TOKOROA NORTH SCHOOL

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‘Together We Learn for Life - Ako ngatahi ki te ora’

7 September 2011 11/13

Dear Families

It was great to see the number of parents at school last week

supporting the children in the cross country. A number of the place getters took part in the interschool champs yesterday.

School Grounds As the weather improves children and adults will be making more

use of our grounds at the weekends and evenings. We ask that users respect our property and do not cause damage. The cost of

vandalism repairs is paid for by the school and every dollar spent on this is less that we have to spend on our students and their

learning.

NORTH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Congratulations to the top 3 place getters in each age group of

the Teams 1 and 2 Cross Country event held last week: 8 year old girls: 1st Ella Howard, 2nd Tina Walter, 3rd Meg Hamley;

8 year old boys: 1st Tobey Waho, 2nd Cruyz Ford, 3rd Jack Waldon; 9 year old girls: 1st Zara Porteous, 2nd Liv Franklin, 3rd

Shauna Glassie-Ryan; 9 year old boys: 1st Kani Lester, 2nd Hayden Punton, 3rd Matthew Allison; 10 year old girls: 1st Taylor Jakeman, 2nd Tori Blanchard, 3rd Kahu-Toi Edwards; 10 year old boys: 1st Mathew Cuff, 2nd Justin Reti, 3rd Jezayah Curtis; 11 year old girls: 1st Hayley Fraser-Banfield, 2nd Lauren Hoskins,

3rd Shayna Billet; 11 year old boys: 1st Timothy Walter, 2nd Draedon Waho, 3rd Cameron Hoskins.

TEAM ONE (Rooms 3,4,5,17,18) Anne Horsfall

Spring is on the Way! What wonderful weather we had for our Cross Country training. For the first time in many years Team 1 did not have to find an

alternative to running practise for our Cross Country training and, goodness, did it pay off! All Team 1 teachers commented on how

much improved their children‟s fitness and stamina levels had increased over the training sessions. Yesterday I was lucky enough to take a team of North children to

the Interschool Cross Country at Strathmore Park. There was tough competition but as usual our team excelled with personal

bests and top sportsmanship. Ka Pai Team 1 and 2 representatives.

Storytellers In Week 4 two wonderful storytellers visited the school. And what a visit it was! We had a fun morning with many Team One children

involved in helping the stories come to life. Well done to those children who were chosen and showed participation, humour and awesome self management. The story tellers were very impressed

with you all.

Disco Thank you to all parents who supported our fund raising and allowed their children to

go to the disco. The Team One disco raised $220 towards camps and other school trips.

Every little helps, thank you.

Calendars All Team One classes are at various stages of producing fantastic art work for another worthwhile fund raiser. The art that has been published so far has been stunning. Remember to get your calendar

orders in as soon as possible. They make excellent gifts!

TEAM TWO (Rooms 7,8,9,19,20) Karen Tyrrell

We were fortunate to have the Cross Country last Tuesday and although the weather looked doubtful we went ahead. Most children were proud of their efforts and their consistent training

over the first four weeks of this term helped them to achieve their goal, whether it be to finish in the top 6,

to do more running than walking, or just enjoy running on a different scenic route. The children were

rewarded with playing games during P.E. times for the remainder of last week and have now started Dance.

Ask your child about the different types of dance he/she are learning. We are continuing with our „Fairy Tale‟ theme. Children are

finding messages in many Fairy Tales. Some have been writing their own version of a favourite Fairy Tale.

It‟s not too late to order calendars. The ones that have been completed look great and purchasing them can mean having

some Christmas shopping done already. Keep listening to your child read as often as you can, share a

story with them regularly and encourage them to complete their homework and return it to school.

