PAREMATA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER WEDNESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2019 WEEK 2 www.paremata.school.nz [email protected] [email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES Monday 28th October Labour Weekend – Public Holiday Thursday 31st October School Assembly hosted by Ruma Kotare and Ruma Hihi @ 11.45am Tuesday 12th November School Photos – Room 1A / 1B / 7 and team photos Friday 15th November Teacher Only Day – SCHOOL CLOSED Wednesday 20th November Kahikatea team trip to the Aquatic Centre Monday 16th December Year 8 Awards Evening Tuesday 17th December End of term 4 at 12.30pm Monday 3rd February 2020 year commences at 8.50am
Kia ora tātou
School Gala Congratulations to Jo Gibbs and the gala committee for organising a very successful event on Saturday. Despite the wet morning and no field activities we raised approx. $25,000 which is a fabulous result and will go towards updating our classroom resources throughout the school. A huge thank you to everyone who gave up the day to help out. Your support is greatly appreciated and the community involvement across the school was outstanding. Thank you all.
Drive-Through Naming Silent Auction Congratulations to Lloyds Garage and Angela Collins who won our inaugural drive through naming auctions. The drive through off Station Road is going to be called Lloyds Lane and the drive through on Paremata Cres is Collins Crescent. Look out for the new street signs in the coming weeks. Thank you both for supporting our school.
Raffle - Signed NZ Lions 2017 Tour All Blacks Jersey We have the awesome All Blacks Jersey raffle still underway. Tickets are $5.00 and available at the office. Once all 300 tickets are sold we will do the draw!
Sunhats Just a friendly reminder that sun hats are compulsory for all children in Term 4 and Term 1. Please make sure your child has a named sun hat for school this term.
On call relief cleaner needed We require a cleaner to be available to cover any sickness in our cleaning team. This is an on call position where the relief cleaner would be notified in the morning that they are required to work at 3pm. If you are interested in this position, please can you contact the office on 233 1339.
Staff Car parks We would appreciate it if families did not park behind staff cars (and leave their vehicle) as teachers and support staff often need to go out during the day to meetings.
Labour weekend It's Labour weekend this coming weekend so school is closed on Monday 28 October. Safe travels if you are heading out of Wellington.
Teacher Only Day – School Closed Our annual Teacher Only Day for moderating student achievement data and end of year reports is on Friday 15 November. School will be closed for instruction.
Ngā mihi nui – Matua Bryce
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB – ISSUE NO. 7 – ORDER ONLINE mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz If you wish to purchase from the current book club selection, please order online no later than Friday 1st November. If you would like any purchases to be held at the office, please order online under OFFICE otherwise they will go directly to the classroom.
SCHOOL HOODIE ORDERS We are now taking orders for both children and adult school hoodies. The hoodies cost $40 each, come in navy blue and have the new Paremata School logo on the front. Names across the back will cost $9.50 extra. Please fill the order form which was attached with the newsletter last week (also on our school website). Payment can be made online 12 3254 0048796 00 (name and hoodie as reference); eftpos in office or cash. Order forms must be dropped off or emailed to [email protected].
JUNIOR PHOTOS (RM1A/1B/7 AND SPORTS TEAMS – TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER All children will the photographed and will receive an order envelope featuring their photo AFTER PHOTO DAY. If your child was away for the photos earlier in the year and would like a portrait photo done, please just let Marie or Michelle in the office know.
There will be NO SUBWAY LUNCHES this Friday and the following 2 Fridays
Friday 25th October / Friday 1st November
PAREMATA SCHOOL GALA – GOLD SPONSORS
We are delighted to acknowledge our 16 generous Spring Gala Gold sponsors, thank you for your wonderful support.
Ritual Beauty Therapy: Skin and Beauty therapy located nearby on Paremata crescent. Nicole is a fabulous beauty therapist. Having a facial or massage by her is true indulgence. Now she's created her own line of products with Kokulu. 100% natural, no animal testing, recycled bottles. www.ritualbeautytherapy.co.nz
EasySwim Swim School: Visit www.easyswim.co.nz to find out about swimming lessons available locally at Tawa. Splash Attack, Junior Water Polo, now available at Plimmerton School!
Hair by the Sea: Tracy and her team of skilled hairdressers are available to help you get yourself ready for the festive season – you can find their lovely salon just down the road from the school - www.hairbytheseaparemata.co.nz
Tahi Design: Check out www.tahidesign.co.nz for more details about school dad Zeus Te Ahuru’s work – thanks for your help & support with our spring gala publicity and signage!
Extreme Dance: not like any other dance studio – the difference is Extreme! Check out for their timetable at www.extremedance.co.nz/. Handily located to school at 5 Paremata Crescent.
