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Phone: 292 8205 administration@Paekākāriki.school.nz 2017 Paekākāriki School Home of the Barefoot Learner Term 2 Week 7 Kia Ora Tatou, This week we celebrated Support Staff Day. This is an annual event organised by the New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI). This year we're recognising and celebrating the true value of support staff, which is gaining momentum through the NZEI claims for pay equity. To date, negotiations over the support staff collective agreement have been disappointing and slow. However, the good news is the Government has committed to progressing pay equity in general, and has prioritised teacher aides in particular. Awesome effort from our students at Cross Country. There is hope. Aged care workers won 20 to 40 percent pay rises as part of their successful battle for pay equity. Important Dates The support staff at Paekākāriki School are key 16 June Careers Expo Yrs 7/8 members of our team and we are behind them 100%. 22 June Arbor Day Thank you Donna, Jill, Raima, Linda, Naomi, 30 June Matariki Celebration Tracey, Hollie, Bridget, Ceris, Sarah and Cadence for all the amazing things you do everyday to 7 July Assembly support the staff and students of our kura. We are very grateful for everything you do. Last Day Term 2 Ngā mihi 24 July First Day Term 3 Julia 28 July Teacher Only Day Important Information & gentle reminders • Absences/Late to school: Please call the office/use the school app or email [email protected] if your child is off sick. Also, remind your children that if they arrive after the bell, please come to the office to get a late slip (that way we know they are here). • Head Lice: Please check your children regularly for nits, do regular combing, and treat them immediately if they have them. Tying up long hair also reduces them spreading. • Gastro bugs: Please keep your child home from school for 48 hours after the last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhoea. • No wheels (bikes, scooters, skateboards) are to be ridden on school grounds between 8 and 9 am or between 3 and 3:30pm. • Before School Supervision. Please be aware that teachers are not available to supervise children before 8:30am. • BYOD: reminder that student cellphones either come under the BYOD policy and therefore the BYOD form must be signed and returned, the phone is then handed in to the whanau teacher everyday. Otherwise the phone needs to handed in at the office before school where it stays until 3pm. There is no student cellphone use during school hours. • Fruit: Please ensure that children bring fruit with them as part of their lunch. Belonging Connecting Exploring Thriving 2 Curriculum From Our Students Self Defence Classroom Pet Recently our Year 7 and 8 girls took part in an 8 hour self defence programme funded by the Ministry of Esme, Milla, and River think that it will be good to Social Development and ACC. The aim of the have a pet to cuddle when doing school work. programme is to teach basic physical techniques, reinforce assertion and boundary setting skills, verbal They have come up with an idea to get a pet for the techniques and to offer age appropriate information Tuakana Syndicate to share at school.They would like it about issues of abuse for children.The programme is to be either a rat or turtle, and they hope to care for it at delivered by a qualified self defence instructor. their homes when they are not at school. Reporting to Parents However, before they go ahead with this plan, Ms In line with the National Educational Guidelines we Bevin would like them to find out about the schools report to students and their parents on the student’s Animal Ethics policy so they can make sure they care progress and achievement in relation to National for it in a kind way. Standards twice a year. Teachers are currently writing reports for all students in Years 4 - 8, ready to go home Lets hope it works out for them! at the end of term. These interim reports will show how your child is progressing in relation to the By Amelia Cole-Jones National Standards and will provide comments about their work habits and key competencies. Students in Years 1 - 3 receive ‘annivesary’ reports which coincide with their time at school. These are also sent out to parents twice a year. Twice a year we hold formal learning conferences where students, parents and teacher discuss progress, goals and next steps. The next learning conferences will take place in Term 3. However you are welcome to contact your child’s whanau teacher to discuss their learning and/or social needs at anytime. Teacher Only Day A reminder that Friday July 28th (Term 3) staff will be attending a noho marae at Kapiti College. No school this day for students. Congratulations