Panui / Newsletter

Welcome to spring. We are enjoying the warmer and slightly longer days. Updates and developments to share with you this week include the following...

• Happy Father's Day: To all our dads out there - have a great Father's Day on Sunday! We appreciate your input and support of our school in so many ways.

• Maximising Learning Time: Time is a precious resource and we have been looking at how we can use the time we have been given in a better way. There is a lot that is expected to be covered in a primary school day and getting the allocation of time right really helps. From now and into Term Four we are trialing a number of timetable adjustments related to: library times (more towards late morning and the afternoon to give a good flow in reading, writing and maths), fitness (at the discretion of the classroom teacher rather than prescribed at a set time for the whole school) and Celebration Time (moving to fortnightly in Term Four).

• Office Upgrade: We anticipate that during these up and coming holidays the administration office upgrade will occur which includes: a new storage unit for the office, new carpet, the refurbishment of one office for our Learning Support Coordinators and turning the storage room into a principal's office. We are hoping to keep the disruptions to in the holidays but there may be some days in Term Four where work is finished up.

• Whanau Picnic BBQ Helpers: We are having a whanau picnic on the last day of Term Three and are looking for around five parents to help with the barbecue. Please contact the office if you can help.

• The Dunedin Study - An Interesting and Significant Finding: The Dunedin Study is a comprehensive longitudinal (50+ years) study of a large group of people (1000+) which is regarded as one of the most important in the world. A significant finding is the role of self-control. Self-control is the most significant predictor of success in life. The study has found that from as early as two, a child’s level of self-control was evident. Over time, participants who had stronger self-management from an early age were more focused, found it easier to make friends, did better at school, had positive relationships as adults and generally made choices that helped them lead positive, successful lives. A child's maturity in relation to self-control matters and it matters a lot! Good character counts and leads to good outcomes.

• Social Media: A reminder that we do not expect any of our children to have any type of social media presence. It takes considerable maturity to navigate the 'nooks and crannies' and pitfalls of social media. Developing minds can be negatively targeted that cause unnecessary distress. Our advice is, if your child already has any social media account, that it is deleted. We prefer them to engage in a variety of activities with family members and friends, enjoying real social interactions that grow them and develop life-long friendships.

• Police Vetting: With school events where parents are coming as volunteer helpers we seek a police vet. It pays to have this all done well before the event as it can take some time to process these.

Acknowledging - Team Edendale

• Edendale Community Pool Society: This is a team of dedicated, community-minded people who give of their skills, talents and time, to operate the pool, out-of-school hours, for the benefit of the community. It is all voluntary and does take a significant commitment over the pool season in opening, testing, cleaning, maintaining and closing every day. A big thank you to them, as their community spirit benefits so many.

Term Three 2022

Week 7 (of 10)

• Wednesday 7th September - Central + Eastern Speech Finals, 6.00pm (sharp), Gore Main School.
• Friday 9th September - Student Council Mufti Day, Celebrate Your Family Origins

Week 9 (of 10)

• Monday 19th September - New School Board Induction, 6.00pm, staffroom.
• Tuesday 20th September - School Board AGM and General Meeting 7pm, staffroom
• Thursday 22nd September - Senior Production 1pm, 7pm

Week 10 (of 10)

• Tuesday 27th - 29th September - Life Education
• Friday 30th September - School Picnic

We love Lego with all its creativity so Term Three's Principal's Challenge is Lego Masters Edendale 2022. We've had some great Lego competitions over the past few years with amazing lego creations. I'm looking forward to all our creativity for another year.

Theme:

This year's theme is THINGS WE EAT. What will you create? An apple? A hamburger? A cake? A carrot? A plate with dinner on it? Fish and chips? A chocolate bar? Lollies? A doughnut?

How delicious can you make your Lego creation?

Age Groups:

• New Entrants
• Year One
• Year Two
• Year Three
• Year Four
• Year Five
• Year Six
• Open Section: Parents, grandparents, past students, community members.

Judging Criteria:

• Attention to detail - did you think of everything in your build?

• Use of colour - is the colour scheme consistent and thought through?

• The originality of design - you cannot build from an instruction kit. It must be all your ideas, from scratch. This is about you being creative.

• Technical building skills - How do you use the blocks? Are there ways that you use them that are different to what they were intended?

• A strong story - Can you create a story around your creation?

Entry Instructions:

• Please have your creation in a sturdy container.
• Clearly name your container.
• Include your year level.
• Have your entry in by Thursday 8th September.

