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06 3880130

26 Huia Street

Taihape, 4720

www.tas.school.nz

TAS Radio - 88.1FM

Principal: Richard McMillan

rmcmillan@tas.school.nz

Lead Me to Lead My Learning

Taihape Area School

Monday 21st August, 2017 Term 3 – Newsletter Number 5

Important Dates

This Week

Wednesday 23rd Black Sticks visiting - Pippa

Hayward and Samantha

Charlton

Friday 25th Daffodil Day

Next Week Thursday 31st Celebration Assembly (Manu)

Tena koutou katoa

Welcome back to another busy week. Of the many skills young people require for success in

life, the ability to read is paramount. Over recent times there has been considerable anguish in

the media about literacy levels in New Zealand. A major issue many schools face, a real

challenge in fact, are the number of new entrants who enter School without preschool

experience, and without some of the basic tools they require for a successful education.

Many lack skills such as alphabet and book knowledge, are unable to recognize numbers, and

even colours. This core knowledge is essential for their growth and development in the

crucially important areas of reading, writing, and numeracy.

Schools allocate huge amounts of resource to bring these children

up to speed.

In an ideal world all children would arrive at school ready, and well

equipped, to begin their learning journey. Sadly for a proportion of

children, the gap between those who are ready for school, and those

who need support and assistance to catch up, is widening.

As has been mentioned in previous newsletters, it is important that

all children are at school every day – with the obvious exception of when illness strikes. Poor

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attendance goes hand in hand with poor achievement, and if gaps already exist, the problem is

compounded.

Time is passing quickly for our NCEA Students. The ability to

study effectively, and efficiently, is a learned skill. Study

suggestions and tips have been included in a number of

newsletters, and will be repeated before NCEA Externals begin.

Acquiring the knowledge to pass examinations requires hard

work and effort - that is why they are called examinations. In

this day and age, when we often seem to spoon feed our young people, there is still no hiding

from the fact that sometimes it is simply a matter of rolling the sleeves up, and working hard.

Learning, success at school, and success in life generally, requires effort, concentration, and

application. Similarly passing exams requires effort, concentration, and application. That is

simply a fact. The rewards however are substantial, but relate to the effort put in.

Please remember you have access to the KAMAR Parental Portal. This enables Students and

Parents to track NCEA L1-3 Progress (and in fact Academic Progress generally). To enter the

KAMAR Parental Portal use a Students normal network user/password. The link is on the

TAS website or you can simply Search… Kamar.tas.school.nz.

Sad news yesterday with the passing of iconic New Zealander Colin Meads. As someone who

grew up in the 60’s Colin Meads was everyone’s hero, a true legend, and not just because of

his exploits on the Rugby Field. Rest in peace Pinetree.

Regards

Richard McMillan

Principal

Tall Poppies The following Taihape Area School Students rose above the Crowd last

week as outstanding achievers, and members of our Learning

Community: -

Zephaniah Peke (Room 1) - for listening well and trying had to work independently;

Aizayah Kawau (Room 1) - for being a polite well-mannered boy, a good listener, and always

striving to do his best;

Violet Shaw and Riley Hart (Room 3) - for showing Manaakitanga for using kind words and

helping others;

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Heidi Tweedale for amazing writing and Katie Williams (Room 4 ) -for working really hard

with maths;

Mac Hart (Room 5) - for displaying Manaakitanga by using his manners when interacting with

his peers;

Katie Larson (Room 5) - for listening to her learning feedback with a positive attitude and

striving to always improve;

George Abernethy & Arapeta Steedman (Room 6) - for outstanding enthusiasm in Health;

Nicole McCann (Room 79) - for her outstanding support of the fundraiser at our Winter

Tournament!!

Tall Poppies from Learning Street – Week 4

All students who played and supported in different roles at Winter Tournament for their

display of our TAS Values.

