Dargaville Primary Cross Country Organisation 2016 The Cross Country will be held on Friday 2nd September. Cancellation date will be advised. All races will be held at Memorial Park with the first race starting at 10am. Years 3-6 will depart school at 9.15am, the junior syndicate will leave school at 10.30. The races will run in this order. When the races conclude we will all assemble and we will have the prize giving, weather permitting. Food is available for sale on the day. Event 2: 10 year old girls 2000m Event 3: 10 year old boys 2000m Event 4: 9 year old girls 1500m Event 5: 9 year old boys 1500m Event 6: 8 year old girls 1200m Event 7: 8 year old boys 1200m Event 8: 7 year old girls 1000m Event 9: 7 year old boys 1000m Event 10: 6 year old girls Event 11: 6 year old boys Event 12: 5 year old girls Event 13: 5 year old boys Staff jobs STARTER -Wayne / Leanne RECORDER -Kiri / Becky/Cathie CROWD CONTROL -Everyone who are not supervising games MONITORS 1= Toilet Block on the rise 2= Jackie 3= Wendy Chitty 4= Graeme Ewenson 5= Stephanie Calder Children will be seated in a set area, in their houses. All children will be expected to stay until the end of the cross country. Children are encouraged to wear their house colours. All children should have drink bottles, warm clothes and a plastic bag to sit on just in- case the ground is damp. School Phone 439 7255 School Fax 439 0246 Dental Clinic 0800 698 3384 Web Site www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz SCHOOL NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL My following comments are on two aspects one of a school matter and another an education issue, that my staff, myself and parents need to be aware of. Firstly; the Government ’talk’ on changes to education in NZ. Theses changes to the Education Act that impact on funding, staffing, resourcing and school programme context and delivery, this covers early childhood through to secondary school, you as parents/caregivers need to be aware of and seek more information about what comes out in the news. For the first time in approximately 20 years the Primary and Secondary School Teachers Union will be holding a stop work meeting to hear about the proposals being discussed by the Government. The Northland Schools meeting is on 16 September in Whangarei, for our staff to attend our BOT is asking that students be picked up and taken home at 12:30 as we will not have enough teachers to safely staff the school. Secondly; it’s about communication with school. If you have a problem, come in to school and talk with the teachers and find out what’s really happening, or happened and the reasons why? Facebook discussions, very often are ill informed, leading towards personal defamation, putdowns and disrespect towards teachers. DPS teachers and staff promote values of Respect, Responsibility and co- operation. I would like to think, my staff should be given opportunities to explain their actions and reasons in a one to one personal approach. Public forums are not the right place, it only serves to damage the reputation of our school. JUMP JAM 4 STAR JAM Last week the whole school was involved in this fundraiser, by skipping to music for 30 minutes. The event raised $340 for Star Jam Charitable Trust, which supports young people with disabilities. WEEKLY FOCUS The value of co-operation will be our focus for the next few weeks. We will be looking at how we relate and work with one another, how we talk to, use our manners and offer encouragement towards others. DPS GOLD AWARDS Gold awards are awarded to students who have received 3 certificates at assemblies throughout the year. Certificates are awarded to students for effort and achievement or putting into practices our school values. To get a gold award is a great achievement, the first one for the year will be given out at our next assembly. BODY JAM The Northern Wairoa event was held recently. We had a large group of senior and middle syndicate students taking part. The students put a lot of effort in to preparing and performing their 2 minute dance routine to music. Results: Makayla McKenzie-1st Year 5/6 Individuals Dani Lowe-3rd Year 3/4 Individuals. Alyssa Kemp & Kalisi Fisiiahi-3rd Year 5/6 Two/ Threes. Ayla Steed, Ella Pyke, Haylee Mitchell, Te Wai Matthews, Mikayla McKenzie & Andi Paxton- 1st Year 5/6 Teams. Camille Fowlie, Hayley Lugtigheid, Danielle Low, Willow Smith & Luji Awad-3rd Year 5/6 Teams. Stella Johnston, Lilly Ewenson, Mischa Blaxland & Hannah Ewenson-1st Year 3/4 Teams. Newsletter Wednesday 31 August 2016