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Learning for Life
Waiau SchoolNewsletter
Term 1 . No 513th March 2018
2018 What’s Happening
Saturday 17th & 18th March Trail Ride Weekend
Tuesday 20th March Soft Ball /Tee Ball(pp 22nd March)
Tuesday 27th MarchBOT Meeting 7pm
Friday 30th MarchGood Friday - School Closed
Monday 2nd AprilEaster Monday - School Closed
Tues 10th - Wed 11th AprilLearning Conferences - Yr 1-6 Friday 13th April End of Term 1
Monday 30th April Start of Term 2
Monday 28th MayPMP begins, 5 Weeks Yrs 1-3
Tuesday 29th MayHurunui Cross Country (pp 31 May
Teariki RobertsTeariki came to our school at the end of last year, and he is such a great Waiau boy. He always completes his homework, listens carefully to the teacher, and is a great friend. Well done Teariki.
Student of the Week
19th Feb - 26th Feb
DearParentsandCaregivers,
Room2hadawonderfulfourdaysinWellington,althoughtheweathercouldhavebeenalittlekinder.ThecampprovidedtheopportunityforthechildrentolearnmoreaboutWorldWarOneaswellasthechancetomakeamovieandbeintroducedto2Danimation.
SomeofmyhighlightsweretravellingaroundZealandiaseeinglotsofbeautifulwildlifeaswellasgettingbehindthescenesof‘ThunderbirdsareGo,’whichwasanexhibitatPeterJackson’sWetaWorkshop.
IwishtothankMrsDalmer,MrsWilliams,MrsHollidayandMrBushforgenerouslygivinguptheirtimetojoinusatcampandofcourseMrsPugh,whoshouldfeelveryproudofherclasswhoweresuchwonderfulambassadorsofWaiauSchool.
IwouldliketowelcomeCarmodyandZaydenOwen-CooperwhoareattendingWaiauSchoolforthenextcoupleofweeksastheyspendtimestayingwiththeirGrandparents.
AlltheverybestfortheweekandIlookforwardtoseeingmanyofyouatourannualTrailRidethisweekend.
Yourssincerely,PeterKay.
Beth HarrisIs a great year 2 learner. She always does her best work, and enjoys new challenges.Great work Beth!
Student of the Week
13th March - 19th March
Waiau School’s Values: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience
A few photos from Wellington Camp. Thanks to Peter Bush for the photos.
Trail Ride Trail Ride Entries:Saturday = 369Sunday = 322
Two days to go and lots of people are very busy, setting up courses, cleaning woolsheds, organising the catering.
If you get the chance and you aren’t involved at the course do come and watch for a while, it is fantastic to see the amazing organisation of so many Waiau members and the excitement of all those motorbike riders having a great time.Saturday: Hillview and Winford Hills.Sunday: Whalesback Station and Mt Terako.The roads to the venues are well marked.
Reminders:
Parents please:All the adults are busy doing their jobs, you are responsible for your children and children under your care while they are at the trailride. Great care needs to be taken in and around the car park and woolshed areas in particular. The riders are not expecting little children to suddenly appear as they zoom past.
Please bring plenty of drink and nibbles for your children as they get extremely hungry.
Sunday - Barbecue - 4.30pm - 6.30pm - Mt Terako Woolshed: All are welcome to come and celebrate the hard work everyone has done for our Trailride weekend. Don’t bring anything, it is a shared tea - using up the left over food. (Follow the road signs)
A special thank you goes out to the landowners who have so generously opened up their properties for our School fundraiser. Saturday’s ride sees us at the properties of Hamish and Sue McFarlane and the Galletly Family, on Sunday we are at the properties of Hugh and Jane Northcote and Sue and Pete Turnbull and Jess and Douglas Turnbull. Please respect their properties and remember to take any rubbish away with you. You should all have your forms by now listing your jobs, if you have any questions please contact the co-ordinator for your job.
Pool ClosedThe swimming pool has closed for the season. We had to close it early due to a faulty pump. If you have purchased a key for the season you will need to return it to either the school or Brenda’s on Lyndon. We would appreciate all the keys returned by March 30th.
Thanks so much to Pools in Schoolz and Sports Tasman. The temporary pool has been well received by all! Also thank you to Jenny and Jess our pool caretakers, you have done an amazing job this season.
Waiau School’s Values: Respect, Responsibility, Resilience
Tee Ball - Room 1At Scargill Domain, Tuesday 20th March 2018Our Tee Ball tournament is next week. We will require transport for 10 Room 1 children. Please fill out the form sent home including if you can provide transport Those parents taking transport will meet Mrs Clark outside room 1 at 9am for a briefing. The day starts at 10am and will finish at 2pm, so the children will be back in time for the buses. Forms will be coming home this week. Softball - Room 2
Softball - Room 2At Amuri Area School, Tuesday 20th March 2018Our Softball tournament is next week. We will have 2 teams and require transport for 20 Room 2 children. Please fill out the form sent home including if you can provide transport and if you would like to be a manager of one of the teams or ref a game. Those parents taking transport will meet Mrs Pugh outside room 2 at 9am for a briefing. The day starts at 10am and will finish at 2pm, so the children will be back in time for the buses. Forms will be coming home this week.
