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ngatea primary school term 3 week 4 telephone 07 867 7305 facsimile 07 867 7210 10 august 2012 www.ngatea.school.nz office@ngatea.school.nz my netball team by freya lesch certificate of merit thames photograph competition ngatea primary school 2012 ­ 2013 enrolments living out of the zone open day 31 august 2012 9:00 a.m ­ 10:30 a.m our charter our vision supported by strong bot leadership strategic direction planning i care values throughout whole school priority on reading writing numeracy a live online e-learning environment accessible to all parents anywhere anytime any how any pace huge emphasis on personalised learning to ensure needs of every student are met building of fundamental learning skills development of fine large motor skills strong learning support program self managing learners leadership development strong emphasis on the arts jazz band marimba band choir keyboard piano guitar j-rock pe sport opportunities ­we play fair but also to win pride ourselves in healthy student-teacher relationships value strong home-school partnership 1 come along to find out more about ngatea primary school our mission vision and our learning programs children are welcome to attend please feel free to make an appointment if the open day does not suit you deadline for enrolment 7 september 2012 please contact the school for application pack living in the zone parents of students who live within the home zone and intend enrolling their children at any time during 2012/13 must please inform the school immediately the bot uses this information to determine the number of places available for out of zone students.

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mihi nui ki a koutou katoa dad s day we were going to have our annual dads-back-to school day on the last day of this term however we have decided to keep pet day on the last day of the term 28 september with dads day now to be held on friday 7 september 2012 this invite is to all dads uncles granddads or even the next-door neighbour ­ in fact anybody who is willing to take on the kids in 3 challenges you will note that we have divided the day into 3 parts and the dads can come to any one of the 3 or choose the one that best suits we will send out lunch order next week personalised learning both the bot and staff have been doing a lot of work developing and refining our approach to personalising the learning to the needs of our students in this newsletter principal s message dad s day personalised learning newsletter articles cross country term dates school notices nps on central affco nz ltd dental permission forms hearing vision checks lost subway lost property netbook orders school banking sports notices personalised learning at ngatea primary school is the tailoring of pedagogy the way we teach the curriculum and learning support in an authentic learning environment to meet the needs and aspirations of individual learners ngatea netball personalised learning is about waikato development seeing learners as co-investors in education squad students developing a far greater ownership and responsibility for calibre taekwon do their own learning basketball adapting programmes to best meet the needs of every student giving students choices in learning community notices students having a voice about what and how they learn students learning to learn hp rural show learners and teachers working together in a knowledge-building child/student support learning environment volunteer reversing the logic of education systems so that the system is fireworks display built around the learner rather than the learner being required to kiwi talent quest fit with the system st johns developing new ways of thinking about equity and diversity achieving equity is not just about addressing the under achievement or disengagement of particular groupings of students and communities learning needs to be open to all students adapting our resources and learning environment to suit a more modern approach to learning why personalised learning the development of technology has freed up information or knowledge to everybody where previously learning was based around knowledge students can now access this in various formats on the internet wikipedia e-newspapers youtube blogs etc without 3

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having to wait for the teacher to deliver it furthermore technology has allowed teachers to better support the students in their learning on a 1:1 basis rather having to teach to the whole class or group students are no longer required to just regurgitate the knowledge they learnt but now need to process it to show their understanding of this knowledge how will this affect your child s learning in general primary schools have made a lot of progress in personalised learning to the needs of the children staff at ngatea primary school are now further scaffolding how such learning will look like at the various year levels in the school personalised learning is not something we can put a tick behind and move on ­ it s a continuous process which we will continue to review and develop giving more quality time to individuals or smaller groups with similar needs in the class also means that students will not necessarily be working with the teacher in every curriculum area every day quality vs quantity where the teacher may have been working with students in bigger groups to cover some broader needs these groups will become much smaller to allow the teacher to support the children with specific learning goals furthermore children will need to develop self management skills to allow the teacher to work with smaller groups students will develop the skills that are required for them to manage their learning timetables also known as self-directed learning as they progress through the year levels we believe that spending quality time with students rather than quantity will boost the learning of every student we believe that by addressing the individual needs rather than trying to cover broad needs it will benefit all students let s treat the wounds rather than trying to put plasters on them and hope they all heal newsletters ­ closing dates for articles to lift the pressure on admin staff during very busy friday mornings it has been decided that articles etc must please be submitted no later than 3 p.m on thursdays this will allow staff to complete the newsletter on thursday afternoons before printing them early friday mornings ngatea primary school cross country date monday 13 august 2012 venue south farms mangatarata time 10 a.m turn left at the golf course turn right into south road approx 1.9 km take first farm road on right 10m postponement will be placed on the nps website www.ngatea.school.nz postponement date will be tuesday 14 august 2012 please ensure children wear appropriate clothing bring plenty of water and have a change of clothes 4 your support will be welcomed.

