Puppet Show information

30 October 2014

Dear parents and caregivers,

The over-arching theme for Ara Teina students this year is ‘Green,’ in which we have covered several aspects of living sustainability. During Term 4 we continue the theme with a focus on looking at how different ethnicities sustain their culture and identity in their everyday lives. One way in which the children are exploring this is by creating puppets, and performing personalised puppet shows based on their own family cultures. Puppets are used universally by both children and adults to tell stories, to entertain and to convey messages. Ara Teina teachers hope that by giving children opportunities to explore their own identity through the medium of puppetry, it will help foster an appreciation for their own culture as well as that of others.

To support our learning we will be having Christine Fuller from ‘Hands Alive Puppet Theatre’ visit us on Friday 21 November to put on two puppet shows, one for the Year 0-1 students and another for the Year 2 children. She will be using a variety puppets to bring some well-known stories to life. We are excited to give Ara Teina children the opportunity to see a puppeteer in action. We hope that the show will be inspirational.

The cost for the show is:

·         $2.50 for non-Loyalty Card holders

·         $2 for those who have a Loyalty Card.

Payment can be made directly to your child’s teacher(s). Loyalty Card holders, please include your Loyalty Card number with your payment.

If you have queries, please talk to your child’s classroom teacher(s).

Kind regards,

Kirsten Bland

Classroom teacher,

Arahoe School

A message from school

Sharing Food at Arahoe

At Arahoe School drink or food treats/prizes may not be given out to children or classes. However, from time to time, classes may create and/or consume drink or food items as part of their learning programmes. When this occurs, parents will be informed of what children will be making and consuming. Your child's teacher will inform you well in advance of any planned shared lunch occasions. We understand that parents provide the food for their child, that they would like them to consume while they are at school.

Student Teacher

Dear Parents, 

My name is Fa'afua Silipa and I will be the student teacher in Room 15 for the next few weeks. I am a Samoan, born and raised in West Auckand, New Zealand.My faith, my family and my culture are the three most important aspects in my life. In high school  I was selected as a school prefect and was also a member and leader of the Avondale College Samoan group. 

I am a Christian and attend the Mt Roskill Church of Christ, where we speak both English and Samoan. I am one of the youth leaders in my church and am training to teach the younger children in the nearby future. In this role I am in charge of organizing activities and events for the young children at church.

I love sports. I have been involved in many different sports including athletics, netball, touch, rugby, tag, basketball and soccer. I have coached younger netball teams during my schooling years.  I am currently in my first year at the University of Auckland, working towards my Bachelor of Education, specializing in Primary Teaching.

Room 15 spring fair, more help needed!

Hi Room 15 Parents and Whanau,

We would appreciate your time with (either or both of) the duties below  

·       Making the sweets before the day

·       Helping on the day, 2-3 people per 1 hour shift

Items we would like to borrow from you are

·         A gazebo for the day

·         A pink and white table cloth.

·         Pink and white bunting

If you haven't already made contcts with Room 15's PSG parent helpers, please email  

Helen: helen.farrington@live.com

Adi: Adriana.gracen@gmail.com

Thank you for your support, we deeply appreciate all the support you provide for your children. 

Kind regards, Helen and Adi 

Litter-less Lunchbox Challenge starting next week

Arahoe School cares for the environment. We want to reduce the amount

of rubbish we send to the landfill.

You can help us…

BE LITTER FREE!

Make your lunch-box free of gladwrap and

plastic wrappers as these are non-recyclable.  Instead, put food such as yoghurt, chips

and biscuits into reusable containers.

Litter-less Lunchbox Challenge Term 4 20th of October – 21st of November The challenge is to see which class can have the most litter-free lunches by the end of Week 5. Each class is to fill in the calender and create an eye catching graph in the classroom which records how many litter-free lunches they have on a daily basis. The winner will be the class with the highest daily average of litter-free lunch-boxes over the period of Week 2-5. The prize will be an out of school eco-picnic for the whole class, plus the chance to choose and plant the centrepiece tree in the school vegetable garden.

T Ball info from Mr. Leaity

3 Skill Levels
T-Ball Only	T-Ball/Rookie Ball	Rookie Ball Only
Age Guide	Age Guide	Age Guide
5 – 6 year olds	7 – 8 year olds	9 – 10 year olds

T-Ball each player hits off the Tee only. There are no outs at this level.

T-Ball/Rookie Ball each player has the option to hit from the tee or have the ball pitched at them from a pitching machine. There are outs and games are scored similar to full softball.

Rookie Ball all players have the ball pitched at them by a pitching machine. There are outs and games are scored similar to full softball

NOTE: Each team requires a coach.

Season Dates:	13 weeks on a Saturday morning
	1st November to 6th December (6 weeks)
	14th February to 28th March (7 weeks)
Location:	Brains Park, Kelston
Time:	9.00–9.50am      (T-Ball and T-Ball/Rookie Ball Age 7-8)
	10.00–11.00am  (Rookie Ball Age 9-10)
Season Fees:	$20.00 per child, $10 extra child from same family

All enquiries to Arron Leaity

E-Mail: arronl@arahoe.school.nz

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