Carterton School Newsletter 4 – 4 November 2014

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Dear Parents and Caregivers

This week we have the Education Review Office team of three with us at school. They are looking at every aspect of school operation. Today they are spending time in the classrooms and meeting with teachers and school leaders. It is such a pleasure to be able to have a few days to reflect on the wonderful things that have happened, are happening and will happen at Carterton School. Yesterday the school gave a wonderful welcome to the team with a powhiri in the hall. A special mention to Hāmiora G from R6 who spoke for us - he was amazing! Well done to all of the school community for making our special visitors feel so welcome from the first minute they arrived.

Tonight: Tuesday 4th November 6-7pm, Whānau Consultation Hui: we would like to share our journey, achievements and korero about our tamariki. ERO have been invited and they will be very interested to hear the developments in our school and talk to whānau about our successes, relationships and our journey. It would be great to see as many of you as possible to share our journey and feedback with them.

Pacific Island dance will be on this Wednesday in the hall at 12:00.  We will be showing our two fantastic dances at an upcoming assembly.

Athletics sports Friday 7 November Carrington Park - Whanau are invited to come and enjoy the fun, events start from 9.30. Postponement day Thursday 13 November.

TIMETABLE

9.15 am Assemble seated in House Groups (At start / finish line of track)

Distance Races             9.30  - 10 .00 am

Round 1                        10.00  - 10.30 am

Round 2                        10.30  - 11.00 am

Round 3                        11.00  - 11.30 am

Round 4                        11.30  - 12.00 pm

Lunch                           12.00 - 12.45 pm

Round 5                        12.45  - 1.15 pm

Round 6                        1.15  -  1.45 pm

Interhouse relays           1.45  -   2.10 pm

ORGANISATION

There are to be 6 rounds as below. (Read along the line to work out each groups' next event.

STARTING GROUP        EVENT                  ROUND

		1	2	3	4	5	6
Yr 8	Sprints                  S	V	S	H	G	L	T
Yr 7	High Jump            H	H	G	L	T	V	S
Yr 6	Small Ball Game  G	L	T	V	S	H	G
Yr  5	Long Jump            L	T	V	S	H	G	L
Yr 4	Throws: Quoits     T	S	H	G	L	T	V
Yr 3	Vortex                   V	G	L	T	V	S	H

PTA Uniform Shop – A mobile uniform shop will be open at Athletics on Friday at the sports fields.  Come and check us out there!  LOTS of bargains to be had.

Recycle your lunch order containers, forks and lunch order paper bags in the green box by Rm 12.  A new winner will be drawn out at the next whole school assembly.

Respect our environment by putting rubbish in the correct rubbish bins.

Respect our environment and our beautiful school by picking up the rubbish in your rubbish area daily.

Carterton School Home Garden Competition is underway.  Keep working on your gardens at home and recording what you do in your diary.  Judging is in a couple of weeks.  Happy Gardening!

Kapahaka Tuakana and Ākonga Māori: Ruma ono - Kia ora koutou, ngā mihi nui ki ngā whanau!  Your tamariki were absolutely amazing at the kapahaka festival! What a brilliant performance and brilliant behaviour...6 and a half hours we were at the festival and they were awesome the whole time. To us, Kapahaka is about celebrating our culture and kotahitanga – unity, and that is exactly what our tamariki did last Thursday… joining together as one and striving for excellence, participating to the best they can be. They have stood strong, even when they find the learning challenging. Everyone’s special qualities, and everyone’s contribution was amazing! United together as one, with everyone putting great effort, commitment and love into their performing, working hard, and enjoying what we do – this is what makes us so strong and there was such amazing energy and passion that touched everyone’s heart, and we are all very proud of our brilliant performances! Thank you tamariki and whanau for making the day such a special and amazing one for us all! You were all absolutely amazing! Tumeke koutou katoa! Whaea Lesley

Video of the Kapahaka Festival - The day was filmed by Mario Geremia and he will be selling copies of the DVD.  He will be selling the DVDs individually for $25.00 and your school will be on one or the other (the powhiri will be on both), or you can purchase the whole day for $35.00.  Please contact Mario directly on mardi53@hotmail.com or call him on 378 8349.

This Friday 7th November: Ākonga Māori and Kapahaka Tuakana are performing at Ron Marks Farewell, and the changing of Carterton Mayors.  Haka powhiri and Performing at the Event Centre. I apologise for the short notice, I was only made aware of the date change last Thursday. This is a very special invitation and honour for us, so I hope they are all able to be there! We need to be at the Events Centre at 5.15 to get into our costumes, ready for 6pm start, and about 7pmish finish with supper. Ngā mihi nui, Lesley Standish Ph 379 5547; 0274501554

Important Zone information - At a recent Board of Trustees meeting the board identified that it is likely there will be places available at all year levels for 2015, but not an equal amount in each year group. This enrolment period is for all enrolments for 2015. (ie new entrants through the year and any other year group to enrol at the start of 2015)

The procedure for applying for places is:  

Please contact the office for an application form for an out of zone place/s. The close off for applications will be 3.00pm, Friday 7^th November. If the number of applications received is greater than the number of places available, a ballot will be necessary. The order of priority will be as follows:

1. Siblings of current student                  2.  Siblings of former students

3. Children of former students                 4.  Children of Board employees

5. All other children

Please be aware, the only aspect of an enrolment scheme the Board has any power over, is to identify whether there are places available or not. The way this is done and the process for new enrolments is all set in legislation, which we have to follow. Formal notification of how to apply for these places will also be in the local paper (Midweek and Wairarapa News) over the coming week.

Prize Giving Cups – Please return any cups you have at home to school ready for this year’s Prize Giving.  Thank you.

Remember if you have any nominations for people doing amazing things in and around our school and community fill in the JNS nomination form and put it into the green mailbox (house) in the office area.  Remember is could be a student, staff or parent. 

The Carterton Town and Country Garden Trail is on Sunday 16th November and Team Kahikatea and Team Kowhai will be running a food stall at two gardens as part of their fundraising. So parents, grandparents, family and friends of students in these teams please start thinking about what you can bake to help with this fundraising.  You may like to contribute time by helping on the stall for an hour or two.  Team Kahitatea and Kowhai students have taken home a notice so please fill it in and return it to Room 12 by Friday.

Remember to walk, bike and scoot to school when you can.  It is so good for you and the environment.

CartertonTown & Country Garden Trail - Sunday 16 November from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.  11 town and country gardens.  Tickets from school office -  $25.  Free tickets for anyone who volunteers to sit at a garden gate for two hours on the day – Phone 379 4010.

Gardeners Raffle – Please help by sending garden related donations to the school office.  It could be a pack of seeds, gloves, watering can, plants, secateurs, garden fork & trowel, pots, planters, garden ornaments, books, etc.  Many thanks for supporting your school.  Tickets are $2 ea or 3 for $5 and available from the school office or on the day at the gardens.

The WAI Foodbank drive is on Wednesday 19th November.  We are looking for older students for runners to help collect the donations of food along Carterton streets.  The collectors will meet at Carterton Fire Station at 5:15pm.  If you would like to help with this please ring Megan Gray 379 5503 after 3:30pm.  Thank you!

Cancelled!  Due to low ticket sales the Carterton Kindergarten Ballentynes fundraiser has been cancelled.

Anchors Aweigh with Orchestra Wellington – Pirate Theme – 3.00 pm 22 November at Wairarapa College.  Adults $15, Child $8.  Tickets from Carterton Events Centre.  Dress up as Pirates encouraged!  Suitable for children 2-8 years.

Yours sincerely

Alison Woollard,

Principal