Tena Koutou katoa
Naumai e te whanau o te kura Muritai
A warm welcome to Meila Davis who has started school in room 2 and Madeleine Gilray who has joined room 1.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Spring has arrived and so has the changeable weather that it brings. The children certainly loved all the hail!
It’s all go around here this week. Final touches are being added to the Production items - the stage has arrived and the foyer is being decorated in anticipation for next week’s shows. We have completely sold out of tickets for all our evening performances with a few left for the Tuesday matinee. You can still purchase tickets for hotdogs from our office.
Thank you so much to those parents who have helped with staging, costuming and the myriad of other things that need to be done behind the scenes to make our production a success. It is very much appreciated. You will have received information from your child’s teacher about arrival times and collection of your child before and after performances. Thank you also for your patience in collecting your child/ren so that staff could attend the union meeting yesterday to hear about the proposals.
Next week is Conservation Week so from September 10th to 18th we have an opportunity to celebrate our wonderful natural environment and make connections with our local special places. There are lots of fantastic events around Wellington so please go to www.doc.govt.nz to take part in some of the activities with your family. The overarching theme this year is
As an enviroschool, we are continually wanting to reduce, reuse and recycle. One of our current foci is our nude food lunch boxes so please support this by putting your child’s morning tea and lunches into re-usuable lunchboxes and lunchwraps rather than gladwrap and other packaging.
Another Conservation idea, your child and family can do is take part in the Great Kereru Count. The Kererū also known as the New Zealand Pigeon, kūkū or kūkupa is one of New Zealand’s most valuable assets. They are essential in the regeneration of our native forests because they are the only birds left that can swallow and disperse the seeds from our largest native trees such as tawa, taraire, pūriri and matai. This count is a great opportunity for everyone to get out and about and count the kererū every day over the ten days from September 16th to 25th and report any sightings to the website greatkererucount.nz.
It is also Spring cleaning time so as a family you can sort out your garden sheds and collect your hazardous waste and take it all to the HazMobile at the Riverbank Carpark on Sunday October 30th and you can also take part in the Great DDT Muster. DDT and other pesticides containing persistent organic pollutants (POPS) haven’t been sold or used in New Zealand for many years, due to long-term impacts on health and the environment so if you have any items go to thegreatddtmuster.co.nz/ to arrange for free collection.
Tai van der Bar and Dan Walker have been doing a superb job in leading a team in the Year 7 and 8 garden. They have constructed a planting plan and are continuing to develop the layout of the garden incorporating flowers, herbs and vegetables including companion planting.
Parent and teacher conferences for students in rooms 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be held on September 19th and 20th only so please go online and make an appointment time as soon as possible.
Looking forward to seeing you all at the performances as you come along and see your child shine.
Nga mihi nui
Maureen Buckley
FROM THE SCHOOL
Volunteers needed
It's nearly Showtime folks! Volunteers are needed to help set up and supervise (year 7 and 8 students) the selling of hotdogs and popcorn.
Time: Approximately 5pm until 7pm
If you can do a shift, please contact Lesley Lowe on lesley_lowe@hotmail.co.uk
Many thanks
Home and School
WINTER FUN!
Winter has hit us hard this week and the children have been having fun outside in the hail - even our seniors across the road! It was fun watching the children running outside yesterday catching the hail as it fell. Mr Woodhams caught the seniors on a short video which you can view on You Tube - Hail vs Students
CYBER SAFETY
The Senior School was very fortunate to be visited by Andrew Tokeley and Bruce Cook recently. Andrew currently works for 8i and has a wide range of expertise in overseeing projects with online companies whilst Bruce is a Police Officer.
They were kind enough to take the time to share some of their experiences of online etiquette and to understand cyber safety including:
· The importance of respect both off-line and on-line
· Accepting differences in people – just like at school everyone is different, that’s the same when you grow up – differences are good!
· Being aware of the impact you can have on-line, good and bad
· How people change then they’re on-line.
Student enjoyed some cool augmented reality with ZOMBIES! Care of Andrew and Bruce showed off some of the gadgets he uses as a Police Officer.
Thanks to both Andrew and Bruce for giving up their time to talk to our students!
LUCKY BOOK CLUB
The latest scholastic catalogue should have come home this week. Please either make your order online at https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz or complete the order form and return it to the school office by Friday the 16th of September. Payment can be made by credit card or cheque made out to Scholastic NZ. Sorry no cash payments. Please note that orders for this particular issue are likely to be delivered next term. Thank you for your support, as your purchases help us to to be able to receive new books for our school library.
CALENDARS
Calendar order forms were sent home with children last week and are due back at the school by Wednesday 21 September to enable us to place the order during the school holidays. If you need another order form, please see Carole or Jo in the office.
Food for Thought is regrettably no longer able to offer a Friday lunch service at Muritai School. Thank you to our customers for their support. Any queries can be directed to info@fft.co.nz
Regards,
Kelly
DIARY DATES (staff may contact you with more details about these events)
Mon 12 Sept Production Rehearsal
Tues 13 - Production - Matinee on Tuesday
Thur 15 Sept Production - Evenings
Mon 19 Sept Y1-2 Parent Conferences
Tues 20 Sept Y1-2 Parent Conferences
Y1-2 Jump Rope for Heart ‘Jump Off’
Y5-6 Zone Hockey
Thur 22 Sept PP Y5/6 Zone Hockey
Fri 23 Sept LAST DAY OF TERM 3
TERM DATES FOR 2016
Term 3 = Monday 25 July - Friday 23 September
Term 4 = Monday 10 October - Friday 16 December
We have a teacher only day at Labour weekend.
Teacher only day two = Tuesday 25 October
TERM DATES FOR 2017
Term 1 = Thursday 2 February - Thursday 13 April (Easter)
Term 2 = Monday 1 May - Friday 7 July
Term 3 = Monday 24 July - Friday 29 September
Term 4 = Monday 16 October - Tuesday 19 December
We have a teacher only day at Queen’s Birthday on Tuesday 6 June
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Little Dog Barking Theatre presents two delightful stories told in one performance - "Party Pigs & A Sausage Went for a Walk" - 27 September at Epuni Community Hall, Mitchell Street, Lower Hutt - 28 September at St Peter's Hall, cnr Beach Rd & Ames St - 29 September at Kapiti Playhouse, 7 Ruahine Street, Paraparaumu. Suitable for ages 2 - 8 years old. Ticketing info@littledogbarking.co.nz or 021 042 1851. www.littledogbarking.co.nz
Heart Health Update with Dr Gerry Devlin, Medical Director - Heart Foundation
Are you affected by heart disease? Are you interested in heart health?
Tues 20 Sept, 5.30 - 7.00pm
The Royal Society of NZ, 11 Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wgtn
This is a FREE event for people affected by heart disease and their families
Contact cathl@heartfoundation.org.nz, 04 472 2780
Singing, dance and drama for students aged 4-16 yrs old.
Led by London West End performer Sherene Clarke.
Every Saturday during term time in Johnsonville and Lower Hutt.
BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!
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