MENPS News
Te Whare Akoranga o Maungawhau, Aug 3, 2023
From The Principal
Kia ora koutou
Pasifika Celebrations
Next week brings our Pasifika Celebrations Week, which is an opportunity to focus on the richness and diversity of distinct Pacific Island cultures.
With close to 10% of the New Zealand population identifying as being of Pacific origin, Auckland itself has gained a reputation as the Polynesian capital of the world, so this is an invaluable celebration of a significant and integral part of our multi-cultural heritage as a Pacific nation.
Update Your Contact Details
Please check for a copy of a parent contact form in your child’s bag, listing the contact information we currently hold on you.
It's important to check that we have the correct details, including mobile and email (for both caregivers if applicable), and also an emergency contact as this is essential information for the office to keep on file.
If any of your details are out of date, please inform the school office, as it is essential that we are able to communicate with you when needed. Please note that if the information is correct you do not need to return the form – no action required.
Please also update your child's medical status if anything has changed.
Year 3 and 4 Productions
Finally, we're very much looking forward to the upcoming Y3 and Y4 Productions - we certainly have plenty of excited actors (and staff) hard at work preparing at the moment, so I'm sure it will be an amazing show!
Ka kite anõ i a koutou
Alan Jackson
Principal
Events & Reminders
Friday 4th Aug: Second Hand Uniform Sale (8:15am - 9:15am) ANI talk with Year 6 students (9:15am - 10:30am)
Monday 7th Aug: Pasifika Week
Tuesday 8th Aug: Central Rugby/Girls Rippa Zones (May Road)
Wednesday 9th Aug: Term 3 New Entrant Cohort Visit 1 (9:00am - 10:00am) Second Hand Uniform Sale (8:15am - 9:15am) Year 4 Production (MENPS Hall 5:30pm)
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A huge thank you to Ray White Mt Eden, our primary sponsor for this event!
Check out some of the amazing prizes up for grabs in the auction at casino night thanks to these incredibly generous local businesses:
- Dining vouchers to our favourite local village eateries (Circus Circus, Wu&You, Jono's, Frasers and The Garden Shed) thanks to Mt Eden Hospitality Group.
- $300 Shoe Clinic Ponsonby voucher thanks to Shoe Clinic Ponsonby.
- Lesson vouchers from our awesome local kids activity providers. Thanks to MusiqHub, Young Guns Skate School, Trent Bray Swim School, Pform NZ, Dean Greenwood Swim School, Tristar Gymnastics, Samantha Cantle School of Dance and Artworks 4 Kids.
- A full skincare set and $100 voucher for treatment from ABR Skin thanks to Annie's Beauty Room.
- $100 voucher to spend at OOH-FA
Thank you to all our sponsors! See next weeks newsletter for further amazing auction prizes.
TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW VIA KINDO (see your emails tomorrow for details). Further information can be found on the PTA website.
Kids Art fundraiser - Orders open now
Information sheets have been sent home with codes specific to the amazing artwork your child(ren) have created. These are available as beautifully finished cards, mouse mats, sketch pads and 2024 calendars and diaries. Perfect for Christmas, great for sending overseas.
Your orders will feature your child's art which can be viewed on the website when ordering.
Prices
- $18 Calendars
- $16 Cards
- $19 Diaries
- $17 Mouse Mats
- $16 Sketch Pads
To view your child's picture and order products:
- Go to www.kidsartworks.com
- In the Entrance Code field type in the code on the form sent home with your child this week
or
use the Entrance Code: KZ928 if you have lost the form. - Follow the further instructions on the screen to order.
Enter your child's room & name when prompted. - Payment can be made via the website using a credit card or directly from your bank account
Order online by 9am, Thursday 24th August
Years 5 & 6 MOVIE EVENT - Tickets on sale now!
Sunday 20 August 2023 - 2pm - Capitol Cinema
See HERE for details.
Tickets & combos now available on Kindo - follow this LINK.
We need 8 adult chaperones so please email: menpspta@gmail.com if you are keen to join your child and supervise the audience, assist with children being dropped off/picked up etc.
Second hand uniform shop open Friday 4 August AND Wednesday 9 August
- 8.15am - 9.30am
- PTA Room: follow signs from Valley Rd gates.
- Or order online anytime by emailing Jane at menpspta@gmail.com
Cash or Bank transfer
Donations needed - especially shorts and trousers please (we can patch small holes!) - there is a box in the office for donations. Thank you
Yummy Apples Sticker Collections - Keep Collecting!!
MENPS has now collected over 4871 stickers! This is just over 39% of what was collected last year (12 367 stickers). Can we collect more Yummy stickers this year?
Please start to bring in your sticker collection sheets to the office! This will help make the counting gradual. You can then take another Collection Sheet from the box or continue to collect more stickers on a blank paper. Keep collecting MENPS!
PTA - Supporting our school through fundraising & fun events
Co-Chairpersons Pam Clifford & Rosemary Li
Secretary Chelsea Chen
Treasurer Linda Waddington-Miller & Paula Tran
Class Coordinator Leader Chantal Brunner
Advisor/Coordinator Melanie Woollard
Sponsorships Rayni Chung
Communications Sarah Eason
PTA Advisor Scott Optican
School Representative Hilary Edwards
Full team of amazing parents/caregivers listed here
Email menpspta@gmail.com | Refer to the PTA website for information on the various fundraising and community activities.