Coromandel Area

School

P.O Box 84

Coromandel 3543

Woollams Avenue

Coromandel 3506

Ph: 07 866 8893

Fax: 07 866 8051

A Word from the Principal: The School Fence

It is hard to miss the newly completed green fence that is surrounding the perimeter of the

school grounds. The fence was funded by the Ministry of Education’s Special Education

Services due to Health and Safety requirements for some students in the school with special

needs. Some of you may have found the gates very tricky to open as they were installed

with two latches. As a result of this, three of the gates have been vandalised, and so we

have gained permission to remove one of the latches off each gate which will happen when

the installers return to school to repair the damaged gates. It is a requirement that the

gates are kept shut during school hours, however, the school is going to install locks that

will keep the gates open after school and during the weekends, for ease of access into the

school grounds. The repair of the gates is at a cost to the school, so we are hopeful that by

keeping the gates open outside of school hours, it will stop any future vandalism, and then

at the same time, mean that the school funds are being used for the education of the

children and not for repairs and vandalism!

The school is also very grateful for the PIPS group (Parents in Partnership) for the donation

of an extra gate that is to be installed near the caretaker’s garages.

Community Involvement

One of the strategic goals for the school is that ‘Coromandel Area School will reflect the

community’s aspirations for its children’s learning.’ As a means to gather information

regarding your aspirations for children, a survey will be posted to families, along with their

children’s school report, during the school holidays.

The school is also taking the opportunity to have some of the community come into the

school for a learning opportunity. We are delighted that the Coromandel Senior Net will be

using a classroom for their ICT learning, and that some of our students will be working with

them teaching them various ICT skills.

COROMANDEL AREA SCHOOL Week 10, Term 2 25th June, 2015

What’s Happening in Term Two, 2015:

Monday, 29th June PIPs Meeting, 5.00 p.m.

Tuesday, 30th June Gymsport Festival in Thames

Friday, 3rd July Last Day, Term Three

COROMANDEL YOUTH GROUP School Holiday Programme at Hauraki House

3rd July—19th July, 2015

Friday, 3rd July CLOSED for the evening - Illume Festival 1.00 p.m.—4.00 p.m.

Sunday, 5th July Drop in and Social for any age over 5 1.00 p.m.—4.00 p.m.

Monday 6th, Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th July 11.00 a.m.—4.00 p.m.

Friday, 10th July Social for Years 6, 7 & 8 6.00 p.m.—9.00 p.m.

Sunday, 12th July Drop in and Social for any age over 5 1.00 p.m.—4.00 p.m.

Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th July 11.00 a.m.—4.00 p.m.

Friday, 17th July Social for Years 6, 7 & 8 6.00 p.m.—9.00 p.m.

Sunday, 19th July Drop in and Social for any age over 5 1.00 p.m.—4.00 p.m.

Please note that we are not open on Saturdays.

Monday to Thursdays: get creative, get active, play or just chill out!

If you are coming for the day, bring a packed lunch or you can order hot chips or a pie

Entry fee for activities on Monday—Thursday is now $2.00

Coromandel Youth Group is for children over 5 from Coromandel, Manaia, Kennedy Bay, Colville and any outlying areas.

All you need to do is fill out a membership form for each child.

Please feel free to browse our sale table for a bargain

For a copy of the Holiday programme, for further information, please call into the Youth Rooms at Hauraki House or phone

us on 866 7061

Friday Night Rules

Students need to come into Hauraki House and sign in.

They are allowed to play in the park until dark, but not allowed to go out of the park, play on skateboards, scooters or

bikes on the road in Glover Street.

No going down to the Creek unless we are playing Spotlight.

Please remember we cannot be responsible for the actions of students who have not signed in.

We would like to thank our funders for making this programme possible: Lottery Waikato, Trust Waikato, COGS and

Coromandel Senior Settlement Trust

‘Kia ora’ from the Kiwi Can Team

Over the last three weeks, our students in Kiwi Can have been talking and

learning about being responsible. Our tamariki have learnt that it is

important to remember that we take responsibility for our actions and don’t make

excuses, or blame others. We have discovered how we show responsibility

at home, at school, and in our community.

Our senior students even came up with a responsibility poem; students were asked to describe what they

thought responsibility smelt like, tasted like, looked like, felt like and sounded like. Below is an example of the

awesome work that was produced:

Poem from Room Seven : Responsibility

Sometimes responsibility doesn’t taste like anything because we shouldn’t always expect a reward

but should always feel like making a good choice, as we finally have a voice.

