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Panui 36 — 15 November 2018 COMING EVENTS 19 November (Mon) Newsletter - Year 9A AgHort Field Trip
20 November (Tues) - Year 10 NCEA Info Meeting Kia Ora Whānau,
22 November (Thur) It is now under a month until the end of the School Year. Seniors are on study - NZPPTA Paid Union Meeting leave, Year 9 and 10 have school exams next week.
23 November (Fri) Tomorrow we plan to take all the students and staff who wish to, up to Mokau - Quad Tournament Kohunui Marae to attend the tangi of our Kaumatua Waka Coffin. Waka served for a - Waitomo Primary Schools number of years on our Board of Trustees as the Iwi Representative. He has always Athletics taken an active interest in our College and our students. His many words of wisdom will be missed. 26 November (Mon) - Waitomo District Sports Awards On the 27th of November we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the Whare Kura - everyone is welcome to attend. The day begins with a powhiri at 27 November (Tues) 10.00am. - Wharekura 25th Anniversary Celebration Next Thursday classes will be further impacted by the PPTA Paid Union Meeting in Hamilton, as advised in the previous newsletter. 28 - 30 November (Wed-Fri) - Year 10 Marokopa Camp Year 10 are on camp at Marokopa from the 28th to the 30th and then head out on Work Experience the following week. 30 November (Fri) - Year 7 & 8 Wearable Arts Show Orientation Day for prospective Year 7 - 9 students takes place on the 4th of December. In the final week students will have a few classes, tabloid sports, some 3 December (Mon) on and off-site activities and finally on the 13th of December our Junior Academic, - Year 7 & 8 Golf Day Cultural and Sporting prize-giving assembly. This will be held at the Piopio War Me-
3 - 7 December (Mon - Fri) morial Hall, commencing at 12.00pm.
- Year 10 Work Experience Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tane. Week The totara has fallen in the forest of Tane.
13 December (Thurs) Louise Sheeran - Junior Prize-giving 12pm at Deputy Principal Piopio War Memorial Hall - Last Day of Term 4
FINANCE OFFICE HOURS WAKA COFFIN TANGI 8.45am - 2.15pm Waka Coffin our valued kaumatua and integral part of our community, has passed Student access: away and we would like to honour him by attending his funeral as a whole school. Monday to Friday 10.25am to 10.40am The service is Friday 16 November 2018 at 11.00am and it is the intention that all
Monday and Friday students walk to the Mokau Kohunui Marae leaving at 10.00am. In the event of wet 12.50pm to 1.05pm weather transport will be provided. Teachers will accompany the students. Correct
Tuesday to Thursday school uniform is to be worn. Any students who prefer not to attend the funeral will 12.25pm to 12.40pm be catered for at school. An afternoon programme will be provided for those
LIBRARY HOURS students returning to school.
Monday - Thursday 10am to 2.30pm A gold coin koha would be appreciated, please leave with Mrs Baker at the College Term time only [email protected] office. Any further questions or queries contact the College office 07 877 8173.
I give permission for my child/children to attend Waka Coffin’s funeral and to walk to PIOPIO COLLEGE 18 Aria Road, Piopio 3912 the Marae on Friday 16 November.
07 877 8173 or 0800 240 173 My child/ren will/will not be attending school for the afternoon. www.piopio.school.nz
PRINCIPAL/TUMUAKI Name of child/ren ______Johan van Deventer [email protected] Signed Parent / Caregiver ______YEAR 10, NCEA INFORMATION MEETING
All year 10 parents, students and whānau are invited to a meeting to discuss NCEA; the National Certificate of Educational Achievement. Parents and whānau of Year 9 students are also welcome at this meeting, to ask questions and clarify understanding around NCEA. When: Tuesday 20th November Time: 2.00pm Where: Piopio College, Hallam Learning Centre Please come along with your questions and thoughts to discuss your child's next steps in their learning journey. If you are unable to attend, please contact Sue Draper at school (07 877 8173) if you have any questions.
PIOPIO SWIM CLUB NEEDS YOU!
We need people interested in becoming Learn to Swim coaches. Some of our current coaches are looking to move on over the next couple of seasons as their own children's needs change. If you enjoy working with children and want to be part of a great community asset that is "Piopio Swim Club" then please contact me on 07 877 8380 or email [email protected]. Carolyn Webster LTS Coordinator.
OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKS Introducing ] our new Head A huge thank you to those that have Students for returned their overdue library books! 2019 (left to Unfortunately there is still a large right): number overdue. If you have borrowed Deputy Head any books, please have a look around Boy - Brayden your home as well as school, and your Burnell; Head Girl - classrooms, and return them as soon as Nikcarla Laird; possible. If they are not returned, they Deputy Head will be presumed ‘lost’ and you will be Girl - Rali charged for replacement copies. Many Hayes- thanks. Purnell; Head
Boy - Heath Mrs Dawson - Librarian Barnsdall SENIOR PRIZE-GIVING RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHTS AWARD: SPORTS AND CULTURAL RECIPIENT: SPORTS AND CULTURAL ATHLETICS: Senior Athletics – Field Events - Taikoto Memorial Trophy Rali Hayes-Purnell Senior Boys Athletics - Committee Cup Sam Anderson Senior Girl Athletics - Brickland Cup - Joint Award Rali Hayes-Purnell & Nikcarla Laird Intermediate Boy- Committee Cup Logan Singleton Intermediate Girl - Committee Cup Awhina Tainui SWIMMING: Senior Boys Swimming – Ken Buckman Cup Reade Blakeman Senior Girls Swimming - Mae Tucker Cup Tazmin West Intermediate Girls Swimming – G &E Bevege Cup Awhina Tainui CROSS COUNTRY: Senior Boy Cross Country - Piopio Motors Cup Sam Anderson Senior Girl Cross Country - Barbara Woods Cup Paige Coffin-Bell Intermediate Boy Cross Country – Bowring Cup Heath Barnsdall Intermediate Girl Cross Country - Kearns Cup Emma Carter NETBALL: Significant contribution to Netball - Tamati Trophy Paige Coffin-Bell Sportsmanship in Netball - S&J Toms Cup Zena Marie Mason RUGBY: Sportsmanship in Rugby - Mokau Cup- Joint Award Toby Macdonald & William Macdonald First XV Most valuable player on & off the field - Perry Cup Lewis Taitoko First XV Most improved player - Wirihana-Wallbank Trophy Harley Ngarotata MAJOR SPORT AWARD: Sportsperson of the Year - Draper Axe Trophy Heath Barnsdall House Cup Winner Kowhai House MERIT AWARDS RECIPIENT YEAR 11 Progress in Gateway Cassidy Bell Consistent Effort in Art Ethan Brindle Meritorious Achievement in Hospitality/Meritorious Achievement in Agricultural Horticultural Science/Consistent Effort in English/ Emma Carter Consistent Effort in Mathematics Consistent Effort in Technology Soft Materials Jack Cathie Progress in Technology Soft Materials Paris Crown Progress in Science/ Meritorious Achievement in Physical Shaun Edgerton Education Consistent Effort in Gateway/Progress in English Clay Harris Consistent Effort in Physical Education Awhina Tainui YEAR 12 Consistent Effort in Physical Education Heath Barnsdall Consistent Effort in English/ Consistent Effort in Mathematics Brayden Burnell Consistent Effort in Art Rali Hayes-Purnell
Consistent Effort in Hospitality/ Consistent Effort in Secondary Justin Karl MERIT AWARDS CONT... RECIPIENT YEAR 12 CONT… Consistent Effort in Literacy Lorenz Kemp Consistent Effort in Te Reo Māori Zena Marie Mason Meritorious Achievement in Technology Soft Materials/Meritorious Selina Noun Achievement in Art Consistent Effort in Food and Nutrition/ Progress in English/ Meritorious Achievement in Physical Education/Progress in Tazmin West Hospitality/ Progress in Mathematics YEAR 13 Progress in English/Consistent Effort in Physical Education/ Reade Blakeman Consistent Effort in Biology/Consistent Effort in Food & Nutrition Meritorious Achievement in Te Reo Māori Paige Coffin-Bell Excellent Achievement in Mathematics/ Consistent Effort in English/ Excellent Achievement in Chemistry/Meritorious Toby Macdonald Achievement in Physical Education Progress in Art Stacey Mackenzie Consistent Effort in Music Isaac Mulgrew Consistent Effort in Literacy Jessica Schrafft Meritorious Achievement in Biology Ryan Singleton Progress in L3 Secondary Tertiary Alignment Lewis Taitoko SUBJECT AWARDS RECIPIENT YEAR 11 - FIRST IN: Hospitality Ethan Brindle Technology Soft Materials/ Gateway Emma Carter Agricultural Horticultural Science Clay Harris Art Codi Klein Science/English/Mathematics/ Physical Education Logan Singleton YEAR 12 - FIRST IN: Hospitality / Secondary Tertiary Alignment Brayden Burnell Food & Nutrition/English/Biology/Physical Education/ Mathematic Nikcarla Laird Te Reo Māori Rali Hayes-Purnell Technology Soft Materials Isrie Tapara YEAR 13 - FIRST IN: Food and Nutrition Paige Coffin-Bell Biology Toby Macdonald Physical Education William Macdonald L3 Secondary Tertiary Alignment Reghan Ngarotata Mathematics/English/Chemistry Ryan Singleton Te Reo Māori Xavier Turner CULTURAL AWARDS RECIPIENT PUBLIC SPEAKING Senior Award for Public speaking – Committee Cup – Joint Award