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Diary Alert

TERM ONE (Began)

Monday 2 May 2016

A SPORTING NIGHT OUT

Monday 9 May (DHS) 7 pm—9pm

CANTERBURY PRIMARY DUATHLON

Tuesday 10 May

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

Thursday 19 May

NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS’ DAY

Tuesday 31 May

HORORATA CROSS COUNTRY

Friday 3 June

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY

Monday 6 June (NO SCHOOL)

HORORATA JUMP-OFF

Wednesday 8 June

MALVERN CROSS COUNTRY

Thursday 9 June

UP, UP & AWAY (SCHOOLTRIP)

Friday 1 July

HPS DISCO/CELEBRATION

ASSEMBLY

Wednesday 6 July

AGRI KIDS FINAL (TIMARU)

Thurs 7-9 July

TERM TWO ENDS

Friday 8 July 2016

Friday 15 April

TERM ONE ENDS

Friday 15 April 2016

COUNTRY KIDS CARE

Childcare for country kids after school. Hours 2.45pm—6pm. By text or call for further information. Abbi also will look after your children in your own home during the evenings. Ph. Abbi on 0278657029

Friday 29 November 2013

Newsflash...

Term Two Week One

Already awards have started. Here we have

Lucy and Fletcher from Piwi, with Niki from Tui

and a belated Board of Trustees Award handed

to Miles by Mr G. Well done to all of you!

Assembly Time Once again two great solo performances were sung upon at Assembly this week. Kiana was up first with a replacement song from her original. Mr G was proud of her for pointing out the lyrics from her original song.

Tui Chalk Art The paths around the school were beautifully and

cleverly decorated by Tui pupils. Mrs Foster had a

great Art initiative running for her class. They all drew

amazing pictures ready to be turned into superb

Mother Day’s cards. Great effort Tui.

Duathlon! Thanks to everyone for their help with training for

the Canterbury Primary Schools’ children’s

duathlon. Once again we are delighted to see

our children keeping Active. A great day with

excellent results from our team!

Autumn Festival Our judges this year, Gaye & Sam, were most

impressed with the high skill of free range Art

work. They were particularly impressed with

Shimee from Tui’s efforts that they awarded her

with two special mentions on the day.

Hororata Primary School’s Official Newsletter (11.05.16)

Kia ora Koutou

Quote of the week… ‘You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose’ – Dr. Seuss

Our Active Culture…

Swimming Success… At the end of last term Ben and Holly Smith represented our school and Zone at the Canterbury Primary Schools’ Swimming Championships held at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre. Both swimmers achieved personal bests on the day and came home with a few top five finishes between them... well done!

Hororata foots it with the best… Recently ten of Hororata’s finest competed in the Primary Sports Canterbury Duathlon at Ruapuna Park, Christchurch. The event has become an annual fixture for our Harriers, who competed alongside 750 students from throughout Canterbury. I am pleased to report that our athletes competed strongly, earning praise for themselves, their families and our school. The following students represented our school and achieved the corresponding success: Joe Cookson (12th), Charlie Blackburn (17th), William Henriksen (71st), Simon Henriksen (84th), Holly Smith (10th), Zara Mclean (24th), Grace Flett (80th), Ben Smith (15th), Will Cookson (33rd), Tom Chaffey (50th). A special well done goes out to Joe, Charlie and Ben who all achieved top twenty finishes and Holly Smith who finished in the top ten… awesome effort team!

Our Learning Culture…

Autumn Festival… The Hororata Autumn Festival was held on Friday 15 April 2016. Observing a ‘Flight’ theme (Science focus for Semester One), the festival showcased student work from a variety of essential learning areas. Like the Annual Pet Day, the Autumn Festival was part of an Open Day, whereby parents and friends of the school were invited into the school to view children’s work and to work alongside children in the classrooms as part of our Flight based Technology sessions.

