Message from our principal ………

Tena koutou katoa, Goeie dag, 안녕하세요, أأهھھھال, 您好, こんにちは, Welcome….

Congratulations to the Year 5 students and teachers who returned from camp on Sunday afternoon. A big thank you to all of the parent helpers who without you this activity would not be possible. From feedback received so far the camp was hugely successful and I would like to acknowledge and thank the teachers for all the time and effort they put in to planning a very successful camp.

Helping Your Child Succeed:

With the school year now well under way, it is an appropriate time to reflect on a few things that can be positive motivators in helping your child to succeed. Remember your child is unique; they are the only one of them there is!! Isn’t that just amazing. So here are a few tips…

• Celebrate their Uniqueness. Don’t compare your child with others. Every child is different, they all have strengths and weaknesses, and they all have talents and challenges. Recognise them for who they are and what they have.

• Teach them to be independent. Don’t do everything for your child. Sometimes it is faster to do things yourself than wait for your child to complete a task. But by doing everything for them you’re not preparing them to take care of themselves. Support them through a task, help them plan in advance, and be patient. Parents can empower their children to think for themselves and be more responsible for themselves – a fantastic skill to have.

• Be involved in your child’s day. Ask about their day at school – what did you learn today, who did you play with, what’s your favourite subject…? You may need to be more specific with your question if they say, “I don’t remember” or “nothing”, as I can assure you – they didn’t do nothing! Make opportunities for your child to be involved in sports or arts activities. This is another great way to build character.

• Let them learn by making mistakes. We all make mistakes. If we are given a supportive environment, we learn from these and grow in confidence and self-esteem. Most mistakes are not “life-threatening”. So take a “relaxed” position and use the situation as a learning and growth opportunity. A last note – they will always be your children, no matter how old they get! The relationship, disciplines and attitudes you establish now will pay off in the future.

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people!

Ken

MARCH 23 - Y4 Zoo Safari

23 - Y3 EOTC 24 - Y1 EOTC 31 - Y2 EOTC

25 - Good Friday 28 - Easter Monday 29 - Easter Tuesday

30 - 31 - Y4 Zoo Safari 31 - PTA Meeting, 7pm

APRIL 3 - Shore to Shore

5 - Hockey registration closes 15 - Last day Term 1, 3pm

MAY 2 - First Day Term 2, 8.55am

5 - Mid Bays Rugby 9 - 13 Book Week

24 - Mid Bays Football 25 - Mid Bays Football Save

day

JUNE 3 - Teacher only day

6 - Queens Birthday Weekend 7 - Mid Bays Netball

8 - Mid Bays Netball Save day 16 - Mid Bays Rugby

28 - Mid Bays Basketball

Letters home - Link here

Care Kids - After School Care

Walking School Bus - Link here for more information

School Lunches - Link here for more information

Student Absences - Link here for more information

School Uniform - link here for more information

Full School Assembly, Waipapa THURSDAY, 2:15pm

MURRAYS BAY SCHOOL

Newsletter #8, Term 1, 23 March 2016 Choose to Excel / Whaia te iti kahurangi

EASTER TUESDAY Please note that Tuesday, 29th March is an education holiday and that the school will

be closed on this day.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Please note that we have moved the full school assembly to Thursday at 2.15pm

to accommodate Easter weekend

STAR OF THE WEEK

01AL - Tyler Coles

02JM - Daniel Ogilvie

03RV - Marcus Yang

04HD -

05SG - Natalya Ingold

06GG - Lola Hawkins

07SH - Tom Zhao

08MW - Emily Beaton

09CF - Sophia Cao

10LH - Damien Newton

11LH - Ryan Scrymgeour

12LM - Orlando Yuan

13TW - Alexis Whiteside

14NM - Nathaniel Hollis

16MW - Jake Ellis

17SA - Corrin Zhu

18LW - Holly Du Toit

19AM - Will Schmidt

20MR - Hannah Ashdown

21CJ - Anna Fisk

22LR - Rachel Xie

23LH - Georgia Apperley

24LJ - Anais Blanchard

25RP - Benjamin Taylor-Warne

26SI - Blake Morrison

27LM - Zoe Heaton

28TB - Vincy Tsang

WELCOME TO: Tristan Yu and Russell Moon

these students started at Murrays Bay School this week.

SPORTS UPDATE

NETBALL Teams lists have now been distributed. We thank all of the students for their patience while each year group was processed. Mr Hyde will be in contact with the appointed Managers and/or coach of each team to coordinate collection of team supplies.

We have a number of teams that are short of players or have only just enough to field a team, this may cause issues later in the season with illness and injury a reality of winter. Therefore if your student is interested in joining please email anthony@murraysbay.school.nz, more players are needed for:

Year 1 - Need a minimum of 2 players (we have one team with only 5 players) Year 2 - We have one team with no subs so 1 more player required. Year 4 - We have two teams with no subs so 2 more players required. Year 6 - We have one team with no subs so 1 more player is required.

We also have a number of teams that do not have managers or coaches, unfortunately if we are unable to confirm either of these roles for a team then we will not be able to confirm registration. If you are able to offer your assistance with these teams please email anthony@murraysbay.school.nz.

MID BAYS SWIMMING Congratulations to the team who attended the Mid Bays Tournament yesterday at the Northern Arena in Silverdale. It was a close fought battle, but Murrays Bay School are the swimming champions for 2016! We managed to bring it home with a 5 point lead!

