HAUTAPU SCHOOL PANUI
12 April 2024
Week 11, Term 1
Principal's Message
Kia ora koutou,
As we wrap up a very busy Term 1, I reflect on the many opportunities we’ve had to get together as a community. I’ve loved getting to know our new families and strengthening existing relationships with ‘old’ families. Today’s assembly was also a lovely opportunity to celebrate the achievements of so many students.
Thank you to Brooke for organising our first Pumpkin Competition; I was very impressed with the effort so many of our children put into their pumpkin growing, dressing and carving. Thank you again to our sponsors for supporting this event, we are blessed to have your support.
On Saturday, we have 9 students competing in the Battle of the Schools. It is a cycling competition that has 14 Primary and Intermediate schools from around the Waikato competing. If you are free, our students would love to have some support. Unfortunately I’ll be in Sydney and won’t be able to watch, but I’ll be sending my positive vibes! They have been training for five weeks to get accredited to ride and some have given up Sunday afternoons or been at the track at 6am on Tuesdays to train. They are nervously excited to take part. Our teams are:
Jessica Dickson, Malikah Cummings, Oscar Stevenson
Mason Russell, Olivia Spence, Kaden Barr
Bradley Bigham, Quinn McGovern and one student from Southwell (unfortunately Kayla McGovern broke her wrist so cannot compete).
It also ties in with the 10 year anniversary of the Velodrome opening. There are some fun events happening throughout the day.
Information for race day (Saturday 13th April):
Warm up is from 12-1pm. Racing begins at 1pm and all teams will be completing their qualifying races between 1pm and 1:50pm.
https://www.facebook.com/grassrootstrustvelodrome
We had a huge turnout for our Whānau Learning Conversations; approximately 88% of our students had a whānau member attend in the past two weeks. Brooke Phelan will be in touch with whānau who were booked in for Wednesday to reschedule early next term. Our teachers enjoyed the opportunity to set goals alongside you all as well as share the progress and achievement of our tamariki.
I wish you all a safe holiday and we look forward to seeing you all back on Monday, 29th April.
Ngā mihi nui
Tracey Bennett
Junior Class Certificates
Senior Class Certificates
Other Certificates
Hautapu School's Crazy Hair Day!
Thank you for your help in supporting the Leukemia and Blood Cancer Foundation New Zealand.
Together we raised $178!
Pumpkin Competition
This is the first time we have had the pumpkin contest for quite some time. I was actually looking for our AG day cups last year when I found the trophy for the pumpkin contest and decided to bring it back. The garden to table teacher Rachel Hogarty sourced some pumpkin seeds for us and we gave each student a seed to grow at home.
Some seeds grew and some died. It was exciting to see the ones that did grow and the creations that students made.
The categories were: Heaviest pumpkin, Weirdest shaped pumpkin, pumpkin decorating and pumpkin carving.
We are a school that runs a garden to table programme with our students. This means students are involved in the planting, harvesting and cooking of fresh produce. We see the pumpkin contest as another opportunity to encourage students to grow their own food at home with their families. Our Science unit this term has also focused on 'Plant to seed' with junior classes growing other seedlings in class.
Our sponsors are Brandt, Black dog furniture, Provista, Black Shepherd Apiaries, Cambridge Community House and Dairy NZ.
I have already thought of how to make the event even better, so I am excited for next years contest.
Well done to everyone that participated.
Miss P (Brooke Phelan)
Buddy Seat Glow Up Underway
Thank you to the Beveridge family for the buddy seat make over!
The seat is used by students who would like a friend to play with, tamariki sit on the seat if they would like a friend and if someone is seen sitting on the seat, a kind person passing by will ask them to play or help them to find a friend.
2024 Great Kiwi English, Mathematics and Science Competitions
The University of Canterbury is offering your child the opportunity to participate in the KIWI English, Mathematics and Science competitions. These competitions take place annually and are designed by New Zealand teachers for New Zealand students and closely align with the New Zealand Curriculum. For further information, please consult the CAM website www.canterbury.ac.nz/cam.
The competitions are open to all Year 5-10 students in English, Mathematics and Science. Students can enter in one or more subjects. The supervised online tests will take place in the last 3 weeks of Term 2 and the first week of Term 3.
All participating students will receive a certificate and a prize will be awarded to the top student nationally in each competition.
Entries are administered by the school. For further information, please consult the CAM website www.canterbury.ac.nz/cam
Registration and payment to be made through Kindo: https://shop.tgcl.co.nz
$10.50 per person per subject. Please enter your child's name, year level and which subject they will be sitting.
Entries close on Thursday 16th May 2024.
Hautapu Helping Hands
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Important Dates
Monday 29 April – First Day Term 2
Friday 10 May – Assembly 1:30pm
Thursday 16 May – BOT Meeting 6pm
Friday 17 May – Pink Shirt Day
Friday 24 May – Assembly 1:30pm
Wednesday 29 May – NYLD (House Leaders Only)
Monday 3 June – No School, King’s Birthday
Friday 7 June – Assembly 1:30pm
Friday 14 June – No School, Teacher’s Only Day
Friday 21 June – Assembly 1:30pm
Thursday 27 June – Whānau Day to Celebrate Matariki
Friday 28 June – No School, Matariki
Thursday 20 June – BOT Meeting 6pm
Friday 21 June – Assembly 1:30pm
Thursday 4 July – Reports go home
Friday 5 July - Celebration Assembly 1:30pm, Last Day of Term (normal school day)
Kelly club Holiday Programme
After School Care
Your Lunch Box
Your Lunch Box
We are able to offer Your Lunch Box (https://www.yourlunchbox.co.nz/) at Hautapu School. This is a great, convenient way to have delicious & healthy lunches made fresh and delivered to your children at school at the click of a mouse. Orders will be delivered to school in the morning and children can collect their school lunch box from the office.
SPONSORS
Kit-Markin Construction
Multi award winning Master Builders Kit-Markin Homes will donate $5000 to Hautapu School when friends and family of the school choose them to build their new home or commercial building. New decks from the community will result in a $500 donation to the school. Contact Josh on 0279355435 or josh@kmh.co.nz
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Contact Us
Email: admin@hautapu.school.nz
Website: https://www.hautapu.school.nz/
Location: 5 Hana Lane, Cambridge 3493, New Zealand
Phone: +647827 7466