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A warm welcome to our new students Wintaqh Neho and Samantha Cundy
Kia ora koutou,
As we lead into the final week of the term, it’s a good time to reflect on the term that’s been. There has been so much to celebrate and some particular highlights have been Camp Tongariro, Try Challenge, Swimming Sports, Teacher/ Whaanau catch up’s, as well as the recent P.T.A Golf fundraiser.
We have also been reflecting as a teaching team on some of our planned actions from our Charter, in particular ‘how our bi-cultural New Zealand identity is reflected in our school’. Our goals from our Charter are…
- To strengthen how our learning programmes reflect language, culture and identity of our learners.
- To build on our use of Te Reo Maaori and protocols across the school.
Our last Professional Learning session was one of reflection, celebrating the things we already do well, as well as collaboratively making plans for what we want to build on in terms of our cultural competencies.
We agreed that we are all dedicated to continuing to upskill ourselves with our use and knowledge of Te Reo Maaori. An action for us has been that at the beginning of each Professional Learning meeting, Mr Harper has been running a quick mini lesson to support us all with our pronunciation and we also have seven staff members enrolled in Te reo courses. We have also planned to incorporate relevant Whakatauki (proverbs) into our global concepts for the term.
The tamariki across the school have all been writing and learning their personal Pepeha this term and it’s been lovely to see the students being able to talk about the connections they have with special places, landmarks and their family. Having conversations at home around the connections you have as a family will help the learners build on and adjust their Pepeha to reflect who they are and where they come from. Children love to hear the stories of their ancestors, relatives and places that are special to them.
With Easter just around the corner, we hope that some of you manage to visit family and go to some of your special places, or at least have some rest and recovery at home.
We wish you all a lovely Easter break.
Take care
Nyree
A big thank you to those players/sponsors/helpers who attended our second annual golf tournament at the 9-hole Horsham Downs Golf Club last Sunday. There was a really great vibe back in the Clubhouse once everyone had finished and I hope everyone enjoyed their day. It certainly wasn’t all about the scorecard for a lot of teams, but this was intermingled with some fabulous shot-play by those who actually can play, so we hope there was a little something in it for everyone on the day. I think most people walked away with a prize (some not in a straight line, haha) as our sponsors really were super generous.
Also thank you to those who have sent through their Nothing Naughty Protein Bar order forms. We handed these out when Covid was impacting a lot of families a couple of weeks ago, so if you never received an order form and would like to see one, click on the PTA link on the SchoolAppsNZ app. You had better be quick though as today is the last day for orders!!
Our current fundraising focus is on upgrading some of the school’s outdated technology resources, more specifically Chromebooks for Years 3-8. Our goal is to raise $20,000 if we can.
A reminder that if you have a trailer of scrap metal that you are keen to get rid of before our official collection day in May, you can take it to SIMs Pacific Metals at 38A Northway Street, Te Rapa, Hamilton and say it is for Puketaha School as we have opened an account there for this purpose.
Next week there won’t be Fun Friday (as it is Good Friday) so on Thursday we will be offering Hell Pizzas as the end of term treat where we raise $1 per pizza from those sales.
Kind regards,
Merynn Connors
M: 027 6296820
Waikato Hockey Holiday Programme! (Ages 5-13).
This hockey programme will be running alongside the Waikato Hockey Association during the first week of school holidays (19th – 22nd April). Give hockey a go! Or come and refine your skills on the turf - Any experience is welcome! We also have a range of activities such as creative arts, tech, and environmental and life skills to keep everyone busy. Check out the Hockey Flyer for more information or sign up today!
https://youthtown.org.nz/offer/wai-hp-hockey
Lions Club
Lions are ordinary men, women and young people from all walks of life. We are united in our desire to make a difference by contributing our personal time and talents to help other people. In New Zealand 9,500 members belong to 350 clubs, we are community volunteers. It is estimated Lions Clubs contribute more than $100 million each year for charitable organisations here and in the Pacific Islands.We are proud that every dollar raised from the public goes to the cause.
East Hamilton Lions Club has an annual book fair which raises money that goes back directly into our local community. If you are interested in helping us fulfil our pledge to serve the community in various ways, please give us a call.
We are a small and friendly club who would like to have new members join us. It is not a lot of work when shared. We meet for a dinner meeting on the second Monday of the month and a business meeting on the fourth Monday.
If you are interested in joining us or require more information, please phone one of the contacts below. Also, feel free to come to a dinner meeting to meet with us.
Glenys Morrow 021 141 5066, Maurice Roper 021 051 7412, Cheryl Blackburn 021 549 674
