NEWSLETTER 12 TERM 3 19 August 2016 Fairlie Primary School Kia Ora Welcome Malo e leilei Dear Parents and Caregivers WHATS ON THIS TERM: August 26 Daffodil Day August 29 Whole school skate day August 30 Mackenzie District Speaking Comp Sept 2 Y5 & 6 Girls Pubertal Change Sept 5 National Standards Birthday Reporting Sept 9 Technology Challenge September 13-15 Mystery at Magpie Manor Production September 20 Waimataitai Brass Band Visit 9.30am September 23 End of term 3 SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES August 26 Room 5 September 2 Room 6 Dear Parents/Caregivers Today you will see a notice from Terri Johnstone bringing you up to date with Year to date financial performance, policy review and community survey. This week has been very busy with ski trips and rehearsals and today the bus pupils were involved in a bus safety training session held by the Ashburton Police. Pubertal Change Our health nurse Linda Merilees will deliver this program to Year 5 and 6 Girls on September 2 at 1.45pm in the library. Parents are encouraged to attend with their daughters. Further information to follow. Mufti Day Thanks to all who participated in the mufti day last Friday. There were some great outfits and pupils raised $110.00 to support our budding athletes in their trip to Wellington . Mackenzie District Speaking Competition This will be held at Albury School on August 30. Lochie Foote will be representing Fairlie Primary School and be speaking on the topic of Mt Dobson. We know he will do a great job and good luck Lochie. Skate trip to Tekapo Springs August 29 Transport arrangements have now been changed and as in previous years the school will be providing buses to travel to and from the rink departing from school at 9.15am and returning at approximately 1pm. Parents of course are welcome to attend the day. There will be Junior school bus and a senior school bus. The cost will remain the same. We extend grateful thanks to the Home and School for once again subsidising our pupils and enabling them to enjoy a great day. Please note there is no postponement day. Gotchagram Gotchagrams may be awarded both in and out of class for displaying a positive action around the grounds and/or towards each other. All names in the gotchagram draw will earn a house point. Buses The new system of notifying the office has been working well. Thank you for your cooperation with this. School docs We are excited to announce that our school policies and procedures are now available for your viewing on the school website. Please take the time to check the site out There’s an ongoing review schedule but as we adapt into the new system there will be some amendments mainly pertaining to EOTC and Health and Safety requirements. Union Meeting September 9 9am Timaru Girls High School The meetings are paid union meetings however as a number of our staff are non-union members the school will be open for instruction on that day and classes will op- erate as normal. The Government has announced a proposal to dramatical- ly change the way schools are funded. Principals and Boards of Trustees would have to make trade-offs be- tween teaching staff and other costs schools face. Teachers are very worried that the global budget would lead to: fewer teachers and larger class sizes less job security for teachers lower quality teaching fewer hours for teacher aides and support staff more complex financial work for Boards of Trustees The Government's current funding review is a once-in-a- generation opportunity to better fund education. NZEI Te Riu Roa and PPTA are the unions that represent more than 60,000 teachers and support staff from birth to year 13. They have asked all members at our school to attend meetings in September to hear more about the proposal and help determine the education sector’s response. There will be more information to follow. . Please note that MS Fowler will be absent on Monday / Tuesday of next week and teaching duties will be shared between Ms Shannahan and Mrs Edmonston Mrs Corson will be absent on Thursday. The office will have limited attendance. Congratulations Goes to Oliver Jones who has been selected to represent the South Canterbury Development Squad for Hockey Well done Oliver
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NEWSLETTER 12 TERM 3
19 August 2016 Fairlie Primary School
Kia Ora Welcome Malo e leilei Dear Parents and Caregivers
WHATS ON THIS TERM: August 26 Daffodil Day August 29 Whole school skate day August 30 Mackenzie District Speaking Comp Sept 2 Y5 & 6 Girls Pubertal Change Sept 5 National Standards Birthday Reporting Sept 9 Technology Challenge September 13-15 Mystery at Magpie Manor Production September 20 Waimataitai Brass Band Visit 9.30am September 23 End of term 3
SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES August 26 Room 5 September 2 Room 6
Dear Parents/Caregivers Today you will see a notice from Terri Johnstone bringing you up to date with Year to date financial performance, policy review and community survey. This week has been very busy with ski trips and rehearsals and today the bus pupils were involved in a bus safety training session held by the Ashburton Police. Pubertal Change Our health nurse Linda Merilees will deliver this program to Year 5 and 6 Girls on September 2 at 1.45pm in the library. Parents are encouraged to attend with their daughters. Further information to follow.
Mufti Day Thanks to all who participated in the mufti day last Friday. There were some great outfits and pupils raised $110.00 to support our budding athletes in their trip to Wellington .
Mackenzie District Speaking Competition This will be held at Albury School on August 30. Lochie Foote will be representing Fairlie Primary School and be speaking on the topic of Mt Dobson. We know he will do a great job and good luck Lochie. Skate trip to Tekapo Springs August 29 Transport arrangements have now been changed and as in previous years the school will be providing buses to travel to and from the rink departing from school at 9.15am and returning at approximately 1pm. Parents of course are welcome to attend the day. There will be Junior school bus and a senior school bus. The cost will remain the same. We extend grateful thanks to the Home and School for once again subsidising our pupils and enabling them to enjoy a great day. Please note there is no postponement day. Gotchagram Gotchagrams may be awarded both in and out of class for displaying a positive action around the grounds and/or towards each other. All names in the gotchagram draw will earn a house point. Buses The new system of notifying the office has been working well. Thank you for your cooperation with this. School docs We are excited to announce that our school policies and procedures are now available for your viewing on the school website. Please take the time to check the site out There’s an ongoing review schedule but as we adapt into
the new system there will be some amendments mainly
pertaining to EOTC and Health and Safety requirements.
