NEWSLETTER 22 March 2015 Principal: Jennifer Horgan (M.Ed., B.A., Dip. Ed. Leadership) Email: etaieri@east-taieri.school.nz

Web: www.easttaieri.school.nz

Phone: 489 6737

Dear Parents/Caregivers I hope that everyone enjoyed the long weekend, making the most of the warm weather and extra day with family and friends. Have a great Easter! We will see everyone back at school on Wednesday 30 March.

WELCOME We welcome Olivia Reid into Room 9. We wish Olivia a happy learning journey at East Taieri. PARENT/GRANDPARENT READING TUTOR PROGRAMME

We would like to start up our highly successful Parent/Grandparent Reading Tutor programme again this term. If any parents or grandparents have an hour to spare during the week, listening to children reading in a one-to-one situation please contact Jo Hackfath who oversees the programme, or Annette in the office. The programme aims to give children extra reading

mileage and has proved highly successful in accelerating children’s reading progress in the past. Thanks to those tutors from last year who have already indicated that they are keen to be involved again this year. MILK BOTTLES FOR KIWIANA The Kiwiana children are on the hunt for any 2L milk containers! We are recreating an Antarctic scene and part of this is an igloo. If you have any or would be prepared to save them for us, they can be put in R13 or given to Miss King in Room 10. Thanks so much.

HOT CROSS BUN ORDERS

Your Hot Cross Bun orders will be available to collect after school on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the day you requested. Please collect all of the buns you had on your order sheet.

If your child is on the bus at After School Care or absent, please contact Robyn Kelly on 027 440 1332 to arrange your collection time.

Thank you for supporting the Home and School Committee in this fundraiser.

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JUNIOR/MIDDLE SYNDICATE DUATHLON – Wednesday 23 March The East Taieri Plains duathlon is being held on Friday the 1st of April. As a lead up to this exciting event, the Junior and Middle Syndicates are going to be

having a teaching/practice session at school. This will be held on Wednesday the 23rd of March. There will be no postponement day. We will be having a run and bike teaching event. We will be teaching the children how to go through transition areas, get on and off bikes, find their bikes and how to have fun at these events! As part of this we would like each child to bring along their bike and helmet. These will be placed out on the grass in specified areas as the children arrive at school. If your child does not have a bike, or is unable to ride a bike, please do not panic!! We can make alternative arrangements! This is not a race, the focus is on teaching the children how a duathlon operates. What: Practice duathlon When: Wednesday the 23rd of March Middle Syndicate 9.00am Junior Syndicate 10.15am approx. What is needed: Bike, helmet, clothes to run in (the children can wear these to school and stay in them for the day) Parents are able to come along and watch. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail or pop in to ask. The Junior and Middle Syndicate

Term 1 Dates

MARCH

22-23 Year 5 Camp at Tirohanga

Tuesday 22 PALs training day

Wed 23 Junior/Middle Syndicate Duathlon

Friday 25 Good Friday – School Closed

Monday 28 – Tuesday

29

Easter Holidays – School Closed

APRIL

Friday 1 East Taieri Do - Athlon

4-15 Junior School Swimming

Tuesday 5 Whole School Tirohanga Day

Friday 8 Tirohanga Postponement Day and

Room 2 Assembly

Friday 15 Last Day of Term 1

Term 2 2 May – 8 July

Term 3 25 July – 23 September

Term 4 10 October – 16 December

ICAS COMPETITION The ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) tests are coming around again! They are annual assessments which are taken in over 20 countries. Below is the timetable with dates and costs for these tests.

If you are interested in your child entering, could you please fill in the tests your child will be participating in and return this note, with payment, to me at school no later than FRIDAY the 1st of APRIL. Kiwiana children will be encouraged to take these tests in their area(s) of strength. Please note – Year 3 children now have an English and maths assessment and there is a Spelling Bee test for Year 2 children

NAME:

Year:

Class:

Computer skills Science Writing Spelling English Mathematics

17 May 31 May 16-20 June 15 June 2 August 16 August

$8.50 $8.50 $19.50 $10.50 $8.50 $8.50

If you have any further questions you can contact me at school or e-mail me at: natalie@east-taieri.school.nz.

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK We are once again offering you the chance of great discounts and offers when you purchase the Entertainment Book. Flyer went home last week.

MARRZIPAN DRAMA CLASS Unfortunately due to illness the Marrzipan Drama Classes have been cancelled for the rest of the term. VALUES STARS

Jordyn Timney ~ for helping Mrs MacRae with the lost property

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB

Scholastic NZ are experiencing difficulties with the new ordering system. As a result there may be a delay receiving the books from this order.

