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Diary Alert

TERM FOUR (Began) Monday

10 October 2016

LABOUR DAY—SPRING FAIR Monday 24 October NO SCHOOL

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MTG Thursday 27 October

CHCH MUSIC FESTIVAL Friday 28 October

ZONE ATHLETICS Monday 31 October

HORORATA SPRING FESTIVAL Friday 4 November

HORORATA HIGHLAND GAMES Saturday 5 November

TEACHER-ONLY-DAY Thursday 10 November– NO SCHOOL

CANTERBURY ANNIVERSARY DAY Friday 11 November - NO SCHOOL

MALVERN ATHLETICS Thursday 17 November

MALVERN KAPA PERFORMANCE Friday 25 November

CANTERBURY TRIATHLON Thursday 1 December

SCIENCE ROADSHOW Thursday 1 December

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MTG Thursday 1 December

BEACH EDUCATION (YRS 1-3) Friday 2 December BEACH EDUCATION (YRS 4-6) Friday 5 December

DARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL NEW ENTRANT DAY (Y6)

Tuesday 6 December

CANTERBURY ATHLETICS Wednesday 7 December

HORORATA BIG DAY OUT Wednesday 14 December

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY Thursday 15 December

TERM FOUR ENDS SCHOOL PICNIC Friday 16 December 2016

Newsflash…

PIWAKAWAKA

Exciting work was carried out in the Piwakawaka Classroom with colourful Art Work being cut into strips and then recreated using the numbers 1 to 10. All the children enjoyed this dual activity and displayed amazing skills.

TUI

The children are extremely proud of their read aloud achievements which they perform fluently. They are delighted to visit the Principal’s Office when asked to by their teacher Mrs Foster to read to Mr G. Expression is also carried out beautifully.

KEA

Miss Stewart held a most exciting Broad Jump session with mainly Kakapo students. In this exercise they had to measure their partner and then check out their athletic prowess by seeing if they could jump their height, which they mostly did.

WEEK 1 TERM 4

Caught Being Good Awards. Tom (Head of Learning), awarded Hunter Morrison and Lance Araguas with their Certificates at Assembly last week as they were unable to be present at the end of Term. Welcome to Hororata boys.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AWARDS

Congratulations to Josh T and Robert H, both from Kea, who earned Board of Trustee awards last term. The awards were presented at the end of Term Three Assembly by Mrs Jodie Loos, a Board of Trustee parent representative.

Hororata Primary School’s Official Newsletter (19.10.2016)

Piwakawaka (Yrs 0-2) Miss Raybould

Welcome to Term 4 Piwi is a lovely class of treasures. We are learning lots about our ourselves and this week we are writing about our pets. As part of Pet Day (Spring Festival) the children can enter a Pet Project however it is not a requirement. Just to let you know Piwakawaka do not do projects in class. Just a few reminders - We visit the library every Tuesday afternoon. The children can issue 2 books at a time to take home for the week. They can only take books home if they have a library book bag which is larger than their reading book bag so it can accommodate the larger library books. I tell the children to return it to school by Monday so they still have Tuesday if they forget. Also poetry books come home on Fridays and this is our reading homework for the weekend. I encourage the children to return these to school on Mondays so they don't get lost at home. On Monday we all took them out of our book bags and placed them into our chair bags.

Regards. Julia

Kakapo (Yrs 1-2) Ms Cullen Kia ora koutou katoa To the parents/caregivers that I have not had the opportunity to meet I am Amanda the new teacher in Kakapo and I am very excited about the busy term ahead. This is my short return to Hororata as I had the privilege to work with the year 5-6 in 2012 - 2013. I am originally from Ireland so if your kids come home with a bit of an accent I do apologise. We are also very lucky to have Lucy Cookson working with Kakapo on a Wednesday. This term: - Writing We will be working on narrative writing which will give the students an opportunity to express their personal voice. We will be writing fairy tales and telling their own story. On a Monday they will be writing about their exciting weekend at home. Reading I will continue the same reading programme Piwi and Kea used to keep some familiarity in the classroom. We will have new activities. Maths We will continue with measurement and number. On Friday we will be doing the 1K loop so if we could all have trainers on that would be great. News will be on Friday too this is when toys can be brought in and shared with the class. As beautiful summer is on the way can you please remember put sunscreen on before school begins. My door is always open if you have any questions. Ka kite ano Ms Cullen (Amanda)

Kea (Yrs 2-4) Miss Stewart

Hello all, In Kea we are learning about how essential water is to life and how lucky we are in New Zealand to be able to turn on a tap and get clean water. We are also going to be looking at the water cycle and what water is made of.

