In Today’s Newsletter…
Te Nehenehenui Festival
Year 4-6 Camp News
Mapiu Cross Country
Pet Day
Daffodil Day
Minivan
Thank you
Religious Education
Week 9 Newsletter
Kawai Raupapa Noho #2
Junior Trip and Overnight Camp
Miniball
“When Sasha Got Swept up the Chimney” recounts
Orphan Lambs
Bike Ride Meeting - tonight!!
Our school newsletter, notices and calendar of upcoming school events are available on our website www.aria.school.nz
Principal’s News…
Welcome to Week 7
Te Nehenehenui Festival... this coming Saturday, meeting at school at 7 am. Please read Whaea's note for more information and if you are still unclear please phone the office or Whaea Marie directly. We have half the school performing and wish them all good luck for a top performance that will impress the judges! Thank- you Whaea and the staff for all the effort you have put into this festival.
Year 4-6 Camp News... We have 27 students and 14 adults attending the senior camp on Motutapu Island in two weeks time. Many thanks to the 14 parents who attended last Monday's briefing meeting. Next Monday I will send home a last minute reminders note with the newsletter. Please make sure you read this and if you are still unclear about anything please phone me. Mapiu Cross-Country… Friday 11th September. Permission slips are attached - please return by Thursday at the latest. Nicola will prepare a transport list to be sent home early next week. School will be closed on this day as it is a compulsory whole school event. Pet Day… A Programme / information pack was sent home last Monday. Seeds were attached and I guess they're already planted. If you did not receive your pack please ask your children where they are. Phone the office if you require a replacement.
Daffodil Day… Thank-you for your donations of $57.80
Minivan… IS FULL! If you require casual transportation to Piopio (Miniball etc) you will need to phone the office to check seat availability.
Thank-you, thank-you… to Keri Alcock who organised her special "Elves" to return the heavy equipment used in the school production to Piopio College on Tuesday. We know what an unappealing task it is and we thank-you so much Ray, Jacob, Tony, Erin Terry and Keri. Religious Education... begins tomorrow Tuesday 1st September. Please contact the school office if you do not want your children to take part in this programme.
Week 9 Newsletter… No newsletter in week 9 due to the fact that Nicola and I will be sunning ourselves on an island in the Hauraki Gulf!
Kawai Raupapa Noho #2… Another great learning session was held last weekend. Topic covered included tikanga, waiata and skits. Next Noho will be Friday 25th - Sunday 27th September. community members most welcome, please contact tutor Doug Ruki on 0211357979 for catering purposes.
Have a great week Pam Voyce
Tena Koutou Katoa! Contact us on the following… Barclay Road R.D. Aria King Country Principal: Pam Voyce Phone: (07) 8777857 Fax: (07) 8777578 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.aria.school.nz
Upcoming Events for 2015 Bike Ride Meeting Monday 31st August, 7.30pm Aria Domain Junior Camp Parent Meeting Tuesday 8th September 7.00pm Tribal Festival (Whole School) Saturday 5th September BOT Meeting 2015 7th September, 7.00pm Mapiu Cross Country Friday 11th September Senior Camp (Motutapu Island) Year 4-6 Students Monday 14th September Friday 18th September Junior Camp (Sleepover & Zoo) Thursday 17th September Friday 18th September Piopio Primary Sport Photos Thursday 24th September Jump Rope for Heart, Odd Shoe/Loud Shirt Day Friday 25th September Pet Day Wednesday 21st October Last Day Of Term 3 Friday 25th September First Day Of Term 4 Monday 12th October
KAPAHAKA FESTIVAL All children involved will need to be at school 7am on Saturday. If your child/ren need a ride please let me know. Breakfast will be provided at school. If you can help with breakfast, costumes and transport etc please contact me. We will endeavour to leave school by 8:30am. We should be performing between 10-10:30 providing the previous teams keep to their 30min max time frame. Just be aware that we may take the stage earlier. Entry is $5 for adults, $2 for children and under 5 years free. Please make sure that you are seated in the hall as the doors are closed during performances. Parents are welcome to take their children after their performance. Mrs Voyce and Miss Mattock will be in charge of supervising changing and collecting costumes. There will be a tent set up on the Village Green for this purpose. Nga mihi, Whaea Marie
