Inglewood Primary School

Learning to think, to do, to be

Ako ki te whakaaro, ako ki te mahi, ako kia ora ai te mauri

Our Vision: To provide a teaching and learning environment where of those involved: demonstrate respect, expect the best, achieve through opportunity, communicate actively & feel good and safe

It has been a busy week here at IPS as you will see below in the highlights. Thank you to all staff and wh`anau who helped out to make these special occasions happen.

Starting this term we will be notifying families when attendance drops below 90%. In the majority of cases our school absences are explained and justified. However we will be proactive in letting families know when attendance starts to drop just to keep you aware and informed. We have already started having discussions with whānau of tamariki whose absence is below 90% for Terms 1 and 2 just to see how we can understand and help where required.

Please see the pdf of attendance codes and the difference between justified and unjustified absences.

We are extremely fortunate to have a dedicated team of professionals within our Taranaki Sectors who met over this past year to ensure the much treasured LEAD Conference went ahead this year. We have not been able to be on site at our usual venue for three years now. Thank you to Michael Bucksmith and the other members outside of Inglewood Primary who put in countless hours to make this happen. The event not only had 675 tamariki onsite, there were many, many tamariki from all over the rohe linked in online.

Also a huge congratulations to Mafa Fruen for creating and winning the programme design competition.

Our Kahui Ako (Inglewood Cluster of schools) have a Photography Competition coming up in Week 6 of term. 13 of our IPS students are busy putting together their entries for the photo board category.

There is another category for ALL ages to enter!!! To register and submit a photo for judging go the this link: https://forms.gle/FidWmkQ2uHLTL3yQ7

Everyone is invited to come along to the Cue Theatre to see the Photography.

Congratulations to these cool humans, representing IPS at the WITT Science and Technology Fair 7&8 Quiz! Some really awesome experiences had against some very tough competition from 15 other school from around the province. Didn’t place in the top 3 however did very well.

On Tuesday we sent a team of year 7/8 boys to compete in the Rugby Sevens tournament held at the TET Stadium in Inglewood. We played 5 games against Patea, Norfolk & Manukorihi x2, and Francis Douglas. With 4 wins and a loss against Francis Douglas, we placed 3rd overall.

We were proud of the level of teamwork and commitment demonstrated throughout the day alongside the exceptional REACH values.

Going above and beyond to clean up after ourselves and others.

Kaitiakitanga

Enrolment at Inglewood School is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available on the school website or from the school office.

The board is now inviting applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Inglewood Primary School starting within Term 4 2023. All applications must be received by 3pm Monday 4 September for Term 4 2023. If a ballot for out of zone places is required, it will be held on Wednesday 6 September 2023. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

The board has determined that ten places from Year 1-2, two places year 3 - 4. are likely to be available for out-of-zone students within Term 4 2023. Be aware these numbers may change. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone. Parents of students who live within the home zone and intend to enroll their child at any time during the year should notify the school to assist the school to plan appropriately.

The application form for enrolment is available from the school website, or from the school office. Please note, that if the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot.

2024 School Year - The deadline for Out of Zone Enrolments for 2024 is Monday 30 October 2023 at 3pm. The board has determined that there will be up to 20 places available across all year groups.

Headlice are presently a problem in the school and it is possible that your child has caught them. Working together helps us protect all our children.

We ask you to check your child’s head and those of all members of your family today and once a week after that. The best way to do this is by combing each person’s wet hair with a fine toothed comb.

Headlice also live on adults’ heads, and because they don’t always cause itching, it is important to check everyone at home.

It is important to look for the EGGS (nits) which will be:

· A similar colour to the hair;

· Situated mainly around the ears, nape of the neck or crown of the head;

· Close to the scalp (within the first centimetre of hair);

· Stuck on tight (anything that can be dislodged by touching is not a nit).

Tell everyone with whom your child has been in contact.

Treat with either headlice shampoo, available from your chemist or a 50”50 solution of oil and vinegar. Tea Tree Oil in shampoo also helps.

You need to remove all eggs, if you leave one, the infestation starts all over again. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILDS HAIR ON A DAILY BASIS.

If there is anything more you would like to know, please contact the school office or the Public Health Nurse on 0274064822.

Thank you for your co-operation.

For the remainder of Term 3, we will be selling the following items at half past. There are a limited number in all sizes. Please pop in to the school office to purchase.

Showerproof Jacket was $30 now $15

Showerproof Pants was $$20 now $10

Fleece Jacket with Zip was $30 now $15

School T Shirt was $20 now $10

Just a reminder to please keep collecting the Yummy Fruit Company stickers for our chance to win sports gear for our school.

You can purchase Yummy apples, either bags with cut-out labels or individual apples with Yummy stickers, at your local New World, Pak’n Save and participating Four Square stores.

