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A warm welcome to our new students, Shaniza Fareen, Ashaz Avez, Zakariya Imran
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Children,
There is something quite magical about the frosty mornings and clear sky days we have been fortunate to have lately. At the gate I am lucky to see the many children rugged up, happy and ready to start the day, it makes me feel grateful to be a part of this community.
Since our last newsletter our children have been involved in quite a few extra learning opportunities. Offering opportunities like these enrich our local curriculum and it is fantastic to see many of our families allow our children to take part in them.
Tough Guy/Gal was one of these events. Not only is this event fun, it provides a context for children to thrive outside the classroom and be apart of a wider event. It is good for children's wellbeing to participate in such events and from all accounts, all children that participated loved it, well done!
Another event was the National Young Leaders Day (NYLD). This is an opportunity we give our Year 7 and 8 children. Two weeks ago 46 of them travelled to Claudelands Event Centre and were inspired by the many stories from leaders and role models in our society. One key message that got reported back to me was from Brook Neal a NZ Hockey Player. She posed the question "have you ever felt like a 'Duck'? On the top: calm, cool, collected; underneath: busy, going flat out, struggling”. This I am sure resonated with several of our children and I am sure you as you read it. How often do we present a 'duck like' persona to save face. For our children I feel that this message is one to hold onto. With the growing influence of social media in peoples lives and the glorification of everyday events, it is critical they develop the understanding that at times we struggle and that doing so is very normal. Embrace the struggle, share it and get support to move through it. Smiling and pretending won't, and doesn't help.
Tomorrow we have our Mid Year reports going home with your tamariki. I have enjoyed reading them all and seeing how each of them have progressed with their learning. Through reading them it was clear our teachers are well attuned to their needs. I am confident you will read that for yourselves as well.
To follow up these reports, next week we have our Student Led Conferences. If you have not booked already please do so via: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz using the code: r423b. These conferences are designed to complement the Mid Year Report and further involve yourselves as parents in the learning of your little ones.
This is our final newsletter for the term. Thank you for your ongoing support, commitment and care of our children. We are very fortunate and grateful to be apart of this learning community.
Warm Regards
Geoff
Student-Led Conferences will be held next week on Tuesday 6th July from 3.20pm - 6pm, Wednesday 7th July 3.20pm - 6pm and Thursday 8th July 3.20pm - 8pm.
These conferences are designed to be led by your child and therefore it is very important that they attend.
Our SLC's support our children building their learner agency and puts the focus of control with them.They have been well supported by their teachers to lead these conferences and they are looking forward to showcasing their learning to you.
Within these conferences, there will still be an opportunity for you to connect with the teacher(s) if you wish and this can be done with or without your child.
Book online at https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and use our unique code: r423b
We look forward to seeing you there.
Class photos are still available to order. Free delivery for class photos ends Friday 9th July.
Please click on the following link:
If you have any queries on how to use the website, please contact Masterpiece Photography directly on (07) 823 4306 or masterpiece@xtra.co.nz
This is a free, highly recommended information evening for all parents, caregivers and interested adults hosted by Puketaha School. A chance to get some valuable information about navigating the online world with your children.
Thank you to our families who have supported the school with selling chocolates, we appreciate the efforts that you have made with this fundriaser, and especially to those who have sold extra boxes these fundraising efforts.
Each box of chocolates is $72. Please return payment either cash to the School Office or internet banking payment. Bank account number 12-3171-0283600-00 with last name and 'chocolates' as a reference. Thank you.
Good luck for those teams entered in the PTA’s Quiz night on Saturday at The Keg. As predicted, it was a quick sell-out, so it should be a fun night once again. Lots of prizes up for grabs and raffle items, (plus the odd sneaky answer to buy) so bring cash!
Spring Fair
Save the Date! Saturday 25th September
Our recent meetings have also touched on the subject of the Term 3 Spring Fair. For the benefit of newcomers, this event is held late September every two years and takes a lot of support from our school community to organise and run successfully. The 2019 one was held on a perfect Spring day and was the most successful one to date, so this time around we will be largely following that same model, albeit with a few tweaks. We are appealing early to our parents/supporters to keep this event in the back of your mind as we will be calling on you to provide assistance in various ways. This help could take many forms, for example, putting your name on rosters to help on the stalls, providing sponsorship to help pay for hireage of gear for the day, sponsoring food items to cook, baking goods to sell, contributing items for the garage sale or just helping your children with tasks they are assigned. Please also keep an eye out for goods that you may have access to which potentially could be silent auction items or that could make up raffle items. Every little bit combines to make this event into a much-admired event that it is for our community. This year the funds raised have been earmarked for a new Learning Through Play area which will be a real asset for the school for many years to come.
Kind regards, Merynn Connors (Chairperson)
pta@puketaha.school.nz or 027 629,6820
Lego provides a plethora of opportunities and creative outlets for all ages. It can be used for so many things in so many ways. Kaakano 1 wants to grow their brick bank and lego pieces collection. So if you have lego that is no longer being used from one one piece to many, please come and donate to Kaakano 1 by bringing it along to the School Office. We promise it will be put to good use.
Northern District Cricket Holiday Programme
Places are limited and on a first come first served basis. The programme will be held at Waikato University Nets, meaning whatever the weather it is guaranteed to go ahead. Each day will cost $40 per age group session, or $70 for both days. https://play.ndcricket.co.nz/hamilton - sign up link can be found on this web page.