Ter m 2, Week 2, 14 May, 2014

Dear Parents and Caregivers

It has been really great having so many of you coming to meet with your child/rens teacher
to discuss and set some goals for the rest of the year. We are very pleased that so many
families come for these conferences, which help build the home-school partnership, and can
add immeasurably to the progress of each child.

Cross Country: Children have begun training for the school Cross Country which, for new
families to our school, is a marvellous whole-day event held on the Land Corp farm on Takou
Bay Road, on June 10
th
. We take the whole school there by bus, which costs the school
around $1300. This transport is a real cost to the school, and has been paid by the PTA in
recent years. We dont charge because it is a compulsory event. However, we would like to
try and keep as much PTA funding for other more tangible needs, if possible. Several
businesses are making contributions, which is fantastic, and we are also offering all families
the opportunity to give a voluntary donation to this cost. The real cost is around $4 per child.
You might like to send this to school (or $5 or $10?) to help. Any contribution is appreciated.
No lists will be kept or receipts given. A special container will be in the reception area for the
next couple of weeks if you would like to help.

Classes are continuing with both Rippa Rugby and Hockey lessons this week, provided by
Sport Northland instructors free of charge. These lessons give all our children a taste of
different sports and are an integral part of our Physical Education programme.

A small group of our senior Eco-Warriors will be going with Ms Stone to Urupukapuka Island to
join a number of other school groups in a tree planting work day. We wish them well and
look forward to hearing back from them.

The Disco this Friday will be a lot of fun for all who attend. Thank you to the PTA for setting this
all up, and to all who help on the night. Dont forget that our Year 1 and 2 children come
from 5:30 6:30pm (with an adult please), and Year 3 6 students are from 7pm to 8:30pm.
See you there!

For the Children

Ken McLeay
Principal
Phone 4077277 Mobile 0211077110 www.riverview.school.nz
P O Box 942 Kerikeri 0245 23 Riverview Road, Kerikeri
Mid-North Mobile Ear Clinic - Tuesday 3 June,
outside the Plunket Rooms, Wendywood Lane, 8.30am -
3.30pm.
Childrens Art Classes - term time after school,
Tuesdays and Thursdays with Ruth Francis and Maxine
Bell, Cherry Park House, Landing Road, 3.30-5pm. $15
per lesson. Phone 09 4019035 or email
planetgreen@xtra.co.nz
Singing Lessons! Individual Singing lessons available
during school hours at Riverview School. Teacher Vera
Pluijlaar, two bachelor degrees (specialisation Singing)
teaching musician and performer. 2 years
experience in musical theatre and more than 10 years
experience in teaching singing. Call Kerikeri School of
Music at 407 4720 to enrol now!


Scholastic Book Club

Orders are to be returned to the school office
by Monday 26 May.
Cheques are to be made out to
Scholastic.
Riverview School Disco
Friday 16 May

Years 1 and 2 5.30 pm - 6.30pm
Years 3 to 6 7pm - 8.30pm
Entry $2
Drinks, snacks, and Glow-sticks
from 50cents


Parents please note:
Years 1 and 2 students
must have adult
supervision by a
parent or guardian
throughout the disco.
Years 3 to 6, parents
or guardians must come into the hall to collect
students following the disco.

Proudly coordinated by the Riverview PTA
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Bazaar Meeting

Wednesday 21 May at 2pm in the
staffroom
All welcome.
Dogs in the School Grounds:
A reminder that Riverview School will
not allow dogs in the grounds during
the hours in which children are
normally here (8am to 5pm).
Mr Kirkland has organised a Walking Bus
every Wednesday. They
will be leaving from the
Parrot Place on Landing
Road at 8am.
Riverview School photographs will be available for
you to view and order OnLine with PhotoLife Studios.

Your son or daughter will bring home an OnLine slip
with their unique Shoot Key detailed on it early this
term. This Shoot Key will display all the photographs
of your child. It is then an easy process for you to
shop on-line and purchase the photographs that you
want.

If you place your order within three weeks of receiving
your Shoot Key, you will receive free delivery of your
photo orders. PhotoLife has agreed to despatch all
the orders back to the school, and your child will bring
their photographs home.

