Waiwhare School 1989 Log Book

1989

PRESENT PUPILS
Mark Barnett   Form 2
Gavin Sparkes   Form 2
Glen Nicholls   Form 2
Rachel Kay    Form 1
Jessica Arthur   Form 1
Nicola Lawrence   Form 1
Craig Ayres   Form 1
Justin Clarke   Form 1
Nathan Price   Form 1
Kathryn Paton   Form 1
Jason Goulding   Std 4
Michael Ward   Std 4
Vicky Barnett   Std 4
William Kyle   Std 4
Andrew Gunson   Std 4
Tina Clarke   Std 4
Jock Nicholls   Std 4
Neil Fountaine   Std 3
Vikki Tough   Std 3
Steven Croad   Std 3
Louise Wood   Std 3
Suzanne Ward   Std 3
Duncan Kay   Std 3
Lani Henare   Std 3
Amanda McCaslin   Std 2
Callum McRae   Std 2
Kerry Tough    Std 2
Sophie Lawrence   Std 2
Andrew Clarke   Std 2
Nicholas Robinson   Std 2
Ben Nicholls   Std 2
Jason McLean   Std 2
Brett Gunson   Std 1
Simon Wallace   Std 1
Rebecca Ward   Std 1
Scott Goulding   Std 1
Campbell Ayres   Std 1
Nathan Croad   Std 1
Samuel McCaslin   Std 1
Vanessa Fountaine   Std 1
Amy Price   Std 1
Amanda Robinson   Std 1
Kylie Hargreaves   Std 1
Charlene Henare   Std 1
Glenn McDonald   Std 1
Emmily Wood   J2
Philip McLean   J2
Bradley Wallace   J2
Daniel Ward   J1
Jamie McRae   J1
Amy Roydhouse   J1
Jock Lawrence   J1
Nicholas Webster   J1
Serena Goulding   J1
Anna Wood   J1
Juanita Renata   J1
Corey Bullock   NE
Kaya Predki   NE
Rowan Smith   NE

NEW
Glen Nicholls
Jock Nicholls
Ben Nicholls
Jason McLean
Philip McLean
Jock Lawrence
Nicholas Webster
Corey Bullock
Rowan Smith
Serena Goulding
Kylie Hargreaves
Anna Wood
Kaya Predki
Juanita Renata
Glenn McDonald

LEFT
Mark Barnett
Gavin Sparkes
William Kyle
Andrew Gunson
Vikki Tough
Kerry Tough
Glen Nicholls
Kylie Hargreaves
Juanita Renata
Jock Nicholls
Ben Nicholls

STAFF
PRINCIPAL
Tony Simons

TEACHERS
Pam Gunson
Marion Croad

RELIEVING TEACHERS
Jill Simons
Keren Wallace

TEACHER’S AIDES
Karen Tough
Sue McRae

CLEANER
Carol Ayres

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John Goulding, Chairman
Debbie Robinson, Sec/Treas.
Sue McRae
Barry Wallace
Rick Ayres
Pam Gunson, Staff Rep.

BUS DRIVERS
Jill Barnett
Christine Goulding
Mike Barnett (relief)

1989

TERM 1, 1989

1 February   The school opened with a roll of 48.
Staff – Mrs Pam Gunson   NE – Yr2
Mrs Marion Croad   Yr3 -Std3
Mr Tony Simons   Std 4 – Form 2
Mrs Karen Tough   Teacher’s Aide/Clerical Assistant
Peter Ward and Mathew Croad have been withdrawn to attend Taradale Intermediate.  Serena Goulding, Anna Wood and Nicholas Webster have been enrolled as new entrants.

25 February   Waiwhare Sports Day.

8 March   Grant Ramsey, relieving district/rural adviser, visited and discussed the new health syllabus with us.

15 March   Grant Ramsey, relieving district/rural adviser, visited and discussed the new health syllabus with us.

22 March   A district meeting was held at the school to discuss the tendering of the bus routes and to decide whether the community should put in a tender.  The majority of the meeting decided to allow the bus committee to place a tender for the routes.

