Newsletter April 30th 2015

COROMANDEL AREA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
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From the Principal:
Coromandel Area
School
P.O Box 84
Coromandel 3543
Woollams Avenue
Coromandel 3506
Ph: 07 866 8893
Fax: 07 866 8051
Welcome back staff, students, and parents, to the new term. It will be a long term of eleven weeks (due to the Rugby World Cup) and so we need to pace it; it will prove to be a tiring
term and we need to look after our health because this is when people start to fall sick. So,
let’s look after each other, help each other to survive and do the best we can during this
term.
Students have to settle down to some hard work during Term Two. Expectations will be
high and parents are encouraged to support their children as much as possible to maintain
their high standards of effort in their learning. Please, continue to read with your children
because we know how important it is; continue to do simple mathematical problems and
challenge your children because this all makes it easier for them to access the curriculum in
the secondary phase of their schooling.
The most important thing that I need to say is that our roll is growing!! Our roll presently
stands at 189, and the Ministry predict that it will reach 198, and we are hoping to reach
that all important 200, by the end of the year. This is really good news for us because it
validates the work we are doing within the school, the impressions that are portrayed when
people visit our school, the value we are placing on achievement, and the success of our
students. This is what we are doing well and why we are a school of choice for our community. This is thanks to all the amazing staff we have here and the collaboration we have with
everyone here at school.
We have endured a period when we were making sure that the behaviour and efforts of our
students were educationally sound, and we have achieved this. We now have a behaviour
system in place that is well respected by both students and staff, using restorative practice
and justice. This takes a great deal of time, but it works. In using this system, I know that
our students feel safe and that we provide an environment where students can go to someone if they feel the need.
I am now preparing for my Sabbatical that I will be taking this year. It has taken me a long
time to earn it (nearly 40 years with the education service). I am doing a research project
which I hope will be available on the School Leadership space and the Teach NZ website in
the coming months. It has been an interesting project to have undertaken and it is of interest to the Ministry that I complete it. I am certainly looking forward to being able to work
on my research while on this leave.
I wish you all well and will see you when I return.
Asha Peppiatt
Principal
What’s Happening in Term Two, 2015
Tuesday, 5th May
Gymnastics
Tuesday, 12th May
Gymnastics
Wednesday, 13th May
BOT Meeting
Tuesday, 19th May
Gymnastics
20th-24th May
OE Camp to Waikaremoana
Friday, 22nd May
CNISPA Meeting
Tuesday, 26th May
Gymnastics
Monday, 1st June
Queen’s Birthday—no school today
Tuesday, 9th June
Boulton Cup Netball
Tuesday, 16th June
Gymnastics
Wednesday, 17th June
BOT Meeting
Thursday, 25th June
Coromandel Area School Talent Quest
Tuesday, 30th June
Gymsport Festival in Thames
Friday, 3rd July
Last day, Term Three
Reporting Student Absences from School:
Our school is committed to ensuring that all students get the most out of their education, and we want to support our students to maintain regular attendance. Students who attend school regularly learn more and
achieve better results. As parents, you have an important role in ensuring that your child attends school
whenever it is open, unless there is a good reason for his / her absence. Acceptable reasons for absence include sickness or serious family circumstances such as bereavement. If your child is going to be absent from
school, can you please advise Mrs Morrissey of the reason and the length of absence, by phoning 866 8893 or
by emailing her at k_morrissey@coroarea.school.nz
Your role in ensuring your child’s regular attendance is so important that if you allow your child to miss school
without a valid reason, you can be prosecuted under the Education Act, 1989.
Please work with us to help support your child to attend school regularly.
Attendance is important and every day counts!
‘All children are gifted.
Some just open their presents later than others.
Board of Trustee Meeting
Dates:
Free to a Good Home:
Please find listed below the dates of the Coromandel Area School
If interested, please phone 021 204 1264.
Rabbits free to a good home.
Born on 12th April, 2015.
