Tahunanui News

School and Community No 16 23 October 2012

WELCOME to the following students and their families.

Alfie Wright R2 Alex Peterson R2 Freya Roberts R2

Quinn Welsh R2 Cory Price R8 Reuben Keighley R2

Lilly-Rose Potter R2

MASKED PARADE

WOW! What a fantastic, colourful and fun sight

Tahunanui School made at the Masked Parade. It was

great to have such a good turn out from all classes. Thank

you to all the children, families and staff who participated

and made this possible. A BIG thank you to those parents

who helped classes to make the masks and to Dave

Pearson for coordinating the event.

SCIENCE ROAD SHOW Last Wednesday 15 people went to the Science

Roadshow. Four other schools watched the show as well.

There were really cool experiments. One was dried ice

in a glass of normal water and bubbles came out. When

he picked up the bubbles and pressed them together it

transformed into carbon dioxide gas.

After the first part of the show we

got to look around at the displays.

There were heaps of different things

to look at or to touch. One was showing how glass bent light and another one was

a camera that could see infrared heat. One of the most impressive experiments was

making elephant toothpaste. The stuff is mainly ingredients from the kitchen and

when they get together they make an enormous amount of foam. Look it up on

U Tube! - Mack and Leo R12

NEW ENTRANT PARENT EVENING - Wednesday 31 October 7.00pm An invitation for all parents of prospective New Entrants to attend this evening in the school staffroom.

This is a great opportunity to meet staff and learn how to make a great start to school for your child.

WHOLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Students are currently practising athletic skills daily and improving fitness levels in preparation for our

School Athletics day on Wednesday 14 November.

“I Can - I Will”

69 Muritai Street Phone (03) 548 6167 Fax (03) 548 6761

Tahunanui E-mail admin@tahunanui.school.nz

“Ka taea - ka tutuki”

SUMMER SPORTS Codes are starting in the next two weeks. The t-ball and softball teams resume play this

Saturday 27 October.

Summer soccer starts next Tuesday 30 October. Touch kicks off this Friday 26 October.

The kiwi cricket team will resume this Saturday 27 October.

The children involved in these teams have received notices already. Fees for term 4 must be paid by

Friday 16 November at the latest. - Sports Coordinator

THE GRIMSTONES Last Tuesday 8 other students and I went to see the Grimstones. It was a wonderful puppet

performance about Martha Grimstone who wanted to know how her father Mortimer died and did

Mortimer really love her. She asked her baby brother Crumpet who had magic powers and saw that

Mortimer died in a storm and loved her very much. The lady who wrote the story is deaf and did sign

language really fast. It is a lovely gothic tale. It was great! - Ruby Room 12

HEALTHY SMILE - HEALTHY CHILD

Did you know? It’s good to give teeth a rest by limiting snacks to 2-3 times a day between

meals. Avoid foods that stick around the teeth like raisins, fruit leather, roll-ups or dried

fruit as they stay in the mouth for a long time. Instead aim for ‘Teeth Friendly Snacks’ such

as bread, cheese, raw vegetables, nuts, unsweetened popcorn or cereal, and limit any sweet

foods to meal times. - Nelson Marlborough Community Oral Health Service

TERM 4 LIBRARIANS

THANK YOU

Therkettles Nursery who have supplied our school

with fruit trees below wholesale price. Also thank

you to Janine Riley for all the planning and hard

work in the school garden.

Joshua, Jacob H, Aidan, Olivia, George,

Jacob F, Samuel, Zane, Toby, Jaiden,

Hannah, Komal, Mackenzie, Lexus,

Temeka, Vinnie, William, Ruby, Levi,

Leah, Tegan and Rosalind.

Reserves: Emma, Chavawn, Frankie

The library is now open to students and

their families Wednesday 8.30-9.00am.

After school library is still open

Tuesday and Thursday 3.00-4.00pm

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 23-26 October - Room 6 camp at Marahau

25-26 October - Principals’ Conference

27 October - Working Bee

29 Oct - 2 Nov - Room 12 camp at Marahau

29 October - BOT Meeting 6.30pm

31 October - N.E. Parent Meeting

2 November - Y4 Gymnastic Competition

5 November - NE/Y6/team photos

6 November - Y6 Broadgreen orientation visit

9-10.30am

6-9 November - Tahunanui’s Got Talent

7 November - Tahunanui School Wipe Out

9 November - Y5/6 Gymnastics Competition

14 November - School Athletics

15 November - Mufti Day

16 November - pp day School Athletics

16 November - School Assembly

21/23 November Education Review Office visit

21 November - Choir Performance 2pm

23 November - 4 teachers graduation

26 November - BOT Meeting 6.30pm

27 November - Final R.E. Assembly

28 November - Interschool Athletics

6-7 December - Y3 Overnight Camp

11 December - Helpers morning tea

13 December - Years 6 Graduation

13 December - Reports go home

17 December - Christmas carols

18 December - School Assembly 11.45am

PARENT AND TEACHER INTERVIEWS Once again we had a high turnout

for parent teacher interview with a

97% take up. Those parents who

were unable to attend will have the

opportunity of a catch up over the

phone. We are heartened by the response as

research tells us that school and home collaboration

is important for student success.