JUNIOR TRIP AND OVERNIGHT CAMP A reminder that all camp forms are due back as school. Please note that the camp meeting has been changed to Tuesday 8th September at 7.00pm. All parent helpers/volunteers are encouraged to attend this meeting. Any queries please contact Marie or Jasmine Thank you Marie Te Huia-Warren and Jasmine Mattock
MINIBALL Aria vs St Joseph’s Warriors Thursday 3rd September at 4.30pm Waitomo Sports Stadium Training is at school on Thursday lunchtime For further information please contact your coach Bevan Brown on 877-8865
When Sasha Got Swept up the Chimney “This way boss, the North Pole must be around here somewhere.” On the 20th of August Aria school put on a production called “Sasha got swept up the chimney”. Firstly we had to get dressed and put the make up on, and then we got in our stations ready and waiting for Natalie and Jack to start the music. Finally the show started with Owen the chimney sweep. “London, eighteen ninety nine! Victoria on the throne, gawd bless her. There’s a chill in the air and it looks like snow, not a chimney sweeps favourite weather but then what the heck tomorrow’s Christmas Eve and you know what that means. Only the best party of the year, the Mistletoe Ball”. In this year’s production I played Tooth Ache the Tooth fairy’s partner in crime. We were out to stop people believing in Christmas and in the end we got caught by Santa. Holly and Ivy were promoted to the Tooth fairies and we were turned into the two toilet cleaning fairies.
‘‘Welcome one and all to Aria School’s production of “When Sasha Got Swept up the Chimney”. Hi my name is Emma Alcock and I played two elves; their names were Elf S and Elf N.
I’d call Elf S a singing and dancing elf and Elf N is a We hope you all enjoyed our production of “When smart elf. Sasha got swept up the chimney”, and I hope we’ll all see you again next year. My favourite characters were Tapahia Ormsby-Turner By Abby Tucker as Mrs Claus , Abby Tucker as Tooth ache, Keahrey Manson as Santa and Jono Nelson as Rudolph. “This is no life for a couple of fairies, polishing poles and picking up penguin poo!” I was so nervous but I got over it. I think it was a great day. Thank you, thank you very much . It was the Aria School production and everyone was By Emma Alcock most excited! “London 1899” Tom said into the mike. In this school play I’m Holly, and my partner Ivy and I are cleaner fairies and we work for Santa. Yep! That’s On the 20th of August 2015 Aria School held an right we work nonstop! Brush and sweep, brush and annual production. It was called “Sasha got swept up sweep and I can tell you it’s really hard! I mean hard! the chimney”. I was Elf D.“I`ve done it Sasha, I`ve Polishing Rudolph’s nose, cooking for all those elves! written a letter just as you said. Be quiet, Miss Alcock Man they are so cheeky! I was just cleaning the elf will hear”. toilets this morning when one of those naughty blighters pushed me in and pulled the chain! Now At the Elf work shop Elf D is checking all the toys. The everyone is saying that I look quite flushed! music stops and the lights are on and I start talking “Six hundred and seven rocking horses”. Did I forget to tell you I was also a prompt? We performed our annual production of “When Sasha Got I really like Elf S because he was really funny. I had a Swept up the Chimney” to two packed houses at the great night!!!! Aria Hall on Thursday 20th August 2015. By Jack Wiseman By Charlotte Barclay
“How dare you Madam I’m a fine figure of a man this is just a bit off swelling due to my allergy”. That’s what I said to Mrs Claus when she said I’ll turn in to a Michelin man. My name is Keahrey Manson and in this year’s production I played Santa Claus and it was the longest part that I’ve done out of all the Aria School productions. My favourite characters were the naughty Tooth Fairies who locked me in the cellar and stole the Naughty and Nice book. I liked them because they made funny jokes and Tooth Ache was goofy and dumb. I can’t wait till next year’s production because I won’t be doing it I’ll be watching my little sister. And I thank you all for watching and some for helping with the make-up. I ho ho hope you all enjoyed Aria Schools production. By Keahrey Manson
