear.
The water is recycled with a small amount of water added weekly to compensate for what is lost by evaporation and transpiration by the vegetables.
It is anticipated through this aquaponics project the production of fresh vegetables such as lettuce and tomatoes will be enabled.
This will educate the children about ecological sustainability and water management.
In the Australian climate water conservation and sustainability will become even more in our children’s future.
CAP has also allocated funding to join with other schools to create ‘Connected Schools’ positions. This will provide support to teachers through the development of appropriate networks of teachers and the provision of appropriate professional learning.
The program’s funding will assist in the implementation of staff professional learning, and an arts project where a local artist will be the artist in residence who will develop and produce artwork for the school.
In addition, National Partnership funds have also been set aside for NPS to join with other schools within the Bourke School Education Group to appoint a suitably qualified person to the Connected Learning position.
The successful applicant will facilitate professional learning that will be focused on the effective integration of interactive technology into classroom practice.
This year the commencement of projects under Building the Education Revolution (BER) P21 will begin. Due to this funding to Nyngan Public School the following projects will be undertaken - a shade shelter in the playground, a shelter over the bus seats, a new toilet block in the playground, refurbishment of identified rooms, reverse-cycle airconditioning for the auditorium and plumbing works.
National School Pride funds will enable refurbishment and renewal of existing infrastructure such as re-carpeting of the school and an upgrade of the canteen.
A warm welcome is extended to Mrs Glynis Lugnan who has been appointed as principal.
We look forward to having Mrs Lugnan join the staff of Nyngan Public School.
The P&C would like to invite all interested parents to attend the annual general meeting in February.
The P&C is an open forum where parents have the opportunity to voice their opinions in a positive environment.
Last year the P&C ran the kiosk at the Nyngan Show and also the barbecue at the Bogan Day Out festival.
Proceeds from these activities have allowed the school to purchase valuable classroom and school resources.
The P&C welcomes and encourages new members.
Your support of your children’s school is vital and is one of the ways that you can effect change.
Please support us as students and teachers strive to uphold the school motto ‘In Questa Sapientiae’ (‘In Search of Knowledge’).
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