Piopio College Te Kura Tuarua o Piopio Panui 19 — 22 June 2017 Newsletter COMING EVENTS 26-29 June - ERO visit Tēnā Koutou te Whānau. 6 July We are nearing the end of Term 3 and the whole school is in ‘busy mode’ preparing for a host of upcoming events on our calendar. Most importantly we are gearing up for our ERO visit on Monday. This is an oppor- - Open Day Year 6 Students tunity to show the ERO team what a great school we have, so please come to our powhiri at 11am on Mon- - Mataraki Celebrations day and show your support. Other events in the planning stages are our Waiwaia Kapa Haka Festival, Piopio College Ball, Matariki Cele- 7 July brations and our Open Day for Year 6 students and whānau. Please see the advert in this newsletter for more information about our Open Day and share with whānau and friends who may be interested in sending - End of Term 2 their child to our school. For the past few weeks our Whānau groups have been busy practicing waiata for our Matariki Celebration on 4 August July 6. The school will come together at 1.15pm on this day to perform and afterwards share kai that has - Waiwaia Kapa Haka Festival been prepared by our Whānau groups. We invite parents and whanau to come along and share in this cele- bration. 19 August You’ll notice around the school that cyber safety messages are now on display. Piopio College is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for its students, which includes being cyber-safe. We do not - Piopio College Ball condone cyberbullying, whether it’s through texting, facebook or other forms of social media. I encourage parents, caregivers and whanau to be more vigilant and aware of what their children may be taking part in online or through texting. Talk to them about the harmful effects of cyberbullying and remind them not to post FINANCE OFFICE HOURS or share images they don’t want spread further, including email, pxt and txt. www.bullyingfree.nz is a great website full of information and ideas about preventing and dealing with cyberbullying. Monday — Friday 10.15am to 10.30am Monday/Wednesday Nga mihi 12.45pm to 1pm Johan van Deventer Tuesday/Thursday/Friday Principal/Tumuaki 12.35pm to 12.50pm LIBRARY HOURS Monday — Thursday 10am to 2.30pm - Term only [email protected] PIOPIO COLLEGE 18 Aria Road, Piopio 3912 07 877 8173 or 0800 240 173 www.piopio.school.nz PRINCIPAL/TUMUAKI Johan van Deventer [email protected] Piopio College’s U13 rugby team are proving they are a force to be reckoned with. See results and more photos on P3. SITUATIONS VACANT — CLEANER Permanent part-time position (3pm-6pm), 5 days a week. Immediate start. For more information phone Piopio College office 07 877 8173 / 0800 240 173. SAFETY BARRIER We would like to create a safety barrier between the buildings and our native bush area adjoining our neighbour and are appealing for your help. We are in need of square mesh fencing, posts, waratahs and strainers. If you have any of these that you could donate to the school, it would be very much appreciated. Piopio College Year 6 Ian Small – Caretaker OPEN DAY DRIVING LESSONS Do you have your Learners license? please see Mrs Rauptutu or Mrs Harris if you are interested in driving lessons. Thursday 6 July, 9am-11.30am We currently have 4 lessons available on a Friday morning. Hallam Learning Centre MATHS TUITION All prospective parents and students are welcome to come in and share the morning Experienced Maths tutor available for senior and junior maths. Te Kuiti based. Phone 0211755346 with leadership staff and students. You are also welcome to stay for our PARAWAI SCHOOL GOLDEN JUBILEE We warmly invite all past pupils, staff, BOT, PTA and parents to join us in celebrating 50 years of education at Matariki celebrations at 1.15pm in the Parawai Primary School on Friday 27 October and Saturday 28 October 2017. College Gym For a registration form or more information please phone 07 8688117 or email [email protected]. Any enquiries and RSVP to Piopio College Office 07 877 8173 ORIENTEERING On Friday 16 June, 18 year 7/8 students represented the College in the combined schools Orienteering competi- tion held at Aria Domain. The students were in 3 teams with 6 members in each team. I would like to thank Aria School and their helpers for