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Term 2, Week 8: 19 June 2019 Learn to Strive. Strive to Learn PRINCIPAL’S HEADLINES Welcome to the newly elected Board of Trustees. We have the same board: Jenny Walter, Anthony Searle, Lara Utatao, George Reeves, with Ondine Harrex a new member and a new staff representative, Diane Harris. I know they will work hard to keep our school moving forward in all areas. Congratulations to Honey Schaumkel who represented Pukekohe East School at the recent Franklin Speech Competition. Honey’s speech on ‘Creativity Kept Inside’ was well researched and presented. Honey won our school’s competition. All students are involved in our musical ‘History Rocks’. Practices are in full swing. We have invited students from Pukekohe Intermediate to attend the matinee to give the children encouragement for their first performance. So if you wish to purchase tickets you need to get online and complete your purchases: trybooking.co.nz. A comprehensive notice has been sent home with all requirements for the day. Please read carefully. We also ask that you cancel any after school activities on 26 June. The children will need energy for the evening performance. Please come and help us set up the Pukekohe Town Hall on 25 June - we’ll need many volunteers to help us stack chairs etc., after the evening performance. Thank you again to all the parents and teachers for your help so far. Steve Burr has kindly printed the programmes for us. This Arts experience wouldn’t have been possible without Jacqui-May Allison- Dodds who has directed the musical. All classes now have air conditioning units, so a consistent heat this winter should be helpful for teachers and children in maintaining a more consistent body temperature. This is such an improvement from the electric wall heaters. We will also be looking forward to the classrooms being cooler when summer returns. There will be a Teacher Only Day on Friday 2 August, where teachers will take part in a full day’s UBRS training with psychologists from the Ministry of Education. UBRS – Understanding Behaviour, Responding Safely assists teachers, support staff and principals to encourage effective practices that enhance students’ behaviour and wellbeing. The workshop will emphasise proactive, preventative systems and practices that can be used to promote positive behaviour and wellbeing. Thank you for your co-operation by keeping your children at home on this day. We negotiated to get a Friday, so you could have a long weekend. Merillees Nicholls, Principal THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE SHOW PTA NEWS Chicken Orders for Pet Day: Order Forms are available from the school office and must be returned with payment by Friday, 5 July. Please Note: FFF date changed to 28 June not this Friday, 21 June. A big thank you to families for the mufti donations which will go towards the making up of hampers for Pet Day and the mystery bottle stall. We had a fantastic response! CAMP ADAIR - HUNUA Years three, four and five 2020 students are booked to go to camp 3-5 February. The teachers are visiting Camp Adair on Friday. There will be a meeting for all parents on Wednesday, 24 July at 6.30pm. Please mark this date on your calendar now. We will need helpers to support the teachers in all the activities. Police vets will be required, hence the early meeting. HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION SURVEY We are required to consult the community in this curriculum area. The survey can be found on the front page of our website www.peps.school.nz
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Term 2, Week 8: 19 June 2019 Learn to Strive. Strive to Learn
PRINCIPAL’S HEADLINES Welcome to the newly elected Board of Trustees. We have
the same board: Jenny Walter, Anthony Searle, Lara Utatao,
George Reeves, with Ondine Harrex a new member and a
new staff representative, Diane Harris. I know they will
work hard to keep our school moving forward in all areas.
Congratulations to Honey Schaumkel who represented
Pukekohe East School at the recent Franklin Speech
Competition. Honey’s speech on ‘Creativity Kept Inside’
was well researched and presented. Honey won our school’s
competition.
All students are involved in our musical ‘History Rocks’.
Practices are in full swing. We have invited students from
Pukekohe Intermediate to attend the matinee to give the
children encouragement for their first performance. So if
you wish to purchase tickets you need to get online and
complete your purchases: trybooking.co.nz. A
comprehensive notice has been sent home with all
requirements for the day. Please read carefully. We also ask
that you cancel any after school activities on 26 June. The
children will need energy for the evening performance.
Please come and help us set up the Pukekohe Town Hall on
25 June - we’ll need many volunteers to help us stack chairs
etc., after the evening performance. Thank you again to all
the parents and teachers for your help so far. Steve Burr has
kindly printed the programmes for us. This Arts experience
wouldn’t have been possible without Jacqui-May Allison-
Dodds who has directed the musical.
All classes now have air conditioning units, so a consistent
heat this winter should be helpful for teachers and children
in maintaining a more consistent body temperature. This is
such an improvement from the electric wall heaters. We
will also be looking forward to the classrooms being cooler
when summer returns.
There will be a Teacher Only Day on Friday 2 August,
where teachers will take part in a full day’s UBRS training
with psychologists from the Ministry of Education. UBRS –
Understanding Behaviour, Responding Safely assists
teachers, support staff and principals to encourage effective
practices that enhance students’ behaviour and wellbeing.
