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Dear Parents and Friends of the School

LAWRENCE AREA SCHOOLCommunity Newsletter

4 September 2014No 11

We have been having lots of fun and games at school recently with a raft of interhouse activities at

lunchtimes, involving our juniors, middle school and seniors.

These have been coordinated by Miss Hyslop, supporting teachers and senior students. Our seniorstudents have contributed in a number of ways; as house leaders, but more importantly as PhysicalEducation students completing tasks for Achievement Standards.

Yr 11 students are working on a unit called TAKE ACTION TO ASSIST. For JJ Houpapa-Barrett andEden Wilson the focus is lifting house spirit.

For Eloise McLauglin the focus is on umpiring - in this case our junior netballers who took part in theOtago Primary School Netball Tournament held this week.

For Eden and JJ part of their studies has been to organise interhouse events, looking at andcoordinating all aspects that make an event successful. They have organised: a Touch RugbyTournament, Rippa Rugby Tournament and a scary event called FOOD FACTOR.

Students of all ages took part, with each age level being catered for. Games were played inexcellent spirit with honours shared Woods and Read. The FOOD FACTOR was an entirely differentaffair with teams racing each other to eat horrible concoctions of food and drink. Bravery was reallyneeded as the taste buds were assaulted by disgusting mixtures.

Teachers foolishly joined to help teams. Much amusement for all. Those to be held responsible for

any future eating disorders, Mrs Murray and Miss Hyslop. Again house honours appeared to beshared.

In addition a really challenging Maths Quiz was held in the Library, with a myriad of questions foryoung and old. Woods definitely took the honours.

The result of these activities is a lift in house spirit, a determination to participate, and good heartedrivalry. Well done to everyone involved.

Kind Regards John Auld

ATTENDANCE .......ABSENSESDid you know?..... attendance/absenses are now recorded electronically in accordance with

Ministry of Education guidelines

Did you know?......you can advise school of an absense by the following methods: - a phone message - email office@las.school.nz - note to class teacher in person

It is best to let school know prior to, or on the morning of the absense. We are obliged to ringparents/caregivers if we have not been contacted and attempt to do this prior to 9.30am.

Did you know?......our electronic recording system require categorising the absense, again based on Ministry of Education guidelines

We ask therefore that when advising of your childs absense you provide a reason: sickness, medicalappointment, family etc.

Please make our job easier and keep us advised.John Auld Pauline Taylor Kate Anderson

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Whats happening in

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Attitude Presentation

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On Thursday afternoon (28th August), anoutside provider Attitude visited the seniorschool. They delivered two educationalpresentations, one for Year 9-10 and the other to

Year 11-13. The presentations were aimed atpositively promoting health, and were specializedfor Lawrence Area School. Their focus was oncurrent health topics/issues that are relevant toour teenagers.

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Year 10 food and nutrition students will be selling cupcakes on

Tuesday 26thAugust at interval to raise money

for RSPCA.

For a gold coin donation you can support this

worthwhile cause and have a yummy cupcake

for morning tea.

Year 10 students wouldlike to thank studentsfor their support onCup Cake Day.

We raised $174.00

On the 18th September Monday evening, the NumberWorks Senior OMAthalon Competition took placeat the Dunedin Library. Lawrence Area School had three senior teams take part, on e in each of the yearlevels 11, 12 and 13. Thank you to all who proudly represented the school at this event, this was a recordlevel of attendees for our school. Another thank you also goes out to Mr Forbes and the many teachersfor their contribution and support of the event.

The competition was very challenging, and quiz questions were based on a broad range of mathematicalknowledge and problem solving skills. Our students were particularly engaged, very animated, and showedfantastic team contribution! A special congratulations must go the year 12 team, who gained a prize forbeing the first team to correctly anser the bonus question - What time is it in the Chatham Islands?.

