TE PĀNUI O TE KURA O PUKETAPU

From this term, we are changing the way we communicate with our school community.

Rather than saving everything for one weekly roundup newsletter, we will be sharing events and news via our web site: www.puketapu.school.nz , public Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/puketapuschoolnp/ and Hero, as they happen.

We hope this means better timing, less repetition and less important events missed.

Sharing some of this news on our website and Facebook page means that our wider whānau, former students and community are still kept in the loop about all the great things happening at our school.

Using the Hero app, parents can still report absences, check learning, view reports, give permission for trips, book conference meeting times and much more. All major announcements come out via Hero anyway, now we will make sure news and updates come out to you this way as well.

Our learning theme this term is:

My Magnificent Machine

Our body is the most important machine we will ever have! How do we look after it? What fuel does it need to work most effectively? How do we keep it running well so it lasts us a long time? How is ours different from other animals?

In all classes, this theme will run through many topics, reading, writing, art, maths and science.

We will also be getting a visit from our friend Harold the Giraffe in the Life Education Bus!

Also this term, we will be learning about Matariki, training for our School Fun Run (Cross Country), our Year 7&8 students have interschool sports and our Kapa Haka competition group is working towards performing in the Tatarakihi Festival in September.

We look forward to sharing more of our learning with you throughout the term.

08:30 - Students can be in class (or at Breakfast Club), Teachers in Classrooms

08.55 - Bell rings for school to begin

09:00 - Learning Block 1

10:00 - Snack/fruit break / ‘Read and Feed’

10:50 - Meal 1 - Ka Ora, Ka Ako kai

11:00 - Morning Play

11:30 - Learning Block 2

12:50 - Meal 2 - kai from home

13:00 - Lunch Play

13:40 - Learning Block 3

14:50 - Whaiwhakaaro - Reflect on the Day in their class

15:00 - End of the school day

Children should not get to school before 8.30 am.

School finishes at 3pm. Please do not collect your child before 3pm unless you have to leave early for an appointment. If you are early to school pick up, rather than waiting right outside your child's classroom, please wait on one of the seating areas around the quad or wharekai.

If you are late for school, or need to leave early, you must come to the school office and sign in or sign out. Elder students are not permitted to sign out younger ones without a call or text from home first.

Rimu (Year 0-2)

1. Prishlena Kumar (Team Leader)

2. Kennedy Heikell (Team Leader)

3. Brittany James

4. Marina Collier & Anna Proffit

5. Moana Te Waaka

Tōtara (Year 3-4)

1. Kelly Harvey

2. Cara Knuckey

3. Louisa Sharrock

4. Vicki Pihama

5. Becky Oliver-Rose

Kōwhai (Year 5-6)

1. Milly Tuheke & Josh Moreland

2. Flo Gibson-Harris

3. Jess McLeod

4. Brody Lindsay (Team Leader)

Kauri (Year 7&8)

1. Elle Johns

2. Avon Lewis (Team Leader)

3. Andrea Tait

Associate Principals:

Micaela Westrupp (Junior School, Team Leader for Tōtara)

Amanda O'Dowda (Senior School, Kahui Ako)

Did you know we have free wifi for parents before and after school?

Between 8.30am and 9.30am and 2.30-3.15pm Monday-Friday

Ask at the office for more information.

Reminder you have access to the Schooldocs website with the Procedures and Policies for Puketapu School.

https://puketapu.schooldocs.co.nz

Username: puketapu

Password: whakamanatia

Kia Māia - Be Courageous

Kia Manawanui - Have a Heart

Kia Kaha - Do Your Best

Kia Ora - Be Well

We will be continuing to give out awards for tamariki who are showing our School Values, including Values Certificates and Student of the Day tickets for our end of term Assembly.

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We are so happy to be part of Ka Ora, Ka Ako, the Healthy School Lunches programme.

Free school lunches are provided for all students every day, including those with special dietary needs, made right here on site by our talented kitchen team.

The only food students need to bring from home are snacks for Break 2 and a drink bottle.

