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Hororata Primary SchoolHororata Primary SchoolHororata Primary School Tel (03) 3180 803 · Fax (03) 3180 682
Email: [email protected]
http://intranet.hororata.school.nz/
Diary AlertDiary AlertDiary Alert
TERM ONE 2014 (Begins) Monday 3 February
CANTERBURY TRIATHLON
Wednesday 12 March
HORORATA SWIMMING
Thursday 13 (pp 14) March
MALVERN SWIMMING
Tuesday 18 (pp 20) March)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Thursday 3 April
HORORATA AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Thursday 17 April
TERM ONE (Ends)
Thursday 17 April
TERM TWO (Begins)
Monday 5 May
MessagesMessagesMessages
Parent Teacher Assn. (PTA)Parent Teacher Assn. (PTA)Parent Teacher Assn. (PTA) Annual General Meeting Monday 17 March 2014 7.30pm Hororata Primary School If you wish to nominate anyone for a position please let the school office know ASAP. Come along to learn more about the exciting happenings at your school.
Hororata Primary School Hororata Primary School Hororata Primary School
Pig & Possum Hunt Pig & Possum Hunt Pig & Possum Hunt 201420142014
25 –27 April 2014 at the Hororata Domain
Entry Fee $ 35 Adults
As per email but, entry forms available from the school office upon request.
Also check out the Facebook Page.
Contact
Heath 027 288 9259
Tim 027 434 4458
Rodney 027 404 2914
TEACHER ONLY DAY
Newsflash...Newsflash...Newsflash...
WeetWeet--Bix KidsBix Kids
Well done to our twenty strong team of Tryathletes
who competed in the Weet-Bix Tryathlon in the
weekend. Your efforts earned us a $500.00 spot
prize for sports equipment… well done!
Our roving reporter reported that everyone finished
the race with a smile on their face and that some
even brought home some bruises and grazes to
show for their efforts.
InterInter--House CompetitionHouse Competition
Whero won the Wheels’ afternoon inter-house
competition held on Friday afternoon.
The four houses lined up to compete by time
which was timed by Mr G. A grand afternoon’s
entertainment. However Kakariki (Green
House) is still the leader for the year.
Celebrating SuccessCelebrating Success
On Friday the 7th of March the school held their
first Celebration Assembly for the year. The
classroom items were all highly entertaining.
Here the children are pictured singing and dancing
to one of the songs.
Grumpy Old MenGrumpy Old Men Will Cookson and Oliver Blackburn kept the
audience entertained with their rendition of the
Muppets, while Tui acted out ‘The News’ at
Tui’sh’. They also gave an awesome rendition
of Benny Tipene’s song ‘Make you mine’
Piwi Magic!Piwi Magic! Members of Piwakawaka Classroom love to sing
and joined in merrily with both Kea and
Tui’s items. Poppy had obviously listened to
Tom’s joyful singing all week!
The Hororata FlyerThe Hororata Flyer Hororata Primary School’s Official Newsletter
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Community Noticeboard Community Noticeboard Community Noticeboard
PPARENTARENT TTEACHEREACHER AASSOCIATIONSSOCIATION Notice of Meeting Monday 17 March 2014
7.30pm at the School
Open with the Annual General Meeting to include Election of Officers:
General Meeting to follow.
Contact Rebecca Smith for any further agenda items you may like to discuss.
PPAYMENTAYMENT OFOF AACCOUNTSCCOUNTS Any monies owing to the school e.g. Donations/Levies may be paid directly into our school bank account which is: ASB Hororata School Board of Trustees 12-3441-0019878-00 (everyday account)
Activity Fees are $ 7.50 per term per child.
Donations = $ 100.00 per school family
Stationery = $ 10.00 per child
Activity Fee = $ 7.50 per term per child - $ 30 p.a. Per child.
Sale of pre-loved black event tops = $ 20.00
Friday is Pie Day! One Pie or Hot Dog = $ 2.00 each.
One Juicie or Chocolate Chippie Cookie = $ 1.00 each
Thanks to Deane and Sueanne for manning the canteen this term.
AAFTERFTER SSCHOOLCHOOL CCAREARE Please contact Abigail Gameson on 027 865 7029 if you are interested in her after school care.
Abbi is a trained Early Childhood Teacher and currently has limited spaces for after school care.
