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NEWSLETTER

PRINCIPAL: Craig Haggo

B.O.T. CHAIRPERSON: Brigid Crawford Phone: 533 3811

Old Coach Road R D 6 Te Puke 3186 Phone (07) 533 3731 Fax (07) 533 3521 Email office@pongakawa.school.nz

Website: www.pongakawa.school.nz www.facebook.com/PongakawaSchoolOfficial

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34 Young Road, RD9

Te Puke, 3189, New Zealand

Phone 07 573 6127 / 573 6247

Fax 07 573 9831

Email: kimmcfadden@seeka.co.nz

Farm Orchard Tractors and

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TERM DATES 2019 TERM 1: 04/02/19 - 12/04/19 TERM 2: 29/04/19 - 05/07/19 TERM 3: 22/07/19 - 27/09/19 TERM 4: 14/10/19 - 18/12/19

Main Road PO Box 582 Te Puke 3153 New Zealand Ph: 07 573 9107 Fax: 07 5736915

Email:info@rr-tractors.co.nz Website: www.rrtractors.co.nz

TE PUKE VETERINARY CENTRE

Your friendly Caring Team

Comprehensive medical &

surgical service for farm &

companion animals

Ph (07) 573 7606

KIWI LAND

DEVELOPMENTS

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Ph 5333063 or 0274 741589

Email: kimmc@xtra.co.nz

07 5734014 027 3871559

Your local registered builder, specialising in extensions,

renovations and new builds. Call Jonn today on

Ph 021 222 4004 or email jonn@tektonbuilders.co.nz

David Reid P: 07 533 3668 M: 027 2533 454 E: reidyburger@slingshot.co.nz A: 1963 Old Coach Rd, RD6, Te Puke

Day trips available

Ph Brett 027 4141484

Our bank account details for any payments are: ASB 123407 0007320 00

School Office: Phone 533 3731

Email address: office@pongakawa.school.nz

Week 4 Term 4

4th November 2019

Website www.pongakawa.school.nz

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BROAD BRIMMED SUNHATS Broad brimmed sunhats are compulsory in line with

our School Policy for Terms 1 and 4. Please make sure your child has one everyday.

Hats are not to be shared.

Dear Parents and Caregivers What fantastic weather we had over the weekend, I hope you and your family were able to enjoy it. This time of year seems to get really busy doing all those jobs at home we have been putting off because of the cold weather – or maybe that is just me. The summer terms bring with them the need for students to be extremely conscious of being sun smart. It is important your child has: Clothing which covers their shoulders (this is strong advice the sun can be vicious) and shorts. We are finding lots of students are over dressed for our current weather conditions. A wide brimmed hat which is compulsory in terms 1 & 4 Sunblock applied before the start of the day. A drink bottle with water. The school does have sunblock available in all rooms so this can be reapplied as required and we have a number of drinking fountains about the school and some in rooms for those which have been remodelled. Please understand that to provide the best protection we can for your children those without hats will be directed to play under the oak trees at the front of the school where there is good shade. On Fridays many of our students stay after school to play volleyball in the Action Centre. It is important they have travel arrangements organised for the end of their game so they are not here worrying about how they will get home. Additionally, I have reminded those students who travel home by bus (particularly those on first bus not playing volleyball) that they do not have time to stop and buy things from the canteen which is operating for those playing. Students have been made aware that should they choose to do this then unfortunately the bus will need to go without them as we have a timetable which includes other schools to meet and we cannot be delayed. Congratulations to those students who attended AG Group day last week. I was highly impressed by your maturity and dedication to your animals. This showed in the wonderful results we achieved. Busy few weeks, athletics, Grandparents Day, camps so I look forward to seeing you at some of these if you are able to make it. Yours in teaching Craig Haggo, Principal

Crazy Hair Day! Our Seniors have dedicated 15th November 2019 to Crazy Hair Day There will be a gold coin donation to raise money for the Red Cross

The crasier the hair the better as there will be prizes for the best hair! Students are asked to provide their gold coin donation to their class teacher. The senior team will collect the money raised on the day.

Pool Keys Pool keys are still available to purchase for the summer season at

$100.00 per key. Available from the school office.