School Photos

Photo proofs have been sent home today. Please return your orders in the envelope supplied, to school by Tuesday the 13th of September. Any orders after this date will need to be sent directly to the photographer.

Pet Day - Tuesday 1st November

This year’s Pet Show will be held on Tuesday, 1st November at the Wyndham A & P Showground and the theme for 2022 is “Sheep”.

Now is a good time to start thinking about entries (particularly those who intend on bringing pet calves or lambs) and further information will go out in the last week of Term 3.

There are the usual categories including:

• Animals (NB: Dogs Yrs 3-8 only)
• Fancy fruit/vegetable
• Sand Saucer (preschool & Yr 1-2 only)
• Floral Art
• Needlework
• Science invention/model
• Baking – No-cook baking, muffins (all age groups), large cakes & biscuits (Yrs 3-8 only).

Please note that only one entry is compulsory and a second is optional.

We hope to make Pet Day a fun, family day so bring on the great weather!

If you are able to help judge at Pet Day, we would love to hear from you.

For any enquiries please get in touch with Bathan Muir (President) on 206 6334.

Pet Day is kindly supported by Farm Source, Farmlands, Wyndham Freight Services, FMG, Wyndham Four Square & ANZ.

Parent/Grandparent - Classroom Helps

We would love regular (e.g. weekly) parent (or grandparent, community grandparent) help, especially in Teams Kea, Kiwi and Pukeko (our younger classrooms) for reading, writing and mathematics, which are taught in the mornings. Please contact the school (03) 206 6959 or by email on admin@edendaleps.school.nz if you can help out. (A reminder that an up-to-date police vetting verification is essential when working with our children.)

Book Club - Issue 6

Scholastic Book Club Issue 6 has gone home.

All orders need to be returned to the office by Friday 9th September. You can also order online.

Pool Cover - To Give Away

The pool cover has been replaced and so we have a second had pool cover to give away. Please contact the office (03 206 6959) if you would like it. As is, where is, first in, first served. It will need to be picked up.

We have thirteen cool Team Kea kids at the moment. Next term we are welcoming lots more children to Team Kea and we are looking forward to their school visits.

We are lucky to have Mrs Shepherd for a few days throughout the term as our reliever. She has been teaching us about time, traditional games and Māori. Mrs Blackmore has also been a fantastic help and support for us with our learning.

We have been learning a lot. For reading each group has been moving through the levels and working on pointing to and recognising words. For maths, we have been learning about number knowledge and addition and subtraction. During writing time, the children are working on their pencil skills, sounds and letters, and forming sentences.

• Jonty – I like writing because I can draw a good picture and write about it.

• Layton – I like writing all the numbers for maths.

During the day we have action station time. This is where the children can choose what they do. During this time the children are practising our key competencies and using their social skills and creative skills. We love this time of day and enjoy stations like Lego, marbles, puzzles, drawing table and role play at the pizza shop.

• Rouh – I like making drums out of the hedgehog blocks.

• Luke – I like Lego because I can make homes and play with the Lego people.

For DRIVE we have been learning about different types of animals and animal groups. It has been interesting learning about what different animals can do, what they eat and where they live.

A favourite learning activity for us is art. Recently we made zebras. We had to dye a colourful background, paint stripes and use our cutting skills.

• Stella – We had to paint stripes and the nose on the zebra. We painted a rainbow. It looks cool.

We are looking forward to our ice-skating, Kamahi Reserve trip and a busy and fun end of year!

Miss McVicar

The aim of our values is to nurture positive, purposeful and meaningful relationships of aroha. Excellence helps us to do this.

Excellence means we aim for a high standard and continuous improvement and is shown through reliability, consistency, flexibility, reflection, change, innovation, accuracy, completion, dedication, practice, effort and attitude.

• Work hard, have a go and do our best.

• Leave everything how we would want to find it.

• Wear our uniform with pride.

This week's Principal's Values Award goes to: Leroy Orr

Team Kiwi’s MVP for Tohungatana - Excellence is Piper Johnstone.

Piper displays excellence in Team Kiwi in many ways. Piper knows when she arrives at school that she needs to get ready for the school day. She does all her morning tasks without needing to be reminded and she always gives her teachers a polite and friendly greeting.

Piper takes great pride in the presentation of all her school work, which is always completed to a very high standard. She works at a task from the start to the finish and always tries her best. She listens to feedback and makes changes if needed. Piper displays wonderful ‘mat manners’ and always listens attentively to whoever is speaking.

