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Pānui #19 / 28th November 2019 Te Rā Waldorf School, Te Rawhiti Kindergarten, Nursery and Playgroups 89 Poplar Avenue 162 Wellington Road Raumati South Paekakariki Phone: 04 299 0812 Phone: 04 292 7072 Mobile: 021 2958618 e-mail: office@tera.school.nz www.tera.school.nz

Kia ora koutou, dear Parents, Whānau, and Friends,

What a fortnight of wonderful entertainment it has been! We were treated to plays by Classes 2, 3 and 7, and each one was outstanding at its own level. Congratulations to the teachers and tamariki – well

done! And a big “Thank You”, too, the numerous helpers and supporters – they couldn’t have done it without you. Class 6 had performed their splendid play “Robin Hood” earlier in the term, and we still have the Class 4 play to look forward to in week 9. Meanwhile, the teachers are also busy studying their lines for the upcoming Shepherds’ Play. If you have never been, come along this year. This is the play that keeps on giving, and it never fails to entertain!

During the last fortnight we welcomed Eden Lawson and her whānau to Class while Sage van de Vorstenbosch joined the Tui kindergarten group. Nau mai, haere mai ki a koutou.

Good news #1: Our Class 1 Teacher Svenja Donlon and her husband Seth are expecting a baby in May! Svenja will take parental leave from term 2 which means that we will be looking for a long-term reliever to cover this.

Good news #2: We are very pleased to announce that we have appointed André Ngāpō to the position of Class 1 2020 Teacher. We are letting André introduce himself – see below. André and his whānau will be looking for a house in Raumati, so let us know if you can help out.

Ngā manaakitanga, nā

Andrea Sorger

From the Office

Hot Lunch Update

Hot Lunches for Wednesday 4th December have been cancelled due to our school attending the Kapa Haka Festival at Kapiti College. Any pre-paid orders will be refunded to your Kindo Account.

Class 4/5/6 will be also be away from school the following week, on Wednesday the 11th December.

There are no hot lunches on the last day of school, Wednesday 18th December as we finish early, at 1pm.

2020 Hot lunches resume on the second week back of Term 1, Wednesday the 12th February.

Please refer to the ‘Help’ diagrams later in this newsletter that explain how to use the Kindo Calendar etc to check your orders have been completed correctly. School Photos School photos were distributed this week. If you would like to reorder then please do so directly with LC Scott Ph 04 568 6721, or visit their website www.lcscott.co.nz. If you didn’t receive your class photo please contact the school office as we have one order on hold that was handed in in an unnamed envelope. If any parent/student isn’t satisfied with their photograph, LC Scott offer full refunds within 10

days of you receiving your order. Security Reminder We would like to remind the community NOT to leave items in the school grounds outside of school opening hours. This includes clothing, bikes, helmets, scooters etc. Also, if anyone knows the whereabouts of the green school wheelbarrow can you please contact the office or return it to the vege garden area at school asap. Missing Knitted Vest One of the kindergarten children has misplaced her brand-new hand knitted vest. It is blue and white, knitted in a lovely stripy pattern. Please drop by the office if you have picked it up or know its whereabouts. Class 5 Firewood Fundraiser - 30th Nov Now is the time to get your firewood for next year. Bring your trailer to 10b Leinster Ave (cnr of Poplar Ave and Leinster Ave) on Saturday 30th Nov 9am - 11am to collect your firewood. We will

help you load your trailer with a mixture of pine and mac (mostly pine). Cost is $80 per cubic metre. Dave (0274786003) Found Property Our found clothing bins are overflowing. Please take the time to check them and take any clothes that belong to you. Any unclaimed items will be donated to charity at the end of term. Well Done Jeri Well done to Jeri from Class 5 whose cheerleading team won gold at the Nationals recently.

From the Executive Officer

Pledge Packs 2020 If you have not returned your pledge pack for 2020 to the office, we ask that you urgently return them to the office to assist us with our budget setting.

