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NEWSLETTER

PRINCIPAL: Craig Haggo

B.O.T. CHAIRPERSON: Brigid Crawford Phone: 533 3811

Old Coach Road R D 6 Te Puke 3186 Phone (07) 533 3731 Fax (07) 533 3521 Email office@pongakawa.school.nz

Website: www.pongakawa.school.nz

JR Bui lding sp ec ia l is e in FARM BUILDIN GS I NF RASTRUCTURE 20 years ex perience servic ing the Bay

► Farm Buildings infrastructure: hay barns, pole sheds, silage

bunkers, calf sheds and more….

► Specialist in all fencing: including decks and security fencing

► Orchard Development ► Artificial shelter

PLEASE SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL

6 Queen Street

PO Box 47, Te Puke, New Zealand

Phone 07 573 6127 / 573 6247

Fax 07 573 9831

Farm Orchard Tractors and

Machinery Sales & Service are your local agents for ;

TERM DATES 2017: TERM 1:1/2/17 - 13/4/17 TERM 2:1/5/17 - 7 /7/17 TERM 3:24/7/17 - 29/9/17 TERM 4:16/10/17 - 15/12/17

Contact Justin Robertson M: 021 792 460

E: justinroamnz@hotmail.com W: www.ministryofdafence.co.nz

Main Road PO Box 582 Te Puke 3153 New Zealand Ph: 07 573 9107 Fax: 07 5736915

Email:info@rr-tractors.co.nz Website: www.rrtractors.co.nz

TE PUKE VETERINARY CENTRE

Your friendly Caring Team

Comprehensive medical &

surgical service for farm &

companion animals

Ph (07) 573 7606

KIWI LAND

DEVELOPMENTS

BULLDOZING, CONTOURING AND EXCAVATING

Ph 5333063 or 0274 741589

Email: kimmc@xtra.co.nz

David Reid P: 07 533 3668 M: 027 2533 454 E: reidyburger@slingshot.co.nz A: 1963 Old Coach Rd, RD6, Te Puke

Build it - Fix it - Move it!

*Onsite engineering & welding *12 tonne bulldozer & operator for hire. *Competitive Rates

Ph Rod 027 8918440 or 07 5336066

*Agricultural work *Farm races & tracks *Contouring *Plant & Machinery repairs/modifications *30 years experience *Quality workmanship

136 Pukehina Parade Pukehina Beach, R D 9, Te Puke

PH: 07 2811324 or Mob: 021 0467065

Managing Holiday & Long Term Rentals

Covering all areas from Matata to Te Puke

See our website at: www.beachrentals.net.nz

FARM BIKE SERVICING

REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

QUADS, TRAIL BIKES, BEACH BIKES

And 2-WHEELERS

Ph: 573 4038 Mike & Shelly Priebe - M & M Contractors

PROFESSIONAL & PERSONALISED PROPERTY SPECIALISTS

Quality Tree Work Tree Pruning – Felling – Removals

Hedge Trimming – Chipping Andy Neverman

021 155 8217

andy.neverman@gmail.com

Coming Soon . . .

EMBODIMENT NATUROPATHY

PHONE:0226779003 EMAIL: TAPDOUTPLUMBING@GMAIL.COM

Dear Parents and Caregivers Hope you had a fantastic Labour Weekend and spent just a little time relaxing before that Christmas rush and madness we all seem to get caught up in. On behalf of everyone connected with Pongakawa a huge thank you to our wonderful PTA, other helpers, staff, communi-ty and students for another wonderful Ag. Day. We had marvellous weather and the tradition and culture epitomised by this event was clearly evident. It also showed how important the school is to our community when in many areas this has become far less noticeable. In the coming weeks we have other major events which we hope you can attend and be a part of Athletics and Grandparents’ days are examples of this. Have a fantastic week and huge congratulations to all students who move on to represent us at Group Day. Craig Haggo Principal

Our bank account details for any payments are: ASB 123407 0007320 00

School Office: Phone 533 3731

Email address: office@pongakawa.school.nz

Week 2 Term 4

24th October 2017

Website www.pongakawa.school.nz

BOT Elections Term 4 2017 Have you ever thought of becoming involved in our school by being a member of our Board of Trustees? This is your chance! Mid term BOT elections are coming up this term and there are two positions available. If you are interested in standing for our Board pop in and have a chat with Craig or call Brigid (current Board Chair) on Ph 5333 811. You will receive a nomination form in the post and nominations close 17th November 2017.