Esme and Milla held a bake sale to raise money for the class pet. They raised $100! A reminder that the following students were awarded Principal Awards at our last assembly; Cross Country Amelie Lloyd, Rhys Baker, Esme Bainbridge, Mani Finn, Jakob Cameron, Saana Martin, Kasper Meeran, On Wednesday 7th June, we held our School Cross Ed Allan, Rowan Smith, Lily Andreas, Deklan Newby, Country Championships at Campbell Park. The and Olive Giesen. weather was great for running and the Championships went off smoothly. It was fantastic to see a lot of These students consistently display the principles of parents down at the park, encouraging all competitors the Barefoot Learner; Belonging, Connecting, along the way. It was also great to see 99.9% of our Exploring and Thriving - Tino pai to mahi. children genuinely trying their best in a discipline that a lot don’t enjoy. Several of them surprised themselves Naked Lunches with what they achieved on the day, demonstrating a lot of resilience and mental toughness in the process. Congratulations to Finn Harris and Amelia Nelson Next week 40 students are going to take part in the who were the lucky Naked Lunchbox raffle winners. Kapiti Schools’ Cross Country Championships. In the They each won a Whitcoulls book voucher. Remember near future we will be awarding Certificates to the Year to bring bring your lunch and morning tea in reusable Group Champions and announcing who our School containers and wrappings to help us reduce our waste. Cross Country Champions are. We will also announce We will have another raffle draw at the final assembly the results of the Inter-House Competition at the final this term. assembly of this term on July 7th! Belonging Connecting Exploring Thriving From the Board of Trustees The next scheduled Board meeting is on 28 June. You can see our minutes in the folder in the foyer. If you have any comments or questions, please email [email protected]. Getting to Know Us – Andrew Hi, I’m Matua Anaru and it’s my turn to tell you a little bit about myself. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Ko Heretaunga te awa Ko Tararua nga pae maunga Ko Ngāti Pākeha te iwi Ko Richard tōku matua Ko Suzanne tōku whaea Ko Jennifer ratou ko John ko Judith ko Richard ko Joanna aku teina Ko Anaru ahau No rēira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa I was brought up in the Hutt Valley and went to Boulcott Primary and Hutt Valley High Schools. During my childhood the family went to England for 3 years, leaving New Zealand during my Standard 4 (Year 6) and returning half way through my Form 3 (Year 9) year. This proved a very enlightening experience and made me realise at a very young age what a very special country we live in! I developed a love of the outdoors and tramped and climbed extensively as a young man in the mountains and bush as a result of this trip to England. WHANAU My wife’s name is Marita and we have several tamariki and mokopuna. Unfortunately, our youngest son and his tamariki live in Kalgoorlie, Australia as he is involved in the mining industry there. The only way that we see them, apart from occasional trips to Kalgoorlie, is through Skype, a medium that I hate to use as interactions can be un-natural and forced. We much prefer kanohi te kanohi and hope to spend Christmas with them this year. KIAKO Tēnā koutou katoa. I am Matua Anaru and I currently teach in Nga Purpura. I am trying to get the tamariki to call me Matua, Matua Anaru or Matua Andy but they are struggling to get away from Mr. Laurenson. My name change is part of my initiative to BELONG and CONNECT. In today’s world you have to EXPLORE to THRIVE. My main responsibility is to deliver the Maths programme to Years 5-8. During my career I have taught in many schools around New Zealand as a teacher, Senior Teacher, Deputy- Principal, Principal, and Relieving Teacher (on the Kapiti Coast). These schools include: Naenae Intermediate, Taita Intermediate, Wainuiomata Intermediate, Newlands Intermediate and Wilford School in the Wellington/Hutt Valley area; Paroa School on the West Coast of the South Island; Helensville School, 50 kms NW of Auckland (40 minutes to Queen Street in Auckland); Bohally Intermediate in Blenheim; and of course Paekakariki School. To date my career has been very rewarding and most enjoyable. Working with young, bright eyed, enthusiastic young people keeps me young in spirit. HOBBIES Among my hobbies are: • reading • vegetable gardening • listening to Sportstalk Radio • listening to music • watching television, especially sport and drama • playing golf (weekly rounds as a member of the Kapiti Golf Club and as a player in Inter-Club competition) • fanatical follower of Sport My love of Sport has carried over into my responsibilities at the school.