NEWSLETTER

17 September 2012

Principal: Jennifer Horgan

Email: etaieri@east-taieri.school.nz

Web: www.east-taieri.school.nz

Phone: 489 6737

Dear Parents/Caregivers

I am in Melbourne this week for the Trans -

Tasman Principals’ Conference. Please

contact your child’s class teacher or

Syndicate Dean if you have any concerns

during my absence.

Enjoy the week.

Regards

Jennifer

EAST TAIERI ANNUAL SPEECH COMPETITION

What a fantastic showcase of East Taieri School’s talented students at last Thursday evening’s

speech competition. The audience was entertained by poetry recitals and a range of

informative and persuasive speeches.

Congratulations to all participants and thanks to our judges for the evening, Mrs Edna Cogger

and Mrs Patricia Sutherland. Special thanks to Sarah O’Neill for again, organising such a

successful evening.

Results:

Year Three Presentations

1st -Tim Bradfield – ‘Owhiro Stream’

2nd

-Maggie Hunt – ‘Deer’

3rd

- Ollie Smythe – ‘Super Rugby’ HC - Dragon Winikoff – ‘Cows’

HC - Zac Duff –‘ Dragons’

Year Four Presentations

1st - Emma Jackson – ‘Margaret Mahy’

2nd

- Libby Blackwood – ‘We shouldn’t have McDonalds in Mosgiel’

3rd

- Alex Wilson – The History of Rugby’

HC - Mikey Kelly – ‘Being a Scientist is the best job in the world’

HC - Katerina van Rooyen – ‘Queenstown is the best holiday spot’

TERM THREE DATES

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 20 Taieri College Wearable

Arts (including East Taieri

finalists)

Friday 28 END OF TERM

TERM DATES FOR 2012

Term 4 15 October – 19 December

Est 1853

Year Five Presentations

1st - Connor Seyb – ‘Mosgiel Pool’

2nd

- Claire Taylor – ‘Save the Pandas’

3rd

- Harvey Stephens –‘The Best Job’ HC - Olivia Fowler – ‘Why Milford Dart Tunnel should be

stopped’

HC - Mitchell Joint – ‘Why East Taieri Should have its own Pool’

Year 6 Presentations

1st - Daniel Thom – ‘Bath vs Shower’

2nd

- Cade McRae – Otago is the Best Place to live

3rd

- Thomas Geary – ‘McDonalds shouldn’t be in Mosgiel’ HC - Luke St John – ‘A Marine Biologist is the Best Job in

the World’

HC - Tim Chirnside – ‘Texting is better than calling’ HC - Tommy Wilson – ‘Sorry Mr Thorn’

ALTRUSA GREAT READ

To celebrate International Literacy Day the whole school took part in the ‘Altrusa Great Read’

last Thursday. Thanks to Claire Paterson from the Mosgiel Altrusa Club for arranging for

every student to be given a bookmark

BREAKERS’ VISIT

East Taieri School had Mika Vukona, Tom Abercrombie and Morgan Natanahira of the NZ

breakers Basketball team visit the school last Thursday. The children who were lucky enough

to meet them were given the opportunity to ask the players questions and some were even able

to play a short game against them.

ENVIROGROUP TRIP TO

OROKONUI ECOSANCTUARY

On Thursday the Environmental

Action Group went to the Orokonui

Ecosanctuary to see native trees and

birds. We travelled by cars. When

we arrived we had to wait awhile so

we looked around the centre at the

Ecosantuary building . Then we

walked down the valley where we

saw heaps of interesting birds and

trees, but the highlight was the

“farting” tree – it smelt really bad - and the tallest tree. We

really enjoyed our trip.

By: Cory Campbell

SCHOOL CHOIR

Choir rehearsals are starting again from next week. Choir is on Monday lunchtimes and

Tuesdays before school starting at 8.15am.

WOW AWARDS

If you would like a DVD of our Wearable Arts Awards – please send $5.00 along to the

office.

TAIERI COLLEGE WEARABLE ARTS

This is on this Thursday at the Taieri College. We have some children from our WOW

Awards showing their creations at this event. A note will go home with those children

concerned.

MEADOW FRESH COMPETITION

Collect stickers from Meadow Fresh milk and yoghurt products and send them along to

school. We could be in for a share of $500,000.00 worth of art and sports gear. Promotion

runs until 14 October.

MARKET DAY

On Friday 19th

October the Year 6 children are having their traditional market day. There will

be a BBQ and various other activities for all the children to enjoy such as sponge bob, white

elephant stall, face painting, cake stall, and possibly some others. This is a good chance to

have a good spring clean at home and bring along any pre-loved toys, games, book, videos etc

for the market stall. This will need to be at school before Tuesday 16th

October.

