Waiwhare School 1988 Log Book

1988

PRESENT PUPILS
Elizabeth Gordon   Form 2
Lucy Arthur   Form 2
Nicola White   Form 2
Philippa Kay Form 2
Robert Ayres   Form 2
Mark Barnett   Form 1
Gavin Sparkes   Form 1
Peter Ward   Form 1
Michelle Bryant   Form 1
Rachel Kay   Std 4
Jessica Arthur   Std 4
Mathew Croad   Std 4
Nicola Lawrence   Std 4
Craig Ayres   Std 4
Justin Clarke   Std 4
Nathan Price   Std 4
Kathryn Paton   Std 4
Jason Goulding   Std 3
Michael Ward   Std 3
Vicky Barnett   Std 3
William Kyle   Std 3
Andrew Gunson   Std 3
Mark Worsley   Std 3
Tina Clarke   Std 3
Neil Fountaine   Std 2
Vikki Tough   Std 2
Steven Croad   Std 2
Lani Henare   Std 2
Suzanne Ward   Std 2
Louise Wood   Std 2
Duncan Kay   Std 2
Amanda McCaslin   Std 1
Callum McRae   Std 1
Kerry Tough   Std 1
Sophie Lawrence   Std 1
Jacqui White   Std 1
Andrew Clarke   Std 1
Nicholas Robinson   Std 1
Brett Gunson   J2
Simon Wallace   J2
Rebecca Ward   J2
Scott Goulding   J2
Campbell Ayres   J2
Nathan Croad   J2
Samuel McCaslin   J2
Hugh MacMillan   J2
Vanessa Fountaine   J2
Annette Hall   J2
Amy Price   J2
Amanda Robinson   J2
Charlene Henare   J2
Bradley Wallace   J1
Daniel Ward   NE
Jamie McRae   NE
Amy Roydhouse   NE
Emmily Wood   NE

NEW
Michelle Bryant
Louise Wood
Lani Henare
Daniel Ward
Jamie McRae
Charlene Henare
Amy Roydhouse
Emmily Wood
Bradley Wallace

LEFT
Elizabeth Gordon
Lucy Arthur
Nicola White
Philippa Kay
Peter Ward
Mathew Croad
Mark Worsley
Robert Ayres
Jacqui White
Hugh MacMillan
Annette Hall
Michelle Bryant

STAFF
PRINCIPAL
Tony Simons

TEACHERS
Pam Gunson
Marion Croad

RELIEVING TEACHERS
Jill Simons
Rose Campbell
Keren Wallace
Bev Muggeridge

TEACHER’S AIDE
Karen Tough

CLEANER
Carol Ayres

SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Graham Lawrence, Chairman
Diane Arthur, Sec/Treas.
John Goulding
Graeme Fountaine
Roger Tough

BUS DRIVERS
Jill Barnett
Christine Goulding
Mike Barnett (relief)
Cathy Worsley (relief)

1988

TERM 1, 1988

18 January   New classroom – the school’s third room – arrived today via Hastings House Removals.  The classroom came from Otamauri School.

1 February   The school opened with 47 pupils.  During the holidays we saw the withdrawal of the Schaw children, the Eatwell children and Timothy Kyle.  The staff consists of  – Mrs Pam Gunson NE – J2  Mrs Marion Croad Std 1-3  Mr Tony Simons Std 4 – Form 2  Mrs Karen Tough Teacher’s aide  Mrs Carol Ayres Cleaner
The new classroom is on site and work is presently being carried out to have it ready for use.  The pot belly stove is being removed and electric heaters installed.  New carpet will be laid and staff toilets and water connected.

5 February   Electrician and plumbers are working, laying drains and placing a power cable underground from the post by the road to the new room.  The overhead cable to the pool will then be removed.

8 February   The school closed from 12 to allow teachers to attend a stop work meeting in Hastings to discuss the government’s state sector bill currently being discussed in Parliament.

9 February   Form 1 & 2 children attended a resuscitation course at Sherenden School held by an Aqua-pass instructor.

11 February   Form 1 & 2 children continued with the resuscitation course at Sherenden.

15 February   Std 1 – 3 pupils visited a wool scourers and wool spinning plant in Napier as part of their study on fibres.
Mr Bob Heron, inspector of schools, visited to introduce himself and to meet the staff.  Form 1 & 2 children sat and passed their resuscitation test at Sherenden.

