NEWSLETTER 20 July 2015 Principal: Garth Powell B.Sc B.Teach Email: garth@east-taieri.school.nz

Web: www.easttaieri.school.nz

Phone: 489 6737

Dear Parents/Caregivers

Welcome back for Term 3 and a very special welcome to all of our new families. I trust that everyone had a fantastic and well deserved holiday break and the students and staff are looking forward to another busy term. Jennifer Horgan is away on Sabbatical leave for the term, so I will be Acting Principal for the first five weeks and Miss Janine Clague for the last five. We are both really looking forward to the challenges that this new role will bring.

Regards ~ Garth

WELCOME

A warm welcome to Ella Ward in Room 7 and Taylah Ward in Room 11, who have moved from Australia. New Entrants in Room 12 are: Nickolas Cayford, Kaiah Hiko, Taylor Stonelake and Angus Wilson and in Room 9 - Rhys Lewis. We wish them all very happy times at East Taieri School.

CONDOLENCES

Our thoughts and condolences are with Karon Read and her family, as her father passed away during the holiday break. Also during this period Karon celebrated the arrival of her baby granddaughter. Karon will be away this week and Carmen Horne will be in Room 9.

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New Entrants: Taylor Stonelake, Angus Wilson, Rhys Lewis, Taylah Ward, Nickolas Cayford and Kaiah Hiko

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VALUES STARS

Heath Knowles, Jade Varga, Campbell Baker and Crystal Darling - for filling in for absent road patrol students during the last week of term

Jordyn Timney, Caleb Ford and Kyla Standring - for helping Miss Lewis pack up the ALiM classroom

Caleb Ford - for helping Miss Lewis with the S.O.S. music Toni McKay – for helping a Junior student sort out a problem

CROSS COUNTRY

The T.S.S.A. (Taieri Schools Sports Association) held their cross country on the last Thursday of Term 2. The children from Years 4 to 6 had spent much

of the term training for this event. Unfortunately the cross country was held during the week where many of the children at East Taieri were away due

to illness. So the numbers of children we sent were dramatically reduced. However, we had a number of children who placed, and the

Year 5 and 6 children will attend the Otago Champs later in the term.

Year 4 Girls: Rosie Falcous (1st), Charlotte Va’afusuaga (2nd), Pippa Earl (3rd)

Year 4 Boys: Daniel Joint (3rd)

Year 5 Girls: Mya O’Connor (2nd), Renee Pitchers (4th)

Year 5 Boys: Jackson Smith (1st), Jake Fowler (2nd), Harry Summers (7th)

Year 6 Girls: Toni McKay (2nd), Destiny Crawford (9th), Isabel Gallagher (10th)

Year 6 Boys: Oscar Grey (2nd), James Stephen (4th), Blake Scammell (5th), Mitchell Thorn (8th), Heath Knowles (9th)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NOTES

At East Taieri we offer a wide range of sporting and physical activities. If your child is unable to participate in an event or on a particular day, they must have a note from home explaining this. Otherwise we will expect the children to participate.

CAR PARK CONCERNS

Last term we were very concerned with the number of parents who were parking their cars in the drop off zone, or over the pedestrian crossing. On one occasion a child was nearly hit as they were trying to move around the cars. Remember that this zone is for pick up or drop off only, and that

if your child is not there ready and waiting, please drive on and return again. We also ask that if parents notice that there are no monitors at the car park drop off zone (after school) or at the crossings across Cemetery Road or Gladstone Road (before or after school) that they come and let the office know immediately.

FOCUS VALUE – FAIR PLAY & SELF CONTROL

DAFFODIL DAY AND SUBWAY LUNCH

In support of Daffodil Day we will be participating in the Subway Lunches fundraiser to be held early in the term. For $7.00 your child will receive a 6 inch sub with a choice of fillings, an M&M biscuit and an apple drink delivered to

school for lunch on Tuesday 18 August. This week your child will bring home a special order form for you to fill out and return to the office with payment by Thursday 30 July. If you do not return your form before this date we will be unable to add any extra orders to this fundraising event.

