Thought for the day - Don’t wait for the perfect moment,

take the moment and make it perfect.

WELCOME Welcome back to another stunning year at Tahunanui School! A special welcome to all our new families and students and to our new staff members. It is wonderful to have you join our community and we hope your time with us will be happy and

successful. Next week we have our Meet the Teacher/Meet the Family evening here at school. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to find out more about your child’s class and make some new acquaintances. It will be a nice and relaxed evening and often the other parents you meet from your child’s class become friends of your own so it is well worth the effort – see details later in this newsletter. Thank you so much to everyone for the great start we’ve had this year too – one of the smoothest ever. Your efforts in organising uniforms and stationery, checking bags for togs, hats and notices and making sure everyone gets a good night’s sleep really does make a difference and allows us to get straight into learning programmes. Well done! MEET THE TEACHER/MEET THE FAMILY EVENING 5-7PM TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY You are warmly invited to accompany your child/ren to our Meet the Teacher/Meet the Family evening next Tuesday. This an opportunity to meet and hear from your child’s teacher about routines, expectations, major events, to answer questions you may have, and for your son or daughter to show you their room. See you there! 5pm – Free BBQ sausage and bread available. You might like to bring extra picnic items. 6pm – Introductions 6.15pm – 3 X 15 minute rotation in classes OUTDOOR EDUCATION DAY 2016 This will be held at Tahunanui Beach this Friday 12 February (pp day Monday 15 February) for the whole school. Notices were sent home last week providing details of student requirements. This is a fun day when students can take part in a range of outdoor activities with other students at all levels of the school. Thank you for your assistance preparing your

child for this special day. Please note the bell will ring at 8.50am on

that day. The cost of $1.00 per student will appear on your invoice. - Andrea Schwass, Coordinator SCHOOL LUNCHES There will be NO school lunches this Friday due to the Outdoor Education Day. Lunches resume Friday 19 February. A menu will be sent home next week. - Fundraising Group

School and Community Newsletter No 1 10 February 2016

Tahunanui School N

ews

I can – I will

Ka tāea – ka tutuki

Our Room 14 students have had an exciting start to the year in their new

learning environment.

Students enjoying our Outdoor Education Day at Tahunanui Beach

last year

WELCOME TO OUR NEW

2016 STAFF MEMBERS

Kia Ora. My name is Monika Burrows. I am very excited about joining the Burrell team in Tamaki this year. It is also lovely being back at Tahunanui school having taught here at the beginning of my teaching career last century! I have also moved into the Tahunanui community and am already enjoying early morning walks along the beach. I have a passion for teaching and learning and inspiring our tamariki to be the best they can be. I enjoy

all aspects of the creative arts, especially drama and am excited about using this to extend and enrich other areas of the curriculum. Thanks for making me feel so welcome in my first week and I look forward to meeting more families as the year goes on.

While Jacinda Beyer-Rieger is already well known to most of you, she has taken on a new role this year as our School Sport Coordinator and is busy learning a whole new range of administration skills!. Jacinda is currently organising teams for Term 1 and is the go-to person for any out of school sport. She will also be using the noticeboard in the window of the library resource room to keep you up to date on any other sporting

opportunities but if you have any sports related questions, do give Jacinda a call through the office or email her at jacinda.beyerrieger@tahunanui.school.nz

A special welcome to Ferne Walton who has joined our staff as a breakfast club assistant and relieving support staff member. Ferne has helped out in so many ways around our school over the years, it’s lovely to finally be able to put her on the payroll and we’re thrilled to have her on the team.

SPORTS NOTICES Reminder - all sports notices must be in by tomorrow Thursday 11 February as some sports start next week. Parent help is still required for managing teams on the day. - Mrs Beyer-Rieger, Sports Coordinator

TAHUNANUI SCHOOL GALA

SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2016

11am-2.30pm Be sure to mark this day on your calendars, so you don’t miss out

on the biggest event of the year in our community. Preparations are well under way with the gala team having had its first meeting. Proceeds from this gala will go towards our major playground redevelopment.

We desperately need helpers before and on the day. If you can help please contact Mel Harvey 0210452784, Ferne Walton 0273441213 or email gala@tahunanui.school.nz.

White Elephant - There is a large container at school so that you can drop off items for the white elephant stall.

Note !!!!!!!!!! No electronic equipment, this includes

televisions, computers, hard drives, monitors etc. It costs the school to dispose of this equipment as no one buys it.

Clothing - Please, only clothing of saleable value. The clothing must be clean, of good quality and in good repair. Again it costs the school to try and dispose of large quantities of clothing that does not sell.