Jerome Thompson, Ezra Hopa-Cribb, and Hoani Herewini-Dygas - selected in the

Rangitikei Primary School Representative Rugby Team;

Dallas Sullivan and Bailey Rata-Hall (Y9) - for showing Rangatiratanga, being motivated for

learning in Mathematics;

Elise Fannin and Maddison Tapu-Grant (Y9) - for showing Rangatiratanga, being highly

focused in Science;

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Kelsey Le Gros. Jack Perry, and Harry Randall- for excellence NCEA INTERNAL

ASSESSMENT PASSES HISTORY (Level 3 91435 Analyse a historical event or place of

significance to New Zealand);

John Geraghty Aden Tapu, and Sam Troon (Excellence), Lockie Murrell, Kiahn Ranginui,

and Bronte Morgan (Merit) – for Level 2 History (91230 Examine a historical event of

significance to New Zealanders);

All the parents who ran the BBQ fundraiser at Winter Tournament - thank you!!

Netball Trophies:-

Closing day player of the day - Kierah Hay-Martin & Jahna Pekamu;

O'Keefe Trophy for winners of Midget A First Round - TAS Titans;

Larissa & Karli George-Stoney Trophy for Most Conscientious Midget B Team - TAS Raiders;

Commitment and Sportsmanship on and off the Court - Meretini Bennett-Huxtable (TAS

Titans Coach).

The TAS School Wide Behaviour

Expectations are:- Rangatiratanga: Whanaungatanga:

We are Learners We are Caring

We show Rangatiratanga We show Whanaungatanga

Wairuatanga: Manaakitanga:

We are Reflective We are Respectful

We show Wairuatanga We show Manaakitanga

Celebration Assembly When: Next Thursday @ 1.15pm Venue: MFC Hosts: Manu

Bell Times

8.45 – 9.00am Deans and Notices

9.00 – 10.00am Block 1

10.05 – 10.25am Interval

10.30 – 11.30am Block 2

11.30 – 12.30pm Block 3

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12.30 – 1.10pm Lunch

1.15 – 2.45pm CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY

Mid-Year Exams Mid-Year Exams for NCEA Level 1-3 Students are in week 10, starting on Monday 25th

September.

Winter Tournament On Monday 14th of August a record number of 41 teams from Primary Schools around the

area took part in the Annual Winter Tournament for students from Years 4 to Year 8. Sports

played were Rugby, Netball and Football.

All teams played in great spirits despite the rugby players looking like they had just had a

mud bath and there were some amazing skills and talent shining throughout the day.

Results are as follow:-

Year 4-6 Rugby First Ohakune Highlanders

Runner up Raetihi Juniors

Year 7 & 8 Rugby First TAS Seniors (on count back with 33 tries)

Runner up St Joseph Turbos (27 tries+

Year 4-6 Football First St Joseph Jugglers

Runner up TAS Junior 1

Year 7 & 8 Football First Ohakune Premieres

Runner up TAS Seniors

Year 4-6 Netball First Raetihi Juniors

Runner up TAS Juniors

Year 7 & 8 Netball First St Joseph Magic

Runner up Raetihi Seniors

It was a wonderful fun filled day had by all and a very

special thank you to all the Coaches, Referees and

Umpires, who gave up their time to make this a very

successful day.

The Sausage Sizzle (a Year 1-8 Fundraiser) was a huge

success as well with $900 raised (the sausages were

donated by Hellers). A big thanks to the families who

donated food for this, and to the wonderful band of cooks

who served up the food - Jude Hardwidge - Sports

Coordinator.

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Rangitikei Rugby Reps Congratulations to Jerome Thompson, Ezra Hopa-Cribb, and Hoani Herewini-Dygas who

have been selected in the Rangitikei Primary School Representative Rugby Team. The

boys play 4 lead up games, then participate in a regional tournament in Wellington in the

Holidays.

Hockey Last week the TAS Mixed Team had a very convincing 4-1 win over Cornerstone, with Jack

Eames, and David Frankham (3) scoring the goals. TAS dominated from the start and placed

continuous pressure on the Cornerstone defence. The passing, communication, and skills

displayed were at a higher level than previous games this season.

