NL 10 September 2014

TERM 3, NO. 4
MO RNINGTON
S C H O O L
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
P ĀNU I / N E W S L E T T E R
Noho Tahi Ako Tahi Together, We Live & Learn
Ngā mihi nui. Greetings everyone.
Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to Magnus Clarke
who started school for the very first time on
Monday. We welcome you to your first school,
Magnus. We know you will enjoy learning at
Mornington. Special welcome to Delilah Barker
who has moved to Dunedin with her family from
Wellington.
We hope you enjoy settling into
Dunedin and getting to know your community.
Assembly 2.15pm this Friday: Please join us on
Friday for assembly hosted by Rooms 3, 6,12
Otago Championship Cross Country: Last
Thursday our team of six runners represented our
school at the Otago Cross Country
Championships held at Kaikorai Valley College.
The team comprised of Rohan Leckie-Zaharic,
Phoenix Abbott, Lavinia Penese, Chloe Hurley,
Anna Finnie and Winston Ward. Racing in fresh
cool conditions on a heavy track our runners
acquitted themselves well. Congratulations to:
Winston Ward who took first place in the Year 6
boys race and Lavinia Penese came fourth in the
Yr 5 girls event.
p: 453-6794 f: 453-6148
Senior Team T-Shirt Night: This week the Senior
Team are concluding their
inquiry into the design
process with a Tee Shirt
Design Presentation
Evening tomorrow,
Thursday September 11, at
6.30pm in the School Hall.
Come along and check out
the designs and vote for
your favourite. The tee shirt
with the most votes will be
printed and each child in the
Senior Team will receive one.
Kapahaka: Next Thursday September 18 our 60
strong kapahaka group will be performing on
stage at the Māori & Pacific Island Festival at the
Edgar Centre. We hope all whānau and friends
will come along and support our group as they
perform on stage. We have been given an
approximate time of 1pm. It pays to get there
earlier as the doors are shut during performances
and the programme of events is subject to
changes on the day. Good luck to Miss Lawless
and the children. Kia kaha! Kia manawanui!
Dunedin Marathon Challenge: The countdown
is on for the Marathon
Challenge this Sunday.
We have been clocking
up the kilometres
everyday to be sure
that our runners
entering the event at
the weekend can finish
their 42km journey.
Congratulations to
Jasmine Day who was
the lucky winner of a new pair of sports shoes.
For more info click here.
e: [email protected]
www.mornington.school.nz
Negotiated Learning: In Room 3 Mr Tucker has
begun using negotiated learning to enable
children to choose their learning pathways to
achieve agreed learning goals. This week
Michael Crosson completed his project on the
“Fall of France”. This grew out of learning around
a novel called “This Land We Call Home” by
Alison Lohans. Michael enjoyed negotiating his
learning, as the topic was one he was interested
in. Being able to set his learning goals added to
the motivation. Michael says the best thing about
this learning was researching the information and
presenting it in his own words. The hardest thing
was to meet the deadline. Great job, Michael.
Assembly Awards: Well done to the following
students who will be presented with awards at
Assembly this Friday:
1 Chloe Lorden
Key Competency (KC)
Award
Myra Matthews
2 Danielle Thomson
Zen Stewart
3 Bryn Loughran
Cody Brocks
4 Connor Bilbie
Dylan Lucas
5 Regan Thomson
Matthew Simpson
6 Cody Churchill
Jade Duffy Maxwell
7 Montell Penese
Billy Crossen
8 Shakiera Graves
Rose Pearce
9 Nicholas Serna
Serina Hughes
10 Ashton Wing
Sophie Moors
11 Montell Paulo
Lilly Roberts
12 Aija Battrick
Hector McCallum
Principal Awards
Football Success: Well done to Tanaka Zimba
and his team the Mornington Midgets who were
featured the ODT recently with his team as part of
the season ending “Mini Word Cup”
PTA DISCO: Friday 12th September Time:
Juniors – 6pm-7pm. Seniors – 7:15pm-8: 30pm
Middles can choose which one to go to!