Happy voices encouraging each other, smells like fresh sheets, rainbows and lolly pops.

Responsibility looks like helping each other up when they are down, responsibility all around.

At the end of May 2015, the Coromandel Kiwi Can team was asked by Richardsons Real Estate to run a team

building, family fun day. This was held in Thames at the Rugby Club. A fun day was had by all and Richardsons

Real Estate kindly donated $600.00 to the Coromandel Kiwi Can team, which will be used to purchase

resources and equipment for the tamariki at our three schools—Coromandel, Colville and Thames South. Our

Kiwi Can team would like to thank Richardsons Real Estate for giving us this opportunity.

Save the Date: Kiwi Can will be holding our famous Kiwi Can Disco.

Where: Kiwi Can Room @ Coromandel Area School

Cost: $2.00

When: Friday, 26th July Years 1 to 3 5.30—7.00 p.m.

Years 4 to 8 7.30—9.00 p.m.

DJ: Massfx

Glow sticks, flashing accessories, snacks and refreshments available for purchase.

NB: Please ensure you collect your child at the correct time.

Ka kite from the Kiwi Can Crew

You are now able to donate to the FYD Kiwi Can Coromandel Programme directly through the FYD website … go

to www.fyd.org.nz/donate click on Kiwi Can and choose Coromandel as the region and know that your dona-

tion, no matter how big or how small, is going to our Coromandel Region for our local tamariki. Your donation,

no matter how big or how small, will be invaluable in continuing this worthwhile and much loved programme.

We are still seeking interested parties to sponsor FYD Kiwi Can Coromandel.

Sign up to Tiny Mighty Power. Nominate FYD Coromandel and they will donate $50.00 to FYD Coromandel Kiwi

Can for every new connection and $12.00 if the connection continues every year.

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Purchasing of School Uniform at the Warehouse, Thames:

If, when purchasing your child’s school uniform from The Warehouse in Thames, you cannot find the correct

size, please enquire at the Information Counter as they have a large selection of all sizes in storage at the

back of the shop.

FROZEN ZONE

Come and Join

CORO GYM celebrate the

Coromandel Town Winter

Festival ‘ILLUME’

2 Our KIDZONE

115 Kapanga Road @ 5.30 p.m.

3rd & 4th July

$2.00 Entry

There will be

‘FROZEN’

Inspired Lights

Games

Sing-a-long

Theatre Play

Melted Hot Chocolates

&

Much More!

Meet and Greet Anna, Elsa & Olaf

Rugby Updates:

The Development Squad lost to Whangamata on Saturday, 13th June, 62-7.

On Sunday, 14th June, the girls played a 10’s Tournament in Te Aroha with good wins in both games. 72-0

against Whangamata and 70-0 against Te Kauwhata. Well done!!

The Development Squad played at home on Saturday, 20th June, and even though they had a loss against

Waihi, 38-17, there was a definite improvement in their play.

The Girls played their second 10’s Tournament on Sunday, 21st June and had a very successful day with wins

against Te Aroha 68-12, and Te Kauwhata 48-8.

DISCO!!!

$2.00 Entry When: Friday, 26th June

Where: Kiwi Can Room @ Coromandel Area School

Years: 1-3 5.30 p.m.—7.00 p.m.

4-8 7.30 p.m.—9.00 p.m.

Glow Sticks, Flashing Accessories, Drinks, and Snacks available to purchase.

Please ensure you collect your child at the correct time for their age group.

DJ:

Massfx

Year Seven & Eight Camp:

School camps are a great chance for students to learn new skills outside the classroom. Students learn more about their class-

mates and teachers, and life-long memories are made. Later this year, the combined Year Seven and Eight class will be going to

Totara Springs in Matamata for three days. The students have planned many outdoor education activities including abseiling,

archery and rock-climbing. The camp will cost $200 per student and we hope you will support their fundraising efforts. The first

fundraiser is selling sheep manure for the garden @ $8 a bag, including delivery. The students will be digging, bagging and deliver-

ing it themselves. Please get behind this great initiative. To order bags of sheep manure, please ring Rosemary or Richard Stone

on 866 8081.

KIDSCAN NATIONAL MUFTI DAY:

We are proud to be taking part in KidsCan National Mufti Day!

Wear mufti or fancy dress on Friday, 26th June 2015, and help raise funds for KidsCan.

