TE PĀNUI O TE KURA O PUKETAPU

Kia Māia - Be Courageous

Kia Manawanui - Have a Heart

Kia Kaha - Do Your Best

Kia Ora - Be Well

Writing: This week we have been writing about aliens. We had to create a draft for our story and we had to make up an alien to be in our story. It had to involve where the alien lives, five features of the alien and the alien needed a name. We called ours Melanie and Lala, they live on Uranus and the Moon. So far we have completed our brainstorm and draft story and tomorrow we will publish our final product.

Skylah Meston & Izzy Mcmahon - Kōwhai

Reading: This week we have been doing reading cards. Reading cards are a little card with lots of information about different types of things. We have to read the cards then fill in the answers with a deep level answer not a surface answer. This ensures we read the card properly and take in what we have read.

Ella Rauputu & Katie MacRae - Kauri

Art: This week we made planets and space for art. We painted the cardboard, cut out the planets and Whaea Judie cut out the first letters of the planets, moon & sun. We painted them the colours they are and made them the right size. It was fun and we love learning about space.

Billy Prestney & Jaytee Tangiia - Rimu

Maths: This week for math's we have been measuring distances. In class we put everyone in a line to see how many people can reach from one side of the classroom to the other and we did it with 8 people. We learnt about the distance between the planets and the sun. Maths is fun!

Charlie Ryan & Brynley Smith - Tōtara

We would like to express our appreciation for picking up your children from school early on Wednesday. We understand that adjusting your routines and making arrangements can be challenging and we thank you for this. By attending the paid union meeting, our teachers had the opportunity to voice their concerns and exchange valuable ideas on current education needs.

Please be assured that our desired outcome from these negotiations is to be able to provide optimal teaching and learning conditions for our ākonga. For this to happen we really need the Ministry to listen to us.

TE MAKO MATAWHERO AWARDS

This weeks Te Mako Matawhero Awards were handed out in the classroom as we didn't have a school assembly. Well done to the below tamariki.

Kauri- Katie MacRae, Farhaan Faruk & Tyreece Joines

Kōwhai- Pavihi Ekeroma, Roman Meijer, Lola Parkinson & Ryan Wharram

Tōtara- Jaxon Kuchler, Maria Wano, Hunter Sargeson, Cecilia Green & Hayzyn Ruakere

Rimu- Declan Brooking, Allyssa Taylor, Jaytee Tangiia & Leysa Wall-Colvin

MAKO AWARDS

Ka pai Kaylee Mortensen

DUFFY AWARDS

Tino pai Charlie Ryan

On the menu for next week:

Monday: Mac n Cheese

Tuesday: Macho Nachos

Wednesday: Chicken with Mashed Potato and Gravy and Coleslaw (Like KFC... it's PFC!

Thursday: Spaghetti and Meatballs

Friday: Burger Day

Our youngest Rimu tamariki enjoying their kai

Rimu tamariki using their imagination and being big game marlin fisherman

These courageous tamariki showed Kia Māia and climbed to the top of the spider web

Losa Fonoti, Greta Phillips, Lilly La-Rue, Lydia Walthew, Te Waiaurere Mahinekura & Summer Aiono

Our special dog Bowie loves cuddles from Dre-Shae'a Awa

Breakfast club special helpers Pippa Perkinson, Hadley Smith & Harry Perkinson

Join us next week for our Home & School Meeting.

Thank you to everyone that brought a can of fruit from home for our Breakfast Club.

We will tally up the final number and let everyone know which class is the winner!

Whaea Prishlena's class think they may be one of the top classes!

We are delighted that Good Seed Trust are launching their 'Good Seed Trust Bell Block OSCAR Programme' beginning on the 12th of June at Northpoint Church!

Sign your kids up to the before and after school programme and enjoy knowing that they are safe and being cared for in a fun, vibrant and innovative environment that's designed to bring out the best in each child.

For more information please contact Aioi on info@goodseedtrust.co.nz

Or enrol your child at:

https://enrolmy.com/good-seed-trust/book-now/11-Good-Seeds-Before-and-After-School-Care---Term-2-Bell-Block

Thank you to Aviagen for their kind donation to our school.

Parker Smith & Summer Wilkinson competed in Rotorua over the weekend for Gymnastics.

They both came away with individual and team placings.

Ka pai te mahi

If you have anything you would like to share or celebrate from home please email it to office@puketapu.school.nz

Happy Birthday to all tamariki that have Birthdays over the next week:

• Goo Pham
• Casey Mangin
• Kaivah Murray-Green
• Erika Asai
• Ivy Adams
• Izrael Luke
• Liliana Hodson
• Harmony Lambert

Upcoming Whole School Events/Dates

Please check the Hero App for more dates specific to your child's class.

Monday 5 June

• Kings Birthday / School Closed

Wednesday 7 June

• Year 5&6 Rippa Tournament

Thursday 8 June

• Home & School Meeting 6.30pm

Monday 12 June

• Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30pm

Tuesday 13 June

• Year 7&8 Rippa Tournament

Wednesday 28 June

• Manu Tukutuku Day
  
• Whole School & Whānau assembly @ Northpoint Church 9.15am

Friday 30 June

• Last Day of Term 2
• Dress Up Day / PJ Day Ronald Mcdonald House

Talofa lava Everyone,

I hope you are having a good week so far - as we celebrate Samoan Language week in Aotearoa.

As we enter into the winter season, it is very important that we are as safe as possible and protect ourselves and our families from preventable illness.

You will probably be aware that Covid is still a strong presence in our communities.There have also been some reported cases of measles in Auckland recently, so it is important we protect ourselves. If you are planning to travel to Auckland or even to the islands, it is critical that you are safe and do not take the risk of being a carrier. The measles outbreak that took many innocent childrens' lives in Samoa a few years ago is still a strong reminder for us to be vigilant.

So come on down to our Pasifika Vaccination Event to get FREE vaccinations. We will also be providing FREE meals and giving away FREE supermarket vouchers to every Pasifika person that gets vaccinated! Feel free to spread the word! Please see poster attached.

When: Sat 10th June 2023, 10am - 3pm

Where: St Andrews Church, 72 Liardet St, New Plymouth

Look forward to seeing you there!

Soifua,

TARANAKI VAIMOANA PASIFIKA CHARITABLE TRUST

Email: office@puketapu.school.nz
Website: www.puketapu.school.nz
Location: Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: 06 755 0973