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HUKANUI SCHOOL VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “ Hukanui School Ph: 07 8556037 Pickering Cres Fax: 07 8550676 P.O. Box 12002 www.hukanui.school.nz Chartwell - HAMILTON offi[email protected] NEWSLETTER 3 November 2011 HUKANUI VALUES: Respect, Excellence, Co-operation, Integrity, Individuality. Dear Parents/Caregivers Nga mihi kia koutou katoa. GREATS & GRANDS DAY Thanks to all our grandparents who came to our Greats and Grands Day showing their sup- port for their grandchildren. Many went on tours around the school then listened to the school band, choir and Kapahaka as they per- formed in the hall. I know many grandparents joined the children for a picnic, whilst others took the opportunity to enjoy lunch at Chart- well Square with their grandchildren. Please pass on our thanks to the grandparents who came. Thank you also to the parents and staff who helped on the day. GALA UPDATE Not long to go now! We have planned for 3,000 people to come along so please, tell your work colleagues, friends and family to come! Tell them to view www.hukanui.school.nz and click on the Gala Day link to find out more. We are still short on helpers, please email [email protected] if you can lend a hand on the day of the gala. An hour is all that is needed! Cherryl Cunningham, PTA - Gala Convenor WAIKATO SCHOOL PUPILS - INDIVIDUAL CHESS TOURNAMENT On Sunday 30 October Tony, Brandon, Jansen and Samuel entered in a very in- tense chess tournament. Throughout the day we battled against a field of 14 people. We played 6 games over a period of 5 hours. Samuel Eddy was 1st, Tony Wang 2nd, Brandon Cuellar 3rd and Jansen Cao 4th. For our endeavours we received a cash prize and a certificate. It was an awe- some experience. By Brandon Cuellar and Samuel Eddy To enjoy more photos, please visit our school website or see the DVD playing in our school office
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HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
Hukanui School Ph: 07 8556037Pickering Cres Fax: 07 8550676P.O. Box 12002 www.hukanui.school.nzChartwell - HAMILTON [email protected]
NEWSLETTER3 November 2011
HUKANUI VALUES: Respect, Excellence, Co-operation,
Integrity, Individuality.
Dear Parents/CaregiversNga mihi kia koutou katoa.
GREATS & GRANDS DAY
Thanks to all our grandparents who came to our Greats and Grands Day showing their sup-port for their grandchildren. Many went on tours around the school then listened to the school band, choir and Kapahaka as they per-formed in the hall. I know many grandparents joined the children for a picnic, whilst others took the opportunity to enjoy lunch at Chart-well Square with their grandchildren. Please pass on our thanks to the grandparents who came. Thank you also to the parents and staff who helped on the day.
GALA UPDATE
Not long to go now! We have planned for 3,000 people to come along so please, tell your work colleagues, friends and family to c o m e ! T e l l t h e m t o v i e w www.hukanui.school.nz and click on the Gala Day link to find out more.We are still short on helpers, please email [email protected] if you can lend a hand on the day of the gala. An hour is all that is needed!Cherryl Cunningham, PTA - Gala ConvenorWAIKATO SCHOOL PUPILS - INDIVIDUAL CHESS TOURNAMENT
On Sunday 30 October Tony, Brandon, Jansen and Samuel entered in a very in-tense chess tournament. Throughout the day we battled against a field of 14 people. We played 6 games over a period of 5 hours. Samuel Eddy was 1st, Tony Wang 2nd, Brandon Cuellar 3rd and Jansen Cao 4th. For our endeavours we received a cash prize and a certificate. It was an awe-some experience.By Brandon Cuellar and Samuel Eddy
To enjoy more photos, please visit our school website or see the DVD playing in our school office
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
LIP SYNC RESULTSLast Friday we had our annual ‘Lip Sync’ event. The competition was fierce, with 9 amazing items, all very different to each other. The judges, Shirley Tyson, Hannah Henderson and Fynn Bodley-Davis, were faced with the difficult task of identifying the winners.Overall winner: ‘Lutcha Circus’ – Briar Miller, Ariana McManus-Emery and Kate Woolerton;Most Creative: ‘King’ – Matt Knox and Ben Rex;Best Costumes: ‘Crazy Emanons’ – Cara Wynne, Anna Morrison, Kelsey Fletcher and Brenna Creahan;Best Lip Syncing: ‘The Long Road’ – Ethan Bron, Reuben Bron, Caleb Rich and James Eade.The school have voted for the group they most enjoyed, and the ‘People’s Choice’ award will be announced tomorrow at the Whole School As-sembly.A HUGE congratulations to all who entered for all their hard work and amazing performances!! Several of the items will perform again at the School Gala on 12 November.CONGRATULATIONS!Celine Mason and Jade Houston, recent prizewinners in the Faber Castell colouring com-petion. Over 21,000 entries were received and the girls were two of the 250 winners.Tessa Klapka-Innes and Aiden Nelson, part of the Hamilton Devils U10 team that won the recent Inline Hockey National Championships.VISION AND HEARING TESTINGThe technician will be visiting our school on Tuesday 22 November. If you would like to have your child tested please contact the school office. All new entrant children will be routinely tested unless you request otherwise, or if your child is currently under specialist care for a hearing or vision defect.