MMCCDDONALDONALD’’SS 2014 Y2014 YOUTHOUTH DDUATHLONUATHLON South Hagley Park, Christchurch Sunday 6 April 2014 The Rotary Club of Garden City have organised this event to cater for entrants aged 7 to 15 years. The event involves run and cycle stages Entry forms are available from www.mcdonaldsduathlon.co.nz
Cost $ 15.00 per person. Entries to be in by 23 March 2014
RREE--OOPENINGPENING OFOF CCOTONSOTONS CCOTTAGEOTTAGE
Join the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga in associ-ation with the Hororata Historical Society to celebrate the reopening of Cotons’ Cottage 11am to 2pm, Saturday 15 March 2014 at Cotons’ Cottage, Cotons Rd, Hororata.
Light refreshments will be served following the formalities. Please RSVP by Wednesday, 12 March to Jane Pidgeon at: [email protected]
HHORORATAORORATA PPLUNKETLUNKET SSOCIETYOCIETY Cup Cakes for Sale—Wednesday 26 March 2014 Morning Tea time
(following Twinkle Toes session) March is Plunket Appeal Month Cost of Cupcakes = $2. All funds raised stay in Hororata!
HHORORATAORORATA BBOARDOARD OFOF TTRUSTEESRUSTEES FFUNDRAISERUNDRAISER::
Thanks to Heath & Rebecca Smith we have a quantity of chemicals to sell: We will run a silent auction! First in…
L I 1000 Multi Purpose Adjuvant 10ltr Retail $ 266.00 Cyhella Insecticide 1 ltr Retail $ 562 Super Strike WinterStar Ryegrass 25kg Retail $ 9.00 x 25 - $225 Diazol 10 ltr Retail $ 225 Falcon Fungicide 5 ltr x 4 Retail $ 201 per 5 ltr $ 804 total Granstor 200gm Retail $ 149 Banvine 1 ltr Retail $ 70.50 Sharpen 150 gm Retail $ 111 Seguris Flexi 5 ltr Retail $ 546 Opus Ultimate 10 ltr Retail $ 386 Weedmaster 540 Glyphosate 20 ltr retail $ 327.
SSELWYNELWYN RRUGBYUGBY CCLUBLUB GGOLFOLF TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT When: Sunday 16 March 2014 10am Tee-Off
Where: Hororata Golf Course, Glentunnel
Cost: $50 entry per person (incl. green fees, evening meal & prize)
Raffles run throughout the day. BBQ and drinks available on course
Cash Only –No Eftpos.
Contact Cherie Ackroyd—027 297 3666 or
Andy Stewart 027 477 1901
Email—[email protected]
HHORORATAORORATA SSWIMMINGWIMMING SSPORTSPORTS
TOMORROW. (Thursday 13 March 2014) Let’s hope for a warm sunny day with a warm water temperature and...warm air temperature.
Thanks to Board members for their offer of timing. See you there!
CCANTERBURYANTERBURY PPRIMARYRIMARY SSCHOOLSCHOOLS TTRIATHLONRIATHLON
Best wishes are extended to our 7 athletes competing today.
Principal’s CornerPrincipal’s Corner Kia ora Koutou
Quote of the week… ‘A person's a person, no matter how
small’ - Dr. Seuss
Hororata Swimming Sports… The Hororata Swimming Sports will be held at the Hororata Community Pool on Thursday 13 (PP 14) March 2014. The programme will be divided into two sections i.e., Competition: 10:30am – 11:45pm; Recreation (Beginners): 12.15pm – 2.00pm. This year we will once again combine with Greendale School for both sections of the sports. A swimming programme, including rules, race times etc is available under
the Parent section of the Links & Resources space on the school’s website:
Hororata Harriers… The Hororata Harriers have been running now since the beginning of the year, with a focus on preparing children for the
upcoming local and regional multisport events.
Our focus now is on the upcoming Canterbury Triathlon, McDonalds Duathlon and City 2 Surf fun run/walk. We aim to have families and kids entered in both the McDonalds and City to Surf events and once again will be coordinating entries on behalf of families through the school… entry
information has been attached to this newsletter.
Maths Buddy… In 2013 we trialed an online resource called Maths Buddy. Maths Buddy gives students the opportunity to watch, listen and re-do maths lessons again, to stop and rewind the teacher when needed. It allows students to learn from an excellent teacher with the powerful help of
sight and sound.
