Newsletter Term 3 Week 9 - Friday 17 September 2010
From The Principal
Kia ora tatou katoa, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Bula vi naka, Kia orana Nga mihi nui ki a koutou, Namaste, Nihao, He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa! Greetings to you all. Warm greetings to you all. Hopefully we will get some warm weather soon.
Our term is nearing the end rather quickly and we have had an amazing term that has been filled with a lot of interesting activities. Well done everyone for all your hard work. I have seen some fantastic art work that the children have done for the calendars this year. The children have been busy planning some enhancements to our environment as part of the Me and My Environment Inquiry unit. I am looking forward to seeing the results very soon.
Thanks to everyone who attended our Celebration of learning day last week. I am sure you would have found these days informative. We value your participation and any feedback that you would like to share. Please go to our website and make a comment if you have time.
Please spare a thought for the people in Christchurch suffering from the series of devastating earthquakes. The children are returning to school after a week of extremely worrying times. We wish them well and hope that life will return to normal as soon as possible.
We had a very disturbing incident this week after school with a child falling from a car outside our school when the car sped off without the child securely in the seat belt or the door closed. This could have been fatal, thankfully it wasn’t. Please ensure that you are really careful when driving in and around our school, as this is an extremely busy place every day.
Just a few reminders
· Principals assembly Friday 24 September 9.30 am
· New term starts 11 October 2010
· ERO visit 12 October – 14 October
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
Please return your intermediate school enrolments ASAP. Thank you.
GET ON THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS!
In an effort to ease traffic congestion and to provide a safe and environmentally friendly journey to school, we would like to establish walking school bus routes. As a trial to gauge support for this initiative we are going to begin with a walking school bus on 4 different routes bringing the students to school in the morning. The buses will operate on the following days next term;
Week 2: Tuesday 19 October
Week 4: Wednesday 3 November
Week 6: Thursday 18 November
Week 8: Friday 3 December
Maps of the designated starting points and routes and the times of departure will be distributed next term. If your child travels to school by car this is an opportunity to drop them off at a walking school bus starting point and have them enjoy a fun, safe and active way to travel to school.
PARENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR LEARNING NEEDS
Elim Christian College has established the above support group which meets in their school staffroom. This is open to all parents in the community. The next Parent Support Group meeting will be on Monday, 20 September, 7:30. The special guest speaker will be Lawrence Croggin, BSc, Dip Tchg, MA (Ed Psychology). He will address a variety of learning difficulties that hinder children’s learning progress in a school situation. Being a dyslexic learner himself, he will look at problems that he had to (and still) struggle with every day. He will give teachers and parents a better understanding of the dyslexic way of learning, and will also supply teachers and parents with a variety of strategies that can be applied when assisting students with a learning difficulty. Lawrence will also inform us about the Cell field programme and the benefits of the programme.
DANCE GROUP
Our Dance group taught by Natasha Sharp will be performing at the final Term assembly on Friday 24th September at 2.00 pm. Parents are welcome to attend. There will be dance classes for 7 weeks next term for those who wish to enrol.
AUCKLAND REGIONAL DENTAL SERVICE
Our services are provided FREE to all pre-school, primary and intermediate school children. For details of the nearest School Dental Clinic open during the holiday period please contact 0800 TALK TEETH or 0800 825 583. A list of clinics currently open is also available on our website: www.ards.co.nz
KEY EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
Frday 24 September......... Principal’s Awards Assembly 9.30am
Friday 24 September ........ Term 3 ends
Monday 11 October........... Term 4 begins
Tuesday 12 October............ ERO visit
NETBALL
We would like to congratulate the Elm Park Inter-school netball team who came 2nd in their pool. They went through with 6 wins and 2 loses. Well done! Also a big thank you to those parents what supported them during the season!
