Term 2 No 3 17Th May 2017

Parents: We require helpers to put journals/readers away. Flexible times. Any help big or small will be appreciated by the Teachers.

A Reminder about Buses: We no longer are able to put children on a different bus for any after school activities eg. sport, music, birthday parties etc.) Term 2 No 3 17th May 2017 Therefore parents are responsible for transporting their child/ren to after school activities unless it means getting off their own bus at a different stop. Mrs Stevenson is away at the Media Mash Workshop with Ms van den Beld and When there is a situation that involves after-school care, phone the Office and ask if there is some of our Media team learning exciting stuff about Ipads. room on the bus to make a change and if there is room we will try to help. If your child has been unlucky enough to have caught Slap Cheek that is going Caregivers must always inform the school of changes to after school arrangements. around, it would pay to keep them home for a few days as this illness makes them very tired and they are best to rest and recover. There was a pamphlet about this The school now has a mobile phone for texting only!!!. This can be used contagious illness sent home last week. to text in an absence, a change to after school arrangements etc. We will Calendar of Events: flick back a response (it will probably be just a Y for yes!) and if we have Thursday 18th May - Sarah Downie MP visit a problem we will contact you. Friday 19th May - Southland Rippa Rugby Champs 2017 Since all numbers come up as just numbers at this stage (we will Friday 19th May - Room Rua Assembly endeavour to add you to the contact list), can you please put your full Monday 22nd May - Home School 7.30pm name, child/ren's name(s), and a detailed message. Please remember Monday 29th May - NYLD Dunedin that if it is an absence then we need a valid reason for the Ministry. Monday 29th May - Room Wha – Rock Shore Trip – Waipapa Point This phone will be cleared at 12.30pm and 2.45pm. Monday 29th May - Book Bus The number is 022 4676208 Tuesday 30th May - Room Tahi & Rua - Estuary Trip – Fortrose If your message is urgent then call 2468 738 to talk to someone. Friday 2nd June - Sausage Sizzle Monday 5th June - Queens Birthday Tokanui Home & School new updated telephone lists are now available th Tuesday 6 – 8 June - Firewise from School Office- $10 per list. Friday 9th June - Cross Country – Woodlands

rd Friday 23 June - Southland Cross Country Tokanui Home & School AGM is to be held on the 22nd May, in the School Friday 30th June - Sausage Sizzle th Library at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome Friday 7 July - Last Day Term 2 Zone Sports News A Facebook Group called ‘Southern Zone Schools Class Reports: Sport’ has been started; it will have useful information, draws, news Room Tahi: We have been busy practising Kapa Haka this week with Playcentre. and some photos on it. Please remember to bring your permission slip back for our trip as soon as possible. Entertainment Books have arrived - If you would like to Room Rua: Yesterday we had Pat from Environment Southland show us the purchase a copy please go here Enviroscape model. This helped us to understand how water travels from the land, http://www.entbook.co.nz/9b31766 or please contact Angela down rivers and into the sea or a lake. We could see how pollution eventually ends on 2468 741 to purchase one through making a bank deposit up in our waterways. This made us think about the animals living in our waterways or chq or cash. Cost $60 and how they are affected. We are going to look at this over the next few weeks. Room Toru: We enjoyed working with the EnviroScape yesterday and finding out ODD SPOT: A blue whale tongue weighs more than an elephant. how water moved through areas and carried pollution with it. We have Mrs Callahan today doing science activities on natural resources and ways to conserve All Welcome them. We will also have Mrs Callahan on Friday. Come along and hear from Environment Southland's water Room Wha: - have started looking at how to write reports and have picked an quality specialist James Dare about the testing they are doing animal that we are researching. Once we have researched, we will be writing our locally, including in The Reservoir (Watson's Lake) and Waikawa factual report, make sure you ask us for some information about our animals. Goodluck to the Year 5/6 Rippa Rugby team for Friday. River. The Land Sustainability team will be there to answer your Room Rima: has been lucky to have guest speakers - Murray (the bee man), and questions about good management practice on farms and provide also Pat from Enviroschool who came to share about pollution in our waterways. an update on the Water and Land process. Wednesday 31st May, 2.00pm, Waikawa Hall. The School Enviro Group is selling "worm juice" from our worm farm.

We are asking for a donation of $3 or more for a 2L bottle of worm Fly and Spider Control (locally based) are in juice. This juice needs to be diluted down at a ratio of 1:10 and is great your area, treatments for flies, spiders, borer, on the garden. If you are interested in buying some please contact the clusterfies etc for any more information you School Office or Kate Jarvie [email protected]. Thanks for your can ring Glenis on 0800 277 933 or email [email protected] support.

This week’s joke: Principal: I’ve had complaints about you, Johnny, from all your Congratulations to the Year 7/8 Boys Basketball and Year 7/8 teachers. What have you been doing? Girls Basketball teams. Both teams won the finals for their Johnny: Nothing, sir. grade. A huge thank you to the team coaches - Nick Stratford Principal: Exactly and Ann Callahan WORKING BEE

Toi Tois Tokanui Lions are having a working bee on Tokanui Home & School Quiz Raffle Roster Waipohatu Track. 17th May Home and School Wednesday 24th May at 1.00pm 24th May South Catlins Charitable Trust Anybody keen to come and help for the afternoon. 31st May Tokanui Junior Rugby Please ring Russell Crosbie on (03) 2469 813. There are three spaces still left if your Club or Organisation would like to Sausage sizzle after. have a raffle table at the Home and School Quiz this year, please contact Rebecca 2468755 Fortrose Dinner Friday 9th June 2017 Fortrose Café & Restaurant – 6.20pm Phone Leigh 2469 546 by 2nd June to book.

