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ENTER TO LEARN - GO FORTH TO SERVE Kuhu mai ki te ako - haere ki te awhi
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 [email protected]
Website: www.pongakawa.school.nz www.facebook.com/PongakawaSchoolOfficial
JR Bui lding sp ec ia l is e in FARM BUILDIN GS I NF RASTRUCTURE 20 years ex perience servic ing the Bay
► Farm Buildings infrastructure: hay barns, pole sheds, silage
bunkers, calf sheds and more….
► Specialist in all fencing: including decks and security fencing
► Orchard Development ► Artificial shelter
PLEASE SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
6 Queen Street
PO Box 47, Te Puke, New Zealand
Phone 07 573 6127 / 573 6247
Fax 07 573 9831
Farm Orchard Tractors and
Machinery Sales & Service are your local agents for ;
TERM DATES 2018 2018 TERM 1: 05/02/18 - 13/04/18 TERM 2: 30/04/18 - 06/07/18 TERM 3: 23/07/18 - 28/09/18 TERM 4: 15/10/18 - 19/12/18
Contact Justin Robertson M: 021 792 460
E: [email protected] W: www.ministryofdafence.co.nz
Main Road PO Box 582 Te Puke 3153 New Zealand Ph: 07 573 9107 Fax: 07 5736915
Email:[email protected] 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
BULLDOZING, CONTOURING AND EXCAVATING
Ph 5333063 or 0274 741589
Email: [email protected]
David Reid P: 07 533 3668 M: 027 2533 454 E: [email protected] A: 1963 Old Coach Rd, RD6, Te Puke
136 Pukehina Parade Pukehina Beach, R D 9, Te Puke
PH: 07 2811324 or Mob: 021 0467065 Email: [email protected]
Managing Holiday & Long Term Rentals
Covering all areas from Matata to Te Puke
See our website at: www.beachrentals.net.nz
PROFESSIONAL & PERSONALISED
PROPERTY SPECIALISTS
Quality Tree Work Tree Pruning – Felling – Removals Hedge Trimming – Chipping
Andy Neverman 021 155 8217
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 [email protected]
Build it - Fix it - Move it!
*Onsite engineering & welding *12 tonne bulldozer & operator for hire. *Competitive Rates
Ph Rod 027 8918440 Or Ph 07 5336066
*Agricultural work *Farm races & tracks *Contouring *Plant & Machinery repairs/modifications *30 years experience *Quality workmanship
David Reid P: 07 533 3668 M: 027 2533 454 E: [email protected] A: 1963 Old Coach Rd, RD6, Te Puke
Our bank account details for any payments are: ASB 123407 0007320 00
School Office: Phone 533 3731
Email address: [email protected]
Week 7 Term 4
26th November 2018
Website www.pongakawa.school.nz
School Representative / Sports Shirts We still seem to have missing school shirts from recent sports events. If you have any shirts at home please return them to
school immediately as they need to be reissued.
Dear Parents and Caregivers We now have 340 students! At this stage we will finish the year around 342 – 345 children which is the biggest Pongakawa has been in its history The Ministry of Education has approved extra staffing for 2019 meaning we will more than likely begin with fourteen rooms. Over the next week we hope to lock in place all our teaching staff for the coming year and any changes will be announced soon after. As we get close to the end of the year and children become tired and restless for the holiday break they sometimes make choices which are not in their best interests. We talk to students about “finishing strongly” about being the best they can be right until the last day. I think it is worthwhile for all parents to also have this type of discussion at home so everyone is getting the same message. In the last week or so I have needed to deal with a few occasions that could easily have been avoided had students taken time to stop and think before acting. This is never nice to have to deal with as a principal but keeping our standards high is an expectation we all have of Pongakawa and cannot and will not be allowed to slip at any time. I hope next week to have for you some competitive pricing for chrome books for those wishing to purchase them. I do have four Lenovo chrome books available. These are touch screen models which are also very robust which is ideal. These are being sold at $450.00 including gst. which is a great deal for a high quality product. I am not sure if the new ones will be less or more in price however these ae certainly great value for money. Four left and when they are gone, they are gone. Consider taking a Lenovo ThinkPad raffle ticket at the school office for $10.00 before they sell out. Many of our school students will be away next week on school camps and this will make marking our bus rolls more challenging. To assist us in getting buses away on time please be sure to let the office know if your arrangements are changing over the course of the week. If your child is away on camp we will have recorded this so no need to worry there, however, if you have younger children let the office know as per usual if you are picking them up etc. Have a great week. Yours in teaching Craig Haggo Principal.
Important Notice - Jiddles Yr 3 & 4 Camp Date Change The Jiddles Team wish to advise that the dates for the
Year 3/4 Camp have changed and will now be Thursday 6th and Friday 7th December 2018
A camp meeting will be held tomorrow Tuesday 27th November at 4.30pm
Parent helpers needed. The Jiddles Team thank you for your support
RETURN OF CUPS - Please return all end of year cups and trophies to the school office
now as they need to be reissued soon. Thank you.
