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Friday 12th February – Term One, Newsletter 1, 2021

NEWSLETTERS ARE DISTRIBUTED FORTNIGHTLY ON EVEN WEEKS.

Tena ra koutou ki nga hau e wha – Greetings to everybody.

Welcome back to Hurupaki School 2021! I’d like to extend a very warm welcome back to all of our returning families and to the new families that have joined us this year! The children appear to have settled back into learning and school life extremely well, and are excited about the year ahead. Our teachers have been very busy organising fabulous learning activities for this term, including school camps and sporting events. There is a focus on the arts this year with the school Art Auction scheduled to take place early Term 2 and a school production planned for early Term 4.

Our school theme this year is ‘Shine Bright’. Our learners will be encouraged to be the very best they can be, to grow and contribute to their full potential with the support of everyone in our learning community. Some quotes to support this theme are: “As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same” (Nelson Mandela), “You can’t grow in someone else’s shadow. Stand in the light and cast your own”, “Never dull your shine for someone else” (Tyra Banks), “Don’t let someone dim your light simply because it is shining in their eyes”, “Try not to get lost comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!” (Jenny Finch).

Online bookings are available for the “meet the teacher” meetings coming up in Week 3 on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th February. We notice many parents have already made bookings, thank you for this. These meetings provide you with an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and tell them about your child, your hopes for them this year, and also how their learning can be best supported throughout the rest of the year. School will be closed from 12:15pm on Wednesday 17 February. There are more details about this on the next page.

Property Update: Some of our classrooms received upgrades to the technology/wet areas during the holiday break, and they look stunning! I have been advised that the ministry plans to replace Pods 5 and 7 will not be happening any time soon due to other schools being more in need of classroom replacements. However, there are plans to upgrade Pod 7 into a modern flexible learning environment sometime this year. We are really excited about this and can’t wait for it all to be finished!

The best time for children to be arriving at school is between 8:15am and 8:30am in the mornings. Please do not drop them off at school before 8:00am. If children arrive before 8:10am they must wait in front of Pod 1 until a bell releases them to go to their classrooms.

We are looking forward to an exciting year of learning in 2021. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Ngā mihi nui Rob Posthumus

HAPPY HURUPAKI BIRTHDAY TO: Aarohi Rahaul Madhav, Koea Shelford, Jackson Hauraki, Sophea Mead, Vienna Ripikoi, Jason Marshall-Willis, Amara Brown, Kayson Tito, Max Tamahori, Charlie Hopkins, Eleanor Wilson, Emerson Bourke, Annah Pickerill, Neave Patterson, Hugo Dignon, Mila Morgan, Kylah-Rose Faulkner, McKenna Baker-Parsons, Olivia McManus, Brax Hayward, Grace Campbell, Lleyton Small, Jayden Cummings, Evony Smith, Rakaea Mitchell, Caleb Solomon, Jaimee Stewart, Izabella Thompson, Grace Fitchett, Ash Saville-Walls, Nixon Stipich, Zoe Dempster-Rivett, Amarylis McGaveston, Boston Dodds!!!!

Meet the teacher interviews We will be holding 'Meet the Teacher' sessions on: Wednesday 17 February from 1.00pm to 6.50pm (for all Pods) and Thursday 18 February from 3.10pm to 5.30pm (for Pods 1,2,3,4,5 & 7) Please note these dates have been changed since our last (2020) newsletter. To book your session please follow this link www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and use the code qs5z6. School will be closed from 12.15pm on Wednesday 17th February and Educare will be running from this time. The bus will leave school at 12.10pm. Please let the office know if your child has any changes regarding the bus or Educare. School will finish at the normal time of 2.40pm on Thursday 18th February. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the office.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Children’s Medical and Contact Information We will be sending home a copy of your child’s student profile form over the next week for updating. Please review this information and return to us as soon as possible if there are any changes or additions we need to be made aware of. Please note, it is very important that we have at least two emergency contacts for each child (these need to be additional to primary caregivers) as recommended by Civil Defence in case of emergency.

Lunch Orders – Every Friday Please go to www.lunchonline to register your child, to update Pod numbers or for any information.

