Newsletter

Sparkz Netball Team - Year 6/7

What a fantastic game! You all played your best against Coro 6 with a win 19/5.

Player of the Day: Stephanie LeFebvre

Fair Play: Hope Simpson

See you on Thursday after school for practice.

Disco Friday 1^st July Whitianga Town Hall Yr 1-4     4.00 – 6.00pm

Yr 5-8     6.30 – 8.30pm

Entry $2 Sausages and Drinks available from $2

Fundraiser for: “Funky Whiti Dance Troupe” Christchurch Competition.

Contact:               Kim Abrahamson 866 5896 Tania Bernhard 866 4140

Mercury Bay 5^th grade junior rugby team scored a massive victory over Hauraki 84-7. James Hunter was back of the day and Jaden Tegg was awarded the best and fairest. Our very own Angus Arthur scored one of the 14 tries.

Mercury Bay 6^th grade rugby played against Thames last Saturday. They lost 20-15 in a close fought battle. The best and fairest player was Chance Haddon, the best forward of the day was Dane Matthews and the best back went to Wilson Wolfe. Liam McQueen scored a wonderful try.

Bike Coroglen – In conjunction with KiwiSport we are having a learn to ride programme at school on Thursday afternoons from the 11^th of August. Students will need their own bikes and safety gear.

Rotorua Trip – Please support the fundraising for this trip. We have 15 lucky lotto bonus numbers left. It would be good to get these sold before Saturday so we can begin. Thanks to those who have sold these to aunties, uncles, cousins and grannies.

BUGSY MALONE – We have been invited to see this at MBAS on Tuesday the 5^th of July at 12 noon. This is just next week so we need to know if you are able to help with transport. We will need to leave school no later than 11.30 to be seated for the beginning of the performance. Please complete the permission and transport form at the end of this newsletter.

Winter Sports Day Year4-8– This is also next week on Friday the 8^th of July at Whenuakite School.

· The games are: Football, Rippa Rugby, Netball, Uni Hockey, Inside Games.

· No lunchtime but teams will have 3 free rounds.

· The games start at 10am so we will start with a welcome and assembly on the courts at 9.45am.

· New rounds will start at the beginning of each half hour. A hooter will signal the start/finish.

· We will finish a 2pm with an assembly and presentation for the winning team/s in each section.

Baked Potatoes – Ian McGregor will be selling Baked potatoes - $4-$6 each – depending on filling.

Hot Drinks- for adults are free from the staffroom (self service) or Ian may be selling them too.

Please see the permission slip at the end of this newsletter.

Thanks to Terry for fixing the netball hoop. It is 100% better than before.

Thanks also to Fiona for the flax weaving lessons.

Happiness

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Albert Schweitzer

School Lunches – Nikki will be doing lunches this week, ordering on Thursday for delivery on Friday. People have asked me to send another list so here it is. The menu is as follows:

Pies $2.50 Sausage Roll $1.80

Hot Chips $2.50 Hamburger $5 add an egg or cheese $6,

Filled Roll $3 Wraps – ham. Salad $5

Toasted Sandwiches -ham, cheese, pineapple, corn$3.50 (50c per extra filling)

Calciyum – banana / chocolate $1-60

Have a wonderful week.

Kind Regards

Penny Anderson

Website of the week

This website is a New Zealand site and a must look for anyone who has a passion for New Zealand History. There is wonderful information on site about the people who have helped shape our country. There are also opportunities here to search your family tree.

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/

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· School Blog – Don’t forget to check out our blog site. You will find newsletters and other information at www.coroglenschool.co.nz

Paeroa Tournament-Red Panthers

Yr 5-6 - We had a fun day at Paeroa. The girls had a very early start as they were playing 6 games of netball in one day! They played in the first and last games of the day. Unfortunately the girls didn't win any of their games but came very close in 3 of the games. L'Shae did very well scoring most of the goals. Thanks to Kelly Evanson for helping us out and to Gracey for soldiering on even though you weren't feeling well. Great effort girls. Thanks to all the parents for providing transport and support. No game this week. Next game is on at MBAS 02/07/2011 9.00am.

