Te Kura o Rudolf Steiner Otautahi

Christchurch Rudolf Steiner School

⚫ phone: +64 3 337 0514 ⚫ email: admin@ch.steiner.school.nz

Volume 45 Issue 35 Kawerongo Newsletter 22 Whiringa-ā-rangi 2019

The End of the Year is Nigh! On December 9th we have our annual Christmas pageant. We have revised/revamped the celebration to make it more international, have more movement and to have a shared picnic dinner afterwards. We wish to include as many spiritualities/religions within our school communi-ty in both the words and songs. If you would like to have your spiritual perspective represented in some way, please contact Thomas. We are also wishing to sing Silent Night in many languages at the end and similarly, if you would like us to sing it in your native tongue, please contact me. We are also putting the Christmas tree in the foyer and are inviting you to bring presents to leave these for those in our commu-nity who have less than we do. This can be done in the 2nd to last week of term 4 – please write an indi-cation of age or gender of the gift or on the wrapping and leave it under the tree in the foyer. The Stu-dent Council are keen that we also eat together, so we will have a family picnic with perhaps a sausage sizzle after the Pageant. (Look out for some elves too…). Class 11 traditionally do the tableau and this year it will be a moving tableau. We will all sing O Come all ye Faithful, O little Town of Bethlehem, While Shepherds Watched, We three Kings and Silent night - so practice away around the dinner table! The pageant starts at 5.30pm and finishes at 6.30pm.

Book in Dec 5th & 6th for the class 12 presentation evening – this is when the yearlong research and presentation skills of our graduating students will be presented. Every year it is amazing to experience the qualities of intellect, clarity and passion they bring to the evening. This begins in the hall at 6pm.

Class 8 are also presenting their term project next week. Kia kaha e CL 8.

Staffing: Next week we have our final staffing announcements for 2020 to make - so watch this space!

Class 3 went to the Henderson Farm this week for their first overnight camp - very exciting for them and a huge thanks to Ian Henderson for this now 30+ year tradition…Meanwhile class 4 camped in school on Wednesday night to avoid the heavy storm that hit us on Wednesday, but went off to Little River on Thursday as planned (and will have returned by the time you receive this I suspect).

We are needing a SPORTS COORDINATOR for 2020 for both Lower and Upper school. Please get a job description from the office. It is 13 hours per week and needs someone who knows sport reasonably well and is a good organizer. There’s lots of material and systems from Paris to move easily in to the job. Please express your interest early!

We are also looking for a Learning support person in the Lower school for 6 hours per week. Please con-tact school if you feel you could assist our students.

BIG CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE FAIR ORGANISERS. as you will see over the page, the final figure taken will be around $27,000. This is a fantastic amount for us to support our tamariki in 2020!

As you would have heard, there is much in the news about school donations. At the Board meeting last night, it was noted that the overall donation to the school is at 69% - and we are near the end of the year! Please, please look at whether you can pay your full donation before the year ends. Thank you.

Thomas Proctor

Have you paid your School Contribution Request?

69% of contributions for this year have been paid as of 11 November 2019, which is an amazing effort. These contributions are crucial in maintaining our special character. And include, but are not limited to: - String lessons - Swimming - Day Trips - Main Lesson Books - Cultural activities - Art materials - Kapahaka - Handwork materials - Teacher aides - Eurythmy shoe hire

The donation monies received have been used to fund a variety of activities. While the exact activties’ are dependent on the Class your child is in, they include—camp travel & food costs, ice skating trip costs, swimming classes costs, art gallery visits costs, koha for Marae visit, music lessons, transport to Scargill Farm and Kapahaka.

ABSENCES FROM SCHOOL - You must notify the office of ALL absences.

• For planned absences e.g. holidays during term time, email the College Principal Group (CPG): admin@ch.steiner.school.nz or drop your letter in to the office at least 2 WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

• For unplanned absences, such as illness, or medical appointments you can leave a message on the absence line (ph 337 0514) or text 3255. Start message with CHRSS then leave a space and tell us

your child’s name, class and the reason for absence. PLEASE NOTIFY THE SCHOOL BY 9am.

• If you receive a text from us about your child’s absence, please respond WITH A REASON.

We are required by law to accurately record student absence, please let the office know - Thanks!

