Term 2 19th April – 2nd July.
Term 3 19th July – 24th Sept.
Term 4 11th Oct – late Dec.
Event Dates for your Calendar
10th May - Hearing and Vision Screening
11th May - Forest Day.
21st May - Oroua Hockey.
24th May - B.O.T meeting at 5.00p.m.
28th May - Green Rig visits.
2nd June - Kimbolton School bush visit.
4th -13th June - ASSA Possum Shoot
7th June - Queen's Birthday.
16th June - Oroua Wearable Arts.
23rd June - Oroua Cross Country.
29th June - Capital E in P.N for junior room students.
2nd July - Term 2 ends.
19th July - Term 3 begins.
Celebrating our Learning at Apiti School Students of the Week:
–Junior Rm –
Wk 1 – Travis! Writing great stories, independently spelling words by sounding out. Wk 2 – Logan! Working well on comprehension activities and creative written language. Reading - Hayley is now on Red 2, David Red 1 and Tyler & Derek are now on Magenta 3. Maths - Keanu can count in 2's to 30, David moved from Emergent to one to one counting in numeracy.
- Senior Rm –
Wk 1 – Jacob! Excellent commitment to reading and numeracy. Fantastic improvement in spelling of blends! Great reading comprehension.
Wk 2 – Tom! Excellent progress demonstrated in all learning areas! Excellent homework research about Afghanistan and family memories for his autobiography.
ANZAC Day
Well done Apiti Students. We we'd like to thank
you for supporting the RSA at their 80th service. This is just another way we used the authentic context of ANZAC day meaningfully in our Apiti School curriculum, not only as a social studies context but also as part of the arts curriculum. We were very pleased that so many students were able to attend. The singing was very well received as was the poi and haka presentation. Not only were we proud of the way you represented us on such a special day but we also received a large number of comments expressing the same sentiments. It was an honour to be part of the 80th ANZAC Day in Apiti. Thank you Pat and your team of helpers for fantastic organisation of the day!Students Recount of the day ...
It was 1914. The first world war was dangerous. My grandfather fought in world war 2. There was lots of guns. My grandfather's name was Alex. He lived in the South Island and fought over seas. There were big tanks and missile guns. My grandfather is still alive. On ANZAC Day, we saw some machine guns. We were having lots of fun at ANZAC Day. We marched to the hall. We sung lots of songs. We hopped in the army trucks, I thought that there were army tanks there but there weren't any. - Logan.
I went to ANZAC Day and I marched in the parade. I did the haka and I went on a ride on the jeep and I went to the pub and I played marching with Logan with a gun. - Travis.
Weed buster Day
Many thanks to the large number of parents who helped last Friday. Our goals were well achieved thanks to the amazing support by our
parents, grandparents and community helpers.· we established the current status of the bush
· introduced parents and the new members of our school to their bush area and why it is special
· established a plan to re-establish the track, eradicate weeds and encourage native regrowth and birds to visit
· developed an action the plan
· we planned our bush presentations and next learning step.
We have a number of visitors to our bush this term and we are now a step closer to having an informative and educational outdoor learning centre. Each time we visit the bush, it becomes more established to suit this purpose; something the students are taking excellent responsibility for.
Our next step is for students to write and fine tune their presentations. In order to be effective they will need to consider the techniques they will use to keep their audience interested and suit all learning styles.
Students Thoughts on the Weed buster Day
Last Friday afternoon, the whole school went to see how the bush had grown over the school holidays. It was quite messy. Linda and I were starting to pull all the weeds out so we could see the track. Caleb K and his group were helping our group to reform the track into Emma's groups area. We cut all the trees that closed the way, pulled out all the weeds and tidied up the track. Our next step is to plan our teaching stations. - Nastia.
Brummm! as the loud chainsaw started up, stamp, stamp was the sound as we were pushing down the grass on the track. It was very hard to see the start of our track, it was so over grown. Jock slashed the branches and sliced the trees and diced the leaves. When we were half way, we heard rustling behind us, "Hello" said Mrs. Fielder "how are you doing there?" she said. She came with us and we carried on. David approached a tree. He ripped off some bark and Ash told David not to do that "sorry" said David and he put the bark back but it broke and fell down. We all laughed and then carried on. We approached some more grass - stamp! stamp!, we pushed it all down and we were done. Back I went in Mrs. Cuming's car, then we were all finished. - Cole.
