LOBURN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER April 12 2017 Innovative - Dynamic - Exciting Phone 3128828 Email
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Nau mai, hoki mai Dear Parents, Last night I managed to watch the two Loburn football teams in action in their final games of the season. It is great to see the enthusiasm on display and the level of positive support for both teams. Special thanks must go to Harry Kelso and Alex Orchard for their efforts in coaching both teams and the encouragement they both gave to all of the players. I know the players in both teams appreciated the time put in by the senior boys. The same goes with all those involved in the Friday night basketball competitions. We have been fortunate to be able to get quality coaches for each of the teams and continue the strong focus on basketball for our middle to senior students.
Students may bring a beanbag, cushion and or PJ’s. Please take these to the library in the morning.
I hope you all enjoyed the student led conferences last week. The move to this style of reporting gives the students greater ownership of the learning, makes them more accountable, helps students understand the process of reflection and self-evaluation, and gives them a chance to improve their oral communication skills. I sat in on many conferences and it was great to see the level of confidence the students showed in articulating their goals. If further information is sought then the teachers will gladly accommodate your request. Please contact them directly.
In the newsletter is a copy of the Friday Hot Food Order for term 2. The best option is to order for the whole term in one go.
Swimming Lessons We made a mistake with the cost of the swimming lessons delivered earlier this year. The cost is $15 per child, not $10 per child is previously noted. Apologies for this. We will add $5 per child to your next account Rakahuri House have finally won the termly house competition. Tomorrow they will celebrate with a movie, popcorn and chips in the Mt Thomas Room.
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We finish the term off with a topic sharing session tomorrow morning. Between 10.45am and 12pm the students will move around the rooms in their houses, answering questions related to our Power topic. Parents are welcome to come along and join in. Mt Thomas Walks Friday 5 May I have added a list of the parents / community members who have volunteered to help with the walks around Mt Thomas. Please check to see if I have the details correct. If I have missed you off, please let me know. We are still looking for more helpers. Thank you.
Next term our focus turns to a school production, which will involve all of the students. It will incorporate dance, drama and the arts around our theme of “Power”. This will be held in the last week of the term and we will be asking for parental help with costumes etc. Wearable arts will be the theme for the costumes. Please start collecting materials for this. I will be able to give you more details early next term. Thank you for the wonderful support you continually give us. Have a wonderful Easter and holiday break with the family. Lets hope there is some sunshine behind this rain. Hei konā rā Stuart
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Harry and Alex with their football teams. Left: Blake, Henrick, Henry, Jess, Ashley, Josh, Benjamin and Gabe. Right: Leith, Dylan, Josh, Angus, and Grace.
Qualities Certificates Week 10 High Performer
Sophie Paterson, Ashley Mangan, Will Bint, Jana Atkinson, Archie McAlister
Investigator
Ben Acton
Thinker
Zoe Paterson, Angus Grigor, Lincoln Handley, Hunter Peacock, Lily Beattie
Team Player
Ethan Hunter
Communicator
Neve Fortune, Hadler Steele, Ella Kelman, Hannah Udy
Happy Easter Everyone From the Home and School! Hope all the chocolate selling is going well! Remember $50 for the top seller!! With Easter weekend ahead, here is a great recipe for An Easter fudgy Cake using Whittaker’s chocolate! Or you could buy 2 bars of chocolate, either bake the cake and wrap in a ribbon or write out this recipe and wrap a ribbon around the chocolate bars with the recipe and hand them out to family and friends as an Easter gift??? Just a thought? Chocolate Fudge Cake!! Ingredients: 150gm Butter 165gm Bown sugar (3/4 cup) 150gm Dark chocolate or 2 -3 bars of Whittaker’s chocolate 1/3 cup condensed milk ½ cup sour cream 2 eggs 110gm flour Directions: Heat oven to 170 degrees, get a 22cm round baking tin, sprayed. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add sugar, chocolate and condensed milk. Cook over a low heat, stirring until the mixture thickens slightly and the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cool slightly. Whisk sour cream and eggs in to bowl first, then add to cooled mixture, add flour and mix well. Pour into greased baking tin and bake 45-55 minutes or until cooked. Place cake on serving plate,you could sieve cocoa over the top, add some berries and drizzle some white chocolate. Serve with cream if desired. Or ice with chocolate icing. Eat and enjoy!
A big THANK YOU goes out to the Home and School for buying us some lovely new tools for the Gardening Club. Brooke is especially happy with her new chicken rake - needed to spread the chook sawdust around the garden beds. Wiltshire lambs for sale- 6 girls and 7 wethers -shed wool so no shearing required! From $100 Phone Cath 3128306 or 0211636039
Part-time work available at Karikaas turning cheeses. Good physical fitness necessary. Visit the factory or phone Di 312 8708.
