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TERM 4, WEEK 4, 2016

IMPORTANT LINKS For updated school information please check our web site for the latest calendar of events, notices and newsletters. All this information is found under the ‘for parents’ tab. http://www.pointview.school.nz Welcome to our new students Harry Zheng, Levi Mooney, Gurnoor Kaur, Ellie Huo and Felix Meng.

What to look for in this issue * Student Safety * Sports Results * Student Successes * Grandparents Day * Alumni Save The Date * Summer Unifrom

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL STUDENT SAFETY

All schools and families endeavour to keep their children safe while walking around their communities. There is a delicate balance to be maintained between having students move around confidently and enabling them to recognise a potentially dangerous situation. With this in mind I am passing on the message below, sent recently by the School Community Policing Supervisor, Sergeant Neil Tapley, NZ Police. I trust that this will prompt some discussion with your children about safe interaction with people out in our streets and playgrounds. Judy Parr Police are committed to ensure New Zealand children and young people are able to live and learn free from harm. With this in mind Police have identified that this time of year shows an increase in suspicious activity around schools in relation to students being approached by people not known to them.

This email is designed to provide simple safety advice to children, young people, schools and communities with regard to the risks associated with children being approached by people they don’t know who offer lifts or invite them towards a vehicle.

Police advise students to walk to school in groups whenever possible and avoid routes that are out of sight from the general public. Police strongly support schools operating walking school buses and it is recommended to utilise these facilities whenever possible.

However, if approached by someone they don’t know children should be advised the following. Decline any invitation and move away from the person and vehicle immediately. If possible they should seek out other students/ known people and if safe, take a note of what the person looks like, a description of the vehicle and the registration number. Once at their destination children should be encouraged to report the incident immediately to a teacher or parent and write down what they saw and heard whilst fresh in their memory.

Also if a vigilant teacher or parent notices someone acting suspiciously around students they should take note of the person and vehicle description and any identifying features. School staff and parents are advised to contact Police on 111 straight away and provide whatever information they can on this type of behavior, no matter how vague. Police can act on this and possibly identify patterns and trends based on the smallest bit of information.

Summer School Uniform

Please ensure your child is wearing the correct summer uniform.

http://www.pointview.school.nz/parents/uniform

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Family and Friends have been busy organising the Term 4 activities. Attitude of Gratitude is in its final week. This a fundraiser by our Year 6 students to give back to the school before they head off to Intermediate. If you see them out selling chocolates please help them out. It is for a good cause as they will be using the money to buy school resources of their choice. Last year this was chromebooks for the classrooms. We also have a Year 6 Graduation T-Shirt designed by the students. These go on sale to Year 6 students within the week so they will have plenty of time to wear their T-Shirts before school ends. The design is great and we look forward to seeing the T-Shirts around the school on our graduating students.

UPCOMING EVENTS Friday 18 November Funtime Lunchtime and Mufti Day Friday 18 November 5 - 8pm in the Hall Market at Point View Christmas Market Friday 9 December - Ice Block and Mufti Day Thank you to all those who have attended the recent Family and Friends meetings. It has been lovely meeting some new parents. We appreciate all your support and the parent help that you so generously give.

KIDS FOR KIDS

AND APPA MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Kids for Kids 15 November APPA Choir 16 November

The date has been set for our next market, Friday 17 March, and the committee are in the early planning stages. We would love as many of our parents to be involved in supporting this event as possible and thank all those people who have already put their hands up to help. A new member of the team this year is Jacquie Lindsay who many of you will know through the wonderful job she does of co-ordinating our Walking School Buses and as the Community Liaison person on the Family and Friends Committee. If you see Jacquie around school and you’d like more information on how you can be involved with the Twilight Market she would love you to tap her on the shoulder and have a chat. You can also let the office know and Jacquie will get in touch with you. Keep your eye out for more information on this wonderful school event.

FRIDAY 7 APRIL 2017 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Watch this space for more information and visit Alumni Registration to become one of our Alumni members.

