VOGELTOWN SCHOOL PāNUI 2021
TE KURA O HUATOKI. WEEK 1 TERM 3 2021
Rm 1 in assembly
The power of 'yet' at the Junior school
Testing our boats! Rm 1
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL PEPEHA
Ko Taranaki te mounga
Ko Huatoki te awa
Ko Tokomaru te waka
Ko Te Atiawa te iwi
Ko Ngāti Te Whiti te hapū
Ko te Kura o Huatoki te kura.
Ko Taranaki, ko Huatoki, ko Paetoki oku tīma
Tihei mauri ora!
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL - THE 'VS' WAY
Care for the land, Care for the people, Go Forward
Our Values: I.R.O.C.K
Inclusive, Respectful, Original, Courageous, Kind
Whakauru, Whakaute, Tipu, Kaha, Atawhai
SCHOOL GOAL: 'BEING COURAGEOUS"
WHAT: To follow our school value of being ‘Courageous’ – by doing it!
WHY: Courage is important because ‘we all have to do things we don't like sometimes’.
Courage is when you are brave about something you fear.
Everyone is afraid of something or someone - lowering your standards to go along with the crowd should never pass for courage.
HOW: Courageous people believe in themselves. They know who they are and what they stand for.
They have strong values, recognize their personal capabilities, and are confident in meeting the challenges that lie before them.
Courageous people are passionate and purposeful.
SIGNS OF SUCCESS: (See profile sheet)
1) Your courage means being afraid and acting anyway
2) Your courage becomes a habit, a muscle you can exercise
3) You notice every time you do something that you’re scared to do—something your body is telling you not to do
4) You learn to attend to positive signals and to ignore negative ones
5) You find role models of quietly courageous people
6) You continue to learn and accept challenges
KIA ORA WHANAU, FROM MR O
It has been great to have all our family back - to see all the smiling faces, the holiday stories, the holiday writing and the buzz around the school sites! This place is just a not a school without our learners!
Today we welcomed some new learners and their whanau to Vogeltown. It is great to see how well our new learners have already slotted in to the 'Vogeltown way'! Our value focus this term is on being 'Courageous' and it has been great to see this with our learners this week - getting ready for a busy term of learning, dancing and creating!
It has been great to see our Olympic team showing courage in Tokyo as well - they are fantastic role models for our learners. Great to see ex-Vogeltown learner Zac Reid do a personal best this week!
Next week we have our Learning Conferences. A reminder that school will be closing early on Thursday 5th August at 2pm. Thank you for your support in making alternative plans for Thursday afternoon. Also, school is closed next Friday 6th August so we can fit in all the learning conferences - again thanks for your support of this Teacher Only Day.
Aroha nui, Mr O
WELCOME TO VOGELTOWN
We also welcomed our new Kaiako for Rm 15, Miss Sawtell and our student teachers here for the term, Miss Scott and Miss Young.
In Rm 6: Zak Deacon, Bella King, Amorē Kuun, Lachlan Salisbury-McInnes
In Rm 11: Charlie Laird
In Rm 13: William Carroll
In Rm 14: Oscar Berridge
We know you will enjoy your time with us whanau!
REPORTING TO WHANAU - LEARNING CONFERENCES - TERM 3
NOTE: Room 15 have already had their conferences this term, so they will not require learning conferences during this week.
To fit in all Learning Conferences, we will be closing the school at 2pm on Thursday 5th August. Please make alternative arrangements for your child on this day.
We also have a Teacher Only Day on Friday 6 August (in line with other local schools) and this day will be used for learning conferences as well.
To book in for a learning conference, please use this website and these codes for the different days:
The booking website is open now.
- Go to parentinterviews.co.nz, enter the event code and click Go.
- Enter your name, email address and the names of the students you wish to make bookings for.
- Select the teachers you'd like to book by ticking the checkbox beside their name, and then click the Book Interviews button at the bottom of the page.
- Using the timetable, click the Book button beside the time slot you'd like to book for the teacher. You'll be asked to confirm your booking.
- Continue until you've booked all teachers.
The codes for each day are:
* Thursday 5 August (2pm - 7:30pm) 78UDMZ4T
* Friday 6 August (9am - 3:30pm) 57QUSXB3
PRINCIPAL AWARDS - WEEK 1, TERM 3, 2021
Kyan Johnson-Orange, Coen Price, Jacob Rose, DJ Kuvarji, Madhav Murria, Tini Anthony, Micah Wilson, Iylah Brown, Libby Wells, Paige Margetts, Hayden Graham, Baxter Coutts, William Carroll, Ashy Eastlake, Oscar Hurley, Malachi Robinson, Charlie Taylor, Anouk Bonzon, Ruuana Repia, Liam Wildbore, Harper Coates, Kahurangi Haimona, Jeronimo Navas-Daal, Hannah Fromings, Otto Foltz, Edie Quinn, Emily Lowry, Reef Smith, Oscar Berridge, Isobel Gernhoefer
Tu Meke Team!
TE REO FOCUS FOR THE WEEK
FOUR YEAR OLD FRIDAY'S 2021
ROOM 1 - 100 days of learning!
Thanks to all our parents and whanau for the food donations!
