campbells bay school newsletter 12 october
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NUMBER 30
12 October 2015
Welcome Back
The fourth term is upon us and we are ready to go. Today we welcome back
Sarah Whitaker who has been on parental leave. Sarah will be working in Room
8 as the new entrant teacher for the class that opened late last term. We also
welcome new students to the school either as new entrants or from other
schools.
During the holidays there has been plenty going on at school. Never a dull
moment, you could say.
• Spring is the time we do our annual maintenance on the field. It is such
an important resource and it gets so much use it needs to be revitalized with
fertilizer, aeration and filling in the uneven areas with top soil and grass seed
each year. This means that, as usual at this time of the year, part of the field will
be out of action until the new grass seed takes hold. The area out of action is
the field closest to the road.
• Painting has been a major activity during the last two weeks with a lot of
interior and exterior painting of doors in the two storey block (Rooms 7 - 11) as
well as the painting of the swimming pool and surrounds.
• Work has continued with underground work associated with the new
building, hence the presence of a large machine in the school grounds thrusting
pipework.
• To counter erosion in the Community Forest three tons of rocks were
hand placed to reduce the impact of storm-water in the forest.
Maintaining the school is somewhat akin to maintaining the harbour bridge - it
never stops! To keep our school property up to scratch and on such a large and
weather prone site, we are always looking to maintain and, where possible,
improve our property assets.
Maintaining the school property-wise is one aspect of activity during the
holidays. Another very important area of action has been that of professional
development. During the break six teachers have been involved in the U Learn
national conference (Auckland) that focuses on collaborating, innovating and
educating while I attended the Australian Council for Educational leadership
(ACEL) annual conference in Sydney. While a large amount of professional
development takes place during term time, conferences provide a valuable
opportunity to get away from the day-to-day to think strategically, while being
confronted with new perspectives and challenges.
COMING UP
MON 12 OCTOBER
Dental Therapists at CBS all week
THU 15 OCTOBER
Waterwise Room 6B
Year 6 Bikewise
FRI 16 OCTOBER
Botanic Garden Trip – Rooms 1, 3, 23, 25
Year 6 Bikewise
MON 19 OCTOBER
Dental Therapists at CBS all week
WED 21 OCTOBER
Botanic Garden Trip – Rooms 22,6,27
THU 22 OCTOBER
Waterwise Room 30
Year 6 Bikewise
FRI 23 OCTOBER
Jump Rope For Heart
Botanic Garden Trip – Rooms 24,37,26
FOCBS MEETINGS
THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER
THURSDAY 26 NOVEMBER
WELCOME
Dominic Nicholson
Owen Guo
Amelia Larmer
Sebastien Phillips-Smith
Jake Moynihan
Lauren O’Loughlin
Greta O’Loughlin
Jake O’Loughlin
Zeph Zhong
Alex Xu
Tristan Stowell
Jacky Dong
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Reminders
This is a 'hat term.' Please ensure your child has their named school hat at school every day.
For the sake of safety we ask that you inform us ahead of time if your child is not going to be at school. Please use either the designated telephone number (410 9551) or the absence option on the tiqbiz school app. Haven't downloaded the app yet? Please see below how to do this. The app is an important communication tool.
Reflections
The conference I attended in Sydney was opened by the Governor General of
Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove. In his opening remarks he referred to the
'national treasure.' As he pointed out, he wasn't talking about the money held by
the Reserve Bank but, rather, the 'national treasure' was the nation's children.
What a great way of thinking about our children. Our national treasure should,
rightly, be our prime consideration in all that we do and this is so very true in the
family - schooling settings. Hence, if we need reminding (and conferences are
very good at reminding) we should always remember: Ko te Tamati te Putake o
te Kaupapa - The child, the heart of the matter.
In this context, but in a somewhat lighter tone, while in Sydney I attended a
performance of Roald Dahl's Matilda, the musical. Matilda is a favourite book to
read to children so it was with considerable anticipation I went to the show at
the Lyric Theatre. I was not disappointed. The musical is very largely true to the
book, with some added elements as a bonus. If you find yourself in Sydney with
your children, this is a 'must see' experience and if you aren't in Sydney and you
haven't either read Matilda to your children or they have not read this book; I
recommend you purchase or borrow a copy. Please note: I have no financial
interest in any of this! However, like you, I do have a commitment to our
national treasures. (One great line from the show: The 'mother,' "Dinners don't
microwave themselves!")
Important Message
Due to a student’s condition at
school, if you have chicken pox
or measles in your family, please
inform the office immediately so
we can alert the student’s family
that it could be in our community.
Stitching Club
The children that have been
involved in a lunchtime stitching
club in term three have been
working hard and have learnt a
lot. They have made an oven
cloth or cushion using running
stitch, lazy daisy, herring bone
stitch, French knots and chain
stitch. They look amazing – well
done everyone!
Thank you so much to Fiona
Mendel and Maureen Young for
giving up their time and sharing
their knowledge to teach these
children.
If you are interested in running a
lunchtime club in our learning
hub please email:
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Ladies’ Movie Night.
