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Kia Ora from Manukorihi Intermediate
Welcome to the last newsletter for the term - I still cannot believe that ten weeks have flown by so quickly. As usual we have had another two weeks that have been jammed pack with many activities and events. PUPIL PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: First of all thank you to all of the families who attended our three way conferences last week. They were really successful and I heard a lot of positive feedback from our staff, students and families. Our Board of Trustees wanted at least 80% attendance from each classroom and here are the classroom breakdowns: Room 1 - 93.5% Room 6 - 74% Room 7 - 89% Room 8 - 92.8% Room 9 - 89.6% Room 10 - 100% Room 11 - 81.4% Room 12 - 84.3% Room 13 - 96.5% As a school overall: 72% At the end of Term Two we will be holding these conferences again. The focus will be on how well the students have achieved their learning goals and then where to next for them so that they can make further progress. Let us see if every class can hit that 80% mark - that would be a great thing for us all to achieve. PE TOP: Our new PE tops are now in at the Warehouse. Some of our students were wearing them at our sports exchange on Tuesday and they looked awesome. If you do not have one please purchase one now so that your child has the correct sportswear to wear. Below are some photos of what the shirt looks like so you are all aware - thanks.
PARK CITY CHURCH HELPERS: We would like to say a huge thanks to the amazing volunteers from Park City Church who have spent this week clearing our gardens. They made a huge difference to that area, as well as our vegetable gardens and the chicken runs. This was done as part of the church’s
annual Heart Week project where they give back to their local community. A massive thanks to Whaea Zoey who helped organise this for us, we are incredibly lucky. These wonderful people also provide us with school lunches so that no one goes hungry. The support we receive from this group and others is outstanding.
SUMMER SPORTS EXCHANGE: We had a great summer sports exchange with Hawera Intermediate, Devon Intermediate and Highlands Intermediate this past Tuesday. I was lucky enough to go and watch some of the sports - tee ball which happened here at Manukorihi and then I went into New Plymouth and saw some of the outdoor bowls. It was neat to see our kids succeeding in their sports, practising excellent sportsmanship, all whilst enjoying the sunshine. Thank you to all of our staff who were involved in organising this event - we are all very appreciative of your hard work. PAID UNION MEETINGS: As you would have heard nationally the teachers rejected the latest offer given to us by the government. Many people still think that this is purely for the money, but for us here at Manukorihi the issues are greater. We want the necessary help and resources for our students so that they can get the education that they deserve. Therefore we are having a Paid Union meeting on Tuesday 7th May and we will be closing school for instruction at 12.45pm. If your child is a bus student we will have a staff member here to look after them, but you will need to contact our office and let them know. Thank you for your understanding about this. Remember if you have any questions or queries do not hesitate to contact me - my office door is always open. Enjoy your holidays and I look forward to seeing you all bright eyed and bushy tailed on Monday 29th April at 8.50am.
“Me mahi tahi tatou mo te oranga o te katoa” We should work together for the wellbeing of everyone.
Ngā mihi
Fi ona Low - Principal
Newsletter
12th April 2019
PRINCIPAL AWARDS Weeks Nine and Ten, Term One 2019
Our focus has continued to be being kind, having a large heart and a great strength of character. I have spent time in all of the classrooms, listening and watching the interactions that have been occurring between our students and staff. Below are the students that I have been really impressed with as they are awesome, kind, caring and are doing all of the things that I think are important. What a great way to end the term, well done for SOARing.
RM 1 - Mia Taitoko and Sophia Sulzberger RM 6 - Stampy Meunwisetch and Polly-Anna Cooper RM 7 - Livi Sarten and Coral Abbott RM 8 - Zoey Yang and Jessica Stanton RM 9 - Nation Eketone-Samuels and Korowai Siteine RM 10 - Jensen Shewry and Braden Hedley RM 11 - Krystalann Murray-Tawa and Terina Morehu RM 12 - Jasmine Limmer and Ashton Oakes RM 13 - Willo Foreman and Courtney Blakeney-Williams Congratulations to you all! Well done to those of you who are trying your best, I know that over the year all of you will have your name in our newsletter at some stage.
