NZEI Union Meeting: Change to finishing time

On Wednesday 16 November, teachers will be attending a NZEI Union meeting. This meeting is being held so teachers can discuss and vote on collective agreement claims for its teacher members in primary, area, intermediate, kura kuapapa, and special schools.

Teachers will be at school for the morning until 12:15pm so that instructional teaching can continue. Students will be picked up from school at 12:15pm and all school buses will run from this time as follows:

• Lakes & Cambridge Road buses depart school at 12.15pm 
• Omanawa/Belk Rd bus depart at 12.30pm

Teachers will then leave school to attend their meeting at Tauranga Primary School.

Schools Out will provide care from 12:15pm and can be contacted at tauriko@schoolsout.co.nz to organise this.

If you have any problems around supervision of your child/ren and need support please let the office know HERE.

If you have any queries at all, as always please don’t hesitate to contact Suzanne Billington.

Getting to School on Time

We have noticed that lately there are more and more students arriving late to school. It is important that students arrive at school with enough time to get themselves organised before the bell. It can be quite unsettling for a child who has to rush in late as they miss the morning routines. Please endeavour to get students to school between 7.45 and 8.15am to ensure a smooth start to the day for them. Nga mihi nui - many thanks!

Prizegiving Trophies

All trophies given out at the prizegiving at the end of 2021 are now due in. Please send trophies to the office by Friday 18th of November. This will allow enough to time to get them engraved for the next recipients.

Do you know Lily Daniels?

A member of our school community found an item belonging to Lily Daniels. If you know Lily, please send her to the school office to collect this. Thanks!

School Council Fundraising - Cookie Time Christmas Cookies

A reminder to get those Cookie Time Christmas Cookie order forms and payments into school (the Cookie Time box in Mrs Rose's office) by Friday the 18th of November. This is a fundraiser for the School Council, with $2.50 from each bucket sold going directly to the Council. Information and order forms were sent home with each child on Monday. Please see Mrs Rose if you need an additional order form.

Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities: Teacher practices and student outcomes in mathematics .

STUDENT/PARENT/CAREGIVER INFORMATION

A team from Massey University (Prof Bobbie Hunter, Associate Professor Jodie Hunter, Dr John Moala) are currently doing research focusing on student outcomes in mathematics. This work is being funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education and the Rutherford Foundation, Royal Society of New Zealand. We are interested in learning about how students’ mathematical understanding, engagement, and well-being may change over time and how these are related to classroom teaching. The results of this study may be helpful to improve teaching and learning of mathematics in New Zealand.

We will be collecting information about student data, achievement and engagement in mathematics. Your child’s involvement will be no more than that which occurs in normal daily mathematics lessons and when assessing children’s learning in mathematics.

As part of the project, we will collect your child’s mathematics assessment results from their schools and responses to two online surveys (twice per year) focused on mathematics engagement and mathematics and well-being. All data collected for the purpose of the study will be stored in a secure location, with no public access and used only for this research.

In order to maintain anonymity the school name will be assigned a pseudonym in any publications arising from this research. At the end of the year, a summary of the study will be provided to the school and you can request a copy by emailing Jodie Hunter (j.hunter1@massey.ac.nz).

Please note that you and your child have the following rights in response to the request to participate in this study:

• decline to participate;

• withdraw from the study until the data analysis phase;

• ask any questions about the study at any time during participation;

• provide information on the understanding that your child’s name will not be used;

• be given access to a summary of the project findings when it is concluded.

Should you wish to opt your child out of this research project, please complete the attached opt-out form and return it to school by Wednesday 16th of November. Please pop it in an envelope and address it to 'Jo Te Whaiti'. Alternatively you can email it to jtewhaiti@tauriko.school.nz - Thanks.

If you have further questions about this project you are welcome to discuss them with Jodie personally:

Jodie Hunter: Massey University,Institue of Education.

Phone: (09) 4140800 Extension 43518.

Email. j.hunter1@massey.ac.nz

This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Northern, Application NOR 19/54. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact Associate Professor David Tappin (Committee Chair), Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Northern, email humanethicsnorth@massey.ac.nz

Tauranga Boys College Orientation Morning:

Thursday 24th November is the orientation morning for incoming Year 9 students in 2023. The boys will be grouped into a class for the morning and then undertake an orientation programme that will help support their transition to Tauranga Boys’ College.

