From the principals desk

Nayland College Jazz band

2011-11-28T20:50:00.002+13:00

Tuesday at 9.30 am we are going to pile onto Tasman Bay Christian school's bus and join them watching Nayland College's Jazz band.

Celebrations

2011-11-28T20:33:00.003+13:00

Check out our facebook page to see the wonderful achievements of our athletes recently . We hold the Peace shield, RSA cup and trophy for fastest senior relay...

History in the making , at an event that has spanned 90 years!

http://www.facebook.com/TasmanSchool

Term 4 Enviro bus tour

2011-11-28T20:26:00.002+13:00

I have finally sorted the google account changes and am back in business!

This week we host about 80 students and adults on an enviro bus tour.

We are honoured to be one of only two schools visited and children are looking forward to sharing some of the great projects they have been involved with!

The week ahead

2011-09-06T09:09:00.003+12:00

We have another busy week. We welcome Hayley Wilson to Room One . Hayley is releasing Jude for the Incredible years professional development series.

John Grundy is releasing Sue to attend her Professional Learning groups workshop this afternoon.

We welcome Ben Wright this afternoon - working on basketball skills with our senior rooms, and Damon , of course - continuing the great music tuition.

Tonight the Board of Trustees meet at 7pm. These are open meetings and you are welcome to join them.

Tomorrow Room 2 are planning an excursion up the road Leila's farm to find out a bit about spring and lambing, and the following day Room 3 are hoping to do the same thing on the way to the Moutere Hills for a cluster volleyball tournament ( to put into action all the skills they have been developing over the last four weeks).

On Friday Room 3 will host assembly - We look forward to seeing you there!

Planting

2011-08-08T10:29:00.006+12:00

Our enviro grouup of students teachers and parents can start to see their vision unfold as our planting gets underway...

Moutere Hills cross country

2011-05-26T10:18:00.001+12:00

Fingers crossed it is all go for a 12 30 start.

A final decision will be made by organisers at 10.30am .

Community expertise

2011-05-24T10:45:00.002+12:00

Considering we have only four classrooms we are certainly getting a fantastic deal from our visitors today ...

First thing this morning Luke - who is studying writing full time - came to work with a group of Room 4 authors.

We have now have Allanah (ICT guru) working with Fraser ,Chris from Sport Tasman , coming to coach our Room four students in the ancient art of golf, and Craig teaching Rooms 2 & 3 Hockey skills.

All this and the wonderful skills of our teacher trainees are creating an amazing learning environment full of rich experiences for our students.

Being Active - Looking ahead

2011-05-12T11:58:00.000+12:00

We have a busy few weeks ahead... Students in rooms 2-4 are involved in weekly skills sessions focussing on fundamental hitting skills for golf and hockey thanks to Sport Tasman , and funding from the school's operation grant. Room One are busy developing fundamental movement skills twice weekly.

We have continued the cross country training we began last term - and look forward to a great Tasman school cross country event Monday 23 May. We have invited Tasman Bay Christian School to join us for a bit of extra fun and competition.

Miniball and netball team competitions are underway and we have selected four fantastic leaders to take part in a day workshop next week being run by international skipping Champion Peter Nestler.

Next Tuesday our seniors travel to Saxton Field to defend their title as winners of the intermediate schools hockey tournament... Good luck to them all!

Updates

2011-03-31T11:02:00.001+13:00

Watch out for todays newsletter... it includes information about emergency procedures, bullying, upcoming events, and more.

Thank you to Pip for the apples our children have enjoyed, to Caroline for organising new benches for the swimming pool changing sheds, Geraldine for the painting them and Darren for putting up hooks for clothing.

Room 4 are looking forward to First Aid training tomorrow- organised by our teacher trainee, Bronwyn, as part of their learning about survival... I am too!

Updates

2011-03-31T11:02:00.000+13:00

Watch out for todays newsletter... it includes information about emergency procedures, bullying, upcoming events, and more.

Room 4 are looking forward to First Aid training tomorrow- organised by our teacher trainee, Bronwyn, as part of their learning about survival... I am too!

Monday welcomes

2011-03-28T14:26:00.002+13:00

Welcome today to Carmelita who joins Room 3. It is great to have you and your family as part of our school community.

