Week 4 Term 2 2022 From the Principal Kia ora koutou. Welcome to Week 4. We had a wonderful day last Friday celebrating ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity’. The celebrations began early in the morning with Rūma Pohutukawa, our Year 2 / 3 class, leading the school at Kidszone. We had a wonderful turnout of parents to this weekly assembly and were greeted with the welcoming languages of our school community cultures with a few other languages thrown in the mix. Students from all ages arrived at school, many acknowledging their cultural heritage and, as an extra special treat, the whole school experienced Pasifica with local artist and performer, Vita Vaka. For many years now there has been a growing Pasifika presence throughout the Marlborough region and although that presence is not within our school community it is certainly important for the school to embrace and experience all cultures. Our study of inquiry for this term looks into our culture and history as a nation. Four key areas of focus include: – New Zealand is multicultural with bi-cultural foundations – New Zealand has changed over time – Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles are important for New Zealand – Cultures are expressed in many ways And – We can learn from what has occurred in the past. Tongariro Camp Meeting Next Wednesday, 8 June at 7pm we will hold an important meeting for parents of students who are currently in Years 5, 6 and 7. This meeting is to inform you of the up and coming 2023 Year 6 to 8 Tongariro Camp. Reminder – School Office Unattended For the remainder of this week and through to next Thursday the school office will be unattended in the afternoons from 12.30PM to 4.30PM. Please ensure all arrangements for your children are made before they come to school each day. Ngā mihi nui Steve Crockett Principal Reminder Notices Reminder – Early Starters With the winter kicking in we are a little concerned about the number of students who do not travel to school by bus but are still arriving at school before 8AM. While we do have staff on-site our teachers are required to use this time in preparation. We are reviewing our policies and procedures around this, however, please ensure your child is dropped off at school between 8.00AM and 8.15AM each morning and not before. Reminder – Fairhall School App Have you got our Fairhall School App? This can help with keeping up to date on what’s happening at Fairhall and when. Users receive notifications, access to our school newsletters, calendar dates and school contacts. Check out our app features HERE. Download the SchoolAppsNZ now – visit Google Play Store. Once you have downloaded the SchoolAppsNZ – you then search for Fairhall School. Reminder – Drop Off Zone Please be aware that the drop off zone is not a space for parents to get out of the car to help students get in or out of cars. If you are using the two parks for drop off then you are expecting your child/children to get out by themselves and come into school. If you are using the two parks for pick-up then your child/children are ready and waiting to get into your car by themselves. Reminder – Picking Up students after school We ask that you do not stop to collect your children in the driveway between the Bus Zone and the Drop Off Zone. The middle gate for crossing the road is not a pick-up zone and needs to be kept free to allow traffic to flow. Our Drop Off Zone has spaces for two vehicles only. If you are the third vehicle please move on into an angle parking spaces to let vehicles through. Reminder – School donation Each year we ask parents to pay a donation to the school. The donation is $220 per child and can be paid in contribution amounts over the school year or in one lump sum. Your donation helps the school in purchasing resources and hiring personnel to assist with our overall school programmes. In advance I thank you for your contribution. We are privileged to have such a supportive school community in this area of financial support. Reminder – Student Success Please let the school know if your child has achieved some amazing results outside of school life. We would love to celebrate this at school with our classes and within our Fairhall School community. Often our tamariki do some amazing things that don’t get noticed or mentioned in the local media or are overly humble and do not tell us. Feel free to let us know when something great has happened. Reminder – Kidszone Friday Kidzone is our weekly school assembly, run by the ‘kids’. Parents are welcome to join us in our new multi-purpose space, Kahikatea, at 8.40AM. We do recommend that parents attending wear a mask. |
