Campbells Bay School

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Number 11

4 May 2015

Welcome

Brooke Humphries Sophie Ross Jason Zhao

Coming Up

Thursday, 7 May Library Learning Hub

opening FOCBS meeting, see

page 2 Friday, 8 May Hearing and Vision

Technicians at school Monday, 11 May Dental technicians at

CBS Thursday, 14 May Golf Tournament Waterwise, Rm 30

2015 Term 1 3 February—2 April Term 2 20 April—3 July Term 3 20 July—25 September Term 4 12 October—17 December

Camps Our 'camp season' has now ended for the year. Year 5 students arrived back at 5.00 pm on Friday tired but enthusiastic after their three days away in Rotorua having wonderful cultural experiences including visiting a Maori village and the buried village, enjoying a hangi dinner, while also walking through the Redwood Forest and having lunch at the Blue Lakes. Year 6 and Year 5 students have had tremendous opportunities to participate in three and four day camps that have involved overnight stays while Year 4 students have had a one day 'camp taster.' Such camps can only take place because teachers are prepared to go the proverbial extra mile to organise and participate in these out of school adventures while parent volunteers are absolutely essential, along with all parents meeting the costs of their children attending the camps. (Please note: Camps are planned to be as inexpensive as possible on a 'not for profit' basis.) The last word must go to the children. I have only heard positive comments about the behaviour of the children who participated in the three camps. A superb result. In summary : Thank you to everybody associated with these great camps.

Year 5 camp in Rotorua

Thank you to an incredible group of parents and teachers that made this trip possible and a fantastic bunch of children whose behaviour was impeccable. You made CBS proud!

“Not Self, but Service”

FOCBS News The FOCBS meeting will follow the library learning hub opening this Thursday. We will have this meet-ing in the library learning hub, with bubbles and there is a guarantee the meeting with be finished by 7.15 pm . Thursday 7 May, 6:30 pm in the new library learning hub All welcome.

1974 – 2015 Tikanga Māori (Part 11) When I was reviewing what I had written in my series of articles: 1974 – 2015, one huge omission jumped out at me, namely the absence of any comment on the role of Tikanga Māori in the period I was discussing. I was horrified at myself. Rather than going back and inserting comment at various junctures I decided to devote a separate article, giving the subject the attention it deserves. Tikanga Māori or ‘the Māori way of doing things’ has been part of education for as long as I have been at

school and my association with education started in the late 1950s. When I was at primary school we ‘did Māori’. From memory and remember this is a personal account that stretches back many, many years, this often involved making pa out of ice block sticks, the indigenous equivalent of making igloos out of egg shells when we ‘did the Eskimos.’ I have no recollection of pronunciation being a focus. In fact, my memory, imperfect as it is, begins and ends with ice block stick pa although I may well be doing some of my teachers a disservice. When I started teaching in 1974 some things had changed. Certainly while I was at Wellington Teachers’ College (1971 – 1973) the Māori Department had a significant profile, although I cannot recall training that pertained to Tikanga Māori or working with Māori as Māori. When it came to teaching I had two fairly distinct experiences pertaining to Tikanga Māori, namely very little and quite a lot. The very little pertained to schools I worked in that were predominantly Pākehā. Here Māori was pretty much confined to discussion of a myth or legend and that was about it. For eight years I worked in Porirua East and my experiences were quite different. I spent many days and nights at the local marae with our students where the students (and teachers) were very much involved in the culture of the marae. This was because of the work of a leader who was ahead of her time. I am pretty sure my experience was different to many of my colleagues. An important caveat however is that the student population of the school probably had a big influence when it came to determining the focus upon Tikanga Māori in those times. With the exception of my Porirua East days, things Māori did not feature much in schools I worked in. In 2015 things have changed. In the context that this is a personal recollection of Tikanga Māori during my time in schools, I have no intention of making comment on Gareth Morgan’s recent statements other than to say that I think they have been (mainly) more thoughtfully received from the commentariat than might have been the case 40 years ago. Certainly Tikanga Māori has become more prominent in our school’s life than was the case hitherto. Today we have a vibrant kapa haka group that is over 75 strong who are attired in a stunning new uniform made by supporters of the group. The notion of extending a welcome to the school or to an event is becoming more of a feature of life at school as exampled by the welcome to the Year 6 graduation (December 2014) and to new teachers to our school (February 2015). While we are far, far away from achieving anything remotely resembling bilingualism, Māori language can be heard more and more about the school with speakers taking care over pronunciation. Speakers are helped by our Māori language teachers who are part of the school’s programme. The annual visit to Rotorua by our Year 5 students is focused upon acquiring a greater knowledge and understanding of Tikanga Māori. This visit has become embedded in the life of our school. I am aware that these examples could be classified as tokenism. The point I wish to stress is that these positive experiences did not occur in the schools I worked in from 1974 onwards (apart from my time in Porirua East) and that their place in today’s schools is regarded as vital. I hope I am not wrong when I say there is far greater understanding and acceptance of things Māori in our schools by our school communities than was previously the case. We are working along a continuum where small step by small step the school is becoming more inclusive of things Māori in a manner, I hope, that is respectful and informed. In schools we have come a long way (since 1974) and we still have a long way to go, but we have started.

