Today we had a massive day, exploring our local environment at Pūkākā / Marsland Hill. What an amazing day this was for our whole school. The excitement began with a bus trip to Pūkākā where we then gathered into our whanau groups. Throughout the day we spent time learning about past stories that are associated with key areas, these being: The history of Pūkākā hill, exploring the names of past soldiers and warriors in the St Mary's graveyard, learning about the mill stones at Red Coat Lane, the history of the white statue, and exploring Te Whare Hononga.
After a well deserved kai break in the shade, our awesome tamariki, kaiako and whanau began the big adventure back to school along the Huatoki Walkway. We were absolutely blown away by the way our Vogeltowners dug deep to walk all the way back! They sure did love their ice blocks at the end of the day.
A big thanks to all the parents and whanau who came along for the trip - "WHAT AN ADVENTURE!"
Next week we are looking forward to our Whanau Fiesta. This is always a great night, and a fantastic way for our community to come together. On Monday, each family will receive a plate for a baking donation. This is always a very popular stall, so make sure you get in quick on the night! Please see below for further "Fiesta" information.
If you have a bit of time over the next week, please give us some feedback around the Mahi Tahi meetings we had at the beginning of the year - thanks to the 20+ whanau who have done so already!
Aroha nui whanau,
Mrs Seed and the VS team
Come along and join us for our annual ‘Whānau Fun Fiesta’. This will be held at the Senior school on Wednesday 21st February from 5pm - 7pm - Next week!
There will be food for sale on the night: sausage sizzle, burgers, pizza, vege nachos, hot chips, desserts, popcorn, ice blocks and drinks. Even some fun activities: Horizontal bungee, bouncy castle, tug o war and sack races.
We are asking all families to donate baked goods for our very popular cake stall. On Monday 19th February, the eldest child from each family will be given a plate to take home and return with some lovely baking on the day of the ‘Whanau Fun Fiesta’.
We are really looking forward to this wonderful community event and hope to see you all there.
Huatoki Syndicate:
Room 13: Carla Visagie, Ruuana Repia
Room 14: Iwan Van Der Linde, Sophie French
Room 15: Ava Thompson, Tyson Barnett
Room 16: Raqim Rasli, James Smith
Paetoki Syndicate:
Room 8: Raina Schulz, Emma Flay
Room 9: Isabel Gernhoefer, Sarah Venables
Room 10: Eldon Price, Mia Klenner
Room 11: Sandil Ganewattha Kattadige, Tayah Davidson-Hermanns
Room 12: Willow Walker, Ben Croker
Tu Meke whanau!
A reminder to everyone that we do not ask for a school donation/fee at Vogeltown School. The Vogeltown Board opted in to the Ministry of Education donation scheme for 2024, which means we get paid a donation from the government and we do not ask families to contribute to any 'curriculum related' costs - including transport and events like Life Education.
More information can be found on the Ministry of Education's website.
Mrs Seed
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CONTACTS
Email: office@vogeltown.school.nz
Website: www.vogeltown.school.nz
Location: Vogeltown School Huatoki Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 753 6843
