| Newsletter 6th December, 2006 - Term 4 - No9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dear Parents / Caregivers Congratulations to the Jump Jam girls, they competed in the New Zealand
finals in Auckland last Saturday. They made the grand final.
They were the only Waikato/Bay of Plenty team to achieve this. Well
done girls and a BIG thank you to Mrs Smith and the parents who assisted. Board of Trustees Meeting There will be a Board of Trustees Meeting next Wednesday, 13th December, 6:00 p.m. in the school staffroom. Agenda will be available from the office Monday, 11th December. Uniforms - to be donated or sold on behalf of. In January we have a second hand uniform sale, which is always very popular. For Year 8 students who are leaving at the end of this year and have no brothers or sisters coming on to Intermediate, school uniforms can be donated to the school or we will sell them on ‘behalf of parents’. We are willing to take winter and spare uniforms now. They must be clean (washed). Year 8 students who are willing to donate or have their uniforms ‘sold on behalf’ can come to school on the last day of the year in mufti. For inquiries please contact the office. Jump Jam Last Saturday the eight girls in the Jump Jam aerobics squad went to the Nationals in Auckland. It was a long day starting at 7:00 a.m. with hair and make up. They arrived at the stadium at 10:30 and were there till 7:30 that night. There were twenty nine Year 7/8 teams who had made it to the Nationals out of the hundreds who tried. The girls made it into the top ten finals going in at 8th position and had to take the stage again. Once it was all over the girls were given their final position which was 6th in New Zealand. We would like to thank Mrs Newton and Rosealie for coming on the trip and helping us. Kirstin Smith Teacher-in-Charge Waikato Intermediate Schools' Athletics Competition Yesterday a large group of athletes from our school travelled to Porritt Stadium in Hamilton to represent our school at the Waikato Intermediate Schools Athletics competition. All of the children competed to the best of their ability against some very talented athletes from other schools. The following children were placed in their events;
Relief Cleaner Vacancy We have a vacancy for the position of a relief cleaner. Work would involve cleaning classrooms from 3:10 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. approximately whenever one of our six cleaners is absent. This position may lead onto permanent work as and when a vacancy occurs. Please phone Brian Fisher, Deputy Principal if interested. End of Year Socials The end of year socials will be held next Monday, 11th
December for Year 7 and Tuesday, 12th December for Year 8 in the Tokoroa
Intermediate School hall. As for all socials it is on an invitation only
basis. It is essential that overdue library books are returned, atlases and
dictionaries accounted for and any outstanding money (except school fees)
paid. The Year 7 social will be from 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and the cost will
be $3.00. The Year 8 social will have a Hollywood theme and will be from
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and will cost $8.00 (includes supper). A reminder
that hair needs to be of their natural colour, an acceptable standard of
dress and behaviour is expected. As we are concerned about student safety,
your child must be collected from the hall after the Social.
Important Dates to Remember
Piano Teacher Paul Bowers-Mason is Putaruru’s new resident piano teacher. He is an accomplished pianist. Paul teaches a combination of classical and modern styles although he is equally happy to teach with the more classically orientated schools like Trinity College or Royal Schools. As a full time piano teacher, Paul is able to either teach pupils in his studio at home or to ask any of the local schools in the South Waikato District to arrange lessons on their site. Exam and non-exam pupils are equally welcome, school age or adult. His professional teaching rate is $15.00 per half hour.
Contact: Paul Bowers-Mason Futureintech
Stardome Observatory One Tree Hill Domain Auckland Phil Straw PRINCIPAL
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