After many hours of rehearsal and winning through the South Waikato Regional finals the

fifteen students performed to a very high standard at the Nationals.

Their performance was outstanding and a talking point amongst the festival organisers.

Piopio College won two National Awards—The most courteous and helpful school by

backstage crew and Performance of a Most Origianal Play (The Two Noble Kinsmen).

Congratulations to all involved.

The students would not have been able to attend without the support of parents and sponsors.

Big Thank You to all our sponsors Waitomo District Social Sector, Piopio Lions Club, 3 Way Motors, Fat Pigeon Cafe, Atkinson & Associates Piopio, PGG Wrightsons Piopio, RD 1 Piopio, Vanillia Blonde, Dalziels 100%, Crafty Pigeon, CDM Investments, Kim Aitken (artwork), Rainer Evans (artwork), Griffin Express, New World Te Kuiti, Carley Jane Beauty, L Holloway, Mr & Mrs W Potter, Mr & Mrs G Denize, Rokanui Farms, B Tegg, Hairy Feet. Thank you to all who attended our night gala and also to those who bought pies. Special mention to Noelle Turner, Sheryl Johnson, Emma Thompson for all their help and support on the trip and with fundraising. Thanks to Pam Stilborn and Kim and David Aitken for your support at Nationals.

Piopio College are proud of our Drama Group

Piopio College Newsletter

Te Kura Tuarua o Piopio 6 J U N E 2 0 1 4 P A N U I 8

C O M I N G E V E N T S :

9 J u n e Y 7 & Y 8 O r i e n t e e r i n g ( P i o p i o C o l l ) 1 1 J u n e W a i k t o S S C r o s s C o u n t r y 1 5 J u n e W a i k a t o S S S h o w J u m p e r C h a m p s ( C a m b r i d g e ) 1 6 J u n e I C A S W r i ti n g 1 7 J u n e I C A S S p e l l i n g Y 7 & Y 8 1 8 J u n e I C A S W r i ti n g 1 8 & 1 9 J u n e W a i k a t o S S S q u a s h T o u -r a m e n t ( H a m ) 2 0 J u n e A r i a I n t e r -P r i m a r y O r i e n t e e r i n g ( A r i a ) 2 4 J u n e P a r e n t D i s c u s -s i o n G r o u p Phone: 07 877 8173 or 0800 240 173 Fax: 07 877 8388 Website: http://piopio.school.nz Principal’s email: jradce@ piopio.school.nz

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING TO ENSURE

WE REACH THIS

VISION?

VISION We will work collabora-tively to create a dynamic learning environment which is the focus and pride of our community. Our stimulating curriculum will allow students to choose their pathways and will provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to empower them to become success-ful, responsible citizens. Piopio College will become a school with choice and a school of choice.

P A G E 2

P A G E 3 P A N U I 8

Last Tuesday the ‘Projects’ Tuesday Activity group enjoyed a fantastic day away from school to visit Dave’s Space Room in Te Awamutu. This visit piggy backed onto the work students’ covered last term when they spent a lot of time looking at, and learning about, the planets and workings of our Solar System, getting into and living in space, and exploring the unbelievably huge size of the known universe. An ex-television producer, Dave proved to have an amazing ability to interest, amaze and, at times, stun us with both his deep knowledge of many different aspects of Astronomy as well as how to combine many different video links, computer simulations and an incredible number of photographs in to one seamless pre-sentation that linked effortlessly with his relevant, and extremely interesting, talk to our students. It is difficult to do justice to how much we actually learnt and discovered in our 2 hour visit so instead I will let a few key photo’s and a few selected feedback comments written by students do the ‘talking’; “Dear Dave, I want to say thanks for talking to us about space and all or most of it’s wonders. The Super

Nova’s to the toilets (they now have on the Space Station) and showing us the basics of TV production as well. I especially liked looking at the sun with the solar lens you provided”

“Thanks for showing us your cool telescope and teaching us about space. It was amazing and fun and it was a real good time. Learnt heaps”.

