| Newsletter 11th May, 2005 - Term 2 - No2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dear Parents / Caregivers
With the change to winter uniform which needs to be made by
next Monday, it is important that all parts of the school uniform are named. This is particularly important with items of clothing students are likely to
take off during the day, e.g. tracksuit tops, shoes and socks, etc. With
shoes it is advisable that they are named on the underside of the tongue.
Four of our students, Ben Nicholson, Jake Belfield, Anneke Duyvestyn and Alaya
Turia, represented our school at the Waikato Intermediate School Squash
tournament held at Matamata last Tuesday. The team was placed fourth
with both Ben and Jake winning four games and only losing one. Thank
you to Nikki Belfield who transported the team and managed them during the
day. Three of our students are members of the Tokoroa Golf
Club, Junior Pennants team, which was runner up to Ngahinepouri. After
five rounds of match play they played Paeroa / Thames in the semi finals and
Ngahinepouri in the finals. Congratulations to the team and in
particular to Chantelle Cassidy, Kelly Nicholas and Ellistar Pihama from our
school.
Two teams were entered into the Waikato inter Intermediate Schools’
competition and they travelled to Jansen Park in Hamilton yesterday.
Although there were no final placings for either the boys or the girls teams
all players had to work very hard against extremely strong competition.
Laura Thompson and Rose Daniels each scored well and were backed up by good
midfield action. The two teams were an absolute delight to take out
for the day. Their behaviour and sportsmanship were exemplary.
They were excellent ambassadors for both Tokoroa Intermediate School and
Tokoroa. If the lunchtime is shortened by
half an hour because of wet weather, school will finish at 2:40 p.m.
If parents want to know whether or not we are finishing early, please
phone 886 0804 after 12:15 p.m.
Our Librarians were presented with their badges at last Friday’s assembly.
These students assist in the Information Centre in their own time and help
our Librarian carry out tasks which contribute to the smooth running of this
very important school facility. Best and Most Improved Books Each week the School Council is responsible for selecting a Best and Most Improved Book from Year 7 and Year 8. This is only for work presentation. Each week the school councillors take one Best and one Most Improved book from their class to the Council meeting. Different books are looked at each week to ensure coverage of all subjects, e.g. Week 1 - Social Studies, Week 2 - English, Week 3 - Maths, etc. Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, 18 May, 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room (Administration area). Agendas are available from the office Monday, 16 May. Gwynne Shield The Tritons Rugby Club is holding a trial to select the 2005 South Waikato Gwynne Shield team this Sunday, 15 May, at 10:00 a.m. at the Tokoroa Memorial Sportsground. The Gwynne Shield competition is restricted to players under 13 years old that attend either a full primary or intermediate school and are less than 54 kgs on opening day. Boots and mouth guards are required. Attendance The Ministry of Education are concerned at the high truancy levels in Tokoroa Schools. This is one of the reasons for lower student achievement levels in certain regions. Condoned truancy is one of the major concerns. “Condoned truancy” is when parents allow their children to stay home and make excuses for their absence. This usually leads to students not reaching their potential at school and will often adversely affect them for the rest of their lives. Unless your child is sick or there is a family bereavement it is important they attend school. Warren Long PRINCIPAL
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