Kia orana, Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori This week we celebrate Maori language week. The kaupapa for this year’s Māori Language Week is Kia Kaha. Te reo Māori ‘Kia Kaha’ is a well-known phrase in New Zealand, meaning ‘be strong’. So when we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying - ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong'. At Hikutaia School, we believe it is more than just a one-week celebration. We have been working hard to normalise Te Reo me ona Tikanga as something that is just part of our daily teaching and learning. Kia kaha koutou! Staff Appreciation Week This week is also staff appreciation week. It is a week where we as staff take time out to celebrate our mahi (work) and the things that we do to help your children. I am very fortunate to have a strong and dedicated staff to work alongside and for this I am grateful. Know that the teachers here work relentlessly to help your children succeed to their fullest potential. I would like to on behalf of the parents and community to thank the staff for their amazing commitment. School Speeches I would like to congratulate all the students who presented their speeches in front of their classes last week. Obtaining important facts and putting them into a speech then to get up in front of your class is not an easy task to do but a skill that can be developed. Our Year 5 – 8’s results from last Thursday are as follows: Year 5 – 1st Quinn Torstonson, 2nd Jye Morrison & 3rd Bella Walmsley Year 6 – 1st Jesse Wright & 2nd Amber Perry Year 7 – 1st Kaeden Torstonson, 2nd Abigail Cox Year 8 – 1st Milah McGahan, 2nd Travis Cox & 3rd Natavia Metekingi We wish Quinn, Jesse, Kaeden and Milah all the best on Friday as they present their speeches at the Thames Primary School Competition being held at Thames South. Paeroa Upholstery – School Uniform On behalf of the School we would like to thank Paeroa Upholstery who have agreed to process our school uniform (includes logo and names – possibly a small charge for this). This should make it easier for parents to call into their shop to place your school order and payment. There address is 29 Willoughby Street Paeroa, opposite the Police Station or you can phone 07 862 7557. Slinkies Collection This is the second to last week of our Slinkies collection. Thank you to our parents who have volunteered their time to do the slinks pick up which is well on the way. The following are rostered on: Rangiora/Robinson Road – Wednesday 11th September – Laura John & Hamish Morley, Friday 13th September – Bevan Robinson and Gavin Work and Sunday 15th September –Jake & Sarah Perry. Maratoto/Wharepoa Road – Wednesday 11th September – Brett & Suzi Flooks, Friday 13th September – Jono Ching & Jeff Alley and Sunday 15th September – Chris Baker.

On behalf of the school, I would like to thank the people involved with the slinky pickups. Your generous efforts and hard work are greatly appreciated.

SCHOOL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: - Monday 9th September 2019

Hikutaia School Agricultural Day – Thursday 17th October

Thank you to all those who have sent in their entry forms for Ag Day. Please don’t forget the Ohinemuri Group Day forms need to be into me please no later than Thursday, as NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

This year there will be a new event in the programme which is a Fancy Dress. To our new parents, children participate in Indoor Displays; there are 6 in total. 5 are compulsory

with 4 of these done at school and one at home and 1 voluntary. These displays are judged the afternoon prior to Ag Day and certificates 1st, 2nd, 3rd are given. Parents and students will be able to see the results when the doors are open on Ag Day. The Criteria of the displays have been sent home with children today however these are also in this week’s newsletter further on.

Welcome Today we would like to welcome Rex Voss to our school as he has just turned 5 years old. Rex joins his older sister Izabelle here. Rex is in Room 3 and hope that you will enjoy your time here at Hikutaia School.

Kupu o te wiki – Whurutu - Fruit Āporo – apple, panana – banana, rōpere – strawberry, manarini – mandarin, ārani – orange, pea – pear, paramu – plum. Identifying a fruit – “he aha tēnei”? – reply “he āporo.

Principal Wayne Whitney

Hikutaia School - Phone 862 4708 or Fax 862 4709

Email: office@hikutaia.school.nz Absentee Txt Number 027 286 24 70

Senior Class: Mrs Robinson, Whaea Emma & Matua Wayne Kia ora Koutou, Welcome to week 8 of term 3, this week we are celebrating Te wiki o te reo Maori, Maori language week. The children will be helping to write bilingual books as part of their literacy learning, to share with the rest of the school. Room 2 students will be coming home with a permission slip regarding a trip next week for a soccer tournament in Thames. If you could please sign these and send them back to me ASAP, that would be greatly appreciated. Touch notices will be coming home this week for those children who have put their names down to play. Games start next Thursday the 19th. Speech finals are this Friday. Well done to those children who have made it into this. There were some excellent speeches this year and judging was very difficult. Lastly, good luck to Gracie who is headed to the AIMS games this week, competing in BMX. Have a fantastic week everyone, Ngaa Mihi nui - Olivia Robinson, Whaea Emma and Matua Wayne