SEPTEMBER

13 T3 Cross Country

14 T2 Lunchtime Disco

15 T1 Totem Pole Walk

16 T1 Kiwiana Day

19-23 T1 Kiwi Sport, FVHS

27 T2 + 3 Cricket

29 T1 Grandparents’ Day

30 T1 Spelling Bee Quiz

OCTOBER

4 Interschool 7 A-side Tournament

6 T2 Show “Hoodwinked” 7pm

7 T2 Show “Hoodwinked” 9.30am

7 Last Day Term 3

25 First Day Term 4

TEAM THREE (Rooms 6,10,11,12,13,14,15,16) Joan Barber

Team 3 children enjoyed the very talented storytellers who visited

our school last week. It was very interactive and the children participated with enthusiasm.

Remember it is our Cross Country next week on Tuesday 13th September so keep up the encouragement for

the final few days training. This week it was our turn to attend the Disco to raise

funds for Team 1 camp in 2012. I know the children had a great time. Room 12 have been having a very exciting time in their room

based around the story of the „Gingerbread Man‟. The children have been using this story to develop Oral Language and writing. Keep up the Home Reading as the term is flying by and soon the

teachers will be preparing to gather the information needed to prepare your child‟s end of year report.

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES (CWSA) Judith McLean “Celebrating the gifts and talents of children in our school”

Envirogroup Last Tuesday at Envirogroup we had a

special visitor, Mrs Wolfe. She brought

along with her lots of different types of seeds. Those of us who chose to plant with Mrs

Wolfe got a small container and chose our seeds. There was a wide variety of seeds to choose

from. We all had fun doing it. Also the others who did not want to do the planting went with Mrs McLean to the Room 1 garden and

got straight to work digging up weeds, dead plants and everything else so we can plant a new healthy bright garden.

By Kimi Allen and Shayna Billett Extension Writing At Extension Writing we are learning all about kiwis. We are learning to describe where they live, what they eat and how they get their food. We are looking at joining sentences together and

how to start sentences with different words. We went on a trip to see real kiwis. By Madison Chapman and Charli Allen

French Je m‟appelle William. Je m‟appelle Josh. In French we have learnt

to say our names. We are also learning our numbers up to 20 in French. Here are some examples: seize is 16, dix-sept is 17, dix-

huit is 18, dix-neuf is 19 and vingt is 20. We are learning to do maths in French like 2 x 3 is deux x trois. Do you know the answer to this? Dix-huit - seize = ?? By William Maea and Joshua Taylor

"Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use." Charles Schultz

APSEL Raewyn Whiteman-Thorne

There‟s a mirror in my office that fascinates

young ones and draws groans from lots of parents as the quote under it says

“Whose behaviour does your child reflect?” Of course not everything your child learns

comes from home but there is no doubt that most of a child‟s behaviour has been learnt in the home

environment from parents, siblings etc. Last week a parent read this and immediately began to blame the

other parent. I do not deny that the comments passed may be true but the interesting thing for me was the blaming. This is certainly behaviour that is copied by young ones and one of the best things

children will ever learn is to take responsibility for their own stuff. Terms like “he did it first”, “she told me to do it”, “I only did it

once”, “but I...”, “it was just a little push” etc are typical child ways of avoiding consequences and many adults use them too, or

try and joke off the responsibility. It‟s sad to see kids believing their own avoidance stories, sadder

still to see adults doing it. Come and see the mirror if you want. More importantly, try to teach

your children to value taking responsibility for their own behaviour.

CHANCE CARDS Children behaving positively in the playground

were recognised at assembly. Congratulations to: Team 1: River Anderson-Harrison, R5; Hayden

Gibson, R3 Team 2: Briar Gash, R20; Gypsy-Rose Simeon,

R9; Nicole Steiner, R19; Kimiora Folaumoeloa, R9

HOCKEY Countdown until the end of the season! 8th September game is at 4pm versus Amisfield; 15th September game is at 4pm versus

Strathmore. Prizegiving will be on the 22nd September.

SOCCER Shelley Miller

The final round of games and prizegiving were held last Saturday. Congratulations to all our children who have done exceptionally

well. A special mention to 11th grade Barricudas who won all their games and to the Gladiators for gaining second place in

the 9th grade. On behalf of our soccer children I would like to thank our parents for their support, especially those who

stepped forward to manage and coach teams - this is a huge commitment.

Please return uniforms and match balls promptly.