NEWSLETTER – March 2016
NUMBER 5
IMPORTANT TERM ONE DATES
Fridays 10.20 – 11.00 a.m. – Whole School Assembly
11.30 a.m. – 12.50 p.m. - Cultural Groups and Academies
Thursday 31st March NZ Opera visiting Year 7 students - $2.00 per student
Friday 1st April NZ Opera visiting Year 8 students - $2.00 per student
Sunday 3rd April Daylight Saving finishes – clocks back one hour
Tuesday 5th April Closing date for ICAS Digital Tech Assessment
Photolife - class photos [please make sure your uniforms are ‘perfect’]
Friday 8th April International Day – Celebrating Diversity
Monday 11th April Rooms 11, 12, and 13 – Maraetai Beach [Water Safety]
6.00 p.m. BoT Meeting
Tuesday 12th April Rooms 7, 10 and 14 – Maraetai Beach [Water Safety]
Wednesday 13th April Rooms 5, 6 and 15 – Maraetai Beach [Water Safety]
Thursday 14th April Rooms 8, 9 and 16 – Maraetai Beach [Water Safety]
Friday 15th April End of Term One
Mufti Day – POPPY DAY – Gold coin donation [all proceeds to Papatoetoe RSA]
Saturday 16th April Grandchildren of the ANZAC Vietnam Tour 2016 – staff and students leave today.
Arrive back on Wednesday 27th April.
25th April ANZAC Day – Room 19 attending commemoration ceremony with Mr Yoon.
Meeting at the venue with Parents.
Monday 2nd May Students return for Term 2
Friday 6th May Nominations open for BoT Elections
Monday 9th May 6.00 p.m. BoT Meeting
Monday 6th June Queens Birthday [School closed]
Kia ora, Malo e Lelei, Talofa Lava, Kia Orana, Ni sabula, Mauri, Suosday, Sat Sri Akaal, Tajba Filghodu, Xin Chao,
Ni Hao, Guten Tag, Sawadee, Kumusta, Fakaalofa lahi atu, warmgreetingsto you all
NZ POLICE - Safer Communities Together
Kaupapa whai Oranga mō te iti me te rahi
The Police are working very closely with our local schools. Each month we will be publishing a ‘reminder’ notice to our Community from them.
Truancy
Truancy is not condoned at any school and it is law that if your child is 6-16 years they must be enrolled in a school and attend on a regular basis. Parents are not to condone truancy and let their children stay at home when they are not sick or have a good reason. For every day that your child is not at school with a reasonable excuse you can be prosecuted at $30.00 per day they are absent. If you are on a WINZ benefit, this can also be affected, as you are not adhering to your social responsibilities.
Safety At The School Gate
Before and after school is a busy time for everyone. Therefore, if you drop your children off at school in the morning and/or pick them up after school you need to adhere to the parking rules to help protect your children. If you park illegally, even for a few minutes, you put children at risk of being injured and you may receive a fine. If you drop your children off make sure they use the pedestrian crossing or school road patrol to cross the road to school. If you get out please set an example and use the crossing yourself.
2016 SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS
The School Trustee Elections are this year, and we need you to get involved.
A democratically elected group of people called the Board of Trustees governs our school. These trustees make important decisions about our school’s strategic direction, student achievement outcomes, resources, staffing and much more.
Being a trustee is an important and rewarding role. Parents, families, whanau and people from the wider community can all be trustees. We are looking for a range of people with a variety of skills, experiences and attributes who believe in making a positive difference to our children’s learning.
Election Day is Thursday 9th June.
An experienced Returning Officer has been appointed. Her name is Bernardine Vester from Education Plus.
LIBRARY NEWS
Telling Tales at Papatoetoe War Memorial Community Library
All of the Auckland Libraries will be running activities over the holidays. The ones at Papatoetoe branch will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from10:30 amand on Wednesdays from3:30pmand include a Makerspace, Story Quest, Anzac and puppet making.
Year 7s who borrowed books on their visit should have returned them by now to avoid overdue fines. Please check with your child that they have done so.
ANZAC Day 25th April
Mr Jack Yoon will attend the Papatoetoe Commemorations at the War Memorial with students from his class. Our Head Boy and Girl will also attend and lay a wreath. If you would like to attend with your child please let Jack know by emailing – or by contacting the School Office.
Our school cannot take any responsibility for additional students attending other than those officially going with Room 19.
WINTER UNIFORM
From the beginning of Term 2, [2nd May] all students [if they wish] may add to their uniforms the winter portion of our School Uniform – school regulation tracksuit pants and winter polo shirts.
By Tuesday 7th June [after Queens Birthday weekend], all students must be in full winter uniform. Sandals are not to be worn after this date – students should all be in shoes and socks. Please refer to the School Prospectus for more details. The school tracksuit pants, jackets and sweatshirts are available from ‘The Uniform Shoppe’, ‘The Warehouse’ and ‘Angels Fashion’.
The tracksuit consists of a black jacket and plain black tracksuit pants. The jacket can also be worn on its own.
BADMINTON IN THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
NZ Badminton Academy in conjunction with Sport Counties Manukau are running a ’free’ badminton activity over the school holidays in our School Gymnasium.
Registration is essential. Contact – Ritchie Marr – 0210426150 or [A flyer was sent home with the students last week]
PB4L – POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING
We are a STAR School. ‘STAR’ stands for Safety, Trust, Attitude and Respect. Our students are all ‘STARs’ and behaviour management centers on these concepts and values. Each week we select the ‘STAR’ students - Congratulations to – Christiaan – Rm 15 – Attitude [Nikau], Jesse – Rm 15 – Safety [Totara], Krishal – Rm 23 – Attitude [Kahikatea] and Nikhit – Rm 13 – Attitude [Kanuka].
Thank you to our Room 10 students for this article
Room10 – Make a Difference!!
Make a difference!! That’s our class motto. We want to make a difference to our learning, to our school, to our community and to our world!
We’ve had a very busy start to 2016. We have a collaborative learning approach where Mr Mackwood encourages us to work in pairs and groups. We often research topics as a group but then complete individual reports. We’ve done this during writing, maths, health, social studies and inquiry lessons so far!
In maths, we’ve been practicing with Room 14 for the upcoming Mathex competition. This involves groups answering 10 questions as well as running around a course. It is very tiring but great fun!
Our class leaders are Lauren and Leilani. They hold weekly class meetings to get our views on school issues. They take these ideas back to their meetings and room 10 is helping to make a difference to the school!
Our spec groups this term have just completed music, art and performing arts. We love having the chance to experience new lessons and meet the cool teachers!
Our SOLO team
Room 10 during Specialist