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4th February 2016 - Week 1 Term 1
Welcome back to our returning and new families for 2016 We would like to welcome everyone back to school for another action packed year. There were a lot
of excited parents on Tuesday as they dropped their children off and were looking forward to a bit
more freedom and ease with childcare. We have started 2016 with 107 children.
Welcome to our new students We would like to welcome all our new students to Motupipi.
They have settled into their new school well and we wish
them all the best for the year ahead.
Motupipi School Details: 435 Abel Tasman Drive
Takaka 7183
Phone: 03 525 9986
EMAIL: [email protected]
Internet Banking No:
03 1711 0013347 00
2016 Dates
Term 1 2nd Feb - 15th April Term 2 2nd May - 8th July
Term 3 25th July - 28th Sept Term 4 10th Oct - 15th Dec
ABSENCES Please remember to phone us before
9.15am if your child is absent.
After 9.15am Jane will phone
parents to check where any
unaccounted children are.
This is a Ministry requirement, so
please be patient when we phone.
School Calendar
February 8th Waitangi Day
10th Assembly 2.10pm
16th Parent Information Evening
19th Mini Reports sent home
24th Assembly 2.10pm
March 6th Weetbix Tryathlon
9th Assembly 2.10pm
23rd Assembly 2.10pm
25th Good Friday
28th Easter Monday
29th Easter Tuesday
April 15th April Term 1 ends
Emily (Rm 4) Seamus (Rm 1), Gabriel (Rm 4), and Shawn (Rm 3)
Our New Entrant Children in Room 2 giving us their competition
winning smiles.
Chloe, Finn, Chase, Quinn, Matt, Saxon, Wiremu, Kye and Rowan.
Class Swimming Each class has a swimming session each day and all of the children are expected to take part. The pool
temperature is currently 24 degrees. With daily swims the progress the children are making is already noticeable.
Swimming Sports / School Tryathlon We are waiting for the dates of the Golden Bay Schools Swimming Sports which is for all 7-11yr olds who can
swim a length of the High School Pool. Once the date has been decided we will be able to plan a date for our
School Tryathlon which will be held at the Golden Bay Top 10 Holiday Park. Prior to the swimming sports we will
take the children to the GBHS pool for training.
The Junior rooms will hold a swimming demonstration towards the end of the swim season.
Parent Information Evening We will be holding an information evening for parents on Tuesday 16th February. The evening will be
staggered so that parents can get to hear what is happening in each class. There will also be a time for parents to
catch up with a teacher should class talks coincide.
Information to be shared will be:
Explaining the reading, writing and maths programme
Homework expectation
What you can do at home to help support the children
Staffing for 2016
Room 1 Jodie Grant Year 6
Room 2 Wendy Webster / Rose Williams (Fri) Year 1
Room 3 Helen Young Year 2/3
Room 4 Judy Cullen Year 3/4
Room 5 Renford Crump Year 5
School T-Shirts Please send in any school T-shirts
that are sitting in drawers at home.
We will need these soon for
swimming sports.
Staff Changes for 2016
There are a few staff changes happening at School this year.
Mark has won a Principals Ten Week Sabbatical, during which he will be doing some research on Dyslexia.
Included in his leave will be a trip to the UK where he will visit some schools specialising in this field. Mark’s leave will
begin in the last week of Term 2 and all of Term 3. Nick Farr will be relieving for Mark during his Sabbatical.
Jude has been granted four weeks leave to travel with Mark to the UK.
Jodie has been granted a years leave to travel and this will start from the end of Term 1 2016 until the beginning of
Term 2 2017. A replacement for Jodie has been advertised.
Wendy is back teaching in Room 2 for four days per week, Monday until Thursday, and Rose Williams is staying on
with us teaching on a Friday.
Mark will teach in Room 5 every second Friday.
Sol Morgan, our Garden Facilitator comes in each
Friday and does whole class and/or group teaching
with the children.
Jane is in the office from 8.30am – 3.00pm
Naming your Children’s Things… Please remember to write your children's name on
their clothing, lunch boxes, hats, shoes and
especially any health products eg Inhalers.
Lost property is located outside the Library.
