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Diary Alert TERM THREE BEGINS

MONDAY 25 JULY 2016

SCHOOL SKI DAY (FAMILIES)

WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2016

CANTERBURY - WINTER TOURNAMENT

THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016

HORORATA - CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY

FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2016

WHOLE SCHOOL SKI DAY

TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2016

BOT MEETING

THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2016

EOTC SENIOR CAMP (WELLINGTON

TUE 13—FRI 16 SEPTEMBER 2016

SCHOOL PHOTOS

WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2016

HORORATA - CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016

TERM THREE ENDS

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016

November 201

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COUNTRY KIDS CARE

Childcare for country kids after school. Hours 2.45pm—6pm Contact Abbi on 0278657029 By text or call for further information Abbi also will look after your children in your own home during the evenings.

HEAD LICE

These persistent little critturs never seem to go away. They are around at the moment. Could long hair please be tied up and back and all hair checked daily. Please use a fine toothed comb to comb through hair and treating with tea tree oil may be useful.

Newsflash…

FRIDAY ASSEMBLY

Once again the boys to the fore. Great singing from Tom and Ruben, excellent entertainment last week. Parents and extended family members are always welcome to come along - 2.00pm start unless it is a Celebratory Assembly.

SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDEN

If anyone would like to help Miss Raybould with planning and preparing for the spring sowing of the vegetable garden could you please start your seeds off now. Also it would be great to have the soil healthy prior to planting.

PRINCIPAL AWARDS

This week’s Awards were proudly received by Tyrecee (Kea), Daria (Piwakawaka), Niamh and Ellie (Kea) who actually had achieved two. Well done.

SANDPIT WORK

It is always so cool to see what creations are being made in the sandpit each week. Last week a pile of sand was built up and from here on Monday morning we began to see pails of sand on the terraces which had been built into the creation.

PET DAY

Hopefully with all the lambs and calves, and whatever else, arriving children are preparing for the annual Pet Day, in conjunction with our Spring Festival. This year this day will be held on Friday 4 November here at the school.

Hororata Primary School’s Official Newsletter (17.08.2016)

Piwakawaka (Yrs 0-2) Miss Raybould

Hi, in preparation for ski day could you please provide the following information so the process of handing out ski gear to those hiring, is quicker and smoother. We need to know your child’s height, weight and shoe size. Please email this information to piwi@hororata.school.nz. It would be helpful to have this information by Tuesday 23rd August. At present we are talking and writing about the Olympics during our writing time. We have learned lots about aspects of the Games such as, the flame, the medal ceremony, the flags, countries and the different sports. We are presently focusing on number in maths and in week 6 and 7 we will swap to Measurement. I will be away during week 6 and 7 as I am visiting my Grandma in England. I am intending to spend a week with her to celebrate her 100th birthday on September 2nd. Mrs Cookson will be Piwakawaka’s teacher. Regards Julia

Kea (Yrs 2-4) Miss Stewart

Hello all, Phew!!! It has been a hectic first few weeks back. I’m not sure where all the time has gone. We have been busy with learning and making things. The Olympics has been a highlight of the day. Talking about New Zealand and Filipino athletes competing at the games. We have also learnt a little about the ancient Olympics too. Winter Tournament went well las week. Thank you to the helpers and the parents who came along to support the teams. All the children played well and had some fun too. Ski day is in a few weeks and we need your help!! Can you please write in a notebook or e-mail to the office your child’s weight, height and shoe size if they are hiring skis and boots from Porters. They like to know well in advance what to get ready for us.

Megan

Tui (Yrs 4-6) Mrs Foster

Hi everyone, last week we all went to winter tournament in Darfield, I was with the netballers. We had a fantastic time and best of all the children were awesome. The senior team played with great enthusiasm and won all but one game in their grade. They went on to play against a Darfield team in the play offs for 3rd & 4th and unfortunately went down 5 – 3. It was a great game and I loved how the boys brought their skills from rugby into netball. The juniors were amazing and won every game. I loved how they supported each other and just had fun. Could everyone have a hunt around home for school journals and library books please as we are short of a few, thank you.

Jenni

Kia ora Koutou

Quote of the week… ‘Every time you are tempted to react in the

same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future’ - Deepak Chopra

Our Active Culture…

Malvern Winter Tournament…. Hororata students competed at the Malvern Winter Tournament, held at Darfield in early August 2016. Following the success of 2015, this year’s tournament offered our Year 3-6 students netball, football, hockey, SportStart and rugby offered as part of the Malvern Carnival of Rugby

This year Hororata entered five teams across the three sports, including joining with Greendale and Windwhistle schools to form a barbarian hockey team. Once again the Hororata teams competed exceptionally well achieving the following success: Netball - Junior (1st), Seniors (4th); Hockey (3rd). Congratulations to the following students who were selected for their respective Malvern teams to compete at the Canterbury Winter Tournament later this month: Ben Smith (Hockey); Will Cookson (Rugby) and Samuel Hadfield (Football).