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Descriptive Poetry In the hall are Old faded paintings hanging crookedly in the hall Colourless shattered glass broken from the door Dented misshapen floorboards creaking noisily Green ugly wallpaper ripped off the walls And the only sound Is the squeaky swing, in the wind

In the cellar are Dusty stuck clocks ticking creepily Rusty gold jewelry lying in a rotten box Broken yellow light switches struggling to turn on And the only sound Is the last drops of hail

In the attic are Torn soggy boxes storing old memories Ripped mouldy curtains hanging from the rails Cracked dusty skeletons of old owners Black scratched records waiting to be played And the only sound Is the echoing footsteps of a nearby ghost

by Mia Petford Year 5, Room 22

Roman Amosa We’ve received great news that ‘LANI'S SPACE’ featuring Roman from Room 16 as Lani, has been selected out of over 900 entries from all over the world as a finalist in the NASA Cinespace competition. ‘Lani's Space’, the only entry selected from New Zealand, is making media news at the moment. Please find link below. http://stoppress.co.nz/news/young-kiwi-directors-shoot-stars-texas-nasa-film-finalists

JUMP JAM COMPETITION SUCCESS Congratulations to our Jump Jam Team who came third in the North Island Regional Champs. They also received excellence awards in presentation and costuming. A huge thanks to the Howick Club for sponsoring our costumes.

SUCCESS BEYOND THE SCHOOL GATE

Georgia Sole Georgia from Room 30 represented Manukau Gymsport at the NZ Nationals competition held in Invercargill in September. She won the bronze in the 9-11 year old Open Girls Individual. She was also part of a team at the Nationals that was placed fourth. Congratulations Georgia.

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Proud moment for past Point View students who received cups and certificates at the BDSC Year 12 prize giving. Taine Rogers Whanau Distinction and 2017 Lead Student Silik 2017 Lead Student Bryony Almonds-Smith 2017 Lead Student and academic achievement Kate Gibson 2017 Lead Student and academic achievement Jessica Chittenden 2017 Lead Student Rachel Kilgour 2017 Academic excellence achievements Megan Godkin-Hall 2017 Arts Cup Sophie Skelton 2017 Sportswomen of the Year Cup Florence Best 2017 All Rounder Cup Alexa Sinclair 2017 Honours Roll student, as well as Academic Excellence in all subjects Alex Page 2017 Head Girl, academic excellences and Whanau distinction Florence Best 2017 Deputy Head Girl and academic excellences These were only some of the past students who received awards.

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Dallas Doctor Dallas from Room 24 trialled for the Auckland Maori Rugby League Under 10 Team with over 100 boys trialling at Mountford Park in South Auckland in July this year. He made the top Under 10 Team for Auckland with only nineteen boys being selected. This is the first time he has every played Rugby League.

Dallas' team competed in four separate competitions including the Four Nations, Rangatahi Festival, Hopu Hopu Competition in Ngaruawahia and, finally, the Iwi of Origin Competition at Bruce Pulman Park two weeks ago.

The team won every single game in every competition. Definitely a talented group of boys.

Cara Tang Cara from Room 6 has recently competed in the Bays School of Dance Competition winning four first place trophies for: Restricted Under 8 years Jazz Solo Open 7 years Jazz Solo Open Jazz Duo under 10 years Restricted Jazz Championship Under 10 years

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HIGH JUMP 7 year old girls 1st: Laura Zhu 2nd: Chloe Chan 3rd: Caitlin Murphy 7 year old boys 1st: Simon Chen 2nd: Harry Willats 3rd=:Brooklyn Huynh, Aaronjeet Madra, Karmn Singh 8 year old girls 1st: Poppy Wong 2nd: Aarushi Thota 3rd: Holly Warden 8 year old boys 1st: Tanish Naidoo 2nd= Chase Stewart Antonio Cai 9 year old girls 1st: Ella Gibson 2nd: Sienna Walmsley 3rd: Jocelyn Feng 9 year old boys 1st: Chase Van Stee 2nd: Keegan O’Reilly 3rd: Ashton Phipps LONG JUMP 7 year old girls 1st: Tamsin Low 2nd: Caitlin Murphy 3rd: Lajeen Sabri 7 year old boys 1st: Ryan Chandler 2nd: Brooklyn Huynh 3rd: Hyunje Park

