Deep Cove Camp

Year 8 Camp to Deep Cove 2011 - Arrowtown School

6 November 2011

Dear Year 8 students and parents

It’s not long to go now until our Year 8 camp to Deep Cove!!

Monday 12th – Friday 16th December

This is the final camp letter so please keep it for reference.

· Equipment list. Please ensure that your child has packed everything on the list. Make sure thermals and waterproof gear are included as it can be very wet and cold in Fiordland. Kids are not to bring unnecessary items! There is limited space and we do not want big heavy cases to deal with.

· Board Games. Could kids please bring board games to school within the next week for packing. Please – make sure they are names and have suitable bags etc for pieces.

· Pencil Case – There will be some written activities

· Medication. Any medication required for your child should be given to Miss Moar on the Monday morning prior to leaving. Make sure each item is names and in a clear plastic bag.

· Sandflies. Insect repellent is a must for Deep Cove.

· Money. Pocket money is allowed for the trip home when we stop at the Mossburn Dairy and the souvenir shop at the hostel.

· Fishing gear. Please bring a fishing rod if you have one. You must have barbless hooks as these hooks are a requirement of Doubtful Sound.

· Don’t be late! Children will need to be at school by 6am on the Monday 12 December so that the bus can be packed and away by 6.30am. Please do not be late. We need to catch the ferry by 9.45am.

· LUNCH ON MONDAY IN DAY PACK TO TAKE ON BUS AND FERRY. Everyone will need to have a day pack with their lunch, morning and afternoon tea. We have a big trip to get to camp and will be hiking later in the day so make sure there is plenty of food – perhaps two lunches. A jacket for the ferry trip is essential as the weather is very unpredictable.

This daypack must be suitable for the day tramps in the Sounds. Make sure it has comfortable straps.

• Lollies and fizzy drinks are not allowed at camp.

• I pod’s / MP3’s. These are acceptable on the bus trips. Any other form of technological entertainment in not. Students are responsible for these, not staff.

• Cellphones – are not allowed and there is no cell phone coverage.

• Return / Home time! We aim to be back at School on Friday 16^th December by 3 pm.

• Contact. If you need to contact us during the week please call…………

Bob Hughes, Deep Cove Trust, Invercargill, 03 218 7655 or Arrowtown School, 44201854

Teachers attending the camp are:

· Paul Winders

· Rhys Chamberlain

· Miss Moar

(Unfortunately Miss B has injured her shoulder and is off for a MRI scan tomorrow. She is very disappointed to miss it and have the last camp with her class).

Parents attending the camp are:

· Rita Brinkmann-Kroemer

· Claire Gourlay

· Dave Matthews

· Mark Arrowsmith

· Duncan Forsyth

· Chris Smith

· Claire Brinsley

• Cost – Camp fee is $165.00 and needs to be paid before we leave.

• Help

We need lots of chilly bins – bigger the better, but certainly lots. Please contact Claire Gourlay and let her know if you can help with this.

All parents need to help out with 2 x icecream containers of baking that keeps well. Please bring to school on Monday morning.

Thanks to Claire Gourlay and Rita for organising all the food – we will be well fed!

Thanks to Dave and Duncan for offering to take vehicles down.

Thanks for all your help with preparing your child for camp – Camp will be great fun.

Paul Winders, Erin Moar and Rhys Chamberlain.

Yr 7 Camp Columba 2012

Year 7 Camp

Feb 13^th -17^th 2012

Camp Columba – Pukerau

Hi all,

Our year 7 camp is in week two, 2012 .

It is a fantastic camp and kids and parents that go their have a great time. Please email me if you would like to help (paulw@arrowtown.school.nz).

We will take parents on a first in basis as numbers are limited.

Please also fill out the parental consent forms and health profile.

Camp Columba is a great setup with all activities on site. The bunk rooms have all been refurbished so it is a very warm camp and most activities are all weather ones.

Over the course of the week your child will take part in;

• Kayaking
• Rock wall climbing
• Abseiling
• High ropes course
• Flying fox
• Horizontal bungee
• Motorized wall climbing
• Mountain biking
• Archery
• Outdoor cooking
• Team building

We are busing down there leaving at 9.30am on Monday 13^th and should be back by 4.00pm on Friday 17th. We are stopping at Gore for a swim and lunch on the way home. The kids will be selling some lollies over the holidays to try and keep the price down. We will let you know final costs when all accounts are confirmed.

