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Actions at a Glance

• "Watties Cans for Good" - Foodbank donation
• Arts Celebration - 5.45pm to 7pm on Wednesday 22 August and Thursday 23 August
• Eastern Zones Swimming - Thursday 23 August
• Term 3 - Mid-term Break - School will be closed all day on Friday 24 August

• Pizza Lunch - Wednesday 29 August
• Assembly - 9am on Friday 31 August
• Lost Property Clearance - Friday 31 August

• Eastern Zones Swimming - Make payment and give permission via Online Payments by 9am on Monday 20 August
• Sausage Sizzle - Tuesday 21 August - Order your child's sausages via Online Payments by 9am on Tuesday 21 August
• Bring in "Cans for Good" by Thursday 23 August
• Pizza Lunch - Wednesday 29 August - Order your child's pizza via Online Payments by midnight on Monday 27 August
• Keep collecting Yummy Stickers - bring them in by Wednesday 26 September

• Fill out the Fair Volunteer Form
• Drop off Your Fair Donations at "The Shed" - Wednesdays and Fridays (Morning: 8.40 - 9.00am or Afternoon: 2.45 - 3.15pm).
  Also, Sorting Sundays will be held on 30 Sep, 21 Oct and 4 Nov (10.00am-12.00pm).
  **Please note: White Elephant items will not be accepted until Fair weekend**
• Sponsor the Rapid Raffle, Silent Auction and Ball Run by donating a prize
• Donate a Bottle for the Bottle Tombola
• Grow Plants for the Plant Stall
• Sign Up to Make a Deli Item

• I can reflect on my learning
• I can share and discuss my achievements
• I can plan my next learning steps

Arts Celebration - Wed 22 August and Thurs 23 August

When:    Wednesday 22 August  & Thursday 23 August 
Time:      5.45pm - 7pm  (All students will be required to arrive at school between 5.10-5.20pm)
Cost:      Gold coin koha

It is time for the wild rumpus to begin!

There is a busy excitement in the air as we prepare the final touches to our musical stories. We have been busy drumming, making musical instruments, creating dances, experimenting with body percussion and organising our costumes to create extraordinary art experiences for our whānau community.  Creativity has permeated our spaces and we can’t wait to share it with you!

What you need to know: 
As space will be limited, we are requesting that our parent community selects 1 of the 2 evenings to attend.

Parking:
Be aware that parking on these nights will be at a premium. Please ensure that you are prepared for this and are respectful of our neighbours.

Eat and arrive ready:
Please ensure that your child has had something to eat before arriving at school and that they come dressed ready to perform.

Drop off and pick up:
Arrival time 5.10 - 5.20pm at the latest and finishing time will be at 7pm. Children will need to be at school on both nights to perform. Please drop your child off at their base group space. 

Please pick up your child from the same place.  All children must be signed out each night so please ensure you make contact with your base group teacher before leaving.

Programme for the night:
The Arts Celebration will begin with Autahi performing at 5.45pm in Autahi. (This will be their only performance, so parents please collect your Autahian immediately afterwards - 6pm-ish). 

After Autahi has opened the night,  a group of drummers will lead you from Autahi to your child’s base group space for your first show.  After each show you will rotate clockwise to the next space. This will all be signposted.   Feel free to bring a torch for these transitions. 

A bell will ring to signal the start of each 9 minute performance and you will have 5 minutes to move to the next performance space.  There are four performances in total after Autahi (There are no outdoor performances this year).

We would appreciate some help after the final performance to move furniture back so that our learning spaces are functional for the next working day. Thanks for your continued support.

Student-Led conferences are a social and informal opportunity for your child to share their learning and success with you. It is always great to see the children really take charge of the conversation. If we reflect on our Positive Education model, these SLCs tick many boxes! 


You will be booking in groups (children + their parents) for 30 minute slots during the morning. Your child will lead you through a variety of pieces of work, with prompting from you and maybe also a teacher as they mingle among you all.

Following this, you will have an opportunity to experience learning in action as part of the great Learning Treasure Hunt of 2018.

Please book your session and diary either:
       Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 September  
                   
Please follow the instructions below on how to book:
       Go to: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
       Enter Event Code: srnz8
Please book a time with the area where you child is (Autahi, Tautoru or Māhutonga/Matariki).
Bookings will close at midday on Friday 31 August.

Ka mau te wehi! Grasp the magic!

From 13 to 23 August, there will be a box outside the office as we are asking if people can bring in cans of food. These cans of food are going to be donated to the Salvation Army Foodbank. Sometimes you have to go out of your way to help someone. If you can bring in cans of baked beans, spaghetti or any cans and put them in one of the boxes, that would be great. Together with support from you, we can help restock the Salvation Army Food Banks nationwide, making a real difference to those in need in our local communities.

By the Student Council Positive Purpose Group

Our Inquiry Wall
In Autahi we are well underway in our Musical Inquiry. We have begun putting together our Arts Celebration show as a way of sharing our learning. The show isn't the only thing we are doing to help you learn more about what we are doing in the classroom. We wanted a way of being able to capture everything we do with our Inquiry so that even if you only have 30 seconds on a drop off once a week you can have a look and capture what has been going on around Autahi.

Imagine
We are so lucky in Autahi to have some amazing musicians to help us learn new songs. One of the songs we have been learning is "Imagine" by John Lennon.

This song has inspired us to imagine our own world where the Kaitiaki superheroes in Autahi have been working hard and have achieved all their goals. Here are some visualisations we did in teams that show what we imagined the world might look like. Each group were practising their teamwork skills by listening carefully to each other's ideas before adding anything on. Patience was the key as we took turns listening and adding in our ideas to build together as a team.

Arts Celebration: Being a Goal Setter
Rehearsals are in full swing, creativity is switched on and the character strengths of teamwork, perseverance, bravery and kindness (to others and to ourselves) are being practised daily.

We have dreamed ideas, created our soundscapes, are sorting costumes and it's all go, go, go. We are feeling excited, a little bit worried at times, but we know that, together, we can do this. Have a look in our Blog to see how we are using Goal Setting and Character Strengths to help us put our performance together!

Whānau Teamwork Works of Art
Every week Autahi and Tautoru get together to learn about the character strengths and to practise them in hands-on activities. For the last couple of weeks, we have been learning about and practising Teamwork. In our Blog, you can see some examples of how we’ve worked together to create works of art.

Our Skype with our friend, Serge, from France
Last week, we skyped with Serge Galligani who teaches at Brindas, France. It is near Lyon. We have been collaborating with the school this year. At the end of their school year (July), his class made us a movie. You can view it on their Blog.
He is visiting New Zealand at the moment and said that the country is very beautiful. Serge is currently visiting our friends at Auroa School in Taranaki, New Zealand.
Jude, Eloi and Zoe were able to speak to him in French. We spoke a mixture of French and English.
In France you can eat snails, but Serge does not like them very much.
Serge's school is a very big one and they have boys and girls, just like at Worser Bay School and Brindas does not have uniforms either.
In Brindas, Serge’s class has few devices. Serge uses his camera to make movies. The class share one computer.
It was great talking to Serge and learning about where he is from. We look forward to collaborating more in the future.
By Ridley

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