R.D.4 Masterton 5884 Phone:(06) 3727601 Fax:(06) 3727038 Email: [email protected] School Website: www.gladstone1.school.nz
Newsletter 9 1 June 2017
Welcome New Students A very warm welcome to 5 year old Richie Taylor who started his school days at Gladstone School last week. It is great to have you join our Gladstone School team Richie and we look forward to sharing all the great activities with you in the term ahead. Our current school roll 135 students.
Farewell Students We said farewell to Ruby Everton and Otira Jackson-Ruhe recently and wish them all the very best at their new schools.
Maori Hui - Postponed Our sincere apologies for the postponement of this hui once again. Our Maori Hui is now planned for the 5th of July 2017 at 5.30pm - 6.30pm. This will be an opportunity to celebrate the end of Matariki and an opportunity to gather whānau community thoughts on how we can best meet the needs of our Maori students and their whānau so that we can ensure all our students achieve success. Further information will be in the next newsletter. We warmly welcome all members of our school community to attend this Hui. Gladstone School Senior Hub Kourarau Dam Planting
Our Senior Hub students had an amazing learning experience last week when they were involved in planting close to 2000 trees on the areas around the Kourarau Dam. This opportunity assisted them to further their Inquiry Learning, being able to Take Action in their local community. They were able to work with Greater Wellington Regional Council, Farmers, Enviro School Facilitators and Ra Smith (Kahugnunu ki Wairarapa) to gain further knowledge about this special local environment. Thank you to all the parents who came along and supported our students on this outing.
Senior School Promotion – Parent Meeting Y5 – Y8 We extend a warm invitation to any interested parents of Y5 – Y7 students to our school Promotion Meeting being held on Thursday, 29th June 2017 at 2pm, in the staffroom (as indicated on the Term 2 school calendar). This meeting is an opportunity for parents of Y5 to Y7 students, to become informed about what Gladstone School has to offer to our senior students. As we would like all our students to remain at Gladstone School for their intermediate school years, this meeting will also provide us the opportunity to gather information about the types of learning parents would like their children to be involved in during their time as seniors at Gladstone School. If you are the parent of younger children and are interested in this topic you are most welcome to join us also. During part of this meeting Geoff Shepherd, Principal of Kuranui College, will be there to get the views from Gladstone School families to see if they would be interested in having a bus from Gladstone to Kuranui College for secondary students. If you cannot make the meeting but would like to find out more about either topic please give me a call at school this term.
Y1 to Y8 Carterton Country Schools Cluster Cross Country A huge thank you to all our school parents and caregivers who provided such fantastic support with supervision, marshalling, BBQ and clean up jobs at yesterday’s Cross Country event. We really appreciate your time. A special thank you goes to Mr Graham Brown for the superb organisation to make it such a successful event and to the staff who provided great learning focus preparing the students. We were very proud of all our students and know that they gave their best to shine. Go Gladdy! It was wonderful to see so many Gladstone students gaining places in their various Year group sections. The Y4 to Y8 students that have qualified to go through to the Inter- school Cross Country being held at Rathkeale College on the 14th June 2017 (postponement 16 June), will receive a notice about this on Tuesday. If you require further information please contact either Mr Graham Brown.
Parent Education Workshop As an outcome of the information received from school families via our recent survey (about what you would like to know more about) we will be holding a Parent Education Workshop on the 22 June 2017 at 5pm. Topics will include; Universal Design For Learning (UDL) and Literacy across various Year levels. We will hold a further workshop later in the year to cover other topics of interest. This workshop will go for approximately one hour with refreshments available. For further information please contact me at school on 3727601.
School Photographs These photographs are being sent home today. If you experience any problems with your photo order please contact Mr Donald Yee on 06 304 8048 directly.
