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Te Mata School Newsletter # 37, Term 4, Monday 28th November, 2016

Kia ora koutou

Monday. 28 / 11 / 16

Lots of Learning

ROOM 4 on

Tuesday. 29 / 11 / 16

Lots of learning.

ROOM 4 on

Te Mata School Athletics – Starting 11.00am

Wednesday. 30 / 11 / 16

Lots of learning.

7.30am Board and Staff meeting on Health & Safety with Robin Duthie

Community of Learning of Schools meeting at Raglan Area School 6.30pm with the MINISTRY

ROOM 4 on

Thursday. 1 / 12 / 16

Lots of learning.

Friday. 2 / 12 / 16

Lots of learning.

Interschool Athletics – at Bremworth Park 9.30 – 2.00pm

FUN FRIDAY

ENROLMENT SCHEME BALLOT CLOSES FOR TERM 4, 2016 to start 2017 (All In Zone Students have automatic entry to Te Mata School)

Up and Coming Event

Newsletter # 37, Term 4, Monday 28th November, 2016

BOOK RETURNS Can everyone have a really good hunt for any Te Mata School books that may be hiding somewhere at home? We would like to have them all returned by Monday 5th December so we can complete a book audit.

VULNERABLE SCHOOL ROLL Last Friday morning we held a special meeting to discuss the placement of our Year 6 Students for next

year. The criteria we used in no specific order were;

- Academic ability

- Sporting ability

- Maturity

- Age

- Social Groups / Relationships

- Strength of both teachers, Kathy Briant and Haylee Moeke

At 8.30am we felt confident that we had made the best decisions and we had started crafting a letter to all

Year 6 parents.

By 9.30am we had 4 new in zone students enrol for the beginning of 2017. Two of these students are Year

7 instantly changing the number of Year 6’s who will learn in Room 4 with Kathy Briant.

Due to the roll being so vulnerable we are not going to announce which students will be in which class for

February 2017 as our roll is changing weekly. Please trust that we will make the best learning decision for

your child.


Final Assembly Outline – 15th December 2016 – 9.30am

All parents and whānau enter and are seated – children will be brought in

Please stand Haka Pōwhiri - Welcome our Board of Trustees and our Year 8 Leavers

National Anthem

Please sit

Principal – Pam Quirke’s Welcome

Waiata – E Ihowa

Board Chair - Dianne Spicer’s Address

Waiata – Te Aroha

Agricultural Day and Speech Trophies

Song – Special

Self-Regulated Learners Trophies

Song – Snoopy’s Christmas

Year 8 Leavers

5 Senior Trophies

Fish Philosophy Trophy

Kapa Haka Display

Children will then exit the hall with the staff.

Parents and Whānau, you are welcome to join us for morning tea over at the

school. Please provide a plate and deliver to room 3 before the assembly. Children will have their morning tea on the deck.

Please let us know if you intend to take your child/ children home after the

assembly.

All children are required to wear their Te Mata T-Shirt and a black skirt / pants. T-Shirts are available for purchase from the office for $20.00.


Helping you plan financially for 2017

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 1st Feb to 13th Apr 2017 1st May to 7th Jul 2017 24th Jul to 29th Sep 2017 16th Oct to 18th Dec 2017 By Week 4 School Stationery $100 per year Technology (Yr 7 & 8) $60 per year School Donation $40 per year Raglan Taxi Bus $250 per student, per term

HP Chromebook (Year 5, 6, 7 & 8) $396.75 per student (Payment plans option $132.25 per month, over 3 months) WINZ Certified Provider Raglan Taxi Bus $250 per student, per term

Senior Camp (Year 5, 6 , 7 & 8) Approx. $400 per student For 2017 we are currently exploring the possibility of having a Snow Camp - Skiing and Snowboarding at Whakapapa (Mt Ruapehu) Raglan Taxi Bus $250 per student, per term

Middle Camp Approx. $200 per student Raglan Taxi Bus $250 per student, per term

Please note that all camp payments are non-refundable as it will affect the overall cost for all students attending. All outstanding bills must be paid (Bus fees per term, Year 7 & 8 Technology, School Stationery), before the child in the family is able to attend EOTC opportunities.

