HUKANUI SCHOOL

VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “

Hukanui School Pickering Cres Phone: 07 8556037 P.O. Box 12002 www.hukanui.school.nz Chartwell - HAMILTON office@hukanui.school.nz

NEWSLETTER 1 September 2016

HUKANUI VALUES: Respect, Excellence, Co-operation,

Integrity, Individuality.

Dear Parents/Caregivers Nga mihi kia koutou katoa INTERSCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Congratulations to all our interschool team who ran well at the interschool cross country at Porritt Stadium on Tuesday. Every runner gave it their best against good opposition. Top individual placings achieved were: Y4 Girls: 6th Eva Warham. Y4 Boys: 4th Ashton Blenkiron. Y5 Girls: 4 t h R a c h a e l R o n o w i c z , 8 t h Sasha McGowan, 9th Jenny Xiang. Y5 Boys: 2nd Jake Walters. Y6 Girls: 6th Elise Gilbert. Y6 Boys: 5th Daniel Knox.

BOT - PARENT SURVEY Every year the Board consults with and asks for feedback from our community. Last year we sent out a full satisfaction survey around all the key areas in our Hukanui Charter. The feedback was helpful in revising our strate-gic planning and we do this type of survey every second year. In 2016 we are asking for your feedback around our Hukanui Curricu-lum and your child’s learning. We will send the survey link home tomorrow through our email database to ensure only school par-ents / caregivers participate. If you don’t have internet access a written survey can be filled in at the school office. The survey is open for three weeks and will close on Wednesday 21 September. Thank you for taking the time to answer the questions, we appreciate your feedback. Leanne Reynolds, Board of Trustees Chairperson

NOTICE OF PAID UNION MEETING On Monday 12 September from 9 to 11 am there will be no normal classroom programmes as staff in our school will be attending a Paid Union Meeting. PUMs are authorised by section 26 of the Em-ployment Relations Act 2000 (the “Act”), therefore employees are lawfully entitled to attend them. The Government is proposing a “Global Budget” for education that removes the split for staff and operational funding. There are no plans to increase funding so schools will be forced to trade off the costs of teaching staff against other costs to run a school. Primary and Secondary Teachers and Principals have united to express their concerns. They are saying this could result in fewer teachers and larger class sizes.They say this is effectively a return to the failed bulk funding exper-iment of the 1990s. The meetings on 12 September are for teachers to discuss their concerns and plan their response. Children can still at-tend school before 11 am that day where they will be supervised and safe. However normal classroom programmes will not resume until 11 am. If you are sending your child to school at the later time of 11 am please let your child’s teacher or the school office know by Friday 9 Sep-tember.

DAFFODIL DAY Last Friday 26 August our chil-dren showed their caring think-ing by brining a gold coin for the Cancer Society. A total of $555.00 was raised which is a

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VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “

great effort. Well done everyone.

PIZZAS NEXT WEEK Tomorrow, Friday is the last day to have your pizza orders in for next week. No late orders will be taken. Please see the separate order letter sent home last week or you can download another one from the newsletter menu on our webpage. All pizzas are $5 each and will be delivered on the following days: Tuesday 6th Year 3&4, Wednesday 7th for Year 5&6 and Thursday 8th for all junior classes. Thank you for supporting our fundraiser. Student Leaders

CONGRATULATIONS This week we congratulate Shiloh Tulloch from Room 23 who came first in a writing competition run by Paper Plus Bookstore. She won $ 50 cash + $ 50 Pilot pen pack + $ 50 Paper Plus Gift Card. That’s fantastic Shiloh, enjoy your prizes.

SCHOOL  LUNCHES  A  reminder  that  a  wide  range  of  healthy  hot  and  cold  lunches  can  be  ordered  online  every  day  now  through  EZLUNCH.  Follow  the  link  on  our  webpage  

www.hukanui.school.nz    

WINTER  SPORTS  &  CULTURAL  PHOTOS  Winter   Sports   and  Cultural   Photos  will   be   taken  on  Monday  12  September  from  11  am  onwards.    Please  bring  your  sports  uniform  on  this  day  for  these  pho-­‐tos.  Uniforms   can   be   returned   to   the   office   aKer   your  photo   has   been   taken   if   your   sports   team   has   fin-­‐ished  playing  for  the  season.  

PTA NEWS

SPORTS NEWS & POD

Calendar  Art.  Orders  close  9  September.  

