Exxopolis! Last week Room 7 went to the Exxopolis Luminarium at Brooklands Park. It was amazing! We wrote about what we saw… “Room 7 gazed at the glorious colours around us.” - Kyla “It made me feel the illusions everywhere.” - Jeosh “When we went into the different rooms it’s like your skin actually changed colour.” - Jakiah “It was colourful and peaceful and it was just like a maze.” - Trayte “It really was relaxing with the comfortable interesting colours.” - Sahkyla “I liked the lights buzzing around me.” - Zackavahn “There was peaceful must flowing through my ears.” - Alex “I enjoyed practicing my ballet in there for the final dance.” - Alexandreah
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Exxopolis!
Last week Room 7 went to the Exxopolis Luminarium at Brooklands Park.
It was amazing! We wrote about what we saw…
“Room 7 gazed at the glorious colours around us.” - Kyla
“It made me feel the illusions everywhere.” - Jeosh
“When we went into the different rooms it’s like your skin actually changed colour.” - Jakiah
“It was colourful and peaceful and it was just like a maze.” - Trayte
“It really was relaxing with the comfortable interesting colours.” - Sahkyla
“I liked the lights buzzing around me.” - Zackavahn
“There was peaceful must flowing through my ears.” - Alex
“I enjoyed practicing my ballet in there for the final dance.” - Alexandreah
Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi nui ki te whanau o te kura Puketapu.
Hello to parents and caregivers.
Plenty of rain yesterday but I’m sure the rest of the week will be great. Spring is next week.
Our Let’s Go Team has a project to get everyone active on the way to school: Data is to be collected daily by each class on walking, biking or scooting to school - including Park ‘n’ Walk. All data is being recorded and there is a competition between the junior and senior classes and there is an interschool competition too.
Great work our Parent Support Group for getting the Junior playground under way. Thank you all the workers and those that keep things moving. If you haven’t seen the new play area yet, do take a look. More will be added, but it’s looking great already.
On Monday we travelled to Inglewood for the Year 7&8 Interschool exchange. We had wins in rugby and the netball B. It’s a pleasure to the take the teams to another school… true Puketapu style and it is great to see the camaraderie and friendship develop through these exchanges.
Thanks to the many parents who have helped out this week with transport into town for art festival activities. I even had the pleasure of carting some 5 year olds yesterday.
We are competing in the Tatarakihi Festival on Friday. Kia kaha te roopu kapa haka o Puketapu! Bus leaves 8:00am Powhiri 9.00am performance 9:50am.
Remember; right place right time with the right stuff right. We do expect and ask for that little extra from our senior students from now on. Do that bit extra - but make sure you tell whanau what you are doing and who you are with.. Mahi, mahi, mahi!
During the end of Term 4 we have camps for Year 5&6 and 7&8 students. It costs. A certain amount of fundraising happens but individual contributions are necessary. All outstanding school fees must be paid before camp. All can be paid in instalments if that helps.
Don’t forget that daily question… “What did you learn today?” It is still maths month so keep the focus… maths is everywhere.
Have a good week.
Mike Johnson Principal
Puketapu School Newsletter Term 3 – Week 6 - 26 August 2015
“Impossibility; a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.” - Napoleon Bonaparte
Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth | Tel: 06 755 0973 | TXT 027 755 0973
Family Portrait Fundraiser Jack’n’Jill Portraits are coming to Puketapu School.
Saturday 19 September Pay only $10 and received a 10x13 professional portrait.
Your $10 entitles you to a free portrait sitting and a 10x13 portrait or a $10 credit towards a purchase.
Fundraising for Kapa Haka. Contact Nardia Lichtwark on 027 471 9988 for more information or to book.
Super Fast Puke!
We are delighted to be in the
process of changing over to
Network 4 Learning (N4L) .
Designed specifically for schools,
N4L provides safe, predictable and
fast internet, uncapped data,
online content filtering and
network security services.
This is a major step forward and
provides a sound platform for us to
build on.
Exciting times ahead!
