Longbeach School

Boundary Road, R D 3, Ashburton. Email office@longbeach.school.nz Ph (03) 302-6643 Fax (03) 302-6871

Contents Page 2 From the Principal Page 3 LB Stars/Academic Awards Page 4 Room Eiffelton/Community Notices Page 5 School Notices Page 6 School Notices Page 7 Ski Trip Photos Page 8 Newsletter Sponsors Insert CDHB—GP Care around the clock letter

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Reach for the STARS to be the best we can in all we do.

29th July 2016

Dates to Remember

TERM 3

Week 2: 1st-5th August

Monday 1st Technology Year 7/8

Tuesday 2nd Netball Coaching—Years 2-8

Thursday 4th Winter Sports Tournament Years 5-8

Friday 5th Assembly 2.20pm—Rm Eiffelton

Week 3: 8th-12th August

Monday 8th Year 7/8 Vision Testing

Tuesday 9th Netball Coaching—Years 2-8

Friday 12th Newsletter

Week 4: 15th-19th August

Monday 15th Class Speech Competitions - All week

Tuesday 16th ICAS-NSW Assessment—Maths Netball Coaching—Years 2-8 School Chess Competition in Chch

Wednesday 17th First Aid—St Johns Visit

Friday 19th Assembly 2.20pm—Room Waterton

2016 IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday 23rd-Friday 26th August - Year 7/8 Camp at Glentanner

Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th October - School Photos

Monday 24th October - Labour Day Holiday Tuesday 8th-Thursday 10th November

- Year 5/6 Camp at Woodend Friday 11th November - Christchurch Show Day Holiday

2016 TERM DATES

Term 3 Monday 25th July—Friday 23rd September Term 4 Monday 10th October—Friday 16th December

A warm Longbeach welcome to our latest new students. We hope you enjoy your time with us

and share our passion for learning! Happy school days to you all!!

Back Row: Jennifer, Issy & Buddhi

Front Row: George & Liam

School Firewood Working Bee

Sunday 14th August—Mark it on your calendar!

Isleworth Settlement Road We need: - Chainsaws with operators - Log Splitters with operators - People to help move wood on or off wood splitters. The more people the quicker the work will be done. Call Stan 021 883-436 if you can help and for more

information. We will have green bluegum firewood for sale.

From the Principal… Welcome back to another Term. Term 3 is set down to be another busy one full of exciting learning activities. Coming up we have our seniors going to Winter Sports where they will compete in Rugby, Hockey, Netball and Soccer. This will take place next Thursday. Good luck to our sports people and thank you to all of those who have given up their spare time to coach, manage and referee. A HUGE thank you to Gus Cameron, Ang Cushnie, Steve Burrowes, Katrina Gray, Sonia Etheridge, Deanna Walsh, Rach Arnold, Matt Galbraith, Ang Bellew, Nicole Williams, Nicky Lamont, Jayne McLaren, Angela Bota-Wilson and Kelly Kenton for giving up their precious time to coach and mange our teams. Soon after Winter Sports we hold our speech competitions. Each class will hold a class competition and the winners of this will go through to the Longbeach School competition on the 22nd of August. The following week we will hold the Cluster Speech Competition at Longbeach School in which Hinds and Ashburton Christian Schools will join us to battle for the coveted first places. Later this week Harold will join us in the Life Education Truck. Harold will teach the students about having a healthy body and mind in the unique Life Education Truck environment. On the 15th and 17th of August, St Johns will be here taking the students through their first aid training. Squeeze in the camp at Glentanner Station and the Sanford Science Fair for our Year 7 & 8 students. This is in addition to all the exciting and challenging learning programmes happening daily in our classrooms. All of this in a 9 week term! No wonder everyone is exhausted by the end of the term. But we wouldn’t have it any other way – challenged, motivated, excited and students learning. That’s what we are all about. A few reminders… Uniform. Please ensure we are wearing our uniform correctly and with pride. Coughs and Colds. We haven’t really had a winter yet however we have several children with coughs and colds. Please help to minimize the illness by keeping your sick child at home. Longbeach Coastal Challenge is coming up very soon. To continue to make this event the huge success it is, please please answer the call for volunteers to help run this event. The fundraising for this goes to help the students of Longbeach School.

