NEWSLETTER - Redcliffs School
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NEWSLETTER - Redcliffs School
NEWSLETTER Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi. With your basket and my basket the people will live. WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2015 TERM FOUR, WEEK TWO Coming Events: Monday 26 October 27 Oct – 6 Nov Wednesday 28 October Thursday 29 October Friday 30 October Monday 2 November Tuesday 3 November th th 4 to 6 November Tuesday 10 November Wednesday 11 November Friday 13 November Monday 16 November Labour Day holiday Team Whenua Aquagym swimming lessons Canterbury Triathlon. PTA meeting 7.30pm staffroom Year 6 Choir at Christchurch Music Festival Kiwiana Mufti day Top Team Afternoon PTA Subway Lunch Year 5 Camp Living Springs Zone Athletics Day Bays Cluster Music Festival 6.00pm Show Day holiday School closed for Teacher Only Day. Board meeting 6.00pm You can find and subscribe to all coming events for this term on our website (Calendar) http://www.redcliffs.school.nz Principal’s Note Dear parents and caregivers Welcome back for Term 4, and a warm welcome to our new students and families. We’ve had a great start to the term, and some lovely weather has arrived too. Many thanks to all who came along to our Athletics Day yesterday, it was an excellent day, and wonderful to see the whole school getting involved and putting in the effort with enthusiasm. Thanks especially to the parents who helped us with the activities and supervision. Another exciting development for the Redcliffs community today – with the opening of the new New World supermarket! It is another step in the regrowth and renewal of Redcliffs. Our congratulations and best wishes to the new owner. As always the final term of the year will be a busy one, with many events and activities planned. Teachers have observed that some of the children have returned to school looking worn out from having such exciting and busy holidays! We have fortunate children from active families who value adventures, however please remember that children need plenty of down-time, rest and relaxation too. Time to just chill-out and be children. This term it will be important that routines, such as early bed times, are adhered to as much as possible, and that after-school and weekends are not too frenetic and over-planned. A good reminder for all of us “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” John Maynard Keynes Hei konā mai Kim Alexander Principal [email protected] This term’s value is: Board of Trustee News Progress Report The board is continuing work behind the scenes, to monitor how the Minister’s decision on our school is progressing. We have been informed that: further ministry advice, reviews of the expert’s reports contained in the Board’s submission, and all other submissions, are now with the minister Hon. Hekia Parata. The Board has requested a copy of the peer reviews of our submission. We have a great team of parents helping the Board, in their areas of expertise, such as PR, resource consenting, lobbying, legal advice etc. What a talented and committed community we are part of! We have been told to expect a final decision from the minister this term. In the meantime – keep up the positive thinking, encouragement and unity. Keep children settled and focussed on being Redcliffs School students, do join up for ‘Team Redcliffs’ in the Summer Starter, and enjoy being part of our fabulous school and community. Announcement Time: Text – Email – Meeting Although we don’t yet know when the minister will announce her decision; we do know from when the minister made her proposal for closure that these events can happen with short notice. It is likely that we might have to let you know that the announcement is imminent via our emergency text system, as we did last time. Make sure you’re subscribed to the text emergency service. Then we will follow that up as soon as possible afterwards with an email out to parents and caregivers. Soon after that we will most likely hold a community meeting, perhaps on the same or next day in the evening. To subscribe to our text alert system simply text the key word 'redcliffs' to 570 (standard text rates apply). This is a one way communication system, i.e. please do not reply to the emergency texts as they will not be read. School News and Information Supermarket Opening Mrs Mac, Ms Alexander, Lily, Tom, Georgie and Liam enjoyed going to the New