Hangi Update from the Hangi Committee

REMINDER: - Order your Matariki Hangi Tickets ~ please find notice attached ~ payment and ordering has been extended until Friday 

$5.00 child

$10.00 adult

Payment can be made in 3 easy ways

*Cash/Cheque to your child's teacher 

*Eft Pos at the school office 

*OR directly into school bank account 12-3070-0098609-01 please use 

Particulars: Surname 

Code: Class #

Reference: Hangi

Please ensure notice with child's name and order details goes back to your child's teacher advising method of payment used

"The hangi money collected is purely for cost covering. 

We would appreciate any donations of 
*tinfoil 45 cm wide
*disposable plates, cups
*food gloves

Please we need help/assistance in the following areas

THURSDAY 
Food preparation
Hangi meat  
Vegetables - potatoes, kumara, pumpkin - ask your child's teacher if they require help on Thursday afternoon to assist children with peeling of vegetables
making of stuffing

FRIDAY
5.30am hangi fire - Russell, Kerry, Neil, Mark
8am  hangi down
11am hangi up - We need 6 men to lift the hangi! 

BYO water bottle and towel and shovel and rake
Carving and serving we need at least 16 people
Clean up after"

Matariki

28 June 2014 signals the start of Matariki this year. Matariki is when the Matariki star cluster is visible in our night skies and is considered the Maori New Year. Matariki is connected with harvesting and planting as preserving and harvesting of birds and crops was complete by this time of the year and planning would start for the coming year.

Arahoe School is celebrating Matariki this year with a hangi (pronounced haangi). Food is cooked by steaming in the ground on hot rocks. The hangi is $5 for children and $10 for adults. The hangi will take place on the last day of school this term. You will receive updates between now and then as we will need help with the preparation and service. Look out for those notices.

*Orders will be taken this week until Friday 26 June*

Tree planting Day!

What a fun morning!

First, Dai Henwood and Urzila Carlson started off the event by opening it for us and they were pretty funny. Even though it had been sunny and warm, as soon as we went to get our tree, the skies clouded over and it poured with rain. Luckily, Caio's Dad had given us a rain cover AND we could all fit under it! It was hilarious. Then we found our tree and David (Luca's Dad) and Vanessa (Levi's Mum) helped us with the planting. Next was hot chocolate and and cake! Couldn't get any better than that.

Update on Dig Deep or Donate

Hello parents,

As you will be aware Arahoes Arbour Day – Dig Deep or Donate is happening this THURSDAY at 9am. The event is taking place on the school field and will be approximately 30-45 minutes. All the classes are fortunate enough to be able to plant a native tree into the school field on Thursday morning. The event will go ahead if there is rain so please make sure your child is wearing weather appropriate clothing.

·      gumboots

·      clothes shoes

·      raincoat

·      warm jumper

·      pack spare clothes

 

After the Arbour Day the PSG have organized delicious home baking and hot chocolates to be sold outside room 5 for $2. All the money raised will go towards the re-vamp of the school gardens.

Dana Turner

Dig in or Dig Deep

This is coming up on Thursday morning. The PSG is selling coffee and having a cake stall. Urzila Carlson and Dai Henwood will be coming to join the fun. We will be on the front field of the school after 9am if you can join us.

Follow this link for more details:

Arahoe Arbor Day

We are learning to make a worm farm

For technology homework the children in our syndicate are being asked to make a worm farm at home (it does not need to be brought to school).

The children need to decide what the purpose for their worm farm is e.g. to observe earthworms or to create compost and worm wee for the garden and this will help them work out what they need. Worm farms can be made from ice cream containers, large yoghurt containers - any plastic containers that may be larger enough or stackable. Head over to the Ara Teina Topic page for ideas.

We made a worm farm for the class on Friday out of a soft drink bottle and some things we found around the school e.g. stones, sand and soil. When we find some earthworms we will be able to watch the worms creating their tunnels. Cool!
worm farm
worm farm 2

Crazy Friday

We had a really busy Friday 6 June with our Assembly minion dance and Disco the same evening and Monica came to talk to us about the Soccer World Cup. Yes, the soccer world cup, the largest sporting event in the world!

 Thanks Room 14 for the photos:

Our Assembly Dance

Monica's talk about the World Cup in Brasil

We enjoyed playing soccer with the balloons!

Thank you Monica!

Wow! What a great disco. There were heaps of kids and it was lots of fun! Whew ARE WE TIRED!

Crazy Hat and Hair Day

Got to be the best looking class in the school easily!
Room 23 and visitors:

Class Photo & Introducing Mrs Walmsley

This is our class photo (the final is in colour). Please ask the office for an envelope so you can make your order. I believe it is the last week this week.

In two weeks Mrs Walmsley will be working with Room 23 for six weeks in completion of her teaching degree. Room 23 children have met and spent time with Mrs Walmsley and they enjoy her visits to our class. Say hi when you see her around.