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Dates to remember … Tuesday 10 April - Mobile Library visiting Friday 13 April - Last day of Term 1 Wednesday 25 April - ANZAC Day Saturday 28 April - Hororata Night Glow event Monday 30 April - First day of Term 2
Weekly Joke!
Q: What kind of music are
balloons scared of?
A: Pop music!
GLENTUNNEL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Friday 6 April 2018
Tena koutou katoa parents and caregivers, This week I introduced a new social skill to our students. We are looking at ‘being a good role model’ which is part of our Respectful Citizen Value. Please support the teachers by asking your child questions like ‘what does being a good role
model look like?’ and ‘why is it important to be a good role model?’ On Wednesday I discussed a quote with the school which looked at being the person you want others to be, as little eyes are watching you, and we want all students to be making good choices for others to follow their example. With a sad heart we will be saying goodbye to Jacqui Adams at the end of this term. Jacqui has been teaching for two days in Room 3 alongside Mrs Wright. Unfortunately due to personal reasons Jacqui has decided to resign from this position. Thank you Jacqui for the energy you have given to our students. Your enthusiasm will be missed, and take care on your next adventure. We have been very fortunate to be able to employ Pam Reynolds to fill this vacancy for the rest of the year. Pam is well known to the students and school and we look forward to having her as part of our team for the remainder of the year.
Through the hard work of Sarah Ratahi, and with the support of Tracey Murdoch we have been able to create a fundraising opportunity for our school through Scentsy. Scentsy sell an amazing range of scented items and products. To enable teachers to access the online resources for our newly acquired
Numicon Maths equipment we need to pay for an online subscription. Sarah and Tracey have created an online Scentsy group called Glentunnel School Fundraising Party where a percentage of all purchases will come directly to the school to support us purchasing the online subscription for Numicon. More information on this opportunity will come home in Term 2, but for those interested in finding out more about it please check out the website on the link below. https://sassyscentstracey.scentsy.co.nz/party/9166892 100% of any commission earned on any products purchased will come back to the school. Please feel free to pass this link on and spread the word, as the more people we get involved in this fundraiser the more money we raise for the school. Products must be purchased through the Glentunnel School Fundraising Party Group or through Sarah Ratahi for the school to receive any money. Please see the office for more information or contact Sarah directly.
Next Friday the 13th of April you are welcome to join us at school for our learning celebration. This term we have decided to open up our classrooms for you to join in and experience what your child experiences during a normal day at school. Classes will be open from 11 am – 12:30 pm and we would love to have you here with us to learn alongside your child. This is something you may not have experienced in a
while and will be a very powerful experience for you and your child, plus a lot of fun! We will have a shared lunch time together (where everyone brings food for themselves and we sit down together to eat) from 12:30 – 1:15 pm, followed by a brief assembly. After the assembly you are welcome to join us for the last swim of the season or a game of Kirikiti (Samoan Cricket) on the field (wet day option will be a movie). You are welcome to take your child home after the assembly if you want to. Kind regards Dion Stechmann
Media Team News
Malvern Swimming Sports On Tuesday (two weeks ago) quite a number of children competed at the Malvern Swimming Sports at the Rolleston Aquatic Centre. Everybody pushed themselves to swim their very best. We were nervous at first, but we were all very proud of our efforts once we had swum. We had some new Glentunnel School swimming caps that we could choose wear, thank you to the Home and School for buying these for us. Ruby Flynn-Miers and Nola Clarke (Media Team)
Thank You To the Bike Elves A few weekends ago now Adam Heard, and his sons Casey and Ethan fixed up all of the school bikes in the bike container. They are now all working perfectly. Thank you so very much to this family for helping us out. We are so lucky to have bikes at school, and to have people in our school community who help us out. Ruby Flynn-Miers and Nola Clarke (Media Team)
Golf In Schools
A belated thank you to all parents and caregivers who supported the Year 4 – 6 students whilst they played golf at the Hororata Golf Club’s course two weeks ago. The children very much enjoyed their morning of golf - their concluding session of their Golf In Schools programme. Without your support our students could not participate in such fun learning experiences. Here follows a message from our local golf club… Hororata Golf Club Junior Coaching The club runs a junior golf programme throughout the year. Coaching is generally every two weeks on a Friday after school, with a professional coach attending once a month (with a break over winter and during school holidays). The cost for coaching is $2.00 per session. Professional coaching is $10.00 per session, and well worth it. We do prefer that parents/guardians attend the coaching sessions please. If you require any further information or a schedule of coaching sessions please do not hesitate to contact Pip Deans (Junior Convenor) 3180833, or 0212797857, or [email protected]
Sunday April 8th 2018 There is a family introduction to golf day at the Darfield High School on the back field from 9:00 – 11:00 a. This is a free event for anyone that is interested.