World opening this morning to represent Redcliffs School. The new owner Julia Spence spoke, Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck officiated and we had a chat with MP Ruth Dyson, Councillors Yani Johansen and Paul Lonsdale. Here are our school leaders – the first people to browse the Fruit and Vege aisle! Bananas were a good price today, so Mrs Mac had to buy some! Teacher Only Day Please note that school will be closed on Monday 16 November, as the teaching staff will be undertaking a day of professional learning; we will be learning how to use the assessment tool e-AssTLe for Writing. This does not mean that the children lose a day of school time this year, as we had already factored this teacher-only-day into our school year. We will still be open for the required number of days of instruction for 2015, by finishing on Thursday 17 September. 3.00pm Safety If you have younger children, who are too young to walk home or cross roads alone (possibly Years 1 to 4?): please ensure that you are at the bus stop to meet your children at 3.00pm. Just the same as you would if school was in Redcliffs and finishing at 3.00pm. The bus supervisors are there as a back-up for emergencies only. Also – please ensure your children know if they are to catch the bus home each day, or if other arrangements have been made. We have had a couple of incidents lately that have arisen from poor communication, which can put children’s safety at risk or raise false alarm. Absentees and lateness Please phone or email the office as soon as possible to advise us if your child is going to be absent or late to school. We spend a considerable amount of time each morning, phoning parents and caregivers whose children have not arrived at school by 9.00am. If the phone is unattended, please leave a message. It is important that you state the reason for your child’s absence, as this is a Ministry of Education requirement. Thank you. Summer Uniform It is time for students to change to Summer uniform, so here is a reminder of the requirements. We proudly wear our uniform at Redcliffs School, and want everyone looking their best, as always. Please ensure named hats are at school every day. Available for purchase from Bambi Drapery or the Warehouse Eastgate. The PTA has second-hand uniform items for sale. Boys Summer Red or White polo shirt with school crest Black shorts – just above the knee, cotton drill plain or cargo pocket Red cricket-style sunhat Girls Summer Red or White polo shirt with school crest Summer Culottes (correct fabric only available at Bambi Drapery) Or Black shorts – just above the knee, cotton drill plain or cargo pocket Red cricket-style sunhat All seasons Red polar fleece, ½ zip with school crest And/or Red sweatshirt with school crest Footwear No uniform footwear is prescribed, however; sports shoes or black school shoes are recommended. No crocs or jandals permitted. Plain white or black socks are recommended. Extra items required (purchase from school office) All Year 5-8 students to have school Sports shirt All Kapa Haka members to have own Kapa Haka t-shirt Extra optional item (purchase from Bambi Drapery) Year 7&8 students: ‘Senior’ jacket Jewellery Small stud earrings and watches permitted. No necklaces, bracelets, anklets, drop earrings, rings etc. Necklaces of cultural significance only to be worn if permission gained from Principal. Student Achievement News Values Certificates Congratulations to these children who received values certificates at recent school assemblies: Excellence: Mark Lemzin, Raffy Bennett, Hannah Wylie, Katana Rimene, Ruby Love-smith Amelia Willis, Harriet Holden, Leo Love-Smith Manaakitanga: Molly McLevy, Danielle Rimene Responsibility: Callum Moores, Niko Paynter-Clarke, Quinn McLeod Resilience: Lily Dufton, Olivia Chivers, Monique McDonald, Harry Dufton, Charlie Hoban, Mika Harrison, Tove Nunnick, Cameron Melhopt, Joe Matulewicz, Alexander Auer Values Awards A big well done to three students who were awarded their Values Badge at the end of last term. They have all earned at least one of each type of our four values awards. Congratulations Rheon Salt, Eddy Stanton, Kynan Salt. ICAS English Success 20 of our Y4-8 students chose to enter the UNSW ICAS Competition this year. We have had some excellent results. Congratulations to these students: Distinction: Hannah Wylie, Lucy Hansen-Ratter, Harvey Willis, Thomas Jones Credit: Abbie Irvine, James Hoole, Declan