What's happening... 29th Aug Daffodil Day

2nd Sept Rugby Tackle 7’s Tournament

3rd Sept Special Assembly - Speeches

8th Sept Speech Finals - Year 3/4

9th Sept Speech Finals - Year 5/6

13th Sept School Working Bee

24th Sept Assembly

26th Sept End of Term 3

13th Oct Start of Term 4

15th Oct (Heritage) School Photos

18th Dec End of year

3rd Feb Start of Term 1 (2015)

28th August 2014 - Week 6 Term 3

Motupipi School Contact

Details:

435 Abel Tasman Drive

Takaka 7183

Phone: 03 525 9986

EMAIL: markc@motupipi.school.nz

Or: office@motupipi.school.nz

Internet Banking No:

03 1711 0013347 00

Daffodil Day Gala Tomorrow (Friday) at 12pm - Everyone Welcome!!!

Once again we will be participating in the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day Fundraiser and we are

asking children to come along to school dressed in their brightest yellow, orange or green

clothing.

At school we will be running stalls to help raise money and we ask that children bring along

some money which will be exchanged for tokens (20c = 1 token)

There will be a sausage sizzle & vege fritters at lunch time ($2.00) and lots of

stalls selling foodstuffs and other goodies, such as:

Popcorn Sherbet Lemonade Pikelets Pancakes

Also there will be fun games and other items up for sale:

Bin Toss Busking Gumboot throwing Obstacle Course

Art sales Floral Bouquets Guess the number of Lollies

Bike riding Face Painting

Parents, family, and friends are invited to join us in the fun from 12pm!

School Accounts School accounts have just gone out and some are very high with

large amounts still owing from last year. We would appreciate

that some action be taken even if it is part payment.

We are also on a tight budget at school and accounts not paid

have to be paid by the school, which impacts on what we can

spend on the children.

The town bus viability could also be threatened if the school has

to regularly cover costs of non payment.

Some parents have set up an automatic payment to go in each

week / fortnight so that the amount doesn’t build up too high.

You will notice that a school donation of either $50 for one child

or $75 for more than one is added to your account. This is a

donation and is not compulsory.

The school donation money gathered is used to cover things like

– bus hire to sports / activity days, hiring cultural performances

etc. and it saves having to ask regularly for small amounts of

money.

Free Tennis Coaching

Dave Lewis will be taking

tennis coaching for 8-9yr

olds at the Park Avenue

courts on Mondays from

3.30pm - 4.30pm.

Piano Lessons

Lessons are available at school

Ph. Brooke Suttie on

027 3511666 or 525 9715 for

more information.

Production Dates Term 4

Tuesday 4th November

Rm 2/3/4 Matinee Show

Rm 2/3/4 Evening Show

Wednesday 5th November

Rm 1/5 Matinee Show

Rm 1/5 Evening Show

Thursday 6th Evening

Rm 1/5 Evening Show

Where are we heading with Technology?

Last year as part of staff professional development Diarmuid, Jude, Wendy and

Helen visited schools in Nelson to look at their school programmes and also check

out what they were doing with technology.

All staff come back invigorated by the visit and also with ideas of what would work

well in their classrooms.

The Board of Trustees has put aside funds to start implementing a technology plan

for the school.

Jodie and I will soon be visiting selected Nelson schools specifically looking at their

use of technology. Once back from the visit we will be working with staff to set out

a technology plan for our school, which will be presented to the Board.

Riding Success - Hannah B

At the weekend me and two other riders entered in a dressage competition. It was a competition for all the Pony Clubs in the top of the South and 14 teams entered. Our team was Golden Bay Pony Club. The two other people in the team were Frances and Trinity. The other person on our team was Anna but she had to pull out because her pony went lame the day before. Each team had two senior riders who were over 15 and two junior riders. I was the youngest rider in the competition. The top three scores in each team counted. But we only had two juniors and one senior so we were really pleased that our team came 8th overall. I rode my amazing chestnut, River, a 13.2h Welsh cross Kaimanawa gelding, who was perfect on the day, even though I have only had him 3 months and he is really young and inexperienced. We were all happy with our two dressage tests. Even though we didn't win anything we still had loads of fun and we hope to be entering in further competitions for Golden Bay. By Hannah

Transport Payment It was brought to my attention last week that those

parents who transported groups of children to the Kids for

Kids concert and to the Nelson Interschool's hockey

tournament last term haven’t been reimbursed. I apologise

for this and we are in the process of sorting payment. I

appreciate being informed as it was an oversight.