Welcome also to Stacey ( lecturer from the University of Canterbury)- who is visiting Bronwyn, as part of her teacher training programme.

Apologies to those all set for the Room 4 camp meeting this afternoon . We have had to postpone it until next Monday as Sue is home with an unwell Lochie.

We hope to see you all here same time next week

Learning Interviews

2011-03-09T09:51:00.002+13:00

Thanks to everyone who has been involved in our goal setting interviews, this week.

Last nights evening ran smoothly and everyone was punctual which really helped!

These conversations form the basis for each child's learning for the next terms work and are vital so we can wrap learning programmes around each child, to meet their individual needs.

Thank you to the teachers who continue to put long hours into planning to make sure these are highly valuable.

By next Tuesday we will have met with each family - which is fantastic !

This is partnership in action!!

Welcome

2011-02-02T13:54:00.002+13:00

A special welcome to our newcomers today !

We welcome Tyla and Tobias into Room 4, Theo into Room 3 and Lara, Sam, Finlay, Cameron and Riley into Room 1

We know you will quickly find a special place in our school and look forward to seeing you grow and develop with us.

A very warm welcome also to your families - I am sure you will quickly become a valued part of our wonderful school community.

Please don't hesitate to ask about anything you are unsure of.

Naumai,

tena koutou, tena koutou , tena tatou katoa .

New beginnings

2011-02-02T13:46:00.003+13:00

It is wonderful to welcome back so many bright faced learners to a new year!

Thank you for ensuring your child is well rested and ready for their learning.

Swimming will start immediately so do send along their swimming togs and towels tomorrow.

There is lots to talk about - so look out for our first newsletter tomorrow.

Please do not park in school grounds tomorrow morning .

We are getting the office block roof spray painted - and can not guarantee this won't drift onto your car.

Children can be dropped off at the bottom of the driveway , to walk up the path, or on Dicker Road.

You can resume using the driveway in the afternoon.

Thanks for your patience with this!

Carpark upgrade

2011-02-01T10:24:00.004+13:00

Work is underway for our new carpark and driveway, and the moving of the old dental clinic.

This is necessary to improve the safety of our children coming and going from school- and has been a Board priority for what seems to have been a long time.

In the process we will sadly lose a couple of our treasured trees- but have an extensive planting plan to replace these and add even more.

The vision is to also develop a grove of fruit and nut trees, as well as develop our school gardens.

If you have ideas to add - or can help- please see Fred.

Planting will begin in winter..

The carpark base surface will be laid today, but not finished until the old dental clinic is moved to its new site by Room 1.

Please continue to use the one way system of driving and parking that we trialled last term.

Hopefully this upgrade will cause minimum disruption.

2011 begins with a bang!

2011-01-27T10:27:00.004+13:00

Happy New Year all!

I hope everyone has had a fab holiday and is brimming with energy and enthusiasm to start the new school year, next Wednesday 2 February.

Teachers have been working hard to plan wonderful opportunities for the new term. We are all looking forward to lots of exciting learning!

Lots of other people have also been working hard to prepare the school for a new year.

The Board have been busy analysing student data and planning our future goals and targets.

Many of you may have seen the huge efforts being put in by Lorraine Talley , Caroline and others to replace the tennis court fencing , pruning, clearing and cleaning our fabulous grounds.

You may have noticed that the grounds have all been newly mowed and a team are working hard to completely repaint the school.

We have another team doing an inside spring clean, whilst Dave takes his annual leave.

Tomorrow work will begin on the new car park - so please take care if using the school pool or grounds during the holidays.

We have been working hard to try and get things done over the holidays - Sadly others also need a holiday -so some work will go into the new term... We will let you know how this may impact dropping off children etc...

Until then ... Enjoy the last of the school holidays and the long weekend coming up.

We will look forward to seeing you all next Wednesday.

Pip

Final assembly

2010-12-09T22:23:00.003+13:00

Thank you to every person who came tonight to support and celebrate the achievements of all our students over 2010, and to farewell those that are moving on to the next stage of their school life.

We squashed more than 170 people in our hall ... what a night !... what a team!...

Your children are a credit to the community they represent, their parents and their teachers.

We may be off to a slow start tomorrow but are looking forward to seeing some seriously out-there clothing as we celebrate Loud Shirt Friday.

Get your sunglasses out...

