Did you know, today, June 1st, is World Milk Day?

Room 10 wrote letters to Fonterra who are sponsors of our milk. We enjoy

our milk every day!

Dear Fonterra We thank you for bringing milk to our school. Because today is World Milk Day. And thank you to the Farmers who milk the cows in the morning so we get milk. And thank you for delivering it to most schools in NZ. Milk is good for your teeth, bones and muscles and when you drink it you get lots of vitamins and calcium. From, Petra

Kia ora koutou. Nga mihi nui ki te whanau o te kura Puketapu. Hello to Parents and Caregivers

We have had a lot of fun learning over the last week! Rimu children have been learning through Adventure Time – pop in and join them any Thursday afternoon. Rooms 5, 6 & 7 tamariki are scientists, you’ll see ‘science in the kitchen’, electricity exploration and sound investigations.

Enjoy ‘Moment in Time’ writing from children in Room 8 while Room 10 have celebrated World Milk Day and are writing thank you letters to Fonterra for our Milk in School.

Room 9 have been putting their scientific hats on and making some exciting discoveries and finally, Room 13 are busy with their Enterprise projects with Market day this Friday – come shopping.

All children will be involved in a School Production which will be presented in term 3. Auditions are underway and there’ll soon be plenty more song and dance around the school.

Key Competencies

This term our staff, have been looking at well-being – ways we can take care of our own well-being so we can take good care of your tamariki. The self-management aspect of this for me has been eating well and drinking plenty of water – next week my goal will be to get some exercise so feel free to check my self-management!

This week we’ll look at the key competency “Relating to Others”

Is about interacting effectively with a diverse range of people.

Includes the ability to listen actively, recognise different points of view, negotiate and share ideas.

Know when it is appropriate to compete and when to co-operate.

Talk with your tamariki what Relating to Others looks like at school and at home.

Thank you for your support for Puketapu School.

Enjoy the long weekend.

Nga mihi nui. Kia pai to ra whakata.

Corinne Sattler Acting Principal

Puketapu School Newsletter Term 2 – Week 5 - 1 June 2016

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Congratulations to award winners...

Whakamanatia Awards

Kobi Robinson Blake Freakley

Malakai Coates Shawn Maindonald

Shaun Galiste Sahkyla Graham

Achille de Bruyn Luke Sowman

McKenna Ridings Angel Swiggs

Ella Thompson-Gullery Ryan McGreal

Marley Sutherland Alyssa Rayner

Emma Warring Oracle Rangi

Duffy Awards

Felecia Shearer Nate Stainthorpe

Shairah Hori TJ Phillips

Raiden Rangi Justin Inocencio

Luke Sowman

Book Borrower of the Week

Breanna Mehaney-Johnston

Malakai Coates

Only two days to go! Make sure you have your say and vote for the five people you want

to be on the Board of Trustees for the next three years. Voting papers must be returned to the school or posted no later than

noon on Friday 3 June 2016. - this FRIDAY Voting papers must be returned in the envelope provided. If returning them to the school, please put in the Voting Box at the school office or hand to Paula.

PSG Fundraising…

Quiz Night

Thanks to everyone who came along - it was great fun. Special thanks to

James Stainthorpe for being our Quizmaster/MC and to Nexans for

providing so many prizes. We raised $1,000 for the

school! Canterbury Clothing orders:

Pick up an order form from the school office or

download from our Facebook page from Thursday

this week. Orders to be in by Thursday 2 June.

Andersons Pies : Order forms will be out very soon...

“...communicating with others”

Mataaria

“...including others “ Tiara

“...helping others make the right choices”

Savannah

“...giving others ‘put ups’ rather than ‘put downs’ … positive ‘honkings’ if you know The

Lessons of the Geese” Tapahia & AJ

Here are the thoughts from some of our seniors:

“Relating to Others is…”

Thur 2 June: Year 8 debate v Hawera Intermediate Board of Trustees AGM 7.00 Fri 3 June: Room 9 Trip to Puke Ariki Room 13 Market Day Board of Trustee Election Closes Mon 6 June: Queens Birthday Weekend Holiday Fri 10 June: 40 Hour Famine (Y7&8) Mon 13 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Mangorei @ Puketapu 12.30pm start Mon 20 June: Hearing & Vision testing Tue 21 June: Spotswood College Presentation (Y8) Wed 22 June: Inglewood High School Presentation (Y8) Thur 23 June: School Photographs Fri 24 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Waitara East @ Puketapu 1.00pm start

Thur 30 June: Y5&6 Interschool Sport v Norfolk @ Norfolk Tue 5 - Thur 7 July: Book Fair Tue 5 - Thur 7 July: Half year parent-teacher- student conferences

Term 2 ends on Friday 8 July

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Calling any unpaid...

* Basketball Fees * Netball Feeds * Miniball Fees *

* Art Class Payments * Technology Fees * Paper Levy *

Please pay these at the office as soon as you can.

A big thank you to everyone who has already paid and to

those who have set up automatic payments to spread the

costs.

SPORTS CORNER NEXT GAMES: Netball Thursday 2 June Mystics v Coastal Comets on NPL3 @ 4.45pm Saturday 4 June: Ferns v No draw yet Steel v Check with your coach Tuesday 7 June Magic v Central School Flyers on NPL7 @3.40pm Pulse v Frankley Crusaders on NPL9 @ 3.40pm Basketball Puketapu Heat - no game until 13 June Puketapu Servez - no game until 13 June Tuesday 7 June: Puke Girlz v Hi Sparks @ 4.50pm Crt 3 Miniball Rimu - no game until 15 June Wednesday 8 June: Totara v Mangorei Magics @ 4.45pm Crt 3

Keep collecting Yummy Fruit stickers and bring

them to the office. Let’s see if we can turn stickers into sports equipment!.

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Don’t forget Thursday Lunch… tomorrow!

Order at the office before school on Thursday

Market day!

This Friday, 3 June, is the Room 13 Market Day. On sale will be all the things we have been creating as part of our Primary Enterprise Programme. There will be soaps, crafts, cushions, upcycled furniture, food… In the Hall from 11.00am-1.00pm. All welcome.

WANTED:

Large ceramic or metal plant pots

Old newspaper Please bring to the school office. Thanks!

To all netballers, cricketers, touch players from LAST YEAR:

Please check at home for uniforms - we are missing quite

a few! If you find one, please return it to the office.