16 February    NE & J2 children visited Ashcroft’s Honey House in Havelock North as part of their study on bees.

22 February    Pupils eight years old and over participated in the Hastings Schools swimming sports at the Aquatic Centre, Hastings.  Jessica Arthur came second in the 10yr girls breaststroke.

24 February   The school attended the Taihape Rd Schools swimming sports at Sherenden School.

26 February   The school was closed for a shopping day.

27 February   Waiwhare Sports Day.

3 March   Paul Tegg, rural adviser, came for a visit.

7 March   Rev. John Williams took religious instruction in the senior room.  Ian Appleton came to tune the piano.

9 March   Bridge at Willowford Gorge washed out, Glenross Rd from Kyles to Lawrences closed due to slips.  Closed the school at 10am to ensure children could return home before Glenross Rd fully closed. (Cyclone Bola)

10 March   Marion Croad unable to attend school because of the Willowford Bridge.  Pam Gunson attended a BSM course at Peterhead School.  Rose Campbell and Keren Wallace relieved.

14 March   New carpet laid in new room.  Room now ready for use.

18 March   Lance Winn, NZEI rep., visited to discuss with staff the latest developments with the State Sector Bill.  The school donated $100 to the Save Camp Kaitawa Fund.  This money came from what was not used on the school’s recent trip to the camp.

15 April   I attended a course on the new physical education syllabus, held at Parkvale School.  Rose Campbell relieved in my room.

19 April   Jill Thomas, a representative of the Red Cross, came to talk to the children about the work of the Red Cross.

18-22 April   The school participated in a book week where each child completed a number of activities related to books.  Two firms had books on display for sale.  On Thursday parents were invited to look over these books and purchase any they wished to.  Forty percent of all sales went to the school so at the end of the day the school spent $430 on books for its library.

22 April   The school visited Fantasyland and the Hastings Public Library in connection with the study on books.

19 April   The school committee agreed to purchase a new photocopier for the school.  The new machine is a Toshiba BD 5110 and has been purchased from the Napier Business Centre for $4640. The machine has been in the school for a month on trial.

26 April   Eleven junior pupils attended the novice gymnastics festival at Flaxmere Intermediate.  All pupils performed very well.

29 April   Sixteen pupils represented the school at the gymnastics festival held at the Centennial Hall, Napier.  The pupils performed extremely well, all teams being placed in the first six places.  The school’s “A” team gained first place.

4 May    A number of parents began sorting out all the books in the school’s library.  They are repairing, cataloguing and shelving all the books as well as sorting out the books that have arrived from Otamauri School.

6 May   The school was closed for the May holidays at 3pm.

TERM 2, 1988

23 May   School opened for term 2.  Roll 50 pupils.  Pam Gunson absent due to severe rib injury sustained while playing hockey.  Rose Campbell relieved in Room 1.

26 May    Pam Gunson returned to her duties.

10 June    Mr Bob Heron, in [inspector] of schools, visited to take Mrs Gunson for her personal (green) grading.

16 June   Rooms 3 & 3 travelled to Pukehamoamoa School to participate in inter-school sports.

20-22 June   Parent interviews to discuss pupils’ progress at school were held.

23 June   A pushbike obstacle course was held at school to raise money for Telethon.  The afternoon proved very enjoyable, with all pupils participating.  In all $71 was raised.

24 June    The school was closed for a shopping day.

28 June   The planned inter-school sports day to be held here at Waiwhare was cancelled because of bad weather.

1 July   Marion Croad was absent today.  Keren Wallace relieved in Room 2.

School closed at 2.30pm for a week’s mid-term break.

11 July School re-opened after mid-term break.  Marion Croad is away for the week, travelling overseas.  Rose Campbell is reliever.

12-14 July   The principal was away attending a committee meeting of the National Development Curriculum group, “Girls in Science’.  He was involved in discussion and working on activities for the new For [Form] 1 to 5 science scheme.

My class was taken by Bev Muggeridge and Keren Wallace (2 days).

25 July   Amy Roydhouse started school today.  The roll remains at 50 with the withdrawal of Hugh MacMillan two weeks ago.

