PRINCIPAL`S*MESSAGE*

Email:
office@paroagrey.school.nz
Phone: 7626 709
Mobile: 027 755 5528
Our school mission is to provide a safe and caring environment where
authentic learning experiences enable students to become confident life
long learners and responsible citizens.
No. 11/2015
22 April 2015
Naumai, haeremai, welcome
PRINCIPAL’S*MESSAGE*
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It’s!great!to!be!back!and!starting!a!new!term.!Our!students!are!very!focussed!and!staff!are!
well!prepared!to!lead!them!through!their!learning!programmes.!Please!support!your!child!
with!their!homework,!reading,!maths!and!writing!because!we!want!your!child!to!be!“Better!
Than!Before”.!!!
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Other! ways! you! can! help! and! support! the! school! are! through! our! PTA! and! working! bees.!
Information!about!a!fundraiser!for!the!PTA!is!included!in!this!newsletter.!!
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I! would! like! to! remind! parents! and! caregivers! that! in! the! interests! of! the! safety! of! our!
students! it! would! be! appreciated! if! you! do! not! park! on! the! yellow! lines! outside! school! as!
this!affects!the!visibility!of!those!crossing!the!main!highway.!!Please!use!the!crossing!area!
recently! installed! to! cross! the! road.! ! Also! if! you! are! leaving! a! park,! please! remember! to!
indicate!so!that!our!students!on!road!crossing!can!see!your!intention!to!pull!out.!!UDturns!
are!a!real!problem!outside!school!and!we!ask!that!parents!facing!north!drive!through!the!
carpark!and!turn!by!the!Playcentre!and!that!south!facing!vehicles!do!not!complete!uDturns!
right!near!the!school.!
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Four!years!ago,!just!as!ANZAC!commemorations!were!being!prepared!I!was!lucky!enough!to!
be!in!Gallipoli.!!Turk!soldiers!were!erecting!the!seating!stands!and!practicing!their!ceremony!
drills.! ! ANZAC! Cove! is! quite! a! small! beach! area! with! beautiful! and! fitting! memorials.! ! We!
searched! the! graves! for! NZ! soldiers! from! Otago,! where! I! was! brought! up,! and! found! men!
from!families!we!knew!and!where!they!would!have!lived.!The!poppies!we!had!with!us!we!
then!at!Chunuk!Bair.!!The!whole!experience!was!very!moving!and!significant.!Paroa!School!
has!planned!an!equally!moving!ceremony!for!Friday!afternoon!for!our!school!community!to!
participate! in.! ! The! students! have! worked! all! week! on! activities! about! ANZAC.! The!
classrooms! and! Library! have! good! displays! that! reflect! this! time! of! 100! Years!
commemoration.!
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Have!a!wonderful!long!weekend.!
Judy!Elvidge!
Principal!
WELCOME*
We! would! like! to! welcome! Ava! Turner,! Sam! Holborow! (Room! 3),! Tulsi! Turner!
(Room!4)!and!Malia!Turner!(Room!6)!and!!hope!they!enjoy!being!part!of!Paroa!
School.!
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BOOKCLUB*
The! Scholastic! Bookclub! orders! are! due! back! at! school! by! Thursday! 30! April.!!
Parents!can!now!order!bookclub!online!and!information!regarding!this!is!on!the!
ordering!page!of!this!issue’s!catalogue.!!If!you!prefer,!you!may!continue!to!order!
by!bringing!orders!to!the!office!as!usual.!
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PAROA*SCHOOL*HOUSE*GROUPS*NAME*CHANGE*
The! Sports! and! Health! Committee! are! proposing! that! we! change! the! Paroa! School! house!
names! and! have! come! up! with! some! ideas! around! the! Paroa! School! community.! ! They!
would!love!your!input!and!ask!that!you!copy!the!following!link!into!your!browser!and!vote!
for!one!of!the!options,!or!alternatively!submit!another!idea!in!the!“other”!box.!!One!vote!
per!person!please.!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vbblwGZlqZse1VYeHZRRQIiktD
URZMS0s23WLVPrIp8/viewform?usp=send_form!
COSMODOME*
This! term! we! are! lucky! enough! to! have! Cosmodome,! an! inflatable! planetarium! coming! to!
