Welcome to week 11 of term 2 2010.
Dates for your calendar
29th June - Capital E in Palmerston North for the junior students.
30th June - Production matinee at 1.30. ( donation appreciated to help cover costs)
1st June - School production starts at 6.30p.m. (donation appreciated to help cover costs)
2nd July - Assembly @ 2.00p.m. Term 2 ends @ 2.30.
19th July - Term 3 begins at 9.00am.
Students of the Week
Junior Room - Week 9 - Derek! and Keanu! Working well in all areas!
Week 10 - Huntah! Taking responsibility for his work and actions!
Reading - Tyler & David moved to Red 3. Keanu to Blue 2, Hayley Yellow 1. Brooke and Ben - Orange books
Numeracy - Achievements in numeracy e.g Counting to 100 & back in 2's, 5's, 10's - Brooke counting to 100 plus knows 1/2 & 1/4. David counting to 20 and knows 1/2 & 1/4. Derek counting to 10 and recognising 1/2 & 1/4. Hayley Counting to 100. Tyler reading numbers to 100. Ben reading numbers to 100 and counting to 100 also knows 1/2 & 1/4. Keanu can count to 100 and knows 1/2 & 1/4.
Senior Room - Week 9 - Chevelle! Fantastic ongoing commitment to cross country training. Excellent spelling and improved numeracy knowlege.
Week 10 - Ashleigh! Looking for ways to help others and share her learning, improved numeracy knowledge, excellent organisational skills. Tom! Excellent commitment to cross country training. Challenging himself with spelling new words. Taking on key roles with motivation and focussing on communicating clearly with others.
Quality Work Table
Tom, Jacob - Homework challenge
Closing times
Thank you for your response to our consultation regarding school closing times.
Next term we will be closing at 2.30pm as this was the preference for the majority. Remember that the teachers are always here for you and your children. If you are unable to collect your children at 2.30 just let us know. Your feedback is always welcome.
Wearable Art
Thank you to all those parents who provided transport to Kiwitea for the wearable art display. It was great to see such wonderful parent support on this day. Our students and helpers worked extremely hard on this project and were delighted with their finished product. As this was our first Oroua Wearable arts we were very pleased that they showed an aspect of material technology we have not seen before. We hope to have another wearable arts in 2012. These costumes will be displayed at the school production this week.
Six of our students (Emma, Caleb K, Caleb J, Ashleigh, Ethan & Tom) were chosen to attend the Feilding Intermediate School Wearable Art last Wednesday evening at the Feilding Intermediate School. Our creations looked stunning. Thank you to parents, and Mrs Fielder, who made this possible. The Intermediate had 5 different catagories, which were 'Down on the Farm', 'Mask', 'Marine', 'Commonwealth', and 'Fairy Tale'. By Ashleigh.
Rock Climbing / Captal E - Tuesday 29th June - Year 1 - 3 students
Term 2 19th April – 2nd July.
Term 3 19th July – 24th Sept.
Term 4 11th Oct – late Dec.
Event Dates for your Calendar
15th June - Singing at the Tavern at 1.15.
16th June - Oroua Wearable Arts.
18 - 21st June - N.Z Motor Caravan Assoc stayover at Apiti School.
21 - 22nd June - Feilding Intermediate stayover at Apiti School. this has been cancelled ! As unfortunately they could not get enough parent support.
22nd June - Singing at the Tavern at 1.15.
23rd June - Oroua Cross Country.
24th June - FHS Open day.
29th June - Capital E in P.N for junior room students.
30th June - Production Matinee at 1.15.
31st June - School Production at 6.00pm.
2nd July - Term 2 ends.
19th July - Term 3 begins.
Please note: We have added a google calendar to keep everyone up to date with school, community and Oroua happenings. This can be viewed, used and updated by staff, parents, students and community members or anyone who views our blogspot. It means that everyone has up to date/event information at their fingertips. Just click on the link at the top of our newsletter to see your google calendar. The Apiti school events are in a brick colour and the Oroua events are in green. CHECK IT OUT ! Feedback always welcome !
Celebrating our Learning at Apiti School
Students of the Week:– Junior Rm – Wk 7 - David! Great reading, now using your alphabet knowledge to sound out words. Written Language, writing an interesting story everyday.