ICAS  SPELLING  RESULTS  Students  from  Hukanui  School  demonstrated  high-­‐level   Spelling   skills  when   they   parOcipated   in   the  recent   ICAS  Spelling  CompeOOon.  Forty  eight   stu-­‐dents   entered   the   compeOOon   and   twenty   three  achieved   special   awards.   The   compeOOon   is   de-­‐signed   to   test   a   range   of   Spelling   skills   including;  dictaOon,  rules,  proofreading  and  correcOng.  We   congratulate   all   entrants   and   give   special  recogniOon  to  the  following  recipients  of  the  spe-­‐cial  awards:  High  Dis?nc?on  Year  6  -­‐  Hilary  Clarke  Dis?nc?on  Year  4  -­‐  Evelyn  Joe,  Oliver  Jones,  Zach  Jones,  Sarah  Nakayama-­‐MaYngly,  Joseph  Surrey,  Daniel  Thirtle  Year  5  -­‐  Libby  Hayvice  Year  6  -­‐  Alex  Liu,  Bridget  McAuley,  Eila  McCay  Credit  Year  4  -­‐  Haneul  Choi,  Ma^hew  Colvin,  Ryan  Leslie  Year  5  -­‐  Cassia  Lee,  Jarren  Xin  Year  6  -­‐  Samantha  Bond,  Jessica  Licht,  Samuel  Priest,  Odin  Roberts  Merit    Year  5  -­‐    Jenny  Xiang  Year  6  -­‐    Isabella  Shanks,  Shannon  Aplin  

HOCKEY  Dribblers  4  Pukete  2.  Maddie  Cooper  Strikers  4  Te  Rapa  1.  Georgie  Irvine  Tacklers  4  Marion  1.  Katelin  Roberts  Quicks?cks  2  Home  School  Tigers  3.    Harriet  Cooper  NETBALL  Fernz  0  Flames  19.  Whole  team  Stars  9  Vardon  9.  Jana  Hendrikse  Hotshots  7  Newstead  4.    Seonyeong  Lee  Flyers  12  Deanwell  25.  Whole  Team  Flames  29  Melville  1.  Marina  Aleksic  MINIBALL  Heat  7  Deanwell  Lakers  16.  Niah  Guicherit  &  Zara  Mes  Breakers  26  Glenview  35.  Leah  Mes  

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VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “

STAR OF THE WEEK

Room 1 Dylan Stout Room 2 Angel CaoRoom 3 Damon Walsh Room 4 Zara HoulihanRoom 5 Hannah Howard Room 6 Jake WaltersRoom 7 Harriet Cooper Room 8 James EmbletonRoom 9 Letian Deng Room 10 Ethan LeeversRoom 11 Olivia Blewman Room 12 Ben CooperRoom 13 Lilly Hanifan Room 14 Daniel BondRoom 15 Shanelle Pinny Room 16 Sean FergussonRoom 17 Fletcher Allan Room 18 Poppy GoodinRoom 19 Sophie Shen Room 20 Ryan WangRoom 21 Navkiran Kaur Room 22 Tarin McBrideRoom 23 Maiah Marchioni Room 24 Levi ShawRoom 25 Tom Cobham Room 26 Maria Laumape-Graham

Reception Room Hayley Pirihi

Thank you to Smith & McKenzie for sponsoring our Stars of the Week

CHILDREN’S WRITING

Matches are not cold they are hot. The kid is about to play with the matches. Matches can burn you. The kid is realising that matches are hot.By Sophie Aquilina, Reception Room  

When there is a fire, first you stop what you are doing. After that you shout FIRE FIRE FIRE! You only shout three times. Then you shut the door because fires breathe a lot of air and if a fire doesn't have enough air to breathe it will go out. Our meeting place is by the letter box. 

By Levi ShawRoom 24

HUKANUI SCHOOL

VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “

Kind regards David Mossop Tumuaki

Calendar  of  Events              1  Sept          -­‐  Year  0-­‐2  Cross  Country  day,          racing  commences  1.30  pm          -­‐  BOT  Survey  opens  

       2  Sept          -­‐  Year  5  &  6  Assembly,  9.15  am  

       6  Sept          -­‐  Pizza  Day  for  Years  3  &  4  

       7  Sept          -­‐  Pizza  Day  for  Years  5  &  6          -­‐  Maths  Olympiad          -­‐  Year  3  &  4  Chinese  ElecOve          sharing  12  -­‐  12.30  pm          -­‐  Year  3  &  4  ElecOves  sharing          2.15  -­‐  2.45  pm                    8  Sept          -­‐  Pizza  Day  for  Years  0  -­‐  2  

       9  Sept          -­‐  Year  0  -­‐  2  Assembly,  9.15  am          -­‐  All  Blacks  visit  Hukanui!          10.20  -­‐  11.30  am  

       12  Sept          -­‐  Paid  Union  Mee?ng,          9  -­‐  11  am  (see  details  on  front          page  of  newsle^er)          -­‐  Winter  Sports  Photo  Day,          11  am            -­‐  PTA  MeeOng,  7.30  pm.          School  Staffroom,  all  welcome  

       13  Sept          -­‐  Interschool  Winter  Sports          Day          -­‐  New  Families  InducOon,  9  am  

       14  Sept          -­‐  Year  6    OrientaOon  visit  to          Fairfield  Intermediate  

   For  our  full  school  calendar  of                        events  go  to  our  website    www.hukanui.school.nz

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