putting on a great event. The weather was perfect and our students were positive and competed well. I would also like to say what great kids we have with all of them going back out to help others from all the other schools - you all displayed great leadership qualities and should be proud of yourselves. In the results our College Team A came 5th overall in the teams event - year 7/8 section. Congratulations to Emma Alcock, Heidi Aus- tin, Teia Blakeman, Owen Brown, Beau Pari and Abby Tucker. In the individual results Natalie Foss came 3rd with Georgia Pari and Tarin Marshall coming 5th equal in the Girls year 7/8 section. Awesome results team! Carolyn Webster—Assistant Sports Coordinator Sports students on target Our Sports Exploration students recently spent the day practicing their target shooting skills in Te Kuiti. As part of the Friday VPP Programme, students are given an opportunity to experience a wide variety of sporting activities which are designed to help guide them into a vocational pathway of interest. WIN THS BOOK!! We have one copy of “I Am Malala” to give away. If you’d like to win this book, email [email protected] and tell us who you think is a hero and why. Entries close Friday, 30 June. SYNOPSIS: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point- blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest -ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. “I Am Malala” is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. Weekend sporting highlights at Piopio College Played at home on Saturday, Piopio U13 rugby team won convincingly against Waitete 34-10. Senior Boys Football team in action against Cambridge at home on Saturday. Sports draws and results DRAWS Thursday, 22 June Netball: C4 —PPC vs Pukenui Gold at 4.35pm RESULTS C3 — PPCA vs Waitete Blue at 5.30pm C5— PPC Junior vs AMI Flames at 6.30pm Thursday, 15 June Saturday, 24 June Netball: PPC Y7/8 vs CP Diamonds (CP won game) Senior Football: Piopio Senior Boys vs St Peters Senior Boys 3rdXI PPCA (22) vs Roy Blue (22) at St Peter’s School 2 at 10am PPC Junior (32) vs BNT (29) Saturday, 17June Rugby: Piopio 1XV vs Matamata 2 at Matamata College 2 at 11am Senior Football: Piopio Senior Boys (1) vs Cambridge Senior Boys 3rdXI (6) Piopio U13 vs Taupo Sport at Owen Delany Park Taupo at 12.30pm Rugby: Piopio 1XV (12) vs Cambridge 2 (24) Piopio U13 (34) vs Waitete (10) Tuesday 27June Tuesday 20 June Hockey: PC vs TKP Thundersticks at 3.40pm (Semifinals) Hockey: PC (9) vs Kiokio (0) Wednesday, 28 June Wednesday, 21 June Basketball: Senior Boys vs TKHS B at 7.15pm Senior Girls vs Wharekura Kotiro at 8pm Basketball: Senior Boys (18) vs RebelsM (30) Senior Boys are on duty at 8.45pm Piopio College Homework Desk Name: ____________________________________ Year: ____________________ Task 1: This week Te Kuiti unveiled a statue of the legendary Sir Colin Meads. Answer these questions. 1. How tall is the statue and how much does it weigh? ___________________________________________________________ 2. Who is the artist who created the statue and how long was spent on making it? ____________________________________ 3. How many games did Colin Meads play for the All Blacks and for what time period? _________________________________ 4. What group is responsible for the project and how much did it cost? _____________________________________________ Task 2: Work out these mathematic questions. 1. A block of gold that weighs 45 kg is cut into 4 pieces. Each piece is twice as heavy as the preceding one. How much does each of the four pieces weigh? __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. If John takes one third of a cake and Mary takes two fifths of what is left, how much is left for Michael? _________________ 3. The diagram below shows an 8x8 square grid. 4. How many rectangles can be formed within these dots so that How many squares of any size are there? ______ the vertices of each rectangle are 4 of the dots? _______ Do you want to make a difference in a child’s life? The Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamari- ki is currently looking for people in this area who can offer safe, caring, stable homes for young people in need of short term care, time out over weekends and/ or holidays, or a home for life.