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11th November 2020 Newsletter #18 Te Horo School Phone: 06 364 3071 Office Email: [email protected] Term dates Term 4: Oct 12 – Dec 18 Principal Email: [email protected] Term 1 2021: Starts Feb 3 Website: www.th.school.nz Upcoming events Kia ora koutou, Nov 12 Ag Night 5-7pm We are making up for lost time this term, with loads of activities and adventures to share Nov 16-18 with you. But first, the sad news … Year 8 camp Staff news Nov 17 Year 7 first aid Our beloved Librarian, Leonie Patterson, has made the tough decision to resign her role. She tells us that she will be enjoying following her interests and spending time with her Nov 18 family. I’ve no doubt that she’ll be putting her talents to good use! We will be farewelling Year 7 beach education trip Board of Trustees meeting 7-9pm her at the end of the year. Nov 20 Ag Day Horowhenua group finals Home & School meeting 7.30pm Nov 23-25 Year 7/8 technology Garden judging Nov 26 Amazing Race Y8 – Paraparaumu College KYS visting Year 8 Afterschool touch starts Nov 30 Waikanae Pool trip - Te Tipu & Te Kaupeka Dec 2 School Trustee Election voting closes Year 6 camp The Year 6 children, Mr Fielding and Mrs Thomsen, accompanied by our TA’s Jo and Dec 3 Sarah, and our amazing parent helpers, spent three days at Forest Lakes Camp north of School assembly Otaki. The first day was very wet, but we still carried on with our planned activities. Dec 4 Here are some comments from some of the students: Kapa Haka Festival Dec 7 The lodges were comfy and the food was delicious. The activities were carefully planned Carols at Coastlands - Juniors and were super fun. Year 6 camp brings all the year sixes together. All the kids had so Dec 8 much fun. Year 7/8 speech finals Dec 10 One of the activities we did was the Gladiator. It was the one paid activity that we did Year 7/8 immmunisations and everyone really enjoyed it. Two people would face off on a wooden beam suspended Year 8 leavers’ dinner in the air. The objective was to knock the other person off the beam. We had some great Dec 11 Home & School carols evening Page 1 of 14 bouts between the kids, with one of them going on for over three minutes. It was great fun for both the adults and the kids. Te Horo School young leaders! On the second day we did both of the slides at forest lakes. This includes the water and Josie Brown, who was at mud slide. On the mudslide, there was a long stretch of rubber material that went down Te Horo from 2008 to 2016, the side of the hill, before ending at a muddy pond. At the top there was a hose and a has been awarded the cup of soap, which helped you go faster down the slide. With the addition of the water, prestigious position of Head you went down super fast. On the waterslide, it was really fast and went do wn a steep Girl of Paraparaumu College bank into the lake. The lake was very muddy and full of reeds. It was extremely deep so for 2021. Ka pai, Josie! we had to wear life jackets, and once you were in the water Mr Fielding would throw a buoy out into the water so it was easier to swim back to the dock. On the second night we had a bonfire in a peaceful location by the lake. At the bonfire we ate lots of marshmallows, told stories of what we did that day and laughed at some jokes. By the time that we had finished with the bonfire it was dark outside and we all headed for bed. On the third day we all got ready to go. Before lunch we went on the flying fox and a nature trail that was super fun. After lunch we started the packup. We had to vacuum, clean the bathrooms and make sure everyone had their things. It was a bit chaotic. All the kids had a great time, as you can see from the photos further on in the newsletter, and it was well worth it. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to our fabulous parent helpers: Tammy Evans, Kane Crewther, Sue Lord, Fleur Dal Din, Jason Day, Sacha Lansbury and Allen Cottle for coming along and making this camp possible. Also thank you to Home and School, Otaki Community Board and all of your contributions to the Spellathon towards this fantastic EOTC experience. Disco Fever It was great to be able to see the children enjoying themselves at the Superstars Disco. The children appeared to have a fabulous time as they danced the afternoon away in their Superstar costumes. We would like to take this opportunity to thank both the Year 7 Disco Committee and the