Senior, Middle and Jiddles School Camp Fees With one week to go before all school camps it is important that all outstanding camp fees are now paid in full. Payments can be made on line (the school bank account is at the bottom of this page) or at the school office by cash or eftpos. Medical Forms need to be returned as soon as possible also if your have not already done so.
Pool Notice We urgently need someone to just lock the pool each for a couple of evenings a week. If you can assist please contact
Christine in the School Office.
Lost Property Lost property baskets and the cupboard at the rear of the
library are overflowing again. Please check them both when you are at school for any reason or encourage your child/ren to check them
each day as new items are added by the hour.
Library Notice ALL library books must be returned by 30th November 2018 as we will be doing an end of year stock take after this date.
A correction to the Junior Team’s notice that went home last week regarding the Elderly Care Facility visits next week. The Park where lunch will be held on both days is the Centennial Park in Te Puke and NOT the Memorial Park as stated.
Junior Christmas Party and Jiddles Pool Party Tuesday 11th December both start at 1pm
If any Junior and Jiddles parents can assist for their respective years group please contact Carla Wilton Ph 0273891998 as all help is
greatly appreciated.
Middles Disco Wednesday 12th December 5.30pm
Christmas Theme Don’t forget your $2.00 Secret Santa Gift Mini American hot dogs, drinks, juicies
and lollies “That’s dinner sorted!”
Important - Hand Foot and Mouth Disease We have seen a case of this at school today. Anyone, including adults can get hand, foot and mouth disease, but it is most common in children under 10. Preschool children tend to get sicker. If your child has hand, foot and mouth disease, they’ll have painful sores in their mouth and a rash with blisters on their hands and feet. Mild fever is usually the first sign of hand, foot and mouth disease. This starts 3–5 days after your child has been exposed to the disease. After the fever starts, your child may develop other symptoms, including: painful red blisters on their tongue, mouth, palms of their hands, or soles of their feet, loss of appetite, a sore throat and mouth, a general feeling of weakness or tiredness. The disease is usually mild and lasts 3–7 days. It can be confused with: chickenpox (but the chickenpox rash is all over the body) or cold sores in a child’s mouth. The only medicine recommended for hand, foot and mouth disease is paracetamol. Most blisters disappear without causing problems. In the mouth, however, some may form shallow, painful sores that look similar to cold sores. If your child’s mouth is sore, don’t give them sour, acidic, salty or spicy foods. Make sure they drink plenty of liquids to avoid getting dehydrated. How hand, foot and mouth disease is spread by coughing or sneezing, or contact with mucus, saliva, blisters or the faeces of an infected person. Children are contagious (‘catching’) for around 7 to 10 days. Keep your child home from childcare or school until blisters have dried. If blisters are able to be covered and the child is feeling well, they will not need to be excluded. Frequent hand washing helps decrease the chance of becoming infected. Staying away from others who have the disease and not sharing toys during the infection also helps prevent the disease. Call Healthline 0800 611 116 if you are unsure what you should do or contact your family GP or Medical Centre.
Events Coming Up
28/11/18 WBOP Yr 5/6 Athletics at Tauranga Domain 29/11/18 Seniors Gala Night Wearable Arts 5pm in Hall 30/11/18 No afterschool Volleyball today 03/12/18 No afterschool gymnastics today. 03/12/18 to 07/12/18 Senior School Camp Wellington 04/12/18 Rooms 15 and 18 Elderly Care Facility Day Trip 05/12/18 to 07/12/18 Middles School Camp Totara Springs 06/12/18 Rooms 16 and 17 Elderly Care Facility Day Trip 06/12/18 to 07/12/18 Year 3/4 Camps 10/12/18 BOT Meeting & Last day for afterschool gym Term 4 11/12/18 Junior and Jiddles Xmas Parties 12/12/18 Middles Disco 5.30pm (Christmas Theme) 13/12/18 Senior Celebration and Social dance 14/12/18 End of Term Assembly 1.30pm (Everybody welcome) 18/12/18 End of Year Assembly 1.00pm 19/12/18 Last day of school (Half Day) 04/02/19 First day of school for Term 1 2019
Water polo Year 5/8 and Flippa Ball Year 3/4 Please ensure that children are prepared with togs and towel for
their lunchtime trainings on Tuesdays for both Waterpolo and
Flippa Ball and Friday for just Waterpolo.
The Pongakawa Sharks: played Te Puke Intermediate Blue and
won 9-0. This week the Pongakawa Sharks are playing Golden
Sands Gold at 7.30pm
The Pongakawa Kingfish played Golden Sands and lost 6-0. This
week the Pongakawa Kingfish are playing Te Puke Blue at
6.30pm
The Flippa Ball Year 3/4 Unfortunately had their game cancelled
due to the weather. This week the flippa ball team are playing
Te Akau Ki Snapper at 3:05pm.
