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16 February 2017 No.3 Tena Kotou/Greetings

Up and Coming Events

Monday 20 February BOT meeting. School Staffroom. 6.00pm

Yrs 7/8 Immunisation discussion 2-3pm Friday 24 February Academic Assembly hosted by Room 7. 2pm Wednesday 1 March Senior swimming competition

3-way goal -setting conferences (Yrs 4-8) 3.30-7.00 Thursday 2 March Junior swimming competition

3 -way goal-setting conferences (Yrs 4-8) 3.30-7.00 Friday 3 March Senior swimming postponement day Academic Assembly hosted by Room 12. 2pm Wednesday 15 March Waimarino Swimming Sports Thursday 16 March Vision/Hearing testing Wednesday 29 March Yrs 7/8 Immunisation Friday 7 April Athletics Tuesday 11 April Athletics (Back up) Thursday 13 April Last day of term 1

Message from Mrs Clark It has been another super week at our wonderful school and a delight to see our learners working so hard in the classrooms with their teachers. I have had a steady stream of delighted young people so eager to share their work with me, and it is fantastic to see the pride they have in their achievements. The children have settled into good routines and are coping well with the many rainy days, I am wondering if summer is going to arrive.

Our assembly on Friday, presented by the teachers was lively and fun. I don’t think I have ever laughed as hard as I did when the teachers presented an action packed afternoon with 'Minute to Win it' challenges. We also sang the National Anthem accompanied by our talented Miss Aislabie on the piano.

I wish to congratulate the many children for wearing their hats in the playground. It is great to see the responsibility they place on being sun-smart. Hooray to everyone for making such good choices.

I would also like to congratulate the bus students for the positive feedback I am receiving from the bus drivers and in particular would like to mention Holly McIlroy-Smart for supporting another student and showing such responsibility.

This term I will be introducing a new weekly event to celebrate student success with morning tea with the Principal. Teachers will be nominating a learner from their class to have morning tea with me on a Friday. I look forward to spending time with the children and chatting to them about our wonderful place.

Computers in Homes Offering courses starting on Thursday March 2 10am-12-30pm for 8 weeks Please contact or visit Te Pae Tata 0800 8372 38282 for more information and criteria

Duffy Books Our learners have recently had the opportunity to select the first of their free Duffy books over the last week, and are keenly looking forward to receiving them towards the end of the term.

Each fortnight children are nominated to receive a Duffy Caught Being Good Award that includes a certificate and a chance to choose a free book. Recipients of these will be shared via

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the newsletter. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors who make it possible for us to receive these wonderful books. Also coming up this term our school, as part of the Duffy Books in Homes will host a role model assembly. Keep an eye out for the date in our newsletter, on our Facebook page and on the website.

Elite Swimmers

Thank you to the fantastic mentors, coaches, and parent help. The purpose of this group is to extend and assist our young athletes to achieve from good to great with focused teaching and learning. Congratulations to the following swimmers who are our Elite swimming squad Una Drayton, Wairere Rolls, Brooke Graham, Marama Groot, Mika Story, Brooke Wilson, Juliet Robb, Sofia Booth, Joshua Simons, Tiori Arahanga, Jamie Bennett, Barron Cawsey, Anahera Hansen, Sophie Coller, Yoko Story, Te Moana Hagley, Drevahn Wood, Rose Soverel, Tyler Lemberg and Zai-Yaarn Tuipea. Thank you to Ms Heffernan for her prganisation

Whanau Group We would like to restart our Whanau group so if you are keen on being part of this please contact me at school.

Swimming Sports Senior Swimming Sports will be on the 1st of March (Postponement day is the 3rd) and Junior Swimming Celebrations is on the 2nd of March.

First Academic Assembly for the Year

Friday last week saw the teachers take on the coveted role of hosts for the first assembly of the term. Pictured left- Ms Murphy & Ms Aislabie Smiles, laughter, encouraging yells and crescendos of clapping rang around the hall as teachers and students undertook a range of ‘Minute to Win It’ challenges, played piano, sang, accepted the challenge of public speaking and celebrated the achievements of our learners over the first two weeks of term. Each class will host two assemblies over the coming year and we warmly welcome and encourage our whanau, friends and wider community to attend and join in with both the celebrations and appreciation of the special talents our learners will display. Keep an eye on the ‘Coming Events’ section of the newsletter to see which class will be hosting next.

Academic Celebrations

Principal Award Pictured: Hoani Kayes

Junior School Pictured right from back left: Cooper Graham, Paige Drinkwater, Violet Soverel, Hone Buckingham, Grace Sherrit, Jack Maclean, Charley-Jean Maclean,

and Mali Chester-Freeman

S. Block and Middle School

Pictured below from left: Reihana McFadyen, Mason Richards, Sachin Kumar, Jorje Richards, Mason Rhodes, Dylan Wentzel,

Jack Whale, and Daniel Cody.

Time Year levels (as at 1st Jan 2017) Juniors: 8-9, Intermediate 10-11, Senior 12

Fundraiser

Sausage sizzle and Moosies for sale at $2 each available during the day.

11.00 Width Races 11.40 House races 12.00 Championship Events 1 length races 1.15 Championship Events 2 length races 2.00 Year 8 Vs Ambassadors

House captains Vs Adults 2.15 Return to school

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Karioi Sports & Picnic Day

Saturday 25th Feb 2017 At the Karioi Domain (off Whangaehu Valley Road, Karioi). Horse/pony & shepherds events from 9.30 am. Enjoy an old fashioned family day with sausage sizzle & drinks for sale, athletics for all from 1.30 pm, lolly scramble. Free admission. For further information contact the secretary: Jackie Collett phone 06 385 8871

Food in Lunches Make mealtimes about more than just food!! Making time to sit down as a family to eat a home-cooked meal not only sets a great example for kids about the importance of healthy food, it can bring a family together—even moody teenagers love to eat tasty, home-cooked meals! Regular family meals provide comfort. Knowing the whole family will sit down to eat dinner (or breakfast) together at approximately the same time every day can be very comforting for kids and enhance appetite. Family meals offer opportunity to catch up on your kids’ daily lives. Gathering the family around a table for a meal is an ideal opportunity to talk and listen to your kids without the distraction of TV, phones, or computers. Social interaction is vital for your child. The simple act of talking to a parent over the dinner table about how they feel can play a big role in relieving stress and boosting your child’s mood and self-esteem. And it gives you chance to identify problems in your child’s life and deal with them early. Mealtimes enable you to “teach by example.” Eating together lets your kids see you eating healthy food while keeping your portions in check and limiting junk food. Refrain from obsessive calorie counting or commenting on your own weight, though, so that your kids don’t adopt negative associations with food. Mealtimes let you monitor your kids’ eating habits. This can be important for older kids and teens who spend a lot of time eating at school or friends’ houses. If your teen’s choices are less than ideal, the best way to make changes is to emphasize short-term consequences of a poor diet, such as physical appearance or athletic ability. These are more important to teens than long-term health. For example, “Calcium will help you grow taller.“Iron” will help you do better on tests.”

Value of the Week: Participation Our school motto is all about “Play the Game” which is all about participation. The staff are encouraging our learners to participate with gusto in everything they do, and to encourage others to participate as

well! Participation is also a goal of our senior school learners to support and help our younger learners to participate too!!

Lisa Clark - Principal

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