PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

I can confidently sum the last two weeks up bysaying that everything is humming along nicely.Last Friday afternoon was wet and miserable so Idecided to visit every classroom to see what washappening. I was very impressed to see everyclass totally engaged in a wide variety ofinteresting learning and extra curricula activities.The following photos were all taken between 2.30and 2.40 on Friday afternoon. Well done to theteachers and students for making every momentat school count.The teacher only day on Tuesday was a hugesuccess. There was a good balance ofprofessional readings, discussions andpresentations to keep everyone interested overthe entire day.Some of you may have seen the article about theWestport teacher only day. These schools havegrouped together to undertake similar professionaldevelopment as they missed out on the Assess toLearn (AtoL) contract that KAS is on. The staff atKAS are now into the second and final year of theAtoL contract.One foci of the day was to explore the type ofclassroom dialogue that will promote studentlearning as well the different structures /organisational elements that will enable studentsof all abilities to not only learn, but to think.One main message that I took away is thatlearning should be difficult and challenging.Students should be saying ’this is hard’. If thework is too easy then they will not be thinking andlearning.

Every Friday, Room 4 has a BP challenge to testtheir knowledge of forces and motions. So far wehave made the tallest poppy (over 1.5m) and theshortest (which just got off the ground). We havealso made a marble rolling device that had to hit atarget 3m away! It may seem easy but we havelimited materials (like newspaper and cellotape),so this means we need to work really hard in ourgroups. These BP challenges are heaps of funand I can't wait for more!!

Rosie Schulz

Room 2 hard at work solving maths problems with Ms.Eder

Room 1- Having a great discussion about machines.

6th May 2010. Week 3- Term 2.

Room 5- Busy working on their animal sculptures.

Gary ,Guppy and Tjalve running an introduction toelectronic music as part of the elective program.

Liam and Cory studying hard.

Fried Rice was on the menu- along with a good old tidy upof the cooking room.

Tchouckball- Fast and furious.

FROM THE PRIMARY TEAM

Over the last 2 weeks, Room 2 has been learningto write poetry. We focused on writing poems thathave rhyming words on the end of each line.

Here are 2 of the poems completed by thestudents:

There was a treeWho married a cup of teaAnd a mopWho married a clockAnd the foxWho lived in a box

- Lawson OsborneThere was a catWho lost his ratHe hid it under a rockAnd found a clock.He found his DadWho said he was bad!

- Laylah Galway-Philpot

Here are a few limericks from room 5. Thestudents were given the first and last lines andthen asked to work with the rest of their group tocome up with three lines to tie them together.

A fellow who lives in our street,Who lives in a house with no seat,

He loves to eat chips,Now he can’t do flips,

He keeps tripping over his feet.by Abby R. and Flynn Hansen.

There was a green alien from Mars,He had antennae on his bras,And he shared them around,But they fell on the ground,

So he put all of them in green jars.by Abby B., Kurt, Cinty.

There was an old cow at the show,She liked to eat sticky flour dough,

It made her go slow,And now she won’t grow,

And now she’s stir-fry don’t you know?by Zeline, Jacob and Jessie.

A woman who hailed from Calcutta,She lived in a house with some butter,

She ate all of it,Now her clothes won’t fit,

She now has a terrible stutter.by Polly, Tane and Brooke.

FROM THE SECONDARY TEAM

Last Friday the secondary students started theirfirst elective rotation. Students were able to selectfrom 3 options. Food Technology, Introduction tocomposing electronic music and finally ballgames. These sessions run during period 5 and 6on a Friday afternoon. If anyone in the communityhas a skill or interest that they would like to sharewith a small group of secondary students pleasecontact Raoul at the school.

Tournament. What a week!

On the last week of term one 17 high schoolstudents made the reasonably long journey fromKaramea to Tapawera. It took about four hours butwe got there in the end.When we arrived we gathered with all the otherschools in the Tapawera school hall, here wewould meet and go home with our assigned billetfamilies- which we would be staying with for theduration of the week.We woke on Monday morning to warm sun andthe anticipation of the long week ahead. After allthe students arrived back at Tapawera AreaSchool, from hopefully a goodnights sleep andrest, we were officially welcomed with a powhirisignalling the beginning of; fun, new friendshipsand a long sports filled week. The events kickedoff at about 10:00am that morning with everyoneenthusiastic about starting the week’scompetitions.

Throughout the week there were high-lights andlow-lights. Karamea came second in: MountainBiking, boys Volley-Ball, Tennis, Table-tennis andGolf. Unfortunately some of our team had to makea few round trips to the St John ambulance crew.Thankfully there we no major injuries.

