Newsletter Wednesday 05th June 2024

Ngaere School

School Newsletter

Living & Learning with RESPECT

Term 2 Week 6

Wednesday 05 June 2024

Welcome – Nau mai haere mai

Assembly this week is by Rooms 1, 2 and 3, looking forward to

seeing you there at 2.30pm!

THIS FRIDAY 07th JUNE.

ORDERS AND MONEY ARE DUE 9am TOMORROW (Thursday 6th June)

The Art of the Portrait

Painting our Community

Ngaere School Art Ex

All around the school the classrooms have been buzzing with work around our community. The children have been immersed in the study of portraiture, learning to create portraits using famous artists such as Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Andy Warhol as their inspiration. To celebrate their learning we will be holding a Ngaere School Art Exhibition in the school hall in Week 9. The art works in the hall will be open to the community for viewing on the following days …

Day time viewings:

Monday 24th June : 8.30 am – 3.30 pm

Tuesday 25th June: 8.30 am – 3.30 pm

Wednesday 26th June: Puanga Hākari//Community Celebration 12.30 pm.

Night time Viewing:

Monday 24th June: 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm

The PTA will have some amazing raffles on offer which will be drawn on the afternoon of our Puanga Hākari/Community Celebration.

Keep an eye out for a post on your child’s Seesaw account for details on how you could be involved in our Puanga Hākari/Community Celebration.

Puanga Hākari/Community Celebration

Whanau Day!

With Puanga drawing near we will be celebrating this year with a whanau BBQ on Wednesday the 26th of June.

We invite families to join us in the courtyard ( in the hall if wet) at 12.30 pm to begin with a welcome from our school leaders we will then …

Have a school and family scavenger hunt.

With your child as your guide you will be able to tour our classrooms with the community hobbies on display and tour the Art exhibition.

A BBQ Lunch will be served.

A huge thank you to the PTA for providing the BBQ lunch, more details on how you can contribute and RSVP will be sent out closer to the date.

FIREWOOD RAFFLE

To Be Drawn Thursday 27th June 2024

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.

Year 7 and 8 Annual PCT (Physical Competency Test) Competition

On Friday 7th June, 2024 New Plymouth Police will be hosting their Annual PCT (Physical Competency Test) Competition for Year 7 and 8 students. This event consists of mental challenges, a physical obstacle course and small breakout challenges such as first aid training.

We are sending four teams to compete in this exciting event. If your child has volunteered to be part of the competition on Friday, a reminder that they must be at school at 8.10 am and will not return to school until 3.30 pm. A huge thank you to those parents who are providing transport and supervision.

Up & Coming Sports Competitions

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.

THIS WEEK we are very excited to be participating in the Life Education Trust mobile classroom with “Harold the Giraffe”. The children will have 2 lessons over the course of the week focussed on relationships and identity. The trust provides health and wellbeing programmes in New Zealand, delivered through interactive learning experiences. The children will work with a specialised teacher in an exciting interactive mobile classroom. If you would like to know more about the programme and have the opportunity to see the classroom our educator Megan Lilley will be opening the classroom ( in the pool car park) to caregivers from 2.45 to 3.15 pm Thursday 6th June.