Kura Tuatahi Toko Panui

31st October 2024

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

Kia ora koutou,

Friday is Aotearoa Celebrating Teachers Day. This a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank our amazing teachers for all they do in our schools. At Toko School we are lucky to have such an experienced and dedicated team of teachers!!!

Below is a summary of our schools attendance for Term 3. We know we had a lot of illnesses in Term 3 but this figure, 46% regular attendance, is a reminder that if our children have already had quite a bit of time off school due to illness then it is really important that they have no other days off during the term that are unjustified, for example hunting, farming, home day with mum, dad, grandparents etc. Each day away from school quickly adds up. This is also a reminder that if you do not give a reason for your child's absence they will be coded as truant. As of this term the Ministry of Education is collecting daily attendance for every school in New Zealand as they closely monitor school attendance data.

The Toko Pig Hunt was an other big success! Thank you so much to the Friends of Toko School for all their hard work organising this and the many parent volunteers that lent a hand as well. This is really appreciated.

Our annual leavers dinner will be held on Tuesday 10th December this year. An invitation to this is being sent home today.

Nga mihi nui

Kim Waite

Principal

BOARD UPDATE

Policy Review

The Finance and Asset Management Policy are being reviewed in Term 4. This can be found on our website. Please click current review to read through and provide feedback.

School Accounts

With the end of the year coming up really fast we require all accounts to be settled by the end of November. If you are unable to do so, please call Mrs Waite. If you have problems with Hero and viewing your accounts, or if something is not right please call Annette in the office. We can print out statements if you require one.

Next Board Meeting

Tuesday 12th November

ITS ON TODAY . . .

SPORTS UPDATE

Central Schools Athletics

On Wednesday 6th November ( week 4 we have a group of Y5-8 children taking part in the first Central School’s Athletics in Inglewood at the TET stadium. We will be travelling to and from the event by bus leaving at 8.45am and we are hoping to be back at school by 3pm. If your child is involved in this a notice will be sent home on Friday containing all information regarding this.

Tabloids

On Tuesday 12th November all Year 3&4 children will be participating in the annual Rural Clusters Tabloids. We will be travelling to and from the event by bus. All information in regards to this will be sent home via hero early next week.

KUPU - WORDS

Each fortnight we will be sharing some kupu that we are using in our classrooms. You may want to learn along as well. We will provide the word, how to pronounce it and how to say it in a sentence.

Calendar Art

Calendar art has arrived and will be sent home today in book bags. Your child will need to have their book bag at school before the artwork will be sent home.

ENVIRO

Enviro Leader

Congratulations to Millie, our latest Enviro Leader.

Eggs - We are in need of egg cartons as our chickens are very busy laying daily. Can these please be the cartons that hold a dozen eggs so we can stick to a set price on the stall. Our chickens would also LOVE your food scraps. If you have any scraps please deliver these to Room 3 in the mornings.

Sustainable Backyards Trail

This year we are participating in the Sustainable Backyards Trail. We are open from 9am-2.30pm on Friday 1st November and then again from Monday 4th November to Friday 8th November from 9am-2.30pm. Our enviro leaders and some senior students will be rostered on the stall welcoming visitors to our school and taking tours around our school sharing our enviro journey.

Plastic bottle top/plastic lids

Thank you to everyone who has sent plastic bottle tops to school to be used in our artworks. We are still collecting plastic bottle tops if you have any to donate.

Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth Sponsorship

As mentioned in last term's school newsletter we received products thanks to Mitre 10 MEGA New Plymouth and Taranaki EnviroSchools. Thank you once again for your kind donation.