Term Dates - Featherston School

Featherston School Newsletter
Principal’s Comment.
Kia ora
Our Positive Behaviour For Learning is off to a flying start with 14 children receiving their first
certificate for following the routines. After receiving three certificates children are able to claim a
reward. Congratulations to Wanita, Julia, Kaya, Shannon, Tory, Jade, Brianna, Dodge, Victoria,
Shayden, Aileen, Tyler, J’Kyla, and Chloe who will all receive their certificates at next Monday’s
assembly.
On Friday our children took part in the Bikewise Challenge 2012. This included scooters and
heelies as well as bikes. There were five activities which were: Slalom – children riding through
cones, Figure of eight ride – riding between cones on a large circle, Stops – children riding along
a line between cones and putting their brakes on at the cone using a hand signal, Slow Ride –
children riding as slow as they could, and Show-off – things like safe skidding, stoppies and
wheelies.
This year Featherston School, like some other
South Wairarapa Schools, has opted to be part of
the Kuranui College Outdoor Education
Academy. Activities will be based around the
NZ Curriculum Key Competencies of; Relating
to others, Participating and contributing, Using
language symbols and text, Managing self, and
Thinking. Most activities will be centred at the
Waiohine Valley Outdoor Education Centre.
The programme for the year is:
Year 7
Term 1: Raft building and river safety.
Term 2: Tents, flys, bothy bags, camp cooking.
Term 3: Caving.
Term 4: Camp at Waiohine Valley Outdoor
Centre. (Tramping, camping, abseiling, cooking,
night activities, river activities).
Year 8
Term 1 Kayaking, paddle strokes, river safety,
games, and rapids run.
Term 2: Shelter building, bivvys, and bush
cooking.
Term 3: High and low ropes.
Term 4: Camp at Waiohine Valley Outdoor
Centre. (Tramping, camping, abseiling, cooking,
night activities, river activities, night sit out).
A notice will be sent home with further
information and costs.
Ka kite ano
Phil Robertson
Number 2, 17 th February, 2012
Term Dates
Term 1: Wednesday 1 st February to Thursday
5 th April.
(Monday 6 th February Waitangi Day)
Term 2: Monday 23 rd April to Friday 29 th
June.
(Wednesday 25 th April ANZAC Day. Monday
4 th June Queen’s Birthday).
Term 3: Monday 16 th July to Friday 28 th
September.
Term 4: Monday 15 th October to Tuesday 18 th
December
(Monday 22 nd October Labour day).
Coming Up
• 22 nd February – Featherston Cluster
Schools’ Swimming Sports. (Postponement
Monday 27 th )
• 29 th February – South Wairarapa
Schools’ Swimming Sports (postponement
1 st March).
• 29 th February – Kindy visit to Room 1.
• 19 th March – Year 7 & 8’s first ‘Outdoor
Academy’ activity.
• 21 st March – Year 7 & 8 vaccination
Don’t forget you can view this newsletter at
www.featherston.school.nz

2011 Camp at El Rancho
At the end of the 2011 school year our Year 7’s
and 8’s went off to camp at El Rancho in
Waikanae. We stayed there for four days and three
nights. We all participated in activities like horse
riding, go-karting, flying fox, shooting, archery,
swimming, tubing down the river and going down
a giant water slide.
On one of the days we went to the beach. We
found blue bottle jelly fish on the beach, dug for
pipi’s and played around a bit.
At night we played spot light, had a talent show
and competed in marshmallow and team games.
Miss Pickering and Jo looked after us on camp
and made sure that we were all safe and enjoying
ourselves. Mrs Johnson stayed on Monday night,
Mr Robertson on Tuesday night and Whea
Michelle stayed on Wednesday night. Thank you
to all the parents and teachers for coming and
having fun with us.
On the way home we stopped at a chocolate
factory. We stocked up on chocolates and goodies.
Then we went to the wave pools in Upper Hutt
and had a bit of a swim.
We all had an awesome time! We all went home
that night to have a BIG sleep!!!!
By Room 5 (2011).
Congratulations to past pupils Zoe Flack, who
received achievements certificates for first place
in Physical Education and Textiles at Solway
College at the end of 2011, and Tatiana Daysh
who was Dux Proxime of the Senior School for
2011 as well as receiving diligence awards for
excellence and effort in English and History. She
also received achievement certificates for first
place in Physics, Biology, Chemistry and
Mathematics with Calculus.
% of Term 1 Activity Fees Paid
Families making direct credits have been
included in the percentage paid.
% of School Fees Paid for 2012
Positive Behaviour For learning
(PB4L) Certificate Winners.
Back Row: Jade, Chloe, Wanita, Aileen
Middle: Shayden, Shannon, Brianna, Victoria
Front: Julia, Dodge, Tyler, J’Kyla, Kaya.
Absent: Tory,

Community Community Notices
Notices
Duffy Books in Homes
Do you have any pre-schoolers at home?
If you do, contact the school office and
they will be put on our register to receive
free books from Duffy Books in Homes.
Yoga
Wednesday Nights (starts 25 th Jan) at
Featherston Community Centre
Wakefield Street
Featherston
6 – 7.15pm
Sunkist Stickers
Please collect Sunkist stickers from your
citrus fruit for us to try and win a set of
iPads for the school. Just bring them in to
Floris with your Yummy Stickers or send
them in with your children.
Women’s Weekend – Hau Ariki
Friday 24 th to Sunday 26 th February at Hau
Ariki Marae, 131 Regent Street,
Martinborough.
To enrol contact Wairarapa REAP ph 06 377
1379 or email reception@waireap.org.nz .
Cost $40.00 which includes accommodation,
meals and all workshops. Please feel free to
phone Cherie or Trudy for more
information. We may be able to help you
arrange car pooling/transport.
South Wairarapa School of Dance
Claasses resume on 8 th February at the
Dance Studio Kuranui College.
Contact Penny 06 3089012 (evenings).
Greytown Scout Group
Back up and running for 2012.
Kea Group age from 6 – 8yrs, Monday 3.45
to 4.45pm
Cub Group age from 8 – 10.5 yrs, Tuesday
6.30pm to 8.00pm.
Scout Group age from 10.5 – 15yrs,
Wednesday 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
All meet at Scout Den, Kuratawhiti Street,
Greytown.
Enquiries to Tony Allen 0274 325075.
Shade Sale
Work has started on the construction of a shade
sail over our new sandpit (thanks to a grant of
$5000 from Eastern & Central Community
Trust).
Six large posts, designed to withstand
Featherston’s strongest winds, have been
anchored securely into the ground. The shade sail
will be installed in 2 or 3 weeks’ time.
Board of Trustees
We have been advised that John Renor has
resigned from the Featherston School Board of
Trustees due to work commitments. I would like to
thank John on behalf of us all for his input into the
governing of our school.
We now have a vacancy on the Board of Trustees
and the Board wishes to co-opt a new member. If
you are interested and think you may something to
offer Featherston School, please make an
expression of interest to
principal@featherston.school.nz or give your
details to Floris in the office.
Current Board members are:
Debbie Bennett Chairperson
Phil Robertson Principal
Sandra Walters Staff Rep.
Mary-Ann Newhouse Elected Rep.
Ian Hyslop Elected Rep
The Board are responsible for the Governance of
the school and ensure that the school is resourced
to meet the goals set out in our Strategic and
Annual Plans (which are available for viewing on
the school website).

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