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The Myross Bush Equestrian Team of Ben, Sophie and Ella competed at the Southland A & P Show last weekend. There were 3 school teams 2 SGHS teams and Myross Bush, and it ended up a 3 way tie for first! They placed 3rd in Turnout, 2nd in Jumping and 1st in games. A fantastic day out and the team was very competitive against the big riders. This was the first ever Southland Primary School Equestrian Team. Well done.

the scoop

MAR 7

2012

Dear Parents

digital technology is enriching, motivating and beneficial for our students learning. Parents are interested in having the time to talk about internet safety, cyber bullying, the use of blogs and the opportunities technology can provide for us all. These workshops have the potential for some great dialogue and even for conversations to continue. See you there!

Wow - what an amazing 2 weeks of

swimming we have had. We are so lucky to have the ILT support this programme for the school, along with the swimming coaches and the coordination from Marie McQueen and Oscar. With the enthusiasm of our teaching staff we were able to give every student the opportunity to improve their swimming technique, distance and water safety. Last week saw the first of our Parent Workshop evenings. We had some great discussion about school life and the way classrooms are structured in

2012. Please go to the website and read the full reflection on the evenings discussion, view the short 11 minute cartoon illustration on how the traditional education system is structured and some challenging thoughts on what needs to change! Thank you to all the parents who were able to make it and who contributed their thoughts and ideas on what we were going to discuss. Our next workshop is planned to be in Week 9 of this term and well be looking at the move towards eLearning in our school and how

Regards

Tim Lovelock
Principal

Kia tu Pakari

From strong foundations we grow and stand tall together

Kauri, Totara and Miro met their mystery guest at the wharenui at Anderson Park on Monday. Mr Murray taught us about the Hauora Model! Plus we had a picnic and a play. What a great afternoon.

Community:
Myross Bush Rugby Club Registration Day this Friday 9 March 2.45-3.30 (straight after assembly). This involves filling out a registration form and paying the $30 registration fee. Under 7's (Rippa Rugby) is for children aged from 4-7. The other age groups are tackle rugby. If you are able to coach a team please let us know on the day. Any further queries please ring Richard Stodart on 2304887 or email Mel Lemin at lemmel@xtra.co.nz

School News:
Facebook: Check out our Facebook
page for up to date notices and reminders.

Thursday 8th March to the office. Entry forms (pink notice) are in the office on the notice board

Woodlands Junior Rugby Club: Registration Day Saturday 10th March 2012. At the Woodlands Rugby Clubrooms from 10.00 to 1.00. New players welcome Grades from Under 7 to Under 13 Any enquiries to Anna Crosswell 2163372 or n.a.crosswell@farmside.co.nz

Southland Primary School Swimming Champs: Sunday 1st April

These are swimming champs for very competent swimmers who would like to test themselves against Southland's top Primary School children. A great opportunity for those that are confident swimmers and are looking for a challenge. Entries for these are now closing after the Zone Champs, on Monday 19th March. Entry forms (white notice) are in the office on the notice board. Any queries regarding these two Championships please email Paula paula@myrossbush.school.nz

Sports Notices:
Found at Swimming: Small childs
blue reading glasses. Contact the office. Athletics Results: Check out our school blog to see the results from the Southern Zone Athletics. Notices will be coming home in the next week letting children know whether they have met the standard to qualify for Southland Athletics, which is on the 31st March. Relay Teams have also been chosen from the top 4 place getters in the 100m from the day (8 year olds and up). These runners will also be notified of a practice time with all the other Southern Zone Schools.

Wanted: Cubs & Scouts: The Woodlands cub and scout groups are looking for new members. Cubs meet on a Monday night at the Woodlands church from 5.50 to 7.10 Scouts meet on a Monday at the Woodlands rugby club from 6.30 to 8.30 Contact Anna Crosswell 2163372 or n.a.crosswell@farmside.co.nz

Friends of the School:

Reminder: Raffle tickets and money are due back at the office Friday 30th March. The grocery items for the hampers are starting to trickle in to the office. You can send your items along anytime. Thank you.

Swimming: Southern Zone Swimming

Champs - Friday 16th March @ Tokanui School. Last chance to get your name down to represent Myross Bush School for swimming. Entries need to be in by

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Fun at the athletics last week. From strong foundations.....

