News Issue 8 11 June 2020

Tena kotou, e hoa ma, Cycle Trail/Bike Track As we move into the last 1/3 of the The cycle trail is now being installed School Contacts longest term for many years we notice along our back boundary and we will that a number of students are easily have a gate giving access directly Tapawera Area School tired and, as expected, have found the from our own bike track. Main Road, Tapawera demands of being with people all day Our bike track is on course to be RD 2 Wakefield long a significant adjustment from created or extended in the next 6-8 7096 weeks. Aaryn Barlow is organising being at home every day. Support and this and we are very grateful for his encouragement is important. Most Phone: (03) 5224337 students are doing great. efforts and gaining the finances for E-mail: the job. Thanks Aaryn. Uniform [email protected] The wearing of correct uniform has Dad Joke Website: become a bit slack lately and we have A man went to his doctor and said www.tapawera.school.nz reminded students about what they "Doctor I have a problem. One night I dream I am a wigwam the should be wearing. New items are Principal: next night I dream I am a teepee" available from The Warehouse in Kelvin Woodley Richmond. Secondhand items are also available from the Tapawera Op The Doc says.."That's easy you are Shop. I am also aware that the new two tense" Senior Leader Primary: Craft Haven towards Kohatu has Tanya Snackers white shirts/blouses for sale. Ki-o-rahi This traditional maori game is Senior Leader Secondary Curriculum Review thrilling to watch. It was great to see a Jeff Rowland large group of students out playing it As a staff we have commenced a process of reviewing what we teach this afternoon using our new kit Executive Officer and why. Our recent lockdown donated by South Fuels - Spring experiences seem to have brought Grove. Thanks Wayne and Julie for Susan Ellis about a shift in focus around what your support. really matters. We now have another set of sports Office / Reception As part of this process we will be gear waiting to be picked up as well. Barbara Carleton referring to community consultation Great support for our school. which was carried out by our last Board of Trustees. Netball It has been absolutely great to see Kiwi Slang netball practices start up again this Sandy Hookers = people from Nelson; week. Huge thanks to all of the after parents who give their time as Sickie = a day off, allegedly due to coaches. illness Skin a rabbit = undress a child A Final Thought Sleep in the star hotel = to sleep under “Eighty percent of success is just the stars showing up.” Woody Allen

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Year 0- 8 News Key words for 2020 FIRE = Friendship, Dates Integrity, Respect, Effort 12 June 2.30pm Assembly Wha Tui Show All Welcone Room Wha Tui are organising the assembly this week – see you on Friday at 2.30 pm sharp. 3 July Last Day Term 2

4 year Old Class time 20 July First Day Term 3 We would like to invite any 4 year olds to join our school programme on Thursdays at 8.45- 10.40. 6 August Parent Teacher Interviews This helps with the transition to school and the new routines. Any queries please contact Marian Townsend. From the Library Uniform Just a reminder that Lucky Book Club orders Thank you to parents and families who are making are due back by this Friday, June 12th. Late the effort to ensure our children are in the correct orders can be taken although if you make a uniform. We sent the uniform list last week as an late ‘Loop’ order I do need to know to email and via skool loop. So if you have any action it. I can do this from home so just questions please ask. Hoodies are not part of our text 0272625289. uniform. Our webpage is running on a computer in Parent/ Student Interviews the library now and the students are seeing Due to covid-19, there will be no written reports the benefits of being able to look up their this term. However, we would like to invite you own accounts. Teacher Aides are finding it talk to our teachers if you have any concerns, or useful too as the visual searches work well something you may have learnt or noticed about in getting the students interest. If you your child during lock down. haven’t put it in your browser at home yet, the address is nz.accessit.online/TPW00 Skool App (last two digits are zero’s ). You can ask in Parents and caregivers download the Skool the library or even by phone to get you and Loop app on your Android or Apple device and tick your children’s numbers to access your own the boxes that are relevant to you. Notifications accounts, very useful for seeing which regarding school events and emergency situations books you still have out. will be automatically sent to your phone. We’re in the process of making Skool App and Parent Interviews next term membership cards for everybody which Parent Interviews will be Thursday 6th August (next give you your number and can even be term). We would like to use the above app to help scanned into the library webpage rather you all with bookings, so please get this app on than typing the number in. It’s all systems your phone now. It will be a trial and of course if go now and I can’t rate highly enough this using the app doesn’t work for you, you can still addition to our library. book a time in the office. Watch this space. Come and see for yourself and while you’re here check out the beautiful display of Tanya Snackers  objects made of branches and shells that Room 3 have made. Laree for the library team Issue 8 2020 Page 3

In Room 3 we have been learning about different bugs that fly.