Longbeach Stars…

Academic Awards…

ACADEMIC AWARDS PRESENTED AT ASSEMBLY 8TH JULY

Room Willowby Georgia Gill For always having an excellent attitude towards her learning

Room Ashton Kate Macdonald For excellent progress in reading

Room Waterton Aliyah Larry For great enthusiasm and effort on the school ski trip

Room Eiffelton Jamieson Arras For showing great determination to achieve his goals

Room Flemington Kelly Davidson For working hard in all areas of her learning

Room Huntingdon Ella Arnold For outstanding progress in reading

ROOM WILLOWBY Pippa ROOM ASHTON Taylor & Margaret

L B STARS

ROOM WATERTON Amy & James ROOM EIFFELTON Will

ROOM FLEMINGTON Emily & Catelyn ROOM HUNTINGDON Ryan & Todd

Room Eiffelton…

Community Notices…

CALF REARER WANTED Experienced calf rearer required

3-4 weeks for 2 hrs each morning. Start date is 1st August.

Please phone Rachel Schmack 027 588-9098

FOR SALE Honda CRF80 Motorbike 2008 good condition

Suit 8-12 year old Please phone Dave 027 220-4400

Willowby Hall Fundraiser Pea Straw for Sale

(weed free)

3x3 Medium Square Bales (12 small bale equivalents)

$35 per bale (free delivery 3 or more bales) or pickup by arrangement

Ph Steve Mulder 0272 332 708 or Brent Schmack 0274 401 388

School Notices…

SCHOOL UNIFORMS

Custom made to fit your child, you supply the fabric only.

The cost for making is as follows: Girls Skort $25.00 Girls Kilt $30.00 Boys Shirt $30.00

I also do alterations, replacing zips, taking up hems etc.

Just give me a call on the numbers below to discuss your needs,

Pauline Anderson. Ph:307-6110 or 021 272-9582

ON LINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN! Calling all friends of Longbeach School - lets get in behind the Longbeach Coastal Challenge 2016 - 10th Anniversary event! As well as being a great fundraiser for the school and the Hinds & Districts Lions Club it is an awesome opportunity to challenge yourself, and get fit with your friends and family and enjoy the exciting and friendly atmosphere in a stunning part of the country. Early bird registrations (by August 1) will all go into the draw to win your entry fee back plus a free entry for a friend. Please make sure you like and share the posts on the Longbeach Coastal Challenge Facebook page - www.facebook.com/longbeachcoastalchallenge and encourage everyone you know to enter!

School Bus Changes Just a reminder to parents that if

there are any changes to your children going on the buses that you must either ring or text the school office so we can record any changes in our bus books.

Afternoon changes before 2.15pm please. Ph 302-6643 or text school cell ph 021 115-7674.

Thanks.

Congratulations… Congratulations to Tyler Rose for gaining first place in the Year 7 and 8 poetry section of the Ashburton Writers Group with his poem 'Anzac Spirit'. He won a $50 Paper Plus voucher.

In the holidays we had a number of our students represent Mid Canterbury in various sports:

Hugh Cameron, Annabel & Todd Dolan were in Blenhiem with the U15 Boys & Girls Basketball Teams.

Ella Pearson, Rosie Gray and Ella Arnold were in Oamaru with the U13 Basketball Team.

Kamal Larry, Josh Bellew, Jamison Arras, Ben Pearson, Korin Chambers and Madison Foster played against Aoraki in the Ashburton Domain for the 10th and 11th grade Mid Canterbury Football teams.

Taylah Burrowes went to Wellington for the New Zealand Karate Nationals and gained two medals. Silver for her Kata and Bronze for her Kumite.

Anzac Spirit I look up at the sun. I know that someday soon it could be my last one. I’m cold inside but I have to fight, For it is my country, therefore my right. A new day begins, the sun in my eyes, I loaded my rifle in terror, walking out, I hear cries. Death is near, I sense fear. Blood on my hands fear in my heart, now it is my turn to take part. Clouds of dust and smoke fill the air, I hate this it’s so unfair. I stare at the moon in the noisy night sky, and I wonder am I going to die? By Tyler Rose

Taylah Burrowes

Back Row: Annabel Dolan, Hugh Cameron,

Taylah Burrowes & Todd Dolan. Middle Row: Ella Arnold, Ella Pearson &

Rosie Gray. Front Row: Kamal Larry, Korin

Chambers, Maddison Foster, Jamieson

Arras, Ben Pearson & Josh Bellew.

School Ski Trip Pics…

Ph Pete McLaren 302 6142 or 027 628 7799

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