Hukanui Students Commended for Performance in Interna-tional Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Mathematics 2011Students from Hukanui School demonstrated high level Mathematical skills when they participated in the recent ICAS Mathematics Competition.68 students participated and 33 achieved special awards. The best achievement came from two stu-dents in Year 6, who received High Distinction, which put them in the top 1 percentile for their age in New Zealand. The competition is designed to test a range of Mathematical skills. It requires stu-dents to solve problems in the following categories: Number, Algebra, Measurement, Geometry and Chance and Data.We congratulate all entrants and give special recog-nition to the following recipients of the special awards:High Distinction:Year 6 – Samuel Eddy, Tony WangDistinction: Year 4 - Logan PalmerYear 5 - Kate Anderson, Alice Cao, Lucas de Wit, Jeffrey Luo, Max McLean-Bluck, Dominique Ste-phens, Ethan StoutYear 6 - Dylan Bartels, Jacob Salisbury, Tony WuCredit: Year 4 – Lucas Goodwin, Levi Hesseling, William Miller, Fletcher StoneYear 5 – Bryre Aish, Lewis Carter, Brenna Creahan, Cody Hickey, Joseph Licht, Gabrielle RosemergyYear 6 – Oscar Camplin, Brandon Cuellar, Jacky Jin, Debra Lee, Elizabeth Liu, William Parker, Caitlin Ryan, Maxim Stephens, Joseph Tomic, Cara Wynne.
L e& - ‘Lutcha Circus’, (om top Kate, Briar and Ariana
Right - ‘The Long Road’, le& to right Caleb, Ethan and Reuben
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
STAR OF THE WEEK
GALA RAFFLE - Pre-purchase $2 Gala Raffle Tickets inside Room 20, 8.30 - 9 am until Friday 11 November.1st prize - A silver and diamond pendant worth $620 from Gold-smiths Gallery (pictured to the right), 2nd prize - $490 Number works voucher, 3rd prize - $480 Thomsons ITM V8's package and 4th prize - $300 Apple TV and LCD Photo Frame.Visit the gala website: www.hukanuischoolgala.co.nz to find out more.Cherryl Cunningham
GALA CAKE STALL - All great galas have a cake stall! For the Gala this year, every family is asked to bake a cake. A plastic plate will come home with your family messenger early next week. Please return your cake to school on Friday morning (11 Novem-ber). More details to follow. Many thanks for your support. Julia Wi"iams
Grandpa wears a cloud of stories and jokes,Grandpa wears x ray glasses that can see right through you,Grandpa rides the ripples of the lake in his boat ready for anything to tug at his line. By Zoe Oosten Room 10Bidda wears bright, vibrant, coloured pants with a starry top.She lives on a rainbow,When Bidda walks into the room all your clothes turn sparkly and you think happy thoughts.If you see Bidda coming go over and say hi, you'll wish you did. By Marcus Holmes Room 10
PTA NEWS
CHILDREN’S CONTRIBUTIONS
Room 1& Ryan Hutton& Room 2& Joshua Bickford-Smith& Room 3& Gabriel RennerRoom 4& Aidan Nelson& Room 5& Cody Hickey& & Room 6& Isaac TappingRoom 7& Jessica Wilson& Room 8& Katey Ensor& & Room 9& Dhemus HenareRoom 11& Aiden Payne-Isaacs"Room 12& Tomas Brock& & Room 13& Ray Khokhar& &Room 14& Jake Peck& & Room 15& Andy Irvine&& & Room 16& Mia Clemence&Room 17& Kaylin Kingdon& Room 18& Zac Doherty&Room 19& Natahlia Kettlewell Thompson& & & & Room 20& Ella BoldRoom 21& Lucas Macdonald&Room 22& Julie Baek& & & Room 23& Joo Hui LeeRoom 24& Ishbel Eade&& Room 25& Seumas Eade& & Room 26& Kaiah Pere
SPORTS RESULTS
CRICKETCannons 76 Maeroa 69. POD - Mitchell Stuthridge 30 runs (retired)Blasters 103 Aberdeen 103. POD - Rhys Kleuskens 23 runs.Torpedoes 72 Te Totara 67. POD - Cory Goodwin (field work) and Karipa Grant (team support).Shooters 48 St Josephs Scorpians 53.FUNBALLFlames 11 - 3. POD - Slainey WynneBreakers 5 Rototuna Pistons 38.Heat 0 SC Titans 24. POD - Matthew Niwa.Stars 4 Te Rapa 2.
