13th March 2015 - Week 6 Term 1

ERO Visit

This week we have been visited by the Education Review

Office.

Dave Shepherd and Kellie Graham, the two Reviewers,

have been going through our paperwork, visiting class-

rooms, talking to staff, children and Board of Trustee

members. On Wednesday they presented to the Board

an initial report of their findings. The comments from

the reviewers were very positive and reflected the hard

work we all put into making our school a good place to be.

Their final report will be written up and sent to us over

the coming month and once it has been accepted it will

be put onto the ERO website and we will be able to

share the report with you.

Shed Demolition This weekend the art/ storage/ caretakers and cleaners

sheds will be demolished in preparation for the building

of new sheds.

While building is taking place there will be no entry to

school through the area at the back of Room 1 & 2.

Classrooms will be accessed from the front of the school.

Road Stopping Demonstration

Next Monday 12.20-12.50pm, we will be taking

part in a road stopping demonstration in

Wadsworth St. This is run by TDC and is to bring

awareness to children of road safety and the

reality of how long it takes for a car to stop.

We will be travelling by bus.

Well done to those children who were

awarded certificates yesterday for

demonstrating our school vision

Believe in yourself

Be caring

Take the challenge

Succeed

Jessie, Marshall, Kegan, Jaiden,

Amber, Alex, Kiriana, Lola, Amalie,

Kahu, Taylor, Lochie, Zinzan and

Clara

Mya

Amber

Chris

Mya

Room One—sketching sunflowers in the school

garden this week

School Calendar dates for Term One

March

20th Motupipi Tryathlon

25th Assembly 2.10pm

April

2nd Last day of Term 1

Kakariki Release

Today Jaiden, Caleb, Rosie, Dante & Helen took part in the re-

lease of

several kakariki into the Abel Tasman National Park. The birds

have been acclimatizing in a special aviary at Wainui Hut for a

couple of weeks. This is the second release of kakariki.

Weetbix Tryathlon

Last weekend a number of our chil-

dren took part in the

Weetbix Tryathlon held in

Nelson. The children had to swim,

bike and run various

distances depending on their age.

Congratulations to all those

Motupipi children that entered

A selection of Writing

pieces from Room One

Jaiden and Dante learned what a Horopito plant is! Wendy Reeve (project Janszoon) Ross (DOC) and Dante, Jaiden, Rosie and Caleb

Caleb - It was great fun. The kakariki were really noisy and chattering lots because they were excited to be going out into the bush. They have cool colours, bright green with a bit of yellow and red on their forehead. I helped clean up their food from in the aviary with Rosemarie, a volunteer, that had been looking after them. They had extra special food before they flew out so they have full tummies. I also helped Ross the DOC person pull the feeder up in the tree for them outside the aviary. Rosie - I really enjoyed the day. I learned that kakariki are the only native bird that can be raised in captivity. It was really fun seeing them all released and watching them flying around in the trees by the aviary. I saw a live Powellaphanta on the way down. It's not often you see them! Mostly you find empty shells that have been eaten by rats or possums or weka. I took photos of it and a robin but it was hard to get the kakariki because they are so fast.

Motupipi School Contact

Details:

435 Abel Tasman Drive

Takaka 7183

Phone: 03 525 9986

EMAIL: markc@motupipi.school.nz

Or: office@motupipi.school.nz

Internet Banking No:

03 1711 0013347 00

2015 Dates

Term 1 3rd Feb - 2nd April Term 2 20th April - 3rd July

Term 3 20th July - 25th Sept Term 4 12th Oct - 16th Dec

Dr Paul Taylor’s Last Talk on ASD in Golden Bay Dr Paul Taylor, an experienced paediatrician and author, specialising in Autistic Spectrum Disorders, is returning to Golden Bay to talk about ASD, answer questions and help seek solutions. This will be your last opportunity to hear Paul Taylor speak as he retiring from his paediatric practice and his consultative work in the area of ASD. Paul is a wealth of ideas and information, so don’t miss this last chance. This is a free talk for parents, caregivers, neighbours, friends and anyone interested in finding out more about ASD.

Date: Monday 30th March Time: 1pm to 2.30pm Venue: Golden Bay Community Centre

Tiger Golf

Junior Tiger!

Grady and ex pupil Abbie took part in New Zealand’s ‘Junior Tiger’ golf tourna-ment in the weekend. This is one of a number of tournaments to find who will represent New Zealand at the World Junior Golf Championships. It was a great opportunity for them, as they have been learning and playing golf throughout summer and it was a chance to put their skills to the test.

Golden Bay School’s Swimming Sports Yesterday, we sent a team of children to compete in the Golden Bay School’s

Swimming Sports held at the High School pool. All swam well with many making

semis and finals which meant for a tiring day.

Many of the children needed to draw on our vision of Believe in Yourself and Take

the Challenge, as they were very nervous and at times doubted themselves.,

We were proud of the effort put in by the children and felt they represented our

school particularly well.

Results of finals were:

7/8 Boys

Jay 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke

Arjuna 2nd Backstroke, 3rd Breaststroke

Archie 3rd Backstroke

Motupipi 2nd Relay

7/8 Girls

Daisy 1st Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke

Phoebe 3rd Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 3rd= Breaststroke, 1st Medley

Amalie 3rd= Breaststroke

Motupipi 1st Relay

9 Boys

Rhys N 3rd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke, 2nd Medley

Motupipi 3rd Relay

9 Girls

Caitlin 3rd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke

Motupipi 2nd Relay

10/11 Boys

Kegan 2nd Backstroke,

Leo 1st Breaststroke, 1st Medley

Motupipi 2nd Relay

10/11 Girls

Jessie 3rd Freestyle, 3rd Medley

Pippa 2nd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke

Penny 3rd Breaststroke

Motupipi 2nd Relay

The Cryptic Turkey’s book club meets on

the 4th Friday this month at 3.30pm –

4.45pm at Takaka Memorial Library.

Room 3 Artwork