Newsletter No. 29 Term 3 Week 9 19th

September 2018

Deputy Principal’s Corner – te iwi tahi tatou – we are one family

Kia ora, ni hao, malo e lelei, talofa lava, kia orana, namaste and greetings to everyone.

I have just returned from rehearsal at Newlands College and for those people that are attending the Hillary team’s production ‘Where are the Missing Teachers?’ you are in for a treat. The show is looking amazing and the children are very keen to get on that stage and show you what they have created.

A few reminders for the performances on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 September Children need to perform on both nights Children are to be dropped at the side door (to the left of the main entrance)

where a teacher will collect them and take them to their starting spot Children need to be dropped off at 5.30 and the main doors open at the same

time Strollers are to remain in the foyer At the end of the performance parents will be called one class or

performing group at a time. If multiple children need to be collected parents will have to wait until each group is called out. We thank you ahead for your patience with this.

We still have some tickets available for both nights. These can be purchased for $2 from the office.

All the Hillary Team teachers look forward to seeing you at the production.

Ros , Lorraine , Lynsey , Robyn , Jenny , Kelly ,

Brydie , Nikita , Tania and Liz

KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL – KA RAWE! Last Saturday our Kapa Haka group performed at the St Brigid’s Kapa Haka Festival, held at Onslow College. Groups from pre-school to high school performed and the kaupapa of the festival was participation. Our students participated at the highest level – with enthusiasm, talent, beautiful singing. As well as performing a passionate and energetic haka, we also had our first public performance of a sasa, led by Te Aria. We were so proud of all our performers – mahi pai! (The boys new shirts looked awesome too.) A big thank you to Nicki Stempa, Leanne Stubbing, Peter Sim and Di Patchett for their commitment to our Kapa Haka and to all the whanau for their support.

Whakatauki: Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi - with red and black the work will be complete

We hope you are all enjoying our new vibrant website. The

photos capture so much of our school – the eager faces, the

activities, the fun and the learning – so A BIG THANK YOU

to Sara Miller for taking all these professional photos for us.

HEADS UP FOR OUR TEACHER ONLY DAY NEXT TERM While it seems a long way away now, next term will soon be upon us and this is an important date for you to note now. TEACHER ONLY DAY is scheduled for TUESDAY 23rd OCTOBER (Tuesday of Labour

Weekend) so the school will not be open that day. Hopefully it might make it a bit easier for our travelling families. Reminder that Athletics Day is planned for Thursday 25th October, postponment is the 29th October.

CONTRATULATIONS TO OUR AMAZING SWIMMERS! Inter Zone Swimming Results What a great effort from our swimmers last week at the Interzone competition. It is an achievement representing your school at this level, so these results are extra special. Jayden Ng Year 4 Boys 25m Breaststroke FIRST Belle Tankersley Year 4 Girls 25m Freestyle SECOND Bianca Yeldon Year 6 Girl 25m butterfly THIRD, backstroke FIFTH and breaststroke SIXTH Our thoughts are also with Riley Bennett who unfortunately was unable to compete because of sickness.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY KIWI COMPETITION ENGLISH YEAR 6 EXCELLENCE - Thomas Zhen, Connor Tyacke, Raed Ur Rehman, Madoc Benfell,

Cynthia Cheung, Emily Liu, Cayleigh Hume, Jessica Churchman, Navin Tharshan, Winnie Tan, Carter Harris ENGLISH YEAR 5 EXCELLENCE - Brooklyn Yee, Emily Yu, Oliver Stacey, Cara Ifrim, Rosalia Kiernan, Jade Li, Sophie Blacklock, Churan Ba, Zyla Sharma ENGLISH YEAR 6 MERIT - Hamish Clark, Rishay Dutt, Max Lee, Hayley Martin, Bonnie Sangwine ENGLISH YEAR 5 MERIT - Edison Zhu, Saad Salman, Rakshan Suresh, Alina Mai, Makayla Ruatapu, Tahreem Alam, Maddison Adams MATHEMATICS YEAR 5 EXCELLENCE - Oliver Stacey MATHS YEAR 6 MERIT - Max Lee, Bonnie Sangwine, Raed Ur Rehman, Thomas Zhen MATHS YEAR 5 MERIT - Rosalia Kiernan SCIENCE YEAR 5 MERIT - Oliver Stacey

YEAR 6 PARENTS CAMP INFORMATION NIGHT! Don’t forget to come along to Room 5/6 Wednesday 24th October 7pm to hear all about, and have your questions answered, about the exciting camp experience for our students this year at Makahika Camp site, just out of Levin. Sally Duxfield, the CEO of the camp, will be explaining the resources and outlining the programme that will be our Year 6 students camp experience later this year (13 - 16 Nov).

