Our school account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 for Internet banking. To ensure it is credited to the correct student use your child’s name, room number and reason for payment (eg John Smith Room 3 Donation 2015) as references.

TERM 4, WEEK 7, 2015

IMPORTANT LINKS

Point View School Website Point View School Calendar 2015 Term Dates School Notices

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Welcome to our new students: Seungwon Shin, Seungmin Shin, Cerie Tamati, Ponyo Chen, Ishrat Ahmed, Braeden Vann, Lachlan Mckechnie, Kyle Zhang, Jessica Huynh, Emily Zhong and Sindhu Balakrishnan.

! The committee is busy working behind the scenes to ensure that we hit the ground running in the New Year to make the Market a huge success. Visit the website page Twilight Market 2016 for ways to help and to see what goods we are collecting. We need sponsors and prizes so if you know a business owner who would like to be involved, contact market@pointview.school.nz or phone the office on 274 0637.

AN EARLY TWILIGHT MARKET FUNDRAISER River Veda SPF 30 sunscreen will be available to order through the office at $35 for a 150ml tube.

This is an excellent option for protecting your family’s faces and bodies from the sun. Easy to apply, smells great, gentle on your skin and no harmful chemicals.

Proceeds from sales will be donated to the school in the form of raffle prizes for the Twilight Market.

What to look for in this issue: Twilight Market Athletics Results 2016 Road Patrol BEES News APPA Choir Photo Gallery

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL This is the time of year when we farewell departing staff members and welcome new people. Kate Norton has been at our school for sixteen years, for most of this time as a Team Leader in our Junior School. Kate is famous in our school for her commitment to raising student awareness around orca. Kate’s interest in orca started during her science fellowship, when she worked with Dr Ingrid Visser, orca researcher. Kate has also been a strong advocate for environmental education, promoting our Nude Food programme. Kate moves to Macleans Primary. Dave Pareanga has been at Point View for five years and has contributed to many aspects of school life. His leadership of kapa haka has seen the group develop into a very powerful and very committed performance group. Dave has also contributed fully to music, leading our rock band, and to sports, taking our rugby team to new heights! Dave’s use of digital technology to underpin learning has been another highlight of his time here. Dave and his family are moving to Christchurch. Ben Adye is leaving us after one year here. He is moving to Christchurch to do post graduate study in psychology. His commitment to our students and contribution to sports have been greatly appreciated. We will miss these teachers and thank them for their commitment to our school. Lara O’Kelly moves from Pakuranga Heights School to take a Team Leader role in the Junior School. Lara is a very experienced teacher who enjoys working at all levels of the school. As well as teaching qualifications, she has a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management, has had experience as a SENCO, is Reading Recovery trained and has completed the Te Wananga o Aotearoa course. We have also appointed Penny Gibson to a full time position next year. Penny has been a part-timer with us for a number of years, working recently as part of our senior and middle literacy and maths programmes. Thank you to our departing staff members and welcome to our newly appointed teachers. Judy Parr

Our school account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 for Internet banking. To ensure it is credited to the correct student use your child’s name, room number and reason for payment (eg John Smith Room 3 Donation 2015) as references.

A!BIG!thank!you!to!all!our!parents!who!helped!out!on!Friday!at!Funtime!Lunchtime!and!thanks!to!our!fabulous! senior! students.! ! Everyone! had! a! great!time,! creating! lots! of! smiles! around! the! school.!!Together! we! managed! to! raise! $2,300,! a! great!effort,! with! this! profit! going! to! purchase! more!iPads!for!the!Junior!School.!

Inter&School&Athletics&Day&&We had a very successful day at Lloyd Elsmore, even though it was a little cold and wet, and also hot at times! Our children were on their best behavior, as always, and looked very smart in their athletics uniforms. Thanks to the wonderful teachers and parents who helped on the day - Andie, Johanna, Julie and Jodi. RELAYS 1st 9 year old girls (Ruby, Anjalee, Kriesha, Kaide) 1st 9 year old boys (Daniel, Dallas, Leo, Thomas) 2nd 8 year old girls (Tory, Isabella, Janelle, Ella) 3rd 11 year old boys (Bailey, Jerry, James, Matthew) AGE SPRINTS 1st 100m 11 year old boys - Jerry Jiang 1st 70m 11 year old boys - Jerry Jiang 3rd 70m 10 year old girls - Sophie Song 3rd 100m 9 year old girls - Kriesha Topiwala CHAMPIONSHIP SPRINTS 1st 100m 11 year old boys - Bailey Liu 1st 70m 11 year old boys Bailey Liu 1st 70m 9 year old girls - Anjalee Singh 1st 100m 9 year old girls - Ruby Spring 2nd 100m 8 year old girls - Isabella Hintze 2nd 70m 10 year old girls - Lucy Gibson 3rd= 70m 8 year old girls - Tory Alves Flood 3rd= 70m 8 year old girls - Isabella Hintze 3rd 100m 9 year old girls - Anjalee Singh 3rd 100m 10 year old girls - Lucy Gibson FIELD EVENTS 1st 9 year old girls long jump - Ruby Spring 3rd 9 year old boys high jump - Daniel Bargh 3rd 9 year old boys softball throw - Blake Gordon

Our school account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 for Internet banking. To ensure it is credited to the correct student use your child’s name, room number and reason for payment (eg John Smith Room 3 Donation 2015) as references.

