Elm Park School Newsletter - 10th May 2013 - Term 2 - Week 1
Friday
May 10th – Term 2 Week 1
Value Focus for
next week: Honesty / Independence
From The Principal
Kia ora tatou katoa, Talofa,
Malo e lelei, Bula vi naka, Kia orana Nga mihi nui ki a koutou, Namaste, Nihao,
Greetings to you all.
Welcome all our new families
to the Elm Park School community. We trust that your association with our
school will be a positive journey.
Staffing for Term 2 - Welcome back to Miss Gaea Ladley who will be teaching
in Room 10 for the rest of the year, replacing Miss Andrea Charlesworth who is
travelling overseas. Mrs Hodge has had a
set back with her arm and will be away for a few more weeks. Ms Monica Meikle
has kindly offered to step into Room 13.
Activities and Cultural payments - Just a reminder that if you pay the School
activities and cultural payments by the term as opposed to annually, then $25.00
is due for Term 2. Thank you to everyone who has already paid, we really
appreciate it.
Uniform - With the winter weather
approaching we have a smart, cosy and warm long sleeved jacket for our students
to wear. Our Uniform shop is open every
day from 8.15 am – 9.00 am then 2.30 to 3.00 pm. Sheree Houghton is our
friendly, helpful manager of the Uniform shop.
Parent Information Sessions - We are running two information sessions about e-portfolios and how to access information about your child’s school progress, on-line from a computer.
Week 3 Term 2 Thursday 23 May 2013
Session 1 - 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm School Auditorium
Session 2 - 6.30 pm - 7.30 pm School Auditorium
E-portfolios - Did
you know that you are able to view your child’s Term 1 assessment data and
evidence of work right now in the e-Portfolios? Using your own login you
are also welcome to leave comments about your child’s learning to encourage
them. Please contact the office if you have lost your parent login
details.
Week 2, Term 2, Wednesday 15 May 2013 - Rooms 16 and 20 will be
hosting a Parent Information Evening for parents of Room 16 & 20 students
in the Auditorium at 6.30 pm to discuss a new method of reporting to parents on
their student’s achievement and classroom work via Google Apps. More
information to come later.
Kind
regards
Trish Plowright
Principal
Key Events For Your Diary
Mon
6 May................ Term 2
Commences
Thur
23 May............. New Parent
Orientation
Week
in Review
Ever seen a cartoonist or an illustrator?
Ross
Kinnaird is an illustrator of books in New Zealand. One of the more well known
books he has illustrated is “Why do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?”.
He came to our school to talk to us about his career. He explained how
he created his amazing pictures and the techniques he uses to paint and draw.
He also showed us a variety of the books he has illustrated. He is quite a
comedian and enjoyed sharing stories about his life and job, which often ended
in us laughing.
Ross brought along with him
some of the materials that he uses. He explained about pencil thickness,
paintbrush types and gave us advice on using and storing them.
Just when Mrs Rist thought
that she was safe Ross drew a picture of her with the body of a chicken! Mrs B
also got captured, he drew her body stomping the ground!
Finally, he gave us chance to provide him with two animals that he could
combine to make a new one. One of the best ones was the penguin and fish, which
he named ‘Pish’! It was obvious from the
enthusiasm that thechildren loved listening and
watching Ross. It was a great opportunity to meet an illustrator, something
most of us don’t get chance to do.
Now back to my drawing board!
Ephraim
(Room 22)
Student Achievement
Lachlan McClintock received the sportsmanship award
for Year 6 Howick and Pakuranga Cricket Club. He also came 3rd place overall in
9 year boys, Junior Track and Field and 3rd place in Field from Pakuranga
Athletic Club. Well done!
Looking Ahead
To all parents and caregivers:
We are selling marshmallows to raise money for next year’s camp. It’s 60 cents
for marshmallows on a stick with chocolate and sprinkles. For only 50 cents you
can buy plain marshmallows on a stick. We will be selling for 2 weeks only on
Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Friday’s morning tea and lunch time. In the seniors
you can buy these yummy treats in the shade area. In the juniors you can buy
marshmellows on a stick by the big tree.
Thank you for helping us go to
camp, from room 25
Headstart is a pre-school programme for four year olds who may or may not be
attending Elm Park School. The purpose of this programme is to familiarise
children with the school learning environment. This programme runs during term
time on Wednesdays at 1.30 pm. This is run by Mrs Pauline Grainger. Please
contact to the office for further information.
Elm Park School - Board of Trustees Election REMINDER
Nominations are invited
for the election of 5 parent representatives to the board of trustees. A
nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all
eligible voters. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school
office. Nominations close at noon on 16 May 2013, which is 14 days before the
election date and may be accompanied by a signed candidate’s statement. The
voting roll will be open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during
normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they
come to hand, for inspection at the school. Voting closes at noon on 30 May
2013.
