Newsletter Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Ngaere School

School Newsletter

Living & Learning with RESPECT

Term 2 Week 4

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Welcome – Nau mai haere mai

Thank you to all our students and whānau for your support of our Pink mufti Day last Friday. By taking part we did out bit to raise awareness and help eliminate bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusion.We raised $300 which has been donated to the Mental Health Foundation of NZ who have been running Pink Shirt Day for at least the last ten years.

FIREWOOD RAFFLE

If anyone has tickets they are unable to sell, can you please return them to the school office as we have people who can sell them. Thank you.

FRIDAY PIE DAY THIS WEEK. Orders are due in tomorrow (Thursday) morning 9am, if you haven’t already put your order in.

GOOD LUCK to the 9 girls who are competing in the Gym Sport Festival being held in Waitara today.

Once again a huge “Thank You” To Christine Podjursky from the Stratford Gynastics Club and to the parents who provided transport for the girls. We look forward to hearing how they got on!

Reminder to have your say as the board work through the process of appointing a new principal. A survey has been emailed out. If you did not receive a copy please contact Karen in the office. Survey needs to be submitted by 4pm this Friday 24th May. Paper copies are available from the school office if needed.

Classes still have a lot of fun with their Health & PE sessions even when it’s wet outside.

Update From our Sports Coordinator

We have entered into the sports tournament season with a positive start.

Rippa Y5&6 @ Stratford Primary School -Tuesday 28th May

(Reserve day 30th May)

20 students have been selected for 2 teams, and training has started.

Please ensure all forms have been returned.

We are grateful to the coaches for volunteering their time, and to those that are able to help with transport on the day. We still require 2-3 cars to enable us to get to and from the event. You do not have to stay for the tournament. Please contact me if you can help, one way or both.

Rippa Y7&8 @TSB Hub Hawera Tuesday 11th June

(Reserve day 13th June)

Ngaere have entered 2 mixed teams in this very popular tournament. Team selection is underway. We will require coaches or game day managers and transport for this event. We require 4-5 vehicles for transport. A note will be sent home soon.

Jones Cup Monday 17th June @ Toko Primary School:

Training is underway to ensure all our senior students are capable of performing their best in this traditional rural school tournament. All Year 5 – 8 students are involved. This is a participation focussed event.

Netball, Rugby, and Rippa teams have been entered, and we are on the look out for helping hands to coach and manage on the day.
Thank you for those already lending a hand and giving their time and expertise.

We seek coaches or game day managers for:

2x Y5&6 Rippa; Y5&6 Netball; 2x Y7&8 Netball; 1x Y7&8 Rippa.

Children will travel by bus to this event, leaving school at 9.00am for a 9.45am start. It is anticipated that the last day will finish around 2pm.

There will be food sold at this event.

Crowley cup @ Stratford. (Page St rugby, Hockey turf, and netball courts) Wednesday 3rd July This is for Yr 5 & 6 only.

We have entered a team in the Hockey, Rugby, and Netball tournaments.

We require volunteers to coach and manage teams on the day.

This is a competitive event, and as such, we can only enter one team per sport per school. Children attending will be charged $5 to assist with the cost of the bus on the day.

If you can help with coaching practices or game day management for any (or all) of these events please get in touch with your child’s teacher, Karen in the office, or myself.

Kind regards

Jonny Mercer

School closed Friday 31 May for Teacher Only Day

From Room 5

Two weeks ago Room 5 made and set out tracking tunnels and chew cards to see what pests we have at our school.

We started by making the bait which was smooth peanut butter. We then grabbed a milk bottle and cut off the bottom and two sides. Next the hot glue guns came out and we stuck the two sides and the bottom of the milk bottle together and put a sponge in the middle. We then had to make the tracking tunnel which is made out of a long piece of wood and a real estate sign (corflute).

We grabbed the stuff we needed and headed outside to set up the tracking tunnel.

The results: We found evidence of mice, rats, native coackroaches, earwigs, possums, slugs and hedgehogs.

Lastly, please do not go looking for our trapping creations because we (Room 5) will be monitoring them each Friday. We want to find pests and remove them from our Ngaere community. We are looking for pests, not people!

By Indie K & Mia H