Cost = Gold Coin Donation

The money we raise will help KidsCan continue to support Kiwi kids in need.

To read more about KidsCan National Mufti Day go to:

www.kidscan.org.nz/muftiday

Tree Planting in Albert Street:

Students from Years 1-6 celebrated Arbour Day on Friday, 19th June 20015. Thank you to the Waikato Council for inviting us to

Candy’s Creek to plant trees. Also thanks to our parents and friends who helped make the morning a success. Clay, you were

great on the barbecue, it was really appreciated!

Tree Planting in Albert Street:

COROMANDEL AREA SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTRY

The Coromandel Area School Cross Country was held on Friday, 5th June 2015 at the Coromandel Golf Club. There were

five different sections: the Championship for Years 9-13 (two laps of the course) , Give it a Go for Years 1-3 and Pre-

school, Championship for Years 4-8 (one lap of the course), Give it a Go for Years 4-6, and Give it a Go for Years 7-13.

A big thank you to parents and staff for all their assistance to help make this a successful and enjoyable event.

We are excited to have specialised

KiwiSport officers in the ir sports who

have represented New Zealand and

their regions, come to Coromandel to

teach you some sporting skills!

Register now by contacting Jamie.

Limited numbers so registration is

essential.

Programme will be held at the

Coromandel Area School Hall.

Date: Two days in the second week

of the school holdidays -

Monday, 13th July 2015 and

Wednesday, 15th July 2015

Time: 9.00 a.m.—3.00 p.m.

Cost: $2.00 per day, per child

Age: 5—13 year olds

Bring: drink bottle, lunch, footwear

and clothing suitable for active

participation.

RSVP: before 10th July, 2015

Computer Security:

We have recently seen an increase in students bringing devices to school which have viruses on them. One place which has

infected student devices are online film websites which offer the latest release films (please note these sites are often

illegal). These film sites automatically download viruses to computers while the user is watching the film.

Our school filtering system detects infected student machines and in some extreme cases, has had to deny the device

access to the internet at school due to the seriousness of the infection and potential to compromise our systems.

We are aware that many of you have bought devices for your child in order to support and enhance their learning in

school; to support your child in removing viruses we are offering an advice clinic every interval this week. However, there

are some steps that can be taken at home to ensure that your child's device is safe and virus free.

From a website: If you are unsure, leave the site and research the software you are being asked to install. If it is OK, you

can always come back to site and install it. If it is not OK, you will avoid a malware headache.

From e-mail: Do not trust anything associated with a spam e-mail. Approach e-mail from people you know with caution

when the message contains links or attachments. If you are suspicious of what you are being asked to view or install, don't

do it.

From physical media: Your friends, family, and associates may unknowingly give you a disc or flash drive with an infected

file on it. Don't blindly accept these files; scan them with security software. If you are still unsure, do not accept the files.

From a pop-up window: Some pop-up windows or boxes will attempt to corner you into downloading software or

accepting a free "system scan" of some type. Often these pop-ups will employ scare tactics to make you believe you need

what they are offering in order to be safe. Close the pop-up without clicking anything inside it (including the X in the cor-

ner). Close the window via Windows Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete).

From another piece of software: Some programs attempt to install malware as a part of their own installation process.

When installing software, pay close attention to the message boxes before clicking Next, OK, or I Agree. Scan the user

agreement for anything that suggests malware may be a part of the installation. If you are unsure, cancel the installation,

check up on the program, and run the installation again if you determine it is safe.

From illegal file-sharing services: There is little quality control in the world of illegal software, and it is easy for an attacker

to name a piece of malware after a popular movie, album, or program to tempt you into downloading it.

How to Remove viruses on a Windows Laptop

1. Download and install Avast anti virus. https://www.avast.com/en-nz/index

2. Ensure you do not have two anti virus programs running. If you have an antivirus program which is asking you to pay

money for it, simply uninstall it. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QZ228CqnRQ

2. When you have installed Avast run a full scan and follow the instructions on screen for deleting suspect files and

programs.

3. You may also need to install an anti malicious software (malware) program. Malware spies on your browsing habits and

can steal passwords and online banking pin numbers! Install Malware bytes (the free version) https://

www.malwarebytes.org/lp/sem/5/?gclid=CPKS2bPSpsYCFZcTvQod1TQAMA

4. When you have installed Malwarebytes run a full scan and follow the instructions on screen for deleting suspect files

and programs.

5. It is sensible to schedule these programs to run daily, usually when you are not using the machine.