NEWSLETTER
10th
June, 2010.
Kia
ora koutou. Nau mai haere mai
Dear
Parents and Caregivers,
This
month we are spending time talking about Matariki. What is Matariki?
Matariki is the Maori name for the group of stars
also known as the Pleiades star cluster or the Seven Sisters.
When the stars of Matariki were clear and bright,
it was thought the year ahead would be warm and the harvest plentiful. It is a time to prepare, to learn, to share
ideas and to celebrate the future.
Reminder: The ICAS exams are coming up in August. This is an opportunity
for children in Years 4-6 to take part in the ICAS English Mathematics exam
here at
Every student entering ICAS receives a certificate acknowledging participation and is also eligible for awards including High Distinction, Distinction and Credit Certificates, depending on their level of achievement.
The exams are marked by ICAS and each child will receive along with the appropriate certificate, an individual diagnostic report highlighting strengths and weaknesses.
In order for children to sit the exam/s, parents will need to pay $7.50 per exam. This needs to be paid to the school office by Friday 25th June in order for us to send the applications away before the closing dates.
The exam dates are: English: August 3rd and Mathematics: August 17th. Both exams will be sat here at school.
If you are
interested in your child sitting both or either one of these exams, please let
Mrs
El Rancho Camp
2010 writing by room 9
Some Writing from El Rancho
Everlasting
memories engaged in my mind for my intyer
Living
Life. Lovely Food with loud laughter filling the room.
Riffles
were great shooting at a target, Roaring round the race track rampaging my car
Astonished
by the Activities and amazing view as we flew down the flying fox
Never
giving up on what ever I was doing not even on the confidence course.
Confectionary
with our movie. Climbing Rock walls was quite hard at times
Heaving
myself up to get to the top and kissing the brown pipe. My heart filled with joy
Obstacles
becoming hard at times but overtaking difficulties. Camp was great
Excellence,
exciting, entertaining, enormous, easy, experience.
Lovely,
Loud, learning laughter loveable
Racing,
realistic, rocking, respecting
Amazing,
awesome, animals, archery, allowing
Noise,
neat, nervous, nice
Caring,
climbing, cooks, cool, crazy, cold, cheerful
Helping,
hard,happy, hazards
Outrageous,
obstacles, OMG
Enjoying
extraordinary everlasting memories of,
Light
hearted laughing
Remarkable
friends, roaring, racing, in the
Amazing
astonishing go karts. Adventure every where with
New
experiences in nerve racking
Competitions,
Chaotic, crazy children surrounded by
Horse
apples every where. Humongous harmful horses living in a
Overwhelming
atmosphere overflowing with awesome obstacles.
Overall the best camp ever.
A very special
thank you to all the ‘Camp Parents’ for helping with camp and also the
contributions from the Board of Trustees and P.T.A. which enabled our children
to have this amazing experience.
Meke Matariki Masquerade – School Disco 17
June for New Entrants to Year 3 - 5.30 to 6.30p.m.
Seniors Year 4 to
6 6.45 to 8.00p.m. Come and have fun and
celebrate Matariki. Admission $2.00
Red Sox Orders – remember to get your order in to the school office if
you want to have red sox to wear on 2nd July. All proceeds go to “The Sir Peter Blake
Trust”. Orders must be into the school office by next Friday 18th
June.
Hotdog & Pie Lunches – these are proving very popular. We would love to hear from a parent who can
help for about 1 hour on Thursdays with preparing and serving the lunches. We acknowledge the help of one dedicated
family but would love to have a bit of additional help. Please call in to the school office if you
are able to help us.
Remember the next BBQ Sausage/Cheese Burger Lunch will
be on 24th June.
Headlice – We continue to remind parents to keep checking their
children for headlice and nits. Remember
if your child brushes his/her hair as soon as they come home each day this will
help considerably to stamp out this problem in our school.