We have had fun making our own wings and antennas. Issue 8 2020 Page 4

Creativity Tap

Photography

Artist: Bayley Bint

Artist: Katey Gillespie Artist: Sharlene Beganio

Artist: Rose de Baugh

Term Dates 2020 Term 1 Feb 4 – Apr 9 Term 2 Apr 28 – July 3 Term 3 July 20 – Sep 25 Term 4 Oct 12 – Dec 11 Artists: Katey, Rose, Bayley & Sharlene Issue 8 2020 Page 5

Climograph As part of their weekly Skill's sheets, the Year's 9 & 10 students did a climograph of Beijing's rainfall and sunshine hours. Mrs Fenemor knew that Fred & Thelma Leov had a rainfall station, so we went to visit them on Monday afternoon to learn a bit of history on how it came about and how it works. Mr Leov walked the students through the details required, down to points of an mm, answered curly questions on the most rainfall, with the curly one being what was the least amount of moisture they had recorded!! Mrs Fenemor came away with 2014- Fred Leov explains the details of the 2019 records, and the students will rain station to Year 9's (above photo) now graph these into their climograph. and Year 10's (below photo)

Tapawera in focus for the Community Transport Trust The Nelson Community Transport Trust (NTCTT) is conducting a study to assess the needs for transport in the Tasman community of and Tapawera. We created a service between Wakefield and Richmond to help people without mean of transportation to reaching out further within their area or to Richmond. We are now assessing the needs within your area and further to Richmond. To establish a useful service, we need you to tell us in a short survey what will be the key criteria and places that would most efficiently get the service you deserve for you and your area. The survey will be published in the Motueka Guardian, and online (through NTCTT.org.nz for more info). Following this process, we would like to invite you to a community conversation on either the 24th June at 3pm or the 25th June at 2pm held at The Tapawera School (limited places - contact us or leave your details at the end of the survey). Please note, these details will be kept safe within our trust for the purpose of this study. If you would like more information about this survey or the focused conversations in Tapawera and Motueka, please contact Nathalie at [email protected], or message us via our Facebook page @NTCommunityTransport, by phone/ text on 0204 196 0553.

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Mt Robert Tramp - the Y11 Trip up the Lake to Bushline Hut. On Friday the 29th of June a group of students went to Mt Robert for a tramp. We all hopped in the van and left at 8:45 am and headed off to . Once we got to the lake after an hours drive we got our gear and started thinking about our tramp: how we will do it? what do we need? how long do we have? After thinking about our plan we headed off up the hill for our tramp. We had a few stops on the way up the Pinchgut Track getting drinks, taking clothes off, etc but we all made it to the top in the end. The whole group was supported and helped people in our group. We made it to the top and got a group photo then headed off towards Bushline Hut and had lunch. After a 40 minute break we headed off down the hill back to the van. It was a quick trip walking down Paddys Track, we made it to the van in under 1.5hrs. We had a meeting to end our trip to discuss how we worked as a team and the positives and what to think about for our next trip. Then we got into the van and headed back to school. It was a great day out, loved it. I would honestly do it again and I recommend everyone to it go give it a go - it's a quick and easy walk and it doesn't take that long either. Also big thanks to Ms Campbell for taking us, it was a great day out. Thank you. Jesse Hook

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Te Reo Me Ona Tikanga Maori

Matariki Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Ururangi e Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki (These are the children of Matariki) Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e (The bright stars that shine in the sky) Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e (The bright stars that shine in the sky)

https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover- collections/read-watch-play/maori/matariki-maori- new-year/whare-tapere/waiata-song

My name is Aisha Cumming. I am a student teacher, here for a total of 6weeks. I have been working with some of the Visual arts, Materials technology, and DVC students. I am learning a lot and have enjoyed getting to know all the wonderful students and staff. Issue 8 2020 Page 8

Horizons Outward Bound Course On Sunday the 16th of February we dropped Matt off at the Picton Interislander Terminal at 12.30pm. Matt met his team leaders and team members there. We said goodbye to Matt until Sunday 23rd of February. We drove to Anakiwa Outward Bound School and collected Matt after his week of outdoor activities on his Horizons Outward Bound Course.

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