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Alfredton School Inspiring learning for a lifetime ~ Little acorns to mighty oaks

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATESFriday 20th September Assembly 2pm hosted by Huia Room Monday 23rd September Practice day for the Formal Dance - More Info to follow Thursday 26th September Formal Dance – More info to follow Friday 27th September Loud Shirt Day and Last Day of Term 3 Monday 14th October Term 4 Begins, Year 7 and 8 Technology Monday 28th October Labour Day – No School Monday 4th November Year 7 and 8 Technology Friday 8th November Pets Day Thursday 14th November Bush Agricultural Day Friday 15th November Bush Minor Sports Year 1-2 students. Details next term. Monday 18th November Year 7 and 8 Technology Friday 22nd November Rural Schools Athletics. Details next term

STUDENT VOICE On the 10th we had a speech comp, we had to write them and present them in front of the school and some parents. On September the 26th the year seven and eight’s have a formal dance. We will be paired up with someone that you asked to dance or someone who asks you. The rule is you have to say yes to everyone who asks you to dance. Two weeks ago we had Eke prize giving and I got most valuable back and my coach gave me a trophy and the team photo. Damien

SCHOOL NEWS Speech Competition 2019

Thank you to the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to come and share students learning by providing an authentic audience. Every student who participated should be exceptionally proud of the preparation and delivery of their speeches. Congratulations to Blair Gilmour who will be representing Alfredton School at the Lions Speechmaker Competition on Wednesday evening in Pahiatua.

Alfredton School Speech Competition 2019

PLACINGS

Year 3 1st Pippa McLachlan 2nd Grace Kennedy Year 4 1st Isabelle Olds 2nd Kiera McKenzie 3rd Taylor Heynes Year 5 1st Simone Kittow 2nd= Olivia Mitchell & Mac Foreman 3rd Cruiz Evans

Year 6 1st Emma McLachlan 2nd Annabel Thorneycroft 3rd Madison McKenzie Year 7 1st Manaia Papworth 2nd Nixon Foreman 3rd Kingston Mitchell Year 8 1st Blair Gilmour 2nd Aston Smith 3rd Jada Evans

Newsletter ~ Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Phone 06 3758082

Email office@alfredton.school.nz

www.alfredton.school.nz

Barn Dance

What a great opportunity for our students to showcase their wonderful line dancing learning alongside two of our other rural schools, Makuri and Pongaroa. A huge “Thank You” to Lisa Hull for the hours she spent teaching our students these routines and then leading us on the day. Thank you to all the parents who supported this event, it was a huge success.

Bus Runs

Just a reminder …

o Morning bus run changes must be made directly with your driver. o Unless you, as a parent, have contacted the school the teachers and drivers WILL follow the

instructions on their bus board for the afternoon. o The school is still responsible for the students until they are dropped off at the agreed

designated spot, this is a legal requirement.

Formal Dance

There is a formal dance practise on Monday 23rd September at the stadium (9:30am to 12:00pm) which we

will be attending. Transport is not needed for this as we will be travelling on a school bus. Students will need

to bring plenty of water to drink.

The Year 7 and 8 Formal Dance is being held on Thursday 26th September at the Bush Multisport Stadium in

Pahiatua, from7pm to 9pm. The cost is $2 per student and they need to bring a plate for supper. Parents are

asked to pick their children up at the end of the evening. There will be supper but please make sure your

child takes water to drink. Tidy Dress – it is requested that boys have a collared shirt and girls are not to

wear high heels.

Hockey Invoices The final hockey invoices are being sent home today. Decile Rating Review

A reminder: If you have not completed this yet could you do so asap and return it to school.

Alfredton School Photography Competition 2019

PLACINGS

LIVING NON-LIVING

Year 0-2 1st Kitana McGrath 2nd Daniel Marlow 3rd Kade Mitchell

Year 0-2 1st Daniel Marlow 2nd Amy 3rd= Mason Lilley & Jock Falloon

Year 3-4 1st Grace Kennedy 2nd Quinn Cooper-Materman 3rd= Zephyr Moody & Gemma Kittow

Year 3-4 1st Pippa McLachlan 2nd Grace Kennedy 3rd Farryn Neioti

Year 5-6 1st Emma McLachlan 2nd= Aria Cooper-Materman, Simone Kittow & Eden Neioti

Year 5-6 1st Simone Kittow 2nd Emma Heathcote 3rd= James Olds & Annabel Thorneycroft

Year 7-8 1st= Manaia Papworth & Aston Smith 2nd Makayla Mitchell

Year 7-8 1st Blair Gilmour 2nd= Manaia Papworth & Aston Smith

FROM THE CLASSROOM TUI ROOM are learning about instructions - we followed instructions to make jam sandwiches.

