My tooth came out…
Story and picture by Gretta, Rimu 3
Puketapu School Newsletter Term 3 – Week 5 - 23 August 2017
Dillon Drive, Bell Block, New Plymouth | Tel: 06 755 0973 | TXT 027 755 0973
| Email: [email protected] | www.puketapu.school.nz
New to Puketapu:
Rynal Prasad
Kia ora nga whanau o Puketapu,
At Puketapu School one of our strategic aims is to provide a learning environment that
enables all Māori akonga to gain the skills, knowledge and dispositions they need to succeed
and to be proud in knowing who they are as Māōri.
Kapa Haka plays an integral part in our weekly programme for our learners to stand tall and
proud as Māori and New Zealanders. This Friday our performance ropu head to Te Huihuinga o nga
Tatarakihi to showcase their kapa haka talent. We would like to thank our student and adult leaders who
have helped them get there.
Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria
My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul
This is a proverb closely associated with language revitalization, a struggle which is very important in
maintaining culture.
Nga mihi
Ngatai Walker
Principal
This Friday: Te Huihuinga o nga Tatarakihi - Taranaki
Primary Schools Cultural Festival
This Friday, at City West Church, New Plymouth. Our performance time has been confirmed
as 2.30pm.
Performers are to be at school by 9am please. We
meet in school hall to get ready. If there are parents
that can help with dressing, hair and doing the moko
stamps, you are most welcome to come help. We are
getting a bus to and from venue, leaving school at
12.00noon.
We would love to see lots of our community coming
to support the group - we have tickets available in the
office for $3.00 for those that are coming ($5 on the
door).
As our school gets bigger, the road outside
school is getting busier.
With more traffic and more people, we all
need to be more careful.
The crossing outside our school is a
kea crossing.
When there is a road patrol (after school) then cars must stop
at the kea crossing.
When there is no road patrol, pedestrians do not have right of
way. Drivers are not required to stop. A kea crossing provides
people with a shorter, and so safer place to cross the road.
Pedestrians: before crossing a road - always stop, look
both ways multiple times, listen and make sure you
are seen before crossing any road or
street.
Drivers need to be ready to stop near
schools, bus stops and pedestrian crossings
or kea crossings.
Remember drivers, your speed limit is always
20km/h when passing the school.
Ngā Ngaru e toru Ko te putaketanga o te whakapono. The 3 waves represent the foundation of our faith.
Pari design for Puketapu - what does it mean? When we step up on Friday we will be wearing uniforms designed especially for us. They have many special meanings and we wear them with pride.
Ānei ngā waka e toru Aotea Kurahaupo Tokomaru
Matua Te Tapu (Taranaki) Ka tū whakahī mātou ngā Mokopuna ō Te Kura ō Puketapu. We stand tall and proud resembling our Maunga as representatives of our School Puketapu.
Ngā Tae. Kakāriki- Mātauranga Kōwhai- Te Āō Mārama (Māramatanga) Mā- Te Ara Tiatia Pango- Manawa Kāroro Green- Knowledge Yellow- Understanding White- The reflection of light Black- Determination
Kōiā nei ngā Uri Whakaeke New Generation
Ngā Uri Whakatipuranga Todays Generation
Please be
careful
and safe
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Call them kutus, nits, headlice… they are an
ongoing problem in our communities. Anyone
can get them and they prefer clean hair – it is
not a hygiene issue. Weekly checking hair can
help prevent headlice. If you see headlice, apply conditioner,
leave on hair 30 minutes. Use a fine tooth comb and divide
the hair into small sections. Comb from close to the scalp to
the end of the hair. Wipe comb on paper towel, you will be
able to see any kutus combed out. Wash hair, rinse and dry.
Repeat this process every day for two weeks.
You can get free product to help: Speak with your GP, or
contact Angie Fry Public Health Nurse
06 753 7790 ext 8780.
A message from our Public Health Nurse
Please help us stop the spread of nasty germs: If your child is not well, please keep them home until they are properly better.