Congratulations to the following students on achieving notable success at the Hororata Autumn Festival: Bird Sketch: 5-6yrs - Leithan Parker (1st), Josh Smith (2nd), Sam Smith (3rd), Lachlan Marshall (HC); 7-8yrs - Jessie Smith/Ayla Abraham (1st=), Ellie Flett/ Taane Buechele (2nd), Gracie Symons/Vin Brown (3rd), Robert Harris/ Dustin Rowlands (HC); 9-10yrs - Shimee Araguas (1st), Nikki Alinar (2nd), Zara McLean (3rd), Will Cookson (HC). Flying Machine Paintings: Pre-School - Trinity & Zara (1st), Quentin, Tom & Quin (2nd), Benson, Ruben & Cameron (3rd), Freddy (HC); 5-6yrs - Thomas Harris (1st), Daria Gullery (2nd), Lucy Flett (3rd), James Hussey (HC); 7-8yrs - Blake Booth (1st), Ayla Abraham (2nd) Zoe Parker (3rd), Quin Brown (HC); 9-10yrs - Shimee Araguas/ Esther Bruce (1st=), Will Cookson/ Zara McLean (2nd=), Ben Smith/ Tom Chaffey (3rd=), Holly Smith/ Charlie Blackburn (HC). Handwriting: 5-6yrs - Miles Henriksen (1st), Emily Breading (2nd), Josh Tuer (3rd), Logan Hadfield (HC); 7-8yrs - Jessie Smith/ Gracie Symons (1st=), Vin Brown/ Poppy Freeman (2nd=), Quin Brown/ Ellie Flett (3rd=), Taane Buechele/ Toby Thwaites (HC); 9-10yrs - Nikki Alinar (1st), Zara Mclean (2nd), Holly Smith (3rd), Kiana Buechele (HC). Photography: 5-6yrs - Sam Smith (1st), 7-8yrs - Xavier Loos (1st), Quin Brown (2nd), Ayla Abraham (3rd), Jackson Blair-Monk (HC); 9-10yrs - Carter Moore-Woodward (1st), William Henriksen (2nd), Simon Henriksen (3rd), Cameron Loveridge (HC). 3D CREATIONS: Pre-School - Tyler McCorkindale (1st), Benson McCorkindale (2nd); 5-6yrs - Isaac McCorkindale (1st),Hunter Kennedy (2nd),Emily Breading (3rd) Zander Freitas (HC); 7-8yrs - Dustin Rowlands (1st), Xavier Loos (2nd); 9-10yrs - Joe Cookson (1st), Holly Smith (2nd), Will Cookson (3rd), Tom Chaffey (HC). Hot Air Balloons Paintings: 5-6yrs - Emily Breading (1st), Josh Smith (2nd), Logan Hadfield (3rd), Miles Henriksen (HC); 7-8yrs - Toby Thwaites (1st), Gracie Symons (2nd), Emily Wilding (3rd), Dustin Rowlands (HC). BEST OF SHOW: Shimee Araguas (Bird Sketch).

Haere mai... I would like to welcome Eljane Araguas (Kea) to our school. I am confident that your time at Hororata will be both enjoyable and rewarding.

Finally, our school has ongoing commitment to health and safety and the compulsory wearing of the school’s High Visibility Safety Apparel (safety vests), whilst a child is in transit between home and school.

Road safety is a shared responsibility between students, parent and the school. It is up to us all to keep our kids safe… let’s start by wearing our Safety Vests everyday

Thanks for supporting our school

Marty Gameson (Principal)

Piwakawaka (Yrs 0-2) Miss Raybould

Hi everyone.

I have noticed recently an increase in the number of children not bringing their reading notebook and/or their book bag to school. I encourage the children to remember this by themselves. However many children are not able to do this so could parents please help them to do this. They appear to need some adult guidance.

Next week all children will get a spelling book to bring home every night so they need to get into the routine of organising their belongings as they will have more to keep track. Thank you for your support with this matter.

We are practising our cross country running each morning at fitness time. All children are aiming for two laps of the field at the moment and some are even up to three or four. Everyone has a great positive attitude to this and we are having fun. Also we are enjoying our new balls given to each class for playing with in the playground. We are very grateful for all this fabulous sports equipment.

Regards Julia

Kea (Yrs 2-4) Miss Stewart

Hello all,

This term in Kea we are starting off maths with learning about geometry. Shapes, patterns, turns, flips and angles are all around us and until we stop to think about how they are used in everyday life things like baking, building, art, sports and even music we often don’t notice them at all. We are also learning to play chess and already we have some keen chess competitors in the class. Prepare to be given a run for your money at home!

We are also gearing up for poetry competitions later on in the term. This week we have been looking at the language feature of similes and alliteration while doing an acrostic style poem about the colours of the rainbow. We hope you enjoy them.

Megan

Tui (Yrs 4-6) Mrs Foster

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. They seem to go by super-fast and are now nothing but a distant memory. It was great

seeing all the children last Monday and catching up on all their news.

This term is looking like it is going to be extremely busy what with the ‘Speech and Poetry’ competition and Reports at the end of the term, along with lots of other things. Please ensure that your child is bringing their Homework book and Reading book to school every day so they

are ready for their lessons – thank you for their support.

Jenni

Community Noticeboard

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION Canteen (Fridays Only)

Pies $ 2.00

Hot Dogs $ 2.00

Cookies $ 1.00

Please send along orders in pre-used envelope with your child’s name and order written on it and of course, the money inside.

Donations are welcome through the PTA with their Bank account for direct donations being : 12 3441 0048484 00.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPDATE

Election Update: Election nomination forms with a covering letter have now been posted to all eligible voters in the board elections.

Nominations are open—please consider standing for the board or nominate another who is interested in standing. Nominations close at noon 20th May.

Please hand completed nomination forms to the Returning Officer—Penny Oliver.

2016 Donation/Activity Fee Update: Accounts have been adjusted for the 2016 year and have been sent home. Please advise if you have not received yours.

Please note as per the account that donations have been increased to $130.00 per family and if paid by the end of June a swimming pool key will be available to you for the 2016/17 season.

Also...note well the activity fee was also increased. Accounts to be paid should read $60.00 per child. This equates to $15.00 per term per child. Please pay from the updated account. You are welcome to pay by instalment.

