Welcome to week 9 of term 3, 2012
Happy Birthday to the following student, we hope you have a great day! Cole - 19th Sept!
Celebrating our Successes
Primary Teachers / Primary Principal Sabbatical Award
The Apiti School Board of Trustees congratulate Mary and Nicki on winning this award from Teachnz. For more information regarding this award, please go to Teachnz website : http://www.teachnz.govt.nz/teacher-awards/
There are only 100 principals and 50 teachers given this award annually so we are honoured to have both Mary and Nicki receive this highly sought after award. Mary and Nicki will take their sabbatical leave for 10 weeks each during term time 2013 but during different terms. There will be no cost to the school for a reliever teacher.
These awards are available to a teacher as part of their career pathway and is provided to engage in a balance of professional learning, reflection and rejuvenation. Mary and Nicki's Project Description is to investigate best practice in reading that effectively raises student engagement and achievement.
Junior Room - Reading - Derek is now on Yellow 3. Lauren - Blue 1. Sarah, Johnny and Logan on Blue 2. Ryan Blue 3. Danni Orange 2.
Maths - Derek is counting really well in 2's to 20.
Mathletics
Week 7 - top achievement - David (2480 / Bronze), Hannah (1233 / Bronze), Alex (1178 / Gold), Cole (1063 / Gold), Ben (1060 / Bronze)
Top 20 in NZ - Cole
Week 8 - top achievement - Brooke (560), Ben (380), Johnny (249), Lauren (236) - There seemed to be less participation this week!!
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| Last week we received a 'Weedbuster sign' from Horizons. This is for the work we are doing to protect our bush |
Certificates to date in 2012:
35 - Tom
26 - Hannah
25 - Huntah
20 - Cole, Travis, Charlotte, Alex
16 - Ben
15 - Brooke
13 - Tyler
What's been happening:
Whanau Group Action Projects
Sport Stars
Sports Report - Tom
Rugby - Saturday 1st Sept.
Highlanders 45 Vs Chiefs 20. Tom and Huntah scored 2 tries each!
Wairarapa 2 Vs Manawatu 6. Logan scored 1 try.
France 10 Vs Scotland 9. Johnny scored 8 tries!!! He has a good fend!
Hawkes Bay 10 Vs King Country 2. Alex, Hayley and Tyler played. Tyler scored 2 tries!
Saturday 8th Sept. Prize giving results
Huntah received the trophy for under 10's 'Best Tackler' and a certificate and medal for his teams 'Best Tackler.' Excellent result Huntah!!
Logan received a trophy for under 9's 'Best Tackler' and a certificate and medal for his teams 'Best Tackler.' Excellent result Logan!!
Ben received a medal and certificate for his teams 'Most Improved' Player. Well done Ben!
Hayley received a medal and certificate for her teams 'Most Improved' Player. Well done Hayley!
Johnny received a medal and certificate for his teams 'Player of the Year.' Well done Johnny!
Netball
Last week was Netball Prizegiving. The Fun Ferns Brooke Pratt got 'Most Consistent Player' for the season. The Future Ferns came first in their grade. They got a large trophy. Their coach Maryann Pratt was proud of the girls. - By Brooke
Hockey - By Jack
Thanks toTania and Kate for taking the time to take our Hockey Practices. We are all looking forward to playing our games this Friday (the 14th) at the Oroua Tournament.
On Friday 21/8/12 Jack and Stanley's team won 3 - 0. We played South Makirikiri school.
Expert Plantagators
Shade house and Growing unit - We are waiting for the gravel to finish the shadehouse. Also we are applying for funds for the shadecloth. - Huntah.
Waste Busters
Lunchbox options are still available. Please give order to Logan.
Bon Apiti - Stanley
Menu: Stuffed buns - these can be stuffed with a mince or vegetarian option
Price: $2.00
Thank you very much for donating all of the mince we have used this term. We really appreciate it.
If anyone has mince, cheese, frozen veges or other suitable fillings we would appreciate the donation. Your child / children will get a free lunch as a thank you.
Electives
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| The Hydro Rangers have been busy with our summer planting. We would like to thank Mr Sandford and Mrs Lowe for helping with this. |
Wednesday - Hip hop with Hannah
Thursday - Cycling with Ben / Tyler
Thursday - Ballet with Brooke
We have started doing Ballet dancing on Thursdays and any other days we can. Danni, Lauren, Sarah and I practice together in the Library. It is fun especially when we dance together. Anyone is welcome to join our classes.
Friday - Cooking
Golf - We are also practising golf - At playtime and lunchtime there will be lunchtime golf. It will be run by Logan and Stanley. At playtime there will be lessons and at lunchtime there will be a game. On Thursday there will be two games instead of lessons. - Logan
These change regularly and are student driven. Thanks to everyone who is helping out!!
We would like to thank Stephen Wood for the great lesson last Monday, we learnt alot and it was fun.
Keeping ourselves safe
Fire Safety - On Friday 7th September Fire Officer Kerry came to teach us about fires. I learned that you could die in air above 70 degrees. All your blood goes to your heart and your brain starves and you collapse!
Fire Officer Kerry told us that when something burns it is the gases inside that burst into flames. In the Olden Days there was no plastic in our homes and you had 6 minutes to escape a fire. Today, because our houses have lots of plastic in them, we have ONLY 2 minutes! Did you know that plastic is made from Oil! - Ben / Travis /David.
TVNZ Good Sorts
Hope you all managed to tune in to TV1 last night! We have lots of positive feedback, many saying how well the students spoke ... great for our school, Jock and our community.