Any orders placed after this three week period will be
sent directly to your specified delivery address and
will incur a $5.00 Postage & Packing charge. You will
see this message when you go online to view and
order your photographs.
Phone or text messages for children to the
office by 2.30pm daily please.
Two Curriculum Shows in Term 2 - Total $11.00
Rhythm Interactive Show
The Rhythm Interactive Show has fun-filled activities designed for students and teachers. The most
relevant and frequently drawn parallel from the show is "Action speaks louder than words".
Wednesday 4 June
The cost is $5.25 per child. Please send this money along to the school office and place in the
yellow box, with the tear-off slip below, by Wednesday 28 May.
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World of Maths Show
The World of Maths Roadshow is an ideal opportunity for students to see how Maths is applied to
some real-life situations. Students will gain insights into problem solving, working in teams, and also
various Maths principles which are part of the curriculum.
Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June
The cost is $5.75 per child. Please send this money along to the school office and place in the
yellow box, with the tear-off slip below, by Wednesday 28 May.
My child/ren .........Room/s ...... would like to attend the
Rhythm Interactive Show and the World of Maths Roadshow. $11.00 is enclosed.
If you wish to pay via internet banking, our details are: 12-3091-0132140-00. Please place your childs
surname & classroom as reference.
Parent signature
Its "Yummy" apple time again! The "Healthy Eating, Healthy Living" Yummy sports
promotion.
Crunch your way through "Yummy" Apples, collect the cut-out labels from the 2kg bags of
apples, or individual Yummy apple stickers (each 2kg bag cut-out is worth 10 stickers!).
Get going, start collecting your "Yummy" 2kg cut-out labels and stickers now, and take them to
your classroom.
Parents may call into the office and collect a form to keep on the fridge at home.
Writing from Room 12, Year 3 and 4 students
A Recipe for a Party
Add a cup of sugar and a piata and smack it into two bits.
Take half a cup of a smile balloon, waiting until it pops.
Take a half of cup waiting until a treasure box is full of it.
Add a half of six glittering candles and you have made a party.
by Zedekiah Hapeta-Kemp

Recipe for Summer
First, take the sparkly blue ocean and mix it
with the brightest and biggest leaf ever.
Stir in some fresh green grass.
Add the hot sun with it.
Melt in dogs running across the beach.
And you have made summer!
by Erin Rosetta

Recipe for a Party
Take half a cup of a balloon in the air.
Add a sprinkle of chocolate-iced cake.
Pour in half a cup of glowing candles.
Mix half a cup of a treasure hunt with a
minecraft t-shirt.
And you have made a party!!!
by Charley Cates

Recipe for summer
Take a hot piece of sun.
Take blue sky.
Mix in some sand and sea and fish.
Add some fresh green grass.
Take some butterflies.
Add some tall trees.
And you have made summer.
by Amaya Booth and Harriett Bliss
Have your personal details changed?
It is very important to notify the office of any
changes to your childs details. Ensuring that
the office has accurate and up-to-date contact
and emergency contact details for your
children is important. Please contact the
office. Thanks.
School banking promoon running Term 1 and Term 2
Students banking weekly can win a share of $10,000.00.
We want to help teach children the value of saving each
week. Every week that they deposit $1.00 or more into
their ASB Headstart account, theyll go into the weekly
draw to win either a $20, $50, or $100 cash prize. This is
sure to fast track their savings. If you are interested in
your child banking with the ASB, call into the school oce
and pick up an applicaon form.
Help Dulux Brighten Up Kiwi Schools
The Dulux Paint For Schools Project is
underway. For every 8 litres or more of
Dulux paint bought between April 7th and
May 31st, well donate 1 litre of paint to a
New Zealand school. Maybe you know of a classroom
thats looking a bit faded, a hallway thats showing
some wear and tear, or a room that desperately needs
a splash of colour. You can do your bit and help bring
some colour back to the school.
Doing some DIY any time soon? Head down to you
nearest Dulux paint retailer, purchase Dulux paint and
make sure you retain the receipt so that it can be
passed on to the school of your choice.
Fuel for Schools is a school
sponsorship programme that
provides all schools
throughout New Zealand
with an innovative way to
raise additional funds.
Southfuels and Northfuels developed the Fuel
for Schools programme as a way of supporting
the rural communities where the majority of our
customers reside. They set aside a portion of
their marketing budget each year to absorb the
costs of the donations so customers are not
charged a premium on their fuel for
participating in the programme. Its Northfuels
way of saying thank you and putting something
back into the community.
If you are a Northfuels customer, you can
participate by nominating Riverview School,
who will receive 50 cents for every 100 Litres of
bulk fuel that you have delivered.