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23 June 2016

Quote: - At the point of encounter there are neither utter ignoramuses nor perfect sages; there are simply men [sic] who are attempting, together, to learn more than they now know. Paulo Freire.

ACTION LIST Can you attend our Internet Safety Presentation, 7 July, 6:30pm, in the library? Have you checked our calendar? There are lots of things coming up before the end of this term. Kia ora koutou On Tuesday I celebrated a very warm and funny 60th birthday at school. I believe I received good wishes from every child in the school at least twice over. My office was transformed into disco palace full of balloons that our juniors just couldn’t resist, so I had visits all day. There was a lovely warm feeling to the day that I really appreciated. (For your information life on the other side of 60 looks quite bright.) My birthday falls on 21 June, which coincides with the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. What I take from that is the positive news that the days will now get progressively longer and the nights shorter. The winter solstice also falls in the period of Matariki. The start of Matariki is marked by the rise of the Matariki constellation, or Pleiades, in the North Eastern sky. (This group of stars is also significant in Japan where it is called Subaru.) Matariki is also referred to as the Maori New Year. The rise of Matariki was an important marker in the Maori calendar indicating in some regions that it was time to prepare the ground for planting. At Thorndon we have celebrated Matariki in different ways over recent years. This year we are holding a special assembly on Friday the 1st of July. Each syndicate in the school will be presenting an item. Parents and other whanau are welcome to attend. The assembly will run from 1:45 to 3:00pm. Maori Language Week also falls in the Matariki period. For the first time the Maori Language Commission are organising a parade to highlight the week. Thorndon School will be participating in the parade (hikoi). The parade will travel from Parliament to Te Papa. This is quite a long way for our junior students so they will just walk down to Parliament to see us off. We will leave the school at 10:30. Parents and whanau are welcome to join us.

THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER During the Matariki period we are also thinking of the well-being of others. We are operating a Food Bank collection in the foyer of our office. Please feel free to drop off a can of food or a box of cereal to help support those who are struggling to feed their families through these gruelling winter months. Nga mihi Alistair du Chatenier

CONTENTS

Term 2 Calendar June 28 June 29

June 30

June 30 July 1 July 4 July 6 July 7 July 7

July 8 July 8

Dec 4

Board of Trustees Meeting Gardasil Immunisation Year 8 Girls (2nd dose) + Year 7's Boostrix – 9.00 am, Hall Powhiri for Tim Kong our new Deputy Principal 12:45 (Parents welcome). School Disco Matariki Assembly 1:45 3:00pm (Parents welcome). Maori Language Week Parade (Parents welcome). Whanau Hui Online Safety Presentation 6:30 pm, Library Late night for borrowing holiday reading books from the library 3.00-6.00 pm Ice Skating - Kea syndicate

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Matariki, etc

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Calendar, New students

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Disco, Online Safety

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Maori Language Week Parade, Enviro

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Thorndon Fair News

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Tournament of Minds, KiVa, Interzone Cross-country

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Community Notices

Last day of term.

Thorndon Fair

New Children A warm welcome to our new students and their families. Pasit comes to us from Thailand and Vinayak from India. Pasit (Matthew) Wutthithanthawee

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Rimu

Vinayak Jain

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Tawhai

Sienna Griffin

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Kaapuka

Matariki Food Bank Collection This year for Matariki we are collecting non-perishable food items to donate to the Food Bank. There are boxes in the lobby ready and waiting so please feel free to bring in cans of food, boxes of cereals, jars of spreads, toiletries etc to drop off in the boxes. We’ll take all your donations in to the Food Bank at the end of Matariki. Many thanks for your generosity.

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER School Disco School Disco – “Totally 80’s” Theme Date: Thursday, 30 June Venue: School Hall

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Years 1-4 – 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm Years 5-6 – 6.45 pm – 7.45 pm Years 7-8 – 8.00 pm – 9.00 pm Price: $6.00 per ticket The Young Leaders are visiting each class every morning (except Friday) selling tickets.

