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Connect Communication
08 March 2023
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Like many of you, I am waiting for the decision about strike action from the teachers union, NZEI. If this goes ahead this is likely to be Thursday 16th March. The Board will decide if the school will be closed. As soon as we hear we will advise you of plans through Hero.
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This week has been very busy as I have been away from school for my role on the Canterbury Primary Principal Association executive and will be attending professional learning for the rest of the week. I hope I have some interesting information to share in our next panui | newsletter.
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Our values focus for the past few weeks has been a look at curiosity. This is represented by the poutama design, steps representing asking questions and seeking answers. Many aspects of our practice are anchored in our value of curiosity; play, inquiry, and curiosity clubs. In hui, on Friday we looked at this fantastic wee book linking curiosity to creativity.
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One wonderful example of curiosity came from one of our learners, Seth. His curiosity is reflected in his creative photography and we are excited to be able to share this with you. We hope it inspires creativity and curiosity in others.
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Student Absence Notifications/Late Arrivals - When late for school, please come and sign your child in at the office before heading to class. This is a safety check for both parents and the school as to a child's whereabouts. If you do not make contact you will receive a text and/or call from school enquiring about your child.
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Absences can be reported via:
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- Hero app
- Phone 03 42 00 888, press 1 and leave your message
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Have you moved house or job? - Please ensure that you email office@ararira.school.nz to let us know if your address, phone number or email has changed so that we can update our records.
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Medical records - Have your child's health needs changed? Please let us know if this is the case!
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Jerseys and Cardigans - We have placed an order with our supplier but are aware of a manufacturing delay due to the flooding in Auckland in early February. Our supplier anticipates they will be able to re-start manufacturing in late May. In the meantime, our current supplies are still available for purchase (while stocks last) via Kindo.
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Coffee Van - The coffee van is back in the school carpark before school every Tuesday during term time from about 8.15am.
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Ararira Springs Whanau Facebook Page - Keep up to date with what is happening at school by joining our whanau Facebook page.
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Welcome to Ararira Springs Primary!
Huarapa welcomed Ava, Edie, Harper, Jack, Hugo, Kayla, Irteza, Stella, Quinn, Alex, Ivan, Luke, Henry, Toby, Iman, Arfan, Kinley, Astrid, Addison, Kyra, Lauren, and Lily.
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Kaunuku welcomed Oliver, George, Lachlan, Felix, Siqi, Muhammad, Ethan, and Myat.
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Hikuwai welcomed Harrison, Addyson, Dena, Theo, and Rebeka.
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Teretere welcomed Cooper, Henry, Cameron, and Emily.
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We hope you have all settled in and made some new friends and that you will soon love Ararira as much as we do!
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If you know of families moving into the area or with preschoolers, please encourage them to fill out our online enrolment form soon as possible. This allows us to plan ahead and recruit the teachers we might need!
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Infectious Diseases
To stop sickness from spreading, it is important for you to keep your child at home when they are ill, and not let them go to school. How long they should be home depends on what illness they have.
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When your child catches an illness, there will be an incubation period before they show symptoms. Some illnesses are infectious before symptoms show; some are infectious even after symptoms have disappeared.
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The Infectious Diseases table from the Manatū Hauora/Ministry of Health website describes the symptoms and exclusion periods for some common childhood illnesses including tummy bugs, skin conditions, and respiratory infections.
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Te Kupu o te Wiki - This Week's Kupu:
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Y.O.L.O. – you only live once
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IMPORTANT DATES - 2023
- 10 March - Hui, 9.15am in the hall
- 15 March - Junior ice skating evening, 5-8pm (see below for booking info)
- 15 March - Hot Cross Bun THT fundraiser Kindo order cut off (see below)
- 16 March - Senior ice skating evening, 5-8pm (see below for booking info)
- 17 March - Hui, 9.15am in the hall
- 18 March - Karma Keg 3-6pm at The Laboratory (see flyer below)
- 22 March - Board of Trustees Meeting, 6.30pm in the staffroom
- 27 March - Hot Cross Buns collection day (see below)
- 30 March - THT Meeting, 7.00pm in the staffroom
TERM DATES - 2023
These are confirmed dates however they do not include the second teacher only days from the MOE or other days which would be subject to settlement of the Primary Teachers’ Collective.
