Together we can do it – ka taea e tatou – together we are able
WEEK 5 TERM 1, 27th February 2017
Phone: 06 7529733 *Fax: 06 7529112 *email: [email protected] * web: www.mokau.school.nz
I said it last week but I will say it again – thank
you all so much for the contribution you have
made to Mokau School in the last week. We had
a wonderful support crew at swimming sports in
Waitara and the support for the Bike Ride was
amazing – not just our school parents but their
extended families and community members. It
wasn’t ideal having these 2 events in the same
week but “together we did it”. Thank you for
your hard work - whakawhetai koe mo tou mahi
pakeke. Particular thanks must go to Wendy &
Mark and Alana & Adrian for opening their land
for the bike ride and the many hours of work
they put in in preparation for the big day.
The staff (and no doubt parents/caregivers)
were immensely proud of the Mokau Swimmers
on Friday. What a fantastic effort from every
student – placing or not you were all winners,
including Martha who unfortunately didn’t get
to swim at all – next year Martha!
Looking forward, the students are going to have
a couple of unique experiences before the end
of term. The first is our Fonterra Ambassadors
Farm Visit and the second is the prospect of
experiencing ice skating in PioPio (still to be
finalised).
Regards
Diane Scott
te reo Māori: The phrase of the week is
Kia mau ki te tamata
Keep trying
…
Certificates
Junior Student of the week: Anika for trying
hard to make her writing interesting.
Junior Star Student: Ruth for great
participation in all areas of the curriculum.
Senior Student of the week: Kayla for awesome
‘can do’ attitude and improvement in swimming.
Senior Star Student: Claude for researching his
ancestry using his interview skills.
Up and Coming Events
March
10th
13th
15th
17th
21st
24th
29th
30th
31st
April
6th
13th
Te Kuiti Swimming Sports
Taranaki Anniversary holiday
BOT meeting
Vintage bikes visit
Vicki Coll – Project Energise
Fonterra Farm Visit (TBC)
Weetbix Tryathlon
School trip to Pio Pio
Tabloid Sports
St Johns Gold Heart Appeal
Last day of Term 1
Teacher Aide Position
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Teacher
Aide. Experience working with students with
special needs would be an advantage. The position
is 24 hours per week. If you are interested please
forward CV & covering letter with names of 2
referees to [email protected]
or post to: The Principal, P O Box 16, Mokau, 4350
Applications close on 4 pm Friday 3rd March 2017
Ph 06 7529733 for more information.
Do you eat Kellogg’s cornflakes and shop at
New World? If so could you please put your
receipt in the box at New World Te Kuiti – every
2 receipts earn a book for our library
Swimming Sports Results
Mokau results were as follows:
This year Mokau were the victors in the interschool relay race with their squad of: Grace,
Sophia, Connell, Rico, Reece and Billy.
8 Year Old Boys:
1st Billy
3rd Jackson
8 Year Old Girls:
3rd Jessica
9 Year Old Boys:
1st
Rico
2nd
Reece
rd
3
Matua
The school were also Top
School on overall points.
Go Mokau!
9 Year Old Girls
3rd Dannielle
10 Year Old Boys:
1st
Connell
10 Year Old Girls:
1st Sophia
3rd Grace
11 Year Old Boys
1st
Merekara
12 Year Old Girls
1st Ocean
2nd Heidi
Roopu Points
After 4 weeks the points were as follows:
Red Bulls
20 Kaimanawas 29
Poaka
36 Sharks
22
Students are being rewarded for the Term’s
values of Participation, Encouragement, being
Responsible, Collaborative and having a Can-Do
Attitude.
Bike Ride Sponsors
We would like to thank the following companies
who were sponsors of the Mighty Mokau Bike
Ride. Please support these people as they have
supported us
Bike Torque Suzuki - Multifert – Te Kuiti New
World - M J Barrowcliffe Shearing Ltd –
Progress Transport Ltd – Pace Engineering Ltd –
Rotor Work Ltd – Northcott Contracting –
Precision Helicopters Ltd – Fat Pigeon Café –
Ravensdown – Placemakers Te Kuiti – Keryx
Wireless – Junction Service Station – Rural
Fuels – Whitebait Inn – Magills Retail and
Wholesale Meats – Silver Fern Farms – ANZ –
FMG – Grainger Motors – Atkinson and
Associates (Pio Pio vets) – ASB Bank King
Country Rural – Balance – Farmlands Taranaki –
Farmlands Te Kuiti – Agrisea - Stihl Shop Te
Awamutu – Peter & Jenny Manson – PGG
Wrightsons – Design Solutions Ltd – Mokau
Motel – Inframax - More FM – Tents and
Toilets Waiwhakaiho – Tainui Search and
Rescue – Bexley Herefords – Awakino Hotel –
Farm Source Pio Pio – Oily Rag Pio Pio – River
Run Café – Tongaporutu Grazing Co – Farm
Source Waitara – Mokau Butchery – The Sign
Factory