whakamaru school mission statement: supreme kaahu kids … · 2020. 6. 4. · titiraupenga isaiah...

MISSION: Growing Creative Thinkers—Learning Vision Statement: We are KAAHU kids Kaahu Rd, Rd1, Mangakino – Phone (07) 8828872 – Fax (07) 8828822 – Mobile 0277587401

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NEWSLETTER #3 Week 7-8 Term 2 2020

Whakamaru School Mission Statement: To Grow Creative Thinkers

Principals message

Tēnā koutou ngā whānau o te kura o Whakamaru.

We would like to welcome back to school Phoenix Dwane and our new enrolments Kobi Long and Jahrel Reweti. It has been awesome seeing you all settle in to Whakamaru School so easily.

Gypsy day (June 1st) has been, so please if you are changing ad-dresses or you will be moving please let us know so we can update your contact details.

School photos - final photo slips to be returned by this Friday (5 June). Once these have been returned we will be able to confirm when the photos will be returned to school.

We have Student Council meeting weekly and our students have been very open about their wellbeing and how they have settled back into school after the lockdown—during which they have thought about a number of topics and steps they would like to put in place. These topics range from creating a bullying intervention plan, wheels day, Maunga Winter Sports challenge (due to Pine-lands Winter Sports being cancelled) and a future Market Day. So watch this space, our students have a number of ideas they would like to put in place.

The last couple of weeks the Taupo Road Safety co-ordinaters Su-san and Kath have been in teaching our students how to ride bikes safely and giving our students an opportunity to gain Grade 1 & 2 certificates for cycling. Next Wednesday some Year 8 students who passed Grade 1 will journey to Taupo to try to gain their Grade 2 certificate.

Since the return to school we have worked with Jessica Parker (Piano) & Matua Grant (guitar) to confirm some days for their music lessons—see page 6 for more information.

We have continued to run our KiwiCan programme here at school. This is an amazing programme that reinforces our school values through a number of fun sessions. We have however had to fare-well Koni Tuau one of the driving forces behind this programme at our school for the past 3 years, she has decided to reduce her workload with KiwiCan and focus more time with her whanau. We wish you all the best Koni!!

PTA—Easter raffle tickets to be returned by Wednesday 17 June for the Friday 19 June draw. Attched to this newsletter are order forms for oxford pies, if you would like to order some pies please fill this out and return it by Friday 3rd July. Pies will be delivered to school in the first week of Term 3 for you to collect. We would love for you to join the PTA group and help us reach our goal of $5000 fundraising for 2020.

Nga mihi nui James White [email protected]

Supreme KAAHU Kids

Week 6

Supreme KAAHU Kids

Week 7

Our whole staff at Whakamaru School

received week 6s Supreme KAAHU award for

displaying all our KAAHU values over lockdown.

We are all learners!!

Natalee showing everyone

how to ride a unicycle

Braiden Currie

Final day of the

25 Press up over 25 Day

Challenge for Mental health

and Anxiety

KiwiCan is back


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Term 1—Week Five & Six Awards

Presenters of Assembly 6

Michael & Braiden

Presenters of Assembly 7

Shadrach & Ngawaiata

Maunga Week 6 Week 7

Pureora Aroha Pekipaki Amelia-Jane Karauna

Titiraupenga Isaiah Palangeanu Avaleigh Coughlan

Tongariro Ryan Huffam Keisha Alti

Tauhara Lilly Currie Charlotte McCormack

Junior Kaahu Kids

Maunga Week 6 Week 7

Pureora Braiden Currie Te Wharemaru Taylor

Titiraupenga Mason Doig Putauaki Jones

Tongariro Nevaeh Coughlan Ella Gordge

Tauhara Keilah Colipano Dakota Pullen

Tia-Marie Taylor-Gillies

Senior Kaahu Kids

Week 6

Certificates Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Junior

Achievement

Certificates Keilah Colipano

Ruby Taylor Renee Jensen

Jarhel Reweti Lilly Currie

McQuinn Colipano

Duffy Certificates

Mason Doig, Kaani Trueman, Braiden Currie,

Te Wharemaru Taylor

Zaharah Riri Taerangi Riri Aroha Pekipaki

Amelia-Jane Karauna

Week 7

Certificates Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Junior

Achievement

Certificates

Layla Rixon Ella Gordge

Nicholas McCormack

Isabella Baptist

Leyton, Lilly, Noah, Charlotte, Mikiere,

Leyland, Keisha, Kohineteraupara,

Duffy

Certificates Natalee McCormack Amitiel Colipano David Kurniawan

Avaleigh Coughlan

Jordy Carmichael


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Supreme Kaahu Kid

Week 6

Awards of 6-7 Week Term 2

Whole staff

Braiden Aroha Mason

Avaleigh

Isaiah

KAAHU KID BEHAVIOUR EXPECTAIONS EFFECTIVE THINKERS AND

LEARNERS AT WHAKAMURU SCHOOL: KAAHU KIDS are………

Knowledge seekers Curious, Inquiring, Reflective.

Always respectful Self, Others and Property.

Accountable for Ourselves, our Actions, our Words.

High achievers —Excellence, Personal Best, Perseverance

Unified —Teamwork, Everyone working together, Kotahitanga.

