HORA HORA SCHOOL

HORA HORA HERALD – 31st May 2013 – Term 2 Week 4
Principals Blurb –. Kia ora and welcome to this edition of the HoraHora Herald.
Last Thursday we transitioned to a new Board of Trustees. This new Board has now taken office and will hold their first meeting on Thursday the
20th of June. There is a considerable amount of legislation in place that the school must comply with when transitioning to a new Board. Many
people may not be aware that the school has no choice in who stands for the Board, or who is elected onto the Board. In our case we had 5
vacant positions to be filled. We had five nominations, therefore we could not call for an election. If we had 6 nominations then it would have
gone to a formal election. The names of trustees are registered with the Ministry of Education and the School Trustees Association. They are
also published in the local Cambridge Edition as required.
I would like to thank our new Board members for standing up and offering to take on the role of Trustees. Thank you also to Craig Barrow who
has been our Board Chair for some time now. We will need his experience to guide the new Board through this transition period. Although being
a member of a Board of Trustees can be time consuming, it can also be very rewarding to know that you are making a difference for the kids.
Many thanks to Sharon Madsen, Bruce Haycock and Dean Cook for all they have given our school both as parents and trustees. You have all
been fantastic to work with and have supported me personally in my role as principal.
Well, they’ve done it! They have finally started the driveway. Let’s hope it’s finished before Christmas! The hard work has been done with the
surface being reshaped and the culvert deepened and filled with supersized metal. The contractors are now just awaiting some fine weather to
seal and chip the job. With any luck, this job will be complete by the time this edition goes to press!
It is with some sadness that we farewell three students from two families this month as they move on to greener pastures. Rangi and Manaia
have moved to Te Awamutu, and Taylor Hamilton will be attending a large Hamilton School! We wish them the best of luck as they settle into
their new schools and make new friendships.
Up and coming dates for your diary this term include;
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Thursday May the 30th May – Kahikatea’s sharing assembly!
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Friday June the 7th – Cambridge Rural Schools Winter Sports Day
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Friday June the 14th – Gymsports Festival @ CHS
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Kawau Camp – June the 24th-28th.
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Parent/Teacher/Student conferences – week 10, Term 2. We have decided to have these at the end of this term rather than the beginning of Term
3. Staff are currently working through how this might look and will inform you closer to the time. We anticipate that these discussions will involve
discussion of the National Standards, progress, achievement, sample books and student voice (especially at senior level).
Finally – congratulations to Nicola Bax for her teams amazing results in the recent adventure racing series based at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre
on the edge of the Tongariro National Park. Second place – that’s quite an achievement! It’s always great to hear about our ex-students. Keep it
up!
Regards
Mike and the Team
Please ensure that all absences are reported to the
school by 09:30
or texted to the school mobile on 022 048 3757
Calendar of Events – Term 2
3 June – Queens birthday (no school)
7th June – Rural Schools Winters Sports
14th June – Gymsports Festival
24th June – Kawau Camp
12th July – End of Term 2
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The Kanga Man
Confined Space Services
Stump Grinding
Trenching
Section Clearance
Concrete Grinding
Farm Shed Clean Outs
Hole Drilling
For free quotes call Anthony on 0800 KANGA 4 U (0800 526 424) or 027
598 5419 or e-mail thekangaman@xtra.co.nz
A big congratulations to NICKY BAX and the 2013 Cambridge High
School Sir Edmund Hilary team on their recent second placing at
this years’ challenge finals. Nicky also got voted “strongest girl” –
well done :o)
PTA NEWS
First aid kits are still available at the school for $39. Please contact a
PTA member or the school to purchase these. We will be organising a
Glow Worm Cruise “soon” open to both adults and children. Watch
this space for more details!! Nice to see some new members joining us
but we still need some more … it’s not all work, we do have fun! Feel
free to come along to our next meeting on 1st July at 2:30 in the
staffroom.
Babysitter available
Having a night out? Need a babysitter? Call Sophie on 827 2880
Entertainment Books
The PTA are selling Entertainment Books again this
year – these are available from PTA members or from
the school office – books are a bargain at $60 each.
Please call the office or a PTA member to purchase
your book. (A sample book is available for you to look
at in the school office).
Thank you for supporting our school.
Kahikatea
Ella Ramsay – for your beautiful behaviour and helpful attitude.
Ranginui Simmonds – for your excellent writing and using your word chart
for writing your stories.
Tawa
Bianca Kerkhof – for your amazing descriptive and creative writing. Go
Bianca!
Joshua Drinkwater – for managing your time so that your tasks are always
completed and handed in on time – ALWAYS!
This week the Silver Kiwi goes to
Josh Arthur. Josh recently broke his
ankle and has been in a full leg cast
for weeks. This cast was taken off on
Friday and on Monday Josh was in a
LOT of pain but insisted on still going
to Tech Arts – this gives a whole new
meaning to “harden up”! Also, we
have all noticed how Josh has
stepped up to being a Year 8 both
with his learning and his helpful attitude - we’re all proud of you
Josh.
Rugby
William – played for UMS Chiefs against UMS Hurricanes – won 20-0 : played for UMS
Chiefs against Morrinsville Bulls – won 60-5
James, Taylor, TJ & Mitchell – played for KH against Leamington Lasers – won 11-9 :
played for KH against Goodwood Blue – won 13-11
Soccer
Alex – played for Cambridge TNT Dynamites against Knighton Normal – won 9-0 :
played for Cambridge TNT Dynamites against Claudelands Rovers – tied 4-4.