AG DAY 2017 RESULTS Calves Leading: Senior 1 Mya Taft 2 Alyssa McDowell 3 Ibeliz Adlington. Junior 1 Alexia Gordon 2 Jai Taft-Robertson 3 Caitlin McDowell Child Effort: Light Breed, Senior 1 Natalie Thompson, 2 Alyssa McDowell, 3 Summer Deed Junior 1 Mitchell Cumming, 2 Lucy Wattam 3 Caitlin McDowell. Heavy Breed, Senior 1 Shaydon Steele, 2 Mya Taft, 3 Lila Neverman. Junior 1 Alexia Gordon, 2 Angus Walker, 3 Maseo Adlington Beef Breed, Senior, 1 Flynn Watts, 2 Jack Taylor. Junior 1 Ashton Deed, 2 Mollie Wilton. Dairy Type Light Breed, Senior 1 Alyssa McDowell, 2 Natalie Thompson, 3 Summer Deed Junior 1 Lucy Wattam, 2 Caitlin McDowell, 3 Mitchell Cumming. Heavy Breed, Senior 1 Ibeliz Adlington, 2 Shaydon Steele, 3 Mya Taft. Junior 1 Devon Jones, 2 Alexia Gordon, 3 Bella Ngawhika. Beef Breed, Senior 1 Flynn Watts 2 Jack Taylor. Junior 1 Ashton Deed 2 Mollie Wilton CALVES Cup Winners Joe Milsom Cup Leading: Mya Taft ASB Champion Jersey child effort: Mitchell Cumming. Marsh Cup Champion child effort Heavy: Shaydon Steele Ohara Estate Trophy Child Effort Beef: Flynn Watts Taft Cup Best Type Heavy: Devon Jones Cawte Cup Champion Jersey: Lucy Wattam. Reserve Champion: Alyssa McDowell Nettlingham Cup Champion Heavy: Shaydon Steele Reserve Champion Heavy: Alexia Gordon. FMG Cup Champion Beef: Flynn Watts. Reserve Champion: Ashton Deed Oxenham Cup Child Effort Champion All Breeds: Flynn Watts Green Cup Judging: Kate Menefy Lambs Leading Senior 1 Kate Menefy, 2 April Sharpe, 3 Jolisa Whitehead. Junior 1 Rosie Morgan, 2 Charlie Sharpe, 3 Addison Watts. Calling Senior 1 Kate Menefy, 2 Jolisa Whitehead, 3 April Sharpe. Junior 1 Addison Watts, 2 Rosie Morgan, 3 Kane Jones. Child Effort Senior 1 Jolisa Whitehead, 2 April Sharpe, 3 Jodie Sharpe. Junior 1 Rosie Morgan, 2 Addison Watts, 3 Keegan Taft. Type Senior 1 Jolisa Whitehead, 2 Will Morgan, 3 April Sharpe. Junior 1 Addison Watts, 2 Tyler Dodunski, 3 Johnny Brown. LAMBS Cup Winners Spratt Cup/Leading:Rosie Morgan Atkinson Cup/Calling Kate Menefy. Pattie Cup/Jnr Champion: Addison Watts Reserve Jnr Champion: Rosie Morgan Marsh Cup Senior Champion: Jolisa Whitehead Reserve Snr Champion: Kate Menfy Eric Ball Supreme Champion Lamb: Jolisa Whitehead. Myhill Cup best pet: Johnny Brown Goats Leading Senior 1 Dale Horton, 2 Matthew Hughes-Outen, 3 Riley Horton. Junior 1 Kayden Taylor, 2 Flynn Adlington, 3 Logan McGettigan. Calling Senior 1 Dale Horton, 2 Riley Horton, 3 Aidan McGettigan. Junior 1 Kayden Taylor, 2 Flynn Adlington, 3 Orlando Botha. Child Effort Senior 1 Dale Horton, 2 Riley Horton, 3 Aidan McGettigan. Junior 1 Flynn Adlington, 2 Kayden Taylor, 3 Lotte Goodwin. GOAT Cup Winners Paterson Cup-Champ Goat: Dale Horton Reserve Champion: Kayden Taylor. Good luck everyone above who will be attending Group Day. Cats: Senior 1 Frankie Melhuish, 2 Brady Meyer, 3 Syncere Dawson. Junior 1 Taylor Skerritt 2 Margot Crawford, 3 Annabelle Taylor. Renee Cowell Coolest Cat Cup: Izzy Beattie Dogs: Senior 1 Brooke Barclay, 2 Ripene Smith, 3 Chelsea Green. Junior 1 Angelina Bond, 2 Malachi Steel, 3 Dylan Marsh. Tom Walters Top Dog Cup: Brooke Barclay

