PAHIATUA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER – WEEK 9 – TERM ONE 2021 Up Coming Dates to Remember Monday, 29th March Technology – Group F & 1st round of Year 7/8 immunizations Tuesday, 30th March Technology – Group G & Banner Touch & BoT meeting at 5.30pm Wednesday, 31st March Technology – Group H & ‘Tech’ HELP sessions HERO & SEESAW 8.30am & 3.00pm Thursday, 1st April Technology – Group I Friday, 2nd April GOOD FRIDAY – School Closed Monday, 5th & Tuesday, 6th April EASTER MONDAY & EASTER TUESDAY – School Closed Tuesday, 13th April and Thursday 15th April - Production Nights Wednesday, 14th April Rippa Rugby tournament – for selected players A very big thank you to all students and their caregivers who got involved with the school council fundraising through Wacky Hair Day. Every year it seems the level of creativity grows and the standard was outstanding. The BUSH SCHOOLS JUNIOR School Council raised $475.00 for the St. John’s Ambulance Station which is a great cause. The most impressive TOUCH aspect of the day was the attitude of all students and staff. Everyone really enjoyed the day in such good spirit NO TOUCH this week due to which saw the expected work and learning continue despite some interesting appearances. Friday being We were also fortunate enough to have Sarah from Horizons with us on Friday. She worked with our year 5 and 6 students learning about water quality in our waterways. The local creek needs a great deal of attention but it a Statutory was a good place to learn the skills needed to test water and improve the environment. Sarah will come back holiday. again later in the year and work with our students examining the Mangatainoka River.
I would like to thank Mrs Brownell for her kind donation of $100 to Monty Jackson library. We also received a BUSH INDOOR HOCKEY $100 from St Peters Church which will be used to support our breakfast and lunch programme until we start the Government Lunch Programme in term 4. Indoor hockey
Sports remain a feature of our programme. A number of families took their children to the Weetbix Tryathlon registrations and had a very enjoyable day and then on Wednesday we had a small group of students represent the school at have now the Bush Schools Tennis Competition. Congratulations to Abby Jacob and Brodie Bennett in particular who took closed. out the Year 7 and 8 Girls and Boys Championships. All players played very well and Mrs. Thomson was particularly impressed with the sportsmanship shown amongst the team members. They encouraged each other Payments are due no later and acknowledged good play. Once again we had the help of students from Tararua College. They were than 9th April. A team list and outstanding as always! draw will be sent home once Even though it is a short week we have plenty happening. Technology days for our year 7 and 8 students. A reminder that they must have enclosed footwear for safety reasons, they are also expected to behave sensibly finalized. Each player requires and respectfully without having to be watched. On Tuesday we have the Banner Touch team competing at their own mouthguard, shin Monrad Park in Palmerston North . We wish them well for the competition. There is no Touch this week but next guards & sport shoes. week will be the final for the term. A huge thank you to all the parents who have downloaded the Seesaw and Hero apps over the past two weeks, we now have over half of you engaged which is fantastic. Instructions on how to access these apps and logging in BUSH PRIMARY NETBALL are on our school website, or drop into school. David will have tech support should you have difficulty logging in Bush Primary on Wednesday 31st March at 8.30 or 3pm in the meeting room by the office. Seesaw is used to share the Netball learning journey of each of your children at school, you will receive regular updates on what they are learning, achievements and celebrations of reaching milestones. These will be in a variety of forms such as written task, registrations photographs, videos and animations - the beauty of seesaw is that you are updated as learning is happening and have now closed. will give you a whole lot more insight into what your children are learning at school at the time. Working more Please be aware of the change in closely together we will have a bigger impact on our ākonga. Hero is our new integrated student management format this year (Yrs 1-4 skill system please download this app also and use it to report when your child is absent from school. Hero will also share your child’s progress in reading, writing and mathematics and eventually goal setting. These progress based programme with a graphs will be made available to you near the end of term 2 and term 4. We will let you know dates, closer to the modified game at the end of the time. session, Yrs 5-6 modified game Our focus now moves to the production which will take the stage at the college on both Tuesday and of 6-a-side), along with the Thursday nights of the last week of this term. We will start at 6:30 so we can be finished by 8:00pm necessary ‘Code of Conduct & but we really do want all children there both nights. We can’t fit everyone into the hall on the same Social Media Policy’ which must night so ask that one parent brings the child one night and perhaps friends or neighbours and the be read by both parties and other parent or grandparents bring them the second night, or vice versa. I know the children are getting very excited so it is important to double check if they ask you for extra props or items. agreed to on the permission slip. Teachers have been asked to keep things simple and minimum costs. The production is to provide an Team lists and a draw will be opportunity to experience performance skills and enjoyment not polished perfection or a Broadway sent home once finalised. show. Have a good week.
