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Belonging Connecting Exploring Thriving

Paekākāriki School

Home of the Barefoot Learner

Term 1 Week 11

Important Information

• REMINDER: no wheels (bikes, scooters, skateboards) are to be ridden on school grounds between 8 and 9 am or between 3 and 3:30pm.

• Before School Supervision. Please be aware that teachers are not available to supervise children before 8:30am and that classrooms are not usually open before this time.

• Powhiri Monday May 1st at 9:15am to welcome new families and staff.

Important Dates

Fun science in Te Kōhanga

13 April Last day Term 1

Assembly

1 May Term 2 starts

5 May Assembly

7 May School Fair

10 May BoT Meeting

15 May School Photos

PTA Meeting

2 June Assembly

7 June School Cross Country

Naked Lunches Reminder

Our group of Ngā Kākano students would like to remind you to start getting organized for Naked Lunches next term.

If students have packaging in their lunchboxes they will have to take it home. Food scraps can go to the worms. Some alternatives for packaging are nude lunchboxes and beeswax wraps. Saana, Rata, Kyon, Hugo and Jack

Kia Ora Tatou,

I’d like to pass on my thanks to everyone in our school community for making Term 1 so successful. The beginning of the year is always busy as we make the most of the good weather and maximise learning outside the classroom opportunities. Our students have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to explore a range of activities within and outside of the classroom thanks to the wonderful organisation by our staff and the tremendous support of whanau – thank you all. These experiences are an important part of providing a holistic education that develops the whole child and caters to individual needs and interests. These experiences are an important part of being a Barefoot Learner.

Enjoy the holiday break and we look forward to seeing you on Monday May 1st.

Ngā mihi

Julia

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Belonging Connecting Exploring Thriving

Congratulations

Students in Ngā Kākano have been working hard, learning their weekly spelling lists. Congratulations to the following students who learnt all their words and got them correct for the first 3 weeks.

Alex, Ana, Kailash, Louis, Victor, Pearl, Billy, Jack, Rata, Hugo, Sofia, Kanye, Aneke, Jakob, Kade, Stella, Bella, Liam Tamariki pai te mahi!

From our Students

Haiku by Ellie Hardstaff First to see the sun All the sky,the sea,the fun Gisborne is the one.

Year 7 and 8 camp On Monday the 27th March we took the bus to Vertical Horizons, New Plymouth, for our year 7 and 8 camp. It took seven hours to get there because of an accident on the road,where a truck tipped over. So by the time we arrived, we were all bored and really excited to get off the bus and explore the Camp. The Camp had a whole lot of outdoor activities, like the giant Zipline, a giant ladder called the Jacob's Ladder, rock climbing, the Flying Kiwi, where your team had to pull you up into the air by a rope, the Multi Vine, where you had to walk across a high wire while holding onto ropes and lots more fun and challenging activities. Here are some opinions from the students about the camp activities: “ My most favourite part was the Flying kiwi and the Zip line”, said Arthur “ The most challenging part for me was the Multi Vine”, Gabe.M “ My most favourite part was the Flying kiwi because I felt like I was flying”, said Lily.C “ The most challenging part for me was the Multi Vine because my arms were too short to reach the ropes,” said Kyah I thought it was an awesome week, and I hope everyone else thought that too. By Amelia Cole-Jones

Curriculum

Year 7 and 8 Technology

Every week, on a Tuesday afternoon our Year 7 and 8 students and one of our teachers catch a bus to Plimmerton School for ‘technology’. This technology programme is similar to what many of us experienced and knew as ‘Manual Training’ when we were at primary school. The range of activities and experiences open to our students today are far greater than what we had.

At the Plimmerton Technology Centre our students learning about cooking, sewing, woodwork, digital technologies, design and engineering. The specialist teachers at the Tech Centre are a very valuable resource for many schools in the area.

Student Leadership

Last week I accompanied our Year 8 students to the GRIP Student Leadership conference in Wellington. This was a great day where our students met student leaders from other schools in the greater Wellington area. They were encouraged to think about ways they could help students, teachers and their local community. Responsibility, Integrity and Generosity were important themes of the day.

