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NEWSLETTER No: 10/2013

Fortnightly 7 August 2013

Silver Kiwi Award

Deontae Gooch-Marr

Well done, another display of our 7 values,

PRIDE, EXCELLENCE, BELONGING, UNITY, INTEGRITY, RESPECT, SPIRIT

‘An effective school empowering learners’

7August 2013

Principals Comment:

A very warm welcome to the

following new pupils and their

families: Shayden, Tyla-

Rose, Levi and Rua. Our roll

now stands at 333.

We would also like to wel-

come Susan Harris to our school. Susan is

teaching in Room 15 our new year 1 class which

we have started up this term. A very warm wel-

come Susan. Also welcome to Kirsten Beck

who is a student teacher in Room 3. We hope

you enjoy your time with us.

Congratulations to our gymnastics team who

took part in the Inter-School gymnastics compe-

tition at the end of last term. The team did ex-

tremely well with a number of children compet-

ing at a very high level. Results are as follows

Flyers Novice Artistic Flyers Novice Artistic Teams

Casey Vincent-1st Place Pekerau 1st Place

Hadlee Collett- 2nd Place Casey Vincent Amy Kerr

Nicole Furniss Hadlee Collett

Springers Novice

Ethan Omundson - 1st Place Flynn Prutton - 3rd Place

Springers Novice Team 1st Place

Ethan Omundsen Jake Omundsen Flynn Prutton

Pekerau School Won School Spirit Trophy

On Monday night I attended the “Kids for Kids”

concert in Hamilton where our choir were sing-

ing. It was a wonderful night and our children all

sang and conducted themselves extremely well.

A highlight of the evening for the school was

Raiha being chosen to sing a solo with Nathan

King. She sang beautifully and she won the

hearts of the audience with her wonderful voice.

Well done Raiha you made us all very proud.

Well done also to Nicole who was chosen to

play the ukulele with 5 other children. She per-

formed extremely well and again made us all

feel very proud. Many thanks to Jude Ericksen

and Liz Diprose for preparing the children so

well for this wonderful event. Many thanks also

to the parents who attended to support their chil-

dren.

And finally a reminder that my door is always

open. If for any reason you would like to have a

chat about anything that may be happening at

school please feel free to come in. I might not

be able to solve all your concerns but I will listen

and do my very best to make sure that your

child’s time at our school is a happy and safe

experience.

John Cubitt

John Cubitt

Principal

Term dates:

Term 3 : 29 July—27 September

Term 4 : 14 October—18 December

Next Board of Trustees meeting

September 10 at 5.30pm in the

staffroom. All parents/caregivers

welcome.

Milo & cookie Monday

order at the office

ONLY $1

Proposed Cross Country

Date

Wednesday 4th September

SCHOOL JACKETS

ONLY $45

ORDERS TAKEN AT OFFICE!!

Jackets are a navy blue,

fleece lined rain jacket. See office

for sample jacket.

S.O.S S.O.S S.O.S S.O.S

Is there anybody out there with an inner artist just waiting

for the right project?

I know it’s not in New Zealanders nature to say you are good at something but please don’t be shy. As you know we have a new wall / fence built between the senior block and the neighbours. This is for our children’s art work to be displayed on. It is going to be an outdoor art gallery. We need your help to paint it. If you are able to give some of your valuable time to this project please contact the school. We will collect names and then get in touch to see if we can meet at a convenient time for everyone and develop a plan of attack. Even if you don’t have an artistic bone in your body we will still need help to paint areas in plain colour.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

We are in the throes of getting ready for our SCHOOL PRODUCTION. This year the whole school will be taking part. The story line is based on the night before Christmas when all the toys come to life. If you have any skills in costume making, prop painting, hair and make- up or choreography, and you would like to contribute in some way, please contact the school office and let them know. It is an exciting time and an experience that all the children will remember forever. We would love you to be a part of it.

Thank you to the wonderful response for hot soup Friday fundraisers over the winter term. This is the last hot soup Friday for the year as the weather is heating up! Look out for our summer cooler

PEKERAU SCHOOL

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE PRESENTS...

LADIES NIGHT Come along with your friends and family and enjoy

a night of hassle free shopping! There will be prod-

uct displays, tastings, special deals, raffles and

information from the following local businesses:

Prenzel

Nutrimetics

Intimo Lingerie

Bruces Fitness Centre

Tupperware

Maria Spanbroek—Health Coach

Date: 22 August 2013

Time: 7.00pm - 9pm

Venue: Pekerau School Library

Price:$10 per person—tickets from Office

Complimentary glass of bubbly or juice on arrival

included in price.

REMINDER POTATO IN A BUCKET SLIPS AND

MONEY DUE BACK MONDAY 19TH AUGUST

$2 PER ENTRY

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