17 November 2014 cAMP (Our Year 6 and 7 students had a wonderful, action packed, fun-filled 4 days on camp. Monday ‘We buzzed up the road t0 Dunedin and thn had surfing lessons. Tet night PJs were on and then it was PY run up Baldwin Steet and off tothe lookout to see the city by night. Tuesday ‘Adventure Southland day ~abseiing, kayaking, shooting, archery, confidence course and horizontal bungee. Wednesday Ice skating, off othe aquarium at Portobello for Suckers and Tentacles programme including a squid disection, and then into the Art Gallery to look a what some of the art shows us about wartime and then did our own ANZAC at. The chefs were on strike so all ‘cooked their own tea on the bone. Thursday _OfF to the two museums to annoy the buterflis, a spot of shopping and then a swim at the Sale Water Pool before heading home Surfing by Osha {AS [feel a Cold breeze go up my soe un Ineo the freezing Cold water wn my board my righe and. {QuckY lay down on my cumin and sears to paddle. 1 paddle up 0 a huge wave then try to stand uP, but | Come tumbling oun. Tease ee saeness Inthe water. spe fe oue then gee up and ty alo! Abseling by Detea 1 Fe te Cold uind pushing ehroush my body and fe ees tke my heare raze. I near she birds chirping and ope calling my rane I ete scared. I see ehe ground from about sx metres high and eaves me soosebuMES. hope noch Goes wrong! | ease eoochpasce From when | brushed my eaecn —Fecastes mine, 1 gub and sere abseling down she eee. I ease abseling ls scar, e's use Fu. 1 eh Fes realy Fun’ | would go again iF cout BOARD oF TRUSTEES MEETING INFORMATION Term 3 Inquiry results and Technology Formal Curiculum Review were presented to the Board of Trustes at ‘heir last meeting. Bach curriculum ara is reviewed by the Board every two yeas. Inquiry achievement ‘overall is good withthe majority of stents achieving the understandings and mos achieving or pally schioving all 4 understandings in the inguiy The NAGS (National Administration Guidelines) financial procedures ae also reviewed by the Board of Trustees every two years. Minimal changes to some ofthe wording inthe Policies & Procedures were made Upcoming Reunion With great anticipation for a truly wondefil Waitangi weekend in 2017 the Board of Trustess announces a Bluff Schools’ (Bluff & Konini) reunion. Bluff School wil be 150 years old and Konini School opened in 1959 and closed in 2004 making it a tha time 45 yeas old. The Ministry of Education merged these two schools in January 2005. What an amazing Bluf ‘do’ to look forward to, Put this date on your calendar and set the word out! PHOTO ORDERS: All ids have been given a photo order form and these are du back at schoo! this ‘Wednesday 19 November with the correct money please. Karen has advised us tat no late orders wil be accepted. You are most welcome to callin othe school office to have a look atthe cass and individual photos. (Congratulations 10 Ruby Kirk for being selected to play inthe Muriku under 13 netball team. Well done! Te Awanua Homework CENTRE ‘Wehave enclosed a questionnsre from Te Runaks o Awara regarding th f student in 2015, If your child is going tobe in Year 8 next year please ill out the questionnaire and return i¢to schoo! by Friday, ‘Than! homework programme for year 5