Netball for yourself or your child in 2016 Registration is set for 10 February 2016. Register your interest with Howick Netball Club now and we will keep in touch. We will also remind you to come and register in February 2016. Email us at howicknetball@gmail.com or ask to join us on Facebook.

“THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME LIKE READING MORE” -

COOL READING CHALLENGES! FUN ACTIVITIES! AWESOME PARTY!

Launch into reading with Auckland Libraries FUN, FREE summer reading adventure! ‘Dare to Explore’ is back with a captivating ‘Dare to Unlock the Secret’ theme for summer 2015 – 16. Sign up and collect your activity booklet from your local library. Unlock the world of mysteries and hidden messages, read about famous spies, explore the world of cracking codes and complete fun challenges wherever you are and however you spend your holidays. Visit the library to collect stamps and stickers to use along the way. Complete four challenges and get an invitation to a party to receive your certificate! Dare to Explore will be available at your local library from 7 December 2015 to 17 January 2016. Find out more by phoning 09 301 0101 or visit www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/daretoexplore

ICAS English Competition Congratulations to Orlando Ye in Year 5 for winning a 2015 ICAS medal for achieving the highest score in New Zealand, which is an outstanding achievement.

Thank you to all the families that have filled in the extended leave forms online. This makes a huge difference when we are following up on absent children. Follow the link if you would still like to complete a form.

Extended holiday and absence form

Our school account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 for Internet banking. To ensure it is credited to the correct student use your child’s name, room number and reason for payment (eg John Smith Room 3 Donation 2015) as references.

***URGENT *** ***URGENT***URGENT***

2016 ROAD PATROL ADULTS REQUIRED

We urgently seek assistance from our Point View School Community to keep our school children safe and our Road Patrol function operating. We need adult supervisors to accompany our children at the school crossing on Kilkenny Drive on: • Monday mornings 8.20am - 8.45am • Wednesday afternoons 2.50pm - 3.15pm • Thursday afternoons 2.50pm - 3.15pm • Friday mornings 8.20am - 8.45am

Without adult volunteers continuation of our Road Patrol service will be in question 2016. Please contact the school office on

274 0637 or email admin@pointview.school.nz

TERM 4 UNIFORM - REMINDER All children should be in summer uniform now. Visit the website for the latest information.

School Uniform

BEES NEWS At our last school assembly there was a special guest - Miss Earth New Zealand! Her name is Anna-Lisa and she came to speak about the importance of caring for the Earth. Anna-Lisa talked about the five R’s of sustainability, which are Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Respect. Her job is to help make us aware of our responsibilities and give us ideas about how to care for the world that we live in. Soon after the assembly, she was heading off to Austria for the Miss Earth contest. Anna-Lisa really enjoyed our assembly, especially the BEE group performing their enviro rap! !!!!!!!!!

Our school account number is 12-3040-0730060-01 for Internet banking. To ensure it is credited to the correct student use your child’s name, room number and reason for payment (eg John Smith Room 3 Donation 2015) as references.

The Year 6 Choir performed outstandingly at the APPA Music Festival on Tuesday night. The Auckland Town Hall was alive with song, musicians, dance and culture ... a feast for the ears and eyes. Memorable moments have to be the Les Miserables Medley and Exodus Song with the fabulous pipe organ. Thanks to parents and teachers for their ongoing support and to the Year 6 Choir - you are awesome!!

Trina Clark, Music Specialist

Point View School DVD Yearbook 2015

You will be receiving your printed yearbook very soon. During the holidays I will again compile a DVD Yearbook of the highlights of another exciting and full year at Point View School.

If you would like some for yourself or as great gifts for family and friends abroad we ask again for a small donation to cover costs and go towards keeping our printed yearbook in full colour.

Highlights included on the 2015 Yearbook DVD

Grandparents’ Day including the great GATE dance groups Our kapa haka group performing Footage from our sporting teams

Senior Prize Giving Spot yourself on the catwalk in the Book Week Parade

Video from some of the exciting and explosive science events this year … and lots more.

If you want one copy (or indeed twenty) to keep your memories of Point View School alive forever, please keep an eye out for an order form in the coming weeks.

Thank you for your continued support

Stuart Rankin

Room 15 learning about measurement - estimating and measuring.

Also, working with their Room 23 buddies - measuring our grass.

Room 15 - making obelisko

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PHOTO GALLERY