Y5&6 Interschool v Mangorei School

Our first competition day… great fun!

Thanks to all our players, supporters and coaches.

Kia ora nga whanau o Puketapu,

This week’s message is from two of our Kauri students, talking about how they

see school and what our values of Respect, Achievement and Pride mean to them.

Kia pai tō wiki.

Ngatai Walker

Principal

Puketapu School Newsletter Term 2 – Week 5 - 31 May 2017

Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth | Tel: 06 755 0973 | TXT 027 755 0973

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

Puketapu School is delighted to have new members of our staff whanau: Say hello to…

Annette Kettle, Teacher Another born and bred Taranakian, Mrs Kettle has a passion for organic garden and planting native trees. (She has planted more than a thousand of them!) Mrs Kettle has a background in horticulture and used to teach people with disabilities through horticulture and education.

Mrs Kettle also loves tramping and walking and spending time with her family. Mrs Kettle is joining Puketapu School for one day each week, teaching in Kowhai 1. The mum of three grown up sons, Mrs Kettle now lives on a lifestyle block in Omata and relief teaches at several schools around New Plymouth. We look forward to having her as part of our team.

Congratulations to all our award inners…

Manaakitia Awards Manaakitia Awards acknowledge players who demonstrate generosity, care for

others or show respect or kindness.

Nixon Gadsby Kaleb Potaka Savanah Maindonald

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

Teone Mundt For awesome progress in reading - great work, working hard and using strategies

Malakai Coates For taking pride in our class by helping clean up other people’s mess

Jurnee Rei For working hard on practicing learning in reading.

School Banking Our first prize draw will be made in Student Showcase tomorrow… Who will win? Don’t forget to bring your banking in every Thursday, before school to be in the draw.

Red Socks are now on sale at The

Warehouse stores nationwide, and will be

available for purchase until Red Socks

Day, Friday 7 July.

Sir Peter Blake was an outstanding example

of a Kiwi leader who dared to dream and

went out and made his dreams a reality. In

his final log aboard Seamaster, he said,

“The hardest part of any big project is to begin, you have to

believe you can do it.”

Profits from every pair sold will help the Sir Peter Blake Trust

continue his leadership and environmental legacy, by

inspiring young Kiwis to believe they can achieve their

dreams too.

Puketapu “Managers” Michael and Rishaal celebrating at Interschool

on Thursday

From a kid's point of view we see our school as a time away from home and learning new things for later in life, like jobs. This term in Kauri one and two we have started PrEP. PrEP is where we interview people and maybe give them a job. Now we join our company and begin making products to sell on the market day. Every company is different. For us children Respect, Achievement and Pride mean a lot to us. Respect meaning: respecting our teachers and other staff members. Achievement means: Achieving your goals, like making a profit at prep. Pride for us means: Having Pride in our school.

Written by Samantha Mills and Miya Roberts

Thur 1 June: Student Showcase 11:10am (Rimu 2) Fri 2 June: Hearing & Vision testing Mon 5 June: Queen’s Birthday Monday Holiday Tue 6 June: Hearing & Vision testing Wed 7 June: Year 5/6 People Savers #1 Thur 8 June: Year 5/6 People Savers #2 Fri 9 June: PREP Market Day 40 hour famine begins Wed 14 June: Year 5/6 Interschool v Inglewood @ Puketapu - Arrive 10:00 - Games 10:45. Year 5/6 People Savers #3 Thur 15 June: Student Showcase 11:10am (Kowhai 1) Mon 19 June: Last day for School Photo orders Wed 21 June: School Photos Thur 22 June: Year 5/6 Interschool v Waitara East @ Waitara - Arrive 12:30 - Games 13:00 Thur 29 June: Student Showcase 11:10am (Rimu 1) Fri 30 June: Kapa Haka Performing Group noho Thur 6 July: Year 5/6 Interschool v Norfolk @ Puketapu - Arrive 10:00 - Games 10:45. Fri 7 July: Student Showcase 11:10am

Term 2 ends on Friday 7 July

Puketapu School Newsletter Page 2

SPORT ...

Basketball & Miniball: Draws are on Facebook and with

Coaches. Please check with your coach if you are not sure

of anything.

Netball: Draws are available from the Netball Taranaki

website: http://www.netballtaranaki.org.nz

Click on Game Time, Draws & Results, New Plymouth

Satellite and ANZ FutureFERNS

Thursday Lunches: Thursday 1 June

Special: Butter Chicken $5

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

Lunch Online Now you can get bought lunch at school two days each week: As well as our usual Thursday Lunch, you can now buy lunch on Tuesday, through Rumpus Room’s Lunch Online service. 1. Register at www.lunchonline.co.nz 2. Add members, including your child’s name and

classroom 3. Make a payment so you have funds in your account ready

to order 4. Select your lunch and pay online. Lunch is delivered to school and the school gets a percentage of the income Choose from a selection of freshly prepared lunch choices enjoyed by children and adults alike. Convenient, affordable and hassle-free.

From the Kauri Learning Team...

It’s all go with PrEP 2017!

Our Kauri Learning Team are in business, from

concept, market research, recruitment, design,

development, manufacture and sales, finishing with

our Market Day, next Friday 9 June.

At our Market Day, students will be selling their end

products as well as showcasing the work they have

put in to get to this

point.

Market Day opens

at Lunchtime

(12.30pm)

Food will be on

sale too.

On Saturday there will be a group from the Kauri Learning Team holding a BBQ at the Mitre 10 Mega in the Valley.

Come along to show your support.

Relief Cleaners Wanted

We are looking for people to go on our relief

cleaners list, to help out when our regular

cleaners are unavailable. If you are

interested, please contact Paula in the

School Office.

School photos are coming!

Photos will be taken on

Wednesday 21 June.

Order envelopes are coming home this

week. Sibling envelopes are available

from the office.

Orders and payment must be back at

school no later than Monday 19 June.

Parent Help is a non profit organisation supporting parents to build resilient and positive families/whãnau. We offer a free national Helpline for parents and caregivers providing advice, support and practical strategies on any parenting concern.

Canterbury

Clothing

Fundraiser

coming

soon...

Hearing and Vision Testing is on

Friday 2 June and Tuesday 6 June.

Notices are being sent home today for all students being

tested.

Hurricanes Martial Arts

Martial Arts Classes for All

Learn self defence

Boost confidence

Build fitness

Make Friends

And more

Grand Opening of our brand new

studio at 151 Mangati Road,

Saturday 3 June 1.00pm - 3.00pm

Tel: 021 121 7079

www.hurricanesmartialarts.nz