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13th March 2015 - Week 6 Term 1
ERO Visit
This week we have been visited by the Education Review
Office.
Dave Shepherd and Kellie Graham, the two Reviewers,
have been going through our paperwork, visiting class-
rooms, talking to staff, children and Board of Trustee
members. On Wednesday they presented to the Board
an initial report of their findings. The comments from
the reviewers were very positive and reflected the hard
work we all put into making our school a good place to be.
Their final report will be written up and sent to us over
the coming month and once it has been accepted it will
be put onto the ERO website and we will be able to
share the report with you.
Shed Demolition This weekend the art/ storage/ caretakers and cleaners
sheds will be demolished in preparation for the building
of new sheds.
While building is taking place there will be no entry to
school through the area at the back of Room 1 & 2.
Classrooms will be accessed from the front of the school.
Road Stopping Demonstration
Next Monday 12.20-12.50pm, we will be taking
part in a road stopping demonstration in
Wadsworth St. This is run by TDC and is to bring
awareness to children of road safety and the
reality of how long it takes for a car to stop.
We will be travelling by bus.
Well done to those children who were
awarded certificates yesterday for
demonstrating our school vision
Believe in yourself
Be caring
Take the challenge
Succeed
Jessie, Marshall, Kegan, Jaiden,
Amber, Alex, Kiriana, Lola, Amalie,
Kahu, Taylor, Lochie, Zinzan and
Clara
Mya
Amber
Chris
Mya
Room One—sketching sunflowers in the school
garden this week
School Calendar dates for Term One
March
20th Motupipi Tryathlon
25th Assembly 2.10pm
April
2nd Last day of Term 1
Kakariki Release
Today Jaiden, Caleb, Rosie, Dante & Helen took part in the re-
lease of
several kakariki into the Abel Tasman National Park. The birds
have been acclimatizing in a special aviary at Wainui Hut for a
couple of weeks. This is the second release of kakariki.
Weetbix Tryathlon
Last weekend a number of our chil-
dren took part in the
Weetbix Tryathlon held in
Nelson. The children had to swim,
bike and run various
distances depending on their age.
Congratulations to all those
Motupipi children that entered
A selection of Writing
pieces from Room One
Jaiden and Dante learned what a Horopito plant is! Wendy Reeve (project Janszoon) Ross (DOC) and Dante, Jaiden, Rosie and Caleb
Caleb - It was great fun. The kakariki were really noisy and chattering lots because they were excited to be going out into the bush. They have cool colours, bright green with a bit of yellow and red on their forehead. I helped clean up their food from in the aviary with Rosemarie, a volunteer, that had been looking after them. They had extra special food before they flew out so they have full tummies. I also helped Ross the DOC person pull the feeder up in the tree for them outside the aviary. Rosie - I really enjoyed the day. I learned that kakariki are the only native bird that can be raised in captivity. It was really fun seeing them all released and watching them flying around in the trees by the aviary. I saw a live Powellaphanta on the way down. It's not often you see them! Mostly you find empty shells that have been eaten by rats or possums or weka. I took photos of it and a robin but it was hard to get the kakariki because they are so fast.
Motupipi School Contact
Details:
435 Abel Tasman Drive
Takaka 7183
Phone: 03 525 9986
EMAIL: markc@motupipi.school.nz
Or: office@motupipi.school.nz
Internet Banking No:
03 1711 0013347 00
2015 Dates
Term 1 3rd Feb - 2nd April Term 2 20th April - 3rd July
Term 3 20th July - 25th Sept Term 4 12th Oct - 16th Dec
Dr Paul Taylor’s Last Talk on ASD in Golden Bay Dr Paul Taylor, an experienced paediatrician and author, specialising in Autistic Spectrum Disorders, is returning to Golden Bay to talk about ASD, answer questions and help seek solutions. This will be your last opportunity to hear Paul Taylor speak as he retiring from his paediatric practice and his consultative work in the area of ASD. Paul is a wealth of ideas and information, so don’t miss this last chance. This is a free talk for parents, caregivers, neighbours, friends and anyone interested in finding out more about ASD.
Date: Monday 30th March Time: 1pm to 2.30pm Venue: Golden Bay Community Centre
Tiger Golf
Junior Tiger!
Grady and ex pupil Abbie took part in New Zealand’s ‘Junior Tiger’ golf tourna-ment in the weekend. This is one of a number of tournaments to find who will represent New Zealand at the World Junior Golf Championships. It was a great opportunity for them, as they have been learning and playing golf throughout summer and it was a chance to put their skills to the test.
Golden Bay School’s Swimming Sports Yesterday, we sent a team of children to compete in the Golden Bay School’s
Swimming Sports held at the High School pool. All swam well with many making
semis and finals which meant for a tiring day.
Many of the children needed to draw on our vision of Believe in Yourself and Take
the Challenge, as they were very nervous and at times doubted themselves.,
We were proud of the effort put in by the children and felt they represented our
school particularly well.
Results of finals were:
7/8 Boys
Jay 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke
Arjuna 2nd Backstroke, 3rd Breaststroke
Archie 3rd Backstroke
Motupipi 2nd Relay
7/8 Girls
Daisy 1st Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke
Phoebe 3rd Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 3rd= Breaststroke, 1st Medley
Amalie 3rd= Breaststroke
Motupipi 1st Relay
9 Boys
Rhys N 3rd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke, 2nd Medley
Motupipi 3rd Relay
9 Girls
Caitlin 3rd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke
Motupipi 2nd Relay
10/11 Boys
Kegan 2nd Backstroke,
Leo 1st Breaststroke, 1st Medley
Motupipi 2nd Relay
10/11 Girls
Jessie 3rd Freestyle, 3rd Medley
Pippa 2nd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke
Penny 3rd Breaststroke
Motupipi 2nd Relay
The Cryptic Turkey’s book club meets on
the 4th Friday this month at 3.30pm –
4.45pm at Takaka Memorial Library.
Room 3 Artwork