We are holding a camp meeting for all parents on Tuesday the 8^th Feb 2012, at 6.00pm in the hall, where we will go over the camp organisation and answer any questions you may have.

Thank you

Paul Winders

Sports Co-ordinator

Yr 6 Camp Macetown 2012

Year 6 Outdoor Education and Macetown Camp Week

27^th -2^nd March 2012

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Our Year 6 Outdoor Education Week and Macetown Camp is happening in week 4 next year so we need to be on the ball straight away at the start of the year. To help things along I am sending out a Parental Consent form and Health form with this letter. Parents may wish to also think about volunteering for helping with different activities. See form below.

Monday 27th Feb Activities at Lake Hayes and Frankton	Frankton and Lake Hayes activities….. Abseiling, sailing, kayaking, Mountain Biking, Archery, Bush First Aid, Water Safety
Tuesday 28th Feb Activities at Lake Hayes and Frankton	Macetown activities………………… Tubing, Orienteering, Flying Fox, Tyrolean Traverse, Slug Guns, Bouldering Camp Concert at night.
Wednesday 29th Feb Walk into Macetown Set up camp
Thursday 1st March Activities day in Macetown
Friday 2nd March Pack down walk out

If you are able to assist us with the camp in any way please indicate on the attached form and send back to school with your child. Your support is greatly appreciated by both the staff and children.

Please find attached the following forms and return to school by the end of the school year.

· Parental Consent

· Health Profile

· Parent Volunteer form

The timetable for the programme will look something like this:

Cost

We hope to keep the cost to under $150 next year but will let you know the final cost when we receive all the quotes. The money needs to be paid before the camp please.

Fundraising

The children are selling chocolates to fundraise over the holidays so this should help keep the costs down. I will let you know the final cost early next year. The money covers instructor’s fees, food, and activities e.g sailing, as well as equipment costs. Please send the money raised through the chocolate selling as a cheque and clearly labelled who it’s from. They will get the chocolates next week.

We will be having a Camp meeting early in the year to go over all the details. We will let you know the date for this next year.

We look forward to meeting you all there and will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you

Paul Winders

Sports Co-ordinator

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Yes I would like to help with the following…………………………….

Activities at Lake Hayes and Frankton

Or/And

The Macetown Camp (please circle one or both!)

Name________________________________ Child________________________________________

Touch Rugby

Hi Parents,

Due to the very wet conditions of grounds, touch rugby at the event centre has been cancelled today (Monday 21 November).

CO Athletics Results

We had some fantastic results from the Arrowtown kids at the Central Otago Athletics last week.

Relays
u/9 Boys - 1st place - Jayden Lapsley Fowle, Lucas Erskine, Toby Duffy, Cameron Leydon
u/11 Boys - 2nd place - Jak Jessop, Jamie Shipman, Zac Hourston, Billy Conner
u/12 Boys - 2nd Place - Mitchell Lapsley -Fowle, Cameron Parnell, Zac Watts, Merlin Clarke
13yr Boys - 2nd place - Harry Rodger, Jack Conner, Flynn Gerken, George Boanas
u/10 girls -2nd place - Alice Robinson, McKenzie Galbraith,Nell Watherston, Isabella Jones
u/13 girls -1st place - Molly Watherston, Sofia Machray, Amy Jackson, Ayesha Hourston
13yr girls -2nd place - Jess Harwood, Georgia Bartlett, Bridget Hoskin, Mika Ichinose

Individuals

Harry Rodger - 1st 100m sprint, 1st long jump
Jayden Lapsley- Fowle - 3rd 60m
Chai Proctor - 2nd Long Jump, 1st High Jump, 3rd Shot put
Cameron Parnell - 3rd Long Jump
Will Booker - 1st High Jump, 2nd shot put
George Cameron - 2nd high jump
Sam Moore -3rd high jump
Cooper Neilson - 2nd high jump
Flynn Gerken 3rd high jump
Nicholas Thompson -3rd discus
Charlie Davies - 3rd discus
Jak Jessop - 2nd hurdles
Zac Watts -2nd hurdles
Nieve Collin - 2nd long jump,1st high jump, 2nd 60m, 1st hurdles
Alice Robinson - 3rd long jump, 1st 60m, 1st hurdles
Sofia Machray - 3rd Long jump
Sofie Arhanic - 3rd high jump
Elsie Anderson - 3rd shot put,2nd hurdles
Sacha Holm-Smith 3rd shot put
Molly Glendining -2nd hurdles

Congratulations to you all!

