Naumai e te whanau o te kura Muritai
Tena koutou katoaDear Parents / Caregivers,
Welcome to Brodie Parker and Harrison Allen who are our latest additions to the Muritai family.
BOARD OF TRUSTEE INFORMATION PACK
In the next day or so you will receive some communication from the Board of Trustees. In the correspondence you will find a letter about the additional teacher subsidy, activity fee and Technology fee for year 7-8 students, the corresponding invoice for these, a summary of the recent ERO report, emergency contact details that need reviewing and an internet permission form.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES
The recent events around the Pacific Rim have many people very concerned and unsettled. Over the next 3 weeks we will be conducting two earthquake drills, (one at class time and one at playtime) and a tsunami drill. I will also post our extensive emergency procedures on the website so parents can all view our plans for the various emergencies that may occur. Muritai School is a civil defence centre so we are well stocked to cope in an emergency. As mentioned in the last newsletter should an emergency occur children will be retained at school and we will ensure that -
• Students will be instructed to stay at school
• The school will begin contacting parents/caregivers with a priority given to those parents/caregivers who are known to work out of the Eastbourne area. The school has the facility to text parents, as well as inform parents by email. The message will contain information around collecting children from school as soon as conditions allow by reporting to the school office. Parents will be informed that students are accounted for and are currently being looked after by school staff.
• School emergency food supplies will be used if needed.
• School facilities will be used to house and care for students.
• Staff will stay with all students who are not able to be placed in the care of the parent/caregiver or family emergency contact.
RED AND BLACK DAY
What a successful fundraiser this was with Muritai School raising over $2,400 for the Christchurch earthquake appeal. The sock dude raffle, organised by Karen Chao and room 11, raised $750 alone which was a fantastic effort. The staff XI v Christchurch XI football game resulted in a very hard fought victory to the Christchurch XI by 4-3.
YEAR 3-4 SWIMMING SPORTS
Last week, on a beautiful sunny day, the year 3-4 team held their swimming festival at Eastbourne pool. What a wonderful event, the children tried their very best, things ran very smoothly and it was a nice way to finish the swim programme.
HOMEWORK
At Muritai we provide opportunities for students to support their learning at home through 'homework'. Our focus is very much on providing an opportunity for parents to be part of their child's learning experiences, to encourage and provide support for their children as they grow with their learning. The aim of homework is to embed the learning done at school and generally homework should not be a struggle at all.
We are very realistic and we believe strongly that children need to be able to pursue activities out of school and we understand that the home is a busy place with families already doing many activities after school. The risk of burn out or combustion is high but if you look at our suggested outline we are mainly encouraging children to read at home - this can be done together or individually by the child. We also suggest that visiting the Eastbourne library is by far the best place to support a home reading programme and a very good habit to get into. At the same time being able to spell key words and recite basic facts quickly are essential to access writing and maths successfully.
A suggested guide of how much time is spent is the following
• Year 0-2 - 10 minutes a night - mainly reading and spelling
• Year 3-4 - 20 minutes a night - mainly reading, spelling, basic facts
• Year 5-6 - 30 minutes a night - mainly reading, but also spelling, basic facts, current events
• Year 7-8 - 40 minutes - mainly reading but also maths, inquiry and spelling
YEAR 5 AND 6 CAMP
We welcome our year 5-6 team back to school after their ‘week away’ at Forest lakes in Otaki. The 2011 camp was just superb with a great team of adults and a group of enthusiastic, vivacious children giving 100% to all the activities. We know this because many children are still exhausted. A huge thanks to the teaching team of Stu, Melissa, Lisa, Ruth, Pete and Matt for coordinating the week.
TRIPS AND VISITSOur children have been out and about recently taking part in various events associated with the Wellington Arts Festival. There was great excitement for the year 3-4 and year 1-2 teams who were collected for their trip to Capital E by a double-decker bus! Our year 7-8 team thoroughly enjoyed a visit to view ‘As you write it,’ a Shakespeare improvisation show which was an extremely humorous performance by all accounts.
ABSENCES
As part of our emergency procedures, we have taken up the ability to text parents in an emergency. This also enables us to text parents if we have a child absent from school with no explanation. We will be trialling this over the next few weeks. If you have not advised the school office when your child is absent then you will receive a text requesting that you contact the school. If we do not receive a reply from you within half an hour after the text has been sent, we will endeavour to contact you by other means.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE MANAGER
Our out of school care programme manager, Cath Barker, is going on maternity leave and we are currently seeking someone to take on this role. This is an excellent opportunity for a creative, enthusiastic person to lead our out of school care programme (before/after care and holiday programme) based at Muritai School. Hours of work are 1.00-6.30ish.
An information pack is at the school office and for further information please contact the school on 562 8409 (office) or email bird@muritai.school.nz
HOME AND SCHOOL
The Home and School group are meeting in the staff room on Wednesday 23rd March to discuss fundraising and social events for 2011. The Home and School are a fun and enthusiastic group of parents and are always keen to welcome new parents. Please feel free to come and join us.
SCHOOL PHOTOS
This year the school will be using Sue Allman, a professional photographer and parent of school. Samples of the packs and class photos are displayed in the school foyer and are shown on the information sent out with students recently. You should have received an envelope for each of your children with sibling envelopes available in the school office.