Getting to Know Us

Judith Smith I was born in Lancashire,England and spent my first 13 years living on a farm. I had an idyllic childhood with my Mum, Dad, brother and sister and have fond memories of hay time and milking. I began my teaching career in the UK at Nine Acres Primary school on the Isle of Wight. I taught for 14 years there in Reception (New Entrants) before I became the head of Early Years. My husband and I had a holiday of a lifetime visiting New Zealand in 2007 and while we were traveling around fell in love with the country, culture and friendly people. We decided that we would love to bring up our new family in this great place. Our family moved to New Zealand in 2009. We settled in Thames in the Coromandel and spent 5 happy years there. I taught at a small community rural school in Hikutaia. There I was educated into the ways of New Zealand teaching through calf club, ‘proper’ cross country through ditches and farmers cow paddocks, climbing trees, and Waikato rugby “Chiefs style”. I enjoy a challenge and took on the leadership position in literacy which also included being in charge of the school library. We moved to the Kapiti Coast in 2015 and this will be my third year at Paekakariki. I have two boys, Reuben who is a year 9 student at Paraparaumu college and Rowan who is year 5 at Paekakariki. Having two active boys I now know most of the Rugby, Cricket and Football grounds in the Wellington area. My boys can also be found by the water swimming or sailing or trekking over the hills of Waikanae. I try and keep fit by cycling and walking especially during the holidays. In my spare time I am a basketball coach at Hoop club but also just love chilling with a good book in my PJs.

Word of the Week

As you read, listen to others you may see or hear unusual or interesting words. The best word each week shared with me will win 5 house points.

The winning word this week is; Belonging – you feel that the place you are in is where you belong.

Thanks to Jack Gregory who has won 5 points for Haumia House!

I really like the way Jack has summed up one of our school guiding principles.

Staff for Term 2

Te Kōhanga: Justine Ward takes over as the New Entrant/year 1 teacher. She will be supported by teacher aide, Hollie Tuiileila 3 mornings a week.

Ngā Kākano: Judith Smith (team leader) and Sue Gent, supported by Donna Barr and Jill Mazey.

Ngā Purapura: Rachel McMullen (team leader), Jess Hortop and Andy Laurenson, supported by Naomi Ratana.

Part time teachers: Rebecca Chisholm (performing arts) and Alayna Flighty (release teacher). Alayna will be known to many school whanau as she worked at Paekākāriki School before she had her own children. We are very pleased to welcome both these teachers back to our kura.

Office: Raima Kingi (Monday – Wednesday), Linda McLaughlan (Thursday – Friday).

Caretaker and cleaner: Tracey Corry

School House Groups

Behaviour Points Term 1

Week Wainui

(Cullen) Pouawha (Trimmer)

Haumia (Te Kanawa)

Miriona (Tua)

1 28 20 20 13

2 13 23 13 22

3 3 8 5 6

4 21 27 22 26

5 3 6 2 3

6 3 6 0 3

7 2 1 2 2

8 14 21 18 12

9 4 1 4 3

10 10 9 3 4

Well done to Pouawha who are leading with 124 points.

What is happening at Paekākāriki School?

Paekakariki School Fair is just 4 weeks away!

We are looking for passionate parents to run: • Food stalls; Do you have a secret family recipe you’re dying to dazzle with? • Toy stall; Be a hit with the kids! • Book stall; Get in first and sort and secure some amazing finds! • Waste management coordinator - Love being green? Help us aim for Zero Waste! • Activity or game; Got a great idea you can’t wait to share?

We would also love to hear from keen crafters (especially those who have an amazing idea for a school holiday or evening craft workshop) and parents willing to be Area Coordinators, helping and supporting those running stalls. If this sounds like great fun - let Alexandra Saunders know on 027 932 2587 or email her at alexandra.blue@gmail.com, or the PTA paekakarikischoolpta@gmail.com

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INTER-SCHOOL SWIMMING SPORTS

Paekakariki performed with distinction at the recent Kapiti Schools Swimming Sports. We proved to be the top performing school with a roll of 200 or less.

In the Junior Section our school came 5th with 4 schools with rolls in excess of 600 scoring more points in the competition than us. We finished ahead of 5 other schools, all with rolls well in excess of ours. In the Senior Section our school came 4th, an even better achievement than the Juniors. As far as I can work out, our school was the smallest school competing at te event!