Lunches – There will be no pub lunches until further notice. Nikki’s lunches will be available for ordering on a Thursday for delivery Friday. This Friday we are having a shared lunch so there will be no lunches this week (see below).

Matariki – The school have been studying Matariki and would like to share what we have learnt. There will be a performance this Friday at 11.30 followed by a shared lunch at 12.30. Please bring a finger food contribution.

Term Dates – We are nearing the end of term two which will end on Friday the 15^th of July. We will be back for term three on the 1^st of August.

Fundraising Meeting – There will be a fundraising meeting in the school library on Friday at 3pm.

Winter Sports Day –Year 4-8 – This is on the 8^th of July. Children will need suitable sports shoes for netball, hockey and ripper practice every day please.

Lotto Numbers – These are still available but we hope to start this week. You have 5 chances to win with the proceeds going into the senior Rotorua trip. The tickets are $10 for each number.

 

The following are some interesting sites for children to try out

At iKnowthat.com their mission is to create an online environment to provide innovative, web hosted, multimedia activities for children. There are activities offered from all main subject areas. There are some areas for sharing and social interaction. The site has five categories: fun learning; open ended creative activities with project saving and showing; user generated content areas; educational videos; and a multi player virtual world

http://www.iknowthat.com/com

This is for all the budding readers. It is an indication of where we are going in terms of texts. Please don’t misunderstand me as I love the feeling and of a well thumbed book. This site offers many features over an above simply providing the texts. There is a wide range of literature available here in a truly global sense. The collection is well catalogued and easy to access.

http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

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Tree Planting at Hot Water Beach – Thank you to everyone who helped with the tree planting on Monday. We enjoyed the morning and we were especially pleased to see the trees, flaxes and grasses we have planted in years gone by. The weather was beautiful and the views spectacular. Special thanks to Murphy’s Buses and the drivers for providing the transport.

Red Panthers Yr 5-6

The girls played Whenuakite Yr 6-7 this week and knew it would be a difficult game. Yr 6-7 won, however the Red Panthers played some great netball & still managed to get 4 goals. Great effort girls. You still managed to get some great combinations together. Player of the day went to Tia, who also got one of the 4 goals even though she was the smallest player on the court. Best & Fairest went to Kyla as she kept managing to be in the right place at the right time. 

We'll have a fun day at Paeroa on Wednesday. Keep up the GREAT work & keep smiling.

Sparkz Netball Team - Year 6/7

Great game girls! You played really well against Whenuakite Red Panthers with a win 17/3.

Player of the Day: Hope Simpson

Fair Play: Hrisa Katsarelias

Just a reminder to be ready for the Paeroa netball tournament, we are meeting at Whenuakite School at 7.45am on Wednesday morning, please don't be late!

Rugby News

Mercury Bay 6^th Grade beat Te Aroha 40-22. Trinity was forward of the day and Chance was back of the day. Liam M was best and fairest. Corban Chance and Liam all scored tries. Well done everyone.

Matariki Study

We have decided to postpone our sharing day till next Friday 24^th of June at 11.30. This will be followed by a shared lunch – finger food please.

Newletter–Term 2 Number 4

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Westpac Challenge – We are the regional winners of the Westpac Challenge. We will be visited by the rescue helicopter in the next couple of weeks. Later in the year we will be visited by a mystery sports celebrity. Well done to everyone who donated money for this worthy cause. Congratulations!!

The Raffle winners are as follows – 14/5, number 33 Jessie Lockhart; 21/5, number 11 Lisa Peehikuru; 28/5 number 4 Teresa Saunders. The scratchies were won by Tad and Jessie.

Senior Rotorua Trip- Lucky Lotto numbers will go on sale for the next 5 weeks. You can buy a number for $10. All proceeds will go towards trip fundraising. I have asked Tourism Rotorua to update the itinerary. You raised over $2000 in three weeks and the focus is now on fundraising for the senior trip.

Tree Planting – On Monday the 13^th of June the school are going to Hot Water Beach to plant some more trees. We will assemble at school at 9am and travel to the middle car park by 9.30am. You will need sensible shoes and a spade if you have one. Please complete the permission slip at the end of this newsletter.

