MAUNU SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 19 Thursday 6 December 2018 Dear Parents and Caregivers, Greetings to you all, Tena koe, Kveðjur, Silavan, Sveikinimai "May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song. May each day bring you bright happy hours, That stay with you all year long." (Irish Blessing) It is that time of year when we are presenting our final newsletter of the year. I would like to thank all the people who have supported the school over the year. Maunu School is fortunate to have a great team of parents, family members and friends who support us in our programmes. We try to provide as many opportunities as we can in as many different areas as possible, but this wouldn’t be possible without your support. The support you have given us with camps, trips, in the classroom, the Friday Sausage Sizzle, at Country Fair, and other events is a feature of the school. It wouldn’t be the same without you all. To the Board of Trustees, a huge thank you for the positive way you work toward the school being the best it can be. The commitment you show for the students and families of the school is awesome. The staff also value the support you give to them in so many ways. The PTA have had another wonderful year. They work tirelessly to support the school. The funds they raise go directly to supporting the students at Maunu School. We are fortunate to have some excellent sponsors who support us in a number of ways. We thank you for all that you do. The teachers have worked hard to provide a range of opportunities, support and programmes to ensure each child can be their very best. They have been continuing to develop innovative learning environments as well as ensuring the core learning areas are a focus. They have gone above and beyond in many areas to give as many students as possible a chance to shine. We are so lucky to have the most awesome support staff - office, caretaker, library and learning support. These wonderful people keep the machine moving and their
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dedication and enthusiasm is much appreciated by all. The children have all worked hard over the course of the year. There are always learning opportunities to be had and it is great to see children having a go at new and different challenges. We farewell our Year 6 students, who are now ready for the next stage of their learning journey. Thank you for your contributions to the school, not only this year but in the past. Remember all the good times you have had here and that you will always be part of Maunu School. To all those families who end their time with us we wish you all the best and thank you for your involvement. For some it is 10 years or more - a truly significant association. Term 1 2019: Sabbatical; I have been awarded a TeachNZ sabbatical for term 1. This is a research term where I will be looking into the topic: “Inclusion of diverse cultures in NZ schools”. I will be looking at what schools in NZ do to help families from a variety of ethnic cultures assimilate into the NZ education system and the schooling structure. I will be talking to community groups, other schools around NZ and looking at the overseas research. I will also be attending a Future Schools conference in Melbourne in March. Claire Turton will be Acting Principal for term 1. Nga mihi Paul Shepherd Principal
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TERM DATES – WHAT’S ON Junior Team Fun Day -Final Assembly 11am -Meet the Teacher afternoon -Reports go home Friday – Last day of the year School closes at 12.30pm Monday – First day 2019
2019 START DATE School starts back on Monday 4th February next year.
SENIOR SYNDICATE BAY OF ISLANDS CAMP The Senior Syndicate would like to thank all the parents who helped make their camp in the Bay of Islands a huge success. We would not be able to run these EOTC experiences for the students without the parents transporting and supporting us on camp. Thanks go to ten4 Transport, General & Design Engineers for their very generous sponsorship. We were lent a top of the range mobile kitchen and BBQ trailer to use for the duration of camp. We would also like to thank the Hoyle family for supplying lettuce for camp. POOL KEYS AVAILABLE NOW Keys are $90 each - numbers are limited and are available for purchase from the school office now. The school pool will be open for swimming for key holders from Monday 10 December. If you purchase a key, then you agree to abide by the rules and accept responsibility for actions and use. FINAL ASSEMBLY THURSDAY 13 DEC The final assembly for the year will be on Thursday 13 December at 11.00am – ALL welcome. This assembly will go for approx. 1 and ½ hours. This assembly is a chance to recognise children across the school for their efforts and achievements and to farewell the Year 6 students. It is a formal assembly and we would expect children to be in tidy clothes, in case they are an award winner and get called to the stage! This is our last newsletter, so any award winners will be put on the school website after the assembly. Thank you to Sciadolpty’s for the plants used in decorating the hall for assembly. If you are coming to the assembly can you please ensure you are seated 10.55am, phones are on silent and preschoolers are looked after.
