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

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming end-of-term school assembly, which will take place in Week 10 on Wednesday 28 June at 9.15am at Northpoint Church.

The assembly will be a wonderful opportunity for our entire school community to come together and celebrate the achievements and growth of our students throughout the term.

This will also be an opportunity to farewell Whaea Rachel and Miss Sattler as a school (bring tissues).

Following the assembly, we will celebrate with Manu Tukutuku Day. We will also be hosting a delicious sausage sizzle, where you can socialize with whānau.

MAKO VALUES

Plenty of tamariki have been spotted showing our Values this week:

Jada Graham Moore from Kōwhai with her constellation artwork. Great Kia Kaha Jada.

Lucy Nicholas from Kōwhai also created a fabulous piece of Space Art.

TE MAKO MATAWHERO AWARDS

As Week 8 Te Mako Matawhero winners, these tamariki will enjoy a treat next week with our Senior Leadership team to celebrate.

Rimu: Xavier Leaf, Cooper Kerr, Riley Brown and Douglas McCormack

Tōtara: Yulla Te Kura, Ellori Papprill, Armand Spies and Oscar Nicholas (absent)

Kōwhai: Ava Falaniko, Alexander Den-McKay, Sanjeet Chand & Abhinav George

Kauri: Kian Devonshire, Natalie Corin & Marlia Cooper (absent)

DUFFY AWARDS

Because Duffy knows "It's Cool To Read!" and so do we!

Duffy Awards for Brynley Smith and Hadley Smith

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

This week was 'Dress Up Bright' at Future Ferns Netball.

Puketapu Rima were nearly as bright as the sun that was shining down on them.

We love the learning going on around the school this week:

Introducing our new SCHOOL ROCK BAND!

Lachie Waldron, Kingston Benton, Taylor Harvey, Hamu Adams, Tylah Taitoko and Dylan Perry (absent)

Kaiāwhina Tari (Office Helpers) -

Divyasri Vathada, Claire Asai and Zia Azad

Lucy Nicholas put a lot of thought into her story about Kevin the Alien! She created a great description of Kevin, the planets and where he lives.

Our Year 7 & 8s have electives on a Thursday afternoon. One of our groups is doing BMXing at the Lake Rotomanu Pump Track. Check out this awesome jump from Aston Chadwick.

Playground construction with Leon Corin & Brax Owens-Thomason

Rubeelee Jeffrey and Eden Lucinsky hanging around!

Did you know...

Swinging develops a child's core muscles and helps with the development of balance. Spinning on a swing stimulates different parts of a child's brain simultaneously. This is important for learning skills such as spatial awareness, rhythm and balance and muscle control.

Forts and club houses with Tōtara tamariki

Adventures in the sandpit

Good Seed Trust before and after school care is up and running! There have been some excited tamariki about this!

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

Well done Maddox Adamson on coming second place at the North King Country BMX Competition in Te Kuiti at the weekend.

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:

• Mason Nation-Fahey
• Matayce Martin
• Azalea Parkinson
• Reece Speedy
• Harlem Rangi
• Tyreece Joines
• Riley Brown

Upcoming Whole School Events/Dates

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

Wednesday 28 June

• Manu Tukutuku Day
  
• Whole School & Whānau assembly @ Northpoint Church 9.15am (farewell to Miss Sattler)

Friday 30 June

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

Term 3

Monday 17 July

• First Day back for Term 3

Thursday 24 August

• School Fun Run

Friday 22 September

• Last Day of Term 3

NPDC have commissioned Tim Walker, an experienced strategic consultant in the cultural sector, to undertake a high-level strategic review of Puke Ariki.

Since the opening of Puke Ariki over 20 years ago, there has been a number of social, cultural, economic and environmental factors that have impacted on Puke Ariki and the dynamics of the community that it serves. This level of change continues and it is now seen as timely to undertake a high-level assessment of Puke Ariki as it is – and how it might develop.

Tim Walker wishes to gain a wide sample of community perspectives and views as he progresses this work.

Please find attached a link to a survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/puke-ariki

All responses are entirely anonymous and confidential.

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