• Do something that makes you happy today

• Exercise for 10 minutes and get you heart pumping

• Smile more often • Avoid complaining

for the entire day • Create a new game and

play it with friends and family

• Take time to practice mindfulness

• Take long slow deep breaths for 3 minutes

• Listen to your favourite music

• Help with the chores without being asked

• Express your gratitude to your family

• Play a game with a family member

• Wash Mum or Dad’s car • Make a handmade card

for someone in your family

• Tidy up after yourself • Surprise a family

member by doing their job for them

• Cook a meal • Leave a special note on

a family member’s pillow

• Write a letter or note to someone out of town and post it

• Bake a cake or your favourite food and deliver it to a friend or someone in need

• Find opportunities to give compliments today

• Say “thank-you” as much as possible

• Hold the door open for the person behind you

• Do something kind for a stranger

• Greet people with a Hug, High Five or Handshake

• Use less plastic • Drink from a reusable

water bottle • Turn off the lights when

you leave the room • Use reusable shopping

bags • Pick up 5 pieces of

litter • Walk more, drive less • Recycle • Make a piece of art

work from recycled materials

KINDNESS to OTHERS

KINDNESS to PLANET

SCHOOL HOLIDAY

KINDNESS CHALLENGE

KINDNESS to FAMILY

KINDNESS to SELF

You don’t need a reason to be kind. Kindness is always a choice. The more you practice it, the more natural it becomes. Practice being kind each day for the next 14 days by choosing 1-4 ideas from the lists below. You can choose from one category or all four each day. Choose your level of kindness. Add your own ideas as well…© 2019 www.spectrumeducation.com

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Friday, 27 September, 2019 - Week Ten —Term 3 FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

BE INSPIRED

TO BE YOUR BEST

SELF-MOTIVATED, POSITIVE AND RESPONSIVE CITIZENS

MANAAKITANGA RESPECT, GENEROSITY AND CARE FOR OTHERS.

Kia ora, Enjoy the upcoming holidays – make the most of the “fine” weather. Here is a little challenge for the children.

Learning Engagement Report: Each child should have received, either a written copy or in their eportfolio, a snapshot of their learning engagement for Term 3, so you can see how your child is tracking, before fuller reports are provided at the end of the year.They provide information on how your child is tracking compared to the expected curriculum levels and their disposition to learning (Cust School TIPS).

These judgements are based on a combination of tests, class work and observations. If your child is not meeting the expectations, we encourage you to have a conversation with them in the first instance. If you want further clarification in a particular area then contact the class teacher, so that we can work together to ensure your child is achieving to the levels of which they are capable. We hope that as the year progresses, you will look at the pattern of the grades and where there is variation, ask your child why that variation might have arisen. TERM FOUR DATES Here is an update of Term 4 dates for your information (also please check website) Monday, 14 October Term 4 starts Tuesday, 22 October PTA Meeting Monday, 28 October Labour Day Tuesday, 29 October Rangiora High School Orientation Wednesday, 30 October Senior School Athletics Wednesday, 30 October Board of Trustees Meeting Friday, 1 November Agricultural Day Monday, 4 November Teacher Only Day (COL) Thursday, 7 November Rakahuri Athletic Sports Thursday, 14 November Cust Teacher Only Day Friday, 15 November Canterbury Show Day Tuesday, 26 November PTA Meeting Wednesday, 27 – 29 November Year 5/6 Living Springs Camp Wednesday, 27 November Canterbury Triathlon Friday, 29 November Junior Athletics Monday, 2 December WaiSwim begins Wednesday, 4 December Canterbury Athletics Tuesday, 10 December Talent Quest Wednesday, 11 December BOT Meeting Friday, 13 December Reports/Portfolios home Wednesday, 18 December Final Assembly Friday, 20 December School Year Ends (12:30) School Donations and Activity Fees A reminder about School Donations and Activity Fee. There are still a number of families who have not paid the activity fee component for Terms One and Two. Term 3 invoices were sent out via email and hard copy earlier this term. If you have any questions in regard to them please contact the school office, otherwise prompt payment would be appreciated. (Cust School Board of Trustees Bank Westpac account No. 03 1592 0074218 00). Regards Robert

Speeches: Inspiration...

The last couple of weeks the theme has been ‘speeches.’ All the children presented their speeches to their respective year groups and from these the best went through to the Speech Competition held on Wednesday. The standard continues to be very high and there were lots of interesting facts and twists on the topic. Being a confident speaker in front of an audience is a big skill to have and I love seeing the passion that the children deliver their speeches with. I would like to thank Ros for organising this and also thank the two judges – Margaret Pharazyn and Laura Jennison for judging the competition. Thank you also to Lilly Evers for doing a very good job as the M.C. for the evening.

