THREE WAY CONFERENCES / INTERVIEWS

These are scheduled for the 22nd and 23rd of June—

Wednesday and Thursday next week. Please book

online, the instructions are attached to our

newsletter today. For those of you with children in

Waitio, Kiwirua and Matapiro only some of you will

need to complete a 3WC and the classroom teacher

will contact you directly—you do NOT need to book

online. Any questions or problems please contact the

office. Buses will run as per usual but at the earlier

time of 1:45pm.

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION

Just a reminder to all parents that the voluntary

contribution is in fact voluntary. It will help with

school-related costs, however, if you do not wish to

contribute please contact the office and adjustments

will be made accordingly.

TERM 2, WEEK 7TERM 2, WEEK 7 Rāapa 15th Pipiri 2016Rāapa 15th Pipiri 2016 Wednesday, 15th June 2016Wednesday, 15th June 2016

WHAT’S COMING UP? HE AHA NGA MAHI I TENEI RA?

JUNE 16th BOT Meeting (6pm)

22nd/23rd 3WC—Interviews

23rd Duffy Theatre Show (11am)

24th Fundraiser—Petrol Heads (11:30am)

29th Dance Showcase (10am-Whole School)

JULY 7th Fire Department Visit (Fire Safety)

TERM DATES 2016 TERM ONE 1st Feb—15th April

TERM TWO 2nd May—8th July

TERM THREE 25th July—23rd September

TERM FOUR 10th Oct—20th Dec (approx.)

PUKEHĀMOAMOA PLAYGROUP Every Friday during the school term, 9.00am -

11.00am. Come along for a coffee while the kids play!

Contact Rebecca for more info - 874 3776

LOST A ukulele has gone missing from school. It is purple with sparkles on it. If you have any information as to where it might be, please contact the office.

ORMLIE LODGE

SPORTS DRAWS

NETBALL DRAW—THURSDAY 16th JUNE Warriors vs Hastings Central School KORU

3.30pm Court 16

Dynamos vs Mahora Beaver

3.30pm Court 3

SOCCER DRAW—SATURDAY 18th JUNE

First Kicks: New Kickers vs Puke Mighty Midgets

9.00am activities start on Field K (Game on Field L)

First Kicks: Mighty Midgets vs Puke New Kickers

9.00am activities start on Field M (Game on Field L)

7th Grade: Pocket Rockets vs Rangers Rockets

10.15am activities start on Field F1 (Game on Field O)

9th Grade: Strikers vs Haumoana Hurricanes

9am—Field 4 (FRIMLEY PARK)

NETBALL DRAW—TUESDAY 21st JUNE Mini Ferns vs Haumoana School Hampsters

4.30pm Court 18

LAST WEEK’S SPORTS RESULTS

Soccer

New Kickers vs Havelock North Firebirds [1-7]

Player of the Day—Sonny D'Acre Clarke

Mighty Midgets vs Havelock North Hawks [0-1]

Player of the Day—Laurence Roberts

Pocket Rockets [2-1 vs H.H Rampagers & 6-0 vs Rangers Tigers]

Player of the Day—Evan McKnight

Strikers vs Clone Rangers [1-2]

Player of the Day—Mia Sutherland

Netball

Dynamos vs Raureka School FLAMES [8-2]

Player of the Day—Belle Connor

Warriors - No game (Defaulted)

Mini Ferns vs Irongate Blues

Player of the Day—Huia Niania

PETROL HEADS—FUNDRAISER

The fundraising committee is needing eggs and chutney/relish for a function at the school on Friday

24th June. These would need to be collected the week beginning 20th June. We are also looking for prizes for

the raffle on the 24th. Please contact Emma on 021 0828 6584 or emmalegend@hotmail.com if you can help

with any of this. Thanks!

Hello! Dear Parents, Tēnā koutou katoa, Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Ko Lisl Prendergast taku ingoa. Nō te papakainga ō Te Awangawanga o Hawea au.

A warm greeting to you all. I am Lisl Prendergast your interim Principal for the rest of Term 2 and maybe a little of Term 3 depending on the appointment process for your new Principal. In writing this I am in my

fifth day in the job and I am really enjoying the children and the warm response I have had from the staff. You have a terrific school here and it is well resourced. We can all look to a bright future.

I am a retired Secondary Principal and hope to run a happy ship until your new Principal arrives. I have had terrific support from the teachers which is really important for me as I don’t claim to be an expert in the

Primary Curriculum. I have been happily teaching though and have already done some music, enquiry learning about our marae visit etc. I also saw our soccer teams last Saturday morning and I was very impressed. There are quite a few grandmothers I went to school with which is fun and nice to catch up. I grew up in

the Bay and I was Assistant Principal at Hastings Girls High School for 13 years too.

Our visit to Omahu marae on Friday went very well. A big thanks to Rocky for all the time he gave up to show us around and tell us some of the kōrero pūrākau etc. Thank you also to the kaumatua of Omahu. It is

a very beautiful wharenui and dining hall and the students learnt a lot.

We have the Fire Department coming to do a special fire safety programme with our students in July. It is a very good programme and covers the whole school.

A reminder that we have the parent – teacher interviews coming up, these are on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd June. School finishes at 1:45pm and conferences start at 2pm. They will go to 7pm on

Wednesday and 5:15pm on Thursday. You can book a time online. I look forward to seeing you there and meeting as many of you as possible.

We are also looking forward to the petrol heads visit on Friday 24th June. This is a very innovative fundraiser for the school.

Finally, I would just reassure you that I am a very approachable person so if you have any concerns or queries or you just want to call in and say hello please do so. It is a privilege to be a member of your school

community and I will work hard to ensure a very sound hand-over to your new Principal. Nō reira, noho ora mai

Lisl Prendergast

Assembly this week—Okawa

DANCE SHOWCASE

This term the children have been learning dances and will be showcasing them at school in week 9

on Wednesday 29th June.

The showcase will start at 10am followed by a shared morning tea at 11am till 11.30am. Parents are then welcome to visit the classrooms and see all the awesome things their children have been

involved in through the year. We will have an early lunch starting at 12pm.

CHILDCARE WANTED

Looking for a local Nanny or Mum interested in looking after my 1 year old daughter 1-2 days a

week at our home in Whana whana. Happy for you to bring your own child along. Flexible with days.

For more details please contact Jacqui Helmore at jacquelinelough@gmail.co.nz.