Photo envelopes and payment should have been received at the school office, however, there is still time for you to put an order in. We would ask that you please complete your order by Friday at the very latest).
Photos will be taken over six days being Monday 21 to Wednesday 23 March and Monday 28 to 30 March. The schedule will be as follows:-
Mon 21 March Rm 5, Rm 7, Rm 13
Tues 22 March Rm 21, Rm 22, Rm 23
Wed 23 March Rm 3, Rm 9, Rm 10
Mon 28 March Rm 6, Rm 11, Rm 12
Tues 29 March Rm 1, Rm 4, Rm 15
Wed 30 March Rm 2, Rm 8, Rm 14
SPORT
Cricket
A Year 4 cricket team is being put together to challenge the Year 5/6 team. They will play on the field on Friday 18 March, starting at 11 am. It will be a fun match with 8 players per side using a soft 'incredi-ball'. Hopefully later in the term the Year 4's will be playing against a Year 4 team from Wellesley
Year 5-6 - Muritai Vs Waterloo
On Thursday the 3rd of March the year 5 and 6 cricket team took on
Waterloo first 11 in a 20/20 match. Waterloo batted first and posted a very challenging score of 214 runs to win. While Muritai fielded tightly, the boys could not get the breakthrough they needed. Muritai started the run chase very well with Gabriel Barber and Louis Rutherford looking in great form. Unfortunately, Waterloo were too strong on the day and Muritai fell short by about 80 runs. All in all it was a great experience and the boys had a fantastic time.
Many thanks to the support we had from parents, and a very special thanks to Martin Richardson who scored the game and provided a lot of the equipment for the team.
Milo Cricket - Muritai Vs St Bernard’s College:
Muritai lost the toss and were sent in to bat; Gareth and McLeod got the team off to a good start with some great running between the wickets. They were well supported by Liam, who hit four 4’s in a top score of 37 not out. Muritai set St. Bernard’s a target of 101 runs. A good bowling effort, including a maiden each from Gareth and McLeod, Rupert, Dorian and Kieran claiming one wicket each, and an excellent catch by Piri and a run out by McLeod restricted St Bernard’s to a total of 60 for 5. With Liam’s great wicket keeping and Xavier and Jared’s focussed effort in the field, it was a super contribution by the entire team. Well done to all the boys on a great effort, excellent sportsmanship and for being great ambassadors for Muritai School.
Touch:
Touch rugby is going very well and the teams are having a blast. The results for round 3 have not yet been published, but here are the round 2 results:
Muritai Storm won 8-1
Muritai Eagles won 7-3
Muritai Sharks won 4-1
Muritai Flyers won 4-3
Muritai Hurricanes lost 5-3
The draw for this Friday the 18th of March is as follows -
• Muritai Storm play EHS Kings on field 4 at 4:30pm
• Muritai Sharks play EHS Diamonds on field 7 at 4:30pm
• Muritai Flyers play Chilton Gold on field 1 at 4:30pm
• Muritai Hurricanes play Randwick Dragons on field 7 at 6pm
• Muritai Eagles have a bye this week
Good luck to all teams!
Check out the Muritai Sports blog for weekly results and draw -
www.muritaisports.blogspot.com
TERM ONE DIARY
Wed 16 March – Starting school at 5 - 7.30pm in the school staff room
Fri 18 March – Junior school beach trip; Assembly 1.40
Wed 23 March – Home and School mtg 7.30
Tue 29 March – Y8 Girls immunization, Y5-6 Zone swim sportsFri 1 April – Assembly 1.40
Thur 7 April – Visiting artist Eddie Quansah
Fri 8 April - Year 7-8 Literacy Quiz at Muritai
Mon 11 April – Y5-6 Swim sports; BoT mtg
15 April – Final day of term; Assembly
COMMUNITY
Springboard/Platform Diving
Wellington High Performance Aquatics have 2 upcoming events to introduce students to the sport of Springboard/platform diving this term and upcoming holidays.
Big Splash Day – Introduction to Springboard/platform diving Sunday 20 March
Springboard and Platform Diving - 3 day school holiday camp 19 – 21 April
Orphans of Nepal Trust
The Orphans of Nepal Trust was established in 2003 to provide support for orphan children located in the Kathmandu Valley. Over the past eight years more than $170,000 has been raised, mostly from the Eastbourne area. These funds have made a material difference to the lives of the children and we are keen to see the support continue. However, to sustain the work, we need 2-3 new trustees, to join the exisiting Board. If you have an interest in improving the lives of children in Nepal, could help with some fundraising activities and would like to become a trustee, please call or email Chris Bryan (ph 04 5760498/ email chris.bryan@xtra. co.nz) for more information.
Missing Scooter
A child's grey and red Razor scooter went missing from school last Thursday. Could you please check to make sure you have not got an extra scooter at home. Many thanks
Kindy Wheel-a-Thon
East Harbour Kindegarten are holding a fundraiser on Sunday 20 March. Any preschooler can participate. Children not attending East Harbour Kindy will pay $5 entry fee which will get them a licence and medal. Sausage sizzle, old fashioned lemonade, bouncy castle and fire engine rides all part of the fun. 10am start - Funds raised are being donated to Fairleigh Kindy in Christchurch.TRIPS AND VISITS
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