Results were – Years 1 & 2 1st Leo Wright 2nd= Kate Riley & Maddy George 3rd Amelie Bell Years 3 & 4 1st Grace Mahoney 2nd Anna Gartery 3rd Finlay Kearns 4th Sam Riley Years 5 & 6 1st Elizabeth Shore 2nd Liz Eginton-Abbott 3rd Caleb Bell 4th Libby Baggott Year 7 1st James Gartery 2nd= Alex Walton and Sophie Bell 3rd Emily Pye Year 8 1st Bella Eginton-Abbott 2nd Emma Stephenson 3rd Aidan Lapslie 4th Emma Shore One of the key ideas we want children to develop is speaking from the heart - share a part of you, connect your story to your message, and connect your message to your audience’s own experience - “What does this have to do with me?” PTA NEWS Second Hand Uniform Second hand uniform is available from the small room opposite the office. If donating items, please leave them at the school office - clean and in good used condition (no stains or holes). Remove the name tags. Cust Community Cookbook The Cust Community Cookbook is still available to purchase. (Copy in the school office) Books are $25 each, or 5 for $100, and they will make an awesome present!! Payment options are cash, cheque made out to Cust School PTA, or by direct credit into the PTA bank account - 02-0876-0291500-000 (Note this is the new account number with BNZ) If you have any queries, please contact Kathryn Taylor at kathrynkingsbury@hotmail.com

For more information/contact details: Website: www.cust.school.nz (School Info Tab) Facebook: Cust School Parent Teacher Association Email: custschoolpta@gmail.com

CERTIFICATES Room One: Well done Charlie for showing success in Piko’s tips – be INDEPENDENT – FOR BEING A

POSITIVE MEMBER OF Room One and for writing an awesome speech. Well done Josh for showing success in Piko’s tips – be INDEPENDENT for completing tasks

to the best of his ability. Well done Ethan for showing success in Piko’s tips – be INDEPENDENT – you worked hard to

write and present your speech which you delivered very well. Super effort and attitude. Room Two: Well done Fleur for showing success in Piko’s tips – PARTICIPATE for showing great initiative

and always looking for ways to be helpful and supportive in Room Two. Well done Charlotte for showing success in Piko’s tips – PARTICIPATE for showing great

initiative and always looking for ways to be helpful and supportive in Room Two. Well done Kirah for showing success in Piko’s tips – PARTICIPATE for following instructions

and showing initiative in her speech writing. A great independent effort. Room Three: Well done Sam for showing success in Piko’s tips for your amazing focus in class Sam and for

always being on task. Room Four: Excellence awarded to Asher, Harper, Alesha, T.J. for getting all your spelling words correct

this term. Well done. Room Five: Well done Lucy for showing success in Piko’s tips – PARTICIPATE – you show the most

incredible manners every day. This is always noticed by other adults who come into our room. Room Six: Well done Tynisa for showing success in Piko’s tips using respectful language and being

considerate to others. A great role model. Room Seven: Well done Ethan for showing success in Piko’s tips for being consistently considerate towards

others. A great role model. ROOM ONE / TWO Kia Ora, This week we enjoyed the annual School Speech Competition. Well done to all those finalists (Elizabeth Shore, Finlay K, Anna G, Sam R, and Grace M from Rooms 1 & 2), it was a delight to be so well entertained!

We have been winding up several units in classes ready to start afresh in Term 4. Our topic on ‘Resiliency to help lessen anxiety’, Fairy Tale reading contract, and Geometry unit on position and orientation have now been completed, as well as our winter sports skills.

Remember our Learning Engagement Reports for Term 3 have also been sent home this week (Y4/5 e-portfolio and Y3 paper copy).

After a busy term everyone is ready for some rest and relaxation so here’s wishing you all a lovely holiday. Enjoy your break and come back refreshed and ready for another action-packed 10 weeks!

Eddie, Linda and Ros

ROOM THREE Kia ora We have finally reached the end of a busy term. Room 3 have worked tirelessly over the past 10 weeks despite the irregular class routine due to this year's pantomime. I hope you all have a lovely restful holiday and come back refreshed and ready for the last term of the year. Enjoy your holidays James