If you have any queries please phone Pam Quirke or Celeste Duston in the office 07 825 6870 or email [email protected]. Te Mata School Bank account number 03 1563 0029645 00.

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Digital Devices for all Year 5, 6, 7 and 8 students in 2017 The world is becoming increasingly digital; our students live in a world where they need access to information in different ways. Our initial thoughts were to restrict use & protect our students from the wider world and its dangers. As we have listened to parents experiences with what their children ‘get up to’ on social media sites such as Facebook, accessing material that is not age appropriate etc, and a recent professional learning session with John Parsons on Cyber Safety we feel that educating our students is the best way forward. We have visited and networked with other schools, in particular Ngatea, Netherton and David St and have seen the way their students are so confidently using technology to enhance their individual learning. We need to teach our students how to use the internet for learning and for all the other positive learning opportunities it provides; while simultaneously teaching our students to be responsible, discerning digital citizens who can make informed choices about what they engage with. The question is not whether we should have computers in the school (we already do); the question is how we can give our students access to technology in the most practical, cost effective & sustainable way into the future. In 2017, Te Mata School will be introducing 1 to 1 computers for our year 5 to 8 students. This is in line with the curriculum and guidelines that the Ministry of Education are expecting from us. After a great deal of consideration & research, we have decided the official digital device for students will be the HP Chromebook (pictured below). It is important that all students have the same model, as we are unable to technically support BYOD options. Price? The price for one device, including charger, will be $396.75 (including gst). When? Our aim is to have all students from years 5 to 8, working off their devices from Term 2 of 2017 (1st May 2017 onwards). How about siblings? In the case of having more than 1 child in the 5-8 year classes, Te Mata School will make available a second device for your second child to use whilst at school. Then you can take the one device that you own home for the two siblings to share. Where do I purchase them from? All purchases will be made directly with PC Hardware in Hamilton. P C Hardware are our IT providers who we work very closely with. They provide us with an excellent service. We have negotiated a best price deal due to the quantity ordered. PC Hardware is located at 237b Kahikatea Drive, Hamilton (07 847 1177). If you would like to purchase one for your child’s Christmas gift please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenient, otherwise you have until the 1st May 2017 to purchase or enter into a payment plan (see details below). Please note that the school will not be administering any purchases of Chromebooks for students, all purchases need to be made from PC Hardware. If you would like to take up the payment plan option, when you go to pick up your device at PC Hardware you can complete paperwork there and take your device home. Warranty? All HP Chromebooks come with a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty. Questions & Queries? We will be holding a parent meeting in Term 1, 2017 around digital fluency so we can answer all of your questions in one meeting. We would appreciate it if you could please keep your questions for this forum as it will be specifically structured around this topic.

Payment Options 1 upfront payment $396.75 (incl. gst) OR

Payment Plan Option 1st part payment $132.25 due on 1st May 2017 2nd part payment $132.25 due on 1st June 2017 Final payment $132.25 due 3rd July 2017

PC Hardware is a WINZ Certified Provider

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Room 3 are walking Mt Karioi as part of their school camp. As this is such a special walk we have decided to invite Room 4 students to join Room 3 for the day. This will probably take us a little longer than our typical school day. Hence, we need support from all our parents. We are incredibly impressed with the fitness levels and readiness of our students to walk to the summit of Mt Karioi. On our training days we naturally find ourselves splitting into two groups. The two groups are identified on the following sheet. Ultimately we want all our students to enjoy walking to the summit with their friends and feel the satisfaction of such an achievement. This list is going into this newsletter to help us organise the logistics of organising transport, adult student ratios and allow us to meet the health & safety requirements. Room 3 Students and Parents – Already have complete permission slips

Students and Parents at Camp Raglan will be provided a packed lunch.