Swimming pool keys

2010-12-01T13:56:00.004+13:00

The pool is being filled today, after a further coat of paint... and should be in operation by the end of next week.

We are hoping we can continue to upgrade the pool over time - I know some parents have got some great ideas.

Families who would like a key, can purchase these from the office for $50.

Refunds of $10 will be given for each returned key at the end of the season.

This increase has been needed to cover the cost of the chemicals over the summer break and the cost of a whole new set of numbered keys, after the padlock was removed at the end of last season by an enterprising keyholder.

The system has now been upgraded to avoid cutting of unauthorised keys- thanks to Motlock.

We have 40 in total, and some have already gone - so it will be first come , first serve.

You will also be asked to sign a pool use agreement so everybody knows what is expected.

We will need a series of volunteers to check the pool over the holidays so we can keep it open ... Please give your name to Margo if you can take a turn.

If you still have keys from previous years you can dispose of them and return the key ring to Margo.

We will look forward to a long swimming season, if this weeks weather is an indication.

Enjoy!

New Driveway layout

2010-12-01T13:51:00.002+13:00

As many of you will know by now we are trialling a new driveway plan.

The idea is to keep the flow of traffic all going in the same direction , and eliminate students crossing to individual cars.

We have already seen that we will need to increase the size of the roundabout and some of the carparks - but the actual traffic flow is much better.

We are training children to all cross at one point by the entrance to the tennis court...

Thanks for your feedback and patience with this.

Term 4 begins

2010-10-13T16:38:00.002+13:00

Term 4 begins with a flurry

We welcome Jenna and Duncan's daughter Lily to our community! Lily was born at home on the first Wednesday of the holidays and has already come visiting!

Everybody is well into the mask making as I write so coma along on Friday and join us!

Monday Rooms 3 &4 will be performing at the Red Square in Nelson as part of the Arts Festival and Tuesday Rooms 1 & 2 will be treated to the Wonkey Donkey show at Tasman Bible Church Hall.

Next Friday we will be relaunching our newly painted library ... and that is just the start of what we have in store for Term 4!

Time flies!

2010-09-21T10:24:00.004+12:00

So much done ... so little time left!

This term has gone in a flurry of activity ... winter sports , speech competitions, orienteering, mask making, mathletics, gymnastics, music making, expo days, technology challenges...to name a few.

Today our room 2 paeleontologists are off fossil hunting, and our artists are examining the wearable art entries at WOW.

Tomorrow - weather permitting - we will all do our 'Jump Off' for Jump Rope for Heart and Thursday will all head off to Kina Peninsula to do our bit as part of the great NZ Clean up week, and then on Friday we will be entertained and educated by our senior pupils as they share their learning about Japan at our final assembly for the term.

All the best everyone for a wonderful holiday.

If you are about ... remember to join in our car boot sale on Saturday 2 October from 10 - 1pm.

I'll look forward to seeing everyone - batteries recharged - ready for term 4, on Monday 11 October.

Newcomers

2010-07-26T10:32:00.000+12:00

Morena All!

We welcome Ms Jenna Harton, to Room 4 whilst Sue Shand is on study leave.
Jenna has already wowed the class, built strong connections with the students and has the learning programme well underway.
We are lucky to have Sue still involved weekly to keep all the threads together so we have the best of both worlds for our senior students!

Welcome also to Alexia and her family who have moved to the country from Nelson city. Alexia is now an integral member of Room 2.
By now Orrin, Tala, Harlee and Johnny are "old hands"... but we welcome them in "blog time" as well!

Last Friday we welcomed Evelyn to Room 1. Evelyn is the fourth generation of her family to come to Tasman School.
What a rich tapestry of history she represents!

We will look forward to building towards our centennial in 2013... Anyone who is keen to be involved in the planning - please let the school know.

We look forward to a fantastic term 3!

Room 3 on the move

2010-05-26T10:16:00.005+12:00

Today Room 3 moved back into their newly decorated classroom.

Comments included ... "Wow ... this is real cool"
I like the way all the colours work together"
" The walls are so soft"
"look at our new sink!"

Everybody was so patient with the noise and disruption and the wait was well worth it!
It will be a wonderful backdrop for the students work.

Room two can't wait for their turn!

