Issue 12 17TH August 2017

“Sow the seeds, nurture the growth, reap the harvest” Phone 6159 436 Fax 6159 476 www.winchesterrural.school.nz

WINCHESTER RURAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER kindly sponsored by Pye Group

251 Rise Road RD 26 Temuka - Phone

615 0123 - Cell 027 2684299

WELCOME We have welcomed Rowan Coetzee to Pohutukawa. We wish him lots of happy school days here at Winchester Rural School. Rowan Loves learning about Dinosaurs. He enjoys eating

meat

and

vegetables.

SCHOOL NEWS Celebrating Our Community Working Together Nga mihi mahana nui ki te whanui o te kura o Winchester! Huge appreciation to the families, staff and wider community of our school for your support and help on Saturday and Sunday. Thank you so much for coming to our working bee. We had a small window of opportunity before the big rains came in and without a doubt we took full advantage of it. There was an impressive amount of work done and your help not only gives our caretaker, Clive Scott, a welcome hand, it also saves the school money and time. Together we ticked off some big items from our to-do-list including demolishing the concrete wall and dismantling some of the fencing near the tennis courts. These two jobs needed completing before we started on the extension and conversion of our library into a new classroom. Keep a lookout for this starting early Term 4. Also there are those yearly jobs that you ticked off like pruning the roses and raking the leaves, and tidying up the borders and sand pits. Water blasting the school fence on the State Highway side has freshened up the look of the school and thanks for all the back breaking work shifting the bark onto the huge border near the tennis courts. And a special thanks to Blake for the mountains of bark, Kate for the river stones and Lucy and Tyson for the help demolishing and taking away the concrete from the wall. We really appreciated the machinery, time, energy and aroha you put into making Winchester Rural a wonderful space to learn, play and grow. An absolutely outstanding effort - we’re so proud to be a part of such a supportive, skilled and generous community. Kia pai to ra Tre

PRINCIPAL’S AWARD:

Presented to Riley Cornelius in recognition of his

innovative ideas and independent thinking. Riley I thought your 'face cooler' device was wonderful. You saw a problem, looked for a solution and really 'nailed it'. Kai pai!! Can't wait to see your next invention.

You are a true Winch Wise Kid. Kai Pai. CHESS CHAMPS:

Wow! our newly formed chess team have really impressed. They recently attended

a tournament in Timaru. They entered the Rookies section of the competition. Ethan came 1st overall. Rodney came 2nd overall and won a distinction badge for winning a game in 30 seconds. Sper came 3rd and Henry came fourth and gained an excellence award.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: 

Congratulations to Harrison Henskes who was awarded the Sportsperson of the year award for the under 8 age group for the Geraldine JAB.



Congratulations Jacob Gilkison for winning the cup for most valuable player for Rugby.

The Pohutukawa children want to know…

”Are dragons real?” This is what they already know…

Dragons are big and they are like a lizard - Rowan Dragons breathe fire - Paddy Dragons are like dinosaurs - Ben Dragons can fly - Zlata Dragons guard treasure and let no one else have it - Paxton I know that dragons make fire and fly. They can lay eggs and inside the eggs are colourful baby dragons. - Phelise Dragons have wings and are handsome - Cooper

Can you help us? Dear Mums, Dads, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents and friends We are trying to find out if dragons are real. We have decided to find out as much as we can about dragons by looking in storybooks first. So far we have read Puff the Magic Dragon, Day of Dragons and Benjamin the Lonely Dragon. We know that dragons can be friendly and we also know that they can be sad. We have got a lot of other books to read too, so soon we will know a whole lot more about dragons. We were wondering if you had any story books, stories, videos or any kind of information that might help us to learn more? If you do, we would love it if you came to the Pohutukawa class to share with us. We would love to learn some more. Thank you. Love the Pohutukawa children

A Happy Dragon By Rowan Coetzee

GARDEN CLUB FUNDRAISER:

We have sent home an order form for seeds from

Kings Seeds. Please make cheques payable to the school or you can internet bank with the reference SEEDS. School bank account: 03 0855 0468506 00.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB:

Orders are due back on the 25th August. We would encourage you to

order on line. The information on how to do this is in the catalogue. This is an easy no fuss way of ordering and the school still get rewards for your order.

PTA NEWS: 

‘Gangsters and Molls’. Dance POSTPONED due to low numbers. New date is Saturday 11th November. Hopefully calving will be out of the way and no rugby match on – here in NZ anyway. Please put this new date on your calendar. You can come in and buy tickets from the office at any time. It’s sure to be a fantastic night out.

 Rugby tickets- These need to be sold and returned to school by Wednesday 23rd August.

FOOD WARMER:

available on Mondays for term 3. Please ensure your child’s hot lunch is in suitable

wrapping or container for the food warmer. (No glad wrap or plastic containers.)