Paroa!School.!!It!has!been!six!years!since!the!last!visit!and!we!are!very!excited!to!have!the!
opportunity! for! students! to! experience! this.! ! If! you! do! not! wish! to! child! to! attend! the!
Cosmodome,!please!advise!the!office!by!15!May,!otherwise!a!charge!of!$4.50/student!will!
be!added!to!your!account.!
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NOTICE*FROM*THE*PTA:*
WE*NEED*YOUR*HELP*PARENTS!*
The!"Downtown!Showdown"!boxing!event!is!coming!and!will!be!held!at!Aratuna!Freighters!
on!May!16.!!The!Paroa!School!PTA!has!been!asked!to!provide!20!waitstaff!and!12!security!
for!the!evening!in!exchange!for!a!sizable!donation!to!the!school.!!!Please!let!one!of!the!PTA!
members! know! or! email! Angela! Turnbull! (angelaandnorm@gmail.com)! or! Lisa! Shannahan!
(psfahey@xtra.co.nz)!by!the!28th!of!April!if!you!might!be!able!to!volunteer!your!services!for!
the!evening!to!help!out!our!school.!!As!we!have!lost!a!couple!of!our!significant!fundraisers!
for!our!school,!this!one!will!go!along!way!to!helping!fundraise!for!the!2015!school!year.!
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GLORIAVALE*COMMUNITY!have!kindly!delivered!export!quality!pears!to!each!child.!!Paroa!
School!would!like!to!thank!the!community!for!their!thoughtful!and!generous!gift.!
IMPORTANT*DATES*TO*REMEMBER*
24!April! !
27!April! !
29!April! !
30!April! !
1!May!
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4!May!
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6!May!
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13!May! !
13!May! !
15!May! !
18!May! !
20!May! !
27!May! !
29!May! !
1!June!
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2!June!
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3!June!
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8!June!
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9!June!
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10!June! !
11/12!June!
11/12!June!
12!June! !
15!June! !
23!June! !
26!June! !
29!June! !
30!June! !
3!July!
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Anzac!Service,!2.15pm!Paroa!School!field!
Anzac!Day!observed!
PTA!Meeting!
HPV!Injection!–!Year!8!girls!
Assembly!
BOT!Meeting!
Year!7/8!Primary!League!Tournament!!
Year!7/8!Primary!League!Tournament!
Paroa!Crosscountry!
Assembly!
Cosmodome!
Primary!Football!Competition!
West!Coast!Crosscountry!
Assembly!
Queen’s!Birthday!Holiday!
15!aside!Rugby!
ICAS!Science!
BOT!Meeting!
15!aside!Rugby!
Christchurch!Crosscountry!
ICT!Kids!Conference!
WPCA!Rafting!
Assembly!
15!aside!Rugby!
15!aside!Rugby!
Assembly!
BOT!Meeting!
WPCA!Sea!Kayaking!
End!of!Term!2!
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SPORTING*CONGRATULATIONS**
During! the! holidays,! Harry! Pugh! was! successful! at! the! recent! Canterbury! Junior! Tennis!
Champs,! gaining! 2nd! place! in! 10s! doubles! and! 7th! in! 10s! singles.! ! Harry,! playing! with! his!
mum,!won!the!Nelson!10!and!under!age!group!parentDchild!tournament.!
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Congratulations!to!Sam!Robb,!Caleb!Mahuika!and!Claudia!Brown!for!making!the!
West!Coast!Under!15!years!basketball!teams.!
TENNIS*NEWS*
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ANZAC!Day:!There!is!to!be!a!very!short!ANZAC!Day!‘service’!(with!bugler)!at!the!Paroa!Tennis!Club!from!
11am! on! Saturday! 25th! April! to! mark! the! 100th! Anniversary! of! the! Battle! of! Gallipoli,! and! it! will! be! very!
suitable! for! young! children! too.! Anyone! is! welcome! to! come.! Morning! tea! will! be! served! afterwards! –!
Members!attending,!please!bring!a!plate!to!share.!
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The!West!Coast!Tennis!Assn!breakDup!and!prize!giving!will!be!held!on!Sunday!3rd!May!at!3pm!(2pm!if!you!
want!to!bring!your!racquet!and!have!a!‘hit’.),!please!bring!a!plate,!it!will!be!great!to!see!you!all!there.!All!
the!results!of!the!A,!B!and!C!grade!competitions!will!be!made!known!and!there!are!trophies!from!the!W.C.!