8 year old girls 1st: Aarushi Thota 2nd: Camdyn Cronje 3rd: Selina Zhang 8 year old boys 1st: Tanish Naidoo 2nd: Antonio Cai 3rd: Kaden Whitton 9 year old girls 1st: Ella Gibson 2nd: Paige McKechnie 3rd: Jocelyn Feng 9 year old boys 1st: Keegan O’Reilly 2nd: Chase Van Stee 3rd: Chenyou Song SOFTBALL THROW 7 year old girls 1st: Eden Chaytor 2nd: Tamsin Low 3rd: Yoyo Tong 7 year old boys 1st: Ryan Chandler 2nd: Keanu Morunga 3rd: Karmn Singh 8 year old girls 1st: Bronte Lunjevich 2nd: Aarushi Thota 3rd: Roman Amosa 8 year old boys 1st: Samuel Chang 2nd: Jack Gussenhoven 3rd: Hilton Mom

9 year old girls 1st: Rochelle Christie 2nd: Kailah Lawler 3rd: Gemma Jupp 9 year old boys 1st: Anton Smith 2nd: Chase Van Stee 3rd: Benjamin Blundell SPRINTS 7 year old girls 1st: Annika Chantha 2nd: Eden Chaytor 3rd: Chloe Chan 7 year old boys 1st: Keanu Morunga 2nd: Ryan Chandler 3rd: Harry Willats 8 year old girls 1st: Holly Shen 2nd: Aarushi Thota 3rd: Poppy Wong 8 year old boys 1st: Tanish Naidoo 2nd: Ali Sadooni 3rd: Hilton Mom 9 year old girls 1st: Tori Alves-Flood 2nd: Isabella Hintz 3rd: Ella Gibson 9 year old boys 1st: Aaron Sisodiya 2nd: Benjamin Blundell 3rd: Connor MacDonald

The Middle School held their annual sports day on Tuesday. We began with a rotation of athletics finals and a variety of other challenges, including Mrs King’s Obstacle Course of Awesomeness which has become something of a legend in the Middle School. In the afternoon we held our sprint finals and class relays. The rain stayed away and a fabulous time was had by all. Many thanks to the parents (and grandparent) who helped us out. We are very grateful to all of you for your support.

Middle School Athletic Results

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LONG JUMP

9 year old Girls 1st Victoria Alves-Flood 2nd Jessica MacDonald 3rd Isabella Hintze 9 year old Boys 1st= Carlin Frederiksen 1st= Lochlan Robb 1st= Kelton 10 year old Girls 1st Ruby Spring 2nd Anjalee Singh 10 year old Boys 1st Daniel Bargh 2nd Guy Rotenberg 3rd Taylor Bush 11 year old Girls 1st Diana Lister 2nd Sienna Mann 11 year old Boys 1st Dykie Suzuki 2nd Jared Cheng 3rd Nicco Frederiksen

SOFTBALL THROW 9 year old Girls 1st Isabella Hintze 2nd Jessica MacDonald 3rd Victoria Alves-Flood 9 year old Boys 1st Aaron Sisodiya 2nd Carlin Frederikson 3rd Kelton Seaman 10 year old Girls 1st Ruby Spring 2nd Mia Petford 3rd Danielle Curlett 10 year old Boys 1st Hadley Thompson 2nd Blake Gordon 3rd Alex Keen 11 year old Girls 1st Aimee Jupp 2nd Jade Dickson 3rd Diana Lister 11 year old Boys 1st Dharshan Suthendran 2nd Eugene Janssen 3rd George Buchan

SPRINTS 9 year old Girls 1st Isabella Hintze 2nd Janelle Thackery 3rd Neha Patel 4th Jessica MacDonald 9 year old Boys 1st Connor MacDonald 2nd Aaron Sisodiya 3rd Kelton Seaman 4th Cole Dennis 10 year old Girls 1st Ruby Spring 2nd Anjalee Singh 3rd Anne Hsu 4th Kriesha Topawala 10 year old Boys 1st Dallas Doctor 2nd Daniel Bargh 3rd Blake Gordon 4th Alex Keen 11 year old Girls 1st Sienna Mann 2nd Diana Lister 3rd Aimee Jupp 4th Kasmira Moodley 11 year old Boys 1st Cameron Christie 2nd Kairyn Andrews 3rd Joshua Capper 4th Robbie Dickson

Senior School Athletic Results

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Thank you to all the amazing grandparents who joined us for this

wonderful day.