Students and Parents walking up Te Toto Gorge will be picked up from Camp Raglan in one of the Raglan Area School vans and dropped off at Te Toto Gorge car park

Students and Parents walking up Ruapuke Side will load into parent vehicles and drive to Ruapuke car park

The return time will be confirmed once we have definite numbers

Room 4 Students and Parents – Need to complete permission slips

You will all need to bring a packed lunch

Transport plans can be organised once we have definite numbers All students will need;

Appropriate footwear Appropriate shorts/tights and t-shirt Sun hat & sun screen A back pack that is easy to wear when walking up Mt Karioi.

In the back pack you will need A packed lunch A water bottle

WEATHER CONDITIONS If the weather is not appropriate for walking to the summit,

o Room 3 will have an alternative walk along the beach, o Room 4 will have a normal day at school

We will make a decision at 7.00am and Celeste will put a notice onto our website. www.temataraglan.school.nz

Te Mata Seniors are Walking Mt Karioi on Thursday 8th December, 2016


OPTION # 1 Walking up & down Ruapuke Side

9.30am Arriving at car park 10.00am Start walking 12.00 – 12.30pm ish Arrive at summit 3.30 – 4.00pm ish Return to Ruapuke car park

OPTION # 2 Walking up Te Toto Side & down Ruapuke Side

8.30am Arriving at car park 9.00am Start walking 12.00 – 12.30pm ish Arrive at summit 3.30 – 4.00pm ish Return to Ruapuke car park

Maureen Collins Jacqui Clarke

Pam Quirke Kathy Briant

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Femka Shae Woolston Regan Bella Kingston Milly Lebron Abbi Fionn M Finn C Annika Sunny Shane Mia Seb Logan Nina Meila Ava Samuel Ning Ruby

Mark Wylie Dion Smith Nigel McLeod Johnny George Tara McKinley John Meyer Robyn Christie Gavin Smith Jason Palmer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Jayla- Rose Renee Mitch Cody Ben Maria Star Isaac Bede

Jo Limbert Wayne Knuiman Teresa Hayes Luca Grilli Sue Steedman

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Naiose Eva Brooke A Ella Maureen Griffin Lila Cheyenne Kai Kereopa Sunny Hosking

George Kanellis Glen MacIntosh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Danielle Leah Ocean Max Emma Sophie Casabella Braedan Amber Shea Cooper Jahzara Travis

Jason Waitere Wendy Macdonald Scott Higgins Kelly Woolston Amber Goudie Sol Brighouse

1 2 3

Max J Kai Ngakau Brooke S

Zane Jowsey

Parents please check the list below. Some parent names are on the list because your child has told us that

you would like to join us. Write us a note if we haven’t quite got it right.


Thank you to Gavin Hayes and

Nigel McLeod for resolving the

School House driveway.

School House

Driveway

Te Mata School T-Shirts - $20 each We have re-stocked our Te Mata T-shirts. Sizes available are 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14. You can pay for this via cash, cheque or deposit into our school bank account 03 1563 0029645 00. Our students look so good at sporting

events all dressed in red!!

Te Mata School SUN HATS Compulsory - $15 each

A big thanks to Kyle Leuthart & Matt Sweetman of LJ Hooker Raglan and Nigel & Joanne McLeod of Lock It Locksmiths, who have kindly donated 130 sun hats branded with the Te Mata School logo, in an effort to increase our sun safety awareness as the summer months arrive.

All students will be issued with their new sun hat once they have all be named and expected to wear them when outside in the sun.

We really need some parents to help us size up the kids heads and help us iron on all the names onto the inside of each hat. If you can help please let Celeste know.

Mt KARIOI - ROOM 4 STUDENTS & PARENTS ONLY

I give permission for …………………………………………………………………………….. to travel to and take part in the Mt Karioi walk on Thursday 8th December. I can help transport my own and other children. YES / NO

My vehicle has a current WOF, Registration and I hold a full driver’s license YES / NO

Each child in the vehicle will have an approved child restraint. YES / NO

I can provide transport with seatbelts for ……………………………….other children.