Other Pets Feathered 1 Charlotte Mortensen, 2 Kaziah Roberts, 3 Emily Edkins Mixed Pets 1 Jeremy Oats, 2 Miley McMaster 3 Ryan Craig.

Thanks to all those wonderful parents who helped out for Ag day either for setting up or packing up, BBQ duties, helping in the home produce/ticket Stall, or food Stall. Your help is very much appreciated.

GROUP DAY - THIS Thursday 26/10/17 All children who placed 1st - 3rd are eligible to attend Group Day and compete in all the events for their type of animal. Please notify our office by tomorrow morning (Wed) if you are NOT attending as 4th placed students can then register. Be at the A & P Showgrounds (opposite Kiwi360) by 9.00am. Gates open at 8.00am. One of our teachers will hand out tops and tag numbers for your child so keep an eye out for them. BYO standards for your pet. Sunhat, sunscreen and even a raincoat . Food & drinks sell throughout the day.

Attention Lamb and Calves participants: Lambs: Please check in with Janella Whitehead before leaving & Calves: Please check in with Pip Walker before leaving because your child’s pet may be needed to compete in the teams events. Children can participate in all events on the day If children who received trophies on Ag Day can please return them to the school office asap so that they can be engraved and then they can be returned to you. There are still some tags to be returned from Ag day, please return these to the school office asap. Thank you.

AG Day Raffle Results: FMG Hamper - Maggy Buhler

Calf Feeder (donated by Farmlands) - Phyl Goodwin Calf Feeder (donated by Farmlands) – Steve Dobbs

Firewood (donated by Blair) - Ross Goodwin. Congratulations to our winners.

Ag Day Pet Diary Awards

Back Field Animals Yr 0-3

1st Rosie Morgan 2nd Max Driver 3rd equal Lucy Wattam and Alexia Gordon Highly Commended: Kodie Mear

Yr 4/5/6 1st Ibeliz Adlington 2nd Addison Watts 3rd Hannah Crawford Highly Commended: Bella Ngawhika

Yr 7/8 1st Kate Menefy 2nd Meg Crawford 3rd Anika Aubertin

Front Court Animals Yr 0-3

1st Jeremy Oats 2nd Lincoln Haack-Rangi 3rd Angelina Bond Highly Commended: Emily Edkins Dylan Marsh, Malachi Steel & Annabelle Taylor

Yr 4/5/6 1st Frankie Melhuish 2nd Nakita Haack-Rangi 3rd Chelsea Skerritt Highly Commended: Ripene Smith, Kaziah Roberts, Aliyah Burt & Tomi Melhuish.