Paige Coffin-Bell & Ryan Singleton CULTURAL AWARDS CONT… RECIPIENT MAORI AWARDS: Senior Award Wahanga Korero – Mokau Ki Runga Trophy Paige Coffin- Bell Contribution & Commitment to Maori Language & Culture - Taituha Xavier Turner Trophy Tane- Xavier Turner & Wahine- Paige Coffin- Tikanga Maori- Maori Womans welfare Trophy - Joint Award Bell SPECIAL AWARDS: Level One Agriculture Award – The Woman’s division of Federated Clay Harris Farmers Cup Excellence in Textile Technology at Level 1 - Collier Cup Emma Carter Design Technology & Textiles award at Level 2 & 3 - Young Selina Noun designer of the year cup Senior Visual Artist Award - Richardson Cup Stacey Mackenzie Up and Coming Visual Artist -Sweeny Trophy Rali Hayes-Purnell Most Industrious Visual Artist - Sweeny Trophy Codi Klein Senior Chemistry Award - Stokes Memorial Trophy Ryan Singleton GRADUATION CERTIFICATES Creston Baker Isaac Mulgrew Reade Blakeman Reghan Ngarotata Paige Coffin-Bell Jessica Schrafft Toby Macdonald Ryan Singleton William Macdonald Lewis Taitoko Stacey Mackenzie Xavier Turner STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM 2019 Heath Barnsdall Zena Marie Mason Brayden Burnell Harley Ngarotata Keegan cox (also 2019 BOT Student Representative) Selina Noun Rali Hayes-Purnell Isrie Tapara Awez Khan Tazmin West Nikcarla Laird SCHOLARSHIPS & SENIOR AWARDS RECIPIENTS The University of Waikato is pleased to award a Manaaki Tangata Paige Coffin-Bell Scholarship to: Excellence & Commitment to Te Reo Maori-Maniapoto Maori Trust Paige Coffin-Bell board Taonga Rotary Award for the Year $100 Voucher Ryan Singleton Rotary Award for the Year $100 Voucher Paige Coffin-Bell Year 11 Scholarship - Runner Up Shaun Edgerton Year 11 Scholarship - Petre Cup Logan Singleton Principal’s Prize for year 12 - Runner Up Tazmin West Principal’s Prize for Year 12 – Voyce Family Cup Nikcarla Laird Persistence, Passion & Pride Award - Jason Kernott Memorial Lewis Taitoko Trophy - Partially sponsored by Grainger Motors total of $100.00 SCHOLARSHIPS & SENIOR AWARDS CONT… RECIPIENTS The Whakaaria Certificate Founder scholarship is an anonymous Stacey Mackenzie Donation of $500.00 to pursue further study is awarded to: The Whakaaria Certificate Founder scholarship is an anonymous Reade Blakeman Donation of $500.00 to pursue further study is awarded to: Citizenship Award- Larsen Memorial Prize - sponsored by the PTA, the Piopio Lions Club, Val Killery and a prize of speakers Xavier Turner donated by The Oily Rag. Proxime Accessit – Piopio College Trust Scholarship of $1000.00 Toby Macdonald Dux - $75 Voucher and a scholarship of $1500.00 by the Piopio College Trust Fund. The Dux is also eligible for a $6000 Ryan Singleton scholarship to The Otago University. Deputy Head Boy 2019 Brayden Burnell Head Boy 2019 Heath Barnsdall Deputy Head Girl 2019 Rali Hayes-Purnell Head Girl 2019 Nikcarla Laird
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! LIBRARY NEWS A massive thank you to all those who have helped with getting the last of the books up onto the shelves. We are now open again! We have recently received some new editions and there are some great reads in there! Check these out!
Found by Fleur And she was by Mercy Point by Amal unbound Charging Gear Ferris Jessica Verdi Anna Snoekstra by Aisha Saeed by Scot Gardner
Storm wake Helen and the The art of Mike by A thousand by Lucy go-go ninjas taxidermy by Andrew Norriss perfect notes by Christopher by Ant Sang Sharon Kernot C.G. Drews
White rabbit, red A song only I The ghosts of The love that I The traitor’s game wolf by can hear by young Nick’s head have by James by Jennifer A. Tom Pollock Barry Jonsberg by Sue Copsey Moloney Nielsen
Ottilie Colter and Swallow’s dance The mapmakers The mulberry The promise Boy underwater the Narroway by Wendy Orr race by Eirlys tree by Allison horse by Jackie by Adam Baron hunt by Rhiannon Hunter Rushby Merchant Williams FEEDBACK
At Piopio College we strive ourselves on being a community orientated school. We value all your feedback and love to hear from you. You are welcome to call in at anytime for a visit or chat. Some feedback suggestions: would you like a newsletter weekly or fortnightly? What would you like to see more of in your newsletter? Any questions on uniform or stationery? Help us to keep the lines of communication open. Give us a call, make a time to catch up with your child's whānau teacher or the Principal Johan van Deventer, on 07 877 8173 or 0800 240 173, or email [email protected].
TIMETABLE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Right: is our scheduled timetable days for Week 6, of Term 4. Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 1