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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Syndicate Assembly Wk7


Notes from the assembly today...
EOTC Week
·      TRIATHLON
There will be a meeting later this week to organize the Triathlon event.  Each student MUST decide whether they will do the triathlon as an individual or in a team.  If students choose to do it as a team they need to arrange this before the meeting OR students will be placed into a team.
All students are expected to participate in this event.

·      MASTER CHEF
A notice was sent home a few weeks ago, which stated all of the things the students would need for their ‘Master Chef’ task.
Group Cooking Task:
EACH GROUP REQUIRES:
·      One parent helper to supervise cooking and group safety.
·      Camping cooker - At least 1 per group (no electrical cookware to be used)
·      All pots/pans/utensils required to cook meals.
·      Plates and cutlery
·      All food needed for their menu.
·      Tea towel
·      Menu, outlining your main course and dessert (to be done in class)
(Preparation of food can be done at home)
Over night stay:
EACH CHILD REQUIRES:
·      Bed roll/mattress/air bed
·      Pillow
·      Sleeping bag
·      Toilet bag- tooth paste, tooth brush, face cloth
·      P.J’s
·      Soft toy- if you need it.
NO LOLLIES OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPTMENT

Road Patrol
·      The first training session for the 2013 road patrollers took place on Monday.  There will be a final training session next Monday where the final selection for the Muritai School road safety team will be made.
·      There is a ‘Pool Party’ being held at Huia pool on the 6th December for all of the 2012 road patrollers.  This event is organized by the Police to say a BIG thank you.

Sport
·      Athletics
The Central Zone Athletics competition was held last Thursday.  It was a great day for Muritai School, winning the trophy for 1st overall school.  29 students went on to represent the Central Zone at the Inter-zone competition today at Naenae.  The Regional athletics event will be held on the 4thDecember at the Hutt Rec.
(See the school sports blog for the Central Zone results)


·      Touch Rugby
This week is finals week.  All those involved have been sent an email regarding the times for their final game.

Hats
·      The school rule, this term, is for all students to wear a full brimmed hat during morning tea and lunchtime.  There are still a number of students who are in the playground without a hat or holding the hat in their hands.  Those students who are found without their hat (or the wrong type of hat e.g. cap) on their heads will be asked to sit in the shade (under the junior shade cloth) for the remainder of the break.

General
·      Let’s look after our environment by…PICKING UP RUBBISH around the playground
·      Bring togs every day!!!
·      Stay out of the corridors during morning tea and lunchtime.
·      As we look to finish our year it is important to remember our school values:RESPECT, KINDNESS, COOPERATION, THINKING POSITIVELY, SELF DISCIPLINE, COMMITMENT and INTEGRITY.
These values MUST guide our thoughts and actions through the rest of the year.  We challenge all students to display these values everyday!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Syndicate Assembly Wk3


TP2W
(The past 2 weeks)

Sport
*The Muritai School Y4-8 Athletics were held on Monday 5th November
The students that have been selected to represent the school at the Central Zone Athletics meet are:

Y5 Girls
Y5 Boys
Macey Caughley
Andrew Sutcliffe
Grace Olsen
Tom Flynn
Phoebe Evans
Xander Cox-Turk
Helena Cvitanovich
Presley Billington-Williams
Charlotte Goble
Matiu Inwood
Ella Giles
Ben Cass
Milly Sherrif
Lincoln Moffat
Ella Burton-Wood
Tomas Pajo
Emma Olsen
Pablo Montes de Orca
Paige Schroder
Callan Hughes


Y6 Girls
Y6 Boys
Charlotte Wilson
Mathieson Lamb
Georgia Cotter
Ben Grenfell
Mia Treadwell-Burke
James Murdoch-Gibbs
Milly Griffiths
Liam Lamb
Grace Allan
William Langley
Beth Brodie
Euan McLaren
Hannah Moffat
Jack Healy
Emeline Gray
Max Woodnorth
Tatyana Kooznetzoff
Fraser Wilson
Lily Griffiths
Robbie Michael
Ruby Brandwood


Trainings will be held over the next 2 weeks. 


TN2W
(The next 2 weeks)

Sport
*Central Zone Athletics
·      Thursday 22nd November @ the Hutt Rec from 9.30 till 2.30pm

*Muritai School Triathlon Squad
·      There will be a quick meeting in Room 12 with Mr McKay @ lunchtime (12.30pm).  The Tuesday training session @ school has been postponed due to a NZEI Union meeting. 

*Touch Rugby
·      REMEMBER: The Touch Rugby draws/results will be posted on the Muritai Sports blog each week. 

*Sport Stacking
·      STACKup day!  Room 12 will be taking part in the 2012 World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) StackUp! Day.  It will be cup crazy on Thursday, 15 November as thousands of participants take part in what Guinness World Records terms the "World's Largest Sport Stacking Event".
·      Hutt Valley Sport Stacking Club.  Just a reminder that the Hutt Valley Sport Stacking Club meets each Thursday, 4.30pm-6.00pm at Randwick School Hall. This is open to everyone! For more details please go to the Hutt Valley Sport Stacking Club facebook page.


General
*LOLLIES!
·      There have been a few students bringing sherbet (that is brought from the shop) to school recently.  There are to be NO lollies (including sherbet) at school.

*Hats
·      The general rule for hats worn in Term 4 is that it MUST be a full brimmed hat.  Caps are not full brimmed!

*ASB Get wise
·      This week the students will learn more about ‘financial literacy’ through the ASB Get Wise programme.  For more information check out this website:http://www.getwise.co.nz/what-do-we-teach/

*Topic/Inquiry
·      This week (and next) the Life Education Trust bus here.  The Y5/6 students will be focusing their study on ’The Body Journey’, which is linked to our inquiry topic, Food and Nutrition. 
Check out the website: http://www.lifeeducation.org.nz/

*EOTC week
·      We need the permission and help slips returned ASAP so that we can continue to make preparations for the week.

*NZEI meeting
·      All of the teachers will be attending an NZEI union meeting on Tuesday @ 1pm (Mr Bird sent an email about this last week).  The students should be picked up or other arrangements made if need be.  The school is open and the hall is being used for students who need to stay at school until 2.55pm.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Food for thought

Room 13 has been working hard on its understanding of the food pyramid and what a balanced diet looks like so we thought it would be a good idea to get a snapshot of the food that we ate in a 24hour period.



Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Athletics

Athletics 2012.  Wow what a fantastic day! Watching the students competing in the running, throwing and jumping events was great. All the students had a blast and the weather played its part also.