Library and Learning Hub Opening

Time is fast approaching for our official opening of the new library and learning hub. If you wish to attend the opening ceremony, please email Nikki Urlich at nikkiu@campbellsbay.school.nz for further details.

Takapuna Intermediate BOT By–Election

Invitations are invited for the By-election of three parent representatives to the Board of Trustees. A nomination form and a copy of this notice will be posted to eligible voters. Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the TNIS school office. Nominations close at noon Saturday 30 May 2015 and can be viewed during normal school hours from the 14 May 2015. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.

The poll closes at noon on 20 June 2015.

Alan Jermaine Returning Officer

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Year 4 Camp

The Year 4 students had a fantastic experience at Carey Park Camp for the day. “Having a Go” was the aim of the day and every student showed such a positive attitude to trying new things and supporting one another. The teachers were really impressed! A huge thank you must go to the 40 parent helpers who attended on the day and actively led activities and groups. The camp day was made successful because of your support. Thank you.

Sports News Weekly sports results can be found on the following link: https://sites.google.com/a/cbsprimary.org/campbellsbayschool/sport/sports-results

Would all managers of sports teams please email news and results to Nikki Livingston,nicolal@campbellsbay.school.nz Rugby

CBS sent four teams to the Primary Schools’ Rugby Tournament last week. Our CBS teams had a very enjoyable tournament day. Our players all did themselves proud and showed great sportsmanship. Thanks to all of our team coaches and parent helpers. Results of the day can be viewed on our CBS website under ‘Sports’ and under ‘Rugby’. Our next tournament day is 11 June. We still require coaches for our two Year 5 rippa teams (boys and girls teams) . Would you please contact Nikki Livingston if you can coach and / or assist with these teams at the tournament.

Badminton

We have a small number of students interested in participating in the annual primary school competition on 18 May but currently do not have a coach. If you can help coach badminton for this event please contact Nikki Livingston. Any queries please contact Nikki Livingston (CBS Sports Co-ordinator) at nicolal@campbellsbay.school.nz

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It's Road Safety Week! Daniel Yates from Rm 6 is famous! He started school on Wednesday and was spotted riding his scooter to school on Thursday. See photo of Daniel and his Mum. Blake Hulme in Room 1 was also spotted riding his scooter to school. Well done boys you are respecting the environment and making great 'Travelwise' decisions. They each received a safety vest from the Travelwise team.

Fitness4kids After School – Thursday’s 3.15pm-4pm each Thursday of Term 2 in the PA Room. As always we have two fully trained coaches, and will age group split the children into our Fit Fantails (4-6 year olds) and Fit Falcons (7-10 year olds. $100 per child – sibling discounts available. Email joanne@fitness4kids.co.nz to register!

Yoga Classes Monday night yoga in the school hall starting at 7.00pm. All welcome. Cost is $117 for the 9 week term or pay casually. Contact Wendy 0212119646 for details, wendypack@xtra..co.nz.

Community Notices

Music Lessons Individual lessons for guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, piano singing and ukulele. Phone Peter 479 1081 or 021 479182 for further info. www.ruddschoolofrock.co.nz Scout Group Mairangi Bay are looking for new members for scouts and cubs. Cubs on Monday nights from 6.30pm for ages 8—11 years and scouts on Wednesday night from 7pm for 11-14 years. Phone Dawn 478 4496 for further info. Looking for the owner of these loved toys. Found in the grounds of CBS last week. If you are the owner, please collect from the school office.

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