My tooth came out…

Story and picture by Gretta, Rimu 3

Puketapu School Newsletter Term 3 – Week 5 - 23 August 2017

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

New to Puketapu:

Rynal Prasad

Kia ora nga whanau o Puketapu,

At Puketapu School one of our strategic aims is to provide a learning environment that

enables all Māori akonga to gain the skills, knowledge and dispositions they need to succeed

and to be proud in knowing who they are as Māōri.

Kapa Haka plays an integral part in our weekly programme for our learners to stand tall and

proud as Māori and New Zealanders. This Friday our performance ropu head to Te Huihuinga o nga

Tatarakihi to showcase their kapa haka talent. We would like to thank our student and adult leaders who

have helped them get there.

Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria

My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul

This is a proverb closely associated with language revitalization, a struggle which is very important in

maintaining culture.

Nga mihi

Ngatai Walker

Principal

This Friday: Te Huihuinga o nga Tatarakihi - Taranaki

Primary Schools Cultural Festival

This Friday, at City West Church, New Plymouth. Our performance time has been confirmed

as 2.30pm.

Performers are to be at school by 9am please. We

meet in school hall to get ready. If there are parents

that can help with dressing, hair and doing the moko

stamps, you are most welcome to come help. We are

getting a bus to and from venue, leaving school at

12.00noon.

We would love to see lots of our community coming

to support the group - we have tickets available in the

office for $3.00 for those that are coming ($5 on the

door).

As our school gets bigger, the road outside

school is getting busier.

With more traffic and more people, we all

need to be more careful.

The crossing outside our school is a

kea crossing.

When there is a road patrol (after school) then cars must stop

at the kea crossing.

When there is no road patrol, pedestrians do not have right of

way. Drivers are not required to stop. A kea crossing provides

people with a shorter, and so safer place to cross the road.

Pedestrians: before crossing a road - always stop, look

both ways multiple times, listen and make sure you

are seen before crossing any road or

street.

Drivers need to be ready to stop near

schools, bus stops and pedestrian crossings

or kea crossings.

Remember drivers, your speed limit is always

20km/h when passing the school.

Ngā Ngaru e toru Ko te putaketanga o te whakapono. The 3 waves represent the foundation of our faith.

Pari design for Puketapu - what does it mean? When we step up on Friday we will be wearing uniforms designed especially for us. They have many special meanings and we wear them with pride.

Ānei ngā waka e toru Aotea Kurahaupo Tokomaru

Matua Te Tapu (Taranaki) Ka tū whakahī mātou ngā Mokopuna ō Te Kura ō Puketapu. We stand tall and proud resembling our Maunga as representatives of our School Puketapu.

Ngā Tae. Kakāriki- Mātauranga Kōwhai- Te Āō Mārama (Māramatanga) Mā- Te Ara Tiatia Pango- Manawa Kāroro Green- Knowledge Yellow- Understanding White- The reflection of light Black- Determination

Kōiā nei ngā Uri Whakaeke New Generation

Ngā Uri Whakatipuranga Todays Generation

Please be

careful

and safe

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Call them kutus, nits, headlice… they are an

ongoing problem in our communities. Anyone

can get them and they prefer clean hair – it is

not a hygiene issue. Weekly checking hair can

help prevent headlice. If you see headlice, apply conditioner,

leave on hair 30 minutes. Use a fine tooth comb and divide

the hair into small sections. Comb from close to the scalp to

the end of the hair. Wipe comb on paper towel, you will be

able to see any kutus combed out. Wash hair, rinse and dry.

Repeat this process every day for two weeks.

You can get free product to help: Speak with your GP, or

contact Angie Fry Public Health Nurse

06 753 7790 ext 8780.

A message from our Public Health Nurse

Please help us stop the spread of nasty germs: If your child is not well, please keep them home until they are properly better.

To keep all our tamariki safer, the car park and driveway is

out of bounds for all students. Vehicles will also be

prevented from driving into the quad area.