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Congratulations to Jackson Armour for the awards received at the Pakuranga Rugby Club prize giving recently. Jackson’s accolades this year included:
· Back of the Year
· Under 10 Player of the Year
· Selection for Australian tour next year
Well done Jackson. You should be very proud of yourself.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Howick Plunket 7th Annual Quiz Night - Saturday 11 September 2010, 7.30 pm start. Howick and Pakuranga Netball Hall, 451 Pakuranga Rd, Howick Tickets $20 per person; includes nibbles, supper and a complimentary drink. Come along for a great night out with fabulous spot prizes, live band and a silent auction. Tickets and information call Laura 5765399 http://www.howickplunket.org.nz/
Southmall's Got Talent - First prize is $2,000 for the performer(s) and $2,000 for the school they attend. Second prize is $1,000 for the performer(s) and $1,000 for the school they attend and third prize is $500 for the performer(s) and $500 for the school they attend. We are taking applications for performances and tallying votes up until 20 September. Voting commences the minute you get your entry in. All students have to do is send us their applications and their performance on CD, Flash Drive, or if they don't have the facilities to film themselves we can film them onsite at Southmall. Students then have to encourage friends, family everyone to visit any Southmall retailer, pick up a voting form and cast their vote for their performance in centre court. The top five entries will be voted in by the public and will perform at Southmall Shopping Centre on 1 October 2010 from 12pm. Feel free to contact Sammy onsite at Southmall on 09 267 0458. Visit www.southmall.co.nz to download an application form today.
Bubbledome - Have you ever wondered how computer games and 3D movies like Toy Story are made? Learn the latest in 3D Animation and Games Design on a Bubble Dome School Holiday workshop. Other course in Architecture, Movie Making, Science & Technology, Fashion Design, Photography at selected venues. NEW Robotics and TV courses these holidays! For students aged 6 – 16 years. Tel: 09-622-0670 or Email: infor@bubbledome.co.nz or Visit: www.bubbledome.co.nz
Vacancies for Brownies - Girls aged 7 to 9 years are encouraged to consider joining our new Brownie Unit operating out of the Glenmore Road Girl Guiding Hall, Pakuranga. We meet Wednesday night from 5.45 pm till 7.15 pm during school term time. Unlike other Brownie units in this area we have no waiting list on this unit and it starts later in the day which suits working parents. To find out more contact Judy Fowler 09 5767325 (District Co-ordinator).
Have fun at Snowplanet these September/October school holidays! - Snowplanet offers unique winter wonderland experience and only 20 minutes north of the Bridge, making for a wonderful school holiday destination. The very popular kid’s school holiday programmes come with a 2 hour ski or snowboard group lesson (beginners to advanced) each day, rental equipment, a graduation meal on the last day, a snow academy achievement booklet plus a huge amount of fun! For enquiries or bookings contact Snowplanet on 09 427 0044 extension 725 or email schools@snowplanet.co.nz. Visit Snowplanet’s website www.snowplanet.co.nz
Milan’s Shoes – Have new season winter shoes is stock now. All Elm Park School parents receive a 10% discount.
PERSONAL PRESENTATION
Congratulations to all the students who were selected this term as class winners for Personal Presentation. Students voted as the overall winner in their year level for the most neatly presented in their uniform are:
Year 1: Briana Crang-Cournane
Year 2: Colin Ng
Year 3: Braeden Robinson
Year 4: Yazan Hatem
Year 5: Shannon-Lee Howell
Year 6: Colin Lin
POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION WINNERS
This term the following students were acknowledged for their responsible, friendly behaviour.
Room 1 - Rajbir Kaur
Room 2 - Danika Jordaan
Room 3 - Conor Wilkinson
Room 4 - Hunter Court
Room 5 - Aaron Ho
Room 6 - Quintina Ioane
Room 7 - Karen Zhu
Room 9 - Jackson Webster
Room 10 - Caleb Carswell
Room 11 - Nathanael Knight
Room 12 - Charlee Webb
Room 13 - Steven Zhu
Room 14 - Joshua Spooner
Room 15 - Ben Wong
Room 16 - Awhinarose Wood
Room 17 - Leila Alai-Stowers
Room 18 - Dan Dao
Room 19 - Alex Edwards
Room 20 - Shimona Zhang
Room 21 - Taylor Paewhenua
Room 22 - Louise Ren
Room 23 - Raynah D’Silva
Room 24 - Kasanita To’Ofohe
Room 25 - Sarah To’Ofohe
Room 26 - Kian Mahomed
Room 27 - Robert Scott
Kia ora tatou katoa, Talofa, Malo e lelei, Bula vi naka, Kia orana Nga mihi nui ki a koutou, Namaste, Nihao, He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa! Greetings to you all. Warm greetings to you all. Hopefully we will get some warm weather soon.