The 2019 / 2020 pool season opened Labour weekend; but we still need ALL of previous years keys returned for re cutting or

there will be a shortage of keys this season. Please return them to the office asap.

We still require people to assist with closing the pool (no cover involved) and maybe the occasional opening during the season. If we can share the role across a few people to make it easier for

all of those involved. If anyone sees any inappropriate behaviour please contact the

school on 07 5333731.

Group Day Thank You A big thank you to the following parents who assisted with the setup and running of Group Day.

Jacob and Sheree Horton Craig and Phillipa Garrett

Brendon and Belinda Jones Andrew Fowler

Sarah Flay Rochelle Owen Christine Boyd

Group Day Results Full results and details will be available next Monday but well done to all of the students who took their lambs and goats to Group Day. Pongakawa was very well represented

Goats Juliet Boyd

Alexis Breckon Troy Hodges Riley Horton

Kaziah Roberts Kayden Taylor Addison Watts

Lambs Kyla Jones Kane Jones

Rosie Morgan Lucy Wattam Oscar Wattam

Pongakawa School Board of Trustees Election

Declaration of Parent By-Election Results 2019 Parent Representative votes were counted last Thursday

Cooper, Stewart Hitchman, Samantha

No Invalid Votes I hereby declare the following duly elected: Stewart Cooper Signed Christine Boyd Returning Officer

Important Jiddles and Middles Camp Fees This Thursday night and Friday is Jiddles camp but we still have a number of students who have not paid. Students who have not paid for camp by this Wednesday will not be able to participate. To avoid any embarrassment please ensure that this is finalised prior or talk to Corrina Dibley. Middles camp is only three weeks away from 27th to 29th November 2019 however there are still students whose camp fees remain outstanding. Please ensure that these fees are paid in full by the end of this week as camp numbers and bookings need to be finalised now.

Events Coming Up 04/11/19 BOT Meeting 05/11/19 School Athletics Y5-8 05/11/19 Parent Tech Talk 6pm 06/11/19 Year 8 HPV 2nd Dose Catch Up 07/11/19 to 08/11/19 Jiddles Camp 13/11/19 Te Puke Cluster Athletics Litt Park 14/11/19 Te Puke Clusters High Jump 15/11/19 Crazy Hair Day 20/11/19 Volleyball today instead of on Grandparents day 22/11/19 Grandparents Day 25/11/19 PTA Meeting 7pm Staffroom 27/11/19 WBOP Athletics Tauranga Domain 27/11/19 to 29/11/19 Middles Camp 27/11/19 Jiddles Athletics Day 28/11/19 Junior Athletics Day 12/12/19 Senior Social 13/11/19 End of Term Assembly 1.30pm 17/12/19 Final end of year assembly 1pm 18/12/19 Last day of school is a half day only 03/02/20 First day back at school for 2020

Sports Notices / Results Pongakawa has a NO Pay - NO Play policy so please

make payment for any sports or activities at the same

time that permission slips are submitted

Cricket $35.00 There are still some cricket fees outstanding, Please ensure that they are paid before the end of this week

There will be NO Cricket training this Wednesday as Mr Gooding will be at the Cricket Mini World Cup with students.

The Pongakawa Ninja’s last week lost to St Mary’s. A great effort for a team playing together for the first time. Batter of the day was Jeremy Oats (19 runs) and Fielder of the day was Andre Pederson.

Water Polo $50.00 We have room for a couple of year 5/6 water polo players

if anyone is keen to play please contact Mike Judd.

Touch Rugby Draw $35.00 There are still some touch fees outstanding. Please

ensure that they are paid before this Thursday.

Pongakawa Black 3/4 Boys last week beat Mount Maunganui 4-2 Player of the day was Cale Scorringe.