| Coming Events May 27 Pink Shirt Day June 6 Queens Birthday Holiday Jun 16 NZ Playhouse Performance – 9.00am Jun 20 Marlborough Careers Evening Jun 24 Matariki Public Holiday Jul 8 End of Term 2   A very happy birthday wish to Zoe Hawes – 28 May. We hope you have a fantastic day. Sports Notices Term 2 2022 Netball – Future Ferns Friday 28th May Fairhall Blue vs Redwoodtown Kahurangi 3.55pm Crt 4a Fairhall Gold vs Grovetown Belles 3.30pm Crt 9 Fairhall/Redwoodtwon vs Witherlea Kaka 4.30pm Crt 15 Netball – Saturday 28th May Fairhall Fantails vs BYE Fairhall Fantastics vs Renwick Te Pa Wananga 10.30am Crt 13 Fairhall Flyers vs Bohally Blue 11.30am Crt 7 Fairhall Falcons vs St Marys Pounamu 11.30am Crt 12 Hockey – Wednesday 25th May Fairhall Gold vs Bohally Toru 4.45pm Turf A Hockey – Monday 30th May Fairhall Fantastics vs Whitney Rangi 5.15pm Turf B Hockey – Tuesday 31st May Fairhall Blue vs Springlands Senators 4.30pm Turf B Basketball All online registrations closed Friday 20th May Grading Games start on Year 5/6 Monday 13th June Year 7/8 Friday 17th June Year 3/4 Skills Sessions Wednesday 15th June Thanks to the parents who have put their name down to coach/manage. All teams except Year 7/8 Boys have a coach. Please email anne@fairhall.school.nz if you can help out. Registration fees for all sports need to paid this term to Jo at the office. We pay the money on to the different sports. Remember to show Fairhall PRIDE on the court/turf at all times. If you have any questions please approach Anne Taylor directly and she will be able to help you out. “Be Humble in Victory and Proud in Defeat’      Kidzone – 20th May Te Rūma Kōwhai – Skylar May – For always showing RESPECT on the mat by sitting quietly and listening carefully. What a great role model you are! Ryder Gosney – Trying hard to be an independent learner. You are showing determination! Te Rūma Harakeke Marlee Greenaway – for your confident use of WOW words in both your writing and oral language. Alex Bishell – for being a whizz at sounding out your words in our Reading sessions. Te Rūma Pōhutukawa Sophia Peake – For being creative with the art activity during our Outdoor Classroom Day. Cooper Wood – For being innovative during the scavenger hunt during our Outdoor Classroom Day Te Rūma Rātā Sienna Miranda-Taylor: for being a critical thinker in Maths and asking meaningful questions to clarify her understanding. George Ferguson: for being courageous and always having a can-do attitude. We love having you in our class George. Te Rūma Tōtara Olivia Elworthy- For giving her personal best in all areas and beginning to develop her leadership skills in a group situation. Loni Sluiter – For always showing a positive attitude towards her learning and contributing thoughtfully to class discussions. Te Rūma Nīkau Erin Gleeson- For having a consistent positive attitude towards all subjects and for increased focus and dedication in class. George Grigg- For an increased dedication to all of your work and for challenging yourself across all subjects. Te Rūma Horoeka Luca Taylor- For consistently producing well presented work and aiming high. Great work. Molly Allen- For making huge improvements in maths by showing determination and aiming high. Great work Poutama Prize PRIDE Cup Chase O’Hagen Fleur Bouchut   FAIRHALL PRIDE – Pathway to EXCELLENCE School Goals Our school goals for Term Two focus on the PRIDE values of Determination & Enjoyment. The goals are: At Fairhall School we are learning to aim high and don’t give up, despite set-backs and difficulties. (Determination) and At Fairhall School we are learning to show a positive attitude and participate appropriately. (Enjoyment). The school goals relate to our curriculum topics and at the end of each term we will be looking to celebrate with students who have achieved this goal. School Wide Whakataukiī Each term our kura (school) has a whakataukī that aligns with our school inquiry focus. A whakataukī translates to whakatau (to settle) and kī (say), say something to settle. These proverbs are motivational and offer a unique way to reflect on our place and what we do. This term our school whakatuakī is: Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua. Care for the land, care for the people, move forward. We unpack these whakatuakī at school and relate it back to what we do/can do.  Term Dates 2022 Term 1 1st Feb – 14th April Term 2 2nd May – 8th July Term 3 25th July – 30th Sept Term 4 17th Oct – 16th Dec |
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