Good Citizens

Pink Shirt Day

Don't forget pink shirt day this Friday. This day is used to raised money for the Mental Health Foundation who work to eliminate bullying and help children with the long term effects of bullying. If you don't have a pink shirt, wear a wig, a tie, pink socks...anything pink! Remember to send donations to the school office. 

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Calendar Art

Every class is busy working on some wonderful art to be created into a calendar.  These make great presents and are always of really good quality.  Funds raised will go towards buying much needed ICT equipment for the school.

Pink Shirt Day - Help To Prevent Bullying

 PINK SHIRT DAY – FRIDAY 22 MAY

Pink Shirt Day is a bullying awareness campaign that gets

people talking about bullying and taking action against it.

By wearing pink on Pink Shirt Day, people around N.Z.

stand together and make a commitment to prevent and

respond to bullying. It’s a great opportunity to discuss

what bullying is, what to do about it and how to get help.

We would like everyone to wear pink and or bring a gold

coin donation to support this good cause on this day.

To help prevent bullying we first need to understand what it is...

What is Bullying?

Definitions of bullying

Bullying is when a person or a group repeatedly and intentionally uses or abuse their power to intimidate, hurt, oppress or damage someone else. It can be covert or cyber-based (happening online through social networks or even through mobile phones). Bullying can be physical or emotional.

According to the National Centre Against Bullying, there are five different kinds of bullying behaviour. They are:

1. Physical bullying: when physical actions such as hitting, poking, tripping or pushing, are used to hurt and intimidate. Repeatedly and intentionally damaging someone's belongings is also physical bullying, says the centre.

2. Verbal bullying: involves the use of negative words, like name calling, insults, homophobic or racist slurs, or words used to intentionally upset someone.

3. Social bullying: when lies, the spreading of rumours or nasty pranks are used. This includes repeated mimicking and deliberate exclusion.

4. Psychological bullying: involves the repeated and intentional use of words or actions which can cause psychological harm. Examples include intimidation, manipulation and stalking.

5. Cyber bullying: this is the big one at the moment and is when technology is used to verbally, socially or psychologically bully. It can occur in chat rooms, on social networking sites, through emails or on mobile phones.

Bullying isn't 

• mutual arguments and disagreements
• single episodes of social rejection or dislike
• single-episode acts of nastiness or spite
• random acts of aggression or intimidation

More information can be found here.

Good Citizens Weeks 1 - 4

We Shall Remember Them

ANZAC REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

On Tuesday 21^st April  @ 9.30am we will be having a Remembrance Ceremony in conjunction with the Kauri Church.  This will be held at the Returned Serviceman grave area, where we will be placing crosses in remembrance.  This will be a whole school event and family and our wider community are invited.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our Citizen of the Term

Benjamin

Other Finalists Were:

Dylan

Sharna

Naia

Bear

Sam S

Zanthia

Kamaia

A big well done to our Sunflower competition winners:

William - Biggest flower head (flower not pictured)

Wahanui Boys - Tallest Plant

Grace - Lucky draw

Also congratulations to those children that received Principal Awards today.

Room 1

Ali - You are an incredible learner.  You are enthusiastic with exemplary work habits.  You are a fantastic problem solver and constantly amaze us with your abilities.

Room 3

Joel - You shine! You have an amazing enthusiasm for learning and always embrace new challenges. You independently strive to achieve your goals and have made terrific progress as a result of this!

Room 4

Charli - you are a consistently focused independent learner who always attempts to solve problems yourself first. You are also a kind and empathetic class member too. keep up the great progress!

Room 5  

Jordan - You are an enthusiastic learner who consistently persists with all your learning.  You have made fantastic progress because of this.  Keep going!

Room 6

Keenan - You have an amazing attitude towards learning. You make excellent choices both inside and outside the classroom that will improve your growth as a learner and as a young man. Keep it up dude!

Room 7

Kiahn - You are amazing! You are enthusiastic about learning, and you consistently work towards achieving your goals in all curriculum areas. You are an awesome role model and a valued member of our class.

Room 8 

Alyssa -  You demonstrate daily that you are responsible for your learning journey by being focused and trying out and developing new skills. You have made very good progress this term because of this. Keep it up, Alyssa

Room 9-

Aimee Lindsay - What an enthusiastic and energetic learner you are! Your passion for learning is infectious and your confidence in taking responsible risks is inspiring!

Have a happy Easter break and a great holiday, we will see you all back next term!