Wk 8 - Charlotte! Charlotte gets on with her work independantly. Her work is becoming neater and great improvement in comprehension.
Reading - Hayley moved to Yellow 1. Hayley is using strategy of alphabet. Trvis moved to Green 3. Travis is using his blend knowledge.
Reading - all students are reading well at home every night, but some need to spend more time on their alphabet and blends sheets. Their numeracy "I can" sheets are in their homework notebooks, so please update them as required.There are many junior students achieving well.
Senior Rm –Wk 7 - Emma has improved fantastically in her mathmatics strategy comprehension. She is a reliable self motivated leader with excellent time management developing. She demonstrates excellent commitment in all areas. Great to see Emma!
Wk 8 - Ethan has demonstrated great improvement in spelling and numeracy. He was fantastically motivated throughout our wearable arts, developing some great new skills. He has taken this one step further, helping others to learn also. Well done Ethan!
Quality work table: Jacob, Caleb J & Ashleigh = Quiz challenge correct for 3 weeks in a row.
Reflecting on our Learning
Sports Report - 5th June
Rugby
Logan, Ben, Tyler, David & Hayley's team Ireland - 9, played Fiji - 9. Ben, Hayley & Logan scored tries. Ben received a medal and was Player of the Day. David was Tagger of the Day.
Huntah's team Wellington - 15, played West Coast - 13. Huntah scored 3 tries.
Caleb, Jacob & Caleb's team Bulls was defaulted to. Report by Huntah & Caleb J.
12th June - Rugby
Logan, Ben, Tyler, David & Hayley's team Ireland - 10, played Canada 9. Ben, David, Tyler scored 1 try, Hayley 2 tries & Logan 5 tries!!! Tyler received a medal and was Player of the Day.
Tom's team Auckland - 17, played Northland - 15. Tom scored 1 try.
Caleb K, Caleb J & Jacob's team Bulls - 23, played Marist White - 30. Caleb K was Player of the Day.
Netball - Hannah & Charlotte's team Oroua - 5, played St Josephs - 7. Report by Caleb J.
Rugby representative Players
Well done to these players who were selected for the Feilding Representative Age Grade teams: Mighty Midgets - Logan, Ben. Under 8 - Huntah. Under 11 - Caleb K, Jacob, Caleb J. Unfortunately, while travelling to Levin the message came through that the games against Levin were cancelled.
Kimbolton Green team visit
On Wednesday the Kimbolton Green Team came to share our bush learning. We gave them a pizza and then we got in our bus and drove up to the bush. Once we were at the bush, we welcomed them and got into our places with our group. We all have learning centres in our area. Our visitors divided into 4 groups that moved around our track. When a group got to us we shared our story about some thing that lives in our bush or a part of the bush that is important. I explained about the wood pigeon. Even though it was raining it was a great day. By Hannah
Hydroponics Experts
On Friday Ben, Ashleigh and Mrs Dearlove planted our winter vegetables in the Glasshouse. We planted celery, lettuce and spinach. Thank you for coming to help us Mrs Dearlove. We have also planted a couple of coriander plants to see how they grow in the winter. We may have to use the water heaters that Mr Sandford kindly lent us. Ben and I picked up all of the extra leaves as these attract the bugs. By Cole
Pottery
On Tuesday Miss Smith came to help us with pottery. She brought her wheel for us to use. We want to say a huge thank you to Miss Smith and Mrs Cuming. We learnt how to prepare the clay and make a pot on the electric wheel. We also learnt how to make handles and tool a pot. We all got to make a jug and a bowl. We are very greatful that Miss Smith has given us her wheel so that we can keep on practising. By Ashleigh and CharlotteThese are made as part of our conservation focus for term three. The aim was to develop a vessel using natural materials that is capable of holding liquid. Both the bowl and jug will be judged at lamb and Calf Day.
