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21st October 2020

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Kia ora Whānau

Term 4 is underway and we begin our final run towards the end of the year. I hope that you get to experience some fun in the sun over the long weekend.
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Term 4 means that we must wear hats during breaks and outdoor activities. This should be a navy bucket hat and can be purchased at school, online through Argyle or at any department store.

Last week was a busy first week with a lot of fun events. We welcomed our new families with a mihi whakatau on Monday, House of Bricks provided a creative Lego experience on Tuesday, NZ Playhouse shared their 'Chilled' performance on Wednesday and Lincoln High School Kapa Haka came to work with students. On Thursday we all participated in the national Shake Down drill and on Friday wore pink shirts in support of the anti-bullying campaign.

A huge thank you to Te Hapori Tautoko for providing us with such a wonderful quiz event on Friday. Money was raised, laughter and fun shared, a wonderful combination. The money will more than provide for school-owned t-shirts that the children can wear when representing the school.

Hai konā mai,
Claire and the Ararira Team

Dates to diary:

Thursday 22nd October - Kids for Kids Concert
Friday 23rd October - Y7s National Young Leaders Day
Monday 26th October - Labour Day - School Closed
Friday 30th October - John Parsons in class presentations
Wednesday 4th November - Teretere Visit to Art Gallery
- THT Meeting 7pm
Friday 6th November - Lincoln Zone Athletics
Thursday 12th November - Teacher Only Day
Friday 13th November - Canterbury Anniversary Day
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JOIN US

If you know of a family in Ararira Springs Primary enrolment zone with children aged 3 - 5 or know someone moving soon, please forward this newsletter to them and ask them to complete an enrolment form or call us on 420 0888 to help us with our planning for 2021 and beyond.
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Welcome to...

Sapphire, Oliver, Liam, Carter and Scarlett who have joined Huarapa, Jensen, Hannah and Carl who have joined Kaunuku and Astelle who has joined Teretere. We know that you will soon love Ararira Springs Primary as much as we do!

John Parsons Visiting Lincoln Area

Are you a parent or caregiver concerned about how your child uses the internet or mobile phone?
Cybercrime is a very real issue facing families in NZ, but there are easy practical steps to reduce the risk. Ararira Springs invites you to a presentation from John Parsons on the issues associated with the inappropriate use of computers, mobile phones and the internet.
Our kahui ako is hosting three events and you can choose which to attend;
Monday 26th October 7 pm at Prebbleton School
Tuesday 27th October 7 pm at Lincoln Primary School
Weds 28th October 7 pm at Lincoln High School.
Topics Covered;
  • Online grooming
  • Sexting
  • Cyberbullying
  • Learning to repel & report
  • Future-proofing for employment
  • Screen time
  • Sleep
  • Families that eat together heal together
  • Educating young people to understand the value of identity is the first step to using ICT safely and ethically
  • Educating young people to respect and protect friends and family identity is the second step.
John Parsons is New Zealand’s leading authority on safeguarding children online. He is a published author and signed copies of his book, "Keeping Your Children Safe Online" will be available on the day.
Links to explore - John's Facebook page and website
John will be running sessions on Thursday afternoon for staff and during the day on Friday for students in Year 3 and above.
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Te Hapori Tautoko |THT

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THT is a friendly and dedicated group of whānau who help support our kura in different ways. Our main aims are to create a strong school community and coordinate fundraising, school events and activities. Everyone has different levels of commitment and supports us as much as they can. If this is something you are interested in, please come along to our next meeting. It’s a great way to meet new people and give back to our school community.

Pop Up Penguins


Another great example of Auahatanga | Creativity at Ararira is our fabulous penguin. Whaea Carolyn and Emma have worked up their magic with the penguin curiosity club group.

Our penguin was picked up last week and will be part of the trail that will 'pop up around the city. The trail runs for 9 weeks until the end of January 2021

More details can be found at this site.
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Last Friday we held our inaugural quiz night, which was a highly successful and enjoyable night. A big thank you to our quizmaster Chris Seller for volunteering his time to create and present an entertaining quiz with a wide range of questions which tested all teams. Thank you to our markers Aleisha Seller and Steve Morgan from Ray White. We really appreciated all the businesses that sponsored us and a huge thanks must go out to them for their generosity and support.

The amazing businesses that sponsored us are listed below. We would like to acknowledge Richard Clarke, our gold sponsor of Panda Mortgages and Selwyn Cycles. On the night we auctioned off 3 amazing prizes that were donated. Firstly a children’s frog bike provided by Selwyn Cycles, then a family portrait by Kelly Shakespeare Photography and a family soak from Tekapo Star Gazing.
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Thank you to Fran Fitchett, Sarah Fogarty and Anna Kingi who were the main organisers of our quiz. Your enthusiasm, time and organisation are really appreciated. It was such a fantastic night and could not have happened without your commitment. Another thank you to all the other people who helped support the quiz by setting up the hall and helping out on the night.
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A huge thank you to all of the teams who attended the quiz night. It was great to see the enthusiastic teams getting together and dressing up in theme and to see so many staff there. We really appreciated support! Lots of positive feedback has been received with people expressing their enjoyment and organisation of the night.

