Hororata Primary School’s Official Newsletter (03.08.2016)
Hororata Primary School
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Diary Alert
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TERM THREE BEGINS
MONDAY 25 JULY 2016
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MALVERN - WINTER TOURNAMENT
TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2016
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MALVERN - WINTER TOURNAMENT (PP)
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2016
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SCHOOL SKI DAY (FAMILIES)
WEDNESDAY 10 AUGUST 2016
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BOT MTG
THURSDAY 11 AUGUST 2016
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ICAS (MATHEMATICS) EXAM
Newsflash…
FRIDAY ASSEMBLY
Every Friday, unless advised differently, Mr G holds
an Assembly in the Library commencing at 2.00pm.
Everyone is most welcome to attend and children
enjoy seeing their parents in the audience. So,
please do come along!
ROVING REPORTER RUBEN
Ruben entertained the school by interviewing Tom
and Will, (Grace absent as she was on the payroll)
on their recent success at the Agrikids Nationals
which was held in Timaru at the end of Term Two.
The trio enjoyed the experience.
TUESDAY 16 AUGUST 2016
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SCHOOL SKI DAY (FAMILIES)
WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2016
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CANTERBURY - WINTER TOURNAMENT
THURSDAY 25 AUGUST 2016
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HORORATA - CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2016
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WHOLE SCHOOL SKI DAY
TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2016
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BOT MEETING
THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2016
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EOTC SENIOR CAMP (WELLINGTON
TUE 13—FRI 16 SEPTEMBER 2016
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SCHOOL PHOTOS
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2016
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HORORATA - CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016
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TERM THREE ENDS
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2016
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
Just one week in and already there were two
Awards. Mr G was delighted to present Tom (Tui)
and Josh T (Kea) with the first lot of Principal
awards for Term 3. Teachers award their
classroom children with P.R.I.D.E. tokens and when
they have five they are rewarded by a Principal
Award.
SANDPIT WORK
Thank you to our PTA who provide all the gear for
our sandpit. They supplied the sandpit too! It is
amazing to see that the sandpit work changes as our
district changes too. The canals are amazing work
from our young engineers.
Messages
COUNTRY KIDS AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Abbi is available 2.45pm-6pm to look after
your children at school. Please call or text
Abbi on 027-865 7029
WINTER TOURNAMENT
Parents are welcome to attend next week’s Winter
Tournament when the Yrs 3-6 children will be
playing either netball, hockey or football at the
Darfield Recreation Centre. The Tournament starts
at 10.00am. The PALS have been providing
excellent tuition to all children.
Kia ora Koutou
Quote of the week… ‘It is our choices that show what we truly are,
far more than our abilities’ – Dumbledore
Welcome back to what promises to be another action packed term in the life of
our school. A term that will see us extend upon our reputation for strong
teaching and learning programmes; a term that will see our kids excel on the
sports field of Canterbury; a term that we see our senior group venture to the
North Island on camp and a term that will welcome many new students and
families into our school.
Our Active Culture…
Malvern Carnival of Rugby... On Tuesday 2 August 2016 twenty four
Hororata students travelled to the Kirwee Domain to take part in the Malvern
Carnival of Rugby. The event run by Kirwee School and members of the
Malvern Sport Committee saw registered rugby players (only) in Years 1-6 take
part in a series of mini coaching clinics and a short round-robin Thanks to the
great groups of parents who helped out on the day… without you these days
simple would not happen!
AgriKids Grand Final… At the end of Term Two, Grace Flett, Tom Chaffey
and Will Cookson our AgriKids team travelled to Timaru to compete in the
AgriKids Grand Finals, which was held in conjunction with the FMG Young
Farmer of the Year Grand Final. Having qualified for the final at the Tasman
Region final held at the Oxford A&P Show in early April, the team worked hard
to prepare for the event with a lot of help from their parents and members of the
Dunsandel Young Farmers, who also sponsored the team.