Our term is nearing the end rather quickly and we have had an amazing term that has been filled with a lot of interesting activities. Well done everyone for all your hard work. I have seen some fantastic art work that the children have done for the calendars this year. The children have been busy planning some enhancements to our environment as part of the Me and My Environment Inquiry unit. I am looking forward to seeing the results very soon.
Thanks to everyone who attended our Celebration of learning day last week. I am sure you would have found these days informative. We value your participation and any feedback that you would like to share. Please go to our website and make a comment if you have time.
Please spare a thought for the people in Christchurch suffering from the series of devastating earthquakes. The children are returning to school after a week of extremely worrying times. We wish them well and hope that life will return to normal as soon as possible.
We had a very disturbing incident this week after school with a child falling from a car outside our school when the car sped off without the child securely in the seat belt or the door closed. This could have been fatal, thankfully it wasn’t. Please ensure that you are really careful when driving in and around our school, as this is an extremely busy place every day.
Just a few reminders
· Principals assembly Friday 24 September 9.30 am
· New term starts 11 October 2010
· ERO visit 12 October – 14 October
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ENROLMENTS
Please return your intermediate school enrolments ASAP. Thank you.
GET ON THE WALKING SCHOOL BUS!
In an effort to ease traffic congestion and to provide a safe and environmentally friendly journey to school, we would like to establish walking school bus routes. As a trial to gauge support for this initiative we are going to begin with a walking school bus on 4 different routes bringing the students to school in the morning. The buses will operate on the following days next term;
Week 2: Tuesday 19 October
Week 4: Wednesday 3 November
Week 6: Thursday 18 November
Week 8: Friday 3 December
Maps of the designated starting points and routes and the times of departure will be distributed next term. If your child travels to school by car this is an opportunity to drop them off at a walking school bus starting point and have them enjoy a fun, safe and active way to travel to school.
PARENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN WITH PARTICULAR LEARNING NEEDS
Elim Christian College has established the above support group which meets in their school staffroom. This is open to all parents in the community. The next Parent Support Group meeting will be on Monday, 20 September, 7:30. The special guest speaker will be Lawrence Croggin, BSc, Dip Tchg, MA (Ed Psychology). He will address a variety of learning difficulties that hinder children’s learning progress in a school situation. Being a dyslexic learner himself, he will look at problems that he had to (and still) struggle with every day. He will give teachers and parents a better understanding of the dyslexic way of learning, and will also supply teachers and parents with a variety of strategies that can be applied when assisting students with a learning difficulty. Lawrence will also inform us about the Cell field programme and the benefits of the programme.
DANCE GROUP
Our Dance group taught by Natasha Sharp will be performing at the final Term assembly on Friday 24th September at 2.00 pm. Parents are welcome to attend. There will be dance classes for 7 weeks next term for those who wish to enrol.
AUCKLAND REGIONAL DENTAL SERVICE
Our services are provided FREE to all pre-school, primary and intermediate school children. For details of the nearest School Dental Clinic open during the holiday period please contact 0800 TALK TEETH or 0800 825 583. A list of clinics currently open is also available on our website: www.ards.co.nz
KEY EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY
Frday 24 September......... Principal’s Awards Assembly 9.30am
Friday 24 September ........ Term 3 ends
Monday 11 October........... Term 4 begins
Tuesday 12 October............ ERO visit
NETBALL
We would like to congratulate the Elm Park Inter-school netball team who came 2nd in their pool. They went through with 6 wins and 2 loses. Well done! Also a big thank you to those parents what supported them during the season!
