8 Years

Girls Champion

Chantelle Afoa

Runner-up

Linita Uele

Boys Champion

Ryan Paxton

Runners-up

Israell Gotty, Caleb Tittleton &

Caleb Rota

(L-R) Linita Chantelle Israell Caleb T. Caleb R Ryan

9 Years

Girls Champion

Ruby Comber

Runner-up

Hannah Ewenson

Boys Champion

Jake Hutchings

Runner-up

Taj Kelk

(L-R) Taj Jake Ruby Hannah

10 Years

Girls Champions

Nicole Macdonald &

Ayla Steed

Runner-up

Te Wai Matthews

Boys Champion

Kahn Zimmer

Runner-up

Ashley van der Putte

(L-R) Kahn Ashley

11 Years

Girls Champion

Mikayla McKenzie

Runner-Up

Lydia Carey

Boys Champion

Luke Crichton

Runner-up

Rangi Naera

Rangi Luke Mikayla Lydia

(L-R) Nicole Ayla Te Wai

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Hello everyone, this will be the last newsletter for 2016. We still have a few activities to organise for the students to participate in before the end of the school year. I hope the weather will be kind to us, so these events can run smoothly. Over the past weeks, teaching programmes, student assessment and reporting has taken place. I have been analysing the data to see how it has benefited our students and looking to see how we could make improvements, and on which areas need further development. This year we have focused on writing with the Accelerated Learning in Literacy (ALL) programme. This targeted 46 students, from year 2 through to year 6 that were below standard in their writing. From this group, 39 students showed improved accelerated progress to achieve at their level in National Standards. Also this year’s preliminary results show a percentage improvement over the whole school in both reading and maths and again targets groups of students below standard especially in the year 3 cohort. The most pleasing result was the analysis of our year 6 students, out of a group of 58 students, 34 have been taught at DPS since they started their schooling; 32 (94%) leave with a reading age of 10.5 years or higher, 85% at or above in Reading, 75% at or above Maths in National Standards. Reading results in the STAR tests for 2016 were; Year 6 students were 88% at or above, Year 5-94%, Year 4-91% and Year 3-100%. These results reflect our high standard in reading, thanks to the great efforts of our staff and also to you, our parents/caregivers. Next year we will be making some changes to our teacher organisation. We will start in 2017 with 4 senior rooms, 4 middle rooms, ( a new teacher will be appointed to teach in the middle syndicate), 5 combined year 1 & 2

classes, a new appointment will be made for one of these classes and two Reception (New Entrant) rooms being taught by Mrs Papesch and Miss Bennett. Another change will be Miss Smith and Mrs Bishop who will share teaching Tui 1 and teach Reading Recovery. The final staff configuration depends on appointment discussions presently happening. I am currently working on the final planning for 2017 staff requirements, budgets and programmes, if any parents are wishing to know more, please come and talk to me.

GOLD AWARD Congratulations to the following students who will receive their Gold Award at the next assembly; Tuharetoa Te Rore, Lydia Carey, Hunter Schick, Tupuarangi Fraser, Angela Martin, Chevy Mabbett, Paige Peterson-Smith, Ben Clarkin, Luke Jenkins, Kayla Shannon, Leia Hill, Lucy Pulman, Oshen Shelford, Liam Nicholas, Zoe Godfrey, Tarra Work, Shona Jefcoate, Rico Connelly-Parry, Kalisi Fisiiahi, Charlie Miller, Ava Rintoul-McCready, Ainslee Lugtigheid, Juliet Gallaghan, Isabelle Simpkin, Tayden Vuletich, Brooklyn Perreau, Vanessa Strong-Byers, Jordana Wong, Cordell Olsen, Kalani Katonivualiku, Marlee Phillips, Phoenix Yeabsley, Wade Keyte-Cleverly, Ella Randall, Madison Kelsen, Shoulan Dodds, Eugenie Simpkin, Chantelle Afoa, Taylor Pyke, Ataleea Manning, Cooper Pulman, Dominique Brooklyn, Lilly Hayward, Luca Mark, Mikayla McKenzie, Emma Talijancich, Lositika Lomu, Liberty Boakes, and Jordy Searle.