News
KIDSCAN BREAKFAST CLUB KIDSCAN Breakfast club is at Manukorihi Intermediate School. If your child/ren need breakfast in the morning we have toast, weetbix and milo is available from 8.30am until the bell goes at 8.50am. LIBRARY NEWS Thank you to those of you who have encouraged your child/ren to return overdue books this week. Having the books returned allows us to have a stocked library for other students at school. If your child/ren cannot find their books for one
reason or another, please contact the library at: [email protected] and let our librarian know. We hope everyone has a great break - don’t forget to head to Puke Ariki or the Waitara District Library for some great holiday reads! ATTENDANCE RATES TO DATE
Attendance at school is our focus this year - our aim for
attendance is 92% and over. The attendance rates by
classroom the past few weeks are:
Rm01 94% Rm10 89%
Rm06 85% Rm11 89%
Rm07 89% Rm12 91%
Rm08 80% Rm13 77%
Rm09 79%
Assembly Awards
DUFFY BOOKS AWARDS Last Friday we were very lucky to receive our Duffy Books - we had Jo Guy (otherwise known as Granny Jo) come to visit us and speak to our students at assembly about the importance of treating others how you would like to be treated. A great lesson for everyone. She also enthusiastically presented our ‘Caught Being Good’ awards for the week. Thank you Jo, for visiting us and thank you to Methanex for being our sponsor of our Duffy Books. Every student was very happy to be taking home two books this term. AWARD WINNERS Ariana Donald, Aria Wallace, Charles Hoeta-Kingi, Kymani Makatea-Cooper, Quinn Adams, Harry Tokotaua-Patuwairua, Caylib Wilmshurst, Klarissa Bilski, Krystalann Murray-Tawa, Riley Limmer, Niah Weir, Gavin Wichman, Kaysha-Lee Iwikau, Deanna Burton, Kylie Sole, Annie-Liu Tokotaua-Patuwairua, Arleigh Tamati, Charlotte McCart, Ane Pasefika,
Stampy Meunwisetch, Devon Heremaia, Courtney Blakeney-Williams, Polly-Anna Cooper, McLaren Ainoa and Olive Andrews have all collected their Duffy ‘Caught Being Good’ Book awards. Well done! BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTIONS Nomination forms have been posted out this week to all eligible parents/caregivers. If you have not received your nomination form, please contact Lynda Ricketts at our school office. Nominations close: Friday 24th May at noon. If a poll is required, voting forms with accompanying information on candidates will be posted out with voting closing on Friday 7th June at noon.
Dates to remember
TERM DATES 2019 Term Two: Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July Term Three: Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September Term Four: Monday 14th October to Friday 20th December PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2019 Monday 2nd June Queen’s Birthday Holiday Monday 21st October Labour Day TERM TWO Monday 29th April: First day of Term Two Monday 20th May to 28th May: Life Education Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th July: Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
Office News
UNIFORM Correct footwear must be worn at all times (no white soled shoes permitted). Girls may wear black tights during the winter
months. As previously mentioned, the new PE shirts are now for sale at The Warehouse (Bell Block store only). Correct PE shirts will need to be worn by ALL students at future sports exchanges. The black t-shirt permissible for Term 1 is NO longer school regulation uniform. If there are any issues with supply at The Warehouse please let the school office know. The tracksuit pants we have in stock are now ON SALE for $30 a pair. We have limited sizes but feel free to call the office and check whether we have the size your child/ren need. STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UPS Please make sure you drop your child at the school gate and NOT within the school grounds. This helps our students be safe at school by keeping traffic to a minimum. This also applies for picking up students - please meet them at the gates. We have noticed an increase in cars entering the school gate which means student safety is being put at risk. With winter fast approaching it does become very dangerous when too many cars are entering and leaving our school grounds. Also please be mindful of the speed at which you drive when coming up our school hill - we have had a few cars of late speeding and we need to keep everyone safe. Thank you, we appreciate support of all parents/caregivers. SCHOOL HOURS Our school day finishes at 3pm every day - families will be advised of any early school closures via our newsletter, our facebook page, class dojo or our website. STUDENT MESSAGES We cannot guarantee getting messages to students if contact has been made to the office after 2.30pm. Please ensure any message you have for your child/ren is called through to the office before that time.
SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION
We are continually finding we are unable to contact
parents/caregivers as we have incorrect phone numbers. It is
important we have correct contact information for families
and caregivers. Please contact the school office with any
changes in home addresses, phone numbers, mobile phone
numbers and emergency contacts. Phone: 754 8025 or email:
Around School
Cody from Room 11 coding Sphero Robots in Digital Tech class.
Room 6 enjoying Sphero races in their Digitech class.
Room 8 working hard in their classroom during our recent Mufti Day.
Thank you...
TO OUR SPONSORS
TSB Community Trust, NZCT, Taranaki Electricity Trust,
The Southern Trust, C&C Autos, Waitara RSA, Ricoh, WISE,
Top Print and Methanex for their ongoing support of our
school. Also Icon Sports and Mr Arnold for their contribution
to our Positive Behaviour draws.
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