Junior Cross Country

Our juniors had a superb day last week for the cross country around Wilcox Green and the Arrow River track.



Thanks to the digiclass children for filming and editing this clip.

Junior Cross Country

Central Otago Athletics Postponed

The Central Otago athletics have been postponed until tomorrow (Thursday 10 Nov)

Junior X-Country

Arrowtown School Junior X-Country

Tuesday 8^th November

Wilcox Green

1.00pm

Hi all,

The year 0-4 Junior X-Country is coming up. It will be held at Wilcox green with the postponement day being Tuesday 8^th November.

The children have been training well and I’m sure would appreciate your support if you can make it.

The timetable for the day is as follows.

· Early lunch at 12.00pm

· Hand bell at 12.20pm – changed/toilet/line up outside classes

· Bring water bottles named and warm top if cold

· Walk to Wilcox Green and sit on Tarpaulins on bank.

· 1.00pm -Briefing by Paul

· 1.15pm -Start Races

Approximate times of races are;

· Yr 0 -1 girls 1.15pm

· Yr 0 -1 boys 1.20pm

· Yr 2 girls 1.25pm

· Yr 2 boys 1.30pm

· Yr 3 girls 1.35pm

· Yr 3 boys 1.40pm

· Yr 4 girls 1.45pm

· Yr 4 boys 1.50pm

· Certificates ceremony 2.00pm -2.15pm

· 2.15pm walk back to school

Approximate distances are;

· Yr 0-2 – 650m

· Yr 3-4 - 1200m

What to bring?

• Packed lunch to eat at school before going to Wilcox Green.
• Drink bottle (labelled) to take to races.
• Warm top to wear while waiting for, and after the race.
• Good running shoes (compulsory), shorts and t-shirt.
• No dogs please

Hope to see you all there!

Cheers

Paul Winders

Sports Co-ordinator.

Central Otago Athletics - Postponed

Central Otago Athletics - Postponed until Wednesday next week (9/11)

CO Athletics

Please note that the weather forecast for tomorrow is not great for our Central Otago Athletic Sports.
The postponement date is Thursday 3 November.

Please listen to the following radio stations from 6.30am for any notification of postponement:
Alexandra - More FM 90.3 or 94.3
Queenstown/Wanaka - More FM 99.4
Radio Wanaka 92.2

If there is no notice on the radio assume that the sports will go ahead.

CO Athletics

Central Otago Athletics

Hi all,

_________________________________ has been selected to compete in the Central Otago Primary Schools’ Athletics day. See on back for events entered. Please note that there are some events where there is only one or no entries from our school. This is because the Central Otago standard wasn’t met for that event.

The event is being held at Molyneaux Park, Alexandra on Wednesday 2nd November starting at 9.15am. Participants must be there by 9.00am at the latest and look for Mr Winders, Mr Young and Mr Chamberlain who will be in charge of our team this year. We will have an Arrowtown School gazebo to look for as well.

On the day your child will need a packed lunch, a drink, sunscreen lotion and a sunhat. There is a canteen operating. They will be issued with the new school t-shirts and shorts at school. There are only 50 new uniforms so we will issue them to children doing more than one event. The others will be issued with one of the old school t-shirts. Uniforms need to be washed and returned to school ASAP.

Running shoes are recommended for Long Jump. Take something warm to wear between events if the day is cold.

There is an entry fee of $3.00 per competitor to be paid to the school office by the Tuesday 1st November.

Postponement day is Thursday 4th November.

800m (distance) races are run first.

Girls’ track events are in the morning with field events in the afternoon. Boys’ field events are in the morning and track events in the afternoon.

See on the back of this letter for events your child is in as well as all our competitors so as to enable you to look at ride-share possibilities. If your child needs transport to the event please contact me at school please indicate on the form below

We are looking forward to a very successful and enjoyable day.

“Go for Gold!”

