27th August 2015 - Week 6 Term 3

School Calendar 28th Aug Daffodil Day

1st Sep Tackle 7’s Tournament

25th Sep End of Term 3

12th Oct Term 4 begins

16th Dec Last day

2nd Feb Term 1 2016 begins

Health and Safety Reform Bill

Interesting Times Ahead There are interesting times ahead with the Health and Safety Reform Bill, which is going through Parliament at the moment, and the impact it may have on the way we do things at schools, especially at Motupipi. The new Bill will put more responsibility on the Principal, which could mean opting not to allow some activities which have the potential for injury such as climbing trees, playing physical sports and school camps and trips. This has the potential to change the whole philosophy of our school. The Vulnerable Children’s Act which came into force on 1 July 15 is another area the Board is looking closely at and seeking advice from the School Trustees Association. New rules mean people who work with children must undergo a safety check. Currently all of our staff including music teachers are police vetted. We are seeking clarification of how far we need to go in our checking. School camp parents will probably need to be vetted, which could spell the end of parents just turning up on camp and staying over. We have lots of parents who volunteer to help out at school and when a parent takes a car on a trip they are the primary caregiver while they have the children in their car. Do they need to be vetted? There is lots for the Board to ponder.

Friday School Lunch

Daffodil Day There will be food for sale including popcorn,

toasted sandwiches, pikelets, baking,

and a sausage sizzle.

Motupipi School Contact

Details:

435 Abel Tasman Drive

Takaka 7183

Phone: 03 525 9986

EMAIL: markc@motupipi.school.nz

Or: office@motupipi.school.nz

Internet Banking No:

03 1711 0013347 00

Technology Trip

Jodie and I recently visited Mapua and Ranzau schools to look at how they are using technology in their schools.

We wanted to find out what was working well in their schools, what types of technology they using and how they

were being used

We are also visiting a couple of schools next week before final discussions with staff and a Schools IT

Consultant before putting an Information Technology spending proposal to the Board of Trustees.

Rm 1 Red Cross People Savers Course Success I received a call yesterday from a grateful parent, thanking us for arranging for our Year 5 and Year 6 students to attend a Red Cross People Savers first aid course at school.

At the beginning this term Rm1 and Rm 5 spent a day with a Red Cross tutor going through their first aid course. At the end of the day the children took their workbook home and luckily for one family, both Mum and Dad went through the workbook with their child.

Earlier this week while eating tea their child started choking and with the knowledge they gained from reading the workbook, were able to dislodge the food that was stuck so the child could breathe again, much to the relief of the parents and the child.

Taupo Pt – Wainui Bay Trip

What an awesome day we had yesterday for our trip into the Abel Tasman National Park yesterday.

As well as great support from parents we were also supported by DOC staff and members of the Project Janszoon

team who were able to pass on their expertise and knowledge to the children.

Our Special Place - Wainui Bay - By Room 4

It felt like I was walking through the cool, misty air. I liked the native bird song, welcoming us to the National Park. Tara

The sun shimmered on the ice cold water. The mussels crunched on my feet. Maren

I heard the shrill sound of the silvereye, calling from the canopy. I was scribbling down in my notebook, about my five senses. Lola

I felt the cold wind, blowing on my face and the warm sun shining on my back. Bayleigh

The shiny sun, shone through the trees onto the bushes. I felt the soft sand sliding between my toes. Holley

I felt the soft, warm golden sand against my feet. Zeb

I saw the tiny shoots of little plants and the bright red tops of small mushrooms. I felt the fuzzy, rubbery tex-ture of the wood-ear fungus. Nicholas

I saw cute weka exploring and tiny grey warblers, doing a funny, bouncy dance in the tree canopy. Kier

I smelt wonderful, fresh air. I tasted the kawa kawa. It tasted like peppermints. I heard the river and the sea, crashing on the sand. Aliana

I heard tui singing a hello song to us. I saw cheeky weka dancing through the bush. Emily C

