Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa ni, Kia ora, Hujambo & greetings,
On Friday we had a great athletics day. It was wonderful seeing so many parents here and joining in with the activities. Thank you for enjoying the
day with us. Those ice blocks were really needed at lunchtime.
Room 13 is nearly ready for painting in the holidays. The room is going to be available for the community to
use in a variety of ways. We are holding a meeting Thursday 10th April at 6.30pm in the staff room for parents. One of the options is to have morning playgroup sessions available once or twice a week. Lots of toys
have already been donated. Helen Tariau, along with several of our parents will co-ordinate this playgroup.
I would like to thank Marie and Ruth for running the coffee mornings each Monday and Wednesday. They
have volunteered their time and yummy food. Thank you for all
the effort you put in to making this a great meeting place, for
parents to mix, relax and chat.
Margaret Samson
Principal.
2014—SCHOOL LEADERS
The Senior School has chosen eight students to be our School Leaders this year. They are Elsa Deng,
Brooke Gapes, Hemaima Keane, Jade Moodie, Bella Winter, Kingston Ross, Stefan Alexander and
Hamish Patel. Congratulations!
END OF TERM ASSEMBLY
Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy our end of term assembly next week — Thursday 17th
April starting at 9.15am. There will be items from the junior school and the senior school, certificates
are presented and the Easter raffle will be drawn. Looking forward to seeing you there — as parking
can be a problem, follow the cones and park on the school field or the netball courts.
EASTER RAFFLE
TWO PRIZES— box of goodies (including Easter Eggs, Hot Cross buns, assorted chocolates, etc).
Raffle tickets are available from the office or send to the classroom teacher. $1 each ticket or
6 tickets for $5.00. Raffle will be drawn at the end of term assembly — 9.15am Thursday 17th April.
SENIOR SCHOOL TRIP TO CORNWALLIS
The senior school will be going on a field trip to Cornwallis Beach on Friday 11th April as part of their
study of the Rocky Shore. Children will need to bring morning tea, lunch and plenty to drink. (NO
SCHOOL LUNCH ORDERS FOR SENIORS). Cost of the trip $7.00. Please send payment to the
class teacher if you have not already paid.
KEEPING OURSELVES SAFE PARENT/CAREGIVER MEETING.
Date: Tuesday 15th April Time: 2.15pm
Venue: Staffroom
Next term we will be teaching the units Getting Help : Te Whiwhi Awhina (Seniors) and Knowing
What To Do : Me Mohio Kia Pehea (Juniors).
This is part of the personal safety programme Keeping Ourselves Safe. Do come along to this meeting,
especially if you would like any more information about the programme.
SCHOOL ATHLETICS DAY
A fantastic time was had by all on Friday at the school athletics. Thank you to all the friends and families for your support. Here are a few photos of the events.
Check out our website — see our newsletters and photos in colour
www.edmonton-primary.school.nz
Term 1 – Week 10
Term 1 Events
10 Apr
11 Apr
14 Apr
15 Apr
15 Apr
17 Apr
17 Apr
Home & School—6.30pm
Snr trip to Cornwallis
BOT Meeting—6.30pm
2.15 Keep Ourselves Safe
Homework Club — Yr 4-6
9.15 Whole School Assembly
Last day of term.
We have been learning to use pictures as starters to story writing. Room 11
students were shown the picture below, then as a class we came up with
ideas about the picture to help us write our story. Here are some stories
that came from this experience.
A Mandog – by Angelina Lapa
There was a man who turned in to a dog. He came from a cave. He went to Africa to
go to the beach but he thought it was boring. So he went to an Australian beach.
When he went to Australia he got struck by moonlight. This is how he turned into a
Mandog. He looked weird when he turned into a Mandog. He came from Jupiter.
Dangerous eating Mandog – by Harris Lee
The Mandog was on Jupiter flying through space towards Earth but landed in Africa on
the beach. He was pretending that he was a lifeguard. Along the way he saw dogs for
the first time. He was crying happiness and people were laughing at him. He was sad
and went to Krypton and ran into his house. He went out and the sun struck him. He
turned into a person.
The funny man – by Crichton Fuifui
Once upon a time there was a guy dog who climbed the biggest mountain where the
rainbow ended. There was a bowl with rainbow colours and there was a big rock.
Mandog – by Matua Elbourne-Fleming
An alien Mandog on a spaceship landed on a planet called Earth. He went to Earth
because he has never been to Earth. He went to explore Earth. When he got there he
landed in Africa. When he landed in Africa he fell out of his spaceship and landed on
an Elephant. When he found his spaceship he hopped in it and went to Australia and
became a lifeguard.