Rooms 2,3 & 4 had great fun at the MUSIK exhibition at Puke Ariki this week
Fri 28 Aug: Tatarakihi Festival
Mon 31 Aug: Dental Bus on site
Tue 8 Sep: Puke Ariki MUSIK (R8,R9,R10)
Y7/8 Interschool (v St Josephs’s Hawera @ Puketapu) Thur 10 Sept: Duffy Role Model Assembly 11.30am
Fri 11 Sept: Puketapu Cross Country
Mon 14 Sept: Y7/8 Interschool (v Mangorei @ Puketapu)
Thur 17 Sept: Board of Trustees Meeting 7.30pm
Fri 18 Sept: R13 Ski Trip
Wed 23 Sept: Taranaki Cross Country
Thur 24 Sept: Ronald McDonald Safety Show
Fri 25 Sept: School Disco (@ Northpoint Church)
Last Day of Term 3
Puketapu School Newsletter Page 2
Sports Corner… RESULTS: Netball: Ferns: Sat 22 August, 25-13 v Manukorihi Ngatahi Stars: Sat 22 August a massive win: 32-0 v Highlands Int Gold Basketball: Allstars: A bye this week. Next game 31 August Servez: Mon 24 Aug, 31-33 v Devon Blues, NEXT GAMES: Basketball: Allstars: Mon 31 Aug 4:40pm v Fitzroy Tallblacks Crt 1 Servez: Mon 31 Aug 7:30pm v Bell Block Blitz Crt 3
Cooperate with your coach, team mates and
opponents.
Thursday 27th: Chicken Fried Rice $4.00 Sorry: No Monday Lunch on 31 August
Special on Monday 7th: Chicken Sushi (8pc) $5.50
Lunch:
Going to the Rugby? You could help us win a $10,000 working bee! Get a sticker at the game and bring it back to put on the scoreboard in the school office.
Our Kapa Haka Roopu is performing at the Tatarakihi Festival this Friday, 28 August.
Powhiri at 9.00am and Puketapu performs at 9.50am. All performers will travel to the venue by bus
- leaving at 8.00am. There is no cost to students for this due to the fundraising
already done by the Puketapu whanau. Thank you whanau! Supporter tickets $5 on the door.
Friday 28 August is
Daffodil Day
Support The Cancer Society by buying
a daffodil from the school counter, or
wear something yellow to show your support.
Year 7 and 8 Interschool Sport Monday 24 August
v Inglewood at Inglewood. A win in Rugby and one Netball,
second in the Football and the other Netball.
Next exchange: Tuesday 8 Sept v St Josephs Hawera at
Puketapu.
Water is Brain Juice
Please don’t send kids to school with fizzy drinks, juice or
energy drinks.
Rowena’s Message for the Future Leaders of the World... On Friday we had a fantastic visitor to Assembly: Rowena Szeszeran-McEvoy, businesswoman, author, editor, marathon runner, fitness guru and one of the wealthiest (and happiest!) people in Australia. She had some very clear messages about health and fitness, with 5 simple tips for being healthy:
Be Happy
Drink more water
Eat more fruit and vegetables
Get puffed 4 times a day
Be strong!
Do you remember the actions and songs that went with each one?
The Let’s Go Fresh Air Challenge
Next week the whole school will be participating in the 2015 Let’s Go Fresh Air Challenge. This begins on Tuesday 1st and runs for the whole month of September. The challenge is to have children walk, bike, park ‘n’ walk, scooter or skate to school.
We really want to see the number of cars outside the school gate reduced. Classes will log trips daily and the Lets Go team will keep weekly totals with prizes being awarded to the top junior and top senior classes at the end of the month. So ‘Let’s Go Team!’
CASUAL JOB VACANCY
Wanted: a person who could assist at New Plymouth Airport.
Primarily, the person would be moving Motor Vehicles from the Drop Off Stand to the Compound Yard, some 200 mtrs in distance, and making them ready for collection by our Vehicle Groomer. Also involved are some Counter duties for when customers are collecting vehicles and full
training will be given in this respect.
Hours of work are: Fridays, 3pm to 6pm, Saturdays & Sundays every third weekend, On-Call and hours relevant to Rental Bookings.
Attendance only when there is a booking.
For more info contact: Brenda at Hertz on:027 494 7578
Taranaki Cricket Association Coaching Clinics
Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd October
At the Sulzberger Indoor Training Facility, numbers limited to 25
for each age group so get in fast. TCA Cricket Development
Officer Jamie Watkins has assembled a group of quality coaches to
run the clinics.
10.00-2.30pm for ages 10-15 years on both days, and 1.15-3.00pm
for children aged 5-9 years. $40 for both days. For more
information, pick up a leaflet from the school office or ask Paula