Piper understands that in the classroom it is important to put things back where they belong. Piper happily tidies our classroom at the end of an activity and is always willing to lend a hand to others.

We are lucky to have a role model like Piper in Team Kiwi! Keep up the hard work. Piper, you are a star!

Team Kereru’s MVP for Tohungatanga - Excellence is Miriam Pemberton.

Miriam is a positive student in Team Kereru. She often comes to school with a smile on her face and sometimes even has a story or two to share.

Miriam shows excellence through her book work and focus in the classroom. She tries her best in her work and will stay focused until it is completed. She often surrounds herself with peers who won’t distract her.

Art is a subject that Miriam is passionate about. You can see the amount of effort she puts into her art work to make it look presentable and completed. Keep it up Miriam!

Miriam is prepared for learning by having the correct gear with her at school. She has everything she needs at her desk.

Miriam respects our school values and will show these inside and outside of the classroom.

I can’t wait to see what the year brings for you, Miriam. Keep up the awesome mahi!

Jump Jam

In the weekend I went to Jump Jam. Miss McVicar and Mrs Blackmore helped with Jump Jam. We won and got 1st place.

Board Election - Timeframe

• Voting Closes: This coming Wednesday 7th September at 4.00 pm.
• New Board Takes Office: Wednesday 14th September.

• New Board Induction: Monday 19th of September starting at 6.00 pm. Tea is provided.
  

• New Board AGM and General Meeting: Tuesday 20th of September at 7.00 pm. The meeting pack goes out a week prior.

Next Meeting - Term Four 2022

The Term Four 2022 meeting of the Home and School is scheduled for Monday 31st of October at 7.30 pm in the school staffroom.

Eastern Southland Basketball Association - Miniball

The new miniball season will start on 19th September.

Get your teams together.

• Year 5 & 6 boys will play on Monday
• Year 5 & 6 girls will play on Tuesday
• Year 3 & 4 mixed will play on Thursdays

Subs are $45 pp

We will be in touch in the next few weeks with detailed information about how the players register into their teams through our Gameday system. At the same time, we will let you know when the deadline is for registration and to finalise the teams into Gameday.

Eastern Southland Basketball Association

www.esba.org.nz

Wyndham Athletic Club

The Wyndham Athletic Clubs AGM will be held at the Pioneer Tavern on Tuesday 13th September at 7pm. All welcome.

Any apologies or queries to Jane Muir 027 626 5467 or Abby Duffy 027 262 4422

Boys Outreach and Girls Rally - Tonight (Friday 2nd September)

• Boys Outreach and Girls Rally is on this Friday from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
• 9 years old and up welcome.
• Activity Centre, George Street.
• Boys: Arcade Night.
• Girls: Card and Truffle making.
• Contacts: Johno Ferguson 206 6878 or Liz Pask 027 657 4615.

Youth Group - Saturday 3rd September

• Youth group on this Saturday 6pm – 10.15pm.
• Yr 9 and up welcome, just turn up.
• Splash Palace and Hydro Slide
• Cost $10
• Activity Centre, George Street.
• Contact: Becs Ferguson 027 412 4941.

Our to-do list has been written and our awesome volunteers are now preparing for the 2022-23 season!

AGM:

President - Jeannine Cunningham,

Sec/Treas: Jenny Coyle

We are aiming for opening at Labour Weekend (October 22nd) - more details about memberships will be posted soon!

Before then, we will be installing new pool covers for both the main pool and paddling pool; the paddling pool is going to be stripped back and repainted; and the main pool will have some painting touch-ups where the concrete repairs have taken place.

We are pleased to be able to host two swimming lesson providers: JC Swimmers three times a week, and Johnston Waters Swim School once a week. Lesson rebates may be available for clients who meet the eligibility criteria (living in the Waihopai-Toetoe Community Board zone is one criteria).

There will be couple of working bees prior to opening - Sunday 2nd October, and Saturday 8th October - mark these in your diary as we'd be grateful for your help!

We thank the Edendale Primary School Board of Trustees for their support in making this facility available to our community.

Keep watching this space for updates.

Email: admin@edendaleps.school.nz
Website: https://sites.google.com/edendaleps.school.nz/edendale-primary-school
Location: Edendale Primary School, 24 Salford Street, Edendale 9825, New Zealand
Phone: 03 206 6959
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdendalePrimarySchool
Twitter: @EdendaleSchool