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Term 1: Monday 30th January - Thursday 6th April 2023
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Term 2: Weds 26th April - Friday 30th June 2023
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(Teacher only days: Monday 24th April & Tuesday 6th June)
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Term 3: Monday 17th July - Friday 22nd September 2023
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Term 4: Monday 9th October - Friday 15th December 2023
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Full list of New Zealand Public Holidays including regional anniversary days
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SCHOOL HOURS
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Block 1 - 9:00am to 10:30am
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Break - 10:30am to 11:15am
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Block 2 - 11:15am to 12:45pm
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Break - 12:45pm to 1:30pm
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Block 3 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
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Supervision of the school grounds commences at 8.30am and ceases at 3.15pm.
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School Board News
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NEXT MEETING - 22 March, 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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Ice Skating is coming to Ararira! This includes 2 whānau skating nights. Book your tickets now to get a session of at least 30 minutes skating. Start times are staggered throughout the evening. Ticket numbers are limited so be in quick!
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- Juniors (up to year 4), Wednesday 15 March, 5-8pm
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- Seniors (year 4-8), Thursday 16 March, 5-8pm
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Note: Parents are required to stay and supervise (or skate too) their own children, just like a normal public skating session.
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NEXT MEETING - 30 March, 7.00pm in the Staffroom. All welcome.
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Second-Hand Uniforms - The THT has a small selection of second-hand uniform items available for purchase. We are also 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 via charlotte.mcmenamin@ararira.school.nz
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Upcoming Sports Events for Terms 1
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These are Lincoln Zones (LZ) and Primary Schools Canterbury(PSC) tournaments and competitions.
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Dates for Ararira Springs Primary (ASP) sporting events are also included. Reminders will be sent out individually
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Don’t forget to check our ‘what’s on offer?’ page for clubs and other out of school activities!
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Swimming Sports - It was a great day at our swimming sports last Thursday at LPS. Thanks to our parent helpers, Matua Michael and Whaea Meegs. Our kids and their supporters had a hot and fun time. It would be great to see more children involved next year.
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Sustainable Food Exploration - Hikuwai 1,2,3 tamariki have been investigating what food astronauts have and how it lasts, as part of their exploration about sustainable food.
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Kaunuku 4,5,6 had a tasty start to their inquiry this week, also finding out about sustainable food, starting with their own sandwich production line.
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Cyclone Gabrielle Fundraiser - Our non uniform day raised $1260 for schools affected by the cyclone! Thank you to everyone for their generosity and aroha.
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Library Time - There's nothing quite like a good book! Huarapa 5 tamariki enjoying the library.
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Curiosity Clubs started last week - So many exciting activities, some new and some favourites.... biking, cross-stitch, clay, drama, Bee awesome, cardboard creations and gardening to name just a few!
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Setting up an AP into your Kindo account
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Making regular payments into your myKindo account means you will always have funds available when you need them!
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On the top up account page, you will see the Bank Transfer (allow 2 days) option.
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Your personal details and the Kindo bank account number are listed here.
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These are all the details you need to set up an Automatic Payment with your bank.
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Kindo means we are able to split parent accounts if required. Please email Trine (office@ararira.school.nz) if you would like this to be set up for you. We can not split items that have already had a part payment made on them.
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IMPORTANT: You must include the Reference number (your member number) so we can ensure the funds are transferred into the correct myKindo account.
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All orders will be delivered to school and distributed to the classrooms. Any orders marked as gifts, we will put to one side and contact you when they are ready to be collected.
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Next Week our theme is Techie Time! Make sure to check out our planner and book in quick to join us for this awesome week filled with laser maze challenges and much much more!
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The structured literacy spelling approach involves explicitly teaching tamariki how to encode (spell) the English language. It connects the reciprocal nature of reading and writing together. English is an Alphabetic Code It uses symbols of the alphabet (letters or graphemes) to represent speech sounds (phonemes). There are 26 letters and 44 speech sounds in the English language however there are …
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At Ararira Springs we use the Family Planning programme ‘Navigating the Journey’ to teach Relationship and Sexuality Education. This is taught appropriately to your child’s age and stage by your child’s ako teacher. Relationships and sexuality education sit within the Health and Physical Education strand of The New Zealand Curriculum and is compulsory for students up to year 10. Parents …
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Mana Ōrite / equal status is founded on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In our school it is the understanding of mātauranga Māori, Māori approaches to teaching and learning and the Te Ao Māori kete of knowledge, as having an equal value within education. It is also taking action to redress the structural foundations that have previously placed …
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