Wk 7 Term 3 2024

Tēnā koutou katoa

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

Robin in da Hood - School Production Term 4

Preparation is underway for our year 2-6 school production of Robin in da Hood. This will be the core element in ARTS focus for our school in Term 4

We will present our production on the 3rd and 4th of December, 6:30pm, at the Bethlehem Performing Arts Centre. Please diary these dates in, as children will need to be dropped off and picked up for these evening performances.

Premier Sponsorship Opportunity:

We are offering ONE premier sponsorship opportunity to partner with TPS. Investing in this sponsorship packages will enable your business to build a profile within the Tauranga Primary School community, it also ensures you have the best seats in the house for the evening performances,

Robin in da Hood Premier Sponsor (one only) $4000 + GST

• Naming rights to the production (Robin in da Hood in association with ….)
• Tickets and priority seating for 10 people at each evening performance
• Featured as a Premiere Sponsor in:
• Programme - including business logo, description of the business and contact details
• School Facebook recognition (1.5k followers)
• School Newsletter advertising in Term 4
• Space for signage and promotional material at all of the performances
• Space provided for promotional signage on the school fence line for Term 4 2024
• Certificate acknowledging sponsorship of our school production

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Recently we have had a number of student successes, see newsletter items below.

Congratulations to all the students involved, we are so very proud of your efforts and achievements. Thank you to the teachers and parent supporters who have coached and mentored these young people.

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Student safety is a concern for everyone:

We are very concerned about some unsafe parent driver behaviour, in particular on 6th Avenue at drop off and pick up times.

• The back entrance is a no parking zone - please do not park there to drop off students, reversing is very unsafe for students arriving on foot.
• Stopping on the road to pick up students is dangerous for the children, it causes congestion and frustration for cars behind, if there is no park available you will need to move on. Fifth Avenue has a lot more parking opportunities with more traffic movement. Parking at Memorial Park is also an option and only a 3-4 minute walk to school.
• Fifth Avenue has a no U-Turn sign by the pedestrian crossing - please follow this road rule.
• 2:50pm is a PICK UP AND GO option for junior parents (to help free up parking options). If you plan to stay and play please do not pick up until 3:00pm.
• To help make 6th Avenue safer between 2:50 - 3:00pm we are looking for parent volunteers to 'be on duty' at the crossing. This means wearing a fluro jacket and assisting any students crossing. If you are able to help out an afternoon a week please let me know: principal@tauranga.school.nz

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We are all looking forward to the Learning Conferences on the 18th and 19th of September, this is a valuable opportunity to share the learning achieved so far, as well as discuss next steps and ways we can work together to support your child(ren) to achieve their potential. Details to book your learning conference are below.

A very warm welcome to students who have recently started at TPS: Jack Verryt, Mehtab Kaur, Jayden Zhou, Ivy Khera, Cora Stephens, Calbert Jobin, Aryan and Adithya Hewa Dewage, Henry Jalmsell, Peter and Anna Nguyen and Hanoch Sibin. It is great to have you and your whānau joining our TPS team.

Hei kōnei rā

Fiona Hawes

Principal

principal@tauranga.school.nz

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools

ICAS grading and awards are based on comparative percentages.

Here’s how it works:

• The top 1% of participants will receive a high distinction, and a medal if they also receive the highest score in their region.
• The next 10% of participants get a distinction.
• The next 25% of participants get a credit.
• The next 10% of participants get a merit.
• Remaining participants get a participation.

Congratulations to:

Distinction:

Oliver Faitl

Estelle Davis

Credit:

Max Driessens

Blake Eastwood

Sienna Driessens

Erika Pronk

Last week our school choir sang their hearts out at the Tauranga Primary Music Festival concert, where schools from around the Bay came together to sing Disney songs as a massed choir, as well as their own items. It was a wonderful night celebrating the many talents of the children performing. We had a few of our own doing solo performances. Indi-Lee and Zaylia had won solo parts to sing alongside the massed choir and Harper performed a beautiful dance solo, as seen in the pictures. Also, pictured are the TPS Choir performing their item, 'You'll Be in My Heart'. The video of this item can be seen on the school facebook page."

On the 29th August, four of our senior students competed in the South Cluster Speech Competition. Max Wood, Andre Swager, Siraj Mustasam and Anja Hoggins all presented confidently at the competition.

Year 6:

1st Place : Max Wood

2nd Place: Andre Swager

Year 5:

3rd Place Anja Hoggins

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It’s Robin Hood and his Merry Men, though probably not as you know them. This is the town of Sherwood, but it’s Sherwood in the Hood... or "Da Hood" to be more precise. The town may be poor, but everyone works hard to make Sherwood a better place and all the townsfolk are certainly fond of their little town.