From all accounts the Hororata Hammers competed really well in the
competition finishing a strong 16th in the field of 21 teams. Despite, their age
and size disadvantage, our kids achieved high scores in some sections and
represented Hororata Primary School with PRIDE… Well done team!
Our Learning Culture…
Inter-House Competition … Congratulations to Mrs Oliver, Will Cookson and
the Kakariki crew, our Term Two Inter-House Champions. The competition
including weekly class points, the cross country and speech and poetry
competition saw a very tight right up until the last day. Congratulations also to
Mrs Oliver and Kakariki house the winners of the annual Inter-House Dance
Competition, with their fantastic renditions of LMFAO’s – Party Rock Anthem.
Haere mai... I would like to welcome Lexi Schat, Hunter Morrison, Oliver
Thomas (Piwakawaka), Hubert Aquino, Bree Lough (Kea), Kaiya Amorante,
Crystal Alexander (Tui) to our school. I am confident that your time with us will
be both rewarding and enjoyable.
Finally, many parents have a hard time deciding if their kids are well enough to
go to school. After all, what well-intentioned parent hasn't sent a child off with
tissues in hand, only to get that mid-morning "come get your child" phone call?
The fact of the matter is, for the majority of the time, the answer is “YES”.
However if your child is displaying some of the following symptoms, the answer
is definitely “NO”.
Fever… When your child’s temperature is over 37° Celsius, keep them home.
until the fever has been gone for 24 hours without medication.
Coughs, Sneezes, Runny Noses… For just a mild cough and a runny nose, your
child should continue to attend school (absent of fever or other symptoms). Cold
symptoms can last for a week to ten days, and if you wait until your child is free of
coughing, they will be missing far too much school. If the cough is severe and
hacking, keep your child home and seek medical advice.
Sore Throat… If your child is complaining of a little sore throat, send them to
school. If the pain is severe, accompanied by a fever or is long lasting, keep your
child at home and seek medical attention. A child with an infection like a strep
throat being treated with antibiotics should be kept away from other children for
the first 24 hours of treatment.
Vomiting, Diarrhoea… A vomiting child should stay home, for at least 24 hours
after the vomiting has stopped. The same is true for diarrhea.
Rashes… call your health care provider if your child has a rash. Childhood
rashes are not at all uncommon. Most are harmless and are often the byproduct
of a virus. Some, however, may be a sign of something more serious and may
require medical treatment.
Making the right decision isn't as tough as you might think. It basically boils down
to one question: Can your child still participate in school activities? You know
your kids best, and you know when they're able to survive through the day — and
when they're not.
Thanks for supporting our school
Marty Gameson (Principal)
Piwakawaka (Yrs 0-2) Miss Raybould
Welcome to Term 3. We have three new children to
welcome to Piwi - Hunter Morrison, Lexi Schat and
Oliver Thomas. They have all made a great start in our class.
We usually go to the school library on Tuesdays and choose 2 books
to take home for a week. However we haven't made it there yet! This
week we will go on Thursday afternoon and then go back to
Tuesdays next week. The books come home in their library book
bag - if they do not have a large library book bag they do not bring
any books home.
Most children are really good at being responsible and having their
reading book bag at school every day. However some do
occasionally forget which makes it tricky when they are reading
in their group as they can't take the day's story home, or they don't
have the book they are carrying on with. Could you please support
them by reminding them to put their book bag into their school bag. It
would be greatly appreciated.
Julia
Kea (Yrs 2-4) Miss Stewart
Hello all,
Busy first two weeks!! Rugby and skiing with more
sports, events and outings to come!
Thanks to all the parents who have booked in for a meeting next
week. There are still some places left so get in touch with the office to
secure get your time. I look forward to meeting with you all. Lastly
homework has started again this week. Please do check that
homework sheets have been glued into books. Spelling lists are also
in notebooks.
