NEWSLETTER From the Principal Term 4 · 2018-11-29 · TKA and TKT akonga need their togs each day from now on. Lunchtime swims may be offered for other groups when the weather is

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From the Principal

Dear Parents/Caregivers Kia Ora Koutou, Nga mihi kia koutou Congratulations to Miss Salter and Miss Coley who have both secured Kete Leader positions at our school from next year. Hilary and Amanda will join Mrs Gifford Moore and Mrs Hodge as part of the leadership team along with Mrs Griffin, Mr Hawkins and myself. MR POUNIU A number of you have asked whether there was a fund that they could contribute to for Mr Pouniu’s family. We have now been advised that there has been a Give-a-little page set up for them - if you would like to donate here is the link. https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/supporting-drew-nat-and-villi JUICIES Next Friday, the 7th December will be the last juicie sales for this year. END OF YEAR REPORTS Reports will come home with your child next Friday, the 7th December. (except for children who have started school in Term 4 of this year who will not receive an end of year report. You will, however, have had or be about to have an ‘after 6 weeks at school’ interview with your child’s teacher). Included in the envelope will be a stationery list (except for TKW and TKP learners who will purchase their stationery packs here at school). Replacement lists (if you lose this one), will only be available in store from the local suppliers. Also inside the envelope will be a note advising your child’s kete and whanau teacher for next year. Each kete will be composite classes again next year. TKW will have both Year 1 and Year 2 learners TKP will have both Year 2 and Year 3 learners TKM will have both Year 3 and Year 4 learners TKA will have both Year 4 and Year 5 learners TKT will have a small number of Year 5’s and all the Year 6’s. If your child is in the same kete as they are in this year IT DOES NOT MEAN they have been kept back or not gone into the next year level. Eg a Year 3 in either TKP or TKM is a Year 3 and will do all the things that all Year 3’s do. We will be having a transition afternoon on Tuesday the 11th December - where the children will go to their 2019 teacher, in their 2019 teaching space. This gives them a chance to meet with all the teachers in their kete too. RECYCLING Keep remembering to recycle your oral care waste, your glad containers/dispensers and gladwrap - right here at school! SWIMMING POOL The pool is now ready for swimming (we have the solar heating functioning and the cover on.) If anyone knows/sees people climbing over the fence, please actively discourage the action - along with being unsafe they are doing irreparable damage to our new covers. TKA and TKT akonga need their togs each day from now on. Lunchtime swims may be offered for other groups when the weather is suitable, so do pack togs and a towel into bags.

NEWSLETTER Term 4 – Week 7 : 30 November 2018

To avoid the issues we had last year with the pool cover not being rolled on and off correctly, the Board has decided on a different approach for this season. The community will have access to the pool only when the school considers it doesn’t need the covers on. We will be commencing swimming from the end of November, however community access will not be available until the last week of term (ie from 10th December). The school also reserves the right to restrict community access at any time from mid-February (when the nights may be getting cooler, so the covers are needed again). We know that as our community you will understand that our highest priority is to provide water that is warm enough to teach swimming skills during the day. An access code for the pool costs $100.00 per family, or $60.00 for a family that has paid their 2018 parent donation. These can be purchased from the office in the week from 10th - 14th December. EOTC WEEK 2019 is our year for a whole school Education Outside the Classroom week (as opposed to senior camps). Many of you will remember the huge success of EOTC week in 2017 that culminated in our whole school BIG DAY OUT to Masterton. EOTC week 2019 is the 18th - 22nd February - and our whole school BIG DAY OUT to Whanganui is planned for that Friday. Watch for more detail early next year - we will then be able to advise costs too. (Last time we budgeted on $25.00 per child, but were lucky enough to secure a grant that reduced this cost). This is something we will attempt to do again. PTA UPDATE It’s great to be able to announce the proceeds of recent PTA fundraising events. The last sausage sizzle raised $644.00, and the proceeds from the calendar art was $1928.00. Great work PTA and thanks to everyone who has supported them. The Xmas carnival is the final PTA event for this year and parents/caregivers can help in a number of ways 1. Offer to loan us a crockpot, rice cooker, multi box and/or extension cord (clearly named please). These are needed at school by Tuesday, 11th December. 2. Offer to prepare a crock pot of food - all ingredients and a simple recipe will be provided on the Tuesday. 3. Offer to help sell the food on the evening of Wednesday 12th December (the Xmas carnival is here at school and we need helpers). 4. Come along to the Xmas Carnival yourself and buy the food on offer, before settling down with your picnic blanket and enjoying the prize-giving and performances. How many of these could you manage? See Lin or phone the office to volunteer in any way! PARENT HELPERS MORNING TEA Are you one of the many parents/caregivers/grandparents who have volunteered your time and/or skills at our school this year? If so, the staff would like to invite you to come and enjoy a morning tea catered by us. Whether you are a member of the BoT or PTA, a sports coach or manager, a camp parent, someone who helps out in classrooms, assisted us with Major Production in some way, a library volunteer…… and anything else I may have forgotten, THIS IS YOUR WARM INVITATION to come on MONDAY THE 10TH DECEMBER AT 11AM. Please RSVP to the office before next Friday so we can cater appropriately.