Kaiako News

Tēnā koutou kātoa! Ko André Ngāpō ahau — Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki, Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Awa ōku iwi. I am very excited to mihi to you on behalf of my whānau as Grace, Manu and I join the community here at Te Rā from Raglan. My young adult sons, Kristin and Jakob, pass on their thanks as they hand us into your care. You may see me around next week as I spend a couple of days getting to know the kura before joining Class One in 2020. We look forward to meeting you all when we join Te Rā in early January (please see rental advert below). Ngā mihi — many thanks! André

SITUATION VACANT

CLASS TEACHER 2020/21

Class 2 (Y3) 2020, Class 3 (Y4) 2021

Parental Leave Cover, Fixed Term Position

Term 2 2020 – Term 1 2021 (inclusive)

Special character tagged position

We are looking for a sound classroom practitioner who can care for a

well-established class from a solid foundation of Waldorf teaching

experience. You will be delivering a developmentally aligned, rich

curriculum based in the visual, social and practical arts, and work

skilfully to strengthen the good habits and routines that the tamariki

have built in their first year.

At Te Rā you will be part of a group of supportive, experienced

teachers who work collaboratively within a “whole village” culture.

An understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti ō Waitangi is essential,

as is NZ teacher registration.

Applications close Friday, 31 January 2020.

For an application pack please phone (0064) 04 299 0812, or

e-mail office@tera.school.nz

Advent Wreath Making

The advent wreath making day will be on Saturday 30th November, 10:00am-1:00pm in the School Hall. As per previous years you will be able to buy candles on the day. We will also have bases for sale that have been made by the woodwork group.

Kapa Haka Fundraiser

Thank you so much for your wonderful support on the night!

Raffle 1 – tickets still on sale in the office. Will be drawn after the Christmas market on 6th December.

Raffle 2 - has been drawn; Winner of the Organic pack – Bonnie Cooper Winner of the House of Sound Music Lessons – Jessica Schofield Congratulations to you both!

Te Rā School Sports – Touch Rugby Update

Te Rā Touch Season Update Kia ora koutou. Te Rā has three teams playing in the local touch

competition this year. We started the season with a whole group practise to set the scene and get everyone familiar with each other, with the rules and some basic skills. Coach Rich also shared three concepts for us all, which are: 1. Have fun 2. Support each other 3. Try our best It is so wonderful to see the smiles on the faces of our players, to see everyone giving their all and having fun.

U10 Te Rā Tornadoes Coach Cassady, Coach Hinemoana, Manager Sharee Te Rā has their first under 10’s touch rugby team running this season. We began with a couple of children keen, no coach, no manager and not enough children to create a full team. With class 7 students - Hinemoana and Cassady raising their hands to coach, and myself to manage, we quickly had 13 class 2 and 3 students and 1 class one keen student creating a more than full team!

With 5 games having been played now and weekly practices our team has gone from strength to strength. We focus on fun number one, great team spirit and supporting each other, doing our best and being part of an awesome touch rugby wider community of kids being active, playing together and giving things a go.

Massive thanks to our coaches, Tab and Rich our coordinators, and all our parent support. U12 Te Rā Turbos Coach Rich, Manager Tab Te Rā Turbos are off to a great start, working hard on the basics and getting use to the game of touch for those newcomers. We have had some great games and are improving each week! Our focus for touch this year is to have fun, support our teammates and try our best.

A big thank you to office staff for sorting our admin, and to our

whānau support in getting our kids to and from the practices and the games. U14 Te Rā Tū Kaha Coach Elise, Manager Elan Te Rā Tū Kaha have a lot of keen and a lot of new players in the team this year. It is great to see our players enjoying the game of touch, supporting each other and improving each and every week. Some of our younger players from the U10 and U12 teams come along to watch our games and see the level of touch in the U14 grade - it is always good to have our whānau supporters as well as

our wider school supporters on the sideline too! Touch Kapiti-Horowhenua Representatives We would also like to acknowledge and congratulate three of our players who made representative teams for touch this season. - Elena Keall-Neches (U12 Girls Touch Team) - Luca Van Mills (U12 Boys Touch Team) - Cassady Van Mills (U16 Mixed Touch Team)

Well done to you all and good luck for the upcoming rep tournament.

