Elm Park School Newsletter - 13th September 2013 - Term 3 - Week 7
Elm Park School Newsletter - 13th September 2013 - Term 3 - Week 7
Interschool Gymnastics Day - On the 29th of August the Elm Park year 5/6 gymnasts proudly headed off to the Howick Gymnastics Club just around the corner, to take part in the Inter-School Gymnastics Competition. All the gymnasts had been taking part in weekly practices since Term 2 where they learned the skills and routines they needed to take part in the competition. The girls had 3 routines to learn, the beam, mat and vault. The boys learnt routines on the mat, bar and vault. At school we were practising and practising until we got it the way we wanted. When we arrived at the Howick Gymnastics Club we had a quick warm up....THEN came the big competition that we had all been waiting for! To be honest, we all were a little bit nervous but we got through everything we had todo. Soon after came the very exciting part! The Handstand Competition!!! Minutes went by – our Elm Park students didn’t win... But then it was the TEACHER’S turn! We all encouraged Miss Adamson to the front and because of Miss Adamson AND us we won 2 points!! YAY!
Value Focus for next week: Responsibility
/ Tolerance
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 to Week 5 Term 3 2013.
Welcome
to Elm Park School’s newsletter for Week 7 of Term 3. We have had another
eventful week with Professional Learning Opportunities for the teachers in
Maths and Apple ipads.
Cross Country - Year 4, 5 & 6 were involved
in the Cross Country trials on Tuesday in preparation for the teams
representing the Eastern Schools Interschool Cross Country on Tuesday 17
September. Well done to all our participants. Thank you to the parents who came
to support their children. Thank you to
Mrs Howard for your organisation.
Koanga Festival – This Saturday our
students will be performing at the Koanga Festival at Macleans College at 12.15
pm for 20 minutes. We look forward to seeing the fabulous performance.
Year 5 Garage Sale – Postponed – Unfortunately
due to the lack of “goodies” to sell this Saturday’s Garage Sale has been
postponed. We will reschedule and keep
you informed.
Music Enrichment and Choir – Mrs
Taljaard is sharpening up the choir in preparation for some fabulous
performances next term, which we are really looking forward to. Mrs Taljaard is also working with a group of
children for Drumbeat. The feedback from the children is that they are very
happy and excited to be participating with this group.
Elm
Park continues to strive to be a caring, respectful, nurturing place that
empowers all learners to take action to build a sustainable environment for
people and nature.
Have
you seen our Bug Hotel on the back field?
Have
a great weekend
Kind regards
Trish Plowright
Trish Plowright
Principal
Key Events For Your Diary
Fri
20 September........ Loud Shirt Day
Fri
27 September........ End of Term 3
This Week In Review
Interschool Gymnastics Day - On the 29th of August the Elm Park year 5/6 gymnasts proudly headed off to the Howick Gymnastics Club just around the corner, to take part in the Inter-School Gymnastics Competition. All the gymnasts had been taking part in weekly practices since Term 2 where they learned the skills and routines they needed to take part in the competition. The girls had 3 routines to learn, the beam, mat and vault. The boys learnt routines on the mat, bar and vault. At school we were practising and practising until we got it the way we wanted. When we arrived at the Howick Gymnastics Club we had a quick warm up....THEN came the big competition that we had all been waiting for! To be honest, we all were a little bit nervous but we got through everything we had todo. Soon after came the very exciting part! The Handstand Competition!!! Minutes went by – our Elm Park students didn’t win... But then it was the TEACHER’S turn! We all encouraged Miss Adamson to the front and because of Miss Adamson AND us we won 2 points!! YAY!
Although we didn’t get any awards or placed in the
top 8 for the real competition, each and every one of us were very proud
and I’m pretty sure Miss Adamson and Mrs Field were too! By
Catherine Chan
Looking Ahead
Eastern Schools Koanga (Spring) Festival – Come along
for a day of Kapa Haka entertainment and kai at this years Koanga Festival
which is being hosted by Macleans College, 2 Macleans Road, Eastern Beach on
the 14th of September. Powhiri starts at 9.00am and the
entertainment continues through until 6pm. Entry by koha (donation) only.
Elm Park’s Kapa Haka group is performing on stage at 12.15pm so come along for
a family day out and support our tamariki.
5 Steps to Raising Responsible Kids – Here is a
link to a great site about raising our children to be responsible contributing
members of society. http://www.kidspot.co.nz/Tweens-to-teens/article+7399+490+5-simple-solutions-to-raising-responsible-kids.htm
YEAR 6 NEWSPAPER
COLLECTION – The year 6 teachers urgently need newspapers for
an end of term activity. They would be very grateful for any that can be
brought in, whether local papers or The Herald. They can be dropped off at
reception or to one of the year 6 classrooms. Thanks for your support. Year 6
team.
SCHOOL
CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
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Y4 Boys
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Y5 Boys
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Y6 Boys
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1st
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Thaisoni Onesi
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Jackson Webster
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Kheva Potatau
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2nd
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Kowyn Baddeley
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Jordan Hohneck
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Jayden Ruhi
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3rd
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Tyler Myburg
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Nicholas Putman
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Caleb DeCleene
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Y4 Girls
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Y5 Girls
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Y6 Girls
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1st
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Sydney Sellar
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Sophia Boysen
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Alley Scott
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2nd
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Sara Azimi
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Chole Biddick
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Maddison Hohneck
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3rd
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Eden Wood
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Sindy Ngo
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Ashleigh Gibbon
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Elm Park School is
now a Travelwise school! This
means we will be working with Auckland Transport on road safety and making trips
to school active, social and safe.
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