“Thank you for letting us into your space room. I really enjoyed it. My favourite thing was playing around with the Space Simulator. I also enjoyed looking at the sun through the telescope”.

“Thank you for the amazing experience and for the interesting equipment which you allowed us to use. I really enjoyed the unique learning experience you provided for us. Your solar telescope and the solar filter that allowed us to view the sun differently and better were really amazing to use, thanks”.

A small part of Dave’s collection of item’s and memorabilia (he even had a Olivia working the mixing control cue card used by astronauts on the actual Apollo IX flight) desk on the near side; on the far side Reghan busy working the Space Simulator, looked on by Ryan and Joseph.

Looking directly at the sun through Dave helping Che look at the sun through special safety protective, hand a special telescope—it was amazing to held lenses. actually see 2-3 solar flares arching away Angus/Brendon/Ben/Jessica/Che/Ivyn from the suns’ surface.

Thank you everyone, I really enjoyed taking you away for the day.

Mr Ramsteijn

If you would like to know more about who Dave is and what the visit was like for the students’, type in either dave.co.nz • or the URL address

http://www.dave.co.nz/space/shows/index.html

P A G E 4

Crosscountry Last Week A very busy week with our own then area/regional championships.

College Championships:

Champion Runner-up Third

Sub Jnr boys Louie MacLachlan Heath Barnsdall Paul Bull

Sub Jnr girls Molly Nelson Tyler Wiseman Keighley Brough

Jnr boys Ben Stilborn William MacDonald Ryan Singleton

Jnr girls Saskia Johns Stacey MacKenzie Toni-Anne Robinson

Int boys Jack Griffin Nathanael Wrack Riki Newport

Int girls Sarah Bevege Sian MacDonald Holly Richardson

Snr boys Shane Singleton François Turner Hohepa Rapana-Barrett

Snr girls Savahn Taitoko Vaida Poole Jenny Bevege

Championship event: Blue 104 / Gold 59 / Green 62 /Red 138

Fun Run: Blue 11 / Gold 19 / Green 23 / Red 4

Total: Red 142 / Blue 115 / Green 85 / Gold 78

King Country Secondary Schools School Champs

Held on the Piopio Domain in unpleasant conditions we contested five of the six races with

our runners competing well. Our senior champions went on to win their respective King

Country races and Jack Grifin fnished second in his race. Well done to all our secondary

team. https://www.facebook.com/sportwaikatosecondaryschools

Rangitoto Inter-Primary Champs

This was an opportunity to compete against the other Waitomo Primary schools.

Congratulations to our top 10 finishers:

Int girls Keighley Brough 3rd Molly Nelson 7th

Snr girls Saskia Johns 3rd Selina Noun 10th

Snr boys Ben Stilborn 1st

Louie MacLachlan 4th

Daniel Foss 5th

Guy Lansdown 6th

Harley Ngarotata 9th

Team Position 1st

Well done to those that competed.

Cyberbullying Some helpful Facebook tips for parents

1. Become a friend on your son or daughter’s Facebook page

2. Encourage them to hand their phones in to you before bed

3. Encourage them to sign up to the Facebook code-of-conduct page

4. Ask them to give you permission to check their messaging at any time

5. Make sure that you let know if someone is harassing or bullying them online

6. Be familiar with the code-of-conduct page and help them understand it

7. Keep good lines of communication

HOW ARE YOU LIVING

THESE VALUES?

VALUES We will have a Passion for learning and Perservere when faced with difficulties. We must Respect each other, ourselves and our environment. We will act with Integrity at all times. We will value Diversity and tolerate difference. We will aim for Excellence in all we do with lots of energy and enthusiasm.

P A G E 5 P A N U I 8

PRINCIPAL’S PEN

Engā mātua, e ngā whanaunga me ngā hoa o te kura, tēnā koutou. Dear parents, caregivers and friends of

school.