Another special mention goes to the year 11 team for gaining their spot prize for enthusiasm. And to theyear 13 team, although no prizes, you are commended for putting your best efforts forward.Senior team members were as follows:

Year 11 - Autumn Forbes, Eloise McLaughlin and Eden WilsonYear 12 - Hannah Blackmore, Merran Casse, Kylie Lyders and Olivia McCorkindaleYear 13 - Leaha Dickey, Oliver Forbes, Holly Shaw, Troi Simonsen-Hogg and Josh WyberWell done to all students involved. You worked hard, combined forces and made the event very enjoyable.

Year 9 & 10 Visual Art

3D Art work made

with jigsaw puzzle

pieces

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Wednesday Nite Basketball FINALS Results and Players of the Season

Play off: Townies 35 vs School Brillance 31 POS: Stu Cotton & Fletcher BeningtonPlay off: School Amazing 61 vs Bernas Belles 39 POS: Tyrone Goodlet & Matthew TuhakaPlay off: Green Gorillas 40 vs Scott Slammers 28 POS: Chris Lane & Russell DickeyGrand Final: Westies 54 vs Soup Dragonz 23 POS: Isaac Hay & Adam Wilson

Congratulations to the Westies - an outstanding team.Thanks goes to all players for a great season

Representative Honours:

Congratulations goes to the following students who have made rep teams:

Rugby:

Max Homer - Otago Country U14

Huge congratulations to

Josh Eason - Named West Otago U14 back of the yearFletcher Benington - Named West Otago U14 forward of the year

Lawrence Area School Senior A Girls Basketball Team -

Otago B Grade Champs

This year once again our girls excelledthemselves by winning their competition in

Dunedin on Friday night. Experience

counted especially in a tight matchedfinal against Taieri College.Fighting til the end and winning by a

narrow margin 34-31. There were manymoments of brilliance by each team withLawrence ending with success. Everyone

dug deep till the final hooter. A hugecongratulations to the team a well

deserved outcome from a wonderfulseason.

The teams are very appreciative of Mr

Aulds coaching, time and endlesssupport.

Senior A NetballGood Luck to our Senior Girls competing in the South Island Secondary Schools Netball

Tournament this weekend in Invercargill

Daffodil Day FundraiserCongratulations everyone for a wonderful fundraising

for the Cancer Society.

We raised over $100.00

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Whats happening inJunior School.

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OMAthlon - Junior School

Country Coaching

Senior School

Year 9-13

Paige CottonNetball & Squash

In addition to our seniors we had24 students, six teams entered inyr 6-10 competitions. Questions

were tough to say the least.Whilst our teams were not

winners they showed greatattitude and determination, hadfun, and enjoyed the evening.Thanks to teachers and parents

for supporting these teams.

Junior Speech Competition

and Poetry Recital

Paige CottonNetball & Squash

What a tremendous afternoon.Students from Year 3-8 deliveredbrilliant speeches based on really

engaging topics such as:

Changing New Zealand FlagThe truth about homeworkThe world would be a better

place with out:(bullies, poverty, war, speeches)

Students structured theirspeeches well, used humour,

asked tough questions,challenged the audience and

provided great information basedon careful research.

Students from Rooms 1 & 3rounded the afternoon of with

each student reciting aninteresting poem or nursery

rhyme.Congratulations goes to

everyone involved, students,teachers, parents and community

members.

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Class WinnersYr 8 Terry Heppel-Pukehika - (Not) Changing

the NZ FlagYr 7 Kyle Whitehead - Welcome to my worldYr 6 Rylee May - The world would be a better

place without povertyYr 5 Abby Ponsonby - The world be a better

place without bulliesYr 4 Josie Wither - The world would be a better

place without speechesYr 3 William Swanson - The world would be a

better place without sistersMIDDLE SCHOOL SPEECH CUP WINNER

Terry Heppel-Pukehika

JUNIOR SCHOOL SPEECH CUP WINNERRylee May

Room One - I am a Smarty Pants because....I can skip

I cankickballs

I can docartwheels

I canrun

I canswim

I canjumphigh

I canplay

rugby

I candraw

pictures

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Chloe

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Olive

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Austin

Skye

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