NEWSLETTER – August 2015
NUMBER 14
Fridays 10.20 – 11.00 a.m. – Whole School Assembly
11.30 a.m. – 12.50 p.m. - Cultural Groups and Academies
TERM 3
20th August Otago Problem Solving Test
Community Hui/Fono 6.00 – 7.00 p.m.
21st August Mufti Day today – Daffodil Day Fundraiser. Students are encouraged to wear Yellow
Octave Up Programme – 3l00 – 5.30 p.m.
24th – 28th August Year 8 Camp – Syndicate Baker [24th – 25th August], Syndicate Michaels [26th – 28th August]
Year 7 EOTC Week – Rooms 8, 9 and 10 Allan Brewster. Rooms 17, 18 and 19 Maritime Museum
6.00 p.m. BoT Meeting
25th August Girls netball interzone – Bader Courts
Year 7 EOTC Week – Sports Day at School
26th August Year 7 EOTC Week – Rooms 5, 6 and 7 Allan Brewster. Rooms 20, 21 and 22 Maritime Museum.
27th August Boys netball interzone – Bader Courts
Year 7 EOTC Week – Rooms 17, 18 and 19 Allan Brewster. Rooms 8, 9 and 10 Maritime Museum.
28th August Year 7 EOTC Week – Rooms 20, 21 and 22 Allan Brewster. Rooms 5, 6 and 7 Maritime Museum.
Octave Up Programme – 3.00 – 5.30 p.m.
31st August Tongan Language Week
Papatoetoe Central Year 6 students visiting in the morning
1st September Papatoetoe West Year 6 students visiting in the morning
Portrait Photos with Photolife
Dress Rehearsal for Papatoetoe Schools Music Festival – Vodafone Events Centre
2nd September Papatoetoe Schools Music Festival – Vodafone Events Centre time TBC – evening
4th September NZ String Quartet in our School Hall – Tironui Students attending
5th – 6th September Jack and Jill Photos in our School Library – information to be circulated
7th September Papatoetoe South and Puhinui Year 6 students visiting in the morning
8th September Papatoetoe East and Wymondley Year 6 students visiting in the morning
Boys Rugby League at Moyle Park
9th September Year 7 Cross Country – 1.30 p.m.
Kapahaka students at Papatoetoe North School for a Festival
By-Election Nominations close
10th September Chess Tournament in our School Hall
11th September Sausage Sizzle – lunchtime [Turkey fundraiser]
Octave Up Programme 3.00 – 5.30 p.m.
14th September Life Education Trust Caravan in the School until the 25th September
16th September Year 8 Cross Country – 1.30 p.m.
18th September Mufti Day $2.00 for purchase Dutch Skipping Ropes
19th September Newsletter day
23rd September Girls Basketball at Allan Brewster
By-Election Voting closes at 12.00 noon
24th September Boys Rugby League – Moyle Park
25th September Lunchtime sausage sizzle – Turkey Fundraiser
Boys Basketball – Allan Brewster
End of Term 3
28th September 6.00 BoT Meeting
12th October Term 4
Greetings to our School Community
BY-ELECTION 2015
Nominations are invited for the election of 3 parent representatives to the board of trustees.
Nominations open on Wednesday 26th August, A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters.
Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.
Nominations close at noon on 9th September and may be accompanied by a signed candidate’s statement.
The voting roll is open for inspection from the 24th August, at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.
There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.
Voting closes at noon on 23rd September 2015.
Brenda Mauger, Returning Officer, Papatoetoe Intermediate School, 175 Motatau Road, Papatoetoe
HUI/FONO
Thank you to all of those Indian families who came to our consultation evening on Tuesday 18th August. Thank you to Rahul Narayan, Josh Narayan, Zaibaa Mohammed, Satkiran Kaur, Nubira Ansara and Simran Sami who performed.
Don’t forget we have another Consultation evening for our Maori and Pasifika community this evening at 6.00 p.m. There will be a sausage sizzle available. $2.00 per sausage.
SYNDICATE KITE RAFFLE RESULTS
Syndicate Kite has been working hard to raise funds to cover their expenses for theirr EOTC in Week 6. They have been selling raffle tickets. The Community Police Constable visited and made the final draw.
First prize was a $100 Countdown voucher, 2nd prize a $50 Countdown voucher and 3rd prize a $30 Countdown voucher.
The lucky winners were: 1st - Julia, 2nd - Elise, 3rd – Elise
PB4L – POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING
We are a STAR School. ‘STAR’ stands for Safety, Trust, Attitude and Respect. Our students are all ‘STARs’ and behaviour management centers on these concepts and values. Congratulations to – Daniel – Rm. 20, Respect [Kanuka], Kauri – Rm 5, Attitude [Kahikatea], Maxine – Rm. 5, Attitude [Nikau], Rebecca – Rm. 2, Attitude [Totara], Ethan Room 9 Kahikatea. Yash – Rm 16, [Nikau], Linh – Room 9 [Totara] and Bitna – Rm 6 [Kanuka].
‘Class Environment Award – Term 3
Inside - was awarded in Week 4 to Room 24.
‘Class Environment Award – Term 3
Outside - in Week 4 to Room 12. Congratulations to these Rooms.
PAULA GREEN
We have been very fortunate to have Paula Green visiting the school. Paula is a poetry expert who has published several books herself and works with students of all ages. Forty students were selected by their teachers to take part in poetry writing workshops with her. You can see some of their work on her Poetry Box website, https://nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com/
ROOM 13 – EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY
As part of the classed Education for Sustainability social action, Room 13 will be supporting the SPCA.
They will be holding a lolly hamper raffle during Week 9 of this term. Room 13 would appreciate the support from the students and community. Tickets will be $1.00.
They are also collecting tins of pet food and dry biscuits, clean, dry newspapers that can be used in the kennels to keep the cats and dogs dry and warm and in the litter trays. If you are able to donate newspapers or pet food please send it along to Room 13.
Thank you
Thank you to the students from Room 25
Auckland City
Towering buildings
Monumental
Business men and women rush
Sports cars roar
Students bask
Thieves theive
Food sizzles
Rain drizzles
Police – save the day
Pacific Ocean
The sun frying us
Gliding through the ocean
Seagulls screaming
Blue whales blowing water
Waves calmly drifting past us
A chlorine trail builds up behind the ship
The day is ending
By Shundil Prasad
Weave is a particular style or manner in which something is woven.
In Room 25 we explored and created some crafts by weaving. We were able to use both flax and paper.
We started off with creating a few colourful stars by inter-weaving long strips of colourful paper. After making stars, we tried our best to create some constellations of stars as seen in the sky. We ended up with all sorts of animal looking constellations. It was a lot of fun.
We also managed to weave some paper and flax balls, mats and flowers. It was fun weaving paper and flax to create various kinds of crafts when we celebrated Matariki as well as Te Reo Maori week.
By Arieta and Anisha (Cabu monitors)
HOWICK COLLEGE
Final Enrolment Evening
YEAR 9 2016
For IN ZONE ENROLMENTS and OUT OF ZONE APPLICANTS (PROVISIONAL ENROLMENT)
THURSDAY 20 AUGUST 4.00pm – 7.00pm in the Administration Block
If you are unable to attend on Thursday 20th August please make other arrangements by contacting the school receptionist (ph 534-4492).