“Don’t you dare laugh at me! Santa doesn’t exist! And even if he did why would he bother to visit a bunch of orphans like us? No one cares about us, no one wants us, nothing good ever happens to orphans. That’s just the way it is Milly, so stop dreaming about Christmas wishes because you’re We had finally made it down the road and in to the wasting your time”. hall. We were all excited to get out there and show As Aria School production kicks into life, myself as them what we were made of. Harriet who does not believe in Santa and Christmas Firstly it all started with a great big, “London 1899” and so on takes the stage. and so on and while we are talking about the production I was the tooth fairy and my little and Aria School has worked very hard on our production this year and there are some actors that I would like rather annoying little servant was tooth ache. to acknowledge; Heidi Austin as Sasha, Tapahia “Precisely a pain in the gum and why did I get the job Ormsby-Turner as Mrs Claus, Keahrey Manson as of the Tooth fairy? Excellent references, a degree in Santa Claus and last but not least Abby Tucker as flossing and a degree in dental hygiene. I even won Tooth ache. Here are my two favourites, Heidi and the council’s award for the cleanest teeth”. Abby. The thing that I liked the most was all the singing and My favourite scene was when the orphans get dancing but one of the best ones was the room 2 adopted. penguin dance. I want to stay for next year but I am one of the year I reckon everyone put a lot of effort into our Aria 6 leavers. I can’t wait until I am in the audience. School production. By Natalie Foss By Kyryn Young
On Thursday morning and night, 20th August, the whole school went down to the hall to present their On Thursday the 20th of August 2015 Aria School spectacular annual production. performed their annual production at the Aria hall. I was Blitzen, one of the reindeer and also a very It all started with Owen saying his first line which was busy Stage Hand. “London 1899, Victoria’s on the throne, gawd bless There was singing and dancing throughout the show. her”, and on it goes. And the funniest bit of all were the Room twos. I was Santa’s lovely maiden Mrs Claus; the Claus They did a funny penguin dance and the crowd that had to lose some weight apparently. Well that’s laughed and laughed! what Santa thought anyway. After the production we had supper and then we My favourite actors were Natalie the grumpy orphan went home. as Harriet, Abby the stupid Toothache and me of It was an amazing night! I was really proud of Aria course. School I wish I could do another production here at school By William Darke but too bad I’m a year six leaver. London, eighteen ninety nine is where it all started. I will really enjoy being in the audience next year. On Thursday the 20th of April 2015 Aria school By Tapahia Ormsby-Turner performed a production called” Sasha got swept up “I’ve done it Sasha, I’ve written the letter just as you the chimney”. said”. My part was Will, an orphan from a London th On Thursday the 20 of August 2015 Aria School orphanage. was performing an annual production at the Aria hall and it all started with Owen saying ”London 1899, At the orphanage there were Sasha, Milly and Will and as soon as he finished his line we got right into and a grumpy girl called Harriet. She didn’t believe in Christmas. When Milly got her letter sent to Santa, the song The Mistletoe Ball. Sasha got swept up the chimney followed by myself As we finished the song I was finally on stage and Milly. Then we popped out of the chimney where saying my first part then it was Sasha’s turn to say Tom the magical chimney sweep offered us to go to the North Pole and meet Santa. Of course we hers. couldn’t say no. After a while it was time for the grumpy orphan to come in and say her part and her name was Natalie A naughty tooth fairy tried to ruin Christmas but he as Harriet from the orphanage saying that Santa got caught by Santa. Christmas was saved! I am proud of Aria School for putting in the effort to doesn’t exist and so on. do the production. I was Milly in the school play and it was really cool. I By Kayden Martin wish I could do another play at the Aria School hall but I can’t because I am leaving to go to Piopio College this year. “You’re Ho, Ho, Hopeless”.