Room 5 Mrs Donovan Kia ora from ruma rima (room five). This week we are celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and will be completing work on this all week. We aim to learn to use more Te Reo in our conversations and understand instructions in Māori. Look out for a Calf Club Newsletter in school bags and please send in your egg cartons for the mask. This is teacher appreciation week and the teachers at school have a secret teacher to appreciate, so should be lots of fun. Remember a lot of your children's work is online and can be viewed at home via Google Classroom or Google Drive. Have a great week. Kind Regards, Angela Donovan

Room 4: Mr Bax This week we are beginning to create our arts and crafts for Ag day. More information will come through the week about what we are making and the materials required. In Maths we are practising our strategies to add and subtract numbers. On Tuesday we are visiting the library and we are continuing our upcycling projects in Topic. Have a great week.

Room 3: Mrs Cameron Today a notice will come home with your child outlining the display activities that the children do for Ag week in Week 1, Term 4. Most of these are done at school. Your child will need to bring an egg carton and a woollen pom pom, the size of a tennis ball, to school this week so we can make a start on the displays. Any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. A permission slip will also come home this week regarding our visit to Ohinemuri House, as part of our kindness inquiry. Some children are not returning their notebooks on Friday. I check their high frequency words and spelling lists on Friday, as well as enter the readers for the following week. If you could support your child in returning the note book on Friday, it would be greatly appreciated. Lastly we welcome Rex Voss and his family to Room 3. Kei a koe te wiki pai.

Next Board Meeting Tuesday 24th September 5.30 pm.

Paeroa Junior Touch Season – Thursday 19th September Thank you to all those who sent their forms in last week and our touch teams have now been finalised. This Year Touch for Schools will be starting at an earlier date so that touch will finish a few weeks earlier before school ends for the year. However the times of starting will remain the same as last year as follows: Midgets – Year 1-4 4.30 p.m. start Juniors – Year 5-6 5.00 p.m. start Seniors – Year 7-8 5.30 p.m. start

Subscriptions are the same as last year at $9.00 per child or $20.00 for a family of 3 or more. Payment is required before play, so please to avoid disappointed children please send payment in by the end of this week.

Te Whānau Oriori Our Te Whānau Oriori Group - Tamehana, Gabriel, Mason, Max, Tūwhakaea, , Thomas, Kaleb, Ali, Bailey, Trey, Indie R, Sasha, Alexia, Mara, Natavia, Izzy, Ruby and Ella will be preforming at Ohinemuri House on the 25th September at 1.30 p.m.. We will be returning to school at 2.45 p.m. Any interested whānau who may be available to help out with transport this day please let us know and complete the form below and return to Mrs. Cameron. In term four Te Whānua Oriori will be travelling to Mercury Bay Area School to take part in performances and Powhiri practice with a number of schools from the Eastern seaboard. This will take place on Tuesday 15th October. Parents please keep this date free as we will be looking for parent help to assist in transporting the tamariki. This will be an all-day event. Kia nui te pai te wiki o te reo Māori. – Have a great Māori language week. Whaea Maria.

Permission Form – Te Whānau Oriori Group Visit to Ohinemuri House Wednesday 25th September 2019. I/We …………………………. the parents of …………………… give him/her permission to attend the Ohinemuri House performance. I can help with transport on the day – Yes/No I can take …… tamariki My contact number is: ……………………………… Signed: …………………………….. Date:………………………..

Permission Form Te Whānau Oriori Group Visit Mercury Bay School Tuesday 15th October 2019

I/We …………………………… the parents of ……………………… give him/her permission to travel to Mercury Bay Area School on Tuesday 15th October. I can help with transport on the day – Yes/No I can take ……. Tamariki. My contact number is: ……………………… Signed: ………………………………. Date: ………………………../

(Unless otherwise stated all events are held at school) Monday 9th September Staff Appreciation week Thursday 12th September Duffy Role Model Assembly – 11.30 - School Hall Friday 13th September Thames Speech Competition Friday 20th September Agricultural Demonstation Day – Lambs/Kid goats 11.40 a.m. at School Tuesday 24th September BOT Meeting Friday 27th September School Assembly – 2.15 p.m. Friday 27th September Last Day Term 3 – 3.00 p.m. Monday 14th October First Day Term 4 – 9.00 a.m. Thursday 17th October Hikutaia School Agricultural Day – 10.00 a.m. Saturday 19th October Ohinemuri Group Day – Puriri School 10.30 a.m. Monday 28th October Labour Day – Holiday Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd November Hikutaia School Fishing Competition

