Newsletter Term 3 Week 7 Friday 16 September 2011
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.
We have had another busy 2 weeks and it is hard to believe that we are already so close to the end of the term. The Rugby World Cup fever has hit us at last with the PTA mufti day on Friday. The children and teachers had a wonderful afternoon working together in teams across the school on a variety of activities. Thanks to everyone for participating. There was an abundance of black shirts!
The Art shows have finished, now we are onto the Speech finals and the Talent Quest. Elm Park School has hosted the Zone Finals in the Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Congratulations to all the participants and well done to the winners.
The Talent Quest is to be held in the Auditorium on the 22 September at 7.00 pm and it is looking very exciting with all the talented children that we have at Elm Park School performing. The proceeds will go towards the 2012 Y6 Camp which will be in Term 1.
The teachers are busy assessing the children in reading, writing and mathematics at the moment. The updated data will be on the e-portfolios by the end of Term 3 or early Term 4. We are seeing evidence that many of the children across the school have made huge improvement in their results.
Have a great weekend, everyone enjoy the rugby.
Trish Plowright
PRINCIPAL
Looking Ahead
PARKING – As you are aware, we have been advised by the Police to close the road alongside the school office, for the safety of your children. The gates will be closed from 8.30 – 9.15 am and 2.30 - 3.15 pm. If you find yourself locked in at any stage, you will need to wait for the gates to be unlocked at the due time. Thank you all for your cooperation so far. We are also experiencing parents dropping their children off in the access way in front of the boom gate and in people’s driveways. This is causing traffic jams. As this is dangerous, please drop your children along Gossamer Drive, being sure to be legally stopped (not on a yellow line) at all times. Because of the problems we are having, the Community Constable and other police officers will be popping in regularly to check our drivers habits – let’s give them a pleasant surprise!
SUNBLOCK - Once again we are able to offer you quality sunblock at competitive prices. The roll-on product is a great idea for your child’s bag at school. Children will bring home an order form and if you would like any of the products please fill in and return your form and money to the school office by Wednesday 21 September.
Sunblock Tube (100 gr) $6.00
Roll-On (50 Gr) $5.00
After Sun Gel (100 gr) $6.00
HOST FAMILIES WANTED! - Are you and your family interested in hosting a Japanese Student?
We have groups of high school students aged 17-18 years old (both girls and boys) who will be going to a language school in Newmarket. They need fun, caring families who will make them part of the family. There will be about 35 students, and one student will be placed with one family. The homestay payment will be $230 per week. If you are interested or want more details, please call Noriko (Homestay Co-ordinator, OKC New Zealand)) on 5299 555 or text 021-1354-151 or e-mail: noriko@okcnz.com OKCNew Zealand Ltd. (http://www.okcnz.com).
Key Events For Your Diary
Wed 21 Sept....... PTA Meeting 7 pm Staffroom
Thur 22 Sept....... Talent Quest 7pm
Fri 30 Sept.......... Y5 & Y6 Disco
Fri 7 Oct.............. Term 3 ends
Mon 24 Oct......... LABOUR DAY
Tue 25 Oct......... Term 4 begins
This Week in Review
NEW STUDENTS – We welcome the following new students and their families to Elm Park School: Reuben Ambler, Meilaniah Kelsall, Ricky Wen, Shereen Liebenberg, Bettina Labnotin, Xuanyu Chen, Nikita Milne, Shayaan Syed, Armanirose Tumataiki-Nikora, Nadene Liebenberg, Benedict Labnotin
RIPPA RUGBY - Hi my name is Alyssa - and I am L.A. On Wednesday some year 4,5 and 6 students went to a Rippa Rugby tournament. We split into two teams, team A and team B. Team A played their first match against Royal Oak where we tied with them, the score was 3-3. The second game we played we tied 4-4 against Elim. Next game we had a great win against Howick 6-1, we also tied with Victoria Avenue. A victory for us against Tamaki Est 2-5, with that great win we got into the semi finals. All of us were cheering and we were happy. We versed Tamaki East team A, we had to verse Botany Downs and they won the game so they came 3rd and we came 4th. We were happy. We would like to say a special thanks to Mrs Howard and Mr Fitz. All the students had a great time, we were honoured to participate in such an awesome sport and also thank you for all the kids that came to the tournament and all the parents.