Ski day is next week. Be sure to name as much clothing as possible as skiing is hard work and many layers get discarded along the way.

Megan

Tui (Yrs 4-6) Mrs Foster

Hi Everyone, another busy term is well and truly under way. Firstly I would like to welcome Kate who started with us on Monday. Kate is a year 5 girl from Warkworth near Auckland. We are practicing for athletic sports which are coming up very soon, please ensure that your child has suitable footwear to wear during this time. Call in anytime especially if you have any questions. Jenni

Kia ora Koutou

Quote of the week… ‘The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of their time each day’ - M. Grundler

Welcome back to another very busy term at Hororata Primary School. Buckle in for an action packed ten weeks of Learning, laughter and tears.

Our Active Culture…

Run, Jump, Throw… In preparation for the upcoming Malvern Athletics series we have incorporated athletics into the school-wide fitness programme for the first few weeks of Term Four. The programme operating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1240 – 1330hrs, sees students divided into age groups (as at 01.10.16) and rotating around a series of Run (Sprint/Relay), Jump (High/Long) and Throw (Discus/Shot) classes run by teachers.

As part of the Malvern Athletics series, all our learners will travel to Darfield High School on Monday 31 October 2016 to take part in the South Malvern Athletic Sports. The day involving students from Hororata, Greendale, Windwhistle and Kirwee schools will provide children from 5 -11 years of age with the opportunity to develop their athletic skills and compete with students from other neighbouring schools. More information will be sent out with next week’s newsletter. Our Malvern Squad to compete at the Malvern Twilight Athletics to be held on Thursday 17 November 2016, will be selected from athletes who succeed at the South Malvern event (Yrs 4-6 only).

Our Learning Culture…

Bursting at the seams… Over the past few terms our school roll has increased substantially. This is positive reflection of recent growth in the Hororata area and the quality of education our remarkable wee school provides.

On the flip side this growth places our three class structure under a great deal of pressure and despite the Board of Trustees best efforts to meet the needs of our students, with additional teacher aide support at all levels of the school, this unpredicted growth has seen our classes grow to a uncomfortable level.

In mind of our roll growth across all levels of the school, the Ministry of Education has granted us an additional teacher for the remainder of the year. This has seen the establishment of ‘Kakapo’ an additional full-time junior classroom from day one of Term Four.

Welcome to Amanda Cullen (4 days) and Lucy Cookson (1 day) our new teaching team in Kakapo (Yrs 1-2). Both Amanda and Lucy have taught at our school previously and bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience. I am confident that their time in the classroom, staffroom and playground, will be hugely beneficial to our students, staff and school.

Sunsmart Schools… School Hats have been issued to each child at the beginning of the term and are a compulsory part of our uniform. All hats have been individually named, should not be shared and remain at school.

During the summer months all children will sit in a shaded area for lunch.

Children will wear hats in the playground, on sports days, school outings and at the teachers’ discretion during out of classroom activities

The school operates a ‘NO HAT, NO PLAY’ policy. If a child loses or misplaces their hat, they will be directed to play in a shaded area .

Haere mai... I would like to welcome Ayden Hopkins, Lance Araguas, Lilly Oliver-Albon, Billy Williamson (Piwakawaka) and Kate Innes (Tui) to our school. I am confident that your time at Hororata will be rewarding.

Finally, as a response to feedback received from families last year in the School Climate Survey re the usefulness of school website and means of communication between home and school, we have introduced a new mobile telephone app, Parent Teacher Calendar (PTC). The PTC App is a great alternative to web calendars and paper notices, using today's technology to reach out to the school community and is totally free. The PTC App enables users to view the school’s online calendar, report absences via Absentee Messaging and to access School Contacts, School Information, School Map and the latest Newsletters. The App also has an Instant Notification feature meaning that we can reach out to the school community within minutes via a notification directly to their phones in the event of emergencies or changes of plans here at school.

