MAUNU SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 18 Thursday 22 November 2018 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Greetings to you all, Tena koe, Salutoj, Pagbati, Schöne Grüße; Assalaam Vaalekum “Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness”. (Holly Branson) Raising Great Kids: The following is from Harvard University from evidenced-based research on 5 top tips for raising great kids. You will see that it revolves around developing empathy. Develop caring and loving Relationships: While it may seem like an obvious idea, children learn about caring and respect when they are shown it themselves. Empathize with Your Child and Model Empathy For Others: By being empathetic towards our children, and especially to others, we teach them what it means to understand another person’s feelings and be able to communicate to them. Be A Strong Ethical Role Model and Mentor: Children are like a sponge, they absorb and learn things based on their surroundings. They learn ethical values by observing us; our actions and the actions of other adults that they respect will mold their actions. Provide Opportunities For Children To Practice Empathy: Learning empathy is in certain respects like learning a language or a sport. It requires practice and guidance. Regularly considering other people’s perspectives and circumstances helps make empathy a natural reflex and, through trial and error, helps children get better at tuning into others’ feelings and perspectives. Help Children Develop Self-Control and Manage Feelings Effectively: It’s important that we help our children communicate their emotions and feelings, because these could be what is stopping them from showing empathy. Help your children by identifying these emotions and feelings, like frustration, sadness and anger, and encourage them to talk to you about why they’re feeling that way. Kapa Haka: Congratulations to the Junior and Senior kapa haka groups who performed at the Mangakahia Festival last week. Their volume was immense, their actions crisp and their haka impressive and
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fearsome!!! Many thanks to Matua Shane and Whaea Claudine for getting them to this standard - it is a credit to all involved. The discipline needed to perform at a festival of this type is a great learning for all the group.
Learning through Play: A focus for the school in 2019 and 2020, is that of “learning through play”. Essentially, what this means, is looking at all the learning opportunities that are evident when people (children) are playing. Over the years there has been a noticeable trend across NZ in the lessening of oral skills and the inability for many children to resolve conflict with others. There are a number of factors for this, but one of the contributors is that the “play of old” has all but disappeared from some children’s lives. The link below is an interesting video about the decline of play, presented by Peter Gray. It is part of the TED Talks series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-GEzM7iTk Teaching staff and Syndicate Organisation for 2019: The number of students at each age level dictates the structure of the syndicates and classes. The 2019 structure is similar to this year: Junior Syndicate: (Year 1 and 2) Room 3 - Yr 1 Jenny Canty (Team Leader) Room 4 - Yr 1 Alana Fromont Room 8 - Yr 1&2 Mary Mulligan Room 1 - Yr 2 Mel Aubrey-Bell Room 2 - Yr 2 Suzi Gray Middle Syndicate: (Year 3 and 4) Room 5&6 Nadine Nicholas (Team Leader) & Tina Nimmo Room 7 Rachel Barclay Room 9 Jennie Hawkes Room 10 Kendra Bradley Senior Syndicate: (Year 5 and 6) Room 11 James Love Room 12 Talei Wilson Room 13 Molly North Room 14 Cayne Wright Sen Synd Olivia Lansdowne (Term 1) Claire Turton (Team Leader) Claire’s role will be split between teaching and DP role. The Middle & Junior syndicates will work as a team with interaction among all classes,
however each room will be the home room for the children in that room. The amount of collaboration will be decided by the team. Room 5 & 6 will operate as a collaborative space, and will interact with the other middle syndicate classes. The senior syndicate will operate in a collaborative way with all 4 classes interacting together - this is how they have operated this year. We welcome Suzy, Cayne and Mary to the staff of Maunu School. I am sure you will make them welcome and take the time to get to know them in 2019. Other staff will be confirmed later in the year.
End of Year Assembly: Thursday December 13 at 11.00am. This assembly is to celebrate the year and recognise students with special awards. Each class will present students with award certificates for: Excellence, Overall Effort, Citizenship, Five Feathers and Cultural. Y6 students will also be farewelled and as part of the assembly we will present the school cups for: Excellence in the Arts; Sporting Excellence; Citizenship; Endeavour; Leadership; Overall Performance; Academic Excellence; Courage; Caring for Others; Cultural awards Rangatiratanga (Leadership) and Whakaaro Pai (Excellence). This is a formal assembly and we ask that children wear tidy and appropriate clothes. The recipients of each award will be posted on the school’s website after 14 December. End of Term Organisation: The last day of school will be Friday 14 December. School will finish at 12.30pm so please make arrangements to pick your child up at this earlier time. Reports will go home on Thursday 13th December and children will meet in their 2019 classes at 2pm on Thursday. Nga mihi Paul Shepherd Principal
ALL LIBRARY BOOKS BACK NOW PLEASE Please return ALL Maunu School Library books by Friday November 30. The Summer Holiday Reading bags will be available in the last week of term.
