VOGELTOWN SCHOOL PANUI 2024
TE KURA O HUATOKI. TERM 1, WEEK 2 2024
All about me - By Archie, Rm 13
All about me - By Isabella, Rm 13
Mr Ransfield and our awesome tamariki caring for our school grounds
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CALENDAR 2024
TERM CALENDAR – Put all these dates in your diary or your phone!
Remember we will put all updates on Facebook, Skool Loop and Seesaw.
2024
FEBRUARY
16 February - Vogeltown Adventure!
21 February - Whanau Fiesta 5pm - 7pm, Senior School
28 February - Syndicate Tryathlons
MARCH
1 March - Whanau Tryathlon and 4 Year Old Friday
4 - 6 March - Paetoki team Rotokare visit
8 March - Teacher Only Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
11 March - Taranaki Anniversary - SCHOOL CLOSED
12 March - New Entrant Cohort #2 begins
14 March - Taranaki syndicate Maunga Trip
15 March - Huatoki/Paetoki Maunga Trip
22 March - 4 Year Old Friday
27 March - Weetbix Tryathlon
29 March - Good Friday - No school
APRIL
1 April - Easter Monday - No school
2 April - Easter Tuesday - No school
12 April - Last day of Term 1 2024
TERM 2
29 April - 5 July
TERM 3
22 July - 27 September
TERM 4
14 October - 13 December
KIA ORA VOGELTOWN WHANAU
Kia ora e te whānau, and welcome to the second newsletter of 2024.
We kicked off the week with an extraordinary start as Tuesday marked Waitangi Day. We hope you had the opportunity to enjoy this special day with your whānau and friends, soaking up the sunshine and celebrating together. The school is buzzing with positivity and happiness while our students and teachers settle nicely back into routine.
Looking ahead, we're excited about our upcoming Vogeltown Adventure next week. This annual event on Friday the 16th of February will see our entire school busing to Pukaka (Marsland) Hill to explore and learn about our local environment. We will cap off the day with a scenic hikoi (walk) along the Huatoki River back to Vogeltown School. If you haven't already, please ensure you fill in and return the permission slip to school, either in paper form or via Skool Loop.
We would also love your input! If you have a spare moment, please take the time to complete the Mahi Tahi community survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us and helps us continue to improve and grow as a school community.
Thank you for your ongoing support and involvement in your child's education. Together, we're creating a vibrant and thriving learning environment for our tamariki.
Aroha nui,
Mrs Seed and the Vogeltown team
MAHITAHI - SURVEY FOR WHANAU
SCHOOL GOAL THIS TERM - 'COURAGEOUS'
PRINCIPAL AWARDS
Ka mau te wehi to these awesome Vogeltown akonga (learners) who received a Principal's Award in assembly today! Tu Meke, whānau!
Room 1: Charlie Conroy, Scout Wooller
Room 3: Reeve Jones, Asha Gibbins
Room 4: Harper Lowl, Ivan Botha
Room 5: Jovi Newland, Ryder McIntyre
Room 6: Thomasin Coates, Marlow Coutts
Room 7: Frankie Benton, Tayah-Jane McLeod
Room 8: Jaime Siau, Riley Beattie
Room 9: Liam Van Zyl, Lacey Fromings
Room 10: Ella Mackie, Elsie Siluveru
Room 11: Katie Xu, Jacob Rose
Room 12: Wulf Collins, Emilie Gane
Room 13: Beau Hikaka, Emma Rawhiti
Room 14: DJ Kuvarji, Lucas Viss
Room 15: Fraya Payne-Craigie, Kaea Neho
Room 16: Ettie de Buisson, Maggie Stone
WHĀNAU FIESTA - HOME AND SCHOOL
Come along and join us for our annual ‘Whānau Fun Fiesta’. This will be held at the Senior school on Wednesday 21st February from 5pm - 7pm.
There will be food for sale on the night: sausage sizzle, burgers, pizza, vege nachos, hot chips, desserts, popcorn, ice blocks and drinks. Even some fun activities: Horizontal bungee, bouncy castle, tug o war and sack races.
We are asking all families to donate baked goods for our very popular cake stall. On Monday 19th February, the eldest child from each family will be given a plate to take home and return with some lovely baking on the day of the ‘Whanau Fun Fiesta’.
We are really looking forward to this wonderful community event and hope to see you all there.
SUNSMART!
At Vogeltown School we ask that all of our students wear a wide rim bucket style hat.
Any bucket style hat is fine to wear, however we do have some awesome Vogeltown hats available at the Senior side office for $17. Please name your hats, as sometimes they do go 'walkabouts'.
If your child does not have a hat at school, they will be asked to play in the shade.
Have a look at our super sunsmart Vogeltowners!
ROAD PATROL
We are incredibly fortunate to have a group of dedicated student volunteers who assist with our Road Patrol duties. These responsible students help ensure the safety of our school community during busy times on our street.
Our student Road Patrol operates during the following times:
- Morning road patrol: 8:20 am - 9:00 am
- Afternoon road patrol: 2:50 pm - 3:15 pm
Their presence is invaluable in facilitating safe crossings for everyone. To support their efforts, we kindly ask that students arrive at school from 8:20 am in the morning.
Thank you for your cooperation and ongoing support.
Mr George
SPORTS UPDATE
We still have a few spots in some of our teams for Term 1 sports. If you would like to sign your child up please go to the sports tab on your Kindo account.
Summer Soccer (Tuesday nights):
Year 0/1 - 2 spaces
Year 2/3 - 1 space
Year 4/5 - 2 spaces
Touch Rugby (Monday nights):
We would love 2 more Year 5 or 6 players
Kiwi Cricket (Friday nights):
We have space for 2 more Year 0-2 players.
If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me on michelle.sleep@vogeltown.school.nz
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL FEES/DONATION
A reminder to everyone that we do not ask for a school donation/fee at Vogeltown School. The Vogeltown Board opted in to the Ministry of Education donation scheme for 2024, which means we get paid a donation from the government and we do not ask families to contribute to any 'curriculum related' costs - including transport and events like Life Education.
More information can be found on the Ministry of Education's website.
Mrs Seed
SCHOOL DOCS - VOGELTOWN SCHOOL POLICIES
SchoolDocs for School Policies:
Reminder, you have access to the SchoolDocs website with the procedures and policies for Vogeltown School. If you would like to have a look, please got to https://vogeltown.schooldocs.co.nz
Username: vogeltown
Password: huatoki
KA KITE ANO WHANAU
Stay safe and be kind to each other. Thank you for the ongoing support of Vogeltown School, we appreciate the community we live in.
On behalf of the Vogeltown team,
Ka kite ano
Laura Seed - Acting Principal/Tumuaki
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CONTACTS
Email: office@vogeltown.school.nz
Website: www.vogeltown.school.nz
Location: Vogeltown School Huatoki Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 753 6843