School Phone

439 7255

School Fax 439 0246

Dental Clinic 0800 698 3384

Web Site www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz

TERM 3 CALENDAR

AUGUST

1-5 Life Education Road Show

9-11 Senior rooms visit to Kiwi North

16 Science Road Show at DIS, Senior rooms

12 Selwyn Park Sports Challenge at Selwyn Park School

19 Body Jam

24-25 School Photographs

SEPTEMBER

2 DPS Cross Country

8 NW Cross Country

22 Arts- Film night

Events are subject to changes.

Students from the Middle Syndicate with their certificates, awarded at a recent assembly. Congratulations !

SCHOOL NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome to term 3, with this term comes the wet weather and cold days, and our usual busy demands of class and out of class activities. We have the following events planned; science field trips, speech competitions, fitness and cross country events, Body Jam and discovery time to name a few. The term has started with the reorganisation of the Junior school with a year 1 class in Room 8, being taught by Mrs Anne Lugtigheid. Also returning to our staff is Mrs Heather Foster, she will be doing some management release days. Our theme this term continues with Natural New Zealand. The students will also be learning about the Olympic Games. Co-operation is the school value that we will be focusing on and the key competency of relating to others. If you have any ideas, or want to help or find out about your child’s education please come in and have a talk with me. Check out the school term calendar on the back of this newsletter or the website www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz

LIFE EDUCATION

LEARNING WITH HAROLD This week the Life Education Road Show is at DPS. It comes with a special teacher who has teaching sessions with each class, covering health topics. These range from relationships with people, body systems functions, what we eat and how we think? The cost to each student is $3, please give this to your class teacher.

SCHOOL UNIFORM We have all sizes of Tee Shirts and polar fleeces in stock and also a few second hand polar fleeces. We expect the uniform to be worn every day, that is black shorts, track pants, skirts or leggings and the school tee shirt and polar fleece. The Kids Can jackets are also an acceptable item of clothing that can be worn. The wearing of camouflage or sport team jackets are not part of the uniform and students will be requested to do detention for wearing these after warnings. Please ensure all clothing is named from head to toe, as it is disappointing to see the large box of unnamed lost property.

SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES We have made changes, we are no longer having assemblies on Monday mornings, instead we are now having; on odd weeks (weeks 1,3, 5 …) syndicate assemblies. Juniors on Thursday at 1:30pm, Middles on Friday at 12:15pm and Seniors on Friday at 11:30am. On the even weeks of the term, (weeks 2,4,…) the whole school will have assembly on Friday at 11:30am.

Senior students with their certificates awarded at assembly. Well done!

Newsletter

Wednesday 3 August 2016

TUESDAY WHEELS DAY These will start again for the middle and senior students from 16 August after the Harold caravan and mobile dental Clinic have left. With the school grass areas being so wet, space on the hard court is pretty crowded.

TRIPS-SCHOOL VISITS These out of school visits are all integrated into the classroom teaching, often with an emphasis on Science or Social Studies, but also develop students experience, language and social skills such as self management. These are not optional and if funds are a problem, please talk to your child’s teacher. Visits currently being organised are; Kiwi North-Tui 2 will visit on Aug 9, Room 5 on Aug 10 and Room 6 on Aug 11. Science Road Show at DIS on 16 August. Senior Rooms 5, 7 & Tui 2 will attend.

SELWYN PARK SPORTS CHAL-LENGE

This is now being held on Friday 12 August at Selwyn Park School. This year Selwyn Park School is hosting this event, they are challenging us with a year 5/6 net-ball and rugby game. Students involved in the net-ball have been selected while the rugby team is yet to be finalised.

SHOW DAY/AGRICULTURAL DAY Animals should be in the process of being be-

friended. They must be born between 1 July and the 15 September. When entry forms are sent out later in the term you will need to know your animal’s birth date. Our show day will be at the end of October and NW the first week in November.

BODY JAM To be held at the Town Hall on August 19 from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

.SCHOOL PHOTOS Week 5-August 24 & 25

The PTA is managing the administration of this years class and individual/family photographs. These will again be taken by Judy Harding and printed here at school. Class photos will be A4 size, this includes the heading and students names. Individual and family photos will be printed as A5 x 1 and A6 x 2. An order form will be sent home in a few weeks , they are to be returned to school along with the payment.

REMINDERS PTA Sausage Sizzle-Fridays- $2 per sau-

sage and bread.

Lunch orders-Monday, catered by Empire Luncheonette, you can order your lunch at the hall kitchen, order forms are available at the office.

Contact details, any changes to your ad-dress or phone numbers must be advised to the office.

Student Absences-please contact the of-fice or your child’s teacher so we know where your children are for safety rea-sons.

PIANO LESSONS Bernadette Keoghan is available for piano les-sons contact number 439 6357

3-08-2016 NEWSLETTER RETURN Students Name: Room:

I have read the DPS Newsletter. Parents signature: House:

Support St John Dargaville At Dargaville Bowling Club Saturday 13th August 2016

Arrive 7pm for a 7.30pm start

$10 per team member

Teams of up to 6 members To enter ring Lyn 4398954 or

Mal 4394582

WHANGAREI PHILATELIC SOCIETY

STAMP FAIR ST. JOHN’S CHURCH HALL

KAMO RD WHANGAREI

Saturday 13 August 9-3pm

LARGE FREE CHILDRENS CORNER

Congratulations to DPS Blue Bulls who won 2 trophies at the recent NW JMB netball prize giving, they

won the Most Improved Trophy and were winners of the year 5 & 6 B Grade.

Back row (L-R) Katie Taylor (coach), Courtenay, Makayla, Zoe, Danielle, Alyssa and Morgan Foster

(coach)

In Front, Ataleea, Whiti Te Ora & Ema (Absent-Ryleigh)