The PTC App can be downloaded onto your phone quickly and easily via the iTunes and Android App store. More information is available at http://www.parentteachercalendar.co.nz/

Thanks for supporting our school

Marty Gameson (Principal)

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.

Extras... who skied on the whole school ski day the money is to be paid to the PTA account. ASB 12-3441-0048484-00

The total amount for the day was close to $3400.00 so we need the extra money paid now please. Please check the school office to see if you owe money. Healthy Lunch Friday 4 Nov Gold coin donation.

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) 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. Camp money now due. Thank you.

Bank Account for the Hororata Primary School Board of Trustees is ASB 123441:0019878:00

HORORATA PLAYCENTRE

Annual General Meeting Thursday 27 October 7.30pm Hororata Playcentre Hororata Community Hall Enquires Ingrid Harris 318 6867 Hororata Playcentre Phone-Text 0276 407 8969

HORORATA SWIMMING CLUB

Thank you to the families who attended the Annual General Meeting. If you would like to be part of the committee please contact the school office. We have a Working Bee planned for Friday afternoon whether you are on the committee or not, and would really love to have all hands on deck. We will simply be preparing the pool for the upcoming swim season so if you enjoy swimming come along to the Pool at 4.00pm. Also desperately needed is one simple washer for the girls dressing shed basin. This will enable much needed water into the dressing sheds. Once the pool is opened, keys will be available at $ 75.00 per family. Please return your last years key to the school office.

CANTERBURY A & P ASSN. We’ve got big news… Super Early Bird tickets are still available ! You’ll have to be quick though—these tickets are available for a limited time only. 25% reduction until 31 October. Let’s be friends Make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to keep up to date with all the latest happenings, offers and competitions. Food & Wine at the Show Don’t miss our new Food & Wine Village and check out the Town & Country Bar too (formerly known as the Tui Baa Baa Bar). There’s also some amazing cooking demonstrations to watch along with all the usual tasty treats in the Food Court and around the rest of the Show too! 154th Canterbury A&P Show: Wednesday 9 - Friday 11 November 2016. Open daily from 8am to 5.30pm. If any members of the Canterbury A & P Assn. Have spare tickets for Thursday (10 November) please contact the school office. Teaching staff will be visiting the show, on an educational journey towards their Good Life learning. Thank you.

HORORATA SPRING FESTIVAL

Friday 4 November 2016. If you are considering entering the Canterbury Schools Champion with your hand reared pet, please ensure you have your project written as per the Canterbury Championship requirements. ALSO Don’t forget the cake auction

HORORATA PARISH SPRING FAIR INCORPORATING GREAT RACE HORORATA AND CREATIVE KIDS Note this event is held on the Hororata Domain Grounds, Hororata Road, Hororata on Monday 24 October 2016. 9.30am on… Please feel welcome to attend. ADMISSION IS FREE.

HORORATA SCHOOL PHOTO ORDERS

Please return photo orders by this Friday. I have had some returned already which is cool and have received advice from people who do not wish to order. Thank you.

#GreatRaceHororata

Do you have what it takes to walk, jog or run 2.4km? Can you read, write and count? If the answer is ‘Yes I Can’, then we

have the perfect event for you!

#GreatRaceHororata is a family event designed to bring teams(1) of adults and children together to compete on a cross country course within the Hororata Domain.

Run in conjunction with the Hororata St John Church Spring Fair on Monday 24 October 2016, teams will complete a short running course as fast as possible, whilst collecting valuable points at Challenge Stations along the way.

See you all at the start line at 9.45am on Monday

This term we have our Athletic Sports, the children are busy practising for these in the afternoon. They have written their thoughts about them below.