Top of the Mountain Award

The Hillary Team award this prestigious certificate for a variety of reasons. Tobias was presented with the award this week for

“Consistently showing excellence in his learning and having a positive attitude.”

You are a star Tobias.

Pizza Orders – forms sent home last week, please check school bags. Extra forms are available from the office. Celebrate the end of Term 3 with pizza! Pizzas will be delivered to the school during the last week of term

Hillary Team pizza lunch – Tuesday 25th September BlakeTeam pizza lunch – Thursday 27th September Pizzas cost $6.00 each and we are now offering a Gluten Free option for an extra $2.00 per pizza, dairy-

free cheese is also available. Orders must reach the office no later than 3pm on Friday 21st September.

Whakatauki: Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi - with red and black the work will be complete

Taylor Property Plus Part-time Administrator wanted for Fridays 9am to 2pm We are looking for an administrator to join our Churton Park office. This is a part time permanent role with a chance to grow. Roles and responsibilities: Reception, transcribe dictaphones, tenant reference checks, arrange keys for contractors and other clerical duties. Please email your CV to TPPAdmin@property-plus.co.nz attention Kim or drop it off at the Taylor Property Plus office next to Simmer Cafe.

CALENDAR ART 2018 and SMENCILS During the term your child has been working on a fabulous piece of artwork that can be turned into a laminated colour calendar, greeting cards, diary (for 2019), sketchbook or mousepad. These make great Christmas presents so don’t miss out The original artwork is available for viewing in the school office foyer from MONDAY 17th SEPTEMBER – FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER. Order forms are included in the newsletter today. Spare forms are available from the school office. If you are intending to post these overseas, the first close off for orders is Friday 28th September. Final close off for all other orders is NO LATER than 3pm on Friday 19th October. You are also able to order smencils and the order close off day will also be 19th October.

Raffle Results… Below is a list of the winners from 8

th – 19th September.

Day 8 - Lucas, 1841 Restaurant & Bar $50 hopso voucher Day 9 - Tom Wright, Twigland Portable Pod BBQ $249 value

Day 10 - Daham Wijayapala, Johnsonville Toy World 7 packets of lego individuals Day 11 - Maree Goodall, antique bird feeder, seed and hanger $50 value (sponsored anonymously) Day 12 - Giselle Bareta, Countdown $100 voucher Day 13 - Jane Bolton, Twiglands Portable Pod BBQ (Lime) $249 value Day 14 - Glenys Lloyd, Parnell + Co, 2 desk lamps $220 value Day 15 - Alyssia Pearson, Sophora Intro Rejuvenation Package $50 value Day 16 - Yunyan Wu, Teeccino Giftpack $50 value (2nd time winner) Day 17 - Dandan Huang, Twigland Portable Pod BBQ value $249 Day 18 - Bin Li (2nd time winner), Teeccino Giftpack value $50 Day 19 - Stephanie Watt, Animal Medical Centre Giftpack $70 value Like and follow our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=churton%20park%20school%20calendar%20raffle

UNFORTUNATELY THE NITS ARE BACK! We know how frustrating this is for families, but please check your child’s hair. You can go to your doctor and get a prescription for treatment which helps manage the cost. We have also been informed about a service that is provided at this web address to have hair treated. http://www.liamandgabby.co.nz/nits.html

Lost Property – quite a mountain of it! In the Hall shower room is a shopping trolley packed with lost clothing and other items – please check this collection point if you are missing anything. All clothing left at the end of the term will be donated to a local charity.

KELLY CLUB OCTOBER HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES - Kelly Club offers full time Holiday Programmes during the October school holidays at the Churton Park School from 1

st – 12

th Oct 2018.

For full details and to enrol into our programmes visit www.kellyclub.co.nz email adminwgtn@kellysports.co.nz or call 04

972 7201

NETBALL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME – ONSLOW COLLEGE GYM, JOHNSONVILLE Come and join the Wellington Pulse member Mila Reuelu Buchanan for a fun filled 3 days of netball!

Week 2 – Mon, Tues, Weds 1.30pm-4.30pm For full details and to enrol into our programmes call 04 972 7201

Anne Lye, Principal

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Whakatauki: Ma whero ma pango ka oti ai te mahi - with red and black the work will be complete