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TAIRUA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 05 June 2012 Week 7 of 10

Kia Ora tatou Puppets, Maori art work, news presenters, bug art work, bro-­chures developed via the micro-­soft publisher programme, painted shags that Vincent Van Gogh would have been proud of and a singing group that brought tears to the eyes. Last Fridays assembly really was something special. Our school arts programme has always been exceptionally

tasks and activities, designed to extend our students capa-­bilities, are obvious. I would like congratulate all our students on their efforts and acknowledge the fantastic efforts of our teaching and support staff. For those of you that missed the

via our school website. As we near the end of term 2 there are a fairly busy couple of weeks ahead. Please read this weeks newsletter carefully to ensure you are well informed of approaching events. Elgregoes Magic Show: Last Wednesday we had Elgregoe, the magician, visit our School to share his talents with the students. Not just an amazing magician, Elgregoe is passionate about developing effective values and attitudes within everyone. Respect, consideration, support, courage, honesty and caring were all key ideas communicated throughout this performance. The students thoroughly enjoyed this experience which was only made possible by the efforts of our P.F.A

Book Week: Next week is Book Week and we have a number of things happening in and around the school. Celebrity readers, au-­thors, poets, and stories over the P.A system will make for an interesting book week programme. The theme of the week is

open Tuesday-­Friday morning from 8:30-­9:00 and again in the afternoon from 2:30-­3:30 for purchasing books. If you have questions or queries regarding book week, or would like to get involved, please make contact with the office.

TAIRUA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Survey Reminder: After a number requests from our community to consider the possibility of introducing a uniform, the board has con-­structed a preliminary survey to gauge the communities opinion. The survey was issued as part of lasts weeks news-­

-­committee of board members, community members and student representatives to explore the uniform options

and return it to school by Friday the 8th June. Thank you to those parents that have already returned their forms. Matariki, Parent Meeting: As part of our Matariki celebrations in week 9, a small group of parents and teaching staff have developed a programme that will provide a range of cultural learning opportunities for our students to engage in. Tuesday the 19th will see our students working in their house groups (Pepe, Pinnacles, Pohutakawa, Paku) rotating round a number of activities such as haka, poi making, waiata, art and weaving and making fried bread. Our hangi will re-­quire a significant amount of preparation and the Wednes-­day programme will allow for this organisation. Thursday we have a performance from the Thames Kapa Haka group followed by our hangi. If you would like to be in-­volved in events throughout the week please pop along to the meeting on Thursday afternoon from 3:10 in the staf-­froom. Winter Sports Day: Tuesday the 26th of June: Once again Tairua School will be hosting the H.O.T (Hikuai, Opoutere, Tairua) Winter sports day. The day consists of

cer team. This event will take place on Tuesday the 26th of June, starting at approximately 11:30. We had a great turn out last year and look forward to seeing many of you here to support the children. A notice outlining the days pro-­gramme will be sent home for all those children participat-­ing. Ukulele: Last Friday a number of children were involved in Ukulele lessons lead by Hawkwind. The school recently purchased 11 new ukuleles for the children to learn and if the re-­sponse is positive, more will be added to create a class-­room set.

The Week Ahead at Tairua School Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday Newsletter out Soccer Practice Garden Club Yr 7/8 Tech Soccer Practice Te Reo Adult Class B.I.S/Glee Club Art Club

School email addresses: (07) 864 8590

office@tairua.school.nz carin@tairua.school.nz brendanf@tairua.school.nz catherine@tairua.school.nz samanthat@tairua.school.nz amyl@tairua.school.nz nel@tairua.school.nz Maria Cory-­Wright 864 8175

Term dates: Term 1 01/02/2012 -­ 05/04/2012 Term 2 23/04/2012 -­ 29/06/2012 Term 3 16/07/2012 -­ 28/09/2012 Term 4 15/10/2012 -­ 15/12/2012

Our Garden Club had a highly successful Friday after-­noon selling a wide range of seedlings to our community. For those of you that placed an order, your plants will be ready for pick up on Tuesday afternoon outside the side office door. If you missed

cauliflower, cabbage, red cabbage, silver beet, spinach and rocket are available. These are in punnets of 6 for a small cost of $2. All proceeds will be reinvested to further develop our school seedling programme. More information please pop along on Friday afternoon. Student Artwork:

We had some exceptional art work on display at last Fridays assembly. Room 2 with their observational drawings of a shag and the Maori art completed by room 4. Another item on Fridays agenda were the puppets created by room 1. If you get a chance pop in and have a look they really are amazing. Tairua School Soccer Draw -­ Round 6 Here is the draw for round 7.

Major School Events for Term 2 Anzac Day -­ Week 1, Wedns 25th, April Elgregoe Magician Show -­ Week 6, Tues the 29th, May. Queens Birthday -­ Week 7, Monday 4th, June Arbour Day -­ Week 7, Tuesday 5th June. Book Week. Week 8, June. Matariki -­ Week 9.Hangi Thursday the 21st. H.O.T Winter Sport Comp-­ Week 10, Tues 26th, June. Mid Year Reports -­ Week 10, Friday 29th, June. As additional activities and events are timetabled in, they will be added to this notice board.

Mobile Dental Clinic: The mobile dental clinic will be at Tairua School at the start of term 3. If your child requires any dental treatment prior to this please call Christine Duff 021 356 292 for an appoint-­ment. Tairua Heritage Month Events: Tairua Library is hosting heritage activities throughout June, including a special one-­off community Heritage Exhibition.

-­groups. Historical photographs and artefacts have been contributed on loan to the library by members of the Tairua community and a range of activities scheduled throughout the month. Please contact Emma at Tairua Library (864 7960) for further information. Waikato District Health Board -­ Free Ear Clinic

Glue Ear Assessment and Management Wax/Foreign Body Removal Grommet Check Treatment of Discharging Ears For enquiries regarding this service, please contact (07 858 1068). Clinics are held in Pae-­

roa, Thames and Whitianga. Parenting Teens: Caps Hauraki This free 8 week parenting programme will focus on provid-­ing parents of teenagers, with information and support them with understanding of adolescent development and behav-­iours. The two hour sessions will cover:

Parenting styles Understanding Adolescence Communication Brain Development Basic Principles Challenging behaviour Survival/self care strategies

If you are interested in attending this free class, please con-­tact Liz Muirhead 07 868 8644 or email capsthames@capshouraki.co.nz. Change of Address/Home or Mobile Number: Please notify the office if you have moved or changed your home/mobile number. In the event of an emergency we need to be able to contact you immediately. If your alter-­nate emergency contact person or their phone number has changed please make sure the office is aware of this. Kindest Regards Brendan Finn

Global  Citizens  of  the  Future  

Date   Time   Team  1   Team  2   Venue  

09.06.12   10:00am   Whanga  Waves  11  

Tairua  11   Whanga  Area  Sch  

09.06.12   11:30am   Coromandel  11  

Tairua  11   Whanga  Area  Sch