HEALTH & PE AND SCIENCE SURVEYS

This term we are conducting two surveys with our school community. The first is for Health and PE and the second is for Science. We ask that you read through these surveys, fill them out and then either return to your child’s teacher, or to the office. The surveys help us with curriculum design and ensuring that we are meeting the needs of our community.

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS & 3-WAY CONFERENCES

We were very happy with the positive comments and feedback from parents and teachers about the parent interviews at the end of last term. It was an excellent opportunity for parents to find out how well their children are achieving at school, their next steps and areas to work on at home. The children who attended the 3-way conferences should feel very proud of being able to talk to their parents about their learning.

TERM THREE EVENTS

JULY

23/7 Taieri College 7- a side (Yr6)

24/7 Columba College Visit (Yr6)

27/7 - 31/7 Maori Language Week

27/7 Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:30pm

29/7 ICAS English Test

29/7 Kapa Haka Performance at Library (2-3)

AUGUST

5/8 Cultural Assembly - 1:30-3:00

6/8 Keep Dunedin Beautiful Shows

11/8 O’Mathalon competition (2 yr 6 and 1 yr 5 teams)

12/8 ICAS Maths test

12/8 Maths Evening

14/8 East Taieri School DISCO

18/8 Daffodil Day Subway Lunch

19/8 Ukulele Jam

20/8 S.O.S. Dress Rehearsal 12:00 - 1:00pm

20/8 - 21/8 Yr4 Museum Sleepover - Room 8 and Room 4 Yr4 Girls

27/8 - 28/8 Yr4 Museum Sleepover - Room 7 and Room 4 Yr4 Boys

SEPTEMBER

4/9 Father’s Day lunch

4/9 Otago Cross Country

11/9 Years 5 and 6 Sports Morning

14/9 Golf lessons - whole school

15/9 Years 4, 5 and 6 ETS Athletics Day

15/9 - 18/9 Polyfest

17/9 Years 4, 5 and 6 ETS Athletics Day (PP Day)

21/9 - 25/9 ART EXHIBITION

23/9 Cultural Assembly

24/9 Last Day of Term 3

12 OCTOBER Start of TERM 4

17 DECEMBER END OF TERM 4

BOOK FAIR AND LIBRARY RAFFLE

We would like to thank everyone who visited the book fair last term and purchased books. It was a great success. We receive a portion of the profits from the sale of items which we can use to purchase books for the library. This year we earned $800 which will will mean lots of new books for the children. A reminder that this week we are running a library raffle with lots of amazing prizes. The money raised from this will be used to purchase more books for the library. You can buy a ticket in the office before the end of the week.

MARRZIPAN DRAMA

At the end of last term the school were treated to the end of term performance by the Marrzipan Drama group. The children had worked very hard during the term, and

everyone enjoyed their performance. The Marrzipan Drama group are returning again for this term. They meet on Tuesday’s in the Hub from 3pm until 4pm. Below is some more information about Marrzipan Drama. Is your child shy? Do they feel intimidated by the idea of public speaking and performance? Do they sometimes find it difficult to make eye contact? Do they just need an hour a week to take part in organised craziness?! Come and join Marrzipan! We run awesome drama classes which focus on key life skills after school in the Hub on Tuesdays! We play fun engaging games and perform at the end of term once to parents and once to the school. All scripts are original, engaging, educational and HILARIOUS. All children receive an end of term progress report too, along with a certificate to remind them they are awesome! Give me a call to come along for a free trial, or just a chat to discuss how our classes can benefit your child's development. Contact Sophie on 02108395692 or email:

sophie@marrzipandrama.co.nz

FOR SALE

TOILET ROLL PACKS - $20.00 (made in Dunedin by Cottonsoft, available now for immediate delivery)) CADBURY CHOCOLATE BARS - $2.50

Order from any Year 6 pupil or by texting

Tracy 027 455-5106 or Kerrie 027 455-7580

Every order is helpful, thank you for your support!

