Elm Park School Newsletter Term 2 - Week 5 - 25th May 2012
Friday 25th May –
Term 2 Week 5
Value Focus for next week: Quality / Respect
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.
We are well into Autumn and we are certainly
surrounded by the leaves that are falling from the trees. Poor Mr Armstrong is
busy cleaning up all the leaves everywhere, but at least the sun is shining.
This is a breakdown of the School achievement data
for the past 2 years. As you can see for yourself we are doing extremely well
overall.
READING
Elm Park School Reporting Against NAG 2A in
Reading 2010/2011
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||||||||||
Year
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Total
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Well below
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Below
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At
|
Above
|
|||||
All students
|
2011
|
552
|
20
|
4%
|
100
|
18%
|
171
|
31%
|
261
|
47%
|
2010
|
532
|
56
|
11%
|
131
|
25%
|
145
|
27%
|
200
|
38%
|
|
Males
|
2011
|
309
|
12
|
4%
|
63
|
20%
|
105
|
42%
|
129
|
42%
|
2010
|
299
|
50
|
17%
|
69
|
23%
|
74
|
25%
|
106
|
35%
|
|
Females
|
2011
|
244
|
9
|
4%
|
35
|
14%
|
69
|
28%
|
132
|
54%
|
2010
|
233
|
21
|
9%
|
47
|
20%
|
71
|
30%
|
94
|
40%
|
|
Maori
|
2011
|
90
|
10
|
11%
|
11
|
12%
|
31
|
34%
|
38
|
42%
|
2010
|
85
|
24
|
28%
|
14
|
16%
|
22
|
25%
|
28
|
32%
|
|
Pasifika
|
2011
|
57
|
8
|
14%
|
8
|
14%
|
14
|
25%
|
27
|
47%
|
2010
|
48
|
14
|
29%
|
8
|
17%
|
16
|
33%
|
10
|
21%
|
|
MATHS
Elm Park School Reporting Against NAG 2A in
Numeracy
2011/2010
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||||||||||
Year
|
Total
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Well below
|
Below
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At
|
Above
|
|||||
All students
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2011
|
550
|
4
|
0.73%
|
54
|
10%
|
411
|
75%
|
81
|
15%
|
2010
|
530
|
4
|
0.75%
|
54
|
10%
|
391
|
74%
|
83
|
16%
|
|
Males
|
2011
|
308
|
5
|
2%
|
28
|
9%
|
217
|
70%
|
58
|
19%
|
2010
|
297
|
4
|
1%
|
26
|
9%
|
216
|
73%
|
51
|
17%
|
|
Females
|
2011
|
242
|
2
|
0.83%
|
10
|
4%
|
194
|
80%
|
23
|
10%
|
2010
|
233
|
0
|
0.00%
|
26
|
11%
|
175
|
75%
|
32
|
14%
|
|
Maori
|
2011
|
89
|
0
|
0%
|
13
|
15%
|
70
|
79%
|
6
|
7%
|
2010
|
87
|
2
|
2%
|
15
|
17%
|
66
|
76%
|
4
|
5%
|
|
Pasifika
|
2011
|
56
|
4
|
7%
|
5
|
9%
|
44
|
79%
|
3
|
5%
|
2010
|
48
|
4
|
8%
|
2
|
4%
|
40
|
83%
|
2
|
4%
|
|
You would have been aware that the new Minister of
Education, Hekia Parata, has announced the Government’s new changes to
education. These changes will have an impact on your child’s education if they
take place. Class sizes will increase and the extra staffing and support will
no doubt be eroded. Children who require extra help will invariably miss out on
the help. This could also mean that Junior classes will have 4-5 additional
students in them. This will impact on teacher’s time spent with each child and
in turn their learning. Check out this
website: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/speech-notes-raising-achievement-all-budget-2012.
The Minister has invited comments and feedback and
this can be sent to her at hekia.parata2@parliament.govt.nz.
We would also like to encourage you to write a letter
to the New Zealand Herald. This can be done online, but it is a good idea
to write your letter in a Word document first so that you can easily check that
it is 200 words or less. If your letter is too long it will be rejected
for publication or severely edited.