Union Meeting September 9 9am Timaru Girls High School The meetings are paid union meetings however as a number of our staff are non-union members the school will be open for instruction on that day and classes will op-erate as normal. The Government has announced a proposal to dramatical-ly change the way schools are funded. Principals and Boards of Trustees would have to make trade-offs be-tween teaching staff and other costs schools face. Teachers are very worried that the global budget would lead to:
fewer teachers and larger class sizes
less job security for teachers
lower quality teaching
fewer hours for teacher aides and support staff
more complex financial work for Boards of Trustees The Government's current funding review is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to better fund education. NZEI Te Riu Roa and PPTA are the unions that represent more than 60,000 teachers and support staff from birth to year 13. They have asked all members at our school to attend meetings in September to hear more about the proposal and help determine the education sector’s response. There will be more information to follow. . Please note that MS Fowler will be absent on Monday /Tuesday of next week and teaching duties will be shared between Ms Shannahan and Mrs Edmonston Mrs Corson will be absent on Thursday. The office will have limited attendance. Congratulations Goes to Oliver Jones who has been selected to represent the South Canterbury Development Squad for Hockey Well done Oliver
SCHOOL PRODUCTION: Momentum is picking up and the students are doing an excellent job learning their lines and the songs. Keep up the great work! Offers of help for dressing and makeup for the dress rehearsals and show would be much appreciated. It would also be great if we could borrow the following (please name any clothes you lend!):
3 blonde bob wigs 2 black bob wigs white plastic bead necklaces large mirror or wall clock (‘art deco’ for above the
fireplace) ROOM 2 - all will need to wear black (wings and masks provided) ROOM 3 - boys will need to wear black (white bow ties and accessories provided) and girls costumes are provided. ROOMS 5 & 6 (costumes mostly provided)
Tickets will be available at the School Office from 29 August 2016
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Congratulations and well done to the following people who have through sustained efforts, earned the Student of the Week Award
Room 2 Joel Marris Room 3 Katey Anderson Room 5 Ben MacDonald
MACKENZIE KID OF THE WEEK
This week the award goes to
Luke Jordan for being a
mature role model/house leader for the younger students
ICT Chat We have created a set of expectations around the use of IPads and computers as a learning tool throughout the school. I-Pad use across the school will be used to sup-port reading, writing and maths. As a staff we are inves-tigating apps that will further provide learning support for students in these core subject areas such as “Skoolbo” which is being rolled out as a learning support app and website that students can access at school and at home for their Numeracy and Literacy development
HOUSE NEWS On Friday the 12th August the whole school took part in a finger knitting challenge. Pupils were organised into their whanau groups and then were given a demonstration by the Room 6 seniors on how to finger knit. The colourful yarn was then divided up equally between the houses and pupils were then given an hour to finger knit a scarf for themselves. At the end of the hour we lay our scarves end to on the court to see which house had knitted the most
yard. Opuha house won and earned 30 house points. Opihi came 2nd with 15 points and Orari 3rd with 10 points.
Daffodil Day 2016 will be on Friday, 26 August 2016.
Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society's annual flagship event and one of the most important fundraising and awareness campaigns in the country. As well as providing an opportunity to raise awareness of cancer in New Zealand, Daffodil Day is a major funding source for the Cancer Society. The daffodil is one of the first flowers of spring, whose bright yellow blooms remind us of the joys the new season will bring. It represents the hope there is for the 1 in 3 New Zealanders affect-ed by cancer. Our pupils will be supporting Daffodil Day on Friday 26th, by dressing up in yellow and green. Pupils are also encouraged to create Daffodil costumes and come to school dressed in their costumes. A gold coin donation is always appreciated.
Our front and back cover are the school collages which were up for auction at the Mackenzie College Art Auction last night. We are the lucky recipients of both the artworks produced by our room 5 and 6 pupils
Room 2 have been looking at mathematical shapes over the ast two weeks. On Wednesday the children went on a hunt to find all the various shapes they had been learning about. Pictured are some the the shapes they found
FAIRLIE PRIMARY HOME AND SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS
Fairlie 150 Year Celebrations! The week of October 14-23 2016 is going to be a busy one for
Fairlie, and Fairlie Primary is hoping to contribute to this with several events happening: Saturday 15th October 10am-2pm – the Mackenzie Market – we will be having a stall selling food and Village Press Olive Oil Saturday 15th October – Catering for the 150 Year Ball at the Fairlie Community Centre Saturday 22nd October – 150 Year Parade on the Main Street The Home & School committee are working hard organising these events but we need your support! All funds raised will go directly towards further improvements of our playground.
Please think about how you can help:
Working on the stall at the Market – 10am-12pm or 12pm-2pm
Prepping food for catering on Friday 14th or Saturday morning
Helping with putting food together on Saturday 15th 2.30pm-4.30pm
Helping in the kitchen on the night of the Ball
Helping prepare and organise a Float for the Parade on Saturday 22nd October
Please get in touch to let us know how you can help! Thanks from your Home & School committee
Another reminder to save the date!! This month we are specifically looking for marshals, some on bikes and some to simply stand at the post. We have one property and looking for a second property. If you have suitable land or know of a potential property suitable, please call Herb Ross 03 685 8444. Those who are keen to marshal get free riding on the day provided you are officially recorded as a marshal. We need your time!!
First Shift: 8:30am – 12:30pm Second Shift: 12:30pm – 4:30pm
Need BBQ helpers for both days, we received only one name for helpers, understand it is some time away but as you can see we are spending and needing the funds for more upgrades of the playground along with the continued support that benefits our children throughout the year.
Please contact: any one of us before we need to do a ring around to rally support;
