Kia kaha - do your best * Kia māia - be courageous * Kia manawanui - have a heart

Kia Ora my name is Celestial I am your Kaitiaki Kotiro.

Welcome to the beginning of winter sports season! I hope everyone has joined a sport they love to play this term. Good luck to those who are playing Rippa rugby on Friday hopefully we can get the win again.

Remember to wear warm clothes as it is very cold at break times. It would be best to bring a spare change of clothes since we will be getting heaps of wet days.

On Friday this week the student council are holding a sausage sizzle at Morning tea. So remember to bring your two dollars on Friday so that you can order a delicious sausage or you can pre order at the office.

Remember to show your school values around school. Have a great rest of the week everybody!

Celestial Roberts

Kia Ora my name is Achille I am your Kaitiaki Tama.

Last week some of our leaders got to attend the Young Leaders Day in Palmerston North. We had to get up at 5am to get there on time. It was a great day and we had lots of fun.

Its been nice to meet the new staff and students at our school, they look like they fit in already. Everybody keep showing your school values Kia Kaha, Kia Māia and Kia Manawanui around the playground.

Achille de Bruyn

Celestial and Achille, our Kaitiaki Kotiro and Kaitiaki Tama

PB4L (Positive Behaviour For Learning) works to build a culture where positive behaviour and learning is a way of life.

Kia kaha - do your best. (Integrity, pride, work ethic, persevering, get stuck in, go for it)

This is what Kia kaha looks like in Mrs Den-McKay's reading space:

Following the news that both Whaea Ana Whelan and Whaea Anna Proffit will be taking some time away from Puketapu School at the end of Term 2 for maternity leave, we are delighted to announce that, as a result of our recent application and appointments process, we have appointed new teachers:

Flo Gibson-Harris has won a position with our kura. Flo has been a learning assistant and teacher at Puketapu School in the past and has two children at our kura. Flo is delighted to be re-joining our staff and is keen to get to know her new class and parents.

This term Whaea Ana will be working four days a week on advice from her doctor. This means that Flo will be teaching one day a week in Kowhai 2 to get to know the students before she starts full time in Term 3.

Judie Keane has also won a position with our kura. Judie is an experienced Junior teaching having taught in roles at Roslyn School and Russell Street School in Palmerston North. Her husband has won a Nursing Lecturer position at WITT and they are currently moving to Taranaki. Judie has a passion for the Year 0-1 area and is passionate about Learning through Play and has attended many Longworth Education PLD events.

Nau mai, haere mai, Judie and Flo.

Ayaan Faruk, Hadleigh Waldon, Cairo Mcleod and Chase Gallichan

Thank you Glenys for all your hard work.

Hunter Grey, Maria Wano, Glenys Hutchings (Mrs H), Ava Smith & Parker Smith

Last week, the Puketapu Year 5 & 6's played Inglewood Primary School in our first interschool exchange. It was a great day with over 60 kids involved. The rugby team played extremely well, but unfortunately lost in the end. The netball and football also showed great sportsmanship and both won their games. A big thanks to the parents and teachers who coached and reffed these teams.

Our group of 20 Young Leaders attending the NYLD21 in Palmerston North

This term Kauri are running electives on Monday afternoons.

We have a HUGE range of options for akonga to pick from, ranging from basketball to art.

We would like to thank our AMAZING parent helpers Jade, Doug, Glenys, Rachel, Angela and lunchtime knitting parent Jackie for giving up their time and expertise for our akonga.

One of the electives running is a Baskball Program with the Mountainaires. We were lucky enough to have Francis and Tai come visit with coach Josh for our first session. They worked through different skills both on and off the court.

Just a reminder, if your child is attending this elective or rippa rugby they may need a change in clothing if it rains

This week we have been lucky enough to book in two wonderful staff from Puke Ariki to come and teach a lesson using 3D printers and Tinkercad.

Akonga have been able to watch a 3D printers in action and also design their own product to be printed.

Huge thank you to Nan and Daniel from Puke Ariki for their help.

Puketapu Penguins basketball team had their first game of the season and managed a big win over Rangiatea Taniwha, winning 56 - 17. Well done to Raven Falaniko for winning Penguin of the Day on his debut for the Penguins. Next week's game is at 8:20pm on Monday against Highlands Scorpions at the TSB Stadium for anyone wanting to come watch and support the team!

They are beautiful, bright and very warm!

Also thank you to Fiona and Daniel from The White Pear Cafe and Emma Feather from Headline Salon for their sponsorship towards our basketball training venue.

Big Boxes

To create quiet spaces for some of our tamariki. Fridge or Freezer boxes would be ideal.

Music Keyboards

A functioning one for a child (and others) that love music and would like to learn an instrument

or,

Broken ones for taking apart and exploring the mechanisms

or,

Any that don’t work to use for play.

Old Household Appliances

We are on the hunt for old toasters or household appliances that can be taken apart by our budding scientists and technicians. (Not microwaves)

Dining Table

Mrs Wigley is on the hunt for a dining table for her tech room. No table is too big!

So many awesome & fun things going on around our school - even on wet days!

Kia kaha in building and design from Jaxon Kuchler

Kia Kaha and Kia Manawanui in action in Totara 1 - Carlos Macioce and Taine McKenna

Beautiful Kia Manawanui at Puketapu - Nikita Faapulou and Nevaeh Cullen

Tarli Wilson with Kaia, our number 1 supporter for interschool

Honor Boisen-Rau, Amy-Jaide Paki and Esther Poching posing in the playground

Madison Webby and Anika Engebretsen with their popits in the playground

If your child has an achievement they would like to have shared in the newsletter, please email a photo to ksmith@puketapu.school.nz

Well done to Annabella Aldridge who competed in a poultry show last weekend. She won 1st place with her chook below. Annabella entered the show with 18 different chooks. She spends lots of time grooming and training them for the competitions.

Annabella Aldridge & Hammy her Black Hamburg Chook

Watch this space - we will get back to you with more information soon!

• Taylor Harvey
• Deja Tohi
• Nikayda Taylor
• Michael Phillips
• Lucian Hosking
• Lucy Nicholas
• Tariana Ormsby-Turner
• Fletcher Bublitz

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Still to come this week and next:

STILL TO COME THIS WEEK...

Wednesday 19 May

• Board of Trustees Meeting 5.30pm

Friday 21 May

• Pink Shirt Day
• Student Council Sausage Sizzle 11.00am (Morning Tea)
• Rippa tournament - Yr 4-6 @ Vogeltown Park
  

NEXT WEEK - WEEK 4

Monday 23 May

• Kapa Haka (yr 4-8) 11.30-12.30
• Totara Sports 2pm-3pm

Tuesday 24 May

• Kowhai yr 5+6 Interschool vs St John Bosco @ 12:30pm - Home Game

Friday 27 May

• Gumboot Friday (wear your gumboots/ gold coin donation optional)

New Plymouth Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools presents the schools’ version of the ultimate musical classic. Featuring your favourite songs by a bunch of talented students. There are 3 evening shows and an afternoon matinee between Tuesday 25th May and Thursday 27th May.

Come along and bring the family! Tickets are reasonably priced at $10 - $15 (plus booking fees) and available online at: www.iticket.co.nz/events/2021/may/np-sound-of-music