Proceeds from the event have enabled Ararira Springs to purchase sports uniforms for our tamariki to wear when they represent our kura in sporting events.
We look forward to making the quiz an annual fixture in 2021 and beyond.
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TUESDAY MORNING COFFEE GROUP
Anyone is welcome to come along for a cuppa and a chat. It is a great way to meet new people in our school community and preschoolers are welcome to come along.

WHEN: Starting from 8.45 am
Where: Putahi (School Library)

Kelly Club Ararira Halloween Week

Kelly Club Ararira is having a Scary & Spooky week for Halloween next week! Join us on Friday for Halloween Dress up to be a part of the spooky fun head to kellyclub.co.nz/ararira
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Photos Ready to Order

The online galleries are now live and free delivery to the school is available on orders placed before the 27th of October.
Parents and caregivers can visit https://m4photography.queensberryworkspace.com/login to view photos and place their orders.
All the usernames are as follows.
SiblingAS
Teretere2AS
Teretere1AS
Huarapa2AS
Huarapa1AS
Huarapa3AS
Huarapa4AS
HikuwaiAS
Kaunuku2AS
Kaunuku1AS
The password for all galleries is Ararira20

TWO CHILDREN/SIBLING PHOTOS…
If you have more than one child you will need to log in to each class, and the sibling gallery separately. If you use the exact same email address each time you can store photos in the shopping cart and just do payment once (the photos will be delivered together to the class/student you list at the checkout page.

PAYMENT OPTIONS…
At the payment window, select POLi to be taken through internet banking, and PAYPAL to pay by credit card.

MISSED ORDERING…
Yes, we often leave it open a couple of days for delivery to school, & if you're really late, yes the galleries are still open and you can still order and have them posted to your home (you just pay a few dollars more for the courier).

If you have any queries please contact orders@m4photography.co.nz
Thanks
Glyn
Glyn Davies
Photographer
0212 633 598
orders@m4photography.co.nz
www.m4photography.co.nz

Athletics Day

On Tuesday 20th October a number of athletes headed to Foster Park to compete in a combined athletics event with Broadfield and Ladbrooks Schools. Children competed in traditional athletics events; sprints, high jump, long jump, discus and shotput. Those children that did well will be invited to compete at the zone event. Results will follow shortly. Thank you to the parents who headed to Foster Park to support our children. We will be hosting a 'Run Jump Throw' event at school later in the term.
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FROM THE SELWYN DISTRICT COUNCIL TRAVEL TEAM
Help teach Selwyn kids safe road crossing skills

Selwyn District Council is reminding drivers to stop for pedestrians at kea crossings – but only when the stop ‘lollipop’ signs are out.

The only time drivers must stop for pedestrians is on a pedestrian crossing, at a school road patrol (a kea crossing) when the stop lollipop signs are out, and when pedestrians have a green man at traffic signals.

Although a kea crossing location may look like a pedestrian crossing with kerb buildouts or a pedestrian refuge in the middle, it is a normal section of road where drivers have right of way, except when the school road patrol is operating.

School Road Safety Coordinator Stephanie Hautler says it’s important pedestrians stop, look and listen before crossing the road at a location with pedestrian facilities, and just like any other section of road, vehicles have the right of way.

“I often see drivers stopping to let children cross at cross points. Although drivers may think it’s courteous stopping in the lane, it’s incredibly dangerous and setting our children up for failure,” she says. ‘Slow down for sure as children are unpredictable but please don’t wave them across”

“Children may develop the false expectation that all vehicles will stop for them. Even if you stop, a driver in the other direction may not. It’s unsafe to stop in a live lane of traffic and you run the risk of being rear-ended or worse, being shunted into the pedestrian you were trying to help.”

If a vehicle stops on a crossing point, pedestrians should wave them on and wait for a gap in the traffic to cross safely.

Some handy hints for parents to teach their children:
  • Wave traffic on and wait for a safe gap to cross.
  • Be bright, be seen on your way to school, ask your school for a safety vest.
  • Cross at the kea crossing when it is operating, this goes for parents too, young people are watching you!
Road safety educational resources for parents and children are available from Selwyn District Council, Email roadsafety@selwyn.govt.nz
LANGUAGE SURVEY
My name is Rachel Zakaria and I am a postgraduate student studying towards a Master of Speech and Language Pathology degree at the University of Canterbury.

I am currently undertaking a research project that is looking into parents’ perspectives on their children’s language learning in New Zealand. The target participants of this research are parents/caregivers who:
  • lives in New Zealand right now
  • was born overseas/abroad
  • speaks another language (or more) that is not English, Te Reo Māori, or New Zealand Sign Language, and
  • has one child or more who is at preschool or school.
I would very much appreciate if you would be able to circulate this survey link to parents/caregivers at your organisation.

The survey should take approximately 10-13 minutes and it is completely anonymous.

Survey link: bit.ly/nzparentsurvey

Thank you so much for considering to be part of this survey. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Ngā mihi nui,
Rachel Zakaria
Master of Speech and Language Pathology
University of Canterbury
Email: rpz12@uclive.ac.nz
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