ROOM FOUR Kia Ora, Term 3 seems to have flown by! We welcome Reo Lucas who had a pre-school visit this week and also Conor Coffey and his family who have moved into the district. The students did an amazing job of presenting their speeches last Thursday. Thanks for all the lovely support you were able to give the children. School photos went without a hitch and the children all looked lovely. A Learning Engagement Report for your child came home this week. This is a snap shot of your child’s learning engagement in Term 3, so you can see how they are tracking. A fuller report will be provided at the end of the year. Any questions please come and have a chat. Have a safe and restful break over the holidays, Kennys ROOM FIVE Kia Ora, The class should be incredibly proud of themselves. Every student wrote a great speech and stood up to deliver it in front of a large audience. This is not an easy thing to do. We’ve been talking about different types of behaviours this week. Aggressive, passive, passive aggressive and assertive. After analysing the characteristics of each, we all agree that being assertive is something to strive towards. Characteristics of being assertive include standing up for your rights, recognising others rights, accepting your own positive and negative personal traits, respecting self and others, expressing your own needs, ideas and feelings, accepts responsibility for choices, has high self-esteem and relates confidently to others. We will continue to reflect on this next term. I hope the school holidays treat you all well, Eleanor ROOM SIX / SEVEN Kia ora koutou,

Term 3 draws to a close...what a busy time we have all had. A fantastic effort shown by all of our senior students. Highlights have been our school musical production, and the annual Cust School Speech Competition. Well done to all of our tamariki who presented their speeches to their peers. Congratulations to our Year 7 finalists: Sophie Bell, James Gartery, Emily Pye and Alex Walton. Year 8: Bella Eginton-Abbott, Emma Shore, Emma Stephenson, and Aidan Lapslie.

There has been a marked improvement shown by all students in our recently completed novel studies. Well done Room 6 & 7!! We can see you taking ownership of your learning, engaging with new concepts, there is evidence of students beginning to extend their thinking and learning how to write insightful responses. You are developing time management systems that work for you - all skills that will be vital as you move through to secondary school. Mrs Bell, Mr Schuyt and I are all very proud of you.

Our girls' 'Self Defence' course this week has been a very positive and beneficial growth experience.

Thank you to all parents/whanau for your ongoing support. We have a wonderful group of senior students, positive and willing to learn. Wishing all a well-deserved safe, happy and enjoyable holiday.

Nga mihi, Miriam, Annmaree and Robert.

AGRICULTURAL DAY – FRIDAY, 1 NOVEMBER Follow this link to enter this year’s Agricultural Day, which promises to be a great family event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJm7burul7JHtV-mHGMycfA8en2Bwp7gqsLcFYHu3hQOkwxg/viewform?usp=sf_link Remember, scarecrow, craft, and baking entries (for both children and parents) don’t need an entry form. Please refer to prior notice for further information. NB: Wiltshire pet lambs are available for purchase from Lika on 022 321 8651

COMMUNITY NOTICES

YEAR 3 – 4 TOUCH TEAM If you are interested in joining a second Year 3-4 touch team to play at Mandeville on Thursday evenings at 4.45pm then please contact Alisa Thompson 0272334232. Start date 24 October to 12 December then recommencing 30 January to 5 March. Thursdays at Mandeville, start time 4.45pm. $32 a player.

Squishy Squeezy Stress Balls I made these with a few children this week and they have been very popular. They are a great way to use old play-dough and awesome for practising fine motor and hand-eye coordination skills over the holidays. They also provide heaps of proprioceptive and tactile sensory input. Gather some things: 3-4 balloons per person Play-dough Scissors A funnel A rubber glove Here we go:

1. Place the neck of the balloon over the funnel. 2. Put on a glove and squish the play-dough down the funnel to fill the balloon.

Note – the glove is not essential. I have found the play-dough sticks to your fingers and has trouble staying in the funnel but it does not stick to a glove.

3. Once the balloon is the desired size (a nice size for the child to hold in their palm), tie it off and trim the end of the balloon. Remove any air bubbles before tying.

4. Cut the next next balloon where the neck begins to widen. You may need to inflate and deflate it first to make it a little stretchier.

5. Gently stretch the balloon over the ball, covering where you trimmed the ball in step 3. 6. Repeat 4 and 5 until your balloon is the desired resistance. Fewer balloons make it squishier; many

balloons make it harder (and less likely to burst…) 7. Done. Now squish it, squeeze it, pass it, toss it, catch it and keep it away from Gran’s

china and the puppy… Have fun! Some more cool ideas: Draw an emoji face or cut little holes in the outer balloon so the under colour shows. Make an All Blacks themed black and white one. Go the All Blacks!! Try it with different fillers: rice, clay, couscous, sand, baking powder, flour… I find play-dough has the nicest squishiest feel. Baking soda makes a very dense ball, and flour is somewhere in the middle. Another fun way with balloons: Place one balloon inside another. Put a little water in the inside balloon and tie. Inflate the outside balloon and tie. This balloon has a mind of its own… Have fabulous school holidays! Kate Cain, Occupational Therapist.

North Canterbury Soroptimist

Annual Fair Tuesday 22 October, 10am to 4pm,

Rangiora Showgrounds Revamped Format

Crafts, Collectables, Food Hall, Plants and Produce Free Parking Admission $5

Proceeds to “Violence Free” North Canterbury Project