Matariki – The school are studying Matariki at the moment. It is a good time for early morning stargazing. Next Friday at 11am we will have a sharing time where we will demonstrate what we have learned. This will be followed by a shared lunch. Finger food only please.

BOT Meeting – The BOT are meeting at school on Wednesday the 15^th of June at 3.15. All are welcome to attend to see how the Board operates. We are currently seeking a new board member.

 

Have a great week.

Newsletter–Term 2 Number 3

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Emergency Closure – Yesterday we had an emergency at school and we had to evacuate the buildings. I called the Whitianga Fire Station and was advised to ring 111. The problem was with a fluorescent light switch which was slowly melting down. On further advice from the Fire service it was decided to send the children home rather than go back inside where there was still a strong burning plastic type smell.

PHONE TREE- The phone tree got its first real test this year. I have attached an updated list with some instructions. Could you please return your phone tree and add any current cell phone information – this includes range and availability.

REPORT

It was a “smoke free day” but no one had told the fluorescent light at Coroglen School ….

The senior room was blanketed in smoke and it was hard to breathe.

“Oh no!!!” everyone thought fearing that the School would light up and burn to the ground. It was not a nice thought. The alarm going off after morning tea was not unpredictable with the senior room resembling a foggy morning.

Abandoning the classroom for the court we waited for the fire truck to arrive. It felt like we were waiting in a war zone and the senior room was a time bomb ticking away, ready to go up in flames.

The fire truck arriving was a bit of a relief. Miss Upsall did not forget our four legged friend either, and after arriving back from Whenuakite, she dashed in and rescued Comet.

….We walked sensibly outside just as we had practiced. It was quiet, there was not a sound. The teachers called the roll and everyone was present. About twenty minutes later the Fire trucks arrived. The Firefighters had all their gear on. They found the problem was a smoldering switch.

…. The electricians came and replaced the light and checked the switchboard.

Well done everyone. By Corban and Tia with some ideas from others’ work.

Westpac Challenge – Congratulations! Our little school has raised $2107.30 for the Westpac Helicopter Appeal. That is $60.21 per child. The “winning school” will be notified around the 7^th of June. I feel that we are winners already because of the enthusiasm and generosity shown by the school community. From selling chillies and limes to busking and baking everyone is a winner.

Stationery Accounts – I have attached stationery accounts to this newsletter. Please pay these as soon as possible. Thanks. Julia

Sparkz Netball Team - Year 6/7

Well done for making the most of a slight mix up with our game on Saturday, Sparkz played two short games instead of one! The first game was a match against MBAS Magic team, a year 7/8 team, a challenging game, well done for scoring a great goal Hope! Great support from all the team.

The second game was against MBAS Swifts. Congratulations to you all on the draw, it was wonderful to see you trying hard to keep the ball. The final score was 1/1.

Player of the Day: Grace Wharton

See you at the courts on Thursday at 3.15pm for practice, please let management know if you cannot attend practice.

8^th Grade Rugby

The Mercury Bay 8^th grade rugby team had a wonderful game against Thames last Saturday.  While they did lose 25 to 30 it was a well fought game and so close.  Well done to the Coroglen boys as Carter Hodge received the award for Best and Fairest player of the day and Khan Simpson received the award for Top Effort of the day.  Their next game is June 11^th at home against Paeroa.

9^th Grade Rugby

The Mercury Bay 9^th grade rugby team had a fabulous game against Waihi winning 65 to 15, awesome effort.  Player of the day went to another Coroglen boy, Jerome Melde, congratulations!

Ripper Rugby

The Whenuakite/Coroglen ripper rugby team had another win against Mercury Bay.  Well done Tyrese and Danyl!

Student Achievement

Last BOT meeting I reported to the BOT on our Progress and Achievement Test results. We were pleased with these results which have our students trending above average. Well done everyone!!!!

These tests are standardized across New Zealand. The stanines relate to the percentile- i.e. 1, 2, 3- needs support; 4, 5, 6- average; 7, 8, 9- above average - extension.