26 July   Bob Heron, in of schools, visited to give the principal a personal grading.

11 August   Speech therapist, Suella Quinn, visited the school to check pupils with slight speech defects.  All pupils checked are progressing well.

Book day – children dressed up as book characters.

18 August   The teachers attended day at Crownthorpe where we looked at computers and their uses in schools.  We were shown how to use the computer with process writing and also its use with interactive fiction.  We came to the conclusion that the computer would be a high motivator of children and ideally one in each room would be warranted.  But because of the high cost of the equipment this would be impossible to achieve.

25 August    School’s fancy dress ball was held at Sherenden Hall.  This year we used a theme for the evening, “Dancing Through the Ages”.  Pupils and parents performed a number of dances from the past including the haka, Charleston, can-can, the bunny hop, the twist and disco.  Folk dances were also performed.  The evening was extremely successful despite having a breakdown with the music and me having to make a mad dash back to school to grab an alternative record player and records.

26 August   School ended at 2.30 for the August holidays.
Nicky and Jacqui White have withdrawn.  School roll has dropped dramatically, now 46.

TERM 3, 1988

12 September   School opens for term 3.  Two pupils enrolled.  Louise Wood, Std 2 and Emmily Wood, J2.

16 September   New pupil enrolled – Michelle Bryant, Form 1.  Roll stands at 49.

22-23 September   Pam was away from school.  Rose Campbell and Keren Wallace relieved in her room.

5 October   The school attended the Taihape Rd cross-country run held at Pukehamoamoa.  All children performed really well with good results being achieved by most pupils.

11 October   Sixteen pupils of the school participated in the Hastings school’s cross-country run held at Nelson Park, Hastings.  Robert Ayres gained 13th  place in the 12yr boys race, Peter Ward 25th  in the 11 yrs and Steven Croad 23rd  in the 9 yrs.

17-19 October    I was absent from school, attending a science curriculum development meeting held at the Community College.  Rose Campbell relieved in my room.
Mini-olympics held at school.

27 October   I was absent from school, attending a course on Form 2 mathematics.  Bev Muggeridge relieved in my room.

28 October   The “Jump Rope For Heart” school jump-off was completed this afternoon.  A number of parents joined us in our endeavours.  The afternoon was complete by a barbecue.  Sue Munro, an ex-teacher of this school, visited.  She taught here in 1979 and 1980.  She noted how the school had increased in size and how two new rooms had been placed here since she taught.  Her classroom is now the school library.

3 November    Paul Tegg, rural adviser, visited.

4 November   Cath Denford, adviser to junior classes, visited and discussed “Ready to read” and BSM programmes with Pam and Marion.

10 November   Room 2 children (Marion’s) went on a visit to a dairy farm in Swamp Rd.

15 December   School breakup at Sherenden Hall.  Seniors performed a rendition of “Click Go the Shears”, the words being changed to fit local identities.  The middle and senior rooms performed a play, “The Fisherman”, and also an umbrella song.  Breakup followed by a barbecue back at school.

Book Day 11/8/88

L to R:  Mark Barnett, Justin Clarke, Nathan Price, Craig Ayres, Mathew Croad, Peter Ward, Gavin Sparkes, Robert Ayres, Tony Simons (rear)

L to R:  Duncan Kay, Neil Fountaine, William Kyle, Jason Goulding, Andrew Clarke, Steven Croad, Mark Worsley, Nicholas Robinson, Andy Gunson, Callum McRae, Michael Ward

L to R:  Amanda McCaslin, Kerry Tough, Suzanne Ward, Vikki Tough, Tina Clarke, Vicky Barnett, Sophie Lawrence, Lani Henare, Jacqui White, Tony Simons (rear)

Olympics 17/10/88

Deon Holgate throwing “Chook of Peace” (Henrietta Ward)

