Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 905 Docker River Secondary W e have had a very busy year academically, socially and recreationally. Academically, we have accepted a whole- school approach to Accelerated Literacy. I believe this program has made changes to student learning and understanding. By offering engaging, different and meaningful genres of literacy to student learning, it is noticeable that students have improved immensely. Numeracy learning standards have also increased as new instructional Maths learning was used through the AICS Numeracy Portal. This process enabled students to complete tasks which grade them according to their level of understanding. This is a visual account to show where students are at and monitors their achievements building on strengths and weaknesses. Learning/Working on Country has been introduced this year as a request from community, and families have supported it wholeheartedly. We have used it to teach visiting interstate schools about local flora and fauna. The bonding sessions between our students and those from visiting schools has positive learning effects for all concerned. Visiting schools included Somerset College, Silkwood College, Geelong College, Champagnat Catholic College, and St Peter’s. Our students went to Somerset College on the Gold Coast for a week and were overjoyed by their acceptance into the school. Two of our girls also travelled to Geelong College. I have introduced Home Economics to students so they will become familiar with cooking and the procedures and tasks associated with working in hospitality. Learning about work health and safety, hygiene, cleaning up and collaborative cooking all formed part of the program. We made spaghetti bolognaise, giant sausage rolls, beef stews, damper and much more. On Census Day in Semester Two I also cooked a traditional meal from my island in the Torres Strait. We cooked silverside, corned brisket, potatoes, sweet potato and sop sop for a meal with community members and families attending. We had the Trachoma team visiting for a week with support from Indigenous Hip Hop. Students enjoyed the awareness program from Milpa the Goanna, writing a song and compiling a video. In Term 3 our students attended the SACE Music Intensive Workshop in Yulara and contributed to the creation of a musical video called Words. It was a very successful workshop. I had the pleasure of organising the Nyangatjatjara College three campus sports day at Yulara in June and it was a very successful event, with participation from St Peter’s College students who were visiting. Trophies and ribbons were given out to students for participation and winning. Many thanks to Tanya for her support, all staff for preparation and Resort personnel for allowing us the use of the oval and facilities. At the end of the day, congratulations to everyone as everyone was a winner! Samuel Sailor