THURSDAY9THAUGUST2018 NO.13 - TOTARA GROVE SCHOOL

School Newsletter: August 9 2018

      Thursday 9th August 2018                                                   No. 13
Tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa

Thank you to everyone for your part in last week’s successful three-way conferences. These
conversations about learning are an important part of the work we are doing to empower our
tamariki and build their confidence as learners. The feedback from parents about the reporting and
conference process was generally very positive. We will be using this information as part of our
review for 2018 and to inform planning for 2019.

It was great to see lots of whanau at the Senior Team camp meeting on Tuesday evening. This will
be a wonderful opportunity to stay at the Matihetihe Marae and experience a truly rural
environment. For those who were unable to attend the hui please feel free to contact your child’s
teacher if you have any questions about the trip. All proceeds from Friday’s disco will go towards
keeping the camp costs down as much as possible.

Next week on Wednesday 15th August school will not be open for instruction due to the Teacher
Strike. There will be no supervision of children or After School Care on that day. We acknowledge
the disruption this causes and we are grateful for the support from parents. On the day there will be
a march through Whangarei streets starting from Forum North at about 11.30am. Anyone who
supports the teachers’ claims for better pay and working conditions is invited to join the march.

Ka kite anō
Lana Wolfgram
Principal

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 TUPU TAHI – GROWING TOGETHER. STANDING STRONG. REACHING HIGH.

Principal Awards

Winners of books for the last two weeks were:

Room 3        Rush

Room 4        Breeze

Room 8       Haylee

Caught Being Good

Winners of books for the last two weeks were:

Team Kākano: Jakobi & Khale         Rm 3: Furryo

Rm 4: Atawhaitia      Rm 5: Ayden      Rm 6: Kaharawa

Rm 7: —– Rm 8: —–

Team Kotahitanga: —–

Rm 9: Christina      Rm 10: —– Rm 11: —–        Rm 12: —–

Merit Certificates

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Winners for the last two weeks were:

Team Kākano: Levi, Sinaraa, Brooklyn & Te Ararina

Rm 3: Mana & Alice      Rm 4: Mason & Jahlee

Rm 5: Hine, Bella-Marie & Manaia-Rose      Rm 6: Hoki & Kaharawa

Rm 7: —–     Rm 8: Harena & Storm

Team Kotahitanga: —–

Rm 9: —–        Rm 10: —–          Rm 11: —–

Rm 12: Summer

Ngā Mātāpona Awards

Team Kākano: Khale, Dymond, Logan & Maika

Room 3: Furryo, Tukaha, Jayleigh & Te Ohonga

Room 4: Atawhaitia & Manu

Room 5: Mahoe, Brooke, Ema-Rayne & Tyla-Mei

Room 6: Jordan, Tani, Zuriel & Hoki

Room 7: —–

Room 8: Ariana, Paige, Joseph & Dawn

Room 9: Khloe

Room 10: —–

Room 11: —–

Room 12: Leander & Lexi

Team Kotahitanga: —–

 Netball

Thanks to all the parents, coaches and supporters who have made this season of netball a success.

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The last game for most teams happened last Saturday and it was great to see everyone dressed up
and having fun! Please can you return your netball uniform as soon as possible to Mrs Lewis in
Room 9.

Team Kakapo have made the finals for their grade so a huge congratulations and good luck to them.
The final of their game will be played on Saturday on the 18th August. We have decided to have the
school netball prizegiving after this on Thursday 23rd of August in the school hall at 3.30pm.

School Netball Team Photos will be taken next week on Friday 17th August. Please make sure you
bring your netball shoes and uniforms back to school by then.

Important Notices

      Return uniforms asap
      Netball team photos – Friday 17th August
      School Prizegiving – Thursday 23rd August

 Winter Wonderland Disco Friday 10th August 6-8pm

Come and join us on Friday for a magical night. Entry $3 per child or $5 per family.

There will be sausages, iceblocks, glowsticks & water available to purchase.

Best dressed will be crowned King and Queen.

 Teacher Strike 15th August

School will be closed for the day of the strike.There will be no supervision of children or After School
Care on that day.