Signed Rachel Herriott, Returning
Officer
LAPTOPS FOR SALE - We are selling our three year old MacBook laptops.
They are three years old and in very good condition. There is some
minor wear and tear - some small marks on the lid mostly. The bases are a
rubber material which marks easily - see photo. The price is $630
including GST and you can pay by cash, bank deposit or EFT-POS. All the
laptops are in good working order when sold but the school takes no
responsibility for any repairs required later. The specifications for the
laptop are:
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OSX 10.8.3
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2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 13"
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2 GB RAM
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250GB Hard Drive
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CD/DVD Writer (SuperDrive)
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Battery (these are three years old so the charge
doesn't last long)
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Power Adapter
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Airport Extreme Card (wireless card)
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There are a number of applications installed, the key
ones being:
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• iCal
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• Address Book
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• Mail
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• iPhoto
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• iTunes
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• iMovie
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• Safari
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• iChat
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• iWork
(Keynote,
Pages, Numbers)
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• MS Office
(Word, Excel,
Powerpoint etc)
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Focus on Children
Blowing bubbles by Room 3
Room 3 have been
learning how to draw a portrait of themselves. In their pictures the
students have used pastel for the skin colours. We have added a table
tennis ball painted pink to look like they are blowing bubbles.
POSITIVE SOCIAL
INTERACTION WINNERS
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Congratulations
to the following students who were selected and acknowledged this week for
their responsible, friendly behaviour.
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Room 1
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Cheyenne Harrington
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Room 3
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Vandana Patel
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Room 4
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Brian Li
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Room 5
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Sam O’Connor
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Room 7
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Parniha Thayakaran
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Room 8
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Jessica Willats Hogan
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Room 9
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Jessica Willats Hogan
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Room 10
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Joshua De Silva
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Room 11
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Micah Guyan
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Room 12
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Riley Marshall-Stewart
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Room 13
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Jesica Pratt
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Room 14
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Cindy Liu
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Room 15
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Kowyn Baddeley
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Room 16
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Javier Tangitau
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Room 17
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Briana Hayes
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Room 18
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Aston Stonelake
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Room 19
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Nadia Wilson
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Room 20
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Hubert Lai
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Room 21
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James Hills
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Room 22
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Chloe Burgess
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Room 23
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Nicholas Putman
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Room 24
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Phoebe Sirett
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Room 25
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Hank Huang
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Room 29
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Kiri Kerswell
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Room 30
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Phoenix Kaukau-Kara
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PERSONAL PRESENTATION
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The following students
were voted as the overall week’s winner in their year level for the most
neatly presented in their uniform.
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Year 1:
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Jason
Lu
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Year 2:
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Phoenix Adams
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Year 3:
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Ty Potatau
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Year 4:
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Jayden
Walker
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Year 5:
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Saara Khan
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Year 6:
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Jamie
Ma
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Lunchtime dance classes for Term 2 start 9th,10th May 1.10 pm for 9 weeks
$50 bookings contact Natasha danceit@xtra.co.nz
or
021793018 Mid Year Performance Friday 6.30 pm 5th July
COMMUNITY NOTICES
NZ U13 Baseball Fundraiser Asia Pacific/Middle East World Series Little League Baseball Tournament Philippines
2013 Variety of Items 4 sale, so come
buy a bargain! BBQ food & Drinks Sunday 12 May
NB: RAIN DAY – FOLLOWING SUNDAY
19th MAY 7.30 am – midday. HP
Baseball Car Park, Lloyd Elsmore, Entrance off Cascades Road, opp Fruit’n’Veg
The Parenting Through Separation programme at
Willowbank School for parents who are in the process of separating or who
have separated. A free programme delivered by a psychologist from Triple P New
Zealand Ltd with a Family Court lawyer. Next session: May 29/ June 5 from
7 – 9pm. To register call Triple P 09 579 1794.
We would like to
Invite you to our OPEN DAY Mt
Hobson Middle School Enrolments
Year 7-10 Points of Difference: -Small School Environment -High Quality
Teaching -Learning plan for each student -Student/teacher ratio of 12:1 -Extensive
individual feedback -Excellent learning resources -Competitive fee structure -A
project based, integrated curriculum -Structured core subjects -Differentiated
day structure -Christian philosophy and values
OPEN DAY Tuesday 28th May Visit anytime between 10am-1pm Mt Hobson Middle School 131 Remuera Rd Ph 523-1241 or www.mthobson.school.nz
St
Cuthberts College Endeavor Scholarship for entry in Year 7 2014. We are currently accepting applications from
girls of Maori and / or Pacifika descent who are in year 6. Applications close on Wednesday 31 July
2013. Please contact the Elm Park School
Office for further information or email Julie.drew@stcuthberts.school.nz
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