SPORTS NEWS
Winter Sports
Netball: Any cancellations will be posted on the Taranaki Netball website by 2pm on game day. http://www.netballtaranaki.org.nz/
Hockey: Keep up to date with any changes at http://www.taranakihockey.org.nz/ or by using Taranaki Hockey's mobile app.
Sports Draws:
Draws for all school sports are available on the sports page on our website using the following link: http://www.vogeltown.school.nz/sports/
If you have any queries at all please do not hesitate to contact me on michelle.sleep@vogeltown.school.nz
VS BIRTHDAYS!
Birthdays this week -
These Vogeltown students had their birthday this week - Happy birthday to these Vogeltowners:
Sid CROAD Rm11, Samsen ADAMS Rm14, Jensen GROOBY-TAYLOR Rm9, Remi NGUYEN Rm10, Hunter KEAT Rm4, Cohen HORO Rm 8, Lucah MCCARVILL Rm11, Cotto RAPIRA Rm15, Colby SMITH Rm11
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEAM!
NEW CLASS REPS FOR TERM 3 & 4
We are excited to announce the new class leaders for Terms 3 and 4 are:
Rm 7: Thomas Flitcroft and Taylor Davies
Rm 9: Ella Ansell and Maddie Salisbury-McInnes
Rm 11: Ruby Smith and Charlotte Williamson
Rm 12: Marli Fromings and Sevana Commerer
Rm 14: Azharia Martin and Jasper Miners
Tu Meke whanau! We have big plans for you this second half of the year!
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CALENDAR 2021
TERM CALENDAR – Put all these dates in your diary or your phone!
Remember to check the school calendar on our website. We will put all updates on Facebook &
the website. Link to school calendar: http://www.vogeltown.school.nz/calendar/
AUGUST
3 August - Home and School meeting 7pm
5 August - Learning Conferences - school closes 2pm (night one)
6 August - Teacher Only Day - Learning Conferences all day
10 August - BoT Meeting 6pm
12 August - Highlands Parent evening (Yr 6 learners) 6pm
13 August - Whole School Assembly (Rm 12)
20 August - Four Year Old Friday
24 August - Gymsports competition
26 August - Paetoki Speech finals
27 August - Whole School Assembly (Rm 15)
SEPTEMBER
3 September - Four Year Old Friday
3 September - School Cross Country
8 September - Wig Wednesday
9 September - Build a Business Market Night
10 September - Whole School Assembly (Rm 1 and Rm 6)
13 September - 17 September - Maori Language Week
14 September - BoT Meeting 6.30pm
16 September - School Disco!
17 September - Four Year Old Friday
23 September - New Plymouth Cross Country at Peringa Park
23 September - Year 6 Hangi sleepover at school
24 September - Vogeltown Community Hangi
27 September - School Photos
28 September - Starting School the VS Way, 5pm to 6pm
29 September - Build a Business awards night and Social Dancing evening
OCTOBER
1 October - Puanga Festival at TSB Stadium
1 October - Last day of Term 3
18 October - First day of Term 4.
VOGELTOWN LEARNERS CORNER
Writing from Rm 3
But then, we went to Rotorua. It stunk! I did not like it and I asked my mum, “What is making this smell?" Mum said, “It is boiling eggs”. I said, “I think we need a covid mask!”
By Ben Croker Room 3
VOGELTOWN HOME AND SCHOOL
We are planning for our big raffle this term. If you know of any businesses, or you have 'hook ups' with businesses please ask if they would like to donate a voucher for our raffle. Last year our Term 3 raffle raised over $9,000! Email the Home and School if you are able to help out here - vshomeandschool@gmail.com
We are holding a sausage sizzle fundraiser at the New Plymouth Hockey Turf on Hobson St on Saturday 14th August. We would LOVE some volunteers to help us, even just for an hour would be fantastic! Please email vshomeandschool@gmail.com or come along to our meeting if you are able to help.
Our next Home and School meeting is next Tuesday 3 August. It will be held in the Senior staff room at 7pm - all welcome!
Thanks whanau!
MR O'S FRIENDLY REMINDERS
1) Please remember to contact the school office if your child is absent. You can do this via Skool Loop, text 021 753 680 or ph 06 753 6843. Please do not use SeeSaw for student absences - these must come through the office. Please tell the office even if you have let the teacher know.
2) We are operating at Covid-19 Level 1. Please also remember, to scan the Covid-19 QR code when you come in to the school. if you are signing your child(ren) in/out, you will still need to scan the QR code. Thanks heaps for stopping this virus in NZ.
Thanks whanau
Stay safe and be kind to each other. Thank you for the ongoing support of Vogeltown School, we appreciate the community we live in. Have a great weekend!
On behalf of the Vogeltown team,
Ka kite ano
Jeremy Ogle - Principal/Tumuaki
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CONTACTS
Email: office@vogeltown.school.nz
Website: www.vogeltown.school.nz
Location: Vogeltown School Huatoki Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 753 6843
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VogeltownSchoolNewPlymouth/?eid=ARDoVcn3LOp4YkPRy_rbTx5tcKyzGPUFm72Bmke0Tc2f86sgGGKrvp7kP9wUQxYW9Kyt1pcwFpzWeP1e