Principal`s Awards

DRURY SCHOOL
Growth through Learning
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
Kia ora, greetings from school in Week 5 of a very busy and
enjoyable third term. Congratulations to our tremendous
School choir, trained by Mrs Robinson. They represented
our school extremely well last week in a matinee
and two evening performances as part of the
biennial Papakura Schools Music Festival held
at Kelvin Road School hall.
WELCOME to Alina McPike and her family. Alina started
with us recently in Room 1.
3-WAY CONFERENCING:
These conferences form an integral part in the school-home
liaison partnership and provide valued communication,
explanation and support for students, parents and teaching
staff. It was pleasing to see that approximately 93%
attended our second 3-Way Conferencing interviews
recently. Any parents who were unable to attend may wish
to contact their child’s teacher to arrange a suitable time to
speak with them.
CALF CLUB DAY:
DRURY SCHOOL
 A
reminder that this major
CALF CLUB
annual event is now just over
2014
five weeks away - Saturday 27
September. Our FODS parents
are again working really hard
towards making this the successful and really enjoyable
day that it always is. Please help out in any way that you
can. Thanks.
 A FODS MUFTI DAY will be held on Friday 29 August in
order to collect items for Calf Club raffles and stalls. A
separate notice will be sent home shortly containing more
details on this. In the meantime any donated items and
products for Calf Club Day, or books and preloved clothing
can be left at the school office.
 Please return your entry forms for the calf, lamb, goat, dog
and small animal section of Calf Club day to the office as
soon as possible.
 Don’t forget the “My Animal & Me” photo competition as
well.
ATHONS:
Information on our annual “Athons” was sent home on
Tuesday. The actual Athon testing will be carried out on
Friday of Week 7 (5 September). Year 0-4 will be completing
a Spellathon with Year 5-8 undertaking a Knowledgeathon.
SCHOOL SPEECH FINALS:
Wednesday 27 August in the School Hall. Parents are most
welcome. The Year 7-8 final will commence at 9.15am and
the Year 5-6 final will follow with an 11.00am start time.
2015 TERM DATES:
For your information the dates for the 2015 school year will
be as follows:
Issue 14
20 August 2014
ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY:
It was great to see our students trying so hard and taking
up the challenge involved in last week’s cross country.
Thanks to Miss McMullen for her organisation of this event.
Congratulations to the following placegetters:
New Entrant GIRLS
New Entrant BOYS
1st
Abby Ross
1st
Nixon Wong
2nd
Olivia Williamson
2nd
Wade Lee
3rd
Kameron Price
3rd
Cordel Kaihau
Year 1 GIRLS
Year 1 BOYS
1st
Natalia Sanchez
1st
Joel Jenkin
2nd
Taryn Oosthuizen
2nd
Jerral Tuilaepa
3rd
Jessie Cunningham
3rd
Aaron Jenden
Year 2 GIRLS
Year 2 BOYS
1st
Briana Tuilaepa
1st
John Alberts
2nd
Olivia Annabel
2nd
Riley Ross
3rd
Aiva Bicknell
3rd = Jaxon Hooper & John Waters
Year 3 GIRLS
Year 3 BOYS
1st
Madison Bari
1st
Reuben Smith
2nd
Neve Chalmers
2nd
Bevan Gattsche
3rd
Tyra-Lee Stanaway
3rd
Justin Deng
Year 4 GIRLS
Year 4 BOYS
1st
Kayla Gaskill
1st
Josh Partridge
2nd
Tayla Bell
2nd
Te Papuni Karaka
3rd
Isabella Atikinson
3rd
Ryker Yearbury
Year 5 GIRLS
Year 5 BOYS
1st
Lauren Slaughter
1st
Elijah Cathcart
2nd
Chloe Wood
2nd
Ryan Gaskill
3rd
Eden Annabel
3rd
Oliver Ingram
Year 6 GIRLS
Year 6 BOYS
1st
Ashley Rohloff
1st
Will MacLeod
2nd
Tarryn Richmond
2nd
Levi Potter
3rd
Abbey Chalmers
3rd
Evan Gadd
Year 7 GIRLS
Year 7 BOYS
1st
Aria Hoggart
1st
Jonah Potter
2nd
Zoe Shuker
2nd
Ben Stephenson
3rd
Shannyne Mitchell-Stephens 3rd
Daniel Atkinson
Year 8 GIRLS
Year 8 BOYS
1st
Chloe Kwidor
1st
Dylan Brownie
2nd
Lucy Hunter
2nd
Joseph Wilson
3rd
Lauren Kats
3rd
Sabian Bicknell
FODS TRIVIA EVENING :
A big thank you to those who came along and took part in
last Saturday’s Trivia Evening and to those who helped
with the event. Also to the sponsors for the evening Stampede Bar, CRC Industries, The Pilot Company and
Anything Acrylic Ltd. Another fun FODS event. Thanks.
ENVIROFACT:
Turning off the tap when brushing your teeth
or shaving can save up to 20,000 litres of
water a year.