Wear A Wig Wednesday - 21 June 2017 We are excited to be taking part in 'Wig Wednesday' on Wednesday 21st June, 2017 and fundraising for Kiwi Kids with cancer. It's easy to take part - just wear a wig on the day and bring a donation for the Child Cancer Foundation. Prefer not to buy a wig? You can make a wig using a template from the Wig Wednesday website, or create wacky hair using ribbons, clips, temporary colouring or old fashioned back- combing! If you would like more information about 'Wig Wednesday' or want to know what they will do with the money raised visit www.wigwednesday.org.nz, or contact Tracey Jacobson at Gladstone School. Hockey - From Stephanie Huck On the 23rd of May the Gladstone Giants played the Marty Rockets in their first grading game of the season. They put on an excellent display of 6 aside hockey and won their game 3 goals to nil. Goals were scored by Claire Jacobson, James Hanson, Olivia Church. Player of the day was awarded to Alex McDonald for some great passing and play in in the the defensive zones. Most Valuable was awarded to Olivia Church for some excellent positioning and play up the front.We are looking forward to seeing more of this team as they develop through the season. Alfredton Hinds v Gladstone 2nd XI. On the 30th of May the Gladstone Giants played MPS Navy in 6 aside Hockey under lights for the first time. A fun game was had by all and some great promise and improvement was shown in the passing of the ball between players. The final result of 2 nil was a great result for the team with both goals being put in by Emilio Rogers after much work by everyone to get the ball to the zone. Player of the day was awarded to Emilio for his work in getting the goals. Most improved player was Holley Jacobson whose game is improving
Hockey - From Katy Duncan We had a good game this week although we had a loss to Alfredton Hinds. Gladstone battled on with some good skills put to the test. Well done Priya Williams and Taylor Hanson for their determination. The final score was 2-1. Gladstone Hockey team last week’s 2nd XI : Alfredton Hinds 1:2 Goal - Priya Willams Player of the day - Taylah , determined effort throughout the game Most improved - Priya Willams for excellent effort and getting the goal. Xavier did some excellent defensive work to stop more. A great effort from the young team.
Hockey Gladstone 1st X1 - from Jill Day A great game against Dalefield 2nd X1 – Gladstone winning easily 13/0. Well done to the whole team – they stayed focussed for the full game and kept to the game plan. Goals scored by Lily (3) Winky (3) Jamie (3) and Phoebe and Henry 1 each. Player of Day was Hunter with Henry named MVP. We had a bye this week and with Queen’s Birthday next week, the next game is not until the 12th June.
A Reminder that School is Closed - Queen’s Birthday & Teacher Only Day
As published on the school calendar, Gladstone School will be closed on Friday 2th June 2017 for our Teacher Only Day and on Monday 5th June 2017 for Queen’s Birthday. School will be open again on Tuesday 6th June 2017. (Lunch orders will be available on that Tuesday as it will be the first day of the school week).
Room 5 Recycling Centre Trip Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who supported Room 5 this week during their trip to the Recycling Centre by providing transport and supervision. We really appreciate your time given to make this learning experience so successful. Yummy Stickers We ask that if you shop at stores and purchase either the Yummy apples, either bags with cut out labels or individual apples with Yummy stickers, that you keep the stickers and labels and send them along to the school office. At the end of the promotion we will send our entry in and the stickers will be converted into a winning share of the $200,000 sports prize pool from DG Sport. This promotion will close at the end of Term 3. Further label sheets can be obtained by contacting Mrs Dianne Henderson at the school office.
Room 6 Chess Tournament Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who provided support with supervision during last week’s Chess Tournament. What a great experience this was for Room 6 to put their Chess skills into action. Congratulations to our Gladstone A Team: Jack Anderson, Eddie Williams, William Orsborn and George Blundell, who were the overall Runners Up in the Y5 & Y6 Tournament. Given that our students were Y3 & Y4 they certainly have made a big impact at the tournament with their great skills. Go Gladdy!
. Gladstone A Team
Assembly Draw Please find an entry form at the end of this newsletter. If your child returns this form, signed by a parent or caregiver, to the school office before the next school assembly, it will go into the “Assembly Newsletter Draw”. If you get this newsletter as an email, either print off the slip or sign a piece of paper saying you read it with your child/children’s names on it. The child or children who have their name drawn out will be able to select a small item of their choice from the prize box. Assembly is usually held on Friday mornings at 9:30am.
Rugby 7s Senior students involved in the Rugby 7s competition being held on the 7th June 2017 will receive a notice today with further information. Please contact Mr Graham Brown if you have any questions about this event.
Celebration of Student Success Beyond School Please let your child’s class teacher or me know if your child or children have success stories to share in the school newsletter. We love to celebrate and recognise such positive participation and achievement.
