PUKEKOHE HILL FAMILY NEWSLETTER Phone 092386374 e.mail: admin@pukekohehill.school.nz www.pukekohehill.school.nz

No 13/15 20 May 2015 Name……………………………

WELCOME TO HILL

Welcome to this term’s newly

enrolled 5 year olds Eli

Woolnough, Peyton Hari, Zach

Ermens, Abhijyot Dehar,

Allexis Hoeta, Xavier Leith,

Sebastian Williams, Rebecca

Johnson, and Eli De Maine

who have begun their learning

adventure at Hill School.

Welcome also to Matalena

Vaaimamao, Orlla Van der

Gulik, Otila Mao, Piper

Jackson and Jenna Mills who

have joined us from other NZ

schools.

STAFF IN THE NEWS

Welcome back Mrs Jo Moana

who has started our newest

New Entrant class in Room 12.

Welcome also to Nigel Smith

who has been appointed as our

new gardener.

BOARD MEETINGS

IN MAY

The Board of Trustees holds its

Annual Meeting followed by

the regular monthly meeting on

Wednesday 27 May from

7.00pm in the school

staffroom.

Meetings are open to the

community and you are

welcome to come along and

observe the wide range of

agenda items in curriculum,

finance, property and

community partnership that are

part of each Board meeting.

SPORTING FUN AND

SUCCESS

Franklin Soccer:

Congratulations to our 9 senior

soccer teams at last week’s

Franklin Championships. There

were lots of exciting and action

packed games. Congratulations

to our Year 6 boys who were

placed 2nd and the Y4 boys 3rd

in their grades.

Thanks to all those parents and

teachers who helped coach and

support our teams.

Barbarians Rugby:

On Sunday, an enthusiastic

team accompanied by staff and

parents travelled to Devonport

for the annual Barbarians

tournament. The boys lost their

first game to St Kentigern’s but

then dug deep, and with

forwards and backs combining

well, they won the next 2

games and can be very pleased

with their first outing for 2015.

Thanks to coaches and

managers Mr Hindt and Mr de

Kock.

SPEECH FINALS AT HILL

Congratulations to senior

speechmakers! On Monday

our talented 13 finalists

presented their speeches and all

impressed with their research,

content and delivery.

Special congratulations to third

place getter Asahi Smith,

second placed Mikayla Perrett,

and to 2015 champion Luke

Mitchell who won with an

informative and persuasive

speech on “We need to

Change” based on Luke’s

deeply held views and wide

knowledge of global warming

and the environment. On

Monday, Luke will represent

Hill at the Franklin Speech

finals. Best wishes Luke!

Thanks to Mr Laurence for

working with senior students

and organising our school

speechmaking event.

WORLD VISION ON

THIS WEEKEND

A practical way for the

community to “make a

difference” that is part of our

Vision Statement. Best wishes

to all Hill students who are

getting sponsors to take part in

World Vision’s 20 and 40 hour

“famine” challenges this

weekend, and thanks to

coordinator Mrs Dianna Cotter.

SOME DATES IN MAY

For those who like to know and

plan ahead:

May:

20/21:Senior visit to MOTAT

20: Y3 classes visit Howick

Historical Museum

21:Y4 classes visit Howick

Historical Museum

21: Ambassadors at Young

Leaders Day

21: Y2 Project Energise

22-24: World Vision Appeal

25:Franklin Speech finals

27: Board Annual meeting

28: Pizza PTA lunch

TRAVELWISE SAFETY

TIPS

Here are some tips prepared by

our student TravelWise team:

“Remind your children to walk

around not through our

carparks because some kids

have nearly been hit by cars

backing out.

When children are dropped off

at school by car, they should

always get out of the footpath

side of the car because that’s a

lot safer for us kids”

POLICE CAR SEAT

CHECK

Yesterday, Pukekohe police

checked cars bringing children

to school for properly secured

and used child restraints

Overall, they were pleased that

190 out of 200 cars checked

were fine and appreciated the

attitude of almost all drivers.

All children 7 and under need

to be in an approved child

restraint.

PTA PIZZA LUNCH NEXT

WEEK

A tasty treat! Look out for

information and an order form

coming home about the PTA’s

Pizza lunch to be held next

week on Thursday.

UNIFORMS ARE US

NOMINATE HILL!

When buying school uniform

clothing atb the Warehouse

please remember to “nominate”

Hill School for Reward points

– the staff should ask you, but

sometimes they forget!

Also, please let us know if you

have problems getting uniform

items.

TECHNOLOGY

CHALLENGE

NEWSPAPER WANTED

Can you help? This term’s

student Technology Challenge

is coming later this month, and

organiser Mr Craig is asking

for clean newspapers to be

dropped off at the office or

Room 25.

MAGAZINES WANTED

Mrs Chamberlain and Whaea

Sylvia are wanting hundreds of

magazines to use as part of

Maori language week

activities. Please drop off at

Room 14 or the office.

Ngaa mihi nui!

PTA FUNDRAISERS

WAYS TO SUPPORT HILL

Entertainment books: digital

and paper books available for

$65,

www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/

orderbooks/10226p5 or Andrea

on 021 02419672

First Aid kits: $39 sample at

the school office $13 goes

straight to the school.

Jester Pies: Senior school is

selling frozen packs of Jester

Pies. Contact Malcolm

Laurence or a senior school

pupil to place an order

Yummy Apples: Remember

to keep your Yummy Apple

stickers or barcodes from bags,

stick them on the sheets sent

home , send full sheets back to

school and pick up new ones so

we can redeem for free sports

gear!

COMMUNITY NEWS

Electronic Waste Drop Off

Day: This Saturday from 9-

3pm at the Franklin Baptist

Church carpark, 128-144

Victoria St West. This can

include computers and all

accessories, micro waves,

laptop and car batteries, cell

phones. There’s a charge for

dropping off items like flat

screen TV’s, monitors, printers,

dishwashers, washing

machines, fridges … You can

check out www.ewaste.org.nz

ASB Bank: Hill School banks

with ASB. As part of their

support for schools, ASB will

donate $1000 for every new

home loan over $150000 taken

out by a member of the school

community before 31 July

2015. So, if you’re after a

mortgage at ASB – mention

Hill School!

Pukekohe Intermediate

Reunion: A 50th reunion is

being planned for Labour

Weekend 2016. Interested?

Contact Ross Miller at

armiller@xtra.co.nz or Heather

Walden at heather-

walden@xtra.co.nz

La Leche League: Comedy

night fundraiser 23 May, High

School Hall from 7.30 for 8pm.

Tickets $20. Mature content.

Phone 021 155 9370.

Piano and Keyboard lessons

at Hill: Popular tutor Joanna

Allan takes children at Hill

during school time.

Opportunity to take part in

exams and competitions.

Contact Joanne at 238 4488 or

jtallan@hotmail.co.nz

Central Kindergarten Open

Day: On next Wednesday 27

May from 10am-2pm, corner

of Harrington Ave/West Street.

Enrolments: Central also has

vacancies for children 3 years

and over. Contact 238 8047 or

check out www.cmka.org.nz

Graeme Rix - Principal