A note to parents that if your child is enjoying touch and would like

to trial for one of the rep teams next season we'll put the flyer out again next year and can have a chat beforehand if you would like more information. Ngā mihi nui

News from the Beehive

News from the beehive It has been an eventful month in the school apiary. Unfortunately our small hive, a Langstroth hive, had been diagnosed with

American Foulbrood (AFB), a bacterial disease that infects the brood and eventually leads to the collapse of the hive. As this disease is so destructive and can easily be transferred between hives, any hive that has AFB needs to be destroyed immediately and so we had to burn the hive. This is important to keep other hives healthy. Hopefully we will have a new Langstroth hive soon. On a more positive note, our big hive, a topbar hive, is still going strong. After the old queen left with a swarm, a new virgin queen emerged and has had a successful mating flight. Now she is laying well and there is a lot of young brood in the hive. Swarming season will soon be over and the main honey flow of the year is only about a month away.

From the Workshop

Carving Project The carving group continues to meet on Wednesday evenings 7-9pm this term. Koha to cover costs. Paul Denford, Ph 027 246 3065

Craft Group

The craft group continue to meet in the handwork room each Friday

9am – 2pm.

Revised Kapa Haka Schedule at Kapiti College

Takiri o te Ata

Kapa Haka Festival Wednesday, 4 December 2019

9.00 am POWHIRI

10.00 am Raumati South School

10.15 am Raumati Beach School

10.30 am Our Lady of Kāpiti

10.45 am Kenakena School

11.00 am Paraparaumu Beach School

11.15 am Ōtaki College

11.30 pm Paraparaumu School

11.45 pm Paekākāriki School

12.00 pm Kapanui School

12.15 pm Kāpiti School

12.30 pm St Peter Chanel

LUNCH

1.00 pm Waitohu School

1.15 pm Kia Manawanui

1.30 pm Te Korowai Whakamana

1.45 pm Te Horo

2.00 pm Te Rā Waldorf School

2.15 pm Handing over the Mauri to Te Rā Waldorf School

Christmas Market

Community Notices and Advertising These notices do not reflect the opinions of the editors.

Rental wanted January 2020: Ideally walking distance to Te Rā Waldorf, or within 15 minutes’ drive of Raumati South. Dry, warm, healthy and affordable home to rent long-term for our new kaiako/teacher, André and his family. Ideally 2-bedroom houses with storage, or 3-bedroom homes. Near the school is preferred, otherwise near nature or the beach and within a 15-minute drive preferred. They can provide excellent references.

Please do get in touch if you know of anything available

Contact via email: hunuku2020@gmail.com

House Wanted Kia Ora, We (my mother, son and I) are looking to move to Kāpiti at the end of December or anytime in January. My son is enrolled in the Te Rā playgroup and we require a 3-4 bedroom house to rent for the year. If you have a house for rent or know of any preferably in Raumati South or Paekakariki (but we are open) please could you email me at silvercapdolls@gmail.com or txt 0221249825. Ngā Mihi Nui Amanda Bradley

Child Car Seat Recycling in Kapiti Coast Recycling isn't limited to the paper, glass, tins and plastic you put in your recycling bin each week. In Kapiti Coast parents and caregivers can recycle their damaged, expired or unwanted child car seats through the SeatSmart programme, thus preventing highly recyclable metal and plastic from going to landfill. The cost to recycle a seat in Kapiti Coast is $10, thanks to a subsidy from the Kapiti Coast District Council. Besides keeping seats out of landfill recycling them also helps provide employment for people

who have a disability or are disadvantaged or marginalised as some of the dismantling is done by social enterprises. Kapiti Coast has a collection site at the Otaihanga Resource Recovery Facility. For more information please visit www.seatsmart.co.nz

School Holiday Swimming Lessons www.facebook.com/swim.kenakena swim.kenakena@xtra.co.nz