Board of Trustees meeting dates for 2015:
Full Board Meetings
13th May, 2015
17th June, 2015
26th August, 2015
23rd September, 2015
A Toyota car key was found at school a month ago.
Nobody has claimed it yet. See Mrs Morrissey for
further information.
TE KOROWAI HAUORA o HAURAKI
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki Coromandel Doctor Service has expanded from three days a week to five days a week for a one
month trial to ascertain demand. Please tell your friends and whanau.
Mobile Phones in School:
Students are reminded that phones used in class time will be confiscated for five school days. If the phone is used during class
time, it will be locked in the school safe for five school days. If you are unsure of your ability to restrict the use of your phone
to intervals and lunchtimes, please leave it at home, or give it to a staff member to look after for the day.
Kayaking at Cathedral Cove:
On the 19th March, Year 11 and 12 Outdoor Education students had a terrific time kayaking out to Cathedral Cove.
Sports News:
From the 22nd until 24th April, eight students from Coromandel Area School travelled to Te Awamutu to take part in the
Central North Island Area Schools Coaching Clinic. These students were:
Netball:
Tamsyn Nevin, Georgia Teklenburg
Rugby:
Daniel Sowerby, David Waara
Basketball:
Nozomi Kondo, Tyler Hartley
Girls 7’s:
Pernille Hellerud, Rocque White.
The trip was very enjoyable and many new skills were learnt by our students in their respective sports.
Those chosen for Central North Island teams were Pernille & Rocque for Rugby, Tamsyn and Georgia for Netball, and
Nozomi for Basketball. Well done!!
A special thank you must go to Mrs Hunt for organising and attending the trip, and to Kirsty Raye for attending and being
our second drive and avid sports watcher.
Student Information Update:
If any of your child’s personal information has changed, can you please fill in this form and return it to Mrs Morrissey in
the office asap. This information will be used to update KAMAR. Thank you.
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Kiwi Can News:
‘Kia ora’ from the Kiwi Can Team,
Welcome back to Term Two. We hope that you all had a wonderful holiday with your tamariki.
Our Kiwi Can students have been very busy. During Week One we had a Treasure Hunt to discover our new Theme and
Catchphrase for the term. The students were given a map of the school and had to search for the pieces to solve our Catchphrase puzzle.
This term our Theme is Integrity and we will be exploring this through our sub-topics of Honesty, Reliability and
Responsibility.
Our Catch Phrase for this term is:
‘We show integrity in what we do, being honest, responsible and reliable too!’
Note:
We have now revived the DROP US A LINE box in the Kiwi Can Room. The students are able to write us letters, or notes, either named or anonymous. They are able to say anything they like in these notes / letters, so if they are worried, need help
or just want to say how awesome we are and may be a little shy, they are able to do it through out Drop Us A Line box.
You are now able to donate to the FYD Kiwi Can Coromandel Programme directly through the FYD website. Go to
www.fyd.org.nz/donate and click on Kiwi Can and choose Coromandel as the region and know that your donation, no matter
how big or small, is going to our Coromandel Region to be used for our local tamariki. Your donation will be invaluable in
continuing this worthwhile and much-loved programme.
We are still seeking interested parties to sponsor FYD Kiwi Can Coromandel.
Ka Kite from the Kiwi Can Crew
Discounted Insulation for Low-Income Families:
This Winter, there is a Government programme ,Warm Up New Zealand, offering 20% discounted insulation in Coromandel
to low-income families.
Many New Zealand homes are cold and unhealthy, contributing to respiratory disease and school absenteeism. Outbreaks of
rheumatic fever have also been linked to families sleeping together in one room to keep warm.
A warm, dry home with well-installed insulation is healthier and easier to heat and makes a significant difference to the comfort and well-being of families.
Warm Up New Zealand: Healthy Homes, which is run by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) is aimed at
households where:
 the home was built before the year 2000,
 the home owner, or main tenant, has a Community Services Card,
 there are children under 17 years or adults over 65 living in the household.
The programme is delivered by insulation companies working in most regions throughout the country. Visit the EECA website
for the contact details of insulation companies.