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#08 20th May 2021 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Te Rapa Primary School Newsletter ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— “Truth is Trust; seek the right path” C O n g R A t U L A t I O n S Four of our students attended the Taekwondo tournament in Tauranga on the weekend of April 17th and 18th. They all had very good results and were presented medals for their efforts against some very tough competitors. Awesome effort, well done boys! Taekwondo tournament: Theo : Silver medal (Individual Poomsae) Gio : Gold medal(Tam Poomsae) Ben : Gold medal (Team Poomsae) Seoyeon : Silver medal (Individual Poomsae) Silver medal(Sparring) Gold medal (Team Poomsae) Principal Mr Vaughan Franklin Deputy Principal Mrs Christine Troon Head of Junior School Mrs Jane Franklin Head of Senior School Mrs Paula Brinsden BOT Chairperson Mr Anthony Pearse www.terapa.school.nz Hamilton sisters feel the Magic at ANZ Premier- Hamilton netballers and sisters 12-year-old Kayleigh and 10-year-old Claire got a taste of the action when they met the superstars of netball on centre court at Claudeland Arena before the Magic vs Pulse ANZ Premiership game on Sunday. Kayleigh, a Rototuna High School student and former Te Rapa School student, and Claire, a Te Rapa Primary School student, won the chance to meet captains Sam Winders (Magic) and Claire Kersten (Pulse) and lead the teams onto the court as a part of the ANZ Future Captains programme. “Standing next to the captains was a really cool experience - they weren’t that tall,” said Kayleigh. A highlight of watching the game courtside was the ball bouncing off the barriers near where the sisters were seated. “At the start of the game it was quite close, but after the second quarter the Magic lost it. The Pulse’s attack was really strong. I noticed how they kept marking their player closely so they could intercept the ball,” said Kayleigh. Both sisters agree that captain Sam Winders is their favourite player, they said they found her an inspira- tion to their own games as fellow wing defence players. The sisters plan to practice their passes and shoot a few hoops in the backyard. “I didn’t like netball at first. I was used to sports where you can move with the ball. But my coach asked me to play as there weren’t enough players and I’ve been playing ever since,” said Kayleigh. ANZ Head of Sponsorship Sue McGregor says ANZ is committed to its support of netballers in Aotearoa from local Hamilton players right up to the elite athletes in the ANZ Premiership and the Silver Ferns. “That’s why we’re giving 94 young people from all over Aotearoa the chance to be part of the ANZ Prem- iership and to meet their netball heroes as an ANZ Future Captain. After such a tough year for the netball community in 2020, it’s great we can offer this once in a lifetime opportunity to our country's youngest netball fans and players. We hope this experience inspires them to remain passionate about their training and to try their very best on the court.” Applications for the ANZ Future Captains programme are now open at anzcourtside.co.nz Sports News Inter School House Competition totara rimu KAURI Matai 148 166 164 184 Sport Result Player of the Day Fairplay Hockey Results Te Rapa Ticklers vs St Joseph’s Storm Lucy Te Rapa Tigers vs Te Totara Lions Ashton Te Rapa Tacklers vs HDS Energizers Aria & Isaac Te Rapa Tornados vs SCCS Flames Niamh Te Rapa Ticklers vs Southwell Eagles Biana Te Rapa Tigers vs Tamahere Black Sticks Te Rapa Tacklers vs Deanwell Orange Xander and Samara Te Rapa Tornados vs HDS Strikers Te Rapa Titans vs Hautapu Sports Magic Netball Te Rapa Ferns vs St Josephs Win Sylvie Melody Te Rapa Ferns vs HC School Nil all Coming up in Term 2 …. Bully-Free NZ Queen’s Birthday Weekend 17TH May - Focus week commences Monday 7th June– School Closed Teacher Only Day A Lesson in Time Friday 4th June School Production practices continue during Term 2 Self Defence Programme 8-10th June - Year 3/4 Girls involved Wednesday Lunches Term 2 St Pierre’s Sushi Hell Pizza Thank you Wednesday 26th May Wednesday 2nd June for supporting us! Wednesday 9th June Wednesday 16th June Wednesday 23rd June Wednesday 30th June Wednesday 7th July Order forms will come home every Tuesday and orders need to come directly to the MPR kitchen between 8.15-9am. The proceeds of this fundraising will go towards Year 5 & 6 school camps. Principal’s Column Getting “Te Rapa Primary School” Children Focused for Learning Sleep Routines - Many school-age children do not get enough sleep and this can take a serious toll on how well their brains work during the day. Ensure they get to bed early and establish good bedtime routines over the