Scooter Ramps – Can You Help?
Glentunnel students very much enjoy scootering, skateboarding and ripsticking. They especially enjoy using the school’s scooter/skateboard ramps and challenging themselves to jump these in a variety of arrangements. At the end of this term the school pool will be closed, as will the bike track. This means that lunch time physical activity options will be reduced for our students. The senior students and I have discussed the benefits of there being more scooter ramps available for students during the winter terms. Those children who are starting out with ramp challenges are limited to one suitable ramp at present. Those who are advancing with their skills are limited to one medium-sized ramp. We anticipate that the number of children who will want to scooter and skateboard at lunchtimes will increase, and we consider that if we had more ramps, we could cater for all abilities and reduce the likelihood of congestion on the court (as children try to access the few ramps that we currently have). I have contacted the MenzShed in Darfield and they would be more than happy to build scooter ramps for the school, however they are not a complete charity and would need to buy materials for such a project. Alternatively, they would be happy to work with quality second-hand materials, or “off-cuts” or donated materials. If we are able to secure some “sponsored/donated” materials then we could go ahead and have some additional scooter ramps built. Most scooter ramps that have been built for us in the past (and the ones we have viewed on the internet) are made of a welded metal pipe frame that has a heavy plywood ramp attached, along with a metal flashing at the base (as this is the area that receives the greatest wear). Can you help? Do you by chance have (or have access to) some off cuts of plywood, or metal (suitable to be used as “flashings”), or square metal pipe (to build the frame of a ramp) that is destined for a scrap heap or is just sitting around waiting to go to a good home? If so, we would love to relieve you of any such items, and have them transformed into some scooter/skateboard ramps that would be utilised by a vast number of children for a very long time. Scootering and skateboarding over obstacles provides students with multiple opportunities to challenge themselves and persevere with those challenges. It also increases the likelihood that the children will be ‘more active, more often’, which is a key component of our health curriculum. Any support you are able to provide, would be very, very welcome. If you are able to support in any way please: phone the school office with offers; or drop materials at school; or make contact with me if you wish to discuss this project further (ring me at school or email me, [email protected])
Lunches from Glentunnel Store
If your child would like to order a lunch from the Glentunnel Store (available on Friday each week), please collect an order form from the office and either drop in to the shop or bring back to the school office. Thanks!
Home and School News
Coalgate Sale Yards roster—Wednesday 12 April - Cooking Juanita McAndrew, Jade Lee Pie Kathleen Nicol Baking Kim Thomas, Cindy Driscoll, Donna Young
Awards This Week
Oliver—for setting himself challenges with his learning, and trying hard to complete them. Alexander—For making good choices when sitting on the mat!
Emily F—For always being helpful and thinking about others. Riley E—For improved self management skills. Edan—You are discovering that you are a very clever and able mathematician. Well done for
believing in yourself and for accepting all maths learning challenges with enthusiasm. Lachlan S—For adding awesome descriptive language to your writing.
Riley TW– For your amazing focus and enthusiasm for learning. Caleb—For amazing writing. You were very determined on Thursday during writing. You
worked with great focus and were proud of your description. Isabella—For trying hard with your work.
Paratene—For being kind to others. And the Star of the Week goes to—Lani –For being a wonderful role model at our school.
