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Term 3 Week 7
Wednesday 4 Sept 2019 Pirongia School
Last week 35 of our Yr 7&8 students attended Sports Camp held in Totara Spring Matamata, competing against 10 schools, 350 other students from around the country in their age group. There was huge range of sports on offer from kayaking, swimming, cheerleading, darts, soccer to name just a few! See ‘Sport Column ‘for Results. Well done for being placed 7th overall. Thank you to the parents who attended this camp, coaching, being mum and dad to all, laundry, and Lynette for leading this wonderful opportunity. You were fabulous!
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DOES THIS BELONG TO YOU??
Lost Property will be heading off
this Friday to a charity shop.
Please get along to check it out
and claim any items belonging to
you before Friday at 3pm.
This is Week 7 of 10 in Term 3 2019!
Thank you to Grassroots Trust. They have granted us $5,500 towards our new
playground.
Greetings, welcome to week 7,
At present we are very aware of the Measles outbreak in Auckland and the recent cases reported in the Waikato. Therefore here at
school we are ensuring that our registers for non immunised students and all staff born after 1/1/69 are up to date as
recommended by Public Health. Their message is clear, get immunised if you know you are not or if you are unsure. It is an
extremely contagious disease, in fact one of the most contagious diseases on the planet and one that can easily be stopped in its
tracks with vaccination. We need to inform you that those not known to be immune may be quarantined and excluded should
measles occur in our school.
What will happen if we have measles case(s)?
There are two ways we may be informed of measles. We may be contacted by Public Health to inform us of a confirmed case or
we may be informed by a member of the school community.
If we are contacted by Public Health, we will be required to take the following appropriate action:
ensure exclusion of the case while infectious – they will advise on safe return date
quarantine/exclude the susceptible contacts – they will advise on exclusion period.
If someone else informs us of measles in our school, Public Health recommends that we ensure that person is isolated at home and
then check with Public Health before taking any further action. We do not need to undertake any action unless the case is
confirmed by Public Health. They are frequently “chasing rumours” of measles (or other notifiable diseases) and would prefer to
ensure cases are confirmed (or at least probable) before disrupting schools and alarming communities. If there is a suspect case
(for example, someone calls to say a child is being investigated or has measles), the suspect case will need to stay at home while
investigations are underway.
In short the message is that all people aged 0 – 50 must check their measles status and get vaccinated if they do not know.
No MMR is to be given during pregnancy. There is currently 7 confirmed cases in Waikato and this number is growing daily.
Nga mihi kia koutou katoa
Jan
Information Evening for Y6 Parents
Last night Kawaka Team held their information
evening for Y6 parents. This was to inform
parents about Kawaka Team, Y7 and Y8 learning
and teaching in 2020. Thank you to those parents
who attended. It was excellent to have some of
our Y7 and 8 students present to showcase
aspects of the Tech Arts programme and the
STEM (Science) room. If you were unable to
come to the meeting last night, please feel
welcome to come in and talk with the team
(Lynette Horn, team leader, Amanda Nasilasila,
Amy White, and Melanie Dragovich) or myself at
any time. There are information pamphlets here
at school that give information about the Year 7
& 8programme as well as information about
BYOD (Bring your own device) at Pirongia School.
A letter will be coming home to all Y6 parents in
the near future with further information. Thank you Paul Wheeler from WRU for organizing these awesome Gilbert rugby balls for us. We are SO stoked!
05th September—Te Awamutu College Parent/Caregiver information evening 7.30pm in the TAC staffroom
05th September—Full Primary Regional Speeches at Otorohanga South School
5th-6th September—Kapahaka Noho
06th September—ASSEMBLY— Rātā Team present
09th September—Kawaka Fundraiser –Nigel Latta
11th September—Aims Games—Hip Hop team
11th September—PTA Meeting 7.30pm
12th September—Lower Waipa Speech Finals
13th Sept—ASSEMBLY—Kahikatea Team present
17th Sept—Te Awamutu College Year 8 Testing 9.30-11am at Pirongia School.