Students and whanau are asked to please use

the main entrance gate, not the driveway, when

walking, scooting, or biking. Please don’t drive

into the car park unless absolutely necessary.

The Taranaki Toy Library is holding a

Children’s MONSTER Book Sale on

Saturday 16 September 9am-3pm at the

Hall of Knox Church in Fitzroy. If you would

like to donate quality second hand

books, please drop these off to the school office

before 25 August. Please no colouring-in or activity

books unless they are in new condition. For more info,

see Facebook ‘Children’s Monster Book Sale’

Thursday 24 August Lunch Special: Pizza Buns $2.50 each

Pick up a menu from the school office. Order before school

Thur 24 Aug: PCT Bluelight Challenge (Year 7&8)

Student Showcase 11.10am (Kowhai 4)

Pies delivered to school

Le reve Party 6.30pm

Fri 25 Aug: Kapa Haka: Tatarakihi @ City West Church

Maths Spectacular Quiz- 7pm-9pm

Mon 28 Aug: Year 7/8 Ski Trip week

Tue 29 Aug: Project Hotspot Trip (Kauri)

Thur 7 Sept: Student Showcase 11.10am (Rimu 4)

Fri 15 Sept: Puketapu School Cross Country

Thur 21 Sept: Student Showcase 11.10am (Kowhai 3)

Sat 23 Sept: NZ General Election

Wed 27 Sept: Taranaki Cross Country (Hawera)

Thur 28 Sept: Duffy Role Model Assembly (9.30am)

Fri 29 Sept: Loud Shirt & Wacky Hair Day

Student Showcase & Awards (11.10am)

Term 3 ends on Friday 29 September

Term 4 starts on Monday October

Cross country is coming… Puketapu Cross Country is on Friday 15 September. This is for all age groups - everyone runs, and everyone dresses in their whanau group colours.

Running will start after morning tea and continue after lunch. Why not make a day of it and bring a picnic lunch?

NETBALL ANZ FUTUREFERNS YEAR 1&2 NEW PLYMOUTH

Calling all Year 1 & 2 boys and girls who would like to play

netball. Venue and day TBC

Registrations close on 4th September 5pm

Please sign up at the office. Team will be dependent on

parents being available to coach.

Come to our Le Reve Party!

Candles, aromatherapy, essential oils,

diffusers… All welcome.

Thursday 24 August, 6.30pm in the school staffroom.

If you have ordered Andersons Pies, they will be here for collection on Thursday afternoon. We will contact you as soon as they are ready.

Did you know?

You can keep up to date with what’s on by downloading our

School App, or by looking at the calendar on the home page

of the school’s web site - www.puketapu.school.nz

Can you help? We have lots of girls and boys who are keen to play Future Ferns Netball… but we need coaches! Date and venue TBC, but if you can help, please contact the office or speak with Kim.

Congratulations to all our award inners…

Whakamanatia Awards Whakamanatia Awards celebrate achievements in the Key Competencies:

Managing Self, Relating to Others, Participating and Contributing, Thinking and Using Language, Symbols and Text

Justin Bromwich For relating to others: Looking after Rimu 4. Rylan Allan For being an awesome Student Receptionist for two

days in a row! Rico Rauputu Playing well with others and showing our School

values by helping others. Brylee Mehaney-Johnston For always being a caring friend to all. Lee Duff For getting 100% in his WordLab test and for

having a very positive attitude. Kingston Awa-Colvin For reading at home. Evie Roberts For awesome attitude and independence in

reading! Olly Takurua For great learning - 100% in a spelling test - and for

making a really good choice at lunch time today. Olly Takurua For awesome sportsmanship and game sense on

the basketball court. Oliver Suthon For completing his set tasks and showing great

listening skills and manners. Olly Takurua Being a patient teacher of Rugby kicking skills. Skylah Hill For being a super friend to all in Kowhai 1. Omar-el-Farouk Merdj For listening to the teacher and cleaning up

showing great school values.