RAHOTU SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Week 9
Term 3
2015
Rahotu School Vision: “Keeping the Flames of Learning
Alive”
Dear Parents/Caregivers and Community Members,
Wow what a busy term its been! The students all deserve a well earned
holiday after their terms work, as do the staff.
We are very proud of our students achievements this term, and the
classrooms reflect the intense work compled about ‘Our Place in Space’.
From all of us we wish you a happy break with your family and lots of
sunshine!
ALL students that do not have a Calf/Lamb or Goat havel been issued with
a plain mask in which to create and design their AT HOME ACTIVITY of
MASK MAKING. Google images have many great ideas. Students will be
expected to return their mask completed at the end of Week One, Term
Four ready for display.
Tomorrow Friday 25 September the Hauora Leaders are holding a mufti
day in preparation for our Calf and Lamb Day. Families are asked to
contribute ONE GROCERY ITEM per family or a gold coin donation per
child. Grocery items will be put towards raffles.
Mrs Wilson and our Hauora Leaders have also
organised a fun sports time, weather dependent
Last Friday all student will attended a life show called “Hiwi
the Kiwi goes Fishing” by the Minstrel. It was based around
values and making the right choices – a great link to the NZ
Curriculum Key Competencies and FLAME values of Family,
Learning, Aroha, Mannaki and Excellence.
Notices:
Assembly will be held on Friday 26 September. The term - Most Improved and Diligent
Awards as well as Whakatika kia pai awards will be given out.
Transition day will be held on Thursday 5 November with Miss Kylie Lashford
Taranaki Cross Country
On Wednesday 23rd Miss Mackay took 15 students to participate in the Taranaki Cross
Country in Hawera. They all ran brilliantly and four students came in the first ten, and
one in the first twenty. This is amazing considering there where up to 100 kids in each
age race.
Miss Mackay was most impressed by our Rahotu students’ efforts. Thanks again to
parents for providing awesome support and transport
Community Board Meeting
Please find below the information regarding the upcoming Community Board which will be
held in Rahotu. All welcome to attend.
For any further information about the meeting please contact Board Chair, Craig
Dingle on 027 444 6148, Vice Chair, Brian Vincent 06 761 8353, Andy Whitehead on
027 499 5203, Sharlee Mareikura on 027 365 5112, Cr Bonita Bigham on 027 457
7400 or myself on 0800 111 323
Egmont Plains Community Board
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Egmont Youth Camp, 5829 South Road, SH45 Rahotu
9.30 am
Minutes and Agenda for the last meeting can be viewed at
http://www.southtaranaki.com/uploaded_files/Meetings/Egmont-Plains-CommunityBoard
Netball Prize Giving
This will be held on the first Friday of next term. This will be a shared lunch, can
everyone please bring a plate. All welcome attend.
Kate McLean
Home and School Notice
Thank you to those of you who have returned your yellow Calf & Lamb Day help notice
from last week. If yours is not back at school yet could you please return it tomorrow, it
makes it easier for everybody if we know how you would prefer to help.
Grocery raffle tickets should have come home yesterday if your eldest is in Room 7 and
all others will come home today. Each family has 20 tickets to sell over the holidays. We
hope the kids have fun tomorrow dressing up as their favourite sportsperson, the grocery
items they bring contribute towards the raffle prize.
Hopefully all animals have been registered by now. If not, do it tomorrow before noon to
get into the prize draw for registering animals before the end of term. The prize will be
given out in assembly tomorrow afternoon.
To help with preparing your animals over the holidays, following are the year group
categories for animals and the course requirements for them. They have been organised
according to numbers of animals entered. Please refer to the back of your animal rearing
booklet for requirements for each section.
Calves
Lambs & Goats
Junior
Intermediate
Senior
Y1, 2, 3
Y4, 5, 6
Y7, 8
Y1, 2
Y3, 4, 5
Y6, 7, 8
Enjoy the holidays. The Home & School will be meeting at school in week one next term on
Tuesday 13 October at 10.30am (please note change of time from 10.00am) in the meeting
room.
Regards
Mel
South Taranaki LibraryPlus are getting ready for the school holidays and this term we
are focusing our activities on ‘Learn, Create and Grow with Technology’. We have credit
card sized computers called Raspberry Pi’s for kids to explore in an interactive session at
each of the libraries as well as a group called Diamond Age coming along to show the
children 3D Printing.
All our sessions for children over the holidays are free and fun.
We have limited spaces for the Raspberry Pi sessions, so bookings are essential
Holiday Programme
Pi-Time
Join in the fun at your local LibraryPlus with an interactive session about Raspberry Pi - a
credit card sized computer.
For ages 5 - 12 years Bookings essential - Limited spaces available.
Tuesday 29 September
Manaia LibraryPlus @ 10am - 11.30am
Opunake LibraryPlus @ 2pm - 3.30pm
Wednesday 30 September
Hawera LibraryPlus @ 10.30am -12noon
Thursday 1 October
Eltham LibraryPlus @ 10.00am - 12.30am Kaponga LibraryPlus @ 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Friday 2 October
Patea LibraryPlus @ 10.00am - 11.30am
Waverley Library @ 2.00pm - 3.30pm
3D Printing with South Taranaki LibraryPlus
Wednesday 7 October
9.30am - 12.30pm Hawera LibraryPlus & 1.30pm - 4.30pm Eltham LibraryPlus
Thursday 8 October
10.00am - 1.00pm Patea LibraryPlus
Friday 9 October
10.00am - 1.00pm Opunake LibraryPlus
For more information contact your local LibraryPlus on 0800 111 323
For ages 5 - 12 years
Happy Birthday to…
Hayley Tippett 28 September
Layla Cran 28 September
Lilly-Jo Robinson 29 September
Leaha Thomason 30 September
Byron Wallace 2 October Logan Crawford 2 October
Ricky Smith 3 October
Aaliyah Torpey 7 October Kayden Price 9 October Nevaeh Thomason 9 October
Our community Playcentre
continues to grow. We
welcome new families to
the district
Mufti Day
On Friday the 25th of September. Week Ten
Come dressed as your favorite sports person.
Please bring a gold coin donation or a grocery item to go
towards the Calf and Lamb day raffle.
ONE GROCERY ITEM PER FAMILY THANKS
TERM TIMES
Term 1
29 January Term 2
20 April
Term 3
20 July
Term 4
12 October –
3 April
3 July
25 September
16 December
Friday 25 September
Monday 12 October
Monday 19 October
Thursday 22 October
Friday 23 October
Monday 26 October
Monday 30 November
Wednesday 2 December
Wed 16 December
COMING EVENTS:
Term 3 ends
Term 4 starts
School photos
Calf and Lamb Day
Last day for camp payments
Labour Day
Topec camp
Konini Lodge camp
School finishes