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Term 4 Week 7
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Pirongia School
Ph 871 9727, Cell: 027 389 7279 (txt), www.pirongia.school.nz
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100 Beechey St, PO Box 34020, Pirongia 3844
This is week 7 of 10 in Term 4 2020! Kia ora te whānau, EOTC EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: I am a born optimist, a half cup full type of person that has sure been a good thing this year with COVID 19 coming along and disrupting a lot of the usual events and opportunities we would normally have had here at school. We have looked for the silver linings of this experience and found some in one of the most affected areas of our curriculum, EOTC. Our teachers are resourceful and looked at what could still be achieved exploring our local opportunities and wider but within an easy day trip range. They have planned two exciting opportunities for the students in Kahikatea Team and Kawaka teams. We are so fortunate to live where we do and to have so many educational and recreational opportunities within easy reach. Kahikatea team, the Y5 and 6s, are off to Rotorua. No it is not the Snow camp that was planned but they are going to love this experience tod ay. They are visiting The Buried Village which is New Zealand's most visited Archaeological Site, where stories of the 1886 Mt Tarawera Eruption come to life. This is where the famous Pink and White terraces were. They were reportedly the largest silica sinter deposits on earth and considered the 8th Wonder of the World and were the original New Zealand tourism destination until they were buried in the 1886 eruption of Mt Tarawera. After this the Y5/6s head to the Redwood Tree walk to ...“Enjoy a tree top walk amongst the majestic and magical 75-metre-tall redwoods as you walk across eco-suspended bridges and platforms intricately designed to honour and accentuate the stunning natural environment. This venue is described as one of the best tree top walks in NZ. The walk is 700m long, has 28 swing bridges that are 20m high amongst 118 year old Redwood trees. It is a unique bird’s eye view of the forest below and the treetops above. Newslsflash! The trip has been postponed due to the heavy rain and thundertorms forecast today. Watch out for the postponement date. KAWAKA team: Wellington was the planned destination for the Y7s this year and when bookings had to be made earlier in the year, there were too many uncertainties with COVID to go ahead. Instead, our resourceful Miss Horn created CAMP LOCAL! An action packed week that incorporates many challenging and varied options for the Y7s. DAY1 – Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain– right on our back doorstep is this wonderful ecological island. The children saw a tuatara eat a bird! Apparently an incredibly rare sight. DAY 2 – Horse riding and Air Rifles at Karamu – the children loved this, 60 horses! DAY3 – Today – Hamilton Zoo and the Hamilton Courts DAY 4 – Mountain Bike riding up on the Sainsbury road track and second option kayaking at Raglan. DAY 5 – Caving and Abseiling at Karamu finishing off with a camp out at Cullen’s farm on Friday night. Aren’t we so fortunate to have all of these options on our doorstep. Thank you to our Kahikatea and Kawaka teachers for their organisation of these events and all of the parents who have supported them to make their plans happen. What a great community we live in. We appreciate your support very much. TEACHER ONLY DAY: MONDAY NOVEMBER 30TH: Please note that the school will be closed for instruction on the 30th November as we plan for 2021. This day is one of the teacher only days we were awarded as part of the accord. BUS FEES for INELIGLBLE STUDENTS 2021: Please note that in 2021 the cost of bus tags for ineligible students using our bus transport is going up. From term 1 2021 it will be $50 per child per term. Nga mihi, With kindest regards, enjoy the rest of the week, Jan Week 8 - A word from Mrs Bryant We have an Enviro focus throughout the school next week. Each class is taking on an Enviro area to focus on some action. We will need some extra hands to help with projects, if you can spare some time next week please contact your children’s teacher(s) to offer assistance. We also are looking for the following items: Outdoor paint -undercoat and top coat colours Small jars for honey Swan plants and butterfly friendly plants Wire shelving rack to dry Fire Bricks Guttering and plastic pipe off cuts Outdoor toy chest/box for storage A small sprinkling of lime for our worm farm