The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet - a story of
love, revenge and haute couture. Mark your
calendars now and gather your girlfriends:
22 October 8.00pm, Hoyts in Takapuna.
We still currently have 60 seats available for sale. If
you would like to order tickets please contact
Bronwyn Johnson on:
Jump Rope for Heart
Chlildren are bringing home a Jump Rope for Heart pamphlet and fundraising
envelope. Please read the pamphlet and talk with your child/ren about their
skipping goal/s.
Our Skip-a-thon day is Friday 23 October.
Thanks. Sandra Stott and Room 21
Year 6 Bikewise
Students will require bikes and helmets at school on the following dates:
Rm 6S and Rm 6O Thursday 15 October
Rm 6O and Rm 6G Friday 16 October
Rm 6B and Rm 30 Thursday 22 October
Cycle Safety with Bigfoot Adventures.
On Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Thursday 22 October, 2015 Big Foot
Adventures will working with our Year 6 children. They will cover the following:
Grade 1a: Cycle Safety theory, helmet fitting and some basic bike skills outside
(if there is time)
Grade 1b: Cycle Safety Practical session covering cycling technique, skills,
hand-signals, turning, braking, gears, skill-based games etc
This programme is sponsored by Auckland Transport and come highly
recommended.
‘Outdoors New Zealand Organisation of the Year 2012’
Enjoy Year 6! Be Travelwise! Be safe on your bicycles!
Mrs Taylor
STAFF NEWS
Spotted in the holidays at school
were
Serena
Storey who
is now on
parental
leave,
(mother of
Cullen
Jack), and
Sarah
Whitaker, returning from parental
leave.
Also at school were Claire
Munford and Jessica Rebay who
are team teaching in Room 37.
We also had
news from
Joe Lanning
that Harper
(3.44 kg)
was born on
1 October.
And, welcome back to Christie
Jury who was on leave last term
and has arrived back engaged :)
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Update on MLE and Invitation to Open Session
If you missed out and would still like an opportunity to join an open session of our MLE, please meet Nikki Urlich in the
Learning Hub on Wednesday 21 October at 9.00am
Year Three and Four Cross Country Results
The Year 3 and 4 Cross Country was held on Monday 21 September. The event was well supported by our community
and the children gave their best.
Cross Country Run
By Gemma Hutton, Room 21
On Monday we had the CBS cross country. It started at 11am and finished just before lunch. I was nervous when I started
the race.
We started running on the field and we ran almost around the whole school. I felt like I was going to fall down when I was
at the hill part. I was so puffed when I was in the driveway.
Our Mums and Dads came to watch us. I said “hi” when I ran past them. The Mums and Dads clapped.
I felt happy when I got 15th because I nearly got in the top 10.
RESULTS
Year 3 Girls Year 3 Boys
1st Alex Twose Travis Findlay
2nd
Chloe Dowson Ben Brown
3rd
Summer Stephenson Ollie Smithson
4th Grace Duncan Cooper Hulme
5th Jody Rawstron Luca Anderson
6th Chloe Stassen Mikey Gambitsis
7th Charley Burbidge Asher Mendel
8th Carys Miller Cade Gillies
9th Lena Turnbull Jamie Maunder
10th Jasmine Rugg Lachlan Mole
Year 4 Girls Year 4 Boys
1st Daniella Hall Jordan Burbidge
2nd
Ruby O’Sullivan Xavier Gordon
3rd
Sienna Burton-Waring Oliver Dixon
4th Kate Jobbins James Charlesworth
5th Chloe Broderick Flynn McGregor
6th Nicole Wang Ryder Heath
7th Sophie Winterburn Milan Jaber
8th Emily Troughton Jerome Lim
9th Freya Smith Tana Wilson
10th Maya Copus George Roughan
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Sports News Weekly sports results can be found on the following link:
https://sites.google.com/a/cbsprimary.org/campbellsbayschool/sport/sports-results
Would all managers of sports teams please email weekly news and results to our new sports email address:
During the holidays Lucy Leith competed in the Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Winter Champs. The wind was gusting 30 knots over the course of the three
days which made it a tough regatta. She achieved third place in the Optimist
Green Fleet and was the first North Shore sailor.
Lucy is here with Blair Tuke (silver medallist) receiving her certificate.
Waterwise Session Dates Term Four
Reminder for year six parents of the Waterwise dates for Term Four. Any assistance you can give on these days would
be greatly appreciated.
Thursday 15 October Room 6G
Thursday 22 October Room 30
Thursday 29 October Room 6O
Thursday 12 November Room 6S
Thursday 19 November Room 6B
Thursday 26 November Room 6G
Sports/Cultural Photos
Friday 30 October
This is for all the touch teams, summer hockey, summer netball, gymnastics teams, swimming team, cross country,
mid bays choir, orchestra & world vision.
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CAREY PARK FAMILY FUN DAY
Join us to celebrate our 70th Birthday at Carey Park with a day of family fun! Come along and enjoy free entry, food and
activities including our flying fox, climbing wall, bouncy castle and more!
Where: Carey Park Christian Camp, 397 Henderson Valley Road
When: Saturday 14 November 2015, 10am – 3pm
Cost: Free
For more information, please give our reception a call on (09) 837 0494.
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