Our school was involved in a South Waikato District Council project, Spring Clean South Waikato.  This involved the Year 8 students spending approximately ½ hour picking up rubbish in the streets surrounding our school.  We see this as an opportunity to make our town tidier and improve the image of Tokoroa, as well as encouraging students to do their part in making Tokoroa a better place to live (Civic Pride).  Other schools will be involved in this project next term.

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Our annual Speech Competition is on Friday, 23 September (end of term) at 9:00 a.m.  If past speech competitions are anything to go by, the standard of the speeches will be of a very high standard.  Parents and family members are welcome to come and listen.

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Thirty eight students, the tutors (Charles Tepana and Tangiwai Amopiu) with guitarist Mansell Moke, Kirsty Puke and some parents, spent Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday at Papa o te Aroha practising their items.

They performed on Friday afternoon for Tokoroa High School and our parents on Sunday afternoon.  From the standard of their performance at this stage, we can look forward to them excelling at the Manu Ariki Cultural Festival and Tokoroa Schools’ Polynesian Festival in November.

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A reminder that our Term 3 school Social is next Wednesday, 21st September, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  I have included last week’s newsletter information in case some parents missed it.

The Social is by invitation only.  Before children can be considered for an invitation they need to make sure that all outstanding fees have been paid (this does not include school fees).  If you owe money you will have received an account in the mail over the last three weeks.

Several Important Reminders

• Invitation permission slips must be presented at the door, signed by a parent / guardian.
• Pupils will need to be brought to and collected from the hall. This is a condition of attending the Social. Students are not to arrange to meet parents in Elizabeth Drive, Billah Street or the Matarawa Bus Bay. This is for safety reasons.
• The Elizabeth Drive gate will be open before the Social and again at the end of the Social.
• A tidy standard of dress is required.
• No hats, bandanas or beanies.
• Bags are discouraged.
• The Tuck Shop is open but large amounts of money are not to be brought.
• Security will be in attendance to support the staff.
• No pupils may leave the hall until dismissed by the teacher-in-charge.

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Last Thursday twenty-eight students from Tokoroa Intermediate School represented the school at the Waikato Intermediate Schools’ Cross Country Championships.

This event was held at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton.  It is the first time the event has been held at this venue and was deemed a success by all those who attended.  The course was rolling and in some places quite steep and soft under foot.  Distances run were 3500m Senior & Junior Boys and 3000m for the Senior & Junior Girls.

We were fortunate to have a fine day as there was no shelter, other than trees, if the weather had not been kind.  Parent support was excellent with eleven parents and grandparents supporting our runners.

At the time of writing, no official results have been received nor any certificates (no power at the venue for computers), but Charlotte Dean ran second in the Senior Girls division and at this stage the Senior Boys team was second in their division.  Runners to score were Alex Hale, Rhys Cooney, Ben Nicholson, Aaron Smith and Greg Hill (only the first five runners scored for the teams event).  Official results to follow.

Rodger Edwards
Teacher-in-Charge Waikato Interschools' Cross Country

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Last Saturday was the final day of the netball season for 2005.  Congratulations to all the Tokoroa Intermediate teams that played throughout the season and a very special thanks to all the coaches and managers for their dedication and support.

Of special mention at the Prize Giving were: Tokoroa Form 1A – Runners Up in B Reserve Grade (seven of the nine teams were High School teams with opponents sometimes three-four years older than our girls), Tokoroa Intermediate Diamonds and Tokoroa Intermediate All Stars – Equal Winners of C Grade, Tokoroa Intermediate Diamonds – Defence, Tokoroa Intermediate Form 2A – First Intermediate team to compete at B Grade level (this competition includes some of the top High School and adult teams).

Thanks to coaches – Korio Turia, Kristin Beale, Meg Stairmand, Colette Cawood, Shiloh Hodges, Lauren Bennett, Lisa Ihe-Kiripa, Angela Ria, Kirstin Smith, Nom Stairmand, Jennifer Flintoff, Nicky Joe.
Managers – Donna Nicholas, Jo Manthey, Tania Hodges, Amy Awatere and Karen Gillett.
Without this support there wouldn’t be netball for many of our girls.

Jeannette Beale
Teacher-in-Charge Netball

I would like to thank Jeannette Beale, Joyce Daniel, Shenell Potoru (until she left) and Tania Carlson (this term) for organising and co-ordinating school netball.

Congratulations to Shenell Potoru who gave birth to a baby boy (spring baby) on 1 September.

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Last Saturday was the final day of soccer for 2005.  In the A Division we had two teams in the top four placings.

The Tokoroa Intermediate School “Cannibals” coming out on top to take their division.  For 3rd and 4th Amisfield played the Tokoroa Intermediate School “Hornets” with the “Hornets” winning.

Congratulations to both teams and thank you to Mrs Stobie and Miss Ritchie for the many lunchtimes and Saturdays they put into coaching the teams and supporting them.

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The Indoor Hockey season finished recently with our teams featuring in the top four places.  Tokoroa Intermediate 1 won the competition and Tokoroa Intermediate 2 came fourth.  The indoor competition proved extremely popular and having it on Thursdays allowed students from other sporting codes to participate.  During Term 3 the school had nine teams participating and hopefully the current Year 7’s will continue again next year.

Tokoroa 1: Fraser Flutey, Trent Main, Kamryn Brown, Morgan Pourau, Levon McCloskey, Te Rangimoeakau Matenga, Zach Amohia
Tokoroa 2: Jordan Pye, Daemon Placid, Chris-Arne Patena, Lisa Amohia, Tayjana Brown, Mana Samuela, Jason Harris-Simiona.

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The next Board of Trustee meeting is on 21^st September at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room.  Agendas will be available from the office on 19^th September.

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The School Council is organising a mufti day for this Friday.  It will cost the students $1.00 to come to school in mufti.

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The fourth round will be this Friday, 16^th September and it will provide the last opportunity for children to complete their three immunisations in the school setting.  If for some reason children have not been able to complete their three vaccinations by the time round four is finished, they will need to go to their GP to complete the programme.

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A reminder to parents that the school Social is on Wednesday, 21^st September, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  The Social is by invitation only.  Huge smiles to all the Year 8 parents, children and teachers who have filled out, returned and collected dental enrolment forms that entitle children to free dental care by a dentist until they turn eighteen.

We still have approximately thirty-five forms not returned.  Children that have not returned their forms will not be enrolled with a dentist.  You can get replacement forms at the Dental Clinic, but we are leaving at the end of Term 3 so they will have to be back A.S.A.P.

Robyn, Kate & Nicky

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