Junior Families Evening
We had a great turnout for the evening.
Highlights from 2008
Senior Swimming Sports
We had a fantastic day for our senior school swimming sports last Thursday. The children were all in full song cheering for their waka and supporting each other. We have been thrilled with the children’s swimming progress this season and this was evident to all those who attended. Congratulations to all the children and support provided from friends and families. The waka results for the day were:
Tainui 476 Tokomaru 466
Mataatua 460 Aotea 449
Te Arawa 421 Takatimu 410
Rooms 5 and 6 Trip
Rooms 5 and 6 visited the Phillip's farm and completed sketches of the landscape.
Junior Beach Trip
Our junior classes beach trip was a great success. Thanks to all our families for their support on the day. Lots of language work was displayed and the great photographs tell their own stories.
I liked going on the bus to the beach. I made a sandcastle. We had a feather and leaves and sticks for the bridge. I liked going on the wobbly bridge and I liked hopping on it wobbling.
By Bailey Taylor 5 yrs
I made a sandcastle. It looked like a castle that people live in. We dug a hole and the hole was deep. I liked walking down the rocks. I saw the big feathers. By Imelda Birss 5 yrs
Pond Study
Rms 15 and 16 (Yr 3s) had a fantastic day out at the pond on Peter and Vicki Phillips’s farm. The children explored pond life (caught no fish!) and flew the kites they made. Everyone loves their day on the farm. Thanks again to Peter and Vicki.
Open Day
We had a fairly successful day on Friday. We were pleased to see so many visitors who enjoyed their visit and the displays which the children had organized as part of their studies. Special thanks to our PTA and their supporters who looked after the food and lunches.
Art Exhibition
A number of children had their ‘Impressions from the Past’ sketches displayed in the Morrinsville College Hall. We were allocated a limited display space and selected a range of work from children at various levels across the school. This art display was a Morrinsville Centenary Art exhibition.
Ngahinapouri Netball Tournament
Congratulations to the Ngahinapouri Netball Tournament team, who won the Year 5 A grade in the tournament at Minogue Park in Hamilton. They played 5 games and won them all. They scored 49 points during the day and thanks to the whole team’s awesome defence had only 11 points scored against them. They won a cap and Mizone drink each and a drink bottle holder and gear bag for the team. Thanks to Jackie McDonald and Wendy Pulman who umpired our games for us. This tournament was an excellent experience for the girls and they are all keen as mustard to enter again next year!
Rugby and Netball Fun Day
We had a very successful Harcourts MPS Rugby Netball Fun Day. The weather was ideal and all the teams’ managers reported positively on the event. The various groups involved ensured that the event ran smoothly. The PTA committee and the support team did a tremendous job ensuring all the teams got their lunches and their sausage sizzle and the Kiwanis van enjoyed good patronage. All in all it was a brilliant day and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.
Lincoln
Sadly I have to report that Lincoln was put to sleep during the term break. Lincoln has been part of our school for over 15 years and has been a great friendly cat to the children. He has been a bit of an institution about the place though he retired from catching mice many years ago!
Rooms 1 and 2 Healthy Food
Ms Watling has responsibility for overseeing changes to our Canteen menu. She is working with her classroom and Rm1 children in investigating nutrition and healthy eating. The Year 5 children done an amazing job with their research. On Friday last as part of their focus on nutrition the children put their thinking hats on and came up with creative and practical ways to improve the image of healthy food in our school. They were very thorough. They surveyed school children, designed new menus and proposed new ways the canteen could be transformed into a healthy house as it was nicknamed. The busy thinkers also made fruit kebabs and lemon juice in order to discover the pros and cons of how practical making healthy food snacks might be.
Tip of the Week: Why not pack an extra sandwich in your lunch box instead of filling it up with expensive packet treats. It will keep you fuller longer and cost Mum less. From Rooms 1 and 2.
Family Festive Evening
We had a great turnout for the evening. Thanks to all the families who supported the night.
