Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Dear Parents/Caregivers

This term for Envirogroup, Ignite, Launch and Discover will be working together to reuse some common household rubbish by transforming it into new and wonderful treasures.   We will be busy building, painting, decorating and planting.  

You can help by sending clean 2 litre plastic milk bottles with lids, 1 litre milk cartons, plastic fizzy drink bottles and fabric or ribbon scraps, buttons along to Launch.

Thanks,
Amy Blatch and Sara Ashby

The race is on...

On Thursday 24th July 2014, we will be holding a series of races to see who is the champion of champions when it comes to designing and building. 
From now until Thursday, there are a few things you need to do:
* Choose a design challenge
* Design and build your racer
* Test your racer
* Enter a quarter-final in your learning team.

Here are the design challenges: 

Holidays

Brrr!!! A chilly walk in Arrowtown at -5 degrees this morning. Hope everyone has been keeping warm and doing lots of fun holiday activities.

We are looking forward to being back on Monday, still in the MPF, but hopefully lots more progress on our new building. We have two trainee teachers with us for five weeks, so make sure you say hello and welcome them into the Clarkville family.

Now is a good time to check whether you have enough stationery to begin the new term. Especially those pencils that keep disappearing with alarming rapidity.

Mufti Day

Minecraft club

CIA Seminar this Friday

Open (Thursday)

Yay WE ARE BACK IN ACTION TOMORROW- looking forward to seeing all our learners back.

Learning at Home

This is what school was looking like yesterday. It looks a lot better today. Do you have some great pictures you could make into a display or book using pic-collage or book creator or similar apps? Share them with us by e-mailing and we could print them off for tomorrow.

We have had to go back to Mrs Edwards house today to post these because the internet is down at school.

We hope that you, being clever Discover learners and so great at managing your own learning, have already been finding learning activities for yourselves at home such as Mathletics, DEAR, DAWN, and Stepping Stones. We have already received a Stepping Stone this morning.

Please remember you can e-mail us as we are available all day. If you have a device that has been logged on to Blogger at school you will be able to post things on our blog too. Remember to check your spelling and punctuation before you post. 

It is Thursday tomorrow so don't forget to sign in then take your box and bag to Aspire. Mrs Blatch and Mrs Taylor will be there to meet you. They will be there from 8.40am. Whero group, you are working with Mrs Blatch tomorrow and Pango, you will be seeing the other specialist teachers.

Have a great day

Ms B, Mrs Edwards and Mrs Taylor

 

Closed Wednesday - Septic Tank

Dear Parents

After taking advice, the Board of Trustees have decided that school will remain closed again tomorrow ( Wednesday). The septic system is at capacity due to the high water table and can not be accessed for emptying until water levels have receded somewhat. Until this tank is emptied use of the toilet facilities will pose a health risk. We are anticipating the tank will be able to be emptied mid to late morning tomorrow. 

To assist in reducing the interruption to learning children and parents may access learning activities through the team blogs from 9.30am tomorrow and staff will be available for assistance via email or blog posts during school hours. 

We appreciate your support in this unusual situation and hope to be up and operational again on Thursday morning. 

Thank you. 

Pene

Flooding

Sorry no school today as mr j says even gumboots won't cut it! 
We have flooding in the school grounds and our septic system is compromised.

Super Sausage Sizzle this Friday

A quick message from the PTA

1 x sausage as usual $ 1.50

1 x can of fizzy drink $  2.00 each

1 x sausage + can fizzy $  3.00

2 x sausages + can fizzy $  4.00

Cross Country reminders...

REMINDER : 

Cross Country is NEXT TUESDAY 20th May -

APPROXIMATE COURSE TIMES –

10am: 12+ Year Olds – 2km (3km for the North Canterbury competition)

10:15am: 11 Year Olds – 2km (3km for the North Canterbury competition)

10.30am: 10 Year Olds – 1km (2 km for the North Canterbury competition)

10.45am: 9 Year Olds – 1km (2 km for the North Canterbury competition)

11.00am: 8 Year Olds Run

11.15am: 7 Year Olds Run

11:30am: Juniors run - ( approx 500m)

ALL children will need to be well equipped with - 

* A healthy n

utritious lunch for when we are back at school.

* A substantial snack for while at the Pony Club.

* A bottle of water.

* WARM clothing (track pants, polar fleece etc.) for wearing after racing.

* Clothes for running in (shorts, tee shirt etc).

* TWO pairs of shoes and socks – it is quite wet presently, and it is a guarantee that feet WILL get very wet.

   See you all there! 

Cross Country

How is your cross country sponsorship going? Keep asking your friends and family to "back you" in the Clarkville Cross Country Race!

CROSS COUNTRY PARENT HELP-
I desperately need more marshals out on the Senior course for next weeks cross country, currently I am about 10 people short... Please email k.morrison@clarkville.school.nz if you are able to offer your assistance. It is vital to have adults out on the senior course as it is near water, and in a public place.

Thank you!

Huts, floods and taxes

Back To School

We hope you are all feeling rested and enjoying the sunshine after so much rain!! Thought we might have to start building an ark instead of a new learning space. We have been spending much of this week getting our temporary home in the MPF organised and are feeling very excited. We look forward to welcoming everyone back into our Term 2 space. We will be using our assembly side door entrance to access the space and would recommend that children bring slippers to wear inside during this term.
Please check your child's supply of stationery to make sure they start the term with everything they will need for their learning.

Ms B on Stewart Island

Finally we have a request for our Tuning In to inquiry day, which will be on Friday 9 May. We need cardboard boxes, blankets, tarpaulins, and parent help. This activity will run from 9.30 until lunch time and children will be with their buddy group. Please bring any resources and offers of help next week.