WAIKOUAITI PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 22nd October 2014 Term 4 Week 2 DATES TO REMEMBER - TERM 4 27th Oct. Labour Day - school closed 28th Oct. BOT meeting 29th Oct. First Aid Refresher course 3.30-7.30pm. 2nd Nov. School Fair 6th Nov. Ruud Kleinpaste (Bug Man) 1.30pm 17th Nov. Teacher Only Day 19th Nov. Junior Athletics Day 24th Nov. Dunedin Leadership Day for 4 students 27th Nov. FMS Challenge Day Edgar Centre Yrs 1&2 24th Nov. Junior swimming starts Mon Wed and Friday for 3 weeks 12th Nov Year 6 Orange Parade 17th Dec Last day of Term 4, 2014 3rd Feb 2015 First day of Term 1. Our Vision “Together we will treat each other and our environment with care and respect. We will be individually valued on our journey to achieving our best in a safe and caring environment.” Ngā mihi nui kia koutou / Greetings to you all Great news to share with you today. At long last we have our water fountains!! Two of them!! This has been a long time coming and this year we finally got a grant from “For Everyone” who is supported by Ritchie McCall, Ali Williams and Dan Carter. They look fantastic and work really well too. They come with a fountain to drink from and a water bottle filler on the side. We also have a special visitor coming to our school on the 6th Nov as part of the ‘Tremendous Tree Makeover’. Ruud Kleinpaste, our very own NZ bug man will be at the school to talk to the children the staff and any parents/community members who would like to join in as well. He will be talking to the classes from 1.30 till 3.00pm. Have a great week . WATKIN Kia ora from Mount Watkin Gosh what a huge change around we have had this term! We are all enjoying our temporary classroom but at the same time we can’t wait to get back to our, soon to be completed renovated learning areas. We have been monitoring the changes our school has been going through and writing about these. The children have also had fun with Bob the Builder activities including making their very own tool belts! The Three Little Pigs will also feature in our Literacy and Maths programmes. Next week we will be making some items for the school fair. The children have already completed a piece of art to sell at the fair. I hope to see you all there as it will be loads of fun and well worth the effort of attending. I hope you have a relaxing long weekend. Kind regards, Louise TARANAKI Howdy ya’ll! Welcome back to the final term of the year, it seems to be passing rapidly already as we busily prepare for the Fair. Thank you so much to all the superheroes who helped us with our rapid move to a new classroom at the end of the holidays, I really appreciated the help and made the 2 days before school started back a lot less stressful – thank you!!! We have been creating and writing about Soap Monsters. We will be making some pretty ‘styley’ shopping bags and some Jackson Pollock inspired art for sale on the big day of the fair. We have begun the term looking at patterns in Algebra, using shapes and now numbers, and working hard to identify the rule and complete missing gaps. Some patterns are repeating, others increasing or decreasing – it’s best to have your detective hat on to work these out! Thanks to everyone for being so well organised so early in the term with the routines like fruit, crackers, sunhats, sunscreen, book-bags and so on. It really has helped us settle quickly into a new room and the new term. Until next time, See yah!, Lisa AORAKI Hello from Aoraki Already into term 4 and I am looking forward to another exciting term in Aoraki classroom. I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday and are ready for the last term of the year! The children have been busy getting their art and craft ready for our school fair which is next Sunday. We are completing a piece of artwork to be auctioned as well as making lanterns and have planted herbs to sell. We have been spending most afternoons for the past two weeks getting ready for the senior athletics, which is on today at East Otago High School. I would like to thank Noni and Ada who have been helping out with training. The children in the senior school will be going to swimming every Thursday at Hawksbury Pool. We will be travelling to the pool each Thursday by bus, starting at approximately 10.30am. Please remind your child/children to bring their towel and togs as well as goggles each week if they have them. I sent a letter home last Monday covering the information for our class and