You display all our values Lani and are a true superstar!
Community News
SURFKIDS Childrens Surfing April Holiday Programme. Learn the skills of Surfing in a fun, safe environment. All equipment provided and professional instruction from Aaron Lock and team. For kids 8 - 14 years. April Holidays Week 1 and 2. 16 -20th and 23 -27th April 10am to 12pm. Cost $30 per day or $135 for five. Bookings essential. Venue: Sumner. Call Aaron on 0800 80 SURF (7873) or register online at www.surfcoach.co.nz
Do you have an eager chef at home? International Culinary Studio provides the perfect programme to develop your child's culinary skills from the comfort of your own kitchen. Our Junior Chef at Home programme provides children, aged 8-16, with an insight into the culinary world, developing many of the cooking, baking and technical skills they will need if they decide to turn their passion into a career. Your child will move through this self-paced programme in around 20 hours, and enjoy regular online interaction with our Chef Instructors.
Easter Special - $20 for the Junior Chef programme Special valid up until and including the 30 April 2018(end of the school holidays) Contact us at [email protected] or phone 0508 CHEF 4 U (243348) to have a chat.
Give Golf a Go
Free coaching this Sunday 8th April, 9 am to 11 am, Darfield High School sports field. Open to anyone of any age or ability, children, parents, grandparents, guardians. Equipment supplied. Coaching by PGA Pro Kevin Hughes in conjunction with Hororata Golf Club. Contact Kevin 027 201 8898 or Pip Deans 021 279 7857.
Uniform for sale— 2 x unisex size 4 polo short sleeve, $10 each 1 x unisex size 5 polar fleece top, $30 1 x unisex size 4 cargo shorts, $15 1 x unisex size 4 cargo pants, $20 All from smoke free home and in great condition, prices are negotiable. Everything bought brand new two terms ago, and some hardly worn. Please phone Bronwyn on 027 357 0044.
Trial a free Selwyn bus service these holidays For two days these holidays the Selwyn Youth Council is providing a free trial nine-stop bus service for the whole community. Buses will travel between Southbridge and Darfield and Darfield to Southbridge, via Rolleston. Paige Sullivan, Selwyn Youth Council Chairperson says Selwyn Link is a Selwyn Youth Council initiative aiming to increase connectedness in the district, particularly during school holidays, and enable the whole community to better access services and activities. “The youth council is very excited to finally be able to offer this service after 12 months of hard work putting Selwyn Link together. It all started after identifying a need and then working alongside the youth of Selwyn to find a way to better connect the whole community,” she says. Youth Council research identified Southbridge, Leeston, Doyleston, Darfield, Kirwee, and West Melton as key stops on the trial route, with connections in Rolleston. The route was designed after consultation with students from Ellesmere College and Darfield High School. During the trial, passengers will be able to travel for free between Southbridge and Darfield via Rolleston, where they can also catch a connecting service to Christchurch. The two-day trial is for all members of the community, and is not exclusive to students on their school holiday. The bus trial will take place on Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 April. The buses first depart Southbridge and Darfield at 9am and departures from these locations will take place every two hours until 7pm. Members of the Youth Council will be on board collecting feedback on the service with a short passenger survey. They will present their findings to Environment Canterbury and the Selwyn District Council. Bus stop locations:
Southbridge – bus shelter next to Southbridge Café & Dairy, High Street Leeston – bus shelter in front of St John Church, High Street
Doyleston – in front of Doyleston War Memorial Garden, Leeston Road Aquatic Centre – Rolleston College bus stop, Broadlands Drive
Rolleston Square – bus stops by Countdown supermarket, Rolleston Drive Kidman Street – Kidman Street bus stops near McDonald’s
West Melton – in front of West Melton School, Weedons Ross Road Kirwee – next to Kirwee Challenge, West Coast Road
Darfield – bus shelter in front of Farmlands, South Terrace For more information on Selwyn Link, go to www.selwyn.govt.nz or the Selwyn Youth Council Facebook page.