Book week

2010-05-26T10:03:00.004+12:00

...What festivities!
Highlights included dressing up of course , but also the second hand book swap, ( with catering, courtesy of room 3 chefs), the Ashton Scholastic book fair, ( that has produced a commission of $250 for our library) and the fabulous book quiz which saw students and parents working together to solve the clues developed by students in each room.
Congratulations to our winners, our quiz masters Tayne and Francis, and all those that have made the week so successful.

Congratulations

2010-05-26T09:49:00.004+12:00

We have a bit of a news to catch you all up with .
Our senior class took out the honours winning the Nelson Hockey tournament last week. Congratulations to all involved!

Further congratulations...
We have three new Board members as a result of our recent elections.
A special welcome and congratulations to Adele Bremner, Saree Dickson, and Joseph Scragg... and to our new Board secretary Pip Weir.
We know each of you will be a great asset to our school in this role.

BoT Elections

2010-05-18T12:18:00.002+12:00

Last week saw the election of three new trustees to the Tasman Board of Trustees:

Congratulations to Adele Bremner, Saree Dickson and Joseph Scragg, who join Peter Van Veen , Jolene Salmond , Fraser and Pip.

Thank you to all those who stood for or considered standing for Board positions this time.

Farewell and huge thanks to their predecessors - “retiring” trustees - Noelle Griffiths and John Stephens, and previous members Jim Campbell, Martyn Peat and Lee Stevens - who have all given considerable time and energy to our school over the last three years- and ultimately to the education of your children.
We thank you for the parts you have played ( and often continue to play) in the life of our school.

Websites for learning

2010-05-06T09:29:00.003+12:00

Some of you have asked for ideas to support learning at home, using computers.
This is a great way to get children motivated to take responsibility for their own learning_ which is one of our ongoing goals.

We have developed a link for you to go to if you want suitable on line activities for your child.

http://tasmanhomepage.blogspot.com/

This will be updated over time and is linked to your child's class blog.
Have fun!

Renovations begin!

2010-05-06T09:16:00.003+12:00

Work is scheduled to start on the refurbishments of Rooms Two and Three, next Monday.
This is Stage One of the programme of work developed by your Board, and has been eagerly awaited for what feels like a long time.

Staff and children in these rooms are highly excited, and Room Three are busy transferring to the hall...for what we hope will only be three weeks.
Room 2 will them have their turn- and by the end of the term, we will have two beautifully renovated classrooms!

This will, of course, have an impact on our hall use over this time period but we are working to minimise the disruption as best we can.
I will be working with the builders next week to identify possible issues- Please be aware of potential dangers - particularly for supervision of preschoolers -as you drop off and pick up your children each day. I would encourage you to use the Dicker Road entrance if possible.

Im sure you will all enjoy watching the progress over the coming weeks!

Board of Trustees elections

2010-05-03T15:50:00.003+12:00

Thanks to everyone who has been busy talking about this important job...
We are lucky enough to have four highly skilled candidates who have agreed to stand for the election
They are
Adele Bremner
Saree Dickson
Doug Donelan
& Joe Scragg
You will have read about each of them in your voting information.

Thanks to all of you who have already placed your votes in the box in the office.
Voting closes this Friday 6 May. Make sure you have your say.

Term One speeds by

2010-03-28T18:22:00.003+13:00

It is hard to believe we are nearly in our last week of what has admittedly been a short term.
We have had a fabulous Taste Tasman festival which proved to be a celebration of, not only our school, but our entire community.
Our students were active supporters prior to the event by preparing and marketting ginger beer and lemon syrup as part of their science and technology studies and growing garlic, tomatoes, corn, herbs etc in their class gardens.
On the day, many became avid 'Muddy Buddy' contestants.
Check out some of the photos on
www.tastetasman.co.nz
(use the Muddy Buddy link on the right of the page...)
Great photos!
Our senior students also played a key role in supervising many of the activities, and acting as hosts for the thousands of visitors we hosted on the day.- A record crowd of over three thousand ( using our numeracy estimation skills).
We loved all the entertainment - especially Sharon O'Neill - but also appreciated our very own musos including Fraser, Aly and Chrissie!!
Fab food, fab goods, fab people, fab day !! And a wonderful fundraiser for our school and community. We can't praise enough the wonderful hard working Taste Tasman team that put it all together!
You are awesome.

