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Connect Communication
31 August 2022
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Lovely to see the sun shining and feel the warm air this week. Spring is on the way and I am looking forward to the daffodils and sunshine. I am hoping the warmer weather brings an end to winter illness. We don't currently have any students with COVID but still have many with colds and coughs. Thanks for helping us keep these bugs at bay by keeping your children home when they are not well.
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Last Friday we held our annual quiz night. This was such a fun event and lovely for the community to come together for fun and laughter. All funds raised will go to additional playground spaces as our roll grows. A special thank you to Fran, Sarah, Sharyn and their team of organisers. It was a hugely successful event and that is a result of many hours by a team of volunteers behind the scenes. Another special thank you to Chris and Aleisha Seller. This gorgeous couple give their time to our schools for both this event and our discos. Their children actually go to Springston School but they have a huge heart for the Selwyn Community, thank you.
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Another thank you to our beautiful tamariki who got into the spirit of Daffodil Day last week. Children dressed in green and gold and brought donations raising nearly $500 for the Cancer Society. Ngā mihi ki a koutou - thanks to you all.
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Hei konā mai (goodbye for now),
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Whaea Claire and the team
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From the Office
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Scholastic Free Book Offer - Scholastic are giving away FREE books in issue 5. Place an order from issue 5 on the Scholastic LOOP app before 23 September and a list of free titles to choose from will display before checking out.
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1 FREE book when you spend over $30
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2 FREE books when you spend over $50
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3 FREE books when you spend over $70
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Covid RAT Kits - If you are sick and need to test for Covid, please feel free to send someone who is not sick to the office to collect a kit. We have a good supply here for school whānau and staff use, and they are FREE to order via Kindo.
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Free Period Products in Schools - Please remember FREE period products for students are available via Kindo and will be available for collection from the school office.
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ezlunch Father's Day Promotion - Whether it's a Dad, Uncle, Grandad or Poppa in your life, make them feel extra special this Father's Day with our ezlunch giveaway. Every lunch order gets you a chance to win one of two $50 'Not Socks' vouchers.
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Order ezlunch for delivery from Monday 22 August - Friday 2 September to be in the draw to WIN! Two vouchers, two winners! The winners will be drawn on Friday 2 September and notified by email. Go to www.mykindo.co.nz to start ordering.
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Click here for further information regarding the types of batteries we can accept.
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IMPORTANT DATES - 2022
- 01 September - K3/4 Orana Park trip, 9am-3pm
- 02 September - Court Theatre Maui me te ra, 9:30am
- 02 September - Curiosity Clubs
- 05 September - School Hui, 2.40pm in the hall
- 06 September - Lincoln Wetlands Kids Discovery Plant Out Day (9.30am to 3pm) Hikuwai 1-3, Enviro Leaders
- 06 September - Yr 6-8 Lincoln Primary School Technology Open Night, 4.30-5.30pm (see below)
- 07 September - Whanau Groups
- 07 September - Board of Trustees Election voting closes
- 08 September - Wellbeing/Hauora Hui, Putahi (Library), 6.45pm (see below for details on the content and how to RSVP)
- 09 September - Curiosity Clubs
- 12 September - School Hui, 2.40pm in the hall
- 13 September - School photos
- 14 September - THT Meeting, Putahi (Library), 7pm
- 16 September - Curiosity Clubs
- 19 September - School Hui, 2.40pm in the hall
- 20 September - Arbonne skin care, makeup and nutrition information evening
- 28 September - Board of Trustees Meeting, 6.30pm in the Staffroom
TERM DATES - 2022
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Term 3: Monday 25th July - Friday 30th September
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Term 4: Monday 17th Oct - Friday 16th Dec (TOD 10th November)
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TERM DATES - 2023
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Term 1: Wednesday 01st February - Thursday 06th April 2023
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Term 2: Monday 24th April - Friday 30th June 2023
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Term 3: Monday 17th July - Friday 22nd September 2023
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Term 4: Monday 9th October - Tuesday 19 December 2023
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Note: 2023 Teacher Only dates are still to be confirmed
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Click here for a list of New Zealand Public Holidays including regional anniversary days
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School Board News
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS - VOTING CLOSES SOON!
