Term Three: 22nd September 2014 Week
Ten
Phone: 871 2844
Fax: 871 2806
Mobile: 027 714 8819
(for student absence texts only)
Email address:
[email protected]
http://www.pokuru.school.nz
POKURU SCHOOL IS SMOKE
FREE
Term three is drawing to a close. We have many very tired students who are looking forward to their holiday. I know my own kids have been nursing runny noses for the last couple of weeks and Mr just turned 8 tells me he is looking forward to a couch day in his pj’s.
Important Dates for Terms 3
and 4:
Last week we took 12 senior students to Taupo for the annual Mathsmatters competition.
Taupo Intermediate hosts this competition annually and we are invited to attend. This
year we took four teams, two Year 6 and two Year 5 teams. All our teams did extremely
well within the high pressured environment of competition. The teams have 40 minutes to
complete 20 maths questions. We were very excited however this year to have the winning Year 5 team and for our second Year 5 team to be placed 4th. Well done on an amazing effort.
22nd September—Have a Go
Cricket sessions
23rd September—Follow up Calf
Agricultural Day talk 12.00pm
24th September—Follow up Lamb
and Goat Agricultural Day talk
12.00pm
26th September—Ride to School
and Shared Breakfast (Postponed)
26th September—Term 3 ends
9th October—Board of Trustees
Meeting
13th October - Term 4 begins
13th October—Agricultural Day
22nd October—Group Day
27th October—Labour Day
28-31 October—Senior Camp
31st October—Waikato A & P Show
Day
15th November—Hypnotist Evening
with Dave Upfold
21st November—Annual Hangi
17th December—Term 4 ends
Adidas Fun Run
A big thank you to everyone that
supported the Adidas Fun Run which
was run in conjunction with our
school cross country.
Prizes earned by students by obtaining sponsorship for the Adidas
Fun Run have arrived and will be
given out to students at 2.30pm on
Wednesday
24th
September.
On Wednesday this week it is ‘World school milk day’. At 10.30 Fonterra Milk for schools
are going to participate in a national ‘Big slurp’ and drink our school milk together. Pokuru
School decided that for a little extra fun we would have a ‘Onesies’ (pyjama) day at the
same time. Obviously if you don’t have a onesie you can come in your pj’s. We are asking
for a coin donation and these funds will go towards our Guide Dog that we sponsor.
At the end of last year we purchased new school shirts for occasions when students are
representing Pokuru. These replaced the grey polos that have been worn for a number of
years. We still have these and now that they are surplus to requirements they are available for a donation of $5 each. For those families that are keen on a school uniform this
would be a great option. They wear well and wash up well.
Term One and Four are Sunsmart terms and in our school this means that all students are
required to wear sun hats. Our school has a Sun hat available from the office for $15 and
from Term 4 of this year these will be compulsory. We do have a few second hand hats
available for a reduced cost. If you are interested please check in at the office.
I would like to thank all those families that have taken on board our 20th of the month
payment of accounts. Sending them out via email has made a noticeable difference to the
payment of accounts. If you are not receiving emailed copies please contact Vicki at the
school office.
Term 4 will be upon us all too soon and already the calendar is looking hectic. To all those
families that are new to Pokuru School, day one of Term 4 is traditionally our Agricultural
day. With half the school involved in this event it is quite a significant event on our annual
calendar and a very popular community day. If your child is not involved it is a normal
school day for them in that we have planned for them to be in class with a teacher for the
day. Obviously the programme planned for this day is special and looks somewhat different to other days, but I do ask that students who are not involved in Ag day do attend
school as staff have planned for them.
For those involved in Ag day registration starts at 9.30. Mrs Purves will be based in the
PMP shed on that day and will take your registrations there. Judging then starts at 10am.
There will be a food stall with sausages and drinks on sale. If non-competing students
want to purchase lunch their teachers will collect money and collate their orders at 9am in
preparation for lunch time.
Mark your calendars for Term 4. Our annual Hangi is on November the 21st and we are
selling tickets to a Hypnotist show on November the 15th. All the money raised from this
event goes to our school.
There will be no assembly this week and school finishes at the normal time of 2.55pm. We
reopen again after the holidays on Monday 13th October at 9am. Term 4 finishes on
Wednesday 17th December. Enjoy your holidays.
Regards
Vicki and the Pokuru Team
Week Eight Rocket Spellers were:
Room 2: Cooper, Jos
Room 3: Zakiya, Gina, Jacqui, Te Manako, Kael
Room 4: Trae, Jaime, Jaxon
Room 5: Angelica, Harley, Josh, Kali, Holly H
Room 6: Paige, Ethan, Ciaran
Week Nine Rocket Spellers were:
Room 1: Greer, Grace
Room 2: Chase, Wade, Izzy, Caroline
Room 3: Louis, Jack, Andrey, Marie, Braedyn Jacqui
Room 4: Spencer, Jake Br, Scott,
Connor
Room 5: Holly F, Bayley, Erica, Quin,
Harley, Josh, Will
Room 6: Sam, Kacy, Emma, Emily
Congratulations. Keep up the great work.
Week Ten Friday Lunches
This week’s lunch choices are:

Fish and Chips

Hot Dog and Chips

Sausage and Chips

Sausage roll

Muffin

Chocolate or Strawberry Milk

Juice

Popcorn
Order forms and payment need to be to Mrs Purves no
later than 9.00am Thursday 11th September.
Royal New Zealand Foundation For The Blind
Please remember Friday is our 10c Friday. All donations
are forwarded once a term to our Sponsored Guide Dog
Puppies. Thank you.
Pokuru Community Hall Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of
the Pokuru Community Hall committee will be held on
Thursday 25th September at 12.00 noon in the Pokuru
Community Hall.
Agenda:
1.
Election of Officers
2.
Financial Report
3.
Heating and Re-roofing of hall
4.
General Business
Pride of Pokuru Certificates for Weeks Ended 12th and
19th September 2014
Room 1:
Sophie M—for being a wonderful classroom helper before
school. Great to see Sophie.
Lucas—for knowing his letters and alphabet sounds. Well
done Lucas.
Grace—for being the top speller in room 1. Clever Grace.
Greer—for being a top speller in Room 1. Clever girl.
Room 2:
Yasmine—for taking on leadership roles within the classroom environment.
Riley—for working hard to achieve his goals.
Room 3:
Madelyn—for great work in maths making tidy tens. Keep it
up.
Jack—for amazing effort in all areas of your work. Keep it
going.
Jacqui—for great work learning her spelling words.
Te Manako—for great work with his fractions. Keep it up.
Room 4:
Laura—for zooming through your multiplication drills—
awesome thinking!
Spencer—for picking up our new maths games quickly and
teaching others sensibly.
Marcus—for working very hard on your blog and showing
great enthusiasm.
Jorja—for finishing your work quickly and teaching other
children the skills you’ve learnt.
Bradley—for being a kind and helpful class member.
Room 5:
Shaun—for showing adaptability when performing in assembly.
Holly F—for having a supportive attitude and caring nature
towards everyone.
Josh—for always giving 100% in all areas of learning.
Brodie—for showing persistence when practicing Ti Rakau.
Room 6:
Shaun—for writing an excellent explanation demonstrating a
thorough understanding of the water cycle.
Ethan—for showing effort and determination to solve difficult mathematical problems.
Russell—for demonstrating a thorough understanding of our
class novel “Hatchet”. Great work.
Keisha—for working hard to complete a detailed water explanation. Fantastic work!
Congratulations and well done to you all. Keep up the great
work!
Spelling Rule 23
‘y’ to ‘i’ or not
For words ending in y preceded by a vowel,
retain the y when adding s or a suffix.
monkey—monkeys, donkey—donkeys
For words ending in y, retain the y when adding ‘ing’.
try—trying,
justify—justifying,
certify—certifying
For words ending in a y, preceded by a consonant, change
the y to i before any other suffix.
try—tried,
justify—justifies,
certify—certifiable
POSTPONEMENT—RIDE TO SCHOOL
AND SHARED BREAKFAST
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to
postpone our planed ‘Ride to School’ and shared
breakfast this Friday.
Watch out next term for
this event.
Te Awamutu Intermediate School Enrolment Timeline
for 2015 Year 7 Students

29th, 30th October and 3rd November—Individual
enrolment interviews at Te Awamutu Intermediate.

11th November—Accelerate class testing

8th and 9th December—Orientation Days for incoming Year 7 students. Includes meeting with
their new teacher. Pokuru School date and time to
be advised.
Join us on the evening of Friday 21st
November for a hangi meal
We would like to invite our community
and friends to join us for dinner.
All funds raised go towards Pokuru School
student programmes.
Agricultural Day Set Up
Agricultural Day set up will be completed on Sunday
12th October at 1.00pm. We would appreciate any assistance with this. If you can help please phone Dave
Harris on 8712835. Thank you.
Babysitter Available
Mathmatters Year 5 Winning
Team
Babysitter available - Olivia aged 17. Mature, responsible and reliable. Ph 07 212 2077 or txt 027 239 6289