Yr 7/8 1st Brooke Barclay

EVENTS COMING UP

26/10/17 Group Day 26/10/17 Year 7/8 Bluelight 26/10/17 Squash begins. More players needed 26/10/17 Parkour begins for 6 weeks 30/10/17 Gymnastics begins today for 6 weeks 30/10/17 PTA Meeting Staffroom 7pm All welcome 03/11/17 Grandparents day 06/11/17 Year 5-8 School Athletics 06/11/17 BOT Meeting 08/11/17 Jiddles Athletics 09/11/17 Year 7/8 Volleyball 10/11/17 Jiddles Art Gallery Trip 15/11/17 Juniors Art Gallery Trip 29/11/17 to 01/12/17 Year 5/6 Camp 2017 Tui Ridge Rotorua

COMMUNITY - SCHOOL NOTICES Ready Now Tomato Plants, Courgettes etc Gate Sales 9am - 5pm 7 days 57 Pongakawa Station Road inquiries TXT 0273189737 Maria Join the Pukehina Surf Rescue Team for the 2017 – 2018 Season Junior Surf Programme started Labour weekend on Sunday 22nd Oct. Registrations online @ www.pukehinasurfrescue.co.nz. For more details please visit our FaceBook page or our website at www.pukehinasurfrescue.co.nz. Experienced Relief Milker wanted for 2 weekends a month. Pongakawa area. Must be reliable. If interested please phone Jenna on 0276226419 or Marcus on 0275168089. Registrations for: Learn to Swim Lessons. Second Registration Tues 24 Oct 2017, 5.00pm to 6.00pm at the Te Puke Aquatic Centre, Cnr Tui Street & Beatty Ave, Te Puke Online Registration Avail prior to 25 Oct at http://www.sporty.co.nz/tepukeswim EFTPOS or Direct Credit via internet banking on your phone Details at: http://www.sporty.co.nz/tepukeswim or https://www.facebook.com/tepukeswimmingclub/ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomine Litt Park Theatre Te Puke Nov 15th-19th, 23rd –26th Tickets at Paper Plus Te Puke Four matinee shows. (Te Puke Repertory Publicity) Ph 07 5332522 027 5614170 for more details Kids at home - home based education. Pukehina. Spaces available for ages 0-5years. Qualified early childhood education teacher. Flexible days and hours. For more information Ph or message Jayne 0212648233 2 Year Jersey Bulls for sale/lease. Ph Wendy Taylor 0274679518 Empowermentnz Community Hub Jacqui Preston’s story covers the range of abusive behaviours by a partner, and in particular, the impact of psychological abuse. 32 Jocelyn St Te Puke Wed 25th 7pm.

SPORTS NOTICES / RESULTS Please contact the office to update your

child/ren’s bus movements now for Term 4 sports and after school activities

Ripper Rugby Yr 1/2

We have registered a Yr 1/2 Ripper Rugby Team for boys and girls

starting Wed 1st Nov at ED. As we couldn't register a Yr 1/2 team in

the touch modules we thought we would cater for them by entering

a ripper team with the amount of interest for a touch team. Notices

went home today. They must be completed and returned tomorrow.

As games commence tomorrow we will send a notice of game time

and see you there. Thank you to Red Cracknell who has offered to

manage this team on the night with hopefully the help of some

parents! See you tomorrow at ED.

Parkour: Begins this Thursday 27th Oct for 6 weeks $30.00. Please

note the change of day for this term.

Touch Papamoa

Yr 5/6 Mixed - Pongakawa Bulls

A great start to the season for all teams. Well done a win 3-2 against

Papamoa Purple. POD Juliet Boyd for great hands on

rugby skills. Game this week: 4.20 pm on Field 4.

Yr 3/4 Mixed - Pongakawa Hi5

Played two games this week. Won the first game and I think we ran

out of puff in the second game to narrowly lose. Great teamwork on

attack and defence. Game this week: 3.45 pm on Field 2b.

Yr 3/4 Boys - Pongakawa Panthers

A win. Excellent teamwork on attack and defence sharing the ball

around. POD: Rosie Morgan for her play attacking with strength with

some great running. Game this week: 3.45 pm on Field 2c.