EAST TAIERI SCHOOL COUNTRY FAIR

The date is set for our biennial School Fair Sunday 15th November at 11am until 2 30pm.

This is a fun day out for our school community and the pets on parade.. There will be lots of amazing stalls, pony rides, food and fun!

The Fair is an essential part of our school fund-raising and is usually well supported by the wider Mosgiel community.

Keep this date free!! SCHOOL FAIR ITEMS Items for the fair can be left with Jo Hackfath in the Reading Recovery Room and Clayton will transfer them to the container.

UNIFORM FOR SALE

Merino school jumper Size 5-6 $30

Phone: 0273023727

“Children’s Marathon Challenge”

The Caversham Harrier and Athletic Club is running the ‘The Children’s

Marathon Challenge’ for Year 3-8 students again this year. This event is run in

conjunction with the Cadbury Dunedin Marathon. Children complete the first part of the marathon running at home and at school,

colouring in each kilometre that they run on the map provided. They then run

the final 2.195km of the 40km marathon on the official marathon day. The children will run 2.195 kilometres around Logan Park finishing inside the

Forsyth Barr Stadium. It is on Sunday 13th September. There is a $3.00

entry fee.

If your child is interested in competing in this event please complete the form

below and return it with the entry fee to Mrs Casey before Monday 10th

August. If you wish to purchase a dri-fit t-shirt as a memento of the event please also

attach $27.00. More information regarding the event will be sent home with the children prior

to the event. Any questions please see Mrs Casey.

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Child’s name:_____________________________

ClassNo. _______ Year:________

We would like to purchase a t-shirt. Size: 6 8 10 12 14

Parent’s Signature: ________________________________

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Chelsea King who competed in the Taieri Competition Society in Modern Jazz. Results: 1st Modern Duo 2nd Barefoot 2= Modern Jazz Well done Chelsea.

AUGUST SKI TRIP REMINDER Those interested in attending the August trip must return the completed form and make payment by Wednesday 22 July.

East Taieri School Ski Trips 2015 CARDONA SKI RESORT, WANAKA

FAMILY MEMBERS OF EAST TAIERI SCHOOL PUPILS ONLY

Hi everyone, Please see below the dates for this year’s ski trips. We have arranged the August trip over 3 days as many children will still have sports on Saturday. You will see the trip arranged for the end of September is in the school holidays and we have arranged a Monday and Tuesday this year. We are happy to organise the trips below but just in case we are unable to attend, we may need a willing helper to make payment at the booking office, record equipment hire and distribute tickets at Cardrona over the weekend. This does not take too long.

8/9/10th August

5/6th September

28/29 Sept Mon/Tues

Peak Rates Off Peak Off Peak

Lift, Lesson & Rental $ 86.00 $76.00 $65.00

Lift & Lesson (own gear) $ 62.00 $53.00 $42.00

Under 6 Ski Free – Lesson & Gear Hire Only $ 53.00 $47.00 $47.00

All prices are per person/per day. We will advise if the prices change from those shown above. Other hire options available on request, eg. jackets, pants, goggles etc. Note: Cardrona recommend the use of helmets and these are included with rental equipment. Families organise their own accommodation, food and transport. Conditions of the School Group Ski trips:

Minimum number of 15 people required

Lessons are compulsory

Children under 6 receive free lift passes.

Children under 5 cannot participate in the school group lessons and must ski with their parents Please let us know which weekend/s you are planning on attending by emailing us at etsskitrip@gmail.com. For those that indicate their interest, we will be emailing you from this address with further information prior to each trip so please provide an email address that you will check regularly. You may need to check your spam folders if you don’t receive a return email from us. First in with money, first served as we have limited spaces.

If you have any questions our contact details are: Karen Hanna M 021 537 334 H 481 7273

Cathy Reid

M 0274 324095 H 489 2213