 Farewells for Whaea Jody 16th August:

All parents, whanau, past pupils and friends are warmly invited to join us in saying a special goodbye
to Whaea Jody at one or both of the planned events. Thursday 16th August will be Jody’s last day and

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her farewells will be held on that day.

      A farewell Assembly for all the children to say goodbye to Jody at 11.50am.
      An informal pot luck dinner in the Hall 5.30-7.30pm

Looking forward to seeing you at one of these events.

 Bunnings Buddy Bench

Bunnings are donating an outdoor seat to the school. Four student councillors went to Bunnings last
week to build the seat under the expert supervision of Darcy Smith, Bunnings Community Activities
Organiser. Darcy will organise the delivery of the bench to school and the other student councillors
will paint it. They will also be involved in planning the positioning of the seat and introducing it to
the school.

 Family Fundraiser Portraits

Both Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th August are fully booked. If you would like to be added to
the waiting list in case of a cancellation, please call the office on 4350019.

Please remember to pay your $20 sitting fee to the school office before that weekend.

 KidsCan Fundraising Day – #CrazyForKidsCan

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KidsCanCrazyDayisjustaroundthecorneronThursday23rdofAugust.
It’s a nationwide fundraising day where students are
encouraged to wear or bake something a little crazy!!

Along with the dress ups and food, a gold coin donation would be greatly appreciated. All proceeds
help KidsCan provide the basics for Kiwi kids who need it most. This includes food at school, school
shoes & socks, raincoats and basic healthcare products.

A little crazy goes a long way for Kiwi kids in need.

 Garden To Table

As we start a new term of Garden To Table we would like to welcome Whaea Monique on board as
our new kitchen specialist. We are very excited to be working with her. The children have all
earned their knife licences which means they are up
to date with safe practices when using a kitchen knife
and we have been harvesting a lot of fresh produce
from our garden.

This week on the menu was salad of the imagination and apple and cinnamon muffins. If you or
anyone you know has a few spare hours free on a Thursday we would love to have some extra hands
to support our kaupapa.

 Mahi in Ruma 11

First week back and straight back into working hard at maths.

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Procedure writing on how to make porridge and milo. Then the fun part….. we get to eat it!
Yummy!!

 Parent Support Group

TOTARA GROVE SCHOOL LUNCHES 2018

Available
                                      ·       Mince Pie                             $2.50
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and every
                                      ·       Mince & Cheese Pie                    $2.50
second Friday
                                      ·       Potato Topped Pie                     $2.50
NOT TUESDAY
                                      ·       Pizza                                 $2.50
Available every day                       Flavoured Milk                            $2.00
Available Tuesday only                    Sushi (4 pieces)                          $4.80
Please put your Child/ren’s Name, Room Number, their order and the amount of the order
in an envelope and place it in the slot at the school office

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 Bringing valuables to school

Children are not allowed to bring toys or valuable items to school and if they do, they do so at their
own risk. If for any reason a child needs to bring something special, they can hand it into the office
in the morning and collect it at the end of the day.

 Protein Bars for sale

Please click on the link for information on flavours and pricing.

Orders and payment can be made at the school office.

protein bars

 Community Notices

TIKIPUNGA HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY (For prospective and existing students and their whanau)

Wednesday 22nd August 2018 9.30am – 11.00am Auditorium

Enrolling Now – Years 7-13: Auto Engineering Academy Maori Performing Arts Academy Digital
Classes

For further details or any enquiries please phone our School Office: (09) 437 3299 (0800) 437329

Message from Kamo Intermediate School:

The Bilingual Class Hui which was planned for Monday 30 July at Kamo Intermediate School has
been cancelled. We did not receive any registrations for this, so have decided to answer any
questions relating to the Bilingual Class at our Open Evening for parents on Tuesday 14 August.

2018 Character Hunt at the Whangarei Central Library on Sunday 12 August. Come and
hunt for characters old and new in the library. Be there by 10:15am. Children dressed up will be in
to win fabulous spot prizes. Fun for the whole family.

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