Arrowtown School

Paul Winders

Sports Co-ordinator

Yes I can take my child ____________________and____ extras to the Central Otago Athletics on Wed 2^{nd r}November.

No my child _________________ needs a lift.

I can/cannot volunteer an hour of my time to help with the hurdles.

Circle one 10am – 11am 11am- 12.pm 12pm -1pm 1pm – 2pm

Name _________________________ Phone ____________________________________

Please return to Mr Winders on Monday.

Touch Rugby Term 4 2011

Arrowtown School Touch Teams Term 4 2011.

Yr 0-2

Oysters Manager Wendy Baker Jo Baker Tyler Harris Caleb Graf Louis Allen James Downey Sophie Purdon Lennox Fa’amalepe Zoe Crawford Kaiya Collins Mitchell Gardyne	Pauas Manager Grant Miller Harrison Miller Mathew Woods Oz Rottenberg Anna Hutchens Kayla Wallace Josh Bonnar Tommy Nunez Kane Viggers Lucy Chisolm Mikayla Evans	Kinas Managers Nick Flight Olivia Flight Sam Davis Jack Kilbride Aiden Young Austin Watts Rudi Beaven Jessica Lapsley- Fowle Madi McLean IIa Vollmer	Mussels Managers Ifan Davies Jonty Howley Max Frew Rhyan Griffiths Tom Cereke Jack Howley Finley Davies Samantha Johnston Lucca Spring Peter Davis Penelope Campbell
Scallops Manager Tracy Galbraith Jett Fa’amalepe Jessica McLister Will Adamson Bethany Graf Sam Little Luna Wilson Logan Waller Lochie Galbraith Finn Brown	Reserves Charlie Stanley Oscar Stanley

Yr 3 and 4

Dolphins Manager Nicky Saggers Toby Duffy Ben May Guy Morganty Claudia Watts James Gill Maggie Frew James Chisolm Harry Thomas Issac Shipman Sam McLean	Sharks Manager - Glenn Wallace Taine Wallace Finley Young Jed L-E Nieve Collin Toby Hart Georgie Jessop Harriet Neilson Ben Robinson Lukas Campbell	Tunas Manager Paul Winders Levi Collins Jak Stevenson Sam Hadley Indigo Little Cameron L Rebecca King Ana Winders Harrison Purdon Lucy Viggers Max McDonald	Swordfish Manager Nick Flight Jackson Flight Jayden Lapsley-Fowle Lucas Erskine Mckenzie Galbraith Harry Allen Evie Brown Natalie Hutchens Finn Cartman Harrison McLean
Reserves Enzo Wilson

Yr 5 and 6

Mustangs Manager Claire/Bruce Gourlay Winston Brinsley Jensen Forsyth Isla Gourlay Sophie Adamson Kendra Mchlery Jack Ryan Rafe Swan Georgia Derby Sylvio Builloud	Falcons Manager Ian Collin Reece Collin Angus Frew Will Booker Luke Bijl Ryan Bartlett Brooke Spencer Renae Spencer Jess King Georgia Hill	Spitfires Manager Mark Jessop Jak Jessop Jaxon Collins Fynn Williams Alex Booker Anna Leat Zoe Hart Patrick Llewellyn Nicholas Houghton Sam Moore	Eagles Manager Nathan Secker Joel Malcolm-Smith Mitchell Lapsley -Fowle Tomas Spring Nicholas Evans Hugo Donovan Ruby Secker Alex Hull Amelia Matthews Isabella Jones
Hornets Coach Julie Little William Houghton Jamie Shipman Ella Little Nina Johnston Lina True Jason McCulloch Tom Rose Alice Robinson Jack Cleveland

Yr 7 and 8

Lamborghinis Manager Brett Duffy Chai Finn Duffy Sam Harwood Jess Harwood Georgia Bartlett Hayden Roche Ben L-E Harrison L

Porches Manager Mr C Harry R Leah Gourlay Lydia Linton Amy Jackson Cooper Neilson Liam Spring Conor Horn Wade M Finley Cleveland

Audis Manager Mr W George Boanas Biddy H Olivia Jones Henry Matthews Bradley L Simon Morganty Sophie A Dylan G

Ferraris Manager Miss M Zac Watts Jack C Elsie Rosa Ellis - Cook Ayesha H Bradley M Josh Bijl Flynn G