17th Sept—BoT meeting
18th Sept—Visiting author Des Hunt—Senior School
19th Sept—Waipa Big Nix Tournament for Yr 0-6
19th Sept—Yr5-8 Squash Tournament
19th Sept—Yr 5/6 Regional Gymsports
20th Sept—Te Awamutu Schools Cluster Cross Country
20th Sept—ASSEMBLY—Tawa Team present
20th Sept—PTA Disco—See PTA news for details
23rd Sept—KAWAKA production—School Only Matinee
24th Sept—Yr 3/4 Rural Hockey Tournament
24th Sept -KAWAKA production Matinee and Evening Show
24th Sept—Kahikatea Team Quiz night
25th Sept—Yr 5/6 Rural Hockey Tournament
25th Sept—KAWAKA production—Evening show
26th Sept—Yr 7/8 Rural Hockey
27th Sept—Term 3 Ends.
Craft Day Parking The massive Pirongia craft day is on Sunday 29 September. Can you please spare an hour (or more!) to help with parking at the school? Contact Carol 027 7282 946 or [email protected], or via the PTA fb page. Thanks!! Disco!!! The PTA are running the disco on Friday 20th September. Junior disco 530-630pm and senior 7-830pm. $3 entry fee. This year we are trying to reduce the plastic wastage so BYO drink bottle, these will be able to be refilled at the disco. We need parent helpers for both the junior and senior disco to help with sale of sweets, glow products and door sales. Please contact Emma if you are able to help out on the night 021425399
Yummy Sticker and Cutouts - apple/fruit These are due the last day of Term 3. Please put these in Bob the Box so we can send them in for credit on sports equipment. We can collect all year round so remember to pick up a fresh sheet when you drop your collection off. PTA meeting The PTA meeting is on Wednesday, 11 September at 7.30pm in the staff room. Everyone is welcome and we’d love to see you there.
FREE EAR CLINICS FOR TERM 3
05th Sept @ St Patricks School Rewi St ent 9am-2.30pm, 7th Oct @ Rose Gardens-Playground 8am-2pm Ph 07 8383565 for info.
Scholastic Book Club Orders Head to
www.scholastic.co.nz to make your order or place into Bob the Box. The oldest child from each family should've already received the booklet - please put sibling orders all on the same sheet. Orders must be in by 3pm on Friday 6th Sept. If you’ve any questions please see Miss Miles in Rm 6.
Ag Day: Tues 15th October (week 1 Term 4) Group Day (at Paterangi School): Tuesday 22nd
October (Week 2 Term 4). Entry forms are now available at the office.
Cups: Can we please have all cups returned to school. Any questions or queries please contact Sally McLuskie or Debs Smith, Rm 4
NO HOT CHOCOLATES FOR SALE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
LAST CHANCE FOR LOST PROPERTY BEFORE IT HEADS TO CHARITY THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Make sure you get your child to check the pile or feel free to pop in and have a look yourself. You will find it in the hall, by the toilets.
ACCOUNTS;- Unless you have an automatic payment arrangement in place, please ensure all clothing, music, stationery and sports fees that are on your account are paid this week.
Kia ora e te whānau Mōhio koe? The colour kōwhai (yellow) is derived from the yellow flowers of the Kōwhai tree, and the colour karaka (orange) comes from the orange berries on the Karaka tree. Kapahaka Noho: The Kapahaka noho at Pūrekireki Marae begins tomorrow morning. We leave school at 9:15am, so please have all your gears (and kai contributions) at school by 8:45 at the latest. Meet in the Whānau room for roll call at 9am. Thank you to all those who have offered to donate kai, provide transport, and offer parent help. We will be back at school by 2:55 on Friday afternoon. Te Reo: Due to the Kapahaka noho, there will be no te Reo on Friday this week. Piupiu: Our piupiu are all completed and will be shipped to school this week. We are very excited!! Kapahaka Festival: We need to secure our numbers for those who can provide host roles at the Festival on the 25th October, so that we know how many uniforms to order. Please email me to confirm your availability throughout the day. We will need hosts from 7:30am right through until 3:00pm. Please indicate what time of the day you are able to assist. Roles will include - door security, ushers, school hosts, roaming hosts. Roles can be rotated throughout the day. Email me at [email protected]. Kia pai tō koutou wiki Nā, Whaea Kathie 021-617565
FRIDAY LUNCH THIS WEEK IS...HAMBURGERS $3.00 + GF OPT
Orders to Bob the Box by 9am Friday.
