FINAL ASSEMBLY FOR TERM 1

Well done to our students who were presented with awards in this assembly.  You are deserving of your win and it is a very commendable start to the 2017 year for you. You have been engaged in positive behaviour and learning in accordance with our student’s school guidelines. Your names are published in this newsletter.

OUR AIS STUDENT’S ACROSTIC GUIDELINES

 Also congratulations to our lucky gold card draw winners, a clean sweep for Team Apirana!!

 1^st Reyse Borrell R6,      2^nd  Gloria Ioapo, R8      ,3^rd  Zepplin Maloney R5.

 Also there was great fun getting together for a sausage sizzle to celebrate the school-wide winning of over 1,000 gold cards.  This is very pleasing to see the school is moving ahead in such a positive way.

MUFTI DAY TOMORROW

Reminder:  Mufti day for all students – a gold coin donation please which our Rangatira have decided to support the purchasing board games for the classrooms to be used on wet days.

SCHOOL CAMPS     –   10th – 13th APRIL

Team Apirana       (Rooms 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9)       out Monday back Wednesday

Team Hillary        (Rooms 1, 2, 3 & 4)           out Tuesday back Thursday

All families have been fully informed about camp details for next week and we are crossing our fingers for some sunny weather for you.

STUDY CENTRE

There will be NO STUDY CENTRE sessions next week because of camp.  Study centre sessions will start up again in week 1 of next term.  Numeracy Study Centre is on Tuesday afternoons and Literacy and Gardening Study Centre on Thursdays.

GUEST SPEAKER

Thank you to Bernadette Robertson, an electrical engineer with Transpower for coming to speak to the Rangatira and students they had selected, about her journey to becoming an engineer.  Bernadette shared valuable messages about challenges that she faced at high school and university and how she overcame these.  We hope this helped to inspire our students to follow their dreams.

SPORT

 Inter-Intermediate Athletics at Wellington - Results: Top 10 in each event –

Zion van Nistelrooy R1       junior boys discus throw 6^th, junior vortex 3rd

Orlando Bonica R2             junior boys shot put 6th

Alofa Tofa R2                     junior boys vortex 7^th, junior boys shot put 2nd

Sanerivi Fuli R8                  junior boys vortex 1st

Tiana McKinnon R9           senior girls long jump 4^th , senior girls vortex 2^nd, senior girls 200m 6th                                

Cassidy Faitele R7            senior girls discus 2^nd

Therese Garcia R5            senior girls long jump 10th

Killarney Howsan R7         senior girls high jump 1^st, senior long jump 5^th, senior girls 100m

                                                           run 6^th, senior 200m run 4th

 Alex Hurtado R4               senior boys high jump 2nd, senior boys long jump 5th

Mana Dudley–Kiikoro R9  senior boys vortex 6^th, senior boys long jump 7^th, senior boys shot put 5th                                     

Liam Carroll R7                 senior boys vortex 5^th, senior boys discus 1^st, senior boys long jump    

                                         1^st, senior boys 100m run 4^th, senior 200m run 6^th

Well done to all students who represented Avalon Intermediate at this competition. Avalon

Intermediate came 5^th overall.  Yay!!

Liam Carroll senior boys 100m run 4^th place                     Killarney Howsan senior girls high jump1st place

TOUCH RUGBY COMPETITION

 Hemi Moreli R5, the Captain of Avalon Beasts Yr7 & Y8 mixed grade Hutt Valley Total Touch, receives the Trophy for winning the final played against Sacred Heart Petone, at Hutt Park last Friday night.

The season total was 102 points scored and 2 points conceded.

Congratulations to our team and thank you to the coaches and parents/caregivers for your support.

SHARING HER WRITING – ANGEL TE PAIA R4

Thank you Angel for sharing her writing with us this week. This is the first part of a narrative she has written called ‘Killer Clowns’ .

 I am perched on the edge of the king-sized bed that I don´t own, but just wish I did. The creepy clowns are hunched up on the cabinet and are everywhere. I shudder. The big clown rocking on the rocking chair was just really creeping me out. I tried to go to sleep. But as always in that house I just couldn’t.

I’m telling you, they need to pay me more. I had just put the twins to bed and was exhausted. At a moment I drifted into a soft, mallow sleep, but suddenly there was a slow creaking noise. I lifted my oval shaped head from an uncomfortable, but still very, big pillow. My eyes slowly ventured to the rocking chair. Phew. Still in its place. But the head has moved so that its facing me. I run to the phone, punch in the owners number. Ringggggggggg The sound is irritating. The receiver crackles to life.  “Haro,Who’s this?”

“OMG who do you think it is? Hello it’s me, Your big clown on the rocking chair is creeping me out!” I cried.

“What big clown in what rocking chair? Aye? What are you talking about? Are you okay sweetie?”

I took in a deep breath…

                                       GOLD CARD DRAW

Congratulations to Gay Lar Mu from, R9 for winning the lucky gold card draw at assembly on 29^th March for a great effort attending to her learning – L LEADER & LEARNING.  

TEXTING ABSENCES TO SCHOOL

 When texting your child’s absence to school please advise the reason they are not at school.  Our Health Nurse, Ioana Gaualofa, has also requested for illness please could you state the nature of the illness as the Public Health System needs to track bugs patterns within the community.

Ian Hastie, Principal

TERM 1 AWARDS LIST

Team Hillary

Class Awards

Room 1                     Jason Scanlon                     Jordan Togoai

Room 2                     Ben Meads                           Tamanna Amin

Room 3                     Mercy Mainu’u                      Orlando Bonica

Tech Awards

Foods                                    Hoani Campbell  Room 2

Fabric                         Isabelle Elliot Room 1

Visual Art                   Jason Scanlon Room 1

Multicraft                    Niamh Sugrue         Room 4

Music                         Jordan Tagoai Room 1

Wood                         Hakeema Aminudeen Room 1

Team Apirana

Class Awards

Room 5                     Ofa Malaefoou                      Jordyn Wright

Room 6                     Devontae Burrows              Joseph Viliamu

Room 7                     Fletcher Troke                      Isabella Candy

Room 8                     Ava Perry-Komarkowski      Emily Schuster

Room 9                     Gay Lar Mu                            JJ Malama

Tech Awards

Foods                                    JJ Malama

Fabric                         Tahleah Kiri

Visual Art                   Ava Perry-Komarkowski

Multicraft                    Josef Niko-Kaimo

Music                         Jahdyst Wereta

Wood                         Jacqui Wesson