Closed!and!Grey!Star!tournaments!to!be!awarded!too.!!!
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Our!major!fundraiser!will!be!held!on!Saturday!12th!September!at!Shantytown:!
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STAR!FOR!A!NIGHT!–!SATURDAY!12!SEPTEMBER!AT!SHANTYTOWN!
Please!put!this!date!in!your!diaries!and!tell!your!friends,!family!and!work!colleagues!about!it.!!It!is!a!really!
fun!night!and!a!great!way!to!support!the!club!by!attending!and!helping!to!encourage!others!to!buy!tickets!
to!the!event.!
ACTS*WANTED!
If!you!are!interested!in!being!involved!in!an!act!please!register!your!interest!with!Sarah!Caseley!(Acts!CoD
ordinator)! by! email! sarah.caseley@xtra.co.nz! or! phone! 762! 6885! and! Sarah! will! provide! anyone! who! is!
interested!with!information!about!what!is!involved!in!being!in!an!act.!!Russell!Byrne!is!the!Stage!Manager!
and!he!will!coDordinate!the!acts!on!the!night.!
Its! a!bonus! that! we! now! have! professional! coach! Vaughan! Kingi! living! locally! and! available! for! private!
lessons.!!If!you!are!interested!in!lessons,!please!contact!him!directly!to!arrange!on!021!900!259.!
Look!forward!to!seeing!you!all!at!the!West!Coast!prize!giving.!Regards!Paula!Smith!(Secretary).!
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HPV*vaccination*survey*–*participants*wanted.
Parents( and( caregivers( of( children( and( young( people( aged( 9( –( 23! years! are! invited! to!
participate!in!a!survey!investigating!knowledge!and!attitudes!around!HPV!vaccination.!The!
survey! is! anonymous! and! should! take! 5D10! minutes.! Please! access! the! online! survey! at!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9K657Z7parentscaregivers!! or! request! a! hard! copy! by!
calling!04!979!3106.
The! researcher! is! a! PhD! candidate! at! the! Centre! of! Public! Health! Research,! Massey!
University.!
For!
further!
information!
please!
go!
to!
http://publichealth.massey.ac.nz/home/research/recruitingDprojects/hpvDhumanD
papillomavirusDvaccinationDstudy/!or!contact!k.page@massey.ac.nz.
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AMIE’S WEDNESDAY FRESH LUNCH
Menu for Wednesday, 29 April
Spaghetti and Meatballs
(Gluten free available)
Orders to the office by 9am please - $5.00 per order
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2015*INTERNATIONAL*COMPETITIONS*AND*
ASSESSMENTS*FOR*SCHOOLS*(ICAS)*
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The! University! of! New! South! Wales,! UNSW,! competitions! are! a! series! of! academic!
tests! for! students! from! Years! 3! –! 8.! ! These! are! optional,! however! do! prove! to! be!
beneficial! for! students! and! parents.! ! All! students! receive! a! certificate! ranging! from!
participation!to!high!distinction.!
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Paroa! School! offers! this! opportunity! each! year! in! Science! (3! June),! English! (28! July)!
and!Mathematics!(11!August).!
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If!you!wish!your!child!to!participate!in!these!competitions,!please!fill!out!and!return!
the!permission!slip!below!with!cheque/cash!to!the!office!by!Wednesday!29!April.!
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Any!queries!to!Sharon!Gibson.!
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2015*ICAS*PERMISSION*SLIP*
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Please! return! this! section! to! the! Paroa! School! Office! by! Wednesday! 29! April!
2015!!
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I!give!permission!for!my!child!_____________________________!of!Year!_____!
to!participate!in!the!following!2015!ICAS!Competitions:!
☐! Science!–!3!June!2015!($8.50)!!
☐! English!–!28!July!2015!($8.50)!
☐! Mathematics!–!11!August!2015!($8.50)!
☐! All!of!the!above!($25.50)!
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Please!find!enclosed!$____________!entry!fee!
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Name/Signature!of!Parent/Caregiver!
If wet the service will be held in the Paroa School Hall, followed by wreath laying and minute silence on the field.
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