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GRETA VALLEY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
6 July 2016
GRETA VALLEY SCHOOL SKILLS FOR LIFE!
Dear Parents/Caregivers
CANTERBURY CROSS COUNTRYZach is racing again today after coming 5th in the Canterbury Primary Cross Country Championships. This time he will run with the intermediates. We wish him well and every success. Go Zach!
CPIT VISITOur Year 7/8 students attended Ara (CPIT) for career information last week and had a wonderful time. The students were split into groups and looked at computer hardware assembly while another group looked at some simple programming. After lunch they travelled to the trades centre and looked at all the various trades Ara had to offer. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students and we express our gratitude to Ara for their continued support here.
LEADERSHIP CAMPWe were also very proud of our students who presented their Leadership Camp Reports to the Lions last Tuesday evening. Their speeches and movies were very well presented and received by a rather large group of adults. Comments made afterwards by the Lions were very positive. Thank you young leaders you did a great job and brought honour to school.
REPORTSReports are due out this coming Friday and we ask that you not compare one child with another as all children grow in knowledge and abilities at different ages. Please be positive and emphasize the current skills and achievements rather than comparing them to National Standards. I think of some of the children that I have taught over my many years in teaching and realise that even though some students struggle at and through school, despite our best efforts, they will find and achieve their chosen career and often excel in it. We must continue to expose them to as many career paths and opportunities as we can to help them continue to be motivated to learn.
END OF TERM HANGIOur end of term celebration Hangi is going to be a great event. We have up to 90 people committed to attend. Just to follow up on my email on Tuesday may we please have the vegetables tomorrow along with peelers and perhaps a container to store peeled and prepared vegetables in overnight? Meat will need to be at school by 10.00am on Friday morning. We’re looking forward to a wonderful meal.
PRODUCTIONVictoria King is working on the outcomes for auditions that we’re held today. We will, in collaboration with her determine character parts for the production and let the students know their parts before the holidays so that they can begin memorising their lines. The production ‘Hoodwinked’ is going to be a lot of fun.
CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOURFinally I would like to include the third part of an article that I shared with you in the last two newsletters. As a reminder it comes in response to a teacher’s statement about the behaviour of children in schools. We found it interesting and have to agree that maybe we need to seriously look at how our lifestyle choices are affecting our children, please draw your own conclusions.Open Quote3. Kids Rule the World “My son doesn’t like vegetables” “She doesn’t like going to bed early” “He doesn’t like to eat breakfast” “She doesn’t like toys, but she is very good at her IPAD” “He doesn’t want to get dressed on his own” “She is too lazy to eat on her own”. This is what I hear from parents all the time. Since when do children dictate to us how to parent them? If we leave it all up to them , all they are going to do is eat macaroni and cheese, bagel with cream cheese, watch TV, play on their tablets, and never go to bed. What good are we doing them by giving them what they WANT when we know that it is not GOOD for them? Without proper nutrition and a good night’s sleep, our kids come to school irritable, anxious, and inattentive.
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In addition, we send them the wrong message. They learn they can do what they want and not do what they don’t want. The concept of “need to do’ is absent. Unfortunately, in order to achieve our goals in our lives, we have to do what’s necessary which may not always be what we want to do. For example, if a child wants to be an A student, he needs to study hard. If he wants to be a successful soccer player, he needs to practice every day. Our children know very well what they want but have a very hard time to do what is necessary to achieve that goal. This results in unattainable goals and leaves the kids disappointed.(Close quote)So what do we do about this? If you’re really interested in some answers to these questions we’d like to run an evening next term based on what we’ve been doing in ‘Positive Behaviour for Learning’. We may have some answers for you as we discuss what we’re endeavouring to achieve here at school. We will send out more information about this evening next term.
TERM DATES FOR 2016Term 2 2 May – 8th JulyTerm 3 25th July – 23rd SeptemberTerm 4 10th October - 16th December
UPCOMING EVENTSJuly8 End of Term HangiTerm 325 Term Begins25 Yr 6-8 Dance classes Mon afternoons Term 3 Aug3 Seven a-side practice @ GV10 Seven a-side practice @ Waikari16 Seven a-side tournament pp 23rd
18 ARA Visit Yr 7/8Sept13 Kiwi Sport16 Scargill Flower Show22 Production23 End of TermTechnology at Hurunui College continues on Fridays through Term 3 for Year 7/8 students.Newsletters and assemblies are every second week 3rd August, 17th August, 31st August and 14th September.
