Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Greetings, Malo e Lelei, Kia Orana, Bonjour, Nǐ hǎo, Hallo, Hola, Kon'nichiwa, Namaste, G’day mate
A warm welcome to Hugo Thompson and Ivy Levine who joined Room 2 last week.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Tena koutou katoa, warm greetings to you all
Health Consultation
We are seeking your thoughts on our current Health and PE Curriculum programme at Muritai School. It is recommended that schools seek community views specifically on Health and PE every two years, and your thoughts are important to us in moving forward with our curriculum design for 2018-2019.
Please follow this link to further information around our existing Health and PE programme and the survey questions, we estimate the survey will take you no more than 5 minutes.
Learning Ambassadors
Last night at our Board of Trustees meeting we were joined by our Learning Ambassadors who took us through a discussion and initial review around ‘Howie’ and our school values. The Ambassadors also presented to the Board the ‘7 Principles of 21st Century Learning’ (from the latest OECD Report) and discussed their understanding of these. I felt very proud of our students who were able to articulate and review some complex educational beliefs and theories to a group of Board members and our Senior Leadership Team. We look forward to now discussing these as a staff and then gathering your thoughts as a community as we continue to explore current best practice in teaching and learning.
Onesie day:
We have had a very exciting Onesie/PJ day today raising money for Wellington Free Ambulance. One of our superstar learners Luke Butler and his class, Room 11, have raised over $800 by hosting the day and baking and selling treats at morning tea time. Thanks to our community for supporting our day - we looked very impressive on the field during our fire alarm evacuation this morning - almost like there had been a mass breakout from Wellington Zoo!
Muritai & Wellesley Sports Exchange
I watched the Wellesley – Muritai annual soccer and rugby fixture this week and was impressed by the way the Muritai teams played the game and carried themselves. It was an absolutely freezing Eastbourne afternoon and it was exciting to see so many Muritai students and parents on the sidelines cheering our teams on! I was very proud of the Muritai teams and also pass on our thanks to Brett Fastier who prepared our students for the exchange. Congratulations Wellesley - see you again next year!
Age appropriate Social Media Use:
Below are two excellent links if you’d like to explore what social media your children are able to access. We as a school do not promote social media use for students during school hours, and I’d like to specifically remind parents that Instagram is recommended for the ages of 12 and above.
Introducing one of our learners - Ollie:
I’ve been working with Ollie’s mum to create this video to introduce Ollie to our school community. We wanted to share a little about Ollie, for you to better understand why you might see him videoing, and some tips to interact with him around the school. Meet Ollie - https://youtu.be/uKIjZxmwGkU
Kind regards
Ngā Mihi
Bec Power
Principal
FROM THE SCHOOL
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES - Yr 1 - Yr 3 ONLY
On Tuesday 26 September & Wednesday 27 September there will be Parent Teacher Conferences for Year 1 to Year 3 children ONLY. eg Room 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. To book a time with your child's teacher, go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the code 6gkwu. You can then select your Teacher and time that suits.
FUNDRAISING FOR ABEL TASMAN CAMP
As you may know, the Year 8 students are furiously fundraising for their Abel Tasman camp! We have very gratefully received a few quality gifts which we hope to put together to create a Christmas Raffle. If you have any delicious treats or quality gifts that are unwanted and worthy of a raffle prize, please would you consider donating them to the Year 8 group so that they can organise this event? Any donations can be made to the office, Annette Borgonje or any of the Senior School teachers.
YEAR 7 / 8 SPEECH FINALS
On Thursday 14th September from 1.30 - 2.30pm the Year 7/8 Syndicate will be holding their Speech Competition Finals in the Muritai Hall. Six students will be selected as the 'Best of the Best' to perform their speeches to a wider audience in the hopes of being announced Senior School Speaker of the Year! The Year 8 competitors are competing for the end of year speech cup. The speeches have been of exceptionally high quality this year. We would like to invite you to join us for this event.