Ricco – played for Cambridge 12th Grade against Ohaupo – drew 2-2
Luca – played for Cambridge Lightning – won 4-1
Netball
Tayla West – played for St Peters Catholic Mars Bars against Hautapu – won 23-6
Tayla Cook – played for Hautapu Mystics against Cambridge Middle School B – lost 1612
Chelsey & Lily – played for KMH Magic against St Peters Lions – won 15-9 : played for
KMH Magic against Cambridge East – won 29-0.
Olivia, Keara, Bianca & Manaia – played for KMH Stars against Leamington – lost 50-0
: played for KMH Stars against Hautapu – lost 29-2
Basketball
Corban played at the Special Olympics in Auckland – he came 4th in skills, 5th for his
game and was awarded Team Player for the squad.
Kahikatea
We have been writing a big book story about houses …
Rimu
We are learning to write narrative stories
“Roxy the Dog”
Once there was a dog called Roxy. Next door was Manaia T with a cat called Milly.
She had a big tall tree. Her cat loved climbing it. One day Roxy saw Milly climbing
the tree. Roxy jumped over the fence and Manaia T said to Roxy “NO Roxy! I will
tell TJ to put you in a cage, in a big cage”. Manaia T wouldn’t put Roxy in a cage so
TJ did. But, Manaia T opened the it and let Roxy out. Milly was on the tree and
Roxy jumped over the fence again. He barked a lot so TJ had to put him in the
cage again.
By: TJ Tuau
“Up a Tree”
My dog Powey scampered in front of me through the park. Suddenly he spotted my
neighbour Chelsey and began barking uncontrollably. What I did not know was she
had her cat Madeline with her. She was fluffy, cute and black and white. When I
turned around for just one second I saw something shooting down the bendy road.
Then I realised that it was Madeline. She saw a tree so she climbed up it. She was
stuck, and I had to try to get her down. “My first attempt” I said, “I hope this will
work”. I climbed up the tree but that did not work. No it did not because I couldn’t
climb the tree. I said to myself, “should I do my second attempt”? Yes! I could plus
she was an old neighbour. This time I tried to call her down. But did it work? Of
course not you people who think yes! Finally I decided if this is not going to work, I
will leave her up there. So I got a ladder, put it against the tree, climbed up it and
guess what? She did come down to me. “Hooray” I said, “hooray, hooray!” and we
all went home.
By: Lily Bayes
“Up a Tree”
My dog Yogi scampered in front of me through the park. Suddenly he spotted
my neighbour Layla and began to bark uncontrollably. My night black Bernese
Mountain dog leapt forward before I could grab him and raced up the road
after Flash, the fire ginger cat as it gets the fright of it’s life. It jumped at least
1 metre in the air before bolting for the central park tree, hurling his body up
the tree and screeched at the size of Yogi’s feet as they tear through the bark.
Layla and I sped to the rescue. Layla tried to climb up the humongous tree as I
heard the screeches from Flash. To be honest I was worried more than that
howling cat! I threw Yogi into the back yard. Layla fell out of the tree and I
was surprised she didn’t break a bone from the height she was at. I helped her
up. Next we needed to call the fire brigade. I called the fire brigade as Layla
tried to call Flash down but it was no use. He kept on howling. The fire
brigade came with a sudden “wee wah wee wah”. I ran up to their driver and
cried up to him “there is a cat up the tree! So he got the ladder but it broke in
two while he got it down. All of a sudden Layla screamed and I turned around
and there was Flash in mid-air, almost flying, then THUD! There is Flash
running like a maniac and we screamed “YAY”! At the end of the day we were
happy Flash was down and that he didn’t hurt himself.
By: William Louch
TAWA
We have been writing character descriptions …
This boy lives in South Africa. He is looking for food. He could die in
the bushes. He looks in the bushes for food. He sees a deer. The poor
deer is dead. He is a little kid. He has little legs and feet. He has a skirt.
He is in the desert. He has no shoes on his feet. He has brown skin. He
is feeling sad because he is not living anywhere. He has no family. He
needs love.
By: Corban George-Potterton
We have also been writing Book Reviews …..
Meggie, Resa, Mo, Farid and Dust finger are now living in the world
of the story Inkheart. But Mo is not known as a bookbinder
anymore, living in the world of the story has turned him into the
Bluejay. Living up to the role of the Bluejay is proving to be hard for
Mo. He is putting his family in danger. Will they get out alive or will
they leave someone to die?
I strongly recommend this book for ages 10-13. It is an awesome
book full of action and adventure and I think lots of people like
myself will enjoy it.
By: Tayla West
This book is about an Emu called Edward. He is sick and tired of
being himself. He thought that he needed to be an animal that
people like the best in the zoo. So he moved to lots of animals
cages but he never found the right place to go. One day he heard
someone say emus are best, hey that me he said!!! I think this
book would be perfect for people who like animals and people
who like funny story's. I think this was a funny book and it was
interesting, so I liked it.
I rate this book 9/10
I recommend this book to age 7-10
By: Bianca Kerkhof
Our next Assembly will be held on Thursday
th
13 June at 9am in Karaka – this Assembly
will be hosted by TAWA – all welcome