Parade of Nations

Gymnastics
Hawke’s Bay
Results from the Hawke’s Bay Schools’ Gymnastic Association festival of gymnastics and dance. Boys’ contributing. –  Dean Harding, Hayden Foster, Elton Golds, Tamati Mete (Raureka) 1; Leighton Compton, Hadleigh Smith, Jonathan Redding. Simon Thompson (Arthur Miller) 2; Tony Parkinson, James Powles, Hamish Cowan, Bevan Wiig (Taradale) 3.
Girls contributing. – Group 1:  Natasha Eagle, Kerrin McKelvie, Toni Johnston, Eliana Hall
(Bledisloe) 1; Moana Wakefield, Melissa Ebbett, Robyn Smithers, Kathy Ebbett (Tamatea); Lana Jordan, Saffron Lowe, Joanna Connell, Beth Foster (Raureka) 2 equal; Tania Pearson, Lorna Symons, Jane Eagle, Rebekah Miller (Bledisloe 2) 3.
Contributing girls. – Group 2:  Kristin Moody, Tracey Castleson, Alana Judd, Rachel Dwyer Taradale No 1) 1; Kelly Arnott, Kate Arnott, Louise Anderson, Emma Drinkwater (Twyford No. l) 2.
Country grade:  Vicky Barnett, Kathryn Paton, Jessica Arthurs, Elizabeth Gordon (Waiwhare No.3) 1; Rachel Allan, Fiona Jurgens, Moana Puha, Sally Patrick (Crownthorpe No. 1) 2
Intermediate Boys’ Grade. – Dahl Calder, Mathew Somerville, Julian Peach, Karen Coen (Taradale Intermediate No. 1) 1; Adam Dooney, Andrew Cormack, Brun McDonald, Paul Fitness (Havelock North No. 1) 2.
Intermediate Girls A:  Debbie Gray, Karyn Wyman, Louise Stevenson, Natalie Tsuchiya (Taradale Intermediate 1) 1; Phillipa Marks, Paula Goldsworthy, Moana Ngature, Angela Davies (Napier Intermediate No. 2) 2.
Intermediate Girls B grade. – Tanya Smidt, Katy MacDonald, Nadine Mitchell, Alison Collins (Napier Intermediate No. 4) 1; Pippy Evagstaff, Paoli Spida, Andrea Sage, Katrina Harley (Havelock North No. 2) 2; Lynda Badley, Julie Castleton, Amanda Guy, Emma Davies (Taradale Intermediate No. 3) 3.

Middle room trip to dairy farm on Swamp Rd, 10/11/88

Dancing Through the Ages
Sherenden Hall, 25 August 1988

Vikki Tough, Vicky Barnett, Lucy Arthur, Philippa Kay

Philippa Kay, Rebecca Ward & Lani Henare watching, Pam Gunson right

John McRae

Sophie Lawrence watching

Bike-athon, 23/6/88

Raising money for Telethon

Christine Goulding and Jill Barnett

Hastings District primary School Cross-country, Nelson Park, 11/10/88

WAIWHARE
SCHOOL
1989
ROOM 3

Seniors
Back Row L to R:  Mathew Croad, Nathan Price, Justin Clarke, Robert Ayres, Peter Ward, Gavin Sparkes, Craig Ayres, Tony Simons (Principal)
Front:  Nicola Lawrence, Rachel Kay, Lucy Arthur, Mark Barnett, Philippa Kay, Jessica Arthur, Michelle Bryant

ROOM 2
Back Row L to R:  Jason Goulding, Neil Fountaine, Louise Bryant, William Kyle, Steven Croad, Marion Croad (teacher)
Middle:  Andrew Clarke, Callum McRae, Michael Ward, Vicky Barnett, Andy Gunson, Duncan Kay, Nicholas Robinson
Front:  Sophie Lawrence, Amanda McCaslin, Lani Henare, Tina Clarke, Vikki Tough, Suzanne Ward, Kerry Tough

GYMNASTICS
Back Row L to R:  Vicky Barnett, Jessica Arthur, Lucy Arthur, Philippa Kay, Sophie Lawrence
Front:  Suzanne Ward, Amanda McCaslin, Michael Ward, Vikki Tough, Kerry Tough

GYMNASTICS
Back Row L to R:  Simon Wallace, Andy Gunson, Duncan Kay, Brett Gunson
Front:  Amy Price, Rebecca Ward, Amanda Robinson

Breakup 15/12/88

“Umbrella Song”

“Fisherman”
L to R:  Michael Ward, Craig Ayres, Gavin Sparkes, Kathryn Paton

“T-Shirt Song”

“Click Go the Shears”

New classroom, 18 January 1988 (from Otamauri School)

Joanna Ward (pushchair), Suzanne Ward, James Schaw, Michael Ward, Marcus Schaw, Peter Ward, watching new classroom arrive