Bon Apiti
Healthy lunches is back in full swing! We are selling sushi for $1.50 for 1/2 a roll and $2.50 for a whole roll. Pizza will be sold for $1.50 a piece. Students are able to buy sushi every Monday and pizza every Wednesday. The sushi went down well last week and so did the pizza, it was great to see some students trying new foods and enjoying them. A huge thank you to Chevelle, Keanu and their family and to Caleb J and his family for the awesome donations and Sara Wills for the sausages. We welcome any donations of ingredients. Thank you for your support.
- Emma on behalf of Bon Apiti committee.
BOT
The next Board of Trustee meeting will be held on Monday the 24th of May, starting at 5.00p.m. in the staff room. This is when we will welcome the new board members and farewell those members who did not stand for re-election. All members of the public are welcome to attend.
Hydroponic Experts
We are still growing tomatoes, chillies, peppers and lettuces which we are using in our healthy
lunches. Last week playcentre came over to look at our hydroponics and we showed them what we had planted. They took three strawberry plants back to playcentre to plant in their garden. They also took some lettuce leaves for their lunch. We are going to plant strawberry plants next to the herb garden over Winter because they will die in the glass house. - Ashleigh.Herbalists
Everyday we go out and water the plants. The plants are starting to die because it is the beginning of the winter season. We are going to prune them back so they can grow back in the summer. Our next step is to transfer the strawberry plants from the hydroponic house to the herb garden. - Ethan.
Recyclers
Our recycling system is working well. Each day after lunch, Chevelle and I carry out two boxes of paper to the paper shed and put the paper in the bins. We do this to be eco friendly. Recycling means litter can be reused. The next step to recycling the paper is to take the bin to the Kimbolton or Feilding recycle centre. - Tom.
Plant Experts
We are looking at planting some Hebes in the bush. We will call it the 'Hebe Mountain.' We will plant the hebes on a big pile of rotten rock. We have ten hebes to sell and we also have ten Kowhai to sell. The Kowhai are $5.00 each and the hebes are $3.00 each. If you are interested in puchasing any of these, please come down and ask for Caleb K or Jacob.
Our Integrated Learning - Production within the context of Myths and Legends
Myths and Legends provide a fantastic context for the production of visual, written and oral language. This includes through video, screen play, role play, claymation, photo story, writing, narration and acting.
Please click on this link to view some of our learning this term in this area.
Scroll down to view 'Take 9', our first video of a Maori Legend.
Wearable Arts
As part of our integrated topic this term, we will be developing wearable art. This will be produced at school and presented at a Wearable Art Competition on the 16th of June. Our Wearable Art will be based on Maori legends. The scope within this is huge and students are currently thinking about possible wearable creations as they read legends as part of our literacy and personal reading. We will be discussing possibilities and learning construction techniques over the next couple of weeks. This is a great time to chat with your children about their artistic ideas and the practicalities of them. It would also be beneficial to save, and send to school, anything that may be suitable for a wearable artistic garment, or which can be used or re-modelled into a creative masterpiece. Recycled materials are fantastic. Below are some of the essentials that students may need to create the framework for their creation.
Materials list
Cardboard/corrugated card (packages), newspaper, strong paper (brown or cartridge), fabric (old sheets, towels, pillow-cases, tablecloths), rubbish bags / dog food bags, bailing twine, old clothing/hats/footwear/scarves (to be reshaped to fit new constructions), crepe paper/wallpaper/cellophane, found objects (purposeful) or purchased for decoration e.g paua shell, stones, beads, feathers, ribbons, tinfoil, old jewellery, belts, wigs etc.
Please click here to see the Criteria for the wearable Art Competition on our School Wiki
Want to keep up to date with homework expectations for Senior Students ...
Click here to visit our wiki homework page
Many students will also, at times, bring home extra homework tailored especially to enhance their learning. This sure is one of the benefits of smaller schools.
Sam Strahan Cup This is a Rippa Rugby team of largely year 7 and 8 students. They will play at the Manawatu Stadium against other schools (with less than 120 students) for the Sam Strahan Cup. Trials for this were held last Thursday. Congratulations to Caleb K for being selected for this team. Thanks to Jock for his continued commitment as the team coach.