Our school has again punched well above its weight and can be extremely proud of its achievement at this event. Final overall results were:

1 Kapanui School 1 628.5 points

2 Raumati Beach School 1 569 points

3 Paraparaumu Beach School 1 496 points

4 Waikanae 1 001.5 points

5 Paekakariki School 985 points

6 Raumati South School 871 points

7 Kenakena School 607.5 points

8 Kapiti School 271.5 points

9 Otaki College 260 points

10 Te Ra School 104 points

Thanks to all the parents who helped on the day – you certainly made my task as Team Manager and Marshall really easy as you worked well as a team, ensuring that my swimmers arrived on time for marshalling.

Matua Anaru

Calendar To find out what is happening at Paekākāriki School please go to our Community Calendar - events will also be linked to the App and Facebook page. School Newsletter Our school newsletter is published fortnightly, with all other urgent messages sent out via email, Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PaekākārikiSchool/) and/or the SchoolApp.

School Website

https://Paekākāriki.school.nz/ is our temporary website which has more information about our school including a parent handbook, policies and procedures, BYOD information.

Thank You to our fair sponsors

Thanks to all the individuals and organisations that have made a donation towards our raffle, silent auction and tombola to date. There's going to be some great prizes so keep a look out! If you would like to donate an item, get in touch with Lesley via email: paekakarikischoolpta@gmail.com.

JBs Environmental Ltd Kapiti Learn to Swim

Coastlands Aquatic Centre The Tuatara Brewery

Green Gardener Hannah Zwartz Paekakariki School Garden Club

Harrisons Garden World Leacroft Nurseries

Tui Garden Products Palmers Garden Centre

Paekakariki Acupuncture Clinic Keepfit with Wineke Van t'Hof

Anja Foley Yoga The Perching Parrot

Finns Paekakariki Whittakers Chocolate

Kapiti Tenpin Paperframe

Acme Plumbing Fishermans Table

Julia Truscott Happy Go Lucky Hair House

Waikanae Butchery RGs Organics & More

Baked by Beth Staglands Wildlife Reserve

Lighthouse Cinemas Laughalots

Pirates Cove Adventure Golf Charlie's

Kapiti Kitchen My Food Bag

Southward Car Museum Trade Me

McDonalds Paraparaumu

Community Notices

Do you want to have a stall or put on a show at the Paekakariki School Fair, Sunday May 7? If your club or community group wants to be a part of the Fair, please get in touch with Alexandra, Fair Coordinator

at alexandra.blue@gmail.com

Free Holiday workshop for children Thursday 20th April, 2.00 - 4.00 Scout Hall Zero Waste Arts, Crafts and Yummy Things Have you ever wondered what happens to empty paint pottles and glue bottles, or lolly wrappers and peanut butter jars? What do you know about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and where paint goes when we wash it down the drain? Come and learn about how throwaway plastic harms the world around us, and have a go at getting creative while caring for our environment. Paint a picture with some zero waste paint, turn scrap paper into a cool design with homemade glue, or try your hand at making your very own notebook! Share some tasty treats that come without packaging and learn about how we can all take steps (big and small) to reduce how much rubbish we throw away. Under 7's please come with a guardian Zero Waste evening presentation Thursday 20th April, 7.00 - 8.30 Scout Hall All welcome Reducing Our Household Rubbish: the Zero Waste Approach Join Zero Waste Wellingtonians, Hannah and Liam, for an interactive introduction to the hows and the whys of life without a rubbish bin. Drawing on our own research and two years of experience living zero waste, we delve into the practicalities and the philosophy of waste reduction and how this can affect your life, beyond the bin. We discuss innovative examples of waste minimisation policy, practice and thinking from around the globe, and how these might inform community-level waste reduction. And of course, we share practical tips - developed from our own personal homelab experiments, creative shop-hopping and elaborate life hacks - on how to survive without a rubbish bin. We'll have the ingredients to try out some of our key recipes, so you can get started in no time! This event is free and everyone is welcome. Some zero waste nibbles will be provided to stave off hunger pangs. Songs of the Sea - Waiata o te Moana

Hold on to your seahorses - this fabulous show tours to Southwards Auditorium on 20 & 21st April, 10am. Enjoy the mythical legends of the sea with song, performance and beautiful puppetry created in NZ especially for 2-7 year olds. $8 per person. Book through capital.org.nz