CALENDAR — Wātaka Mon-Fri 25-29 November CL10 Work Experience Mon-Thurs 2-5 December CL8 Camp Tues 3 December CL5 Play Thu 5 December CL7 Graduation Evening Mon 9 December Christmas Pageant, 7pm, all welcome Tues 10 December Graduation evening for Class 12 students, whanau and teachers Tues 10 December Kindy & Nursery Advent Celebration and shared lunch 11.45am Wed 11 December Last day Term 4 and Class 12 farewell - parents seated by 10.50am please Wed 29 Jan 2020 Term 1 starts Thurs 6 Feb 2020 Waitangi Day

TERM DATES 2019 & 2020

Term 4 2019 Mon 14 Oct—Wed 11 Dec

Term 1 2020 Wed 29 Jan—Thurs 9 Apr

Term 2 2020 Wed 29 Apr—Fri 3 July

Term 3 2020 Tues 21 July—Fri 25 Sep

Term 4 2020 Mon 12 Oct—Wed 9 Dec

LOST PROPERTY:

BLUE LINEN COTTON SCARF/SHAWL HAS

BEEN LOST.

Embroidered with colourful flowers. Good

reward offered if returned to the owner.

Ph 022-120-1064

FROM THE SCHOOL Ngā Pānui o Te Kura

Class 6 would like to say a HUGE thank you to the following people for their help with the Fair: ASHLEY RIVER OR-GANICS who donated all the juice that made our zero waste berry juice blocks. Check them out at the Opawa Mar-ket. A big thanks to “SHE UNIVERSE” for lending the machinery and support in making the banana ice cream. Thank you to K & L NURSERIES, Leeston, AROMAUNGA & MRS BOTTOMLEY’S for their very generous donations of flowers. A big thanks to all who donated flowers, please collect your buckets from the chicken coop (back left cor-ner). They will be donated to the garden and school if not collected.

Plant Stall Thank You

On behalf of Class 3 Community, thanks to all those who donated plants and supported the plant stall at the fair

this year. In particular, a big shout out to the local businesses who donated plants and other resources to help

make the stall so successful: Trees for Canterbury / Portstone Garden Centre / Arcadia Plants / Castle Rock Cactus

Company / Texture Plants / Mitre 10 Beckenham / Bunnings Warehouse (Tower Junction) / Mitre 10 Mega Ferry-

mead. Your support was much appreciated!

Te Rā Waldorf School, Kapiti Coast, U4, decile 8, state-integrated full primary school

Vacancy: Tumuaki / Principal

Please email chair@tera.school.nz with your expression of interest and to obtain an application pack.

Applications close at 5pm on Monday 20 January 2020. Further information is available at

www.tera.school.nz

Notice for Parents:

Class 2 for next year are looking for any second hand Choroi flutes that parents would like to

sell. If you have one to sell please leave the details outside Class 2 on the pin board with your

name, contact phone number and price that you would like to sell the flute for.

Dear All, Firstly well done on another wonderful coming together of our community for the school fair and to the Class 4 Organising team for all of their hard work and efforts in steering this partic-ular Waka in such a thoughtful and diligent way. Please see an overview of each classes’ stalls and how they did, the figure next to each stall is the actual takings for the day be-fore claimed expenses are taken out - these I have done as a lump sum at the bottom - If anyone has any reimbursement/s outstanding to claim, please do so by Tuesday of next week. So all in all another successful day not only in terms of dollars raised but also just as importantly in terms of community and togetherness. Nga mihi nui. Gary Miller Chairman RSS Community Association

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COMMUNITY Hapori

Na te whakarongo me te titiro ka puta mai te korero.

Through looking and listening we gain wisdom.

We require a sitter to watch our 3 children 4 Wednesday's dur-

ing the school holidays at our home. Most likely suit a student.

Please contact Lora Sheard if interested: 0274450280

FOR SALE:

3/4 Shim Violin

Excellent condition, includes bow and case

$250

Ph: 027-214-4900 (Evenings)

“CALLING ALL OLD MOBILE PHONES”

It would be great if you could have one final rummage before the end of term for any un-wanted mobile phones you may have at home. It is estimated that each year up to three million phones become obsolete in NZ, of those only 2% are recycled. Phones collected help our School gain valuable rewards and the environment benefits as well keeping our landfills free of mobile phones and their array of hazardous toxic substances.

Please drop any unwanted mobile phones you may collected in the collection box in the

reception area at School.