13 April   The Public Health Nurse came to give Form 1 girls an injection against rubella.

19 April   Lance Winn, NZEI liaison officer, visited the staff.

24 April   Six junior girls took part in the novice grade gymnastic festival held at Flaxmere Intermediate.  All pupils performed really well.  In particular the four girls, Amanda, Amy, Charlene and Emmily did extremely well.

2 May  I attended a course associated with the implementation of Administering For Excellence, held at Peterhead School.  Keren Wallace relieved in my room.  Two new pupils enrolled. Jason and Philip McLean.  Present roll 50.

5 May   School closed for the May school holidays.  During the holidays several pupils and parents participated in the Napier-Hastings Fun Run (22k, teams of 4).

TERM 2, 1989

22 May   School opened for Term 2.  Roll 50 pupils.
I have been granted 7½ hours release time to begin working on the “charter” and general occupational duties under the new “Administering For Excellence” scheme.  Keren Wallace has agreed to work with my class during that time.  She will be in the school Monday and Friday 1-3pm.  Jill Simons will be working on Wednesdays 1-3.
The Board of Trustees was elected on May 8th .  They are –
John Goulding, Sue McRae, Barry Wallace, Debbie Robinson, Roger Tough.  Pam Gunson is staff representative.  Our first meeting will be on Thursday 25 May.

14 June   Std 4, Form 1 & 2 pupils attended a golfing lesson held at Pukehamoamoa School and run by the NZ Golf Federation.  The pupils had a very enjoyable morning hitting golf balls all over the place.

15 June   The Public Health Nurse came to visit.

August 10   A parent meeting was held to discuss the school’s charter as proposed by “Tomorrow’s Schools”.  Ideas and suggestions were put forward by the community for inclusion in the charter.

August 15   Lance Winn, NZEI, came to talk to the staff on general issues concerning the schools and staff.  A public meeting was held to discuss the charter of the school and to make and include ideas and concepts that they would like to be seen in our charter document.

25 September   John Redman (Glenross Rd) came to school to show the children equipment and techniques to do with bow hunting.  Some pupils were able to have a “hands on” experience in using the bows.  Not many hit the target, though.

TERM 3, 1989

November 89   Senior room class (16 pupils) trip to Wellington.  Parents accompanying were Rick Ayres, Diane Arthur, Liz Kay.

December 89   School breakup at Sherenden Hall.  The senior class performed skits related to their Wellington trip.  Mrs Croad’s room performed “Lester and Clyde”.  This was followed by a barbecue at the school.

Middle & Junior Room visit to Pakipaki Marae, Nov 89

Jessica Arthur, Emmily Bryant, Kathryn Paton, Vicky Barnett,

Gym Festival. Napier-Hastings

Departing for Wellington, Nov 89
Back L to R:  Mark Barnett, Nathan Price, Michael Ward, Nicola Lawrence, Vicky Barnett, Jessica Arthur, Rachel Kay, Tina Clarke, Kathryn Paton, Glen Nicholls
Front:  Andy Gunson, Jason Goulding, Jock Nicholls, Craig Ayres, Justin Clarke, Gavin Sparkes

Jessica Arthur & Vicky Barnett

Michael Ward

Jock Nicholls, Justin Clarke, Mark Barnett, Glen Nicholls

Rachel Kay, Vicky Barnett

National Library

Jock Nicholls

Andy Gunson

Michael Ward

Kathryn Paton

Justin Clarke in box, Glen Nicholls, Market Barnett, Louise Bryant behind

School ‘snow problem’
Why worry about school?  It was no problem for these children yesterday under a 10cm blanket of snow turned the Waiwhare school grounds into a winter wonderland.
These children had a ball as they dreamed up new games to make use of the powder snow – including a competition to make the biggest snowball.
Principal Mr Tony Simons said it was the first time in six years that snow had fallen there.
The school is 50km from Hastings on the Taihape road, just 370 metres above sea level.
Desert Road closed:  The Desert Road is closed and heavy traffic is reported in the Central North Island, the Automobile Association said today.
Highway 47 which runs off the National Park road to the Chateau Tongariro is reported to be marginal.  Highway 47A is also marginal.
Also closed is Highway 3 running from Te Kuiti to New Plymouth.  It is closed due to a slip 10km south of Piopio.
In the South Island all roads in Otago were open again today after the heaviest snow in the region for many years created havoc yesterday.
Photos: Tim Whittaker