Johnstone Contracting - delivering solutions to you this winter and also delivering this newsletter to the community. Talk to us now about winter work - now operating a 5 tonne digger with Tip trailer. Get those little jobs about the place tidied up now. Call 027 454 9024.

To Give Away Aluminium windows from the Otara Hall Phone Duncan 2468 414 MARNI STONE • ITS DESKTOP SUPPORT

ADVISO R Rugby Jersey Roster SOUTHLAND CAMPUS • May 20th Boyd Manson UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO • COLLEGE OF EDUCATI O N • May 27th Paulette Poole PO BOX 886 • INVERCARGILL 9840 T: 03-211-6724 | F: 03-216 1399 | E: [email protected] Tokanui Medical Centre – Phone 2468 850 Doctor Days: 10th and 24th May – Abraham Flu vaccinations will be available next Doctor day. Please contact Balclutha Medical Centre to make an appointment and for Project Coordinator - Part Time repeat prescriptions – (03) 4190 400 Catlins Coast Inc requires an 80 hr per month Anyone wanting a smear test, contact the Tokanui Medical Centre fixed term contractor to help deliver the Catlins Emergencies phone 111 Ambulance, Fire and Police. Community Tourism Strategy implementation

plan and other tasks as per our Aims and Objectives. This will require The Lazy Dolphin Lodge at Curio Bay, has a vacancy for a working with our committee, stakeholders and the community. "Maternity Leave Position". Candidates need exceptional organisational and communication skills and We are a 15 bed accommodation facility and would require would ideally have a good knowledge of The Catlins. someone to manage this full time from September 2017 until For more info and or job description phone Bobbi Brown 03 2111 411 or Mid-February 2018. email [email protected] For further information please phone Pam Yorke on Applications close 1st June 2017 027 2255 654. Toi Tois Lions Hay and Baleage Competition Pilates – 9.30amTokanui Hall We are once again holding our annual Hay &  Full term (10 weeks): 10@$12=$120.00 Baleage competition/auction on Friday 14th July 2017 @ Tokanui Tavern Car Park. Should we be fortunate  Half term (6 weeks): 6@$14=$84, enough to enjoy your continuing support, beneficiaries this year will be plus casual price for workouts over and above 6 visits. Stem Cell Research, Tokanui Hall, Waipohatu Walking Track. It is only with yours and our generous sponsors, that we are able to continue this  As you go: $16.00 per workout Community support. Last year we distributed $30,000 to our extended Curio Bay Christian Fellowship Community from this fundraising event. Sharing the love of Jesus We welcome entries for baleage, wholecrop baleage, round bales of hay Sunday Service 10.30am and conventional bales (10). You will be contacted by a Lion for donations, All Welcome but, if for any reason you do not get a call, please contact any Lions Member or Ernie 0274 437 643 & leave a message. Ceila & Paul Watson 2468 431 Tokanui Junior Rugby draw SBHS – Coldstream Hostel Information Evening Rippa 10:30 PGG Wrightson Myross Bush Vs Titiroa Transport Tokanui, Thursday 25th May, 7.00pm Tetai Park 1 Fortrose Café & Restaurant U8 10:30 Quantum Print Pirates Old-Boys Vs Tokanui Bistro Tokanui, Come and meet staff & students for an informative Surrey Park 2A evening. U9 11:00 Marist Vipers Vs Borlase Dipping Tokanui, Rugby Park Stadium B R&L BRUNTON MOBILE ENGINEERING U10 9:45 Tomlins Building Waikiwi Vs Callahan Transport Tokanui, We are taking orders for hay feeders. We make to suit your needs. Waikiwi 2A Phone 2468 512 or Robert on 027 2468 511

AGM for the Ambulance Society will be held on Monday 29th May 2017 at 7:30pm at Tokanui Fire/Ambulance Station Any apologies please contact Angela 2468 741 Congratulations

Fortrose Café and Restaurant is proud to support NZ Breast Cancer Foundation on Saturday 27th May, 3.00pm, by holding a Pink Ribbon event to fundraise for Breast Cancer Research and to support patients. Our guest speaker is Laura Fahey (nee Callahan), who is keen to share her story with us all. Tickets: $30 with $5 going towards NZBCF. Tickets can be purchased from Fortrose Café and Restaurant, this includes canapés & a glass of bubbles. There will be a raffle as well as artwork donated by local artists to be auctioned on the day. Tickets are limited, so get in quickly so you don’t miss out. Last day to purchase a ticket if they are available is Wednesday 24th May. Come along for a great afternoon to support New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. Winners of the We hope to see you there! Year 7/8 Basketball B Grade Sunday Golf - 12 noon at Fortrose Golf Club... Competition All welcome!