An Important Visitor - ICT
On Thursday Mrs Tawhiriwhirirangi-Perry came to our school. She is the National Facilitator for our ICT cluster. We shared our learning using Information and Communication Technology with her. She took lots of photos that demonstrates our learning from around our school. We especially enjoyed sharing with her why we use the camera and video camera, how our wiki works and why we have them. Our wiki is important to share our learning with our family and friends. When we look back we can see how we have improved. We also shared our School Newsletter and Camp Magazine. By Chevelle
Wearable Art
We are presently all finishing our Wearable Art Creations and adding the finer touches. We will be sharing them with the Oroua Schools on Wednesday the 16th of June at 12.00. There will be about 100 competitors. Thanks to all of the people who have offered to take transport for this. We really appreciate it. By Caleb K.
A reminder that students will have morning tea at 10. Lunch at 11.00 pizzas for sale ! Put on basic costume and make-up here then leave Apiti by 11.30 for Kiwitea. The show will start sharp at 12 noon. Cheltenham will be first then Apiti followed by Kiwitea and then Rangiwahia. The show should conclude at about 2.00pm. The bus will not be running in the afternoon. Parents and members of the community are most welcome to attend. About 6 senior students, from each school will be chosen to represent Oroua at the Feilding Intermediate School wearable art on 23rd June.
Our Next Learning focus
Cross Country Training
We run every day around the field, out the gate and back around the road to school. Each circuit is 500 metres. It depends how old we are as to how many laps we do. We are running slightly longer distances than the race will be so that we are well prepared. We try to improve our time each day.
Please bring shorts and t-shirt every day.
The cross country is on the 23/6/10 at Waituna West School. Could each family please organise getting your children to and from the event. If you are unable to do this, please ring the school.
By Ethan
The Oroua Schools Cross Country being held on Wednesday the 23rd of June at Waituna West School is for the whole school. You will need to have your children at W.W School by 10.00am. All children will then walk their course in their age group with a guide. Races will run in the following order from 11.00am onwards:-
7 year olds, 8 year olds - distance 1550m.
5 year olds, 6 year olds - distance 900m.
9 year olds, 10 year olds - distance 2150m.
11 year olds, 12+ year olds - distance 2420m.
Boys and girls will run together but will be recorded separately. Certificates will be awarded after each race.
Students need to wear their school uniform and please make sure your children have warm clothing, their lunch, a drink and suitable footwear to run in, as they will be running over and through stones, water, mud, thistles and fences.
There will be sausages, drinks, tea, coffee, muffins, chips and chocolate bars for sale throughout the day. There will be no bus running at all on this day unless the event is postponed.
Capital E
As outlined in last weeks notice, this event is on Tuesday the 29th of June for the junior room students. The students have been booked in to City Rock at 9am for rock climbing and then they will travel to the Massey University College of Education Auditorium for the Capital E production of 'The Farm at the End of the Road.' I will send home a request for transport early next week, they will need to leave Apiti at 8am for rock climbing at 9am with the playcentre students.
Annual Production
Our Production will be held on the last Thursday of the term this term at 6pm. It will be a mixture of Plays, videos, singing and dancing based on our learning this term. It will be held in the senior room at Apiti School. Everyone is welcome. By Tom.
There will be a matinee for the Oroua School's on Wednesday the 30th of June starting at 1.15 in the senior room. Pre-schoolers are most welcome to attend the matinee session.
Singing at the Tavern
The Tavern has recently offered us the opportunity to share our singing skills.
We are going to sing some Christmas songs for the lunch groups that the Tavern hosts. This will be happening on the 15th, and 22nd of June.
We hope this all will go well and the guests will enjoy the collection that we are putting together.
Thanks. By Emma
Feilding Intermediate School visit - Enviro - This has been cancelled due to lack of parent support at FIS.
On the 21st and 22nd of June we have a class from Feilding Intermediate coming for an enviro visit. On the 21st they will spend the day with us. In the morning we will share our Action learning projects with them. In the afternoon we will give them an educational tour of our bush. They will be sleeping the night at our school. On the 22nd they will go on the Heritage walk. They are just beginning their enviro journey and we are looking forward to sharing our leaning with them. By Caleb J
Parent interviews
Parent Interviews will be held early next term. In the meantime, please check our wikispace to see the progress and achievement of your child.
School Veggie Patches
Apiti School has registered with McCain Veggie Patches which involves our students collecting barcodes from McCains frozen vegetables and McCain Purely Potato packs. Every barcode from these packs of frozens will earn our school points towards great new equipment for our growing units such as wheelbarrows, hoses, fertiliser seeds and bins.