Calendar orders close tomorrow.
No late orders accepted.
HUKANUI SCHOOL
VISION STATEMENT: “ A LEADING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MAXIMISING PEOPLE’S POTENTIAL “
Alison Holst Book EveningA Home-grown Cook, The Dame Alison Holst Story with Barbara Lar-son ‘An Evening with Dame Alison Holst’, Wednesday 9 November 7.30 - 9.30 pm at Penny’s Bookstore Westfield, Chartwell. 100 tickets only @ $10.00 per ticket. Contact Jodi 839 3982 @ Plunket Hamilton.Fairfield Swim Club - Learn to Swim. Fairfield College heated pool, ages 5 and upwards, all abilities. Phone Angela on 0274633776 or 8537400. Email [email protected] Sports - Super Summer Sports - After School Programme, Athletics – Cricket – Basketball. Year levels: 0 – 4. Mondays 3.15 – 4.15 pm starting 31 October and ending 5 December. Cost $50.00. For more in format ion and enro lment forms , p lea se contact [email protected] or 07 838 8059.Tennis Lessons - Rototuna Primary School. Phone Alby 8473305.Beerescourt Tennis Club - Commences 29 October. Further details in the school office or phone Ian 021842810.Happy Feet Playgroup, fun, friendly, learning environment for pre-schoolers and parents. Tues and Fri 9.30 - 11.15 am during term. Come along! 55 Pukete Road, Pukete (In the Nazarene Community Church, not affiliated with the church). Contact Shirley on 8505096 or [email protected] for more details.EASY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING - Shop, save money, save time and raise funds for your school.Step 1 – sit down & relax !Step 2 – get someone to make your favourite coffee !Step 3 - simply go to www.yourfastshop.co.nz, select your school and start browsing for Christmas presents. No queues, No parking prob-lems, No aching feet ! Save on petrol costs. Over 70 online stores to choose from including electronics at Apple, fashion at Ezibuy, books at The Nile, toys at Mighty Ape and you can even get your groceries online at Woolworths. Your shopping is dealt with directly by your chosen on-line store. www.yourfastshop.co.nz automatically provide funds to your school. Treat yourself to easy shopping and help your school this Christmas.
COMMUNITY NOTICES Calender of Events November 3 School Band Competition Te Awamutu Yr 5 & 6 Elective Sharing Rooms 2, 5 & 12 at 2 pm Room 3 at 2.15 pm November 7 Yr 6 Caving and Horse Riding Options
November 8 Yr 6 Caving Option (2nd) Yr 3 & 4 Big Idea Sharing Rms 6, 10, 11, 23 & 24 2.15 pm Rms 7, 8 & 9 2.30 pm
November 9 Yr 6 Rock Climbing Option PTA Meeting Staffroom 7.30 pm All Welcome
November 12 School Gala 10 am
November 15 Rm 3 Math Class Awards evening 6 pm
November 22 Yr 3 & 4 Athletics Hearing & Vision Testing
November 23 Yr 5 & 6 Athletics November 25 School Assembly 9.15 am Yr 1- 2 Athletics 2.15 pm
November 29 Interschool Athletics Day
December 2 Yr 0-1 Fun Sports Day 1.40pm December 5 Y6 Yachting Option
December 6 Yr 6 Yachting Option Yr 0 - 2 Big Idea Sharing Rm 3 Ahurea sharing evening December 14 End of Term 4 - 1 pm closing
Kind regardsDavid MossopTumuaki
You are invited to...D’zignz Boutique Jewellery
SALE & OPEN DAYSMonday 7 – Thursday 10 November
9.30 am – 6 pm19 Caversham Drive – Rototuna
Wow! Loads of stunning new styles, gorgeous brights and heaps of bar-gains for Christmas! Layby welcome.
Priced from as low as $10Phone or text Delia 0274 724 494 –
See you there!
