Newsletter 15 August 2011
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENTS
Dear Parents
Week 3 already and I can tell that this is going to be another term that flies along. I have had some very constructive feedback about our planned verandah, so to those who have taken the time to look at what we are planning and ensure that we are doing the best we can for our students, I thank you. If you haven’t had the chance yet, please come in and have your say.
This week I will only be at school Monday and Tuesday. I would like to thank our wonderful staff for all their help over the last few weeks. They are very kind and caring which is one of the things that makes our school the wonderful place it is.
I am looking for a family who has a little spare space and a little spare time to raise a couple of calves for the school. We had meal and milk powder donated by RD1 and if we can get someone to raise a couple of calves for the school it turns into a great fund raiser. My thoughts are that a family takes care of them until they are weaned and then they can be put in the paddock at the back of school to grow into money for the school. Please contact me if you can help.
If you have a pet calf, here is a great web site www.calfclub.co.nz. It has good tips on all areas of calf care and getting ready for calf club day.
I need to thank Ally for all the extras she is doing for our school. She has organised the donations from RD1, sausage sizzles for senior camp, and is still going with the planning of a trail ride event just to name a few things, so thanks Ally. The fundraising that Ally has organised has brought the senior camp cost right down. I will have a final figure after I find out what we raised with this weekend’s sausage sizzle (thanks to the parents who helped with this).
Senior class speeches are coming along nicely. Please ask them to let you know what they are talking about, as they may need things for props, and they will need to practise their speech to you. Our cluster competition is in week 4, Thursday 25th August.
Our Open Evening will be in week 4 on Wednesday 24th August. I will be presenting what the school is planning for students of all year levels and how we are going to cater for our new group of year 7-8 students. Please come along and invite anyone you know who might be interested in what we have to offer. This is an exciting time for the school.
Thanks to all of our families for their ongoing support.
Have a great week
Bill Kaandorp
PET AND CRAFT DAY
11.00AM ANIMAL JUDGING BEGINS
12.00PM CRAFT HALL & STALLS OPEN
OUR PET AND CRAFT DAY IS A MAJOR CELEBRATION OF OUR SPECIAL CULTURE
AS A COUNTRY SCHOOL, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL OUR CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES
AND OUR COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FABULOUS DAY
As well as bringing pets, children are able to present a variety of craft creations. Some of these are created at home, some will be done as part of school activities. Although this is not compulsory, children are encouraged to participate in as few or as many of these sections as they would like to.
Craft sections created at home are listed below. With our unpredictable weather lately, it may
be a fantastic opportunity to keep the children busy. All Entries need to be at the School Hall
by Friday 30 September, 9am. The hall will be closed for judging during that day.
The craft hall will be open to the public on Saturday 01st October at 12.00pm. You and your children will be able to see what they have achieved and admire their wonderful efforts.
SECTION 1: Novelty Animal
This is to be made from vegetables or fruit. Use your imagination to create the animal of your choice or even invent a new one. Toothpicks are great for holding the vegetable parts of your animal together
SECTION 2: Arrangement of Flowers in a Novelty Container
Do you have an old gumboot, unusual container, egg cup, something that is different that you could hold water and flowers in? Add flowery and greenery to your container and you have an arrangement of flowers in a novelty container
SECTION 3: Best Decorated Cake
Make a cake and decorate it in colours and designs of your choice. It could be a favourite character, nursery rhyme, sport, etc, with lots of colours and decorations. Use your imagination and have fun.
SECTION 4: Cooking
3 Iced wine biscuits
3 pieces of Fudge
Please put the 3 pieces of cooking on a saucer and cover with clingfilm, thanks.
SECTION 5: Best Dressed Teddy Bear/Cuddly Toy
Dress your favourite bears/toys up in fancy outfits and bring them along for the day.
SECTION 6: Preschoolers Best Dressed Teddy Bear/Cuddly Toy
Preschoolers can join in with this section and dress up their favourite bears/toys in fancy outfits.
SECTION 7: Lego
Get creative at home and build anything you like. It could be a character, vehicle, building, options are endless.
SECTION 8: Woodwork
Construct/build a creation out of timber at home. As with our other sections, have fun in creating from your imagination.
SECTION 9: Pet Rocks
Go on a hunt, or perhaps on a trip out, keep your eyes open for an unusual looking rock, big or small. Then using items at home, turn your rock into a pet. Could be a Pet Rock Animal, Alien, you decide.
SECTION 10 Decorate your Wheels
You guessed it, decorate your bike, scooter, skateboard, whatever you have on wheels. You can use anything, do anything, have fun.
SECTION 11: Recycled Creations
Create anything you wish using recycled materials including paper, cans, milk containers, sticks etc. Go on a hunt around your house and see what you can find to make your creation.