We also encourage you to write to your local Member of Parliament christianname.surname@parliament.govt.nz
Trish Plowright
Principal
THE
ADVENTURE FARM CAMP SPECIALISTS - www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz JULY 2012 SCHOOL HOLIDAY ADVENTURE CAMPS
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th July, 8 – 14 year olds
Monday 9th – Friday 13th July, 8 – 14 year olds 5 days, 4
nights $380 Here at Lakewood Lodge, we offer a safe, caring, family atmosphere
with an opportunity to experience farm life and make new friends. We have great country cooking, 1 Horse trek
& grooming **, Kayaking, Archery, 11 Metre Climbing Wall, 130m Twin Flying Foxes, Low Ropes course,
Frisbee Golf, waterslide, disco, a concert, Spotlight, Burma Trail, pool &
table tennis competitions, BBQs, Volleyball, games, Firepit with toasted
marshmallows, pet animal interaction & excellent supervision. Pick up from Auckland if wanted, Monday at
8.45am in our bus EXTRA
$40. Phone us now with your registration - 07-826-3344 Or book on through
our website www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz **Specialist Horse Camp running at the same time.
OSCAR Approved. If you would like to be on our mailing list please email Jeff – jeff@lakewoodlodge.co.nz
Key
Events For Your Diary
Fri 1 June......... Principal’s Afternoon Tea
Mon 4 June....... Queens
Birthday – SCHOOL CLOSED
Fri 8 June......... Whole
School Assembly –
Choc Prizes
Presentation
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
Fri 29 June....... Term 2 ends
Mon 16 July...... Term 3 commences
Looking
Ahead
SOCCER - Parents interested in helping with the
soccer team can do so by refereeing the game in Week 9. Please contact Nick Fitzgerald at school or nick@elmpark.school.nz
WINTER SPORTS – These have started with
the Netball, Soccer and Rugby teams involved in regular inter-school games. The
Hockey team has started training for their Field Day in Week 8, and the Gymnastics
team are training for their competition next term. Please remind your children
to bring the required gear to train for these teams. Weekly practices are
listed below:
Monday:
Soccer,
Hockey and Gymnastics
Tuesday:
Rugby and Netball
Wednesday:
Gymnastics
Thursday:
Rugby, Netball, Soccer and Hockey
HOME STAY PARENT NEEDED - Earn $1380 in three
weeks!!! Homestay Parents required. If English is your home
language and you are able to host two Korean boys or girls for 3
weeks in August please contact Katherine on 577 0196.
This Week
in Review
CHOCOLATES - Thank you so much for all your support with the chocolate fundraising. We will be presenting prizes at the whole
school assembly on 8 June at 2pm.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS - Thank you to the families that
supported the Entertainment book fundraiser - you can still purchase Entertainment
books for yourself and / or your family and friends.
TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTHBRUSHES - Year 5 will be bringing home a toothpaste and toothbrush fundraiser. The children get to keep the profit.
TE TUHI - Elm Park students in Years 4-6 have been involved in a wonderful
learning opportunity by working with the amazing sculptor Gregor Kregar. Gregor
is a Slovenian artist who now lives in New Zealand. He is famous all over the
world for his architectural sculptures. Gregor inspired Elm Park students to
design and construct Dream Houses. We worked with Gregor's pre-cut cardboard
triangles to make some incredible structures. In fact, Gregor and the Staff at
Te Tuhi Gallery quickly saw that the structures were so strong they could be
exhibited in the small gallery off the foyer. We felt really privileged to have
our structures displayed there. They hang off the wall and ... the ceiling!
Strange but true. Go down to the Te Tuhi Gallery to check out how Gregor has
transformed the Te Tuhi entry space. The amazing structure has been made with 5
truck-loads of demolition timber. “It is so strong it would be the safest place
to be if there was an earthquake” said some engineers. We are really proud of our contribution!
Focus on Children
Room 30 have been learning to use descriptions in our
writing. Can you guess what the things are that we are describing?
This thing is heavy and it looks like a person’s head. It has a mouth, a
nose and eyes. This thing is brown. You can put it on your face and people can
be scared.
Eric
When you touch this thing it feels smooth.
It has stripes at the bottom all different colours. It has a golden curled up
tail. It has a lot of black at the top and a golden face and two red stripes.
When you put this in the dark it looks spooky. It is made of wood and it looks
like it is made in Egypt. It is also painted. Can you guess what it is?
Oliver
This thing is crinkly and it has swirls. It
might make your eyes go dizzy. When you flap it in your face it blows wind on
you. The colours are yellow, blue and red. If you look carefully it has
camouflaged patterns on it. Can you guess what it is?
Molly
When you touch it it feels silky and precious. It has black wavey whiskers.
It has a golden tail shaped like a snail shell. Can you guess what it is?
Kayla
When you touch it it makes you feel dizzy and fuzzy. It has swirly,
shining, colourful and even pretty colours. It goes quickly if you spin it. It
has beautiful patterns on the middle. It is gold. It has a fierce face like a
taniwha. Can you guess what it is?
