6th April 2017 - Week 10 Term 1

School Calendar

April 7th Room 2 & 3 Pohara Trip

12th Assembly 2.10pm

12th Term ends (Wednesday)

13th Teacher Only Day

May 1st First Day Term 2

Teacher Only Day Reminder The Golden Bay Schools are having a teacher only day on Thursday 13 April, so the staff from all the schools can receive training in Restorative Practice. Wednesday 12 April will be the last day of term 1 before the Easter holidays.

2017 Dates Term 2 1st May - 7th July Term 3 25th July - 29th Sept Term 4 16th Oct - 13th Dec

Motueka Museum Trip

Unfortunately we postponed our Motueka Museum trip for Rooms 1,4,& 5 due to weather

warnings mainly the wind as well as rain. The new date is the first Wednesday of Term 2 which

is May 3rd.

One of our goals this year at school is to provide opportunities for our children to be proud of

New Zealand’s Maori heritage. To this end we are taking advantage of a programme being run by

the Motueka museum called “Mai i Hawaiki - Te Ahi Kā Roa” which means from our ancestral

homelands to our home fires of today.

Principals Awards Congratulations to the following children who

were awarded Principals Awards at assembly

last week.

Emma S, Charlie, Nyree, Kier, Joe, Chloe,

Sanai, Amalie H-Mc, and Matthew.

ANZAC DAY Next Monday 10th April at 11am in the Motupipi Hall, Noel Baigent from The RSA will talk to the children about the

meaning of Anzac Day.

We has been invited to take part in the Takaka Anzac Day Memorial Service on Monday morning 25th April. We have taken part in the service over the past several years and would be keen to do so again.

As the service is approximately an hour long and our student representatives are required to be quiet, respectful

and attentive, perhaps standing, for the duration of the service, parents would need to consider this before putting their childs name.

The tentative plan for the day will be

Meet at the Junction Hotel car park by 8.35am. March with the RSA members and band to the library at 8.50am

Two Motupipi student representatives will lay a wreath

After the singing of the national anthem at the end of the service, the band and marching group will march to the fire station.

Unfortunately all the staff are away on Anzac Day, however I will be able to organize the children prior to the day

with how to march, laying wreath, anthem practice etc, but will not be able to be their on the day. It would be great to have a parent /parents to march with the children and help to supervise them at the service.

If you are interested in your child taking part in the service and feel they would be able to handle an hour of being

quiet, respectful and attentive please leave a message in the office or with Mark. Likewise if you are able to help organise the children on the day please let me know.

Bike / Road Safety Last week Gerry Tonkin, the Police Education Officer , took Bike Safety with our Yr 4,5 & 6

children. This involved what they need to do to be safe on the road and they got to practice

different scenarios.

The Yr 1-3 children focused on road safety in the rural area we live as well as in town. Gerry

also ran a bike session with these children.

Some children have helmets that are too small for them meaning the helmet sits high on the

child’s head leaving the forehead unprotected.

Helmet straps need to checked as some children were riding with them very loose with the

helmet moving while riding.

Stopping Distance Demonstration The children attended a stopping distance demonstration run by TDC along with the Police on

Tuesday.

The demonstrations will show the children how a car travelling at different speeds takes

different distances to stop, and how traveling at 60km/hr takes nearly twice as long for the car

to stop than when travelling at 50km/hr

We usually get to learn from our mistakes; but not when driving - the road is an exception. Even

the smallest of mistakes on the road can cost us our life, or someone else's.

Sucking starfish slinking away under a rock. Crabbie, crawling, slinking, Scutterling under a rock. Flipping fish got scared and hid under a rock. Zipping, flipping shrimp busy collecting food to eat.

By Leroy.

What am I?

I am orange and black. I live in India. I am afraid of snakes. I am a big cat.

By Finn

What am I?

I live at Patons Rock in the rock pools. I have five arms. I am light blue and white. Room 3 will find me on the rocks at the rock pools.

By Matthew

What am I?

I eat meat and people. I live in the lake. I am black and green. I have spikes. I have blue eyes. I am a crocodile.

By Kaice.

I went to the rock pools and I found a red sea anemone. I touched it. It felt weird. It was my first time touching one. It wrapped its tentacles around my finger.

By Wirimu

Room 3

HOCKEY

Junior Hockey practice

Starts Tuesday 2nd May

3.30 pm at Takaka Primary

School hockey field.

$20 subs

Paton’s Rock Adventure

By Kiva Splish, splash! Wow! I found the first olive rock cod! Then

Clara found the second olive rock cod. Then Kian found a very big crab. It was dead and it was colourful. It was a

purple rock crab. “Wow!” everybody gasped.

Wow! The first rock I lifted up I found a nest of half crabs. When I went to the next rock pool I saw a very camouflaged

cushion sea star. “Yay!” I cried. We are going to go and eat our lunch. After

we ate our lunch, we went for a swim in the cool water. It was very fun when Mr Cullen lifted us up and threw us into

the water. Then we got our clothes on and hopped on the

bus. That was a great day out.

Paton’s Rock Adventure

By Layla. “Yay!” I shouted, “We’re finally here at Paton’s Rock.”

When I got there we had a delicious morning tea. When we got to the beach I saw a half crab. It was the first half crab

I had ever seen. Then we went to the mid tide zone and we

found nests of half crabs. Then we went to the low tide zone. We saw rock cod and a giant crab. It was fun.

Paton’s Rock Adventure

By Emmy I ran to the beach. “Yay!” I thought.

“I saw a crab,” I shouted. Ruby saw a big starfish. I scrambled through a rocky pool. Amanda was behind me. I

stood on a stone. It flicked up and there were lots of crabs

on it. We found some sea anemones. One sucked my finger. It felt weird.