Books - Tania our school librarian is currently organising the book stall. Good quality saleable books, CD, DVDs and magazines (less than 1 year old) can be dropped into the library any time. A class competition for the most books donated is running so please write your child’s name and room number on book bag if you wish them to enter.

Wanted - Clean banana boxes with lids. Please deliver to the library. Thank you.

We are also looking for donations from local businesses and artists for the art and leisure auction and for prizes on the chocolate wheel. So if you know a business or somebody that can donate goods please contact Mel 0210452784, Kim Welsh 021489483, email gala@tahunanui.school.nz or donations can be dropped at the school office. If you need donations of goods to be uplifted please leave a message at the school office.

New parents are welcomed with open arms to join the gala team. We meet every Thursday at 2pm in the staffroom.. Thank you for your help. - Gala Team

WEETBIX TRYATHLON SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2016 This year you are able to go online and register your child at try.weetbix.co.nz press register now button, choose Nelson and then start entering your details,

use our school discount code—TAHU0914. Cost now $39.00. Alternatively, grab a form from the office and we will register your child for you. We are

also happy to register older siblings. School closing

date is Tuesday 16 February - Melinda Harvey, Parent Coordinator

PROPERTY SURVEY Last year we asked for your input in a property survey. If you have not already done so, we’d love to have your ideas regarding possibilities for our school grounds added to the mix so have left the survey open until Friday 19th February. Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B8HTXRN to complete the survey.

Tahunanui School News

Monika Burrows

Jacinda Beyer-Rieger

Ferne Walton

School and Community Newsletter 10 February 2016

HEALTH NEWS

• All students must be wearing bucket style hats when outdoors - caps are not suitable.

• Breakfast Club has started up again. Any donations of fruit, marmite, vegemite or peanut butter will be greatly appreciated. If you would like your child to be included, Julie has the forms.

- Mrs Tambisari, Health Coordinator

TERM DATES 2016

Term 1 Tuesday 2nd February - Friday15 April Waitangi Day observance - Monday 8 February

Good Friday 25 March - Easter Tuesday 29 March

(during term time)

ANZAC Day - Monday 25 April (during holidays)

Term 2 Monday 2 May - Friday 8 July Queen’s Birthday - Monday 6 June

Teacher Only Day -Tuesday 7 June

Term 3 Monday 25 July - Friday 23 September

Term 4 Monday 10 October - Friday 16 December Labour Day - Monday 24 October

DID YOU KNOW?

If you dug a hole directly through the centre of the earth starting in New Zealand, you would end up in Spain!

TOSSWILL CENTRE SUNFLOWERS

Last year the Tosswill Centre planted sunflower seeds and the result is amazing, the flowers stand tall and beautiful overlooking the garden. “There was one sunflower that died and we can eat the seeds.” - Harrison K “We all planted them together and it was fun.” - Benson “We planted them ,we watered them and we grew them.” - Finley ”We watered them and we made them survive and grow.” - Kloe “Please look after our flowers.” - Rebecca E

COMMUNITY GARDEN

Our Burrell Park Community Garden is flourishing and looking great. If you are keen to come along and share the joy come and meet the team. There is a small group who meet on Thursdays at 9.30am who are welcoming people to join them for a bit of gardening. There is also a facebook page with information about the project, Burrell Park Community Gardens. - Heidi Newland, Enviro School Facilitator

STATIONERY Once again the pre-purchasing of student stationery

by parents has enabled a quick and efficient start to the term. Thank you. It is great to see many exercise books covered. It protects them and makes them extra special.

PIANO/KEYBOARD

LESSONS Liz Buchanan has a few spaces available for a half hour piano lesson during school hours. You can contact her on 542 3219 after 6pm, or 021 61 7261 email Buchan.liz201@gmail.com for more details.

DRUM LESSONS Will be available again this year on a weekly basis. For further information please contact Andreas on 027 3155 079 or email stixonskinz@ihug.co.nz.

ABSENCES All classes are using an electronic attendance register. To comply with the Ministry of Education’s expectations all student absence must be coded. Any unexplained absence is deemed truancy. Please help us to get it right by providing a note or a phone message by 8.45am explaining why your child is away.

This enables the office staff to know who is not at school by 9.10am and to start checking straight away. This is obviously a safety benefit. Any student who is late, that is after the bell, must report to the office to say they are here.

POOL KEYS We have a limited number of pool keys available $50.00 (includes $10.00 key bond) for the remainder of the swimming season. These can be purchased at the school office.