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER The school newsletter is emailed fortnightly and is available on the website. If you would like a paper copy, please email [email protected]

NO vehicles other than staff and service vehicles are to enter into school grounds to drop off or pick up children between 8.10am – 8.45am and 2.15pm – 3pm The speed limit within school grounds is 5kmh PLEASE INFORM YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO DROP OFF OR PICK UP

SCHOOL HATS

A reminder that school hats are compulsory in Term 1 and 4. Hats are available via Kindo, from the school office or Bethells Uniforms.

School absences, lateness, bus and afterschool care

bookings/changes can be made by phone, reported online at www.hurupaki.school.nz and [email protected] or through the Skool Loop App. PLEASE ensure all messages are made by 2pm

Netball 2021 It is that time of the year for us to get our netball teams organised for the netball season!! Year 1 & 2 teams will play on Monday afternoons and the Year 3 – 6 teams will play on Saturday mornings. All games are played at the Whangarei Netball Centre on Kensington Avenue. Parents will be required to transport children to and from games. The season will run from May until August. A weekday practice for the year 3-6 teams takes place at a time that suits the coach – either lunchtime or after school. Practices are normally held on school courts. As the Y1&2 teams have skill development before their game they will not have a practice day. A note will go home next week with the children who are interested in playing.

ü Please register for our payment system Kindo either through our website or by clicking this link https://www.hurupaki.school.nz/payments/ ü Download Hero app. Click https://hero.linc-ed.com/parents/ Please let school office know if you have any questions. ü If you use Lunchonline please update your child’s Pod number ü Please bring camp permission slips back to your class teacher ü Please complete and return changes to your child’s medical and contact information sheet if you have any changes or additions and return to the school office. ü Please return Twilight Hockey forms by Tuesday February 16th. ü Please register child’s interest for Miniball at the school office ü Have a fabulous Term 1!

Wednesday 17th February Meet the teacher interviews from 1pm (updated dates) Wednesday 17th February EARLY SCHOOL CLOSURE 12.15pm Thursday 18th February Meet the teacher interviews from 3pm (updated dates) Wednesday 3rd March Swimming Sports Y4 – Y6 Thursday 4th & Friday 5th March Pod’s 1 & 4 EOTC Camp Wednesday 17th March Whangarei Swimming Sports Friday 19th March Whole School Triathlon Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th March Pod 7 EOTC Camp Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th March Pod 5 EOTC Camp Monday 29th to Wednesday 31st March Pod 3 EOTC Camp Friday 2nd April Good Friday (no school) Monday 5th April Easter Monday (no school) Tuesday 6th April Easter Tuesday (no school) Thursday 8th April School Photos Friday 9th April Whole School Colour Run

Hurupaki School Apps and Online Services

School Website is where you can find up to date general information including our class blogs, upcoming events, and have the ability to report an absence or bus/after school care change. You can access our school website via this link - https://www.hurupaki.school.nz/

Kindo is our school payment system and can be accessed via our website. This is where you can pay for school stationery, class fees, trips and other school related costs. Payments will also be accepted via the school office You can access Kindo via this link: https://www.hurupaki.school.nz/payments/

LINC-ED Hero is our electronic school management system. We use this as our main source of communication and real time assessment and reporting to our school community. You can access Hero via this link: https://hero.linc-ed.com/parents/

Newsletters are distributed fortnightly via email and are available on the website. Please make sure your email is current to ensure you get these important notifications. Please also use the same email address for Kindo and Hero as they are all linked to your child.

Seesaw is a digital portfolio that gives you real time glimpses into your child’s school day. At the beginning of the school year, the class teacher will distribute instructions on linking to your child’s current classroom.

Hurupaki Support Group News

Welcome back to school in 2021 – from the Hurupaki School Support Group!

We had our first Support Group meeting of the year this week, and welcomed some wonderful new members! We always love having new members, so if you want to join a team of friendly, hard-working parents and help out with fundraising and other important events for the school, please get in touch on [email protected].

Calling all bakers! We would love some parents/grandparents to help us out by joining our baker’s list. This would involve providing a small plate of baking for some of the school sports events, only once or twice a year. Please contact us on the above email address if you can help us out!

We try to keep our Facebook page up to date with what’s going on with Support Group events etc, so please like our page on Facebook @HurupakiSchoolSupportGroup.