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Don’t forget that voting for our Board Elections is open. You should have had an email from iro@electionz.com with a link vote online. If you don’t recall seeing the email, please check your spam/junk folder.
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The closing date for voting is Wednesday 7th September.
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Candidate profiles can be viewed here.
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NB: Voting is only available to parents of students who started at Ararira Springs prior to the Electoral Roll closing date (3rd August).
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NEXT MEETING - 28 September, 6.30 pm in the Staffroom
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Te Hapori Tautoko (THT) News
Te Hapori Tautoko (THT) - providing opportunities to tautoko (support) and connect our school community and fundraising for school initiatives and resources.
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NEXT MEETING - 14 September, 7pm in Putahi (library).
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Second Hand Uniforms - The THT has a small selection of second hand uniform items available for purchase. We are looking to increase our selection and would welcome donations of good quality uniform items. All profits are used by THT to improve our school and provide resources for our tamariki. If you have uniform items to donate or would like to see the selection we have, please contact Charlotte at charlotte.mcmenamin@ararira.school.nz
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Precious Labels - Support the Ararira Springs THT by labelling your child's clothing, shoes, lunch boxes, drink bottles, stationery, electronic items, uniform, swimwear and sports gear with Precious Labels. Please use the above school link when making your purchase as all sales give Ararira Springs a commission.
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Quiz Night 2022
This year's quiz was another great success and there was a lot of fun had by all. There will be more to come on the quiz in the next Click to Connect newsletter in week 8, but for now we would like to say a huge thank you to all our amazing sponsors, organisers, and helpers, and to those who attended on the night!
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Ray White, Selwyn Irrigation, 73 Hire Rolleston, Tekapo Springs, New World, Mosaic Property Management, The Selwyn Printing Company, S & H Built, Lincoln Village Vets
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Challenge Lincoln, The Flaming Rabbit, iSushi, Lincoln Barbers, Lincoln Laundromat
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Number Works n Words, Scenic Hotel Group, Songkran Thai Takeaway, Swain Woodham Group, Twice Cooked, Wall Decor Ltd, Donaldson Family, Ponce Family, Any Excuse, Bianca's Tips, Bridgestone Tyres, Coffee Culture, Collective Hair, Eden Chiropractor, Estilo, Flex Fitness, GLO Nail Bar, Lincoln HQ, Lincoln Pharmacy, Magnitude Sport, Mexicali's / Burger Wisconsin, Reinvent Boutique, Rolleston Costume Hire, Selwyn Community Pharmacy, Simplicity Accounting Limited, Style 4 U, The Lab
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The Lincoln Pantry, WeCare Pharmacy, WeCook
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Rugby/Netball Tournament
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Congratulations to all our tamariki who participated in our Rugby/Netball Tournament. We did not make it through to the Canterbury competition stages but all who participated had a great day and represented Ararira Springs well.
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The last of our winter sports competitions will be the Canterbury hockey & football tournament on the 15th of September. Our mixed Year ⅚ team will be attending this with their coach Kelly Churchill. We wish them all the best.
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Years 5-8 will be holding their Athletics day on the 27 of September 2022 (postponement date 29 September 2022) at Brookside Park and would appreciate any parent support in making this day happen. If you are available to help please contact Whaea Meeghan at meeghan.coetzee@ararira.school.nz
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Our Juniors, Years 1-4, will be taking part in a cricket taster with Liam from Canterbury Country Cricket association this week. We look forward to seeing a wave of new cricketers coming from our school. Have fun Team!