Online Safety Presentation, Andrew Cowie: 7 July, 6:30pm, library. I am pleased to be able to announce that we have been able to reschedule Andrew Cowie’s presentation. We are flying Andrew down from Auckland for the evening of 7 July. Jessie Gregory attended a presentation by Andrew Cowie at the Ulearn Conference last year and was very impressed. Every child who uses the internet will experience opportunities, but also risks. Parents are often unprepared for secretiveness and sophistication of what their children get involved with online. Andrew’s presentation will cover:  Different paths children can take on the internet – dangerous or learning enhancing?  What you can expect your child to be looking at / doing online?  How better understand what they are doing on the internet and to keep them safe.

The presentation will target the needs of the Year 5 – 8, but will be very useful to the parents of younger children, giving them a sense of what might lie ahead.

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Māori Language Week Parade This year we will be participating in the country's first ever Māori language week parade being held on Monday 4th July. The total distance of the parade route is 1.4km and we estimate it will take one hour maximum for the parade to reach Te Papa. We feel that this is a really important event to be a part of. We will walk from school to the meeting point at 10.30am. The junior classes (Rooms 8, 9 and 12) will then walk back to school when the parade starts. The rest of the school will carry on to Te Papa. Māori Language Week TShirts Te Taura whiri i te reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) have designed a tshirt logo for this year's theme ākina to reo – behind you all the way which is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire and to cheer on. We would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase one of these tshirts for your child to wear on the day of the parade. Please email [email protected] if you are interested either for yourself or your child/children. Once I have the numbers I will be able to indicate how much each tshirt will cost.

Tree Planting at Trelissick Park The Enviro team got to go on a trip on Friday 2nd of June. We caught a mini bus to Trelissick Park and we met our guide Oliver. He took us down the track to the river all the way down. This man taught us how to plant one type of grass. We went in pairs and started the planting. In total we planted 100 plants. HOW TO PLANT A PLANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!     

Firstly you dig a hole. You roll the grass with your feet and squash it (only a little bit ). Next you pull the plastic bag and spread out the roots. Afterwards you put the plant in the hole and cover it up. Next you trample around the grass so the soil covers all around it (trample around, not on top).

Next we went to this empty space with plants in plastic bags and we started digging holes to plant those plants. It was hard to dig the holes because the ground was mainly rocks but the Enviro team managed to plant all 100 plants! Later the Enviro team had refreshments and went back on another mini bus. The Enviro team arrived back to school at 11:30 pm and continued on the rest of the day like nothing happened (almost).

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Thorndon Fair News Want to run a stall at Thorndon Fair? Stallholder applications are open now for 2016 Thorndon Fair and are already selling fast. If you need an application pack, please email [email protected]. Stalls sell out every year, so get in touch now. Thanks for making time - Kia ora mō tāu whai whā

It's National Volunteer Week and a big shout out to all the wonderful parents and whanau who volunteer before, during and after the Fair to make our biggest annual fund-raiser a success. The Week's theme is Making Time - so put Sunday 4 December 2016 in your calendar now - the event won't happen without you.

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Tournament of Minds Tournament of Minds is a competition where there are teams of 5-7 people. You can do more or less but you can only win things with 5-7 people. Last year Thorndon School entered a team of 7 people. This year Briar is still considering how to make teams. At the final event we will undertake a spontaneous challenge. None of the teams will know what the challenge is prior to them undertaking it. It is a short challenge, and the team will have to work together for success. They will be judged on how well they worked together as a team, their originality and various other aspects. Last weekend Miss Parker took a group of students: Taesoo Kim, Henry Guy, Sam Falloon, Evie Malyon, and Rose Wilding to a Tournaments of Mind workshop. First there were pelmanisms that we had to solve (word puzzles). Then there were various other challenges like making hats, role plays and describing what is happening in pictures. It was lots of fun and made us think hard. Taesoo Kim and Sam Richell Smith

KiVa Up-Date Kereru Syndicate have begun our KiVa lessons enthusiastically and have lots of ideas to contribute. In Tarata our first lessons have been about being safe in our school environment. Children have volunteered ideas about what they need to do to be both physically and emotionally safe. We have looked at feelings and what sort of school environment makes us feel happy and secure.