STUDENT OF THE WEEK – WEEK 8 – TERM ONE JUNIOR SYNDICATE – Room J1 – Beau Marsden, Room 2 Eli Smith, Room 3 Jack James MIDDLE SYNDICATE – Room 7 Scott Gibson, Room 8 Lily Mead, Room 9 Sean Bartolome, Room 10 Pearl Tyler SENIOR SYNDICATE – Room 4 Estan Botha, Room 5 Alexis Dewar, Room 6 Cooper Daysh, Room LC Haiden Rankin Room S1 Soren Kururangi, Room S2 Aimee Bidlake, Room S3 Taya Paki, Room S4 Julian Elms & Charlie Roberts PRINCIPAL AWARDS – Florence O’Connor, Ainslie Smith, Harper Beale, Alexis Thomson & Kora Rotohiko Contact details for the school YUMMY STICKERS office We are still collecting charts full of Yummy Stickers. Thank Phone 06 376-8205 you to the following families for returning their completed Email Yummy Sticker charts – Ben, Zac & Reece Hapuku (5 charts). [email protected] If you would like a Sticker Sheet, please call into the school [email protected]. office to collect. Thank you. nz
School Cell phone PAHIATUA SCHOOL 027 755 7791 OPTIONAL SCHOOL JACKET Olympus Soft Shell Jacket with 3 pockets & a hood – www.pahiatua.school.nz embroidered as per picture. 95% Polyester, 5% Elastane, 3mm Waterproof Please report your $67.00 each – Sizes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, S, M, L, XL etc absences via the Full range of sizes available at the office for trying on. HERO app – details Place your order with the office. are on our website on These orders will then be submitted when we have a minimum order of 20 jackets. how to download Orders will be accepted for students, staff and and install this app. adults/parents. PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR SIZES CAREFULLY, AS WHAT YOU ORDER IS WHAT YOU GET. Mr J will be holding a THANK YOU. ‘Tech’ help session
for parents/caregivers
WACKY HAIR DAY / MUFTI DAY in regards to HERO & Thank you everyone for your donations during our Wacky Hair Day & SEESAW on Mufti Day – we will be able to donate $475.00 to the Ambulance Wednesday at 8.30am Building project. and 3.00pm in the meeting room by the Pahiatua Junior Football Club Registrations 2021 school office. Fun game and registrations Thursday 25 March 3.30-4.30pm at Bush Multisport Grounds. A fun game/games will be set up for the kids to have a kick around so please bring boots and shin pads (sneakers Everyone welcome to are fine if still to get boots and we have a great boot bank so utilise that! Also bring spare boots if you would like to attend. donate these to the club). Subs are $45/player 7aside and 9aside, $25/player 1st kicks and Fun football (we are looking for a co-ordinator/s for this so please contact us if keen). Club Account - 03-0725-0103218-00 Just a reminder of the You can also register NEW and RETURNING players via MYCOMET, google MYCOMET NZ importance of reporting all RETURNING player; login, update details if required, click on REGISTER in left-hand menu – Football, click shopping cart icon proceed to checkout, tick box to pay later (we pay direct to the Clubs bank account, a message absences to school. As a Completed should appear and you will receive confirmation via email. requirement of the Ministry NEW PLAYER; click sign up and do as above, ensure select Pahiatua Junior Football Club. of Education, all consistent Registrations for 7aside and 9aside close Thursday 1 April 2021. and unexplained
If you can’t make it to the fun game on 25th and are having trouble with MYCOMET please message us on our FB (unjustified) absences are page with your child’s name, DOB and your contact details. marked as Truant and are
referred to the Truancy PAHIATUA SCHOOL BANK ACCOUNT Agency for follow up.
FOUND Westpac – Pahiatua School Board of Trustees Size 12 UN-NAMED Black school jacket – being held in Account # 03 0725 0065100 00 the office. Please use your child’s name and the activity being paid for as Also a Polo Shirt with the name Trey N (size 14?) your references.