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Wellbeing | Hauora Hui
On Thursday 8th September there will be a parent evening where staff will be available to discuss this with you and how we teach Hauora/Wellbeing at school. We use the Family Planning programme ‘Sexuality Education: Navigating the Journey’.
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Kelly Club
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Next Week at Kelly Club our theme is RAD DAD! Come along and join us for this exciting week based on celebrating the father figure in our lives.
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Kia Manawaroa
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Kia Manawaroa is the Ministry of Education’s pānui for whānau Māori.
Read the latest issue of Kia Manawaroa:
Kia Manawaroa August 2022 – Education for parents’ and whānau
It is written by Māori for Māori, with information about opportunities and milestones in education, Māori success as Māori, Te Reo Māori, and COVID-19 updates relevant to whānau as and when appropriate.
The latest issue is out now with updates about:
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori dates
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New resource to support tamariki transition into kura
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Whānau wellbeing and support
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Selwyn District Council
Road Safety Campaign
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Heads Up for Kids is an organisation supported by the Lions Club. I found out about this organisation from my Nana Ann. She is the coordinator for the Rangiora Lions, who is helping to get Te Puna o Ararira started on this awesome initiative. I am really grateful that my Nana got me interested in this project.
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All we need to start is a Heads Up for Kids tin which is provided by the Lions Club with the help of my Nana. We also need students to participate by bringing in old foreign coins, overseas coins or even just the coins we use here in New Zealand.
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Once these coins are collected they are sent to Wellington to be sorted. The money goes towards helping other schools, and most importantly children's charity.
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By Poppy Marshall (Hikuwai)
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Cartooning Workshop
We are very excited to be coming from Australia back to Christchurch to run our special cartooning workshops during October School Holidays 2022.
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It’s been more than 4 years since we ran a program in New Zealand due to Covid and border closures.
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- For children aged 4 – 15 years
- No previous drawing skills required
- Professional cartoonist will be running the program with 39 years’ experience
- Working with children checks
- All art & craft materials provided
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Where: Christchurch Girl’s High School
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When: Monday October 10th to Friday October 14th
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Bookings: www.illustrating-man.com.au (click on the colourful Cartoon Camp button in the middle of the home page, select your location)
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Mid-Year Reports: Live in Week 11 Reports will contain the following information in Reading, Writing and Maths: A narrative about your child’s learning (what they can do) Next steps How you can help at home A progress descriptor describing your child’s current ability to work within their year level content. Sliders for each element of Reading and Writing, and each …
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Berry Street Education Model BSEM at Ararira - Nicky Harding and Claire Howison At Ararira Springs, we are committed to fostering a learning environment where every child feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive. To support this, our kura has adopted the Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) - a trauma-informed, strengths-based framework designed to boost student wellbeing, engagement, and academic …
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Attendance Monitoring at Ararira The government has publicly stated that it wishes to lift attendance rates at New Schools so 80% of all children are attending 90% of the time by 2030. We have set this as a target for our kura|school in 2026. All schools are required to have an attendance management plan (AMP) in place that follows stepped …
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2025 End of Year Progress Graphs The end-of-year progress graphs for students (English Year 0-6 and Maths Year 0-8) will be live on Friday, 12 December. English progress in Years 7-8 will be released in a statement at the bottom of Year 7-8 children's reading and writing comments. The Overall Teacher Judgements (OTJs) regarding progress that your child will receive …
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Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum Curriculum Update - English, Term 3, 2025 Kia ora, Earlier this year, we held a successful whānau hui regarding the refreshed Maths curriculum for Phases 1-3 (Year 0-8). We are unfortunately still waiting on Phase 3 (Year 7-8) of the English curriculum, which is due to be released in Term 4 of this …
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New Parent Portal Released The Ministry of Education has released a parent portal to help whānau partner with schools to support their child's education. From Minister Stanford: "Education is a partnership of what happens in the classroom and what happens at home. Parents, caregivers, and whānau play an important role in supporting their child’s learning and development. The new webspace …
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