The trial proved Maths Buddy to be an excellent mathematical teaching tool and as a result we have enrolled all students and families in the programme. This allows your child access to the online resource at school or at home. All students have been given individual passwords to Maths Buddy and have free access to activities set by teachers and to the speed
skills tasks available… this is not a game!
Please note that the school has invested a lot of time and money in this programme to provide you and your family access to this unique learning tool. The success of this programme is largely dependent on home and school working together to get the most from the resource. If you require any support gaining access to the programme, I will be running a short
presentation at the upcoming PTA meeting.
We recommend that all parents take the time to explore the site, and
familiarise yourself with the student/tutorial. www.mathsbuddy.co.nz
Haere mai... I would like farewell Lily and Alakai Carrothers (Piwakawaka), who leave our school and move to Rolleston. Thank you and your family
for the contribution you have made to our school during your time with us.
Finally, schools are not about bricks and mortar, library books, laptops and sandpit toys. Schools are about the people. The people of Hororata are our school’s greatest asset. Unfortunately, it is often the same small group of people doing the volunteer work, responding to surveys, or attending
meetings… Parents, teachers and kids are missing out!
Here are some ways you can help our school.
Join the team… The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) provides outstanding support for the children, teachers and families of Hororata Primary School. Our school relies heavily upon the P.T.A to supplement the school’s annual funding entitlement. Being a part of PTA not only contributes to our school, but also helps to connect you with other parents
and community members.
Share your time and your talents… Teachers often need volunteers to help with small group activities, reading to children or working with children during writing or at the computer. Do you have the time to work alongside
our teachers to make a difference in the classroom?
Get out your green thumb… Have you noticed that the school grounds could use some work? Talk to the principal about supplementing the great work undertaken by our grounds-person around the school. A little digging
here and a little weeding there will make a big difference everywhere!
Get on board … Attend a Board meeting and get an insight into how things work around here. Learn more about the challenges and rewards
associated with being on the Board of Trustees.
Thanks for supporting our school
Marty Gameson (Principal)
Teacher’s CornerTeacher’s Corner Piwakawaka (Miss Raybould)
Hi everyone
We are starting our maths topic on number this week. Each group is learning the number sequences in the following ranges: 1 to 10, 1 to 20 or 1 to 100. They need to be able to count from any number in that range, both forwards and backwards. They also are learning to say the number that comes before and after any number, and sequence random numbers (both forwards and backwards). I will write the number range in their notebooks – but I’m sure you will know which numbers they are learning. They are also learning to write the numerals correctly and clearly – many will need lots of practise with this. The school has purchased a handy maths website – www.mathsbuddy.co.nz -Your child is logged on and can access a task booked by myself. have given the children two weeks to complete the task to enable everyone plenty of time to do so. I have pasted your child’s login name and password into their notebook. Good luck and have fun!
Regards Julia
Kea (Miss Stewart)
Hello all,
Week 6 is upon us and we have started a new maths topic on place value and number naming. Maths buddy tasks have been set up to support in class learning for all students. Well done to all those who have been on Maths Buddy already and have been practising their maths skills.
A great website to look up for teaching children essential ICT skills is BBC dance mat typing. It is an online programme to support the learning of touch typing. It teaches children the basics of touch typing rewarding each completed level with a different performance from some interesting animals!
Do not forget library day is Monday and Spelling notebooks are needed daily. Some children are forgetting this and might need a reminder to pack them into their bags.
All the goals that were discussed in parent teacher meetings can be found in your child’s notebook for you to refer to.
If you have not received any e-mails from me this term please send me a message at [email protected] I look forward to seeing many of you at the swimming sports on Thursday.
Thanks Megan
Tui (Mrs Foster)
Hello Everyone
First of all I would like to congratulate all the children in Tui for the wonderful performance they put on for Assembly last week. I realise that they didn’t have a lot of time to practice but they pulled it off and a it was a fantastic item, so well done Tui.
In class this week we have started writing descriptions – the students are finding this challenging however some fantastic descriptions are being written. In the afternoon the children are busy, busy, busy learning about the weather; this is their science unit for the term and some of next. Spelling and reading are coming home with the children – keep up the great work.