ARTSPLASH
Our Artsplash Choir will be performing on Wednesday 20 September at the Michael Fowler Centre. A letter with a permission slip went home with every child who is participating in this yesterday. Can you please return the permission slips to the office ASAP. Tickets are on sale from the office for $5.00. Each family can purchase up to 4 tickets. Each child who is participating MUST wear a Muritai School T-shirt. If your child does not have a t-shirt they are available to purchase at the office. We may need to order some more in so we would appreciate if you could come and see us before Friday 11 August.
Artsplash Dance is on Friday 22 September at 7.35. Tickets are also on sale for this performance from the office at $5 each.
ICAS RESULTS
Science
Yr 5 Quincy Buckley - Distinction
Joseph Keenan - Distinction
Yr 6 Arhit Acharyya - Distinction
Fraser Neilson - Distinction
Jessica Park - Distinction
Sage Pettus - Distinction
Ned Sykes - Distinction
Yr 7 Ella Szikszai - Distinction
George Walker - Distinction
Yr 8 Luke Thompson - High Distinction
Writing
Yr 6 Sage Pettus - High Distinction
Jessica Park - High Distinction
Yr 7 George Walker - Distinction
Spelling
Yr 6 Fraser Neilson - Distinction
Sage Pettus - Distinction
Yr 7 Alex Irvine - Distinction
George Walker - Distinction
Yr 8 Leon Medcalf - Distinction
English
Yr 6 Jessica Park - High Distinction
Sage Pettus - High Distinction
Risha Smuts-Kennedy - Distinction
Yr 7 George Walker - High Distinction
Leon Medcalf - Distinction
Hoop Club Eastbourne
As the kids were finishing up their Saturday Hoop Club session with shooting drills they were pleasantly surprised to see Steven Adams towering in the door frame watching them! It was inspirational for the kids and parents to hear from a kiwi basketball role model!
Thank you to Greg Halford and Rodger Thompson and his team for making this visit happen.
SCHOLASTIC - LUCKY BOOK CLUB
A reminder that Issue 6 orders need to be made by Friday the 15th of September. Please make your order online if you wish to pay by credit card or alternatively you can pay by cheque, made out to Scholastic NZ, and return this to the office with your order form.
Unfortunately there were some technical difficulties when processing the order for Issue 5. Scholastic have passed on an apology for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience. These orders just arrived on Wednesday and should have come home by now. From your purchases we were able to add 13 new books to our school library collection for everyone to enjoy.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
We still have a few entertainment books outstanding. Please note that all Entertainment Books must be returned or paid for as a matter urgency.
Please contact Michelle at michelle.fisher@outlook.co.nz should you have any queries.
HOME & SCHOOL - BATTERY FUNDRAISER
The Battery fundraiser has been a great success and we will confirm the amount raised once everything has been returned. Please return any remaining batteries and money to the school office as soon as possible.
Home and School Committee.
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TERM 3 2017 DATES
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8 Sept Onesie Day
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11 Sept Children picked
at 12pm for staff PD
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12 Sept Inter Zone Y3-6
Basketball
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18 Sept Art Exhibition
in the hall
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19 Sept Art Exhibition
in the hall
Y7-8
Softball
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20 Sept Art Exhibition
in the hall
Artsplash
Choir – Michael Fowler Centre
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21 Sept Art Exhibition
the hall
PP day for
Y7-8 Softball
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22 Sept Artsplash Dance
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26 Sept Year 1 to 3 Learning Conferences
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27 Sept Year 1 to 3 Learning
Conferences
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29 Sept LAST DAY OF TERM
3
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16 Oct FIRST DAY OF
TERM 4
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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
COMMUNITY NOTICES
It’s getting to that time of year when the Daffodil bulbs are popping up all over the Wairarapa district, a sunny little reminder that spring is almost upon us, bringing with it the annual Carterton Daffodil Festival on Sunday 10th September. What is now for many a time-honoured tradition, the festival includes the picking of daffodils at Middlerun, a historic property in Gladstone. As in 2016, there will be FREE buses departing throughout the day starting at 10am from Broadway, to shuttle eager festival goers to and from Middlerun.
