NOTICES CROCK POT INSERT - We have a crock pot that has the wrong insert in it. If you lent your crock pot to school for Matariki, can you please check that your insert fits your pot, thank you.
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Have you found dub dub yet?? If so fill in a form at the office and pop it in the box.
Circus Princess Ball is being held on Friday 1st September at Lifepoint Church. It is for women and girls of all ages and its aim is to provide a night of fun and celebration. The event is drug and alcohol free and children under 14 are to be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are on sale, $5 if purchased before 23 August, or $10 after that date and are available from Sandra Currie on 021 0239 7431 or at Lifepoint’s Mainly Music on Wednesdays from 10am. Kiwi North’s Dad’s Free Day Out Gate 2, SH14, Maunu - Sunday 3rd September from 10am to 1pm. Dad’s are free if accompanied by their children and children are free if accompanied by their Dads. All others are by gold coin donation, free entry to the Kiwi house and Museum for all dads and children. Free to everyone - BBQ and activities. Yoga Being Workshop with Jaymin (Shadow Yoga); Aug 19th 7-9 am, 20th 8-10 am, $70. Phone Jaymin on 027 304 9670 for more details. RUNNING - HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL Running makes me feel fit and strong. I like running because every time I run I get faster and feel more active. It’s all about feeling good inside and out. At first it feels like running up the biggest mountain in the world, but if you push past that you discover a whole new world and never want to stop. By Zoe Sands, Room 8 Running makes me feel happy and awake. When I run, at first I feel tired like an old granny, then I feel energetic. Sometimes you have to push yourself your boundary and go over the edge. At first I fell like I am drowning to the bottom of the sea, but once I feel the energy I float back to the top. By Alessandra Hamilton, Room 8 SPORT NORTHLAND
TERM 3 17th Aug - Jennifer Hay’s farewell afternoon tea 2:45pm 22nd Aug - League tournament OTP school 23rd Aug - Interschool cross country 1 Sept - Whitebait connection - Rm 3+4
17th August 2017 Our mission statement He kura whakamana i ngā ahurea o ngā tamariki, tōkia, tūkia o rātou pūkenga,o rātou manakotanga o rātou auahatanga, poipoia rawatia ka whakanuia e te whānau whānui me te hāpori. To be a rural school where innovation and cultural identity are embedded, students' individual talents, needs and abilities are nurtured, celebrated and supported by whānau and community. Tena koutou katoa
FAREWELL MRS HAY 8th Sept - Yr 5-6 Huanui Today we held an assembly for the children to farewell Mrs Hay. This is being College talk
followed by an afternoon tea. Jennifer has contributed so much to Ruakaka School 13th Sept - BoT Meeting in the 10 years she has been here and we will miss her terribly. Although we farewelled her today, the formal farewell will be done at our prize-giving in Term 4. If 4.30pm you would like to contribute to her gift to be presented then, please hand this in to the office. 14th Sept - Duffy
speaker 1.30pm 20th Sept - Production rehearsal and matinee show 21st Sept - Production evening performance 28th Sept - Howick College music performance to whole school 29th Sept - End of Term 3 16th Oct - Start of term 4 20th Oct - Show day 23rd Sept - Labour day no school TERM DATES 2017 Term 3 - 24th July to 29 September
This month’s winner was Javahna Barrowman
RUAKAKA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Term 4 - 16 October to 15 December
Mrs Hay and her helpers, Alanna and Ruby-Leigh all ready to check out the bee hive. Mrs Hay will be in and out of School relieving and helping with the Enviro group.
Whakatauki (proverb) of the Week Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti arahia ō tātou māhi Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.
ENROLMENT ZONE It is Ministry of Education policy that once schools need more classrooms, an Enrolment Zone needs to be put in place so that the best use is made of their building stock. We are currently in this situation and so very soon you will see information about this in the local papers. It will not effect the children who already attend Ruakaka School – even if you currently don’t fit within the proposed zone. It will only effect new enrolments after the zone has been adopted. Please come and ask if you have any concerns. PRODUCTION All classes are busy practising for our production which will be held on Wednesday 20th September (matinee performance for those that this works better for) and Thursday 21st September evening performance. All children are involved in the production. Thank you to those of you who are helping with costumes and back drops etc. You are amazing.
CROSS COUNTRY We were very lucky with the weather for cross country and the children had a great day. A huge thank you has to go to Mike and Annemarie Abel at the Ruakaka Motorcamp for allowing us to use their grounds. If your child has been selected for Interschools, they will have brought home a notice about this. Results for the day are below:
5 year old girls
5 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Jai Tomes Lucas Batten Mason Forsyth-Hall
Sophie Bratty Myllah Samu Elle Webb
6 year old girls
6 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Wairua Tuki Levi Costello Fenix Turner
Charlotte Palmer Emma-Jane Hewlett Annabelle Burchette
7 year old girls
7 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Quinton Showler Kody Warburton Ariki Henry
Nova Anderson Kaylee Tanner Maria Briggs
8 year old girls
8 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Levi Cook Sol Anderson Abeyon MacDonald
Maliyah Sheville Tayla Batten Rangiwai Ashby
9 year old girls
9 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Wiremu Ahomiro Sikeli Hide Shayne Wassell
Erika Hamilton Caitlin Cook Nevaeh Bardsley
10/11 year old girls
10/11 year old boys
1st 2nd 3rd
Tremaine Quaife Shelby McGregor Braedyn Erdos
Brooke Morgan Zoe Sands Lexia Maunder
SHOW DAY Show day is the 20th October - first Friday of term 4. If you are bringing an animal, please make sure you have returned your completed form to the office asap. This year we will also have an animals in cages section. No entry form needed, but please let us know what you are bringing. Can we please have any lamb, calf and goat cups returned to the office before the 15th of September. ORGANISATION 2018 This is always a big job and so we are starting on our planning early. If your children will not be attending Ruakaka School or if you know of any new children or families coming to our school, please let us know. This is also the time for you to consider the bilingual option and there is a notice with this newsletter for you to fill out and return to school if you would like your child considered for bilingual. The number of classes available will depend on the number of children wanting to go into these classes.
CROSS COUNTRY PHOTOS
WORLD OF WEARABLE ART