Lost your newsletter, not sure what’s for lunch on Friday? Visit: http://hikutaia.ultranet.school.nz/Home/ for dates, previous newsletters, photo gallery of events, BOT and policy information, PTA information and events, and class information. Take a tour today

Free Mobile Ear for Children Paeroa – Tuesday 10th September outside the Plunket Rooms, Wharf Street from 12.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. Thames – Wednesday 11th September at Thames South School on Rolleston Street from 10.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. CRICKET We are working hard to re-establish regular cricket playing opportunities for primary school age boys and girls within the wider Thames Valley area. Coaching for all skills levels will be available for those involved in both mid week or Saturday competitions beginning early in Term 4. All playing equipment provided. Boys or girls/parents/coaches/supporters who wish to play or be involved in our great game should call Ramesh Sabasinghe (Waikato Valley Cricket Association Development Officer) 021 786 250 ( ramesh@wvca.co.nz) or Mike Cotter 07 862 8270 / 022 055 8270 (Paeroa) -as soon as possible. Thames Valley Junior Cricket Muster Open to all Year 2-8 students at Whangamata on Tuesday 17th September from 2.00 p.m. onwards at Whagamata Area School or at Rhodes Park Thames on Thursday 19th September from 4.00 p.m. onwards. Spot prizes, inflatabe nets, speed gun and games. Come and meet some of the Black Caps and Northern Knights.

An Alternative to Halloween Its that time of year again. The Halloween Alternative is coming up. It will be on NOV 1st (Fri) this year. It will be at Elim Church again with a sports' theme for the kids to dress up and win some prizes if they want. There will be plenty of lollies. If you have any questions just contact me.

2019 Ag Day Displays Thursday 17th October Specific learning outcomes and success criteria for displays 1. Fruit Still Life Pencil sketch - Years 0 – 8 – Completed at school – Compulsory. Specific Learning Outcome: By careful observation students can use drawing processes to describe the main features and form a sketch of a piece of fruit. Success Criteria:

x Main parts and features observed and recorded. x Different parts appropriate shaped and in reasonable

proportions. x 3 dimensional qualities of shading and perspective evident. x Contains detail and artistic elements of tone, texture, pattern

and line. 2. Photo – Theme – ‘Whanau Time’ – Years 0 – 8 - Completed at home – Compulsory. Specific Learning Outcome: ‘Whanau Time’ A photo that captures an activity or place where you spend time with your whanau Success Criteria:

x Framing for interest - telling a story x Placement of object. x Use of light and shadow or colour x A4 size paper with caption under photo that adds to

photographic content x The photo must be taken by the child and brought to school

on a USB stick or similar (JPeg file) Must be at school on or

before Monday the 14th of October. 3. Egg carton masks – Years 0 – 4 – Created at School before Wednesday the 16th of October–– Compulsory. Specific Learning Outcome: Using creativity and innovative thinking as well as the elements of art create a mask from a recycled egg carton Success Criteria

x Recycled egg carton x Use of artist flair with colour, pattern and texture. x Shows the features of a face

4. Cardboard Mask- Year 5 – 8 –Created at School before Wednesday the 16th of October–– Compulsory. Specific Learning Outcome: Using creativity and innovative thinking as well as the elements of art create a mask using cardboard Success Criteria:

x Made from cardboard x Use of artist flair with colour, pattern and texture. x Mask must portray innovative/creative thinking. x Able to be worn as a mask

5. Pom Pom creation Year 0 – 8 – Created at School before Wednesday the 16th of October– Compulsory. Specific Learning Outcome: Creative use of of a pom pom to create a creature or bird that is visually appealing and looks good. Success Criteria:

x Has used a pom pom as the central part of the creation x Has visual appeal x Has an obvious theme x Has used creative and imaginative ideas.

6. Animal and Pet Project – Knowledge and Understanding Years 0 – 8 – Completed at home, brought to school on Monday 14th October - Voluntary Specific Learning Outcome: Students track and display their knowledge and understanding of their animal. Success Criteria:

x An attractive display presented on A3 paper only. x Makes comments under the five headings;

1. Specific animal details (name, breed, date of birth etc) 2. Food and Drink 3. Training and Grooming 4. Characteristics and fun times together.

x Shows a keen interest in their animal and its needs. x Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of their

animal.