2015 newsletter week 2 term 4(2) up to date
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I never knew the phrase ’I’m tied up with work’
could be so literal! Being taped to the tree was fun (for the
kids) and despite Mr Whiteman’s proposal to me to be tied up
somehow failed to mention the water balloons, I actually
thought it was a good laugh... someone has to be the
entertainment! Silly things like this can help the kids get to
their camp and creates great ‘remember when…’ moments.
Interest in the V8 Supercars trip is pretty hot. We
have 48 tickets to cover both adult and student entry. Whilst
we want the students to have a great day and have an awesome
experience, clearly many parents are keen to go because of the
nature of the event; which is cool. The Board and I (based on a
real need for a Working Bee around the school) have a ’price’
for adults. We would like to exchange a V8 Supercars ticket
for your support at a Working Bee (date to be before
Christmas).
We have many projects big and small that require
your skills and man/woman power. As we do not employ a
caretaker at the school, a spring clean of the grounds often
falls to just a select few. I would really like to see a big turnout
from parents - many hands make light work.
Some of the projects include:
Painting the swimming pool
Planting the fruit trees
Re-concreting the rebound wall by the field
A tidy up in the bush area
General cleaning up of the gardens
Cleaning out the gutters
Washing down the school buildings
We would like our working bee to be a great social day too,
with a BBQ, some refreshments and a chance to chat to your
neighbours while giving back to the school. The board and I
appreciate that many people often give of their time (for
fundraising etc) and that everyone is busy. The reality is
though that the jobs need doing and all fundraising efforts will
go to waste if we have to employ people to do these jobs.
To find a date/dates that work for people, please text me your
preferred date.
All (light-hearted) notions of bribery for the V8 tickets aside,
even if you are not interested in going to Pukekohe, we really
need your help at the working bee.
Cheers everyone
Terry
Week 2 Term 4 2015
To be the best we can be
P R I N C I P A L ’ S
P I E C E
A . K . A M Y
M U S I N G S
I M P O R T A N T M E S S A G E
UPCOMING EVENTS:
26th October Labour Day
28th October Group Day
30th October Halloween Disco (Ngarua camp
fundraiser)
6th November V8 Supercars at Pukekohe—school
trip
11th November Kaihere School Athletics, community
lunch and Paint a Tile
13th November Year 8 testing for HPC
30th November—Torehape trip
30th November-1st December Ngarua overnight
camp to Auckland Zoo
9th December School Production
4th Friday December Year 8 Leavers Dinner
11th December Final Assembly 1.00pm Kaihere Hall
14th December last day of the year
Dates to be confirmed:
Year 8s at Rainbow’s End
Year 8 and Parents walk around orientation visits
Bike week
Whole school trip to Cambridge Avantidrome and
bike park
R E M I N D E R S
The school cell phone is generally causing problems
and is out of service. If you need to let us know any-
thing please could you either text Terry ( 021 026
75462) or leave a message on the school phone for
the time being. Thanks!
REMINDER
Each term Kaihere School asks for a small donation
of $10 per child per term. Please support us by
sending to school your child’s paper levies, if you are
unsure if you have already paid please contact the
office. Many thanks for your support.
S C H O O L A N D C O M M U N I T Y N O T I C E S
PAEROA LIONS FIREWORKS DISPLAY
On Saturday 31 October 2015 our club will be holding its 26th Annual Fireworks Display at Paeroa Domain with gates opening at 5..pm.Our aim is to provide a night of family entertainment with a great fireworks dis-play at a reasonable price.We can now confirm that an internationally rated troupe of skateboarders will be put-ting on a display commencing at5.30pm. We will open the gates at 5.00pm. This year we have also been able to attract a food stall selling Mussel Fritters. We will be acknowledging “Halloween” in a moderate way, with children dressing to mark the occasion having the op-portunity to win prizes.Despite these additional activities we are retaining entry at $15 for a family ticket which covers 2 adults and 2 children. We use the services of a longstanding Auckland fireworks display provider and there is entertainment as well as food and drinks availa-ble on site. NO ALCOHOL OR PERSONAL FIREWORKS ARE ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS..FIREWORKS CAN BE LOUD AND WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE EARPLUGS OR SOME OTHER DEVICE TO REDUCE THE PERSONAL NOISE LEVEL WHEN THE FIRE-WORKS ARE BEING DISPLAYED. We will do our best to have some earplugs available for sale at the gates.
Ngatea Swimming Club Incorporating two programmes: Learn to Swim &
Swimming Club
Learn to Swim- commences November 23rd Monday
& Fridays 4.30-5, 5-5.30pm
Small Groups
Teaching water confidence and basic swimming
skills
Ages 4 year and up
Locally run by volunteers supporting the Swim-
ming Club
Swimming Club - -commences November 18th
Wednesday & Thursdays 4.30-5.10,5.10-5.50,5.50-
6.30pm
Groups for basic swimming skills thru to ad-
vanced skills-beginner,competent,advanced.
Fun and non-competitive environment
Focusing on self improvement
Run by a Coach and Volunteer Committee
Race nights and development nights
Membership includes lane swimming for ad-
vanced swimmers
Fees for Learn to Swim Program and Swim Club are
$60 for the season 2015/2016
Find out more by contacting:
[email protected] Swimming Club President
-Rebecca Rangiuia 027 209 1522 or: Learn to Swim
Coordinator- Suzanne Herkt 027 337 2544
Home and School Fundraising-
We are still selling the First Aid kits. These are a
great addition to the car, boat, caravan or the cow
shed. We have a sample pack which can be viewed
at school to see how well they are stocked. Call Rosie
027 8108304 if you wish to purchase one or 10!!!!
NETBALL HAVE A GO DAY! for all boys and girls year 1 and 2..wanting to
"Have a go" is going to be held on Friday the 26th
February 2016 between 10am and 1pm at the Hauraki
Plains netball courts. For more info please contact Tracy Nicholson
0274871272 Enrolment form for the day will be given out next
year!!!!
Torehape Room
Mr Casey has been teaching on
Thursday mornings in Torehape
Room (which he loves doing).
They have been looking at making
colour / shape / and number
patterns (the beginnings of
Algebra).
Today Mr Casey asked the
students what they loved about
Kaihere School and what we could
do to improve it:
What we love “Counting backwards in maths” - Rylee
“Making stuff” - Luke
“All the teachers” - Teigan
“Having friends” - Navanah
“Mr Casey” - my man Liam!
What we could do to make it better
“tractor tires to play with”
“playground tunnels”
“A BIG tidy up”
“a tire swing”
“roller blades for everyone”
“everyone picking up their rubbish”
“an old tractor to play on”
“new books”
“more slides and swings”
“no pushing”
These are great ideas from our youngest
students and we want some (or all of them)
to happen.
Ngarua Room Mrs P. has set up a cool new listening
post system through the computers,
where students can hear a journal story
being read and they read along.
We have also started athletics. Students
are going out in the afternoon and prac-
tising their high jump, long jump and
shot put..
Mangawhero
Room This term Mr Casey has challenged us
to research an experiment and perform
it in front of the class. We have started
looking at web sites and in books that
have really cool science experiments,
such as playing with dry ice, exploding
volcanoes, self-propelled boats and
cars, and experiments with electricity.