Snow chills Hawke’s Bay
Snow is closing in on Hawke’s Bay with one area experiencing its first snowfall in five years.
Taihape Road’s Waiwhare School principal Tony Simons said this morning once parent came to pick up a child at school because 8cm of snow had fallen on a nearby farm.
The school had its first snowfall in about 5 years this morning although rain washed it away within half an hour.
A heavy coating of snow was reported at the Tarawera Tavern on the Napier-Taupo Road late this morning and conditions on the road are treacherous.
Snow fell at Norsewood for two hours this morning but melted almost as soon as it touched the ground.
Heavy snow shuts roads – Page 4.

And they’re off …

All Black centre Matt Cooper, far left, is among the leaders at the start of yesterday’s annual ANZ Bank Hastings-Napier relay fun run which raised nearly $3000 for St John Ambulance.
A total of 269 teams (1076 runners) ran the half marathon distance with a Napier harriers quartet first across the Napier finish line in around 1 hour 5 minutes.
Hawke’s Bay Presbyterian harriers were only three or four metres behind a Railways team a distant third.
Three hundred spot prizes were dished out with eight 10-speed bikes going to Fruit Federation and HBEPB Geriatric teams.
Lions club members joined the ANZ Bank in a joint venture for the first time and nearly 80 Lions – including 40 from the Napier Host club and 25 from Hastings – were involved in the organisation.
Napier Host president Mr Brian Cotter said that despite the wet weather the third annual run was a great success.

HB Herald-Tribune, May 89

Hastings-Napier Fun Run, May 89
Philippa Kay & Suzanne Ward near Chesterhope Bridge

Waiwhare School,
R.d.9,
Hastings.
24th July 1989

Dear Constable Simmons [Simmonds],

I loved the trip on Friday.  The part I liked best was the watch house.  I liked it because it had so much technology to see.  The Court house was neat too.  Police are not as [I] thought they would be.  They don’t always carry guns.  They help people mostly.  I learnt more about police on our trip.  I liked the ride in the police car.  Thanks a whole lot for organising the day for us.  The tug was good as well.

Yours Sincerely
Callum McRae

Waiwhare school,
R.D.9
Hastings.
24th July 1989

Dear Mr Campbell

Thank you for showing us the things you use in emergencies and for giving us some of your equipment.  I like the loud siren and the control room.  I would like to be an ambilance [ambulance] person when I grow up.  I like the microphone.  Thank you for everything.

yours sincerely
Berett [Brett] Gunson.

Waiwhare School,
R.D.9,
Hastings.
24th July 1989.

Dear Constable Campbell

Thank you for showing us around the jail in the police station.  The jail was uncomfortable.  It would be nice if we could go there again some time.  We went to the Cor [Court] house with Constable Simmons.  Then we went to the police station where we went to the police jails.  Then we went to pizza Hut for lunch.  We went to the beach for a walk and I found a crab leg and then we went to the tug and there was a ship unloading super-phosphat[e].  Constable Simmons makes a good waiter in restaurants.

Then we went to the cars and went home.

Yours Sincerely,
Andrew Clarke.

Waiwhare School
R.D.9,
Hastings
Dear Constable Campbell

Thank you for showing us the cells.  On our trip to the court, I was sentenced to fourteen years of […].  So I wouldn’t like to go to jail.  So I think I’ll stay good for ever.  The verandah was a pretty rotten place to get some fresh air.  The new police cars are flash.  After we went to Pizza Hut, we went to the playground.  Then we went to the tug boat.  We saw the engine that went under water.  The tug boat was also a fire boat.  It had a big cannon on top of the tug.  There was another tug that was twice as small as the tug that that were on.  There was a super phosphate ship that was unloading super phosphate.  There were cranes that unloaded the phosphate.  The truck went under the bunkers that’s where the crane unlocked the phosphate.  Then we went home.

Yours sincerely Neil Fountaine.

Letters written after school trip, 1989