Reminder - The pool area is smokefree. Pre-schoolers must wear swimming nappies and there is to be NO food or glass in the pool area or changing rooms. Please put the cover on if you are the last person in at night. Many thanks, from your happy pool caretaker

YEAR 6 GRADUATION 2015

Special Awards At the end of 2015 we formally farewelled our Year 6 students. They are a credit to their families and to our school. We look forward to following their achievements over the years ahead. Four special awards were presented to: Celia Smith Cup Citizenship - Kate Bryant Brent Ingham Memorial Cup Citizenship Award - Sam Newson Roberts Cup Endeavour Award - Om Maisuria

Phillip Thompson Memorial Cup Endeavour Award - Gabrielle Walton / Georgia Dallimore Congratulations to you all. - Barbara Bowen WELCOME - to the following students and their families

Room 14 - Arvahli Walker, Madison Shaw, Samson Tairaki Beazley, Jack Rudhall, Devan Best, Lily Corby, Cyprian Lavemaau, Sky Sargisson, Cruz King-Eggers, Neve Agnew, Kerehi Crawford, Kymani Crosby. Room 11 - Rhianna Allan, Brooklyn Dunbar. Room 4 - Lochlan Smith. Tamaki - Nikita Fletcher. Rui - Natasha Fletcher, Lyric Dunbar. Room 5 - Kingston Tepu, Ataahua Crawford, Faith Allan Room 7 - Roman Frizzell, Khrysler Stevens, Maleek Fletcher. Room 12 - Pela Pope, Athena Frizzell.

CONGRATULATIONS To Blake McCormack who represented Nelson at the recent speed track championships in Timaru. He won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal

over several distances in the primary skaters event. Well done Blake!

GIFTED AND TALENTED NEWS Ministry of Inspiration (MOI), a registered charity based in the Tasman region, is all about encouraging youth to explore the art of science! Upcoming events include:

Robotics (beginning and advanced), Electronics, and Pure Programming are on offer at 3 different locations as a weekly after school class (Nelson College, Garin College, and MoTEC). The robotics class will be taking home their robot at the end of the Term. These are designed for age 10+ unless special consideration is given. 10 students needed to ensure

class is operational.

INSPIRE Education: Weekly extension classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at NMIT Richmond. Classes run from 9.15 to 3.15 and are age specific Tuesday is for 10-12 year olds and Wednesday is for 8-10 year olds. Linda@ministryofinspiration.org

INSPIRE 2016: 13-16 April at NMIT Nelson. Senior day is Wednesday, 13 April and designed for Years 7-13, Primary Days are Thursday and Friday, 14-15 April and designed for Years 3-6. Community Day, Saturday, 16 April NMIT Nelson. For further course information and registration please go directly to ministryofinspiration.org Please note, INSPIRE 2016 registration is NOT open at this time.

WALK TO SCHOOL DAY

It was great to see so many children being active in coming to school today. Strive to be a Life Long Learner by developing healthy habits at an early age. - Mrs Tambisari, Health Coordinator

Holidays are over and our oral health team

is once again looking forward to providing FREE care for your children’s teeth. If your child is not enrolled; or your contact details have changed; or you have concerns about their teeth or when their next visit is

due – give your clinic a call. If the appointment times no longer suit, you have transport problems or are going to be late, please phone us ASAP so another child can be seen. All clinics are open 8-5pm Monday - Friday and are listed below. ‘Healthy Smiles’ require regular dental check-ups! Phone Nelson 539 5324, Stoke 539 5321, Richmond 539 5320 - Nelson Marlborough Community Oral Health Service

Kids Tri Club Starting Friday the 12th of February with a few changes, which means we will offer two separate kids groups at different venues: St. Josephs School in Nelson: Ali Kimber will host the Nelson group, which is suited especially for the

younger kids. The group is for 6-9 year old kids every Friday from 4-5pm. Contact person: Sandy: 0212365251Waimea Intermediate school in Richmond: Pogo and Britta will be the instructors in Richmond. We will have two groups here every Friday afternoon

throughout Term 1: 8-11 years old from 4-5pm and 11-15 years old from 5:15- 6:15pm. Contact details: Britta: 0272224863 or Pogo: 0211032280 Cost per session is $5 or $40 for the entire term. Everybody is welcome to join. Only condition, you have to be able to swim two lengths in a pool confidently. Please bring a bike, helmet, swim togs and running shoes. Please contact us anytime for further questions. Otherwise just show up on Friday the 12th of February and be prepared to have a fun session out.

