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Goal setting 3 way conferencesThis is an important opportunity to touch base at the start of the year for you, your child, and your child's teacher. I would like to thank you for making the effort to keep that connection between home and school strong and positive.

Team TeachingOne of the opportunities during this time is for you to have asked and heard a little more about our team teaching philosophy. The teachers have on hand a handout that answers some of the frequently asked questions. This is also available on our website (http://myrossbush.ultranet.school.nz/WebSpace/34/). It is important to realise that this is not a made up idea or just a repeat of the 1970's! Any school that is serious about providing a modern learning environment for their children, whether they are getting a new school or not, is looking at their teaching pedagogy (the method and practice of teaching and learning) and therefore its learning programme structure and the use of the physical space they have.

Our development across our school of our learning spaces, the structure of our learning programmes and the closer collaboration of our teaching staff is a journey that we all have ownership in. Pedagogy and design working together creates the environment of a 'third' teacher. While a new school gets a design built for this century we have designed our teaching pedagogy to bring our design into the 21st century. 

Our team approach also gives us the opportunity to grasp the power of teacher collaboration, student to teacher feedback and also formative ('as you go') assessment methods; all highly ranked teaching approaches highlighted in John Hattie’s Research into effective teaching and learning strategies. (Visible Learning 2009)

School website and newsletterThis is kept up to date with information about current sporting events, learning links, class news and other general school information. Over this term we will be making sure we have your correct (and most used) email address as we look to move our newsletter to a digital e-

news that is connected to the updated and relevant website pages. This mail out format (via mailchimp.com) will display on your smart phone as effectively as on your computer.

Southern Zone Athletics - Transport CorrectionMonday is our big Southern Zone athletics day. Because all age groups finish at a different time - from lunchtime on - we are not able to offer a bus back to school for your child. All children must be picked up from Surrey Park at the end of their events. This is the same as in previous years. The option sent home earlier in the week was a mistake.

Please make plans accordingly.The full PDF of information and timetable for the day is available on the school website under 'Sports News' - 'Southern Zone events' (http://myrossbush.ultranet.school.nz/WebSpace/124/)

Regards, Tim LovelockPrincipal

Myross Bush SchoolNewsletterFind out more at www.myrossbush.school.nz

Kia tu Pakari From strong foundations we grow and stand tall together

Some of the colourful characters cheering on their house at our school athletics day last Friday.

Community

Woodlands Netball Club: We are having a get together this Sunday at 2pm at Woodlands Netball court, looking for players  from year 6  to high school & all open gradesIf you have a big sister or even mum that would like to play social  or in the school Saturday Netball comp come along this Sunday or Ph Leanne on 2304654 or 0274054675. All Welcome

Lost: Puffer jacket. It is named Kaleb McCombe-Rae in black vivid inside down the bottom (might have faded) size 6. If it’s arrived at your place by mistake we would love to see it back at the office. Thank you.

Athletics:Southern Zone Athletics  Please see the attached notice regarding the Zone Athletics. This involves the whole school. Special reminder that the second morning bus run (Bainfield Road) will not be running.  All children must be at school by 8.15am.There will be no bus home from Surrey Park.

MB relay teams (In running order)11 Boys - Blake C, Blake M, Sam, Ben S10 Girls - Rose, Ella, Sammie, Eilish.

10 Boys - Blake C, Blake M, Will, Sam.9 Girls - Lucy, Anneka, Ashley, Hannah 9 Boys - Hunter, Adam, Hayden, Thomas8 Girls - Lily S, Addisyn, Ingrid, Naomi8 Boys - Josh C, Mathew, Aidan, Riley7 Girls - Eilish, Lauryn, Abbey, Sarah7 Boys - Cody, Magnus, Angus, Lachie

Other Sports:Cricket and Waterpolo: starts this week.Good Luck to all games being played this week.  Please remember to contact your coach/manager if you can not play.

Corbin Fraser, one of our Senior Peer Mediators, making sure everyone is being brave and kind during lunch time.

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Year 5 and 6 children at the Oreti Surf Life Saving Clubrooms this morning learning about beach safety. They will all be in the water this afternoon using the skills they have learnt about rips, tides and beach safety.

Week 3 Term 1MATAI 9 (Mrs Polaschek & Mrs Lemin)We had a wonderful day at athletics on Friday. It was exciting to try all the skills we have been learning on the real athletics track.

"I liked doing the obstacle course" said Maebh and Charlee. "I had to put out my aiming arm at shot put" said Amelia M. "I got better at the hurdles" said Luke.

We welcome Matilda Stevens and Katie Black and their families to Matai this week. It's been great to meet with some of our parents at our goal setting meetings, and we are looking forward to a sharing time with all our new parents once their child is 6 weeks at school.Amy and Mel

MIRO 5 (Mrs Godby) & RATA 4 (Mrs Aurik)Here are Rawe's News and ViewsIt was great to see so many parents last Friday at our first school athletics day. We have the zone athletics at Surrey Park on Monday February 24th so let's hope for warmer weather. A big thank you to all the people who have sent along tissues to school it is very helpful. We are seeking parent help in both Rata and Miro so if you have already said you would be available or if you would like to help please come in and see either of us and let us know when you are free. Your help is greatly appreciated. You will have noticed that the homework books have gone home with spelling in the front of the book and the maths knowledge ladder at the back. For spelling we have circled all the words that need to be learned for that list level, however, only practise the words that have a 3 beside them this week, the others will be reviewed in the following weeks. The maths basic facts cards will be assessed each week.

You will be pleased to hear that Rata has won the award for the tidiest classroom last week, well done! Let's hope Miro can match them soon.Have a great weekEvelyn and Natalie

KOWHAI 2 (Mrs Kahukura) & RIMU 3 (Miss Burton) Wow, what another excellent week in Kawaka.

Thank you to all the parents for attending the goal setting interviews. These are a great way to set goals and targets for the children. 

Action Stations and Work Shops are fully up and running. 

Children have been set a task to make and create a movie about "showing persistence", these are coming along very nicely. Please feel free to pop in to see them. You may have seen some of our children along the road side around 9:30am. We are doing a statistical investigation to see what  the most common coloured car that passes Myross bush at a certain time of the day. So far Silver is winning.Kiri & Keri. 

TOTARA 7 (Mrs Carr) & KAURI 8 (Mr Herring) News and Views for AkotoaAll the year 5 and 6's went to Oreti Beach today as part of the Surf Life Saving Education programme.We learnt lots about rips and how to identify them, how to get ourselves out of situations and what to do in emergencies. Beach safety is very important as in New Zealand we live so close to the ocean wherever we are. We learnt that it is important to swim between the flags and to swim with other people. Thank you so much to all the awesome parent help, it was a great day! fro

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February March April

24 MonSouthern Zone Athletics at Surrey Park. All children to be at school by 8.15am.

10 MonSouthern Zone Athletics cancellation date

11 FriSouthern Zone Swimming Sports

25 TuesBoard of Trustees Meeting

25 TuesSwimming starts in the afternoons onTues/Wed/Thurs and runs until Tues 15 April

15 TuesSwimming ends

16 WedMyross Bush Swimming Sports (pm)

17 ThursEnd of Term 1

28 FriBook Club orders due at office

TERM DATES 2014

May 5 Term 2 beginsJuly 4 Term 2 ends

July 21 Term 3 beginsSept 26 Term 3 ends

Oct 13 Term 4 beginsDec 17 Term 4 ends

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• Southern Zone Athletics Monday 24 Feb - all children to be at school by 8.15am• Book Club orders due in by

Friday 28 Feb