School End of Year Awards
At yesterday’s assembly children were presented with certificates for Road Wardens, Banking Monitors, 100% attendance and Class Awards for Excellent in Sport, in Citizenship and in Academic Excellence. We congratulate all those who achieved the awards and we recognized a great group of other children who were in the reckoning for each award. Teachers had shortlists of between 5-8 children for each award so their selection tasks were not made easy. Children should still put their hand up in 2009 and do the best they can.
Rm 11 (J1) Awards:
Academic: Madison Matauwhati (Excellence),
Jackie Olive, Amy Kapene (Highly Commended)
Sport: Amy Kapene (Excellence)
Jewels Wilson, Chaye Nicholls (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Amy Kapene (Excellence)
Libby Purcell, Jewels Wilson (Highly Commended)
Rm 12 (J1) Awards:
Academic: Lily May Carter (Excellence),
Tegan Clark; Tori-Lee Wilson (Highly Commended)
Sport: Jacob Wilson (Excellence)
Che Mokaraka, Te Orihau Hotene (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Jacob Wilson (Excellence)
Lily Law, Clair Worth (Highly Commended)
Rm 7 (J2) Awards:
Academic: Arlo Birss (Excellence),
Roimata Waenga, Brooklyn Matauwhati (Highly Commended)
Sport: Tyrone Maui (Excellence)
Thomas Olive, Blair Johnson (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Thomas Olive (Excellence)
Sasha Parata, Autumn Fisher (Highly Commended)
Rm 8 (J2) Awards:
Academic: Kyra Loomans (Excellence),
Leviticus Barrett, Kazanah Gothard (Highly Commended)
Sport: Janelle Bury (Excellence)
Luger Hartshorne, Shae Buchan (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Kirsten Morgan (Excellence)
Sasha Hemara, Michael Wharemate (Highly Commended)
Rm 15 (S1) Awards
Academic: Tahlia Bury (Excellence),
Charlotte Callaghan, Dallas Tapper (Highly Commended)
Sport: Charlotte Callaghan (Excellence)
Dallas Tapper, Kaya Barrett (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Toru-Ma Koinaki (Excellence)
Nelly Wilson, Tayzha Herewini (Highly Commended)
Rm 16 (S1) Awards
Academic: Sanjog Singh (Excellence),
Tysha Palmer; Alex Finucane (Highly Commended)
Sport: Tysha Palmer (Excellence)
Creed Palmer, Hayley Cross (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Dante O’Driscoll (Excellence)
Alex Finucane, Olivia Parnell (Highly Commended)
Rm 5 (Std 2) Awards:
Academic: Mackenzie Taylor (Excellence),
Tarren Mair; Daniel Wilson (Highly Commended)
Sport: Alysha Priestley (Excellence)
Tarren Mair; Mackenzie Taylor (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Alisa Keo (Excellence)
Mackenzie Taylor, Rhys Johnson (Highly Commended)
Rm 6 (Std 2) Awards:
Academic: Sukhraj Dosanjh (Excellence),
Shaun Campbell, Gabrielle Kay (Highly Commended)
Sport: Aaron Vercoe (Excellence)
Alison Priestley, Jessica Pasene (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Aaron Vercoe (Excellence)
Tayla Dunnett, Zarnia Herewini (Highly Commended)
Rm 1 (Std 3) Awards:
Academic: Sakshhi Chaudhary (Excellence),
Paige Moody, Benjamin Robb (Highly Commended)
Sport: Sherese McDonald (Excellence)
Kobe Carter, Levi Diamond (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Jahstice Wilson (Excellence)
Laura Pulman, Meganrose Clark (Highly Commended)
Rm 2 (Std 3) Awards:
Academic: Summer Gordon (Excellence),
Ryan Olding; Ben Mitchell (Highly Commended)
Sport: Cody Bury and Matthew Griffin (Excellence)
Mikayla Thomasen (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Brooke Loomans (Excellence)
Mindy Salter, Stacey-Lee Russell (Highly Commended)
Rm 3 (Std 4) Awards:
Academic: Rebekah Vercoe (Excellence),
Bailey Jackson, Kathleen Priestley (Highly Commended)
Sport: Kaya Maaka and Kathleen Priestley (Excellence)
Michael Thom (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Tayla Buchan (Excellence)
Sad’e Herewini, Rebekah Vercoe (Highly Commended)
Rm 4 (Std 4) Awards:
Academic: Jessica Wilson (Excellence),
Moe-Ata Brown; Grace Goodger (Highly Commended)
Sport: Liam Johnson (Excellence)
Preston Hotene, Jarrod McDonald (Highly Commended)
Citizenship: Brendon Madden (Excellence)
Kaleb Wilson, Charmaine Johnstone, Jessica Wilson(Highly Commended)
100% Attendance
Congratulations to the following children who have attended school every day this year (count to Friday 5th). The children are: Natalya Wilson, Dylan Meale, Joshua Olsen, Matthew Packard, Shannon Morgan, Noah Fairhall, Joshua Pickett. These children were presented with a Certificate and a $10 book voucher.