Bank Account for the Hororata Primary School Board of Trustees is ASB 123441:0019878:00

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Book Club pamphlets have been issued to students and if you are ordering through the school, please have all orders in by Thursday 12th May.

Please bring your forms directly to the office. If paying by cheque please make the cheque out to Scholastic Book Club.

Reminder Board of Trustee Awards can be used for buying books.

VILLA MARIA COLLEGE Are holding an OPEN DAY on Thursday 31 May 9.00am—3.00pm. Villa Maria is a state integrated Catholic secondary school for girls in years 7 –13. You are welcome to come along on Thursday 31 May to meet the staff and students and fin out what makes Villa Maria College a special place. Deborah Brounahan (Principal) will address visitors at

9.00am, 11.00am and 1.00pm. 21 Peer St Christchurch 0348 4165

WE LIVE IN YOUR WORLD ANZ Our school, the ANZ Olympic School Programme and earning rewards. We have registered with the ANZ to join their ANZ Olympic School Programme and received a kit of resources and merchandise that will help inspire and motivate our students. If your family members or friends are looking to take a home loan, or increase their current home loan by our $50K, speak with your local ANZ branch. If you drawdown your home loan with ANZ and nominate our school we will receive 800 credits, equal to $400.00 in spending power at the ANZ Awards Centre, to spend on items like sporting equipment or computers. For

more details please contact Jessica King, at the Rolleston

NEW SINGING & ACTING GROUP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE! Young Performers’ is open to young people from 8 to 15 years old.

Students will learn singing, acting and movement from experienced performer and Primary school trained teacher Belinda Cullen-Reid.

Young Performers’ meet weekly in Darfield on Tuesdays from 4.30 -

5.30pm during term time.

For further information and to enrol please go to

https://learntosingnz.wordpress.com/young-performers/

COMMUNITY INFORMATION NITE Hosted by ‘Two Rivers Community Trust’

Presented by Dawn Nolan CDHB Rural Mental Health team

Wednesday 18 May 2016 7—8.30pm supper “How to Help a friend”

Presented by Phil Baker from Áttitude’ Parenting Place Wednesday 25 May 2016 7 8.30pm Supper “How to help your Teen” (Phil Baker) from ‘Attitude’,

Venue for both Darfield Baptist Church 15 Greendale Road..

NEWSLETTER ITEMS We welcome articles/items from community groups for publishing in

our school newsletters.

ROYGBIV As Red as vampire’s blood As Orange as the biggest orange in the world As Yellow as an umbrella As Green as green pond water As Blue as sparkling sea water As Indigo as a juicy plum As violet as the lightest amethyst Gracie

ROYGBIV As Red as rotten strawberries As Orange as a classroom cupboard As Yellow as a sweating sun As Green as juicy green grass As Blue as a sweet blueberry As Indigo as a book bag As Violet as a bubbly drink Robert and Miles

ROYGBIV As Red as a rosy ruby As Orange as a juicy orange As Yellow as a gold nugget As Green as emerald lettuce As Blue as the cobalt sky As Indigo as an amazing dress As Violet as pretty flowers Logan and Ellie

ROYGBIV As Red as a long, whooshing dress As Orange as a sweet, round orange As Yellow as the shining sun As Green as macrocarpa As Blue as the spotless sea As Indigo as a juicy plum As Violet as a beautiful amethyst Poppy

ROYGBIV As Red as a sweet, juicy apple As Orange as sweating hot lava As Yellow as a sour lemon As Green as wet grass As Blue as a beautiful butterfly As Indigo as a big ball As Violet as a round grape Brodie

ROYGBIV As Red as a sweet, juicy apple As Orange as ginger, rusty mares As Yellow as the shiny sun As Green as the growing grass As Blue as the deep, deep sea As Indigo as shining flower As Violet as a pretty dress Emily B and Xavier

ROYGBIV As Red as the reddest angry bird As Orange as sweating hot lava As Yellow as a strike of lightning As Green as light, green, juicy grass As Blue as deep, deep, salty water As Indigo as a long stemmed flower As Violet as the lightest amethyst Taane

ROYGBIV As Red as burning lava As Orange as a bright highlighter As Yellow as Spongebob As Green as wet grass As Blue as the deep, blue ocean As Indigo as a book bag As violet as a beautiful flower Isaac and Dustin

ROYGBIV As Red as a smelly rose As Orange as an orange As Yellow as beautiful hair As Green as leaves on a tree As Blue as a blue bird flying As Indigo as a grape As Violet as my dress Eljane

ROYGBIV As Red as a big fire engine As Orange as an orange, the fruit As Yellow as the bright sun As Green as the grass colour As Blue as the waves in the sea As Indigo as nail polish to go on your nails As violet as a cool sunset Niamh and Josh T

ROYGBIV As Red as a rose As Orange as the bright sun As Yellow as a dead flower As Green as the sparkling grass on a green lawn As Blue as the deep, deep sea As Indigo as a Pluto in space As Violet as a delicious round plum Jackson and Toby

Spotlight on Kea - Wk 2 Term 2‘16