The following is an extract from the Principals' Digest:
Ways parents can help teachers to teach their children better.
The partnership between parents and teachers is expressed in many ways. Some of the most basic elements of this important partnership are also the most important for a happy student doing well at school.
* Start each day smoothly and peacefully with kind words, smiles and a hug. A child leaving a happy home starts the day in a happy state of mind - the best pre-condition for good learning.
* Ring-fence time every day after school to spend with your children, hearning about their day, listening to what they are saying and paying them your full attention with no interruptions.
* Send your children to school with a nutritious breakfast inside them - one that includes protein, fruit and good carbohydrates. Pack nutritious, healthy and tasty food in their lunch so they eat it all.
* Make sure they get plenty of sleep every night so their brains and bodies can grow.
* Use non-aggressive conflict resolution strategies so your children learn by example how to deal effectively with their anger and frustration with others. Help them to learn to share and take their turn.
* Place a high value on good manners and respect for others and their property.
* Model and teach time management and organisational skills. Use calendars and planners for school and family life.
* Show your love of learning by going with them to the library, to concerts and art galleries. Find out the names of plants and birds in your locality and go for walks together. Fill your home with books.
* Talk with respect about teachers. Deal with any issues in private, not in front of your child.
* Encourage them to take responsibility for their own learning.
* Let your children know every day how much you love and value them.
Thank you to Kiwitea School for these pearls of wisdom.
ASSA Possum Hunt
The ASSA committee would like to congratulate the following winners of the Great Apiti Possum Shoot :- Adults = 1st Adam Digby. 2nd Jessie George. 3rd Nipper Knight. Children = 1st Jacob D. 2nd Caleb K. 3rd Caleb J. Hare Shoot = 1st Arno
Well done to everyone who braved the unpleasant conditions on several of the nights, your rewards are much deserved. We are delighted to report that over 600 possums were disposed of and that Wilkes & Prior will pay us $3.00 per possum. The school staff, students, B.O.T and ASSA would like to say a huge thank you to the 21 adults and 19 children who participated in this fundraising project. Also a huge thank you to those who organised and ran this successful event.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Hi from the Tavern, would you believe it, I have had to get the Christmas decorations out again !! Boy Christmas comes around fast at Apiti !!! We are in the middle of mid-Christmas functions again. This weekend we have the camper vans visiting Apiti again. If you have a free 5 minutes stop and say hello to them.
Cameron Cup we have a challenge with Kimbolton on the 23rd of June. Malcolm will be in touch with you regarding playing.
Ladies Night The next Ladies Night will be Wednesday the 23rd of June starting at 7.30 in the Lounge Bar. Bev George will be the guest speaker, talking about her visit to White Island. Everyone welcome.
Zumba night. I know its cold out there, but it is only for one hour on Thursday night at 7.00. Come and stretch those muscles and warm up.
Karaoke Night . We are having a crew come up from the Kapiti Coast for a good night out on the 23rd July. So keep that night free ! There will be Chappie the well known entertainer from the Beachcomber Bar singing and lots of opportunities for local talent too. Dancing and fun to be had by all.
Friday night This Friday we will be having a $10.00 Meal Night. So bring all the family down and have a family night out.
Mid Christmas Dinner - This is on the 25th June. $26.00 a head, and a present under $5.00 per person. Childrens names on theirs. We have sent a letter to the North Pole again in the hopes that Father Christmas will once again make a special effort to come to Apiti for the night. Please book early for this. Keep warm. June.
125th Apiti & Districts Jubilee Meeting The next jubilee meeting is to be held tonight Monday 14th June in the Apiti Tavern, starting at 7.30pm . We would love to see many community members come along to these meetings to have an input into lead-up events and the jubilee weekend celebrations and to show your support for the jubilee. Registrations are now open at $20.00 per adult. Please either contact Christine by post at 1016 Oroua Valley Road Apiti RD 54 Kimbolton, by phone 3284833, or register on the website at http://www.apiti125.co.nz/ . Pleae don't hesitate to contact either Hugh, Christine or Duncan if you would like more information . C. Digby (Jubilee secretary)