YEAR 6 CAMP FUNDRAISING

This Wednesday we are holding a Tool Box Cooking demonstration. If you would like a

ticket to this please contact Sandra McLeod 0274 456013. Please support this, especially Year

6 children’s parents!

VALUES FOCUS

~ Co-Operation

VALUES STARS

Blake Carter, Hunter Cockerill, Liam Anderson, Baxter Stephens, Rylee Outram, Olivia

Ellis, Max St John & Zara Anderson ~ for fabulous reading to East Taieri pre-school

children

DISCOVERY TIME

These children were identified by parent and student

leaders as demonstrating key competency skills during

last week’s session:

Kayla Godkin, Holly

Nichols, Alicia de Bono,

Tainui Miller, Ollie Ritchie,

Oliver Sabiston, Cory

Hammond, Ben Lymath,

Trinity Maydon, Grace

Brenssell, Rylee Outram,

Hannah McKay, Emersyn

Miller, Ted Brenssell,

Jack Young, Alex

Cochrane, Blake

Scammell

OTAGO CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

The Otago Cross Country was run on Friday 14th

September. East Taieri School had 27 children who

qualified for the various races. All children gave their

all during

the races

and should

be very

proud of

what they

have

achieved.

Tommy

Wilson

finished

second in

the Year 6 Boys race which is a fantastic achievement.

The results for the other children are not available at this

time. When we receive them we will put them in the

newsletter.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

CHILDRENS’ MARATHON

On Sunday 9 September ten students from East Taieri competed in the inaugural ‘Children’s

Marathon’ at Logan Park. There were 582 students from Years 3-7 involved in the event.

Congratulations to the following competitors:

Tommy Wilson, Erin Dickie, Alex Wilson, Kyran Miller-Bowler, Zac Nunn, Shinae Stanley,

Cade McRae, Sarah Johnstone, Harvey Stephens and Mitchell Joint.

MOSGIEL JUNIOR SOCCER

CLUB PRIZEGIVING

Most Promising Player

Sam Bonney, Mitchell Thorn, Blake

Scammell, Grace Cotter, Jackson,

Thompson, Alannah Knott, Jordan

Thorn, Sam Clydesdale and Jayden

Standring

Most Improved Player

Holly Bonney, Kailen Knott, Erin

Dickie, Sarah Johnstone, Gracie

Va’afusuaga, Thomas Geary,

11th

Grade Blue - Mosgiel Hammers

came 1st in their section - Tim Chirnside, Matt Hanrahan, and Ben Horrell

11th

Grade Gold – Mosgiel Spurs came 3rd

in their section - Matt Maydon, Jordan Thorn,

Reuben Hanna, Josh Walker, Thomas Geary

Well done to all.

CONGRAULATIONS TO:

Well done to Pippa Fulton who came 1st in her group at the Dunedin Gymnastic Kiwi

Gym ribbon day!

Michelle Summers (a nearly 40 year old) who ran in the Peninsula Challenge relay on

Saturday and was beaten by a 72 year old. Well done Michelle!!

OTAGO ART SOCIETY EXHIBITION

‘Young @ Art” are showing their art

work at the Otago Art Society

Exhibition held at the Dunedin Railway

station until 23rd September - 10am -

4.00pm.

SALMON FOR SALE - MUST BE ORDERED BY FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

Sides of sea run salmon, freshly caught and vacuum packed on day of purchase. Between $22 and $25 per side as they will vary in weight ($22 per kilo). ORDERS TO BE IN BY FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER To order ring: Merv Clearwater 489 4234 Cell 027 4339689 Or text Jacinta Grey 021 929861 Salmon to be picked up and paid for on Wednesday 26 September5 from 3pm at 107 Gladstone Road South. This is a MOSGIEL ROTARY fundraising venture.

Mike Sowman Design Ltd is proud to support East Taieri

School

Vision Antenna Systems is proud to support the

Talent Quest at East Taieri School

Scansouth is proud to support East Taieri

School

AEC Security is proud to support East

Taieri School

SCHOOL SPONSORS

Please support the following:

James Wren & Co Ltd – 477 9384

Fresh Choice Roslyn – 474 0983

Fowler Homes – 021 2422294

Conroy Plumbing – 027 4393038

Glen Summers Building &

Construction – 021 455218

Guthrie Bowron – 477 6094

AEC Security is proud to support East

Taieri School

GARAGE SALE NEW & PRE-LOVED GOODS

This SUNDAY 23rd SEPT 10-2pm

REID PARK KINDERGARTEN 63 MURRAY ST MOSGIEL