DPS ATHLETICS The weather played in our favour and we were able to complete the events, except for the award ceremony, when the rain came. Thanks to everyone who came and supported the students as they competed and showed off their skills and talents. Thanks to all helpers and our hardworking PTA.

Newsletter

Wednesday 30 November 2016

FROM THE LIBRARY All school library books were due in by 28 No-vember so we can do our annual stocktake. Late returns ASAP or an account will come home for the replacement cost.

DATES TO REMEMBER Dec 2 - NW Athletics at Dargaville High School Dec 7 - BOT Meeting Dec 9 - Junior Sports Picnic - Big Day Out School Leaders Dec 12 - The Quest at the Kai Iwi Lakes Dec 13 - Year 6 Social Dec 15 - Prizegiving & Last Day of School

JUNIOR SPELLING BEE Tomorrow -Thursday 1 Dec

The following students have been selected as finalist to compete in the Junior Syndicate Spelling Bee being held tomorrow.

10:30am. Year 1- Room 12: Micah Boakes, Brooklyn Per-reau, Becki Lowe. Room 10: Katelyn Evans O’Keefe, Kingi Te Ka-wa-Tawhai. Room 15: Ryan Finey, Bastiaan Karels, Fallon Hutchinson, Zeke Simpkin, Zane Moselen.

11.30am Year 2- Room 16: Eugenie Simpkin, Teylan Te Kawa-Tawhai, Shoulan Dodds, Connell Mackay, Noah Johnston. Room 14: Haymish Sanderson, Sesalina Lat-avao. Room 12: Jarno Andrewes, Juliet Gallaghan and Siyul Lee.

YEAR 6 STUDENTS GOING TO DARGAVILLE INTERMEDIATE

2017 On 1 December, the students will go to the Inter-mediate school for a visit. A parent information enrolment evening is to be held on 1 December at 5:30pm in the Dargaville Intermediate School Hall.

NW ATHLETICS Friday 2 December at Dargaville High School A selected team, of our students will be partici-pating. The students involved have been given a notice to take home.

PIANO RECITAL Wednesday 14 December

DPS Hall 11.30am Everyone is welcome, any enquires phone Ber-nadette Keoghan 439 6357.

DPS PRIZE GIVING Thursday 15 December 10:30am

Dargaville Town Hall Parents, caregivers and friends are invited to attend. Please be seated in the hall before the start time of 10:30am. Children are to attend school as usual in the morning. They will assemble in their classroom and walk down to the hall. After prize giving all children must return to school with their class. Parents are welcome to take their children home from school at approxi-mately 12:30pm. Please let their teacher know if you pick them up. Bus times run as a normal school day. Prize giving marks the end of our school year for 2016. There is no further student’s attend-ance required.

2017 SCHOOL EOTC & PTA RAFFLE

Families have been given raffle tickets to sell towards raising funds for our EOTC camps next year. Students have been asked to bring in gro-cery items which will go towards the prizes in a grocery hamper. Thanks to everyone for your fantastic support. Sales of tickets need to be completed and re-turned to the office by Monday 12 December. The raffle will be drawn at prizegiving. The following camps are currently being organ-ised for 2017. Yrs 3 & 4 -In the bush Tangihua -Feb 27 -3 Mar Yrs 5 & 6 - Canvas at the Lakes-Mar 13-17 Yrs 1 & 2- Fire & Sky to be organised.

MIDDLE SYNDICATE

SPELLING BEE RESULTS Congratulations to the following stu-dents who were placed. Year 3: Ist -Payton Hutchinson 2nd- Scott Godfrey 3rd-Charli Nash Year 4:1st-Casmere Hennessy 2nd-Dani Lowe 3rd- Chantelle Afoa

30-11--2016 NEWSLETTER RETURN Students Name: Room:

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

AFFCO’s 2016 BOBBY CALF CASH FOR

SCHOOLS PROGRAMME

Thanks to the following farms for nomi-

nating DPS.

Dargaville Farms Ltd

Sodor farms Ltd

JS & PT Phillips

Hayes Co Ltd

Nedak Farms Partnership

JR & KJ Pulman Partnership

Pulman Farms Ltd

Moo’s ‘R’ Us Ltd

Reynard Smith Ltd

PIANO LESSONS 2017 New and current students to arrange Days/Times And all other enquiries please contact Bernadette Keoghan 439 6357