This year we are doing a reprint of our ever so popular cookbook - Local & Loved!! These will be available over the coming weeks via Kindo. We will also be doing the Colour Run again near the end of Term 1 – more details to come!!

Support Group UPCOMING EVENTS! • March 19th – Triathlon. The Support Group provides tea/coffee and baking at the Triathlon every year, for a gold coin donation. Please bring your gold coins along on the day! • Easter Raffle – last two weeks of Term 1. For new families to the school, this is a raffle run by the kids, for the kids, and they look forward to it every Easter! • We ask for each child to donate a non-perishable Easter item, and bring it into the office between Monday 15th March and Friday 26th March. • Tickets will then be sold (50c each) by the senior children, before school on Monday 29th March and Tuesday 30th March, from 8:20am to 8:40am, and again at interval on both of these days. • The draw will be made in classrooms on the afternoon of Thursday 1st April. • The Hurupaki School Support Group is committed to making sure that all children are fully included in all of our events, so if your child has a food allergy you would like us to know about, please feel free to contact us at [email protected] • The raffle is for Hurupaki School children only, and the money raised from the raffle goes towards wet weather games for every classroom. • The children understand that not everyone will win a prize. All children that do not win a prize will receive a small egg.

• Swimming lessons will be available at school with Geoff this term – please contact him directly to book. [email protected]

• Miniball will resume 17th February 2021. Please contact [email protected] as soon as possible to register your interest.

• Adult community education classes run at Kamo High School. Please visit https://www.cew.ac.nz/ to view the range of courses that are currently available.

• Children’s Day Whangārei | Te Rā o Ngā Tamariki Sunday 7th March 2021, 10am – 1pm Manaia View School, 64 Murdoch Cres, Raumanga Join us for a free fun day out that the whole family can enjoy. Activities include a bouncy castle, waterslide, face painting, sausage sizzle and much more! Free buses will be running to and from Children’s Day covering , , Kamo, , Kensington, Bank St, Riverside, Onerahi, Morningside and Raumanga. For more info contact Leanne Brownie: [email protected] or 027 566 0294

• Kamo Rugby Club are a family focused organised club who want to offer the opportunity for any players to play rugby at our club we cater for players who want to play U5 to U16. We are having our first club rally day on Monday 15 February 3.30pm to 6.00pm. All the information can be found at our website https://www.sporty.co.nz/kamorsc/HOME

• Junior Athletics Whangarei Season continues in Term 1 on Monday Nights. 7-14 Years - 5pm to 6.15pm We have one free trial night so come along for our first Club Night of the Term on the 15th of February, see how great it is and then get signed up to enjoy the rest of the season! www.athleticswhangarei.co.nz Email: [email protected]

• Girls’ Brigade invites you to join a fun and inclusive group for young women aged between 5 and 18 who want to make the most out of life. Our badgework programme focuses on developing the physical, educational, social and spiritual skills of those who attend. You can find out more @ https://www.girlsbrigade.nz There are two Girls' Brigade Companies in Whangarei and we meet on Thursday nights during term time commencing 18 February: 1st Kamo Company meets from 6.00 - 7.45pm at St John’s Golden Church, 149 Kamo Road, Kensington, contact Brenda 027 2771159 or 2nd Whangarei Company meets from 5.30 - 7 pm at Hope Whangarei Church, Hunt St, Whangarei, contact Sue 021 2600792

• Afterschool Theatre & Drama Classes at Northland Youth Theatre! Spaces available in all Classes! Junior (ages 9 - 11), Intermediate (ages 11 - 14), Senior (ages 14+). Email [email protected] or message us on FB or Instagram-@Northland_youth_theatre

Te Manawa Tahi Timetable for Term One 2021- see below

Te Manawa Tahi is a learning support hub where you can come in and talk to education professionals about your child’s learning needs. This is a free service

Who are we? Learning Support (formerly Special Education) and the RTLB service (Resource Teachers Learning and Behaviour) have teamed up with schools/kura, early childhood, iwi and community providers to work together with the sole purpose of providing support for your tamariki and their learning needs. “Mā te Pā ka ora te tamaiti” “It takes a village to raise a child”

