Kia ora koutou,
As term 2
draws to a close we are very excited about the commencement of the construction
of the school library. This is a 3-stage project that involves a new library,
the conversion of the old library into a teaching space with break out rooms,
and a large ‘learning deck’ off the lower floor of the middle block. You can
see the plans of the project by clicking here. The expectation is the new library
will be up and running by the end of November with the new classroom and deck
finished by the beginning of term 1 next year.
MRS RYAN
We are very
proud to congratulate Barbara Ryan who has been awarded a Primary School
Teaching Fellow Alumni Award. The award is worth $10,000 split between some PD
opportunities for Barbara and some science resources for the school. This is
the culmination of some outstanding leadership from Barbara at Muritai to
promote and drive science curriculum learning opportunities across the school.
Well done Barbara.
MID–YEAR REPORTING
We are just putting the
finishing touches to our reporting to parents and on Friday mid-year written
reports will be issued for all students
(except Mrs Ryan's class). Children in year 1, 2 and 3 who are around their
anniversary/birthday, and therefore have completed 1 year, 2 years or 3 years,
will receive an anniversary report indicating their overall attainment below,
at or above the national standard. Most of our children will receive a
progress report indicating how they are tracking toward achieving the National
Standard for the year that they are in.
The written report
identifies your child’s progress and achievement using a 5 point scale ranging
from well below to well above against the expected year levels of the NZ
curriculum. Rather than just focussing on reading, writing and maths, we aim to
cover all areas of the curriculum, including work and study skills and the key
competencies. The report gives you feedback as to how well your child is
tracking towards meeting the end of year national standard.
Next
Thursday from 3:00-6:00 we have our ‘Celebration of Learning’. Children
will guide their parents through their learning journeys. Teachers will be on
hand for any clarification required. These sessions take place next Thursday 3
July from 3pm until 6pm. Children's day-to-day learning and class work is
a very important part of reporting improvements for the children. It gives them
a chance to share their achievements with you, to reflect on their own growth
and helps them self-review their own progress together with the
teachers report.
The
key thing however is to continue those ongoing conversations about your child's
strengths and weaknesses and understand future learning goals for the next
phase of learning. So far we have a 98% parent contact rate throughout the
year and this frequent contact is appreciated. As
always, if at any time you would like to meet your child's teacher to discuss
any issue or progress, please feel comfortable to contact them directly to set
up a suitable meeting time.
MR. MCMILLAN
Congratulations
to Murray McMillan and his partner Kate who welcome their new daughter Rose to
their family last week .
SENIOR SCHOOL OPEN AFTERNOON
The Senior
School will be holding an open afternoon next Thursday from 1.30 to 3pm. This
is an opportunity for parents of Year 5 and 6 children (or parents at other
levels) to come along and get a taste
of what goes on in our Year 7 and 8 area. For this afternoon session our
students will be involved in their 'Multi-Curriculum' rotation, which involves
Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science and Physical Education.
Just after 3pm
we will be running a short presentation in Room 21 which will give you further
insight into our programme. Our
bi-annual Science Fair will also be on show in the school hall on this
afternoon. You are more than welcome to attend any or all of the events
outlined above. Here is a summary of how the afternoon is set out :-
1.30 - 3pm:
Senior School classes open for you to visit.
3 - 3.45pm:
Senior School presentation with Stu Devenport and school leaders
From here you
can go on to the 'Celebrations of Learning.'
BOOK
FAIR
Next Monday to Wednesday from 3pm to 4pm we
will be holding our Scholastic Book Fair and Thursday, the book fair will run
to coincide with our Celebration of Learning - 3pm to 6pm. This is a
great opportunity for parents to browse and purchase Scholastic books with the
school receiving 30% of all sales. Last year the school sold over $3,000
of books and received almost $1,000 worth of books for our Library.
We are looking for volunteers to help run the
Book Fair between 3 and 4pm. Please call the office and leave your name
with Carole or Jo if you are able to help.
YEAR 5 AND 6 SPEECH FINALS
Today the Year 5/6 syndicate are hosting
their annual Speech Competition semi-finals. This marks the conclusion of
a long process where every child was required to plan, prepare and deliver a
3-5 minutes speech to their class. Finalists have been selected from each
class and will present their speeches to the whole syndicate. We look
forward to letting you know the results in our next Bird's Eye View.
KAPA HAKA GROUP
After an
excellent performance in assembly on Friday the Muritai School Kapa Haka roopu
went to Randwick School on Monday for another
performance in preparation for the Polynesian Festival. It was
great to see another school’s group in action and to see our students rise to
the occasion. We now have a much better idea of the standard expected of us and
will make sure we shine at ‘Polyfest.’
The Polynesian Festival is a 2-night festival
at Walter Nash Stadium celebrating the wide variety of cultures within schools
in the wider Hutt Valley. Muritai School will be performing alongside 8 other
schools on the second night, Wednesday 2nd July, 6:00-8:00.
ENVIROSCHOOL - DUNE PLANTING
On Friday 20th of June, the Senior Enviro
Ambassadors and a small handful of year 3 & 4 Dune Leaders went down to the
beach near San Antonio School and weeded a small patch of dunes that we have
“adopted”. We met up with Judith, who is a member of the Eastbourne Dune
Protection Society, and we weeded around the dunes. It was a fun and
educational experience. Over the next few weeks we will be planting more native
dune plants in our patch. 
