Newsletter No 25
25 August 2016
Tena Koutou Katoa, Talofa Lava, Greetings to you all,
On Friday September 16th staff will be attending a paid union meeting at Manukau. This is around future funding of
schools and is to be attended by secondary teachers, primary teachers and principals. It starts at 1.00pm so we will need to
finish school at 12.00 noon in or der for teacher s to have lunch and get to the meeting. I do apologise, I r ealise that
this is inconvenient for parents but it is an important issue for schools. You may have seen/heard the discussions going on
in the media around this issue. Parents will need to organise for their children to be collected as there will be no staff on
site that afternoon. Further reminders will be in future newsletters.
Reading Together
Our Reading Together
Workshops for this term
started on17th August. It is
not to late to join in at the
next workshop on 31st August. These are from 2.00—
3.00 pm in the staffroom.
This is a very enjoyable
programme designed to help
parents support their
children’s reading. If you
are interested in attending
please contact the school
office.
Kiwi Kwiz
Our winner for last weeks
Kiwi Kwiz was Keenan
from Room 10. What tree
do acorns come from? The
answer was B. Oak. Well
done Keenan!
PB4L Noodles
Tuesday 30th August will
be Year 5 and 6 students
turn for noodles, just a
reminder that students are
not able to order for their
siblings.
Principal
At the end of term 1, 2017 I am leaving Papakura Normal School,
as I feel it is time to move on and do other things. I will always be
passionate about Papakura Normal School, and about everyone
connected to it; it is an amazing place to work, the dedication of the
staff and the achievements of the students in so many areas still
give me goose bumps after all this time. One of the really satisfying things, for me as the principal of Papakura Normal School, is
watching the great choices most of our kids make about their
futures when they leave us, the way they come back years later,
standing tall and making us proud. I love the way they support
each other, an ex pupil from years ago told me recently, “a Papakura Normal School kid is always a Papakura Normal School kid.”
What a cool thing to say!
Choosing a new principal will be exciting, they will bring different
strengths and new ideas to our school, so that it continues to flourish and thrive into the future.
Friends of The School
Bake Sale
The Friend’s of the School bake sale on Saturday morning was a
gigantic success thanks to the wonderful support we received from
parents. The number of cakes that came in was just amazing and
we can’t thank you enough for your help. A big thank you to the
dedicated group of parents, learning assistants and teachers who
helped on Saturday morning at 7.30am and also to the public who
came and brought all the cakes. The amazing posters advertising
the bake sale were done by the extraordinary artists from room 7!
The whole morning was such a success, thank you so much. We
raised $1189.40. We have now raised enough to purchase our new
filter for the school swimming pool.
Student of the Week
The student of the week is
Amana Shah. Amana is
always a respectful and
caring student in Room 7.
She can be trusted to
complete tasks and does
them to a high standard.
Amana is helpful and kind
to others in the class. She is
a delight to have in Room 7.
Cyber-safety Meeting
On Wednesday 31st August we have a representative from
‘Net Safe’ coming to run an information session on Cybersafety and ways to help your children while they are working
in an online environment. This evening is open to all parents
and will be held on 31st August 7.00 pm held in the school
staffroom.
The Papakura Normal School policy around Cyber-safety is
attached to todays newsletter.
APPA Choir
This year our APPA Choir is performing at the Auckland Town
Hall on Tuesday 8th November. Tickets can be ordered and paid
for through the school office before September 2nd. Adults
$15.00, Senior Citizen $10 and children (pre-school to under 16)
$10.00.
Kiwi Kwiz
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B.
4
C.
6
Book Fair
Thank you to families and
staff members for your support at our Book Fair. The
school made a profit of
$903.84 which will be used
to purchase new books for
the school.
Year 7 & 8
North Counties Cross
Country
Yesterday our Year 7 and 8
Cross Country Team
Participated at the North
Counties Cross Country at
Strathallan School. Thank
you to Rex, one of our dads
who went along and was a
Marshall on behalf of our
school, his support was very
much appreciated.
Zone Badminton
This Friday, 25th August we
have three students participating in the Zone Badminton Competition at Ray Phillips Centre in Papakura.
Good luck to Anita, Abby
and Aaliyah!
North Counties Cross
Country
Yesterday we had an excellent effort from some of our
year 7 & 8 students who
represented Papakura Normal School at the North
Counties Cross Country.
Kira Bradburne 3rd Y7 Girls
Year 7 Girls Team 2nd
Year 7 Boys Team 2nd
Year 8 Girls Team 3rd
Children representing North
Counties at Zone Competition next Tuesday 30th August are: Jack McWilliams,
Ihaka Komene, Breeze Peeni
-Rata, Kira Bradburne, Shanti Stokes and Anita
Vongkhamdy.
Important Dates
How many sides does a hexagon have?
A.
For Sale—School Desks
We have school desks for
sale at $20.00 each. As is,
where is! Please enquire at
the school office.
D.
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Zone Badminton
Net Safe parents evening
Reading Together