Oroua Hockey
In preparation for the Oroua hockey tournament being held on Friday the 21st of May, the senior students will be practising for this every day whether as part of Fitness or our PE Programme. Please ensure that you are prepared every day with suitable PE gear. Many thanks to Vaughan who has offered to help with coaching.
Plates/Dishes
Just a reminder that there are still several dishes left over from the Apiti Show and the Trail ride to be picked up from school. Please do so at your earliest convenience.
Sportstars Report
Rugby - Ireland - 11 played the All Blacks - 10. Logan scored 6 tries (wow!) Ben scored 3 tries and Hayley & Tyler scored 1 try each. Logan was named Player of the Day!
Wellington - 13 played Green & Black - 6. Huntah scored 1 try and was named Player of the Day!
Tom's team - 5 played Northland - 7.
Ashleigh's team - 11 played Marist - 6.
Caleb J, Caleb K and Jacob's team played Freyberg and lost1 try to 4 tries.
Junior sports report by Huntah, senior sports report by Caleb J.
Board of Trustee Elections
At the close of nominations, as the number of valid nominations was equal to the number of vacancies required to be filled, no election was necessary and I hereby declare the following duly elected :- Richard Beard, Wendy Bethwaite, Yvonne Clarke, Ben Pratt & Sara Wills.
I would also like to inform you that at the close of nominations for a staff representative, as there was only one valid nomination received, I hereby declare: Nicki Fielder duly elected.
- C. Digby (Returning Officer).
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Apiti Tavern - Hi. The rain is great to see, water in the tanks at last. Thank you to everyone who brought in food for the ANZAC Day luncheon, what a great variety we had, an excellent day for everyone. Takeaways - There will be no takeaways on Tuesday nights over the winter months, starting from the 4th of May. Cameron Cup - It is great to see the cup is still on the shelf - hope it stays for awhile. Indoor Bowls - We start bowling again on Tuesday night the 11th of May at 7.15pm. Everyone is most welcome to come, even if you have never bowled before, we would love to see you. It is a very social night with lots of laughs. None of us are real experts, but are willing to help you learn indoor bowls. It is only $3.00 per night with a cuppa and a piece of cake afterwards. I hope all the mums have a great day this Sunday. - June & Bruce. 125th Apiti & Districts Jubilee - The next meeting is to be held tonight - Monday the 3rd of May, starting at 7.30pm. in the Apiti Tavern. We would love to see many community members come along to these meetings to have an input into lead-up events and the jubilee week-end celebrations and to show your support for the jubilee. Registrations are open at $20.00 per adult. Please either contact Christine by post at 1016 Oroua Valley Rd, Apiti, R.D 54, Kimbolton 4774, by email at digz73@inspire.net.nz by phone on 3284833 or you can register on the website at http://www.apiti125.co.nz/ Registrations will close on the 1st September 2010. We are looking for offers of accommodation from local residence for out-of town folks during the jubilee weekend. If you are able to make your home available, please contact Gaylene on 3284 774 as it would be very much appreciated. Please don't hesitate to contact Hugh, Christine or Duncan if you require more information. - C. Digby (Jubilee secretary). Apiti Community Committee - Next meeting, Tuesday the 11th of May in the Apiti Hall starting at 7.30p.m. All members of the public are welcome to attend. - P. Prince. Apiti Country Ball - Saturday 22nd May 2010, 6.30pm-late. B.Y.O., non-alcoholic drinks for sale on the night. Live music - Erna Ferry. Supper provided. Dress code: semi-formal. Any proceeds donated to The Cancer Society. Tickets $20pp, available from Anita Renes 3284545, anita@totallyvets.co.nz or Katherine Gillespie 3284747.
New Image International N.Z Ltd - Sales rep Wendy MacDonald is selling Colostrum tablets, (capsules and powder), kids new chewable tablets and other great products. For more info, please contact Wendy on 3284 799. - W. MacDonald.
Manchester Kindergarten - presents an evening with Simon Holst demonstrating some of his showcase dishes. 4th August in the Feilding Civic Centre starting at 7.30pm. Premium seats - $20.00, general admission - $15.00. Tickets available from Focal Point, Nine Months later, KR's Catering or Manchester Kindergarten. For more info, ring Philippa Evans on 3240421.