Nelson Basketball Flying Kiwi Hoops is an after school, skill based basketball programme as an introduction to basketball and a pathway to miniball. Flying Kiwi - Kiwi Hoops Years 1-4 - Monday 15 Febru-ary - 4 April cost $55.00 Flying Kiwi - Kiwi Hoops Years 5-6 - Tuesday 16 February - 5 April cost $55.00. For further information and to register phone 547 6419 or email operations@nelsonbasketball.co.nz

JAB Registration 2016 Monday 29th February 3pm—6pm, Saturday 5th March 11am—2pm, Stoke Club Office, Cnr Songer Street and Main Road, Stoke. All age grades U6-U18 welcome. Contact Kim Biggs for details – 021 901 991 or stoke.rugby@xtra.co.nz

Alastair Cotterill Tennis Coaching

Term 1 Fun sports - tennis - sport for a lifetime

Alastair will be available for tennis coaching at our school during lunchtime and outside school time at Nelson College Tennis Courts. All ages, all abilities, boys and girls, individual and group coaching. Contact Alastair 548 6984 / 0273488029 or email: tigertennisnz@yahoo.com

Community Play Tennis Sessions @ Tahunanui

Tennis Club Community play is an affordable fun, games based programme, designed to introduce and deliver an understanding of the skills required for playing tennis, using modified equipment. Run by a qualified coaching assistants. It is the first level in a progressive pathway for all junior tennis players. Check out http://www.suz4tennis.co.nz/welcome-3/hot-shots-coaching/ for more information. For ag-es 5-10years. Starts Friday 19th Feb 3.45-4.30pm. 6 week term. Cost $30 per term. To register please email Suzanne Spencer on suz4tennis@gmail.com or contact on 0275220115.

A STAR Academy of the Arts Ltd Classes for Preschool, school age children and adults in dance, cheerleading, drama, singing, and music at our Nelson Studio after school hours. Private piano, singing, guitar, ukulele, speech and drama lessons available. Open Day for new enrolments. Saturday 6th February 2016 10am-1pm. Contact - Lucy Moignard, A STAR Academy of the Arts Ltd, 67 Haven Road, Nelson, 7010. Tel. 548 7401 www.astararts.co.nz or Facebook.

FASD Nelson Support Are you parenting a young person with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or you suspect may have FASD? Come along to FASD Nelson Support and meet other parents and caregivers, have a coffee and share ideas. Friday 19 February at 10-11.30am Richmond Town Hall, Room 2.

McIver Academy of Music Piano, keyboard, ukulele lessons are available and Youth Choir / Pre-School Music Club. For more information contact Rosemary McIver phone 5394009

PAYMENTS - trips, performers, donation, camps etc To improve efficiency and record keeping most incidental costs will again be invoiced directly to you. In normal circumstances the invoices will be sent once or twice per term. The intention is to also enable families to pay in instalments and manage the year’s school expenses across the four terms.

The first invoice will be posted shortly. Initially the invoice will look high but hopefully regular and predictable costs will help budgeting at home and school.

Payments can be made electronically (see invoice) or at the office by eftpos or by placing money in an envelope with your child’s name and room number and what it’s for. This can be placed in the payments box and receipts will be issued.

For students to participate in extra curriculum activities eg sports fees, payment must be made prior to your child starting the activity.

If parents/whanau have financial difficulties please talk to the school as we may be able to assist. Thank you for your cooperation. - Board of Trustees

CHANGE OF DETAILS If family situations, addresses, phone numbers or medical conditions have changed please notify the school office so that our records can be updated.

Tahunanui School Parent Evening Cyber Safety

with John Parsons Thursday 11th February

6:00 to 7:30pm Burrell Centre

We recommend ALL parents attend this information evening

ROOM 14 SWIMMING

LIBRARY NEWS

2015 HOUSE WINNERS

UNIFORM All students are in uniform. They look great and we are sure it helps create a happier house in the morning and

playground at school. Over the next few weeks we will be reminding students and parents about the correct uniform. This means footwear, sneakers or sandals (not crocs, jandals or high heeled shoes). Bottoms must be plain navy blue shorts, skirts or longs, (not denim) The correct garment for warmth is the sweatshirt purchased from The Warehouse Nelson or the polar fleece purchased from Dot Neiman Leisurewear Forest Road Stoke. A brimmed hat must be worn in Terms 1 and 4.

69 Muritai Street Tahunanui Phone (03) 5486167 Email secretary@tahunanui.school.nz

Term 1 Librarians Congratulations to the new librarians: Maggie O’H, Tui H, Emily R, Frankie K, Ford B-F, Keira W, Jorja McD-Y, Jake O’S-E, Stella D, Tessa S, Jolina H, Sophia S, Erin S, Ashana W, Jacey A, Felicity I, Eva C, Riley K, Carson W, Chicchan N, (absent from photo Stella D and Chicchan N) The library welcomes all Tahunanui School families to the library after school every Tuesday and Thursday 3.00-3.50pm. Tea and coffee available, a swap-a-book shelf for adults, some toys and colouring activities. Pre-schoolers are also welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver (over 16 years).

- Tania Trewavas. Librarian

Congratulations to Whenua

house winners for 2015

Students enjoying their swimming

lesson in the afternoon