Year 7 parents that supported the Committee to bring the children’s plans to life. The hall looked incredible ... the Horowood Sign, the fairy lights, the curtains, the red carpet, the photo booth, all the little touches that bought it all together. The food and drinks were perfect, just the right amount of sweets that's for sure! The disco raised $957.20. These funds go towards paying for the Year 8 Leavers Jerseys which are presented at the end of the year. Well done, Disco Committee, for raising these funds for your Year 8 classmates. Page 2 of 14 Te Horo’s Got Talent Wow! What a talented group of children we have at Te Horo School! They dazzled us with their singing, dancing and other performances in Week 4. Thank you to the children who stepped out of their comfort zone and up onto the ‘stage’ to perform during their lunch break. Thank you also to the parents who came along to support, the other children who supported their friends and were our audience, and to our judges: Kerry Holwill, Leonie Patterson, Jo Hillier and Rebecca Thomsen. Our intention is to have some of the children perform again for the school - watch this space for upcoming performance dates. Spellathon - Room 5 Lunch - Danielle The Spellathon raised a grand total of $9679.15! What an achievement! Room 5 won the class lunch and they chose to make themselves nachos for lunch, some spicy Nachos at that. Thanks to Angela and Hayley who came along to provide some extra hands in the kitchen. Well done Room 5! Page 3 of 14 EPro8 Challenge Due to COVID, this year's preliminary rounds to the EPRO8 challenge was done in school during breaktimes. Students were asked to create a robotic version of an animal, to go in a robotic zoo. The creation had to be increased to a scale relating to a picture to create a structure 1- 2 m high and have at least one moving part for a key feature of the animal. Te Horo entered three teams and each constructed very different animals. The Blasting Bubbles got fourth competing in the Yr 7 /8 division and will represent Te Horo at the upcoming semi finals in a week's time. Thank you Mr Nolan, for all the lunchtimes to dedicated to the cause. Well done to each of the teams and good luck for the semi finals! The Blasting Bubbles with Tony the Tortoise Purple Pythons with their snake Bandquest 2020 The Rockshop Bandquest on Saturday went really well. Dislocate (the senior band) received 2nd prize overall, winning the school band program a $200 voucher at The Rockshop. Dislocate also won a special award ‘The Future Recording Artist Prize’, which entitles them to a day recording at The Stomach (recording studio) in Palmerston North. Robbie Upshon received the ‘Rockstar Styles’ award and from our junior band ‘Strange Matter’ Mia King won ‘Best Vocalist’. A fun night for the 15 students who went along and they represented Te Horo School admirably. The Band that won was from Brandon Intermediate, ‘Smile’. Thank you to our esteemed band tutors Anje Glindemann and Steve Poulton – we really appreciate the support and expertise you put into coaching our school bands. Page 4 of 14 A warm welcome to Emma Wills, who has joined us in Room 1. Lastly, I wish our young farmers the very best of luck for Ag Night tomorrow! And to our Year 8’s embarking on camp next week, enjoy this very special time with your friends, making forever memories. Ngā mihi nui, Michelle Tate (Principal) From the Board Kia ora Community This week I have the pleasure of noting the 7 excellent candidates for our 3 board positions. There is a great depth of experience, enthusiasm, and capabilities and I look forward to welcoming those voted in by you. You should be shortly receiving a voting pack that contains profiles of each of the candidates along with a voting form. If you haven’t received this by Friday’s post please reach out to Micaela in the office. A copy of the profiles are displayed in the Office or you can find them on the home page of our website www.th.school.nz Please remember that there are 3 positions available so please ensure you vote for 3 candidates. The dates that relate to the election are as follows: December 2nd, 4:00 p.m. - drop off voting closes December 7th - postal voting closes December 8th - voting counted December 9th - new Board members take office including the Board Meeting that night I hope there isn’t too much ‘election fatigue’ to get past and I’d like to really encourage you all to put a vote in.