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te puna school september 10 2010 missing child found asleep school emergency responses were tested on tuesday when a new entrant did not return to class straight after the lunch bell the classroom teacher immediately began a search but was unable to locate the student who had only moments before the bell been seen playing in front of the class staff and senior students were notified and a full search of the school and the immediate neighbourhood commenced family were contacted and a broader search began -to no avail police were notified and their response was excellent the drama came to a swift conclusion when the school bell went at days end the child emerged oblivious to the unfolding drama from a well concealed sleeping spot in a resource room that had twice been checked so all is well that ends well it is nice to know that help is so readily at hand when it is needed thanks to all who joined in the search i apologise for the unsettling experience some of you had in arriving at school to a police presence interestingly driver behaviour at the gate was impeccable that afternoon t p news on air this week we have launched the latest addition to the school web site tp news our year 7 8 students are using flip cameras and green screen technology to film regular news broadcasts all filming scripting recording sound mixing and editing is done as part of the class literacy programme the students are learning amazing skills and the pace at which they are developing digital skills is astounding if you have the chance to log on and watch the news please do so if you would like to see more of what the seniors are doing please feel free to check out the class page or to come in and have a look the children would be very happy to share office administrator appointed after an overwhelming response to the advertisements we have appointed mrs barbara duncalf to the office administrator s position we are thrilled to have finally made an appointment and look forward to barbara starting with us on the 20th of the month barbara will drivers are still causing us concern in and around the driveway entrance drivers that stop or park close to the entrance are creating danger other drivers are doing have the office running like a well oiled machine in no time and you will get to hear her friendly voice on the phone -not mine i am looking forward to getting back to regular duties and spending more time in the classrooms with the children and teachers stupid things to get past and children can not be seen if the driveway entrance is not kept clear please use designated parking spaces and keep the entrance clear driveway chaos continues cairyn rogers is a year eight student she plays rep basketball for tauranga city and used to play for otago she has just been named to play for the new zealand under 14 koru team who will be going to albury new south wales australia the trip will cost over $3000 so she really needs some fundraising assistance over the next few weeks we will be holding a number of novelty events like todays funky hair day your support in fundraising is much appreciated one off donations can be made via the school office thanks for the love of animals year 7 studenttayla yates has been flat-tack making and selling incredible cupcakes to raise money for the spca her outstanding efforts raised over $200 what a great display of te puna students initiative netball final won by te puna the senior netball team has only been together for a few months and have been lethal and undefeated all season read the full article including student perspectives on-line

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speeches 2010 music festival dates beatles 21/9 pta country fair mtg finalists yr 5 1 george catto 2 maddy wilson 3 caitlin mackey yr 6 1 caitlin harvey 2 katrina williamson 3 conner borell yr 7 1 finn riordan 2 vyaan kakau 3 tayla yates yr 8 1 sam sparham 2 grace arabin 3 connor sage well done team we are very proud of you music festival 2010 last week the te puna school choir presented yet another outstanding performance at baycourt theatre the concert opened with kiwi borell delivering a heart wrenching karanga as part of the national anthem whaea rahera did an amazing job of preparing the choir and presenting what were arguably the best individual school items of the night what a talented lady dressed in `hippy 60`s gear our choir performed yellow submarine complete with roaming periscope operated by cai jager and imagine introduced by katrina williamson playing the violin our items beautifully showcased the choir and individual performers aronia solomon shelford perry alana borell and billie wolland and kylie ratima all bravely sang solo parts they were stunning we have hd video footage of the concert which will be available on our website next week 24/9 police sausage sizzle sponsored end of term normal closing time 11/10 term 4 starts dental therapists a shocking quote you have beautiful children with beautiful filthy teeth less than 5 of the children are brushing their teeth twice a day under 8 year olds do not have the manual dexterity to brush on their own how are we going to get the message through brush your teeth science fair well done to all of our 2010 participants wh o went off to rotorua samuel sparham wa s highly commended for his pr on harakeke see sam oject s account and more on our web new s page co ng ra tu la tio ns al so to tayla yates mike ely ivil and connor sage huge thanks to julie sparha m support supervision and tra for her nsport learn to swim school qualified and experienced swim teacher 22+yrs mother of 5 pre-school school age and adults heated outdoor pool term 4 2010 term 1 2011 plus block classes dec 20-23 and end jan $9.00 per weekly lessons $8.50 per lesson block course lessons small classes call donna 5524976,021 0272 1256 or donnapike7@gmail.com thank ewes to all who supported the netball disco to shane ritai for the outstanding job he is doing as caretaker -the grounds are looking better everyday to nicola ray -the place looks and smells spik n oscar holiday programme the oscar holiday programme is available from reception or on our school website kiwitag kiwitag starts up again early in term 4 ms shilling will be sending home notices for those who are interested in making up teams we wish you a happy and safe term break safe holidays

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