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Order forms have gone home already - senior classes on camp will get theirs on Monday. Orders and payments are due back next Thursday 29 November. Eftpos available. If you would like an order to be a gift, please write GIFT on the form and we will hold for you to pick up from the school office. TERM DATES – WHAT’S ON 26-30 Nov Middle Team - Adventure Week 30 Nov Enrolled Yr 6’s visit WIS 27 Nov Zone Athletics Day (yrs 4-6) 4 Dec Enrolled Yr 6’s visit Pompallier 5 Dec WPSSA Athletics Day (yrs 4-6) 6 Dec Middle Team Fun Day 7 Dec Junior Team Fun Day 13 Dec -Final Assembly 11am -Meet the Teacher afternoon -Reports go home 14 Dec Friday – Last day 12.30pm finish
CERTIFICATE WINNERS – 12 & 19 NOVEMBER Rm 1 Eva Gibson Chance Golding Tito Cooper Drake Olivia He Rm 2 Holly Herbert Riley Hallberg Abby Gillingham Kobe Lewis Rm 3 Lachlan Brown Crystal Aby Lily Antonio Zachary Smedley Rm 4 Bentley Penney Serena Miller Sydena Lemon Sybelle Garton Rm 5/6 Lachie Antonio Moeawa Baker-Titore Nikita Briden-Jones Jett Craig Christopher Martin Chenuli Hettige-Dona Corin Thomas Riley Mitchell-Tobin Rm 7 Shyloh Bowman Lexi Hati Iris Green Sreeja Ghosh Rm 8 Shauryavardhan Sinha Kristen Levy Elsie Adamson Bracken Hansen Rm 9 Sam Winder Roy Edwards Dane Bradley Riley Stratford Rm 10 Bella Adams Guy Manson Shelby Hoyle Jack Rountree Rm 11 Keeley Stephens Kiwa Rawhiti Hunter Craig Ruby McKinlay Rm 12 Emma Stratton Darcy Allen-Anderson Jayden Gillatt Sylvie Gardner Rm 13 Cody Hydes Khochasa Vath Jayden Gillat Sylvie Gardner Rm 14 Jordan Petrie Blake Spence Roira Lemon Ruby Davies Rm 15 Kian Hunt Isabell Alex
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SCHOOL POOL KEYS The school pool will be open for swimming for key holders from Monday 10 December. We have had to revise our Pool User Rules, in accordance with the Health and Safety Act. If you purchase a key, then you agree to abide by the rules and accept responsibility for actions and use. Keys will be $90 each - numbers are limited and will be available for purchase from the school office on Monday 3 December. Keys are sold to school families first and then to the wider Maunu community. There is a limited number of keys available for sale - based on the restrictions we have for numbers going through the pool in a 24-hour period. FAMILY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COMING HOME MONDAY The Parent Donations received are an important component of our budgeted income. These funds are used to cover the various costs of our school not funded by the Government. Please note that this donation can be included with your donations on your tax return. Your support is very much appreciated. Many thanks to those that have made payments throughout the year. There are still existing payments for Prime Math book, Miniball, Senior Camp and Middle Adventure Week yet to be paid. These fees are compulsory and need to be paid before school finishes. Thank you. Talk to Carolyn or Michelle in the school office if you have any queries – ph 4388060
MAUNU SCHOOL ATHLETICS RESULTS Well done to all our students who took part in the school athletics day. GIRLS DISCUS BOYS Year 3 1st Sovina Kumar-Joon Jett Craig 2nd Emerson Love Corin Thomas rd 3 Summer Roberts Liam Cooper Year 4 1st Shelby Hoyle Jackson Wickens nd 2 Katherine Dunn Akiwa Kawana rd 3 Winika Timoti-Hohaia Finley Noone
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Year 5 1st Reanna Stratton 2nd Lexis Bracey 3rd Monique Pheng Year 6 1st Gabby Stewart 2nd Fraya Hardy 3rd Oliwia Szostek
Ethan Halaapiapi Connor Lambert =Chase Adams Khochasa Vath
