Toko School Newsletter
Thursday 4th February 2021
Kura Tuatahi Toko
Quality learning for all in a caring community.
Kounga ako mo katoa i roto i te taiao e atawhai ana.
Dear parents and friends of our school Kia Ora/Bora Da/Konichi Wa/Hello
Tena koutou
Welcome back to school 2021 everyone!!!
It was fabulous to start off our day today with a powhiri to welcome our new students and their families to our school. Thank you to everyone that was able to share this with us today.
We are delighted to announce the following appointments:
Mrs Tash Coulson
Tash has joined our team whilst Mrs Kasupene is on maternity leave. She comes to us from Manaia Primary and lives in Stratford.
Mrs Kathy Wyllie
Kathy has joined us now working three days a week this year, and lives in our community. She has, in the past, done relieving for us and helped run the enviro and tech programme at our school.
Mrs Tracey Hooker
Tracey has joined us as a support staff member.
Just a reminder that when you come into school during the school day you must sign in at the office so we know who is on site.
New Zealand remains at Alert level 1 and everyone is doing the right thing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so we’re pleased to say it’s business as usual.
With over 100,000 people coming back to New Zealand through managed isolation facilities, our very low number of community cases is a reflection of the quality of work by the managed isolation staff and health authorities.
Unfortunately, we have to expect COVID cases to emerge.
We continue to have a large amount of control over how we can prevent the spread of COVID. For our school we will:
- display QR code posters for the NZ COVID Tracer App
- keep our visitor register, attendance register and timetables up to date
- be monitoring for illness and asking anyone who is unwell to remain at home, or to go home
- encourage people with relevant symptoms to seek medical advice through Healthline or their GP and get tested for COVID if recommended to do so
- reinforce the importance of good hand washing and drying
- reinforce good cough and sneeze etiquette
Āraia te kino and protect yourself, your whānau and your whakapapa.
HAPPY TOKO SCHOOL DAYS
Angus, Jordi, Johnny, Lexie and Sarsha (Room 1)
Colton (Room 2)
Max, Keegan (Room 4)
Aidan, Riley (Room 5)
Kirsty (Room 6)
2021 SCHOOL ORGANISATION
Year 1/2 - Room 2, Mrs Oliver
Year 3/4 - Room 4, Mrs Wyllie (Tuesday - Thursday) and Mrs Fergus (Friday and Monday)
Year 4/5 - Room 3, Mrs Coulson
Year 6/7/8 - Room 5, Mrs Fuller
Year 6/7/8 - Room 6, Mrs Hancock
Special Need Education Co-ordonator - Mrs Eagar
Relieving - Mrs Eagar
Office Manager - Mrs Hinton
Library/Resource Manager/Support Worker - Mrs Mason
Support Staff: Treena Cullen, Debbie Stone, Mrs Hooker
School Cleaner - Delwyn Taylor
Mrs Waite still continues in her role as Lead Principal of the Central Taranaki Kahui Ako. This means she will not be working at Toko School two days per week. Most often this will be Monday and Tuesday. Whilst Mrs Waite is absent from Toko School, Mrs Fergus is the Acting Principal.
SUNSCREEN AND SUNHATS
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NEWSLETTERS
2021 SCHOOL CAMPS
Year 3 to 5 Camp
Camp notices were sent home on Monday and just a reminder that they need to be brought back to school. The Year 3/4 camp is still short of a couple of 2 person tents, if anyone has any.Year 6 to 8 Camp
Camp information: Medical forms and updated information will be sent home in the next 2 weeks. Please keep your eye out for these. An information meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd Feb at 3.15pm.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES UPDATE
BOT NEWS
The Toko School Board of Trustees extends a warm welcome back to all our school families. We trust that you all had an enjoyable holiday break and we look forward to the challenges and rewards that the 2021 school year is sure to bring.