The workshop will emphasise proactive, preventative
systems and practices that can be used to promote positive
behaviour and wellbeing. Thank you for your co-operation
by keeping your children at home on this day. We
negotiated to get a Friday, so you could have a long
weekend.
Merillees Nicholls, Principal
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE SHOW
PTA NEWS
Chicken Orders for Pet Day: Order Forms are available from the school office and must be returned with payment by Friday, 5 July.
Please Note: FFF date changed to 28 June not this Friday, 21
June.
A big thank you to families for the mufti donations which will go towards the making up of hampers for Pet Day and the mystery bottle stall. We had a fantastic response!
CAMP ADAIR - HUNUA
Years three, four and five 2020 students are booked to go to camp 3-5 February. The teachers are visiting Camp Adair on Friday. There will be a meeting for all parents on Wednesday, 24 July at 6.30pm. Please mark this date on your calendar now. We will need helpers to support the teachers in all the activities. Police vets will be required, hence the early meeting.
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION SURVEY
We are required to consult the community in this curriculum area. The survey can be found on the front page of our website www.peps.school.nz
NZ MODERN SCHOOL OF MUSIC –
COUNTIES MUSIC COMPETITION RESULTS
Congratulations to the following students who recently
competed in NZ Modern School of Music Competitions.
Fantastic Results!
Piano Results
Brodie McRobbie - Trophy Winner Restricted Piano 7
years under, 2 Gold, 2 Very Highly Commended
Tom Cottier - Trophy Winner Restricted Piano 8-10
years, Gold and Highly Commended
Ava-May Allison-Dodds- Very Highly Commended -
(Restricted Classical)
Charlee Lundon - 2 Silver, VHC, HC (Classical/Boogie)
Amelia Wallace - Gold, Bronze (Classical)
Annabelle Stevens - Bronze, HC (Classical)
Jessica Loxton - 2 Silver, HC (Classical)
Lucy Cottier - Silver, 2 Bronze, VHC, HC (Modern, Duet and
Classical)
Honey Schaumkel - Gold, Bronze, VHC, HC (Classical and
Duet)
Sophie Stevens - Gold, Bronze, VHC (Classical)
Brooke Reynolds - Silver, 2 Highly Commended (Modern
and Classical)
Leo Wallace - Highly Commended (Classical)
Esmae Utatao - Gold (Restricted Classical)
Keyboard Results
Amelia Wallace - Trophy Winner 9 years Keyboard, 2
Gold
Sophie Stevens - Trophy Winner Restricted Keyboard 7
years under, Gold, Silver, 2 Bronze
Leo Wallace - Highly Commended
Riley Horne - Very Highly Commended
Brodie McRobbie - Gold, Silver, HC, HC
Ben Smith - Bronze
Jessica Loxton - Silver, VHC, HC
Kees Smith - Bronze and HC
Annabelle Stevens - 2 Silver
Lachlan Colbert - VHC
Vocals
Zoe Ansell - Very Highly Commended (8-12 years)
Ukulele
Sienna Moloney and Zoe Ansell - Silver (duet)
Lucy Cottier - Silver
Zoe Ansell - Bronze
Sienna Moloney - Very Highly Commended
Entertainment (school groups)
3rd Place! Puke East Group involving: Ava-May, Naomi,
Layla-Paige, Zach, Lucy, Jessica, Honey, Annabelle, Zoe,
Sienna.
Dates to Remember! TERM 2
Dates Times Events Check
21 June Fun Food Friday - POSTPONED
25 June 6.00pm Assist in setting up show at Town Hall
26 June 1.30pm
6.30pm
Production – History Rocks!
Matinee and Evening Show
Book
Tickets
28 June Fun Food Friday
1 July 5.45pm BOT Meeting
2 July 7.00pm PTA Meeting
5 July
2.15pm
Last Day of Term 2
Whole School Assembly
Titoki
22 July Start of Term 3
HELP WANTED We need some 3m poles and curtains to be picked up from Otahuhu this week for History Rocks! Please contact Jacqui-May Allison-Dodds if you can help. Please email [email protected] or leave a message at the office.
Have you booked your tickets? Only 1 week to go!
Seasons For Growth is a grief, loss and change program for children, and helps them deal with challenges in their lives e.g separation, divorce, death or family changes. The next after-school program starts on Thursday 1st of August, 4pm-5pm at St Andrews Church hall in Pukekohe. A Parent Programme is also available. The Programs run for 8 weeks during term time. For enquiries or enrolments please phone/text Marisa Skilton on 021 142 5812, office on 238 7228, or contact me at [email protected]. For more info go to www.pukekohecommunityaction.co.nz/seasons.