School Working Bee

We would like to hold a school working bee on Saturday 13th September to tidy up a bit around the school. Time 9.30 – 11.30 or what ever time you can spare. We will finish with a sausage sizzle.

Friday 12th September 5.30 – 7pm at the Motupipi Hall For safety sake, please no entry before 5.30pm, as there may not be adequate supervision until then

$2 entry – yummy food available to buy. Parents: Any help of baking (think party food – savory or sweet – whatever’s your specialty) would be much appreciated. Please ph. Sharon 525 8255 or txt 0275 258255. No theme – just come along in your favourite disco gear!

Miniball Results and Comments In the Year 3 and 4 grade:

Motupipi Minecraft played the Takaka Breakers and lost 18-12

Motupipi Magic played the Takaka Superstars and drew 16-16

In the Year 5 and 6 grade:

Motupipi Mountain Lions played the Motupipi Scary Scottish Scorpions and drew 16-16

Motupipi GB Giants played the Takaka Silver Sheep and lost 14-16

We had a hard and tense game against the Mountain Lions. We had to step it up a notch as they were good. Our intercepting was a lot better and we got the ball off them quite a lot. We drew 16-16. Tarn There were lots of fouls in our game and the ref stopped the game a few times. Our passing and marking has improved. Luka We tied 16 -16. Both teams passed well and shared the ball around. It was a fast game. Rhianne We used our team really well. I got a goal which was my 3rd for the year… They were really hard as they were so tall they were good at blocking. Will I got four goals and it is the most goals I’ve got in a game. I shot a few from way out and I didn’t expect them to go in. Grandma and Grandad were proud of me. Fabien More people passed to me today. I had three shots at goals and missed them. I need a bit of practice. Noah

Please note there is an error on the draw next week and Motupipi Magic (Year 3/4) play at 4.15

Holley - Rm3 Iyla - Rm3

Zoe R - Rm3 Hayden - Rm3

Rian - Rm3

Toby - Rm3

Jules - Rm3

Luka - Rm3

Reminder this Friday - Daffodil Day - sausage sizzle

Golden Bay Tennis Park Ave Takaka.

National Open Day and Have a Go Day.

SUNDAY THE 7TH SEPT.

Registration, Season Calendar and Format.

9.00 Beginners and under 8's

10.00 Juniors 8's 9's and 10's

11.00 Intermediates 11 and 12 year olds.

12.30 Teens.

1.30 Adults.

Cancellation day Sat 13th Sept.

For more information please ring David

5258770 or 0278020165

Bronze Award - Enviroschool On Wednesday the Enviro leader accepted the Bronze award from the Tasman District Council for Motupipi School. This is an award to cele-brate our steps to being a sustainable school community. The children are helping choose five more trees for our school.

Kayden - Rm3

I am Ashton.

I am 5.

I live in Takaka.

I like to ride my bike.

I am Amber.

I am 5.

I like playing

on the

trampoline.

I am Maverick.

I am living at Paton’s Rock.

I like fishing.

I like hunting at school.

I am Kiyo.

I am 5.

I live in Golden Bay.

I like the river because in

summer I swim in it. I like hunting at school.

I am Scarlett.

I am 5.

I like riding horses.

I like playing in the

bushes.

I am Aonghus.

I am a person at Motupipi School.

I am 5. I live at Puramahoi.

I have a farm. I love my mum, my sister and

my dad but I am sad because my granddad died but I am lucky because I still have my grandma.

I like playing football. We have to run .fast.

I am Emily.

I am 5.

I live at Motupipi.

I love riding horses.

I love playing dress-ups.

I am Lochie.

I am 5.

I am moving to

Rangihaeata.

I like going to the river. I like to play on my bike.

I am Chloe.

I am 5.

I live at Motupipi.

I like to ride my

horse, Toffee.

I am Malika.

I am 5.

I live at Tui.

I love going to my granny’s and

peapop’s.

I am Louis.

I am 5.

I live in Golden Bay.

I like playing Lego.

I am Sawyer.

I am 5.

I like fishing on a boat.

I like hunting at school.