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 – College KYS visting Year 8 Afterschool touch starts

Nov 30 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. 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.

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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!

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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 . 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.

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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. Finally, if you have any questions please do reach out to Micaela who is our officially appointed returning officer.

Nga mihi, Steve Board of Trustees Chairperson

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Ron from 90 School Road has dropped off lots of lovely, healthy tomato plants (Roma and Moneymakers) for the school garden. Thanks for thinking of us Ron! Farmer Tammy has donated scooters/helmets for the juniors – they are enjoying zipping around on them!

AG NIGHT UPDATE Our long anticipated and eagerly awaited Ag Night is on tonight from 5-7pm. We would love for you all to attend and enjoy this special annual event. The Year 6 students will be cooking sausages and there will be sweet treats/baking available. So please bring some coins and a hungry tummy to fill.

CALF OWNERS This is a reminder that calf people need to register with NAIT and make sure your calf has their NAIT ear tag on!

LEGO MASTERS Bring in your Lego farm/barn/garden etc for Mr Feilding to judge this evening.

GROUP FINALS Did you know that you also can attend the Group Final in Levin on the 20th of November? If you are keen to attend please inform Whaea Amanda as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE FROM FLETCHERS

The roadworkers at the end of School Rd have been in touch - they are worried for the safety of some of our students, who have been cutting across the site and the railway lines down near the intersection with the Main Road. The site area they are cutting through has dump trucks running both ways all day. We urge you to make sure your children are avoiding this area. We have also talked to the children at hui this week.

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Year 6 making magic memories at Forest Lakes

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Year 5 has an eely good time at Nga Manu!

YEAR 7 CONSTRUCTION

During the last round of Technology, the Year 7 students came up with some different designs of Weta houses for the school bush reserve.

Well done everyone for their creativity. Thank you to Top Glass Levin for donating the perspex for these projects.

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NEXT HOME & SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING Friday 20th November at 7.30pm. The next Home and School Committee Meeting is a ‘Kapiti Island Sundowners’ evening meet with pool transport available. Contact Maxine for more details.

PLASTIC FREE LUNCHES RESULTS

Week 3 Most plastic free lunches: 1st Room 4 100% 2nd Room 2 82% Most improved: Room 3 with 1% improvement

Week 4 Most plastic free lunches: 1st Room 4 97% 2nd Room 2 923% Most improved: Room 6 with a 13% improvement

LOST PROPERTY This week's top rack picks are the following.

Missing Scooter A yellow and light blue MGP scooter, similar to the one in this photo, was left at school a couple of weeks ago. Desparately missed by owner – please let the Office know if you have spotted it.

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Room 1 Beau Dunphy For having a ‘can do’ attitude with your learning. You are stepping up and trying new things, even if they look tricky. Tino pai rawa! Honor Brown For increased confidence with your learning. You are finding your voice and now sharing your ideas in small groups. He whetū koe! Room 2 Archie Dunn I am so impressed with your attitude towards your learning. You try your best in everything you do and because of this you are making amazing progress in all areas. Fantastic work Archie! Olive Bellman It is great to see you working on being a good communicator. Your confidence is growing as you share your ideas in the class. Ka mau te wehi Olive. Room 3 Jackson White Communicator - You always give your best Jackson, and this especially shows in your writing. You are keen to take part in question time and you always have something valuable to add. Ka mau te wehi Jackson! Niamh Moffat Communicator - Niamh, you always give everything your best, and I can see you are trying really hard to improve your writing! You are building confidence in sharing your ideas with the class too - keep up the great work! Ka mau te wehi! Room 7 Shelby Hughes For consistently showing you are a good citizen. You are always willing to help others and show great leadership in the classroom. You always walk through the door with a smile on your face and have kind, positive compliments to those around you. Tumeke Shelby (Superb)! Georgia Dunn For showing such enthusiasm in Rippa Rugby, you gave it your all and had so much fun which is so great to see. Tino pai Georgia! Room 8 Lucy Connor You are always willing to help anyone, teacher or student. We are so grateful for your kindness. Nikyla Norton Your attitude towards others is always supportive. You have been a great Upstander and incredible dancer too! Room 9 Elliot Benson For the effort he is putting in to being a good self-manager and to focus on his learning. He is showing growing awareness of how he can make positive changes to achieve great results. Keep up the good work Elliot! Ella Bosanquet For bringing such a can-do, positive attitude to Year 6 Camp! Ella showed persistence, resilience and determination in giving everything a go, especially those things outside her comfort zone. Ka mau te wehi Ella!