Accommodation Wanted Te Rā graduate, working artist duo (and 3yo) seeking house sitting, or sub lease, opportunities between early Nov 2019 – Mar 2020. Will be working on a public art project over the summer in Paekākāriki, Raumati South, Paraparaumu, Waikanae and Ōtaki. Happy to move between short stay opportunities. Good housesitting and co-housing experience, take pride in caring well for homes and animals and can provide references and koha / rent if necessary. If you can offer any accommodation options, please get in touch via contact@keminiko.com or ring/text 0220673486. With gratitude, Kemi & Niko. Surplus stall at Kawatiri Reserve every Saturday until March Come along to trade your surplus homegrown fresh fruit, herbs, vegetables,

eggs, seeds and seedlings with your local community. We will be trading every Saturday from now on the grass area next to the playground at Kawatiri Reserve, Tennis Court Road, Raumati South. Between 3-4pm you can sell your surplus produce to the stall, and from 4-5pm all produce will be for sale to everyone. Or trade your items at any time, or come along to get some information or just hang out.

Kākāriki Nature Play Holiday Programme

Kindo Information Any issues with Kindo, please contact the Kindo Help Desk 0508 454 636, weekdays 8am-4pm.

Diary of Dates

Sat 30th Nov. Advent Wreath Making Day Monday 2nd December Raumati Kindergartens Advent Festival Tuesday 3rd Dec. Information Afternoon 2:30pm Wednesday 4th Dec. Kapiti Interschool Kapa Haka Festival Friday 6th Dec. Class 2 Trip to Nga Manu Friday 6th Dec. Christmas Market 2:30-5:00pm Wed 11th Dec. Class 4 Day Trip to Battle Hill Mon 9th – Fri 13th Dec. Class 5 Olympic Camp – Rotorua Friday 13th December Paekakariki Kindergarten Groups Summer

Festival (Kakariki) Mon 9th – Thurs 12th Dec. Class 6 Camp – Wairarapa Tuesday 17th Dec. Last Day for Kindergartens

Tuesday 17th Dec. Class 7 Farewell Tuesday 17th Dec. Shepherds’ Play for the Community,

7pm in the Hall Wednesday 18th Dec. Shepherds’ Play for School Children

11:15am in the Hall Wednesday 18th Dec. Last Day for School 1:00pm Finish

Term Dates 2020

Term 1 Tuesday, 4 February – Thursday, 9 April Wednesday 5 February Kindergartens First Day Back Thursday 6 February Waitangi Day

Monday 6 April Teacher Development Day Term 2 Tuesday, 28 April – Friday 3 July Monday 1 June Queen’s Birthday Tuesday 2 June Teacher Development Day Term 3 Monday, 20 July – Friday, 25 September Monday 24 August Teacher Development Day

Term 4 Monday, 12 October – Wednesday, 16 December Monday 26 October Labour Day

Friday 30 October Early Finish 1:00pm Saturday 31 October Open Day

Monday 23 November Teacher Development Day Tuesday 15 December Last Day for Kindergartens Wednesday 16 Dec. Last Day for School

Other Important Dates in 2020: Saturday 21 March Working Bee Sunday 5 April Harvest Fair Mon 4 – Fri 8 May Te Wiki o Te Mahi Tahi Thursday 25 June St John Lantern Festival for School

(evening) Friday 25 Sept. Games Day for School (Last day T3) Friday 20 Nov. Kapa Haka Fundraiser Friday 4 Dec. Kāpiti Kapa Haka Festival

Waldorf Education

on the Kapiti Coast

❖ How can we help young people develop a lifelong enthusiasm for learning and work?

❖ How can the way in which children are educated foster a healthy self-awareness?

❖ How can education help them understand the needs of people of all cultures and the needs of the environment?

All prospective school and kindergarten parents are warmly invited to our next

Information Afternoon

2:30pm Tuesday, 3 December

at Te Rā Waldorf School, 89 Poplar Ave, Raumati South There will be plenty of opportunity for questions.

You can also contact the office for an information pack.

04 299-0812 or email office@tera.school.nz www.tera.school.nz Find us on Facebook