AWAKERI SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 24th May 2018 No 15

Email admin@awakeri.school.nz Website http://awakeri.school.freeservers.com BOT Chairperson: Lindsay John 3048123 School Phone 3049506, 3049802, 3048924, 027 2464118

Dear Parents,

Congratulations to our two Kids Lit teams that performed with excellence at the BOP

finals in Tauranga yesterday. Our A team came second, in a competition that was nail

biting and very close. While Our A team came second our B team came 14th out of

28 schools! A result that epitomisers our under lying philosophy of “the pursuit of

excellence”. 1st was Tauranga Intermediate, 2nd Awakeri, 3rd Taupo Intermediate.

Well done to our children and our coaches, Margo White and Kate Dowzall.

Our Cross country day is now on Monday the 28th at 1.30pm. Parents and

supporters are more than welcome to come and watch the runners.

Written reports will go home on the 28th of June in preparation for parent interviews in the last week of the term. You do not have to wait for interviews if you have a worry or concern. Please contact us at any time if you have a worry or issue with the school. We are here to help. Negotiations between the Government and the Teachers and Support Staff unions are not going well for the renewal of our collective agreements. The next stop work meeting for teachers is to be held on Wednesday the 27th of June at 2pm. School will be closing at 1pm and buses will run at this time. Again their will be a skeleton staff here to supervise children for parents who find it difficult for children to go home early. These children will need to be collected from school by 3.30pm. We will be closed on Friday the 22nd of June for a Teacher Training Day. Situations vacant - Retired, grandparents, or if you have some spare time, people to come into the school on a regular basis to read to children. A short introduction/training will be given. If you have a spare 20 minutes leave a message for Peter Sheather. Every day counts, learn to earn. Peter Fitzgerald

Thanks to

our Top School Major Sponsors and Supporters

School Cross Country Monday 28th May Queens Birthday holiday Monday 4th June

Queens Birthday holiday Monday 4th June Plains Interschool Cross country Wednesday 6th June

EBOP Cross Country Tuesday 19th June Teacher Training Day Friday 22nd of June

BOP Cross Country Tuesday 26th June Early closing at 1pm stop work Wednesday 27th June

Awakeri Primary School

I am practicing Self-Discipline when I... Use detachment so my emotions wont control

me Speak and act calmly when I am hurt or angry

Get things done in any orderly and efficient way Create routines for myself

Do what is expected without people having to remind me

Do things on time

Our virtue this month is Self-Discipline Discipline means control. Self-discipline is self control. It means getting yourself to do what is

important to do, rather than being a leaf in the wind of your thoughts or feelings. With self-discipline, you can be moderate. You don’t lose control of yourself when you feel hurt or angry, but decide how you are going to talk and what you are going to do. With self-

discipline , you take charge of yourself

Terms and Holidays 2018 Term 2 Mon 30th April to Fri 6th July Term 3 Mon 23rd July to Fri 28th Sept Term 4 Mon 15th Oct to Fri 14th Dec

Lucky Book orders close

Friday 25th June online only

http://awakeri.school.freeservers.com/library.html

“Princesses with Attitude”

Speeches The senior rooms are currently doing speeches in class on their various topics. The year 7 & 8s are doing health topics. They are part of the school speech con-test. The year 7&8s have semi finals to see which speakers go through to the final in week 7. The final is open to the public and is always an entertaining evening. The past winners of the speech contest, which goes all the way back to 1949, are on the Academic Archives page of the School Website.

Letters to France The senior rooms have all recently written back to the letters they received from a school in France. The students there are aged 11 and 12 and they are learning English. It was a great experience for our students to read their good attempts at using English and their lovely cursive handwriting styles. Our students were very excited and they have done a good job of their replies too. The school is College Le Calloud in the town of La Tour Du Pin.

senior

Well Done to our amazing Kids Lit teams!

Samuel Smith, Sophie Peat, Asha Stevenson, Oscar Mahy, Addison Dodson, Isabel Lambert, Olivia Nolan, Belle Warner and Kaleb Grindrod

Germs and Illness—There is currently a vomiting bug through school and chicken pox in the junior school. Unfortunately the chicken pox is spread before any symptoms show. Follow the link below to see the signs and symptoms: https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/conditions-and-treatments/school-exclusion

If your child feels sick at home please take note, you are welcome to call us to check if anything is going around. We can never be to too careful.

Head Lice—Please check your children for nits as they are back in force. Please encourage the kids tie their hair up to discourage the spread of nits.

Early pick ups—If you pick your child up early from school please come into the office and let us know, this is for emergency evacuation purposes.

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HUGE thanks to St John for coming to school this week and teaching our children some basics in First Aid .

Thanks everyone, we raised over $450 in donations for this fantastic charity.

SCHOOL ONLINE BANKING The School’s bank account number for internet banking is:

ASB 12-3253-0046094-00 state name and reason i.e. stationery, Mathletics, camps

Save money on your power bills & support the school.

Tiny Mighty River 0800886699.

Platinum Sponsors 1XX, Opotiki New World, SunFM, JA Russell Ltd, Central Helicopters

Gold Sponsors Floatron Swimming Pool Purifier, GF Builders Ltd, Watchorn Transport, Coastline Electrical, Professionals Rural Real

Estate, Focus Chartered Accountants Ltd, Harbour View Electrical, Nova, Pod Life Silver Sponsors

Haddocks Spraypainters and Panelbeaters, HTL, Heikell Transport, Superior Excavations, Adcam Recruiting, Ultra Scan, Kawerau New World, Whakatane New World, Inghams, Whakatane Pak’n’Save, Progressive Livestock Ltd

Bronze Sponsors Fonterra Edgecumbe, Waste Management, Bin Inn, Cupped Wing Callers, Bright Bite

BOP Mobile Dental Team 0800 825 583 0272969624 or

0800 Talk Teeth

FOR SALE/RENTALS etc. SPORTING / OTHER EVENTS

Transport required Looking for transport for 2 children from Matata starting in June—Mornings only. Phone or text 0278650039

DRY FIRE WOOD FOR SALE Dry Gum FOR SALE 1 x cube (trailer and back of ute)—$200 delivered Call or text 0277140493

Winter Sports Photographs! The Beacon has a photographer out and about at winter sports on the weekend. All of the photos are available for viewing and

purchase at the Beacon. If you see him at the games there may be photos of your children, go in and check them out.

Have you got any unwanted car batteries at home? I am fundraising for Singapore and would happily recycle them for you. Phone Nathan 3048123 or 0210740848 Thanks.