KIWI ROOM It was a warm sunny morning so I decided to take Fido for a walk along the beach. I walked along the soft, white sand with the wind blowing in my face. The beach was deserted except for Fido and I. As I walked further up the beach I stumbled on something hard in the sand. I got up and brushed the sand off. When I looked down I was surprised to see… …a skeleton of a person. I leapt back. I rang the Police. The Police came. They grabbed the skeleton. The next day the police rang and said it is just from Halloween. So I took the skeleton home. The next day I woke up. I heard a noise in the kitchen. I walked over to the noise in kitchen. Aaaaah! The skeleton was alive! I tiptoed to ring the police. The police didn’t answer. The skeleton grabbed my foot. He pulled me to the water down by the beach. He led me to a dark cave. There were more skeletons. It was a city of skeletons. I was surprised that I could breathe. I had to dress up as a skeleton. I lay down there for a really long time. One found me. I lived down there for 3 years. I saw a boat and a skeleton. The skeleton dived, he grabbed me. Fido came. He barked at all the skeletons. The skeleton made a big monster. Me and Fido ran out of the water. We went back to the house , then we sat down for a while. Then we heard a noise. Me and Fido looked out the window, the city was under attack. I stayed home with Fido. We didn’t care a little bit so we hid from the skeletons. Grace …candy. It looked so yum I could just eat it but I am gluten free so I can’t have any. After that I went walking around because I had nowhere to stay but a kind couple said I can stay for the weekend. Farryn. …a llama. It was sleeping in a box of food and water so I took it home but the llama was dirty. So Fido took the llama back. The fruit in the box was rotten so I took the fruit and put it in the rubbish. Then I went to check on the llama and Fido. Fido was licking the llama so I went to get some food from the pantry. After I went back the llama was gone. I went to get Fido. Fido was gone too. So I went for a long walk. They were in the same spot on the beach. So I took Fido and the llama back home. I was mad at Fido because he was in charge but he was not going to be in charge again. So I put him back in his cage but I was a little cross at the

llama too because she told Fido to go and Fido went. So I tied the llama up to a post and after I had relaxed I put the llama in the pet store and they took care of her Pippa … a handle to a treasure chest. I opened the chest and saw a dinosaur skeleton covered in $100 notes. I was going to be rich. Suddenly I fainted. 10 minutes later I woke up and a dinosaur skeleton was on the run. I got up and started chasing it. Money was flying everywhere. I tried to catch the money but it was slowing me down so I stopped catching money. The dinosaur bones were made of opal. If I caught the skeleton I would be a millionaire. So I sped up. I was running so fast I was digging up the sand. Where was Fido I wondered? I tripped up again on the skeleton. I was so confused. Then I saw Fido. He had caught a dinosaur skeleton. I'm going to be rich! Suddenly it's started to sleep. I pulled as hard as I could but I needed some help. I was starting to sink too. The skeleton popped out of the sand and started to run again. I got my feet unstuck and started to chase the skeleton. Then I saw a quad bike so I went and got it and started to chase the dinosaur skeleton. Surprisingly I saw a gun on the front of quad bike. I thought if I shot the skeleton it would fall over. So I got the gun aimed and pulled the trigger. Bullseye! The skeleton dropped. I drove over to the skeleton and picked it up. It was surprisingly heavy. I took it to the person who buys opal. He offered me one million dollars. I said, “Yes please.” “I am rich!” I said to myself. Hunter …my Mums old necklace that I had lost. It was the only thing to remember her by. “Grandad would be happy to see this wouldn’t he boy”. Grandad was always going on about how it had some magic to it and to be very careful around it. Well that was until I lost it. I never really understood what he was going on about though. I raced back to him but suddenly a tornado appeared out of nowhere. It swept me up. I was swirling around like mad. Suddenly I banged my head on something. I got knocked over. After a while I woke up but I wasn’t on the beach anymore. I was in a forest but how? I looked for Fido. He was chasing a butterfly. “Fido” I asked “Where are we?” But he had no clue. He was as confused as I was. I heard a strange noise in the bushes. Suddenly a gnome jumped out. “Who are you?” I called “and where am I? What am I doing here?” “Are you Ladys son?” the gnome said “How do you know that?” I said “So you are Ladys son, we’ve been waiting for you” “What do you mean you’ve been waiting for me?” “me and other gnomes once had a great warrior that looked after us but one day a troll took her away and ate her” “Really?” “Yes really. We’ve been waiting for you to become our new warrior” “Me? But I don’t know how to be a warrior” “Fine, just think about it. While you are thinking about it come see our home” “Ok, I suppose” The gnome houses were in trees. They were all funny shapes and sizes. I still didn’t know if I could quite trust these gnomes. They took me to the kitchen first. I asked why are we going her first? They said no reason but I knew something wasn’t right . I wanted to know what was going on though so I kept on following him. In the middle of the kitchen there was a huge pot. It was hot and boiling. I wondered for a while then I realised they didn’t want me to be their warrior. They wanted to kill me. I started to run. They ran after me. I think they knew that I knew. I didn’t know why they wanted to kill me though. Suddenly my mums necklace started to chant “When the trolls killed your Mum they also killed some of the trolls. The rest of the trolls got angry because she didn’t protect them, so they wanted to kill you. The way to get back is to bang your head on something” I got the necklace and I banged it on my head. Then I woke up back on the beach. I ran back to Grandad. I told him everything he said. “Remember I told you this necklace is dangerous. Never touch it again or you will go back there, stay away” Simone

