TERM 1, WEEK 9 2015

DATES TO DIARY

02 Apr LAST DAY OF TERM School closes at 3pm 20 Apr First day Term 2 23 Apr Junior science day in hall 24 Apr Assembly – whole school 27 Apr ANZAC Day holiday 28 Apr Camp parents meeting 7.30pm 29 Apr Junior Rock up 30 Apr Junior Rock up Individual Photos 01 May Assembly – senior school Individual photos 04 May World Road Safety Week 05 May Year 6 camp 06 May Year 6 camp 07 May Year 6 camp 08 May Year 6 camp Assembly – whole school 12 May Netball field day 14 May Chess Eastern zone 15 May Assembly – junior school 19 May Museum trip seniors 20 May Museum trip seniors 21 May Museum trip seniors Young Leaders Day 22 May Assembly – whole school School disco evening 20 Hour Famine weekend 26 May BOT meeting 7pm 27 May New parents meeting 9.15am 29 May Teacher only day 01 Jun Queens Birthday 02 Jun Family and Friends AGM 7pm 05 Jun Assembly – whole school 09 Jun Parents maths evening 12 Jun Assembly – middle school 16 Jun Hockey field day 19 Jun Assembly – whole school Wacky hair and hat day 23 Jun Writers Quiz 9.30am 26 Jun Assembly – senior school Mufti day and sausage sizzle 30 Jun BOT meeting 7pm 01 Jul Parent Conferences 1-8pm 02 Jul Parent Conferences 1-6pm 03 Jul Assembly – whole school LAST DAY OF TERM

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Principal for a Day At the Twilight Market on Friday 27 March I won the auction prize to be Principal for a Day. This is how I spent my day. At 8.15am I patrolled traffic with the TravelWise team. I got to use a speed gun or as the Policeman would say “laser”. Then I went to the office and ordered a yummy lunch. I handed out certificates at the mini assembly for Year 4 only before I checked in on some of the senior classrooms. Next I gave Mr Rankin an appraisal and he passed – yay. At 10.40am I had a yummy morning tea in the staffroom before I was interviewed by the Courier newspaper and had some photos taken. I viewed some students’ work and gave out Principal’s stickers and I also gave myself a sticker. Next a visit to the all boys class to see what is special about their class. Then it was reading time with Ms Lee’s little students. Time for photos with the crazy media team who interviewed me. At 12.30pm I was on lunch duty with my best friend Tyler Galloway. After lunch I met Point View School’s Foundation Principal, Mr Shroff before I did a property check with Mr Hickson. We found a book on the field and gave it to the office for somebody to claim. Then at 2.15pm it was time to write the newsletter and that is what you have just read. I think my favourite part of being Principal is giving out certificates.

Thomas Pook Principal for a Day

WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR IN THIS ISSUE: - Wanted urgently - road patrol people - Walking School Bus - Parent-Student-Teacher conferences

Three principals together: Mrs Parr, Mr Pook and Mr Shroff

Welcome to our new students Tayla Penman Gates, Aarnav Noorie, David Chen and Sihoo Jeon.!

Our school bank account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 internet payment for any school payments. Please put your child’s name, room and reason for payment (e.g. John Smith, Room 36, Donation 2015) as the

reference, to ensure it is credited to the correct account.

Family'and'Friends'would' like'to' say'a'huge'thanks' to'all'our'school'community'for'supporting'the'Twilight'Market.'

Over'the'last'two'terms'we'have'had'parents'helping'sort'and'organise'all'the'donations'made'to'the'school.' 'Then'so'many'of' our' families' assisted' on' the' night.' 'Without' your' support'this'event'would'not'have'been'such'a'success.''Thank'you'to'everyone'and'hope'you'all'have'a'safe'and'happy'hoilday.'

The middle school ESOL groups made damper bread after reading the story The Little Red Hen. This was part of a focus on changes in cooking. We talked about 'bossy' verbs and matched verbs with the correct picture. Other listening and speaking tasks included a barrier game and a recipe dictation. We sure had fun helping Mrs Kingston make the bread!