There have been improvements with the uniform although it is not perfect. If you do not have copies of what is required you can go on our website, look at our prospectus or get a copy from Alida in the office. I am still waiting to see the parents of students whose attendance is poor, I will arrange times to come and visit you with our attendance officer. Next week we are welcoming a new teacher. We have been able to appoint the new teacher because our roll has increased. We have appointed Ben Draper who many of you will know and he will be teaching across subjects and across all year groups. We look forward to working with him. I am sure many of you will have met our new administrative officer Janine Stewart as she works in finance. Welcome to Janine and again we look forward to working with you. Following a Meet the Principal evening last term I would like to invite all parents/whānau to a meeting to discuss homework. I want to hear your views. It will be on Tuesday 24 June 7.00pm-9.00pm in the Library. Very often I hear concerns so this is your opportunity to voice them. We will start with a presentation followed by the discussion. Remember also subject parent/student interview is on Thursday 3 July. If you did not attend the goal setting evening you should have received a letter explaining the goals set so you can assist your child in achieving these goals. Julie Radice

Former Student Paves A Way Work experience in action as current student at Piopio College, Sam Richardson (right) analyses the intricacies

of a starter motor. Former Piopio College student Mitchell Henderson (left) has worked at B.K. Auto Electrical

Ltd for the past two years, initially starting out doing work experience to become a highly valued auto electrical

apprentice.

MERITORIOUS ACTION These students have received acknowledgement of the many good things they have done. Creston Baker, Jackson Bradbury, Bobby Daymond-Bodger, Daniel Foss, Lochie Griffin, Saskia Johns, Lorenz Kemp, Demante Murray, Linda Muraahi, Sarah Moses, Sian MacDonald, Santana Muraahi, Selina Noun, Mac Plowright, Lewis Taitoko, Ashley Thompson, Nathanael Wrack. Winners of a canteen voucher are Selina Noun and Lewis Taitoko. WAITOMO AWARD

We were disappointed to postpone this week ends trip to Tongariro, but a show of hands of those able to attend

was insufficient to warrant the cost to the programme. We will schedule another trip later in the term.

Hopefully, Tongariro 3 will still go ahead on 27/28 June.

The Hillview visits have been really successful and the students are building admirable and mature relationships

with residents and staff. Their own newsletter clearly shows this. We return there next Tuesday 10 June and

hope to get some stories from the past recorded.

Monday 16 June we go to Leitches Clearing. This will be a challenge with some night tramping and setting up

camp in the dark. Track discipline, hut etiquettes will need to be of the highest standard. Students are com-

pleting all organisation themselves. All parents/helpers welcome.

Bill Burnell

FLAT FOR RENT in Piopio township, very tidy 2 bedroom flat next to College. $150 pw. References required, no pets. Phone Sheryl at Piopio College or a/h 877 8683.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH MEASLES UPDATE Over the last two weeks, there have been at least five cases of measles notified in Hamilton in secondary school students. While those whose immunisation status has been verified, all were unimmunised. Measles is a serious and highly infectious viral disease that causes fever, cough, sore red eyes and a rash. The rash does not appear until the person has been sick for around 2-3 days. Measles can make children and adults very sick and complications will develop in many people. Some possible complications are severe and lifelong. Immunisation against measles is the best protection and is free for all children. Students with measles are infectious from five days before to five days after the onset of rash and must stay away from school the advice of the local medical office of health.

COLLEGE PTA URGENTLY NEEDING NEW MEMBERS This is a great way you can support your children and their school. The PTA has only 2 members left and unless we can get more parents on the committee we will have to put it into recess. The PTA in the past has funded mountain bikes, the covered area outside the gym, the citizen award annually donation to the ball committee and the glass house currently under construction. We raise money from a calf scheme and the annual mountain bike event “The King Country Challenge”, so if you think you would like to support us please phone Cheryl on 878 6640.

Whakatipuranga Hou Whānau Hui When: Tuesday 10 June 6.00pm / Staffroom Nau mai, haere mai