Parents Day In!

Just a reminder that on this coming Monday is 'Parents Day In'.
This is an opportunity for you to come and see and learn alongside your child. Please feel free to come and spend some time. We also invite you to come and share lunch with your child.

Moonhack School Event

Come join us for a worldwide scratch event

Check out the link below for more information about scratch

Link Here

What have we been up too!

Here are some of the things we have been doing in our team!

Outward Bound - some highlights

Leaping off the Anakiwa jetty after the completion of every activity - no matter the weather or temperature or time of day. Closely followed by a cold shower!!

Rafting down the Pelorus River

Nervously awaiting my turn on the high ropes.

Dawn at Whites beach before our mountain climb.

Mufti Day this Friday

Welcome back to 2017

Check out some photos from our first few days in Team Discover/Tūhura!

Welcome back to everyone!

Kia U ki te Pai - Hold fast to all that is good.

We hope you have had a fantastic Christmas and New Year period and are as keen as we are for the new school year to begin.

Lynley enjoyed a family Christmas in Queenstown and then had another great holiday camping up in Tukurua, where she enjoyed a relaxing time with family and friends.

Paula headed away on a North Island road trip and can now say that she has been from Cape Reinga to Bluff. She enjoyed fantastic weather, did lots of walks, kayaking and being with her family.

Goal Setting Day:

Just a reminder that goal setting day is on Tuesday 31 January, please remember to bring your filled out goal sheets along with you. In your hour slotted time you will have a Tictactoe to complete, so children be ready to help your parents work their way around a Tictactoe.

Staffing:

This year our part-time teacher in Tūhura is Sara Ashby, who has worked in Explore for the last two years. Sara has many years of teaching experience and we are really excited about the new ideas she will bring to our team. Sara will be around for part of Goal Setting day, so please introduce yourself.

We are also very excited to have Hayley in our team again this year, and for the same hours. 

BLOG - it is really important that you check the blog a couple of times a week to see what is happening in our team. We are looking at some new learning opportunities for Tūhura this year and information on this and how you can access these learning tools will be through the blog.

Ka kite āno

Lynley, Paula, Sara and Hayley.

Important Info from the PTA

PTA REMINDERS

Super Sausage Sizzle

This Friday 25th November we are holding our last sausage sizzle for the year - a Super Sausage Sizzle where children are able to purchase a sausage combo, including a sausage in bread plus a can of soft drink for $3. Or if they prefer they can just order a sausage as usual for $2.  Remember that you can order this via the Wrap It Up system or in the library on Friday morning.  

Pene's Farewell Gift

The PTA would like to organise a leaving gift for Pene on behalf of any Clarkville School families who would like to participate.  We have a gift in mind so would appreciate any financial contributions towards this.  You can put your donation into the Office post slot which is accessible via the front of Kathryn's desk or there will be a box in each team which you can also use.  All money will be collected by Wednesday 7th December.  Thank you.

Kaiapoi Carnival BBQ

We have been asked to run a sausage sizzle at the Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival on the evening of Friday 2 December from 4pm - 9:30pm.  The sausages are being donated by Hellers so this is a fantastic fundraising opportunity for us to get a head start on 2017.  We are looking for volunteers to help out with shifts (3 people per shift).  Shifts will be 4-6pm; 6-8pm; 8-9:30/10pm.  Perhaps you were going to head down to the carnival anyway and could help out for a couple of hours.  Sign up sheets are in each classroom or you can email us at clarkvillepta@gmail.com.

Firewood

A school parent, Daryl Brown, still has some cheap firewood for sale with proceeds going to the school.  $30 per trailer load.  The wood is sitting in piles in his paddock and will need to be collected and chopped before Christmas. Please email if you are interested: clarkvillepta@gmail.com.

In case you've lost it....

Living Springs Camp Packing List

ESSENTIALS:

• Warm sleeping bag and pillow
• PJ’s
• Toiletries
• Soft toy (optional)
• Bath towel
• Plastic bags for wet/dirty gear
• Insect repellent
• WATERPROOF raincoat
• Warm polar fleece or woollen jumper
• T-Shirts / sweatshirts
• Shorts / trackpants
• Socks and undies
• Thermals / Polypros (it will still get very cold at night)
• WARM hat (Beanie)
• Sunhat
• Sunscreen / sunglasses
• Sneakers / Boots for walking
• Togs, extra towel for swimming pool visits
• Torch (optional)
• Daypack with lunch for Day 1 in lunch box (Year 4 only)
• Water bottle – for use on walks and other strenuous physical activities

NOT PERMITTED:

• Money
• Jewellery
• Extra food or lollies of any kind. If found these will be confiscated.

Please Note: Unless items are named we are unable to ensure they will return from camp.

Contact Phone Numbers during Camp - for Emergency purposes only.

Paula: 027 843 6343

Lynley: 027 599 9571

Living Springs Office: 03 329 9788 (only if you are unable to get a response from the above numbers)

30 Little Somethings

In Team Tūhura we are having a little competition to see which half of our team can grow the best plants. We have 2 starter kits and today 1 group got underway with their planting!!!

Getting the seeds into the pots.

Now into our fabulous new tunnel house.

Kapahaka Words for Festival

Here are the words for the haka, poi and waiata our Year 4 students need to know for the festival performance on September 15.
Kapahaka words here.

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week

Kia ora all

We are sure that your child has come home excited about the school wide challenge around Te Reo Māori, for next week. Yes, you are going to be the learner! Be prepared to learn some Māori and let your child share the evidence of this with their teacher, to gain them points.
Here are some websites below to help your learning:

Māori Language Week Resources

Ngā rauemi mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/what-we-do/events-and-promotions/maori-language-week/te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori-resources/

This is also the link to Aspires blog where some of the students have made scratch videos to help Vikki with her learning, these may help you also.

https://sites.google.com/a/clarkville.school.nz/aspire2016/teach-the-teacher-te-reo

https://www.straker.co.nz/languages/maori-translation-services/

http://maoridictionary.co.nz/

Aku mihi nui ki a koe

Paula, Lynley, Mura and Hayley