18th October 2012 - Week 1 Term 4

Friday Lunches

Friday Lunches will hopefully start next week. .

If you can help please let Kirsten in the office know so she can pencil you into the diary.

What's happening this Term…..

Term 3 22nd October Labour Day

23rd October Cooking in Schools

25th October B.O.T meeting

27th October Boys & Girls Show

29th October Chess Competition

2nd November Halloween Disco

9th November School Photos pm

22nd November Yr 6 GBHS Info Evening

23rd November School Athletics

27-28 November Rm 2 & 3 Concert

30th November Interschool Athletics

5-6 December Rm 1,4 & 5 Concert

10-12 December Rm 5 Totaranui Camp

12-14 December Rm 1 Totaranui Camp

12-14 December Rm 4 Collingwood Camp

18th December Yr 6 Leavers Dinner

19th December Potato Weigh In

20th December School Ends for 2012!

Welcome back to Term 4! Term 4 is always a busy term with the gathering of final National

Standards data for school reports as well as achievement data to be

gathered for the Ministry of Education and the Board of Trustees.

Senior management and the Board of Trustees use the data to decide on

our achievement targets for 2013 and which areas to target in our

budgeting for the following year.

Work is starting on preparing for our school productions later in the

term. The teachers write the scripts to make sure all the children are

actively involved.

School and interschool athletics are the focus on the

sports part of the curriculum as well as small ball activi-

ties such as tennis, cricket and softball skills.

Room 1 and 5 will be heading to Totaranui for their end

of year school camp with Room 4 camping at Collingwood.

Room 3 will be having an overnighter at school with activ-

ities based around the local area, while Room 2 will have

a week of various activities.

Diarmuid is currently organizing an interschool chess

championship for Yr 3/4 , Yr 5/6 and Yr 7/8 students.

The top four players in each year grade, from each

school will compete in the Motupipi Hall on 29th

October.

We have just spent $24,000 over the holidays upgrading

our water supply. New tanks, filtering system and a more

efficient UV light system

have been installed.

Swimming Pool By Friday we hope to have

emptied the pool, given it a

waterblast and started filling it

to prepare for the new season.

Once filled, it takes a while to get the chemical balance correct

as well as getting the temperature level up.

Our next newsletter will let you know when the pool will be

opened, and information on pool key hire.

Initially, in school time, the pool will be open at afternoon

break for a free swim. Compulsory class swimming is not until

later in the year when the pool temperature is more

comfortable for children.

A Few Housekeeping Reminders for the New Term Please remember to phone the school by 9.20am

if your child is absent . This will save Kirsten having to ring to make sure your child is safe.

Please do NOT leave your car unattended in our bus bay between the times of 3.00-3.20. It is fine to stop there after this time when the

Wainui bus has left. There is parking in front of the Motupipi Hall or across the road from the school. If your child is on any bus list and you are picking

them up from school please either phone during the day before 2.45, or speak to the teacher on bus duty (the one with the clipboard) to let them know. This saves us searching for your child.

MEADOWFRESH COOL STUFF FOR KIDS COMPETITION

If you’ve been collecting the yellow Meadowfresh coupons and would like to put

Motupipi School into the competition to win heaps of cool art and sports equipment, please drop your coupons off to school by the end of this week, at the latest. Entries must be received by the end of the month and need to be posted away straight after the long weekend!

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

Welcome We’d like to welcome our newest

pupil Iyla, who has just started in

Room 2. Iyla loves going through the

tunnel in the playground and reading

books in class. She also said that her

teacher Wendy is really nice. Iyla’s

family have just moved from Napier,

so we welcome you all to Golden Bay.

Golden Bay Boys' & Girls' Agricultural Show

Saturday 27 October 2012

FREE ENTRY

Tasman’s Got Talent talent quest will be at the show this year.

Details from Paul McConachie, 03 543 8525 or

paul.mcconachie@tasman.govt.nz

Schedules were out before the end of term - start getting creative, and

practising with your

animals - use the holidays to get your stuff ready!

Now is the time to get your cups and trophies polished up and returned

to your school office ready for this year. Thank you all.

Andrea Ward 525 9388 and 027 415 0763; Clarissa Gray 525 6269 and

027 211 2535

Jill Pearson 027 384 8165 or 525 8304

Golden Bay Tennis Club, Park Ave

Tennis starts Saturday 20th Oct! Come along and sign up for the summer, there’s something for everyone.

Previous players please bring your old keys.

Saturdays

9 - 9.45am 5,6,7 year olds

9.45 - 10.45am 8, 9 year olds

10.30 - 11.30am 10, 11, 12 year olds

2 - 3.30pm Adults (not every Saturday)

And during the week from now until April….

Mondays 5.30pm Competitive Men’s night

Tuesdays 5pm Cardio Tennis, 5.30pm Adults and Teens night

Wednesdays Junior Interclub training 3.30-6.15pm

Social Teens coaching and competition 6.15 – 7.30pm

Thursdays 9am Women’s tennis, all levels

5.30pm Adult social doubles night

Who am I? I have wings I can fly I like flowers I am a butterfly. By Maren

Room 2 Have Started the Term with some Fantastic Writing and Illustrations!

I went to the beach at night time. By Eva

I went to the beach. We jumped in the waves.

By Iyla

When my dads truck slows down it goes mmmmmmmmm. By Hayden JJ went to my house.

By Trey G

Who am I? I have stripes I crawl I have little legs I eat swan plants I have sharp teeth I am a caterpillar. By Zoe R

I went to the beach with mum. By Sonny

I have got

a new T.V.

By Jay

Spiderman is with his team. By Max

What am I? I have a white tummy I have webbed feet I have a beak What am I? I am a penguin. By Arjuna

Room 3 has been reading a book about

looking after ducklings and on Tuesday

Patsy Garrett visited with a baby duckling.

In their Literacy programme they are

learning to write ‘fat’ (open ended)

questions.

Here is their interview with Patsy.

What type of duck is it?

A Paradise duck. Where did you get it?

Someone found it on Patons Rock Beach. How old was it?

About one day old. How old is it now?

About 5 weeks old. What does it eat?

I fed it crushed up chook pellets that I mixed with water when it was little. It really likes cooked peas and oysters and mussels. It gobbles them up. Where does it sleep?

It sleeps in a recycling box with a hot water bottle and a heat lamp to keep it warm. How does the duckling get waterproof?

It will get oil from a gland near its tail and then it rubs it on its feathers.