Student Achievement
Laura Thwaites represented the Howick Judo Club at the North Island Judo Championships in Wellington on 4 September 2011, she won the Gold medal in the Junior Girls +36kg category and a bronze medal in the Junior Girls Open category. Well done!
| 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 | Adam Wade | |
| Room 3 | Kieran John Francke | |
| Room 4 | Dennis Tam | |
| Room 8 | Silva He | |
| Room 9 | Mauriora Koroa | |
| Room 10 | Nate Wetherill | |
| Room 11 | Tanzee Guo | |
| Room 12 | Andrew Thomas | |
| Room 13 | Madison Ward | |
| Room 14 | Fernando Calderon | |
| Room 15 | Alia Sulaman | |
| Room 16 | Anna Santos | |
| Room 17 | Nicholas Putman | |
| Room 18 | Denzel Stryker | |
| Room 19 | Sairaj Kuvelkar | |
| Room 20 | James Vadivelu | |
| Room 21 | Jack Smith | |
| Room 22 | Brittany Allen Charteris | |
| Room 23 | Rhea Ram | |
| Room 24 | Anton Mahoney | |
| Room 25 | Rafael Dio | |
| Room 26 | Anahira Knight | |
| Room 27 | Jordan Freeman | |
| Room 28 | Sydney Munro | |
| Room 29 | Kayla Hallows | |
| Room 30 | Ekin Liu | |
| PERSONAL PRESENTATION | ||
| The following students were voted as the overall winner in their year level for the most neatly presented in their uniform. | ||
| Year 1: | Riko Ellison | |
| Year 2: | Isabella Garibovic | |
| Year 3: | Saaraa Khan | |
| Year 4: | Clifford Tam | |
| Year 5: | Lavita Bokhoory | |
| Year 6: | Grace Samways | |
Farm Cove Intermediate School - Out of Zone Enrolment Priorities
IMPORTANT NOTICE
(d) fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
If you attended FCI and would like your child to be considered for enrolment under this priority please write or email the school:
Farm Cove Intermediate School, 14-16 Butley Drive, Pakuranga 2012
Email: enquiries@farmcove.school.nz (www.farmcove.school.nz)
Please refer to our website for a full list of the out of zone enrolment priorities .
COMMUNITY NOTICES
FREE PARENTING THROUGH SEPARATION COURSE - The Parenting Through Separation programme is now running at Willowbank School (Howick) for all parents who are in the process of separating or considering separation. It is a free course delivered by Triple P New Zealand, working with a Family Court lawyer. The next course is (7 – 9pm) September 27 and October 4. To register call Triple P New Zealand 09 579 1794.
HOST FAMILIES WANTED! - Are you and your family interested in hosting a Japanese Student? We have groups of high school students aged 17-18 years old (both girls and boys) who will be going to a language school in New Market. They need fun, caring families who will make them part of the family. There will be about 35 students, and one student will be placed with one family. The homestay payment will be $230 per week. If you are interested or want more details, please call Noriko (Homestay Co-ordinator) on 5299 555 or text 021-1354-151 or e-mail: noriko@okcnz.com OKCNew Zealand Ltd. (http://www.okcnz.com).
Kelly sports October School Holiday Program - Kelly Sports is running a Multisport Madness School Holiday program for Primary and intermediate-aged children starting Monday 10th October morning, afternoon and full-day day sessions available. The program features Hip Hop dancing lessons, World Cup Rugby, Paradise Ice Skating, International Soccer and all the sporting fun with Kelly Sports – to download a registration form go to www.kellysports.co.nz or call Pat 0228821164
Kelly Sports - Term 4 - Touch Competition - Kelly sports is running a Junior touch competition in Term 4 on a Wednesday night - team entries or individual entries taken - all school teams welcome to enter - for more information go to www.kellysports.co.nz or pat@kellysports.co.nz
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