Quality learning for all in a caring community.

Kounga ako mo katoa i roto i te taiao e atawhai ana.

Dear Parents and Friends of our school Kia Ora/Hello/Kamusta

Kia ora koutou,

This isn't a newsletter week but we have lots of information that we wanted to share this week :)

Welcome to the Friends of Toko School (FOTS).

Each year our school community support our school by participating in a variety of events/activities that are fun, sociable and supports your own children's school experience at our great school. Some of the events/activities raise money and others support the school curriculum and general running of the school. We really encourage all of our school families to get involved and to get to know other families in our school.

"Together everyone achieves more"

Our committee meet once or twice per term, term time only and our sub committees meet as required. We are on the lookout for new parents to join our committee and for each family to indicate which events/activities that may be able to assist with during 2024.

Can you please fill in this form to indicate how you can help out during 2024:

How I can assist at school

We require parent helpers for this great school fundraiser. This will involve selling or cooking food or helping with registrations. If you can lend some time to volunteer for this please email: office@toko.school.nz

We also have a few other things we need help with?

• Does anyone have access or know how we can get a couple of power poles?

• Who can help with a working bee closer to the trail bike ride to help build a bridge?

• Does anyone have any walkie talkies we can use on the day?

• Can someone donate a roast lamb cooked or uncooked?

If you can help with any of this please contact the school office.

office@toko.school.nz

The book club order forms have been given out to the children today and they are due back at school by 20 February.

• Brain Break Food - At about 10 am each day the children are allowed to have healthy snack in the classroom. The type of food they are allowed to eat during this time is fruit, vegetables, nuts, popcorn etc.
• The only drink children are allowed at school is water. Water bottles are encouraged to be brought to school and used during the day in the classrooms.

• We are looking for someone, to assist us with the bees, who may be able to become a bee mentor. If you can help out please give us a call.

At the end of 2023 the Rural Cluster met to review the events we held this year.

As a result of this review the following changes will be occurring for 2024:

• Tabloid Sports will now be Year 3 - 4 only. This day can be quite overwhelming for our Year 1 and 2 tamariki.

• Schools will hold their own cross country. There will be no rural cluster cross country. Schools will send tamariki direct to the Central Schools Cross Country.

• Schools will hold their own athletics competition. We are going to investigate a Central Schools athletic competition - competitive only.

• Debating has been taken off the calendar of events.

Toko School Tryathlon

Our annual school tryathlon is approaching. The event will take place on Wednesday 28th February at 11.45. Now is the time to make sure that you are prepared for this event. Please check your bikes or scooters are in good working order, as well as making sure that you have organised yourself a helmet that is in good condition.

In next weeks newsletter will be all the details about this event. Parents are encouraged to come and watch this event from the school field.

Turnbull Cup

Information will be sent home today to children participating in this.

Touch

Teams will be sent home once we have the confirmed draw. Touch starts on Tuesday 13th February.

Weetbix Kids Tryathlon - Wednesday 27th March

This is a fantastic well run event for your child to give a go, it leads on after our own school Tryathlon.

Ngamotu Beach Reserve NP

Splash & Dash - 6 years

Individual 7-15 years

Junior Team 7-10 years

Senior Team 11-15 years

Earlybird entries close on the 28th Feb and packs are sent to school so we can hand them out. Packs include free t-shrit, swimming cap and more.

For more information or to enter go to: https://tryathlon.co.nz/locations/new-plymouth/

We are Smoke/Vape Free

We would just like to remind the community that our school is vape and smoke free. We have had occasions when adults have come onto the school grounds inside and outside of school hours with vapes in particular. We are smoke/vape free 24/7.

PHONES AWAY FOR THE DAY

All schools are now required to ensure children do not use phones at school. This has not been allowed in our school previously. However this is a timely reminder that if your children do bring a phone to school, that parents contact the classroom teacher to tell us and explain why and that these are handed in immediately to the classroom teacher. We would expect that very few children would need to bring a phone to school.

15-16 Feb -Year 2-4 - School Camp

20 Feb - Year 5&6 Camp Meeting

20 Feb - BOTMonthly Meeting

21 Feb - Turnbull Cup Swimming

28 Feb - School Triathlon

4-6 March - Year 5&6 Camp

6 March - Year 7 and 8 Camp Meeting

8 March - Teacher only day

11 March -Taranaki Anniversary Day

12 March - Rural Cluster Swimming Sports - Year 5 - 8

15 March - 2024 Interschool Hockey Tournament

18-22 March - Year 7&8 Camp to Wellington

26 March - BOT Monthly Meeting

27 March - Weetbix Triathlon

29 March - Good Friday

1 April - Easter Monday

2 April - Easter Tuesday

4 April - Junior Athletics at Ngaere School pp 5 April

5 April - School Disco

12 April- Term One Ends

29 April - Term Two Starts

EASTERN DISTRICTS NETBALL 2024

The Eastern Districts Netball Club is made up of our five small schools, Toko, Marco, Rawhitiroa, Makahu and Huiakama. We welcome players from Year 1 to 8 to be involved in this great sport.

If you would like your child involved in ED netball this year, register your interest by completing this Google form - click here

This must be done by Friday 23rd February.

Another link will be sent in due course to register with Netball Taranaki and confirm your commitment to the 2023 season.

The AGM of the Eastern Districts Netball Club will be held on Thursday 29th February at 7pm, at Toko School.

This will be followed by a short informative meeting about the upcoming season. Could all parents, coaches and interested parties please come along.

We require at least one person from each school to be at this meeting and to be a part of the committee.

More information will be sent home today,with children that have expressed interest.

Any questions please email ednetball@gmail.com

Alison Eagar

ED Netball Co-ordinator

Full Primary School - Year 1 - 8

Email: office@toko.school.nz
Website: www.toko.school.nz
Location: 1057 East Road, Toko, New Zealand
Phone: 06 7622849
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TokoSchool/?ref=bookmarks