The two week menu for Term 3 is:

Odd Weeks:

Monday: Mac'n'Cheese

Tuesday: Meatball Subs

Wednesday: Mexican Wednesday (Nachos, Tacos, Quesadilla)

Thursday: Lasagne (Beef/Vege)

Friday: Burger Friday (Beef/Chicken/Vege)

Even Weeks:

Monday: Pizza

Tuesday: Meat & Gravy Day (Chicken & Mash/Beef/Pulled Pork/Wedges)

Wednesday: Curry Day (Chicken/Vege)

Thursday: Bread Day (Toasted Sandwich/Sandwiches/Panini)

Friday: Burger Friday (Beef/Chicken/Vege)

Most meals come with a snack (eg, trail mix, slice, muffin, carrot sticks with hummus, bliss balls, sweetcorn) and fruit. These are seasonal subject to availability.

There is some variation in the menu each week so we can take advantage of seasonal specials and provide a good variety of kai that our tamariki want to eat and enjoy.

We are a WATER ONLY School.

Water is brain juice, so we like students to make sure they bring and drink lots of water.

Please don’t bring fizzy drinks or sugary drinks to school.

Lollies are also not usually allowed, unless you are bringing them to share with the whole class for a special treat or celebration, but you must ask the teacher first.

Kapa Haka is every Wednesday, in our school hall, including juniors, non-competitive participants and our competition team.

Former student and teacher Matua Phil Hoskin leads our learning in Kapa Haka.

Our Competition team is working towards performing at the Tātarakihi Festival in September.

Our Kick Start Breakfast Club serves free breakfast in the Design Techology room every morning, from 8.30am-8.55am.

All welcome!

There may be times when you have a query or concern about your child.

Open communication is a priority - we encourage family to please, come talk with us.

The Concerns Pathway is important to follow as you will generally be speaking to the person who has the most information and knowledge about your child and others in your child's environments.

We will do our best to work together for manageable solutions.

Classroom teachers are busy and working hard to give all children quality learning time.

Should you need to discuss an issue, please make a time to meet, either before 8.30am or after 3pm, so the teacher can give you the attention you need and deserve.

We are delighted that tamariki at Puketapu School have the option for before and after school care, provided by Good Seed Trust and based at Northpoint Church.

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

Or enrol your child at

https://enrolmy.com/good-seed-trust/activity/15-Good_Seeds_Before_and_After_School_Care_Term_3_Bell_Block

Our wonderful Puketapu Home and School is a group of parents and family members who help fundraise for the school, organise fun events and help look out for people in our community who need a little extra support. Some fundraisers/events to look out for are our annual golf day, art calendars and Christmas raffles.

Home and School meet twice a term, at school and all are welcome to come bring their ideas and offer help when they can.

This term the meetings are:

• Thursday 27 July, 6.30pm, in the school staffroom
• Monday 28 August, 6.30pm, in the school staffroom

We would love to see you there!

These are the major dates for the Term ahead. Please check the Hero App for more dates specific to your child's class. Details of school trips, events and sport will come out via Hero.

You can also visit our Online Calendar to keep up to date with events and any changes.

- - - WEEK 1 - - -

Monday 17 July

• First Day of Term

- - - WEEK 2 - - -

Tuesday 25 July

• Learning Conferences part 1 (12:30-8:00pm)

Thursday 27 July

• Home & School Meeting 6.30pm

- - - WEEK 3 - - -

Monday 31 July

• Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30pm

Tuesday 1 August

• Learning Conferences part 2 (3:30-6:30pm)
  

- - - WEEK 4 - - -

Tuesday 8 August

• Life Ed Bus arrives

- - - WEEK 6 - - -

Thursday 24 August

• Year 7 & 8 Interschool in Hawera

Friday 25 August

• Daffodil Day

- - - WEEK 7 - - -

Monday 28 August

• Home & School Meeting 6.30pm

- - - WEEK 8 - - -

Monday 4 September

• Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30pm

- - - WEEK 9 - - -

Wednesday 13 September

• Wig Wednesday - Wacky Hair Day

Friday 15 September

• Tātarakihi Kapa Haka Festival Hāwera

- - - WEEK 10 - - -

Monday 18 September

• Tōtara Rānui Day - Event Cinemas

Tuesday 19 September

• Rimu Rānui Day - Bowlarama

Wednesday 20 September

• School Assembly (Northpoint Church) @ 0930

Friday 22 September

• Last Day of Term 3
• Dress Up Day (Book Character)

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