Term 1, Week 9, 2 April, 2014 Dear Parents and Caregivers How Far Did Bo Go?” 224 kilometres in 24 hours ….!! That’s how far Bo went! Ninety of our Year 5 and 6 students helped propel Bo around our 500m track in a very durable baby buggy 448 times. This was a great deal further than anticipated and reflects the serious way in which our children took up the challenge and performed at such a high level! There are too many people to thank individually in our newsletter, but I do want to acknowledge all who helped with the event, and all who have sponsored the fund-raiser. I hope to have a total in next week’s newsletter. Our Year 5 and 6 students are all off to camp next week. The facilities, food, and activities will all be first class, and a great time is expected for all. Any families who haven’t yet paid must do so by tomorrow afternoon please. If you have any difficulty with the finances, PLEASE come and chat with me. The Year 2 Swimming demonstration last Thursday was a super occasion and the children were able to show what great progress they have made during these past summer months. Thanks to all the parents who came along. Many Year 5 and 6 students are enjoying a water sport of a different kind this week, having a go at sailing on Lake Manuwai. This is an optional programme which many are taking advantage of, and enjoying immensely. For the Children Ken McLeay Principal Phone 4077277 P O Box 942 Kerikeri 0245 Mobile 0211077110 www.riverview.school.nz 23 Riverview Road, Kerikeri Buses To be eligible for free travel on the school bus, the Ministry of Education’s rule is that Years 1-6 students must live at least 3.2kms from the nearest appropriate school. This means that the eligibility apples only to the child/ren’s normal home – school route, not to any other route. Please enquire at the school office to check your child/ren’s eligibility. Casual users are permitted on the ‘uptown’ bus (KK8A) only, at a cost of $2 per trip (10-trip concession tickets can be purchased [$15] from the school office). Casual users are not permitted on any other bus route. Our bus service is operated by the Kerikeri Schools Transport Network (KSTN), which contracts Clarks Coachlines to provide the service (apart from the Matauri Bay/Kaeo bus which is not part of the KSTN). If you would like to make enquiries or long-term alterations to your child/ ren’s normal bus arrangements, please make contact with the school, not the bus company or bus driver. Parent-Teacher-Child Conferences These conferences are scheduled for: Tuesday 13 May 1.00 – 6.00pm, and Wednesday 14 May 3.15 – 6.00pm We are trialling a new online booking system for this. To book your 15-minute session for you and your child, please do the following: 1. Go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz 2. Enter the Event Code 97Q2V 3. This will open the booking for you; there are three easy steps. Follow the instructions, selecting one of the available times on: Tuesday 13 May 1.00 – 6.00pm OR Wednesday 14 May 3.15 – 6.00pm 4. You will then receive a confirmation email to the address which you have provided. If you are unable to access the internet, please phone Alison (407 7277 extn. 708) and she will make the booking for you and send home a confirmation. Kerikeri & District Inter School Swimming Sport Results Freestyle 8-year old boys 1st Oliver Boyd, 3rd Jamie Doubleday 8-year old girls 1st Juliette Wilkinson, 2nd Maia Williams, 3rd Tayla-Ann Edwards 9-year old boys 1st Harvey Williams 9-year old girls 1st Lucy Shepherd, 2nd Heidi Nicholls 10-year old boys 1st Kori Brown, 2nd Ari Leonard 10-year old girls 1st Isabella Doubleday, 2nd Cleo Boyd, 3rd Bella Kinnon Backstroke 8-year old boys 1st Oliver Boyd , 2nd Max Smith, 3rd Jamie Doubleday 8-year old girls 1st Maia Williams, 2nd Silke Blechschmidt 9-year old boys 1st Harvey Williams 9-year old girls 2nd Lucy Shepherd 10-year old boys 1st Kori Brown, 3rd Ari Leonard 10-year old girls 1st Isabella Doubleday, 3rd Bella Kinnon Breaststroke 8-year old boys 1st Oliver Boyd, 2nd Oliver White 8-year old girls 1st Maia Williams, 2nd Juliette Wilkinson 9-year old boys 1st Harvey Williams, 3rd Daniel Rogers 9-year old girls 1st Eva Forrest-Chambers, 3rd Lucy Shepherd 10-year old boys 1st Kori Brown, 2nd Drew White, 3rd Ari Leonard 10-year old girls 1st Bella Kinnon , 2nd Isabella Doubleday Please remember that children are not allowed at school before 8am.  Mid-North Mobile Ear Clinic - Wednesday 2 April, outside the Plunket Rooms, Wendywood Lane, 8.30am 3.30pm.  The Music Place, Hobson Avenue. Professional tuition across the genres in guitar, bass, ukulele, vocals, piano, cello, and drums to students of all ages, through from learning your instrument to performance. Grade exams and music theory also offered. For one-to-one, group tuition, or band mentoring in a professional, encouraging, and fun environment, contact Claire on 021 883 616 or 09 4071506. Please enquire about our sponsored lessons.  If you think you know everything there is to know about listening, the ear, and the brain connection, and would like to know what auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, and ASD have in common, please come and hear an exciting talk about Listening, Well-being, & Learning on Tuesday 15 April at 7pm at the Red Cross Hall, 14 Butler Road, Kerikeri. Maria Moell will explain the Tomatis® method and give you lots of tips that you can start using straight away. Register at www.tomatis.co.nz/kerikeri or call Ingrid at 021 1495 924. Seating is limited so please reserve your seat now!  