Wednesday, our last day in Tapawera. Everyonewas still showing signs of energy, so we gave it

our all and ended the day with the social where wecould all; relax, have a dance and think about thetriumphs and fun we’d had throughout the week.

At 10:00pm everyone went back to their billets’house for their last night. Thursday morning we allgathered in the school hall again for the good-byeceremony and to hear the overall scoring.Karamea came fourth out of the eight teamscompeting.

Without the excellent spirit, team commitment andsupport of the teachers and adults ourachievement wouldn’t have been possible. Ourscore was a testimony of the effort that went inover the week. We are looking forward to hostingthe 2011 TOSI Tournament here in Karamea nextyear.

By Emma Toseland

LIBRARY NEWS

This month the winners of the NZ POST BOOKAWARDS are to be announced on May 19th.Check out our display in the library of the finalists.We have all except for two of the titles.Books are on DISPLAY ONLY this week, and maybe reserved by using the slip inside each book.

Also, for the juniors and preschoolers, have a lookthrough our new DISNEY box. We now have 30titles to choose from.INTO VAMPIRES? Two new series are on display:VAMPIRE PLAGUES by Sebastian Rook - aseries of 6 titles.VAMPIRE CHRONICLES by Anne Rice. We havethe first three books in this series :1) Interview with the Vampire ( movie of the samename)

2) The Vampire LeStat3) Queen of the DamnedSHERLOCK HOLMES mysteries: Try one of our 5new reprints - timeless classics!JACQUELINE WILSON fans - 6 new titles now in!And for the BIG BOYS / GIRLS out there - howabout JAMES MAY'S MAGNIFICENT MACHINES(how men in sheds have changed our lives)!!!See you soon in the library!Christine

EMPTY WINE CASK BOXES still required formaking into School Journal boxes. Please sendalong to school, or drop them into the library(minus the inner), thanks.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Just a reminder that the Karamea Fitness Club isup and running. The club is situated in the RugbyClubrooms in the Domain building. If the door islocked please see the Domain camping groundcaretaker. Users are asked to sign the book andpay $2 per session. Three more pieces of equipment have recentlybeen added to the club due to the generosity ofthe Solid Energy Centre.Some of this gear needs some minor TLC soplease do not use any equipment that has a‘UNDER REPAIR’ sign on it.

Establishment meeting of the KFC(Karamea Fitness Club.)

If you are interested in being on the KFCcommittee or keen to hear more about the clubplease come along.Tuesday 18th May7pmKaramea Area School Staffroom.

Every adult member of the community isinvited to challenge themselves on our senioradventure run,

The “KohaihaiChallenge”

Starting and finishing at Kohaihai (start at

12:30am), this 7.6km scenic course goes through

to Scotts beach and follows a pretty steep

adventure climb on the Fisherman’s track.

If you need transport, just meet the otherrunners in front of the school at 12:00am. Togive us an idea about numbers, please giveyour name at the Information Centre or callRaoul (7826144).The event will be postponed in case of heavyrain. In doubt, call the school (7826717).

Kohaihai Challenge Records

Women: Jeanette Galway & Fabienne Jaccard

2009 57’35

Men: Roger Brownlie

2009 44’54

Student girls: Abigail Jones

2008 70’10

Student boys: Alex Bjerring

2009 44’00

COMING EVENTS

13/5/2010 BOT Meeting

14/5/2010 KAS Cross-Country

19/5/2010 Kahurangi Dance Theatre

19/5/2010 AFS Talk – 12 noon

21/5/2010 Wacky Hair Day – supportingWestpac Rescue Helicopter

If you have any dates or information you wouldlike included in the Canary please get it to theoffice before 10.30am of the day prior topublication.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONDECLARATION OF RESULTS

At the close of nominations, as the number of validnominations was equal to the number ofvacancies required to be filled, I hereby declarethe following duly elected:

Fox, Joelle (Parent Representative)

Jankiewicz, Teresa (Parent Representative)

Osborne, Lynda (Parent Representative)

Wilkes, Jack (Staff Representative)

Kate GreyReturning Officer

PICTURE FRAMINGWITH LANCE TROLLE

Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May

Minimum of 11 enrolments required to keep costslow – approximately $70.00.

Framing materials can be purchased from Lanceduring the course.

Venue and tutor accommodation already donated– share the weekend with a friend.

Payment must accompany enrolmentTo enrol please phone Patricia Rae 7826 674

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Lunch Orders

These proved very popular last week. Orderforms are available from the office. If you arepaying by cheque please make it payable toSaracens café.

Head Lice

There have been reports that head lice are makingthe rounds again. Please check your family andtreat asap if needed.