Room 9: Out and About in New Plymouth

Last Friday Room 9 spent the morning in New Plymouth.

First we went to Puke Ariki, participating in the “Voyage to the Deep” experience, then on to the

Fire Station, which

coincides with our learning

about Fire.

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi nui ki te whanau o te kura Puketapu. Hello to Parents and Caregivers

What a fabulous long weekend! I hope everyone got to enjoy relaxing with friends and family in the winter sunshine.

Today it is our pleasure to celebrate Support Staff Day. We are lucky to have an incredible support staff team and each and every one plays an essential role in making Puketapu a great place to be. In fact, our school would not be able to operate without them. Our thanks to Paula who is our ray of sunshine and multi-talent on the front desk; Ray who so reliably multi-tasks behind the scenes, looking after the grounds and our computers and networks as well; Jay, Julia, Michelle, Lynette, Judith and Diane who do an incredible job daily supporting our tamariki and teachers in a huge range of ways; and Paula D, Sabrina, Leah, Toni and Sharron who do an awesome job keeping Puketapu clean and tidy.

It’s hard to believe that it is Wednesday again already and I have to confess that getting sufficient exercise remains my goal!

So far we have looked at ‘Self-Management’ and ‘Relating to Others’ key competencies. We bring these competencies together in “Participating and Contributing”.

Participating and Contributing is about:

Is about learning that is authentic. Participating actively in local, national and global communities. Balancing rights, roles & responsibilities. Responding appropriately as a group member.

Participating and Contributing are keys in family, school, sports, clubs, friendships and our social lives. We can help our kids learn and practice the Key Competencies …. They’re not automatic so keep up the great work teaching and modelling for your treasured tamariki.

Nga mihi nui. Kia pai to ra whakata.

Corinne Sattler Acting Principal

Puketapu School Newsletter Term 2 – Week 6 - 8 June 2016

Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth | Tel: 06 755 0973 | TXT 027 755 0973

| Email: office@puketapu.school.nz | www.puketapu.school.nz

Congratulations to award winners...

Whakamanatia Awards

Jaxson Fidow Murray Sioli

Oracle Rangi Kade Davis

Te Omeka Akiriri-Buckley

Isabelle McCready-Scouller

Hunter Davis Trevahn Edwards

Petra Keith Malakai Coates

Felecia Shearer Daniel Pearce

Jesse Cuthbert Kiritopa Veza

Duffy Awards

Kierah Hosking

Bella Stainthorpe

Daniel Pearce

Book Borrower of the Week

Oliver Forsyth

New to Puketapu this week:

Zakhan Faapulou

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who

voted.

The deadline for postal votes to be received is tomorrow, so by the end of tomorrow we will know who our new

Board of Trustees will be…

More information will follow

next week!

Two days for bought lunch this week:

Thursday

Spaghetti Bolognaise $4

Friday

American hot dogs $3

Andersons mince & cheese pies $3

Order at the office before school

Andersons Pies Order forms will be

sent out this week

Orders in by Thursday 23 June.

Delivery Friday 1 July.

Check out this gorgeous picture of our school sign by Room 5’s Breanna Mehaney-Johnston

If your child is going to be away from school for any reason, please phone 06 755 0973 (leave a message 24x7), text 027 755 0973, email office@puketapu.school.nz), use the school app or tell your child’s teacher or Paula in the school office. Thank you.

Fri 10 June: 40 Hour Famine Dress Up Day 40 Hour Famine (Y7&8) Mon 13 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Mangorei @ Puketapu 12.30pm start PSG Meeting 6.00pm Fri 17 June: 40 Hour Famine Sausage Sizzle Mon 20 June: Hearing & Vision testing Room 5 trip to Puke Ariki Tue 21 June: Spotswood College Presentation (Y8) Wed 22 June: Inglewood High School Presentation (Y8) Thur 23 June: School Photographs Fri 24 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Waitara East @ Puketapu 1.00pm start