Simpson, Liam Berryman, Mark Lemzin, Alex Yallop Merit: Charli Watts Bay Cluster Speech Competition Last week we had Georgie Coburn (Y8) and Harvey Willis (Y6) represent Redcliffs School at the Bays Cluster Speech Competition. Both made speeches of extremely high quality and we are very proud of their efforts and performance. The musicians for the evening were also from Redcliffs School; Annissa, Lucy, Raffy and Althea did an outstanding job, adding wonderfully to the sense of occasion. Well done to all! Learning News Dragon's Den Enterprise - please support! This week, Team Rangi students will send home a flyer advertising their Dragon's Den enterprise day. This is to be held in conjunction with our Kiwiana Mufti Day to raise money for Florence and celebrate the Rugby World Cup. The flyer will speak for itself but I'd just like to put in a plug for the students really and say that they have put in tremendous lot of work. To get to this point they have had to design their business, present it to the dragons (Kim Alexander, Craig Jones and Rachael Davis), get it approved, have mentoring with their dragon and then create their product. If you can possibly get behind this venture by reading their flyer and being tempted to buy some of the products they could make great Christmas or birthday gifts and you will be supporting young enterprise at the same time! Top Team Afternoon - help please On Monday 2nd November we are having our Top Team afternoon. This is set up by Sport Canterbury and is a huge amount of problem solving, co-operative team work and fun sports for our students. We do need a few parents to help for the afternoon. If you could offer your time and assistance to help run an activity please email me. You'd be needed from about 12.15-2.30pm. Thanks so much [email protected] Rose McInerney, Deputy Principal Year 4 Camp The Year 4 students had a wonderful time on their overnight camp last week. They were delighted with the whole experience, with foam in the forest being a highlight. Many thanks to the parents who attended, and Ms Huston, Mrs Rogers and Mrs Mac for being so willing to make this camp happen. World Vision Leadership Day On 17 September, Hannah, Emilia, Jud and Zack from Year 7 all went to a special leadership course, run by World Vision. They represented Redcliffs School at the event because we were awarded a scholarship in recognition of our fantastic fundraising effort in the 40 hour famine. Thanks to Hannah for writing this account of the event: “We were nicely introduced, then we had to dress up in some wacky outfits for an ice-breaking activity. We took part in a scavenger hunt to help meet others who we had something in common with. Next we played a game that was meant to be a simulation of what it would be like to be poor in a poor country. This game was hard because we had to give up stuff to get through to the next stage, then you had to work, get money, buy food, work, get money, be immunised, work, get money, get educated… all the time watching out for the police and making sure that you were fed enough, immunised enough, educated enough to avoid the effects of any bad news. It was hard, complicated and a really good simulation. After lunch we did a little test to find out what kind of leader we were. There were four types: powerful eagle, playful peacock, peaceful dove and precise owl. We were a mixture. Jud was the eagle, Emilia was the peacock, Hannah was the dove and Zak was the owl. The powerful eagle was a bossy but decent leader, the playful peacock finds a fun way to lead and get things done, the peaceful dove takes the safe route to keep the peace and the precise owl likes everything perfect while they lead. We had some interesting speakers from World Vision, rated our day and received a goody bag. Thanks to Zak’s mum for coming with us and taking us home.” Sports News Redcliffs School Summer Starter – join Team Redcliffs! Sunday 29 November The Summer Starter finishes at Redcliffs Park. Let's welcome the rest of Canterbury to our own neighbourhood, and make a real impact. You can register online at www.summerstarter.co.nz – please select ‘Team Redcliffs’ when you do. Athletics Day Congratulations to everyone who took part in our Athletics Sports yesterday. The place-getters, and list of entrants and information for the Zone Athletics will be finalised shortly. Athletic skills! Amazing efforts! Go Rose! Arts and Cultural News Year 8 Dance Lessons