ED Rippa Rugby The draws for the season is now available online.
http://www.touchpapamoa.co.nz Please click on the red "draws
and results" button on the Touch Papamoa home page to see
weekly game details. Please check back weekly to ensure there
have been no changes. Draws this week are:
Yr 1&2 Pongakawa Rippas v Pongakawa 2 at 4.30pm Field 1
Yr 3&4 Pongakawa Crusaders v FH Cougars 4.30pm Field 4
Yr 3&4 Pongakawa Steamers v TP Tornedos at 4.30pm Field 5
Yr 5&6 Pongakawa Warriors v FH Steamers at 5.00pm Field 1
Yr 5&6 Pongakawa Chiefs v TP Titans at 5.00 pm Field 4
Touch Rugby Pongakawa Raiders Yr 5/6: A loss to Te Akau Ki Papamoa 6-4
Player of the day was Kaylin Hungerford for his awesome
defence and a great try. This week playing pm on Field
Pongakawa Ninjas: A loss to Mount Maunganui Intermediate.
Keep up the trainings and you will be rewarded. Player of the
day was Quinn Cover for some amazing work on the field and
Ibeliz for improved ball handling. This week playing pm Field 6.
Pongakawa Titans Yr 5/6: had a win 10-1 against Tahatai Coast
Player of the day for not turning around on defence was Theo
Cover. This week playing pm Field 6.
Pongakawa Thunder Strikes Yr 3/4: Playing this week against pm
on Field
Cricket No cricket results as games were rained off on Saturday
Volleyball - Important Note The final games of volleyball for this term are being played this
Thursday during school time so children will be on their normal
buses home unless parents request otherwise.
Skoolbag - Important We wish to advise all families that we use this Skoolbag app as well as our facebook page to help communicate and notify parents of school closures or activities, updates, newsletters, cancellations and other very important community messages. We ask ALL parents/students to install our Skoolbag App. To install it, just search for our school name Pongakawa School in either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. For Windows users search for Skoolbag in the Windows Store and install the app and then find your school.
Community Notices Senior Te Puke High School uniforms for sale. Boys T-Shirts, Girls skirts and shirts, jumper and jacket. Phone Shelly on 0274452292. Mount Maunganui Holiday Surf Programme We're running our popular Holiday Surf Programme at Mount Maunganui over the summer holidays. Open to children/young adults aged 7-15 years. The surf programme aims to teach not only the fundamentals of how to surf but how to enjoy the water in a safe manner, teaching water safety, surf etiquette and hazard awareness. In addition we have heaps of fun playing some beach games making loads of new friends! O'Neill Surf Academy NZ, ph 09 4343843, m 0277344877 Email: [email protected] or check out our website: www.oneillsurfacademy.co.nz
WBOP Year 5/6 Athletics Tauranga Domain
Wednesday 28th November 2019 Congratulations to the following students who we know will do us
proud at this weeks Regional athletics. Students will be leaving school at 7.45am sharp, please
ensure your child is at school before this time. Liam Harrison - 1st 800m,
Jackson Anderson - 1st 800m Cohen Satiu - 1st 60m, 1st 100m, 2nd Shot Put, 1st CBT,
Relay and 2nd High Jump Taylor Skerritt - 2nd 60m, 1st 100m, Relay Katela Tapsell - 3rd Shot Put, 1st Discus
Mishell Currin - 2nd Discus Maseo Adlington - 1st Discus
Kodi Grant - 2nd CBT Ripene Smith - 1st High Jump
Pongakawa School would like to thank the following farms for nominating our school as part of AFFCO’s 2018 Bobby Calf Cash for Schools Programme: JR & MF Scrimgeour, Why-One Farm Ltd,
Eichler Farms Ltd, and Tokerau A5 Dairy Unit.
House Points Current Total 1st - Elliot 290 2nd - Lind 228 3rd - Bell 193
4th - Langford 148
Lenovo Thinkpad Raffle The Lenovo ThinkPad from Grandparents Day still has a handful of tickets available before it can be drawn. If anyone wishes to purchase a ticket for $10, they can contact the school office.
Year 3/4 Volleyballers Left to right back row: Lincoln H, Kodence C, Ekam S, Tyler K, Lachlan F, Amelia S, Ruby D, Jeremy O, Gurlal S, Maia A, Carlie P, Left to right Front row: Lincoln R, Ollie A, Emily E.
A Wearable Arts Fashion Show Fundraiser for Red Cross Thursday 29th November 2018
Cost $5 per ticket in the Pongakawa Community Hall at 5pm Tickets available from the Senior Block
Come and join us at the Pongakawa Community Hall for our amazing wearable arts fashion display.
This is a great way to support the Red Cross and our students