Alice
This thing is crinkly. When you look at it
your eyes feel dizzy. It is 3 colors. If you look carefully you can see the
patterns. It has 2 sharp corners and it is smooth. It gives cool air. You can
hear woosh woosh! If you move it forward, the patterns are dark. If you move it
back, the patterns are light. Can you guess what it is?
Khushnaz
| POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION WINNERS | |
Congratulations to the
following students who were selected and acknowledged this week for their
responsible, friendly behaviour.
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Room 2
|
Rafay Hayat
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Room 5
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Isla Pegg
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Room 7
|
Kirralee Weerasinghe
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Room 8
|
Poppy Wiltsher
|
Room 9
|
Armanirose Tumataiki-Nikora
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Room 10
|
Quintina Ioane
|
Room 11
|
Bianca Labnotin
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Room 12
|
Dilan Jayasuriya
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Room 13
|
Liam Kernot
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Room 14
|
Kaya Nair-Ncube
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Room 15
|
Jayda Pawhau
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Room 16
|
Ethan Tizzard
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Room 17
|
Sara Azimi
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Room 18
|
Jethro Mapusua
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Room 19
|
Finley Crang-Cournane
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Room 20
|
Nancy Guo
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Room 21
|
Kabeer Nazif
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Room 22
|
Quentin Stephens
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Room 23
|
Nadia Wilson
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Room 24
|
Annalise Worsfold
|
Room 25
|
Kelly Zhu
|
Room 26
|
Brianna Moor
|
Room 27
|
Layla Whiteside
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Room 28
|
Caleb Conrad
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Room 29
|
Eliani Hukui
|
Room 30
|
Sage Nolan
|
PERSONAL PRESENTATION
|
|
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:
|
Jash
Patel
|
Year 2:
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Gemma Moran
|
Year 3:
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Kowyn Baddeley
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Year 4:
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Kiri
Kerswell
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Year 5:
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Andre Paynter
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Year 6:
|
Ivana
Williams
|
Parenting tip from
Kiwi Families:
Being consistent and following through on what you say, is good parenting practice,
but equally so is listening to your child and apologising if you have made a
mistake. Parents don’t have to be right 100% of the time. It is okay if they
see that you’re not perfect either and by saying ‘I’m sorry’ you are being a
good role model.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
THE
ADVENTURE FARM CAMP SPECIALISTS - www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz JULY 2012 SCHOOL HOLIDAY ADVENTURE CAMPS
Monday 2nd – Friday 6th July, 8 – 14 year olds
Monday 9th – Friday 13th July, 8 – 14 year olds 5 days, 4
nights $380 Here at Lakewood Lodge, we offer a safe, caring, family atmosphere
with an opportunity to experience farm life and make new friends. We have great country cooking, 1 Horse trek
& grooming **, Kayaking, Archery, 11 Metre Climbing Wall, 130m Twin Flying Foxes, Low Ropes course,
Frisbee Golf, waterslide, disco, a concert, Spotlight, Burma Trail, pool &
table tennis competitions, BBQs, Volleyball, games, Firepit with toasted
marshmallows, pet animal interaction & excellent supervision. Pick up from Auckland if wanted, Monday at
8.45am in our bus EXTRA
$40. Phone us now with your registration - 07-826-3344 Or book on through
our website www.lakewoodlodge.co.nz **Specialist Horse Camp running at the same time.
OSCAR Approved. If you would like to be on our mailing list please email Jeff – jeff@lakewoodlodge.co.nz
ART AFTER SCHOOL – Term 3, 2012 Hand Made Works - with Kate Hart For children 5 to 8 years of age With expert guidance from our
experienced art teacher Kate, students will learn how to make 5 exciting and
inventive works of art using clay, cardboard, paint and recycled Materials
while developing artistic ideas and techniques in a fun and supportive
environment in our Art Studio at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts, 13 Reeves Road,
Pakuranga. 10 Weeks l Starting Monday
23rd July l 3:30pm - 5.00pm l Cost: $116.00 l Materials supplied Book early by contacting Jennie at Te Tuhi
Centre for the Arts Phone: (09)
577 0138 Email: info@tetuhi.org.nz Website
Info: www.tetuhi.org.nz/classes
ICE SKATING
WITH EASTGATE CHRISTIAN CENTRE – Thursday 31st May
Family night at Paradice Ice Skating. 6.45 – 8.15 pm Arrive early to get your
skates on and make the most of the skating time! Tickets – single $13, family of 3 $30, family
of 4 $40, family of 5 $50. Non skaters and spectators are free. Funds raised will support the 2012 Missions
trip to the Philippines. Pre pay tickets
are available from Eastgate Christian Centre, 5 Ben Lomond Cres, 576 1500 www.eastgatecc.org.nz Door sales
will be cash only (no EFTPOS available on the night)
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