Supreme Kaahu Kid

Week 7

Braiden Currie

Te Wharemaru Amelia-Jane

Nevaeh Ryan

Ella G Keisha

Lilly Dakota

Charlotte Tia-Marie

Putauaki

Ella S Keilah


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Science in Room 3

Learning around Whakamaru School


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The pre-ride safety check Here is a simple, checklist to help you. You should get into the habit of checking these things every time you ride. If anything is wrong after having done the check you will need to get it fixed.

Nuts, bolts and levers Are there any loose parts or accessories? Lift the front wheel off the ground, then let it drop. Does anything sound, feel or look loose? Do a quick inspection of the whole cycle. Are the front wheel, rear wheel and seat post quick release levers firmly done up?

Tyres and wheels Are the tyres firm? Check by putting your weight on the cycle while looking at the tyres. Compare the amount they bulge out to how you know they look when they are correctly inflated.

Are your tyres in good shape? Spin each wheel slowly and look for cuts in the tread and side wall. Are your wheels straight? Spin each wheel and check that the tyre doesn't touch the brakes or wobble from side to side. Take your cycle to a bike shop for wheel straightening.

Brakes Do the wheels turn when you are holding the brakes? Test each brake by holding each on in turn and make sure you can't roll the cycle forward.

Are the wheel rims and brake pads/discs clean?

Are the brake pads contacting with the wheel rims or disc? Can the brake levers be pulled enough to stop the cycle, without them touching the handlebars?

Handlebars Are the handlebar grips secure and in good condition?

Are the ends of the handlebars covered?

Is the seat firmly fixed so you can't twist it?

Is the seat positioned at the correct height so that your toes touch the ground when seated? Are the handlebars firmly fixed in the frame? Stand at the front of the cycle with the front wheel held between your legs and check to make sure you can't twist the bars.

Reflectors and lights If you are riding at night, are the lights working?

Are the reflectors visible, secure and clean?

Are your batteries fresh or fully charged?

A. Grip B. Headset

C. Gear dial/lever/switches

D. Handlebars

E. Brake lever

F. Gear cable

G. Wheel quick release lever

H. Tyre

I. Spokes

J. Wheel rim

K. Suspension forks L. Front derailleur

M. Chain ring/front cogs

N. Crank

O. Chain

P. Rear derailleur

Q. Valve

R. Cassette/rear cogs

S. Seat/saddle

T. Seat post

U. Brake cable

V. Brake pads

W. Brake system (example shows V brakes)

Bike Safety Check


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PTA events

Next meeting 25 June come join the team and give us some

ideas around fundraisers for your children.

We have scheduled fundraisers and we would love for

you help us reach our end of year goal.

Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Easter Raffle

Tickets returned 17 June

Draw Friday 19 June

Oxford Pies orders out 3

June return orders by 1 July-

Pie delivered to school 22

July (Week 1 Term 3)

Movie night Cancelled

Oxford Pie Pick up day

Friday 24 July (Week 1)

Cross Country 21 August—

BBQ help

Market Day—Gala day 18

September

Quiz night—TBC

Housie Night—TBC

Pet Day & Flower show 28

October

Heaviest Calf competition

Colour run fun run TBC

Athletics day 13 November

Touch nights

Guitar lessons

Matua Grant will be taking these groups of students for

guitar lesson after lunch on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

Tuesdays will be longer sessions - two consecutive weeks

then one off, Thursdays are every week, this is due to his

timetable to fit every school in.

Guitar lessons for Tuesday

Loni, Ophelia, Natalee, Chika,

Ruby

Layla, Renee, Simara, Chelsea

Isabella, Amelia-Jane, Indykah,

Tia-Marie, Charlotte, Lily

Guitar lessons for Thursdays.

Ngawaiata, Amitiel, Aotearoa

Aiden, Braiden, Shadrach, Jack-

John

Karlos, Alex H, Christian, Layton Friday mornings at Whakamaru School


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Term 2 2020 dates of interest

Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Eight

01/06 Queens Birthday

2/06 Kapa haka Guitar Lessons

3/06 Karakia Wheels Day Cycle Grade 2 Y6-7 Newsletter #4

4/06 TECH—Y7-8 Guitar Lessons

5/06 Assembly KiwiCan Piano Basketball taster 11-1

Nine

8/06 Karakia

9/06 Kapa haka

10/06 Karakia Cycle Grade2 Y8 Taupo

11/06 Karakia TECH—Y7-8 Guitar Lessons

12/06 Assembly KiwiCan Piano

Ten

15/06 Karakia


17/06 Karakia Newsletter #5


19/06 Assembly KiwiCan Piano Maunga Winter Sports

Eleven

22/06 Karakia


24/06 Karakia

25/06 Karakia TECH—Y7-8 Guitar lessons

26/06 Assembly KiwiCan Piano PTA—Pie orders re-turned.

Twelve

29/06 Karakia

30/06 Kapa haka

1/07 Karakia Rugby taster Newsletter #6


3/07 Assembly KiwiCan Piano Last day of the term

Term 3 2020 dates of interest

Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

One

20/07

21/07

Kapa haka

Guitar Lessons

22/07

Karakia

Newsletter #1

23/07

TECH—Y7-8

Guitar Lessons

24/07

Assembly KiwiCan Piano

Two

27/07

Karakia

28/07

Kapa haka

Guitar Lessons

29/07

Karakia

30/07

Karakia

TECH—Y7-8

Guitar Lessons

31/07

Assembly KiwiCan Piano

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