Touch Te Puke

Yr 5/6 Girls - Pongakawa Pink Panthers

A loss against Te Ranga Boys Great effort to play against an all

boys team and developing our understanding of the

game. Some good attempts at scoring. Remember to mark your

opposition. The draw for tonight is 4pm.

Teams for years 3/4 are now full.

Fees of $35.00 to be paid to the office prior to this date please.

Squash: If you have never played squash but would like to give it a

try then sign up Squash before Thursday. Places available with pro-

fessional coach Graeme. $70.00 for the term.

Cricket for This Term

If your son/daughter is interested in playing cricket this term, the

office MUST be notified this week. We need more players at all levels.

Keep an eye out with week for Volleyball notices and details

Extra Curricular Activities for Term 4 2017 Musical Theatre at Pongakawa School - Wednesdays 3.45 to 4.45pm Tutor - Hannah Spedding .Cost $70 per term. Depending on numbers and ages, other classes may be needed. Lesson content – drama games for confidence, movement / dancing, singing, Any queries please contact Hannah direct either by email: han-nahspedd@gmail.com or ph 0273073824. Private piano lessons with Fi's Keys Held on Mondays at School. Contact Fi at 021 051 1891 or fi@quist.ca for more information. Squash each Thursday 2-3pm with professional coach Graeme Randolph. Available for year 5,6,7,and 8’s. Pay direct to GR Squash Ltd $70.00. Room for further players to join in Term 4 from 26th October 2017. Bank account 030626-0619905-00. Parkour: In the Action Centre with Rowan, Thursday lunchtimes for 6 weeks 12.45-1.30pm. Cost $30.00. Start date for Term 4, 26th Oct. Guitar/Ukulele Parent paid classes. Jo Tamihana Ph 022 3729241 or email :joseph.tamihana@musiqhub.co.nz After School GYM. Provides after school gym in the Action Centre each Monday for 6 weeks beginning 30th October in Term 4. Two sessions for different age groups & abilities on the same day. Ages 4,5,6,7 3-4.00pm & Age 8+ 4 - 5pm Cost $65.00

Term 4 Activities

Enviro News : Tip of the week: When washing your clothes..... Use cold water.

Using cold water can save up to 80 % of the energy required to wash clothes. Choosing a low water setting on the washing

machine will also help save water.

We have a mammoth amount of lost property across all ages from last term in the rear of the old library. Please have a look

s clothing and shoes if you are at school this

Pool Keys Swimming season begins again from Friday 27th October 2017

Please get your pool key contracts and key now from the office in preparation for the season. $100.00 Season Hire Cost

There are a number of keys from last season still to be returned. Please ensure these are returned by this Friday.

Ag Day Thank You Huge thanks to the following people for all your help to make Ag day a great success: Andy Fowler, Craig & Phillipa Garrett, Sarah Clarke, Mel Paton, Nicci Reid, Janine Milsom, Paul Mc Indoe, Ross Menefy, Carla Wilton, Marty & Chrissy Robinson, Jacob Horton, Aaron Purdie, Matt Crawford, Jacqui & Nick Sharpe, Karl Jukes Andy Neverman, Anne-Marie Cambie, Andrew Targett & Jon Murray. Thanks also to the following people who provided baking for our cake stall: Mel Cumming, Chrissie Nairn, Kaye Haack-Rangi, Kyla Morgan, Karly Deed, Tracey Mallowes, Fiona Menefy, Mel Paton, Janine Milsom, Trudy Murray, Maraea Coles, Hayley Whistler, Janella Whitehead, Rebecca Harrison, Amanda Oats, Carol Orton, Maree Cooper, Tracey Smith, Pip Walker, Zoe Driver, Rochelle Owen, Lisa Adlington, Tracey Reid & Bev Hurst. Your help is very much ap-preciated by the PTA. Thanks Sheree

JIDDLES CAMP MEETING Our meeting scheduled for tomorrow night (Wednesday 25th of Oct) has been postponed to next Wednesday 1st of November due to a number of parents who were unable to make it. A notice went home today. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday 1st Nov at 4.30 pm in the old library.