Please return full sticker sheets to the school office. Extra sticker collection sheets are available from the school office.

This promotion runs till the end of term 3 2023.

Our current school roll is 385.

Welcome to Rostyn Brookes who has joined us this week.

Happy Birthday to Jaxon Kauri, Joseph Tudor, Zaidyn Schoenmaekers, Jaxon Nagel, Charlie Ryan, Emma Bannan, Chloe Bannan, Kiaan Weideman, Ivy McLeod, Rostyn Brookes and Alexis Wilson who have celebrated their birthdays over the last two weeks.

Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 August are staff only days - please note the school will not be open for students on these days.

Wednesday 16 August

Pouakai & Waiongana Iti Technology

Jiu Jitsu

Whanau Hui For Maths & Literacy - 6pm Staffroom

Thursday 17 August

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Friday 18 August

Puke Haupapa & Tokomaru Technology

Moveables

Wednesday 23 August

Jiu Jitsu

Thursday 24 August

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Friday 25 August

Moveables

Daffodil Day Fundraiser - Gold Coin Donation

Monday 28 August

Staff Only Day - School Closed

Tuesday 29 August

Staff Only Day - School Closed

Wednesday 30 August

Pouakai & Waiongana Iti Technology

Jiu Jitsu

Thursday 31 August

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Friday 1 September

Puke Haupapa & Tokomaru Technology

Moveables

Inglewood Primary School Cross Country - Years 3 to 8

Monday 4 September

Out of Zone Enrolments Close 3pm

Inglewood Primary School Cross Country - Years 0 to 2

Wednesday 6 September

Pouakai & Waiongan Iti Technology

Jiu Jitsu

Year 5 & 6 Speech Finals 12pm

Thursday 7 September

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Year 3 & 4 Speech Finals 12 pm

Friday 8 September

Puke Haupapa & Tokomaru Technology

Moveables

Wednesday 13 September

Pouakai & Waiongana Iti Technology

Jiu Jitsu

Thursday 14 September

Kahui Ako Cross Country

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Friday 15 September

Puke Haupapa & Tokomaru Technology

Tatarakihi Festival

Moveables

Wednesday 20 September

Pouakai & Waiongana Iti Technology

New Plymouth Schools Music Festival - TSB Stadium

Jiu Jitsu

Thursday 21 September

He Awhi Taonga Trip

Friday 22 September

Puke Haupapa & Tokomaru Technology

Moveables

Last Day Term 3

Monday 9 October

First Day of Term 4

Term 3

Monday 17 July - First day of Term 3

Monday 28 August - Staff Only School Closed

Tuesday 29 August - Staff Only Day School Closed

Friday 22 September - Last day of Term 3

Term 4

Monday 9 October - First day of Term 4

Monday 23 October - Labour Day

Thursday 14 December - Last day of Term 4

If you or you know of anyone, wishing to enrol their child at Inglewood Primary School over 2024 or beyond, please get them to email the Office with the child's name, date of birth, parent's name and contact number, so we can put them on our pre-enrolment list. This is for both IN ZONE and OUT of Zone Enrolments

We are delighted to share that Inglewood Primary School are participating in the Ikura | Manaakitia te whare tangata - period products in schools initiative.

Ikura (periods) are a fact of life for half the population. Through this initiative, the Ministry of Education is providing period products (pads and tampons) to support students in managing their ikura. We will have products available for students to use at school and to take home.

We hope that providing access to period products will help to reduce barriers to accessing education.

For more information on the initiative, please visit: Ministry of Education - Ikura initiative.

GENERAL ELECTION

Staffing.

We require Voting Place staff in the following locations on Saturday 14 October 2023:

Inglewood – 3 sites, Inglewood High School. Inglewood Primary School and The Inglewood Club.

The hours of work will be from 8:00 am until counting is finished – usually sometime around 9:00 -

10:00 pm.

There are a range of positions that involve staff in issuing ordinary and special votes. Other positions

are available for Voter Assistants and Voting Place managers.

Payment for voting place staff is scheduled at $28.08 per hour, inclusive of holiday pay.

Voting Place Managers are scheduled at the rate of $33.49 per hour, inclusive of holiday pay.

We also require staff for Advance Voting in Inglewood. This commences on 2 October and is open

every day up until Friday 13 October 2023. The Advance Voting will be open from 9:00 am – 5:00

pm daily.

Paid training will be given to all successful applicants.

Please apply at www.work.elections.nz

Kind Regards

Ian McLauchlan

R.R. Manager

Taranaki King Country Electorate

Mindful morning for teens. This is hopefully going to be an amazing morning for girls aged 12-15. If you want to book or contact Stacie her number is 0220843236 or you can check out her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/yogikids.naki.

Please click on the link to order directly from our school website or pop into the school office.

https://www.inglewoodprimary.school.nz/shop/