Thur 30 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Norfolk @ Norfolk Tue 5 - Thur 7 July: Book Fair Tue 5 - Thur 7 July: Half year parent-teacher- student conferences

Term 2 ends on Friday 8 July

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SPORTS CORNER NEXT GAMES: Netball Thursday 9 June Mystics v Woodleigh School Tactix on NPL 4 @ 3:45pm Saturday 11 June: Ferns v No draw yet Steel v check with your coach Tuesday 14 June Magic v Spotswood Primary Spotty Ferns on NPL 7 @ 4:25pm Pulse v St Josephs New Plymouth Magic on NPL 8 @ 4:25pm Basketball Monday 13 June Puketapu Heat v Enviro Team, 4.00pm, Crt 3 Puketapu Servez v Manukorihi, 7.30pm Crt 3 Tuesday 14 June: Puke Girlz v Bell Block Blaze 4.50pm, Crt 1 Miniball Wednesday 15 June Rimu v Welbourn Hustlers 3.30pm, Crt 3 Totara v Spotswood Cyclones, 4.20pm, Crt 2

The Taranaki Toy Library is holding a MONSTER Children’s Book

Sale on Saturday 27 August from 9 to 3pm at the Hall of Knox

Church in Fitzroy. On their behalf, we are currently collecting any

good quality second hand books for children up to the age of 13. If

you have any unwanted books that you wish to donate, please

drop these off to the school office before the end

of June. Please do not include colouring-in or

activity books unless they are in new condition.

To find out more about this book sale please

browse Facebook for “Taranaki Toy Library”.

The 6th Annual Egmont Village Mid Winter Fun Run/Walk Sunday 26 June

3km / 5km / 7km / 10km Run / Walk Start/Finish at Egmont Village Community Centre

Fundraising for Egmont Village School Entry forms available at the Puketapu School Office

Coastal Lifestyle Expo

Saturday 11th June, 10am-4:30pm

Sandfords Event Centre, Opunake

$5 Entry Fee, Children under 12 FREE

All proceeds go towards the rehabilitation of Barbara

Fakavamoeanga, the Deputy Principal at Opunake High School,

who was in a serious car accident last December and still has a

long road ahead of her to get back to her former self.

There will be Candles, Homemade Lollies, Preserves, Cards,

Crystal Healing, Reiki, Massage, Soaps, Jewellery, Cake Haven,

Nails, Readings, Clairvoyance Reading, Aura Photographs,

Crystals, Books, Life Coaching, Animal Healer, Crystal Elixirs,

Energy Healing, Colour Therapy, Chocolate Lady, Art, Pottery,

Wedding Flowers and more! Food & Drink Available – All Stalls

Will Be CASH ONLY

Measles!

Taranaki is surrounded in measles! There are outbreaks all around us and likely that we may have cases in

Taranaki in the near future. Measles is easily preventable as there is an effective measles vaccine (MMR) which is

available free for all those who need it.

Measles is a severe disease: most people need to spend several weeks off school or work because they are so sick. About one in ten needs to be hospitalised. It is a highly infectious disease and spreads quickly in people

who are non-immune.

It is most infectious just before people develop the rash. Watch for: flu like symptoms: cough, fever, a runny nose, sore eyes… then a rash, which tends to start on the head.

If you suspect measles, PHONE your doctor or Healthline on 0800 611 116

A reminder to parents that the age limit to have a Facebook account is 13 years…

Lets Go!

Let’s make the most of the good weather and make

active trips to and from school. It’s great to see so

many people walking, biking and scooting to school.

Room 5 have been discovering the properties of 2 dimensional shapes by creating their own version of the artist Paul Klee's ‘The Castle and the Sun’ . Look at this great example by Felecia

The 2016 40 Hour

Famine is this

weekend...

To help us raise money,

we are holding a

Dress Up Day this

Friday 10 June.

Come in any costume

you like! There will be a

parade just before

lunchtime. To take part

you must bring a gold

coin donation please.

Next Friday, 17 June,

we will hold a sausage

sizzle as well.