Marae Visit 2016 A huge thank you

to everyone who helped make our day so special.

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi nui ki te whanau o te kura Puketapu. Hello to parents and caregivers.

Week 6… Halfway through Term 1 already.

Thank you for your support last Thursday and / or Friday with our visit up to Muru Raupatu. It’s always a great learning experience for our tamariki and one that is very special to Puketapu. The hikoi back took just over an hour and to a swim in the pool. We thank Constable Andrew for his help getting us all safely across the Main Road.

Thanks also to all the whanau who helped with the Totara Sleep over on Thursday, where there was great fun, if not a lot of sleep...

Congratulations to all those that helped with the Relay for Life last Saturday and Sunday at the Race Course. What a great effort from our leaders in the early hours of the morning getting the Puke team through. I’m not sure about the green ninja stuff! Thank you Paula for being the coordinator and fund collector.

Have you taken your whanau to the supermarket and looked at the prices of groceries? Make a list and do some adding… Budgeting is a very good maths exercise.

Don’t forget the Puketapu Triathlon on Friday. It’s another very unique Puketapu event, completely within our grounds and something for everyone to get involved in. We hope to see you there.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Mike Johnson Principal

Puketapu School Newsletter Term 1 – Week 6 - 9 March 2016

“If you don’t like the road you are walking, start paving another one.”

- Dolly Parton

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

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

Congratulations to award winners...

Duffy Awards

Savannah Maindonald citizenship

Justin Bromwich citizenship

Book Borrower of the Week

Petra Keith

New to Puketapu:

Mika Falaniko, Room 2

Ella Thomson-Gullery, Room 10

Rachel Thomson-Gullery, Room 9

Reminder:

Kauri Camp

2016

Meeting

Tonight, 6pm Chocolates for Sale! It may seem like ages away yet, but we are already starting our Kauri Camp fundraising. This term, Year 7 and 8 students are selling chocolate, $2 per bar.

Reminder: Fees, especially Sports fees, and Technology fees are due now. Please pay at the office or online. If you have any questions, please see Paula in the school office.

Cancer Society

Relay for Life

Team Puketapu Green Ninjas

Wow we had fun!

Well done to our past and

present Puke whanau for a

dedicated effort, especially to

our School Leaders who stayed

all night to get the job done.

Donations to the team can still be

made at the school office or

online at

http://www.relayforlife.org.nz/index/donation

Ice Blocks will be on sale

every Wednesday until Easter.

$1 each, from the School Hall

at lunchtime.

Puketapu Triathlon 2016

Friday 11 March

Run! Cycle! Swim!

Individual and team events for all ages and a whanau competition too.

Contrary to previous information, all running and cycling stays on the school grounds, on the paddock and in our pool. (Our road route had a few too many hazards that would have been of concern).

We invite whanau to come along and support their tamariki.

Year 3 and 4 (Totara) 1:30pm assemble and start.

Year 5 and 6 (Kowhai) 2.00pm assemble and start

Year 7 and 8 (Kauri) 2:15pm assemble and start

Our triathletes can compete individually and then be part of a team. Individuals first followed by the teams, in each group.

Reminder: All cyclists must wear a helmet and shoes (not jandals).

Senior (Year 5/6/7/8) Swim Sports

Wednesday 16 March

At Bell Block Pool 1:00pm.

Swimmers will walk / bike to the pool and will be

dismissed from the pool at 3:00pm.

We expect all our tamariki to enter at least one event.

It’s a fun day and a whanau competition.

What’s on this Term: Wed 9 Mar: Totara Swim Sports Kauri Camp Meeting 6pm Fri 11 Mar: Room 6 visit to Puke Ariki Puketapu Triathlon 1.30pm start Mon 14 Mar: Taranaki Anniversary Holiday Tue 15 Mar: Whanau Hui, 6.00pm Wed 16 Mar: Room 6 Rock Pools Trip Room 7 Puke Ariki Visit Senior Swim Sports (@Bell Block Pool) Fri 18 Mar: Room 13 Sausage Sizzle Mon 21 Mar: ERO Visit begins Fri 25 Mar: Good Friday Holiday Mon 28 Mar: Easter Monday Holiday Tue 29 Mar: Easter Tuesday Holiday Wed 30 Mar: Weetbix TRYathlon Fri 1 Apr: Puketapu Twilight Gala 5.30-8.00pm Tue 5 Apr: Interschool Swimming *TBC Thur 7 Apr: Tony Kemp Cup (Y5&6) Fri 8 Apr: School Disco

Term 1 2016 ends on Friday 15 April

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Sports Corner… Cricket - Next games: Saturday 12 March

Rimu v Welbourn School Crickets @ Puketapu, 9.00am Totara v Vogeltown School Volcanoes @ Puketapu, 9.00am All Stars v Inglewood CC Action Autos @ Inglewood, 9.00am

Touch - Super 6 at Hickford Park Next games: Wed 9 March:

U9 Green v Bell Block Black, 4.30pm, Field 2A U9 Gold v Bell Block Blue, 4.30pm, Field 2B U11 v Bell Block 2, 4.30pm, Field 1A U13 v Highlands Green, 5.10pm, Field 2

Always play by the rules

Yes! I can help with the Puketapu School Gala on Friday 1 April. I would prefer to help with: (please tick)

Name_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Details _________________________________________________________________________________________

JOB THIS INVOLVES... 5.30-6.45pm 6.45-8.00pm

Ticket/raffle sellers Sitting at a desk

selling tickets

Truck rides Collecting tickets and

helping kids onto truck

General ride helpers

eg bouncy castle, cars

Ticket collecting and

queue sorting

Cake stall Serving

Kitchen Serving food, taking

money

BBQ Cooking and serving

NPOB Rugby

Junior Registration Days: Wednesday 16 March 5.30pm-7.00pm

Sunday 20 March 3.00pm – 4.30pm

Venue: NPOB Rugby Clubrooms

Open to all keen

U6 – U13 players

This week is the

last week for after

school swims.

Twilight Gala - Friday 1 April 5.30pm- 8.00pm The gala is only three weeks away and it is shaping up to be awesome!

Grocery Raffle: Please keep bringing in your groceries to fill our shopping trolley.

Can each family please bring the following:

* Something in a can * Something in a packet

* Something sweet * Something in a jar

* A cleaning product * An item of your choice.

We also need donations of sugar to make fudge, coconut ice and toffee apples.

Thank you very much for the donations so far. You can either bring these in as you have them or all in one go.

Raffle Tickets: These will be sent home this week. Every family will get a book to sell (10 tickets). Tickets are $2 each. Raffle

tickets will need to be returned to school by Wednesday 23rd March. Please put these in the PSG letterbox in the school office.

Cake Stall: We will also be having a cake stall. Every family will be given a plate to fill with baking and can be dropped to school

on the day of the gala Friday 1st April.

Helpers Roster: We are going to need helpers to run the gala. There will be two time slots available: 5.30pm to 6.45pm or

6.45pm to 8pm. If you can help please clip the form below, tick what you would be wiling to do, fill in your name and contact

details and return to Paula in the school office.

Thank you for all your support.

The Puketapu PSG