Te Manawa Tahi Timetable Date Hub Location – Option 1 Hub Location – Option 2 Hub location – Option 3 Time 10/02/21 Otamatea High School, 120 Barnardos, 2 Armstrong 9:00am – Bickerstaffe Road, Maungaturoto Avenue, Maunu, Whangārei 12:00pm 17/02/21 Bream Bay Community Trust, 9 Clark Road Chapel, 4-6 Clark Rd, Back 2 Basics, 9:00am – Takutai Place, Ruakaka Kamo, Whangārei Maungatapere 12:00pm 18/02/21 Community Centre, 1475 Ruawai Primary School, 4376 Te Rito, William Jones Drive 9:00am – Whangārei Heads Road, Parua Bay State Highway 12, Ruawai and Rata Place, Otangarei 12:00pm 24/02/21 Mangawhai Beach School, 34 Insley School, 2916 Te Horo School, 3239 9:00am – Street, Mangawhai Russell Road, Punaruku 0184 Pipiwai Road, Whangārei 12:00pm 25/02/21 Matakohe Primary School, Barnardos, 2 Armstrong 9:00am – Matakohe Avenue, Maunu, Whangārei 12:00pm 25/02/21 Tinopai School, 1913 Tinopai Road, 12:30pm Tinopai -2:00pm 03/03/21 Waipu Primary School, 6 Argyle Clark Road Chapel, 4-6 Clark Rd, Tauraroa Area School, 9:00am – Street, Waipu Kamo, Whangārei Omana Road, 12:00pm Maungakaramea 04/03/21 Raurimu Avenue School, 48 Raurimu Dargaville Primary School, 9:00am – Avenue, Onerahi, Whangārei State Highway 12, Dargaville 12:00pm 10/03/21 Archie Bull Hall Kaiwaka, 11 Kaiwaka Hukerenui School, 9 Crows Nest Back 2 Basics, 9:00am – – Mangawhai Rd Road, Hukerenui Maungatapere 12:00pm 11/03/21 Barnardos, 2 Armstrong Avenue, Aranga School, Aranga, 9:00am – Maunu, Whangārei Dargaville 12:00pm 11/03/21 Kaihu Valley School, 66 Maropiu 12:30pm Road, Mamaranui -2:00pm 17/03/21 One Tree Point School, 97 One Tree Clark Road Chapel, 4-6 Clark Rd, 9:00am – Point Road, One Tree Point Kamo, Whangārei 12:00pm 18/03/21 Te Rito, William Jones Drive and Rata Pouto Primary School, 11 9:00am – Place, Otangarei Opuna Rd, Te Kopuru 12:00pm

18/03/21 Te Kopuru School, 9 Norton Street, 12:30pm Te Kopuru - 2:00pm 24/03/21 Paparoa Primary School, 14 Franklin Whananaki School Library, Mangakahia Community 9:00am – Rd, Paparoa Whananaki North Road Room, Mangakahia Road 12:00pm 25/03/21 Plunket Family Centre, 33 King Stret, Arapohue School, Arapohue 9:00am – Kensington, Whangārei 12:00pm

25/03/21 Tangowahine School, Tangowahine 12:30pm -2:00pm 31/03/21 Ruakaka School, 12 Sandford Rd, Clark Road Chapel, 4-6 Clark Rd, Back 2 Basics, 9:00am – Ruakaka Kamo, Whangārei Maungatapere 12:00pm 01/04/21 HoraHora School, 22 Te Mai Road, Dargaville Intermediate School, Onerahi Community Hall, 9:00am – Woodhill 38 Charlotte St, Dargaville Onerahi, Whangārei 12:00pm 07/04/21 Maungaturoto Primary School, 8 Te Rito, William Jones Drive and 9:00am – Gorge Rd, Maungaturoto Rata Place, Otangarei 12:00pm 08/04/21 Barnardos, 2 Armstrong Avenue, 9:00am – Maunu, Whangārei 12:00pm 14/04/21 Sports Cub, Kopipi 9:00am – Crescent, Ngunguru 12:00pm 15/04/21 Manaia View School, 64 Murdoch 9:00am- Crescent, Raumanga, Whangārei 12:00pm Drop into the hub or contact us on 0800 5248 4256 or email [email protected]