ACADEMIC AWARDS ACHIEVED
A number of our Curriculum Extension group entered the Australian Maths, English and Science Competitions.
Chn High Distinction Distinction Credit Participation
(top 1% in country) (top 10% in country) (next 20%)
Science 30 4 6 12 8
English 32 1 12 11 8
Maths 41 4 16 12 9
Total 103 9 34 35 25
These results represent outstanding achievements by our children. All mean scores were above national averages. While we focus a significant effort into our sporting and cultural pursuits it is important to recognize the quality of our academic achievements as well. We congratulate our Yr 5 student, Summer Gordon, who won the ‘Gold Medal for achieving 1st place in English Competition in New Zealand.
Summer Gordon with her Gold Medal for placing 1st in the Australian English Competition
2008 TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES
J2-S4 Competition Cricket
NE-S4 School Swimming
NE-S4 School Swim Coaching (Professional)
NE-S4 Swimming Sports
Rms 1,2,3,4,5,6,15,16 Inter-School Swimming
Rms 5 & 6 (S2’s) Phillip’s Farm Landscape & River Walk
Rms 15 & 16 (S1’s) River Walk
Rms 15 & 16 (S1’s) Phillip’s Pond visit
Rms 3 & 4 (S4’s) Port Waikato Camp
Rms 1 & 2 (S3’s) Waitawheta Camp
J2-S4 Saturday Hockey
J1-S4 Saturday Netball and Fun Ferns
S1-S4 School Rugby teams
Junior classes NE-J2 Beach Trip
Whole School School Cross Country
S1-S4 Inter-School Cross Country
S2-4 MPS Interschool Rugby & Netball Tournament
School Kapahaka – two groups Junior and Senior Open
Calf Club Day Open
Group Day, Agricultural Day Open
S2-S4 Miniball Junior Basketball 10 weeks
S1-J2 Miniball Junior Basketball - Dome
Rms 15 & 16 (S1’s) Waharau Camp 3 Day
Rms 5 & 6 (S2’s) Waitomo Camp 4 Day
Rms 15 & 16 (S1’s) Sanitorium Hill Walk
School Choir – Centenary Open to Choir
Yr 5 Ngahinapouri Netball Tournament 1 team
Yr 6 Whangamata Netball Tournament 1 team
Yrs 4, 5 & 6 Waihi Netball Tournament 3 teams
J0-J2 Museum Visit
Whole School School Musical – ‘Joseph’
Whole School Daffodil Day Town Display
S2-S4 Australian Maths Club Competition
S2-S4 Australian Science Club Competition
S2-S4 Australian English Club Competition
Gymnastics Competitions 1 team
S4 Intermediate Orientation
Whole School Art Calendars
S1-S4 Senior School Athletics Day
NE–J2 Junior School Athletics Day
S1–S4 Interschool Athletics Day
S4’s Canoeing Waimarino River
Whole School Flower Show
Choir – Singing carols at Countdown Open
Whole School Jump Rope
S2-S4 World Vision Famine
J1-S1Have a Go Milo Cricket
S3-S4 Winter Sports Exchanges with Knighton Normal, St Josephs & Puketaha
S4 Road Warden Training
Arbor Day Tree Planting Garden Club
S3–S4 Basketball Fun Day