Newsletter Wednesday 21st August 2024

Ngaere School

School Newsletter

Living & Learning with RESPECT

Term 3 Week 5

Wednesday 21st August 2024

Welcome – Nau mai haere mai

ASSEMBLY THIS FRIDAY IN THE SCHOOL HALL AT 2.30PM

CONGRATULATIONS Whio – Room 5 who made it to second in Taranaki Rocks Contest timetables Maths week challenge last week.

Learners are challenging other schools from around Taranaki as individuals, a class, and representing the school. Well done team!

Head to ttrockstars.com to continue to use this engaging format to develop your timetables skills. (a subscription is required).

TARANAKI BULLS VS WAIKATO Sunday 8th September 2.05pm

There are still tickets available. If you, or anyone you know would like tickets to this game, please see Karen in the office.

Come along and support your children in their Junior Mini Olympics

Ngaere School Cross Country

When: Thursday 29th August 11:00 onwards.

Who: All are welcome to attend & support.

Whole school running in age groups. Ages are taken as on the 25th September for Taranaki Cross Country purposes.

Dress Code: House colours, shoes can be worn if students want too.

Distances: 5 year olds – 600m, 6 year olds – 1000m, 7 & 8 year olds – 1500m, 9 & 10 year olds – 2000m, 11, 12 & 13 year olds – 3000m

House points will be awarded for participation and for first 5 place getters in each race.

Up to the Top 10 (effort dependent) from the 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 year olds qualify for the Rawhitiroa Cross Country on Sept 4th. The top 10 from there will qualify for the Central Schools cross country in Stratford in Week 8.
Other entries by teacher’s discretion.

Races will start after morning tea and just keep running through until we are complete.
The times below are guidelines and are approximate.

Boys’ races will always go before the girls.

11:10 – 5 year olds 11:30 – 6 year olds 11:50 – 7-year-olds 12:10 – 8 year olds

12:30 – 9 year olds 1:00 – 10 year olds 1:30 – 11 year olds 2:00 – 12 & 13 year olds

CONGRATULATIONS

Lacey competed in the Battle of the Bay cheerleading competition in Mt Manganui on Saturday 3rd August and her team “Mayhem” won a GOLD medal in the senior elite level one division!

Well done to Lacey and her team!

FRIDAY PIE DAY THIS WEEK!

Please have orders in by Thursday 9am.

Mince Pie $5, Mince & Cheese Pie $5, Sausage Roll $3, Lasagne Topper $3 small mince pie $1.50.

Spare order forms are available from the school office.

Pizza Fundraiser

Delicious XL Pizzas from 4Square in Kaponga. Order forms were sent home with your child last week. There are spare forms available from the school office. These are extrememly tasty pizzas, freshly made and of a good size for a family.

Orders and money are due back by Friday 30th August.

Daffodil Day – 30 August

Children are invited to wear something yellow on Friday 30 August and bring along a gold coin (or more) donation to support Daffoldil Day whole school mufti.

Please remember, no face paint on the day.

We are collecting plastic milk and cream bottle lids as part of a local competition for the rest of this term and until the end of term 4.

So please send in your CLEAN lids with your kids. We will have a collection bin in the office foyer to put the lids in. The winning school or ECE will win a $1000 voucher.

Stratford High School Robert Reid Tyrer Scholarship for rural school students, for those who may be interested, is available through the this link:

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stratfordhigh.school.nz_wp-2Dcontent_uploads_2024_07_Online-2DTyrer-2Dscholarship-2Dapplication-2D2024-2D4.pdf&d=DwIFAg&c=_Zm2Kb9yJrso4r0-N78Ezl-a6DfgMbIISn5tZXXqWk4&r=CPogigD_-kcEBiZTj2hxYo69eJHAsvli9AJ7p7Rl8hc&m=NmEkubT8jJBYG3f-9EJ8nhNMYFTZGiiD4GEJ-c1r3Y3PAZjf1MVKRVYcLzZ5LFec&s=EqrkMaQfs84JvGYrX7Qu0BYJpbuk36rMyFdz4O_CJVk&e=

If you have trouble with the link. Please contact Karen in the office and she can email it through to you.

PTA Update

Next meeting: 23 Sept 7pm – Main agenda item will be finalising Pet Day.

All welcome to attend.

SPORTS UNIFORMS: Please return sports uniforms (basketball and netball) as soon as possible. We need these back before school photos. Thank you.

PET DAY

Pet Day organisation is underway. If you received a trophy last year for an event could you please drop back into the school office before the end of this term. Thank you.

Consultation Re Proposed Amendment to the Ngaere School Enrolment Scheme

You will likely be aware that the Ngaere School Board has been working with Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | The Ministry of Education to develop an amendment to the enrolment scheme for our school.

The amendment is required to:

• ensure the home zone includes all the addresses for which Ngaere School is the closest school of its type

• update references to legislation

• remove ambiguities

As part of this process, we have engaged with the boards of surrounding schools, and have hosted a community meeting. We are now inviting public submissions from the wider community on the proposed scheme.

The proposed amendment can be viewed, and feedback provided, via the website link below:

https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/consultations/open-consultations/proposed-amendment-to-the-ngaere-school-enrolment-scheme

All submissions are confidential and will be considered as part of the final report. Submissions close 30 August 2024.

If you would prefer, you may address any questions or comments to John Dale of Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | The Ministry of Education via John.Dale@education.govt.nz

Forward Planning – Some Dates for your calendar

Thursday 22 August – Year 8 SHS Interviews 9am -1pm
Wednesday 28 August – Yr 7 & 8 EPro8 event, 4pm (SPS)
Wednesday 29 August – Board meeting 6.30pm
Thursday 29 August – School Cross Country (at Ngaere)
Friday 30 August – Yr 5 & 6 EPro8 event
Friday 30 August – Daffidol Day – Dress up in Yellow
Wednesday 4 September – Cross Country at Rawhitiroa (Yrs 3-8)
Friday 6 Sept – School Photos
Thursday 18 Sept – School Production
Monday 23 Sept – PTA Meeting 7pm
Wednesday 25 Sept – Taranaki Cross Country Champs – Hawera
Thursday 26 Sept – School Speech finals
Fridat 27 Sept – Lucky Bookclub Issue 6 Due Back
Friday 27 Sept – Last Day Term 3
Monday 14 October – Term 4 Begins
Wednesday 16 Oct – Pet Day
Wednesday 6 Nov – Central Schools Athletic Day (Inglewood)
Tuesday 12 Nov – Junior Tabloids Yr 1-3 (Midhirst)
Tuesday 12 – Thursday 13 Nov – Yr 7 & 8 Camp, TOPEC
Thursday 12 Dec – End of Year Prize Giving (TBC)
Tuesday 17 Dec – Last day 2024

COMMUNITY NOTICES

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In recognition of one of our favourite children’s writers, Roald Dahl, who would’ve been celebrating his 108th birthday on Sept 13, Hawera Altrusa is offering a free movie.

Below colouring sheet, which children are encouraged to bring with them on the night, to go into a prize draw. There will also be a costume parade and prizes.