WELCOME BACK Next year we welcome Paul Drummond back to

school as our principal after a year as the President

of the New Zealand Principals’ Federation. He is

looking forward to coming back after a challenging

year in his role. Paul has worked hard in presenting

the views of the Education Sector to the Ministry and

parents of New Zealand students.

GARDEN GROUP

Most Fridays during lunch time up to 20 students

meet with Janine, Kirsty and Jac at the garden. They

plant, weed, compost, design and raise

seedlings. At least twice a term the produce is

harvested and students learn to cook up a tasty dish.

These new dishes are often sampled by students in

the playground.

J.R. McKENZIE YOUTH EDUCATION FUND The J.R. McKenzie Youth Education Fund are

inviting parents to apply for funds for 2013 to help

towards school uniforms, clothing, footwear and

stationery. The fund is available to help towards

special tuition/course fees, special grants for

glasses and special grants for special needs students

as well. For application forms see Jan at the school

office. Applications must be in by 12 November.

SURVEYS At the end of last term we did a student engage-

ment survey with Yr 3-6 students. The results

were very positive.

- 89% of students were often and very often proud

to be at Tahunanui School (our 2012 target in the

Annual Plan was 80%)

- 87.5% were often and very often happy at

school.

- 75% of students often and very often saw stu-

dents respecting and helping each other.

- 85% of students often and very often volun-

teered for school and class activities.

- 95.7% of students often and very often try hard

at school.

WOW! These are pleasing results and are indica-

tive of the great school and parents community we

have here at Tahunanui School.

SCHOOL VALUES

We all know how important it is to be able to get

along with others and have friends. Our school

value of GETTING ALONG at Tahunanui School

means:

- working cooperatively with each other

- resolving conflicts

- showing tolerance of others’ differences

JARGON CORNER An important part of reading is understanding

what the author is telling us. Visualisation,

prior knowledge, asking questions, forming

a hypothesis and making connections are all

techniques to help students understand what they

read. A student reads text and then may say:

“I have a picture in my head of …” (Visualisation)

“I know that because ……” (Knowledge )

“I wonder why …..” (Questions)

“Maybe its because ……” (Hypothesis)

“It’s like …….” (Connections)

Although a student may be able to decode words

at a high level, the actual comprehension of text is

extremely important.

FAMILY PORTRAITS - Sunday 11 November

at Tahunanui School

Forms went home last week to book your family

in. Call Tracey on 5472171 for more information.

- Fundraising Group

ASBENTEES If your child is sick or absent from

school can you please phone or email

the school office. When leaving a

message please explain why your child

is away (ie sick, doctor, dental, hospital

appointment, family funeral, cultural or

sporting events etc). If not explained

your child will be marked truant until an

explanation is given to the office. We are

required by the Ministry of Education to justify each absence. We do have a mobile

that you can text us on 021 027 96134.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS A big thank you to Ferne Walton for

collating, ordering and distributing

Lucky Books to students and their

families.

HATS

It is time to remind parents and

students that sunhats are required

this term. ALL students are

expected to wear a brimmed hat

(not a cap) during play time and lunch time.

SCHOOL WORKING BEE The Tahunanui Drive embankment is in need

of a major tidy up. I would appreciate the help

of 10 willing adults on Saturday 27 October,

10am to 12 noon. We will remove old man’s

beard vines, pull ivy and where needed trim

the trees and shrubs.

What do I bring? Heaps of

enthusiasm, sense of humour,

chainsaw, hedge trimmer,

secateurs, grubber, shovel or spade. Please

wear sturdy closed in footwear or gumboots.

In the interest of everyone’s safety, please

leave the children at home.

It wet, transfer to following Saturday 3

November. If you are able to help please

leave your name at the office. I look forward

to seeing you. - Margaret , Property Manager

BARNARDOS PARENTING COURSE Barnardos are holding two six week parenting

courses called ‘Building Great Families’

beginning Friday 2 or Saturday 3 November

9.30-11.30am at the Barnardos Office 140

Tahunanui Drive. Phone Monique 539 0019.

GIRAFFE AWARD Ollie is a great role

model of our school

values. He is a kind

class member who

always has time to help

someone in need.

Ollie is well organized

for each school day

and a keen participant

in all programmes. He

has a positive attitude

and an every ready

smile. Well done

Ollie!

MUFFY AWARDS

WIPE OUT - Wednesday 7 November Forms have been sent home for students to obtain

sponsorship for this awesome event. This is a big

family fun night for the whole school. Only 2

weeks to go. See you all there!

- Fundraising Group

Ollie Room 7

Emily Room 5 Emily held Muffy at

the Junior Assembly.

She always gives her

very best, gets herself

organised and persists

with her work. Emily

gives everything a go.

Well done Emily!

Harlan Room 9 Harlan held Muffy at

the Junior Assembly.

He always asks lots

of questions and is

really engaged in his

learning. Well done

Harlan!