If you have the
chance to go to the beach down that way, please admire the hard work and effort
put in by the students
Willow Forbes -
Enviro Group Leader
YEAR 4-6 ZONE CROSS COUNTRY
Our students did a fantastic job representing
our school and the Central Zone at the InterZone Cross Country event yesterday
at Sladden Park. We had some awesome results.
Congratulations to our place getters:-
Year 4 Girls - Greta Woolloff - 2nd Place,
Esme Daley - 12th Place
Year 4 Boys - Harry Rookes - 5th place
Year 5 Girls - Chelsea Summers - 5th place,
Emily Jones - 6th place
Year 5 Boys - Jack Evans - 6th place, Henry
Evans - 10th place, Ryan Swift - 12th place
Year 6 Girls - Charlotte Humphries - 1st
place, Samantha Woolley - 4th place, Zali Young - 10th place
Year 6 Boys - Theo Jones - 10th place.
The following students have
been selected to represent the LHPSSA at the Regional Cross Country event, in
Waikanae, next week:
Greta Woolloff, Harry
Rookes, Chelsea Summers, Emily Jones , Jack Evans, Henry Evans ,
Charlotte Humphries , Samantha Woolley , Zali Young, Theo Jones
MEASLES
We have received
notification from the Regional Public Health that there has been a worrying
increase in the number of measles cases in the Waikato region, with a large
outbreak of 53 cases at Fraser High School anc cases at other schools in
Hamilton. There have been 182 measles
cases in New Zealand this year; 33 of these people had to go to hospital. There are no cases of measles in the
Wellington region at the moment.
Before people develop the
measles rash they are very infectious and can pass the illness on to
others. Outbreaks of measles in other
regions of New Zealand could start quickly.
Parents should be mindful that travel to and from Wellington in the July
school holidays could means families and children are in contact with measles,
especially if:
· People
are traveling to Auckland and Waikato, or have children from these areas coming
to stay
· Your
child is involved in inter-school sports touranments and events or going to ski
field
· You
are planning travel to Vietnam or the Philippines where there are on-going
measles outbreaks.
More information can be found at PublicRegional Health.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
There are limited spaces available for the
up-coming holiday programme. Hangdog Indoor Rock Climbing and
Indoor Rollerskating, Gross Out Day and Dynamic Drumming are just a few of the
events. You can book on-line or pick up a brochure from the
school office.
Upcoming Dates
Friday 27 June Assembly 1.45; Reports go home
Monday 30 June Matariki
Tuesday 1 July Kapa haka roopu walk through at Walter
Nash
Year 4-6
regional cross country in Waikanae
Wednesday 2 July Kapa haka roopu perform at Lower Hutt
Polynesian Festival 7pm
Thursday 3 July Year 5-6 Speech finals
Year 7-8 Open
afternoon
Celebrations
of learning 3pm – 6pm
Friday 4 July Last day of term
Next
terms dates -
Term
3 = Monday 21 July - Friday 26 September
Term
4 = Monday 13 October - Thursday 18
December
The next teacher only day in 2014 is at Labour Weekend
The next teacher only day in 2014 is at Labour Weekend
COMMUNITY NOTICES
California Dreamers presents "The Fabulous Swingers Party"
Saturday 28 June - 7pm at the Days Bay Pavilion. Sexy Cocktails, Fab 60's Food, Groovy Music. Tickets $55pp for a Champagne Cocktail, Fondues, Horse D'oevre and a World-Class Show! Tickets Strictly Limited. Book at the Pavilion, Ph 04 562 775.
Saturday 28 June - 7pm at the Days Bay Pavilion. Sexy Cocktails, Fab 60's Food, Groovy Music. Tickets $55pp for a Champagne Cocktail, Fondues, Horse D'oevre and a World-Class Show! Tickets Strictly Limited. Book at the Pavilion, Ph 04 562 775.
Learn to Play Tennis - Holiday Programme
For Primary School Children, supported by HVTA.
Dates: Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16
July, 2014. (wet or fine)
Venue: Mitchell Park (Mitchell Street, Lower
Hutt)
Timetable: 9.00am-10.00 am- Girls from 5-8 years old
10.00am-11.00 am- Boys
from 5-8 years old
11.00am-12.00 noon- Girls
from 9 years +
1.00pm-2.00 pm- Boys from
9 years +
Cost: $32-00 for the 3 days. Money to be paid
on the first day.
Registration: Contact Gary Nelson –Ph.
5897178 or Email - a.nelson@xtra.co.nz
Note: Enrolments must be received by- Monday
7 July, 2014. EARLY ENROLMENT is advised as this programme is very popular and
the first 12 enrolments in each age group will be accepted.
Babysitter Available
My name is Jasmine
Henwood. I am available to look after your kids anytime. I am 33
years old. Please give me a call on 562 7009 or text me 021 171 6721.
The rate is $10 per hour.
Fun Lunch time French
Now taking enrolments for Term 3
2014, starting in week 2.
Classes are held once a week at lunch time,
on Tuesday or Thursday. Lots of games, fun activities, crafts,
and music to help learning. The best way for kids to learn a language
is through play.
For more information or to register ring
Stefi Plimmer-Blattner on 562 8211 or email: stefi@funlanguages.co.nz
