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Newsletter 12 March 2014 Kia ora, Talofa lava, hi everyone, johm riab sua, neih hou, kia orana, goeiedag, bula, kumusta, Namaste, malo e lelei, chao anh, kohomada, merhaba. Twice last week I was blown away by the students at our school. The first time was at our powhiri. The welcome that the tangata whenua gave to the manuwhiri was amazing. Mari and Te Aroha started us off so well with the karanga, they really set the scene. The rest of the school sang beautifully with Parehuia leading on the guitar, then the boys with their haka showed their passion. A big thank you to Liz who spoke on behalf of the manuwhiri, and Desmond who stepped up to support Liz with their waiata. What a great effort. We look forward to our second powhiri of the year in Term 3 to welcome the rest of the new students; hopefully we will see you there. The second time was at Room one and two assembly. They did a creative rendition of the book “Giraffes Can’t Dance’ with dancing animals doing different styles of dance such as tangos and rock ‘n’ roll. The audience was enthralled with their performance, making the Mystery Teacher job to find the 4Cs class very difficult. Great work everyone. Last Tuesday our Yr 5/6 students went to Greenacres to take part in the sports day. Luckily the weather held out and they had a marvelous time, with reports back with how wonderfully they were behaved. Have a look at the photos of them showing the 4Cs. This Tuesday our Yr 3/4s went to Hampton Hill for their sports day. These days when all the Tawa schools get together are wonderful with the children having piles of fun together and being able to show how confident, competent, considerate and creative we are. Friday last week was the day for Rippa Rugby. These children had been training for a few weeks and got a stunning day to play the other schools in Tawa. They had a great time, building their confidence as team members. Thanks to Petaia and Mr Glue for coaching and supporting the team. A few reminders for you. It is really important that the children arrive at school for the beginning of the school day and if they are late that they sign in at the office. If children are consistently late or not at school they miss out on some of their learning, which makes it really hard for them later on. I have noticed a few children with sports drinks or similar, such as Red Bull coming to school in the morning. These drinks can be very dangerous for children because of the amount of caffeine and sugar in them. Some children have had heart palpitations and ended up in hospital after drinking these types of drinks as they are made for adults. Please remind your children of the risks of these types of drinks. It is also important that your children have healthy food at school. The easiest way to make sure your child’s food option is healthy is to make sure it is not from a packet! Fresh fruit, sandwiches, leftovers from dinner, home baking, and vegetables etc are all healthy options. Please keep treats for at home. Melanie Dean Principal

We would like to welcome a new pupil to Linden School. We know you will have a marvellous time, becoming Confident, Competent, Considerate and Creative - Frankie Rm 1 GOTCHA winners from last assembly: Tiare, Room 2 for being considerate and creative in the playground. Zachariah, Room 2 for being confident and was able to ask for help when he needed it. Troy, Room 2 being considerate inviting a new students to play a game at morning tea time. Elijah, Room 3 being creative playing with tennis batons. Ului, Room 2 for being competent and wearing her hat. Enya, Room 8 for being creative playing on stilts. Patrick, Room 8 being competent remembering to wear his hat. Te Aroha, Room 3 being creative and competent when helping Mrs St Clair. Congratulations to all of these children, they all received a prize from the GOTCHA box.

Proud Moments

Confident, Competent, Considerate, Creative

Room 1 In Terrific Tahi we have been setting goals for our learning. In maths, these two superstars have been competent in working towards their goals by practising numbers and recognising how to read them. Roman can now confidently identify the number 9 –what a star!

Room 2 We have been very creative in room 2 for the last two weeks. We have drawn some ‘magic’ pictures with Mrs Thomson and are making Taniwha with Mrs Dean. We are becoming competent at using our paintbrushes like an artist. Room 3 In Room 3, as part of inquiry, have been learning about characteristics and qualities. At the moment we are discovering the qualities of a good friend. Here is a few we have come up with so far: Honest, Considerate, Helpful, Funny, Kind, Fair, Caring, Trustworthy Room 8 In Room 8 we are becoming more confident with writing paragraphs and we have been learning to set writing goals to increase our competence. We have also started writing creative pen pal letters to our new friends at Henley School, Nelson Room 9 We have been exploring what makes a paragraph so that we can become better writers and readers. The students have gained confidence and shown they are becoming competent at finding key words and identifying the topic sentence. They have shown consideration to their thinking buddy by taking turns at sharing their creative ideas.

Community Notices GOOD NEIGHBOUR BBQ IN THE STREET: There's still time to be a good neighbour and organise a get-together in your street this month! A barbecue or afternoon tea is simple to organise. See www.tawalink.com/neighbours.html for tips on what to do. Neighbours' Weekend in Tawa is all about "Making your street a better place to live in".

Hampton Hill Twilight Gala Friday 14 March 5 – 8pm Victory Crescent

Tawa Junior Football Club Returning players and new players are welcome to register for the 2014 Football season. This season we are providing a new online registration process and new payment option that will now give parents the option to pay online by credit card. Paper based registrations are no longer available. All registrations will be online. We offer a First Kicks programme for 4-6 year olds, Fun Football for 7-8 year olds, Mini Football for 9-12 year olds, Youth Football for 13-14 year olds and Girls Only leagues for girls aged 615. Registrations now online and will be open until the end of March go to www.tawafootball.org.nz and follow the links to register .

Paparangi School is proud to present.... An

Evening with Nigel Latta:

"The Politically Incorrect Guide

to Raising Boys and Girls".

A show all about the business of getting boys and girls all the way through childhood, adolescence and beyond... in a complicated world. Thursday 3rd April 2014. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start at the Porirua Elim Christian Centre, 11 Heriot Drive, Porirua. $25 per person. A show for adults. Please email [email protected] to purchase tickets or ph Dawn 0274729443

UPCOMING EVENTS Fri 14 March Assembly 2.15 Mon 17 March Anne Hare challenge Tues 18 March Yr 1 / 2 sports day Wed 19 March Anne Hare challenge postponement Thur 20 March Yr 1 / 2 sports day postponement Tues 25 March School photos Fri 28 March Assembly 2.15 Thur 3 April Student led conferences (for some yr 1-3 children) Fri 11 April Assembly 2.15 Thur 17 April Last day Term 1 Mon 5 May First day Term 2

2014 Term dates Term 1: Mon 3 Feb to Thurs 17 April Term 2: Mon 5 May to Fri 4 July Term 3: Mon 21 July to Fri 26 Sept Term 4: Mon 13 Oct to Wed 17 Dec

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