School Phone

439 7255

School Fax 439 0246

Dental Clinic 0800 698 3384

Web Site www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz

FROM THE PRINCIPAL With six weeks remaining in our school year it is a very busy place, with special events, teaching assessment, reporting and planning for the 2014 school year all happening.

Next year will see changes to the school staffing and classroom organisation. We are planning for the introduction of two e-Learning classrooms for students of year 2 to year 6. By 2014 we will have a full, up to date, wireless system operational which will continue to develop the introduction of new technologies and teaching styles.

The two e-Learning rooms will be covering and be involved in all other class curriculum programmes, however, with use of computers, ipads and chrome books for students to use as tools in their learning. Students will have to learn to manage; websites, file documents, find files, share files and have opportunities to work at home and school on inquiries.

My aim is to work through organisational and technical difficulties in 2014, so that in 2015 more classrooms can utilise e-Learning methods as we prepare children for the future.

The rest of the school organisation is for 4 senior year 5/6, 4 middle year 3/4 and 4 junior year 1/2 and reception rooms. These rooms will have the same or greater use of computers and ipads as they have had this year.

CLASSROOM FOR 2014

e-LEARNING ROOMS If you are interested in having your child/ren considered for placement in the e-Learning rooms you will need to come and see the Principal.

GOLD AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who have received their gold award, Whiti Te Ora Fraser, Lilly Hayward, Bailie Schick, Pheonix Larsen, Cora Urlich, Madison Suckling, Tarra Work, Madison Simpkin, Tarra Work, Deizel Dudley, Chase Stott, Kyle Quelch, Shae Melville, Coco Boakes, Ashlee Rakich, Thomas Leach, Reagen Woollam, Caitlyn Powell, Pim Phillips, Ben Nilsson, Alesha White.

SHOW DAY Congratulations to all students who brought along animals, it was a great turn out!

Show Day results:

Calves:

Senior Champion - Blake Paxton

Reserve Champion– Trinity Bower

Junior Champion-Jordan Chitty

Reserve Champion-Alexi Bower

Best Reared Calf-Ashlee Rakich

Champion Best of Breeds –Trinity Bower

Lambs:

Senior Champion-Stacey Lawrence

Reserve Champion-Shannen Hayes

Junior Champion-Alysha Miller

Reserve Champion-Seth Rumsey

Overall Champion Lamb-Alysha Miller

Reserve Overall Champion-Seth Rumsey

Goats:

Champion Goat-Nicole Macdonald

Reserve Champion-Courtney Crichton

A big thanks to Wendy Hallet for all her time and effort involved in the organisation of this event.

We would also like to acknowledge our sponsors and supporters of this day.

Farmlands, ANZ and LIC.

Newsletter

Wednesday Nov 6 2013

SPORT NORTHLAND CRICKET COACHING

This week sees Sport Northland Cricket Coach-ing start a three week programme working with all classes from year 2 to year 6.

TRIATHLON To be held over the19, 21,22 November. All year 4, 5 & 6 students are going to practice and then compete in a triathlon event based at DPS. Students will require swimming gear and suitable footwear.

DPS KAPA HAKA We are planning on performing at the upcoming Te Kopuru Performing Arts Festival on Saturday 23 November. To be ready and reasonable we need to have some extra practises. These will be held on Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th, Wednesday 13th, and Thursday 14th November from 3.15 until 5pm.

DARGAVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL VISIT

Yesterday staff from Dargaville Intermediate School visited and talked to our Year 6 stu-dents. They provide a pack for everyone to take home with enrolment forms for 2014. On Wednesday 20 November the students will walk to the DIS to visit and have a look around the school. An evening for parents will also be held on the 20 November at 6.pm.

DPS ATHLETICS DAY This will be held on Friday 29 November for all students. This year all 8 years old and above will have the opportunity to compete in sprint, distance races and field events prior to our ath-letic day. On the 29th students will be in the champion competition or involved in the athletic activities rotation. All 5 to 7 year old students will be doing a variety of modified athletic events also on this day.

LIBRARY Some scholastic book orders have been hand-ed in without a name, if you do not receive your books in the next order please contact Anita ASAP. A big thank you to Mrs Macdonald for cleaning out and supplying the library fish tank with new aquatic items!

WEEKLY FOCUS The students focus is ‘Self Management’. Dis-cussions will be about, being ready to do things, planning ahead, being organised, being at the right place at the right time. These are being reinforced in the classroom with teachers and students.