Mornington School Hall. Seniors includes an Air
Guitar and Lip Sync competition. 30 seconds to
perform on stage. This can be individual, pairs or
a small group. See Miss Freeman today! All
proceeds go towards the Yr 6 Camp 2015.
Blog News: Room 5 & 6 have joined the
Blogosphere. Parents wanting to view the blogs
can log in using their child’s log-in and leave
comments. Their blogs can be visited at
Room 5 http://kidblog.org/
Room5MorningtonSchool/
Room 6 http://kidblog.org/
Room6MorningtonSchool/
Caught in the Act:
Sports Teams & Signing up for Term 4: Last
Friday Ms Albrecht held another Summer Sign Up
day. All children wanting to play summer sports
were given information on teams and how to join
them. All notices need to be in by Friday
September 19.
NB: Futsal has closed. There are limited spaces
for a couple of more Yr 1s or 2s.
Sport
Lucy Bosma-Pryde
Jalen Dickel
Cailyn Dey
Ishika Samuel
Rohan Leckie-Zaharic Ashleigh Henderson
Futsal
Touch
Flippa Ball
Tee Ball
Register & Games start
Cost
Pay by
Closed
Oct 15
$39
Sept 19
Oct 16
$15
Sept 19
Oct 19
$30
Sept 19
Oct 18
$30
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Mornington School Sports Tops:
1. Purchase an ex-Rental Top: These will be
available to buy every Tuesday & Wednesday in
September from the library between 8.30 –
9.00am. (While stock lasts)
2. Order a New Top: Order forms can be
collected from Joy and need to be returned no
later than Friday 19 September to have them in
time for Term 4. New tops cost $28
3. Hire a Top: These will be available for hire on
Tuesday 14 October from the library between 8.30
– 9.00am.
Payment is strictly by Cash or Cheque only.
EFTPOS or Account facilities are not available for
sports uniforms.
Pre-loved Uniform Donations: Now is the time
to donate your pre-loved uniforms items. If
anybody has any uniform items that they have
grown out of and want to donate to the school
they can be left at the Office. We especially need
sizes 5/6 & 7/8. Can you help? Please contact
Anita Hanson at [email protected] or on 021
770 822.
Displayed in the Office is a
comprehensive list of all items we have in stock.
Call in and pick up a pre-loved bargain!
2014 Term dates & Holidays:
Term 3
July 21 - September 26
Term 4
October 13 - December 17
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2015 Term dates & Holidays:
Term 1
February 2 – April 2
Term 2
April 20 – July 3
Term 3
July 20 – 25 Sept
Term 4
Oct 12 – Dec 18
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nimbus/home
Writers’ Corner
2014 Otago Primary Schools Tennis
Tournament: Thursday 30 October 2014 Venue:
Edgar Centre, Portsmouth drive Dunedin. Entry
details available from our Sports Co-ordinator Ms
Albrecht or they can be downloaded from Nimbus.
School Diary of Events Term 3
Sept 12
Pizza Day
Sept 12
School Assembly (Rms 3, 6, & 12)
Sept 12
PTA Disco 6pm Junior / Middle &
7.15pm Senior / Middle
Sept 14
Dunedin Marathon Challenge
Sept 15
PTA Monthly Meeting 7pm
Sept 17-19 Māori & Pacific Island Festival
Sept 23
BoT Meeting 6.30pm
Sept 25
PTA BBQ
Sept 26
School Assembly 2.15pm (Rms 1,5, &
9)
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Oct 13
Term 3 starts
Oct 13
PTA Meeting
Oct 27
Labour Day Public Holiday
Oct 28
BoT meeting
Oct 30
PTA BBQ
Oct 31
School Photos
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Nov 3
West Zone Athletics, Caledonian
Nov 10
PTA Meeting
Nov 25
BoT Meeting 6.30pm
Nov 28
PTA Disco
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Dec 9
BoT Meeting 6.30pm
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