Athletic sports are coming up soon. We have been practicing for them in the afternoon and I am getting excited for the day to finally arrive. I hope that I will do well. William Henriksen

In the Philippines we do not do athletic sports at school so this is new for me. We have been practicing sprints, throwing and jumping. So far I have really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the Athletic Sports Day. Kaiya Amorante

At school over the last week we have been training for the Athletic Sports. I have enjoyed the training. Currently I am the third fastest Year 6 girl. I am not very good at sprints but I still enjoy it. Esther Bruce

I am going to try my best at the Athletic Sports, I will be happy if I get in the top 3 for the running. I will congratulate the winners even if they beat me. I enjoy run-ning it is my favourite event. Samuel Hadfield

Over the last week we have been practicing for our athletic sports. I really enjoy doing sprints, long jump and high jump even though I can’t jump very high. Jennifer Fickling

My name is Kate and I am in year 5. I have just moved to Hororata from Warkworth near Auckland. We live on a farm which I really enjoy. I am looking forward to making new friends at school. Kate Innes

This term we have been practicing for our athletic sports. I hope I will do well in my long jump. I know to do well I have to just hit my maximum speed in my run up. I think it very cool to do all the sports and getting all your mussels pumped. Jessie Smith

This term we are working on our athletic sports skills. I am getting the hang of some of the sports but what I would really like to work on is high jump and sprints. Nikki Alinar

Athletics is cool, I really like high jump and long jump and although they are hard I find them fun. I hope to do really well this year. Crystal Alexander

For the last 20 days I have been practicing for shotput, I have also been running and jumping. I like shotput I hope I do really well in that event. Seth Hopkins

I am really looking forward to the Athletic Sports. I really want to do well this year. I am looking forward to the long jump. Last year I enjoyed the running and this year I hope I will do better at it this year. I am not very good at high jump though. Ayla Abraham

This term we have been practicing for athletics, we have been practicing for all the sports straight after lunch just about every day. Mr G is great at teaching us how to be a better runner and how to work on our technique. Tom Chaffey

I really enjoy doing the shotput because it is a really fun sport. I also get more time to spend with my friends when we practice it as we have to wait a while to get a turn. The teachers have been great teaching us how to improve our techniques. Ruben Serra

I am practicing my running, jumping and throwing at school. It is fun to practice these sports at Hororata School. Cameron Loveridge

I enjoy doing athletics and I am looking forward to the athletics day in Darfield. I hope to do well in all the events as it is a fair competition. I also hope that if I do well I will be selected to go to the Malvern Athletics Sports. Charlie Blackburn

I am excited about athletics because I like most of the sports and I love running. I really hope that I come in the top 3 in the running events as I am good at run-ning. Vin Brown

I really enjoy athletics because I like all the activities. My favourite is sprinting because I am very good at it and I will try my hardest to win it this year. Zoe Parker

This year I am going to try and get in the top 5 for running and throwing events. I think I am alright at jumping, the furthest I have ever got in the Athletics Competi-tion is Malvern so this year I would really like to get to Canterbury. Will Cookson

This term there will be athletics. Our school has been training hard. I am excited for athletics and I will try hard in everything. Sprinting is my favourite part of athlet-ics but I also enjoy long jump, high jump and throwing. Shimee Araguas

I am good at long jump & would like to get a placing. I need to improve in long distance. I have been walking or biking in the domain for training. Livi Williamson

This term we have been practicing for the athletics sports such as long jump, high jump, discus and sprints. The sport I enjoy the most is the sprints and high jump. In long jump I think I need to practice my position when I am in the air. Kiana Buechele

This term Hororata Primary School is practicing for the Athletic Sports. My favourite sports are high jump, long distance and sprints. Joe Cookson

I am good at sprints and I hope to get places at the athletic sports. I need to improve my long jump and try and reach for the end of the pit more. Grace Flett

For the last few weeks we have been training for the athletic sports. I really enjoy athletics and hope to do well. Simon Henriksen

I am excited about Athletics because I have lots of hopes about the running, the long jump, and the high jump. I would like to get placed in the top 3 the long sprints & the short sprints & if I am lucky have a win. I am training to be even fitter than I already am. My favourite event in athletics is long jump. Zara McLean

I kind of like doing athletic sports because I get to run, do flips, do roly-poly’s, hand stands and more running. I think I will do ok in the sports and hopefully I won’t lose every event. Quin Brown

I enjoy athletics especially the running. Every year I have come 3rd in running, this year my goal is to come 1st that would be cool. I love sprinting and I am not very good at long distance. Carter Moore-Woodward I’m good at doing running and I am also good high jump, long jump and shot put. I hope I do well at the athletic sports as that is my goal. Blake Booth

I am very thrilled that the athletic sports are coming up soon. I would really like to win an event this year so I am training hard. I bike to school and I also swim four times a week as well as run 1 km every day. Holly Smith

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