All students need to be at Tauranga Boys’ College, beside the Gymnasium (off the Devonport Road entrance) no later than 8.45am.

Students need to be dropped off at the College by their parents or caregivers. You will need to make arrangements to pick them up from the College at 12 pm.

Students are required to wear their Tauriko School uniform (and to bring a pen, a water bottle, and something to eat for morning tea. TBC will provide some morning tea also.

Tauranga Girls College Orientation Day is nearly here:

On Thursday 24 November TGC warmly invite Year 8 learners and whanau to attend Tauranga Girls’ College to share in how they do things there. Learners will spend time with staff building whanaungatanga, learning a little more about the ‘TGC way’ and also what house they will be placed in, in 2023.

You will take a tour through their kura, meet some of their staff and spend some time familiarising yourself with their space.

The morning begins at 9am and ends at 11am when students will head back to school. 

Tall Poppies Swimming Intensive: Just a reminder that the Tall Poppies Swimming Intensive continues for the next few Mondays (Week 5, 6 and 7). Please makes sure your child is prepared for these lessons by bringing along their swimming togs, goggles and a towel in a seperate bag. If your child is unable to swim please let you child's teacher know. Thanks for your support in making these programmes possible.

Room 10 will be leaving school at 9.45am for their swimming lesson at 10.15am until 11.15am. They will be back at school by 11.45am. 

Room 12 will be leaving school at 10.45am for their swimming lesson at 11.15 am until 12.15pm. They will be back at school by 12.45pm.

A date for your calendars: The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be set up in our school library from Tuesday the 29th of November to Tuesday the 6th of December.

There are a number of optional paid activities available at Tauriko School. Here are the contact details for some of these:

• Private Piano/Keyboard Lessons with Hannah take place on Thursday mornings from 8.30am. For more information, contact Hannah on: 0212944894 or hanri.smurf@gmail.com
• School's Out: Out of School Care and Recreation. For more information, contact: Lisa Fasshauer tauriko@schoolsout.co.nz Mobile: 021 244 211

Value of the Week: Integrity - Pono

Nga Kupu o te Wiki: Kohia te rāpihi (Collect the rubbish)

Monday:

• Tall Poppy Swimming Intensive #2 (Room 10 departs 9.45am, Room 12 departs 10.45am)
• Dynamo Meeting @ morning tea in Rm 13
  

Tuesday:

• Senior ESOL in afternoon

• Chillax Programme (1-2pm in the library)

Wednesday:

• Peer Mediator Meeting in Rm 15 @ morning tea time

• NZEI Paid Union Meeting - school ends 12.15pm

Thursday: 

• Private piano lessons with Hannah in music room

• Chess & Lego Club @ lunchtime in library
• Choir in the Wee Sprouts room at lunchtime
• Junior ESOL groups (afternoon)
• Chillax Programme (1-2pm in the library)

Friday:

• Tall Poppies Tech Session #2 & 3

• Kapa Haka with Keira in the PAC 11.45am-12.30pm
• Moosies and Juicies for sale on the library deck at lunchtime
• Chillax Programme (1-2pm in the library)

Further 2022 Dates:

Please note these dates may change - please check back regularly

Week 6: 

• Mon 21st Nov: Tall Poppy Swimming Intensive #3
• Tues 22nd Nov: West Cluster Athletics
• Thurs 24th Nov: TGC and TBC Orientation Mornings
• Fri 25th Nov: Tall Poppies Tech Session #4
• Fri 25th Nov: School Assembly 1.45pm in the PAC
  

Week 7: Book Fair on site

• Tues 29th Nov - Tues 6th Dec: Book Week (daily events)
• Mon 28th Nov: Tall Poppy Swimming Intensive #4
• Wed 30th Nov: Character Parade and Grandparents Day
  
• Thurs 1st Dec - Tall Poppies Tech Session #5
  
• Thurs 1st Dec: Board of Trustees Meeting 6pm
• Fri 2nd Dec: PJs & Popcorn Event 

Week 8: 

• Tues 6th Dec: Cultural Expo (5-7pm)
• Thurs 8th Dec: School Prizegiving
• Fri 9th Dec: School Council Event

Week 9: 

• Mon 12th December: 2023 Class Visits (10.45am-12.15pm)
• Fri 16th Dec: Last day of school year