TERM 4 CALENDAR

OCTOBER

27 Show Day

NOVEMBER

1 Central Agricultural Day

8 BOT Meeting

21 Dargaville Intermediate School talk to Year 6 students

24 School Athletics

DECEMBER

1 NW Athletics

14 Prizegiving

Events are subject to changes.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL We are into Term 4, and we have only 8 more weeks until the end of the school year. The earlier finish this year, is due to the Easter break being part of the first holidays, the students had back in April. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new students and their families. Our school roll is currently 387, the biggest it has been for over 6 years. We would like to welcome back on staff, Ruth Brewster who is shared teaching in Room 10, Ruth only arrived back in NZ on the last day of term, and her appointment was finalised in the holidays. We are trying to keep the junior classes at around 20 pupils. The next event on our calendar will be Show Day, this is being held on Friday. The builders have started on the rebuild of our school swimming pool changing sheds. Also the fencing contractors are due back to finish the job on the perimeter fence, now the ground has dried out. Term 4 gets very busy for students, their families and staff as we move closer to the end of the school year. Teachers will be continuing with the usual classroom programmes right up to the last week of school. Our theme ‘Beginning to End’ will have a technology emphasis this term, with the school motto ‘Each for All- Mo Te Katoa’ as our value. The teachers also have additional work with assessment and reporting requirements. As the Principal I have to see through the completion of all our 2017 programmes and begin planning for the 2018 school year. At the earliest which will be after the November BOT meeting, I may have some idea of school staffing for 2018 and what to include in school plans. These may change direction slightly, with the change of Government. Time will tell.

GOLD CERTIFICATES Congratulations to the following students who will receive their Gold Award at assembly next week, Milysha Johnson, Chanelle Littlewood, Danielle Norman, Ruby Comber, Gaby Kumar, Serenna Gray, Emma Talijancich, Vera’Jane Ngapera, Charlotte Cowley, Semi Kolikata, Te Timatanga Henare, Ainslee Lugtigheid, Oliver Worn, Chanel Seddon, Ashdyn Lingham and Cruz Tibbits-Filimoeatu

SCHOOL UNIFORMS During term 4 all students must wear a sun hat while they are outside. If they do not have a hat they will have to stay in the shaded areas. All hats must be worn correctly with the brim of the hat to the front and wording and symbols must be appropriate.

USE OF SCHOOL OUT OF HOURS DPS is happy for people to use our facilities out of school hours, please be aware that the school has security cameras. The use of any playground equipment and grounds are at the responsibility of the user. We also recommend that children are under supervision of suitable adults. During the holidays somebody attacked the walkway post in the juniors area with an axe or machete, a couple of windows were also broken.

CONTACT DETAILS Please ensure that you advise the office staff of any changes of address or phone numbers. It is very important that we are able to contact parents/caregivers if necessary.

Newsletter

Wednesday 25 October 2017

SHOW DAY Friday 27 October

A lot of time has gone into preparing for Show Day, the training, grooming and feeding of ani-mals. Students and teachers have also been working hard in class, preparing displays. On Show Day, all students will be working on their classroom display projects from 9:00am to 11:00am. Students with animals should arrive around 8:30am as judging begins at 9:00am and will con-tinue through until approximately 11:00am At 11:00am there will be a break, at the comple-tion of the break, there will be the Grand Parade of all animals and the champions will be an-nounced. This will be followed by the lunch break. After lunch, at approximately 12:30 to 1pm the children will line up outside their classrooms and parents are invited to walk with their child’s class to view the displays. Once all classes have been around, a bell will ring to signal the end of the day, chil-dren can then collect their displays to take home.

NW AGRICUTURAL DAY This is to be held on Wednesday 1 November

At Rugby Park Mangawhare Open to all animals that have been registered and taken part in our Show Day.

PTA ACTIVITIES FOR SHOW DAY Cake boxes are being sent home today. We are asking that each family donate home baking (cakes, slices, muffins) and bring it to school on the morning of Show Day, for our stall. It needs to be dropped off to the school hall by 8:30am thanks. For the classroom that brings the most baking the PTA will give each child a drink and a cookie. Please write your class number on the cake box. The PTA will be selling the following food at lunchtime; sausage sizzle, bottled water, drinks, potato chips and juicies.

School Phone

439 7255

School Fax 439 0246

Dental Clinic 0800 698 3384

Web Site www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz

CALENDARS, CARDS & DIARIES

The children’s art work for calendars will be on display in their classrooms on Show Day. Order forms are being sent home. Please complete one form for each child and return it to school by 3 November. The preprinted date on the form is incorrect.

PTA NEWS The PTA have finished their Friday sausage sizzles, they will resume again in term 2, next year. We would like to thank everyone that helped with these, it was a great effort. At their meeting last week the PTA donated funds to the school for the following: $6500 for laptops and chrome books and $500 for a new school gazebo and new curtains for the hall. A huge thanks to the PTA for these do-nations.

HEAD LICE Please remember to keep checking your child’s hair for head lice and treat their hair if necessary.

FROM THE LIBRARY Lucky Book orders close this Friday, 27 Oc-tober.

FUEL FOR SCHOOLS Thank you to the following businesses for nominating our school, Totara Dale Farms Ltd, Williamson Agriculture Limited, Beejay Stud and M & R Nichols. For every 2 litres of bulk fuel purchased through Northfuels 1 cent is donated to our school so far we have received $987.

PIANO LESSONS Bernadette Keoghan is available for piano lessons, here at school. Her contact num-ber is 439 6357.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

25-10-2017 NEWSLETTER RETURN Students Name: Room:

I have read the DPS Newsletter. Parents signature: House:

The Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is de-signed for Kiwi kids aged 7-15 years to help them stay active and healthy through a programme of participation. The series has been running since 1992 and is a rite of passage for Kiwi kids, to date over 300,000 Kiwi kids have given it a TRY. Open to Kiwi kids of all sporting abilities the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun day out for kids and families. Participants get to swim, cycle and run their way around age appropriate courses, either as an individual or as part of a team of two. Every participant who enters receives: A wheet-Bix Kids TRYathlon medal A downloadable certificate of achievement An official Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon t-shirt, draw-string kit bag, & swim cap Complimentary breakfast from the Weet-Bix Break-fast Tent PLUS the chance to WIN awesome spot prizes and meet their sporting heroes. Dargaville Primary is registered so if you are want-ing to enter please put down the school. The Bay of Islands Date is Sunday 8 April it is held at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. You can find out more online at : https://tryathlon.co.nz If we have enough interest I am happy to look at organising a training group once a week.

TEAM ENERGIZE NUTRITIONAL NUG-GETS

CHRISTMAS IN A SHOEBOX

“DARGAVILLE” Christmas in a shoebox-Dargaville:

is being hosted by Tina Aloua & Ani Ripia

Christmas in a shoebox is about donating a shoe-

box filled with goodies to go towards children/families who may

not have so much at Christmas.

How it works:

1. Choose an age and gender

2. Fill the box with as much as you can for that appropriate

age/gender (ages 2-16) please note on your gift the age

range your gift would be suitable for

3. Leave a small card/note with your name, wrap and close

your box

Please contact Tina or Ani to arrange pick up before the 10 De-

cember. Or we will gratefully accept any donated goodies which

we can use to make up some shoe boxes

For more info, you can find us on Facebook just search:

“Christmas in a shoebox dargaville” or you can contact Tii or Ani

Ph Tina 0212830189