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| From the Principal Kia ora koutou. This week we reach the middle of the school term with four and a half weeks remaining till we break for Christmas. If it sounds like I am counting down I can assure you that I am not. These remaining weeks are full of activity and learning as we prepare for ‘end of year’ reporting, Year 8 Tramp and graduation. Friends of Fairhall School (FOFS), under the guidance of Bec Wiffen have been busy preparing for this Friday nights, Quiz Night. This looks set to be a fun night for our community. Congratulations Aaron Sangster I wish to inform you that our wonderful Deputy Principal, Aaron Sangster, has successfully been appointed to the role of Principal at Ward School, commencing at the start of the 2023 school year. Aaron has been an integral part of our school journey over his 10 year tenure at Fairhall School and I’m sure you agree will be truly missed. With this we also acknowledge, congratulate and welcome Debbie Stanger as the new principal to Fairhall School, commencing at the start of 2023. We will keep you updated of our staffing changes as we confirm full staffing for next year. Abel Tasman Practice Tramp Our Year 8 students have been doing a number of preparation activities for this year’s Abel Tasman tramp. They have been involved in tent pitching, camp food cooking and practice tramps. The have one final practice tramp to go before they head into the National Park. Thankfully the tracks have now been cleared and they should not have any need to make changes to their original plan. Pine Valley Camp Our Year 4 students returned from Pine Valley last Friday and were full of smiles and excitement. It is so wonderful to see that they had a positive experience and will be well set up for their future camping and tramping experiences. School Disco Our Year 8 seniors are running a Neon 80’s disco held on the 25th of November in Te whare Kahikatea. The junior disco is for our Blue team (Year 1-4) running from 6pm – 7.15pm and the senior disco for our Gold team (Year 5-8) running from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. Disco tickets will be sold from Thursday the 17th of November before school and after school. These tickets are $3 each. There will also be food available to buy on the night, so we recommend students bring cash to buy things. FOFS Quiz Night It’s all on this Friday night as Friends of Fairhall host a fun event for our community. Tickets have been sold and the organising committee are all set to go. Proceeds from this event will go towards new furniture for Te whare Kahikatea and our library – Te Rūma Rimu. Ngā mihi nui Steve Crockett Tumuaki / Principal Reminder Notices Reminder – End of the School Day – Junior / Senior Playground It is wonderful seeing parents and whānau come back into the school grounds after school to visit classrooms, reconnect with their children’s teachers and view student’s learning. We do ask, however, that you keep your children with you and not allow them to play on the adventure playground. We do not have teachers on duty after school and so only allow bus students to use the main field and tennis courts until the second bus bell rings at around 3.05PM, all other students are expected to be collected after the 2:30 bell. 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. Coming Events Nov 18 FoFS – Quiz Night & Big Bottle Auction Nov 22 ATNP Camp Practice Tramp Nov 23 Marlborough Primary Schools Districts Athletics Nov 24 MBC & MGC Taster Days Nov 25 Fairhall School Disco Nov 28-Dec 2 Year 8 Abel Tasman Camp Nov 28-30 Fundamental Skills Te Rūma Rātā & Pōhutukawa Nov 31-Dec1 Fundamental Skills Te Rūma Kōwhai & Harakeke Dec 9 Term 4 Quality Awards Dec 14 Final Assembly 1.30pm Dec 16 Last school day of 2022   A very happy birthday wish toJuliette Dutton & Quinn Crockett – 21 November and Ryan Singh – 23 November . We hope you all have a fantastic day. Sports Notices Term 4 2022 Touch – Thursday 17th November Fairhall Flyers vrs Redwoodtown Cats 4.15pm Field 5c Fairhall Fever vrs Ward Wasps 3.45pm Field 6b Fairhall Fantastic vrs Witherlea Hurricanes 4.45pm Field 6a Fairhall Blue vrs Rapaura Crusaders Postponed – 2 games next week Fairhall Fantails vrs Witherlea Bandits 4.15pm Field 9a Fairhall Williams vrs St Marys Taggers 4.15pm Field 4 Fairhall Johnson vrs Renwick School Komarohi 3.45pm Field 1 Fairhall Gold vrs Bohally Crusaders 4.45pm Field 2 Tennis – Saturday 19th November Fairhall Federer vrs Bohally Whero 8.45am MTC 8&9 Fairhall Ferrer vrs Bohally Waiporoporo 10.15am MTC 12&13 Fairhall Fernandez vrs Renwick Slammers 8.45am MTC 12&13 Volleyball – Friday 18th November Fairhall Smashers vrs Blenheim Blockers 4.00pm Court 1 Fairhall Slammers vrs St Marys Stars 4.00pm Court 7 Fairhall Blasters vrs Redwoodtwon Aces 4.45pm Court 2 Fairhall Flames vrs Cappi’s 5.30pm Court 5 Fairhall Spikers vrs Rapaura Lads 5.30pm Court 1 Draws: Please ‘like’ either the Facebook page or website of the various sports that your child is involved in. Sometimes sports don’t get the draws to school before the newsletter is sent out so please don’t rely on the school newsletter to know what time games are on. Sports Fees: Thank you to everyone who has paid their winter sports fees, Volleyball Tennis and Touch subs are now due. Equipment: If your child played a winter sport, could you please check that you don’t have any equipment sitting at home. Bibs, bags, balls, uniforms all need to be returned so that they can be washed and stored until next year. “Be Humble in Victory and Proud in Defeat’         Kidzone – Week 4 Te Rūma Kōwhai Quinn Crockett – For improved concentration on the mat and putting in her PERSONAL BEST during maths, reading and writing. Louis Bezar – For effort and concentration at writing time this week. Ka pai! Te Rūma Harakeke Matthew Bond – for your wonderful descriptive writing about the Big Bad Wolf. Edwin Cowdrey – for being a kind and caring member of our team and helping others with their class learning. Te Rūma Pōhutukawa Harper McClennan – For always putting in 100% to achieve your personal best. You have especially impressed Mrs Hawes with your strategies in maths this week. Keep it up! Maxime Remond – For being a happy and valued member of our class. You make us smile, you show kindness and respect for those around you. Ngā mihi Maxime. Te Rūma Tōtara Tiaago Almeida – For working hard to manage his time efficiently and produce work within a given timeframe. Loni Sluiter – For working diligently on all aspects of her poetry this week. Te Rūma Nīkau Georgie Fissenden – For your willingness to help out wherever needed, and for your focus during maths time. Eddie Russell – For your constant focus and on task behaviour during math and literacy time. Te Rūma Horoeka Hemione Roach – For showing a positive attitude and enjoying the moment with your improvements in Athletics. Well done. Jake Clark – For making huge improvements in knowing when to lead, when to follow, when to compete and when to co-operate. Jake, you are becoming an effective ‘team player’. Well done. PRIDE Cup & Poutama Award Lily-Rae Riwaka-Clark & Sam Fitzpatrick FAIRHALL PRIDE Pathway to EXCELLENCE School Goals Our school goals for Term Four focus on the PRIDE values of Integrity and Enjoyment. The goals are: At Fairhall School we are learning when to lead, when to follow, when to compete and when to cooperate. (Integrity) and At Fairhall School we are learning to recognise and celebrate success (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: Me mahi tahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa We should work together for the well-being of everyone  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 Term Dates 2023 Term1 30th Jan – 6th April Term 2 24th Apr – 30th June Term 3 17th July – 22nd Sept Term 4 9th Oct – 15th Dec |
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