Unclaimed items will be given away or donated to
Trash palace every few weeks.
WANTED - FANS Room 1 and Room 2 are looking to
borrow fans until the building job is finished.
Do you have one the school could borrow?
Friday Lunches We will be starting school lunches next Friday.
Once again we are calling for parents who would be happy to go on the Term 1 roster!
Thanks to all of the parents who in 2015 so kindly helped by baking, making, and helping to serve school lunches. Did you know all money raised helps reduce camp fees, pays for buses on class trips and buys equipment for school? Please give Jane your name or phone the office on 525 9986.
Lorraine and Kerry our wonderful cleaners asked us to thank all the kids of Motupipi for their lovely cards and letters.
Health Notice
One of our new entrants, Chloe Coleman, has a severe peanut/nut
allergy. Strict avoidance of peanut/nut products is the only way to
prevent a life threatening allergic reaction.
If exposed to peanuts/nuts, Chloe may develop a life-threatening allergic
reaction that requires emergency medical treatment. The greatest
potential for exposure at school is to peanut products and nut products.
To reduce the risk of exposure and to provide Chloe with a safe learning
environment, we have decided to make Room 2 peanut/nut free, so we
have asked Room 2 parents to not send any peanut or nut containing
products in their child’s lunch box. Any exposure to peanuts or nuts
through contact or ingestion can cause a severe reaction.
We appreciate that this will be an inconvenience to Room 2 parents
when preparing their child’s lunchbox, however we want to keep Chloe
safe.
WEET-BIX KIDS TRYATHLON
The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is to be held at the Tahunanui Recreation Ground in Nelson on Sunday 6th March for those keen to enter. The cost is $35 and can be done individually or as a team. Participant packs include Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Official Kids TRYathlon T shirt
Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Official Swim Cap Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon Official Kit Bag Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon numbers
On completing the triathlon the children receive a Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon certificate. Celebrities and sporting stars at each event cheer kids on and award certificates! The Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon in Nelson is located at Tahunanui Recreation Ground. The swim is at Tahunanui Beach, which is adjacent to the Transition area on the recreation fields. The bike and run leg of the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon are around the field and surrounding streets.
Event Course
Check out the Weet-Bix Tryathlon website to register and for further information and training tips at ww.try.weetbix.co.nz
7 yrs Swim 8-10 yrs
Swim
11-15 yrs Swim
7-10 year olds
Bike Leg (approx 4km)
11-15 year olds
Bike Leg (approx 8km)
All ages
Run Leg (approx 1.5km)
50m 100m 200m 2 short laps 3 long laps 1 lap
Swim Type: Ocean swim
Water Depth: Around average chest height for age group. Max 1.5m.
Chloe has started in Room 2
These are our shield’s we made to show some things
that are special to us.
By Tara
We made this tree and it shows
what Room Five stands for and
we are all of the leaves on the
tree. By Bayleigh
Do you have an interest in making a radio show?
Fresh FM has had some wonderful programmes made by primary and young high school students: Cool Kids Chat
Channel, AFK and The Afternoon Breakfast Show… but they have all ended and I’d love to get more on air.
A children's programme could include a book, game or movie review, school notices, stupid jokes, weird facts,
interesting guests, stories, poetry, music – whatever you dream up.
Perhaps you and some of your friends have half an hour or more, one day a fortnight after school, to present a radio
show of your own? You’d need to find an adult willing to train in how to operate the studio equipment, or supervise
you while you do it. I’ll teach you all you need to know.
Or perhaps you’re a parent or carer who has time to operate the desk for a show? Or create a regular show especially
for children?
If you’re interested, let’s talk. Call Sage Forest 5258779 or 0273351395, or email [email protected]
On Saturdays at 8am (repeated Sun 7am), you could listen to The Great Big Kids Show on Fresh FM on 104.8 or 95.0 fm
or live-stream it on our website www.freshfm.net
Room Five
Motupipi Newsletter has gone Electronic for 2016
We are no longer sending out printed copies of the School Newsletter. It will be emailed out
to parents and be published on our School Website— www.motupipischool.co.nz .
Please give Jane in the office your email address if you or any of your family wish to be sent
it electronically.