Linton Country School Pet Day Entry Details
Child’s Name: _____________________________________ Class: SNR / JNR
Pet: LAMB / CALF / GOAT / OTHER: _______________________________
Pet Name: _____________________________________D.O.B.___/___/___
Calf Breed (please circle)
Light (Jersey/AyRshire) / Heavy(Holstein Friesian) / Beef (all bulls and beef breeds
Linton Country School Pet Day Entry Details
Child’s Name: _____________________________________ Class: SNR / JNR
Pet: LAMB / CALF / GOAT / OTHER: _______________________________
Pet Name: _____________________________________D.O.B.___/___/___
Calf Breed (please circle)
Light (Jersey/Ayshire) / Heavy(Holstein Friesian) / Beef (all bulls and beef breeds
Please have entries into office by Friday 9th September with all information filled out and fee of $2.00 if not already paid, thanks
NOTE:
Please can all the students who have entered pets, be at school with their pets by 10.30am on Saturday morning. Pets are to be tied up in the animal area and students must sign in at the Animal Tent and collect their competitor tags for the show.
Don’t forget to bring some extra milk, feeding equipment, grooming equipment, lead, bucket, water and cloth to groom your pet just before the Animal Judging.
Also don’t forget that the last animal event is the Dress Up competition, where you can dress up along with your pet. Use your imagination and have fun designing and making your costumes.
PTA HOT LUNCHES
We are very lucky to have a new Hot Lunch coordinator. Sarah Rosewarne, Hayley and Emma’s mum, has kindly taken on Hot Lunches. So please make sure hot lunch orders and payment are into the office by 2.45pm Wednesday, thanks.
Next PTA Meeting: Friday 19TH August 2011 9.00am in the Staffroom. All welcome.
RD1 in Longburn have really got behind our school and we have received some amazing support and donations from them. They have donated a large amount of product to our school for the calves and it would be great if we could support them also. They have given us special pricing as below, so if you need anything for your pets, pop into RD1 Longburn and advise you’re from Linton Country School to receive the deals below:
Calf Milk Replacer – Ancalf $99.99 P/bag
Lamb Milk Replacer – 2kg – $19.79 P/Bag
5kg – $49.39 P/Bag
10kg – $75.99 P/Bag
Calf Meal – Top Calf 20% – $20.50
Top Calf 16% – $19.97
C/Mile 20% - $18.47
C/Mile 16% - $17.63
Calf Starter – $23.43
(All 20Kg bags)
Easy Feeder – $17.99
We ran our second BBQ at Bunnings on Sunday, thank you very much to everyone for your time and effort you put into these BBQ days. We will have the total amount raised in the next newsletter – so on behalf of the PTA, THANKS HEAPS, EVERYONE.
McCAIN SCHOOL VEGGIE PATCHES PROGRAMME
Our school has registered for this year’sMcCain programme and should have a visit from the McCAIN Red Veggie Truck and grower later in the year. We will be using the existing garden plots and hope the children will be able to plant a variety of vegetables that can be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone. Families at home can help us gain points towards gardening tools, seeds and equipment by purchasing selected McCAIN products and dropping the barcodes into the school. More information to follow…..
VISION HEARING SCREENING MONDAY 29 AUGUST AT 9AM
Please note that vision hearing tests will be conducted by the Vision Hearing Technician for new entrants. If you do not wish your child to be checked, please advise Mrs Gregory.
The following message is from the Ministry of Health:
Measles symptoms
Measles is a highly infectious disease and is more serious than many people realise. Symptoms include fever, cough, red eyes and a runny nose, and then a rash which develops after about three days. Complications can include middle ear infections, pneumonia, and, more rarely, encephalitis or brain inflammation. About one in ten people infected need to be hospitalised.
The best measles prevention is the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine which is free for all New Zealand chilcren. Staff born during or after 1969 should also be vaccinated for measles.
People with measles must stay home
Any student or teacher with measles must stay away from school for seven days from the appearance of the rash and until recovery, depending on the advice of the medical officer of health. Unimmunised students, or those with no immunity to measles, who have been in close contact with a measles case during the infectious stages should stay away from school for 14 days from their last contact. This requirement is under the Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations 1966 (Regulation 14). These exclusions also apply to students taking part in sporting events. Please follow the advice of the medical officer of health.
The current measles outbreaks are mainly affecting unimmunised school children in the Auckland, Waikato and Hawkes Bay regions.
More information:
Visit the Ministry of Health website http://www.moh.govt.nz or the Immunisation Advisory Centre website http://www.immune.org.nz. You can also phone the Immunisation Advisory Centre toll-free line 0800 IMMUNE (0800 466 863) for advice. If you would like to discuss these issues, please contact your local public health service. You can find more information at http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/contact-us-public-health-services.
Sports Results
Football
Ruahine Leopards vs ? 5-3 Lost
(Matthew )
Ruahine Jackals vs Marist 11-4 Lost
(Alexi and Devyn)
Rugby
Kia Toa Blues vs Marist White 34-12 Won
(Patrick)
Hockey
LA Hotsticks vs Winchester 2-0 Lost
(Tomas L, Louie, Sam, Jack, Tom McC, Henry and Josh)
Tomas also played in the intermediate rep competition
vs Monrad 6.0 Won
Stars of the Week
Manawatu Class Star Pupil: Thomas
Developing great independence.
Tararua Class Star Pupil: Maggie
Helping the office manager so cheerfully.
What’s On
Hot Lunches: Friday 19 August
PTA Meeting: Friday 19 August
Open Evening: 6pm 24 August
Cluster Speech Competition: 25 August
