We were thrilled to receive our recent ERO report. It really does reflect learning at Apiti School. It is a public document and will be uploaded to the Ministry of Education website. If you have not seen a copy yet, please pick one up from the school office.
It is the time of the year when we learn in a new environment outside the classroom. Many senior students have learnt a lot from their camp organisation. Tomorrow the plan is put into action!!
Celebrating our learners ...
Senior room stars :-
Key Competencies - Tessa, Jack, Huntah, Hannah, Lacey, Charlotte, Ben, Brooke.
Spelling - Tessa, Huntah, Hannah, Lacey.
Maths - Huntah, Hannah, Charlotte, Pixel.
Education Outside the Classroom - Annual Camp
This event is happening tomorrow (Tuesday the 20th), until Thursday the 22nd. Thank you to all parents for filling in and returning all relevant forms.
Blair has kindly offered his trailer for transporting gear to Wanganui. We will meet at school to finalise packing. We aim to leave school at 8am.
Thank you to those parents who have offered transport to and from Wanganui and who have offered to stay and help on camp.
Students are most welcome to bring scooters / skate-boards and appropriate safety gear for the skate park. Please consider that before any electronic gear is bought on camp, or even to school, that the teachers / parent helpers cannot be responsible for any damage incurred or lost. Cell phones will be given to the teacher at night time. Any gear including torches will be removed if mis-used. Please remember to name all gear that is brought on camp as this makes it much easier for the children as well as the teachers.
Students are able to bring along up to $10.00 each for spending money e.g souvenirs, not food.
Our Spirit of the River jet boat tour ends at Pipiriki at 4.30pm. We will be heading home from there on Thursday. It takes about 2.5 hours. Children will be dropped at home on our return. Please find the transport list attached. If you need any further information, please ring Mary or Nicki.
School will commence at 10.00am on Friday (after camp).
Oroua Group of Schools Swimming sports
Once again, well done to our students who competed at this event held on Friday the 2nd of March and thank you to those parents who transported and supported our students competing and to those who helped with the time-keeping and making sure the students were ready for their next race. Placings were as follows :-
Junior Girls Championship = Brooke - 2nd - 3 x 1 Medley. 2nd - Breaststroke. 2nd - Back Stroke. 3rd - Freestyle. 3rd - Butterfly width. 3rd overall!! Congratulations Brooke.
Intermediate Girls Championship = Hannah - 7th - Butterfly. 8th - 4 x 1 Medley. 10th - Freestyle. 11th - Backstroke. 13th Breaststroke.
= Charlotte - 6th - Butterfly. 9th - Backstroke. 12th - Freestyle. 12th - 4 x 1 Medley. 15th - Breaststroke.
Intermediate Boys Championship = Tom - 3rd - Butterfly. 4th - Breaststroke. 4th - Freestyle.
4th - 4 x 1 Medley. 6th - Backstroke.
= Huntah - 7th Backstroke.
Senior Boys Championship = Chevelle - 5th - Breaststroke.
Junior Swimming = Ben - 1st - Backstroke width. 1st - Freestyle width. 2nd - 3 x 1 Medley. 2nd - Dolphin Dive. 2nd= Breaststroke. 3rd - Flutterboard front.
= Tyler - 1st - Flutterboard front. 1st - Freestyle width. 1st - Dolphin Dive.
1st - Breaststroke width. 2nd - Flutterboard back.
= Alex - 2nd - Flutterboard front. 2nd= - Breaststroke. 2nd - Backstroke width. 3rd - Flutter board back.
Intermediate Swimming = 1st - Huntah - 3 x 1 Medley. 2nd - Freestyle 2 widths. 2nd - Breaststroke.
Senior Swimming = Chevelle - 1st - 3 x 1 Medley. 1st - Freestyle 2 widths. 2nd - Backstroke width.
Team Relays - 7 & 8 year olds = 3rd - Brooke, Ben, Tyler & Alex.
9 & 10 year olds = 3rd - Tom, Huntah, Hannah & Charlotte.
Sam Strahan Rippa Rugby
Well done to Stanley, Chevelle, Tom, Jack, Huntah, Hannah, Logan and Ben who have been selected to play in the Northern Oroua Sam Strahan Rippa Rugby tournament. These students practise with their team each Monday afternoon and need to be prepared with shorts and water bottles. The competition is held in the final week of term - Junior Sam Strahan = 2nd April, Senior Sam Strahan = 4th April.
Oroua Group of Schools Triathlon
Thank you to all those parents who transported students and bikes to Rangiwahia last Thursday and supported our senior room students in the Oroua Triathlon. This was a great day - our students were well prepared, competed extremely well, participated with pride and were a tribute to our school.
The placings are as follows :-
Year 4 Individual girls = 4th - Brooke.
Year 4 Individual boys = 2nd - Ben. 8th - Alex.
