Konnichiwa,  Ni  Hao,  Talofa  Over   the  past   two  weeks,  we  have  had  a   few  visitors   to  our   school.   Last  week,  we  had   the  Principal   and  Deputy  Principal   from  Ashhurst  School  visit   to   see  how  we  have  implemented   personalised   and   differen?ated   learning  across   our   classes.   They   were   very   impressed   with   the  engagement  and  enjoyment  of  our  children  and   the   rich  programmes  that  we  have  developed.  This  week,  we  had  a  Chinese  Teacher  visi?ng  to  learn  about  our  approach  to  teaching   and   learning   and   beEer   understand   the   New  Zealand  Curriculum.  

Over   the  past  week,  we  have  welcomed  Leo   (Room  12),  Wiremu,  Nasharna  and  Blessing   (Room  6)   to  our   school.  We  also  extend  a  very  warm  welcome  to  your  family  and  whanau.  Our  school  roll  is  currently  463.    

Makerspace  Development  Some  of  you  may  have  no?ced  the  builders  working  in  the  library  removing  all  the  wall  lining  and  wondering  what  was   happening.   At   the   beginning   of   the   year,   the   Board   agreed   to   transform   and   renovate   the   library   into   a  Makerspace.  A  Makerspace  is  an  area  in  a  school  where  students  and  teachers  can  come  together  to  create,  invent,  design,  build,  explore,  craT,  draw,  code,  explore,  cook  -­‐  make!  Students  work  collabora?vely  using  a  variety  of  tools  and   technology   to   create   and   make.   The   plan   for   the  Makerspace   will   include;   the   installa?on   of   a   kitchen,   with  three   ovens,   3D   printers,   sewing  machines,   craT  materials,  lego  and  the  opportunity  of  space  for  children  to  design  and  build.   The   Library   will   not   be   completely   lost,   rather  redistributed.  Much  like  Te  Takere  and  the  Palmerston  North  City   Library,   which   have   been   repurposed   from   the  tradi?onal   library,   the  Makerspace   will   s?ll   house   some   of  our   library   collec?on,  while   also  allowing   for   crea?vity.   The  rest   of   the   books   will   be   placed   in   library   towers   and   be  posi?oned  in  classes  and  break  out  areas  across  the  school,  so  our  children  will  have  immediate  access  to  a  range  books  within  their  classes.  The  Makerspace  is  an  incredibly  exci?ng  ini?a?ve   for   our   school   and   we   look   forward   to   it’s  comple?on.    

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Empowering learners to be positive, self-directed and engaged life-long learners Our Vision:

Fairfield School Te Kura o Whiratea

Term 2 Week 5 1 June 2017

School Closed: Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 June

From the FCG… Thank  you  to  all  the  parents  and  staff  who  aEended  

the  recent  FCG  AGM  mee?ng.    The  elected  office  holders  of  our  FCG  are:  

Chairperson:  Sally  Rollinson,  Vice  Chairperson:  Louise  Grimstone,  Co-­‐Secretaries:  Jodie  Shuker  and  Colleen  

McQuillan,  Treasurer:  Raylene  Tarrant.  

The  next  fundraiser  for  the  FCG,  in  conjunc?on  with  the  Student  Council,  will  be  the  school  discos.    

These  will  be  held  on  Thursday  6  July.  

Kiwiana  Icons  -­‐  Room  8

On  Wednesday   evening  Mr  West   and   I  aEended   the   Safeguard   New   Zealand  Health   and   Safety   awards   in   Auckland.  This   was   a   pres?gious   event,   with   a  number   of   large   businesses   and  companies   in   aEendance,   such   as   Air  New   Zealand,   Kiwi   Rail   and   Vector.  While  we  did  not  win   in  our   respec?ve  category,   we   received   numerous  compliments   and  accolades   from  many  people  congratula?ng  us  on  our  entry.    

While  we  have  safety  strips  on  many  of  our  deck  surfaces,   they  can  s?ll  be  very  slippery  on  wet  or  frosty  mornings.  Please  tread  carefully  when  using  these  decks  during  these  condi?ons.  

Teacher  Only  Day  A  reminder  that  we  have  our  Teacher’s  Only  Day  on  Tuesday  6  June  (day  aTer  Queen’s  Birthday).  On  this  day,  our  staff,  along  with  staff  from  Levin  North  and  Levin  School,  will  be  at  Kawiu  Marae  learning  about  the  history  and  kawa  of  Muaūpoko.    

Enrolment  at  Fairfield  School  As   you   know,   our   school   is   governed   by   an   enrolment   scheme.   Enrolment   Schemes   are   designed   to   prevent  overcrowding  or   the   likelihood  of  overcrowding   in  a  school  and  our  enrolment  scheme   is   strictly  adhered   to.  The  Board  of  Trustees  have  determined  that  we  will  not  be  taking  any  out  of  zone  enrolments  for  the  remainder  of  the  year.  If  you  know  of  anyone  who  lives  in-­‐zone  with  a  pre-­‐schooler  and  they  intend  enrolling  at  our  school,  could  you  please  encourage  them  to  make  contact  with  us.  This  will  greatly  assist  us  with  managing  our  roll.    

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Week  6 Monday  5  June Queen’s  Birthday:  SCHOOL  CLOSED

Tuesday  6  June Teacher’s  Only  Day:  SCHOOL  CLOSED

Thursday  8  June Kowhai/Rata  Assembly,  2.00pm

Friday  9  June Rimu/Totara  Assembly,  2.00pm

Week  7 Monday  12  June ICAS  Wri?ng

Wednesday  14  June ICAS  Spelling

Thursday  15  June Pasifika  Fono,  6.30pm

Week  8 Thursday  22  June Kowhai/Rata  Assembly,  2.00pm

Friday  23  June Rimu/Totara  Assembly,  2.00pm

Week  10 Tuesday  4  July Board  of  Trustees  Mee?ng,  5.30pm

Thursday  6  July School  Discos

Friday  7  July End  of  Term  2,  2.50pm

Pink  Shirt  Day  Thanks  to  your  support  last  Friday  of  Pink  Shirt  Day  -­‐  we  raised  $288.80!!  This  money  will  be  donated  to  the  

Mental  Health  Founda?on.  

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