Thank you PTA for our new miniball singlets!
TERM FOUR SPORTS Start thinking about what sports your child would like to play next term. Below are the sports that are definitely going ahead - there will be more added to the list! Forms for Term 4 sports will start coming out in weeks 7 to 9. Forms will be available at the school office when advertised. We will advertise starting dates when these are confirmed by the organisers. Parent helpers are needed to help coach and manage each team. Please contact us if you can help out (please note we cannot enter teams without coaches).
Hamilton Indoor 4-Aside Volleyball:
Ages: Year 5 & 6 and Year 7 & 8
Session Days: Thursdays
Starts: Thursday 21 st November to Thursday 1 2 December (runs for 4 weeks) Fees: TBC when/if we enter a team
Contact: Ella Muckle (emuckle@pirongia. school. nz) if you are interested. We need teams of 5 to 6 to enter
Miniball: Ages: Year 1 to Year 8 Starts: Week 4, Term 4 Year 1 & 2: Wednesday nights at the TA College Gym Year 3 & 4: Wednesday nights at the TA Events Centre Year 5 to 8: Monday nights at the TA Events Centre Training Days: Will be confirmed by the coach Fees: $30
Contact: Ella Muckle (emuckle@pirongia. school. nz) Forms available at the office now
Touch: Ages: Year 1 to Year 8 Starts: Week 1 , Term 4 (17th Oct to 1 2th Dec - goes
for 9 weeks) Playing Days: Thursday afternoons from 3:45pm Location: TA Sports, Albert Park Training Days: Will be confirmed by the coach Fees: $20
Contact: Ella Muckle (emuckle@pirongia. school. nz) Forms available at the office now
Cricket: Ages: Year 1—Year 8 (depending on numbers and coaches) Playing Days: Friday Nights (softball) Saturday Mornings
(Hardball) Location: Hamilton/Pirongia Training Days: Will be confirmed by the coach
Contact: Sally McLuskie ([email protected]) Cricket Muster: For all children and parents interested in
playing cricket - Friday 13th September 4.30pm on the school back field
Junior Athletics Module: Ages: 4 year olds to 7 year olds (from any school) Session Days: Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 6:30pm Starts: Tuesday 22nd October (Week 2, Term 4 - runs for
6 weeks) Location: Pirongia School sports fields Fees: Free
Contact: Ella Muckle (emuckle@pirongia. school. nz) or Abby
Miles ([email protected]) Forms available at the office now SPORTS CAMP RESULTS 1st Petanque, Hole in one Golf and Draughts 2nd in girls Volleyball, Netball and Chess 3rd in Cheerleading, Archery, Frisbee Golf, daily Sport Quiz 4th in Cross Country Well done to Te Marama and Jofie for receiving a sportsmanship voucher and subway voucher. Special mention to Aylee, Kade, Oliver and Aylah for being nominated by teachers, referees and other schools! Thanks to the parents who attended and Lynette Horn for all the hard work organizing to get there.
Hockey:Pirongia Blacksticks hockey team had a great game in their division final on Saturday winning 4-2.
THE SAFE & HAPPY CLUB HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
The October holidays are almost here and once again we are offering a fun filled programme, running from Te Awamutu Primary & Pekerau
Primary School. We have loads planned including trips to Huka Prawn Park, the
Agrodome, the pools, the cinemas and numerous interesting onsite days including a visit from St Johns, Sam & his farmyard friends and BARK.
Please see below for bookings
https://enrolmy.com/the-safe--happy-club-ltd or email
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