Thought for the week: “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” Herbert Spencer
Naku iti noa, na Margaret Hyslop Gladstone School Principal BOT
BOT Meeting The next meeting of the Gladstone School Board of Trustees will now be held in the school staffroom, on the 22nd May 2017 at 6.15pm. All welcome. The confirmed minutes of the past BOT meeting can be viewed in the folder displayed in the school foyer.
Upcoming Term 2 Events 1.6.17 Newsletter No.9. 2.6.17 Teacher Only Day - School closed 5.6.17 School closed for Queens Birthday 7.6.17 Rugby 7’s 13.6.17 Y7 & Y8 Gladstone School Speech Competition 14.6.17 South Wairarapa Cross Country Y3 - Y8 (pp 16.6.17) 15.6.17 Newsletter No.10. 19.6.17 Book Fair 20.6.17 Wear a Wig Wednesday 22.6.17 Parent Education workshop 27.6.17 Term 2 School Family Accounts sent home 27.6.17 Y7 & Y8 Sth Wairarapa Speech Competition 29.6.17 Newsletter No.11. 29.6.17 Senior School Promotion Meeting for Y5 - Y7 Families 29.6.17 Y7 & Y8 Wairarapa Speech Competition (Finals) 3.7.17 Y1 - Y3 Anniversary reporting to whanau 4.7.17 Wellington Regional X-Country (pp 6.7.17) 5.7.17 Maori Hui 5.7.17 Principal’s Morning Tea Outing 6.7.17 FOGS meeting 7.7.17 Interim National Standards Reports sent home Y4 - Y8 7.7.17 Last day of Term 2.
Term Dates for 2017 Term 2 = Monday 1st May - Friday 7th July (Queen’s Birthday 5th June). Term 3 = Monday 24th July - Friday 29th September. Term 4 = Monday 16th October - Friday 15 December (Labour Day 23rd October). FOGS
Fair Scamper If anyone is able to assist with the organisation of the Scarecrow Scamper (Run/Walk event) on the morning of the Gladstone School Fair - 4th November 2017, we would really like to hear from you. This event is at risk of not going ahead unless we get someone to help us with this organisation. Please contact Dyana Hanson 3727042 if you would like to know more or if you can help in any way.
FOGS Meeting The next FOGS meeting will be held on the 6 July 2017 at 6pm. All welcome. For further information please contact Chairperson Dyana Hanson on 3727042.
Monday School Lunches – Parent Roster Every Monday morning lunch orders are taken in each classroom at 9am. Options to purchase are: Mince Pie $2.50, Sausage Roll $2.00, American Hot dog (Frankfurter in a Bun) $2.00. We have a roster for the serving of the lunches and ask that every family takes a turn to serve throughout the year by going to the School Hall kitchen around 12pm and following the instructions on the wall so the children’s lunch orders are ready for 12.30pm. If you are unavailable for your rostered day please swap with another parent on the list or give me a call so I can arrange that the lunches are served to the children. Any queries please give me a ring. Thanks Liz Mason ph: 3795070 or 0278400700. 6/6/2017 Wildy Duncan 12/6/2017 Memelink 19/06/2017 Anderson Wallace 26/06/2017 Jacobson Wither OTHER
Longbush Playgroup Mid Winter Ceilidh with Scottish Caller and Band : Schiehallion Come and join us for a right old shindig on June 24 2017, from 7pm at the Gladstone Complex, with official ‘piping in’ at 7.15pm. Dust off your Sporran, don your Tartan and unearth your Scottish Blood. Tickets $50 pp which includes light supper and drink on arrival (cash bar). For tickets contact Rachel Nichol on 06 372 7707 or email: [email protected] This is a fundraiser for painting the Longbush Playgroup Building. Makoura College Open Evening Wednesday 28 June 2017 5.30pm in the College Library. Enter the prize draw - entry forms available at the open evening. Prizes drawn on the night, including an iPad mini, NZ Uniform Vouchers and Warehouse Stationery Vouchers. Rural Support - Good Yarn Good Yarn is a practical workshop that’s designed to help anyone who regularly talks to farmers as well as those working and living on farms or in rural communities. The workshop covers - Tips for maintaining mental wellbeing, How to recognise the signs of stress and common mental health problems, Practical tools to help you initiate a conversation when you’re concerned about Someone, How to access the right support services. This 2.5 hour workshop is free and facilitated by Sarah Donaldson (Wellness Consultant, East Coast Rural Support Trust). Light refreshments provided. Workshops in the area - Masterton - Education Centre, 22 Dixon Street, Masterton 14 June 2017 10am to 12.30pm. Carterton - Event Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton 3 July 2017 10am to 12.30pm. Martinborough - Lions Room, Oxford Street, Martinborough 21 June 2017 10am to 12.30pm and Riversdale Golf Club, Pinedale Crescent, Riversdale 25 July 2017 10am to 12.30pm. Please RSVP as soon as possible as limited spaces for each session. Email [email protected] or Carla Didsbury on 021 171 1442. If you are unable to attend but would like to discuss an alternative location or date for a workshop then please make contact. Middle School Forensics (Five Day Camp) Forensics@Kristin is a high quality, high energy, non-residential holiday camp experience for gifted Year 7 - 9 students. A student-led programme, the camps involve tremendous fun and new friendships with like-minded students from a wide variety of places and backgrounds. Date: 10 - 15 July. Hours: Monday 8.30am to 8.30pm (lunch and dinner provided). Tuesday 8.30am to 5.30pm (lunch provided). Wednesday 8.30am to 8.30pm (lunch and dinner provided). Thursday is a day off after the crime solving, before the trials begin. Friday 8.30am to 7pm (lunch provided). Saturday 8.30am to 2pm (lunch provided for students and parents). Location: Kristin School, Albany, Auckland. Cost: $225 (including materials and meals as listed above. Includes lunch for parents on final day). For more information contact Kate Dennis, 09 415 9566 Ext. 2325 or [email protected] El Rancho Winter Kids Camp! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Registrations are now open. Monday 10th - 11am to Friday 14th July. Early bird registration $175 (usually $195). Limited numbers available. Join us for a week of discovery, fun and adventure, including an exciting new ‘Film Making’ activity stream and one where you get to go crazy with chocolate and make your own! OSCAR/WINZ subsidies available. To book - http://elrancho.co.nz/Camps+and+Events/Kids+Camps.html.
Apache Jacks Wairarapa Kids Cross Country We have set our dates for the Apache Jacks Wairarapa Kids Cross Country. They are as follows:- 5th June 2017 = Red Star Grounds, Colombo Road, Masterton. 18th June 2017 = Clareville Showgrounds, Carterton - Series 2. 23rd July 2017 = Soldiers Memorial Park, Greytown - Series 3. Please note that the 5th June is the Monday because of Queens Birthday weekend. The aim is to support the School’s Cross Country coming up on 14th June and then the Inter Regional on the 4th July while fitting around the Wellington Brendan Foot Supersite Kids Cross Country Series 2017 dates being:- Sunday 14 May at Trentham Memorial Park, Sunday 28 May at Karori Park, Sunday 25 June at Mt Victoria, Sunday 9 July at Grenada North Park - combined with Wellington Cross Country Champs, Sunday 13 August at Petone If you can advertise this to schools, that would be appreciated. The web link is http://www.sporty.co.nz/wtf/Apache-Jacks-Wairarapa-Kids-XC-1/About-Results Thanks Mark Harris PO Box 2106 Masterton Phone +64 6 378 6384 Mobile +64 21 300 380 Email [email protected] Web Site www.maharris.co.nz
Winter sport is underway – tips for avoiding injuries The winter sport season is now underway with lots of our students signed up for a team sport. Injuries are inevitable in any sport but there are ways to avoid getting hurt on the field, turf or court this winter. Here are some tips for keeping our players injury-free and on the field this season. Get kids to warm up before sports games or exercise – to play better and be kind to young muscles. Also get them to cool down and stretch afterwards – to avoid getting cramp and muscle injuries. It’s important to drink before, during and after sport – to keep energy levels up during the game. Check they’re wearing a mouthguard, shin pads and other protective gear. Remind them to watch out for others – on the field or court. Keep the exercise up in between games – to keep fitness levels up. For sprains and strains, follow the RICED guidelines: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation and get a Diagnosis if needed.
If an injury does happen, call your medical centre to see if they can help. If it’s at the weekend, the Wairarapa After Hours service based at Masterton Medical is open 9am- 5pm. Contact them on 06 370 0011 or call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for free medical advice 24 hours a day.
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