From our next school order, the closure for orders through the internet (loop orders) will be the same as the school date. If orders are placed after this date, parents will be charged postage as the order will be sent to home addresses.

Focus Value ~ KINDNESS & HELPFULNESS

CERTIFICATES

Congratulations to the following students who were presented with certificates at Room 9 & 10’s Assembly last Friday.

KEY COMPETENCY

VALUES

Doing Your Best

EXCELLENCE

Room 1 Sophie thorburn-

Participating & Contributing

Ewan Beadell Renee Pitches

Room 2 Blake Carter-

Relating to Others

Hannah Hopkins Louise Lawson

Room 3 Aria Wilson–

Managing Self

Myah Tasker Benjamin Renton

Room 4 Amber Dawson–Relating to Others

Joel Bain Abby Samuels

Room 5 Ruby Powell– Participating & Contributing

Izaak Kinney Nicola McMahon

Room 6 Flynn Lucas–

Managing Self

Meg Earl Daniel Grieve

Room 7 Tayla Brough-

Relating to Others

Lily Falcous Charlotte Horne

Room 8 Brady Connell–

Relating to Others

Ruby Jones Caitlyn Bennett

Room 9 Jakob Thom -

Participating & Contributing

Angus Shaw Nate Braiser

Room 10 Bella Brough– Managing Self

Corby Blackie Nika Miller

Room 11 Tommy Conley–

Participating & Contributing

Angus Wilson Rhys Lewis

Room 12 Lily Mason–

Relating to Others

Harris Bishop Brooke Tunnah

ROOM 9 & 10 DINOSAUR ASSEMBLY We all enjoyed a wonderful and very

entertaining assembly performed by Rooms 9 and 10 on Friday, dressed up in their amazing

dinosaur costumes.

Daryl, Nate and Mollie go to the Butterfly Museum.

On Tuesday the 8th of March Nate, Mollie and Daryl went to the butterfly museum. First we whispered into the special circle to each other. It was so funny that we could hear our voices.

Then we paid our money to go in. The lady put a stamp on our hand.

There were so many butterflies inside the museum – they were very busy flying around. A butterfly landed on Sarah’s finger, one went on Daryl’s hand and one went on Nate’s tummy and then

his shoe!!!! Mollie went downstairs and saw two turtles in the pond.

Daryl, Nate and Mollie loved going behind the big tall waterfall. It splashed water on them. The butterfly museum was a fantastic outing to conclude our study about the life cycle of a butterfly.

WASTE FREE LUNCH BOX IDEAS Children with waste free lunchboxes and wraps.

PIRATE DAY As a culmination to the Middle Syndicate’s Inquiry on Pirates, a fabulous “Pirate Feast” was held at lunchtime on Friday. Thanks to parents for going to so much trouble with costumes and the amazing pirate food.

DUNEDIN PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRIATHLON Congratulations to all competitors who achieved great results. Thank you to Jolene Casey for her organisation and support with training children for the event. Dunedin Primary Schools Triathlon results: Year 5 Individual Girls Rosie Falcous 1st Georgia McHutchon 2nd Year 5 Individual Boys Finn Wilson 5th Lewis Divers 9th Year 5 Boys Team Cayden Roome, Daniel Joint and Ewan Beadell 1st Charlie Kelly, Ben O Connor and Harrison Thode 4th