Signed: _______________________________ Date: _______________ Phone #: _________________

I am keen to participate in the walk up to the summit of Mt Karioi. YES / NO I would like to walk ____________________________________(Please state which side you would like to walk up)


Date: Friday the 2nd of December

Leaving Te Mata School: 8.30am

Time: 9.30am – 2.00pm

Venue: Bremworth Park, Bremworth Ave, Hamilton

Bring: A big lunch, a drink bottle, a Te Mata t-shirt

- Congratulations to the following students who have been selected for the interschool athletics

team. Although our big day was cancelled last Friday, the teachers have been compiling results

throughout our practices and on our Tuesday’s athletics day to choose the team.

- These children will have a final practice this Thursday afternoon and will have their events

confirmed then. Children can only be entered onto 4 events (2 track, 2 field).

- Each school attending has an event to oversee and Te Mata is responsible for the discus. Please

indicate in the permission form if you are able to help us marshall and record in this event.

8 Year olds 9 Year olds 10 Year olds 11 Year olds 12 Year Olds 13 Year olds Cody Swann Seb Goudie-Higgins

Regan Waitere Shane Jonas

Max Brighouse Travis Stoddart Mitchell Swann Kai Kereopa

Braedan Rossiter Cooper Woolston

Shea Goudie-Higgins

Star Knuiman Milla Taggart Sophia Kannellis

Ruby Taggart Annika Mcleod Femka Wylie

Renee Sweetman Jayla-Rose Waitere Emma Higgins Leah Rutherford-Higgins

Danielle MacDonald

Amber Carroll Sophie Higgins Jahzara Waitere

Led by Kathy Briant and Haylee Moeke

Interschool Athletics 2016

ATHLETIC STUDENTS & PARENTS

I give permission for …………………………………………………………………………….. to travel to and take part in the Interschool Athletics at Bremworth Park on Friday 2nd December 2016. I will meet you at Bremworth Park YES / NO I can help transport my own and other children. YES / NO

My vehicle has a current WOF, Registration and I hold a full driver’s license YES / NO

Each child in the vehicle will have an approved child restraint. YES / NO

I can provide transport with seatbelts for ……………………………….other children.

I can help Marshall and/or record the Discus Event ________________________________ (Name)

Signed: _______________________________ Date: _______________ Phone #: _________________


I hope you all have a fantastic week. Take care, Pam Quirke

Parents / Caregivers Please Sign. Thanks.

OUR OAK TREES

As part of our Health & Safety procedures

the Board of Trustees had Matt Henderson a

qualified Arborist to come in and check all

our trees and prune any that needed

attention. Some limbs were removed and

tidied up. Our stunning, prestigious Oak tree

beside the Dental Clinic only has a few more

years left in her. Please take the time to

enjoy her while she still stands so proudly.

SOME HISTORY…

Not only an inspiring place of learning for

the students, Te Mata School has beautiful

park like grounds which feature three old

oak trees planted by senior students. Tim

Brown recalls Arbor Day 1955 at Te Mata

School when as a senior student, he helped

dig the holes for the lower 2 oak trees which

were approximately 0.5 m high when

planted. When Tim went home later that

day and relayed the planting story to his

father Joe Brown, his father then

remembered that his older sister, Maida

Brown, had helped plant the single oak tree

at the rear end of the Dental Clinic. This

would have been around 1914, which makes

this oak tree approximately 102 years old.

Thank you to all the wonderful P.T.A

helping hands. The Lion’s Club dinner

was a huge success and made the

school a HUGE $800 profit. It was so

lovely to work alongside our parents,

and yet again make wonderful

connections with others in our

community! The food was awesome

and your effort was amazing! Thank

you. Xx Jacqui

A mighty oak tree is merely a small acorn that held its ground, took root,

and then flourished.

By Gregory Wm. Gunn

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