Elm Park School Newsletter - Term 1 - Week 9 - 30th March 2012
Friday 30th March
2012 – Term 1 Week 9
Value Focus for next week: Trust
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.
It is hard to believe that we
have one more week in Term 1 left. All the classes have been working really
hard throughout the term and Learning Journals are being activated with
evidence of the children’s achievements on their learning journey to date.
CAMP 2012 - This week our
Year 6 students have experienced three fantastic days at Sir Peter Blake Camp
Merc at Long Bay on the North Shore. The weather was perfect and the students,
teachers and parents have had a wonderful time. The activities are designed to
build self-confidence and team building. Even the staff had a go at some of the
more challenging activities. I was very impressed with the behaviour of the
students and the support for each other when I visited the Camp on Tuesday.
Thank
you to all the parents who gave up their valuable time to support the school by
going to the camp to help out in so many ways. We appreciate your participation
and support of our school’s activities in such a positive way. “Thank you” to
Mrs Houghton for your catering expertise.
2013 - We
will begin our fundraising for our 2013 Camp very soon. The fundraising is so
that we can keep the costs down so that all our students have an opportunity to
attend.
ACTIVITY COSTS - A friendly reminder for those parents and caregivers
who have not yet paid the activity fees this term. Although the classes may not
have been on any outside trips there has been a number of activities and
resources that we have already participated in or used and we would gratefully
appreciate your payment as soon as possible ($100).
ROAD RULES - I hope you are all coping with the new (old) road rule
changes. Some people are clearly still finding it challenging especially when
they are caught driving on the wrong side of the road outside our school gates.
Please be aware that the Police will have a presence outside school at any
stage and will be apprehending any breaches of road sense.
Enjoy your Easter Holidays.
Trish Plowright
Principal
Key
Events For Your Diary
Wed 4 Apr.......... Principal’s Awards Assembly
Thur 5 Apr.......... Term 1 ends
Fri 6 Apr............. Good Friday
Mon 23 Apr......... ANZAC Poppies on sale at school
Wed 25 Apr........ ANZAC Day – SCHOOL CLOSED
Wed
9 May.......... New Parents Orientation Forum
Fri 1 June............ Principal’s Afternoon Tea
Mon 4 June......... Queens
Birthday – SCHOOL CLOSED
Mon 11 June....... Photolife
Wed 20 June...... Student Led Conference Y1-3
Thur 21 June...... Student Led Conference Y4-6
Thur 28 June...... Principals Award Assembly
Looking
Ahead
FOR SALE - WORM TEA - The “Up n Go” tonic for the
plant world. Only $2.00 for a 2 litre
bottle - this makes 20 litres of 100% pure, organic fertiliser that will
improve the growing rate of any tree or plant.
Order at the office or look out for gate sales.
ROAD PATROL - We are still looking for help
supervising the road crossing on Gossamer Drive before and after school.
If you could spare some time to help keep our children safe it would be
fantastic! Please see the office or Mrs Holdom in Room 26. Thank you!
YEAR 6 WRITER'S
WORKSHOP - Some
Year 6 students had an opportunity to work with children's author Jill Marshall
at a Writer's Workshop held at Pakuranga Library on Monday 19
March. Jill is famous for her Jane Blonde and Doghead series of
books and we enjoyed hearing how she comes up with the ideas for her
stories. Perhaps the most valuable part of the workshop was the
writing tips she shared with us such as always start with deciding on the
ending as it makes writing the middle part much easier!
This
Week in Review
LUNCH ROOM - We now have in stock a SPECIAL Vegetarian
Pizza $3 or $6 in a combo.
CAMP 2012 – A HELPERS
PERSPECTIVE - Early
morning, beautiful sunshine, lots of luggage, parents, teachers, students,
excited chatter!!!
All packed onto the buses, goodbyes said and
off to Camp MERC we go.
Three days away together at camp, “no school
work” they say! But some amazing life experiences to be had.
After the excitement of finding a bed in the
dorms, it all started with team building games, figuring out how effectively we
could work within our teams. Then over
the next three days it was time to experience abseiling, archery, climbing,
Canadian canoes, dingy games, stack em high and surfing. All exciting opportunities, that many of us have
never experienced before. Some easier
than others, some taking a lot of perseverance, others needing us to break
through some fears – but an amazing achievement when we had completed them.
All in all an amazing three days together,
enjoying each others company, great weather, great food, amazing fun
instructors and awesome outdoor activities.
“From the east to the west, year 6’s are the
best!!”
Thanks Elm Park School and
Camp MERC.
Focus on Children
Room 17 have been learning that adjectives describe
nouns. Adjectives make our writing more exciting for people to read.
We used our senses to describe popcorn. We got to eat it too!
My Tasty Popcorn
Popcorn looks cloudy.
Popcorn sounds crunchy.
Popcorn feels fluffy.
Popcorn smells sweet.