Aidan Stroebel Noah Love Billy Condon SHOT PUT
Year 3 1st Lexi Hati Isaiah Chapman nd 2 Tilly Feary Lino Ruder 3rd Kaura Higgison Brody Bond Year 4 1st Dovey Mabey Finley Noone 2nd Winika Timoti-Hohaia Christopher Martin 3rd Nikita Briden-Jones Jackson Wickens Year 5 1st Lexis Bracey Khochasa Vath nd 2 Kendra Leathem Taj Roberts rd 3 Emma Broughton Matt Love Year 6 1st Giselle Foster Roland Fewtrell nd 2 Alexis Hannam Brock Reid 3rd Jannica Lubrica Noah Love HIGH JUMP Year 3 1st Willow Gallichan Marco Janisch-Pavlovich 2nd Iris Green Grayor Diers rd 3 = Kaylee Dunbar Jett Craig Lexi Hati Year 4 1st Dovey Mabey Christopher Martin 2nd Katherine Dunn Isaac Delemare rd 3 Shelby Hoyle Charlie Bilner Year 5 1st Emma Broughton Corbin Pearson nd 2 Milla Jenkins Ethan Halaapiapi rd 3 Sarah Foon Taj Roberts Year 6 1st Alexis Hannam Maz Findlay nd 2 Ruby McKinlay Josh Gunson 3rd Gabby Stewart Joe Nicholson LONG JUMP Year 3 1st Sophie King Grayor Diers nd 2 Tilly Feary Jesse Hammer rd 3 = Summer Roberts Isaiah Chapman Eden White
Year 4 1st Abigail Taitoko Finley Noone nd 2 Dovey Mabey Zane Lamb 3rd Shelby Hoyle Chris Martin Year 5 1st Sarah Foon Matt Love 2nd Milla Jenkins Gordon He rd= 3 Jorja Pickering Corbin Pearson Reanna Stratton Year 6 1st Emma Stratton Hunter Craig nd= 2 Nicole Huntley-Drake Aidan Stroebel Tiana Ratahi 3rd Michael Hoyle SPRINTS 25 METRES Year 0 1st Caitlin Aubrey Braxton Seymour nd 2 Evie Pollard Cooper Harrison 3rd McKenzie Harrison Luke Gordon Year 1 1st Charlie King Andre Lai 2nd Ryley Churches Harley Taylor rd 3 Lily Antonio Marley Allen-Anderson Year 2 1st Jewel Rajab Ahipene Langman nd 2 Milla Diers Blake Dickens rd 3 Georgia Johnson Jules Windust SPRINTS 50 METRES Year 0 1st McKenzie Harrison Braxton Seymour 2nd Evie Pollard Cooper Harrison rd 3 Scarlett White-Hughes Luke Gordon Year1 1st Charlie King Andre Lai nd 2 Lily Antonio Harley Taylor rd 3 Mia Harrison Wiremu Barton Year 2 1st Milla Diers Ahipene Langman nd 2 Casey Dyer Willem Mabey 3rd Jewel Rajab Blake Dickens SPRINTS 60 METRES Year 3 1st Alex Russell Marco Janisch-Pavlovich nd 2 Dayna Sangster Oscar Reid rd 3 Tilly Feary =Grayor Diers Liam Cooper Year 4 1st Abigail Taitoko Finley Noone nd 2 Shyloh Bowman Jackson Wickens rd 3 Shelby Hoyle Jack Rountree SPRINTS 80 METRES Year 3 1st Alex Russell Marco Janisch-Pavlovich
2nd Dayna Sangster Oscar Reid rd 3 Willow Gallichan Grayor Diers Year 4 1st Abigail Taitoko Finley Noone nd 2 Shelby Hoyle Zane Lamb rd 3 Shyloh Bowman Jackson Wickens Year 5 1st Reanna Stratton Ethan Halaapiapi nd 2 Sarah Foon Gordon He 3rd Milla Jenkins Khochasa Vath Year 6 1st Alexis Hannam Brock Reid 2nd Tiana Ratahi Chase Watkins rd 3 Nicole Huntley-Drake Joe Nicholson SPRINTS 100 METRES Year 5 1st Reanna Stratton Ethan Halaapiapi nd 2 Maureen Kumar Gordon He 3rd Milla Jenkins Khochasa Vath Year 6 1st Alexis Hannam Brock Reid 2nd Gabby Stewart Chase Watkins rd 3 Tiana Ratahi Joe Nicholson ATHLETIC YEAR CHAMPIONS GIRLS BOYS Year 3 1st Alex Russell =Grayor Diers Marco Janisch-Pavlovich nd 2 Tilly Feary =Isaiah Chapman Jett Craig 3rd= Willow Gallichan Dayna Sangster Year 4 1st= Dovey Mabey Finley Noone Shelby Hoyle nd 2 Abigail Taitoko Jackson Wickens 3rd Katherine Dunn Chris Martin Year 5 1st Reanna Stratton Ethan Halaapiapi 2nd= Sarah Foon =Khochasa Vath Milla Jenkins Gordon He rd 3 Lexis Bracey =Matt Love Corbin Pearson Year 6 1st Alexis Hannam Brock Reid 2nd Gabby Stewart Aidan Stroebel 3rd Tiana Ratahi Chase Watkins
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HOUSE RELAY RESULTS Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Kauri Kauri Tawa Kowhai Tawa Rata Rata Kauri Kowhai Tawa Kauri Rata