THE LUNCH BOX: Include a frozen water bottle in the lunch box to keep food chilled and fresh, an insulated lunch box is a good idea. Lunch Ideas:  Wholemeal cheese and marmite or chutney sandwich  Grapes  Fruit biscuits M INI VAN FOR HIRE: Our school minivan is for hire. $40 for half day, $80 for a full day. It seats 11 people. Contact Tre on 027 5257073 to make a booking.

UNIFORM GOING CHEAP: We still have some new uniform for sale in the office. Polo tops

sizes 14 and 16

$15

Sweatshirt

sizes 8, and 16

$25

Girls bootleg pants

sizes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10

$10

Fleece track pants

sizes 10, 12, 14 and 16

$20

Cargo shorts

sizes 10, 12, 14 and 16

$10

Drill rugby shorts

sizes 3, 5 and 8

$10

Knit shorts

sizes 4 and 8

$10

Girls skort

Sizes 8, 10 and 14

$20

Raffle Roster 18th August

Willcox Family

Wooding Family

25th August

Wooding Family

Woodrow Family

1 September

Woodrow Family

Aker Family

8th September

Aker Family

Andreassend Family

Andreassend Family

Ballantyne Family

Ballantyne Family

Bennett Family

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15 September 22

nd

September

Upcoming Events Whole School Assembly Note change of day

Thursday 17 August 2.15pm Milford Block. Everyone Welcome

Sky Night- Matai and Manuka

Friday 18th August 5.45-7.30

GANGSTERS AND MOLLS PTA DANCE (POSTPONED)

Saturday 19th August- POSTPONED – Now to be held 11th November

Y5-Y6 Ski trip (postponement date 4th Sept)

Monday 21st August. Roundhill.

Newsletter

Thursday 31st August

Whole School Assembly

Friday 1st September. 2.15pm Milford Block. Everyone welcome

PTA meeting

Wednesday 6th September. 7pm school staffroom. All welcome.

4 year olds orientation hour

Wednesday 13th September 1.50pm-2.50pm.

Whole School Assembly- Note change of day

Wednesday 13th September 2.15pm Milford Block.

Newsletter

Thursday 14th September

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Thursday 14th September

TSG Winter sports

Friday 15th September

BoT meeting

Wednesday 20th September

SC ANNIVERSARY SCHOOL CLOSED

Monday 25th September

Community Newsletter

Thursday 28th September

Whole School Assembly

Friday 29th September 2.15pm Milford Block. Everyone Welcome.

LAST DAY OF TERM 3

Friday 29th September

FIRST DAY OF TERM 4

Monday 16th October

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY – THURSDAY 8.30 - 3PM

(03 6159 436)

FRIDAY 8.30AM – 12PM

COMMUNITY NEWS FOR SALE: N

POTATOES 50kg or 20kg bags of Potatoes. Contact Ian or Sarah on 615 6002. POTATOES 20kg bag $15.00 Contact Clare Connolly on 021 557987

RELIEF MILKER: Annfield Dairies is looking for a relief milker for morning and afternoon milkings. We milk 350 cows through a 30 a side herring bone shed, cups on at 6am and 3pm. Additional hours available over calving. We are 2 minutes from Geraldine. Please contact Liam on 0220725840.

CLEANER REQUIRED:

Winchester area. Part-time hours (8-10 per week),

approx. 4-6pm weekdays and 11-1 pm Saturdays). Flexibility to take on more hours ideal. Please phone Karen Morland at Stafford Personnel for more information 6884805.

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO THOSE

FARMERS

BUSINESSES

THAT

AND HAVE

ALREADY NOMINATED US.

EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER Annabel Smith is available

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE Hannah Wilson is in the

Phone 615 6002

Clandeboye area

or text 027 9155264

Ph: 615 6937

FOR HIRE Milford Hall enquires to Shona Ph. 615 9112.

Winchester Hall enquires to Alan Patrick 615 8803.

ATTENTION ALL FARMERS: Did you know that if your farm has supplied ANZCO, AFFCO or Lean Meats with Bobby calves this year, our school can be sponsored 50 cents for every calf sent. This is of no cost to you or your business but is paid directly by the company to our school PTA. ANZCO will backdate all calves sent this season already! Please ask your farm owner/employer/sharemilker if they would consider this and contact me asap so I can get your farm added to Winchester Rural School. Thank you!

Paula Kane 027 2084828

MENTION OUR NAME: When shopping at the following places please mention our name for us to earn rewards points. ANZ House of Travel

Southfuels PGG Wrightson Laser Electrical

The Warehouse(when purchasing uniform)

Temuka football Soccer Club prize giving Saturday 19 August 2017 1.30pm to be held in the stadium at the Temuka Domain. All players, coaches, managers and supporters are invited to attend