Thank you to all the students for their efforts and the support from parents and caregivers who attended this event.

The final results are noted further on in this newsletter. There will be a presentation at an upcoming assembly. Time for this will be posted in future newsletters.

HOCKEY Registrations for Hockey is now open until the 5th April. Hockey is

offered to years 3, 4, 5 and 6 students. The registration information has been emailed to all families in these year groups or you are able to download a copy of the letter from the website.

WAIPAPA BOOKINGS If you have booked a training in Waipapa for before school, please note that you must finish at 8.30am. Every day Waipapa is used for school programmes which involve setting up of equipment.

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CALLING ALL SWIMMERS! Are your children enjoying their swimming at the pool? Why not extend their skill range and confidence in a safe a n d f u n e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h t h e O c e a n K i d s (www.oceanswim.co.nz) – coming to Takapuna Beach on Saturday 2nd of April The OceanKids is a 200m swim which caters to 7-13 year old children capable of swimming 200m or more in the pool. What better way to encourage your children to have fun and be safe in the ocean than being surrounded by their peers and supportive life guards. As an added bonus, if your child is the first male or female across the line in the Under 9, 10-11, 12-13 age groups, they’ll be invited to attend the ‘Jetstar Super Swim Squad’ – a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ all-expenses paid weekend swim camp in Auckland at the end of the season (along with a parent or guardian).

The 2016 / 2017 Entertainment book is on it’s way! Last year the PTA sold 131 Entertainment Books and raised $1702. This money went towards the new Junior Playground.

Now that project is complete, we are fundraising for a new SENIOR Playground.

You can pre-order your book NOW and receive a bonus sheet of vouchers worth $110 which you can use right away! Click the link below to order your digital or book version now. Please forward to anyone you think may be interested in purchasing an Entertainment Book.

https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/9513v5

FUNSCREEN With the sun still hot and term 1 no-hat-no-play remember that you can order the Funscreen sunscreen through the school, a order form is attached to the back of this newsletter or just order online at www.funcrave.com.

EASTER COLOURING COMPETITION Colouring Competition - Thank you to all the entrants. Judging is well underway. Winners of class spot prizes and the overall year group winners will be announced at assembly on Thursday. (Waipapa, 2.15pm)

ASB REBATE Just a reminder that if you are borrowing to buy a house or renovate and you borrow $150k or more from the ASB, you are eligible to donate a $1000 bounty to the school. This is anonymous (or your name only can be given to the school) and there are no strings attached. This is up until 1 April

Mar 31 PTA Meeting Apr 1 PTA Mufti Day

Find us: http://www.murraysbay.school.nz/about-us/pta/

Email: pta@murraysbay.school.nz Facebook: h/ps://www.facebook.com/Murrays-Bay-PTA-299593983578/

2ND CHANCE UNIFORM SHOP - ADDITIONAL OPENING HOURS In addition to the normal Wednesday 8.30-9.00 am opening time, from Wednesday 2 March the 2nd Chance Uniform Shop will open every Wednesday afternoon from 2.45 - 3.15pm. The afternoon opening will continue every Wednesday for the remainder of Term 1. If parents support the additional hours, these will continue in Term 2.

Thanks to everyone who has donated uniform items to 2nd Chance Uniform Shop. We certainly needed the stock and still do. Your support of the shop has been constant and is appreciated. As a result of this demand, it has been decided to provide another opportunity for you to shop for your child's uniform every Wednesday afternoon 2.45 - 3.15pm.

We also need volunteers. Can you assist us perhaps once a month - only 30 minutes of your time.

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Mid Bays Swim Finals - Placings

Name Stroke Placing Name Stroke Placing

Georgia Applerley 25 Free 3 Ashley Armstrong

25 Breast 25 Relay

2 2

Zane Brown 50 Free 25 Relay

3 1

Kincaid Baxter

25 Relay 1

Mia Cao 75 IM 25 Relay

2 1

Toby Coombe 25 Breast 2

Keira Conboy 25 Free 25 Breast 25 Relay

1 1 1

Zoe Crawford 50 Free 75 IM 25 Relay

1 1 1

Billie Dearlove 50 Free 3 James Feng 25 Breast 25 Relay

1 1

Dylan Francis 25 Free 25 Relay

2 1

Mercedez Frost 25 Free 25 Breast 25 Relay

1 3 2

Cooper Greer 25 Free 25 Relay

3 3

Daniel Han 25 Back 2

Liam Holden 25 Free 25 Relay

1 3

Leanne Kim 25 Free 25 Relay

3 1

Keisha Kingi 50 Free 25 Free 25 Relay

3 1 1

Nelson Kostan 25 Back 25 Free 25 Relay

2 1 1

Poppy Kostan 25 Relay 2 Caitlin Longden 50 Free 25 Back 25 Free Relay

1 2 1

Alisha McManaway 25 Free Relay

2 Joshua Perks 25 Breast 25 Relay

3 3

Ben Rapley 25 Back 25 Free 25 Relay

1 2 1

Cole Tobin 50 Free 75 IM 50 Relay

3 3 1

Kyra Tobin 25 Back 25 Relay

2 1

Talia Van Rooyen

25 Breast 3

Ashton Wheeler 50 Free 25 Breast 25 Relay

1 2 1

Katrina Chen 25 Relay 1

Final Totals: 1 Murrays Bay 1,055.50 2 Browns Bay 1,016.50 3 Pinehurst 957.00 4 Pinehill 763.00

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