O’Malley Cup - postponedUnfortunately, the weather has been kind and have struggled to fully prepare the children for this. As a result the O’Malley Cup will be postponed till Term 4. One strong advantage of doing this in Term 4 is that the children will enter the summer holidays well prepared for being safe in the water.
F.Y.IAssembly Assembly is held at 9.00am on Monday mornings and we do encourage you to join in.
We are looking forward to the trail ride this weekend and thank you all of those who have offered their time to help out. Please spread the word to family and friends as we need to keep the entries coming in!
Kind regards,Peter KayRelieving Principal
WaiauNetballRegistra/ons&Trials2018RegistraRonfeesaresRlltobenoRfied.FeescanbepaidoncenoRfied,oratTrials.PleasesendyourregistraRonformsasapto:
Bridget Galbraith, 4 Achray Street, Waiau 7395 or email [email protected]
Datestonote:Trials:Wed14thMarchatWaiauNetballCourts3.30pmforyrs3-64pmforyears7-8(HighSchool&Senior)GradingDay:28thApril1stGame:5thMay
NetballCoachesneededWearealwaysonthelookoutforCoaches.Ifyouarekeentotakeonthisrewardingrole,coachingoneofourteams,withintheWaiauNetballClub.Pleasesendyourexpressionsofinterestto:[email protected]
HOCKEY FUN AFTERNOONS
Come and see what hockey is all about. Join us at Amuri Area School (Primary side) on our new multisport turf and have fun learning new Hockey skills. Wed 21st March 3.30 – 5pm Years 1 – 6
Tue 27th March 3.30 – 5pm Years 7 - 13
SEE YOU THERE!! • No cost for the afternoon • Hockey equipment available to purchase dur-
ing the afternoon. There will be “starter packs” on sale including a hockey stick, mouth guard, shin pads and a hockey ball for $45.– the pack.
Contact Lou Mones-Cazon if you have any questions [email protected]
Seminar for Parents Understanding ‘WHY CHILDREN BULLY’ Bullying is a universal problem. It exists in every country, in every school, irrespective of size or social economic status. It seems to be more prevalent today, no thanks to computers and mobile phones. It can begin on Day-1 of the school year. Your child/teen could be very happy at school this week, with a secure group of friends. However, on Monday, everything can change as this ‘best friends’ group has now become her ‘worst enemy.’ How did this happen? Why did this happen? If it is baffling for the child, it is even more baffling for parents. Boy-world is considerably simpler than girl-bullying, and has a complexity of its own. There are boys who are reluctant to attend school each day as a result of being constantly teased by peers. Why are boys underperforming at school? Might this have something to do with bullying? Boy’s bully for different reasons than girls, and there are similarities. Why a particular boy bullies another can be different to why another boy bullies the same individual. There are a range of motives. Hence the complexity. Boy-bullying is essentially teasing. This seminar will assist parents to understand WHY CHILDREN / TEENS BULLY. It will provide parents with the bigger picture behind this social problem, and with this knowledge, assist parents to engage in the necessary background conversations with their sons and daughters that will assist in minimizing this growing problem. It is easy to take a denial-approach to this problem and lay blame at the feet of teachers, or parents, or the mass media, or dismiss it as ‘boys will be boys.’ We don’t seem to have a cliché-equivalent for girls (!) yet girl-bullying can be more horrendous than what happens in boy-world. The School Staff will be spending a day with the Presenter (below) to learn how to address this universal problem in an educational manner. Policies are insufficient to curtail this growing issue. The school’s response needs to be educational. For parents to play their part in reducing the effects of bullying on children that are not their own, we need to have the same understanding of this social issue that the teachers will be gaining from our staff day. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DATE: - Tuesday 13 March TIMES: 7.00 pm Cost: - NZ $ 10.00 pp VENUE: Amuri Area School - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Speaker: Robert Pereira from Australia, is an educational consultant in this area of school bullying. He is the author of a resource entitled ‘’Why We Bully’ which reports on his findings from lessons with over 160,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. He is not going to impart statistics, but rather, share his face-to-face experiences with children and teens with whom he has engaged in classroom conversations about this universal problem. Apart from Australia, he has in-serviced school staffs in New Zealand, and international schools in Sth. Korea, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Hong Kong. Singapore, Hyderabad and Kathmandu. He will provide parents with a Model which can enhance your conversations with your own children about the complexities of this problem. Copies of his resource: ‘Why…Just Why…is MY Child Being Bullied’ will be available @ $10.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tickets can be purchased through Lucy at the Amuri Area School office. Any questions or queries please feel free to email me [email protected]. Kind regards, Julia Steel
WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY: Cheviot Area School Community Room,
entrance off Caverhill Road
WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH: Rangiora Town Hall, 303 High Street, Rangiora
WEDNESDAY 11 APRIL: The Community Room, Amuri Area School,
School Road, Culverden. All three events are 7pm – 8.30pm
followed by supper. Free entry. All welcome. No booking required.
SPEAKER: Dylan Walls, Aviva Youth Services Pornography has become increasingly violent and can create unrealistic and harmful expectations about sex, sexuality and relationships. It is so easy to access. Key factors for supporting teens through understanding consent, gender stereotypes and healthy relationships will be explored.Hosted by Violence Free North Canterbury and Together Hurunui Contact: [email protected] Ph. 021 432 028, or Ange Davidson [email protected]
PORNOGRAPHY, CONSENT
AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