Nga mihi Lin Dixon Principal

Sports Results HOCKEY

Hokowhitu Hawks V Parkland . The score was 8-0 to Parkland but the team played really really really hard! A great last game for the season. The player of the day was awarded to Fergus for great communication on the field. Tino pai rawa atu! A huge thank you to Lisa Mudford for coaching the team this year! Please start returning all outstanding sports uniforms ASAP. We would love them all back by the end of

next week so we can sort through them.

Plant-to-plate ran successfully over the last three weeks. The children learnt some life skills around growing and cooking food. They also learnt how to care for the environment and the Earth's resources. We were impressed at their dish washing too. Thank you to Sue and Jenny who came and helped chop, cook, plant, and clean. Your help was appreciated.

https://planttoplateaotearoa.org.nz

Achievement Awards

Te Kete Wakahuia Emma - For being a super star in reading! Ka rawe Kiya - For using more descriptive words in your writing. Ka pai Kiya Jack - For making awesome progress with your reading - super work! Kayno - for learning to write your name! Ruby M - For trying to write independently - well done! Cooper H - For showing determination with his reading - Ka pai! Fizza - for measuring objects in centimetres Riley - for measuring objects in centimetres Ruby-Rose - for aiming for excellence Jack - Wonderful writing - Ka pai Eden - You are an awesome reader - Well Done! James - Fantastic focus at fundamental skills Molly - Wonderful story writing Tristan - you are trying so hard to read letter sounds and hear letter sounds on their own and in words - keep up the amazing effort. Tino pai! Joshpreet - WOW - what a super learner you are! You can hear and say nearly all letter sounds and you are practising how these are written. Tino pai! Te Kete Pounamu Lily Yara StarR Oscar Grace Lena TKP Superstars this week! Hikurangi Rosie Nesha Nevaeh Jai Trilay

Te Kete Manawa Payton B Fergus Cooper TKM Super Stars Pare-Ariki Zachary Abbie F Te Kete Aronui Congratulations to Kane, Josh, Ryan, Tristan, Isla, and Alia! The TKA strivers from Week 6. Thank you to everyone who has returned their permission slips and paid for for the Marble Jar Day outing at the end of the year. Please start returning all outstanding sports uniforms ASAP. We would love them all back by the end of next week so we can sort through them. Te Kete Tangaroa Grace S - For an excellent effort in writing Aashna - For great work in Maths. Isabella - For great autobiography writing. Fatima - For always giving 100% and setting high standards. Awesome work Fatima. Ava - For working hard on her autobiography and getting ready to publish. Well done Ava. Connor – For being a great helper. You are always willing to help out and give a hand to people. Anisa - For excellent autobiography writing. Well done for working hard on producing top quality work. Daniel - For working hard on your writing and asking for help when you need it. Great initiative!

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Interschool Athletics

The interschool athletics team competed on Wednesday. There were 22 athletes from Hokowhitu and they represented our school with pride, showing our STRIVE values. We had some outstanding results including: - Our boys relay team who made it to the finals and came 2nd overall - Robert came 2nd in discus - Mila came 2nd in hurdles - Edmund came 2nd in 80m sprints - Oliver came 3rd or 4th in hurdles (to be confirmed) We also had lots of other fantastic results. Ka Pai to these top athletes - Natsume, Ariana, Mila, Kaitlin, Sophie, Ruby, Izzy, Edmund, Arapata, Phoenix, Emerald, Lennox, Oliver, Max, Will, PJ, Robert, Charlie, Joslyn, Patience, Charlotte, Alice.

Board of Trustees

The final meeting of the Board for 2018 will take place on Wednesday 5th December at 5.30 pm in the staffroom.

Everyone is welcome to come along. We look forward to seeing you there.

Community Notices

aPlus Christmas Holidays 2018-19 Christmas is approaching fast and aPlus Out of School has some amazing activities these summer holidays. If you are looking for an interesting and exciting time for the children – then check us out. For the older children there is the Adrenalin Forest, Movies, Splash Planet, Cloud Nine and more. For the younger children, our Explorers Club will be going to Owlcatraz, painting and throwing gumboots. Our Holiday Fun programme is for the younger children and is full of art, craft, games and in-house fun. We are open every day in the holidays apart from Public Holidays. If this sounds like something you would like to look into, grab a brochure from the ASC rooms or the school office or alternatively go on-line to book at www.aplus.kiwi.nz – or give us a ring on 06 357 5583.