Hayden Jones came to interview us for Good Sorts. He interviewed me up at the bush. We had a big eyed camera staring at us. He interviewed me because I was talking with Jock about the blue duck. He interviewed us and Jock about all the Pests. The bush was closed in from the wind and we were surrounded by nature. Hayden filmed Jock setting the stoat trap and Stanley putting the egg in. When we had finished Hayden filmed us walking in the bush. We had to do lots of walking back and forward, back and forward to get lots of footage to put in the news on Sunday! And to make it fun we had to sing random songs while we did that! By Cole http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/good-sorts-jock-bileski-video-5070739
Strawberry Planters
Most students have now designed their planter and planted their strawberry. These will be cared for at school. Students will be able to take them home over the holiday to ensure they get the best care possible. It may be useful to talk at home about what helps a plant thrive also. Any assistance (other than plant replacement!!), is allowed! These will be judged at Lamb and Calf Day. Please note the confirmed date for Lamb and calf Day: Thursday the 1st of November.
To look forward to:
Oroua Hockey Tournament
DATE:
Friday 14th September 2012
TIME: All teams to meet in front of the pavilion at
9:30am
VENUE:
Palmerston North Hockey Turfs, Fitzherbert Park, Manawaroa Street, Palmerston
North.We have entered a year 4-6 team and a combined year 7-8 team with Rangiwahia and Cheltenham school. All children need to ensure they have a mouth guard, shoes and shin pads (newspaper /magazines taped to your shins works well too!). We will have games throughout the day students, so please make sure you pack a water bottle and food for the whole day. Prize giving will be held at 2.30pm. Please let Nicki know if you need help with transport for your children.
Skiing
Forms were sent home last week. We would appreciate it if you could return them asap to assist with our booking. Thank you to those who have returned their forms. It is a major feat logistically but such a challenging and worthwhile learning experience!! If you have any questions, just ask Mary, Christine or visit their website http://www.mtruapehu.com/winter/Turoa/
Enrichment at Apiti
Over the last year and a half students have been exceptionally lucky to have the opportunity to learn the piano here at school. Much easier, cheaper and more time efficient than heading to town for music lessons! These will continue as an enrichment option. Other enrichment options include guitar, ukulele, tennis, golf, athletics. Some are free and others incur a fee, depending on the provider. We are very lucky to have so many people happy to provide enriching learning experiences for your children.
Digi Awards
As we all work on our entries for the digi awards, which will also be lamb and calf day indoor entries, we'd like to thank you for your support. There are many more opportunities for students to take photos and for photo essays, and sequencing from home. Your help with cameras, removable drives and photos makes it easier for us and the students. Also many of you have lots of knowledge in this area. Special thanks to Kat, Ryan's Aunty who has amazing IT skills, but has also helped the students develop their ideas and turn them into reality. It has been wonderful for all of us to have worked with her last week. Thanks Kat! Please contact the school if you have any ideas in this.
Home / School Collaboration
Many thanks to all parents who took the time to join us as we shared learning in maths and some ideas to help your children learn to there fullest by transfering learning between home and school. We have received some great feedback and are always open to getting together with you following our collaboration meeting to discuss learning pathways more specific to your children. Please just make a time with Mary or Nicki.
Our next meeting will be on Monday the 24th of September. As this will include a section sharing our health / PE programme (including Puberty Education for our most senior students this has usually been offered to year 5-8 students, and is on the discretion of parents), it will be an evening meeting. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided as it will be a great chance to get together before the end of term.
6.30 - Consultation on health including puberty with Aevryl Jestin, from Family Planning.
7.30 - Get together to discuss other matters. Maths and Literacy have been covered but all other areas of school and the curriculum or any other concerns . Please tell Mary or Ben of any matters you would like discussed at the meeting eg ASSA funding, Education Outside the Classroom, Computers, or any other issues.
It there are any areas, related to our third target of Home School Collaboration that you would like included in this meeting, please email or talk to Mary or Nicki.
Thank You
We would like to thank Vaughan for coming down to school recently to help Richard locate the tennis court sumps. Vaughan's help was very much appreciated.
Junior Room Stories
I have a new lamb. It has black in its head and its legs. Its a boy. It has a coat, it is purple. My sister has a lamb, its coat is pink. It's my lambs birthday. Billy Bunter is my lamb because it bunts me. - By Lauren.
I went to Dereks house and I was playing a game, it was a shooting game. When we went home, my lamb wanted her milk. When I let her off her lead, she chased me. - By Danni.
In the weekend, I went to Johnny's house to watch the All Black's v's Argentina. At Johnny's, Johnny's lamb got lost, so Johnny and I looked for it and we found it.
At our rugby we got in the finals, but we didn't win and we won against the best team, but Tyler and I had to go on their team, it was 1 to 2 to my team. I got free sausages and a drink.
- By Alex.
Alena bumped me and I went back to the fence. When we opened the door, Alena bumped me back and I landed on my bottom. Alena is my calf. - By Derek.
It was rugby and we won most of our games. Wanganui had only five people in their team. Our team got into the finals and we lost. After the rugby, we had to line up and get a ticket to get a sausage and a chocolate or a strawberry drink. I had the best rugby season ever, because my Dad was the coach. - By Hayley.
Welcome to the brand new addition to the Vickers family - an 8lb 6oz baby boy.
'The message we want to give to all students, "you are important, you can succeed, and we will not give up on you"'. T Patterson ASCD