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term 3 august 13 nps cross country 14 nps cross country reserve day 20 hp cross country bot meeting 29 tv cross country 31 open day 09:00 ­ 10:30 a.m september 5 gymsport festival y 2-8 7 marimba festival postponed to 26 october enrolment deadline dad s day ­ are you up to the challenge 18 hp speeches 19 marimba concert 27 kids first disco 28 pet day end of term 3 term 4 mon 15 oct tues 13 dec school notices ngatea primary school on central don t forget to watch ngatea primary school news which will be broadcast by central tv three times a week on fridays at 5:30pm with replays on saturday at 8:00am and sunday at 4:30pm the three-minute programme is written filmed edited entirely by our students every week a huge thank you to the following weekly sponsors for making this possible effective properties ph 027 4963258 and kids time www.kidstime.co.nz

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have a new tv with built-in freeview as well as a sky connection you will be able to find central tv on channel 30 we will also upload each episode to our youtube channel which can be found by clicking on the link on our school website www.ngatea.school.nz

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nb all these checks are non-invasive safe and should cause no discomfort the vision hearing technician will notify parents of all test results enter results on ministry of education data base enrol the vision hearing technician will obtain personal details from the school i.e names dates of birth ethnicity if the technician needs to contact parents or caregivers following the visit addresses and phone numbers will also be required community services may share this information with other health professionals involved in the children s care if any parent or caregiver does not want their child to be checked or their child is currently under specialist care for a hearing or vision defect they should let the technician know by leaving a message with the school please please please does anyone have a soda stream at home they would be happy to lend us to use for a learning experience at the end of this term if so could you please contact the office and leave your name and phone number lost school t-shirt ­ size 14 ­ should be named c gordon missing after yr 7-8 x-country training ­ please return to the office thank you subway lunches subway lunches are available for the children on a tuesday and thursday orders are to be completed on an envelope and placed in the subway order box outside school office mini subs white or wheat bread turkey ham roast beef tuna or salami cookies juice box small primo large primo mini pump large pump $3.60 $0.80 $1.50 $2.20 $3.50 $2.50 $3.90 7

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lost property all last terms lost property has been packed and stored if you wish to look through this please contact the office in the next week after this period all lost property will be donated to the salvation army thank you netbook orders our next round of orders for parents of year 5-8 students wishing to purchase a netbook will be processed in week 10 this term please note however that with the speed of change in computing we cannot guarantee that the current device we are selling will still be available or that the $450 price will be maintained more information will be given to parents when they register their interest at the school office school banking well done to room 4 for winning the trophy for the most children banking in their class there will be no banking next week as i am away thanks sports notices ngatea netball this saturday is the end of our 2012 netball season thank you very much for all support and commitment made to our coaches and their teams thank you to the near 90 girls who have participated all season unlike most end of seasons prize giving will not be held after the last round on saturday a later date for it will be made by turua who are the club in charge this season our own ngatea prize giving will be finalised next week enjoy 8

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waikato development squad hauraki plains junior netball would like to congratulate the following girls on their selection to netball waikato development squads jesse rangi and charlotte horder year 7 and courtney berridge year 8 the girls will join around 40 others selected from the waikato region in each year group to train on a monthly basis with netball waikato s high performance coaches and players up until december congratulations also to their coaches tania herewini year 7 and dana thompson year 8 good luck and well done courtney jessie and charlotte year 8 year 7 9

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magpies a great win against kerepehi last week with player of the day going to brooke douglas gemma stone and jenna doherty great work girls this week we are playing our final game at 9.50 against waeranga 3 please be there by 9.30 this is the last week of netball and prizegiving dates will be advised once we know ngatea 3 two games last week and they won both first game against kerepehi and then last game against mangatangi player of the day went to anna mccowatt and helena challis this week we have the last game for the season against the blaze at 9.00 pease be there by 8.30 prizegiving dates will be advised once we know when they are calibre taekwon do a few weeks ago we had a taekwon do instructor come to our school assembly and demonstrate his skills we are interested in starting a 4-7 year old class here at ngatea primary school once a week after school so far we have 8 students keen to start this class and we need 15 if there is anyone who has children aged between 4-7 who might be interested in joining please get in touch as soon as possible so we don t miss our chance to get our younger ones involved contact vanessa email vanessal@ngtaea.school.nz or phone/text 027 2824491 basketball 15/8 ngatea 7 v ngatea 10 ngatea 1 v ngatea 6 ngatea 8 v waitak jun ngatea 10 v kopu jun kaihere v waitak sen kopu sen v ngatea 2 ngatea 3 v ngatea 5 ngatea 4 bye 22/8 ngatea 7 v ngatea 9 ngatea 8 v ngatea 10 waitak jun v kopu jun kopu sen v ngatea 6 waitak sen v ngatea 4 kaihere v ngatea 3 ngatea 1 v ngatea 2 ngatea 5 bye 2.45 pm 3.10 pm 3.30pm 3.50pm 4.10 pm 4.30 pm 4.50 pm 10

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community notices hauraki plains rural show 3rd november 2012 ngatea calf club section stalls entertainment floral art competition spaces available for stall sites please check our website www.haurakiplainsruralshow.co.nz for more details enquiries welcome does your child/student need support individual tuition at ngatea primary school specialising in dyslexia spelling reading and comprehension if they are finding it difficult to read spell follow instructions or transferring thoughts to paper then maybe they need extra support maybe i can help ­ this one to one method of tutoring assists with overcoming such difficulties for more information contact joss martin on 07 868 5384 mob 0212994019 email joss-martin@hotmail.com www.danksdavisdyslexia.com make a difference ­ volunteer meet new people gain work experience help make your community stronger volunteering waikato has over 200 opportunities available ­ throughout the waikato region visit www.volunteeringwaikato.org.nz

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paeroa christian schools good ole kiwi talent quest hangi saturday 1st september paeroa war memorial hall doors open 5.00 pm ­ talent quest 7.00 pm adult $15.00 child $10.00 16 years and under tickets available from paeroa christian school ph 07 862 7315 ­ seats limited talent quest contestants entry fee is $5.00 does not include a meal or free when purchasing a meal ticket entry forms are available from paeroa christian school ­ 07 862 7315 or your local school office 12

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