Kura Tuatahi Toko Panui

25th October 2024

Dear Parents and Friends of our School Kia Ora/Hello/Kamusta

Kia ora koutou,

There is a lot happening at the moment so we have decided to send out a newsletter to keep everyone up to date.

Nga mihi nui

Kim Waite

Principal

CALF AND LAMB DAY

And a big shout out to: FMG, LIC, Farm Source, Aitken Transport, Westpac and ASB for being great sponsors. Our amazing judges, Growing Future Farmers and our Stratford High School ex students that came back to help. And we could not have put this altogether without the amazing support and hard work of the team and parents on the Friends of Toko School (FOTS) committe who organise this fanatasitc day for our community!

SPORTS UPDATE

School Athletics

Our school athletics will be held on Tuesday 29th October. We will be splitting the day into two sections with the Y5-8 students competing in field events from 11.30-1.00 and then the junior school joining in for the track events in the afternoon. Attached is a timetable (please note times are an approximation only). Children are asked to wear their house colours for athletics and all children will need a sunhat.

The Friends of Toko School (FOTS) team will be selling the following only:

Sausage and bread and a small chocolate bar for $3.00. Children will need to bring the money to school on Tuesday. This will be collected in by the classroom teacher in the morning.

We require one more junior parent that can assist with cooking and selling the food from 12 - 2pm on Tuesday. Please contact the office if you can help.

TOKO PIG HUNT 2024 SPONSORS

The Pig Hunt has had such a great response from the above sponsors! We thank them for their support and ask that you consider supporting these businesses in the future.

SHOEBOX CHRISTMAS

One of our school goals this year is to give back to our community and make a difference which aligns with our Green Star.

Shoe box christmas is one way we are doing this.....

Thank you to those families that have contributed to the Shoebox Christmas so far.

We are still in need of the following items for BOYS only aged 8 to 10 years.

*books

*something to do- eg games, puzzles, art supplies(felts,paper,coloured pencils), toys

*something to treasure - e.g drink bottles, action figures, lego, hot wheels cars, vouchers(pools, paperplus, subway)

Something to eat- (non perishable).

This is our chance to give back to families in need in the Stratford Community.

HANGI MEETING

We will be having a quick 10 minute meeting this Tuesday after school at 3pm to quickly discuss where we are up to with the hangi organisation and what needs to be done next. There is a bit of a list and we need to go through it and see what is achieveable and start sorting jobs etc. We would really appreciate attendance at this meeting.

Cheers Megan

PUANGA FESTIVAL

Just a quick kapahaka reminder for the Puanga Festival on Wednesday. Please note we are on stage at 1.40pm and doors close during performances.

All students need to have a packed lunch and water bottle. (We are not at school for hot lunches.)

Boys need to have black shorts or black skins for under their outfit and Toko tops.

Girls need hair tied up. Front row girls need their hair half up. Please bring a hairbrush so we can tidy hair before going on stage. Bra straps need to be black or easily hidden.

All chidlren will be travelleing to and from the venue on the bus. Children will not be able to go home with their parents afterwards because we will be travlleing back in our kapa haka uniforms and we will need to get changed once back at school.

2025 CAMPS YEAR 5 - 8

Our Year 7 and 8 camp in 2025 will be at Vertical Horizons from Tuesday 11th March - Friday 14th March. The cost of this camp is approximately $150 per person. More information will be coming home with children today.

Our Year 5 and 6 camp in 2025 will be based at the Eltham Christian Camp and will involve a day of activities on Mount Taranaki. The cost will be approximately $80 per person. More information either went home yesterday or will be coming home today.

We will confirm the final cost once all sheep manure fundraising money has been collected.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

Gumboot Friday

On Friday (week 3) we are going to be raising awareness for Gumboot Friday. We would love all students to wear their gumboots to school on this day in support. There will heaps of fun events for the students to participate in at lunchtime that will be organised by the leadership team. Thank you

Toko’s got Talent

This term we have decided to organise Toko's Got Talent. This is a fun event that students can enter to share something they are good at or show off a hidden talent. There will be a form on each classroom door to sign up next week. You may like to enter individually or as a group. This will be held on Friday Week 6. Get practising, we hope to see you there!