Tama Tane - A big thank you to all the
males who were able to attend the Te Arawaru Breakfast last Friday. It was wonderful to see the response to this
initiative. The boys of Te Arawaru were delighted to be part of the breakfast.
A special thank you to the staff who helped in the kitchen too.
Consultation for Education Outside the Classroom Friday 11th June from 2 – 3p.m. If
you have this hour free we would love you to contribute to this important part
of your child’s education TOMORROW! Coffee and muffins included.
From the Board
Our Board is
already busy making decisions for our school.
One area they are spending time on is our next 10 year Property Plan.
Redeveloping the area outside the
staffroom is on the list unfortunately this will not be completed until after
the repairs to the administration building (leaky building) are complete. This may not be until 2011.
Next Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday 15 June at
7.45p.m. in the meeting room. All
welcome.
Warehouse Stationery
Voucher
If you are
shopping at
Warehouse
Stationery
From 28th
June to 1st August you can use this coupon to obtain points for our
school.
Points earn
vouchers and rewards at no cost to you.
You are also able to enter to win prizes by registering on line at
form.everythingyouneed.co.nz by 1st August.
Community Notices
We have a
fantastic holiday programme opportunity for students aged 8 years and over in
the July holidays. “FILM MAKING”, participants get to work in a
production crew to make a movie. They will use top of the line technology
and methods. This is not just for actors but directors and technical crew
too.
I would
really appreciate it if you could share this with your students and school
community. I have attached a short “blurb” for your newsletter and a copy
of the brochure that is right for emailing if you prefer to email to your
community. Full information about the programme is on our website.
Zero
Gravity Cheerleading based in Palmerston North. We aim to provide cheerleading to males and
females of all ages and abilities without prejudice or discrimination. If you are interested call 06 9294874 or
email info@zerogravitycheer.co.nz
Kidactive
Holiday Activity Programme offers Outdoor action, arts, dance, hobbies
and personal development. For more
information book on www.kidactive.co.nz
Methodist
Social Services: The following programmes are available for
children aged 5 – 12 years; Walk with Confidence, Change, Loss and Grief, and
Skills for Managing Anger. To enrol
phone 3501467. Current services for
adults include Personal Development Courses, Self Assertion, and Your Worth
it. Phone 3500307
Hockey
Manawatu Skills Coaching Clinic 5 – 7 July at the Twin
Turfs from 9 – 3p.m. daily. $45.00 per
day. Enrolment forms available at the
school office.
Want some fun these school
holidays? With weird science, crazy
sports, cute 'n cuddly animals and so much more..
July school holidays – 7am to 6pm
at Central Normal School Hall$129+GST (fully OSCAR & WINZ subsidised) For more info, or to email info@afterschooladventures.co.nz
www.afterschooladventures.co.nz
Treasure Hunt – Sunday 13 June at
Victoria Esplanade m- Come dressed as something beginning with T and be in to
win a wonderful treasure chest full of goodies.
Design a Tribune Mascot and be in to win $500 voucher from Crank it
Cycles Plus 10 double passes to Toy Story 3 At Downtown Cinemas from July 1st. Register on line at sportmanawatu.org.nz or
on the day between 9 10a.m. by Café Esplanade.
Prize giving at 12.15p.m.
Save to Learn: for information about saving for your
child’s education visit the web site
www.save2learn.co.nz
An invitation to all parents and prospective
parents to view our school in action.
Wednesday 16 June 2010 9.30am – 12 noon 1.45pm –
2.45pm
Includes:
Tour of Classrooms Specialist Technology Programmes
Visual Arts / Music Programmes Science Laboratory
Gymnasium Te Tihi - Performing Arts Centre Multi
Sports Turf
P.N.I.N.S. – ‘Developing knowledge, competencies
and values for now and in the future’.
Email: office@pnins.school.nzWeb Site:
www.pnins.school.nz
Remember to support o9ur sponsor this week. Thank you Morton Motors.