Students are welcome to attend for supported independent study.
Afternoon tea provided.
Coming up ¡
3rd December Speech Celebration 7.00pm. We get to enjoy hearing great speeches from local schools.
4th December Student Council Mufti.
The final one for the year.
Thank You Students
We wish to publicly recognise the appropriate, positive behaviour displayed by these students and identified by a staff member.
Mouki Vailea
Anu Prasad
Uatisone Poka
Iva Tainamu-Manase
TOPHOUSE
Kea
CHESS CLUB
Wednesdays
3.00¡ª4.30 p.m.
Library
Cost $2 per session
All interested students very welcome.
Quote of the Week
¡°It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.¡±
R G Ingersoll
Principal¡¯s Comment
Good manners are important. It is much more than ¡®being nice¡¯. It acknowledges that others have rights too, including the right to be heard.
American research (Report to Parents NAESP) has clearly shown the consequences of children not learning manners.
In boys it signals a lack of language ability to communicate, poor general learning, dysfunctional relationships and possibly, crime.
In girls it signals a life of emotional storms.
Good manners are good for learning and personal happiness.
Good manners have four key elements.
Firstly, using words rather than actions. As a child¡¯s vocabulary grows they have alternatives to rudeness and lashing out during an upsetting incident, and develop confidence in their ability to handle situations.
Secondly, children need to learn that pushing, shoving, interrupting, snatching and jumping the queue are unacceptable for children and adults.
Thirdly, a child needs to know they retain rights to their personal property but many situations require sharing to allow everyone a fair go. It is important to consider others and their feelings.
Lastly, ¡®please¡¯ and ¡®thank you¡¯ are habits that help build very positive relationships.
Good manners are learnt best through imitation. Adults need to model good manners for their children. If a child is surrounded by adults who greet each other by name, make requests politely, wait their turn, share, apologise when they make a mistake and treat others with respect and look after their needs, children find it very easy to follow their example.
The final element is good health. A tired or hungry child can be very irritable. Plenty of sleep, regular routines and proper meals give them a very good foundation for confident, civil behaviour.
Mike Debney
Empty Computer Cartridges
Don¡¯t throw them away!
Send them to school with your child. We will collect them and can raise $4 for each one, any size. Remember your empty ones at work as well. Ask friends and family to collect for you.
Let¡¯s see how many we can get!!
NOTE IN YOUR DIARY
School Prize-giving
Tuesday 15th December
7.00pm
School Hall
Carters Kids
Gone Fishing Day Saturday, 5th December
(Rain Day Sunday, 6th Dec.) 10.00am to 2.00pm Queens Wharf
(Outer T - by helipad) Great FREE day out with your kids. Bring the whole family!
¡ö Free sausage sizzle and drinks
¡ö Heaps of spot prizes
¡ö Meet Carters Fishing Guru Graeme Sinclair
¡ö Fun prizes for best and strangest fish
Parent and Student Survey
Please take a few minutes with your child to complete the survey which you can submit online by following the link on the SWIS website on the front page and under the Forms category.
Your input will be valuable for staff and the Board in future planning.
NEW STAFF IN 2010
We are pleased to announce three new staff for 2010. As the result of roll growth we will have 10 homeroom classes next year.
Neil Reece has been appointed to a Science position. Neil is well known to us as he was an excellent student teacher here in 2008.
Stacey Kokaua-Balfour has been appointed to a Social Studies position.
Both Neil and Stacey will be excellent teachers, each bringing a wide range of skills and talents to our school.
Sadly we are losing Mandy Carwell-Cooke to Auckland but we have appointed Melody Bennett, an outstanding Performing Arts teacher who is returning from London after several years away from New Zealand.
Student Council Mufti
Friday 4th December
$2
Proceeds towards school magazine and Student Council activities
CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE
Tickets are now on sale at before school for the Christmas Hamper Raffle.
Tickets $2 each
Thank you for your support.
Mrs. Tristram
BLOW FESTIVAL
Our students were invited to the Blow Festival, an exhibition by Massey University Visual Arts students. Our students were able to view work related to industrial design, fashion, advertising and digital animation.
The best part for me was the hockey mask and meeting the lady who made it. She had played hockey and got hit in the face so she designed a new type of mask.¡±
Rebecca N.
The wave activated camera was cool.¡±
anon
I liked the animations and sculptures.¡±
Aizac M
¡°I really liked the room with all the clothes¡ªvery clever and creative!¡±
Grace
SCHOOL FEES
It would be greatly appreciated if any outstanding school fees for your child could be paid as soon as possible. Payments may be made at the school office by eftpos, cash or cheque. If you prefer to pay by direct credit, our bank details are ASB 12-3141-0338498-00
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CONTACT
Lynn McBain (Chair)
027 241 4082
Eryl Jones
383 6235
Lindsay Daysh
027 261 5840
Barry White
021 477 663
Michael Priest
934 4738
REGIONAL PUBLIS HEALTH
Robyn Cantlon, our Public Health Nurse will be at school during lunchtimes conducting free Health clinics on the following dates:
Tuesday 7th December
Parents may refer children by contacting the office. Staff may also refer children and children may refer themselves (Check location of clinic at office). Referrals may relate to any Health issue.