No one works harder than the head of the town, Governor Ritchy (or G-Ritchy as he is fondly called by the local gangsters) G-Ritchy is so passionate about bringing good, to "Da Hood" he has been heading a Street Art program with an aim that is clear in it’s title; “Get our Youth off the Streets and onto the Walls!”

Learning Conferences will be held on:

Wednesday 18th September 2024 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Thursday 19th September 2024 8:00am - 7:00pm

The conferences will be 15 minutes long in the junior school and 30 minutes long in the middle/senior school. Please make a booking with your child’s whānau teacher. Learning conferences are a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and work in partnership with the school to achieve your child’s potential.

To book your Learning Conference:

We ask that, where possible, TPS children do not attend school on Thursday 19th September, unless attending their Learning Conference with you. However, if your child/ren will be attending school, please register your child on our School Shop: https://www.tauranga.school.nz/school-shop

Click on: Learning Conference, and answer three questions to register your child, so that we know they need to be supervised on the Thursday 19th September.

Please note each child needs to be registered individually.

• Drinking fountain : FOTS has paid for a water bottle filling attachment to the drinking foundation on the junior side by room 12
• Pizza Friday 27th September
• Frosty Fridays: Friday 1st November

Tauranga City Council is preparing to introduce a School Zone variable speed limit outside Tauranga Primary School.

Variable speed limits on roads near schools are intended to:

· provide a safer environment outside schools during busy times such as before and after school

· remind drivers to be aware of children moving around in the area

· encourage active modes of travel (walking and cycling) to school.

Electronic signs will activate with the number 40 lit up (pictured) during peak times before and after school. This will mean a 40km/h speed limit is in place. Static signs may be used instead of electronic signs on quieter roads.

The signs will not operate during school holidays, weekends or teacher only days.

The 40km/h variable speed limit activation times for Tauranga Primary School will be set for Monday – Friday, 8:15am – 8:50am and 2:45pm - 3:15pm.

The 40km/h variable school speed zone will include parts or entirety of Cameron Road, Arundel Street, Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue (as indicated on the map below).

School Shop is now open for all Term 4 sport registrations. TPS will be entering teams into the following local summer sports leagues: 3v3 Basketball Spring Series, Flippaball, Kiwi Volleyball, Rippa and RIP Rugby and Fast Football. There is detailed information on the school shop, plus everyone should have received an email with the T4 Sports Notice attached. If you have any questions, please contact Jo Taele via email sport@tauranga.school.nz

2024

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

(Additional ballot for Term 1 Friday 17th January 2025 if necessary)

2025

Enrolment for Term 2 2025 - ballot to be held on Friday 14th February 2025

Enrolment for Term 3 2025 - ballot to be held on Friday 9th May 2025

Enrolment for Term 4 2025 - ballot to be held on Friday 25th July 2025

Enrolment for Term 1 2026 - ballot to be held on Friday 17th October 2025

Enrolment packs can be collected from the office, or use our online enrolment form at www.tauranga.school.nz / enrol (code 1991)

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 3:

• 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, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
• 19th September, Thursday - Learning Conferences, 8:00am-7:00pm
• 27th September, Friday- Last day of term, school finishes at the usual time

Term 4

• 14th October, Monday - Term 4 commences
• 22nd October, Tuesday - Friends of the School (FOTS) meeting, school staffroom 5:30pm
• 22nd October, Tuesday - Senior Athletics, Domain
• 25th October, Friday - He Paku Whakangahau, Holy Trinity Church, 9:30am - 12:30pm
• 28th October, Monday - Labour Day, School Closed
• 29th October, Tuesday - Teacher Only Day, School Closed
• 29th October, Tuesday- BOT meeting, school staffroom, 6:30pm
• 30th October, Wednesday - Middle School Athletics
• 1st November, Friday - Gumboot Friday
• 7th November, Thursday - Junior Athletics
• 3rd December, Tuesday - School Production Robin in Da Hood, 6:30pm (year 2 -6 students only)
• 4th December, Wednesday - School Production Robin in Da Hood, 6:30pm (year 2 -6 students only)
• 10th December, Tuesday - Year 5, Junior and Middle Assemblies today, TBC
• 11th - 13th December - Year 6 Camp Totara Springs
• 16th December, Monday - Year 6 Leavers Assembly, Holy Trinity Church, 9:30am
• 17th December, Tuesday - School closes 12:00pm
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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/

Contact us to book your child in for fun First Football - Term 4. Our inflatable football pitch will be on the Senior Side playground after school starting Term 4. Contact us for more information - www.funfirstfootball.co.nz

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

Brianna Perfect

bperfect@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