Begin Our Year 8 students have started their dance lessons for this year. They will be learning some formal and informal dances, in preparation for their end-of-year dinner. The end result of the dance lessons promises to be some very impressive moves. Year 8 parents: you might need to start practicing! Student Leaders Kiwiana Day Coming up! Kiwiana mufti and Dragons’ Den day is coming up on Friday 30 October. This is a new celebration day and fundraiser for our sponsor child. Please can your children come dressed as something ‘kiwiana’ e.g favourite kiwi sportsperson, a sheep, or even just a kiwi item like a jandal. Please bring a gold coin donation to raise money for our sponsor child Florence, and children can bring an extra 50 cents for some rugby mini games the house captains are running at 12.00pm. At lunchtime the year 7 and 8 students will be showcasing their enterprise projects, and there will be items like smoothies, skim-board art, rubber band propelled planes, and other goodies. Parents are welcome to check it out and we will have some order forms for students to order the products. See you there, the student leaders Out of School News Sports Success Congratulations to Fin Ocheduszko Brown (Room 1) who represented Canterbury Metro U13 in the South Island Rugby Tournament in Timaru over the holiday. After the Metro won second place in the tournament, Fin was named as one of the 22 players in the South Island Rep team team. Well done on this fantastic achievement. Congratulations to Mitchell Young (Room 5) who won the National title for Level 4 Men’s Artistic Gymnastics. He competed during the holidays in Auckland against 43 other 9-12 year-old Level 4 gymnasts from ten different provinces. Well done Mitchell, this is an amazing achievement! 2015 Term Dates Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December 2016 Term Dates Monday 1 February to Friday 15 April Monday 2 May to Friday 8 July Monday 25 July to Friday 23 September Monday 10 October to Friday 16 December Ray White Prier Manson Real Estate Ltd supports education at Redcliffs School Phone 331 6757, www.rwopawa.co.nz Fair News REDCLIFFS SCHOOL FAIR 2015 A big thank you to everyone who showed up on the day and worked hard to make it yet another successful Redcliffs School fair. The weather didn’t quite play its part with a high of about 7degrees but showing what a resilient and committed community we are we still managed to raise an impressive total of almost $45,000! I think we can all feel pretty pleased with our efforts! The raffle organiser, stall leaders and the fair committee did a huge amount of work building up to the day and afterwards and deserve huge thanks. But, the day couldn’t have happened without the myriad of helpers. Thanks to all the parents, teachers, students, grandparents, friends, older brothers and sisters, ex-parents and ex-students who helped out on the day! So many fabulous helpers and too many to mention but a few deserve a special mention: Once again our caretaker Chris Smith put in a massive effort to make fair day a success A few fabulous fair stalwarts who are leaving us this year as their children move onto high school: Sonia and Richard Bruin (White Elephant), Annie Crombie (Sweets) and Desiree Aarts and Katie Daeche (Food). Thanks so much for all your work over the years – it is much appreciated and you will be missed! We also have some amazing sponsors who make it possible for us to reduce our costs by donating cash, goods or equipment or to earn money by donating auction items, raffle prizes and prizes for chocolate wheel and sideshows. More details will come in future newsletters but thanks to all of you! How we earned our $44,710 The numbers will change a little but the table below shows the breakdown. Our role has around 210 children and 130 families so it’s a pretty impressive effort. Fair ‘thank-you drinks’ will be coming up shortly with an open invitation to anyone who worked for more than a few hours and wants to celebrate another successful fair. Until next year Fair Committee (Kathy, Sarah, Karran, Sam, Tim, Karen, Nicole Desiree, Katie, Tess, Chelsea and Chris) Redcliffs School Fair 2015 Financial Summary - Interim Results 2015 Stall Income Expenses Auction Books Bouncy Castle Beat the bandit Break a plate Cakes & Deli Calendars- Estimate Candy Floss Clothes Craft Chocolate Wheel Coin Toss Darts Donkey Rides Food Tent Westapc Food - Hellers Tent Food - Coffee Horizontal