Draws for week 4 from Touch Papamoa Website: Year 3/4 Boys 4.10pm Fld 4b Pongakawa Black V Papa Primary Red Year 3/4 Mixed 3.30pm Fld 3b Pongakawa White V Tahatai Keas Year 5/6 Boys 4.50pm Fld 6 Pongakawa V Arataki Warriors Year 5/6 Mixed 3.30pm Fld 7 Pongakawa White V TeAkau Ki O/Loaders Also 3.30pm Field 8 Pongakawa Black V Golden Sands Cougars Year 7/8 Boys 4.50pm Field 5 Pongakawa Boys V Mt Inter Boys Blk Year 7/8 Mixed 4.50pm Field 7 Pongakawa Mixed V Pap College Mxd

Volleyball $10.00

There are still volleyball fees outstanding. Please ensure that these are paid before Friday.

The draw for week four: Round 1 - 3.30pm Court 1 Goonies V Mischief Makers Court 2 Playerz V Koalas Court 3 Slammers V Spikers Court 4 Setters V Diggers Round 2 - 4.00pm Court 1 Gravity v BB Boys Court 2 Pip Squeaks V Dino Nuggets Court 3 Skittles V Pugs Court 4 Fazers V Cute Eevees Round 3 - 4.30pm Court 1 Killer Vibez V Quackerz Court 2 River Vixens V Crystals

Lost Property Let’s Reunite the Children with their clothing!

If you look in your children’s drawers and find there is less than there was before, come and check here at school, our lost property is more than full. We’ve sweatshirts, trousers and towels galore, we’ve shoes overflowing on the floor. It ALL belongs to SOMEONE. It came to school on a back or feet. To get it to do the return trip would be really neat. If you are at school for any reason , please check out the lost property in the back of the library or the basket At the back office. Don’t forget to name your child’s clothing to enable the return of clothing and footwear to them as soon as it is found.

Strep Throat - Important We have seen a few cases of strep here at school in recent weeks. The BOP Pharmacy Group have announced that selected pharmacies in the BOPDHB area are now providing Rapid Response Sore Throat Swabbing and Treatment Services to manage Streptococcal Pharyngitis and reduce the incidence of Rheumatic Fever. Selected Pharmacies in the BOP area will provide eligible patients with fully subsidised (free to patient), no appointment necessary throat swabbing and antibiotic treatment in accordance with the National Heart Foundation Guidelines for sore throat management. Pharmacies will identify patients or accept referral of children aged 4 to 19 years that are symptomatic with a sore throat and eligible household contacts aged 3 to 35 years. The selected Pharmacies providing this service in Te Puke are: Life Pharmacy Te Puke @ 61 Jellicoe St Te Puke Ph 075730390 and My Pharmacy Te Puke @ 96 Jellicoe St Te Puke Ph 075739868 A more extensive list of pharmacies in the BOP is available from the school office.

Tech Talk - Cyber Safety Parent Evening As we all know our children have greater access and are on technological devices more and more. As parents we worry about how to keep our children safe in online communities. Tomorrow, Tuesday 5 November at 6pm we are going to hold a Parents Cyber Safety Evening in our Senior block. Lex Mawson from the Parenting Place will be offering his expert advice and will open any questions our community has in regards to this very relevant topic.

Honey For Sale

Our school is currently running a fundraiser in conjunction with a local honey provider. Orders for honey can be placed and

paid for at the school office. 1 Kilo jar of Bush or Rewa Rewa Honey for $15.00

Please place your orders by Friday 22nd November 2019 so that orders can then be filled.

Middle and Senior Athletics Day 2019 Tuesday 5th November 2019

For students in Years 5 to 8 between 9am and 2.30pm Please make sure your students are organised and at school on time when school starts at 8.45am with everything they need to compete to the best of their ability. Students need shorts, drink bottles, sunscreen applied, broad brimmed hats and wearing house colours if possible. 9:00am First field rotation 9:45am Second field rotation 10:30am INTERVAL 11:00am Sprint Heats: 60m and 100m 11:45am Third field rotation 12.30am Lunch Break (30 minutes) 1:00pm Fourth field rotation 1:45pm Sprint Finals: 60m and 100m and 200m (Yr 7/8 only) 2:30pm Pack Up

All parents and whanau are invited to join us to support their children on this day.

Elliot is Red Lind is Green Landford is Yellow .Bell is Blue

If you are taking your child home after athletics, please let the office know so that we are not holding up buses looking for them.