Caci Clinic: Today Caci remains at the forefront of the skincare and appearance industry, they tailor solutions for clients to ensure the very best results are achieved. We are the experts in: Appearance medicine, Skin rejuvenation, Laser hair removal, Body shaping. School parent Stacey has been with the Caci group for over eight years and is now the co-owner here at Caci Porirua. www.porirua.caci.co.nz/
Allan McLatchie Construction: are a Porirua based owner operated construction business with over 27 years’ experience. They have a dedicated team who have specialist skills and knowledge when it comes to excavations, drainage, retaining walls, site clearance, landscaping, farm tracks, house foundations, trenches, site levelling, post hole boring, land slide remedial work, demolitions, driveways, flood control. They are a community minded company who values health and safety, our customers and the environment they work in. Contact 027 273 7263
Jenny Butterworth – Your trusted real estate agent at Harcourts Paremata: Obligation free market appraisals. An awesome client experience. Porirua is home to Jenny for more than 30 years. She knows it is a great place to live and work. Thanks for the junior colouring in competition and your service at the dessert stall. Contact 027 2441929 or [email protected]
Little India Restaurant: delicious authentic curries, dine-in or take-out, located at the Mungavin Homestead, 1D Mungavin Ave, Porirua www.littleindia.co.nz/wellington-porirua
Parka Insurances: At Parka, we believe peace of mind is fundamental to your happiness. That’s why we tailor insurance cover specific to your needs and budget. What if you are no longer able to work… for whatever reason? Who will pay the mortgage, your hospital bills, even school fees? Wouldn’t it be reassuring to know that if the worst should happen, you’re covered? Book a free, no obligation appointment with Kate Harris (Gray and Lucy's Mum) [email protected] 027 411 3003
CSG Technology previously Konica Minolta NZ. Still the same products and printing solutions available so find them here: www.csg.co.nz/
PAREMATA SCHOOL GALA – GOLD SPONSORS
Hellers Schools for Sausages: In 2012 Hellers launched an initiative to help schools fund-raise with the good, old-fashioned sausage sizzle. Hellers’ Sausages For Schools sponsorship supports Primary and Intermediate schools throughout NZ. Supporting around 25 schools per month. That’s putting some real sizzle back into our communities with Hellers’ Sausages http://hellers.co.nz/sausages-4-schools.
Moana Road: Support local, see them for designer bags, sunnies, giftware and more. Chek out their website now to the see what is new. Items stocked locally at North City Acquisitions plus The Gift shack and Kiwistuff both in Tawa. www.moanaroad.com/
Audio Worshop: is a NZ owned and operated sound system design, sales, installation & hire company backed by 20 years of experience in the professional audio industry. Contact our school parent Matt Chapman at https://audioworkshop.co.nz/
John Everiss Contractors: is a family owned and operated company, just recently celebrated 50 successful years in the industry. We currently specialise in residential earthworks and demolitions as well as commercial and small subdivisions, equipment ranges from bobcats, loaders and dozers through to compactors, trucks and excavators. Check out their details here https://www.facebook.com/everiss.nz/
Our Interislander ferry is known as one of the most beautiful ferry journeys in the world and one of New Zealand's most iconic tourism experiences. They gave us huge support this year – you can find them at www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/interislander
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Waste Minimisation Team at the School Gala - Big thanks to our Waste Heroes! What a fantastic job this team of students did at our school gala! After sorting and collating all our gala waste we ended up with only one bag going to landfill. The rest was either recycled or made into compost. This is a tremendous result and one to be very proud of! Students will be meeting this Friday to display their results and decide how to communicate this news to you in more detail. So watch this space! They will also think about how they can get closer to our Zero Waste target for next year.
Thanks so much to all our student and parent volunteers and of course Amanda Dobson from Enviroschools, James Micael from Organic Wealth and Dee Jones from Porirua City Council for supporting us all!
If you are keen to be part of the team next year, especially post gala with sorting and some heavy lifting, please get in touch with either Jannien Kamphuis [email protected] or Rachel Hall [email protected]
NOEL LEEMING FRIENDS AND FAMILY DEALS – OFFER TO PAREMATA SCHOOL
Noel Leeming are pleased to announce that they are running their annual Friends & Family fundraising events again this year on October/November 2019 and are excited to extend an invitation our school to be involved this year.
These events are hugely successful for many schools, enabling them to raise funds for projects through purchases made in the Noel Leeming stores network. (a flyer for you to print is attached to this newsletter)
BIGAIR GYMSPORTS TAWA Gym is fun for kids but it’s exceptionally good for them as well! They gain strength, flexibility, balance and body control but they also learn determination and perseverance, through persistently practicing skills until they are achieved. Kids also gain resilience and confidence, as they extend themselves and learn new skills! Our experienced coaches run classes in Gymnastics, Tumbling, Trampolining, Parkour and Cheerleading! BOOK NOW! Bigair Gym Tawa: 04 2323508 or [email protected]
PAPAKOWHAI SCHOOL SHOPPING NIGHT. R18 EVENT. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8TH 7-9.30 PM Over 25 stalls and lots of raffle prizes, come along and enjoy a night of shopping. Tickets cost $10 if purchased before November 1st, or $15 on the night. Tickets get you a glass of bubbles and a light supper. Check out our Facebook pages to see all our fabulous stall holders and a link to buy tickets. https://www.facebook.com/events/377566112822723/
SITUATION VACANT Pre-School Programme Facilitator/ Kaitakawaenga kaupapa Kura Kohungahunga A part-time role working mornings taking preschool classes at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua. This position assists in the running of programmes for Pre-School children at Te Rauparaha Arena. You will run the Kindy Gym sessions for children aged 1yr-4yrs old. Classes can range in size from 15-70 children (parent/caregivers remain with children at all times).
Please contact Lynda McAndrew on 237 3556 or email [email protected]. See school notice board for more information.