Room 10 Franco Lourens For demonstrating perseverance and trying his best. Your positive determination is shining through in the classroom and on the sports field. Tu Meke! Daya Bramley For consistently demonstrating a ‘can do’ attitude and striving to give her best in all challenges that she faces. Tino Pai!

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Room 4 For every single student in Room 4 For exhibiting the qualities of kindness, empathy, warmth and diligence. I have seen a genuine support in the class towards each other and their teachers. Keep striving to reach the expectations you have for yourselves, because the world is lucky to have you. Keep your heads up as you all go forward to ensure you fulfill your goals. Thank you all for simply being who you are. Room 5 Liam Orchard Good Citizen - You have really developed in confidence this year, we love that you have come out of your shell. We love your sense of fun! April Connolly You are incredibly creative and have real skill in the Arts. You have an eye for detail and your illustrations are impressive. Room 6 Grace Goodall For Capability - Grace displays a fantastic attitude towards her learning, consistently putting in added effort to produce work to a high standard. Well done! Rosa Vincent For Team Player - Rosa worked with focus and dedication to complete the EPRO8 challenge in the time frame provided, encouraging her team members and helping to keep everyone on task. Well done! Jordan Mileham For Capability - Jordan has a positive attitude towards completing her work and puts her best effort into completing class tasks. Well done!

Sports Notices and Club Information

Otaki Touch Rugby Last Wednesday 4th November three touch rugby teams from Te Horo School took part in the Year 4-6 Cliff Porter Touch Rugby Tournament at the Manukau Domain. The teams were initially rained out on Tuesday November 3rd, but came ready for the next day. The three teams gave their best. The Year 4/5 team took out their division, as did the Year 5 team.

A big congratulations to our Year 5 team who ended up playing their semi-finals twice! The Year 4/5 and Year 5 teams were jointly awarded a silver plate in recognition

of taking out their divisions. The silver plate is currently taking pride of place in the School Office.

The Year 6 team gave their all, but ultimately the Cliff Porter Trophy was awarded to School who took out the A grade division.

A special thanks to all the parent volunteers who helped coach the three teams, and another big thanks to all the parents who were able to provide transport on the day.

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Sports Prizegiving Many thanks to those children and parents who attended our Sports Prizegiving. It was great to be able to celebrate the sporting achievements of our Hockey and Netball players, in what has been a very limited sporting year. Thanks also for providing afternoon tea. Congratulations to all those players that represented Te Horo School in Netball and Hockey this year. Special mention to the following students who were awarded the Coaches Choice / Most Valuable Player trophies:

Jake Hawkins Most valuable player. Tayla Croad Coaches choice award for fair play, effort and teamwork. Elizabeth & Samantha Crewther Learning and growing so much as a special winger duo with your sister. For being committed, attending every practice, showing enthusiasm, and having fun. Hunter Crighton For being such an asset to the team and learning your position. You listened to instructions and got better each time to become a star player! Ava Rae-McGregor For outstanding defense. Carlos Pettigrew For your ability to play in any position (all rounder). Marne Lourens Most valuable player. Logan Boyer Coaches choice award. Oli Kilford Most Valuable Player: For demonstrating brilliant skills and stamina for every game you played. Livy Flowers Coaches choice: Wonderful attitude and caring approach towards your fellow team members. Ava Rae-McGregor Most valuable player. Maisie Knowles Most improved player.

Community News

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Te Horo Playgroup Our cute little playgroup is nestled behind the church on School Road, Te Horo. We have great facilities – a fully fenced outdoor area, a large sandpit and built in ground trampoline, a fort, swings and wendy house. Inside we have arts and crafts train tracks, black-boards, dressups - everything a kid could want! We run a session 9.30-12 on Fridays, we just ask for $2 per session or $20 per family for the term. Hope to see you there. Contact: the [email protected]. Facebook – Te Horo Playgroup

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sKids After School Care We can support your before/after and holiday care needs - After School Care based at Te Horo School. To enrol and book just go to www.skids.co.nz, from the home page click on the blue parent login button which takes you to sKids AimyPlus, or go to: https://skids.aimy.co.nz/Account/Login then click on the purple 'New parent? Register here' button to create your profile using the drop down menu's, tick boxes and free fields then go on to make your booking. If you need any assistance please don't hesitate to make contact with [email protected] or 027 739 1986

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