Popcorn tastes buttery. By Alliah
Yummy Popcorn
Popcorn looks twisty.
Popcorn sounds
crunchy.
Popcorn feels rough.
Popcorn smells
delicious.
Popcorn tastes sweet.
By Briahna
My Popcorn
Popcorn looks white.
Popcorn sounds
crackly.
Popcorn feels bumpy.
Popcorn smells good.
Popcorn tastes
delicious. By
Georgia
A fun time was had by all the Year 3
students and teachers at their swimming sports day on Friday 23rd. Thanks
to the parents for coming and supporting us all.
POSITIVE SOCIAL
INTERACTION WINNERS
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Congratulations to the
following students who were selected and acknowledged this TERM for their
responsible, friendly behaviour.
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Room 2
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Tylae Bates
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Room 7
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Reuben Ambler
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Room 8
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Kieran John-Franke
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Room 9
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Hudson Aish
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Room 10
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Abimbola Dawodu
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Room 11
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Mihi Ruka
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Room 12
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Yachna Patel
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Room 13
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Sindy Ngo
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Room 14
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Rebecca Washington
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Room 15
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Aleah Letfus
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Room 16
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Ethan Tizzard
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Room 17
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Briahna Tupou
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Room 18
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Divya Ram
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Room 19
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Shardul Kamat
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Room 20
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Serena
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Room 21
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Conner
Hiley
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Room 22
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Emily Morrison
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Room 23
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Jayden Ruhe
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Room 24
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Faheemah Nazif
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Room 25
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Belal Hatem
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Room 26
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Schapelle Nimot
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Room 28
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Shine Lopez
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Room 29
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Willem Hewitson-Townley
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Room 30
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Alice Qin
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PERSONAL PRESENTATION
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The following students were voted as the overall
winner in their year level for the most neatly presented in their uniform.
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Year 1:
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Charlotte
McClintock
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Year 2:
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Kalin Howard
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Year 3:
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George Cui
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Year 4:
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Emma
Perry
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Year 5:
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Tyler Wetherill
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Year 6:
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Tyrell
Kanny
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COMMUNITY NOTICES
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT PARADICE Learn to Ice Skate or Play Ice Hockey - Learn new skating
skills. Enjoy the fun games & activities during the Public Session. Classes
for Beginner to Advanced skaters from 6 years + HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
9am-12noon - 1 hour Instruction & 2 hour Supervised Public Session Week
1: Ice Skating ~ Tues 10 April – Fri 13 April = 4 mornings ($82.99) Week
2: Ice Skating or Ice Hockey ~ Mon 16 April – Fri 20 April = 5 mornings
($99.99) All Fees include Admission, Equipment Hire and Tuition, for more info
or to enrol contact Paradice. ENROLMENTS now open for Term 2 CLASSES
starting from 24th April 4pm on Tues & Weds Sat 9am & Sun
10.45am + Hockey School Monday 5pm Classes also available for Adults! Tues,
Fri 10am & Weds 7pm 490 Ti Rakau Drive, Botany; Ph: 273 2999 botany@paradice.co.nz www.paradice.co.nz
FRIDAY LATIN DANCE CLASSES - May 4th 2012 - 8 lunchtime
lessons. 40 minutes long. Spaces are limited. Years 1 –6. $52 for 8 lessons
THURSDAY ZUMBATOMIC CLASS - May 3rd 2012 - 8 lunchtime
lessons. 40 minutes long. Spaces are limited. Years 1-6. $52 for 8 lessons
Please book via email/internet payments must be received before 2nd
May. Bank acc:031508 0601741 00 Natasha Sharp 021 793018 danceit@xtra.co.nz
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
RIDING PROGRAMMES Learners & Experts welcome. Safe experienced
horses provided. Full and Half Days available. Learn to Ride and Care for a
Pony. Phone Courtenay 021 505 220 Kingslea Park Riding School Info@Kingsleaparkstud.co.nz
CORNWALL PARK
DISTRICT SCHOOL FAIR – Sunday 1st April 10am-2pm. Over 50 stalls
with bargains galore. International
food, coffee, auctions, band. Free entry.
EFTPOS available. Cnr Greenlane West and Wheturangi Road. Rain or Shine!
AMI AUCKLAND NETBALL CENTRE LITTLE NETZ FUN DAY - Free Little Netz Fun
Day | Monday 9th April | 10:00-12.30pm A great chance to have a “Have a Go”,
meet some new friends and have lots of fun!! Little Netz is a pre-school
2-4year yrs. netball programme designed to introduce your child to the
fundamental skills needed to participate in a wide range of sports. Little Netz
Demo Sessions times: 10:30-10:50am
11:00-11:20am 11:30-11:50am
12:00-12:20pm Easter Egg Hunt, Face painting, Demo sessions, poster
competition and a chance to win a Free
Term of Little Netz For further
information please visit our website www.aucklandnetball.co.nz
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