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Congratulations to Jackson Armour for the awards received at the Pakuranga Rugby Club prize giving recently. Jackson’s accolades this year included:
· Back of the Year
· Under 10 Player of the Year
· Selection for Australian tour next year
Well done Jackson. You should be very proud of yourself.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Howick Plunket 7th Annual Quiz Night - Saturday 11 September 2010, 7.30 pm start. Howick and Pakuranga Netball Hall, 451 Pakuranga Rd, Howick Tickets $20 per person; includes nibbles, supper and a complimentary drink. Come along for a great night out with fabulous spot prizes, live band and a silent auction. Tickets and information call Laura 5765399 http://www.howickplunket.org.nz/
Southmall's Got Talent - First prize is $2,000 for the performer(s) and $2,000 for the school they attend. Second prize is $1,000 for the performer(s) and $1,000 for the school they attend and third prize is $500 for the performer(s) and $500 for the school they attend. We are taking applications for performances and tallying votes up until 20 September. Voting commences the minute you get your entry in. All students have to do is send us their applications and their performance on CD, Flash Drive, or if they don't have the facilities to film themselves we can film them onsite at Southmall. Students then have to encourage friends, family everyone to visit any Southmall retailer, pick up a voting form and cast their vote for their performance in centre court. The top five entries will be voted in by the public and will perform at Southmall Shopping Centre on 1 October 2010 from 12pm. Feel free to contact Sammy onsite at Southmall on 09 267 0458. Visit www.southmall.co.nz to download an application form today.
Bubbledome - Have you ever wondered how computer games and 3D movies like Toy Story are made? Learn the latest in 3D Animation and Games Design on a Bubble Dome School Holiday workshop. Other course in Architecture, Movie Making, Science & Technology, Fashion Design, Photography at selected venues. NEW Robotics and TV courses these holidays! For students aged 6 – 16 years. Tel: 09-622-0670 or Email: infor@bubbledome.co.nz or Visit: www.bubbledome.co.nz
Vacancies for Brownies - Girls aged 7 to 9 years are encouraged to consider joining our new Brownie Unit operating out of the Glenmore Road Girl Guiding Hall, Pakuranga. We meet Wednesday night from 5.45 pm till 7.15 pm during school term time. Unlike other Brownie units in this area we have no waiting list on this unit and it starts later in the day which suits working parents. To find out more contact Judy Fowler 09 5767325 (District Co-ordinator).
Have fun at Snowplanet these September/October school holidays! - Snowplanet offers unique winter wonderland experience and only 20 minutes north of the Bridge, making for a wonderful school holiday destination. The very popular kid’s school holiday programmes come with a 2 hour ski or snowboard group lesson (beginners to advanced) each day, rental equipment, a graduation meal on the last day, a snow academy achievement booklet plus a huge amount of fun! For enquiries or bookings contact Snowplanet on 09 427 0044 extension 725 or email schools@snowplanet.co.nz. Visit Snowplanet’s website www.snowplanet.co.nz
Milan’s Shoes – Have new season winter shoes is stock now. All Elm Park School parents receive a 10% discount.
PERSONAL PRESENTATION
Congratulations to all the students who were selected this term as class winners for Personal Presentation. Students voted as the overall winner in their year level for the most neatly presented in their uniform are:
Year 1: Briana Crang-Cournane
Year 2: Colin Ng
Year 3: Braeden Robinson
Year 4: Yazan Hatem
Year 5: Shannon-Lee Howell
Year 6: Colin Lin
POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION WINNERS
This term the following students were acknowledged for their responsible, friendly behaviour.
Room 1 - Rajbir Kaur
Room 2 - Danika Jordaan
Room 3 - Conor Wilkinson
Room 4 - Hunter Court
Room 5 - Aaron Ho
Room 6 - Quintina Ioane
Room 7 - Karen Zhu
Room 9 - Jackson Webster
Room 10 - Caleb Carswell
Room 11 - Nathanael Knight
Room 12 - Charlee Webb
Room 13 - Steven Zhu
Room 14 - Joshua Spooner
Room 15 - Ben Wong
Room 16 - Awhinarose Wood
Room 17 - Leila Alai-Stowers
Room 18 - Dan Dao
Room 19 - Alex Edwards
Room 20 - Shimona Zhang
Room 21 - Taylor Paewhenua
Room 22 - Louise Ren
Room 23 - Raynah D’Silva
Room 24 - Kasanita To’Ofohe
Room 25 - Sarah To’Ofohe
Room 26 - Kian Mahomed
Room 27 - Robert Scott
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