Bungy Plants Raffle Rides Shop Day Slushy Stall Soccer - Beat the Goalie Sweets Talent Quest Toys White Elephant $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 4,264.00 2,703.30 161.10 228.20 352.00 1,785.20 500.00 942.80 1,786.20 1,235.40 2,290.40 128.90 297.30 30.00 3,449.30 1,445.80 $ 1,415.70 411.70 3,178.40 8,763.10 $ 400.00 1,492.00 519.90 201.80 2,291.00 31.10 2,058.00 $ 4,607.10 Other General Expenses Sponsorship $ $ $ 2,042.90 3,094.99 Net Profit $ 49,012.60 $ 4,301.72 824.11 352.62 30.00 Total $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 4,264.00 2,703.30 161.10 228.20 352.00 1,785.20 500.00 942.80 1,786.20 1,235.40 2,290.40 128.90 297.30 30.00 3,449.30 621.69 1,415.70 411.70 3,178.40 8,410.48 400.00 1,492.00 519.90 201.80 2,291.00 31.10 2,028.00 4,607.10 2,042.90 44,710.88 Community Notices New World Redcliffs opens TODAY 21 October. New World generously supported Redcliffs School Fair Welcome back to our community! Heathcote Valley School Gala Friday 6 Nov, 5-8pm. “Pool Party Theme” Flip-flops, flippers and family fun at this years’ gala. It will be a splashing event! Many craft and food stalls, bar, live local entertainment, dunk tank, bouncy castles, water walkers, raffles, mystery boxes, pony rides, chocolate wheel and more. Come and join the fun and support the Heathcote Community in raising funds for the re-build of their school pool. Redcliffs Playgroup held Mondays 9:30-11:30am during term time at St Andrews Church, 148 Main Rd Redcliffs. $2 per family. Any enquiries please contact Vanessa, phone 384 1815 or 021 0275 1900. Forget Me Not Photography My name is Zoe and I am a local photographer, living in Redcliffs. I specialise in children and families and would love to get some natural photographs of your families. If you mention Redcliffs School when you book in with me, you will get one free mounted 5x7 print of ÿour choice. I can be contacted on [email protected] or 021018700. Aqua Gym Hiring now ! Fun and rewarding work with a great team of people.Receptionist/Lifeguard and Swimming Instructors A variety of part time work available during school hours. email your C.V. to [email protected] “Big Science Day” Saturday 31 October, Cathedral Square. Science Alive! invites families back into the heart of Christchurch with an all-day, FREE Science and Technology extravaganza, suitable for adults, families and children of all ages. Showcasing innovations with exciting displays, demonstrations, science shows and workshops the “Big Science Day” will create fun learning experiences for our community. For information, visit www.bigscienceday.co.nz Did your kids enjoy the Weet-bix Tryathlon or are they keen to try a new event? The House of Travel Triathlon Festival has triathlon events for all ages from 5 year olds up (as well as loads of events for parents). The event is held on closed roads at Pegasus with the event being ideal for familes as there is something for everyone. For more details and entry visit www.triathlonfestival.co.nz Woolston Brass and Family Sun. 1 November, 3pm Charles Luney Auditorium,12 Winchester St, Merivale. Tickets available at the door (cash only); Adult $20, Concession $15 Child $10, Family $45 (2 adults,2 Children) Early Bird tickets available online at Dash Tickets. Woolston Brass and Family will showcase exceptional talent from the established musicians of Woolston Brass and up and coming talent in the Woolston Brass Academy, including performances from Woolston Concert Brass and Woolston Junior Band. Come along and enjoy a fun and entertaining concert that is suitable for the whole family. Drama Club “Break Through Drama” After School fun and games through drama and dance. Helping to develop confidence, creativity and imagination in a fun and safe environment. Run by Michelle Fulford, trained drama facilitator. 4 week course, $40 per student. Wednesday 11, 18 and 25 November and 2 December at the Sumner School Old Hall, Wiggins Street. Yr 1-4; 3.10-4pm, Yr 5-8; 4-4.50pm Please phone 027 610 6895 for further information and/or register by email at [email protected] Girls Zone at South Library 66 Colombo St, for 10-13yrs. Mondays 3.30-5pm $20 per child, per term ( programme runs for 2 terms) This dynamic and innovative workshop will explore 3D design, coding, robotics, photo editing, animations, music making and a whole lot more! For more information please phone 941 5140.
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