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Bluestone Bulletin Issue 14      August 23 2016

In this newsletter there are some important dates and announcements for your knowledge. Please share the news with other Bluestone families.

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Year 7&8 enjoyed ice skating, tubing and the hot pools at Tekapo

by Bluestone

After a great day of enjoyable and challenging experiences our Year 7&8 students and staff should sleep very well!

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Community Notices

by Bluestone

What's on in the community:

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Daffodil Day 2022 - Friday 26th August.

by Bluestone

We have Daffodil's at the office now for a gold coin donation, students are welcome to wear them at school all week.

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Basketball 2017

Basketball 

by Julie Langford

Breakers Champions of the South Canterbury A Grade Boys Competition

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Gymnastics Festival 2016

by Julie Langford

Fantastic results for the gymnastics team.

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Performing Arts Trophy won by Bluestone

Success at Flava Festival for Bluestone

by Bluestone

At the annual Flava Festival, Bluestone met with success in Kapahaka , Performing Arts, and Visual Arts

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Dakota with his St John medal

Student success in St Johns competition

by Bluestone

Dakota was awarded with a medal for his efforts in St John

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Year 7&8 Music Celebration evening

by Bluestone

Join us in a celebration of student music as our Year 7&8 classes and our two bands perform for you on Thursday 22 September

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Normal classes not operating on the morning of Friday 9 September

by Bluestone

Teacher Unions are exercising their legal right to have a paid union meeting in school time to discuss the  new proposals from the government for funding schools.

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Bluestone student success at Artarama

by Bluestone

If you visit the Aigantighe Art Gallery in Wai iti Road you will be able to view the wonderful art work on display from local schools.

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Free apple slices for students

by Bluestone

Golden Fresh generously donated a complimentary bag of Apple Snappz to every child at Bluestone.

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Awesome prizes for the Home and School Raffle 2016

Raffle money rolling in thick and fast!

by Wendy Bamber

Our awesome prizes are a great incentive for friends and family to buy a ticket in our $2 raffle.

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Student Sporting Success

by Bluestone

Each year we are proud to recognise the sporting success of our students

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Maths Week in Te Tahi

by Jodie Cunningham

Students in Te Tahi were involved in all sorts of interesting maths activities during Maths Week.

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Term 3: Game Sense

by Amanda Morgan

Our focus this term is gymnastics.

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If you live out of zone and have another child starting with us next year, we need to know now! Places are limited.

by Iain Bamber

It's a startling headline but if we don't know about your child starting next year and you live out of zone then we cannot create a place for them. Please make sure you tell reception or prepare to be disappointed.

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Photo taken by Aleeyah

KITCHEN SCIENCE in Room 5 

by Erna Linyard

There was lots of discussion this week in Room 5 when we whisked egg whites. As we proceeded these were some of the comparisons  that the children made about the egg whites.

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Golf

by Julie Langford

Golf tournament.  

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Room 17 Designing and Making Clay Houses with Mrs Wilsher.

by Alison Coombridge

There is a real challenge in working 3-Dimensionally with clay slabs combining the practical aspect of working with clay without dampening the artistic ideas.

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Maths Week in Room 11

by Room 11

We wrapped up Maths Week in Room 11 by sharing our learning with some of our family members this morning. Our focus was geometry and we enjoyed making snowflakes with 2D shapes in them! 

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Room 20 and 8 had a fun Maths Week with their buddies!

by Keitha Bramwell and Nicole Ryan

Buddy classes share lots of special moments and great learning.

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Fibonacci Circles and Perspective Geometry have made for a great Maths Week in Room 14 so far!

by Rebecca Hamilton

Do you know the Fibonacci sequence?  Have you ever created a picture of yourself where you look stuck inside a box? 

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Pita Pit now a Monday lunch option at Bluestone

by Bluestone

Pita Pit can now be ordered and paid for online. This order will be delivered to Bluestone in time for lunch.

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