STATIONERY / DONATIONS FOR 2019 To order your stationery for next year, visit the website where you link straight through to your child’s pre- populated class stationery list and add, or remove items you may already have. This will be live in the next few days. Orders will be couriered to your home or work. Full instructions and your child’s class for 2019 will be sent home with the reports. Please order your stationery by 24 January to ensure delivery, prior to start of school and allowing for Anniversary day. HEADPHONES Please note; on the stationery order, we are asking students to purchase a set of basic headphones or ear buds to have at school next year. Please clearly label these with your child's name. LAST SAUSAGE SIZZLE The last sausage sizzle will be this Friday Dec 7. We would like to thank the PTA, who prepares the orders and Mr. Lamb, who cooks the sausages each week. Thank you also to Karla Capper, who has organised the roster of parents to assist each Friday with the assembling and distribution of the orders and to Angela Taitoko for doing the pick-up of stock. Thank you to PaknSave Whangarei who kindly donate the sausages, bread & juice allowing this to be 100% profit each week. This year $8400 was raised. SUMMER READING CHALLENGE Mrs Adam, in the library would like to encourage students to read for at least 10 minutes every day during the summer break to avoid the ‘Summer Slide’ where students can fall behind in their reading. Monday and Tuesday (10 and 11 Dec) next week those students who have returned ALL their library books will have the opportunity to choose up to 10 books from the school library to read over summer. They will be ready for pick up Wednesday once the paperwork has been done. Permission slips will be available Thursday from the library or school office. You will need your parents to fill in and sign and you to return the slip to the library or school office.
MAUNU SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 19 Thursday 6 December 2018 ZONE ATHLETICS RESULTS Congratulations to all our students who competed in the Zone Athletics held here at Maunu School. Below are the results of our students who placed in the top 3. GIRLS 600m BOYS Year 4 1st Dovey Mabey Finley Noone 2rd Shelby Hoyle Year 5 1st Ethan Halaapiapi 2nd Emma Broughton Year 6 2nd Nicole Huntley-Drake Hunter Craig 3rd Tiana Ratahi 60m Year 4 2nd Finley Noone rd 3 Jackson Wickens 80m Year 4 2nd Jackson Wickens rd 3 Finley Noone Year 5 2nd Reanna Stratton Year6 1st Brock Reid rd 3 Alexis Hannam 100m Year 5 2nd Maureen Kumar rd 3 Reanna Stratton Ethan Halaapiapi Year 6 1st Brock Reid rd 3 Alexis Hannam Chase Watkins High Jump Year 4 1st Shelby Hoyle 2nd Dove Mabey Chris Martin rd 3 Isaac Delemare Year 5 1st Ethan Halaapiapi nd 2 Emma Broughton rd 3 Milla Jenkins Taj Roberts Year 6 1st Maz Findlay nd 2 Ruby McKinlay 3rd Alexis Hannam Darcy Allen-Anderson
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WPSSA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The following children placed in the top 3 at the WPSSA Athletics yesterday. Well done! 100m Year 6 3rd Brock Reid High Jump Year 4 1st Shelby Hoyle Long Jump Year 5 2nd Milla Jenkins Year 6 3rd Tiana Ratahi Relays Year 5 3rd Maunu/Horahora Year 6 1st Maunu/Horahora
LOST PROPERTY IS FULL
Please take the time to look through the bin sitting in the walkway by Room 10, it is full of unclaimed clothing, shoes, lunch boxes etc. Anything unnamed will be gone after Friday AND after the last day of school. ALL SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOKS BACK NOW We are still looking for 120 issued library books; your child would have come home with a reminder that their books are overdue. Please take the time to help your child to look for their books at home. Invoices will come home for library books not returned/found. RETURN ALL SCHOOL READERS
If your child has school readers at home please return them to the office for stock take. Please take the time to look under your kids beds, in wardrobes, home bookcases etc. There will be no repercussions; we will just be pleased to get them back. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT – KENDRA LEATHEM
Congratulations to Kendra and her awesome achievement in representing Maunu School in the year 5/6 level 5 category in trampolining. She won the Silver medal at the North Harbour school competition – great result Kendra!! MAUNU EDUCARE OPEN ON FRIDAY 14 DEC
Maunu Educare will be open on the last day of school at 12.30pm. Remember to book your child/ren in. They will need to bring their lunch, swimming togs and towel. Please see attached the brochure for the upcoming Christmas/January Holiday Programme with Maunu Educare.
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Merry Christmas everyone, safe and happy holidays too. From Carolyn and Michelle in the school office.
