NEWSLETTERS

Monday 9th August, 2010
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

Environmental Sustainability: Tapora School has been actively involved with sustaining our environment by supporting the Trees for Survival Programme, Kiwi Restoration Programme and Atiu Creek Reserve Tree Planting Programme. Both the Trees for Survival planting day and Atiu Reserve tree planting days are scheduled for this term.

Atiu Tree Planting Friday 13th August: The whole school will be involved with planting at Atiu Reserve. The children will travel to school as normal. They will then be transported to Atiu Reserve by school bus, 9:45am and transported back to school by 2pm. Lunch is provided by ARC, however, children will still need to bring their own drink bottles and morning snacks.

Parents, please note that planting day means a lot of dirty (muddy) clothing and footwear, and the children will not be allowed back onto the bus if they are muddy. Therefore, it is essential that a clean set of clothing is packed in the children’s bags.

Essential clothing requirements are as follows:

Gumboots/old sneakers and a good pair of shoes to put on after planting
Plastic bag (to place dirty clothing and shoes into)
A complete clean set of clothing to change into after planting.
Warm head wear

POSTPONEMENT DAY: Atiu Park Ranger, Mr Brett Wilson, is keeping abreast of the weather forecast. If the weather outlook for Friday 13th August does not look promising, this day will be postponed until Friday, 27th August. All parents and children will be notified of any date changes by Wednesday 11th August.

BUS BEHAVIOUR: Overall, the behaviour on the bus for Term 2 up to week 3 of Term 3, has been good. This is mainly through the diligence of the school, parents, bus companies and children. There are however, isolated incidents which lead to reprimands and last week led to delay in the bus departure. This is not acceptable and the parents of these students have been notified. A reminder to parents, that students must accept responsibility for their behaviour on the bus and the failure to do so will lead to exclusion from the bus.

Congratulations to the following certificate recipients:
Room 3:
Carley Pratt for her great listening skills during classroom activities.
Sloane Davys for moving up a level in reading.
Room 2:
Aidan Harnett for making responsible choices with his learning.
Connor Stanford for an excellent result with his war board.
Room 1:
Kim Stanford, Sapphire Davys, Melissa Wilkin, Samantha Wilkin and Brooke Hammond for homework done this term 93% days or more.
Golden Book Award:

Jaimee Burchett for stepping up to the challenge of leading waiata at Wellsford Kapa Haka

Naku Noa,
Bridget Rika.

August 13             Atiu Creek Planting Day
August 20             Trees for Survival Planting Day
September 1       Netball/Touch Day

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Price list as follows:
Pie (mince or mince/cheese)                          $2.30
Sausage Roll                                                 $2.00
Hamburger                                                    $2.50
Cookie                                                           $1.20
Pie (apple or apricot)                                    $1.80
Donut                                                            $1.20
Lemonade Ice-Block                                      $1.00
Chocolate Paddle Pop                                    $1.20
Just Juice (orange or orange/mango)            $1.50
Calci Milk (chocolate or strawberry)             $1.50

Lance, Janine, Bailey and Tyler would like to thank everybody that helped out with food, clothes, furniture, money, time, etc. It has been much appreciated and given us time to get sorted out.
Thank you again.

Woodys Winners
221 Rodney Street, Wellsford.
Ph 09 423 8258
Black Spot Sale Clearance
August only or while stocks last
50% off everything marked with a black spot
* Gifts
* Photo Frames and Photo Albums
* Soft Toys
* Jigsaw Puzzles
* Assorted games and activities

Photocopy paper special - $7.50 per ream while stocks last.
(Limited to 2 reams per customer)

Are you thinking about boarding options for your daughter in 2011 and beyond? Lupton House, boarding hostel for students of Whangarei Girls’ High School is accepting applications NOW. For a free copy of the Hostel’s informative Handbook including the wide range of boarding bursaries and scholarships available, please contact:
Lupton House,
P O Box 5039,
Whangarei, 0140
Phone: (09) 437 7316
Fax: (09) 437 7316
Email: lupton@wghs.school.nz
www.wghs.school.nz/lupton/html

Starfish Magic
This month Rodney Libraries and Starfish Magic present:
The Pied Popstar – a series of performance workshops for children. The show features dancing singing costumes and live music and promises to be lots of fun for children aged three to ten and their families.
Due to a lack of space at Wellsford Library the workshop will be held at the Wellsford Community Centre on Friday 13th August 2010.
The workshop starts at 3.45 and runs for an hour. The session is free and you do not have to register in advance.

Wellsford Sports & Leisure Centre
Sandra Shaw
We stock a great range of sports equipment & clothing plus accessories.
146 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Phone/fax 09 423 8873
Email wfdsports@xtra.co.nz

Tapora Community Library
Situated at the Tapora Community Hall, open every Tuesday from 10.00am – 12.00pm, including school holidays.
Pat Pritchard, 4221024

KINDLING 4 SALE
$12 Per Bag
or
$20 for 2 Bags
Phone: Tony Coombe on 09 945-0100

Shop at www.yourfastshop.co.nz - 90 stores for you, fundraising for us.
Just go to www.yourfastshop.co.nz and select Tapora School for great discounts and online offers.

Administration Hours: Just another reminder that the office hours are now 8:30am to 12:30pm, Mondays to Thursdays. The Principal is now teaching Tuesdays to Fridays and will not take phone calls during teaching time. The answering machine will however be checked daily at 2:30pm.
Our communities need great boards to help build great schools.

RD7 Wellsford