SCHOOL TRIATHLON TRAINING Students will start training for our triathlon very soon - a challenging and fun event the whole school

competes in at our school. Please note: students WILL require a bike at school on the day.

From this training/event, participants are chosen to represent Pukehāmoamoa at the TACS Triathlon.

Watch this space for more info!

CLASS BLOGS

Our apologies for the blog addresses in last weeks

newsletter—they were incorrect! Please save the below UPDATED addresses as a favourite on your

browser. Teachers are making a conscious effort to keep it up to date and it would be great to know that all of their effort goes to keeping you closer to the

pulse.

www.waitio.blogspot.co.nz

www.kiwirua2016.blogspot.co.nz

www.matapiro2016.blogspot.co.nz

www.oreka2016.blogspot.co.nz

www.okawa2015.blogspot.co.nz

TERM 1, WEEK 2TERM 1, WEEK 2 Rāapa 10th HuiRāapa 10th Hui--tanguru 2016tanguru 2016 Wednesday, 10th February 2016Wednesday, 10th February 2016

WHAT’S COMING UP? HE AHA NGA MAHI I TENEI RA?

FEB 11th BoT Meeting

12th Pals Training (selected senior students)

MARCH

3rd School Triathlon (whole school)

10th TACS Triathlon (selected senior students)

25th EASTER BREAK (Good Friday)

28th EASTER BREAK (Easter Monday)

APRIL 3rd Daylight Savings Ends

TERM DATES 2016 TERM ONE 1st Feb—15th April TERM TWO 2nd May—8th July TERM THREE 25th July—23rd September TERM FOUR 10th Oct—20th Dec (approx.)

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE

Before and after school care available. Dropped off and collected from school. Afternoon tea provided

and help with homework if needed.

Please call Megan on 874 3169 or 021 038 5636.

SCHOOL APP

If you haven‘t by now, please load the app onto your phone so that you can have regular updates from us. This is a vital tool for communicating with you. If we can get all of our school community on this it would be great. An information sheet on how to do this is

enclosed in this week‘s newsletter.

SUMMER AND SUNSCREEN

As summer is in fine form, it is important to ensure your children apply sunscreen every morning before

they come to school. They can then reapply at school at playtime and lunchtime. Each class will have its own sunscreen for the children to use.

SWIMMING LESSONS—WEEK TWO & THREE Instructors from Napier Aquatic Centre Swim School

started lessons with all students yesterday. The cost is

$2.50/lesson (there are nine lessons) and this will be

added to your school invoice. If you have any queries

regarding swimming please see your child‘s teacher. All

students are expected to swim each day—please send a

note if you‘d like them kept out of the pool. We

encourage students to make sure they take

responsibility for their belongings however at times,

with so many children getting changed at once, mix-ups

can occur. Please ensure all school uniform and swimming items

are appropriately named.

CANTEEN / PIE WARMER Canteen lunches are available daily—order forms are

available from the Office. If students are bringing

food to be warmed up for lunch please

ensure it is in a container or wrapped suitably for the

pie warmer. Staff will NOT cook noodles or other

convenience foods at lunchtime—it is too time

consuming and there are lots of other lunch options

available. An updated canteen price list for 2016:

Nibble Packs—$4.00

Juicies* / Moosies**—$1.00

Cookies—$1.00

Calciyum Milk (Strawberry/Chocolate)—$1.50

Pizza—$2.50

Mini Mince Pie—$1.50

Hot Dog—$2.50

Combo‘s are available—$5.50

(= Nibble Pack + 1 Hot Item of Food [Pizza/Pie/Hot Dog])

*Lemonade **Strawberry / Chocolate / Cookies & Cream /

Jaffa / and Blue Moon

SCHOOL BANKING

We continue our partnership with ASB Bank this year

and have the opportunity for students to start saving

$$!! The Bank Deposit Box will be on Jennie‗s desk each

Wednesday morning. More information regarding this

opportunity and how to get started is available from

the office.

SWIMMING

Our cluster swim is yet to be determined. Once we

have more info from our event organiser we will let you

know times and venue. Also – please ensure all children

have a towel and suitable swim wear for the next 3-4

weeks.

PALS Selected senior students will be participating in a programme that develops leadership through physical activity. This week we kick off the programme with a visit to Pettigrew Arena. Students will then

come back to school and lead various activities that support what they learnt.

Gardener / Lawnmower / Caretaker / Cleaners A special mention to our two wonderful caretakers and cleaners who did a massive job over the summer cleaning classrooms and ensuring we came back to a tidy school. You may not be aware but we built some shelves in the sports shed to ensure our sports gear is

safely packed away and tidy.

School Wide Goal Thank you to the many parents who turned up last week to meet the teachers and get a feeling of what they will do with children in the classroom this year. We encourage you to email teachers to set up meetings. I ask that you respect cell phone use and if you have been given teacher‘s numbers,

that you contact them during the week at appropriate times. Writing is a major focus this year with our goal being ―85% at or above the National Standards.‖ We will provide you with some ways via the newsletter and homework letters in which you can help at home with

writing. As a staff we have 10 actions laid out that will motivate, stimulate and foster a love for writing in our school. Please ask at the office for this plan so that you are aware of what we are doing.

Thanks—Sean Moore

Assembly this week—House Leaders (2:20pm)

HOUSE LEADERS

Congratulations to our leaders. On Thursday last week the leaders for the year were selected. We

like to encourage leadership and instilling enthusiasm and empowering others to take up

responsibilities, it‘s not about doing it all the time yourself.

We will have a short assembly on Friday to acknowledge this achievement and present their

badges.

Mansfield House Leader: Brodie Weber

Deputy House Leader: Charlie Lowry

Hillary House Leader: Jack Ralph

Deputy House Leader: Charlie Sims

Ngata House Leader: Kristyn Elliott

Deputy House Leader: Adam Curran

Sheppard House Leader: Taylor Thompson

Deputy House Leader: Alex Connor

SPORTS

TEE BALL DRAW

This week—13th Feb: vs Flaxmere Primary Akina Park D3a 10.15am

If you have any queries regarding tee ball please phone Paula Ferrick—874 3044

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

―Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.‖

- John Maxwell