... More about all the other stuff we are so good at in Tasman - very soon!

2010

2010-02-17T09:46:00.002+13:00

WELL!!!

We have started 2010 with a bang!
Routines and expectations are being established and work is well underway.
We have a fantastic school we can be really proud of!

A special welcome to Katelin, Hayley and Hudson who have joined us this year, and to Jordan who arrived at the end of last year.
All the best to our past pupils for their ongoing education. We look forward to hearing of your successes.

Congratulations To Anna, Greg and Hudson whose new baby daughter / sister- Harriet -arrived early this morning, and to Justine, Carl, and Cameron whose daughter Jay Lee, arrived during the holidays.

Please tell everyone you know how much fun we are all going to have on 7 March
Registration for Muddy Buddies starts at 9.30 am on the day and Taste Tasman kicks off at 11am with wonderful music, entertainment food and drinks.
We are looking forward to hearing Sharon O'Neill at the festival.
We are also holding a workshop for musicians and those interested at the School of Music the following Wednesday with Sharon O'Neill, Appra, NZ Music Commission Creative NZ and others focussing on songwriting, copywriting etc.

Details for all at www.tastetasman.co.nz

Check it out and pass the word.

See you all there
Pip

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Gosh ... where has the time gone!
We have been part of a number of fabulous events recently....

I joined Room 4 on their city camp in Wellington . This was a superb week of learning and I was so proud of each of our students ... how they dealt with challenge and how they supported each other to get the most from each experience. I recommend you check out their blog to learn more! http://room4tasman.blogspot.com/

LAst Saturday we joined all the other schools in our cluster for the historic Moutere Hills Athletics day and managed to take away the most prestigious prize .. The peace shield. Well done Brad!! It has been 12 years since it last graced Tasman Schools shelf.
Also to be commended are Mark Merriman, Peter Van Veen, Ewen Griffiths and Karola Markert who all were great role models in the parent races! We were represented by our eldest and youngest students at a brief commemoration ceremony at 11 minutes past 11am. What a superb event.

R3 & 4 Parent meeting

2009-09-10T12:24:00.003+12:00

Thank you to those who attended last weeks parent meeting. You raised great questions and ideas..
so good, in fact, that I have decided to share some via this blog .

How well do we achieve here at Tasman? How do we know?
How does this compare with other schools?
What standardized tests do we use?
What priority does literacy take?
How do we know how our children are achieving in relation to others?
What do we say to our children if they ask to go to another school?
How have we improved our literacy scores so much?
How can a year six student do the work in a class up to year 8 ( or year 4-6 class? )
What age should children move class level?
Why have some families chosen to send their child to intermediate?
What age is normal for moving through to secondary school?
How do children move from one room to the next? What are the criteria? When? end/ mid year? termly?
How well do our kids do when they get to secondary school?

Will pick up on some of these questions over the next few weeks.

Watch out for the Room One and Two parents' meeting soon!

NINE

2009-09-09T16:19:00.002+12:00

We celebrated the 9th day of the 9th month 0f the 9th year of the new millenium at 9 minutes past 9am...by creating a -you guessed it_ number nine!

Speech competitions

2009-09-09T16:11:00.003+12:00

Gosh ... So much to say ...so little time!
Congratulations to Hannah and Mark who spoke with authority, humour and confidence at the recent Motueka Speech competitions.
They were great ambassadors for Tasman school.

School Cross Country

2009-08-04T11:33:00.002+12:00

Wow!

It was fantastic to see all our students, - from our newest new entrant - giving their best efforts in our school cross country on Friday.
What a wonderful celebration of what we can do !!
Thanks to the fabulous parents that organised the course ( including professional start and finish line! )

Because we achieved so highly we will be taking all of our students from 8 years old and above to the Moutere Hills Cross Country this Thursday.
GO TASMAN!!

Quiz night

2009-07-27T10:19:00.004+12:00

We had a great start to the new term last week, with students all fired up to learn.
Notices should be returning today for the Ski trip- coming up Friday 21 August.

Quiz night is coming up fast - next Friday 7 August... register your team at the office.
We have a large array of fantastic prizes to be won- thanks to the generosity of local businesses.
The night promises to be a fun one- so get your teams organised now!!!