TERM DATES 2015 Term Two Monday 20 April - Friday 3 July Term Three Monday 20 July - Friday 25 September Term Four Monday 12 October - Friday 18 December

How do you travel to and from school? Point View’s Walking School Bus would like you to take a minute to think …… think of taking the traffic problems away from around our school and away from the wider school community. Now think of our wonderful Walking School Bus!! It is fun for the children and parents, children are more alert when they get to school and they get there on time without any fuss, and it’s great to be part of the walking school bus community. It is time for a change! We can all help our environment by cutting down the running times on our vehicles and we can reduce the stress of getting to school. There are three Walking School Bus routes. See what works for you and your family. Contact Marion Galloway WSB Coordinator on 021 325 376 or marion@tjsproperty.co.nz or go to the school website and click on community then walking school bus.

Walking School Bus

INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP Freestyle 50m - 10 year old girls Backstroke 25m - 10 year old girls 1st Georgia Willats 3rd Sophie Forgie Freestyle 25m - 9 year old boys Backstroke 25m - 9 year old girls 1st Sunny Sun 1st Jacey Li Freestyle 25m - 9 year old girls Breaststroke 25m - 10 year old girls 1st Ruby Spring 1st Georgia Willats Freestyle 25 m - 8 year old boys 2nd Annie Chen 1st Thomas Blakeman Breaststroke 25m - 9 year old boys Novice Freestyle 25m -10 year old girls 1st Sunny Sun 1st Jasmine Mom Breaststroke 25m - 9 year old girls Novice Freestyle 25m - 9 year old boys 1st Ruby Spring 1st Robbie Dickson Final Relay B Final - 9 year & under Final Relay A Final - 9 year & under 1st Point View School 1st Point View School

Thank you to the fabulous committee who worked tirelessly to bring together all the elements needed to make this a fantastic community event. The rain stayed away and the people kept pouring in the gates to enjoy amazing food from all around the world, children queued up for games, pony rides and the chance to have fun with friends and family. Adults took the opportunity to grab a bargain, from the wonderful home baking to the mysteries of the garage sale stall. Thank you to everyone for your support on the day and in the lead up. Watch for breaking news on the final result of funds raised.

TERM 2 UNIFORM - REMINDER All children should be in winter uniform when they return to school at the beginning of Term 2. Details of what to wear is on our the website - www.pointview.school.nz/parents/uniform/

Ryan' Langstone' competed' in' the'Auckland' team' in' the' first' of' the' New'Zealand' National' Cup' series' climbing'competitions' in' Hamilton' over' the'weekend.''He'came'first'in'the'under'12s.'Congratulations'Ryan.

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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS 2015 The new 2015-2016 Entertainment Books will be issued next term. If you do not wish to have one sent home please make sure you have returned the green opt out form by Thursday 2 April.

Twilight Market By Sienna Walmsley Room 14

Last Friday I was mixed with happiness and nervousness while I was walking down with my Mum to the Twilight Market at Point View School. I was happy because I was going to go on all the different activities and I was nervous because I was going to perform my dance called ‘Here we Come.’ First I had to warm up and stretch. Pretty soon after that we went on stage. I dance for the Storm Troupe. The starting music was mixed up a bit but it finished well. I was excited when I had finished dancing because the crowd was cheering so loudly. I felt proud. After that I wanted to go on the zorb balls but the line was too long so my Mum said, ”Let’s go on something else.” So we went back to the hall to watch my sister Alicia and Kate’s sister Georgia do aerobics. They were good and everybody cheered. When it got dark we tried to go on the zorb balls again but now it was too late. It was closed. I was sad about that. So we went to the book shop and I got some books. Eventually we walked home and finally we got some dinner because we were too busy dancing at the Twilight Market and forgot to have some dinner. We had McDonalds. Yummy! I thought the Twilight Market was amazing to have at our school.

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