Interzone Cross Country Results William Falloon

23rd

Teina Mill

27th

Dan Barker

55th

Sam Falloon

30th

Poppy Beaumont

28th

Frankie Guy

54th

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER COMMUNITY NOTICES Music Holiday Programme Sick of seeing your kids playing the tennis racquet in front of the mirror and singing into the hair brush like crazy little rock stars? And do they drive you nuts in the school holidays? The Rock Academy holiday programme could hold the key to your salvation. We will be running a 3 day holiday programme in both weeks of the July school holidays. This is perfect for any budding musician, give them to us and we’ll send them back to you full of inspiration, musical ideas and confidence. Activities include: Daily Busking Trips (They keep the cash - one of the highlights) Group Jam Sessions Acoustic Singing Lessons/Exercises Technique Up Skill Sessions Industry Work Shops Solo and Group Song Writing Sessions Please visit: www.therockacademy.co.nz for more inspiration. Dates: Week 1 Tuesday to Thursday, 12th,13th,14th July Week 2 Tuesday to Thursday 19th, 20th, 21st July Holiday programme starts at 9am and finishes at 3pm each day. Limited places available each week and we frequently book out so please be in quick! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVjO9Y60nA Geoff Day Director - Teaching Coordinator The Rock Academy & The Singing Academy Wellington New Zealand 021 565 750 www.therockacademy.co.nz

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Artrageous Kids July Extravaganza July 2016 Holiday Programme 11–22 July (week days only) BOOK NOW Follow this link to view the July 2016 Schedule. July's regular Holiday Programme will run from 11–15 July and 18–22 July 2016 catering to children aged 5-12 years. Venue: Poneke Dojo, Prince of Wales Park, Salisbury Tce, Mt Cook Big Kids July 2016 Holiday Programme 11–22 July (week days only) BOOK NOW Big Kids will now run for two weeks. 11–15 July and 18-22 July 2016catering to children aged 10-14 years. Follow this link to view the Big Kids Week schedule. Our BIG KIDS week is aimed at children aged 10-14 years. Providing them with a space, focused adult attention and loads of resources. This programme is tailored to draw out older children’s interest in creating, using their imagination and their creativity in a hilariously fun atmosphere. Venue: Vogelmorn Bowling Club 93 Mornington Rd, Brooklyn, Wellington www.artrageouskids.co.nz

Soccer Italian Style coming to Wellington, July 18 - 22 2016 Professional football coaches from Empoli Football Club and ACF Fiorentina are coming to Wellington, in the 2nd week of the July school holidays, for a week long football camp. Supported by Wellington's FUSION School of Football and Auckland's TOP Flight Football Academy - the camp will provide a great opportunity for aspiring football players (7-14 years old) to upskill and learn from 2 talented Italian football coaches. 1 week only - $250 ! Limited spaces - don't miss out! For more information - please visit http://www.fsof.co.nz/sis/

Maranui Swimming Club Maranui Swimming Club is a fun and very affordable option for families wishing to enrol their child/ren into a swimming club. The club provides swimming tuition and coaching in a noncompetitive and fun environment for children between the ages of four and 18. Club nights are from 7pm until 8pm at the Freyberg Pool on a Friday night. $85 for one child for the whole year! You are required to pay normal pool entry. Check out the websitewww.maranuiswimming.co.nz for further information. You are also welcome take your child/ren along to attend a club night and discuss membership with one of the Committee or Coaches.

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Fencing (Sword Fighting) Holiday Programme Where: Baptist Church, 24 Donald McLean Street, Newtown When: Wednesday, 13 July and Thursday, 14 July Time: 9.00 am – 3.00 pm for both days Fee: $130.00/two days/per person For further informationa nd to book a place contact Ping Yuan at [email protected] or 021 059 2558

Aro Valley School Holiday Programme Monday 11 – Friday 22 July 2016 Haere mai and come to enjoy the Aro Valley School Holiday Programme at the Aro Valley Community Centre these holidays. We offer a quality, affordable, fun, community-run programme for kids to enjoy. The cost of the programme is $30 per day ($28 with an earlybird/sibling discount) and OSCAR subsidies are available. For enrolment information contact Lexi 04 384 8499 or [email protected].