**BOT NEWS **At our last meeting one of our newly elected members resigned their position. Therefore the Greta Valley School Board of Trustees has a casual vacancy for an elected trustee.The board has resolved under section 105 of the Education Act 1989 to fill the vacancy by selection.If ten percent or more of eligible voters on the school roll ask the board, within 28 days of this notice being published, to hold a by-election to fill the vacancy, then a by-election will be held.Any eligible voter who wishes to ask the board to hold a by-election should write to:ChairpersonBoard of TrusteesGreta Valley Schoolby: 3 August 2016There were no nominations for a new board chairperson from within the board. Nominations must be made by another board member, and following advice from the STA rep who was with us, it was decided to co-opt Rachael Anderson to undertake this position to complete tasks that were already in process and to allow time for newly elected members to receive training up until the end of this year.
STAFF CHANGESWe would like to congratulate Angela Lewis on her appointment to the position of Cleaner/Caretaker and welcome her to our staff.This means that we farewell Lou Stone and Niko as they head off to Dunedin where Lou is undertaking some study in animal welfare. We thank you Lou for your four years service to our school and we wish you all the very best for your new venture and your move south. We also wish Niko well for his move to Ravensbourne School.
Malin, Sue, Jo, Megan, Yo and Lou
**COMMUNITY NOTICES **BRAINWAVE TRUST ‘The Early Years Last Forever’ Seminar‘Consistent , Responsive, Loving Care GROWS GREAT BRAINS. What you do makes a real difference.’ Dr Jackie Blunt presents : We have the science to prove it. Wed 27th July - 7pm at Fossil Point Cafe Greta ValleyNo Cost :RSVP by 25th July ALL WELCOMETo Register Phone Therese 03 3149282A Togethet Hurunui + MSD + AWHI Initiative
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DENTAL CARE OVER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS The Community Dental Service will operate an emergency service over the school holidays. This service is to provide relief of pain only and will not undertake ‘routine’ treatment. The service will be available each working day from 8:30am until 12:30pm from the Hillmorton Hospital site.Monday, 11th July to Friday, 22nd July 2016.This service will operate by appointment only and if we are unable to see your child, alternative options will be given. If your child has dental pain as a result of an accident please contact your dentist in the first instance.You can phone and make an appointment for the emergency clinic by ringing 0800 846 983.
TIMEBANK HURUNUICOMMUNITY DANCE CLASSESLearn to waltz, rock 'n' roll and more at the Balcairn Hall, 11 to 12 on Sunday's starting from 24th July to 4th Sept, $5 per lesson, children under 12yrsfree. Register with Lois McGirr ph 03 314 8849 ANNOUNCING BABIES, BUMPS AND MUMS Coffee mornings for new and expectant Mums, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm every Thursday, at Kohanna House, Amberley. This friendly support group has been initiated by time-banker Robyn Bain, who has been running baby-massage courses at Kohanna House. For more information, contact Emily Foster, 027 386 1241, or email [email protected] REQUESTS.....DOCUMENT EDITING SERVICESDoes anyone in the Hurunui offer academic or professional editing services? The document will be ready in a few days and will be about 27,000 to 28,000 words. This might suit an English teacher or (retired?) university lecturer - I particularly need someone to help find the typos that spelling and grammer checking might miss. The document will be in MS Word. Contact Heather McLeod by email: [email protected] or ph 02102797425HELP TO STUFF ENVELOPESI have some letters to put in envelopes and labels to be put on the front for a Community Expo to be held in Amberley on 31st August. We can do it in a group or I can drop some in to you. Contact Lee Lawrence Amberley Community Connector, Ph 03 314 7332 or 021 0555002 or [email protected] MOWING/GARDENINGI would really appreciate some help with my garden, some lawn mowing and pruning up high, also a rose needs tying up. Phone Rona 03 314 8237
WINDOW CLEANINGI would love some help to clean my windows, inside and outside the house. Phone Rona 03 314 8237From the Learning Exchange...LANTERN MAKINGSigrid McTurk & Lynnette CreaghTime: 2 – 4pm, Sat 9th July. Venue: Leithfield. Contribution: 2 time-bank credits or $5 pp., plus materials costs. (Kids must bring an adult).A fun holiday activity for all! Create lovely lanterns for tea-light candles in readiness for the annual Leithfield Lantern Walk. The tutors will show you how to craft and decorate different types of lanterns that are easy to make and safe to carry. You can bring your own ideas to craft too. We’ll also learn some songs to sing during the Lantern Walk, which will be on the following Saturday, July 16th, 5pm at Leithfield, followed by a shared meal.
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