Principal’s Award: Georgia - Thank you for your contributions to our school as an excellent role model for our younger students and your energy and enthusiasm for all you do. Bradley - Thank you for taking up the opportunity, so readily, to speak at the NZ Landcare Forum on behalf of the Possum Boys. Very well done and received. Kade - Thank you for taking up the opportunity, so readily, to speak at the NZ Landcare Forum on behalf of the Possum Boys. Very well done and received. Jack – Jack, excellent contributions to Rock Bands as lead guitarist! As a founder student of ‘Possum Boys’ - thank you for all of your enthusiasm and passion for this work. Room 2: Madden - Awesome effort in Athletics Madden. You are a great sport! Room 3: Joseph - For participating and giving things your best in everything you do! Room 3: Lane - For being a ‘Super Duper’ helper in Room 3 always. Thank you! Room 4: Cohen – For the super progress you have made in your learning, especially reading. Keep it up. Room 4: Scarlett – For the super progress you have made in all of your leaning. You are flying away! Room 5: Skyla – For all the focus you put into learning. You always do your best and work hard. Room 6: Payton - For the super writing skills your have worked so hard to develop. Your stories are starting to come alive! Room 7: Stella - For the calm focussed way you approach your learning every day. Always giving your best ef- fort. Tawa Team... Room 12: Kaedin – Your reading has rocketed away! Super comprehension. Well Done! Room 12: Eli - You are writing funny, entertaining stories! Keep it up! Room 13: Lucy - For the outstanding effort and creativity you have put into your technology creations. It is awesome! Room 13: Lincoln - For the great progress you have made this term with your learning. Keep it up! Room 13: Nathan - For the super motivation for learning you have been showing this term. You have been working hard! Room 14: Anja - For your kindness and consideration of others. Kia Kaha Room 15: Braxton – Your writing has improved so much this year. Keep it up Room 15: Piper – You have been working so hard on your reading and writing. Well done Room 15: George – You have had a fantastic year George. We will miss you next year. All the best at your new school Room 15: Lucas – You have tried so hard to stay focussed and do your best this year. Well done. Kahikatea Team… Room 8: Christian – Your confidence towards learning has grown and you are taking risks with your learning. Keep it up. Room 8 Finn - For the amazing effort you consistently give to all areas of your leaning. Well done. Room 9: Emily – For your exciting creative writing. You are adding expressive details for your readers. Room 9: Maddox - For your confident and logical explanation of addition and subtraction mathematics. Room 10: Tia – For being consistently patient and positive in class. Room 10: Finley – For using such creative ideas and description in your narrative writing. Room 11: Isaac - For your positive attitude and ability to show integrity in all you do. Kawaka Team... Room 16: Brad - For your outstanding improvement in maths this term. Room 16: Dion - For your solid effort in completing your work this week. Room 17: Aidan – For the extended effort you are putting in across all subjects. It is great to see you posi- tively approaching new tasks. Room 18: Nathan – For consistently being a polite and respectful member of room 18 throughout this entire year, Tino pai!.
THERE’S NO FRIDAY’S LUNCH THIS WEEK
19 Nov - Tech Arts concert 2.15pm
20 Nov - Junior Athletics 5-7yr olds
23-27 Nov - Yr 7 camp
24 Nov - PTA Quiz - 5 Stags
25 Nov - Yr 5/6 trip to Rotorua - postponed
30 Nov - Teacher Only Day—school closed
1 Dec-4 Dec - Enviro action week
4 Dec - Symphonic Band Performance 10.00am
7 Dec - Tawa Big Day Out
7 Dec - PTA meeting 6.00pm
7 Dec - Whānau meeting 6.00pm
7 Dec - BOT meeting 6.00pm
8 Dec - Kawaka Big Day Out
10 Dec - Rātā Big Day In
10 Dec - Kawaka Social Dance 7pm
11 Dec - Service assembly 1.30pm
15 Dec - Final Assembly 10.30am-12.30pm - TA College
16 Dec - End of Term 4. Midday finish.
Kapa Haka Group:
The school Kapa Haka group will have a session
this week with Miss Muckle. We are practising
for the final assembly and will require parent
helpers to help with costumes, hair & makeup and
getting gear to and from the college hall. A notice
will go home soon to kapa haka students. We
would love some support for final assembly prepa-
rations (going through haka powhiri). Let us know
if you can help out (emuckle@pirongia.school.nz).
Final Whānau Group Hui/Get Together for 2020:
Our final get together is on Monday 7th Decem- Possum kids - Friday 20th November
ber, 6pm in the staffroom. This event is com-
bined with the Board of Trustees and the PTA.
We would love to see you there for kai and
drinks. Let Ella know if you can come along.
Summary of unpaid items - these are now working as
normal. One went out on the 16th of November and
another will go early in December. Please check your
Spam folder as it may have ended up there. Please
settle all charges not labelled as a donation before Overlocker for sale. Semco 750D. Never been used. $250.00.
school closes for the year. These amounts are payable Phone 021 140 990
and will not be written off.
Our 2 volleyball teams in action that play in
Hamilton each week.
Our volleyball stars are - Molly, Cadence, Sian,
Paige, Hinerangi, Dareeya, Blake, Sam, Kaylee,
Libby, Emma, Aylah. Well done guys!
Junior Athletics Day:
Thank you to all the parents that helped out at our junior athletics day last week. You were awesome!!
YUMMY Sports Gear:
Well done to everyone who collected the Yummy apple stickers. We got brand new sports gear to play with at break times
(as modelled by Room 13). Thank you to our awesome PTA for always organising this for our school. We love getting sports
gear!!
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