I would also like to acknowledge the support Nicola Brown, Nikki Morgan and Abbi Gameson who assisted on days as team managers. Without your support on the day, we simply couldn’t have achieved the success we did.

Our Learning Culture… Parents Teacher Conferences… Parent-Teacher Conferences were held during the week of Monday 8 August 2016. The conferences designed to complement the mid-year reports attracted some 38 (75%) of total school families, covering some 59 (79%) of the student body i.e., Piwakawaka 17 (85%); Kea 20 (80%); Tui 22 (76%). These figures are disappointing, given the earlier than normal lead-in time, the flexibility of the appointment schedule and pending changes to classroom compositions. Initial feedback was that the time frame after reports and the holidays was too long, with a preference for conferences straight after reports. Some more positive feedback included comments on the fact that the parent had regular on-going contact with the teacher and that the information included in the school reports was sufficient.

Just a reminder to those people who missed out on this occasion… our school operates an ‘Open Door’ policy and welcomes parents in for a chat at any time. If you would like to catch up with your child’s teacher, drop them a line and make a date at a convenient time.

Finally, in recent weeks I have been concerned about student behaviour on the school buses i.e., showing no respect for the drivers, moving around the bus whilst in motion and excessive noise. As explained to our children, this kind of behaviour is extremely dangerous, as any distraction to the driver can have catastrophic results.

I have talked with students on several occasions about this matter and have made school bus safety a priority at our weekly assembly. Unfortunately, some students continue to put others at risk by their actions and behaviour, and have no regard for the safety of others.

As principal I hold strong my responsibility to keep children physically and emotionally safe at school and whilst traveling to and from school on the school bus. Our school has firm rules for behaviour on the bus and strong consequences for any inappropriate behaviour. To this end I have removed a child from one our afternoon bus runs and am closely monitoring the behaviour of several other students on our Downs Road and Karanga routes.

The difficulty I face is that I cannot be on every bus every day, and need to trust that our children will be responsible on the school bus. I understand that the trip home comes at the end of the day and that many children treat the bus trip home as a play break. As a result they get noisy; they move around and they put themselves and others at risk… this kind of behaviour would be unacceptable in your vehicles and is amplified by multiple passengers in unrestrained seats.

The school bus service is a privilege not a right and student, families and the school need to work together to ensure that the service is operated safely. I would appreciate your support on this matter to remind your children about safe behaviour in a vehicle, emphasizing the consequences for your child. you and your family if your child was removed from the school bus each day.

Thanks for supporting our school

Marty Gameson (Principal)

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

School Canteen lunch orders resume this Friday. We offer

American Hot Dog $2.00

Mince Pies $2.00

Cookie Time $1.00

Please ensure orders are written on an envelope and handed into the school office prior to the start of a Friday school day.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2016 Donation/Activity Fee Update: Donations and Activity Fees are most welcome to be paid. Donations per family per annum $ 130.00 ($32.50 per term) Plus Activity Fee per child per annum $ 60.00 (or $15 per term) 2 children = $ 120.00. 3 children = $ 180.00 and 4 =‘s $ 240.00 Payment by instalment is perfectly acceptable.

Bank Account for the Hororata Primary School Board of Trustees is ASB 123441:0019878:00

LOST PROPERTY School Hoodies. There are a number of these misplaced. Please check your child/ren are wearing their own named hoodie. They are rather expensive so please ensure that they are named.

HALF DAYS SKI DAYS!

Children are marked as present if they take advantage of the half day ski days. Afternoon only rates apply from 12.30pm on. Please wait for Annabel prior to stepping into your skis!

Children 10 and under are free if they have their own gear but no lessons will be available to them.

Please ring Annabel on the Monday night on 027 3449 163 if you intend to take advantage of the upcoming weekly Wednesday deal.

Next week (Wednesday 24 August) is the last week to take

opportunity of this offer. Pricing is Students: Lift $19, Lesson $12.00

Hire $12.00; Adults - Lift $20.00 and Hire $10.00

Please measure your child(ren)’s) height and weight to advise to Annabel along with boot sizes to make sure the skis are readily available on the day. Phone number as above - by Friday please.