I felt the rough sand between my toes as I walked to my special place. When I reached it, I sat down, wondering about the boys and the fire they lit in 1978, while listening to a beautiful bellbird song. Jules

I heard the magical taniwha story. I wonder where it is now? Hayden

I felt the soft, crunchy sand on my bare feet. Noah

We quietly explored along the path...then the wekas called, and shattered the silence. I ate the leafy kawa kawa. It tasted strongly like some sort of tea. Arjuna

I saw the taniwhas cave. I explored inside. It felt creepy. It was full of sticks and penguin footprints. Iyla

When we got to our special place, the sun was glistening on a city of mussels, with shining blue shells. It looked amazing looking down from the top of a rock, that felt as high as the sky. Amalie

Tuesday Miniball Results

Yr 3/4 results

3.25 Mighty Motupipi 26 V Motupipi Mighty Megatrons 10

3.50 Motupipi Slam Dunks 20 V TPS Kung Fu Pandas 32

Yr 5/6 results

3.30 Motupipi Pink Panthers 30 V TPS Sporty Minions 12

4.00 Motupipi Breakers 28 v TPS Mini Minions 16

4.30 Motupipi Tall Blacks 32 v TPS DJ Breakers 26

Miniball Draw - 01 September

Yr 3/4 Takaka Primary Hall

3.25 Motupipi Mighty Megatrons V Motupipi Slam Dunks

3.50 Motupipi Slam Dunks V TPS Fluffy Marshmellows

Yr 5/6 GBHS Gym

3.30 Motupipi Pink Panthers V Motupipi Breakers

4.00 Motupipi Tall Blacks v TPS Sporty Minions

Daffodil Day Gala Tomorrow, Friday 28th at 12pm - Everyone Welcome!!!

Once again we will be participating in the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day Fundraiser

and we are asking children to come along to school dressed in their brightest yellow, orange or green

clothing. At school we will be running stalls to help raise money and we ask that children bring along some

money which will be exchanged for tokens (20c = 1 token)

There will be a sausage sizzle & vege fritters at lunch time ($2.00) and lots of stalls selling foodstuffs and

other goodies, such as:

Popcorn Lemonade Pikelets Toasted Sandwiches

Also there will be fun games and other items up for sale

Parents, family, and friends are invited to join us in the fun from 12pm!

Free Tennis Coaching—Dave Lewis will be taking tennis coaching for 5-10 year olds at the Park Avenue courts on

Mondays from 3.30pm - 4.30pm.

Miniball On Tuesdays I play miniball, Archie, Lief, Emma and Sonny are on my team. We are called Mighty Motupipi. We won three games and lost one game. I really enjoy miniball. Lief is great at intercepting. Emma is great at sharing the ball. I am good at dribbling with the ball. All together we are a great team. By Jack Room 4

A flyer will be sent home shortly with information about the purchase of Abacus Calendars, Diaries, Greeting Cards Mouse mats and Notepads featuring your children’s artwork. They make great Christmas presents for grandparents, family and friends. The children’s finished artwork will be on display in class folders in the office once they are completed. The cost is $12 for Calendars, Greeting Cards and Notepads. $15 for Diaries and Mouse mats

YOUNG@ART EXHIBITION 24 OCT – 1 NOV, ART BANK TAKAKA, AGE 5-17 YRS

Invitation to young artists to enter your drawing, painting, woodwork, sculpture , pottery or digital art like small movies/animation/3D

modelling and photo’s. Present your finished work, like being framed or with coloured thick paper as a background, have a title, fill

in an enrolment form (at school or library) and name a price if work for sale.

MOSAIC WORKSHOP in COMMUNITY GARDEN 1 OCT 10 – 4, AGE 8-17, $10.00

Join Elvira and Rita from YOUNG@ART in making your mosaic in the morning.

Be part of creating a mosaic path for the Community Garden in the afternoon. Bring your lunch, drinks provided. Your fee will

include free exhibiting of your morning mosaic in Y@A exhibition in the ArtBank.

Contact: Rita 5257249 or Elvira 5258485