HArry Potter premiere

2009-07-05T11:42:00.001+12:00

All who have ordered and paid for tickets should have received them via your children on the last day of term.

Any others ... contact Bridget R ( Piet , Lillian and Henry's mum).
You have contact details via your parent handbook.

Have a fabulous holiday everyone

Pip

HARRY POTTER

2009-07-02T12:42:00.003+12:00

Please help us to sell all our tickets for this world premiere ...

Thursday 16 July 6pm

Time is fast running out as we wanted all bookings in by tomorrow at the latest ... Ring your friends , colleagues , work mates...Bridget has worked hard to give us the first opportunity for this show as a fundraiser for our senior students Wellington trip ... please support her !
Tickets are $12 each

THANKS!

Fun Musical Performance

2009-07-02T12:35:00.002+12:00

Well ... It is hard to believe we are at the end of another term already.

Your children have worked really hard this term. We are all very proud of the achievement each child has made- as their report will testify- and particularly excited with the rate of progress in literacy throughout the school.

Tomorrow we have Kath Bee performing for our junior students and any preschoolers within our community.
All welcome!

This Friday 1.15pm in our school hall.

See you there
Pip

Gymnastics

2009-06-29T10:21:00.003+12:00

Congratulations to all our fantastic gymnasts - who represented us very ably on Thursday and Friday last week. You performed superbly and we were all very proud.
Big thanks to Adele who has put in many volunteer hours to train them so effectively.

NZ Curriculum

2009-06-21T18:31:00.004+12:00

Friday proved to be an incredibly valuable day as staff from Tasman, Mahana, Ngatimoti, Dovedale, Lower Moutere, Tasman Bay Christian and Upper Moutere schools worked together to gain an in-depth understanding of what high quality teaching and learning is in the context of the NZ curriculum due to be implemented in 2010.... What the research says, what it looks like from a student, teacher, parent and environment perspective and how that applies to each school.
We are fortunate to have clear guidelines in regards to our communities aspirations from our parent forums - and this will form the foundation of the Tasman school curriculum.
There is still much to do but we are well on the way!

Lets hope the meeting I will attend this Monday - on the soon to be announced "National Standards" promised by the National government as an election platform - support what our parents and community want... Cross fingers...
More to come!

Reminders

2009-06-18T09:02:00.003+12:00

Tomorrow is Teacher Only Day and teachers will be working with other colleagues at the Upper Moutere Rec Centre.

The office will be open until 12 .00 if you need to drop off baking, or goods for the " Festival of Lights".

We have stall number 32 by the Blood Bank in High St... Thanks to those who have offered to staff this, and thanks in anticipation for all you bring for us to sell!!

Saturday afternoon there is a "Le Reve Aromatherapy " demonstration in the school hall... Have a cuppa on the way home from sport and check it out at 1.15pm.

...and make sure you have your team organised for the our Quiz night!! Coming up next Friday at 7 pm... We have some fantastic prizes and raffles ... it will be a great night!!

Dates and happenings

2009-06-15T10:27:00.007+12:00

Morena All,

Thank you to room 3 for a fantastic assembly last Friday - Your musicianship is superb ( as is the acting!!)
Thank you also to Mr R for organising the superb Kendo demonstration last week. This is, as many of you will know, a traditional Japanese martial art so we were privileged to be able to take part. All the children greatly enjoyed this "taster".

We have a busy week ahead...
Room 4 students are off to town tomorrow to follow up on letters sent to various businesses requesting donations for quiz nights raffles... Remember to register your team at the office for this fantastic 26 June event !!

This Friday is Teachers Only Day where teachers will be working with other local schools to develop the next stage of implementation of the NZ Curriculum ready for 2010.
Your children do not need to attend school this day. Please see Margo urgently if you have difficulty with childcare for that day ... THIS FRIDAY 19 June.

Now all the pastures are watered and the tanks are full it is great to see that blue sky again!

Have a great day.

Sports successes

2009-06-09T14:04:00.002+12:00

WEll done to all the students who played so hard and behaved so well at the tackle tournament last week. Fourth place was a fine result. Thank you to Malcolm Hepburn for superb coaching!

Congratulations to BRAD TUNNICLIFF who has been selected as part of the Under 52 kg Motueka representative rugby team, and to Adele Bremner who is setting a superb example to all our students by winning a covetted position on the Nelson Rep Netball team.