To keep all our tamariki safer, the car park and driveway is
out of bounds for all students. Vehicles will also be
prevented from driving into the quad area.
Students and whanau are asked to please use
the main entrance gate, not the driveway, when
walking, scooting, or biking. Please don’t drive
into the car park unless absolutely necessary.
The Taranaki Toy Library is holding a
Children’s MONSTER Book Sale on
Saturday 16 September 9am-3pm at the
Hall of Knox Church in Fitzroy. If you would
like to donate quality second hand
books, please drop these off to the school office
before 25 August. Please no colouring-in or activity
books unless they are in new condition. For more info,
see Facebook ‘Children’s Monster Book Sale’
Thursday 24 August Lunch Special: Pizza Buns $2.50 each
Pick up a menu from the school office. Order before school
Thur 24 Aug: PCT Bluelight Challenge (Year 7&8)
Student Showcase 11.10am (Kowhai 4)
Pies delivered to school
Le reve Party 6.30pm
Fri 25 Aug: Kapa Haka: Tatarakihi @ City West Church
Maths Spectacular Quiz- 7pm-9pm
Mon 28 Aug: Year 7/8 Ski Trip week
Tue 29 Aug: Project Hotspot Trip (Kauri)
Thur 7 Sept: Student Showcase 11.10am (Rimu 4)
Fri 15 Sept: Puketapu School Cross Country
Thur 21 Sept: Student Showcase 11.10am (Kowhai 3)
Sat 23 Sept: NZ General Election
Wed 27 Sept: Taranaki Cross Country (Hawera)
Thur 28 Sept: Duffy Role Model Assembly (9.30am)
Fri 29 Sept: Loud Shirt & Wacky Hair Day
Student Showcase & Awards (11.10am)
Term 3 ends on Friday 29 September
Term 4 starts on Monday October
Cross country is coming… Puketapu Cross Country is on Friday 15 September. This is for all age groups - everyone runs, and everyone dresses in their whanau group colours.
Running will start after morning tea and continue after lunch. Why not make a day of it and bring a picnic lunch?
NETBALL ANZ FUTUREFERNS YEAR 1&2 NEW PLYMOUTH
Calling all Year 1 & 2 boys and girls who would like to play
netball. Venue and day TBC
Registrations close on 4th September 5pm
Please sign up at the office. Team will be dependent on
parents being available to coach.
Come to our Le Reve Party!
Candles, aromatherapy, essential oils,
diffusers… All welcome.
Thursday 24 August, 6.30pm in the school staffroom.
If you have ordered Andersons Pies, they will be here for collection on Thursday afternoon. We will contact you as soon as they are ready.
Did you know?
You can keep up to date with what’s on by downloading our
School App, or by looking at the calendar on the home page
of the school’s web site - www.puketapu.school.nz
Can you help? We have lots of girls and boys who are keen to play Future Ferns Netball… but we need coaches! Date and venue TBC, but if you can help, please contact the office or speak with Kim.
Congratulations to all our award inners…
Whakamanatia Awards Whakamanatia Awards celebrate achievements in the Key Competencies:
Managing Self, Relating to Others, Participating and Contributing, Thinking and Using Language, Symbols and Text
Justin Bromwich For relating to others: Looking after Rimu 4. Rylan Allan For being an awesome Student Receptionist for two
days in a row! Rico Rauputu Playing well with others and showing our School
values by helping others. Brylee Mehaney-Johnston For always being a caring friend to all. Lee Duff For getting 100% in his WordLab test and for
having a very positive attitude. Kingston Awa-Colvin For reading at home. Evie Roberts For awesome attitude and independence in
reading! Olly Takurua For great learning - 100% in a spelling test - and for
making a really good choice at lunch time today. Olly Takurua For awesome sportsmanship and game sense on
the basketball court. Oliver Suthon For completing his set tasks and showing great
listening skills and manners. Olly Takurua Being a patient teacher of Rugby kicking skills. Skylah Hill For being a super friend to all in Kowhai 1. Omar-el-Farouk Merdj For listening to the teacher and cleaning up
showing great school values.