Megan
Tui (Yrs 4-6) Mrs Foster
Welcome back to Term Three. In Tui this term we have
29 children, 2 new girls, Chrystal who has transferred
from South Hornby and Kaiya who has recently arrived from the
Philippines. Also Jessie has joined Tui full time tis term. I wish all the
girls a warm welcome. The holidays zoomed by and by the sounds of
things everyone had a great break and did some exciting things. This
term our reading for the first part is all about the Olympics. I will be
sending some unseen text home with some of the children, please
ask your child if they have reading that you can listen to. Spelling
started last week as usual.
Jenni
Community Noticeboard
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
School Canteen lunch orders resume this Friday. We offer
American Hot Dog
$2.00
Mince Pies
$2.00
Cookie Time
$1.00
Please ensure orders are written on an envelope and handed into
the school office prior to the start of a Friday school day.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2016 Donation/Activity Fee Update:
Donations and Activity Fees are most welcome to be paid.
Donations per family per annum
$ 130.00 ($32.50 per term)
Plus
Activity Fee per child per annum
$ 60.00 (or $15 per term)
2 children = $ 120.00. 3 children = $ 180.00 and 4 =‘s $ 240.00
Payment by instalment is perfectly acceptable.
Bank Account for the Hororata Primary School Board of Trustees is
ASB 123441:0019878:00
LOST PROPERTY
School Hoodies. There are a number of these misplaced. Please
check your child/ren are wearing their own named hoodie. They are
rather expensive so please ensure that they are named.
HALF DAYS SKI DAYS!
Children are marked as present if they take advantage of the half day
ski days. Afternoon only rates apply from 12.30pm on. Please wait
for Annabel prior to stepping into your skis!
Children 10 and under are free if they have their own gear but no
lessons will be available to them.
Please ring Annabel on the Monday night on 027 3449 163 if you
intend to take advantage of the upcoming weekly Wednesday deal.
The days left are
Wednesday 10 August
Wednesday 24 August.
Tuesday 6 September is the whole school ski day.
Pricing is Students
Lift $19, Lesson $12.00 Hire $12.00
Adults
Lift $20.00 and Hire $10.00
Please measure your child(ren’s) height and weight to advise to
Annabel along with boot sizes to make sure the skis are readily
available on the day. Number as above.
Emergency Procedures...
As has become tradition in Canterbury,
every year we are challenged by Mother
Nature and be it flooding, snow or
Earthquakes have to make the difficult
decision whether to keep the school open
or closed. We have learned through
experience that the internet and cell phone
coverage is unreliable in these
circumstances and have found that the
most reliable form of getting the message
out there is via our school answer phone.
In the event of adverse weather or a
natural disaster families are encouraged to
ring the school at ph. 03-318 0803 and
listen to the answerphone message. The
message is updated regularly and should
advise you of the schools status. In the
event of an emergency please ring the
Principal at ph. 027-229 1163.
Spotlight on Tui
This term we are learning to write an Information Report. Information Reports are broken into 3 parts. An introduction, a description, and an evaluation. Here are some of the Information Reports that the children have written.