Outstanding on the night were Samantha McGhie, Jack Eames, Sam Troon, Aden Tapu, and

Tom Fleury. Others to play well were Madison Tapu-Grant, Jason Squires,

Josh Hammond, and Paddy Fleury.

Draw – This Week Draw – Next Week

(last game) TAS defeated Manawatu College by default TAS v Dannevirke High School on

Turf 2 @ 4.15pm.

Studyit New Zealand's most popular student website

turned thirteen last year. Studyit

(www.studyit.org.nz) began supporting NCEA

students on March, 1st 2004. Studyit is a free,

safe and successful online support site developed

and managed by CWA New Media, a business unit of Learning Media.

Studyit has everything needed to get achieve, merit and excellence, written in student terms,

as well as fourteen very active forums where expert teachers answer student questions at

night, in the weekends and during holidays.

Recent feedback from Studyit students includes:

I got straight E's in maths, thank you very much for all your help on this website, it

really helped me;

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I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all the help I received from Studyit for my level

1 papers last year (I got 100% excellence!);

Studyit made a huge difference to the way I approached the exam! I tried to make my

answers biologically detailed but concise even though I was really stressed for time;

Seems that all us Studyit users found the exam went incredibly well even though 3

News said it was really hard. I think this just goes to show the positive impact of

Studyit on our performance;

I went into the exam feeling a lot more confident knowing that I had prepared as well

as I could - and a great deal of that preparation could not have been done without

Studyit;

It was so great to have such quick replies to all my questions, even on weekends and

holidays.

Studyit gives students more confidence!

Head lice Head lice are

Back! Head lice (also known as 'nits', 'kutis', 'kutu bugs' or 'head

louse') are small, flat insects that live, and lay eggs, on the

human scalp. The information below may help in our never

ending battle with these pests.

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Head lice are a common problem all over the world. They are small, flat insects about 2-3

mm long that breed all year round. Head lice:

live on the human scalp – which provides food and warmth for their eggs to hatch;

feed on human blood through the scalp 5 or 6 times a day;

cannot jump, fly or swim;

do not carry disease;

remain on the head after swimming or bathing/showering.

Head lice may cause itching, but do not usually cause disease. Occasionally scalp infections

requiring treatment may develop.

Looking for Head lice:

In school age children check for head lice regularly once a week.

Look over the scalp for insects or eggs, especially around the hairline at the back of the

neck, behind the ears, and on the crown.

Use a fine-tooth comb on wet hair to find lice. Scratch marks or a rash can be a sign

that your child has head lice. Not all children complain of itchy heads.

Eggs are laid next to the scalp and hair grows about 1 cm a month. Therefore any eggs

found more than 1 cm from the scalp will have hatched and died. You can remove

these eggs. You do not need to treat again if treatment is completed.

When to treat?

If you find a LIVE insect on the scalp, or if you find eggs

within 1 cm of the scalp.

How to treat?

Speak to your Pharmacist/Doctor or Practice Nurse for advice about what treatment to

use and how to use it. You need a special shampoo, or lotion (containing insecticide),

available only from your Chemist, or Doctor, to kill both the insects and eggs.

Always follow the manufacturer’s recommendations supplied with individual

treatments. Some treatments are used twice, 7–10 days apart.

After using shampoo, dead eggs are left. Treatments and combs will

not remove dead eggs. The eggs can each be removed between finger

and thumb. Vinegar may help to loosen the glue the eggs are held on

with, but will not kill them. Recheck your children’s heads after a

week and make sure they brush their hair every night.

Wet combing may be effective if done properly. Herbal treatments

and remedies may be effective. Talk to the Pharmacy, your Doctor or

Public Health Nurse for advice.

What does not work?

Ordinary Shampoo or Soap will not kill Head lice. Do not use Fly spray,

Kerosene or animal remedies, as these may harm children.

To Prevent Head lice and Reduce the Spread

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It is impossible to prevent Head lice completely because they are common in the

community, and Children often come in contact with each other at school, and at other

activities.

Brush hair every evening – this may help kill or injure lice and stop them from laying

eggs. Bend the head forward with hair hanging down. Brush hair with a firm bristled

brush from scalp outwards, especially around the hairline behind the ears and the back

of the neck.

