18th February 2016 - Week 3 Term 1

Friday Lunches Quiche (Savoury & veg. option) $3 Dutch Apple Cake $2

Thanks to Room 3 & 4 for preparing and cooking lunch this week

Motupipi School Details: 435 Abel Tasman Drive

Takaka 7183

Phone: 03 525 9986

EMAIL: markc@motupipi.school.nz

Or: office@motupipi.school.nz

Internet Banking No:

03 1711 0013347 00

2016 Dates

Term 1 2nd Feb - 15th April Term 2 2nd May - 8th July

Term 3 25th July - 28th Sept Term 4 10th Oct - 15th Dec

School T-Shirts Please check at home for any school t-shirts that may be hiding in drawers.

We are down on a few numbers so any back would be appreciated.

School Calendar February 19th Mini Reports sent home

23-26th Room 1 Camp

24th Assembly 2.10pm

March 6th Weetbix Tryathlon

9th Assembly 2.10pm

23rd Assembly 2.10pm

25th Good Friday

28th Easter Monday

29th Easter Tuesday

April 15th April Term 1 ends

Parent Information Evening Thanks to those of you who came along to the parent information evening on Tuesday to find out what was

happening in your child’s classroom. We appreciate the effort made to get there.

Golden Bay Schools’ Swimming Sports The Golden Bay Primary Schools’ Swimming Sports for those 7 -11yr olds, who can swim a length of the High

School pool, will be held on Friday March 11. This is also the postponement day for the High School Swimming

Sports. If the High School Swimming Sports set down for the 4 March are postponed, then our sports will be

held on Friday 18 March.

Board of Trustee Elections

This year throughout New Zealand, Board of Trustee elections will

be held. Our election day will be Wednesday 18 May.

The Board is made up of five parent elected representatives, one

staff representative and the Principal. We generally meet once a

month.

We are looking for an enthusiastic group of parents to help with

setting a vision for our school so that Motupipi continues to be a

place where you want to send your children.

We will be holding an information evening on Tuesday 22 March

for those who are interested or want to find out more about what

becoming a Board member involves or how much time it takes.

In the meantime please feel free to contact one of the current

Board members and have a chat about their experience as a Board

member, or go to the Trustees Election Homepage

www.trustee-election.co.nz for a short video.

If you know of a parent who you think would make a good Board

member please ask them to consider it.

Board member contacts are

Andy Williams 970 7558

Clarissa Bruning 525 6269

Brian Nesbit 525 9969

Sophia Cooke 525 6225

Wendy Webster 027 525 6230

Mark Cullen 525 8632 Home 525 9986 School

TENNIS Golden Bay Tennis

Park Avenue

Free Coaching for

Yr 5 and 6 students.

3.45 until 5pm—Mondays

Dave Lewis

ph 027 738 1746

Football/Soccer

Golden Bay Football Club would like to invite all

players who are intending to play football/soccer in a travelling team this

year to come along to the registration day on Sunday the

28th February at the Recreation Centre from 10am.

If there are any questions

please contact Diarmuid on 5257013 or

0276424244

Sunhats Last year the Board of Trustees, due to health and safe-ty concerns over the high rates of skin cancer, made a decision that only Cancer Society recommended hats were to be worn at school. Baseball caps and sun visors were not recommended as they leave the ears, side of the face and back of the neck exposed, all of which are common areas of skin cancer. At our last Board meeting we decided to put the responsibility back onto parents as it was taking a lot of staff time policing it and children continued to arrive with baseball hats, which they were wearing at home.

As a parent it will be your responsibility to choose

your child’s sunhat.

Those without hats are required to play under the

shade trees.

Technology Plan The Ministry of Education is subsidizing 80% of the cost to upgrade our school’s data cabling, switches and

cabinets so that we can make full use of ultra-fast broadband and to maximise teaching and learning

opportunities.

Jodie is currently getting quotes to upgrade some of our technology equipment, such as i-pads, chromebooks and

class TV screens. We hope this will be up and running before the end of term.

The fundraising committee has also allocated funds to help us out, which we are appreciative of.

Kiwi Cricket…is on again!

for 6-8 year old boys & girls

Basic Skill Development

Fun Activities & Games

Starting Mon 22nd Feb 4.30pm

at the Show Grounds

For more info call Dan 0275525642

Basic ―Coding with Scratch‖ Takaka

Memorial Library

Amanda Clarke, computer programmer for over 15 years, is using

―Scratch‖ to introduce the kids to basic coding. ―With Scratch, you

can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations‖,

she says.

Age: 9 – 12 year olds

5 weekly sessions:

Mondays: 7 March – 11 April 2016

Cost: $50

Booking essential, limited spaces

Bring your own laptop, can provide some

―Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason sys-

tematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in

the 21st century.‖

Contact: doris.symmons@tasman.govt.nz Phone: 03 525 0059

Put things away neatly

Share

Say nice things

Use ‘magic” words

Smile and say hello

RM 3’s CLASS AGREEMENT

Be caring and kind

Work quietly