EQUINE ENRICHMENT A big thank you to all the happy helpers who helped and will continue to help where able. Your efforts ensure that our children are given the very best opportunities. It was wonderful to receive so much positive feedback regarding the programme-cheers. Mr Lucich

PTA SHOW DAY THANKYOU. A Huge Thanks for everyone’s support on Show Day, by either supplying a cake, buying a cake or helping to sell or cook at the stall. It was a great turnout and we collected approx $2500 less expenses.

RAFFLE We are currently putting the end of year grocery hamper raffle together, the funds are being used to help cover the cost of our new security cameras and for the 2014 school camps. We are asking for all families to donate grocery items to go towards the hampers. Also each family is being asked to sell a sheet of tickets which will continue to sell until the last week of school.

CLASS ROOM SHOW DAY CAKE FOR THE PTA This year Rooms 4, 6 & 7 all supplied the same number of cakes for the PTA cake stall, to get the winner the classroom numbers were put in a hat, the lucky winner was room 4.

HIP HOP DANCE LESSONS Fun Modern/Hip Hop dance lessons starting 2014 for DPS students. These classes will help develop children’s co-ordination, rhythm and self expression. They will be held on Mondays for years 1 to 3 and Thursdays for years 4 to 6 from 3.20pm to 4.15pm. The cost will be $50.00 per term. See Anita in the library for more information and an enrolment form.

JUNIOR ATHLETICS STARTING TERM 4

Junior Athletics is Back for 2013/14! Come along children, parents, grandparents, uncles and aunties. Sessions run every Tuesday during Term 4 starting 5 November. Athletics is a foundation sport involving running, jumping, throwing and walking. These core skills are not only great for everyone but they are important for almost every other sport from Netball to Rugby, Hockey to Cricket. If you are interested in coming along to either give it a go or even help out (anything from measuring distances to holding drink bottles is really helpful) please contact Tama Jones, Sport Northland Office (Dargaville) phone 094393188 or 0273343024 or tamaj@sportnorth.co.nz by Tues 22 November; Where: Dargaville High School When: 3.30pm-5.00pm—starting 5 November Who: Years 1—8 Cost: Gold coin donation.

FRIDAY FRIEND-ZY –Fridays 8th 15th & 22nd November 2013 from 5-7pm. Activities include… Games, Crafts, Singing, Stories, Food (meal included)

Sponsored by the Dargaville Methodist Church, $7.00 per child per night or $10 per family of 3 or more children. Contact Margaret Bishop 439 5065 or 0211021820.

Raupo School of Rock Trip to the NZ Music Awards at the Vector Arena, on Thursday 21 November . We go down in the afternoon to see all the guests walk the red carpet. The show starts at 7.30pm and we get back around midnight. Tickets are $25.00. We encourage you to get a group together with a driver. We will be purchasing tickets 8 Nov so get in touch if you want to come along. David & Lisa Salter ph. 09 439 2208 or 021 0256 4558.

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Julie Corletto Netball Clinic The Rodney Netball Centre have offered the opportunity for any 8 to 15 year olds to attend the netball clinic run by Julie Corletto. The Clinic’s at Rodney on Tuesday Nov 12 from 4 to 6pm. Cost $40. Registrations are through Julies’s website www.juliecorletto.com

From 1 November 2013 child restraint laws are changing to improve safety. As a driver you must make sure any child travelling in your vehicle is correctly secured. THE LAW SAYS YOU MUST: Correctly secure your child in an approved child re-straint up until their 8th birthday. These changes will help reduce preventable deaths and serious injuries to children travelling in vehicles. Your child restraint must be fitted correctly. Please check out the NZ Transport Agency’s website at www.nzta.govt.nz or call their contact centre on 0800 822 422 for more information.

South Mobile Ear Clinic Itinerary Outside Countdown Supermarket Mon 25 Nov from 8.30am to 3.30pm No appoint-ment necessary.

Rock climbing is still going on at Dargaville High School. We have dropped it to the 1st Friday of the month. Cost is $5 per per-son or $15 for the family. From 5pm to 8pm. Con-tact Belinda 0212937332 or 439 4981

***MATARAU SCHOOL FUNDRAISER***

Saturday 16th November 2013

WALKING-ONLY HORSE TREK

Aprox. 2 hours-easy terrain, new ride, great views! Ride starts at 10 am. $30 incl lunch afterwards. Raffles $2

***Registration By Weds 13 Nov 7 minutes west of Kamo (Matarau Road, off Pipi-wai Road). Signposted. Enquiries Alina 0273437447 0r 09 4338998