We are very proud of you both and wish you every success in the upcoming season... Go Tasman!!

Frost, soil and rugby

2009-06-04T09:40:00.003+12:00

Morena All!
Well.. the grounds have thawed after a couple of good frosts and Room 4 is ready to plant their garlic.
Good luck to our rugby players as they head off to Motueka Sports Park to join forces with Mapua in the annual 7 aside tackle rugby tournament. It promises to be a great day!

Reminders to diary in our Teacher Only Day with other schools in our local cluster on Friday 19 June and our fabulous Quiz night the following Friday 26 June...
This will act as a major fundraiser for our senior class's Wellington camp next term, so start to gather your team mates ready for a great night of fun and challenge.

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Book Day

2009-06-02T08:51:00.003+12:00

I just couldn't resist sharing these with you!
Celebrating their favourite book was the Cat in the Hat and Things One and Two.. not to mention a couple of the Pied Pipers followers, and Dorothy ( complete with Toto)!

Tuesday 2 June

2009-06-02T08:43:00.003+12:00

Welcome to a new month ...one heralded by colder weather and even a wee frost here!
This morning we welcome student musicians from Motueka High School, -and Tasman Bay Christian school as part of an eager audience. It will be great to see past pupils performing for us ! You are welcome to join us from 9.15 - 10 am for this.
Welcome also to Mike Howell, who is replacing Sue today, as both Albie and Lauchie are poorly.
I am busy this morning in an appraisal meeting with Doug Milne but will look forward to hearing all the long weekend stories later in the day.
Have a great one!

Tuesday 26 May

2009-05-26T09:49:00.003+12:00

Thanks to all that are using the Dicker Rd entrance whilst road works continue in front of the school. This will be well worthwhile in the long term!

A special welcome today to Ross Ormsby who is staying locally and has offered to speak with Room 3 students . Ross is a motivational speaker who has dealt with the changes of becoming tetraplegic at age 16 and moved on to become a successful athlete and businessman. We look forward to meeting and learning from him.

Reminders... that there is a BoT meeting tonight in the staffroom at 6.30 pm. All welcome.
Room 4 is holding a parent meeting tomorrow night @ 7pm focussing on the upcoming Wellington camp... and Thursday has been set aside to celebrate books. Come as your favourite ( or not so favourite) book character!

MASSIVE

2009-05-20T09:49:00.002+12:00

... Our first evening performance is tonight at 7 pm.

Students need to be assembled in Room 7 at Motueka High at 6.30 pm, ready to go with all the right costumes etc.

Room 7 can be accessed by going through the main foyer at the back of the hall and turning right into the far away corridor.

It is helpful to bring some snacks , water and a book or quiet game for the "waiting time"...

Children need to be collected from the same place (Room 7) after the show. No children will be released without an adult.

Thanks for your support with this.

Other updates...

The work is continuing outside the schools main entrance. Please use Dicker Road entrance until roadworks are completed.

From the principal's desk...Week 4 Term 2 2009

2009-05-19T09:54:00.002+12:00

Morena All,

Well our senior students have all left for their first 'real' MASSIVE performance at Motueka High ... and the adrenaline is running!

The second matinee will be attended by the remainder of our school this afternoon, leaving here at 12.30pm.

All children will return before 3pm to connect with buses.

Could all parents please pick up and drop off from the Dicker Road entrance as we have major road works in progress at our main entrance this week!

Enjoy the show.

From the Principal's desk ...week three

2009-05-14T10:14:00.002+12:00

Welcome to Jill Seeney who will provide flute and recorder tuition each Wednesday here at school.

This will complement the wonderful work done by Damon with our guitarists and ukelele players, and by our teachers, with the great music learning they provide in class.

We have a singing tutor waiting in the wings if we have enough takers, ( 8 years and above)...Please let Margo know if you are interested.

A reminder to students in Rooms 3 & 4 that we will spend tomorrow at Motueka High for our dress rehearsal of MASSIVE

From the principals desk...Week 2 Term 2 2009

2009-05-13T15:58:00.001+12:00

What a wonderful assembly Room one Great singing!

Thank you for sharing your learning with us.

No assembly this week, as half the school will be at the MASSIVE dress rehearsal.