COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

 WEEK 9 (13^th – 17^th September), Term 3, 2010.

REMINDERS

School Banking – Tuesday & Wednesday each week

Pet Day 27^th October

Rangitoto Day 21^st October – Postponement date – 28^th October – Entry forms available from the office.

Remaining Calendar Events – Room 5 Merit Assembly - Wednesday 22^nd September

                              - Settlers Day – 23^rd September

                  - BOT Meeting  - Monday 20^th September

ATTACHMENTS

Sports Reports/Outside Notices

Young Mastermind Result

Congratulations to our Mastermind Team of Mikayla Thorner, Georgia Massie and Shea Lansdown in WINNING THE SCANPOWER MASTERMIND INTERSCHOOL COMPETITION. The team were in control of the competition from the word go. In most categories they scored four out of five, eventually winning by a clear four points. Thank you to those parents, students and teachers who were able to witness the win. THIS IS A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR SCHOOL. The last time we featured in the top three was last year finishing third. We also finished third in a close contest and play off in 2006.

Settlers’ Day – Thursday 23^rd.

During the last two weeks a school-wide Social Science Unit has been in operation. An inquiry approach to learning was used with many activities designed to help seek knowledge about the Scandi wheel’s design, purpose, and usefulness to settlers.

The study will conclude on Thursday with Settlers Day activities such as;

Dressing Up in settlers - type clothing; cap, braces, boots, and jacket for boys, dress, stockings, shawl, bonnet/hat, apron, blouse, pinafore, etc for girls. Dressing up is expected to be all day.

Old Fashioned/Olden Day Games  - hoops, marbles, skittles, egg and spoon, tug-o- war, knucklebones, hopscotch, huntsman, sack race, etc. Games are expected to run from 11am – 12.30 pm

Picnic Lunch –  eg. pikelets, scones, fruit, damper, cheese, vegetables, homemade lemon drink etc. – no packaged snack foods. Research suitable types of food if necessary. A blanket or small ground cover would be useful. Several families will be joined together and a couple of individuals to form picnic groups of about 6 children. eg  A family of three needs to bring along enough food  and drink to feed their own family. They will share with another family or several individuals. The picnic lunch is expected to run from 12.30pm – 12.50pm

Scandi Wagon Rides. – This will take place providing the field is in a suitable state and we can find someone to draw the wagon along with a small tractor or similar vehicle. If you are able to assist with this could you please contact the school office as soon as possible preferably Monday. This activity is expected to run from 1.25pm onwards.

Parents are welcome to come along throughout the day from 11am onwards.

Daffodil Day

$178 was donated on Daffodil Day. Thank you for your kind donation.

Loud Shirt Day

 Children dressed up well today with many imaginative outfits depicting the meaning of loud. Well done and thank you for the donation to a very worthy cause – Supporting deaf children throughout New Zealand. I witnessed a child working in a deaf unit at Winchester School, Palmerston North on Wednesday and was amazed with what can be done nowadays to help deaf children talk and listen.

School Accounts

A big thank you to those of you who have cleared your accounts.   We have only a few left to come in and it would make our office manager’s life much easier if they were to be cleared by the end of term please.

Fun Run/House Festival Commonwealth Games

A medal ceremony was held on Monday morning and children enjoyed receiving them. The winning House overall was Odin. Well done to all participants. Thanks to School Support for providing funds to cover the pool hireage and majority of the transport costs.

Unwanted Equipment at School

This is a reminder that such items as cell phones, I-Pods, PSP’s, Nintendos are not welcome or required at school for any reason so please don’t allow them to turn up at school with children. Thank you for your co- operation in this matter.

Uniform Standard.

For the most part this term the uniform has been worn well with pride. Unfortunately it has been a struggle with some to comply. This should not have to be a problem for school to sort out as the uniform requirements are clearly stated in the Information Booklet. Please help to rectify the situation by reading the requirements and abiding by them. The school office can assist with ordering new items or the purchasing of second hand items.

I look forward to 100% compliance at the start of next term.

Kevin Zachan - Principal

Canoe Polo

On Friday the Norsewood Trolls had a game of Canoe Polo.  We lost 1 – 6.  Shane scored the first goal of the season.   I think we need to spread out more to get the ball to the other end.

Kieran Lansdown

On Friday the canoe polo Vikings played a game against Ruahine.   We lost 2 – 3.   It was close and they scored in the final second to win the game.  I really enjoyed it but it is a pity we didn’t win.

Brad McNaughten

Show Jumping

On Friday we travelled up to Flaxmere for the Pukahu Show.  I only take one pony, Salute.   On Saturday and Sunday I had two show jumping classes the 80cm and the 90cm.  I got three places, a 2^nd in a 80cm on Sunday, a 3^rd in a 90cm on Saturday and a 5^th in another 90cm on Sunday.   It was a really good weekend and I was really pleased with Salute.

Georgia Massie

Hockey

On Friday night we were going to play Huntly but unfortunately they forfeited.   We are going to play them this week though.  It will be our second to last game for the season.  We lost 11-0 last time so fingers crossed for this game.

Jack Ellingham

OUTSIDE NOTICES

Maths is Fun