1. Absences
Please text your child’s
absence to
0272542430
State:
Name,
Room Number
Reason for absence.
Term 3 —2013 No.3
PRINCIPAL’S RAMBLE
Next Newsletter:
12 September 2013
Remember:
School Hours:
8:45 am to 2:45pm
Our Mission:
Developing Confident, Resourceful
Life-Long Learners.
DATES TO DIARY:
September
9 School Photos
10 Zeebong Storyteller
12 Numeracy/Literacy Par-
ent Evening at school
18 Parent Evening John Par-
sons Waverley Park School
19 Sharing Day/Dance and
Lunch
Calendar Art on Display
23 John Parsons at school
25 Duffy Role Model Assem-
bly
25 BOT Meeting
26 Agricultural Day at School
27 End of Term 3
October
14 Start of Term 4
16/17/18 School Swimming
21/22/23 School Swimming
25 Soccer Tournament
29 Soccer Tournament PP
Enrolments
If you have current students at
Tisbury School it would be ap-
preciated if you make the
school aware of any siblings
that will be attending in the
future. This is important for us
to manage our roll numbers.
Thank you
Key Competency:
Relating to Others
Value:s:
Showing Respect
and
Being Responsible
Kia Ora, Talofa lava and Welcome to Week 5
HOT DATES TO DIARY OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:
CHECK OUT THE LEFT HAND COLUMN OF THE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE UP AND COMING
EVENTS.
3 September: Choir Practice at Waverley Park School 9:00 to 12:00. The big Singing Gleek
Out is not too far away – tickets are on sale through the Invercargill City Council Booking Of-
fice – Tisbury School’s Night is : TUESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER. – Check out the separate no-
tice.
9 September: School Photos.
12 September: Parent Information Night on ―Helping your Child with their Maths, Reading and
Writing‖ – at Tisbury School – run by the Teachers. 7:00pm – see inserted flyer.
CYBER SAFTEY: We have an opportunity to help our students, families and staff to understand
the need for being safe when using the internet. John Parsons will be working with our 8 to 11
year olds on Monday 23, September 9:00 to 11:30am. There is also an opportunity for par-
ents to attend a parent evening on Wednesday, 18th September 7 – 9pm. Venue: Waverley
Park School. This evening will help you understand some of the ―safety issues‖ that your chil-
dren and your family face when interacting on social media. Feedback is that John is fantas-
tic, and that you will be very surprised at what he has to say. This evening is one you don’t
want to miss out on - pencil it into your diary today. (Check out the flyer that went home with
the last newsletter).
ATTENDANCE: In the newsletter I wrote about attendance and the emphasis on eliminating
habitual lateness. During the past two weeks staff have been specifically monitoring lateness
and letters will be sent home next week outlining the importance of being on time. Lateness
will continue to be monitored and if necessary referrals will be made to the Attendance Ser-
vices. The BIG thing is, if you are having problems at home getting your child to school on
time, talk to the classroom teacher, or myself, and we can work together to solve them.
PARENT INFORMATION EVENING: Check out the enclosed flyer – staff want to help keep you
informed about how to help your child at home – we hope as many of you can join us for this
fun, and hands on, night of learning about maths, reading and writing.
EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: Term four is looming and the organization has begun
for the school wide EOTC programme. Notices came home today outlining the events. As usu-
al we need parent help – with over 100 children going to Bluff and working around water we
will need all the help we can get.
STUDENTS WRITING – Every classroom is sending some writing home – check it out! – Room
4 , we have some really great writers who want to share their work with you in this newsletter.
AROUND SCHOOL THIS FORTNIGHT:
All classrooms had the opportunity to work with Gemma Robertson and are all working on de-
veloping a dance to share on our sharing day.
Until the next newsletter, take care and
Kia Kaha Andrea and Staff
TISBURY

2. It is always difficult to think of something different, but healthy, for kids
lunch boxes. In the latest Health Promoting Schools Magazine the follow-
ing ideas have been copied:
Pantry Fallbacks:
The Main Event:
Tinned fish/chicken in a sandwich or on crackers.
Cheese and Marmite as a mousetrap or sandwich.
Pikelets, scones or fruit toast.
Toastie pies – try cheese and ham/creamed corn/spaghetti.
Snacks:
Plain, air popped popcorn.
Corn crackers, Cruskits, rice cakes
Hard boiled eggs
Unsalted nuts and seeds
Snaplock bag of cereal, ie sultana buds, Weetbix bites
Dried Fruit
Olives, gherkins, pickled inions
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Public Health Nurse
Visits
24 September
Fish & Chips
Next Date:
Thursday
5 September
Chicken Nug-
gets have
changed to
Chicken
Bites
Tisbury School’s
Assemblies
FRIDAYS : 11:45 am
All Welcome
We are still collecting the
Meadow Fresh Cool for
Schools stickers. Thank you to
everyone who has bought
some into school, keep collect-
ing please.
Sausage
Sizzle
Next Date
19 September
Health Alerts:
Ongoing:
Headlice
Please continue to
check—Treatment to
eliminate. Smart Sci-
ence Headlice Hero
Treatment Spray availa-
ble from Ballie & Lewis
Pharmacy, South City
Tisbury Kids
Can Do Any-
thing – Watch
Us Try!
Hockey Fees
Hockey Season is coming to a close,
so if you haven’t paid your $20 fee
please do so now. If you are unsure
contact Mary at the office. We have
already paid Hockey Southland for
the teams entry fee . The Board of
Trustess has subsidized the cost
substantially, otherwise it would be
costing you as a parent $42.00.
Certificate Winners—Nikora Avia-Pennicott, Heath Wilson, Chaneise Morgan
-Fletcher, Alex Pahl and Oliver Thode
Cody Martin playing the bag pipes at Assembly.
Community Notices:
Wanted Farm House for Rent—Contact Glenys on 216 1167
Teeball/Softball season coming up, anyone interested contact Yvonne Smith on
Yvonne@smithnz.com
Sport Southland—Pass It On Initiative. If you have unused sport or fitness equipment,
Sport Southland wants you to pass it on to schools and community organisations on
Wednesday September 4th. Simply drop anything to your school and they will collect.
Otatara Plunket Kid’s Stuff Sale—Sunday 15th September 2013 9.30am—11.30am Otatara
Community centre—Free Entry
Windmill Programme Open Day 198 Esk St Saturday 21st September 9.30am
Spare Clothes: Because of
the time of year students
are getting dirty wet clothes
when they play outside so it
might be a good idea to pop
an extra set of clothes in
their school bags so they
have something dry to
change into.
HANDY HINTS; KIDS NEED TO EAT TO LEARN
CARPARK CHANGES STARTING TERM 4:
Further to the BOT Link, the school is always looking at how to
make the carpark safer. One solution put forward is to have
―no drop off Zone‖ after school only. This will require all par-
ents to park their cars - PARKING OVER THE ROAD IN THE FIELD
(ONCE THE GATE HAS CHANGED) and come into the school
grounds to collect their children. So please don’t get cross
when your child is not let out of the gate to walk to the car.
There is no wonderful solution to the drop off zone area, and
I’m sure this solution will have its own issues – however, if we
don’t try, we don’t know how improved it will
be.
If outstanding library
books are not returned
by next week then a $5
charge will go on your
school account.