1. Absences
Please text your child’s
absence to
0272542430
State:
Name,
Room Number
Reason for absence.
Term 2—2014 No.9
P R I N C I P A L ’ S R A M B L E
Next Newsletter:
3 July 2014
Remember:
School Hours:
8:45 am to 2:45pm
Our Mission:
Developing Confident, Resourceful
Life-Long Learners.
WHAT’ S HAPPENING:
June
27 Tisbury’s Got Talent
Show—Purchase tickets
now
July
27 BOT Meeting
August
7 Teacher Only Day—Staff
at a course
11 Moffatt Cup—Tokanui
15 Postponement Moffatt
Cup
20 BOT Meeting
September
20 Tisbury School Polling
Place for General Election
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 Welcome to Week 7 Term 2 - this leaves two weeks remaining for
this term.
Term holidays: School Finishes Friday, 4th July and Term 3 Commences, Monday, 21
July. The year just seems to be flying by.
Friday Wheels: I have had a couple of parents ask about this. I draw your attention to
the School’s Information Booklet (which is sent home with each new enrolment, and every
family received an up to date version at the beginning of the year) Page 7 - Friday
Wheels. Children are allowed to bring a scooter or skateboard to school only on a Fri-
day. They must have appropriate safety gear, ie helmet, knee or arm pads (for scooters).
The only children allowed to use the scooters are the children who own them. If you
have any questions please talk to your child’s classroom teacher.
Attendance and Lateness: As advised in the last newsletter, the school is having a real
focus on working with families who are continually arriving late or not advising the school
of a justified absence. Part of the School’s responsibility is keeping families aware of the
school times and attendance/lateness trends. The school is legally obliged to have 5
hours contact time (teaching time). For Tisbury School, to align with bus times, our start
time for learning is 8:45am. If a student is not in class ready for learning at 8:45, as
this is when the roll is taken, then they are deemed to be late. As from next week, a re-
port will be sent home advising you if your child has been late. The report shows quite
clearly the day(s) within the week. If there is a continued pattern, then these reports will
be forwarded to the Attendance Service for follow up. Staff appreciate that there are the
occasional times when things just don’t go right in the morning, (even I had that flat tyre
this week), however, it is the continually late trends that are of concern. If a child is late,
10 minutes every morning (ie 8:55), that equates to 50 minutes a week - this time can
cover, handwriting, basic fact practice, oral language components - all of which are im-
portant to your child’s overall learning outcomes. Please talk to your child’s teacher if you
have any questions.
Tisburys’ Got Talent: Last week saw each classroom share their finalists for selection to
the “Big Talent Show - Friday, 27th June”. What a great effort from all the acts that pre-
sented. It is not easy getting up in front of an audience (106 students plus 20 parents).
So well done for taking that “Risk”. The acts going through are listed on next page. We
wish them all the best for the big show.
Changes in the Junior Cloakbay: Over the past two weeks the Junior Cloak Bay has
been changed. Students in Oreti, Mataura and Awarua Rooms now hang their bags out
the front of their classrooms. Access to their classrooms are from the front of the school.
Students still have access to the toilets through the internal and external doors. Students
will be able to go into their classroom if the weather is “terrible” before 8:30am. The
teachers of the above rooms, ask that parents wait for their children at the blue seats
where their bags are now hanging. The cloak bay is going to be used as a teaching
space for small groups or one on one work. The reason behind this change is that the
school is very tight for space and the teachers aides are often looking for spaces to work.
We will see how this goes. The senior cloak bay remains as is.
Have a great weekend. The last newsletter for this term will be Thursday, 3 July.
Kia Kaha
Andrea and Staff
TISBURY
―Don’t tell me the
sky’s the limit
when there are
footprints on the
moon‖

2. Congratulations to these students who gained top 10 plac-
ings at Southern Zone Cross Country at Gorge Road last
week:
Cameron Dovey 10 year old boys 10th
William Thode 9 year boys 8th
Cheyden Blackley 7 year old boys 5th
Dylan Hoogeveen 5 year old boys 10th
Page 2
Health & Safety
Measles—Continue
to be alert and further
info is at
www.moh.govt.nz/measl
es
Continue to check chil-
dren's hair for signs
of lice, this is an on-
going problem.
Fish n Chips
Term 2 Dates
3 July
Canteen
Sausage
Rolls are
0.50c as
they are a
smaller
version
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
19 June
Remember—
No Noodles
at school.
Heat-Ups are
to go in the
pie warmer
only.
Tisbury Kids
Can Do Any-
thing – Watch
Us Try!
Certificate Winners
Students going through to next Fridays Tisbury Got Talent show are:
Sophie , Logan, Poppy, Karli, Oliver, Britney, Tessa, Fairlayne’s Dance
Group, Jessica, Kyllah, Silver Skulls Dance Group. Good Luck!!
Tisbury’s Got Talent
Students who have made it through to the
finals of the talent show do not have to pay
entry fee.
If anybody within our school community still
wants to enter Tisbury’s Got Talent they can
do so through the website
www.talentshow@tisbury.school.nz
Tickets for talent show are on sale now, put
your order in at the office and your tickets
will be sent home.
School Uniform— We
had a great response from our
school community. Results
were 80% yes, 5% no, 14%
abstaining. At last nights
board meeting it was decided
that the uniform will be com-
pulsory from 2015 except the
Year 6’s and it will be optional
as soon as it is available.
Southern Zone Cross Country
Kapa Haka—if anyone is available to help
with practices on Wednesday’s at 12.45pm
please contact Joy Maheno
Polyfest Festival is on 26 –29 August 2014