Year 5 Individual girls = 5th - Hannah. 8th - Charlotte. 11th - Lacey.
Year 5 Individual boys = 1st - Huntah. 3rd - Logan. 8th - Travis.
Year 6 Individual boys = 1st - Tom. 11th - Cole.
Year 7 Individual boys - 3rd - Chevelle.
Year 4 & 5 Teams = 2nd - Huntah (R), Hannah (B), Charlotte (S). 5th - Logan (R), Travis (B), Ben (S). 14th - Brooke (R), Alex (B), Lacey (S).
Year 6 & 7 Teams = 3rd - Tom (R), Chevelle (B), Cole (S).
Well done to all our students who competed on the day!!!
Thank you to Rangiwahia for hosting this great event.
Oh no!! It’s that horrible noise again. That noise means its time to run and run fast. The noise is so terrifying you could almost melt to death before you even start. As the butterflies swerve around my stomach I sprint off in a rush. 5th at the moment. Now I'm fourth! Wait, now I'm starting to remember something. Something that if I forgot, I could lose this race, maybe not even finish! Oh no! My inhaler!! I forgot to take it.
Now my throat is blocking up and its getting hard to breath. Now I can’t breathe at all. I have to stop I tell myself, but I deny it for a few more seconds. Then I can’t go any more air. A DNF is not going to look good. I head back to our car and grab my inhaler.
Next the year 8 race starts. 2 minutes into it, I decide I'm not leaving without trying my hardest. So I sprint to their race and gave it all I had, even though they were 2 minutes into it. I beat one person in the run. I jumped on the bike and did double what the year 6s did. Again I beat another kid. I leaped off the bike and lucky Tessa was there to be my manager. Feeling like jelly we raced to the pool. I did 8 laps while the Year 6s did 6 laps. I had only just managed to run to the finish line when Lauren asked me what I was doing. I explained it all to her and came eleventh. By Cole
Now my throat is blocking up and its getting hard to breath. Now I can’t breathe at all. I have to stop I tell myself, but I deny it for a few more seconds. Then I can’t go any more air. A DNF is not going to look good. I head back to our car and grab my inhaler.
Next the year 8 race starts. 2 minutes into it, I decide I'm not leaving without trying my hardest. So I sprint to their race and gave it all I had, even though they were 2 minutes into it. I beat one person in the run. I jumped on the bike and did double what the year 6s did. Again I beat another kid. I leaped off the bike and lucky Tessa was there to be my manager. Feeling like jelly we raced to the pool. I did 8 laps while the Year 6s did 6 laps. I had only just managed to run to the finish line when Lauren asked me what I was doing. I explained it all to her and came eleventh. By Cole
Lots of things were floating through my stomach at the moment. Including guilt, and lots and lots of butterfly's. My thoughts got cut off as soon as Mr Richardson came into view! Now a new person had joined the party in my stomach Mr Nervous. Mr Richardson muttered out all of the distances. I still felt sorry for not having time to manage Logan. Wheep! The sound of terror ran trough my ears.A sound that made my legs flying off without me. I had started off into a sprint. When I got to the first corner I paced out into a jog..... suddenly I knew I was going to win. By Tom
Board of Trustee Meeting
The next Board of Trustee meeting will be held next Monday the 26th of March in the staff room, starting at 7.00p.m. The agenda will be on the Blog under the Board of Trustee heading. All members of the public are most welcome to attend.
Junior Triathlon
On the 30th of March Rangiwahia students will join us. Junior students will be involved in a duathlon (running and biking) and senior students will teach Rangiwahia seniors in ICT, specifically related to wikis.
Uruiti School Visit
We look forward to students from another small rural school joining us in the last week of term. They will join us to learn about ICT and be based here for their camp.
Music Tuition at Apiti School
As part of our commitment to ensuring Apiti students are enriched and extended, Jo Beard will join our teaching team again in 2012. Senior students will have the opportunity to learn the piano, ukulele or guitar. All students will have focused music tuition. This is an extension of our music focus in 2011.
Reflecting on our Learning:-
Penhey Cup
We would like to congratulate those who participated in the Penhey Cup. Well done to Olivia Shannon, who won the cup. Our relay teams were placed 3rd and 4th!! Thanks to all of the coaches in the Oroua School who give their time to help us. - By Amber.
Vitual Learning Networks
Throughout the year you may see snippets of french or even a few facts about astronomy. Four of our students are currently joining other classes in New Zealand, through webinars, to learn.
Tennis
Students have really enjoyed this and have learnt alot. We are keen to carry this on next summer. Please let us know if you are keen to continue to develop these tennis skills.
ASSA
The next ASSA meeting will be held next Tuesday the 27th of March in the school staff room starting at 7.30pm to discuss the trail bike ride. Could 1 representative from each family please attend. - Jo Beard.