My four favourite actors were Natalie as Harriet, Tapahia as Mrs Claus, Abby as Toothache and last but not least Heidi as Sasha. My favourite part was scene five because Tapahia and Keahrey were really funny in their first scene. Aria School did really, really well for the school production and I hope I get to see you again next time. By Tarin Marshall
“On the 20th August 2015 Aria School had their annual production and the name was” When Sasha Got Swept up the Chimney” and I was Tom. “London 1899,” started Tom in the production. Suddenly the orphans (Sasha Milly and Will) popped out of the flue and splattered on the rooftop. “Cor blimey where did you spring from, are you alright?” I said generally shocked. “We’re on the roof, we must have been swept up the chimney,” Will said. “Alvin stardust” I spluttered. And we were off to the North Pole. I enjoyed this year’s production and hope to do a part next year and I am very proud of everyone that put effort into the production. By Owen Brown “But my dreams are all I have”. The Aria School production takes place in London in 1899 where Sasha is one of the orphans that take a magical sleigh ride to the North Pole where their dreams and wishes come true. On the way they meet weird, wacky, wicked and nasty fairies, chimney sweeps, elves and other strange characters. My favourites actors are Tooth fairy (Kyryn) and Tooth ache (Abby) because they had the funny lines. Harriet (Natalie) her character was so like herself. Everyone was terribly excited and nervous about performing on stage twice in front of 200 people each time we performed. My favourite scenes were when the children jumped out of the chimney stack which was named the Roof Top, the North Pole and the Claus house. My favourite dances were the penguin dance and the fairies’ dance which was really cute. It was an extraordinary and tiring night. There was supper to eat and everybody enjoyed their night and I wish I could take part next year but I sadly am leaving for Piopio College. By Heidi Austin “New Zealand 2015” Aria School did a production and it was called “When Sasha got swept up the chimney”. I was Elf A & chief Elf and Elf B was my deputy. My favourite part was the Santa and Gerty scene. I had a great night. By Marlie Pirika-Sargison
ORPHAN LAMBS Anybody out there with a lamb they might be willing to lend or give to a school family without lambs please contact the school office or Anna Nelson on 8777744 to organise pick up.
ARIA SCHOOL BIKE RIDE MEETING TONIGHT (MONDAY 31ST AUGUST) at Aria Domain at 7.30pm This meeting is to discuss the 2016 bike ride.
ALL WELCOME!!!
KING COUNTRY JUNIOR HOCKEY REP TEAM AND TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER Carrots – Parsnips – Potatoes (Red & White) All freshly harvested and delivered direct from Ohakune every week. Carrots & parsnips – 5kg ($5), 10kg ($10), 20kg ($15) or mixed bags if you wish Potatoes – Red 5kg ($8), 10kg ($16); White (washed) 5kg ($10), 10kg ($20) or mixed bags Basically we can do any mixes and weights you would like so please help our KC hockey players get to Tournament in Rotorua next month. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Email Anna on
[email protected] or phone 8777744
Yes I want to order my very own copy of Aria School’s 2015 Production “When Sasha Got Swept Up the Chimney”! Please find attached $20 to pay for the DVD. I understand that I will receive my DVD in the first week of Term 4 unless I have made alternative arrangements with Aria School.
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Tena Koutou Katoa Parents, Caregivers and Community…
Mahoenui Annual Pig Hunting Competition
Aria Playcentre
Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th September 2015 Come along and support our major fundraiser for the year. Food & Bar facilities available. Weigh In: 12-3pm Saturday 5th @ The Mahoenui Hall. Prize Giving:
Junior 3.30pm Open: 4.00pm (In the Junior category we have taken out the Eel and replaced it with a Best measured Goat Horns (head only) REMEMBER: You don't have to be a Pig Hunter to enter the Draw for a $1000 major spot prize, plus plenty of other spot prizes, as long as you have paid an Entry fee of $35. Prize winners must be present to collect prizes on the day Entry Forms & Enquiries to Rosemary Briggs - 07 8778722
NEXT SESSION 1st September MESSY PLAY UPCOMING SESSIONS 8th September Maps 15th September Farming 22nd September Pet Day Crafts
Tuesdays 9:30am - 12 midday New families are always welcome. Any queries please call Michelle Carter on 07 877 8495 “Whanau tupu ngatahi families working together
FARM WORK AND HOUSE TO RENT WANTED A couple are looking for farm work and a house to rent in Aria. Both from farming backgrounds. Fit and able. Please contact Dayne on 021446465
