20th February 2014

Newsletter Issue 16

NOTE FROM MR PALFREY

Well, we have been back now for 3 weeks and the school is in great shape. The student roll is increasing and all the students are engaged in learning. ! Just some reminders to make sure everybody is safe and happy. You will notice that this time of the year is very hot; we regard the wearing of hats during the day in the sun as very important and ask you to make sure your child wears a school hat, which can be purchased from the Uniform Shop, or you can get a second-hand hat for $5 from the school ofce while stocks last.!

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Open Day on:! ! Thursday 13th March from 11:30 3:00pm. ! You are invited to visit your childrens rooms during this time, meet all their teachers and spend lunchtime with your children. Should you wish to meet with me, or Mrs. Baxter, you will be welcome to do so.! Thank you again to all those parents who have already bought their childrens stationery; if you are having difculty providing books for your child, please inform the ofce. ! I notice that there are a lot of children getting picked up before school nishes. Please dont do this unless it is urgent as it disrupts your childs learning.! This year our major focus within the New Zealand Curriculum is Writing. To help childrens writing at school they need to have experiences to build their vocabulary and understanding. I encourage all parents to talk more with their children about what they are doing each day, what they are reading, and any family events to help them with increasing their language, which supports their writing.! We look forward to seeing you on 13 March.!
Student Name: _____________________________________________ Class: ____________

Planning for 2014 and beyond!

To help plan for 2014, the Board of Trustees and I would like you to answer the following two questions and return the answer slip to our school ofce by Tuesday 25th February.!

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1)! What do you consider our school is doing well?!

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2)! What do you think that we could improve on?!

Return your slip by Tuesday 25th Feb and be in the draw for a $50 meat pack.

ICE CREAM PARTY!

We have had some outstanding students from across the school get recognized for their efforts. These students are rewarded by a visit to Mr Palfreys ofce for an Ice Cream Party. Achievements have ranged from learning how to write their own name, to reciting times tables, and treating other children with respect.!

C0s KINGS AND QUEENS

To start the year off C0 decided to create a self-portrait. ! We wanted to show that we are the kings and queens of our learning by wearing beautiful, colourful crowns! To make our self portraits we used vivid, crayon and dye.

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7th Feb Aituivi E4, Annie A2, Blessing E3, Donna-Marie B4, Elizabeth B2, Jeremiah A4, Joshua D4, Kaitiaki C0, Kaylen C1, ManaiaChey Taurapa, Matajon A3, Nathanael B1, Sean B4, Setefano B3, Taylynn Tauihu! 14th Feb Moana E2, Paige C2, Jaylen C1, Ty E3, Arush E4 and Kauri C0!

Elisiva, Kaitiaki, Zephania and Tytan

Awesome artwork from E3

I look in the mirror and what do I see? ! I look in the mirror and I see me!

Jocelyn, Niko, Teegan and George

THE BEGINNING OF 2014 AT MEP!

Hi my name is Liana. I am in Taurapa and I am in year 4. ! I have got a new teacher this year and her name is Whaea Sharmain .! I am happy to be at school because I'm ready to learn and I wanted to know who my teacher was. I have enjoyed the games we have played that kids from the olden days used to play. We played with the potaka; it is like beyblades, but you use a whip to make the potaka go faster. We also learnt whai, which are string games. It is pretty hard to do whai because you need to do lots of twists and turns. !

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