Week 6 Term 1
MANUKA (R6) - Niall is lucky enough to know Craig Smith AKA 'The Wonky Donkey' author. He came and shared his songs and books and then told us that to achieve your big goals you need lots of practice setting and meeting little goals. Great advice to us as we try to achieve the mammoth job of becoming great readers and writers and number problem solvers. We break these 'big goals' into little bite size goals and feel great about chipping away and achieving these. We learnt about the four walls that make a healthy person - Holly I enjoyed playing a game with Ben Wylies Dad - Adam I enjoyed playing in the playground - Anneka

KOWHAI (R2) Keep an eye on our homework books - our new oral language programme this week will give us lots of practice as we work on being a great speaker in front of a group. Some children have also started a spelling programme. Please see Mrs P if you have any questions. We have started our new inquiry 'Growing From Within'. We planted a kowhai seed and discovered what it needs to grow tall, strong and healthy. We wonder what kowhai kids need to grow into strong and healthy learners? Watch this space...

RIMU (R3) are working hard to set goals to help us with our learning. We know we need to practice things that we find difficult more than things that we find easy. Thank you for all the effort put in during swimming time. I know that all of the children made great improvements in their swimming at Splash Palace. If anyone has any photos that we could post on our class blog please let me know. As we get back to a more 'normal' class routine the children should be less tired when they get home. RATA (R4) Last week we were lucky enough to have Craig Smith come and sing some of his songs to us. He told us about how he sets lots of little goals and how this helps him to succeed. This week our school goal is to have and use excellent manners when greeting people. We decided that to meet this goal we will; use the persons name, use eye contact and smile at them. It would be really helpful if you could encourage us to do this as well. My email address is: evelyn@myrossbush.school.nz Please note that this is different from the address on the class newsletter. Thanks, Evelyn

KAURI (R8) Kauri have been working on starting their 'Skills Project' for the month of March. We're picking 1 new skill that we have little experience with and practising everything we're learning about 'self improvement.' Some of us are juggling, stilt walking, learning French and even learning how to draw realistic animal pictures. We'll be practising how to plan, prepare, be organised, reflect and change what we do. You could help us by asking how well we are 'perservering' with our skill. Have a look at our kidblogs and make some comments on our weekly reflections. We can't wait to showcase what we've achieved at the end of March! Mr Herring

Assembly Duty this week: Kauri

Community:
Eastern Southland Gallery: RITA ANGUS: Selected Works. The show features 40 works by major New Zealand artist Rita Angus covering the span of her career, from 1929 to 1969. This exhibition opens on 17th March and runs until 22nd April 2012. Wanted to buy: trailers any conditions in need of repair. Ph Liza 2358469 For Sale: Girl Guide biscuits. Contact Debbie 215 8214 or 0274 751 973 or let Jackson & Charlotte know your order. Plain $3.00, Chocolate $3.50 Chocolate Mini $3.50

MIRO (R5) What a wonderful visit to the Wharenui at Andersons park on Monday. It was a great way to introduce the Hauora model of (well being). This is a key understanding in our inquiry. Please ask your child to share more about this with you. A huge thank you to all the parents that were able to share this experience with us. We learnt some things about the Maori culture - Blake I learnt that when you visit a marae you must have an invitation(welcomed on) -Bailey

from the classroom

TOTARA (R7) had a fantastic "Mystery Field Trip" to Andersons Park on Monday to tune in to our Inquiry on Te Whare Tapawha. Thank you again to all the parent help. I have received a comment from a staff member at the Park who said that they thought the Myross Bush children were all well behaved and it looked like we were doing some fun learning! We are starting to set up our new classroom blog, check it out at teamtotaraMB.blogspot.com

March
8th Thurs Last day for swimming entries for Southern Zone competition

April
1st Sun Southland Primary School Swimming Champs

May
14 Mon Young Leaders Conference

Updated 7th March 2012

16th Fri Southern Zone Swimming Champs at Tokanui

5th Thurs Term 1 ends

15th Tues Kids for Kids Concert

28th Wed Community Workshop Evening. All welcome. Further information later

23 Mon Term 2 begins

31st Sat Southland Athletics at Surrey Park

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