Wk 10 Term 2 2024

Tēnā koutou katoa

Ngā mihi nui, kia koutou katoa - Warm greetings to you all.

Thank you to the parents and friends who made it a priority in their busy day and were able to come along to our Matariki breakfast celebration; it was a wonderful way to start the day, with kai and performances.

• we are so grateful to the many parents who volunteered their time and expertise for the breakfast and throughout the day sharing about their culture and traditions and a shared lunch, as we embarked on a day of learning a little bit more about each other. Without your support these events would be impossible to host
• it was fantastic to see so many ex TPS students and student leaders from TGC and TBC help out with toast making and Milo pouring
• thank you to Lauren Stull and the TIS students who came to share their Pasifika culture with our students
• thank you to Pak 'nSave who helped us to provide a free breakfast for all the children

Lastly, an especially BIG THANK YOU to Kelly Savage who coordinated the day and made sure it was one to remember for our learners, I know there was a lot of work behind the scenes to make this all happen so seamlessly. Also thank you to Kylie Rae who was the MC for the morning, as always, she was full of fun and positive energy and kept the morning rolling along.

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This term I have surveyed a sample of year 3 to 6 students (21%) to gain a measure of student engagement. I do this every year as one tool to check the 'health' of our school culture from the children's perspective. The children are asked a variety of questions to which they can respond with either Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree or Strongly Disagree. As a board we were very pleased with the responses.

Below is a summary of the strongly agree and agree responses to the questions asked.

Emotional Engagement:

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This week we farewell three members of TPS staff:

• Jason Morgan, the middle team leader, has won the Deputy Principal position at Pillans Point School. This is a very well deserved promotion and he will commence his new role in Term 3.
• Whaea Jen Batista will start her maternity leave on Friday, we wish her well in her next big role as a Mama.
• Aimee Daniels, who has worked as a teacher aide with us for the last nine months in the junior school.

Thank you for the significant contributions you have each made to our school and learners. You will all be missed.

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Stewart Ngatai, has resigned from our BOT due to work commitments. Stewart bought expertise to our board with his extensive background in the health sector, governance roles and as mana whenua. The board would like to co-opt a member who is mana whenua and has a strong interest in supporting our school in the future. Active participation by whānau Māori in planning, development and delivery of education services will help us to ensure that what we do at TPS is appropriate and effective for ākonga Māori. If you have any interest in finding out more about this role please contact me.

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We have requested that the Tauranga Primary School area be visited regularly by Travel Safe and TCC Parking to help maintain safety for all children using the area. Parking correctly and safe driving practices are important for ensuring our children can travel to and from school safely.

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TPS is selling Oxford Pies again this year, and have added an option for Lamingtons. This is a fundraising opportunity for the school. Funds raised will be utilised to update our school bike shed as it needs a new roof and some serious internal refurbishment. Pies are $11 each and Lamingtons $8 for a pack of 6. I can personally vouch for the quality and taste of both the pies and Lamingtons and I will definitely be ordering some for the Hawes family freezer 😋.

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Friday marks the end of Term 2 - it has flown by! School will be closed for two weeks and reopens on the Monday 22nd July for Term 3.

In the holiday period, the School Office will be open on Friday 19th July 9:00am - 2:00pm for new enrolments, uniform sales and general enquiries.

Hei kōnei rā

Fiona Hawes

Principal

principal@tauranga.school.nz

You can order your pies and lamingtons now via the TPS school shop.

Delivery is on Wednesday of Week 1 of Term 3.

Don't forget to order your delicious Oxford Pies.

We would like to give a big thank you to Keryn Jarvis and Baker Tilly Staples Rodway for sponsoring the cost of Life Education Trust to visit out school next term. Keryn is a trustee of Life Education Trust, an associate of accounting firm - Baker Tilly Staples Rodway, and a Mum of a student at our school. Keryn wanted to see Harold the Giraffe visit our school to teach the kids some important life lessons so approached Baker Tilly to sponsor the 9 ½ days that we require to get all classes through the classroom.

Life Education along with educator Chantelle, and Harold, will be visiting the school from 5th August - 16th August. Each class will visit the mobile classroom twice to learn about our chosen topic of 'What's Inside our Bodies?'. During the Life Education sessions students will learn about the following body systems; circulatory, nervous, digestive and respiratory. They will develop an understanding of how these body systems work together to keep us alive and the function of each part that's involved in these body systems.

Thank you so much to Keryn Jarvis and Baker Tilly Staples Rodway for supporting our school.

Enrolment for Term 4 2024 - ballot to be held Friday 2nd August

Enrolment for Term 1 2025 - ballot to be held on Friday 25th October 2024.

Enrolment packs can be collected from the office, or use our online enrolment form at www.tauranga.school.nz / enrol.

Any queries or to check your child's name is on our pre-enrolment list please contact our Enrolment Officer: Barbara Turley at office@tauranga.school.nz

Term 2:

• 5th July - Last day of term, school finishes at the usual time

Term 3:

• 19th July, Friday- School office will be open 9:00am - 2:00pm
  
• 22nd July, Monday - Term 3 starts
• 24th July, Wednesday - Oxford pies delivered - ready for pick up at 3:00pm
• 26th July, Friday - Mihi whakatau for new students and their families, 9:00am
• 5th August, Monday- 16th August, Friday - Life Education in school
• 5th August, Monday - 9th August, Friday - Cook Islands Language Week
• 6th August, Tuesday - Board of Trustees meeting, 6:30pm
• 21st August, Wednesday - Funky Fun Day, Year 3 and 4
• 26th August, Tuesday - Friends of the School meeting, school staffroom 5:30pm
• 29th August, Thursday - Tauranga Intermediate School open evening
• 4th September, Wednesday - Photolife in school, class and individual photos
• 16th September, Monday - 20th September, Friday - Māori Language Week
• 17th September, Tuesday -Board of Trustees meeting, 6:30pm
• 18th September, Wednesday - Learning conferences after school
• 19th September, Thursday - Learning Conferences all day
• 27th September , Friday- Last day of term, school finishes at the usual time

Forward planning - please diary in the dates for our school production:

School Production - evening performances on the 4th and 5th of December at Bethlehem College

(year 2 -6 students only)

Don't forget to collect the Yummy stickers from the apples or the bulk packs of apples. Paste them onto the sheet and bring them into the office. We send them off to collect points for sports equipment. More sticker sheets are available for download from the Yummy Fruit Company: https://www.yummyfruit.co.nz/schools/

Principal

Fiona Hawes

principal@tauranga.school.nz

Deputy Principal

Cathy Ediker

dp@tauranga.school.nz

Assistant Principal

Robyn Caley

rcaley@tauranga.school.nz

Junior Team Leader

Pam Wilkins

pwilkins@tauranga.school.nz

Middle Team Leader

Jason Morgan

jmorgan@tauranga.school.nz

Senior Team Leader

Jo Howard

jhoward@tauranga.school.nz

International Student enquiries

Cathy Ediker

dp@tauranga.school.nz

Business Manager

Susan O'Neill

business@tauranga.school.nz

Enrolment Officer

Barbara Turley

office@tauranga.school.nz