Year 5 Girls Team Charlotte V, Erika Reid, Keisha Little 5th Year 6 Individual boys Jackson Smith 7th Josh Jones 8th Year 6 Individual Girls Mya OConnor 6th Year 6 Boys Team Paddy Smythe, Jake Fowler and Harry Summers 4th Mitch Ballantyne, Hunter Henderson and Riley Harris 14th An impressive effort from all the children. Rosie, Georgia, Daniel, Ewan and Cayden have qualified for the Otago Triathlon Championships in Cromwell later in the month. Dunedin Primary Schools’ Triathlon Championships WOW – what a fantastic effort by all the children at the Triathlon Championships on Wednesday last week. I was so proud of each and every one of them giving their 100% effort all the way. Congratulations to Rosie Falcous 1st in the Year 5 Individual Girls event and Georgia McHutchon hot on Rosie’s tail in 2nd in the same event. Also to Cayden Roome (runner), Daniel Joint (biker) and Ewan Beadell (swimmer) who were first in the Year 5 Boys Team event, Finn Wilson 5th in the Year 5 Boys Individual event and Mya O’Connor 6th in the Year 6 Girls Individual event . These children have all qualified to compete in the Otago Primary Schools Triathlon in Cromwell next week. We had a few teams who were so close to selection with fourth placings too. Well done to Jake Fowler, Paddy Smythe, and Harry Summers (4th), Charlie Kelly, Harrison Thode and Ben O’Connor (4th), and our other competitors: Year 5 Boys Individual event Lewis Divers 9th, Jackson Smith 7th and Josh Jones 8th in the Year 6 Boys Individual event. Also to Charlotte Vaafusuaga, Keisha Little and Erika Reid (5th) and Mitchell Ballantyne, Harrison Thode and Riley Harris (14th), An enormous effort by all our athletes amongst 30 – 40 other competitors in their events. It was great to train with the team in the weeks leading up to the event, their commitment to training was appreciated and certainly paid off and then to see them compete at Port Chalmers on Wednesday in the lovely weather and all do so extremely well was great. They certainly proved themselves to be strong athletes in their field. We wish our Otago Representatives well for their Cromwell event. I look forward to working with these children over the week to prepare them for their big event. Mrs Casey

NETBALL REGISTRATION The 2016 Taieri Plains primary school netball competition starts at the beginning of next term. Games are played at Saturdays at the Taieri College netball courts.

At this stage, we are only enrolling the year 3 - year 6 students. Taieri Plains Junior Netball are once again running skills sessions for students in Year 1 & 2. Enrollments for these students will be in the newsletter in a couple of weeks. If your child is interested in playing netball this year, and is in years 3 - 6, please fill out and return the form below before Wednesday 16th March. Trials for Year 5 and 6 netball players will be Thursday 17th March, 3:15-4pm.

Player’s Name:

Year: Room Number

Parent’s signature:

Email:

Cell phone Number:

EAST TAIERI SCHOOL HOCKEY

/We give permission for my son/daughter __________________________________ in Yr

_____________ to represent East Taieri School in Hockey in 2016.

I am able to assist with coaching/managing/refereeing (please circle if able to help).

Please circle which option your child will be participating in and what age group. (You can do more than

one!)

Option A

Taieri Junior

Hockey Brooklands

Park on Saturday

Mornings

Option B

Otago Hockey

Association

McMillan Turf and

Queens High

School on

Wednesday

Afternoons

Option C

Otago Hockey

Association Junior

Fun sticks at Logan

Park High School

Gym

Fun Sticks Yr 0-2 Fun Sticks Yr 0-2

Mini Sticks Yr 3-4 Mini Sticks Yr 3-4

Kiwi Sticks Kiwi Sticks Yr 5-6

Signed ______________________________________________ (parent/caregiver)

EAST TAIERI SCHOOL TEE BALL TEAM

2015 – 2016 TEE BALL TEAM Runners-up in Post and Pre Christmas competition Players Left to right: Oliver Beadell, Malachai Stanley, Caleb Iyer, Sam Jones, Angus Wilson, Ewan Beadell, Leo Jones, Charlie Brough, Micah Simpson, Jordan Aitken. We are planning to have a softball team and a tee ball team starting Term 4. This is a really fun game to play and we are looking for more players now. Please contact the office if you would like to know more.

XRACE On Sunday Hunter Freeman competed in The Xrace at Kettle Park. He paired up with his dad for this. Hunter ended up winning the junior section for his age group and won this cool trophy. Congratulations Hunter!

What is the ANZ Olympic Schools Programme

We have recently registered with ANZ to join their ‘ANZ Olympic School Program’. As a registered

school, we’ll receive a kit of Olympic resources and merchandise that will help inspire and motivate our

students.

In addition to this, if you, your family members or friends are looking to take a home loan, or increase

your current home loan over $50k, speak with your local ANZ representative. If you draw your home

loan with ANZ and identify our school we will receive 800 credits, equal to $400 spending power at the

ANZ Awards Centre to spend on items like sporting equipment and computers. We will also receive the

option to have a visit from an Olympic Ambassador as part of the programme.

You can find out more at anzolympicschools.co.nz or to discuss an ANZ home loan, speak with the local

ANZ Branch

Teddy Bear Hospital Community Day

Saturday 16th April 10am – 4pm Hunter Centre

Kids bring their teddies for a free check-up

Lots of fun activities; bouncy castle, face painting…

Help our students become teddy doctors and dentists