Property
There have been a few developments on the property front over the holidays. A new shade structure has been erected in the pool area. This was made possible through funding from the TSB Community Trust and the BOT extends its most grateful thanks for making these funds available to our school and also to Wiz's Contracting for installing the shade structure. The pool also has a new cover and thanks to Karl and Julie Roberts for giving their time to fit this to the pool. A ride-on lawnmower has been purchased to maintain the grassed areas around the school buildings and in the orchard. Funding was made available to the school through the Ministry of Education to modernise the locking system across the whole school and this work was also carried out over the holidays. The BOT would also like to acknowledge those who gave up their time during the holidays to support the school working bee - we are so thankful for your assistance, the school gardens look fabulous!
Friends of Toko School (formally the PTA and Fundraising Committees)
The PTA and Fundraising Committees have been combined in a new entity, "Friends of Toko School." This committee is an integral part of our school whanau and will work together for the benefit of our tamariki and to raise much needed funds which will be used to provide our children with resources that we would be otherwise unable to afford. The Friends of Toko School will meet on the second Wednesday of the month with their first meeting of 2021 to be held at 7pm on 10th February at the school. More information regarding this most essential committee and the valuable work it does can be viewed on the school website.
Thank you to those of you that filled in the form this week and handed them into school. The winner of the supermarket voucher is Jodene McCowan.
Meeting Dates
BOT meeting dates have been set for the year and are available to view on the school community calendar displayed on the school website. BOT meetings are always open to the public. Attending a meeting can be a good way to find out about the workings of the Board. Call into the office or contact a Board member if you would like to attend a meeting or to find out more.
FROM THE SPORTS DESK
Sports
Swimming: Classroom swimming will be taking place daily from Week 1-Week 6. A swimming instructor has been employed to take Room 1-4 Monday-Wednesday. We will be continuing to focus on water safety and water survival and it is an expectation that all children participate in the swimming programme. The Yr6-8 children will also take part in the boat safety programme at the Stratford Pools on Wednesday the 10th and Wednesday 17th Feb. Please ensure that your child is bringing their togs everyday for this.
Turnbull Cup:
Turnbull Cup will be held on Wednesday 17th Feb this year. Trials will be held in week 2 and notices will be sent out for any children involved after the trails have taken place.
School Tryathlon:
This will be held on Wednesday the 3rd March from 11.45am. Classes will be training for this from week 2. More information regarding organisation will be sent out closer to the event.
Touch:
The Central Primary School’s Touch Rugby Competition will be starting on Tuesday 16th February. Can permission slips please be returned to school asap.
Tennis: We are again offering children tennis coaching sessions with Bruce Cleland as these proved to be very popular last year. He is proposing that the sessions be once a week for 6 weeks at a cost of $50 per child per term starting in week 3. There would be approximately 6 to 8 children in each group for 1 hour with children of similar abilities. Lessons will take place during school time. Sessions will run from 1-2pm and 2-3pm. If you wish for your child to take part in tennis lessons please contact Tracy O’Sullivan at sports@toko.school.nz.
SCHOOL POOL
Just a reminder that the school pool is open outside of school hours during Term 1. The price for a pool key is $50 per key, plus a $10 bond.
Please ensure when using the school pool you follow the pool rules and if there is something you need to report, please call the school and leave a message on the school phone.
RURAL CLUSTER EVENTS 2021
As all our school rolls continue to increase across all of our schools it is becoming increasingly difficult to accommodate every child for all events. Our rural cluster principals meet a couple of times a year to review every event and make possible modifications/changes.
The following changes have been made for 2021:
Swimming Sports - Only children in Years 5 - 8 will be participating in this cluster event.
Athletics - This will now be split into two events - Year 1 - 4 based at Ngaere School and Year 5 - 8 based at Toko School. These will run on separate days.
Looking forward to our children being able to participate in all of these events during the year.
Further information about these events can be found on our website: RURAL CLUSTER GROUP
All dates are on our COMMUNITY CALENDAR on our school website.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Toko School
Email: office@toko.school.nz
Website: www.toko.school.nz
Location: 1057 East Road, Toko, New Zealand
Phone: 06 7622849
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TokoSchool/?ref=bookmarks