The Daffodil Express Steam Train, enroute from Wellington, will be arriving at 10.40am at the Carterton Railway Station before proceeding to Masterton. The short trip between Carterton and Masterton offers local residents and visitors a taste of the historic steam train, whilst still making the most of the festivals activities. To book a round trip Carterton to Masterton return email: carterton.rail.museum@xnet.co.nz to book a Wellington return trip visit http://www.steaminc.org.nz/ .
The festival will be as wonderful as ever with the Big WaiArt Sale, live music, the Daffodil Express Steam Train excursion and all the fun of the fair!
Eastbourne Junior Cricket Club
2017/18 Registration Open for Year 1-8 players
Online Junior Cricket Registration has opened for the 2017/18 season. All the details and online registration can be found at www.eastbournecricket.org.nz.
Kiwi Conservation Club
To get spring off to a positive start, come and join forces with Places for Penguins for the 2017 Wellington South Coast clean-up! All of the family can help with this one so here are the details:-
Location: Tarakena Bay, Moa Point Road, Wellington
Date: Saturday 16th September (back-up rain date is Sunday 17th so check the facebook page for any updates before you set out)
Time: 10.30am-12pm )followed by a BBQ at Lyall Bay 12.30pm)
What to bring: Please bring your own gardening or rubber gloves so that we avoid using more rubber gloves!
Plastics on our beaches and in our oceans are an increasing threat to these fragile habitats. If we all work together, we can achieve great things as shown by photos from last years' clean-up on the facebook page (Wellington South Coast Cleanup) so do come and join us if you can. We will be running our photo competition again for the strangest items you find on the beach. There will be some giveaways and of course the BBQ at Lyall Bay afterwards to reward you for your efforts:)
Groups will be working all around the south coast on that morning so if you stop off at another location that's great too!
VOLUNTEEERS NEEDED FOR MATIU/SOMES ISLAND
Our volunteer group, the Eastbourne Forest Rangers Inc, provides guiding services on Matiu/Somes Island. Over recent years we have had the pleasure of guiding many Wellington school groups on their educational visits to the island.
We now need more volunteer guides, especially those who are able to guide mid-week. If you are interested in becoming a Matiu/Somes volunteer guide, commencing later this year or early next, we would welcome hearing from you. I will be pleased to discuss this request further or to provide any additional information required.
Please contact me on efrtours@gmail.com or 027 242 9211
Gerald Rawson
EASTBOURNE SWIM CLUB
Our community Eastbourne Swim Club is looking for coaches and assistant coaches for the upcoming season (generally coaches are poolside and assistants in the water). We cater for all ages and abilities (5 to 12). The season starts mid November when the Eastbourne Pool opens and runs through to mid March when the pool closes. If you are interested please contact the club on eastbourneswimclub@gmail.com
Car Boot Sale
Sunday 17 September
9am to 12 noon
Muritai School Grounds
$10 per car entry
Car entry proceeds going towards the “costs” for those parents attending on the Year 8 Abel Tasman Trip - Dec 2017 Muritai School
Speak Again Performance Development
Speak Again Performance Development provides a playful and creative environment to nurture children’s speech and creative arts skills. We are excited to announce that Speak Again is taking limited registrations for Term 4. Small group coaching will be available to Muritai students; years 3 - 8. Each lesson will be 30 minutes and held at the school during the weekday lunch breaks. For detailed information and enrolment please visit speakagain.co.nz or call Emily Keddell on 0211885106.
Fun French
Fun French for kids at Muritai School at lunch time
for ages 5-12
- Experience French learning the fun way!
- Lots of interactive activities, role play, crafts, active games and music
- Free trial lesson
- To register your interest please contact Stefi on Stefi@funlanuages.co.nz or 021 178 2099
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