Giant Pandas belong to the Ursidae family. They are found in forests with emerald green bamboo plants. They live in China. (Introduction) Jessie Smith
Grasshoppers belong to the insect family. There are only 10,000 different species in existence. Grasshoppers are found all over the world. (Introduction)
Kaiya Amorante
Butterflies have brightly coloured large wings that create a fluttering noise. Similar to all insects, butterflies have 6 legs, 3 body parts, and a pair of antennae, wings and eyes. The head thorax and abdomen combines and makes a full body. (Description) Nikki Alinar
Panda Bears are mammals of the Ursidae family. They come from Southern China. Panda Bears eat mainly bamboo. (Introduction) Vin Brown
In their larval stage monarch’s usually feed on milkweed/swan plants . As they grow and get bigger they begin to eat other plants. The monarch always
returns from migration to an area that is highly populated with milkweed/swan plants to lay their eggs. The taste of milkweed is very gross, this makes the
caterpillar taste terrible to their predators. (description) Will Cookson
Grasshoppers are bugs that belong to the Orthopetera family. Grasshoppers live in grassy plains all over the world. (Introduction) Samuel Hadfield
Grasshoppers are herbivores, they eat plants. In a day a grasshopper eats 200 milligrams of grass. As well as eating grass grasshoppers eat lima beans,
spinach, broccoli and turnips. (Description) Kiana Buechele
Grasshoppers are green, yellow, black and sandy orange in colour. They have six legs, the back ones are big and strong so they can jump. The front legs
have their ears on them, they also are used to hold their prey and to walk. Grasshoppers also have a pair of antennae. (Description) Carter MooreWoodward
Grasshoppers have three body parts, the head, the thorax and the abdomen. They have six legs, the two back legs are big and strong and help them
jump. They have one pair of antennae. Grasshopper’s two big bulging eyes that give them panorama vision this helps them see really well. (description)
Ruben Serra
A butterfly has a small light weight body and large wings that help it fly. A wing has two parts – the small hind wing and the large forewing. It has a
long tongue called a proboscis which is rolled up when not in use and unrolls when sucking nectar. (Description) Shimee Araguas
Monarch butterflies like open fields and meadows with milkweed in them. In America milkweed grows freely and this is what they feed on. Monarch butterflies like warm weather. In winter time they can be found along the coast of Southern California where the temperatures are high. (description)
Charlie Blackburn
Sun bears are from the bear family. They live in tropical forests in South East Asia and some zoos around the world. (Introduction ) Zoe Parker
A Giant Panda is native to China. It eats bamboo grasses, bulbs insects and fruit. Bears are mammals and belong in the Ursidae family. (Introduction)
Simon Henriksen
Monarch Butterflies are beautiful creatures, they are from the Nymphalildae family. Their species is Plexippus. Monarchs are common garden visitors to
most gardens all over the world but especially in America. (Introduction) Grace Flett
The Black Field cricket comes from the family Gryllidae. They are found all over the world. They like to live in the outdoors. (Introduction) Joe Cookson
Panda bears are black and white and very fluffy. On their face they have black patches around their eyes the rest of their face is white. Its face is
very round and big. Their nose is big and it is triangular and black. The panda has strong teeth to break down and chew the bamboo it eats.
(Description) Ayla Abraham
Butterflies can eat anything that can dissolve in water. Although they mostly feed off flowers for nectar, tree sap, animal dung, pollen and rotting fruit. A
monarch butterfly has bright orange and red wings to tell the birds not to eat them as they are poisonous. (Description) Holly Smith
The Lesser Purple Emperor butterfly is an insect from the Nymphalidae family. They live in woodland parts of Mexico and migrate all the way from Mexico
through USA and into part of Canada. The Lesser Purple Emperor male has a purple or blueish sheen on their wings and females have dark brown and
white markings patterned on their wings. Lesser Purple Emperor Butterflies eat honeydew produced from aphids. (Introduction) Zara McLean
Adult grasshoppers die in freezing temperatures, before they die they lay their eggs in the soil. The eggs hatch in the spring when it is warm. The life cycle
of the grasshopper has three stages – egg, nymph, and adult. (Description) Tom Chaffey
Black Bears belong to the Ursidae family. They are the smallest mammal of their species. Black Bears can be found in North America. Black Bears are
omnivores. (Introduction) Blake Booth
A Panda Bear belongs to the Ursidae family. They live in China in bamboo forest. Panda Bears are an endangered species. (Introduction) Seth Hopkins
Sun Bears are from the bear family. The Sun Bear lives in Malaysia and zoos around the world. (Introduction) Crystal Alexander
Cats belong to the cat family. They are found all over the world and they make great pets. (Introduction) Cameron Loveridge