Community Newsletter - March 2021 Community Newsletter - March 2021 Tarras Community Church Our service this month will be on:- Sunday 7th March at 11am led by the Rev Damon Plimmer. Legumes for Hard Hill Country Parish AGM and Picnic following the Service. Tarras Talk Tuesday 9 March 1.00 – 5.00 pm We are online at www.tarras.org.nz - tell your friends! Avenel Station, 402 Bennet Road, Millers Flat DUTY: Felicity Hayman and Trudi Pryde In collaboration with AgResearch, this event will visit Pat ALL WELCOME and Nick Garden’s trial area to learn about their research into the use of lotus in Central Otago hard hill country. Discussion topics: Golf- The Tarras Golf Club’s AGM will be held on Monday 15th March, 7.30pm at the Tarras Hall. - Establishment, costs, productivity and management Opening day of the 2021 Season will be Saturday requirements. 27th March. Everyone welcome. - Integration into the farming system – results of FREE GOLF LESSONS-for anyone keen to begin whole system modelling. golf, re-start golf or refresh your swing in an hour long group lesson with Willie Moore, the - Overview of preliminary results from other trial sites Cromwell Golf Club Professional on Sunday 7th (Caucasian and annual clovers). March at 9.30am. Meet at the Tarras Hall before 9.30am please. Clubs will be provided. Willie - Farmer experiences in establishment and management will be paid by the Tarras Golf Club. Phone Jan of legumes in hard hill country. Gibson 0273094344 for enquiries or to book a Bring your own afternoon tea, picnic chair and 4WD for the place, thankyou. farm tour. BBQ and refreshments to follow. Sponsored by PGG Wrightson and PGG Wrightson Seeds. TARRAS RURAL WOMEN Registration is essential (please register again even if you registered for the original event) and can be done via the This month we celebrate Neighbours Day B+LNZ website events page: Aotearoa, this year’s theme is The Big Plant www.beeflambnz.com/events/blnz-central-otago-farming-pr Swap. ofit-field-day-legumes-hard-hill-country When: 2pm, Wednesday, 24th March Where: Sue Stark’s garden, Burn Cottage Road. Tarras Business Guide Tarras Website is expanding the TARRAS BUSINESS GUIDE! Further details will be advised by email. Email Shaun Burdon [email protected] with details and an [email protected] image of your business to be included! Announcements Congratulations-Cindy Trevathan and Shane Harrex on Luke James’ arrival in January. They live in Alexandra. 2nd Grand child for Sue and Dave Trevathan Mandy Trevathan and Anthony Beattie who were married in Te Anau on 19th January. Mandy is Sue and Dave’s youngest daughter. Enjoy a day for the whole community with A THANKS-GIVING HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Winter Waller : Turns 6 on 12th March, Kaylen Waller : Turns 10 on 14th March SERVICE, BBQ LUNCH AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Please let us know if you would like a birthday, event or announcement celebrated here Tarras Talk is sponsored by: TARRAS RURAL WOMEN Community Newsletter - March 2021 Community Newsletter - March 2021 Tarras School Book Club Kia Orana, The Tarras Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday 10th March Students have settled back into school exceptionally well and started some super learning journeys already. New at 7.30pm, and will be hosted by students have seemed like they have always been part of the school and old students like they were never away on holiday! This year we have two learning spaces set up - Year 1 and Year 3 - 6. With a total of 11 students this term Spin at Nine Mile. Ph: 445 2885. we are able to really focus on individual learning needs in each learning space. Year 4, 5 and 6 students participated in Physical Activity Leader training in Cromwell. This gives the students the leadership skills to take whole school sessions and also provides a selection of fun games to play in these sessions. This programme has been part of our school day for over 2 years now and staff see an amazing increase in Anzac Day Service Sunday 25 leadership style from all students. April 2021 – If anyone is All students participated in The Junior Challenge Wanaka. Training had been intense and everyone tried their interested in organising this absolute best. Tarras School would like to thank the organisers for ensuring the day ran smoothly. Students were service this year for the Tarras wearing their medals and finisher t shirts with pride once they had completed their race. Community events like community at the Tarras Hall these ensure students participate with other local schools and start to make connections with peers who they will please contact Spin Lucas on 03 attend schooling with in the future. th th TARRAS PLAYGROUP - Dog Trials 25 -26 March 445 2885 or Felicity Hayman on If you are a Trail Rider enthusiast ensure you head to Long Gully on Saturday 27th March to take part in the 0274 372137. Wanaka Trailride. Tarras School will once again be running the parking on the day and we have a great turn out of Once again, this year we will be phoning the community to volunteers to do this job. This is a steady fundraiser for school and a great way for us to support something local. seek your support towards the catering at Dog Trials. Have FRIENDS OF TARRAS SCHOOL a think...what is your preferred dish, cooked meat, salad, Thinking about firewood for 2022?? Tarras School FOTS are doing some fundraisers this year to get you ready. sweet and/or savoury baking or soup! We will be Find a Tarras School student and buy a raffle ticket - $2 a ticket. Raffle tickets also be available at the shop. March We have a very exciting new fundraiser endeavouring to make contact with everyone over the next raffle will be available in the last week of February and it will be drawn on 31st March 2021. Each month there will couple of weeks. If you do not hear from us, it means we underway, TARRAS TEA TOWELS! be a new raffle until the source of wood runs dry! Buy 1 or buy a whole sheet of 50 - the more tickets you buy the have received amazing support from the community and greater chance of winning a trailer load of wood. We would like to thank Lindis Peak Station for donating the wood your name will be at the top of the list for us to ring in 2022! We would like to thank the sheep and and Grant Hood Contracting for transporting the wood to our desired location. beef farm owners for getting in behind us We are also seeking any volunteers who may have a spare Students would like to thank the following businesses for their support through the Southfuels “Fuel for Schools” and agreeing to have their property hour or two to come along and lend a hand in the kitchen Programme. We hit the target at the end of 2020 and the exciting package of an iPad with some OSMO tools was on either day. If you are available and willing, please names listed on the new Tarras Tea dropped off by Libby in Week 1. contact Stacey (445 2007) or Michelle (021 120 3893). Towel. If we have missed you, we would Geordie Hill Station Limited, R J Johnston Contracting, Lindis Peaks Farming Limited, Tarras Farm Limited like to take this time to sincerely Partnership, Molyneux Farm Ltd, Tarras Downs Ltd, Duncan Earthworks Ltd Clutha Plains Trust, G R Goodger & Co, Thank you for your support! This year’s fundraiser will be Nine Mile Pastoral Limited, Duncan Earthworks Ltd, Cheeki Cherries, M & J McCaughan, Kotiti Ltd, Malvern Downs Ltd apologise and please do let us know as going towards having the spouting upgraded to improve the quantity of our water supply. we can rectify this before placing the Nga Mihi next print order. Rachelle Covid-19 : If you are entering the Tarras School building it is a requirement to scan the Covid-19 tracker QR code, located at all entrance points, or sign in Current Roll : 11 The design is still a secret, but we can using our paper registers. This is a requirement and will assist with contract tracing if necessary. We thank you for your compliance assure you...we are quite excited to see this come alive. Watch out for our special introductory offer coming soon! Search Tarras School Creating Unique Learning Experiences. Follow our Facebook page Tarras School Fundraising for more details. Community, Curiosity, Diversity, Sustainability Hapori, Mahira, Kanorau, Whakauka.