HOW TO WRITE A POEM

Have you always wanted to know...

how to pack a bag for Mars, how to dance like a banjo, how to hold the wind?

Join award-winning young people's writer and renowned poet, James Norcliffe, for a two-hour workshop and create your own collection of amazing how to poems.

Times: 10.00 - 12.00 ( Year 4-6) or 1.00 - 3.00 ( Year 7-9)

Cost: $20

To book, email: young.writers@xtra.co.nz

Booking required. Places are limited. how to write a how to poem

Location: Lincoln Library Location: Leeston Library Tuesday 27th September Thursday 6th October

The School For Young Writers.

SICKNESS UPDATE

Some nasty bugs are around including vomiting and diarrhoea. If your child is feeling generally unwell and has nausea, fever, headache or flu like symptoms please keep them home from school for at least 24 hours after symptoms have gone.

What Are The Olympics Rianna Alinar The Olympics have so many sports such as boxing, swimming and hockey. The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. The people who come first, second and third get a medal. The person who comes first gets a gold medal, the second gets a silver medal and the third get a bronze medal. They all sing the National Anthem to the

person that comes first. They raise the flags and the first place flag goes to the top.

What Are The Olympics Robert Harris The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. The sports that I like are biking and tennis. My favourite sport is target shooting. There are three medals. The first medal is gold and the second medal is silver. The last medal is bronze. My favourite medal is bronze. The runner carried the torch. The person who comes first gets a gold medal, then a silver medal for second and the third medal is bronze. Then they sing the National Anthem. What Are The Olympics Hunter Kennedy The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. There are sports such as Trampolining, swimming, biking and boxing. The flame gets carried into the ceremony by a runner and gets put into a pot. Medals are given out for first, second and third. Whoever gets first gets a gold medal, second place gets silver and third place, bronze.

What Are The Olympics Sam Smith The Olympics are when people do sports such as soccer, hand ball and netball. They do cycling also. The flame comes from Greece and the runner carries the torch to the cauldron. First place winners get a gold medal, second get a silver and third place get a bronze. The first place winner stands on the top of the podi-

um, with second and third either side.

What Are The Olympics Luke Oliver-Albon They play sports such as archery, swimming and yachting. The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. The flame is lifted into the cauldron. They last for 16 days. This has been happening for years and first started in Greece. The torch goes wherever the Olympic Games are. There are medals, first medal is gold, second is silver and third is bronze.

What Are The Olympics Fletcher Thwaites The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. There are sports such as soccer and shooting and rugby. Every four years they have the Olympics. The flame comes from

Greece. The runner takes the torch to light the cauldron.

What Are The Olympics Brayden Mason The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. There are lots of sports such as swimming biking and boxing. The flame comes from Greece. They light the cauldron with the torch.

What Are The Olympics Isaac McCorkindale The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. At the Olympics they have lots of sports. They play rugby, In the rowing Yugoslavia won the gold medal they got a gold medal,

second place got a silver medal and third place bronze.

What Are The Olympics Mac Breading The Olympics are about sports. They do running, they do horse riding, they play rugby and soccer. There are three medals, the person who comes first wins a gold medal, the second medal is silver and the third is bronze.

What Are The Olympics Zander Freitas The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. They are running, horse riding and they have shooting. They light a cauldron with a flame and that lasts for sixteen days. Some

people win and they get medals.

What Are The Olympics Leithan Parker The Olympics are about medals and sports. Olympics are running and boxing and all kind of sports. Olympics have medals. They have a gold medal and a silver medal and a bronze medal. They bring in a flame from Greece. The flame is the Olympic flame and lasts for sixteen days. First place gets to hear their National

Anthem.

What Are The Olympics Daria Gullery The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. There are sports such as swimming, track and field. A flame is lit that lasts for sixteen days.

What Are The Olympics James Hussey The Olympics are weight lifting and rowing. They have track and field too. They are in Rio, Brazil. The flame is lit for sixteen days. The rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. They do gymnastics too.

What Are The Olympics Mackenzie Rowlands The Olympics are in Rio Brazil and sports such as soccer and table tennis and swimming are done. They hand out the medals.

What Are The Olympics Lucy Flett

The Olympics are in Rio, Brazil. There are sports such as equestrian, handball, rugby and swimming. The Olympics were first in Greece. When you come first you win a Gold medal. The flame was lit in Greece then they put it in a box and pit it on a boat. It gets taken to Rio, Brazil. There was a runner that held the

torch. He lit the cauldron. It will last for 16 days. The Olympics are every four years.

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