Ashton shouted, “I have found a cushion starfish!” We all ran to look at it. It was a great day at Paton’s Rock.

Paton’s Rock Adventure

By Malika “We have the best table, because we have music!” said

Rosy, as we had morning tea. I put my lunch box back into my bag and sat down.

“Come here Rosy, Malika and Scarlett,” said Katie. “It is

time to go down to the rocky shore. “Yay, we said together, as we walked down the beach

and onto the rocky shore. We found dead crabs first, in the dry sand. We went down to the mid tide zone. We

found snake skin chitons and lots of crabs. All the rocks were slippery. I was amazed that the crabs were so

blue. It was amazing to see how big the crabs’ nippers

were. There were so many shrimps, I couldn’t believe it. “Hey girls, come and check out this sea star. It is

amazing,” shouted Scarlett. I felt so happy and excited to be at Paton’s Rock. When I found my first sea

anemone I felt so excited.

Suddenly Scarlett said, “Look over here.” I carefully went to see what she had found. It was a hermit crab

with a pink shell. It was as pink as a piglet. That day was so awesome.

Rocky Shore

By Zara Yay! We are at the rocky shore. There are many things to

see here. There are heaps of crabs here. I am having a good time at the rocky shore. There is a star fish in the

water. I picked it up. Then I put it back. Then it flipped

back over on its back. I saw an anemone. It was eating food. I put my finger in the anemone and felt it suck my

finger. It was a great day at the rocky shore.

The Rocky Shore

By Luke I didn’t go to the rocky shore with Room 4, but if I was

there I would see cockabullies, pipis, bi valves, starfish, rock oysters, mussels and limpets.

One day I will go to the rocky shore and discover lots of

interesting creatures.

NETBALL Netball will be starting next term for girls in Years 4-6 at the Rec Centre Courts. $20 per player.

If your child is interested, please let Kylie (021 555 101) or Melissa (027 255 2455) know by the end of term.

PATON’S ROCK

ROCKY SHORE TRIP Recounts by Room 4

Sausage Sizzle $2 Choc Paddle Pop $2

Thanks Jo H for doing school lunch this week.

The Grove Nikau flowers

Bright flowering nature

The tree covers the forest floor until it’s all bush

Getting pushed into the muddy earth by people’s feet

It doesn’t know the world like I do

By Bayleigh

Climbing vine…

Climbing twisting curling

Giving out sweet oxygen

High up in the forest trees

No arms or legs just roots and thick ropes

By Zoe

Fantail

Entertaining Darting Swooping

The fantail is the acrobat of the wild life

Fluttering around the luscious green land

The fantail has no hands to open the curtain and stare out at the beautiful sunset from its cozy nest

Fern

Rough spiky brown

Gives off oxygen

Covering the forest floor No eyes to see the sun rise

By Archie

Kaukau

Green, Heart-shaped leaves, eatable

Food for birds and other animals

Growing tall in the dark bush

It doesn't have a voice to tell its feelings

By Iyla.

Moss

Soft, green, damp

Some creatures eat it and others use it for nests or houses

Lives on rocks and trees

Does not have a mouth to speak

By Arjuna

Pebbles

Impenetrable, miniature, handy

Sitting quietly

Covers the forest floor A pebble has no way of making

itself heard

By Kier

River

Mischievous, Quiet, Wet

It moves as fast as a cheater!!!

or as slow as a snail

It separates valleys, fields and jungles

I have a brain and it does not

By Lily

The Drooping Vines

Climbing, weaving, hanging

Darting for moisture

Looks, nesting, holding stuff It covers the rock like a bed cover It does not have eyes to see the sunrise

Emma Solly

Fantail

Swooping contented fluttering

To make trees bloom up so that our world will always be surrounded in oxygen

Fluttering swooping quite contented around the lush green trees

I have Elegant arms to move freely the fantail has wings

By Bella

The Grove

The Rocks

Moss on every rock Vines live on me

Tall like a full grown tree

Mighty and strong

Big like a whale

Covers the ground like a roof It can’t move anything

It can’t eat like most things can

It can’t drink the slightest bit of water But the worst thing is it can’t see its beau-

tiful surroundings.

By Maren

The Grove

Moss

Green slimy soft

Creatures live in it

In the oozy bush

Without Eyes it can’t see anything

By Jay

THE GROVE

RATA

Brown, green, hard

Gives oxygen

Growing On the ground and rocks

Does not have eyes to see who flies or walks past

By Hayden

The Grove

Niko flower Beautiful small pink

Bees getting pollen and nectar and gives oxygen for all around it Covering the forest floor and on the trees growing

It has no mouth to say it’s thoughts

The Grove

Moss

Moist, green, soft Calmly rests in the cool forest air

Slowly and silently covers the limestone rocks in a damp velvety blanket

It doesn't have hands to feel the smooth cold stone

By Lief

The Grove

Rata

Ginormous, Brown, Fascinating

Giving off oxygen

Covering the bush floor Rata don’t have legs, arms and eyes to see, hug and walk

By Zeb

THE GROVE

Silver Fern

Green Silver Spiky

Gives off oxygen

Covering the Grove floor Silver ferns don’t have legs to run like humans

By Joe

NIKAU PALM

Squiggly, bizarre, smooth

Clambering up and giving off oxygen

Growing off the moist forest floor It has no mouth but makes a beautiful sound as the wind ruffles its leaves

By Tara

The Grove

Rock

Huge grey and mossy

Home for small wild-life

Exposed on the ground

No Life inside

By Tyler

Room One Poems based on their trip to The Grove