Carisbrook School “Seek Excellence Together” “Whāia te iti kahuraki ka mahi tahi tātou” Newsletter 17

Thursday 9 June 2016

Principal’s Report

Carisbrook (Main) 217 South Rd, Caversham Ph: 455 8315 Fax: 455 3720 Carisbrook (Heights) 38 Riselaw Rd, Calton Hill Ph: 487 7465 Fax: 487 7465

Resilient Responsible

Kia ora, Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Malo e Lelei, Fakaalofa Lahi atu, Bula Vinaka, Namaste, Ni Hao, Nei Ho, Selamat, Konnichiwa, Kamusta, Salam, Malo ni, Assalaam alaikum & greetings. The Board of Trustees election voting closed last Friday at mid day, however we need to await postal votes before the election results can be made public. The postal votes need to have been date stamped before the 3rd June and be received by the school by the end of mail delivery, six days after the Friday close off. These results will be available tomorrow and will be placed on a poster on the office window. Results are required to be published in the paper and this will be done asap after close off. We have moved from the cold morning frosts to rain. Parents & caregivers, if you require a jacket for your child / children please let us know at the school office. We are lucky to receive support from Kidscan and they have kindly donated jackets for us to provide to children who require these. It is very important that the students arrive at school warm and dry and ready to learn. Times are hard for some families in NZ at the moment and I also want to remind parents and caregivers that we are supplied with milk and cereal so that we can provide breakfast for those students who have come from homes that have run out of food. The students can just come over to the office and we will get them sorted. No judgements are ever made on these students as hard times can affect anyone. A reminder to our Pasifika community at Carisbrook School that we have a Pasifika fono planned for this evening. Parents and caregivers of students identified as being pasifika should have received an invitation via mail. Please come along and join us. Tania Hodges, our Literacy Lead Teacher will provide ideas for supporting students with their reading. We will also have light refreshments available for all. We have someone set up to supervise the children if you need to bring them along. If anyone is purchasing a house and requiring a mortgage, give ANZ the opportunity to provide your mortgage. They have a system whereas people accepting mortgages from ANZ get to nominate a school of choice to receive resource support from ANZ. Our school can use the ANZ donations to purchase either sports goods or technology goods. The Singapore Cultural Exchange group will be running a Family Bingo Night.

Respectful

FAMILY BINGO NIGHT Friday 24 June at 6:00pm Main Site School Hall $2 entry fee and receive one free bingo card Additional cards $2 each or 3 for $5. Refreshments for sale. All ages welcome Regards Ben Sincock, Principal

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to our new student…. Bella Holtz Computers In Homes

Important notice. This will be your last chance for you to be part of an amazing program. Computers In Homes will be functioning from other schools so do not miss out. For $50 total you will receive 20 hours training, a desktop or laptop and the opportunity to get a subsidised internet connection. Computers In Homes has been popular so you will need to be in quick. Please do not hesitate to contact Tony Hayward 021 754 848 or 03 4551366 to enrol or for additional information. Do not miss out on this great opportunity, Act now. Last Chance.

Matariki Celebrations

MATARIKI celebrations this year will be on the 18th of June. Again we will be having lots of crafts, food, story telling and singing. Please save this date, if you are a family of the school or part of the wider community and would like to support in some way such as making fried bread, poi making, flax weaving, carving, etc. Please let Rachelle Moors know as we would love to make this just as special as last year. See advert on the last page of this newsletter. Whiria te Tangata Weave the people together. Matariki is the Māori name for a group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster. The Māori New Year is marked by the rise of this star cluster and the sighting of the next new moon. In 2016, Matariki will start on 6 June. The physical appearance of Matariki in the sky was traditionally used by a tohunga (a priest or expert) as a forecast of the year ahead. Clear and bright stars signalled warm and productive seasons, and hazy or shimmering clusters meant a cold winter was coming and ground for crops was prepared accordingly.

Surrey Street Parking

The school side of Surrey Street has now been clearly marked with yellow lines. Please do not park or stop on these lines while dropping of your child. Please refer to the back page of this newsletter regarding our pick up and drop off zone on South Road. Please note that vehicles are not allow to drive onto school grounds, at any time. The Surrey Street entrance is for authorised personal only

Parent Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 21st June and Wednesday 22nd June

If you don’t have access to a computer we have a computer set up in the Library for you to use to book your interview or you can ask Mel, Kellie or your class teacher to do so for you. Carisbrook School Online Booking System 1. To book online. 2. www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 3. Enter x2rgn 4. Enter your details 5. Choose a Site and then a Teacher 6. Choose a time 7. Await an email confirming your interview

Scholastic Book Club - Issue 4

Book Club orders and money are due into the school office by 9am on Friday 24 June.

Lost Property

There is a large amount of lost property hanging in individual blocks or by the After School Care room. Please check or have your child check if they have any lost items. Thank you.

Winter Sports DRAW - NETBALL Thursday 9 June Monday 13 June Tuesday 14 June DRAW - MINIBALL Thursday 9 June Monday 13 June Wednesday 15 June

Carisbrook Blue Carisbrook Red Carisbrook Stars Carisbrook Shooters Carisbrook Green Carisbrook Yellow

Carisbrook Heat Carisbrook Hornets Carisbrook Hawks

vs. vs. vs.

vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs.

DNI Black Tahuna 7 Green Draw not yet available Draw not yet available Draw not yet available Draw not yet available

Grants Braes magic Taieri Flames Draw not yet available

3:40pm 4:05pm

5:15pm 4:30pm

Court 2 Court 4

Check out the draws and results for Dunedin sports at http://drawsresults.sportsrunner.net

Court 17 Court 11

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Samoan Language Week

Ruma Kekeno hosted Assembly last Friday. As it was Samoan Language Week they embraced it with Samoan song and custom.

Students in the Senior technology programme have been exploring using biotechnology processes to develop food products. They will be serving their products at an upcoming Senior School event (watch this space for more details). They've been learning about fermenting yeast and sugars by making ginger ale.

The seniors in the sustainable living elective have been working hard to develop healthy food options suitable for a school canteen menu. They have tweaked their recipes to make them suitable for the Maggi Pop-up Kitchen Showdown competition. We have Mexican burgers, curried parsnip and chorizo soup to wild boar pizza. You can support our students by going to the Maggi site and vote for your favourite.

Important Diary Dates June Thursday Friday Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Friday

9 17 18 21 22 24

Pasifika Fono, 5:30pm to 7:30pm Middle and Senior Student Reports sent home Matariki Celebrations, 5:00 to 8:00pm, Main Site Hall Parent/Teacher Interviews Parent/Teacher Interviews Bingo Night, Main Site Hall, 6pm

November Friday

18

Secondary Schools Orientation Day for Year 9

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