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specialist middle school education te puke intermediate newsletter no.1 1 february 2012 welcome page 1 a very warm welcome to all pupils and parents to te puke intermediate school we hope your time with us will be successful challenging and most enjoyable newsletters are sent home regularly approx every 2 weeks to keep parents up to date and are numbered for your convenience if you believe you have missed one please give us a ring newsletters are also posted on our website if you would like to receive your newsletter electronically please contact the office and provide your email address our website address is www.tepukeint.co.nz timetable change for 2012 we are required to annually review our opera ons and success with academic achievement part of this involves looking at how efficient we have been with our me during the day and how effec vely we have u lised the me we have the students with us as a result of this our staff have made some slight changes to the daily metable to accommodate our desire for less interrup on less movement in between classes longer teaching me for literacy and numeracy less unstructured me and the opportunity to eat earlier in the morning the metable for 2012 has some small changes with the most no ceable ones being we will start the day at 8.40am and have kai time earlier here is the metable for 2012 8.40am 8.50am-10am 10am-10.10 10.10-11.20 11.20-11.40 11.40-12.50 12.50pm-1.40 1.40pm 1.45 1.50 3pm roll call/no ces period 1 ­ maths kai time in class period 2 ­ english interval period 3 lunch rubbish roll call period 4 school finish another change is that students will be taught by their homeroom teacher in literacy and numeracy for term 1 ­ except those in extension or learning support groups house points te mana 0 te ihi 0 te wehi te mauri 0 0

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te puke intermediate specialist middle school education page 2 stationery and school fees students who have not already purchased their packs have received their stationery list which also includes school fees te puke intermediate sells stationery packs which are very cost effective and contain everything required by all the classes extra items can still be purchased throughout the year when they are required school fees are not donations and therefore not optional they cover extra items for your child in the technology and cultural programme throughout the year there are numerous ac vi es that your child will be involved in that requires payment of money this can be quite stressful on families to find the extra money many of our previous families have set up a regular direct credit of $5 10 per week which is credited to your child s school account and it remains in credit ready for such expenses i strongly recommend this op on for anyone who has a child who likes to be fully involved in ac vi es to set this up simply ring our school execu ve officer ­ mrs nicole koers on 573 9352 ext 801 finances e pos is available at the school office for payment of all accounts 8am ­ 4pm class placements occasionally at the beginning of the year we have a few students who are desperately unhappy over their class placement ­ perhaps because they don t know anyone in the class or they wanted to be in another class this is a perfectly normal reaction and we ask both parents and pupils to be patient and wait 2 ­ 3 weeks before contacting me in almost all cases the situation fixes itself in that time and they very quickly make friends and form peer groups this process reflects `life and is a situation they will come across again in the future where parents have made specific requests we have on the whole been able to meet those requests however some were not met either due to the process not being followed correctly or they were just not possible this year all new items of our uniform are compulsory there have been changes made over the past two years to the polar fleece polo shirt boys shorts and boys winter socks prior to this a change was made to the girls skirt also in order to keep prices down we are now the sole supplier of our school uniform and during the term the uniform shop is open from 2-3pm daily your child is expected to have all uniform requirements at school every day ­ this includes the hat pe gear and uniform shoes sport pe house meetings or house comp occur every day and so pe gear is required every day and should remain in your child s school bag uniform shoes at this time of the year are roman sandals ­ blue black or brown our expectation is that all students will be equipped in correct uniform by tuesday 7 february uniform detentions will be issued for non uniform items from this day if you need clarification of the accepted uniform or piercings please refer to your 2012 information booklet or our website if for some reason your child cannot be in correct uniform then a note signed by a parent must be sent valid for the one day to the classroom teacher your child is responsible for giving this to the teacher at roll call at 8.40am if the non uniform item is unacceptable to us we will loan correct uniform to your child for the day uniform 2012

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te puke intermediate staffing 2012 the staff is as followsschool leadership j weldon principal j gourlay deputy principal l crone deputy principal tai timu syndicate s knightly rm 1 leader a tapsell rm 2 awatea syndicate l rika rm 3 b tiopira rm 4 leader t browne rm 5 kapua syndicate k cooper rm 7 t frankland rm 8 y brown rm 9 leader tahuna syndicate d lowe rm 11 leader r williams rm 13 h tibble rm 14 specialist teachers k lum workshop snr tchr d harvey ict snr tchr h thomas food technology a belcher performing arts esol j nixon science a arthur senco c black director of sport l northey rtlb r barton interna onal students student assistance l jeffries t mouat k seaford s pitman g reily k mohi teacher aide teacher aide teacher aide teacher aide teacher aide social worker specialist middle school education page 3 i would like to welcome all our staff back to school this year with a special welcome back to mrs leonie rika who returns to tpi from whakatane and mrs angie belcher who returns from study leave support staff n koers c boshier j wood n brown c neketai r powdrell b blackbourn execu ve officer recep onist a endance officer librarian pupil resources teacher resources canteen manager uniform custodian property manager

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te puke intermediate sunsmart specialist middle school education page 4 staff at te puke intermediate are committed to ensuring your child s health and safety through the sunsmart policy all staff and students are required to wear a school hat while outside during term 1 and term 4 this includes interval lunchtime sport class pe and team practises during the first term i have no doubt that you will support this and ensure that your child is equipped with a school hat so they can participate in all the activities that we offer our expectation is that all students will have their hat by tuesday 7 february from this day on all students without hats will be supervised in the school gym during the breaks until they have a hat the wearing of sunblock will not be sufficient by itself but is thoroughly recommended to be worn with the hat during term one we alter our timetable to accommodate the extreme heat conditions ­ house comp and pe lessons will not be taken after lunch in the hottest part of the day property we take pride in our school school property and resources we provide our students with the very best learning environment we can and have high expecta ons of student behaviour and respect for property absolutely no graffi or vandalism will be tolerated ­ all expense arising from wilful damage at school are passed on to parents for payment buses all bus pupils have had a mee ng today to sort students into their bus groups the person in charge of buses at tpi is deputy principal ­ mrs june gourlay and all enquiries about buses should be directed to her or go bus te puke on 573 6949 bus transport is a privilege and not as of right ­ this has been explained to students today and in the interest of safety misbehaviour on the buses is not tolerated any student misbehaving on the bus will be put off the bus students who need to travel on a different bus to their own must do the following ­ bring a note to mrs gourlay explaining the details and receive a bus pass to travel on an alternate bus this allows us to record exactly who is on what bus should there be an emergency or accident a er school music lessons a er school guitar lessons are being offered by jacob gordon from the school of guitar lessons in both acous c and electric guitar are available on a friday students can collect a no ce from the school office and you can contact jacob directly extra curriculum options regards jill weldon principal

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