Paihia School Gala – Saturday 12 April – 10am to 3pm. Fantastic White Elephant Stall, plenty of fun with good old fashioned gala games, bouncy castle, jeeps, face painting, cakes, quick fire raffle, and lots of food stalls. To pre book at hangi, please call 402 7133 by April 8 cost $10.00. Measles Update If you suspect your child of has measles, please contact your GP and take advice from them. Please be aware that, if your child has not been immunised for measles and an outbreak occurs, they will not be able to attend school for two weeks. This applies to all schools right across the country. Parent parking before and after school Please do not park on the island in the bus bay as it is dangerous both for the traffic and for children crossing to and from cars. Please also do not park in the Staff car park; we have parents with disabled children who need wheelchair access, and we also have vehicles arriving and leaving with staff, deliveries, and official visitors – they all require access and parking. There is angle parking past the hall. Parents are also strongly encouraged to use the 2-minute “Drop off / Pick up” roundabout by the hall. WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES No Assembly on Friday 11 April. It will be held on Monday 14 April at 2.15pm. There will also be an assembly on Thursday 17 April at 2.10pm. Stripes and Spots Day Thursday 8 May Wear stripes and spots and give a gold coin donation. We are raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Riverview Student Councillors Riverview School photos will be taken on Wednesday 16 April, with Thursday 17 April being an extra time slot if all photos are not taken. Family or sibling photos can be taken. Please collect an envelope from the school office to complete and return to school with payment BEFORE Photo Day if you wish to have siblings photographed together. Siblings all at Riverview will have photos taken at the same time as class photos. Outside sibling photo appointments start at 8.30am. They will be in 5-minute slots. Please contact Judith or Jo to make an appointment. Riverview School photographs will be available for you to view and order OnLine with PhotoLife Studios. Your son or daughter will bring home an OnLine slip with their unique Shoot Key detailed on it early in Term 2. This Shoot Key will display all the photographs of your child. It is then an easy process for you to shop on-line and purchase the photographs that you want. If you place your order within three weeks of receiving your Shoot Key, you will receive free delivery of your photo orders. PhotoLife has agreed to despatch all the orders back to the school, and your child will bring their photographs home. Any orders placed after this three week period will be sent directly to your specified delivery address and will incur a $5.00 Postage & Packing charge. You will see this message when you go online to view and order your photographs. If parents/guardians don’t have access to a computer, contact the school office for an Order Envelope. THE LUNCHROOM WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY 9 AND FRIDAY 11 APRIL. Parent Forum: Practical Ideas to Help Your Child When They Start School An invitation to parents of children starting in Term 2 to attend a forum of practical ideas that will help and support your child. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 9 April from 3.15 – 4.00pm in Room 2. Please let the school office know whether you require childcare (it is free). On Friday and Saturday, some senior students were going to take Bo, our office dog for a run around the field because we were trying to make money for the school to get more computers. On Monday morning, when we did handwriting, we saw that Bo had run 224kms! “Wow!” I said to myself. We don’t know how much money we’ve made but I’m sure we have made a lot. by Ariella Ripohau Room 9 Year 4 I saw Bo running so, so fast that the ground shook. And, while the ground was shaking, it was booming too. I really wanted to be pushing the pram. by Rowan Adams Room 8 Year 2 We watched Bo go round the field. It was fun waving the pom poms. Bo is just a pretend dog. Lit Quiz On Tuesday 25 March we went to an awesome Lit Quiz! A Lit Quiz is a fun thing in which you test your knowledge about books that the director Wayne Mills has read. Also, you can choose a place for your team’s joker and we choose Brothers and Sisters but what does the joker do? Well, the joker is like a double up so, if you had 8 points and it was on your joker, your team would get 16 points. At the end, we thanked Mrs Ross-Taylor for reading the book Holes because there were two questions about it. Also, we thanked Mrs Murdoch for preparing us with some Lit questions. We got 44/100 and had a wonderful literary time. Left to right: Savannah Hancock, Georgia Doherty, Matthew White, Summer Curran, James King. by Emma-Rose Nunn Room 7 Year 2 Two Curriculum Shows in Term 2 - Total $11.00 Rhythm Interactive Show The ‘Rhythm Interactive Show’ has fun-filled activities designed for students and teachers. The most relevant and frequently drawn parallel from the show is "Action speaks louder than words". Wednesday 4 June The cost is $5.25 per child. Please send this money along to the school office and place in the yellow box, with the tear-off slip below, by Wednesday 28 May. *********************************************************************** World of Maths Show The ‘World of Maths Roadshow’ is an ideal opportunity for students to see how Maths is applied to some real-life situations. Students will gain insights into problem solving, working in teams, and also various Maths principles which are part of the curriculum. Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June The cost is $5.75 per child. Please send this money along to the school office and place in the yellow box, with the tear-off slip below, by Wednesday 28 May. My child/ren …..…………………………………...……....Room/s ...……………... would like to attend the ‘Rhythm Interactive Show’ and the ‘World of Maths Roadshow’. $11.00 is enclosed. If you wish to pay via internet banking, our details are: 12-3091-0132140-00. 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