| Newsletter 12th April, 2006 - Term 1 - No10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dear Parents / Caregivers Important Notice: Our holiday period starts this Thursday at 3:10pm and school reopens Wednesday 26th April at 8:50am. the Y.M.C.A. has distributed its April holiday programme and has included activities on Wednesday, 16th April to Friday, 28th April. Please note these are School Days. Winter Sports - Fair Play Charter Winter sports teams are preparing for the winter season which, for most, starts at the beginning of next term. Our netball, hockey and soccer teams have had trials and a number of these teams are already practising. It is pleasing to see so many students actively involved in after school and Saturday sports competitions. I would like to thank parents who are assisting with coaching and managing some of our school teams. Also to those parents who come along to practices or games to watch. During the year we will report on the success and progress of our school sports teams. As a school we have a “Fair Play Charter” which is a code of conduct players and supporters must abide by. This enables all children who play sport to enjoy it and develop a positive attitude towards it. FAIR PLAY CHARTER - Enjoy ourselves - Play within the rules - Respect the referee and umpire - Respect the opposition and their supporters - Be gracious winners and dignified losers - Play hard but fair FAIR PLAY SUPPORTERS CODE - Give teams and players supportive support - Accept officials’ decision, without them there isn’t a game - Condemn ugly behaviour and foul play - Respect the opposition and their supporters - Enjoy each game, that’s what sport is all about Redwood Scholarship Chrae Awatere has been awarded the Redwood Scholarship for maths tutoring. Cathy Redwood who runs mathZwise Ltd., an after school programme, has generously provided this scholarship. Chrae was awarded this after a robust nomination selection process that included an interview. Our thanks to Cathy Redwood for providing this opportunity. Balloons over Waikato Chelsea Rudolph won a prize pack and a balloon ride in last weeks ‘Balloons Over Waikato’ event. The school also received a $250.00 donation as a result of this effort. We will consult with Chelsea about good ideas to spend this money. Class Councillors Last Friday the Class Councillors were acknowledged and received their badges. The Councillors and Deputy Councillors are elected by their class peers. Congratulations to the following Class Councillors and Deputy Class Councillors for 2006.
Early Finish - Term 2 Our third Numeracy workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, 2 May. As this starts at 2:15 p.m. school will close at 2:00 p.m. on this day to allow staff a few minutes to get to the Workshop. Literacy and Numeracy As has been pointed out on many occasions in the past, Tokoroa Intermediate School has a strong focus on literacy and numeracy. We have three literacy targets and one numeracy target for 2006. This focus will continue at least into 2007 as the numeracy project currently being worked through in Year 7 will carry through into Year 8. Considerable professional development in recent years has been directed at these two major areas and while we are very proud of our programmes in these areas we are always looking to make them even better. Research has shown that to build proficient readers children need to practise the skills learnt in the classroom. Even if it is only 10-15 minutes per night, students need to read at home. To help your child, get them into the habit of reading at home. It doesn’t matter what it is as long as they are reading. Boys are often more reluctant than girls and non-fiction books and magazines are a good way to get boys reading, especially on rugby, soccer, league, skateboarding, hunting, fishing, cars, etc. If interested in further information talk to your child’s teacher, town librarian or me. Canteen As from the beginning of Term 2 the canteen will no longer be selling chocolate caramel squares. This is being replaced with a yummy chocolate chip muffin, which will retail at $1.00 each. Bay of Plenty Squash Championships On Tuesday, 11 April six students attended the Bay of Plenty
Intermediate School Squash Championships. They all played extremely
well. In the Junior Girls division Rose Ashton-Duyvestyn was placed
2nd and Hannah Adams placed 3rd. Jake Belfield was 2nd in the F grade.
Matthew Meszaros placed 1st and Logan Costar 2nd in the J2 grade.
Jayden Watene was 1st in J3 grade. Well done to all the players who
represented our school. A huge thank you to Brett Watene for giving up
his time to coach the students. Also thank you to the parents who took
transport and supported our students on the day. Waikato Intermediate Inter-Schools Tennis Congratulations to Levon McCloskey, Tamati Lee, Sarah Flutey
and Lauren Nicholas who were selected to represent Tokoroa Intermediate
School at this tournament. The level of competition was extremely
high, however all four students did their best against very strong
opponents. A special thank you to Lana McCloskey for transporting and
taking responsibility for the players. Your time is greatly
appreciated. Stop Mobile Bullying - Telecom What is mobile bullying? Phil Straw PRINCIPAL
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