1. Absences
Please text your child’s
absence to
0272542430
State:
Name,
Room Number
Reason for absence.
Term 1 —2014 No.4
P R I N C I P A L ’ S R A M B L E
Next Newsletter:
27 March2014
Remember:
School Hours:
8:45 am to 2:45pm
Our Mission:
Developing Confident, Resourceful
Life-Long Learners.
WHAT’ s HAPPENING:
March
13 PSG Meeting
18 Duffy Theatre
19 BOT Meeting
22 Southland Athletics
25,26,27 School Swim-
ming
April
1,2,3 School Swimming
8,9,10 School Swimming
11 Zone Swimming Sports
17 End of Term 1
May
5 Term 2 Begins
Term accounts have gone
out so thank you to those of
you who have already paid.
If payment could be made
by terms end it would be
appreciated.
Focus :
Key Competency
Managing Self
Value : Integrity
Meaning:
―Doing the right thing at
the right time, even when
no one is looking!‖
.Kia Ora, Talofa and Hi to the end of week seven.
During the last few weeks, under the heading of “Keeping Safe”, students
have had experts in discussing ways and avenues of keeping themselves
safe. Topics covered have been Road Safety, Fire Safety and Personal
Safety and next week for the senior students, cyber safety. Within the Per-
sonal Safety area, Constable Lohrey, discussed such topics as “good” vs
“bad” touching and how comfortable students feel around others. The Per-
sonal Safety component has not been the full “Keeping Ourselves Safe” pro-
gramme - only components of the programme have been used to build on the
total theme of “Keeping Safe - in all aspects of life”. If your child has raised
any issues or concerns, please talk to your classroom teacher or myself.
Swimming is not too far away - many thanks for the responses on your child’s
swimming ability. This helps us to organise our groups - especially if your
child has joined a swimming club or has attended swimming lessons.
A slight change this year - we have one set time for swimming which has
been extended to three weeks. The main factor for change has been the time
constraints of Term 4 - especially with our Education Outside the Classroom
Programme (ie camps) and 2) Term 4 always being so short.
Swimming Reminders: Buses leave sharp at 8:45am from school.
Meeting us at Splash Palace - please let the school know
Swimming Goggles - make a difference in build-
ing confidence to put heads under water.
If Students aren’t swimming - a note must be
placed in their communication book or phone
call to the office.
If student forget togs - we will hire them at the
pool - and cost placed on school account.
Please Be Vigilant of Our School - just a note of help - if you are driving
past and see anything unusual or out of place - please contact the school.
We have been advised that schools are being targeted for burglaries - specif-
ically targeting computers and ipads.
School Classroom Blogs - check these out through the school’s blog page -
staff and students are working to update these on a regular basis.
Board Meeting Next week - which will be reviewing Policy No.2 NAG 2 - Dele-
gation to the Principal.
Have a great fortnight
Kia Kaha
Andrea and Staff
TISBURY
―What,‖ said the
young man, ―Is the
difference between
wisdom and
knowledge?‖ ―Well,‖
came the reply from
his elder. ―Knowledge
is knowing that a
tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom, on the other
hand is knowing that
you do not put it in a
fruit salad.‖

2. COMMUNITY NOTICES
** Friday Club—Lindisfarne Methodist Community
Centre 14 March 4.30pm—6.30pm for ages 7 to 11
Gold Coin Donation
** Invercargill Blues Rugby Club—Kids Registration
Day Thursday 10th April 5.30pm—6.30pm & Sunday
13th April 10.30-11.30 Balmoral Drive Invercargill Any
queries Phone 021 307 316
** Badminton Southland Baddy Basher s Club—Every
Wednesday from 3.30pm—4.30pm Badminton Hall,
Surrey Park
** Tramway Playcentre—More info contact Leila 021
137 6923 or Assn 214 2033
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Health & Safety
Measles—We have
had an alert from
the Ministry of
Health regarding
Measles. There has
been confirmed
cases of measles in
the North Island.
Please be aware and
make sure your
child is fully immun-
ized. Further info
at
www.moh.govt.nz/m
easles
Continue to check chil-
drens hair for signs of
lice, this is an ongoing
problem.
PITA PIT
Term 1 Dates
.
3 April
__________
Please
speak with
your chil-
dren regard-
ing putting
orders in
and no
money or
little money
in envelope
Tisbury School’s
Assemblies
MONDAYS : 2:15pm
All Welcome
2014 TERM DATES
Term 1: 28 January –17 April
Term 2: 5 May—4 July
Term 3 :21 July 26 September
Term 4 :13 October—TBA
Sausage
Sizzle
Term 1 Dates
20 March
17 April
Remember—
No Noodles
at school.
We have bot-
tles of water
for sale $1
Tisbury Kids
Can Do Any-
thing – Watch
Us Try!
We currently do not have
enough volunteers to draw up
a roster for sausage sizzles,
held on 3rd Thursday of each
month. Please if you can
help out contact Mary at the
office.
Children working in the gardens at
lunchtimes.
PSG MEETING—tonight at
Barluca 7.30pm. All welcome.
Good luck to Ben Burnett, Connor Newell,
Olympia Owens, Kyllah Lansangan, Amelia
Henriksen and Alex Crosbie who are repre-
sentating Southern Zone in
the Southland Athletics on
Saturday 22 March.
Certificate Winners