MAYFIELD SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

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Upcoming Events

Week 8

14th September- Ski club catch

up day.

Week 10

27th September- Mayfield’s Got

Talent at school.

27th September- Southern Zone

Senior Disco- Year 6-8 Mayfield

Community Hall

28th September- Sharing

Assembly

28th September- School Term

ends

13th September 2018

Principal’s Message:

It has been great to see the enjoyment the children are getting out of

the bike track. It has been especially satisfying to see something that

started as a student idea, two years ago, become a reality. From there,

the students wrote a letter to the board and the process begun. A big

thank to everybody that has played a part in getting the bike track

completed. We do ask that students bring their own helmets to school

so they don’t have to share helmets with others. If children are going to

use the bike track after school and in weekends they need to be

supervised by somebody of the age of 16. It has been noticed in the

community that primary aged children have been riding around the

village after school without helmets. We ask that parents reinforced

wearing helmets at home too.Buses A couple of the buses are

approaching near capacity. Because of this there will be some changes

to buses runs next term. You will be notified if this affects you. It also

means if you want your children to go on a different bus then you need

to check with the bus drivers first as it may not be possible. Clubs A big

thank you to Helen Boyd and Melissa Farnell for running a club this year.

The children certainly both clubs. Melissa has been running the jewellery

club for the past 11 years. Collecting children Please if you collect your

child early from school can you come to the office to inform us. This

allows us to tick them off the bus lines at the end of the day.

Regards

Richard Kidd

Principals Awards Week 6 Term 3 2018

Room 1- Nicholas Dalgety-for your perfect punctuation.

Room 2- Brooke Wheeler- for working hard to complete her

work to a high standard.

Room 4- Thomas Carr- trying your best every day in reading-

your hard work is paying off.

Room 5- Adahlia Tohiariki- Working so well in class. You are

trying hard with your reading.

Well done to these children, they have lived up to our HEART

values in the last week.

Important Dates in Term 3/4

Opening Day

Hekeao/Hinds River Project (HHRP)- formely known as Hinds Near River Recharge project.

Time: 1-3pm, Sunday 23rd September (postponement day 30 September)

Where: Mayfield Klondyke Road beside Rangitata Diversion Race. Site blessing then water release, planting

and seed bombing. Contact: Brett Painter brett.painter@ecan.govt.nz (Ph 0278377119)

14th September Ski club catch up day

26th September Year 7/8 Rotary speeches

27th September Mayfield Got Talent show

27th September Southern Zone Senior Disco Year 6-8 Mayfield Hall

28th September End of term- Sharing Assembly

15th October Term starts

22nd October Labour Day

24th October School Athletics at Hinds school

29th October BOT mtg

12th-14th November

Room 2 camp

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN

THAT HAVE HAD BIRTHDAYS SINCE THE LAST NEWSLETTER.

Shaye Boyd.

Principals Awards Week 7 Term 3 2018

Room 1- Alex Dudley- for working towards your

writing goals-Well done!

Room 2- Max Carr- his positive attitude to his

learning.

Room 4- Ben Paddon- for being a kind caring friend

to others.

Room 5- Annabelle Archbold- Your great start to

school, trying your best with all your work.

Well done to these children, they have lived up to our

HEART values in the last week.

mailto:brett.painter@ecan.govt.nz

BOT Snippets

On September 10th the board of trustees held its September meeting.

The following matters were discussed:

- Principals Report was tabled. In this progress towards the school’s annual aims was

discussed.

- Each teacher had compiled a report for the board on some of the successful

programmes/initiatives in their classes this year. They were shared with the board.

- Finance report. The finance committee had met before the board meeting and

reported back about this meeting.

- Property matters: A fence will be erected around the school car park for health and

safety reasons.

- The board are in the process of seeking quotes to renovate the school house.

- Staffing matters: Anna Veaux has been granted a year’s maternity leave from the

beginning of 2019. Her position will be advertised shortly. Donna Reader has been

appointed on a fixed term contract for 2019.

Camp costs

Next week, parents of children in Room 1 and 2 will receive a letter outlining the actual

costs of camps this year. At the beginning of the year a letter was sent home with the

estimated cost. After the fundraising we have done we can now give you the final cost.

Please contact Richard if payment is going to be an issue as there are payment plans

available. Camp payments will be due at the beginning of November.

School Events

Bike Track

Builder required

We would really like to build a tree hut in our new outdoor garden but would need a

registered builder to do so. If you know of anyone who has the time we would like to hear

from you.

If you are interested in your child playing touch. Contact Richard as we may be able to organise some

school teams.

Science- Room 1 and 4 Story written by Ben S

Today we did a science experiment, it was fun. First, we got a

cup. Afterwards we put the vinegar inside of it. I discovered

vinegar and baking soda can make a chemical reaction and can

make a balloon fill with air. Meanwhile we did another science

experiment. It was the same thing just with a glove. Besides

the glove it was the same. After a while we put 16 tea spoons

of baking soda in it and it didn’t make a difference.

Congratulations to Georgia who won the Southern

Zone speech finals for Year 5/6. Rebecca also cam e

third in the Year 7/8 finals. Georgia represented our

school at the Ashburton speech finals last week.

We have been in the process of re-branding our school values to incorporate the parent and student

feedback regarding student behaviours that are highly valued within our community. This allows our

values to be observable and measurable; a requirement for the success of PB4L school wide.

Honesty Enjoyment Achievement Respect Try our best

We are

trustworthy.

We are

confident and

positive.

We are

responsible,

independent

and creative.

We are polite,

kind and caring.

We are resilient,

and we

challenge

ourselves.

Our next step is to unpack what each value looks like in all settings outside the classroom at Mayfield

School and to develop a set of behaviour expectations for each location. The PB4L team are in the process

of creating the first draft of this behaviour plan and Room One are providing us with feedback.

We will be sharing the first draft of the school behaviour plan with you in the upcoming weeks so that you

too have the opportunity to provide us with any feedback.

If you would like to know more about PB4L, please visit:

http://pb4l.tki.org.nz/PB4L-School-Wide

The PB4L Team

Kirsten, Glenys, Richard, Anna, Donna, Jo, Linda, Duncan King & Allison Lloyd (parent representatives)

and Maree Rogers (RTLB)

Our Mission: The Mayfield School community will

work together to improve social and academic

outcomes, enabling our students to strive to their

full potential in a positive, supportive environment.

The PB4L school wide aims to provide a positive

school climate and to create a supportive environment

for personal, social, and academic growth for students

and staff. In other words, the school-wide plan is

essentially an instrument to enable the goals of the

school to be achieved, especially the goals of student

achievement.

Colvin, 2007, page 10

http://pb4l.tki.org.nz/PB4L-School-Wide

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