Aro Valley Open Yoga Class Enjoy the benefits of yoga at Aro Valley Community Centre An open yoga class for all Every Wednesday (term time): 10-11am Entry by: koha donation Enquiries to: [email protected]

Hataitai School Holiday Programme The Hararei holiday programme will be running from 11th to 22nd of July, kids will be recommended to bring warm clothes and jackets for the duration of the holiday programme. For more information and bookings: http://www.hataitai-hararei.co.nz/

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THORNDON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER WETA WORKSHOP SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME July 11th- 22nd 2016 (tailored to children aged 7-12 years) For the upcoming school holidays, Weta Workshop are opening the doors to give kids a special look at what goes into making movie magic. Let Weta Workshop take your child through a journey of movie magic work with our school holiday programme. Workshops are open featuring drawing, sculpting, prosthetics and more! Don’t miss out, book now online at www.wetaworkshop.com/school-holidayprogramme

Inverlochy Art School Holiday Programme - optional day extension to 3.30pm. The Holiday Programme is now up on our website see link. Due to many requests we have made optional Extended Day classes from 1.30pm to 3.30pm for both weeks. Please let us know what you think. The extra two hours is separated out so that you can attend just the usual 4 hours per day classes or add on the extra time. We have several new tutors for our children's classes including the Holiday Programme. Both Sarah and Carol love teaching children's art and have got plenty of creative energy to enthuse young artists. Regan will teach the teens painting and drawing holiday programme and is teaching children's cartooning and the adults Old School Graphics class.

Principal’s Tour - Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Christchurch It has been a while since Rangi Ruru Girls’ School has had a get together in the greater Wellington Region. You are warmly invited to join Sandra Hastie (Principal), Rachel Vavasour (Alumnae Coordinator) and Treena Ruwhiu (Director of Boarding) for drinks and nibbles at The Bolton Hotel Residence Suite, 12 Bolton Street, Central Wellington. Thursday, 30 June 2016, from6pm. They would be delighted to meet you, to share the exciting plans of Rangi Ruru and the transformational journey the School has been on since the Canterbury Earthquakes. Please feel free to bring a friend or if you know someone who would like to find out more about Rangi Ruru this would be the perfect opportunity, just let us know as numbers are strictly limited. Please RSVP by Thursday, 23 June 2016to Rachel on 03 983 3782 or [email protected]. If you have any questions or dietary requirements please let Rachel know.

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Swimming Lessons Term 3 Swimming Lessons at Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre, Kilbirnie, are just around the corner... Have you booked in? Call us on (04) 387 5655 or [email protected] to discuss your needs. Don’t forget our School Holiday Programme is great way for the kids to speed up their learning process - Boating Extreme and Rookie Guard are exciting new holiday programmes for confident swimmers looking for new challenges. Get in touch today.

Bereavement Group The Bereavement Group supports children aged 6-12 years old who have lost a loved one (recently or in the past). The aims of the group are to: Help normalise the experience of losing a loved one for children Help children externalise and process feelings related to their experience of losing a loved one Learn strategies to cope with strong feelings (for example, anger and worry) Dates: Wednesday 20th of July- 9.30am- 12.30pm Thursday 21st of July- 9.30am- 12.30pm Friday 22nd of July- 9.30am- 12.30pm A parent/caregiver pre-group interview is held prior to the group running to assess the suitability of the programme for the child/children. This will be held at the Skylight Wellington office before the children participate in the group. Please note that six children are needed for this group to go ahead. Cost and Registration: Free– morning tea will be provided and Pizza Graduation lunch on the Friday. To register email [email protected], or call 0800 299 100 for further information.

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