SPORTS RESULTS Hockey:

Wairarapa Rep Team – had a tournament during the weekend in Palmerston North. Played 8 – Won 6, drew

1 and lost 1. Were in the finals against Manawatu but lost 3 -2, and came second. Team members: Charlotte,

Simone.

Jessica’s Hockey

On Saturday I refereed an U11 tournament in Palmy, It was my first time reffing and I had a fantastic time.

On Sunday: Manawatu U13 Rawleigh team played in Wanganui, against Wanganui and drew 0-0. Then we

played Taranaki and won 6-0.

Rugby:

Patrick – Played for Puketoi and they won.

BOT UPDATE The Bus sub-committee is looking for a parent who is interested in joining this committee as the parent

representative. Please contact Todd Heynes (06 3773433) if you are interested or would like more

information

COMMUNITY NEWS

Tararua College Enrolments 2020:

If you are intending to enrol your child into Tararua College in 2020, could you please return your

enrolment form in the stamped addressed envelope, or pop it into the college office.

If you require an enrolment pack, please phone the office on 376 8344, or email

admin@tararuacollege.school.nz, and we will organise one to be sent to you.

Transition to College interviews and Year 8 Testing are held in Term Four 2019. To allocate

interview times to parents and caregivers, it is essential that enrolment forms are completed

before the end of this term (Friday 27th September).

Save Poto House - Wairarapa College Hostel. Join Rugby legend Stu Wilson and the Save Poto House group for an awesome evening raising funds for the

Wairarapa College hostel.

28th September from 6pm ‘til late. Great food provided, cash bar on-site and a Talk with Q+A from Stu.

There will be a charity auction on the night with fishing charters, deer hunts, glamping, a signed All Blacks jersey

and more.

$800 for a table of 10 - email help@savepotohouse.co.nz to reserve your table.

Te Kāuru Bluff Road Tree Release

& Maintenance Working Bee

Tū Te Manawa-Ngāawapūrua Whare

This site is located 2.7km along Bluff Road, Woodville. Turn left from

State Highway 2 between Woodville and Mangatainoka before the

Ngāawapūrua Bridge https://goo.gl/maps/H48MsbrSDkAJQ6529

22 September 2019

Sunday

10am

2pm

This site along the Manawatū River is a special spot for the local community. Lots of hands on work has been done over the past years by ways of riparian planting, weed control and the location of the Tū Te Manawa-Ngāawapūrua Whare. This has enhanced hapū/iwi and community involvement in the restoration of the Manawatū River. We would love for you and your family and friends to join us at this beautiful site. Description: The day will involve releasing native trees and shrubs that have previously been planted and some general maintenance of the area. This means pulling back grasses that are competing with them. You will be given instructions and a demonstration on the day and will be working alongside others doing the same activity. Who: Anyone is welcome to join. You do not need to have done this before! Please note the activity requires the ability to walk across uneven ground, and repetitive bending down. What to bring: You will need to bring your lunch, snacks and water with you. You will need to wear sturdy footwear such as walking boots or gumboots. For your protection please wear appropriate clothing. Consider the weather on the day and be prepared warm clothes and raingear.We will provide tools and gloves. There will be first aid gear available. Please note there is no toilet facilities.

Registration: If you are interested in participating in this event or would like more information, please get in contact with Arapera Paewai 021817973 or tekauru.hc@gmail.com