Mt Thomas Walks Yr 1-Yr 2 Walk 1
Yr 3-Yr 5 Walk 2
Yr 6 - Yr 8 Walk 3
Miss Milburn
Mr Reed
Mr Priddy
Miss Kennedy Mrs Allaway
Mrs Knight Miss Allen
Mrs Sutherland Miss Brown
Parents with transport numbers Katie Steele 5
Parents with transport numbers Stu Jackson 3
Parents with transport numbers Esther Beattie 3
Isla Rabbidge 4 Andrew Ashworth 4 Aaron Pullar Emma Ward 4 Shelley Huria 4 David Oxnam 3 Loretta Acton 4 Louise Paterson 4
Sam Wilson 3 Shaun Rabbidge Rachel Fahey 3 Michelle Radka 4 Nigel Wilson Grant Dunnett 3 Perry Eyles 3 Matt Dowdall 2 Sriamon Reavill
Brett Harvey 4 Kelly Woods 1 Richard Paterson 4 Cath Dimmock 5 Natalie Grigor 3 Linda Carlyon 4 Sue Kirwan 5 Hilary Tobeck 3 (transport only) James Hunter
Doug Paterson Warwick Kirwan 3 Jason Browne 2 Add
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Madeleine Bint
Will Bint Angus Grigor
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Kiwi English, Maths and Science Competition Tests. The Kiwi Competition is an assessment programme for students in English, Mathematics, or Science which measures academic performance. Students entering a test receive hard copy reports and a certificate to recognise their level of achievement. More information can be found at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/cem/kiwi-competitions/ These tests will replace the ICAS tests offered in previous years. We recommend the tests for students who display a high level of aptitude in a subject area. There is a fee of $8.50 for each test. If you would like your child to participate in one or more of these tests, please complete the form in the newsletter and return it to school by Tuesday 2 May. Disregard the date on the slip below. The fees will be added to your child's account. Mike Reed
University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8140, New Zealand Tel: +64 3 364 2588 Fax: +64 3 364 2641 Email:
[email protected] www.cem.canterbury.ac.nz
2017 Great Kiwi Science, English and Mathematics Competitions Dear Parents and Caregivers The University of Canterbury is offering your child the opportunity to participate in the Great KIWI English, Mathematics and Science competitions. These competitions take place annually and are designed by New Zealand teachers for New Zealand students based on the New Zealand curriculum. The competitions are administered by the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) which is a not-for-profit Centre at the University of Canterbury. The competitions are open to all Year 5-10 students in English, Mathematics and Science. Students can enter in one or more subjects. It provides teachers, parents and students with an independent, comprehensive record of a student’s performance. The supervised online tests will take place in the last 2 weeks of Term 2. Distinction
Top 1% of Year Level
Excellence
Next 10%
Merit
Next 20%
Achieved
Next 25%
Participation
Remainder
Certificates will be sent to all participating students and prizes will be awarded to top students.
Entries are administered by the school. For further information, please consult the CEM website www.cem.canterbury.ac.nz
Please return THIS section to the school office by Friday 28th April 2017. No late entries will be accepted. I give permission for my child: to participate in the 2017 KIWI competitions.
Class:
Please select the subjects you would like your child to enter. Subject
Year Level
Entry (Inc GST)
English
$8.50
Mathematics
$8.50
Science
$8.50 Total
Name of parent /caregiver: Signature:
Fees enclosed
$
Hot Food Lunches start 12th May! TERM orders/payment in by TUESDAY 8TH MAY 2017 Name………………………………………….. Team/Class…………………………………… 12/5 Pie $2.50 Pizza $2.00 Apple Pie $2.00 Sausage Roll $2.00 Sushi Snack Pack (chicken) $5 Sushi Rice Ball (chicken) $5 Total $................
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Name………………………………………….. Team/Class…………………………………… 12/5 Pie $2.50 Pizza $2.00 Apple Pie $2.00 Sausage Roll $2.00 Sushi Snack Pack (chicken) $5 Sushi Rice Ball (chicken) $5 Total $................
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Name………………………………………….. Team/Class…………………………………… 12/5 Pie $2.50 Pizza $2.00 Apple Pie $2.00 Sausage Roll $2.00 Sushi Snack Pack (chicken) $5 Sushi Rice Ball (chicken) $5 Total $................
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This can be paid into the HOME & SCHOOL a/c 03-0674-0065097-00 with your name as the reference, or to the office Please check dates as Y8 away on 12th May and team West has camp week 26-30th June
LOBURN SCHOOL CALENDAR MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
2017 10 April
11 April
12 April
13 April
14 April
Assembly 9am
Good Friday
Topic Sharing 10.45am Last day of the term 17 April
18 April
19 April
20 April
21 April
24 April
25 April
26 April
27 April
28 April
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
Assembly 9am
School Trip to Mt Thomas
8 May
9 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
BoT Meeting 7pm 15 May
16 May
17 May
Assembly 9am 18 May
19 May Assembly 9am
22 May
23 May
24 May
Loburn School X Country 29 May
30 May
Tri Schools X Country
Rangiora High School Open Day
5 June
6 June
Queens Birthday 12 June
31 May
25 May
26 May
Rangiora High School Open Day
Assembly 9am
1 June
2 June Assembly 9am
7 June
8 June
North Canterbury Cross Country 13 June
14 June
9 June Assembly 9am
15 June
BoT Meeting 7pm
16 June Loburn School Quiz Night WPCA Lake Daniels
19 June
20 June
Term 1: Term 2: Term 3: Term 4:
21 June
22 June
2017 SCHOOL TERMS
23 June
Monday 30 January to Thursday 13 April Monday 1 May to Friday 7 July Monday 24 July to Friday 29 September Monday 16 October to Tuesday 19 December (to be confirmed)