events that are happening in Aoraki class during the term. The information is also on our kidblog page which at http://kidblog.org/Aoraki/. Have a great week. Mrs Hurst AORANGI Welcome back. It's going to be a very busy 4th term, and the children have already been extremely industrious, making items for the school fair - see you there on Sunday 2nd November. We continue our land topic, focusing on 'looking after the planet' and looking at climate change. In maths we are doing a mix of number work and geometry. In writing, as well as revisiting the recounts, the children are making their own non-fiction text on the iPads using book maker. If you didn't get to see Sandy or myself last term for a teacher/parent interview. Please do come and arrange a quick chat. Swimming togs are required on a Thursday, please have goggles. Brimmed sun hats are required everyday. See you at the Fair, regards, Kate SCHOOL POLO T-SHIRT ORDERS An order will be placed shortly for the black and white polo t-shirts. If you would like to make an order please fill in a form at the office or phone Jill with the size required and the quantity. This will be the only order placed this term. Orders by Friday 25th October please. SOUTHFUELS - FUEL FOR SHOOLS PROGRAMME We have received notification from Southfuels that we have reached the target of $1000 and now qualify for a technology or sports package to this value. The staff have selected a technology package of 2 x chromebooks which will be presented to our school shortly. We would like to thank our sponsors: Eldorado 2005 Ltd, Braes Farm Ltd, MacLeod Partnership, RK Sloan, R. Ahearn, CCJ Catering Ltd, Rick Richan, JF & JG Brocket, Les Jones, AR McKewen, Shirley McKewen, Hawksbury Motors Ltd, CI McKewen, GW & VA Offen, Geoff Scurr Contracting, CT & AP Black, Mainland Poultry Ltd (Waikouaiti) and SC Eason. Please encourage others to sign up to the Fuels for School Programme as it has excellent benefits for our children. www.southfuels.co.nz KARITANE BOOK SALE: Labour Weekend | Saturday 25th October | Karitane Hall | 10am-2pm Information in the office: Portobello Paddock Pursuit - 9th November children and adult runs. East Otago Gymnastics Term 4 contact Molly Wright 4658197 or Joey Smeaton 0226572966 FEES: Term 4 Activity Fees and unpaid School donations are now due.Account Details Waikouaiti School 03 1737 0023252 00 - thank you. HEAD LICE Our persistent little visitors are back! Please take the time to check your child's hair on a regular basis for head lice. Various treatments are available from the chemist if required. Sausage Sizzles and Juicies will be available only on the following dates during Term 4: November 7 November 21 December 5 If you are interested in coordinating sausages and juicies for 2015 please contact Joey or Karen H. SCHOOL FAIR 2nd November 11-2pm - Tell all your friends School fair is only 1 week away and we urgently need your help. Can all families please bring their donations for the bottle (wine or sauces), chocolate and pamper pack to the school office by next week. We also would like any donations for the book, clothing, toy and white elephant stalls. This is a great opportunity to go through your cupboards and see if there is stuff that you no longer want but that someone else might want. Please bring anything you have to the school office. We would still like people to help out on a stall for an hour or two, can you make coffee, sell cakes, sell raffle tickets? Please leave your name with Jill at the office and we will give you a call.” BOOSTER IS BEST - If you are a Community Services cardholder you may be interested in 1 of 4 vouchers we have available. The voucher entitles the cardholder to a discounted ($50) booster seat if presented at a nominated Plunket Car Seat outlet. If you are interested please call into the office or phone Jill on 4657 225 PALMERSTON ST. JOHN-The UNPC STYLE NIGHT ‘Wot to Wear & Not to Wear” 14th November 2014 $25 a ticket Doors open @6.30pm. Starts at 7.30pm Raffles and Auctions Tickets available from Waihemo Pharmacy Waikouaiti Health Depot Palmerston 4 Square Moeraki Boulders Gift Shop FOSTER CARERS NEEDED Our foster carers are trained, approved and receive financial support. For more information about becoming a Child Youth & Family foster parent, please contact the following: Rose Scott (03) 9553 438 Lee Dawson (03) 9553 458 Jenny McConnell (03) 9553 470 or Ring the contact centre toll free 0508 326 459 and ask for any of the above