winter months. Things can go haywire over the colder darker months so it’s important that they are up fresh and bright eyed and ready to learn when they arrive at school each morning. Lunches – Talk with your child to find out what they like and then organise and pack a nutritious lunch that will have them raring to go each morning. Include a bottle of drink to ensure their lunch remains cool, consider fruit or vege snacks too. If they like it, they will eat it. Over Dressed – Ensure children come to school dressed for the season and the weather conditions for the day. Students do not learn well when they are hot / sweaty, and wear sweatshirts / hoodies when running around. Students who dress appropriately are comfortable, and cn engage fully in all activities and with enthusiasm. They will achieve to their potential when dressed appropriately. Tools of the Trade – Please ensure children come to school prepared. They need their stationery / school items here every day so they are “school ready” and can begin their schoolwork on time. They can then progress with their classmates. Allow a change of clothes for winter games on the fields too (Terms 2 & 3) and plan ahead for scheduled activities at a class / syndicate level or for any extra curricula activities. Teacher Only Day : Friday 4th June Please Note : NO SCHOOL for students on this day. WHAT’S HOT Sports Camp : Students Preparing / We will follow the same format as our past TODs, but this time rather than have Practising Well the “whole day” focusing on 1 x area / theme we will divide the day into 3 x parts NetSafe Parent Evening a Success and complete 3 x sessions with each session having its own theme. Consulting on speed limits around our schools The focus / theme areas are …. WHAT’S NOT Drivers Parking over Driveways (1) Digital Fluency – this encompasses (a) digital capabilities – being digitally adept / Winter conditions … Cold and Wet innovative; able to confidently choose and use digital Contact Information on Students … maybe Outdated tools to learn, create, and share. (b) digital literacies – being discerning / critical; able to locate, understand, organise, evaluate and adapt digital content. Health & Safety - Updating a Student’s Family Contact Details (2) Cultural Capabilities means being culturally respectful and appropriate. So, it is the It is vital that the family contact information we have skills, knowledge and behaviours required of teachers to plan, support, improve and deliver here at school for your child(ren) is accurate. In the learning opportunities to students in a culturally respectful and appropriate manner. event of an emergency we may need to contact you (parents / carers) or the No.2 person on the ‘contact (3) Professional Growth Cycle is a form of staff appraisal intended to capitalise on the list’ or No.3. We recommend you check with office authentic learning collaborations between teachers and school leaders that are likely to staff to ensure the information we have on your already be in place in a school, with the aim to improve an individual’s performance in the children is up-to-date. It is your responsibility to workplace. ensure this information is accurate, so please help us. Ministry of Education Funded Training 100 x Hours for Te Rapa Primary Staff Mrs Paula Brinsden (Asst. Principal) has applied for and secured our school a total of 100 x hours of specialist training where Lead Professional Learning Consultants work with our staff at our school to provide regular professional development. TTS trainer for Digital Fluency is Heather Harper and she will lead Session #1 at our upcoming TOD on Friday June 4th. She is contracted to provide 70 x hours of training for our staff. We have 2 x trainers for Cultural Capability who are Dawn Lawrence and Rawini Ngaamo and together they will provide 30 x hours of training for staff. They will lead Session #2 at our upcoming TOD. Parent Evening - NetSafe Presentation We recently hosted a NetSafe NZ presenter at our school who we invited to visit so he could speak to parents / carers (and staff too) about harmful digital communications, and to clarify what it is, and how to recognise it as parents and as a young person. Mrs Paula Brinsden (Asst Principal) and I hosted 18 x parents / carers to the 6pm evening session on Tuesday last week. The presenter clarified …. What practical steps can one take to reduce, prevent, and respond to online harm ? Important conversation starters to have with your children about their technology use and how these can help reduce the risk. Understanding the digital landscape - latest statistics on young people's experiences online. Community connections - how our interactions between each other can provide guidance and support.