COMING EVENTS
Fri 22 August
Travelwise Zebra activity @ 8am
Tue 26 Aug
Yr 5-6 Gymnastics starts @ Bruce Pulman
Wed 27 Aug
School Speech Finals
Fri 29 Aug
FODS Calf Club Mufti Day
Term 1
Monday 2 February -
Thursday 2 April
Tue 2 Sept
Dental Clinic Van on site
Term 2
Monday 20 April
-
Friday 3 July
Wed 3 Sept
Walking School Bus Milo & Muffins
Term 3
Monday 20 July
-
Sat 26 September
Term 4
Monday 12 October -
Tuesday 15 December
Calf Club leading demonstration @ 2.15pm
Fri 5 Sept
Athon Testing
MANUKAU SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FAIR AWARDS:
Congratulations to three of our senior students who were
awarded prizes in the recent fair. This is a great achievement,
especially when you consider the large number of students
involved:
 Lily Hart gained 3rd place and a Special Prize with her
project “Paws Off” in the Year 7-10 Technology/Innovation
section.
 Amy Scott gained a Highly Commended award for “Power
to the Plants!” in the Year 7/8 Living World section.
 Jake Hoggart gained a Highly Commended award for “Will
it Grow?” in the Year 7/8 Environmental Science section.
MOE WEBSITE:
The Ministry of Education is redeveloping its website and
improving its on-line information. A new website about
education for parents and carers is underway
www.parents.education.govt.nz (a bookmark containing
information on this site should accompany this newsletter).
WSB MILO & MUFFIN MORNING:
Join the Walking School Bus on Wednesday 3
September at 8.10am at either Gatland Rd or
Waihoehoe Rd to walk to school - followed by
Milo & Muffins with the WSB team. Just show
your ticket to join in.
TRAVELWISE PARK & WALK:
Over 30 students took advantage of the recent Cross Street
“Park & Walk” morning. They were entertained on their walk
by Max the Kakapo. Keep an eye out for more of these in
the future to help alleviate parking congestion outside the
school entrances.
DULUX PAINT FOR SCHOOL:
Many thanks to one of our grandparents, Annette Fahey, for
her support of the above promotion - which saw our school
receive a considerable amount of free paint from Dulux.
STARS OF THE DAY– Olivia Faber Rm 11
and Caden Bari Rm 17
SMART CARD - Owen Turner Rm 6
REMINDERS:
 2 litre bottles of worm tea - available at the office for $2.
 Please ensure that if you pick your children up by car
after school, that they are collected on time @ 3pm
each day. Thank you for your co-operation.
 Your old mobile phones are gratefully accepted in the
Starship Hospital carton in the office foyer.
STAFFING:
Our Assistant Principal, Mrs Sue Pine, has a secondment
as a Mathematics Facilitator for the remainder of this
year. Mrs Baker will be acting Year 5-6 Syndicate Leader
during this period.
PHOTOLIFE SCHOOL PHOTOS:
Thank you parents for your support of the Photolife
School Photos and thank you to Photolife for the $850
commission recently paid to us.
Kind regards
Clive Morris - Principal
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
The best way to have a friend
is to be one.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS: Keyboard and piano lessons are
available at Drury School during school hours. For more
information contact Music in Schools - Phone 273 3411.
Principal’s Awards
Troy O’Leary
Madison Bari
Natalie O’Leary
Connor Barnett
Ashton Balu
Felix Sua
Gemma Slaughter
James Chapman
John Alberts
Ben Turner
Ryan Johnson
Jessica Kats
Levi Potter
Amy Scott
Jacob Doidge
Jordon Laker
Te Papuni Karaka
Joshua Boxall
Taryn Ooosthuizen
Grace Chalmers
Jessica Ingram
discussing his learning with a buddy and offering to share ideas in a group or to the whole class
beginning to ask questions when she is unsure of new learning and being prepared to ‘have a go’
working diligently to write an informative and thoroughly researched speech
engaging more in maths discussions and showing more confidence in his own ability
settling into school well and demonstrating a positive attitude towards his learning
making valuable contributions to discussions - especially in maths
being a helpful, quiet and polite class member who always does the right thing
scoring a perfect 200 out of 200 in the class Basic Facts Quiz!
being polite, respectful and helpful to adults and friends both in and out of the classroom
a settled and thoughtful learner who is keen to take responsibility for all his learning tasks
working hard to make good choices in and out of the classroom and participating constructively in discussions
excellence across the curriculum and showing a positive attitude towards her learning
focusing on his learning and participating constructively in class discussions
scoring a perfect 200 out of 200 in the class Basic Facts Quiz!
being a considerate listener in Room 3 and making a good effort during learning time
showing good citizenship by helping others
taking increasing responsibility for his learning
an excellent start made to Term 3, working and playing well with others and helping when needed
a great improvement in writing and showing diligence in all areas at school
always participating in class discussions and making valuable contributions
consistently showing a responsible attitude towards her work, especially with lots of outside commitments to
deal with as well