Don't share brushes and combs - everyone in the family should use their own brush and

comb. Because lice do not live beyond 48 hours it is rarely necessary for additional

washing and cleaning of other articles;

Children should hang their clothes on their own hook at school;

Children should keep their clothes apart from other children's in swimming changing

sheds;

If LIVE lice or eggs are found:

check everyone in the house;

tell friends and other contacts of your child at school or preschool.

Treat all affected family members at the same time - this may minimise chance of re-

infestation.

The checklist;-

Check every week. During outbreaks check daily after live

headline are found and treated; Brush hair every evening to

reduce headline numbers;

Treat if you find LIVE insects or eggs within 1 cm of the scalp;

Treat using a shampoo from your chemist - Repeat a week

later;

Ask your Chemist for advice and information.

Re schools

When your child is treated for Head lice, alert School contacts and friends. If there is a Head

lice outbreak, the School may inform parents and caregivers, or send information home to

remind parents about Head lice.

Children should not be excluded from School because of Head lice. If Head lice are a

particular problem in any School the Public Health Nurse may assist the School to provide

information, and advice to Parents. www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/headlice-facts

Prize Giving 2017 All students who received cups and trophies at last year’s Prize Giving are asked to return

these to school by the end of this term.

Prize Giving is Thursday 7th December, @ 1.00pm

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Daffodil Day We are holding a

mufti-day for the

Cancer Society

Daffodil Day Appeal on Friday.

Gold coin donation please.

Ministry of Education Website The Ministry of Education has revamped and updated its Website to make it more user

friendly. As part of this they have introduced a page with information for parents. This can be

found at:

http://parents.education.govt.nz

This contains practical information about education for parents and carers.

Supporting Your Child The most important lessons your child needs for success aren’t taught in the Classroom,

they’re taught at home. Children’s performance in School

has more to do with parents than with their natural

brainpower or even their teachers. One recent study

claimed the parental effect on exam results at 16 is 5

times greater than any other factor. So what should we be

doing to maximise their chances?

This practical idea is from the Next Solutions Magazine:

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Do inspire, don’t nag. Not every child is going to find inspiration in school, so it’s up to

parents to provide it. Teacher Phil Beadle, author of “Could Do Better”, believes 80% of a

child’s achievement is based on parental inspiration.

That might mean looking up a Science Experiments on YouTube, or going on bug hunts if

your child is studying mini-beasts.

Supporting Your Child at Home: Maths @

Our House - Newspapers Newspapers are filled with numbers and provide lots of

opportunities for raising awareness (seeing the maths

around us) and for solving problems. Try these activities

during the holidays.

Big Numbers for the Middle/Senior School!

Turn to the Property Pages or Motor Vehicle Sales:- Let’s read the numbers:

What’s the most expensive house/car/motorbike we can find? Which is the cheapest?

More than/less than (Number) for the Junior School.

Turn to a Sports Page with scores and ask:

Can we spot any numbers bigger than 5/10/100? Let’s

circle them with a pen.

Can you find any numbers less than 5/10/100? Use a

different colour and circle those.

Quotes of the Week

“Moe atu nga ringa raupo” - Marry

a man with calloused hands.

(Calloused hands are earned

through hard work. This proverb

suggests to woman to find a man

who has an excellent work ethic).

“If there's a thing I've learned

in my life it's to not be afraid

of the responsibility that

comes with caring for other

people. What we do for love:

those things endure. Even if

the people you do them for

don't” ― Cassandra Clare.

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TAS Behaviour Expectation Rangatiratanga

We are actively engaged in learning at all times. This

looks like:- We interact positively with others about our learning;

We ask questions if we do not understand;

We share ideas in discussion time;

We complete tasks to the best of our ability;

We listen during instruction and follow directions.

Two Ex TAS Students Rowan Bradley and Jack Murrall with their Awards for

Communmity Service presented at a Civic Ceremony last week. Both are valued

members of the Taihape Volunteer Fire Brigade.